European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Russian troops pullout leaves mess for Poland Warsaw Poland Dpi a thousands of russian troops who pulled out of Poland after a 47-year stay left devastated Barracks and contaminated land that will Cost the country millions of dollars to reclaim a military official said thursday. Gen. Zdzislaw Ostrowski who is supervising the pullout of the last 4,200 russian soldiers of a total of 64,000 stationed in Poland since the end of world War ii also said the russians have not paid a cent since mid-1991 for the Barracks they rented. Ostrowski reporting on. The state of the withdrawal at a news conference said the russians paid symbolic suits until 1991 and later on one occasion turned Over $2,000. A the russians admitted later the payment was their payment settles drinking death of Royal Marine London up a the parents of a Royal Marine recruit who died after a drinking session to celebrate winning his Green Beret have been paid $11,455 by the ministry of defense the daily Telegraph reported Friday. Ian Mallard 17, died from alcohol poisoning after drinking six cocktails made up of quadruple spirits at a party organized by his instructors. He had just completed a Tough 30-Wcck course at the commando training base in Lympstone near Exeter in Southwest England the report said. The group of around 40 recruits and trainers spent $1,380 on drink in five hours and an inquest later heard How Mallard was More than four times Over the Legal limit for Drunken driving when he died. His parents sued the marines following their songs death alleging negligence on the part of his supervising officers. They have now reached an out of court settlement. A ministry of defense spokesman said a the Money is the Standard entitlement which anyone can claim in the event of a death in the services and has nothing to do with liability a it would have been the same if the lad had died of natural  it. Peter Ainsworth and sgt. Richard Wallace who attended the party last june arc to face a court martial in connection with mallards death. An inquest last october recorded a verdict of accidental death. Error and i was congratulated by the polish authorities for getting it a he said with a smile during a news conference. Poland is demanding $7.2 million for the rental of Barracks but the russians claim their ministry is not prepared for the negotiations. The debt is to be a subject of negotiations Between the foreign ministries of the two countries. Ostrowski said the negotiations will not help and russian will not pay a cent. A i am ready to Grant the Nobel peace prize to the person who finds a Way of retrieving the debt without unleashing a polish russian War a he quipped. Russian troops were stationed in 59 garrisons in 21 of Poland a 49 provinces. Bad Bills forged . Dollars Are displayed by a bavarian police officer in Landshut Germany about 35 Miles North cast of Munich. Authorities seized $5 million in counterfeit currency and arrested three suspects in a raid last week at Pfarr Kirchen about 70 Miles East of Munich. British Marine in Norway drowns after mishap at River from wire reports Oslo Norway a British Marine was killed thursday when a military vehicle plunged into an icy River during nato exercises in Northern Norway. The Marine whose name was not released was assigned to the Royal marines commando logistics regiment in Plymouth England. The Accident occurred about five Miles from Sorrisa in Northern troms county. Nato said the Marine was trapped in the vehicle for 10 minutes and pronounced dead shortly after he was freed. The Driver and another passenger were  lawyer convicted Berlin a a prominent left Wing West German lawyer was found guilty thursday of spying for the Stasi secret police of the former East Germany and Given 21 months probation. Klaus croissant 61, who became a West German leftist icon in the 1970s As a defense lawyer at the trial of red army faction extremists Andreas Baader and Ulrike minho of was convicted of working As an East German spy. Judge Fritjof Kubsch said the 21-month probation sentence was made As a an offer of reconciliation a state prosecutors had demanded a 2vs-year prison term and the revocation of croissants right to practice As a lawyer. Kubsch said croissant had spied mainly on West German leftists and had not caused the former West Germany serious  to Stop in Yucatan Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii will visit Mexico a Yucatan Peninsula during a pilgrimage to North America in August the Vatican announced Friday. John Paul will spend a Day in Merida built on the site of a destroyed mayan City and now the capital of Ducat amp a state. No exact Date was Given for the visit. John Paul is scheduled to be in Denver in mid August for the roman Catholic churches world youth  group checks out Athens Greece a the world chess federation will move its Headquarters from Lucerne Switzerland to Greece by the end of april according to a news report thursday. The group known by its French acronym fide will receive an annual subsidy of about $180,000 from the greek government the sem official Athens news Agency reported. The federation was dealt a severe blow last week when world chess Champion Gariy Kasparov of Azerbaijan and British challenger Nigel Short announced they would not play their title match under fides auspices. They said the August match would be organized by the newly formed professional chess  says victim went to see sergeant by Craig Martin. Staff writer Rhein main a Germany a witness for the prosecution in the court martial of an air Force sergeant testified Friday that the victim of a brutal murder was on her Way to the defendant s Home the night she disappeared. Maj. Ronald Gregory called a witness who said the victim s Olanda Pengson took a Streetcar in route to tech. Sgt. James Alice 11 Thomas House the night of sept. 7, 1991, the last Lime Pengson was seen alive. Thomas 34, assigned to the 435lh civil engr so at Rhein main is charged with premeditated murder and desecration of a Corpse. Pengson a Torso was found sept. 9, 1991, burning in a forested area near Karlsruhe Germany Pengson s head and hands were missing and have never been found. Teresita Justice who was recalled to the stand by the prosecution on Friday said she had Pengson at her House for dinner the saturday night Pengson disappeared. Justice testified she walked Pengson to a Streetcar Stop about 9 30 . She said Pengson was going to Thomas House. Joel Cohen Thomas civilian attorney questioned Justice about a statement she filed sept. 21, 1991, with German police in which she had said she did t believe Pengson was going to see Thomas. Cohen said the report indicated that Justice thought Pengson was going to Karlsruhe to Sec a Friend identified Only As Steve. Heinrich Scheller a Streetcar Driver testified that Pengson got on the Streetcar near Thomas House although he said he  remember where Pengson got off. Prosecutors still Arentt certain where or How Pengson 27, was killed. They believe she was killed on or near the Rhein main base located five Miles South of Frankfurt. They have no witnesses. Another prosecution witness Scott Beeker who worked at the Auto skills Center where Thomas had a part time Job testified he saw Thomas about 10 . Sept. 7 and told him a woman with an Oriental accent had called for him. Witnesses testified thursday that Thomas rented a Ford Sierra from Hertz rental at Rhein main on sept. 6,1991. Gregory called a witness Friday who testified seeing a car Matching the description of the one Thomas rented speeding from a Remote area in the Forest in Kronau about 7 . Sept. 9. Pengson a burning Torso was found by a Forest Ranger about an hour later. German police testified finding what eventually was identified As blood from the trunk and Drivers seat of the rental car. They also found an a at Thomas workplace that had bloodstains on it. The samples were sent to the bad i Ittem Berg state criminal Laboratory in Stuttgart Germany for Dan testing. Dan or detox ribonucleic acid is the genetic code for living things and is commonly called genetic fingerprinting. Much of the prosecutions Case linking Thomas to the killing involves the scientific identification process. Air Force Legal officials in Washington say they Are unaware of any previous courts martial in which Dan Testin played a role according to maj. Bob pot Ter an air Force spokesman at the pen tag Obj. However Potter said the Servic a has no system of records that track courts martial by Type of evidence  Cohen claims the Dan identification methods used by the government wer  earlier this week Gregory told juror that the government can prove beyond reasonable doubt that Thomas Quot Applice a lethal amount of Force to miss pen songs head neck and  the trial is expected to move into ii ninth Day sometime this morning. If convicted Thomas faces re Ducio to the lowest enlisted rank a Dishonour ble discharge and life in prison Accra my to Susanne Bartsch a Rhein Mai spokeswoman. Wk�?od9<5 report �l3f1 write Chuc Vinch