European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 23, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3bolstering firepower a Squadron of 100 French troops with pan hard Light weight tanks stands outside . Headquarters in Sarajevo on wednesday shortly after arriving in the bosnian capital for duty. This is the heaviest Armor an greatest firepower to be sent to Bosnia s War one since the conflict started 16 month ago. Battle prompts postponement of Bosnia talks Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a Sarajevo was rocked by heavy artillery exchanges thursday after serbian forces mounted a pre Dawn attack jus North of the capital. International mediators thursday agreed to Post Pone the talks which were to Start today because of the sudden flare up in fighting. Lord David Owen and Thorwald Stoltenberg agreed to a request by bosnian president Alija ize Begovic to reschedule the talks for sunday. Ize Begovic and his collective presidency had earlier said they would not travel to Geneva because of heavy serbian shelling of the besieged capital Sarajevo an the blocking of Aid convoys. The Center of Sarajevo including the area around the presidency building was hit with some of the Hea Viest shelling in weeks. At least one person was killed. The mediators had summoned the warring parties to Geneva today to sit in continuous session until a settlement is reached a . Statement said. On wednesday ize Begovic had said his government would attend the talks if All offences would Stop an humanitarian Aid could reach civilians. But Mustafa Bijedic bosnian ambassador to the United nations in Geneva said the collective presidency would stay away because minimal humanitarian and Security conditions have not been  lightning forces . Planes to cancel Relief flight Rhein main a Germany is six . C-130 cargo planes carrying Relief supplies to War torn Bosnia on wednesday night were forced to cancel their Mission because of lightning. However the French c-i60 Ransall and the Ger Man c-160 Ransall cargo planes on the same Mission were Able to go on and dropped 12.4 tons of food to Gorade Bosnia and Herzegovina. No details were available about the diverted air Craft or the reason that the French and German planes were Able to continue said Petty officer 2nd class Kelly Williamson a spokesman at the joint in formation Bureau at Rhein main a where the flights originate. On tuesday night five . C-130s, one French c 160 and one German c-160 dropped 54.6 tons of re Lief supplies to Gorade and Srebrenick Bosnia an Herzegovina. The supplies consisted of 27.1 tons of . Food 26.7 tons of French food and 0.8 ton of German donated clothing. As of july is Allied planes have delivered about 300 tons of supplies to Gorade and Srebrenick As part of operation provide Promise. In Gorade about 70,000 people depend on the Airdrop for survival said Ron Redmond a spokes Man for the . High commissioner for refugees in Geneva. Airdrop have helped fill a void caused by ground convoys not being allowed to enter Gorazd Ethe past seven Days according to information red mond provided to the Jib on wednesday. These Airdrop have been nothing less than life saving Redmond said. There really is no alternative Airdrop supplies Are simply a matter of life  . Officials on the ground near the Airdrop re port that supplies Are reaching their target Redmond said. Fuel tank Falls from Jet splashes German Field by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau an external fuel tank dropped from the belly of an f-4g phantom ii assigned to Span Dahlem a Germany on wednesday crashing into a wheat Field near Trier Germany and spilling about600 Gallons of fuel an air Force official said. No one was injured in the incident and the plane and Crew returned safely to Span Dahlem said tech sgt. Sandra Pishner a base spokeswoman. The Inci Dent occurred at about 3 45 , a cleanup Crew of 20 to 30 airmen has been sent to the area to remove the ground tainted with Jp-8 fuel Pishner said. The site is located just South of Trier near the towns of Ker Scheid and Irsch. They have had Crews on the site All night and will keep people there until it is All cleaned up Pishner said. Officials expect to remove about 90 tons of dirt and have the soil treated by a private contractor Pishner said. Fresh soil will replace what is removed. We got Lucky in the sense that it did t spread out Over a wide area Pishner said. The aircraft s two Man Crew was on a routine training Mission. It s not Clear Pishner said Fiat caused the tank to fall from the plane. The Crew members were not identified. There was no in flight emergency declared prior to the dropping Pishner said. That much we  the base has assembled an investigative team to review the incident. At the time of the incident the f-4g was carrying Only one external fuel tank Pishner said. The aircraft is designed to hold As Many As three external tanks in addition to the main internal tank. Soldier convicted of assaulting woman in disco by Dave Melancon Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany a 24 year old dental specialist was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge and reduction to the lowest enlisted rank after he was convicted of assault wednesday during a general court martial. Cpl. Anthony o. Belton of the 87th medical co was found not guilty of rape charges during the two Day trial at the Leighton Barracks courtroom in Wurzburg. Six officers and five noncommissioned officers deliberated for More than two hours before returning the verdict. Belton then serving As noncommissioned officer in charge of the Schwabish Hall dental clinic had sex with a 20-year-old German woman at the wave discotheque in Schwabish Hall Germany on oct. 29,1992. During inter course the woman changed her mind but Belton forced her to continue according to testimony. Lead defense counsel capt. David Bol Giano contended that the woman agreed to have sex with Belton then led him by the hand to the nightclub s darkened Sec Ond floor where the couple kissed and fondled each other on the floor. This is not pretty it is not romantic but it is not rape Bolgiano said. Rape is easy to allege hard to prove but it is even harder to  prosecution attorney capt. Mark d. Maxwell said physical evidence which included medical testimony bruises on the victim s face and neck and ripped clothing showed that Belton use Force on the woman. Citing Belton s statement to investigators Maxwell said the Soldier admitted that the woman told him that she wanted to Stop but he pushed her Back three times and covered her Mouth with his hand. Belton knew the victim consumed More than nine alcoholic drinks within three hours and it was he who suggested that the couple go to the club s second floor to talk Maxwell said. If it was consensual then Why would a Button be torn off and Why would he stockings be ripped physical evidence cannot lie Maxwell said during his Clos ing arguments. Doctors specializing in substance abuse and Post rape traumatic syndrome were among the nine witnesses to appear during the trial. The victim other wave patrons criminal investigators co work ers and supervisors of the Kansas City mo., Soldier and supervisors also Testi fied. Belton was characterized by his col leagues As a peaceful and nonviolent sol Dier who excelled in his Job and had promising army career ahead of him. This assault is an aberration in Thi Young Soldier s life Bolgiano said. In an unworn statement following his conviction Belton apologized for push ing the Young  i apologize for discrediting the . Military and the uniform i Wear my unit and those who Cane to support me Bel ton said. "1 want to Soldier on and put this behind