European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1994 the stars and stripes Schap pleads not guilty in beheading cased. A to it �   Page 3 by Mark Kinkade staff writer -. Mannheim Germany an unexplained closed door session wednesday marked murder suspect set Stephen Schap s first Day in court. The military courtroom was ordered cleared after his civilian attorney objected to the presence of a stars and stapes reporter. During the open session Schap pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder in the slaying and beheading of fellow Lith army Cav regt Soldier spec. Gregory . Schap 26, was arrested dec. 7 in a Fulda hos Pital after he allegedly carried Glover s head to his wife s bedside. It s been brought to my attention that there is a member of the print Media in attendance David court Schap s attorney said during the hearing. Given the nature of the motion for the court the de Fertsek requests the courtroom be cleared during  col. , Schwender the fifth circuit court judge ordered the room cleared without explanation after trial counsel capt. Mike Mulligan who is the prosecutor agreed with note request. The court was closed for about five minutes then spectators including the reporter were allowed Back in for the remain Der of the hearing. Neither court nor Mulligan would discuss the Pur pose of the closed session but court said he did t pre sent a formal motion. The army s rules for courts martial give judges some leeway in closing court sessions to the Public and the Media. However judges Are required to Tell Why a motion or request to Clear a courtroom is honoured. Schwender did not explain his reasoning before he or dered the room cleared. He declined to answer stars and stripes questions on the subject after the proceed Ings. During the open portion of the hearing court asked for a delay in the proceedings to prepare defense motions. Schwender granted the delay and scheduled the next session for March 15. The Case should go before a jury March 28, either i Mannheim or Hanau. After the session Schap a tall Broad shouldered Man with Short Blond hair and a tightly clipped mus tache met with court for about 45 minutes in the wit Ness waiting room adjacent to the court. Schap is being held in the army s confinement Cen Ter in Mannheim. Octress by Marian Hamilto Mediterranean Bureau Gaeta Italy actress Halle Berry says she knew Little about Black history before acting in the Alex Haley Minise Ries Queen. I knew about slavery. But very Little. It was t something that was taught in my school she said tuesday. The actress in Italy As part of a 6thfleet-sponsored tour spoke at the Community Center at naval support activity Gaeta during a memorial service for there. Martin Luther King or. In Cele bration of Black history month. Other stops on the tour include visit today to the aircraft Carrier Saratoga in the Adriatic sea. Berry Best known for her roles i such films As Jungle fever strictly business and Boomerang already had visited military installations overseas onus tour. She said her preparation for the Queen miniseries opened her eyes to the limited exposure Many Black Ameri cans have had to Black history. Most of Black history was a lost his tory and now i know Why because Black history was a very Oral history Berry said it was t really documented like other histories Are. I got a real education by acting in the miniseries. I shed the tears i Felt like i shed the blood i Felt the pain she said. I saw the ruthlessness of it All and the de meaning qualities of it so i was angry very  the experience was so traumatic that she went into therapy she said largely because she had a hard time dealing with and accepting the racial discrimination Haley wrote about but then it made me think of that was a Hundred years ago but where do i fit in today " she  it just All go away am i equal v now they say i m equal but am i really free Berry said she came to grips with the Issue before it destroyed me destroyed my desire my  i put it Back in its place in  Berry said that Black americans have come a Long Way in Pursuit of King s dream of an equal society but that problems remain which contradict All King stood for. Bosnia with All the racial tension going on Over there and the gangs. Not just Black people. The asians have formed gangs the latinos the skinheads. There s drug abuse drug dealers. We re just killing each other. "1 came today because i knew that would have a forum to at least say my piece. When i look out and i see the younger people in the audience that who i want to  As the product of an interracial family her father is Black and her Mother is White Berry said she was not aware of color barriers until she was 5 years old it was then that a woman at a Groc Ery store checkout counter refused to _ is Marian Hamilto Halle Berry left signs autographs for fans in Gacita Italy on tuesday. Believe that she and her sister had the same Mother. That s the first time my Mother sat Down with us and explained to us about the journey we had ahead of us she said. Berry said she wants to use her film roles to project positive images for Blacks instead of taking on roles that Deal with drugs and violence. For a Long time you really did t Seetoo Many Black people in film or television Berry said. I really feel Honore that i can work in the business. It s important that i continue to walk through the doors that Are open before me and it s important that leave them open behind  army revamps air conditioners to eliminate Gas by Joseph oven Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany the army has embarked on a costly project to eliminate from its Sites in Germany the use of chemicals that deplete the Earth Ozone layer. Technicians at the Friedrichs Feld storage area in Mannheim on monday began converting Cool ing systems in communications vans As the first step to Ward that goal according to . Army Europe head quarters. The 528 vans to be refitted in Germany Are about one fourth of the army s worldwide inventory. The German portion of the replacement project which is Tobe done first will Cost $13 million to $15 million and take six months. We took this Opportunity to show what Good neigh Bors we Are and that we Are trying to meet their Stan Dards said maj. Jeffery c. Bemis referring to Ger Man Laws on the use of chlorofluorocarbons or rfcs. Rfcs Are compounds linked to depletion of the Ozone layer which protects the planet from some of the Sun s harmful rays. The chemicals Are often used As coolants. The replacement program is part of the .government s response to the terms of the Montreal protocol of 1987, signed by several dozen nations that prescribes an eventual ban on rfcs. Most of the army vans have two air conditioning units each of which uses the coolant freon r12, chlorofluorocarbon. The army is substituting refrigerants such As r134a, a Hydro fluorocarbon said Bemis the Deputy environmental office chief at the com Mand s Headquarters in Heidelberg. The vans to be refitted Are in Kaiserslautern Mann Heim Miessau and Pir Masens. Technicians doing the re placement work have had . Occupational safety and health administration training to make sure the conversion occurs in an environmentally sound manner Bemis said. Technicians at other Sites Are to be trained to German standards. The array intends to recover the rfcs from the old air conditioning units and ship them to the defense general Supply Center in Norfolk va., for purification and recycling Bemis said. The service branches which still have some equipment requiring rfcs will be Able to draw from those stocks. Dan Lashof a senior scientist at the natural re sources defense Council s office in Washington d.c., lauded the army s efforts. That is i think a Verv important step and the Mili tary should be congratulated f6r doing that he said contrasting the military s action with the spotter record of private Industry but Lashof expressed concern about the use of on of the replacement Gas r134a. It does not deplete the Ozone layer that is , it is a very Long lived Gas about 16 years Lashof said adding that it is a pollutant that contrib utes to global warming. There Are other substitutes that have much less Impact on climate that could be used if the equipment were designed to use it Lashof said. A treaty scheduled to take effect March 21 commit the United states to reducing its emissions of such gases to 1990 Levels by 2000, Lashof said. Bemis said he had no data on the effects of r134aon global warming