European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday november 6,1994 at a glance Pope John Paul ii Riding with archbishop Luigi Bommarito Waves from the pop Mobile in cat Ania Sicily on saturday. The Pope has been riling mafia Bosses daring his visits to Sicily see Story on Page 4 /. A verdict sin jurors in the . Simpson Case say they need All my children and Home improvement to Lead Normal lives while avoiding the trial s Media juggernaut. _ j West Point rebuked rep. Patricia Schroeder criticized As too lenient the punishment of three cadets at the . Military Academy who had groped female   r Page 6 dangerous dare a student who brought what he thought was a Dud grenade to a Folkston ga., school said a Friend dropped it on the floor twice after an other student urged him to do it.  a  paged pullout ordered the . Security Council ordered that peacekeeping troops be pulled out of Somalia by March 317 Page 11 markets jittery a report on a or open unemployment in the United states along with news of rising wages,.triggered deep fears of renewed inflation in financial markets. R Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 classifieds. 24-29 commentary 23 faces n places. 20 Horoscope. 26 letters. 22 Money matters. 12-13 Mutual. 13-17 sports. 30-36 weather 21 i moms into Union . A at the court House where Susan Smith arrived to ans wer charges that she murdered her two Young sons a baffled bystander Shook her head and said evidently something clicked in her. Something went  but what. A /. Psychologists and others who have Stu died women who kill their children say the crime May be horrific but is not with out explanation or precedent. Often severe depression or an unbearable pileup of stresses May trigger latent emotional or mental illness authorities say. People Don t want to believe it. Unfortunately one of the lessons of this is hey believe it. It happens Charles Ewing a forensic psychologist at the state University of new York in Buffalo said Friday. Of 9,576 american murder defendants in 1988, 258 were parents of the victim w and 55 percent of the time the killer waste Mother according to a july study by the Federal Bureau of Justice statistics. Child abuse is the one violent Crim that females commit As often As males do said Elizabeth Kandel englander a psychology professor at Budgewater state College in Massachusetts. Part of the reason she noted is that mothers generally spend More time with their children than fathers  but authorities say there Are Many Rea sons Why mothers kill. Usually there s a Complex of factory the individual s victimization current stresses and their own abilities to Cope said Glenda Kaufman Kantor of the crashing from Page 1 can turn murderers i family research lab at the University of new Hampshire in Durham. Citing other cases Kaufman Kantor said those who kill Are sometimes women who have very Low self esteem or women who feel that they have the possibility of a relationship and the Man does t want the responsibility of  when there s a pileup of stresses that can be a catalyst Tor someone who. Perhaps has an emotional illness Kauf Man Kantor said. It seems so shocking and egregious when a woman kills her own children. That s because of the assumptions that we make about women that they re patient nurturing paragons. They re simply  Kandel englander noted that women sometimes believe they re saving a child from something terrible. If they re religious they think the child is going to Hea  Kun i author of deaf a Row women who has studied Many child kill ers said the denial is almost  can hardly believe they did it i  " \ ". .-,.".,/ other common factors in such cases he said Are recent divorces and seme times drug or alcohol abuse. No evidence indicates drugs or drinking were factors in the Case of Smith though she did file last month for divorce from her husband David alleging adultery. Ewing said women who kill their Chil Dren Are disproportionately Young immature in the ways of the world and less accustomed to handling pressure. Smith is23. Hard to be Black during probe of Smith claim Union . Tap r when Susan Smith told authorities a Black Man had hijacked her car and taken her children Black men such As Fred Smith Felt the heat. The 37-year-old Union Man said authorities questioned him intensely in the Early Days of the investigation and townspeople threatened him. They said i was a child holes Tel Smith said. We Blacks have got to say quit using the Black Man As a Scapegoat ". Smith who is White stuck to her Story for nine Days and unleashed manhunt. It also forced people to re exam Ine race relations in the Rural South Ern county of Union and has had its share of fights Over such issues As the Confederate Flag and redistricting. It was hard to be Black this week in Union Hester Booker said. The Whites acted so  would t speak. They d look at you and then reach Over and lock their doors. And All because that lady hed sheriff Howard Wells would not comment about the racial implications of the investigation we did what we thought we had to do to crack the Case Wells said. The Rev. Jesse Jackson called for a Justice department investigation of the Smith Case citing it As another example of How vulnerable Black men Are to criminal accusations. Had broken off his relationship with Smith on oct. 18. I was not ready to assume the important responsibilities of being a father he said adding that there were other prob lems. At no time did i suggest that her children were the Only obstacle in any potential relationship with Herhe and Smith worked at Congo products where Findlay was a graphic artist. Smith claimed that the carjacking happened at a red Light with no other cars around however the Light could be Trig gered to red Only by another car. She also told pal due that she had been at a Wal Mart in the hours before the abduction then said she was out driving. During the investigation the sheriff had tried to Dampen speculation that Smith was the culprit. Sources speaking on condition of anonymity said police feared she would commit suicide and take the secret of the children s whereabouts to her grave. " the Greenville news reported sat urday that Smith had told authorities she had contemplated suicide at the Edge of the Lake the paper said citing an unidentified source. Family members Margaret Gregory left and Becky Smith listen As another family member Doug Smith thanks Law enforcement agencies for efforts co find year-old Michael Smith and his 14-month-Ojd brother Alex on Friday in Union . Call from Page 1 for the first time on the screen. One pro posed marriage to his Girlfriend and was accepted there was even a marital fight on television the other Day. Some 15,000 american service Mem ers Are in Haiti on a Mission to restore the elected government after three years of military Rule. The Calls which Bounce off a National aeronautics and space administration satellite take place twice a Day for an hour or so. The time limit for each serv ice member is five minutes. Poole 26, waved to his daughter Latifah who wore a Bright yellow dress but was dwarfed by a Long conference table at for drum n.y., where her father is based. When Are you coming Home Poole s wife asked. Why Are you asking me questions like that you know i Don t know the answer replied Poole of Jacksonville Fla. The troops who talk to their families sit in a cubicle at a military base near the port a Prince Airport. A camouflage curtain guarantees their privacy. Spec. Jeremy Carlisle 22, of Nashville tenn., said his wife started crying be cause she missed him. Then she complained about their pet dog which has been unruly since Carlisle left Home. She says the dog behaves horribly he said. She wants to Send it to Obedi ence Schoolthe service members can make Tele phone Calls Home but it s expensive. Car Lisle said it costs about $15 for a 10-min Ute Call to fort drum. Actually he said getting to see each other makes a big Differencefoi Ali Sai Sta i Stu Sei Anth Reia pc Thea m is i Ai wac no Tab 1c Tri � i 1_