Thanks JLS,  

   that was very kind.  I wish I had the skill you have at AI mastering, but what I have learned, I have copied from others or have been taught by people like you.  
I am play testing the 1.5.0 Version now, and aside from the two mention issues below, the mod seems to be running smoothly.  I hope when this Version is released, that all that will remain will be a minor bug fix or small balance tweaking.
I would like to get going on STM 2.0 and finish the Conquest Mod someday before SE V comes out.