European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in the stars and stripes saturday. January 11,1986 East Herman immigrants adjusting to the Golden West by Susan j. Smith associated press o n dec 12. An unemployed former East German citizen walked into a West German Bank and robbed it at  told police he needed the Money for Christmas presents. A prize winning East German artist who came to Wesl  seeking artistic Freedom found he can indeed draw what he wants but must work As a to in to pay the Bills. The artist s wife who taught elementary school Lor 10 years in Easl Germany discovered her teacher s Cerli Licato was not accepted in West Germany. She recently worked As a part time Salesgirl. For Easl German immigrants to Wesl Germany finding employment is often the toughest part of adjusting to the Golden  in the past two years More than 55,000 residents of communist East Germany have been allowed to move to West Germany 35,000 in 1984, More than 20,000 in 1985. Thai is More than double 1he earlier Rale of emigration. Bui the newcomers have arrived just As Wesl Germany is in a period of record unemployment an average of just under 9 percent of the work Lores this  s not much extra employment to give to new workers. For me it was a mistake to come Here because t have not been Able to work in my profession said Thomas Franke. The artist who has been working As a typist. I have been Here a year and a half and i have become Only angrier said Franke 31, originally of Halle Easl Germany. Speaking in his modestly furnished apartment in Bonn he said he would like to return someday to Easl Germany. A Federal labor office Survey of 4,100 of the 19b4 East German immigrants said thai alter eight months in West Germany 28 percent of the men were still unemployed Mote than Oliree times the National jobless rate. Among women the figure was 53 percent of those who he found Obr nearly Hall 44 percent considered their new employment Only a temporary solution said the Survey published in october. The East German communist party newspaper Wees deut eco and trumpeted in a headline last March that Over 20,000 Lormer citizens want to come  the newspaper published some letters it said were from East German natives living in the West. Most of them had economic complaints. However the number of those going Back 10 Easl Germany has no jumped. In 1984, 1,643 resumed. The average is 1.000 to 1,500 a year Bonn s Infra Oerman relations ministry says we know numerous people irom the Der the communist ruled German democratic Republic who also had positions there. End came Here More or less erroneously said Gabriele Franke 32, the artist s Wile. They Haven t been Able to live Here As they were used to living in the  she taught in an East German elementary school bul West Germany does not recognize her diploma. Appio Many cat Grnant Tat jobs Tanta in the Weil. After several Odd jobs. Mrs Franke recently started studying for a teaching certificate in Cologne. While living in East Germany Franke won a West German prize for a series of graphics he did Lor a Western publishing company. Bui after moving to Bonn in March 1s84, he had a falling out with the publishing company. He has exhibited his work Wilce but no sales have resulted. He has not been Able to find a Job As a graphics professor nor has he found a financier for a new Book illustration protect. Now he is working As a typist so that his wife can study Iii could get Lyhl Book project going i would  he said. Otherwise he would like to return to East Germany despite the Many arguments he had with the state run artists Union there about his style. The Man who robbed a Bank in by Elfield on dec. 12 was a 42-year-old welder who left East Germany 12 years ago. Said Hans Dieter held Rede a prosecutor s spokesman. Heidbreder refused to Ide Lily the Man. I believe he has been jobless most of the Lime Here he has never been Able to get a foothold Here he said today s crossword by Eugene Sheffer across 1 so of Llic a Recti 4 2 i Lii to Kiml of or soup 13 111 was  14 1  l Jolt Laii smut.  20 not color Ful Zzz stand still 24 " tiap 27 Chan ii Ofa five 29 itartct112 was Sui Lahu us Woitiw line 36 Pul nwiy37 for a u 38 1 a my 40 at a time 44 mini find 46 Sioss sit Lilit go one kind of by Fiorni 52 Apia 84 Liok 515 wed 2 hymn rlo3 a Nino. In a Way 4 Wii ii Ilu r i Kwi Impy Rcok iui6 Flint or 7  56 pets 8 Alamos 57 Chal 9 words Lenics f " " Down i Loccie 48 pub orders 4ff central51 foil Metal s3 miss. 1-11 Hubert matter of fact in not apr fac Homes