European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page Al the stars and stripes Friday March 3.1989 a Germany Likely to tighten Asylum Law sch Walbach am Taurus. Weil Germany 1ai" faced with a Public outcry. West Germany is moving inward lightening its Liberal Asylum Law thai has attracted refugees from As near As Czechoslovakia and As far away As sri Lanka. More 27.600 Asylum seekers arrived Las year at the Schwalbach Camp just outside Frankfurt roughly a Quarter of the nationwide total. Anil they arc still coming Al a record Pace despite the controversy sur Rolind. Ing them and Many come not in Rich of Freedom from political Pittse cution bul for heir own economic betterment. In Many is Good and maybe they will Grant me political Asylum said a 2k-Ycar-old nigerian standing in the Erow Duj Halls atthe Lidy modern ramp hen1. He explained that lighting Between christians and moslem in his country cd him 16come. A 21-year-old tamil said Indian troops sent to his native sri Lanka prompted his departure Marem Tarasky. A 40-year-old teacher from Kabul in Afghanistan said she will stay out of her country until peace re lurns.". Most of the Asylum seekers arriving Al the Frankfurt International Airport arc driven by bus to the Camp which is at inc end of a mud covered Road. But some usually people who arrived with tourist visas Lake the subway in Frank Furt to the end of the line and walk the res of the Way. 1 West German officials say some peo ple Cross on foot Over Wisl Germany Southern Borders some poles come Here directly with their cars and say Here 1 am. Said Volkir Mocsar the Camp director. So far this year the largest number of refugees arriving at the stale run Schwal Bach Camp have come from Turkey Fol Lowed in order by sri Lanka Poland Iran Afghanistan India Ghana Yugo Slavia Somalia and Lebanon. Mocsar said some of the refugees mainly the ones who speak some English or German arc aware of inc healed political debate surrounding the political Asylum Issue. Asylum seekers throughout the coun try occasionally Are the targets. Of Vio Lence. On feb. 14, unknown assailants fire bombed a Home for Asylum seekers in the Northern bavarian up a of mini a Tolsdorf. Damage was minor and none of the 15 poes and hungarians inside a similar attack took place at a Home for Asylum seekers in nearby Bamberg the following Day about the same time As that attack five so called skinheads picked a fight with an Indian Asylum seeker in the Hussen state own of Schluchter injuring the refugee and two skinheads. While violence still is limited general dissatisfaction among germans with the number of Asylum seekers continues to grow after the number hit 103,076 last year. That was reflected by the surprisingly Strong showing by who Nghil iving Currem is Republican party in West Berlin elections in january. The party ran on a plat form calling for expulsion of Asylum seekers As Well As foreign workers whom Wisl Germany welcomed in the Early years of its postwar economic Boom. The rising negative sentiment has led Chancellor Helmut Kohl s Christian democratic Union m set up a committee o work Oul measures for the Preven Tion of massive abuse of the Asylum under the Curry no system anyone who claims that he or she faces persecution tilt Home generally is entitled to seek Asylum along with immediate family members. Kohl said his coalition government is most interested in excluding economic Asylum seekers people who Are mainly interested in escaping poverty Back Home. Other reported abuses include cases of East europeans who come in search of Asylum but occasionally go Back Home for visits. 4 girls take Poison to Clear Way for brother s schooling 1 Dies Seoul. South Korea a South Korea s first lady sent Money on thursday to a grief stricken family whose four girls look rat Poison so their parcs would have enough Money to Send their brother to school. The girls Ages Filo 13, were found unconscious monday. The youngest girl died shortly after taking he Poison and the others were in critical condition thursday police said. South korean newspapers gave the Story prominent display and editorials criticized Public policies thai some said do Loo Little for the younger the poor. Editorials also blamed a male dominated social Structure thai often leads in discrimination against girls and women. The my Mary touched the Man in. He Street wrote the Korea times. Police said the eldest of the four girls soon i old authorities the children made a suicide pact to ease Thor parents financial Burden and leave enough Money for the education of their 3-year-old brother. Money fur schooling has traditionally been provided first to buys the father Yang tac Bun 44, is a factory worker who supports the family on the equivalent of $362 a month police said. The Story led 1o an outpouring of sympathy by first lady Kim of souk Wile of president Roll Tae Ivor. tin1 family condolences and an undisclosed amount of Money officials said. Opposition politician Kim Dae Jung visited the girls parents at the Hospit "1 am grief stricken. 1 feel a great Burden As a politician and i Wii focus on ways to Fromolc the livelihood of alienated people he said Kim of lire new democratic Republican i Ariy. Attributed the suicide attempt to the faults of who have failed 10 Haiti to r out appropriate Steps for income Seoul newspapers quoted inc girls leathers As Saj ing that they studied hard and were Model Stu a cols of shopkeeper said soon i that she could not afford 55.ho Worth of notebooks and pencils for school and asked to pay later the Korea times quoted a composition written by soon i that said photo shut the Sisters who look Poison. The 6-Jear Ald Al left died and the others Are in critical condition. On Christmas eve icy rang the Bell the help ing neighbor Campaign. I searched my pocket and found a 500-won Coin Worth 74 cunts. 1 was supposed to buy school things with this Money. But 1 put it into the Charity pol hoping that the Money would be used for helping the needy world today addict with aids bites 2 officers during arrest Brussels Belgium a a heroin addict with aids has Hitler two police officers As they arrested him the drus sols prosecutor s office said thru Jay. Wednesday s arrest of the 26-year-old Man has spread fear among Brussels police officers a police spokesman said. He said two plainclothes members of a special drug squad who wanted Yard Beach is where 30,000 . Marines came ashore on feb. 19, 1945, to begin a bloody five week Battle for control of the Island. About 6.800 americans and almost 20,000 japanese died on iwo Jima 750 Miles South of Tokyo. World War ii veterans and other Visi tors to two Jima often collect Sand from the Beach As a souvenir. In ivs5, during j reunion of american and japanese survivors on the 40lh anniversary of the Bailie visitors scooped up handful of the Black volcanic Ash into plastic bags and envelopes and had them postmarked Al inc Island s . Coastguard station
