European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday March 12,19b9 red-green1 pact opens Way to leftist Rule in West Berlin by the new York times Bonn West Germany West Berlin s Socia democrats and the Green party reached a final Power sharing agreement Friday Clearing  for the firs red Green left Wing coalition to Rule the City the agreement was approved Friday nigh by a Spe Cial meeting of Wesl Berlin s social democrats whose party color is red. The alternative list which is associated with West Germany s Green party is to Yote on the Deal this week. If approved As generally expected the red Green coalition will take office thursday watched closely by the rest of West Germany to see whether a similar National Alliance is feasible. Leaders of the two parties announced in West Berlin hat they had concluded More than a month of arduous negotiations with an agreement on dividing the 12cabinet posts in the City the alternative list will provide senators or ministers of City development and environment schools and women youth and family. All other posts will be filled by the social democratic party whose head Walter Mumper will become mayor reports from West Berlin said that Momper toasted the pact with a Glass of Champagne to which the Nan drinking chief1 alternative Lisl negotiator Christian a Grohe responded with a Tumbler of Mineral water. Although the social democrats did have a Short lived coalition with the greens in the stale Oft Essen in 1986. The Alliance in West Berlin is being watched closely because it is being formed a year and a Hal before National elections and at a Lime when Chan cellar Helmut Kohl s Center right coalition is encountering Rocky political limes. Kohl and his Christian democrats have already sought to portray the red Green coalition As the Fate awaiting the nation if it Abandons the Center right the National social democratic leadership for its part is hoping that Berlin will demonstrate the feasibility of a similar Bonn government. The National or cons Are also newly interested. The parly has been politically paralysed Tor years by a rift Between Radical fundis who reject any watering Down of the party s Radical positions and pragmatic realms More willing to Compromise. This month the Scalos scored major gains in the parly leadership Rais ing chances that they would be interested in a Federal red Green part. The next test was to come sunday in local eject ions across Hess in the most important of which will be in frankfurt.,party  watch for signs of whether any of the West Berlin results represent a. Spa Leader Walter hamper. A Berlin mayor to be hails pact tonal trends. Many people in West Berlin believe that at the out set at least the alternative Lisl will concentrate on it Domestic Agenda of new housing and jobs. The major question will be the Altitude toward forces of the Allied Powers the 18,000 troops be longing to the United slates Britain and France that still formally control the cily. Although the alter native Lisl agreed in principle to  presence the agreement with the social democrats also called for  to Transfer Allied Legal rights to Ger mans. . Catholics chided for rate of annulments of d by Church Vatican City up a top Vatican official in a stinging rebuke to roman Catholic practices in the United Stales said Friday that inc american Church grunts Loo Many easy annul men is. Cardinal Achille Silv Sirini pc acc of the supreme tribunal of the segiialuniapo5lolica the highest papal court said Church statistics for 19s5 showed him 37,538 Ordinary process re quests for annulment were  Church tribunals. Of of that num Ber j6,180 were granted and 1,358 about 4 per ctn were rejected. The italian Cardinal said the  contrasted sharply with the 48,453 decisions for the rest of the world of which 45,632 were granted and 2,821 about 6 percent wire rejected Silvistrini said the figures suggest that various tribunals in the United states have introduced their own method not fully in conformity with the code of anon Law in instructing marriage  Silvestrini criticized the number of . Annulments granted on grounds of psychic incapacity a classification he said must not be applied simply to comply with the Case of an unhappy marriage. It must be made very Clear that Only True incapacity to assume the obligations of marriage and not just difficulties encountered by the parties causes nullity of marriage from the outset he said. The criticism was the sharpest the 35-Mcmber delegation of . Church leaders has heard in its four Day Summit with Pope John Paul ii and other top Vatican officials. The meeting was organised to ease tensions that have surfaced in a Eccl years Over Vatican con Cerns Hal Llic american Church is Loo Liberal. The american Church has been accused by some in. The Vatican of laxity in enforcing a number of Church doctrines especially those dealing with human sexuality birth control divorce homosexuality and pc Mari Tal sex the americans have responded that the unique secular cultural climate including the tradition of Sepa ration of Church and state and the pervasive role of inc Media creates special difficulties for the roman Cath Olic Church in the United Stales. Archbishop John r. Quinn of san Francisco said the Media s commitment to religious neutrality has ail Loo often led to a purely secular View of the world which consequently ignores inc sacred dimensions of marriage family and social life. The commitment to value neutrality has led the Media to present marriage and family As merely one life Stylc among Many lifestyles in society rather thanas the foundation for social Lite and education. Also the Media through advertising As Well As through its general offerings reflects and contrib Teslo the trivialized View that sexuality ii merely an instrument for personal gratification Rath thanas a if with profound unt tic and creative  Quinn also defended the . Church s support of family life citing inc a Eccl publication by the nation Al conference of Catholic Bishops of a manual on preparation for marriage and tin creation of a program for Church sponsored weekend retreats for married couples. He said the retreats have been attended by More than 3 million couples since 1970 world today Frenchman charged in Blaze that killed 15 Belfort France a an investigating magistrate charged a 21-year-old Man saturday will arson leading to the death of persons in a fire that swept through an apartment House Dill ing 15 people judicial sources said. The suspect Xavier Curtt was arrested thursday. He was a resident of the old five Story hotel thai had been convened into furnished apartments. Officials said he had confessed. Judge Natha lie Poux then filed charges against Cartel in this Eastern French City. In the fire Early wednesday four of the Vic Tims died from injuries they received after jump ing out of windows. The other bodies were found in the debris. Ten people were injured. Whales die after grounding themselves on Chile Beach Punta Arenas Chile a about 100 whales grounded on it Beach in the Strait of Magellan nut preliminary reports indicate a num Ber of he mammals Are dead the chilean Nav reported Friday. It said inc whales were seen thursday on a each of Yiahia lamas on Tierra Del Kego at the Western end of the Strait. A Navy spokeswoman said thai no other de tails were available and that a Shin has been sent to the area to investigate. It was the second incident of grounded whales in the Strait of Magellan at the Southern tip of South America in a week on wednesday 3 8 whales measuring 9 feet to30 fed Long were stranded on a Beach at Punn Delgada also in the Western Section of inc so Nili officials said 26 were Able to return to sea with a High tide but 12 perished. Space expert Van Allen awarded swedish prize Stockholm Sweden a Sweden Royal Academy of sciences has named Macri. Can space explorer James a. Van Allen Winner of the 1989 Craford prize for his discovery of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth Van Allen professor emeritus brine univer sity of Iowa also was cited for providing the first instruments Ever carried to another planet aboard the 1963 Mission to Venus by manner ii and for later space probes to Jupiter Saturn. Uranus and Neptune. The Prie which carries a $252,000 Cash award is Given annually by the same institution hut awards the Nobel prizes. The award was founded in 1980 for excellence in physical sciences outside those science prize stipulated by the 18% will of Alfred Nobel chemistry physics and Medicine military Roundup quartermasters dance scheduled for april 22 Heidelberg West Germany the 7th annual european quartermaster Ball will be held april 22 at the officers and civilians club in Patrick Henry Village organisers said. Quartermaster corps officers warrant officers sergeants major and their guests May attend. For information Call ets 421-6343 or 6825. Engineers Castle Ball to be held in Heidelberg Heidelberg West Germany Theu Sarteur engineers annual caste Ball will be Huld May s at the officers und civilians club in Alrick Henry Village in Heidet Borg. Engineer corps officers sergeants major first sergeants and civilian counterparts May attend. Tickets arc $21 per person and must by purchased by april 19 through Engineer unit representatives. The military uniform for the bail is dress blues mess blues or dress Whites. For More information Call Mai.  at ets 370-8125 or 7699