European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 3 banners to Honor the fallen a sea or flags ungulates in the have a outside the male Capitol build in in Denver Oil. Along Willi the customary Parade s arc other riles by which the i Linn Marks next monday s Observance or memorial Day and one is Hie placing of Small flags on the Graves of americans who served in their country s wars. Weizsacker re elected to 2nd term As president Bonn West Germany a presi Dent Richard von Wiz Sacker was re elected with much pomp but Only sym Bolic opposition to a second five year term As head of state on tuesday the eve of West Germany s -10th birthday Cele bration. A special Assembly of legislators an appointed electors that is convened every1 five years re elected the 69-year old Christian Democrat with 881 votes of the 1.022 cast or 86.2 percent. Although he had no opposition in the contest Wiz sticker s share of the vote still fell Short of that awarded  in the contested presidential elec Tion of 1954, when the first West Ger Man president was re elected to a second term with 88.2 percent. These Are serious responsibilities and 1 wish for us the strength to Bear them successfully a solemn Wei Sacker stated in a Short acceptance speech. Parliament president Rita Sussmuth opened the Federal convention in lion s sprawling Beethoven Hall with words of Praise for Weizsacker the sixth Man to serve As West Ger Man president since the nation was founded on May 24, 1949. She read to the audience of West Germany s most prominent personalities the mandate of the Federal presi Dency deeming his role the shaping of a common democracy that binds the confrontational pow ers in the government and  among the delegates sent by West Germany s 11 states were former chancellors Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt. The delegates Werc summoned in alphabetical order to drop their ballots into Clear plastic boxes arrayed on Cen trial stage beside a Bank of Bluc curtained Otin Booths. Each of the five political parties rep resented in the Federal parliament is entitled to nominate a candidate for the presidency. Hut for the first time in the nation s history the vote was Union Tes cd reflecting the respect Weizsacker has won across the political spectrum. Weizsacker had drawn the endorse ment of All but the far left Green party which nonetheless decided not to run its own candidate. One of the greens three party chair men Screna Krieger said her party had called on its members to vote against Wei Sacker because he is the candidate of the  the greens controlled less than 10 percent of the convention vote and some prominent members of the anti establishment party like Otto Schily. Had announced that they would sup port Wei sticker despite the parly s stand. During his first term Weizsacker transformed the largely ceremonial office into an influential Post of elder states Man and curator of the National con science. Wei sticker won worldwide Praise for his Effort to bring fellow West germans to terms with the holocaust in a 1985 address marking the 40lh anniversary of the German capitulation in world War ii. But Weizsacker has also called for a fair assessment of the accomplishments of a nation built on the ruins of nazi Germany. I was on May 23. 1940. That the Basic Law was adopted and set Forth the creation the next Day of an Independent state formed by what had been the Brit ish. French and american occupation zones established after the nazi defeat in world War 11. Gorbachev nominated to presidential Post by the Washington Post Moscow the communist party s decision making Central committee nominated its Leader Mik Hail Gorbachev monday to become president of the government after the new Congress of people s deputies convenes on thursday. Gorbachev already holds the position of president but until now the Post has been largely ceremonial. With a strengthened legislature the presidency will be a powerful Post overseeing the formation of major legislation foreign policy and defense issues. Overall the changes amount to a historic shift in Power from the communist party to the government. It is still unclear whether Gorbachev will face any opposition for the presidency although he is not expected to have much difficulty in winning the Post. According to the official news Agency Tass. The Cen trial committee also heard a statement from conserva Tive politburo member Yegor Migachev apparently in connection with charges by two prosecutors that he is connected with a corruption scandal. Migachev has denied accusations of corruption and he reportedly is pursuing slander charges. The govern ment is conducting an investigation into the prosecutors methods. Among the 35 speakers at monday s plenary session of the Central committee was Maverick politician Boris Yeltsin on his Way out of a meeting. Yeltsin said he had actually spoken twice and that he presented the party with the platform of progressive mos cow deputies. Before the March 26 legislative elections the Cen trial committee set up a special commission to investigate Yeltsin s behaviour and ideology especially his statement that the subject of a multiparty system ought to he discussed  Central committee had promised to give its findings at the next plenary session. Yeltsin said there was some discussion of his Case but it was not a major topic