European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday. September 3,1989 red Cross workers near Rostberg West Germany prepare for the arrival of about 1,000 East German refugees. Hungary sets up transit Point for East German refugees Budapest Hungary a a popular Lakeside vacation area for East germans has turned into a transit Point for thousands of refugees hoping to make it to West Germany under a plan agreed on Between Bonn West Germany s capital and Budapest. Well believe it All Only when we re Over there an East Berliner said Friday using the typical East German shorthand for West Germany. On thursday government sources in Bonn said that hungarian and West German officials had devised a plan to allow up to 20,000 East germans to flee to the Wesl in the next few Days. Officials said Friday that Hungary s red Cross already accommodating an estimated 3,000 East germans in Budapest opened a new tent City for 3,000 More at Zanka near Lake Balaton. Many of the estimated 200,000 East germans Vaca Tion Ingin . The main Budapest Camp Casille Burc was so crowded that new arrivals were being bused to Zanka said Arpad Alfoldi Deputy head of Hungary s red Cross. However he denied a report on the German language radio station Dan Bius that the move was tantamount to evacuation prior to shipping the East germans to the West. East germans some on their Way Home from Black sea vacation spots in Bulgaria and Romania flocked Lothe three red Cross Camps in Budapest after word was leaked of plans for the mass exodus. Karston Voigt foreign affairs expert for West Ger Many s opposition social democrats said hungarian communist party president Rezso Nyers assured him that All East germans who want to leave Hungary for West Germany will be Able to do so. Hungary s Premier. Miklos a Emch and West German officials have estimated that up to 20,000 East germans in Hungary want to go to Wisl Germany where the receive automatic citizenship and assistance in starting a new than 5,000 East germans already have used Hungary to escape to Austria and then to West German since Budapest started dismantling fortifications along its Western Border in May. Between 30 and 40 East germans each Day travel Ille Gally from Czechoslovakia the Only country they can visit without permission from their government to Hungary the hungarian daily newspaper Mai Nap said. Police in West Berlin said Friday thai East German Border guards had fired shots in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent an East German Man from fleeing. They said the 24-year-old Man who was not identified managed 10 scale Bodur fortifications and arrived unharmed. Also Friday Security officials in Munich West Ger Many said they expected East Germany to use any mass exodus of East German refugees to slip Intelli gence agents into West Germany. World briefs super Moon cake baked to Mark lunar festival Bangkok Thailand a a team of 100people in Bangkok has baked a 3.5-ton chinese Moon cake 22 feet in diameter which they say is the largest Ever made. Moon cakes made of Sweet pastry and Deco rated with chinese characters Are traditionally Given As symbols of Good will in chinese communities to Mark the lunar festival. The festival sept. 14, commemorates Chines Empress Chang Euh who according to legend ascended to the Moon to watch Over and protect Mankind from tyranny. The Moon cake was baked at a Bangkok department store by chefs from the Shangrila restaurant. While it measures 22 feet in diameter it is Only 5 inches High organizers said. Chefs beat 5,000 eggs shifted 1,232 pounds of flour and added 88 pounds of sugar they said. The Cooks also mixed in More than 2 tons of Durian a pungent smelling tropical fruit. The giant cake had to Cool for at least 48 hours before it could be Cut up and sold on sunday they said. They estimated it would be divided into 10.000 pieces which would sell for 88 baht $3.50 each. The cake was expected to raise up to 875,000 baht $35,000 fora thai Charity. Infidelity is blamed for s. Korea divorce rate Seoul South Korea a divorce is on the Rise and infidelity is blamed in nearly half of the cases according to court statistics released Friday. Of the 20,345 cases filed with the supreme court in 1988, about 90 percent involved one to four children and 47.4 percent cited infidelity for the breakup. For this year the court said 27,778 cases Al ready had been filed by the end of july. Family Counselor say rising incomes dual Ca reer families and the increased stress of Urban living have contributed to the breakup of marriages in a society in which divorce is still frowned upon. The court statistics showed that women filed almost half the divorce cases. Vietnam admits ignoring to s cremation wish Bangkok Thailand a vietnamese leaders have admitted they deleted a passage in the will of Independence Leader to Chi Mph in which he asked to be cremated. Communist party chief Nguyen Van Linn has issued a communique admitting to a number of problems regarding president to Chi Minn s Testa ment the official radio Hanoi said. A transcript of the broadcast was heard in Bangkok Friday. To s last testament was recently published in full for the first Lime. It was made Public after his death in 1969, but owing to the historical circumstances at the time some facts were not publicized Linn s communique said. One of these was the portion that requested he be cremated and his ashes contained in three earthen pots for the North the Central and South Ern parts of the country it said. Instead the body was embalmed and placed in a Glass coffin displayed in a mausoleum in Hanoi. Reagan in the trash can of history Qadhafi says Tripoli Libya a col. Moa mar Qadhafi celebrating his 20lh year in Power declared his sup port for Panama saturday and said former president Reagan has landed in inc trash can of Qadhafi also took credit for inventing Pernsl Pika inc soviet Union s program of economic and political restructuring and said the state of Israel is an illegal entity. Qadhafi spoke at a special session of the general people s Congress Libya s parliament to open the anniversary Celebration that has attracted an array of leaders from the Middle East and gov cram cols the festivities Mark inc 20th anniversary of the coup thai deposed pro Western King Idris and established Qadhafi and his Radical socialist revolution. The Congress chanted one Arab people As Qadhafi arrived dressed in White Slacks a Gray sports jacket Maroon shirt and a while Cape trimmed in Gold. Qadhafi told the visiting revolutionary leaders i stand Wilh you in inc of Reagan his former Nemesis the libyan Leader said Reagan has joined Hitler and Mussolini in the trash can of Qadhafi also said that the world must not be car Ved on religious grounds adding that Israel should not be a jewish Hafez Assad of Syria and pop chairman Yasser Arafat who has been at Odds with Qadhafi joined in the anniversary activities. Assad and Arafat Sal beside each other on a plan form chatting amicably before the session opened. Of her leaders sealed on inc platform included Nicara a Ian president Daniel Ortega sudanese military ruler mar Hassan Ahmed cd Bashir algerian president Chad i Bend Edid and Tunisia s Zinc Al abide a Ben Ortega spoke briefly to inc Assembly recalling the conflicts Bolh Nicaragua and Libya have had with the United states under Reagan. Reagan is finished and Qadhafi continues on Ortega said according to an unofficial translation of his comments in Spanish. In difficult moments he Gad Hafi was always close. We Bolh had difficult moments. 1 owe him so Ortega finished Qadhafi embraced him and then the two clasped their hands above their Heads in a gesture of Triumph
