European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Becker beats lend for . Open Crown Page 21 the stars and stripes vol.48. No. 148 tuesday. September 12. 1989 Good Momma d b693 a Joyful East German throngs pour into West from Hungary Passau. West Germany a thousands or ecstatic East German refugee poured into West Ger Many monday after Hungary desk in a Warsaw pact ally and boldly threw open a door to the West. You yelled a Young emigre hitting the Hood of his Wartburg minibus Afler arriving in the largest mass migration from Kam Germany since Heberlin Wall went up in 1961. East Germany angrily denounced the exodus an accused Hungary of smuggling beings. Hungary opened its Border to the Ecsi at Midnight to the pc Asl germans. The decision Samc despite Hun Gary s concerns that the nation become j conduit for ens of thousands of other re Lutcs irom soviet bloc nations. Related Story i a e 2k. In Yugoslavia meanwhile about 100 romanians who have fled their communist country gathered Mon Day at a . Office in Belgrade applying to be re settled in the West. Bavarian Border police said More Llian 2.000 East tier Man refugees mostly Young couples or families with Young children had armed irom Hungary through aug iria by mid morning. W Ith hundreds More streaming in Lateran the Day. The total reportedly could top 10.000. Austrian Border officials said More than 5,700 Refu gees had crossed the Border into Austria by i Dafter noon. In Budapest officials of the West German Char ily running the refugee Camps said the Lasi bus carrying the remnants of about 7,000 registered at the hungarian Camps left monday afternoon West Germany s i television network said the total number expected to reach the West in the current exodus could be Well Over 10.000." a 40-year-old Man. Who Wuu id not give his name said "1 decided on escaping -7 years ago. And today it worked it s a feeling that s just tops just the emigration came despite efforts by die hard communists in East Zierlin 10 dissuade Hungary s re form minded leaders hungarian radio compared the East germans noisy see on Back Page a Quittle of Kast German sparkling wine helps three refugees celebrate their arrival my Ida Iii Xvi so Germany. New citizens expected to bolster Economy by i Rukavi staff writer the thousands of fasl germans who Are pouring into West Germany via Hungary will provide extra strength to West Germany s already Strong Economy a spokesman for an economic Institute said monday at the same time the flood of new Citi ens should help West Germany overcome expected difficulties in financing its social Security and unemployment pro Grams a government spokesman in Bonn said. Officials Are expecting that 100,000 germans will make the Legal or illegal trip to West Germany this year said Klaus i Cue Juski an expert ill the Institute of German economics in Cologne. V West Industry it Neuis somewhere Between 600.000 and 900,000 skilled workers to expand production i Kuciewski said. Until now. It has been impossible to Oil these positions i rom the Reser Voiro million registered unemployed. I m Ici Tam Industry will find them among the refugees " with their newly earned Marks the new Titi ens also will Lue demand Lor Umsu Mei products As they build then Lues in the West said " 1 hese pop la will have a number of needs to fulfil they need Homes furnishings Uii a clothes food and or said fhe benefits Loi this econ omy Are the last germans arc abandoning their country at time of an economic Boom in West Germany. Dining the first six months of 1wwest Ger Manv s Economy experienced us highest growth rate in 1.1 the government reported list weel the see Economy on Back Page Honecker s condition has deteriorated Hambling West Germany the condition of East German Leader Inch Honecker who underwent Gall bladder surgery last month has deteriorated German news Media reported monday West German government officials m Bonn declined comment on the reports. The Adf television network on monday quoted Western diplomatic sources in Hungary As saying Honecker s medical condition has deteriorated con according to information that allegedly comes trom tits mums i arty in ficus. Honecker has no in Tel and no wish to gel the network said Honecker has been recovering from Gall bladder sur Gery he underwent last month. Honecker 77, has staunchly resisted the reforms sweeping much of the soviet bloc. Tens of thousands of tast germans Are fleeing their country because of dissatisfaction with the political and economic Situa Tion there. Critics in the 1 of Lilburn reportedly arc charging that Honecker misjudged the meaning and scope of the wave of said. Xii previously had said there were indications that i Honecker was no longer Lully Able to the est German newspaper Hild said monday its front Page headline Honecker wants to i he Hamburg based newspaper added the condition of the communist Leader has worsened cuing unidentified sources in East Berlin bold said thai i Honecker has lost the will to Iliad is published by the Giani Springer concern. See Honecker on Back Page
