European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Cars Fife purr eco Pef pages 13-15, and comics the stars an stripes authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces Good Momma vol. 48. No. 149 wednesday september 13. 1989 � " s.m., d 8693 a East German exodus continues thousands flood resettlement Camps at Border i assay West Germany a at least 10,000east germans jammed resettlement Camps in West Germany on tuesday and thousands More arrived in Hungary waiting to follow the newly opened path to the of the Border town of Passau filled a convention Hall with banners and balloons to Welcome he reception is really amazing said Etc Kinda Young East German woman. I m really speechless Over the warmness and kindness resettlement Camps were overflowing in Passau on tuesday one Day after Hungary broke with East Ger Many a Warsaw pact ally and allowed East germans to Cross freely into the Border police said they estimated the num Ber of East German immigrants in West Germany at More than 10,000.there were conflicting reports about How Many East germans had crossed into Hungary since monday morning. Mai. Janos Hornyak of the hungarian Border guards said 6,529 East germans arrived Between 6 30 . Monday and 9 30 . said All but 1,181 entered from Czechoslovakia which is sandwiched Between Hungary and East Ger Many and the rest entered from Romania. In the czechoslovak capital of Prague witnesses said More than half of the 400 East germans holed up in the West German embassy left the grounds tues refugees said East Germany had promised not to punish them if they returned Home and would let them apply to emigrate to the West. The refugees had camped out in Hopes of being allowed to emigrate to West Germany like their countrymen in Hungary. The remarkable path Westward was Laid by Hungary which is embracing Liberal political reforms and seek ing closer economic and diplomatic relations with Western germans have used Hungary s looser Borders to flee to the West for years. That Stream turned into steady flood in May when Hungary removed Many Border aortic Lions with its Western neighbor the influx turned into deluge sunday when thou Sands of East germans vacationing in Hungary were allowed to emigrate in Masse. The refugees who came through three separate Crossings had completely filled five temporary Camps near the austrian Border in Bavaria and officials were seeking More shelter in military Barracks. Chief Federal government spokesman Hans Klein criticized East Germany for its Public condemnation of the unprecedented s not ice age verbiage but rather Stone age verbiage that they have reacted Klein told news conference in Passau on tuesday morning. In another development. Soviet politburo hard line Yegor Migachev arrived tuesday in East Berlin. Soviet and East German reports said. He was expected to discuss the refugee situation with officials. Most of the refugees arrived in private ears and a least 100 buses bringing them through Austria into the Southern West German tic Mann. Director of the Tiefenbach Refu gee Camp just outside i assay said Many of the emigres see exodus on Back Page their cars Are Small and overloaded but geared to Freedom near Passau an East German Drulter asks a West German policeman for directions. Hengersberge. West Germany the flood of East German refugees head ing West is beginning to take its toll i Only on transportation officials. Having run out of the Oval Slicker that designate a car s country of registration. West German embassy officials i Budapest turned to a simple substitute for the a for deutschland hand lettered signs photocopied in sufficient numbers to meet demand. Some East germans took their motor matters int9 their own hands ripping fold ing or partially covering up their Der stickers until Only one a remained. A Quarter mile line of refugee car sparked outside the Hengersberge tent City tuesday were loaded with beat up leather suitcases maps loaves of bread snacks and the first purchases of Western goods disposable diapers Alf dolls a Garfield stuffed toy and two cans of Pepsi sorry coca cola. Other pointers to the the new West Ger mans were fliers placed on the windshields of the refugees cars by employers including one who was seeking 400 welders. Refugees arc most easily spotted by these Liny boxy underpowered cars Many with bundles of belongings tied on lop. The makes and models Are tra wants Wartburg ladas sodas a few Dacia and one Mosovich. Trabant which by far outnumber All the others put together appear to Comein two shades of beige. For the really racy there is baby refugees who had spent 1,200 Miles on the trip Wisl inside these unas suming Lillic vehicles their first impression of West Germany was superhighways noted for their dense traffic and Lack of Speed me 110 Kph 72 Mph is Loo fast said one refugee and they the Wisl Ger mans were flashing their lights at but inc most common greeting was honk and wave from i hair Fasler paced countrymen speeding by in another refugee. Horst. Said he had to wait 17 years for delivery of his wart Burg bul once in came replacement parts like Wircs and Windshield wipers were nearly impossible to gel. Rather than wait seven years for delivers of a Small trailer horse had one of his friends build one from scratch for what he Hopes willbe a Long vacation in the Wesl. East germans also appear to be Able to Purchase one variety of motorcycle. Four of these were parked among the tra wants All of them 250cc models All red. One had just enough Kilometres on the odometer to account for its journey from the East but it still looked As tired an weather beaten As the others. A teen Ager from East Berlin said he Anda Friend Rode one of these As far As Budapest before it died. The rest of the Way the hitchhiked. Alter All there were plenty of cars going their Way. What happening a
