European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday september 13,1989 right gains heavily in norwegian vote Oslo. Norway a thousands of voters ditched Norway s two largest Par ties in general elections and analysts tuesday gave the governing labor party coalition Only a 50-50 Chance to survive a right Wing Challenge. Neither grouping got a majority in parliament from monday s balloting and conservatives must gain the support of an increasingly popular far right party if they Hope to topple prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. Brundtland. Whose party suffered its greatest postwar defeat said she will re main in office until opponents oust her minority government. The non socialist parties planned meetings next week to discuss forming a coalition. Voters fed up with High in employ news briefs. Men rising prices and Little perceived difference Between the labor and conservative panics streamed to the far right party of Progress and the socialist left the analysts said. This election was marked by enor Mous changes and just the same Noth ing changed said political scientist Lars Svaasand of the University of Bergen. Whichever Side succeeds it probably will control a minority with limited ability to Complete Norway s economic re covery Svaasand said. The avg newspaper called it the elec Tion that Norway there is a Clear polarization in the system. Both the largest parties suffered setbacks but the conservatives were the big loser said analyst Burnt old Aardal of the Institute for social research. Analysts gave Brundtland a roughly 50-50 Chance of remaining in the govern ment with some suggesting she might be forced out initially but regain Power Over the divisive non socialist Doc. To gain Power the opposition bloc must come to terms with the Progress party of Carl i. Hagen who challenges the foundations of Norway s social democracy. The party soared from two scats in the 1985 parliament to 22 in the new one. The non socialist bloc won a slim majority of 84 scats to 80 for labor and the Allied socialist left which doubled it strength. The single Independent Anders aunt will probably support labor stil Norway s largest party. Hagen said he will support a vote to topple Brundtland but warned that if he is not included in a coalition his party will be not Sci opposition party. If they want the Benefit of our sup port it is at the Cost of our having influx he said. The other non socialist parties Don t want anything to do with the Progress party but they May be forced into Coop crating Svaasand said. Aardal said relations in the non socialist bloc arc tense and it will take a while until we Sec a solution for the whole my guess is that the government will operate on an Issue by Issue basis. But that does t necessarily mean that it will be inefficient and unstable. It has happened Many times before in norwegian history he said. Finding of Wii bomb spurs evacuation of 5,000 Bremerhaven West Germany is eight american families were among More than5,000 residents evacuated by West German police from a Bremer Haydn neighbourhood tuesday night while a bomb disposal team defused a 500 Pound world War ii bomb. The neighbourhood was cleared while Bremen police disarmed and removed the bomb from a construction site in a commercial and residential District near the Center of Bromer Haven military Community hous ing office contacted the american residents by Telephone tuesday afternoon. Construction workers digging on the site monday morning found the 4-foot-Long bomb buried under about 6 feet of dirt. a strategic port was the target of heavy bombing by Allied air forces in 1944. Last month a 250-Pound bomb was found near the Harbor. A Bromer Haven police spokesman said smaller ordnance is found in the City once or twice a year. Tropical storm Hugo expected to strengthen Miami a Hurricane forecasters tues Day said tropical storm Hugo is Likely to strengthen As it churns across the Atlantic to Ward the Caribbean while Gabriel la whipped up heavy swells As it moved away from Nova so , the eighth named storm of this Atlantic Hurricane season had winds of 50 Mali with stronger gusts in squalls and forecasters said conditions were right for it to grow stronger. It still looks impressive on the satellite imagery meaning it has continued to strengthen some forecaster Max Mayfield of the National Hurricane Center in suburban Coral Gables said adding that Hugo could have 74 Mph Hurri Cane strength winds in a Day or two. At noon Hugo s Center was situated near Lati tude 12.6 North and Longitude 36 West or about 760 Miles West Southwest of the westernmost Cape verde islands. It was headed West at 23 Mph and was on a path that could take it to the Caribbean in about five Days forecasters said. Meanwhile tropical storm Gabrielle s winds were Down to 45 Mph but still causing swells a High As 16 feel along the South coast of Nova Scotia and pans of new England forecasters said. Bush plans to nominate 2 As . District judges Washington a president Bush tuesday said he would nominate Federal Magis trates Edwin l. Nelson of Alabama and g. Thomas Van bib bar of Kansas As . District court judges. The nominations will require Senate confirmation. Nelson 49, of Birmingham ala., would succeed a Foy Guin or. In the Northern District of Alabama. Van bib bar 57, of Topeka kan., would succeed Richard d. Rogers As . District judge for Kansas. Exodus from Page 1 who had cars arrived later than expected. A lot of them told me they had gone shopping in Vienna and took in the sights before going on to West Germany he said. About 60,000 East germans were reported in Hun Gary on sunday most of them on vacation. But an Interior ministry official in Budapest said monday that 26,000 of them had returned Home. East Germany s communist government expressed anger at West Germany and Hungary for arranging the exodus but announced no immediate retaliation. East Germany s adn news Agency accused West Germany of luring away and misleading citizens of our land through an unrestrained slander Cam it said Hungary had unilaterally suspended agreements Between the two countries regulating movement of people across Borders. In Moscow the soviet news Agency Tass condemned Western Media for what it called a tendentious Campaign to Spur illegal East German emigration. Many East germans in Passau expressed fears that their relatives Back Home would face reprisals. Our parents still Don t know for sure what we have done said one Young Man who arrived with his wife from Leipzig. The couple asked not to be identified. We just Hope this won t Hurt them. They East German Security officials have a Way of making life difficult for people whose relatives have fled to the West the Man said. It was not known How Long the exodus of East Ger mans out of Hungary would last or be permitted. News reports said the East germans might restrict travel to Hungary in retaliation but East Berlin denied the re ports. Some of West Germany s 61.3 million citizens have expressed concern about How their country can absorb an estimated 100,000 East germans Likely to arrive this year up from nearly 40,000 last year and the larg est number since 207,000 fled in 1961. About 400,000 ethnic germans from other soviet bloc countries also arc expected to arrive this year. On monday West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said countrymen who expressed discontent were insensitive. We have no right to resist the search for personal happiness of our countrymen from East Germany he said. Although West German unemployment is about 9 percent not enough Young people arc signing up for apprenticeship programs As craftsmen and most of the East German refugees arc Young craftsmen. Klein the government spokesman said officials received 8,000 Job offers in Passau alone for the Refu gees. Inside Passau s sprawling Halle civic Center the West German red Cross and other Relief groups had set up tiered bunk Beds kitchens and consultation centers for other new emigres. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Center to Greet the arriving East germans. Hungary s action Marks the first time a Warsaw pact country has aided a mass exodus of refugees from an Allied communist nation. The exodus is the biggest since the Berlin Wall was built. In Washington state department Deputy spokes Man Richard Boucher praised Hungary for boldly opening its Western Border in Defiance of a Warsaw pact ally. The exodus came after weeks of talks Between the two Germany failed. On sunday night the hungarian government formally announced it would allow All East germans to leave for West Germany. Before this week about 6,000 East germans had already fled this summer through Hungary. . Relationship with Gorbachev very positive Bush tells Yeltsin Washington a president Bush told soviet Maverick Boris Yeltsin his administration enjoys a very positive relationship with soviet Leader Mik Hail Gorbachev the White House said tuesday. The president met with the soviet official an out spoken critic of some of Gorbachev s policies for about 15 minutes according to a statement by White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. The statement said Bush dropped by a meeting Between Yeltsin and National Security adviser Brent scowcroft. Fitzwater earlier had suggested that the session would be Little More than a handshake Between the president and the visiting soviet figure saying we Don t want to do anything to Foster internal conflict that might be associated with this however Fitzwater s later statement said the meet ing included discussion of Overall .-sovict relations and of drugs. Yeltsin said in a speech before the meeting that he wanted to Tell Bush we have to Combine our efforts to Rescue per Stroika which is in a super critical Situa Tion today the president said that there is much interest in or. Yeltsin s visit. He expressed his View that the Overall bilateral relationship is in Good shape said Fitzwater s this connection the president noted his very positive relationship with general Secretary Gorba Chev and reiterated his support for perestroika it president emphasized that the american peo ple share his Hope for the Success of the Reform move ment in the soviet Union the Short statement added. Vice president Dan Quayle also dropped by to Greet Yeltsin the statement said. Fitzwater said Bush met with Yeltsin shortly before Bush s nationally televised anti drug speech to school spokesman said the president mentioned the speech to the soviet official and the problem that drugs have created throughout the world. The presi Dent and or. Yeltsin both agreed that drugs Are Amajor problem that touches on both american and soviet
