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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d 3 killed 3 missing in crashes of military copters in  Page 2 q prison population up by record 7.3% Page 3 d Effort to control Dollar said to be in shambles Page 4 d giants nip redskins 27-24 in last second Page 26 tripes Good morning vol. 48. No. 149 wednesday. September 13. 1989 fou  d 8693 a exodus from East continues 16,000 More e. Germans enter Hungary i assay West Germany a As thousands of cheering East germans poured into the West monday in a historic exodus permitted by the Reform minded communist government in Hungary officials in Buda pest said 16,000 More East germans had arrived in Hungary by Way of Czechoslovakia but h was not known How Many of them might Dpi Irttie exodus. The West German newspaper die Welt reported tuesday that about 10,000 East germans May have crossed into the West on monday on the first Day of the Westward trek and officials prepared for More cast German emigres in route from Hungary. Border officials in Austria said More than 5,700 refugees crossed into their country monday with hours of Daylight left. Officials of a West German Charity running the refugee Camps in Budapest said the last bus left monday afternoon leaving the Camps empty. About 7,000 fast germans had been registered there. East German refugees arriving in West Germany said their journey fulfilled their dreams. For is to litre Ison Lathi future and it will be  said a Middle age East of reran Tatlier of two children who would not give his name. I decided on escaping 27 years ago and today it worked. It s a feeling that s just tops just  said a 40-year-old clip in Man after crossing into West Ger continued on Back Page labor big loser in norwegian elections Oslo Norway a norwegians on monday dealt the governing Labo party its worst election setback since world War ii but prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland indicated she would fight to stay on. That would Force the opposition to try to oust her in a no Confidence vote when parliament next convenes oct. 2. With 99.7 percent of the ballots counted official results showed both Lamorand its main rival the conservative party losing support they won in the 1985 elections. The results showed labor with885,291 votes received for 34.4 percent a loss of 6.4 percent from the previous elections four years ago. The conserva Tives had 565,901 Voles and 22.1 percent for an 8.3 percent loss. Major gainers were the rightist Progress party with 331,944 votes for 13 percent which was 9.2 percent More than in the last election and the socialist left with 257.579 Voles 10.1 percent of the ballots and a 4.6 percent improvement. Smaller parties showed modest gains or losses. Labor was Hurt by record unemployment and widespread discontent with Public services but remains the largest party in this country of 4.2 million people. Norway has been governed by welfare stale policies for 40 years. Clear weather encouraged a Good turn out from 3.2 million eligible voters. Non socialist parties which retained a combined majority said they would try to smooth Over differences to form a coalition. Bargaining could take weeks. Brundtland has governed with a parliamentary minority the last three Yea Sand said the situation was unchanged implying she could continue in office. Many disenchanted voters switched norwegian prime minister gun Harlem Brundtland with socialist Leader Erik solheim. Loyalties to the socialist left which sup ports labor leaving the socialist bloc with Only minor losses. The socialist Lett campaigned on a Strong environmental platform but it also opposes Norway membership in the North Atlantic treaty organi action. Final results determining seat distribution May not be known until wednesday because of a new election system thai adds eight posts to the 157-Membcr storting or parliament. Norway s free spending Days came to an abrupt end with plunging Oil prices in 1986, when the country s North sea wealth deteriorated badly. Brundtland said she was concerned Over labor s losses bul thai it still looks like Well have a parliament that in t bad As a  1 Thor was projected 10 win 64 of the 165 scats with its socialist ally getting 16. The three party non socialist Alliance conservatives. Christian democrats and Center party would gel 61 scats. The unpredictable right Wing party of Progress would have 20. Svith Small parties and independents get Ting a total of four scats. The key to any non socialist Alliance lies with Carl 1. Hagen. Leader of the parly of Progress an anti lax party. Hagen who held the balance Between blocs in the previous legislature toppled the last non socialist government in 9s6ovcra proposed tax increase allowing lir Undeland to take Over with a minority Cabinet. Brundtland. 50. Is a  Doc Tor who special cd in Public health. Economists credit her for fiscal poli cies and wage restraints that halved inflation in two years to 4.8 percent and turned a balance of payments deficit into a surplus. Bul unemployment nearly tripled in the same period to 5 percent. Officials say wrong Type of Aid sent to Colombia Bogota Colombia not american and colombian officials Here say most of the equipment in a $65 million emergency package from the United Stales is not the Type that is most needed to fight the drug War Here and is unlikely to have a major effect against the traffickers. The officials say the Aid serves mainly As a symbolic show of american support. Our operations against the narcotics traffickers will be essentially the same As be fore a senior police officer said. Maj. Gen. Miguel gome Padilla the chief of the 70,000-Membcr National police Force said the total package is More suitable for conventional warfare than inc kind of struggle we Are waging Here against narcotics  the National police have been conducting 85 percent to 90 percent of the anti narcotics operations in colom Bia but american and colombian officials say thai about 85 percent of the $65 million in emergency Aid is being spent on equipment for the army and air Force. One reason inc officials say is that the equipment is coming from american military stockpiles and is More compatible with the army and air Force than with the police. The police say their biggest disappointment is that they received none of the sophisticated equipment they wanted for their intelligence bureaus which they regard As the most crucial single element in inc drug War. They say icy requested hundreds of items see Colombia on Back Page  
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