European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D historians compare present with 1939 Page 3 n anti abortionists renew nationwide Campaign Page 5 d mount Etna sends lava oozing Page 8 q is there life after pro sports Page 13 the stars and stripes 5feipot% authorized unofficial publication to Flthe . Armed forces Good morning vol.48. No. 168 monday. October 2, 1989 in o.-, i �., d 8693 a 7,000 Happy East germans pack refugee trains to West Hof West Germany Al l train crowded with about 7.000 Hast Cirman refugees rumbled id the West from Pra Guc and Warsaw on Suni Kiy after communist East Berlin allowed an exodus from the increasingly divided soviet bloc. We had no future  said 34-year-old Uwe kit tar of coitus after arriving at Dawn. We had an  did t live badly but in was like we were living behind a big Mountain that we d never get  Many of those arriving in the Northern bavarian City of Hof had tears of Joy streaming Down their faces while others cheered and clapped wildly in Warsaw and Prague fast German who heard the word reportedly raced to the cities Railroad stations jumping inboard the trains already packed with those who had holed up in Honn s embassies there. West German news Media said there were reports that even More fast Ger mans were already try it u i  byway of Poland and a Echo Iii fur Joy peer from a train Nln dim us the arrive sunday in a Leif from Prajin record enrolment strains Germany schools by Daveau a education writer . Schools in West Germany fac critical shortages of classrooms and teachers in the Wake of a record Selling enrolment that shows no signs of less ening. The unexpected enrolment prompted Germany Region director Joseph Blackstead on Friday to raise the possibility of double sessions in some areas. But he cautioned that such a move would occur Only when All other possibilities were exhausted. School officials had predicted 88.700students for the 1989-90 school year but the figure stood at 90.138 by sept. 13,preliminary reports indicate enrolment will top 90.500 by today said Frank o Gara a Germany Region spokesman. The Germany Region s previous top enrolment was 88,288 during the 1988 89 school year. School officials said military com Man dvrs were puzzled by the Rise in enrolment that has affected dozens of communities most of which have see no increase in uniformed personnel. The Region last week got the Green Light from Washington to hire 44 More teachers in addition to the 65 announced earlier Blackstead said. But school officials from Kaiserslautern to Frankfurt say the Pool of available teach ers overseas is nearly  school system has an ongoing teacher recruitment Campaign in the United Stales but officials familiar wit the process said it often lakes up to 90 Days to bring stateside recruited teachers into the overseas work Force Mannheim elementary  Lor Raine Sianoski described the High enrol ment at her school As  she was told to expect no More than1,900 children but the school s Cioll ass m,1in a  this school like others in the German Mcgion is o erf Lohin with children. Ment stood Al 2,017 Lasi week. More Stu dents arc expected. Three additional teachers have brought the number of classroom instructors to 61, and Shanoski was Force to convert an an room arid a special Edu cation room into regular classrooms to make space for the new teachers an their students. In addition classes for the talented and gifted will be held in the Community Chapel. Shanoski has asked the Region for four prefabricated classrooms but said the school might increase the request to seven. The Region has the Money to build the prefabricated classrooms but Roland Setzer who Heads the Region s facilities ranch said construction could take up to six months. The Region has none i storage. Region officials announced plans lat last week to build prefabricated units at Mannheim. Main and Nellinger Al Mem Aries to ease classroom shortages. Seller painted a gloomy picture of Thelong term Outlook in Germany based on current troop Levels. The dozens of major additions already approved will do Nomore than cure existing deficiencies he said and the five year minimum needed to Complete the proposed additions translates into no immediate answer to see schools on Back Page