European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In stars and stripes Friday december 29,1989pag�2 Juza 19bs Engerman politician accused in scandal. A. A i unon  f1ur1ina Thi . Liq  a the head of a new last German opposition party wednes Day  from talks Between East Ger Many coalition government another  after he was accused of corruption7v"  announcement Caim Xis the talks which concern the future cube of the country resumed wednesday after a. Christmas  Schnur chairman of the democratic Awakening party was accused in the newspaper Junge Welt of using his position to obtain a Large apartment that originally had been allocated to a family with several  45-year-old lawyer denied the allegations but said he was withdrawing from the talks until the matter had been clarified. He said he was the target of a massive Campaign aimed at discredit ing him and his party politically. He also claimed his Mother who is jewish has received threats from Neo nazis. Schnur elected chairman 9f demo cratic Awakening earlier this month when the opposition group met to constr we itself As a political party said he wout Eek a vote of Confidence from the party bom. Since the Fafro thiard Linc communist Leader Erich  oct. 18, East germans have been intern on rooting out corruption. Most such allegations have entered on the top Levels of the ousted communist party leadership. East German leaders have Institute dizzying changes following protests by hundreds of thousands of people for democratic Reform. It opened the Berlin Wall As part of loosened travel restrictions in november promised free elections and called for the talks betwee communist and opposition leaders. Hon Cockcr s successor Egon Krenz also resigned As president and a communist replaced him in a Newtion government which Inam Des the communists and four traditionally Allie parties.  Hans mod Row is handle Rumy to Day affairs until the free elect fans. Of tiffs involve 31 representative Sive established political parties including the communists and representatives of 16 opposition groups. The discussion group is acting As watchdog group on Modrow s govern ment until the elections by  Welt Anu wifi oriented newspaper once cup i kr1filiied with the communists. A Mac the allegations against St Schnur s party has maintained close contacts with West German officials Butis split on the question of reunification. It has also called for a free Market systemic East Germany although there is a Dis Pute on this topic As  movement has existed As a party for Only two weeks and its National in fluence is still hard to assess. Out o no  Uusita a Iii Iinuma a . Of november Home sae Rose pc year s highest level. _ _. ,. I. . Or Nii Raci a As Van nil with a me times for housing Are not consider Washington a sales of existing Homes spurred by falling mortgage rates Rose 3.2 percent in no vember to their highest level this year a real estate Trade group reported wednesday. The National association of tors said sales of existing single a Homes Rose to a seasonally adj annual rate of 3.59 million flits last month the fastest sales Juip since Las december. The 3.2  to Novom bar increase the biggest percentage Advance skate a 4.5 percent Rise in a Gustv sacs in october had fallen a Slig fit  percent. John Tuccillo a Ltd association Schief  that falling mortgage talc would boost Home Salesin  As buyers take and Vanla Juhym favourable financing terms. Cording to a Survey by the Federal Tomc loan mortgage corp. The National average for fixed rate Loans dipped to 9.69 percent last week As rates continued to decline from their recent High of 10.22 percent in sep tember. The median Price for Homes sold i november edged up 0.4 percent to $93,000. While the Northeast had the most expensive median sales Price in october the West look the top spot i november with a Price of $150,200. The Northeast was second r housing not. Considering Ian Price of $145,8oti followed by How much prices Rose in High cos the South at $82,400 and Midwest areas Over the past few year Flynn at $70 900 we noting that the median res Aleth median i. The Point a we Pri  Northeast has combed 85 half the Homes sold form orc and Halk recent in the past five years for less.  the sales increase was Many housing analysts said the have detected signs that sales Are slow ing in High priced areas of the country such As the Northeast and West As potential buyers balk at the  realtors president Norman Flynn said he did not believe doom and gloom scenarios predicting a com ing housing recession because of the High prices. People who Are predicting hard lcerojfci.9.2 percent jump in sales inthe South to Here Homes were sold at an annual Ralf Rof 1.42 million units i november.  up 3.2 percent in the West to at annual rate of640,000 units. The Nort wast posted a 1.7 percent Rise to an annual rate of590,000 units. Sales in the Midwest were Down 4percent to an annual rate of 450,000 units. News updates 1 Virginia election Richmond losing candidate votes in a re Lithe Victory of i a. A the gained Only 1 1 3 no that certified Democrat l. Doug Las Wilder As the first elected Blac governor in the Lalion s history. The re county publican j. Mar conducted at re All Coleman s re quest was Cerf fied by a three judge panel. While accept Coleman Camp uncovered evil Sands of felons dictating a Nee form. The re count Defeated Colem to 890,195 Kotwas 6,741 votes Natoria race the i he Tegt of Catt two a Votuc olos Angeles a a mailman accused of fatally shooting  Skippy allegedly opened fire As the dog s owner was headed outside to give the mailman a bottle of Vodka for Christmas police said. I got to the door and Boom said Tammi Brody. 27, owner of the 2 year old German Shepherd mix. Don t know what happened. Heft it freaked out and Sho the it. For absolutely no reason letter Carris 1 1oyd Bertran Ster Ling. 34, of Pacoima was arrested after the . Shooting tuesday in sub Urban Arleta 20 Miles Northwest of booked but the ass a whoa de Over tothe District   of Cruey Kojm Mal sir discharging a weapon in City Raro Janaske said. Sterling was on his rounds when he allegedly shot Skippy with a .22-Calibcr weapon from the driveway while the dogmas about 15 feet away on the sidewalk police said. Brody said she had just stepped to the the utter Carrier a bottle of i the neigh complained about the animal to postal officials Benaske said. But Brody said Sterling had gotten Idaa Gwill with the dog. He lha cry Friendly dog. The mail Man  he watched him grow. I Don t  do that shoot the dog. He s a Verdyth Stenan she  officials said the matter was under investigation. Publishers fined Over photo of aids  a a Kaki cult in  1qr7 deman Tokyo a two publishers of weekly magazines were ordered wednes Day to pay $22,400 for publishing a photo of Japan s first female aids Vic Tim one of the companies said. The Kobun Sha and Shincho Sha pub Lishing houses were ordered to pay dam Ages by the Osaka District court Ako Bunsha official said. He declined to say whether the companies would Appeal the decision. Japan s first female aids patient die Dat age 29 on Jan. 20, 1987. The health and welfare ministry which did no name the patient listed sexual Contact As the cause of her infection. The magazines published the photo after her  Kyodo news service quoted judge Yutaka Tahata As saying in his verdict that Shincho Sha s focus mag Azine and Kobun Sha s Flash had de famed the woman by carrying her picture and groundless stories that invade her privacy and harmed her parents re Spect and affection for  said the parents had filed a libel suit i september 198 demanding 140,000 in damages. As of april 10, 1989, 103 people i Japan had contracted acquired immune deficiency syndrome according to the health and welfare ministry. Aids attacks the body s immune sys tem leaving victims susceptible to a wide variety of infections and cancers. It is most often transmitted through sexual Contact transfusions of tainted blood products and the sharing of contaminated hypodermic Needles by drug abusers. British composer of Stab at mater Dies. I. I a i _ a inf film Fie first re of fir Niffa in 194/.london a sir Lennox Berke Ley an eminent British composer per haps Best known for his choral work the Stab at mater died tuesday at the age of 86.berkeley, who suffered from a heart ailment and a Type of alzheimer s Dis ease died in a London Hospital of a respiratory infection said his son Michael. Berkeley wrote operas chamber music concertos and four full nympho  studied under the great music teacher Nadia Boulanger in Paris for five years and returned to Britain in 1935, the year of his first major work the Ora Torio  three years later he produced another choral work Domini est Terra then music for string quartets Solo instruments and orchestra. His first symphony was completed in 1940. The Stab at mater for six voices and12 instruments was written for Benja min Britten s English opera group and was first performed i 1947. Berkeley was knighted in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth ii. The composers Guild of great Britain named him com Poser of the year in 1973. Two years later he was elected to the presidency of the composers Guild and the performing rights society. Berkeley is survived by his wife the former Elizabeth Freda Bernstein and three sons. A funeral service is planned of next week to be followed by a memo rial concert