European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday december 31,1990 germans joining to Greet new decade Berun a East Germany on saturday bored new holes in its Borders to inspire an inter German new year Bash while joining forces with West Ger Man police to Ward off threatened Neo nazi actions Over the Holiday. New year s eve celebrations will unify the Peoples of both Germany in ringing out the year that saw a Retreat of stalinism and heralding a new age of Hope for a future free of division and discord. But the easing of restrictions that separated germans for four decades has also opened new doors to extremists. Authorities on both sides of the Border have agreed to work jointly to prevent Inci dents that could spoil the festivities. East German officials warned earlier in the week of a growth in Neo fascist incidents Over the past year contending that a pogrom atmosphere was being created in the country Dizzie by rapid Reform. Despite the threat of disturbances an atmosphere of expectation and reflection pervaded both Germany in the frantic hours leading up to the Public and private parties to Greet the new German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in a televised new year s message thanked the Freedom movements in the soviet Union Poland and Hungary forsaking the democratic revolution in East Germany possible this past year has brought the Unity of our fatherland a Good Deal closer Kohl said. Alter decades of division awareness of the Unity of our nation in an interview. West German presi Dent Richard von Weiss Fucker said that a joint head of state for East Germany an West Germany is but in the Exchange with the Ham Burg West Germany based newspaper Bild am sonntag Weizsacker caution that germans in both states must be patient in bridging the gaps that have divided them. Uhr aright activists had planned to use the More relaxed Border procedures Over the weekend to infiltrate East Germa Border towns and demonstrate for reunification according to officials in the West German City of Fulda. Viking youth a Neo nazi group that has fashioned itself after the Hitler youth has appealed for Radical sympathizers to Cross into East Germany from the West German state of Hessen with flashlights and fireworks to stage a noisy action Fulda officials said. Erwin Muisch of the West Germa Border patrol in Fulda and a regional police chief Karl Ball told reporters that their forces had made a verbal agreement with East German authorities to step up patrols in the area. Several Hundred women from Bot sides of divided Berlin demonstrated along East Berlin s famed Unter Den Lin Den thoroughfare on saturday to raise Public consciousness of the evils of fas cism. The demonstrators led by Eva Roh Mann of the East German state women s organization denounced the vandalism by right Wing extremists three Days ear Lier that marred a soviet War memorial in the East Berlin suburb of treptow. Neo nazi desecration have reportedly been on the Rise in East Germany in re cent months but officials continue to claim that most of the disturbances we recreated by radicals crossing Over from West German Border authorities said saturday that they were informed of a least 20 temporary pedestrian Crossings opened along the East German bord Erwith West German state of Bavaria to facilitate the heavy traffic expected Over the Holiday weekend. More than 350,000 East germans arrived in West Germany on thursday and Friday and More than 50,000 West Ger mans crossed into Northern East Ger Many to join friends and relatives in celebrating the new year authorities said. Seven new Crossings have been opened through Jan. 2 along the Border of Hes sen and another new passage has Bee opened Between the West German state of Schleswig Holstein and the Northern part of East Germany. A new permanent crossing betwee Hirschberg East Germany and Unter lie Fengyun. West Germany also opened saturday West German officials said. News briefs Snow once again diverts Relief planes from Romania rhe1n-main a. West Germany is Snow prevented two . Air Force c-130s loaded with medical supplies from Landing sat urday in Romania. It was the second time in 24 hours that the planes had to be diverted to Avi Ano a Italy. Both times the aircraft carrying 65,000 pounds of supplies from the 7th medics come had to be turned away from the Bucharest air Force spokesman said the Crews would spend another night in Italy before deciding whether to attempt a third flight sunday. Police troops break up peace Chain in Jerusalem Jerusalem a police and Borde troops used nightsticks rubber bullets tear Gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of peo ple demonstrating for peace saturday in Jerusa Lem s old City. J at least 13 people were injured. Police arrested 50 people according to israeli said some demonstrators shouted pro palestinian slogans setting off two charges by policemen into largely palestinian groups. Israeli european and palestinian participant formed a peace Chain chanted we want peace and earned balloons with the rally s slogan 1990 time for about 15,000 people about a third More than organizers had expected turned out for the human Chain around the Stone Walls of Jerusa Lem s old City. Twelve Hundred people came from Europe for the rally most of them women Solace March on Friday also part of to �1990 time for peace program was broken up by police firing tear Gas and swinging nightsticks after an outlawed palestinian Flag was raised. Poland s historic name restored after 45 years Warsaw Poland a parliament sat urday restored Poland s name that had been changed by the communists 45 years ago an amended the Constitution to drop the leading role of the communist party in state Senate vote confirmed restoration of the Republic of Poland As the country s official name from the people s Republic of Poland imposed when the communist party too Power in 1944. Senators Rose and Sang god who watches Over Poland and the National Anthem after voting 79-0. With two abstentions to make the constitutional s lower House the Sejm had approved the changes Friday by a vote of 374-1with 11 abstentions. Senate approval is needed for measures to become Law. Nearly empty jetliner lands safely in Detroit despite bomb threat Paris a a Northwest airlines dc-10 Lande uneventfully in Detroit saturday despite a bomb threat that persuaded 105 people to cancel their Book Ings leaving just 42 people on Board. The Paris to san Francisco flight with change of planes in Detroit carried 14 Crew members and 28 passengers three of whom were journalists making the trip to report on the threatened flight. A steady Stream of passengers had changed their travel plans after hearing news reports of threats against fight 51 in retaliation for the bombing convictions of two palestinians. Northwest offered to avow passengers to change to other flights or airlines with no plane left Charles de Gaulle International Airport at 2 45 p.m., More than two hours late because of scrutiny of every piece of hand Luggage being put aboard caused a Brier initial delay but then the plane was held up by fog that was disrupting All flights at the Airport and caused some flights to be at the Airport was extremely tight As armed officers of the air and Border police and not police with leashed dogs shepherded the passengers through scrupulous Check in procedures. Each piece of Luggage was a Rayed on freeze Frame video machines. Even a Small souvenir bust of Napoleon was put on the Belt and a Rayed separately. The dc-10 can hold 284 passengers. Northwest originally had 130 seats booked but cancellations started pouring in Friday after news reports describe the bomb threat against the plane. Northwest announced the threat thursday but said the Fri asked that no details be disclosed. A port Eastern accent maae me Marcai 10 no Nuwer a troit office saying the bombing would be in retaliation for life sentences Given to two palestinians convicted in Sweden of charges connected with a string of bomb Ings in Europe. . From Page 1 should recognize that the freely expressed will of the panamanian people has opted decisively for the presi Dent Guillermo Endara government and rejected the despotic drug trafficker Manuel according to Independent observers Endara had won the panamanian elections earlier this year but the results were voided by Noriega. Countries that sided with the United suites an voted against the Resolution included Portugal austra Lia Belgium Britain Canada Denmark France , the Netherlands new zealand Norway and Assembly meeting in an emergency session at the request of Cuba and Nicaragua heard a dozen speakers Over two Days denounce the . Action. Some called it an example of gunboat diplomacy. Search from Page 1 if the harassment rap and Rock music which had included numer Ous taunting songs seemed intended to torment Noriega. . Troops turned Down the volume late Friday afternoon. The music stopped saturday ambassador Antenor Ferrey said about 60 . Troops ordered him seven nicaraguan staff Mem Bers and two panamanians to leave the residence on Fri Day while american soldiers searched the said Friday in Managua Nicaragua they acted arrogantly like rambos Ortega also announced that his government was or Dering 20 . Diplomats to leave Nicaragua within 72hours and demanded that the Mission support staff be reduced from 320 employees to 100.the United states does not have an ambassador in Managua Nicaragua s capital and it was not immediately known whether . Charge d affaires John Leon Ard the top . Diplomat would be expelled. . Air Force col Ronald Sconyers a Southern omd spokesman said saturday that the search of the residence on Friday was based on reliable information from a panamanian citizen who said that it contained a Large Cache of arms. Reading from a statement Sconyers said the search was made with Good he added that the official nicaraguan embassy residence was listed As being an apartment in another part of the City and therefore the position of the United states was that the House searched did not have diplomatic told reporters that he moved More than a year a senior . Embassy official said at a press Brief it was a mistake. We do not go into diplomatic he said the United states would take appropriate Steps in terms of an official apology but he did not say what those Steps might be. The state department statement said the Cache included four uzis six rocket propelled grenade launch ers 12 ak-47s assault rifles three hand grenades 10 rifles 17 bayonets 1 my carbine one Shotgun one Light anti tank weapon 27 grenade rounds and approximately 1,300 rounds of ammunition
