European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nil ploy Oft action sports Section the stars and tripes unofficial publication for the  armed forces vol. 48. No. 266 monday january 8, 1990 0 8693 a East German Reform coalition collapses after Only three Days Berlin a a coalition created by six East German Reform movements to Challenge the communists crumbled sunday just three Days after it was formed underscoring the difficulties pro democracy forces face in May elections. While communist party loader Grgur Gysi kicked off his parly s Campaign in pot dam. One of the pro democracy groups announced that it was leaving the coalition and the largest group said it preferred to run candidates independently. The communist party has been stripped of its constitutional mandate to Rule and has been tarnished by corruption scandals. The Lack of a credible alternative however has left the communists in control of the government and better to Iii once for the election than the fractured opposition. See related Story pack 2. Massive Street demonstrations and the exodus of thousands forced the communists to Grant historic concessions including the Promise of free elections a ,. L of ens of Citi in groups pressing for social Politi Cal environmental and economic reforms have sprung up since the oct. Is removal of communist trailer Erich Slonecker and the nation s turn toward Democrat c social democratic Leader Steffen Criche said late last week hat his party had formed election Alliance i with five other groups new forum democratic see coalition on Back Page souvenir Hunters dangerously weaken Wall an East German Border guard on sunday welds a steel bar across a gaping Hole in the Wall. See related photos on Page 3. West Berlin a tourists have chiselled so Many souvenirs out of the Berlin Wall that sections of the harrier Are in danger of collapsing and police have had to cordon off one of its must visited sections near the Brandr Churg Gate. East German Border guards on sunday welded steel bars Over one gaping Hole near the Brandenburg Gate to Shore up the reinforced Concrete Structure. The East German government plans eventually to tear Down the entire Wall and replace it with Normal Border Mark Ings. President Manfred Gerlach Dis closed in an earlier interview. Hut free Lance demolition work has Al ready begun on the West Berlin Side of the 97-mile Border Barrier. West Berlin police put up crowd control barriers sat urday around the most damaged sections of the Wall to keep adults and children from climbing inside giant holes carved out of a double walled segment. Police cited a danger of collapse. The Wall once covered by Graffiti has been chipped Bare at the Brandenburg Ciale the 18th-Century Arch Symbol ing German Unity. Hundreds of thousands of revellers gathered there for a new year s party celebrating the receding division of Europe. The Wall has also taken a Healing at checkpoint Charlie the famed Intra her Lin crossing but police said they did not currently fear a collapse there. N sunday onlookers and chippers on see souvenir on Back Page Colombia balks at . Plan for drug blockade Washington a Bush administration officials acknowledged sunday they have had some difficulties with colombian authorities Over plans to de ploy . Warships near Colombia to help intercept drug smugglers Supply routes. But National Security adviser Brent scowcroft blamed the problems on some premature and. Probably inaccurate leaks about . Intentions. He predicted that officials in Colombia and other latin american nations would come around. President Bush jogging after Church sunday turned aside a question about whether he was positioning the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy off Colombia s coast to help interdict drug supplies by sea and air. I will address myself. To that question at a future Date the president said before an Outing on the Tow path of the historic co canal above the Georgetown Section of Washington. When a reporter said Colombia did t want . Warships off its coast. Bush injected we Don t know All  on Abc tvs this week with David  scowcroft said. We Are looking at ways we might be Able to improve interdiction across the  he said however that discussions with colombian authorities had not begun. There have been some difficulties scowcroft said blaming them on some premature and ,. Probably inaccurate leaks about what we had in  the term that was in the paper for example is blockade " he continued. Now. That s a very that s a warlike negative term. What we would be doing is if we did anything Down there would be a cooperative Effort in conjunction with the countries see Colombia on Back Page 9