European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday. February 8,1990page 2 j Koh seeks talks on currency to prop e. German Economy Bonn.  Germany not West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl proposed immediate talks on creating a single German currency As a Means to Bol Ster last Irma in s Villap Sig Economy. B calling for last Germany to mini quickly to adopt the West German Mark. Kohl sought to give the people of last Der Marinv Confidence in their deteriorating Economy. With his Call for a monetary Union. Kohl is holding out the Prospect  the last German cd Roomy will soon be integrated into West Germany s Strong capitalist Economy. And an economic reunification should it come to pass would represent a huge step toward political melding of the two Germany s. The most striking sign of the East German Public s Lack of Confidence in their nation s future is the daily flood of 2.000 or so East germans to the West. Kohl s government is under increasing pressure domestically to Stem the flow of immigrants which is straining West Germany s social services. Even if Kohl s proposal is embraced in East Ger Many government officials in Bonn cautioned that obstacles remain and that it could be several years before the two nations adopt a single currency. The Chancellor s proposal got a mixed response in both Bonn and last Berlin. Karl Otto i Ohl. President of West Germany s pow Erful Central Hank termed the proposal to introduce the West German Mark As the official last German currency a very fantastic  the East German economics minister. Ohnsta i lift.  id she opposed monetary Union and is seeking a Milt billion Dolla raid package instead other East German politicians strongly supported a monetary Union. Private economists warned that moving to a single currency without free Market reforms and possibly Western Aid would not by itself halt weakening of the East German Economy. Changing the currency will not do much unless there arc goods to buy with it said Garnol Schneider an economist with the University of Cologne who was expelled from East Germany in 1984. And those goods can Only come from the West. East Germany cannot create a new Economy  Kohl said he knew a currency Union is impossible before East Germany s first free elections scheduled for March 18. But said the two governments had to give East germans a Clear sign that their Economy can be stabilized and revived. Greek unions continue strikes in protesting austerity policies Athens. Greece a Power supplies were disrupted Public transport was halted and ports remained closed tuesday As the country s unions pressed their Challenge of government austerity policies. Public Power corp. Employees began a 48-hour nationwide strike and demanded a 4.3 percent wage in crease Over inflation which was 14.1 percent last year. Power failures occurred in the capital periodically and the fire department reported 750 people had been trapped in elevators. Traffic lights worked Only intermittently creating chaos at intersections. The country s 2.800 longshoremen entered their fourth Day of an indefinite strike for higher pay. Bus Drivers staged a walkout also demanding raises. The port workers strike has created a backlog of cargo ships wailing to enter Piraeus the country s main port. Several unions have staged crippling strikes in key industries since the beginning of the year demanding the government Back Down on its austerity policy and continue to hire Public employees. The nation s largest labor organi Alion. The general confederation of greek labor warned that it will Call on us 1.3 million members 10 stage a 24-hour general strike this month the second this sear. The organization is demanding a National general labor agreement that would include assurances of wage increases Over inflation the federation of greek industrialists so far has refused to consider this. Premier Xenophon Slotas has said repeatedly that his government cannot raise wages in the lace of in la lion expected to run at 17 percent this year and a  billion budget deficit Zolotas said monday the government could do no More than repeal a Promise to protect present wages from in Lalion. He Chasn a Tiac unions for staging daily protests in Central Athens blocking streets and occupying pub Lic buildings. He said the demonstrations presented a climate of anarchy and discouraged foreign invest ment. The 85-year-old Zolotas was appointed to head a government coalition after inconclusive elections in november. The government is supported by the conservative socialist and communist parties and has a mandate to work on economic problems before holding elections on april 8. Moscow from Page 1 a speech critics ing failings in perestroika. Gorbachev s Reform program the Central committee source said. After somewhat fan enlivening in the first two years of perestroika the Economy began to decline inter ethnic feuds reached bloodshed people began to experience Lear. And in some places there is practically dual  Liga Chev said in remarks reported by Tuss. I Gachev 69, has generally taken a go slow approach to reforming the country but in his speech tuesday he said lie wants Reform quickly and denied he was a conserva Tive. One speaker. Yevgeny p. Pc Likhon. Said the communist party would be better off if it split in two so u could cum Etc More effect Lively in the new  Structure. He compared the parties he envisions to the in Smital in and Republican parties in the i led states i he plat forms of those parties. Veh Khov said Are Dill cull m Dis Tim Irsh from one another. Veh Khov i Marks were reported he i ass. Chi Ash from Page 1 Thomasg. Dorset. Cd. Lion i Pensacol both were assigned to the 20lh tac fighter one of the bodies from that  recovered late monday had not Benj Milf Nice by tuesday evening. Schaich efforts a of land British military personnel continue Dirich missing second Crew member. Craig Leo gift a spokesman for the Royal air Force Cuck coordination Center near Edinburgh. Scot a said a British sea King helicopter that had been on a training exercise near the Aiea Jar text on the scene 20 minutes alter the _ . And British res of foams found some wreckage on mud Hal Jhaj in found the crash area. Sit a try Phillips a spokeswoman for Alconbury it Tea to was on a routine training Mission Ai the time of us crash. She said the plane was reported miss a or the aircraft did t respond to radio  i safety Day was designed As a stand Down to  the and review procedures 3rd air Force  of. Sam Giammo said. We re emphasizing , he stressed that the two acid him Ere unrelated and said they were a very unfortunate cadence. Both accidents Are under investigation by the air Force. News briefs bus Driver detained Cairo. Egypt a the Driver of the tour bus that was attacked by masked gunmen Leav ing nine israeli tourists dead has been detained on suspicion he collaborated in the Nassau la. Newspapers reported wednesday. Ai ashram newspaper said police evidence indicated the attack sunday was planned abroad and carried out by three gunmen in addition to the bus Driver. Earlier reports spoke of two gunmen. Al ashram reported that bus Driver Saced Abdel Kasouf. A palestinian was detained after witnesses said he stopped the bus immediately alter the attackers signalled him to do so. Fri seeks typewriter Enterprise. Ala. A the Fri is por ing Over lists of auction bidders in a search for the manual typewriter linked to two mail bomb Ings. We arc no longer conducting Large scale searches but we re still there in pretty substantial  Fri agent Tom Moore of Bir Mingham said monday of the investigation of the mail bomb slayings of a judge and a lawyer. Federal agents believe the typewriter was used to write threatening letters sent by the bomber. Following a list of registered bidders agents monday began tracing typewriters sold at auctions at the nearby fort Rucker army base and looked Over three typewriters at a piano store. Panama Aid of d Washington a two congressional committees moved tuesday to provide he first slice of emergency . Aid to help Panama recover from american Trade sanctions and the invasion that ousted Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. The House foreign affairs and Senate for eign relations committees easily approved Iden tical legislation to Send $42 million in immedi ate humanitarian assistance and to enable president Bush to provide another $500 million in Loans guarantees and incentives for private investment. The legislation was expected to go to the full House wednesday then quickly to the Senate. Jackson lauds de Klerk Lusaka Zambia a Jesse Jackson on his Way to South Africa said tuesday that South african president . De Klerk s lifting of a ban on the african National Congress is a sign of Hope for the nation s Black majority. The lifting of bans on the Anc and some 60 opposition groups announced by de Klerk on Friday will help pave the Way toward a new South Africa said Jackson who is making his first visit to the country since 1979. Lebanon fighting Beirut. Lebanon a Gen. Michel Aoun s soldiers drove rival militiamen from a Northern suburb tuesday and turned their guns on a surrounded Garrison in an Infra Christian War thai has Cost hundreds of lives in eight Days. Beirut s largest Christian Hospital said its morgue had Oyer flowed and the bodies would have to be buried in a mass grave. Police said 315 people have been killed and 1,148 wounded since the Battle for Christian supremacy began Jan. 30 Between Aoun s men and the lebanese forces militia led by Samir Icalea. Riot in Liverpool Liverpool. England a in an attack thai appeared premeditated about 200 youths in the troubled largely Black Tumcl District of Liverpool rammed a police patrol car with a stolen car then hurled stones at police authorities  youths also set fire to private cars in monday night s rioting and threw stones at fire fighters who armed to Battle the Blaes. The police said. Tulsa primary results Tulsa okla. A mayor Rodger Randle took three fourths of the Vole in a democratic primary tuesday pitting him against Republican slate rep. Frank pile Al who also won easily in his bid fora second term. Voters also narrowed the number of City Council candidates from 72 to 20 in the City s first step toward replacing its 82-year-old com Mission form of government