European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday june 22,1990east Germany oks economic Union Bonn West Germany apr East Germany thursday overwhelmingly approved the economic treaty with West Germany marking the biggest and most difficult step toward unification and the end of 40 years of communism. The vote in the East German Volks Kammer for the a  was 30282, with one abstention. Earlier thursday East German lawmakers declared a United Germany would not seek to reclaim former lands ceded to Poland after world War ii. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl asked lawmakers in his country to also pass the economic treaty and to Promise that Poland a Borders were secure. The actions came As the parliaments of the two German states met simultaneously in their respective capitals to take final action on the historic treaty merging their economies by july 2. Six members of the 400-member East German parliament voted against the guarantee of Poland a Borders and 18 abstained. The Resolution called on Poland to guarantee the rights and culture of millions of ethnic germans living in Poland. A third of present Day Poland was once German territory. Lawmakers from the arc conservative Christian social Union sought a stronger Resolution demanding that ethnic germans in Poland have cultural Independence and their own schools. In Bonn Kohl opened a scheduled 13-hour debate on the treaty. A the treaty shows the Way to German Unity and whoever does no to follow this Road sign does no to want Unity a Kohl said As he asked All the lawmakers to vote  leftist opposition forces in West Germany say Kohl is Rushing German unification. Kohl on monday said 1990 would a be the year of German Unity a and his Christian democratic Union has called for United German elections in Early december. The opposition social democrats insist that the economic treaty does not go far enough in supporting East German businesses which will be hard pressed to compete with West German companies. Some experts have predicted that up to 2 million will be Laid off in East Germany As outmoded government owned factories and businesses try to compete. More than a third of the enterprises Are expected to close and there Are fears social unrest could follow. Kohl strongly urged passage of the declaration recognizing Poland a Western Border although he acknowledged that the move was painful for some germans. Up until a few months ago there was widespread International concern that Germany would try to regain some of the lands ceded to Poland after the War. The economic treaty comes after months of work at Breakneck Speed following the collapse late last year of East Germany a communist government and the fall of the Berlin Wall. East Germany elected a non communist government in March headed by prime minister Lothar de Maiziere. On july 2, the powerful West German Deutsche Mark becomes the official cur Rency for both countries As East Germany moves toward a free Market econ. Omy. Political unification is now seen As a possibility before the years end. Under the historic state treaty economic Union will be based on a free Market Economy including private property Competition and full Freedom for workers. The Bundesbank West Germany scentral Bank will have responsibility Tor All monetary policy. Wages salaries pensions and individual savings up to 4,000 East Marks Wilt be converted to West German Marks at a 1-1 Exchange rate. All other savings will be converted at two East German Marks for one West German Mark. Debts will also be converted at a 2-1 rate which is More favourable to troubled East German Cornea Nies. Still to be decided is the strategic future of a United Germany. The four world War ii allies that divided the country a the United states soviet Union Britain and France a Are to meet Friday in East  thanks Church leaders for support new York apr Nelson Mandela took his message of Hope and unyielding struggle to american Church leaders thursday thanking them for their work against apartheid and proclaiming a your destination is in  a you Are our comrades in arms you Are our Brothers and Sisters. We feel perfectly at Home with you a Mandela said at Riverside Church on the second Day of a three Day visit to new York City. His address to the 150 Church leaders was followed by an ecumenical service. His schedule thursday included private meetings a television taping a rally in Harlem and a fund raising concert at night at Yankee stadium. A i have spent a great Deal of my time in prison writing to the Heads of the religious organizations in All countries because of the key role which they Are playing in the struggle a Mandela said. The 71-year-old Deputy president of the once banned african National Congress was presented $200,000 for the Anc. During the ecumenical service Mandela repeated his Call for economic sanctions against South Africa. A we Are now closer to this goal than at any time in our history. In the words of the Prophet Isaiah we have risen up on the wings of eagles a Mandela said. A we have run and not grown weary. And finally our destination is in  Mandela a 12-Day . Tour is part of a 13-nation trip to urge the world to keep up pressure against his Homeland until All traces of apartheid South africans system of racial segregation Are gone. A apartheid is doomed. South Africa shall be free. The struggle continues a Mandela said wednesday after he arrived in new York to an outpouring of support and a ticker tape Parade up Broadway. The second Day of his first . Visit started with a stroll in a Riverside Park adjacent to the mayors Resi Dence that got his Security team hopping. A it was very Nice a he said afterwards. A thank you. In a sorry. I did no to think it would be so much  More than 800,000 people wednesday lined the streets of Queens Brooklyn and lower Manhattan to catch a glimpse of the Man who spent 27 years As a political prisoner in his Homeland before his release Nelson Mandela Waves to supporters thursday at a new York Church. Beside him is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Four months ago. Gov. Mario Cuomo was among the officials who feted Mandela. A a in be seen people crying and shouting but never anything like this a Cuomo said. A it was the single most memorable thing in be Ever  Mandela arrived from Canada nearly two hours late wednesday after tour organizers decided he needed extra rest. Meetings planned for wednesday evening with South african exiles and african reporters and a breakfast thursday with the Rev. Jesse Jackson were cancelled because Mandela was tired officials said. Organizers said the eight City . Tour May be pared because of Mandela a health. He had a benign cyst removed from his bladder less than three weeks ago. Mandela was met at Kennedy International Airport by a Host of dignitaries including Cuomo new Jersey gov. Jim Florio new York mayor David Dinkins and Jackson. President Bush scheduled to meet with Mandela next week reiterated wednesday that the United states will not lift its sanctions until South Africa meets certain requirements including the release of All political prisoners. Mandela was released from prison feb. 11 after serving 27 years for sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government. During that time his name became a rallying cry around the world for Black Equality. Mandela is staying at the mayors official residence. He was to meet with business leaders and address the . General Assembly on Friday. He leaves saturday for Boston. Also on his itinerary Are Washington Atlanta Miami Detroit los Angeles and Oakland Calif. He leaves the United states on july quake from Page 1 soviet Republic of Azerbaijan slightly damaging some old buildings in its capital of Baku but causing no casualties the soviet news Agency Tass said. Irna said Homes crumbled and landslides loosed by the Shock were blocking main roads hampering Rescue efforts. The mountainous largely agricultural provinces have a combined population of 2.7 million and the news Agency said several villages near the 100,000-resident provincial capital of Zanjani were destroyed. Tehran residents said the quake shattered windows and sent people fleeing into the streets. They reported no casualties or serious damage in the capital. President Hashemi a Sfanjani declared three Days of mourning and ordered All state organs to be ready to Aid in the Relief efforts. Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ala Khamenei flew to the area and called the quake a divine test. A the bereaved and other people should pass this test with Pride through their patience Endeavor cooperation and assistance a he said in a radio dispatch. Hie Irna said the a exact number of casualties and the extent of losses were still unknown and that rescuers and Relief teams had set up Headquarters in rash scenes shown on state television and monitored in Cyprus showed Young men frantically clawing at debris from pancakes Concrete buildings. Occasionally they carried away a victim on a Stretcher. Bulldozers cleared larger pieces of debris. Women in Black chador camped out in the City a Public squares afraid to return to their Homes. A dam South of Rasht burst flooding the surrounding area Irna said. Three .-made c-130 transport planes shuttled Between Tehran and Rasht to carry the injured to hospitals in the capital it said. State run Iran air ordered special flights to carry the injured. The Region is prone to earthquakes. A quake registering 6.9 on the Richter scale struck nearby soviet Armenia dec. 7,1988, killing 25,000 people. The previous worst quake in Iran itself registering 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Eastern regions of the country on sept. 16, 1978, also killing 25,000 people. A amps a twp