European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Good morning vol. 49, no. 81/82 wednesday thursday july 4/5,199$ is dirty and sunday d 8693 a 1,400 As pilgrims in Mecca apr a about 1,400 moslem pilgrims Are believed to have suffocated or been trampled to death monday in a Stampede in a pedestrian Tunnel leading from a tent City to the holy City of Mecca witnesses and diplomats said. According to witnesses the Stampede began when some pilgrims stopped in the Middle of the newly constructed air conditioned Tunnel creating a crush As hundreds of people attempted to Force their Way into the  also said that the ventilation system in the 500-Yard-Long Tunnel appeared to have failed. Diplomats who refused to be identified agreed that the death toll was around 1,400. Most of the victims were malaysian and indonesian pilgrims they said. The saudi Interior ministry said Only that a a a number of people died or  the Stampede shattered what had been a peaceful Observance of the annual Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca that every moslem is required to take once. In previous years terrorist attacks and riots have marred the rites. Witnesses said people stampeded crushing hundreds see Mecca on Back Page Union celebrating Canadian styles amps Dave Didio this fireworks display climaxed a full Lahr West Germany. Sundays sched Day of activity at Canada Day festive ule was kicked off with a huge Pancake ties on the Canadian forces base in breakfast. Berlin apr the first Days of merging the German economies has brought luxuries to East Germany a shelves and unrest to its workplaces. Monday was the first Day of business after East Germany Flung open its doors to the West German economic system and its currency. The two countries United their economies and social welfare systems on sunday in a prelude to full German unification expected by december. While shoppers hit the streets to gauge the Bottom line effects of monetary Union workers staged warning strikes and protests. Estimates say that As Many As 4 million East germans a about half inc work Force a could lose their jobs As East Germany shoves its 40-year-old socialist Economy into the free Market. The country is bracing for a wave of strikes and bankruptcies As its antiquated industries and agriculture feel the first stress from Competition with the West some of the effects were seen immediately the powerful in metall labor Union claimed workers at about 10 factories around Berlin staged Brief warning strikes monday to support demands for better pay and better working conditions. A Union spokesman said during a rally that up to 30,000 workers had joined the stoppages including 3,000 at the locomotive electronics Plant South of Berlin where the rally was staged. The Union which has 2.7 million West German members has recruited 1.7 million metalworkers to its new East German affiliate. East Germany a adn news Agency said other protests included those at the ludwigs Clec Auto parts Plant South of Berlin and at a steel factory in Brandenburg West of the capital. In East Berlin Coal dealers blockaded 14 loading Points to protest the termination of state subsidies on what is still the nations most important source of Energy. All 138 opticians in the Southeastern City of Chemnitz closed Down their stores until wednesday to protest what they called inadequate refunds from the state health insurance so Stem for the glasses that they made adn reported. West Germany sent 25 billion Marks $15.1 billion from its National Bank a Cash reserves to cover the initial phase of economic unification. Depending on their age East germans can change up to 6,000 of their now worthless East German Marks for West German Marks at a one to one ratio. But with Many worried about their jobs there were no wild spending sprees. On International markets the West see Union on Back Page no paper tomorrow there will be no paper tomorrow because of the fourth of july Holiday. The stars and stripes will resume printing Friday. Today we doubled up on the comics pages 16, 17, 18 and 19crosswords plus More comics Page 20 and Ann lenders pages 10 and 11 so you wont miss anything during the break. Weather and financial tables Are on Page 27. The stripes Magazine will be produced a Day later to be distributed Friday. We wish you a Happy fourth Iran omits . On thank you list for quake Aid  a a it in. _ _ _. Nicosia Cyprus apr president Hashemi Rassan Jani of Iran sent messages monday to 98 world leaders thanking them for helping the victims of last months earthquake but he left out the United states Iran a official islamic Republic news Agency monitored in Cyprus said a Sfanjani thanked the leaders for their sympathy financial contributions and material Aid. It listed 98 countries soviet republics Arab emirates or . Agencies. But the United states which Iran refers to As the a great satan a was omitted. Despite the history of ill will Between the two nations Washington provided $760,000 in Aid for the earthquake survivors according to the state department. The stale department said private groups had sent an additional $4 million in Aid. The Money was accepted although some iranians a. Gued fiercely that it should be rejected. The june 21 quake which registered Between 7.3 and 7.7 on the Richter scale killed at least 40,000 people and injured about 60,000 by iranian estimates. About half a million were left homeless