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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 10, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Houston a president Bush conferred with French president Francois Mitterrand and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on monday As the last leaders arrived for the seven nation economic Summit. See related stories photos on Page 3. Bush met first with Mitterrand giving Kohl some time to rest from his overnight flight from Rome where he watched the West germans defeat Argentina in sundays world cup final. Bush later greeted Kohl with a Jaunty thumbs up saying a Welcome Hail the champions of football a Quot world champions its a big win for Germany a said Bush who later boasted that he had played soccer himself on a championship team at Yale in the 1940s, Mitterrand flew by concorde to hous ton on monday morning then by helicopter to the Bayou club a Polo club near Bush a houstonian hotel. After a Short motorcade. Bush was waiting to Greet Mitterrand at the houstonian s Manor House but both leaders declined to answer reporters questions about whether the Western allies can forge a common position on bailing out the soviets stumbling Economy. As they sat across a table in a Cool g Rcck shaded Sun room at the Back of an or House Bush waved off questions i directed at Mitterrand saying a this is a photo Opportunity. President Mitterrand does not take questions at photo opportunities and pm defending his right not to take  a Nice try a Bush told reporters who directed their inquiries at his guest. Soviet Aid loomed As the largest Issue see Bush on Back Page hands reach out to touch the world cup trophy As the victorious West German soccer team arrives in Frankfurt monday below the owner of an electrical shop in Hamburg West Germany sweeps his display window after it was smashed by looters during a boisterous Celebration of the soccer Triumph. S4s l. Emmett Lewis or. Above a Berlin apr hooligans attacked. Polio and foreigners and looted stores in both German states during raucous violent celebrations marking West Germany a world cup Victory police said monday. More than 100 people were Hurt and four people were killed during Many melees across the nations. See related stories photo on Page 21, hundreds of thousands of germans poured into the streets in scores of cities to savor the emotional Victory sunday night but roving bands of rowdies and Neo nazi skinheads used the celebrations for violent rampages. The violence lasted into monday morning and widespread vandalism and looting were reported in numerous cities. In the West German City of Hamburg about 400 hooligans armed with rocks and bottles dashed with police. Fifty four police officers were injured and 88 people were arrested authorities said. The windows of More than 20 stores were smashed one bar was destroyed and several police and private autos were damaged by the mob police said. Police used truncheons and water cannons to break up the crowd. West Germany a 1-0 Victory Over Argentina in see riots on Back Page a a. Al albanians behind Gates of West German  flow from Albania starts slowly Vienna Austria apr czechoslovak diplomats said the first of the More than 5,000 albanians who took Refuge in a dozen foreign embassies in Tirana were leaving their communist Homeland monday right for Prague. The announcement made by the foreign ministry in Prague followed accusations by albanian officials that foreign diplomats in the albanian capital were deliberately slow to give emigration process to cause instability. The Alm Tjian leadership announced further government change that appeared at least partly tied to pop ular discontent with the hard line government. The presidium of the people s Assembly the parliament retired the ministers of foodstuff Industry and Light Industry and reassigned the ministers of Public services and Home Trad albanians state Ata news Agency said. The government announced sunday that the police and War ministers had been replaced. Mondays shake up involved ministers dealing with the Economy and appeared meant to ease discontent Over consumer shortages plaguing albanians Central Economy. Many of the albanians crowding foreign embassies in Tirana in an attempt to emigrate have said they seek a belter economic life abroad. In the czechoslovak capital Deputy foreign minister Vojtech Wagner said 5 refugees were to arrive in $66 refugee on Back Page  
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