European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday july 23,1990 news briefs polish crisis deepening top aide to Walesa says Warsaw Poland up a the lop aide to Solidarity founder Lech Walesa said sunday that Poland a political crisis is worsening and accused prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki a government of failing to generate support for economic reforms. The political crisis in Poland is worsening a Saiti Zdzislaw Najder Secretary of the Central tens committee a group of activists led by a that coordinates the work of a nation wide network of local citizens committees. Quot there is a drop in Confidence in the government a Najder said. A the people do not understand Why such drastic economic measures have been adopted a strict economic stabilization program begun Jan. 1 by Mazowiecki has contributed to a 30 percent drop in the Standard of living and left More than 700,000 workers unemployed. Walesa did not attend the meeting of about 100 representatives of the committees from across Poland in parliament and sent a letter saying he was recovering from a broken Arm. Mazowiecki who was also invited told Najder that he could not attend because he was suffering from the flu. Poor weather cancels 2nd Atlas launch attempt Cape canaveral Fla. Apr the launch of an unmanned Atlas rocket Canning a Nasa and air Force satellite designed to illuminate Earth s normally invisible magnetic Field was scrubbed again sunday. Friday afternoon s launch was delayed after a helium leak was discovered. The problem was corrected by rocket builder general dynamics but plans for a second launch attempt sunday were scrapped because of bad weather. Another try May be made monday. Done to use As test new Justice Bush told Washington a Republican and democratic senators alike warned president Bush on sunday not to apply an anti abortion a litmus test As he searches for a successor to retired supreme court Justice William a Brennan. Quot if you have to have someone who wants to overturn Roe is. Wade it s going to be a blood Bath getting the nomination confirmed and the same is True on the other Side a predicted Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas. A there should t be a single litmus test in picking a supreme court Justice Quot Dole said on Abc to s Quot meet the press program. Sen Patrick Leahy d-vt., a member of the Senate judiciary committee agreed it would be a mistake for Bush to base his Choice on How prospective nominees View the High courts 1973 ruling in support of abortion rights Leahy appearing on lbs tvs a face the nation a said there was Quot a very real question. On whether the Senate would go along with a Adf trainee who had been selected because he or she would vote a particular Way on abortion. Bush planned to meet briefly with top lieutenants at the White House on sunday evening for an update on the search for Brennan s successor but no decisions if Fere expected White House spokeswoman Alixe Glen  general Dick Thornburgh presidential counsel a Boyden Gray and White House chief of staff John Sununu were to attend the meeting. The president convened a 75-minute meeting saturday morning with the three officials to launch the search. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum a Ohio said Bush should look for someone who has Quot a Good judicial record judicial  Metzenbaum. Appearing sunday on Abc tvs a this week with David Brinkley program said he does t expect to like Bush s nominee but added that there was an a overwhelming likelihood that whomever elections from Page 1 ment Over their demands that East Germany merge with West Germany dec. 1, a Day before planned a German elections. De Maiziere has said such a plan was unacceptable because it would put East germans under a government they did not elect even if Only for a Day. The liberals had threatened to pull out of the government Over the Issue. Central to the fight Over the merger Date is disagreement Over whether the election for a United German parliament should be held in a unified election area or whether ballots should be counted separately in West and East Germany. De Maiziere Leader of East Germany a largest party the conservative Christian democrats and his counterparts in West Germany have favored the separate election District plan on the grounds it would allow smaller parties in East Germany a Chance at parliamentary representation. Under West German Law the 5 percent election base is required so counting votes separately in East Germany could reduce the amount of votes parties might need for representation in parliament. Opponents of that plan including the left leaning social democrats East Germany s second largest party say the real intention is to fragment the opposition and better the conservatives chances. The haggling Over elections comes As East Germany lurches toward capitalism. Labor minister Regine Hildebrandt said sunday that More than 1.5 million or nearly 19 percent of the work Force were expected to be Laid off As capitalism takes hold m East Germany the president sends up will be confirmed by the Senate. A. A t. A Bush has said he Hopes to have a new Justice seated on the court by october to succeed Brennan who was a leading voice of liberalism on the supreme court for 33 years Brennan 84, announced his immediate resignation Friday citing his age and health. Most senators sunday declined to identify their choices for the High court. But sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah Republican who himself has been mentioned As a possible nominee had a Long list of possible contenders ready. A i done to think i m going to be selected nor do i really want to be a Hatch said on Abc. Possible candidates mentioned by Hatch or others include solicitor general Kenneth w. Starr Federal appellate judges Edith h. Jones and Patrick e. Higginbotham of the 5th circuit William w. Wilkins Ortof the 4th circuit and David Souter of the 1 St circuit. Other Federal Appell ate j judges mentioned Are Roger a Miner and Ralph k. Winter jr., both of the 2nd circuit j. Harvie Wilkinson Iii of the 4th circuit and Pamela a. Rymer a former Federal District judge \ whom Bush recently put. On the 9th circuit. There also has been speculation that Bush might want to appoint the court s first hispanic Justice. Possible candidates would be Ferdinand Fernandez a Federal judge from California and Ricardo Hinojosa a Federal judge from Texas. South Carolina gov Carroll Campbell and sen Strom Thurmond Starr r-., called the White House on saturday to lobby for Wilkins. A the South deserves a seat on the supreme court Quot Campbell said in Columbia . But while senators were warning Bush not to use abortion As the overriding Factor in his Choice of a nominee some observers were predicting that abortion would be a focal Point in the Senate a confirmation debate. Conservatives have held a slim 5-4 majority on the court and liberals fear Brennan a successor could push the court further to the right and jeopardize the constitutional right to an abortion. Professor Eleanor Holmes Norton of the Georgetown University Law Center said both pro Choice and anti abortion advocates regard abortion As a Central Issue in finding a successor to Brennan. Quot you can bet your Bottom Dollar that sitting in the Senate Are going to be men. Who will insist upon bringing out the views of the Justice on this Issue a Norton said on Abc. Norman Amstein of the american Enterprise inst 4a Tsal j ,1 1% n m a i tute appearing on lbs said that if Bush picks someone who dearly opposes Roe is. Wade Quot we Are going to get that As the focal Point of hearings that will be extended for a Long time probably a a. Right up through into  from Page 1 with the demand but its too  the Frankfurt and Munich consulates have also Felt the crunch. Quot its been quite a problem for us Quot said Albert Kreh Biel chief of american services at Frankfurt. The Frankfurt office issues about 25,000 passports annually a 10 percent of All . Passports issued outside the United states. Hennessey said it currently takes two to three weeks in Stuttgart to process passport applications from military members and defense department civilians. In Frankfurt it takes Only two Days. In the Stuttgart Region both service members and civilians must apply through their local personnel service centers. The applications then Are transported by courier to the consulate for processing. Hennessey said passport applications will not be expedited simply because an applicant has paid for a tour. The Only criteria accepted for speeding up passport applications Are emergencies certified by the red Cross and official travel orders. Krehbiel said the Frankfurt consulate now permits Servio members to bring in completed passport applications themselves. The application and verification documents must first be processed through the local personnel office. If the documents Are in order the consulate will Issue the passport the following Day. It then can be picked up by the applicant or returned by mail or courier. Service members stationed in the Stuttgart consular District cannot obtain passports in Frankfurt. Quot we would have to turn them away Quot Krehbiel said. An official at the . Embassy in Bonn said each consulate has its own District. Except in emergencies people who live in one District cannot obtain a passport from a consulate in another District. A staff member at the Uso in Stuttgart said his office had experienced problems with people booking Tours to East Germany and not obtaining passports in Lime. Customers Are not required to show passports before booking. He said people who cancel fewer than five Days before departure receive no refunds. At scheduled airline ticket offices overseas the army son base travel firm in West Germany customers who cancel tour bookings May be charged a penalty ranging from $20 to 50 percent of the ticket Cost depending on the departure Date and the tour operator. Most bus tour companies provide no refund for no shows. Andrea Tantillo head of the Sato office in Darmstadt said her office has not experienced any problems with Tours to East Germany. Customers Are advise it when making bookings that they must have valid pass ports. In addition to a passport East Germany require americans to obtain visas. An official at East Ger Many s permanent Mission in Bonn said America tourists can obtain visas at Many Border crossing Points or at police stations in East Germany. He recommended that those who do not obtain their visas a the Border get them within 24 hours after arriving ii the country. Americans who Are not associated with the Militar and hold West German a Ufenia Roseri Bubnis resident permits Are accorded the same travel rights As West they can travel to East Germany for up to it jul Days without visas. Listed below Are Border crossing Points that Issue visas Lubeck Schlut u a Sel m Sudorf. Gudown Zar rent. Lauenburg Horst. Bergen Salzwedel. Helmstedt Mari Enbom Duderstadt Worbois. Herle Hausen Warihay. Rudolph Stein Hirschberg  Rottenbach Eisfeld