European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inlay a Israel to test launch  mis3iie.,.,Page 2 a presidential guards keep Doe from fleeing Page 3 a British License Board bans film on  8 a Faldo nabs 5-shot Victory in British open sports Page 21the stand Fries authorized unofficial publication  v., armed forces a s vol. 49. No. 101 tuesday july 24, 1990a Quot a. A St daily and sunday d 8693 a Good Mot Nina crisis is by the los Angeles times Moscow a the soviet Union is facing even greater food shortages and the result might be explosive social unrest Premier Nikolai i. Ryzhkova warned in a hard hitting report published sunday on the country a deteriorating Economy. The first crisis the Flash Point Ryzha Kov warned could be a severe shortage of bread the russian Staple. Serious problems with the summer Grain Harvest have meant that although the Harvest is Likely to be larger than last year deliveries to state granaries Are much lower than a year ago with less than a tenth of the expected amount delivered so far. That translates Ryzhkova warned into even greater shortages of bread of flour of cereals of feed for livestock and consequently of meat. In contrast with past years however there is no Hoard of dollars earned by Oil exports to finance soviet imports of Grain from the United states Western Europe or South America Ryzhkova said. A. A a _ with the divisions in the country growing the soviet Premier continued the risk of social unrest and possibly an explosion would also increase with the severity of the food shortages particularly bread. A we cannot but see that the polarization of political movements is growing in the country Quot Ryzhkova told a joint pcs see soviets on Back Page on Berlin apr prime minister Lothar de Mazieree has averted the collapse of his Broad coalition after the ruling parties agreed to nut off a decision on the precise Date of German unification. Both coalition partners had threatened to pull out of the coalition Over the Issue but reached a Compromise sunday. The social democrats a East Germany a second largest party a and the smaller Liberal coalition have both demanded that Unity occur a Day before elections set dec. 2. In that Way All of Germany not two separate nations would vote at once. De Maiziere a Christian democrats have said Unity before the vote would place East germans under a government they did not elect a the West German government a if Only fora Day. Sunday the coalition partners agreed to have the two German governments work together to find an agreeable solution. The agreement foresees the two Germany negotiating a treaty on making preparations for the joint German elections. Also sunday parliament voted to reconstitute the country a five states that had been dissolved under communist Rule 38 years ago. The move was intended to facilitate East Germany a merger with the West under terms of Bonne a Constitution. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to make oct. 14 the Date for elections in the states of Mecklenburg Saxony Saxony Anhalt Thuringer Brandenburg As Well As East Berlin. The move restores the five states to roughly their 1946 Borders and abolishes the 14 districts created by the communists in a 1952 administrative program. Lawmakers also agreed to establish the same 5 percent base election requirement As exists in West Germany rejecting Calls by the communists successor party the party of democratic socialism for a 3 percent hurdle. The Law Means parties must get at least 5 percent of the vote in state and local elections in order to sit on representative bodies. Parliament also passed its last Independent budget. The $38.8 billion budget will have about a $20.6 billion deficit which will be covered in part by the Bonn government and through new credit s coming Down a statue of a soviet Soldier that stood for 37 years in Gdynia Poland As a a Monument of gratitude and Victory to the soviet army is lowered from its Ped Estal sunday. The Solidarity dominated City Council decided to dismantle the Monument. It will probably be moved to a soviet army cemetery in the  Peres holds off Challenge in Israel by the Washington Post Jerusalem a labor party Leader Shimon Peres sunday night Defeated a bid by longtime rival Yitzhak Rabin to replace him As party chief ending a bitter confrontation within the israeli left Over How to Challenge the new government of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir. Rabin a former general who for two years directed israelis Battle against the palestinian uprising that began 31 months ago in the occupied territories is shown by most opinion polls to be the most popular candidate for prime minister Well ahead of Shamir As Well As Peres. But labors left leaning Central committee refused to Back Rabin apparently persuaded by arguments that the shift would recast the party As a Mirror image of Shamire a liked a right Wing party that has won three of the last four general elections. Peres 66, also argued that the Issue was not so much whether he or Rabin should Lead the party but whether the leadership should be decided now or next year. Delaying an change of leadership would allow new younger labor politicians to move up in time to be considered for the general elections that Are set for 1992, Peres argued. Rabin is 68 and Shamir is 74. In a close but decisive vote the labor party a 1,400 see Israel on Back Page