European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                C monday August 6, 1990 the stars and stripes Paga 3 Unity us for Germany Bonn West Germany apr signs were mounting sunday that social democrats in the two Germany a the second largest parties in both nations a May push for Unity far in Advance of elections for a single German parliament. Horst Ehmki Deputy chairman of the West German social democrats reportedly suggested that the East German social democrats May even propose instant Unity during a special parliamentary session this week. Asked by the newspaper Bild whether the East German social democrats might make such a move during the wednesday session in East Berlin Ehmke reportedly replied a i done to know. I Don t exclude it a the two social democratic parties arc in close consultation with one another. The East German social democrats Are part of prime minister to Lurar de Maiziere a Broad coalition government. The West German social democrats Are the main opposition to Chancellor Helmut Kohl. A Day earlier the head of the West German social democrats Hans Jochen Vogel said West Germany would have to a a respect a decision by East Germany s parliament for an a Early joining to the Western neigh v Bor before All German elections other West German social democrats have echoed that View in the past two Days conceivably to try to improve their chances for winning the leadership of a United Germany when All German elections occur. The social democrats apparent mane vering comes As Kohl presses to have All German elections moved up to oct 14 from dec 2, under that scheme formal Unity would occur immediately be fore the vote but that idea has run into rough Waters. Some european areas get Relief from record breaking heat wave Paris apr temperatures cooled in Central and Northwestern areas of Europe on sunday after a heat wave that broke records in some areas. In Paris the maximum temperature sunday dropped to 86 degrees fahrenheit after reaching 99 f on saturday barely below the City Sall time record for August. In the Netherlands which posted its highest temperature in seven years saturday at 95 of the Mercury dropped sunday to about 72 f on the coast. In London the High for sunday was projected at 73 of Down from 90 f on saturday. The French National weather service said temperatures were expected to drop further on monday with storms forecast for the Northwest and the Alps. It said the storms would do Little to Case a prolonged drought that has prompted authorities to restrict water usage in 47 of Frances 95 departments. Across France several cities and towns recorded their highest Ever temperatures for August on Friday or saturday with Many readings of 99 or 100 f. Health minister Claude Evin issued a special bulletin warning that the heat posed a threat to infants and the elderly. Major department stores and appliance shops in Paris were sold out of fans. In Czechoslovakia authorities said a record 108 Forest fires and Brush fires were reported in a 24-hour period at the end of the week because of prolonged drought. In Denmark huge traffic jams were reported saturday at beaches North of Copenhagen the seemingly deserted capital where the temperature reached 88 f. The highest temperature recorded in Britain a history occurred Friday when the Mercury climbed to 99 f in two towns West of London. The previous record was 98 f on aug 9, 1911, at Epsom and Canterbury. Police in Salisbury said saturday that a Load of 10,000 eggs toppled from a truck and began to Fry on the Road. But temperatures in Britain dipped slightly from Friday a the highest at midday saturday was 94 f at Hurst a a  a Imp Herft a a j a kids frolic sunday in a Pool on the outskirts of Moscow As the Mercury hit 82 k. Monceaux in East Sussex. In several countries the heat was accompanied by smog problems. London a Carbon monoxide Levels Friday were More than double world health organization guidelines air pollution monitors said. / parts of Basel Switzerland had Ozone concentrations nearly twice the government set warning level. Smog warnings were issued in the Netherlands Lour southernmost provinces where people were asked not to drive. On Friday three drawbridge linking coastal islands in the Western Netherlands expanded in the heat arid could not be opened unlit firefighters hosed them Down shiite faces trial in Marine officers abduction Tyre Lebanon up a the mainstream shiite amal militia said sunday that it arrested a shiite moslem accused of kidnapping . Marine it col. William Higgins in 1988 on orders from the pro iranian group Hezbollah amal leaders said mad mde Ihli 26, will be put on trial for his role in the abduction of Higgins who was later reportedly killed. The Marine officer disappeared feb. 17, 1988, after meeting with an amal official. A i have participated in kidnapping american colonel Higgins a mde Ihli said at a news conference sunday in 1 and my colleagues followed him after his last meeting in Tyre with amal official Abdul me Gid Saleh to a place outside Tyre.�?�. Higgins 43, head of a . Truce monitoring Force in Lebanon and former Washington aide to then de sense Secretary Caspar Weinberger was reported hanged july 31, 1989, by an offshoot of Hezbollah called the organization of the. Oppressed on Earth. His body was never found. The group released a videotape of what appeared to be Higgins hanging by his neck. An amal Security official who requested anonymity said mde Ihli was one of five gunmen who abducted Higgins. He said the group contained a cell that worked for the iranian revolutionary guards and Hezbollah or party of god. An amal official who read a statement at the news conference did not say when mde Ihli was arrested or whether his colleagues were also captured. He also did not reveal How the militia uncovered the cell. Sources said the int Tia actually arrested mde Ihli soon after Higgins was abducted but later set him free under close observation. 1 hey said mde Ihli had not been seen in Public for i he past three months suggesting he was again taken into custody about that time. It was nth known Why amal a moderate group lighting iranian backed forces in Southern Lebanon decided to put mde Ihli on trial at this time. An amal source said mde Ihli will be tried by a martial court made up of shiite clergy. Higgins was the second american believed to be killed by abductors in Lebanon. The islamic jihad organization said june 3, 1985, that William Buckley 56, the highest ranking Cia official in Lebanon at the time had been executed. Six . Citizens Are among 16 westerners believed held m Lebanon by moslem fundamentalist groups Lov a i to  Petty officer kills 2 in Drunken drive Olon Gapo Philippines he Pic a Drunken . Serviceman racing Bis car to beat the saturday Midnight curfew at the . Subic Bay naval facilities killed two pedestrians and injured 13 others be Tore residents heat him up. Police said. Pet to officer 2nd t lass  unit a radio operator at the Subic base was arrested and detained sunday at the police station in Olon Gapo. A rest am i rear Hon Center adjoining the installation 5-9 Miles Northwest it Manila police investigator a Chon  said Holt was drank when he lit a bar m the entertainment dision i Ltd it Ilian Aro Sal urday night arid sped toward the base trying to beat the Midnight curfew. But Holt struck ird injured a pedestrian. And rammed two ears which gave . In the a e. If u smashed into a group of Acde sloans killing two i . I j a i a Idu 19. Ami prised a f it i a g. W 15 e of a. La c o 1 h c c f. 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