European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes monday August 13,1990 a the new Leader of the All German party Otto Graf Lamsdorff Center of Vest Germany holds unification letters he received from from left East German Liberal parties leaders Bruno Menzel Rainer Ortleb and Lothar Kanun. East West parties merge to form All German political organization Hannover West Germany up a the West German free democratic party merged with three centrist East German parties saturday to form the first All German political party in Many years in Advance of dec. 2 German elections. A at a special Congress in the West German City of Hannover the Ftp a the political base of foreign minister Hans Pietrie Genscher a United with the East German Ftp the federation of free democrats and the German forum party the new All German party is now called Ftp the liberals. In a declaration adopted at the Congress the new party declared that its  is Quot to fill German Unity with a Liberal  outgoing West German Ftp chairman Otto Graf lambs Orif 63, was elected the first Leader of the All German party. The West German Ftp is a Junior partner in the Christian democratic Union led coalition of Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Although the Ftp Seldom gained More than .7 percent of the votes in West German elections u has traditionally played a crucial role helping the leading party form a coalition. The Ftp has been in government with both the social democratic party spa and Kohl scud. The cd and the opposition spa also intend to merge with their East German sister parties in late september. The newly formed parties will face their first test on oct. 14, when elections arc held in the five states East Germany will create before merging with West Germany., there is growing support in Bonn and East Berlin for proposals that German unification should take place the same Day the state elections Are held. The new parties will compete again in All German elections on dec. 2. Yeutter urges Kaifu to push opening Rice Market in Japan who t Tokyo apr agriculture Secretary Clayton a cuter met sunday with prime minister Toshiki Kaifu and asked Tor stronger efforts to open Japan a Rice Market. An official from the prime ministers office spoke on condition of anonymity said Yeutter and Kaifu talked Tor about 30 minutes at Kai fuss office residence. Japanese news reports said Yeutter asked Kail to make greater efforts to reach a Compromise on . Demands that Japan open its Nee Market to imports. Kaifu replied that Japan already is a giant importer of food products and has no intention of changing its food seem us ice reported. Japan is die worlds largest agricultural importer hut the go eminent has insisted on maintaining Seli Subtle tones in Itee. Its Staple Tood which in Japan Sells i policy Yeutter Sodo news scr for several limes the world Market Price. Rice imports Are virtually banned except for limited quantities used in processed foods. Quoting government sources Kyodo said Yeutter and Kaifu also discussed the Middle East crisis Over iraqis invasion of Kuwait. Kyodo said Yeutter expressed the Hope that Kaifu would continue with plans to travel to the Middle East on wednesday. Kaifu announced late last month that he would make a 13-Day trip to the Region including saudi Arabia. A foreign ministry official said Kaifu will announce monday whether he will make the trip As scheduled. Officials have privately said they Are concerned that Japan will be criticized if Kaifu makes the trip without taking Strong actions to help ease the Middle East crisis. Yeutter arrived in Tokyo last Friday for an unofficial visit on his Way to Thailand Malaysia and Hong Kong. He is to return to Tokyo Friday for a we Klong visit. After his return to Tokyo Yeutter will meet with agriculture minister Tomio Yamamoto foreign minister Faro Nakayama and senior members of the ruling Liberal democratic party Kyodo said. . Embassy officials were not available for comment sunday. World today poll finds French favor joining . Against Iraq Paris apr by a slight margin the French want their armed forces to fight alongside the United slates in the event of War with Iraq a poll has found. Of 800 people surveyed last week by the Itsos polling firm 47 percent said they favored French participation in a multinational Force if War Breaks out while 43 percent were opposed. The poll conducted for the weekly Magazine be Point said 46 percent of the respondents hoped . Forces would confront Iraq directly while 34 percent hoped this would not happen. Asked if they had Confidence in president Francois Mitterrand a ability to serve French interests in his handling of the crisis 59 percent said Quot yes and 31 percent said  passenger foiled in attempt to Hijack plane Moscow apr a passenger trying to Hijack a biplane in Central Russia hit the Pilot on the head with a heavy object but was apprehended by another Pilot Tass has reported. The official soviet news Agency said the male passenger identified Only by the surname Chernyavsky tried to Hijack the Antonov-2 passenger plane As it was Landing in the town Slivny. Tass did not say where he wanted to go. It quoted an Interior ministry spokesman As saying the Man born in 1947, had a criminal record and had recently worked As a watchman in a kindergarten. It said the injured Pilot received Insp Sci find medical Aid. More than a dozen attempts were made to Hijack soviet aircraft to Scandinavia or Turkey in june and  department stores to make debut in Albania Belgrade Yugoslavia apr yugoslav companies will soon open the first modern department stores in Albania the Tan Jug news Agency has reported. It said the four stores to be opened later this month will retail yugoslav made appliances ready to Wear garments cosmetics shoes bicycles and other goods traditionally in Short Supply in the communist run nation. The outlets will be renovated and equipped by two yugoslav companies Mak import and agr Export to be the first department stores in Tirana capital of Europe s last stalinist stronghold. 1 in 5 Highway deaths in Germany tied to alcohol Bonn up a every fifth person killed on the Road in West Germany last year was involved in an alcohol related Accident the West German statistical office has said. The offices report showed men were More often involved than women in such accidents. About 6.5 percent of the men involved in Auto accidents were found to be drunk As opposed to 1.5 percent of the women. The report said 1,488 of the 7,967 Road deaths in West Germany in 1989 were related to alcohol consumption. About 70 percent of the alcohol related accidents occurred Between 6 . And 4 . In every second crash that occurred Between Midnight and 4 ., at least one of those involved had been drinking