European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Coming tomorrow m 12 Page Section German reunification w a it it it it it Ltd Ltd a. The St ars andr stripes authorized unofficial publication for the  armed forces vol. 49, no. 169 sunday september 30, 1990 a is it daily Ami sunday d 8693 Agerman vote plan rejected Karlsruhe West Germany apr West Germany a constitutional court ruled saturday that plans for United German elections in december Are illegal because they keep smaller parties out of parliament. The ruling does not affect the unification of East Germany and West Germany that comes wednesday. But it will Force political leaders to seek a new election plan or perhaps postpone the United elections planned for dec 2. West German Justice minister Hans Engelhard said saturday that his government will try to keep the dec. 2 election Date in place but also respect the decision of the constitutional court. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will be in charge of a United Germany until the common elections Are held. The constitutional court acted on a complaint brought by East Germany a former communist party the environmental greens coalition and the far right republicans. Hans Christian Strobe la spokesman for the greens hailed the courts decision. He called it a Sweet Success against the arrogance of the cocky dominant  the smaller parties have opposed the election agreement Between mainstream political groups because it required a party to win 5 percent of the vote across a United Germany in order to win a seat in parliament. The election treaty would allow smaller parties to form alliances with larger parties and share ballot space with them Al see vote on Back Page dealing with Gulf duty a amps Vinco crawly three airmen stationed in saudi Arabia pass the time by playing cards during a break from desert shield duty. The Trio a airman Jim Wells from left airman 1st class Gene Martin and airman 1st class Philip Wilson a belong to the 438th organizational Maint so from Dover fab Del. Martin said the units initials oms really stand for a overtime monday through  see Story Page 24. Mail phones Start changing with Germany by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau postal codes Telephone number prefixes and License plates will remind germans of their 45-year division for a few years after unification takes effect wednesday. Postal customers in Germany a Eastern and Western sectors will use the current four digit postal codes until the postal ministry introduces a new system in 1902. But letters and packages travelling from one sector to the other will have to 6c marked with an a to Quot for Eastern or a most a Germany and a a a we for the Western half. The cumbersome Maze of Telephone prefix numbers for East German cities will remain in effect for two years or More. It will take that Long for Germany a Federal telecommunications Agency a subdivision of the postal system to revamp the East German phone network. The traffic ministry will Start replacing the narrow bord Erless East German License plates Jan. 1, and the replacement Cycle will last three years. But the ministry announced two weeks ago it will renumber the East German expressways in october to integrate them with the West German Highway network. Of All the impending changes Only the new postal code system will affect All residents of what is now West Germany. The government plans no changes to West German Telephone prefix codes or Highway numbers and West German License plate letter codes will remain As they Are with one exception. Here arc some of the changes a postal codes both West Germany and East Germany use four digit postal codes to designate destination cities. The code systems developed after Germany a division in 1945, May cause confusion in a United Germany. Mail sent to the West German capital for example is addressed Onn a but the was 10. Such Duple country. �?o5300 Bonn a but the East German City of Weimar also uses 5300. Such duplication saturates both parts of the As an interim solution the postal ministry has in see mail on Back Page some gis checks will be Short thanks to army computer error collection Iff time Heidelberg West Germany about 50,000 soldiers in Europe will find their end of month paychecks lacking $25 to $200 because of a computer programming error. Soldiers who receive overseas housing allowance will see the errors in their paychecks monday. The slip up by die . Army finance and accounting Center caused erroneous collections to be taken from the ill. Is. Quot a idlers done to need to do anything to Correct the mis take because they will be repaid in their october end of month Check said col. David Pochec Usa eur finance and accounting division chief. However soldiers who need the Money before next payday should see their personnel non commissioned officer for guidance and assistance on obtaining the funds Between pay periods Pochec said. A the intent is to provide refunds to All soldiers desiring such payments a lie said. A a your stars and stripes Carrier will be calling soon. Please have your payment ready