European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Red sox Clinch tie in Al East Page 21hie  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 172 wednesday october 3, 1990 a a Good morning 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 a a Young Man Waves the German Flag in front of berlins Brandenburg Gate on tuesday afternoon. From staff and wire reports Berlin a the Western allies ceded their Post War occupation Powers tuesday As the clock ticked Down to Midnight when formerly communist East Germany with All of its problems was to join West Germany. A vast party across the land of 78 million people was getting under Way with fireworks and ceremonies to last through thursday. Wednesday was declared a National Holiday which according to press reports would see a burst of marriages by couples joining their lives As the two Germany United. Police were gearing up for trouble from rightist and leftist radicals planning counter demonstrations in the Center of Berlin where the Berlin Wall used to stand. By tuesday afternoon hundreds of riot police were assembled in alleys behind Leip Ziger Street in East Berlin a March route for radicals from the West. Night and Day police helicopters circled areas considered potential trouble spots in the City. Late monday some of the violence that police had anticipated began. Arsonists attacked two of berlins largest department stores causing extensive damage late monday. The attacks at the centrum Wapenhaus department store in East berlins Alexan de Platz and the Kauhaus Des westerns in West Berlin apparently were carried out by radicals opposed to the reunification. No one was injured. Related stories pages 3,13 and 28. City authorities banned demonstrations near the Brandenburg Gate the 200-year-old Monument that will be a major focus of see celebrate on Back Page