European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes Friday october 5,1990first unified parliament meet never forget crimes germans fold Berlin apr Chancellor Helmut Kohl told the first meeting of unified Germany a parliament that germans As they shape their new nation must never forget the nazi holocaust or the repression of the East German communists. For the first time in nearly six decades German lawmakers met in the Reich Stag prewar Germany a parliament building. The ceremonial session one Day after unification brought together 664 deputies a 520 from the West and 144 from the East a who will serve until dec. 2 elections. Thursdays session was Only five minutes old when the opposition social democrats heckled parliament speaker Rita Siihsmuth a member of Kohls Christian democrats who opened the session. Kong confronted a barrage of verbal attacks from Oskar Lafontaine the social democratic candidate for Chancellor in the december elections. Lafontaine waving his glasses and motioning energetically criticized Kohl for his environmental policies and the Cost of unification. He read from a London newspaper article saying Kohl had made Quot a series of mistakes for promising not to raise Massy France apr a pre Dawn explosion blew apart a five Story apartment building thursday killing at least four people injuring seven and possibly burying others in the wreckage officials said. At least seven people were injured and about 170 Rescue workers aided by dogs probed the ruins for other survivors or victims. Dozens of emergency vehicles converged at the site. Police said 49 people lived in the building in the town of Massy on the Western outskirts of Paris. By mid morning All but 10 to 12 residents were accounted for and authorities said they did not know How Many of those might be in the rubble. A we Haven to heard any Call for help from under the debris Quot said Jean Louis due Peigneux a regional administrator. The cause of the Early morning blast was not Stab taxes and for allegedly giving East germans an Overly favourable rate for their now worthless East German Marks. The Chancellor sat 3 Yards away looking impassively straight ahead. In her opening speech televised live Siihsmuth welcomed the lawmakers to the newly refurbished chamber decorated with Flowers and with the huge Eagle that symbolizes Germany. A we remember All the victims of the nazis and we remember the victims of the sed regime East Germany a ousted communist the victims of the Berlin Wall and barbed wire a she said. The lawmakers then stood for a moment of silence. Kohl told them a we must never forget suppress or play Down the crimes committed in this Century by germans. Above All we owe this to the victims of the holocaust the unparalleled genocide of european  the Chancellor also condemned the communists who until last autumn ruled Eastern Germany. He said their dictatorship and repression had left behind a wounds in people s  billions of dollars Are needed to rebuild the devastated Economy left by the communists and already the wealthy listed officially but firefighters said it appeared to have been a Gas leak. In All 37 apartments were destroyed. Gas company officials began an investigation. They said preliminary indications were that the blast occurred in an individual apartment rather than in a Gas conduit serving the whole building. Officials said three of the injured were seriously Hurt including one child who suffered Burns and another whose foot was torn off. The two confirmed fatalities were men. Interior minister Pierre Joe who oversees police and fire services was among those who went to the scene of the blast. He expressed admiration for the Rescue Crews saying a right now they Are engaged in a difficult operation very Uncertain and which could be very  West is complaining about the Cost. A it is now essential to ensure that Germany is also swiftly reunited in economic and social terms a Kohl said. A Tufis will Call for great exertions and we shall also have to make  the Reich Stag still scarred by world War ii had not hosted parliament since it was gutted by a mysterious fire on feb. 27, 1933, one month after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor. Leaders of the new Germany assured the world on wednesday the official Day of unification that it would strive for peace and never forget the harsh lessons of its nazi past. Unification officially came after Midnight tuesday and germans across the new nation celebrated into wednesday their newest National Holiday. About 20,000 leftist radicals protesting Unity rampaged in Berlin on wednesday. Police fired tear Gas and water cannons in Street Battles. About 40 people were injured and 246 arrested. A government spokesman said soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev widely credited with making unification possible will visit Germany next month. World briefs Rwanda asks Belgium for Aid to counter rebels Brussels Belgium up a the belgian government on thursday considered a request from Rwanda its former territory for military help to repulse a rebel attack. A special Cabinet meeting was expected thursday to consider the request said a spokesman for the belgian foreign ministry. Rebels led by a ugandan military officer have launched an attack in the Northern part of the East Central african country and have reportedly advanced to within 40 Miles of Kigali the capital. A request for military Aid was made by Rwanda a president Juvenal Hab Sarimana. He met with belgian King Baudouin and prime minister Wilfried Martens in Brussels on wednesday. The belgian foreign minister Mark Eyskens said he expected a decision on Rwanda a request to be made a within the upcoming  Rwanda a German protectorate from 1899 to 1916, became part of the belgian mandate of Ruanda Burundi after world War i Ana later was part of a belgian administered Trust territory. It won Independence in 1962,alleged police corruption Sparks rioting in Japan Tokyo up a riots triggered by allegations of police corruption continued unabated thursday in Osaka. Day labourers in Japan a second largest City which is 250 Miles Southwest of Tokyo clashed with police hurled stones and burned vehicles. Ten people were injured and dozens arrested local Media reports said. The rioting followed the arrest wednesday night of a police officer on charges of accepting bribes from gangsters the reports said. Much of the Day contracted labourers work in construction and other Fields said to be dominated by the underworld. The workers were apparently angered by alleged corruption in police who were supposed to protect them from exploitation. Some 1,500 riot police fought with rioters wednesday night and thursday but failed to Stop the disturbances from erupting  to require cigarette warning labels Jakarta Indonesia up a government health officials alarmed by a growing number of smokers in Indonesia particularly among Young people said thursday that warning labels will be required on All Domestic cigarette packages beginning next april. The new regulations also will require cigarette packages to state their products tar and nicotine Content the health ministry said. The warning Label will state that a smoking is hazardous to health a the ministry said. 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