European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Kohl pleased by vote results that gave cd 4 states in East Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday october 16,1990property Kales Meckenheim Germany a the de eur Patlon and marketing office suddenly swamped with excess household and office furniture will be conducting sales each weekday including holidays. The crush of excess property stems from the troop draw Down in Europe officials said. The monday through Friday sales will take place in building 1040, the Frie Richfeld service Center in Meckenheim which is Between Heidelberg and Mannheim. �?�i9l mondays through thursdays sales will be held from 8 . To noon and 12 30 to 3 . Friday sales will be 8 . To noon Only. Customers May use dollars and Marks but no personal checks. Purchases must be removed the Day of Purchase. No retail sales will occur on the last thursday of each month when the Meckenheim demo holds its Public property auction at the same location. The Meckenheim demo is taking its show on the Road to offer furniture sales in other areas. On wednesday a household furniture Sale will be held from noon to 4 . In Goppinger in building 114 on Cooke Barracks. Only . Identification card holders May attend and All prices will be marked in dollars. Merchandise must be removed directly following the retail Sale. Featured merchandise will be Kitchen cabinets buffets dining tables with chairs and bookcases. Also available will be Coffee and end tables sofas and easy chairs rugs and Beds. Almost 600 items will be available. Or or information is available from Robin Potter at ets 380-6022 or German civilian 0621-473231 Bonn Germany apr Chancellor Helmut Kohl on monday welcomed his party a state election victories As a Good Omen that in december he could become the first elected Leader of All Germany in nearly six decades. Kohls Christian democratic Union on sunday won the most votes in four out five states in former East Germany giving the main opposition social democrats a Tough Uphill Battle with All German elections just seven weeks away. A the 14th of october is a Day of great Joy and satisfaction a Kohl told reporters after meeting in Bonn with other cd leaders. Kohl said his party has a a a favourable starting position for Federal elections on dec. 2, in which underdog social Democrat candidate Oskar Lafontaine will try to unseat Kohl. But the Chancellor also warned his party against complacency. A the Federal election will be decided on dec. 2 and not before a said Kohl. Opinion polls taken before sundays balloting already showed Kohl with healthy leads Over Lafontaine. Kohl is expected to be further strengthened by the Christian democrats sunday showing. The Christian democrats biggest Victory was in the new state of Sachsen winning an absolute majority with 53.8 percent of the vote. That was nearly 11 percent More than the conservatives won in former East Germany a first free elections in the same Region in March and left the social democrats a Distant second with a final result of 19.09 percent. The former communist party now called the party of democratic socialism had 10.22 percent of the vote the greens got 5.6 percent and the centrist free democrats had 5.2 percent giving All three seats in the state parliament. A the turnout in the five states that used to be East Germany ranged from 65 to 73.5 percent of the 11.5 million eligible voters in Brandenburg the Only Eastern state where the social democrats won against the conservatives final results gave them 38 8 percent of the vote to 29.3 percent for the Christian democrats the former communists got 12.8 percent of the vote in Brandenburg and the centrist free democrats 6.8 percent. A grouping of citizens movements called Alliance 90 got 6.3 percent to enter the states parliament. Results from the three other states a Sachsen Anhalt Mecklenburg Vor Pommert and Thi Ringen a also showed the Christian democrats had won and would be Able to form a coalition with the centrist free democrats to hold a majority. The dec. 2 vote will install the first democratically elected Leader for All of Germany in five decades. Kurt von Schleicher a former general was chosen German Chancellor after elections in november 1932. He was the last Leader of the ill fated Weimar Republic. In january 1933, nazi tyrant Adolf Hitler took Over through political mane vering amid a collapsing political and economic system. Conservative defeats sex actress in election for mayor of Athens european Region defense re utilization and marketing office employees and their family members Are not permitted to make purchases at any of these  scouts Pitburg a Germany a two members of troop 161 were promoted to the rank of Eagle scout in a recent ceremony at the Pitburg officers club. Mike Michalowski organized a blood drive for his Eagle project. His efforts re-32 units of blood being col suited in 482 u1uuu uc1 elected for the military Community. T is,.the son it. Col. Joseph and Linda Michalowski. Andy Sitton organized and conducted a food drive for the red Cross pantry As his in it project he is the son of it. Col. William and Ann Sitton. Both boy scouts Are juniors at Pitburg High school where they Are members of the National Honor society. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the a rns a Airship service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service  service set for retired officer Mannheim Germany a a memorial service for Louis c. Green will be held at 4 . Wednesday at the Benjamin Franklin Village Chapel in Mannheim. Green 48, a support services supervisor for the combat equipment group Europe and a retired army major died of a heart attack saturday at his Home in  unemployment rises Brussels Belgium up a unemployment in the 12-nation european Community Rose in August for the first time in six years increasing 0.1 percentage Point to 8.4 percent officials have said. Athens Greece apr the government backed mayoral candidate has narrowly Defeated a former actress in municipal elections in Athens but leftist candidates monday won three of Greece a five biggest cities. The leftist candidates backed jointly by the socialists and the communist led coalition of the left and Progress won in Piraeus the county a a major port City Patras in southwestern Greece and Iraklion on the Island of Crete. Antonis Tritsis a former socialist minister who was supported by new democracy the conservative governing party Defeated actress turned politician Melina Mercouri by taking 50.15 percent of the vote in Athens for an absolute majority. It was the first time in 15 years that a candidate for mayor in Athens was elected in the first round. Mercouri a Deputy from the panhellenic socialist movement or Pasok was backed by her party and the coalition. She was clearly upset in a televised interview during which she admitted her loss. A i Hope that Tritsis will follow through with his ambitious plans a Mercouri said Early monday. Tritsis a town planner and twice a full Bright scholar at the Illinois Institute of technology in Chicago headed the ministry of environment planning and Public works from 1981-85 As a Pasok minister before a falling out with the party. In acknowledging his Victory Tritsis told reporters that he would seek assistance and cooperation from the european Community to tackle the capitals problems. He takes office in january and succeeds Nikos Patrakos a new democracy member. In Patras police used tear Gas to disperse hundreds of people rioting in the downtown area Early monday at celebrations marking the re election of socialist mayor Andreas Karavolas. The sem state run Athens news Agency reported that 33 police officers and rioters were injured three of them seriously and six persons were arrested. In Salonica in the North Greece a second biggest City conservative Constanti nos Cosmopoulos fell Short of an absolute majority with 48.2 percent of the vote making a Runoff vote necessary sunday. Dimitris Fatouros the joint candidate of the socialists and the coalition got 47 percent of the ballots. Political analysts predicted a Runoff Victory for Cosmopoulos who expected to get 2.17 percent of the vote won by an Independent conservative candidate in the first round. That would give Cosmopoulos More than 50 percent of the vote. The electoral Law Calls for Runoff elections if no candidate receives an absolute majority in municipalities with More than 5,000 inhabitants. Off Post customers of car service could face additional fee of $405 by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Munich Germany a some customers of the bankrupt overseas express car shipping company May face an additional $405 fee to cover delivery of their vehicles the company said monday. But those customers who arranged for delivery through an on Post Exchange service outlet of overseas express will avoid the charge said capt. Wes Davis a spokesman for cafes. Trans car a fest new shipping concessionaire will pay the charges a company official said. Customers who used overseas express off Post offices however May have to pay the additional charge. Those offices were not considered cafes concessions. In letters sent monday to customers the company said that a this is the amount which overseas express would have had to pay to Complete delivery. Cafes officials said fewer than 200 customers were affected by the bankruptcy. Overseas express had handled the shipment of vehicles to and from the United states and the conversion of vehicles from european specifications to those required for import to the United states. In a statement general manager to Chen Schweizer acknowledged that his company would have paid the $405 charge but a due to our actual insolvency we Are unable to proceed As  Schweizer said some or All of the charges May be recouped by customers As part of the Kondurs or German bankruptcy proceedings. Besides discussing the fee the letters Tell customers which shipping subcontractor has their vehicle a company spokeswoman said monday. Schweizer had stated previously that he planned on holding the shipment of any vehicles until cafes paid about $95,000 he claims it owes him. Cafes officials claimed that it owes Schweizer less than $10,000. Schweizer said monday that he still plans to sue cafes a due to the delay in  he has blamed his company a bankruptcy on a fest so a incompetence and a inaccurate  Davis said monday that the dispute would be handled a through Legal  cafes officials have said All previous dealings with overseas express had been according to the contract. Customers who contracted through an cafes office should Contact trans car to resolve their shipping problems. Trans car has reopened All overseas express on Post offices plus a new office in Berlin. Those who contracted at off Post offices can write to overseas express at  6, 8011 Kirchheim Hei Stetten