European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A momentous outpouring of Joy by Nesha Starcevic associated press. Tihey came by the thousands pouring through the new gaps in the Berlin Wall rejoicing in the simple ability to move freely in their a City for the first time in nearly three decades. When the German democratic Republic suddenly announced on nov. 9,1989, that it was opening its Borders i witnessed an outpouring of Joy that became the biggest party Berlin has Ever seen. It was nearly 7 . When the stunning announcement was made at a news conference in East Berlin. I jumped into a car and toured several Border Crossings at the Wall. Confused guards on both sides still could not say exactly when unhindered passage would be allowed. As Midnight approached thousands of East germans massed on the Eastern Side of the Barrier that symbolized the cold War. At Midnight they rushed through crossing Points some on foot some in sputtering trabant cars. West berliners greeted them with Champagne tapping on the roofs of the cars in boisterous Welcome. At checkpoint Charlie germans from both sides kissed cried for Joy and danced. Relatives embraced some for the first time in a generation. I saw East German Border guards transformed in minutes from dour arrogant guardians of communism into Friendly helpers smiling and chatting with West Berlin police. Hundreds of people danced atop the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate in one of the most memorable scenes of that incredible thursday night. By 2 a.m., West Berlin was one Gigantic party. Thousands of people streamed along the Kurfurst Tendam outside the associated press office. Authorities had closed the Street to traffic and it became a sea of people ebbing and flowing in the Chilly night. A giant screen on a department store alternated announcements that the Wall was open with flashes of Quot Welcome Welcome Quot to the visitors from the East. Hardly anyone slept in Berlin. Bars stayed open through the night offering free drinks to East germans. At 5 a.m., i set out on the 10-minute walk from the a office to my hotel and spent nearly an hour wading through the dancing and singing crowds. Strangers hugged me. Others handed me paper cups filled with Champagne. At 8 a.m., i watched the East germans open a Large Section of the Wall at Bernauer Strasse where some of the most spectacular escapes and bloody failures had taken place. That weekend Berlin became one months before the official unification of Germany. East German police watch As youths jump up and Down the Berlin Wall near checkpoint Charlie nov. 10,1989 to celebrate the opening of the Border Between East and West. Stripes bookstores h co Luck a h co o z it co of $ Cote Cove Bear Saga continues Ayla the heroine first introduced in the Gan of the Cave Bear continues her Story in the Plains of passage the fourth Book in Jean m. Aues Earth s children series. Ayla and Jon Dalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of ice age Europe. To the Hunter gatherers of their world a who have never seen tame animals a Ayla and Jon Dalar appear enigmatic and frightening. The mystery surrounding the woman who Speaks with a strange accent and talks to animals with their own sounds is heightened by her uncanny control of a Large powerful Wolf. The tall yellow haired Man who rides by her Side is also held in Awe not Only for the magnificent stallion he commands but for his skill As a crofter of Stone tools and for the new weapon he devises the Spear thrower. In the course of their Cross Continental Odyssey Ayla and Jon Dalar encounter both Savage enemies and Bravo friends. Together they learn that the vast and unknown world can to difficult and treacherous but breathtakingly Beautiful and enlightening As Well. All the pain and pleasure bring them closer to their ultimate destination for the orphaned Ayla and the wandering Jon Dalar must reach that place on Earth they can Call Home. The new York limes no. 1 notional bestseller the Plains of passage is coming soon to a stars and stripes Bookstore near  and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores Friday november 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17