European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 12, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 capital Issue in Germany pits Bonn against Berlin for a amps Mannie Garcia grinding out a living an Organ grinder serenades passers by on a Dresden Street Corner. Tough times in former East Germany could make coins hard to come by however. By Mary Neth staff writer Bonn Germany the Battle of two cities a Bonn and Berlin rages on Over which will be the government seat of the reunified  reunification treaty left the capital question open and since then officials in both cities have been trying to sell their Case to the Public. 4 1 Berlin took the offensive last year paying an advertising company $2 million to place ads in 30 newspapers and magazines in Western Germany As Well As 10 in the former East Germany to promote the former divided City As the government seat. The mayor of Bonn. Hans Daniels sneered at the tactic. A we Are depending upon reason and sanity to win the right to be Germany a capital he said. To bolster its arguments Bonn paid a Swiss research Institute nearly $48,000 to study the Cost of moving the capital to Berlin and then trumpeted the results that the move could Cost up to $40 billion an additional $525 million would have to be paid to relocate the government work Force of 99,.000 to Berlin the study said and $20 billion in investments made in Bonn Over the last 15 years would go Down the Drain. But berlins ruling mayor Eberhard Diepgen quickly questioned the Validity of the study noting that Berlin was never asked for its views and that other researchers put the Cost of the move at less than $5 billion. The capital quandary is rooted in the reunification treaty which left the decision in the hands of the upper and lower houses of parliament but set no deadline for a vote. Daniels is pushing for a Quick decision. �?o1 hat s the Only Way that practical planning can be accomplished a he said in a statement that accompanied the release of the Swiss study. A spokesman for Diepgen warned that even if a decision is made in favor of Bonn Berlin will not give up the Battle. The new Germait states Are suffering critical economic problems he said and the. . Quot should be Here where these reunite action problem is Are readily  German president Richard von Sci Sacker who has no formal say in political discussions has joined Diep genes Campaign. A one thing should be made Clear the Federal president alone can to serve As decoration for a so called capital from which All other constitutional government bodies stay away a von Wiz Sacker said in a recent letter to leaders of the country a political parties. In pressing his Case the former ruling mayor of Berlin cited the important role that Berlin will play in the economic development of Eastern Europe. Ii ans Jochyn Vogel the head of the opposition social democratic party has also taken up berlins stand. A the government and parliament belong where its possible to feel the problems of the people and not in a protected environment a he said at a recent news con Ference. A a a. A a. A. Like Daniels Yogel also is pushing for a Quick Deci. Sion. A fall the arguments for each City have been Pul on the table Quot he said. Which Way the table turns remains to be seen Ramstein Day care must move from old building by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany the  air Force has ordered child care officials at Ramstein a to move Day care programs serving 318 children out of an aging building with safety problems. Preschool before and after school and so called a Kinder so programs will be moved monday to a site currently used for drop in child care and the bases youth activities Center. As a result hours for drop in care will be limited to 9 . To 2 ., instead of the previous operating times of 8 15 . Through 5 30  In addition the summer preschool will be eliminated this year. Last year 176 children attended two four week sessions of three Days a week. The condemned building built in the 1950s, houses Day care programs for children Ages 3 through 6. It is across the Street from the bases main child care Center. Plans Call for the building to be torn Down and replaced by a new prefabricated Structure that will be moved from Wei Brincken a the project should be finished by Early fall and will Cost about $340,000. It is to be paid for by funds provided by germans for certain Quality of life projects. Wei Brincken a will close by sept. 30. The air Force determined after an inspection in july that the child care facility was unsafe. Inadequate numbers of doors to each room and the Lack of monitoring cameras As a child abuse preventive measure were among the safety hazards pointed out. After Ramstein exhausted several alternatives for relocating the programs the air Force ordered in a feb 14 letter from Washington that the base Stop using building 853 for child care by March 1. The deadline was extended through the end of this week. Air Force child care centers face four separate unannounced inspections each year by the departments of defense and air Force and major command and local authorities under the child care act of 1989. Morale welfare and recreation officials were to meet monday night with parents of youngsters affected by the change. Parents were notified late last week of the impending move from the old building. As of monday morning most inquiries had dealt with reduced availability of drop in child care said Sarah Latham director of Community services for Ramstein mar. Europe needs Compon military Force says head of european commission Paris up a the president of the european commission Jacques Delors has called for the european Community to form a common multilateral military Force before 1995 to avoid the a political marginalization of Europe. F a if Europe in the years to come does not give itself the Means for its Power it will pay the Price heavily a Delors told Europe-1 radio sunday night. France and Germany Are in favor of a joint euro Eean defense policy and believe it would not weaken nato. But Britain and the Netherlands Are wary of the idea. Delors said the development of a a great european economic zone of 12 or 15 nations is from now on  but he said events in Eastern Europe and especially the persian Gulf crisis in which Europe it Yas a absent a showed that it a is not sufficient to have a Delors Strong Economy to influence events. You also have to have a political and Mili tar  Delors underlined that in the future there will be a other Saddam Hussein other boat people other grave sicknesses that could menace european Prosperity. A a Community limited to a big Market refusing to assume its ambitions and responsibilities in the world will not be peaceful will not be Able to assure its children that they will live in Security a he said. If Europe is to become a a political personality it will have to decide before the end of the year on a political Union that will entail a a common foreign policy in certain domains and military cooperation that will Lead before 1995 to the creation of a multilateral rapid intervention Force a Delors said. France and Germany in 1988 set up a 4,000-Man joint Franco German army brigade that German Chan cellar Helmut Kohl sees As a Model for a future european Force. President Francois Mitterrand has called for the formation of a european a rapid reaction Force a that would meet european needs to intervene in trouble spots that do not interest the United states. A a financial Effort by the 12 to reinforce their common defense is the Price to pay for making Europe political a the european commission chief said. Delors also reaffirmed his Hope that the nine nation Western european Union grouping the dec members be a a integrated into dec institutions. ,. Europe was not Able a to assume its responsibilities Quot during the Gulf crisis because it did not have the necessary institutions he said. As a result the balance of Power Between Europe and the United states had swung in favor of Washington. The United states now might step up pressure to create a an american Europe a he said. Delors said the Gulf crisis also had led to a a Are equilibrium of inter european Power relations in favor of France and Britain at the expense of Germany. A this is a Good thing a said the French  major Dies of heart attack in ideas by the stars and stripes an army major stationed at Mainz Kastel Germany died thursday in saudi Arabia from an apparent heart attack. A memorial service will be held at 2  Today in Wiesbaden a Ilaine Berg Chapel for Earl strip bling who was a logistical operations officer with the 42nd Supply and services in at the Mainz Kastel storage station. The 35-year-old Man had been working As a Supply and services officer with the Xvi corps support group in saudi Arabia since he deployed there dec. 10. The native of Monroe la., was described As a a compassionate Low key Type of person by chaplain capt Rommel Moye. Stribling is survived by his wife Doreen and a daughter Teresa. A funeral will be held saturday in  destroys Block of corsican apartments Ajaccio Corsica up a hotel Block of 35 apartments was destroyed by a bomb explosion Early monday but no one was injured police said. At least 440 pounds of explosives were used in the blast sources said. No organization claimed responsibility but police suspect the banned National front for the liberation of Corsica