European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition the stm4andt�fripes bitter defeat Kohl says Chancellor vows to regain voters Trust Berlin apr Chancellor Helmut Kohl said monday that his party a ouster from government in his Home state was a a bitter defeat and that his Christian democratic _ Union must seek ways to preserve voters Trust. Sundays vote in the southwestern Rheinland Pfalz state was the second consecutive state election loss for Kohls party since his National election Victory in december. The Christian democrats were ousted from Power in Hessen state Jan. 20. The latest loss was seen As a stinging Rebuff to Kohl and As an expression of voters frustration with the High Cost of German unification. Just months ago Kohl was celebrated As the architect of Unity. Heiner Geissler a leading member of the Christian democrats said the party was suffering from a a credibility crisis that requires a a new  Kohl convened a meeting of party leaders monday in Bonn. He later told reporters that he had no apologies for his party a policies. A i am accustomed to winning and unfortunately accustomed to losing a the Chancellor said. He said Christian democrats must work harder to keep voters Trust saying a we must examine now we can better address the  the Christian democrats had controlled the government of Rheinland Pfalz for 44 years. Now it will be run by a social democratic dominated coalition. Bjorn Engholm the social democrats chairman designate said state party leaders should strive for stability in deciding whether to form a coalition Govch men with the environmentalist greens or centrist free democrats Kohl has seen his popularity slump As the Economy collapses in the lands that until october made up communist East Germany. After promising to hold the line on taxes Kohls National government raised taxes to finance the integration of Eastern Germany a 16 million people a Quarter of whom Are Likely to be out of full time work by summer. A a a a a a Kohl has been criticized As having miscalculated or sought to obscure the enormity of the economic problems in the East where decaying antiquated businesses Are shutting Down. With the Victory in Rheinland Pfalz the left leaning social democrats have also wrested control from Kohls party in the National Legislatures upper House or bundesrat whose makeup is determined by the outcome of state elections. The More powerful lower House the bundestag is controlled by the Christian democrats. However a majority in the bundesrat May give the social democrats leverage to affect policy on integral ing Eastern Germany where they put More stress on keeping failing industries alive. Official results in sundays vote gave the social democrats 44.8 percent of the vote Good for 47 scats in the 101-Scaf state legislature. The Christian democrats won 38.7 percent and 40 seats while the free democrats received 6.9 percent and seven seats. The greens won 6.4 percent and seven seats. Other parties won 3.1 percent of the votes including 2 percent for the far right republicans below the 5 percent required to enter the legislature. The departing Christian democratic governor Carl Ludwig Wagner said local issues played some role but he see Kohl on Page 10 a a a is amps Lynda Davidson senior airman Ken Perry is presented with Good Luck posters and a to shirt from the Ramstein track team represented by Alicia Kaiser left and Gwen Underwood airman blinded by discus but he keeps Hope in sight by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany a ten Days ago senior airman Ken Perry was planning to spend his last Day in Germany As a Volunteer at a High school track meet. Today the 20-year-old lies blinded in a Hospital bed the victim of a wayward discus that crashed into his face rupturing his right Eye and dislodging the other. A a in a not worried a Perry said. A if they could save my right Eye id like to have it. But in a not going to dwell on  Perry underwent six hours of surgery with five doctors at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Cen see braille on Page 10 German Chancellor Helmut Kohl checks the time before a meeting of Christian democratic leaders in Bonn on monday. Going up can t move in by j. King Cruger / Salt writer it. In Ciurlik a Turkey a multinational forces most of them americans from the 24th Marine expeditionary unit erected 100 tents for kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq by monday morning and were working to get scores More up by Days end. A tribal elders have already come out of the mountains to ask about moving in a said . Navy it. Cmdr. John Hopkins a spokesman at in Ciurlik a for operation provide Comfort. However the military has not yet allowed the refugees to move into the tent villages. A we done to want to move them in until sanitary facile see kurd on Page 10as Marine chief Washington apr president Bush on monday chose it. Gen. Cart e. Mundy or. To be commandant of the Marine corps and said he would promote him to four Star rank. Mundy currently is based in Norfolk va., As commanding general of the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and ii Marine expeditionary Force. He is also designated to command Fleet Marine forces that might be employed in Europe. Previously he was the marines Deputy chief of staff at the Pentagon for plans policies and operations and the corps operations Deputy to the joint chiefs of staff. If confirmed by the Senate he will succeed Gen. Alfred m. Gray or. To become the 30th Marine commandant