European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 28, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 9 czechs choose Havel to Lead new Republic Prague czech Republic a Vaclav Havel who helped Czechoslovakia break free of communism but As president  Stop it from splitting in two was elected president of the new czech Republic on tuesday. A playwright who led the 1989 Quot velvet revolution a Havel was Czechoslovakia a first Post communist president and remains the Best known czech politician at Home and abroad. Even Many of his opponents said they could imagine no one else As the new republics first president. He easily Defeated his Only two opponents winning 109 votes in the 200-member parliament As the nominee of the four party governing coalition of Premier Vaclav Klaus. _ Marie St Borova of the communist party received 49 votes and Miroslav Sadek of the extreme right republicans had Only 14. He will be inaugurated next tuesday for a five year term. �?o1 thank the parliament for the Confidence it has expressed in me by electing me the first president of the czech Republic Quot Havel 56, said after the vote. Later he told reporters that he was Quot More experienced and Wiser Quot than when he first served. Meanwhile Slovakia a parliament failed wednesday for the second time to elect a president for the new state. Roman Kovac the nominee of Premier Vladimir me Ciary a governing movement for a democratic Slovakia won 78 votes in the 150-seat legislature Short of the 90 needed to win czech radio reported. His rival in the Runoff vote Milan Ftacnik of the democratic left a party of former communists got 31 votes the radio said. The two competed in a Runoff after none of four candidates received the required three fifths majority in a vote on tuesday. A second round election open to new candidates is to be held in two weeks. Both successor states have opted for parliamentary democracies with relatively weak presidencies. Most of the executive Powers rest with their premiers. In their Prague apartment tuesday Vaclav have and his wife Olga watch television coverage of parliamentary debates preceding Havel s election As first president of the czech Republic. As czech president Havel will be Able to negotiate iric National treaties and exercise limited veto Power Over legislation. He also will be commander in chief of the military. Havel selection was delayed for hours White a few extreme right Wing parliament any deputies took advantage of the televised debate to accuse Havel of among other things  to the former communist secret police. Havel becomes president of a state he hoped would never have to exist. A despite his efforts the czech and slovak republics split on Jan. 1 after failing to reconcile deep differences Over economic reforms. Politicians in the larger czech Republic with 10 million people favored Swift conversion to a free Market system. But such reforms hit hard in Slovakia the bad federations poorer Eastern third which is saddled with inefficient communist Cra industries. Unemployment among its 5 million people has topped 12 percent during the past three years. Balloon Brouhaha hits mock . By Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau the Hague Netherlands a As the 25th anniversary session of a mock . Assembly opened wednesday an environmentally conscious Ramstein High school senior threatened to let the air out of the balloon for the events organizers. In a. Petition Evan Zislis asked the nearly 2,800 High school students taking part in the Hague International Model United nations to pop rather than free helium filled balloons during a scheduled launch marking the programs Silver anniversary Quot its a Reaf danger Quot said Zislis who has the role of Mongolia s environmental committee member at the we Klong conference. Quot i did no to just do it to make a  however conference organizers including the Model . Secretary general did no to see it that Way right before the launch Zislis was asked to Tell his fellow delegates 300 of whom signed the petition that they should refrain from popping the balloons. Secretary general Natalia von Mensdorf Pouilly asked student delegates to cooperate adding Quot you do not go to somebody else a birthday party and blow out the  Zislis argued that the balloons could be particularly dangerous in the Hague since Birds flying near the North sea City Quot can choke on the rubber and get tangled in the strings and often in the rubber  the hot air Over the balloons occurred following opening ceremonies for the event that has attracted youths from 163 English language schools including 30 department of defense dependents schools. Conference organizers considered the environment when putting together this years anniversary event said Mensdorf Pouilly a Junior at the German school of the Hague for example they ordered biodegradable balloons for the launch and used recycled paper for tags that Hung from balloon strings. Zislis called it a a outstanding that the More expensive balloons were ordered but said their biodegradable composition did no to Lessen their threat to the environment. As for the popping prohibition Mensdorf Pouilly said they thought bursting the balloons was Quot slightly undemocratic Quot and Quot unparliamentary because it would ruin the event for others. Instead organizers gave delegates concerned about releasing the balloons the option of holding on to them. Wei Bruckn High school senior John Gannon said he understood the Rule even though he was one of the first to sign the petition. A i guess to keep with the spirit we  interfere with the festivities by popping them even though we actually  pollute the environment Quot said Gannon a ugandan Delegate. Niernberg High school sophomores John smart and Louis Casinelli weren to sympathetic to Zislis stance. "1 really done to agree that these Are harmful to the environment a smart said balloon in hand Quot i think that they were just trying to ruin the  Casinelli who along with smart represents Norway said Quot there was no Point Quot to the balloon Brouhaha. A a it a just a waste of time Quot he said. The balloons Quot Are going to just go away then people Are going to pick them up and throw them in the  mayor resigns after anti semitic letter from wire reports Mainz Germany a a Small town mayor has resigned amid a juror Over an anti semitic remark he made to the Leader of Germany a jewish Community., officials said tuesday. Franz Dieter Schlag Kamp mayor of the Mosel Valley town of san him had written a letter to Ygnatz Bubis chairman of the German Central Council of jews saying he was Happy there were no jews Quot to disturb the peace in his Community. Schlag Kamp has since apologized to Bubis. But the remark created a scandal in the Rheinland Pfalz state where san him is located. The states Interior minister Walter Zubur demanded that Schlag Kamp resign. Zub cry a office said the mayor complied and quit monday  found in Austria Vienna Austria a the corpses of five Young men believed to be asians were found on a Highway parking lot South of Vienna austrian radio reported tuesday. Highway maintenance workers found the bodies around 9 . In co Borsdorf about 25 Miles South of the capital the radio said. _ the five men had no visible signs of injuries and apparently already were dead when dumped at the parking lot investigators said. Trial set for coup suspects Moscow a the men accused of mounting the soviet coup in 1991 will go on trial in russian supreme court on april 14, a court official told russian news agencies tuesday. Prosecutors and lawyers have been preparing for the trial for More than a year but no Date was announced until tuesday. Authorities had said that every defendant had to be Given time to prepare his defense. Twelve men will face charges of High treason and conspiracy to seize state Power said the chairman of the courts military tribunal Anatoly Ukolov the inter fax and itar Tass news agencies  to save Anne s tree Amsterdam Netherlands City Hall is Rushing to the Rescue of the 150-Ycar-ofd Chestnut tree that gave Anne Frank her Only glimpse of nature while she hid from the nazis. City halt will spend $200,000 to replace the soil around the 100-foot tree which was contaminated by a heating Oil tank leak. The tree was one of the Young jewish girls few Points of Contact with the outside world during her three years in hiding in the rear Annex of an Amsterdam canal House. It figures prominently in her world famous  flight attendant Jerusalem a a court gave a Gay Al a Israel airlines flight attendant a Chance tuesday to demand free tickets for his partner in the first ruling recognizing the rights of israeli Gay couples news reports said. The labor court in Tel Aviv said the flight attendant was entitled to claim free tickets if he can prove his partner lives with him permanently the National news Agency him said. A hearing was scheduled for March to let the flight attendant present evidence of the relationships stability Al a1 gives free tickets to the Domestic partners of heterosexual employees who cannot marry for some reason such As religious authorities ban on marriages by people of different religions teen steals tank radio Moscow a a hapless Motorist made the mistake of parking in a bad neighbourhood and had his radio stolen but in this Case the vehicle was a tank and the neighbourhood was a Forest. Plus the radio Wasny tall that was ripped off the thief got a laser Range finder and a night vision scone too. The Bandit was a teen Ager who found the tank while skiing through the Woods in the russian far East the itar Tass news Agency reported wednesday from Vladivostok. Police found the items with the boy and he led them to the tank the report said. Quot the District command was shocked by the news and failed to provide any explanations Quot the report said adding that Quot luckily the teen Ager had no time to dismantle the tanks Cannon and machine  p