European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday october 18,1994kohl facing precarious coalition Bonn Germany a Chancellor heir Mut Kohl narrowly won his fourth term sunday but needed All his political skill Moi Day to Start reforming his weakened coalition and fend off predictions of an unstable government. Quot Willy Brandt once said a a majority is majority a a Kohl happily quoted a social democratic predecessor after his three party coalition emerged from sunday s parliament tary voting with a 10-seat majority and 48.4 percent of the National ballots. A that was a big comedown from a Cushion of 134 seats and 54.8 per cent of the vote that Kohls grouping won four years ago in the euphoria of unification. Kohl 64, has been one Kohl of Europe a most important statesmen since taking office 12 years ago at the Helm of a nation of 80 million in the heart of Europe. Although foreign policy was not a Campaign Issue he made it a theme of his Post vote news conference. Quot All of us need Europe but we germans need Europe More than the others a Kohl said. A a we re not sitting on an Island like some others. Its important that we remain the european  y Kohl rejected comments from observers and his main rival social democratic Leader Rudolf so harping that the conservative right coalition might not last. He said he had chatted on the Telephone with his partners a finance minister Theo Waige of the Christian social Union and foreign minister Klaus Kinkel of the free democrats about forming a new government a a a /. A a a a a a a a a a we la wait and see what the coalition negotiations will Lead to a Schar Pirig commented. Quot we doubt that they will produce the stability we would wish for  a Scharping a Campaign manager Gunter Verheugen said he had been contacted by a Leader of the free democrats whom he would not identify and said Quot the signals Are such that i done to predict any great stability for this coalition a the Bond Market was confident however tallying at news of the Center right Victory. Dealers and currency traders who had entered the election Campaign with predictions that a social democratic Victory would be bad for business and the currency reported considerable optimism monday morning. Quot the outcome of the election shows people wanted to stick with what they know a said Ste Fanie Wahl of the Institute for economic and social research. Quot it Isnit a very creative result and that reflects our economic conservatism also. By y. By y a a a a a a a a a a a the majority wants no experiments. Your average voter has accumulated a Little wealth and wants to make it grow. They done to want anyone to take anything away from  Bonn voter illustrated that View asked if she was Happy with the election outcome 60-year-old widow Ursula Krueger answered Quot my Money is Happy. The stocks and Bonds will be but the results of sundays nationwide election indicate that Many voters think Kohl has taken the country too far to the right since reuniting the Ger mans in 1990. Quot the cd gives most of the people a the workers who done town Hoti ses and done to take in the profits a too Little a said a 44-Ycar-old Stuttgart teacher. Quot if the spa had a majority they would Divide up the pie a Little  election selection facts it a a 82 parties As Well As independents and local voter groups. Not All minor parties fielded candidates of All districts. Main parties 7christ Tan democratic Union  Chatfan social Union conservative y y. = free democratic  social democratic party Liberal ,. ,. Alliance 90/the Breens left Wing environmentalists party of democratic soul altar socialists food communists republicans far right How they voted official results social democratic party 36.4%it s a a y it i Christian democrats 41.5% free democrats 6.6% v a Alliance 90/greens 7.3% republicans and others 3.5% party for democratic socialism 4.4.%Clinton assails crime Bill foes in . Visit president Clinton a a new democrats Albuquerque . Apr president Clinton whose political woes threaten to drag Down democratic candidates in midterm elections next month used the crime Bill monday As a weapon against republicans taking aim at him. A there were some who just thought it was important to kill the Bill a for political reasons a he told hundreds of police officers attending a conference of the in to emotional association of chiefs of police / a a a a 7 a y without criticizing the Republican party by name he told the officers Quot we must never again permit crime to be divisive in a partisan political Way and you can Stop it and i want you to do  / but he made crime apolitical Issue in a further attempt to redefine himself and his party As Quot new democrats a not old liberals in the face of slumping popular to a  even Here in a state he carried two years ago poll ratings Are dropping. An Albuquerque journal. Poll published monday showed that his approval rating has dropped in recent months. The poll based on Telephone interviews oct. 11-13 with 601 registered voters statewide showed that 37 percent of those surveyed approved of his performance compared with 45 percent in april. A a a a a a a. A. A. The poll showed 51 percent disapproved of his performance. Not by coincidence Republican Colin Mcmillan has made Clinton the Center of his Campaign to unseat two Lerm democratic sen. Jeff Bingaman. A i think the Clinton Agenda is the Issue a Mcmillan said recently like dozens of other democrats Bing Aman has been forced to distance himself from his president. A your Campaign of course will Point out that while in be supported the president on Nalany initiatives that i think he was right on in be opposed him on others and will continue to do so a Bingaman said. Democrats also May have trouble holding on to the governors office. The latest journal poll showed Republican Chal Lenger Gary Johnson favored by 40 percent of state voters surveyed and democratic gov. Bruce King the Choice of 35 percent. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a  a. Both Bingaman and King were on hand to Greet Clinton when he landed in Albuquerque on monday and attended the speech. King planned to meet with Clinton afterwards but Bingaman did not. Echoing his Standard political speech Clinton listed his accomplishments including an improved Economy. Perhaps explaining Why his popularity is diving despite better economic conditions he added a no matter How much economic Progress we make there will be a gnawing feeling that All is not right in a am Tea until our children feel Safe in their schools and streets and americans feel secure in their  6-year-Olds blamed in Oslo Norway apr a 5-year-old norwegian girl was shoved stoned and finally kicked to death Over the weekend allegedly by three 6-year-old playmates police and news Media reported monday. The girl Sile Marie Nedergard was found dead in a playground saturday in a suburb of trondheim a City on Norway s Western coast., police and families in the Community were stunned. A school principal called the killing More shocking than the murder of a British boy James Bulger by two 10-Ycar-�?T Olds last year in Liverpool England. A it is a tragedy for the girls family and the others involved a police chief per  said according to the National news Agency Nib. If the boys turn out to be guilty Marum said Quot this is not a matter for the police but for the social  the boys have not been charged with any crime because norwegian Law docs not allow murder charges against minors. At least one has left police custody and gone Home. According to norwegian and swedish Media the three boys and Sile were playing together saturday morning. At one Point according to the Oslo newspaper Verden gang the boys persuaded Sile to take off her clothes. They then decided Quot to be Means to her according to Verden gang and the swedish newspaper expressed. The boys took turns pushing Sile and jumping on the crying child. At one Point she stopped crying expressed said. One boy allegedly picked up a Stone and hit her with it on the head and body Verden gang said. The boys reportedly told police that they held Sile Down by the arms and legs and kicked her. Police have not said what triggered the attack or what May have led the suspects to be so vicious. Quot the last thing on Earth that i could have imagined was that my Little son could have participated in something like this a the unidentified Mother of one boy said according to expressed. A this is terrible. But my son suffers too. Me believes that people can get Back up after being beaten  the boys initially had blamed some teen agers who were seen near the playground police said. But under seven hours of questioning they broke Down and recounted their actions the papers  s wins Italy expansion Rome a Mcdonald a is planning to hit the Road in Italy. A Deal announced monday Between the fast food giant and the state owned Agio service station group envisions Mcdonald a restaurants at dozens of rest stops around the country. The pact would greatly expand the presence of Mcdonald a in Italy where some groups have organized protests claiming that fast food erodes Italy a traditional cuisines and leisurely dining style. Agio currently operates Coffee and Sandwich bars at rest stops