World IN BRIEF : GERMANY : Ailing Economy in East Spurs Protests
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
More than 85,000 demonstrators, many shouting anti-government slogans, took to the streets of Berlin, Dresden and smaller cities to protest economic misery in the former East Germany. “Kohl must go!” some protesters yelled, referring to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who they charge has failed to keep election promises to rapidly improve living conditions. The biggest demonstration was in Leipzig, with as many as 80,000 people.
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