Charges agains Max Strauss, son of the former Bavarian Premier and CSU chairman, are also being looked into. The Federal Government wants high school and university students to become familiar with computers. Schools are to receive PC's and internet connections. The program is laid out for 5 years. Federal Education Minister Bulmahn, on introducing the program, said that learning with computers must become standard in schools.
Computers are to be used in all disciplines.
The Baden-Baden Festival Theater is being privatized. A majority of Baden-Baden's Community Council voted for a foundation scheme. 5 contributors want a new beginning without any debts. They paid a token DM 1.00 for the city-owned shares. Ever since it opened in the Spring of 1998, the theater has steadily run in the red by millions.