European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 14. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 hurry we re running out of goodness we have watched out a have not cried we have nut pouted Nur shouted. I sure Hope that you Lmarr up and come Santa t Rankin we re running out of Goth  is what Marika and  nest anal Ras of Offenbach think. Mark Swanson. A third grader in Torr Jinn. Writes and if i need an help i la be glad to help. Are you magic1 you probably Are. Mow do you transport All those presents in one bag Santa is looking for More Complete addressee for the following Tina and Keith Carl Minchey Susan 1 icon James and Gardner Roe Geof notion. William. A cd and Selena Collins. John Ailun and Stepha Nie Jackson Lisa and i racy Hanson Jea Nella Milan Dina a voc Bridget Brooks Benjamin Stilson Danny and Andy Wohl Lebr und Nick Burnett be sure to include the sponsor s name unit and Apo. Santa has sent responses to the following children Angle Ponliano Joey Manana Carol Robi Larrt Steven Trueblood Robert o Melia Stephanie o Melia Annette e j Ouon Kevona Scoll Sarah Jemers Necole an Terion Mollie Moninger Nick Mon apr Gene Bah an Jio Bush Rrth afro , a pah Gur or i army Man amen Hall  heat Sean Rotten Tia lend Shalanca Bun Van Ernie Meadows ii Brandt  Choli Manchester Marci Nylon Kimberly Law inn Amy Winkle Joey Haberl Brian up  Adam und Prohl Michael Condo j r Homback Brandi for Angela , Sabine Pomon a Eli a Mark Kenya Mckeam of Obb Hilbert Albert Kim n Ryan Matthew Dud i Blair Farmer Choli Van ii Martlin Malor Mickey Vliek it or eng i Pergola Nile Memon Sci Ilcyn stickers Curli a Flatt Alex Fri i Hui David Honeywell Christie Foreman cml i i Jet Mel Al  cd till a lulls c1 i await Rev Mever Jason Rma Lijo Michael Fotr Freddy mend Liefl Fony tory  Ranti Campbell Kathy a Naroo  Banki Scolly Ragan Arwyn Riley Felt Cruz Zachata  Monetha Hinton Yon Airada Sarchi Andrew Dan rum be Liyia Johmson Nuey a a. Hew o har i Howard 1 f lower ban thache Fred Wiggli Joherl Sumer tra Rey Waid de hirer Handel Carlos Jackson Mark Rodriguez Short shelf life of drugs poses problem by jims Favart of news service Washington much of the suck of morphine the it l Shircas in Turi pc currently i tvs in  Reserve was  More the m 30 ears a of and some Dales Back to world War ii. Defense department health officials have confirmed. Ironically those aging drugs Are still potent while morphine manuf Clurcie today under stringent i shh and drug administration requirements has a shelf life of Only 24 months and is being destroyed in vast amounts by the armed forces when it reaches its life a Pec Lanc. It s Ike French bread we buy it it goes stale and we have to throw it away said Ronald i. Richards director of med ical logistics in the office of the assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs. Acid with such conflicting require ments the department of defense and the i a Are now working to Correct these serious stockpile shortages of morphine and other medical supplies needed in the event of War. The actual amount of Slock shortage among the almost 4 m drugs designated As critical by the Pentagon is classified. Sev eral defense and health Industry officials acknowledge however that serious deficiencies exist in morphine intravenous in fluids and injection Able antibiotics. "1 can make a general statement thai we certainly have shortages in our pc position War reserves Richards said. We have gone into shul i would Call junk food Medicine these new tubes of morphine have rubber gaskets and other unstable material that Are giving us 12 and 24 months shelf life in our  the Fra is testing samples of 50 drugs taken from . Defense storage Sites in England to determine whether the drugs can be Kepi after they technically expire according to officials Al the defense medi Cal standardization Board at fort de trick. My. Other plans being considered that would increase the nation s Supply of perishable drugs include asking manufacturers to Dou ble or triple their stockpiles and 10 enter into a voluntary Slock rotation program that would keep guaranteed amounts of the drugs on hand defense officials confirmed. Defense department attempts to in crease stockpiles have increasingly collided with Fra packaging and expiration dating regulations officials from both departments acknowledged. Is photo do red Orinda expired morphine is bring destroyed in the Usan Hospital Al hell Nikon. From left master sol. Richard ii. Sharrar. Tech. Sgt. Randall s. Sponseller master sol. John b. Futrell and senior master sgt. John w. Griffin. Our needs and their standards some times Don l mesh Richards said but Why would we want to be exempt when we want to buy the Best there is too we have had to change our thinking because this Issue was not very important until we decided to increase readiness and have a wartime Stock on the  said it. Col. John Ferinde of the standardization Board. The Fra has been bending Over backward now to help us because they Sec we have a unique requirement to satisfy he said. They Are our Quality Assurance  morphine a powerful heroin derivative that acts on the Central nervous sys tem to reduce pain was manufactured during and after world War ii by the Squibb corp. In a toothpaste tube like Container Wilh the trademark name syr Ette. Medical corpsman could inject a pc measured dose of the drug directly into a wounded Soldier by pulling the attached Needle from a protective covering insert ing it into the Arm or leg of the patient and then squeezing the Container. The defense department has a Large number of by Rettus left Over and the drug is still Good in some cases nearly 40 years after it was manufactured without Fra guidelines Richards said. Defense officials said Squibb stopped producing the packaged drug because of Lack of demand. When another company that was not identified sought to buy the production plan Foi syr Eltes it dropped the idea after looking at the Cost of com plying Wilh current Fra standards. To meet 1985 standards As opposed to whatever was in effect in the 1950s is More expensive and Many companies Are not interested pc Rind  requirement for a mandatory expiration Date is the biggest stumbling Block defense officials said. The Fra requires that shelf life be proved through both stress testing drugs to extremes of heat and dampness and by monitoring it in its packaged form Over the years known As real time  new drugs that pass stress tests Are initially Given an approved life of 24 months. Large amounts of morphine and in fluid which also has a shelf life in its current containers of 24 months arc destroyed periodically by the military when they reach the Fra approved limit