European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday february 7,1989   Hill 11  ban on wives at sea waived from press dispatches the soviet Union s largest merchant Marine Fleetman not have come up with an answer to the old question of what to do with a Drunken Sailor. But it has decided what to with Model seamen let them bring their wives along on overseas voyages. The evening Izvestia newspaper said the Blacksea Fleet one of the government s merchant Marine companies has lifted its ban on allowing spouses to travel inboard ships to foreign countries. Previously the ban was used As a Means to cutback on sailors jumping ship and defecting to the West. But Izvestia said merchant Marine official believe the rules Are now archaic. At first this is going to be considered a privilege of a kind a bit of a Reward for those who have performed Well and spent a Long time at sea Izvestia said. Because of the Lack of space inboard ships the ship s Crew will vote on who deserves the privilege of having his wife come along. However the process will require a bit More than the wife just packing a teabag. She will need a Char Acter reference from her place of work and approval to travel abroad from the local communist part women s Council the newspaper said. Col ins Home is for Sale dynasty Star Joan Collins has placed her 6,000-Square-foot Beverly Hills calif., mansion with a 2,000-Square-foot guest House on the Market. She bought the House once owned by the late British actor Laurence Harvey and later by the late Comedi an Totie Fields for $ 1.9 million in 1986. Little More than two years and what Are said to have been extensive renovations later Collins who recently divorced sometime Singer Peter Holm is asking $6 million. Sorf of a half baked idea As Gingerbread men go the one at Kinsley s mar Ket in Brodheadsville pa., is very big. But at 12 feet tall it s not big enough for the guinness Book of world records. And if it were big enough it would t make the Book because Guin Ness does t have such a category. It s disappointing to us said Kathy Lockwitch assistant manager at Kinsley s bakery. If we would have known we would have attempted something else or we would t have  Lockwitch said bakery manager Jerry Laiso called guinness before he and Lockwitch made the giant us of space cookie. She says he was told that guinness would consider their claim after they had made their Gingerbread Man. But Cyd Smith assistant editor at guinness said she told a Kinsley employee that there was no category for a Gingerbread Man and Little Chance that guinness would add the category. People sometimes Don t want to hear what you re saying she said. They Don t want to hear no because they re determined to do their  it took 300 pounds of Gingerbread mix 280pounds of icing 600 egg Whites and nearly 100 hours to create the giant cookie. With All the attention and publicity we got we thought we were in lock Witch said. Then Kinsley s received a letter from guinness explaining the Book s position. Adding insult to in jury the letter added Kinsley s had no claim on the world record anyway because a chef in Buffalo n.y., created a 24-foot Gingerbread Man in 1987. Sutherland to sing for Charity superstar Soprano Dame Joan Sutherland has agreed to sing at a Charity concert this fall in new Castle upon Tyne England organizers say. The oct. 11 concert Hopes to raise at least$87,000 for the Prince s Trust which helps needy Young people said Eric Jubb and ged Graham who work for the Tyne Side Council. Both men Are devoted fans of the 62-year-old australian diva whose husband conductor Richard Bonynge will serve As accompanist for the concert. We struck up a Friendship with Dame Joan after she agreed to meet us after a performance at covent Garden 10 years ago and we have been to see her every time she has been in Britain since Jubb said. The last time we asked her if she would like to sing at Newcastle and we were absolutely bowled Over when she said she would and told us to fix it up Wither manager and  swamped in subscriptions it s a mail Carrier s Nightmare a Magazine Lover Delight. Someone is ordering Magazine subscriptions by the dozens for Medina Ohio City officials. It s pretty entertaining said City service director Charles Ramer who has received 70 subscriptions from the Anonymous donor. There is always something to read there Are a lot of magazines that i never knew  although some of the magazines Are obscure most Are fairly Well known. They include time pop ular photography working woman people Sassy Messing with Bush Diana Harris looks at a scrapbook of president Bush photos and Memorabilia. She and other residents of the tiny English town of Messing George Bush s ancestral Home Hope the new presidency will put Messing on the map. Men s health life consumer reports and ladies Home journal. If the magazines had been weird magazines would have been More concerned but they weren to said mayor William Lamb who s received about dozen subscriptions. The officials have asked the magazines publishers to cancel the subscriptions and in most cases the companies have complied. However some magazines have arrived wit cards telling the new and surprised Reader that the subscription is a gift. For example City Council president Wilda Bell got a card saying Lamb had Given her a subscription. It s a nuisance said Lamb who later was billed for the subscription. People keep coming up to me and thanking me for sending them a Magazine and have to Tell them that i did t Send it i like Wilda but not $109  the final Frontier of a Jill uncounted centuries ago an unknown race from beyond our Galaxy created a series of interstellar Gates shortcuts across our universe and then disappeared leaving behind no clues to their Fate or the operation of their system. Twice before the Enterprise has used the system to traverse the Galaxy and returned each time no Wiser to the Gates operation. Now it is imperative that they find out. For the Gates Are breaking Down taking the very stars in the sky with them. The Fate of the Galaxy rests in the hands of the Enterprise Crew and their ability to communicate not Only with creatures from another world but from another universe As Well. Star trek the final nexus is available in paperback for $3.95 at a stars and stripes Bookstore near you stars and stripes bookstores stars and 0 bookstores