European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday november 28,1990germans heed Call for soviet Aid by de Reavis staff writer German citizens Are generously answering of Weir governments Appeal to provide food to the soviet Union German private organizations said tuesday. A there Are about a dozen organizations Busy collecting Money and food for the soviet Union a said Margret oelkers of care deutschland. A we done to even have a Ballpark figure yet on How much has been donated to Date. But we do know that its already More than we collected for the armenian earthquake victims in december 1988.�?� soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev says his country is facing a Winter of hunger and has asked German Chancellor Helmut Kohl among other Western leaders for humanitarian Aid. The Prospect of this dire Winter steins from the country a inability to distribute farm products before they Are stolen or rot soviet and foreign experts say. Related Story Page 8. Kohl asked the German people for their donations not Only to help the soviets but also to support Gorbachev a drive to Lead his country from a centrally driven Economy into a free Market system. Margitta Zimmermann a spokeswoman for the Ger where to Send a tons for Relief funds t?jp00tril me to the Send your donations to the following accounts. Carman care Konto number. 666666,. A in red Cross dark Sonde Konto Ken wort a  at any Bank by spar Kasse in the country. Leningrad Volgograd Kiev Minsk Kharkov Smolensk and Brest. K Man red Cross agreed that the response is much better than expected. A i think it has a lot to do with the sympathy Gorbachev has in Germany a Zimmermann Saia. A most germans know the Wall  have come Down when it did without him. And we All wish him  within three weeks care a in cooperation with Stern Magazine and the German television station Adf a will be shipping 20,000 Aid packages in a dozen 18-ton trucks loaned by Daimler Benz. The shipment is destined for eight cities Moscow a the whole operation is being coordinated through our Moscow office to make sure the needy receive packages a oelkers said. De the German red Cross plans to Fly a Small shipment from Hannover to the red Cross Branch in Moscow in the near future Zimmermann said. A the shipment is Worth 300,000marks $205,479 and is meant for 500 Community nurses in the soviet Union who take care of the aged and infirm a Zimmermann said. A the packages will be delivered in red Cross vans that will remain in the  the packages contain various canned and dried foods including fruit fish and meats. The German armed forces Are also prepared to Send part of their Reserve rations to the soviet Union if the German government approves. A we expect to get the word on wednesday when a governmental commission returns from a fact finding Mission in Moscow a said it. Col. Frank salts a spokesman for the military. The armed forces Are also willing to a organize delivery by land air or sea and the distribution to make sure the right people get the  seeking ways to help Kin of deployed troops Bonn Germany a amps a the German armed forces Are working on ways to help families of Allied service members serving in saudi Arabia. _ on wednesday the bund Estehr inspector general will meet with a delegation of americans British and canadians a to discuss How we can give More moral support to the units and families left behind a said it. Col. Frank Salis a spokesman for the military. Salis said the government also will Appeal to the civilian population to invite military family members to their Homes for Christmas. Under the country a Constitution German armed forces May not Send troops to operation desert shield. The Constitution allows the bund Estehr to be involved in armed conflicts Only within nato territory. Mail increasing 10 percent weekly air defense Branch visiting Germany Darmstadt Germany a representatives from the army personnel Comdr a air defense arty Branch Are in the midst of a five Day swing through Germany. They will update air defense artillery officers and enlisted personnel on issues that May affect future assignments and will answer questions on career goals and professional development. The team will visit Neu Briecke on wednesday Wurzburg on thursday and Darmstadt on Friday. For specific times and locations or to schedule an interview Contact capt. Lee Hojnicki at ets 3486452 or 6316. Election Washington a Virginia officials have scheduled a special election to fill the House of delegates seat left vacant by the death of Warren Stambaugh. The election in the 49th District will be held Jan. 8. Service members government employees and their family members who Are residents of the Virginia District should Contact their unit voting officers for further information. Saudi Arabia a the amount of mail going into saudi Arabia for desert shield troops has been increasing by about 10 percent each week according to postal workers. Already about 23 million pounds of mail arrive each week and officials expect that will increase with additional deployments and the Holiday season. About 328,000 pounds of mail Are handled daily at the four major mail processing locations in saudi Arabia said air Force senior master sgt. Robert Eich Holz director of transportation for the 4401st air postal Squadron. Tie 4401st coordinates mail delivery throughout the theater. Additional troops to handle the mail have been requested and 24 new Apo numbers Are being opened Eichholz said. More Apo numbers probably will be needed to keep up with the additional mail. A any service member mail which makes up about 10 percent to 12 percent of the mail also is expected to increase. A we already know about letter writing campaigns under Way in Germany for the units that Are deploying from there a Eichholz said. Most mail from the United states arrives in the theater nine to 11 Days after it is sent he said. Quot a a is a >.,��?� 4a it Quot a r 118� Tiff a f /. A forklift operator moves a Load of mall from a plane to a postal facility in saudi Arabia. Germans continue strikes against allies Stuttgart. Germany a. R to. Stuttgart Germany a amps a about 12,000 germans employed by nato forces held a second straight Day of warning strikes tuesday. The workers members of the Union Oto Are demanding new contracts and other protections in the face of troop reductions. A Union spokesman said the strikes took place in a number of cities including Frankfurt Stuttgart Hanau Giessen Pitburg Span Dahlem Numberg Hess Isch Midendorf Wei Brincken Baum older and  3,000 also took part in a warning strike in front of British Headquarters in monchengladbach. The spokesman said the strikes which usually last about two hours would continue wednesday. The largest action is planned at Neu Ulm. Other strikes will take place m Bamberg bad Kissinger and Schweinfurt. The Union represents about 100,000 local and third nation employees who w11? forces in Gene any. Wolfgang Warburg a representative for a Lic transportation and traffic workers said that 23,000 Mem Bers Are expected to lose their jobs the near future because of the Alii troop cuts. Warburg appealed to Theo Waig the German finance minister to hot bargaining meetings with the Union. The Union began the warning Stril monday when about 10,000 work protested at 17 military installations. To assure that operation desert Shu deployment will not be crippled i Union has formed emergency groups workers who will continue on the Job d ing the strikes. E. German rail walkouts enter 3rd Day Berlin of a Eastern German j. Berlin of a Eastern German Railroad officials on tuesday offered new negotiations As rail strikes in Germany a five new states entered a third Day. Claudia Ruttmann spokeswoman for the Reichs Bahn rail offices in Berlin said officials were offering to reopen talks wednesday to discuss workers demands offs an Ltd guarantees against Lay the 2? mail a work Stop fsr i a i Germany unified on oct. 3, began sunday night in Berlin. By monday they had spread to All of Eastern Germany forcing some trans rope an passenger trains to halt in Che Slovakia. On tuesday Railroad offi said the strikes had spread to Felt trains and some local passenger trains More than 150,000 travellers Wen ported delayed monday