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 their 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 weikers 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 stems 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 Here s where to Send donations for Relief funds to contribute to the. Soviet Relief Effort Send your donations to the following accounts German care Konto number 666666, spar Kasse Bonn. Goman red Cross dark Sonde Konto 414141, Ken wort a at any Hank or 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 said. 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 to packages a weikers said. Ine 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 300,000 Marks $205,479 and is meant for 500 Community nurses in the soviet Union who take care of the aged and infirm Quot 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 Salis 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 germans 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 7 0 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 to 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 2.3 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. The 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 ate 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. A forklift operator moves a Load of mail from a plane to a postal facility in saudi continue strikes against allies Abo the May Anem Foyed by m6nchenpladharhbntlsh head quarters in Bers Are expected to lose their jobs in nato for the de Serondo right a tsp Ketman said the t k w u Nch a Urc because a f the halhed of warning strikes tuesday. So Aid the strikes which troop cuts. A a a sue wed nov to a would c�1? Warburg appealed to Theo Taigel i j essay. The largest action is the German finance minister to hold the workers members of the Union Oto Are demanding new compacts and German finance Lister,.to hot other protections in the face of troop to take place in by to s bargaining meetings with the Union auctions a Union spokesman said the and Schweinfurt Kissinger the Union began the warning strikes strikes took place in a number of cities. The a monday when about 10,000 workers including Frankfurt Stuttgart Hanau Pocai and third it 100>000 protested at 17 military installations. Giessen Pitburg Spang Dallera we a a of who to assure that operation desert shield Nurnberg Hess Isch Oldendorf Wei wolfean a Rherar i ??y deployment will not be crippled the Brincken Baum older and Landau. The Union of Phife i in in has formed emergency groups of about 3,000 also took part in a warning traffic workers said that Tomem stktrikes1 continue in Theja a dui quote. German rail walkouts enter 3rd Day Railroad officials on tuesday cafe Rcd new Forugh Eastern Germany forcing some trans eur pc Mai ctn Irao in off. A Oes against Lay rope an passenger trains to halt in Czecho negotiations As rail strikes in Germany s offs 6 w Auu Budra Niees Aea not Lay rope an passenger trains to halt. Five new states entered a third Day. The strikes the first Slovakia. On tuesday Railroad officials the strikes the Silva a. In tuesday Railroad orc Iris Claudia Ruttmann spokeswoman for pages since the two Gem ans Neil she Pai the strikes had spread t0 freight the Reichs Bahn rail offices in Berlin said oct. 3, began sunday night Inkin in some local passenger trains offends were offering to reopen Tuniks by monday they had spread .0 All of Pondela Yetsy a a 6 6 8 we be
