European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Special report Petty officer it Clara Giovanni Fano left and Patty Outlear 2nd Clara David Pateh Haggle in Vama. Wednesday september 4, 1991 blackly Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau port Calls by us. Sailors Are nothing new neither Are bazaars offering everything from car parts to chickens. But in Varna Bulgaria both Are recent byproducts of the downfall of the communist party. Last month on the first visit to Bulgaria by a . Navy ship since before world War i sailors from the guided missile Cruiser Belknap wandered through the Bazaar and bargained with varying degrees of Success for souvenirs. Vendors hawked merchandise As varied As telephones plumbing fixtures and pocket watches with the soviet Hammer and sickle engraved on one Side and perestroika on the other. Farmers offered vegetables fruits and sheep. Oft merchant tried to catch americans attention by calling out famous names Tom cruise Madonna Charlie Chaplin. A local resident Konstantin Jordanow said the communist party would never have allowed a Market such As the Bazaar to exist. But since the party s ouster such enterprises Are increasingly common he said. Quot the Bazaar the setting Means Freedom Quot Jordanow said. The Belknap flagship of the . 6th Fleet arrived it Quot. Continued on Page 2 for us pm Pony Kocor Gary h. Pm Tori romanian Halpa dual Trancu front and  stars and stripes a Page 1