European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 21, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3war by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Pisa Italy a a . Humanitarian Mission to Russia bound for St. Petersburg left Friday morning with 150,000 pounds of food left Over from the War with Iraq a . Official said. The food which left on a c-5b Galaxy cargo plane had been examined by militate food inspectors from various Europe based army medical detachments. The inspectors have been in Pisa for months ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of tons of food bound for areas suffering food shortages. Another flight will carry an identical Load from Pisa to Moscow on sunday morning. A these rations were in saudi Arabia so we have to go through each Case to see what damage heat did to each food item a said sgt. 1st class Ronald Hogan. Hogan is one of several army food inspectors on temporary duty in Pisa since september sorting through cases of rations returned after the persian Gulf War. As Many As 10 inspectors All from detachments of the army a 7th medical come have worked at Assembly lines in two Pisa area warehouses examining the contents of every Case from More than 42,000 pallets of rations returned from the Middle East. About 430 pallets of. Military rations will be sent in the shipments going to St Petersburg and Moscow Hogan said. For the two flights the . State department requested b rations a set of six boxes that contain All the food and other supplies necessary to feed 100 people Hogan said. Supplies for the shipments to Russia relaxed rules for soviet travels forecast by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer. The disintegration of the soviet Union has brought changes but no disruption of travel to the Region Industry and embassy officials say. A right now it appears there will be no problems with travel to the soviet Union Quot said Robert l. Wyatt assistant managing director for the scheduled airlines travel offices overseas the army a travel contractor in Germany. Wyatt said travel to the former soviet Union is Likely to become easier As the breakup continues and one time soviet republics establish their own More Liberal travel regulations. Svetlana Kasakove an official in the consular Section at the soviet embassy in Bonn Germany said the embassy and some Counselor offices abroad continue to Issue visas for All parts of the former soviet Union except the Baltic countries. When asked How Long this would continue Kasakove was philosophical. A who can know Quot for travel in byelorussian she said it is necessary to obtain an additional visa trom the byelorussian foreign ministry. Quot visas for travel to Latvia Lithuania and Estonia Are issued by the Baltic information Bureau in Bonn and other cities. These cities include Brussels. Belgium Stockholm Sweden Copenhagen Denmark Paris and Washington. Dainuvite Murdza at the Baltic office in Bonn said one visa is Good for All three countries. Quot if you come by in person. You can pick it the visa up immediately or it will be sent out by mail the same Day Quot she said. Visas May also be obtained upon arrival at the airports in Tallinn Estonia and Riga Latvia. Tour companies offering trips to the soviet Union usually arrange bookings and travel documents for their guests through the soviet tourist Agency i tourist. Wyatt and dict inc Busch product manager for Abr amt Liches Bayer Sches Reise Hur said the changes in the soviet Union have caused no problems or delays in setting up Tours. But Abr Tours have experienced some problems indirectly linked to the breakup said Busch whose German company works with Sato. These have included a decline in the Quality of the food served in the hotels and an increase in the numbers of prostitutes accosting guests. An Abr employee who guided a tour to St. Petersburg in november reported that the food was a almost the same every Day Quot and some Days the Only drink served was tap water. This week the state department issued an advisory to any american planning travel into the soviet Union that shortages of food and fuel May affect their plans. A number of stories out of the former East bloc have reported an increase in crimes against tourists. But Wyatt and Busch said they had heard no such complaints from their groups. Came from Stock the inspectors had already checked said Hogan who estimated that the army inspectors had examined half the food stored in the two warehouses. All the stored food is designated for the . Humanitarian assistance program to provide food to countries suffering from shortages such As the nations of Eastern Europe and Africa. The difference with the shipments to Russia is that they Are being flown to their destination. Food shipments Are normally transported by ship said capt. Irby Bryan operations officer at the military traffic management come terminal Italy located near Pisa. Except for the Means of transportation the shipments to Russia meant business As usual for Bryan a unit which was responsible for delivering the food to the military Airlift come terminal in nearby Livorno. Quot we had a couple Days to prepare and this is the business Etc in a divan said. The first shipment was being unloaded in St. Petersburg late Friday morning. More Tood was at the air terminal waiting transportation to Moscow Hurvan  Century of soldiers sets Joseph Owen army Reserve maj. Richard w. Gallagher Clad in a Raincoat gazes at the cast Bronze memorial he designed for Vul corps. The memorial depicting soldiers through the 20th Century was unveiled monday at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart Germany. It took Gallagher 150 hours to finish the design of the 42 by 13-Inch  recalls epinephrine products Washington apr Wyeth ayerst laboratories is recalling some of its epinephrine inject Able treatments for Bee stings or severe asthma attacks because they May be less potent than the package states. The sub Potency was discovered during routine stability testing a company spokeswoman said thursday. The products being recalled were manufactured Between aug. 14, 1989, and july 10, 1990. The expiration on the drug was 30 months. Wyeth ayerst a toll free phone line for information on the recall a 1 -800-879-9938 a operates from 9 . To 6 . Est  sergeant gets 38 years for espionage washing Ion apr an air Force intelligence specialist has been sentenced to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to espionage. The espionage activities included helping East German agents spy on . Diplomats and military commanders in Berlin the air Force reported Friday. Sgt. Jeffrey m. Carney pleaded guilty to charges of espionage conspiracy and desertion. He was sentenced dec. 3 following a general court martial at Andrews fab in Maryland said air Force spokesman col. Doug Kennel. Carney also admitted copying classified documents and passing them to the East germans the air Force spokesman said. Carneys Home of record is Cincinnati Ohio said Ken not. He was arrested april 22 at his residence in what used to be the soviet sector of Berlin the spokesman said. Special agents from the air Force office of special investigations apprehended him. Carney deserted in 1985 while serving As a linguistic instructor at Goodfellow fab in Texas. He defected to East Germany in september of that year the air Force said. From april of 1982 until 1984, Carney worked As a linguist and communications specialist at Tempelhof Central Airport in Berlin assigned to an electronics Security group. In april of 1984, he was transferred to Goodfellow which is an air Force base for training intelligence and communications specialists. Over a 2 / year period at templehof Central Airport Germany and Goodfellow fab Carney copied classified documents and transferred them to agents of the East Germany government the air Force said. Alter selecting in 1985, Carney a continued to Corn nut acts of espionage against the United states by intercepting translating and transcribing official Telephone communications of . Military commanders and embassy officials stationed in Berlin Quot the air Force said. Carney also received a dishonourable discharge total forfeiture of All pay and allowances and was reduced to the lowest enlisted rank the spokesman said