European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday january 3, 1992 at a glance scientist Carl Sagan was voted americans smartest person by readers of Parade Magazine. See Story on Page 10.job safety ignored a study says states Are failing to take the simplest Steps to prevent on the Job hazards that kill up to 80,000 american workers a year and the report also gave poor Marks to Federal government enforcement. A Page 4army cutback formalized army ceremonies in mid january will recognize that the american land Force in Germany has been effectively Cut in half officials say. A Page 10quick recovery unlikely reports on the economic Index and new Home sales released by the Commerce department indicate the Economy won t show any significant improvement until Spring at the earliest according to analysts a Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. .15 comics. 15-17 commentary. 13 crossword. 15 faces a no places. 10 letters. A. 12 Money matters. 14 sports. 18-26 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Bush from Page 1 zionist policies. A a we be never said we re totally pure a he said. A we Are working for Freer and fairer Trade. And certainly the japanese should be working for Freer and fairer  he was also asked whether he agreed with his Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher who said last sunday that Japan a Trade policies had contributed to the nagging . Recession. The United states has a More than $41moscow from Page 1 billion Trade deficit with Japan. A anytime you have an extraordinarily big Trade imbalance i think that you would say that would be contributing to a Lack of economic growth a replied by in who travels next week to Korea and Bush feted later at a dinner hosted by Keating Heads today for a Stop in Melbourne before flying on to Singapore the second country on his 12-Day Asia and Australia trip. Although he did no to offer any Relief to hard pressed australian wheat Farmers Bush appeared to assuage some of their concerns by promising that he would con sult with Australia on the subsidy question. Bush told the parliament the sole aim of the . Farm subsidies was a to Force the european Community to Stop its Avalanche of subsidized  Bush said he assured the farm leaders the . Program a was not aimed at  it was an attempt to get the europeans a who were subsidizing ten times As much As the United states to come into line and to get on Board on a sound Gatt general agreement on tariffs and Trade agreement a he said. It Lan however saying eliminating Central Price controls before implementing Swift privatization of state enterprises will do ittle to remedy chronic shortages. Ukraine is being More cautious maintaining government ceilings while raising prices. Russia is allowing them to float free of controls with each store manager charging what he or she thinks the Market will near. Russian shops businesses and plants for the first time after 74 years of communist Rule set prices according to Supply and demand. The few government subsidies still in Force will soon lapse. People have hoarded food and goods in expectation of hard times and Many have been promised raises. But in a country where shoppers have to wait hours in line to buy almost anything it was impossible to know How Long their private caches or patience would last. Some of those waiting in line outside the Moscow a Kiev station were philosophical As the Snow swirled. A i stood in line for bread for an hour and a half before the new year and now it took Only 20 minutes so things evidently have turned out for the better a Gennadi Fok a 49-year-old mechanical Engineer said sarcastically. In the produce Section of food store no. 2, two women compared notes and complained about the dearth of Dairy products. In the stores meat department another woman walked along the cases surveying the three varieties of sausage and checking their new prices. A a it a too expensive to eat a one shopper muttered. Moscow Marke Basket subsidized state prices on most goods and services no longer existed when stores reopened thursday. Price limits will remain on some basics such As bread milk baby food sugar meat Vodka and cooking Oil. Still their Cost Rose three to five times on thursday. Here is a look at previous prices of selected goods i subsidized private hours avg. State Price Market Price worker labors in rubles in rubles to Purchase Chicken per Pound 15.5 t 36.4 18 butter per Pound 4.5 54.5 27 White bread per Pound 0.32 i8hbs sugar ration Coupon required 1.1 Lilly Lilly milk per quart 0.69 31.8 15 a a Java Quot cigarettes per pack 0.55 8 4 women a dress shoes per pair 420 1,500 750 menus dress shoes per pair 250 1,000 500 pantyhose per pair 15 120 60 gasoline 92 octane 0.42 3.2 1 1/2 the number of hours an average worker must labor to Purchase each item on the Markot is based on about 175 hours of work a month. The average worker earns 350 rubles a month equivalent to about $3 at the floating Exchange rate calculated on the basis of Ruble auctions. A Gao noted problems in storm Miracle corrections because of reporting errors a military action was listed incorrectly on the persian Gulf War chronology in thursdays editions. Members of the 82nd airborne div took part in a ground assault into Southern Iraq. Also one of the army units was misidentified members of the 2nd army Cav regt were among those who crossed into Southern Iraq. A because of a reporting error the Date for the memorial service for James Broderick was incorrect in thursdays editions. The service is scheduled for wednesday. By John Lancaster the Washington Post by most yardsticks operation desert storm was a logistical Triumph in the space of a few months . Troops in saudi Arabia unto acted 576 ships and 10,002 aircraft moving roughly 4 million tons of equipment and supplies and 7 million Gallons of fuel. But for All the herculean achievements operation desert storm also was marred by serious logistical problems according to a congressional audit. The problems ranged from shortages of trucks and forklifts to inadequate radio gear to hired pakistani Drivers who once the fighting started abandoned their rigs rather than drive them into the War zone. The report by the general accounting office the investigative Arm of Congress said . Forces were Able to overcome the logistical shortcomings in part because of saudi arabians sophisticated network of ports and highways and in part because they had the luxury of time. A a major Factor in the successful buildup of . Forces was that Iraq s defensive military tactics allowed the United states to 1 dictate when the War would commence and 2 prosecute the War on . Terms a the report said. An army spokesman had no comment on the study except to say that the service generally concurred with its findings. Others said that whatever its shortcomings the .-led invasion of Iraq in which huge armoured columns covered hundreds of Miles of enemy territory in barely More than a few hours remains a monumental achievement of organization and transport. A when you look at the number of Miles they moved and How quickly they were Able to move and go deep into Iraq and be sustained with fuel and ammunition it is what i think future historians will Call a logistical Miracle Quot a Senate staffer said. The Gao found that in the immediate aftermath of iraqis occupation of Kuwait when saudi Arabia was considered vulnerable to invasion . Marines were Able to provide a prompt deterrent in part because of a up repositioned tanks ammunition and other Materiel kept aboard 13 . Ships in Europe and Southeast and Southwest Asia. But the report said serious problems developed during the months Long buildup As the . Central come sought to a a push massive amounts of equipment and supplies into the persian Gulf a often before the units that would use them had even deployed. . Troops at saudi ports lacked equipment and training to unload the ships and in Many cases Supply officers a had Only a general idea about what Type of cargo the snips were carrying a the report said. Shipping records were often missing or incomplete. Perhaps the most serious problems developed when the supplies and equipment were moved from ports and airports into the Field. Tanks for example cannot simply be driven to the front because they damage roads and guzzle huge amounts of fuel. The army however had just u2 heavy equipment transports Ana was forced to borrow others from its allies or rent them from contractors. The army also relied on civilian Drivers Many of them from Pakistan a Senate staffer said to haul supplies into the Field in tractor trailers. A was War approached these Drivers became less inclined to deliver equipment and Suppus a to the Northern logistics bases a the report said. A military officials told us that a Large number of Drivers disappeared when the War