European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 5, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 3 Valentin Kravchenko left meets his half brother Andrew Kravchenko for the first time. Both Are the sons of soviet defector Victor Kravchenko who helped expose abuses by Josef  of soviet defector from Stalin Era United Phoenix a the sons of a soviet defector a one born in the United states and one in Ukraine a vowed to work together to Clear the name of their father whose books helped expose abuses under Josef Stalin. The half Brothers met for the first time Friday 15 months after they Learned of each others existence. A this moment is my entire life a Valentin Kravchenko said through an interpreter As he embraced american Andrew Kravchenko. A a it a sort of like two halves a Andrew Kravchenko said. A we can give each other  they Are sons of the late Victor Kravchenko who defected in 1944 while working at a soviet Union Mission in the United states. He later published a Book i chose Freedom which chronicled his life and the Rise of communism in the soviet Union and exposed atrocities committed under Stalin. Andrew Kravchenko 41, said his Mother and father met in new York after the Book was published. He said they had him and another son Anthony but never married. He said his Mother later married a businessman and moved to Phoenix. In 1964, he Learned from his older brother Anthony who has since died that Victor Kravchenko whom he had known previously Only As a a family Friend a was their father. Valentin Kravchenko 56, Learned that Victor Kravchenko was his father during a widely publicized libel trial that followed the publication of / chose Freedom. Victor Kravchenko won the lawsuit and subsequently wrote a Book about it called i chose Justice. The two believe their fathers death in 1966 at his new York apartment a listed As a suicide a was an assassination. They want to Clear his name. Georgian soldiers backing Leader fail to disable to Tower Tbilisi Georgia a soldiers Loyal to embattled president Oviad Gam Sak Hurdia launched a Brief assault saturday but failed to Knock out a television broadcasting Tower being used by the opposition. The presidents supporters also failed to draw anyone for a pro Gamsa Hurdia rally they had called just one Day after about 15 opposition gunmen hurled smoke bombs and fire on 3,000 pro Gamsa Hurdia demonstrators. At least two people were killed and 25 wounded in fridays attack the georgian health ministry said. At least 73 people have been killed and 400 wounded in fighting Between Gamsa Hurdia loyalists and the opposition which began dec. 22 after months of increasing tension. Neither Side has won enough supporters to overpower the other and it is unknown whether the people will support the military Council. There Are hundreds of armed forces on each Side. Gamsa Hurdia has taken Refuge in a Bunker under the newly Independent republics Mammoth parliament building the focus of the Power struggle that has Laid waste to much of downtown Tbilisi. Samsak Hurdia a soldiers tried to disable the transmitting Tower being used by the military Council that opposition leaders formed thursday. After exchanging fire with opposition forces the government troops retreated to Samsak Hurdia a parliament stronghold. The opposition Council has banned rallies in the capital urged georgians and South ossetian to end their ethnic conflict and promised that its military Rule would be Brief. The broadcasts continued saturday. The opposition accuses Gamsa Hurdia of governing like a dictator since being elected president in a popular election in May. Tengiz Sigua whom the military Council named temporary prime minister on Friday promised to spare Gamsa Hurdia a trial if the president surrenders. Opposition leaders previously had insisted that Gamsa Hurdia be tried. Sigua a former prime minister who broke with Gamsa Hurdia in August said no trial would be necessary. He predicted it would take two to three months to stabilize the situation in Georgia. Georgia is the Only one of the former 12 soviet republics that has failed to join the new Commonwealth of Independent states. Commonwealth leaders want Georgia to end its fighting first. 2nd desert storm commander Back in . After 17 months Philadelphia a the second and last official commander of operation desert storm returned Home Friday after 17 months in the persian Gulf bringing with him More than 300 soldiers. It. Gen. W. Gus Pagonis and the soldiers were greeted with cheers ribbons and refreshments provided by dozens of red Cross volunteers upon their arrival at Philadelphia International Airport. Pagonis was logistics commander during operations desert shield and desert storm the .-led military operation against Iraq. He took Over the desert command from Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf after the persian Gulf War ended. Pagonis had been stationed in saudi Arabia since aug. 7, 1990, just Days after iraqi troops invaded Kuwait. He will join the army Materiel come in Alexandria a. With his departure the . Military command Structure in the Gulf reverted to its prewar organization. The few thousand troops still in the area will be under the command of rear adm. Raynor . Taylor who is commander of . Forces in the Middle East. As the returning soldiers towed their Luggage through the Airport terminal red Cross volunteers applauded handed out Candy bars and tried to make the soldiers feel at Home. A a it a great to see people care about you a said senior airman Elvin Nicholson who is stationed at tinker fab in Midwest City  work May be hazardous to one s health Washington apr shift work May endanger your health agriculture department scientists say. The researchers reached that conclusion after subjecting Laboratory rats to constantly changing random cycles of Light and dark. Their findings the target rats developed far higher Levels of cholesterol than did rats exposed to 12 hours of Light and 12 hours of darkness on a constant schedule. A the findings May explain Why among humans shift workers appear to have More cardiovascular disease than Day workers a said or. Leslie m. Klevay research medical officer with the departments agriculture research service in grand Forks . In their experiments Klevay and Edward s. Halas a psychologist at the University of North Dakota turned off the lights on their Laboratory rats and flipped them on again at different times every two to four Days. Klevay and Halas studied the effects of these Light changes. They also researched the changes that took place when the Laboratory rats were Given diets Low in Copper. Copper deficiency is known to increase cholesterol m rats and to heighten heart problems in humans. After six weeks cholesterol Levels were found to be 24 percent higher in rats Given Light in random on and of this suggests bad news for people who work variable shifts a psychologist Edward s. Halas doses. A this suggests bad news for people who work variable shifts a Halas said. For the rats fed Low Copper diets while living in an environment with random periods of Light and dark the news got worse. Their cholesterol reached Levels 70 percent higher than for the control animals the researchers said. For rats fed the Low Copper diets but not subjected to random periods of Light and dark the Levels of cholesterol were 33 percent higher. A this is one of the few times in research where two risk factors in isolation and in combination were Able to elevate cholesterol Levels a Klevay said. Klevay and Halas noted that previous research in the United states has found that in night workers the natural Day night rhythms in heart rate respiration and metabolism never readjust. A a that a because they never get enough Light at night or darkness during the Day to a flip the switch a a Halas said. Klevay said it is not known Why this is True. Klevay said Copper deficiency in humans has been shown to increase blood pressure and cholesterol impair metabolism and produce other potentially harmful symptoms. Klevay estimated that two thirds of americans consume less than 1.5 milligrams of Copper a Day. That is the Low end of a suggested Range of 1.5 milligrams to 3 milligrams daily. The other one third of the population gets Ess than 1 Milligram a Day. Klevay said he has identified More than 60 similarities Between animals deficient in Copper and people with heart disease. He said the richest sources of Copper Are oysters liver Cocoa Blackstrap molasses and Black Pepper. Other foods that Are Good sources include lobsters nuts seeds and w Hole wheat. F