European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday january 9, 1992 Yeltsin preaches patience As russians tempers Rise Moscow apr amid growing unrest Over Price increases president Boris n. Yeltsin went to the provinces wednesday to assess the mood of the people and preach his message of patience and Hope. Shoppers have been irate since Russia raised prices on Basic food items and removed Price controls on most other products last week. In the Southern City of Stavropol people smashed store windows to protest the soaring Cost of meat. After death threats were phoned in officials lowered the prices the Tass news Agency said. Prices also were lowered in other areas reports said. Yeltsin a two Day trip is part of his Campaign to quell the unrest and urge people to give his reforms a Chance to  has been telling russians for weeks that his economic program including freeing prices and privatizing Industry will begin to raise living standards by year s end. But first he has said the largest and most powerful of the former soviet republics will have to struggle through six to eight difficult months. According to the associated press a Moscow mar Ket Basket a a Survey of prices on selected goods citizens in Moscow Are having to Cope with prices at state stores that have doubled such As for sausage and in some cases tripled such As for women s dress shoes. However the monthly wage of the average russian worker has More than doubled russian officials said wednesday although in Many cases it has failed to keep Pace with the soaring Price of goods. The average monthly wage is now estimated at 960 rubles the ministry of labor said. Last years estimated average was 350 rubles. Yeltsin a aides said the russian presidents first Stop would be Saratov with Ulyanovsk and Nizhni Novgorod to follow. Missing Sailor is found dead hanging from tree Nas Simonella Sicily a amps a the body of an american Sailor was found monday evening hanging from a tree in a Farmers Field near naval air station Simonella a Navy spokesman said wednesday. The dead Sailor Petty officer 2nd class Eric d. Menzel had failed to report for duty since dec. 16, said it. Mark Mccaffrey the air stations Public affairs officer. Menzel an aviation electrician was assigned to helicopter combat support so 4, based at Simonella. The 27 year old was from of Lowell mass. Two italian game wardens discovered my Nzelu a body. Italian police Are investigating and would not release an official cause of death until an autopsy was completed wednesday Mccaffrey said. A memorial is scheduled to be held Ai the squadrons hangar at 2 . Friday. Yeltsin said wednesday that he wanted a to get acquainted with the situation in various regions to see How the liberalization of prices is going and if there Are any distortions of this  the first two stops on the Volga River have stable and discontented ethnic German populations. Many want to emigrate or establish a German autonomous Region within Russia. The third Stop Nizhni Novgorod used to be called Gorki. Its the grim Industrial City Long closed to foreigners where Andrei Sakharov spent seven years in internal exile. Russia and other members of the Commonwealth of Independent states that succeeded the soviet Union have inherited Many of the unions woes including a nearly worthless Ruble food shortages and disputes Over control of the military. The Price increases that took effect Jan. 2 have so far to increase supplies of food in state stores while causing hardship for those with fixed incomes. Moscow radio reported tuesday that police were called to quell a milk disturbances in Vladimir a City near Moscow. There As in Stavropol officials reportedly lowered the Price. According to wednesdays apr Moscow Market Bas Ket a the Price for a Pound of smoked sausage was 60 rubles at state stores compared to 35.5 rubles at the old subsidized state Price. The Price of a Pound at private markets was 81.8 rubles. It would Cost an average soviet worker about 11 hours of labor to Purchase the item at state stores and about 15 hours at the private Market Price. A pair of women a dress shoes Cost 1,500 rubles at state stores compared to 420 rubles at the old state Price. The Price was 1,900 rubles at the private Market. That would Cost the average worker 273.7 hours at the state Price and 346.7 hours at the private Market Price. A amps Jim Der aim heading Home sgt. Frank Davis Iii who left in Ciurlik a in Turkey Steps onto the Tarmac at foggy Rhein main a Germany on tuesday. Davis and 34 of his comrades from Spang Dahlem a 52nd civil engr so 52nd fighter Wing just ended nearly six months of duty in provide Comfort Iii in which they built roads and erected tent cities. Honecker seeks payments report says Frankfurt Germany apr former East German Leader Erich Honecker has filed suit in Berlin for social Security and other payments a television news report said tuesday. Honecker 79, who has been holed up in the chilean embassy in Moscow since last month has not received payments due him since he fled to the soviet Union last March Ard television said. The report said that because Honecker had fled to a foreign country he was not eligible to receive further payments. Honecker was previously eligible for social Security payments of 600 Marks $400 and an additional 1,700 Marks $1,133 per month As a victim of nazi persecution. The former East German communist Leader was imprisoned for 10 years when the nazis ruled Germany Between 1933 and 1945. According to the report Berlin Justice officials have confirmed that Honecker filed suit through his attorney last month to have the payments reinstated. Ard said that no Date had been set for a hearing. Honecker fled to the soviet Union last year to avoid prosecution in Germany for issuing shoot to kill orders to prevent former East German citizens from fleeing to the West. He served As East Germany a hard line communist Leader for 18 years until his government was overthrown by a peaceful revolution in late 1989. German Justice officials have repeatedly demanded that Honecker be returned Home to stand trial. Officials say More than 200 would be escapees were killed trying to flee Over former East Germany a Borders to the West. Honecker has been in the chilean embassy since dec. 11, after Russia gave him an ultimatum to leave the country or face expulsion. Chilean officials have said they will not Grant Honecker Asylum but that for humanitarian reasons he would be allowed to remain in the embassy. Fate of army majors captains to Washington army selection boards will Convene in March to consider ousting some majors and captains from the service army officials said tuesday. The Board will target a majors whose Date of rank is july 2, 1989, to March 1, 1991. A captains whose Date of rank is May 2, 1985, to sept. 1, 1986. Only majors and captains who have at least one year of Active duty in their present rank As of March 1 and who would have fewer than 15 years of Active Federal service As of sept. 30 will be considered for removal. No Captain or major on a promotion list will be considered for removal. Other officer reduction in Force boards will be held through fiscal 1995.be studied officers selected by the if boards Are expected to be notified by May 1. Some captains and majors can choose to end their military service and receive Severance pay in the form of Lump sums or annuities under a recently announced program. Those requests must be made before March 1. Captains and major separated by the Board will receive separation pay but the payments will be less than those who chose to separate voluntarily. Officers granted voluntary separations must leave the army by sept. 29. Those who ask to separate can to withdraw their request. Flagged officers a those ineligible for promotion other benefits and options a can task for a voluntary separation. Judge orders new hearing in of sergeant s spy Case Washington a a pos trial hearing will be held for an air Force sergeant who May not have understood the espionage charge to which he pleaded guilty the air Force said tuesday. The proceeding Friday relates to the court martial of sgt. Jeffrey m. Carney who admitted helping East German agents spy on . Diplomats and military commanders in Berlin. He was sentenced dec. 3 to 38 years in prison. Chief trial judge James Heupel ordered the court session. The inquiry in a military courtroom at Andrews fab md., is to ensure that Carney understood the espionage charge and his guilty plea to it. Carney also admitted copying classified documents and passing them to the East germans. He pleaded guilty to desertion and conspiracy to commit espionage in addition to espionage. Carney was a linguist and communications specialist at Tempelhof Central Airport in Berlin assigned to an electronics Security group. In april 1984, he was transferred to Goodfellow fab Texas a base for training intelligence and communications specialists. He deserted in 1985 and defected to East Germany. There he intercepted translated and transcribed Telephone Calls of . Military commanders and embassy officials stationed in Berlin the air Force said. Carney was arrested last april 22 at his residence in what used to be the soviet sector of Berlin