European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Theses vol. 50, no. 338 350 wednesday March 18,1992 d 8693 a . Readies Aid for Cis supplies to come from stockpiles in Europe from staff and wire reports Washington a the United states plans to Send 22,000 tons of food and medical supplies to the former soviet Union from military stockpiles stored in Western Europe the administration announced tuesday. The administration under criticism by some for not doing enough to Shore up democratic forces in the former republics said All the material should reach the Commonwealth of Independent states by june 1. State department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said the North Atlantic treaty organization prepared a a final draft plan to move the excess . Military food and medical supplies to the new states by surface transportation. European come spokesman cmdr. John Woodhouse said the supplies v Ere left Over from operation desert storm and Are currently stored at Pisa Italy Parma Sens Germany and Luxembourg. He said Neucom would be assisting nato with planning. The food supplies Woodhouse said Are primarily 13 rations while medical supplies include pharmaceuticals and operating room equipment. Earlier this year the .-run operation provide Hope moved 2,200 tons of emergency Relief supplies to each of the 12 newly Independent states that succeeded the soviet Union. The Commonwealth is formed by 11 of those states. In addition Tutwiler said the National centers for see Cis on Page 2 bit of Ireland in Berlin Britain s Queen Mother and members of the 1st in of the Day. The soldiers Caps Are decorated with shamrocks that Irish guards celebrate St. Patrick a Day in Berlin on tues were presented by their Royal visitor. Bad checks disclosed by Cheney from staff and wire reports Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said tuesday that he wrote at least 21 a problem checks Quot against his House Bank account Between july 1988 and March 1989 while serving As a congressman from Wyoming. Cheney was one of three members of president Bush a Cabinet who on tuesday disclosed they had repeatedly overdrawn their checking accounts at the trouble plagued House Bank while serving in Congress. Agriculture Secretary Edward mad Igan another Cabinet member who came directly from the House said 49 of his checks were held until he Dis posited Money to cover them. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin said she had 16 overdrafts n 39 months. Describing himself As angry and frustrated Cheney said he did not know about the overdrafts until he recently see Cheney on Page 2 cafes brokered car insurance plan Falls apart by de re Avis staff writer Munich Germany a a plan to offer car insurance through the army and air Force Exchange service at military installations was dashed after German underwriters and the americans could not reach an agreement both sides confirmed tuesday. Quot although our Branch office in Northern Germany and the americans negotiated several weeks they could not reach an agreement satisfactory to both sides a said Wolfgang Heilmann spokesman for Alliano insurance company based in Munich. Barbara Kirsch spokes woman for cafes Europe said Alliano informed the Exchange service tuesday that it could not guarantee the competitive prices negotiated in the contract signed Jan. 10. Quot As a result of Alliano repudiating its contract cafes Europe will not be offering insurance through Alliano Quot Kirsch said. A we currently have no plan to offer Auto insurance through another  Alliano is the largest insurer of cars in Germany and the fifth largest insurance company in Europe. Kirsch said cafes went into the agreement with Alliano in Good Faith. A we tried our Best but when it became Clear that soldiers and airmen would not Benefit from this service we issued a see cafes on Page 2 Dod credit card delinquencies soar after Gulf War by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington the year of the persian Gulf War appears to have been Tough on the wallets of defense department travellers who carry government issued diners club credit cards. A diners club spokesman said the War was the major reason for a surge of late payment delinquency throughout the defense department. Quot due to the extraordinary events of 1991, there were More problems than usual with our government accounts Quot said Walter Sanders from the company a Chicago Headquarters. A but we re human. We can understand  Sanders would not elaborate on the nature of problems brought on by last years events. Government and diners club officials will not comment on the current balance of overdue payments but air Force officials reported that As of oct. 1, $2.9 million Worth of payments to the credit card company were More than 60 Days overdue and $2.7 million was More than 90 Days overdue. Those figures which represent military and civilian defense department users were sent earlier this year to air Force publications worldwide in a Story intended to warn airmen to pay up or face career threatening consequences according to maj. Nino Fabiano an air Force spokesman in the Pentagon. Defense department civilians officers and senior non commissioned officers who travel frequently on business began receiving the diners club cards in 1986. The cards Are supposed to be used Only for official travel needs such As lodging rental cars and registration see credit on Page 2