European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday november 12,1992 huge Aid plan devised for sex soviet Force Moscow up a russian officials unveiled plans wednesday to develop new farms and towns Between Russia s two largest cities to accommodate thousands of servicemen facing discharge. The expensive and ambitious proposal envisions residential centers and agricultural developments Between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The project anticipates funding from russian and Western sources but offi r 1 vials who called a news conference to announce their plans were reluctant to explain financing details and costs. A at the initial stage and in accordance with the resources that can realistically be available we plan to provide housing for 10,000 families. This is about 35,000 to 40,000 people a said russian government adviser Osci so Karajan. Housing construction costs alone arc estimated at $75 million said Yevgeny Vasiliye design coordinator of a proposed Moscow St. Petersburg Highway. But other unspecified costs would be required to create 300 to 600 farms retrain officers move families and develop an economic technical and social infrastructure. Moreover there Are separate plans for a High Speed Railroad and a new by of. Ies. Highway linking russians two biggest Cit a frankly speaking the Cost of the entire project is horrifyingly High. I am even afraid to mention the figure a so Karajan said. Quot our businessmen have displayed an interest in the project a he said noting that negotiations have begun with Western investors but Quot we do not expect that we will be showered with dollars and  he also noted that the government still must approve the project. A we realize that this is not merely assistance to officers but also assistance in the revival of this god forsaken Region so Karajan said of plans for houses towns roads and crops to sprout in some of the More sparsely populated Countryside. A since our construction Complex is in tatters there Are no fears that there wont be enough workers to build the project a Vasiliye said. Quot our Industry Nas ground to a  when it inherited the soviet army Russia had to withdraw troops from other countries and reduce their numbers. But Russia had nowhere to put returning soldiers or discharged soldiers in a country that already had a severe housing shortage. Even As the government plans the project to take care of 10,000 officers and their families it has thousands More soldiers facing discharge. The government also must find places to Settle russian refugees who Are fleeing civil conflicts in other former soviet republics. Military authorities support the development project and estimate that about a third of discharged officers would like to to to the Region and be part of the pro act said Igor Kotov chief of a parliamentary group working on the proposal. He said officers and their wives would be trained for new jobs ranging from Farmers to teachers and any profession the new communities might need. A the program for the development of the area Between Moscow and St. Petersburg envisages the construction of a Large number of settlements a Vasiliye said. About 12,355 acres have been selected for farming but three times that much is needed said Valery Ala Kos Deputy chairman of the state committee on land reforms. Left Wing students wearing Skull masks picket wednesday in front of the japanese embassy in Manila Philippines to protest the possible passage of a freighter carrying plutonium through philippine  to explain separation benefits Ramstein a Germany a amps a seminars on benefits for service members soon to leave the military or interested Active duty members will be offered by representatives of the department of veterans affairs at . Air forces in Europe bases. Local family support centers have More information on the a presentations. Also members leaving Active duty with the special separations Benefit or voluntary separation incentive May be eligible to enrol in the Montgomery go Bill chapter 30 before their separation Date. Local education offices have details. Seminars will be held a Friday at Sembach a Germany. A monday at Tempelhof a Germany. A nov. 19 at Hahn a Germany. A nov. 23 at Rhein main a Germany. A dec. 2 at Aviano a Italy. A dec. 4 at san Vito Dei Normanna air station Italy. A dec. 8 at Ramstein a Germany. A dec. 10 at Lindsey air station Germany. T dec. 11 at Span Dahlem a Germany. A Pec. 15 at Iraklion air station crete.. Watching plutonium ship Tokyo up a . Nuclear submarines in an apparent move to foil hijacking attempts Are watching a japanese freighter carding More than a ton of plutonium from France the Kyodo news service reported wednesday. Kyodo quoted . Government sources As saying the Akatsuka Maru has been watched by the submarines since it embarked on its two month journey from Cherbourg France on saturday. The report did not specify How Many submarines were following the ship. At least one of the submarines is carrying Navy special forces seals the sources said. The sources told Kyodo that the freighter is also being watched by . Reconnaissance satellites. Japan has provided a patrol ship from its maritime safety Agency Japan a coast guard to accompany the Akatsuka Maru on its journey but it is not adequately equipped to engage in Battle in Case of attack they said. The shipment has caused an uproar in the International Community with a dozen nations refusing to let the ship into their territorial Waters. The ships route has been kept secret from the Public. In the Philippines about 50 leftists demonstrated wednesday in front of the japanese embassy in Manila to protest the possible passage of the ship through philippine Waters. Tokyo insists it will use the plutonium Only to run nuclear Power plants but the substance is also the main ingredient of nuclear weapons. Skeletons Tell harrowing Story of bitter life under pharaohs Giza plateau Egypt apr life was hard for the pharaohs workers. Backaches and toothaches were constant companions Good food was rare and death came Early. Not a pretty picture said Azza Sarry Al Din an egyptian anthropologist who has studied 162 skeletons of the haves and have not of ancient Egypt. Each week in a Small Laboratory overlooking the pyramids of Cheops Chepren and my Cerinus she studies skulls backbones bits of Finger and toe Bones excavated from nearby cemeteries. Skeletons give scientists a Chance to a look under the Microscope Quot at life in ancient times Al Din said. Mummification was still being developed under the old kingdom pharaohs whose 441-year Rule ended in 2134 b.c., and Many of the skeletons protected Only by Sand Are in poor condition. Nonetheless Al Din said the Bones provide lodes of information. Skeletons of workers Tell her the a ancient workers were malnourished disease Ridden and  Bones of the upper classes she that privilege brought a better food fewer diseases longer  old kingdom workers spent their lifetimes quarrying rocks pushing and pulling huge stones a the wheel had not been invented a and building pyramids tombs and temples for the pharaoh his family and the Well to do forty one skeletons from a workers cemetery show the harsh reality of life Al Din said. For most 9 companion on and off the Job. Their spines were Bent from carrying heavy loads she said. A a there a Bone inflammation causing discomfort a similar stress is visible in the Bones of workers 1 children but is absent from skeletons of officials and their families whose duties would have been in the pharaoh s court or administering Royal estates. Al Din who is studying the skeletons for a Doc Tor s degree in anthropology from Cairo University said the different styles of life were reflected dramatically in longevity. Workers died at Ages 18 to 40. Put most officials lived to 50 and some into their 70s