European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The slim 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 234 350 monday december 7, 1992 b d 8693 Convoy leaves Mogadishu Somalia Polla Newsweek  americans revealed the following 66% approve tending troops to somalia77% think it Likely that american forces will encounter hostilities u. N. Aid sets off As planes reach isolated City a amps from wire reports Mogadishu Somalia a a Convoy of trucks carrying Relief supplies to Somalia a starving moved out of Mogadishu sport sunday for the first time in More than a month. Elsewhere Relief planes reached the isolated City of Barbera just As food was running out. Meanwhile 1,800 . Marines prepared to come ashore from three warships off the Indian Ocean coast to set up an operation to feed Somalia a starving. They will be the first of about 28,150 american troops and smaller contingents from other nations that comprise a  Mission of mercy. The first detachment of More than 2,000 French troops will be ready to leave the african nation of Djibouti today defense minister Pierre Joyc said in Paris. Egypt and Turkey also announced they will Send troops. President Bush ordered the . Military to organize the Relief operation on Friday to secure Somalia a major ports and airports and help deliver Aid. Mogadishu sport was closed on nov. 11 amid clan disputes and rampant looting and about 12,000 metric tons of wheat Rice and sorghum have yet to be distributed. The last attempt to open the port on nov. 25, failed when a  ship was shelled As it entered the Harbor. Aid agencies estimate at least half the food donated to Somalia so far has been stolen. Somalia descended into chaos in january 1991 after rebels drove dictator Mohamed Siad Barre from Power. Since then the government has collapsed and drought and warfare have ravaged the nation. About 300,000 somalis have died this year from starvation disease and warfare another 250,000 could die by the end of the year without help. Some 2 million people or one third of the population Are at risk of starvation. The United nations failed in an attempt to move a food Convoy out of the capital on saturday. But the trucks rolled on sunday. The .-led Force is expected to oversee food distribution and make sure that see Convoy on Page 2tanker Slick pollutes coast for 60 Miles la Coruna Spain apr Oil gushing from a wrecked Tanker has blackened More than 60 Miles of Rocky coastline and environmentalists saturday feared it could be one of the biggest spills in history. More than two Days after the Tanker Aegean sea broke apart in the Rich fishing grounds near this Northwestern port environmentalists said thousands of sea Birds have been found doused with Oil. The greek Tanker carrying nearly 24 million Gallons of Light crude split in half after running aground thursday spewing Oil in a Slick that measured at least 20 Square Miles on saturday. A we done to know How much has escaped. But in principle this May be twice As bad As the Exxon Valdez a said Jeremy Leggett an Oil expert for the environmental group Greenpeace. The 1989 Exxon Valdez spill left almost 11 million Gallons of Oil on the shores of alaskans Prince William sound. The worst Oil spill in Europe occurred in March 1978 off the Northwest coast of France when the Tanker Amoco Cadiz lost 68 million Gallons of crude. Environmentalists said that in the Mera Beach area alone they had found 2,000 Oil soaked sea Birds which have been plucking oily fish from the dark Waters offset Slick on Page 2 spaniards use a suction Hose saturday to try to clean up Oil that a greek Tanker spilled near la Coraa Spain after running aground in bad weather thursday. Overseas commissaries to get face lifts by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the defense commissary Agency has awarded contracts Worth More than $12.8 million for overseas commissary construction and renovation projects Agency officials said. Projects involving renovation of existing facilities Are scheduled for commissaries at two Sites in Germany two in Italy and one each in Spain and Guam officials said. In addition a contract for More than $s22,000 has been awarded to renovate three buildings at Kapaun air station near Kaiserslautern Germany to House the Agency a revamped Europe Region Headquarters officials said. The two biggest projects in Europe Are in Baum older Germany and Rota Spain. The $1.7 million Baum older project due to be completed by september includes replacing All cold storage display cases and building a new Deli and bakery in the Smith Barracks store. The $1.8 million project at naval station Rota due for completion in March includes expanding the sales area repairing and installing new electrical and refrigeration equipment and building a new Deli and bakery. Following is a list of the other european projects a Bamberg Germany a $228,000 to repair and replace the ceiling toilets lighting fixtures and electrical system among other minor renovations. The project is expected to be completed this month. A Nas Simonella Sicily a $254,000 to replace Freezer units and other minor work. The project is due to be completed by april. A Naples Italy a $223,000 to replace floors Walls and electrical sockets and replace six condensing units. The estimated see overseas on Page 2early deadline May affect news an earlier printing deadline May affect the stars and stripes ability to get some late breaking news into editions today tuesday and wednesday. The print deadline for the newspaper will be moved up about four hours on these Days As a result of electrical and motor maintenance on the newspapers 24-year-old main printing press. No disruption in Home delivery or other distribution is expected