1.   As is the Russian custom, Vinogradov, the flight engineer, was scratched as well.

2.   As is the Russian custom, the six cosmonauts then shared salt and bread.

3.   As is the Russian custom, the three men hosted a brief news conference from their medical quarantine in Baikonur on the eve of their launching.

4.   Besides delaying spare airline parts for weeks before clearing them, Russian customs officials change their rules with no notice.

5.   A wine importer in Moscow recounts a story of how he wrangled a recent shipment of French Bordeaux though Russian customs.

6.   But according to Mrs. Buyanova, that requirement is not strictly enforced by Russian customs agents.

7.   Equipment needed to reconfigure the Mir for the shuttle docking was held up in Russian customs.

8.   Russian customs officials have held up at least nine tons of medical supplies and relief aid at the border of Azerbaijan, and in several cities north of Grozny.

9.   The Atlanta-based Friendship Force donated computer equipment for Syostri that is stalled in Russian customs.

10.   The delivery of gear for a cooperative mission early next year has been delayed by, among other things, problems at Russian customs.