be 'crazy ideas'. It's time now. Let's be crazy!" Since many of the schoolchildren's friendship letters had already been published by the Soviet newspapers by the time Tony first landed in the Soviet Union, he, his parents and their entourage were very enthusiastically welcomed all across the country. They were greeted by Soviet children, journalists and officials, and given flowers, post cards and souvenirs. Performances and concerts were organized in their honor. The significance of the friendship mission was particularly emphasized by the Scandinavian governments, which waived the customary rigorous clearance through customs for Tony and his entourage of 11 persons. In Norway and Sweden, government officials checked no passports and required only that Tony's father, Gary, and Dr. Lance Allyn, a Hanford, California surgeon who was piloting one of the chase planes, sign declarations that they were not bringing in anything illegal. Los Angeles Times had been providing a detailed coverage of Tony's flight and stops across the world. References Sources Tony Circles the Globe: Flight Was Turbulent Before the Takeoff', Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1989 Cold War history of the Soviet Union Soviet Union–United States relations 1989 in the United States 1989 in the Soviet Union 1989 in politics