European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday May 27, 1977 dental costs 34% of military can t afford civilian car for their dependents House panel told by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington uses about 34 per cent of All military people cannot afford civilian dental care for their dependents the army s top dentist said wednesday. Maj. Gen. S. N. Bhaskar told the House armed services military personnel sub committee that these service members can t take their children to the dentist be cause they can t afford Bhaskar appeared before the panel for the second consecutive Day to testify about the army s dental health care problem namely a shortage of dentists and the need for a champs Stype dental Cost sharing program for Active duty military personnel retirees and their dependents. Bear adm. Robert w. Elliot jr., chief of the naval dental corps and Brig. Gen. Robert l. Thompson assistant surgeon general for the air Force dental services were also questioned for the second Day by the subcommittee on the same subject. According to Bhaskar. Department of decease estimates for a Cost sharing dental health care plan Range from 135 million to $00 million annually. But those figures arc misleading because they Are for expensive total dental care he said. My View is that we Don t need to pro vide that expensive kind of care Bhaskar said. We have recommended Many variations to the he added that Essen tial dental care can be provided for less than the Dod estimates. Essential care was described As examination cleaning filling and this month. It. Gen. George e. Schafer the air Force surgeon general told the same subcommittee that the three military branches Haw worked up a dental health insurance plan which will provide civilian dental services for All non Active duly beneficiaries on a Cost sharing basis. Upon approval by Dod. Propose legislation will be drafted for submission Login Gross in discussing the Dud proposal which was to have been ready in March Bhaskar said if to d would let us prepare the proposal we could gel the essential care plan but they Don t look to me subcommittee chairman rep. Richard c. While. A Tex. Said he would write a letter to Dill indicating that Bhaskara Tould be allowed to work on the proposal Bhaskar said after the hearing that he was pushing the dental plan because we be got to take care of the said that a dental program Sim Ilar to the one he proposed was necessary because of rising civilian dental care costs and the shortage of military dentists. He has said previously that the erosion of such benefits made arguments by proponents of military unionization More attractive. In his testimony tuesday Thompson pointed out that Many major civilian employers now have dental health care plans but not the nation s largest employer the military. These plans part of health care benefits assume must of the Cost of dental care for employees and their families. Besides the proposed dental health care insurance plan the three officers appear ing before the panel discussed other prob lems including recruitment and retention of dentists and special incentive pay for them. The subcommittee asked the three to prepare a report on their respective dental manpower situations and project their requirements for the next five years. After the one hour session White closed the hearings indicating they would be continued after memorial Day with other wit Nesses. What zit watch the Birdie jazz just wait till i get a Little bigger be Beady eyed fellow at left seems to be telling a photographer at Raf bunt a ters. England. It s obvious that Lanner Falcons even when they re Only 4 weeks old Don t like having their Pri Vacy disturbed. Soon when wings arc stronger and claws sharper the three Falcons will be helping the Bird control Section of Gist tac fighter Wing Chase away Birds that plague f4 phantom pilots. Photo s. Sgt. Tim Baur Bay state unit is first in . . Guardsmen train in Wales by Robert a. Oram Senny Bridge. Wales. Us. At Tention Al ease this year s co c training will be in Wales Wales Usan to stage air show sunday in Mildenhall m1ldkni1all, England Al least 52 types of aircraft will take part in a Mas Sive air show Here sunday an air Force spokesman said staged by the us air Force in Observance of Queen Elizabeth s Silver Jubilee the flying portion of the show will last More than 4 j hour five National Aerial demonstration teams from Italy. France. Belgium. Canada and Britain will take part in the activities the spokesman said among the aircraft from the United blast kills 2 break in men Stockholm up ii an explosion killed two men breaking into a dynamite War Eliouse with a stolen Blowtorch a police spokesman Saida spark set off 440 pounds of dynamite stocked in a Quarry warehouse in Hunner Berg. 200 Miles Southwest of Stockholm. There is a big Hole where the Ware House used to be the police spokesman said states will be the Boeing corp s new yci4.which will present a 10-minute demonstration of its capabilities As will the yci5 built by Mcdonnell Douglas. Also included in the aircraft displays will be the f15 Eagle an advanced fighter recently introduced into the inventory of i Safe in Europe and the sr71 Blackbird reconnaissance Craft which established the world Speed record from new York to London in 1974. Genera dynamics will show the fib. And Usan will display the a10, while in route to the Paris air show. Gates open at 9 am. With the air show begin Ngat 12 30pm Russia reduces whale catch Moscow i Upil the soviet Union Lias reduced us whale catch and permitted in Lemat ional observers aboard ils fish factory ships in compliance with decisions of a International commission the Tass news Agency said. There Are Many Small towns in and around the usual Camp drum by train ing area that none of us know. Thus questions questions. Where s that near. Waler Vilie the runway tank Range rear Range questions questions. At ease the command is from capt. Francis Moran jr., company commander. Listen up. Wales United where United More questions. But on May 14 at we Stover fab. Chico pee. Mass. 150 guardsmen of co c. 1st in 181st inf. Ware. Mass., boarded two c141 transports bound for Senny Bridge. South Wales United kingdom. To have their questions answered. Stop a co c guardsman now and he is Apt to answer your questions with a bit of an accent. The Brecon beacons the Welsh Mountain Range that has been the Home for the soldiers of co c. Presents a formidable training area for the Bay slaters some 30. 000 acres of rolling Hills the wind so Strong it causes the Trees to Bend is the perfect drilling site for the guardsmen and their British counterpart the 7 Volunteer Anglian Slegt the regiment Host for the two week combined training exercise has units stationed throughout the East midlands. Eng land with Headquarters Al Northampton this is the first time us National guardsmen have trained in the unite kingdom. Co c was chosen from among other National guard units for iras combined train ing because of us excellent training record and unit strength a guard spokesman said both companies Are infantry and Many of the Hills have been dotted every Day with the advancing of platoons and squads of British and american soldiers drilling in Basic and advanced military tactics. Helicopters of the 846 Royal naval air commandos assisted under the cover of night to support ground troops on a search and destroy Mission. Night exercises grouping Small squads of mixed British and american soldiers camouflaged and moving up and Down the Steep valleys have been part of the two week training. A British and american Competition has been scheduled this week with units com Peting in defensive tactics forced March through time Check Points time trials or the assault course and first Aid. Scores will be tabulated and awards presented to individuals. Squads and platoons. The company is supposed to leave for the us. Saturday from upper Heyford England s vat Rotan a. Or Mirom he Ibon inf Ink diff. 22 alleged kidnappers arrested in n. Italy Milan Italy a Twenty two alleged members of Kidnap rings were arrested during a massive operation Here and in nearby towns. The arrests came less than 24 hours after another successful anti Kidnap action by police which Lead to the release of Gianni Moroni. 22, the kidnapped son of a furniture industrialist
