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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nike Page 28 f a the stars and stripes wednesday september 18, 1985 sunken nuclear sub scorpion photographed Washington a a nuclear powered submarine Hal was lost in the Atlantic 17 years ago was found and photographed last month. Navy sources confirmed. The sources said the research ship Knorr operating a new deep diving submersible named the Argo located and shot color video and still photos of the attack submarine scorpion on aug. 17. The unmanned submersible is the same one that photo graphed the titanic earlier this month. The scorpion Sank under mysterious circumstances in 1968, with the loss of its entire 99-Man Crew about 400 Miles Southeast of the azores. Although another Navy submersible the Trieste managed to photograph the scor Pion just one year after it Sank the Argo was used to Blanket the sub and took a tremendous Range of photos said one  sources declined to discuss Why the scorpion was singled out for a photo exploration by the Argo beyond saying the new unmanned submersible is being sea tested Over a variety of sunken Craft. One source said there was no indication As yet that the photographs returned by Argo might shed any More Light on the scorpion s Fate. The scorpion was the second . Submarine to be lost at sea since the end of world War ii. The other was the Thresher which disappeared in 1963 about 220 Miles East of Boston. The Navy times an Independent newspaper published in Springfield va., disclosed the Argo s Success in locating the scorpion in its monday editions. The paper quoting unidentified sources said the Navy considered the work at the scorpion site by Argo very  the Norfolk a Pilot and Ledger Star reported last year based on declassified Navy documents that the scorpion was most Likely the victim of an accidental Torpe do explosion. At the time the Navy said the theory of a torpedo explosion was Only one of  South african troops planes hit targets in Angola Johannesburg South Africa a troops and warplanes swept into South Ern Angola monday to strike South West african guerrillas who the military said were planning attacks on towns and Mili tary bases in the territory. Gen. Constand Viljoen. The armed Force commander said Angola s marxist govern ment was informed of the strike against guerrillas of the South West Africa peo ple s organization and warned not to in  it was the second strike in 10 weeks inside Angola where about 25,0 0 cuban troops Are based. Viljoen gave no indication of the size of the Force its targets or How deeply it penetrated. Southern Angola is the base area of Swap guerrillas fighting for the Independence of South West Africa a Mineral Rich territory also known As Namibia that South Africa has controlled since world War i. Hopefully it the Trike will be Over within a week it. Gen. Ian Glia san the army chief of staff scid monday night on government controlled television. Racial unrest persisted in South  of High school students in Johan Nesburg s Black township of sow clo went Ona rampage because of rumours that Black Leader Nelson Mandela had died in jail. Mandela s wife said the rumours were false. Police said a gang of Young Blacks heaving stones and gasoline bombs ambushed a Tanker truck loaded with an inflammable liquid toluene East of Cape town on the main Road to the City s Airport. The truck i cab was engulfed in flames but the Blaze was extinguished by firefighters before the tank could explode and no one was injured police  at groot Fontin 157 Miles South of Angola and South Africa s main namibian air base said air Force Mirage jets took off at various times during the Day. Hospital from Page 1 forces. This will end unneeded medical construction in the Continental United states and conserve our limited resources for locations abroad where troops Are deployed Weinberger said. Too often these overseas medical resources have been allowed to decay while Large medical centers in con us have been allowed to  Weinberger said readiness dictates that the department s first priority be to obtain the surgeons that wou4 be needed in War. He said he expected Mayer to reflect that priority in authorizations for personnel and training. The current medical Force Structure does not meet wartime needs Weinberger said. We Are seriously Short of nurses psychiatrists and an who would be needed ii jul Berger said. Tif he said actin pity and Reserve medical forces me department s training pro Grams Are weighted toward general medi Cal care including obstetrics and paediatrics to meet the peacetime needs of military families. The 1984 edition of the department s health manpower statistics shows that the military has Only 236 of the 642 Anes thesis Logiste it needs 812 of 1,236 right surgeons 269 of 1,209 orthopaedic surgeons 486 of 1,789 general surgeons 37 of 168 Chest surgeons and 43 of 362 brain surgeons. Mayer will Convene a panel of experts to examine graduate medical education Grams in the services to see a changes need to be  the readiness goal and  in the private Sccio Job Wager said. Three fourths of bbb Arment s medical work pm Edo the families of Active duty irs retired people and their families re said. Mayer who addressed the group earlier in the Day said the defense health care population is 10 million people of whom Only 20 percent Are on Active duty. He said the system represents 1 million in patients and 56 million outpatients a year. He pledged to reduce authorization for Active duty personnel facilities and training that do not meet our wartime Mission re  that Means orthopaedics neurosurgery and  will be favored Over paediatrics a defense department Upolu said. Weinberg or said big Piscek a civilian and Duffin Reship to pro vide  to whom the Secretary Artmont has a statutory and Weinberger said he ferrites a series of developments including 9 enrolment of these pc pie in Chait maintenance organizations. Fixed Price contracts under which health insurers would pay for beneficiaries care. Easily accessible outpatient centers such As the one the army is establishing in Northern Virginia. However i do not believe that we can afford such luxuries As fully staffing a Mili tary obstetrics unit for 10 deliveries a month or maintaining expensive training programs for medical specialities that Are of Little or no use during War he a  Weinberger said he is conxiafj00bn v Dard of military pm dub jew Good and that it  he finest  tit any armed Force in the by but he said any Shadow of doubt about the Quality must be erased. He said he supports Mayer s initiative to assure the Quality of military health care including tightly controlling credentials of Haith providers requiring licenses limiting off duty employment carefully tracking causes of illnesses and deaths reporting substandard care and Sinf Xvi Inov a physicians. Weinberger singled out for applause Mayer s decision to use civilian peer review organizations such As state medical Socie ties to help Monitor the Quality of military health care. Blast from Page 1 managed the cafe for More than 20 Yean. I be no idea who carried out the at tack Yacobini said. In 20 years we be had no  Mercedes Doherty a tourist from Tiver ton r.i., said i thought it was firecrackers at first. Then everybody was saying. Duck under the table or run into the cafe a i remember was we were in the cafe and it was full of blood. Everyone was scream ing and of course i was screaming too and calling for a doctor to help her son in Law Jerome fiely who suffered a leg Cut. Ansa said fiely was one of 18 victims taken to the polyclinic Hospital where 14 were treated and released and four were admitted. Polyclinic officials said earlier about 20 people were received there and 15 were released after treatment for minor cuts and bruises. San Giacomo Hospital reported receiving 20 victims but gave no details. Initial police reports said it was believed the explosive devices were homemade bombs but officers at the scene said both devices were soviet made hand grenades. Cafe de Paris was the Mecca of nightlife for movie stars and directors aspiring actors and Jet setters in the 1950s. Now it draws crowds of tourists curious about the cafe that was the Hub of Rome s la Dolce  Jurman s Vokey is no laughing Maffer Raf Lakenheath in. Lakenheath airman now realizes How piously authorities take a death threat no matter How jokingly intended. The airman made the remark last thursday As British Prince Charles visited the Lakenheath base. One of the results of the statement was a half Page Story Mon Day in one of Britain s largest  that  Story under a mislead Najj Ponc that read ".  to Kilt  fir the Raiot Fifick 19-year-old airman wrested and was not held in Cus it was interrogated after making the remark according to it. Col. Douglas j. Kennett director of Public affairs for 3rd air Force he at nearby Raf Milden Hall. Ennott said the incident began during a to Tail when the airman. Lon ". A cations Centel a i Elf permission to leave his dumb win ii Maui the crowd Wail olm get the Nad already allowed As Nel at possible off duty to Charles no one working that shift in the communications Center was allowed to leave. When the airman was told that he could t leave he jokingly muttered of i d probably kill him anyway according to Kennett.  said that although All the airman s co workers understood that the comment was intended Asaju Ioka no chances were taken Juja Wowra special summoned. The airman for several everyone involved is now totally con Vinced that the comment was made in joking manner and simply exhibited the Young airman s frustration at not being Able to join his friends in greeting the Ett said monday. Realizes the seriousness wit which Cuba Mung comment is taken. He is obviously Enn missed and upset tha anyone took him Shaft Gay. The Visilio party was informed  ithe airman s commanding owns Fri entry considering appropriate disc action Kennett said. 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