European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes monday november 4,1985 Marcos willing to hold elections soon Ferdinand Marcos Washington a philippine president Ferdinand Marcos facing mount ing . Criticism of his government said sunday he is willing to hold elections in three months or less to Settle questions of his popularity. Well i understand the opposition has been asking for a. Election. In answer to their request i announce that i am ready to Call a snap election perhaps earlier than eight months perhaps three months or less Marcos said during an appearance on Abc s this week with David All these childish claims to popularity on both sides have to be settled Marcos said. I think we have to Settle it by calling an election right now Marcos said. Say give everybody 60 Days or so to Campaign and bring the issues to the people. 1m ready i m he said i am ready to Call the snap election but we have to submit this to some of our leaders in the but mar cos said he is confident he can convince the legislature because his supporters control two thirds of the membership. Marcos said he would not limit participation by any opposition candidates in such an election. Anyone could participate he said. Even though National elections Are not scheduled until 1987, Marcos said he was willing to Call an election sooner because the stability and effectiveness of his govern ment Are being questioned. You raise the question of the ineptness. The effectivity of armed forces. Per haps the other institutions of the govern ment he said. I think this should be brought to our people to determine what the people say about this question of sup Marcos dismissed allegations that he was responsible for massive voter fraud in pre Vious elections. The opposition keeps kick ing about fraud Marcos said. Of course it s a publicity How Many people were disenfranchised. By the spa which is playing Footsie with the opposition Marcos said referring to the communist insurgent new people s army. He said members of the . Congress would be invited to observe the election to evaluate whether it is conducted fairly. The Reagan administration is becoming increasingly concerned about the growing communist movement in the Philippines. During e recent visit to Manila sen. Paul Laxalt r-nev., conveyed to Marcos the concerns of president Reagan about the situation in the Philippines where the United slates has two major military bases. Laxalt reported that Marcos assured him be would take some positive Steps toward political and military reforms to defuse the situation. Pentagon sets up computer bulletin Board Washington up depiction by the movie War games of a teen age Whiz who nearly launched armageddon by accessing Norad s computer angered the defense department which insisted it never could happen. Perhaps not but one Corner of the Pentagon s bureaucratic Maze took a Cue from computer hackers and set up an electronic bulletin Board for the Public the Only one in the defense department. Those seeking Access to the computer Don t need the code word Joshua which the War games teen Ager used to tap into the North american aerospace defense command. And they can t play global thermonuclear War the computer game that nearly launched a nuclear War in the movie. Rather Elisa Waits for Calls from exporters who want information about the status of their applications to sell High technology equipment munitions and other gear to the soviet Union its six East european satellites and the Western allies. Elisa is Export License status adviser. Access to Elisa is a Washington Telephone number. Once the computers Hook up Elisa must be Given the License application number assigned by the Commerce or state departments in order for exporters to find out when the Pentagon received the Case and what action has been taken. To protect the interests of the applicants Elisa will not give proprietary information about a Case. It usually would take a half Day or a Day for Cullers to the Commerce department to find out the status of their applications said Elvia Thompson director of Industrial and government Liaison in the Pentagon s Trade Security policy office. With the electronic system you get the answer right away the number of Calls to her office for information about the status of applications has decreased dramatically since Elisa went into operation five months ago she said. Elisa is the brainchild of Stephen Bryan the Deputy undersecretary of defense for Trade Security policy whose enthusiasm for tinkering with his Home computer sparked the idea for the electronic bulletin Board. In an unusual twist for the big budget Pentagon the program for Ellsa s bulletin Board did not result from a consultant s study but was purchased from a local ism pc users group for $25, paid for by three members of Bryen s staff who never were reimbursed he said. Bryen s office mushroomed from four people to nearly 100 and expanded to quarters in a building near the Pentagon where Elisa Waits for Calls because one of defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger s pet projects is to halt the Transfer of technology to the soviet Union. As part of that Effort the defense department has acquired More authority in the past four years to review License applications submitted to the Commerce depart ment. The Commerce department processes 140,000 applications a year about 22,400 of which 16 percent Are referred to Bryen s office for approval Thompson said. That excludes applications for the Export of munitions which must be approved by the state department. To give Elisa a bit of warmth callers Are greeted with a quote of the Day. It s an attempt to personalize the bulletin Board Bryan said. It makes people feel Elisa is Junior senior High athletes Are first teen games school Board oks random drug tests worry police Hanover mass. A teen age boys packing brass Knuckles machetes Cross bows and other illegal weapons have police worried about the safety of the survivalist games the youths say they Are playing. We Don t know whether it s due to the movie rambo or some Type of survivalist phenomenon said it. Paul Hayes. But this is what we re dealing the youths Are getting dangerous weapons and fireworks by mail order through advertisements in such magazines As Soldier of for tune and american Rifleman a yes said. During the last year police said they have found various illegal weapons carried by boys Between 12 and 16 years old and they have charged 10 teen Agen with felony Possession of weapons. No one has been Hurt to far but police say they can t Stop anyone from shipping the weapons to Massachusetts even those that Are illegal in the state. If these men have violated a local or state Law that s Between them and the local authority. That has nothing to do with us said Bill Guthrie executive editor of sol Dier of Fortune which is based in Boulder Colo. We Don t find anything wrong with any Clifton Springs . A random drug testing is under Way among Junior and senior High school students in the Phelps Clifton Springs school District in what state officials believe is the tint such program in new York state. The Ontario county District s Board of education approved a Resolution last week to randomly and voluntarily obtain urine samples from students to identify drug abusers. State education department officials in Albany said that the plan was the first that they knew of in the state. The testing begins with athletes because the schools already have forms authorizing Best Sellers compiled by the new York times fiction i Texas by pm to a. Lake Wobegon Days by g4rrlton a Tenor a secret by Dinow Ulm Contact by cart smi5galapagos by Kurl vow Swul the secrets of Harry Bright by pm wet physical exams from the student athletes parents said the school Board president Milton Walborn. We just passed the Resolution and it s very Early but so far no parents or teachers have objected Walborn said. I Don t think we have any More serious problems with drugs than and other District. But to say there was no drug problem would be hiding our Heads in the after Jan. I All students who participate in extracurricular activities will be asked to sign contracts authorizing the urine tests. After feb. I All the estimated 1,020 Stu dents in grades seven through 12 will be asked to participate Walborn said. The District suspended 10 students in the 1983-84 school year two last year and four so far this school year for Possession and use of marijuana High school principal Hugh Kane said. In new Jersey the administration of Becton regional High in East Brunswick had planned to begin requiring mandatory blood and urine tests for drug abuse this Fau As part of students annual physical exams but parents and students backed by the american civil liberties Union challenged the requirement in court. Implementation of the testing Rule was put off until Resolution of the court Case. 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