European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                House oks increasing a feb limit Washington a the government s Blest fiscal mess was temporarily cleaned up thursday after the House gave final congressional approval to interim legislation Raisin Federal borrowing authority the National debt limit to $1.9 trillion. The House on a voice vote approved the legislation that postpones a credit crunch through dec. 6 by raising the government s $1.824 trillion line of credit by s80 billion. It now goes to the White House for president Reagan s expected signature. The Senate passed the measure on a voice Vole wednesday night without action the government would have been in default. The president had ordered Federal agencies to Stop issuing new checks starting Friday if Congress had not increased the debt limit. Author Tiff 0 unofficial publication  Tim . Ahmed Poncei vol. 44, no. 2 1 1 " Friday november 15, 1985 d 8693 a Colombia volcanic eruption May have killed thousands Bogota. Colombia a a Volcano in Western Colombia erupted before Dawn thursday and sent torrents of mud and water crashing into a River burying town and three villages. Officials feared tens of thousands were killed. Rescue workers Are talking about 20,000 dead red Cross director Artemo Franco told the Bogota radio Chain Caracol. It is an immense  eighty five percent of the town Armiro is destroyed and we estimate there a c 15.000 deaths to Lima state guv. Eduardo Alzalie told Caracol. Officials said Armero a to Lima farming town about 30 Miles from the Volcano and 105 Miles Northwest of Bogota was inundated by mud that swept Down to the Lagunilla River after the eruption of the Volcano Novado Del Ruiz Snow Pesakof Ruiz the Volcano which has been spewing smoke ashes and Gase since oct. 19,1974, apparently melted Snow around its Cor creating tons of mud that crashed Down to the River. It. Ruben Garcia the fire chief of Chinchiva which see Colombia on Pago 28 Edical readiness a Jas Neucom by Judy Sarasohn r stiff writer Ramstein a Germany these Nior american military doctor in Europe says substantial improvements have been made in medical readiness in the two years since the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut. That Progress would allow the military to care or 10 out of 10 wounded service members during at least the first 30 Days of a conventional War said air Force maj. Gen. William h. Arc Indyke. The . Eur improved Geon says Icord surgeon. I criticism by the lop Pentagon Lul that Only Small gains have been made jail Only three out of 10 casualties could mmldred for arc Indyke de fended the Mcdinh hot vices during an interview with the Stal Jud stripes. He referred to Cong Bunal testimony by or. William Mayer As of cell Secretary of defense for health affairs  criticizing joint service  Dina lion. Mayer said that although Vire s continued on Page 28 army will raise standards for physical testing oct. J by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington standards in All three army physical fitness test events sit  push  and the 2-Milc run will increase oct. I. Army officials said. The most noticeable changes will be the minimum number of Sil  required of women and the elimination of the pass fail policy for soldiers 40 and Over said it. Col. Bob Tutu chief of inc individual training Branch office of the Deputy chief of staff for operations. For example a Man age 17 to 21 must now perform a minimum of 40 push  and 40 Sil  and run the two Miles in 17 minutes 55 seconds to pass. A woman the same age must perform 16 push . 27 sit  and run the course in 22 minutes 14 seconds. Under the new standards that same Man will have to perform 42 push  52 sit  and run the two Miles in 15 min utes. 45 seconds. The female Soldier will have to perform 18 push  50 sit  and run inc course in 18 i nulls. 45 seconds. Men and women Over the age of 40 will face similar increases. A Man Between inc Ages of 42 and 46, for example will now have is perform 26 push  instead of 20 see physical on Page 28 in is Dele i i believe in the principles t country which Are Honor and duly italian stuff tent hoping to be All thape can be Cleveland a a foreign student at John Carroll University said tuesday he Hopes to circumvent regulations that prevent him from becoming a commissioned officer in the . Army when he graduates. Stefano Del Midi 24, of Italy a Junior at John Carroll has been enrolled in the Reserve officer training corps since he started his College studies in 1983. Roth allows non citizens to participate in the military science program but Deleidi cannot become a commissioned officer when he graduates in 1987. I and teething inc training As All other cadets an when they gel the degree they get Arn missioner. But i have to stand on  said Del Midi. A history major i believe a inc principles of the country which the Honor and duly to the country. For inc people they Don t count for much. 8% for me they Are  Delcidia said some a a officials have been sympathetic and Anfe tried to help Inch to presi see student % Page 28 1st Penn state artificial heart recipient Dies Hershey a. A Anthony Mandia the first recipient of the Penn state temporary artificial heart died thursday after 18 Days of life with a human donor heart. Mandia 44, died at 2 35 . From Organ system fail ure secondary to overwhelming infection said Milton s. Then hey medical Center spokesman Carl Andrews. Andrews in a Telephone interview said no additional information would be released before a news conference Friday morning. Mandia a Philadelphia Bachelor had been in critical and unstable condition and suffered from intermittent fevers and an inflamed pancreas. He had also suffered from diminished kidney function. Mandia had survived 11 Days on the Penn state artificial heart before a compatible human heart was found. The Penn state heart developed by or. William piece at her shy medical Center is designed to be used Only until donor hearts can be found. Mandia a former Philadelphia recreation department worker had the plastic and Metal heart sewed into his Chest oct. 18 when it became apparent his own heart was about to fail. Following the operation he gradually improved but then began suffering from fevers that doctors thought May have been linked to an infection