European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strip q american kids Lead Nuernberg Parade Page 7 q copter pilots get handle on Opp Page 9 c Chicago beats jets in nil action Page 21 the stars and str Pes vol. 44, no. 241 sunday december 15, 1985 d 8693 a military medical shake up urged care or dependents retirees would be contracted out by Norman Black Washington a the Pentagon s lop health official in a move that could affect millions of people is proposing to dramatically change the Way the defense department pays civilian physicians for providing medi Cal care to dependents or retirees. The change outlined Over the past few Days by or. William Mayer to ton officials of the department and military services would involve a single nationwide con tract with a private health insurer who would provide care to dependents and retirees at a fixed Cost. Such a system would place inc insurer instead of the Pentagon at risk if the Cost of such care during any Given year exceeded the Price set by the contract said Mayer the assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs. The department of defence Virld use its substantial buying Power to obtain the current health care Benefit Al lower beneficiary and taxpayer Cost than under the cur rent champs self insurance system Mayer wrote in a concept paper Given to top officials. We must embark now on a partnership of excellence with civilian Medicine to Lake advantage of today s highly competitive health care  although it is possible the program could Start with the award of three regional contracts the goal is a single National contract. If the contract were an where near what the Pentagon pays now for civilian care the Winner would be one of the defense department s Tup 20 con tractors. The system used now is the civilian health and medi Cal program of the uniformed services or champs. It is a defense department medical insurance program fur dependents and retirees who elect to use to  Hospital or doctor. All .7.1 million Active duty personnel Are entitled to free medical care Al military hospitals. Military facilities ii so arc available to the 7.f million dependents Ami Racli see medical on Page 28 damaged flight recorders hinder probe a oho Loi left friends and relatives attend a memorial service Friday in Hopki Asvik ky., for the 248 101st airborne div soldiers killed thursday in a plane crash in Canada. Right National research Council of c Anada  Mike Ren i on left and Bernie Caiger Friday examine the Black boxes from the crashed Arrow air in -8 Jet. Gander Newfoundland a the night record ers were badly damaged and May not help reveal Why a Jet crashed and exploded ending a Christmas trip Home for 248 american soldiers in a lonely Patch of Newfoundland Forest the chief investigator said Friday. Other stories photo Page 6. The dc-8 crashed Early thursday scattering Christmas presents and debris in the snowy Woods of a cryonic aboard was killed the soldiers and eight Crew members. Canadian investigators said saturday they have recovered Al he bodies from the crash she and arc preparing to Send the remains Home to the United states. Bui Christiane Beaulieu a spokeswoman for the Ca Nadian aviation safety Hoard told reporters she did not believe the bodies would be shipped Home . Some bodies still have not been identified and autopsies might be needed said David Owen a lop aide in the investigation. The chartered Arrow air jetliner crashed moment. After a predawn Takeoff thursday from Gander International Airport where it had refuelled for the final portion of a trip from Cairo i Egypt to fort Campbell a the soldiers of the 101st airborne div were returning Home after a six month tour As peacekeepers in Egypt s Sinai Peninsula. Owen told reporters investigators have found the fuel used in inc chartered pcs met specifications. He said officials arc examining information filed by the Pilot on the plane s weight and balance but so far have been unable to pin Down the Likely cause of the crash. We have no reason to believe at this Point in time see recorders on Page 28 Shultz consoles crash victims7 comrades by Joe mapot11er Bremerhaven Bureau Berlin Secretary of state George Shultz offered condolences saturday to soldiers of the lout airborne div attached to the Berlin brigade who lost friends in the plane crash thursday that claimed the lives of 248 soldiers. Shultz made his remarks after arriving in Berlin for a Brief visit. Related photo on Page 28. Many soldiers of the Berlin brigade have served at fort Campbell where that plane was  Sulu told members of the Honor guard who included soldiers from the 4lh in 502nd regt. The 4th is one of three battalions attached to the 101st serving As the Berlin brigade. Our hearts go out to  Shultz said on a wind swept runway. The plane was carrying soldiers resuming from duty with the multinational peacekeeping Korcic in the Sinai Ketoff aft Newfoundland. Desert when it crashed on Takeoff after refuelling in soon after his arrival. Shultz visited the Berlin Wail with Berlin mayor Eberhard Dick gun. In a speech saturday evening touching repeatedly on Berlin and its relation to the victorious Powers of world War ii Shultz said soviet and East German goals have not changed in Germany or in Europe. Europe and Germany remain divided. These artificial tensions Are themselves a cause of tension. Bui so Long As they remain the Western allies Are prepared to preserve their role and act in Berlin As the trustees of a divided German Nalion. By staying in Berlin and retaining our rights Here we and our allies demonstrate clearly to All the world hat be do not accept incorporation of Eastern Europe including the Cdr East Germany and East Herlin into a soviet sphere of  Shutlz made the remarks before the Berlin press con Ference. The organi action is comprised of journalists based in the City. As Shultz s plane touched Down shortly after 4  see Shultz on Page 38 win a trip to the super bowl Page 23