European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday. February a 1986 Reagan notes achievements of Blacks in . Washington up presi Dent Reagan commemorated the be ginning of Black history month sat urday saying the experience of Blacks in America has been a prov ing ground for America s ideals. In a statement Reagan said Black history is a Book filled with Rich and unexplored pages which reached a Milestone last month when the nation celebrated the first Federal Holiday in memory of Martin Luther King  Black history month. Is a time to celebrate the achievements of Blacks in every Field from science and the arts to politics and  per diem from Page 1 meals and incidentals keep the receipts for lodging and that s  under the Flat rate system being tested by the air Force and Navy people Are paid a Flat rate for the area where the toy is performed the official said. If you go to new York for example and the government says it would Cost an average of $75 a Day to cover expenses you Are just Given $75 a Day and you can do what you want with that Money no questions asked he said. If you can find someone to stay with and scrimp on meals you can Pool get the  the big advantage of the Flat rate system is that toy personnel Don t have to itemize expenses or keep receipts he said. The air Force looks at the Flat rate sys tem As a Trade off the official said. Even if More is paid out than a service member spends on expenses the air Force reduces the paper work Load on finance centers the other services really Haven t gone along with that View the official said. They be found there was quite a Cost in crease because a lot of people Don t use the maximum amount they re  he said it s hard to measure what simplifying the system is Worth compared to the extra Money thai would be paid out in Many cases under the Flat rate system. The air Force has conducted a teat of the Flat rate per diem system before but fur ther testing was called for in the 1986 de sense authorization Bill. The Navy started the Flat rate Tot Jan. I Ona More limited basis be said. Five Navy personnel support activities spa Are involved. They Are spa Washington  spa puget sound Wash. Katf Ascola. Fla spa great lakes i. And spa Haw " challenger Crew members external liquid fuel tank solid fuel Booster rocket shown off the external tank leak May have occurred at the third seam triggering one of the explosive obstruct packages on the shuttle s huge external liquid fuel tank a or Apoc Nasa from Page 1 struck package. The package is on the fuel tank in Case the shuttle goes off course and has to be destroyed by radio signal from the ground. The new York tunes reported saturday the fatal series of events that Ted to challenger s destruction began when its right Side solid fuel rocket blaster suddenly lost Power possibly be cause of a rupture in its skin. The resulting 6,000 f flame according to the report May have led to the fiery detonation. Other reports have pointed to problems with the shuttle s external fuel tank. Under increasing criticism for refusing to provide any information about the worst disaster in spaceflight history the Agency held a memorial service to mourn the seven Hustle fliers. With Hunt Adf of spaceport workers on hand James Harrington in charge of Chal Lenger s ground process sing boarded a Heli copter and dropped a Wreath into the Atlantic Ocean a half Mil offshore at precisely 11 39 . The time challenger exploded tues Day to Honor the slain astronauts while we mourn their passing we must not lose tight of their beliefs the desires of their famines and loved ones the pledge of president Reagan that we will push on to Fly the space shuttle again and to build the space station said Richard Smith director of the Kennedy space Center. Friday night thousands of residents in Bre Vard county near the Kennedy space Center lined local beaches bearing candles and Flash lights to Honor the fallen astronauts. Reagan earlier. Friday eulogized space teacher Christa Mcauliffe and her Crew mates As heroes in an emotional remembrance at the Johnson space Center in Houston attended by family members astronauts lawmakers and Nasa workers. Back at Cape canaveral saturday a Small unmanned Remote controlled submersible called the Scorpio was returned to the water for a closer look at what Bas been described As a Large object on the Ocean floor. The Nasa ship Liberty Star was brought Back to port to be outfitted with sophisticated sonar gear for More detailed searches. The debris could be part of the challenger wreckage but Strong Ocean currents pre vented divers from trying a search. The structurally reinforced Crew Cabin May have survived the initial explosion relatively intact but space Agency and coast guard officials stressed that the sonar detected debris could be anything. It could be a Spanish Galleon or a shrimp boat it could be a Bunch of rocks or it could have something to do with Chat Lenger said Simpson. There s no Way of telling what it might  the Nasa review Board investigating the shuttle disaster took the a off sat urday for the memorial service and planned to get Back to work sunday promising a statement on the Progress of the investigation. Rep. Norman Moneta d-calif., asked re Gan to establish an Independent review Board to look into the disaster and to investigate Nasa operations. Mineta said the proposal was motivated by his support for Nasa and desire to see the shuttle pro Gram continued. On Friday sizable chunks of challenger s outer Sun the first clearly identifiable signs of the spacecraft were brought to Shore by recovery teams. ,. Late Friday ships streamed into port bearing several thousand pounds of additional debris. Temperatures army s tests for aids starting soon by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army announced Friday that it will begin testing All Active duty and Reserve personnel forthe a Tiv Iii aids virus antibody this month. Army officials issued a memo  guidelines for the testing proce Dure and said the memo complements the previously announced policy of testing All incoming personnel and applicants for Mil itary service which remains in  the army is the first service to Issue services have been screening recruit since last year. The army memo states soldiers who test positive for theft la Iii antibody will be temporarily limited to assignments in the Continental United states Hawaii and Alaska and will not be considered available for Over seas assignments. Soldiers who test positive will not reassigned to special operations come units Ranger units or units identified for overseas rotation a Well As army units presently stationed overseas. A disease surveillance program willbe instituted for soldiers with confirmed positive test. Soldiers will not be separated sole Lyon the basis of having tested positive for the a Tiv Iii antibody with the exception of recruits undergoing initial training. Soldiers infected with the a Tiv ii virus who demonstrate progressive clinical illness or immunological deficiencies willbe processed for physical disability separa Tion. A positive test can t be used As the basis for disciplinary action under the uniform code of military Justice nor cant affect the Type or discharge an individual  0 leekin8 to enlist who test positive will not be eligible for entry into the army. A spokesman said the army Hopes to screen about 25.000 soldiers in february and eventually award a contract to a civil Ian Agency to do the screening. By the summer of. 1987 we Hope Mohave All Active duty troops and about half the Reserve Force screened the spokes Man said. Initial screening will be for Active duty personnel Only he said adding that the army Hopes to Start testing reservists this Cummer Europe an Yea layer Fon Catl Fer Sunn Mouv Dourov Tui we it Imd Iho wire o now Kkt not Winum wild mow. Tow Nuorn pm of of Miv a it my wet. Himm Myraum to in ukr � in in. Loum Tow _ he Norm Towl to Ite my it. Sunup sunday  monday la. Outlook or Mil i winds is Der us Mem la. Mar win Fen cml dam town Moor Dumpor Laurii. 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