European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday april 10,1986 Bill that would Force health professionals to sign up for draft called discriminatory by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington citing continued shortages of doctors in the armed forces rep. . Sonny Montgomery has introduced legislation to require doctors nurses and other health professionals to Register with the selective service. The Bill already has drawn fire from the american medical association which charged that the Bill discriminates against health professionals. Montgomery a Mississippi Democrat who is chairman of the House veterans affairs committee said the measure could save six months of mobilization time during a crisis. I want to make it Clear that i am not advocating the immediate draft of our Doc tors and nurses and other health care personnel Montgomery said. But i am concerned that we put into place a mechanism for maintaining current information on the specialities and whereabouts of these individuals in the event they Are needed on Short  the american medical news a weekly publication of the american medical association said the proposal will be opposed by , the american dental association the american nurses association and other health groups. Although these associations historically have supported efficient mobilization of medical personnel during wartime they have maintained that peacetime registration unfairly discriminates against health care professionals the paper said. Montgomery s Bill would require health care workers to provide their Date of birth address social Security number proof of qualifications and any changes in that in formation. Anyone who failed to Register could be fined up to $250,000 or imprisoned up to five years. If the Bill is approved Congress would have to repeal a Section of the selective service act that has forbidden drafting health professionals since 1973. Montgomery said he was alarmed by a report of the House armed services com Mittee staff that said the army has Only 41 percent of its wartime need for orthopaedic surgeons but 50 times As Many paediatricians As it would need. He said or. William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs has said the military has Only 32 percent of the Active duty surgeons it would need during War. Selective service officials believe they could have Young men at induction centers in 13 Days and could mobilize 100,000 within 30 Days during a National emergency Montgomery said. He said he would like to be Able to apply those statistics to Doc tors nurses and medical technicians. Families Fly to Berlin to visit badly injured is by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau Berlin relatives arrived in Berlin wednesday to visit the two soldiers most critically injured in the weekend bombing of a downtown disco. Spec. 4 David Jackson 22, of the Berlin brigade signal support co and staff sgt. James coins 29, combat support co 4th in Berlin brigade Are being treated in a German Hospital. Doctors Are evaluating whether they should be moved to the army Burn Center at fort Sam Houston Texas said or. Col James James commander of the Berlin army Hospital. Jackson is suffering from Burns Over 70 percent of his body but his condition improved during the past 24 hours James said wednesday afternoon. Coins remained in Crit ical condition he said. The army Public affairs office in Berlin said 23 of the 79 americans injured in the blast remained hospitalized wednesday. In addition to the two critically injured sol Diers in Berlin spec. 4 Marvin Regan 23, was listed in serious condition at the army Hospital in Lan Stuhl Ger Many. V ten americans Are being treated in Lan Stuhl 11 Are in German hospitals in Berlin and two Are at the . Army Hospital in Berlin 1st it. Bill Kirkland said. Two american civilians seriously injured in the blast were not identified. James said that although their Condi Diton is improving he expects them to be hospitalized for four More weeks. A Soldier and a turkish woman were killed arid about 230 people were injured in the saturday morning explosion. A special team of 100 police officials was assigned to the Case shortly after the bombing. The Berlin prosecutor s office has offered a Reward totalling $63,000 for information leading to apprehension of the people responsible for the bombing. Although the German government acted wednesday to expel two Bonn based libyan diplomats Berlin police spokesman Hans Eberhardt Schultz said that has not stopped Berlin officials from exploring All possible avenues in their investigation. Berlin police have made no determination As to the identity of the bombing culprits Schultz said. Arrow air crash probes note possible causes Ottawa up the Canadian aviation safety Board s chief investigator Testi fied the Arrow air dc-8 Jet that crashed last december killing 256 people including 248 . Servicemen was overloaded and possibly ice coated. Peter Boag chief investigator for the Ca Nadian aviation safety Board which is directing the we Klong inquiry told the five member panel tuesday a combination of factors including possible Pilot error could have led to the dec. 12 crash at Gan Der International Airport in Newfoundland. The panel headed by safety Board chairman Bernard Deschenes was expected to hear testimony wednesday from officials of the Miami based Arrow air the . Army engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney and Douglas aircraft co. Deschenes said the panel might not re lease its findings for a year. Although much of the dc-8 Jet was burned in the crash destroying crucial Evi Dence Boag said tuesday the plane s flight path was consistent with the performance degradation that could occur As a result of ice contamination of the  the plane was exposed to freezing drizzle during refuelling and ice could have formed on the wings upper surface he said. Ice also May have collected on the plane when it landed at the Airport. But other witnesses including several truck Drivers who observed the crash Testi fied there was Little precipitation the morn ing of the crash. The witnesses also said no ice had formed on the windshields of their vehicles. Boag also told the panel that the dc-8 Crew May have used insufficient Takeoff Speed for the plane s Load which was under estimated by 12,000 to 15,000 pounds. The Arrow air Jet was chartered by the Pentagon to bring 248 . Servicemen to the United states after a tour of duty with peacekeeping units in the Middle East. Boag testified acceleration and Speed were Normal As the Jet climbed about 100 feet after Takeoff but the Jet soon began to decelerate. It then crashed into a clump of Trees and burst into flames he said. A malfunction of the cockpit voice re Corder and limited information from an out dated flight data recorder forced investigators to rely on eyewitness reports to reconstruct the plane s flight path including Speed and Altitude. Boag said investigators have not excluded the possibility of airborne engine  the plane s no. 4 engine appeared to have been powered at fewer revolutions per minute than the other three engines consistent with reports that the plane veered 20 degrees to the right of its intended course. New update data on baby Doe Chicago a a Federal judge has ruled that a right to life group is not entitled to confidential records involving the death of baby Doe four years ago in Indi Ana. . District judge Liana d. Rovner ruled Friday that the National Legal Center for the medically dependent and disabled could not have Access to records from a Federal health and human services department probe into possible discrimination against the handicapped child. Baby Doe was born in Bloomington ind., on april 9, 1982, and died six Days later. The boy was afflicted with Down s syndrome and a malformed oesophagus that prevented him from taking food by Mouth. Because of the impairments his parents and some physicians at Bloomington Hospital decided to withhold nutrition and allow him to die. Correction a Story on Page 9 wednesday incorrectly said the Usa eur 14.1 billiards Champion staff sgt. Chance Chin is stationed in Heidelberg. Chin is stationed in Dex Heim. The stars and stripes regrets the error. Test Survey designed to find skills families can offer in a mobilization by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army is testing a system to identify family members overseas with Job skills that would be useful to the military during National mobilization for War. About 3,200 preliminary surveys were distributed last month to family members in the Bremerhaven military Community in Germany said Harvey Perritt Media relations officer with the army s forces come at fort Mcpherson a. The Survey is designed to discover whether it is feasible to identify Job skills family members could offer military installations after they move Back to the United states from overseas in the event of National mobilization Perritt said. A program is under development to determine the availability of civilian evacuees in Europe to fill the Large number of vacancies that would occur stateside during mobilization the cover letter accompanying the Survey said. Because of your knowledge of the army and in some cases past employment with the army you constitute a potentially valuable resource which could be used in filling such positions the letter said. Perritt said Bremerhaven was chosen because its population is typical of West German american  the Survey asks what Type of civil serice Job the family members have the types of jobs or Volunteer experience they have had in the past and whether they would be willing to take a civil service Job when they return to the states during National mobilization. It also requests an address and Telephone number where they could be contacted. Perritt said the letter clearly states that the Survey is a preliminary test. He said no one will be forced to Complete the Survey. The information will be voluntarily provided by the family members he said. Part of the test is to see just what kind of response rate we  Perritt said forces come is testing the Survey to see How Well it would work on a larger scale. It s too Early to say anything about expanding such a Survey worldwide he said. That s always a potentiality but we Haven t gotten far enough into it yet to make a decision. Well have to see what kind of responses we