European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse D moving claims set record in fiscal year 85 Page 9 d England Spain Advance in world cup soccer Page 22 d House votes for sanctions against South Alrica Page 24 ripes vol. 45. No. 64 Friday june 20, t966 d 8693 a 25 killed in grand Canyon As plane helicopter collide grand Canyon Village Ariz. A a helicopter and .1 twin engine plant1, Bolh carrying sightseers collided and crashed in flames into the grand Canyon on wednesday killing All 25 people aboard. Coconino county sheriffs department officers reported 2 5 dead from the plane which was carrying mostly foreign tourists and five cud from he helicopter. The dead aboard the de Havilland twin Otter air plane included 11 from he Netherlands two from Switzerland one from South Africa and six from the United Stales including the Hoo pilots said John outline Deputy superintendent of the grand Canyon National Park. He had no breakdown on the dead aboard the helicopter a Bell 206. The aircraft went Down several Hun dred Yards a pan on a rugged Hillside North of inc Colorado River and about one mile South of inc grand Canyon s North rim. Park Ranger Charlie Peterson who was among the first to reach the crash sill1, said it was in a Gorge called tuna Creek about one Nisle North of inc River. The plane s Tail Section was found roughly one Quarter of a mile away from he Rusl of inc wreckage said Coconino county sheriff Jol Richards it would appear Hal the Tail Section had been sheared off Richards said. It appears that it might have been sheared see crash on Page 24 radiation Levels n St dangerous Pante reports by sine Nijjer v during he chernobyl of the . Forces or Lici Heidelberg my no nuclear Accident were m family members in exposed to dangerous Levels of radiation or. Cofchin a Parker 7th medical come surgical con Parker who had edit up civil task Force Hal Analysed data collect cd fur the a april nuclear Acci Dent released the grip s finding Ljusi Day. Safe. Thai s Tho Vird. We re Saj Prog null women Are Safe the food pain is secure i be in t any Rea son to worry pm scr said no it in Europe was expo Lio 1.5 rems of radiation sch is considered a safelk1 of expo sure per Yea Andrj circumstance when a person Mould be exposed Rihal much radiation is when in Navi to have a pies of medical tests calling for a Gigli of pm Parker been exposed o More than 5 run of per year Parker said the task Force w c recommended Servie members Lake precaution., sch As staying indoors and discarding clothing after being outside. Many of the fears and concerns people have Parker sea radiation on Page 24 smooth sailing Dent reap an has picked Rehnquist u rats a run Burger Riiho us chief Justice. his Choice to till Hon Nuisl s old Post on the court s say a Isy confirmation is Ftp Elud for lust a Villiam Rehnquist St fluid from i Juht and Anib Nin Scalia Lull on the supreme court. Presi Pentagon seeks cure for champs ills by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon is asking health care providers across the nation this week to help fill out details of its proposal to improve the civilian health and medical program of the uni formed services champs. The defense department plans to award Ihrck fixed Price contracts Coyer ing the whole uni cd slates to deliver he ally care services under a program to be called champs prime. The contracts will nol cover Cham pus services in foreign countries. A draft request for proposals will go Oul Friday to health care contractors that want a portion of the Pentagon s $1.6 billion annual civilian health care expenditures a june 17 letter from or. Wil Liam Mayer assistant Secretary of de sense for health affairs told the service secretaries. The request invites the contractors to Point Oul problems they Sec in the Penta gon s preliminary design. The responses will be used to fashion inc formal re quests for proposals thai Pentagon health planners Hope will go Oul this fall. Mayer announced the Pentagon plan designed to Cut the Cost of champs to patients and the government last Jan uary. He wants the program to leave Mil itary hospitals dealing with the medical and surgical specialities most relevant to wartime readiness. Signing up with champs prime will be voluntary. But members of the Mili tary Community will find incentives to do so. Prime contractors probably will drop the champs deductible $50 per person and $100 per family and co pay men 20 percent to 25 percent of the Bill although they May be allowed to charge a nominal fee to families of in grades Over e-4, the request said. What nominal Means is one of the Clemenis of inc preliminary design that Pentagon planners Hope will become clearer when they have the contractors responses. The contractors will be Able to offer preventive services such As routine physicals. Champs generally does not cover preventive treatment except for routine checkups for children. The contractors will have to Demon Strate that they have a system for double have to offer supplement i Tal medical Cost insurance especially see champs on Page 24 stripes Magaz be take you of Spain France today
