European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday july 6. 1986 1.5 per 1,000 applicants to military had aids virus Atlanta up a medical Check of 308,076applicants for military service showed 1.5 per 1.000 applicants had evidence of he aids virus infection. Federal health officials said thursday. The National Comers for disease control citing statistics supplied by the defense department said the potential recruits were medically evaluated at 71 proc Essing stations from oct. I. 1985. Through March 31 of this year. Those seeking to enter the armed forces Are excluded if a bloodiest shows they have antibodies of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus. A positive test indicates a person has an aids infection but not necessarily an Active Case of the fatal disease. The applicants consisted mostly of Young adults i their late teens and Early twenties. Eight five percent were male and 77 percent were White. Or. Tim Dondero of the Center s aids task Foresaid the information from the military s medical screening provides useful knowledge concerning the level of infection in a Small population that can be compared with the number of actual aids cases that later develop. End of the line a photo windsurfing champions from left Alain Picha Vanl of France Carolyn stations of the United Stales and Slephany Peyron of France clasp bands in Victory at a pier in new York City after completing their trans Atlantic voyage in a 31 foot tandem Sailboard. If you can look carefully at a Small population then you can look for changes Over time. By watching trends Over time we can Monitor what is happening with aids infection in the  he said the data indicates an aids infection can often be in the late teens and Early twenties and confirms that the latent period for aids from infection to symptoms can be up to five years. The prevalence of the aids antibody among the recruit applicants increased progressively with age a pattern consistent throughout the country the cd said. The prevalence of antibodies varied by race the cd said. For the 237,586 whiles the rate was less than one per 1.000 for the 55.-i85 Blacks it was nearly four per 1,000 and 2.6 for the 15,305 applicants of other racial groups. The military screening also revealed aids antibody rates were highest in the coastal regions of the country other than new England. Rates were lowest in new England and in the Inland regions. Based on preliminary analysis by county the highest. Antibody rate were found in recruit applicants from major Urban centers and lowest in those from Rural areas. Nea bocks plan for certification Louisville by. Not after two Days of Vig Orous debate the largest teachers Union in the nation Friday endorsed a recent recommendation by the car Negie corp. To establish a National Board of standards to certify elementary and High school teachers. But in a Resolution on the subject and in discussion before they voted at their 124th convention representatives of the 1.8 million member National education association also expressed significant reservations about some aspects of the proposal made in May by the corporation. They emphasized that any National teacher certification system must supplement not replace existing state licensing boards. Mary Hatwood Fulwell the association s president said the boards must continue to have the appropriate Legal and chief responsibility for the matter. Education must be a National priority but it will always be a state and local Endeavor with the state retaining the right to License Futrell told More than7,000 delegates in a keynote address at the Conven Tion s opening session thursday. Several speakers Friday argued that the association should not buy into the proposed National certification system until its philosophy on such issues As differing pay Levels and teacher testing was Clear and the association had a majority of teachers on its governing Board. In the Resolution which passed by a majority of about 2 i the delegates specified that any National certification system must be integrated with state level certification and Standard  in adopting that position the National education association has taken a position noticeably different from that of leaders of the nation s other major teachers Union the 630,000-member american federation of teachers. Albert Shanker president of the federation is on re Cord As a Strong Backer of the Carnegie proposal for a National certification system that would set standards forthe teaching profession and determine who meets them. Undercover officer gets stung Miami up an undercover police officer pos ing As a drug dealer arrested another undercover offi cer posing As a drug buyer. Officer no. I was the busted for keeping no. 2 s Money. Officer Gregory Laidler 31, was working a drug sting operation late wednesday night an officer from the Florida department of Law enforcement planted to catch policemen who have been ripping off buyers went undercover with is 10 unmarked Money. He bought $10 Worth of marijuana from Laidler and paid him with a $20 Bill. Laidler then arrested the undercover file agent and confiscated All the Man s Money police said. Police said Laidler turned in the $20 Bill and two $5bags of marijuana and left for the night two officers from the Miami police department s internal Security unit followed Laidler and arrested him Early thursday on interstate 95. They found the other $90 in Laidler scar. Laidler was charged with Petty theft and official misconduct and was relieved of duty with pay. An investigation had been going on since the be ginning of june due to allegations of missing Money made by people arrested in stings said officer Reginald Roundtree. Laidler was involved in All the a  has received nine commendations and one reprimand during his four years with the department the reprimand stemmed from his arrest a year ago by Hollywood police on charges of resisting arrest loitering and prowling at a Hollywood Park. He was acquitted in october. Stateside Mother Dies after seeing son struggle with burglar los Angeles a a 91-year-Oldwoman died of a heart Atuck after watching her 71-year-old son struggle with a burglar armed with a knife and gun authorities said. The woman burglar who fled with a Small appliance and some Money will be charged with murder if caught. Sheriffs set. Merlyn Poppleton  Laz Oroliu of South los Angeles died Early Friday at a Hospital about an hour after witnessing the fight deputies said. Her son so Lomon was unhurt Toby took his time now he s Home for Good Dickson Tenn. A the owner of a adventurous tomcat has Given up trying to let  of it after the feline travelled at least 35 Miles to leave its new owners and return Home. It took Toby five weeks to return to Pam Labanks in Dickson after she took it to her cousins in  re going to keep him now she said. How can you get  of anything that would go through what he went through to get Back Homer Toby s Story began feb. 14, when Pamela masters married Randy Banks and they brought her cat to their new Home. But mrs. Banks said Toby didst take to her new husband s 18 month old daughter from a previous  cousins said they picked up the cat about two months ago and kept him in the House for four Days before giving Toby some Freedom. Toby had his own ideas on where be wanted to live however. He left their Home after about a week  s about 35 Miles from Joelton to Dickson where the cat had lived for two years. The coot ins said they believe Toby wandered about be fore finding his Way Back to Dickson. Sen. Glenn s sister listed As critical after crash Nashville Tenn. Up the sister of Ohio sen. John Glenn was still listed in critical condition Friday at Nashville memorial Hospital following a crash earlier in the week officials said. Dorothy Pinkston. 60, was involved in a Colli Sion with a Nashville metro dump truck tues Day police said. Glenn visited his sister thurs Day then flew Back to Washington. She is in a coma but is starting to show Progress said sgt . Willis. Police said Pinkston opened her eyes in response to Glenn s questions thursday. Glenn also went to the criminal Justice Center to read the traffic report of his sister s Accident officer Larry Jones said Pinkston tried to change lanes by pulling in front of the truck and the initial Impact caused her car to go out of control in front of the truck which then struck her car broadside on the Driver s  some unknown reason she came right into Bis Lane Jones said. Her car got wrapped around the front of the truck and was whipped into the oncoming lanes and onto private  5th annual great race attracts leapin1 lizards lov1ngton, . A Walker once common Field Lizard earned the world s great est Lizard title when he captured the championship race in 13.2 seconds. Walker owned by 8-year-old Jonathan Jones of Tatum edged out gonzo the Gecko on Friday by three seconds in Lovington s fifth annual great Lizard race. Gonzo might have won had. The Lizard not hopped a 6-Inch retaining Wall Inan attempt to take a Side trip into the grass. The race held each year on the fourth of july Drew about 200 people and 50 lizards and homed toads. Children pounded their fish yelled waved and blew on their reptiles with marginal Success As the animals scampered trudged and rolled Down the 16-foot ramp. One Lizard Arnold survived several blow with a fist before winning a qualifying beat freckles a homed Toad owned by Dana fam Mons. 13, of Lovington won the homed Toad race finishing in 5.13 seconds