European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 new command planned to direct special forces Washington not the defense depart ment plans to establish a new command to direct a buildup in special operations forces to intervene in Small conflicts using unconventional tactics an equipment. The command would be entered in Washington and headed by a three Star general or Admiral but would not ordinarily run the actual operations Accord ing to adm. William j. Crowe jr., the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The plan is considered by some congressional observers to be an attempt to outflank legislation introduced in the House and Senate to unify the diverse special forces of the army Navy and air Force. Rep. Dan Daniel d-va., called the proposal a step in the right direction but said he preferred nothing less than one Stop shopping for Low intensity War fare with one organization responsible for financing training and commanding the special forces. In presenting the plan Pentagon officials said they were committed to a Large increase in spending on the units. Secretary of defense Caspar w. Weinberger said in a recent letter to Daniel that the Pentagon planned to spend $7.6 billion on the units in the five year beginning in 1988. Richard l. Armitage assistant Secretary of defense for International Security affairs told a subcommittee headed by Daniel that an additional a billion might be shifted from other programs for procuring specially equipped aircraft for the special forces. The Lack of such aircraft has been a particular shortcoming of the special forces in recent years. One reason for a new special forces command Struc Ture is to make sure that conventional military organizations do not Siphon funds from special forces at a time of tight budgets. Weinberger s letter dated june 26, said the joint chiefs agreed that a reorganization would provide bet Ter advocacy for the commando units. But Armitage who would remain the top civilian official charged with managing the forces under the new plan warned against establishing a new Agency to Cany out the expansion of the special forces. That approach he said would Only reinforce the subliminal Wall be tween special operations forces and the rest of the military that we have been Labouring for the last five years to  Crowe testified that the Penta gon s request for $1.6 billion for special forces while just a Frac Tion of the entire military budget was substantially More than the $1.2 billion requested last year and would run into stiff Competition from the regular Mili tary forces As Congress sought to hold Down military spending. The new Structure would have the effect of keeping the commando units closely tied to regular military chains of command. Their budgets would be con trolled by the individual military services. Daniel Black recruits More Likely to carry aids by the Washington Post Washington mandatory blood tests of . Military recruits show that More than fou times As Many Blacks As Whites test positive for exposure to the aids virus experts said Friday at a National conference on aids and Blacks. Experts cited defense department figures As new evidence that aids or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has joined a list of other diseases including cancer tuberculosis and hypertension that disproportionately affect Blacks. Black men Are at High risk for everything and aids is no exception said Henry Chinn founder of the Black men s association of bos ton. The military figures released by the Walter Reed army Institute of research Are the result of blood testing of 308,076 recruits. The results show that More Blacks Cany the aids virus but that White males still account for the majority 60 percent of those who have already devel oped the disease. Blacks account for 25 percent of the nearly 23,000 cases of aids in the United states according to Federal figures. The military population would be expected to have More cases because most recruits Are Young males according to recent statistics presented to Congress. Bagel Boom oat of the or s Bujel 1ovens  petted to to Ery opened in Mattoon Iii by lend bagels drily. A photo hundreds of bagels Roll out o s be a Kery. The bakery is Nunom ,. Piej m Tan out More than. Million 2 jets try to use same runway almost collide Grapevine Texas a two jets with a total of 266 people aboard tried to land on the same runway at the same time coming within 100 to 200 feet of each other officials said Friday. One was virtually on top of theother said Federal aviation administration spokesman Mitch Barker. The Mexicana airlines flight from Cancun Mexico and the american air lines flight from Tulsa okla., were As signed to adjacent runways at Dallas fort Worth International Airport but the Mexicana Crew either misunderstood the instructions or wrongly identified the runway number Barker said. A collision was averted when the american Jet asked to switch runways and landed safely he said. The Mexicana Jet then made a second approach and also landed safely. None of the 120 people aboard the american flight or the 146 people on the Mexicana tight was Hurt american spokesman Dave Tracy said. An initial investigation found no Evi Dence of controller error. Barker said. He added that the Mexicana Crew had acknowledged its Landing instructions. When the controller first tried to Alert the Mexicana Crew that it was getting to close to the other Jet the message apparently did t get through. Barker said. Funeral scheduled tuesday for Illinois lawmaker o Brien Washington a funeral services for rep. George m. O Brien r-i1i., have been set for tuesday in his Hometown of Joliet. O Brien 69, who had suffered from prostate cancer died thursday eve Ning at the National cancer Institute in suburban Bethesda my. The seven term lawmaker who had won nomination to an eighth term in the March primary announced in May that he would drop his re election bid. He said the prostate cancer which had flared up As Well As a longer run Ning Case of severe spinal arthritis dictated his decision. The cancer grew rapidly worse and forced o Brien to receive extensive chemical therapy in the cancer Institute and on an outpatient basis Over succeeding weeks. Republican officials in the 4th con Gressional District selected state rep. Jack Davis of new Lenox to replace o Brien on the november ballot. Davis will face Democrat Shawn Collins. O Brien was instrumental As a Mem Ber of the House appropriations com Mittee in obtaining funding for new research units at the National institutes of health the Complex that includes the National cancer Institute. Because the deadline has passed for calling a special election to till the bal Ance of o Brien s term the seat will remain vacant until the november general election. Republican officials in the 4th con Gressional District selected state rep. Jack Davis of new Lenox to replace o Brien on the november ballot. Davis will face Democrat Shawn Collins in that election. Tha District is largely Republican in make up and presents a Tough Challenge for any democratic hopeful. O Brien is survived by his wife Mary Lou and two daughters