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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 22, 1986 Federal training to focus on care of aids patients b he Lin Angeles times Contact and Public health officials have said repealed a lot Angela Washington Federal health officials saying Many communities untouched by he aids epidemic will encounter their first Case soon will conduct National training program la help physicians nurses and others Cope with aids patients. The program will Deal with altitudes As Well As procedures in the Hope of avoiding the unwarranted fears that mulled in insensitive behaviour toward Earl aids Sultren. Officials said. During the initial Yean of he epidemic before much was known Aboul How he deadly disease was spread aids patients frequently were shunned by hos Pital personnel and others who refused to touch tremor handle their food linens or other items. Misconceptions Aboul How aids is transmitted arc still rampant in the health car Community said or. Allan Noonan. Chief medical officer of the health re sources and services administration the Public health service Agency that is designing the program. In the five years since acquired immune deficiency syndrome was identified evidence has shown overwhelmingly that it cannot be contracted through casual Contact repeatedly thai there is no danger far health care providers who follow appropriate precautions. Walter Dowdle the Federal coordinator for aids programs said the government intends to draw on the experiences of cities that have been hard hit by the epidemic such As san Francisco and new York. We re not talking about High powered aids Educa Tion we re talking about Basic information to assist  Dowdle said. It s not just medical personnel we re talking about Noonan said but also Volute in who com into the Homes of aids patients or teachers who might be seeing kids with aids in kindergarten or undertakers who refuse to do anything with people who die of aids. We re also talking Aboul psycho social and Legal issues. We want to Tell the professionals what their role is and what the effects of this disease arc going 10 be on them and what the needs of the patient will be beyond the so nutty  the program will begin with three training centers next year followed by an additional sin or seven Cen ters in 1980, Carbon said. Reagan sending Green berets to train Contra commanders Washington not the Reagan administration plans u Send . Soldiers to begin training nicaraguan rebel commanders As soon As possible after oct. I officials report. The training will most Likely be conducted in Hon Duras where the Ami government Nicaragua forces widely known As contras have sanctuaries but Al Sal Vador and Panama also Are being considered. American advisers in Honduras would be legally restricted from going within 20 Miles of the Nicara Guan Border and would not Cross the Border the officials said. The 1.000 . Troops on duty in Honduras now must also observe that restriction. The administration s plan Calls for sending Green berets Tram fan Bragg no or from heir base in Panama the officials said. The Green berets specialize in training soldiers of other countries especially in guerrilla warfare. The cos of training Contra commanders would be charged against the $100 million in military and eco nomic Aid voted by both houses of Congress. That measure awaits final approval by a conference of the two houses and signature by president Reagan. Along with military training the officials said american instructors would coach Contra leaders i what . Forces Call civic  that would focus on teaching troops behaviour that would win support from nicaraguans. Avoiding civil Ian casualties in fights with the sandinista and pre venting the abuse of civilians. The contras have been accused of numerous acts of brutality in recent months. Atheists want show on arts Austin Texas a the american atheists organization wants its weekly half hour television show broadcast to military personnel on the armed forces radio and television service. In a letter to Navy Secretary John f. Lehman jr., the organization said atheists in the military suffer discrimination since religious programs Are shown on military television. Many veterans Are atheists As arc Many current Navy personnel. Therefore atheists Are patriotic they defend the . Constitution and serve their country. So it is wrong for he . Navy to continue to Dis Criminate against them in any Way american atheists treasurer Brian Lynch said in his letter 10 Lehman. The organization has received a number of complaints from Navy personnel Lynch said wednesday. The Austin based group founded by Madalyn Mur Ray o hair has offered the military us weekly show american atheist forum which it says is shown on about 90 Cable television outlets around the country. Ohio town sees image of Jesus Fostoria Ohio a hundreds of people jammed a Road to see what residents say is a 15-fool image of Jesus Christ and a child that has been appear ing nightly on the Side of a storage tank. In very definitely ii our lord with a child. The Darker it gets and the later you go the better the View said Joe la Feasel a City Council member on wednes Day. There s a while gown. You can Tell where he face is supposed to  after the Fostoria review times reported the mysterious image police were called to break a traffic Jam of about 100 vehicles because about 300 people lined the Road near the Archer Daniels Midland co. Soybean processing Plant tuesday night. Company spokesman Ralph e. Emeney said the image is nothing More than Nisi stains on a recently installed tank. He said the stains Are illuminated by sodium vapor lights producing the image. Rita Malchen who runs a drapery business said she noticed the image about a month ago but kept it to herself until others reported seeing in i would t have wanted to Tell everybody about it. I did t want to be considered a Kook she said. In i Beautiful. It s magnetic to me. In draws you  adopting English called in american Washington up More than 20 hispanic and asian groups joined forces wednesday to fight a nationwide movement to establish English As the offi Cial . Language decrying the Effort Asun Ameri can and  the groups Ltd by the league of United latin american citizens said they will Campaign against a proposition on the ballot in California nov. 5 that would establish English As the official state language. They will also promote the concept of English plus learning English and other languages. We agree that the English language is the american language but Why do we need legislation to mandate it said Ginger Lew chairwoman of the National asian Pacific american democratic Council. The stars and stripes Page 5 2nd pipe bomb found in Fargo Fargo . Up authorities dismantled a Pip bomb found concealed in a package in the Federal courthouse wednesday two Days after a pipe bomb exploded Al the City Post office and slightly injured four employees. Authorities evacuated the three Story Federal court House in downtown Fargo shortly after noon when Security officers found the pipe bomb on the first floor. No one was injured. Fargo police chief Doug Franks said in was not known whether wednesday s explosive device was made by the same person who mailed the pipe bomb package monday. Bomb experts at the courthouse tried twice to Deto Nate the bomb believing it Loo dangerous to move. The device s trigger mechanism apparently malfunctioned and a bomb expert took More than 90 minutes to dismantle the Battery operated explosive. Franks said the galvanized Iron pipe bomb was 3 to 4 inches Long and Aboul 2.5 inches in diameter. In contained about 1 pounds of Black powder someone apparently carried the pipe bomb package from the past office a Block away and placed in inside the courthouse Franks said. Authorities would not Sarto whom the package was addressed. Postal service investigators from Washington who Are examining monday s bomb also will Analyse the device discovered wednesday. Greyhound bus slams into truck at least 30 Hurt Bakersfield. Calif. Up a greyhound Buss Mcd into the rear of a lumber truck Early wednes Day injuring More than 30 people and forcing the closure of two of the five southbound lanes on Jitter state 5 for More than eight hours. The bus with 42 people aboard struck the rear of the truck trailer Rig in a southbound Lane South in Bakersfield shortly before 5 . The two lanes were closed so cleanup Crews would remove scattered lumber police said Charles Clifton 57, of Fremont calif., a Grey hound Driver for More than 30 Yean was pinned inthe wreckage until he could be removed by a fire res Cue unit. He and at least 31 passengers were injured. Clifton and 16 of the passengers were Uken to four Hospital in Bakersfield for treatment. Several other passengers were i relied at the scene for minor injuries by paramedics authorities said. The bus was travelling to los Angeles from Sanfrancisco. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 22, 1s46 chinese communists in banking announced the establishment of an Independent administration for communist held Manchuria and insisted that they would not even discuss a coalition government until the shooting has stopped. 30 years ago . 22, 19s6 delegates attending the Republican National convention in san Francisco Kepi a Campaign pledge to Cut taxes for Low and Middle income families by including the Promise in the completed draft of the gop platform. 20 years ago today. Aug. 22, 1966 a patient at Bridgewater slate Hospital has claimed he is the Boston Strangler. Bos ton police said he admits killing 13 women in Massachusetts Between 1962 and 1964" /0 years ago today. Aug. 22, 1976 the United slates escalated its show of strength in the korean crisis by ordering a Navy task Force toward the area and massing an Armada of planes and troops during the cutting of a tree at the spot where North koreans hacked to death two . Soldiers  
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