European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday october 19,1986 up lat t s More withdrawals Gunduz Afghanistan a a second regiment of soviet soldiers withdrawing from Afghanistan folded its tents Here Friday and Sci off for the motherland 40 mites to the North after service that one Soldier said claimed Many victims and  the soldiers Are among g 000troops the soviet Union is pulling out of Afghanistan although the afghan government forces Are considered no closer to winning the War against moslem rebels than they were when soviet forces firs arrived to help almost seven years ago. Launch scheduled Vandenberg fab Calif a technical defects have been repaired and he launch of the Polar Bear research satellite has been rescheduled for nov. 7.the Polar a aeon experiments and auroral research satellite willbe launched in the afternoon. Air Force sgt. Virgil Short said Friday. 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Screening of All guardsmen and reservists Over age 40," Taft wrote in an oct. 9 directive approving a recommendation by assistant defense Secretary James h.  contents of the directive were Dis closed thursday. According to Webb who is in charge of Reserve affairs at the Pentagon More than one of every six members of the army Reserve and National guard is now Over the age of 40. That percentage has been rising in recent years As the Pentagon has sought to increase the size and responsibilities of the Reserve forces he  army in a step praised by Webb recently raised its physical fitness Stan Dards for All men and women in the Active service As Well As in the reserves. Inthe process it also set Down specific physical fitness standards for men an women Over the age of 40 an age group that had previously escaped such requirements. The problem however is that individuals Over he age of 40 cannot take the physical fitness test until they have been medically screened. And in the Case of National guard members and reservists the army has been slow to Start a screen ing program Webb  army conducted a Pilot screening program More than 18 months ago i Virginia in which Only 29 percent of the 1.328 National guard soldiers and 46,8percent of the 1,522 army reservists tested were Able to pass the initial or phase 1 medical fitness exam. Moreover two virginians who failed the initial exam and moved on to a phase ii Treadmill stress exam died Short Lime after taking the lest. The army s response to those result was to Stop the testing and to recommend that Congress pass legislation extending military medical disability Protection to pan time soldiers who Are injured or die while on Active duty for mining or testing Webb  legislation appears Likely to Clear Congress this week. But in the mean Lime Webb had argued the army should not delay the initial medical exams for those Over 40 in order to find out exactly what you be  the National guard maintains that older soldiers will respond successfully to any emergency mobilization. Webb argued thursday in an interview that the service was running he risk of sending people to fight who could t Cope with the physical stress of  s a scary problem in the guard be cause they re combat troops said Webb himself a much decorated Veteran of the Vietnam War. You re looking at Fielding a combat Force where every sixth Guy in these Rifle companies is Over the age of 40. People arc going to get Over there in Tough operational environment and stroke out at pm a Good number Althem  the Issue has also been clouded by the question of Money Webb said. The army to pushed for a four step screen ing program that begins with the phase 1 physical exam. Those who seem at risk Are then ordered to Lake the Treadmill stress  third step if required would be a cardiac angiogram and definitive diagnosis and the final step would be medical treatment including surgery if  army National guard totals about 450,000 men and women an the army Reserve another 310,000, in the event of a War the guard and re serve would be expected to provide roughly half of the army s fighting  for the National guard Bureau at the Pentagon were said to bout of thei office thursday attending a conferee. Maj. Bruce Bell an army spokesman said army Secretary John o. Marsh had received tall s directive and we Are saluting and proceeding  declined to estimate when full scale testing would begin noting the army had to line up faculties and sched Ules for the exams. The spokesman added thai Marsh was now reconsidering the question of whether rese Vuu an guardsmen requiring medical care should be eligible to use military facile ties.,i t o Sno Uio of Euginie 10 use mum us it you r t Fielding a ties. Group Hopes to Swap israeli airman for prisoners shiite chieftain says Damascus. Syria a lebanese Lebanon area by an ambulance. Air attack into Lebanon i Yew. Shiite moslem chieftain Nabih Bern said by Raj who also doubles As minister of Jyh my a. Syri e shill chieftain Sai saturday he Hopes to Swap an israeli air Force airman captured by his militiamen in Lebanon for lebanese and palestini ans imprisoned in Israel. The israeli airman was captured i South Lebanon thursday a few minutes after his  phantom f-4e was downed by a soviet made surface to air missile a spokesman for Herri s amal militia said attic spokesman who requested anonymity refused to disclose where the israeli airman was being held although the word making the rounds in South Leb anon s port City of Sidon had him re moved thursday night to the Beirut Lebanon Bern als r o South Lebanon refused to confirm his militiamen hold the israeli airman. In Case such reports were True then plan to negotiate the Swap of this israeli Pilot for lebanese and palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails Bern told re porters after a meeting with Syria prime minister Abdul Raouf Kajm. Herri who has been in Damascus forthe past few Days met Kasm to discuss what an official statement described As syrian plans to Supply parts of South Lebanon with electricity the israeli fighter bomber was downed during the jewish state s 13th air attack int Lebanon this year. The raid thursday targeted the palestinian refugee Camp of Liyeh Mitch Southeast of Sidon. Airborne israeli troops scooped up theother Pilot of the downed aircraft a few hours later from an Olive Grove sooth of Sidon. In Tel Aviv Israel the israeli military command refused to say How Many palestinian or lebanese prisoners Are being  last prisoner Exchange was on May 20,1985, when Israel released 1,1 so palestinian prisoners in return for three israeli soldiers held by Ahmed Jibril popular front for the liberation of pal Clune Gem Raj command. Armenian group wants France to Speed release of 3 terrorists Beirut Lebanon a an arme Nian underground group on saturday called on French Premier Jacques Chirac to expedite the release of three Middle easterners held in France on terrorism charges. The armenian secret army for the liberation of Armenia said it was Leav ing the door open for French Premier Jacques Chirac and his government to Deal positively with the Case of Middle Eastern political  we Hope Chirac will Speed up the release of political prisoners Varoujan Garbidian Georges Ibrahim Abdullah Anis Naccache and their comrades Asala said in a hand written statement. The arabic language statement signed by Asala spokesman Yahrau Bahrani an was delivered to the office of a West Ern news Agency in moslem West Beirut three Asala leaders were quoted assaying in an interview published Friday that their group had halted the bombing wave in Paris because the French government opened negotiations. We Are waiting for the French government to keep it promises if not Well restart even tougher operations an Asala Leader identified u Mihran Mih Ranian was quoted As saying in the inter View with France s be Monde newspaper. The French foreign ministry said Fri Day the foreign ministry confirms that the French government i engaged � negotiations with any terrorist Oitai Uza Tion.  what the French for Eta mini not do Desuan an said certainly Doe not cancer Tui. We a us flu a Tat Aca Twe a Asau fat Tenort said