European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news i i Pel air the stars and stripes thursday october 23,1986 daredevil fined new York. A an australian daredevil who parachuted 300 feel off the statue of Liberty was fined $ 1 for every three feel of his illegal Tumble. . Magistral Nina Gershon on tuesday fined Nicholas fcleris1100 for trespassing and parachuting without a permit assistant us attorney Annmarie Levins said. Fetes 25, pleaded no con test and paid his Fine. Park rangers on Liberty Island issued the summonses to Feteris on thursday after he landed in Hurt following his 300-foot leap from the Torch of the Slatic. Shiites hold israeli Beirut. Lebanon Dpi shiite amal militia chief Nabih Berri tuesday confirmed his group was holding an israeli airman Cap tured in South Lebanon during bombing Mission. The israeli captive Pilot is with amal movement. Before is Rael demands us id give it the Pilot it should leave Lebanon and liberate our prisoners in its jails said Berri. Two winners in the v corps youth entertainment contest at Giessen depot were not listed when the awards Yenpu Blued in the Stan and Stripe oct. Is. Auk Scott and Debbie of dior berth  combined talents to win fast place in the teen vocal grou Competition. Pentagon to augment wartime medical readiness personnel by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington Congress has directed the Pentagon to consider raising he retirement age for military medical personnel As one Way to help alleviate shortages in critical wartime medical skills. Lawmakers included a provision in the fiscal 1987 defense authorization act ordering the Pentagon to submit a report by March i recommending ways to improve staffing of critical medical specialities. The Law said the report should exam Ine at least two specific areas age requirements and recruiting techniques. The report should consider extending the mandatory retirement age of medical personnel in the Active and Reserve components As Well As extending inc age limitations on enlistments and officer accessions for Active duty and Reserve medical personnel the authorization acts aled. Congress also wants the Pentagon i improve its marketing techniques for attracting people to critical wartime specialities. The Pentagon is already at work on an enhanced recruiting Campaign to attract civilians to wartime skills. Or William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs told Congress last month that the defense department has reached agreement with the american medical association to receive names and addresses of every physician in the United states. Similar agreements Are being worked out with the country s two largest Nurs ing organizations he said. Congress has taken a keen interest in wartime medical readiness in the Pas few years. The report on the Home ver Sion of the authorization Bill chastised the Pentagon for placing insufficient emphasis on wartime medical readiness since the end of the Vietnam War. The report said Dod has brought aboard a disproportionate number of family oriented physicians. As a result the array today has only41 percent of its wartime need for Ortho medic surgeons but 3,409 percent of the paediatricians required for War the re port said. In fairness Dod and the services have focused increased attention on medical readiness in recent years the report said. But much More remains lobe  new command to unify special forces by Chuck v1nchwashington Bureau Washington about 10,000 special forces members will soon be United under the Pentagon s 11 in unified omd according to a provision contained in the fiscal i9s7 defense authorization act. The Law says a unified special operations forces Sof command is necessary to overcome the unending resistance inthe department of defense to needed organizational and other reforms  the command will control All state Side Sof units including rangers Green berets seals and air Force Spe Cial operations personnel. Overseas units will remain under the jurisdiction of regional commands be cause special operations forces Are de signed to be used in various situations not just Low intensity conflicts a Penta gon spokesman said tuesday. The command will be activated within six months the act Stales. Its commander will be either a general or an Admiral with Broad jurisdiction Over All aspects of Sof activities including training readiness and development of strategy doctrine and tactics. The legis Lalicin also creates the office of assistant Secretary of defense for Spe Cial operations and Low intensity conflict. Additionally the act Calls for the establishment of a Board for Low intensity conflict As part of the National Secu Rity Council. The Pentagon has resisted congressional efforts to revamp special operations forces although the defense department did submit its own proposal this summer that called for a three Star officer who would have the authority of unified commander but Only for budget decisions the defense department spokesman said. He said lawmakers have been critical of the Way the Pentagon has managed it special forces Over the past few Yean oiling the problems encountered during the 1983 Grenada invasion and the failed 1980 Rescue Mission of the hos tages in Iran. Honeywell Selling s. Africa subsidiary Minneapolis up Honeywell inc. Has became the third major Corpora lion in the United slates ibis week id decide 10 Tell its operations in South Africa the Minneapolis Star and Tribune newspaper said wednesday. A numbed of the Honeywell Board of directors told the Star and Tribune that Honeywell s decision came at a Board meeting in Scotland the same Day that ism corp. Announced plans to sell its subsidiary in South Africa and the Day after general motors corp. Announced similar plans to leave South Africa. The report said negotiations for the Sale Are in their final stages but that a definitive agreement has not been reached. Like ism and general motors the min Neapolis based company apparently made the decision because of a variety of eco nomic difficulties associated with doing business in South Africa the newspaper said. Like the other companies Honeywell had Long touted its efforts in South Africa As a Force for change and in had resisted pressure to Deport.  original signatory to the Sullivan principles which cad for . Corporations doing business in South Africa to promote the welfare of Black employees and tight the South african government policy of racial separation called apartheid. The Honeywell decision was con firmed tuesday by Elizabeth Bailey a Dean at Carnegie Melon University i Pittsburgh and a member of the Board. Bailey said the Board decided to sell the subsidiary to a South african company. The Board i meeting this week a several locations in Britain As part of a company tradition of meeting to  Honeywell opt Tiou. Other Honeywell officiate including chairman Edson Spencer Wen reached in London but declined to discuss the South Africa s political Structure scum Cauca l i2.4r Man up Uwan Hija Ettta. 9.4 of oked four net. 2,9% ran to  theft Bon to in of late of nun of met to a mown  time a to Ai Odin. To if in Impf can throw Lofanie Tats in town a a id of mus fun anti a Mimir main Merib comma ii to Pitt