European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday. Agni 24.1987 news updates wife set for school Covington. By a the husband of a pregnant. I year old girl has promised to get her t of i b a Nappi it Piuri Lipkus. of cml m official warns nursing shortage threatens defense readiness by William j. Bartman Watha Glnn Burea Washington a shortage of registered nurses is threatening the nation readiness for War the Pentagon s top doctor readiness depend on a combi nation of the right equipment and the right people said or. William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs. We air about 31,000 nurses Short of what the Pentagon would Nee during a conventional War. Mayer said the figure represented the minimum estimate of the shortage which he said has existed for a number years. In past wan nurses have volunteered so fast thai we would end up with More than we needed. That could happen again Mayer said. But Modem wars break out fast and we would need Mohave 60,000 to 69,000 registered nurses right away in the event of a the armed services arc compiling inadequate amount of advanced medical equipment deemed necessary for Mili tary readiness Mayer said and they arc looking at ways of attracting More registered nurses. The Pentagon Hopes to attract More nurses by advertising offering educational benefits and by approaching Nurs ing schools said National nursing associations have offered to help the defens department Contact nursing schools. The Pentagon is arranging to acquire lists of nurses that could be contacted should the president declare an said Pentagon medical officials fear we would not be Able to deliver the level of care to the Battlefield As we be Lieve we need to. In a future conventional War the Mili tary would Hope to match the Type of Battlefield care it offered in Korea an Vietnam where Only 2m percent of All hospitalized wounded soldiers died fro their wounds Mayer said Vessey $ Mission to Vietnam delayed Washington a the stat department said thursday it had asked retired . Army Gen John a vessello prepare for a diplomatic Mission to Vietnam but that actions by that coun try have delayed the initiative. Department spokesman Charles e red Man disclosed that president Reagan asked Vessey former chairman of the join chief Stalf last fall lobe an emissary to Hanoi to help improve efforts to account for miss ing american servicemen. Redman said the decision was base Don vietnamese cooperation and it was to be aimed at exploring ways that Prog Ress could be since then however the vietnamese have not agreed 10 any meetings technical or policy the spokesman said Vessey 64, a 44-year army Veteran was chairman of the joint chiefs from 1983 to 1985 and a Veteran of combat i Vietnam. In Early april he was appointed to a presidential commission investigating breaches in . Embassy Security an apparent indication of the dormancy in any Vietnam initiative he might be involved in. Since the fall of the us backed Sai gon government in 1973 and the unification of the country under communist leaders the United states has sought co operation from Vietnam in accounting for approximately 2,500 american servicemen who were missing in action or failed to emerge from prisoner of War Camps. For years Hanoi pegged in level of cooperation to . Win Ness Loim prove general relations Between the two countries but later declared in would treat the pow Mia Effort As a separate humanitarian Endeavor. Redman said the vietnamese in formed the United states that the delay in further meetings a due tit internal political reasons. We Hope that that s True and not a indication that they intend to attempt linkage to other political matters which they had previously agreed were separate from these humanitarian issues red Man said. General Vessey can Only go to Hanoi if a realistic Agenda were set and we have received confirmation that our original agreement defining the Issue As separate and humanitarian is intact the spokes Man added. Another . Official speaking on condition of anonymity said there has been some concern in the United St Lesof a revival of Vietnam s previous de mands for closer economic and political lies As a condition for help with the miss ing servicemen. The vietnamese for example have stepped up criticism of . Defense co operation agreements with China Viet Nam s Northern neighbor and bitter foe the official said. At the same time the official note that Vietnam is in the midst of a govern ment transition in which elderly leaders of the Vietnam War generation Are betas replaced by younger officials who maybe preoccupied with the country s eco nomic an agreement . And Viet namese experts trying to identify the re Mains of servicemen Are to hold talks on technical issues six limes a year. There have been no meetings since october 1986. Army copter accidentally Levels Mobile Home Yakima Wash. A an army cobra alack helicopter firing explosive Cannon shells destroyed a Shepherd Mobile Home that was parked near tar gets at the Yakima firing Center spokesman said. No one was in the Home and the army is investigating How the trailer came to be on the firing Range. Fort Lewis said wednesday the copter is part of the 268th attack copier in based at fort Lewis near Tacoma. It was taking part in routine train ing at the firing trailer was destroyed in seconds on several second burst could contain several Hundred rounds Rosenburg said. The copter with a Pilot and gunner inboard was making a run at standing tar gels that included Large Metal shipping containers similar in size shape and color to the Mobile Home. The Pilot and gunner whose names Wen not released realized something was wrong when a propane Lank in the trailer exploded. Shepherd Simon Martinez has lease grazing rights from the government. Rosenburgh said he army was investigating to determine whether he was out of his Arm. Navy identifies woman murdered in Spain Rota Spain is the a. Nav thursday identified a Navy enlisted woman whose body was found april 13alongside a Road in the nearby town of puerto de Santa Maria. The woman was identified by a base spokeswoman As Petty officer 2.c. Phyl Lis Eileen Mccullum 38, of Peekskill,. She was assigned to the base Hospi Tal As a medical corpsman. Chief Petty officer Clenna Houston said Mccullum Vrat married to a civil Ian Kenneth Mccullum of Webb City to. Houston said Spanish authorities have jurisdiction in the Case and police based in puerto de Santa Maria 12 Miles from Rota Are heading the murder probe Spanish authorities have said the woman appeared to have been dead for approximately 30 hours before her Bod was discovered. An autopsy was per formed last week by Spanish medical authorities but Houston said the base had not been notified of the results. Spanish officials initially said the cause of death appeared to be two Small puncture wounds to the Chest. Mccullum had been reported missing from duty on april 10. In 4pm u to ammo i w Ait in i 41 h a Mii. I m a. I 41 h myi Nuutti. I Pun. Irom. F tn41a. 1 73 i of sgt. Donates Bone marrow to sister 41 to Dow or Gnu of do ii 7 we so its w 4s i att of 7 is of lir. Toutjr a. 0 54 45vinoxiwi d Tauoa Unni Duarte Calif. Is doctors re moved about two thirds of a quart of Bone marrow from the spine of air Force sgt. John Pida in tin attempt to Stop the spread of a rare Bone cancer in Bis sister. Cancer specialists Al the City of hop Hospital in Duarte said it will be several weeks before they can Tell if tuesday transplant helped Valerie Pida. The 19 year old University of Nevada Las vegas cheerleader suffers from Hodgkin s Dis ease a form of cancer that affects the Lymphatic system and other internal body organs. We will now wait and Hope that the marrow will take hold in her body a Hospital spokesman said John s Bod should regenerate the donated marrow in about 48 hours the spokesman Pida. 22, is a Security policeman at Owci Bruecken a Trust fund has been set up in Vale Rie s name to help pay ?.1 donations May be sent to the Valerie Pida Trust fund City of Hope i5uueast Duarte Road Duarte Cain. 91010
