European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday. July 12,1987 audit fails to Back medical forecast Dod had pro elfed wartime shortage by William j. Bartman Washington Brea Washington government auditors were unable to substantiate Penta gon claims Hal it would come up Short on medical personnel if a War were to break out. The audit did not cast doubts on the claims but stated that in was unable to obtain Complete reliable and consist ent Daia needed to make valid assess ments of the Silva lion. It also did not recommend solutions to the problem which has Hurt military efforts to get More funding Tor medical needs from Congress because the Penta gon is already working on a better Way to collect data. But after years of delay in remains to be seen when the new efforts can begin. The House armed service commit tee chairman us Aspin d-wis., re Quested the general accounting office audit. His concern stems from depart ment of defense proposals to spend More than $4 billion to eliminate Short Falls in medical equipment and person Nel by the Early 1990s. Reports that wounded military personnel would not receive emergency sur Gery if a general War broke out have prompted Public and congressional sup port for the Pentagon proposals. But at the same time the gag said. Large differences among the individual services estimates on the number of medical personnel who would be needed to provide adequate combat casualty care have raised concerns about the credibility of Dod s medical  the data problem is not new. For Many Yean the services differing Esti mates of their wartime medical manpower needs have teen questioned. For example in 1979 the air Force showed requirement for fewer Hospital Beds to Europe than the army but for twice As Many physicians. In another example the ratio of Anes the biologists to surgeon was one to two for the Navy one to nine for the army and one to j9 for the air Force. The Pentagon has readily conceded that such inconsistencies have hampered its efforts to improve medical readiness for War. In wartime the Gao reported these inconsistencies could Lead to agonizing choices for Field medical com Manders who would have no Dod Stan Dard to help them alleviate scarce personnel resources among the services. Also these disparities make it difficult to develop effective joint service mobilization plans and to assess each service s need for additional medical  despite the Many problems it found Gao decided not to make any recommendations since the Pentagon is Al ready working on a joint services approach to getting the numbers straight but the question of when remains. The services began to develop a com Mon methodology for estimating Hospi Tal based wartime requirements Lor med ical personnel in january 1980," the auditors said. The services and the Secre tary of defense have told Congress that the use of this methodology will generate consistent predictions of requirements for medical support however its use which was originally scheduled for 1981, has been repeatedly delayed.11 Millionth Pentagon visitor welcomed by Weinberger Washington a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on Friday welcomed the Millionth visitor to tour the Pentagon Janet Fisher a political science major at the University of California at los Angeles. Fisher of la Jolla calif., was taken with other members of her Lour group to Weinberg or s office and presented with a plaque in the shape of the five sided building officials said. Defense officials opened the Pentagon for Tours in May 1976. Although Many areas of the Pentagon Are closed and Security has been tightened recently to counter the threats of terrorism espionage tens of thousands of people a year have taken the 7s-minute, 1 a mile Lour through the build ing. Some 24,000 uniformed and civilian de sense department employees work at the Penta gon. Kohl arriving in China for we Klong official visit Beijing a German Chancellor Hel Mut Kohl arrives sunday for a we Klong official visit. Kohl will discuss Germany s Trade surplus with China and other aspects of relations be tween the two countries. Germany is chivas fourth largest trading partner. Kohl arrives in Shanghai on sunday morning and then plans to hold a reception aboard the German training ship deutschland which arrived there for a Goodwill port Call wednesday. After the reception aboard the ship Kohl will Fly to Beijing on sunday night. Garbage from Page 1 the Moro and the lug break of Dawn were turned away from ports in North Carolina Louisiana Ala Bama Mississippi. Florida Mexico Belize and the Bahamas. There were concerns about the potential health hazards of the trash which after several inspections was declared 10 be mainly Industrial rubbish. The Moro has recently been anchored six Miles from where in was originally loaded in Long Island City in Queens. The garbage returned to the new York cily area May 16, facing lawsuits and political bickering Over ill Fate. While officials argued the trash rotted and Rode Atlantic swells in Gravesend Bay off Brooklyn. The proposed solution was reached during a six hour meeting Friday. Burial of pvt. Slovik s remains ends family s 42-year struggle Detroit a the remains of pvt. Eddie Slovik were Laid to rest saturday next to those of his wife ending a 42-year Effort to bring Home the body of the executed  45 people including family neighbors and strangers attended the Brief roman Catholic burial rite at a Detroit cemetery. Two of Slovik s three sister clutched red roses and american Flag As they gathered around the steel Gray casket. Slovik was 24 during world War ii when he became the Only . Soldier executed for desertion since the civil War. He was shot by a firing squad on Jan. 31,1945. The remains exhumed wednesday were burned be Side the grave of his wife Antoinette granting her last request. She died in 1979 after years of unsuccessful efforts to obtain a presidential Pardon for him. Slovik had been buried in France among the Graves of 94 . Soldiers who were hanged for charges including rape and murder. A Tetter writing Campaign to return Bis remain to his Hometown was led by Bernard Calka 60, a a comb county commissioner. After seven year and All those obstacles we faced he s finally Here Calka said Friday at Detroit metro Politan Airport after the 70-Pound Box containing Slovik s remains was flown in. The crate was 21 noun behind schedule because in mistakenly was shipped to san Francisco. There was some bitterness in the past and lot of Hurt for the family he said. Every time i talked to them there was never a smile never a laugh. But. Since they heard Eddie s coming Home there Joy smiles laughs they re so Light on their feet Contra from Page 1 venation with 1 am really serious. If we can move the Contra package before june 9, i want to figure out a Way to Lake action unilaterally to provide assistance " in other words Poindexter continued he does not buy the concept to taking actions or talking about pulling out As described in the  Poindexter stated in the memo that the president is ready to confront the Congress on the constitutional question of who controls foreign policy. We need to get state department attorney Abe Sofaer and other Stal wart lawyers thinking in these terms to see if there is some Way we could do this if All else  he also wrote that Reagan had mentioned that he was thinking about the . Action in Honduras in i9b6. It had involved providing $20 million in Emer gency military Aid under a provision of the foreign assistance act that permits a president to Send such Aid to a nation that requests it. But Poindexter wrote that be told Reagan he did no think that situation could apply in the Case of the contras because they were a rebel movement not a government the month before Pound Cutter wrote that memo North had drafted the so called diversion memo in which he discussed the Plant to use si2 million in profit from the Clandestine . Arms tales to Iran to help the contras. North has told the congressional committees thai he wrote five such memo intended for Poindexter to Forward for Reagan s review but North said he did not Kaow if Reagan Ever Taw them. North testified thai he shredded All but the april document that investigators found. In june 1986, Congress passed legislation to resume Contra Aid voting s100 million in military and non lethal assistance. By that time a private Supply net work organized by North had for Many month been arming Lite rebels with help from the Cia and funding from the Iran arms sales profit participants and documents have shown. The extent of Reagan s knowledge about out operation is unclear although North told congressional investigators that be assumed he was working with Reagan s full authorization and that he prepared memorandums explaining his plans for the president s review. Poindexter who has not yet Pulidy testified before the congressional hearings it expected to be quizzed this week on How much he briefed the president about the operations. Foes from Page 1 committed anon or other serious crimes. A a statement saturday the 18 anglican ministers embarking on a hunger strike said we will stage a endless it Nile against an undemocratic unconstitutional act Ottn lauding into the Cathedral and violating the  they Slid anglican ministers from around the coun try would join them in the hunger strike sunday. On thursday up to a million people bad gathered in front of Seoul City Hall in a rally to mourn the death of i 20-year-old College student hit by a tear Gai canis Ter in an earlier demonstration. Afar the rally Small group of protester clashed with riot police who used lev Gas to disperse them. At on Point scores of police charged after a group of Young people chasing them onto the Cathedral around. Reporters saw police use tear Aai inside the Cathe dral compound and grab about 20 people and pull them away kicking and pounding them. The minister said dozens of police entered an Annex building where the Bishop s office is located. And damaged furniture and window panes. They said police did not enter the locked Cathedral budding