European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes sunday september 27. 1987 certain strike casualties evacuated exercise tests care of patients in masses by Janet d Agostino medical writer Heerlen Netherlands for two or three weeks every year. Or Earl t. Hecker trades his Scalpel and scrub gown tar a camouflaged uniform and the life or a Soldier. Acc scr it one of the army reservists from Lite 313rd general Hospital in Southfield Mich., Manning the usar eur warm base Hospital during certain strike and ils aftermath. Members of the 323rd arc participating in the tactical strategical medical evacuation exercise that started saturday. They Wilt care for 800 simulated com Bat casualties being transferred from the 42nd Field Hospital in Hamelin Ger Many. Decker s specially Chest surgery is one of the most crucial during a War and one of the hardest to attract to the re serve said or. 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He said he will lose thousands of dollars while he is Here but the Money does t concern him. I enjoy it the lieutenant colonel said i think i should have been a sol Dier that s what my wife says to  during this week s medical exercise inc 323rd will receive patients from inc casualty control Center at the 42nd Field Hospital which will treat the simulated casual jes from certain strike those casualties eventually will be returned to the United slates by two routes. One route Wili take 133 patients a Day for four Days by train ambulance and military evacuation aircraft to a . Air Force turnkey Hospital in England before flying Ihm Back to the United states. The second route will Transfer 67 patients a Day for four Days from Gail Cankir Chen Germany la Heerlen for treat ment then Back Lolo . After flying by . Air Force c-130 or c-9 to Usa eur s warm base Hospital in chs Singlong England the soldiers will be flown to inc United Stales. Acc scr said the Challenge of the exer Cise is to Sec How they can handle Large numbers of casualties. It will test How we Lake care of patients in  he said. The flow is important. Not to let it gel backed  preparation for inc exercise Doc tors nurses dentists pharmacists and other personnel from the 323rd unpacked boxes and crates of new medical equipment to set up the warm base hos Pital in a former textile factory. The warm base con Cpl was devel oped by the army in 1983 to improve wartime readiness. The Core of the facility in her Len consists of a 100-bcd intensive car unit a surgical suite with six operating rooms a pharmacy radiology department Central material Supply department and physical therapy department. The facility can expand to 1,000 Beds within 10 Days after personnel arrive during a War. When the 323rd leaves this month the equipment will be left in place. The dutch Are responsible for keeping the equipment in working condition and ensuring that medical supplies and drugs arc not outdated. Justice department announces plans for extensive drug testing program Washington a the Justice department Friday announced plans for a mandatory drug testing program that eventually will cover All of the depart ment s 60.000 employees in sensitive positions including the attorney general his immediate staff and thousands of Ca reer attorneys. Attorney general Edwin Melesc Iii signed an administrative order setting the stage for random drug Testa or All workers handling sensitive internal documents pertaining to criminal investigations intelligence and other matters. Phase one of the program will begin before the end or the year with testing of employees at the Fri the drug enforce ment administration and the immigration and naturalization service said assistant attorney general Richard Willard. The Heads of those agencies will determine die frequency of the tests and who is required to take them. The department s remaining offices will begin test in Early March of next year Willard said. The assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice management Divi Sion Harry Flickinger will decide who to the remaining parti of the department is covered by mandatory testing in the second phase of the program. Much of the program s thrust is aimed at or Royce i charged with enforcing the anti drug Laws. We feel that people enforcing those Laws should adhere to them Willard said. For any of our employees to use illegal drugs is u Compromise the department s a enforcement Mission Meese said. We aim to set an example for Law enforcement at All Levels of  at the same time Willard left open the possibility that most if not All Ca reer attorneys handling civil or Crimi Nal litigation would be covered by the drug testing program because they handle internal Case documents concerning Law enforcement that could be defined As sensitive. If an employee tests positively in both an initial screening lest and a follow up confirmation drug lest the Justice department has the option of firing him. Dismissal is mandatory for a second of sense. The Justice department Prog am will ten for cocaine marijuana amphetamines opiates and pc researcher defends bullfighting study criticized by Proxmire As waste of funds Washington a sen. Wil Liam Proxmire awarded his monthly Golden fleece to a federally financed study of bullfighting in Spain but the researcher involved in the project said Friday that the Wisconsin Democrat is questioning the Validity of anthropology the senator said the $9,992 expenditure u giving . Taxpayers a bum  but the doctoral candidate who did the research said the work was a legitimate look at the symbols that help hold nations to Gelner. The National science foundation project paid for Carrie Douglass a univer sity of Virginia . Candidate to visit Spain last year to conduct her work. She had made three previous trips to the country for the research since 198 a ajl of which she paid for herself she said. Proxmire who announces a Golden fleece award each month for projects that he consider to a a waste of govern ment Money said the science foundation should grab the Bull by the horns and gel its priorities straight in Light of cur rent Federal budget problems i have no objection As such to a study of bullfighting As a cultural manifesta Tion of the Spanish regional and National character although i suspect that a few hours spent with Ernest Hemingway s writings would be better Reading and would probably give just As much under standing of the Spanish culture Raji mire said in a written statement bulls have been used in spun at sym Bols of National Unity and of the Pride of the country culturally varied regions Douglass said. While bullfights Are controlled by the National government Bull festivals such As Pamplona s famous running of the bulls Are local events that Are often seen As demonstrations of regional Power she said. When he was dictator of the country Francisco Franco banned the local Festi Vals in an attempt to strengthen his own control at the expense of regional officials. Douglass who has completed her dissertation and Hopes to receive her . Soon said her work provided a toot at How a nation stale talks about itself and was a study of the Center of Power is. Various regions which is widely applicable. Despite my goals to get a . In essence he s questioning toe Validity of anthropology Douglass said of Proi mire s criticism. That s what anthropology does study other cultures. And this was t some Bongo Bongo culture it s a Modem european  John Mcuen who oversees the science foundation s anthropology program said Hii Agency had awarded 50 Grants for work by doctoral candidates last year All far si0,000 or less. He defended Douglass work As useful research on the forces of National Unity and regional diversity and a legitimate training exercise to help turn a student into a professional. La this going to change the world no be said. But when you say this was 19,000 Worth of government Money and Are you going to get 19.000 Worth of knowledge yes i think