European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 2 the stars and stripes tuesday december 1, 1987 news updates typhoon Nina toll Manila Philippines a the Dalh toll from typhoon Nina climbed to at least 658 monday As the government s television station reported thai Al least 61 i people were killed in Southeastern Luzon s Biol Region. The station attributed the report on the additional Deal i to the regional disaster coordination Council in Biol but did not say How it obtained the report. The philippine National red Cross and inc government s office of civil defense said they had not heard from officials in the Region for Days red Cross and civil defense Fig ures showed 380 deaths in Biol by the government television said 490 a Coper were killed in so Sogon prov Ince by giant Waves that smashed coastal towns and villages. Ii said the other deaths included to in Albay province 23 in Ca marines none and 32 in Ca Marine sur. 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T h m Toronto. 1 4b 41 Uljon 1 s7 39 sran Couvier cd 4b Job sup Mikl by he Assoc Hilld plea of Ltd. Of Zoua p 04idy Cloudy grog. � new i rate Cira. D Ouw a army planning to test soldiers every 2 years for aids virus Washington is the army will test  for exposure to the aids virus at least every two years now that the first round of testing is completed. A nov. 16 policy Calls Tor follow up testing for the human immunodeficiency virus his antibody every two years with Active duty  being tested during their Binh months Accord ing 1o Msj. David Peterson 3 staff offi cer with the army s office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel. The presence of the antibody indicates a person has been exposed to his the virus which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Computer data Banks Wilt help person Nel officials notify unit commanders when it is time for a Soldier s test just As they do now for annual evaluations re cords reviews and periodic physical examinations. In Reserve units testing also will be done every two years but by unit rather than in the Soldier s Binh month. If a Soldier undergoes a routine physical exam or for some other reason receives a test during a month other than his birth month adjustments to his test ing dates will be made accordingly. For example when a soldiers birth month shows up on the computer personnel officials will look at the. Date of he last recorded his test. If it has been More than a year the Soldier will need to take the test again. In a change from previous policy sol Diers must now have a negative his test result current to within six months of being assigned overseas rather than within 12 months. Soldiers on orders for stationing temporary duly or deployment outside of the United states for More than 179 Days also fall into this category Peterson said. The policy also applies to people on orders to deployable Ranger uni i ipe Cial operations command units or rout ing cohort units those being assigned to Roth the . Army recruiting come or the military Entrance processing come and those attending specified Mil itary sponsored educational programs. Testing of army personnel began in february 1986 in die Stales and m a gust 1986 in Europe. In Europe All Mili tary personnel testing positive to the antibody Are returned to the United states. Tsar eur officials reported recently that 249 soldiers tested positive for the aids antibody during the tint year of army testing in Europe. There were 193,439 soldiers tested Between aug. 1, 1986 and july 31, Usa eur officials said. Afghan president says soviet troops could be removed within j 2 months Moscow map afghan president Najib monday said soviet troops could withdraw from his country in 12 months or less and he offered to meet afghan opposition leaders and join an International conference attended by both superpowers on the situation in Afghani according to a report by the official news Agency Tass from Kabul Afghani Stan s capital Najib also said he hoped the next round of  peace Ulics with Pakistan in Geneva would be the last. Najib who was named president monday at a meeting of the Loya Jirah or supreme Assembly also reported that afghan government troops would observe an extended cease fire until july 15 next year Tass said. In june soviet Media quoted Najib As saying the afghan government would sex lend the cease fire which was widely seen As a propaganda move by moslem guerrillas fighting his regime. They rejected it prompting a reported increase in the fighting in Afghanistan where an estimated 115,000 soviet sol Diers arc stationed to Back Najib s government against the rebels. Soviet troops first entered Afghanistan in december 1979, ousting one communist government and replacing it with another. In recent months the soviet Union has appeared anxious to withdraw inc troops but Only through a ,Nego tinted settlement. A timetable for withdrawal of soviet troops from Afghanistan is said to be the major outstanding Issue blocking a settlement at inc . Sponsored talks be tween Afghanistan and Pakistan in Geneva. Last week  officials said . Envoy Diego Cordovez will soon visit both nations in an Effort to achieve a settlement at the next round of Geneva talks expected Early next year. The Geneva talks have been going on without settlement for eight years. According to Tass Najib spoke about the decision agreed with the soviet Union to conduct the withdrawal of the limited contingent of soviet troops from Afghanistan within a period of not More than 12 months and not 16, As was Dis cussed  at the last round of . Talks Page Neva in september Afghanistan and the soviet Union called for a 16-month timetable for withdrawal White Pakistan insisted on an eight month schedule. The 12-month proposal seemed de signed to achieve Compromise. Tass quoted Najib As saying it could be reduced if the leaders of the opposition also undertook obligations to a cease fire and guarantee the non resumption of military activities in future.1 lawmaker pleads guilty to drug charges Lansing Mich. Basil Brown the senior member of the Michi Gan Senate with 31 years in office pleaded guilty monday to two felony drug charges. Brown a Democrat from Highland Park pleaded guilty to one charge of de livering cocaine and one of delivering marijuana. Two other drug charges were during a Brief appearance before ing Ham county circuit judge James Kail Man Brown admitted he had delivered drugs to a prostitute who was scheduled to testify against him. Brown 60, left the courtroom through a Back door to avoid reporters. Prosecutor Donald Martin said the co Caine charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a j 25,000 Fine. The marijuana charge carries a Maxi mum of four years in prison and a $2,000 Fine he said. The plea bargain included no agreement on sentencing Martin said. Sentencing was scheduled Jan. 4. Through iwo years of pretrial Liti gation. Brown fought what he viewed As an attempt to manufacture a Case against him. He lost an attempt to have the charges thrown out on grounds of entrap ment. Zolton Ferency an attorney who assisted in Brown s defense said Brown reserves Hii defense of entrapment for a possible Appeal. Entrapment is a Legal Issue not a foe Luai Issue,"hesaid."jtisamalleroflaw. We feel the senator will be vindicated. As a matter of Law Basil Brown is no worse off today than before he pleaded  Brown was arrested in his Lansing apartment in november 1985. He was re elected last year despite the charges against him. Brown s guilty pleas mean his Law License will be automatically suspended under rules of the Michigan supreme court said Tom Farrell. A court i pokes Man. In addition. Brown could be expelled from the Senate by a two thirds Vole of his colleagues. Search for air crash survivors ended Johannesburg. South Africa a the search for survivors of the South african airways jumbo Jet crash in the Indian Ocean was called off Mon Day. Officials said the mutilation of nine recovered Corpse indicated no one would be found alive. But South african air Force and Navy Craft continued to head for the crash site East of Mauritius to search for the flight recorder and other wreckage of the Boe ing 147 that went Down saturday with 1s9 people aboard. A charter flight carrying about 13d members of the families or4l japanese and taiwanese passengers on the flight was due to arrive tuesday in Mauritius a memorial service was planned and the relatives Are to Fly Over the crash site and drop wreaths and Flowers into the Ocean said airline spokesman a separate memorial service for the South african victims would be held in their country by the end of the week. Only Small pieces of debris an inflatable Dinghy and a suitcase have been found. The i Jot had reported smoke in the Cabin 10 minutes before flight sa295 was due to land Ai Mauritius for refuelling a route from Taiwan to South Africa. A French naval vessel and a mauritian tug had recovered nine bodies by Mon Day afternoon. Mauritius civil aviation Agency said the four nation Rescue operation had ended