European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday March 35, t9s8 Dod cites reasons for opposing draft  Wnm Glnn Bureau Washington the american Public has such sour feelings about a military draft still linked in Many minds with the Vietnam War that scrapping the Volunteer Force would Rause social unrest the Pentagon said in response 10 a new general account ing office report on the to Uible impacts of Cort clip lion. While the report dated March 10, Only detailed he pros and cons of a return to the draft and avoided mating recommendations the defense department s response was direct and unequivocal. The social  a return la conscription Are expected to be decidedly neg alive Trie Only in certainly is the degree of social unrest that would re  said David Armor the Pentagon no. 2 Man Power o tidal. Conscripts being forced to do things they did t want to do would Cut the motivation of current person Nel and the mulling drop in experience Levels caused try a draft would undermine the  of Mili tary leadership making Many draftees see their period of service As a negative experience Armor said. Public Confidence in he military would diminish and this country would run the risk thai ill adversaries would View the situation As an unwillingness on the pan of the american people to pay the costs of an effective fighting Force he said. President Nixon abolished the draft in 1973, the last year of Active is. Participation in the Vietnam War. But recently some lawmakers have called fora renewed commitment to mandatory National service either in the military or with other agencies such As the . Park and fore try services. Sen. Ted Stevens a Alaska. Ranking minority Mem Ber of the Senate appropriations defense subcommittee asked for the report and told the Gao to assume that draftees would be paid Only half As much As Volunteer recruits and serve for 24 months. Armor said tuning draftee pay by 50 percent would adversely affect morale and readiness. Reduction of Basic pay by 30 percent effectively imposes a conscription tax on the minority of youth age 18 to 24 who ire randomly selected he mid. Even when the youth population hot Tom out in 1w, the military will nod Only 5 percent of the Quali fied and available recruits he said. Draft a would compare their lot with the Peers not drafted and those already in service and wonder Why they were singled out to be paid 18,700 Lea per year than those who  the Pentagon also questioned the notion trial a draft would put a broader Cross Section of society in uni form. Armor said 10 percent of recruits Are Buck com pared to 1 j percent of the youth population. In the draft years the Gap was die same 17 percent of recruits were Black compared 10 in percent of the youth population. Epa orders pm to recall 500,000 85 vehicles Washington the envy ran mental Protection Agency has or dered general motors corp. To recall approximately 500.000 i Oss Model cars and Light trucks sold under the Chevrolet Ponier and Csc nameplates Epa said thursday. The cars Don t meet Federal standards for Carbon monoxide exhaust emissions and for evaporated gasoline Epa said. Such orders Are rare and Are generally a sign the Agency and the manufacturer could not agree on something such to the cause of the problem its scope the necessary repair or Lerna of the recall. Most recalls Are made voluntarily. Pm s Washington office said the com Pany would have e statement later. The company has 45 Days either to request a Public hearing to contest the order or to submit a repair plan for Epa s approval before notices Are mailed to owners. Epa said the affected vehicles Are equipped with 5.0-Liler 305 cubic inches and i mixer 350 cubic inches to actress aids un1cef Relief Audrey unborn film stir turned special Tymy far the us. Commit for uni Cef stands before . Members wednesday in new York id deliver her report an the Agency Relief and Devi pm Tel work in Ethiopia. Hep Cam who recently returned trim the drought stricken Stiim plus femur Ding trips to it Rel . A tort and Hopes to raise $11 million in  a bunco. Gines and were sold Ai the Chevrolet Impala Caprice classic Camaro Monte Carlo and Al Camino the Pontiac fire Bird Bonneville grand prix and Pari Sionne and the Csc Caballero. The excessive emission arc in pan the result of Decu in a Thermal vacuum switch in the evaporation control system Epa said. But the Agency said simple replacement of the Mitch May not completely remedy the problem and further repairs which it did nol specify May be necessary. Last year pm recalled Mare than a million vehicles from the 1982 and 1983 Model years for similar problem. Pm also is recalling about 4,900 1988 Chevrolet corvettes to fix defective wheel we Bdl that could cause the wheel Center to separate from the rim during braking or Comeri no. The automaker said wednesday h is also recalling about 460 �7 Csc and Chevrolet full Silt vans to Correct fuel Lank filler pipes Hal could came fuel to leak during refuelling or turning. Dissolving checks leaving no evidence for Banks Chicago a checks that disintegrate into confetti shortly after being deposited have Cost Banks nearly $30,000 this year the Chicago gearing House association said. Is warned Banks hit week to be on the Lookout for dissolving checks and the Fri has been asked to determine whether inc chemical used 10 destroy the checks is harmful to humans. Northern Trust Bank has been hit by a number of the checks an association memo said. In one Case a Northern customer de posited a 54,000 Check in a savings account on feb. 16, then withdrew the same amount a week later from one of the Bank s Branch offices the memo said. The 14,000 Check was resumed to Northern in a Check Carrier on March 2, but by then in had been reduced to Mere confetti Small bits of paper hat appeared id be treated with chemicals that caused the paper to break into pieces to a Point where it was impassible to identify any information on the Check the Mcm Ouid. Complex surgery fails to provide sight for 7-year-old turkish girl Chicago a a surgeon who built Eye socket and an eyelid for a 7 year old girl bom with no external eyes held out Little Hope dial she will Ever see after an operation wednesday failed to find an Irit or Pupil. The surgery we unsuccessful said or. Allen pull turn an ophthalmologist who operated on Dilek Erdogan of Istanbul Turkey at the University of Illinois Hospital. Surgeons hoped to implant a Cornea in her right Eye wednesday but an Ultra sonic scan found no Iris or Pupil Putter Man said. The Eye appeared to be All sclera the while of the Eye. Dick s left Eye ii 4o deformed in is beyond sight. Putterman had Buill sockets for both eyes and used Lii sue from the girl Mouth to construct a right eyelid. He is repeating the procedure for the left Eye. With a Cornea transplant Doe lors had believed she might be Able to see shapes. Puii Erman said doctors might make one More attempt to find the right part of the Eye using magnetic resonance imaging but that it is highly unlikely the girl will Ever see even partially. Panel oks radiation proposal restoring individual Legal rights Washington a the Sena it judiciary committee approved by voice vote thursday legislation designed to re Szorf Legal right to individuals who were exposed la radiation when the United states towed atomic weapons. The measure whose chief sponsor is sen Paul Simon Dell. Would repeal a provision of a 198 defense department Bill i hit curtailed sharply the Legal Reghu of civilians and veterans who participated in the atomic listing program. Until 1985, radiation victims could file suit against contractors who participated in the iming programs. The 198 act shifted the target of radiation Mil from defense contractors to the Federal government