European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Mcmahon traded to san Diego Page 25 the stars and 5tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Ahmed forces Good Momma vol. 48, no. 124 saturday. August 19, 1989 omy 1m 5. D 8693 a army expands drug checks tests to look for More substances by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army looking to crack Down on a wider variety of addictive drugs has expanded testing of urine samples randomly collected from Active duty soldiers. In addition to testing All samples for cocaine and the the Active ingredient in marijuana and hashish a third test will be done effective immediately to Check for traces of one of three other types of drugs amphetamines opiates such As morphine and codeine and also known As pc or Angel dust. The army s labs have not been equipped to do the expanded testing accurately before now army spokeswoman Paige Evrsole said. We could have done the tests but the results would not have been reliable Evrsole said. The army insists on accurate tests so that soldiers won t show false the decision on which of the three additional classes of drugs to be tested from a particular Sample will vary. Soldiers Aren t supposed to know which drug that third test is for Ever sole said. That gives us a greater degree of deterrence. If soldiers Don t know which drug they re being tested for they have a reason to abstain from All of in Europe cocaine is Back on the list of drugs for testing on a rotating basis she said. Over the past few years the Only drug for which All samples have been tested in Europe has been the. The army had previously tested for cocaine in Europe but the incidence rate was so Low that the requirement was dropped she said. We re putting co Caine Back on the All drug tests will continue to be base Don a single urine Sample and All soldiers still will be tested on an average of once a year Eversole said. The army decision to expand its test ing program is not based on trends or statistics that indicate widespread use of the additional classes of drugs among soldiers she said. It s just a natural outgrowth of the regular drug testing program in that we now have the technology to do the other tests accurately she said. We know there arc people in the civilian world using these drugs so we have to assume Here arc some people in the military doing the soldiers in Grade e-5 and above who use illegal drugs can be involuntarily separated after a first offence although the May be retained if there arc extenuating circumstances Evrsole said. Soldiers in Grade e-4 and below can be involuntarily separated after a second offence the air Force tests All random urine samples for the and cocaine and 10percent of samples for amphetamines opiates and pc. The Navy traditionally has tested 100 percent of its samples for All those drugs. Body English disgusted with a wayward Golf drive president Bush uses his whole body As he tries to talk some sense into the Ball. The president was playing in Kennebunkport Maine thursday afternoon at the Start of a three week vacation. Solidarity activist chosen to Lead Poland source says Warsaw Poland a president Wojcicch Jaruzelski has chosen Solidarity activist Tadusz Mazowiecki 10 be the new prime minister and Lead the East bloc s first non communist government a government source said Friday. I can expect such an offer. I am ready to accept Mazowicki told reporters after meeting Wilh Jaruzelski Friday morning. A highly placed state official said that during the meeting Jaruzelski chose Mazowiecki from three Solidarity backed Candi dates and would offer him the prime minister s Post. The Sejm or parliament where a Solidarity backed Alliance has a firm majority must approve Jaruzelski s is a journalist who spent time in jail for his anti government activities he refused to give details of his meeting wit the president saying Only that it concerned All important topics the new government will be the first non communist government in Poland in 45 years and inherits an Economy racked by inflation shortages and a $39 billion foreign debt. The government official who spoke on condition of anonymity said a Normal announcement on Jaruzelski s Choice would be made saturday. The communist party Central committee also was scheduled to meet saturday. Mazowiecki is editor of the Solidarity weekly newspaper by god Nik sol Idarnos. The other candidates recommended by Solidarity were Jacek Kuron a Solidarity lawmaker and Bronislaw Ger cock see Poland on Back Page 2 Germony agree to hold folks to resolve refugee problem Tadeusz Mazowiecki Bonn West Germany a Chancellor Helmut Kohl and East German Leader Erich he Necker have agreed to High level negotiations to Deal with a crush of East German refugees at West German embassies officials said Friday. West German government spokesman Herbert schmiling told reporters Kohl received a letter from Honecker on thursday night in reply to a West Ger Man letter earlier this week pressing for joint efforts in the refugee situation. A meeting Between Kohl and Honecker has not been ruled out but government sources said the talks would Likely be handled by other senior authorities. Kohl said in a television interview Friday that he was prepared to meet with Honecker personally if Nec Essary to Case the strained tics Between the two countries. Schmulling refused to say what Honecker s letter said but confirmed that a meeting of East German and West German officials at a High level was in the works. Kohl s chief of staff Rudolf suit cars arrived in East Berlin Friday according to reporters there. Govern ment sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said Sellers would meet with East German Deputy foreign minister Herbert Krolikowski to discuss the refugee problem More than 300 East germans seeking to emigrate see refugee on Back Page
