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Sunday Sundiy, Junt W77 Army Doctors 'Copter RapRedTape Death WASHINGTON (UPI) Military medical officials say the Army is facing critical doctor shortages, with demoralizing mismanagement and red tape leading many young medics to quit after one duly tour. Preliminary surveys by a congressman at two Army posts, and UPI Interviews at the same posts, show the shortages plus poor medical facilities are creating big patient backlogs and sometimes hazardous health conditions. At Ft. Stewart, a large post now under expansion, the 1 hospital is housed in World War wooden barracks. "I wouldn't let my dog into 11," one doctor said.

Power failures have occurred during surgery there. "Ft. Stewart Is scheduled to get a new, 135-bcd hospital in the 1979 budget," one source told United Press International. "That will be too small for the base, but nevermind. "They won't have the doctors to put in it anyway without the draft.

Young doctors are not staying in for second tours, and they are putting out the word about what conditions are like to others coming out of medical school." Medical officials said the Army, faced with a shrinking pool of Vietnam- era draftee doctors, is now about 600 short of its authorized strength of 4,539 medical officers. The Air Force is 309 short of its authorized strength, 3,404. At.Ft. Knox, there are only 67 military doctors assigned to treat a patient population of about 90,000 soldiers and dependents. The number of military doctors at Ft.

Knox Is expected to drop to 27 by July. Experts say there should be 90. Rep. Robin Beard, personally surveyed at Ft. Stewart 'andFt.

Knox this month' and a preliminary report on his findings. A Armed Services subcommittee is considering a nationwide probe of military medical conditions. UPI also interviewed medical personnel at the two bases. Some of the findings from both sources: Heart specialists have been removed from their regular jobs on short notice' for such duties as administering physicals to recruits, forcing cancellation of heart patient appointments. The Army used Ihe resulling decline in heart appointmenls as evidence of reduced need for cardiologists.

The Army skipped basic military training for some doctors. Then, six months before they completed their two-year hitch, they were ordered to learn how to fire a rifle and attend map-reading classes; About 1,000 patients did not get seen as a result," one source said. The Army is critically short of trained anesthetists and is hiring civilians at high salaries. But it is forcing qualified nurse- anesthetisls out of the service if they lack a college degree. The commander of the Ft.

Stewart hospital, unlike senior officers at other Bases, treated patients in order to help reduce backlogs. But the Pentagon tried to retire him despite the doctor shortage on grounds he was a reserve and not a regular Army officer. Probed LEXINGTON PARK, Md. (UPI) A routine night training mission ended In tragedy for three Navy flyers who were killed when their helicopter crashed during a landing attempt. A board of Inquiry began an Investigation of Friday night's crash on the airfield at the Patuxent Naval Air Test Center to determine the cause, a Navy spokesman- said Saturday.

The victims were identified as pilot Lt. Walter S. Howdyshell, 29, of New texington, Ohio; co-pllolLt. Richard A.Creighton,30, of Los Alamitos, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert M. Emery Jr.

20, of Williams, Ore. The were participating in a night training mission to qualify or upgrade crew members' night flight status. The Navy requires flyers to log a minimum amount of hours in the air each month to retain their qualifications for night flights. "The helicopter was In a landing phase when it crashed on the runway," a Navy spokesman said. "It had been up for almost two hours before the accident occurred.

There was a fire when the fuel ignited after the impact, which is normal." The anti-submarine helicopter was assigned to the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One, headquartered in Norfolk, Va. was equipped with sonar devices used to track submarines for nearby ships. The squadron compliments the test center's work on antisubmarine warfare by conducting operational testing of antisubmarine craft, the spokesman said. Lobbyists Seek Congressional Votes Former President Gerald K. Ford (top) bends over and (ells a spectator at (lie Vince Lombard! Memorial Golf Tournament in Milwaukee Hint he is sorry for hitllnghirn wilh liis drive mi Ihe first hole Saturday.

The man was struck in Ihe head ami laken loan area hospital. (AP Laserjiho(o) Artists Union Asking Rights Byrd Claims Bomber Ueckhanci Jailed Gamble In Yacht Murder WASHINGTON (UPI) Senate Democratic leader Bobert Byrd said has 'warned President Carter -that all-out production of the con! trovers! al Bl bomber is" too of a gamble with too much money. The ultimate cost, Byrd told reporters, 'would be- some $100 billion over the 25" to 30-year life cycle of the bombers. Carter has Indicated he will announce a decision next week on whether to partially or completely continue the Bl program. The Air Force has asked for more than 200 of the $117 million aircraft.

Referring to his own estimate of $100 billion in construction and long-range maintenance costs, the West Virginia senator said "that's $100 for every minute since Jesus Christ was bom." "I think that's too great an Investment on which to gamble, triere are less expensive and more credible military alternatives and too many unmet public needs to justify that kind of an investment:" Byrd said he was not opposed to funding five of the strategic bombers, which fly at twice the speed sound and can at present avoid Soviet radar on low- level attacks. "I'm not opposed to keeping the way open for increasing technology In this field," said Byrd. But "by going all-out, we would drastically reduce our ability to develop and fund other weapons systems." Byrd said he has had submitted his views in writing to Carter. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent Police held a deckhand filing charges Saturday in an 'effort to' clear up the mysterious bludgeon slaying of American yachtsman Carl Schuster but said they had "no clues at all." Deputy Police' Commissioner' Ruthsord Cox said that the victim's sailor- 'companion, Joseph Del isle, 33, of Grenada had not yet given police a convincing explanation of the midnight murder, aboard Schuster's yacht ZigZag II.

"We have.no clues at all," Cox said. "Only Mr. Schuster and Delisle were the boat. What Delisle is saying does not much. One'ex- pects that a person in his BOSTON (UPI) Like most union members, they want contractual rights, they want to be paid for their work, they want some control over their product and they'll walk the picket line if necessary.

But they aren't truck drivers, longshoremen or steel workers. They are members of the nation's largest union for visual artists appropriately called the Boston Visual Artists Union. The seven-year-old group picketed the Worcester Art Museum this spring to protest the institution's position ought to say more policy of charging artists a than he's trying to say at the moment." Cox said police "were not contemplating," filing charges against Delisle, who reported that he heard a noise aouiid midnight Thursday and saw two men on deck. He hid in Ihe cabin until they left, but be did not say how they left the boat. "He did not clear up this point as of this morning," Cox said.

Delisle sailed wilh the bleeding Schuster into Kingstown-port aboard the largest membership (900 members) and is one of the few wilh its own gallary a spacious exhibit hall and office located in a modem, downtown building. Purchases from the BVAU gallary include a contract, which each buyer must sign, giving the artist certain rights regarding subsequent disposition. WASHINGTON (UPI) Despite a new -Canadian study Unking artificial sweeteners to bladder cancer in men, pro-saccharin forces thlnjc they now have the votes in Congress to keep their products on the market at least another 18 months. They note that while debate on the dangers of saccharin flourishes, Congress is moving steadily forward with legislation to delay the Food and Drug Administration's proposed saccharin ban. There are hearings scheduled in the House and in the Senate Wednesday on bills which would impose an 18-month delay on the ban.

The FDA says if the measures are not successful, it may order, diet soft drinks and other saccharin foods off the market around But the Calorie Control Council, which represents the diet pop industry and which led the pro-saccharin fight, believes events of the past few days on Capilol Hill show a victory for their position is almost a sure thing. "We think both Houses of Congress are ready to vote to delay the proposed ban on saccharin for at least 18 months," group president Robert Kellcnsaid. The House reflected both constituent pressure and industry lobbying last week when it went on record in favor of blocking the FDA's proposed ban until at least the fall of 1978 Although the effort died later in the week when the Senate Appropriations Commiltee refused to go along with it, members of the Senate panel said they rejected the House action only because a move is expected soon on the 18- month moratoriums proposed by Sen. Edward Kennedy, and Rep. Paul Rogers, the chief congressional heallh experts.

Rogers now has moved up the hearing date for his bill, which had been scheduled for ai) airing July 15. He also said his health subcommittee would consider a quick ban on saccharin advertising as proposed by Kennedy. Kennedy said the latest Canadian study, widely publicized last weekend as the first definite proof of saccharin-induced bladder cancer in human beings, bolls down to perhaps 1,500 to 2,000 cancer eases among males in the United States each year. That, he saldg must be balanced against the health benefits saccharin Is supposed to have for diabetics and obese persons. A Wonderful Week In HAWAII Leaves Cumber land September 26th Complele All Ironsportolion, hotel, plenly of sightseeing, cruiie to Pearl Harbor, and a real Hawaiian luaw.

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Friday, where the 71-year-old yachtsman was pronounced dead on arrival at Kingstown General Hospital. His left hand was almost completely severed and there was a deep cut on his head. fee to submit work to be considered for a Massachusetts Open. "We feel artists should be paid for exhibiting their said Norma Fox, secretary general- of the non-profit group, supported about 25 per cent by foundations and the rest by individual donations, membership fees and fund- raisers. "In order to enter a piece of work for consideration (for the Massachusetts Open), you had to pay a fee per work," said Ms.

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