European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Cut Vietnam gis agree Ade to take Hape Post by Herb Scott assistant assignments editor shape Belgium is . Air Force Gen. Horace m. Wade will succeed  w. Parker of the . Army As shape chief of staff feb. 1, Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer supreme Allie comander Europe announced Here monday. Parker who has held the postal. Nato s supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe since july 1963, will retire feb. 1, Lemnitzer  now is Safe com Mahder in chief with Headquarters at Lindsey air station in Wiesbaden Germany and 4thataf commander. His Succes Sor has not been , previously army Dep Uty chief of staff for military operations in the Pentagon will Gen Horace m. Wade a 60. Years old this month. Born. Leaving Safe in Minneapolis he graduated from West Point in 1931.wade, 52, became Safe s cont. On Page 24, col 2 Sas Coleen. William c. Westmoreland. Thieu speaking for himself  a Ujj a unofficial news paper of . Forest in Europe North Africa arh the Middle East vol. 27, no. 269 tuesday january 14, 1969 if 21855 a5t doily 10 sunday they know of no plan by de Freakley is Stah writer Heidelberg is Gen. William c. Westmore land army chief of staff said Here monday that the enemy is growing progressively weaker in Vietnam but he cannot say when . Troop strength could be Cut Back. Earlier monday in Saigon Westmoreland s successor As Mac commander Gen. Creigh ton w. Abrams jr., said he will not recommend sending an american troops Home until i m absolutely sure it s i  but he said a cutback was inevitable. Commenting on South Viet namese president Nguyen Van Thieu s reported plan to proposed 60,000 . Troop cutback Westmoreland said South Viet namese forces Are growing stronger and taking Over More and More  but he added that he does no know when they will be Strong front. Of Page col to Gen. Theodore a Parker. Will retire feb. 1 locals must ratify Dock pact reached new York up the International longshoremen s association and the shipping Indus try reached tentative agreement sunday night on a new contract which could end a strike that has idled 75,000 men in port from Maine to Texas since Pec. 20.the agreement a kind of master contract is intended for use As a pattern in settling strikes at individual  contains a provision for a guaranteed annual income an clauses covering the thorny Issue of containerization the handling of Large bulk shipping containers which can be loaded directly into trucks. The agreement will be sent toll Ila locals for ratification. Federal mediator David co Esaid there Are indications of some difficulties in other port but we Hope that this agreement will serve As a pattern. We Are on the Road now to  Cole said work would no resume until the contract had been ratified by the rank an file Union members. Lie could make no prediction about when