European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes authorized unofficial. Publication Fol vol. 44. No. 231 thursday decembers 1985 u s armed forces d 8693 a Macfarlane quitting Job As top Security adviser Washington a Robert c. Mcfarlane is quitting As White House National Security adviser. President Reagan said wednesday. Speculation on his successor focused on reports that the Job would go to Mcfear Lanc s Deputy at the National Security Council vice adm. John m. Poindexter. Republican congressional sources said one reason for Mcfarlane s decision War. Fric Tion with White House chief of staff Donald t. Regan. He s retiring Reagan told reporters who Aske about Mcfarlane s future. I he president leaving the White House to Board a helicopter for a speaking engagement near Baltimore did not elaborate. Arriving at the White mouse this morn ing Mcfarland was asked by reporters if he had anything to say. Sorry. I have no com ment he replied. Asked if lie would have an announcement later in the Day Mcfarlane replied Only that ill have to talk to the the Washington times and chs news quoted sources As saying Mcfarland a soft spoken sex Marine would be replaced by Poindexter whom Mcfarlane credited with proposing and managing the successful Mil itary operation to intercept an egyptian air liner carrying the accused hijackers of the Achille 1 turn cruise ship. Also being mentioned As potential Succes sors were former National Security adviser see adviser on Page 24 Weinberger contradicts German Nies agreement made to limit weapons firing by Dicks Dyson Kaiser Lauten Mireau Ramstein a. A Craw defense Secretary Caspar Sci afternoon contradicted a state Mil by German parliamentarian Alfred dreg concerning weapons firing at the wild Flecken nato training area. Dregger speaker for the ruling conservative party coalition in parliament said earlier this week that Weinberger had approved restricted hours for heavy weapons practice at the 18,000-Acrc area. That is not Correct Weinberger said wednesday afternoon. It s been Dis cussed but there has t been anything like an agreement signed or anything of that sort. A Brief statement issued tuesday by the army in Heidelberg denied any new agreements affecting training policies or procedures at Wil Flecken. We be discussed the matter Many times Weinberger said. I be discuss with German defense minister a Worner. We discussed it at Njo just yesterday. And or. Dragger fac by my office and we talked Abou it presents a scr Iowa problem Wein Berger said. A Cru Jris a very densely populated court pm from our Point of View we have to do Mcnight training it s on of the Way multiply Pur forces and our skills t German Point of View the being us thickly settled As it is going on All night presents a prob photo by t defense chief Caspar Weinberger Steps Down after inspecting an anti air Rufi vehicle. It arrived at a armlet aft by till i after attending a nato tie tense ministers meeting in a Brussels Bel Gium. He was met by an Honor a Liard of air Force airmen and the Usa it. Band. Weinberger went to a hangar to Waich two f-4 fighter jets scramble on in Alert signal and later viewed air defense Ami Lery equipment. He was scheduled u Fly to Ami wednesday evening. Weinberger called the incl her kinds unilateral decision to drop Tun of its nuclear defense task for nato at the same Lime the government agreed to accept 4k cruise missiles very unfortunate " at a one Day meeting of nato de sense ministers tuesday allies urged the dutch to retain 36 f-16 jets can carry nuclear weapons and nuclear dept charges the associated press reported. But the dutch government said the Trade off was necessary to pacify Domestic opposition to the deployment of 4h cruise mis Siles the a said. Weinberger said some other govern no will have to make up for inc loss. Exactly the lie nuclear tasks have been As signed Carynn find accepted Over the years because inc i protect each of the countries. And we re Rev gratified the dutch agreed logo ahead with Lac deploy Mem of the ground launched i Fate a Vasiles very disappointed that the cyst i. Unilaterally they had to snip one of see Weinberger on Page 24 Medicine military doctors and medical services hate been under a Microscope for inc past couple of years. From auditors of the three sen ices to defense department officials to congest a if Fifie seems to be Crivici inn he military. Stories of negligent care Ana pm off Ems hate surfaced. And inc Punla Hojui my macs to ensure Quality controls were were validated and at is the situation in Europe Judy Sarasohn medical writer for the stars and stripes spent four months visiting military hospitals and clinks from England to Turkey and listening to what the doctors nurses medics administrators and paty talked la i and stripes will be reporting on Vhal service families think about their medical care Why Ptel a i Lilart him emergency rooms Are operated How Lihr rms med eel re Vesle Nidiffer from the civilian and whether i so arc medically ready for War or other emergencies. The first report on inc condition of military hospitals in Europe appears on pages k and 9 today
