European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1sb7 the stars and stripes Webb leaving defense department will step Down at the end of the month by Norman Black a Millry writer Washington James h. Webb the highly decorated Vietnam Veteran and novelist who three years ago became the Pentagon s first assistant Secretary of defense far Reserve affaire said tuesday he has re signed and will itch Down at i he end of the month. I m going 10 write another novel Webb said in an interview. I love the . Military and i Lave doing this stuff. Bui three years in this Job is a Long time Ana it s time to get on the other Side or the Fence for  the 40-year-old Webb said he told defense Secre tary Caspar a Weinberger of Hajj decision in late de Cember and thai his letter of resignation was forwarded to the White House earlier his week. He said a successor has not yet been selected. Webb a native of St. Joseph mo., was sworn in As the assistant Secretary for Reserve affairs on May 3, 1984, under a reorganization plan that created a single office within the Pentagon s civilian Hierarchy with responsibility for All Reserve programs. Considered an activist executive Webb frequently waged and won internal Battles with military brass Over Reserve programs. He is credited with forc ing the military services to begin a program of Manda tory one Day musters to improve the readiness of inac Tive reservists. Webb also look on me unpopular causes in con Gress succeeding last year in winning passage of a Law Stern feels baby m is her child Hackensack no. A a woman who hired another women to Bear her husband s child testified tuesday that she thinks of the 10-month-Oid girl known As baby Mas heroin baby. I feel that i am Melissa s Mother Elizabeth Stem said of the baby at the Center of the first courtroom test of the legality of surrogate parenting. Stern and her husband Hope to adopt the infant. A neurologist who is a witness for Mary Beth Whitchead the surrogate Mother testified earlier tuesday that Stern had no medical reason to fear be coming pregnant herself although she has a mild form of multiple sclerosis. The effects of multiple sclerosis on preg Nancy Are vital to Whitchead s Case because the 29-year-old woman claims she would not have agreed to. The $10,000 surrogate contract had she known Stern was Able to become pregnant. Or. Ivan a dress Craid however that a patient s decision on whether to become pregnant is based not Only on medical advice but on How badly she wants the child and the extent of her fears. That prevents governors from vetoing overseas training deployment for their National guard units. A 1968 graduate of the . Naval Academy Webb served with the 5th Marine regt in Vietnam As a me platoon Leader and company commander earning the Navy Cross the Silver Star two Bronze Star medals for valor and two purple hearts. After the Vietnam War he left the Marine corps i love the . Military and i love doing this stuff Webb said. And returned to school earning a Law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. Upon graduation however Webb turned to writing authoring the Best seller " Fields of fire a novel about ground combat in Vietnam. He subsequently wrote two More books a sense of Honor and a country such As  before accepting his current Post Webb held top staff posts with the House veterans affairs commit tee. In other personnel moves tuesday the Pentagon announced retirements and promotions involving Mil itary personnel in the air Force and army. They included the nomination by Reagan of Mai. Gen. Charles a. Homer to receive his third Star and to replace it. Gen. William l. Kirk As commander of the 9th air Force at Shaw fab . The Pentagon had announced earlier that Kirk hat been nominated for a fourth Star and will succeed Gen. Charles l. Donnelly As commander of Allied forces Central Europe and . Air forces Europe. Donnell is retiring in april. Horner 50, a native of Davenport Iowa is currently serving As the Deputy chief of staff for plans with the Tarcai rcom the nomination of it Gen Louis c. Warnerjr to receive a fourth Star and assume command of the army Materiel come. He will replace Gen. Richard h. Thompson 60, who will retire april 30 after More than 35 Yean of service. Wagner 55, a native of Jackson to is currently serving As the army s Deputy chief of staff for research development and acquisition. The nomination of maj. Gen. Jerry m. Bunyard to receive a third Star and to assume the Post of the Materiel come s Deputy commanding general for re search development and acquisition. He will replace it. Gen. Lawrence of Slit byte s4, who will retire on june 30 after More than 31 years of service. Bunyard 55, a native of Allus oua., is currently serving As the assistant Deputy chief of Start for re search development and acquisition. Us diet becoming leaner in meat fat Industry sponsored Survey indicates Washington a americans Are eating 26 percent less fat per Day from retail cuts of beef and pork than they did a decade ago according to an Industry sponsored study. John l. Stanton a marketing expert at is. Joseph s University Philadelphia said his research showed a decline in beef and pork fat consumption from 1977 of More than to calories daily for men and 52 for women. The study was released As part of National meat week festivities organized by the american meat Institute which represents meat packers and processors and other organizations representing Industry farm and livestock groups. One of the goals of the study was to measure the Impact of recent Quarter Inch trim policies followed by some retailers who Cut off excess fat from meat and the awareness of Consumers about meat fat consumption. Slanton said the agriculture depart ment s 1977 nationwide food consumption Survey the most recent was used in making the 10-year comparisons. He also conducted a National Survey of food retail comparing pork in a Lorios Anco  of cholesterol for 3 ounces cooked calories Chol Atterol Porte 196 beef Jmaj roast Chicken a for Sig skirt off nogo Tibit Anonte smok to month us sex id my of id soviets May end moratorium Ere to help determine current fat consumption from retail cuts of beef and pork. For example Stanlon said he found that 86 percent of the retailers who responded to the Survey had twitched from a half Inch trim of fat in their meat departments to a Quarter Inch trim. The new information collected by Stanton included changes in the fat con tent of pork and beef As reported by us a changes in the proportion of con Sumers who Tat at the Tat from meat cuts and the changes in fat trim policies of grocery stores. By inserting the new information into the us a s 1977 Survey Stanton said he was Able to simulate current individual fat consumption from fresh beef and pork. Stanton said it was important to note that the 26 percent reduction in fat con sumption is an average figure and that there were wide variations thai Means some people had a very Small reduction but others experience dramatic charges he said. Twenty seven percent of the individuals surveyed had More than a 40 per cent reduction 9 percent of the people were shown to have a 50 percent  woman robbed . Conducts nuclear test Early Las vegas Nev. A the United states conducted its first nuclear test of 1987 on tuesday ignoring warnings that it would spark a resumption of soviet testing and surprising protesters who expected later in the week. Anti nuclear groups claimed the test was moved up from thursday because of pending protests at the Remote desert site. An Energy department spokesman said that was one or Many factors in con ducting the shot ahead of schedule the soviet Union has said it would end a unilateral lest moratorium after the first . Lest in 1987. In the soviet Union a Brief report on the test was broadcast on the National evening television news program. The explosion conducted two Days earlier than planned undoubtedly will hold a special place in the Reagan administration s already odious service re Cord Over the past six years the soviet news Agency Tass said. Challenging Public opinion on All continents Washington has again demonstrated its irresponsible determination to build ils relations with the my of the world in a Field related to Security not on the basis of generally accepted inter National standards but on a principle harking Back to the Stone  representatives of the anti nuclear groups Greenpeace and the America peace test vowed that hundreds of anti nuclear protesters would be at the Nevada test site on thursday and that some activists would try to infiltrate the site and reach ground Zero in an Effort to Block the blast. Five protesters were arrested on the .350-Sqiiare-mile desert site monday while trying to reach ground Zero. Greenpeace officials said other protes ters were on the site but the Energy department has said no one can reach ground Zero without being selected. Energy department spokesman Jim buyer said there were no protesters near ground Zero when the test code named Hazebrook was conducted at 7 20 . The lest had an explosive yield of less than 20 Kilotons. Pensacola Fla. A a Man has been charged with Strong armed Rob Bery and grand theft for allegedly stealing nearly every Slick of furniture from his 79-year-old Mother s Home a sheriffs Deputy says. He practically emptied it taking All of her furniture sofa chairs tables dining room set end tables. The Only thing he left was her bed said Walter Parker of the Escambia county sheriffs department. Parker said the alleged theft look place saturday. On monday he arrested William David Morris 35. Of the Ensley Community just North of Pensacola after going to the woman s Home to Check on her. When i got there a Man ran out the Back Parker said. She yelled n me that s him. Thai s my son 1 went after him and caught