European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d teaching the Blind to ski daily Magazine d nil All stars Edge soviets sports Page 21 o today s Dollar still buys Marks Page 27 the stars and stripes Auto Niico unofficial Fod the u t eth Lett Pouch age 27 vol. 45, . 299 Friday. February 13. 1987 n.,. 0 8693 a Navy Secretary to resign later this year Dod says Washington a Navy Secre had yet set a Dale for his return to Pri him and we will leave that to Lary John f. Lehman jr., the hands on Vale life. Asked about reports that Lehman executive who oversaw a massive peace Lehman was out of town thursday on planned to leave by this Spring he Lime buildup of the Fleet has decided to personal leave. Bui Sims said he had Dis spokesman said i think Hal his interest Navy Secretary John f. Unman or. Secrce Nin resign his Post later this year the Penta gon said thursday. Robert Sims the Pentagon s chief spokesman said he 44-year-old Lehman informed defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger of his decision during a Pri vate meeting last week. Sims said he did not believe Lehman a Dat that Lehm personal leave t cussed the matter with the Secretary by phone thursday morning and he tells me that he met with Secretary Weinberg or last Friday feb. 6 and told the Secre tary that it is his desire to return to Pri vate life later this he has not resigned yet. He has set a Dale for departure. Any announce ment about his plans should be made by him l Aske planned the spokesman is to have an orderly transition and that could be sometime in inc future. There s just Date Sims said Lehman had not shared with him what his future plans might have been rumours that Getiman the Navy s 6ith civilian Secretary was interested in running for elective office see resign on Page 28 contras must unite or lose . Aid pcs chief warns Washington up1 the nation s lop military officer thursday warned that unless the Nicaragua rebels unite and change their tactics the United Stales will withdraw its commitment to them. You be got to have some kind of Success or you Renot going to get a continuing commitment Adin. William Crowe the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said. If it s the . Eom Millem Noi paying off. If it does t have the Benefit if ii does t do the kind of thing the american Public wants it to do then we Back out from under the commitment Crowe said in some of the Strong Cost language Ever expressed by a . Mili tary Leader about . Objectives for the rebels. I Don t think there is any question about that and t Don t know of anybody thai would ask the american Public to go on and on indefinitely without Progress in the rebel War against Nicaragua Crowe said. Crowe made inc comments Over breakfast with re porters at a time when the rebel movement collectively known As the contras appears to be in disarray and As the administration has asked Congress for an additional $105 million in Aid to the rebels. Arturo Cruz the most moderate of three rebel chiefs is reported ready to withdraw from inc Contra see contras on Page 23 they escaped these children slipped away from boar Al Baraj Neh Camp in Beirut where refugees Are said to be reduced to eating cats dogs and rats. Their Camp has Beta under siege by shiite areal militiamen for four months. See Story on Page 28. Kennedy headed Back to Lebanon after port Call Washington
