European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday. February 18, 19b7 Lehman denies political ambitions i la fake 3 to 4 months off of be with my family by Chuck v1ncm Washington Burea Washington Secretary or the Nav John f. Lehman jr., denying that he has any plans la enter politics said tues Day he is resigning primarily to spend More Lime with his family. I m not running Tor office and pm not running Myoner die s political Campaign Lehman said referring to rumours Ihal he would fake Over As Campaign manager for vice resident George Bush s run for the of he Republican presidential nomination. Ill Lake Brce to four months off to Hewitt in  he said. This is the Best Joh in the world and whatever jobs have in i lit future won t be better than this. Bui have a Siil Dren aged 3, 7 and 9. And i Wani 10 spend More time with  Lehman said that although he would t he far from the Navy he would no seek a defense Job i d like to gel into an enc live Job somewhere bul it s not my Intel Ilion to go into the defense Industry he said. President Reagan received Lehman s resignation tuesday. James h. Webb a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran who has spent the last three years As the assistant defense Secretary for Reserve affairs has been tapped by the Reagan administration no become the next Secretary of the Navy sources said tuesday. Lehman who has presided Over he buildup toward the Well publicized goal of 600 ships called this a timely juncture to turn Over the reins of the Navy because of improvements to the Fleet in re enl years. The Navy and Marine corps arc in very Good shape he said. "1 think the Bud gets Congress is Likely to appropriate in the near future will be sufficient to maintain a Strong 600-ship Navy As Long As the re forms and the philosophy of management we be brought in arc  he said that with Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger s support he has knocked the Gold plating off the Navy s procurement practices and introduced a much greater degree of accountability and responsibility at the lowest Levels. We saved $400 million last year be cause of Petty officers calling our Price fighting hot lines he said. We be allowed common sense to be applied at All Levels of the procurement process. But we be still got a ways to go. There Are still too Many layers   Lehman said naval readiness is at its Peak. All our ships Are about As ready As we can make Idem in peacetime he said. The personnel picture is also Good with recruitment and retention at record break ing Levels. The Only problems we be had Are with arbitrary decisions made by con Gress such a the 6 percent officer cuts Over three  he said thai is a most nonsensical approach to micromanaging the military he said. Pointing out that the Navy has a College graduate o a non College graduate ratio Ozone to six while in the private sector that ratio is one to three. Vet we re accused of Grade creep even though we re much More technologically oriented. We find that  retention can be kept High Only by maintaining a full 600-ship Fleet. Lehman said. Through the 1910s, the Navy had Low retention because the Fleim was Cut in half while commit Man is were added he said. The first reason for retention drops is family  he said. Now we have enough ships that we can reduce deploy ment time to six months and we re keening an Iron commitment to have our ships spend 50 percent of their time in Home port. We could t do thai with a 450-ship Navy.  Lehman said he expects the Navy s600th ship to be delivered sometime in Fis Cal year 1989. Fourth dimension july fourth is already on the minds of these patriotic residents of Halifax mass., who Are Busy inside a it isl Church unfurling the stars portion of a huge american Flag hat will be displayed at it. Rush More s.d-, on Independence Otty. The Banner which is being made by the Flag Center of Cam Bridge mass., at a Cost of $10,000, will measure 45 by 85 feet when the stars Are sewn onto the stripes. Aide says Reagan fully recovered from surgery Washington a president Reagan enjoyed Superb recovery from prostate surgery six weeks ago and has the go ahead from his physicians to re sume a full schedule his spokesman said tuesday. The president is in excellent health while House press Secretary Marlin Fitz Walcer told reporters. Reagan who underwent prostate surgery on Jan. 5. Was advised by his physicians to avoid strenuous exercise and adopt a limited work schedule for the usual six week re covery period. Fitzwater said he spoke with re again s physician col. John hut Lon who reported that the president s Post operative recuperation has been  the spokesman said the group of physicians who treated Reagan during his  a dive Lite president can resume his Normal schedule. Fitz Walcer said this will be reflected in an increase in the presidents appearances such As iraids around the coun Liy on behalf of his Trade  proposals As Well As resumption of his personal escrow program. Normally the president has followed a daily workout program with weights and a Nautilus machine. Asked whether the adoption of a Normal schedule will mean reporters will be allowed to question the president Fitzwater replied you la see a return to Normal cover  Access to Reagan dogged by the recent controversy Over the Sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of funds tothe nicaraguan rebels has been severely limited in recent weeks. Tobacco worshipper says ban will violate rights Cambridge mass. A when Erwin l. Rupert ii spreads his gospel Heights up a peace pipe. Bui the convert to native american ways says that won t be Pussie when the City s ban on smoking in Public lakes effect. The Harvard divinity school Simiu or and Tow school graduate sued the cily last wifi k m Middlesex Superior court saying thai the ban which begins March 7, will infringe on his religious Freedom Rupert s specific Roiti Piini is Luil the smoking ban would prevent him fro going into any Cambridge Church to explain the tobacco worshipping society of the peace pipe. If i got invited to a Church somewhere la Lalk about Rny religion 1 would want Lopa Rny pipe around he mid in addition to saying he is a member of the peace pipe society the Al year old Rupert said he is a born again Chri Ivian minister and Only member of Llie new world  an initiate in native american rites. In his lawsuit Rupert said he went Tonew Mexico after getting out of the air Force in the 1970s. He lived there two years with navajos and apaches and was initiated into i hair culture he said. I found myself and i found my Church among the native americans he said. The in duty of the peace pipe deities tit Bacco according to the lawsuit. Its members worship replant by smoking in in Public. The suit does t argue with the City s right to control smoking but it claims religious tobacco smoking in churches temples and other places of Public worship is an inalienable right protected. By the Massachusetts and United slates constitutions. Public smoking of the deity tobacco in religious services in places open 10 Public worship is neither dangerous nor hazardous so the Public health safely or order does not disturb the Public peace docs not obstruct others in their religious worship and can be accommodated by the cily of  army lottery tickets would t make soldiers rich1 san fran Cisco up if the army joins the 31 lottery slates it will be wit a . Unlike Ilic rail Lifis offered by stale Jol cries. The lop pow in the army s proposed ii scratch off Siekel game overseas mind be Only . Most payoff would Range Between s2 and slut while a Feu others would Range from si00 la j1,000. We re nol going 10 make soldiers my enough Loti out of the service i. Col. Barry Bra lung said at i rank Stenci of Canadian and . State pottery officials we just want to make in fun and  the army Hopes to raise $1s million to 130 million the first year for recreational programs for  plan is to be debated this Spring and possibly put into effect in october Burglund said. Stale batteries earned nearly 112  in fiscal l�86. Lut Torii s and armies arc a jiving new said cur gland who is director of future initial Ives the . Army s Community and family in spurt Center. Benjamin Franklin helped operate a Loury fur the military defense of Philadelphia in i7 2, he said. We want to provide the Best Quality of Ife thai Pecan fur military personnel and their families who Are serving outside the Stales but it s expensive he said