European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In stripes. D Dole widens Lead with Iowa voters. Page 2 o Mecham impeachment hearings to begin Page 5 q redskins top Vikings to go to super bowl Page 21 author Niico us official fu�ltt1on it Thi u.�, mid Fob to vol. 46, no. 273 monday january 18, 19bb d 8693 a Reagan to seek Contra Aid Washington a president Reagan will request additional Aid for the nicaraguan rebels despite he Deci Sion by sandinista Leader Daniel Ortega to lift a state of emergency and open cease fire talks a ii inc mantras the while House said sunday. While mouse spokesman roman i o Wadiuk said a formal request to Congress for More Aid is expected on Jan. 26, the Day after the president deliver his slate of the Union address. The administration had planned u ask for a 1270 Mil lion  nid pick age for the con Ira rebels last year but never formally proposed it because of complaints int it would interfere with ilm Cirn Lral Ameri can peace Prociv the president is commit i d to sup port in the  said Popadiuk. Who noted thai pressure by the Nicara Gua resistance is what brought the Sandi nistas Lohi negotiating  Onega lifted a slate of emergency in his country saturday and announced that his Sander Tii government would open direct cease fire talk with the can iras within the next few lays. The Nic to Raglan president also said his govenis see Reagan on Back Page Central american preside i meet in san Jow costs Rica. From left the offer Eli ire to Woita of Honduras Jose Nipol Cun Alvidore Oscar Arias of Costa Rica Vinyl Dot Cemo at Guatemala and Daniel Ortega of  of 111 Sah military inspires most Confidence poll says  Washington Bureau Washington with i hair reaction fuelled by the testimony of Marine la. Col. Oliver North and the persian Gulf operation the american people once again have rated the . Military As the institution thai injures the most Confidence according to a recent Gallup poll. There s no question Mihata Gung to Marine corps of tier and a major of that s going like clockwork have doni1 wonders for our image said a ctn Linon official. Whatever people think of the Tran Contra affair North won Points Lor what was seen As Bis us Adlass loyalty to his Bio and his seemingly unshakable belter that  doing was right the official said. There was a Bis picture of North recently in life Magazine in a my inc dress blues and right or wrong la t a powerful image that seems la strike a chord in a is of the american people in terms of Confidence ratings during the Rowan . In 1979, the military had a favourable rating of 54 percent. The Gallup staffer said the poll have a margin of error of 3 percent. That Means the 197 figure could have actually been 57 percent while the 1987 figure could have been 58 percent she said. So we really Haven l seen that much change  but during the same period newspapers dropped from 51 percent to this year s 31 percent an at Lime Low for the press in this poll the staffer said. Defense undersecretary Ikle resigning by Norman Buck a military writer Washington Fred c. Ikic the defense department s Ili ird ranking offi Cial said saturday that he has submitted his resignation to president Reagan. Tide  of defense for policy is one of Shi few High la act appointees who has remained in his Job since the Start of the Reagan a Minim ration in i9� i. I submitted m letter of resignation today to the White House asking the president s permission to become a Pri vate citizen  Ikle did in a Tele phone inner View. He said he has i set a final Dale for leaving but it would be sometime in february Ikic is third in Tine behind defense Secretary Frank c. Marlucci and Deputy Secretary of defense William h. Tafi in. His areas of concern include arms control special operations and strategy for Arapah eign arms sales and a m Liary assistance overseas. Ikic denied Bat i his resignation has anything to do with Carlucci s Elevation last nov. 2j to the top Post replacing the retiring Caspar Weinberger. If anything Ikle i said he delayed his Ink plans to resign in order to help Ca Lucthi and he added i m still trying to finish some things for the Secretary. There was no pressure from Frank he said. I had planned 10 leave about this time even if Cap Weinberger had stayed on. I be been in this Job seven years and it s time to look toward the  Ikle said he expects to Stav involved in the Reagan administration s development of military Oral cry. In part by continuing 10 serve on the commission on Long term strategy. The bipartisan in mar Nebr group was established in 1986. Ikle has been co chairman of the com Mission which last week issued a report suggesting new directions for military policy Over the Neit to years. He said he will look for work in Pri vate Industry on a pan time basis and Hopes to be Able to work with a Republican presidential candidate in the 19 18 election. I res cd As to whether he has a particular candidate in mind Ikle snid not  1 Kle. 63. Was Dirac for of the arms control and disarmament Agency during the Ford administration. He has been both a member of and the head of the social science department at the Rand corp. Think Lank in Santa Mon Ica. Calif. A professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of technology chairman of the conservation management corp. And president of the Transl Energy corp. Born in Sam Adan Switzerland he is married and has two daughters