European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Luth Orideo unofficial publication Fok the Druco four Al Good morning vol. 47, no. 243 saturday december 17, 1988 it a m 5.in d 8693 a Bush names Tower def e use Secretary new Dod chief John Tower backed up by president elect George Dush. Washington a president elect Bush Fri Day named former Texas sen. John Tower to be inc nation s next defense Secretary capping an extraordinary Sam Public debate Over the retired lawmaker s personal and professional fitness for the Post. In making the announcement to reporters Bush hailed my Friend senator Tower As a Man of great experience expertise and commitment to peace and he said the former lawmaker is committed to reforming the Pentagon. Tower thanked Bush for the appointment and said the nation must have As much if not More defense for less Money he said that would require reforming the defense purchasing system As Well As installing biennial budgeting. Bush dodged but did not deny a question of whether he intends to appoint outgoing cop rep. Jack Kemp a rival in the 1988 presidential Campaign to head the department of housing and Urban development. Sources say thai decision has been made and thai the incoming president also in tends to make Chicago transportation official Samuel Skinner his Secretary of transportation. Bush met on thursday with or. Louis Sullivan a medical school president and top contender to become Secretary of health and human services and the first Black in inc Bush Cabinet. With Bush Rushing to Complete his Cabinet by Heend of next week sources also said Gary Macdougal a Chicago business executive and hush transition adviser has emerged As n leading contender to be Secretary has held a variety of sensitive posts since leaving Congress including negotiator in arms control talks with the soviet Union and head of a review Board popularly known us inc Tower commission appointed by president Reagan to probe the Iran con tra affair. Bush made the announcement of Tower s appoint ment in the customary style at an appearance before reporters thai quickly turned into a question and an scr session asked about a possible meeting with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Bush said. There is no expectation that we will or wont have a Summit session. Idon t want to Send out a signal that signals recalcitrance or unwillingness to think anew or unwillingness see Tower on Back Page lilting but wilting holding her hand to her. Head a perspiring member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church choir in Raleigh , appears ready to fall like i Leaf from her Perch in a 30-Fmil living Christmas Tret seventy five singers climbed up amid the greenery to perform in a Church pre Christmas program., v ., Plo officials hold first direct peace talks Tunis Tunisia a And i to officials Friday met for 90 minutes in their first official direct talks on peace in the Middle East ending a Long Boycott of the pales Tinian organization. It is our Hope that this dialogue As it devel Ops will help bring about direct negotiations that will Lead to a comprehensive peace Ambassador Robert h. or. Told re porters following his meeting with a four Man Plo described the discussions As practical and characterized i would say by seriousness of the first meeting came two Days after the Reagan administration declared that Plo chairman Yasser Arafat s recent statements on renouncing terrorism and recognizing Israel met conditions for begin Ning contacts. It took place in an offi Cial tunisian govern ment guest residence in suburban Carthage North of Tunis. Yasser Abd Jabbou a member of the Plo executive committee led the pal Cost Indian delegation Abd to Jabbou called the first session practical and Polk Lureau Western diplomatic sources in Tunis Brief ing reporters on the condition that they not be on Back Page Reagan says Resolve led Plo to give in on Charlottesville a. A presi Dent Reagan said Friday that the Palestine liberation organization finally moderated its stand on Israel because the United slates was Strong and steadfast in support of the jewish state s sovereignty 1 in a Farewell foreign policy address to Stu dents and faculty at the University of Virginia Reagan said that resolve has now paid As american officials began a dialogue with Yasser Arafat s Plo Long branded by Administrations As an International terrorist organization committed to the destruction ofic jewish stale the president used his speech at Thomas Jefferson s University to extol the Virtues of an America willing to use its Power and influence to effect Villa move mention the world stage. Today we Loyc in a world in which Ameri. See Israel on Back Page
