European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bill Walsh quitting As 49ers coach Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol.47, no. 282 Friday january 27,1989 25t daily and sunday d 8693 a Tower no conflict of interest nominee for Pentagon says All ties with firms terminated by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington claiming that disloyalty to the United states transcends any other loyalties John Tower said thursday if he is confirmed As Secretary of defense there will be no conflict of interest resulting from his former Consul Ting work for defense contractors. In a second Day of relatively gentle questioning before the Senate armed services committee on his nomination for the Pentagon s top spot the former Texas senator said he should have a Chance to be judged on his performance. I be Learned during the past two months that not everyone loves me Tower said eliciting laughter from Law makers and spectators at the  will always be people who Are sceptical of me. But anyone who follow Sand measures my Public performance will not come to that  Tower a 24-year Veteran of the Senate who served a stint As chairman of the armed services committee said he terminated his associations with All defense contractors As of dec. 1, one Day after relearned that he was in the running for the Cabinet Post. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the committee said the problem is not that Tower worked for defense contractors but rather the number of contractors involved. When you re talking five six seven major corporations if you recused your self from All projects involving those companies it would be impossible for you to be Secretary of defense nun said. We have a perception problem. How can John Tower be objective after receiving More than three quarters of a million dollars Over the past few years from defense contractors recuse Means that Tower As Secre tary of defense would abstain from Deci Sions on firms for which he had worked. But Tower said the Issue is not a perception of conflict of interest but the see Tower on Back Page John Tower emphasizes a Point during his hearing before a Senate committee reciprocal cuts by nato colled unrealistic Brussels Belgium a a nato official said thursday that it would be unwise for the Western Alli Anceto reduce its armed forces in response to plans by soviet and East european officials to pare their military might. Robin Stafford a spokesman for the16-nation North Atlantic treaty organization said the great asymmetry of Warsaw pact weaponry Over nato s is general knowledge. In View of this great imbalance Call for nato to reciprocate in some Way to statements of intent Are  Stafford s remarks followed report that soviet defense minister Gen. Dimi try Yazoo has Given a breakdown of troops to be withdrawn from Hungary Over the next two years As part of a uni lateral soviet troop reduction plan. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev announced in december that he planned to Cut his country s armed forces by half million men. He said last week that the military budget would be Cut by 14.2percent and the production of arms and military supplies reduced by 19.5 per cent. East German Leader Erich Honecker said monday that he would Cut his coun try s armed forces by 10,000 soldiers an defense spending by 10 percent by the end of next year. Poland also said i would eliminate two divisions this year. In response Stafford said the reduction announcements by the soviet Union and Warsaw pact nations were Welcome. He also said any actual rather than intended Warsaw pact Force cuts that do in fact take place unilaterally will be useful contribution to the nato target of reaching balanced forces at a reduced and verifiable  the troop announcements have Bee made in Advance of scheduled negotiations in March Between the Natona tons and the seven Warsaw pact coun tries on reducing conventional arms i Europe. The Western Alliance contends the so Viets and their allies have built up a huge see nato on Back Page Fogarty named As head of Mideast task Force of i Manama Bahrain a the Admiral who Lethe official investigation into last year s Downing of an iranian jetliner by a . Navy Cruiser has been Cho Senas the next commander of the . Naval Force in the persian Gulf. . Defense department officials said rear adm. William m. Fogarty would probably assume commando the joint task Force Mideast in March. He will replace rear adm. Anthony a. Less. The Force includes 24 warships 14 in the Gulf and a 10-ship air Craft Carrier Battle group in the arabian sea. The appointment is the second top level command shuffle in recent months. In late november army it. Gen. H. Norma Schwarzkopf succeeded retiring Marine Gen. George b. Crist at . Central come at Macdill fab Fla. Central come is the administrative headquarter for . Military affairs in 19 countries in the Mideast and Africa including the Gulf Region. Schwarzkopf currently is on a familiarization tour of up file rear adm. Fogarty testifies at the Vincennes inquiry. The Region. He conferred wednesday with senior Bah rain government officials and was to meet thursday with the Emir Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Fogarty 51, a surface warfare officer is director of plans policy and programs at Central come. He headed the team of experts that investigated the shooting Down of an iran air a-300 jetliner last july 3 by the guided missile Cruiser Vincennes in the Strait of Hormuz. All 290 aboard were killed when the warship destroyed the jetliner in the mistaken belief it was an iranian f-14 Jet fighter joining in a skirmish betwee the Vincennes and some iranian gunboats. Fogarty s inquiry found the stress of first time com Bat caused some Vincennes officers and men to misinterpret radar data on the plane which had just taken off on a scheduled flight from Bandar Abbas to Dubai across the Gulf. Less a Vietnam combat Pilot and one time Leader of see Fogarty on Back Page