European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n take on issues women urged. Page 2 d jobless rate hits a 15-year Low Page 3 n of weather experts Well seasoned. Page 9 n Indiana wins big 10 basketball  21 u1boriied unofficial publication fool the us. Amid Foutts go oct morning vol. It. No. 325 saturday March 11, 1989 ainu it 6-term rep. Cheney picked As new Dod chief nominee Washington at president Bush on Friday named mouse Republican whip Richard Cheney of Wyoming As Secretary of defense to replace John Tower whose nomination was rejected thursday by inc Senate. Bush  Sis term congressman As a widely respected Man of principle who has served inc coun try with distinction. Cheney. 48, was chief of the while House Stait Dur ing the administration of president Ford and has served in the House since 1978. He is the no. 1 re publican in the chamber. Tower w Asah acknowledged expert in defense mat ters. Cheney by contrast said he is versed in Man important areas hut had much to learn. Obviously there Are areas i la have to work hard to master but i Fecit have a depth of understand ing  Bush made no direct reference to the Tower Saga which ended on the Senate floor 24 hours before Fri Day s announcement As he presented his Choice. But he said look that s history when asked later about it. As of today Dick Cheney is the Best and proper Choice to head the Pentagon the president said. Cheney made a reference of his own to Tower s defeat. Obviously things have moved very quickly in the last 24 hours Cheney said in referring to Bush s Over night search for a replacement candidate. Cheney said he underwent heart bypass  August but Ciu Rcd to work three weeks later. Me also suffered a mild heart attack in 1978. He said he had checked with his doctor before accepting Bush s offer of inc appointment and was assured his health posed no Barrier. Bush thus moved to put the Tower defeat behind him swiftly. The Tower vote was a major defeat for the new Republican president and Civ bitterness in its Wake. Never in All my years in the Senate have i encountered anything like the feeling of outrage that exist today among my former Republican Senate col leagues vice president Jan Quayle said in a speech Friday in Indianapolis. Never have 1 encountered see Cheney on Back Page Reagan told policy risky witness says Washington ohm Norilia former while h nine Boss Lesti i Jii Friday that James a. Haker ill suggested to Hun a Reid Cal Knie in in i�8jthat he could be impeached for allowing solicitation of Money from other Tow tries for inc nicaraguan contras. The suggestion by hiker then Reagin s chief of staff and now president hush s Secretary. Of stale was strongly countered brother top officials at a meeting Wilh Rea Gan with the conclusion thai Linker was wrong testified former National airily adviser Robert Mck Norlane. Still by again said t Well All be hanging by our i Hunts in word got out Livai Mcl Arlene or other  Spect Sharon Roger Tan after a pipe bomb Destio Jed the vehicle Earl Friday in san Dii to. Vincennes Captain s wife escapes As pipe bomb rips apart her Van san Diego a a pipe bomb Friday destroyed a Van driven by the wife of the skipper of the pm Cannes the Navy ship that mistakenly shot Down an iranian Airliner last Cut. She escaped seconds before the vehicle burst into Lames. Sharon Rogers was us Juret and was Lakin to a police station where she was joined by her husband. Cape. Will Rog ers Iii. Rogers was it Homo Al the time of the blast the explosion which occurred at 7 45 a m. While or Rogers was stopped at a red Light was caused by a pipe bomb planted of the White Toyota Van police spokesman Bih Robinson said. The Vincennes a guided missile Cruiser based in san Diego returned from in six month persian Gulf deployment last october. It has stayed in Pon with Rog ers As its skipper. Last july 3, As the Vincennes exchanged fire with iranian speedboats Iran air flight 655 appeared on the . Warship s High tech radar. After the plane failed to respond to warnings on Cuilian and military channels Rogers gae the order to fire. The decision he said later was in de sense of his ship and Crew. But what Rog ers feared was an iranian f-14 turned out to be an Airbus a too with 290 peo ple aboard All of whom died. Police scaled off the blast area an the Fri took Over the investigation from local authorities. Naval investigative service officials also were called in Ronald Orrantia an Fri spokesman in san Diego said agents Are investigating u report of a vehicle following mrs Rogers Van before the explosion Federal investigators were writ 10 the Koewers Home where they searched for other bombs Robinson said. The Rog ers son with c. Rogers in who was away at College was notified Navy officials at the Pentagon said they were unaware of any threats against rovers or his family hut were awaiting additional reports from san Diego. Were indeed seeking help from abroad Atu time that Congress had forbidden do rect.. Aid to the contras according to. Nii nulls of the meeting i rend into the Couri record. Mcfarland testifying at North s trial. Said Reagan knew in 1984 that arrange meals had been made to gel $1 million a month from saudi Arabia for the . Backed rebels in Nicaragua. I told the president. I loll Admiral Poindeter colonel North knew of it Mcfarland testified. John i find Emir later succeeded Mcfarlane As National Security adviser. There was no visible interplay by Wicen Mcfarlane who is testifying for the prosecution and North when Mcfarlane walked into the courtroom to Ith his attorney. Mcfarian s face reddened Al the Start of his testimony when he was asked by chief Piu secular John kicker did Jou try to Tom Nul suicide yes said Mcfarlane looking at tic jury on feb. 9, lljs7."1hat was shortly before release of a White House or dered report on the Iran Contra affair and the beginning of Conics signal her see policy on Back Page