European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside strikes d Bonus deadline nears for of pilots Page 2 d Rommel name continues to work 8-9 d Rohyan wins id Larod race ,page7 d Bush denies administration 28 the authorized unofficial pubic Itoh for the . Ahmed Foft Ces vol. 47. No. 331friday March 17, 19b3 Good morning d 8693 a checkup in space Shullie Mission spec Kallst James Bagian left places & sensor on discovery commander Michael Coats neck Dur ing a medical checkup la a was con ducted wednesday in space see Story on Page 28. Army charges Perl As spy for e. German Frankfurt. West Germany is an Iii army Cav Rygl Soldier who had been missing 12 Days from his unit and was feared to have defected has been charged with espionage far allegedly pass ing National defense documents to ens Germany v corps officials said thursday. Information from the East German ministry of indicates that spec. Michael a. Peri was in the country and made Contact Wilh officials said v see spy on Back Page Washington a the Senate armed services Commilles thursday voted 20-0 to approve the nomination of Hep Dick Cheney to be Secretary of de sense praising him As having High standards of personal conduct and integ the Vole came exactly one week after the Senate rejected the nomination of former Tsas sen. John Tower and handed president Bush a major defeat in his first High stake clash with Congress. Majority Leader a Corgi Mitchell d Maine said the full Senate would take up the nomination Friday before the. Senate begins a two week recess. Easy confirmation was expected the committee took about 10 minutes to discuss Cheney and Vole. The panel s report said Cheney s High standards of personal conduct and integ Rity would help to restore Public Confidence in the integrity of defense manage congressman Cheney is highly Quali fied to be Secretary of defense commit tee chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., who Ted the fight against Tower said before the vote Warner r-va., the ranking Republican 01 the committee said the vote came swiftly rushed the Fri background report on Cheney to the committee and because Cheney As a member of the House had filed financial reports for past years. There have been Many who have questioned our motives from time to time said sen. James Exon a Nib. Referring to the fight Over Tower. We should Schilc Lite president for his Nomi nation of Dick Cheney sen. Robert Byrd d-w.va., asked if inc unanimous committee Vole showed that he Senate had not been torn by inc Vole on Tower said that was just one of the storms that come along and they All sweep out to sea the Wyoming congressman won wide popularity among his colleagues on Capi lol Hill As House Man oily whip the set we should Salute the president for his nomination of Dick sen. James Exon Ond ranking Republican leadership Post in the chamber we found nothing in inc. Financial report nothing in the Fri report Noth ing in our questioning of him that would in any Way interfere Wilh his be Secretary of defense and 1 believe a sue pfc Fonse Nunn said. Warner said it was very important for National Security interests thai the full Senate act quickly on the Nomi nation after the rancorous Sis week -.debate. Over Tower who was dogged by Allega see Cheney on Back Page Mauldin tags a Post same old bureaucracy by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington invited 10 attend ceremonies installing Edward j. Derwinski As the new Secretary of veterans affairs political cartoonist Bill Mauldin said inc new department sound like he same old bureaucracy with a different Ste related Story pages Mauldin. A two time pulitzer Winner who created the cartoon do faces Willie and Joe for the world War ii stars and stripes also expressed a Lille sur prise at being invited to wednesday s ceremonies he knows Der Wiki Only slightly and has not been Active in veterans affairs for years. "1 never availed myself of the go Bill in any Mauldin said enjoying Coffee and a doughnut in a Nijib floor a office overlooking the while House. At a ceremony on the South Lawn several hours later the a became inc department of veterans affairs with Derwinski As us new chief. Congress ordered the higher status for the Agency last year with Strong support by the Reagan administration As a Way of giving a cleans programs More clout and prestige by making the area a separate presidential Cabinet ironically As the ceremonial ribbons were going up. Congress was looking at ways to Cut a cleans programs a move Mauldin supports. Just being a Veteran. I did t think entitles a Guy to a Gravy train ride All his life. For one thing we can t afford in. My feeling has always been if t could pay for my own. Id pay for my own he said noting that such views Likely would get him in trouble with veterans organizations once again during the postwar Eisenhower Era Mauldin served As the first chairman of the american Ucler ans association a group a described As being Citi Zens first pc crans we were against Blanket things. If we could afford 10 pay for a loan for education for something we wanted to learn we would. Other organizations would encourage an outstretched hand. We consid ered ourselves taxpayers primarily not Mauldin noted will Pride that two world War to luminaries. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and Gen. Omar Bradley were members of his old veterans association. The two army leaders valued a legitimate veterans organs action he said. Pointing out that limes change Mauldin said there was no Point in an outfit like that continuing. A lot of it was sentimental reasons i Haven t paid dues for years but they still Send me Mauldin was wounded by mortar fire during the War and his resulting cartoon featured a wounded Soldier telling a medic just Gimme i aspirin t already got a purple Bui he never Hud to use pc crans assistance for that injury. I be always been Able to support still he said the government is Long overdue in helping some veterans such As those exposed to the. Allegedly cancer causing a genl Orange defoliant continued on Page 3
