European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strikes d aircraft limits in talks unrealistic . Says. Page 2 d Gung to studying pays off for cos Page 9 d Mcaa basketball tournament begins Page 21 d markets jolted by wholesale Price jump Page 28 the stand stripes i authorized unofficial publication for the . Ahmed forces Good morning vol. 47, no. 332 saturday March 18, 1989 jew d. A sum., d 8693 a Cheney becomes Dod chief Washington a Dick Cheney was swiftly worn in As defense Secretary Friday after sailing with out dissent through the Senate which Only a wee earlier climaxed a brutal Battle by rejecting president Bush s first Choice for the Job. Cheney winning Senate confirmation by 92-0 and resigning As Wyoming s Lone representative in the House became the nation s 17th Pentagon chief Tak ing the oath of office at an informal ceremony that completed the formation of Bush s Cabinet. Former sen. John Tower of Texas Bush s first Nom Inee for Secretary of defense was rejected by the sen ate 53-47 on March 9. I am proud to have the Opportunity to serve the president of the United states and the nation As Secre tary of defense Cheney said after being sworn in. But at the same time 1 will miss the House. And More than anything i regret thai i must step Down after representing the state of Wyoming for 10  the action on Cheney capped a nearly two Mont Senate struggle Over filling the Pentagon Job. The ran Cor surrounding the Tower nomination was largely absent As the Senate moved quickly this week on Cheney although some bitterness remained. Senators had cited allegations of drinking and womanizing against Tower As Well As conflict of interest concerns because of his past tics to defense contractors. Cheney was sworn into office by David Cooke director of administration and management in the office of the defense Secretary. Present were Cheney s wife Lynn their two Daugh ters Elizabeth and Mary and his parents Richard and Marge. A formal oath taking ceremony is scheduled for tuesday at the Pentagon. A special election will be held in Wyoming to fill the House scat. Senators not present for the vote on Cheney were William Armstrong a Colo. Rudy Boschwitz r Minn. Jake Garnr Utah Phil Gramm a Texas John Heinz a a. James Jeffords a it. Terry san Ford  and James Mcclure a Idaho. Deflated holding his Chest. President Bush pretends to rerunning out of air thursday As he jokes and jogs in Colorado Springs Colo with members of his staff and students from Cheyenne Mountain High school plan to drop european foods from commissaries is studied from staff and wire reports chairmen of two House committees say they re examining the possibility of dropping european foods from . Military commissaries overseas in response to Europe s ban on hormone treated meat from the United states. Rep. Kika de la Garza a Texas chairman of the House agriculture committee and rep. Los Aspin chairman of the House armed services committee said they also would study replacing the european foods with Domestic products the associated pres reported in Washington. Aspin a was has asked rep. Marvin Cath a Texas to look into the matter. Cath Heads the armed services subcommittee that oversees the military commissary system. We will assess the commissary system and Industry capabilities to handle the added distribution and the Impact any changes would have on the . Military personnel in Europe Cath said. Commissary officials in Europe however told the stars and stripes that attempting to buy All food products in the United states would t work. The Cost of shipping highly perishable items such As milk other Dairy products fresh fruit and vegetables across the Atlantic would prove too costly they said Friday. I Don t Sec How we could ship such things As egg see foods on Back Page Bush says . Lifting restrictions against imports of chilean fruit Washington up president Bush said the United states would lift on Friday restrictions on imported chilean fruit caused by the discovery of two poisoned grapes this week. Bush told reporters about the decision As he flew Back to Washington from Colorado aboard air Force one on Friday. He said the formal announcement would be made by health Secretary Louis Sullivan later in the  also defended the decision to bar the import of chilean fruit despite protests from Chile."1 think when the health of the american people might be threatened you be got to take prudent action he said. Bush made the comments shortly after agriculture Secretary Clayton be Utler said the United slates was intensifying its produce inspection efforts. A Cutter said the inspectors would work with the food and drug administration the Agency in charge of assuring the safely of imported food products. He said the Fra apparently is weighing a plan to dramatically increase the portion of fruit thai Musl be inspected before it can be sold. Fra commissioner Frank Young met on thursday with chilean foreign minister Hornan Felipe Errazuriz to discuss food Security measures that could be undertaken in Chile. Earlier in the Day chilean leaders and Secretary of state James Baker said the countries agreed to work on an urgent basis to resolve this  in addition the Fra said in would Send a Small see fruit on Back Page mystery still surrounds Peri espionage Case by Janet Howells Tierne staff writer while spec. Michael a. Peri await trial on espionage charges thai could gel him life in prison puzzling questions re main unanswered. The big question is Why and How said capt. Mark Mairs. The commander of Peri s unil he troop i Ullh army Cavrell in Fulda West Germany. Peri a Model trooper who had Bee nominated As a Soldier of the Quarter disappeared from his unit feb. 21 after signing out a military vehicle. The vehicle was found two Days later near the East German Border and a portable computer was discovered missing from the military intelligence Section where he worked. The 21-year-old Soldier returned to Fulda on March 4 with the computer immediately asked for a lawyer and has remained silent since. Apparently he just strolled into disorderly room said Charles St incr a stale department official in washing  initially was charged with being absent without leave entering the one Kilometre Border zone with Pul Permis Sion falsifying a vehicle dispatch an Diharce counts of larceny. Bui state department officials approached the East germans after pen s return to determine whether the Soldier had been in their country or had contacted them said St incr a european desk spokesman. When the East germans confirmed the american had been in their country and contacted government officials the army charged Peri Wilh espionage the charges include passing National defense documents to inc Easl Ger mans unlawfully having classified information and moving classified documents to East Germany. Peri s unit the i Ith army Cav regt would provide front line defense in any confrontation Between soviet forces Andanto troops. And the documents he is see mystery on Back Page