European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday March 23.1989 Imey formally welcomed into Cabinet b Norman Black a pm Loury writer Washington president Bush for Mahy welcomed Dick Cheney into his Cabinet tuesday As Secre tary of defense and said he in confident the former Wyoming congressman will play a Pivotal role in the nation s defense. Bush Tad a no mention at the Pentagon ceremony of his first Thoice for the defense Job or of the bruising Bailie hat ended in the rejection of former sen. John Tower of Texas. Bush said the nation faces some Lough choices in maintaining its Security and Cheney has the ability to sort out those priorities i am confident that Dick Cheney will pay a Pivotal part in keeping America Strong and secure free and Ai peace Bush said. Cheney responded that he would do my Best to justify your  nominated by Bush he Day after he Senate rejected Tower on March 9, Cheney was confirmed for the Job Friday and assumed the Post immediately after a private oath taking ceremony in his Capitol Hill office. Tuesday under cold blustery conditions Cheney repeated the oath before a crowd of 2,000 or so in the Pentagon s Central courtyard. With his wife two daughters and parents on the platform with him and Viet president Dan Quayle. Looking on with the president Cheney repealed the oath incr judge Lawrence a Silverman of the . Court of appeals in Washington. Cheney then conducted his first official review of the Honor guards from each of the armed services and the coast guard. The Navy band provided music. Declaring am ready and eager to serve Cheney said the first obligation of the Federal government is to defend the nation and that he would try to provide the american people a High return on your invest ment and great care for the lives of your loved ones who serve. He warned however that budget cuts would have to be handled judiciously. The Csc Are those who want to declare the cold War ended he said. They perceive a significantly lessened threat and want to believe that we can reduce our own Loci of vigilance accordingly. But i believe caution is in order to Dale there has been no reduction in the soviet strategic systems targeted against the . We must guard against gambling our nation s Secu Rity on what May be a temporary aberration in the behaviour of our Foremost  How it s done the $11 million program to Clear the millions of mines left behind by the soviets is being conducted by he . A Wmk r if an International Cam of k Nuin Suruki to an afghan How la Scutch for land mine. Army to re evaluate night vision glasses Washington a House investigators Ovied by the deaths of . Servicemen Ink nighttime helicopter crashes called tvs Day for a re Calua lion of the safety and limits of night Xvi Sion goggles used Byju i Ary pilots. Members of the Itous armed cry ices investigations subcommittee said they May rcom mend v30miay suspension of night flight traebing to permit time for such a reassessment. But military officers to stated thai night flights using the goggles arc Stafe As flights during Daylight hours. They id training exercises should continue without interruption to ensure a 24-Houm-Day. Fitt Ling capability for . Forces. V on monday 19 marines we kill and 16 injured when a helicopter cd St during train ing excises in South Rbra. It was the second Marine Helix Sasler in South Korea in four d related storks Page 3. The army announced monday that. Would conduct a special once rec evaluation of the every pair of Nivus vision Gog Gles in its inventory to in Hrc that the do vices Are Safe for use by a he personnel the service said ivc valuation would involve about l27qffof the devices and would take two waifs to Complete. Rep. Nicholas Lav Toulos d-mass., he subcommittee Fairman said 43 service men were kill join Hie past year in four Heli copter Crasha furring flights in which night vision Goge it were used. He said an inquiry by the Pajtl determined that Over the past two year 27 of the most serious accidents,1 Inorg in to percent of the total involved the uhf of night vision goggles. Ujj his sleep upward trend is very very  Mavroules said. I am Noi re Pard Loisy ats nebulous fight Agassi illegal drugs said Robert Tobias presi Dent Ofa Union representing customs workers. The ruling inc no direct Impact on companies or employees in the private sector because the constitutional provision at Issue in the cases the fourth amendment Only forbids unreasonable searches and Piej urls by government officials. But Federal and Union officials said that they expect the court action to Spur a new surge in drug screening programs