European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Q anti Drunken driving plan attacked Page 4 d Colorado youth wins National spelling Bee Page 5 d Kentucky hires Rick Pitino sports Page 21 d japanese ruling party names prime minister candidate Page 28 authorized Uno Fici. Publication for the us. Romeo forces Good morning vol. 48. No. 47 saturday june 3. 1989 �,�.&�, d 8693 a Bush Thatcher hold Frank talks  1kk. Bureau London president Bush and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had what Bush called a Verj encouraging and Frank Exchange thursday Fol lowing this week s nato Summit Triumph in a showdown Over Battlefield nuclear  up a four nation european tour. Bush emerged from two hours of talks with Thatcher to report that the special relationship Between the United states and Britain was stronger than  expect this relationship to continue on the steady keel because it is so Funda mentally based on common  Bush  said Bush s staunch and steadfast leadership id led to a very very successful two Day Summit in Brussels. Belgium. Monday and tues  arc in a period when As the presi Dent has said in some of his most Excel Lent speeches it s the end of containment. It s Freedom on the offensive a peaceful offensive throughout the  she  two leaders said they discussed a variety of issues from the Summit to the Middle East and the third world. It is Only with friends that you can take off the gloves and talk from the  Bush told reporters outside Thatcher s no. 10 Downing St. Office. After the visit with Thatcher the president and first lady travelled to bucking Ham Palace for lunch with Queen he a Beth  for pictures at the Palace the Queen urged Bush to smile for photog a  a news conference later in the Day. Secretary of state James a. Baker 111 said Bush s arms control proposals have put the soviets on the  dynamics now Are that  is in the soviets court and a response by them is now clearly  Baker said he said the president s plan to negotiate Large reductions in the number of combat troops within the next six months to a year is an optimistic timetable but it is not an unrealistic timetable particularly if we have the co operation of the soviet  also said he Hopes the pies Deal s proposals have helped Sway to nails who Felt soviet president Mikhail Cir Bachch had taken the Lead in East West  would Hope that it might put to rest some of that speculation Baker said it is important. I think that an american president be seen to be leading see talks on Back Page president Bush and Margaret Thatcher talk to the press thursday. Pentagon says older equipment Likely target Cut by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington the United slates and its nato allies will not sacrifice conventional modernization efforts 10 cach an agreement with the soviet Union on reduction of forces in Europe Pentagon officials said thursday if an agreement is reached the Alliance will be focusing on older equipment in terms of what would be Cut said air Force Gen. Robert t. He arcs. Vic chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at a hearing before the Senate armed services committee. We will insist on a lot of latitude to protect our modernization programs and our deterrent posture metres said in explaining conventional arms cuts proposals unveiled this week by president Bush at the nato Summit in Brussels. He arcs said the Alliance must be careful to preserve its flexibility. We Don t want to get locked into a position where nato has to destroy new equipment such As the f-16," he said. We have enough old equipment in the european inventory so that we could meet the pro posed ceilings without hampering the Alliance modernization  he arcs and Paul Wolfowitz. Undersecretary of de sense for policy said the task of identifying specific weapons and units to be Cut is Only beginning. Herres comments on f-16s would seem to quash rumours that the 401 is tac fighter Wing scheduled to be moved from Spain to Italy might be withdrawn to see Pentagon on Back Page Dod wonted to Moke sure the cookies did t crumble washing Ion a the no. 2 Man at the defense department vowed thursday to look for a Way to trim the 15 pages of specifications the Penta gon has to digest when it wants to buy a Hatch of  can Only pledge to Gnu that with the staff at the defense department we ii review some 50,000 specifications. In great detail with the idea in mind of making use of commercial products wherever they re available Deputy defense Secretary Donald at Wood told senators concerned about cookies and the whole Range of Pentagon purchasing practices. A Senate governmental affairs panel heard con tractors complain last month that strict specific a Lions for commercial and off the shelf products coupled with regulations and the generally comple contracting process made them less willing to Deal with the defense  Michigan contractor described packaging a 5 cent part in a $2 Box to meet a Pentagon specific  Boeing inc president said the aircraft manufacturer would have had to reopen and try to renegotiate 3,900 separate contracts to build a modified version of the 757 commercial jetliner for the Pentagon. The problems raised by these contractors Are not new sen. Carl Levin d-mich., chairman of the subcommittee on oversight of government manage ment said thursday. We heard about Many of the same issues Back in 1986, and we passed a Law re Quiring Dod to do something about  the Law is a Section of the 1987 defense author nation act that requires the Pentagon to buy when possible products already sold commercially or used by the  real problem is that despite the 1986 Law the Pentagon remains hooked on the old Way of doing business Levin , sen. William Cohen a Maine cited excerpts of a 15-Page specification for cookies oat meal cookies with chocolate chips. According to the department s requirements the cookies shall be browned on the Bottom surface and outer edges but not appreciably browned on the top surface. They shall be wholly intact free of checks or cracks. The weight of each cookie shall be not less than 13.7 Grams would mrs. Fields comply Cohen asked Greg Saunders the Pentagon s assistant for commercial acquisition. I suspect it would be too High Quality a cookie Saunders  aside the bit of levity Saunders said the department has a number of specifications for food items because Many remain on the shelf for up to five  in the session Atwood former vice chair Man of general motors corp., said there was obvious room for change lie described How govern ment inspectors nearly equated the number of workers at a general electric production line for military aircraft engines while employees building the same engines for commercial use were not scrutinized