European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 27, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5panel rebuffs idea Cheney should resign Washington apr four republicans spent a Good part of thursday morning politely trying to talk the Senate into investigating whether americans Are still held prisoner in Southeast Asia. Then one of them suggested that defense Secretary Dick Cheney might consider resigning. That a when everybody got mad. Cheney has been basking in the glow of americans persian Gulf Victory. And maybe just As important he a a Well liked former member of Congress. A i think you have just destroyed a lot of the credibility of the people who Are behind this by attacking Dick Cheney,. Ted Stevens a Alaska told former rep. Bill Hendon ., who had made the remark. Hendon now chairman of the publicity fund of pow families was joined in calling for the investigation by Sens. Bob Smith r-n.h., Charles Grassley a Iowa and , a Colo. It was Hendon who said Cheney had been too Quick to Rule out the possibility of americans still being held captive. He said Cheney should resign if he does not read the intelligence reports available on the subject. A Dick Cheney ought to read All 6,500 of the intelligence reports or he ought to resign a Hendon said. Sen. Dennis Deconcini d-ariz., was the first to come to Cheney a defense. A the can to read All the intelligence reports on desert storm a said Deconcini. Then rules committee chairman Wendell Ford d-ky., who was presiding Over the hearing gave Hendon a Homespun Sermonetti a my Mother told me Back when i was a Small child that the Tongue is the Only edged tool that grows sharper with constant use a Ford said. Hendon did no to Back Down. Vietnam says it proved photo of 3 american fliers is fake Bangkok Thailand apr Vietnam Friday gave a . Official proof that a photograph supposedly showing three missing american fliers is a fake the Vietnam news Agency reported. The Agency said Kenneth Quinn the . Deputy assistant Secretary of state was Given evidence that one of the men in the photograph air Force col. John l. Robertson was killed aboard his aircraft in the 1960s. The report monitored in Bangkok did not say what the proof was. Quinn is on a Mission seeking information about mias and the Validity of the photograph which has revived Hopes that some veterans of the Vietnam War May still be alive in Southeast Asia. The Pentagon said thursday the photo has been linked to known fakers of Mia information in Cambodia. It said much of the information accompanying the photo was untrue but defense analysts still have not concluded that the picture itself is a fake. A the vietnamese Side affirms its Active cooperation with the United states in the Resolution As quickly As possible of the problem of americans reported missing during the War in Vietnam a said the Vietnam news Agency report which was not fully monitored due to reception problems. Quinn arrived in Hanoi on a flight from Bangkok and met with Deputy foreign minister be Mai and to Xuan Dich director of the vietnamese office for seeking american mias. Quinn was scheduled to go on saturday to Vientiane the capital of Laos before returning to Thailand. In addition to meeting with government officials in both countries Quinn was to Confer with investigators at a . Military office opened in Hanoi this year to search for information on mias. Quinn a Mission is among several official . Investigations to try to establish the authenticity of the photograph released last week by a private . Lobbying group the american defense Institute. The Grainy photo shows three men in a wooded area holding a sign with cryptic letters and numbers. Families of three american fliers missing during the War a Robertson air Force maj. Albro l. Lundy or. And Navy it. Larry James Stevens a say the men Are in the photograph. Galvin downplays treaty concerns Washington up the head of . Forces in Europe said thursday . Intelligence cannot account for about 18,000 pieces of equipment the soviets moved out of Europe. But Gen. John r. Galvin the supreme Allied commander Europe said he is not concerned because any attempt to make it ready for combat would be readily apparent. Testifying before the Senate foreign relations committees final hearing on the conventional forces in Europe treaty that will equalize Levels of tanks and other equipment Galvin sought to defuse attacks on the treaty and soviet motives by sen. Jesse Helms  Before the United states nato the soviet Union and the nations once in the Warsaw pact declared what equipment they had in the treaty area the soviets moved 57,000 tanks armoured personnel carriers and artillery pieces to an area to the East of the ural mountains. The treaty is designed to equalize equipment Levels in the area Between the Atlantic Ocean and the ural mountains. A i wish they had left those pieces of equipment West of the urals so we could count it under the treaty a Galvin testified a but looking at this realistically 1 feel we have gotten ourselves a very Good proportion 70-to-nine in terms of destruction. That to me is a pretty satisfactory set of  he said that if the soviets attempted to assemble the gear now East of the urals into combat formations a we would see that and know what a going  Galvin said he believes the remaining equipment not visible now is in warehouses and cannot be seen by spy satellites. But he anticipates it will be open to inspection once verification measures begin under the treaty. Galvin said Moscow has promised to destroy 14,500 pieces of the equipment even though that is not required. In the stars and stripes watch on the Rhino Xaviria an Indian Rhinoceros keeps close tabs on Dhaulagiri births in Captivity Are rare and the calf s father Billy 38, is the her Day old male calf thursday at the Philadelphia zoo. Rhino worlds oldest known Breeding male rhino.10 years ago july 27,1981 a White House officials said that president Reagan continues to Back Cia director William j. Casey in his Effort to remain on the Job amid suggestions from several republicans on the Senate intelligence committee that he resign.20 years ago july 27,1971 a less than a month after three soviet cosmonauts were killed returning from space America s Apollo 15 astronauts a commander David r. Scott James b. Irwin and Alfred m. Worden a launched from Cape Kennedy fla., for an expedition to the Moon. 30years ago july 27,1961 a in an Effort to increase military strength by 217,000 men president Kennedy requested authority to extend enlistments and periods of Active duty beyond their expiration Date along with doubling or tripling draft calls.40 years ago july 27,1951 a the bavarian state government moved to prevent hitlers Mountain Retreat at Berchtesgaden from becoming a shrine for Neo nazis and planned to investigate reports that German guides Are glorifying nazi leaders to tourists