European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 14, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5surprised Nasa chief dismissed by Bush Richard h. Truly by the Washington Post Washington a president Bush on wednesday fired Nasa administrator Richard h. Truly apparently at the recommendation of vice president Dan Quayle and others in the White House. A a in a floored. I can t explain it Quot said truly a former astronaut. Truly 54, played a major role in the Agency a return to spaceflight following the 1986 challenger Accident when he was named head of the shuttle program. Since taking Over As administrator in 1989, he has seen the Agency through some of its roughest Battles and has had a running feud with the National space Council. The Council chaired by Quayle advises the president on space policy. Insiders said the decision to ask for truly a resignation came after Bush and his new chief of staff Samuel k. Skinner agreed with Quayle that As one administration official put it a truly Wasny to doing the president any  he will leave office april 1. John Logsdon a space policy analyst at George Washington University in Washington who advises the Council said l Ruly Quot did an extremely valuable Job in getting the shuttles flying again and restoring a sense of integrity to the  but he added a truly s vision of the future was not compatible with the realities of the  a major Point of difference was truly a support of the shuttle Logsdon said. Busny a Long term plan for space exploration Calls for development of More efficient launch vehicles. Quayle spokesman David Beckwith said a live got nothing to  Industry insiders said the impression the Council has Given of what it wants in a Nasa chief is As one put it Quot someone who will Call reveille every morning and and ask those Nasa employees what did you do for George Bush today a a truly has been viewed by Many in the administration and also by some in the broader aerospace Community As too much a creature of the Nasa culture particularly of the astronaut corps. Truly s tenure also coincided with a series of technical and Public relations problems that upset the White House including the discovery of a 10-year-old flaw built into the main Lens of the Hubble space Telescope a series of leaks and other problems that delayed shuttle launches and a stuck Antenna aboard the robot spacecraft Galileo bound for Jupiter. The dissatisfaction nearly Cost truly his Job last year when the funding for the planned space station Freedom was almost lost in a Battle with Congress and the White House Felt it had to pull out All stops to save it one source said. Truly who has supervised 20 successful shuttle flights since the Post challenger return to flight said he was informed of the decision a week ago. On monday he wrote a letter of resignation to the president expressing a deepest regret Quot about leaving. Bush responded in a formal letter wednesday with Praise for truly a �?o37 years of dedicated Public service and the significant contributions you have  refreshing Breeze of new lawmakers expected Washington a More than 100 fresh faces Are expected in the House of representatives next year in the largest turnover since world War ii. With the current session of Congress barely two weeks old 29 incumbent lawmakers have announced they will not be Back in 1993. A it should be a refreshing Breeze for the institution Quot said rep. Dennis e. Eckart a 41-year-old Ohio Democrat elected in 1980 and departing after the november election. Reasons Why lawmakers Are leaving include a redistricting that has carved up the Home turf of some incumbents mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. A few lawmakers must either retire or fight each other for survival. Many would have to run on less Friendly territory. A Low Public esteem for Congress fanned by scandals involving the houses internal management. Lawmakers Are subjected to constant criticism. More of them May retire if the ethics committee releases a list of those who bounced checks at the House Bank. A an ethics Law that allows members elected before 1980 to keep for personal use any leftover Campaign funds but Only if they retire this year. A the House is getting older. Fully 105 of its 435 members Are older than 60, and 33 Are in their 70s or 80s. Observers say the combination of these factors is Likely to push the number of House freshmen Over the 100 Mark next year. Over the past four decades the average turnover in the House every two years has been about 62, ranging from a Low of 36 in 1969 to a Peak of 86 in 1975. Retirements alone have accounted for anywhere from 21 seats in 1956 to 49 in 1978. The big turnover comes at a time when critics say that Congress has become a lifetime sinecure and that limiting the number of terms lawmakers May serve is the Only Way to oust incumbents. In years past lawmakers such As Eckart would have been just settling in for Long Capitol Hill careers. But times have changed. A a it a very Clear there is a loss of stature at Home to say you re a member of Congress Quot he said. And those who came to Washington to pursue idealistic goals have been stymied by budget constraints and polarization Between the Republican White House and the democratic Congress. A we Seldom have paralysed government like what we be had the past decade Quot lick Art said. Burnout is also a Factor. T he wearing Cycle of travel Between Washington and Home election campaigns and endless fund raising takes its toll. Rep. John Miller r-wash., said he was leaving Congress at age 53 because he wanted to spend More time with his wife and son. In All 22 of those retiring Are democrats seven republicans. Some Are running for the Senate or governor. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 14,1982 a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger called on nato allies to do More for Western defense. Pointing to the planned 7 percent increase in . Defense spending Weinberger urged europeans to do All they could to strengthen nato. 20 years ago feb. 14,1972 a . Men came away with one medal a Silver in hockey As the 11th olympic Winter games Drew to a close in Sapporo Japan. American women brought Home three Gold medals one Silver and three Bronze. The soviet Union came away with the most medals 16 Overall. 30 years ago feb. 14,1962 a the French communist party tied up Paris in a half Day general strike to coincide with the funerals of eight killed in Paris riots. 40 years ago _ feb. 14, 1952 the Winter olympic games opened in Oslo Norway with 1,200 athletes from 30 nations , Cia to keep files on Juk sealed Arlington a. A the Fri and the Cia have no plans to release reams of secret material on the assassination of president Kennedy Agency spokesmen said. The comments followed concerns raised by an assassination expert about legislation proposed by rep. Louis Stokes Donio on the release of assassination documents held by the executive and legislative branches. James Lesar who Heads an assassination research Center said in a forum wednesday on John f. Kennedy a slaying that Stokes proposal might prompt resistance from the intelligence Community. A Law professor who is helping Stokes world War ii draft the legislation said the concept enjoys support on Capitol Hill and at the White House. Sen. David l. Boren d-okla., and the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said recently that government intelligence agencies should cooperate with the House. And Fri director William sessions has said he would cooperate with Congress in releasing documents. Fri spokesman Michael Kortan said the Bureau has already made Public some 225,000 pages of assassination material. But Kortan said the Fri continues to withhold other material based on government restrictions. Cia spokesman Mark Mansfield said the Agency has cooperated with official assassination investigations and will continue to do so. Cia director Robert Gates has made no commitment to unseating documents. A House assassination committee concluded in 1979 that Kennedy was probably the victim of a conspiracy. That conclusion conflicts with the findings of the Warren commission a panel that concluded in the 1960s that Lee Harvey Oswald was the Only Assassin. Under a procedure followed with All records of congressional hearings the House sealed the committees raw data transcripts Fri reports and other internal documents for 50 years. 50 years ago today 14 feb. 19 a 4 2 the japanese press their relentless attacks on Singapore and the British defenders find themselves running out of water food and ammunition. In the dutch East indies japanese paratroopers capture palembang on Sumatra. The germans renew their offensive in Libya. In London the British decide to focus air raids on residential areas in Germany to try to break civilian morale. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc world almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp1981 a a year ago Day 29 feb. 14 two crewmen Are killed when their . Air Force ef-111 crashes in Northern saudi Arabia. Two iraqi scuds hit the saudi town of hair Al Batin demolishing an Auto repair shop and House and slightly injuring four civilians. Military spokesmen say air strikes have destroyed at least 1,300 of 4,200 iraqi tanks in the Battle zone 1,100 of 3,200 artillery pieces and 800 of 3,000 armoured personnel carriers