European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday february 14,1986 Westland shareholders of  takeover London a shareholders of Westland vote wednesday to accept a takeover led by the Sikorsky com Pany of the United slates. A european consortium also had bid for Britain s Only helicopter maker. The hid Sikorsky and Fiat of Italy received 67.8 announced. A the vote came at the end of an acrimonious _ shareholders meeting to resolve a dispute that turned into crisis for prime minister Margaret Thatcher s govern ment. Two Cabinet ministers resigned last month at the height of the juror. Minutes after the meeting opened the european consortium irid to get a 21-Day adjournment to protest Why recent Purchase of a crucial 20.3 percent ailing Westland by six unidentified  consortium believed the buyers  West land s Board of directors  Sikorsky bid. The London Slock  on tuesday theone fifth Purchase unknown buyers. Cuckney listed Only the Noyst of ponies holding shares for the buyers. After a three hour delay Cuckney announced a 67.8percent majority against postponing a decision. Last month shareholders rejected the Sikorsky led bid but that was under a Rule requiring a 75 percent Vole for  terms of the vote were changed so thai a sin ily a sufficient for approval. _0who resigned  the damaging Jan. 6 leak that Brittan was n provoking Public scepticism and opposition charges cover up. She says there was a difference of understand ing Between two sets of officials. Dod from Page 1 noted quickly that the facilities Are Intlehouse districts of three frequent Pentagon critics House speaker Thomas p. O neilljr., a mass. Rep. William Gray. D-pa., chairman of the House budget committee and up us about providing the  Gold Abr has tried to expedite base clot Ings As a but saving device. He has complained Thawn Elther Congress nor the White House has be political will to close bases be cause Partis or local concerns always Over Shadow the estion of National need. Good watch committee actually approved new base Cabig procedures last year but the measure Denbo farther. Indeed the new balanced Budge Baw in requiring cuts in this year s pen tags budget specifies that the de sense Dearant May not save Money by closing bases. Fred Hoffne another Pentagon spokes Man said theist time the department even ,.proposed a werhof base closings was in 1979, when it suggest 157 bases could be closed at a savings of so million a year. Very few actually weres Down  said the three bases cited in Wein Berger s letter we selected either because their facilities outdated or too Large or because the Affeld service believes the work . Sun Leta a do Down cute Cufr a Wilri a Ilni in Fon