European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Different View of Madrid s scenes Page 3 g Connors defaults in Fla. Tennis tourney Page 21 q Dow Jones hits another new High Page 27 the stars  authorized unofficial publication vol. 44, no. 310 sunday february 23, 1986 f Vic Oon and suy d 8693 a military attempt to overthrow government foiled Marcos says defectors from Marcos Camp Deputy armed forces chief their views at a televised news conference that they Are now in opposition Lei c. Ramos left and de minister Juan Ponce Enrile present saturday in Manila. The two defense officials called the conference to announce government of president Ferdinand cos and calling on him to resign his Post. Manila Philippines a presi Dent Ferdinand e. Marcos snid saturday he had foiled a military plot to assassinate him and take control or the government and called upon his defense minister and Deputy armed forces chief to end their rebellion. Marcos made the statement in a live Tele vision broadcast after defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Deputy armed forces chief i. Gen. Fidel c. Ramos called on him to resign. The two men speaking to reporters at a heavily guarded army Camp said Marcos supporters cheated in the feb. 7 special election and opposition Leader Corazon Aquino was the real Winner. They appealed to the military and Cabinet ministers to join their break with the government. Marcos when asked by reporters after the broadcast if he would consider stepping Down said that s ridiculous. With this attempted assassination and coup d eat Don t you think i am entitled to keep my position Marcos said on television he had contacted his Field commanders and they Are All United in expressing their loyally to the Constitution Ana the  he said forces Loyal to him could easily liquidate the troops holed up in Camp Agui Naldo under Ramos and Englc. The defense ministry has its Headquarters at the Camp. But Marcos who estimated that the rebellious troops numbered 1,000, said he prefer cd a peaceful solution. I Call upon the minister of National de sense and the vice chief of staff to Stop this stupidity and surrender so that we May negotiate. What will be done with them and their men he said. There was no sign of military activity in see Marcos on Page 28 p ses pcs cd Washington a the Senate armed services committee has tentatively approved a legislative package to revamp the joint chiefs of Stan vesting More authority in the chairman of the pcs con Gressional sources said Friday. For two weeks the panel has been meet ing behind closed doors to try to Comuti with a package to  dragon management the sour to would speak Only on condition they not be named said. The panel s recommendations will make major changes in the pc the Power Structure that 2.1 million  personnel the  panel won t propose any Large _ ale overhaul in the office of the Secretary of defense which oversees the million civil ians who work for the department of de inmost sweeping changes in the t its formation in 1947, the Washington Post said saturday. The sources said that the legislation would allow the chairman to make his own suggestions to the president and give him Central authority on policy matters. The current system consists of a Mili tary chief representing each of the four services the army Navy air Force and Rine corps plus a chairman who try Jesus among All members on maj off the new the current system of a when the chairman is unavailable Transfer ring the Power instead to a new position of see changes on Page 28 e3ecf a Ane launch orbits 2 Safe ii european space Agency Esa reported saturday that two satellites launched by the ariane Booster were in perfect North South orbit and were functioning normally. With the . Space shuttle program in temporary suspension following the Jan. Explosion of challenger ariane s us can Only increase its share of to lion Dollar satellite launch bar ariane is a  stage unmanned rocket Friday s flawless launch Nch Guiana was the program the 10-Nalion consortium Esa has always Manal launched press spectacular than the_i�m4 0kmmle, remain the most Coffi ins of placing satellites in orbit. And while the Early conventional Amer ican boosters like the Redstone rocket were Little More than refitted military missiles ariane was designed from the ground up with the latest technology Esa says. Erial Arm 10 commercial missions Ray development phase and says Urich contracts Worth 7.5 billion Iraq he Mablen its order books. Friday s launch was not with i ariane s 1 St scheduled launch on sept. 18 ended in explosive failure when the final stage malfunctioned and sent the rocket veering off course. Engineers destroyed the Booster by re Mote control and two satellites Worth a total of $145 million were lost. A second successive failure would have damaged ariane s credibility and probably pushed satellite insurance rates even higher. Insurance premiums now can add up to 30 it to the total Cost of building and Ollile. An  was that Fri Day s launch scr atm a i Nio Polar North South orbits instas see ariane