European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 23 the stars and stripes saturday june 4,1988 Calif teen Ager wins spel Washington a Rajeshree Ramachandran a 13-year-old eighth grader from fair Oaks Calif won the61st National spelling Bee thursday scaring her Victory Wilh the word a Giacal a form of couplets in a poem. Rajeshree the Indian bom daughter of statistics professors at the University of California at Sacramento Defeated Victor c Wang 14, of Cam Calif., after a prolonged head to Raj xxx Stihi writ if Wilim 1, bin with Wunn Glon Greece to Issue bases notice Athens Greece a the government on thursday said it intends to hand the United states a formal shut Down notice for its four military base operating in Greece. The notice would be issued the latest by the endow july government spokesman Yiannis Roubanis said in a statement. The shut Down notice is a Legal formality that snot expected to result in closure of the bases since Greece and the United states Are negotiating a new bases Accord. Premier Andreas Papandreou says repeatedly that Greece is willing to sign a new bases agreement to replace one that expires in december but that i must be approved in a referendum. We Are negotiating in this spirit with the aim observing our highest National interests Papandreou said last week at a rally on the Southern Island of Crete. Greece wants a new agreement to be linked wit Progress on its National interests a reference to longstanding regional disputes with Turkey and the Cyprus problem. Reagan Margaret Thatcher fleets president Reagan. From Page 1 Termi cd to carry out his Reform , he said told Reagan "1 warmly congratulate House spokesman Marlin Fitzwalter said that during the 45-Minutc talk at her no. 10 Downing , Thatcher promptly accepted Reagan s invitation to visit Washington in november after the presidential election to Sec him once More before he Steps Down. Fitzwater said it was assumed she would also meet the president elect. The visit promised to be a fond goodbye from Thatcher to Reagan an ideological ally who shares her belief in capitalism and distrust of stopping to Brief Thatcher on his talks with Gorba Chev Reagan was demonstrating his esteem for the woman whose nine years in office have paralleled his own tenure and made her the Western Alliance s senior rested at the . Ambassador s residence be fore going to Buckingham Palace where he passed crowd estimated by police by 1,500. There were Waves and cheers and Reagan waved Back from his Queen wearing a Sapphire Blue silk dress greeted the reagans in the Marble columned Entrance Hall of her 285-year-old Palace. Nice to you again she said. How Are you ?" to a reporter who asked whether he was glad id be her and not in Moscow Reagan grinned and replied let me put in very simply i m very Happy to be in of the onlookers were americans who had waited up to two hours to see Reagan. I live about 30miles from his ranch and i Don t bother to visit him said Barbara Black of Camarillo Calif. And Here 1am, half Way around the world standing in line Wail ing to gel a vague glimpse of Griffin a Scot who wailed outside the Palace also was enthusiastic about the american president i think he s a Good Bloke she said. Reagan drove from Buckingham Palace to a ceremony outside the foreign office while Reagan resumed to the ambassador s residence to receive a visit from Prince Charles. The president stood on a dais in the quadrangle flanked by the prime minister who was in a Black suit and wide brimmed Black and while hat. Welsh guard sin tall Black Bearskin Caps and Scarlet tunics played the american inspecting the guard of Honor Reagan went next door to 10 Downing St. And briefed Thatcher on his talks Wilh Gorbachev. In a special show of esteem for the 77-year-old presi Dent Thatcher allowed cameras to film them in the cab inet room which is usually closed to Friday while Secretary of stale George p. A butt was to meet with foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe Reagan was to Confer with japanese prime minister Noboru Tal Neshita. He then was to drive to the City the financial and historic heart of the capital to speak from London s Guildhall
