European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Authorized unofficial pu8ucatioh for the . Armed forces vol. 48, no. 23 wednesday May 10, 1989 Good mornings so Nae lab is top speller Amy Carter where there s a will there s a Wheley by Dave Walczak education writer Willinger West Germany a form of a word made famous by Little miss Muffit had an Ulm elementary High school student sitting pretty tuesday. For it was Wheley an adjective describing part of the meal eaten by the girl on the Tuff that spelled Victory for 13-year-old Amy Carter in the seventh annual spelling Bee sponsored by the european Congress of american parents teachers and students. Amy has a few More weeks to savor the taste of tuesday s Competition before taking part in the National spelling Bee in Washington ., under the auspices of . Scripps co. Washington  That s All i be thought about the eighth grader said following her Victory. The stars and stripes encyclopaedia Britan Nica Lif touch National school photos and pan american world airways have agreed to Spon Sor Amy s trip to Washington. Tuesday s Competition began with 14 Young sters who came from As far away As Turkey. But after about 90 minutes of Competition Only Amy and 13-year-old Byron Walker of bad or Cugnach remained at the spellers table. The two eighth graders each spelled 17 words Corr cily before Wheley was announced by pronoun car Virginia Wright a speech pathologist at a Schaffenburg elementary Junior High. Wheley proved a Lough word for Byron to Swallow. I heard her Wright say quasi he said about the missed word and when i missed it All i could do was Hope that Amy would miss the next  thai Hope vanished when Amy handled Wheley Ard then Leuc Itic correctly spelling see Wheley on Back Page 2s Wariy ind sunday d 8693 a old time Rock n Roll is still alive Page 17 at left Phil Manzanera of Roxy music Congress upset at Cost of move from Torrejon by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington angered by the High Cost of moving the air Force s 401 is tac fighter Wing from Spain to Italy Congress is considering giving the evicted Wing of f-l6s to National guard and Reserve forces. The United states agreed to remove the Wing from Torrejon a outside Madrid Spain s capital by 1992 during negotiations on . Bases in Spain last year. At the time Congress ordered that moving costs be borne by nato but the Bush administration announced last month that the move ultimately will Cost . Taxpayers nearly $500 million. And when housing costs Severance pay for Spanish workers and other costs Are added the . Share could reach $1 billion congressional sources claim. Nato s share would be about $625 million Thev said. Here was a perception in the Public mind to bring a couple of people Home. We could have lived with it and we could have saved a billion dollars said Senate armed services readiness subcommittee chairman Alan Dixon d-ii1., during a hearing monday on Mili tary preparedness. On the other Side of the Capitol members of the House armed services installations and facilities sub committee also complained angrily about the costs of moving the Wing from Torrejon to Croton on the sol of the italian Boot. Opposition to the costs on both panels has been bipartisan and direct. I think everybody s just tired of being kicked around Over Here an installations subcommittee staff member said. It s a let pm protect themselves  congressional sources expect an attempt to Slop the see Congress on Back Page 6 sailors killed 5 injured in fire aboard Supply ship by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington six sailors were killed and five others were injured tuesday when a fire that apparently was sparked by a fuel Oil leak broke out aboard a Navy Supply ship in the South China sea. A Pentagon official said. The fire occurred about 2 . In the main engine passages of the combat store ship while Plains which was on routine Maneu vers roughly 100 Miles South of Hong Kong spokesman Dan Howard said. The Blaze was put out with the help of pm her Navy ships in the area including the aircraft Carrier Constellation and the Cruiser Fox Howard said. The White Plains Home ported in Guam normally has 403 enlisted personnel and 25 officers assigned. Its Mission is to restock other vessels at sea with a variety of supplies ranging from food to ammunition. The White Plains was unable to Man Euver under its own Power after the fire was put out and is being towed to Subic Bay naval facilities in the Philippines by the Fleet Pecan tug Sioux a ship assigned to the military Scal Ift come he said. The injured sailors were Lakin to the fast combat support ship Sacramento. Four of the five arc being airlifted to Clark a in the Philippines for further medical care. They reportedly Are suffering from smoke inhalation and second and third degree Burns on their faces and hands. Identification of the deceased sailors is being with held pending notification of their families and an investigation is under Way Howard said. The incident occurred three weeks after a Gunpowder explosion Tore through a 16-Inch gun Turret aboard the battleship Iowa killing 47 sailors. The Iowa currently anchored off Norfolk va., was on routine Maneu vers near puerto Rico when the blast occurred april 19. The cause of the explosion has nol been determined and an investigation is still under Way. Guatemala thwarts coup attempt Guatemala City a the civilian govern ment of president Vinicio Crezo said it thwarted a coup attempt tuesday by air Force officers and soldiers. Government spokesman Carlos Anleu said troops Loyal to car co arrested an undetermined number of air Force personnel who participated in the two hour coup attempt. Everything is under control Anleu said. He said the coup was put Down with no shots fired. The attempt was staged by a tactical unit of the air Force based South of Guatemala City in a military Section of the International Airport Anleu said and was led by retired military officers. He did not identify them. The coup attempt was stopped when soldiers Loyal to the government entered the City in tanks and Heli copters the spokesman said. Aboul 6 30 . Troops and soldiers Many wearing the Blue handkerchiefs thai arc a sign of loyalists sur rounded the Home of the defense minister Gen. Ale Jandro Gramajo. Military planes and helicopters flew overhead and tanks were parked strategically nearby. In May 1988, a military coup attempt failed when Gramajo refused to join it and backed the civilian government. By 8 30 ., most of the troops had Clu Rcd to i hair Barracks and the aircraft were Back at their  Rush hour activity had returned 10 Normal in inc capital. Radio stations played military music Dur see coup on Back Page judge prefers review of Argent Orange claims Page 5