European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday May 10,1989 heed Call of the people Bush asks Noriega Washington a president Bush tuesday said Panama s presiden tial election was marred by fraud and massive irregularities and called on military strongman Manuel Antonio no Riega to relinquish Power. I Call on All foreign leaders to urge general Noriega to Honor the Clear re sults of the  Bush said in a hurriedly called question and answer ses Sion with reporters in the Oval office. The president refused to discuss what action he might take against Panama. Earlier his spokesman said Bush was considering options ranging from Mili tary Force to economic sanctions. The president said he would not talk about . Options until Panama announces the official results of sunday s election. I would like to think that he Noriega will heed the Call of the people and that he would listen to the International outcry that is building and that he would step Down from office in which Case the relations with the United states would improve dramatically and instantly Bush said. The president commented after meet ing with a delegation of official . Observers. Former president Carter whole another observer delegation and said monday the balloting had been an outrageous fraud was to report to Bush later in the Day. Bush said the observers reports demonstrate clearly that despite massive irregularities at the polls the opposition has won a Clear Cut overwhelming Victo  the panamanian people have spoken and i Call on general Noriega to respect the voice of the people and i Call on All foreign leaders to urge general Noriega to Honor the Clear results of the election Bush said. Bush praised president Alan Garcia of Peru who has spoken out against the fraud and said that venezuelan presi Dent Carlos Andres Perez was encouraging neighbouring countries to Issue a joint statement against the fraud that is Tak ing place and Catling on Noriega to Honor the results of this  hinting at recent . Contacts with Noriega Bush said the panamanian strongman knows my position. He knows about it through recent  Bush s spokesman. Martin Fitzwater told reporters earlier in the Day our policy remains that Noriega must go in Panama City on tuesday the government announced partial election re turns that showed its candidate ahead. Returns from four of 40 election districts showed Noriega s handpicked presidential candidate Carlos Duluc Lead ing opposition candidate Guillermo Endara by 80,646 votes to 54,437. Meanwhile the Pentagon said tues Day the defense department is Monitor ing closely the situation in Panama and had extended a travel Alert for the . Armed forces and their families . Charges of election fraud in last weekend s balloting. Chief Pentagon spokesman Dan How Ard said service personnel and their de Pendents Are being told to avoid travel around the country. News briefs astronauts Back at work reviewing Atlantis flight space Center Houston a the Astro nauts who Rode the space shuttle Atlantis on a four Day Mission returned to work tuesday to begin reviewing their flight that was highlighted by the deployment of a planetary probe to Venus. Their Mission ended monday when the 97-ton shuttle dropped out of orbit an glided to an afternoon Landing at Edwards fab Calif. The Atlantis remained at Edwards and initial inspections showed Little damage to the Thermal tiles that protect it from the heat of re entry. While the astronauts returned to work the Magellan probe they deployed in orbit where its own rocket engine was fired maintained a nearly perfect course for Venus. It will travel 806 million Miles and Loop i i times around the Sun before reaching Venus in August 1990. The astronauts commander David Walker Pilot Ronald Grabe and Mission specialists Mary Cleave Mark Lee and Norman Thagard returned Home to Houston late monday. Baker stops in Finland on Way to soviet Union Helsinki Finland a Secretary of state James Baker on a Stopover Here for his trip to Moscow discussed soviet affairs and International relations tuesday with finnish president Mauno Koivisto. Neutral Finland has traditionally had close ties and a Friendship treaty with the soviet Union. At a luncheon both Baker and president Koivisto expressed the wish to see a Continua Tion in perestroika said Amo Kachilo foreign ministry undersecretary of state. Baker also met separately with prime min ister Hani  Here monday night Baker praised the state of .-finnish relations and lauded the finnish contribution to the . Peacekeeping forces which he said give this country unimportant role in Many global issues of interest to both our  Baker was to head to Moscow tuesday seek ing president Mikhail Gorbachev s help in Forg ing peace in the Middle East and playing Down the Issue of arms control. Eligible vehicle owners reminded of May 15 deadline on Gas tests Heidelberg West Germany is less than a week remains for eligible vehicle owners to have their autos tested for use of leaded gasoline in order to avoid the High Cost of replacing a catalytic converter when they return to the United states. Service members and civilian workers who registered vehicles with converters in place in West Germany after july i 1985, or in the Netherlands after Jan. 1, 1986, must have an initial Plum Tesmo test on their vehicles emission system by May 15. Subsequent tests must be done each year and 10 Days before the vehicle is shipped stateside. If the test fails to show leaded gasoline use owners May ship their car to the United states without replacing the converter which can Cost As much As $1,000. The program applies to vehicles shipped from the Wheley United states As Well As newly purchased autos delivered overseas. Tests Are administered at Community vehicle inspection stations. The results of the test have no Bear ing on whether the vehicle passes the annual safety inspection officials said. The Plum Tesmo test involves applying a litmus paper in the tailpipe. The paper will show traces of Lead if leaded fuel has been used in the vehicle. Leaded fuel can damage catalytic converters to the Point where they no longer control emissions. Under an agreement signed in March Between the environmental Protection Agency and the army own ers also must sign a statement saying they did Jot use leaded fuel. Congress from Page 1 move during the vote on the 1990 defense Bill due to reach the House in june. I think there la be an amendment. That says they can t go Forward the House staff member said. Some guard and Reserve supporters want them the 72 planes to come Home to the  the installations subcommittee also has questioned Security at Croton which it suggested is located in a communist area of Italy. Additionally congressional critics have complained that for All the expense the planes still would have to be deployed to such Forward bases As Aviano in North Ern Italy or Turkey s in Ciurlik a in the event of War. Nato estimates that the relocation will Cost $885 million 28 percent of which will be paid by the United states said a staff member on the House readiness subcommittee. In addition to the 28 percent contribution the United states will have a variety of associated costs to Bear the staff member said. A major chunk of those costs involves housing. Although nato initially is financing the Cost of housing at Croton the United states has agreed to pay Back the Money Over 10 years at a Cost of More than $ 180 million. Additionally the United slates plans to invest $19 million in recreation buildings at the italian base As Well As $8 million to relocate 16th air Force he to Italy. Leaving Torrejon also will mean relocating Torre Ion s military Airlift come terminal 19 r9ta, spam Ata Cost of $10 million. . Communications units at the base also will relocate elsewhere in spam at a Cost of about $ 14 million the staffer said. Finally 700 Spanish workers at the base will share about $ 12 million in Severance pay. Along with other costs of moving the 72 aircraft and about 4,000 service members at Torr Jon the . Share of the move is running to about $900 million to a billion dollars the staffer said. During monday s hearing Dixon was especially an gered by the Severance pay. They kick us out and we give them Severance nay he asked army it. Gen. Edwin s. Leland jr., chief of staff of the . European come with Headquarters in Stuttgart West Germany. When Leland confirmed the Severance payments Dixon said no wonder the folks Back Home Tell us we re crazy. We re the worst negotiators in the  Leland noted that there is a Good Chance the sever Ance Cost would be less because the Spanish govern ment will try to find other jobs for the workers. From Page 1 two words in a Row and winning the Competition. He kept on spelling All those words and i thought he would win said Amy about the head to head Bat the. I did t know every word and i did t think he would mess  Amy worked on the list of More than 1,000 words Given to the participants by recording them on a tape then replaying it five or six  she said Semi be replaying the tape a few More times before the National Competition. I Haven t been watching too much to she said. I just studied  this year s stumbling blocks included semantic is cd capability Filsie Nephelometer Dipo by Rosc Maling literati and  coup from Page 1 ing the. Attempt then resumed to Normal program Ming. In Washington a state department official said re ports from inc . Embassy and from guatemalans also indicated the coup attempt was unsuccessful. The official said the coup a Templ May have been aimed not at Cerezo whose whereabouts was unknown butt Gramajo or other Cabinet ministers. Cerezo took office in january 1986, heading the first elected civilian administration in 16 years. He had been under attack from the right Wing for opening talks with the leftist insurgency the revolutionary Union which has been conducting a guerrilla War for 3.0 years. During the attempted coup by army officers on May ii 1988, two columns of troops marched on the Capi Tal to seize Power. But their attempt was quashed with out a shot being fired. Six officers were arrested. On april 16, Cerezo blamed rightist paramilitary groups for a growing wave of violence and said they threatened the nation s democracy. Democracy is being put in danger by the recklessness of some groups and people who constantly violate the Law he said in a nationally broadcast address. The president blamed the right Wing groups for the death of Irma Esquivwl de Lara 37, a criminal court judge who was gunned Down on a Street in the capital earn ice in april. There exist some groups traditionally of Joe extreme right that Aren t Happy with democracy Cerezo said at the time. They Don t like it that we arc satisfied with a democratic government Cerezo 46, a Christian Democrat is scheduled to leave office in 1991