European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday may1, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9over her senior wins citizen Bee with flying color knowledge of . Earns her a savings Bond trip to finals a amps Jiron Jones Heidelberg High school senior Krysta Davis above awaits the final question which she correctly answered to win the citizen Bee. William Martynuik of osterholz below pauses before answering his question he won third place. By Jimi Jones education writer Ramstein a West Germany a it was the 13th round and Krysta Davis was the Only student left in the More than 50 seats at the front of the room. At the microphone the Heidelberg High school senior asked a could you repeat the question a As whispers gave Way to silence and rustling to stillness. A in the Federal court system what court is most Likely to hear a Case involving Norway a ambassador to the United states a she answered a the supreme court a and captured first place in the annual state level citizen Bee held at Ramstein a on saturday. Davis won a $500 savings Bond and a trip to Washington where she will be among 100 finalists at a National Competition on june 17 and 18. This will be Only the second year for the european Winner to participate in the National finals. Despite the Victory Davis said the prospects of travelling to the nations capital brought feelings of a a double edged  a a in a excited about going to the Competition but i will be graduating on june 12, and my grandparents will be in country a the 17-year-old said. A we had planned to go  her trip to the states will make her schedule a really  citizen Bee sponsored by the close up foundation is one of the latest spelling Bee Type activities used to encourage . Students to Excel academically. It tests ninth through 17th-graders on . History government geography economics and current events. The Bee originated in 1982 in Kent county schools in grand rapids Mich. Dale Kummer of the foundation said the group picked up the idea in 1985 with five Pilot states. It Hopes to add the last 10 states next year he said. Before the program is introduced in a state however close up looks for a local entity to run the program. A in Many states its run by the department of education for close up a Kummer said. But in others social studies councils or Utility companies run the Bee. In Europe the Bee is coordinated by the Ramstein Council on International affairs and Kaiserslautern High school. Davis transportation is financed by the Ramstein Council and other local organizations. In Washington Burger King picks up the Tab for the 100 finalists. Saturday s Bee saw student after student approach a microphone and wait for a question from Moderator Bob Woodby. Twenty six students made it through the first three preliminary rounds in which they could miss some questions. And they advanced to the single elimination round in which they could miss no questions. Four stuck through the 11 the and 12th rounds. By round 13, Davis Christopher Campbell of Wei Brincken and William Martynuik of osterholz were left. By the end of round 13, Campbell and Martynuik were gone too. Campbell who won second place last year was asked to identify the organization of native american nations that chief Hiawatha helped form. Campbells answer a a Iroquois indicated a race rather than the a Iroquois league a the organization. He took Home a $300 savings Bond. A three part question got Martynuik 16. A identify each of the following As a human resource a natural resource or a capital resource. 1. Computer capital 2. An attorney providing Legal counsel human 3. A hydroelectric Power Plant capital a a the Way the question was worded 1 thought they wanted me to use the three choices Given so i did a said Martynuik who earned a $200 Bond. Preparation for the Bee was simple for Davis she said. A i was trying to prepare for my a advanced placement exams in . History . Government and world government so i sort of killed two Birds with one  Marks anniversary asks closer . Ties to Chi Minh City Vietnam up a the vietnamese monday celebrated the 15th anniversary of their Victory Over the .-backed government with traditional dragon dances despite economic difficulties and political uncertainty. Nguyen Van Linh general Secretary of the communist party told United press International that Vietnam wanted to forget the . Involvement in the War and renew relations. A we wish to forget the past and we wish to have cooperation with the american people and the american government a Linh said in an Impromptu interview at the anniversary Celebration. Linh spoke in a Park behind the presidential Palace where a North vietnamese tank smashed through the Gates on april 30, 1975, to end the 20-year struggle to reunite the country. He called for an end to a . Embargo on Aid and Trade with Vietnam admitting that Vietnam faced Many  Linh said the anniversary marked the end of More than a Century of colonialism division and War As Well As the Victory Over the .-backed government of South Vietnam. Communist leaders and representatives of the people listened to speeches and watched an exhibition of dragon dances fireworks and the music of Vietnam a ethnic minority. For the former soldiers of the Defeated regime there was Little to celebrate but there was no immediate sign of rumoured anti government activity. A it All seems like a dream a bad dream when we think about the end of the War a said a former air Force Security officer. The officer recalled that he had been ordered to stand guard at Tan son Nhut Airport on the final Day of the War. A i watched As my commander got on a plane and flew away leaving us All behind a he said. The officer who asked not to be identified said All he hoped for now was to go to the United states with his wife an amerasian fathered by a . Citizen Early in the War. Gen. Tran Van tra commander of the communist forces that captured what was then Saigon said the Victory was a glorious one but he called for new contacts with . Veterans of the Vietnam War. Tra who is vice chairman of a newly established Vietnam veterans association said his group wanted relations with veterans of both the . And former South vietnamese forces a in order to promote  in a speech at the anniversary Celebration the outspoken general emphasized the economic and political problems still facing the country. Tra who has occasionally been critical of the communist party said major mistakes had been made after the Victory by trying to Force the country to reach socialism too quickly. After the ceremony he told up the country had to fight against corruption excessive bureaucracy theft of government property incompetence and Lack of democracy. A we must work for democratization but it must be democratization in Good order a he said. He said he worried that if political change moved too fast the vietnamese communist party could go the Way of communist parties in Eastern Europe. A we done to want to follow that kind of democratization a he said. Diplomatic sources said vietnamese leaders were engaged in struggle Over the Pace and extent of change with a senior politburo Leader being sacked last month for demanding More rapid Reform. The Economy has done better in the past year because of Market oriented reforms but it is expected to have a difficult time compensating for expected reductions in soviet Aid and for the return of thousands of vietnamese workers who have been remitting Money from their jobs in Eastern Europe.2 ski instructors die in France after Snow Bridge collapses Briancon France apr two ski instructors fell to their deaths when a Bridge of Snow Over a Crevice collapsed under their weight Rescue officials said. The Accident occurred on a Glacier near the Isola ski resort in the French Alps. Authorities identified the victims As Christophe Martin 44, and Didier Boursier 29. They were skiing with a third instructor who summoned Rescue workers after the Snow Bridge gave Way Over a 40-foot deep Crevice