European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Why the smiles mrs. Johnnie Vihl Enand 12-year-old son Dana have a big reason Atlantic Odyssey to be Happy As they Fly above the Atlantic. See photo below for the reason of their Joy. A fhe s right on course9 Miami Fla. A adventurer Hugo Vihlen stood up and waved monday when a plan carrying his wife and son found him in the midst of a Caribbean rain Squall just 250 Miles Short of realizing his dream of con quering the Atlantic in a six foot  s flowing Beard flapped in the wind As he watched the plane unaware it carried his wife Johnnie and Only child Dana 12. Knees buckling i am so excited my Knees Are buckling mrs. Vihlen said As she looked Down at her husband and his tiny Craft. He looks  Vihlen had t seen her husband since before Las March 29 when he embarked from Casablanca on the Westcoast of Africa in the april fool his six foot  and Dana were accompanied by a group of news men monday As they embarked in search of Vihlen reported sighted a Day earlier by the coast guard. Rain Squall they found him and the april fool in a rain Squall off of Cayo Coco near the North coast of Cuba 4,000 Miles West of  knew we were looking for j him but he could t see who Wason Board said a newsman. When we approached he setup a flare. We circled him about seven or eight times at 50 , a 39-year-old airline Pilot hoped to reach his Home at Homestead 25 Miles South of Miami in 75 Days. Beginning o worry last Friday was the 75th  admittedly was begin Ning to worry when the coastguard brought the Good news  he s right on course she said after plotting his Posi Tion monday. He s a Little late. But he s right on . Vihlen had hoped to drop a note to her husband from the plane but was prevented from doing so. The Craft s windows would t open. The fact thai he did t know she and their son were aboard did t Dampen their  he is she screamed when Vihlen s tiny Craft appeared Bobbing in five foot  was headed on a North Northwest course i hat could bring him to lion instead weekend. April fool s Day and it s no joke for Here bearded airline Pilot Hugo Vihlen sits in the cockpit of his tiny Sailboat april fool near the North coast of Cuba. His wife and son above photo Are seeing him for the first time since he sailed from Africa last Spring. A photo youth who both Kuk. Sirha possible. But Contact with la Canada Calif. At a22-year-old Cau wornian May be he Only Man to have know both sen. Robert f. Kennedy and his accused Assassin sir Han Bif Thara Sirhan. It shakes me up whenever think of it said John Mcgrain. It is eerie and it seems so in i had personal both and came Iway with vivid impressions of  same Quality which made of Grain befriend Sirhan ayoung jordanian immigrant also triggered events which opened the Way for him to meet and be congratulated by Rober Kennedy then attorney general of the United states. Met Kennedy i was introduced to him i Washington in february 1963 because i was president of the California association of Stu Dent councils. I also met presi Dent John f. Kennedy and sen. Edward Kennedy Mcgrain said. It s difficult to really say How i feel when i realize that i met the president and he was assassinated. Then that i should know both Sirhan and the mane s accused of  Sirhan captured his interest while both were in school my Grain said because he seemed so out of it. Robert Kennedy he said excited his interest be cause he seemed so much a part of  Kennedy impressed me in a Way that i la never for get As i la never forget the Way in which Sirhan impressed me said Mcgrain. Kennedy was Young an Strong. You could feel that he had things to do and that he knew what these things were and that he would do them. You could absolutely feel that he had the capacity to do Good for our society. These were the things i Vead mired and that i be wanted to accomplish myself. I have Al ways wanted to be politically Active and do things to shape 38 the society As a student at John Muir High school in Pasadena my Grain was involved in Many activities. And it was As president of the Junior class Council in Cha is there was this class pm Tion and i Felt and wrong. I went out of be Friendly with was a member of Council if we were we Welsome class function in that dance he would be Vav Sci envious about it. I liked him. I remember Elbest As being a very  Mcgrain now is a social Lier Active in aiding men. Americans. He also is tall graduate school at the Waii to of Southern California Joring in political theory he said that after the was shot june 5 and the acis Assassin identified As Sirhan Han it did t Register at first i it seemed so impossible i just did t Register. Then Tinl i heard a description of Siili knew it was him said lit  trying to recall some Lettl things Sirhan accomplished is student Council activities m Grain said there was one Inge remembers which pro Bahul made Sirhan feel that he Vail part of things Sirhan if i remember restly won a prize As one Ollyn Best in the Candy  strike shuts Broadway new York a Acton equity announced monday strike against the legitimate Roadway theater and nine Road shows currently moving about the country. The strike was to begin monday night s performances the strike announcement is made by Angus Duncan sex Tive Secretary of actors Eniy after a meeting of the unions  decision meant the m Broadway blackout since when a one Day equity was settled by personal mention of then mayor Robert i Wagner. Sirhan Mother brother Back Home under go 111 los Angeles up the Mother and a brother of Sirhan b. Sirhan accused Slayer often. Robert f. Kennedy moved Back into their Pasadena Home monday under police Protection but refused to talk about therase. The family had been under guard in a nearby apartment since Kennedy was fatally wounded on june 5. Mrs. Mary Sirhan had talked with Public defender Wilbur Littlefield about seeing the 24 year old Sirhan but she Dis closed monday she still had not seen  tiny woman with her hair drawn close Back around her head mrs. Sirhan said she was under court orders to make no statement but said she had not seen her  armed Pasadena officer sat Reading a Magazine on the front porch of the Small White Frame House in a drowsy Section of Pasadena. The Home i guarded around the clock. The Security guard Over the jordanian immigrant is so severe that the sheriff s office would not reveal whether he had any visitors or whether head yet been examined by two court appointed psychiatrists. Twas assumed he had. Hahn outlined monday intricate Job of Coor under Way in prepaid tip the Sirhan trial. The county Mechanic j apartment has been assign task of providing extra courtroom is chose the trial is not moved out Mott Moeft up 1 conversations if i5 what Vas we Takin that uook6 uik6 Souve the Colp a aj.ch6mi6t leap into . Can remember what it Wasut fm6v. That backward