European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 18. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Araxie Anderson s balloon finally Heads for Home i / of "  �. Sir pow by a Issac James p. Salvador looks Al he remnants of Maxie Anderson s Viking Maru balloon. By Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Bel la Elm Germany for the last time one of magic Anderson s balloons is about to crass the Ocean. Anderson one or three Crew members on the first successful trans Allan tic Baltron flight n 1978, died in 1983 when his Viking Maru balloon crashed near bad Kissinger Germany n the end of a trouble plagued race from Paris. German aviation officials kept the wrecked balloon in storage for three years until Hist week when family Friend James p. Salvador retrieved it with the . Array s help. Now it is headed for a balloon museum which will open soon in Albuquerque . Anderson s Hometown. "1 always called him the Adcul american  said Salvador who was married in the Gondola of an Anderson balloon. He was stretching inc limits like a Pioneer but he was always mild mannered and quiet.". Salvador 3b, is leaving his Job  Coio manily activities Center manager n i the Sermersheim military Shulvon immunity to return to new Mexico where he r Nec lived for five years. Anticipating his return the Anderson family asked him to track Down tie remnants of the balloon. I was Lucky. It did t take too much trouble to Lucatch it said Salvador. The Viking Maru was one of 19 balloons in a june 26,i9s3, race originating in Paris and commemorating the 200th anniversary of the first manned balloon flight. Anderson and fellow Crew member Don Ida launched in a thunderstorm which grounded Mast other competitors temporarily. The storm passed and the Viking Maru sailed through the night into Germany. The next Day de Nied permission to in scr Easl Germany Anderson and Ida attempted to land near bad kissing on. The balloon crashed and both men died. The balloon had landed correctly at first according to German aircraft Accident investigator Klaus Galluci itch but a pair of Small explosive devices failed to Cut two cables holding he Gondola a he helium tilled envelope on Landing. Gall Cister said both cables held fast momentarily the bal Loon Rose Agai n to an Altitude of almost i do feet and then the Gondola fell off. Anderson a mining company executive had made the first Atlantic crossing in ail gust 1978, sailing from Presque Isle Maine to Moscrey France in six Day in. The double Eagle ii with Crew mates Ren Abrum and  Newman. He also crossed North America Wilh his son Kris Tian. In the Kilty Hawk in 19x0. Meat tempted three around Lac world flights with lib. The Best attempt taking i hem from Egypt to India in i9hi in the Jules Verne. Army Sec. Philip Chile of the Karls Ruhe military Community s Public affairs office said he bore those Isicc a nil he cols in mind when he agreed to help Salvador. Collect the wreckage of the Viking Maru. I Felt that it was a piece of american aviation history that descried site help getting Home said Hale. On tuesday i late and Salvador drove Sis hours in an army Van Fruim Karlsruhe to Braunschweig to collect the ripped Emu. Lope the dilapidated fi-foot-by-4-foal gon Dola Anil its contents an altimeter Sand bags a Send scoop two oxygen tanks rope cables flight logs a toilet scat Ami a Bug of assorted junk Jermer Shim Community of  brought it to Salvador s Home in bal Iocim the nest tiny then movers packed it up far in Mcdial shipment to new Mexico. Salvador said he spoke with another of Anderson s sons Michael that night on the Telephone. They were really excited Salvador said of the family s react Ion. He said you Don t know How Good that makes me feel.1 they thought it had been destroyed while the Viking Maru s last voyage will be in a packing crate it will receive belter treatment on arrival at the new magic an Derson Ben Abruzzo International Ual Taon museum a 75,000-Squarc-fool Complex in Albuquerque s North Valley the site of other museums. The museum is expected to be the largest of its kind in the world. And while Anderson s illustrious career had a disastrous end an article he wrote for National geographic in 1980 suggests thai he got what he wanted from life. At the moment of Success fatigue camouflages my Delight he wrote but i would not Trade the flight far  a a Sentha Cas on Waldheim to seek release of tile new York a nazi Hunter Simon wic Senchal called on Kurt Waldheim to seek the release of yugoslav. A s file on the former . Secretary general s world War ii  i Challenge or Waldheim to join me in demanding thai the government of Yugoslavia release his file wic sent Hal a 77-year-old resident of Austria said Friday in a statement released1 in new York. He also said he wanted to clarify his criticisms made in an interview Wilh the new York daily news of the world jewish Congress inquiry into wafd Cim s service in the German army. "1 think the charges against Kurt Waldheim Are serious Wiesenthal said. I do not support him. I do not believe him. I have told this o him directly and i Wil no defend  further in respect to whether Kurt Waldheim is a War criminal these charges can Only be fully answered when All of the documents in various archives throughout the it told Are released and made  he said he would support moves by the . Justice department s office of special investigations to place Waldheim on a list of aliens who arc barred from the United Stales. Waldheim one of two candidates remaining in the race for the austrian presidency has acknowledged thai he did not reveal the whole length of his service in the German he has denied charges by the world jewish con Gress that he Ai the very least knew about German atrocities aimed at partisans in the Balkans. Waldheim said he was merely a Liaison officer and translator and not a High ranking intelligence officer As has been asserted by the wac. In a daily news interview published in Friday s editions wic Senchal was quoted As saying there is absolutely no evidence the Man was involved in crimes. He also said he was worried that the flurry of accusations against Waldheim could Lead to a backlash a revival of anti semitism. A Plum from left Escola Rogali an italian commander Kurt Waldheim col. Hans Herbert Macholtz and Gen. Artur Phelps commander of the 7th is Dif Are shown at May 22,1943, meeting in Podgorica now til Grad Yugoslavia