European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday july 6,1986 ., French schoolchildren help reopen proud statue news briefs new York up excited schoolchildren fro France and the United states joined first lady Nancy Reagan at the feet of the statue of Liberty saturday to reopen the refurbished statue which one child de scribed As tall proud and  standing in the Bright Sunshine the first lady Reagan essay written by a fourth Grade student from Louisi Ana who took part in an essay contest. Of. Lady Liberty let me be like you. Tall proud and free the first lady read. And then mrs. Reagan herself was feted with chorus of Happy birthday Sung by the boys choir of Harlem. Her 65th birthday is july 6. She smiled broadly As the choir presented her a Bou Quet of red roses and she said i can t think of a better Way to celebrate my  mrs. Reagan was surrounded by schoolchildren from 48 states and France As she Cut a ceremonial ribbon. The French children were from Alsace the Home province of the sculptor of the statue. Frederic Augustey Antoldi. Of. What a very Sweet giant exclaimed Audre Huir. 11. Looking at the statue of Liberty. I m a very Lucky Guy said Mattice Donni 11, Ashe caught his first glimpse of the newly refurbished statue. The children spoke French which was translated Byan interpreter. About 2,500 tourists queued up to visit the refurbished statue. The Honor of being first went to a British tourist Paul Cisman 24, of Derbyshire England who wore a statue of Liberty to shirt and carried the sleeping Bathe used to Camp at the ferry Dock overnight. I did t intend to be first. I expected there would already be people Here. It was a bit lonely and confusing i expected Many More americans would want to be first said Cisman. Producer Felt tired wonderful during spectacular Liberty show by Walter Hennesse new York Bureau governors Island . David l. Wolper the Hollywood producer who supervised the expenditure of $30 million on Liberty weekend was on Happy Man thursday night. The statue of Liberty s new Torch had finally been lit and its monumental Centennial Celebration asunder Way with a minimum of hitches. I was tired this morning but i feel wonderful about this show said Wolper after the television spectacular which was seen live or on tape in 38 counties around the world. We won t know for another Day and a half until the ratings Are in but i am told that As Many As i billion viewers watched the show  what he did know for sure though was that the possible billion who witnessed it on the tube were a lot More comfortable than the 4,000 or so 3,000 invited guests who paid $5,000 a ticket and 1,000 journalists who sat beside them in the cheap seats who watched it Here. A stiff North wind blowing in off new York Harbor left everyone shaking. It was cold As hell said Wolper and no one Dis agreed. I wonder what the wind chill Factor  those who sat in the $5,000 seats got a Bonus each Seal had a red White or Blue Cushion. Probably half of the guests wound up wearing their cushions. Wolper by the Way does t like their being called$5,000 scats. They gave their $5,000 to the statue of Liberty restoration he pointed out. This show is just a  and quite a show it was with president and  sitting in the front Row beside French presi Dent Francois Mitterrand and his wife. They had come to governors Island a normally quiet Oasis in new York Harbor and also the largest  Coast guard base in the world to Saline the refurbished statue which stands on Liberty Island. When the time came to relight the statue Reagan pressed a Button that sent a laser beam across the Harbor and gradually set off a computer controlled sys tem that first cast the lady in a Subtle Silhouette and then bathed her in the full brightness of 2,000 kilowatts of Power. I had All the Confidence in the world that the but ton was going to work said Wolper. But just in Case it did t the president had a backup Button he  installing the backup with the needed extra sets of cables and equipment Cost $250,000 More but i took a Load off Wolper s mind. The 57-year-old producer who receives $400 a Darin expenses won t know for maybe a couple of months whether his $30 million seven event Liberty weekend ran in the red or the Black. We be got to wait until All the accountants get through with their paperwork he explained. The main thing is that people feel Good about themselves and this Holiday and have a Good time. I know the president had a gleam in his Eye when Here lit the statue said Wolper. Reagan confers with Mitterrand says soviets appear ready to talk new York up president Reagan Friday told French president Francois Mitterrand that the soviet Union May be More serious than Ever about negotiating nuclear arms reductions. Reagan meeting with Mitterrand in the midst of an exuberant fourth of july Celebration also told report ers soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is just Misin formed if he believes the United states is not serious about arms control. The two presidents swapped ideas on superpower relations Over lunch on governor s Island in the Shadow of the new York Skyline after reviewing a procession of tall ships from around the world As part of the Liberty weekend extravaganza. The lunch opened on a ceremonial note As the two leaders recreated the 1884 Paris presentation in which the deed of gift for miss Liberty was Given to  Ambassador . Morgan by French foreign minister Jules ferry. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the80-minute discussion dealt with East West issues and he later said the two leaders see Eye to Eye on All major facets of our relationships with the soviet  while that declaration glossed Over French objections to Reagan s Star wars missile defense program and his decision to renounce the Salt ii arms treaty Speakes said the meeting produced a Broad consensus on goals if no new ideas. With Mitterrand due to Fly to Moscow monday for a three Day official visit Reagan sought to quash speculation that he would use his talks with the French president to convey a message to Gorbachev. I Don t think that would be appropriate to impose on him Reagan said. He has his own relationship with other  Mitterrand who has positioned himself in the past to play a role in relations Between Washington and Moscow assured Reagan France does not claim to speak for anyone  in remarks relayed by Speakes Reagan referred to the recent arms proposal from Moscow an offer to limit each Side to 8,000 nuclear warheads and Trade adherence to the anti ballistic missile treaty for cuts in Long Range missiles and told Mitterrand i believe the soviets May be More serious than Ever before about working out an  Pope visits mudslide area Chinchiva Colombia up Pope John Paul ii saturday made the first of two trips tothe Mountain Region where the still threatening Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano caused mudslides that killed 23,000 people last , a City of 50,000 in the Coffee grow ing Region actually suffered least from the mudslide caused when the Crater s Snow Cap melted during the nov. 13 eruption. Almost 2,000 Chinchiva residents living along the Chinchiva River died in the mudslide. But the most damage was at the City of Armero where the Pope was to visit sunday. Armero was virtually wiped off the map 21,000 of its 29,000 residents were killed. 600 crash deaths forecast Chicago a with More than 34 Mil lion americans expected on the nation s roads during the fourth of july weekend the final toll could be As Many As 600 deaths the National safety Council said  Council estimated that 500 to 600 people could die on the nation s roads Between 6  and Midnight sunday. By 4 . Fri Day 79 deaths had been reported with califor Nia accounting for 10 of the fatalities. During a non Holiday july weekend 530deaths might occur said Carole Unterberg a spokeswoman for the safety Council. Last year 442 people died during the four Day fourth of july Holiday period. The toll for the last three Day Holiday in 1983, was 447. There was no tally for i984 s one Day Independence Day Holiday. Vietnamese official Dies Bangkok Thailand up vietnamese Deputy defense minister Gen. Hoang Van thai 71, former commander of communist forces i South Vietnam has died of a heart attack the official Vietnam news Agency Vna reported. Thai commanded the South Vietnam com during the War against  And South Vietnam Ese government  death will mean further changes in the vietnamese government which went through a major shakeup last month when eight Cabine ministers were replaced. Carter leads walkout Harare Zimbabwe up former presi Dent Carter led a Western walkout from the Ameri can Independence Day reception Friday in the fac of a blistering zimbabwean government attack on  And British policy on South Africa. The protest was against a speech from Zimbabwe s minister of sport youth and recreation David Karam Anzira. Most of his 20-Minutespeech was devoted to a bitter attack on the  And British governments. Karam Anzira said  And British policy to Ward South Africa is devoid of the milk of human kindness and rooted in preserving Busi Ness and financial interests. Pretoria bomb hurts 20 Washington Post Pretoria South Africa Twenty people were wounded Friday when a bomb exploded Ina White sector outside a supermarket. According to official sources it was the 13thsuch bombing since the government declared a state of emergency 24 Days ago and it brought the casualty toll in these attacks to three dead and 120 injured most of them Whites. Other bombings in the past three weeks have struck Johannesburg Cape town Durban and Queenstown. Frozen egg twins born Adelaide Australia up the world first babies conceived from Frozen eggs were born in Adelaide Friday a spokesman for the Flinders medical Center said. The spokesman said the babies David Cleveand Cheryl Catherine were delivered by Caesar Rian Section by the Pioneer of the Frozen egg technique. Or. Christopher Chen. He said the twins who each weighed about 6pounds, 11 ounces were reported Normal and in excellent health. Their 29-year-old Mother who has been unable to conceive normally because of damaged fallopian tubes did not want to be identified