European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Iri Side stripes d Holiday fireworks kill seven Page 5 d learning to care in Calcutta daily Magazine o Navra Tlatova wins Wimbledon final Page 21 vol. 45. No. 80 author Iii unofficial Uili cation Fath monday july 7, 198s Prucitt ii mov d 8693 a crowds mob lady Liberty the Washington Post new York first lady Nancy Reagan Cut a red White and Blue ribbon a officially reopen the statue of Liberty saturday liner its three year restoration. The 100-year-old Monument was promptly swamped by thousands of Visi Tor. The trip to Liberty Island proved so popular that officials halted Terry runs at 5 . Three hours Early because the sightseers would not leave. Those who made it had been wailing in line at the ferry Dock in Battery Parr almost since the fireworks had ended height before. The ribbon cutting was Brief and. By Liberty weekend standards simple. It featured a children Are the future theme and a Surprise bouquet and chorus of Happy birthday one Day Early for the first lady who celebrated her 65th on sunday. The american and French winners of the Christa Mcauliffe Liberty essay contest Jason Verhelst. 10, of mad Ison wis. And Laurence Lemoine 17, Ofsan Germain in Layr read their com positions. She stands at the Gateway of our country to in Vic others to share our free Dom Verhelst said. I wish that one Day there would be Freedom and peace All Over the world. That is what our Slat be of Liberty Means to Lem inc s contribution delivered in French was eight stanzas of verse entitled it included the lines proclaim aloud that if Liberty is the sister of Justice its greatest virtue is to be the Mother of love. After the readings Lee a. Iacocca chairman of the Ellis Island foundation who oversaw the restoration thanked America s schoolchildren for their contributions to the 1277 million restoration Effort at Liberty and Ell is islands. I know because you wrote me you had to Wash a lot of cars and sell alot of to shirts to come up with 5 million Bucks he said. Iacocca then returned the statue to the control of the Interior department. I think you re going to find we put her Back in mint condition he told Interior Secretary Donald Model. Take Good care of her she s quite a after about 100 Young american and French essayists their teachers and Nancy Reagan walked up a carpeted path to the statue other dignitaries an reporters look their turn. Afler workers had caned away the crates that housed 5.000 homing pigeons released during the ceremony it was at last the Public s turn. Shortly after noon the first sightseers came charging off the ferry. Robert Lachance from Springvale Maine shouted one of the earliest Arri Vals. We were in the first 10 off the Why had Lachance and his Friend Penny Berry spent the night at the Circle line ferry Dock one Hundred year Sago who was the first was there any record of lha
