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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, December 27, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday december 27,1986 Campaign set to pay voyager costs m uav1l, calf. Al pm Jer pilots Dick Rizian and Nurl v eager arc set t or Mere Gloch trim line. Ilus time mini More conventional i am liar .1 More mundane purpose. Thi pair ill he making appearances on talk Sli Osvi in the unik d states and ii round the1 world in an Effort to recoup the him it Lhoir historic nun mop Urc Luck Uphill flight a hunk and movie chronicling the Opit. Ii in Biko Irb on the hurl on i la Prii Rimini incurred a sizable debt  needs in be paid Hack Rulan Iaian la ii i i publicity will us loss in to. Nobody sponsored a i project Eva pm the people thai  to shirk and Joni in our Lillic Ullh club in was. Sponsored by grassroots americans. Al though some companies contributed their products and service voyager landed tuesday Al rdwards Ai b 70 Miles Northeast of downtown los Angeles after a nine Day. 26,000 Milc journey thai began dec. A the night broke Ilic previous untre fuelled Iii Iancic record of 12.532 Miles set by an air Porte Al is in i %2. Voyager officials have been unwilling to estimate i lie con of inc project pointing out that muck of the materials and equipment was donated As was the time of the technical Eipers who Man aged Ilie might. Flight spokesman Peter Riva said wednesday the Hook should be out in about Sis months. After that is going to be the to in lie said. Hul Lywood has been hanging pm inc door for some  Riva had no details about the movie plans. I d like to see him set inc recognition they deserve Riya said. Dick and Jana did l work is years to be a hash in he  voyager probably will remain in a hangar at Edwards af13 for a week be fore being flown 20 Miles Hack to Mojave Airport where the project seas based he said. The spindly aircraft will be displayed for Aboul six months Al the hangar where it was assembled. Voyager s de signer. Hurt Rutan wants the Craft eventually to hang in the milestones of flight gallery of the smithsonian Zinsli Tunon. Use ruins arc Brothers we made every one of the  Hick Ruian 48, said wednesday night at voyager Headquarters Here. It was t a half hearted Victory. We were Luli Illy successful in what we set out to do he also discussed the difficulties in developing the plane and How in might have been done differently. We ran into a lot of challenges on this project a of of them that Svercl very discouraging. And the Day that they happened when 1 went Home to bed i was through Wilh it. But it s funny How a Good night s sleep and another fresh look at in in the morning changes every  Rutan said that with the advantage of Hindsight there might have been ways to design the voyager differently to avoid the problems of weather and Crew discomfort. F he could change inc design. Burl Rutan said voyager would be pressure i cd. We d go High Altitude. The arc d be two cockpits and a bed instead of one cockpit and one  we were a Little naive about the Crew Comfort about the space we needed to take All the gear we had to have. You can always look Back on a project and say what you should have  he said. And it s easy to do that if the project is unsuccessful. But since it s successful it does t malic any Dif Ference. It s done it s Over. And we re not planning to do it again. I Don t know if anyone will beat in in my lifetime so Why do i care 1 feel pretty Good about  a policeman handcuff a Young boy outside the us h african embassy in Washington. Is Young pc Pili were arrested and charged with violating a City ordinance Bunning demonstrations within 500 Young protester arrested feet of an embassy. Demonstrators were protesting the South african government s jailing at 256 Chil Dren under the be of 16 without charges during the nationwide slate of emergency. Court rules former Dow worker can sue in agent Orange Case Lansing Mich. Us the Michigan supreme court ruled that Dow chemical co. Of Midland must stand trial on charges of intentionally harming a for Mer employee by exposing him to agent Orange. Agent Orange was a herbicide produced by Dow and used by the United Stales in the Vietnam War to de stroy Jungle vegetation. The High court ruled tuesday that Michigan s worker s compensation Law does not present Ronald Beauchamp. 4 1. Of Iron r i ver a former research chemist who left Dow in l%8, from suing iberian i chemical manufacturer. Beauchamp s attorney Steve Polich said his client suffers from respiratory and blood damage that s somewhat typical of other victims of agent Orange  Polich said Beauchamp has trouble breathing und Millers from burning eyes and deteriorating vision. After filing for worker s compensation benefits in Impi Henu Champ brought suit against Dow in 9u2on four counts of alleged negligence. The Michigan court of appeals in 1984 ruled that Beauchamp could take Dow to trial on claims of emotional dual is and breach of contract in changing that 1984 decision tuesday the supreme court ruled Beau Champ is limited to worker s compensation benefits Only on the contract count and can sue Dow for additional damages on the three intentional negligence claims. Polich said 14 years passed Between Beauchamp s leaving Dow and his filing of the lawsuit because in took that Long for doctors to link Beauchamp s symptoms to agent Orange. Polich said tic had not decided How much in damages to seek against Dow on Beauchamp s behalf but added the amount would be a significant six figure total. Obviously we Uhink it s a very substantial Casepo Lich said. It Cost us a Greal Dcarlo bring Ilas far As we  Scott Sira lard. An attorney representing Dow in the Case said the supreme court s ruling should concern employers throughout the state. It is our opinion that when you allegedly receive personal injuries arising Oul of and in the course of your employment your remedy is limited by statute to worker s compensation Sira lard said. Stateside Navajo Council oks Sale of liquor on reservation window Rock Ariz. A the Navajo tribal Council has approved an amendment that will allow the Sale of liquor on the reservation for the first Lime but Only at a tourist . Prior to the amendment it was illegal to sell alcohol on Navajo land. The Council voted 40-29 to allow inc Sale of liquor Al the Antelope Point development area future site of a Marina resort on Lake Powell the Colorado River Reservoir in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. The tribe owns 20 percent of the resort. I think it s the Start of a whole new tourism Indus try on the reservation said Dave sell president of Seva development corp., a Scottsdale Ariz., company designing the resort. It s a courageous and historic decision and we appreciate their Confidence thai we can do a Good Job Oul  sell said. Council delegates were told the resort would not be feasible if liquor sales were not allowed. Resort officials predict first year income of j4.6 Mil lion increasing to aboulj30 million after five years. Cat Dies in House fire after waking its owner Stevens Point wis. A a cat that wakened its sleeping owner As fire spread through a House thurs Day died while the woman fled to safely firefighters said. Eva Chesney 74, ran to a neighbor s Home before realizing the cat named Kilty had not Folio cd her outside a Puly fire chief Anthon Zalewski said. Chesney said she stumbled downstairs through thick smoke after she heard the cat scratching at her upstairs bedroom door according to Zalowski. Firefighters found the Anima on the ground floor apparently dead of smoke inhalation he said. The cause of the basement fire was nol known he said. Damage to the Frame House was nol extensive he said. Postal worker charged with hoarding . Mail new York a a . Postal service employee who went shopping and met his Girlfriend instead of delivering mail has been charged Wilh hoarding 2,500 pieces of mail Stacy m. Brown 18, of Queens was arraigned wednesday in Federal court on charges of delay or destruction of mail after postal inspectors said he hoarded mail in his car. He was released without bail. Brown a temporary employee who began working at the postal service in november was suspended. William j. Weisenfeld the postal inspector who a res cd Brown on tuesday said he found 2.500 undelivered pieces of mail in Brown s ear. Jack Shaw a spokesman for the postal service said complaints from people on Brown s route led to the investigation. Weisnfeld said he followed Brown on tuesday. "1 observed him deliver some mail go shopping pick up his Girlfriend and return to the Post office Weisenfeld said in the court complaint  
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