European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and St Lopes monday May 25,1987 faces it places wheelchair athlete completes global Marathon from press dispatches More than 40,000 people gave wheelchair article Rick Hansen a spectacular Welcome Home party sat urday celebrating the completion of his 25,000-Miie, Marathon. Vancouver British Columbia s domed football stadium was converted into a colourful Blue carpeted stage for the iwo hour tribute to Hansen s 26-month"Man in motion tour thai took him through 34 countries to raise awareness and j10 million for spi Nal Cord research and rehabilitation Hansen 29, received a special Blessing sew by in Pope who praised his courageous self sacrifice and messages of congratulation from Canadia prime Minfer Brinn Mulroney Rock Singer by Yin Adam and hockey Star Wayne Gretzky. In a videotaped , Mulroney said a canadians Are truly proud of you. You have taught us that disabled individuals Don t want to be set apart but want to play their part in Canadian British Columbia Premier Bill v Andor Zalm who appeared with Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell and representatives of the Canadian parliament announced his government was adding some $3.7 Mil lion to Hansen s Man in motion Trust fund raising he total to some $12 million. Hansen who lost the use of his legs in a car Acci Dent at the age of 15, reached the finish line Friday Al the Vancouver shopping mall where he started he Marathon March 31,1985. Hansen who ended the Celebration with a final la around the stadium track urged the audience to continue his efforts to tear Down the mental and physical burners facing the disabled. If you remember anything about what has happened Hansen said. Please remember Why the Man in the wheelchair gave up four years of his life to wheel around the world. Let s work together for the future. Let s work to remove those barriers an make this a better world for Hansen wheeled to the stage on a red carpet with his six Crew members to a standing ovation then listened As speakers honoured his achievements. Coppola sues o Neal s son movie director Francis Coppola has sued actor Griffin o Neal and seven others accusing them of contributing to the boating Accident that killed his son last memorial Neal son of actor Ryan o Neal drove a rented speedboat under a towline Between two other boat son the South River near Annapolis my. The towline struck Gin co i Oppito 23, hurling him Back Ward and he died of head injuries. The elder Coppola filed the suit Friday in Bald More Federal court. No amount of damages was spec kick haitian Waves to a cheering crowd. If cd but Relief was sought on behalf of the younger Coppola s beneficiaries including Fiancee Jacquelin Edc i Fontaine and their daughter clan Caila cop Pola who was bom seven months after the Accident. O Neal 23, was acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of reckless boating before a circuit judge last december and sentenced to 18 months Proba Tion. He acknowledged at the trial that he had drunk Beer and tequila in the hours before the Accident but maintained he was not drunk. In addition to o Neal of Beverly Hills calif., theother defendants were four owners of a Marina that rented the boat to o Neal and the three people operating the boats at the ends of the towline that hit Coppola. The suit said the younger Coppola was earning$60,000 a year As a video camera operator and director and would have earned much More had he no been killed. Actress dog killed one of three dogs owned by dynasty Star Heather Locklear was shot twice and killed by some one who apparently wailed first for the actress to leave her said they believe the maltese Loy Spaniel was killed about 9 . Thursday by a person who waited for the actress to leave her Woodland Hill Home then shot the pet in the Back Yard and left Iton a nearby Hillside said police detective Tim Yost Locklear plays Sammy to Dean the scheming Niece of Krystle a Anglon on the Abc to soap series the dog was discovered about 11 30 . By Friend of the actress after she had returned Home Yost said. Its body was about 100 Yards behind the properly he had been shot twice possibly with a .22-caliber weapon the detective Are no witnesses and no evidence of any kind at this time that would link anybody to the shooting said la. Tim Cofton of the City s animal regulation department right now it looks kind of is married to Tommy Lee of the Rock group Motley Crue. Shaming anti semites Nobel peace prize recipient Elie Wiesel urged the japanese to reject anti semitism and to put anti semites in Japan to , speaking in Tokyo thursday at the 1mb anniversary Celebration or the Japan advertising Council said it is the duty of individuals to become involved in other people s business. He suggested that japanese take up the Issue of soviet jews who Are denied the right to practice their religion. There is a danger of growing anti semitism i Japan As indicated by interest in recent books de scribing supposed jewish conspiracies to ruin the japanese Economy Wiesel said. Sniffing out new topics syndicated talk show Host Phil Donahue has aired interviews with lesbian nuns surrogate mothers and sex slaves. On tuesday he opens a new video Frontier. Donahue is hiring a boat and heading out to sea i search of the wandering Islip n.y., garbage Barge which has been turned away by five slates and three countries. 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