European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago the stars and stripes sunday october 11.1987 Navy memorial festivities planned Washington a a to million memorial on a prime spot Between the Capitol and the White House is being dedicated this week As a permanent Monument 10 All who have served in the . Navy since John Paul Jones 200 year ago. Military bands will Parade and scores of shipmates reunions Are planned tuesday on Pennsylvania ave nue in a ceremony at he massive Granite and water sculpture Garden and Amphitheater thai will be known As the . Navy memorial. It s something that Navy veterans and those who have died would like 10 present to the american pub Lic said retired rear . William Thompson presi Dent of the foundation that has spent 10 years trying to erect the memorial. It honors All those who served in the Navy since its inception in 177 a Thompson said. The memorial was Buill by n private group the Nav memorial foundation Wilh private contributions. The Centrepiece is a Large open Plaza Wilh its floor a100-fool circular Granite map of the world. The map is a Polar projection in shades of Gray positioned with Washington at its Center. Standing in inc vast Ness of its sea ii the Lone Sailor a 7-fool Bronze is Ciuc of an american Seaman. Sur rounding the Amphitheater arc pools of cascading water and still to be added Are a semicircle of 22 Bas Relief Navy scenes. One will Honor Navy women. The Plaza will become an Amphitheater in warm weather and Home for the Navy band and other Mili tary bands. Concerts will be held nightly in the sum Mer said Thompson. There will be More to the memorial too in adjoin ing buildings Hal Are still under construction an in door Heater where movies of the sea will be shown exhibits and a log room where inc service records of Navy veterans willbe available on computer. To Entera name in the electronic log veterans or others must make a contribution of $25 to the memorial. The dedication ceremony is being held on the Navy s 212th birthday with defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger chairman of the joint chiefs of Shaft . William Crowe and other lop Navy officials and officers. Several blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed off and seating for 7,000 people will be erected in the Street for the three hour military ceremony be ginning at ii . The memorial is looted Between 7lh and sch streets across Pennsylvania Avenue from the National archives. It has lacked the divisions and controversy thai marked construction of another recent military memo rial in Washington the Vicinal ctr ans memorial. But its path through Washington s bureaucratic Maze has not been easy it was authorized by Congress in 1980. An original design for a non nautical 10-Story roman Arch was scuttled by a planning Board. The foundation went through several other designs including representations of various ships bows and cascading Stone Waves before agreeing on the final design. The statue was the work of sculptor Stanley Blei Field and even it went through several revisions be cause of ethnic and other concerns. The foundation has reported raising 16 million sofar and Hopes to raise another 14 million to Complete the remainder of the project la will be run by the .park service. Walking the wire App Noto a High wire artist attracts a crowd in usually Rush their Way through the Side new York City grand Central train terminal pause to watch Phillipe station Friday night. Cum rulers who Petit s daring act. 6 j forced overboard As fishing Boot bums Little River . A a Char Ter fishing boat carrying 61 people caught fire saturday forcing everyone to jump overboard into the Atlantic Ocean but they All were rescued by other ves Sels the boat s Captain said. The 70-foot Captain Jim was live Miles Southeast of the Little River incl along the North Carolina South Carolina Border when the tire was reported about9 ., said Pelly officer Gary Slarks of inc Miami fla., coast guard office. Everyone on Board was accounted for and two women who suffered minor in juries were taken to a local Hospital said the boat s Captain Jim Stevens. But Pelly officer Eric Shrahan of the coast guard in Charleston said planes continued to search the area late in the morning in Case anyone was still in the water. The boat was chartered from Captain Jim s Marina in Calabash , just across the state line. The fire started about s 4s . In the engine room electrical system Stevens said. The first thing logo out my the radio. I knew something Obj the boat slopped and i thought we were getting ready to fish. Then i smelte smoke like from an electrical fire,1 said Michael Barbie of Monroe ., a Pas Senger. I got inc fire extinguisher out and went at ii Bui the fire was too far gone Stevens said. In 10 minutes it was Lime to get off the void Barbie who added Iba everyone was wearing a life jacket. A Fisherman in a boat nearby saw the smoke and called the coast guard bar Bie said. Five or six smaller boats went to the scene to pick up passengers and Crew. Nuclear warhead report ignites mushrooming fear new York a dozens of police firefighters reporters and photographers mobilized on the double when a police officer in Brooklyn reported by radio that he had found a possible nuclear warhead in a privately owned within minutes of the 12 09 . Re port Friday a crowd of fearful emergency workers and news Media types had sur rounded the truck in the Flatbush Tion. Police subsequently Fousio two sealed me Lead lined containers about the size of 3-gallon Drums each holding about 5 Grams of radioactive Indium 192, a substance used to treat cancer patients. 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