European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday february 11,1988pedal-powered aircraft crashes during test flight Edwards fab. Calif. A the pedal powered plane Daedalus crashed in the Mojave desert during training for an a capt to set a distance record for  flight a project official mid tuesday. The Pilot was not injured in sunday s Accident about 65 Milts North of los Angeles said project director John Langford. The crash apparently caused by turbulence is i pc cd in cause a iwo week delay in the planned 74 mile flight Over inc Aegean sea Between two greek islands. Langford said the 70-Pound Craft was lying Toboul is feet Ahi ivc the ground when it rolled into a Ngol turn Ana Jill need sink ing the ground with its right Wing tip. It successful the journey will break the distance record for human powered flight set in january 1987, when inc Eagle experimental air plane lie 37.2 Miles Over the Mojave desert. The previous record 22 Miles was set in 1979 when the Gossamer Albatross crossed the English Channel. Steven bus Solan a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of technology and director of flight operations said air turbulence appeared to have caused lie crash. The Daedalus was designed and built by a team of students faculty and alumni from Mit. The aircraft was built of lightweight Carbon fiber and other High tech materials and damage was concentrated in the fuselage and the Center Wing panel. The Daedalus will b shipped to Massachusetts for repairs Longford said and d backup plane under construction there will be sent to Edwards for flight testing. The record flight route in the Aegean was originally planned to duplicate the mythological voyage of icarus and Daedalus from Crete to the greek Mainland but it was changed slightly in search of lighter winds. The plane will be peddled from Crete and Sansonni by one of five world class bicycle racers training for the flight now scheduled to take place Between Early april and the end of May. Des ers defends use of funds plans to Challenge $1,000 Fine North Miami Beach Fla. A Maria do Sillers inc woman who received More than  in donations for her dying 7-year-old son. Said tues Day that she did not break the Law by collecting Money for him. And she will Challenge a  Fine levied against her. Debit Lars and her attorney Harry Robbins said she never solicited Money from the Public for Ronnie s Ihrcke liver transplants. Instead the thousands of Dona Lions they received including ,000 from president Reagan were spontaneously sent because of news items.", in an answer to inc slate division of licensing s administrative complaint and Fine Robbins and do Sillers reiterated that she was not a charitable organi ration. Robbins said thai drillers is entitled to 1219,000 if it from the s&6i.91q that was donned for her son s medical care. He added inc Money was placed in custodial accounts for Ronnie and his Mother became his heir when he died a stale audit last month reported do Sillers receiveds9b0.310 in donations but she said some of inc Money was counted twice. Do Sillers and Robbins have requested a hearing to contest the Fine and complaint. Ii would be very easy for Maria de Sillers to end this controversy with your department and to sign the stipulation sent to her by you which imposes an administrative Fine of $ 1,000," Robbins wrote in a letter to the stale division of licensing. However mrs. Dewillers is a woman of dignity and principle and she disputes the facts upon which this proceeding is Bawd and the conclusions which you readied he said do Sillers a former Public relations agent became the Center of controversy last year when it was reported thai Suie had acquired a Bow and a car Telephone Ami had moved into a waterfront apartment after her son s death. Soon Al Coward children s hip dial of Pittsburgh surd her. Seeking  remaining on Ronnie s j2oi2 Bill. He died waiting for a fourth liver on Maria Des Illera with attorney Harry Robbins. April 29. 1987. De Sillers said she was Given the Telephone and used her apartment As both her Home and office for promoting children s Organ transplants. She came to the news conference tuesday with Maria Scegura a 4-year-old liver disease victim and her Mother. Do Sillers said she has been wrongly criticized by the Media and the state and said Public criticism and the stale s freezing of her Bank accounts is hurting her promotion of Organ transplants for Chil  cannot carry the Burden fallowing Maria Scegura to be lost in the shuffle she said. Her life depends on the strength of our  stolen Stradivarius violin returned to . Owner n new York a a 320-year-old Stradivari us violin that was stolen three months ago from a new York City music store and recovered in Tokyo was resumed to its owner tuesday by inc Fri to celebrate the return of violin concert soloist Nina Cilina played a musical selection after a Brief press conference Al Fri Headquarters. Jacques Francais the owner of the violin beamed As he watched her play the Amber coloured instrument one of two hand carved by Antonio Stradivari in 1667. The violin is called the Arany. After the 19-Cenlury female violinist who played it Francais owner of Jacques Francais rare Vio liar said the robbery occur Rod nov. 18.1987, when a customer entered the store and asked to see some violin bows. The Man followed Francais into the store s room sized vault where the bows Are Kepi and apparently placed the violin on a Nook under his Raincoat according to the store owner. The violin surfaced in Tokyo on Jan. 15 when a music dealer said he had been approached by a Man attempting to sell the instrument for 1900.000. Fri agents and Tokyo police officers arrested Robert Hwang 31, and seized the violin. Specialist fits Reagan with new hearing Aid Washington before she died that the infant will new find peace and  Rebecca Jean Muller. 13 weeks Oil. Died tuesday night at Tampa general Ilin Piil ii tit ii Van hours after Hills Borough circuit judge Vernon w. Evans or. Ranit a Ker Parynis wish thai she be Allu cd id die. The kmicnmaiom.1 infant was bom pre maturely with irreversible damage to her brain lungs and kidneys. She was deaf and Blind and had spinal Cord abnormalities and a blocked intestinal Trad. But Rebecca responded to pain and showed other signs of brain function including . We believe that Rebecca will now find peace and release from a life which has been not As kind to her As to other children parents an and Barbara Muller said i a statement. We believe that Rebecca would be the brain Stem which controls such in voluntary functions As breathing and when the patient shows no perception or cognitive responses. Rebecca had not drawn a breath of her own since her birth Al Tampa general nov. 19. With artificial life support she might have lived two months to a year according to court records. In his five Page order allowing the of any civil or criminal liability. The ease was brought before Evans because Tampa general was unsure it had the Legal right to giant the part Ali request to disconnect life support. Hospital attorney Michael n. Brawn tiled a lawsuit seeking guidance on inc right to dec Issue last month contending there was no Clear judicial precedent out lining the Hospital s rights and Dulei be cause the child was not brain dead a Hospital to disconnect life support equip Caus f n of int Evans directed thai Rebecca be defined by Honda Law. Fed and receive All other medical care a Legal court appointed guardian and until her death. Doctors circe red like iwo physician who performed eat Nina baby to die within hours. Lions for 111 department of health and under the order the parents medical rehabilitative services agreed will Doc staff and Hospital administrators arc free tors thai there was no hop for recovery