European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 3, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Santa Maria replica headed for Japan Acap iwo. Mexico api a replica of the 15th-Century caravel Simla Maria has set sail for Japan on the Sec Ond of in journeys in take a message if peace 10 the world. The ship attic Mari Galanic. Sailed in Spain last september. Japanese ambassador to Mexico i you Kichii i mat said the tip will depart Ofine commemoration of the Loolah anniversary if the Friendship and Trade i real Between Mexico and Japan. The ambassador and Guerrero state gov. Law Frantt o Rui Massieu acre present As the ship sailed from he Pacific port of a Capuzo Laic saturday. Just before tailing anal Alsar the project s creator and Captain of he ship said the main Mission of Floc ship is 10 take mex Ico s message of peace to inc world Alsar ii 53-jear.nld adventurer who has lived in the Gulf of Mexico port of Vcra Cru fur 30 years designed the 10& foot Long ship with engineers from his native Spain. These Sci contains More than 30 Woods. Alsar estimates inc Cost of the project at several million Dull irs. Most of it financed by a Trust 1 und called , Man and peace. The mexican government also has provided Assisi inc he said. The ship s name comes from the Origi Nal name of the Santa Maria the ship Rohri Supher Columbus sailed to the new world. Alsar said the coming sooth anniversary of Columbus voyage gave him the idea of building n replica. The Mirl Wilante ills desk Side in Aci Iputcha saturday before beginning it Joule to Japan to deliver u message of peace. Us is v go Jyh of. Sons Banner Day at Hahn a . Patrick Kilic Noltin Irful and i Avenue is lined Ullh airman ii Afeei Vuu members of the Fram which inc banners of All 50 states i Uhn a precision Drill team Limyr arc flu a alternated with american flags along he Bast s Atengc of flags flans. Leg Ess vef begins flight across . In Sailplane Chul Vista. Calif. Ai j a Vietnam Veteran who lost both legs in combat took off in a Sailplane in a 2,500 indie attempt to become the first person to Glide across the unik a Stales. The Sailplane Eagle with Pilot Terry Fracier 41, at the controls was lifted into the air by a sow plane sunday n Crown Field near the mexican harder. Hazier is trying co raise nearly s50.000 in pledges to help maintain the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington. Frazier a Nali unaly ranked Sailplane competitor and English professor Hopes to average about Joo Miles a Day. Reach ing Kitty Hawk . The Birthplace of aviation on May 19. Frazier plans to Glide his 15-fool-Long Craft Back to the Charlotte . Motor Speedway Landing inside the Racetrack grounds to wave the starting Dag for the May 22 Winston cup Lascar Stock car race. Others have tried similar flights but have been forced to Complete part of the trip by hauling their sailplanes on a trailer he said. I m not real concerned with whether i accomplish being the first person to Fly a glider the entire distance i m in it for inc Challenge of making the flight Fra Rich said belie Lake Uff. Since taking uru i monuments h Hose is an for people to heal Abonit the War and come 10 grins with their Fei l i no Abdul Vietnam Fra Ier said. Every Vei Cran 1 know who is still nine feels he s part of thai Vietnam Monu ment Saij i Raier. Who lost his legs in a 1967 mortar attack tilt took the lives of six of his Buddi Sand wounded another 1h. Proceeds from flight pledges will he Given Iri friends of the Vietnam veterans memorial a nonprofit group which i a is maintain the Monument and assists in memorials for families of deceased Sci Crane Frazier has devel oried artificial Lep that Clamp onto his glider s foot controls. He said he by Enate hooked on Grid Init when he saw his first one in flight 10 years ago i Don t even like planes that have engines or Nas because when 1 was in Viet Nam. I saw too Many planes go Down in Frazier said. "1 feel More Seairs in n plane with no fuel and no 747 lands safely in Tokyo after 3 of 4 engines fail Tokyo a a United airlines Boeing 747 with 258 people aboard landed safely monday at new Tokyo International Airport after three of its four engines failed an airline official said. None of the 239 pasc Nicra and 19 Crew members aboard Ual flight 97 from los Angeles to Tokyo were injured said the official Katsuro a. � said the hoeing 747-100 landed at 3 17 pm with emergency vehicles stand ing by at the Airport in Narilia 40 Miles Northeast of Tokyo. Lie said the aircraft lost the use of one engine Over the Pacific Ocean approximately one hour and 15 minutes before Landing n second engine Ghoul 30 min utes later and a third engine just prior to Landing. Isa said the explain requested and was granted an expedited approach and emergency vehicles standing the aircraft taxied under us own Power to the terminal and the passengers left the plane in a Normal he said
