European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a. A 1___ Page 8 the stabs and stripes sunday August 5, 1990 from Firlit the Nina Santa Maria and Pinta wait to set sail from Huelva Spain on Friday 498 years to the Day after Columbus launched his voyage to the new world a Huelva Spain apr explorer Christopher Columbus could have told them it would t be easy. Ninety spaniards crewing three exact replicas of Columbus discovery ships departed from this southwestern Atlantic port Friday on a six month Mediterranean sea trial the voyage was to prepare for a planned 1992 re creation of Columbus voyage to the new world in 1492. But on saturday the latter Day Columbus who is commanding the Jour Ney Spanish Navy capt. Santiago Bolivar found himself Back in Huelva blown to land by a windstorm common to this area West of the Strait of Gibraltar. Locals Call the storms Levant is and even big modern ships worry about them. Bolivar remained idled in port saturday with the replicas of the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria the 117-foot-Long command ship. Undaunted Bolivar said saturday a we knew there would be Strong East Erly winds in the Strait but we had to carry out the aug. 3  the ships Joyful Send off Friday was scheduled to coincide with the 498th anniversary of the Day Columbus began his first voyage to what would become known As America. A Wco re going to wait out the winds before starting out again for our first destination Almeria a said Bolivar referring to the southwestern Spanish port roughly 310 a pics East of Huelva. The $2 million replicas paid for by a state Agency Are promoting Spain s planned expo �?T92 worlds fair at Seville and commemorating the 500lh anniversary of Columbus legendary voyage. The fair set to run from april to october 1992, is expected to attract 20 million visitors the ships Are scheduled to arrive in Almeria next Friday. National weather Institute meteorologist Juan Ignacio Miro in Madrid said saturday that Strong winds were expected to continue in the Strait area for 48 hours.196 chernobyl area children arrive for treatment in Israel Tel Aviv Israel apr a group of 196 soviet jewish children who were exposed to radiation in the chernobyl nuclear Accident arrived Friday for medical care in Israel. The group a the first of 3,000 children being brought to Israel As immigrants by the Ultra orthodox Cha had movement a Hud been stranded for three Days at the Airport in the soviet City of Minsk. Chabad officials said the soviets initially refused to let chartered planes enter the country but relented after intervention by British Media magnate Robert Maxwell. Quot Maxwell was Able to negotiate with very High offi Quot said Jay Litson a spokesman for the chabad he became involved everything one of the children from the soviet unions Chenab Al area is held by a member of the Chubb Jan eminent. Vials movement. A once moved  Litson said chabad did not know Why the soviet Union initially refused to allow the charter flights in or Why it changed its mind. The children aged six to 15, Are from the cities of gome and to or in byelorussian. All were exposed to radiation in the april 1986 chernobyl Accident. A i habad activists greeted the children with traditional jewish songs and dances upon their arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Some of the children Felt too weak to celebrate. A a in a sick a said Dima Peselev 12. Of Gomel a i have been sick most of the time. I done to know if this is because of the radiation. I have never been medically  five of the children arc known to be suffering from leukaemia As a result of the radiation and wiil be Given intensive treatment. World today soviet students May help bring in bumper Harvest Moscow apr College students May be ordered to help bring in a bumper soviet Harvest and delay the opening of their fall terms by one month the head of the state food commission said Friday. A we have to consider it reasonable to draft students for a month to permit Deans to postpone studies for a month a Vladilen Nikitin told the a Tvr Emyan television news program. Nikitin said prime minister Nikolai by a Kov signed an order Friday drafting at least 15 percent of the nations civilian trucks to help with the Harvest. Tass reported on thursday that tens of thousands of soldiers and even the Kab had been ordered to help Harvest the Grain crop estimated at a record 260 million tons. The soviets arc already losing 2 million tons a Day because they cannot Harvest and store the Grain last enough. Soviet Media have blamed shortages of Tuel trucks and storage space As Well As the centrally planned Economy is inability to adjust to the demand. The government has already sent 70 army battalions with 35.000 trucks to help with the Harvest and lass said another 20 battalions with 10,000 trucks will be added. To it