European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page6 a a a the stars and stripes Friday september 7,1990 the Mayflower ii sails in Cape cod Bay wednesday morning near its Home port in Plymouth mass. Replica of the Mayflower hits open Waters again after 30 years Plymouth mass. Up a Mayflower ii a replica of the ship that carried the pilgrims to Plymouth Rock set sail in open Waters wednesday for the first time in nearly 30 years. With its Crew dressed in Pilgrim costumes Mayflower ii ventured out in open Waters from the state pier in Plymouth around 9 . As part of the festival of sails the vessel accompanied by a flotilla of 75 boats sailed out in Cape cod Bay before returning to Plymouth said officials at Ali Moth Plantation the museum that owns Mayflower ii. A we have a ship which sailed across the Atlantic in 1957 and is in Fine sailing condition today. It seemed the time had come to begin showing the world this Beautiful Symbol once again under sail a the Way Chippewa Falls wis. Apr it took two tombstones to get it right but a 21-gun Salute sounded wednesday to note the corrected marking of the grave of a Union Soldier who had been wrongly identified As a Confederate. The trouble began in 1988 when the caretaker at Prairie View cemetery ordered a new Tombstone from the governments Monument service because the original had become too weathered. The grave of Union Cpl. William Lindley Wilcox got a new Marker but it wrongly identified him As a Confederate a mistake that upset some of his descendants. A great granddaughter Doris Wilcox Balmer of Chicago said her ancestor would have had a a fit if he had known he was linked to the confederacy. Wilcox was a Corporal in co e of the 1st Wisconsin Cav. The $83 Granite Marker contained most of the right facts about Wilcox a life a bom feb. 8, 1827 died oct. 7, 1899 entered the military nov. 2, 1864 and was released july 29, 1865. But instead of listing the Soldier in the . Army people imagine her to be a said David Case president of Climoth Plantation. In the 1950s, a group known As project Mayflower began work on a reproduction of the ship that brought the pilgrims to the new world in 1620. The Mayflower ii was built in England As a Symbol of Anglo american Friendship. In 1957, the vessel duplicated its namesakes voyage crossing the Atlantic in 55 Days. However the Crew of the replica chose a More southerly route than that of the original vessel a not inappropriate As the pilgrims had planned to Settle in Virginia before Stormy winds and navigational errors steered the first Mayflower toward Massachusetts. More than 11 million people have visited the Mayflower ii since it docked at Plymouth. The Gravestone put him in the a Confederate states  Cynthia Leith of eau Claire another great granddaughter of the Soldier said the first Marker sent out to Correct the error was confusing. She said the a a St was left off the Tombstone in identifying the 1st Wisconsin Cav. Four of Wilcox a great grandchildren one great great grandchild and one great great great grandchild gathered for the ceremony. A yes we Are very pleased a said Pat Wilcox Schadrin of Green Bay a great granddaughter. A there was a big error made and they Are doing everything to repair it. I think it is really neat a state rep. Leo Hamilton said there was a Good reason Why a special ceremony was planned to Mark the corrected Tombstone. A i done to think or. Wilcox or any Veteran would appreciate being put on the other Side a he said. George Gulas an administrator for the Monument service of the National cemetery system within the department of veterans affairs called the mistake a a a shame but an a honest  romances Sake judge frees juror to get married new York up a Romance and Justice can  hand in hand. In the interest of Romance a judge presiding Over an unexpectedly Long robbery trial discharged a juror with imminent wedding plans to give the Bride time to get her nails and hair done before the ceremony. But it was in the interest of Justice that state supreme court Justice Phyllis Bamberger refused to set aside the guilty verdicts against the two robbers she said in a written decision released wednesday. In a ruling upholding the robbery and weapons convictions of Ronald Moss and Calvin Mcbride the judge said she discharged the juror identified Only As a miss g.,�?� during the trial Only As a last resort. She dismissed her after determining the juror would have suffered a an unduly onerous Burden if forced to change her wedding and honeymoon  Bank depositors put $21,000 into fake Box West Hartford Conn. Up a Gullible Bank customers dumped thousands of dollars into a phony night Deposit Box but the offbeat bandits who concocted the scam never got a Chance to collect detectives said wednesday. Depositors mostly merchants from two shopping centers put about $21,000 in Cash and an undisclosed amount in checks into the 3 a foot High Metal Box placed outside a Branch of the Fleet Bank. Police tipped off by suspicious customers staked out the scene but called off the surveillance after eight hours Early sunday without capturing the would be thieves. A we wanted to be absolutely sure not to lose the Money. We could not risk it a detective Jack Casey said of the decision to halt the operation. The thieves May have spotted officers watching the Box from six different Points Casey said. He said the Bank also a had input into the decision to protect the Cash at the Cost of any Chance to round up the criminals. The Box weighing about 250 pounds and modified with a drop Slot was placed against the outside Wall of the Bank purportedly As a substitute for the regular night Deposit. A hand lettered sign indicated that the burglar alarm on the regular Box was broken.5 killed when Small plane slams into Alaska Mountain Anchorage Alaska up a a Small plane missing for two Days has been found smashed into a Mountainside. All five aboard were killed state and Federal officials said wednesday. Helicopters flew to the rugged site North of Anchorage to recover the bodies wednesday Alaska state troopers said. The Cessna 206, on a flight from the Northwestern Alaska town of Kotzebue to Anchorage disappeared sunday right after a routine radio message from the Pilot indicated no problems. The plane was found late tuesday at the 4,000-foot level of a Mountain near Talkeetna said Federal aviation administration spokeswoman Mary Lou Wojtalik. No identities were released. That brings to eight the number of people killed in two plane crashes sunday and monday. In the other crash a Frontier flying service plane carrying 10 people a seven of them from the same family including two infants a crashed near Kaltag. Killed were school principal Kevin Lefevour 32, and two Young daughters his wife and three other children were injured said state police spokeswoman Janelle Hout. Two teen age students and the Pilot also were Hurt. The National transportation safety Board was investigating both accidents. Soldiers spirit can relax grave no longer Calls him Confederate