European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes monday february 17,1992 a replicas of Christopher Columbus ships the nifty Pinta and Santa Marfa sail into Miami on saturday. Replicas of Columbus ships beginning . Tour in Miami Miami apr escorted by More than 1,000 private boats replicas of Christopher Columbus ships arrived in the United states on saturday As part of the 500th anniversary Celebration of his voyage to the new world. More than 5,000 people cheered from docks and waterfront roads As the wooden reproductions of the Nina Pinta and Santa Marfa sailed into Miami Sharbor police said. A this is great. Such a moment. I can to get Over it a Rose Kennedy 79, a retired Spanish teacher from Miami said As the replica of the Santa Marfa sailed by. Miami was the first Stop in the ships tour of the United states. They will be open to the Public in Miami through feb. 29 and will depart March 1 for Corpus Christi Texas. The replicas already have toured Spain France Italy and Portugal. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean the ships visited the dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The vessels christened in Spain in 1990, were built with the same materials carpenters used to construct the original ships. The hulls were made of Oak and Pine from Spanish forests. Hand forged nails were modelled after some recovered from a 16th-Century Shipwreck. The sails Are made of Linen the closest natural fiber to the original hemp Canvas. Hemp was used to caulk the ships Bottoms and decks. The biggest difference Between the replicas and the originals a aside from the fact that the originals never reached what is now the . Mainland a is that the2nd-time refugees new York apr some haitian refugees have told . Officials that they fled their country a second time because of repression by the army or police a newspaper reported. Officials from the office of the . High commissioner for refugees said 35 second time refugees reported fleeing repression the new York times reported sunday. One official predicted that a Many More will be emerging a the newspaper said. The claims contrast with the Bush administrations insistence that there is no evidence that haitians forcibly returned to the Caribbean nation have been mistreated. A they say they have been specially targeted As being repatriates who have denounced the haitian authorities to the .," a . Official familiar with the recent interviews told the newspaper. A i can to assure you they Are telling the truth but having listened to them carefully i have no reason to replicas Are equipped with engines. A but they re Only allowed to use the engines in Case of emergency a said Carlos j. Arboleya chairman of the National discovery of America qui Centennial committee. The new ships also have More headroom than the old to accommodate taller people and the Spanish sailors sleep on bunks and eat refrigerated food. Spain a ambassador to the United states Jaime de Ojeda y Eiseley Miami mayor Xavier Suarez and Dade county mayor Stephen Clark were among those who witnessed the ships arrival in Miami. The ceremony was picketed by about 50 to 60 Hai Tian american and american Indian demonstrators who carried signs decrying the exploitation of native Peoples. Many indians blame Columbus for unleashing a european invasion that ultimately killed millions and destroyed their cultures. A we welcomed you in 1492, but we re not welcomed in 1992,�?� read a sign carried by Daniel White Bear a 43-year-old american Indian. After Corpus Christi the ships Are scheduled to Stop in Galveston Texas new Orleans Tampa and St. Augustine Fla Charleston . Norfolk a. Baltimore and Annapolis my. Philadelphia Wilmington Del. Atlantic City . New York City new London Conn. And Boston. The tour up the Atlantic coast will last through August. From october through december the ships Are scheduled to Stop in the California cities of san Francisco san Luis Obispo los Angeles san Juan Capistrano and san  they fled abuse doubt them a the official said. The newspaper did not name the officials. More than 15,000 haitians have fled their country since Haiti a first democratically elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a military coup last september. On nov 19, a Federal judge in Miami ordered the Bush administration to Stop returning haitian refugees. On Jan. 31, the . Supreme court cleared the Way for the repatriations to resume. The United states claims the refugees Are fleeing poverty not political repression. The haitians were interviewed at the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba where most of the refugees have been held. Forty one other second time refugees will be allowed into the United states to pursue political Asylum claims. Members of that group left Haiti together Jan. 9, causing officials to wonder whether they made up their stones together.  veterans to get policy dividends Early from wire reports Washington a a the Bush administration is speeding up distribution of More than a Hal billion dollars in dividends to veterans life insurance policyholders. About 1.6 million veterans with . Government life insurance and National service life insurance and who receive annual dividends under a Cash option will be affected. About $560 million will be distributed according to the department of veterans affairs. The department said the action marked the first time since 1977 that the payment of the annual dividends has been  retrieved from Cave Indianapolis a friends of a Spe Lunker who died almost a year ago in a Remote mexican Cavern went Back to the Cave to recover his body in an act his Mother called a a labor of  a these people Felt so strongly about it and had such a kinship going with Chris they just  let it Lay a Willadean Yeager said after the body of her eldest son Christopher was recovered. Yeager 25, died last March 1 in an Accident in a mountainous Region about 150 Miles Southeast of Mexico City. His family was told then that a fellow explorer had buried him because it would be impossible to get the body out. A team of friends from the Midwest spent months planning to recover Yeager a body from the Cave which is believed to be about 4,500 feet deep and one of the 10 deepest in the world. They were helped by up clunkers from Texas Mexico and Poland. The team entered the Cave feb. 5 and used a hauling system with ropes and pulleys to gradually pull the body to the surface feb. 8. It was returned to Indiana on thursday  charged in death Largo Fla. A an 18-year-old woman was charged with manslaughter after her Newborn baby was discovered dead in a closet hidden beneath a pile of clothes. Tabatha Turner fearing her family a reaction hid her pregnancy and delivered the 7-Pound boy alone in her bedroom Jan. 27, said police capt. John Walker. The boy died within a Day a without food medical care or a name according to an indictment. Turner Mother of a 14-month-old girl lives with her parents and was afraid to let her family know she was pregnant again police  hold up store Lincolnton . A a 10-year-old boy pointed a revolver at a drugstore clerk and a guard As he and his 7-year-Oldbrother stole $4.90 Worth of Valentines and notebook paper. The older boy told investigators he had seen similar crimes on television. Store employees recognized the boys from previous visits and called police after the Holdup wednesday. The boys were addressing the cards featuring cartoon heroes incredible Hulk Batman Ana spider Man to classmates at s. Ray Lowder elementary school when police officers found them at Home. They live with a grandparent. The older boy was held in a juvenile detention Center in Dallas. He was scheduled to appear today in juvenile court in Lincolnton. The 7-year-old was not taken into custody or charged. They were not identified because of their Ages. The boys other grandparents heard about the robbery and notified police that a .38-caliber handgun had been stolen from their Home  to Ethiopia named Washington a president Bush has chosen Marc Allen Baas a career foreign service official now in the . Embassy in Ethiopia to be the ambassador to that country. Baas a 43-year-old graduate of american University will succeed Frederick l. Chapin if the nomination is confirmed by the Senate