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C EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — ’"They are a livng example of American Voyager ended its historic unrefueled, pioneerism as its best,” Reagan said. non-stop trip around the world with a safe Reagan was expected to telephone the desert landing today after a nine-day flight pilots later in the day with his personal beset by storms, engine problems and congratulations. worries over fuel. ’The flight had been repeatedly delayed The lightweight tri-fuselage plane with amid warnings that if it didn't take off by front and rear engines covered nearly mid-December, its next opportunity would 26,000 miles, its maker said, effectively be in the spring. Yeager had the flu when doubling every non-stop, unrefueled dis the plane took off at 8 a.m. Dec. 14 from tance record in aviation history. Edwards, dragging its fuel-heavy wings on The Voyager was accompanied by three the desert runway and shaving at least a chase planes as it appeared through clouds foot off each Styrofoam wingtip. over the desert. It slowly descended, doing On the second day of the flight, concerns several victory passes before touching about fuel consumption arose as Voyager down at 8:06 a.m. PST on a dry lake bed, went farther than expected to avoid a 4 ^ watched by 15,000 spectators. typhoon near Guam, but the typhoon . Storm-battered pilots Dick Rutan, 49. provided an assist with powerful tailwinds, and Jeana Yeager, 34, were helped from and it turned out that a faulty fuel gauge Voyager after the landing at this famed had misled the crew into thinking they flight test center. Both had suffered bruises might run out of gas. I' \ >.. ' when Voyager was tossed around by On Monday, aircraft designer Burt turbulence over the Indian and Atlantic Rutan. the pilot’s brother, had said the oceans and over Africa, and they appeared plane had enough fuel to fly on to New York a little wobbly. and beyond if they wished. A P photo "Nine days, huh?” Rutan said moments H ie storms, fuel fears and fatigue from before landing. "Nine days without a several successive days cramped into a Voy.Kjrr (jt( liiu) Ihi- ('ili)l)i‘ WilluMil RH ik 'Iiik) Co-pilots Jeana Yeager and Dick 2 shower.” phone-booth-sized cabin also led to engine Rutan screamed a victory yell, stretched ovei’heatlng when the piU^s forgot to check Rutan bring Voyager in above the his arms above his head, thumbs up. and oil pressure for nearly a day and a half, but crowds at Edwards Air Force Base slapped on a cowboy hat before leaving the they quickly solved that Dec. 20 by cockpit. The couple were to be taken to the hand-pumping 1.7 quarts of oil into the near Mojave, Calif., this morning base hospital for checkups as international engine. after their record-setting flight. The aviation officials checked the plane to Early today, the engine stalled, and USSRi craft came back to the United make certain it indeed had flown non-stop. Voyager lost 3,400 feet of altitude before its "How wobbly do you feel?” Rutan was other engine could he started. States today after making the first asked as he sat on the cockpit cowl. "Whenever you’re over water and you’ve 3 round-the-world flight without "A little bit,” he replied, adding a minute got no engine, it’s serious.” spokesman AFRICA later, " I want to sit here for awhile, doc.” Peter Riva said. Voyager dropped from an stopping to refuel. The chart at left SEQUA " I t ’s really great to be here. I ’m really altitude of 8,900 feet to 5,500 feet during the [SOUTH , shows the path of the nine-day overwhelmed at all the people.” he said. 90-second engine failure caused by a vapor k AMERICA! 'V i voyage, which effectively doubled " It wasn’t the best landing I’ve made, but lock, he said. we’ll walk away from it,” Rutan said. Fuel leaked into the cockpit during the STRALIA 1 every non-stop, unrefueled distance At the White House. President Reagan IN'ITENOI _ lEO ordeal, forcing the pilots to put on oxygen ROUTIX/TE record in history. watched the landing on television and masks to prevent being overcome by called the historic flight "magnificent, fumes, Riva said. Bt m Io 1946 d n u n c * record absolutely magnificent.” press aide Mark Rutan and Yeager cleared a fuel line and Bt m Ii i ditM iK* tnd tim* record Weinberg said. restarted the front engine, which had been "Jeana Yeager’s and Richard Rutan’s shut down to conserve fuel, spokesman courage determination and refusal to give Mark Greenberg said. AR/Cyn(hia OrMr 'Parents can’t be warned enough,’ toy experts say By John F. Kirch The list contains nothing that In an interview last week, Statier leaded paint used on some toys that difficult for their child, since this injuries are caused by misuse of Herald Reporter most parents don’t already know, warned parents to watch out for could be harmful if swallowed by a can cause frustration, experts said. products. but as one former federal official certain items when purchasingtoys child. Statier and others said that when “ Every year the (Consumer More than 120,000 children will be put it, "Parents can’t be warned and games. They include strings or Loven and Statier said that last buying toys, parents should take Product Safety Commission) rushed to the hospital in the coming enough.” elastic products because they can month a Taiwan version of the into consideration other children in comes out with a scary list of Stuart Statier is a former com year for treatment of injuries wrap around a child’s neck, small “ Voltron Lion” toy, whic|i was the household and the possibility of statistics on child injuries,” Levin sustained while playing with toys, missioner of the federal Consumer parts that can be detached from a popular last year, was rtcalled younger children getting hold of said. "But what they don’t say is according to federal government Product Safety Commission. He toy and swallowed, sharp and after lead was found in tne paint. toys made for their older brothers that the majority of accidents are statistics. currently runs a risk-avoidance jagged edges, glass products and Statier said it was one of the largest and sisters. toy-related, but not toy-caused.” And although many of those and product-liability service for AT toys that can propel into a child’s recalls in U.S. history. " It’s great to buy a chemistry set injuries are toy-related but not Kearney Inc. of Chicago, a com eye. Statier said many foreign toys for the 10-year-old, but make sure CPSC spokesman Lou Brott said pany that helps toy manufacturers face the same scrutiny that he knows to put it away so the that in 1976. aboul 150.000 children "toy-caused.” the figures are high "Make sure in the selection of detect potential problems with American-made products do. He 5-year-old doesn’t get to it,” said were injured playing with toys. In enough to concern product safety toys you buy items that are suitable their products. pointed out that the “ Voltron Lion” •Jodi Levin, communications direc 1985. the figure was 123.000 and the and toy industry experts. for the child you are purchasing it For the past few weeks, Statier commission expects the same In a series of interviews this for,” Statier said. toy manufacturered in Japan was tor for Toy Manufacturers of week, industry officials gave a list has taken part in the "Child Care in lead-free. America, the toy industry’s trade number of injuries this year, he 9 of consumer tips that parents the 80s” program sponsored by Others agreed. Carl Loven, a Another thing to consider, ex group. said. should follow when giving toys to Ultra Pampers, a manufacturer of co-owner of Velvet Stable Inc. of perts said, is the age of the child. Although all who were inter But. Brott added. ’"That doesn’t their children over the holiday baby’s diapers. The program is Glastonbury, a maker of plush toys Toys and games usually identify on viewed agreed that parents must be mean it’s the fault of the toy. But the season, a time of year when the $12 designed to inform parents about a including puppets and dolls, said he their labels the age group they are warned about potential hazards, all toy is involved.” billion toy industry does 60 percent number of children-related issues, was not an authority on the subject. made for. Parents should not give also said toys are becoming safer of its business. including product safety. However, he warned parents about games and puzzles that are too every day and that most of the Please turn to page 8 TODAY’S HERALD Firefighters together Partly cloudy N.Y. teens charged in effort to feed needy Partly cloudy tonight with a low ’Three white youths were charged in the mid-20s.