European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 29, 1967 the stars and stripes fag 5 pontiff lends his throne to patriarch. From a and up dispatches Vatican City Eastern orthodox patriarch athe Agoras Saton the papal throne for 20 min Ute saturday to receive 2,000orthodox faithful. It was the first time that any one but the Pope had occupied the Paul i was not present but Vatican sources said he had offered the Gold throne in the Vatican s stately Royal hair tothe spiritual Leader of the Ortho Dox Church As a gesture of their hoped for Unity Between the two churches divided for nine Cen Turies. I came Here to prepare the Day when As in the first 10 centuries we will celebrate the eucharist with the same bread and the same wine in the same chalice with Pope Paul the White bearded patriarch said. Loud applause the audience consisted greek orthodox but there also were a number of russian orthodox refugees. They applauded loudly As athe Agoras mentioned the Pope s name in greek. Athe Agoras then went to the papal apartment to bid the Pon Tiff a formal Farewell at the endow Hie three Day visit the first by the senior patriarch of the Eastern orthodox Church in More than 500 , the roman Cath Olic Bishops Synod closed Withan Appeal to the world s major Powers for peace and a recommendation to Pope Paul to ease further the Church s rules unmixed marriage. In its peace Appeal the Synod called on the world s most pow Erful nations to spread Justice and Loye so that peace May flour ish among would remove Rule in a move to Foster a spirit of peace and Unity among Christi ans the Synod came out i favor of removing the Rule re Quiring non catholics in marriages with catholics to make a formal Promise to rear the Chil Dren in the Catholic Church. The peace Appeal was directed mainly at the United states and the soviet two were not mentioned by name in a declaration issued by the 200-member Synod but the Bishops made it Clear who was meant saying in the Appeal that the most powerful nations Are also those most responsible for russians building largest Telescope Moscow up the world largest optical Telescope is being built at Leningrad the soviet news Agency Tass said saturday. The tube of the huge Telescope will be about 81 feet Long and will weigh 250 tons Tass Telescope will have a precise time unit in its guidance system to insure accuracy. De Mot Balling for Vietnam defended Navy says battleship can defend itself Washington a the Navy said Friday the battleship new Jersey will have the capability of defending herself against offensive threats when she takes station off North Viet Nam. The battleship is no More of a prime target than the carriers which Are now operating in Southeast asian Waters the Navy said. The statement in response to questions was made after Jane s fighting ships the Standard reference work on the world s navies suggested in its new edition that the new Jersey might be More of a liability than an asset in the Vietnam Warthe new. Jersey is being pre pared for Shore bombardment duty and is expected to move into far Eastern Waters in about a year. She is a world War ii Vintage vessel and is the Only battleship to be placed in commission i nearly a decade. The main purpose of bringing the new Jersey out of retire ment is to utilize her batteries of 16-Inch guns to hurl 2,000 Pound shells at Shore targets i North Vietnam complementing the bombardment being kept up now by the smaller guns of . Destroyers and cruisers. New departure Katharine Hepburn breaking a lifetime habit poses for photog Raphers at a press conference she called in new York to introduce her Niece Katharine Hough ton 22. The two will appear in a new film guess who s coming to up photo the 70th edition of Janes published in London this week said among other things there Are Many sagacious old Heads who argue that a sin Gle battleship of 1940-43 building Vintage in hostile Waters with a Crew at least 10 years remove from battleship practice might be More of a liability than in its reply the Navy said that any ship deployed to Southeast Asia would be manned by a Crew which is fully trained and capable of fulfil Ingall offensive and defensive tasks commensurate with the Mission of the there have been differences of opinion within the Navy As to whether the Wisest course of action would be to bring a Battle ship out of senior naval officers before the decision was made atthe highest Levels indicated they would have preferred de Mot Balling two additional cruisers rather than a single battleship. But there is no discernible Navy concern about the Vulner ability of the battleship against the kind of attack which could be mounted by the tiny North vietnamese Navy and air Force. Jane s fighting ships recalled that the japanese Sank two mighty British air attacks in those same Waters at the outset of world War ii in the Pacific. However the . Navy now has sophisticated radar warning devices and sensitive electronic defensive gear that were Avail Able in relatively crude and limited form in world War n. And the air cover and Protection which could be provided for the new Jersey in the sout China sea is infinitely More powerful and Swift than was available to guard battleships a Quarter of a Century ago. Pill believed reason for Sag in ilk. Births London up the birth control Pill was being blamed saturday for Britain s declining birth rate. Babies born in England an Wales from july to september this year totalled 206,000, down10,031 compared to the same period last year and 11,492 Les than in the 1965 period. The slump in births is becom ing More pronounced just As the number of women taking the Pillis rising a medical expert said. The connection is now begin Ning to seem More than 600,000 women i Britain Are taking the Pill. No nicotine vote Coos Bay Ore. A the student Council at Marshfield High school has voted against allowing smoking on the Campus. Katie a dessert Lee Cream sauce9 new York a her aunt had called the news conference to introduce Katharine Houghton,22, an actress who makes her screen debut in a new film. But pretty though she was the main attraction was not miss Houghton but her aunt Katha Rine Hepburn the articulate and sometimes formidable Star. Their film is guess who s Nicaragua offers Aid to . In Vietnam Washington a Nicaragua has offered to Send a Small military training unit to South Vietnam a state department spokesman said spokesman said Nicaragua s offer is under discussion with the South vietnamese and others. Coming for dinner and in addition to the two women it stars Sidney Poiter and the late spen cer Tracy. Miss Hepburn was asked thursday about think Spencer always thought that acting was a rather silly Way for a Man to make a living. He Felt he should have been a doctor or something he both came from Back grounds totally removed from acting. But he was of such an emotional balance you know that he had to be an artist. Of course he never realize this she said and paused to laugh. He was a baked Tracy was a baked potato what was she i m a dessert. Ice Cream with chocolate whipped Cream said miss Houghton. Coop s members stay away store going broke san Francisco a Aco operative supermarket started two years ago by 2,800 residents of a predominantly negro area is going broke manager Geofge Wagner says because the shareholders Are not co operating. Although they bought share sin the san Francisco neigh boyhood Coop at $5 and $10each, they do their shopping elsewhere Wagner said and Theca of if losing More than $1,000 a month As a s pretty rough said wag Ner. If each member would spend $10 a week we could go places. We can t take the losses much Wagner said about 60. Per Centof the Market s shareholders Are negroes. The Market serve the poor of the Bay View and Hunters Point areas and is no far from the scene of Hunters Point rioting Over a year is the first time a Coop has been tried Here with a Low income group said Leonard Batts a Coop Market opened in june 1965, after Sale of $75,000 i shares purchased by people who Felt they were being cheated by inferior merchandise and High prices. But a pattern began to emerge. Almost since the opening shareholders spent their grocery Money trouble said Batts is that shareholders Felt of Tell contribution ended when they bought into the is puzzled. He believes his prices Are As Good or better than other markets. But the owners Are staying a ayin droves. We Don t have any Gim micks he said. No Stamps. Our merchandise is Good Ardour prices Are comment from shareholder was not immediately available. Resign says rep. Boiling to Mccormack Washington up boiling a Leader of House Liberal democrats Fri Day called on speaker John w. Mccormack to resign at the endow the current session. Boiling in a television inter View a tag Rowland Evan said House democratic leade Carl Albert would make a Fine i think Mccormack has Donea great Job for his party and his country but i think it would be Wise for him to step aside said boiling one of the officers of the Liberal House democratic study group. Once sought Post boiling who once sought to Challenge Albert for the floor Leader s Post called for the resignation of the 75-year-old speaker in reply to a question about the reasons for democratic difficulties in the House. The Missouri Democrat said the fact that the democrats lost 47 seats in the last election an still had conservatives As com Mittee chairman were two reasons. And the third reason perfectly frankly is Clear he said. The matter is that we Haven t had very effective leadership. Speaker Mccormack is a very Fine person and tries very hard but just does thave the skill to anticipate
