European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              My. A followers of Macumba prepare for voodoo ceremony. By j. W. Wilson up staff writer millions of brazilians believe the Devil s Tail can be burned with Gunpowder and a heart transplanted with a Sharp Kitchen knife. They also regard St. George As a top Saint. Their Creed is Macumba a form of spiritualism and witchcraft brought to Brazil from Africa in the holds of slave ships. The slaves dressed their Black magic gods in the clothes of the roman catholicism practice by their masters in the mansion , although Brazil is nominally the world s largest roman Catholic country a Large proportion of its 87million citizens practice spiritualism. Gilberto Freire a sociologist estimate sup to 20 million follow or fear the voodoo gods mainly the  in the Federal capital of Brasilia recently uncovered a particularly viru Lent Strain which Calls for human Sacri fice. A Campaign against it is under Way. Macumba divides into two branches a Manda where the saints do Only Good and Quinanda where evil is the object. Both use human  St. George is the top Saint on Theu Banda Hierarchy. They Call him Ogum. He can bring boy babies cause winners in the numbers game and tip the Scales in a tight soccer match. An ally is Oxos St.  Candle placed where two streets Cross will Light the Way for the Good spirits. It is said that world cup soccer Star Garr Incha would never think ongoing on the Field without a Macumba Blessing of some  new year s eve Copacabana Beach is lined with thousands sending gifts out in the water to Yemanja the sea goddess. Her sister Yara is goddess of Rivers. Catch one of her hairs and fantastic wealth is yours the believers say. The Cross made by two streets is also the place for a gift to the Devil but he does not want Light. Quiban distas want cigars and , evil people Are mediums in Quinanda said Washerwoman Lourdes Silveira. Evil is easier to cause. Once a medium starts receiving bad spirits he can no longer return to  crosses is one of the most feared and powerful spirits. His coming causes the medium to throw knives and fall into a foaming  is no joke said col. Palma Cabral of Brasilia s City police. We recently caught Rosalie Dos Santos Araujo and her common Law husband Dionisio jus Tino dipping their 6-year-old son in a daily Bath of boiling water As part of a Quinanda  lady witchdoctor decreed the child must be sacrificed for a los love said Cabral. The child May never walk again. The parents and the witchdoctor Are All in  is the third Case of human sacrifice we have had in As Man months he said. Another child was buried with one hand sticking out of the ground holding a  the Skyhook service club Wiesbaden air base has organized a tour to Spain and the Isle of Mallorca for the easter holidays. The dates Are april 13-20 the Price is $115 by Jet to Mai. Lorca and return and includes lodging All meals and . For details Contact club officials in bldg. 29, or Shorm Wiesbaden military 5250 or 5728. P T8 West Germany restaurant menus must display final prices on foods and wines beginning july 1. The prices must show the new Mehrer Steuer added value tax services charges an taxes on alcoholic beverages and sparkling wines. The new regulation is the result of an agreement Between the German fed eral ministry for Economy and the German hotel and catering Trade association. Members of the Horsey set will be delighted to know that the management of the famed Spanish Riding school i Vienna has decided to permit visitors to ride those splendid White lipizzaner stallions. There s a fee of course but it should be certainly Worth the thrill of sitting astride one of those 60 steeds each trained to perform in precision drills and known to have proper manners even with strangers. Washington a an american airline has filed reduced passenger charter rates across the Atlantic for european  new rates make it possible for passengers belonging to charter groups to make the round trip from London to new York and return at $124.16  individual passenger charges for the round trip from Shan non Ireland to new York and return would be $110.62, and that for a similar new York round trip from Glasgow $115.40. The fares Are based on full occupancy of the 167-seat Boeing 707 jets to be used in the service. The charter rate will be $3 a mile compared with $3.50 now in effect. The lowest current round trip fare from London to new Yorkis $230 Economy class on a group inclusive tour. Katmandu Nepal a Nepal May reopen its might Himalayan peaks to foreign Mountain climbing expeditions a foreign ministry spokesman has , with eight of the world s 14 highest peaks banned Moun Tain climbing by foreign groups in 1964. Observers believe the move was intended to avoid any diplomatic problems with communist China should any mountaineers stray across the  government is actively considering lifting the ban on mountaineering expeditions the spokesman said. He gave no reason for the possible change in  from 35 different Alpine clubs Are on file with the government including at least one to climb it. Everest the spokesman revealed. Dear Ann Landers Ive made so Many foolish mistakes in my life that 1 feel the one decent thing i can do now is warn other girls against throwing away their youth like i did. 1 am Only 21 but i be see More of the Crummy Side of people than most women whore go. Here is my Story when i was 14 i quit school to get engaged to a Serviceman who was being transferred. My Mother begged me not to but 1 was sure she Only wanted me Home so i could do her House  Fiance was shipped Over seas and i began to run  fell for a Man who was 10 be uric older than 1 was divorced and a Gambler. When he asked me to marry him 1jumped at the Chance. Eight months later 1 gave birth to twin girls. They were Prema Ture and died before they were two weeks old. 1 thought the Best Way to get Over the Heartbreak was Mohave another baby right away. My Little boy was born 11months later. My husband re fused to stay Home lie said the baby s crying made him nervous. On our wedding anniversary Fie skipped town and left me with $2.80. Page 14 i was 16 years old had Al ready buried two Little girls and was left with an infant Sonto support. I won t go into the next four years because the were so horrible i m ashamed to put the words Down on paper and besides i Don t think you could print it. Somehow i sur Vived. Now i am living with a Lovely older couple. The Wom an takes care of my boy while 1 work. I am slowly get Ting Back my self respect and am determined to get an Edu cation and raise this son of mine to be a Good , keep telling your readers that youth is precious and once it is gone it can never be recaptured. Teen agers be Long in school and they belong at Home. I was never you Gand 1 mourn those Lovely Days that i missed. Rosanna dear Losanna your Story is a sordid one but your ability Roget out of the Gutter and make a decent life for yourself is the real moral Here. My hats off to you Young lady. Dear Ann Landers every once in a while my husband says something that aggravates me or maybe i say something that aggravates him. Anyway we do have arguments occasionally but Good grief what married couple does to last night Ben came Home for dinner and i noticed he did t have his hat on. All isaid was where s your hat Ben he replied i left it inthe restaurant where i ate  this is the third hat Ben has lost in the last 18months and i got a Little sore about  next door neigh or had come Over to return my Flat Iron just As Ben walked in the door. She stood around to listen to the argument and before i knew it she was expressing her self As if somebody had asked her. She said my husband loses things too but i never say a word. Yata tata. Well the Little argument got to be a big fight something that would not have happened if the neighbor lady had kept her big nose out of it. Now Izairi madder at her than i am at Ben. What is your opinion of this love thy what dear love read friends Don t hang around when they see a family fight  leave. And this is what the neighbor Ludy would have done if she were a person of Good judgment. Cop Nuht 1968, Publ Uhei shall Syndicate the stars and stripes neither vulnerable. South deals. North 4 a82 s?q94 0 a 10 8 3 2 102 West East 4109 aqj743 v j 8 2 2 2 v pass 3 v pass 4 South the Declarer at four hearts was obliged to alter his plan of Campaign More than once on the. Deal and Tho the. Defenders never let up their pressure for a moment he Man aged to emerge  opened the King of clubs and continued with the  followed with first the seven and then the three in order to show that he had a  continued with the Queen of clubs and South cautiously discarded a Spade from Dummy to avoid in Over Ruff. Twas his intention eventually to Trump out his losing Spade which appeared to be a safer course. Having apparently located Declarer s weak spot West continued with a fourth round of clubs East ruffed with the Tenor hearts and South was obliged to Over Ruff with the King. Theace of Trumps was led next Ana when East showed out discard ing a second Spade Declarer realized that he must abandon his design for ruffing a spa Ein Dummy inasmuch As it Nao now become necessary to use North s hearts for the Pip self drawing West s Trumps. A Small heart was led and when West followed with eight North covered Woinine As East parted  mond. The Aco of was cashed followed by a j mond Ruff. A Trump was led the Queen Felling wit 1and on this play Kast a was left with the a a Spades and the a of j monds found  i Ssuie unbearable. If East discarded a Dunno nil it would enabler publish North s ten of la by ruffing away the chose to throw away a however South now Ca Imus took the Fina copy Loht 1�68, the Clu Juo wednesday March 6, i96