European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes sunday August 13, 1978 millions watch Pope Paul s funeral i continued from Page it College of cardinals eulogized the holi Ness of Paul s life. As the first flying Pope the cardinals id Paul brought one after an other to the various continents so that the living presence of the holy father and his ministry was everywhere beginning with the hol land the Birthplace of Jesus except for this striking sight in front of the largest Church in Christendom the cer Emony was the same As would be con ducted for any of the world s 600 million catholics in a Handwritten testament re leased the Day before the pontiff had asked for As simple a funeral As possible the funeral mass began at 6 p m local Lime under Clear skies As Paul s coffin was carried out of the Basilica on the shoulders of the Pope s 12 throne bearers the placed the coffin on an Oriental carpet spread on the staircase. Four hours earlier the Bronze doors Oft Peter s shut after More than half a Mil lion persons had viewed the pontiff s body Here and in Castel Gandolfo. Where the Pope died last sunday at 80. The Vatican counted two chiefs of state two princes and six premiers among the dignitaries from 100 countries. First lady Rosalynn Carter in floor length Black for Mal dress stood next to a Bem daled and Beri boned Imelda Marcos wife of the president of the Philippines. Thirteen delegations representing non Catholic christians renewing Pope Paul s efforts toward Christian Unity attended among them was the former archbishop of Canterbury. Or. Michael Ramsey Cardinal Paul you pin. 77, of Formosa took ill during the ceremony and was helped to an infirmary. To the left facing the altar sat priest Bishops and Church officials. To the right a Manes from 100 countries including mrs. Carter and sen. Edward Kennedy in. Secretary general Kurt Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia officials from Poland. Hungary and East Ger Many and a religious delegation from the soviet Union. The sistine Chapel choir and Seminari ans Sang psalms associated with the Funer Al mass including Gregorian chants some of the oldest Church music. One Hundred and fifty priests gave holy communion. Women. Conic Nudd front Page 1 Means something to me but. She added. I wish we were to the Point in our society where it made no Dif Ference whether i am a woman or not i Long for the Day when i m just As Anonymous As everyone else when 1 can mess up like any other the other recent graduates of the mis Sile program Al Vandenberg air Force base. Calif., were Cape. Deborah l Jer Munson of Brady. Mont., who was assigned to Davis Domhan air Force base i Tucson. Ariz. Capt Sylvia d Pratt of t?16 � a and a a 1 c. Barbarath Bert of Roost on. Ark., both assigned to Lutle Rock air Force base. to officials at Sac he in Omaha. 13 female officers and 22 enlisted women will be trained for missile duty by the end of the year Sac has about 2.300 men assigned to its 54 Titan ii and 1.000 minuteman Sites titans were selected for the first women because they have Crews of two office Sand two enlisted persons giving women of any rank an Opportunity for the duty. Minuteman Crews comprise two officers. The Crews work 24-hour shifts approximately every three Days in the silos which contain a work area Kitchen and sleeping quarters. The military services have been opening More jobs to women in recent years particularly in non combat areas. Army policy was broadened last december to permit Wynen to work i combat zones i such areas As staff positions or support. But in policy still prohibits women from taking part in actual fighting a threat of ram Friday gave Way to Clear skies for the first open air funeral Ever for a Pope this was arranged to Al Low As wide attendance As possible As was done at Paul s Coronation june 30. %3 funeral prayers were said after the mass by Cardinal l go Polotti. The Pope s vicar for Rome who paid homage to the body when it was brought from Castel Gan Dolfo on wednesday. Other prayers were recited in arabic and aramaic the Lan Guage spoken by Christ and his disciples by the maronite patriarch of Antioch an Toine Pierre Kho Raiche the Pope s throne bearers then carried the Cypress coffin Back inside the Basilica to be placed inside coffins of Oak and a few relatives. Gonfalonieri car Dinal Jean Villot. The Pope s Chamberlain and a few other cardinals were selected to attend the burial officials said 16 series of Vati can coins and medals one for each year of his reign and for the Start of the 16th year were being placed in the coffin along witha Brief notation on Parchment of the dates of his birth and death his priestly Ordina Tion and consecration As Bishop appoint ment As Cardinal and papal ekr tint. Notes the offices he held at As archbishop of Milan. Scr i the Pope s gravel the elaborate network of com. The Basilica runs More than 100v contains the remains of Aumer Sewell As what the Vatican belie Bones of St. Peter the first Post. Balloonist try again Over Atlantic Pressl e Isle. Maine Lupin three new Mexico men saturday cruised at 30 Mph 5.000 feet Over the Atlantic Ocean seeking to be the first to travel from Nort America to Europe in a balloon. Maxie Anderson. 44 Ben Abruzzo 48. And Larry Newman. 31, All of Albuquerque lifted off to the cheers of thousands of friends family and Well wishers at 8 42p.m. Friday. The Pilot s families headed immediately for Bedford. Mass where the National weather service was keeping in close con tact with the balloon which carries a Vari Ety of communication devices. The departure of the double Eagle ii As delayed a couple of hours by changing weather but when the threesome lifted off dressed in Blue jump suits with patches extolling the Virtues of hot air ballooning All went Well everything went almost perfectly everything is excellent Steve Holmes a spokesman for the balloonist. Said. The weather is excellent we could t have done it better if we had planned it the launch site is one of the closes Points in the . To Europe. Holmes said by late Friday night the double Eagle ii had reached a cruising Altitude of 5.000 feet and hoped to climb to 7, 000 feet by late saturday afternoon. He said they were travelling about 30 Mph and hoped to reach either Brest. France or London by wednesday night or thursday. They Are the 18th team to make a trans Atlantic balloon attempt. Seven people died in previous journeys. They had hoped to travel just South of Newfoundland following essentially the same route As two British balloonist who ditched just 117 Miles Short of comple Lilethe trip last month but Jim Mitchell the night s chief pres officer said the weather change would Al Ter the planned route from a Southern approach to Europe to a Northern one with Satu Davs baseball aw6kicah league 000 of Ico i i " of a fm.,Hs-oofto/1. Fill Ltd m to 000 001 00 j 7 j National league pm ii mum. Europe a ,0 monds hit no atom. Oberlin to the balloon Hilling the Bottom of its Down Ward arc about 500-600 Miles West of the azores islands. Anderson and Abruzzo failed in an ear Lier attempt to make the trans Atlantic crossing when their balloon crashed in ice land last september. After last year s unsuccessful try. They repaired and renovated Thein that Effort. However the Lope was replaced with a larger Aileone. The envelope. 65-feet in diameter in inflated stands 122-feet High. The Noui is about 60 percent larger than tit used last year. " night time launch be into a darkened sky from a Presque Isle. Maine. They t�i7to be the first balls Oise i w " Europe from North America
