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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 14, 1978

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 14, 1978 leading american mourners Flat lady Rosalynn Carter is Accomma ried by Cardinal Terence Cooke Arch Bishop of new York diocese As she pays condolences to the late Pope Paul at an Assembly of foreign delegations conducted by the College of cardinals in Vatican City. After a tour of St. Peter s Basilica she flew Back to Washington aboard air Force one. A Lively lobbying for the new Pope replacing somber Aura of funeral by Michael  Rome a the Pope is dead and Taried. Pre conclave lobbying has begun. The 115 cardinals eligible to vote for the not Pope will enter the secrecy of their Actave on aug. 25. In the meantime that Are lobbyists making Public appeals in Rome to try to help the cardinals make i their minds on a candidate. Most Are careful to avoid names but by pour out details on what kind of Man my want As Pope his nationality his to logical tendencies his personality his in ivies on various issues. In ultraconservative italian organize Haiti Vita Cristiana which publicly critic Pope Paul As too Liberal during his Ign could t even wait until he was wed to begin its Campaign. Posters signed by the organization we up in St. Peter s Square on Satur v morning before the funeral calling for we who would be a teacher of a Crys Wear doctrine and the custodian of a against any current heresy and w of the so called modern human Sil an american based group of the oppose tendency the committee for the re sible election of the Pope crepe Jned a news conference sunday wig to tout an open minded and pro Ujj Jive Pope with sociologist Rev of Creeley presenting his Case for a Roan with a  sent each of the cardinals a copy newly published  inner which presents dossiers on each of committee chairman James the group decided to get in immediately after the death of2paul and basically wants to allow jew Tosee the actual political process i  papa progressive Catholic Tacolog scholars Are making their own pitch through an open letter to the italian weekly Panorama. Those sign ing the letter included Yves Congar of France Hans Kung of Switzerland. Eduard Schill Beeck of Holland Greeley of the . And Giuseppe alberigo of Italy. Their profile of the next Pope is that he should be open to the world and other religious groups an authentic pastor of souls a promoter of women s rights and a decentralized of papal  specifically the group Calls for the next Pope to elevate the Synod of Bishops from a Mere consultative Organ to a Delibera Tive one and to give Concrete competencies to the episcopal  some of the cardinals mentioned Aspa Tabili have made their own Public state ments about what sort of Pope the Catholic Church  Franz Koinig of Austria said. For whoever becomes Pope there Are avenues already opened to pursue the struggle for peace ecumenism the de crees of the second Vatican Council which he must know How to make Bear fruit. Then he must continue or. The Road of Contact with the world of today. To do All of this Well it is not necessary to be italian or non italian it is necessary to have the proper qualities Cardinal Eduardo Pironio of Argentina told reporters in a widely published inter View that the next Pope must pursue Pope Paul s dialogue with the world and his search for peace and  All of the lobbying and the publicity Given it in the City of Rome cannot help but have some effect on the thinking of the Cardinal electors who will need every available source of information possible to get to know each other Well. Only 11 of the cardinals have taken part in earlier conclave. Those cardinals who have had limited Contact with Rome have a lot of Homework to do on their Peers before the conclave photographer Hurt As leftists Neo nazis scuffle in Frankfurt Frankfurt Lap an associated press news photographer was injured and about 40 demonstrators were detained by police sunday As Neo nazis and left wig Era scuffled with each other during rival demonstrations Here. Police said the most serious incident occurred after an afternoon rally by 300 sup porters of the Ultra righting National democratic party was heckled Byj Estwing opponents who blew whistles and hurled paint bombs at Ned  the meeting in a City Square broke up groups of right wingers and leftists scuffled and threw stones at each other in adjacent Side streets Rolf Boehm. 41. A Frankfurt based photographer of the associated press was taken to a Hospital after a Stone struck his head. A Hospital spokesman said his Condi Tion was not serious. Police arrested four demonstrators involved in the fighting and detained another 10. Hundreds of police patrolled the City to maintain order arresting 26 masked and helmeted men who they believed were planning to disrupt the afternoon Ned rally they also intercepted a motorcyclist in route to the rally with dozens of wooden clubs in a Container the stars and stripes Page 27 Memphis cops Given ultimatum Memphis. Tenn. Up striking Memphis policemen watched by tactical squad members perched atop nearby buildings and National guardsmen in Heli copters overhead dispersed without Inci Dent Early sunday after a speech from the president of the Memphis police association. Meanwhile. Mayor Wyeth Chandler is sued a televised statement at Midnight in which he gave striking Mpa members who failed to report to duty by a court ordered Midnight deadline 24 hours to reconsider their action. Strikers initially met at the police head quarters building massing beneath the of fice window of police director e. Winslow Chapman. They shouted obscenities and brandished Large Sticks. The Skeleton police Crew inside which faces the task this week of containing thou Sands of Elvis Presley fans arriving for the first anniversary of the superstar s death locked the building s doors and windows strapped Gas masks to their belts and opened cases of m-16 rifles in preparation for a confrontation that did not Materia Lize. The boisterous and noisy crowd Esti mated Between 300 and 400, marched Sev eral blocks away for a speech from Union president David Baker who was booed off a makeshift platform with shouts of we want Chris we want  Baker and Chris Cothran who at one Point engaged in a Short scuffling match both , a charter member of the Union and 12-year police Veteran scuffled with Baker As he moved to the front of the plat form and raised his hands to quiet the crowd As Baker looking dejected walked  George t Lewis called the strike an extraordinary emergency that threat ens the safety and welfare of the City Fri Day and when police ignored his command to return to work he stiffened it saturday by issuing a temporary  officers walked off their jobs late thursday in a wage dispute leaving the City with a Skeleton Crew of about 250 non Union officers and sheriff s deputies to patrol the City with 2.000 riot trained National guardsmen standing  reported no special prob lems despite the arrival of the Vanguard of up to 100,000 Presley fans eager to see. Hear or touch anything related to the de ceased Rock Star. Leaders of the Mpa called the strike Afler Union members rejected the City s lat est wage offer which included a 6.6 per cent pay hike retroactive to july 1, a $22.30 monthly increase in january of 1979, and a 75 percent increase in october of 1979. Police Are demanding a one year con tract with a 7.5 percent raise retroactive to july 1 and a $30 per month raise in april of 1979. Conversion rate London api Friday s closing Rales of the . Dollar to european currencies i figures Are exposed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars. British Pound i-w9 Gernett Nurt   oops  � Swul Ranc Tom u0 Turtte Tmur la  7j.s1 74.71 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. Sales of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 1.9s on monday which is based on Price fixing at midday and allows for Standard handling charge  
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