European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Reign Vatican City up Pope Johnpaul i assumed the full Mantle of his papal Power As Leader of the world s sunday in a simple St. Peter s Square investiture ceremony guarded Byj 10,000 policemen and Antiterrorist agents. K related Story photo on Page 2. Smoke from masked demonstrators fire pontiff assumes his full Mantle of Power in solemn investiture bombs and the Wail of police sirens on charging armoured cars marred the sphere at the Sun drenched smoke could be seen from the Square As demonstrations against the pres ence at the Vatican of representatives of authoritarian South american regime sprang up in several surrounding areas. Police said they had detained a total of282 people about 30 of them argentinians protesting the presence at the ceremony of Argentine Leader Jorge Videla. They said that of nine people arrested six were pickpockets caught among the cars were burned. The police were called in to disperse rioters around the Piazza Navona across the tiber from St. Peter the same time other armoured vehicles were sent to the area surrounding s Square. The investiture mass began five minutes continued on Page 28, col. 1 stiff quake jolts s. Germany quake damaged building this is one of the More badly damaged buildings in Altstadt one of the town struck by the Strong earthquake which rocked Southern Germany in the area East of the Black Forest. The relatively few injuries were caused during after shocks by debris falling on villagers a they attempted to sweep up rubble in the streets. A photo 15 injured but damage is sizable from press dispatches Tail Fingen Germany a Sharp earthquake Shook Southern Germany at Dawn sunday damaging every room in the ancient Castle of the German emperor Sand opening cracks in Long rows of houses in several towns. Police said about 15 persons suffered in juries As chimneys tumbled building Walls cracked and huge holes opened in the red tile roofs typical to the Mountain area about 30 Miles South of earthquake observation Center at me Stetten near the epicentre of the quake said it registered about six on the open ended Richter scale. In Stuttgart the Shock measured 5.3 and in Karlsruhe 5.4. Shocks from the tremor which occurred shortly after 6 a.m., were also recorded i Eastern France Switzerland Austria and the southwestern Corner of East Germany officials said. Police in Frankfurt some 150 Miles North of the epicentre or id the tremor setoff 31 burglar alarms \ stores and Banks. In the Swiss Border a non of St. Gallen police said they received More than 100 Calls in an hour from anxious residents. Officials in tub Ingen said damage had been less severe than should be expected from such a Strong quake. They suspected the reason was that the area near the Epi Center was recognized As an earthquake zone and builders had taken this into a continued on Page 28, col. 4 West Point eases enlisted service Rule for dropout authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force vol. 37, no. 139 15c Doi Vond Sund monday september 4, 1978 if 21855 a Bonn pullout from nato . Unaware of any Bahr plan Bonn a the . Government said sunday it had no information on an alleged plan by a top figure in chancello Helmut Schmidt s party to pull West Ger Many out of nato in Exchange for a non aggression pledge from Moscow. " the statement made Public by the Bonn Wernent appeared for the moment to Ike the steam out of a spy scandal that had been labelled by former chancello Willy Brandt a smear Campaign by ene Mies of also removed the . At least temporarily from an increasingly bitter political Battle involving Schmidt s social democratic party spa and the Riva Christian democrats before state elections next month in Hesse and Bavaria. The controversy bubbled Over last wee when newspapers that oppose Schmidt s Center left coalition government reported romanian defector Ion Pace a had Given the Cia names of communist spies in Thespo. According to the papers Pace a who defected in july while on a Trade Mission to continued on Page 28, col. 1 Washington up the has relaxed the policy requiring West Point dropouts to do a service hitch a move it Calls a progressive Reform and not a bid to attract football a new approach approved by the defense department cadets who drop out after their Sophomore year will no longer face automatic two to four year Tours As enlisted , they May have their cases individually reviewed with some Prospect of escaping the service requirement. The policy change aroused fears in some quarters that the Academy a major foot Ball Power in the 1940s and 1950s, might once again Start attracting Star athletes continued on Page 28, col. 1
