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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday september 30, 1978 Pope John Paul Dies of heart attack. F i u Nna a nac Terni it fluff rest almost immediately from around continued from Page 1 Entine Hall just a few rooms away from Mitre on his head and a pastoral1 staff rest the bedroom where he died. A steady ing alongside the body. His hands were wondering about the inscrutable designs of wives wed past. D be. In m am at noon in mourning. Some Faith  _ a 4 it Rio irid Ful Knelt in St. Peter s Square and  noon the body of the Church s 263rd pontiff Lay in state in the Vatican s Clem dressed in a White embroidered ankle length Robe and a red Chasuble a White messages of condolence began flowing in we Are All made poorer says Carter world saddened by death of Pope by the associated press catholics and non catholics around the United states stunned by the sudden death of Pope John Paul i mourned his passing Friday and praised the warmth love an Faith he brought to his Brief reign. In Washington president Carter said the late pontiff captured the imagination of his Church and of the  held out the Promise of combining his predecessors finest qualities Reaf briefly he made a deep and lasting in firming what is enduring and Strong in the pression As a Man of great Energy who had it a rom to Cal pro th0 in Catholic tradition while expanding the frontiers of the Church to Cope with the needs of the modern world Carter said in a  Are All made poorer by his death the president . Edward Kennedy d-mass., said that although John Paul i was Pope Only 4.the rare gift of being Able to share the that was so clearly the product of his deep  Kennedy Rosalynn Carter was pre sent at the funeral of John Paul s a reduces Almos y the world. The italian government declared National mourning. In the North italian Mountain Hamlet where the Pope was born the 30 villagers attending morning mass burst into tears when the Parish priest interrupted the service to announce the news. Gonfalonieri said in an interview he Lay in his bed with the face slightly reclined on the right with his usual smile. I prayed kissed his hand then went to the papal Chapel to say  Vatican sources said that before retiring to his bedroom thursday night John Paul Learned about the fatal shooting of a communist youth earlier that evening in a right Wing ambush in Rome. They kill each other even among Young people he reportedly commented in what May have been his last words. As it did after 80-year-old Pope Paul i died on aug. 6, also of a heart attack the Church machinery of papal succession in Sor Pope Paul i. And like Kennedy the mediately went into motion. The Vatican s a a c Purifo Hoh ukr rec of Era up Railroad strikers defy Carter s order to return president s wife had words of Praise. I was stunned and saddened by the death of Pope John Paul i she said in a statement issued in Miami. I think there was an immediate affection for him by people All Over the world because of his warmth his openness and his  vice president Walter f. Mondale who Secretary of state French Cardinal Jean Villot who takes Over Church leadership during the interregnum ordered that the 112 Cardinal electors around the world travel Back to Rome to prepare for these Lection of the 264th Pope. Under Church Law the conclave of Cardi a i t. N i nals must meet Between the 15th and the represented the president at John Paul s my d after the s death the , called the late Pope a Man of ran Aid cardinals in Rome would meet continued rom Page 1 tees the strikers would hot be punished by Railroad  i get the Protection through the court i will get them Back As quickly As possible said  than 300,000 rail workers were off the Job declining to Cross picket lines of the brotherhood of railway and airline  Industry said the expanded picket ing would disrupt every major rail Carrier in the country inconveniencing and some times stranding commuters tying up ship ments of food cars Coal and other vital freight and forcing scattered layoffs be cause of parts shipment cutoffs. At least 42 states were . District judge Aubrey Robinson broke off his pos Midnight hearing on an Industry request that he enforce Carter s Back to work order saying i m not go ing to Issue a temporary restraining order at this moment and adding that he was far from sure he had jurisdiction in the , he scheduled a mid afternoon session to hear final arguments on the Industry s request for a permanent injunction to make the strikers obey Carter s or Der and the Union s request for protections from  department attorneys appeared in court to argue in favor of the Industry s  president s authority under the National railway labor act is clouded from a Legal standpoint because the Law was writ ten and has been used generally to prevent rail strikes rather than to end them once they had begun. Both Union and Industry lawyers were in court trying to determine abortions. Continued from Page i obtaining an abortion at their own sex  controversial Issue May be resolved within the next week or two when the Senate completes its action on the defense appropriations Bill for fiscal year 1979. When the House and the Senate reach agreement on the Issue the defense department will announce a policy consistent with congressional direction a Pentagon spokesman  to Pentagon statistics last year the military paid for 26,000 abortions. About 10,000 of them were performed in military hospitals and 80 per cent were performed on dependents of Active duty personnel and military women. The authority of Carter s order. The strike grew dramatically three Days ago when 4,600 Brac members who have been seeking additional Job Security expanded their 2 vis month walkout against Norfolk & Western railway to 43 other major lines that had contributed to a Mutual Aid fund helping in a weather the strike. On thursday however As Carter was announcing his Back to work order under the Federal Law s emergency provisions the Union stepped up its picketing to in clude All 73 carriers which have been contributing a total of $800,000 a Day to new. Prior to the National strike Robinson rejected an Industry request to bar picketing of other lines ruling that the 73 railroads had become parties to then a strike be cause of their financial Aid. The ruling has been appealed to the supreme court which has not yet said whether it will re View  have been reports of layoffs at Auto Assembly plants in several state and in Kentucky s Coal Fields but food supplies did not appear to be in immediate danger. Wisdom simplicity and striking  Cardinal John Carberry of St. Louis said the death has shaken All of us. We ask god for  Lawrence Shehan of Baltimore called the Pope s death a great tragedy for the Church and the world. The retired Arch Bishop said the tragedy is even greater be cause Pope John Paul s papacy gave such great Promise and his program seemed so  Cardinal Terence Cooke of new York attending a meeting in san Francisco characterized the Pope As a Humble Loving and pastoral  he offered to All of us the smiling Hope filled presence of a Man chosen to guide us in living the message of love and service that is the Good news of Jesus Christ said Cooke. Our hearts go out in sympathy to our Brothers and Sisters All Over the  Europe sports in Brief Friday s baseball National league new York Chicago 100110000-382 000 02q 000 280 Espinosa Koosman 8x and Hodges. Reuschel Moore 9 and Rader Blackwell 9. A Espinosa 11-15. A Reuschel 14-15. Partly Cloudy and warmer with isolated afternoon rain showers saturday. Partly Cloudy sunday. Frankfurt Hei Delberg High 63, tow46. Sunset saturday 6 18 . Sunrise sunday 6 25 . Temperatures recorded Friday. 4am 4pm 4am 65 77 Adana a 50 66 Aviano p 39 56 57 Brussels p 43 50 57 Frankfurt cd 56 46 84 Madrid p 46 54 63 Paris r 50 a partly Cloudy cd Cloudy a rain a Clear. Det 25,31 St weather so 4pm70 Athens c 48 Berlin cd 54 Copenhagen p 55 London cd 57 Munich cd 68 Rome p can Sai All cardinals in Rome would meet saturday morning to discuss plans. The election of the Little known Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice As Pope last month had surprised Vatican observers who believed the Likely Choice was among a dozen More prominent cardinals. So speculation Friday about a successor to John Paul was predictably subdued. Though he reigned barely a month Pope John Paul son of a migrant worker made a lasting impression with his self effacing humor and  am a Little Man accustomed to Little things and to silence he once said. Only three Days ago the Pope appeared in Good spirits during his customary wednesday general audience and he referred to his own health. Addressing the sick in the audience the pontiff said know that the Pope understands and loves you the Pope has been in the Hospital eight times and has had four  a relative said recently John Paul had undergone surgery for his tonsils to set a broken nose after a fall and twice for Gall stones. He also had rheumatism. His reign As supreme Leader of the world s 700 million roman catholics was the shortest since that of Leo i who died after 17 Days As Pope in 1605. Five other Popes have reigned for less than one month. Stephen ii had the shortest tenure dying three Days after his election in 752. Conferees of Energy saving Bill Washington up congressional Energy negotiators agreed thursday night on a far reaching Energy conservation Bill including a plan to double the Fine on fuel wasting cars and another to change the Way utilities set their rates. The agreement in a House Senate Energy conference committee after a Day Long session that sometimes sounded like an auction threw out a proposal to ban the worst fuel wasting cars. Agreement also cleared the Way for final congressional votes on four of president Carter s Energy Bills. The fifth Energy taxes was expected to be discussed Friday by tax conferees. The four headed for final action before the oct. 14 congressional adjournment Are natural Gas Price deregulation Industrial conversion to Coal conservation and Utility  Senate has already approved the Coal and natural Gas Bills but the House was waiting for the Senate to act on All four. The House will vote on them As a package. President Carter praised the Senate thursday for passing the natural Gas Bill and said democratic Leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia and sen. Henry Jackson d-wash., showed courageous  it s now up to the House to act expeditiously Carter said. House leaders set a vote on the Energy package for oct. 12, two Days before scheduled adjournment. The House Senate conference commit tee that agonized Over the natural Gas Bill for nearly a year met again thursday to finish work on the conservation and Utility Bills after hours of meetings and caucuses interrupted for votes and other matters the conferees finally agreed on a plan by which the Secretary of transportation could double the Fine for cars failing to get certain Gas mileage. He could do so Only if he found the higher Fine would bring substantial gasoline Sav Ings and would not Hurt the Economy or Force an Auto company out of business. In adopting the possible higher Fine the conferees rejected a Senate provision to ban outright the worst Gas guzzler cars. The Fine in the present Law is $50 per mile per gallon a manufacturer Falls Short of standards. The Fleet wide Standard for 1979 models is 19 Miles per gallon. The conference agreement would let the Secretary raise the Fine to $100 per mile per gallon. That is if the average of All Gener al motors cars reached Only 18 Miles per gallon and pm sold 1 million cars it could be fined $100 , automakers say they can meet the  Utility Bill would let Federal officials intervene in state Utility commission cases to encourage new rate techniques which encourage  Senate approved the natural Gas Bill wednesday 57-42.the Bill would remove controls from the production Price of newly discovered Gasby 1985  
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