European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes March columns repression is no Maffi for the Church by Howard Kleinberg Nicaragua it was Back in february that things began to turn against Anastasio it was Here in the in the Mon Imbo District of this old town 28 Kilometres East Southeast of Managua past the smoking Volcano that the indians in the Barrio of Masaya threw up barricades and revolted against the dictatorship that weeks earlier had assassinated newspaper publisher Pedro Chamorro the deeply religious indians received no help from the nor did they seek sandinista tried to enter the City to assist but but by tying up govern ment forces under the command of Somoza son for a full week before being the people of Mon Imbo contributed indirectly and mightily to the sandinista now it was a sunday in March the Somo vistas were but the sandinista had installed themselves Over the indians of monsignor Miguel Obando y the archbishop of was celebrating mass in the Church it is certain that Mon Imbo is it is just As certain that Mon Imbo is what is far from certain is that Mon Imbo is the same Streak of Independence that resulted in the 1978 uprising exists Here and the same Charis Matic archbishop who gave the indians courage in 1978 when he told them that collective armed resistance in extreme circumstances was acceptable was now Reading his homily to the overflow crowd in Many of whom who had brought their children for their first he looked Down at the children from the but Whoso Mihall offend one of these Little ones which believe in he quoted from the Book of it were better for him that a Millstone were hanged about his and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea in the brutal fighting of Many of the fathers of Mon Imbo gave their their names Are inscribed on a Bronze plaque outside the such a Fate must not befall their the archbishop wanted everyone to across the Street from the a left handed hitter connected with a Vintage it cleared the top of a huge ficus and arched Down to shatter a Jalousie Slat in one of the Church the abrupt crash was but the monsignor did not do not leave your Home in search of better he do not think you can find jobs stay stay Here and help rebuild the much of the rebuilding could Start in Mon Imbo where most buildings Are pockmarked with the Cal Bermea sure scars of the february 1978 loud applause greated the monsignor As he finished his service and the people kissed each other or reached out to hold a rockets were fired outside a of the Pride the people of Mon Imbo had in the monsignor being Back in their Church hate is monsignor Obando y Bravo said we do not want a righting totalitarian nor do we want a left Wing totalitarian the Church takes no Side in a political it was made very Clear in our pastoral letter in it said that if by socialism it is suggested that people will not be Able to have a part in their own then we would not be in favor of that if by socialism it is suggested that people treat each other More humanely and then we would be in favor of when he left the receiving room in the rear of the Church to walk the streets of the Mon Imbo District in route to a the people who earlier had prayed with him now embraced their spiritual in Catholic sandinista repression like Somoza is no match for the news service British army loses last wearer of Victoria Cross London a the Victoria Britain High est award for is missing from the armed forces for the first time in 129 gurkha ram Bahadur limb retired this he was the last Active duty Holder of the which is inscribed for Limbus the 10th Princess marys own gurkha was saying goodbye to the 45yearold officer with a Curry lunch at his Barracks near ending 28 years the Captain then flew Home via Hong Kong to Start a new life As a Farmer and trek tour guide in the mountains around his Home in Damak Village East b the nepalese gurkhas have been enlisting in the Brit ish army for 170 the nepalese Hill tribesmen and the British discovered each other while fighting on oppo site sides in Northern India in there were gurkhas in the British army in the two world wars and of them were killed or their motto is its better to die than be a Coward and they Are reputed to be among the worlds toughest and most feared fighting their trademark is the curved Kukri knife in their last the 1982 falklands they were accused by Argentine officials of beheading enemy wounded and the charge was indignantly denied by the British de sense gurkhas support their families Back Home on their army pay and won 13 of the Victoria crosses since the award was instituted by Queen Victoria in the gurkhas Are with an average height of 5 foot 3 one of their British officers in the world War ii Burma Campaign recorded when the gurkhas ran out of hand grenades they spent 20 minutes throwing stones at the japanese limb won his Cross As a Lanc Corporal serving in against indonesian Irreg he carried two wounded men to safety under machine gun fire and then knocked out the enemy his citation said he reached a Zenith of determined and premeditated valor which must count amongst the most notable on record that he was Able to achieve what he did against such overwhelming Odds without being hit was the wars of the 19th followed by two world the korean War and counterinsurgency operations in the far East in the always meant that at least one was serving in the British forces until Limbus serves with the 10th gurkhas As a since limb won his the medal was awarded Only four More to two australians who served in Viet and posthumously to two britons for bravery in the Washington times staff changes Washington a Amaud de a novelist and former senior editor and chief foreign correspondent for Newsweek has been named to succeed Smith Hempstone As editor in chief of the Washington had been editor of the newspaper Sirice last will become associate editor and develop the papers foreign said Bohi presi Dent of news world communications the newspaper also said managing editor Woody West will become executive to be succeeded by Deputy managing editor Wesley today crossword by Eugene Sheffer across 1 sprinting need 8in aligned 12 old instrument 13 author Anais 14 italian bread 15 Lustrous Gem 16 Alice spinoff 17 distantly 18 Ohio City 20 Saloon regular 22 and not 23 big 24 finns vessel 27 Hodge podge 32 right Angle 33 exist 34 Tantrum 35 trickery 38 Sala Manders 39 bakery offering 40 sickly 42 raised 45 titled ones 49 unemployed 50 fuss 52 avowal 53 54 Aviv 55 skid Row regular 56 Swiss peaks 57 reverence 58 cinch Down 1 coins place 2 secretarial goof 3 soviet sea 4 let up 5 casual 6 Zero 7 door feature 8 warning Bell solution time 328 to yesterdays 9 the masses 10 test Type 11 cautious 19 perform 21 Bat Wood 24 Field judge 25 the works 26 change opinions 28 one Gershwin 29 Florida Indian 30 pose 31 36 Diagonal cuts 37 pros charge 38 nudges 41 behold 42 bean Type 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