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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                24 the stars and stripes May 1985 Luxembourg grand Duke greets Pope Luxembourg a Pope John Paul ii wednes Day recalled the horrifying pictures of hunger which come daily before our eyes from Many parts of the As he started a visit to this tiny european he flew to Luxembourg from Amsterdam at the close of a five Day dutch several thousand people gathered at the Luxembourg Airport and lined the pontiffs motor Cade route to a 17thcentury but the crowds were smaller than those that met John Paul on earlier the Pope was greeted by grand Duke who welcomed him As an untiring Pilgrim in the cause of Freedom and human and a defender of the most Noble causes of the Pope planned to remain nearly two full Days in Luxembourg before continuing his 11day trip through the Benelux nations with a visit to in a meeting with the sick and handicapped at the Luxembourg recently damaged by John Paul said he had come to rekindle the flame of Faith in the face of what he called a demoralization of the pontiff said despite medical hunger and incurable diseases still plague the who does not know the horrifying pictures of hunger which come daily before our eyes from Many regions of the world he there Are still incurable diseases which often plunge people into helpless he in an afternoon meeting with officials of the european economic the Pope Many people Are struck by the contrast Between the deprivation of people lacking food and the accumulation of food surpluses in he urged the 10nation Trade bloc to be More generous in sharing its food surpluses with people living in areas where hunger is while the pontiffs visit to the Netherlands sparked protests and occasional there were no such senti ments Here As he landed in sunny but Cool Church officials say that 97 percent of Luxembourg population of is roman it remained virtually untouched by the reformation that swept hol land As Well As neighbouring Belgium and Germany in the 16th wednesday the Pope was to say mass for work ers and immigrants outside a steel mayor from Page 1 to blast a Bunker off a they were left with a Choice of taking casualties or letting the neighbourhood the House is going to go before one of my Guys is going to Richmond As a six alarm fire raged out of control across the fire eventually destroyed 60 As Ive said before and in going to say my men Are not going to take gun its As simple As in the last assault on a move in one officer was killed and five fire fighters were managing director Leo Brooks said police stakeout teams trying to secure the area for firefighters were confronted by four move four people came out of the Back of the move House two were observed turning the other two because Down in there was a significant amount of smoke and said a retired army Gen eral who served two Tours in As the two started the police offi cer hit the whereupon one a hit the ground and the male opened they turned and went in the other i whereupon a very similar act was reported by the forces in that area in which they fired again and we didst return either of those but then they disappeared Back into the and it was at that Point that we had to protect the firefighters who were in those houses because we didst know whether move members were in the Pine Street Side or whether they were in the Osage Street Side of the said after a gun Battle at Dawn monday that left two officers slightly police waited 10 hours before their next attempt to take the the situation was complicated by the amazingly Strong fortifications move had Brooks said the Bunker was made of 12 by12 tree trunks and steel and was several layers he said Long blasts from snorkel squirts hydraulically oper ated High pressure fire hoses and from Small grenade charges didst Dent the bunk the front of the House was opened by revealing what one detective called a log Cabin within a we began thinking of some alternatives when we discovered just How Strong that Bunker was on the Brooks it was not apparent before because it had been surrounded by big sheets of ply he once we knocked the plywood off with the hoses and with the smaller grenade the idea of using a giant construction Crane to tear the bunk or to pieces was that idea was finally he police commissioner Gregore Sambor took responsibility for ordering the explosive device dropped on the my purpose in ordering that charge was again to reduce the threat from what might be considered the High ground against not Only police officers but firemen in the area and to reduce that and that was the Only intention in preparing that entry Sambor he said the device was a charge pre pared by our bomb it was a Square package of explosive material designed to gain entry and neutralize the it was not an incendiary Sambor said the fire was definitely fun eled by kerosene whether from Home heating supplies or from move Philadelphia mayor said the explosives had not been intended to Start a that was an Goode no one could have known a state police helicopter made four passes Over the move House with an offi cer perched on the left runner before the chopper swooped dropped the and then sped fifteen seconds at the area reverberated with a loud police haunt calculated on the fortitude resourcefulness of the move Mem Sambor said they May have constructed labyrinths beneath the which they had occupied since Shultz from Page 1 and critics accused the negotiators of dragging their in the their patience was re we Hope to see this repeated in our negotiations with the soviet Union Here in Vienna and Switzer Shultz the United states and the soviet Union have been negotiating conventional military Force reductions in Vienna for More than 10 years without in the two sides Are locked in talks aimed at nuclear Gromyko said Austria soviet relations were a example of successful cooperation Between states with differing political sys we must prevent peace ending in a nuclear All our efforts must be harnessed to this the soviet Union will do everything to determine and ensure that the arms race is stopped and that the arms race does not spill into the Veteran soviet official they were speaking less than 24 hours after a six hour meeting that Shultz said was dominated by discussion of the arms question and the Geneva Neotia where reagans strategic defense initiative for a defensive weapon system is a contentious the talks were also the Centrepiece of a breakfast hosted by Shultz at the Vienna Hilton hotel for nato foreign ministers attending the viennese As military brass bands paraded through the City Center playing foot tapping Shultz briefed the ministers of West Italy and Britain on his talks with Gromyko and the current state of the Geneva officials said Paul Shults special adviser on disarmament and a for Mer Geneva told the guests the chances for a nuclear disarmament agreement with the soviet Union were bet Ter in the new talks than in the previous round last Usan from Page 1 mum allowable weight and maximum percentage of body you Are within air Force Packard said the majority of people will be placed on the weigh management pro Gram because they exceed their maximum allowable weight not because of their appearance in id say 90 percent of the people will be identified that he in the Only about 2 percent were put on the pro Gram because of Nom Ogram with the new desired that percentage will probably go up but not signify members who meet the desired weight Standard of maximum minus 10 percent will Only have to weigh in pack Ard those who Are under maximums but Over the desired limit will be weighed semiannually in january and once someone is placed on the he or she will have to lose weight consistently in some he everyone used to be required to weigh every 60 Days and to have lost six pounds since their last now they will be checked every 30 men will have to lose five pounds per month and women will have to lose three Packard attributed the difference in Stan Dards to physiological differences and the fact that women retain fluids during men in addition to regular weight he people on the program will receive diet counselling and will be required to participate in a minimum 90day exercise pro commanders also Are required to Monitor More closely the Progress their people Are he under the old pro certain actions were recommended when members we rent losing the required now those actions Are Packard said the actions available to commanders include letters of admonition and control denial of promotion and administrative once you get Down to your you will be monitored for six months to make sure you keep the weight he temperatures May 14 l h 65 83 60 78 64 85 69 86 77 90 37 50 60 91 73 87 57 83 67 84 49 69 51 58 68 94 l h 56 71 Albany 37 70 Albuquerque 35 51 Anchorage 70 89 Atlanta 64 79 Atlantic City 61 85 Baltimore 40 72 Billings 66 89 Birmingham 43 47 Boise 46 51 Boston 50 76 Buffalo 45 59 Burlington 68 84 60 93 62 82 54 86 Chicago 64 81 Cincinnati 47 83 Cleveland 57 78 Worth 37 64 Denver 57 75 Des a Olnes 53 80 Detroit 37 53 Fairbanks 45 55 Fargo 55 80 Hartford 71 84 Honolulu 70 80 Houston 64 85 Indianapolis 69 89 Jacksonville 56 63 Kansas City 55 92 Las vegas 51 83 46 58 45 63 58 78 62 89 45 73 67 84 73 95 44 76 58 71 52 75 43 60 50 72 50 90 67 86 52 60 Little Rock los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Paul Nashville new Orleans new York City Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Maine Providence Raleigh Reno Louis Petersburg Salt Lake City san Diego san Francisco Seattle Syracuse Tucson Washington Wichita european weather forecast for thursday fair to partly Cloudy with Chance of Light scattered rain showers in the some fog and Haze can be expected in the Early morning High temperatures from lower 60s to lower 70s lows from mid 40s to mid Sunset thursday Sunrise Friday Outlook for Friday mostly Cloudy to Cloudy with rain showers moving in from the West during the temperatures will remain about the temperatures recorded wednesday 4am 4pm 4am 4pm m 64 68 p 54 59 f 50 63 m 46 58 p 63 78 p 50 61 f 55 77 r 43 54 m 59 66 m 54 61 f 45 68 m 50 61 f 52 63 f 52 72 partly Cloudy mostly Cloudy of far provided by Del 7th weather tra Bentzar Safe lists schedule of open shows Ramstein Germany several air Force bases in Europe will hold open houses and air shows this but Aerial demonstrations will be smaller and at fewer places than last Accord ing to Safe following is the schedule May 2526 Raf England june 2 Rhel Maln Germany june 1417 Lindsey Germany no flying june 22  Germany no flying jud0 23 Ramsten Germany june 30 Valano Italy july 67 England Parachute demonstrations Only july 1314 Raf England International air Tattoo july 21 Raf England Raf England 10 Raf England Italy eyeing fast trains Rome up Italy state run Road is considering buying new High Speed trains that would Cut the trip Between Rome and Milan from six to four officials have  
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