European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday april 16, 1986 Tutu elected first Black archbishop of Cape town from press dispatches Bishop Desmond Tutu the outspoken opponent of apartheid and Nobel peace prize Winner was elected the first Black archbishop of Cape town South Africa monday evening. As archbishop he will be the titular head of the anglican Church in South Africa. Our Church has decided that this is the person to be titular head Tutu said. People have to read whatever signals they want in As head of the anglican Church the fourth largest Church in South Africa the archbishop of Cape town commands great authority when he Speaks on social and political As Well As religious issues. The election of the 54-year-old Tutu will in the View of Many in South Africa Here give him one of the most important forums in the country for his vigorous advocacy of the abolition of apartheid and the transition to Black Rule. Last week Tutu called on foreign countries and Busi Nesses to impose punitive sanctions on South Africa in an Effort to Force it to eliminate its system of racial separation. There was considerable speculation that the move jeopardized his chances for being elected Succes Sor to archbishop Phillip Russell who is to retire in August. But his election came just one Day later far sooner than religious experts had predicted. Indeed Tutu said there had been none of the acrimony in the elective Assembly that Many people had expected. First of All 1 want to indicate from All accounts the elective Assembly was a Happy occasion Tutu said. There was no Colin Wells Eglin the Leader of the progressive fed eral party the main parliamentary opposition to the governing nationalist party said the election of the new archbishop reflected the changing role of the Church in South Africa. To an increasing extent he said the churches in South Africa Are finding it necessary and desirable to transform their religious belief into a political code or political action. This election has far greater significance than the election seven years ago. It has become part of the political dynamics of the although 80 percent of the Church s membership is Black there has never been a Black archbishop. Many members of the Church have been quoted As saying there was no alternative this time to the Elevation of one of the Church s Black Bishops to the throne in Cape town. "1 myself am overwhelmed and deeply shattered by the responsibility that god through his Church has placed on my shoulders the archbishop elect said afterwards. And then As if to answer the unspoken fears of some Church members he continued it is very important to get rid of the notion that Tutu will stand out on his own account. The archbishop is a focus and spokesperson for the Synod of Bishops usually. You do not see Here a one Man band about to explode on the scene in South Afri Ca. I suppose there will be some people who Are not exactly enamoured of my election. They must remember that the Church does not belong to Desmond town bites rats Back the latest fad in Melbourne fla., has rattled some shoppers but others Aren t about to turn Tail at the sight in a Sweet revenge for All the rats who be terrorized a photo the right Rev. Desmond Tutu being congratulated on his election As the anglican Church archbishop of Cape town. People Candy lovers Are munching on the realistic looking confections which come in red or Black and sell for $1.25 each. That s the Best rat i be Ever eaten Vicki Williams said As she popped a wiggly red Candy Tail in her Mouth. They re going like hot cakes or like hot rats clerk Barbara Morris of Barnie s Coffee & Tea co. Said Sun Day As she rang up sales. Not All purchasers planned on eating the Candy rats though. I bought my Mother a big Black one i m going to put it in her bed said Deborah Wallace. But the rats Don t get an enthusiastic response from everyone. That s Candy i think they re disgusting said shop per Joanne Walsh. Who d want to eat a rat class Way of fear i Steve Coleman teaches at northeastern University in Boston a course blandly titled state and local govern ment but his style of teaching is anything but Dull. Welcome ladies and gentlemen Coleman begins looking for the moment like a Standard academic in a conservative suit with wire rimmed glasses and a receding hairline. But during a lecture on the voting rights act of 1965, he gets a gleam in his Eye and a flight of fancy takes Over. In a moment he pulls out a 30-gallon Cowboy hat and jerks it Over his forehead. Leaping on a chair he proclaims i m the National government and you d better Register these voters or i la come Down there and do it for Midway through a discourse on the urbanization of America Coleman climbs onto a three foot window Sill and starts to go out the window. He says he is the Middle class leaving the cities after world War ii. I was thinking of dropping it because it s so Early Sophomore Nancy Slocum said about the 8 . Class. But i m wide awake now. That was better than a cup of Coleman has documented his unorthodox teaching methods in an article which appeared in a political science journal. Like the titles of his classes the article takes a deceptively Dull title a dramaturgical approach in the though adored by students Coleman says he is no Pushover. I m Tough no i m going to say fair. By no Means does everyone get an a or b. I Don t believe in v reds coming to Kalamazoo a delegation of soviet citizens including several vet Erans of the world War ii Battle at the Elbe River plans to visit Kalamazoo mich., next week under the sponsorship of the local veterans for peace group. Soviet members of the 58th guards div joined the . 69th inf div at Tougau Germany on april 25, 1945, in a Battle that sealed the defeat for nazi forces. Our theme is partners in Victory partners in peace " said event organizer Leroy Wollins of Pullman vice commander of the veterans for peace chapter. Last year soldiers from both countries met for a reunion to Mark the 40th anniversary of their joint Victory and at that time decided to meet each year to Foster soviet american Friendship he said. The soviet delegation is to arrive in Kalamazoo april 23, after visiting Cleveland Detroit and Lansing he said. The group also is slated to visit Chicago Kansas and Texas before winding up its tour with an april 29 reception in Washington he said. We re hoping to remind people that Russia s a country we be never had a War with Wollins said. We were allies in world wars i and ii. The answer is let s work together and keep from blowing the world up " waifs in wonderful Wyoming former Interior Secretary James Watt says he and his wife Are eager to return to their native Wyoming from Washington. Watt who repeatedly stirred controversy during his two years in president Reagan s Cabinet says he plans to open a Law firm in Jackson. Addressing the Casper Cham Ber of Commerce Watt said he and his wife Leilani want to re turn to wonderful Wyoming to get into the although there previously Watt have been rumours that he might return to Wyoming to run for governor Watt told the chamber Friday that he has no political ambitions for the near future. 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