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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o cancer Charity s expenses found top Havy Page s tobacco Road author Cald Wett Dies at 83. Page 6 d Maze wins masters in sudden death playoff Page 21 pipes Lutho title Una Minim. Rutili edition ran n vol. 45. No. 359 tuesday. April 14, 1987 amid cd Iii d 8693 a Pope John pud ii pauses for a moment s meditation during miss in Buenos Aires. Pope ends pilgrimage with Palm sunday mass Buenos Aires Argentina a nearly a million cheering people waved Olive branches and Palm fronds in joyous greeting to Pope John Paul ii the tint Modem pontiff to celebrate the Palm sunday mass outside Rome on his last Day of a two week South american pilgrimage the Pope led the ceremony from an altar on a canopied platform three stories above the 360 foot wide ninth of july Avenue running through this capital. Later sunday the Pope told roman Catholic leaders of inc Argentine Episco pal conference that the Church acted courageously during Argentina s 1976-83 military dictatorship. I know of your constant efforts Ander occupation an difficult moments in the violence that caused profound pain and death John Paul said. I know that your courageous endeavours saved  human rights activists have accused the Church of remaining Loo silent during the seven year dictatorship when the military waged a harsh Campaign against suspected leftists a government com Mission said at least 9,000 people disappeared after being picked up by Security forces. Human rights groups place the number at 30,000 and say thousands were killed. The Pope later spoke at the Teatro see Pope on Page 28 portuguese of Macao s return to China in 99 Beijing a China and Portugal formally signed an agreement monday that will return Macao Portugal s far East outpost Tor More than 400 years to chinese sovereignty on dec. 20, 1999. The Accord bringing to an end Portu Gal s once far reaching overseas Empire was signed at the great Hall of the peo ple by portuguese prime minister Anibal Cavaco Silva and chinese Premier Zha Ziyang. The two nations concluded nine months of negotiations in March with an agreement that Macao like neighbouring Hong Kong would retain local autonomy and keep its capitalist system for 50 Yean afar resuming to chinese control Britain and China decided in 1984that hone Kane will revert to China in 1997.Cavaco Silva in a speech following the signing pledged that Portugal will do everything in order to maintain the stability and to promote the economic development of the territory and of its population during the transition to chinese  prime minister expressed his Solidarity with the 450,000 people of Macao and said he was very proud about the agreement thai we just.  although we ended today a Cycle four history. We arc preparing the future in a confident  Cavaco Silva said. Zhao said the two countries had accomplished a major undertaking of historical  he said the Accord Laid solid foundation Forlong lorm stability and development in Macao and that it was proof of inc Wisdom of China s one coun try two systems  Hopes the successful implementation in Hong Kong and Macao of the one country two systems policy where capitalist communities exist alongside China s socialist Economy will induce Taiwan id begun discussing even Tual reunification with inc Mainland. Beijing has promised the nationalist government that fled to Taiwan in 1949 that it can keep its political defense an economic systems under a United China. Macao is a of Square mile settlement see Macao on Page 26 thousands celebrate holy week in Israel Jerusalem up waving Palm leaves and singing hymns christians from around the world celebrated the first Day of easter holy week by re enacting Jesus arrival in Jerusalem. Thousands of christians from As far away As the Philippines joined the solemn yet colourful annual pal sunday procession that follows the route Jesus Christ purportedly took into the City holding Green Willowy Palm leaves the pilgrims walked nearly two Miles under the hot Sun from the Seth age shrine Over the mount of olives and into Jerusalem s walled old City. Palm sunday Marks the Start of easter holy week one of the most sacred holidays for christianity. According to the new testament Jesus Rode triumphantly into the City on the Back of a Donkey from both fac As his followers placed Palm leaves on the Road before him As a sign of Honor and cried Hosanna to see holy week on Page 28 Texaco files for bankruptcy to protect assets new York a Oil giant Texaco inc. Fighting an $11 billion judgment in favor of Pennzoil co., filed sunday for pre Lection from creditors under Federal bankruptcy Laws. It is inc biggest . Company to take the drastic step. The filing under Chapick 11 of the . Bankruptcy code does not mean to sap is insolvent and should have Little or no effect on its Day to Day operations. But it Means Pennzoil will be unable la suite any Texa co assets indefinitely. Analysts interpreted the move by Texaco the nation s third largest Oil company As a tactical measure to stall Pennzoil and pressure the rival into a battlement of their 2-year-old court Battle in which pen Moil accused Texaco of illegally interfering in a planned merger Between Pennzoil and Getty Oil co. Pennzoil has placed its own greed above any consideration of fundamental fairness or the Public Wel fare James Kinnear Texaco president and chief executive officer told a new York news conference announcing the chapter ii filing. Pennzoil has bludgeoned Texaco with unreasonable  Kinn car said Texaco was forced to seek bankruptcy Law Protection because inc Pennzoil judgment was frightening customers and suppliers. Under chapter ii. A company continues operating but is shielded from creditor lawsuits while in workout a Way to pay debts. The company s common Stock Likely will continue trading but Texaco said it would immediately suspend Stock dividends. Texaco has been fighting in Texas and Federal courts to reverse a us ruling in favor of pc toil and to lower an Ord that it Post Security equal to he $8,5billion judgment und interest. Pennzoil thought we took Getty Oil away from. Them unfairly we believe we won Guliy fair an Square said Kinnear. He called the move a most Ditl cult painful and wrenching division. However see Texaco on Page 23  
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