European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Per 2s monday april 20,1sb7 70,000 celebrate easter in Jerusalem lid int Reagan hugs Rocky Rome. 12, daring his visit saturday to tamp Ronald Mcdonald for Good times a facility for Young Caer patients near the president s can uni ranch in the Santo Nycz mountains Jerusalem a Church Bells pealed throughout his ancient cily Sun Day As thousands of christians fro around the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ in joyous easter serv ices. Related uldry Page 8. Officials said about 70,000 visitors came to Jerusalem Tor the holy week up from 50,000 last year when rear of terrorism in the Middle East Kepi Many tourists  were no reports of disturbances in Jerusalem and few police and Soldier were seen in the crowded streets of the walled old City the site of most celebrations. Sunday also marked the end of the week hmm jewish passover  the Church of the holy sepulchre in Jerusalem More than 2,000 pilgrims at tended mass crowding around a 3cmboi High shrine where roman Catholic an Eastern orthodox christians believe Christ was buried and Rose from  outside the old City protestants attended outdoor services under Cloud skies at the Garden Tomb a location pinpointed in the i9lh Century and generally accepted by protestants As the Sile of Christ s  is a very realistic feeling of what easter must have been like for Christ said Gareth Evans 35, from Swansea Wales who attended services at the Church of the holy sepulchre. The roman Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem Giacomo Giuseppe Belt Ritti celebrated mass in latin French and arabic before the Marble Tomb. Respond ing to his chants the voices of Young and old mined in a melodious chorus of accents. Incense drifted through the air. They the easter services Are full of magnificence and splendor to show cur love for Christ the risen Christ  Bonanno a franciscan brother from Boston mass., who has lived i Israel for seven years. For me it s inc big feast said arte Mio Vitorts one of the priests associated with the Church of the holy sepulchre. Off to the Side dozens of worshippers surrounded a priest Clad in a festive Yel Low and White Robe who was dispensing communion. Three police officers Sloo Aby to in vent him from being crushed. At the Entrance of the Church old women wearing scarves Knell to kiss the Pink Slone of unction where according to tradition Christ s body was covered with a shroud therit was removed from he  some visitors the Beauty of the celebrations was marred by the noise an crowds. But none of the pilgrims seemed too concerned about a possible terrorist at tack. God will protect me said an elderly woman from pills Lead. Mass., who would Noi give her name. Custody Over the Church is shared by roman catholics armenian orthodox and greek orthodox and All three group celebrated mass separately on sunday. The custodian was sch Nuseibeh is moslem whose family has held the key to the Church since the 7th  Why a moslem is custodian of the Church he said it is tradition and that he sometimes serves As mediator Between the various Christian denominations. From Page 1 official. Yeutter.  Trade conferences Bunju air prs for greater .  markets. Among the chief . Demands Are mammhmiiimiafuaa_�6j bit lion Taimori Day on the second Day of a conference of data to prove Japan s position that in had _ Ong with opening japanese markets . Supercomputers and agricultural goods. Culter was to give a key speech Mon Ameeti Japan s minister of Inte and Industry Hajime Tamura was. Peeled to urge Euiler to lift the .Trade sanctions and to present him with ing the midweek Ulaj Yeu Lerwill travel to Central West Japan for a Jour Way Trade conference  ministers from the in a. De . Canada an Japan Casey was t asked about contras report says Washington up attorney general Edwin Meese i did not ask Cia director William Casey in a nov 22 meeting about the Iran arms Contra Cash connection even though he had read a memo describing the scheme it was reported  Washington Post reported that Meuse said in an interview last week he fell in would have been inappropriate 10 question Casey about the diversion of arms sales profits from Iran to the nicaraguan  meeting took place Over a Friendly Beer Ai mayors Frem get cent of ilk vote while 26 percent Wen Meyer in afield of . It has prow to be Dallas  mayoral race Ever. At to count All Nuj pral candidates had spent More Wihak 3.5 Milliun the race to replace Starie Taylor  to seek a third Lent. Strauss and Meyer pm Fil nearly1 j1 million  neither Ber nor Strauss ran under a Patty Label both a Lac affiliations with the two major political nerf _ Robert sir Ogk  National chair Man and Sakss brother in a attended the Victory  night. Meuk j9, former chairman the Dallas county to Titan party said in  in his first Al elected office the voters de a decision id i stand by  Tkv the two candidates showed few major differences. Experience was a major theme of the Guss Campaign which sirens cd her four years a member of the cily Council plus nine years ofter Vaccon City related boards. Casey s Home on the second Day of Meese s informal inquiry into the Iran Contra affair the newspaper said. A Csc told the Post he did not ask Casey the Manthen responsible for ail coven . Operations about the Contra Side of the affair because he would t have known anything about  Casey was hospitalized in december with a cancerous brain tumor and replaced As Cia director in january. Earlier on nov. 22 Meese had read a National Secu Rity Council memorandum found in it. Col. Oliver North s files which said the $12 million in profit from iranian arms sales will be used to Purchase critically needed supplies for the nicaraguan democratic resistance forces. At that time we did t know if this was a memo somebody s pipe dream a proposal that had been implemented had t been implemented or anything else Meese told the Post. Casey had called  to his House to Tell him thai some of the International financiers involved in the Covert arms sales to Iran were pressing for the $10million owed them. They were saying either pay us the Money we rowed or else we re going to try to make in look bad,1" Meese told inc newspaper. The threats were conveyed to Casey through Newyork businessman Roy Furmark a longtime Friend who met five times with Casey 10 warn that the Deal would be exposed unless the Money was paid. Meuse said Casey s remarks did not Alert him to an possible criminality in the affair. Charles Allen then the Cia s National intelligence officer for come terrorism told the Tower commis Sion he had raised the Issue of diversion to inc con iras with Casey oct. 7. Meese launched his informal probe nov. 21 after Secretary of slate George p. Shutlz warned president Reagan that Casey was planning to give Congress mis leading testimony that Day about the arms sales. Meuse questioned North nov 23 about he diver Sion of funds but because Meuse did not warn North of his constitutional rights that conversation cannot now be used As evidence. It also May have alerted North to How close the investigation was coming and allowed him Lime to shred numer Ous Csc documents before a desc made the Iran Centra connection Public in a nov. 25 news conference. North was fired from his position with he Escand his Boss National Security adviser Viec adm. John Point Cut or resigned and later was demoted to rear Admiral. Soviets Grant go Girlfriend Asylum i Union has published an order granting  Dier who defected earlier this month Man Girlfriend. The order of the presidium of the was dated april 2 and  government journal received Njg Lri Ait in Moscow. Gennady Gerasimov thai Wade Roberts 22, who had been stoned in Germany and his Girlfriend Petra Neu Mann 24, had defected to the soviet  irs6vtel Republic Inion Jan and Afghanistan. Catcher there As Herd the Roberts  in his native army. Tass said. The army has confirmed thai a pal. Wade _. Ens went absent without leave March 2 from his stationed 45 Miles Northeast of Frankfurt