European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes monday april 20,1987 easter mass emphasizes human rights Vatican City Pope John Paul a Cele Brating christianity s most sacred Cait delivered a Strong easier Appeal for human rights sunday and re minded the world that love it More powerful than death. The pontiff speaking to nearly 200,000 pilgrims an tourists who overflowed St. Peter s Square also spoke easter meetings in 50 languages ranging from his native polish to English russian chinese hebrew and arabic. Grant o lord that people May always respect the transcendent dignity of All their fellow human beings John Paul prayed during his traditional Urbiet Orbi to the cily and the world message. Whether they be poor or hungry imprisoned sick dying wounded in body or mind beset by doubt or Temple to despair John Paul said they always re main children of god for god s gift knows no re Grets everyone is offered forgiveness and resurrection John Paul continued. Each one deserves respect an support. Deserves the Pope s Appeal also included an impassioned a peal against abortion which is banned by the roman Catholic Church. John Paul prayed that the Man of the technological age May nol reduce himself to a Mere object but May respect from its very beginning the undeniable dignity that is proper to the traditional papal easter message also echoed one of the main themes of his recent trip to Chile where for the first time since he became Pope in 1978violence broke but during a papal mass. 1 hour after the demonstrations which the govern ment of military Leader Gen. Augusto Pinochet and his leftist opposition blamed on each other John Paul told a group of chinese Catholic women and ran attend mus enter morning at betting Church in Beijing. Chileans in an Impromptu address that love is stronger than violence or hate. Sunday he reminded christians that love is More powerful than death and noted that Christ death led to the reconciliation of sinners with god the reconciliation of Man 1 dressed in White and Gold vestments and wearing glittering Gold Miter John Paul celebrated mass in warm Sunshine a an altar covered with hundreds of right yellow chrysanthemums. The entire altar area was transformed into a Spring Garden by Tome 50,000flowers and shrubs from Holland. Following mass John Paul climbed to the Centra Balcony of is. Peter s Basilica the largest Church in Christendom to deliver his easier message. The Balcony itself was draped in red velvet and festooned with garlands of fresh yellow the polish Bora pontiff delivered his easier greetings he wished English speakers a blessed easier in the Joy of Jesni Christ the risen lord and Savior of Paul voice sounded less hoarse than Friday and saturday when a cold he caught during hit visit to Chile Argentina and Uruguay made sneaking and singing , the most sacred feast of the Christian Calendar celebrates christianity s most Basic Tenet of Faith that Jesus Rose from inc dead three Days after he died on the Cross. Stop backing Iraq renting ships to Kuwait Iran warns soviets Nicosia Cyprus a soviet leaders run the risk of repeating the mistake they made in Afghani Stan if they continue supporting Iraq and renting so Viet Flag tankers to Kuwait an iranian newspaper warned warning came in a commentary by the iranian daily coincided with a visit to Kuwait by soviet Deputy foreign minister Vladimir Petrovsky to discuss ways of protecting shipping in the persian Gulf and ending the Iran Iraq radio monitored in London carried sex it rps of the fundamentalist Iran has been at War with socialist Iraq since september 1980. On the basis of a 1972pact, the soviet Union became the main arms supplier of the iraqi armed forces. The flow of soviet arms including sophisticated aircraft Modem tanks and missiles has enabled Iraq to continue the War with commentary said Moscow wanted to place Oil tankers at Kuwait s disposal Little knowing thai in people of ran consider this immaturity and naivete to be similar to the presence of the . Fleet in the per Sian Moscow announced earlier this month that it was renting three tankers to Kuwait to help it ship it crude Oil through the Gulf. Kuwait has not confirmed the report this move Wilt focus the Wrath of islam against them on a world level the newspaper often retaliates for iraqi attacks against its Oil ports and shipping lanes by raiding commercial vessel sin the Gulf. Both sides have attacked 300 ships since the Gulf War broke out. Moscow s leaders should not repeat the mistake they made in Afghanistan which they Are now bitterly ring the commentary said. The soviet Union sent troops into Afghanistan i december 1979 and replaced the existing communist with another an estimated 115,000 soviet soldiers now Are in the country to help the 40,000-Man afghan army fight a moslem insurgency. Soviets conduct 2 nuclear tests for National Economy interests Moscow up the soviet Union conducted two Tow yield underground nuclear tests sunday the fifth and Stuth nuclear blasts since the Kremlin called off its unilateral testing moratorium ins than two months ago in Tass news Agency said. Toss said the two blasts Wilh yields of up to 20kibtons 20,000 tons of int took place sunday morning at Perm in the ural mountains about 750miles cast of Moscow. The blasts were set off in the interests of the National Economy Tass said. The four previous soviet tests in 1987, including the one feb 26. That shattered the 19-month-old moratorium were clearly defined As having a military purpose. The last soviet lest took place Friday at Semipalatinsk in soviet Central Asia. On saturday the United slates conducted its fourth test of the year in Nevada. The soviet twin blasts came As senior . Official said the United slates and the soviet Union would conduct underground nuclear tests in each other countries under a tentative ii Rem Cut reached in mos cow last week during the visit of Secretary of stale George Shultz world today sex drummer for mar Ley slain at Jamaica Home Kingston Jamaica a Carllon bar rett drummer for he late reggae musician Bob Marley was shot and killed outside his Kingston House police said saturday. Authorities said the 40-year-old Barrett was killed Friday night his widow Albertine Barrett told police shews watching television when she heard gunfire. Authorities said barred was shot twice in the head. Police said the killing was under motive has been determined and no suspects have been , a member of the Wai ices musical group had just returned to Jamaica following an engagement in Miami. He had been scheduled o tour Europe with the band starting May Vintage soviet locomotive May be sent to London London map prime minister Margaret Thatcher s visit to Moscow two weeks ago May yield a Bonus for British train lovers a Vintage steam engine. Foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe was a Leto persuade his soviet counterpart Eduard Shevardnadze to consider shipping one of the soviet Union s p36 locomotives to Britain for museum display said train Buff Robert Adley Aion maker far Thatcher s conservative party. Adley said he had asked Howe to look into the possibility of rescuing one of the engines which Are being broken up for scrap after 40 years of hauling express trains. Sir Geoffrey told me he was Able to raise the Issue and asked that the russians might sell or donate one of these engines la Adle said adding that the British embassy in Moscow is handling Ibe Mailer
