European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday May 1,1987 Pope begins 5-Day Germany tour Cologne of Pope John Paul ii opening five Day pilgrimage to Ger Many on thursday condemned the nazi Decarti machinery and strongly defended the bo4iiclpfigerman Bishops and the Vatican under Reich. The pontiff also sought to defuse Catholic jewish tension Over Friday s beatification of a martyred jewish bom nun saying she perished in a nazi Gas chamber not Only because she was a Christian but also because she was a jew. Edith Stein As a jew and a Catholic nun demonstrated her Solidarity the jewish people by sharing i ing and martyrdom the Praid in his arrival statement. I shall adj by a respectful visit to the Clements Clemens August von Galen who defied the death machinery of a criminal regime by fear Lessly speaking out on behalf of the sacredness of sacred life he said. The roman Catholic Leader s special touched Down shortly be fore h 11 Iii ii Mimi Nizhi 11ni John Paul was official German president Richan Saecker in his air orly met John Paul strongly Prau Annc jewish bom nun who a do win he name sister Cresia me Rev. Rupert Mayer a Jesuit persecuted by the nazis. The pontiff will beautify Mayer on Sun Day in Munich. John Paul said both religious figures Light up the horrifying and dark chapter of an entire his denunciation of the nazis was viewed in Vatican circles As the strongest the pontiff has Ever delivered on the subject. In went beyond the Pope s Condo nation during his visit to 1979. Or during Taij Rufi to the Germani Orrence in Cologne the Pon armed on the subject of the coun Itti i iffy hiil1huit Noii i 6 million jews were Kil Hitler s National socialist seizure Power was the beginning of a Fai Efu pro Cess in which a political party gradually developed its obsessive inhuman racism into a totalitarian ideology and almost into a pseudo religion the Pope said. He noted that the nazis eventually clamped tight restrictions on Christian Leaden. In View of this dramatic development which led to relentless persecution of dissident Faith j of the the Church and i episcopate found themselves in a crisis of responsibility the pontiff said. He noted thai Church leaders free Dom of action was sharply restricted. In this context we think of the courageous sermons and statements of numer Ous Bishops and of their fateful pastoral letter in which the dutch Episco patented in realest the Pope said. F of Fri in pontiff travels to lib give of Galen known fsr his bold Sci it tons against Hitler during the nazi period. Galen died in 1946. The Pope s visit to Germany will to concentrated in the unemployment wracked Ruhr Industrial Region and the heart of German roman catholicism the state of Bavaria. More bodies discovered in collapsed building Ridgeport Conn. A five More bodice were found together in a pocket in the shattered debris of an apartment building As the o Iticia death loll from last week s it lapse Rose thursto to 22. I Twena eight men were buried Wien what Wasto have become a 13-Story building collapse Dnn april 23. No one by been pulled alive fro Roither wreckage since if afternoon of the Colt Apsa. Four of tie five bodies spoil wednesday have been recovered and Are officially counted among the 22uead. Families of a Tims the dead. The eighth Liui Lral was planned for thursday and others were scheduled on Fridyand , Ives Ligator met had offered no solid theory is Towhy the buying collapsed. An Engineer hired Buhe City so be Lieve they Are deling in of the cause but he refused to discuss memories. Navy Avail identified of remains it agon says Washington Styf the remains of a Navy aviator killed Dwina the Vietnam War have been identified twi army Laboratory the Pentagon said. My the remains of uhf Jav David m. Christian were returned to the Mitel slate by Vietnam in april 1986 and were of Cliffrd by the . Amy scentral in Honolulu according to the Pentagon Christian was born Jan. 15, 194 band Liswa Bis Home of re Cord is Lane a he was in losing Ait a-4 at tack Jet Over new Vietnam when he disappeared june 2, 19jf 1 Christian s reins were Aing 21 returned to the United sates by Vietn on april 10, 1986. The Iden aies of nine a those remains had been release Al earlier. Briton of turns Horev after 5 Yeary Captivity i Libya Londo Rupi a British turned Orlf in High spirits wed spending Nerly five years in a Liby charges is afro Lutcy fantastic to be Bald Femme in Britain to Pottish born Robert maxwells was sentenced to 12 years Nopris Ozment a Charcas of economic Cipione taking lubes. He also was charged with Yin but wait Ever med. He denied both Chan i Bah Leader cot. Moa mar Gad Halljr de reds release from jail 11 Days ago. He Cid he had not been ill treated and and Fuher foreigners jailed in Libya had be cd from other foreign prisoners for fear of notation against them after the Libya raid. Well had gone to Libya with an and was based in Benghazi the nation s second largest City. His wife and his son Paw 6, returned with him from Tripoli Libya Shapital via Malta. Fund Raiser enters guilty plea names North in Iran Contra trial Washington a conservative activist cart r. Spitz Channel pointed to former White House aide Oliver North As a fellow conspirator As he pleaded guilty to the first criminal charge of the Iran Contr affair. Channel was formally accused of defrauding the government by telling contributors to his National endowment for the preservation of Liberty that their gifts would be tax deductible even though the Money actually was used to provide military Aid to the . Backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Channel on wednesday pleaded guilty to a single count and agreed to cooperate in Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh t investigation. Walsh s formal charge known As a criminal information said Channel was involved with a government official but the charge did not identify that official. However when Channel was asked in court by . District judge Stanley s. Harris to name the persons with whom he conspired he replied simply col. North an official of the National Security under the agreement Channel entered into with Walsh the fund Raiser and three of his employees said they would cooperate with the investigation into Possi ble criminal activity in the seem Safe of weapons Toiran and in funding of the contras. Prosecutors de dined to identify the employees but said they be prosecuted. Channell s guilty plea came As former National Secu Rity adviser Robert Mcfarland was testifying before the grand jury empanelled by Walsh. Mcfarlane who travelled to Iran in 1986 in an attempt to dose an arms for hostages Deal declined to comment As he left the grand jury room. Wednesday s charge to which Channel pleaded guilty carries a maximum penalty of five Yean imprison ment and a $250,000 Fine. The judge agreed to delay Channel s sentencing until in Bromwich s words the completion of his cooperation with the investigation. In addition to North Channel said in court that he conspired with Richard Miller president of International business communications a Public relations firm that Channel has said he used to funnel Money tothe contras the firm also had contracts with the state department to provide Public relations work for the contras. Japan from Paga 1 action against Japan would complicate his talks with the prime minister. Only if i let it Reagan replied. He refused to say whether he would veto the Mea sure if it wins final can err ions approval or whether he would impose additional sanctions against Japan if it failed to take actions sought by the United states the House passed 218-214, an amendment requiring countries to Cut excess and unwarranted Trade surpluses with the. United Stales by 10 percent annually or face presidential by decreed sanctions. At the while House moreover officials said they were in no great hurry to lift sanctions imposed in mid april on $300 million Worth of japanese electronics products. The punitive tariffs which look effect april 17, were in retaliation for Japan s alleged violation of a 1986 agreement to refrain from Cut Rale foreign sales of computer chips. A . Official speaking on condition of anonymity reiterated the Reagan administration s determination to wait for proof that the unfair sales have slopped before lifting the sanctions. Japan has denied the dumping allegations. He said Nakasone outlined measures Japan was Tak ing to lower the trading deficit and to create a financial climate that will Spur imports. With that goal in mind the official said Nakasone told the president he had instructed the Bank of Japan to Start operations to lower Short term interest rates a move advocated by the United Stales. Nakasone also provided Broad outlines of a plan to lend impoverished nations in latin America Asia an Africa s20 billion to $30 billion. The official said the americans were delighted to learn that the japanese will not require the recipients to spend the Money on japanese goods. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwalter said it would be difficult but not impossible to have enough information to lift the us. Sanctions before the seven nation economic Summit in Venice Italy on june 8-10. Ronnie fought to hang on Una the doctors and the nurses in Theta believe it really. It was like he was going into Bailie Anne would come Back and he would go again. Saying i m lighting for you. Mom i m really fighting for you t fight up radio station or Hui pm in Holl raised $30,000 for Ronnie of silence at noon of the Miami boy. Miami a Cachu Rena list Victor Posner who donated $200,000 for Ronnie s transplant planned los end a private plane to Pittsburgh thursday to return the boy s body and his family to Florida in Washington the while House issued a statement to express sympathy to Ronnie s family saying the president and his wife yen. Earlier Jakc tissue donor aware _ i had Ary with words of encouragement then Connon Buoo after $4,000 raised by Ronnie s schoolmates a his surgery was stolen from his fort Lauder As a result of Public ii about the theft contributions poured in from around the country. V
