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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 8 the stars and stripes monday May 11,1987 world today i vim tort pet to  exact around her doing her 95ui birthday celeb Ntina hapsburg history comes alive at birthday party Aizers Switzerland a Austria s last Empress Zita was joined by so descendants in ibis Village sat urday fora High mass to celebrate her 95th birthday. The mass followed a private family gathering Ai the St. Johannet Tift a Home for the elderly run by franciscan nuns where her reside de in Eule comprises two plainly furnished rooms. Born in Italy at a Princess of Bourbon Parma she is the widow of Karl i the last crowned head of the hapsburg dynasty that ruled for 640 years. Zita who never renounced her Imperial rights is cited i history books for her role in an abortive Effort to negotiate peace during world War i. The go a tween a her brother Prince status of Bourbon Parma who was then a French officer serving in the belgian army and who was a touch with French presi Dent Raymond Poincare. France revealed the austrian bid Early in 19ib, causing an International uproar and severely straining Austria s Alliance with Kaiser Wilhelm s Germany. After the austrian revolution in 1918, Karl and Zita went into exile where he died in 1922. Ever since zits a Mother of eight and a devout roman Catholic has teen in mourning. The late afternoon mais celebrated by Bishop Johannes Vonderach of nearby Chur look place in the Chapel of he 18th Century Johanne Stift. It was just Large enough for her 80 children grandchildren an great grandchildren Zita whose eyesight has faded in recent years walked with two Sticks and was helped by two of her sons. Otto and Robert to a scat next to the altar. Ablack Scarf covered her head. On the other Side of the altar Sal a great Frandson Karl Christian who received the rite of confirmation during the ceremony. Earlier photographers were briefly allowed to Lake pictures of another highlight of the birthday celebrations. About 20 great grandchildren performed c dance around the Empress while she was seated in a Hall of the main building. Novelist Greene forgives old Friend soviet spy Philby for living a lie London a Graham Greene often described As Bruin s greatest living novelist was quoted sundays saying he has exchanged letters and had meetings in Moscow with Harold Kim Philby the former British intelligence agent who spied for the soviet Union. Asked if he could forgive his old Friend for having lived such a lie Greene was quoted As saying  if you re fighting for a cause you believe in. He was t doing it for Money. And As for living a lie How Many Lis is president Ronald Reagan living who does t live a lie when it comes to politics Greene was quoted in the sunday Telegraph which said it talked to him at Bis Home in Antibes Southern France. Greene knew Philby from world War ii when the novelist now 82, was doing intelligence work in Sierra Leone West Africa and Philby was his controller in London. Philby fled to Moscow in 1963. Greene wrote an introduction to Philby s 1968 autobiography my secret  Greene said he met Philby in his Moscow apartment Darling last september when Greene accepted an invitation from the soviet writers Union. It seems dear hat Philby was behind the invitation the report said. Greene returned to Moscow last february for an International peace conference. Me said Philby 75, and himself both suffer from that incurable disease of old age. But Philby was in Good shape at their second meeting after recovering from Hospital treat ment the water did not say for what. Greene said he first heard from Philby after writing to the press in the late 19609 saying he had forbidden publication of his work in the soviet Union until the dissidents Yuli Daniel and Andrei Sinaysky were freed from a labor Camp. Greene said Philby wrote that he approved of Greene s decision and hoped soviet condition would change so they could meet again. Philby now lives with his fourth wife Ilia a rus Sian 30 years younger than he. Greene has been a critic of the United slates for Many years particularly Over the Vietnam War and american policy in latin America and the Caribbean. A supporter of the Sondi Nisia government in Nicaragua Greene was there last month uie sunday Telegraph said and was decorated by president Daniel Ortega. Greene was quoted As saying he plans to accept an invitation to visit Siberia in August. Asked if he won t be haunted by the ghosts of peo ple who be died there the novelist replied daresay i will but it will be purely tourism. And it is a new place to  he revealed thai be is working on a novel that he started 15 Yean ago and abandoned. He would t Dis cuss the Story. I find that when Calk about a novel it s dead Greene confided. He said he has just finished a play that he left unfinished 10 years ago because i could i see How it would  it s called the House of reputation and is set in Central America in a Brothel Greene said. Costa Rica s president in Portugal on private visit Lisbon Portugal up president Oscar Arias of Costa Rica arrived sunday on a four Day private visit his first Stop before a six nation european Tow aimed at discussing the con Ladora peace plan for Central America the Lutt news Agency said. Arias is to meet president Mario scares to fore leaving wednesday for Spain France eng land Belgium Germany Italy and the Vatican Luss said. Cyanide pollutes 25 Miles of River in chinese area. Beijing a More than 50 tons of fish were killed when cyanide discharged from a Tex tile factory polluted 23 Miles of the Peijiang River in Southern Huangdong province the state run China daily reported saturday nearly 400 pounds of cyanide solution leaked from the municipal chemical textile Complex in maiming City because of a mechanical Mal function the newspaper said quoting an earlier report in the China environmental news. The leak occurred april 5. Vatican Poland to renew relations report says Rome a the Vatican and Poland will announce the resumption of formal diplomatic relations during Pope John Paul in t visit to if native country next month an italian news weekly reported saturday. The pontiff is to visit Poland june 8-14, hit third return to his Homeland Tocce be became Pope in. October 1978. The Rome weekly express tiling unidentified Church sources also said the Pope already has picked the Vatican envoy to Warsaw it identified him As hungarian bom archbishop Lajos Kada 63, a career Vatican Diplomat now serving As Secretary of the congregation for the sacraments. India plans to begin testing Long Range missile new Delhi India a India will Toon begin testing a Long Ganjie surface to air missile created by defense scientists the United news of India reported sunday. The missile named Agni which Means fire in hindi is to be launched at the Candi Pur grins Range in Eastern Orissa slate the sew Agency said. It gave no expected Date for the Tim launch uni described the missile As Matching the most advanced missiles of its class in the United states and soviet  the disclosure comes at a time of increasing tension Between India and neighbouring Pakistan which India accuses of stepping up weapons Pur chases to the detriment of the military balance on the subcontinent. Soviet youths get prison for Drunken rampage Moscow a the supreme court of Kazakhstan has sentenced five youths to be tween three and seven years in prison for a Drunken rampage through a moslem cemetery where they destroyed dozens of monuments. Toss said. To said the youths slipped into the Kenai cemetery while drunk. They broke and threw Down dozens of tombstones and monuments. Material damage amounted to Over 40,000 rubles about 160,000 Tass said. It quoted a moslem religious authority Kazi Ralbe Nysa Bayev As saying the damage was quickly repaired in a show of deep respect by local authorities  
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