European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday june 8,1987 29 nations join Pope in satellite linked prayer Romp. Api Wilh Cath life Lin Vino Tai Chr Inix act i. L my Hub Tif a schools Roundup Rome a with satellites linking 16 shrines devoted to the Virgin Mary Pope John Paul ii on saturday led catholics on five continents in prayer to promote Solidarity with All humanity. Invalids hoping for cures at Lourdes France Nobel peace prize Winner Mother Teresa praying in Poland and girls in White communion dresses in Brazil were among hundreds of thousands of faithful who joined the Pope in reciting the Rosary. The producers of the televised ceremony in St. Mary major Basilica in Rome were the same ones who brought the world live Aid the satellite transmitted Rock concerts for hunger victims in Africa in 1985. The London based producers said that As Many As 1 Binion people in 29 countries were Able to watch the ceremony on television. The spectacle was the opening event in the Marian year a period designated by the Pope for special Devo Tion to Mary the Mother of Jesus the period runs from june 7, Pentecost sunday to aug. 15, 1988, when the roman Catholic Church celebrates what it says was the Assumption of Mary bodily into heaven. Pentecost sunday Marks the Day when according to the new testament the apostles of Jesus were suddenly inspired to speak in foreign tongues unknown to them u they set out on their Mission to convert the first christians after the crucifixion of their Leader. Praying together we have reinforced the links of Solidarity with the entire human family the Pope said alter finishing the 50-Minule-Long recitation of the Rosary. The Pope in a Crimson Cape and a White Gold embroidered stole covering his White cassock Knelt under the four column Baldacchino covering the High altar of the Basilica. He began praying in portuguese and the cameras Cut away to a crowd of 10,000 people reciting the Rosary along with him As they stood in the Square of the Sanctuary in Fatima Portugal. Many of the shrines Lite Fatima draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims annually Many of them hoping for miracles. The Pope continued the Rosary in his native polish and cutaway camera shots showed Mother Teresa praying intently at the shrine to the Black Madonna at Czestochowa Poland. The Pope will visit the shrine on Friday and saturday during his latest pilgrimage to his Homeland which begins on monday. As the Pope then spoke in French he was joined by nuns in the Cathedral of our lady of Victory i Dakar Senegal a former French Colony. Praying next in Spanish along with the Pope were poor mexican mothers wearing Woolen scarves landholding their children As part of the crowd in the Cathe dral of Guadalupe Mexico. At a shrine in Lujan Argentina faithful in Winter Coats stretched out their arms with rosaries dangling. In Knock in county Mayo Ireland some of the people in the crowd were on stretchers or in wheel chairs and covered with plaid Woolen blankets As they prayed along with the Pope in English. In a Field at the Gable end of the Village Church the Virgin Mary reportedly appeared in a vision to 15 people in 1879. As the Pope prayed in English the cameras showed Manila Cathedral where the congregation replied in tagalog the native language of the Philippines. In the front Row were president Corazon Aquino and Cardinal Jaime sin the City s archbishop. App Oil the Pope leads his worldwide congregation in prayer. When the Pope spoke and prayed in German girls in embroidered Gold trimmed Caps giggled As they saw themselves on camera at the chandelier lit Cathedral Itmari Azill Austria. Other shrines participating in the satellite Hookup were our lady of the Polar in Zaragozo Spain where Many pilgrims came Barefoot Altos lying Chapel 57 Miles cast of Munich Germany National Cathedra in Washington our lady of the mount in Bombay Ndia Cap de la Madeleine Turbis rivieras Canada Aparecida Brazil and canc up Paraguay. When the Pope dedicated the year to Mary Vatican officials said his action reflected the Pope s desire to emphasize the value of pilgrimages to sanctuaries. The Vatican has said that catholics can gain indulgence or the Pardon of temporal punishment for sin by devoutly participating in seminars and special pilgrimages to Mark the year. Gorbachev fops Reagan in poll Stockholm Sweden a West europeans think soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is doing More for world peace than president Reagan according to polls from nine countries. The Stockholm based newspaper Dagens Nyfeler which commissioned the polls reported saturday that West european attitudes toward the soviet Union Are clearly warming. One of the polls six main questions compared the soviet Union with the United Stales. Asked which of the two superpowers does the most to Cut Back the arms race 11 percent said the United states and 32 percent said the soviet Union. Forty four percent said both. The polls which interviewed 6,064 people were conducted March 24-May 30 in Germany France great Britain Greece Italy the Netherlands Belgium Switzerland and Sweden Dagens Nyseter said the swedish polling Institute Imu conducted the polls in cooperation with polling agencies in other countries. It did not specify the mar Gin of error or give the name of any other institutes. Asked about the soviet Union s current peace arms and disarmament policies 51 percent said the policies Are positive 18 percent said they Are negative and 22percent said they Are neither positive nor negative. Dagens Nyseter noted Gorbachev s policies appear to have the strongest support in Italy and great Britain Wilts 68 percent and 64 percent respectively marking the positive alternative. Sweden and France appeared the least enthusiastic with 42 percent in Sweden and Only 24 percent i France saying the soviet policies Are positive. The poll also liked about human rights in the soviet Union finding that 41 percent said the soviet human Rigels policy is negative and 30 percent said it is positive. Greeks were the most positive is percent while the swedes were the most negative with 75 percent Distaj proving of Moscow s human rights policies. Redeem lunch coupons through Friday june 26 Munich refunds for unused school lunch coupons will be available through Friday june 26, eight Days after the last Day of school. Coupon holders can redeem them at Cashiers offices at any cafes retail outlet. Lunch coupons for the upcoming school year Wilt go on Sale in mid August business education group gives awards to 5 students Wiesbaden five High school business students have been cited by the european Busi Ness education association for their work Dur ing the 1936-87 school year. Susan Blackmer of bad Kru Czach High Ger Many Susanna Flanagan of Croughton High England Julie Stone of Zaragoza High Spain Melissa Castle of Naples High Italy and Ricky Barker of  High Netherlands received awards based on their scholarship leadership and work experience. Presidential scholar is German school Grad Karlsruhe Germany a 19-year-old american attending a German school in Mann Heim was named a . Presidential scholar forthe 19b6-8 7 school year Daniel Krashin a graduate of the Gers Chwist or gymnasium in Mannheim was one of 141students named by the department of Educa Tion s commission on presidential scholars no Dodds students attained similar status Kashin s father Maurice is an army major assigned to the army clinic in Karlsruhe. Dodds team places 40th at mat counts Competition Washington  a team represent ing Dodds finished 40th in the 55-Tcam math counts Competition held last month. Four member teams representing Dodds the 50 Stales puerto Rico Guam and the District of Columbia competed in arithmetic Geom etry probability and logic. Derek Adair of Wiesbaden Michael Brand of Bonn James Clark of rams Cin Germany and Jacob Holland of Panama made up the Dod steam. The Dodds team finished 51st last year. Student in Casebo Japan writes prize winning essay Washington is a 12-year-old department of defense dependents schools Stu Dent in Japan is among 150 winners from More than 1 million elementary school participants in a department of education essay contest on the . Constitution. Melissa tinker who attends the . King school in Sasco Japan was congratulated along with the other winners by president Rea Gan last week at the White House. It s important to celebrate the Constitution to take a look Back and think about what it Means she said. Too Many people Lake it for granted and Don t realize How important it is in their everyday  tinker the daughter of cmdr. William , chief of the naval fuel act. At Casebo and Elizabeth b. Tinker said the White House ceremony was Nice but added that one of the highlights of inc week was eating real  the essays of the 150 finalists will be published in a Book titled the Constitution  polish-. Pact of d Warsaw. Poland a Poland and the United Stales have initiated a new agreement on scientific technical cooperation Between the two countries reflecting the recent Haw in relations since last year1 amnesty for political prisoners polish newspapers re ported saturday