European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 3,1988 the stars and stripes Britain s Post office begins marking letters with Jesus is alive slogan London apr the Genera Psi office on tuesday began All inters mailed in Britain with the words Jesus it Alici As part of private arrant men financed by an can Glim. Jewish leaders criticized the Christia cancellation As potentially offensive. The special postmark which also contains a Small Cross will be used for Sis weeks Anil was paid for by Paul so enact. Who Sells religious literature at two bookstores in Southend on sea East of London. He Slid god Lold him to buy he postmark. The stale owned Post office said Slen not paid the equivalent of 188,500 for the privilege a having even letter mailed through 68 of Britain s 69 sorting offices sum cd Jowui 1i alive " the Post office has adopted various methods or boosting Revenue under prime minister Margarel Thatcher s conservative government which believes that stale owned services should pay for themselves. Receiving inc postmark will be All mail including that sent abroad including parcels periodicals and those let ters stamped by businesses hat have their own franking facilities. Nearly 5z million idlers arc mailed daily in Brit Ain. The printing or this slogan in no Way confirms Post office approval of its con tents mid Post office spokesman Dun can Marshall. The slogan is not consid ered to be Contention. Shimon Cohen spokesman for lord Jakobovits. The chief rabbi of Britain said his office was flooded with phone Calls after news of the slogan appeared in newspaper tuesday. It could Welt cause offence and resentment Cohen said. We be made our feelings known to the Post office. We recognize that this is a Christian country Ana we Nave the utmost respect Tor the Primacy for the Church he said. However we do fear that the slogan that will be carried is by implication addressed to non christians and could Well cause Olaf ice and resentment. We be made our reclines known to the Post of fice Cohen said. Rabbi diaries Emmanuel chairman of the Assembly of rabbis of the Reform movement of great Britain said to me it is simply a question of not Only a infringement of my personal rights but of my religious rights. This country allows me Freedom of religion and an official organization should not have accepted such a com Mission that will infringe nol Only upon my rights but the rights of other non christians and t would Hope if in can not be changed thit Lime it will never happen again in the Marshall said his office was aware of a number of asked if these had caused any change of heart he said i be had no indication of he said no complaints had been received from other non Christian groups. Post office regulations require paid messages to be non controversial non political and Likely to be generally acceptable to the Public Marshall said. So enact 41, said he got the idea five years ago while listening to a Sermon in which the preacher talked about collect ing Stamps and postmarks. The lord has since confirmed to me in various ways that this is the right thin to he said. In 1986 Ida Small Quirt voice we hear when god Speaks said postmark " he said that he has informed Chris Iran groups around the country of his idea and received contributions toward paying for it. Two Low fare . Flights planned for Spring London Jimj pop and airline entrepreneur Richard Branson tuesday announced plans Lockland his daily Low fare Virgin Atlantic air line services from London to los Angeles and provisionally to new York s John f. Kennedy Airport sliding this Spring. Branson Ami starting dates and final far shave yet id be determined but airline officials aim to undercut their closest scheduled Riva Between 10 percent and 40 percent during Cak season and 30-50 percent Tower in the off sea son. Bui he said the daily non slap los Angeles service from London s Gal Wick Airport would kick off with an introductory 199 pounds $299 one Way ticket in june against the 460 pounds s7q4i of rival airlines. The los Angeles and Juk services were in addition to Virgin s established daily services to Miami and to Newark n.j., from which Virgin serves the new York area Branson said. However he told a. News conference continuance of the provisional Virgin service to Juk was subject to Britain s civil aviation authority revoking British airways License to Fly to the new York Airport from Gal Wick where Virgin is based. A hearing was expected to be set shortly he said we Are committed to los Angeles and Weill Fly Lojuk. We arc looking to Javk on a one year basis if we go a revocation of British air ways License he said. We see Newark and Juk As serving different parts of the same area. We arc not deserting Newark he said. Loss a is have More office r Man than . Armed forces by Norman Blackall ill Ilju writer Nasri Ivaton Congress May be upset about the numb apr officers in the . Military but the armed Farca of most of America s closest allies Art much More Lowi Eavy a Survey has found. Of 11 by a military journal Only two had a lower rating admirals and generals to Active duty personnel than tire oiled states Austria and West Ger Many. 1 moreover the no. Country among those surveyed Canada has Louill a Nama Reforce whose ratio of general Sand admirals to Aci ivc to
