European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday March 17,1988 stateside Cardinal o Connor plans visit to Cuba paper says new York a Cardinal John  Connor has accepted an invitation to visit Cuba within the next few weeks a newspaper reported wednesday. The trip would make o Connor the highest ranking Catholic prelate to visit Cuba since Fidel Castro came to Power in 1959, the daily news reported. No Date for the visit has been set but we retrying to do it within the next couple of weeks said Joseph Zwilling a spokesman for the Newyork archdiocese. Zwilling said o Connor was invited to Cele brate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Felix Varcola a cuban priest who served in new Yor City from 1823 to 1853. O Connor was invited about two months agony a group of Catholic Bishops in Cuba and is scheduled to give the homily at several service during his visit. Village refuses to change name to sleepy hollow North Tarrytown. . A Vot ers soundly Defeated a proposal to change the Village s name to sleepy hollow a historic Mon Iker made famous by the Washington Irving Story of the headless  vote tuesday was 1,322 against the name change and 794 in favor said Alison Fine Village trustee. Sleepy hollow was the 17th-Century dutch description of the Hudson River area North of new York City. Advocates of the name change said the Village of 8,000 was too often confused with neighbor ing Tarrytown and needed a new image to at tract business and tourist Money. Opponents said changing the name would cause More con fusion and might Cost More than $50,000. Stacy Kelly a member of the sleepy hollow com Mittee said she was disappointed but added we raised the consciousness of people Here that we Needa Long term vision for the  cruise ship carrying 700 catches fire off Mexico Miami a an engine fire broke out Early wednesday on a cruise ship carrying More than 700 people in the Gulf of Mexico but the Laze appeared to have been brought under control according to officials and a nearby ship Captain. No injuries were reported said Petty office Brian Lincoln of the . Coast guard s Miami office. The scandinavian Star was about 35 Miles off Isla my Jcrus a mexican Island North of the tourist resort Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula said coast guard it. Jim Mazzonna in Miami. Coast guard cutters the Canada Star cruise ship and the vessel Vera Cruz stood by to Render any assistance necessary Lincoln  guard Petty off incr Richard Esterline said 707 people including Crew were aboard the ship. The scandinavian Star owned by seaescapeltd., offers daily cruises to nowhere out of its port in St. Petersburg records show. Of wife dying from cancer wins $1 million judgment Baltimore a an air Force Captain s wife who is dying from breast cancer that went undiagnosed by military doctors for almost two years has won More than $ 1 million in damages from the government. . District judge Joseph h. Young awarded Sandra m. Edwards 34, of Camp Springs and her husband Bryan. $550,000 in compensatory damages $415,000for lost earnings and $100,000 for medical expenses she is expected to incur. Neither consoling words nor monetary damage scan be expected to fully compensate the truly grievous injury mrs. Edwards sustained and will continue to endure the judge said in his opinion which was is sued Friday. Mrs. Edwards whose doctors have Given her any where from a few months to a year to live said in court that she would like other women to be aware of what happened to her. She said women who find breast lumps should the humiliated by their doctors and should t be embarrassed to get a second or third opinion if they Are unsatisfied with their diagnoses. Mrs. Edwards a former civilian Navy employee an the Mother of a 3-year-old son testified last month that she sought medical help from military doctors in1984 and 1985 after she Felt a Lump in her right breast and experienced bleeding from the nipple. Both times her male doctors gave her Mammo Grams and blood tests but told her the Lump was Noth ing to worry about she said. One physician told her he thought she needed psychological help because of her fears of the disease she testified. A Biopsy ordered by a female military physician inmate 1985 showed that the Lump was malignant. She underwent a Radical modified Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in january 1986, at the National of cer Institute in Bethesda. She quit her Job to recuperate and joined her Hus band in West Germany but the cancer reappeared. Last december her doctors said cancer had spread Toher brain liver and one lung. Assistant . Attorney Barbara s. Sale said in court that she was not authorized by the Justice department to admit liability but she did not defend against the malpractice charge. William . Snead 3rd, the Edwards lawyer accused the military doctors of conduct far outside minimally acceptable  is Black archbishop in . Named to Atlanta archdiocese Atlanta not Eugene Antonio Marino was named archbishop of the roman Catholic archdiocese of Atlanta tuesday becoming the first Black Catholic archbishop in the United states. He will succeed archbishop Thomas a. Donnellan who died in october. For the past 14 years Marino 53, has been one of three auxiliary Bishops in the Washington d.c., archdiocese. He is to be installed in his new Post May 5.the appointment by Pope John Paul ii is seen by Many catholics As an important recognition of Blacks contributions to the Church and a fulfilment of the Promise of greater visibility for Blacks that the pop made at a meeting last year in new Orleans. That meeting along with the increase in commis Sions on Black Catholic concerns in dioceses nation wide and the re establishment last year of the National Lack Catholic Congress is part of a developing consciousness among Black  have a Rich tradition of spirituality but it is not a tradition which enriches the Catholic Church  Marino said tuesday in Atlanta at the archdiocesan Headquarters at Christ the King  would see my appointment As a great sign of Hope to Black catholics in our country and to All people Osgood will he said. It Means that the Church recognizes the wealth within its own ranks that it is Achurch of Many significant  about 1.3 million of the 53 million roman catholics in the United states Are Black. There Are 12 Black Bishops 11 of whom Are auxiliaries or assistants to the chief diocesan or archdiocesan officials. Regarded As moderate to conservative theologically Marino has made a Point of quiet advocacy for Black catholics and has built a reputation More As a pastor who cares about people than As a theologian whose focus is ideas. Archbishop Eugene Antonio Marino App Toto it s a first Winter Conquest of it. Mckinley Anchorage Alaska a a american the first Mountaineer to con Quer North America s highest Peak alone in Winter left a japanese Flag atop mount Mckinley to Honor the Man who tried and failed before him. Mem Tejas ended a monthlong ordeal of screaming winds and subzero temperatures on tuesday. He was picked up biplane on Mckinley s flank and was flown to Anchorage 130 Miles to the South. Tjas said that during the climb he often thought about japanese climber Naomi Uemura the Only other person to reach the 20,320-foot Summit in a Solo Winter climb. Uemura disappeared Dur ing his descent in february 1984 and was never found. Many times i was wondering is this where he slipped is this where he los tit " Tjas said tuesday in Anchorage. I think i figured out where he Bough the farm up there. There was one area on Summit Day i was coming Bac Down. It s very Steep very exposed and you feel that if you make one mistake you could  Tejas a Stocky 35-year-old with Beardan shaved head had climbed Mckinley 12 times usually As a guide during themay june climbing season. Even then in relatively Milder conditions about a third of several Hundred climbers who attempt the climb turnback Short of the Summit. Snow covered Mckinley is infamous for Hurricane Force winds that rage for Days temperatures that dip to minus 60, and Whit couts that make it hard to know up from Down. Tejas planned two week trek took a month. Tejas who lives in talk ctn which issued As a staging area for Mckinley climbers was dropped off feb. 16 at the Mountain s 7,200-foot level on the Sec Ond Day a storm came and kept him in his Snow Cave Tor three Days. He eventually went onto half rations then half rations every other Day. I ended up working at my margin. Twas around the Edge of safety several  twice he found earlier climbers food caches that helped him survive. On March 7, he waited out a storm handmade a dash to the top during a White out. I could t see where i was going. After 12 times to the Summit i can fed my Way up to it but it was t As pretty or spec Tao War As i d hoped for he said. He made it Back the same Day to 17,000feet and rested overnight. The next Day be contacted Pilot Lowell Thomas or. By two Way radio and started Down. Tejas appeared in Good shape when he arrive tuesday in Anchorage but he said the Mountain had pushed him to his menial physical and emotional limits. Safe on level ground he answered disown question. To live in a very harsh environment Todo something very stressful and Sumii Aisig like that is a Challenge he said. I we tithe limits of my ability. It was Good test i d never spent a month by myself. I found out i really liked