European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 12. 198b the stars and stripes Pope urges plan to Cut joblessness Nancy France api Pope John Paul ii or monday urged the creation of a new economic system providing greater employment As he poured the rust Belt area of northeastern franc. The dignity of work and the need for jobs has been one of the persistent themes of John Paul s 10-year papacy and it figured prominently in his three speeches in the cities of me 11 and Nancy on the third Day of his four Day visit to the Alsace Lorraine Region. John Paul Lold More than -10.000 faithful jammed into a Nancy Square Hal economic and social problems should not Blind them to the presence of cod in the world. Certain human Hopes seem to be sinking said he 68-year-old pontiff wearing a Bright red Cape and speaking under a while Cone shaped canopy. He said mines and heavy industries thai once flourished Are in decline and demanded thai a whole new economic restructuring be invented and Pul in place to solve the unemployment dilemma. If Faith docs nol dictate ready made answers it does provide the courage to undertake the search to seek the appropriate Type of development. It Sugge its thai human work be re evaluated in accordance w ii the dignity of the per the crowd which waved yellow red Blue and Green scarves was the largest he Pope had attracted so fur. Although Alsace Lorraine reports an unemployment Rale Only slightly higher than the National average of 10.5 per cent the jobless rate in Industrial cities of the Region is higher. The decline in heavy Industry and mining has particularly Hurt immigrants who came in Waves from elsewhere in Europe and North Africa during the Industrial Boom years of the 1960s and 1970s and make up nearly 10 percent of the population of Mctie and the sur rounding area. The Pope complimented he Region for welcoming foreigners and called on Resi dents to reject the Smilari ing trends thai have resulted in a Sharp drop in French attendance Al mass since world War it. Csc meals of the roman Catholic Church in France have expressed concern about he Large num Ber of moslem immigrants. Islam now the second largest religion in France arrived with the in Luji of immigrants from North Africa. The conservative catholics were prominent among the supporters of National front Leader Jean mane be pen who won h percent of the vote in the first round of in Siik Lial balloting last Spring and campaigned again immigration. John Paul was o conclude his join foreign papal trip with an address to the european parliament tuesday. Page 9 operation squirt two visiting German firemen taking pail in fire awareness Active ing technique. Members of German fire departments have Jui two tics at Rhein main and Wist Germany Rel off la a wet Start is americans at Rheum main and other bases in of wins the manual they adjust a nozzle for a competitive e enl . National fire prevention week which ends next saturday. . Icebreaker s planned journey in Canadian Waters poses problem Seattle a the coast guard icebreaker Polar Star is at Prad hoc Bay in Northern Alaska preparing to travel East through the North Cal passage after finding its usual route to the West blocked by ice the coast guard said monday. However the question of whether the Polar Star will be allowed to make the trip through Waters claimed by Canad ahas been left up to the . Stale depart ment. It. Pete Marsh said. The Polar sea travelled through she Northwest passage in j Jas. Drawing s ire. The United state main Winckl Ihnn Ilia the Northwest i a to was an waterway. Rita Ragsdale. Of the slave depart Mem s watch office said monday that no press officer was on duly to comment because of the Columbus Day Holiday. A decision on whether to dispatch the Polar Star presumably could have a fur ther political Impact because the .Canada Trade agreement has stalled in the Canadian parliament. Congress has already approved i t. If he vessel does t head East in would have to spend the Winter in the Arctic Wilh a Skeleton Crew As it did in 1981, Marsh said. He said thai while the Polar Star was in paring for departure no decision had been made to head East. It s definite Only Ilia they cannot head he said. The tried a couple of jays ago and could t break the Polar Star had been on a Normal Arctic research trip supporting scientists when in was delayed because of assistance rendered to two Canadian ice Breakers and because of its own mechanical problems Marsh said. It took a couple of Days and in was a couple of Days Loo Many. Marsh said. It the Polar Star is to escape to the cast a decision will have to be made soon he said before that route also Crews. The Polar Star spent the we tar of 19s1 in the Arctic and it could do so again. Marsh said. Most of its to Reni. Bar Crew would be shipped South to , if the Polar Star is out of service Over the Winter he said in could not be used As backup to its sister ship the i Nia sea. The Polar sen leaves Scalle in a Lew weeks for the Antarctic. 3 protesters arrested after boarding British sub Aslane Hay Scotland a four Anit midyear protes ers broke into a Royal Navy nuclear submarine baie Early monday and three of them boarded a submarine before they were arrested the Navy said. One woman swam in icy Waters to a clouting Dock housing a second submarine before being arrested the Navy said. A Navy spokesman said the proles cars used wire cutters to get through a perimeter Fence surrounding the base at fas Lanc Bay on the Clyde River in Western Scotland. The base houses four submarines armed with .-made Polaris missiles. The spokesman said three men were arrested within seconds of boarding the submarine around 2 . The woman w As arrested soon afterwards. A fifth protester was arrested after Coler ing an Oil fuel depot outside the base said the spokesman who requested anonymity in accordance Wilh British practice. All five were handed Over to police and w Erc expected to appear before a magistrates court later monday. The Campaign for nuclear disarmament plans sit in demonstrations sat urday outside the naval bases at Aslane Bay and Portsmouth in Southern eng land and the . Air Force base Al upper Heyford in Western England
