European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday May 15,1989 pontiff s death shameful but not murder writer says London a a new Book on Pope John Paul i s death after a 33-Day reign suggests he was so burdened by the task he stopped taking vital medicines according to a report in the sunday times. The London newspaper is publishing edited extracts of the Book a thief in the night by journalist John Cornwall. The author dismisses theories that John Paul i might have been killed by people in the Vatican involved in intrigues and Power struggles Between conservatives and liberals in the roman Catholic Church Hierarchy. John Paul i was elected Pope on aug. 26, 1978, and was found Bead in the bed of his Vatican apartment the morning of sept. 29. The Vatican said the pontiff nearly 66 years old died of a heart attack. No autopsy was performed. Pope John Paul i theories of a conspiracy against John Paul i were fuelled later by a scandal involving the Vatican Bank headed by american archbishop Paul Marcinkus and its links to the 1982 collapse of a huge italian Bank Banco Ambrosiano. Roberto Calvi the head of Banco Ambrosiano was found hanged under London s Blac friars Bridge As italian police investigated the scandal. In 1984, David Yallop claimed in his Book in god s name that the pontiff was poisoned because he intended to crack d9�n on corruption in the Vatican. He mentioned Marcinkus As a conspirator. Cornwell writes in his Book the truth is much More shameful even than if the Pope had been murdered. That would have been the work of several Crimi nals or madmen where in fact the whole of the Vatican is responsible for the death of John Paul i. Tormented by the conviction that he was unfit for the papal throne a feeling shared by Manyin the Vatican John Paul i was allowed to go to the solitary death he had prayed for Unton did and in card for by those closest to him according to the Book excerpts. The Book says Cornwell found that the Pope had been taking medi cation for a blood cloning condition that the pontiff recognized As a matter of life and  there is evidence that not through forgetfulness he deliberately stopped taking this medication because he could no longer continue As Pope Cornwell wrote. The author said the Vatican encouraged his investigation hoping that it would disprove the conspiracy theories. No one was available for com ment saturday night at the Vatican press office and the Telephone at the Home of Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro was not answered. The first segment of the excerpts dealt mainly Withan interview Cornwell said he had with Marcinkus at his office in the Vatican Bank. According to the excerpts Cromwell asked Marcin Kus about previous suggestions that the Chicago bom archbishop had conspired against the Pope and be came involved with Banco Ambrosiano. Marcinkus is quoted As saying both of these things arc completely unfounded. These Guys arc off their  he also was quoted As saying he had one audience with the new Pope who could t have been nicer and asked Marcinkus to remain with the vat ican Bank. Canada fess . Tanker trucks to Stem tide of contaminated fuel Toronto a the government is testing . Oil Tanker trucks at Border entry Points for solvents pcs waste Oil and other impurities used by Traffick ers to dilute shipments and boost profits officials and news reports said saturday. Environment minister Lucien Bouchard announced Friday that As part of a plan to Stem the tide of contaminated fuel shipped from the United states Only 50 of the 175 Border Crossings will be open to Oil tankers. Bouchard said the change will allow closer inspection of Ini ported fuels to ensure that they arc not tainted with pcs or other chemicals that can produce cancer causing substances such As dioxins when burned. The minister said that inspection teams have begun taking samples from Tanker trucks at major .-Cana a Border Crossings and that no contaminants have been found in 12 samples Analysed so far. An environment Canada official said Consumers would not have to Stop driving their cars or turn off their furnaces because of fears of tainted fuel. Bill Mil liken said that if the toxic wastes and solvents were mixed with fuel the Levels would not be High enough to have a health Impact. Pcs or poly chlorinated biphenyl were use mainly As a coolant in electrical transformers but they have been banned in North America because of health concerns. The political opposition however continued to in Sist that the Border action by the conservative govern ment would do Little Good. Jim Conrad executive vice president of the Petroleum marketers association estimated that the testing and closing of Border Crossings to the shipments will Cost Canadian Consumers up to $500 million a year. The Globe and mail newspaper reported monday that the solvents were mixed secretly into fuels the past four years sold to customers in Western new York and taken across the Border for Sale in the Canadian prov inces of Ontario and Quebec. Cabinet oks Shamir s election plan Jerusalem a Israel s Cabinet on sunday approved prime minister Yitzhak Shamir s Long awaited plan for elections in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip. The vote was 20-6. The four Page 20-Point Shamir plan passed easily largely because it sidestepped controversial Points Suchias foreign supervision of elections participation of 140.000 arabs in East Jerusalem and a timetable for the balloting. Industry minister Ariel Sharon led right Wing opposition to the proposal. He was joined in voting against the plan by two other ministers from the liked bloc two from the Center left labor and one from the National religious party. Sharon was quoted by an aide As telling the Cabinet it was a sure recipe for More violence and terror and one that could promote a danger of  he was quoted by an aide As proposing his own seven Point plan which Calls for extending israeli Law to jewish settlements in the occupied lands an act equivalent to annexation. Sharon a member of Shamir s liked bloc accused the Cabinet of Rushing into a decision because of the presence of a . Stale department delegation led by Dennis Ross chief of policy planning. Ross met with four moderate palestinians but 11 others boycotted the meeting in Jerusalem. The key topic was the election proposal which palestinians made Clear would have to be endorsed by the Palestine liberation organization. Five palestinians who did not attend sent a letter to . Officials criticizing the Shamir plan As grossly deficient education round military police to attend drug awareness training torre10n a Spain forty army and air Force police officials begin training this week As the school system expands its drug awareness resistance education program. A group of 25 army and 15 air Force Mem Bers arc expected to Complete the training by May 26. Los Angeles police department officials will be conducting the training. The program targets fifth and sixth graders and involves uniformed police officers As classroom instructors. Overcoming jeer pressure is the Domi Nant theme of the training by los Angeles police officers who arc expected to visit their assigned classrooms once a week for 17 weeks. The los Angeles police department launched the program in 1981 in conjunction with the City s school system. It has since spread to 31 states. Overseas school officials implemented the program in 1987, first training 24 military police in West Germany. An additional 36 service members. Including some in the Atlantic re Gion were trained last year. A total number of286 classrooms have received dare instruction. This year s training Marks the first time that Mediterranean Region schools will be involved in the program. Two Dodds students win education scholarships Wiesbaden West Germany two High school seniors have won $1,500 scholarships based on academic achievement and an interest in careers in education. Laura Mcbride of Heidelberg High school and Stephanie Foster of Stuttgart High school were awarded the scholarships by the Germany chapter of the association for supervision and curriculum development. The chapter with More than 400 members includes German and Canadian educators in addition to military overseas schools personnel. 5th tech fair to be held May 31 in Heidelberg Heidelberg West Germany an Esti mated 700 Middle and High school students arc expected to attend the film annual tech fair on May 31 at Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village officers club. The fair will feature a variety of displays in the Fields of electronics computers Woodwork ing and metalworking. Students also will com Pete for awards. The fair opens at 9 30 . And closes at 4 30 . For More information Call Frank Pendzich at ets 339-3701. Seven bands to compete at Atlantic symposium Raf Alconbury England seven mid dle school and High school bands will compete in the Atlantic Region s intermediate band evaluation symposium at Alconbury High school on thursday. Bands from the Alconbury Lakin Heath  Woodbridge and Greenham com Mon communities will participate in the pro Gram that includes judges from the Royal Mili tary school of music the Harrow youth symphonic band and the european Council of International schools. The bands will receive written and Oral critiques on concert performance and sight Reading of music. Judging is based in part on criteria set by the music educators National conference. Synthesizer workshop scheduled for May 22 Eastcote England a music synthesizer Developer will conduct a training workshop May 22 for Atlantic Region music teachers. The workshop will be held in a state of the Art studio in the London based Yamaha research and development Center under the auspices of David Bristow. The Region s music synthesizer program in its fifth year provides individual and group instruction in music composition and performance