European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 2, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Pope greeted in Norway at Start of 10-Day tour Norway s prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland greets Pope John Paul ii at Oslo Airport. Oslo Norway a the lutherans in this nation of Only 27,800 catholics welcomed Pope John Paul ii politely thursday As he began a tour of scandi Navia where the protestant reformation vanquished Rome four centuries ago. The Pope emerged from his special a italia jetliner and Knelt to kiss the ground his custom in his 41 previous foreign Tours whenever reaching a country he has never visited before. Besides the Stop in Norway the Pope s 10-Day tour also will take him to Iceland Finland Denmark and Sweden. The pontiff was welcomed by Norway s lutheran Bishops officials of the tiny Catholic Church in nor Way and by prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. The Pope said he came to Scandinavia As a brother deeply concerned with the Well being of his Brothers and Sisters in every part of the world. I come to nor Way As a Friend full of esteem and love for its Noble people and its mullenary Christian in a Brief Welcome speech on the Tarmac Brundt and praised the pontiff for his important role As a mediator and arbitrator in International she said the Pope s efforts to increase dialogue were crucial for promoting Mutual understanding Between people from different on his flight from Rome the Pope was asked by norwegian reporters about reports that some lutheran Bishops were unhappy about the visit. He said the Church and i personally Are undertaking an ecumenical meeting. Certainly not All the lutheran Bishops share this ecumenical path As some times some catholics also have trouble with one norwegian lutheran Bishop is refusing to at tend a joint prayer service in trondheim on Friday. John Paul who is known As an avid sportsman also was asked if he had brought his skis to Norway and he responded tying the Issue to his Mission i be been told that the Best solution for ecumenism and for the rapprochement of the churches would be if the Pope the King of Sweden or the King of Norway could go skiing John Paul will give More than 30 speeches As he travels across the land of the Midnight Sun and North of the Arctic Circle preaching to a flock that by vat ican count numbers 197,000, or less than i percent of the he will always have a wider that is lutheran audience in mind said Vatican spokesman Joa Quin Navarro. The schedule for the Start of the trip includes meet Ings with King Olav v and Brundtland and the first of a series of ecumenical encounters. Never before in his Lovi year papacy has John Paul visited a Christian Region with so few catholics Evi Dence of his intent to bring Rome s message to Ever country of the world. Israel issuing id cards to Gaza strip palestinians j Jerusalem a the army began issuing computerized plastic identity cards thursday to palestini ans in the occupied Gaza strip As part of a Campaign to tighten control Over the Arab population. The move coincided with a demand by prime min ister Yitzhak Shamir that the army adopt harsher Mea sures to crush the nearly 18-Monlh-old palestinian uprising against Israel s occupation of the Gaza strip and West Bank. Shamir s spokesman Yossi Ahi Meir. Confirmed re ports that the prime minister wants a tougher approach. If current measures arc not enough we have to consider other measures said Ahi Meir. At least 10 palestinians most of them teen agers were wounded thursday in clashes with troops in the occupied lands Arab Hospital officials said. Since the uprising began in december 1987, at least 503 palestinians have been killed most of them by army gunfire. Twenty two israelis have also died in the violence. In the West Bank City of Nablus five palestinians were shot and wounded when soldiers broke up a pro test March by about 200 children. Troops chased marchers into the City s narrow alleyways Arab reports said. The protesters carried outlawed palestinian flags and banners Reading no alternative but the palestini an stale the reports said. In the Gaza strip five palestinians were reported shot and wounded in clashes with soldiers. An army official confirmed that Fth c palestinians were wounded in Nablus in what he described As clashes with Stone throwers. He said he was checking reports of five wounded in a a. The Bank of Israel meanwhile said the uprising Cost Israel $630 million in Export losses last year including $280 million in lost Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted the Bank s governor Michael Bruno As saying the uprising slowed economic growth and created a climate of uncertainty that deterred foreign investment. Also thursday Israel rejected charges by the human rights group amnesty International that the army Vio lated the rights of non violent opponents of the occupation who arc being detained without trial in administrative than 1,000 palestinians Are being detained without charges. People Are being held because of violent activities not because of their ideas said a Shamir aide Avi Pazner. Israel does not use administrative detention in the Gaza strip the army launched a Campaign thursday to restrict the entry of palestinians to Israel. Palestinians wishing to enter Israel must apply for plastic cards with a magnetic strip like the one you use in a Bank said a senior military official speaking on condition of anonymity. He would not confirm or deny israeli Media reports that the cards would be run through a computer when Ever palestinians pass army checkpoints separating Gaza and convicted of serious Security or Crimi Nal offences will be denied the computerized identity cards the military official said. He said he expected about 1,500 Gaza residents would be refused them. Women and children under the age of 16 arc the new requirement and can continue to enter Israel with their old israeli issued identity cards the official said he expected 70,000 to 80,000 Ganzans to apply for the new cards mainly so they can keep their jobs in Israel. At least 50,000 Ganzans work in Israel. The cards Are part of an army Effort to improve our ability to supervise and con Roj entry from Gaza into Israel the official said adding that similar cards might be introduced in the West Bank. Time Magazine prints apology for Swastika and London a time Magazine published a full Page apology wednes Day for an advertisement in its British edition that featured faded red swastikas and the slogan poor use of color can ruin your the Magazine blamed it on a lapse while the advertiser and the and Agency admitted bad judgment and regretted any offence. The full Page and in last week s edition was placed by the presentation co. A London firm that offers expertise in image enhancement through graphics. It showed the kind of microphone podium used by nazi leaders to address crowds with two Large swastikas in the background. Using inappropriate colors can completely take the Edge off an aggressive the and said in part offer ing to show How special effects can excite a flagging audience and How sym Bols can be used to explain we can t Promise to gel your name in the history books but it should find its Way into a client s notebook the and said. Miles Johnson a director of the pc Scala lion co., said in was obviously a terrible error of judgment on behalf of us and our advertising Agency. We wrongly weren t aware of the distress that i would cause a lot of the and gave the company s Telephone number and Johnson told the associated press he received complaining Calls enough for us to feel that it was offending far Loo Many Derek Carstons of Tilby and lev is the Agency that wrote the and said we though the humor would in fact ridicule inc topic. The intention was not to offend anybody and insofar we have of fended a Section of the Community we Are sorry. In was an error of he said the company received about 14 complaints. The and appeared Only in time inter National s British edition which Sells approximately 66,000 copies. . Beach open minded but resorts to Bottom line North Myrtle Beach . A the Bottom has fallen out of Beach Wear this summer and that s up Selling people who would rather look the other Way. We be had maybe a dozen Young women pc have asked to cover up or leave the Beach said City waterfront director Norma Jean Page. Part of her Job Lally has been to keep the Beach free of the near nudity of thong or a Spring bathing suits which leave the Bottom Bare. It s really no big Deal. We just Tell Ihm we have had a City ordinance since 1976 against revealing certain parts of the body including the but Tocks. When they understand that they Are very Nice and leave she said. The suits Are specifically outlawed in North Myrtle Beach. But women who sport the skimpy Wear have not been fined or hauled off to jail just asked to leave the Beach. Mark Kalb of the pineapple Beach surf shop said the Irand Slart cd in Earnest last year and the open air suits Are even More popular this sea suits Don t Appeal to the conservatives although everybody Prilly much takes a look at South of North Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach there Are no specific bans exc Cpl for outright nudity and few complaints Aboul inc risque swimsuits. We looked at the same ordinance North Myrtle Beach has but our big Gest problem would be with enforce ment said Myrtle Beach cily clerk Mandy is such a wide area of Beach to cover and there arc so Many peo ple on the Beach it would be very difficult to pick and choose whom to Send away and thai would not be received
