European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 15, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9scouts to allow Gays in new program learning for life also open to atheists girls by the new York times challenged by a Gay rights group and the san Francisco area United Way to Stop Banning homosexuals the boy scouts of America has agreed to develop a special youth program that will include Gays atheists and girls. The a learning for life program announced by the United Way on monday will be separate from the traditional scout program but will be administered by local scout councils that choose to offer it. It will be the first scout related curriculum to include openly Gay Young people. A a we re definitely applauding this move a said John Stafford vice president of Community affairs for the United Way of the Bay area. A this is a sign that the boy scouts Are not absolutely steadfast in hewing to their old line. But we Are under no illusions that this meets United Way  the discussions Between United Way and the boy scouts began after the Charity organization withheld a $9,000 Grant from the mount Diablo Council boy scouts earlier this summer spurred by allegations of discrimination from the Contra Costa Alliance of Gays and lesbians. The United Way is still concerned that the boy scouts continue to exclude Gay men As scoutmaster. Stafford said. Blake Lewis a spokesman for the National boy scout leadership said the new program was the most effective Way to set membership standards for a changing society while retaining conventional scout values. Girls Are allowed in a boy scout program the at explores career opportunities but girls homosexuals and atheists have been excluded from the troops. A your position has always been that scouting represents tradition or if you will family Structure and values Quot Lewis said from his office in Dallas. A it has always been our position that a person living in a homosexual lifestyle does not exhibit a role Model that is consistent with traditional or longtime views of scouting. We re not saying that scouting values Quot arc for every person in society to live by. If you done to share the values of scouting perhaps there would be another organization better suited to your  Quot learning Tor life Quot to be introduced in september will be held in Public schools and led by four member teams including the school principal a teacher and two other people from the school or Community. Nearly million youths Greet pontiff at festival in Poland Czestochowa Poland apr Pope John Paul ii received the jubilant Welcome from nearly a million Young catholics on wednesday after he made a sentimental visit to the House where he was born and the Church where he was baptized. Youthful pilgrims some smiling and others crying waved flags from four continents As the Pope arrived in the shrine City of Czestochowa to Lead a two Day Vatican sponsored International youth meeting. A Long live the Pope a chanted the crowd that stretched for blocks below the monastery that houses Poland a holiest icon the Black Madonna. The pontiff seeking to unite East and West around the Church prepared greetings for the Young people in 19 languages. They listened to translations in seven languages provided by radio. Earlier wednesday John Paul made his first visit since 1979 to his Hometown of Wadowicz 80 Miles to the South. He was greeted by a brass band in the town Square which was sealed off from the Public to leave the 71-year-old pontiff alone with his memories. A plaque on the yellow stucco Wall of 7 Church St. Marks the two room apartment where Karol Jozef woj Tyla was born May 18, 1920. Across the Street stands the ornate 18th Century most blessed Virgin Mary Parish Church where he was baptized one month later. In the Market town of 18,000 people about 30 Miles from Krakow he consecrated the new Parish Church of St. Peter the apostle during an outdoor mass. The modern Marble Church was built in thanks for the Popes survival of the 1981 attempt on his life. John Paul whose Mother died when he was 9, recalled a that mystery 1 was taught by my Mother who a joining a Small child a hands in prayer a showed me How to make a sign of the  a today after so Many years How very grateful 1 feel to you my Mother my father and my brother. How Popes trip to Poland and Hungary Poland i aug. 13 a Rome to 0 Krakow aug. 14 a 0 Wadowicz 0 Czestochowa aug. 15 3 Czestochowa aug. 16 t krak6w 0 Budapest Hungary Mem Poland nag a Warsaw o a a o Berlin a a Geal a y q Prague a. Czechoslovakia a. / Vienna p nyx 0f. Austria a a Buda Hungary aug. 16-0 Budapest 0 Esztergomi aug. 17-0 p6cs aug. 18 a Maria Pocs 0 Nyler Egyhazy 0 Debrecen aug. 19 a Szombathely aug. 20 a 0 Budapest to Rome Pope returns to Budapest each night while in Hungary. Llyl Hungary a Yugoslavia of amp Sisr. Grateful 1 feel to you ancient Wadowicz Parish a the Pope said. John Paul a brother a doctor died in a Scarlet fever outbreak before world War u. The pontiff also recalled the jewish Community of Wadowicz destroyed in the holocaust with 3 million other polish jews and the synagogue that was once next to his school. �?o1 cannot forget that among our school friends in the Wadowicz elementary school and the High school there were worshippers of the jewish Faith who Are not with us anymore a a John Paul said. There Are now Only a few thousand jews in Poland and the Pope has spoken out against anti semitism in the overwhelmingly Catholic country. He was to lunch with friends from his childhood in the Community where he lived until he went to University in Krakow at 18. He is scheduled to leave Poland on Friday for the first visit by a Pope to Hungary. Italy relents allows albanians to stay Bari Italy up a italian officials retreated wednesday and allowed about 500 determined albanian refugees to remain in the country. The group is the last of an estimated 17,000 albanians who flooded into italian ports last week on overloaded ships in an attempt to escape from their Homeland Europe a poorest nation. Italy a ranking police official Vicenzo Parisi decided wednesday to allow the remaining refugees to stay. A they can remain a Parisi said. A we will Send them to various provinces and local officials will then determine their status under Impi Gration  Parisius decision came after several Days of negotiations with the group most of whom have been holed up since aug. 8 in Bari a stinking unsanitary soccer stadium. Officials have been warning about the possibility of an epidemic at the ransacked stadium Home to about 8,000 albanians during the height of the emergency. As the last refugees left the stadium each was handed a pair of shoes a to shirt pants cigarettes and a Toothbrush. They Are expected to be flown to Northern Italy. In another development squabbling erupted Between italian president Francesco Corsiga and the mayor of Bari Over the handling of the emergency. On tuesday Corsiga accused mayor Enrico Dalfino of making a irresponsible remarks when he criticized Rome a heavy handedness in holding the albanians. Corsiga said Quot i Hope that he has the decency to apologize. Otherwise i will recommend that he be suspended from his  Dalfino countered a i first need to know what 1 must apologize  the hard Core albanians who resisted efforts to Send them Home said repeatedly that they would rather die or starve in Italy than return to their country. A James Roosevelt for s eldest son Dies at age 83 Newport Beach Calif. A James Roosevelt the colourful eldest son of president Franklin d. Roosevelt and head of a social Security lobby that critics said exploited his fathers legacy died tuesday at the age of 83. Roosevelt died of natural causes at his Newport Beach Home with his wife Mary at his Side said Bernice Mclean Orange county coroners senior Deputy. A the died us he lived a peacefully and with dignity a the family said in a statement issued by h. Delano Roosevelt one of James Roosevelt s seven children. Complications from a stroke and from Parkinson a disease contributed to his death the son said. Roosevelt a career led him from Hollywood to the House of representatives and from companies suspected of bootlegging to securities Roosevelt investigations. His personal life also was dramatic he was married four times with Ope divorce marked by his stabbing. Roosevelt served six terms As a. Congressman from California and was the nations representative to the . Economic and social Council from 1965 to 1967. He also was chairman of the group democrats for Nixon during president Nixon a 1972 re election Campaign. �?o1 was honoured to count him among my greatest supporters and most trusted advisers a Nixon said from his new Jersey Home tuesday. A but the Job he did Best was also one of the most difficult being the son of a president. By being Loyal to his fathers memory and ideals without being reluctant to exercise his own Independent judgment he immeasurably enriched of dry a legacy a Nixon said. Roosevelt a focus before his 1989 retirement was protecting the social Security system created by president Roosevelt in the 1930s, Delano Roosevelt said. A to try to stand up to those getting the raw end of the stick a that a what the message was. Utilize the family a Fame to help the poor Guy who does no to have a voice a the son said. Roosevelt took heat from his former congressional colleagues for what they condemned As alarmist tactics in attempting to rally support for the causes of social Security and medicare. In 1983, he created the National committee to preserve social Security and medicare which raised millions of dollars through a direct mail Campaign concentrating on senior citizens. Lawmakers said Roosevelt was arousing what they consider unwarranted fears among the elderly and raising Money to fill the committee s coffers. Roosevelt is survived by his wife seven children and 20 grandchildren