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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 8, 1991 the staf and stripes a Page 7controversial Cardinal ends . Visit demonstrators gather at new Yorkus St Patrick a Cathedral on sunday during a mass held by polish Cardinal Jozef Glymp. From wire reports new York Cardinal Jozef Glemp the roman Catholic primate of Poland ended an 18-Day trip to the United states on sunday with a mass at St. Patrick a Cathedral. On sunday the last Day of Glemp a tour he also appeared at the Pulaski Day Parade met with jewish leaders and had another Brush with protesters who have pursued him with accusations of antisemitism. A shame on Cardinal Glemp a some 100 militant jewish demonstrators chanted As Glemp met with a dozen jewish leaders at the residence of Cardinal John of Connor of new York. At that meeting Glemp pledged to work for better Catholic jewish relations after his return to Poland. While anger spilled from protesters outside Glemp and the jewish leaders inside agreed to meet in Warsaw in february. They Hope to launch a program in which jewish scholars will go to Poland and teach in colleges universities and Catholic schools about the history of jews in Poland and their contributions to polish culture. A it was very cordial and substantive a rabbi a. James Rudin director of inter religious affairs of the american jewish committee said of the meeting. A a it a one thing to talk about regretting anti semitism and another to actually set up institutions that Are going to carry out programs to fight  later Glemp and of Connor stood on the cathedrals Steps under fluttering polish and american flags and waved to thousands of marchers moving up fifth Avenue in the annual Pulaski Day Parade. Sundays events appeared to underscore the contrasting often conflicting differences among jewish groups on inter religious dialogues in general and on the controversy Over Glemp in particular. Glemp has been criticized repeatedly for a 1989 Sermon in which he spoke of jewish control of the news Media and said jews had spread alcoholism in Poland. He suggested that jews protesting the establishment of a Convent near the Auschwitz death Camp might have killed nuns if they had not been stopped. Glemp in an aug. 23 letter to an american archbishop and again in a meeting with a dozen jewish leaders sept. 20 during his first Stop in Washington said he recognized that his widely publicized Sermon might have caused pain among jews. He expressed regret Over that. Some jewish groups mainly those that have supported interfaith dialogues have generally accepted the statement As an act of contrition if not apology. Other jewish groups however have insisted on an apology and staged a series of demonstrations. A this is not a Battle Between the jewish and Catholic communities a said rabbi Avraham Weiss of the hebrew Institute of Riverdale. A this is a Battle Between the voices of decency in both communities and the voices of bigotry and  other protesters outside of Connors residence waved signs proclaiming a Cardinal Glemp its 1991, not Middle Ages and a Stop hiding behind your Cross a above the sign of a Swastika. Of Connor attempted to tone Down the controversy Over i Emp a visit and soften the Strain in relations during his sunday Sermon. Quot by Many gestures. By his obvious attitude Here in the United states by his amiable meetings with jewish leaders. He has made very Clear his regret for any misunderstandings a whether it be his own misunderstanding or that of others a of Connor said. Still Weiss called Glemp a an anti semite and asked that of Connor read again statements made by the polish  fights for custody of child in Germany Granbury Texas up a a Texas father is battling his former wife and the German court system for custody of his 6-year-old daughter. A German court has scheduled an oct. 31 hearing in the bitter custody Battle Between Gerald heading of Granbury and Gabriele heading Over custody of their daughter Christina. His sex wife a 37-year-old German citizen defied an order by a Texas court and took Christina to Germany. A basically they re telling me and the Texas courts to go to hell a Gerald heading said saturday from a hotel near his former wife a Home in Pir Masens Germany. The headings were divorced in 1988. After the divorce a Hood county court gave headings sex wife custody of the child. Heading later married his current wife Sharie. He said that in january 1989, Sharies daughter then 10, spent the night with Christina then 4, at Gabriele headings Home in Granbury. The girl returned Home with a seamy Story about open sexual activity Between the woman and her Boyfriend Gerald heading claimed. Armed with this information heading went Back to court and asked for custody. He was turned Down. Gabriele heading then went to Germany in june 1989, vowing never to return to the United states. Two months later Gerald heading Learned she and his daughter were Back living with the same Boyfriend in a nearby town. Heading appealed to state District judge Maryel Len Hicks of fort Worth who granted him temporary custody and issued an order denying Gabriele heading Access to the child. Before the order could be put into effect the woman fled to her boyfriends family Home in North Carolina and Gerald heading followed. He started custody proceedings in North Carolina but before he could Complete his Appeal Gabriele heading left for Germany with Christina. Hicks subsequently granted sole custody of Christina to Gerald heading and issued a warrant for his sex wife a arrest. The Fri was also called in to help. Gerald heading is now in Germany while his current wife remains in Granbury to solicit Money and publicity about the family a plight. Heading said he feels trapped in Europe a afraid that if he leaves the German courts will View his absence As abandonment of his child. A i never would have dreamed that we would have had to fight so Long just trying to do what a right for my child a heading said. A if i leave its Over. And it can to be Over this  sets terms for reworking budget Deal Washington a White House budget director Richard Darman said sunday that the Bush administration might be willing to reopen negotiations on the budget agreement made with Congress last year. However Darman said president Bush should consider such a move Only a under certain  in an interview on Abc news meet the press Darman outlined three conditions under which the agreement could be changed the new talks must focus on deficit reduction entitlement programs and capital gains taxes. A people who Are talking about reopening it right now Are talking about it in order to spend More Money Quot Darman said. A that Isnit our  Darman acknowledged that Radical changes in the soviet Union alone would Likely Force some adjustment in the defense budget. Some democratic members of Congress have argued that a a peace dividend from a reduced defense budget should be used on social spending and tax cuts for the Middle class. Many also argued that the budget Deal should be reopened during debates to extend jobless benefits. Darman said he supported a proposal by sen. Phil Gramm a Texas that a if there Are savings to be expected from defense at least half of them ought to go to deficit reduction and a half some substantial portion ought to go Back to people As tax cuts and incentives for   
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