European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 16, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9learning a with help from Mother natures amps Dova Casoy students in Strasbourg France turn their backs on classrooms and let Golden october add a Little sugar coating to their schoolwork. While the three Young people at left sketch a Tower for their Art class a Lone student sits near a tree and blends in with River scenery As he becomes absorbed in a  urges Brazil s president to Speed reforms by the los Angeles times Brasilia Brazil a Pope John Paul ii voiced impatience monday Over serious Long standing economic and social problems in Brazil urging president Fernando Collor and his government to solve them without a More  Collor in turn asked the Pope to use his influence against a a injustices in the relations Between Rich and poor countries. John Paul arrived in the brazilian capital monday night two Days after beginning a 10-Day tour of the worlds most populous Catholic country. Earlier monday he emphasized the need for an agrarian Reform to Benefit millions of landless peasants. In a speech after meeting privately with Collor for 20 minutes the Pope said that Brazil faces a immense social and economic problems whose solution does not allow for More  when Collor took office in March 1990, he promised deep rapid economic reforms to promote steady growth and to Stop rapid inflation. Today the Economy is stagnant after shrinking by 4 percent last year and inflation is racing at 16 percent a month. So far the government has failed to carry out plans for major reductions in the government payroll or for privatizing inefficient government enterprises. The under financed Public education and health systems Are in shambles and the majority of brazils 150 million people arc poor. In a speech to the Pope Collor said that developing countries Are handicapped by the terms of International Trade a distorted and limited by  he asked the Pope to use his a incomparable authority in International forums to improve conditions for third world countries a contributing to the elimination of so Many injustices that still exist in the relations Between  the president listed brazilian government programs aimed at economic Reform a More Justice in the distribution of National income a Protection of abandoned children preservation of the natural environment defense of Indian rights and a intensification of efforts in favor of agrarian  at a monday morning muss in the Northern City of Sao Luis the Pope made a Strong Appeal for agrarian Reform in Brazil a a subject that has sparked political passions in this country since the Early 1960s. Conservative generals overthrew the late president Joao Goulart in 1964 partly because he advocated land redistribution. Since the armed forces relinquished Power in 1985, neither Collor nor his civilian predecessor Jose Sarney has carried out any major land Reform program. Pope John Paul said monday that the a High degree of concentration of land ownership in Brazil demands a just agrarian  filipinos at Clark a receive notices Angeles City Philippines a it philippine workers at the Volcano dam aged . Clark a have been told they vill be let go next month a Union Leader Laid tuesday. Pepito Galang president of the Filipi-10 civilian employees association said he . Air forces 3rd Mission support so gave termination notices to the bases remaining 1,200 workers on oct. 5. The notices said All unpaid leaves and the year end Bonus wih be paid on nov. 26. The United states is closing Down Clark because it suffered severe damage in june a eruptions of mount Pinatubo. An agreement to continue operating another . Base Subic Bay naval facilities for 10 More years in Exchange for $203 million annual Aid was rejected last month by the philippine Senate. The government wants to give the United states three years to withdraw . Forces from Subic but the plan still does not have firm Senate support. Before the eruptions there had been 18,000 workers directly hired by the air Force and another 24,000 who worked at various jobs inside Clark. The government earlier announced that . Authorities will turn Over Clark on dec. 4. Galang said filipino workers had hoped that Washington would relocate some workers when it transfers the base facilities to the United states Japan or Guam but there has been no Assurance that this would be  Snow surprises Santiago a id to Santiago Chile. With springtime already three weeks old in the Southern hemisphere this capital City was hit monday by a rare snowfall. Snow is rare in Santiago even in Winter and meteorological officials said mondays was the first october snowfall since 1935. It melted quickly though