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FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER I=OR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSEnS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
FALL RIVER, MASS., FRIDAY., AUGUST 6, 1982
Lebano,n
peace
implored
By Agostino Bono
NC News service
With diplomacy and heavy fighting rivaling each other in intensity as the Lebanese crisis neared the end of its second month, Pope John Paul II has im plored an immediate solution which would bring peace "in the martyred land of Lebanon." '~During the most recent days, it seems that a light is shining at the end of the tunnel," said the pope from his summer resi dence at Castelgandolfo, Italy. The pope said he suffered at the news that the fighting has produced "so many dead and wOunded; pain and privation in the city of Beirut." He asked prayers "in order that, as soon as possible, an accord among the parties may be achieved and realized." "These are decisive moments for peace in the martyred land of 1.ebanon; the road will still be long and full of obstacles, but it is possible to look to the fu ture with souls ·more open to hope," he said. On the same day the pope spoke, however, the eighth cease fire -since the Israeli invasion of June 6 was smattered. A 14 hour Israeli bombardment left 200 people dead and 400 wound ed, according to Lebanese police. The Voice of Lebanon, a station operated by suporters of Israel, said that PLO attacks caused the death of 14 civilians and wound ed 40. The continual breachings of cease-fires by both sides indica ted that finding a lasting solu tion was still elusive, fragile and complex. Part of the problem is that neither Israel nor the PLO nego tiate directly with each other. The United States has been the principal mediator but cannot directly talk to the PLO because the United States refuses to rec ognize the PLO until the PLO unquivocally recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist. The result is that U.S. mediator Philip Habib talks di rectly with Israel, then presents proposals to a Lebanese inter mediary. The intermediary gives them to the PLO and then re turns the PLO counterproposals to Habib who discusses them with Israel. Israel, which launched the in vasion to end PLO use of Leb Turn to Page Eleven
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A special section of The An chor honoring tile centemtlal of the Knights of Columbus begins on page 7. HARTFORD, Conn. (NC) To the rousing cheers of the Knights of Columbus, President Reagan Aug. 3 extolled the works of the Catholic fraternal organization ancilcalled on Con gress to approve both tuition tax credits and legislation restrict ing abortion. Interrupted by applause about 30 times, Reagan told the Knights' cent~nnial convention in Hartford he shared their- re ligious and family values. He also called for an amend ment to the Constitution on school prayer and for "a world~ wide crusade for freedom and global campaign for democracy." The loudest applause came when Reagan told a crowd of 12,000 in the Hartford Civic Center that "if it is true we do not know when the unborn be comes a human life, then we have to opt in favor that it is a human life until someone proves it isn't." He also drew loud applause when his speech turned to the tuition tax credit issue. Just that morning, he told his audience, Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kan.), chair man of the Finance Committee, told the president the committee TIME'S RUNNING OUT on summer, as is symbolized by the timer governing the would begin work on the bill project engaging the attention of Thomas Treen, John Dumouchel and Steve Sadlies, par Aug. 9. "This administration wants ticipants in a high school readiness vacation 'program at Bishop Feehan High School, this bill passed, the Knights of Attleboro. When school bells ring, the boys will be prepared. Columbus want this bill passed and I believe the voters next November will demonstrate that they want this bill passed," he said. Reagan was interrupted about a third of the way through the roquin University in. Guatemala 30 minute speech by a lone pro WASHINGTON (NC) The new tor was still being held incom Guatemalan military government, municado by the government as City and operated a free rural tester who steod and shouted, health clinic in San Juan Saca headed by Gen. Efrain Rios of July 27. "What about nuclear weapons Montt is using the repressive . "Human rights in Guatemala tepequez, an Indian village near ... jobs for the poor." . measures of previous regimes are once again being eroded by Guatemala City. Reagan tried to ignore the "People we met in Guatemala woman's shouts as a few Knights against Indians, according to a a return to repressive measures feel that among the reasons for yelled for her to be quiet. report issued by a three-man of former regimes," said the re fact-finding team representing port, compiled after a five-day his abduction is that he worked "You know, everywhere I go five private U.S. science and visit in late July by Jonathan among the Indians, and that this lately there's an echo," Reagan health organizations. Fine, director of the North End intimidation may stop others said to another ovation, as the The team presented its report Community Health Center in from helping the poor in Guate woman was led from the coli mala," Fine said at a press con on the human rights situation Boston; Robert Hinshaw, a acad seum. Outside, about 1,000 demon after visiting Guatemala. to in emic dean of Bethel College in ference in Washington. Hinshaw added that during strators marched in opposition vestigate the case of Dr. Juan Newton, Kans.; and Juan Men Jose Hurtado, a Guatemalan dez, director of the Americas Masses offered for Hurtado's re to Reagan's social program cuts lease in Guatemala City, "hun :md his nuclear weapon policies. physician known for his work Watch Committee in Washing among Indians, who was detained ton, a human rights monitoring dreds of people of all walks of One group, from a Catholic par life attended." June 24. The report said no group. ish in a Puerto Rican neighbor Rios Montt said on national hood of Hartford, said the Reacharges had been brought against Hurtado worked at two hospi Tum to Page Six Hurtado, yet the 56-year-old doc Tum to Page Ten tals, taught at the Francisco Mar
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