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Vgt BETHLEHEM AP Fol lowing path first charted by three wise men almost 2000 years ago Christian pilgrims from around the world flocked to this tiny hilltop town today to celebrate Christmas at the tra ditional birthplace of Christ Roman Catholic Christmas festivities begin with the U264 tllttt HRI cumsms firms Rev Jimmy Allen left pastor of the First Baptist Church San Antonio Texas listens to few words from Rev Charles Cesaretti Saturday as they wait to board plane at Kennedy In ternational Airport Allen former president of the I3 million member Southern Baptist Convention US clergymen not afraid of visit to Tehran hostages LONDON API Rev Wil liam Sloane Coffin one of three US clergymen heading to Ten ran to celebrate Christmas with the US hostages said today he is not afraid of the visit being used for Iranian propaganda purposes But another of the churchmen said the group wants to avoid politics Im delighted to be used if its for good cause Coffin said in response to reporters question during plane switch in London Im willing to be used at any time to conduct services for people who are in captivity Beyond that hope we can be used to try to start the proc ess of releasing the hostages llefore leaving New York Coffin said he and the other clergymen might listen to the grievances of Iranians born of decades of pain and anger DEAF lt StR IIAMS We scream about the hos tages but few Americans heard the screams of tortured Ira nians said Coffin former CIA agent who became minis ter and later spoke out against the Vietnam war Invited Cardinal Etienne Duval Catholic Ar chbishop of Algiers said Sunday that he had been invited to visit the American hostages held in Tehran by Irans Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh The cardinal said he would fly to Tehran Monday AP Laser photo gt Ina RUSH for your PRINTING at reasonable price Try Al Instant Printing Mwonll St of my 400 at little tote 7373902 Coffin questioned President Carters handling of the crisis saying the administrations re quest for UN economic sanc tions might only stiffen the re solve of the Iranians Coffin Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit Roman Catholic and Rev WARDLEHA Iatt rnoiiucut arrival in Bethlehem of Msgr Giocomo Guiseppe Beltritti Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the head of colorful procession of devout pilgrims 6M AISTERDAH The patriarch caps the reli gious observance with the cele bration of midnight mass in side the fortresslike Church of the Nativity During the serv fastest IHNACHT is head of group of five clergymen and two college professors who are going to Iran in hope of being allowed to visit the American hostages in Tehran Rev Cesaretti is assistant to the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in America AP Laserphoto William Howard of Princeton NJ president of the National Council of Churches were the first US delegation invited by the Iranian government to visit the hostages Howard told reporters at Lon dons Heathrow Airport We are going as clergymen not as Foggedin Neil Moroney left John Messenger middle and Sandy Sera take weight off their feet as they wait for their flight to London Eng at Toronto In ternational Airport Sunday Weather forced cancellation of about 50 flights Saturday but by noon Sunday flights were returning to normal for most passengers CP Laserphoto diplomats We will act as pas tors to the hostages We are very conscious of the various questions that must be an swered in relation to the Ira nian question but we do not want to address ourselves to them RRIS AUTO SERVICE DON WARDLE WAYNE HARRIS We would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for their support during the opening of our new business We hope to be able to continue serving you in the future Again Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 192 TIFFIN ST 7286712 ice which will be televised around the world Beltritti will pay homage at the tiny grotto beneath the church which tradi tion says was the site of the manger where Jesus was born Mayor Elias Freij watching from his office balcony as bus tling workers added the final holiday touches to Manger Square offered Christmas message of hope for the 50 CS TORONTO CP Their lives may be far from ordinary 364 days of the year but like most everyone else on Dec 25 the rich and the famous just want to be home for Christmas The Queen will spend Christ mas Day relaxing at Windsor Castle and watching herself give her annual Christmas tele vision message to the Com monwealth Prince Philip Princes Charles Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne with her husband Mark and twoyearold son Peter will be with her Canadas leaders will be tak ing turkey with their families Prime Minister Clark wife Maureen McTeer and daughter Catherine will be tobogganing and crosscountry skiing at their Harrington Lake country residence in the Gatineau Hills Pierre Trudeau will be with his three sons Justin Sacha and Michel and as in other years mother Margaret may join them Ed and Lucille Broadbent plan to interrupt their election campaigning with just quiet day at home with sevenyearold daughter Christine On Christmas Eve Jacques and Louise CossetteTrudel will begin 36 hours of freedom and see each other for the first time since August when they started jail terms at separate prisons for their part in the 1970 kid napping of British trade com missioner James Cross Pilgrims flock to Bethlehem citizens held hostage by Iranian militants in Tehran Condemning the Nov hos tage taking in the strongest terms Freij said the Iranians have no right to hold them It is against Christianity and against Islam Freij has been the only Pale stinian leader to take public stand against the Iranian ac tion which is supported by Yas THE QLEEN at Windsor astle WlSllFUlTlllNKING On Dec 25 the countrys en tertainment stars will find out whether their Christmas wishes cametrue National ballet star Karen Kain just wants twoday break from barre exercises be fore she goes back to per forming the Nutcracker at the OKeefe Centre in Toronto but other celebrities have more ex otic wishes Actor Gordon Pinsent who has just finished movie with Ellen Burstyn hopes Santa will bring equal oil discoveries for every province so that we can devote our competitive ser Arafats Palestine Liber atton Organization and by other West Bank leaders Large numbers of Israeli sol diers sealed off this occupied city on the West Bank of the Jordan River Roadblocks turned away vehicles that did not carry special passes and most of Bethlehems 25000 resi dents were sealed into their town energies to the really crucial issue of renting Ontarios maple syrup to Alberta Toronto Symphony cellist Daniel Domb is asking for so larpowered 32horsepower cello that has digital com puter memory needs no prac tising and carries 35year guarantee of audience success Author Sylvia Fraser would like her next novel to be al ready brilliantly written neatly typed and packaged Guitarist Liona Boyd would like to hear that her latest album has gone platinum Micki Moore host of To ronto television show called Youre Beautiful wants trip to Iran so she can present the Ayatollah with copy of Dale Carnegies How To Win Friends and Influence People Other wishes are more pointed CTV news reader Lloyd Robertson would like dolls of Pierre Trudeau Joe Clark and Ed Broadbent so can stick little pins in them not only for messing up our plans for the Olympics coverage but fouling up everybodys holidays Artist Harold Town wants one pin so tiny that could en grave the political wisdom of Canada on its head Pop singer Bob Segarini would like to give turkey to Joe Clark so hell have some spare parts And blues singer Salome Bays wish is the simplest Striking workers make best of Christmas during strike KENORA Ont CP This isnt going to be very merry Christmas but well make the best of it says Wilf McIntyre strike captain for Local 2693 of the Lumber and Sawmill Work ers Union Fourteen months ago 137 log gers went on strike at the Boise Cascade Canada Ltd pulp and paper mill in this northwestern Ontario town to protest against working conditions It has been long time McIntyre says When you talk to people about being on strike they wonder how you keep go ing It gets very depressing at times More than half of the original strike force has decided not to keep going at Boise There are 51 union members remaining 0f the 137 who went on strike One of those who quit was Melntyres predecessor as strike captain Ken Alexander who left last summer and now works as truck driver We all know why were here McIntyre said And we know that if we go along with pnII the companys demand that were going to end up with noth inganyway PICKET LINES STAY He savs picket lines will stav IOII DAMfl OLIDDED Ladloo Sllppon by Foomtvud Packard Tender Tootsies Donlol Groon WALKWEL MYOEIMIIOM mm main Mm WOSSLIY My up until the union runs out of money Our Warmest Greetings to you at this festive season with best wishes for Happy and Prosperous New Year George McCague MPP DufferinSimcoe Elaine Family and Staff Arleigh Jones Lillian Papiz Kathryn Cowan Ruth Miller Dan Needles and Ron Alderson the examlner Monday Dec 24 1919 Pontiff gives address Pope John Paul II reading speech in the Con sistory Hall in Vatican City Saturday in response to the Cardinals who gave him Christmas greetings He mentioned all major trouble spots in the Middle East Southern Africa Iran and Indochina AP Wirephoto Vatican employees get welcome gift By THE CANADIAN PRESS Pope John Paul has given all Vatican employees welcome Christmas gift acrossthe board pay increases ranging from $3600 to $5800 year In papal decree Saturday the pontiff raised salaries in creased pensions and increased dependent bonuses and costof living escalators The size of the increases depend on the workers jobs He said the increases were proposed by commission rep resenting the Vaticans 3000 employees There have been no Vatican pay increases in the THE ANAGEMENT AND sun OF BAYFIELD MALL WISH YOU 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