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...noted, "but this is the first time I've seen him alone." Earlier, the First Lady had spoken of the "extra affinity" she felt with the Pope since both he and President Reagan had survived assassination attempts in the spring of 1981. She spent 25 minutes chatting with the Pontiff in his library. After the talk, the Pope greeted 15 members of Mrs. Reagan's entourage, including her personal maid and hairdresser. The Pope and the First Lady exchanged gifts before he bade her farewell, saying "God bless you, and thank you very much for your visit...
...near Bonn. Later, President Reagan told staffers, "Never have I seen my summit partners as united on a single subject." On returning to Bonn, the First Lady was delighted to hear of her influence at the summit. When asked what she had got out of her conversation with the Pontiff, she replied, "Encouragement. From the Pope, you can't ask for more than that...
...runs last week's fifth- most-popular song on Holland's hit parade. The mild piece of satire contains a punster's slap at Pope John Paul II: popie jopie is a Dutch expression meaning obnoxious. The song is but one indication of the hostility that will greet the Pontiff when he arrives in the Netherlands on Saturday for a four-day visit. More disturbing are the threats of violence. Dutch authorities have mobilized 12,000 police for what will be the country's biggest and most costly security operation. In Amsterdam, police have already arrested two young...
...papal advisers, the animosity with which the Pontiff will be received only underscores the need for the journey. John Paul, says one, "sincerely believes he can help promote reconciliation within the church...
...expressed his hope that the media exposure in the U.S. during Holy Week would "bear much spiritual fruit." After a semiprivate Mass under Michelangelo's frescoes in the rarely seen Pauline Chapel, the Pope met briefly with Today Hosts Jane Pauley and Bryant Gumbel, both of whom asked the Pontiff to bless their children. Also present was Pauley's usually camera-shy husband, Cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who afterward remarked, with a trace of awe in his voice, "He was not like somebody working the crowd at all. He really greeted each one of us individually...