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CINCINNAT IRER II I w-v FINAL EDITIONNEWSSTAND PRICE 25t THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1981 A GANNETT NEWSPAPER Poime 6 MlCllS ervives Sergery P1J JJ" 'if I fT TJ 'J 1 I MEHMET ALI AGCA when It left. Another stayed in the body and was extracted by surgeons, Castiglioni said. The pope also had two slight wounds on his right arm and one on his left hand. "WE HAVE sound hopes that the pope will remain with us, that he will continue to live. He wasn't hit in vital parts but they were not light injuries.

Important blood vessels were Just barely missed and the pope was very luckv." Castiglioni said. Attlllo Sllvestrini, Vatican secretary for public affairs, said the pope "was serene and prayed" while being taken to the hospital. "He was always conscious, until when he was given anesthesia," Sllvestrini said. Shock was registered worldwide. Millions lit candles in their churches and Joined the prayers of the witnesses to the shooting who immediately knelt In St.

Peter's Square to pray for the pope's recovery. The most traveled spiritual POPE JOHN Paul II is helped by his secretary Ladislaw Dsziwisz, right, and after he was shot and wounded in St. Peter's Square Wednesday. Local Churchmen Shocked Bomb Threat Stops Local Mass For Pope AP Laserphoto other unidentified aides soon The priest said the report of the shooting of the pope "a great shock to me. I think this man, in my mind, has brought such a whole new vitality to the papacy.

"He's a young man, a man who has gone out into the world very much. One of my reactions was Just plain shock," the priest said. "We have seen It happen to so many political people, but we never figure It is going to happen to a religious leader," Heile said. "And especially not to a religious leader who has come out very strong for peace and love. (See POPE, Page A-5) tures wearing pantaloons to provide some protection," Heile said.

"But I do not think he has the same kind of protection Inside Rome that the President has when he moves Inside Washington," he said. "Rome is felt to be very safe. "I RECALL telling the class the pope does have protection, but an assassination attempt is something that could happen. "I think that's the way I put It never expecting that less than an hour later it would Heile said. BY ENQUIRER STAFF While a man in Italy prepared to shoot John Paul II Wednesday, a religion student at Covington Latin School wondered about how much protection the pope has against assassins.

"As unique as this sounds, In mv freshman religion class something came up on assassina tion attempts," said tne Kev. Edwin Heile, school principal. "During the discussion, one of the boys asked me what kind of protection the pope has. I told the class the pope aoes nave guards the men you see in pic leader of tne Roman Catholic rhiirrh in historv. John Pauls simple manner and familiar smile made him known tne wona over.

In Washington, President Reagan himself a victim or an assassination attempt on March 30 said, "I'll pray for him." "THEY'VE SHOT the pope! They've shot the pope!" shouted several young monks in the crowd in the northwest corner of the vast square near the Bernini colonnade. Two women, including Ann Odre of Buffalo, N.Y., were also wounded, not seriously, by the bullets fired from what police described as a 9mm pistol. The other woman was Identified as Rose Hall, a Jamaican, who was reported in good condition. Police said they' arrested a man who Identified himself as Turkish national Mehmet All Hagca. Police said the 23-year-old man kept repeating "I couldn't care less about life" after, being taken into police custody.

In Ankara, Turkish officials said he was Mehmet All Agca, a convicted assassin who had vowed to kill the pope in a letter he left behind when he escaped from an Istanbul prison shortly before the pope's visit to Turkey in the fall of 1979. He was convicted of killing the editor of the Ankara newspaper Miliyet, Abdi Ipekcl, slain on Feb. 1, 1979. IN WASHINGTON, the Turkish ambassador to the United States, Sukru Elekdag, said Agca was "a well- known fugitive from Turkish Justice a terrorist who has been tried and convicted for the murder of a prominent Turkish Journalist. Turkish police have been under Instruction to shoot him on sight." "I was standing about 10 feet from the pope and had Just snapped a photo when I heard two distinct shots and saw the pope lunge forward," said Fred Krai- nln, 25, from Boston.

saying, "I don't want to take any chances, but someone just called and said that we are threatened here. I think It would be better if perhaps very quietly we Just left the church." The congregation filed out quietly, murmuring expressions of shock and sorrow, Garland said later, adding. It took less than five minutes to clear the building. Bernardin said later that "emotionally, I wanted to go on because I believed It was a hoax, but with the church nearly filled I had to treat It as real." The archbishop said many In attendance were "provoked" when he told them to leave the church. The threat did not provoke Bernardin, however.

"We've had these kinds of things, threats and violence, since the beginning," of the church, he said. "You Just have to take them in stride. They help strengthen the faith." "I HAD sorrow for our archbishop, and our priests, and the confusion In the world," said parlshoner Rose Treinen of Fin-neytown as she stood outside the church. "The devil had a lot to do with this. The devil and the communists, definitely the communists," she said, with an emphatic shake of her head.

Cincinnati police officers, along with church officials and staff, thoroughly searched all floors of the building but found nothing, said Police Sgt. Pete Fischer. He said that recent disarray in the markets had shown some Reagan aides that Wall Street was afraid that future tax cuts would widen the budget deficit. As a result, the administration was more willing to compromise on the siee of the tax cut. (See TAXES, Page A-2) weather Showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, the high in the mid to upper 60s, the low around 50.

Friday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, the high in the low 60s. Weather map and.detalls, Page B-7. VATICAN CITY (AP)-Pope John Paul II, who was shot as he greeted 15,000 tourists and faithful at his weekly audience In St. Peter's Square, came through more than hours of surgery for six wounds in "good and stable" condition, his doctors said early today. They said the prognosis remained "guarded" largely because of the risk of possible infection, but added that the pontiff was conscious and breathing on his own.

A press release issued early today by the Vatican and signed by the attending physicians said, "At the end of the operation, the pope recovered consciousness, breathing spontaneously, and was in good and stable cardiocir-culatory condition." "The patient came through the operation In a satisfying manner. The prognosis remains strictly guarded In part because of risks deriving from postoperative infection," the Vatican press release said. AS HE beamed and waved to the crowd packed In the sunlit square, shots were fired and the pope slumped In his white jeep. Blood stained his white garments and horrified witnesses cried, "Oh no! Oh no!" Police quickly took into custody a man Identified as a Turkish right-wing terrorist who had vowed to kill the pope. He told them he "couldn't care less about life." The director of the surgery unit at the Gemelli Policlinic hospital, Prof.

Giancarlo Casti-glloni, termed the operation "successful." After the operations and blood transfusions, the pope was transferred to the hospital's emergency care unit where he was expected to remain for the next 48 hours. Castiglioni said the pope was shot twice in the lower Intestine. One bullet passed through the body, causing another wound on the inside Fear in St. Peter's Square, PageA-4. Prof He of suspect, Page A-4.

Curia will run Catholic Church, Page A-4. The Enquirer's editorial, Page A-14. Cincinnatian recalls visit with Pope John Paul II. Page B-2. ing adjustments until Oct.

1 starting in 1982. A spokesman for Social Security Commissioner John A. Svahn, asked about whether delaying the 1981 cost-of-living increase is under consideration, would say only, "We have no idea where that rumor could have come from." Health and Human Services Secretary Richard S. Schweiker, in unveiling the Reagan administration's proposal to cut nearly $53 billion in Social Security benefits by 1986, emphasized the only cut affecting "36 million beneficiaries now on the rolls would be a three-month delay" in the July, 1982, cost-of-living raise. Svahn, on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" show Wednesday, denied the 1982 delay would cost retirees money.

"It's a little bit overblown to say you are going to lose money They will get it over the long run." (See PENSIONS, Page A-2) 0 tfo Archbishop Joseph Bernardln's Mass for the recovery of Pope John Paul II was stopped follow-lng the homily Wednesday evening after a caller told St. Louis Church officials that "everyone's going to be killed, like the pope." Bernardin asked the 200 persons at the 5:15 p.m. Mass to leave because a bomb threat had been made. The archbishop had Just delivered his homily, In which he had asked God to give Pope John Paul II and the two wounded American pilgrims strength for a quick recoveries, and prayed for a an end to violence throughout the world, particularly In such trouble spots as Northern Ireland, the Middle East and South America." A man called the church about 5:40 p.m. and told the answering service operator that there was a bomb In the building.

"EVERYONE'S GOING to be killed, like the pope," the caller said, according to Rev. James Garland, St. Louis associate pastor. The five-story structure at Eighth and Walnut downtown, houses St. Louis Church on the first floor, the Chapel of the Holy Spirit in the basement and archdicocesan chancery offices and living quarters for the archbishop and other members of the parish and chancery staff on the upper floors.

Bernardin was handed the message about 15 minutes into the Mass. He then stopped the Mass, 0 i JP ff Oo 0 'IP ft IN PRAYER: An unidentified man kneels in prayer at the Cathedral of shooting of Pope John Paul II. Enquirer photo BY GORDON MORIOKA St. Peter in Chains Wednesday afternoon following news of the Reagan Could Compromise On Tax Cut Bill, Aides Say Social Security Hike Might Be Postponed iMbh Six Sections, 141st Year, No. 35 ACTION LINE F-2 AROUND TOWN F-3 BIORHYTHMS F-8 BRIDGE F-9 BUSINESS D-l-6 CLASSIFIED D-7-15 COLUMNISTS A-14, 15 COMICS F-12 DEAR ABBY F-2 DEATHS D-7 EDITORIALS A-14 ENTERTAINMENT E-l-10 GAMES, PUZZLES F-7, 8, 10 GRAHAM B-8 HEALTH F-2 HOROSCOPE F-10 LEVOY F-l PURDY Ol RACES C-12, 13 TV-RADIO E-9 WEIKEL B-1 1981, N.Y.

TIMES NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON-Presldent Reagan, concerned by the unsettled condition of the financial markets, Is prepared to accept less than the full amount of his proposed tax cut but wants the Democrats In Congress to make the first move toward compromise, a senior White House official said Wednesday. The official, who asked not to be named, said In an interview that administration planners had become increasingly worried that the behavior of the markets would cause members of Congress to have second-thoughts about voting for Mr. Reagan's programs, despite the momentum created by the President's recent victories. WASHINGTON (AP)-The Reagan administration Is considering postponing an 11.2 cost-of-living increase due In July for 36 million Social Security recipients as a cost-saving move, sources disclosed Wednesday. A three-month delay In paying the increase to Oct.

1 would cost the average Social Security recipient roughly $100 and move nearly $4 billion in federal spending from the 1981 budget to the 1982 budget, which starts Oct. 1. One knowledgeable administration source, asking that he not be identified, said postponing the upcoming 1981 increase Is one of sevenjl items Budget Director David Stockman is considering as a way to offset an unanticipated increase in the projected budget deficit for the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The source emphasized that a final decision has not been made by President Reagan, who would have to submit the proposal to Congress for Its approval.

DISCLOSURE OF the administration's consideration of postponing the 1981 cost-of-living increase came Just one day after the administration called for an unprecedented 10 cut in Social Security benefits by 1986 to save an estimated $53 billion. Part of that plan calls for pushing back annual cost-of-liv SPORTS RESULTS: Telephone 3-1005 or 369-1006.