Deniece Williams, dressed in a red sequined dress, sang out with gospel splendor to the near-capadty crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum late Tuesday afternoon. Children costumed in native dress and young girls sporting snowy white frocks danced before the faithful and overabundant press who eageriv awaited Pope John Paul n
Inside
•	Everything was all quiet on the campus front. See page 2.
•	Coliseum activity before the pope arrived. See page 3.
•	The pope holds a conference with the media at the Registry Hotel. See page 3.
•	A teleconference with young people and the Pope is held at the Universal Ampitheater. See page 6.
All who were fortunate enough to receive tickets for the papal liturgy saw the pontiff arrive about 6:20 p.m., either from their vantage point or from the two huge screens above the Coliseum floor.
But Manuel Urias and his mother. Martha Franco, counted themselves fortunate when they caught a glimpse of the pigeons being released. Thev did not have seats.
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Pope holds huge Mass at Coliseum
By Shawn Pogatchnik
Assistant City Editor
By Rose Anne Rodriguez
Ctv Editor
In a fervent display of the spiritual and financial power of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum under tight security Tuesday night and spoke about the shortcomings of technology and about the "virtue of compassion."
More than 100,000 people packed the stadium to celebrate Mass with the pope, who arrived in the popemobile at 6:18 p.m. via the university's Cromwell Field. Chants of "We love you" and "Viva el Papa" echoed through the stadium as the pope climbed the steps of the elaborate platform and kissed the altar. Each wave of the pope's arms prompted a new barrage of camera flash bursts.
During the homily, the pope, speaking slowly and deliberately from an eight-page text, complimented Southern California as a "symbol of hope and promise for millions of people . . .playing a major role in shaping the culture of the United States."
However, noting that this area fosters a high percentage of the nation's research and technological institutions, the pope warned that such technology should not challenge traditional codes of morality — indirectly referring to the growing acceptance of abortion, birth control methods and artificial insemination.
“Technology. . .increases what we can do, but it cannot teach us the right thing to do," said the pope, who spoke in highly accented English (Continued on page 3)
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Even those outside feel privileged
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GREETINGS — President Zumberge greets the pope after the pontiff's helicopter landed on Cromwell Field. Security was heavy all around the area.
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PRAYER — Pope John Paul II in just one of the many dramatic moments at Tuesday night’s mass at the Coliseum.
Pope lands at Cromwell Field
Zumberge, wife welcome John Paul II amid massive security mobilization
By Danielle Sanford
Assistant City Editor
In an operation that mobilized nearly all of University Security, Pope John Paul II's helicopter landed safely on Cromwell Field Tuesday evening.
The pope met briefly with President and Mrs. James Zumberge before departing by closed limousine to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for his scheduled Mass.
"We are very happy he (the pope) graced our campus with his presence," Zumberge said after the pope departed for the Coliseum. "Of course, we didn't have time to discuss anything. He is just a very warm and responsive human being."
Mrs. Zumberge echoed her husband's sentiments, saying "it was a thrill" to meet the pope.
The Zumberges said they would not attend the pope's mass at the Coliseum.
Members of University Security, as well as officers from the Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service, coordinated security for the pope's arrival, which was only minutes behind its scheduled 5:45 p.m. landing time.
One person, allegedly an employee of the university, was detained by the Secret Service for protesting on the west side of Heritage Hall prior to the pope's landing.
Lt. Melvin Stinnette of University Security said the alleged protester was being held at the security offices. The Secret Service detained the man, he said.
A crowd of students and spectators lined the area around Cromwell Field, which had been cordoned off by police and secu-
rity forces early yesterday afternoon.
LAPD and University Security vehicles blocked off all entrances to the Cromwell Field area and all bystanders were kept behind barricades by officers.
Security officers and members of LAPD were also faced with the task of ordering students to shut their windows in Webb Tower. The Secret Service would not allow residents to view the landing through open windows.
However, at the time of the landing, students lined the east stairwells of Webb Tower.
Sgt. David Ritch of University Security predicted that 60 of the 70 security officers would be on duty at the time of the pope's landing.
Homeless find no shelter near downtown cathedral
Brad Bowlin
Staff Writer
Pope John Paul II arrived at St. Vibiana's Cathedral Tuesday riding his custom-made popemobile through streets emptied of their most visible residents — the homeless.
The Union Rescue Mission next door to St. Vibiana's on Main Street has provided shelter for downtown transients for 97 years. On Tuesday, it was shut down for the first time as a security measure for the pope's visit.
"It was done by the Secret Service for security reasons,” said John Dickson, director of development at the mission. 'It was not done by the Catholic Church."
Those affected have been relocated to a city-owned warehouse on Crocker Street for the duration of the pope's visit.
A brief protest was organized earlier in the week by self-ap-pointed homeless advocate Ted Haves
Hayes and a small group of demonstrators planted themselves on the front steps of the cathedral, fasting and demanding that the mission be allowed to remain open.
Hayes was arrested Monday morning by federal authorities and released early Tuesday after promising to stay away from the cathedral area. He was unavailable for comment.
Many of the priests and church members waiting in line to get into St. Vibiana's for the papal prayer service Tuesday morning, especially those from out of town, were unaware that the transients had been moved.
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