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Pope Turns 81 With a Full Day’s Work

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From Times Wire Reports

His body frail but his spirit still strong, Pope John Paul II turned 81 with a full schedule of audiences and addresses.

The Roman Catholic leader had a typical smorgasbord of audiences: with nine new ambassadors, five Pakistani bishops and 120 members of the European Automobile Manufacturers Assn.

His birthday was to be marked by a lunch, including a cake, with aides singing the Polish song “Sto Lat” (May you live 100 years).

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“It’s a normal day with a lot of work,” said Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

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