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EwCarter given i >eace laurels United Press International of King. Carter spoke in the LA NT A — The wife of slain Ebenezer Baptist Church pulpit ' rights leader Dr. Martin where King’s funeral was held in er King Jr. says she never 1968. per, remainejjht a president — especially a As Carter spoke, hundreds of I Monday % Southerner — would receive chanting Iranian students marched 'liege Station ice prize named for her hus- across the street in sub-freezing |T, winds to protest the president’s past egMartin Luther King Jr. support of the shah of Iran. The At- 5r for Social Change gave its lanta chapter of the Southern Chris- il peace prize to President Car- tian Leadership Conference, iunday before an overflow founded by King, also held a protest 1 of more than 750 people, in- march against domestic budget cuts ng King relatives and many and military spending hikes. • 7 . ;n diplomats. might ad he not lived, had his voice The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. leen heard, had he not pre- and Coretta Scott King made no re- ctions andni-l’ h would be an embarrass- ference to Carters planned n of capital m {or ,he United States today to inflation-fighting budget policies i Davis Mmy]Jn the words ‘human rights’ in during the emotional, hour-long will receivelational councils,” Carter said service. The president and first lady • i r t Rosalynn Carter joined hands and • l |. ."l • "I swayed with members of the King • i- ‘ U l^nri 1 Of 1 ^ FI family, U.N. Ambassador Andrew tlfweS U & J UU Young and other I,lack Atlanta lead- . I .., J r ers as they sang We Shall Over- e to submitaM j reu Defense lawi ^ ^ O T u * e "1 ° meet,ng - , d of one * lonore “ an “ happy and , . W privileged to be on the same stage /l ■ with the greatest president in the ’ ' world,” King told the gathering. YDt* iinil' T’m with him and I’m going to con- Ul IIUUm tinue to be with him and I ain’t tSHINGTON — President gonna let nobody, nothin’, turn me ■y in P(,rt Ar, ‘r plans to retain the National round. outs idled n or j Committee for Women T know him close up, I know his ul two chernkjL mass resignations triggered heart, labor contn^lj n g 0 f co-chairwoman Bella Workers L, ancl a search is unde r wav for Mrs ' Ki, ^> who closed her eyes in xas City Suny l eader) a spokesman said P ra y er and son g frequently as she ignment ofc av sat beside the president, gave him M 26 members of the 40-per- the redbound certificate, $1 000 immittee have resigned to pro- check and medal symbolic of the re president’s action. King award. Carter returned the r 1 spokesman indicated there is ch , eck for the King Center s work in an] to disband the panel and education and jobtraining programs. I iarah Weddington, the presi- , ^rs. King, who on past occasions adviser on women’s issues, lad , been critical of administration 7 ap aide Hamilton Jordan are budget policies, praised Carter for f 01)^estively” looking for a re- continuing to struggle against the nent for Abzug trilogy of evils her husband fought he 96th Con: t el ; dismissed Abzug from the poverty, racism and war. She his Capitol , ry position Friday because of said Carter’s human rights state- im penalty of i| release issued by the panel ments have caught America’s imagi- ears on a co ritleized the president’s deci- nation much as Kings non-violence amts — atotiolut back on social welfare philosophy stirred sympathies 20 tice Depart] ims to fight inflation. years ago. d ever would® Mr,,,awn mowers Eia be made safer erans. The e n Colby and: a score of oe/ASMINGTON — The staff of the Consumer Product Safety ing sued for aniission Monday recommended power lawnmowers be equipped i devices which either disengage the blade or shut the motor off n the user lets go of the handle. adopted, the requirements could add from $20 to $45 to the price COUTl power mower, or about $189 million a year, the staff said. But the ig6 would result in thousands of fewer injuries and reduction in burg Monday®! bifis by about $189 million, it said. laulers aimedMP ro P osa !> which comes after more than five years of study, will ies contendtt'°tp d on by ^be five commissioners later this month. 1 to comply " le F ec ommendation calls for walk-behind rotary power mowers to Phursday vW’hpped with a system which prevents the blade from spinning ss the user has his hands on the controls. Once the contact is :en, the blade would have to stop within three seconds, lei staff said there are two ways to accomplish the three-second wither a device which kills the engine, or a clutch-type hanism which allows the engine to keep operating but disengages blade. Mowers using the first approach would have to be equip- , j with a power restart device. H ZfWilfiam Kitzes, who headed the CPSC staff which made the re- ., mendation, said at least two manufacturers are already turning ■ "| S " s " '" mowers with clutch mechanisms. " u as F" l 'je proposal would also require mowers to be built in such a way 1 ^ 11 . 1 the human foot would not come in contact with the blade when wm -e or k unc j er rear or j nto c hute where the grass is blown out. too piaci' le staff report said 77,000 persons are injured each year by com- i man wien j uto contac j- w jth the blades of walk-behind mowers. Nearly mine project^) Q f ^gjjg j n j ur ies result in the amputation of a finger or toe. >paper sai r s * d the price of the average mower might go up by $35, meaning 10 1IS1 over the 8-year-life of the average mower, the consumer would laying about $4.40 per year to buy $5.30 in injury protection. Begin may get ruler of Can® — _ pi "arter peace call again! or his counlify •*- ' tal Sunday: f laboring uni United Press International of ambassadors, probably would ' VSIIINGTON — President have to be discussed at the secretary r says “I will not hesitate” to of state level, iglpt s President Anwar Sadat W Israel’s Prime Minister “If necessary, I will not hesitate to ^ icljem Begin together again to invite President Sadat and Prime peace treaty in the Middle Minister Begin to meet with me again to get a peace treaty between finds Will bCrter also says that as soon as the Israel and Egypt, Carter said. /V of 40. We-ted SALT II arms limitation TnmnrrniA/ ir F nt i s concluded with the _ -y. -w-v t Union, he will submit it to TY11 V* enate for ratification as a tre- * -1- X mday the president scheduled fll ?ting with his Cabinet and with acratic National chairman John TT O to tour u.S. a one-day trip to Atlanta Sun- ' M 7 ER H n „ O [receive the Martin Luther United Press International Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize on ATLANTA - The White House M of King’s 50th birthday an- announced Sunday Chinese Vice Isarv, Carter spoke of his efforts Premier Teng Hsiao-ping would Editor Andvhieve a Mideast peace. make a nineday tour of the United Davit injected into his prepared States beginning later this month. Scottish [his fresh disclosures on the Leonard Woodcock, head of the ..!'!! 'ast and SALT. He elaborated u s - liasi °n office in Peking, will ac- Debbi( : porters as he stood on the cold company the Chinese leader. Ihoun wept tarmac of Dobbins Air The tour, announced while Presi- . . .Karen Rof ; Base near Atlanta. dent Carter was in Atlanta to accept n, Sean PetD/e|e going to redouble our ef- the Martin Luther King Jr. Non- Dillard Stor now that hoth nations h aV e had violent Peace Prize, begins with a -yle Lovett in l e to assess t h e difficulties sto P in Washington D.C. on Jan. Doil? ; clearly,” Carter said in refer- 29 - 31 - Ten g wil1 be in Atlanta Feb. • U 06 R °y JJtojthe long-stalled peace talks. I* 2 - ‘/I said Assistant Secretary of Th e Chinese leader will be in Albert Atherton would make Houston Feb. 2-3 before making his xjcli progress as possible during final U.S. stop Feb. 4-5 in Seattle. rip to the Middle East this Carter announced in December on is n iiwi-H hut that the political question Teng would make the visit in keep- operated I'D j w t h e Camp David accords in g with the decision of the United oommumtij 'Jj | )e carriec l out „ n the West States and China to establish full terminedlnjW . in(] jn Gaza and t h e exchange diplomatic relations. THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1979 Page 3 WE BRING IT BACK ALIVE Custom Sounds and Pioneer CUSTOM SOUNDS the (W) n>ior\ieen stereo ensemble COMPLETE WITH A PLACE TO PUT IT! Included in this system: SA-6500 II INTEGRATED STEREO AMPLIFIER delivers a continuous power output of 30 watts per channel, minimum RMS at 8 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz. with no more than 0.1% total harmonic distortion. 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