The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 16, 1979, Image 3

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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.
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