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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979 Japan visits continue 5,000 people greet Carter United Press International SHIMODA, Japan — President Carter traveled to the birthplace of Japanese-American relations Wed nesday for his first open encounter with a delighted Japanese public that was more interested in his views on marriage than the oil crisis and affairs of state. The president, first lady Rosalynn and daughter Amy rode in a motorcade through the winding streets of the port city of Shimoda, a picturesque town 135 miles south of Tokyo where the first U.S. consu late was established in 1856. To the chagrin of security men, the Carters stood through an open ing in the roof of their black limousine and waved at an esti mated 5,000 smiling residents, who applauded and waved Japanese and American flags in return. The Carters then returned to To kyo, where the seven-nation energy summit begins today. Carter fielded questions from local citizens at a “town meeting” in FANTASY WORLD WE CARRY TIDDIES SANDALS IN TWO & THREE LAYERS ALSO ROGER DEAN & RODNEY METHEWS POSTERS PERAPHERNALIA Uo Muy ■ W VISIT OUR NEW LOCA TION ON 606 HOLLE- MAN DR. NEXT TO U- TOTE-M. 11:00-9:00 M-SAT. TEL. 696-1068 Shimoda Middle School. They wanted to know what would the president s reaction be if Amy married and moved away from the family and, if he fell in love with “a colored girl,” would he marry her? The questions caused 11-year-old Amy to have a fit of the giggles and brought a smile to the face of Mrs. Carter — and the president. “I hope that, in the spirit of equality, if I fell in love I would not let the color of a woman’s skin inter fere with our love,” Carter said. “I’ve never been in love with anyone but my wife.” and then turned and grinned at his smiling wife. On Amy’s marriage plans, the president said he hoped “in the next few years — but at least seven or eight” that his daughter would find a good man to marry and move away. But he stressed that he believed in the closeness of families and said one of the things that Americans admired about the Japanese was their strong family ties. Other questions ranged over the personal life of the Carters. Was he punished at school in the ninth-grade, asked a ninth-grade Japanese student. Yes he was, the president said. What did Carter think was the best way to raise and educate a child? What did he think of the role of women? “In this day of women’s liberation it is more difficult to distinguish be tween the responsibility of women and men,” Carter said. He said his wife gave him advice on a broad range of subjects and par ticipates in political and business ac tivities and this was “fairly typical of American life today.” He turned one question on human rights around onto the Vietnamese refugee situation and noted the United States had taken in 220,000 refugees — 70 percent of those fleeing Indochina. “We are prepared to take even more,” Carter said. Iran leader claims shah’s house attacked MAKE a a a United Press International TEHRAN, Iran — Sheikh Sadeq Khalkhali, self-proclaimed chief of Iran’s revolutionary court, said Wednesday members of a Moslem extremist group attacked the house of the deposed shah in Mexico, PARS news agency reported. Mexican police officials in Cuer navaca, where the shah is residing, denied the report. Khalkhali, quoted by the agency Wednesday, did not say when the attack took place nor did he give other details. PARS said Khalkhali “claimed re sponsibility for the machine-gun at tack on the residence of the ex-shah in Mexico on behalf of the Fedayan-e Islam extremist religious group. “Khalkhali asserted that although the deposed shah had not been killed in this incident, he would not be able to escape because the Fedayan-e Islam militants could seize him even if he went into hid ing in the White House,” PARS said. Divers recover bodie from plane wreckage United Press International SUBIC BAY NAVAL BASE, , Philippines — Divers recovered the bodies of two Americans killed Wednesday in the crash of a U.S. Navy antisubmarine air craft, but called off for the night the search in Subic Bay for three others who were missing and presumed dead. A Navy spokesman said the two dead were taken out of the P3B Orion at the bottom of the bay. Engine trouble sent the four-engine turboprop plane plunging into the water shortly after takeoff. Ten other crewmen were re scued and reported in good con dition. The search for three missing crewmen was called off 12 hours after the Navy plane crashed in the water a mile from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, 50 miles northeast of Manila. “They did their best but they could not see anything out there. It was dark,” the spokesman said. He said he believed the three missing men were dead by now. “If they’re not floating, they’re dead. The names of the crew mem bers were withheld until their relatives could be notified. Initial reports said the Orion developed engine problems 10 minutes to 20 minutes after takeoff from Cubi Point. The air craft turned back and was ap proaching to land when it crashed into Subic Bay facing the South China Sea. Witnesses said the plane stayed on the surface [oiMl b three minutes beforeita,E The aircraft, from J|? as Squadron 22, had beendf tf l ' eact < a from the U.S. Naval Air P" ^ at Barber’s Point in Hat® 1 ? c ’ e £ Cubi Point. Bthe rt The Navy spokesman s; j e<: ( aircraft was on a ^■dfoacl “maritime surveillance mi anc He declined to comme[i K' ctin _^ c , report that the Orion wpE," ” a out to track down the Sov-K 11 at craft carrier Minsk. w west Movements of the 4,)® . ol Minsk have attractedattettjBr n * ver Asia following reports tke Kfj| lon ‘ Union was using the formtiB, 11 ® base at Cam Ranh Vietnam. ■ un an< Japanese defense officia® * C * the Minsk had been depklr^i' a the Far East. W, haS the mo Retaliation of mortar attack lough ; Thailand shells Vietnamel herel neutron.' iter radic |es of v said react United Press International ARANYAPRATHET, Thailand - Thai artillery shelled Vietnamese positions in Cambodia Wednesday in retaliation for a Vietnamese mortar barrage that wounded 15 Thai villagers near the volatile bor der, military sources said. Thai 105mm howitzers pumped five rounds into the Vietnamese po sitions where the mortar attack was believed to have originated, the sources said. 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The exchange came as fighting between Vietnamese-led forces and Khmer Rouge guerrillas flared At noon, six mortar shells plowed into the Thai village of Wang Mon, only two miles south of Poipet, just as top Interior Ministry official Chalaw Thammasiri was inspecting the area. Two of the mortar shells exploded within 35 yards of Chalaw’s limousine and the other four were duds, witnesses said. Aranyaprathet district I some of them in Chalawsg Eyewitnesses said I5r were hurt in the incident,! tal officials said 19 perscJ treated for injuries and too-j and a small child - injured. Thai military sources saiij Rouge troops, moving; border under the covero monsoon rains, launchedsi attacks on Phnom Penh govs and Vietnamese troops dug and south of the border^ town. pi priv Mthou The villagers hit by mortar scrap- nel were immediately taken to the ■science Three Soviet-built T-5iBp ro fl ts were operating in the area6 n p ar throw back attacks by tkB- 0 f-m< armed Khmer Rouge, t!ieS s | ar g £ said. ■ {jj e w Kng th ■feactor Asian nations try stop "boat people’ ■ample ^es of said, (fermine w rom tl United Press International BALI, Indonesia — The Associa tion of Southeast Asian Nations will work toward a unified stand includ ing joint military patrols to deal with /upTnamb Eddie Dominguez 66 Joe Arciniega ’74 MU . mm If you want the real thing, not frozen or canned . . . We call It “Mexican Food Supreme.” Dallas location: 3071 Northwest Hwy 352-8570 Unitei the influx of Vietnamese r® Indonesian Foreign )l| Moehtar Kusumaatmadjas nesday. 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