European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday october 17, 1977 soviet rights pledge tested me any invites dissidents to . Washington up Al Cio presi Dent George Meany said saturday he has invited Andrei Sakharov and five other russian dissidents to the United states in a test of the soviet Union s commitment to human rights. We want to know whether individuals and groups who Are in the mainstream of american democratic thought can effectively invite russians with whom they wish to meet said Meany. Meany a Strong anti communist has be come an ally of soviet dissidents. He said the invitations to the six soviets to attend an Al Cio convention beginning dec. 8 in los Angeles Are designed to measure the soviet Union s response to the Helsinki Accord of 1975. There also Are indications that the Al Cio is testing president Carter. Meany recently suggested Carter has weakened his human rights stand. Carter provoked a diplomatic confrontation with the russians earlier this year by outlining his human rights policy in a letter to Sakharov a dissident physicist who developed the russian a bomb. Meany advised Carter of the invitations in a letter and noted that Carter last aug. 17 enacted legislation written by sen. George Mcgovey d-s.d., that brought the United states into compliance with the Helsinki Accord. The Law removed visa barriers the Al Cio often used to keep soviet Trade unionists from entering the United states. Meany told Carter he wants to know will our government s actions succeed in encouraging the soviet Union to comply Pearl diva Japan s Machiko Kumabe holds the world s largest round cultured Pearl next to her own sparklers in new York. It s valued at $175,000 and is part of the display the Pearl Princess will show around the world As the International Pearl festival 77 celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Industry. Up Pearson won t seek re election to Senate Washington a sen. James b. Pearson r-kan., announced saturday that he will not seek reelection next year. Pearson 57, cited my own deep desire to return to Kansas and to resume private life As the deciding factors in his Deci  his current term ends in january 1979, Pearson will have served 17 years in the Senate. He was appointed to the Senate in january 1962 and later was elected to three  made the announcement through his office Here. He was Home i Prairie Village kan., for the weekend. In a statement the senator said he was grateful to the people of Kansas for the Opportunity to serve As one of their representatives in the Congress. He said be has no definite future plans except to do the Best Job possible in the remaining year of his Senate term. These have been challenging years. I care deeply about the Senate As an institution and the responsibility of working with Domestic and International issues continues to be exciting work. For these Rea sons the temptation to run again is very great but my own deep desire to return to Kansas and to resume private life were deciding factors in this most difficult  Pearson is a lawyer who formerly served in the Kansas Senate. U.s., Germany sign pact Bonn a the . And West Ger Many signed an agreement to cooperate in a Nasa space probe to the planet Jupiter. More fully with the provisions of the Helsinki agreement in other words will the soviet authorities Issue exit visas for our invited guests and of course allow them to return Home Meany added the United states decision to open its Borders to foreign communists will prove to be gravely erroneous if the russian government refuses to allow its dissidents to come to the United states. He said the Mcgovey Law thus far has Only encouraged soviet apologists bring ing agents of the government into this country in the fraudulent Guise of Trade unionists Meany embarrassed president Ford in 1975 by hosting Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Washington during the  soviet space rendezvous. Dissidents Meany invited include Nadezhda mandelstam widow of a noted poet Alexander Podrabinek a psychiatrist Anatoly Marczenko a building trades Man and author Vladimir Borisov an electrician who served time in a psychiatric Hospital and Valentin Ivanov also an electrician. Boy scouts of America overseas councils overseas councils boy scouts of America provides a pro Gram of citizenship training character development and physical fitness for youth. Over 60,000,000 americans have been members. I 1978 Dod combined Federal Campaign overseas area 1978 National health Lagen Clest International service agencies american red Cross this is a stars and Stripe Public service advertisement