European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Carter will add saudi Arabia to overseas Stop offs tuesday october 18, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 Washington not president Carter will add saudi Arabia to his 11-Day journey next month a trip that already includes stops in eight other countries administration officials said sunday. The officials said that barring a last minute hitch an announcement of the visit to Riyadh the saudi capital will be made soon. The Stop is expected on nov. 26, on the Way from Lagos Nigeria to new Delhi India. Originally american officials had first thought Only of a refuelling Stop in saudi Arabia but now it is contemplated that Carter will have talks on Oil and Middle East diplomacy with King Khalid Crown Prince fahd and other saudis during a Brief stay in Riyadh. The Stopover will not lengthen the Overall trip. Secretary of state Cyrus r. Vance appearing on meet the press on Abc to sunday was asked if Carter would visit saudi Arabia. He said that he preferred to defer an  the addition of saudi Arabia to the inti Ferary has Given Carter s journey a heavy emphasis on Oil that was not so apparent when the trip was first announced on sept. Cancer kills Winner of laetrile suit Topeka Kan. A Howard Walker who won a Legal fight to obtain laetrile treatments has lost his Battle with cancer. Or. Sidney Cohen Walker s physician said Walker died saturday apparently while sleeping. He was 43. Walker a heavy equipment operator from Rossville filed suit in . District court in August to obtain permission to take laetrile As treatment for the Malig Nant tumor in his Chest. Judge Richard d. Rogers ruled in sep tember that Walker was to be permitted treatment and that there was to be no in  some delay because of objections from the Hospital where Walker was to be administered the controversial substance Hospital authorities waived their rules and began treatment in mid september. Two weeks to live Cohen who did not advocate laetrile treatments said at the time Walker had Only about two weeks to live. He said Walker s condition worsened last week and on saturday the tumor finally blocked the flow of blood to his heart. After receiving the first few laetrile treatments Walker said he was feeling  he said he did not know whether the reaction was physical or psychological. He had said he wanted laetrile treat ments As a last resort because everything else had been tried and nothing worked. Laetrile is a trademark for a substance derived from the chemical Amygdalia which is found naturally in bitter almonds and the pits of apricots and peaches. The . Food and drug administration and the medical establishment have said there is no proof the substance is an effective cancer treatment. Fra regulations prohibit transportation of laetrile across state lines but 11 states have passed legislation legalizing its us within their boundaries Alaska Indiana Florida Arizona Nevada Texas Washington Louisiana new Hampshire okla homa and Delaware. 23. It now Means that of the nine countries to be visited four Are major Oil exporters to the . Nigeria saudi Arabia Vene Zuela and Iran. The other countries on the itinerary Are Brazil India France Poland and Belgium. Carter leaves Washington on nov. 22 and returns on dec. 2.a meeting of the organization of Petro Leum exporting countries open is scheduled for mid december in Caracas Venezuela and Carter in the throes of a major Energy debate Here with the Senate is sure to use the meetings in the four major Oil exporting countries to press the american Case against another increase in Oil prices officials said. Vance said the Cost of Oil is one of the most pressing problems facing the world. He said on the to program that we Are doing everything in our Power to see that there Are no Oil  a split developed in the open countries last december with saudi Arabia and the United Arab emirates urging a smaller Price Rise than other states. In the end a Compromise was developed under which the Overall Rise in Oil prices this year has been about 10 per cent. Carter s decision to meet with saudi officials also underscored the importance the . Attaches to saudi Arabia s behind the scenes role in urging moderation on the arabs in the quest for a negotiated Middle East settlement. The saudis who provide financial assistance to Egypt Syria and Jordan the main Arab parties in Middle East negotiations As Well As to the Palestine liberation organization have been supporting an Early conference in Geneva Between the arabs and Israel. They also have asked the Plo to announce acceptance of . Secu Rity Council Resolution 242, which is regarded As tantamount to accepting Israel s right to exist. Quick Way to funny farm sometimes even a town of 34,000 can be a difficult thing to get through. This telephoto View shows How routes 4 and 20 look to a Motorist in Auburn . If you wonder which Way to go the vote of the signs is 3-to-l for one Way. A safety group opposes proposal trimming of Road lanes assailed Washington up a Highway safety group says a proposal to permit the narrowing of lanes and shoulders on re built highways could make them needlessly hazardous. The insurance Institute for Highway safety which is funded by the insurance Industry plans to oppose a Federal High Way administration proposal to reduce minimum design standards on rehabilitated  other things the Wihs said the standards would permit construction of Highway and parking lanes which Are Only nine feet wide. It said existing standards Call any lanes on Urban highways and arte Ries of less than 11 feet  the standards also would permit two feet wide shoulders or their elimination altogether in Urban areas through conver Sion to additional travel lanes the Institute said. It said some design experts 49 Bales of marijuana Worth $ 1.5 million found Augusta Maine up forty nine Large Bales of marijuana with an Esti mated Street value of $1.5 million were confiscated by drug investigators and the coast guard. Investigators said Jeffrey Boylan 22, of St. Thomas in the Virgin is lands was arrested and charged with drug trafficking. Believe shoulders should be six to 10 feet  president William Haddon or. Asked Kay Bailey acting chairman of the National transportation safety Board a government Agency to object to the pro posed standards. The adoption of these lower standards would As a matter of Federal policy guar Antee that an unnecessarily hazardous Road environment will be faced by All Road users in the future he said. The standards Are to apply to Highway rehabilitation projects which first became eligible for Federal funding in 1976. Rehabilitation is expected to constitute most of the nation s Highway building of the future since few new highways have been  said the move to reduce existing minimum design standards would guar Antee that Many americans would die needlessly and Many others would be injured not just in the near future but for decades As  the lowered standards were drafted by the american association of state High Way and transportation officials chiefly for Economy reasons the Wihs said. The proposals also would reduce Stan Dards for such measurements As Safe Stop Ping and passing sight distances and banking design it said. The Institute said among those intending to oppose the Cha proposal is Howard l. Anderson Cha associate administrator for safety. The Cha s Bureau of motor Carrier safety already has expressed its serious opposition it said. Of time oct. 18, 1947 the Arab nations in a last ditch fight against a possible United nations decision to partition Palestine sought to throw the question into an inter National court of Justice. Oct. 18, 1957 the allies have pro tested to the soviets the communist Seal ing off of West Berlin during the East zone currency conversion As a violation of the agreement ending the 1948-1949 blockade. Oct. 18, 1967 club swinging police charged a crowd of Antiwar demonstrators at Oakland calif., on the second Day of a planned week of nationwide ant draft demonstrations