European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes tuesday August 15, 1978 Farmers get Carter Pep talk Columbia. To. A president cur Ler gave encouragement and promises to a Farmers convention monday telling sever Al thousand delegates that he will not allow any further expansion of beef imports this year. Carter said things changed for the bet Ter after last Winter s farm strike. Net farm income in 1978 will be up about 25 percent Over last year an in crease of More than 5 billion Carter told a convention of the mid continent Farmer association. The president hoping to make political nay out of this year s rising farm prices said the administration s decisions on farm policy have been sound and  draws applause i will not permit any More expansion in beef imports this year Carter said. Ear Lier this year he allowed a modest in crease in beef imports after a rapid in crease in meat prices. The president continued i will not per Mit unrestricted beef imports next year and i am strongly and permanently opposed to any Price controls on  the remarks Drew applause from the de than airman . Tina Ponder left and 1stu. Patricia Pomes make an equipment lest in a missile simulator at Mcconnell fab Kan. They Are among the first five women officers and airmen As signed duty As air Force combat ready missile Crew members who a Fol t Titan n missile silos in Kansas Sas and Arizona. Cuter reiterated his opposition to in Ible government embargoes on american farm products to for added i want to go As tar As i to get the government out of the farm Antl Anutt exemption i also said i will always protect the1" that gives Farmer owned cooperatives l exemption from antitrust Laws an sex " on often criticized by Federal anti lawyers As leading to monopolies andr prices for certain farm products Ter the first sitting president since � Missouri s Harry s. Truman to visit this town invoked Truman s name Imo Rethan once during his talk. I we both have kept the same sign in the0val office the famous sign that reads t Buck stops Here,"1 Carter said. B firm denies any Rush charter Oil tankers Kuwait a the Arab maritime Trot aim transport co. Ampt says Iti no information about reports of a Rush charter Oil tankers to carry Arab crude Icil in anticipation of a new Oil Boycott. News reports in Norway said rumours Boot a possible new Arab Oil embargo test the . And other Western coun a May have triggered a Tanker charter ing spree. A senior official of ampt who refused to be identified said to the Best of our knowledge no tangible change in charter ing tankers has been Felt in any Gulf Oil producing  Battle monuments commission Agency survives Carter skirmish a by  a the american Battle monuments commission one of the tiniest of Federal agencies appears to have survived the Carter administration s drive to reorganize the bureaucracy. The Agency whose main function i maintaining overseas burial grounds for gis killed of world War i and world War ii has appeared on an administration hit list of Small agencies being investigate for possible extinction. But for now at least administration organizers Are leaving the Agency alone. The reason said reorganization chief Harrison Wexford is mainly  the commission has the backing of Veter ans organizations cultivates friends in Congress and has shown a glowing Colo film about itself to millions of americans. And the commission argues that it s doing a better Job at less Cost than any of agencies that would be Likely to take Over its work. It prides itself for example on the neat orderly appearance of the headstones in its cemeteries. Ours stay straight because they rest on Concrete Headstone beams with brass dowels says col. William e. Ryan operations officer of the Monument commission. The ones at Arlington National cemetery just set in the  s Why they tend to  the survival of the monuments commis Sion illustrates the difficulties encountered by president Carter s reorganization aides As they try to make Good on his Promise to streamline the bureaucracy reduce the number of Federal agencies and eliminate overlaps and duplication of Effort. It is not an isolated phenomenon. In june of 1977 a task Force of the president s office of management and budget listed 63 Small agencies on a sort of hit list to be studied for possible elimination or Transfer to larger agencies. As of now none of those 63 has been touched. We Are going to propose the elimination of three or four agencies pretty soon Wellford said. The monuments commission won t Leone of them. At first the Agency seemed a prime candidate for elimination. Its work is similar to that performed by the veterans administration the National Park service and the Pentagon which Divide the Job of keep ing up military cemeteries in the United states. Why not scuttle the commission and let the a or the Pentagon take Over the lob because. Ryan says. I think we do an outstanding Job and no Money would be he May be right about the savings. Of the commission s $6.2 million budget for year Only $324,000 outgo for admin Ortive expenses including the Sal Aries of the 11 full time staff members fees for architects to draw plans for future Abernathy feels King had warning Washington a Martin Luther Cony on april 4.1968, Abernathy said. Was the first to r�,.i, u ,.,. Al Felt 1m Hll l in to. Ii Kalilla Tala am a a.  j 1. Lla w icon nos slut us in m r King or s chief lieutenant in the civil rights movement said monday he believes King received Advance warning of his assassination. He became a different person. He was troubled. He was nervous. He became very jittery the Rev. Ralph David Aber Nathy told the House assassinations com Mittee As the panel opened a week of pub  hearings on its investigation of King death. King s mood changed during the month preceding his trip to Memphis. Tenn., where he was assassinated on a Motel bal con l 4.1968, Abernathy said. I believe that somebody had conveyed certain information to him. At some Point he was frightened he continued. But Abernathy said King mentioned no assassination threat to him and said he has nothing but feelings and impression stemming from his closeness to King to support his belief. On other aspects of the assassination and its aftermath Abernathy testified neither the Memphis police nor the Fri has Ever questioned him about the even at the scene of the murder. Aberna thy shared a Motel room with King and response to an Appeal f rom memorials fees for historical i and expense Money for the 11 unit Law missioners. I the rest would have to be spent Fri Case whoever did the admin pay for keeping the grass mowed the headstones sparkling White maintenance chores. But More importantly Forston survival unas lots of Ryan  87cans have seen its $123,000 color Price of  film praises in abot sure the soldiers who died wars and the monuments by the commission. Copies Fletten Ryan also shows copies of Cei Ved by the commission. A sends thanks for promptly mation to a constituent t. Place of a relative. The chief i National veterans group i note saying we Are knowledge that not All i cles Are without com Sive to the private woman after visiting her 1in France praises the Larfet grass Well maintained and a  Small wonder that the thought better of trying to Ull the i ments commission. It s not Worth the fight a Sld they re not incompetent a people feel very strongly in few Why shed a lot of blood about f that s not very important f administrative neatness custody Battle settled new York up Kennedy has been awarded 12-year-old son Christopher has announced. John Springer press agent said the award w los Angeles judge ending Ady fight.". Kennedy s3. And his wife a their 19-year marriage last year Kennedy retaining custody daughter Karriann. 16