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Show -- IkSaltLake Nation Honors King: Man With a Dream Tribune From l ward toward complete racial equali- ed. "This is a totally black school." ty had the day off, as did state employees and parish workers in Louisiana, which celebrates the holiday every other year. Vandals in Buffalo, N.Y., painted a bust of King white Sunday night, but city parks crews cleaned it in time for holiday celebrations. James L. House Jr., a security guard, said he heard about the vandalism at 5 a m. on the radio, and came to the park to protect the bust from further damage until city crews arrived. Continued A-- Martin, we ain't the Rev. Joseph the organization "We've come too too strenuously, we've worked far, weve marched too long, weve prayed too hard, weve wept too bitterly, weve bled too profusely and "In the name of going back," said Lowery, who heads which King founded. weve Associated Press Loserphoto Housworth marches in a candlelight vigil at Martin Iilther King Jr.s tomb as nation pondered the preachers life. LjjkRose Co0inued From l Brynbleleaf also were in the area, buWonly the Britannia was allowed to apA-oacthe port. Arab and Western diplomatic sources in Djibouti said the Jupiter shell as it dropped anchor Monday off Aden, but the Defense Ministry denied the reanti-tan- Continued From l as well as Defense Minister Saleh A-- A-- wasi hit by an k port The Iraqi woman, evacuated to Djibouti on a Soviet ship, described Aden as a city of death. . . . Blackened, swelling corpses and wrecked tanks were all over the city when we left last Saturday. An Arab brought to Djibouti, who would not give his name, said: We saw the fire at the oil installation as the ship took us out of Aden. We saw tongues of flame and thick palls of smoke spiraling upwards and cloudsoot-covere- Muslih. Citing an unidentified official of the ruling Yemen Socialist Party, the rebel radio said Mohammed sent guardsmen to a meeting of the Politburo to murder his opponents. Instead, it said, a shootout erupted that left two party members dead, and Mohammed fled Aden after the attempt. Arab diplomats, insisting on anonymity, said that Mohammed, while in Addis Ababa to consult Ethiopian leader Mengistu Haile Mariam, also asked for Soviet backing. The Soviet Union has 1,000 troops at a military base in Aden and another on Socotra Island and could increase that number to 18,000 under a 1979 friendship and cooperation ing thd sky. Twenty-fou- British diplomats, r businessmen and others rescued by the Britannia over the weekend marched through Londons Heathrow airport Monday holding a large British flag and declaring themselves proud to be British." Martin Reeve-Fowke30, a geologist, said he and colleague Darlene Patterson, 29, spent four days in the basement with rats for company. We could hear shooting and killing every day. Ms. Patterson said they finally fled because soldiers were coming in, and a Yemeni family sheltered them. When told the Britannia was in port, she said, I thought it was some sort of joke. Then I saw the royal yacht lit up and I couldn't believe it. had to wade through the water to to the boats. The waves were chest high. We were all soaked through, but I couldn't feel the cold. Peter White, 62, who was head of British Embassy security in Aden, said he confiscated the guns of six frightened Yemeni soldiers who sought shelter in the embassy s, com-pioun- 1 said: It is the queens property and no arms can be brought into government property.'" he told report-el's- . Britannia, the royal yacht of BritQueen Elizabeth, Soviet freighters and French warships have been rescuing foreigners representing 42 nationalities caught in the Aden fight- ains ing. More than 2,000 evacuees have been moved from Aden to Djibouti. Aside from one American woman already evacuated, no U.S. citizens were known to be in South Yemen, according to State Department cials. offi- Arab diplomatic sources in the Persian Gulf said the warring sides controlled separate parts of Aden. The sources said the army was divided, but both sides seemed agreeable to possible attempts to arrange a compromise. Both sides also appeared in the process of discussing terms of a WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force and Navy are losing experienced pilots at an increasing rate in a manpower drain that officials attribute to stepped-uhiring by commercial airlines. Newly tabulated figures covering fiscal 1985, which ended last Sept. 30, n show the rates of both services declined for the second consecutive year. Indeed, the Air Forces retention rate dipped to its lowest level in four years. The continuing exodus of pilots had been predicted last year by Adm. James D. Watkins, chief of naval operations, and Gen. Charles A. Gabriel, Air Force chief of staff, during budget hearings before Congress. They cited as reasons congressional attacks on the military retirement system, a strong economy and the expansion plans of airlines operating in a deregulated environment. "Those predictions have been p pilot-retentio- borne out," said one Pentagon official who asked not to be named. Both services took another hit in fiscal 1985, although the dip for the Air Force was larger than initially anticipated," he said. "When you remember how much it costs the taxpayer to train these pilots, its a matter of serious concern. Both the Navy and Air Force say it takes roughly 18 months and more than $1 million to train a single pilot. According to the Future Aviation Professionals of America, a trade group based in Atlanta, the major airlines hired 4,544 pilots in 1985, up dramatically compared to the 1,368 hired in 1984. The trade group's figures are based on calendar 1984 and 1985, from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 of each year, compared to the military's figures, which are kept on a fiscal-yea- r basis, from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. The Air Force said its rate dipped to 59 percent during n Eastern Plans to Lay Off 1,010 Flight Attendants all-ou- declared. need one of those thermo things "We get outside! warm. The layoffs of attendants with less than five ycais seniority will be effective Feb. 4. along with a 2 percent pay cut on top of an 18 percent wage reduction instituted two years ago, said company President Joseph B. Leonard. Other employees also will eventually be affected, he said. Eastern will maintain its flight schedule, he said. Leaders of Transport Workers Union Local 553 had predicted the layoffs, and had expected pay cuts of up to 33 percent. Local president Robert Callahan vowed earlier Monday to fight the action. He would not specify what action the union would take, promising only that workers would not strike before March 1. The attendants union has no contract and no further talks were scheduled with Eastern, which has a total of 41,000 employees Eastern hopes to save an estimated $250 million by the end of 1986 from the layoffs and wage cuts, Leonard said Klan Leader Joins Texas Gubernatorial Race - ing Texans Knights of the White (amelia, one of five Klan groups in Texas, said he is candidate running as a write-iagainst Gov Mark White. irles Lee, grand dragon of the Lee, 31, a printer from Pasadena. Texas, said his campaign is based on three issues illegal aliens, homo sexuals and the public school system A grand STIN, Texas (UPI) n of the Ku Klux Klan joined the governors race Monday, pro-are fed up with Pe- s y J&k Lionel Richie George Burns Lionel Richie like Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Diana Ross and other singers before him says hes ready to make the jump from gold records to the silver screen. "I am not coming in asking for the lead role in Gone With the Wind, " Richie said. "Acting is a studied craft, like anything else. You start at the bottom and learn it. Although he has no projects lined up, Richie says hell make his first movie late this year or early next year. I want this to be my novelty, Richie said. "I will always have the music business as my main thing, but I want the film business as the playground I can go to. George Burns turned 90 years old Monday and just keeps rolling k along, laughing at old age with a twinkle in his eye and a contract to play Londons Palladium when he is 100. Its nice to be 90 and in demand, the diminutive comedian said. Not only have I signed a contract to play the London Palladium on deal to star at Caesars my birthdjy in 1996, 1 also signed a five-yecontract Palace in Las Vegas six weeks a year. They wanted a but Im nrt sure they'll still be around that long. "I cant afford to die. I'd lose a fortune. I'm booked 10 years ahead and I cant miss out on that." In the process of becoming a legend, Burns has missed 1904 when he joined a to back in his career little going very childrens quartet in vaudeville. A guy asked me how I lived to be 90," he said. I told him I drink four or five martinis a day. Then he wanted to know what my doctor thought of that. I said, 'My doctor is dead. two-wee- show-busine- 1 Illegal aliens and a school n that mixes whites and minor- - - He accused homosexuals In Houston of moving gays in from California to help Mayor Kathy Whit- mire last year. "Of course, their deadly disease has to be put a stop to," Lee said, referring to AIDS. "I believe their lifestyle promotes this disease. Katharine Hepburn was considered a walking scandal when she wore pants in the 1930s but now shes being honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America for her style. Were in a serious spot here when the original bag lady ends up inspiring dressing, Hepburn said in accepting a lifetime achievement award in New York. She told the audience that as a child I did resent rather being a girl, once going so far as to shave her head. Hepburn, who wore black satin pants and coat with a white scarf, had to be coaxed into appearing by designer Calvin Klein. but no firm commitment was announced. cease-fir- e, Radio broadcasts heard in San a, of North Yemen, indicated that both sides were claiming to be in charge. capital The weaker radio, beaming in the name of the government, said fighting was still going on, but that the president was in control of the country of 2 million. The Gulf News Agency, based in Bahrain, quoted reliable sources in San a Monday as saying Mohammed had returned home and that his forces were in control of most of South Yemen. Aside from monitored radio broadcasts, no communications links existed between South Yemen and the outside world, and it was not possible to reconcile conflicting reports. Military Blames Airlines for Pilot Exodus MIAMI (AP) Eastern Airlines said Monday it will lay off 1,010 flight attendants and cut the pay and privileges of the remaining 6,000 in an effort to ward off creditors threats to declare default on its $2 5 billion debt. The attendants union said "an t war" had been will Javier Secretary-Genera- l t vri bouse U N. rez de Cuellar announced Monday that he had accepted a request by African delegates to make King's birthday a U.N. holiday, beginning next year. It will replace one of nine holidays now observed by the U.N. staff. About 2,000 people gathered at the Washington Convention Center for an emotional, exuberant tribute. Noting that the district had celebrated the holiday since 1969, council member P illy S'k. kie.,0.1 exclaimed, at long last, in federal government has caught up with us Harry Belafonte and Bill Cosby celewere for a three-citbration, which NBC edited and broadcast Monday night. The segment at New Yorks Radio City Music Hail was headlined by Ashford & Simpson, Ruben Blades, Tito Puente, Bette Midler, Billy Joel and A1 Jarreau. Retention Rate j)rops for 2nd Straight Year klb;ini tin Mcimcc I High School. I feel it was justified," Jones add Plaquemines Parish employees South Yemens President Has Returned, Reports Say; War Rages Into 2nd Week vacuees Relate itorrors of ity of Death e' died too young. Lowery joined Vice President George Bush, South African Bishop Desmond Tutu, Sens. Edward Kenneand Bill Bradley, dy, Atlanta MayMack Mattingly, or Andrew Young; Georgia Gov. Joe Frank Harris and members of Kings family at an ecumenical service at Ebenezer Baptist Church near downtown Atlanta. Tutu, like King a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, was awarded the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize. America today bears witness to the fact that Dr. King's faith in America was true faith, Bush said. Love has overcome hate." In Louisiana, all 485 students at a black high school in Plaquemines Parish stayed home to protest the school board's refusal to recognize the holiday. No one showed up this morning. No one but the teachers," sa.d J.'mes Jones, assistant principal at Thoenix Spotlight fiscal 1985, the worst showing since fiscal 1981. The Air Force expresses its retention rate in terms of the number of pilots who have completed their initial obligation of six years and who are now expected to remain with the service for at least 11 years. The Air Force retention rate improved significantly between fiscal 1980, when it totaled 42 percent, and fiscal 1983, when it hit a high of 78 percent. The rate fell to 72 percent in fiscal 1984, however, and then dropped precipitously last year to the new rate of 59 percent. The Navy, meantime, reported its rate had dipped from 56 percent in fiscal 1984 to 53 percent last year. Tribune Wire Services 2 Nations to Channel Efforts Into Subterranean Tunnels Continued From l create. They made their announcement at a news conference in Lilles City Hall, bedecked for the occasion with huge British and French flags. Lille is about 60 miles from Calais. Mitterrand called the rail tunnel a grandiose vision of the future" and said it would create tens of thousands of jobs" in this depressed coal mining area. France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world, which is not easy, that when one has the will, one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history." Thatcher described the tunnel as "a great act of European cooperation" that would provide "a unique opportunity for our private sector to show its enterprise and ability in a project of public importance." The channel tunnel, she went on, does mean something symbolic between F ranee and Britain. It does mean that Britain is very much a part of Europe. Marcel Sarmet, finance director of Franche-Manchpredicted Monday that the new rail tunnel would absorb of the traffic now crossing the Strait of Dover on the two major ferry lines, but only one quarter of the freight. That is the level which is most A-- neo-Goth- ic e, two-thir- compatible with maintaining a certain level of ferry services, he said. Both governments want to keep a ferry service to provide competition with the tunnel. The Channel Tunnel Group-Franc- e Manche won out against three main rivals. A plan for a suspension bridge was ruled out, officials said, because the technology offered has not been sufficiently tested. A, complex scheme for a joint bridge and tunnel link was rejected on the grounds of cost. The closest rival was a combined rail and road link known as the the Channel Expressway proposal. It was forward by an American, James Sherwood, who controls the Sealink channel ferry fleet. France reportedly opposed the plan because of doubts about the feasibility of ventilating the road tunnel and because only a few French companies were involved. In addition, officials were concerned that Sherwood might seek to sabotage the whole tunnel idea to protect his ferry interests. The main members of the Channel Tunnel Group are the National Westminister and Midland banks and two major construction companies, Wim-pe- y and Costain. Mitterrand said the cost of the project, including interest payments and provision for cost overruns, would be about $6.6 billion. Lava Spewed 1,000 Feet Into Sky Volcano Gives Life to Isle Near Iwo Jima - TOKYO (UPI) Maritime officials Monday discovered a tiny island apparently created by the recent eruption of an undersea vol- jt. cano near the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. The volcano had been dormant for more than 70 years. The new island is about 50 feet above sea level, a little less than half a mile long, and less than a quarter mile wide, officials of Japan's m f A iA Maritime Safety Agency said. The officials said the islet is about 1,000 miles south of Tokyo and about 2 6 nautical miles northeast of Iwo Jima, made famous as the site of one of the fiercest battles of World Warll. The eruption was first spotted Saturday by Japanese fishermen near Iwo Jima. They said the volcano was sending a huge plume of white smoke more than two miles high, and spewing lava nearly 1,000 feet into the sky. Maritime officials based on Iwo Jima confirmed the fishermens reports Sunday. The underwater volcano, which has no official name, erupted frequently until the early years of this century, The last recorded eruption, in 1914, created a small island that sank beneath the waves a year later, metero-logiea- l Smoke officials said. Its 50 'i, .VEK '31 V? W.' t yf r Ai Aoclotd Pr LoAf photo billows from an Island born of a volcano dormant for 70 years. feet above sea level, half mile long, about quarter mile wide. |
