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Vol. 100, No. 274 Analston7AIaTi- Monday, Oct. 1, 1978 Price 15 Cents Alabama largest home-owned newspaper' HAVE A GOOD DAY! Announcement expected today Martin to switch to Stewart race 0 By THOMAS NOLAND star stall Writer FormerjyjLJtekJtoiflartin DlGadsdenJs expected feC I Urn StateLocal announce at a press conference this afternoon he is who. won the Democratic nomination, in the November general election "i But Martin's press secretary told The Star this morning Harris asked Martin, to switch races because Stewart is "more of a threat to the people of Alabama" than Heflin and needs a strong opponent Asked to elaborate on what was meant by "a threat," Sandy George said conservatives view him that way because, "They see him.

as a liberal They need a viable candidate to run against him." By lawthejtepublican Party can declare a vacancy in. Stewart's race once Nichols' decision to drop out is official. They may then appoimt someone to fill the vacancy, in this case Martin, as long as Martin himself officially has dropped out of his race against Heflin. Ms. Evans did" not say whether the party will appoint someone to take Martin's place in, the election for -Sparkman's seat.

The race between Stewart and Martin is for the two remaining years in the unexpired term of the late U.S. Sen. Jim Allen, who died of a heart attack last Martin's Senate-seeking career stretches back to 1962. when he lost a close race to long-time incumbent Sen. Lister Hill.

Two years later he was elected to the U.S. House on the coattails of Republican Barry Goldwater. Goldwater carried Alabama and four other Deep South states in his losing try for President. In 1966, Martin gave up his House seat to run for governor against Lurleen Wallace. He lost.

DEATHS: William Justin Burke of Weaver; Lloyd Wilbum Swafford and Buna Gaines, both of Henin; Irion Haywood of Alpine; Gaines Washington Loworn and Robert L. Clack, both of Roanoke; Mrs. Elma Odell Watson of'Ragland; Clifford E. Bailes of Talladega; Mrs. Helen Jean Gray Tuck of Birmingham; and Mrs.

Ruby Dingier of Tallapoosa, Ga 'Details Page 7A7 win.uiiig u.o. senate races to oppose Donald Stewart according to a spokesman at state Republican headquarters! Jo Ann Evans, executive secretary to State Republican Chairman Bill Harris, said George Nichols of Tuscaloosa has notified the office he is dropping out the race against Stewart. She also said Martin has confirmed he will take Nichols' place. Neither, or Martin was "available for comment this morning, Martin has been running for retiring U.S. Sen.

John Sparkman's seat and was expected to oppose Howell Heflin, National Marktf check finds HUNDREDS OF thousands file past the bier of Pope John Paul I in Vatican City; cardinals arriving for his funeral say his successor must have the same pastoral background and down-to-earth personality. Details Page 6A. ONE OF THE heaviest artillery barrages in memory hits the Christian hall of Beirut, Lebanon, after the collapse of -T- another cease-fire in the Syrian-Christian warfare. Details Page2A. HER MOST DIFFICULT miles still before her, marathon swimmer Stella Taylor slowly makes her way toward Fort Lauderdale on the Florida coast.

If successful, she will be first person to complete the 140-mile trek from the Bahamas to Florida. Details Page SA, 1 grocery bars aim hard to track down A SUDDEN TENTATIVE settlement between stubborn pressmen and the New York Post is expected to bring pressure on the New York Times and Daily News and could herald an end to the city's 7-week newspaper strike. Details page 5A. 2 4 Government experts are predicting that food prices alone will rise 10 percent this year. They originally had anticipated a 3 to 6 percent boost, but were forced to revise their forecasts because a smaller-than-expected i By LOUISE COOK Associated Press Writer Bargain hunters had a hard time tracking -down good buys at the supermarket last month.

An Associated Press marketbasket survey showed price increases during September outnumbered decreases by almost two to one. The AP drew up a random list of ,15 commonly purchased food and nonfood items, checked the price at one supermarket In each of 13 cities on March 1, 1973 and has rech- News briefs LONDON The Swiss, National Bank's weekend announcement that it will intervene "energicallyV on foreign exchange markets to reduce the exchange value of the Swiss "franc pushed the dollar up to 1.5955 francs today. It dosed at 1.5495 Friday. The dollar also gained against the British pound and the Japanese yen but slipped slightly against the West German mark and the French franc. increase in the supply of pork and poultry and "heavfTahis In California- which disrupted planting.

Last month, in testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Howard! Hjort of the USDA said retail food prices during the final quarter of 1978 should remain fairly stable. ecked on or about the start of each "Lower prices for red meat and poultry along. with seasonally lower prices for fresh fruit succeeding month. One itemrchocolate chip cookies, was dropped from the list at the end should about offset moderate price increase he anid Huiiniliiiiin fcecauw mwmim foot 4n hWHWiot food iaategorten? discontinued the package size used in the MANAGUA, Nicaragia Representatives of the Organization of American Human Rights Commission arrive Tuesday to investigate charge of. repression, torture, atrocities and other human rights violations made against President Anastasio Somoza's authoritarian regime.

TEHRAN, Iran Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi has granted an amnesty that his officials say opens the door to thousands of Iranians abroad to return home without fear of arrest for opposition to his rule SALISBURY, Rhodesia The bi-racial government today banned Rhodesia's only black daily newspaper, the Zimbabwe' Times, which had been aharply critical of the government's policies favored the convening of a peace conference involving black guerilla leaders. The order said the morning tabloid, which had a circulation of 20,000, was being shut down "in the interest of publie safety and security." Here is a look at the percentages of increases and decreases during August and September: Aug. Sept. Sep. Up 23.6 26.9 Down 23.1 14.8 Unchanged 7 50.6 56.1 Unavailable ,2.7 2.2 No attempt was made to weight the AP survey results according to population density or in terms of what percent of a family's actual grocery outlay each item represents.

The day of the week on which the check was made varied depending on the month. (See Marketbasket, Page 2A) Star Phot by Ktn emini Dog pick-ups begin today This lonely ((-week-old pap at the Calhoun County Humane Society will be joined by more company today as the City of Annlston begins its roundup of stray dogs in the city limits. The city government is beginning to enforce its new dog-control law and will be impounding unattended dogs. Dog-control Officer Jeanne Aderholdt said she expects to pick up from 30 to 50 dogs today. survey.

Among the highlights of the latest The marketbasket bill at the checklist store went up in nine cities and down In four last month. On an overall basis; the average marketbasket blli at the start of October was 11 percent higher than it was a month earlier. During August in contrast, the average bill dropped by 1.2 percent. A look at the total number of items showed that 49 increased in price while only 27 declined. There were about the.

same number of increases in September as there were in August, but there were only many "decreases. There were no widespread sales like the Labor Day specials that helped lower the Sept. 1 totals. The. boosts hit hardest at staple items.

Eggs increased in price at the checklist store in eight cities; frankfurters went up in seven cities; and butter and milk each increased in five cities. Egg prices generally have been following seasonal trends. At the start of the year, the. marketbasket survey showed that the average price of a dozen, medium white eggs at the checklist store was just over 76 cents. By July 1, the average was down to 62 cents a dozen and by the start of October it was back to 76 cents.

The marketbaskefbill at the start of October was' an average of 6 percent higher than it was at the beginning of 1978, with the total increasing at the checklist store in every city. Weather Supermarket profits down By The Associated Press RAIN THREATENS beautiful autumn weather. Details Page 5A. buying FBI to investigate vote- i ''Also inside -Classified ads 5-71 By DEBBIE SKIPPER Star Staff Writer WEDOWEE The FBI and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation have been called in by the district attorney's officeTor Randolph" County in its investigation of alleged voting violations, according to Deputy District Attorney Sandy Holliday. Holliday said this morning the ABI will be assisting in his office's investigation of vote Jeaae Dixon 4B Movies People 3A Snorts 1-3B buying complaints in connection with last Tuesday's Democratic primary runoff.

The FBI, he said, will be investigating complaints of alleged voting rights violations. Of thealleged voting rights violations, Holliday said, "There were threats being made at some of the polls on election night. Some of the blacks were threatened. Some whites were threatened, too. It's not Anything (See Vote, Page 2A) Chain store supermarket profits dropped by almost' a third in the past year, despite increases in the price of groceries, say tw Cornell University analysts who blame much of the decline on rising expenses for retailers.

Wendell Earle, professor of marketing.lind Willard Hunt, a research specialist, studied 53 companies operating They profits for the year ended in April (See Profits, Page 2A) Comics DearAbby 4B 4A Television 16 pages In two sectionsBy mall, It pages In two sections Court abortion, press issues session faces race, it could make it much more difficult to file successful civil rights suits. The court also will decide 'whether non-contributory pen sion plans covering millions of active and retired workers are subject to federal securities A lower court said they are, providing enhanced protection to But in its appeal, the Teamsters Pension Trust Fund told Here are some of the other issues the justices have agreed to decide this term; SEXUAL EQUALITY -Whether state laws providing alimony payments only for women foster unconstitutional sex discrimination. -V The test case, watched closely by women's rights groups, challenges Alabama's alimony laws. Eleven other states provide no possibility for men to collect alimony. Those states are Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming.

ABORTION Whether a state may require all doctors to carefully determine before performing a requested abortion whether the fetus is capable of surviving outside the woman's body andi if so, try to abort the fetus alive. Pennsylvania had such a law but it was struck down by a federal court in Philadelphia. The Supreme Court would JiaAteto alter significantly its- 1973 ruling galizTngafibrtions if it was to reinstate the state law CRIMINAL LAW -Whether judges ever may base a convicted criminal's probation on his or her ability to pay a fine. A Georgia woman says her state Supreme Court mitt' wrong when allowing Such practices. Imprisoned rather than WASHINGTON (AP), Allan Bakke has become a medical student in California but the Supreme Court, which, begins Its hew term today, still confronts the volatile racial issue that madeBakke a household name.

Although no case accepted for review during the next nine months overshadows the rest as Bakke's did last year, many will yield decisions touching the liyes of-millions of Americans. And waiting in the wings is a case that may become known as "son of Bakke." The justices last June ordered a state medical school to admit Bakke, white man who had twice, applied unsuccessfully. The court ruled that 'the. school's "affirmative action" program aimed at increasing the number of minority students had discriminated against him. But the court decided Bakke's "reverse discrimination" claim on narrow legal grounds.

It said state-run schools still may consider an applicant's race in making admissions choices, if race is not the sole factor. A larger legal and social question remained unanswered: how far canirivate employers go in giving special preferences to minorities? i The high court already has been asked to resolve the issue in the job-bias lawsuit of Louisiana worker Brian Weber. A white employee at the Grvnercy, of Kaiser Aluminum Chemical Weber sued the company in 1974 after being refused participation in a craft training pro gram. The program accepted minority and white employees on an equal, one-for-one basis. Had trainees been selected" solely on a seniority basis, no blacks would nave been included.

Weber's lawsuit successful' in lower courts charged -that the selection of black workers with less seniority than he made him the victim of illegal racial bias. Government lawyers, citing a. major threat to federal efforts to improve employment opportunities for minorities, have asked the justices to set aside Weber's In another case with great potential national impact on the minority civil rights movement, the court will judge the validity of a court order that forced Los Angeles County's fire to accelerate its hiring of blacks and The fire department now is making sure that at least 20 percent of its new employees are blacks and 20 percent are Mexican-Amerians. But the-oounty says it shouldn't have to comply with lower courts' orders to do so because it never intentionally discriminated against minority applicants. Its appeal offers an important test as to whether the same stringent requirement for proving constitutional bias proof ol intent is needed in cases involving alleged viola-tions of federal anti-bias laws.

Should the justide extend the intentional bias requirement, 0 the justices that the ruling "creates immediate and serious difficulties for the financial stability and administraton of the entire private pension That system had a reported aggregate asset value at the end of 1975 of $145.6 billion. The test case grew from a lawsuit against the Teamsters by former Illinois trucker John Daniel, who worked as a union driver from 1950 to 1973 when he retired at age 63 because Of cataracts. Daniel had been told that he would receive a monthly pension of $400 if he retired after 20 years of service and above age 60. But after his retirement, Daniel was told that an involuntary four-month layoff in 1961 prevented him from having 20 years 6f continous employment. He was entitled to no pension at all, Daniel was told.

The federal government sides with the Teamsters in 'urging the Supreme Court to overturn Daniel's legal victory in the lower courts. 1 1 i I i (See Court, Page JA) 'Til.