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The Pes Moines RojjisUr Wednesday, Jin. 25, 1973 mm i rair'ILE ReOrTBn WTg BY CHUCK ANDERSON i SINGER KATH OFTEN PLAYED WITH GUNS: WIFE Pauline Frederick fought sex bias, avoided retirement Ever' photo removed A photograph of slain civil rights leader Medgar Even was unveiled by an NAACP official in the Mississippi state capitol at Jackson Tuesday, but security officers removed It a short time afterward. Emmett Burns, state field secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of consider herself a "women's libber." "I was pushing ahead in this field not in the hopes of blazing a trail for others but because I resented being held back Just because I was a woman," she said. After mingling with international diplomats for three decades, the Colored People, unwrapped the picture and propped it atop an old water fountain beneath the portraits -Jk -V ins of two governors. The picture remained on display for more than a half hour, but the security men -V removed it after Burns left Burns said he had received no reply to his request for permission to hang a picture of Evers, one of his predeces sors in the NAACP post who was ambushed here in 196S.

Terry Katk Mitchell surgery Don worry, it empty. Former Attorney General John By THEO WILSON 1171 mm Yrt Nm Mitchell underwent more than three LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Police By CLAUDIA WATERLOO RMr (Ml WrMr Years before CBS bumped Eric Sevareld for turning 65, NBC'i veteran United Nation correspondent, Pauline Frederick, collided bead-on with her network'! mandatory retirement policy. It was a low point in her career, she remembered Tuesday during a Des Moines visit, but it wasn't the end. Now, three years after joining National Public Radio as an international affairs analyst, Frederick co-produces and moderates the country's only nationally broadcast series on foreign relations.

She takes on topics like the international implications of President Carter's inaugural address and takes on guests the likes of Zbigniew Brze-zinski, Carter's national security adviser. Besides being host of her show in Washington, to which she commutes at least once a week from her Westport, home, she covers news events at the United Nations in New York, travels widely on speaking engagements and is a member of a Voice of America committee. Retiring Faced with NBC's policy of taking the oldsters off the air, did she ever consider retiring? "Never," she says. When news editors in the late 1940s and 1950s told her she was not to be heard on the air, did she ever think of quitting? No again, she says, detailing the story of one editor who told her he would be forced to air her broadcasts if she came up with an exclusive story. hours of surgery for repair of an artery in his abdomen.

Dr. Charles Hufnagel, chairman of the Depart said Tuesday they have learned, that Terry Kath, the rock music group ment of Surgery at Georgetown Uni Chicago's singer and guitarist who shot himself fatally Monday night, polish in her style is evident Veterinarians In Des Moines to speak to a dinner meeting of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, she remarked that the lack of foreign relations reporting in U. S. news will exist as long as media consumers fail to recognize bow international affairs affect their domestic life. "It's always true that we're more interested in our own little world our own pea patch than we are in the rest of the world," she said.

Besides, she added, it was her director's idea, not hers, to put together her regular program on international relations, "Pauline Frederick and Colleagues." She is an interviewer on the program, a change of pace from the crisis reporting she has done throughout most of her career. Her first extended broadcast experience came at the outbreak of the Korean War "when I was on the air almost day and night for six weeks," she says. "Edward R. Murrow said I'd never amount to much," she remembers stoicly. "And I'll have to admit, there were many times I was ready to give up." But she didn't give up.

"I think I was just stubborn," she says. had frightened bis wife several times versity Hospital, who performed the operation, said Mitchell came out of it in good condition. The 64-year-old Mitchell had entered the hospital on in the past by putting a gun to bis head and clicking the trigger, and Sunday. He was furloughed from his Watergate coverup prison term for a that the musician often "played" around with his guns. Based on statements from Kath i replacement of his arthritic right hip.

But doctors discovered in preoperative examinations that Mitchell had widow, Camelia, and from Don an aortic aneurysm in the abdomen. Mitchell's furlough from the prison camp at Maxwell Air Force Base in if a8.ii:3 mnm imnwninimnii Johnson, the friend who witnessed the shooting, the death was listed officially as accidental, according to police investigator Tim Yost of the West Valley division. Alabama expires Friday and a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons Kath. 31, was killed instantly in said so far no extension had been Johnson's home when he put a 9mm automatic pistol to his head, told requested. Johnson, "Don't worry.

It's empty," and pulled the trigger. Yost said that Kath had brought a Pauline Frederick "Edward R. Murrow said I'd never amount to moch." 38-caliber revolver and the pistol to Johnson's home in Woodland Hills Broadway lures Shapp Gov. Milton Shapp of Pennsylvania, an electrical engineer who became a millionaire in cable television before turning to politics, may have a new career in the wings. He has just completed a musical comedy that he hopes to see produced on Broadway.

"Man of Action" is a story of infighting in the corporate world. "The plot Monday, and "in front of Mr. Johnson put the empty .36 to his head and Dlaved Russian roulette. Her persistence paid off. She was awarded the prestigious du Pont and Peabody awards.

And in 1976 she was selected to moderate the presidential campaign debate between former President Ford and candidate Jimmy Carter on foreign affairs. By her own accounting, the honor was a high point in her career, even though her role was mainly one of traffic cop and she had "nothing to do along in the same direction as previous administrations," Frederick says. But Carter understands the role of the U. N. better than his predecessors, she said.

"Previous administrations regarded it as a sop to the conscience of mankind, when in fact it is an agency trying to work to avoid war." The message has been brought in the way of exercising personal initiative" on the program. Carter As to Carter's record in office she says, "I was hopeful he would do more than he has. From the way he talked, I looked for advances in disarmament and cuts in the defense budget. "He seems, though, to be going So she did. While the other broadcasters were ripping their stories off the ticker tape machines she was getting her own stories by commuting daily to the United Nations before it was moved to its present headquarters.

Frederick is old enough to remember the suffragettes, but she wasp't. one, she says. Nor does she. concerns a Wall street stocKnoioer battle over control of a large corpora "Mr. Johnson told him to knock off that kind of horseplay, and Mr.

Kath then picked up the automatic, put it to his head, and it discharged," the investigator said. Kath's widow told police that ber husband had a collection oi guns, and "he put a gun to his bead several times in her presence. She had become upset, she said it was very tion." Shapp said, "but it's basically satire on American life." The Shapp home, Frederick said, by the fact that administration has been rocked by "we can't have war, for if it turns into repeated scahoals recently but the a nuclear holocaust, that will be the new Diavwrieht said that none oi comeback trail end of us." Stan Kenton's annoying," Yost said. Frederick said she hopes Carter those problems would be reflected in his show. "The audience will go home Kath also told Johnson aooui will be able "to do something" to keep negotiations for a Middle East peace feeling that the forces of good have upsetting his wife by putting empty overcome the forces ot skulduggery guns to his head in front of her, Yost rains.

reported. Asked to compare Secretary of State Cyrus Vance to Henry The Kaths have been married five in the United States," he said. Avalanche survivor A Cleveland, man apparently is the only survivor of an avalanche which buried four members of a years and have a two-year-old son. Kissinger, Frederick says she believes the time is right for "quiet diplomacy" like that of the present Kath was a founding member oi uie rock group in 1968, when it was known as the Chicago Transit Authority. skiing party in Alaska.

Charles Head, 23, walked four miles in seven hours in deep snow Saturday, Alaskan authorities said. The four persons with secretary of state. "Secretary Kissinger liked the publicity. He played to center stage all the time, while Vance is a quieter, withdrawn type. There's room for both, but the need now is for quiet diplomacy, a Vance," she says.

Her conversation is weighted with presence, ber answers are short and ennedy Center post WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) him apparently were buried in 32 feet of snow in a mountain pass about 64 miles north of Anchorage. Bad Frank T. Cary, chairman of IBM was named Tuesday to be Stiff and slow, but loving road life By JERALD HETH Rflfsf)r SMf Wrtffr IOWA CITY, IA. Members of the Stan Kenton band jumped from their chartered bus an hour before their concert here, walked quickly to the Hancher Auditorium stage and began warming up horns and wetting reeds.

Minutes later, Kenton came in alone, walking slowly and stiffly. "There's a dressing room down there for you, Stan," said his road manager, pointing to a long hallway. The manager, leading the way, told an associate: "We'll push the records hard at intermission and afterwards." Kenton, eminent jazz musician for 30 years, shuffled along behind. He sat in his room, his elbows propped on a counter, his head resting in his hands. He could have been weather has prevented searchers from recovering the victims.

Head was treated at an Anchorage hospital and released. chairman of the Kennedy Center's corporate fund for the performing arts. well-considered. She seems to take well to the heavy traveling her schedule dictates. Cut Back Iowan urges federal rule She has been forced to cut back recently on some of her engagements.

Does that leave her with more time for herself? to protect debtors' rights Not exactly. That leaves more time for "extracurriculars" like the Voice of America committee she sits on. resting at his Los Angeles home, but that would have been boring, be saia Sureery in May Kenton, 65, is so driven by music that be rejoined his touring band 10 By JAMES O'SHEA Of TM KmHIWi WIHUnoMfl SurMH WASHINGTON, A University of Iowa law professor Tuesday urged the federal government to adopt a rule that would strengthen consumer rights in credit transactions and restrict lenders from harassing those who can't pay their bills on time. In a hearing at the Federal Trade Commission, George J. Wallace, an associate professor of law on leave from the University of Iowa, told an question would prohibit' A creditor from phoning a debtor's employer about a default on a loan.

Wage assignments prior to a hearing in which the debtor can air his side of the story. "Cognovit notes," in which the debtor waiyes the right to notice and a hearing before judgment A creditor from embarrassing, or threatening to embarrass, the debtor bv telling third parties about the days ago, the first time since undergoing brain surgery last May. She made it home just a night or two last week and often prevails on her husband, former Wall Street Journal managing editor and New York Times correspondent Charles Robbins, to travel with her. Frederick and Robbins were married in 1969. In retrospect, Frederick says she thinks "it would have been very difficult to work out a career and a family, with all the erratic hours this job entails." Rarely filled hall packed for his jazz By T.J.

RYDER Utthtor Staff Wrltar IOWA CITY, IA. Legendary jazzman Stan Kenton brought a 19-piece orchestra to Hancher Auditorium Monday night and played to a packed house of 2,684. A spokesman for Hancher said a packed house is infrequent and attests to the powerful drawing ability of Kenton, 65, recognized as a leading force in jazz for 40 years. The audience at the two-hour concert was made up of both young and old, and though it was enthusiastic, it was not ecstatic. The old Kenton flair showed through at times but the music didn't seem to ride along on a driving central theme as it once did.

The theme seemed to be lost often in the modulations of the sidemen. Kenton is a showman as well as a musician and this quality added to the performance. The curtain raised to an empty bandstand. The horn players, five trombonists, five trumpeters, and five saxophonists, walked on in sections. They were dressed in powder-blue suits and open-collared rust shirts.

The three members of the rhythm section congas, bass, and Irums were dressed in rust shirts ind pants. After they took their places, Sen ton walked on amid loud ipplause. Effective Entrance The entrance was effective. So was he delivery of music. Each section, is featured, stood, as did soloists, who ilso took center stage at times.

Kenton started things off with a low, throbbing piano interpretation "Body and Soul." The band Joined lim to finish it The lively "BocoU" was followed ritn a slow, stirring brass-accentuat-rf version of "All Things You Are." Xike Ellington's "Take the A Train" ras greeted with applause. It had rombones taking over the traditional mmpet sola Chuck Carter's sax on Rhapsody in Blue" was outstanding. The first set ended with the Kenton lassie, "Peanut Vendor." During 15-minute break, Kenton, rbo appeared tired, rested in a small resaing room. He signed the audito-ium's guest book, smoked a cigarette ad chatted with visitors. One of the bandsmen stock lis bead i the door and said, "I thought every-ting yoa did was great, Stan." "Aw.

what'd I playr he answered "I never get tired of the one-night- ers," he said. But I just haven been able to get my strength back since the surgery." Stan Kenton Staying home is too boring husky voice yelled, "C'mon band. Let's go," and the second set got under way. Enjoys It Himself When Kenton wasn't playing, he leaned on his piano and watched, his long legs just fitting under the piano. He seemed to be enjoying it as much as anyone.

The band played "Street of Dreams," "Love for Sale," and "Intermission Riff," which featured a strumming bass solo by Kirk Smith and captured the admiration of the audience. An odd-timed arrangement of "Pegasus" by Hank Levy, and an arrangement of "Chelsea Bridges" by sax player Alan Yankee stood out But perhaps the best-received number of the night was "Yesterdays" by veteran saxophonist Roy Reynolds. His golden tone and fluid technique brought a burst of applause. Kenton finished with his theme, "Artistry in Rhythm." At the end, there was sustained administrative law judge that similar Kenton said be blacked out and fell in a parking lot in Reading, last measures were enacted by Iowa lawmakers in 1974, and that they year. He underwent surgery for It's possible, albeit difficult, for a woman to combine children and a career "unless the father takes care of the children.

You know, that's happening these days," she says. didn't nave the predicted bad effects, such as a widespread drying up of removal of blood clots and spent six weeks in the hospital before he was permitted to go home. She says she is concerned that "I'm not going to stop touring," he women will be given privileges or special considerations in career fields "just because they're women." But discrimination on the basis of sex, like what happened to her in the early default. Wallace suggested this provision could be improved by restricting the number of phone calls to the debtor. The rule also would provide for protection against mental harm by assuring that debtors will be able to retain enough property to permit them to maintain a minimal standard of living for their families.

According to Wallace, the last provisions faU into two categories: one designed to protect the debtor's income and household property, and one designed to increase the debtor's ability to survive collection without permanent financial harm being inflicted by the creditor. This section generally would restrict the ability of the creditor to imoose default and delinquency days of her broadcasting career, is wrong, she says. Would she care to comment on con temporary female journalists? All the more power to uem," credit who testified he was a counsel to two interim Iowa legislative committees during stormy consideration of the consumer credit measures in 1974, said the worst assumptions be made on the FTC proposals indicated that it might cause a slight increase in consumer credit costs. But the "proposed FTC rule also should significantly reduce the major losses Individual debtors experience when they suffer default collection and still affirm the basic principle that consumers should repay their debts to the extent able without major loss." Even if the rule means some debtors would lose credit availability, be said. The net loss to each consumer denied credit will apparently be small, particularly In comparison with the major losses suffered by individual defaulters." Among other thimts, the rules in Frederick says, smiling.

Does she see herself in any of the said. "We re going right on through the summer and then in September and October we're going to Great Britain." It's the music that keeps him going, be said. When he's on the road, be gets a chance to experiment with new jazz arrangements, weaving them amid his standard compositions. Aiditorinm Packed If the Innovations are well received, they will be recorded by a company be owns, be said. Kenton wasn't too talkative and finally, be lit np a Camel and started anbuttoning his rumpled shirt.

Tve got to get ready," be said. Half an boar later, be walked slowly onstage. The audi tori urn was packed. It was the Kenton music they came for. up-and-coming women broadcasters? Again, wit a smile, she responds.

Perhaps others would better be able charges figured at a rate higher than that originally agreed to in a loan. to judge." The financial industry, of course. applause but it was not enough to earn an encore. After taking a couple bows, Kenton motioned the band off the stand with a jerk of bis hand. Trumpets were Tom Baker, Bruce Haag, Steve Campos, Bob Doll and Clay Jenkins.

Doll, who took several solos, displayed an an usually clear, piercing tone. Trombones: Roger Homefield, Denny Brunk, Tom Lacey, A.G. Robeson, and Allan Morrisfjey. Saxe Mike Bard, Pete Asca and Reynolds, Carter and Yankee. Bass: Bad Smith; drams: Jay Camming congas: Ramoa Lopes.

opposes the rules, and lawyers ror Kiw Orleans juixi dies banks and other Institutions loos, i with Wallace's arguments NEW ORLEANS. LA. (AP) U.S. ezaminatloa. Tber asked why debtors who pay District Court Judge R.

Blake West, 49, of New Orleans died ea route to a hospital Tuesday after lapsing into a on time should be penansea i of those who default tcxtotly. Then be keft the room and In a coma at home. -r,.