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'V -'r. -r 1. r. WUNF Judge Grants Injunction In Grain Boycott On Air Today that organisation," But said. In Washington, U.S.

and Soviet negotiators continued meetings on the number of American flag ships to be used In the deliveries and the ship ping rates the Russians will pay, Final agreement la expected by Friday, although one Commerce Department source said, "We also thought It was going to be wrapped up last week." i Reserve Board Chairman Arthur Burns said food cost may jump as much as 23 per cent because of the foreign purchases. llutz said longshoremen are using the food-price issue as leverage to get bigger roles In shipping the grain, "If they were really Interested in getting prices down, they would stop the feather-bedding that is so rampant In creased after last month's Soviet grain purchases and that the same thing occurred in 1972 following another big Russian grain deal, "This Is not going to happen again, "Meany said, The Impact of massive grain purchases by foreign powers on domestic consumers has produced varying estimates, Agriculture Secretary Earl Butx said Tuesday the grain exports will hike U.S. food prices about 15 percent. But Federal CORPUS CHRISTI, Ten. (AP) A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday against longshoremen who have boycotted grain shipments to the Soviet Union, S.

District Court Judge Owen Cox, who Issued the ruling, set a hearing for Sept, 30 on a permanent injunction sought by shippers, Cox's Ing would affect dock workers on the Gulf Coast. Warner F. Brock, lawyer for the International Longshoremen's Association, said the ruling would be appealed Immediately to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals In New Orleans, AFL-CIO President George Meany called for a boycott last week to stop all grain shipments. Meaney said that American consumers must be protected from higher food prices which could result from Russian grain purchases.

President Ford met Tuesday with Meany and other labor leaders, but the MMnlnute meeting produced no solutions. After the talks, Meany said: "The situation la not changed In any respect, except that we have more Information and expect to continue discussions." He said longshore boycotts would continue. Ford said the notion needs to make large grain sales abroad to Improve the U.S. balance of payments. The Russians bought nearly 10 million metric tons of American grain last month, A metric ton is about 2,200 pounds.

A key Issue among maritime Interests Is the freight rates Russia will pay to ship to that country the U.S. grain purchased last month. The United States Is trying to push the freight rates up to attract more U.S. competition for the business, therefore creating more jobs for maritime employes. Meany said flour prices In THK ASHKVIU.K CITIZEN, August 1171 Boomers: -'onlinyed From Pago One sighting at the ground and had him a buckeye, Said the bommer had dug him a hole down in the ground to bury it.

The boomer took the hull off and dropped it and It got about halfway down to the ground and he said, 'I'm missing, I'm and run down the tree and dug another hole betore the buckeye got there. "I've been acquainted with boomers all my life. 1 was born and raised over on Spring Creek In the Newfound and there was a sight of boomers back there, "I remember one time when me and my oldest brother was done fixed up to go to Sunday School. Right out from the house there was a stooping sarvlce tree with a hole in It and we saw this boomer on a limb. "Well, we decided we'd catch It.

Wt got out then and it went in that hole. My brother daubed up the hole with his cap and I went to get the ax to cut down the tree so we could catch the boomer. "It wasn't but a few steps to where the ax was at the house, but by the time I got back the boomer had the whole ciown of his cap cut out. He come out of there before I could lay the ax to the tree. "As I say, most folks don't know what a boomer Is.

I had one here for a pet and the game warden came by and asked mo what I was 'doing with that 'That ain't no squirrel. And he said, If It ain't a squirrel, what la I aid 'That's a "He stood there a moment shaking his head, then said 'I can get you a permit to keep him', and I told blm I didn't need one. I never got one either. "I kept that boomer all summer here. He got to going up there on the side of the ridge to a chestnut oak.

It had a catface in it and he gnawed him a hole In it and made him a den and had leaves sticking out all around It. Downtown, Weitgete and The Mall I -Continued From Page On uf sclents, vice chancellor (or finaiwe, "president and vlc president of Student Govern nicnL fculty adviser, the station I-nwnaser and one smdenr, representing the student bodyqt targe, Warren' Is proud of the equipment of WUNF, which includes a Wllkerson 10-watt transmitter, valued at a console obtained for 7M and four reel-to-reel tape decks worth a total of $2,300. With other equipment. Warren estimates the station's capital value at some $17,000. With this gear, he feels WUNF is one of the five best-equipped educational stations in the state, Warren and several of his staff members have already hud some radio experience.

Prior to enrolling at UNC-A, he served as a DJ, announcer and in production for WGNC-AM and FM In Gastonia. On campus, however, his air time has been limited due to ad Multi-Band Radio FMAMPolice and aircraft plus weather band 95 29 6 6 lBICPtrENNIAL I Jkootii 59.95 value Limited quantity AVAILACLE BICENTEKSIJtL AX9K3YELTY ovn iC9 brass! Special Tags made for Clubs-Schools-Churches Interested In Fund Raising Tune in all the action police emergency broadcast. Air to tower transmission, beautiful FM music, popular AM broadcasting and weather bulletins, "But one day he started from the house here and a ouncn of boys took after him, running up through there a-hollerlng, and I ain't never seen him since. They scared him to death, I reckon. He left." The old man paused and shook his head.

"When you become attached to anything," he said, "you hate to lose It. And I shore hated to lose that pel boomer." Like many another mountain man born to the woods, he hunted squirrels year in and year out. "I come down the hollow one time," he recalled, "and an old fellow was sitting on a log squirrel hunting. I had my pockets full of squirrels and had a boomer in one pocket. "I had gone by the house and left my gun and was taking the squirrels to a fellow across the ridge I'd promised a mess to.

"When I come up to the old fellow, he said, 'Where'd you get all them squirrels? I ain't seed a And then seeing as how I didn't have a gun, he wanted to know how I killed 'em. "I said, 'Killed 'em with a And he said, 'All of 'em with And I said, 'Yeah'." Albert Fish grinned. "Then I showed him that boomer's tail and I said, with a straight face, 'I had to throw twice at Plays anywhere dual powered, as UL approved cord or plays on 4 cell batteries. Solid state transistor circutry complete with shoulder strap or carrying handle, ear phone and batteries. IjgV 200 YEARS USA C.CSSUCE HUNTER CO.

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"This is a lot further than we'd anticipated being heard," Warren said. "We hope as listeners in the community hear us that they'll let us hear from there pn. what they want to hear." Even in its early days, however, listeners are bound to see some difference in WUNF and other stations, When was the last time they heard a DJ sign off with "I've got to go to class now." Selassie Dies ktMge 83 Continued From Page One himself proclaimed king in 1928. He ruled for 41 of the next emperor in 1930 afte Queen Zauditu's Selassie was forced into exile in 1936 by Mussolini's invading army. With British help, he returned to the throne in 1941 and stayed there until his arrest during the coup.

"As from today, Sept. 12, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie has been deposed from power," a military decree said. The leftist government abolished the 00 0-year-old monarchy in March. The small, bearded former ruler occupied an apartment at the Grand Palace, his former stronghold overlooking Addis Ababa and now the headquarters of the military regime. He wasjreported last February to bajiubject to periods of mental jjBOnfusion when he thought tf- was still on the throne.

OJ The erjjperor began his long reign a- reformer, building schools lea'ds and hospitals in a land- fyfiere public hangings and slavery had been common and where landlords kept private armies. He intervened diplomatically in African disputes, defied Mussolini in 1935 and helped create the Organzation of African Unity in 1963. Aid poured in from other nations, but the country proudly boasted that it had never been colonized. Gradually, Ethiopia fell behind as newly independent Africa began modernizing itself in the 1960s. "Haile ejassie is one of the world's great men," an African representative said in 1972.

"He did a lot for his country and early became a respected voice for Africa and the Third World. It's a pity he proved unable to adjust himself to the winds of Too late, Jie ordered changes that indirectly led to his downfall the military training programs that exposed Ethiopian officers to U.S. democracy and Haile Selassie University, 1 where students learned to think in revolutionary terms. The emperor's power began slipping from his fingers in 1974. A drought had taken more than 100.000 lives by February, when the armed forces mutinied for more pay.

Guerrillas were fighting for independence in Eritrea, Ethiopia's northernmost province and in. neighboring Somalia a campaign was intensifying for the takeover of southeastern Ethiopia. Condemned as an exploiter who secretly sent billions of' dollars to foreign bank accounts, Selassie didn't seem to understand what was Two terrific groups for men who like savings and quality Hundreds of shirts, from our most famous nationally advertised brand Newest collar styles, all easy care fabrics, 100 polyester or blends of fine cotton and polyester. Solid colors, whites, stripes, checks and neat patterns galore and all at savings you'll applaud. Sizes 14V4 to 17Vz.

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