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Salisbury, Md. Oct. 14, 1980 THE DAILY TIMES 3 U.N. Is Surviving Amid Continued ed Doubts THEN UNITED United NATIONS Nations, being sorely tested by the war between Iran and Iraq, marks its 35th anniversary this month amid continuing doubts about its effectiveness and Secretarybleak General Kurt Waldheim, in a report, of an anniversary, year "erosion of the authority a and reputation of the United Nations as a responsible international body." Waldheim noted that "decisions of the Security Council and resolutions of the General Assembly often go unheeded, so that problems which should have been brought under control persist, proliferate and pose continual threats to international peace. This also has a debilitating effect on the United Nations itself." came into, force on Since the U.N.

Charter, 1945, Waldheim said, "the pursuit of many of the great objectives may seem to have lost momentum or to have been obscured, while some of the progress made in the last 30 years has been dissipated." Again again, U.N. a appeals and resolutions have proved to be fruitless. Despite these acts: American hostages continue to be held by militants in Iran. Soviet forces relentlessly pursue their anti-guerrilla war in Afghanistan. Vietnamese invaders bolster an imposed regime in Cambodia, and South Africa policies of racial retaparation and clings to the South-West African territory of Namibia.

Foes of Israel charge that the Jewish state is making a mockery of the 154-nation world body by defying, a long list of resolutions on it to return Arab territories occupied in the 1967 Middle East war. In response, Israeli Foreign Yitzhak Shamir dismissed the resolutions aimed against his country as "the most cynical expression of the gap between the original vision and the reality prevailing in the United Nations today." He noted that half of the Security Council debates held during the first months this year had dealt with Israel. U.S. Secretary State Edmund Muskie used his first appearance before the peace-keeping body to rebuke it for its obsession with Israel and for its failure to honor an American- sponsored initiative that he said offered New Poll Indicates tes Little Has Changed NEW YORK (AP)- Ronald Reagan has strengthened his support a bit in the suburbs, while Jimmy Carter picked up some backing among bluecollar workers. And John Anderson slipped a little more.

The patterns of support for the presidential candidates have past few shifted weeks slightly of over the presidential campaign, the latest Associated Press-NBC News poll says, but overall standings haven't changed much. Reagan still holds a lead over Carter, with Anderson far behind. More Americans have decided in the last few weeks whom they are going to vote for on election day, but their decisions are not accompanied by much enthusiasm for the candidates, as concerns about them persist. The public is concerned a bout Reagan's understanding or lack of understanding of the nation's problems, and voters fear he might take the country into war. But they don't think much Carter's first years in office nor the way he has run his campaign for re-election.

Asked their choice if the presidential election were held now, Reagan was chosen by, voters. 43 Carter percent was of the named likely by 35 percent and Anderson by 1 10 percent. One percent mentioned others and 11 percent of the 1,548 likely voters interviewed nationwide by telephone Wednesday through Friday were not sure. Both Carter and Reagan have gained support since the AP-NBC News poll taken Sept. 22-24, while Anderson has slipped.

At that time, Reagan stood at 42 percent; Carter at 33; and Anderson at 13 percent. The number of likely voters who say they have made up their minds how to vote has risen in the past few weeks as well. Sixty-eight percent said they had made up their minds whom to vote for on Nov. 4. That's up from 61 percent in the previous AP-NBC News poll.

Thirty percent said they had not decided and 2 percent do not now plan to vote. Reagan leads among that subgroup of likely voters who say they have definitely made up their minds. Nov. 4 Referundum D.C. Statehood On Ballot WASHINGTON (AP) Voters here will decide Nov.

4 whether to begin the process of moving the of Columbia toward statehood. While debates er statehood have been common in recent years in various sections of the continental United States and Puerto Rico, it's a relatively new issue for the nation's capital, which has basically been under federal rule since 1790. The 1980 statehood initiative is the work of an ad hoc group of citizens under the banner of the Statehood Initiative Committee. Committee officials, some members of the district's small Statehood Party, say they will spend $25,000 to convince D.C. voters He is the choice of 50 percent of this group, with Carter getting 40 percent.

Anderson draws 8 percent. One percent mentioned others and one percent claimed to be undecided, even though they also said they had made up their minds. The picture is slightly different among those who said they have not definitely made their minds. This said that their current, tenative choices break down at 29 percent for Reagan, 25 percent for Carter, 14 percent for Anderson. Three percent named others and 29 percent said they really had no choice.

In line with the overall findings, the. patterns of support for Carter and Reagan have not changed greatly in most groups. But congressional representative, They assure U.S. officials Walter E. Fauntroy.

that the proposal would leave An aide said Fauntroy a small enclave of the district, fears the referendum will including the Capitol and the harm chances state White House, under federal legislatures approving the jurisdiction. Voting Rights If passed next month, a D.C. give Amendment, the district which the would lengthy process with many roadblocks would be put Congressional representation motion to make the district as statehood. the first state gain Supporters of statehood, admission to Union since however, argue that the Hawaii in 1959. stalled with ratification by Congress would have two voting rights amendment has only states, and that it would not and the president would have 10 of the 38 required opportunities to kill the plan, provide statehood's local one, and there remains a fiscal controls.

constitutional question over At the same time, they whether Maryland, which they have little idea originally deeded the land to in idea concede how many years it may new U.S. government take to accomplish statehood. 1790, also has a veto. harbor nation's largest coal-loading port. With the price of oil WAITING FOR 35 Ships days que to up pick their load of shooting up, the coal has become a bargain even with the A TRAIN.

in Norfolk coal recently dug from a the belly up of America a and hauled up by rail to the wait at anchor for up to 122 ships at a time. (AP Laserphoto) for wait of to Aftershocks Hamper Earthquake Rescues AL ASNAM, Algeria (AP) The rescuers knocked on a steel girder and listened. Moments later, they heard a feeble scratching, proof that someone was still alive nearly four days after Al Asnam's killer earthquake buried him beneath the wreckage of the office building. Suddenly, the rescuers dropped their tools and ran into the street. The ruins had been shaken by another of the dozens of daily aftershocks.

A concrete wall directly overhead, leaning at a 30- degree angle, threatened to bury the diggers. The aftershocks Monday, some measuring up to 5 on the Richter scale, caused a panic among the tens of thousands of homeless survivors receiving food and medical aid in temporary tent cities. Terrified men, women children poured into the open air. The official Algerian news agency said there was casualties no further, in damage Al or Asnam, where 1,600 bodies have been recovered and the Red Crescent relief organization estimated 5,000 to 20,000 people were killed, 80 percent of the city of 125,000 people the first real chance tor peace in the Middle East the Camp David accords. The U.S.-backed peace process, Muskie said, "is precisely the kind of effort that inspired the creation of the United Nations.

It is precisely the work to which the United Nations should now rededicate itself." Since then, President Carter has drawn a line marking the outer limits of the U.S. commitment to the world body, In the unlikely event that Arab hardliners made good their threat to suspend Israel's participation in the United Nations, Carter warned, "it would raise the there have been some shifts. For example, Reagan has picked up strength in the suburbs, perhaps from former Anderson supporters. He now has the supprt of percent of the suburban residents, up from 42 percent in the previous poll. Carter was at 29 percent in both, while Anderson dipped from 17 percent to 11 percent.

But Carter doing better among collar workers, a traditionally Democratic group that has been one of Reagan's main targets in the campaign. Carter is now the choice of 43 percent of the blue-collar workers, while Reagan is backed by 37 percent. Last month, the AP-NBC News gave Carter 35 percent of the blue-collar vote to Reagan's 41 percent. Despite the increased number of Americans who have made a choice among the candidates, they see serious problems with both Carter and Reagan. For one thing, percent of the likely voters said Reagan does not understand the nation's complex problems.

Fifty percent disagreed. And for another, 37 percent. said they feared Reagan would get this country involved in a war if he were president. Fifty-six percent disagreed. But Carter has big problems as well.

Forty percent of the likely voters said they thought Carter had been running a mean-spirited campaign, while 55 percent disagreed. Carter said he would stop harsh attacks on Reagan that had generated accusations of a vicious, "low-road" campaign. And the likely voters split on the issue of Carter presidency: 47 percent said he has done such a bad job in office that he should not be re-elected, while 49 percent disagreed. The remainder in each case were not sure. As with every sample survey, the results of the AP-NBC News polls can vary from the opinions of all likely voters because of chance variations in the sample.

For a poll based on about 1,500 interviews, the results are subject to an error margin of 3 percentage points either way because of such chance varitions. That is, if one could have talked to all likely voters with telephones last week, there is only one chance in 20 that the findings would vary from the results of polls such as this one by more than 3 percentage points. Of course, the results could vary from other polls for a number additional reasons. Differences in the exact wording of questions, differences in when the interviews were conducted and different methods of interviewing could also cause variations. High Bran Intake May Alter Body WASHINGTON (AP) Foods loaded with bran interfere with the use of zine and increase the body's loss of this vital nutrient, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.

Researchers said Monday that preliminary results of studies volunteers eating high-fiber diets indicate that bran-enriched foods alter the body's zinc metabolism. Dr. Robert I. Henkin, the principal investigator, said all dietary fiber is not the same similar zinc losses were not found in volunteers eating food high in other types of fiber. "None of the people in the bran group developed zincdeficiency symptoms, Henkin said in an interview.

"But if bran is consumed at the levels that gave it, there is a risk that one could develop a Bran is a fibrous substance derived from the skin or husks of rye, wheat, oats and other grains. Zinc, an important metal to the human body, contributes to growth, liver and muscle function, and protein synthesis, Deficiencies can lead to irritability, skin rashes and loss of taste and appetite. High -fiber foods are becoming increasingly popular because of studies indicating the added roughage is good for digestion and may decrease the risks of some diseases. Henkin, director of the school's Center for Molecular Nutrition and Sensory Disorders, said previous studies suggest that fiber alters zinc metabolism, but left it unclear as to whether this applied to all fiber. gravest questions Congo, but too future of the General caught helplessly Assembly and, further middle of erupting participation the United currently in States and other nations in the and on Cyprus in deliberations of that Yet even Recognizing that the organization's American host nation critics, including provides nearly $150 million or are unwilling to a quarter of the United as member states Nations' annual budget, the foundering Moslem countries appear to Nations during have backed off from action World War II.

against Israel. In defense But at 35, the United Nations body, U.S. can show some credits on the William J. ledger. Its peacekeeping and said, "No one truce observer missions have standing army scored some margin of Nations, so you success in areas like the its INJURED IN DAY CARE EXPLOSION.

An injured child is rushed into an Atlanta hospital Monday after explosion at a northwest Atlanta Day Care Center. Several often have been permit it to in the A world forum in which conflicts as nations can discuss their south Lebanon differences acts as 1974. enormous restraining force to prevent things from getting the world out of Vanden Heuvel severest said. the Israelis, foresake it In Waldheim's view, the abandoned most glowing U.N. League of accomplishment has been that the prelude to "the world, in spite of its burgeoning armaments, has so far escaped the scourge of of the world another global war." Ambassador vanden Heuvel But skeptics are inclined to has given a credit this to the balance of to the United nuclear arms between the can't fault it United States and the Soviet members won't Union.

to back statehood. With a population of about 750,000, the district would be among the smallest states. Now represented by one non-voting congressman, the district would have two senators and one congressman with full voting rights under statehood. Supporters, including most of the city's elected officials, say statehood would afford budgetary control over limited their city. They contend the home rule granted to the district by Congress in 1974 is a sham because the federal government still controls the local pursestrings.

Among the most vocal opponents is the district's people, including, children and adults, were killed were injured. Laserphoto) Day Care Explosion Is Called Accident ATLANTA (AP) The day care center blast that killed four toddlers and an adult was an accident, authorities say, but some anguished parents a bomb was responsible, and some blame the Ku Klux Klan. "We're tired of our children being said the Rev. Joseph Lowery, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. An angry, disbelieving crowd of about 200 people gathered Monday night at a west side church where Public Safety Commissioner Lee P.

Brown answered questions about explosion at Monday's the Gate morning Care center, where 82 preschoolers were playing. A cast-iron boiler in the building's furnace blew apart hand grenade" about an hour after it was fired up on the first chilly day of fall, investigators said. Experts who examined the debris reported no evidence of a bomb, Brown said. But there were shouts of disbelief from the crowd. about" unidentified a explosives," veteran.

who said know an man was greeted by cheers and there ain't no way in hell applause from the crowd. that a furnace could blow like that." How many more? shouted another man. "Until we're tired of burying our dead?" Others at the meeting shouted that the Ku Klux Klan had set off an explosive device at the center in Bowen Homes, a public housing project in west Atlanta. Speculation about a bomb or Klan involvement was being fueled by the black community's anxiety over unsolved slayings of eight black children and the disappearances of eight others recently. "There is an organized assault on black people across the country, Lowery said after meeting.

"We are tired of our children being killed." Investigators said the cast-iron boiler, fueled by natural gas, was blown apart in a way that only steam pressure could have caused. Atlanta Gas Light Co. spokesman Jim Tate said experts ruled out the possibility of a bomb because "an explosion would have moved the boiler, lifted it, possibly even turned it over. But it would not have detonated it like a hand Frantic parents' rushed to the day care center and local hospitals when they got word of the When Carroll saw disasteberly little she bodies covered gripped with sheets, was fear that her 4-year-old son Tory was dead. "You could see children lying there covered up you didn't know," she said.

At first, she thought she recognized her son's blue jeans on a leg poking out from beneath a sheet. was terrified," she said. "I just, felt like I had lost him." But she was one of the lucky ones, reunited with her child at Grady Memorial Hospital an hour later. "He wanted to go to school so bad I let him go to Head Start," she said. "He's only been there two weeks.

Now I can't send him back. I'll never let him out of my Andre Stanford, 3, also had wanted to go to school that Jenrette To Remain In Race For House FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) Despite the Abscam conviction for taking a $50,000 bribe that admittedly scars his candidacy, Rep. John Jenrette says he will stay in the race for re-election. "This office is too valuable to anyone to win by default," he said at a news conference Monday, when his lips trembled and his voice broke at times.

He has appealed his conviction and promised to resign from the seat, representing South Carolina's 6th District, if his appeal fails. Jenrette has served three terms in the House. "The Democratic Party is stuck with a candidate with many scars and little time for healing, said the 44-year-old Democrat, referring to the morning, and he died in the blast. "His mother started to keep him out. He had a little slight cold.

But he wanted to said his father, Leroy Smith, as he stood outside the county morgue. When she learned of her son's death, Andre's mother locked herself in the bathroom at home and refused to come out, said the boy's aunt, Betty Thomas. feel Mrs. Thomas said. "It's not safe to send kids to The other, dead children were identified as Ronald Brown, Kelvin Snelson and Terrence Bradley, all 3- year-old boys.

Authorities said 58-year-old Nell Robinson, a teacher at the center, also was killed in the blast. On Monday, authorities reported that seven people five children and two adults died in the explosion. Later in the day, the count was revised to five. Hundreds of youngsters in day care all over Atlanta evacuated after several callers claimed responsibility for the blast and said. there were bombs planted elsewhere.

rumor control center was quell the established Monday, to try to explosion, and Mayor Maynard Jackson ordered increased police patrols. 350 Flee Fire In Boston BOSTON (AP) Fire swept through a Beacon Hill residential hotel the second blaze there in five days leaving 14 people injured, some 350 men homeless and the Red Cross saddled with its largest relocation effort in six years. "Unless you have money, you have no place to go," said Richard Keene, 45, who escaped the heavily damaged Beacon Chambers hotel Monday. "I have no idea what I'm going to In the area's largest relocation effort since fire destroyed much of the nearby Chelsea neighborhood in 1974, the Red Cross was working to find homes for the residents of the old hotel and temporarily housed them at a nearby mental heath clinic. Fire and smoke traveled through three floors of the eight-story, brick and concrete building behind the statehouse Monday, heavily damaging the hotel.

Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Clougherty declared it uninhabitable. Monday's blaze was the second in five days at the building, described as a "residential hotel for older men." The first fire, which began in a closet, was a small blaze that did little damage. Rescue Takes 1 Minute were destroyed, and 250,000 of trapped man to save his life. the province's 1 million people A week after the 1954 quake were made homeless. which killed 1,600 people in Al As each aftershock Asnam, survivors were still subsided, the thousands of being found alive in the ruins, Algerian searchers and according to a police officer.

French and Swiss alpine "With that precedent in rescue teams with trained mind, we do not intend to give search dogs returned to the up hope of finding survivors rubble. More victims were for a long time yet," he said. brought out, alive but badly Nearby in the ruins of the injured. courthouse, which had a wing The scratching was believed where judges and prosecutors to be coming from the lived with their families, watchman at the building's rescue came too late for a underground parking lot. 4-year-old girl who cried for "Last night, we heard him help for three days.

When the crying for help," said one of diggers reached her, she was the searchers. "This morning dead. one of our avalanche dogs Small children who lost confirmed his presence, but their parents in the disaster now his cries have stopped." wandered aimlessly through Then they heard the faint the streets. Rescue teams scratching from below. organized by a women's Those group "Every day there less and gathered them up.

less hope for those buried in whose relatives could be found the said a doctor were turned over to them. standing by. Volunteer families cared for "But I think this man down others. here is getting enough air to At one tent camp, 12-yearsurvive long enough for us to old Fadila "I complained have of the reach him. It's a matter of cold at night only a time.

I am waiting in case I single blanket and no have to give an anesthetic and mattress; could you help me perform an emergency get another blanket?" and But she amputation of a limb trapped said her parents all eight from in the of their children escaped He said on Sunday he had to their house seconds before the amputate both legs of a walls came crashing down. time remaining before the Nov. 4 election in which he faces GOP candidate John Napier. Meanwhile, Gov. Dick Riley said his aides tried to get Jenrette to withdraw and allow the state Democratic Party executive committee to name a candidate.

Riley said of Jenrette's decision: think what he did was better than nothing." am innocent of the crimes for which the government has convicted me," Jenrette said. "If there's any justice left, I will be He was convicted Washington on federal charges of taking a bribe from a fictitious Arab. The charge stemmed from the FBI's covert Abscam inquiry. ANKARA, (AP) Army sharpshooters cut through the rear door of a hijacked jetliner in southeastern Turkey early today, stormed in shooting, rescued more than 100 hostages and captured five Turkish hijackers who smuggled pistols aboard in hollowed-out Korans, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The hijackers and some of the passengers were reported slightly injured in the assault, which began at 5:25 a.m.

and ended a minute later, about 11 hours after the quintet took over the Turkish Airlines Boeing 727. The hijackers, who posed as Iranian followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his Islamic revolution, were flown to Ankara. Anatolia said they included two journalists, escaped convict who had been serving 20-year sentence for left-wing terrorism and an engineering student. No information about the fifth man was given except his name..