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ili.fi1il1ijilMiiTiiiliiillVl?iiiiilliii 1 iln It's a good formula to adopt By STEWART AIN and DON SINGLETON 9 9- i "So oc-vi vw-1 v. Martin Luther King House: Day ill A Long Island couple with a strong belief in the power of love stood before a Nassau County judge yesterday and formally adopted six handicapped youngsters they had taken in as foster children four years ago. "God bless you they're all yours," said Surrogate Court Judge C. Raymond Radigan as he finished signing the papers that completed the adoption by Lola and Matthew Marshall of Hempstead of the six young brothers and sisters. Lola, who called the adoption a dream come true, said the judge's words had filled her with relief.

"I felt, 'Now I have it in writing, she said. WHEN THEY TOOK IN the six New York City foster children late in 1979, Lola, 32, who works as an operator for the New York Telephone and Matthew, 36, a U.S. Postal Service truck driver, were living in their home on Glenmore Ave. with Matthew's two' children from a previous marriage: Lisa, now 16, and Tarsha, 13. "When the (foster) children first came, there was a lot of crying and ANTHONY CASALE DAILY NEWS Lola Marshall leaves courthouse in Mineola, L.I., with sons Terry (left) and Phillip.

anxiety," Lola said. "They had had some pretty bad experiences. But now, they have developed, and they're beginning to be able to take care of themselves." As she spoke, the six youngsters foSs By HARRISON RAINIE Washington (News Bureau) The House, after impassioned pleas to "give Martin Luther King his day," voted 338 to 90 yesterday to create a national holiday each January honoring the slain civil rights leader's birth. The margin easily topped the two-thirds majority needed to approve the measure under special parliamentary rules used to bring it to the floor. The proposal now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are uncertain.

Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker a backer of the holiday, has promised King's widow, Coretta Scott King, that he will use his clout to force a vote later this year. He vowed to use a legislative tactic that will keep the measure out of the hands of the conservative-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee and its chairman, one Amanda, Geneva, Terry, Russell, Phillip, 5, and Melody, 4 all of them in their Sunday-go-to-meeting stood beaming for the photographers at the Mineola Courthouse. "YOU HAVE TO HAVE a lot of love, a lot of patience," Lola saidLBut I laugh and I'm smiling all the time I have a lot to be thankful for. want them to grow up and be as loving" and understanding as their daddy and mom- my, and to treat people the samejway that they want to be treated themselves." Lola explained that she works days and Matthew works nights, so there's always someone at home with the children. "But we both have the same days off during the week, and we make time to be together," Matthew added 31; "It takes unity between two parents to raise kids especially the amount we have here," he said.

Lola's co-workers said they are planning a shower for the family, tomorrow. "You don't adopt six kids every day," said Audrey Harrigan, a telephone company worker who attended the court session with Lola; "They have six to clothe, and phone company people are helping out" i ANTHONY CASALE DAILY NEWS Matthew Marshall carries daughter Melody and holds son Russell by the hand. Daughter Tarsha (left) and wife, Lola, follow them. time arch-segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond President Reagan has opposed the idea of a separate King holi-' day but lawmakers on both sides of the question speculated that he might sign the bill if it comes to his desk in order to improve his poor standing among blacks.

By FRANK FASO and PAUL MESKIL The proposed legislation would designate the third Monday of each January, beginning in 1985, as "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" and all federal workers would have a paid holiday. Private businesses usually honor federal holidays. A score of Republicans changed their votes from 1979 when the holiday was narrowly defeated, claiming that they now see the virtue of honoring the principles of nonviolence and rj a ft The new charges were announced by Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who said two Spanish-speaking detectives from his office contacted Krejcik and told him they wanted to buy weapons "to kill people in New York City and other parts of the country." MORGENTHAU SAID Krejcik agreed to provide machine guns, silencers, untraceable firearms and other weapons, including the poison pistol which the district attorney described as "a unique mystery gun" specifically designed for asassinations. "No one has seen a gun like this before," Morgenthau said.

"It's a mystery weapon. It's very professionally made and it has no manufacturer's name or other identification on it. It shoots hollow cylindrical metal projec-. 4ita-wt-h barbed- tip tfaata? activated upon impact by an explosive detonation." Morgenthau said the projectiles, about the size of shells, were designed to contain deadly poison. When they hit a human target the detonator explodes and injects the poison.

i "No matter where you hit the individual, even in the arm or legf you would kill him," Morgenthau said.i Morgenthau said the undercover cops bought a poison pistol and six projectiles for $1,400. For an additional $2,800 they also got a mini-machine gun, two automatic pistols from which the serial numbers had been removed and two silencers for the pistols. Morgenthau said the Police De-partmnent has requested the assassination gun for display in the Police Academy museum, after Krejcik's trial. Earl Caldwell kr 6m VMcati9. A licensed firearms dealer was indicted yesterday on charges of conspiring to sell illegal weapons including a unique "assassination pistol" that shoots poison-filled projectiles to undercover cops posing as Latin American terrorists.

The dealer, Robert Krejcik, 45, of Norman Brooklyn, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on conspiracy and weapons charges. Krejcik is president of U.S. Motors and U.S. Aviation both of 250 W. 57th St.

He was one of eight men arrested last week on federal charges of conspiring to sell more than $2 billion worth of machine guns, tanks, attack helicopters, missiles and other weapons to Bnaefrdveragerrtsr equality that King espoused. All New Jersey and Connecticut representatives voted in favor of the measure. In New York State, all voted yes except five Republicans: Guy Molinari of Staten Island, William Carney of Hauppauge, L.I., and upstaters Barber Conable of Alexandria, Genesee County; David Martin of Troy and Gerald Solomon of Canton..

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