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THE TINNESSEAN, Satufdor. Na.wW 77 Majority Rule -J tt Rhodesia Blacks See Better Life In New System i "VJI I ft afr Staff photo by Gerald Holly Auto Checked for Evidence A Metro troffic officer examines the front end of a cor which I reportedly was involved in a collision at the Red Ace service station, 4500 Charlotte in which Charles Gilbert was crushed to death. One man has been charged in the case. SALISBURY (AP) -Conrab Shingarayi, a $50-a-month gardener working for a white Salisbury couple, sees black-majority rule in Rhodesia in terms of better pay, a chance to vote and an end to humiliating segregation laws. It also means that his wife and child, recently ordered back to their tribal home by Salisbury city authorities, could return to live with him.

LIKE MANY urban blacks, Shingaravi is a supporter of the Tocaf-based African National Council of Bishop Abel Muzorewa. "He is the best man for us," Shingarayi says simply. He also believes Prime Minister Ian Smith is a "good man" for announcing plans Thursday for an internal settlement with moderate black leaders keyed to eventual one-man one-vote elections. The militant blacks based outside Rhodesia have scoffed at the proposal and promised to continue the five-year-old guerrilla war. Shingaravi's wife Margaret speaks no English and cannot write.

He says she, too, will vote for Muzorewa. SHINGARAYI, in his early 30s, was born the tribal reservation of Mtoko, a vast area of scattered mud hut villages 70 miles northeast of Salisbury where black nationalist guerrillas often clash with security forces. He visits the reservation once a month to see relatives and friends, but expresses fear for his safety on these trips. "The makandanga (guerril- New York Sees Big Migration Of Hispanics Farmers Use Tractorcades For Protest (Continued From Page One) He said the price for soybeans was $6 but it would take $7.61 for the farmer to stay in business. Wheat was $2.21 and the farmer needed $5.02, and cotton was 43 cents a pound and farmers needed 83 cents.

Derral Schroeder, a grain and livestock farmer from Campo, said by mid-December, he and other farmers will quit selling commodities and will subsist on bare essentials until they get fairer prices. "WE OWN these products, we finance them, we grow them on our own land but we don't have the right to price them," Schroeder said in a telephone interview from Springfield, the national strike headquarters of a new organization called "American Agriculture." What farmers want instead of government price supports, Schroeder said, is free market prices for wheat and other commodities at levels that represent 100 of parity. One hundred percent parity theoretically gives farmers the same purchasing power their forebears had in the early 20th century when farm costs and prices were considered in step. GERALD Richardson, a corn and peanut grower from Unadilla, said he supports a strike, adding that farmers in France are getting $7.25 a bushel 'for wheat because "they are doing what we are doing now." Lois Kinlaw, who grows tobacco and corn and raises hogs and cows in Alma, said "Jimmy Carter is not the cause of all this because it was a mess when he got in there." She said big grain dealers "are making all the money and we've got to take what they give us." Hugh Carter, the president's cousin, came out of his antique store to tell the farmers: "I support you in what you are doing. It long overdue." HE SAID.

"I know the president loves them. He's a farmer himself." Cries of "Where's Jimmy?" drowned out the Hugh Carter's comments at one point, but the president's cousin changed the response to applause when he said the president will hear of the mass rally in his hometown. "He'll get the word before the day is over, I promise you that," Carter said. "Nationwide, this crowd looks small, but in Plains, Georgia, you look mighty big." Kersey mockingly "introduced" the absent president to the crowd. "AT THIS time, I would like to introduce the president of the United States, President Jimmy Carter, to speak to Kersey said, pausing as the hoots and catcalls rose.

"Well, I guess Jimmy had more important things to do at Camp David than coming down here to talk to the broke Georgia farmers." Kersey said the protesters "had tractors backed up from here to Cordele, Georgia (a distance of about 35 miles) through the morning. He said they will march on Atlanta Dec. 10, "and will still have tractors backed up to Cordele, Georgia, then, too." Israel Hold On Lands Criticized (Continued From Page One) Britain, France, West Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy. CHINA, Albania. Iraq, South Yemen and Swaziland did not participate in the vote.

Cambodia was absent, but all other Communist countries, several European countries and the Third World generally voted for the resolution. In the 1976 assembly, a similar resolution was adopted by a vote of 91-11 with 29 abstentions. The assembly forged ahead with its vote despite the plea by I Ierzog to end the rhetoric that "poisons" the peace atmosphere created by Sadat's trip to Israel. "THE 20 or more discriminatory resolutions which will preoccupy this assembly until the end of its present session are unconscionable," Herzog said. Soviet Ambassador Oleg Troyanovsky, casting a yes vote, explained that Moscow was "against any separate deals without the participation of all parties in the conflict." Troyanovsky also took an indirect swipe at Sadat's trip to Israel, saying Moscow's Middle East policy was consistent and not influenced "by individual events even if on the surface such events may seem spectacular." Moderates7 Stand Caution Urged To Smith's Plan Plumb Cone SEATTLE (AP) If you dial his listed number in North Seattle, here's the recorded message you, hear: "Hello, this is Reginald the plumber.

Because of a surplus of funds, I'll be accepting no new work for the time Deing. "If you called regarding a plumbing problem, my Present response to that is PPPPP LLLFFFFFF The gusto with which Reginald Anderson delivers the Bronx cheer tells you how satisfied he is to finally be able to express how he feels about his' work. He then proceeds more sedately: "If you are unable to resolve your problem, inquiries about work will be accepted in the spring of '78. Thank you." Nobody answers Anderson's home phone, and none of his neighbors seems to know where he is. But apparently he's made enough money this year to be happy wherever ne may be.

ark, Elizabeth and Union City in New Jersey. DOMINICANS. Colombians, Ecuadorians and Peruvians have established businesses and communities in areas such as Crown Heights and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, the Lower East Side, the Upper West Side, Washington Heights and Inwood inManhattan and in Elm-hurst, Jackson Heights and Corona, affectionately called Sabana Iglesias, the Plains of Iglesias, in Queens. Puerto Ricans have branched out from "el barrio," or "the neighborhood," as they call East Harlem, to Sunset Park and Williamsburg and the Bronx. The Hispanic immigration raises significant implications for the New York area and its ability to accommodate its residents, according to persons knowledgeable about the Hispanic influx.

THESE newer arrivals, many of whom have settled in the last 20 years, predominantly speak Spanish. Many tend to be poorer and less educated than the national average and certain of the ethnic groups have a higher jobless rate. las) frighten us," he says, reluctant to discuss the matter further. This week Shingarayi's wife and baby daughter were ordered by white municipal inspectors to leave the quarters in which thev had been living on their emplo veers 'property and return to the Mtoko reservation. THE officials cited laws limiting the number of blacks allowed to live in suburbs reserved for whites.

Shingarayi was fined $7 and his em-ployeers $14 for breaches of these regulations. "Neither the woman nor the child have permission to live on the property," said A. Isaacs, the senior inspector who issued the order. "We are under instructions to tighten upon these controls, and that's wnat we're doing." Shingarayi hopes the talks Smith has proposed to hold with black moderates will speed the dismantling of such laws and allow his family to rejoin him in the capital. "HOW CAN a man be told he can't live with his wife and children? I have to send them back to the reserve where it's dangerous.

They should be with me," he said. Shingarayi foresees a black-ruled Zimbabwe the black Africans' name for Rhodesia in which all race laws will have disappeared. Smith's government has already already lifted some of the hated laws by which blacks were barred from most hotels, clubs, restaurants and taverns. the talks if they renounce terrorism. BUT IN a statement issued in Lusaka, Zambia, a spokesman for the Front pledged there would be no let-up in the war until "genuine democracy was established" and ruled out any chance of joining forces with Muzorewa and Sithole.

Britain, the former colonial power in Rhodesia, warned that Smith's acceptance of majority rule was made only "in general terms" and said it would be difficult to say if the talks could lead to a satisfactory settlement until more details were known. In Washington, the State Department welcomed Smith's proposal as "a step in the right direction," but said it was not enough to assure "a just and lasting peace." WHITES in Rhodesia appeared to take Smith's announcement calmly. A member of the Rhodesian security forces, asked what he thought of Smith's statement, said, "Don't worry. He knows what he's doing. He won't sacrifice the whites." More than 3,700 insurgents and 450 security forces troops have been killed in Rhodesia's five-year guerrilla war.

Ethiopia Battle the city of 40,000 that rests above the Rift Valley in the Chercher Mountains. IN ETHIOPIA, the state radio denied that Harar had fallen. However, Western diplomats in Addis Ababa said they had been informed by residents of Harar in telephone conversations that fighting was taking place in the city. According to observers who have been in the Harar area from both the Ethiopian and Somali sides, it appears unlikely the city's fate could be decided very quickly. The Ethiopians nave protected Harar, one of their two last vital strongholds in the Ogaden artillery empla-cemenrtm surrounding hills.

people who step inside the small realty office. "WHEN I have them fill out forms, many tell me they are Puerto Rican, but they are not," said Sonera. "I am Puerto Rican and I know our dialect. These people are really Dominican or other Hispanics trying to pass as Puerto Ricans, since Puerto Ricans have full rights as American citizens," continued Sonera, who came here in 1950. "But people who don't speak Spanish would believe them.

They think anyone who speaks Spanish is Puerto Rican. But we are all so different." Hispanic immigrants have moved into sections of all five boroughs, but their migration has paid little attention to city or state boundaries. Various nationalities have established communities in such areas as Long Island, in Westchester County, in Connecticut and in New- FAA Confirms Metro's Dogs On Secret Trip (Continued From Page One) Metro officials refused to disclose the destination of the dogs and their handlers, but sources had told the Tennes-sean that the two teams were headed to Rome to detect bombs or explosives on airliners. John Trattner, a spokesman for the State Department in Washington, also confirmed the mission. He said an FAA officer accompanied the teams.

"The dogs from Nashville were chosen because an evaluation showed that they are the best teams in the country," Trattner said. The Nashville dogs are part of a 29-city network of bomb-sniffing dogs that can reach any threatened American plane within 30 minutes flying time. LEYDEN, THE FAA spokesman, indicated this assignment may be the first time U.S. teams have been dispatched to an overseas location. "I can't remember if this has ever been done in a foreign airport," he said.

Leyden said the assignment is temporary, and he could not estimate how long the dogs will need to remain in Rome. METRO POLICE Chief Joe Casey said he considers it an "honor" that dogs from his department were selected for the assignment. Nashville's K-9 dogs have earned national honors in open competition with teams from throughout the nation. The bomb dogs, trained in Texas, have gained a reputation of being among the best in the world at detecting bombs and explosives. fv NEW YORK New York City, historically the most powerful magnet for immigrants to this country, has been attracting a huge migration of Hispanic-Americans over the past two decades.

Contrary to the popular notion that they are a monolithic people, these new immigrants are bringing with them a wide diversity of cultures and customs. NEW YORK City and its environs have the largest concentration of the nation's nearly 20 million native and foreign-born Hispanic-Americans, with estimates rangingfroml.5 million to nearly three million. More than a million are Puerto Ricans, who are American citizens by virtue of the Jones Act of 1917. But an increasing number of Hispanic people have been coming from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina and other South and Central America countries. Alejandro Sonera, a realty man at the Ideal Realty Corporation here, notes some of the differences among the nationalities as he discusses housing with Hispanic AND BOTH High and Hardin have attempted to use the post to prod their fellow judges toward other court reform measures.

Cornelius said yesterday that he took himself out of the contest because, "I wouldn't want to undertake to coordinate the 12 judges in any given program." "I'm probably too opinionated. I think some of the younger men who are more in the civil line would be more flexible, more apt to bring everybody together," said the often-outspoken Cornelius. "I TOLD them I wouldn't take it if I was drafted," he added. Cornelius said he did not know which of his fellow judges nominated him for the post. Brandt was out of town last night and could not be reached for comment on the note in which he told fellow judges he would be busier than usual in the coming months.

The election is being conducted by secret ballot, under High's supervision. High said yesterday the winner will be announced at the annual ceremony for the swearing-in attorneys Dec. 7. Rutherford, Nixon Two Circuit Judges Seek 'Super' Post (Continued From Page One) Chirau, leader of what is regarded as the pro-government Zimbabwe United People's Organization, said he was "encouraged" by Smith's statement. "An end to terrorism must be in sight, because the fight for majority rule in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) has been won," he The third member of the invited trio, Bishop Abel Muzorewa, refused immediate comment.

His spokesman said the bishop would make a statement today at a youth rally of his United African National Council. BUT JOSIAH Chinamano, vice president of the Rhodesia-based political wing of the Patriotic Front, dismissed Smith's internal settlement idea as "the politics of futility" i and "political gimmickry at its worst." Smith's talks, he said, will be with "puppet African groups that have no influence, let alone control over the guerrilla fighters and which therefore, end the war." Smith invited Patriotic Front leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe who run their guerrilla operations from outside the country to join Somalia, In Critical I By MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN Nfw Vork Timfs News Service NAIROBI, Kenya The critical battle of the four-' month-old Ogaden war is tak- i 1 I ir. piace in ana arouna ine (Miiicm wancu in ui uciiai, which Somali forces are trying to wrest from Ethiopian control. Reports from Somalia and Ethiopia yesterday were died and inconclusive, and neither side has yet claimed victory.

However, sources in Mogadishu claim the Somali camtal was sweDt with a wave of jubilation amid reports that units had broken the gates of Harar two days a nr. that there was fighting thcjjabyrinthian streets of Tailgating Sensors Set on Interstates (Continued From Page One) has now been superseded by the presiding judge of the trial courts. Former Circuit Court Judge (and now U.S. Attorney) Hal Hardin, elected presiding judge last November, made use of the post's power to shift all appeals of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUD cases from the three criminal courts to Circuit Court Judge Steve North. AND CHANCELLOR C.

Allen High, who has been presiding judge since Hardin resigned in June, gave Brandt authority earlier this month over the hundreds of criminal cases stemming from the Sting undercover fencing operation. The presiding judge also has authority over the court administrator's office, which is designed to balance the flow of cases within the local court system. High made use of that authority in September, when he directed Court Administrator Tom Nelson to study complaints by Metro Jail inmates about lengthy delays in the handling of criminal cases here. in a dangerous situation within the first seven-tenths of a second. The project is funded by a $154,000 federal grant.

Allen said it is the first such system to be tested on an interstate highway. "That stretch is very bad for tailgating people switching lanes at high speed, trying to get home a little faster. We think the this system will make people think about what they re doing anclslow down," Allen said. "i (Continued From Page One) warning devices are in operation. "The purpose is to reduce the number of accidents on this strip of road," said Allen, noting the number of accidents on the section of interstate between the inner loop and where 1-24 and 1-40 split is 65 above the state average.

An unusually high percentage of those accidents are caused by followiing too close- ly. Studies indicate the average motorist cannfereact.

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