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By Quimby Melton
“God, the Christian, and Civil
Law” is the title of this week’s
International Sunday School
lesson. It is the third of a series
on “Responsibility of Christian
, Citizens.”
The background Scripture is
Deuteronomy 16:17-20; 17:8-11;
Daniel 6; Acts 4:13-20; 1 Peter
* 2:13-17. The Memory Selection
is “We ought to obey God rather
Sian men.” (Acts 5:29).
, May we suggest that those
who read our weekly comment
on the Sunday School lesson
read all of the background
• Scripture. They will find some
of it that may seem to be con
tridictory.
Os course all will agree that
* Peter and John, after they had
healed the crippled man, and
they had been ordered to stop
, preaching Jesus Christ and His
power, gave the correct answer.
They said, “We ought to obey
God rather than men." After
* making this statement, Peter
continued “We cannot but speak
of what we have seen and
heard”.
* “Christians, by and large
have been law abiding citi
zens”, writes Charles Laymon.
• But there have been times, he
points out, when they were con
sdered disobedient to the law.
One such time was when the
• early settlers of this country
defied the British governor and
staged the “Boston Tea Party”,
, that eventually resulted in the
Revolutionary War.
In the lesson for Sunday, July
4 — “Set Free to Serve” — we
• learned that the freedom we
have was not won by us but was
a gift from God. One who
believes God is the Heavenly
’ Fattier of all mankind cannot
believe that we are free to do
anything we wish regardless of
how it may affect others. Our
freedom does not relieve us
from the responsibility and
opportunity of helping the
• unfortunate, the oppressed, the
weak. There is no place for
selfishness, or hatred, or envy
h the heart of a genuine Chris
’ tian.
The prophets of old, the
writers of the New Testament,
. and even Jesus Christ Himself
preached obedience to the laws
of the nation in which they
might live. There is a familiar
* story in the New Testament
where the high priests thought
they could “trap” Jesus. This
was at the time of the year when
the hated Reman government
sought to collect a “poll tax”
from all in their wide spread
. empire — be he Roman or not.
Jesus’ reaction, when asked if
He would pay it, was quick and
to the point. Taking a Roman
• coin He looked at the engraving
of Caesar; and asked “Whose
superscription is this”. He was
told “Caesar’s.
* “Then render unto Caesar the
things that are Caesar’s and to
God the things that are God’s.”
Life has always been filled
with temptations. Remember,
Jesus, early in His ministry,
was led up into the hills and
* tempted by Satan —to no avail
of course.
One of the greatest tempta
tions of man has always been to
think he and he alone had the
answer to all problems, not only
he but the rest of the world sac
, ed. “If they would only listen to
me!” a foolish man has said.
But there is a higher authority
than the wisest man, None other
• than our Heavenly Father.
When one is tempted to wander
afield in his thoughts and acts
, remember Peter’s answer that
day some 2,000 years ago, “We
must obey God rather than
men."
YOUTHS RIOT
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy
(UPl)—Gangs of youths burned
♦ and smashed cars and shops in
street fighting Wednesday
night. One youth was injured by
t a pistol shot.
The fighting flared following
a ceremony honoring railway
worker Bruno Labate, killed in
• the first Reggio riots a year
ago.
Rails strike hits
By LEONARD CURRY
WASHINGTON (UPI)-The
United Transportation Union
struck the Southern Railroad
and the Union Pacific today in
a dispute over work rules.
A marathon all-night round of
negotiations broke off but more
talks were arranged for later in
the day in Washington.
“The strike is on,” said UTU
President Charles Luna as
union-management talks with
federal mediators broke up at
6:25 a.m. EDT—more than 12
hours after they began.
Spokesmen for the two
railroads said picket lines went
up as planned at 6 a.m. local
time as UTU members—
brakemen, switchmen, conduc
tors and other train-operating
employes—refused to work.
About 9,000 members of the
union were directly involved in
the strike, and around 20,000
other union workers, refusing to
cross picket lines, were also
idle. The two railroads have
about 19,000 other nonunion
workers. Some of them were
being assigned to train work.
The railroad industry, which
negotiates as a unit, retaliated
Nixon plans Red China visit
By EUGENE V. RISHER
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.
(UPI)—In a dramatic an
nouncement, President Nixon
disclosed Thursday Night he
had accepted an invitation from
Premier Chou En-lai to visit
Red China sometime before
next May.
The visit would mark a giant
step toward ending the isolation
of the world’s largest Commu
nist nation and welcoming it
back into the international
community.
The President told a nation
wide radio and television
audience that the trip was
arranged during a secret visit
to Peking last weekend by his
chief national security adviser,
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger.
Kissinger, then on a round
the-world trip, was said to have
been recuperating from a
minor ailment common to
travelers in Asia at a mountain
resort 50 miles from Islama
bad, Pakistan, when he actually
was in Peking.
“As I have pointed out on a
number of occasions over the
past three years, there can be
no stable and enduring peace
without the participation of the
Peoples Republic of China and
its 750 million people,” the
President said.
“I have taken this action
because of my profound convic
tion that all nations will gain
from a reduction of tensions
and a better relationship
between the United States and
the Peoples Republic of China.”
Nixon was scheduled to meet
today with his National Security
Shooting
death
probed
Griffin Police were in
vestigating the shooting death
here last night of a Guam man
serving in the U. S. Armed
Forces.
Henry Hunter, 45, of 203
Lexington avenue, was being
held in connection with the inci
dent.
The identity of the victim was
not disclosed, pending notifica
tion of next of kin in Guam.
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to the selective strike by
imposing work rules even more
stringent than those it has
proposed in the negotiations.
Under the carriers’ action, a
spokesman acknowledged that
many jobs would be eliminated.
Transportation Secretary
John A. Volpe said after the all
night bargaining session at the
Labor Department that “we
believe the issues were clarified
and narrowed.”
While no specific time was
set for further negotiations,
Volpe said there would be
“more talking over the week
end.”
William J. Usery Jr., an
assistant labor secretary, who
has been the chief federal
mediator in the dispute, said of
the strike: “We don’t know how
long it will last. We hope we
can get this settled before it
spreads."
The UTU, only one of the
major rail unions that has not
come to terms with the
railroads since Congress last
spring imposed a moratorium
until Oct. 1 on any nationwide
strike or shutdown, has threa
tened to strike a few more
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arrive at the NBC-TV studios where Nixon made his Red China announcement. (UPI)
Reserve hikes rates
By NORMAN KEMPSTER
WASHINGTON (UPI)-The
Federal Reserve Board tight
ened the nation’s basic money
and credit policy Thursday in
an effort to fight inflation that
continues to plague the econo
my.
The action by the independent
seven-member board is a
setback for President Nixon’s
economic policies, which have
counted on continued easy
money to push a recovery from
last year’s recession.
The board Thursday in
creased its discount rate—the
interest Federal Reserve Banks
charge for loans to commercial
banks—from 4% to 5 per cent.
In its official three-paragraph
announcement, the board said
the boost showed its “concern
over continuation of substantial
cost-push inflation in the
economy.”
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, July 16, 1971
railroads next Friday.
The union won legal sanction
—going up to the Supreme
Court—to call selective strikes
which rail management con
tends are aimed at whipsawing
various lines until all give in to
union demands. Management
resorted to imposition of tough
work rules as a counter tactic.
The UTU urged members to
observe the work rule changes
temporarily rather than strik
ing against them, lest the
dispute might wind up again in
Congress—and with a new
emergency law to force an end
to a strike.
Asked if he felt the strike
could be halted while negotia
tions continued over the work
rules dispute, Usery said:
“We tried that last night and
failed. We hope we can get this
settled before it spreads. We
can’t say how long it will last.
Nobody can.”
Volpe commented: “If it
could be restricted to these two
lines, the impact might not be
too great”
Acting Labor Secretary Lau
rence H. Silberman said despite
the failure to head off the
Fed Chairman Arthur F.
Bums has been urging Nixon to
combat costpush inflation—
where higher wages and prices
keep bringing more of the same
—by appointing a wageprice
review board or adopting some
other form of “incomes policy.”
“If we are to restore price
stability with high employment
in our economy, I see no
immediate alternative to a
cogent incomes policy,” Bums
said in testimony before the
House-Senate Economic Com
mittee two weeks ago.
Incomes policy is a broad
term covering most direct
government action against in
flation ranging from mandatory
wage-price controls to calls for
voluntary restraint. It contrasts
with efforts to fight inflation by
austere federal budgeting or by
tight money.
strike, “we believe the issues
were clarified and narrowed.”
The UTU had planned to
strike the Chicago & North
Western Railroad today also.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Sam
Perry of Chicago barred that
walkout
Luna said his union now plans
to strike C&NW a week from
today, along with the Southern
Pacific and the Norfolk and
Western.
The UTU has steadfastly
refused to agree to work rule
changes. The railroads have
contended the changes are
needed to abolish inefficiency
and unnecessary costs.
Union spokesmen said the
UTU had offered to accept
work rule changes on a limited
basis and submit the others to
a standing labor-management
committee that would consider
them on a long-range basis.
The railroads served notice
several days ago that they
would put their original, much
tougher work rule changes into
effect on all lines as soon as a
strike began against any
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ATHENS, Ga. —Dean William Tate (front) of the University
of Georgia, and Dr. Ed Ethridge, Winder, Ga., navigate the
Oconee River at the start of a planned 350-mile boat trip to
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NEW YORK—The 1971 Miss Universe contest has brought a
host of beauties from all over the world to this city. Here, four
of them romp on the roof of the Hilton Hotel They are (Lr):
Miss Italy, Mara Palvarini; Miss Mexico, Maria Louisa
Lopez-Corso; Miss U.S.A., Michele McDonald; and Miss
France, Miriam Stocco. The winner of the contest will be
chosen in Miami July 24. (UPI(
Council, his top foreign policy
forum, to discuss a broad range
of diplomatic problems.
Nixon would become the first
U.S. President to visit Commu
nist China since the Communist
regime was proclaimed on Sept.
21,1949. The United States has
not had diplomatic representa
tion with China since shortly
after that time.
The President made the
announcement in a terse, three
paragraph statement identical
to one issued simultaneously in
Peking. It said.
“Premier Chou En-Lai and
Dr. Henry Kissinger, President
Nixon’s assistant for national
security affairs, held talks in
Peking from July 9 to 11, 1971.
“Knowing of President Nix
on’s expressed desire to visit
the Peoples Republic of China,
Premier Chou En-lai has
extended an invitation to
President Nixon to visit China
at an appropriate date before
May, 1972. President Nixon has
accepted the invitation with
pleasure.
“The meeting between the
leaders of China and the United
States is to seek the normaliza
tion of relations between the
two countries and also to
exchange views on questions of
concern to the two sides.
He amplified his reasons for
making the move, giving
assurances to the Republic of
China that its special relation
ship with the United States
would continue to exist.
“Our action in seeking a new
relationship with the Peoples
Republic of China will not be at
the expense of our old friends.
It is not directed against any
other nations,” he said.
“We seek friendly relations
with all nations. Any nation can
be our friend without being any
other nation’s enemy.”
Chou’s invitation and the
President’s acceptance of it
marked in itself a significant
movement toward normaliza
tion of relations which Nixon
has sought for some time. It
followed on the heels of several
gestures by the President
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toward Communist China, most
significantly his recent deci
sions to lift trade and travel
restrictions.
Although his announcement
came as a complete surprise,
Nixon had several times earlier
expressed a desire to travel in
China at some future time.
At a meeting of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors
in Washington last April 16 and
again in a news conference
April 29, he spoke with respect
of the ingenuity and resource
fulness of the Chinese and
remarked that he hoped to visit
China “sometime in some
capacity.”
Communist China is the main
supplier of weapons to Commu
nist forces in Vietnam and the
prospect of better relations
between the United States and
China opened new avenues for
diplomatic maneuvering in the
Indochina conflict.
Darien, Ga. Tate’s four-man group expects to make the trip
in six to ten days. (UPI)
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Nixon flew to Los Angeles by
helicopter from the Western
White House to make the
announcement and then dined
ina smart French restaurant
with Kissinger and several
other aides before returning
here.
ANTI-HUNGER STRIKE
DIXON, 111. (UPI) —Prisoners
at the Lee County Law
Enforcement Center refused to
return to their cells Wednesday
night because their lunch was
late.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Arnold
Ranken tried to make amends
by explaining it was the regular
cook’s day off; she did not
know her substitute was on a
vacation; when she found out
she went back to the jail and
whipped up a hearty meal,
complete with blueberry pie,"
but IVz hours late.
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“Listening , like swallowing,
can be done only if you’re
willing to interrupt your
talking.”