Oregon Daily
TUESDAY, APRIL 27. 1993
King’s widow
sues school
to get papers
j Coretta Scott King
says activist wanted
papers back after
sending them to Boston
BOSTON (AP) Tin' widow of
Martin Luther king |r testified
Monday tli.i! her husband sent
papers to Boston University lor
safekeeping hut wanted them
returned eventually to the South,
where the i ivil rights movement
was horn
(iorettn Si ott King look the stand
in the fourth dnv of a Suffolk Stipe
rior t lourt trial over v\ hether King's
papers at BU are owned by tin* uni
versit v or bv King's estate Mrs King
sued to transfer the papers to the
Marlin I.other King )r ( enter tor
Nonviolent Sooinl Change in
Atlanta
king deposited porson.il papers
,mil memorabilia at 111 whore lie
earned his doctorate degree in
HIM at the si hool's urging
Mrs king told the judge and jurv
that king previously had been sub
jm ted to death threats, a < loss burn
ing in Atlanta and a house bombing
in Montgomery. Ala king wanted
the papers safe from fires and
bombs, she said.
Hut she said she and tier husband
discussed the eventual fate of the
papers several times after tie
deposited them at lit
l.ssentudly mv memory is Mar
tin still felt ins papers should be
returned to the South at some point
when there was a suitable fat ditv
stie said.
Before King was assassinated m
Memphis on April 4, 19<>H. the
Southern Christian leadership Con
ference. the civil rights group he
headed, had formed a i ommittee to
develop .1 permanent home for the
papers It included King adv i*ers.
( lose friends. Mrs King and King's
father, the Rev Martin I.other King
Sr
Mrs Kim; said her husband knew
the committee luul met and that she
suggested It as a way to seek the
return of the papers from HI with
out King having to ask for them
dirts tlv
"No one was involved without
his full knowledge. ’ she said
Her lawyers introduced minutes
of the committee meetings into evi
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ASUO recount reveals same result
j Warren/Johnson seek third counting after
claiming ASUO election irregularities
By Tammy Batey
l ln' ASUO eleclions hoard Mondnv re< minted voles lot the
1 <>93-94 K\i>t utive rai.o but could not name .in offn till winner
Imh iiose of .11 otnpuler problem.
The board initiated the re< omit after 1 eshe Warren and Mark.
Johnson, who lost the r.n e after Inst week's ballot counting filed
a (.otn plaint with the Const i tut ion Court alleging violations of
ele< t ions rules
ill I hi- recount, l-.rii Howim .mil Diana Collins Puente received
•MS votes Warren and Johnson received MM > votes However,
i>ei .lose a < onipuler was down, the elei lions hoard could not
verify licit tile write m candidates were students
Although tile Warren Min son tit ke! missed the one working
day deadline for (iling an tdi’i lion i ouiplaint. iracv Dennis.
AM l() elei lions hoard manager, agreed to the rei ount. the third
sou e tile elei turn April JO and 2 I t he elei lions hoard mil\
order .1 recount upon its own motion, aitording to election
rules
I'm more into covering niv butt than in follow mg the .1 hour
turn ! RECOUNT P.IS" !A
Flower power
r’vd j t>y i o*'«i
physical Plant groundskeeper John Anthony carefully cuts back springtime anemones Anthony says the
anemones will produce more seeds and flowers after they have been pruned
Proposal would shape up greek system
j Fraternities and sororities
take a look at how to cut
down on underage drinking
By Jake Berg
'«V-V 1
The young man stopped to the har ami
smiled at Ins friend, who was sharing Isir
tending duties with another fraternity
member
"Dive him .1 pounder' Dive him .1
pounder!” the fraternity member yelled
evutedly
The young man's friend reat hud Ixdovv
the Iwr. retrieved .1 lfi-ounr e 1 an ol Miller
(•enuine Draft and slid it down the bar
into the waiting hands of the young man.
ii ill thisgnwk fundion
Ni-itlinr tlm voting in mi nor Ins bur
litmling frittnd .iri' 2\ y*»nrs of age yel, .mil
thorn was no iiitniiipt to |>rtt!«?ntl linn
wcrn Kiev lt.nl no reason lo Main of llm
people .it ilns I fnivursil\ greek film lion
an* not
Most rlrank froely from llm assorinmnl
lorn to DRINKING, I'm)** t>A
SHUTTLE UP AND AWAY
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fia (AP) * Spat e shuttle Columbia roared into orbit
Monday with Mrtta astronauts on a tertian m leiue riiiss.on that trad been
plagued for months by delavs
it was the missions third launch attempt in five weeks "it finally worked'*
said an exulted Remtiard Fiege, a Orman government resean h official who
watched from Kenneds Spate Center
The astronauts Quickly powered up the laboratory in Columbia's urgo bay.
where the medical, biological and other experiments will he conducted during
the nine-dav flight ordered bv Germans sears ago
"I am enormousls relieved that we had such a good start Now we will wail
for tremendous results.'" said Orman program director Heinz Slower, who
also was at Kennedv for the launch
_SPORTS
NEW YORK {API - Damn Ah orn. it'* party lime Th»- k>« k
ft-punier for the Akron Zips was the las! player pit ked
Monday in the M l. draft - No 224 for those taunting and
was immediately irownad Mr Irrelevant XVIII by the B.i.'xm
Has Club in Newport Heat h. Calif
Unwittingly. Ah orn lux a me niore than just a Tanijw Bay
Buu anew. the team that owned the last pick He i* now a part
of an 18-year tradition al the Balboa Club of honoring the final
player pit k«d with the Ixwiman Trophy (Heisman, Lowsmun
get it') and a week filled with parties ,
*He s number 224 in the draft but number XVIII in our
hearts, said Irrelevant Week founder Paul Saianta