yon Daily-Friday, May 26, 1978-Page 11 NOTED COMEDIAN Bob Hope leans down to meet Amy Carter at a White House reception in his honor. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: Congress salutes Hope WASHINGTON (AP) - This time, in a reversal that unrivaled show-stopper when he sang a special version of brought both tears and twinkles to his eyes, the House played "Thanks for the Memories" he had written for the occasion. to Bob Hope. Among the verses of the serenade: And Hollywood's peerless comic, who has so often lam- "Thanks for the memories, pooned the Congress over his long career, at last got a joyful "Of bringing Christmas cheer, taste of his own medicine. "You did your best, I hear, THERE WERE tributes aplenty, all part of the Capitol's "Butservicemen say a yourjokes, birthday gift to Hope - who will be 75, and going on forever, "Resemble Billy's beer, on Monday. But the best salutes in a rare, rule-breaking "We thank you so much. " special session of the House yesterday were those straight Speaker Thomas O'Neill declared of Hope: "We can truth- from Hope's own bag of one-liners. fully say he's a fine American, a great American and arl All- Hope, wearing a typically loud sports coat and bright blue American." tie, was escorted into the House VIP box by Sergeant-at- Immediately thereafter, Hope was escorted to a private Arms Kenneth Harding precisely at 10 a.m., his wife and reception in the ceremonial Speaker's Room off the floor, several grandchildren at his side. The members rose in a where he accepted the personal greetings of about 100 roaring ovation, the first of many during the one-hour salute. Congress members. Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-Texas) thanked Hope for Hope told the group, "Sitting up there listening to all that helping members of Congress laugh at themselves, adding, praise, I was thinking no man could be that great. But you "We'd damn well better, because we're the only ones in finally convinced me." America who are." Then Hope turned serious, with clear emotion, saying, "I've had a lot of great kicks, but this without a doubt is a BUT REP. ROBERT Michel, (R-Ill.), became the high spot in my 75 years." Carter proposes aid to suburbs WASHINGTON (AP) - The Carter administration sent Congress most of its $8.3 billion urban-aid legislation yesterday, proposing that the federal government reach beyond the big cities to help rural and suburban areas create jobs. The package sent to Congress in- cludes proposals to provide tax credits for investment and employment initiatives by industry and give tax exemptions for small issues of in- dustrial development bonds. THE LEGISLATION includes a public works bill, which would provide $1 billion a year for three years to fight unemployment in the worst poverty areas. Half the money apparently is aimed especially at creating jobs for blacks and other minorities. At least half the workers hired would have to be persons who had been out of work for 15 of the most recent 20 weeks, and who are found to be "disadvan- taged." TheU.S. unemployment rate is about six percent, but the jobless rate for blacks is 11.8 percent and for black teen-agers 35.3 percent. NO STATE would get more than $125 million for public works jobs. The jobs would include such things as repairing schools and city halls, building sidewalks and reserving historic structures. The administration wants to start that program in October. The administration is still drafting its proposals on a national development bank, but details of the proposal already have been released. House committee seeks to limit PBB tests LANSING (UPI) - The House Agriculture Committee, on a 5-1 vote yesterday, approved a plan which could eventually exempt most of Michigan's dairy farms from the state's PBB testing program. Under an amended resolution sent to the House floor, a farmer would be exempted from the program when 10 percent of his herd has passed the state's PBB tests. The testing program is considered by many as an unfair burden in areas which were largely un- touched by the chemical contamination episode. FARMERS WHO have not yet sub- mitted any cattle for testing and those whose animals were found to be con- taminated would remain under the testing program for the time being. The resolution is seen as an alter- native to the current piecemeal ap- proach under which the legislature votes to exempt counties or regions when the state Department of Agriculture certifies them virtually free of PBB. So far, the Upper Peninsula has been exempted and the House has approved and sent to the Senate resolutions exempting Ionia and Lapeer counties. Under the testing program - which is less than one year old - cattle which The world's rainiest place is Ha- waii's Mount Waialeale, which gets an average of 460 inches a year. One year the total was 624 inches - or a foot of rain a week. were born before Jan. 1, 1976 must be tested for PBB when they are called for slaughter. Those with more than 20 par- ts per billion of PBB must be destroyed. All of the energy used on the earth - with certain exceptions such as chemicals in batteries and nuclear reactors - can trace its origin to the sun. The Ann Arbor Film Cooperative presents at MLB Fr iday, May 26 CITY LIGHTS CINEMA 11 Cinema Guild and The Independent Cinema/Video Series PRESENT The films of Oscar Fischinger Cinema I, Cinema Guild, and the Independent Cinema/Video Series proudly present on evening with Elfriede Fischinger, who will talk and show a selection of her late husband's films. Ms. Fischinger will show some prints of her husband's which are not in the public domain, a unique opportunity to view some of the greatest animaied films ever mode, by one of the greatest film makers. Two completely different shows. FREE SHOWING FREE SHOWING Tomorrow: ROGER CORMAN NIGHT (Charlie Chaplin, 1931) 7, 8:40, 10:20-MLB3 Charlie befriends a blind flower girl in the big city. The operation that cures her is unwittingly paid for (with Charlie's help) by a toff on an alcoholic binge. Aside from some brilliant comedic bits, Chaplin also captures both the night- more and the dream-like beauty of a city. A beautiful classic, not to be missed "The highest moment in movies."-James Agee.> TOMORROW: Hawks' "TO HAVE AN,,HAVE NOT" and "THE Bj SLEEP", >g 4..6 .4 i./ . . . _ . . ... _ _ _. . s. .- i f 1 / . ! i ! / i f k / 3 c / L ! s k . k s . i s . i e . . r . a r , ,