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US, Soviet missiles being turned into pens, pencils
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 : Hoping to prove the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword, a manufacturer and an
sation plan to sell pens and pencils containing metal melted down from dismantled US and Soviet missiles, reports AP.
The writing implements, manufactured by Parker Pens, will sell for prices ranging from 30 to 300 Dollars, with half the proceeds going to the London-based Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief, the two or-
ganizations announced
The find, established In 1989, is raising money for an endowment that will be used to respond to disasters
The endowment, a memorial to war dead, was founded by Leonard Cheshire, a World War II British flying ace who hu built 265 homes for the disabled in 48 countries.
Cheshire got the idea of the p^ns while visiting Moscow two years ago to negotiate for the establishment of another
such home, said Sir John Curtiss. US president of the fund.
Curtiess said the Soviets agreed to contribute metal from scrapped SS-20 missiles. US Secretary of Defence arranged for the contribution of metal from Pershing missiles being scrapped In Germany.
"Our original concepuwas that perhaps we could actually manufacture pens using missile metal." Curtiess said.
The fund then made an arrangement with Parker, which produced the pens with which
the major Soviet-American arms control treaties were signed.
Parker will manufacture pens and decorate them with crown and clip embk-ms made from an alloy smelled from the metal in the US and Soviet missiles.
The pens were put on sale in England several weeks ago.
Peter J. Bentley, President of Parker Pena US. said, a limited edition of not more than 10,000 memorial duofold pens would be sold in the United
States, primarily to colk-Ttors, at a cost of 300 Dollars for a fountain pen and 175 Dollars for a ball pen.
Other writing instruments bearing the missik- metal emblems will be produced In larger quantities and offered at lower prices. Each instrument or set will be packaged In a gift box with a plaque, also made from missile metal.
Officials said the pens would be available through the fund and al selected oulk-ts.
Col. Mikhail I. Olimpiycv. Assistant Military Alluche of
the Soviet Embassy In Washington, joined officials of Parker and the flind a lunch and wrlmmcd the marketing of the pens.
"Both metals were melted together, which symbolizes may be the beginning of the process ol melting ice between the two great nations of the world.' said Olimpiycv.
It was Edward Bulwcr-^Lytton who wrote, tn hfs 1939 poem "Richelieu".
"Beneath the rule of men entirely great. "The pen Is mightier tnun the sword."