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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - April 17, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather Virok Dot fms through saturday no important chant in temperature a Loar tonight in so. Hits saturday in 80s Washington daily news h you do not it your paper. Dial -14� Between a a and t a o Cioth and one Wittl be delivered in Yum it. Established >909 tb4 last Washington North Carolina. Friday afternoon april 17, �970 daily except Sunda Apollo 13 splashes Down in Pacific today by Howard a Aeres Pec writer space Center. Houston apr Apollo is Aplas had Down in the Pacific Ocean Southeast of Samoa today ending a Peri Lous seven Day flight at astronauts James a. Lovell jr., Fred w. Haise or. And John. L. Swig Ert or. The prime recovery Carrier the 1188 two jims and a cargo ship the Hall were in the area along with Rescue planes to take the astronauts out of their capsule Apollo 13 a Mission wound up Early and without a Moon land in because h an explosion on the service Abdule monday As the spacecraft was heading toward. The Moon As die astronauts jettisoned their service module earlier they reported a a there one whole Side of that spacecraft missing it s a Mesa Quot but that damage outside the command ship would not affect their Safe return to Earth the damage was the result of the oxygen tank rupture that aborted the Moon Landing Mission monday night and forced the astronaut to fight for survival with the resource of their lunar under. The separation of the service module came at the end of an Senate fight ahead House hands Nixon Victory by passing welfare Reform ambassador to Jordan in trouble by Dennis Neeld associated press writer Amman. Jordan Cap official sources reported today that the jordanian government asked the United states to remove its ambassador from Amman apparently because he advised . Asst secretory of state Joseph Sisco to cancel his visit to Jordan. Foreign minister Abdel to Neim Rifai requested the state department to pull out ambassador Harrison Matthews Symmes. The sources said because the government a can find no justification for his attitude and inclination As regards the Arab position in the face of israeli \ state department spokesman in Washington said the de had oof received word of the jordanian action and therefore the department could neither confirm nor deny the reports. There was speculation that the jordanian ambassador to the United states would deliver the demand to the department during the Day. Sisco now touring the Middle East was scheduled to arrive from Israel today to talk with King Hussein. The state department cancelled the visit thurs Day reportedly on sym est advice after palestinian guerrillas led violent demonstrations for two Days in Amman against the United states and Sisco. Rifai protested thursday night that the cancellation was Quot unjustified because jordanian Security forces were sufficient to protect the american Diplomat. Despite the cancellation of Sisco s visit demonstrators marched through the streets of Amman again today carrying banners and shouting slogans against . Policy in the Middle East. Amman was also hit by a general strike with All shops Banks and business offices closed. Guerrillas military police and army troops patrolled the streets and some scattered shooting was heard. The1 United states for years has supported Hussein providing him with military and eco see ambassador Page 10 Hyde Bridge closings set the Wilkinson Creek Bridge across the Inland waterway in Hyde county is under intermittent closing at the present time. The intermittent closing schedule is in effect until May 4 except for a three Day period april 24-27 during which it will be closed entirely. The full closing will begin at 00 . On april 24 and remain closed until 0 00 . On april 27, according to j. R. Edwards of the u. S. Corps of engineers. During the intermittent rising period the following schedule will be maintained open-6 00 .-8 00 . And 4 00 .-6 cd . Dally open 10 00-11 00 . Open 1 00-2 00 pm. The Bridge will be eloped 8 00-10 00 . Closed 11 00 .-1 00 pm. A owed 2 04 00 pm. The Bridge wed be dosed from 12 Midnight until 6 00 pm. Daily Ourng me in Penroo. By Edmond Lebreton associated press writer Washington a the House has handed president Nixon a major Victory by pass ing his far reaching welfare Reform package but the administration faces a Strong Effort in the Senate to raise the assured family income Over $1,600. Several senators already have served noticed they will try to hike the benefits despite the Cost the final floor showdown May come in june. By a 243-155 vote that crisscrossed party lines the House thursday sent the measure to the Senate. Both Republican and democratic leaders sup ported it but conservatives in both parties and a few liberals who wanted More generous provisions were lined up in opposition. The measure provides a $1,600 federally assured income for a family of four and increases the Roll of eligible persons by an estimated 13 million mostly the working poor and their families. It requires adult beneficiaries to Register for Job training and assignment. The Federal government would assume a greater share of the Cost and administration. The aged Blind and disabled would be assured $110 a month by official estimates the Bill would Cost $4 .4 Bill Ion but opponents Aid. The Cost will Tun. Out As much As three times that figure. In the , several members have tipped their hand on surgery Only Hope now or never doctors a that its a Case of never a Tor jew year old Kenneth Woolard who leaves sunday Tor Date Hospital Tor an operation to repair a Hole to his heart. An Appeal goes out Lor financial help Tor Kenneth who is pictured above with has Mother and Darrell Martin chairman of the fund raising committee staff photo by Litchfield hour of furious activity in which James a Lovell or Fred w Haise or. And John l Swigert or. Turned on the electrical Power in the command ship and fired a control Jet to for an afternoon Landing in the Pacific Ocean the service module damage would present no problem to the astronauts return to Earth following the separation Lovell said one whole panel 22 proposed amendments changing the benefits sen. Fred r. Harris a okla. Has Popo cd an initial family floor of $2,520, rising by stages to $3,800. Sen. Charles l. Goodell r n.y., advocates a $3,800 floor. Others however May attempt to trim the Bill sen. John j. Williams. A Del tas termed the Cost estimate hopelessly inadequate and said the work incentive provisions Are no improvement Over present Law. The Senate finance committee plans a preliminary briefing on the complicated measure next week with hearings to follow aimed at a Senate vote in june. Welfare what a Why Washington a highlights of the welfare Reform Bill provisions a federally assured $1,600 income for a family of four. Expansion of welfare beneficiary Rolls by 13 million including the working poor. Requirements for beneficiaries to take Job training and assignments with financial inducements. Higher payments for Blind disabled and aged bigger Federal role in financing and administration of welfare generally. Support president Nixon and leaders of both parties in the House opposition also crosses party lines. Cost $4.4 billion yearly by official estimate opponents say three times that. Background almost univer it see welfare Page 10 feet Long. And. Par of the engine Bell Ware missing i Oaks like a lot of debris is just hanging off the Lov Ell mid a a Ltd a near the a band Antenna a a the service module contained most of the Long life oxygen and electrical Power for the Apollo 13 command go p the explosion monday night rendered the command Vearle useless until today when Power was restored with batteries the astronauts discarded the service module to expose the command ship heat shield which was to protect them air tag the biasing reentry through the atmosphere the spacemen used a trick it Quot fish pull technique to sep Arate the service module Lovell fired the lunar module jets to push the service Section Forward simultaneously swig Ert in the command ship fired explosive devices to effect separation Lovell quickly re versed the lunar Craft to Back away a there would be no collision during re entry later in the Day. The astronaut photographed the damage the pictures could provide possible chies to the cause of the rupture earlier. Swigert slipped into the command ship Cabin to Start the batteries and oxygen system these operate from a separate system and Are designed for use during re entry Lovell and Haise fired the lunar Craft s Small Etc re Seronda to Aero in on the Landing site 610 Miles Southeast of so Moa in the Pacific splashdown was scheduled for 1 87 Quot right on the Money a Mia Lorr Apollo Page 10 allies mass at Cambodia route one Border crossing Vietnam apr a massive South vietnamese and american military buildup a taking along the cambodian Border North and South of Thi key crossing Point there is no evidence of armed american forays across the Frontier. But a battalion from the . 25th infantry division has moved into the Border Region to relieve South vietnamese troops now operating As far As 10 Miles inside Cambodia the american infantry men from the 25th division have taken Over a vietnamese patrol base called Blue about 3h Miles Northwest of the Border Crow ing there1, the americans Are operating advanced radar to track North vietnamese and vat Cong rocket and mortars fired maid Cambodia the a Dur Apar Atara any they relay their information Back to the division a Headquarters Al cd Chi a task Force of More than 2.000 South vietnamese troops plus hundreds of tanks and a Mored personnel carriers Zabeen operating inside recent Days South Viet a a Mese jets and prop it octave been bombing North View namese positions inside cambo do a in support of the tank Force route one. The Highway be tween Saigon and phenom penh crosses the Border 42 Miles Northwest of Saigon into an Are of Cambodia called the Parrot s beak on military Mapa the military Antii Ziatas More than a North vietnamese and Viet Cong troupe Are in this re pushed to the outskirts of Svay Rieng. The cambodian prove Cal capital about 30 Miles West of route one crossing but no attempt to take the town tas been reported the situation is considered so politically explosive that amen can Militan police from the 25th division have been Sta tinned at the Border to keep civilians and american military personnel from crossing into Cambodia the u. S command in Saigon has sent a message to All subordinate commands and province and District advisers ordering them to make no comments on the cambodian situation the cambodian Leaden who Ouk last month officially asked the United Stair this week for arms the state department said thursday the request is Quot being examined officials in Washington said no combat Force were asked for the Nixon administration was reported in a Delemma caught Between powerful congressional critics demanding that the withdrawal from Southeast Asia continue and advisers contending that tie communists will take Over Cambodia unless the new regime headed by Premier Lon no gets outside Aid Henderson drop in . Total output still plans the a Kenneth Woolard fund this morning contains $1,326.72, according to Darrell Martin committee chairman. The 2% year old boy with a Hole in his heart leaves on sunday for Duke Hospital where an operation is planned for wednesday. Doctors say it is a a now or never Case and that surgery immediately is the Only Hope. An Appeal goes out today to sunday school classes All Over the area to join in this Effort to save a boys life. If on this sunday april 19, sunday school classes will take to heart this boys heart then the committee says great Progress can be made. Donations to the cause should be sent to a Kenneth Woolard fund 520 East main Street Washington . Or. Martin the committee chairman for the Assembly of god Church on. The pact his Highway lives at this address and or. Martin is depositing the funds each Day in a local Bank of try David Cox county boy wins state 4-h award Kerry David Cox 16 year old Bath High school Junior son of or. And mrs. W. F. Cox is a four a state Winner in North Carolina in the Field of communications Young Cox member of Woodards Pond four a club will get a free trip to Chicago for his winning Effort the trip paid for by the n. C. Association of broadcasters and the n. C. Press association. He engaged in a total of 57 projects in his winning Effort according to mrs. Virginia j. Cowie Beaufort county sex Tention agent the trip to Chicago will be to attend the National four a Congress in july l068, he started a radio program Over with called a youth in in addition he has Given 25 talks to 4-h groups made two television appearances and written 20 newspaper stories. He was selected to serve on the radio is a 4-11, Page 10� a a jets crash leaves one Man missing Roanoke rapids n. C. Apr searchers resumed their Hunt today for the body of a Man believed to have perished with five others thursday when two military planes collided in a fiery midair crash. Rescue squad volunteers Law officers and personnel from the 632nd radar base in Roanoke rapids joined forces to comb the area in a five mile Circle around Weldon in Halifax county of northeastern North Carolina. A blazing air Force 1-39 plummeted from the sky about 10 . And smashed to the ground in a residential neighbourhood in Weldon a just a Block for school children playing during recess. The second plane splashed debris for thousands of feet when it fire balled out of the sky and slammed to the ground near the Roanoke rapids Airport several Miles away. Despite the two crashes no injuries were reported on the ground. Air Force spokesman reported finding the bodies of three of the four men aboard the twin Jet t-39 before the search was called off at dark thursday night. For Island seen As deflation evidence by Noel Yancey As Adalid Iress writer Raleigh a William Henderson president of the Carolina Cape fear corp., says the fact the state has arranged to borrow from a private conservation Agency to Purchase Bald head Island will not alter his Ronny my a plans to buy de Elop the Island Henderson made the statement after Scott announced thursday that the nature conservancy had agreed to Advance $5.5 million for three years so the state could acquire the Semi tropical 12,000-acre Island in the Mouth of the Cape fear River near Southport. Conservationists Tad asked that it be kept in its natural state. The nature conservancy has a line of credit backed by the Ford foundation and also raises Money from memberships which Range from $2 for students to $1,000 for patrons it is organized for nonprofit educational and scientific purposes and has Headquarters in Washington 1 c. Scott told a special news conference the state Tad made a firm offer to Charlotte millionaire Frank Sherrill for Bald head but Sherrill told him he Tad Given an option to Carolina cepe fear and was not in a position to negotiate with the state. Henderson said his firm plans to exercise the option and to proceed with its plans to spend $288 million to develop the Island into a Plush resort and residential area along the lines of Hilton head Island in South Carolina. A was far As our attorneys can determine there is no Way the state can get around our option a Henderson asserted Quot Quot this was All carefully planned and we have tried to anticipate any eventuality that might Scott told the newsmen Sherrill had Indica Ted he would negotiate with the state if his Deal with Carolina Cape fear Falls through. Sherrill indicated a the is very much interested in Selling the Island and is looking for a Scott related. Scott said the state could raise the funds to repay nature conservancy through a Campaign for Public donations by asking the general Assembly form appropriation or a combination of the two. It who also wants the to acquire the Island and Rve it in its natural state out that the state Al claims title to 8,000 to 9,-800 acres of Marshland on Bald Hoid a we intend to vigorously pursue efforts to acquire the entire Island Complex a Scott stated. By John m. Pearce associated press writer Washington a the Nixon administration s repeated Contention that inflation a nearly Over has been Given new sup port by seemingly contradictory figures in the maa recent Gross National product report Frico cools amp dub thir four year climb during january. February and March with an annual rate increase of 5 per cent the Commerce depart ment reported thursday. But at the same time actual output of goods and services dropped a dramatic ilk per cent the steepest decline since the recession of almost a decade ago. The Federal Reserve Board also reported Industrial product lion dim Tad slightly in March after seven consecutive months of decline giving some Hope the Economy is picking up again after the government induced slowdown. Quot the figures suggest to me that the Economy is bottoming or maybe has bottomed Quot the Commerce department chif economist. Asst Secretary Harold c passer said a the worst is behind us a asst. Budget Bureau director Maurice Mann said although he cautioned a we May still get some Tad numbers we May still see some higher unemployment Quot he said but Mann passer and Sidney Jones an economist for the president a Council of economic advisers remained convinced the Economy would follow the Quot game plan Quot Laid Down by the Council two months ago it will he slow until summer when it will begin picking up but not fast enough to set off a new round of inflation what this Means in terms of the Price of egg a and beef in t yet Clear but the set rang increases of wholesale prices seem to be slackening which May be turned into less exuberant increases in consumer prices. Commerce mid the Overall Gnu a no Flojan product which Mcnair the value of a the Nal tones goods and Sere ices Rose $8.2 billion to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $080 4 tuition. A of the smaller than usual increase and then some was caused by higher prices Quot a real production Messu red in 1058 prices to eliminate the Effet to of current inflation declined to $726.� billion from $729.8 billion in the october de be Caber Quarter of last year a though the real Gnu de see Economy. Page 10� by mid East crime lab funds received Scott it Ait t the mid East economic development commission. Law enforcement planning division has received funds from the governors committee on Law and order to establish a Mobile crime lab at Beaufort county technical Institute. A Check in the amount of $6,282 was received and presented to Beaufort tech president Charles Byrd by mid East chairman w. H Bill Page. A total of $10,480 will be used to establish the unique Mobile lab which will by used for criminal investigation and training purposes. The Mobile lab idea has been used in other parts of the nation but such use has been generally limited to investigation by various police departments. The labs use by an educational institution enables it to be used for training As Well As criminal detection Byrd said of the technical institutes involvement in the program a it gives us the Opportunity to broaden the Community involvement aspect of our program by bringing experts from our institution into direct service to local police departments the Mobile crime Tab it of be equipped with special criminal detection equipment to be used in scientific i Vestiga lion. The radio equipped unit will contain special emergency equipment lightening devices a Complete Mobile lab with microscopes chemical detection kits me Detector unit Metal and paraffin testing equipment blood tee kit. Narcotics analysis kit and Many other investigative Toots. Or Page stated that the Mobile lab has s major role to play in this modern age. A this unit will be used to Aid the policeman to examine evidence to link the staff photo by Litchfield Byrd receives Check from Page criminal to the scene of the crime to establish elements of the crime to collect evidence to gain a conviction of the guilty and to protect the innocent by using experts in the Field i think that we can be assured that we can bring expert testimony to the courts. The scientific equipment employed by the lab includes Basic chemistry to isolate and identify materials ultraviolet and infrared to identify unusual markings and optical comparators for ballistics evaluation. The Law enforcement planning Agency was established As a division of the mid East economic development com Mission in december of 1968 supported by the several local governments in the six cd qty area and by the governor s Law and order committee it has been Able to secure several Grants for local Law enforcement units for equipment and manpower. A corrections and police administration program at the degree level was recently approved through the mid East for the East Carolina University. The mid East commission serves the six county area of Beaufort Bertie Hyde Martin Pitt and Washington. Frank Kivett of Washington is the executive director for the commission

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