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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - February 14, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather considerable cloudiness with it of rain through Sun Toni Jim mostly in sunday in upper 40a in for 5 Washington daily news if you do not get your paper. I a i 94a-s45 Between it 30 and 7 00 o clock and one will be delivered to a established 1909 ten pages Washington North Carolina saturday afternoon february 14� 1970 daily except sunday Cairo mood appears Calm despite raids Europe accused of Oil politics in mid East Montpelier. It. Api a the senior Republican member of the Senate foreign relations committee accused some Western european nations today of playing the politics of Petroleum Quot in the volatile Middle East. Sen George d. Aiken of Vermont named Only one nation. France in saying that Oil literally fuels the arms race Between Israel and the Arab states a Oil played a very big part in France s decision to sell air planes to Libya some of which will no doubt get to Egypt Aiken said in a speech prepared for the Vermont league of women voters he said the United states also is involved in a situation that he regards As intolerable a right now some of our european friends seem to think that we Are doing so much for Israel that they can afford to simply play the politics of he said. A Western Europe s dependence on Middle East Oil. Oil in which american financial interests have a Large stake is currently one of the most important factors making for War not peace in that part of the Aiken said Aiken said the fact that Europe is a major customer for Middle Eastern Oil puts the nations of that continent in a better position than the United states to persuade the arabs a that peace rather than War would be in everyone a Best Quot we should raise this matter More forcibly in the capitals of Europe Aiken said and perhaps. Within the North Atlantic treaty organization As Well. A we must not commit in Israel the same kind of mistake we made in Aiken said. A a we must not As a. Government assume responsibilities Over and above those that represent our fundamental interests in preventing that conflict from red men s ladies night tickets for the red ens ladies night february 18, can be purchased at Swain motor co. Piston ring and machine shop Roberson grocery Paul funeral Home and Dennis w. Woolard. De browned Brown announces for sheriff de Brown owner and operator of super Shell service station in downtown. Washington today announced his candidacy for the office of sheriff of Beaufort county. Or Brown was born and reared in Beaufort county attended the local schools and received advanced schooling in the armed services during the korean conflict 1951-1953. He is married to the former miss Evelyn Hyatt and they reside at North shores. Or. Brown is a member of the old Ford Church of Christ a Mason. Shriner and member of the veterans of foreign wars he is a. Past president of the Washington Rescue squad a position he held for three years. Or. Brown also served for three years As president of the Pamlico Riding dub. In making his announcement today. Or. Brown said a the people of Beaufort county deserve a working sheriff and better Law enforcement. If nominated and elected i shall do my very Best to give them both of these things 1 seek the help and support of the voters of Beaufort county in my democratic primary is set for May 2. By Joseph e. Dunan associated press writer Cairo api hundreds of thousands of egyptians hailed president Gama Abdel Nasser at a rally Friday but the mood in Cairo seemed Calm despite the israeli air raid that killed 70 Fie Tury Woityra a although police said a if a million participated in the demonstration. Much of Cairo resembled a Western City enjoy ing a sunday afternoon because Friday in most moslem countries Quot Quot Imir a Mitler. Traffic was Light hundreds strolled along the sunny Banks of the Nile while others window shopped crowded into cinemas or lolled at sidewalk cafes there was talk of course of the israeli attack on the Metal factory 17 Miles North of the downtown area thursday. Officials said the attack resulted in the heaviest toll of civilian casualties since the 1967 War. The Holiday made it difficult to assess the mood of the people. Hut one striking exception was the mass outpouring at noon around the 1,000-year-old Azhar mosque near Cairo a Bazaar Quarter. Thousands gathered to cheer Nasser libyans revolutionary Leader col. Muammar Sadafi and Sudan in Premier Jaafar As they arrived waving and smiling in an open car to attend a moslem prayer service. The three leaders seem to have been almost constant companions since the Arab Summit last december As they continue discussion on the Alliance they Are forming. The crowds screaming Quot Nasser. Nasser Quot cast doubt on the Validity of diplomats predictions that Nasser would lose some of the immense Power and prestige he holds in Egypt and the Arab world As of the israeli raids. Waving banners that said a revenge revenge or a Down with american israeli collaboration Quot the crowds were noisy and emotional at times verging on the hysterical hut they seemed Well under the control of heavily armed police. Everything seemed prearranged and this was perhaps an Effort on the part of egyptian leaders to Drain off outburst against foreigners the demonstration was far from the area where most foreign embassies Are located and most foreigners reside. These districts were quiet and no extra guards were in evidence. Government officials and Arab newspapers kept up their strident attacks on Israel and the United states for the bombing raid but even this is not unusual. Cairo s government controlled press carries such attacks almost every Day. Suburban City of future takes shape in snowy Countryside of Minnesota by John Lundquist associated press writer Minneapolis Minn. Apr a suburban City of the future with growing pains hopefully ironed out before they can happen is starting to take shape on the snowy Countryside 20 Miles Southwest of Minneapolis. The Community got a spurt Friday when the Federal government announced a $21 million guarantee of Loans develop the area. It is the first Community to receive Aid under a Federal program to stimulate development of new cities. The timetable for Jonathan As the Community is known Calls for a City of about 50,000 persons in 20 years. Jonathan now includes a Cluster of Small businesses a computer firm two electronics companies and a swedish toothpaste manufacturer. A demo cum. By summer another electronics company and a research Center for Peavy company a milling and. Grain handling firm., will be completed in the first of five Village developments there Are 17 families in Homes and 36 occupied apartment units. The brains and Money behind Jonathan is hairy t. Mcknight. 56, a senator in the states nonpartisan legislature who owns 1,000 acres of Farmland at the site and raises Black Angus cattle. Real estate development and conservation work go hand in hand with his farming. The plan is to build five villages each with some 7,000 persons in Homes. Another 10,000 will live in apartments and townhouses. And about 5,000 in an educational Center. There will be Small shopping centers and one Hub with All the specially stores and businesses normally found downtown in a City of 50,000. The 5,000-acre layout of Jonathan development corp. Also Calls for school and Church Sites some agricultural and Industrial land and space for Parks and lakes. The shopping Hub will straddle the Milwaukee Road Railroad tracks that split the development and. Hope fully there will be rail commuting service to Minneapolis and St. Paul a at some Point in time we re pretty sure to have rapid transit Here a said Clyde Ryberg. Project coordinator. Or. And mrs. Mike Kottke live in one of the apartments where each unit has its outdoor entry and window exposure on most sides. A we especially appreciate the View and the Chance to relax on Scott wants to exhibit . Products Boone. N c it apr gov Boh Scott wants the Board of conservation and development to give careful consideration to the possibility of setting up a communications exhibit that would Tell the Story of North Carolina products the Board is meeting in Boone in conjunction with the Snow carnival of the South Scott who spoke Friday night also called for updating of the North Carolina guide a fad Hook about the stale he told the Board the present edition was published in the mid sos and is out of Date Scott said that or. Walter p. Baerman of the school of products design at North Carolina state University and cad in Rector Roy Sowers presented him with the idea for the exhibit of tar Heel products a this seems like a Good idea to me and i hope1 that you will give it careful consideration a Scott said the proposal Calls for build ing the exhibit in sections which could themselves become travelling exhibits. Products exhibited could Range from computers to hosiery screws machine parts ceramics furniture. Textiles and Othor Indus trial products according to copies of the proposal presented to cad Board members a finance committee would be formed ionic Diatel and seed Money would be raised in three months or so Scott said a new edition of see Scott. Page in mrs. Jessie Mae Buck Dies today mrs. Jessie Mae Buck age 42, resident of it. 1, Chocowinity Gray Road died in the Beaufort. County Hospital this morning at 8 40 of clock following a critical illness of one week. Mrs. Buck was born in Pitt. County nov 28. 1927. Daughter of William Jesse and Vera Lenv mint hid she was married to Guy Lester buc of Cid Cowie who preceded her in death March 18, 1969 she was a member of Chapel free Wii surviving Are her parents or and mrs William Jesse Hill of Chocowinity red. Six sons a Guy Elwood Buck and Ronald it in Buck of Southport Nelson Gray. Mark Steven Terry Lee and Anthony Dwane Buck All of Chocowinity one sister mrs. Nat Hill of it. 2, Chocowinity funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the1 Paul funeral Home Monda it o clock conducted by the Rev. Roger Tripp and the Rev. Elbert e. Edwards burial will follow in the Providence United methodist Church cemetery. The following will serve As pallbearers Davidt Marvin Elbert Tommy and Clarence Hill Curtis Stilley. Floyd Wade Stilley and Wesley Grissom. The family Wilt be at the Home of mrs. Buck s parents or. And mrs . Hill Aurora Highway Chocowinity. A Merica fighter bombers flying support for Laos Chicago seven jury after 5 months of testimony scheduled for verdict laotian units under fire in Plain of jars 11% of Spur in name or Rex Wrt Irr h of re lard if Cone mini press writer Chicago apr the jury which has sat through five months of testimony argue Monty insults Ami obscenities in the trial Quot of seven men charged with riot conspiracy is being charged today to find a verdict kludge Julius j Hoffman of i s District court said at the close of fridays session after both sides completed final arguments. That he would instruct the jury at 10 women and 2 men today. The judge said he expected his instructions to take two hours after that the jury a task will he to determine the guilt or innocence of the seven men charged with conspiracy to Cross state lines with the intent to a incite rioting at the democratic National invention. Washington Lions fete their ladies Washington Lions last night entertained their ladies at a ladies night banquet featuring an after dinner talk by Quot Edmund h Harding and recognition of two charter members for 34 years of perfect attendance speaking on the subject a the two los Quot or. Harding urged the Lions to promote the High causes of zionism and of love As exemplified by Valentne the Motif used for the of evasion or Harding was presented by Sain Perdue. Or Frank Duke and Ashely Leggett were recognized for their a Long and faithful service to i both reminisced about activities of the local club. In a fun event mrs. Harley Quot Alligood was presented a Loving cup in recognition of putting up with her husband. Lion Harley labelled the a most cantankerous member of the club. The presentation was by Quot Wilbur Owen. Mrs Alligood told the club she was wondering just who they were talking about before they Pul the Label on her husband in the fun act hut said be really was. A not cantankerous at but. Or Bowen said the opinion of the committee was unanimous Ashley Leggett led the singing with Zottl Potts at the piano the invocation was by the Rev. Don Merle a Jesse Spruill served As master see Lions Page 10� the court proceedings have been interrupted frequently by Sharp exc Tonges Between the judge and the defense since the trial Tiegan sept. 21 in the final arguments in one. Then another of the jurors hut Koran barred no holds in attacking the defendants first on the evidence presented by the government through 77 wit Nesses and second on their Day. Both defense lawyer Wii Liam m Kunstler and pro seen Tor Thomas a Foran the District attorney spoke of Tronu wed times Kunstler urged each juror to stand firm in his beliefs Ami Mil to swayed by the thoughts of other jury members. He was reprimanded by the judge Kunstler added a this is a moment in history where the courtroom becomes the proving ground to see whether men die tree or live free a Foran spoke quietly until the final 30 minutes of his 2.-hour summation he strolled in front of the jury Box and focused on speech anti act tons a a a a must not ignore what you see at the defense table and How they the defendants Ink or speak outbursts Are not. Something for you to ignore a Kunstler said. A we Are living in extremely troubled times a it divided and dismayed us All the solutions to these problems Are perpetuated by die right of men to speak to think to live free and to die tree not by the Hangman s rope a rope a if convicted each Man could to sentenced to a maximum of lit years in prison and fined Tat a a a Saigon i apr. A scores of american fighter bombers an flying direct combat support for laotian government ground troops under attack by North vietnamese forces around the flu spreads in . Atlanta. A Tach a outbreaks of influenza and flu like illnesses have been reported in 45 states but health officials say the number of cases is Small compared to those reported last Winter. A Survey by the National communicable disease Center Here shows what officials say is considerably More influenza activity than was expected. How Ever the report says that a lev cling off trend is evident throughout the country. The Center says that in com Parison with last year the current influenza seems More localized with Large Urban centers such As new York City Detroit and los Angeles spared in contrast to the City outbreaks of last Winter during the week ending feb 7, a total of a a a deaths attributed to influenza and pneumonia were reported in 122 Sample Eit us used in the Center s weekly mortality statement officials said that during a. January february six week period last Winter while the Epi Dumic was at its Peak similar deaths in the same cities aver aged 1,134 per week w id esp end of t Breaks of i he virus which hit the United states and Europe hard last year have been reported this year in three states Lai Vistana. Maine and Rhode Island moderate outbreaks. Haye occur red in ii states health officials in Volusia county Daytona Beach Fla Saki 2,15i cases of flu like ill Nesses were reported during a seven Day period ending feb 11 they said West Volusia county memorial Hospital is jammed with flu cases Inelus ing the Hospital supervisor doctors and health officials in Many areas mid tie number of a ases of flu was a Ito iut Normal for the season of the three states where the see flu Page 101 draft head coming the screened Balcony in hot said mrs. Kottke who is expecting her first baby in Spring. Her Salesman husband commutes 25 Miles to downtown Minneapolis. They be had a $20 jump to $180 in rent for their two bedroom apartment. Jonathan is within the Village limits of nearby Chaska so residents in the development have Quick Access to stores. Mcknight who majored in history at Yale University got his inspiration for the name from the English adventurer Jonathan Carver who explored the Minnesota River 200 years ago principal planner and chief architect is Benjamin h Cunningham formerly of Richmond. A. And Atlanta. A. Mcknight and Ryberg make their Headquarters in an 80-year old Brick farmhouse. Near a Cluster of houses is another Brick farmhouse converted into the a Jonathan Carver arts Center a a Windmill spins lazily in the Yard they replant the Young Trees that must be rooted up and Ryberg has a Small Sawmill operation in the Headquarters Yard where the barn is now a woodworking shop by Stan benjamins via i m s Millet Washington map it the while House plans to announce monday appointment of an act my directing of selective service to fill temporarily the Post to be a vacated by the reassignment of Gen Lewis b. Hershey. Meanwhile officials and staff of the National draft Headquarters can Only wonder Over the weekend who will be in charge when they get Back to work. A hers hey., draft director for 28 years moves out monday to be _ come the president s adviser on manpower mobilization in the four months since tin president ordered his reassignment the White House has been unable to find a replacement but it has made Clear that her Shey would not be Aske it it 7 stay on until one is found at least three candidates were seriously considered a. They did not work out is the latest. Charles j Dibona withdrew his name wednesday. White House sources conceded a new director could not to nominated before Hershey Quot a departure and that an acting director would to appointed from among the present Headquarters Teaff Hershey s Deputy has been col. Daniel 0 Omer who in the past has exercised authority in the general s absence Rimer said Friday he had no indication of while House Intel Lions and other draft officials also said they did it know who would take command bul a White Liogys y source said in acting director a i men be levied and would for it no a my Monda v Plain to join informed sources in Saigon said today the sources said the missions originate at a halt dozen bases in Thailand and implied that some planes May lie using the Danang air base in set Juth Viet mini and 7th Fieri carriers in the Tonkin Gulf the stepped up air Effort in direct support of laotian ground troops will not detract from the too to pit sorties a Day tiring Down against the to Chi Minh Trail network the source said bombing Sorbes Are being flown around the clock to meet the requirements of both missions although president Nixon said last fall that american to it Nito rat Are attempting to a a interdict the movement of North vietnamese troops and supplies Down the to Chi Minh Trail the Chi Ltd state has a chef publicly admit led that its planes Fly Dir it combat support Tor laotian forces sources said North \ id Maniese troops had captured at. Least eight outposts around the Junction of route 7 and route 71 near Nong Pel at the Northeast Ern Edge of the Plain by jars Quot Throe Are Strong posts a i the Hills that overtook to roads a a soul oot source. Quot they fire the controlling Elemento Tor getting onto the Plain by Road the North vhf Iii Mem hive captured most of them but they still do not have unrestricted a Cess a sources jut North Viet a a Mese forces. Had suffered a heavy casualties i he hiding 7�. Troop killed in one Battle these sources sympathetic to the laotian government de scribed the losses of lao government forces As Quot Light tin c s embassy it Laios re ported that the Tony expected North vietnamese a offensive in the Plain of jars area had to gun j a. Quot i think the enemy will put on More pressure said one source Quot this looks like a three month operation Quot the source Quot indicated that gov. Eminent forces would not attempt to hold the Plain of jars but Zouki tight orderly delay ing actions and try to inflict heavy casualties on the North Viet flu Mese w e a re gift my to Muke it difficult for the enemy lie added Quot we Are not just going to walk away front if a a Prince Souvanna Houma the laotian Premier proposed last week that North vietnamese troop withdraw from the. Plain in ruin gift of it Quot Kuhrts a at Quot Atti tilde by the government toward the to Chi Minh Trail but North vie Fiarn rejected fhe proposal calling laotian and claims that there Are hire than Kip nordic Viet a namese Irnne. In of slander Inis allegations civil rights lawyers move to Block efforts against Charlotte integration it a or. How Many times s. W. Whitaker prepares his Garden for die coming Spring As he Haft done each year for Many years. The scene repeated in the Countryside thousands of times has a spec Nai Timeteo Ancs in or Whitaker Scase because its taking place on the Corner pc third and Bonner streets in the heart of the City. Or Quot wbk Faker and the mule just keep on about their business As the cars Hustle by. Staff photo by Litchfield Charlotte map it civil rights lawyers have moved to Block efforts against putting a a court Quot Orde r Dottei e Gre a 11 on plan for the Charlotte Meek leu Burg school system into effect Julius Chambers and Adam Stein who filed the original suit in the Case asked the District court Friday to Grant a restraining order preventing gov Bob Scott from denying Public funds for the Purchase of buses Scott said this week he would deny the use of stole funds to finance involuntary busing. Under a District court order the school system would have to use mass busing to carry out the desegregation plan the lawyers also asked the court to overturn a temporary Superior court order which prevents the school Board from us ing tax Money to buy and operate buses for the plan Superior court judge w. K Mclean signed the temporary order this week at the request it it i i group of parents opposed to busing Mclean s order re quires the Board to appear in court next month to show Why the order should not be made permanent until the Issue is finally decided Chambers. And Stein also asked for restraining orders to prevent further Legal action in stole courts which might inter far with implementation of the plan the suit names judge Mclean gov. Scott and leaders of local anti using forces As defendants the Charlotte Mecklenburg system the states largest is under court orders to desegregate by this Spring in another development. Harry i tent. One of president Nix on s closest advisers declined comment tin port wished a com that the administration Louill intervene in the Case the report was published in the Friday edition of the Columbia state the South Carolina newspaper quoted administration sources As saying the1 government a will involve itself in the Charlotte Casi the Only question is How we will become it. Has been customary for Federal appeals courts to invite the Justice department to offer opinions in school desegregation cases. However the courts have not always ruled in favor of the government s . The local school Board has 30 see Charlotte Page 101

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