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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - February 16, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather Mattiy Cloudy Sod Cotter through to Tweedy rain gradually ending taut Fol Chanca rain a outre coast tuesday Loara tonight 10a him tuesday 40s Washington daily news if you do not get your paper. A 10 and dial 4jia> lie two 7 00 or lock and one Anil be de l my in you established 1909 ten pages Washington North Carolina. Monday afternoon february 16, 1970 daily except Sun a i faces desegregation Issue Congress returns global report n Chicago seven trial jury goes into third Pleni from 5-Day Holiday Washington it Ai a Dent Mixon will pm Nae new in tial Ivra for bettering a Menean soviet re in tons in his fir i of he kind Quot global report this week based on the theme of a by Joe Hall Nixon vetoed the original $19 7 associated press writer billion version As inflationary Washington api a con because it exceeded his budget Gross returned from a five Day for health and education spend Holiday today to confront the tag the House upheld the veto politically explosive Issue of the new appropriation Meas Public school desegregation ure is due before the House Worth and South wednesday. The Senate votes begin tuesday on Southern sponsored amendments to a 135 billion education Bill with some Northern senators on a political spot and the White House position a a study m ambiguity a a president Nixon is said by the White House to believe school desegregation should be applied equally throughout the nation that appeared to align the administration with the theory of an amendment proposed by sen John Stennis. D miss to require equal enforcement of Federal regulations no matter what the reason for segregation in the schools while the White House endorsed the concept of equal school desegregation pressures it not publicly support specifically the Stennis amendment is designed to take in Northern schools where attendance reflects White or Black housing patterns As Well As Southern schools which deliberately maintain racial separation. One Northern Liberal. Sen Abraham Ribicoff a Conn. Has already endorsed the amendment. Actually the Senate will vote first on another Stennis amendment this one upholding Freedom of Choice school attendance and barring the busing of pupils for the Sake of integration unless the elected school Board approves that Amend pent appears to have Little Chance rep. William m. Colmer d-miss., chairman of the House rules committee has asked Secretary of health education and welfare Robert h. Finch to appear before that panel tuesday to discuss desegregation. Colmer seeks a report on Federal policies toward busing Freedom of Choice plans and other issues involved in the school desegregation situation. The Finch testimony was requested in connection with the coming House vote Chi appropriations for his Agency and the department of labor As part of a Bill to supplant the measure vetoed by president Nixon. A new version of that Bill was expected to Clear the House a it today with its spending level reduced by about $500 million. The Senate judiciary committee also scheduled a meeting today to resume its consideration of the supreme court Nomina Tion of judge g Harrold Carswell. Y a if Hie committee approves., confirmation As expected this week the full Senate probably will begin debate Early next month leaders of both Chambers Are hoping to keep up the Swift Pace which has marked the session since it opened Jan i the Senate particularly has acted on a number of major tolls and promises of More of the of come from do Morec in Leader Mike Lla Naomd and Republican Leader Hugh Scott. The idea is to avoid the protracted slowdown which kept the legislators in Washington until dec 23 last year mans Field and Scott Are among those particularly anxious to see a much earlier adjournment this year each is running for re election a new strategy for peace Quot Nixon Hack from a four Day Florida Holiday will Send the extraordinary. 25,000-word Dancu ment to Congress wednesday outlining foreign policy including Vietnam from when he took office and carrying it into the future White House informants who had Advance knowledge indicated Nixon would set out new pro Post is for settling Long standing fast West disputes they Day Delibera Tion suggested the report also would encompass areas of Mutual concern such As the israeli Arab conflict informants indicated the new proposals would Center directly on relations Between the United states and soviet Union however. The sources would provide no specifics on what the chief executive had in mind by f. Richard pm Yon k re Kami Aykroid associated press writers Chicago Aid a u s do tact court jury resumed death rations today the third Day. On n very Tel the the trial of seven with Riol conspire men charged by at the Lime of the 198 demo cratic National convention the defendants already Are in jail for contemptuous behaviour during the Long trial and one of top for lawyers has totem sen Tenud to four years in prison tag sentences on the defendants for contempt sunday then turned to Law vers William m Kunstler Ami Limani i Wein Glass Kunstler 5l> of new York cite Wax Sente need to it lit months if it a off quoth flaw tilt. A ran is m ran convention he stayed execution of the lawyers sentences in May i to allow hem in perform Legal do fit it Tor their clients being held in Chr lorral her of i a coun to Tail during the jury Delibera turns a. Quit ecu Chad i was Verv Pessima to pm thug of tin trial i that now that the it Fri a Ait some time Ito re is air of an a a a Hung jury to Soki a Tig. Ter. A is a Adanri a re four Tor contempt judge Julius j Hoffman of is District court finished fix tempt Weinglass. A of new Ark n .1was want Cut d to 2n months and 5 Days in prison on 14 counts 1 tto fudge characterized As a Abc or Al Malmo conduct the Ottto a of a of a of him Quot lawyers seven men charged with conspiracy in incite rioting at the the iti�8 democratic a convicted if conspiracy each Man laces a maximum sentence id in years m prison Ami a to of line the fudge de hied motions to Fri a the seven on Tsimal pending Appeal Ottto ,iitnrrnptrha7jpv a Gai and tto i Eon la Alt Quot i noon a tur fudge j4omptly to tempi citations lie sent Ziair defendants to fail saturday Ami so a nth no so let it re mauling three sum i. In Ivy Ltd it a a a Intuit i in Iti in Wenglass told newsmen Sun in night that he was optimistic because tto priv had met Greenville lies on Center line of path for eclipse of the Sun Al news special by Yvonne Baskin associated press writer 11 you re looking for a ring Side seat for the March 7 eclipse of the Sun. Try Greenville. N.c., or Kingstree these towns lie on the Center line of a path to Miles wide that stretches my Miles up the East Ern coast of the United states Early in the afternoon of March the Moon will sex tin Guise the Sun and cast an conc darkness across this Long strip of land the event will to a total eclipse of the Sun a phenomenon which has awed and terrified Man since ancient times it is caused when at a rare toil predictable moment tto non moves Between the Earth and Sun and blocks the sunlight causing the Shadow Ottto Moon to fall across the Earth on March 7 the Moon s Shadow will All in a path to Gymning far out in the Pacific Ocean curving northward across lower Mexico sweeping across the u s Mainland through Newfoundland and finally disappearing in the Atlantic the path crosses the Florida Panhandle then runs parallel to the coast through Georgia. South to aniline. North Carolina and out into the Ocean at Norfolk the path also crosses land at Nantucket 1 Aland the Enterline of the path runs irom Perry Fla. To nor Loik and through or near Jesup Savannah and fort Stewart Awal Ter Burn and Marion. S c Ami Elizabethtown. Wal lace. Kinston and Greenville. N. C thousands of scientists and Amateur astronomers from throughout the nation and the world Are expected to Hock til Points in the Moons path to of serve tto eclipse and Many Ottto a is towns already report Hotch and motels heavily hooked for the period the Center of scientific i it will lie at East Caro Lina University at Greenville i c scientists educators anti students irom throughout the country will to on the Campus using radio photographic and telescopic equipment this will include a to Inch Telescope atop let building the phenomenon w ill Tig vis Ihie. Over most of the rest of Airth America As a partial a a eclipse but in the path called the hand of eclipse totality Quot the site w it he completely Cov a red Ini almost three inmate Llerve in what r s Dodson or. Senior lecturer at pm Tanum in Chapel i my months Ami to Mays of a t t 4 it linger to Down to f month int tit for Lee we incr to is Hoger tiled of 32 counts and Weiner i i counts Wemer Mother mrs Ruth Weiner was reported in fair Cotoli loft Lula at a Hospital where she was admitted Sukdav alter taking an overdose of drugs she and Weiner s Tattler were in the court room when their Sun was ordered to Jad Terry c Rubin 31 was sen Lenerd to 25 months Ami 23 Days on to counts John r for noes to received i months Ami is Days on in counts Thomas e Llardi n i sentenced to 14 months Ami 14 Quot Days on ii a hints i Tennerd Frennie Davis 20 recent visa 2,� months Ami it Days on 23 counts and a Holt atone Hoffman 4l waa. Sentenced to Quot a it Quot months a Ash count s i Zenall k s Lor each Immi ranged from one div Tor such to lenses is ailing to Rise a when tto judge filtered the court or Hoffman s the Trig a kiss jury to six month or i Sec a cups. Page 10� �4 the lodges or Krouch Everett and Dixon at county convention smut Sellers scared after convictions county republicans talk strategy Here by de w Alker. Or staff writer with perhaps More Sig Ifica Nee than Ever before approximately 50 republicans gathered in the Beaufort county primarily at organization and Campaign tactics. Everett bring up the feed Grain Issue As one the party could rely on. Courthouse saturday afternoon to organize themselves for an Effort swin Dell fun eral Belhaven a funeral services for Harry Swindell age 84, will be held tuesday morning at 11 of clock at St. James episcopal Church Here with the Rev. Fred Fordham Rector officiating burial will follow in the Flynn cemetery at Pantego. Or Swindell died at his Home Here last wednesday. Surviving Are a brother and two Sisters. To unseat the democrats in a democratic stronghold. A. Frank Everett gop candidate for the House. Of representatives from the first District was on hand to let his workers know that a if we can to sell Nixon Agnew and the gop with the Sor riness of the other party we have no right to Call ourselves the gop Beaufort county convention brought Little in the Way of issues and was aimed former president Johnson left the feed Grain program off his final budget still in effect until july Everett said adding that he had wired president Nixon and was assured by the administration that the Farmers would be paid As soon As possible in july when Nixon s budget by Peggy Simpson associated press writer Washington api a smut Sellers Are running scared following convictions of prominent pornography dealers the Post office s chief inspector says. Faced with convictions some of the Best known pornographic dealers a have Given up their mailing lists and Are going out of business William j. Cotter said in an interview in some cities he said a a adult bookstores heard about a supreme court action upholding eight obscenity convictions and closed their doors before police arrived. Cotter a former Fri agent before becoming chief inspect isee shut Page 10 a across state lines people have not moved As much As. Expected dominican plane crash kills 102 atone to Hie i Quot Vii kitting Derx _ j a Legal team of seven lawyer announced sunday it a pre hiring briefs to Appeal the Cun Quot see rot pm a Herbert Gibbs 10 see gop Page mrs. Vera Whitley of Aurora Dies chief Paul warns about City tags police chief Phillip Paul issued gov. Scott to go to d. C. Tuesday Raleigh a North carte Lina gov. Bob Scott will go to Washington tuesday to meet with the tar Heel congressional delegation in behalf of his Campaign against involuntary busing of school pupils a i am personally committed to doing everything lawful to preserve our neighbourhood schools a a Scott Laid in a prepared statement saturday. A the neighbourhood school concept has been the strength of our Public education system in North Carolina and our state has been in ton committed to that policy for hand some time it is a sound educational policy and must be Scott said his trip has two purposes. First he said he will a let our representatives and a senators know that As governor of North Carolina i will support the Stennis amendment which would require All states to be treated equally. I also will sup port any other sound legislation that will make it National policy to protect our neighbourhood schools and prevent the involuntary busing of students. A second Quot Scott added �?o1 Hope to better coordinate our efforts in North Carolina with those of our delegation in Washington. Our senators and representatives Are aware of our deep concern and Are doing Alt they can to turn the tide of Federal action. By better coordination Between Raleigh and Wash we can strengthen their Scott has Only one other official activity on his schedule this week wednesday he will present the governors award to tackle Ron Carpenter North Carolina states outstanding football player of ims. The presentation will be made during halftime of the state South Carolina basketball game that night in Reynolds coliseum mrs. Vera a Whitley age73, of Aurora died in the Beaufort county Hospital saturday afternoon following a critical illness of one Day she had been in failing health for a number of cents a a a a to mrs. Whitley was born at Aurora May 11, 1896, daughter of the late Jacob and Aurelia Brinson Edwards she was married to Robert l Whitley of Beaufort county who preceded her in death june 6, 1961. She was a lifelong resident of the holy Cross episcopal Church in Aurora surviving Are two daughters mrs John r Rowe of Aurora and mrs . Stephenson of Edward one granddaughter Sally Pat Rowe of Aurora one sister mrs. S. G. Merriman of Utica. N n funeral services were held at the holy Cross episcopal Church this afternoon at 1 o clock at the holy Cross episcopal Church conducted by the Rev. George h Harris Rector burial followed in the Tuten cemetery near Edward. The following served As pallbearers . Overton Charlie l. Godney . Stilley Hinton Smithwick a k Walker and Lloyd Lancaster the body was moved from the Paul funeral Home to the Church one hour prior to the service. A statement today reminding citizens of the Midnight tonight deadline for displaying 1970 state License tags and City tags a anyone a he City with no tags can expect a citation Quot Paul explained. A anyone living outside of the City who has business in Washington and has a vedic Al that stays in the City and is used in the business is also subject Toa citation if no City tags Are displayed Quot he a said adding that a tags must be displayed no matter what a a a Washington Iasi peo pie have not moved from state to state a expected says the census Bureau in revising its unit tit for nine state Dele a Lions to the House of represent a lives. California will gain four in Stead of the six seats originally estimated in the t967 Bureau forecast which was pegged to migration trends of the Early i960 s. Quot the migration from state to state a changed from those says the Bureau director or George Hay Brown Quot California has not been gaining As much and with out migration have not been losing As much a the fresh Bureau forecasts Are Bas Ltd on a july 1, 1969, estimate of state populations the i i. A 1 t it Quot a Ais i if a or i 1 1, 1970, will set the basis for redistributing 435 House seats for the 1972 elections the new estimates also Indi Date Fonda will Gam two seats and Art opa Texas and Colorado one each. This would make California s delegation the arg est at 2 new York would tie a Al Ai 39. New York and Pennsylvania Are expected to lose two seats each and North Dakota West Virgin a. Ohio Iowa and Wisconsin one each gains Arizona Dakota. Or losses forecast for Florida. Texas North West Virginia. Iowa. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Are unchanged from a Bureau table dated March 7. 1967. Roy Gray Mohorn succumbs sunday Roy. Gray lit. L Tath Belhaven Mohorn age 72, of died late sunday funeral services will to held tuesday at 2 30 p m from the St. Lairs Church of Christ with Norman Miller officiating burial will follow in the Church cemetery. Quot Santo Domingo. Domini can Republic it Aid no sum. Docs had been found Earh Ulav from a dominican Airliner which crashed in the Caribbean with to2 persons aboard Rescue officials reported tto passengers included even u s citizens and 45 puerto Picans officials Quot of the airline said. The dominican airlines twin Jet l�c9 crashed into tto can bean about five Miles off tto South coast of the Island of his punic la a Quot few Quot minutes after til ing off for san Juan. Puerto Kin. Sunday atle noon the Pilot Toad radioed that his Dies at age 73 Herbert a pop Gohh i�f�7 t. Resident of awol re Al third street., died suddenly in tto beaut or county Hospital saturday night or Gihos was Burn at Engelhard in Hyde county april i 1896 son of the Lute Thomas and Heddie Rose Gibbs he Hud been making his Home Hen since 1946 where to was the owner and operator of the City barriers drop until his retirement several years ago he was a me tot of the first Chi Rich of Christ be crash Page 10 bulletin will remain at the Paul funeral Home in Belhaven and be taken to the Church one hour prior to the service or. Mohorn was born oct 8. 1897 son of the late Johnny and Ella Wallace Mohorn he was a member of the Baptist Church. Washington it a the Senate judiciary committee up proved by a vote of 12 to 4 today the supreme court nomination of judge g. Harrold Carswell of Tallahassee. Fla chairman James o. Eastland. 1� miss told newsmen that the or Gibbs was married to the former Lassie Lee Selby of Engelhard april 19 191 my living besides his Wile Are Lour daughters mrs Pell Midgette of Scranton. Mrs it Sheppard of Wilmington mrs. Leslie Cole of Plymouth and mrs Harvey Williams of new Bern. 13 grand children seven great grand children one brother. Herman \ i i mis of Bath iwo Sisters m is 11 a t a m widget to of. E no Elziard a mrs Lude Midgette of Aurora surviving Are his wife. Mrs. Mary Burnette Mohorn three sons. George Mohorn of it 1. Bath. Charles Mohorn of Chesapeake i. And Joe Mohorn of the us air Force in Japan one daughter. Mrs Loma Hassell of Newport news a seven grandchildren and Tine brother Ivey Mohorn of Roanoke rapids Lofti Milleew a majority report recommending Carswell a Confirma Tion will to filed in the Striate later today. Tto senators voting against i approval of Carswe Llos Nomina Tion were All democrats Philip a. Hart of Michigan. Edward m Kennedy of Quot Massachusetts. Birch Rayh of Indiana and Joseph d Tydings of Maryland funeral services w ill to held at the eng Lauird Christian Church monday att noon at a ii clock conducted by Ronald Richard son. Pastor of the i test Church of Christ and t he r a v. J am is Roswell pastor to the Engelhard a Hymian eur Chi Bui if Wilt follow in tto Fulford cemetery. The body will to proved from the. Paul funeral Home to the Church one hour prior services to tin in heavy air raids u. S. Fighter bombers hit North vietnamese in Laos by George associated press writer a Saigon api More than 406 american fighter bombers attacked North vietnamese troops trucks and Supply ones in Eastern Lam sunday in some of the heaviest air raids Ever flown in Southeast Asia one propeller driven ale sky Raider was shot Down Over the Plain of jars and the american Pilot was presumed killed sources in Vientiane said sources in the raids were a two pronged Aerial offensive against North vietnamese forces some were in support of laotian government forces on the Plain of Jam which is under Jumes attack. North other were against the to Chi Minh Trail farther East to slow the movement of North vietnamese troops and supplies into South Vietnam the sources said the planes came from two 7th Fleet carriers in tto Tonkin Guf and half a dozen bases in Thailand and South Vietnam. Most were f4 phantom and ft05 thunderchief fighter bombers which carry to we to is of pounds of bombs. The strategic air commands b52 bombers which carry four to six times that bomb Load Ilso pounded North vietnamese Supply depots in Eastern . Viet several 652 missions were raids ported along the Border re said sgt Harry b prisoners were a second Compa. Ala. An by Onn Mander and a political across the Border in South Vietnam Allied forces battered a mixed North. Vietnamese and Viet Cong battalion in Sand dunes and Rice paddies South of Danang killing 1-82 of the enemy soldiers and capturing 16, military spokesmen claim to Day. Field reports put government losses at 12 killed and 31 wounded. Spokesmen said a total of 280 enemy soldiers had been killed and 40 captured during the five Quot Day operation thirty one South vietnamese were reported killed and 82 wounded a it was really hairy for a few adviser to tto South vietnamese 1st armoured brigade a we were about at feet apart and throwing hand grenades at each other we Hile All this was going on. Tin armoured personnel earners blasted them with 50-Catiber fire every time they came out of their spider holes the rest do the Day we just chased the across the Sand dunes into the Rice paddies and trapped them m the tree nes Quot the enemy dead included the hat Talion commander his executive officer a company commander and an assistant company commander among the of Lacer nearly 50 weapons were seized Quot we Are certain we destroyed thai battalion Quot said col than Hoa of the South vietnamese 1st armoured brigade Hiep said tto sapper commando battalion had planned to attack. Danang South Vietnam a second largest City either before or during the vietnamese lunar new Yean feb. 6 he said the battalion instead pulled Back because it was under strength

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