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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - July 18, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather generally fair tonight sunday partly Cloudy with Chance of aft Arnom Shower. High sunday in the 80� lows Tonia it upper is to Low 80s Washington daily news established 1909 eight pages Washington North Carolina saturday afternoon july 18, 1970 if you do not get your paper. Dial a tilts Between �,88 and t 08 o clock and one we he delivered to you daily except sunday Low rent for county Hud approves 85 units of housing doctor relates South s torture a it Jim Adams associated per a writer Washington fall a a Quaker doctor says political prisoners in a South Vietnam interrogation Center have related stories of being tortured by electrical shocks to their a years nipples and the South vietnamese political. Prisoners both men and women also said they were Hung upside Down from rafters tor hours and were forced to drink "noxioussubstances., Quot dr., Marjorie Nelson told a House subcommittee Friday. She reported treating dozens of prisoners who were severely beaten by interrogators. She also said she saw evidence of the electric torture in hysterical reactions chills aking and fever that at first was diagnosed malaria particularly among women prisoners Quot these women had All been tortured by electricity in the it Terro Gatica Center she1 said Quot and lights coming on at night triggered these hysterical reactions Quot or. Nelson said she treated the victims in a South Vietnam prison near the interrogation Center in Quang Ngath about six Miles from the scene of the alleged my Lai massacre while serving with the american friends service committee project there Between september 1968 and october i960. She testified at House foreign operations subcommittee hearings on the Tiger cages on con son prison Island and conditions in other South Vietnam prisons. At least three times she said patients seriously ill or injured and under her care were taken see torture Page 8� eighty five unit of Low rent Public. Leased housing for Beaufort county has been approved by the department of housing and Urban development. Notification of the approval was received by the mid East regional housing authority from the office of first District congressman Walter b. Jones it was the first approval of units for new Multi county authority formed by the mid East economic development medical schools need Public funds a. J s Hooter a Schooter new county sanitarian Willie j. Schooter. 27-year-old former environmental sanitarian has joined the staff of the Beaufort county health. Department in the position of assistant county sanitarian Schooter comes Here from Rock Hill s. W Here he served As environmental sanitarian for More than two years. His prior experience included teaching a la Helhe was bornand raised s a be supported senior colleges in among these was a Bachelor s degree program in Law enforcement at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Board also recommended that unc Chapel Hill consider the feasibility of starting a master s level program in this Field. A Marine science Center at East Carolina University and an environmental sciences and a see education Page to it by Yvonne Baskin associated press writer Raleigh 4ap a the 1.970 general Assembly will be asked to provide si.5 million in state Aid to North Carolina s two private medical schools in an of a a fort to help ease the doctor shortage in the state. The Board of higher education Augu opted Friday the Achi Sion of the request in the budget for the 1971-73 biennium to be submitted to the advisory budget commission and the legislature. The is .5 million would provide for payments of $2 650 to Duke and Bowman Gray medical schools for each North Carolina student in their entering classes. It would also provide si.000 for each state student entering these schools to be put into a scholarship fund for tar Heel medical students. The 1060 legislature appropriated s350.000 for the current biennium to provide for payment Tif s2.no to the medical schools for each state student entering plus $250 to he applied toward the tuition of each state student the Board was told that in the fall of 1969 the two medical schools enrolled 41 tar heels As first year students. That figure is expected to jump to 66 this fall under the state Aid plan. Or. Cameron West director of higher education said if the private medical schools maintain this level the state will be producing twice the number of doctors previously produced in other action the Board gave preliminary approval subject to funding to More than 30 new educational programs at 10 in lumber ton. Married with a family of three children. Schooter is living at 319 East 13th st., City. He is a Baptist by Faith. The county sanitarian is responsible for assuring that operations which serve the Public Are maintained at healthy standards. Schooler a department assigns sanitation see sanitarian Page 8 massive operations South vietnamese approval for units for Bertie Hyde. Martin and Washington counties is expected shortly the commission has applications with Hud for 1,000 leased units and 2.000 conventional units it Hopes to get approvals to build All 3.000 unite during the next five years Frank Kivett executive director of the mid East commission elated at this. News said this is a significant Brick and mortar project of the mid East commission and that it will keep the name mid East before the Public for Many years to come. Quot economically speaking Quot he said Quot the announced units represent More than one million dollars of added investment value to Beaufort county and from $7,000 to $8.000 annually in taxes to the Beaufort county leased housing is privately owned housing and therefore listed and taxed As is other privately held real estate. A the owner at his option Only a Kivett said Quot leases the units to the authority which in turn rents to selected he added that leased housing affords local investment Opportunity and. Therefore stimulates local business and provides local jobs. Chairman Worth Chesson of the mid East regional housing authority relates the intent of the authority to build the 65 units in several county locations. A a the Only area of Beaufort county we cannot build in is the City of Washington which has a. Housing authority a Chesson sees this announcement As Hope for 250 to 300 Beaufort county citizens As they Are Able to move from inadequate housing into new and comfortable units prof Rocc c Fiir a a Wipt Shaaw eur i a and Good housing is essential in providing for people. Members of the mid East regional housing authority Are John h. Oden or. W. J. A a Dick Lupton mrs Christine b. Farrier and Charles. Cousins. Kivett serves As Secretary to the authority. Two get haircut Manteo n. Api a the penalty for trespassing was $18 and a haircut. A two Elizabeth City youths Richard Allen Phillips. 16, and Robert Harold Sutton 21, were a convicted Friday of trespassing on private Beach property at nags head judge Fentress Horner of state District court sentenced them to .30 Days in jail bul suspended the sentence on condition that they gel haircuts. A a they agreed Deputy sheriff escorted them to a Barber shop across the Street when they returned with their locks trimmed the judge fined them $18 and let them go. W. Germans get us endorsement Washington Lapi West Germany has received 11.8 endorsement of its efforts to negotiate a no aggression pact with Russia hut the Nixon administration has refused to approve details of the proposed treaty. West German foreign minister Walter school meets today with president Nixon amid speculation he will further pres his nation s demands Scheel came to Washington to get As item an endorsement As possible for the German soviet tapas. A Secretary of state William p Rogers said Friday. A we wet come and endorse the Federal German republics efforts to normalize relations with the a the Secretary Dweh attn give a Blanket endorsement of the no aggression treaty but it seemed to satisfy West German Chancellor Willy Brandt the Chancellor s government was shaken recently when a draft text of the proposed treaty was leaked during elections m three of Germany s 10 states. Sources close to Scheel said he wanted Public approval from the . Before going to Moscow july 27 to Start negotiations with soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko. The Secretary express the foreign minister full Confidence and support for the fed eral Republic in Quot its approach and objectives in seeking an agreement with the soviet the state let department said aides said Scheel had wanted to explain to Rogers and presiden Nixon the changes in the draft treaty he will propose to Gromyko and the tactics to be used by the German delegation during the Moscow talks Assurance was expected to be1 Given to . Officials that West Germany would uphold ratification of the treaty pending a soviet reply to big three requests on the Berlin situation a t. Board boosts tax rate 4 cents for medicaid vote today had been expected to him a i \ he managing editor Liu i Ltd hit Ort it Brian of commissioners voted to meccas Rale Iron $1 36 t Ilont of is Rev this morning i the 197 1 tax i f i 60 i each Ltd property mrs to new presents figures to Board City wins. Safety award see picture Page 8 the n. State motor club yesterday presented its traffic safety award for 1969 to the City of Washington Friday for having no motor vehicle fatalities within the City limits last year the last traffic death prior to. 1969 was recorded Here on nov 2. 1968 giving Washington a string of 621 deathless Days ask of in the state a framed Quot Parchment was Given to City manager Edward Wyatt and chief of police Phillip Paul by Dan Vaughan Rocky mount division manager. Hobart. Brown Sale represent t a la be n Orma n Wooten. Beaufort county District manager on behalf of Quot the South s largest motor club and the National automobile association its affiliate. Quot Washington has earned this n. State motor club award with its Fine performance in traffic Vaughan said Quot for a City this tute your record of Only five fatalities in the last eight years four of them fatality free Merit i see award Page 8> marijuana found Burgaw. N a it five Young men have been charged with growing marijuana police identified them As Jeff cry Frost James Edwin Blackwood Michael Church and Robert Gretz each so and of surf City and Effery Skvaril 20. Of Jacksonville. N c might go into Laos by George Esper associated press writer Saigon apr . And South vietnamese forces pushed ahead with a massive operation in the Northern part of South Vietnam today amid signs that the South vietnamese troops might be preparing for a thrust into Laos. The joint initiative including an operation by 1,500 . Marines is aimed at disrupting North vietnamese base Camps staging areas and War stockpiles in an Effort to. Preempt an enemy offensive. It began thursday but was not announced until today for Security i Wynn Gen William c. Westmoreland . Army chief of staff said earlier this week after a tour of the War zone that the communist command had the capability of launching a major offensive in the Northern Quarter of South Vietnam. The joint assault involving nearly 10.000 Allied troops entered in Jungle mountains 30 to 50 Miles South of Danang South Vietnam s second largest City. Some troops advanced to within striking distance of Laos one Forward was at Kham due 13 Miles from the Border. . B52 bombers have been concentrating heavy bombing Raiffe Alono the i Antian Frontier Over the past week these raids combined with movements of artillery guns indicated that the South vietnamese forces might be preparing to extend their part of the drive into Laos. In the past heavy bombing raids have frequently been ripoffs of impending infantry strikes officers said the Allied forces were meeting Little resistance in their assault. In the Only fighting reported . Marines killed five North vietnamese Friday while suffering no casualties of their own. The marines were operating with South vietnamese marines rangers and infantrymen 30 Miles South of Danang in a re Gion described by one source As a Quot historically enemy base scattered fighting was reported today in the Southern half of South Vietnam and in Cambodia North vietnamese troops killed four americans of the 1st air cavalry division and wounded seven Friday in a Brief fight three Miles Southeast of the cambodian Border and 95 Miles Northeast of Saigon ene my losses were not known but one spokesman for the . Command said a we came off second Best in the engagement ill Grant you Scott n. Has to Quot reevaluate Quot Raleigh aim now that the Carolina Cape fear corp has purchased Bald head is land. Gov Bob Scott says the state must Quot reevaluate its Posi a what this will Toad to is any body s guess it could result in the state actively seeking to thwart plans of the corporation for private development of the sem it Repton Island off South port. A a Quot fir it could result in a item Promise under which Carolina a Cape fear would go Forward with its plans but would set aside part of the Island for preservation in its natural state tor ecological studies the governor and conservationists had wanted All the Island to be left it. Scott indicated to a recent news conference he would com Promise in has determination for the state to acquire and pre serve the Island Only if he had to the latest development m the months Long. Controversy Over the Lush Island in the Cape fear River came Friday when Faro Furra Cape fear announced had purchased it from Frank Sherrill o Charlotte. Revenue Stamps on the deed filed with the Brunswick county Register of deeds d. T. A Lark indicated 4hr Purchase Price was $5.5 million Carolina Cape fear headed by William a Henderson of High Point has announced that it plans to spend millions of Dol Lars in transforming Bald head into a Plush resort similar to Hilton head. S. Henderson reached by tele phone at Lake Junaluska. Where he was attending a methodist laymen a conference said he was unable to comment now on when full a scale development of the Island will begin lie said the company probably will announce its plans in iwo to three weeks Henderson said the company Quot has already done some work on the Island we be had Engi neers and scientists Dow n then despite the governors Conten Tion that the state can Block acess to the Island. Carolina Cape fear has advertised tracts of land on Bald head for Sale Henderson said his firm will set aside a. Portion of the Island m its natural state but that he did not know How much. He said he was seeking the opinion of scientists. He also said the company would consider recommendations of scientists sent by the state or conservation groups a a in a prepared statement. Scott reiterated Quot my Strong feeling that this unique property can Best be used for research in the Marine sciences and the Public full of liberals Thurmond accuses Nixon of sellout. By w of is Quot this decision Breaks Faith at polities writer with the people of the. South waste in a ton i a1 a so la Thurmond stud a was Recentio As Strom Thurmond has accused president Nixon of breaking Faith with the South on school Rose a Reg 11 it or a my follow ing Pel in Tai which could Cost him the Quot Ift Quot Quot the South Carolina Republican who helped Nixon on court Southern delegates and voters in. His Campaign for the presidency said the White House Nam is Lull of a a Liberal and Ultra Liberat advisers Quot he said they represent the philosophy �>1 the Northeast _ which never supported Nixon and will not in the next the White House refused to comment on Thurmond s speech .11 president Nixon is to be successful in 1972 he must he Len to the voice of the great ii portly. Thurmond declared Uca lonely Senate chamber Friday a Pur mgr political comport with the administration thur mond denounced. Revenue service fell 19. I97ii the president As mired me positively that he sup in Rcd the continuance of the tax exempt status of private Quot schools a the people of the South Quot Quot were Upun Quot to of "ft�1 dents word Quot Quot a am Wank g the a Ixon an ministration that the people of Quot the South and the people a a the nation will not support such unreasonable polities.�?T. Thur mond said "1 remind the chief executive thahue presidency is an elective office and that what the people give the Peop also cd fake a in an interview later. Thur mond said. Quot a Teel kindly to Ward the president and i want to help him All i can a but. He said. Quot the interests of South Carolina come first a the internal deep Moi to deny lax exemption to segregated private schools and the assignment of a Justice depart ment task Force to oversee put it school desegregation Thurmond called that Quot the proposed invasion by too carpet hogging Justice department Law vers for the purpose of As Spring forced integration this is the sort of program whiffed we would expect to go from a democrats administration. Said Thurmond who once was a Democrat Thurmond said Nixon had pledged him support for the tax exempt status of a private schools a a or characterized himself As Quot still a Mirlend of the president t Elf to Tutti Tepolt watching the administration for Fyk months and Quot i have noticed that since the president has teen in office Hrh is ite Coine surrounded by Liberal and Ultra 1 Zubei tit Rex a the advice that these people give is not in the Best interest of Eil Hei president Nixon or the a country he said m his speech the philosophy which these people espouse and which Thev give to the in resident is a Sec it Tiona philosophy the Philo so Jthn of the Northeast it is not the philosophy of tin South or of the a or us the Midwest thur Tannd said Thoj a who support he philosophy of the Northeast did not Back Nixon m in a a and will not in 1972 valuation and to appropriate the extra hour cent Levy to finance the count v s share of Hie cult of the medicaid program the action had Bee a an tic i a led since wednesday Ghl when three Mendrer of the Tny Ard indicated a at an in formal meeting that they would vote to fund the program in the amount it p>9 non a figure recommended in a the state and would vote to make the net Rosary Tow to finance it voting for the increased Levy. And the budget adjustment were m of atm Mil Jack Swindell and Nonte Boyd yol inf him la was i Cay ton who continued to voice Strong opposition la the program and to incr Riisag the lax Levy to t Manee tithe inward Luid adopted what was thought to to the final budget and the $1 56 tax rate july i the tentative budget adopted earlier had been Sel at 60 and included medicaid funds the action today was in effect a return to the preliminary budget the Hoard a 1st� voted to rescind a Resolution adopted july 7 not refund the medicaid program after the end of july but the commissioners voted to reject a request by mrs Etty Agnew director of Quot a a tie by i More Auritt department of Sociol vices to permit Ler department to him workers up a to <ia1 it 88la by a standards a a which would mean an increase of eight or rum per cent Lor a number of social workers now rated less that the rate m which they arc qualified mrs Agnew fold the Board that permission to make the changes she Ami the social services inwards it might would save the county fat to budgeted Lor personnel in her dem it Riiel the a top tended that the i Marci lord adopted a policy of give my Only a to ten n r cent Ritter Tfir emf Kopf plus Vear Ami in Audi would nol deviate from it even though it would Cost More in the ease at the social services department airs Agnew Conte fur a the employees of one Dej tarment Are on Stab Standard and the social Stortv Jrex workers arc. 4s a void ssi onal and As Jua lied the Stoard also turned Down a Sugge Tom by thu social ser vices director that hods turned Quot Rick to the county Treasury by her lie part ment might provide a toi medicaid without increasing the tax Levy my Gnew told the in mid she Tiad Rutur Luxl More than. $8.v mini t i the county in uti spi of isee medicaid. Page 8 20,000 convert into overnight love municipality by fit Mhz he he orb umm a try press Werlei love Valley n in tape a Rock music festival has converted the normally Placid Lull sides of the Liny town of love Valley overnight into a Muturi Iru tidings Are constructed of logs in walks and the dirt main Street is lined w Ith hitching posts it s Normal population is 75 to i no but in the Arena w Here rodeos and roping have been the at Pality of approximately to Dion acid Rock is now hold hippies weekend hippies and my Lorth curious sightseers Quot Quot All Quot the problems that go with a Boom City a food water traffic control medical facilities sanitation and noise Are pres ent however most of the i Are being met with relatively Little difficulty. Despite the number trl hippie that have poured into the. Are. Ers Campe and Large tents m evidence but jutted oct a the Quot mountainsides were hundreds Ltd to Nike shirt tents and plastic Strung across runs or limb due Young Man who was apparently in the Vanguard of persons who began Drill tag into the area about two weeks had constructed a to Isdr free there has teen relatively North Carolinas first Large Rock most Val Frida it the state could control its use Quot a. A at this Point Quot Scott added Quot the it tits must reevaluate its. Position in Light of this latest de a a elopement. We shall attempt to determine what our relationship will be with the new owners a the nature conservancy a National nonprofit member ship organization of Washington d. C., had agreed to make $5.5 see Scott Page 8 evening and will continue through sunday. Love. Valley seems a perfect name for a gathering of people who say their lives Are based on love and peace but it is an unlikely setting a a town that looks As if it has been transplanted from the old West. The town near Statesville about 51 Miles North of Charlotte was built As a tourist attraction about two decades ago its Only trouble. Haywood Starling assistant director of let state but Treau of investigation said that i i t tight the num her of persons arrested on. Drug charges stood at 14 he said most of the charges involved a marijuana and added lie believed it was easily available at the festival. A some arrested also had been made for traffic violations. Auto larceny and trespassing the size of the crowd in the love Valley area was hard to estimate because so Many persons were camped out on several mountainsides surrounding the town. There were Manv travel Trail a bearded Young Man expressed the Molt cd of most of the youngsters. Quot the vibes Are Here Man it s really a Good he said. Andy Barker mayor of love Valley and promoter of the Rock festival said scores of Volunteer workers who had come to the Are Early had helped establish facilities to take care of thousands of persons scattered around the music area and camping areas a re my Gal Ion tanks filled with drinking water. Enough portable toilets and latrines Are in the festival Region to take care of i see Rock pegs a it

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