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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - June 6, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather Clear and Cool tonight sunday fair and warm highs Day Low to mid 80s. Lows to it night to Low a of established 1909 Washington daily news ten pages Washington North Carolina saturday astr Poow june 6, �9?0 if you do not got your paper. Dial maims Law Tasman a to and 1 00 o clock and Ana we balt a tvs Rad to you daily except sunday Finch could leave l std itch $1.8 billion contracts support for hew for aide Post voting act awarded for bomber Washington api a presi Dent Nixon was reported today to be planning to appoint Elliot a Richardson currently under Secretary of state As his new Secretary of health education and welfare succeeding Robert Finch. Father and Sony or. Zeno Edwards chairman erf the Washington City school Board presents his son Zeno with his High school diploma As he presented some 270 graduating seniors with diplomas at was ceremonies last Nii fit. Quot staff photo by Litchfield graduation night earlier the Chicago Tribune reported that Finch would be moving from the hew Post to the White House As a top staff Aid to Nixon. Richardson 18, came to Washington with the Mixon administration last year As the top state department official under Secretary William p Rogers a Republican he was lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in 1965-67 and attorney general of that state prior to his taking the state department assignment in january 1868. During the administration of president Dwight d. Eisenhower Richardson served at hew As an assistant Secretary in 1857 58 the Tribune said in its Story published in today s final edition that Nixon was expected to announce today that Finch would leave the Cabinet to become the presidents top aide. The agreement on finches change was concluded Friday during a White House meeting Between Finch and Nixon the Tribune added. In Washington a top aide to Finch said Early today that Finch told him after the White House meeting that the Secretary definitely did not submit his resignation and did not threaten to resign. However the see Finch Page 10 Washington api supporters of the voting rights act of 1865, a Law that dramatically shifted political Power in parts of the South plan to converge on Capitol Hill monday in a last ditch Effort to keep the Law alive. A the a and Eralio a Pua Facente of civil rights Hopes 300 or More officers and members will buttonhole reluctant congressmen monday and urge them to a by John t Wheeler prove the five year Extension associated press writer passed by the Senate last phenom penh. Cambodia March. Tbs Ronda race. Is = t a Bodum tanks and prised of 125 civil rights groups infant blunted a heavy com unions and religious Organ Isa munis led attack today on the cambodian tanks troops halt0ommunist Atta efe air Force envisions 300 planes hons. The1 Law termed bythe conference Quot one of the Moat effective civil rights Laws Ever enacted a is scheduled to expire aug. 6. Civil rights Leader say More than 600,000 Black voters have been put on the Rolla throughout the South resulting in 400 to 500 elected Black officials in that part of the com try Quot consider what a blow to the civil rights movement it would be if the voting rights act. Fere allowed to expire said a letter sent to All conference members Marvin Caplin director of the conference s Washington office called the Extension Quot the single most important piece of legislation on our House members approved one version of an Extension earlier this year but the Senate then voted amendments to strengthen it including a nationwide ban of literacy tests and Extension of the right to vote to 16-year-Olds in Federal elections. Was seniors end 12 years a a graduating seniors some 270 presented the various awards Strong stepped on stage at and scholarships assisted by mrs. Washington High school Mildred Randolph. Auditorium last night to receive their diplomas and bring to an end twelve years of school. In is invocation the Rev. A1 Martin asked All to remember that Quot together we stand divided we fall Quot and asked divine help in realizing the role Quot these students will play in building a peaceful also reflecting upon the increasing activism of students today Jasper Lewis City school superintendent cautioned the seniors concerning what he feels is the threat of world communism and the divisive effect of dissent. School principal John of Neal the following students were recognized for outstanding accomplishments in a variety of Fields during their High school years the Board of school trustees medal Jack Owens the Dekalb agriculture award Louie Jackson the a disco Public speaking award Milo Arnold the . History medal John o Carroll the social studies award Susie Daniels the Elliott math prize Jack Owens the Lions club science award Jack Owens the Lions club Spanish award Jack Owens and the French prize Sandra safety Honor a. B. Ashwell presents Billy o Neal with. The National safety councils presidents award at a luncheon Friday while Donald Banks age 8, and mrs. Of Neal look on. Of Neal receives presidents award William l. Of Neal employee of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph company now on leave from the Seabee was honoured at a luncheon Friday with the presentation of the National safety councils presidents award. Italy goes bade to july 4,1968 at ducks Creek Here in Beaufort county when Donald maidu then eight dived into the water Over his head and went Down. Or of Neal James Perry Inwood Broadway and Banty Hopkins located the youngster under water brought him up and or. Of Neal immediately gave him Mouth to Mouth resuscitation. The youngster began breathing again in Between two and five minutes. The Washington Rescue squad came helped out took him to the Hospital where or. Dave Tayloe took Over. Donald Banks now nine with his Mother mrs. Donald Banks attended the luncheon. The boy is in excellent health today. Or. O Neal had previously see award Page 10 Dudley. The commercial award Lynette Edwards the l. R. Randolph business award a Barbara Lewis the Arion award Mary Freeman the John Phillip Sousa award Warren Spencer the l. R. Randolph music award Margaret Smallwood the . Good citizenship pilgrimage award Sarah Leggett the Winfield Best All round girl award Janet Woolard the Morgan Patterson memorial award Zeno Edwards and the Kugler leadership and athletic award Ted Waters. See graduation Page 10� City trash grows into a problem the growth of metropolitan Washington is More apparent at of All places the City garbage dump than anywhere else. For years in addition to the City a garbage trucks moving to the dump residents of the area surrounding Washington have Felt free to use the facility to dispose of their garbage and trash the traffic has gotten so heavy at the a Landfill As the professionals Call it that regular work Crews of the Public works department of the City of Washington just can to cover up the Community s trash. Because of All the activity which became even More apparent due to a recent study conducted by the Public works department it has been necessary to consider control of operations at the dump. New schedules have been established to control operations there. The dump will be open from 6 to 5 . Monday through Friday and on saturdays from 8 . To noon. The dump is being fenced and gated so that dumping will not be allowed at any other time. Killed in War Washington apr army sgt. . George e. Walker jr., of Fayetteville was among soldiers reported killed in the War in Southeast Asia by die Pentagon thursday. He was reported killed As a result of hostile action. Free Street dance tonight a a a provincial capital of Stem reap four Miles South of the ancient cambodian capital of angkor wat. A responsible military source said the enemy troops were withdrawing toward angkor wat the site at historic ruins from the ancient cambodian Empire the fighting entered around the provincial Airport two Miles Northwest of siem reap the informant said enemy forces had 64 seniors graduate at Pantego Pantego a sixty four graduates received diplomas at Pantego High school 80th annual commencement exercise baccalaureate services were held on sunday night 54ay 24, with William Haney minister of the Bath Christian Church bringing the message and ending r on Friday night May 29, Wither. Thomas a. Collins president of b n it rth Ca Rohna Wesley n College As speaker others participating a in the exercise were Albert Baker and Zachariah Pierce Joseph a. Windley school principal and d. C Lee jr., county school Board member. H Debra Daw salutatorian and Keith Cuthrell valedictorian a made talks on timely subjects citing All the1 deeper thinking and h More objective learning and the school glee club under the 0 supervision of mrs Dennis a Davis rendered inspirational q anthems. Or. Windley presented diplomas. Zachariah Pierce presented new Tes to Mentz Given by the ministerial association. Special awards presented by or. Windley went to the following students Kayron Carowan and see Pantego Pangelo been cleared from the Airport but that he did not know whether it had reopened it closed Dawn after sporadic fighting. Friday. Reports it rated that Street fighting had died Down but that some North. Vietnamese and Viet Cong units were still in the town some source said siem Heap is defended by a Large cambodian Force and that the enemy attack apparently was aimed More at embarrassing the phenom. Penh government than at capturing and holding the territory. A big enemy Victory near angkor wat would receive publicity because of the name of the ancient capital Viet Cong and North vietnamese troop also kept up their pressure today in other parts of Cambodia and spokesmen in phenom penh said the current offensive is tie enemy s largest and most widespread since . And South vietnamese troops entered the country s Eastern provinces a month ago the enemy kept up heavy pressure on Kampong Cham a provincial capital m Miles North of phenom penh the source in phenom penh said enemy troops had seized control of Highway 6 Between the cambodian capital and Kampong Cham and were barring even civilian traffic from the Road this the informant said was Only one of Many indicators of Lary situation in Cambodia angkor wat 185 Miles North West of phenom penh is the site of 40 Square Miles of some of the most imposing Temple ruins to Cambodia. The government began evacuating tourists from the area Friday but the Airport was then closed and it was not known whether All of the tourists got out safety. Sporadic fighting had been re ported near the Airport Friday military officials said then that the closest known North vietnamese and Viet Cong forces were 60 Miles away and that the clashes probably involved Cam Bodian communists known As Khmer Rouge. Fighting As far As siem reap surprised officials in phenom penh who up to now have had to Deal mostly with enemy pressure Northeast and South of the Cape Tol. The action at siem reap spread Cambodia s Small and inexperienced army still thin Ner. But officials had Hopes that thai troops would arrive in the area soon there have been re port that some troops from Thailand would be assigned there festival time oops mrs. Agnew says cuts disappoint mrs. Betty Agnew director of the Beaufort county social services department said Friday that the action by the county commissioners in cutting out the work incentive program and the proposed Day care program from the social services department budget for 1969-70 disappointed her. Mrs. Agnew said she would go Back to the Board before the final approval of the budget and seek a reinstatement of the Money. A final budget Okay is scheduled in she said the dropping of win could mean that Many of those still on the program would Back on the welfare Rolls. She added that the program really had not operated Long enough to provide a Good evaluation. She pointed out that it started with 25 mothers. She said six of these have been employed seven dropped and 12 Remato on the program. Quot we really have not had time to find out the results of it a she declared adding that it is too premature to see the merits. The director said Only 12,190 in county Money have been spent on the win program since it storied Here in oct. 1969. She also observed that it might have been More successful had it been in a More Industrial location and had a Day care facility been available to provide care for toe Small children of the working mothers involved. Turning to Day care mrs. Agnew said the program is needed and that a rejection of it might Cost More in the Long run than the program itself since the Cost of child care is picked up by the Agency in Many cases to make it possible for welfare clients to work. The director noted that while the commissioners Cut win and Day care out of the social services budget such programs As family planning medicaid and other Public assistance programs were approved a some intact. Mrs. Agnew noting the removal of several work positions Reques Ted and failure to provide Money in the budget to bring the pay of local welfare workers up to state standards hurts her Agency by causing a continual turnover in workers. It makes recruiting difficult and is unfair not to provide us with the help we need a she declared. Quot our office is a training ground for Many and this hurts our Fay raises for All workers in the county were kept tic five percent. This failed to bring the salaries of Many employees whose salaries Are partially paid by the state and Federal governments up to the state scale Bath s Tom Sawyer glides ski show sunday by Robert a. Dobk1n associated in Ress writer Washington a the Pentagon has Token a major step Towai by a strategic bomber designed to sweep in under enemy radar and fire nuclear tipped mis Sites contracts totalling nearly St t billion were awarded Friday to North american Rockwell corp and general electric to design develop and test the planet the first new Long Range bomber since the 11.52 and b58 were1 developed to the Early 1950s the air Force envisions a Fleet of 200 to 300 planes if the project is Given the go ahead total Cost for the proposed Fleet was estimated to exceed 113 6 billion More than the Cost of the controversial i ant a ballistic missile system now in the first stages of development air Force secretory Robert Seamans or. Emphasized Friday hat production of the i is a Long Way off and the contracts were Only for research develop men and testing this was viewed by some As an. Effort to Blunt expected criticism in con ism Agai Itil a parting hugs. I sums for new weapons a included in the air forces announcement Friday was a memorandum from Deputy Secretary of defence David m packs re it resting Quot it will be a a Versi years n fire a pro fit Chon decision is made a factors to be considered. Include the Progress arid Success of the engineering development program the Progress of the Salt strategic arms Fasti motion talks lairs with rus Sla and the relationship of this program to these pack Ard said North american Rockwell of Al Segundo. Calif., was awarded a 11.350.814,739 engineering and design contract with a target profit of nearly $116 million to build five by prototypes and two ground air test air frames general electric of Evendale Ohio will design and build 40 Jet. Engines at an estimated coat of $406.654,000 gets target profit is figured at $30 million. Rep Thomas Felly r was said in a Telegram to secretory of defense Melvin Laird that the Boeing co. Had submitted a proposal for a Superior bomber that would Cost ires Money the air Force has been trying to win approval for a new advanced strategic bomber since 1964 to replace its aging flock of High Altitude b52s, of which about 550 still Are in use. Former Secretary of defense Robert n. Mcnamara argued against spending billions of Dol tars for a new bomber in an age of intercontinental ballistic missiles. His successor. Clark m. Clifford set in motion advanced research toward building the by the air Force already has spent $200 million. The by would carry a Crew of four and Fly at More than 1,500 Miles per hour triple the Speed of the b52 its Range would be about 10,000 Miles including one mid air refuelling. The b52 can Fly about the same distance without a refuelling with hundreds of water ski enthusiasts in to a City area the water ski exhibition scheduled this sunday from 1 . To 2 30 . Nea r t he Down Tow n waterfront a expected to attract a Large crowd of spectators when a Troup of experts display their skills on the water. Miles per hour. The club is approximately two years old. Many of its members participate in Competition which is sanctioned by the american water ski association. Beaufort county residents will be treated to something very special As Tom Sawyer a native of Bath per approximately Twenty five forms High above the water members of the colonial water ski club of Williamsburg Virginia will participate in the show. Their accomplishments on skies include jumping slalom runs pyramids Speed runs trick skiing and Clown acts. During the Speed fun the club s president Phil Claude will reach approximately 80 mites per hour the present world s record is 126 during a Kite flying Man Euver. This Young Man will also stage a Barefoot exhibition beginning from the Pamlico River Bridge area. Tom Boyd summer festival chairman for 1970, states Quot a feel that Washington and the surrounding area is extremely see Sel. Page 16 Money allocated Raleigh a a total of $232,452 was allocated by the executive committee of the North Carolina agriculture foundation Friday for instructional research and Extension work in agriculture at North Carolina state University during the coming year. V r a a a _ % foundation president j. C. Powell of it. 3, Tarboro said the funds will be used for work ranging from Weed control and. Tobacco insects to been cattle testing and food processing. He said a special portion of a the sum will be for scholarships the foundation is campaigning to raise $500,900 in endowment funds for scholarships he added

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