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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - June 13, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather of Rolv Chou Der with Rhame in temperatures migh and sunday lows Toni tit in hmm a of sunday 82 to of Washington daily news if you do not get your paper. Dial m84b4s is Twu a and t 00 o clock ind of �11 by do lev Rod to you established 1909 eight pages Washington North May off Neoh june 13, a it daily except sunday v Iet c Ong u utilizing temples to Supply anti War men continuing Battle by Carl p. Leub8dorf associated press writer Washington a anti War senators May face another administration backed Challenge before a final vote is taken on a proposal to restrict presidential War Powers in Cambodia. Asst. Republican Leader Robert p. Griffin of Michigan indicated Friday he would attempt to eliminate a provision of the Cooper Church amendment designed to bar . Financial support for nations aiding the shaky cambodian government. Griffin said at one Point Friday he wanted to take soundings to see if his amendment would be an exercise in futility. Later he indicated he May Call it up tuesday for a vote on wednesday. The final vote on the amendment by John Sherman Cooper r-ky., and Frank Church a Idaho probably will come late next week. The Antiwar forces who scored a 52-47 Victory Over a key administration backed amendment on thursday Are confident they can turn Back the Griffin amendment and any other proposals designed to water Down the Cooper Church amendment. President Nixon has urged approval of a provision like grif for Thailand and other asian nations seeking to Aid cambo Dhc-�?1. A Battery of other amendments to the military Sale authorization Bill vehicle for the Cooper Church amendment and the five week debate on . Involvement in Cambodia May be considered first including proposals designed to curb . Weapons sales to Greece and to prevent shipment of chemical weapons from Okinawa to the United states. Fear that prospects for Sale of Jet planes to Israel might be jeopardized led the Senate to defeat by wide margins Friday a pair of amendments by sen. John j. Gilhams a Del it rejected 56 to 6 his proposal to Knock the Money out of the Bill designed to Force the executive Branch to submit item by item lists of proposed sales for future congressional approval a and Defeated 59 to 1 his move to delete language expressing congressional support for arms sales to Israel. After the first vote Williams said it meant the Senate was willing to let the president sell arms to any nation in the world including communist China and Russia. A they feel that the president knows Best a he said but sen. Jacob k. Javits r-n.y., replied Quot a Don t really fic of presumably to table the v feel it has a Tebee Broad deep United states to pick up the Tab Sale of flags said booming City Esea programs to Start by t. Jeff Williams associated press writer phenom penh Cambodia Cap a a cambodian military spokesman said today that the Viet Cong were setting up hospitals and storage areas to the famed Temple ruins at angkor 185 Miles Northwest of phenom penh he also said More Viet Cong we Tai massing near Kot Pong spec a provincial capital on the Only Highway open Between phenom penh and Cambodia s major port. Maj. Am Rong said villagers in the angkor area had tool of the Viet Cong installations there and had reported fighting be tween cambodian and communist forces in the Temple Complex. He said he did not know which temples the Viet Cong were using is hospitals and storage areas. The major said the communist troops a Don t respect our sacred place making storage areas and hospitals in temples is not Only a serious matter to us but to All those interested in cultural aspects of temples. Fighting continued for the second Day today at Kampong spec a provincial capital on route 4, the Only Highway still open Between phenom penh and the port City of Kampong som am Rong said about 1,000 Viet Cong soldiers were reported massing South of Kampong spec for fresh attacks he said route 4 was still open but that trips through the area were risky. Phenom penh depends on Kampong som for its Oil sup plies and uses Oil to generate electricity. If enemy troops Cap Ture Kampong spec and Cut off the Road they will also Cut off the Supply of Oil the capital has a 15-Day Supply on hand. Viet Cong troops continued to fire mortars at Kampong Thom 80 Miles North of phenom penh but no new clashes were reported. Fighting was reported to a see War Page 8 five men slated for execution Raleigh apr five men Are scheduled to die in the North Carolina Gas chamber july 3 As the result of state supreme court decisions Friday. But the men s appeals to Federal courts will almost certainly delay the executions guerrillas free 62 hostages Washington City school kindergarten and developmental study programs begin monday morning june 15. Title 1, Esea sponsors both of the programs. Kindergarten and developmental activities for selected children grades 1-4, will be held in Eastern elementary school. Developmental activities for selected children in grades 5-9 will be held at Jones Junior High school. Industrial arts and physical education activities Are being made available at Jones Junior High school also. Title 1 is also providing educational opportunities for selected students in English mathematics and instrumental music. These courses Are held at Washington High school. The Musk activities begin monday june 15. Transportation is provided for All Rural children and for City children attending kindergarten see Esea Page 8 politics in Brazil by Carole Martin a bassinets writer new York apr on the eve of Flag Day sunday Banner makers and decal distributors say business is at the top of the pole. A demand is up sharply id Gay Over 100 per cent above last year a said a spokesman for Annin a co. In new York the larger producer of doth flags in the country. Quot its More than the Industry can a a we be doubled our sales in the last 18 months Quot said Sanders general manager of Dettra Flag co., inc., near san Francisco. In Virginia an official of mount Vernon Flag makers said demand is greater than at any time in memory and new England Flag factories report they Are running several weeks behind in filling orders. Preat on products co. Of new \ see flags Page 8 declines seat Charles Hester named monday night by the City Council to the Washington City Board of education has declined the appointment because of state Law ruling out double office holding. Hester is a North Carolina probation officer. Festival dance tonight the Washington Jaycees Are sponsoring a festival dance tonight at the redmen a Lodge from 8 till with the Tunste of the Quot Staton Island ferry from Greensboro to replace the Battle of the bands. The 9-Plece group with vocalist is winding up preparation for a nation wide tour and Are expected to attract a Large crowd. Admission is 12 Tingle and 83 per couple. Events continuing through sunday Are As follows horse show sat. Night 7 . At Stonehaven Art show Sun. 19-8 at Orr Lodge no. 194 festival of Flowers son. 19-5 at chamber of Commerce student Art show Sun 1-9 at Wachovia Bank downtown Golf tourney san. At country club All Day Sailboat regatta Sua. 19 39 beginning from country dub. Jordan moves Back from civil War by Concession the High court found no error Jurij ii appeals of the three who Toad Voll cobol Rey Ems to seek office with 72 pressures in and two negroes including a Sanford youth convicted murder of two my airy police my i there have been no executions in North Carolina since 1961. The supreme court upheld the a cafe a Bobc Artif a Perry Sanders 34, who was sentenced to death at Winston Salem last year for killing officers Glenn Branscome and Ralph East a Roger Vernon Miller 24, who was convicted of murder in the strangulation slaying of 13-year-old Jackie Stone at Wallace in March 1969. A Ray Hamby 29, and Craig Barry Chandler it of Lincoln county who were convicted of murdering a 74year-old Man who refused to lend them Money. A Willie b. Willians 26, of Fayetteville convicted in Bladen county of murder in the death of mrs. Mary Diane Johnson Smith 20. The two it. Airy officers were shot when they stopped a car containing four men feb. 3, 1969, to question its occupants about some filling station robberies. The other three occupants of the car were Sanders brother Lexie 20, and Charles Monroe 19, and his brother James 21, All of Sanford lawyers argued to use court in the Miller Case that a confession made by the defendant waa not voluntary and should not have been admitted As evidence. However the High court said that the sheriff gave Miller a the necessary warnings before permitting him to make his Bryan Franks succumbs Here Bryan w. Franks age 64. Resident of 630 Aleda Boulevard in Coronado Calif died in the Beaufort county Hospital Here Friday morning at 7 30 of clock following a critical illness of several hours. He and his wife were visiting relatives at the time he was stricken. Or. Franks was bom in Vanceboro sept. 24, 1905, son of the late Daniel Webster and Mary Elizabeth Mills Franks. He was graduated from the farm life High school in Vanceboro and attended East Carolina University. He enlisted in the u. S. Navy on May 5, 1926 saw Active duty during world War ii and the korean conflict and received numerous citations and medals during his military career. He retired apr. 30, 1957 with the rank of commander. Or. Franks was a member of the Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Coronado Lodge no. 441, . And . A 32nd degree Mason a member of the scottish rites bodies and a member of Albahri Temple of the shrine at san Diego he served As chairman of the Corona do san Diego Bay Bridge or. Franks was married to the former Vienne Coover of Seattle 4 a a a % see frajs7cs. Page by the associated press Hubert h Humphrey and Edward m Kennedy will Battle half a continent apart this fall for seats in the . Senate that could put both in a race for the 1172 democratic presidential nomination. Humphrey announcing his candidacy today in Minnesota Hopes to make his political comeback by winning the seat now held by sen Eugene j. Mccarthy a Mann. Who is not seeking re election Kennedy was unanimously endorsed by the Massachusetts state democratic convention Friday and he told fellow demo Crata he would serve a full six year term if elected he was thus saying he would not reach for the White House in 1972 but both Kennedy and Humphrey would come under increasing pressure from others to seek their party s nomination in 1972 if they Are victorious in november democratic chairman Lawrence of o Brien already has touted Kennedy As a possible candidate. In an unrelated Senate contest incumbent Thomas j. Dodd a Conn issued a Brief statement Friday saying he would neither seek nor accept his states democratic Senate by the associated press Jordan moved Back from the Edge of a civil War Friday when an Arab guerrilla Leader freed 82 for. A or it hostages saying he Quot was sit lifted with Romeos inns made by King Hussein two Pla reloads of americans were evacuated from Amman the tense jordanian capital travellers from the embattled City reported that after five Days of virtual nomination jordanian troops and guerrillas the 63-year old senator has the streets were filled with rub been plagued in recent months ble. Wrecked vehicles and Bod by heart trouble and co Midera an estimated 700 persons ble democratic party opposition were killed or wounded in the for the nomination strife touched off by an army there is speculation Dodd will crackdown on guerrilla Active seek re election to a third term As an Independent or third party candidate. Humphrey made his announcement at Waverly Minn. Where he has been in political exile imposed by voters who elected Richard m Nixon Over the former vice president in 1966 his opponent in november see Demol. Page t1. I a Dot Trace highj0t j kidnappers demanding28 As Ransom by Edgar Miller associated press writer Rio de Janeiro apr the kidnappers of West German ambassador Ehrenfried von Hollensen have demanded 28 political prisoners As Ransom and have issued a Call for guerrilla War. President Emilio Garrastazu Medici a military regime distributed the lengthy manifesto to newspapers and radio stations without comment today apparently at the demand of the kidnappers. The document charged that the Quot military dictatorship unmasks itself mom and mom As an enemy of the people As a servant of the big foreign capitalists As Well As the big proper War to a Only revolutionary guerrilla action and Rural Rilla warfare will bring the brazilian people to Freedom. It said. Nine Young men and a woman carrying machine guns kidnapped die 61-year-old ambassador thursday night near his Home in the Gloria Section of Rio. They killed one brazilian Security agent and wounded another in snatching von Hueben from his car and speeding away with him. Mimeographed leaflets strewn on the Street identified the kidnappers As member of the popular revolutionary Vanguard prone of several brazilian underground leftist groups. Acting on an Anop Moua Tele phone Call to the government radio station Friday officials found messages stuffed in the alms Box at the St. Monica roman Catholic Church in the Southern Rio suburb of Leblon. The messages contained the demand for the release of political prisoners the Antigone a rent manifesto and a reportedly Handwritten note from von. Hueben. Initial reports said the kidnappers were demanding the release of 28 prisoners but a brazilian newsman who claimed be Law the note Alakl they asked for 40. Before it gave the manifesto to the Newt Media the government named out names and photographs of 12 suspects in the kidnapping. The list i chided former army capt. Carlos la Marca who has Ateo been accused of masterminding the kidnapping of the japanese Consul general in Sao Paulo Nobuo Okuichi. The Diplomat was freed after five political prisoners were flown to Mexico. The pro also tried to Kidnap . Consul Curt a Cutter in Porto Alagre last april but the Diplomat drove his car Over one of the terrorists and escaped leftists seized . Ambassador Burke c. Elbrick last september but released him after 18 political prisoners were freed to Mexico. Rev. Thomas w. Apperson Apperson named by presbytery Rev. Thomas w. Apperson pastor of the first presbyterian Church this Cit has been named by the Albemarle presbytery As a commissioner to the annual meeting of the general Assembly in Memphis Tenn. Beginning june 16. The general Assembly is the highest court of the Southern presbyterian Church whose official title is the presbyterian Church in the United states. It controls the churches of this denomination from Pennsylvania where it administers Only one local Church All the Way throughout the Southland to Texas and new Mexico. Each presbytery is allowed to Send two ministers and two eiders to the meeting. A Lar. Apperson who has Beert pastor of the local Church for several years also has been honoured by a request that he bring the daily devotional message for june 16 to the Assembly. Reports of Church agencies Are made to the Assembly each year by the various state groups synods. Since or. Apperson is North Carolina chairman of Christian education he will present a report pm same. The meeting lasts for one week government balks Raleigh apr state Fth erics commissioner Thomas Linton said Friday that the polish government walked at the last minute and refused to restrict Raleigh apr extremely High residue Levels of Dot and another persistent pesticide dieldrin have been found in two places in Meadow township of Johnston county 30 Miles East of Raleigh state Board of health investigators said the highest Levels of Dot found in air specimens an payed in the Board s Raleigh Laboratory were 2.7 parts per million of Dot and 1.7 parts per million of dieldrin. Official Federal drug administration tolerances established for Dot allow Only 0.5 part per million in milk one part per million in peanuts one part per million in potatoes and one Pari per million in the fat or lean meat. Gerald t. Weekman state entomologist reacted with disbelief at the reports Quot in be never seen Levels that High even in a pesticide formulating mixing Plant a he said until this year Dot was widely used in agriculture especially on Cotton and tobacco. Recently its use has been restricted. However it textile registered for use on Cotton a a that a a horrible state of affairs it s an awful lot a said or. Diane Courtney pesticide researcher with the research triangles National Institute of environmental services she said Small particles of pesticide could enter the blood Sec Dot. Page 81 court oks Loans Raleigh apr the constitutionality of a state Law creating the North Carolina education assistance authority to help finance Loans for College students was upheld by the states supreme court Friday. The court said Superior court judge James h Pou Bailey ruled correctly in Wake super Lor court that the tax a exempt status of Bonds issued by the authority is constitutional. Associate Justice i. Beverley Lake said in a dissenting Opin Ion that the authority a Bonds should be subject to the intangibles tax. The courts ruling came in an action brought by the Bank of Statesville which agreed to Purchase three 11,000 Bonds from the authority if the court upheld the tax exempt status and constitutionality of a 11.5 million Issue of the Bonds chief Justice William h Bobbitt who wrote the courts opinion said the Law creating the authority and empowering it to Issue Revenue Bonds does not constitute use of Public funds for private purposes Bobbitt noted that the state Constitution says that Quot religion morality and knowledge being necessary to Good government and the happiness of Mankind schools and the Means of education shall forever be encouraged Bobbitt wrote that the provi Sion or the loan program is for a Public purpose and is constitutional a since the tax exempt Fea Ture makes possible a More favourable Sale of Revenue Bonds and thereby contributes substantially to the accomplishment of the Public purpose for which a see court Page 8 ties. The Haatefee-21 americans 35 britons and 6 West germans a were told by or. George a Bash. Head of the marxist popular front for the liberation of Palestine that he Saeta had met the group s demands and they were free to go Hussein made a major Concession to the guerrillas thursday when he dismissed his Uncle and his Cousin from command of important army unit there was no indication that Hussein acceded to a guerrilla demand that he renounce his commitment to a political settlement of the Arab nations Dis Pute with Israel most of the 145 americans flown out of Amman aboard two lebanese airliners were women and children am but 10 of them flew to a Siena after a Brief Stopover in Beirut the lebanese capital. Among those who went to Athena were the widow and out Ydreo of army maj Robert p ferry of Chicago me military attache killed by guerrillas who invaded his Home in Amman wednesday the state department in Washington said about 200 american citizens remained in see mid East Page i Grant okayed fur Center Kirs i District congressman Walter b. Jones announced today the approval by the National in Trute of mental health a construction Grant in the amount of 8244.001 to Beaufort county for the construction of a new mental health facility to House the tideland mental health Center the new facility will be constructed on the North Side of old Highway 294 East of the. Beaufort county Hospital and will serve the citizens of Beaufort Martin. Washington. Hyde and Tyrrell counties. A i wish to commend the dedicated citizens who have Given of their time and personal resources to make the construction of fils new facility a reality said congressman Jones adding that it will enhance the mental health program throughout Eastern North Carolina r half the world residing in cities by year 2000? by William n. Gate associated press writer United nations by apr a , planning expert predicted today that More than half the worlds population will be living in cities by the end of this cent Ryand he said it May be a Good thing. But the consultant Richard May jr., said the Only Way to its fishing operations to Waters with continuing Urban pop-50 Miles off the North Carolina u with co it. ,. Planned new cities that would Linton had reported thursday accommodate about one million the agreement had been signed each. Some 2,100 such Unton said be was formed population centers win be need Friday that the poles had agree by the Elm a a be Century he not to conduct specialized fish my ing for River herring and in May the consultant for the any Case would not catch More . Center for housing build than 50 ton of herring during planning offered his the year. Predictions and prescriptions in a paper written for a symposium starting at the United nations Headquarters today the symposium concerning Quot the Impact of urbanization on Man s environment a is sponsored jointly by the world organization and the United Auto workers Union. May said that right now Quot no developed country has a higher number of specifically planned cities than the soviet in the United states he said a continued Urban sprawl is regarded As inevitable and Only a fraction of new Urban residents will be accommodated in new what would it be like to live in one of the a new foreseen by the . Planner there would be no Quot degrading effects on its occupants and on the natural resources of the territory it occupies a May said he added that the location of work and Leisure facilities would be carefully Laid out to Quot offer the maximum of human convenience Comfort pleasure and peace of mind with minimum congestion health hazards and other disturbing influences. A advances in communication systems and electronics he a Aid Quot May make it possible for much of the work to be carried out within the immediate residential environment of the people or even in their Homes a May said necessary evil in the Dally life of today s City habitual use of the private automobile. Would be virtually eliminated

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