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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - June 16, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather partly Cloudy i Midi wednesday with warm afternoons and mild nights. Washington daily news h you do not got your paper. Dial wm-s45 Between a a and 1 00 o clock and am we a be de Tver and la you St abused to tight pages Washington North Carolina tuesday afternoon june 16, 1970 daily except sunday trap ready enemy gone by John t. Wheeler associated press writer Kampong spec Cambodia a South vietnamese and cambodian troops and Armor smashed into this provincial capital and regional military Headquarters today to find the Large enemy Force they had hoped to trap had vanished commanders gave varying a Tima Tea of the number of bodies found in Kampong spec. The most mentioned figure was 150, but a vietnamese general Laid a third of these apparently were cambodian troops killed when the Viet Cong and North vietnamese captured the town saturday. South vietnamese offi Hyde water a raft system wondering How groups get to separate real from phony Afa Bodian general said the Cicala in. Seifen mid their 4.0qq _ Man Force which joined in the Battle at cambodian request killed 183 of the enemy and took three prisoners while suffering four killed and 22 wounded the South vietnamese troops pushed their Way into the town from the South monday night. On reaching the Central Market area today they began collect ing everything portable they could get their hands on. The commander Brig. Gen. Tran Badi. Castigated the troops and forced them to Load most of their loot on trucks but no attempt was made to recover watches rings and Money the soldiers had taken from civilians. The truckloads of recovered goods were taken to the regional military Headquarters and piped in the Center of the Parade ground. There cambodian soldiers picked it Over. A the major fighting in Kampong spec occurred around the provincial Headquarters building and the regional military Headquarters and Barracks the provincial Headquarters was reduced to a Shell by artillery while the Barracks areas was severely damaged. North vietnamese and Viet Cong had retreated South and West of Kampong spec which is 30 Miles Southwest of phenom penh but still had a strangle hold on Highway 4, phenom a Heffi Only Accas rout to the coast and to cambodians Lone Oil refinery there. Cambodian Brig. Gen. Sothen Fernandez told a newsman the elements of five enemy divisions were now in place North West and South of phenom penh apparently preparing for a push against the capital. Fernandez did not predict when the drive might Start. Refugees reaching phenom penh earlier from Kampong spec said communist soldiers in the Force that occupied the town had boasted of plans to attack phenom penh on thursday. A cambodian government spokesman termed these reports a a rumours Quot but defences around the capital were being hastily strengthened. Diplomats in phenom penh have been predicting rocket attacks but doubt the Viet Cong and North vietnamese will try an infantry assault. Cambodian and vietnamese human machine error in Apollo a by Howard Benedict a aerospace writer Washington a the detective work has been done the Apollo 13 Moo ship explosion has been blamed on human and mechanical error. The space Agency now must decide How to prevent any recurrence. How Well it does will determine the course of the Apollo program. Because of the explosion Apollo 14 already has been delayed two months until dec. 3, and it May slide into 1971. Other Apollo flights May be stretched out or eliminated. A special review Board monday concluded a two month investigation into the oxygen tank blast that endangered three astronauts 205,000 Miles from Home and cancelled Many a third attempt to walk on the Moon. Its highly critical report scored the National aeronautics and space administration North american Rockwell corp., and Beech aircraft corp., for a a serious oversight in the design and testing of the oxygen tank. North american Rockwell is prime contractor for the Apollo command and service modules and Beech built Apollo 13�?Ts two service module oxygen tanks. North american also received much of the blame when another review Board reported in 1967 on the launch pad fire that killed the three Apollo i astronauts at Cape Kennedy Fla. A spokesman for North american said a we certainly would not disagree with the findings of the Board a a but declined comment on specific conclusions until company officials had time to study the report. A if there Are deficiencies in the design of our system Quot the spokesman added a a we la do everything we can to work with Nasa and Correct them Quot the Apollo 13 review Board found the Mission a constituted a near disaster averted Only by outstanding performance on the part of the Crew and the ground control team which supported the Board recommended several design changes for future flights including the Rej Noval of electrical components and com see Apollo Page 8 Cha Grants Farmers. Home administration Grants and Loans to two Hyde county water associations were announced today by congressman waiter b Jones they Are As follows the new matto Muaket water association which will serve 133 Homes comport new Holland area was awarded a Grant of 183,500 and a loan of $106,000 for a nine mile distribution system a treatment Plant and 50,000 gallon elevated water tank a in addition to the scattered residential area the system will serve three motels three churches and a cons Olida Ted school. The Swan Quarter water association was awarded a $15,000 Grant and $30.000 loan to be used to expand its Central water system four Miles to serve 45 additional families a Church a seafood business a Marina and a vegetable grading station along the Credle and tiny Oak roads the Loans for both projects were for 40 years at five per cent interest. Garbage pickup Holiday there will be no garbage pickups in the residential areas of the City of Washington during the week of june 28 through july 5. The pickups Are being cancelled that week to allow garbage collection Crews to have a weeks vacation All at one time. This will eliminate the problem of giving vacations All during the summer and weakening the Crews for the entire summer period. Earl Bonner director of Public works for the City of Washington today gave some helpful hints to residents to help them through the week in which there will be no garbage collections residents should store perishable garbage tightly in bags and place in cans. Trash such As paper and other similar materials should be kept in boxes in the garage or other convenient place. Newspapers magazines and other similar articles should be bound together and stored until pickup services Are resumed. Leaves should be placed in boxes and covered to prevent scattering. Ruling reflects curious by Stan Benjamin associated press writer Washington apis a the selective service system told by the supreme court it can t Forre a Man to fight in violation of i conscience was left wondering today How to separate sincere objector from the phonies. It was also an a news analysts by Barry associated press writer Washington a in vastly expanding the grounds for draft exemption the supreme court has acknowledged that a Man May have deep moral and ethical objections to War while not being religious in the formal and traditional sense the s-3 ruling monday seems to reflect in this regard the curious growth of ethical Fervour among much of today s youth alongside a corresponding disinterest in the formal religion of their elders. Elliott Ashton Welsh ii the Beverly Hills calif., commodity broker who had said he could not injure or kill another human being was reared in a religious Home and attended a Christian science sunday school but he did not rest his plea or conscientious objector suit i on traditional religion itself on one occasion he struck the word a religion Quot from his application on another he said his Antiwar beliefs were a certainly religious in the ethical sense of that word Quot obviously Uncertain about the extent of his own formal religion Welsh today says a i Don t belong to any Church but in a not an he also says a maybe you a Call me an Agnos that Welsh was sincera and steadfast in his beaters that they were deeply held and not a matter of expediency that they were net adopted Ruply avoid arms duty. The four Hugo l Black William o. Douglas William j. Brennanjr and Thurgood Marshall generally Liberal m their interpretations apparently or t idea on a pragmatic approach they evidently wished to give Legal recognition to the act that formally religious people do not have a monopoly on conscientious opposition to killing other human beings that individuals often on their own develop Obas tic because i leave open the question of religion but i Don t sections that Are As deep like . It was enough for four justices see religion. Fag flt unfit drafted by boards Nixon forces seek support f or f ight vaccine working by Brian Sullivan a science writer new York apr German measles vaccine appears to be reducing the incidence of the disease in states where the vaccine is widely used the National foundation March of dimes said today. Or. Virginia Apgar. The foundations vice president for medical affairs said 9 out of 10 states with a High vaccine coverage have reported reduced incidence. Eight of ten states with poor coverage she said reported increases. A while the data Are not yet conclusive a or. Apgar said Quot they do offer encouragement that widespread use of the vaccine among children May ultimately eliminate the disease As a threat to unborn the Federal government began a $50-million Campaign last summer with the aim of vaccinating 40 million to 60 million children Between the Ages of 1 and 12. The vaccination program is directed at children to prevent the transmission of the German measles virus to women if a see measles Page 8� by 8thwarjz 111 associated press writer Washington a administration forces Are testing political winds in the Senate looking for signs of support for a final assault on proposed cambodian War curbs. Assistant Republican Leader Robert p. Griffin of Michigan was reported seeking two or three votes to put across an amendment to free president Nixon to finance operations of other nations aiding the shaky cambodian government. Limits on . Spending for this purpose Are a key part of the Cooper Church proposal bar ring . Forces in Cambodia after july 1 and limiting use of american air Power. At the same time. Sen Robert g. Byrd d-w.va., sought sup port for a modified version of his amendment that was Defeated 52-47 last week in the biggest administration setback since a $300 million foreign military sales Bill became the focal Point of the cambodian debate More than a month ago. Byrds amendment would have retained All restrictions proposed by Sens Frank Church a Idaho and John Sherman Cooper r by. Except where the president thought it necessary to protect . Troops withdrawing from Vietnam. The key to administration tactics appeared to be the grif Fin amendment. A it goes right to the heart of the Nixon doctrine Quot said sen Robert j. Dole a Kan. A Lead ing administration Backer. He referred to the policy Nix Tiu spelled out last year of helping countries that demonstrate willingness to help themselves Dole said debate on the amendment could take several Days. But. He added the proposal probably wont be offered if there is no Chance of winning. Even if the administration decides to abandon any further Effort to water Down the Cooper Church proposal it appeared unlikely the Senate would finish the military sales Bill until next week Dole said he believed Cooper Church already had been gutted partly by the overwhelming adoption last week of an amendment declaring that nothing in Cooper Church restricts the presidents Powers As commander in chief. Nevertheless Dole indicated he was reluctant to see the Over All Bill pass. Although the House is not expected to approve the Cooper Church amendment pole and other republicans do not want to leave any possibility the representatives could approve the restrictions and Send the Bill to the president before Nixon has a Chance to fulfil his pledge to pull All . Troops out of Cambodia by june 30. Dies in Asheboro Lawrence b. Lambert of 431 w. Elm st., Asheboro 27203 died suddenly monday afternoon. Or Lambert was the husband of the former Elizabeth respess native of this City. Funeral arrangements Are not known at this time. Unfavourable statistics mount president polishes special economic report by James Phillips associated press writer Washington a president Nixon polished his special economic report to the nation today As reports of rising unemployment faltering profits and High interest rates continued to mount. One government report monday disclosed manufacturer s profits dropped to their lowest level in 2 i years because of the economic squeeze. And a regional Federal Reserve Bank described the downturn As a mild recession. Nixon closeted himself in his hideaway office next door to the White House monday to work on the report scheduled to be delivered to the nation at noon wednesday Edtl while Nixon worked in seclusion the securities and Exchange commission and the Federal Trade commission reported manufacturers after tax profits dropped 18 per cent during the first Quarter of the year. Profits reached the lowest level in 2vi. Years the agencies said in their quarterly report. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis broke with its Parent Federal Reserve Board and 11 sister Banks by calling the current economic downturn a recession. The Minneapolis Bank said in its monthly statistical report that Minnesota and its neighbouring states Are a feeling the effects of the mild recession currently in Progress in the nation As Many business indicators Are displaying characteristics of a a White House economist appearing before a congressional hearing predicted no decline in interest rates or unemployment for the remainder of the year. Herbert Stein a member of the Council of economic advisers said the 5 per cent unemployment rate should continue and a rates of interest will decline but a however he said a we be Lieve the rate of inflation will be subsiding in this the Minneapolis Bank a description of the current economic situation As a mild recession is not Likely to spread among other reports by Federal agencies since the administration has studiously avoided using the word. The manufacturers profits report released monday however a tided to the gloom of government officials who privately admit economic policies Are living up to expectations. After tax profits a hiring the first Quarter of this year were $6.9 billion on sales of $170.4 billion the lowest profit margin since the third Quarter of 1967. Sales in the first Quarter were 5 per cent above the preceding Quarter but profits dropped 14 per cent. A the heaviest Impact was Felt by manufacturers of durable goods automobiles air planes. Metal working machinery and furniture. Profits of nondurable industries such As food and clothing dropped less than 11 per cent from $4.2 billion to $3.7 billion. By Robert a Nirkin associated press writer Washington api local draft boards concerned with filling their monthly quotas often draft physically handicapped and mentally disturbed youths who Are unfit for military ser vice according to civilian Pinel the panel appointed to study the army prison system and composed of six noted pen la gifts said it found Many dry a tees in army stockade a who were clearly not fitted for military service. A the committee is Well aware of the fact that some local boards having trouble filling their quotas draft youths with phys Teal and mental inadequacies and sometimes with severe it personality and character defects that doom them to almost certain failure in the no specific figures were Given on How Many Young men might be in this category in its report released monday by the Pentagon the panel recommended the army Concan trate on rapidly identifying the unfit and unsuitable and Dis charging them before they get into trouble. The panel said stockade prisoners who were drafted make up about 36 per cent of the total army prison population of about 7, Al draftees constitute 54-per cent of the army. The great majority Between in to 90 per cent of army prisoners Are charged or convicted of being absent without leave the panel said. Of these Many i set or Apt Page 81 . Newcombe rites slated funeral services for Clarence Lee Newcombe age 39. Of w9 Vanlynn drive Norfolk. A. Will be held at the Chapel of the Paul funeral Home Here wednesday Are noon at 2 o clock conducted by Roy Norville pastor of Kemps vice Church of Christ Virginia Beach a. Burial will follow in Pamlico memorial gardens with full military rites at the graveside. The family will be at the Home of mrs. Newcomber a father Fenner a Woolard Al 4, Washington. Or Newcombe chief warrant officer retired u. S. Army died in the veterans administration Hospital in be Loughtan. A. Sunday night at 7 30 o clock following a critical illness of two weeks. He had been in failing health for nine months. Or. Newcombe was born at Broadnax a. Oct. 24, 1930, son of Robert Newcombe and the late Lilly Whitley Newcombe he enlisted in the u. S. Army in 1950, served in the korean and Vietnam conflicts with the 3rd brigade 9th infantry division he was married to the former Frances Woolard of Beaufort see Newcombe Page 8� wondering monday s court ruling on conscientious to it Jetton would have on the draft selective service director Curtis w. Tarr called in hts staff for consultation after he heard it of the decision anti ached to ii Tod a Navi conference today to discuss the Impact of the ruling on the surface the decision seemed to make Little change in existing guidelines but Selec five service spokesmen said they had no statistics on the gun undo claimed by Conachen thus objectors and thus no Way to measure the effects of Subtle policy shifts. Draft Law provides for exemption from military service of men who Quot by reason of religious training and belief oppose Par to Cimadon Quot in War in any form Quot in 1965. The supreme court in the landmark United states is. Seeger Case ruled that an objector need not believe in the traditional concept of god but Only in some overriding Princi pie holding a similar place in his life on monday the High court reversed the conviction of Elliott a Welsh ii who had refused military induction on grounds of his belief Quot that human life is valuable in and of itself. I will not injure or kill another human being Quot King a lower court inline that Aretah held his beliefs a with the strength of More traditional religious convictions Quot the court decided he was entitled to con science us objector according to the Seeger principle the courts monday decision concluded the Law permits exemption of those a a whole consciences spurred by deeply held moral ethical or religious beliefs would give them no rest or peace if they allowed themselves to become a part of an instrument of War of conscientious abjection the supreme court however said that clause does not Rule Mil people with Strong opinions about such matters As Long As their pacifist views Are held with religious Fervour As required by the Seeger decision in l�6, the court _ a guested that its new a Gumti Liziie emf similar in strength to traditional religion would provide a test a simple of application. Essentially an objective one Quot for the last five years however selective server a the Agency whose 4.687 local draft wards actually have to make those decisions month by month has been casting about for some Way to measure the strength of an individuals personal beliefs Tarr who became draft director last april said one of hit first goals would be to make Draff policies Especial it v on. Conscientious objection More uniform in their application by these thousands of boards he told an inter religious meeting on conscientious objection he would not mind even seeing the concept broadened some objectors seek exemption on grounds of moral objections to a particular War rather than War in Genera but Tarr said he just could not accept the inequity of having to Send someone into service. In place of a Man who selfishly ducked his own obligation tarts staff recently drafted a let Tor to local boards to guide a. If Lis Dilia i a 41 % but Tarr base t sat Spiel and decided to meet with a policy Council of state directors next week before trying once More to Clear up the policy. Bulletin sat on american. It a i a three correspondents the court decision appeared captured last month by the to give those seeking conscientious objector status More Lee Way to defend their claims for it accepted Welsh s arguments based on a political sociological or philosophical the Law As written specifically excluded those As grounds Viet Long in Cambodia have Hern released. They Are a Erhard t b. Kidman of the i. Tout twi is path. Gift Beth Pond of the Christian science Monitor and Michael d. Morrow of dispatch inc. Scott medicaid could be lost by Kkt hard Daw associated press writer Raleigh a gov. Bob Scott said today North Carolinas Multi million Dollar Medur Aid program might fold if a half dozen counties Don t come up with their share erf the Cost of it. He said the Federal govern ment which wars about 73 per cent of the coat could Cut off All funds to the state on the Contention that North Carolina s 160 counties weren to participating equally. Quot the whole program might go out the window Quot Scott said at a news conference a abolishment of the program would mean an end to medical service to 350,000 Low income persons who Are being attended at a total Cost of about $70 million this year the yearly Cost is expected to increase to $90 million and higher during the next two years. The half dozen counties which Haven t come up with their share of the coat Are Bladen Columbus Franklin. Johnston Robeson and Sampson they contend they Don t have the Money the Federal government pays about 73 per cent of the coat of medicaid and the state and county governments Divide the remainder in roughly equal shares on other subjects the governor indicated he favors s proposed Swap of land Between instead state Park and the a la ugh Durham Airport for an Airport expansion despite opposition by some conservationists. Said he a confident enough buses can be found to provide transportation for All City children entitled to it this fall per haps by simply continuing to use vehicles which normally would be phased out of service. A said his meeting monday with potential investors in new York was Quot warm and cordial Quot on the proposed Umstead air port land Swap. Scott said the major Contention of those opposed to it has been that the noise would frighten away wik life. I done to subscribe to that theory at he said a wildlife can adapt to noise or Moat anything Quot Quot i think some acceptable Way can be found to expand the Airport at its present site without doing irreparable harm to our Park he said the governor said he was pleased with recent action of the advisory budget com mls Sion enabling the department of Public instruction to extend bus service to an additional Urban school children he said he knew some local school units particularly the larger ones faced difficult air funding enough additional Uaea. But he said. A Many local units need Only one or two extra buses and those could be provided simply by holding those which normally would be sold As Scott said his trip to new York Moi Klay waa a a Selling trip Quot and that he was pleased with it

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