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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - March 17, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather rain like to right w a Day rain Likely own tones mostly 40s highs wed Nesda in mid 90s 5 Washington daily news if you do not get your paper. Dial 48-115 Between a a and i 00 o Dorl and one will be de live red to Jitou or or a. .nag-m.jgjn>, a Mafs us. It saw Pickul i f Layr Quot a Ivy fut Fatm vat Ira wasm4ngion Irv i a oar Tel Mlp fax it. A a �.e\. A. A Ftp i f % t pm. A a in Flipi y in India today 13 killed in clashes by Myron Byj Kim associated press writer associated press writer Washington api Secco tary of slate William p Rogers Calcutta api a at least secret testimony that the and 13 persons were killed today in ministration has no present clashes Between rival political plans to prevent any communist parties and labor groups in in invasion off Laos with . Dia s volatile West Bengal state ground combat Forres is not a which was paralysed by a one new declaration of american Day general strike scores of policy a state department Persona were says. Ill 1 17 no recreational projects proposed signal r or a x new policy along intr coastal waterway k Brown cz7 w c chairmen named for rih drive the inspector general of the Rogers testimony in which state police Ghosh said he said Quot we have no present members of the militant mane plans if it Laos is overrun to is communist party which use combat troops Quot was made called the strike to protest the Public monday by sen. J. W fall of the state s communist Fulbright bar chairman of dominated government monday the Senate foreign relations night were among the1 victims. The1 marxists the more1 militant of indians two communist parties clashed with Trade unionists and political cadres of committee at. The request of several committee members Rogers testified before the committee in executive session March 3. References to his Testi parties not supporting the strike Mony came up monday As com d. Carl Windley Windley a announces candidacy in a number of places he said. Although most of the Battles occurred in and around Calcutta India s largest City one was reported in Cooch Behar 200 Miles Northeast of Here. In Calcutta communist mobs armed with bombs Spears and daggers roamed unchecked throughout the City enforcing the strike. A mob of 200 attacked the Home of the Deputy speaker of i see India Page 6 being d. Carl Windley of Pantego former Dairyman today announced his candidacy for the Beaufort county Board of education. This election comes up on May rpm i re 3.101 if 2 and it is non partisan with the Hughes passes the Rev. I. Harding Hughes of Raleigh died monday afternoon at 5 00 of clock following a lingering illness. Funeral service will be held at 11 of clock wednesday morning in the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh burial will follow in a Raleigh cemetery. Or. Hughes was son of the late Rev. . Hughes who operated Trinity school at Chocowinity until its closing he became an episcopal minister and served a number of parishes in North Carolina until he became chaplain of St. Mary a school in Raleigh where he retired. Most of his retirement years were spent serving As interim Rector for churches temporarily without permanent rectors. During this time he was called to St. Peters episcopal Church in Washington where he served until the arrival of its present Rector the Rev. Irwin Hulbert or. Here he renewed Many old friendships and made a Host of new friends. The Rev. Or. Hughes was born july 4, 1884 and was twice married. His first wife was the late Josephine Bowen and the second mrs. Marguerite Smith erf Raleigh in 1966. Surviving other than his wife Are a son Israel Harding Hughes jr., City manager of Durham four grandchildren and a sister miss Elizabeth Hughes of Hendersonville. Two top vote be items declared the winners. Or. Windley was bom and reared in the Pantego Community. He graduated from Pantego Academy in 1916 and from . State in 1921. He holds a b s degree in animal husbandry. Upon graduation he became the first state milk tester in North Carolina. He was an Active Dairyman for 35 years and at the last test his cows produced 12,000 pounds of milk each annually. He is married to the former miss Ida Jones and they have two children Carlyle of new York and Lucille Augusta of Wilson. The wind Leys Are members of the Christian Church. A charter member and past president of the Pantego rotary club or. Windley is also a Veteran of world War i a member of the american legion and for 15 years he served As chairman of the local Pantego school Board. He served As a director of Woodstock electric company. In making his announcement. Or. Windley said a fall my life i have been a Teres Ted in education. I feel 1 am qualified to serve and i offer my candidacy knowing that there Are Many problems and that school Board members Are so often critic de for what they do. I am willing to put the Effort time and determination in the Job which is necessary to provide outstanding educational opportunities for the children of this Mittee members quizzed under Secretary of state Elliott Richardson on . Laotian policy in an open session the state1 department source who adopted the background policy of speaking without attribution and without direct quotation said Rogers statement taken in context of his testimony did not signal a new . Policy in the Southeast asian nation. Rather the source said Rogers merely sought to reassure the committee there Are no plans at present to commit u.5. Ground troops to Laos. The Rogers testimony As read into the committee record by Fulbright a Well we have to present plans if it is overrun to use combat troops in Laos. Now whether we would i done to want to say that we would never think about it. But there Are no present plans of that the parenthetical reference to Laos was added by the committee. The senators also released a bit of Rogers earlier testimony in which he appeared to commit the administration to seeking Advance approval before putting . Troops in Laos. Under questioning from the committee Richardson said Rogers had. Meant consultation with Congress rather than a request for a Resolution to authorize troop use. The state department source said that despite some confusion about Richardson a testimony later both the undersecretary and Rogers meant the administration would consult with Congress but did not feel affirmative congressional action to be required. Claude Upton d ies suddenly Manteo mrs Wayland j sermons with mrs. W r Roberson or. And mrs Milo Gibbs of Washington have been named chairman and co chairman of Beaufort county for the 1171 Roanoke Island h is Tor Ica 1 a Socia lion m e m be ship Campaign the appointments were announced by mrs Walter b Jones of Farmville and Washington dc., who is general chairman for the Campaign memberships in the association Are regular $5.00, sustaining $10.06. Sponsoring $25 00, and Patron $50 00. Which entitles the member to one reserved seat ticket for each $5 00 value of the membership and a free copy of the lost Colony souvenir program life memberships afe $100.00 and the following 3 robbery0 deaths Charlotte service station men packing handguns private investments Are i red Washington apr the by Bili. Or Keith an associated press writer Charlotte apr a Motorist who pulls into a Charlotte service station May pared for what s under the jacket of the attendant who is cleaning his Windshield six stations visited monday night had the attendants armed with handguns the pistol pack i no petrol pumper is the result of the deaths of three attendants Dur ing robberies in the Queen City this weekend no arrests have been. Mad but an Oil Rompa by and the Cit have offered re wards totalling $7,000 for information leading to conviction. One of the station managers said the answer to shipping the robbers is Quot killing two or three of them a a he raised his jacket and pulled a St pistol from his the manager called an. Attend ant Over he had a 38 and a 32 in jigs coat pockets another station operator pointed across the Stone from his Down Swo discount station and said. Quot see that car if ext to the building in be got a Man in there with a 90-90 Nolc he can Stop a third station had a. Quot help wanted Quot sign on the door the operator said that he has not had a response to any advertisement since the shooting rampage began Quot you probably could t get one for $50.000 a year Quot he added Quot not until this to stopped All of the operators and at a Dante agreed the Reward May in part of Che answer it Mable Oil and refining co posted a $5.000 Reward monday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the per son or pm Fons responsible for the shot l l death and robbery of attendant Ralph Wise the 41 year old Charlotte Man was shot to death during a Rob Bery sunday at a station on sugar Creek Road and 1-85 two other attendant. John Freeman and James Hedrick. 21, were killed in a downtown Sta see deaths. Page a a Swan Quarter. . Apr the search continued today foe two persons reported miss a a boating Accident Sal Ida y that resulted in the death a of a woman. Hyde county sheriff Charlie Cahoon said a tugboat was hailed Early sunday by m sgt h. R. Robinson of the Cherry Point marines Robinson said there had been an Accident on the intr coastal waterway near the Wilkerson Creek Bridge he reported that by Irish Irish for a Day St Patrick a Day being observed it v the associated press a be Irish and the Irish for a Day Don the Green today. Its St. Patrick a Day and new York City a big fifth Avenue Parade highlights observances around the nation. Hie new York Parade is the 208th annual in that City. St. Louis is having its Quot first the new event features 35 contingents 120,000 marchers and martial airs from 137 bands from eight states. Terence Cardinal Cooke archbishop off new York is an honorary grand marshal of the Parade. He and other clergymen review the spectacle from the Steps of St. Patrick a Cathedral. Further up at 64th Street the marchers pass the formal reviewing stand filled with politicians and other dignitaries in St Louis mayor . Cer Vante has renamed the Spanish International Pavilion the a Irish Pavilion Quot for the Day. A six Inch Green line had been painted along with Parade route together with assorted sprayed on shamrocks. In the traditional spirit of the Day the Michigan legislature monday passed a Resolution declaring All residents to be Quot honorary the Irish in Boston planned their annual Parade through South Boston but this year they will have Competition. Brendan Clifford founder of the committee for Justice in Northern Ireland said his group would Boycott the South Boston event and March from the Boston common to the British consulate. A spokesman said the Boycott stemmed from Quot the treatment we received last year. At first they let us in the Parade and then they put us at the end Between a truckload of drunks in front and another behind in Santa Ana calif., residents will enjoy their first St. Patrick a Day Parade in at least 20 years. In Chicago there was no Parade and bars and liquor stores Are closed from 6 . To 8 . Because of primary elections. Foresighted organizers held the Parade last saturday. Claude Thomas Upton jr., age 40, Well known resident of it. I Washington died suddenly monday night in the Beaufort county Hospital following an illness of one hour. Or. Upton was born in Beaufort county april 26, 1929, son of the late Claude t. Upton and Thelma Alligood Upton Buck. He attended the local schools and spent All. Of is lifetime Here. He was a Veteran off the korean conflict serving in the u. S. Army and was a member of the Washington Moose Lodge Tau tribe no. 18, improved order off red men and a member off the Christian Church. At the time of his death he was serving As manager and vice resident off serv soft water conditioners inc. In Washington and. Elizabeth City. He was married to Louise of Ham of blounts Creek on dec. 23, 1953, who survives. Surviving with his wife Are his step father Joseph Buck of this City two daughters Nena Louise and Teresa Annette Upton both of the Home two Brothers Kenneth Upton off the u. S. Army at fort knox., by. And Gary Upton off it 2, wast Angton four Sisters mrs. Richard Cauley off this City mrs. Gotha Woolard of it. 1, Williamston mrs. William Wainwright of it. 2, wast Angton and mrs. W. G Davenport off this City. Funeral services will be conducted thursday at 2 . In the Chapel off the Paul funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Wayne a Smith pastor off the first free will Baptist Church and the Rev. Gene Paris her a former pastor. Burial will follow in Oakdale cemetery. Donor receives a lifetime pass r i j donor memberships Are $250 00 in Hyde county Quot and the donor receives two lifetime passes and Benefactor memberships Are $500.00 and the Doner receives two lifetime passes and the name is inscribed on the benefactors panel in the lest Colony building. All memberships Are tax deductible memberships for corporations and other business Are available at $100.00, and entitles the donor to 20 reserved seat tickets on request. Memberships May be Otha ined by contacting either of the three chairmen or by writing directly to Quot the lost Colony Quot Box �8, Manteo . 27954 m the Roanoke Island historical association produced Paul greens a the lost Colony a which used pageantry words music and dance to Tell the tragic Story of the first English set see Rusa Page a a two arrested in break ins sheriff department officials have arrested two persons in the last 24 hours on charges of breaking and entering in two separate cases involving a Weyerhaeuser storage Van and a trailer Home. Deputy red Davis following information he had received concerning a break in and theft of tools at a Weyerhaeuser Van Friday the 13th of March apprehended James t. Miller at noon monday in Chocowinity. M Iller had two chains and a tool Box in tas trunk at the time of his arrest. He was placed on Bond pending trial the 27th of March and is now out on bail. He is charged with breaking and entering larceny and receiving. Berk Harrison called the sheriff department Early this morning to report a break in at his trailer Home at Ferrell a trailer Park on Highway 17 around 4 3� an. A Deputy was dispatched to the Park immediately and Ronald e. Cofield was arrested and charged with breaking and entering. He was not released on bail and trial is set for March 20. 26 caught two still missing in illegal in boating mishap ,s2r.i�ni a helicopter lifted Robinson and his wife to an Elizabeth City Hospital where mrs Robin son died soon after arrival apparently from. Expo suit and. Over exertion coast guard and Marine helicopters and 30 marines along with a number if volunteers conducted an intensive search sunday and All Day monday for s. Sgt. C. R Bouch. 36. Of Cherry Point and Robinsons 14-year-om Stepson. Jacob his wife who Mas with him was the two were last seen near freezing and two others were1 the Hank in what appeared to be1 missing knee deep water going for help several races develop v Friday is deadline to file for office Friday March 20, at 12 00 of clock noon is the latest hour for filing notice of candidacies for state or local political office. The filing must be done in the office of the Board of elections located in the agricultural building in Washington. To Date there Are several races on county boards. On state offices there is a race Between incumbent Edgar Gurganus of Williamston and former senator Ashley b. Futrell of Washington there is another state office race for n. C. Representative from the District for seat no. 2. Archie Burrus incumbent is being opposed by former representative w. Al Dick Lupton of Hyde county at this writing w. R. Bill Roberson or. Is unopposed. On the countywide offices to Date there Are two men seeking the Job of sheriff. Jack Harris. Incumbent is being contested by de. Brown local service station operator. On the five county commissioners to be elected. Jack Swindell incumbent of Bath is opposed by Ernest Guilder of Pinetown. Calvin Pittman of Chocowinity and. Norwood Mayo off Puntar Are now in the contest for commissioner from de cover Campaign conducted by state and local a b c. Officers has resulted in the recent indictment of 26 persons in Beaufort county for alleged violations off state liquor Laws officer William Boyd Sta Ted that warrants have been served in the past several Days Quot As a direct result of the cooperative Effort with the state off Quot a Are extremely pleased with the results Boyd mid Quot we Are trying to eliminate illicit liquor operations in Beaufort county Quot he explained this includes both those who Purchase tax. Paid whiskey for resale As Well As the illegal still operator. The Public is invited to Contact us whenever they have information concerning liquor violators Quot he said. The Campaign resulting in the recent indictments was worked out with two undercover agents from the state Agency after local officers received complaints concerning the alleged violators the state agents using tips from the complaints went to the persons named not As Law officers but As customers the a met taxi netted 44 indictments those charged for the illegal Sale of tax paid whiskey Are listed below Louise Selby Belha Ven Randolph Hodges it 1, City Herman Mason 1101 Bridge St., City William Moore Cherry run inn City Mary Moore Peyton. Building City Della Warren. It. Hoco witty township. J. Stan ii # i City Johnny Rawls Rawls Lilley is running from cafe. City Gloria Slade. I 1, Washington township m d Belhaven Zoaht Rodgers it. 1. Red Whisnant incumbent is running from Pantego township Lin Wood Cay ton incumbent is running from Richlands town ship. A these men Are unopposed now. There is a four Man race As of now for the two seats on the Beaufort county Board off education. This election is non see deadline Page 6 City. M u Hodges. Jr., it. 1, City. Garland Pierce Peyton building City Simon Moore it. 1, blounts Creek Mary e. Mccoy h01 Bridge St., City James Sherman 4th Street City David Gibbs. 4th St., City William Allison 4th St., City Marthelia Miller 4th St. City Fred Bailey Washington St., City Jessie a a chump Moore see liquor. Page 6 plams regional com Mission suggested monday that private Rapf Tal invest about $4 million in recreation project along the 571-mile intr roast i waterway through North Caro Lina South Carolina a Mil. Geor a Quot i g. Fred Steele or formerly of Durham Nois the Federal co chairman of the commission which is a partnership off the Federal and state governments he said the commission Hopes to help these coastal areas to go from an average wage about $1.000 below the National average off about a year to equal it or even go above if. Undersecretary off Commerce Horro Siciliano told f group representing the states developers architectural firms and oth ers that Quot tourism is one of the easiest ways for an acres to Blossom with Industry Quot Elliott let Ewis. President of Leisure firms in located Here outlined a study his organization made off the possibilities for developing the waterway me said Quot there is real Opportunity in this area to compete without being overshadowed by one of the giants of Industry Quot Lewis said an investment in projects along the waterway off $4.012.300 would generate $2,343,900 Gross Revenue the first year with net return off 6 3 per cell. Lewis said he study of the area waa aimed at private in Vest mrs allot Tel there Are some a a Deral programs which could be applied the waterway roughly parallels the coastline off the three states the projects recommended would create 109 jobs with pay Rolls til about. $520,000 a year plus other jobs there is very Little to do along the waterway now Quot Lewis said. Among the recommendations were Aqua buses with terminal space at Charleston sc., and at Savannah a with two boats of too capacity each costing about $100,000 each capital investment. In this project which could include Moonlight cruises would be $210,800 with net return the first year of 5 1 tier cent. Eventually this would be expected to extend South to Brunswick ga., and North to Georgetown also proposed were House boat rental areas at Elizabeth City . And Wach Esaw Landing and a Moat exclusive Type of development at Hilton head so new Mannas to include one near Georgetown s.c., Little River s.c., skid away Inland a Mcclellanville so. And Cape Roma in were also recommended they recommended also a Beach Gateway development to attract boaters from places As Wilmington ., Wrightsville Beach ., Southport and Myrtle Beach so. To a place like Topsail Beach . By creating primarily Day use facilities. Scathing Apha report says nations medical care system broken Down by g. C. Thelen or. Associated press writer Washington a a scathing report by the american Public health association says the nations medical care system is broken Down with millions off persons exposed to health brutality each Day. A circumstances that can Only be called health brutality pervade the lives of millions of american people who live in communities that seem designed to break the Taiman spirit the report said. It was prepared by the current Apha resident or. Paul. B. Comely and the immediate past president or. Lester Bres Low after the two visited six communities across the nation last year. The Apha is a private organization representing 18,000 doctors and Public health workers the report offered Case studies that included a a is year old mexican Amer ican grandmother in a Houston tex., Barrio who is ineligible for welfare or social Security and must support herself and her 2-year-old grandson on $10 a week from her son. A several Hundred predominantly mexican american farm workers in Tulare county calif., who sicken each year after being sprayed with pesticides from crop dusting planes. A a 5x year old american Indian Veteran of world War 11 living in a Shack in great Falls mont., and supporting himself six children and one grandchild on a Small pension and Quot what we can scrounge from Salvage a in a junk Yard. A a an a uncooperative chronic alcoholic who carried a card from Grady Hospital identifying him Asan epileptic but who a few Days before our visit had occupied the Hole a four foot by eight foot solitary confinement cell in the Atlanta a. City prison. Quot As Public health physicians we thought we knew pretty Well the nature and extent of these conditions Quot comely and Bres Low said in the report titled health crisis in America a a but frankly we were shocked and Are still reeling Quot while there has been considerable improvement in the Quality of life for most Ameri cans the fact still remains that a Large proportion of the 20 million Blacks 5 million mexican americans 500,000 american a indians and millions of others live Day in and Day out in conditions we would not let our animals endure. Quot and the system off care for people with disease associated with conditions seems mainly to obstruct their receiving the care that is needed Quot the report said. It describes ghetto dwellers in rat infested overpriced apartments with plumbing that menaced health. When disease strikes the report said there often Are no local physicians or clinics Public hospitals Miles away and poorly served by transportation of Fer Long Waits and impersonal care welfare linked medical assistance is too frequently unavailable for those most needy. The two physicians found 54.000 hungry families in the Kenwood Oak land neighbourhood of Southside Chicago where the infant mortality rate is an astonishing 45 for every 1,000 babies born. A one lady told us How she watched her baby die while waiting three hours for care in an emergency room at Cook county 111., Hospital a they said. Quot the agencies that Are supposed to Deal with the problems appear to exist mainly As enforcers off rules that Are carefully framed legalistic subterfuges to avoid providing needed see health care. Page 6

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