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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - March 23, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaDaily except sunday Washington tag eth a a Olna monday aft Fanoon March 23. 19/0 Krasl Tschid 1909 news weather parity Cloudy and cod p a a might risk of set lured Frost Tela and tonight Low tonight so to Irma a at pair tuesday with High 54 to �4 Washington daily if you do not get your mm145 Between i a a of Doek and on 01 Halivard to you. Israel w ill n of get 100 fighters it laotian Premier accuses Hanoi try George a fat associated Porcu writer Vientiane. Laos a it a Premier Souvanna Houma accused North Vietnam today of sending 13,000 More troops into Laos recently supported by tanks rockets and Long Range guns to further Hanoi so expansionist and ideological a Quot Aims. Speaking on the 20th anniversary of the Royal laotian army Prince Souvanna said North vietnamese forces had a captured for the Patchet lao an area which unequivocally belongs to the neutralise forces a he presumably was referring to the Plain of jars which the neutralise faction he Heads controlled in the Early i960� with Patchet lao consent after Souvanna became head of the government and the United states a became 1st Effiee Heel eur North vietnamese and Patchet lao took Over the strategic Plain in Northeast Laos they lost it last september to a guerrilla army trained and supported by the United Stales then recaptured it in the offensive they began last month. Souvanna said his government had called on the governments which signed the 1962 genes agreement guaranteeing laotian neutrality to Confer among themselves to find a a common and just solution to the lao problem a a the Premier said his government had received the five Point Patchet lao peace proposal a with the most attentive Welcome. Faithful As we Are to the see Laos. Page 8 Washington apr secretory of state Wiliam p. Rogers called a news conference today to announce the administration s refusal for the time being a to Grant Israel s full request for More than 100 new warplanes the but at the same time it was judge disputes Board arguments Good Friday service set Down town a Good Friday service from 12 00 to 1 00 . In the Turnage theatre will give the business Community an Opportunity to worship All or part of this hour according to the Rev. Kelly j. Wilson president of the county ministerial association. A Merrill Daniels. W. M. Daniels jr., William a. Gravely and Bartow Houston jr., each will give ten minute meditations on the theme a a Layman views the John Thompson minister of music and education first Baptist Church is in charge of the music. The Washington choral society will sing at the first part of the service. There will be solos by Leon Randolph and mrs. William Kidd. The music shop is providing a piano for the service. The Public is cordially invited to participate in All or part of this service. Persons Are invited to come for at least 15 minutes in order to worship and hear at least one of the meditations. Registration first Baptist kindergarten registration will be held tuesday mar. 24, in the first Baptist Church educational building on Harvey Street. Registration hour is from 9 30 to 11 00 . Classes will be held for 3 three four and five year Olds. There is a five Dollar registration fee. By Flea Here Charlotte Cap a the Charlotte Mecklenburg county Board of education a contentions. About busing to achieve racial balance in the systems schools have been sharply disputed by . District judge James b Mcmillan. Judge Mcmillan who feb. 5 ordered Cross busing to achieve Complete desegregation in the Schodt system a has submitted to the . 4th circuit court of appeals a a supplementary findings of fact that does not agree with school Board statements. The school Board contends that at least 19,285 pupils would be bused under the desegregation plan ordered by judge Mcmillan. However the judge said a the court finds As facts that the maximum number of additional children who May conceivably require transportation under the court order plans is 13,300. The judge also found that the desegregation plan would require about 138 additional buses. In his supplemental findings Mcmillan said a the evidence shows that the defendant North Carolina Board of education the state Board As Well As the see Charlotte Page 8 school Holiday easter holidays for Beaufort county and Washington City schools will be As follows Beaufort county mar., 27-30 and 31. Washington City mar. 30 through apr. 3. The Holiday will be the last major break before the close school. Expected he would toss in a sweetener by Way of financial help for Israel whose Economy is hard pressed by the mid East conflict. President Nixon in an informal matting with hews Meti saturday spelled out the reasoning behind the administrations Long awaited decision on israelis bid though he left the actual announcement up to Rogers. Nixon termed it an interim decision based on the current . Analysis of the military balance in the Mideast and he warned that upsetting that balance could raise the danger of War. He said the recently reported soviet shipments of new sam3 antiaircraft missiles and military personnel to Egypt have not significantly shifted the balance nor Are future French deliveries of some 100 modern Mirage jets to Libya earmarked for action against Israel a what i am saying basically a Nixon said a is that the United states intends to continue to watch the1 Mideast situation to see whether further shipments of arms or personnel to the Mideast does tip the balance in a Way that it would be necessary for us to provide some assistance additional assistance to Israel so that they would not be in an inferior the United state is reported still delivering at about four a Mansfield Hopes for arms freeze by Walter r wears associated press writer Washington apr Seo ate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says he Hopes to go approval of a Resolution urging a Mutual freeze on strategic weapons deployment before .-soviet arms talks resume next month in spite of a Chilly response by president Nixon. The Resolution. Approved unanimously by the Senate for eign relations committee was called irrelevant by president Nixon during his weekend news conference nevertheless Mansfield said., a i Hope to get it to the floor in a reasonable length of time before the strategic arms limitation talks Are resumed Quot april 18, he acknowledged there will be opposition the committee Friday adopted on a 1 h vote a Resolution to have the Senate express its support for a soviet moratorium on deployment of both offensive and defensive strategic weapons systems. The Resolution is a broadened version of a measure that originally advocated a Mutual freeze on a new offensive weapon Mirve the multiple independently targeted re entry vehicle a with which the nuclear warheads on one missile could be aimed at several different targets. As it stands now the Resolution also would cover anti Aliis tic missile systems the Resolution would have no Force it would simply express the View of the Senate. Nixon said saturday the arms control situation is More intricate than the Resolution would imply. A a that a what Salt is about a he said of the Senate proposal. A so i think its mrs. Sallie c. Nixon pondering action to restore mail service big City carriers stay Home Arnold Breaks hip in mishap David w. Arnold who celebrated his 100th birthday Friday has broken his hip in a fall. Or. Arnold was taken to the Beaufort county Hospital saturday morning following injury in a fall. A daughter mrs. Hilton Alligood said this morning her father acc Dently broke his hip when he lost his balance and fell while seated on his bedside. Or. Arnold underwent surgery sunday and his condition is As Well As can be expected at this time. Bensons top Rural f Amily or. And mrs. Mickey Benson and daughter Beverley age 8, have been named Beaufort county so Rural family of the year by the Federal land Bank association. The nomination of the Benson family took place last saturday afternoon at the annual meeting of the Federal land Bank association held at Washington High school at 4 30 of clock a dinner followed the meeting. Or. And mrs. Benson live on a farm which contains about 1,000 acres. He is a graduate of Paniego High school As is mrs. Benson. He attended Campbell College and n. C. State University where he took the two year course in. Agriculture. They Are members of Wilkinson a Church of Christ Active in Community civic and business matters of the area and a Young family Well known in the area. This family now goes into the state Competition for a Rural family of the year in Greensboro. Sam Bundy of Farmville was the speaker at the saturday meeting. He spoke on a three ways to live a he listed tit to three ways As follows 1. From it 2. Fight against it Perate with it. A it is not what you get out of life that counts most but what you put into it a he said. A we must set examples recognize understanding show appreciation be bold and courageous and we must move with the times a he added. Or. Bundy was introduced by slim Short of Greenville. The meeting was called to order by r. G. Coburn president Joe b. Griffin assistant manager gave the invocation and the Welcome to Washington was Given by see family Page 8 first class mail addressed to new York piles up in Chicago stoppered by the postmaster there during postal strike. Mall order hum ease Are strangling deliver y services thriving pipe bomb integration injures 15 Nixon a analysis c and to halt p process in new York month the 50 supersonic f-4 1968. is ftqggnrn1 passes of 80 a-4 ski Hawf Jeto that nation ordered or Sallie Cuthrell Boseman. Age 74, of 12 Ellenwood drive in Asheville a native of Beaufort county and former Washington resident died in an Asheville nursing Home sunday morning following an illness of several months she was a retired school teacher. Mrs. Boseman was born at Aurora May 19, 1895, daughter of the late Frank and Virginia Litchfield Cuthrell. She was married to Luther w. Boseman who preceded her in death in 1943. She was a member of St. Peters episcopal Church and was a teacher in the n. C. Public schools for 42 years retiring in 1984 she taught at the Wilkerson school in Rocky mount for 25 years and in other Nash county see Boseman Page 81 by Bob Monroe associated press writer new York apr a pipe bomb exploded sunday night at Manhattan a electric circus discotheque injuring 15 person including eight students on an easter Holiday recess from their North Carolina College. All but. Three of the injured were treated and released Hospital spokesmen said. One youth suffered a fractured left leg and another second degree Burn of the thigh. The blast came 20 hours after a bomb exploded at a Bronx brokerage firm knocking out the door and windows. Another bomb was found on the window ledge of the Bank next door and disarmed before it could explode. There were no injuries in the brokerage House blast. The electric circus located on St. Marks place in. The heart of the East Village is known for its Rock music and psychedelic lighting. A. Sparse Rainy night crowd of about 150, including the vacationing students from Western Carolina University in Cullow Hee ., was on hand at 1.1 40 . When the bomb went off. _ a i believe it a said Rose pleasant 18, of Reide tile A i thought it was part of the show. Everybody started screaming. Somebody grabbed me and i hobbled to an exit door and Down the fire escape a police said the pipe was packed with Small ammunition that acted like shrapnel. It included a. Clock timer and one round to set it off. Mrs. Cora m. Foster Dies mrs. Cora Mae Foster age 84, resident of the Burbage Crossroads Community it. 2, died in the fungo District Hospital sunday morning following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Foster was born in Beaufort county aug. 2, 1905, daughter of Fenner c. Cox., or. And the late Florence Meekins she was the widow of Benjamin Thomas Foster and was a member of St., Claire a Church of Christ. Surviving besides her father one daughter Millard Jordon of it. 2, be Viaven three sons Benjamin Foster of it. 2, Belhaven Levi Foster of Norfolk a. And Willis Foster of St. Augustine Fla. Six grandchildren three great grandchildren one sister mrs. Elmer Harris of it. 2, Belhaven four Brothers Johnny Cox and Fenner Cox both of it 2, Belhaven Luther Cox of it. 2, Aurora and h. L. Cox of Norfolk a. Graveside funeral services held this afternoon at 2 30 of clock at the rider Hill cemetery conducted by Norman Miller pastor of St. Claire a Church of Christ. The body will remain at the Chapel of the Paul funeral Home Belhaven until the Lune a. Hour. Washington apr a top administration civil rights official says president Nixon a promised Quot comprehensive analysts a on school desegregation cannot have much effect on efforts to integrate classrooms. A j err is Leonard chief of the Justice departments civil rights division said sunday a really irrespective of what anybody says about it. The Legal process is in motion and it s going to be accomplished at least for All practice purposes. A therefore there a Little the president can do by saying something to Speed it up. It just can to be done any in a saturday session with newsmen Nixon promised his policy statement tuesday on desegregation will be a the most comprehensive analysis of the Legal situation and also of the problems of segregation since the historic 1954 supreme court order to end segregated schools. Leonard said the president s statement a certainly will not in any Way inhibit the Progress that we have tried to make Over the past 14 months in enforcing the school desegregation but he went on. Quot there a no such a thing As a Clarion Call that sets one and Only one Standard a direction one approach to a very difficult problem that must be Analysed on a. Case by Case and individual by individual school following this line the Justice official said statewide desegregation suits Are being considered now against North Carolina South Carolina Arkansas Mississippi and Florida. Doomsday for separate Black White school systems is next september he said and a a it a obvious that some rather massive activity is going to have to take place Between now and then Quot Quot Leonard spoke on the lbs radio to interview program a face the earlier in the weekend James Farmer the administration s highest ranking negro said the presidents statement would put to rest any idea hat the administration has backed away from integration. A i have seen parts of the speech Quot Farmer said a and 1 look with anticipation to the statement in the next week that the president will Farmer assistant Secretary of health education and Wei fare indicated Hope Nixon a statement would help ease the great concern he said is Felt by Blacks about White House racial policies. Another leading Republican Senate gop Leader Hugh Scott see schools. Page 8 Jones to speak Here mar. 27 congressman Walter b. Jones will be the speaker at the meeting of the Beaufort county democratic women on Friday night March 27, at 7 00 of clock at Holiday inn in Washington. Mrs. Verona Cratch president today urged All members of the organization to attend and to bring their husbands. Those planning to attend should Call either mrs. Cratch at 946-5198, Washington or mrs. Delma Keech at 943-2005. Belhaven. \ by James Phillips my the it prom writer postal workers in some key cities remained on strike today ignoring court orders and pleas of their Union leaders but in other areas they stayed on the Job or returned to handle an us creasing pile up of mail. President Nixon avoided acting during the weekend but said he was prepared to take emergency action today to keep the mails moving if a majority of workers remained off the Job. Plans were being prepared for using National guard and regular army units to supplement postal forces but there was no indication on How soon a decision might be made on whether to use them. In new York where the strike started last week a regional Post office spokesman said Quot the work stoppage is still Only 14 of 208 clerks and one of 182 carriers showed up for the 6 . Shift at the main Post office. Chicago carriers also remained out but postmaster Henry w Mcgee said first class mail at least would go through with or without them he said supervisory personnel would sort and handle the first class mail if necessary. At Philadelphia nearly half of the 450 postal clerks normally at see mail. Page 8> mrs. Emma s. Krause Dies mrs Emma Swindell Krause. Age 89, of Norfolk. A died in a Norfolk rest Home saturday afternoon at 3 o clock following a lengthy illness mrs. Krause was born at Fairfield May 4,1881 daughter of the late Lewis l. And Emma Tunnell Swindell. She was a member of the Park View United methodist Church in Portsmouth and was a former resident of Belhaven and Columbia. She was the widow of Romanus e. Krause. Surviving Are five daughters mrs. A n. Bateman of Columbia mrs. J. A. Walker of Norfolk. . W. W. Michael of Edenton. Mrs. C. V. Hasselman of san Francisco and mrs. L. D. Powers of it. Mccoy. Fla. A number of or a. Ltd he i id ten and great grandchildren one sister mrs. Rita Tarkington of Columbia and one brother. Gilbert Swindell of Raleigh. Graveside funeral services will be held at the Krause family plot in Oakdale cemetery tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock conducted by the Rev. Kelly j Wilson jr., pastor of the first United methodist Church Here the body will lie in state at the Paul funeral Home Here until the funeral hour tobacco exports world continues puffing away As . Cuts Down by Don Kendall a farm writer Washington a despite some reduction in cigarette smoking by americans the rest of the world seems to be puffing away More than Ever the agriculture department said today. Thus prospects continue Bright for . Tobacco exports if american growers keep producing High Quality products at competitive prices. A report by the foreign agricultural service estimates world puffing last year at a record High of around 153 billion packs. This was a 3 per cent gain from 1968, reported Joseph r. Williams and Charles j. Of Mara fas tobacco analysts. The department earlier had estimated . Cigarette consumption Down about 2 per cent last year. Per capita american smoking in 1969 was estimated at about 202 packs compared with 209 in 1968. In All americans smoked about 535 billion cigarettes last year or More than one sixth of total world consumption of 3.064 trillion. There was no estimate of world per capita smoking comparable to ., figures Williams told a reporter. The Rise in world cigarette smoking has been steady. In the Early 1960s the average annual total was 2.4 trillion cigarettes. This Rose to 2,7 trillion in 1965 and by about too billion a year since. Williams and o Mara said world cigarette output is expected to continue rising although growth May not be As rapid As in recent years. And the . Tobacco Industry is expected to share in the increase. Quot the american blend requiring High Quality tobacco is a Symbol of the report said Quot and rapidly increasing in most areas where the Standard of Quot living is going up especially in countries like Italy France Spain and exports of . A manufactured tobacco products have set records in recent years and Are expected to continue High. Last fiscal year foreign sales totalled 1507 million and May almost equal the Mark in 1969-70, the department says. The United states also is a big shipper of ready to smoke cigarettes with More than 25 billion exported last year. This was Down 5 per cent from the 1988 Peak but still 8 per cent More than average. British smokers Are tradition see cigarettes Page 8

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