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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - May 7, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather fair through Friday a Little warmer by Friday. Lows tonight mostly in the my High Friday Washington daily news if you do not grit your paper. Dial to 2145 Between a a and t 00 o Stork and on will be delivered to you. Established 1909 for Fen Pago Washington. North Carolina. Thursday afternoon. May 7. 1970 daily except sunday House tells Nasa to put off flight by William f. Arbogast associated press writer Washington api a the House appropriations committee told the space Agency today to postpone until next year the scheduled ocl 1 launch of the Apollo 14 Moon flight the delay will give More time to study the problems encountered last month on the Apollo 13 flight the committee said in a report on a 117 billion Money Mil. An explosion aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft forced the National aeronautics and space administration to Call off the Moon Landing and imperilled the lives of the Crew before their lunar Lander helped bring them Home safely. The Bill to be considered next week by the House includes $3.2 billion for Nas for the fiscal year starting july 1. The 1136 million Cut in Nasa funds includes $106 million lopped from the research and development allowance the $2.5 billion recommended for research and development would provide for one Apollo flight next year instead of the two originally planned the committee said it did not intend to limit the number of Moon landings but wants to de Fer some of them until the problem that bedevilled Apollo 13 Are evaluated the House panels recommendation came a Day after Senate approval of a $3.5 billion authorization Bill. The Senate debate was inter Persed with charges the manned space Effort is a costly White elephant diverting the nation from pressing Domestic problems. But the senators gave the Bill 66-15 approval after s 56-29 vote turned aside a bid to wipe out $110 million for a apace shuttle development project in the Bill approved by the House appropriations panel the second largest in the measure. Cut a total of $201 it million. Largest Grant was $8 96 billion for the veterans administration. The department of housing and Urban development was Given $2.9 billion a Cut of $63.9 million. Eighteen other Independent offices and agencies shared the remaining $2 billion. The committee earmarked $59 million of the veterans administration Money for construction of Hospital and domiciliary facilities. Summer festival official to Start june 6 Strawberry show Sale a scheduled the annual Beaufort county four a Strawberry show and Sale will he held tuesday May 12, at 4 . On the courthouse Lawn Here. Some seven to 12 four 51 gut members Are expected to participate in the show and Sale according to Ron Grainger assistant Extension agricultural agent Here. They will show and sell approximately 125 pints of berries. Grainger said 18 four he ers participated in the Strawberry project. William w. Reid Extension horticultural specialist at the Tidewater research station at Plymouth will judge the berries and John Morgan Beaufort county Register of deeds will serve As the auctioneer. The Public is invited to attend the event and support it with the Purchase of berries. Joe Bishop of Hyde Dies Scranton Joe Bishop Long time Hyde county agricultural Leader and Veteran member of the Hyde county selective Board prior to us retirement died in the fungo District Lio Spital tuesday. He was 86 years old. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 30 of clock at the Scranton Christian Church conducted by Ted Davenport minister. will follow in. The mount Olive Church cemetery at Panzer. # pallbearers will be Mack Carawan Ralph Carawan David of Neal Johnny Littleton Olian Williams Carl Patrick and Linwood Smith. The body will remain at the Williamson funeral Home in see Bishop Page 12 four weeks from now. Washington will be gaily decorated with Bunting and will unveil a Host of activities As a part of its 1970 summer festival. The annual event in. This Pamlico River marketing Center will open on saturday june 8 and will dose on sunday june 14. In Between a variety of events designed for the enjoyment of the entire family will be held. They will Range in style from a water ski show to an Art exhibition. Tommy Boyd chairman of the summer festival Council of the sponsoring Washington chamber erf at t Unen had this today a we believe we have prepared the Best summer festival schedule of events that we have had since the Start of the festival Back in 1965. We have a variety of events that will open with a Coin show on saturday june 6 and dose with the conclusion of an Amateur Golf tournament in the late afternoon of sunday june 14,�?� Boyd said. A committee has been working at the chamber of Commerce since last november to put the Long lift of events together for the festival. One of its highlights will be the dedication of Washington a redeveloped waterfront area on saturday afternoon june 13. Another highlight will be a Street dance on saturday june 6, which will be free to the Public and will be sponsored by the Texas Gulf Sulphur company a Large Industry operating in Beaufort county. Band concert slated Here the Washington High school band will present its annual Spring concert Friday at 8 . In the High school auditorium. Such selections As Quot a sacred suite a Quot ode for trumpets and music from the dance band will be featured. There will be no admission charge. The Public is invited to attend. Brother Dies Everrett Burdge brother of mrs. Sally Talley died in Honolulu Hawaii on May 5. He will be buried in Honolulu. Mrs. Burdge is at 5637 Doverie ave., Ewa Beach Hawaii 96706. Vote count reported the official vote count in the democratic primary and nonpartisan school Board election were announced today by the Beaufort county Board of elections the Board met Here tuesday May 5, to make an official canvass of the balloting. The official figures show differences with the unofficial count to almost every instance but. In no Case do the differences make a change in the winners the official count was As follow Foi More ssh a Walter b Jones 4036 and l. C. Nixon 466 for state Senate. Ashley b. Futrell 3.723, Edgar Gurganus. 785 for representative Archie Burrus 2,817, w. J. Lupton 1,345. For sheriff Jack d. Harris 2,789 de Brown 1,722. For clerk of Superior court Bessie j. Cherry 3,193, Marvin p. Tetterton 1,324. For county commissioner Calvin Pittman 2,368, Norwood s Mayo 1,635 Jack e. Swindell. 2,334, Ernest n. Cullifer 1,839 m. D. Whisnant 2,226, William m. Allen 1,774. For Board of education Thad e. Tankard jr., 2,672, David Lee jr., 2,320 David Everett 1,798 and d. Carl Windley 1,290 twins critical Hurt Raleigh a five year old twin boys were in intensive care units of Raleigh hospitals today following a train Auto wreck in which their Mother was killed. Pronounced dead on arrival at Rex Hospital wednesday was mrs. Blanche Leggett 26, of it. 2, Wake Forest. Her twins Johnny and Ronny were in critical condition. Also injured in the wreck three Miles South of Wake Forest was miss Lola Jackson 19, mrs. Leggett s sister. Killed in War Washington a two North carolinians Are on the latest list of servicemen killed to action in the War in. Southeast Asia. They were pfc. William s. Sigmon j. Of Lincolnton and to 1. John r. Smith of Fayetteville both army men. Smith previously had been listed As missing. M j to. Congress blocks Effort to halt . In Cambodia bomb raids used to show move raw. N. Mixed Nixon wants i Alk jesuits reactions or Charles o. Boyette Boyette succeeds of Neal seeking hallucinogens for resale by Elizabeth Windley Dally new correspondent Belhaven a or. Charles o Boyette was monday night elected mayor Here succeeding w p. O Neal who resigned or Boyette had been serving a mayor Protem. Or. Of Neal who had served several terms As mayor said he was leaving the office because of in health. A patient at n. C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill for the past several weeks or. Of Neal said his doctors had advised him to give up the Post. The outgoing mayor expressed his appreciation to the people of the Community for the privilege of serving in the towns highest office. Or. Boyette a replacement on the town Board will be made at the next regular meeting on june is 1 in other actions the Board a Lewis Dibble of Washington appeared regarding the upgrading of the electrical sub station. Securing materials and the hiring of additional help was discussed and plans Are in the making for the project. Albert Gaylord Harold Lupton and red Whisnant appeared regarding a drainage ditch in the 500 Block Between main and water streets. The Board agreed that property owners involved have land surveyed and map drawn and present at the next meeting when a disc Sion could be reached a Curtis Clark spoke regarding an easement for right of Way across Clark property to the Belhaven Well site. It appears that a settlement was reached. A David Smith appeared regarding a Pony pen near his Home on Latham Street. Town manager Richard Pinner and a member of the Belhaven police department were asked to measure the distance and take necessary Steps to Correct the situation. A Russell Johnston fire chief reported one fire alarm for april. The fire truck was driven 22 Miles. The Rescue squad answered 4 local Calls and four Rural alarms. One injury within toe City two out sad and one death outside. Ylie ambulance was driven 85 Miles. Firemen held one regular matting and attended four 3 hour training sessions. Chief Johnston concluded his report with a rec commendation for an addition to the fire station to1 take care of the new fire truck. A police chief Sam Boger reported nine arrests with no juveniles for april. The police car was driven 2823 Miles using 387 Gallons of gasoline the department worked two funerals had one breaking and entering one larceny and destroyed one dog. \ attending the meeting held in toe City courtroom were mayor see Boyette Page 12 by Fred s. Hoffman a military writer Washington apr a i Jor aim of the big . Air raids m North Vietnam was to help drive Home the Nixon adminis ration message to Hanoi that the time has come for real peace talks. This is acknowledged privately by Home officials although the publicly stated reason for the air attacks on four key areas along the North vietnamese laotian Border was to protect unarmed reconnaissance planes from antiaircraft fire. White House sources last week indicated the South vietnamese troop drive against the cambodian sanctuaries also had the purpose of sending a ton a message to Hanoi that the United states was finished making one sided concessions after nearly two years of fruitless meetings in Paris therefore the air raids against North Vietnam last weekend emerge in perspective As part of a diplomatic military ploy. The message sending aspect of the a protective reaction Quot strikes against antiaircraft gun and missile positions was made Clear wednesday by Secretary of defense Melvin r Laird he said a the raids were carried on to make sure that the North vietnamese understood that we intended to use air Power should the reconnaissance place be fired upon flying Over North Vietnam Quot although the a reinforced protective reaction Quot strikes by As Many As 100 planes in a single operation did have an intent to safeguard the lives of . Reconnaissance Piloto Pentagon sources made it Plain they Alao had the broader purpose of Jolt my the North vietnamese to it see Aims pug Jujj world could muzzle Agnew be fed says Nixon criticized for youth attacks scientist by Mark Browne. Associated in re writer Washington a the Nixon administration attacks on Young dissenters have been denounced As Quot inflammatory Rhet Oric Quot by the president s own youth advisor and gently criticized by a Cabinet member within hours tuesday a letter to the president from Interior Secretary Walter j. Hick Al Stag Gesting the administration has shown a Lack of concern for Young people was made Public and Nixon appointee Anthony j. By George a. Krimsky associated press writer Pasadena Calif. Apr a massive injection of technology can keep the world fed Over the next 30 years despite booming population an pm monent scientist says Quot the natural resources available to present technology Are sufficient to allow a vast improvement in the1 Standard of Hving of All the people who will inhabit toe Earth 20 to 30 years from now Quot said or. Rogert re Velle director of the Harvard Center for population studies. Speaking at the opening of a three Day conference on technological change and population growth wednesday at California Institute of technology Reveile asserted that birth control although necessary cannot be a substitute for economic develop by a a q school Board ment j some at the conference disagreed with Reveile. "w6 cannot use the same technological bludgeon on the underdeveloped countries that we have used on our own seriously deteriorating our environment a a said John p. Hidren of Stanford University. A there is no such thing As a free lunch a Hidren said. A it is paid for by Reveile said a a Green revolution Quot is under Way in some underdeveloped countries to feed the hungry with High yield Var _ i ties of wheat Rice and cereals. A if it is to he said Quot Large expenditures for development of irrigation water transportation storage food processing and fertilizers must be \ a v a a speaking to newsmen before # the conference Reveile said thee United states should a provide More Aid to the underdeveloped countries. Encourage birth control. A a try to Tell the other Rich countries How serious the problem really is so they will not turn their backs on the rest of the Only wrote that administration policies appear Quot to Lack concern for the attitude of a great mass of americans our Young peo he politely suggested that vice president Spiro t. Agnew be muzzled on the subject of student dissent. Quot a continued attack on the Young not in their attitudes so much As their motives can serve Little purpose other than further to Cement those attitudes to a solidity impossible to penetrate with reason a Hickel Moffett resigned As director of wrote / the office of students and Irenett whose rumoured Resig youth. Nation became official today Hickel who said he had com with a strongly worded state posed the letter for Nixon a eyes see youth Page 12 Transfer of funds asked for busing Raleigh apr the North Carolina Board of education voted today to formally ask gov Bob Scott Ami the advisory budget comm Aaion to Transfer $1 8 million in funds to provide busing for an additional 56,708 City school children next fall. The Money would come from the department of Public instructions teacher salary funds the $1,796,000 would provide for operating Coats to transport additional pupils in 43 City and 42 county school districts. This would provide transportation for by Jim associated Plata writer Washington map efforts to prohibit us combat troops in Cambodia have ban Defeated in a dramatic House session punctuated by angry outbursts on the floor and cheers and hisses from the galleries even an amendment president Nixon said endorsed his decision to Send . Troops into Cambodia and opponents said Mould give him open end authority to wage War ment Down to resounding defeat in parliamentary sleight of hand designed to prevent a Flat ban against . Troops in Cambodia from coming to a vote i he f Louse approved the amendment by rep Paul Findley r-111., 171 to 144 then immediately killed it 221 to 32 a a in a not for one of these amendments not one a House armed services chairman l. Mendel Rivers. Is c., said in urging no House action on Cam Hod a Quot id take the Findley amendment As a last resort. Quot the president of the United states is doing exactly right with or without this Findley amendment a Rivers said. Quot president Nixon is saving american boys and you Are committed to the same objectives its As simple As that a then drawing loud hisses from the Antiwar Quot dominated spectators in the packed Galler Les. Rivers added. To want to talk about something we Haven t heard much about the angry outbursts from the floor came when the House voted to limit All debate on the Cambodia amendments to a be nod that gave each speaker 45 seconds to state his Case rep Donald w Reigle jr., r-mlch., grabbed a microphone wheeled around to face the galleries and demanded a have you Ever seen a sadder sight in your life a spectators cheered and they and Reigie were gave led to or Der by the chair. The anger in the House reflected the tide of dissent and disorder sweeping Many of the nations College campuses Over Nixon a decision to Send . Troops into Cambodia the Antiwar strikes marches and sit ins which multiplied rapidly after the killing of four Kent state University students monday continued to mushroom wednesday. Gov Louie b Nunn of Ken Tucky ordered state police and National guardsmen a with All City school children living More than 1 i Miles from their assigned schools the action comes As a result of a Federal court ruling requiring that the state provide school transportation for All City pupils living it Miles from their schools or Stop providing buses for any City students the slates policy had been to bus Only Rural children but to mounted Bayoneta and live am keep this from being a slump munitions onto the University of Ling Block to annexation the Kentucky Campus to enforce a ctr few in the Wake of an anti it see busing Page 12 a see War Page 12 planning Region lines announced by governor drug pushers travelling around for supplies by Edward Cody associated press writer Charlotte apis a Young Charlotte Man and his Friend climbed into a borrowed car about 5 . One afternoon last october beginning a drug running trip typical of those continually fun netting illegal drugs into the hands of North Carolina Young people. The 21-year-old Man bed been preparing for the trip for a week by Raisin Ca his words Quot we found Peop a a sealed to Acore a or plenty of inventors. Thus Chachad by Valead fund of cd and us All night. To pass time along the Way they smoked Mari can Moat. In of their trip was for marijuana or Halluck Nozomi such As Ltd reported by Federal state and local Law officials to be the commonly used illegal drugs among North Cantina Young people. Though re Geol As narcotics under North Carolina Law they Are not mltoif7 to be physically addictive at Are hard drugs Llhee heroin. Federal a a a a port heroin use in North euro who asked not to be identified a Aid he and his Friend had no intention of buying heroin and that he had never dealt in it his Market was among Young casual drug users not addicts be said. The pair pulled into the out i data of Baltimore md., some 12 hours after their departure from Charlotte. They had no prearranged contacts and it was Early morning. A but its easy enough to find out where the heeds acid Heads or drug users hang ant Quot recalled the youth. A a there a like no problem getting it they drove around Baltimore for three or four hours the youth remembered in an interview seeking a seller. He said their search entered on longhaired Young people in hippie Type attire. Finally they struck up a conversation with some youths who appeared Likely to help than he said. The two visitors who had t slept the night before asked for a place to a crash a or sleep for free. A they said it was Cool to crash so we went to their place a said the Man. Bal Rah slept into the afternoon he said. When they awoke and their Bosta offered to give them some tablets of Ltd they knew they had found what they were looking for. They asked for More to Bux but their Baltimore hosts acting what they described As a a Friend of a Friend a said they could round up Only 150 tablets of Ltd on Short notice. The two Charlott eans bought them at $2 a Tablet a High Price ired to other deals they y had spent Only half their capital but the youth said and his Friend then returned Charlotte driving again toe night. Back Home refunded $300 of the big it see drugs Page .18 Raleigh apr gov. Bob Scott today created 17 planning regions for North Carolinas 100 counties in a move aimed at streamlining government services. A i have said Many times that the state and local government must be strengthened especially in its relation to the Federal government a Scott said in announcing the move. Quot we must have a stronger voice and a greater influence in the Federal system Quot he declared. A these planning and development regions can serve As the foundation for that the governors remarks were prepared for a news conference. With establishment of the regions All new state and Federal Aid programs will be drawn in compliance with them eliminating situations to which a county is linked with one group under one program and another group under map snows motions q Ano r Scott pointed out that much he said state agencies alone duplicate Kim and. Overlapping sex have divided the states coun tests to the composition of re ties 70 different ways for vary Gioara for Many existing program. See regions. Page 12

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