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David son of or. And mrs. Charlesw Johnson of this City is in the eighth Grade and a life scout. Dennis son of or. And mrs. William d. Steele is in the ninth Grade and an Eagle scout. The god and country award cats of scouting highest awards to Given to scouts after .12 months work with their yes store Ooton Pushion of service obstacles Senate will turn to Blackmun vote by John Chadwick associated press writer Washington apr an apparently Friendly Senate turned to the supreme court nomination of judge Harry a. Blackmun today with no obstacles in sight to president Nixon a third try to fill the vacant seat. Senate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield who said he expects to Back Blackmun a unless evidence to the contrary is forthcoming a indicated the vote might be delayed until tuesday however. Asked if he thought the nominee would be confirmed Mansfield said a i hear he will Blackmun who lives in Rochester. Minn.�?T, and has served on the Goth . Court of appeals since 1958, won a 17-0 vote of approval from the Senate judiciary committee last tuesday after no one testified against his nomination. President Nixon submitted Blackmun a nomination april 15 following the Senate a rejection of two Southern judges Clement f. Haynsworth or. Of South Carolina and g. Harr old Carswell of Florida for the supreme court vacancy. The court has been one member Short since May of last year when Abe Fortas resigned in the midst of a juror Over his ties with jailed financier Louis e. Wolfsont a family foundation. After Carswell a rejection Nixon said he had. Reluctantly concluded the Senate As presently constituted would not confirm any Southern judge a who believes As i do in the strict construction of the Constitution. A was Long As the Senate is constituted the Way it is a he said a i will not nominate another southerner and let him be subjected to the kind of malicious character assassination accorded both judges Haynsworth and the president said that in line with a Campaign pledge he made to restore to the court a the balance that it genuinely needs a he would pick As a third nominee a strict constructionist from some other Section of the country. Senators who were Active in see Blackmun Page 10� weekend demonstration in the nation s capital Nixon called the meeting last week after Campus violence erupted following his decision to Send american troops into Cambodia and the deaths of four Kent state University students the stole executives arrived As Antiwar leaders called for the protest movement to continue its efforts against american involvement in Southeast Asia a David Dellinger a defendant in the recent Chicago seven conspiracy trial and longtime pacifist Leader said sunday Quot people Are going Back to their own communities with the theme no business As he mid the weekend demonstration marked the beginning of a grassroots movement swelling across the country. Antiwar spokesmen also said efforts would be stepped up to spread strikes to More campuses and Industry in an attempt to cripple the a War the apparently volatile Campus situation also prompted three major College officials to propose giving students time off next fall to participate in political campaigns. President Kingman Brewster of Yale and father Theodore m. He Burgh of notre Dame said they were considering the idea of a a Campaign vacation next fall so students could play an see Nixon Page 10 mrs. Addie r. Carraway Dies mrs. Addie Roberson Carraway age 79, of the Leggett Crossroads Community it. 5, Greenville died at her Home this morning at 1 30 of clock following an illness of several years. Mrs. Carraway was born in Beaufort county sept. 22. Ism daughter of the late Jim and mama Whitehurst Roberson. She was a member of the ranters Creek Church of Christ. She was married to Mack Gilbert Carraway who preceded her in death Jan. 30, 1938. Surviving Are six daughters mrs. Hugh Moore of Florida mrs. Johnnie James of Newport news mrs. Woodrow keel of Portsmouth va., mrs. William Taylor of Williamston mrs. J. E. Cratt of it. 5, Greenville and mrs. Oscar Taylor of it. 3, abase later press writer Washington api president Nixon told Congress today he will propose new tax incentives to encourage exporter of american goods. Nixon s Surprise announcement came As the House ways and Means committee opened hearings on earlier proposal by the administration for , de president misreading Public Fulbright says protestors renewal of Trade negotiating authority and other measures the hearings also cover proposals by Many members of Congress Lor quotes on various categories of imports that have been entering the United states in Large quantities especially textiles and footwear. As the principal . Be gotta Tor Carl j. Gilbert was detailing the administration proper Sis he was interrupted by a messenger bringing a Long letter from Nixon to the committee chairman. Rep Wilbur d. Mills dark the letter read into the record by Mills did not go into detail about the tax proposal. It said simply that administration officials will propose tax incentives applying to income from exports. The Heads of All concerned departments Are scheduled to testify later this week Gilbert indicated in his testimony the administration has not Given up its opposition to quota legislation. In the matter of textiles lie raid a we prefer a voluntary he added that he thinks Progress is being made and that the footwear situation is being studied by a special task Force. These specifics were inserted verbally into Gilberts prepared testimony in which however he said a we would do ourselves a disservice to took inward and seek to protect our industries from the forces of Competition whether originating Here t or in his letter Nixon described the current administration prop Sabas an interim step on the her Trade. Page 18 Spring concert slated May 28 the Washington choral society will present a Spring concert on thursday May 28,at 8 15 . At the Washington High school auditorium. The chorus will be under the direction of John Thompson with mrs. Eva Stuckey As accompanist. The concert will feature Many popular show tunes plus a segment dedicated to music of America in the Hopes that by this music the chorus can help land troops link with cambodians Washington two sons Marvin restore patriotism to the minds Carraway of it. I Washington and hearts of the people of this and Allen Carraway of Chesapeake a. One sister mrs. Thad Moore of this City 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will he held at the Chapel of the Paul funeral Home. Tuesday afternoon at 3 of clock conducted by Lemuel Hardison pastor of the ranters Creek Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the family cemetery near the Home the following will serve As pallbearers Cecil Moore Jay Roberson Ray Roberson Dick Roberson Josh Carraway and Joe Leary. Community during these troubled times. In making the announcement Art Malendoski president of the Washington choral society raid a a we Hope that we will have the same wonderful support from the Community that we had for our Christmas concert. All of us have worked extremely hard to make this a presentation that will make the people of this area proud of us. Admission will be free to All As we Are strictly a non profit group. Our Only Reward is the support of the general Public and their attendance at our Walter Reuther is dead a awl a conscience heartbeat soul by . Mahan associated press writer Detroit apr the United Auto workers who go to the bargaining table in mid july to Hammer out new contracts with the automotive giants have lost their Leader of 24 years Walter p. Reuther killed with five others in a plane crash. Under Reuther a giant in the american labor movement the Law had grown to 1.6 million members the nations largest Industrial Union. Reuther had been the Law s president since Lilg and was a vice president of the Falcio until he broke is onion away two years ago in the Ehmu to a feud with of Lucio president George Meany he then formed the rival Alli Ance for labor action in an amalgamation with the teamsters and International chemical workers a to organize the unorganized and the poor and get the Tabor movement moving those who died saturday with there haired 62-year-old Reuther were his wife May 59 Oskar Stonorov 65, a Philadelphia architect William Wolf Man. 29, Reuther a bodyguard and mrs. Reuther a Nephew the Pilot George Evans 48 and Copilot Joseph Karaffa 41, both of Columbus Ohio. They were in route from Detroit for a weekend visit to the a awl a $15-million education Center which Stonorov designed. It is naming completion on Black Lake in Northern lower Michigan. No one survived the flaming crash of the Union chartered twin engine executive Type Lear Jet As it approached the Eilston Airport through rain under Low hanging Clouds at 9 33 . The charred remains were taken to the University of Michigan Hospital at Ann Arbor for identification. A doctor raid sunday night the bodies of Reuther and his wife were positively identified a by dental charts. A six member team from the National transportation safety Board flew to Pells ton to try to piece together what happened in the mint Tea Between Evans radioed request for Landing clearance had the crash Lek Miles from the Airport. In his sometimes Stormy career Reuther had survived an assassins Shotgun blast which crippled his right Arm and. Had thwarted an attempt to take him on a no re turn Gangland style ride. He was a participant in the then sensational sit Down strikes of the 1930a in which his fledgling Union took Over Auto plants and held them to Force its recognition As bargaining agent. Reuther realized a Long time dream in. 1167 when be won a guaranteed annual income from. General motors Ford and Chrysler. In his tenure he also had seen the average wage at the big of Reuther Page 10� by Carl p. Leubsdorf associated press writer Washington apr sen j of amp Al Bughi say m Mien adm Nistra Hon misreads the extent of National discontent with the Vietnam War but last week s massive student protests will help convince it to change policies a Quot i Don t know How they can ignore it altogether a the chair Man of the Senate foreign relations committee raid in an interview with the associated pros. The interview was conducted before saturdays massive demonstrations and before president Nixon tool i news conference Friday night that Quot i have not been surprised by the Intel historic Bath meet scheduled the annual meeting of the historic Bath commission will be held in Washington and Bath on sunday and monday. May 17-18. The meeting will Start on sunday May 17, at 6 at the Home of or and mrs Edmund Harding at. Sunny Side. Or. Harding is chairman of the commission or and mrs John Labouisse of fair Tosh Durham will be Host to the Contr Mission at a reception at 6 of clock also to he held at it Harding Home on Pamlico River. Or. And mrs. Harding will entertain the commission at a upper after which a business session will be held monday morning at 9 30 the commission will meet in Bath and the commission will visit the new visitors Center which is under construction. This building was authorized by the state legislature and will Cost gb5,9�k the building is expected to be completed by july 1. At 1 of clock on monday the commission will be entertained at lunch by or. And mrs. William b. Midyette at their Home Kirby Grange on Adams Creek. Kirby Grange was the Home of sir Christopher Gale the first Chu t Justice of North Carolina. After lunch the commission will be invited to the Glebe House by the woman of St. Thomas Church which has been completely refurnished through the generosity of Sam Jones of Norfolk. Mrs. G. D. Elliott wife of the postmaster of Bath is a new member of the commission. Cutler funeral slated at4 . Funeral services for we. Wade Cutler sr., age 45, of acre will be held at the Chapel of the Paul funeral Home at 4 . Today conducted by the Rev. 3 Dalton Finch pastor of the acre Chapel Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. Or. Cutler a Well known resident and Farmer of acre and manager of the Smith Douglas company in Plymouth died suddenly while in route from his office in Plymouth to his Home. He apparently stricken at the wheel of his pickup truck which left the Road and went into a Roadside Drain. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Washington county Hospital in Plymouth. Or. Ernest Furgerson staff physician at the Hospital said or. Cutler apparently died of a heart attack before his vehicle left the1 Road. Or. Cutler was born at acre sept. 15,1924, son of the late John William and Leila Redmond Cutler. He was an Active member of the acre Chapel Christian Church a Deacon on the official see Cutler Page 16� sity of the protest Quot pre Klent is predecessor and the Arkansas dem rat also a a hers Are so surrounded with raid a events would indicate a what us a to be called the pal Tow United states is Ramg to str a a a guard the Royal court a commitment to support the Lafa them from reality. Q. Will the event of this past new government of a a Ebodia. And he charged administration officials a have been less than candid in informing the Congress what their intentions Are All the way., Quot q do you think the Nixon administration understands the extent of discontent with the War in the country a. No. 1 think they misread ii. Their own report All indicate that rating their Telephone polls Are 10 to 1 in favor 1 think that they re wrong i agree with week help convince them a that a what it s designed to it it do. And i suspect it will have an effect because they Are so obvious and. The physical evidence is so great i done to know How they can ignore it altogether although presidents have ways they go off to Camp David. And there Are other mechanisms president Nixon has four Homes he can go other places and isolate himself from the presence of students and others George Reedy a observation 1 m 001 trying to be Petty about that presidents not just his i see Ftp Lubright Page 10 it captured from reds Cambodia May get weapons by Lewis if lick. Associated press writer Washington a us officials Ray they Are consider ing turning Over to the cambodian government some but by no Means All of the enemy War material captured by the allies in Cambodia some 4.000 captured ak47 rapid fire rifles a a were handed Over to the phenom penh government in the first .-South vietnamese response to Premier Lon Nola a plea for military assistance before the allies sent their own troops into cambodian territory. Now. By White House account the Allied forces Are uncovering such massive supplies in North vietnamese hide outs in cambo Dia that they have problems disposing of them some 5.000 rifles five million rounds of Small arms a mum Tion and two million pounds of Rice Are among the Booty reported captured so far in the Allied sweep. Cambodians 40.000-Man army has been armed with a Hodge podge of weapons Over the years much of it of chinese or soviet manufacture. So a Supply from captured stocks would be compatible with much of the cambodian army s equipment by Edwin White Vasari ated to re a writer Saigon Cap a South vietnamese Navy flotilla driving �0 Miles up the Mekong River reached the cambodian capital in int Headquarters reported it Rai Ltd More than 2w� enemy troops were killed m. The drive along the River the Navy movement was accompanied by gains of South vietnamese fighting along the Banks of the Mekong farther South South vietnamese marines seized the key ferry Crasa ing at Neak Luong on the Mekong and then drove on North and linked up today with trained cambodian strike force5 a dispatch from Cambodia raid four Marine battalions drove about a company of enemy troops from Neak Luong sunday. They moved on about 24 Miles and met the cambodians at the Village of Kampong phanom this indicated that the 37 Miles Between the ferry crossing and the cambodian capital of phenom penh was Clear of enemy troops. Neak Quot Quot Luong lies on Highway i. Which connects phenom penh with Saigon reporto from phenom penh said the South vietnamese marines seized both sides of the ferry Landing they arrived with an Allied flotilla that moved across the Border from South Vietnam saturday other report from Voak Luong area said 39 to 30 South vietnamese Boato were Maneo vering in the waterway Between the two sides of the ferry Landing the capture of Neak Luong removed the main obstacle on the Road to the hard pressed provincial capital of Svay. I aug. 30 nutes weal of the cambodian Battler. . Trained strike forces of cambodians born in South Vietnam and flown to phenom penh Are expected to spearhead the drive to Clear the rest of the Highway to Svay Rieng about 40, phenom penh. An Miles Southwest of Neak i number of . My and m2 it the cambodian reporto said while the current Large scale capture of enemy gear opens up new possibilities for helping Arm the cambodians Washington authorities Are against turning it All Over to the phenom penh government a. A Stock and barrel the officials voiced doubt the cambodian army could absorb All the material being captured by the allies and moving such beckoning supplies elsewhere in Cambodia would invite the i Rauding North vietnamese Viet Cong forces to recapture them they said. The allies Are also helping cambodian forces in other ways a u a equipped contingent of some 1,500 ethnic car to lians who were fighting in South Vietnam has been sent to Fles has been delivered and other Aid is planned the Nixon administration Nas been cautious however about Lon Nola a plans for a massive increase in the size of his army he was raid to have asked originally for . Equipment to help him expand his army to 200,000 men the officials raid Washington asked the cambo it see Cambodia. Page 101 memorial Day Observance Flag and Flowers were placed of the Confederate Monument in Oakdale cemetery sunday. May 10, by the Pamlico chapter of the United daughters of the confederacy. A special ceremony commemorate May 10th memorial Day each year by the Confederate Daugh staff photo by Xit Ctm Ter. Incomplete reports put Allied losses in the Mekong River drive As at least four americans and 1,3 South vietnamese killed and two americans and 21 vietnamese wounded the official announcement that the naval Force would make the drive up the Mekong said the purpose was to provide Relief supplies for 200,000 vietnamese living in the cambodian see War. Page 10 mrs. Alma h. Roberson Dies mrs. Alma Hardison Roberson age 60, resident of 625 East second Street died in the Beaufort county Hospital at 1 of clock saturday following a heart attack. She had been q failing health for the past of months. Mrs. Roberson was Bor in Bertie county aug 3, 1909, daughter of the late Moses and Carrie Davidson Howard. She was employed As a clerk at j f. Buck Man and sons she was an Active member of the first Christian Church the willing workers sunday school class and a member of group number nine of the Church she was also a member of the Washington woman s club. A she was twice married her first to John a. Hardison of Martin county and secondly to George r Roberson or. Of this City on sept. 13, 1957. She was a Well known and highly regarded resident of her Community surviving Are her husband. George r. Roberson two sons. John a. Hardison of Everetts and Bobby h Hardison of Washington it. 3 two step sons George r Roberson. Or. And Clyde Roberson both of this City two step daughters mrs William h. Ross of Fayetteville and mrs. See Roberson Page 10�

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