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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - May 28, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather partly Cloudy through Friday High Friday mid to upper 71b. I pm tonight mid sob to tour Washington Daviv news if you do not got your paper dial s4s-d4s hat woo a so and 1.00 of clock and am wll a Tow it Rad to you established 1909 tin Page Washington North Carolina thursday afternoon May 7s, 1970 a Quot a 11 a a a a it w 1/�l t a a faces Uncertain Fate c consumer so b ill a coming up soon tech students help Beaufort tech students made a food and Cash contribution to the salvation army s summer Camp Here Tost week., and a number of students have volunteered to help clean up the Camp area before Camp begin this summer. Fran Cooper a student in practical nursing is shown checking Over a number of repair needs with Cap Tain Phil Rawls who says that a great Deal of help will be needed in order to get the Camp site prepared for the summer. A we can use All the time and material that people can afford he said a and we urge anyone who would like to help to Contact the salvation army As soon As a theft photo by Litchfield school districts told Complete mixing by sept required by Richard Daw associated press writer Raleigh a eighteen North Carolina school districts faced with the possible loss of millions of dollars in Federal Aid were told today the government will accept nothing less than Complete desegregation by next september. A time is no longer negotiable a Deputy atty. Gen. Jerris Leonard told representatives of the districts at a meeting in Raleigh. A the supreme court has required. That the Job be done now and now seems to mean next september. That rules out discussions of beginning desegregation in september and then doing some More than next year and some More the next a he said. Leonard spoke to the North Carolina officials before they went into closed door sessions to try to negotiate acceptable desegregation plans with Federal representatives. Individual sessions were scheduled for representatives of each school system with officials of hew the Justice department and vice president Spiro Agnews committee on desegregation. In addition to Leonard the North carolinians heard talks by stanly Pottinger. Director of hews official of civil rights and Robert Mardian executive director of agnews committee before the negotiating sessions began. Pottinger told the officials that a in most cases a voluntary plan would be best., but. That a in some cases a lawsuit is the most a lawsuit would be preferable for a local Board in the absence of support for voluntary desegregation Pottinger said. At a news conference later Pottinger said any of the 18 districts which fail to come up with voluntary desegregation plans will be sued by the Justice department. Mardian said he hoped the see Descg. Meet Page 10 financial leaders meet p with president Nixon by John Lengel associated press writer Washington a a Legal weapon designed to keep merchants honest the class action suite faces an Uncertain Fate in its first congressional test next week because of Nixon administration opposition. The administration and business groups Are attempting to scuttle the Bill in favor of a counter proposal which class action Call a a consumer fraud in itself. The class action Bill comes before the House interstate Commerce subcommittee tuesday. One of its sponsors says the outcome depends on the swing vote of one Democrat. The Bill would permit an individual to file suit on behalf of thousands of Consumers presently an individual Seldom goes to court to recover say $50 because the court Coste would exceed the judgment. If an individual could file suit on behalf of thousands proponents add the judgment would be Large enough to make merchants chary of to deceive the Public. The Nixon counter proposal sharply limits the Field for class action suits by Only allowing a suit once the Justice department sues and then Only if that suit is successful. Comparable government actions have taken 20 years. Mrs. Virginia Knauer the presidents consumer assistant originally testified in favor of the class action but now lobbies against it because of White House pressure charged. Bess Myerson Grant. New York City a consumer commissioner. Mrs. Grant urged Congress a to stand up to the pressures being mounted by atty. Gen. John Mitchell the american retail federation and a we will not be fooled by a fake Reform like the administrations counter measure a so called a consumer Protection Bill a so riddled with loopholes exceptions qualifications that it is itself a consumer fraud Quot mrs. Grant said. A existing Laws make fraud illegal a she said a but they do not make fraud unprofitable. In the consumer Field today fraud pays off too elements of the business lobby say legitimate firms would be damaged by the Bill. Advocates say Only bad practices would standup As profitable court targets the subcommittee consists of five democrats and four republicans. Rep. Bob Eckhardt d-tex., predicted the gop members will vote As a unit with an undecided Democrat left with the swing vote. If the Bill clears the subcommittee Eckhardt said it has brighter prospects in the full committee and on the floor of the House. A similar measure sponsored by sen. Warren Magnuson d-wash., has been approved by his own Senate Commerce committee. Stock Market in Hyde county cases prices show a ourt turns Down marked Rise Rev. David Alexander Alexander to speak to was grads the Washington High school baccalaureate service will be held on sunday evening. May is at 8 00 . In the High school auditorium the Rev. David Alexander minister of Gordon Street Christian Church in Kim ton. Will deliver the address or. Alexander la. The son of or. And. Mrs. Raymond Alexander of Washington he holds degree from Transylvania University and the theological Seminary in Lexington. By. Or Alexander has served As chairman of the Board of the Christian Church in North Carolina recommendations committee of the International convention of the Christian churches member of the general Board of the Christian Church National and has had Sec was Paft a 10 Thomas Taylor passes today Thomas Taylor age 50 resident of 602 East Eigl the Street died in the Beaufort county Hospital Here this me rung at 9 o clock following an illness of several years. Or. Taylor a watchmaker was born in Martin county dec. 9,. 1919, son of Rufus and Maggie Stevenson Taylor he had been making his Home Here for the past 17 years. He wifi i Cor Bat Veteran of world War ii serving with the la s army in the Pacific. Or. Taylor was married to the former Janie Ruth Roberson of Martin county june 18, 194ft surviving besides his wife and parents Are five sons. Dean l., Richard a., Charles t., David k and Dennis j. Taylor All of this City two daughters mrs. James Hollis and miss Evelyn Taylor both of this City one grandchild five Brothers Edgar Taylor of Hamilton William and Reuben Taylor both of Virginia Willie Taylor of Ohio and Johnnie Taylor of Little Rock Ark. Four Sisters mrs. Bob Harris and mrs Charles Sheppard both of Williamston mrs. Oliver whale it of Bridgeton and mrs. Ernest Sutton of Kinston. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Paul funeral home.�?�. By David Burke a business writer new York apr Stock Market prices closed sharply higher wednesday with the Dow Jones average posting its largest single Day gain in history. The widely followed average of 30 Industrial stocks jumped 32 04 to close at 663 20. A 5 07 per cent increase. At its highest Point As recorded by Intra hour readings the average was up Over 37. Big Board volume of 17 44 million shares was the second heaviest turnover this year. The previous record for a single Day s gain in the average was 32.03, registered nov. 26, 1963 the tuesday after the funeral of president John f. its site however the gain brought the Index to a Point Only slightly above where it stood at the Start of the week. The Index had fallen a total of 31.01 Points monday and tues Day. Stocks on the american Exchange and the Over the counter Market also recorded Large gains Bond prices Rose for the first time in about eight weeks although not As impressively As the stocks one analyst said major upward moves after deep Market slumps usually begin with this kind of buying surge. A wednesday s Rise is a very Good sign a he said. Other analyst however said the Basic fundamentals that sent the Dow average plunging 71 Points in the previous six sessions remain unchanged. They said the upswing was due primarily to internal forces caused by the deeply oversold Market condition others speculated that buyers might have been hoping the Quot meeting wednesday night Between president Nixon and business and financial leaders would produce an encouraging announcement about economic conditions. All groups of stocks posted gains. The largest totalling $2 or More came from beverages drugs medical supplies office equipment and services photo products and services soaps cosmetics and toiletries increases were also Regis tired by All the 30 industrials composing the Dow Jones average. Klansmen negroes briefed on Economy and War Raleigh it a it the North Carolina court of appeals has refused because of late to Tang to consider the Appeal of three members of the United Klana of America convicted of inciting to riot in another Case also from Hyde county in the Eastern part of the state but unrelated the court refused to overturn the sentences of 12 Young negroes convicted of disrupting a county school during racial disturbances in 1966 the decisions were handed Down wednesday along with 62 others in what a court spokes Man described As the largest group of opinions by the none member court in its three year history. The court refused to consider the Appeal of the admitted Lammen because it said the Cir record was tied of svs late the klansmen l e Daugh Tery Jesse Matthews and James Scott were convicted of inciting to riot and provoking Brea it h of the peace during a klan rally july 4, 1901, near the Hyde county Community of Middle town. All three received sus Pended sentences evidence at the trial showed that part of the klan rally included the playing Over a loud speaker system of records containing songs and jokes insult ing. To the Black race the recordings could be heard for More than a mile and negroes see appeals. Page 10 by John m Pearce associated press writer Washington of Previ Dent Nixon in an unusual direct Appeal has asked the nation s Pamlico fish kill a inquiry dropped invited to dinner. 1 a 10-year Community College development plan proposed Raleigh a the North Carolina Community College advisory Council plans to ask the 1973 general Assembly to endorse a 10-year $1.18 billion development program for the states two year institutions. The Council wednesday adopted the plan after considering four versions of it developed by the staff of the department of Community colleges and. The research Triangle Institute. The 10-year plan is aimed at tailoring the course offerings at technical institutes to Job needs rather than student demands. Or. I. E. Ready director of the Community College system said the state is probably the first in the nation to take this approach in Long Range planning for its technical and vocational institutions. The plan ready said is aimed at increasing the number of technical graduates from the system As Well As stepping up efforts to enrol thousands of adults with inadequate schooling. Ready raid it would take at least two More years to get the plan ready for presentation to the legislature. The $1.18 billion Price tag is roughly 20 to 25 per cent More than is now being spent on Community colleges. Ready told the Council that the pet Quot a raises a fundamental question for our free Enterprise system a can we predict what Type of Job training our workers will need to give them adequate incomes or do we continue to just rely on the students coming to our doors hoping go into occupations which will help improve the states Economy a if we know we re going to need a certain number of tool and die makers we can offer programs for this and do our beat to recruit them but we can to Force a student to become a tool and die maker. Quot we i trying to be efficient giving up a a we re without the Board of education of the Washington City schools again pointed out today that the Public is invited to attend the dinner honouring. Miss Mary Ella Cooper. The dinner will be held in the Washington High school cafeteria on Friday May 29, at 7 00 . Miss Cooper will retire on june 30. 1970, after completing 46 continuous years of employment As Secretary and bookkeeper in the Central office of the Washington City schools. Supt. Jasper Lewis announced that tickets Are available at All of the schools or May be purchased in the cafeteria on Friday evening the Cost will be $2 per person ail Board of education members superintendents and principals since 1924 have received special invitations. Invitations have also been sent to City county and state officials and clone friends of miss Cooper the Board of education invites All interested citizens to join them in paying tribute to miss Cooper for her Long continuous and devoted service to the youth of the Washington Community. Bridge closed Coinjock n. C. Apr one of the two Bridges from main 8 00 . Land North Carolina to the out auditorium or Banks was closed for six hours today for repairs the u. S. 158 drawbridge spanning the intr coastal waterway at Coinjock was closed from 8 30 . To 2 30 . To allow replacement of a cracked main Pivot bearing. The u. S. 64 264 Bridge at mans Harbor remained open. Or. Arthur d. Wenger or. Wenger to speak at Bath High Bath a or. Arthur d Wenger president of Atlantic Christian College at Wilson will be guest speaker at the graduation exercises at Bath High school monday. June 1, at in the school or. Wenger attended Bethel College Newton. Kansas san Francisco theological Seminary san Anselmo Calif. Brite divinity school. Fort Worth. Tex or Wenger has been president of Atlantic Christian College since 1956 and has guided the College through a extensive growth it see Bath Pune 10� a preliminary investigation into the fish kill in the Pamlico River Here last weekend did not turn up sufficient evidence to warrant a full scale inquiry Don Baker supervisor of fisheries for the wed he a Ianurr commission in Raleigh said today. Or. Baker added however that a close watch is being kept on the local situation and should the f is kill recur officials of his department will move in immediately to study conditions with an Eye to determining the of the deaths.,. The official said that most of the fish were menhaden with few game fish involved. A the preliminary findings were not sufficient to warrant a full scale investigation he declared. W or Baker said the results of the Laboratory tests cannot be released. He gave this line of procedure in handling fish kill cases a a preliminary investigation by the local protector a the calling in of a fisheries biologist who determines whether the kill or the circumstances of the kill warrant a full investigation a if it is found no full investigation is required a report is made and the Case is watched to see if it recurs again. A if it does warrant further inquiry the department of water and air resources is called in and collects evidence. In the Case pollution is involved the cause and source of the pollution is sought and charges brought by the water and air resources Agency thousands of fingerlings died Here Over the1 weekend. However state and Federal wildlife officials a see fish Page 10 businessmen to help the govern ment s War on inflation by keeping their prices in Check in the hours of private give and take with 45 business and financial leaders wednesday night the president also tried with apparent Success to Calm their doubts about his decision to move i Nipa. Into Cambodia the executives according to several who were there told Nixon the Cambodia decision was a major Factor in the Stock markets plunge he responded that whether the nation values it or not the military move will hasten the Day of withdrawal from Vietnam a we were very encouraged Quot one businessman said afterwards. Quot it Wak a Good another said a a third raid the group s reaction was a very Poi live regarding his general those who consented to review the meeting insisted that their names not be used most of Nixon guests refused to comment. The guest list was heavily weighted with Heads of financial institutions indicating Nixon s primary concern was to reassure the jittery Market but he also discussed Domestic eco room nip Tori i Prit Mema fit la Young people anti Kraw Asfe a Hur f. Burns b cussed fed rat for agree it Tard s pole cites Nixon told the group he had wartime experience with wage and Price controls and found them unfair to some at the expense of others he remains opposed a it Mandator Contrato j but indicated a willingness for business and Tabor to curb their Park and wage a to mods voluntarily in the words of one businessman he a expressed a commendable aversion to a controlled Economy wage and Price controls that is. He sort of called upon business and labor to cooperate with government in voluntary wage and Price controls. At least that s the Way i interpreted the president appeared to be encouraged by the Days record breaking 32 04 Point in create in the key Dow Jones Industrial Stock Index when new York Stock Exchange chairman Bernard Lasker pointed out it was the target rally in Exchange history the source raid the dinner meeting grew out erf Tasker s earlier visit with Nixon. As far As the Economy in Gen eral was concerned guests reported Nixon repeated the administration s prediction that business will turn upward in the july september Quarter Burns said the fed would not be Quot rigidly bound by theoretical numerical formulas for the see Economy Page 101 initiated by biased news Media Blount says talk about divided Cabinet is a a lot of Malarky by Mark Brown associated press writer Washington apr Post master general win ton m. Blount rays talk about a divided Nixon Cabinet to a a lot of Malar by Quot by a news Media biased against the administration Quot they Are Strong individual people Quot Blount raid of to nine colleagues who with himself make up president Nixon a Cabinet. A that does t mean at All that sometimes we done to bold different opinions but to Ray this to s divided cabinets that s just s lot of Blount raid in an interview the news Media has inaccurately pictured the Cabinet As sharply divided Over Cambodia and placed an a extreme overemphasis on speeches by vice president Spiro Agnew while under playing demonstrations of support for the presidents War policies. He also contended the Nixon administration has not Only listened to Young people but has done a great detail for them in the Way of draft Reform and efforts to seek limitations of nuclear weapons. Blount a staunch supporter of Nixon a cambodian policy raid the Nistra lion has an. Obligation to explain its decisions about Indochina to Young people whose a depth of feeling to extremely impressive a but he added a if the decision goes against you you can tray a they did no to listen to me because they did no to do what i wanted turning to news coverage Blount raid a the role of the Media to to dig for information for its readers. Generally i think it does a Fine but when the Media covers tiie administration he said a it seems to tip the balance wheel a Little. It begins to tot its. Bias one example Blount said to a the extreme overemphasis by the Media on the vice presidents speeches. It does no to seem to want to take things in context. A the vice presidents main criticism of the Media to of Lack of balance Quot he raid Quot but the Media rants and raves when the vice president makes a speech. A i must Ray i be heard much worse things in the Media about the vice president than he has see Blount. Page 10

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