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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - November 2, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather comm of and Tsiun derho Quot tonight lows in Tow �0 vim do pow to duty Watt i of Csc of a Jami Porton High a in pm Washington news if you do not got your paper a dial 944-ms Between a st and ? of of clock and it it will to delivered to you. Established 1909 ten pages Washington North Carolina monday afternoon november 7, 1970 daily except sunday Blac Market army finds i crime by Jim Adams a of land press writer Washington a army investigators have confirmed that gigs diverted drugs and pm goods to Trattl Tafb Mack Market As Well As doctoring pay records and promotions a House committee says according to the House Mili tary operations subcommittee the investigators found the illegal activities i courted to bang Kok and at two . Bases in Thailand the inquiry was prompted by two army enlisted men who told the associated press and the subcommittee they had been involved in thefts and illicit pay record changes before leaving Thailand a year ago. A you could sell anything you wanted to Quot said one Soldier he stated he made about $500 a Day Over a three month period by diverting medical supplies into the thai Black Market he said shipments of drugs and other medical items intended for service hospitals were diverted to the Black Market by falsifying shipping records. The second Soldier said clerks in a finance detachment had devised a scheme under which they paid soldiers advances on their paychecks without noting he transactions in the official records. The men receiving the advances then split part of their Advance pay with the clerks the Soldier said. Although the army investigators confirmed such happenings the committee said the people the size of the thefts and the amount of Money have not been determined. The subcommittee quoted the army is saying the partial pay operation involved a a Small a regt of Wilt id men a a n Nance detachment at the Korat air base the subcommittee also reported army investigators said truckloads of Post Exchange merchandise were diverted into the Blac Market. Usually by Quot thai Drivers sometimes but not always with the cooperation of gis the army also reported some promotions were falsified in Thailand so the Soldier involved could collect a Money owed at the higher pay Grade when he returned to the United states the subcommittee said. The army keeps Central promotion records the subcommittee said but promotions to Corporal and Buck sergeant can be arranged within a battalion where false promotion orders can be mimeographed the subcommittee inquiry into the Thailand thefts at bang Kok Korat and port installations at Satta hip is part of its investigation of military Supply depot procedures against theft and pilferage in the United states As Well As abroad. The panel said the army reports it has tightened its control Over medical and Post Exchange shipments in Thailand but said it is concerned about the payroll la cities a which permitted or invited the partial pay scheme. State voters head for polls with gop surge suspicions democrats appear certain to keep majority gain in governorships local races Hijacker gets big Welcome in Cuba by William Garvey associated press writer Miami a a gunman wearing the Brown Beret of the militant mexican american Chi Cano movement received a backs lapping Welcome to communist Cuba today after forcing a United airlines Jet from California to Havana passengers said. Crewmen aboard United. Air line. Flight .58 bound for Portland. Oce., said the leather jacketed mustachioed Man placed a gun at the Side of stewardess Nicl Lautar shortly after take Ofstrom san Diego. Using the 21-year-old stewardess As a hostage the gunman forced his Way into the Cabin and. Shouted to Joe Kolons a Cuba Cubar Koons diverted the aircraft and flew to tijuana., Mexico where More fuel was taken aboard the Boeing 727, and then set course for Havana s Jose Marti Airport. Seventy five persons were aboard the Jet the second . Airliner hijacked to Cuba during the weekend. Koons said the gunman crouched on a. Shelf behind Quot the pilots seat throughout from san Diego to Havana keeping miss Leutar or other hostesses in front of his gun at All tees Afline Point Koons said he told a stewardess to pull a Brown Beret from his pocket and place it on his head. A i mean business. This is a Chicano operation a Koons quoted the gunman As saying. The Beret carried the Cross rifled insignia of the Chi Canos the Captain said. Mrs. Myra m. Sadler Dies Aurora a mrs. Myra Mayo Sadler age 64, of the Campbell s Creek Community died late sunday night following several months of declining health and a sudden illness of a few hours. Mrs. Sadler was born feb. 20, 1906 at Campbells Creek the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary of Neal Mayo. She was married to Walter c. Sadler who survives. Mrs. Sadler was a member of the Campbells Creek methodist Church and was a retired school teacher. She taught school in the Aurora and Hobucken communities for More than 20 see Sadler Page 12 Mike Megrath Mcgrath f funeral held today Francis Michael Mcgrath age 16, popular Young resident of 746 w main Street passed away sunday afternoon in the Beaufort county Hospital after an illness of two months a a Mike was bom at Lowed mass. July 22, 1964, son of Edgar e and Virginia gravely Mcgrath. He was an Honor student at Washington High school where he was a member of the Junior class and former member of the student Council. He was a member of the first presbyterian Church surviving with his Mother and father Are two Sisters mrs Lura Mcgrath Hewitt of this City and miss Margaret Elizabeth Mcgrath of the Home a brother Alfred Gregory Mcgrath of the Home his maternal grandmother mrs. Herbert c. Gravely of this City and his paternal grandparents or. And mrs Francis Michael Mcgrath of Lowell mass. Funeral services will be held today at 9 00 . In the first see Mcgrath. Page 12 Norfleet ritc3 held at 11 Belhaven Rupert Earl Norfleet jr., it. 2, Belhaven. Age 47, died in n. C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill saturday. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o clock in the Chapel of the Paul funeral Home Here by the Rev. James Ellis. Burial was in Bethany United methodist Church cemetery. Or. Norfleet was the son of mrs. Louise Woodhouse Norfleet and the late r. E. Norfleet or. Of it. 2, Belhaven. He was a Farmer a Veteran of world War ii and a member of Bethany United methodist Church. He was also a member of the John a Wilkinson school committee and the wins Tea Adville Puritan club. A or. Norfleet married Alta Smith of South Carolina in 148 surviving besides his wife and Mother Are one daughter mrs George Webster of it. 2, Belhaven two sons Rupert Norfleet Iii of the u. S. Navy stationed at quonset r. I. And Henry Edwin Norfleet of the u. S. Coast guard at Cape May n. J. And one sister mrs. Eugene Snell of Arlington a. By Gaylord Shaw associated press writer Washington a one of the Century a hardest fought mid term election campaigns my Bles to a close today As president Nixon and candidates from coast to coast fill the final hours with multimedia appeals for support at stake in tuesday s election a termed by Nixon a probably the most important and decisive Quot in the nations history Are 35 Senate seats 35 governorships and a new House of represent a lives Many races were Cliff hangers but it appeared virtually certain democrats would retain control of Congress and pick up several Foo pc r Nixon who had joined vice president Spiro t Agnew to a concentrated 35-state Campaign Blitz goes on nationwide television tonight to sound an election eve Appeal for More republicans in Congress. In the prime time repro of weekend Campaign speeches Nixon will hit again at the gop a Law and order theme Ratling on a the great silent majority to speak out in the poll ing Booth Quot against the appease ment of the Reck throwers and a resident and the vice presi Flat Ion and unemployment and democratic National chairman 1 Jiw rence f o Brien said the election is a in a seme a referee turn on the administration its the obscenity shooters in Ameri policy and its records the a a up democrats responded by de Dent manding free network time to answer whet sen Edmund s Musket. D Maine called a the Republican tactics of fear and most democratic candidates have pitched their campaigns on the pocket Book issues of in Nixon climaxes Campaign tonight on television by Frank Cormier associated press writer san Clemente Calif apr president Nixon will Climax his strenuous role in the 1970 Campaign by appearing on major television networks tonight in filmed segments of a speech decrying violent dissent. The Western White House announced late sunday that the Republican National committee had purchased time on Abc lbs and Abc for broadcasts featuring excerpts from Nixon s speech saturday in Phoenix in which he called for a a Tough minded approach to Nixon vice president Spiro t. Agnew and Republican candidates across the land have worked hard to make a Law and order Quot a prime Issue. The president carried the Effort Forward sunday after a two hour meeting Here with Agnew in a directive that ostensibly had no connection with tuesdays election Nixon expressed deep concern about a the growing problem of assaults on police officers Quot and ordered the Justice department to extend a fall appropriate investigative resources Quot to state and local authorities in such cases Agnew emerged from his ses Ston with Nixon to accuse democratic candidates of using what he termed unfair deplorable and despicable tactics a the tactic of the big lie Quot a in the final weeks of their vote quests at a news conference. Agnew said a particularly with regard to the Economy we find that they Are continuing to accentuate a fear that this country a heading into a recession or a depression or something worse we find he economic indicators Are All in the opposite tight vote seen for Pamlico area with a Light vote being forecast for the Pamlico area last minute appeals however Are being made to voters As candidates go into the Home stretch. Here in Beaufort county the first District congressional race pitting incumbent waiter b. Jones Democrat against r Frank Everett Republican has drawn the top Billing. Both or. Jones and or. Everett have been hitting the highways and the by ways in recent Day in an Effort to at tract votes and support. The sprawling 19 county District is one of americans largest area Wise. Both or. Jones and or Everett Are rated As conservative. Or. Everett suffered a heart attack some two months ago and his campaigning was limited for awhile. Beaufort county voters also will have a Choice for one county commissioner seat. J it Stancill Lilley Democrat is being opposed by Orion Peevy Republican for the seat being vacated by Onnie Boyd. Then there Are seven constitutional amendments to be voted upon by voters All Over North Carolina. Generally speaking a Light vote is predicted for the Pamlico area. Four years ago approximately 6,150 voters went to the pol sin Beaufort county. Two years ago in Beaufort county with both a president and a governor being elected Beaufort county set a record vote of 11,600. Four years ago 1966, Hyde county cast 1,500 votes while two years ago Hyde citizens went to the polls 1,900 Strong. Tomorrow tuesday november 3, the daily news is predicting a total vote in Beaufort county of 5,000 and a total vote in Hyde county of 1,200. Apathy in regard to political races seems to be in evidence this time. The daily news is serving As District Headquarters for returns from All the 19 districts see vote Page 12 roses store set for Washington returns poll holders Are asked to Call the Washington Dally news on tuesday evening As soon As the results Are counted. They should Call collect Jand the daily news staff will be tabulating the returns until Quot they Are Quot Complete. The Dally news number All telephones is 946-2145. The congressional race one county commissioner race and seven n. C. Constitutional amendments Are to be voted upon. With radio wih be by a casting returns directly from this office As they Are received. With to will he giving District and state returns All evening and the Day news is serving As Clearing House for All 1 counties of the first congressional District. Usual Ane cooperation from poll holders and election officials will be very much appreciated and it will enable us to do a better Job of Phuc service. Plans for a 40,500 Square foot roses store in the Washington Square shopping Center on West fifteenth Street Here were announced jointly this week by William t. Barnett vice president and director of expansion of roses stores inc. And w. R. Roberson jr., president of Washington Square shipping Center inc Barnett stated that a this new store will be one of the largest and most Complete units operated by the company and will bring to Washington roses new concept in department store operation. With All of its sales area on the ground floor the new roses store will have a frontage of 270 feet and will represent an investment on behalf of roses in excess of one half million a Doharis. -i?rq06 architecture and when com architecture and when completed will include a closed air conditioned mall and total floor space in excess of 200,000 Square feet. Other major tenants include a drug store a Winn Dixie supermarket and a full service Wachovia Bank the first phase of the mall including roses store will open in fall 1971. Architectural and engineering services for the Center Are being performed by Mcgee 4 Scovil architects John a. Edwards 4 company. Eng., both of Raleigh and w. C. Rodman and son of Washington site grading has been done by j. Carson Tunnell succumbs Swan Quarter a t Carson Tunnell age 76. Veteran Hyde county furniture Mer chant and Community Leader died saturday night in the fungo District Hospital in Belhaven. He had been in failing health for funeral services will be held at 2 . Today in Providence United methodist Church by the Rev. . Grimes. Burial will be in Soule cemetery. The body was taken to the Williamson funeral Home. A lifelong resident of Hyde county. Or Tunnell was the son of the late Robert h. And Sudie Jones Tunnell. Or. Tunnell operated the Quinn Miller furniture company Here for More than 40 years and was still Active in the merchandising firm. He was a member and Leader a in Providence United methodist Church and Active in local affairs As Long As health permitted. Surviving Are his widow mrs Albertina Harris Tunnell a daughter mrs. J. H. Floyd of fair not six grandchildren and three great grandchildren pallbearers will be Kenneth Whichard Robert Howell Mike Harvey Bob Tunnell jr., Jeff Floyd and Dick Tunnel. Dance Hall fire As the rough and Tumble Campaign neared an end politicians debated whether republicans would succeed in slicing into the democrats 57-43 Edge in the Senate and 243-107 margin in the House and whether democrats a see election pane 12� two county entries in Competition two Beaufort county communities Are entered to Community development Competition sponsored by the coastal Plains development association Chester Bright associate Extension farm agent this morning told the Beaufort county Board of commissioners. Bright said Belhaven will represent the county in the Lown Village category and big swamp will be entered in the Rural Community category. Judges will visit big swamp nov. 5 and Belhaven on nov. 4 As they judge county winners in the six county coastal Plains area the regional a noes be announced at the annual regional meeting to be held in Greenville on nov. 24 Bright said the Community development Competition is aimed at creating interest in Community improvements he see Board. Pago 12 James Oliver Ratcliff Dies bring out Many As Asela ted press writer Raleigh ap1 North Carolina voters their Heads filled Kush 4 Eft counter charges. Loyally and suspicion trudge to the polls tuesday to an off it ear Flection marked by t Republican surge to gel control of Congress the election for local state and National officials May draw 906.six to 925,660 votes Accord my to the executive Secretary of the state Board of elections Alex Brock spirited local races in some counties May bring out in unusually Large number of voters Brock said Quot we had hoped for oat million votes which would be a record for an off year he added a this is one time i d like to miss my prediction a the polls open at 6 30 a m and close at 6 30 Nineteen counties have voting machines Ami could remain open until 7 30 pm however Brock said so Ndoc Page 121 David Woolard passes today David i Woolard age 67, resident and retired Farmer of Market st . I. City died in a local nursing Home this morning at 6 30 of clock. Or. Woolard has been critically ill for the past three weeks after failing health for the past two month he was born in 5r in it county october 14, 1904, son of the late Nathaniel and Mary Woolard and spent most of his life 16 Beaufort and Pitt counties he was a member of it. Pleasant Christian Church and married to the former Kef Bia Howe of blounts Creek surviving with his wife Are four sons Hertford Ray Woolard. It 1 City David e Woolard of Greenville. Hilton Woolard of Lindenhurst 11 and Ester g. Wooing of to Belhaven a James Oliver Ratcliff it. 1, Pinetown Farmer. Died saturday night in the fungo District Hospital Here. He was 44 years old. Ratcliff was the son of Mary Jane Boyd Ratcliff and the late Benjamin Miller Ratcliff. He was a world War ii and a member of the free Union free will Baptist Church. Surviving besides his Mother Are his wife mrs. Helen r Ratcliff one daughter Mary Lee Ratcliff of the Home one brother Robert Ratcliff of it. I Pinetown and tone sister mrs. Thomas Windley of it. To Pinetown. Funeral services will be held this Quot afternoon at 3 30 fro dirt the free Union free will Baptist Church by the Rev Linwood Boyette a amp Stor burial will be in the Gray Ratcliff cemetery. The body will remain at the a a Paul funeral Home Here and be taken to the Church one hour prior to the service. See Woolard Hugh Brink succumbs today Hugh d. Brinkley age 61, resident of River Road Washington died at Beaufort county Hospital this morning at 10 30o�?Tclock following a critical illness of two Days. Or. Brinkley was a druggist at Tayloe drug company and had made his Home in Washington since 1952. He was a former resident of Durham. Born in Johnson county August 27, 1909, son of the late Barbour Brinkley he attended the Kinston schools he married the former Sallie May Rhodes of new Bern october 18, 1934, and Quot Wai Riff fiby of vhf Vwg a Christian Church surviving with his wife Are Isi i Brinkley. Page �2> Square additional sport Jet reserved for expansion of the roses store Center will feature colonial space is available foe Over s. Hill and Sonja. Washington merchants and services to give a contract for the Rose s the customer truly a one Stop a shopping convenience. See roses Page 12 French i facials search for clues to 45,000 Square foot roses store planned Here by Bernard la Vallee associated press writer st Laurent do Point France apr French authorities from Cabinet rank Down pressed an investigation today to determine Why 143 persons died in a weekend dance Hau Are in this Mountain town 24 Miles Northwest of Grenoble. Firemen pulled 142 corpses from the ruins. Ten other persons were injured Tern died today from accounts of the 20-Odd survivors of the halloween night fire it appeared that the Young dancers panicked and piled up against the exit doors. There were some reports that the four exits from the one Story steel Frame building were locked and even boarded up but others contradicted this a throng of Young people mostly 18 to 25, had flocked to the Cine sept dance Hall from several villages in the Region. The Hall was Hung with plastic decorations giving it the appearance of a Cave. A five piece orchestra called the storm promised to create a a Hurricane on the about 1 45 Arm according to and one of Joelte Dondey the 21-year-old cashier a some smoke started coming from the ceiling then flames burst she was dragged out of the Hall with her hair burning. A the place went up like a Matchbox a said one of 30 Village firemen who were soon on the scene. When the firemen broke into the building they found burned and twisted bodies piled up five or six feet High near the exits officials including Secretary of state Jacques Baumel heard reports that the Blaze was caused either by a Short circuit or by a cigarette butt tossed playfully onto someone s coat. One survivor Dominique Guette 17, said the exit doors had been padlocked and planks nailed Over them to keep out gatecrasher. One fireman said the doors were locked from the inside and the firemen bad to break the locks to reach the victims. However Raymond Charnel 25, who had once helped manage the dance Ball said the Metal covered doors were not see fire Page 12

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