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Good morning! It's Saturday, March 20, 1971 "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet," Rousseau THE GASTONIA GAZETTE The Gastonia Gazette, 1971 'THE PIEDMONT'S GROWING NEWSPAPER" Cooler High, 50; Low, 25 (Complete weather information an page 2-A) Gaitonia, North Carolina Single Copy lOc Daily, 20c Sunday Hundreds perish as avalanche hits Peru Rogers' plea is ill'- I I nixed by Israel WASHINGTON (AP) 1s- Foreign Minister Abba Euan spurned Friday plea by Secretary of Stale William P. rtogers on dropping territorial demands in order to break a deadlock in Mideast peace nego- 1 tialions. At the same time Ilio Israeli foreign minister, in one and three quarter hours of "face-to- facn talks with Rogers which both sides termed friendly, left an impression that headway can be made in the stalled Mideast "I think there is objectively no deadlock at all" in the discussion being held under auspices of United Nations media- Fate of big jet hanging WASHINGTON (AP) Senate backers-of the' SST counterattacked on two fronts Friday and agreed with opponents to vole next Wednesday in a showdown both sides said, will be decided narrowly. The up some new support in the Senate Appropriations Committee which voted 17 lo 5 to continue full federal funding for continued development of the plane over the jie.xl three months. The House, in a crippling anil perhaps falal blow to the project, yoled Thursday lo end federal financing as of March 30.

The White House, which strongly backs the proposed BOO-mile-an-honr, 298-passengcr commercial plane, continued to express hope that the Senate will counter the House vote. 1 In a separate action, fhe Senate approved 71 to 0 a bill that would sharply limit supersonic flights by commercial aircraft over the United Slates and require, that the two SST prototypes now being developed meet noise levels prescribed for subsonic airliners. A similar effort to mollify opponents on the noise issue sailed through the Senate last year, but senators voted shortly thereafter lo kill the SST. Although (he Appropriations Committee vole was expected, it picked up added interest because Ihrce members switched positrons since last year and voted for (he SST funds. lor Gunnar Jarring, libau (old newsmen after seeing Rogers.

He said thai there are several ways the Jarring mission can move forward and it is now possible lo get into "a concrete and detailed discussion" on the basis of proposals which have been submitted by Israel and her Arab opponents. He did not specify the ways. Where the Israeli leader and Rogers appeared to have a continuing difference was over the format Rogers set forth at a press -conference Tuesday. Rogers portrayed a political arrangement, including a possible big power peacekeeping force, as ttie best way of providing a Mideast peace solution with the security for Israel. Rogers saw such a security rather than geography, as the basic underpinning for a negotiated peace, lie favored Israel's return to 'prewar borders.

But Israel has refused so far to say she will withdraw completely to her prewar 1007 borders, as the Arabs demand. AT STAKE Eban said (hat "since what is at stake is Israel's security and Israel's survival, 1 think that on mailers of security respect should be given to Israel's-so- curity and Israel's views." "We do not agree," he continued, "that in order to pursue this discussion we should accept Ihe UAH United Arab Republic viewpoint in advance." Eban portrayed Israel and the United States as still on friendly terms, pursuing the common aims of peace and stability in Ihe Mideast. "I think and hope we have a belter understanding of each other's positions" in those areas where there are differences, he said. A Stale Department spokesman declined to go into any de- lail on the wide-ranging discussion in Rogers' office or to predict progress now in the Jarring mission. Eban, who stopped in Washington briefly to plead Israel's case during his current visit (o Ihe United Stales and Mexico, also spent some time on Capitol Hill and reportedly at the White House.

In a meeting with some senators. Senate Hepubliraii Leader Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania reported. Rban made "a very earnest plea to give the Israeli government an opportunity to negotiate freely and without any due pressure from anyone else with" strong insistence oh secure and agreed boundaries." Euan replied with a flat no when newsmen asked whether Israel was under pressure from the United Slates in its negotiating. WAITING ON A VEKDICT U. William Calley Jr.

ponders a thought as he waits for the verdict of a six officer court martial deliberating his case. Calley, of Miami, is charged with killing 102 Vietnamese at My Lai three years After a brief appearance in court Friday, spent the rest of the day in his quarters. (AP -Wirephoto). No verdict yet in FT. DENNING, Ga.

(AP) The jury trying LI. William Calley for mass murder in "My Lai ended its third day of lions at p.m. EST Friday after hearing a rereading of some, of the early defense testimony in Ihe trial. They scheduled no night sessions but planned to return Sal- urday and after church on Sunday. There was 1:0 sign of a verdict.

The judge, Col. Reid Kennedy, said regular 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours will be observed Saturday in the one story courthouse where the four-month trial was held. A Sunday afternoon session also is planned if needed.

Calley, 27, is on trial tor his life on charges of premeditated murder of 102 unresisting South Vietnamese women and children while leading his infantry platoon on a combat assault Ifi, MSB, on My Lai. Despite the complaint of chief defense attorney George Uili- mer, Kennedy bad agreed lo the jury's request for the rereading of another batch of leslimony for the purpose of refreshing the memory of jurors. "They're getting awav be- yoiids anything that could be. anticipated in this preceding," l.atimcr complained Thursday after Ihe jury first asked to hear case again pages of testimony by (he score. "They arc not investigators, they are jurors," Latimcr said.

AT ISSUE The focus of the repealed testimony was Hie government's charge that Calley and his pla- loon killed 30 unarmed Vietnamese with MIC automatic rifle fire and left Iheir bodies sprawled along a (rail within the village of My Lai. This is the first specification, or count, in Ihe indictment. The July's interest was taken as an indica- lion that the members still may be bogged down in deliberation on tho initial stage of (ho My Lai operation. Subsequent to the trail slaying, the government claims, Calley and bis men killed at least 70 Vietnamese in a drainage ditch east of the village, and (lie defendant then gunned down a man in monk garb and a small child trying lo flee the ditch. Tiie jury got the case Tuesday night, after one of the longest military trials in the history of American men at arms.

They 'did not begin deliberations, however, until Wednesday morning. The jury arrived al Ihe courthouse in an early-morning drizzle Friday, beginning deliberations at 0:25 a.m. Mining camp is struck LIMA, Peru (AP) An ava- 'lanehe rained tons of water, mud and rocks on an isolated mining camp high in the Andes Mountains and killed 400 to COO persons, federal police said Friday. Police said the avalanche struck the mining camp of Cnungar, about (B miles northeast of Lima. Thursday morning, but the first rescue teams were unable to reach the area unlit Friday.

The camp, at an altitude of about 10.000 feet and an eight- hour journey by foot from the nearest town, was inhabited by an estimated 1,000 persons. Fo- Hce said as many as 600 of them were dead, buried under tons debris. Federal police in Lima said about 50 injured persons were rescued and taken to hospitals. Police said reports from the area indicated that the avalanche was touched oft by a light earthquake that struck about 8:30 Tuesday morning. It caused a part of a nearby mountain peak lo topple into Lake Yanuaguarin.

ROARING DOWN Water spilling over the -oE the lake caused an avalanche that roared down onto the mining camp below. The torrent destroyed a bridge and covered the main road leading into the area from the rail junction of Huaral, officers said. This forced rescue teams to cross 1 mountain ranges to reach the area from the east. Kescue crews were dispatched from Lima, Cerro do Pasco ailtl Canta. Such slides arc not uncommon in Peru between December and April when rains drench the mountain areas, loosening rocks and filling mountain lakes to overflowing.

Against Beam and Beam Ward trying new removal tactics By JOHN YORK Gazette Staff Reporter Petitions calling for the removal of Sheriff Dwight Beam, for Iho removal of County Commission Chairman C. Gricr Beam, and for Bill Ward lo be allowed to continue to operate his ambulance service as a free enterprise will be presented to the slate attorney general's office Monday. The petitions be taken lo Raleigh by George Ward of Stanley, who said Friday that he has a 10:30 a.m. appointment with two men al the attorney general's office. The men are Carroll Lcggeltc, a special administrative assistant to the attorney general, and T.

0. Coslen, an attorney who works in the attorney general's office, Ward said. Ward has been in telephone contact with the attorney general's office on several occasions during Ihe past few days. 20,000 SIGNATURES He says the petitions lie will take lo Raleigh with him include an estimated 20,000 approximately 15,000 of them supporting Ward and Iho balance calling for the removal of the sheriff and the chairman. The petitions arc those which circulated around Gaslon County several weeks ago when Iho GEORGE WARD Ward Ambulance Service issue first evolved, he said.

Ward saiil Ihal what he Is asking is removal of Ilio men from office because of what lie called failure of the commissioners and failure of the solicitor to "do anything about Hie sheriff's department." lie said he Is concerned about "llicsc things which have arisen with Ihe sheriff's denarlmcnt and no one has laken action." "I may be wrong, but 1 feet like the attorney general's office has already got ahold of someone up there lo slart some action on the sheriff's department," Ward said. DELEGATION GOING said he expects lo be accompanied to Raleigh by a "delegation" but does not know yet how many people if any will accompany him. "I do feel like, from fhe people who've called me and Hie financial help Ihal has Iwcn offered, that a good many people might be Interested in going," he sa'ul. Ward had earlier planned lo circulate petitions for a recall election involving Sheriff Beam, Chairman Gricr Beam, and perhaps the. solicitor.

Bui Lin IMloivcll chairman of Ihe local elections board, said (here is no provision in state for recall elections of these county officials. The oiily recall elections involve city officials, Ilollmrell said. Now Ward is taking a different route, apparently hoping- Ihnt ttic attorney general can slart an investigation which would result in the men being removed from office through civil action, A Superior CoitrL judge can "CAME IN SHOOTING" Dewey B. Truett sits on the couch in his homo as ho tells police that Odra Davis came into his house shooting. Afler an exchange of gunfire Davis was later found dead in the driveway of the Truett home.

Murder charge filed in fatal shootout episode Some, mystery still surrounds (ho death of. a Gaslonia man who. was found bleeding from the neck Friday night in the driveway of '-Dewcy' BrTruelt 53, of 1C01 Warren Circle. Odra Davis, about 57 years old, of 302 Carpenlcr found lying in the Truelt driveway Ly City Police Officers J. L.

Price and G. D. Hamrick. Price said Davis was pronounced dead on arrival at Gaston Hospital. "However, I think he was dead when picked up by the ambulance," Price said.

Davis had been bleeding from the neck, and the front of his shirt was saturated with blood. Price said Truett has told conflicting stories what happened. However, Truett has been charged with murder and is being held without bond in the county jail. DRINKING Price said Truelt finally told him that be and Davis, friends for the past 15 years, had been drinking prior to the shooting. Price quoted Truell as saying that Davis grabbed $220 from his hand and Ihreatenod him.

Davis reportedly left and then came back to Trucll's house. Truelt lold police that Davis camo, into the house, shooting a pistol at him twice. According to police Trueit said he a .22 caliber rifle from under a couch and fired about Ihree limes. Truett told police that Davis then ran from (he house and began lo yell, "you've killed me, you've killed me." Detective Sgt. Lon Haskett a .22 caliber "rifle from Ihe Tiuelt homes Price said.

Davis was apparently hit cna lime in Ihe throat and lusl considerable blood from his wound. Police said later Friday that autopsy, would be performed lo determine tho exact cause of death and lo recover Ihe bullet. News in brief Stay granted HALKIGII (Al 1 The scheduled execution of Dee Atkinsim next Friday was postponed indefinitely Friday. This came wlicn Associate Juslicc William 11. liobbllt of the North Carolina Supreme Court signed a slay nt execution so that Atkinson can appeal to (lie U.S.

Supreme Court. Atkinson was convicted in Johnston County of raping his fnur-yenr-olil stepchild. Recommendation CHARLESTON' Sen. Slrom Thurmond, said Friilay lie is recommending U.S.- District Judge Ronald Ilusscll of Sparlanburg for ap- imindnciit lo a vacancy on (he U.S. Circuit C'uurt of Appeals.

Proclamation WASHINGTON (AP) I'rKi- llciit Nivnn proclaimed Friilay .1 "National Week of Cnncern" starting Sunday fur Americans who are prisuners (if war or missing fn action. Tim proclamation iilnijfi-s lluil "We ivill neither forget them nor abandon Iliem." Official dies WILMINGTON' (AP) Sam Neu- County tax collector, was killed Tluirs- itay night in a lirn-vrliidc acc-i- ttcnt a mile from Wrightsville Kc.irli. rcmovo a public official from office as part of Ihe punishment if he is conviclcd of certain charges. Ward said he did not approve of Sheriff Dwight Beam collecting more than the law allows for pistol pcrmils. The sheriff admitted Ihal he charged $2 for pislol permits for about Iwo years, and kept the money for his "poor" fund.

The sheriff said he was not aware lhat the fee was 50 cents, and that the money should have been turned in lo Ihe county. Sheriff Beam later gave the county a check lo cover what lie said was the amount overcol- lected. He said Ihal anyone who wanted a refund could come by and get $1.50 from him. Ward said that he wants Rill Wnrcl (no relation) lo keep running ambulances. He believes that Bill Ward should be able lo lake direct phone calls for ambulance service, and not have lo wait on referrals from the Gaston Rural Police.

Chairman Gricr Beam is insisting that Dill Ward not lake phone calls. He says that all calls for ambulances should go through Ihe police switchboard. Ward says Iliis is why lie is seeking to remove Chairman Beam from office. Tom Dewey eulogized as a 'champion of justice' N'liW YORK (API More than a thousand mourners led by President and Mrs. Nixon filled St.

James Episcopal Church Friday at funeral services for Thomas E. Dewcy, former governor of N'ew York anil twice unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate. Outside, in a pouring nearly 200 people huddled under umbrellas and awnings as Ihe simple, 30-mimilc service was read. The Kcv. Ralph C.

Lankier, pastor of Ihe Church of Christ on Quaker Hill in Pawling, N.Y., which Dewcy oflcn ollcnd- cd, described him in a prayer as "a courageous champion for the cause of righteousness and justice." Ucwcy died Tuesday of a heart attack in Miami at the age of 08. At the funeral were Secretary of Slate William P. Rogers, Ally. Gen. John Milclicll, Gov.

Nelson A. Rockefeller, Mayor John V. Lindsay and Terence Cardinal Cooke. Roman Catholic archbishop of New York. Also present were Sens.

Hubert II. Humphrey, Hugh Scott. Jacob K. and James Buckley, The President flew from Washington lo Kennedy Airport in the presidential plane, took a helicopter lo Central Park and was driven to Iho church through streets emptied of olber traffic by (he police and nearly clear of pedestrians because of the rain. Un route lo Ihe church the President's motorcade slopped al (he Hotel Pierre on Fiflh Avenue lo pick up Mrs.

Nixon, who had been slaying there. Tho President and his parly arrived about 15 minutes before the slart of the service ol p.m. In his prayer, the Rev. f.ank- Icr Dewey "had a dutiful dedication in filling the responsible positions given him." 'Hie service concluded with Ihe singing of "America the Bcauliful." The red-brown' mahogany cof- The iiglhi'ay patrol reported fin covered rod carnnlions was carried from the church lo a hearse which would take it lo Pawling where had a farm, and where he was lo be buried. A spokesman for Hie family said (he body was lacing stored until a mausoleum is buill in a few days.

Afler the service, ibc President got into his limousine ami was driven lo Central Park for the hclicopler Irip back lo Kennedy Airport, and the return lo Washington. Index Ask Andy Classified Comics Crossword Deaths Horoscope Movies Opinion Page Shcilah Gralnm Sports TV Woman's News 71! 7B 4-5!) U-7B fiii 2A OR 2-4 4A 8Q S-9B 5A tllnl GJ, ivns alone ill his car which collided n-illi a sl.ifimi at ail Intersection on U.S. 71. Chief removed BUKNOS AIHI-S Iblilc Miurres reported President Itolirrln Ix'Vings- Inn gave orders Friday relieving tlu- lirad of Argentina's joint clllrfs of staff of bis ronmi.imi. The decision Id llrig.

Ccii. was reported after f.cvi[ig-s(uii mul willi Gen. Alejandro cliirf ut (he armed fort-es. First of nine H.OItKNCl:, s. C.

(AIM Tin- firal ul nine IICH- stall- parks planned for (lie Pen Dec. arra will lie mi the Lynches Hivcr 15 snutli of Florence. Powell funds IIAI.IMOII (API Hills (o carry nut a request of Gov. Itub Scull for a doubling of Powell bill alkcalloiK lo N'orlh Oro- liiiit inunicijialilics were introduced in (lie (iriirr.il Assembly Friday. Hep.

Ike Amlrrns, D-Calliam. hill-minted a. bill 111 Hie House ivlillc Sens. J. J.

Harrington, D-Ilcrlie, and William W. Sla- Inn, l)-Lee, an identical IIKMSUIU hi Hie Scuale, 2 Pages N. Viets increase shelling SAIGON (AP) Enemy gunners widened Iheir shelling attacks on U.S. bases in South Vietnam's northern seclor Friday forcing helicopters lo abandon the forward combat baso at Kbe Saiih during periods of intensive fire. As the enemy continued lo pound Ihc American bases sup- porling Iho six-weck-old Soulh Vietnamese operation in Laos, baltle weary Saigon forces began preparing lo end their invasion of the neighboring kingdom anil pull back from forward buses in South Vietnam.

The Saigon command disclosed Hint between 2,000 and 3,000 South Vietnamese have been pulled out of Laos over the past two days, reducing Ihe number of troops across the border to about 18.000. The enemy shelled Khe Sanh in South Vietnam's northwest corner for Ihe fiflh straight clay, Associated Press correspondent Hotger Jensen reported from Quaug Tri. About 500 shells have been lobbed inlo the base Ibis week. About 50 of rocket, mortar and artillery fire bit the sprawling base in two barrages, one at midaflcrnoon and Ihe oilier at dusk. Sources said Ihey apparently were aimed at a helicopter landing zone near the airslrip.

There were no official reports of casualties or damage. TO THli HEAR Since (lie airfield came under regular shelling attacks, most of Ihe helicopters used to support the Laos operation have been flown to Dong Ha, Quang Tri and other rear bases (or Ihc night. North Vietnamese Iroops also shelled three other bases, including Quang Tri, and wounded at least 10 Americans. In Saigon, South Vielnamese command spokesman LI. Col.

Trail Van An announced that "Some South Vietnamese unils which were heavily engaged by the enemy have been pulled back lo Soulh Vietnam. "They have not been replaced. Just over a regiment was withdrawn." An placed the figure at between 2.000 and 3,000 men. At Ham Nglii. forward command post of the South Vietnamese 1st Corps and 1st Infantry Division near tho Laotian border.

Brig. Gen. Pham Van Phu. division commander, said the entire 1st Regiment of nis outfit had been pulled out of the operation and returned to Vietnam. The regiment had suffered more than 300 casualties in a week's heavy fighting willi Vietnamese forces around Fire Base Lolo and Landing Zar.c Grown.

Phu said regiment would be replaced only "if it becomes necessary." Welfare cuts overruled in court action LAS VEGAS, N'ev. A federal judge Friday ordered Nevada welfare recipients put back on welfare and said the slate hail lo pay them the money withheld since their checks were stopped in December. "Conceding the sincerity of purpose of the stale welfare administrator the adminislra- lor and his staff ran roughshod over the constitutional rights of eligible and ineligible recipients alike." said Judge Roger Kolcy. Welfare -Administrator Geirgc Miller bad said a crash audit showed 20 per cent of Ihe mothers receiving aid for dependent children were cheating, and ordered their check cut off. Miller sent a report lo every welfare administrator, governor, congressman and senator in the nation.

He said it demonstrated ihal a federal regulation requiring slates lo put anyone who says he needs welfare on the rolls was unworkable. Tlio National Welfare Rigliis Organization filed suit in federal court claiming (lie terminations violated federal fair hearing provisions. The welfare right's group also took us case to Ihe streets with peaceful inarches on tho Las Vegas Slrip and demonstrations in Hcno anil at -the stale capitol in Carson Cilv. Deaths CALMK.KITCHEN A ml ens.