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The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 3

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pee-w-ywu qu wgrrqr'e qnw 'e 8A THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Thursday Sept 15 1966 SC Tobacco May Yield Southern Crime Increases 10 Per Cent Stimulants Target Of UNC Officials WASHINGTON Crime were used based on police in the South for the first half of department reports from Janu-the year increased 10 per cent ary to July compared to the national in- North four report-erease of 8 per cent an FBI ing cities with populations over report said Wednesday 100000 showed that robbery Seven categories of crime increased 50 per cent in Char Record Price COLUMBIA SC Based on August sales 1966 tobacco crop may bring a record price per-pound although the total dollar volume could drop State Agriculture Commissioner William Harrelson said Wednesday that 68441312 pounds of tobacco sold on 11 markets in August brought an average of $6948 per hundred pounds The total value was $47554 million The average of $6948 was more than $3 higher than in August of last year and was $328 above the record for a entire season set in 1961 lotte aggravated assault went up 600 per cent in Greensboro but burglary breaking or en-cent aggravated assault increased 40 per centin Winston-Salem Raleigh reported statistics similar for the two six months periods In Columbia murders and rapes decreased but other types of crime increased It was South only city of more than 100000 persons Here are the figures for the first half of 1966 with the first half of 1965 in parentheses: Charlotte Murder and non-negligent manslaughter 11 (17) forcible rape 22 (19) robbery 15 (100) aggravated assault 399 (341) burglary breaking or entering 1377 (1283) larceny $50 and over 721 (676) auto theft 318 (299) Greensboro Murder and nonneghgent manslaughter 5 (2) forcible rape 10 (10) robbery 30 (80) aggravated assault 396 63) burglary breaking or entering 354 (973) larceny $50 and over 402 (559) auto theft 163 (334) Raleigh Murder and non-negligent manslaughter 6 (6) forcible rape 5 (8) robbery 28 (23) aggravated assault 235 (192) burglary breaking or tering dropped almost 300 per entering 455 (473) larceny $50 and over 395 (388) auto theft 119 (152) Winston-Salem Murder and nonneghgent manslaughter 7 (14) forcible rape 6 (5) robbery 42 (26' aggravated assault 460 (338) burglary breaking or entering 553 (542) larceny $50 and over 281 (271) auto theft 153 201) Columbia Murder and nonneghgent manslaughter 3 (7) forcible rape 4 (12) robbery 42 (29) aggravated assault 92 (78) burglary breaking or entering 617 (571) larceny $50 and over 411 (392' auto theft 251 (200) CHAPEL HILL (UPI) Frank Hodges student Attorney General at the University of North Carolina said Wednesday he would ask the student legislature to make the distribution fstimulant drugs a crime against the student body distribution of drugs is a threat to the welfare of he said He said the student government is going to take very strong against this distribution Campus Security Chief Arthur Beaumont said action will be taken in the future in such cases" Both Beaumont and Dean of Student Affairs Cathey said the distribution of drugs had been taken too lightly in the past intend to be alert about this in the future" Cathey said have to depend on the students to appreciate the seriousness of this $89927 Blind-Deaf School May Lose US Aid RALEIGH Federal authorities are withholding almost $90000 from the Governor Morehead School because of non-compliance with desegregation requirements NC Budget Officer Andrew Jones said Wednesday that the blind-deaf school lost money because it has not complied with the He said that information on the amount involved was not readily available The figure was supplied by Dr Joseph Johnston of the State Department of Public Instruction who said that $89-927 had been allocated 13 the school under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Johnston coordinator for the Title I program in North Carolina said is our understanding that it has not been received because the school still is not in The Title I funds are issued through the Department of Public Instruction Governor Morehead School formerly the State School for the Blind and Deaf operates a campus at Garner for Negro blind and dead and one at Raleigh for white blind A plan for the Negro deaf school to be phased out by 1968 has been submitted to Gov Dan Moore by the state schools for the deaf at Morganton and Wilson Under the plan the Negro deaf would be moved to the Morganton and Wilson schools Governor Morehead School would be used solely for the blind on an integrated basis The plan still is in the hands of the governor ending acceptance by directors of the Governor Morehead School Director of Administration Ed Rankin said that negotiations on the plan had been delayed by the illness of the chairman of the Governor Morehead School board of directors Carroll Weathers of Winston-Salem Weathers dean of the Wake Forest College law school was injured severly in a recent automobile accident Police Say Asheville Man Shot Wife Self ASHEVILLE -(UPI)- An Asheville woman was killed and her husband seriously wounded Wednesday night in what police described as a murder and attempted suicide Police said Mrs Patsy Ann Shepherd was shot about 6:40 pm on North Beau Creek Road in West Asheville Her husband Paul was taken to St Hospital with serious chest wounds He was listed in fair condition Police said witnesses told them that they saw Shepherd running up an embankment shouting he had shot himself and his wife and asking that police be called They said that Shepherd said he believed his wife was dead then ran back to her and collapsed over her body msFsmM HoCT Navy Builds Tower PERTH AUSTRALIA -UR- A US Navy spokesman says the 13-tower radio base being built at North-West Cape probably will be in operation early next year Its purpose to maintain communications with Polaris submarines in the Indian and South Pacific oceans Officials Say Asheville Med-Center 9 0 ed would be installation of a telephone or teletype between the two facilities for consultations on medical cases or to handle requests for special materials from Bowman medical library ASHEVILLE (UPI) -Expansion of Memorial Mission Hospital into a regional medical center was being discussed Wednesday by western North Carolina physicians The possibility was raised earlier when officials of Bowman Gray Medical Center in Winston-Salem told Memorial staff members that the federal Heart-Cancer-Stroke Act could provide the basis for a cooperative system between Memorial and one of the three medical schools in North Carolina Kings Mountain Seeks Grant For Civic Center i Observer Gastonia Bureau KINGS MOUNTAIN The Kings Mountain City Council will ask the federal government to help finance a $500000 to $600000 community center here If approved the federal grant would pay 75 per cent of the cost The share would be raised in a fund drive scheduled for this spring In addition to recreation space the center would-also be used for civic social and health agency operations Mayor John Moss said the city council acted on a request from the 20-man recreation committee which recently completed an intensive survey on recreational and community needs The federal act provides funds to implement a medical information exchange and to finance a continuing education program in new medical techniques Dr Manson Meads dean of the Bowman Gray Medical School said he envisioned "a real medical center in western North as feasible under the new federal act Dr Louis Shaffner associate professor of surgery at the Winston-Salem facility said the act could also provide a link through training of nurses and doctors from Memorial at Bowman Gray Another possibility they add- Take advantage of big end-of-model-year savings still a great selection of 1966 Chrysler Corporation-built cars waiting for you at your A wide choice of colors and models and options At big end-of-year savings And equipped with a 5-year or 50 000-mile power train warranty Right now! The repairs or replacements this warranty covers arc made without charge parts and labor And because transferable from owner to owner it can mean more money for you when you trade Since the fall of 1962 Chrysler Corporation-built cars have carried a 550 warranty There are nearly 5 million of these cars on the road today proving with every mile that Chrysler Corporation really knows how to stand behind a warranty How could Chrysler pioneer the 550 war ranty so many years before any other Ameri-ican car manufacturer? Because the quality built into every Chrysler Corporation car just happen Engineering leadership was the basis for the first 550 warranty and continues to be the basis for the greatness of every Plymouth Dodge Chrysler and Imperial Set your dealer and see his 1966 selection sae money now and for years to come Plymouth Dodge Chrysler Imperial CHRYSLER zsl CORPORATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS Pursuant to General Statutes of North Carolina Section 143 129 sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Trustees of the Watauga County Hospital Boone North Carolina until 2 00 on Thursday the 29th day of September 1966 at which time a meeting of the Board of Trustees at County Courthouse Boone the sealed proposals will be opened for the following- A Office Equipment Aa Business Machines Ab Shelving Ac Staff Conference and Iibrary Ad Stationary Shelf file Lmts Lobby and Waiting Room Furniture Linen Housekeeping and Equipment Da Floor Cleaning Equipment Db Waste Containers Maintenance and Shop Equipment Dietary Equipment Fa Other Dietary Equipment Fb Cafeteria Furniture XRay Equipment Ga Image Amplifier Gb Automatic Processor II Orthopedic Equipment Ha Orthopedic Instruments I Medical and Surgical la Anesthesia Equipment lb Instruments lc Carts ld Mattresses le Wheel Chairs and Stretcher Equipment lf Croupette Isolette lg Autopsy Table lh Operating Room and Delivery Room Equipment Patient's Room Furniture Ja Patient Room Furniture Dictating Equipment Laboratory Equipment Reirigerators Fire Extinguishers From the date of this advertisement the lists and specifications of the proposed equipment are and will continue to be on file and available to prospective bidders by contacting Mrs Virginia A Groce Administrator No proposal will be considered or accepted unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a deposit of cash or certified check on a bank or trust company licensed by the F'ederal Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to five per cent (5) of tlie proposal or in beu thereof a 5 bid bond in accordance with NC-GS 143129 as amended The Board of Trustees leserves the right to reject any or all proposals The bidder to whom the award of contract is made shall furnish bond in some surety company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina or required to make a deposit of money certified check or government securities for the lull amount of said contract for the faithful performance of the terms of said contract The bidder to whom contract may be awarded must comply with requirements of NC-GS 143-129 as amended This 9th Day of September 1966 Watauga County Hospital By Wade Brown Chairman Board of Trustees how Chrysler 5-year50000-mile engine and drive train warranty protects you: Chrysler Corporation warrants for 5 years or 50000 miles whichever comes first against defects in materials and workmanship and will replace or repair at a Chrysler Motors Corporation Authorized place of business without charge for required parts and labor the engine block head and internal parts intake manifold water pump transmission case and internal parts (excluding manual clutch) torque converter drive shaft universal joints rear axle and differential and rear wheel bearings of its 1966 automobiles provided the owner has the engine oil changed every 3 months or 4000 miles whichever comes first the oil filter replaced every second oil change and the carburetor air filter cleaned every 6 months and replaced every 2 years and every 6 months furnishes to such a dealer evidence of performance of the required service and requests the dealer to certify (1) receipt of such evidence and (2) the then current mileage.

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