C. A. `Pete' McKnight, former N.C. editor who opposed segregation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) C. A. "Pete" McKnight, former editor ofthe Charlotte Observer, has died. He was 69.

Mr. McKnight, who suffered a series of crippling strokes severalyears ago, died Saturday in Wesley Nursing Home.

As editor of the Observer from 1955 to 1976, Mr. McKnight oftenwrote editorials in the '60s denouncing racial segregation in theSouth. He also helped found the …