Judge Suspends Jail Terms For 1963 Demonstrations
Judge Glyn Phillips suspended two year jail terms for Bishop Lawrence G. Campbell and three others involved in Danville 1963 racial demonstrations on condition of good behavior, while fines totaling over 5000 dollars stood. NAACP counsel argued for suspension. Commonwealth's Attorney urged upholding convictions. The courtroom drew a largely black crowd as witnesses, including police, ministers, and civic leaders, supported the defendants.
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Glyn Phillips
Lawrence G. Campbell
Phillips
Campbell
Corporation Court
Stuart L. Craig
5S. W. Tucker
NAACP
Virginia
Alexander Dunlap
Arthur Pinchback, Jr
Julius Adams
Virginia Supreme Court
Dunlap
Chicago
Danville
Commonwealth
William H. Fuller, II
Fuller
Supreme Court
Commonweath
Tucker
Neal Morris
Craig
Ruth Harvey
Jerry Williams
James D Bennett Named Virginia Man Of The Year
James D Bennett of Red House was chosen Virginia Man Of The Year at the Virginia Beef Cattle Convention in Fredericksburg. He runs Knoll Crest Farm with a bull testing station funded by himself, helped form the Virginia Polled Hereford Association, and has served as its director and newsletter editor.
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Fredericksburg
James D. Bennett
Red House
Virginia
Bennett
Knoll Crest Farm
Virginia Polled Hereford Association
Director push for SBI drug probe funds in North Carolina
NC Bureau of Investigation chief Charles Dunn urged top priority for drug investigations and requested 2.4 million more over the biennium beyond the recommended budget. Advisory Budget Commission proposed 6.9 million for SBI with 156 extra staff, equipment, and narcotics agents to bolster lab, field services, satellite labs, and organized crime analysis.
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N. C. Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
North Carolina Bureau of Investigation
Charles Dunn
General Assembly
Commission
SBI
Dunn
North Carolina Clears Permanent Auto Reinsurance Plan
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner John R. Ingram approves a permanent reinsurance plan to abolish the assigned risk system. The plan gives Ingram veto power over a five industry and two public member board and takes effect May 15. It promises immediate binding coverage, no extra charges beyond approved surcharges, and motorists choosing their company and agent, with the commissioner retaining regulatory control.
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Raleigh
John R. Ingram
Ingram
General Assembly
New Trials Asked For Inmates In Virginia
Attorney Jeroyd X. Greene asked a federal judge to release or grant new trials for four state prisoners in Richmond. He argues Virginia’s lack of automatic appeal rights violates due process and equal protection. The inmates Miller Cooke Bullock and Palmer already lost petitions for writs of error to the Virginia Supreme Court.
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Richmond
Jeroyd X. Greene
Greene
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Virginia
Frank Palmer
Williamsburg
Camp 28
Ridgeway
Virginia Supreme Court
Allorneys
Supreme Court
Dalé
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Child Drowns In Bathtub In Belmont
Patricia Ann Abernathy a Gaston County two year old girl died in a bathtub when her mother Gloria Jean Abernathy briefly left the child alone in North Belmont Authorities said Coroner Bill McLean Jr reported the mother had run the water for the bath then left the room On returning she found the child underwater and she attempted mouth to mouth resuscitation
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Belmont
N.C
Gaston County
Patricia Ann Abernathy
North Belmont
Bill McLean Jr
Gloria Jean Abernathy
McLean
Alice Norman a vibrant Danville promoter with deep community ties
Danville's longtime public relations force and mental health advocate Alice Norman recounts a life of active service and nonstop promotion. She remembers starting public forums in 1945, aiding the Danville Society of Natural History, and driving local efforts for a regional mental hospital. She warns of rising drug problems and credits transcendental meditation with stress relief, noting she joined TM to combat city issues.
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Alice Norman
Danville
Chesapeake & Potomac
Alabama
Main Street
Cooper
Brooksie von Manstein
Macon Whiteside
Oxford
John Smith
University of Alabama
William S. Norman Jr
Social Services Department
Stratford College
Danville- Pittsylvania Mental Health Association
Danville Cancer Society
Danville ‘Concert Association
Samuel Newman
American Association of University Women
Howard Lee
L. D. Johnson
Julius Gutman
G. Ronald MacClintock
John B. Winn
Curtis V. Bishop
Norman
Marion Saunders
Mrs. Norman
Danville Society of Natural History
Walter McMann
Johnny Westbrook
McMann
Westbrook
Virginia Society of Ornithology
Union Street Bridge
Dan River
Fuller Reports Behind Scene Pre-Hearing Activity in Danville
William H. Fuller, Danville Commonwealth's Attorney, describes behind the scenes moves to suspend jail terms for four black leaders after 1963 civil rights demonstrations. He accuses judges of bias, intimidation, and a sociological approach over legal evidence, claiming the court ignored the law and set a double standard of justice.
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William H. Fuller
Danville
Commonwealth
Corporation Court
Fuller
Virginia Supreme Court
Stuart Craig
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Averette College
Lee
Larry
Everett Motley
George Washington High School
Adams and
Langston Senior High
Motley
Charles Harris
Harris
Julian R. Stinson
Sammie Griffith
M C. Martin
First State Bank Board
Wesley H. Motley Jr
Community Improvement Council
Roger Everett
P. Lorillard
N. C. Commission
State Attorney General’s Office
U.S
Milton R. Miller
State Penitentiary
Norfolk
Willie T. Cooke
State Farm
Lorenzo Bullock
Culpeper
Newman
Register
The
Smithsonian Institute
Colgate Darden
Danville Bee
City Farm
Tommy Tucker
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