Randolph County to Present Davis in White Murder Case
A 44-year-old Thomasville man, Jack Harvey Davis, will be presented to the Randolph County Grand Jury on Aug 22 for the murder and armed robbery of Earl Reese White. Davis, serving a life plus 60 years for Stanly County robberies, was identified by White’s widow from a seven man lineup at Asheboro Police. He faces charges including involvement in the Spectrum Furniture Co. robbery near Cedar Square, and was staying in a Greensboro halfway house after parole from a federal prison. White, a Randolph County resident and father of County Commissioner Logan White, was killed Feb 25 after two men bound Mrs White and forced White to an upstairs room where he was shot with his own pistol. The weapon and shells were found beneath the victim. only $200-$300 were taken.
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Asheboro
Thomasville
Jack Harvey Davis
Randolph County
Earl Reese
White
Carl Moore
Moore
Davis
Stanly County
Mary Alice White
Spectrum Furniture Co
Cedar Square
Randolph County Sheriff's Dept
Greensboro
Bob Roberts
Grand Jury
Logan White
Sheriff's Department
Burford to seek fourth term on High Point council
Sam Burford announced his bid for a fourth term on the High Point City Council. The Southside advocate, first Black council member, emphasizes continued focus on the Big Ditch drainage project and civic issues. he has long led tickets and serves as mayor pro tem. He notes Mobil-Toters may arise as a campaign topic, but civil service changes have cooled.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
Southside
Sam Burford
Burford
Roy Culler
Lynchburg
William Penn High School
Andrews High School
Mobil-Toters
Gar
Storm brings welcome rain to High Point area
Violent thunderstorm downed trees across four city locations including Kivett Drive Burton Avenue Grimes Avenue and Quaker Lane. The Quaker Lane tree cut power to High Point Memorial Hospital and telephone lines, with restoration by noon. Duke Power reported scattered outages mainly south of I-85 and rainfall totaled 1.16 inches at the filter plant.
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Linda Morris Enterprise
High Point
Kivett Drive
Burton Avenue
Grimes Avenue
Quaker Lane
L.C. Williams
City Electrical Services
High Point Memorial Hospital
Williams
A.F. Brucke
North State Telephone Co
Brucke
Duke Power
I-85
Thomasville
Archdale
Duke Power Co
Migration lifts Davidson and Randolph populations in NC
North Carolina sees in migration fueling growth in Davidson and Randolph counties for 1970 to 75, with Davidson up 5.6 percent and Randolph 7.7 percent. Davidson gained 900 newcomers and Randolph 2,700 as natural increase declined.
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Phil Speaks Enterprise
Davidson
Randolph Counties
North Carolina State University
Randolph
William B. Clifford
N.C. State
North Carolina
Clifford
United States
South
Florida
Arkansas
Texas
South Carolina
Two-Vehicle 85 Crash Injures Three People
A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 between S Main and Brentwood streets injured three people, none seriously. Rebecca Dane Snider and Debra Jane Snider, 20, of Lexington, were in a southbound car that crossed the median and struck a northbound van driven by John Frank Bowles, 33, of Advance, tipping the van onto its side.
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S. Main
Brentwood
Rebecca Dane Snider
Debra Jane Snider
Rt. 11
Lexington
John Frank Bowles
Rt. 1
Advance
Bids Open January for N C 68 Extension in Greensboro
Construction of the final segment of N C 68 from High Point toward the regional airport aims to finish by fall 1980. The four mile stretch will run from south of I 40 to north of the Bel Aire Golf Course west of the airport, with two lanes and a median, and will include an access road to the current N C 68 route.
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Greensboro
N.C. 68
High Point
Dept. of Transportation
Bel Aire
DOT
S & W Motor Lines
Southern Railroad
Airport Authority
Plesant Ridge Road
Ma Street
Stokesdale
Eastchester Drive
H Point
Nea 40
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Earl White
Roanoke Rapids
James Christianson
N.C
Sonny Hedgecock
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