Dirty Harry review portrays law and order under siege
The film follows San Francisco detective Harry Callahan as he hunts the Scorpio killer while clashing with legal safeguards. The review argues the movie delivers a blunt political statement endorsing police action over due process, presenting Callahan as a blank icon of vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Eastwood
Misty
Eastwood
California
Center Theatre
San Francisco
Harry Callahan
Escobedo
Miranda
Callahan
United States
Deaths and Funerals in High Point Area
G Ray Ralls 68 of 1722 Westchester Dr died Monday at home after three months of declining health. Born August 12 1903 in Greensboro he worked as a Piedmont Wholesale salesman and was a Mason. Survived by wife Pauline and sister R Lewis Paylor. Funeral Wednesday 11 a.m. at Sechrest Chapel with burial in Greenhill Cemetery. Emma Rierson Watts Pulliam 95 of 503 E Fairfield Rd died Monday at High Point Memorial Hospital. Charter member of Mt Olive Baptist Church and Green Street Baptist Church she leaves five daughters a son ten grandchildren twenty great grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Sechrest Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Charles Allen Bunn 23 of Rt 4 High Point died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital from gunshot wounds. Survived by wife Ginger Cook Bunn mother Dorothy Bunn brother Harold Bunn and maternal grandparents E L Kidd. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Cumby Chapel with burial in Floral Garden Park. Mrs L B Throckmorton 73 of 1303 Hawthorne Ave Reidsville died Monday morning after illness. Former Lillie Jeffries she was member of First Baptist Church. Survived by husband L B Throckmorton three daughters a son and three sisters. Funeral arrangements at Wilkerson Funeral Home with service to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ray Ralls
Westchester
Mr. Ralls
Greensboro
Thomas Oscar
Flora York Ralls
High Point
Pauline Byerly
Piedmont Wholesale
Piedmont Lodge
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Brotherhood of the Church
Brotherhood of the Lutheran Church
Pauline B. Balls
R. Lewis Paylor
Kinston
Sechrest Chapel
Joseph L. Griffin
Greenhill Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Emma Rierson Watts Pulliam
E. Fairfield Rd
High Point Memorial Hospital
Pulliam
Stokes County
William Mitchell
Mary Elizabeth Tuttle Watts
William Thomas Pulliam
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Green Street Baptist Church
J. A
Fannie) Kinsey
Lindsay St
S. W
Nannie) Hauser
Ashland St
Warren
Ruby) Armfield
Montheu Ave
Paul
Irene) Rush
Herman
Edith) Clark
Eastchester Dr
Grover Pulliam
Blues Creek Road
Kernersville
Georgia Bowman
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Carrie Miller
Walnut Cove
E. W. Price Jr
Billy Long
Oakwood Cemetery
Charles A. Bunn
Charles Allen Bunn
Rt. 4
Mr. Bunn
Guilford County
Marvin Hubert
Dorothy Gertrude Bunn
High Point Glass & Decorative Co
Ginger Cook Bunn
Lowe Ave
Harold Alexander Bunn
Rt. 3
E. L. Kidd
Franklin St
Cumby Chapel
Donald Dawalt
Floral Garden Park
Cumby
Cumby Mortuary
L. B. Throckmorton
Reidsville
Hawthorne Ave
Lillie Jeffries
Pittsylvania County
First Baptist Church
W. T
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Colfax Native 83 Dies. Survives by Large Greensboro Family
Alexander DeeWitt Marshall 83 of Rt. 1 Colfax died Monday at home. A Forsyth County native and retired farmer, he lived 15 years in Colfax and belonged to the Primitive Baptist faith. Survived by wife Laura Smith Marshall, son Gray of Randleman, five daughters Grady Edwards Eric Nau Paul Holton Burch Linville Alton Davis, and sister Annie McGee Belews Creek. Family viewing 7 9 pm today in Hanes Lineberry Vanstory Street, and p.m. Wednesday in Hanes Chapel. The family will be at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Alexander DeeWitt Marshall
Rt. 1
Colfax
Forsyth County
Laura Smith Marshall
Gray Marshall
Randleman
Grady Edwards
Eric Nau
Paul Holton
Burch Linville
High Point
Alton Davis
Wilson
Annie McGee
Belews Creek
Hanes- Lineberry Vanstory Street
Randleman Man Dies After Highway Crash
Everett Lawrence Lanier 38 of Rt. 1 Randleman died on arrival at Randolph Hospital after being struck on U S 220 near the Randolph Guilford line by a Greensboro vehicle driven by Nellie Peak Crabtree. Survivors include his parents a brother and four sisters. Funeral at First Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park.
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E. L. Lanier
Randleman
Everett Lawrence Lanier
Rt. 1, Randleman
Randolph Hospital
U.S. 220
Randolph-Guilford County
Lanier
Nellie Peak Crabtree
Greensboro
Highway Patrol
Everett O. Lanier
Allen Lanier
J. C. Taylor
N. R. Skeen
Neal Connor
W. H. Anderson
Battle Creek
Mich
First Baptist Church
Memorial Park
Pugh Funeral Home
Chesterfield Man Dies at Home After Ill Health
Bradley Homer Rivers 48 of Rt 1 Cheraw died Saturday at home. A World War II veteran and Brocks Mill Baptist Church member, he is survived by wife Bernice Brock Rivers four children and four sisters. Funeral Monday at 4 pm at Brocks Mill Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Chesterfield
S.C
Norma Gayle Hemric
High Point
N.C
Preston Dale Rivers
Bertha Rivers
Virginia Brock
Vernelle Brock
Cheraw
Roberta Burr
Lebanon
Brocks Mill Baptist Church
Mrs Consuel Wright Keil of Asheboro Dies
Mrs Consuel Wright Keil of Rt 3 Asheboro died in Randolph Hospital after six weeks of illness. Her husband Karl Keil survives. A memorial service is set for 4 30 p m Wednesday at the church with a graveside service at 11 a m Wednesday at Pleasant Union United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will be at the Keil home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Consuel Wright Keil
Rt. 3
Randolph Hospital
Karl Keil
Pleasant Union United Methodist Church
Keil
Mrs Dorothy Foster Dies At 54 In Trinity
Mrs Dorothy Gill Foster aged 54 of Rt 2 Trinity died this morning at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body lies at Cumby Mortuary.
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Dorothy Gill Foster
Rt. 2
Trinity
Cumby Mortuary
ABC Store Referendum Leads to State Bound Control
Allen outlined how the North Carolina liquor store requirements shape a local ABC Board under state supervision. The board will meet as needed to establish procedures and possibly open the first store within 30 days, with more locations to follow. City officials reported no ballot challenges by the state deadline.
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Allen
North Carolina
ABC Board
ABC
Eugene Morris
Tax Listing Explains Household Goods Valuation
High Point officials outline how residents compute household goods value for tax listing. For homes the 10 percent rule with a 300 dollar exemption applies, while apartments use half annual rent minus the 300 dollar exemption. Household goods include furniture and utensils and owners may opt for county appraisal. Property owners must list vehicles animals dogs and farm equipment as of January 1.
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Brooks
High Point Tax Department
Eight year old leukemia patient dies after Christmas
In Gastonia North Carolina eight year old Mary Nell Humphries who faced leukemia died after Christmas. Her father Bobby Humphries said she got almost everything a child could want for Christmas. Police officers gave gifts and an ambulance ride allowed the family to tour the county and view decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
N.C
Mary Nell Humphries
Bobby Humphries
Accident Victim Is Critical In High Point
A 48 year old Herbert T Edge of East Kearns Avenue is in critical condition at High Point Memorial Hospital after a Friday crash. Driver Hickman Watts 39 of the same address is listed in satisfactory condition. Edge owned the car and police report it left the street struck a pole then a tree. No charges yet. An 8 year old Anthony Gray was treated and released after a bicycle collision on E Commerce Avenue with driver Christopher Mark Browning 16. No charges. Two car crash at Leonard Avenue and Hay Street caused 850 in damage. drivers William Ratliff 38 and James Nelson 16, Nelson charged with failing to yield. Damages 450 each. A separate collision at Lexington Avenue and Johnson Street led to charges of failing to decrease speed against Clyde Harper 34. other driver Jack Brown 49. Damages 300 and 200.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Herbert T. Edge
E. Kearns Avenue
Edge
Hickman Watts
Watts
Kearns
Anthony Gray
Franklin Street
E. Commerce Avenue
P.m
Christopher Mark Browning
Leonard Avenue
Hay Street
William Alphonso Ratliff
Woodbury Street
James Samuel Nelson
Manor Drive
Nelson
Ratliff
Clyde Calvin Harper
Rt. 4
Thomasville
Lexington Avenue
Johnson Street
Jack Wicker Brown
Marywood Drive
Harper
Brown
Five Injured in Two Car Wreck at Culbreth and Brewer
Five people including an infant were treated for minor injuries after a two car collision at Culbreth Avenue and Brewer Street in Thomasville. Reba King Maley attempted a right turn. Cornelius Gregg drove the other car. Damages were about 1100 dollars.
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Thomasville
Culbreth Avenue
Brewer Street
Ruby Lowery
Rt. 3
Earnestine Gregg
Edward Lee Ross
Douglas Drive
Reba King Maley
Cox Avenue
Gwenn Gregg
Community General Hospital
Governor Scott to Face Student Questions in Raleigh Speech
Governor Bob Scott will answer questions from high school journalism pupils at a news conference after his Jan. 8 speech at the University of North Carolina. The session is described as open to students and follows his address at a journalism workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Bob Scott
University of North Carolina
Humble Oil to Open New Car Care Center in High Point
Humble Oil and Refining Company will open its first High Point Car Care Center around March 15 at N Main Street and Montlieu Avenue. E R Smith Greensboro District Manager says the eight bay center offers full service, car wash, and spot care with 15 technicians and attendants. The facility includes a 550 square foot parts center, a customer lounge, grounds beautification, and extended hours for repair and service. Construction began in late October as Humble expands its nationwide car care network from New York to California.
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
High Point
Humble
Greensboro
E. R. Smith
N. Main Street
Montlieu Avenue
Smith
Esso
New York
California
Operations Plan Presented For Social Services Move
In Greensboro the Social Services Board will hear plans for operations after the Social Service Dept moves to the Burlington Industries building. Director L. M. Thompson says the plan uses independent units by service area and includes a quarterly statistical report comparing Guilford County with peer counties on operations and costs.
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Greensboro
Social Service Dept
Burlington Industries Inc
Social Services Board
Social Services
L. M. Thompson
Thompson
Burlington
Guilford County Health and Social Services
North
Eugene Street
Guilford County
Man Faces Writing-Machine Theft at Talbert Woodworking
Police report a theft at Talbert Woodworking Co on Trinity Avenue over Christmas holidays. A man faced charges for taking checks from two books numbered 2130 2206 and 7770 7775 while the plant was closed. An earlier entry at the Re development Commission on E Green Drive saw a basement window knocked out and a ceiling breached over the weekend. initial notices claimed nothing missing.
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Talbert Woodworking Co
Trinity Avenue
Redevelopment Commission
E. Green Drive
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Scorpio
Dirty Harry
Ralls
A. D. Marshall
Bradley H. Rivers
Dorothy Foster
Cornelius Gregg
Turner Street
Scott
Art Richardson
Post D
High Point, N.C
Ted Heliard
MFG. CO
Lexington Ave
Rierson Watts
Mann’s Drug Store
Harold C. Davis
Harold C. Davis Funeral Home
Chapel of Blowers North Main
Farriss Avenue
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