Shot Priest Still Faces Prosecution
Rev. Richard E. Morrisroe, 26, a Roman Catholic cleric, wounded in Chicago protests, remains under hospital care as charges of obstructing traffic and disorderly conduct face continuation to February 7. The case ties to June 12 sit‑down demonstrations opposing Benjamin Willis and Richard Elrod.
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Richard E. Morrisroe
Father Morrisroe
Benjamin C. Willis
Chicago
Richard Elrod
Corporation Counsel
Morrisree
Jonathan M. Daniels
Episcopal Seminary
Keene, N.H
Hayneville
Ala
Daniels
Morrisroe
Abolition Debate of Sheriff Office Echoes Local Hesitation
The piece discusses inherited sheriff and justice of the peace roles from English law and the need for reform. It notes North Carolina and High Point’s sparse succession of candidates, mentions Herman Burrows and a U. S. Marshal post, and recalls past overt political use of the sheriff office to secure votes and term strategies.
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North Carolina
High Point
Herman Burrows
Walters
Burrows
U. S
Jones
Moravian Church Bishop Higgins consecrated at Fairview
Dr George G Higgins of Winston Salem is to be consecrated bishop of the Moravian Church at 3 p m today at Fairview Moravian Church his home congregation The service marks the first consecration at Fairview since its relocation Higgins 60 is the churchs 266th bishop since the order began in 1467 The rite will be led by Bishop W Herbert Spaugh with Dr Kenneth G Hamilton and Dr Carl Helmich assisting The sermon will outline the ministerial duties and obligations Higgins is a Wilkes County native who moved to Winston Salem in 1916 and joined Fairview Moravian Church through marriage
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Winston-Salem
George G. Higgins
Fairview Moravian Church
Higgins
Fairview
Church of the Brethren
Unitas Fratrum
W. Herbert Spaugh
Charlotte
Spaugh
Kenneth G. Hamilton
Car] J . Helmich
Gnadenhutten
Ohio
Helmich
Hamilton
Roebert
Rebecca Gambill Higgins
Wilkes County
Movie Producer Cut In Fight In New York Incident
Austrian-born producer Preminger was injured in a Friday night melee in Manhattan, taken to New York Hospital for a cut. Irving Lazar allegedly struck him with a glass over movie rights to a new murder mystery Cold Blood and a celebrity gathering with Craig Stevens Gordon Sheila MacRae Molly Bostwick David Merrick as witnesses.
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Ao York
Hollyon
Craig Stevens Gordon
Sheila MacRae
Molly Bostwick
David Merrick
Four NC teachers win 150 study grants for gallery tour
Four teachers from North Carolina high schools receive $150 grants from the North Carolina State Art Society to fund a week long study tour of Washington and New York galleries and museums beginning February 13. Grants will be matched by localities. Winners announced by Society president Mrs. George W. Paschal Jr. and selected by a committee led by Perry Kelly.
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Robert Shepherd
Shelby City
George W. Paschal Jr
Raleigh
Perry Kelly
Paschal
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