County Officials Testify on Jury Selection in Guilford Case
On the second day of the Guilford gun battle trial four Black defendants face juror selection challenges. County officials including the Clerk of Guilford Superior Court and the Jury Commission testified lists are drawn from taxpayers and voter rolls. Judge Copeland denied defense motions for investigators and sequestering witnesses while delaying that ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Superior Court
Larry Medley
Bradford Mizzelle Lilley
George DeWitt
Randolph Jennings
Black Panther
Medley
J. William Copeland
Copeland
Greensboro
Jerry Paul
Paul
Lilley
Paul Gibson
Register of Deeds
Board of County Commissioners
Buddy Tieger
Tieger
Medley and
Public Defender’s Office
Finch Lectures at High Point College Feb 7 with Fisherman's Players
The Finch Lectures at High Point College feature the Fisherman's Players of Cape Cod presenting The Damnation of Socrates Jones and The Jewish Wife on February 7 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Performances include post show discussions and are funded by the Charles F. Finch Foundation. The Fisherman's Players, formed in 1963, are linked to the United Methodist Church through the Southern New England Conference Advance Special. A second note reports a February 24 union election at Masonite Corp Fabrication Division, with the United Papermakers and Paperworkers AFL-CIO, CLE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
High Point College
Fisherman's Players of
Cape Cod
Socrates Jones
Richard D. Waters
Bertold Brecht
Charles F. Finch
Thomasville
Fisherman's Players
New England
Wellfleet
Mass
Son of Man
God
Man
Board of Missions
Southern New England Conference
United Methodist Church
Masonite Corp
United Papermakers and Paperworkers
Afl-Cio, Cle
Eastchester Drive Four Lane Contract Bids Opened
Bids for four-laning Eastchester Drive from N Main Street to near Deep River Church were opened in Raleigh and came in under estimates. Low bridge and culvert bid was 143,837.50 by John H. Brinkley Construction Co. of Thomasville. A joint bid of 1,761,213.15 by L A Reynolds Construction Co. and Barnhill Construction Co. won for roadway work with completion due by August 1, 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastchester Drive
Highway 68
N. Main Street
Deep River Church
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
Lynwood Smith
John H. Brinkley Construction Co
Thomasville
L. A. Reynolds Construction Co
Winston-Salem
Barnhill Construction Co
Tarboro
Eastchester
High Point
Greensboro-High Point
Retired Surgeon George Carrington Dies at 79 in Burlington
Dr. George Lunsford Carrington, 79, a retired surgeon and longtime Burlington resident, died Monday after completing a driver's license renewal test. A Durham native and uncle by marriage of Gov. Bob Scott, he spent 46 years in Burlington and served on the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N.C
George Lunsford Carrington
Durham
Bob Scott
North Carolina Medical Care Commisson
City Council To Lead Budget Prep For 1972-73
High Point city council will take a major role in drafting the next fiscal year budget under a new procedure. City Manager Harold Cheek directs department heads to report project status and next year obligations with cost estimates and priorities. The Council reviews proposals from Feb 14 to March 2 before a final budget is prepared, extending preparation time from three to six months to ease pressure and improve the final plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
High Point
Harold Cheek
Eric Scott
Scott
Cheek
High Point to Test Model Solid Waste Pulverizer
High Point plans a showcase solid waste pulverizer at the Riverdale site to grind and shred waste. The unit, a quarter of a million dollars, aims to reduce odor and pests while allowing on site disposal and future landfill use. Bids hinge on county city and Guilford agreement with first unit to be under way by mid April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Public Works
Carl Wills
Riverdale Road
Wills
Guilford County
Greensboro
Riverdale
Rivett Drive
High Point City
Jackson Lake Road
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Cheerio Spaces Filling Fast at YMCA Camp
Camp Cheerio at High Point offers five weeks of sessions for boys and girls. Two two week sessions and one one week session with activities including swimming and horseback riding. Call the High Point YMCA for more information. Surplus income will fund next year’s contingency reserve and rates aim to break even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Ymca
Cheerio
Roger Hibbard
Camp
Greensboro
High Point
Shaw
Calm Atmosphere Marking Black Panthers Trial Opens
Four alleged Black Panthers face assault charges in a calm courtroom as opening arguments begin. Judge J. William Copeland keeps trial steady amid motions and cautions to avoid arguing with witnesses. Attorney Jerry Paul represents defendant George DeWitt as proceedings progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Paul
George DeWitt
Self Represented Defendants Face Jury Selection After Noon
The defense proceeds at a leisurely pace as Rar defense attorney questions witnesses. Larry Medley and Bradford Lilley appear in court without attorneys having declined a public defender. They are effectively defending themselves as jury selection was set to begin after the noon recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Medley
Bradford Lilley
High Point Enterprise Section B Item
Local brief notes and notices from Section B of the High Point Enterprise dated Tuesday afternoon January 25 1972. Includes placeholder or fragmented items typical of a midweek community page.
Bowles Declares Readiness for Tomorrow's Gubernatorial Primary
Bowles of Greensboro says he is ready for the North Carolina governor primary, as Republican James Gardner enters the race from Raleigh. Bowles criticizes no one else, notes no hard evidence of Gov. Scott backing Taylor, and announces Steve Crihfield as campaign coordinator for Guilford Forsyth Rockingham Caswell Alamance Randolph and Davidson counties. He also discusses a $2000 limited no fault auto plan and favors preserving the state's higher education system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargrove
Skipper
Bowles
Albert Pick
James Gardner
Raleigh
GOP
Gardner
Greensboro
Bob Scott
Hugh Morton
Wilmington
Scott
Pat Taylor
Taylor
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Duke University
Steve Crihfield
Guilford
Forsyth
Rockingham
Caswell
Alamance
Randolph
Davidson
New York Yankees
Chain Crihfield
Jamestown
University of North Carolina Law School
Douglas, Ravenel, Hardy, and Crihfield
Glenn Crihfield
Granville Bonded Warehouse
High Point
Internal Revenue Service
Gov
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Sandra Epperson
Sonny Medgec
HPC
Brecht
Waters
Isan
High Point Enterprise
Piedmont Assn. of
Southgate
Roger Schecter
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
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