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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1974
Page
1
A lighthearted piece from the Los Angeles Times recounts a chaotic baggage mishap in Paris. A husband berates airline staff as the infamous one bag goes missing, only to discover the mix ups involve pilots and customs officers, ending with a comic hotel misstep and a loud outcry from his wife.
Multiple injuries were reported from traffic crashes on Friday in the city. Betty Jane Andrews and Clyde Andrews were injured in a three car collision on W Ward Avenue, with other drivers named Richard Bosch and Paul McKeehan Jr. also involved. A second wreck on South Road near Mandustry Street injured five people including J Charles Garrett and Timmy Lathan. A separate note clarifies a police report about a laundry mop boy incident at Norge Village on N Main Street.
Outgoing Paroles Board Chairman J Mac Boxley closes his term by approving parole for Kenneth A Jolly a 1961 murder convict from eastern North Carolina The board conditions include staying out of Wayne and Lenoir counties Amid protests Forsyth County residents back release citing rehabilitation potential Jolly 29 on student release at Forsyth Technical Institute has worked in landscaping earned college credits and held leadership roles while living with a Wachovia Bank family in Winston Salem The decision emphasizes rehabilitation over community opposition through a highly scrutinized review process
Lisa the Borzoi sits in a tub of water to beat the heat while owner Shirley Albertson keeps the tub filled. The photo by Sonny Hedgecock captures the playful cooling method on a hot day.
Surveillance continues for John Newman Montgomery 23 of High Point in a rape case. Sheriff Brown says the search is curtailed but area remains under watch as Montgomery, a Sandy Ridge escapee, is linked to eight sexual crimes across several counties and a 15-year-old Forsyth victim. Deputies from Forsyth and Randolph, plus Asheboro warrant for kidnapping a 13-year-old Liberty girl, follow leads after victim identified him from a High Point photo.
Several defendants faced drug charges in District Court with probable cause found. Danny A. Adams 20 bound over for trial in Superior Court for felonious possession of marijuana and possession of drugs. Samuel A. Moore III 20 received six months active for marijuana with intent to distribute and bound over to Superior Court after probable cause for manufacturing marijuana. Alan R. Shiveley 22 received 90 days suspended, $75 fine, probation for cocaine possession. Henry Ledbetter bound over on common law robbery. Arthur W. Breeden bound over after probable cause for discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and faces 12 months active on related charges. Thurley Smith 90 days active for assault with a deadly weapon. Darrell Cates 17 Nol Pros with leave for assault with a deadly weapon on a minor. Cindy P. Wireless 16 placed on probation for marijuana possession.
Suzette Holland reports Herman Gibson, 32, forced entry to her apartment Friday night on Thissell Street after a demand to leave. Gibson was later arrested and charged with first degree burglary. Holland said he attempted to enter via the front door, then forced the back door after tearing the locked screen door.
Firefighters from Chair City and allied departments joined a burn training in Thomasville on Salem Street. The abandoned house donated for practice was set ablaze to study fire containment in a single room while crews simulated suppression and cooling procedures.
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