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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1957
Page
2
Ellis was convicted of manslaughter in 1954 and sentenced to 47 years. After winning a new trial from the State Supreme Court, he was reconvicted and given the same sentence, then won another new trial. He admitted shooting Young but claimed self defense.
A preliminary hearing was planned in Charlotte for a Black woman charged with fatally stabbing a Black man. Police detained John North in connection with the case and reported Be Seeee had previously faced assault and battery charges.
Jim guilty of murder before Richmond Court Judge Al Chavis he claimed whisky drove him. Nine out of ten cases in Superior Court arise from drinking whisky. Chavis allegedly killed his mother July 4 and hid her body beneath their home. he was later sentenced.
A 23 year old Black man, Joseph G. Riley, was arrested for violating segregation rules at a city tennis court. He faced possible court action over public facilities, but Co. V. Jones, the city attorney, stated no final conclusions were reached.
A speaker urged councilmen to listen to the audience and improve their voices as concerns about oilmen were raised during the session.
A light hearted rundown highlights Captain Kangaroo segments and friendly weather outlooks for families. Viewers can expect gentle stories, playful skits, and soft neighborly humor mixed with upcoming weekend plans.
A bomb hoax forced three Air France Constellations and other airliners with over 100 passengers to divert and land near Boston and New York. One Air France flight from idlewild to Paris received a bomb threat and landed after flight orders. FBI and state agents questioned travelers while two earlier Air National Guard dwellings incidents caused injuries and deaths of Capt John Murphy Jr and Lt Lawrence Build in Massachusetts.
Fletcher Waddell Lilly, a 25 year old paratrooper, was convicted by an Army court martial at Fort Bragg of desertion assault and battery robbery unauthorized absence and attempted escape from military police. He received 10 years hard labor forfeiture of all allowances and discharge. The sentence awaits review by the 82nd Airborne Division commander. Lilly seized Police Chief Harkey’s pistol at the station, fired, and fled triggering a manhunt that followed to Concord. He had previously faced charges in a mistrial before transfer to Army custody.
In Miami Florida Jesse Coolidge Pait a 33 year old from Sanford North Carolina was denied a new trial after being sentenced to die in the electric chair for the February 27 robbery killing of Adolf Rothman a Miami restaurant owner His attorney Hervie S Duval argued unfair circumstances influenced jurors but Judge William A Herin refused the request Assistant state attorney William Meadows said the evidence against Pait was overwhelming and the death verdict was inevitable
Casper Wyoming Lyle Svo boda spots two men in a car watching his service station. He calls police. officers with riot guns surround the vehicle. The driver identifies as a Mineral Illinois police judge awaiting a nearby telephone booth.
The Hoffa bribery conspiracy case moved to a federal court jury to decide if John Dye Cheasty was hired as a lawyer or spy for the Senate Rackets Committee. Final arguments depicted Cheasty as a flawed witness while prosecutors urged belief in Hoffa’s intent and Cheasty’s role as a spy.
A three guard truck control onto the sidewalk killed 11 year old John Robert Roseboro and injured three others in Winston-Salem. Driver Harold Horace Nickerson, 55, and passenger Thomas Carter 39, sustained cuts and injuries. Joe Louis Sims 15 suffered a broken leg along with Pickerson who also broke a leg.
Lyle Dixon complains car traffic on a blocked street hurts his ice cream sales as drivers cut through his lot. Police say trespassing is involved after a protest over a 10 cent toll on the closed section.
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