Two Bladen County teachers found guilty of mistreating pupil
Patricia C. Meshaw and D. Scoggins were fined 100 dollars each for paddling 10 year old Sandra Marie Adcox in a combined fifth and sixth grade class. The judge noted corporal punishment but condemned the punishment level. Sandra was examined after bruises appeared three days later and social services filed charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
N.C
Bladen County
Eome
Patricia C. Meshaw
Clarkton
D. Scoggins
White Lake
Sandra Marie Adcox
Wilton Hunt
Upra
Hunt
Guard Testimony on Fire Delays at McDowell Prison
Prison guard Mac Wilson testified that he delayed unlocking a burning cellblock at the McDowell prison unit due to fear of a mass jailbreak. The State Industrial Commission hearing covers inmates killed or injured in the blaze that killed nine and injured 23 as other guard Elmer Macopson noted an abnormal quiet before the fire spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton
N.C
Mac Wilson
McDowell
Wilson
Sgt
Elmer Macopson
Macopson
Weestat
Probation For Drug Offense Allows Warrantless Search
North Carolina faces broad changes as about 8,000 citizens on probation for drug offenses surrender Fourth Amendment protections. A new law lets probation officers conduct warrantless searches of probationers while police, sheriffs, and SBI can search probationer premises or vehicles without warrants, with reforms aimed at reducing abuse.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court
Anthony Brannon
Durham
Gary B. Tash
Forsyth District Court
Brannon
State Commission On Criminal-Code Revision
General Assembly
Sheriff's Deputies
State Bureau of Investigation
Girl 14 Delivers Premature Baby at Carowinds Park
A 14 year old girl at Carowinds theme park gave birth in a first aid station restroom to a two pound premature baby boy. The infant regained a pulse after resuscitation but remained in guarded condition with respiratory problems. Mother recuperated in hospital. The pair, from Augusta Georgia, were with an unidentified church group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Carowinds
Betty Billings
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Body of boy presumed to be policeman's son found near migrant camp
A mutilated boy's body was found near a migrant labor camp on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Authorities believe he is the 10 year old son of a Virginia Beach police sergeant, David Bennett, last seen with a yellow jersey number 44 and dungarees. The death is under investigation with police, the sheriff's department and state police continuing the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Charles
Norfolk Crime Laboratory
Virginia Beach
David Bennett
David
Virginia
Eastville
J. R. Jasinowski
Jasinowski
Northampton County
Stanley Bennett
43 000 Chickens Die In Blaze at Greenville Farm
A Greenville fire destroyed a chicken house owned by B J Wilson of Sunnyside Eggs. Pitt County Fire Marshal Bobby Joyner estimated damages at 480000 dollars. The blaze left the building a total loss and 43000 chickens killed.
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Greenville
N.C
B.J. Wilson
Sunnyside Eggs
Pitt County
Bobby Joyner
Authority of special prosecutor challenged in Pleasants case
In Raleigh AP report, lawyers for Wake County Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants challenge the authority of the appointed special prosecutor Joseph B. Cheshire who sought the indictment and seeks dismissal of charges. Pleasants and three former jailers faced arraignments delayed while the issue is resolved. The case stems from an jail improprieties probe alleging prisoner abuse and guard bribery for favored treatment including gambling and contraband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasants
Art L. McMillan Jr
Cheshire
Superior Court
James H. Pou Bailey
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West Paterson
N.J
Montauk Marine Basin
Long Island
George
U.S
Montauk Point
Mayor Island
New Zealand
Bladen County Department of Social Services
Sandra
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
English Rd
High Point, N.C
Zenith
Piedmont Hearing Aid Center
N. Main St
Sheraton
High Point
Boy
Thomas
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Sim
English Road
Harold C. Davis
Funcan
Chapel of Blowers North Main
Farriss Avenue
PFD
Central
A.P.R
Central Savings
Makbers
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