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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1976
Page
8
A van buried at the quarry was removed from its burial site and transported to Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center where officers continue their study. Photographs were prohibited inside the vehicle. LAP
Former Mayor Carl Smith says Taylor's Game Room in Trent, N C was the scene of drug dealing after a police chief inquiry. Operator Lewis Taylor acknowledges drugs but offers no proof and resists enforcing a new minor alcohol ban, while Smith resigned July 9 and questions board confidence.
Jim Chavis a 25 year old carpenter leads the Native American Church of North Carolina and plans to use peyote in a Saturday service in Charlotte. Possession of the cactus is a felony in North Carolina with up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine for sale or delivery. Police will arrest anyone in possession during the service, though federal law allows peyote in bona fide Native American ceremonies.
A black couple from Kinston sue Dr. J. C. Peele in U S District Court New Bern alleging constitutional civil rights violations for separate waiting rooms for black and white patients. Charles and Marietta Jenkins seek 25 000 in damages for humiliation and mental anguish due to segregation.
Betty Battle sues two Caldwell County teachers and the board in U.S. District Court for $50,000 alleging Harold Leonard Battle, a Lenoir High sophomore, was forced against a wall last February and had hair cut with a pocketknife while one teacher shouted a white power remark. The teachers named are Thomas M. Tighe and Clyde A. McLean.
RALEIGH AP The death of 29 year old Scotland County inmate William McLaughlin June 18 at Central Prison Hospital was due to a rare muscle disorder called rhabdomyolytic myoglobinuria. Officials deny negligence claims and say medical care was adequate after an investigation.
Republican Coy Privette urged party unity in Hickory saying only a candidate not aligned with the Holfhouser or Helms camps can win in November. He criticized Jake Alexander and Dave Flaherty on liquor by the drink and noted his own stance for liquor by the quart. Democratic hopefuls Lillian Woo and George Wood also surfaced with appeals and observations on the primary race.
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