Grieved Colson seeks forgiveness from grandmother after 1972 runoff
Charlies Colson visits his grandmother to declare he has found religion and will testify against Nixon. Sen. Harold Hughes confirms the conversion while the grandmother weighs forgiveness after years of political scheming and a previous motorized outburst. The exchange ends with a cautious pardon and a vow to stay clear of campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colson
Charley Boy
Granny
Sen
Harold Hughes
Sen. Hughes
Charley
Dean
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Nixon
Los Angeles Times
High Point adopts no turn on red plan for July 1
A new state rule allows left turns on red starting July 1, nullifying some right turn orders at certain intersections. Cities may designate no turn intersections, with about 30 in High Point under the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Woman Slain and Robbery At Flash Market Reported
A Mangum Street widow, Mable D. Wilkes, 48, was shot and killed Friday night. her husband Cole Henson Wilkes, 57, was arrested on first degree murder charges after officers found the body at 508 Mangum. Separate incident reports describe masked robbers at Flash Market on W Green Drive, several burglaries, and property thefts across the area.
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Mangum
Mable D. Wilkes
Cole Henson Wilkes
W. Green Drive
Water ski show and tinting course offered in Guilford County
A Sunday water ski show featuring The Young Americans runs at Oak Hollow Lake at 3 p.m. Admission applies. Sponsored by High Point Parks and Recreation, High Point Rescue Squad, and High Point Voluntary Police Patrol. Guilford Technical Institute in Jamestown offers a short-term photograph tinting course for adults 18 plus meeting weekly on a preliminary schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hollow Lake
High Point Parks and
Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
Blacks Plan Registration Campaign in Durham
Rev William E Banks of Thomasville chairs SCLC NC board and leads a meeting of over 100 black civic and church leaders in Durham to boost voter registration among the poor. He aims to register 20 000 people by the November elections and to mobilize federal and state funds for transportation aid senior citizens drug rehabilitation and hunger programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
William E. Banks
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
North Carolina
Durham
Banks
Montevideo Southernmost Capital in Western Hemisphere
Montevideo Uruguay is the southernmost capital in the western hemisphere, marking a unique geographic distinction for the city and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Stabilizing After Bad Year Dairy Farmers See Improvement
High Point dairy business outlook improves as 1973 troubles fade. Bill Noblitt reports NC State University economists, Pardue and Wells, find First Quarter 1974 data show average NC dairy farms generating 1.3 cents per quart profit. Averaged figures cover 64 farms with 68 cows each and $376,000 land per farm, detailing income, expenses, and unpaid labor values.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
Don Pardue
North Carolina State University
Pardue
R. C.wells
State
The
University
State Milk Commission
North Carolina
Two Draw Suspended Terms In Drinking Cases
James Andrew Turner 62 of Cincinnati and Otis Durant of Jamestown received suspended sentences and fines for drunken driving during Friday District Court. William Potts 23 of Franklin Street got 60 days suspended with $25 costs for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Nol presses with leave were taken in assault with a deadly weapon and assault and battery on a female cases against Hubert Davis and Carol Settlemyre. Clyde Hill’s malicious damage case had prayer for judgment continued on condition he pays costs and damages. Clifford Cash waived preliminary hearing and was bound over on larceny after breaking and entering. John W. Tate Jr. waived preliminary hearing on false pretense and bound over. Floyd Barbee received 80 days active for failure to appear and four counts of public drunkenness. Walter Wilkerson 30 of E Russell Avenue got suspended and fined $125 for drunken driving. Mark Hesslien 17 of YMCA listed address received 30 days suspended and $10 costs for a charge not fully shown.
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Susan Grubb
Trinity Avenue
Robert Talmadge Bolton
Bolton Auto Parts
Lucy Steen Puckett
Jacksonville
Fla
Ms. Puckett
Virginia P. Johnson
E. Russell Avenue
Fair Haven Baptist Church
Springdale Avenue
Eula Mae Nance
Dartmouth Street
Tony Perdue
Whiteoak Street
Sears
Victoria M. Rabon
Westchester Drive
James Andrew Turner
Cincinnati
Ohio
Otis Benjamin Durant
Jamestown
William Roger Potts
Franklin Street
Hubert Davis
Rosetrest Drive
Carol Settlemyre
Greensboro
Clyde Hill
Richardson Street
District
Clifford Cash
Centennial Street
Superior Court
John W. Tate Jr
Thomasville
Floyd Barbee
Harvey Road
Walter B. Wilkerson
Mark Hesslien
YMCA
Friendly Arrivals At Zoo Highlight Exotic Pairings
Zoo officials note the arrivals include a pair of caracas cats from East Africa, two tree kangaroos, and four phalangers. Phalangers are small pouched Australian natives, underscoring the zoo’s diverse collection.
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East Africa
Australia
Nine Recipients Foundations Award Grants To HPC
Nine High Point College students receive scholarships for 1974 75 from two foundations. J B Cornelius Foundation awards go to Cynthia Belk Jennie Cook Annette Johnson Pamela Pegram Terry Pegram and Deborah White. Sigmund Sternberger Foundation grants also given to Terry Pegram and others Bonnie Beasley Laura Gordon Smith and Mellie Gordon Smith receive Sternberger aid.
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High Point College
J. B. Cornelius
Cynthia Lee Belk
Winston-Salem
Jennie Letha Cook
Denton
Annette Lynn Johnson
Pilot Mountain
Pamela Reid Pegram
Terry Lee Pegram
Stokesdale
Deborah Lee White
Stony Point
Methodist
Miss Belk
Miss Cook
H. R. Cook
Rt. 1
Miss Johnson
H. A. Johnson Jr
Pamelia Pegram
Hal S. Pegram
Terry Pegram
Leonard Pegram
Miss White
Robert L. White
Rt. 2
Stoney Point
Sigmund, Sternberger Foundation
Sternberger
Bonnie Mae Beasley
Laura Elaine
Howard and
Mellie Gordon Smith
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Washington
Charlies Colson
Richard Nixon
Charles
United States
Jackson Training School
High Point Public Library
S. Main Street
Yeeeey
Talton Robbins
Asheboro
Debra Kay Kerschinske
Lindsay Street
Westminster Avenue
Country Club Drive
N. Centennial Street
High Point Enterprise
Burlington
Paul Burleson
Assn
Paul Penland
Arden
Thomasville Women's Club
Frank Adkins
Globe Furniture Co
Blacks Plan Registration Campaign
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
M.C
Associated Press
N.C
AP News
Post Office
Ward-Griffith Company
National’ Advertising
North Carolina Zoo
HPC
the Foundation
Cone Mills
Beasley
R. C. Beasley
Arbordale Drive
Miss
Troy Howard Jr
Ann Arbor Court
Miss Smith
M. G. Smith Jr
Larking Street
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