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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
3
Three detectives in disguise as an actress and two ragpickers gained entry to a Harlem narcotics den on 17th Street. They used a parked warning car with a traffic light signal to avoid earlier detection as they entered and found opium and narcotics in the apartment.
Two teenagers Timothy Driscoll 17 and Rosalee Fraser 19 from Massachusetts allegedly kidnapped Rev Theodore L Steiger after giving him a ride near Laconia New Hampshire. They reportedly called him later to say his car had broken down and could be returned. Steiger notified police and the pair were jailed in Freehold.
Eight men charged with robbery and assault tied to Ku Klux Klan activity were released after a Dillon County grand jury dismissed two indictments. The victims Mr and Mrs Lloyd Church testified a group in white robes robbed them at their store near the North Carolina line and beat them in a wooded area. Names tied to the case include Jack Ashley once chief at Fair Bluff and Bobby son of Early Brooks with ties to the former Fair Bluff Klan group.
Raleigh report states Linwood Earl Summerlin, connected to Goldsboro’s Hole-in-the-Wall robbery, is under parole review. His 13 to 18 year sentence was reduced to 6 to 8 years after last year. Parole efforts include affidavits and alleged payments to influence sentence and release.
James Weekes, a 21 year old AWOL soldier, appeared alive after relatives buried a man they believed was Weekes. Police planned to exhume Donald Becker to compare features. Weekes admitted leaving Camp McCoy on June 12 and described a night in Milwaukee ending with Becker’s death and his flight.
An aviation expert explains sweptback wings reduce drag and improve control at transonic speeds. The configuration, used on the F 86F and Thunderjet, allows quicker responses and easier climbing dives, challenging traditional drag limits in military design.
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