Motions Filed In Slaying Case From Thomasville
Attorneys for Joe Cleven Medley and William Junior Lindsay ask for a change of venue for their clients in the January 8 killings of two Thomasville patrolmen. The trial is set to begin Monday. Medley faces two counts of first degree murder and an assault charge while Lindsay is charged with two counts of being an accessory after the fact.
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Lexington
Thomasville
Joe Cleven Medley
William Junior Lindsay
Dennis Spinnett
Robert Crawford
Medley
Lindsay
Kidnap Defendant Gets 100 Years
Archie Sam Rabon, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnaping and other charges in Davidson County Superior Court. He received life for the kidnaping counts, forty years for armed robbery, and two years for felonious escape, with parole eligibility in 30 years.
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Archie Sam Rabon
Davidson County Superior Court
Leonard Grimes
Rabon
Memorial for Clyde Pearson details affiliations and services
Clyde Pearson a longtime community member and businessman died. He belonged to Acacia Lodge 674 AF and AM Oasis Temple Shrine Elks Club Southern Furniture Club Emerywood Country Club and other groups. He married Virgie Cates June 4 1938. Surviving are his wife sister and brother. Funeral at First United Methodist Church with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home and viewing times are listed. Honorary pallbearers include salesmen of Clyde Pearson Inc. and Lane Company executives. Active pallbearers named.
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Johnson Street
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Colonial Drive
First United Methodist Church
Edgar H. Nease
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Clyde Pearson Inc
Lane Company
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Sam Boyd
Harvey Barnett
Jack Wade
Ervin Tucker
Ray McDowell
Bob Buchannon
Fred Culler
Petition on crossover circulates in Thomasville
A Thomasville woman, Mrs. David Underwood Jr., started a petition to close the Evans crossover on I-85. The petition at Saunders Sunoco on Temporary I-85 west of NC 109 had about 100 signatures by Thursday, with plans to gather 300 more and forward to Highway Administrator Billy Rose in Raleigh. Underwood, a trucker, cites danger on the I-85 stretch between Thomasville and Lexington.
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Evans
I-85
Saunders
Lexington
Osborne Receives APO Moody Award at Point College
Dr. Murphy M. Osborne Jr. receives the L. E. Moody Award from Alpha Phi Omega for contributions to student life. He is active in church and community work and has held roles with the American Cancer Society, YMCA, United Way, and other groups. He has served on accreditation panels and consulted for Red Cross and youth agencies. In Winston-Salem James Sechrist masterminds $6 million in tobacco monthly by touch at the Reynolds plant, checking moisture content at 12.5 to 13.5 percent to ensure proper processing.
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Point College
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Osborne
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YMCA
United Way
American Red Cross
Winston-Salem, N.C
James Sechrist
R.J. Reynolds
Three Named As Officers To Council
John Snotherly Bob Brooks and James Armstrong Jr named chairman vice chairman and secretary of the Occupational Advisory Council for next year. The 17 member council coordinates occupational programs in the schools and aims to provide maximum job opportunities while meeting local industry manpower needs. This year the council arranged tours for about 300 students to view industrial occupations and approved a progress report on Griffin Junior High occupational education for submission to the school board.
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John Snotherly
Bob Brooks
James Armstrong Jr
Occupational Advisory Council
Griffin
First Postage Stamp Use Traced to 1840 Era Across Nations
A condensed examination of postal history explains how Sir Rowland Hill proposed fixed sender fees and stamps in England, the rise of global postal systems, the Pony Express era, and the shift to airmail and airline transport, noting key figures and milestones from 1600s mails to Queen Elizabeth II era stamp collecting.
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Kaleidoscope Art Show and Health Fair at Trinity Campus
The art and humanities department presents Kaleidoscope on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Trinity campus with crafts, films, drama, music, and free admission. A Health Fair by health occupations classes runs Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library featuring free blood pressure tests and health booths. The Student Council will hold ward meetings this week to nominate candidates for new school officers as the primary election schedule proceeds.
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Jane Beeson
Trinity High Students Hear Campaign Speeches Wednesday
Trinity High students heard campaign speeches as they prepare for the major election to determine school officers for 1977 78. Current officers Diane Farlow serves as president Annette Passmore as vice president Teresa Ashe as secretary and Ray Thompson as treasurer remain in office this year.
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Annette Passmore
Teresa Ashe
Ray Thompson
Thomasville Man Convicted Of Assault and Larceny
Ernest Billie of Hunter Street Thomasville was convicted Thursday of assaulting Patrolman Joe Stanley, larceny of the officer s rifle, resisting arrest and prearranged racing. Billie received a five year active term. The incident occurred when Stanley spotted Billie racing at his mother s Raeford home. He was later arrested by Davidson County deputies on Hunter Street.
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Thomasville
Ernest Billie
Hunter Street
Joe Stanley
Raeford
Billie
Davidson County
Nixon Frost interview deal and London taping details
Two months after Watergate, Richard Nixon bought exclusive rights to interview David Frost for about 12 pounds sixpence. Taping began in the Tower of London with tight security for 365 sessions to be edited into as many programs, with exchanges reflecting sharp repartee and political tension.
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