Hearing Set for Dec 8 on News Coverage of Rape Trial
Whiteville Superior Court will hear a motion on December 8 to set aside a district judge’s order prohibiting news coverage of a rape case involving Linwood Purdie. The judge’s order and resulting publicity spark debate over press freedom versus courtroom control in the Columbus County case.
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Whiteville
Superior Court
Giles R. Clark
Raleigh
Thomas H. Lee
William C. Lassiter
James C. High
Clara Cartrette
District Court
J. Wilton Hunt Jr
Linwood Purdie
Cerro Gordo
Purdie
James C. Eubanks
Judy Faye Stackhouse
Miss Stackhouse
Columbus County Superior Court
Lassiter
The
North Carolina Press Assn
Hunt
U.S
Eubanks
State Attorneys Call Ray Hardened Criminal
Tennessee state attorneys urged the 6th Circuit to uphold James Earl Ray’s 1969 guilty plea for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. They defended his lawyers and argued Ray was an experienced, hardened criminal with no viable defense, noting his fifth felony conviction.
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Cincinnati
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
William J. Haynes
King
Haynes
Appeals Court
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
Alabama
William Bradford Huie
Huie
Forsyth Teacher Awarded Back Pay After Appeals Ruling
Lyell Thomas a former mathematics teacher at North Forsyth High School was dismissed in 1971 for disciplinary and communication deficiencies. The 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ordered back pay of about $18,000 while upholding the board’s dismissal. The case traced hearings in 1971 and 1972 with prior rulings denying back pay, and was supported by the North Carolina Association of Educators.
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Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
North Carolina Assn. of
Ron McKinney
Greensboro
NCAE
Lyell Thomas
North Forsyth High School
U.S
Thomas
Federal
U. S. District Court
McKinney
Supermarket Operator Wounded in Maiden Robbery
Maide n North Carolina AP report: Kate Abernethy 61, operator of Abernethy’s Supermarket, shot during a Tuesday robbery. Three men from Charlotte arrested on robbery with a firearm. Morgan Jr Atlas and Johnson charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Abernethy hospitalized with 12 gauge wounds. Police seized no money or weapon.
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Maiden
N.C
Abernethy
Kate Abernethy
Charlotte
Catawba Memorial Hospital
Malden
Hickory
Matt
Robert Nathanial White
Atlas Morgan Jr
Don Johnson
Morgan
Johnson
D.L. Walker
Defendant Seeks Break After Speeding in Charlotte Court
In Charlotte a defendant with four speeding convictions asked for a prayer for judgment continued after noting Ike Andrews could get a break with 14 speeding citations. Judge Snepp rejected the plea, stating a man must accept consequences if guilty and remarking about Andrews’ past records and court leniency.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Ike Andrews
Superior Court
Frank Snepp
James C. Hannon
Hannon
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Pike
Craggy Gardens
Mt. Pisgah
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Turkey
Jamestown
Ois
E. Russell
Snepp
Andrews
Siler City
PJC
Tan.mba
Uurch E Group Television Cto
Ea Yi
Doward Yeargin Singers
Southgate Shopping Center
P.S
Ayre
Zayre
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