Bound Over and Released in Armed Robbery Cases
In District Court Leo Woodbury 21 of Winston-Salem was bound over for no probable cause on armed robbery and a concealed weapon charge was dismissed. A .32 pistol was found after his arrest. Joseph Waddell 25 of Winston-Salem was bound over on armed robbery charges from Flash Market and another on Russell Street. he received a six month sentence for assault by pointing a gun and bond was reduced to 10000 dollars. The cases tie to a suspected Black Panthers headquarters on Fern Avenue. Two youths charged with false bomb call to Central High School were granted public defenders and slated for trial.
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E. Washington Street
District
Superior Court
Byron Haworth
Leo Woodbury
Winston- Salem
Woodbury
Joseph Waddell
Winston-Salem
E. Russell Street
Bond
Waddell
Haworth
Fern Avenue
Laurie Pritchett
Michael Eugene Carter
Hodgin Street
Philip Alexis Beddington
Rt. 4
Thomasville
Central High School
Hill
Williams
Douglas E. Hicks
Thomasville Youth Held for Trial in Knife Slaying
In Thomasville a 17 year old boy, Ricky Hill, was bound over to Davidson County Superior Court for trial on a murder charge after probable cause was found in the knife slaying of David Woodrow Williams, 23, whose body was found in a street on October 11.
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Thomasville
Davidson County Superior Court
Recorder’s Court
Ricky Hill
David Woodrow Williams
Michael Leonard
Ishmael Hill
Center Road
David Williams
Bobby Williams
Mitchell Leonard
Brady E. Hill
Shirley Miller
Emma Street
Amanda Childress
Sam Romeo
Elwood Street
James Canty
Superior Court
Edward Murph Jr
Widener
Pine Street
Bobby Ray Grogan
Buford
Billy Joe Hooker
Rt. 4
Issac Jackson
Tremont Street
County bids approved for Welcome area building project
Lexington Davidson County Commissioners accepted bids totaling 78722.50 for a county building in the Welcome area and announced a 10 year lease for an 8.14 acre garbage dump site on Eastwood Drive. Alvis Hole Construction Co. led general bids at 56345 base plus 1284.50 alternate. Purcell Supply Co. low on plumbing 5045 and air conditioning 7333. Central Electric Co. bid 6990 base and 1725 alternate. County project start within 210 days and dump ready in about three weeks.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Welcome
Alvis Hole Construction Co
Winston-Salem
Shott Hartman
Purcell Supply Co
High Point
Central Electric Co
Thomasville
Jim Warner
Oscar
Eastwood Drive
Shoaf
Warner
Jamestown Beautification Meeting Discusses Improvements
Mrs Doris Lindsay chaired a Jamestown comification session at Town Hall with slides from a Guilford County study. Suggestions included making the town more attractive and placing signs at historic structures as part of the county Bi-Centennial activities.
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Jamestown
Doris Lindsay
Guilford County
Jamestown Service League
Superior Court Opens For One-Week Session
A one week criminal session of Superior Court begins in High Point with Judge Walter E Johnston Jr presiding. Defendants include Frank Sowells and Harold White charged with murder and Talton Robbins Jr charged with manslaughter. Williams and Witt deaths stem from a February poker dispute and a May stabbing. Robbins faces additional felonious hit and run and traffic charges.
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Superior Court
High Point
Walter E. Johnston Jr
Winston-Salem
Frank Edward Sowells
Clara Cox
Harold Eugene White
Talton Robbins Jr
Hilltop Street
Sowells
Leroy Williams
Hulda Street
Williams
White
Bobby Lee Witt
Altavista
Thomasville Teen Dies in Early Morning Wreck
Thomasville resident Ronald Hudson 17 died when the car he rode in overturned on Conrad Mine Road east of Lexington at about 2:05 am. The driver lost control on a sharp curve at high speed. Three other occupants were hospitalized. Leander Lowery 18 suffered a broken neck. Willie Caldwell 16 was treated and released.
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Thomasville
Ronald Hudson
Warner Street
Conrad Mine Road
Lexington
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Thomas Allen Hudson
Rt. 3
Leander Lowery
Route 3
Lowery
Willie Caldwell
Carolina Avenue
John Tyler’s marriage while in office and later remarriage
President John Tyler wed while serving as chief executive making him the first U S president to do so. After his wife’s death he remained a widower about 21 months before marrying Julia Gardiner in 1844.
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John Tyler
U. S
Julia Gardiner
Changes Needed in Automobile Insurance, Edwards Says
Democratic state senator Elton Edwards urged major reforms to auto liability insurance at a Furnitureland Kiwanis Club meeting. He called for allowing profits, requiring adequate coverage, higher uninsured motorist limits, and noted progress in highway safety and an upcoming legislative study.
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Edwards
Elton Edwards
Furnitureland Kiwanis Club
Senate Committee On Insurance
Dole Makes Nixon Law and Order Top GOP Message
U S Senator Robert Dole told Randolph County Republicans that law and order is the number one priority of the Nixon Administration as he campaigned for Jack Hawke in North Carolina and criticized Democrats for neglecting the South. He urged restraint on busing and supported a balanced approach to imports while signaling a shift to the political center.
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Asheboro
Law and Order
U.S
Robert Dole
Kansas
Randolph County
Holiday Inn
Dole
Jack Hawke
Chapel Hill
Nick Galifianakis
Durham
South
Senate
House
U.S. Supreme Court
North Carolina
New York
Nixon
Galifianakis
Congress
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon Campaign Trip Driven by Milhous Ancestry Quest
A White House aide reveals President Nixon pursues a nationwide search for Milhous relatives, hoping to connect with a descendant during campaign stops. Secret Service traced Ireland origins and tested leads in multiple states, aiming to find a Milhous link before the Nov 2 election.
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Washington
Nixon
Bee
White House
Europe
Ireland
Seret Service
Secret Service
Milhous
Richard Milhous
United States
Bebe Rebozo
New York
America
Connecticut
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Maryland
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
California
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Art Richardson
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Bullock
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Florida
ART Buchwald
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