Uniforms Draw Fire From Cook County ALERT CBers
Illinois CBers in Cook County adopt police like outfits provoking police and public criticism. The uniforms aim to project authority for crowd handling at events, while opponents call them ridiculous or dangerous. The column mixes CB culture notes with legal and media references from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Z. Strange
League of Emergency Radio Teams
ALERT
Cook County
Ill
CB Club
Five Die In Mobile Home Fire in Spring Lake
In Spring Lake North Carolina a mobile home fire claimed five lives as a mother heard her children scream while their father reentered the home to save them. Staff Sgt Richard D Cox 31 his son Richard Cox Jr 2 and three Hill children Andrea 2 Diane 5 and Keith 3 died Thursday night. Barbara Cox woke and saw flames near the living room couch and Cox went inside to rescue the kids. Firefighters arrived within 15 minutes but could not save the family. Cox was found dead in a bathroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake
N.C
Richard D. Cox
Richard Cox Jr
Andrea Hill
Diane Hill
Keith Hill
Cox
Barbara
Smith
Winston Marine Pleads Guilty in Base Assault Case
Pfc. Donald Hunter 22 of Winston-Salem NC pleaded guilty to assault and conspiracy for a November attack on white troops at Camp Pendleton. He received six months hard labor, forfeiture of pay, and a bad conduct discharge. About 20 months remain to serve after time already counted.
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Cber
FCC
Colorado Springs
Colo
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Donald Hunter
Winston- Salem
N.C
William Draper
Hunter
Draper
KKK
Naval Investigative Service
Deaths and Funerals in Lexington and Surrounding Areas
Multiple notices list Willis Lawrence Leonard 68 of Rt. 9 Lexington and Michael Hiram White 29 of Kerner sville among deceased. Other obituaries include Jo Anne Newman Tucker 43 of Goldsboro and David Thomas Broadway 87 of Route 4 with funeral details and burial at local cemeteries.
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Lexington
Willis Lawrence Leonard
Rt. 9
Rowan County
Wenonah Mills
Joe Dan Leonard
China Grove
Willie Leonard
Rt. 2
Rockwell
Jerry Wainwright
Cornelius Huffman
Robert Presnell
Burnett Lockhart
Raeford Hunt
Sam Dayton
Rt. 11
Burlington
Jo Anne Newman Tucker
Pine Ridge Lane
Goldsboro
Tucker
Jane Newman Tucker
Robert M. Tucker Jr
Emmaline Bowles
High Point
J.A. Newman III
Eton College
Joseph B. Newman
Wilson
First Presbyterian Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Jim Brown
Jack Newman
Westbrook Ave
David Thomas Broadway
Route 4
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Yadkin College United Methodist Church
J.D. Hepler
Greensboro
Grady Lee Broadway
James Alex Broadway
Rt. 4
Piedmont Funeral Home
William Rock
Buria
Yadkin College
Local court fines and suspensions for driving offenses
James E Bolen 18 of Woodbine Avenue Frank D Crenshaw 16 of Boyer Street and Eugene A Wimmer Route 5 faced alcohol related charges. Earl J Durham 3 of Summer Avenue received six month suspended sentence and 75 dollar fine with costs for reckless driving after a DUI charge. Ben Adrian Reese 38 of Tupelo Miss fined 75 dollars for reckless driving tied to alcohol. Jerry W Lusk 30 Rt 1 Jamestown given two year suspended sentence and 50 dollar fine for misdemeanor breaking and entering, originally charged with breaking and entering.
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James E. Bolen
Woodbine Avenue
Frank D. Crenshaw
Boyer Street
Eugene A. Wimmer
Route 5
Earl J. Durham
Summer Avenue
Ben Adrian Reese
Tupelo
Miss
Jerry W. Lusk
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Correction clears dog owner name in city shooting notice
A Friday article corrected the owner of a dog shot by T. A. Guiton. The updated identity confirms the owner was R. E. Humble, not R. L. Humble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Humble
T. A. Guiton
R.E. Humble
Dukeville Company Town Remnants Reminisced by Residents
Former residents recall a Dukeville company town with plaster walls and no phones, housing for black workers in separate dorms, free rent and coal, and roads owned by the company. Children learned to drive at age 12 on company streets as community life faded when housing was removed in the 1950s and later moved to The Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Honeycutt
Dukeville
Wilson
Virginia Turner
Police Cleared Of Allegations In Lumberton Case
Lumberton North Carolina district attorney says no indictments will be sought over ticket fixing by city officials and police chief. SBI report found no indictable offenses but noted ethical issues and need for better training within the police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
N.C
Dist
Atty
Joe Freeman
Britt
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
Botany Professor Aids Infant Poison Mushroom Rescue
A nine month old girl in Chapel Hill survived a deadly Amanita phalloides poisoning after swift hospital action and a rare antidote. Dr Hamrick coordinated a private plane to fetch thioctic acid from NIH, enabling early treatment with no lasting damage.
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Chapel Hill
Holly Drill
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Harvey Hamrick
Cedar Grove
Linda
Barry Drill
University of North Carolina
John N. Couch
Couch
National Institute of Health
Washington
D.C
Holly
Hamrick
Standing Firm Bank Letter To Remain Secret
Banking Commissioner John Tropman refuses to release letters about dealings with Northwestern Bank despite calls from state leaders and a Winston-Salem Journal request. Edmisten advised some material may be public, while a private law firm warned release could violate federal law. Deputy Jesse Yeargan faces an unrelated investigation of Northwestern Bank employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
John Tropman
Hiss
Northwestern Bank
Tropman
Atty
Rufus Edmisten
D. M. “Lauch
Faircloth
Winston-Salem Journal
Edmisten
School Menus for Week of Sept 5
Weekly lunch options list a Tuesday menu with buttered greens prunes or rice pudding and milk, a Thursday menu featuring lasagna shredded lettuce garlic bread and fruit, a Friday lineup with toasted cheese or tuna salad sandwich tomato soup pickles a fruit plate and sides, plus a ham patty tater tots buttered corn biscuits and gelatin cubes.
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P. O
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Winston Marine
W.L. Leonard
R.M. Tucker
M.H. White
Kernersville
Michael Hiram White
Brookford Rd
N.C. Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
U.S. Army
Duke Power Co
Cynthia Steele
Cindi’’ White
Teresa Michelle White
Home
Wade H. and
Ruby Lankford White
Tim White
Kernerville
Bunker Hill United Methodist Church
Tom Herin
Kernerville Memory Garden
Lain Funeral Home
D.T. Broadway
Orrell's Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Farriss Avenue
Harold CL Davis
Sechrest
Lexington Ave
Wesley- Wheeler Gaynor
First United Methodist Church
Helen Regina Livengood Rouse
Herbert Lamb Teer
Green Street
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Randolph ST
Thomasville
National
Inetonon
Chestnut DR
Yrindale RD
Archdale
Alma Bullins Fulton
Charles Marion Collins
ChestNut Drive
Order of the Golden Rule
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MARSH
Tot
Acra
Sayep'e
Deep Sea
Grace Flower Shop
North Wenn
Westwood
Grady F. Taylor Paint Contractor
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford County Courthouse
Maloe Court
Stafford Mill Road
Oak Ridge Township
Albert W. Dennis
McConnell
Franklin Boulevard
Jefferson Township
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Gaston D. Faison
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Teaneck
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