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John Wesley Winters Sr. (January 21, 1920 – February 15, 2004) was an American real estate developer, politician, and civil rights activist.A member of the Democratic Party, he served on City Council of Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1961 until 1967 and in the North Carolina Senate for the 14th district from 1975 until 1977.
While the alleged abuse was occurring, no parents noticed anything unusual about their children's behavior to indicate abuse or torture. The eight-month trial against Bob Kelly was the most expensive in North Carolina history, ending in conviction on 99 of 100 charges and twelve consecutive life sentences.
The Human Betterment League of North Carolina was created in 1947 on the initiative of hosiery businessman James G. Hanes of Winston-Salem, NC. [1] He was joined by Clarence Gamble, a physician and heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune who previously founded Pathfinder International of Watertown, MA, an organization that promoted better family planning services in the United States and 70 other ...
Lilly’s arrest is one of more than 40 cold cases dating back as long ago as 1984 to be solved during recent years in North Carolina thanks to a concerted effort by the state’s law enforcement ...
A pilot project is underway in Police District 4 on the city's northwest side that sends a team with an officer, prosecutor, forensic nurse and victim advocate to those calls three days a week.
The funding immediately drew questions from people who run programs to help domestic violence victims in North Carolina. The $3.5 million nearly rivaled the $4.8 million allocated annually to the ...
Robert Franklin Williams was born in Monroe, North Carolina, on February 26, 1925, to Emma Carter and John L. Williams who worked as a railroad boiler washer. [2] [3] He had two sisters, Lorraine Garlington and Jessie Link, and two brothers, John H. Williams and Edward S. Williams. [3]
The North Carolina sector of the Poor People's Campaign is hoping to reach the over 3 million poor and low-wage eligible voters in the state. Low-income voters make up 41.45% of the North Carolina ...