Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina (2024)

a a a a a a a a LOS ANGELES (AP) A cleaner at entertainer Michael Jackson's mansion has pleaded no contest to stealing jewelry and cash belonging to the singer's mother and sisters. Arthur Lee Stewart, 21, charged in July with theft of $17,000 of jewelry and cash, entered his plea Wednesday to taking a watch, two rings and $300 from Jackson's Encino home, said Deputy District Attorney Lloyd M. Nash. Stewart had been charged with taking $17,000 worth of jewelry and cash. In exchange for the no-contest plea, prosecutors said they would seek a sentence of no more than 16 months state prison, Nash said.

Stewart could have been sentenced to three years. Special videotape Newsmakers Pleads no contest NEW YORK (AP) Actress Jane Powell bent, stretched reached for the stars while leading half a dozen arthritis sufferers in exercises that will be on a new videotape to be released later this year. Miss Powell, 57, star of Metro Goldwyn Mayer's "Royal Wedding" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," said the 45-minute video will not be like other exercise videos. There will be no strenuous movements to hard, driving music. Instead, the exercises will be done to soothing Muzak arrangements and the emphasis will be on slow Though Miss Powell does not have arthritis, more, than 36 million Americans ages are afflicted by one of the 100 different forms of the disease, the Arthritis Foundation said.

Will display treasure INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Treasure hunter Mel Fisher will exhibit some of the booty next week from two sunken Spanish galleons he discovered off the coast of Florida. 'The Search for Golden Treasure," which opens at the Indiana Children's Museum on Tuesday, will be the only public showing before the gold, silver and other artifacts from the ships are divided among investors who raised money for Fisher's expeditions. In July 1985, Fisher and his Treasure Salvors, Inc. discovered the watery graves of the Santa Margarita and the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which sank in a hurricane in the Straits of Florida in 1622. Fisher and his treasure hunters have found 57 tons of gold and silver.

New contract accepted NEW YORK (AP) Morning hostess. Joan Lunden has agreed to a new contract, says a spokesman for the ABC-TV show. Miss Lunden has been working on the wake-up broadcast since 1980. "We have come to an agreement for the continuation of Joan Lunden's unique services on 'Good Morning America," Phil Beuth, vice president, early morning programming at Capital Cities-ABC, said in a memo to staff. David Hartman, the program's principal host, also is negotiating new contract, which is up in November.

Home from hospital BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was back home after three days in a Niagara Falls, N.Y., hospital for treatment of a heart condition. "She's fine and she's said housekeeper Rosalind Samuel. "The doctor was in with her this morning and everything is all right." Miss Fitzgerald, 68, became ill in her hotel room Sunday after a Saturday night performance in Lewiston, N.Y. Local stocks Listed below are the last trades about 11.

a.m. today of some companies of local interest on the New York Stock Exchange. Quotations are provided by Interstate Securities Corp. Abbott Laboratories 51 Allied Signal Black Decker Burlington CSX Corp. Carolina Freight 34 Ceco Corp.

Cummins Flowers Industries Ingersoll-Rand 55 Interstate Securities -Mart Lowe's Louisiana Pacific Mohasco National Cash Oakwood Homes JCPenney Research Cottrell Ryder Systems Sears Standard Tenneco United Telecomm. Wachovia Corp. (Quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers are representative interdealer prices as of about 11 a.m. today. Prices do not include retail markup, markdown or commission.

Any local companies wishing to have quotations of stocks publicly traded on the Stock Exchange should telephone 977-7878.) First Union Peoples Bancorp. Planters Corp. RM Undergarm. Pioneer Bank (Other interdealer prices from prior day follow.) U.Fed.S&L Mount, N.C, Telegram August 1, 1986. Deaths and funerals RANDOLPH WILLIAMS Randolph Williams died July 29.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m., Stokes Mortuary chapel, with the Rev. Ernest White officiating. Burial will follow in Northeastern Veterans Cemetery. Friends may call at East Grand Avenue or the funeral home. Surviving: two daughters; two sons, Larry and Alandas Sessoms; two sisters, Emma L.

Williams and Mrs. Sallie Bunn, both of Rocky Mount; three brothers, Lewis and Wendell Williams, both of Baltimore, and John Williams of Philadelphia, one granddaughter. RUBY ELLEN TYLER Mrs. Ruby Ellen Tyler, 66, died Thursdav. Surviving: three sons, Mike Tyler of Port Byron, Edwin Tyler of Rockford, and Timothy Tyler of Hillsdale, one daughter, Mrs.

Linda Marie McKeown of Granby, four grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home chapel, Rocky Mount, with the Rev. Warren Tyler officiating. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m.

at Hamstead United Methodist Church, Hamstead, N.C., with the Rev. Francis Daniel. officiating Burial will fellow in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Friends may call at Gay-Yost Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and at Hamstead United Methodist Church, Hamstead, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday. Surviving: wife, Mrs. Clara Mallard Strong; three daughters, Mrs. Sue S. Moseley of Charlotte, Mrs.

Audrey S. Harrington of Wilmington Mrs. Ann S. Clark of Rocky Mount; one son, James S. Strong of Bowling Springs Lake; one sister, Mrs.

E. Taylor Griffin of Rocky Mount; two brothers, Joseph Williams Strong of Edwards, and Bernard E. Strong of Utica, 12 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren. TREVIS V. STRONG Trevis V.

Friends may call at the funeral home, visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Surviving: two sisters, Mrs. Marof Spring Hope and Mrs. Hamite Wheless of Castalia.

CARLOS L. FRAZIER GRAHAM Carlos Frazier, 74, retired from Cone Mills, died Thursday. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Swepsonville Baptist Church, with the Rev. E.

Paul West and the Rev. R. Roy Camtrell officiating. Burial will follow in Phillips Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery. Surviving: wife, Mrs.

Mary McDaniel Frazier; one daughter, Mrs. Janet S. Durham of Rocky Mount; two sons, Billy L. Frazier and Jerry E. Frazier, both of Mt.

Pleasant, S.C.; six grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. Friends may call at Rick Thompson Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, and other times at the home, Route 3, Box 523, Graham. EVELYN C. STYONS PLYMOUTH Mrs.

Evelyn Cowen Styons, 66, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Surviving: husband, Elmer Styons; five sons, Ray Styons and Rodney Styons, both of Jamesville, Jerry Styons, Larry Styons and Michael Styons, all of Plymouth; two daughters, Mrs.

Carolyn Perry of Jamesville and Mrs. Sylvia Russ of Plymouth; three sisters, Mrs. Bernice Monroe of Jacksonville, Mrs. Clyde Herring of Kinston and Mrs. Estelle Suggs of Rocky Mount; 14 grandchildren.

Friends may call at Biggs Funeral Home, Williamston, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. FLORENCE H. WRIGHT FALLSTON Mrs. Florence Hayes Wright, 97, died Wednesday.

Surviving: five sons, Colon Wright of Marion, Theron Wright of Lincolnton, Woodrow Wright of Rocky Mount, Harold Wright of Ellenboro and Carol Wright of Shelby; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Morgan Fallston and Mrs. Chloe Williams of Baldese; one brother, Grady S. Hayes of Greenville, S.C.; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m.

at Friendship United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Guy Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Stamey Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.

CITY (Continued from page 1) council and citywide referendums on important matters. One woman was upset that only two governmental officials were at the meeting. "All of the area leaders need to be at these community they understand the anger of the meetings," she said. "'How else can people?" Smith then asked for a vote to list the items discussed in order of priority. After some initial confusion concerning the phrasing of the questions, the final tally showed 22 in favor of Rocky Mount becoming a separate political entity with 10 voting to merge the city into one of the already existing counties.

"We've been here for an hour and 15 minutes now," Smith said following the vote. "What have we done?" "We've argued for harmony and unity," a woman answered. The meeting concluded with a listing of who should be responsible for studying the possibility of creating new Rocky Mount. Included in the list were city and county government officials, the Ministerial Association, education superintendents, community organizations, the news media and others. The Chamber was given final responsibility.

GAY-YOST FUNERAL HONE If you live alone pre-plan your funeral. J. MICHAEL, DIRECTOR 446-4153 805 FAIRVIEW RD. ROCKY NC Jaycees donate Through various sports tournaments, the Rocky Mount Jaycees raised $805 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Presenting the Several sweep PASADENA, Calif.

(AP) ABCTV's "Moonlighting" and five NBCTV shows, including top-rated "The Cosby Show, swept the nominations Thursday for the 38th annual prime time Emmy Awards. Other NBC shows garnering nominations were "The Golden Girls," "St. Elsewhere," "Cheers" and the special "An Early "Moonlighting," a comedy adventure about two romantic, bickering detectives, collected 16 Emmy nominations, including those for best drama series, best lead actor and actress for stars Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, best supporting actress for Alyce Beasley, and for best guest star, Whoopi Goldberg. The show also got nominations for directing, two for writing, cinematography, art direction and other craft categories. "The Cosby Show" and "The Golden Girls" each got 15 nominations, although Bill Cosby has once again removed himself from the competition as best actor in a comedy series.

"An Early Frost," the provocative movie about a hom*osexual dying of AIDS, and St. Elsewhere" each got 14 nominations. "Cheers" received 11. Once again, NBC collected the most nominations with 148. CBS had 00, ABC had 51, PBS got 31 and four nominations went to syndicated shows.

"The Cosby Show," "The Golden Girls" and "Cheers" dominated the comedy categories. "The Cosby Show" was nominated MILLER (Continued from page 1) community. Miller is a member of the Rocky Mount Board of Directors of First Union National Bank. A graduate of Lawrence Institute of Technology (Michigan), he received a bachelor's degree in industrial management, and has served with the Army Security Agency. JOHN H.

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(Telegram photo by Richardson, right, president. Marion Blackburn) television entries Emmy as the best comedy series and other nominations went to Phylicia Rashad as best lead actress in a comedy series, to Malcolm Jamal Warner as best supporting actor, and to Lisa Bonet and Keshia Knight Pulliam as best supporting actresses. The show collected all five Former editor post with CHAPEL HILL (AP) A former editor with Fortune Magazine and Time Magazine has been named acting vice president of communica-. tions for the University of North Carolina System. Wyndham Robertson, a native of Salisbury, will oversee the system's press relations, publications and the Center for Public Television.

Those offices have been run in the past by special assistants or directors reporting directly to the president. The job is a new position, bringing the total of UNC System President C.D. Spanglers' vice presidents to six. The UNC Board of Governors approved Ms. Robertson's appointment Thursday.

She was the Spangler's choice for the post, and she will be the system's first female vice president. She will begin her duties Sept. 1. Spangler said the position was filled on an acting basis because someone was needed immediately to handle press relations. Trudy Adkins, a special assistant for public relations, resigned last month to WELL BORING 24" Wells Septic Tank Installation BRAXTON BRITT PLUMBING CO.

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takes university begin work in community relations for the Guilford County schools. Spangler said the new position would be advertised, and a search committee would review applications. But he said, "I doubt they'll find anyone more qualified" than Ms. Robertson. Ms.

Robertson is a graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Va. Most recently an assistant managing editor at Fortune magazine in New York, she returned to North Carolina in January as a free-lance consultant and editor. She has worked as business editor at Time magazine, as a writer and researcher for Fortune and as a junior analyst for Standard Oil. She received the Gerald M. Loeb Achievement Award in 1972 and the Deadline Award of the New York City chapter of Sigma Delta Chi in 1975 for excellence in business and financial reporting.

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