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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1972
Page
11
Children in High Point enjoy a long holiday as Easter Monday and nice weather spur outdoor activity. City Lake park hosts much of the day’s events while some youngsters explore other leisure plans during the official break.
City Councilman Jim Pearce reports a trimmed municipal stadium plan nearing contractor bids. The panel favours removing a track and cutting seating from 10 000 to 8 000 to save about 100 000, leaving a 850 000 funding gap. Architects plans due by mid month.
Ministers and delegates arrive for the Assembly of God state convention in High Point with 500 to 700 attendees. Rev Charles Cookman presides as Charismatic Rallies begin at 7 p m. Dr Blake Farmer speaks at night sessions. Women’s Missionary Council luncheon Wednesday. Delegates hear reports on missions and projects.
A brief item notes a pass occurred on Tuesday afternoon April 4 1972 in High Point. The phrase suggests a local event or incident but details are limited in the readable text.
William Billie Cains, 39, of West Ward Avenue, is jailed on arson charges stemming from a fire at 805 Ward Street. Firefighters reported a trash fire beneath a back porch at 1 36 a m and later found both back porches burned with interior smoke and fire damage. A separate call to the property owned by Jack Tedder noted the blaze. One occupant named Essie Tyson is listed. others were present.
About 5 000 Drexel workers across 18 North Carolina plants vote Wednesday on representation by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America AFL CIO. Past elections showed shrinking margins against the union. results expected early Thursday night.
Delegates from High Point will decide on unification of local state and national educators at the NCAE convention in Greensboro. About 2,428 delegates and thousands of nondelegates are expected with Shirley Chisholm slated to speak Friday night.
Thomasville man James Edward Lewis, 23, of Cox Avenue, was charged with multiple assaults after firing at police while holding an unidentified woman as a shield. No one was hit as officers fired. Lewis surrendered after the woman escaped. Daniel Linthicum reported being assaulted by Lewis and Kenneth Ward earlier.
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