Bottleneck on Wrenn Street backs up High Point traffic
Wrenn and Hamilton streets form a one way pair through High Point’s business district and are crowded by construction. The latest bottleneck is on Wrenn at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building where workers dig up pavement to install underground wiring for an addition to the furniture display complex. Officials say work will pause during the furniture market starting April 19.
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Wrenn
Hamilton
High Point
Final NC 68 segment near airport approved for 1975 start
Construction of the last segment of N.C. 68 from south of I-40 to the Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem regional airport is set to begin in 1975. State officials allocate 1.531 million for phase three plus earlier sums for planning and land. The total cost is estimated at 6.25 million with four lanes and new bridge work over I-40 U.S. 421 and the Southern Railroad.
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N.C. 68
High Point
Robert Vaughn
State Board of Transportation
Vaughn
Dept. of Transportation
Greensboro-High Point
Winston-Salem
U.S. 421
Southern Railroad
Vaughan
High Point Enterprise
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Wkly
Buckley Predicts Nixon Impeachment But Sees Conviction Doubtful
William F Buckley Jr predicts the House will impeach President Nixon but doubts Senate conviction. He argues evidence is circumstantial and notes tax issues are defanged. Buckley suggests Nixon might resign or invoke the 25th Amendment with Ford acting temporarily as the nation moves past Watergate.
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
William F. Buckley Jr
House of Representatives
Nixon
Buckley
Senate
High Point
Executives Club
Mart
Furniture Club
Internal Revenue Service
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Taxation
Ted Kennedy
The
National Review
United States
Gerald Ford
Ford
Brief Dispute Results In Stabbing Incident
A Henley Street man Raymond Williams was stabbed during a quarrel with James William Marsh 24 who was later committed to the state mental institution in Butner. Williams received stitches at High Point Memorial Hospital and was discharged. Police said Marsh followed Williams after a dispute and used a butcher knife.
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Henley Street
Raymond Williams
High Point Memorial Hospital
James William Marsh
Butner
Marsh
Henley
Williams
Evergreens Plan Cleared by State for Replacement Facility
The State Planning Office approved plans for a $6 million Evergreens Inc replacement in Guilford County to care for the elderly. A State Medical Care Commission panel favored the plan at a Durham hearing and sent a recommendation for final approval. The decision allows 240 of 360 beds for skilled nursing, with 120 beds designated as home rest.
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Raleigh
State Planning Office
Evergreens Inc
Guilford County
State Medical Care Commission
Evergreens
Durham
Planning Board to hear on Need for Parks Guilford County
Guilford County Planning Board will hear a presentation on the Need for Parks in Guilford County during its Wednesday meeting at 7:30 p.m in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the courthouse. Kenneth Wible of Greensboro will speak about MacLamroc State Park in Rockingham County, and the board will discuss development patterns along Burlington Road and several rezoning requests including Fleming Road for planned unit development.
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Guilford County
Guilford
Kenneth Wible
Greensboro
MacLamroc State Park
Rockingham County
Commissioners Meeting
Burlington Road
U.S. 70
Fleming Road
Cleveland County
Building Permits Issued for Church and Business Projects
Building division issued permits totaling 362185 dollars including a 118157 dollar interior renovation at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church on East Lexington Avenue. Additional permits cover homes, businesses, and repairs across multiple streets, with notable items for Jones and Peacock Inc, English Road properties, and several small commercial additions and roofing and fencing work.
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Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
East Lexington Avenue
Jones and Peacock, Inc
English Road
Helen Sheloff
Commerce Street
John Clinard
East Kearns Street
Woodmark Originals
Jarrell Street
William F.freeman
Hamilton Street
George R. Edwards and Son, Inc
Greensboro
Bowman Oil Company
East Washington Street
R. J. Carver
Dalton Street
Fairlane Child Center, Inc
High Point Bike Club to meet and ride after Sunday gathering
The High Point Bike Club schedules a 2 p.m. Sunday meeting in the parking lot behind First Presbyterian Church on N Main Street with a 1:30 p.m. officer session. Open to bicycling enthusiasts and locals with trail suggestions. a postmeeting ride follows. Trinity Junior High Beta Club donates 100 dollars to the North Carolina Zoological Society for rhinoceros purchases at Asheboro zoo.
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High Point
Trinity
Trinity Junior High School
North Carolina Zoological Society
Randolph County
Asheboro
Kissinger Marries Nancy Maginnes in Surprise Ceremony
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wed former Nancy Maginnes after a day of casual plans. The unlikely marriage followed Kissinger's return from the Soviet Union and a quick round of talks with Moshe Dayan.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Nancy Maginnes
Pentagon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
State Department
Soviet Union
Moshe Dayan
Greensboro A Little Town Irks Tar Heels Telecast
Raleigh columnist notes Curt Gowdy praised Greensboro as a little town during NCAA finals at the Greensboro Coliseum. Critics claim his remarks sparked local pride and mockery of Shelby and Cleveland County, where residents plan to preserve the courthouse as a museum while expecting a rough gardening year with pests.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
Curt Gowdy
Gowdy
Greensboro
Shelby
David Thompson
Tobacco Row
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Annmore Circle
Bill Kirby
Lynwood Terrace
J.L. Deviney
McGuinn Street
Harold Alexander
Greensboro Road
North Main Street
Joe Hicks
Zayre Dept
Westchester Drive
Bonnie Sue Gordon
Trotter Street
Thomasville
Kathy Elaine Gordon
Unity Street
Alyce Brown
College Drive
George McIntyre
Brooks St
Dorothy McCullough
West Street
By Planning Board
Shrine Meeting
High Point Shrine Club
W. B. McCarter
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Key Biscayne
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