County sales tax debate for Guilford County plans five year program
Greensboro staff writer reports county commissioners weigh how to finance a 49.7 million five year program including a new jail and schools. opinions split on a sales tax as the preferred method with votes planned to place the issue before the people alongside bond proposals. supporters cite equity and speed, while others worry about property tax effects and political risk.
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Nterprise
Greensboro
Ford
John Witherspoon
Commission
Dale Montgomery
Fy -P. Bodenheimer Jr
Bodenheimer
Richard
Maxwell
Percy
Sears
Gad
Montgomery
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Karen Building Destroyed By Fire In Archdale
Fire destroyed a two story office building on Greenoak Drive Archdale housing Karen Inc records and part of a furniture plant. Fire investigated by marshals and SBI. damage about 30000. Brower suspects possible arson. insured about 80 percent. Also reports Wake Forest scholarships awarded to six area students including Moore Robertson Koonts Talbert Wall and Wheless Jr with values up to 11600.
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Greenoak Drive
Archdale
Karen, Inc
Herman Brower
State Bureau of Investigation
Clyde Wilkerson
Guil Rand
Dept
Wilkerson
Brower
Rhonda Ann Moore
John B. Moore
Tipton St
High Point
Randall Elbert: Robertson
James Robertson
Stanley Ray Koonts
Lacy
R. Koonts
Lexington
Deborah ‘Lynn .'Talbert
Harley. D. Talbert
Ann Bennett Wall
Maie J.’ Wall
Jimmie Joe Wheless Jr
J. J. Wheless
Three Sentenced In Bank Holdup At College Village
Three men from Washington D C were sentenced to 15 and 14 year terms for the December 10 robbery of North Carolina National Bank at College Village Shopping Center in High Point. They took teller Mrs Sara Frances Richardson as a hostage. she was unharmed. Police chased the getaway car along Highway 68, exchanges with Richardson at the wheel, and the robbers fled into woods after firing at officers. About $500 of the money remains unrecovered.
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Washington, D. C
High Point
North
Carolina National Bank
College :Village Shopping Center
Dino Royal
Cox
Wesley Conrad Ward
Timothy Johnson Jr
James Gary
Allen
Burlington ‘Industries
High Point Memorial Hospital
Lois Joyner
Mecklenburg Senator Opposes Bald Head Condemnation
Mecklen burg County senator Jack Baugh said he will oppose Gov Bob Scott's plan to acquire Bald Head Island by condemnation when it reaches the legislatures joint appropriations committee He argued the state should not confiscate private property and noted North Carolina owns Hammock Beach with 1200 acres off Onslow County The island owned by Carolina Cape Fear Corp was slated for a $228 million resort development Conservationists urged preservation near Southport as the General Assembly considers funding to begin condemnation proceedings
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Raleigh (Ap
Mecklenburg County
Bob Scott
Bald Head
Joint Appropriations Committee
Jack Baugh
Hammock Beach
Onslow County
Baugh
Bald Head Island
Carolina- Cape Fear Corp
Scott
General Assembly
Southport
Dissent On Courts Commission Judge Selection Procedure
Henderson attorney A A Zolli coffer Jr opposes a new method for selecting North Carolina judges, arguing the current system yields capable judges with no scandals. The Missouri inspired plan would replace popular elections with a governor appointment from a nominating panel, followed by retention ballots. Debate focuses on legality, political influence, and prospects in the General Assembly.
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Raleigh
A. A. Zollicoffer, Jr
Henderson
North Carolina
General Assembly
J. Ruffin Bailey
Wake
Courts Commission
Senate Courts and Judicial Districts Committee
Thomas Strickland
Wayne
Senate
Strickland
Missouri
Zollicoffer
Hlm
Bent
Zollleoffer
General” “Assembly
Judicial Standards Commission
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Sonny Hedgacock
Sonny Hedgecock
George Foster .Hawkins
Wake Forest University
Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Welch Memorial United Methodist Church
Catrina Sullivan
Jack Jarrett
Woody Hicks
Richard Maultsby
John Sullivan
Eugene Terrell
Iday
Elat
Washington
Velat
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