Red Light Turns May Prove Sticky
The General Assembly allows right turns on red after full stop with safety checks, applying at all lights unless prohibited by state or city rules. Signs may mark forbidden turns where unsafe, especially in downtown pedestrian areas. Municipalities must amend ordinances to ban such turns where desired.
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North Carolina
State Division of Highways
Philip Wylie
High Point
Wylie
State House
Senate
Robert L. Somers
Rowan
Jack Rhyne
Gaston
Somers
Youth Dies Of Injuries In Accident
A 16 year old Davie County youth, Jerry Maze Combs, died at 9 a.m. at Community General Hospital after a head on crash on NC 64 near the Highway 109 intersection. Brother Gary Combs, 17, and driver Thomas Lee Dyson, 17, Mocksville, remained in critical condition, with Dyson’s car crossing the center line. Others in the second car, Rebecca Bracy, 45, and Miles Bracy, 18, were treated and released. Police continued investigations and potential charges.
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Thomasville
N.C
Community General Hospital
Jerry Maze Combs
Davie County
Highway 109
Gary Combs
Thomas Lee Dyson
Mocksville
Highway
JR. Blackwelder
Dyson
Titus Cable
Qakboro
Cable
Rebecca Bracy
Miles Bracy
Rowland
Blackwelder
Jamestown Councilmen To Meet On Planning District
Jamestown Town Council will consider joining a federal water pollution planning district at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall. If approved, Jamestown would enter a district consisting of the Deep River basin including parts of Guilford County up to I-40, the east side of High Point, Archdale in Randolph County, and rural Guilford County areas east of High Point.
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Jamestown
Jamestown Town
Deep River
High Point
Guilford County
I-40
Archdale
Randolph County
North Carolina photo exhibit travels to Guilford Tech Jamestown
The Professional Photographers of North Carolina display award winning images this week at Guilford Technical Institute Jamestown library from today through Friday 9 am to 8 pm. An April 22 to 26 access is planned at Emerywood Studios High Point 10 am to 5 30 pm with April 28 25 pm added. Greensboro campaign for nonsmokers rights meets Wednesday 7 30 pm Friendly Center Auditorium.
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Professional Photographers of
North Carolina
High Point
Library of Guilford Technical Institute
Jamestown
Emerywood Studios
N. Main Street
Greensboro
Campaign For Nonsmokers
Friendly Center
City cuts gasoline use during crisis rebound in winter
Enterprise staffer Forrest Cates reports that High Point city vehicles reduced fuel use by 7 percent from November through February without mandatory rules. Now consumption rises again as gasoline becomes plentiful. Assistant to the city manager Eric Scott says the voluntary conservation worked and could guide future response.
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Forrest Cates Enterprise
High Point
Eric Scott
Scott
Man Reports Shooting Self In Accidental Chest Wound
An Osborne Street resident was treated and released at High Point Memorial Hospital after an accidental shooting. Randall Mason White, 28, said he dropped a .25 caliber pistol while cleaning it, it fired, and the bullet hit him in the chest. He drove to a friend’s home, then to the hospital.
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Osborne Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Randall Mason White
White
Arthur
South Side Billiards
North Carolina senator lauds 1974 session accomplishments
State Sen. Lynwood Smith of High Point praised the General Assembly for the 1974 session delivering gains in economy health care and education while lamenting the failure to pass tax reform. He highlighted a $3.1 billion budget increased teacher salaries and expanded kindergarten, and backed coastal and mountain land use measures. Smith urged tax reform and inventory tax repeal and noted a call for biennial sessions.
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Robert Marks
Lynwood Smith
High Point
General Assembly
North Carolina
Smith
Raleigh
Guilford County
Murrow
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Water Bond Meet Set For Tonight Archdale
Archdale holds the first of four public meetings to discuss the May 7 water bond referendum. City officials will answer questions about financing a water distribution system to serve Archdale homes and businesses, with costs estimated at 1.8 to 2 million dollars.
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Archdale
Henry York
North Davidson Water Co. Inc
Trindale School
Archdale Elementary
Streaking flop of 1974 ends with Cronkite pullback
Stanley Streaker explains the rise and fall of streaking as a permissive age fad. He recalls initial shock value failing to provoke protest, Cronkite’s endorsement killing momentum, and a failed Academy Awards revival. The piece ends with his decision to quit the prank.
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Wyashington
Kohoutek
Stanley Streaker
Washington
Walter Cronkite
Stanley
Cronkite
Cape Canaveral
Los Angeles Times
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Ray Hubbard
Nonsmokers
Kiwanis
High Point Kiwanis Club
International Kiwanis
Roy Davis
Chicago
Ill
Clyde Vaughn
Jamestown “Nosferatu
Guilford Technical Institute
Elm Drive
Sonny Hedgecock
Raymond Toler
Montlieu Avenue
Wayne Curtis Hayes
Fisher Street
Hayes’ Auto
Clara Cox
Thomas Brown
Dorris Street
Willie Dockery
Clara Cox Apts
Oak Ridge
Henry Hall Wilson
United States Senate
University At Green
Board of Trustees
Walter
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