Renewal Project Moves to City Council Hearings
Renewal project advances after Planning and Zoning approved the plan and sends to City Council for final action. Hearing drew few residents as urban renewal aims to widen Harrison Street to four lanes with 30 families possibly affected by delays. Public improvements include sidewalks lighting paving and water sewer upgrades with the city holding excess credits over $118000 for future use.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning
Redevelopment Commission
State Highway Department
Harrison Street
Washington Avenue
Davis Street
Atlanta
Washington
New City Council
Anes
Designer Urges Youth To Buy Quality Furniture Now
A Tucson designer and a four member panel urged young people to invest in a few good furniture pieces rather than junk that wears out. They cited a growing market among empty nesters and vacation homes, with shifts toward modern styles and new materials like foams and plastics.
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Robert Marks Ee
Robert Kuykendall
Tucson
Ariz
Kuykendall
Furniture Plaza
Jack Watts
Keller Manufacturing Co
Corydon
Ind
Theodore R. Meyer
Jackson-Allen Upholstery Corp
New York City
Bennett
Joneses
Ier
I Bennett
Change Sought In Merger Bill
A petition with more than 30 names was given to State Senator Hargrove Bowles in Raleigh. It seeks an amendment to a pending merger bill that would let Archdale and Trinity residents vote separately on June 2. if either side rejects, the merger ends.
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Trinity
Hargrove Bowles
Raleigh
Archdale
Randolph Legislative
Trinity Action Committee
Two File For Council In Asheboro
Asheboro adds two candidates to the city council race, bringing total entrants to five for five seats. Incumbent Mayor Robert Reese faces no opponent. Democrats seek a three seat share with ten filings. Republicans must fill the remaining two seats. John Randolph Ingram and Carl C. Stout Jr. filed late Friday joining the contest before the deadline. Primary set for April 2.
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Asheboro
John Randolph Ingram
May 2 3 Weekend Camping Program At City Lake Park
The ninth annual family camping weekend at High Point City Lake Park runs May 2 to 4 with crafts nature study and first aid workshops. Tours of a furniture plant and Guilford Courthouse National Military Park join Friday afternoon events. families urged to arrive as early as Wednesday. Sponsored by state agencies and local institutions, the program features staff from the North Carolina Museum of Natural History and High Point College, with a kickoff campfire Friday night and continued activities through Sunday School.
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High Point
City Lake Park
North Carolina
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Greensboro
North Carolina Recreation Commission
The
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Camping Guide Magazine
High Point College
Parks and Recreation Department
Eugene T. Upchurch
North Carolina Museum of ‘Natural History
Raleigh
Harold Moses
Wendell M. Patton
Doris Lindsay
High Point Council of Garden Clubs
James R. Mattocks
Byron Haworth
William G. Ervin
Parks and Recreation
Bob Amos
Charles Morris
Ray L. Kisia
Unemployment Down in High Point Jamestown Area
A Guilford County report by the Employment Security Commission shows 1,035 unemployed in High Point area, down from January but up from March last year. Hollar notes two thirds of active claims involve hosiery workers in partial shifts, with overall labor market tight and expected small curtailments.
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High Point
Jamestown
Guilford County
Employment Security Commission
William Hollar
ESC
Hollar
Labor Force
Les
Kollar
J. Apparel
Woman Struck By Automobile On Davidson Street
THOMASVILLE authorities say Mrs. Sea Anne Lamb, a Davidson Street resident, was struck by a vehicle at 10:85 p.m. Friday and treated at a hospital. The driver, Clyde Richard Mitchell, 20, of Thomasville, was identified by police and no charges had been filed at this time.
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Thomasville
Anne Ie Lamb
Davidson Street
Lamb
Clyde Richard Mitchell
Police investigate shooting and razor cutting cases
Police investigated a 3 a.m. Park Street shooting with victim Jimmy Manning, who sustained a slight left side wound. the shooter is unknown. A 4 a.m. Carson Street razor assault left Ida Washington seriously injured, with Martha Payne charged for wielding the eight inch blade. Alphanso Carr said he was beaten and robbed of 83 dollars by two Black men. Judith Eaton and Betty Wright were charged with drunken driving. Investigations continue.
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Ida Washington
Furlough Street
Martha Payne
Fern Street
Carson Stout
Jimmy Manning
Tate Street
Park Street
Manning
Alphanso Carr
Clara Cox Apts
Housing Inspection Is Planned In Randleman
RANDLEMAN The first partial inspection of Randleman's first low rent public housing project is tentatively set for April 24. The 80 unit development at area A Street will be inspected as screening of potential tenants begins by a federal official from Atlanta who will assist in final placement decisions. Applications continue to be accepted even as officials avoid revealing totals. A second 50 unit project is planned on another site yet to be chosen.
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Randleman
Bobby Williams
Randleman Housing Authority
Atlanta
Housing Authority
Three Held for Superior Court After Arraignment
Three District Court defendants waived preliminary hearings Friday and were ordered held for trial at the next term of Superior Court. Frank Burns of Thomasville Nina Delk of English Road and Joyce Kirkman of Wayne Street were held on bond. Burns and Kirkman face armed robbery charges while Delk is charged as an accessory after the fact. The case stems from a Flash Market holdup on S Main Street several weeks earlier.
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Superior Court
Frank Burns
Thomasville
Nina Delk
English Road
Joyce Kirkman
Wayne Street
Burns
Kirkman
Delk
S. Main Street
James Tyson
Leon
Miss Randleman and Junior Miss Contests Planned
The Lions Club pageant set for May 6 and 7 will feature about 100 participants from Randleman and New Market schools. Junior Miss occurs on night one with Miss Randleman chosen on night two in Randeman Elementary auditorium, with 87 entries and 131 sponsors already lined up.
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Randleman
Lions Club
Miss Randleman
Reid Andrews
Andrews
Randleman School
New Market School
Randeman Elementary School
Tornado Hurts Liberty Woman
A Friday tornado in the Liberty Staley area destroyed a mobile home at Liberty and damaged a tobacco barn near Staley. Shirley Stanley, uninjured but kept for observation, was near her trailer when the twister struck. Damages statewide were estimated at 250000 dollars with impacts in Cumberland Union and other counties including overturned trailer, damaged buildings, downed lines, and trees.
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Liberty- Staley
Staley
Shirley Stanley
Elmer Stanley
Stanley
Mrs. Stanley
Cumberland County
W. G. Clark
Highway Patrol
Union County
Pembroke
Fayetteville
Scotland County
Charlotte
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Montley
Trinity High School
General Assembly
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Elton Edwards
Bowles
Carl C. Stout Jr
Robert Reese
Judith Eaton
Winston-Salem
Betty Wright
Chestnut Street
Ard Street
Willie Johnson
Clara Cox
Dewey Oakley
Levoid Caldwell
Cliffside Street
Tornado
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