City Council Weighs Third Taxi Firm in High Point
In a closed session the High Point City Council weighs permit requests from J. R. Newton and Kenneth Workman to form a new taxi company with 12 licenses. Red Bird and Ebony oppose, arguing more cabs hurt profits and driver supply. Councilman Carson Stout opposes more permits. The issue remains unresolved after committee review.
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High Point
J. R. Newton
Kenneth Workman
Red Bird
Ebony
Carson Stout
Red Brrdge
Marriage Work Not Merely Fun For High Point Teachers
High Point teachers heard Dr. Rachel Meschan insist that family life education frames marriage as work not a rose garden. More than 160 teachers attended the session at Wesley Memorial Church amid a conference urging broader view of family life beyond sex.
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Carlton Clinard
PTA Council
Rachel Meschan
Family Life Education
High Point
Meschan
Winston- Salem
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Evelyn M. Duvall
Family Life Authority
Duvall
Teenage divorce cases highlight family life education need
High Point Municipal Court reported 15 divorce cases on a recent Tuesday morning with seven involving teenagers and two of those marriages began before age 15. Judge Byron Haworth cited the court’s experience at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church and urged stronger family life education as a remedy for distressed teen marriages. Under a December shift, probation efforts will focus more on teenagers who marry and face marital problems.
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High Point Municipal Court
Byron Haworth
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Haworth
Fairway Drive
High Point
The
Friends Church
Guilford College
Duke University
Rain likely as weather improves with clouds tonight
The weatherman at Friendship says the probability of rain increases over the next day. Tonight will be cloudy and milder, ending a cool spell as conditions shift.
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Friendship
Time Running Out for Presbyterians to Address Racial Problem
Time is running out for the white community to become concerned and involved in the racial problem, panelists told about 150 Presbyterians at First Church in High Point. The four Negro panelists urged action in housing education and employment to improve equality and hope, noting documented discrimination by at least 15 firms.
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First Presbyterian Church
Eight County
Orange Presbytery
C. H. Leak
High Point
Sammie Chess Jr
Don Forney
South Side Opportunity Center
Constance Allen
Charles Carter
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
Chess
Forney
Asheboro Wins Bid for North Carolina Jaycees Headquarters
Asheboro won the race to house the North Carolina Jaycees state headquarters, ending High Point’s 15 year hold on the site. The move will occur once an office building is ready in Randolph County seat, announced Asheboro Jaycee president Phil Sanders after a Charlotte board meeting.
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Jaycee
Bill Reynolds
State Jaycees
High Point
Asheboro
Charlotte
Jaycee Board of Trustees
Guilford County Democrat slate promises busy judge primary
Eleven Democratic candidates compete for six district judge posts in Guilford County while five Republicans seek six seats with no primary. The winners will fill seats created by statewide court consolidation. city courts will be abolished and judges appointed after reforms.
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Jaypees
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