New Names For Storms
National Hurricane Center releases 14 feminine storm names Agnes Betty Carry Dawn Edna Felice Gerda Harriet Illene Jane Kara Lucille Mae Nadine. The piece cites controversy from Women's Lib groups and features dialogue with Prof. Fritz Folgelhammer on naming storms to personalize danger.
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Washington
National Hurricane Center
Agnes
Betty
Carry
Dawn
Edna
Felice
Gerda
Harriet
Illene
Jane
Kara
Lucille
Mae
Nadine
NHC
Fritz Folgelhammer
United States
Award Winning Photo From Chapel Hill Fire Rescue
Enterprise staff photographer Art Richardson captured a child petting a dog after the dog was rescued from a burning house on N. Centennial Street. The image earned third place in the spot news division at the Southern Photographers of the Year contest held recently in Chapel Hill.
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Spot News
Chapel Hill
Enterprise
Art Richardson
N. Centennial Street
Unemployment in High Point area hits three year low
A March report from the Employment Security Commission shows area unemployment at 1.9 percent with 900 jobless in High Point. The region added about 1,470 workers since March 1971 and expects a further 1,380 hires by September. County and area employment rose, driven by manufacturing gains. textiles show declines.
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High Point
Jamestown
Employment Security Commission
Guilford County
ESC
Hig Point
North Carolina candidates campaign across state in lead up to primary
Rep Nick Galifianakis seeks the Democratic senatorial nomination and attends events in Greensboro and Waynesville while Sen B Everett Jordan campaigns. Jon Helms speaks in Statesville supporting Nixon policy. Governor contenders Hawkins Bowles Taylor Holly Shouser campaign stops unfold in Durham Greensboro Randolph Franklinville with fish fries and motorcades.
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Associated Press
Nick Galifianakis
Waynesville
Greensboro
B. Everett Jordan
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Jesse Helms
Senate
Statesville
Nixon
Reginald Hawkins
Charlotte
Durham
North Carolina Black Caucus
Pat Taylor
Skipper Bowles
Taylor
Bowles
Wentworth
Rockingham County
Wilbur Hobby
Man Shot Found On Sidewalk Dead At Apartment Complex
A 37-year-old Clara Cox Apartment resident, Joe Darrell Owens, was found shot to death shortly after midnight on a sidewalk behind the 49 building. Investigators say Owens was hit two or three times with a small caliber weapon. A medical exam was planned. Police also investigated a pried basement door at Annie's Flowers. another man, Ernest Eugene Rich, 25, was arrested on breaking and entering charges. Four people were charged with driving under the influence. A mother's report noted a missing bicycle worth $50 from Fairview School.
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Clara Cox
Joe Darrell Owens
Owens
J. H. Harrelson
Annie’s
Redding Street
Ernest Eugene Rich
Salem Street
Thomasville
Nash Jewelry and Loan
Brice Ray Carlton
Rotary Drive
Freddie Warren Eanes
Danville, Va
Gwyn Lee Herbin
Larry Wayne Sullivan
Greensboro
Carolyn Hedrick
Lincoln Drive
Fairview School
Guilford Republicans Set May 8 Precinct Delegates
Guilford County Republicans will gather at polling places on May 8 to elect precinct convention delegates under new party rules. The precinct elections precede county district and state conventions.
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Forrest Cates
Guilford County
Greensboro
Guilford Gop
Morris Adams
Central High School
Ferndale Junior High
Price to lead CBD downtown study for Redevelopment Commission
Henry Price will serve as a consultant for a study of High Point's downtown business district. Carson Stout says no urban renewal plans are in place for now. Price’s contract begins April 1 at 12 000 dollars per year. he is a former executive director of the Redevelopment Commission, with earlier termination dated March 31.
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High Point
Henry Price
Redevelopment Commission
Carson Stout
Price
Stout
Commission
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Furnitureland honors first citizens with gold passes
Leo J. Heer of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building awards eminent "gold" passes to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byrd Sr. of Greenville S C recognizing them as first citizens of Furnitureland U S A The Byrds lived in High Point before Byrd Upholstery Co and Byrd Furniture Co. in Greenville He is a manufacturer s representative The presentation occurred during the spring furniture market which ended yesterday.
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Leo J. Heer
Charles Byrd Sr
Greenville
S. C
Furnitureland
U.S.A
Byrds
High Point
Charles Upholstery Co
Thayer Coggin
Byrd Furniture Co
Taxes and the 1973-75 NC budget debate
North Carolina legislators will face tax choices in the 1973-75 budget. State Sen. McNeil Smith of Guilford advocates revising the income tax toward a 10 percent top rate for high earners, arguing it would raise funds with broad impact and resemble revenue sharing.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
McNeil Smith
Guilford
Smith
Washington
Hargrove
House
Senate
Bowles
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Florida
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Los Angeles Times
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Jim Gardner
Jack Stickley
Gardner
Bob Scott
Jim Holshouser
Randolph County
Franklinville
Holshouser
High Point Enterprise
GOP
Furnitureland Citizens
Sen. Smith
General Assembly
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
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