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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1971
Page
2
A bottom photo from the Elm Street bridge shows progress on two street projects. The English Road and Washington Drive Broad Avenue one way street complex advances as part of the plan to raze the Holstery Building for a proposed new city hall.
The High Point Employment Security Commission reports 545 new job applications in July up from 413 the year before, a 32 percent rise, but 21.2 percent below June’s 692 requests. Initial unemployment claims numbered 1,696 in July, down from 2,091 year ago, while weeks claimed rose to 3,929 from 4,081. placements totalled 157 in July, with 79 industrial, 110 in June, and other categories listed. ESC notes active files at 1,900.
Vice President Spiro Agnew returns from a 141 person goodwill tour across Saudi Arabia Ethiopia Kenya Congo Spain and Portugal with reports sparking long term foreign policy implications. He quipped about golf and tennis while noting conversations with leaders including King Faisal Kenyatta Mobutu and Haile Selassie.
Rosa Lee and Alvester Floyd seek 100000 for their twins Danita and Anita from attorney Charles R. Jarrell in Superior Court. Danita allegedly permanent disability from rat bites, with Anita less severe injuries and medical expenses of 1348.20. The case notes June 11, 1969 rat attack at 1307 West Ave and relocation of the Floyds from Robeson County to High Point by Mobility Inc. The article mentions a city rat campaign following the incident.
A Guilford County Planning Board meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m. will review a Deep River Township land rezoning near Waterview Road from agricultural to watershed residential for Guil Rand Realty Inc. The change requires 40 000 square foot lots. Other farm to residential transfers are also on the August agenda.
Simon C. Sitterson Jr. mayor of Kingston was elected president of ElectriCities of North Carolina at its Fifth Annual Conference held at Foxfire Golf and Country Club. The group represents 65 municipally owned electric systems serving over one million consumers and approved a resolution to push back against rising wholesale power costs.
The notice outlines daily and weekly subscription prices, mailing options, and tax details. It states AP rights, copyright notice, postage classifications, and carrier independence, with inquiries to local carriers for home delivery rates. It also lists North Carolina tax applicability and National Advertising Representatives.
North Carolina students mobilize after a constitutional change to vote where they study. UNC Chapel Hill and East Carolina University households outnumber neighbors in college towns like Chapel Hill and Greenville, prompting lawsuits, residency debates, and a statewide push by student leaders to register and test domicile rules.
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