Recount Likely as Lexinon Voter Totals Tighten
Lexington recount looms after canvass shows 2115 for the states and 2114 against ABC Stores. Five affidavits allege irregularities while clerks discard miscast ballots and correct two improper registrations. City forces spokesman Beamer Barnes seeks further scrutiny and recordings of the proceedings.
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Lexington
ABC
Lexinon
Election Board
Beamer Barnes
City Forces
Elections Board
Davidson County Community College Enrollment Forecast
David son County Community College expects fall enrollment to reach 1500 under director Norman S. Mills. Last year 1225 students enrolled across transfer and technical programs with about two thirds female and half the students working part or full time. Classes run 8 am to 10 pm with most students from Davidson County and nearby counties.
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Lexington
Davidson County Community College
Norman S. Mills
Mills
Davidson County
Guilford
Forsyth
Randolph
Rowan
Red Cross Aims to Enter North Vietnam POW Camps
Ramone S. Eaton senior vice president of the American Red Cross said the group will launch next month a drive to place representatives in prisoner of war camps in North Vietnam to inspect conditions. He spoke in Asheville during a visit with the local chapter board of directors to ensure humane treatment under the Geneva Convention.
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Asheville
N. C
Ramone S. Eaton
American Red Cross
North Vietnam
Eaton
Red Cross
Standards Set For Policemen
The 1971 North Carolina General Assembly passed a law setting minimum standards for new policemen. The NC Police Executives Association heard that the measure will impact small departments and reduce police chiefs discretion, according to Winston-Salem police attorney George Cleland at the convention.
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Winston-Salem
General Assembly
North Carolina Police Executives Association
George Cleland
Nixon expands federal funds to preserve 7 percent mortgage ceiling
President Nixon authorizes an extra 2 billion dollars for the national mortgage market to hold the 7 percent interest ceiling. Housing secretary George Romney says GNMA will expand operations and buy both subsidized and unsubsidized mortgages insured by HUD FHA or guaranteed by the VA at 95 to 96 percent of par.
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Washington
Nixon
George Romney
Romney
Government National Mortgage Association
GNMA
HUD
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Suspended Sentences Meted Out in Davidson County Court
Two Winston-Salem teens faced suspended terms for assault in Davidson County Superior Court. Bobby Smith, 17, received five years suspended with 52 weekend jail terms and a $500 fine, after a verdict of assault with intent to commit rape. David Blackburn, 16, drew a six month suspended sentence with 15 jail weekends and court costs, under weekend confinement and reporting times.
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Lexington
Winston-Salem
Davidson County
Bobby Smith
David Blackburn
Ledford
A. Pilston Godwin
Smith
Blackburn
Visitor To City Injured By Car In Oklahoma City
A four year old girl visiting High Point was struck on Coltrane Street near Cloverdale Street by a car driven by Aubrey Thompson Bain 66 of Route 5. She was slightly hurt and no charges were filed.
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Barnes
State
Prelow Mickens
Young Drive
Oklahoma City
Okla
High Point
Coltrane Street
Cloverdale Street
Angela Marie Small
Aubrey Thompson Bain
Route 5
Man Arrested Here For Break-in
Richard C. Robbins of Hilltop Street was arrested on a capias and larceny by breaking and entering for allegedly entering Flora Bethea’s Loflin Street home and stealing a clock radio and shoes worth 50 dollars.
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Richard C. Robbins
Hilltop Street
Robbins
Flora Bethea
Loflin Street
Free College Education for 100 Handicapped Youths
One hundred impoverished physically handicapped youths from High Point will begin a free college education at A and T University in Greensboro. The project is funded by the High Point Model City Commission with 165000 dollars and the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare with 75000 dollars to cover tuition fees for one year plus guidance counselors.
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Greensboro
High Point
A&t University
The
University
High Point Model City Commission
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Freeze Banana Fragments for Later Baking
Instructions describe freezing uneaten bananas and mashing with a splash of lemon juice to be used later in baking. It emphasizes preserving ripened fruit by freezing and preparing for future recipes.
Theft Reported by Central Electric Co in Thomasville
Central Electric Co reported theft of several equipment items to police in Thomasville on Thursday. Missing were a refrigerant gas tank gauges pipe fittings and a carton of air conditioner grilles.
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Thomasville
Central Electric Co
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Route 4
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