Pentagon finds 266 million in broom closet hoax
A spoof report recounts two Pentagon cleaners discovering 266 million dollars in a basement broom closet. Supervisors escalate the tale to Lost and Found, with rumors of Navy and Air Force motives and a sting of official vows to end unaccounted funds. The piece satirically ends with a warning about proper handling and cleaning tools.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
South Vietnam
Congress
Henrietta
Betsy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Soutth Vietnamese Marine Corps
Saigon
Parris Island
Secretary of Defense
Los Angeles Times
Bus Dispute Firm Files Suit Against ICC Greensboro
A lawsuit was filed Friday in the U.S. Middle District Court by a firm alleging a bus dispute involves the Interstate Commerce Commission. The action seeks relief over regulatory decisions affecting bus operations and competition in the region.
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ICC
Greensboro
U.S. Middle District Court
Asheboro
Clarence M. McGill
Guilford Receives 361 Thousand for Secondary Roads
The North Carolina Board of Transportation allocates 361143 dollars for Guilford County secondary road improvements in 1974-75, part of 17.8 million statewide. The cut reflects a 38 percent drop from 1973-74 due to gasoline tax revenue. Other Piedmont allocations include Davidson 200762 and Randolph 476287. County commissioners will have input on expenditures. meetings will be scheduled.
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North Carolina Board of Transportation
Guilford County
Transportation Board
Piedmont
Davidson
Randolph County
Guilford
Davidson County
Randolphounty
Cecil Budd
Secondary Roads Council
Boards of Commissioners
Budd
GE Plans Expansion of Asheboro Plant Addition
General Electric announced a plan to expand its Asheboro plant with a new addition to be contracted within two weeks. Work is expected to start in September and finish late next year, though officials did not disclose size, cost, or potential new hires. The site is on S Fayetteville Street near the city’s southern edge.
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Asheboro
General Electric Co
Clarence Pace
S. Fayetteville Street
Ten Years Later A High Point College Graduate
Thomas B. Houck of Winston-Salem finally earned his diploma at High Point College after a long, interrupted path that included Navy service in Vietnam major surgery and years of returning to complete coursework. Dressed in jeans he accepted a four foot meat packing paper diploma and expressed gratitude toward the college community while planning future studies. May 4, 1975 will mark the official commencement when his sheepskin is awarded.
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Garnet Bass
Houck
Murphy Osborne
Tom
High Point College
College of William.and Mary
Navy
Vietnam
Martha Blake
Osborne
High Point
Greensboro
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
Blake
Cyclist Hurt When Bike Overturned
Police report a 21 year old James Michael Frazier of Steele Street was slightly injured around 3 a.m. when his motorcycle struck a hole in the A and P parking lot on North Main Street and overturned. Beaford Edwards of South Main Street and his passenger Annie Hollingworth of South Elm Street were slightly injured Friday about 10 34 p.m. in a Direct Oil service station crash on South Main Street. Edwards had a seizure causing his car to enter the station lot and strike a car and the building, with about 1500 dollars in building damage and 400 dollars on Edwards car and 200 dollars on the other car owned by Norman Eugene Tinnell of Kendall Street. Sherry Lynn Mooney of Stone Place, a passenger in a William David Lamb 17 of Westchester Drive car, was slightly injured about 6 p.m. Friday in a two car crash on Burton Street at Westchester. The other driver was Ralph Ernest Lee of Clara Cox.
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James Michael Frazier
Steele Street
N. Main Street
Beaford Edwards
S. Main Street
Annie Hollingworth
S. Elm Street
Direct
S. Main
Edwards
Norman Eugene Tinnell
Kendall Street
Sherry Lynn Mooney
Stone Place
William David Lamb
Westchester
Burton Street
Ralph Ernest Lee
Clara Cox
IRS Exams for Non CPA or Attorney Reps in NC
Persons not CPAs or accredited attorneys may represent clients before the IRS after passing a Special Enrollment Examination. Applications due by Aug 31, with the test in Greensboro Sept 23-24. Fee is 25 dollars. Send to Director Audit Division IRS Washington DC 20224 Attention CP A C M SEB. For info contact Arnold Wiley IRS Greensboro. Call 1-800-322-8800.
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Greensboro
Cpas
Internal Revenue Service
North Carolina
IRS
Audit Division
Washington, D.C
A.C
M-Seb
Arnold Wiley
Collection& Taxpayer Service Division
N.C
Randolph Program Recognized As Bicentennial Community
Fourth District Congressman Ike Andrews announced Randolph County in North Carolina is designated a Bicentennial Community by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. The program includes restoring Ramseur's first post office, Patterson Cottage in Liberty, a Mt. Shepherd kiln, and erecting markers for Col. Andrew Balfour, Herman Husband, Martha McGee Belk, and the Regulators of Randolph County.
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Washington
Randolph County
North Carolina
Ike Andrews
Andrews
Randolph
Ramseur
Liberty
Mt. Shepherd
Col
Evergreens seeks county land for rest home in Guilford
Guilford County commissioners will review a proposal from The Evergreens Inc. to use county owned land near the Kendall Center for a new six million dollar nursing and rest home facility on W Wendover Avenue near I 40. The project would be funded by bond funds approved by voters as part of a countywide capital outlay program.
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Greensboro
Guilford
The
Evergreens Inc
Kendall Center
W. Wendover Avenue
I-40
High Point
Mobile Homes Changes Asked by Guilford Board of Adjustment
Guilford County Board of Adjustment will hear requests on mobile home use variances on Williams Dairy Road in Fentress Township and Huffine Mill Road in Madison Township. Other items include an animal hospital proposal on US 29A and a Circle M Mobile Home Park rear yard variance in Bruce Township plus a rear yard variance in High Point.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Adjustment
F. R. Jones
Williams Dairy Road
Fentress Township
Melvin Swain
Huffine Mill Road
Madison Township
John McRae
William White
Ing
High Point
Clinton Ryder
Bruce Township
High Point Board of Adjustment
Phil A. Butler
S. Main St
Industry Hints at New Growth Strategy in North Carolina
North Carolina officials chart a shift from rapid industrial expansion to measured growth. Secretary James Harrington emphasizes evaluating economic, social, and environmental impacts, with housing, schools, and public services guiding decisions. A forthcoming policy framework may redefine local government and industrial incentives across the state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
James E. Harrington
Natural and Economic Resources
Institute of Government At
Chapel Hill
Warren J. Wicker
Wicker
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Tom Houck
Art Richardson
Evergreens Facility
Greensboro Board of Education
Grimsley High School
Robert Shaw
Percy Sears
Dale Montgomery
Richard Maxwell
F. P. Bodenheimer
Hodgin Construction Co
Perma- Sash Co
Atlanta
Climax
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
Associated Press
AP News
Bill
Institute
Popular Government
Central Board
Noblitt
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