Military personnel from High Point area complete training
Dozens of servicemen and women from High Point and nearby towns completed training or received assignments. Service Seaman Apprentice David Cook graduated Cape May basic training. Army Private Charles Vanhook finished eight weeks as a combat engineer at Fort Leonard Wood. Captain James Redding completed an Air Force Medical Service orientation course at Sheppard, to practice psychiatry at Chanute. Joel Mitchell promoted to Airman Second Class at Clinton-Sherman. Albert Le completed cooking course at Fort Jackson. Larry Ingram finished eight-week admin at Fort Jackson. Lonnie Morrison graduated basic Marines at Parris Island and moved to Camp Lejeune. Ronald Long assigned near Pleiku, Vietnam with the 69th Armor. Terry Shoaf returned home to Camp Lejeune after South Pacific service. Michael Murphy assigned to MACV Vietnam HQ at Tan Son Nhut, moved to large airbase north of Saigon. Raymond Miles Jr. selected for technical training at Sheppard after basic at Lackland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Cook
USCG
Roy M. Cook Jr
Whittier Ave
High Point
Coast Guard Recruit Training Center
Cape May
N. J
Charles D. Vanhook
Nora J. Vanhook
Beaumont Ave
Ft. Leonard Wood
Vanhook
High Pointee
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Carol
James C. Redding
Pennwood Reddin
E. Salisbury St
Asheboro
U. S. Air Force Medical Service
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Chanute Afb
Ill
Air Training Command
Redding
Duke University
Durham
University’s
Medical School
University of Oklahoma Hospital
Oklahoma City
Air Force
Marcella
Harry R. Siemer
Suffolk
Cincinnati
Army
Michael D. Murphy
Marvin M. Murphy
Thissell St
U. S. Military Assistance Command
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
MACV
Pvt. Murphy
Saigon
Raymond E. Miles JR
Raymond E. Miles Sr
Rt. 3, High Point
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Army Private Hughes completes eight week course at Ft Jackson
Army Private William D. Hughes 24 son of Mr and Mrs William D Hughes 114 Carolina Ave Asheboro completed an eight week administration course at Ft Jackson South Carolina He earned a BS in Business Administration in 1965 from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry E. 'Ngram
Cletus E. Ingram
Georgia Ave
Thomasville
Ft. Jackson
William D. Hughes
Carolina Ave
Asheboro
S. C
Hughes
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Thomasville Man Promoted to Specialist Four at Ft. Eustis
Waymon D. Free 25 son of Mae Free of 927 A Liberty Drive Thomasville was promoted to Army Specialist Four at Ft. Eustis Virginia where he serves with the 612th Transportation Company He entered the Army in August 1966 after graduating from Thomasville Senior High School in 1960 His father George W Free lives on Main Street and his wife Judy resides at 308 Carter Drive both in Thomasville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald D. Long
James P. Long
Asheboro
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
Vietnam
Long
69Th Armor
Duate
Franklinville High School
Nancy
Waymon D. Free
Mae Free
Liberty Drive
Thomasville
Ft. Eustis
612Th Transportation Company
Army
Thomasville Senior High
George W. Free
Main St
Judy
Carter Drive
Army Private Ronald Prevatt Completes Infantry Training
Army Private Ronald H. Prevatt, 21, son of Mrs. Bertha Prevatt of High Point, has completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort McClellan Alabama. Prevatt is married to Linda Prevatt who resides on Route 2 Elkview West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Ronald H. Prevatt
Bertha Prevatt
Ridgecrest Drive
High Point
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Prevatt
Linda
Rt. 2
Elkview
W. Va
Local Servicemen Named in Army and Air Force News
William A. Black 20 of Thomasville assigned to the 9th Infantry Division after enlisting in January 1967 and basic training at Fort Bragg. Airman Second Class Robert C. Dillon of Brandon Florida graduates as a U S Air Force radio repairman at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi. James E Sibert 26 of Trinity promoted to Army specialist four while with the 647th Quartermaster Company near An Khe Vietnam after active duty began in 1966 and prior service as a teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
William A. Black
William Black
Thomasville
9Th Infantry
Vietnam
Black
Ft. Bragg
Ft. Eustis
A. Black
Church Street High School
James E. Sibert
Henry Sibert
Joann
Rt. 1
Trinity
647Th Quartermaster Company
An Khe
Sibert
Ft. Gordon
William Penn High School
High Point
North Carolina College
Durham
Randleman High School
Realty Transfers Ledger Roundup for High Point Properties
A long list of real estate transfers shows multiple residents and firms exchanging titles on Park Place Brentwood Terrace Oakview Estates Fairwood Subdivision and other local developments. Notable donors include Clayton H Jones Arch K Schoch and James D Brown Charles Hughes Jr Redevelopment Commission and City of High Point appear among numerous property buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton H. Jones
Arch K. Schoch
Jones Ll
Park Place
Ill
Clayton .H. Jones
Atlanta G. Bowie
Niagra G. Cobb
Lenwood
G Ave
Bill E. McDowell
Harold 1
Spainhour
Brentwood Terrace
Clara E. Gardner
Joseph Outlaw
Brentwood School Park
Robert A. Bodle
C. Nathan Slack
Sheraton Hills
Robert F. Hill
Oak Hill Forest
James Mattocks
William H. Bolding
Hillsdale
Ora K. Martin
Kavanaugh - Smith and Company of
High Point
Dickie K. Koontz
Forest Hills
W. F. Morris
Louise Hines
Lain
A. F. Yarborough
James
Lovelace
Southland Supply Co., Inc
Centennial Ave
Larry W. Scruggs
Gurney V. McDonald
Eastover Park
Desegregation in NC Colleges Moves Slowly
North Carolina higher education desegregation proceeds at a slow pace, with 1.2 percent of students in predominantly white institutions and under 2 percent of Negro students overall in state colleges. Public colleges desegregate faster than private ones, though no outright segregation exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Higher Education Today
North Carolina
Higher Education
North Carolina State University At
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
University
Teensboro
East Carolina University
Duke University
Tennessee Mine Operators Win in Antitrust Ruling
A US District Court jury found the United Mine Workers of America conspired to restrain trade against East Tennessee small operators. Damages were set at 1 million dollars, trebled to potentially 3 million, with procedures pending an appeal. The suit cited loans to West Kentucky Coal Co. and a Christmas 1962 strike amid years of violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Bowles
Chattanooga
Tenn
East Tennessee
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co
Grundy Mining Co
Tracy City
Quadruplets Born to Mother of Six in St. Louis
A 34-year-old mother from St. Louis County gave birth to quadruplet boys at DePaul Hospital. Attending Dr. Nicholas C. Correnti said mother Mrs. Richard Fahrenkrog and the four sons are in good condition. Birth times ranged from 1 03 to 1 47 a.m. with weights 5 2, 4 7, 4 3, and 5 1 pounds. The Fahrenkrogs have six older children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
DePaul Hospital
Nicholas C. Correnti
Richard Kahrenkrog
St. Louis County
Correnti
Fahrenkrogs
Lloyds of London
Sirens Reintroduced on Emergency Ambulances in Testing
New York City police and hospitals stop sirens on ambulances in 1954 due to rising accidents as drivers struggle to yield. Limited siren use resumes for testing to assess impact and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Hippies Stage Money Toss at New York Stock Exchange
A group of about 15 hippies disrupted the New York Stock Exchange by showering dollar bills into the trading floor gallery before noon. Clerks, runners and brokers watched as notes floated down and several bills were torn and burned. Security escorted the demonstrators after brief cheers from onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Warren
Ohio
Oor
Fairbanks Flood Aftermath Tests City Resolve And Costs
After flooding from the Chena River flooded Fairbanks up to ten feet deep, seven died and damage reached 150 to 200 million dollars. Residents return to ruined homes and businesses to dry belongings while planning rebuilt structures stronger and higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Chena River
Lloyd Teel
Aurora Subdivision
Teel
Savings pitch from High Point rep promotes Hospital Saving Association
Bernard Miller of High Point promotes Hospital Saving Association of Chapel Hill claiming Blue Cross and Blue Shield users save automatically on claims and paperwork. He urges nonusers to estimate costs and calls for a demonstration by calling 883-2116 in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Miller
High Point
Hospital Saving Association of
Chapel Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joel W. Mitchell
W. B. Mitchell
Old
Winston Rd
Clinton Sherman Afb
Oklo
High Point Central High School
North Stateness College
Imy
Albert P. ‘le
May O. Poole
Iby
Rt. 3
Lonnie W. Morrison
Marines
Parris Island
Camp LeJeune
Maine
Terry E. Shoaf
Ed Shoaf
Jeanette St
South Pacific
716Th Military Police Battalion
Shirley
Boonville
Miles
North Carolina State University
Robert C. Dillon
Emerson C., Dillon
W. Clay St
Brandon
Fla
Keesler Afb
Dillon
High Point High School
Wake Forest College
Winston-Salem
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Robertson T. Tunstall Jr
Westwood Ave
Tennessee
Pera
Westgate
Pete Dunn
Bank Americaid
Nash
Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
Hospital Saving Association
Sally
Mother
Sarl
R. Johnson
First Union National Bank
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