Downtowner Rachel Gray Voices Downtown Critique
Mrs. Rachel Gray, longtime downtown advocate in High Point, criticized city leaders at the December 20 council meeting for piecemeal planning and neglecting downtown impacts. She cited the Traffic Operations Program that would remove 50 to 60 parking spaces to add turn lanes near the post office, urging more forewarning for affected merchants. The piece discusses urban renewal, downtown resistance by merchants, and ongoing wiring projects and a parking garage plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Gray
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants For Progress
Pymwymi
Main St
High Point Harware Co
Gray
S. Wrenn
S. Main
S. Hamilton
Post Office
Council
Downtown redevelopment debate centers on parking and private investment
The article surveys long standing downtown blight linked to the decline of mass transit and the rise of suburbs. It notes slow private investment in parking and property, theFurniture market growth, new buildings downtown, and aims to shift responsibility to owners, merchants, investors, and City Council member Mrs. Gray as a potential catalyst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Wrenn
Hamilton Street
Sears
City Hall
S. Main Street
Gray
Voodoo Scholar Granted U S Visa To Lecture at NJ Uni
Dr Alexandre Abraham a voodoo priest from Haiti has received a visa to visit Fairleigh Dickinson University New Jersey where he will lecture as part of a voodoo course taught by Frank Ogden a Canadian. Ogden frames the class around psychic renovation hypnotism East Indian herbs and meditation. He warns the Western world ignores voodoo authority at its peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandre Abraham
Haiti
United States
Fairleigh Dickinson University
New Jersey
Frank Ogden
Odgen
Abraham
Language under pressure at MLA convention in Chicago
The Modern Language Association, teachers of English and languages, meets in Chicago to address concerns about English usage amid Watergate. Critics like Gambino and Sheed warn against evasive phrasing and political rhetoric, urging plain speech and clear thinking in schools and public life.
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The
Modern Language Association
Teachers of
Chicago
Washington
Richard Gambino
Queens College
N.Y
George Orwell
Oowell
Orwell
Gambino
Freedom
Watergate
Wilfrid Sheed
New York Times
Jean Stafford
Madison Avenue
Quaker Finds Impeachment Plea Amazing
A long letter from a lifelong Quaker opposes Nixon impeachment, argues for weighing faults of past presidents, praises Nixon in some areas, and criticizes press leaks and media bias. The writer questions school drug policy and liquor sales, defends Nixon’s Christianity, and ends with a personal grievance about parking fines in High Point.
Jury duty letter from Mrs Windham in High Point
Mrs A W Windham writes to the High Point police chief during the week of October 22 to 27 to explain jury service conflicts with the furniture market. She describes being a stranger, difficulty finding parking, and permission to use Sears lot only for Monday, then asked to relocate for the remaining days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief of Police
High Point
A. W. Windham
Sears’ Lot
Ice Storm Blues of a Night Without Power
John P Roche recalls an ice storm that knocked out power across the north side, leaving the house cold and dependent on a gasoline stove, a sump pump, and a propane stove. He describes frozen trees, fallen limbs, slick drive, and the eerie calm of motoring journalists and newspapers stacked beneath debris as he longs for electricity and warm coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Edison
Essay on Truth and Worldly Power Crushes Conformity
A reflective critique argues truth loses friends among government, church, and elites. It says rulers and preachers preach truth yet live by lies, while wealth and institutions guide conformity. Jesus’ mission is cited as truth’s sword, and churches and schools allegedly suppress revolutionary truth to maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the People
Lars
United States
Jesus
Crime and Patrols Question Police Tactics
A Kansas City police study funded by the Police Foundation questions the effectiveness of car patrols in reducing crime. Findings show little difference in crime rates across areas with one to five patrols, suggesting most crimes occur indoors where officers rarely see them. The report could impact national policing, as several departments devote up to 85 percent of time to preventive patrolling and politicians demand more officers on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Newman
Kansas City
Clarence Kelley
FBI
Police Foundation
Ford Foundation
David Burnham
The
New York Times
New York City
Miner Opposes Duke Power Rate Increase
A letter from JERRY C. WILSON to Carl Horn Jr., president of Duke Power, objects to a proposed rate increase until Duke Power signs a UMWA contract with Brookside Miners. Wilson argues compensation should align with industry standards and seeks equitable benefits. High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Horn Jr
Duke Power Company
Jerry C. Wilson
UMWA
Brookside
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Joe Brown
Duke University
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Daniel Boorstin
West
America
New York Yearly Meeting
Society of Friends
Nixon
Eisenhower
Johnson
Kennedy
Truman
Russia
USA
John P. Roche
King Features Syndicate
Martha's Vineyard
OF Crime & Punishment
Milton G. Rector
North American Newspaper Alliance
Patrick V. Murphy
MR. Horn
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