Emphasis On Metrics To Increase In 1976
Enterprise Sunday Editor Ray Hubbard notes a nationwide shift toward the metric system with a new National Metric Board. High Point plans to fund a Community Metric Education Center to train students and adults, hoping to align public schools with industry by 1981. Industries, including autos, will lead conversion, prompting changes in cookbooks, road signs, and computer programs, though a period of transition is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hubbard
Enterprise
High Point Board of Education
Chase Causes Accident Two Are Killed in Rocky Mount
A high speed chase on U S 64 and through Rocky Mount left two dead, a mother 23 and her year old son, and four injured after a 21 year old Elkin man William Earl Jones raced at over 100 mph. He faces two manslaughter counts and multiple driving charges.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
William Earl Jones
Elkin
U.S. Navy
California
Mia
Carolyn Jane Stevey
Sun
Jones
Stevey
Nash County
Wilie Moody
Moody
U.S. 64
Winstead
Sunset Avenues
Official Says Safety Lapses Behind Asphalt Tank Explosion
In Raleigh AP report state procedures were not followed when a tank of asphalt exploded Monday. Clarence W. Lee, 32, inmate at Triangle Correctional Center, welding on the tank in a DOT maintenance yard near the State Fairgrounds, was killed as a spectacular fire broke out.
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Raleigh
Steve Guy
State Department of Transportation
Lee
Triangle Correctional Center
Department of Transportation
State Fairgrounds
Gerald Fleming
Transportation
J. F. Alexander
State Ponders College Growth and Fire Incident Highlights
Raleigh reports project a doubling of community college enrollment to 1.1 million by 1981, with 17 colleges now and 3 more planned. Growth relies on training and student progress, not bricks, while cautions include funding and facility limits. A separate fire incident caused $25,000 state property damage after an asphalt tank rupture near downtown Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Stephen A. Johnston
Research Triangle Institute
Johnston
Officers Investigate Auto Mishaps
Robert L. Thomas 18 of Grant Street was treated and released from High Point Memorial Hospital after a wreck on Bridges Drive. His car struck a car owned by Chanel Frage? and then hit Paul Dee Monroe’s truck and house causing extensive damages. Thomas faced reckless driving charges. Tow Moye 17 of Winston-Salem also was treated after a motorcycle and car collision on U S 312 near Lamb's Nursing Home. details were unavailable.
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Robert L. Thomas
Grant Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Bridges Drive
Chanel Frage
Bevill
Paul Dee Monroe
Monroe
Thomas
Moye
Winston
Salem
U.S. 312
Lamb’s Nursing Home
Forsyth County
End Of Year Tax Paying Brisk At County Offices
Guilford County tax offices seen heavy December end activity as taxpayers rush to beat the deadline and avoid a 2 percent penalty starting Jan. 1. Officials report 8 to 10 million in final- days receipts, with high Point and Greensboro offices open to late hours on the final day. Western Electric payment highlights late listing penalties. county investments yield over a cent per dollar saved.
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Jim Hawkins
Wester Greensboro
Guilford County
Tax Dept
High Point
C. R. Brooks
Greensboro
Brooks
Tie
Tax Dept. of Fees
High Poin
City to study expanded bus service in High Point
High Point officials will hear findings January 15 from ATE Management Co. on expanding the city bus system. The Cincinnati firm analyzed routes after a November survey, with focus on dense ridership in Black neighborhoods and potential service growth to Westchester and High Point malls.
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High Point
ATE Management Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jack Holt
ATE
Cin Cinnati Office
Kgit
High Pont
Holtz
Holt
Westchester
Oak View
Student Appeals School Suspension To Higher Court
An eighth grade student from Allen Jay School appeals a five day suspension after allegedly gambling in class. The father sues Principal Dalton, Vice Principal Harris Jr., and Teacher Causey for 30000 dollars. A temporary restraining order kept the boy from serving the last two days until Judge Crissman dissolved it. The student plans to appeal Crissman’s ruling.
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N.C. Court of Appeals
Clerk of Superior Court
Allen Jay School
Randy Keith Grubb
Wallace Harold Grubb
Steve Dalton
Herbert C. Harris Jr
Ruth Causey
Superior Court
Hal H. Walker
Walter Crissman
Crissman
1974 Season Disaster Leads to Mixed Holiday Sales in Thomasville
Thomasville merchants report Christmas sales up 10 to 15 percent over 1974, though many call the year a disaster. Belk-Yates and Efird department stores note varied gains and cautious ordering to avoid excess inventories. Snow's Camera-Hobby and Gibson's Dept also report improvements from prior years but lingering weak totals.
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Phil Spears
Thomasville
Bill Wilder
Belk-Yates Department Store
Wilder
Snow
R.F. Snow
Frank Carter
Gibson's Dept. Wore
Gibson's
Gibson’s
Carter
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United States
Mead of Kern
Congress
Metric Board
Hoth
State Dept. of Publicion
Paaig
North Carolina
Mark Austin
Crumpler’s Antiques
Chase
Clarence W. Lee
Fayetteville
State
Blan
Noblitt
Western Electric Co
Board of Commissioners
Fiey
Inc
al Pierce
Efird
Pierce
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