Solid Waste Agreement Approved in Guilford County
Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved a solid waste disposal operation agreement with High Point and Greensboro. Bids could open in 45 days once all three units approve, with the first unit at High Point. The move aims to boost cooperative environmental efforts and begin site construction using bond funds.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
High Point
Robert Shaw
James Rickards
Rickards
F. P. Bodenheimer Jr
U. S. 421
Atlantic Ave
Owen Braughter
Braughter
Auto Parts and Accessories, Inc
Joe Brinson
Trial of Four Officers Continues Testimony in Greensboro Shootout
City police officers and a State Bureau of Investigation agent testified as the trial of four black youths, arrested after a February 10, 1971, shootout, proceeded in Superior Court. Patrolmen Gooden and Robbins described events at 612 Hulda St, with Cooke wounded, and SBI lab plans discussed.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Superior Court
Robert Gooden
James R. Robbins
Gooden
Hulda St
Black Panther
Shaw Cooke
Cooke
Robbins
George de
Greensboro
SBI Mobile Crime Laboratory
Douglas al
Todd Green 8 Wins World Book Encyclopedia for Turtle Care
Eight year old Todd Green of Lardner Place earned a World Book Encyclopedia for his turtle care article. The Immaculate Heart of Mary School student explained how freshwater turtles hibernate and how owners keep pets warm or cool, noting cold blood and habitat needs.
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Todd Green
Lardner
Todd
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Walter Green Jr
Indian Guides Organization
High Rock Lake
Andy
Sanford To Speak Thursday At District 10 Meeting
Former Gov. Terry Sanford president of Duke University will address the District 10 School Boards Assn at Trinity High School. Registration starts 4 30 p m with an afternoon session on Implications of Teacher Tenure led by Robert Phay. A 6 p m banquet follows in the school cafeteria. District 10 covers Davidson Guilford Randolph Rockingham Stokes and Winston Salem Forsyth counties plus several city units. The meeting theme is Public Education Keep it Working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Sanford
Duke University
District 10
Trinity High School
Robert Phay
Institute of Government
Sanford
Davidson
Guilford
Randolph
Rockingham
Stokes
Winston- Salem-Forsyth
Asheboro
Lexington
Greensboro
High Point
Eden
Madison- Mayodan
Reidsville
Thomasville
Parkview Village
Boundary Street
James Surratt
City Schools
Surratt
Kuykendall Seeks Second Term As Guilford District Judge
Guilford County incumbent E. D. Kuykendall Jr. announced his bid for a second term in the Democratic primary on May 6. He touts his record since the district court system began in the county and notes support from staff. Kuykendall, appointed chief judge by the late R. Hunt Parker, has held multiple local leadership roles and lives in Greensboro at 108 Lehigh St.
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E. D. Kuykendall Jr
Guilford County
B. Gordon Gentry
Guilford
High Point Area
Byron Haworth
Ed Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Greensboro Jaycees
American Business Club
Greensboro Bar Assa
Lehigh St
Greensboro
Wardell Files As Candidate For NC Labor Commissioner
High Point printer Wardell and Raleigh attorney Brooks joined the race for the North Carolina labor commissioner seat being vacated by Frank Crane. Wardell, 58, formerly polled over 200000 votes in a prior bid and cites service to workers. Brooks plans a women’s bureau to close wage gaps and boost human needs.
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Raleigh
John B. Wardell Jr
John C. Brooks
North Carolina
Wardell
Frank Crane
Crane
William Creel
Brooks
Greenville
Terry Sanford
General Assembly
Kindergarten Starts Friday at Park View Village Elementary
About 0 High Point preschoolers will begin Friday at Park View Village Elementary with 2 teachers and 2 aides. Sessions run 8:30 to 11:30 and 12 to 3, no bus transportation provided under ESAP funding amid desegregation efforts.
Bomb Plot Uncovered Ties Three Cities, Officials Say
High Point Police Captain George Leverette announced a conspiracy involving High Point Fayetteville and Asheboro after two bombs were found in a car trunk on Mark Street January 10. Agents with Johnny Bouras of ATF and a Cumberland County grand jury charged Ruby Davis Stafford and Daniel Clifton Nelson, both of Fayetteville, with conspiracy to injure persons and damage property. Trials will be in Fayetteville. Stafford is being held.
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High Point
George Leverette
Mark Street
Fayetteville
Asheboro
Leverette
Johnny Bouras
U. S. Treasury Dept
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
Cumberland County
Ruby Davis Stafford
Daniel Clifton Nelson
Stafford
Bowles vows no tax money for Bald Head Island development
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Bowles said he will not spend tax dollars on Bald Head Island. He urged private developers to handle island access and expressed openness to a bond issue only if elected and no private development occurs. Bowles also proposed mass transit using rail right of way and pledged county deputy highway commissioners.
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Hargrove
Bowles
Bald Head Island
Brunswick County
Cape Fear
Albert Pick
Friendship Airport
Carolina Cape Fear Corp
W. R. Henderson
High Point
Carolina Cape Fear
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Duke Power rate hike approved 8.93 percent
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved an 8.93 percent increase for Duke Power, with Duke already raising 7.1 percent earlier. High Point plans to mirror the Duke rise by adding 1.83 percent to city rates, boosting total increases to about 20 percent since 1970.
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High Point
Duke Power Co
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Duke
Duke’s
Nixon
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Enterprise
Howard Hayes
Pritchett
Prit
T. F. Bryant
G. E. McDowell
Hulda
Bryant
McDowell
Richard Gillespie
E. C. Arrington
Larry Linthicum
Arrington
Linthicum
Clarence Valet
High Point Memorial Hospital
G. W. Pike
Terry
Kuykendall
FE. D. Kuykendall
High Point Enterprise
South
Art Richare
Fred Swartzberg
Utilities Commission
Swartzberg
Mission
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