Two Burned In Fire At Kivett Drive Home
Robert Lee Smithers and his 15 month old son Robbie were badly burned when their two story frame house at 510 Kivett Drive burned at about 9 am. Firefighters suspected faulty wiring as the blaze’s cause pending investigation. The home was owned by Central Ice and Coal Co and rented to Mrs Catherine Smithers. Six others escaped uninjured. both victims were admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital with major burns.
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Robert Lee Smithers
Robbie
Kivett Drive
Central Ice and Coal Co
Catherine Smithers
Betty Stone
Smithers
High Point Memorial Hospital
Quiet at truckers blockade near Lexington report
Scene at the Roadranger and Bill's truck stops south of Lexington on I-85 shows downturn in activity after a nationwide strike began Thursday. Law officers expect a restraining order from Superior Court to limit protests, while drivers report grievances over refrigeration power needs and equipment damage. More than 100 trucks remain halted as deputies, highway patrol, and other officials monitor the sites.
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VEN Carver Enterprise
Lexington
Davidson County
Fred C. Sink
Link
Superior
Robert Collier
Statesville
Lin
Roadranger
I-85
Haven
Charles McGirt
Bill
Bil
North Carolina
Mt. Airy
U.S. 52
Salisbury
Charlotte
Roanoke Rapids
Yokeley Seeks Davidson County Commission Seat
Richard C. Yokeley, 28, of Metsinger Heights, filed on the Republican ticket to join the Davidson County Board of Commissioners this year. He works as a transportation associate at Western Electric in Winston-Salem and takes political science courses at Davidson County Community College. He aims to focus on growth regulation and zoning while not opposing the current board’s work.
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Wallburg
Richard C. Yokeley
Metsinger Heights
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
Yokeley
Joe Berrier
Yakeley
Western Electric
Winston-Salem
Davidson County Community College
Ledford High School
Banker Urges Discipline and Leadership Amid Inflation
Archie Davis chairman of Wachovia Bank warns at High Point meeting that a global inflationary spiral, tariff cuts, and weak demand portend a recession. He cites eight economists unable to forecast near-term moves, notes rising inflation near 8 to 10 percent, and stresses global trade interdependence and the need for unity against protectionism.
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Jim Hawkins
Archie Davis
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
High Point Rotary Club
High Point Kiwanis Club
Davis
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Minor Shooting Reported On I-85 Incident
A shooting report on I-85 produced no damages or injuries after a driver, Wade T. Blackwelder, saw a muzzle flash and there was a police investigation that found nothing. A burglary at William Elmer James residence yielded a missing $100 watch and $25 in change, with two juveniles taken into custody for breaking and entering and malicious damage. G Burchfield, laundry owner, said the youths tried to break into a storage room.
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Wade T. Blackwelder
United Parcel Service of
Charlotte
William Elmer James
E. Farriss Avenue
G. Burchfield
Senator Butner to Seek Re election for Senate Seat
Salisbury state senator Malcolm Butner announced Friday his bid for a full term in the district covering Davidson Davie and Rowan counties. A Republican appointed after 1972 vacancies he has served on the Personnel Practices committee and attended Raleigh public schools and NC State. He is married to Loretta Laughlin and has four children.
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Salisbury
Malcolm Butner
Davidson
Davie
Rowan
Butner
Senate
Jim Hunt
Dept. of Transportation
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
North Carolina State University
Loretta Laughlin
Guilford County Commissioners disclose holdings under ethics law
All five Guilford County Board of Commissioners filed statements under a new ethics law detailing property holdings and business interests tied to county areas in water sewer and zoning. Montgomery reports 237 acres in Deep River Township and Cameron Financial stock. Sears says no reportable property or interests. Shaw lists North Lake Drive home the Friendly Road Inn property vacant lots and stock in several firms including his restaurant. Maxwell reports property in Bruce Munroe and Deep River Townships plus two golf club memberships and stock in two banks.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Guilford County
Montgomery
Deep River Township
High Point
Cameron Financial
Sears
Shaw
North Lake Drive
Maxwell
Bruce Township
Munroe Township
Greensboro Country Club
Cardinal Golf Club
Secrets and Lies in the Watergate Tape Debate
A Washington mock interview with secretary Ellie Cobey probes whether she would lie or perjure herself to protect her boss. The exchange explores ethics, accountability, and the idea that truth must prevail even for those in power, ending with a warning of impeachment as a possible consequence.
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Washington
Rose Mary Woods
Ellie Cobey
Ellie
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Arthur Utley
NT Enterprise
Richard Yokeley
Commission
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Ward-Griffith Company
Southern Furniture Marketing Center
Western
Europe
A&p
Centennial Street
Ernest L. Brown
Tucson
Frank Sinatra
Maxine Cheshire
Los Angeles Times
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