Four Days In May at Southern Furniture Exposition Building
The Southern Furniture Exposition Building hosts Furnitureland Show U S A from May 6 to May 9, opening its doors to the public for the first time with an admission fee. Leo J. Heer announced the four day event marking the building's 50th anniversary and showcasing new home furnishings designs.
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High Point
Leo J. Heer
Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Harrison
Goose Creek Symphony
Men of Distinction
Memorial Auditorium
Henry Foscue
America
America,”” Foscue
Furnitureland
Thorugh
Applebaum argues for shifting Vietnam pullout order
The piece features Prof. Heinrich Applebaum criticizing President Nixon's Vietnam strategy. He proposes withdrawing noncombat support troops before combat units, arguing it would hasten a full withdrawal and close PXs, clubs, and rear bases. He predicts morale and safety implications and suggests ending Bob Hope tours to Vietnam.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Heinrich Applebaum
Institute For the Study
Applebaum
Pxs
Pentagon
Bob Hope
Tillman Wood Re-elected To High Point Model Cities post
Dr. Otis Tillman and Frank Wood were unanimously chosen for another term as chairman and vice chairman of the High Point Model Cities Commission. Jimmy Rice was elected secretary, succeeding Hazel Starr who was not re-elected.
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Otis Tillman
Frank Wood
High Point Model Cities Commission
Jimmy Rice
Saunders Pl
Hazel Starr
Tillman
Wood
City Receives 10000 For Cable Franchise Year
A Time-Life executive presented Mayor Davis with a 10000 check as the annual minimum fee for the CATV franchise for 1970. FCC action on distant signals could affect 1971 payments and allow Carolina's Cable to import signals from Raleigh and Charlotte.
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High Point
Edgar P. Smith
Time-Life Broadcast, Inc
Robert D. Davis
CATV
Federal Communications Commission
Smith
FCC
Carolina
Wghp-Tv
Channel 8
Raleigh
Charlotte
Triad
WGHP
Channel 4
Wunc-Tv
Davis
Cable
Duke Power Co
North State Telephone Co
Cable Ae
Lee & Sims, Inc
Checkee
Dean Rich
Arthur Utley Jr
David A. Rawley Jr
Knox Walker
Fire Damages Vacant House on Tate Street in High Point
A vacant two story house at 704 Tate St. was heavily damaged by fire Thursday night. Firefighters arrived to find flames enveloping the structure and protected two adjacent occupied homes. Cause under investigation. neighbors last occupancy tracked to 1968. Firefighters reported two callouts, first at 10 20 p m and a second at 12 11 a m.
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Tate St
High Point College
Purple Panthers
Lenoir Rhyne College
Allman Brothers
Moose Lodge
Harrison Hall
Councilmen Sign Urban Renewal Pact for Harrison Center
City officials moved the Harrison Center urban renewal project toward reality after a special session where councilmen and the redevelopment commission signed a cooperation agreement. HUD approval is sought in Atlanta, with a $2,715,555 federal share already approved and the city covering the rest. The plan focuses on home rehabilitation, street and park improvements, right of way on Harrison Street, and potential land purchase for a new city hall.
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Harrison Center
City Redevelopment Commission
Dept. of Housing and Urban Redevelopment
Atlanta
HUD
Henry Price
Price
Harrison Street
Davis Avenue
Montlieu Avenue
Harrison
Green Drive
Davis
Washington
Washington and Harrison
East Central
Officer Shaw Cooke Improves After Hospitalization
A spokesman said Lt. Shaw Cooke remained in ICU at High Point Memorial Hospital but showed improvement after a tense night. Teenager Larry Medley, 16, of Anaheim Street, also improved though listed in satisfactory condition following a gunfight during a Hulda Street eviction.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Shaw Cooke
Larry Medley
Anaheim Street
Cooke
Hulda Street
Medley
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L. W. Lamar
James B. Noble
Norman Andrews
T. Harold White
Wendell M. Patton Jr
West College Drive
McCulloh Hall
Montheu Avenue
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Robert B. Rankin
High Point Alumni Assn
Southeastern Shows Inc
Southeastern
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High Point Enterprise
Walter C. Huber
Thacker
Andrews High School
Hagar
Trinity High School
Art Richardson
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