Special Cardiac Unit Improves Heart Patient Care At Hospital
A new special cardiac care unit at Point Memorial Hospital enhances monitoring for four patients with bedside monitors and a central nurse station. The unit costs 60 dollars per day, cheaper than previous care, and will expand to 13 beds once staffing allows.
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Point Memorial Hospital
John F. Lynch Jr
Lynch
Spe
Cial
Paulette Armfield
Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
W. R. Peters
Peters
Yvonne Hill
Council May Act on Law Block for Post Office Site
Winter City Council may or may not take action on Thursday to reconsider including the Law Building Block in urban renewal as the site for a new High Point post office. Craven floated a motion to reconsider last November’s vote. Hunsucker and Craven are pivotal for any two thirds.
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Robert Marks
Winter City
High Point
Harold Craven
Robert Davis
Craven
Frank Smith
Arnold Koonce Jr
James Shelton
Frank Hunsucker
Council
Hunsucker
Smith
Koonceary Shelton
Carson Stout
Fred Swartzberg
Coy Putnam
Triad Plans Stadium Move Ahead Of Schedule
North Carolina Stadium Authority officials told Piedmont Triad Committee leaders the stadium project is advancing faster than expected. A feasibility study due in 60 to 90 days should identify a location, with plans possibly joining a regional park in Greensboro High Point and Winston-Salem. The plan envisions a two and a half mile race track and facilities for pro sports as NASCAR leader Bill France commits two major events yearly, potentially drawing up to 200000 attendees and adding 50 to 100 million dollars annually to the region.
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Jim Hawkins
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Stadium Authority
Piedmont Triad Committee
Joe Matthews
The
Stadium Authority
Matthews
Greensboro
High Point
Winston Salem
Matthews Sug
Gested
Park
B. Thomas Ward Jr
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bill France
Nascar
Triad
North Carolina
Piedmont
Charlotte
Ward
Cold Weather Forecast For High Point Area
The Friendship weather report says tonight will be generally fair and cold with no rain. Thursday remains cold with more clouds and a ten percent chance of precipitation. Temperatures rise slowly Thursday night into Friday with occasional snow or rain, highs around the mid to upper 40s and lows from 15 to 20 degrees.
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High Point
Friendship Weatherman
Colleges Urged to Shift Funds Toward Technology
Dr James A Thacker of High Point College urged the College luncheon group to reverse the current funding balance. He argued universities spend eight dollars on buildings for every two on technology and warned teachers should be freed from clerical tasks to focus on research and instruction.
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James A. Thacker
High Point College
High Point Junior Women’s Club
College Speaker’s Bureau
Robbins man dies as car overturns in Moore County
ROBBINS N C AP Fred Shields McDuffie 41 of Robbins was killed Tuesday night when a car he rode in overturned several times on a rural Moore County road. The driver Russell Hussey 34 also of Robbins was slightly injured. Moore County Coroner W K Carpenter recommended Hussey be held on a charge of manslaughter.
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Robbins
N. C
Fred Shields McDuffie
Moore County
Russell Hussey
W. K. Carpenter
Hussey
High Point School Board Reviews Vocational Education Agenda
The High Point City Board of Education plans a 2 p.m. meeting at the Administration Building on English Road to discuss vocational education amid a skilled labor shortage. Dr. Dean B. Pruette notes current efforts, issues, and future developments with participation from vocational teachers and a snow-day makeup proposal.
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High Point City
Ringling Bros Circus Opens Strong in Greensboro
The 1968 Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey Circus debuts in Greensboro at War Memorial Coliseum with high energy pacing and bright psychedelic color. New acts from East Europe join jugglers gymnasts and trapeze artists along with animal acts including the Stephenson Family dogs and Charley Baumann with tigers. The show features Winter Wonderland and Coronation Ball production numbers, aided by lively clowns and a sellout opening night at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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Robert Marks
Greensboro
Piedmont
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus
War Memorial Coliseum
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
Europe
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High Point School Board
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