Flood Of Candidates Boost Off Year Election In North Carolina
Democrats and Republicans in Guilford County race to fill a full slate of offices from county board to state house and senate with primaries shaping November contests. High Point sees multiple candidates including Leo Heer Mark McDaniel Jr. and David Maas. Key issues include women and minority candidacy, education, environment, and a dispute over a Greensboro metro sewage plant location provoking opposition in McLeansville led by Bill Anderson. Odell Payne seeks reelection amid local opposition developments.
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Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
State House
High Point
Board of Commissioners
General Assembly
State Senate
Dale Montgomery
Don Hubbard
Leo Heer
Mark McDaniel Jr
David Maas
Senate
Lynwood Smith
Coolidge
Frank Wyatt
Democratic Party
Board of
Metro
Greensboro
McLeansville
Adament
W.H
Bill) Anderson
Odell Payne
Barely S Twenty Barely S Twenty
A columnist recalls UNC Chapel Hill ticket lines for 19 000 students and 3 500 tickets, then shifts to the statewide gasoline shortage in High Point. He blames consumers for panic lines, describes greed and conflict at pumps, and endorses an odd even distribution plan urged by Gov Jim Holfhouser.
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Arthur Utley II
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Carolina
Carmichael Auditorium
State
Maryland
Jim Holfhouser
High Point
Local Grocer Plans to Defy Milk Commission Order
High Point grocer Charles Gilbert owner of Mother Hubbard's Cupboard says he will not obey a North Carolina Milk Commission directive against selling milk as a loss leader. The commission states cost includes purchase price plus marketing, and Gilbert sells milk at 1.19 per gallon with a net cost around 1.22 after rebates.
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Ray Hubbard
High Point
North Carolina Milk Commission
Charles Gilbert
Mother Hubbard
N. Main St
Milk Commission
Gilbert
The
Neil Sinclair
Commission
Newcomers Boost Last Minute Filings In Guilford County
New late filing candidates span occupations from professor to IRS pension supervisor. Dr Katherine Sebo, Greensboro resident, teaches political science at Guilford College and serves on the Planning Council. Nick H Robinson, 62, retired IRS pension trust supervisor with a Columbus University law degree. Charlie Phillips seeks his sixth term in the Guilford County delegation. at 76 he is the oldest current General Assembly member.
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Forrest Cates
Guilford County
TRS
Katherine Sebo
State Senate
Greensboro
Guilford College
Wake Forest, University
Internal Revenue Service
LaGrange
Columbus University
Washington
IRS
Judge Martin seeks seat on North Carolina Court of Appeals
Judge Robert Martin of High Point, a special Superior Court judge, runs in the Democratic primary on May 7 against Thomas H. Matthews of Rocky Mount since no Republican candidate filed. Martin began practicing law in 1939 and later was appointed to the bench by Gov. Dan Moore in 1967, as special judges travel to needed areas rather than sit six months in one district.
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Robert Martin
High Point
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Thomas H. Matthews
Rocky Mount
Martin
Dan Moore
Primary Battles Set By Davidson County Officials
Davidson voters face primaries in county offices with Republicans and Democrats contesting five commissioner seats and key posts. Late filings add candidates like Carroll C. Wall and Valentine Everhart, while coroner remains non elected with Dr. Joel Leonard as medical examiner.
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Ven Carver
Randall K. Lanier
Register of Deeds
Baren Craven
Bloodmobile Visit Planned at High Point College
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is scheduled to visit the High Point College campus on Wednesday. Hours are from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the old gym.
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Red Cross
High Point College
Bus Wreck Injures 5 Children on Northbound Route
Five children aged 9 to 11 aboard a Randolph County school bus were slightly injured when a truck crashed into the bus on Highway 311 at Balfour Drive Archdale. The bus overturned. all children were treated and released at High Point Memorial. The truck driver William Covington 27 Asheboro was charged with improper passing and driving without a license.
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Randolph County
Balfour Drive
Archdale
High Point Memorial
Balfour
Jeffery Mark Kennedy
Rt. 1
Sophia
Hillsville
Covington
Contact Celebrates 5th Anniversary By Jim Hawkins
The Rev Robert Larson executive director of Contact Teleministries USA Inc spoke at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church during the High Point unit's fifth anniversary banquet. He noted 58 centers nationwide and announced plans for two more in North Carolina with meetings in Lexington and Mocksville. Larson credited motivation training and backing for the program's success and said the nationwide network has grown by about 15 units annually, aiming for 75 by 1975. The High Point unit serves as the hub of Urban Ministry operations offering the Pitcher and Cup aid services.
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Jim Hawkins
Robert Larson
Contact Teleministries, U.S.A., Inc
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Larson
High Point
Compassion
Sanders Dallas Jr
The
Urban Ministry, Inc
Zeke Ellis
High Point Urban Ministry Organization
Lexington
Davidson County
Mocksville
Davie County
Japan
Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
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Robert Marks
North Carolina
Raleigh
United States Senate
Sen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Murrow
Kay Patseavouras
Fayetteville
Charlie Phillips
House of Representatives
Phillips
Sebo
Hennis
Hilliard
UNCG
Lee Newcomers
Ronnie W. Callicutt
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
Norman L. Wilkes
Arcadia
Carroll C. Wall
Wall
J. C. Glosson
GOP
Glasson
C. C. Blakely Jr
Thomas C. Evans
Thomasville
Valentine Everhart
Mitchell A
Harb
Wall and Lohr Lumber Co
Wake Forest University
University of North Carolina
Everhart
Welcome High School
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Church Council
Republican County Commission
Joe Berrier
Robert Carroll
Stokes Craver
Shott Hartman
Numa Everhart
Wallburg
Mack Sheaf
Midway
Richard Yokely
Robert Hedrick
Dan Griff Smith
C. A. Smith
Wayne Talbert
Sea Davidson
Hairston
William Thomas Covington
Asheboro
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