Local governments curb erosion to fight sediment in NC streams
North Carolina officials say local ordinances under the 1973 Sedimentation Pollution Control Act reduce sediment entering rivers. Since 1974, 15 counties and 19 cities have adopted rules, with 1,100 projects reviewed. cooperation replaces punitive enforcement as soil conservation groups note benefits and cost savings.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Taylor Currin
Soil Conservation Service
N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
General Assembly
Currin
Indea
Worker Is Out At Local Plant
Charles Roland Butler 29 of Rt. 3 Trinity told High Point police at the hospital that a fellow employee at W. F. Attenphol on Bedford Road cut him with a knife. Butler had minor arm and chest cuts and said the man nicknamed Mouse attacked him. a warrant could be signed.
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Charles Roland Butler
Rt. 3
Trinity
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
W. F. Attenphol
Bedford Road
Butler
James Walter Settlemyre
Desk Drive
Stamp Sales Brisk In North Carolina
Post offices in the Carolinas report strong business for one cent and three cent stamps. Charlotte officials say substations are resupplied daily and five self service centers will soon sell 13 cent stamps. All post offices have ample 13 cent stamps despite long lines. The one and three-cent stamps accompany the 10 centers now that first class postage rose to 13 cents.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Charlotte
Sunday Only By Carrier Whig Subscription Rates
The notice lists home delivery and mail subscription options for North Carolina readers. Carrier weekly price is $3.50 with $80 monthly, or $4,200 annual mail subscriptions taxed at 4 percent. The Associated Press retains reproduction rights for local and AP dispatch content.
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High Point Enterprise
High Point
Enterprise
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
AP News
High Point Enterprise, Inc
erd-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Permission Sought For Donkey Farm
A Greensboro Guilford County hearing before the Board of Adjustment on January 5 seeks Iris O’Ferrell's special exception to run a donkey-raising facility on Justamere Farm Road with a barn placement affecting agriculture district rules.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Adjustment
Iris O'Ferrell
Justamere Farm
Adjustment Board
North Carolina Democrats Push for Holshouser Spending Report
In Raleigh the Democratic majority in the General Assembly presses Gov. Jim Holshouser for a 30 day report on state spending cuts. The Joint Committee on the Economy seeks details amid forecasts of a $40 million general fund shortfall by June 30 and hopes for spending reductions to fund a teacher and state employee pay raise.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Jim Holshouser
General Assembly
Joint Committee On the Economy
Holfhouser
Holshouser
House
James C. Green
Lloyd O’carroll
Fiscal Research Division
O'Carroll
Kenneth Howard
Building Improvements Push Permits Past Half Million
Inspections Division reports 11 new permits valuing 580 752 dollars over several days. Major non residential work includes 10 permits totaling 484 812 dollars and a 75 000 dollar single family home. Major projects feature Davis Furniture Industries 180 000 addition on Linden Street and Hendrix Batting Co 118 000 expansion on Surrett Drive.
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Davis Furniture Industries
Linden Street
Hendrix Batting Co
Surrett Drive
Eiseman Investments
S. Main Street
W. Fairfield Road
J. B. White
Local News Briefs From High Point Area
Brief items from the High Point area reported Saturday afternoon include community notices and civic updates typical of page 2A content. Read for local names places and actions mentioned in the regional recap.
State Sheriffs Plan Meeting in Fayetteville
Sheriffs from 58 eastern counties invited to gather in Fayetteville on January 9 to discuss legislative proposals to curb a permissive society and rising laxness in the judicial system.
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Fayetteville
Guilford County Eyes Road Closures And Additions In 1976 Meeting
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners opens 1976 with a 9 a.m. session at the courthouse. Transportation officials seek approval to close 100 feet of Presbyterian Road near School and Williams Dairy roads close to Alamance Elementary. A public hearing is set for the closure. The agenda also includes adding roads to the state system and assigning street numbers on Michaux Road to aid emergency access, plus subdivision plats and business items from county officials.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Presbyterian Road
Southeast School
Williams Dairy Road
Alamance Elementary
Michaux Road
John Hampton
John Witherspoon
Registration Books Open for North Carolina Presidential Primary
Guilford County elections remind qualified residents to register before February 23 as the March 23 presidential primary nears. Eligible first time voters turning 18 by March 23 may vote, while those 17 turning 18 after cannot. New residents meeting 30 day residency by March 23 may register.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Guilford County
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Billy Ray Hendrix
Granville Street
Otis Hicks
Windley Street
James Tillman Springs
Denny Street
Psa
Vernon G. Watters
Founders Drive
Friendship Township
Odell Payne
K.O.A
Troxler Road
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Woodlake Mobile Home Park
N.C. Democrats
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Mit
E. Green Drive
Diversified Southern Industries
U. S. Industries
Fraley Road
Lambeth Enterprises
Dan Barker
S. Hamilton Street
S. Centennial Street
Waterview Drive
Oak Hollow Park
Alderman Co
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Salle Drive
State Sheriffs Plan Meeting
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