1971 Was Big Year In Travel North Carolina
Raleigh previews a strong 1971 for North Carolina travel with projections to surpass 1970’s $802 million tourism intake. Despite tight money nationwide, early figures hint at growth while noting some declines at Grandfather Mountain and Wright Memorial. The industry aims for sustained growth as increased leisure time and new travel promotion strategies target more visitors and dollars.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Grandfather Mountain
Wright Memorial
Tober
United States
Travel Council of
Motor Clubs
High Point Council Sets Housing and Street Goals for Year
Mayor Bill Bencini outlines top aims for 1970s High Point city government, including housing for displaced residents, turning street plans into work, bond approval to fund electrical system upgrades and convert City Hall into a culture convention center. A March bond referendum is expected.
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High Point
Bill Bencini
City Hall
County Seeks Land For New Greensboro Jail Expansion
Guilford County officials seek to buy three adjacent parcels on S Eugene Street to add parking and allow future expansion for a new jail across from the courthouse. An independent appraisal is being arranged to avoid condemnation. Otto Zenke owns the land and rejected a $75,000 offer.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Ralph Walker
S. Eugene Street
Walker
Board of Commissioners
Otto Zenke
Condem
Zenke
Sycamore Street
Detention Home Head To Assume New Post
County Juvenile Detention Home Director T Wade Bunting will leave county service January 15 to lead Group Care Homes for Episcopal Child Care Services in North Carolina. He will supervise a planned Charlotte halfway house and keep Greensboro offices briefly before relocating.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
T. Wade Bunting
Bunting
Episcopal
North Carolina
Charlotte
Williamston
Red Road
Milligan College
Winston-Salem Bible College
Florida
Thompson Children’s Home
Goldsboro
Lewisville
Andrews Debaters Win Kennedy Invitational in Boston
Andrews' Debaters Cup Trophy goes to the varsity team of Jeff Allred and Bob Burchfield after beating Spring Valley High School in the final at the Robert F. Kennedy Invitational Debate Tournament in Boston Massachusetts. The season’s seventh major win and top overall speaker tally crown the team coached by Ted W. Belch and Gayle Brookbank. Allred places second and Burchfield third in speaker awards.
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Jeff Allred
Bob Burchfield
Spring Valley High School
Columbus
S.C
Andrews
Boston
Burchfield
Allred
Ted W. Belch
Gayle Brookbank
Wallet Theft Reported in Thomasville
Davidson County deputies investigated a wallet theft from Frankie Cline of Hillcrest Road while at E. Davidson High School. The missing billfold held 2 dollars in cash and a 56.45 dollar check.
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Thomasville
Frankie Cline
Hillcrest Road
Davidson County Sheriff's Deputies
Cline
E. Davidson High School
High Point Enterprise Section B Highlights
Local Section B from January 4 1972 covers brief news items and notices. Readers find concise district updates and community notes likely including events, schedules, and public notices relevant to High Point and surrounding areas.
Lunchroom Worker Shortage Hits High Point Schools
High Point faces a critical shortage in school lunchroom staff. Mary Dillard notes only 92 workers available to feed about 8,500 students daily, needing at least 105. Fragmented staffing across 17 schools worsens illness and emergency gaps, with many workers aged 58 to 66.
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High Point
Mary Dillard
Kirkman Park
Shadybrook
Art Buchwald On 1971 State Of Humor In America
Buchwald portrays 1971 as a watershed year with Gross National Laughter up 3.2 driven by Good News Bad News jokes. He notes political humor shares, cites Cosell as top TV comedian, and predicts 1972 will bring more presidential quips and China jokes around Nixon travels.
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Washington
United States
GNL
America
Spiro Agnew
Martha Mitchell
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Sens
Muskie
McGovern
Jackson
New York
John Lindsay
Los Angeles
Chicago
Howard Cosell
Don Meredith
Frank Gifford
Jackie Onassis
Kindergarten Registration Is Scheduled
Wednesday is registration day for a new kindergarten program at Parkview Village Elementary School. Children in the High Point School District who turn 6 by Oct 16 1972 are eligible. Registration is at city elementary schools or the English Road Administration Building. Enrollment capped at 88 on a first come basis with a citywide white black ratio maintained. Registration also on Thursday. The program will start once classes are organized.
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High Point
English Road
Home Ownership Jumps In Guilford County
Planning Dept. study shows rural Guilford County owner occupied dwellings rose 50 percent from 1960 to 1970, outpacing Greensboro and High Point. Rents up 16 percent in rural areas, with total housing units climbing from 18 603 to 25 090. Vacancy for owner units fell from 1.3 to 0.9 percent. See HOME On Page 5-B.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Planning Dept
High Point
Perttu Virtanen
Guilford
Virtanen
U.S
Woman Hit By Truck At Washington Drive Elm Street
A Pearson Place resident, Mary Cathereen Matthews, was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital for injuries to her right arm and shoulder after being struck by Roy Williams Smith's 1955 truck at the Washington Drive Elm Street intersection. Smith faced no charges as investigators continue.
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Pearson Place
High Point Memorial Hospital
Washington Drive
Elm Street
Mary Cathereen Matthews
Roy Williams Smith
Johnson Street
Smith
Elm
Habersham Rd
Michael Angelo Dunn
Habersham
Wilhelmina Pressley
Mary Long Jarrell
Wickliff Avenue
English Road
Oakwood Court
Grover Britt Barker
Rt. 6
Mount Airy
Jarrell Auto
Sherbrook-Wendover
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Chuck Barbour
N. C. Travel & Promotion
Prime 72 Council
Bencini
Lynwood Smith
Sheriff's Department
T. Wingate Andrews
Robert F. Kennedy
Mass
Mrs. Dillard
Art Buchwald
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Parkview Village
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