Vietnam War Widow Receives Medal for Late Husband
Mrs. Floyd Spencer of High Point received the Bronze Star and several other awards posthumously for her husband Sgt. Spencer who was killed on March 11 in Vietnam. The ceremony at Turner's Chapel Church featured Maj. Kenneth K. Jones Jr. and Chaplain Winston-Salem. Spencer, a member of Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 34th Infantry 25th Infantry Division, had served since July 13, 1967.
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Floyd. Spencer
High Point
Vietnam
Turner’s Chapel Church
Penney Road
Kenneth K. Jones Jr
U.S. Army Advisory Group
Winston-Salem
Frederick D. Perry
Sgt
Spencer
2Nd Battalion, 34Th Infantry
Arlington St
Ragsdale Student Youth of Month at High Point council
Carol Sue Disque 17 of Jamestown and Ragsdale High School earns Youth of the Month honors. She carries an A average, participates in NHS Beta Club French Club Monogram Club and Divinettes, plays girls basketball, and attends Presbyterian Church. She will study drama at the Governor's School in Winston-Salem and was a National Merit Semi finalist.
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Carol Sue Disque
Ragsdale High School
Mont
The
High Point Youth Council
Carol Sue
W. G
Ragsdale
Monogram Club
Divinettes
North Carolina
Governor’s School
Winston-Salem
Randolph Tax Listing Slated
Randolph County tax listing runs through Feb 1 with listings starting Jan 7. Tax supervisors urge all residents and firms in Randolph to file. locations and hours vary by township including New Market, Trinity, Archdale, and Randleman sites.
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Don Wrenn
Asheboro
Randolph County
J. E. Rains
Rains
New Market Township
B. E. Davis
Lister
New Market
Davis
Nelva M. Skeen
Trinity Township
Ant
Dura-Clean Service
S. Main Street
Archdale
Willie M. Brookshire
Randleman
Southern Guilford High School bids slated January 28
Guilford County Board of Education plans open bids on January 28 for construction of the new Southern Guilford High School on Drake and Wall Roads in Sumner Township. Architect George Rottman said plans on a 6 acre site include air conditioning and parking with about 30 teaching stations, a library, cafeteria, auditorium, gym, and a rough $1.5 million estimate.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Education
Southern Guilford High School
George Rottman
Rottman
Drake and
Wall Roads
Sumner Township
Western Guilford High School
Northwest
Guilford Junior High School
Sheld
Safety Mirrors Okayed For State School Buses
North Carolina will fit all state school buses with cross over mirrors on the left front fenders by spring to help drivers spot hidden children. The upgrade costs an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 dollars, with 1968 model buses already equipped and 9,273 total buses in need of conversion or replacement parts.
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North Carolina
State Board of Education
P. A. Thomas Car Works
High Point
Willard Thomas
Thomas
United States
Canada
South America
State Board
Cinema Cafe Returns With Furniture Film at Noon
The High Point Public Library resumes its noon Cinema Cafe series after a holiday break with The Romance of Early American Furniture. Mary Green of The Bride Magazine explains how traditional furniture fits modern homes. Coffee and soft drinks are served. viewers may bring lunch. A winter and spring schedule flyer is circulating.
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Cinema Cafe
High Point Public Library
Mary Green
the Bride Magazine
New Year Resolutions Declined By A Reluctant Worker
A humor piece from a 1969 column details a worker bluntly admitting failed attempts at quitting smoking snoring cussing yelling and other self improvements. The narrator jokes about the impracticality of changing habits and even plots miniature workplace pranks to avoid major resolutions.
Model City Work Plan Approved In High Point
High Point officials report HUD approval of a revised model city work plan and budget for a year. Funds of 106000 dollars will finance planning in five neighborhoods. Dr Otis Tillman chairs the Model City Commission and oversees the director search. Next meeting set for February 6.
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High Point
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Atlanta
Mike Kulick
Washington
Duncan MccIntyre
City Planning Department
HUD
McIntyre
Central Business District
Model City Commission
Otis Tillman
Tillman
Regrettable Deadline on Piedmont Stadium Plan Draws Criticism
Dr James G Martin chairman of the Central Piedmont Regional Council of Local Governments calls the March 5 deadline imposed by the North Carolina Stadium Authority regrettable for the Piedmont Triad and Charlotte-Mecklenburg areas. He suggests a simultaneous review of all regions and notes the project would cost about 17 million dollars and may require bond funding.
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Charlotte
N.C. Stadium Authority
Piedmont Triad
James G. Martin
Martin
Central Piedmont Regional
Charlotte Mecklenburg
Greensboro - Winston - Salem
High Point
Dr. Martin
Mecklenburg County
Stadium Authority
California
Charlotte - Mecklenburg
Triad
Thomasville Man To Get Job With Governor Scott
Thomasville attorney Fred G. Morrison Jr. a solicitor of Recorder's Court is expected to resign to become a special assistant to newly inaugurated Gov. Robert Scott. Morrison, Memphis native, has been active in civic groups and serves as attorney for the Thomasville School Board. The successor for solicitor is said to be named by Scott.
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Thomasville
Scott
Fred G. Morrison Jr
Recorder's Court
Robert Scott
Morrison
Memphis, Tenn
Jaycees
Moose Lodge
Masons
First United Methodist Church
Elks Notice: Furniture City Lodge 262 Meeting
Elks Lodge 262 to meet at the Best Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the aldp venue. Members are urged to attend as plans and reports will be discussed.
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Furniture City Lodge
Scholarship Goes To High Pointer
Rick Jackson son of Mr and Mrs C J Jackson of Baker Road and a 1963 graduate of High Point Central High School has received a Vedder Scholarship at Lincoln College of Chiropractic Indianapolis where he studies He was graduated from Miami Dade Junior College last spring He is married to Frankie Clinard of High Point The couple and their son recently visited relatives in the High Point area
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Rick Jackson
C. J. Jackson
Baker Road
High Point Central High School
Vedder
Lincoln College of Chiropractic
Indianapolis
Ind
Miami Dade Junior College
Miami
Fla
Frankie Clinard
High Point
Clear and Cold Piedmont Weather Outlook
The Piedmont area forecast calls for generally fair skies and cold temperatures today and tonight with zero chances of precipitation. Highs in the mid 30s, tonight's low in the low teens. last night’s fall to the teens. Saturday's high 30 and low 22.
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Floyd Spencer
Greenway St
Jamestown
Presbyterian Church
Randolph
North Carolina Department of Revenue
Southern Guilford
P. Pearce
Raleigh
Pearce
Howard Carr
Guilford Tural
Greensboro City
Robert Marks
Enterprise
Maryville (Tenn.) College
Wake Forest Law School
Detra Carter
Elks Notice
Rick Jason
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