Planners Postpone Action On Rezoning Request
City planners delayed a decision on rezoning 42 acres in east High Point for a church housing project serving low to moderate income families. About 200 residents protested, citing property devaluation traffic and school impact as the Church Housing Associates seeks Residential A 2 zoning to allow up to 130 houses priced 15 000 to 20 000 dollars, with FHA funding noted.
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East High Point
Eastwood
Forest Hills
Rolling Acres
Church Housing Associates
Cedrow Drive
Roy Armstrong
George Freeman
Freeman
FHA
Grade Crossings Hazard on I-85 Stalls Traffic
Photo shows Monday auto-truck collision site killing three Thomasville residents. Truck remains in ditch. image also shows a grade crossing on I-85 with a bus crossing from a secondary road. Relocation of the temporary Greensboro to Lexington stretch is planned in the distant future.
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Thomasville
Greensboro
Lexington
Model City plan eyed for High Point social services
Guilford County and High Point officials discuss a model city plan to expand services in the High Point Model Cities area. The plan calls for a Greensboro office, smaller caseloads, aggressive outreach, and interagency cooperation as AFDC payments are restored to prior levels.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Social Services Board
High Point
Social Services Department
L. M. Thompson
Thompson
High Point Model Cities Commission
High Point City Council
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Probe continues in 1 85 deaths on I 85 crash near High Point
Three Thomasville residents died when a hearse rear ended a car, which was then hit by a southbound tractor trailer loaded with apples. Russell Howard 43 Norma Shoemaker 42 and Mrs. Shoemaker were from Thomasville. The crash occurred on a wet highway as they headed toward Greensboro for Bermuda tickets. The hearse driver Kenneth Harvell Gastonia sustained minor injuries. The tractor trailer driver Russell Morriss Winchester Virginia escaped with minor bruises. The car and hearse suffered extensive damage. the truck and cab were severely damaged.
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I-85
High Point
Thomasville
Kenneth Harvell
Gastonia
Howard
Russell L. Morriss
Winchester
Shooting victim in satisfactory condition at hospital after downtown argument
Downing Street resident Henry Thomas Carter, 29, in satisfactory condition at High Point Memorial Hospital after gunman Clifton Commander, in his 20s from Blair Street, opened fire during an argument in the 1400 block of E. Commerce Avenue at 1 20 p m. A warrant for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill was issued for Commander who fled the area. Carter underwent surgery for shots to the back and arm. Police also investigated a Sunday break in at an Air Force sergeant's car at the Holiday Inn on W. Green Drive with a missing briefcase and $247 in items. some papers were recovered.
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Downing Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Henry Thomas Carter
E. Commerce Avenue
Carter
Clifton Commander
Blair Street
Commander
Air Force
Holiday Inn
W. Green Drive
Randolph County Board reelects Davis chair and Andrews vice chair
The Randolph County Board of Education reelects R. S. Davis as chairman and Kimber Andrews as vice chairman in a unanimous vote at the first regular session of the year. The meeting covered routine items, budget changes, and the countywide five year survey for school needs.
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Don Wrenn
Asheboro
Randolph County Board of Education
R. S. Davis
Kimber Andrews
John Lawrence
Franklinville School
Lawrence
Board of Education
Randleman Abc
New Market
Developer Gets Okay On Plans For 180 Condominiums
City Council and Planning Commission approved design plans by Ike Galenti of Modular Industries for 180 condo units after minor changes. Plans now include a ball field and playground with added trees to screen view from Rentwood Street. Council members sought to review plans due to opposition and rezoning efforts noted in earlier hearings.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Ike Galenti
Modular Industries, Inc
Atlanta
Galenti
Rentwood Street
Planning Commission
Allen Jay
Big Bear to Build Large Warehouse Subdivision in High Point Area
Big Bear of North Carolina Inc buys 67 acre Burton Property on Old Thomasville Road for an industrial subdivision and a 225000 square foot grocery warehouse. Plan includes 25 acres kept by Big Bear and annexation of the rest to High Point. Project valued at 3 to 4 million dollars with potential 10 million added tax base. Big Bear operates 21 stores in Piedmont NC with expansions planned in Durham Raleigh Laurinburg and Danville Virginia.
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Big Bear of North Carolina Inc
Burton
Thomasville Road
George W. Hutchens
High Point
Big Bear
Hutchens
G. E. Hutchens
N. Main Street
Dairy
Piedmont North Carolina
Thomasville
Asheboro
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Burlington
Eden
Durham
Raleigh
Laurinburg
Danville
Fair Colder Weather Forecast From Friendship
Forecasts indicate fair and colder conditions with minimal precipitation. Tonight low near 20, Wednesday cloudy and cold with 10 percent precip chance and 30s highs, Thursday outlook shows a continued cold trend as today’s high reached about 41 and last night’s low was 21.
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Friendship
Auto Backs Intra Youth Accident Report
A 17 year old pedestrian Richard Wray White of Glenwick Lane was struck by a backing auto driven by Archie Lake Brown 37 of Lakeshore Drive at Leonard's Drug. Brown was charged with reckless driving. Police logged 16 accidents city wide yesterday.
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Richard Wray White
Glenwick Lane
Archie Lake Brown
Lakeshore Drive
Brown
W. Lexington Avenue
Leonard's
High Point Memorial Hospital
Braudis Leonard Dies At 69 In High Point
Leonard's Drug Store owner Braudis Leonard died of a heart attack at his home 1420 Coventry Road at 10 05 am. He was 69 and prominent in High Point. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Sechrest Funeral Home.
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Braudis Leonard
High Point
Coventry Rd
Leonard
Sechrest Funeral Home
Thomasville Man Faces Murder Charge In Strained Marriage
William Mooe Williams 50 of Thomasville is charged with the January 25 1969 murder of his estranged wife Marie McKay Williams. A preliminary hearing has not been set. Davidson County Sheriff’s Office and SBS agents pursued new evidence after the body was found in a 1959 car near Pilot School. Williams is jailed in Lexington without bond awaiting the hearing.
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Thomasville
William Mooe
Bill) Williams
Williams
Marie McKay Williams
Davidson County
Lexington
Davidson County Sheriff's Dept
Thomasville Furniture Industries
State Bureau of Investigation
Joe H. Hege, Jr
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Farriss Avenue
First Baptist Church
Washington Drive
Commission
Clyde Vaughn
Art Richardson
Russell James Howard
Norma
Garland Shoemaker
Bermuda
Larry Wood
M. L. Dale
Langley Field
Big Bear Supermarket Chain
The
United States
Auto
Recorder's Court
Michael Lea
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