High Point sees 1.7 rise in crime in 1976
The High Point Police Dept reports a 1.7 percent increase in eight major crime categories in 1976 over 1975, though total crimes remain below 1974 peak. Robbery rose to 100, burglaries fell to 1,150, larcenies to 2,738, and auto thefts to 203. Victims paid 1,203,661.74 in crime costs with 392,432.15 recovered by police. Autothefts had the highest clearance gain at 26.1 percent. There were 13 murders and one manslaughter in 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hayes
High Point Police Dept
State Bureau of Investigation
High Point
Winter Beauty Revealed Along Rex Road and High Point Rail
Clear skies highlight a snowy scene on Rex Road off NC 109 with a farm girl returning home. Rail lines gleam against an icy downtown High Point backdrop as the sun brightens a stark winter tableau.
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Rex Road
N.C. Highway 109
High Point
HGH Point Enterprise Highlights Saturday January 15 1976
The HGH Point Enterprise provides Saturday afternoon coverage on Page 2A with local business notices and community briefs. Details appear under city events and public notices sections.
High Point Fire Dept 1976 statistics show rising losses
The 1976 fire statistics report 446 building fires among 23 388 city buildings with 904 575 dollars in damages up from 510 560 in 1975. Average loss per building fire was 2028 19, total alarms 1642, and one civilian death.
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Howard Hayes Enterprise
High Point
Icy Streets See Multiple Crashes With Few Injuries
On Friday morning about 50 accidents occurred in High Point as icy spots persisted on curves hills and bridges. Police recorded six wrecks with 11 vehicles and four wrecks with nine vehicles causing five minor injuries. two single car crashes injured drivers taken to hospital.
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Tony Wray
Davidson Water loan proposal clears second hurdle
Davidson Water Inc seeks a 3.28 million dollar loan from the Farmers Home Administration to upgrade facilities and add structures. PTCOG in Greensboro gave conditional approval on the plan to run a 24 inch line from the Reeds filter plant into Lexington and Thomasville area storage tanks with no new customers. The project would add pump stations and upgrade water lines while urging coordination with Thomasville and Lexington to avoid overlap.
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Davidson Water Inc
Farmers Home Administration
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Greensboro
Reeds
Yadkin River
Lexington
Thomasville
Jasper Younts
PTCOG
Davidson Water
The High Point Enterprise Advertising Rates and Notices
The High Point Enterprise lists subscription rates and mailing terms with price tiers for 1, 3, and 12 months. It notes carrier delivery under independent contractor terms and specifies payment, postage, and eligibility details. The notice references Associated Press rights and local delivery contacts.
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Associated Press
AP News
High Point
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Landon Associates
Jonal Advertising
Guilford Board Considers Financing Authority and Zoning Hearings
Guilford County Commissioners will study creating an Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Authority to issue revenue bonds. They will review candidates for the board, hear about Cone Mills liquid sludge disposal at the prison farm, and hold hearings on zoning changes and street numbering. Rezoning requested for Metals Drive in Jamestown Township.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Der
Cone Mills, Inc
Guilford County Board of Health
Leo Kelleher
Metals Drive
U.S. 29A
Jamestown Township
Asheboro Man Arrested After International Drug Package
Thomas John Flood, 26, of Asheboro faces drug charges after a package mailed from Thailand to his address was intercepted in New York. Authorities say 435 grams of marijuana valued at $450 wholesale potentially yielded $1,000 or more on the street. Deputies raided Flood's home shortly after the package was delivered.
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Asheboro
Thailand
New York
Thomas John Flood
Randolph County
Carl Moore
Moore
Flood
Unknown Hero Rescuer H. Lee Spivey Found in High Point
The search for H. Lee Spivey, who saved a child from a burning Georgia car last July, ended Friday with his discovery in High Point. Spivey, who later moved from Florida, says he did nothing special and plans to write to the grateful McLloyd family.
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H. Lee Spivey
North Drive
Georgia
Jerry McLloyd
Canton
N.J
H. Spivey
McLloyd
Spivey
Public hearings set on use of CD funds in rural Guilford
Guilford County will hold three 7:30 p.m. hearings next week to collect rural resident views on Community Development money from HUD. The county expects up to 500000 dollars, to be used for beautification land purchases street paving public utilities and housing improvements for low and moderate income residents. Officials have not yet finalized areas or purposes.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Planning Dept
Mt. Zion
Guilford County Agricultural Extension Service
Popular Grove
Board of Commissioners
S. Madison Township
Franklin Boulevard
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tember
High Point College Tour to Jerusalem on Jan 21
A High Point College student group led by Dr. Owen M. Weatherly will tour Jerusalem on January 21 and attend a two hour seminar with Israeli educators. Weatherly has letters of invitation from Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kolleck confirming arrangements. The Municipal Education Dept. supports the seminar with participation from several Israeli educators to discuss educational theories methods and problems.
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High Point
Jerusalem
Owen M. Weatherly
High Point College
Weatherly
Teddy Kolleck
Municipal Education Dept
Four men charged in Thomasville armed robbery case
Willie Meaders Charles Miller James Horn and Harvey Randolph face conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges after a Friday morning store robbery netting 150 dollars. Randolph also charged with robbery. The group’s arrest follows a prior fatal shooting of two Thomasville police officers during a related investigation.
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Thomasville
Willie James Meaders
Douglas
Charles Miller
Carroll Street
James Horn
Forsyth Street
Harvey Randolph
Meaders
Randolph
Seven Day Mart
Leonard Avenue
White Oak Street
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Robert Crawford
Joe Cleven Medley
William Lindsay Jr
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Meadow Place
West End
English Road
Dawson
Pancho’s Vila
Beamon
Martin Street
Ralph T. Boyd
Trafalgar Street
John Walton
Forrest Street
Commerce Avenue
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Imperial Drive
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Beddington Road
Michael Lee Parrish
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