Why does Thomasville planing board keep a city planner
A reader asks why the Planning and Zoning Board Commission uses a city planner who does not always follow advice. The reply notes the planner’s role is advisory and cites historical studies from 1964 to 1971, including the Central Business District Study and Population and Economy Study. It states Bob Keber, city planner, is employed by the NC Department of Local Affairs and that Thomasville pays $7,800 for planning services from 1970 to 1972.
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Planning and Zoning Board Commission of
Thomasville
Bob Reber
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Central Business District
Zoning Commission
Bob Keber
New High Point Lake Set to Open This Spring for Fishing
Parks director Marvin Keith says the new city lake will open this spring for fishing. The State Fishery Department memo notes stocking of Bass, Bream, and Crappie. Details on boats and limits to be announced before opening. The lake covers about 700 surface acres. Topographic maps of the bottom are not yet available to the public.
Asking Guilford County for Septic Tank Permits
A reader asks how to start septic pumpout work in Guilford County and is given contact points. The Guilford County Health Officer is Owen Braughter in Greensboro, with 272-4581. Jack Perdue in High Point is also available. For other counties, licenses are required per county, including Davidson and Randolph.
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Guilford County
B. R
Thomasville
Owen Braughter
Greensboro
Jack Perdue
Health Department
High Point
Guilford
Davidson County
Dermot Lohr
Lexington
Randolph County
George D. Elliot
Asheboro
Duke UNC basketball game time and ticket info
The notice suggests calling Chapel Hill at 919-933-2123 to check ticket availability for the Duke versus UNC game on March 4 at 2 PM. It notes limited capacity and high demand from students faculty and alumni, with a likely need to watch on TV if tickets are unavailable.
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Anon. A
Chapel Hill
How to Put a Liquor Vote on High Point Ballot
The city council can initiate a referendum or a petition signed by 15 percent of registered voters from the last city election can bring the measure. A three year waiting period since the last liquor referendum is required, and High Point last voted in November 1968.
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High Point
Anon. A
Inflation Rate Slows Despite December Surge
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.4 percent rise in the cost of living in December, with food prices driving much of the gain including a 5.6 percent jump in fresh fruits and vegetables. For 1971, inflation totaled 3.4 percent, the best since 1967, as the price freeze loosened in the second phase of the administration plan.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ing
Nixon
Economy grows 6.1 percent in Q4 amid slowing inflation
Commerce Department data show the fourth quarter 1971 GNP rise of 6.1 percent with inflation at 1.5 percent, signaling a shift to stronger growth while unemployment stayed high at 6.1 percent. Full-year GNP averaged 2.7 percent, below targets, as Nixon’s wage price freeze influenced price movements.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Harold C. Passer
Democrats Defy Nixon in TV Forum on War and Domestic Agenda
Congressional Democrats accused the Nixon administration of failing to end the Vietnam War and starving domestic relief programs. Four senators and five representatives spoke on the State of the Union response, pledging no political truce in 1972 and criticizing crime funding, education, urban needs, and consumer policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Democratic Congress
House
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Texas Democrat
Rep
John Brademas
Indiana
Richard Nixon
Congress
Brademas
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Ralph H. Metcalfe
Illinois
Leonor Sullivan
Missouri
Nixon faces mixed GOP feedback after State of the Union
Rep Martha Griffiths urges national health insurance while Nixon courts reelection. Ed Muskie and Hubert Humphrey quickly appear on screen as Nixon delivers the State of the Union. Republican reactions range from favorable to critical with Rep John Ashbrook accusing the speech of liberal utopianism and national security neglect.
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Martha W. Griffiths
Michigan
Nixon
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
GOP
Congress
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
New Hampshire
Nixon hints on value added tax for school financing
President Nixon floated the value added tax as a possible national sales levy to relieve property taxes, though he did not commit to it in the State of the Union discussion on education funding. White House aides note a positive view but no final decision, while Congress shows limited support this year.
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Washington
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Congress
Europe
Commission On School Finance
Advisory Council On Intergovernmental Relations
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon Promotes Political Wares Amid Campaign Talk
President Nixon in a keynote for his re election bid critiques Democratic partisanship while touting a catalog of proposals. He cites Truman era cooperation as a model and forecasts a major Senate battle over defense funding and school financing. He backs a value added tax to ease property taxes, but faces Democratic resistance.
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Washington
Nixon
Harry S. Truman
Hijacker Captured After Parachuting Into Colorado
Richard LaPoint, 23, identified by FBI in Washington as the Denver hijacking suspect, jumped from a DC9 after demanding $50,000 in Reno and Denver. He was captured near Sterling after a parachute and helmet were found. he faces air piracy charges in federal court.
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Denver
Nevada
Colorado Plains
FBI
Washington
Richard Charles LaPoint
Hughes Air West
John Shane
Stapleton International Airport
Reno
Don Burkhard
Seattle
Air Force
Plains
Sterling
Edward Satterfield
Satterfield
Colorado State Patrol
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Minnesota
ABC
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Kineseeshie
Financial
Walter R. Mears
Senate
State of the Union
Hugh Scott
LaPoint
Logan County
Las Vegas
McCarran International Airport
Nellis Air Force Base
Peter Blackburn
Blackburn
John Morley
John Naugle
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