Legislators confront NC court tax ruling crisis
North Carolina legislators act after the state Supreme Court ruled the local option sales tax unconstitutional, triggering budget fears in 25 counties. Bills propose a statewide one cent tax or county options, while divisions over refunds and reallocation of roughly 6.5 million dollars loom.
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Bynoel Yancey
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General Assembly
State Department of Revenue
Attorney General's Office
John Morrisey
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
Morrisey
Asheville
Buncombe County
Buncombe
S. Leigh Wilson
N.C. League of Municipalities
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Herschel. Harkins
D-Buncombe
Govcott
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Sam Johnson
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Scout Council Recognized For Program During Year
The Uwharrie Council of the Boy Scouts of America received the Spencer Award for meeting annual goals. Presentations occurred at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church with remarks on leadership and regional activity increases in 1970.
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Conrad Penninger
S Wey
Johnny Alien
Bobby Fritts
James F. McGee
John Nettlers Sr
Robert G. Buckner
Amos Kearns Jr
John H. Nettles Jr
Ben N. White
Hagle Renk
Boy Scouts
Lawson Ingram
High Point
Ken Cohel
Lenton
Robert Bowers
Lexington
Dorothy Ingram
Man Charged With Theft From Home
Randolph Sheriff Lloyd Brown reports Thomasville man Wibie Lee Maknpson, 28, of 10194 Ensley Street is jailed on $500 bond for breaking and entering at the John Mendenhall residence in High Point. Entry gained via a back door while owner was hospitalized. one watch reported taken.
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Archdale
Thomasville
John Mendenhall
High Point
Randolph
Lloyd Brown
Wibie Lee Maknpson
Ensley Street
Brown
Makupson
Mendenhall
Wrenn's Ramblings on Asheboro Chamber and Sheriff Pay
Asheboro concerns rise over deputy pay and chief deputy authority while praising the Greater Asheboro Chamber of Commerce for 1970 achievements. The chamber led zoom efforts, housing developments, urban renewal steps, a 110 space parking lot, and plans to redevelop central business areas, with retiring president A J Wooddy praising teamwork. The piece notes coordination gaps between Archdale-Trinity and Asheboro sheriff staff and calls for better trained deputies and experienced leadership.
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Don Wrenn
Enterprise
Asheboro
Randolph
Sheriff's Department
Archdale-Trinity Sheriffs Office
Archdale
Greater
Chambers
YMCA
Chamber
A. J. Wooddy
Bob Croft
Chamber Players to Present John Brown's Body Poem
The Piedmont Chamber Players from the School of the Arts Winston-Salem will present John Brown's Body in the High Point College Auditorium on February 4 at 7 18 p.m. It is part of the Campus and Community Series with cast and scenery from the School of the Arts. The work draws on excerpts from a 1927 poem by Stephen Vincent Benet.
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Piedmont Chamber Players
School of the Arts
Winston-Salem
John Brown
High Point College
Stephen Vincent Benet
State Tax Help Available In High Point Office
The High Point office of the North Carolina Department of Revenue offers state income tax assistance on Mondays and Fridays through April 15. Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Manager Tom Corns says bring pre addressed forms mailed from Raleigh. Office located at 202 Boulevard.
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High Point
North Carolina
Notable Hometown Sights To See In High Point
A reader lists quirky local spots in High Point to visit for a carefree Sunday. From the Eastside Sewage Disposal Plant to Quaker Lane rock quarry ruins and a view from Top of the Mart, the piece inventories humorous, oddball landmarks around town.
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West Side
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Quaker
Arts Council Film Program At High Paint Open Night
The Arts Council hosts a Tuesday night program at 60 N. Main St to explore film as art. Two short films will illustrate camera technique with commentary by Carroll Martin. The event starts at 8 p.m. and is open to the public.
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High Paint Arts Council
N. Main St
Norman McLaren
Carroll Martin
Traffic Violations Arise From City Collisions
A series of traffic incidents on N Main Street Hillcrest Drive W Green Drive and related roads results in multiple charges. Allen Wimbley 17 faces reckless driving after a minor injury crash with Jerry Reid Carick 21. Other drivers including Claude Potts 69 Fred Jester 40 James Jones 67 Ruth Schlang Tishevar Esther Finch Blanch Cox Bonnie Hendrick McCandless James Hill 20 and Lawson Wilkes face charges of unsafe movement following or yielding right of way improper backing or improper parking in separate wrecks on Eastchester Drive Kirkwood Street Tryon Avenue and nearby.
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N. Main Street
Hillcrest Drive
Jerry Reid Carick
Tipton Street
Wimbley
Claude William Potts
Fairlane Street
High Street
Fred. Olen. Jester
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James Madison Jones
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Ruth Schlang Tishevar
Beverly Hill Drive
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Blanch Cox
Eastchester
Kirkwood Street
Bonnie’ Hendrick McCandless
Welborn Street
Jerry Wayne Lowe
James Howard Hill
Tryon
Tryon, Avenue
Ennis Street
Tryon “Avenue
Lawson Daniel Wilkes
Ward Street
Cinema Cafe Presents Two Contrasts Film Bill
A double feature at Cinema Cafe in the High Paint Public Library offers serious and light fare. The Magician, a Polish critique of militarism through a child’s eyes, plays first, followed by Back to Back a Mike Nichols Blaine May spoof on intellectual snobbery. Show at 2:15 p.m. with coffee and soft drinks.
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High Paint Public Library
Mike Nichols
Blaine
Old Age on TV Angers a Viewer and Heartened by Youth
A reader denounces cruel elderly stereotypes in television humor while praising a nursing home visit by his third grade class. He recalls the joy of intergenerational bonds and urges respect for seniors as mentally capable and valuable members of society.
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