Affluent City Complains Over Curbside Garbage Carts
High Pointer residents voice protests over the switch to curbside carts while council members report limited organized opposition. About 2,000 households in the test area show 88 percent support, with concerns on wind tipping and carts left in driveways. Local officials defend exemptions for the elderly and infirm and plan phased citywide rollout.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Arnold Koonce
Coun
Edgedale
Public Works Dept
City Hall
Culler
Public Works
Tax Listing Deadline Nearing in Greensboro Area
Guilford County residents have five days to file 1977 tax listings before a 10 percent late penalty applies to personal property and improvements. Forms must be postmarked by midnight January 31 or received by the Tax Department by end of business day January 31. High Point hours end 5 30 p m Greensboro 5 p m. Real estate remains under a permanent listing plan.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Bice
Tax Dept
Brooks
High Point
Auto dealer flies huge flag at half mast for Vietnam dead
Lyles Chevrolet owner Skip Lyles hung a 20 by 30 foot American flag at half mast at his N Main Street lot in honor of Vietnam servicemen and their families. He plans two hours daily through Feb 1, not a protest of Carter’s pardon for draft evaders.
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Skip Lyles
Jimmy Carter
Lyles
Lyles Chevrolet
Main St
Vietnam
Carter
National Guard
Price wins Jaycee Distinguished Service Award for 1976
Ed Price received the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award at the annual banquet at Top of the Mart Restaurant. Jim Morgan praised Price for community work with YMCA and Salvation Army Boys Club, teaching, coaching low income youths, plus real estate sales exceeding 1 million in 1976.
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Ed Price
Jaycee
Price
Top of the Mart
State House
Jim Morgan
YMCA
Salvation Army
North Carolina
Tomlinson
Northwood
Salvation Army Red Shield
White and
Wood Realtors
William E
Irma Price
W. Parkway Avenue
Jimmy
Allen
The
Jaycees
Gary Robinson
Channel 8 Television
Davidson Schools Near Fuel Depletion in Thomasville
Three Thomasville city schools and the Davidson County system face fuel oil shortages with critical deliveries delayed. Superintendent Derwood Honeycutt says fuel may last into February if deliveries arrive. otherwise transfers and reduced meals may be needed. County schools report similar shortages with night activities suspended and buildings to close by 7 p.m. daily.
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Davidson
Thomasville
Davidson County
Thomasville Senior High
Kerns Street
Church Street
Derwood Honeycutt
Hunneycutt
Honeycutt
Huneycutt
Jay B. Palmer
Palmer
Duke Power Ends Five Percent Voltage Reduction
Duke Power Co. restored full voltage after a week of a five percent cut as weather moderated. Officials at CP and L reported progress with repairs and planned a potential return to full voltage statewide. Duke’s Oconee unit in South Carolina, down ten days, should be back online within 24 hours.
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Duke Power Co
Carolina Power and Light Co
Duke Power
Alex Coffin
Duke
Oconee
South Carolina
High Point
Cp&l
Roxboro
Yadkin Deputy Jester Goes on Trial for Assault
Former Yadkin County deputy L C Jester Jr 50 faced trial in Yadkin Superior Court accused of sexually assaulting Charlene Ward 16 in an East Bend jail cell last August Ward serving 20 days for public drunkenness Jester suspended from duties
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Yadkinville
Yadkin County
L.C. Jester Jr
Yadkin Superior Court
East Bend
Charlene Ward
Jester
Yadkin
Last Massage Parlor In City Will Close
The city of High Point wins its long battle as George Monk Jr announces closure of Peacock Massage Parlor ending two court episodes. Monk withdrew his suit challenging a sex based massage ban and criminal cases against him and staff will be dismissed by the DA.
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City
High Point
George Monk Jr
Peacock Massage
Monk
Rick Greeson
Da’s
Kangaroo Joins North Carolina Zoo Family
William Hoff announces a joey was born to grizzled tree kangaroos at the North Carolina Zoological Park on Purgatory Mountain near Asheboro. The newborn, born in October, has stayed in its mother's pouch with occasional sightings since November.
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Asheboro
North Carolina Zoological Park
Purgatory Mountain
William Hoff
Zoo
Hoff
Joey
New Guinea
Australia
San Antonio Zoo
Safety Project Selects Location Not Person
Selective enforcement targets locations with history of accidents, not individuals. High Point Police Dept using federal funds allocates officers to specific sites to enforce warnings and citations. Focus areas include English Road Wrenn Street intersection and Gordon Hoskins Streets with varying hours and radar checks on several roads. Safety tips urge careful driving and adaptable speed to prevent crashes.
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Mike James
High Point Police Dept
English Road
Wrenn Street
Gordon and Hoskins
Fairfield Road
Uwharrie
Baker Roads
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Cil
Public Works Committee
Bob Wells
Wells
Roy Culler
Joe Patterson
Jean Carr
Koonce
Dave Smith
High Point Enterprise
State Zoological Park
South Road
Lambeth Avenue
Kensington Drive
Country Club Drive
Rockford Road
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