Smith Eyes Highway 68 and 311 Bypass Summer Start
High Point Highway Commissioner Lynwood Smith said plans call for major road programs in the High Point area this summer. He cited four laning of Highway 68 from N Main to the airport and the 311 bypass, dependent on state engineers. Survey work has begun and right of way acquisition will follow.
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Lynwood Smith
High Point
Highway 311
Eastchester Drive
N. Main Street
Airport
311
Smith
High Point Hosiery
Highway Commission
Randall Spencer Named Personnel Director for High Point
Randall Spencer a High Point area native with a business degree was named personnel director for the City of High Point. City Manager Harold Cheek announced the appointment noting Spencer age 25 attended Brevard Junior College and East Tennessee State University after three years at Klopman Mills as assistant personnel director. He is married to Sandra Misenheimer.
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Randall Spencer
High Point Area
High Point
Spencer
Harold Cheek
Brevard Junior College
East Tennessee State University
Klopman Mills
Pruette Reappointed to High Point Housing Board
Dr. Dean Pruette who survived a public housing tenants move to oust him has been named to another five year term on the High Point Housing Authority board. Mayor Robert Davis praised his qualifications and leadership while acknowledging tenant complaints about school desegregation policy.
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Dean Pruette
High Point Housing Authority
Robert Davis
Pruette
High Point
Housing Authority
Davis
Heart Fund Chairmen Named for February Drive
Jim Sloan announces month long Heart Fund Drive chairmen for High Point with roles for Special Gifts J W Morgan Law Building. Business Days Sandy Grantham North Carolina National Bank. Heart Sunday Grace Scott 709 Quaker Lane. Balloon Days H Wood Jr 31422 W Broad St and Robert Davis Jr W A Davis Milling 126 S Centennial. Poster John Iles Nettles scoutmaster of Troop 2 Emerywood Baptist Church. Troop 2 will place posters in downtown shop windows and shopping centers citywide.
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Jim Sloan
N.C. Heart Assn
High Point
Special Gifts
J. W. Morgan
Law Building
E. Green Dr
Sandy Grantham
North Carolina National Bank
N. Main Street
City Heart
W. J
Grace) Scott
Quaker Lane
H. Wood Jr
George
Desegregation Efforts Target Charlotte and Winston-Salem Districts
Civil rights lawyers seek immediate desegregation orders for Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Winston-Salem Forsyth after success in four districts. They push for the court-appointed consultant plan and new transfers, while hearings are set for next week. Authorities note potential shifts could occur by fall.
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North Carolina
Charlotte-Meck Enburg
Winston-Salen-Forsyth
Julius Chambers
Charlotte
U. S
James B. McMillan
Charlotte-Meckenburg
McMillan
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
John Finger
Rhode Island College
Winston-Salem
Chambers’ Law Partners
Eugene A. Gordon
Forsyth
McMillan and
Gordon
Appeals Court
4Th
U. S. Circuit
Differences Are Minor On Model Cities Plan
City and Model Cities officials report only small differences remain before final approval of the first year action plan. A Wednesday City Council meeting will resolve issues before the plan returns to the Model Cities Commission. HUD reviewed the plan favorably, with modest suggested changes. The plan relies on about 1.75 million in federal Model Cities funds, aiming to leverage about 5 million overall for services in the target area. Council may act in February, but funds are unlikely before June.
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Model Cities
Robert Davis
City Council
Model Cities Commission
Atlanta
Weather forecast for High Point area
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures with near zero precipitation tonight. Lows 35 to 40. Wednesday partly cloudy and mild with a 10 percent chance of rain. southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers. Highs near 60 today and mid to upper 60s Wednesday. last night low was 34.
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High Point
State Commercial and NCNB Plan Thomasville Merger
State Commercial Bank in Thomasville will merge into North Carolina National Bank pending OCC and shareholder approval. Merger could finalize this summer. NCNB assets in North Carolina exceed 1.3 billion with 92 offices. Bank retains local staff and names a local board chair. First Citizens also seeks a local presence.
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Thomasville
State Commercial Bank
North Carolina National Bank
Bor
First National Bank
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Wachovia
First Citizens
First Citizen
State Commercial
NCNB
George L. Hundley
Addison H. Reese
Hundley
Ncnb Corp
North Carolina
GOP Precinct Chairmen Named In High Point Vote
High Point Republicans elected precinct chairmen last night with attendance from three to 62. Precincts 1 through 20 chose leaders led by Dr. W. J. Kiser and Mrs. Dorothy Burnley, ahead of the February 9 township GOP meeting in the City-County Building.
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High Point
High Point Township
Republican Party
GOP
Local Soldier Given Posthumous Medals for Vietnam Heroism
Bronze Star with V device and two Purple Hearts awarded to First Lt. Carl Douglas Shirley posthumously. Shirley of High Point died from wounds received July 9 during a battle with the Viet Cong while serving with the 919th Engineer Company of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Awards presented to his parents at his grandmother's Lexington home.
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Vietnam
James H. Shirley
Lexington Ave
Carl Douglas Shirley
Shirley
Willie C. Sink
Lexington
919Th Engineer Company
Armored Cavalry Regiment
Man Charged With Auto Theft. Heroism Citation Noted
Police cited Major Land to appear in court on Feb 6 for unlawful taking of a motor vehicle belonging to Jerry Freeman. The report includes a long citation praising Lt. Shirley for heroism on July 9 1969 with the 919th Engineer Company during Vietnam operations, noting his mortal wounding and Arlington burial.
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Major Land
Hodgin Street
Land
Jerry Freeman
Rt. 4
Thomasville
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Heart Fund
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Associated Press
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R. B. Coutts Jr
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R. B. Moore
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Roy Frazier
C. C. Spain
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Donald J. Kearns
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Robert M. Bell
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