Citizen Petition Triggers Question on High Point ABC Vote
High Point City Council faces pressure to revive the ABC store issue after a citizen petition challenge. Voters previously rejected liquor stores in three referendums, with council members split on scheduling another election without citizen backing. Mary Garland urged the council to take a public stand to offset property tax hikes.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
ABC Storeshare
ABC
Rachel Gray
Hintes
Bie
Wall
Mary Garland
Local Service Planned For Police Chief Roseman
High Point will hold a 10 oclock Friday memorial service for Police Chief Donald Roseman at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He died Wednesday in Winston-Salem after cancer treatment. official cause not released. Full funeral in Hickory at 1 pm will follow, with burial in Catawba Cemetery and pallbearers named.
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High Point
Donald Roseman
Joseph L. Griffin
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Hickory
Roseman
N.C. Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Griffin
Larry Lineburger
Christ Lutheran Church
Catawba Cemetery Park
Bill Muller
Buddy Yount
D. L Martin
Ed Robinette
Sam Wilkins
Graham Wilson
Dan Eller
Harold Cheek
Shortage of Foster Care Homes Noted in Guilford County
Guilford County Social Services Board heard a special report calling for more foster care homes especially in High Point. The study cites space shortages for infants teens and older children, public misunderstanding and funding hurdles. It urges educational outreach to judges and the public and suggests incentives for foster carers of delinquent and handicapped children.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
Social Services Board
Dept. of Social Service
Duke Power Reactor Plan Faces Environmental Clash
Environmentalists led by former Chapel Hill mayor Ames Perkins opposed Duke Power Co. plan for a $2.4 million nuclear plant on the Yadkin River near Winston-Salem arguing it would drain High Rock Lake and violate a 1968 FPC flow guarantee. State officials disputed the claim, saying water draw would be under limits and lake levels would barely fall. The Utilities Commission hearing ended without a decision.
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Raleigh
Duke Power Co
Yadkin River
Winston Salem
High Rock Lake
State Utilities Commission
Perkins
Yadkin
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Chapel Hill
Ames C. Perkins
State Enviromental Management Commission
State Department of Natural and Economic Resources
NER
Dan EB. McDonald
Parker Gets 24 Months For Calls
Carl Parker aged 42 of Archdale pleaded guilty in Superior Court to threatening the life of High Point City Councilwoman Rachel Gray in a November 18 1974 telephone call and to drunken driving fifth offense and habitual traffic offender status. He was sentenced to 24 months as three cases were consolidated for sentencing. Gray testified Parker called the gift shop at High Point Hardware and signaled his husband who reported the incident to telephone authorities.
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Carl Parker
Archdale
High Point
Rachel Gray
Parker
Antina
Budget Process Begun In Greensboro Guilford County
Greensboro officials launch the annual budget cycle with department heads preparing a new budget effective July 1. Budget Director J D Rowland says the process will run through mid June with formal adoption after justification of every item and a focus on spending patterns. A kickoff meeting explained procedures and issued working forms.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
J D. Rowland
Rowland
Davidson County Mental Health Director Resigns Amid Board Dissolution
Davidson County mental health director Paul McDonald announced his resignation at a staff meeting and criticized moves to dissolve the Area Mental Health Board. His last day is February 20, following a Nov. 11 resignation notice, as county commissioners weigh dissolving the board and potential loss of state funds.
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Phil Speaks
Enterprise Star
Lexington
Paul McDonald
Davidson County Mental Health
Area Mental Health Board
McDonald
Davidson County
Area Board
County Coane
Area Board On Law and Policy
Jim Philips
State Commission On Mental Health Services
Phillips
Haleigh
Proposal for Outreach Program remains in Guilford County
Greensboro report notes a proposal for a second year of the outreach program at High Point. Ralph Cauthen states the project serves about 300 families using federal funds and High Point funds. The current federal share is $109,697 with local support expected from High Point, totaling $146,262 for the year and a caseload of roughly 110 to 115 families.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County Social Services Board
Ralph Cauthen
Cauthen
Caulihen
Southside
Cook Quits Post As HSA Director
Mike Cook resigned Wednesday as acting director of the Piedmont Triad Health Systems Agency during a board meeting. He will form a private partnership in Atlanta providing training for health service officials. The board elected Dr Julian Keith as chairman and Bert Hall as vice chairman. Elizabeth Preston became secretary and James Hunt treasurer. A VA representative was added to satisfy legal requirements, though voting status remains unresolved. Several High Point advocates sought a fourth representative as eight Guilford County members exist with none from High Point. No action taken.
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Greensboro
Mike Cook
Piedmont Triad Health Systems Agency
HSA
Cook
Atlanta
Julian Keith
Bert Hall
Keith
Forsyth County
Hall
Guilford County Commission
Elizabeth Preston
Yadkin Coun
Ty Commission
James Hunt
Veteran's Administration
Frso
High Point
Guilford County
Ae Cook
Potholes on Forrest Street draw driver ire and warnings
Residents report four potholes on Forrest Street between Lexington and East Farriss Avenues with no barricades all week. Motorists urge a warning rather than repeated damage to vehicles or alignment shops.
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Forrest Street
Lexington
East Farriss Avenues
Illegal Tape Ring Smashed In Raid
Greensboro and High Point police, with state and federal agents, busted an eight track tape bootlegging ring. More than 12 people were detained after raids at warehouses, with thousands of flashed tapes, cartridges and raw materials seized. Three men are alleged principal backers. charges may include federal copyright violations and tax evasion.
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Greensboro
High Point
Phol Colvard
Probaly
Durham
State Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Recording Industry of America
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