Frank Giles Leads High Point School System Budget Shift
Frank D. Giles, controller for the High Point school system since February, oversees a $14-$15 million budget under a new state act requiring preauditing of expenditures. He explains funds come from 65% state, 20% local, 15% federal, with federal money earmarked for specific programs. The district will use the county computer system to streamline accounting, reporting, and class scheduling.
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Frank D. Giles
High Point
Giles
North Carolina
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Raleigh
University of North Carolina At
Lawmakers Seek Dealer Tax Collector To Recoup Auto Tax
A Raleigh legislative committee studies replacing or supplementing local auto tax collection. Proposals include appointing license plate dealers as tax collectors to collect taxes at renewal, with cross checks from registration data. State officials say millions are dodged annually and support for dealer collection grows among tax supervisors.
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Chambers of Commerce
North Carolina
Robert A. Jones
D-Rutherford
Cochairman
Lax Study Committee
Roaming the Piedmont and holiday chores recap
The writer reflects on a rainy Fourth of July weekend and the toil of home tasks including window washing. He notes painting by a friend Ray mond Myers, model airplane hobbies, and mourning Ab Wilson a machine shop enthusiast and Republican. The piece cites North Carolina broiler production and a pine beetle pause, plus a note on Jimmy Carter forming a women’s advisory committee.
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Haliday
Raymond Myers
Dirty Bird Sets A Dirty Example
Davidson dateline story recounts a columnist’s roommate saga in Thomasville with two messy, Oscar Madison like roommates. The narrator recalls chaotic living habits and a sudden rush to clean just before guests arrived, preserving his own reputation.
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Phil Speaks
Enterprise
Thomasville
Winston-Salem
Felix Unger
Oscar Madison
Arkansas
Felix
Oscar
Abe
An Editor's Outlook 1980 A New York City Reckoning
A satirical 1980 piece argues NYC solves its city debt and social woes by mass emigration and asset liquidation. It describes council actions, rent strikes, housing shifts, mass demolitions, and a final quit-claim by a mayoral figure to a Canarsie Indian survivor, ending in a surreal makeover of the city. Options include banks, hotels, and museums being liquidated amid a dramatic population decline.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Los Angeles Times
New York City
New York
San Juan
Winter Haven
Aspen
Big Sur
Lower Manhattan
Dallas
Midtown
Pierre
Park Lane
Plaza
The
Waldorf
Williamsburg
West Germany
Japan
Metropolitan Museum
Museum of Natural History
Con Edison
Jake Eaglefeather
Huckleberry Island
New Rochelle
Eaglefeather
Manhattan
Peter Minuit
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Lee Mortimer
Bill Noblitt
Assn
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Wesley D. Webster
Dockingham
Division of Motor Vehicles
Haymond
Raymond
James Powers
Ab Wilson
Broiler
Old North
N.C. State University
Piedmont
Senator Soaper
Jimmy Carter
Davidson
Congress
Upper Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Hudson River
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