Voters flock to decide municipal ABC stores fate in Chair City
In Thomasville Chair City ABC turnout runs heavy as polls open. Wheeler Baily at Colonial Drive School precinct notes about 100 voters with 700 registered. City Hall and Main Street precincts report strong early turnout. Activist groups Citizens for Christian Action and Citizens for Legal Control mobilize volunteers and transportation centers.
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Thomasville
ABC
Wheeler Baily
Colonial Drive
Bally
City Hall
Main Street
John Rusty
Citizens For Christian Action
ABC Stores
Citizens For Legal Control
Union's Testimony Concludes in NLRB Case at High Point
The final witness for High Point Typographical Union No. 878 testified as the NLRB case against The High Point Enterprise resumed after a recess. Odell Fowler and Olin Lord described returning to work in 1969 after the strike and facing harassing assignments and allegedly tampered machinery. Lord claimed machinery was poorly maintained and overextended, with foremen assigning tasks beyond a machinist's scope.
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Winston-Salem
High Point Typographical Union No
National Labor Relations Board
High Point Enterprise
Abraham Muller
NLRB
Odell Fowler
Olin Lord
Lord
Maller
Area Buyers F Furniture Market Activity Muted in High Point
In High Point the summer furniture market shows very low activity with buyers present in showrooms. Registration at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building runs slightly ahead of last July, drawing attendees from 20 states and two foreign countries Colombia and Mexico. Buyers seek upholstered furniture lamps and accessories as the market pattern remains typical for summer. The Virginia Carolina Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. hosts a buyer social at the Top of the Mart from 6 to 8 p m tonight. The market ends Thursday.
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High Point
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Hawaii
New Jersey
California
Connecticut
Utah
New York
Colombia
Mexico
Virginia-Carolinas Home Furnishings Representatives Assn
Duke Bid To Keep Industrial Customers Meets Uncertain Fate
Duke Power Co seeks to retain about 250 industrial customers in High Point under a proposed agreement to continue service while excluding annexed areas. City council's response remains cautious as former policy aims to have the city take over all electric customers, with no clear consensus on approval.
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Duke Power Co
High Point
Duke
Douglas W. Booth
Booth
Robert Davis
Crown Hosiery Mill
City Council Deliberates 1971 72 Budget All Day
City council convened to study the 1971 72 budget, planning to work through it page by page. The $21 million total includes over $1.5 million to be returned from federal projects and outlines a 7 percent rate increase for Duke Power like services. Mayor Bencini signals proposed changes to the Dumpster assessment. adoption likely to follow the manager’s proposal.
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High Point
Arthur Kirkman
Dempster
Duke Power Co
Bill Bencini
Thomasville Sees Principal Move Amid Coaching Shuffles
Marvin G. Miles, Thomasville Senior High principal, is expected to leave for Montgomery County Technical Institute at Troy to become president. If true, George Cushwa may become principal, with Larry Younts lined up as head football coach. A Wednesday night school board meeting was slated to decide. Miles has led since 1965, guiding integration and expansion. Cushwa, longtime coach from Roxboro, boasts a 78 40 4 record in 12 seasons and a 1964 state title.
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Thomasville
Marvin G. Miles
Thomasville Senior High School
Montgomery County Technical Institute
Troy
Miles
George Cushwa
Cushwa
Atlantic Beach
Derwood Honeycutt
Cushna
Roxboro
Western North Carolina High School Activities Association
Younts
High Point
Guilford College
Guilford
Stock Show and Sale Plans Highlight Stars at City Garage
Leaders of Kiwanis Rotary and Jaycees review star entries for the Stock Show and Sale to be held at City Garage. Judging begins at 1 p.m. with the auction at 7 30 p.m. Young steers raisers dine at City Lake barbecue before the sale.
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George Grant
Bob Davis
Bill Pappas
Jaycee
Bob Lee
City Lake
Bike Collision Injures Youth and Adults in Local Streets
A nine year old riding a bicycle was slightly injured Monday at Lake crest Drive and Flanders Place when she entered the path of a car driven by Richard Dehm. In a separate incident on Ido Street Gary Metcalf was hurt when a turn pulled into his path as Georgia White failed to see. A third crash on Main Street involved John Reid whose vehicle failed to slow, with damages listed at 150 dollars.
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Lakecrest Drive
Flanders Place
Susan Ellin Jagt
Richard Vincent Dehm
Ido Street
Gary Luther Metcalf
Long Street
Georgia Ann White
Avondale
Metcalf
John Henry Reid
Walnut Cove
Main Street
Proposed Bald Head Legislation Faces Constitutional Questions
Raleigh AP reports a bill barring state condemnation of Bald Head Island prompts constitutional concerns. Attorney General Morgan warns it could grant a private special privilege and block public use, while supporters say it would protect owners from forced sale. Governor Scott opposes the measure, favoring preservation.
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Raleigh
Bald Head Island
Atty
Robert Morgan
Bob Scott
House Calendar Committee
Morgan
Bunn Frink
D-Brunswick
Frink
Carolina Cape Fear Corp
Cape Fear River
Chapel Hill
Bald Head
McCormick
Scott
Two Receive Active Terms In Local Court
Judge found no probable cause on felonious larceny against John Coggins of Thomasville and George Hoyle Wray of High Point tied to $453 in suits stolen from Sears Roebuck on July 1. Other sentences included Ronald Dale Prince and Merlin Staples each serving 90 days.
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John Coggins
Thomasville
George Hoyle Wray
High Point
Sears and Roebuck
Ronald Dale Prince
S. Elm Street
Merlin Staples
Taylor Street
Staples
Prince
Oswald Kafer Peele
Rt. 2
Ronald Junior Hill
Garrison Street
Vee Gren
Bra Richardson
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Art Richardson
Chair City
Union
Larry Younts
Marvin Miles McTi
Roberts Jernigan
D-Hertford
Carolina Cape Fear
James Wallace
North Carolina Conservation Council
Wallace
General Assembly
J. Frank McCormick
University of North Carolina
C. T. West
Research Triangle Institute
West
Norwood Bryan
Cumberland
Bryan
Hector MccGeachy
Carolina Conservation Council
James C. Parnell
University of North Carolina At Wilmington
David Adams
White House Council On Marine Sciences
Adams
Jerome Suggs
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