Wright David Wright Dies at 76 in High Point Hospital
David Banks Wright 76 of 3425 Corvair Dr died at 2 40 AM in High Point Memorial Hospital after eight hours as patient. He born Dec 10 1897 in Davidson County, barber since 1924 and owner of Wrights Barber Shop since 1927. Survived by wife Ruth and family. Funeral Thursday 2 PM at Sechrest Chapel, burial Guilford Memorial Park.
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David Banks
Dave) Wright
Corvair
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Wright
Davidson County
Joseph M
Ludema Barton Wright
High Point
Ruth Marshall
Wright's
Master Barbers Assn
Army Medical Corp
American Legion
I. T. Mann
Trophy Council
First Baptist Church
Ruth M. Wright
George W
Reba) Cross
Langdale Court
Kenneth David Wright
Rt. 2
Statesville
Merida Glascoe
Gantt Apts
George T. Wright Sr
Sechrest Chapel
Alfred L. Miller
Guilford Memorial Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Carlos D, Duncan
Carlos Olen Duncan
Liberty
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Draper
Edward Clark
Maggie New Duncan
Mable Lucille Hornaday
Beamon Corp
Dennis Lee
David Olen Duncan
Rt. 3
Carlos Edward Duncan
Everett Christopher Duncan
Palatka
Fla
Frances Christine Binaduia
Yadkinville
Olen
Faye
Welch Dr
Prospect St
Edward A. Duncan
Branch St
Harold C. Davis
Jackie Ray
Worth Pugh
Floral Garden Park
Jackson Seeks Detente and Peace in Speech at Guilford
In a news conference at the Rodeway Inn near Guilford College, Jackson urged hard bargaining with Russia for liberalization and world peace while opposing subsidizing Moscow's military industrial complex. He called for an economic czar to curb inflation but did not address Cyprus or that proposal. He closed by saying his aim is to make America good again and unite the country.
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Jackson
Russia
Free World
Rodeway Inn
Guilford College
Middle East
Turkey
Cyprus
America
Crime Larcenies Rise In Six Month Span
Crime statistics show larcenies climbing from 741 to 1,117 in six months. Pritchett notes bicycle thefts and shoplifting drive many under and above fifty dollars, while auto larcenies fell from 82 to 72.
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Pritchett
Traffic plan debate delays interstate expansion near Greensboro
Discussion centered on adding two lanes to temporary I-85 to reach ten lanes, with concerns about funding if the route shifts farther south. Residents of Fair Grove fear neighborhood disruption and pollution, while city planner Paul Key supports growth and near-town access. Elliott argues southern placement would reduce traffic service and hinder commercial activity but agrees utilities across the new interstate will be hard to extend. The planning board aims to reflect residents' wishes as it defers further sign ordinance discussion. a Kennelwood subdivision proposal for 6.46 acres on Salem Street near Lodge Drive gains preliminary approval.
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Greensboro
Elliot
Congress
Thomasville
Fair Grove
Paul Key
Key
Elliott
Highway Department
Transportation Board
David Williams
Kennelwood Subdivision
Salem Street
Lodge Drive
Local Alarms Prove Minor
Three alarms were answered by the fire department on Monday afternoon and early today with no damages reported. A 4 49 p m call involved a small fire at a loading dock in the Big Bear warehouse on Courtesy Road. At 11 39 p m an odor of smoke was investigated at Woodmark Originals on Jarrell Street. At 12 30 a m a fire on a kitchen stove at 515 Woodrow Ave was out after equipment arrived.
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Big Bear Warehouse
Courtesy Road
Woodmark Originals
Jarrell Street
Woodrow Ave
RJR Revenues Jump 35 Percent in Q2
Winston-Salem AP report: RJR Industries posts 35 percent earnings rise from last year April to June. Net income reaches 91.6 million dollars, or 2.09 dollars per share, in the latest quarter.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Industries
Cemetery costs unchanged by water line plan at hearing
At a Guilford County Commission hearing on extending water along U S 29A from Greensboro, Guilford Memorial Park rep Farl Phillips Jr argued cemetery values would not rise with the new system. Commissioners debated relief but could not void charges, voting to approve the assessment for the line already in place.
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Jim Hawkins
Greenslord
Farl Phillips Jr
Guilford Memorial Park
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
U.S. 29A
Greensboro
Phillips
Dale Montgomery
High Point
County board backs water and sewer plans and zoning tweaks
The Board of Commissioners approved four water or sewer projects including cemetery and Guilford Technical Institute lines and denied Embassy Club rezoning for nonconforming property. They discussed exemptions for water service, potential rebuilding rules after fire, and private indoor clubs in residential zones. A delay on larger rural lots proposal persists until all five members attend.
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Guilford Technical Institute
Percy Sears
Embassy Club
Sedgefield Country Club
Ross Strange
Planning Dept
John Manning
Sedgefield
Charles Price
Commission
Robert Shaw
County to Expand Food Plan Eligibility and Staff
County officials report eligible recipients for the free food plan will grow as lines for registration shrink. By next week all eligibility workers will handle food stamp applications. Commissioners reappointed Ann Bennett to the Social Services Board and approved re-bidding for new courthouse windows. They accepted S. T. Wyrick Co. bid of $13,138 for Health Dept area furniture based on best delivery date.
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Shaw
Ann Bennett
Social Services Board
John Witherspoon
S. T. Wyrick Co
Health Dept
Guilford County
Neal Attacks Nixon At Fifth District Convention
Stephen L. Neal, Democrat candidate for Congress in the Fifth District, condemned the Nixon administration as poisonous and a threat to the American dream at a state convention in Ashe County Courthouse. He accused opponent Wilmer Mizell of backing the President and attacked policy favoring the wealthy while calling Watergate a symptom of deeper issues.
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Stephen L. Neal
Congress
Wilmer Mizell
Nixon
Forsyth
Davidson
Ashe County
Kansas City
Neal
Mizell
Fifth
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