Piedmont Natural Gas seeks rate rise in NC
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. asked the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a 4.23 percent rate increase or 2.6 million dollars annually due to declining earnings. The proposal would raise the minimum monthly residential charge from 2 to 2.50, increase small business rates about 6 percent and large commercial and industrial rates about 9 percent, with public housing customers excepted from the minimum rise. The request follows a 27 percent income drop for the year ending June 30, and earnings per share down 24.2 percent to 2.52 dollars. The company serves 14 North Carolina counties from Burlington to Charlotte and parts of South Carolina.
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Charlotte
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission
Piedmont
Burlington
Company
South Carolina
Public Service Commission
Hummingbird Found and Nursed at Local Bank
Central Savings Bank employees revived a homeless ruby throated hummingbird resting outside the bank with sugar water. The bird recovered, rode to safety on a staff member’s finger, and was later released by a customer in a garden. Bill Faver notes the species’ spring Gulf Coast migration and that only one eastern U S hummingbird frequents the region.
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Ann Sjoerdsma
Central Savings Bank
N Main Street
Bill McCarter
Valleywood Place
Jack Yard
Bill Faver
The
Environmental Education Center
Faver
Gulf
Florida
United States
Death Penalty Backed by North Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate
Alexander, a Republican hopeful, urged reinstitution of capital punishment at a High Point Kiwanis event, arguing deterrence and humane concerns against life imprisonment. He cited a Virginia Tech study, proposed reforms for the NC Highway Patrol, and pledged continuing a seven-year statewide road program while addressing school discipline and liability issues.
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Jake Alexander
North Carolina
High Point Kiwanis Club
Matt Alexander
N.C. Highway Patrol
Alexander
Gordon Tullock
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
NC Highway Patrol
NC Dept. of Transportation
Drop Tobacco Diversification Urged By Lee
Associated Press report notes Howard Lee, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, urges North Carolina to diversify beyond tobacco. He cites the need for a breadbasket economy with varied foods and supports promoting small businesses and food processing plants. Lt Gov Jim Hunt comments on moving the state primary from May to August, noting outcomes.
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The
Associated Press
Howard Lee
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Raleigh
Warrant Filed After Night Garden Shooting
William Edward Hancock, 41, was shot twice during a confrontation with Wanda Gunter in High Point. Hancock was treated and released, then arrested on public drunkenness and resisting arrest charges after reportedly advancing on the homeowner and prompting her to fire a warning shot.
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William Edward Hancock
Route 5
High Point Memorial Hospital
Wanda Gunter
Dublin Street
High Point
Hancock
Ms. Gunter
Hemed
Ms Gunter
Two Trash Fires Doused by City Fire Crews
Firemen answered five calls Friday including two small trash fires. The first at 2:45 p.m. on Main Street near I‑85 was blamed on a tossed cigarette. A second at 4:00 p.m. on S Main Street at Ward Street was extinguished. cause unknown.
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Main Street
I-85
S. Main Street
Ward Street
School Site Upheld for State Veterinary School
A federal judge in Greensboro upheld the constitutionality of the General Assembly establishing a school of veterinary medicine at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He rejected a suit seeking to move the proposed school to predominantly A and T State University in Greensboro. Judge Eugene Gordon said courts should not decide location of state funded education but ensure admission not denied due to race.
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Lewis Dowdy
A&t
Greensboro
Break-Ins and Thefts Reported to City Police
High Point police logged eleven larceny reports Friday, mostly from vehicles. Victims include Jesse Burleson Jr for a 275 stereo, Lloyd Harvell for a $200 CB radio, Helen Asbury for $200 worth of medication, Roethel Pemberton for a $129 CB radio, Robert Rule for $685 cash at the YMCA, Michael Swaim for a tape player and $85 in valuables, Vernell Braddy for a $30 bicycle, David Wilson for a $25 car battery, Bruce White for a $19 antenna, Dwight Jackson for a $10 car battery, and Natalie Green noting a break-in with no theft. Authorities also cited residential break-ins and multiple arrests for assault, robbery, larceny, credit card theft, drunken driving, and stop sign violations.
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Jesse Burleson Jr
Chestnut Drive
Burleson
Lloyd Charlie Harvell
Sinclair Avenue
Cassard Furniture
Helen Asbury
James T. Robinson
Lexington Avenue
Roethel E. Pemberton
Ellwood Drive
Schirra Place
Robert A. Rule
Pineneedles Road
YMCA
Main Street
Michael Wayne Swaim
Route 1
E. Kivett Drive
Vernell Braddy
Kingsway Drive
David E. Wilson
Kivett Drive
Bruce David White
Shadowvalley Road
Dwight Jackson
Penn Place
Ruby Bennett
Brockett Avenue
Natalie Green
Sunset Drive
Bracey Harold Welch
Wilkes Street
Robert Malcomb Godwin
Suffolk Drive
James
Albert Bellow
Anaheim Street
Walter Lilly
E. Green Drive
Harold Hamilton
Tipton Street
Michael Steven Kime
Daniel Robert Reece
Fairfield Road
North Carolina targets record year in investments
Gov. Jim Holshouser predicted North Carolina would top 872 million dollars in 1974 investments, noting 453.7 million in six months and major projects by Miller Brewing in Eden and Clark Equipment in Statesville. Lt. Gov. Hunt criticized development efforts while Business Week ranked NC highly for site suitability and financial stability. The governor highlighted rising average salaries from new investments.
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Asheville
Jim Holshouser
North Carolina
Holfhouser
Natural and Economic Resources Board
Miller Brewing Co
Eden
Clark Equipment Co
Statesville
Durham
Jim Hunt
Holshouser
Business Week
Warning Sign At Bridge Raises Debate On Purpose
A sign near the bridge, allegedly a prank, questions whether boats should heed it if ever passing. The text suggests the sign may be a confusion-causing mise en place rather than official instruction.
Druggist Lawsuit Dismissed in Leatrice Case
Walnut Cove pharmacist Steven V. Harrison had sued federal and state officials over a July 7 search for an anticancer drug he marketed as Leatrice. U.S. District Judge Eugene Gordon dismissed the $1 million suit for improper procedure but with no prejudice, allowing refiling. Harrison is serving a 24 month sentence after conviction on gun charges.
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Greensboro
Walnut Cove
U.S. District Court
Eugene Gordon
Steven V. Harrison
Harrison
Gordon
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