Guilford Receives Seventh House Seat in reapportionment
Wake County gains two House seats while Mecklenburg Guilford and Cumberland receive one each under a Senate reapportionment bill reflecting the 1970 census. Wake goes four to six seats. Mecklenburg seven to eight. Guilford six to seven. Cumberland four to five. No redistricting action taken yet. The House also advances a beach erosion control bill and other measures.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Mecklenburg, Guilford
Cumberland
North Carolina
Senate
Mecklenburg
Guilford
House
Bob Scott
Lamar Gudger
D Buncombe
Ralph Scott
Alamance
Gudger
Ed McKnight
Forsyth
High Point Housing Authority seeks 685 more units
The Public Housing Council is to approve a cooperative agreement with the Housing Authority of High Point to administer 685 additional units including 150 lease units 235 Turnkey III homes 150 elderly rentals and 150 non elderly rentals. State and federal action is uncertain with a July 1 budget year start and marketing surveys pending.
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City Council
Housing Authority of
High Point
Don Hubbard
Housing Authority
U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Hubbard
Congress
Juanita Hills
Elm Street
Astor Dowdy Towers
City Council Sets July 1 Nominations for School Board Vacancy
The new City Council will accept nominations to fill the High Point School Board vacancy in July. The appointee will replace Dr. Tom Wood whose interim term ends. Wood cannot be reappointed under revised rules. Ward limits and four year terms shape current eligibility, with outsider nominations welcomed but not guaranteed. Councilman Pearce's motion to appoint by July 1 passes unanimously.
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High Point
Tom Wood
a _ school board
Bill Bencini
Jim Pearce
Thomasville Sets July 13 Referendum on ABC Proposal
City Council members debated the ABC vote after Jaycees filed a petition. The July 13 election date was set by motion with councilors split on outcomes while clergy and residents framed the moral, legal, and fiscal implications of liquor sales.
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Thomasville
ABC
General Assembly
Thomasville Jaycees
Carl Wilson
John Rusty
Rusty
J. B. Stutts
Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church
Jaycee
C. Richard Lloyd
Council
Association
Wilson
Brad Hunsucker
George Poole
Poole
Memorial Day Week Theft Wave Hits High Point
High Point police logged six theft reports during the Memorial Day weekend including autos broken into on Amos Street and Montheu Avenue. Stolen items ranged from a car tape player spare tire table radio 15 tapes and tools to wallets a billfold and jewelry.
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High Point
Leroy Downs
Amos Street
Edith Kelly
Greer St
Gladys Clement
Dallas Street
Montheu Avenue
Guy Wall
Lake Street
Food Costs Discussed By Graham
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham told about 75 Rotarians and guests at the Ro tary spring picnic at E P Clodfelter farm that America has no true surplus of food. He warned that if production halted, basic commodities would be used up in 30 days. He also noted people spend a smaller share of income on food today than in most countries.
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Randleman
Rotarians
North Carolina
21 604 Eligible For Bond Vote In Guilford County
Greensboro and High Point residents are among 99 877 registered voters set for a June 8 bond election. The Guilford County Board of Elections reports 80 voting precincts including 21 in High Point and 33 in Greensboro, with 53 648 Greensboro voters and 24 625 countywide outside the cities. The High Point electorate includes 14 650 Democrats 5 980 Republicans 911 independents and 153 American Party members. 10 083 men and 11 521 women. White voters total 18 591 and nonwhite 3 013.
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Guilford
Board of Elections
American Party
Council weighs night service cuts for Consolidated Bus Lines
City councilmen hear Consolidated Bus Lines president Lind Moore explain a 29 000 eight month revenue drop due to school bus transfers and rider losses. They consider a 7 15 p m night cut and hear possible state aid bills while debating a related wage amendment for city workers recovering from injuries.
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Consolidated Bus Lines
Consolidated
Lindsay Moore
Moore
United States
N.C. Bus Assn., Inc
Shaw Cooke
Cook
Samuels Cited By Burlington Retirement Honored
Thurman W. Samuels of the High Point Fabrics division of Burlington Industries received a retirement certificate for 35 years of service and a diamond pin in a company ceremony marking his long career.
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Thurman W. Samuels
High Point Fabrics
Burlington Industries
Burlington Madison Yarn Co formed from Burlington divisions
Burlington Industries merges its Burlington Yarn Division in High Point with the Madison Throwing Division to form Burlington Madison Yarn Co with a new Madison headquarters. About 60 employees affected. some transfer to Madison, others to nearby Burlington operations. Key executives reassigned to leadership roles across manufacturing, marketing, and administration.
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Burlington Industries, Inc
Burlington
High Point
Madison
Burlington Madison Yarn Co
Hillcrest
Lincoln Drive
Lewis W. Thompson
Burlington Yarn
Burlington Yarn Manufacturing
Bruce D. Hodges Jr
John H. Callen Jr
W. Baine Martin Jr
E. A. Hamrick Jr
Madison Throwing
Burlington Yarn Group
Oxford
St. Pauls
Gastonia
Cherryville
N.C
Mountain City
Burke McConnell
Hamrick
Ted BE. Lide Jr
Victor N.magne
Albert S.lig
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N. C. Medical Care Commission
Sam Johnson
D-Wake
High Point Enterprise
Carl Chavis
YMCA
Carl Chavis Y's
Carl Chavis Ymca
Charles Johnson
Wilkes Ymca
David Armstrong
Carl Chavis Y’s
Jessie Burton
Y’s Men
Ed Wheeless
High Point Ymca
International Assn
W. T. Hatch
Fred Dison Jr
J. W. Ballenger
Jim Stratford
Wood
J. C. McAllister
PTA
Arthur Kirkman
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Harold Johnson
David Ogren
Esther Williams
Phil Shore
Charles Russell
Bill Beck
Thomas A. Carson
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
W. E. Banks
S. Hamilton
Mike Frazier
Amos Hosiery
Sharon Saunders
Roy Avenue
Samuels
Burlington-Madison
Thompson Hodges
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