Secrecy Over High Point Budget Sparks City Hall Debate
High Point City Manager Cy Brooks restricts public access to the detailed budget appendix for the 1977 78 plan proposing a record 55 million dollar spending. Only one copy will be available at city hall, unlike prior administrations. The council begins budget study sessions Monday with a night session likely to set the next meeting date.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise
High Point
Cy Brooks
Brooks
Harold Cheek
Rocky Mount
Cheek
City Hall
Office of Budget
Charlie Martin
Martin
New Siberian Tiger Exhibit Opens at N C State Zoo
The North Carolina State Zoo near Asheboro dedicates an outdoor habitat for a one year old female Siberian tiger purchased for 6000 dollars. The funds came as green stamps donated by distributive education students statewide. The cub was raised at Zoo Director Bill Hoff’s home and fed at the kitchen table.
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N.C. State Zoo
Asheboro
Zoo
Bill Hoff
Sonr
High Point City Travel Budget Rises Sharply for 1977 78
City departments push travel funds higher for next year with Council budgets climbing from 2640 to 9000 and city manager from 1935 to 4000. Civil preparedness rises to 1034 as overall travel costs jump about 11 000 dollars to 39029. The council faces overspending this year after sending mayor and five members to the National League of Cities meeting in Denver.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise
High Point
Ande
National League of Cities Conference
Denver
Colo
Cy Brooks
San Francisco
Charlie Martin
High Point Board Debates Name for Administration Building
The High Point Board of Education votes to name the Administration Building after Dr. Dean B. Pruette, who led the system as superintendent for 23 years, but fails to settle the exact title. A two member committee will decide, while others note possible travel budget adjustments tied to council policy.
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High Point Board of Education
Dean B. Pruette
John Bridgers
Pruette
Dean B. Pruette Educational Service Center
Laurin Welborn
Dot Kearns
Bare bones budget eyed for High Point schools
High Point superintendent Dr Edwin West described the 1977 78 spending plan as bare bones and realistic with 75.8 percent of the 5.2 million dollar budget going to instruction and most increases aimed at salaries The proposal would raise the tax rate by 2.5 cents per 100 dollars to cover the full amount.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Edwin West
High Point
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
West
Evan Dean
Guilford County
Woodrow Sugg
GTI
Boat Accident Leaves Victim Hospitalized at Oak Hollow Marina
Archdale man Walter Higgins aged 37 remains in stable condition in the ICU at High Point Memorial Hospital after his boat struck a concrete pipeline support near the Centennial Street bridge at Oak Hollow Marina. Higgins suffered a broken shoulder two broken ribs and possible internal injuries in the incident. Marina manager Gary Pressley notes Higgins was the first seriously injured at the marina since its 1972 opening. passenger John Anderson is unnamed with no listed age or address.
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Archdale
High Point Memorial Hospital
Oak Hollow Marina
Centennial Street
Walter Higgins
S. Main Street
Gary Pressley
Pressley
Higgins
John Anderson
Bar Supports Williams As District Court Judge
Guilford County lawyers endorsed Greensboro Assistant District Attorney Joseph Williams to replace retiring District Court Judge Byron Haworth. The 18th Judicial District Bar Assn voted to recommend Williams, signaling likely gubernatorial appointment by Gov. Jim Hunt, per opposing attorney Robert Bencini.
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Bar
Williams
Greensboro
Joseph Williams
Guilford County
Byron Haworth
Jim Hunt
High Point
Robert Bencini
Hunt
Bencini
18Th Judicial District
Bar Assn
Haworth
High Point Bar Assn
Dissatisfaction Grows Among High Point Teachers in Survey
A North Carolina Educators survey of 489 High Point city teachers returned 401 responses showing broad discontent with school policy and the administration. The four point plan approved by 372 teachers calls for evaluating principals and the superintendent, reviewing federal programs, considering alternatives to MBO, and delaying board meetings to 3 30 PM.
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North Carolina Assn
High Point City
Edwin West
Board of Education
NCAA
West
Central Office
MBO
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High Point Enterprise
Lik
General Assembly
Guilford County Board of Education
Guilford Technical Institute
Nancy Jo Smith
Sugg
Oak Hollow Lake
Cris Petree
Lee Mortimer
Enterprise Sunday
Gayle Brookbank
NCAE
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