Guilford County Unemployment Drops In April
Guilford County shows lower unemployment at 4.6 percent in April down from 5.3 a year ago as active workers rise and the civilian labor force grows. Rand olk and Davidson counties also improve while Stokes remains highest at eight percent. statewide SMSA includes Forsyth and Yadkin.
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Sta ~ My
Davidson County
Guilford County
Stokes County
Guilford
Randolph
Davidson
Stokes
SMSA
Forsyth
Yadkin
High Point
Greensboro
Manpower Planning Council
Cromartie Named New Commissioner
W K Cromartie of Asheboro, a 40 year education veteran, is Randolph County Democratic Council’s pick to replace W D Bowman on the county board. He ran in last November's general election, finishing 400 votes behind Richard Pugh, with about 13 000 votes. Matilda Phillips and Floyd Langley were other Democratic and Republican contenders respectively. Cromartie, a Davidson College and UNC Chapel Hill educated administrator, previously served as principal of Randleman School in 1955 and was later appointed in 1962.
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Asheboro
W. K. Cromartie
Randolph County Democratic Council
W. D. Bowman
Worthville
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Cromartie
Richard Pugh
Pugh
Matilda Phillips
Liberty
Floyd Langley
Staley
Davidson College
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Randleman School
High Point Man Selected For School Post
Harriss Covington elected to the North Carolina School of the Arts Board of Trustees at a Chapel Hill meeting of UNC's Board of Governors. Covington, secretary treasurer of Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills, Princeton graduate active in High Point institutions and community groups.
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Harriss Covington
North Carolina School of the Arts
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Covington
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills
Princeton
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point College
The
Boy Scouts
United Appeal
School of the Arts
Missionaries Return Home After Arrest
ARCHDALE RICK AND GAYE RADFORD are back home with family in Randolph and Alamance counties after months apart during an arrest ordeal in Zaire. Reunited at Greensboro Regional Airport, they share that prayer services were held and rebels treated them with kindness while Kapanga fell to rebel forces on March 8 and later areas were liberated.
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Archdale
Rick
Gaye Radford
Randolph
Alamance
Greensboro
Kapanga
Zaire
Barney Pierce
Rt.2
Trinity
Deaths and Funerals June Ingram and Govan Tate Sr
Two long obituary notices report the deaths of June Ingram 59 of 1301 E Green Drive and Govan Tate Sr. 78 of 3900 G Overland Heights Greens boro. Details include birthplaces dates and survivors. Services are announced for Savannah A M E Zion Church Wadesboro and St Stephen A M E Zion Greens boro with arrangements at Moore Funeral Home.
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June Ingram
E. Green Drive
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Ingram
Lilesville
Famnon Ingram
High Point
Piedmont Chemical Industries
Lula Wall Ingram
Frank Ingram
New Jersey
Vernon
Jimmy Ingram
Addie Douglas
Daisy Ruth Ingram
Wade Ingram
Durham
al Ingram
Polkton
Fambo Ingram
Helen Ingram
Annie Mae Wall
Tillie Wall
Savannah A.M.E. Zion
Wadesboro
Frank Gibson
Govan Tate
Overland Heights
Greensboro
Belmont
Nathaniel
Carmilla Tate
Roamie Alford Tate
Anaheim St
James Bo Tate
Brockett St
Govan Tate Jr
Brooklyn
N.Y
Ann Rasberry
Mary Leach
Norma J. Clemons
Graves St
Natural Leach
Oberlin Drive
Rader Mock
Pershing St
Howard Tate
Washington, D.C
St. Stephen A.M.E. Zion
G. Ray Coleman
Greenhill Cemetery
Moore Funeral Home
Burford Clemons
Wreck Ends In Citation For Driver
An accident on E Fairfield Road at Bellemeade Street led to a citation for David Edwin Perry 23 of Route 2 Trinity after failing to yield to Howard Ebdon Lowe 55 of Westminster Drive. A second crash at Meredith Drive and E Green Drive involved Roger Clinton 22 Windley Street and Johnny Franklin Archie 21 Drew Avenue with bumper contact as one car turned.
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E. Fairfield Road
Bellemeade Street
David Edwin Perry
Route 2
Trinity
Howard Ebdon Lowe
Westminster Drive
Meredith Drive
E. Green Drive
Roger Clinton
Windley Street
Johnny Franklin Archie
Drew Avenue
PTSA Builds Obstacle Course at Randleman Elementary
Randleman Elementary students now enjoy a new obstacle course on the playground built by the PTSA over two weekends. Parents designed and constructed each obstacle from blueprints, with Duke Power donating poles and transport. Total cost ran about $300.
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Randleman Randleman
Leonard McDaniel
Duke Power Company
Robert D. Upchurch
Fred Albright
Trinity Elementary School
Self-Government Proposal Promises Teacher Gains
Bridgers presented a flexible self governing plan to the school board. Chairman Welborn said the proposal could give teachers more than they asked for without harming administration, the superintendent, or principals. Bridgers noted the system’s adaptability to any problem.
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Bridgers
Welborn
Sheriff's Dept Investigates Break-Ins At Local Offices
The Guilford County Sheriff's Dept investigated a break-in and larceny at 9012 S. Main St where five clocks and a calculator valued at 512 dollars were taken from an office and storage building. Ed Handford reported a cedar chest and coins worth 68 dollars stolen. A separate shoplifting incident at Bi-rite Grocery involved candy later recovered. Alfred Arthur Oliver II, 18, of Greensboro was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
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Guilford County Sheriff's Dept
S. Main St
N.R. Andrews
Beverly Hills Drive
S. Main Street
Ed Handford
Potter Drive
Jamestown
Bi-rite
Main Street
Sheriff's Dept
Alfred Arthur Oliver II
Forsyth Drive
Greensboro
Cooking and Craft Classes Planned for Youth
Randolph County Extension Service offers a two day program June 16 and 17 at Trindale School and the Randolph County Building. Priscilla Brant will teach needlepoint for 10 participants aged 9 to 19, while Dick Peterson guides outdoor cookery and camping skills.
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Asheboro
Archdale
Trinity
Trindale School
Randolph County
Balfour Drive
Randolph County Agricultural Extension Service
Priscilla Brant
Mt. Vernon
TV Airs CBS Reports On CIA Cuban Exile Involvement
The Moyers CBS Reports special examines the CIA trained Cuban exile force from Bay of Pigs to Watergate and airline sabotage. Castro says he knows of 24 CIA plots against his life and warns against provoking the U S. The program features interviews with exiles CIA agents and Roberto Carballo.
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CIA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Washington
Havana
Bill Moyers
CBS
Moyers
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Democratic Party
Watergate
George Crile II
Castro
John F. Kennedy
U.S.A
United States
Crile
Roberto Carballo
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Enterprise
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Distelhorst
John Lawrence
Rotary Club
Randleman Rotary Club
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N. C. Superintendents Association
N. C. Principals Association
Bowman
PTSA
Andrews High School
A. Laurin Welborn
High Point Board of Educa
Tion
Betty Marie Welch
Andrews Gymnasium
Cris
Dick Peterson
Drue Trotter
Doris Latham
Gray's Chapel Extension
Kenan Caudle
Carrousel Roller Rink
Martha Judge
Sears Electric CO
Narsh Kitchens, Inc
Jerry Buck
Veterans Organization
Carballo
WUNC
WITG
WGHP
WSOC
Charlotte
Wxi
Winston-Salem
WRET
Mon Bee
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