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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1971
Page
2
Redevelopment officials revisit plans to honor Mrs. McRae by allowing her to reside in a home built for her remaining years. The project aims to respect her wish to spend life there with staff photos noting the proposal.
Employment Security Commission figures indicate May placements in High Point were 185, down from 264 in May 1970, a 24.8 percent drop. Unemployment claims fell, with 443 initial claims and 2,407 weeks claimed, while production outlook suggests a rebound in the second half of the year.
Archdale City Council will review the 1971 72 budget with no expected tax rise and continued programs such as street work garbage collection planning and zoning. The town may take over Archdale Elementary School well operations to secure water supply and test three proposed wells. In Randolph County tax rates may rise but current rate remains 1 10 per 100 while requests from welfare institute schools and ambulance service push budgets higher.
Redevelopment Commission faces only partial success in adding the human element to the Harrison Center Urban Renewal Project. Chairman Carson Stout warned that street widening may cause hardship for homeowners and that 150 feet of right of way could threaten many houses. Technical Review Committee discussions hint at limited changes, while Harrison Street widening and 130 acre area remain contentious with state plans for a four lane artery and inner loop.
Former Georgia governor and lieutenant governor Lester Maddox will be guest speaker for the High Point Industrial Management Club Tuesday. The group will install new officers including Bob Lyndon as president and Quinton Anderson as first vice president.
The Eastern Music Festival launches its summer series in Greensboro with 30 concerts at Dana Auditorium Guilford College. Noted artists include Veronica Tyler Anthony di Bonaventura Veronica Jochum von Moltke Jaime Laredo and Nikola Debelic. Guest conductor and artist in residence Karel Husa will lead and participate.
In high keyed opinion, residents debate moving and preserving relics from the past. The letter writer mocks street cars schoolhouses and the Old Plank Road while defending old buildings and City Hall as memorials, noting reactions from neighbors and a carpenter mishap at Haley House.
A 1970 local court review shows 396 arrests for driving under the influence near High Point with 209 guilty verdicts. Fines and suspended sentences dominated, but 28 received active jail time. Sentences ranged from short terms to longer terms. many pleas centered on reckless driving and related offenses.
Angelina Benigni inherited 250000 dollars and valuables from banker father but lived as a wanderer. Neighbors complained of revolting smells in 1965 as police cleared her trash filled apartment. Last week she was found dead after ten days with her starving dog, no heirs or friends.
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