Utility Billing Procedure Seems Headed For Change
High Point City Council weighs reverting to pre recession billing rules for water and electric bills After cutting payment time to delay shutoffs amid hardship officials consider restoring earlier due dates and requiring payment of one bill to avoid service loss Councilmen cite rising receivables from 25 million to 14 million dollars and discuss discounts for early payment or penalties for bad checks. study directed to utilities committee with a final recommendation to be presented later.
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Forrest Cates
High Point
Council
Archie Myatt
Myatt
Utilities Department
Bill Gear
Gear
Juil Council
Bucketball Fun at Cub Scout Fitness Day
Area Cub Scout packs gathered at High Point Mall for an annual fitness event featuring bucketball to develop basketball skills. A scout attempted to retrieve the ball from the scorb team but was unsuccessful as the scarf team won the event.
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High Point Mall
Scorf
HGH Point Enterprise City Area Monday Afternoon
A short notice from HGH Point Enterprise in the City Area notes a Monday afternoon event on June 14, 1976, in Section B with limited details provided.
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HGH Point Enterprise
Police Motorcycles To Be Sold At Auction
The High Point City Council approves selling five Harley Davidson motorcycles from the Police Dept and writes off unruly utility accounts from 1971 to 1973 totaling about 50 107. The dept will keep two motorcycles for funerals and similar uses. The meeting also covers taxi certificate renewals and local rezonings.
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High Point
Charlie Martin
City Cab Co
William C Howard
West Fairfield Road
Otto-Moore Furniture Designers
Eastchester Drive
The Prettiest Sound of Banjo Dreams in a Hotel Corridor
John L Hoots, 68, a Yadkin County native living in a Sheraton, reflects on a life spent chasing bluegrass. He recalls learning the banjo in the 1930s, joining the Stallings Band, winning prizes, and radio gigs, and how World War II ended the group. He journeys across the country for textile work and music, seeking that elusive “prettiest sound” while admiring Earl Scruggs as the benchmark.
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John L Hoots
Yadkin County
Sheraton
Hoots
Stallings
Durham
American Legion
WDC
Nashville
Earl Scruggs
Robbery at Movie Theater and Multiple Local Thefts Reported
High Point police investigated a Sunday robbery at gunpoint of a wallet containing 320 dollars while at the Thunderbird Drive-In Greensboro Road. The same day, a 50 portable TV was stolen from South Site Center on Taylor Avenue amid window breakage and 125 dollars in damages. Across town, numerous car and home thefts yielded cash, radios, tools, bikes, and misc. property with damages noted. suspects detained and additional incidents noted for Roses store shoplift, a vacuum hose theft, and vehicle window damage.
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Don Personette
Enterprise
High Point
Thunderbird
Greensboro Road
Larry McKenney Pyi
Ragan Avenue
South Site
Taylor Avenue
Tracey
American Ornamental. Inc
Bedford Street
Willa G. Monetz
Hilburn Drive
Jack H Maran
Finch Avenue
James FE. Staton
Wo Kivett Drive
Dennis Ted Williams
S. Main Street
Peppi
Charles David Trimnal
Circle Drive
Thomasville
Martin Twin Theatre
Westchester Drive
Sam B. Gibson
Woodbrook Drive
Rosco Jackson
Penn Place
Cathy Smith Scott
Rankin Place
Susie May Short
Cable Street
Donna Mills Sykes
Long Street
High Point Mall
John Slane
Westwood Avenue
Lenora Evans
Leonard Avenue
Iw Evans
Villa Mote
Wilson Jewelers
English Road
Archdale Oil
Whitley
Spruce Street
Marine Brown
Camden Avenue
Rose Marie Ratley
Arlington Street
Theft Report Today Shows Surge in Losses and Arrests
Daily and weekly theft figures show 24 new thefts this week with losses totaling 4152 dollars, 1182 dollars this week and 43974 dollars this month, alongside arrests. The report highlights ongoing theft activity across the period.
Active Sentences This Week, 0 This Month: 7
A compact item notes activity levels for a publication’s writing program. It lists seven sentences completed this week and none this month, tracking progress and pacing for ongoing editorial tasks. The report highlights progress and upcoming deadlines.
Higher Education Costs Rise In North Carolina
In Raleigh NC, annual college costs range from 362 to 3060 dollars depending on school. The 1975 76 Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina from the University of North Carolina lists public and private college costs excluding room and board. The study shows education costs steadily rising with few exceptions.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Turuon and
Tees
Queens College
Charlotte
Elizabeth City State University
NC School of the Arts
Winston-Salem
Elizabeth City
Fayetteville
NC A&t
Greensboro
Chapel Hill
NC State
Duke University
Durham
Salem
Davidson
Wake Forest
Guilford
Queens
St. Andrews
Warren Wilson
Catawba
St Mary's
Layman Joyce Gibson Seeks Guilford County Judge Post
Joyce Gibson a Greensboro resident and court system employee announced she is a candidate for one of Guilford County eight district judge seats. A Democrat, she argues nonattorneys can better relate to community problems, citing broad exposure to medical terminology and belief that warmth and understanding are essential legal qualifications.
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Greensboro
Joyce Gibson
Guilford County
Church Street
Gibson
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