Wait Until Dark Impresses UNCG Repertory Theatre
The UNCG Repertory Theatre summer opener Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark impressed Triad audiences as Barbara Blackledge as Susy Hendrix Ed Simpson as Harry Roat and Janene Swift as Gloria delivered standout performances. Blackledge convincingly portrayed the blind heroine while Simpson portrayed the calculating stalker in the play’s tense finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncg Repertory Theatre
Triad
Frederick Knott
MNCG
Barbara Blackledge
Susy Hendrix
Ed Simpson
Harry Roat
Janene Swift
Miss Swift
Gloria
Susy
Roat
Tom McClary
Mike Talman
Joel Feldman
Sgt
Carlino
McClary
Feldman
UNCG
Bob Longino
Five-Vehicle Crash Sends High Point Man to ICU
James Rayford Hutchens, 49, of Route 3, is in fair condition at High Point Memorial Hospital after a Monday five-vehicle crash on W Green Drive at Trinity Avenue. Hutchens faces drunken driving charges after colliding with Homer Pope and Louetta Grimm, with a truck and a tractor-trailer also involved. Pope, also treated, was released. others reported no injuries. An earlier Saturday accident on Scientific Street involved a juvenile driver and a mailbox and street sign, with both occupants treated and released.
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High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
James Rayford Hutchens
Route 3
W. Green
Trinity Avenue
Hutchens
Homer Wayne Pope
W. Fairfield Road
Pope
W. Green Drive
Louetta Grimm
Foxwood
Chapel Hill
Jesse Bexter Tutterow
Rt. 1
Sophia
Grimm
Thomas Craven Clay
Rt. 4
Trinity
Scientific Street
Esco Place
Healing progress seen at Guilford Mental Health Center
Guilford County area deputy mental health director Frank Wilson described his three month assignment as effective solving staff unrest. He praised staff dedication and cooperation, urged tighter input on hiring and time use, and credited Woodrow McHarg for helping resolve issues. He noted no intimidation and emphasized patient care.
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Greensboro
Frank Wilson
Guilford County Area Mental Health Advisory Board
Wilson
Mental Health Dept
Board of Commissioners
Dept. of Social Services
Woodrow McHarg
High Point Unit
McHarg
Guilford County Plans Public Budget Hearing on 60 Million Proposal
Commissioners will hold a public hearing Thursday at 2 p.m. in the courthouse on the proposed 60 million dollar budget for 1977 78 The plan calls for a two cent county tax rate increase to 45 cents per 100 valuation and district tax rate hikes for all three public school systems High Point Guilford County and Greensboro seek higher rates The budget grows about 4 1 million over the current plan and includes a salary rise for commissioners a 6 5 percent raise for employees new detox program and replacement voting machines County Manager John Witherspoon notes revenue from federal sources declines and local costs rise despite projected gains in sales and property taxes.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
High Point
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Seven Students Injured In Jackson County School Bus Wreck
Seven students suffered minor injuries when a Jackson County school bus ran off a road and down an embankment. The student driver fell asleep at the wheel while transporting 20 children home from school on Monday.
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Sylva
N.C
Jackson County
Highway Patrol
Jacoby on Bridge Strategy for Tricky Heart Contracts
Oswald and James Jacoby explain a bridge play across a heart contract. They compare lines of play, noting 5-0 trump splits and the club suit being decisive. A three-trump start followed by cashing stoppers leads to a four-card ending, with precise plays depending on opponents' distributions.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
West
East
Land Use Proposals Expected in Thomasville Meeting
Final land use recommendations for Thomasville to 2000 are to be presented tonight at City Hall by PTCOG planner Roger Beardsley and city planner Jim Reese. The plan outlines residential, commercial, industrial, and park land, plus a long range thoroughfare plan with by passes and connectors toward I 85 south, slated for completion in 1981.
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Thomasville
Hunt names three to state board
Gov. Jim Hunt named Linwood P. Britton Jr. of Ahoskie Dr. Ben D. Harrington of Raleigh and Sam McLawhorn of Grifton to the State Board of Agriculture. They were appointed Monday to terms ending May 4, 1983.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
State Board of Agriculture
Linwood P. Britton Jr
Ahoskie
Ben D. Harrington
Sam McLawhorn
Grifton
City Council discusses 1977 78 pay plan for Thomasville employees
Council members and department heads met to plan the fiscal 1977 78 budget with focus on employee salaries. Police Chief Paul Shore reported starting pay in Thomasville trails High Point Winston Salem Greensboro and Lexington, proposing a raise to 665 monthly. The group eyed a $300 across the board cost of living raise, with merit pay to be added later. funds include 100000 revenue sharing and 51000 in contingency.
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Thomasville
Paul Shore
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Lexington
Shore
Dalton Myers
Kyle Williams
Tom Burwell
Clint Ingram
Recreation Department
Steve Neal
Williams
E. Main Street
Howard Matthews
Chancellor Defends Campus Fundraiser at ECU
East Carolina University Chancellor Leo W. Jenkins defended renting a campus auditorium for a political fund-raiser named Ethering. Sponsored by the North Carolina Congressional Club the event drew 500 attendees at five dollars each as a warm-up for Sen. Jesse Helms's 1978 re election campaign. Jenkins said political groups may rent university facilities as long as they cover expenses. He introduced Helms at the event.
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Greenville
N.C
East Carolina University
Leo W. Jenkins
North Carolina Congressional Club
Jesse A. Helms
R-N.c
Jenkins
Helms
North Carolinian Places Fifth In Voice Contest
Thomas Booth, 30, a Raleigh baritone, won fifth prize and $1,000 at the Montreal international voice competition. The jury said no finalist qualified for first prize. William Parker, 34, and Louise Wohlaska, 31, both of Manchester, New Hampshire, split second and third prize totaling $7,500.
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Montreal
Canada
Thomas Booth
Raleigh
Booth
William Parker
Louise Wohlaska
Manchester
N.H
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Drama Review
Audrey Hepburn
Board of County Commissioners
Forrest Campbell
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Jacoby
Hunt
State
North Carolinian
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