Problems Highlight Trouble In Schools In North Carolina
Raleigh discusses three core ills in public education: inadequate teacher training and certification, tenure laws guaranteeing jobs for life, and merit pay that rewards excellence. Officials fear political retaliation from teachers unions while observers note the system’s attempts at reforms do not reach root causes.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
State House
A. Hartwell Campbell
Charlotte
William E. Poe
Marshall Rauch
Graham Bell
Gaston County
Waverly Akins
Wake County
Noblitt
Appalachian State University
Metric origins and chalk in daily life explained
Andy explains the metric system origins from French scientists and its global adoption, noting meter prefixes and measurement concepts, then describes chalk as a soft limestone used in schools and industry. The piece also mentions a globe gift and a classroom Q and A setup with ASK ANDY prompts.
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Andy
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Science
David Crowder
Charleston
W.va
Henry I
England
Montlieu County considers junior high athletics report
The school board accepted a task force report noting lack of play areas at Ferndale and Northeast as major drawbacks. It cites gymnastics and swimming as undesired due to facilities and personnel. A monitoring committee will track junior high athletic program implementation. Three Dean B. Pruette scholarships awarded to Sterenberg Bally and Blue.
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Ferndale
John Morris
Dean B. Pruette
Donna Sterenberg
Ray Bally
Lois Blue
Pruette
Lions Fund Research with $1000 Donation
High Point Lions Club members Tom Broadwater James Wall and Jimmy Adams presented a $1000 check to Marilyn Chilton of the Piedmont Chapter Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation to support research into the eye disease that gradually damages the retina.
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High Point Lions Club
Tom Broadwater
James Wall
Jimmy Adams
Marilyn Chilton
Piedmont
the Lions
Ms. Chilton
Burglar Eaters Occupied Home Police Investigate Break In
High Point police responded to a 5 a.m. call from Mr. and Mrs. Wagner Wardell after an intruder gained entry by an unlocked window via a ladder. A billfold containing $117 was reported missing. The investigation also notes other thefts including a $140 loss, a 44 magnum pistol, a $120 bicycle, a $90 silver goblet, a 1977 registration card, two hubcaps, $20, and four address numbers. Arrests listed include Bradley Dolgin and Ronnie Jones on marijuana and driving offenses respectively.
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High Point
Lewis Wagner Wardell
Barker Avenue
Roger Dale Thornton
Countryside Drive
Tommy H. Gordon
Beaucrest Drive
Melvin Tice Lohr
Forrest Street
Water supply concerns mix with aeration issues in town lakes
City officials warn polluted lake risks overflow and contamination of Deep River sources. Manager Myers notes High Point relies on Deep River for water while aeration installed last year at City Lake dam fails to prevent stratification and taste issues. next winter may see treatment additions. The cold winter reduced chemical costs by about 50 000 dollars.
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Kernersville
Myers
City
County approves 60 million budget with tax hike plan
Commissioners raise the countywide tax rate to 45 cents per 100 valuation to fund a 60 million budget for 1977 78. School districts gain modest rate increases with Guilford and Greensboro districts adjusting to meet requests. Ambulance rates rise to 40 one way 55 round trip and 40 plus a mile for out of county trips.
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Giles
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
Greensboro
McLeansville
Colfax
Pinecroft-Sedgefield
Rankin
Alamance
Deep River
Mt. Hope
Kendall Center
John Witherspoon
High Point
Davidson Board Adopts Corridor 3 Resolution
Davidson County commissioners endorsed corridor 3 for U S Highway 52 relocation with a four lane expressway linking Twin Cities to central Davidson. The plan would reduce home relocations by 22 versus 52 and support regional planning including a Healing Springs area park and a potential airport between Thomasville and Lexington. They also sold back foreclosed land for 1000 and formed a 19 member area mental health board to secure 47500 in matching funds. The board approved leasing Davidson Rescue Squad facilities starting Sept 1 and sought a Law Enforcement Aid Administration grant for a vice and narcotics unit.
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Denton
Davidson County
Winston-Salem- Lexington
Lexington
U.S. 64
Healing Springs
High Rock Lake
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Thomasville
Dept. of Transportation
Twin Cities
Area Mental Health Board
General Assembly
Lanier-Briggs
Law Enforcement Aid Administration
Car Overturns Injures Woman in One Vehicle Crash
Janice Sheldon of Lawn dale Drive was treated and released from High Point Memorial Hospital after a one car crash on S Scientific Street near Cedron Drive at 8 12 p m. The vehicle driven by Joey Lee Billings 19 of Triangle Lake Road ran off the road struck a sign and overturned. Billings faced an excessive speed charge. Randall Eugene Robbins 18 was slightly injured in a second collision on N Main Street at Farriss Avenue at 10 55 a m. Robbins was cited for a signal light violation and Kathryn Scherme Beukema of Devonshire Place was the other motorist.
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Janice Sheldon
Lawndale Drive
High Point Memorial Hospital
Ms. Sheldon
Joey Lee Billings
Triangle Lake Road
Billings
S. Scientific Street
Cedron Drive
Randall Eugene Robbins
Kathryn Scherme Beukema
Devonshire Place
N. Main Street
Farriss Avenue
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High Point Enterprise
France
United States
Commonwealth
Cheryl Thompson
Proctor, Minn
Welborn
Bridgers
West
Alsery
Montlieu
Lions
Frank Louis Walsh
E Green Drive
Astor Dowdy Towers
Keith Marsh
Pegram Road
Brentwood Ballpark
Doris Curry
Rt. 4
Sears
S. Hamilton Street
Patricia G. Murdock
W. Holly Hill Street
Bradley Elliot Dolgin
Salisbury Street
Ronnie Lee Jones
Winston-Salem
Stephen Taylor
Eastchester Drive
Davidson Board
Robbins
Bob
Magnavox
Zenith
Sylvania TV
RCA
Black & White TV
GE Black & White
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