City Council and Model Cities iron out first year action plan
City Council and Model Cities unit reach agreement on most revisions to the first year action plan with minor changes. The council deleted the Youth Unlimited job program and a $15,000 beautification project, but approved an $116,000 rodent control option and an $80,000 joint cultural program with A and T University and the High Point Arts Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Model Cities
Ray Hubbard
High Point Arts Council
Speech and Drama Dept
A & T University
Greensboro
Howard Fuller
High Point
Tillman
Youth Unlimited Inc
City Council Warns of Traffic Troubles from School Assignments
City officials plan immediate study of traffic problems as a major school pupil reassignment switches next fall. Councilman John Thomas warned a surge in private auto traffic at Griffin Junior High and several other schools as bus services may not cover needs. The plan aims to ease congestion amid a court-ordered racial balance reshuffle.
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Fred Yoder
John Thomas
Thomas
High Point
Griffin Junior High
County Shuffles Assessment Rules for Rural Water Lines
Greensboro area measure lets property owners along extended water or sewer routes have up to ten years to pay assessments, replacing a five year limit. The plan requires city council approval and faces criticism from Commissioner Bodenheimer who questions tax fairness for residents and argues for greater cooperation with cities. The measure passed 4-1. further discussion on rates and potential county involvement in utilities noted. In other action, commissioners refused to forgive penalties on back taxes for Citico Realty Company railroad property.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Board of County Commissioners
F. P. Bodenheimer Jr
Bodenheimer
Dale Montgomery
Southern Railroad
Citico Realty Company
Ralph Walker
State Board of Assessments
Cloudy Showers Likely for High Point Area
The Friendship weatherman forecast increasing clouds with showers or thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Rain chances rise from 60 percent tonight to 70 percent Wednesday, with a Thursday look for fair skies and cooler air. Highs were near 70 today with lows around 50 last night.
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High Point
Friendship Weatherman
Students Receive Morehead Grants at UNC
Three high school seniors from North Carolina, Larry Robbins, Scott Gayle, and James Gilliam, were named Morehead Scholars, joining 106 recipients. Each award totals 8400 dollars for four years at the University of North Carolina.
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High Point Central High School
Thomasville Senior High
John Motley Morehead
University of Northlina
Larry Edward Robbins
Eula A. Robbins
Council St
Scott Conrad Gayle
Robert S. Gayle
Rockford Rd
James Franklin Gilliam
Maurice E. Gilliam
Culbreth Ave
Thomasville
North Carolina
UNC
Morehead
Robbins
Civitan Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Gayle
Key Club
Man Bound Over On Murder Count
Raleigh Grant of Richardson Street was bound over to Superior Court by District Court Judge Edward Washington Friday for the murder of Grifton Morris of Carrick Street. The assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill charge against Grant was not pressed after Morris died.
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Raleigh Grant
Richardson Street
Grifton Morris
Carrick Street
Superior Court
Edward Washington
Grant
Morris
Smith Acquitted On Two Charges
Former city official L Frank Smith was cleared of assault charges after witnesses testified he could not have been at the scene. He was convicted of violating prohibition laws, receiving a two year continuance of judgment on a $35 fine plus costs.
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L. Frank Smith
William Kennedy
Rt. 1
Sophia
Sandra Slate
Pine Valley Drive
Smith
Wabc-Tv
Greensboro
Lectures On Eclipse Scheduled At High Point College
An illustrated lecture on the sun and solar eclipse for laymen and children will be given at 7 30 p m on Wednesday night in Room 106 Haworth Hall Science High Point College. Dr E Roy Epperson and Tom Conally will describe the sun earth moon relationships and view devices with focus on safe viewing for next Saturdays eclipse. The talks are open to the public with no admission charge.
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High Point College
E. Roy Epperson
Tom Conally
Haworth Hall of Science
Patton Repeats Stand On Small Student Group
High Point College president Dr. Wendell M. Patton Jr. said his remarks on student caliber were not aimed at the entire campus. He spoke to about 600 at his home but said the message targeted a small disruptive group. He described ongoing campus dialogue with about 150 students and a meeting planned for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell M. Patton Jr
High Point College
Ernment Association
SGA
Thomasville Fray Leads To Charges
Two brothers, Delton Wel come Hubbard age 21 and Danny Boyd Hubbard age 23, were charged with assault with intent to kill after a fight at a furniture frame works plant on Peace Street. A third suspect is being sought. Lloyd Manns, owner of the plant, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound and knife-inflicted lacerations but not in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lloyd Manns
Peace Street
Delton Welcome Hubbard
Hooks Trailer Park
Danny Boyd Hubbard
Flowers Trailer Park
Manns
Mobiliving Withdraws Hearing Request on Mobile Home Park
Mobiliving Corp withdraws its second request to present before the city Planning and Zoning Commission regarding a proposed mobile home park in the southeastern city area. The commission previously rejected the plan, while residents near Baker Road oppose it citing neighborhood character concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Mobiliving Corp
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Planning Department
Baker Road
Planning Commission
Commission
Harold Johnson
Soldier in Critical Condition After Ft Story Burglary Shootout
Sgt. Dale Greene, in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital ICU in critical condition from a head wound, was one of two MPs who confronted burglars early Monday at the Ft. Story base service station near Virginia Beach. Pfc. Donald Cieniawski is listed in fair condition after minor injuries. two burglars fled as exits were sealed. Greene, a 1967 High Point Central graduate and former PPG employee, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Greene
Portsmouth
Naval Hospital
Ft. Story
Virginia Beach
Greene
Herbert J. Greene
Ragan St
Green
Pfc
Donald Cieniawski
Posen
Cieniawski
Total Eclipse Set To Grasp East Coast Saturday
A total solar eclipse will be visible along the eastern seaboard this Saturday March 7 with peak durations from Perry Florida to Nantucket Massachusetts. USC astronomers under a 3500 NSF grant will observe from Givhan Ferry State Park Summerville plus university teams study time of totality and effects on magnetic fields and light polarization.
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Columbia
Henry Norris Russell
U. S
Perry
Fla
Savannah
Charleston
S. C
Norfolk
John L. Safko
Melton
Physics Department
Earth
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Council
Paul Clapp
Model Cities Commission
Percy Sears
John Witherspoon
High Point Enterprise
Scott Gayle
Larry Robbins
Angier B. Duke
Duke University
Gilliam
Jim Gilliam
Patton
Fray
Mobiliving
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Oaxaca
Mexico
United States
Nantucket Island
Mass
South Carolina
Safko
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