High Point students push to verify college loan changes
High Point College reporters Jim Merriam and Dave Bobbitt learned via direct calls to the White House and Congress that the National Direct Student Loans program is not being dropped. House leaders seek $800 million to restore funds and grant levels rise to $1,600 under Carter plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Jim Merriam
Dave Bobbitt
Merriam
Miami
Fla
Bobbitt
Southern Pines
The
High Po
Carter
White House
Congress
House Labor and Education Committee
Rep
Carl Perkins
Kentucky
Perkins
Ford
Pair In Jailbreak Here Found In Washington
High Point police Capt. S. T. Myers said Lawrence East and Margaret Hughes Simmons, both of High Point, were captured in Washington. East allegedly forced Magistrate Wally G. Foutch at gunpoint to release Simmons from the Guilford County jail on February 14. Authorities plan to have the pair returned to North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
S. T. Myers
Lawrence East
Margaret Hughes Simmons
Washington
East
Guilford County
Wally G. Foutch
Gun Point
Miss Simmons
Myers
North Carolina
Foutch
S. Hamilton Street
County weighs trash collection plan and open space move
Greensboro area environmental board debates a county wide trash bin system to curb visual and water pollution while weighing funding needs and impact on existing collectors. The panel plans land purchases for open space near Greensboro and High Point, with $100 000 allocated and potential school environmental education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
War Board
Paul Lutz
Environmental Board
High Point
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford County
Insulator Causes Linden Street Power Outage
A malfunctioning insulator at the Linden Street substation caused a 12:30 p.m. outage affecting areas of High Point near the substation. The 12,000 volt line briefly restored at 1:07 p.m. and again later, with the 4,000 volt line reconnected by 1:47 p.m. Power loss affected S Elm Street to English Road, Clara Cox Apts, Ward Avenue near Elm, and parts of S Main Street. North State Telephone Co. reported auxiliary service began around 12:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Street
High Point
Electrical Department
S. Elm Street
English Road
Clara Cox Apts
Ward
New Guilford School Site Financing Considered
Greensboro report states the Board of County Commissioners will hear a financing option for a southwestern Guilford County school site at 9:45 a.m. The Board of Education plans to buy 88 to 106 acres near Barrow Road and Willard Cove Road for a new high and elementary school to ease Jamestown crowding. The county seeks sewer tie‑in rights and a 3,500 to 3,750 per acre price, with an investigation into site necessity amid local opposition. The meeting also covers a Youth Needs Advisory Board appointment and five assessment hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
Howard Carr
George Rottman
Barrow Road
Willard Coe
High
John Hardy
Board of Commissioners
Supt. E. P. Pearce
Jamestown
High Point
Option Board of Education
Option Board of Educa
Tion
Five Day Week for Employment Office Announced
The Employment Security Commission will resume regular office hours starting Monday with 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Manager William A. Hollar stated that claimants on the four day week schedule will report on Friday as previously set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Employment Security Commission
William A. Hollar
Hollar
High Point Enterprise Advertisement Page Details
The High Point Enterprise, established 1884, lists subscription rates and mailing details for the publication. It notes payment terms, carrier delivery, and advertising representation with notices about Associated Press content and post office classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise
THE
Associated Press
AP News
N.C
Point
Carr
Point Enterprise, Inc
London Associates
Pursuer And Pursued Injured In Accident
A high speed chase on Surrett Drive ended in a wreck near I-85 injuring patrolman Ronald Sechriest and suspect Ernest Kennedy. Kennedy faces drunken driving and related charges. Multiple other crashs injure several residents on Kearns Street Coltrane Avenue English Road and Park Street with various violations cited. Damages totaled 500 to a cruiser 250 to a Kennedy vehicle and other property losses.
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High Point
Ronald Lee Sechriest
Ernest Ray Kennedy
Kendall Avenue
Surrett Drive
Sechriest
Kennedy
Surrett
Barbara Dunlap
W. Kearns Avenue
Paul Junior Grimsley
Spring Street
Thomasville
Kearns Street
Coltrane Avenue
Lillie Doris Clinton
West Avenue
English Road
Whittier Street
Kim Michaels
Ann More Circle
Clinton
Ms. Shore
Barbara Ann Rice
Edmondson Street
John Smith
Park Street
Park
Grimes Avenue
Richard Lee Wilson
W. Green Drive
Alexander Spencer
Cable Street
Rice
Ms. Rice
Eddie Charles Black
Kennedy Road
Novella Burton Parrish
Wise Avenue
Lindsay Street
Sunset Avenue
Black
Robert Louis Hoover
Gatewood Avenue
Morris Cooper Jr
Blair Street
David Pitman
Vail Street
Clay Street
Sales Tax Revenues Hit Peak in Guilford County
Guilford County December sales tax receipts reach a county record at 636 414 dollars, about 12 percent above last December and part of a fiscal year trend. Finance officer Thomas Cashwell says monthly increases create roughly a 400 000 dollar cushion over budget, near 430 000 dollars per penny of the basic tax rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Thomas Cashwell
Cashwell
Assault Charge After Woman Shot by Boyfriend
Sharon Gillard was hospitalized with a shotgun wound after an argument with James Spears who was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. A separate report describes Dallas McFadden attacked on Green Drive with a wallet snatched and a burglary at Furniture City Gulf on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Gillard
Short Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Ms. Gillard
James Spears
Short
Spears
Dallas McFadden
E. Commerce Avenue
Green Drive
Smith Street
McFadden
Delta Sigma Phip
Lee Contenders Sole Candidate for State GOP Chair
Fayetteville businessman Jack Lee stands as the only declared candidate for North Carolina party chairman after Rep Wilmer Mizell withdraws. Mizell cited a personal reason and said Helms did not ask him to seek or quit the post. The convention to choose the new chair is set for next month in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Jack Lee
Fayetteville
State Republican Committee
Wilmer Mizell
Mizell
Jesse Helms
Helms
Tom Ellis
Lee
Charlotte
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Gerald Ford
New Guilford School
Hardy
David Loving
Gregg
Jeff Lopp
Lopp
Trafalgar Drive
By Cris Petra
Church Avenue
Furniture City Gulf
S. Main Street
Betty Bennett Stewart
Couple
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