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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1977
Page
2
Mark Harris used a bucket dipped from a side ditch to battle a grass fire along railroad tracks Friday near Old Thomasville Road. Two volunteer fire departments responded to the call at the site.
About 300 high school students will meet in Raleigh for a Youth Legislative Assembly to voice views to state executives on issues including discrimination the environment elderly care and liquor by the drink. Delegates will form 12 task forces vote on resolutions and forward a final report to the governor cabinet and General Assembly.
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners weighs releasing a confidential mental health report amid internal disputes. A court suit seeks public access while the county petitions for delay and dismissal in related cases.
The High Point Enterprise lists mail and daily Sunday subscription rates and payment terms. It notes rates by mail in North Carolina, carrier delivery options, and AP copyright notices, with advertising and circulation details for High Point, North Carolina.
The Greensboro High Point Guilford SMSA posts a 6.2 per cent January unemployment rate with Guilford County at 6.0 per cent and Randolph 6.9 per cent. Davidson leads at 7.5 per cent while Forsyth Stokes and Yadkin range 6.0 to 6.5 per cent amid jobless trends and labor-force totals.
North Carolina enacted a law requiring a spouse to support a partner committed as mentally incompetent, ending prior sex discrimination in support duties. The General Assembly also approved ABC wine sales reform and a florist hour exemption around Valentine’s Day.
The Employment Security Work Experience Program will sponsor a summer youth employment program for about 900 youths from June 20 to August 12. Fourteen year olds join the Impact program with 20 hours weekly. Ages 15 to 21 work 40 hours weekly at county non profits, earning $2.30 per hour plus job readiness activities for dropouts and graduates.
Johnny Boswell reports to High Point police that a man with a knife robbed him of $13 after leaving Columbia Food store on N Centennial Street. The assailant demanded cash in the parking lot.
The first 5 000 customers at High Point ABC store will receive commemorative seals on their bottles. Opening ceremony planned Monday at 9 a.m. in the lobby of High Point National Furniture Market on South Main Street. Printing die for seals to be destroyed after the 5 000th is sold, ABC Board chairman Nick Fisher said.
Robert Lee Cooney Smith of Old Linwood Road was sentenced to 2 to 10 years for the slaying of Landis Chatlin Wilson at a whiskey house on Old Linwood Road. Smith pleaded no contest to a reduced charge after negotiations during a 45 minute recess in Davidson County Superior Court.
Legislators wrestle with public mood on required minimum competency tests for graduation and public school testing. Opponents warn of dropouts, handicapped students, and teaching to the test, while Gov. Hunt advocates measuring year to year progress and certifying routine skills for graduation.
Jamestown residents may place winter trash in front of homes after Easter. Town Manager Charles Turner said crews begin hauling behind the curb on April 12 with three piles for metal brush and remaining debris. Leaves should be placed in street gutters for machine collection. The town will pick up anything crews can lift.
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