Schools Project Board to Explore Child Care Idea
High Point Board of Education weighs becoming parent agency for a broad child care and education program. Proposal includes infancy to adulthood services, day care for handicapped children, adult basic education for parents, medical and dental care, and family services. A federal visit on March 31 will discuss funding from ESEA, Social Security, Economic Opportunity Act, and Labor Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Board of Education
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Atlanta
Dept. of Labor
Development Day Care, Inc
Day Care For
Guilford Technical Institute
Second Largest Tree in State Under Scrutiny
Archival notes reveal questions about a reputedly large state tree. Reporters await further details as conservationists note the specimen was rotten at its core for about 35 feet, prompting concern among arbor enthusiasts.
High Point Share in HUD Urban Revenue Fund
Federal HUD data released in Washington shows High Point would receive 3 084 000 under Nixon era urban revenue sharing. The figure is tentative due to missing 1970 census poverty data, with 1960 figures used for calculation. Greensboro Winston-Salem High Point area totals 12 127 000 with High Point 3 084 000.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
High Point
Nixon
HUD
George Romney
Greensboro- Winston-Salem
High Point Standard
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Durham
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Wilmington
Mini-Convention Center Plans for Old City Hall
A citizen committee led by Dean Rich seeks funds to convert High Point city hall into a 1,000 seat theater convention center and a United Fund hub. The plan envisions theater use first and eventual space for Arts Council gallery, Jaycees, and women’s clubs with federal arts support.
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High Point City Hall
Dean Rich
Rich
City Hall
Commerce and
Wrenn Streets
Paramount Theater
United Fund
Tee
Arts Council
Jaycees
Women’s
Spring Onions and Dairy Woes in a Positive Season
An era of dairy abundance faces a springtime challenge as Allium canadense taints milk with a bitter taste. Farmers curb grazing, use rotating pastures, or sell tainted milk to evaporated-milk makers. Odor interpretation varies, but the issue lingers until May as producers seek fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allium Canadense
A.C
Water Line Meeting Scheduled East Central project update in Thomasville
East Central Water Corp directors will meet at 7 30 p m at Fair Grove Fire Station to review preliminary water line locations south of Thomasville. Vice president Leon Rickard said engineers mapped service areas based on potential subscribers and will list roads by name and number for removal if signups remain low.
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Thomasville
East Central Water Corp
Water Group
Fair Grove
East Central
Leon Rickard
Rickard
Railpax Train Stops Announced for North Carolina
The National Railroad Passenger Corp. disclosed North Carolina stops for the Railpax trial starting May 1. The New York to Miami run will stop at Rocky Mount Wilson Fayetteville Raleigh and Hamlet, while the New York to Atlanta train stops at Greensboro High Point Salisbury Charlotte and Gastonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Railroad Passenger Corp
North Carolina
Railpax
New York
Guilford County Schools Brace for Space Crunch
Guilford County and Greensboro school facilities face severe crowding with old buildings and crowded classrooms. Tour teams noted jammed Millis Road Jamestown Allen Jay Districts and growth in High Point area, prompting plans for new schools and additions to relieve crowded elementary and secondary spaces.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Dale Montgomery
Montgomery
Jamestown
Allen Jay
High Point
John Witherspoon
Richard Maxwell
Robert Shaw
Percy Sears
Millis Road
Union Hill
Guilford Technical Institute
Pearce
Florencelementary School
Allensylp School
Ragsdale High School
Guilford
Witherspoon
Union Hill School
Allen Jay School
Dentists To Meet In Greensboro For Utility Of Chairside Assistants
High Point dentists travel to Greensboro for a Guilford County Society meeting. Dr. Douglas Strickland from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry will lecture on utilizing chairside assistants in operative procedures. The talk includes a portable closed circuit TV and video tape demonstration and will be held at the Elks Club at 6 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro
Douglas Strickland
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry At
Chapel Hill
Guilford County Dental Society
The
Elks Club
PX-ification of ARVN Marks Fast Training and Profit Push
Washington sources say the South Vietnamese army is close to taking over essential PX operations by 1972. Gen E H Hardsell touts rapid training, noting ARVN graduates now manging pinball and slot systems with strong profits. The piece highlights a villa training program, rough courses, and a whistleblower style claim about awards.
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Washington
U. S
Arvn
E. H. Hardsell
Hardsell
Southeast Asia
U. S. Army
Saigon
Thieu
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Ray Hubbard
Enterprise
Don Forney
Model Cities Program
Evelyn Thompson
Forney
Johnson Street
Highway 68
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Sonny Hedgecock
Citizens Group
Old City Building
Hamilton Street
City- County
Old City Hall
Jake Froelich
Cochairman Bob Rankin
Earl Congdon
Harold Johnson
William Hawley
Robert Hutchen
William Freeman Jr
Robert Earnhart
George Seay
W. J. House
Thorpe Jones
Owen Lewis
E. P. Pearce, Jr
George Rottman
Gordon Holt
Art Buchwald
Los Angeles Times
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