Mediocre America backs Carswell for Supreme Court
In a Washington Post piece, supporters form the Society for a Mediocre America to back Judge Carswell. They argue the judiciary needs a "B" or "C" student and praise his ordinariness as virtue while admitting the movement emphasizes mediocrity over exceptional legal distinction.
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Sen
Russell Long
Carswell
United States
Supreme Court
America
Sen. Hruska
Slowdown Hits Flights From Greensboro Friendship Airport
A regional slowdown by air traffic controllers causes delays at the Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Airport. Eastern Airlines reports New York flights delayed one to one and a half hours, with Boston routes affected as well. United Airlines notes minimal delays. The association leader urged a walkout of FAA facilities until controllers are reassigned.
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Greensboro-High Point
Winston Salem
Friendship
Eastern Airlines
New York
Boston
United Airlines
F. Lee Bailey
Professional Air Traffic Controllers ‘Association
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
City EOC Director Melinda Holmes to resign in April
Melinda Holmes, director of the High Point Office of Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council, announced her resignation effective April 3 to pursue graduate sociology training. A Forsyth County native and UNCG 1965 graduate, Holmes has served with the Guilford EOC since 1966 and led High Point since June 1969.
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Greensboro
Melinda Holmes
High Point
Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc
Roscoe Fisher
EOC
Miss Holmes
Forsyth County
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Guilford County
Kearnersville
Ardmore Baptist Church
Winston-Salem
Greensboro Central
Com
Plaza Center plans unfold for eight to twelve story complex
L Ray McMahan announces invitations to bid on excavation and underpinning for One Plaza Center at the Elwood Hotel site with bids due in mid April. He aims for an eight story building with possible expansion to twelve, expecting four to six million dollars in cost and securing major tenants including First Citizens Bank and S W Cafeteria.
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Eld Elwood Hotel
L. Ray McMahan
McMahan
One Plaza Center
Redevelopment Commission
Plaza
Elwood
Seborn Perry
Southern Pines
Easter Weekend Weather Outlook in High Point Area
Forecast calls for cool Easter weekend with a chance of rain. Tonight will be fair and cool with possible frost. rainfall probability near zero. Saturday brings increasing clouds and a 30 percent rain chance late day. winds east to southeast 5 to 15 mph. Easter Sunday expected cool with some rain. Today’s high 50 to 55, tonight’s low near 30, Saturday high mid 50s, last night’s low 33.
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High Point
Friendship Weatherman
Ridgecrest Annexation Moves Forward in High Point
The Ridgecrest area totaling 300 acres will join High Point on July 2 after a court-approved plan. The American Land Co. adjacent to Ridgecrest may seek annexation as officials cite water and sewer needs and pollution concerns from septic tanks. Residents pressed for delay amid opposition to city boundary expansion.
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High Nt
Ridgecrest
American Land Co
High Point
Ing
Chair City Changes Expected In Court System
Thomasville city officials and State Superior Court judge Robert A. Collier Jr discussed changes before the new District Court system arrives in December. Costs for a jury box and improved facilities will be state funded. two magistrates will serve city needs with salaries of 5 000 to 6 000 dollars yearly.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Robert A. Collier Jr
Statesville
Kyle Williams
Collier
Lexington
Williams
Bert Montague
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Easter Egg Hunt Set For Trinity
Archdale Trinity Jaycees sponsor the annual Easter egg hunt for children in grades one through six and preschoolers. The event runs Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at Trinity High School football stadium.
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Archdale
Archdale-Trinity Jaycees
Trinity High School
Water Quality Studied By High Point Students
High Point students win in Piedmont District Science Fair for projects on water pollution and bacterial transformation. Chuck Ward, Carlton Truesdale, Dean Keith, and Sherry Livingood will compete at the state fair at Duke University on April 10 11. Ward’s project used City Lake Deep River and semi treated sewage samples and found natural pollution only.
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High Point
Chuck Ward
Andrews High School
Chuck
Carlton
Truesdale
Dean Keith
Sherry Livingood
Duke University
Duke Power
Duke
Deep River
City Lake
Carlton Truesdale
Central High School
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Chair City
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