Triad Officials Relax Objections to 11-County Planning District
Greensboro officials say the proposed regional planning district for the Piedmont Triad will cover 11 counties including Guilford Forsyth Alamance Caswell Davidson Davie Stokes Surry Yadkin Randolph Rockingham. The plan aims to streamline state grants and avoid splits among COG members as regional planning gains federal and state traction.
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Greensboro
Piedmont “Triad
North Carolina
Guilford
John Witherspoon
COG
Forsyth County
Witherspoon
Forsyth
Robert Scott
Alamance
Caswell
Davidson
Davie
Stokes
Surry
Yadkin
Randolph
Rockingham
SOC
Guil
Ford
High Point
Winston-Salem
Asheboro
Eden
Reidsville
Thomasville
Lexington
Appalachian
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Council of Governments
Piedmont Triad Committee
Mecklenburg County
Wake
Durham
Virginia
South Carolina
Flim Flammers Take $1400 From Hypnotized Woman in Thomasville
A Thomasville resident reports two women used hypnotism to drain her accounts. Florie Jones withdrew 1400 dollars plus 57 dollars and a hat after being duped while showing newcomers the city. Police pursue investigations while arrest logs list 10 drunk driving charges and a separate liquor sale case.
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Thomasville
Florie Jones
Winston Street
Jones
Bessie Harris Logan
Rt. 3
Thomas
Rain Expected In High Point Tonight
Weather Bureau forecast for Friendship area expects rain late today and tonight with drier conditions tomorrow morning. Temperatures may reach the upper 50s to low 60s today, lows around 45 to 50, and Sunday highs in the 50s as skies turn increasingly cloudy.
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High Point Area
Weather Bureau of Friendship
Last Day To Register For May Primary In Greensboro Area
Elections officials remind voters Friday is the deadline to register for the May primary. Eligible residents may register at the High Point or Greensboro Board of Elections or with a registrar until 6 30 p m. Offices in High Point will stay open 8 a m to 5 p m through next Friday with extended Friday hours. Voters who moved must update registration to reflect new precincts.
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Greensboro
High Point
Greensboro Board of Elections
High Point Elections
Puppy Warmer Burns Puppy Box in Thomasville Rescue
A light bulb heater for warming puppies scorched their pasteboard box at 201 Montheu Ave. Firefighters arrived at 1 13 p m to find smoke. the puppies escaped unharmed and the home had no damage. Earlier, at 9 13 a m, firefighters used a extinguisher on a small oven fire at Tville Diner on W Main.
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Thomasville
Montheu Ave
Tville
W. Main
Murder charges in fish fry shooting at Clara Cox Apartments
A 25 year old man Sam Jamison died after a 5 30 a m shooting at a Clara Cox Apartments fish fry. James Jones 28 is charged with Jamison s murder and held without bond.
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Clara Cox Apartments
Sam Jamison
Clara Cox
James Jones
Jamison
Jones
High Point
Eugene Monk
D-Von Inc
Westchester Drive
Harris Covington Hosiery
Guilford County Urges Cash for Utilities in Rural Housing Plan
County manager John Witherspoon urged including cash provisions for water and sewer in rural housing plans. HUD official John Sams cited Farm Home Administration programs offering low interest loans for up to 200 units, as Guilford extends lines funded by fees and private advances.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Witherspoon
HUD
John Sams
Atlanta
Sams
High Point
Federal Farm Home Administration
Hold Census Form Till Wednesday
M. Frank Pickett, district manager of the 1970 Census of Population and Housing, urges residents not to mail until Wednesday April 1 but to complete the form that day. Ensure all persons in the household on April 1 are listed, including newborns and recent movers, and list the mother and baby even if in hospital. Read instructions first and use a pencil to allow erasing errors.
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M. Frank Pickett
U. S
Everone
Easter Sunrise Services Slated in Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Several thousand worshippers are expected at the 32nd Community Easter Sunrise Service at Floral Garden Park Cemetery off W Rotary Drive. Cecil Haworth will deliver the message, with readings by Capt. Paul J. Herzog and Rev. J. A. Grout. The service closes with benediction by Rev. W. S. Woolverton and music from local choirs and soloist J. W. Morgan.
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Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Christus
W. Rotary Drive
Cecil Haworth
High Point Friends Meeting
Two Convicted For Assaults At Post Office Demonstration
District Court Judge Byron Haworth continued prayer for judgment for Larry Adams and Oscar Ellington who were convicted of assault after a demonstration at the Post Office March 20. Neither defendant pays costs. Adams and Ellington had filed counter charges claiming mutual assault on the sidewalk at the Wrenn Street entrance.
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District Court
Byron Haworth
Larry Adams
Oscar Ellington
Wrenn Street
Adams
Ellington
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Triad
Say
Sonny Hedgecock
Carolina Cougars
Cougars
Jesse Staton
Turner Street
McCleen
Francis Johnson
Cable Street
Vernon Wendler
Parkway
William A. Smith Jr
Orange
N.J
Smith
Darrell Eugene Hicks
S. Hamilton Street
Calvin Bernard Duncan
Eastchester Drive
Duncan
Freddie Earl Earnhardt
S. Wrenn Street
Roy Harrington
E. Washington Street
Leroy Sanford Owens Jr
Sharon Street
Chris Ball
Jim Stratford
Domino
Christ
Green Street Baptist Church
Beethoven
J. W. Morgan
Holy City
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