Court Complaint Alleges High Point Board Violated Desegregation Order
A federal court complaint accuses the High Point Board of Education of violating a desegregation order by closing Leonard Street School and planning a new junior high in a way that would resegregate schools. The Chambers firm seeks an injunction and court reports on racial composition.
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High Point Board of Education
Chambers, Stein, Ferguson, & Lanning
Charlotte
U. S. Middle District Court
Greensboro
High Point School
High Point Board
Leonard Street
Perry Little
James Chestnut
A. Laurin Welborn
Shadybrook
Charlottee-Mecklenburg
U. S. Supreme Court
Chambers
Chestnut
Little
Edwin M. Stanley
Eugene Gordon
Winston-Salem
Leonard Street School
Jumping Jack Suffolk Road Makes Time For Hopscotch
After school, Jumping Jack Suffolk Road enjoys a quick hopscotch game with only a couple hours to spare. The staff photo notes Mark Austin captured the moment in a brisk, lighthearted scene.
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Suffolk Road
Mark Austin
Thomasville Rezone Bid For Segregated School Rejected
The Thomasville Planning Board and Zoning Commission denied Faith Baptist Church’s request to rezone 3.7 acres on Mendenhall Street from R-3 to R-2 to house a private segregated school. Officials cited land use and potential impacts, while church leaders defended their plans amid moral concerns. The decision moves to the city council for final review.
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Thomasville
Keber
Zoning Commission
Commission
James Johnson
Zoning Board
City Council
Planning Board
7 50 Club Surpasses Its Goal
The 1972 Chamber of Commerce membership drive exceeded its target closing March 6 to Monday, with 85 new members and 15 firms raising 7595 dollars. Jim Pearce led 29 volunteers, four teams instead of five, and Jordan Washburn topped the sales with 1500 dollars earning a gold telephone award.
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Chamber of Commerce
Calvin Rice
Rice
Jim Pearce
Phillip Dixon
Dixon
Pearce
Jordan Washburn
Washburn
Petition Banning Apartment Receives Approval
The Thomasville Planning Board and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to rezone and prohibit an apartment project on Mason Way. Bob Keber judged the project had more liabilities than assets despite a need for low income housing, with about 50 residents present and no opposition voiced.
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Thomasville
Bob Keber
Federal Dept. of Housing and
Keber
Morgan To Head City's Jaycees
Installation of recently elected officers of the High Point Jaycees has been set for a banquet meeting Saturday April 29 at the Top of the Mart. Jim Morgan was named to succeed Bill Lee as president. Other officers elected included Joe Apperson Ken Goforth Walt Baker Ralph Nunez Jack Howard Steve Nixon Robert Lee Larry Peters Mike Heer Sonny Hazzard Dwight McDowell Dave Moore and Bill Reap as directors.
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High Point Jaycees
Mart
Jim Morgan
Bill Lee
Joe Apperson
Ken Goforth
Walt Baker
Ralph Nunez
Jack Howard
Steve Nixon
Robert Lee
Larry Peters
Mike Heer
Sonny Hazzard
Dwight McDowell
Dave Moore
Bill Reap
Educational TV Hosts Modern Political Forum For Tar Heel Voters
University of North Carolina educational television will air a new campaign forum from now through the May 6 primary. Twenty-eight candidates for governor lieutenant governor and U S Senate will each appear for a full hour with a first half presenting their views and a second half a news conference. The series will be broadcast statewide on WUNC TV Channel 4 Chapel Hill and other stations, with 27 of 28 invited candidates participating.
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Chapel Hill
Rome
U.S. Senate
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
George Bair
Educational Television
Richard W. Hatch
Pate
WMCTV
Hatch
University Television
Wunctv
Channel 4
Wund-Tv
Columbia
Wune-Tv
Linville
Wunf-Tv
Asheville
Wung-Tv
Concord
Victim Identified Erroneously in Highway 62 Fatal
The woman killed in a Saturday Highway 62 crash was identified as Minnie R White 32 of 809 E Commerce Ave The initial report erred linking the victim to Minnie White of Park Street The funeral home in Sanford hosts the body with four sons and five daughters among survivors
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Highway 62
Minnie R. White
E. Commerce Ave
Enterprise
Minnie White
Park Street
Horton Funeral Home
Sanford
White
North Carolina
Helen Martain
Chesterfield
S.C
Estelle
Ethel
Margaret
Roberta White
William L
James A
Harold J. White
Larry Martain
William White
High Point
Estelle Hooker
James Hooker
Willis Martain
New York
James O. Martain
Helen Reives
Ruth M. Griffin
Shirley Hooker
Elnora Hooker
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Phil Dixon
Sonny Hedgecock
High Point Enterprise
Jumping
Ronnie Brown
Montheu Avenue
Ronnie
Chair City
Peterson
Faith Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Harris
June Kennedy
Georgia Avenue
Liberty Drive
Morgan
Jaycees
Educational TV
Wunc-Tv
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