High Point census data and local schooling questions
The 1960 census lists 29 725 males and 32 338 females in High Point with a 91 92 male per 100 female ratio. the 1966 special census shows 29 257 males and 32 139 females. Public welfare liens vary by assistance type. High Point offers several vocational courses and an introduction to vocations program at junior high.
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High Point
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Department of Public Welfare
Ralph Sheppard
General Assembly
Greensboro
Dean Pruette
Duke Power Co
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Tanyard Road
Public Utilities
E. J. Dale
Duke Power
Duke
Conditions for keeping ponies and other livestock in High Point
The City Code allows keeping ponies and other livestock within city limits if the stable is at least 50 feet from any dwelling or workplace, the stable is cleaned at least twice weekly, and waste is removed or buried or stored in fly proof bins.
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High Point
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Supervisors Run Newsrooms as TV Radio Strike Begins
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists launched a national strike against major networks in New York. Supervisors took over news broadcasts at CBS NBC ABC and MBS while other programs aired reruns.
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New York
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
British Jets Fire Torrey Canyon Tanker Again
British jets struck the supertanker Torrey Canyon, setting its wreckage ablaze as a vast smoke pall spread. Oil slicks remained, with some reaching the French coast while Britain and France warned of beach pollution and mobilized detergents and anti oil measures. Royal Navy bombers scored extensive hits as troops and volunteers patrolled Cornwall and southern England coasts.
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Colin Frost
Land
Normandy
Brittany
Cornwall
England
Coin Toss Determines Soldier S Fate in Vietnam Death
Walter K. Singleton, 22, Marine sergeant, died of a gunshot wound in combat after a coin toss with his brother Bobby Joe Singleton choosing who would go to Vietnam. Mrs. G P Singleton confirmed the loss as the family recalled the wager and Walter s belief in luck.
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Memphis, Tenn
Walter K. Singleton
Vietnam
Walter
G.P. Singleton
AFTRA Strike Affects News Staff Across Major Markets
Newsmen actors singers and announcers who belong to AFTRA walk out in a dispute between networks and about 100 local newsmen and staff announcers in Los Angeles New York and Chicago. Independent stations remain unaffected. ABC says it will keep broadcasting by using supervisory personnel to cover news and reports. Leading on air personnel include Chet Huntley David Brinkley Peter Jennings and Walter Cronkite.
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New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington
AFTRA
ABC
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Peter Jennings
Walter Cronkite
Government denies Manchester claims on JFK nuclear policy
The Defense Department rejected William Manchester's portrayal that President Johnson was unaware of nuclear retaliation procedures after Kennedy's assassination. Officials said Johnson was fully briefed on releasing nuclear weapons and aware of the procedures during the November 22 1963 crisis.
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New York
Defense Department
William Manchester
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
U.S
Washington
Dallas
Manchester
Taz Shepard
Tazewell Shepard
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Option Liquor Bill Offered in North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate received a local option bill allowing referendums on selling liquor by the drink in counties or cities with ABC stores. Sen. Herman Moore says the measure aims to control consumption via a uniform statewide licensing system, defining alcoholic beverages above 14 percent alcohol.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
Herman Moore
D-Mecklenburg
Moore
ABC
State Supreme Court
Persisting Pursuit of Vietnam Peace Talks Faces Gloom
President Johnson and Secretary Rusk vow to keep seeking a conference table despite a seeming collapse of Hanoi’s peace efforts. Thant signals possible new appeal for North Vietnam reconsideration as U S bombing pause remains central to talks.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Washington
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U Thant
Rusk
Hanoi
United Nations
White House
United States
Thant
Vietnam
New York
North Vietnam
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N. C. Wildlife Commission
Bill Pugh
Wildlife Service
Rules of
Emily
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Bride’s Magazine
Mormon
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith
Western Hemisphere
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Television and Radio
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Mutual Broadcasting System
Torrey Canyon
Seven Stones Reef
Cornish
Ateebo
NBC
Rockefeller Center
Frank Blair
Lou Boda
Pixies
Wokl
Russia
Dew Line
New Peace
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