Democrats Overflow Ticket Shapes City Council Race
Political activity heats up as Democrats seek a full council slate and Republicans narrow toward a near full set. Bill Bencini shifts to mayoral bid while Clapp and Shelton file for re election. Holt McPherson remains Democratic mayoral hopeful. filing deadline looms with nine Democrats seeking eight council seats and a possible third ward candidate gap for Republicans.
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Bill Bencini
Bencini
Frank Wood
First
Democratic Party
Holt McPherson
Two Republicans and one Democrat file for City Council seats
Paul Clapp and James Shelton, both Republicans, filed for re election to High Point City Council. Democrat Frank Wood also filed for the first ward seat. Clapp cites experience and plans for projects while Shelton highlights street, water, and waste improvements and his council leadership.
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Paul Clapp
James Shelton
Frank Wood
Paul W. Clapp
High Point
National Springs Corp
Stokes County
Shelton
Rainbow Weavers
Ward Street
Public Works Committee
Public Works of
Greensboro
Cloverdale School Hit By Thieves
Police reported a Monday night break in at Cloverdale Elementary School with a cash box stolen from the teachers lounge. Officers found an open window at 6 am. A Thomasville resident said two chain saws worth about 460 dollars disappeared from a truck on Ward Street. Additional thefts included a tape player from a car at Anvil Brand Co and a purse from a hospital visitor. Harold Edward Patrick was charged with operating a car while intoxicated.
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Cloverdale
Thomasville
Ward Street
Green Drive
William Snider
Cox Street
Helen Bowers
Bethel Drive
Anvil Brand Co
Susan Clontz
W. Farriss Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Harold Edward Patrick
Lindsay Street
Widening Bottleneck is Removed
City officials say bottlenecks in the S Main Street widening have been resolved. Councilman James Shelton reports the State Highway Department will allow work to resume on April 17 after discussions with Highway Commissioner T Lynwood Smith and city staff.
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S. Main Street
T. Lynwood Smith
James Shelton
State Highway Department
Shelton
Smith
S. Main
W. Green
Surrett
State Highway Division
P. L. Welch
Duke Over Co
Final witnesses wrap FCC Channel 8 hearing in Greensboro
Public Phase 1 of the FCC Channel 8 license hearing ended as three more witnesses testified and disputes over subpoenas and phase 2 logistics continued. Attorneys debated nine months of Phase 2 time while rebuttal testimony is slated for April in Washington.
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Federal Communications Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Bilger
Furniture City Television Co
Southern Broadcasting Co
Wghp-Tv
Channel 8
Bilger
Charles Frederick
FCC
Wfmy-Tv
Greensboro
Frederick
Charles) Whitehurst
Washington
Southern
Vincent Welch
Jay Witkin
Broadcast Bureau
Welch
WGHP
Jake Froelich
Furniture City
Froelich
N. C. Stadium Authority
Burlington Realigns Brand Names for Home Fashions
Burlington Industries announces a unified Burlington House brand plan to market home fashions from sheets to furniture. CEO Ely Callaway Jr outlines three moves including renaming divisions, a new home fashions organization led by Horace J. Jones, and about seven million dollars for a home fashions advertising push. Burlington House Furniture merges Globe Furniture and United Furniture, while Charm Tred Mills becomes Burlington House Area Rugs and ties to Burlington House Carpet.
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New York
N.Y
Burlington Industries, Inc
Burlington House
Ely R. Callaway Jr
Burlington
Callaway
Horace J. Jones
Globe Furniture Compan
United Furniture Company
High Point
Lexington
Burlington House Furniture
Charm Tred Mills
Nea T
Monticello
Ark
Burlington House Area Rugs
Burlington House Carpet Company
County Board calls for 11.2 million capital outlay
The Guilford County Board of Education approved a resolution urging the Board of Commissioners to provide 11.2 million dollars in capital outlay funds for school facilities. The plan, part of a 49.7 million improvement program, includes new elementary schools and additions, a new high school, and a bus shop.
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Greensboro
Guilford
E. P. Pearce
Pearce
Millis Road
Allen Jay
High Point
Jamestown Elementary School
Union Hill
Guilford County
Florence
Archdale Planning Ordinance Ready for Council Approval
Archdale planners briefed about a proposed zoning ordinance and map, designating six zones including a business district along U.S. 311, with zones R-20, R-15, R-10, R-M, R-1 and M-1. A public meeting is set for April 6 at the Lions Den, and council action could occur at the April 27 regular meeting.
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Archdale
City Planning Board
Arcelia Wicker
Division of
Salisbury
Tom English
Wicker
U.S
Guilford County
Plummer Drive
M-1
Lions den
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GOP
Clapp
Doris Lindsay
Fourth Ward
Jay Bodenheimer
Civil Service Commission
Democrat
Richard Cullom
E. 0. Lane
Coy Putman
J. B. Gibson
Fred Swartzberg
Lee Young
Chester Woolard
Ivan Jester
John Russell
Larry Underwood
William Ennis
Pete Whitener
PTA Council
High Point Pta Council
William C. White
J. W
Sears
Lee Stackhouse
Yvonne McColl
Sonny Hedgecock
High Point Enterprise
Wood
City
City Lake
South Main Street
West Green Street
Westchester Drive
Albertson Road
Sherman Road
Third Ward
Burlington Realigns
Franklin Road
Western Cuilford High School
Herbert V. Pegram
Rt. 2
Summerfield
Zack Whitaker
Oak Ridge
Howard Carr
Whitaker
Archdale Planning
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