High Point Faces 8.8 Million Bond Plan For City Growth
A weeks long review concludes on 8.8 million in city bonds to be voted next Tuesday. The plan covers library expansion, a city bus system with five cent tax option, 2 million for electrical distribution, and street improvements. Officials note debt remains under state limits with Aa rating.
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Enterprise
Holt McPherson
City Hall
High Point
S. Main
Liston C. Pope
Trondheim
Norway
Yale University
Divinity School
Memorial United Methodist Church
Thomasville
Waldo Beach
Duke University
Pope
Yale
Dr. Pope
City Cemetery
Nixon Estate Spending Scrutiny Triggers GOP Clash
A House probe accuses President Nixon of using public funds to improve private estates San Clemente and Key Biscayne tallying alleged unauthorised expenditures. Republicans clash with Democrats over figures and tax implications while Accuracy in Media faces criticism for a slapdash attack on press coverage.
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Secret Service
United States
San Clemente
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Key Biscayne
Joint Taxation Committee
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San Clemente den
Herb Kalmbach
GOP
Robert Abplanalp
GSA
Brooks
Abplanalp
San’ Clemente
Abplanalo
Graham Martin
U.S
Saigon
State Department
Indochina
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Martin
Federal Reserve
Reed Irvine
Abraham Kalish
Irvine
Kalish
Bond issue debate urges local hiring and oversight
A strongly worded plea urges the city to guarantee local firms and workers receive a fair share of the 8.8 million bond work, citing delays and high salaries on projects like the city garage. The piece argues for tightened contracting rules, transparency, and local job priority to ensure value and minimal tax impact, while noting memorial and community notices.
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By Jack Anderson
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Hal Lynch
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Jamestown
Mackey
Ann Case
Lindsay
Mackey Sacs
Johnson Street
Mackey Estate
High Point High School
Bob Rankin
34Ers
Arthur Welch
Emerywood Country Club
Dores
Henry Grady Owens
New York
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