Welfare reform debated by Rep Preyer at High Point Chamber
Sixth District Congressman Richardson Preyer urged drastic welfare reforms noting cost growth from 5.3 to 14.3 billion dollars yearly. He cited incentives against free loaders and discussed wage, health care, and tax changes, plus security measures and textile trade concerns.
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Richardson Preyer
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Preyer
Arthur Cassell
Congressional Action Committee
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court Calley
United States
Richard Nixon
China
Wilbur Mills
Japan
Ad Hoc Press Crew Pleads to Please Nixon and Crew
A satirical scene shows journalists proposing ways to favor the Nixon Administration including embargoes and cooperation with the Justice Department. The mock meeting ends with a federal raid arresting participants for conspiring to overthrow the U S government.
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Nixon
Spiro Agnew
John Mitchell
Thomasville swears in new city council and mayor
Thomasville installs Carl C. Wilson as mayor with two year term. Councilmen sworn in are G Bradley Hunsucker Kenneth F Huffman Charlie Eanes with four year terms. Judge Preston Cornelison administers oath as Harvey Carpenter Jr. departs.
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Carl C. Wilson
Thomasville
Charlie Eanes
Kenneth F. Huffman
G. Bradley Hunsucker
Preston Cornelison
Hunsucker
Wilson
Harvey Carpenter Jr
Huffman
Joe Wheliss
Eanes
Four Teens to Stand Trial in Guilford Shootout Case
Four youths aged 16 to 19 were bound over for Superior Court on charges including murder conspiracy and assault with a deadly weapon after a Feb 10 gun battle with city police and Guilford deputies at 612 Hulda Street. All remain jailed on $15,000 bonds. Medley wounded and Lt. Shaw Cooke critically wounded but later released from hospital.
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Guilford County
Hulda Street
Superior Court
George DeWitt
Randolph Jennings
Bradford Mizell Lilley
Larry Medley
Medley
Shaw Cooke
Hulda
Bryan Haworth
Monday Last Day For Registration For June Bond Vote
Greensboro and High Point election offices will stay open until 6 30 p m Monday to accept new voter registrations and process transfers. Voters may make appointments with precinct registrars or call offices for details. New registrants must meet age and residency requirements. 18 to 20 year olds cannot vote in the bond election but may vote in national elections in 1972 if law changes.
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Greensboro
Board of Elections
High Point
Elections Boards
Preyer Denounces May Day Protesters at Kiwanis
Congressman L Richardson Preyer told the High Point Kiwanis Club that the May Day Washington march was the bad kind of protest, criticizing its youth and violence while praising the prior week’s Vietnam veterans demonstration as disciplined and constructive. He recalled threats to his home, urged adherence to democratic processes, and noted farming concerns and local civic leaders in attendance.
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Washington
L. Richardson Preyer
High Point Kiwanis Club
Preyer
James Reston
Gresham
Supreme Court
Congress
Randolph County Commission
Bill Farlow
Chamber of Commerce
George Covington
Kiwanis
Robert Wade Markham
Joe Patterson
L. B. Dutton
Irvin R. Black
Charles B. Blackburn
Marion R. Boling
Kenneth A. Campbell
Clarence Keever
Marion C. Rowland Jr
C. M. Smith Jr
N.C
Associated Press
High Point
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
School Bus Wrecks Injury Report Amid Multiple Crashes
Four people were injured in traffic incidents Friday including two school bus students Faylean Barber 11 of Tate Street and Nora Marie Payne 12 of S Hamilton Street. Bus driver Bobby Joe Culler 17 was cited for a stop sign violation. Other crashes involved Ollie Strickland 3 and Randal Welborn 16 with charges for speeding and fleeing blue lights.
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Faylean Barber
Tate Street
Nora Marie Payne
S. Hamilton Street
Charles Edward Lovelace
Pine Valley Road
Lovelace
Bobby L. Campbell
Rt. 1
Trinity
Bobby Joe Culler
Newton Street
Walnut
EF Commerce
Culler
Ollie Strickland
Clara Cox
Asheboro Street
Newlin Place
Virginia Pleasant Hulton
Asheboro
Randal Thomas Welborn
Rt. 2
Johnson Street
Oakview Road
Welborn
Oakview
Johnson
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High Point Enterprise
Art Buchwald
Georgetown
Judge Carswell
White House
Indochina
Pentagon
Justice Department
Red China
Huzzah
Henry Kissinger
Martha Mitchell
Los Angeles Times
Thomasville’s New Council
Panthers
Cooke
T. S. Bryant
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