High Point police face EEOC discrimination complaints
Ten black officers in the High Point Police Dept. filed discrimination complaints with the EEOC alleging bias in hiring promotions and job classifications. City official Randall Spencer defended practices, noting current and past minority advancement efforts while acknowledging staffing shortfalls and a first formal link to a federal agency. The EEOC will make personal contact with city officials and may move toward a court hearing.
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Robert Marks
High Point
EEOC
Charlotte
Randall W. Spencer
Spencer
W. T. Amakee Spencer
Maj
Stewart Hartley
TG POINT ENTERPRISE City and Area
TG POINT ENTERPRISE serves the city and surrounding area this Saturday afternoon. Activities include community events, notices, and updates for residents. Details appear on page 24 with listings for local organizations and services.
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TG Point Enterprise City & Area
First Republican Files Four Seek Elective Posts
The first Republican candidate joins Guilford County races as filing closes for the August primary. Donald G. White of High Point seeks a House seat while Democrat David J. Moore enters the county contest. Two Democrats file for Board of Commissioners seats in Guilford, Kathryn Hatfield for the two year term and Stephen A. Gibson Jr. for one of the four year terms. Other filing includes candidates for judges posts and state offices. White favors broad minority rights and tax reform, Moore seeks mandatory sentences and opposes the presidential primary abolition, while Hatfield and Gibson discuss growth, zoning, budgeting, and county administration.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Mote
Guilford County
Donald G. White
Briarchffect
High Pont
Stephen A. Gibson Jr
Route 4
Robert Shaw
Richard Maxwell
Guilford County Board of Elections
High Point
Raleigh
White
Greensboro-High Point
Utilines Commission
Duplin County
Moore
Hatfield
Guilford College
University of North Carolina School of Law
Hatfield and Hatfield
Duke University Hospital
Greensboro Commission On Status of Women
Board of Commissioners
Gibson
Bessemer High School
High Point College
Play Day Tug of War Highlights at Local School
School families gathered for the annual Play Day as students competed in a tug-of-war event led by participants including Larry Smith and Jenata Hedgecoon. The lively fitness day showcased kid power and school spirit amid cheering spectators.
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Larry Smith
Jenata
Laray Hedgecoon
Chair City Seeks Employers in Thomasville Meeting
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce, state officials led by Robert Ewing and Larry McGee, and local industry reps convened to attract new employers. Jim Johnson of Rex Plastics urged cooperation from existing firms to lure wage sensitive, environmentally balanced employers to the area.
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Thomasville
Larry McGee
Division of Economic Development
Thirty Arrested In Bootlegger Crackdown
Davidson County sheriff's deputies and Alcohol Beverage Control agents raided for bootleggers arresting over 30 suspects from Friday evening into the early hours. Officials could not estimate seized beer and liquor quantities.
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Sexington
Davidson County Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff's Dept
Alcoholie Beverage Control Agerits
Police Log Details String Of Weekend Robberies And Thefts
High Point police report a Friday spree including a strong-arm robbery in which Donald Farrington, 57, was beaten and robbed of 430 dollars near S Elim and S Malin streets. Break-ins yielded a 22 caliber revolver, liquor, towels, and cash. A Salvation Army van was stolen from Main Street parking, and several vehicles and items were taken from local lots and streets. An arrest was made in connection with a storage-building break-in.
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High Point
Donald Farrington
S Main Street
S Elim Street
S Malin Street
Farrington
Mikhael J. Kreitz
Johnson Street
Salvation’ Army
Salvation Army
Lewis Edward Lane
Bolés Avenue
Supurb
English Road
Lane
Tony Garland McDowell
Rt. 2
Thomasville
West End
James A. Phipps
Shalimar Drive
Ferndale School
Franklin Joseph Cain
Ret
Winston-Salem
Beauly Supply
Wcommerce Avenue
Sylvester Rucker
Meredith Drive
Tommy's Sunoco
James Grady Bearden
Lindsay Street
Guilford County Sets 1976 Secondary Summer School Program
The Guilford County school system will offer its 1976 secondary summer program at Jamestown Junior High School, with Dr. Melvin Stahl planning and announcing registration from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 10. Classes run June 14 to July 23, five days per class, with a minimum of 15 students per class and fees of 50 dollars for six weeks or 30 dollars for three weeks.
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Greenlobo
Guilford County
Jamestown Junior High School
Melvin Stahl
Stahl
Board of Education
High Point Enterprise Carrier Ad Prices and Delivery Note
The High Point Enterprise lists subscription rates by mail and delivery options. Independent contractors deliver newspapers. the company is not responsible for advance subscription payments, with rates shown for daily, Sunday, and monthly options and contact details for local carriers.
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Sunder Mornin OM
High Point
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Soverionenim
Suaker
Wales
Tocal
Second Cays
Post
High Poin
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Hugh Pont Emerprise. Inc
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Wara.Griviun Company
Portage
Obscure Items In State Budget Explosive Predictions
Obscure items in the 1976 77 North Carolina Budget spark surprise and potential impact. Highlights include leadership changes at the Youth Services Commission, Fountain School closure, and a new SBI led rookie school with over 100000 dollars allocated. Foreign Trade Zones funded through the Natural and Economic Resources Department, plus staff reductions and remodeling controls.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
Linde Adbits Turk
Othe
North Carolina
General Assembly
Youth Services Commission
Durham
William Sheffield
Fountain School
Rocky Mount
State Highway Patrol
Gamer Road
Governor Morehead School
James E. Holshouser, Jr
Advisory Budget Commission
Patrol
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
Department of Administration
Council of State
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Natural and Economic Resources
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Hey
Police Academy
Oak Hollow
Dewey Yoncannan
Donald White
Chair City
High Point Police
Military and Veterans Affairs
Assembly
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