Voters Choose County Officials and Seven NC Amendments
Voters across North Carolina will pick office holders from congressmen to constables and decide seven constitutional amendments. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Guilford and other counties with figures on turnout and key debates among candidates including Bob Andrews, Tom Wright, Bowles, Hutchens, Lay, Mizell, and Galifianakis.
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North Carolina
Hutchens
High Point
Raleigh
Bowles
Greensboro
Guilford County
Randolph County
Fire kills captain and injures lieutenant at Country Furniture Store
Fire Captain Roy E. Gay died and Lt. A. A. Davidson was seriously injured as a blaze at the Country Furniture Store on Idol Drive burned Sunday night. The store owner, State Sen. Coolidge Murrow, estimated losses at 300000 to 400000 dollars. Investigators search for deliberate arson as officials withheld some details.
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Roy E. Gay
Pine Valley Dr
High Point Memorial Hospital
A. A. Davidson
Welch
Gay
Davidson
Idol Drive
Coolidge Murrow
Firefighter Roy Gay dies in High Point furniture store fire
Captain Roy E. Gay of Engine Company No. 3 perished tackling a blaze at Country Furniture Store on Idol Drive. Lt. A A. Davidson survived critical burns as the two were trapped by intense heat and fire. Police suspect arson as investigators await SBI results while the store fire is described as rapidly extinguished.
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Roy E. Gay
High Point
U.S. Navy
Gay
Idol Drive
A. A. Davidson
Welch Dr
High Point Teness Hospital
Davidson
Capt
H. L. Thompson
Thompson
Apt. Gay
Lt. Davidson
Capt. Gay
Laurie Pritchett
State Bureau of Investigation
Murrow
Northeast Junior High School
Gay and Davidson
Bound Over To Superior Court In District Court
Three defendants were bound over to Superior Court by Judge Byron Haworth. Eugene Moore 27 Kent Street charged with incident with intent to reported incident. Robert Franklin McGee 21 YMCA address charged with breaking and entering. Robbie Lee Styles 17 S Main Street charged with larceny of an automobile and breaking and entering.
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Superior Court
District
Byron Haworth
Eugene Moore
Kent Street
Robert Franklin McGee
YMCA
Robbie Lee Styles
S. Main Street
City Receives Federal Grant for Metro Park Development
The city was notified today it will get a $280,300 grant from the Interior Department to acquire land and develop Metro Park. The grant covers part of the park costs, with three more totaling $630,000 planned. Mayor Robert Davis announced the approval during a City Council meeting.
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Federal Government Department of the Interior
Metro Park
Robert Davis
Guilford County Advances 9 Million Bond Anticipation Notes
Guilford County commissioners authorize 9.0 million in bond anticipation notes to fund a 1968 bond program for a new courthouse and Social Service building. Of the total 8.5 million courthouse notes and 0.5 million county building notes mature by November 30 1971 to retire existing notes.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Court House
Social Service Department
Local Government Commission
P. Bodenheimer
John Witherspoon
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High Point Township
Bob Andrews
Tom Wright
Andrews
Skipper Bowles
John Hutchens
N. C. Senate
Richard B. Lay
American Party
House of Representatives
Guilford
Lynwood Bullock
Congress
U. S
Wilmer Mizell
Nick Galifianakis
Mizell
Forsyth
Galifianakis
Randolph
George Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
Country Furniture CO
Roy Gay
Sonny Hedgecock
Johnny
Bessie M. Caldwell
Fairview Street
Antonia Jose Alvarez
Florida Street
Mark Anthony Upton
Langdale Drive
Lee Bryant
Drew Street
Benjamin Coker
Eastwood Avenue
Avery North
Archdale
William Lee Tysinger
Rt. 1
Asheboro
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