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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1973
Page
1
State officials will consider a proposal to relocate the I-85 expressway linking with Cucumber Road across the right-of-way and extending cross-country to English Road west of High Point. High Point officials warn the city would be cut off from the relocated interstate without the link.
Incumbent Frank Rouse and challenger Thomas Bennett reached a compromise to head off a divisive GOP leadership battle in North Carolina. A secret ballot will elect the chairman, with disputed county delegations seated by a split vote, and key decisions by a simple majority.
Page 2A of the High Point Enterprise summarizes Saturday events and briefs from the local area. It mentions community notices, upcoming meetings, and brief sports scores reflecting the period’s local news pace.
A Los Angeles Times piece from 1973 probes Nixon’s Thanksgiving proclamation amid Watergate era distrust. Citizens question timing and legality, debating executive privilege, diary access, and possible political manipulation, while supporters defend the President and urge unity and a strong national holiday.
Raleigh reports House subcommittee studies eliminating most household property from local tax rolls. Real estate, business personal property, and large items would stay while furniture, jewelry, furs, guns, and other items are dropped. Automobiles shift to a statewide excise tax funded to local governments, with rates set to offset losses. Officials warn renters and urban areas may feel little impact, while some oppose auto tax but back the broader plan as workload and evasion drop. Local revenue effects depend on county by county surveys due mid November.
Two preliminary murder hearings in District Court ended with Geraldine Miller bound over to Superior Court for the murder of her husband John Paul Miller. Avery Watson was bound over on a murder charge after a strong probable cause finding for assault with a deadly weapon in the death of Benjamin Newton Mays. Fire calls included a car fire on E Washington Drive and potential gas ignition from a flooded carburetor. The NC Grange convention is moved to Durham December 6-9 due to Charlotte site closure.
The Tower Players present Camelot with strong performances led by Richard Fulks as Arthur and Linda Nauman as Guenevere. Despite Lerner's uneven character focus and a miscast Lancelot, the score by Frederick Loewe shines, and the production offers a ambitious, mostly entertaining musical theatre experience with notable visuals and singing.
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