City Election Draws Little Speculation
Voter silence in High Point City election fuels speculation on turnout and outcomes. Officials estimate turnout may not reach 1973 levels of 13,500 with over 25,000 eligible. Candidates Roy Culler and Paul Clapp lead a tossup race for mayor amid a largely mixed council slate. Ballot printing issues delayed by ward voting clarity.
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High Point
Prio
Floyd Mehan
Paul Clapp
Roy Culler
Council
Homemakers Spur National Attention on Crime in Gastonia
About 180 Gastonia homemakers met Gov James E Holfhouser demanding stricter courts and prisons. The group, Concerned Citizens for Justice, spread to national homemaker gatherings with 1,250 information packets. Officials say citizens can drive improvements, becoming eyes and ears for safer communities.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
Gastonia
James E. Holfhouser
Concerned Citizens For Justice
Orlando
Fla
Helen J. Bess
Concerned Citizens For Justice and Citizenship
Gaston County Extension Homemakers Conference
Extension Homemakers
Bess
North Carolina
Rural volunteers shoulder long drives and water hauling
Rural volunteer fire departments face longer travel, more gear, and broad districts. Chiefs say quick alarms, mobile crews, and rapid equipment response cut fire loss. Guil Rand, Horneytown, Pitct, and Fair Grove deploy pumpers, tankers, and rescue trucks with 80 hour EMTs, many trained volunteers, and cross county cooperation.
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Braxton Younts
Guil- Rand
Randolph
Guilford
High Point
Horneytown Volunteer Fire Dept
Forsyth County
Guil Rand
Highway 311
Archdale
Guil Rand Rescue Squad
Fire Department
Horneytown
Pitct Volunteer Fire Dept
Thomasville
Fair Grove
Legality Of Liquor At Dinner Attended By Officials
A High Point dinner scene allegedly sold liquor by the drink at the Greek community dinner and dance at the Top of the Mart Sunday night. Officials including Police Chief Donald Roseman and Mayor Paul Clapp attended. one source said a $1 coupon was redeemed at bars. City leaders denied knowledge, others noted tickets could be bought for liquor or watched by sponsors, with liquor reportedly supplied by sponsors and bartenders.
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High Point
Donald Roseman
Paul Clapp
Roy Culler
Roseman
Culler
Robert Neth
Top of the Mart
Senator Stevenson Speech Cancelled After Illness
The appearance of Sen. Adlai Stevenson III at High Point College tonight is canceled due to flu. His office says he cannot travel and the speech will be rescheduled when he is able.
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Sen
Adlai Stevenson III
D-Ill
High Point College
Guilford approves adult program funding at YWCA High Point
Guilford County Commissioners approve a nine month $21,800 contract for an adult daycare at the YWCA Gatewood Avenue under Title 20. The program serves 16 elderly or disabled residents with support from state funds and no county money. A second Title 20 contract for child abuse prevention, $39,200 total with $4,900 local share, was delayed.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Board Commissioners Today
High Point
YWCA
Gatewood Avenue
Wayne Metz
Gaston Faison
Sarah Medlin
Faison
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High Point Enterprise
Gaston Club
Henry L. Bridges
Bridges
al Boyles
I. C. Crawford
D-Buncombe
Legislative Commission On Governmental Operations
Audi
Crawford
Rockingham
Mark Austin
Driver's
High
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