Rezoning Protests Rise Over Thomasville Bond Plans
Eight Turner Street residents opposed a 3.66 acre rezoning from R-3 to R-2 on Turner Street during a Planning Board meeting. They fear multi family units and questioned government apartments. The board deferred the petition and planned a City Council hearing next week.
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Thomasville
Turner Street
Planning Board and Zoning Commission
Charles Barber
Turner St
Johnson
George Handley Insurance and Realty
Howard
Bob Keber
Salisbury
Joe Mitchell
Planning Board
Public Works
Commission
Richard Floyd
Keber
Central Business District
Chamber of Commerce
Stuart Kennedy
Robert Powell
Fred Murphy
Kennedy
North Carolina State University
Ball Park Road
Billy F. Russell
Bonnie H. Garner
Dwight Upton
Rufus Kennedy
Upton
Old Dominion Freight Line Boosts United Fund Giving
Old Dominion Freight Line contributed over 1 percent of the United Fund total as 83 percent of its employees averaged 24 dollars each. The rise marks a 49.6 percent jump in employee giving and a 61 percent increase in firm and employee contributions. Earl Congdon, OD's president, lauds United Fund as the best method to finance volunteer service agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Dominion
United Fund
Earl Congdon
United Community Services
Two Hitchhikers Rob and Beat Men in Jamestown Robbery
Deputies hunt two men described as in their 20s who robbed and beat two victims after picking them up on Greensboro Road near the ABC store. One gunman shot Robert Taylor in the left shoulder as they fled Harper’s home. Victims lost watches and less than $5.
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Jamestown
Guilford County
Robert Taylor
Lexington
Robert Harper
Taylor
Harper
Greensboro
ABC
Taylor Pearce
Arch Schoch Jr
Schoch
Ragsdale
Virginia
Water Sprinkler Damages Marsh Furniture Co Building
A fire sprinkler on the second floor of Marsh Furniture Co at E Kearns Avenue and Tate Street discharged by heat from a nearby steam heater. Water damaged the second floor first floor and basement levels per fire officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh Furniture Co
E. Kearns Avenue
Tate Street
Major Projects Surface for High Point Bonded Plans
Three municipal projects from 1968 1969 bond approvals edge toward reality with steps toward building two recreation centers and a fire station. The southeast Leonard Street School area and northeast Armstrong Park sites are considered, with Oakview park suggested for the northeast center. City officials aim to select architects soon while finalizing site acquisition and coordinating a single plan to save costs.
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High Point
N. Wrenn Street
Metro Park
Leonard Street School
Armstrong Park
Clapp
Oakview
Chine Pape
Frank Wood
Smith Speaks Tonight In HPC Forum Series
Dr. David E. Smith, Medical Director of the Haight Asbury Medical Clinic in San Francisco, will speak at High Point College at 8 p.m. in Haworth Hall. The free public lecture is part of the Forum Series and covers drugs, education, and youth issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Smith
Haight-Asbury Medical Clinic
San Francisco
High Point College
Haworth Hall of Science
Smith
National Action Committee
Local ESAP funds eyed for all High Point schools
All High Point public schools are expected to join an Emergency School Assistance Program funded by 229720 dollars. Dr. Dean B. Pruette and a local ESAP committee weigh changes as federal officials permit implementation while noting six months remain in the school year.
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High Point
U.S. Office of Education
Atlanta
Dean B. Pruette
ESAP
James Surratt
Pruette
Surratt
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NHS
Central High School
Front
Linda Flippo
Cathy Corn
Jayne Ryan
Marsha Wilson
Robin Levina
Debbie Frazier
Jackie Moser
Judy Ryan
Patti Walton
Sharon Hodgin
Janet Benson
Ronald Calliari
Cassandra Scott
Kathy Smith
Sandra Silver
Rosalind Gilmore
Deborah Lightner
Hattie LeGrande
Dean Lee
Sylvia Welborn
Jane Connor
Mary Mahler
Jeannie Neely
Debbie Stutts
L-R
Chuck Percy
Bobby Price
Wayne Cadick
Mac Hester
David Reed
Jonathan Monroe
Craig Pleasants
Jack White
Jamie Leonard
Robert Anderson
Lee Bouldin
John Barker
Keith Clinard
Sonny Hedgecock
High Point Enterprise
Winston-Salem
Container Corporation of America
Shelby
United Papermakers and Paperworkers of America
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Leonard Street
Leonard
HPC Forum
Dr. Smith
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