Barbershop Keeps Shower Service At 75 Cents
GREENSBORO AP Seventy five cents buys a hot shower with towel and soap at King Cotton Burgess Barbershop run by W C York 54 and partner Robert Burgess 74. The shop, open 38 years, once charged 25 cents for haircut and shower. York plans to keep the service while hot water lasts and customers pay.
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Greensboro
King Cotton Burgess
York
Robert Burgess
Burgess
Old King Cotton Hotel
Burgess Shop
Pupils Told Drop Your Weapons at Raleigh School
In a Raleigh junior high, Principal George L. Foxwell gathered eighth and ninth graders in the gym and ordered students to drop any weapons or drugs. Eleven knives, including three nine inch blades, plus three bags of marijuana and three marijuana cigarettes were found on the floor. Foxwell defended the search as necessary to prevent harm, despite parental concerns about rights.
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Raleigh
Carnage
George L. Foxwell
Foxwell
Preyer cites Carter obstacles facing business leaders in High Point
U S Representative L Richardson Preyer told businessmen at the High Point Chamber planning conference that Carter may lift public opinion quickly if he resolves four big issues: tax reform energy SALT and the Middle East. He warned business leaders that confidence will return only after the economy stabilizes and costs rise from new policies. The talk touched on energy policy details including gas pricing and the crude oil equalization tax, and noted Social Security reform would raise taxes even as it aims to reduce long-term deficits.
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Clemmons
U. S
Preyer
Carter
Congress
House
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Daniel Bell
Burglaries and Vandalism Reported by High Point Police
Police investigated four burglaries and several acts of malicious damage Friday. Items stolen include currency and clothes from Rivettco Inc on English Road, and a glass door watch from a Greer Avenue home. Other thefts involved batteries, CB radios, a purse, a cash register sum, clothing from K-Mart, and a car battery, with two arrests for larceny.
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High Point
Rivettco Co. Inc
English Road
Mae H. Mullins
Whittier Avenue
Greer Avenue
Minnie Smith
Dartmouth Avenue
Nellie Dawkins
Vernon Place
Jerry C. Reid
Steele Street
Richard H. Owens
Sweetbriar Road
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Multiple accidents injure several in High Point
One hospitalized after Friday wrecks. Five people injured in a two car crash on N Main near Parkway. Ronald Daugherty and Oleen Freeman among injured. Daugherty charged with unsafe movement. Other collisions on S Main at Ward and Washington Dr. several injured, charges vary. No charges in Eastchester Drive crash.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
N. Main Street
Parkway Avenue
Ronald Richard Daugherty
Wayne Avenue
Oleen Nelson Freeman
Fifth Street
Betty Daugherty
Daugherty
Algo
Lois Royals
Rand Boulevard
Nicole Lewis
Freeman
Ronald Daugherty
James Holland Kennedy
Malibu Drive
Sheila V. Jankowski
Sunset Drive
S. Main Street
Ward Avenue
Jankowski
Elizabeth Hzekeil
Bencini Place
Kennedy
Washington Drive
Hoskins Street
Leroy Smith
Brooks Avenue
Leslie Franklin Joyner
Lakecrest Avenue
Earl Jefferies
Commerce Avenue
Betty Longstreet Smith
Rolling Road
Ms. Joyner
Danny Lee Barley
N. Centennial Street
Ronnie Elliot Thompson
Holton Place
Eastchester Drive
Barley
Turnip Portrait Highlights 4% Pound Caled Turnip
Paul Godfrey poses with Vernon Shaw’s unusually large 4 percent pound turnip from Rt. 1 Trinity in Randolph County, capturing local pride in agricultural bounty.
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Randolph County
Paul Godfrey
Vernon Shaw
Rt. 1
Trinity
Education Board Meets Tackles Tenure And Pay
North Carolina education leaders debate teacher tenure and pay as major obstacles to school improvement while addressing a decline in SAT scores. Board chair Bruton notes need to explore sensitive topics, while Tart stresses discipline and teacher competency as essential for classroom results amid broader national factors.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Education
Tart
High Point Enterprise Subscription Rates and Facts
The High Point Enterprise lists billing and mailing details including address 210 Church Avenue High Point North Carolina 27761 and notes on Associated Press news use The notice details various paid subscription plans by mail and carrier and disclaims responsibility for advance payments to independent carriers and distributors London Associates advertising reps and local carriers are mentioned for home delivery inquiries.
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Church Avenue
High Point
N.C
Associated Press
J Mo
Associated Frags
Ighane Enterprise, Inc
London Associates
SBI Probe Shifts From Agent to Insurance Dept
The State Bureau of Investigation widened its case from Howard W. Bloom, a Roanoke Rapids restaurateur, to the North Carolina Insurance Department. Bloom faces extortion and soliciting money to bribe department officials. Wake County DA Burley Mitchell said no bribery evidence yet but SBI now reviews department allegations. The inquiry follows Bloom’s indictment as investigations expand.
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Raleigh
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
Howard W. Bloom
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Bloom
Insurance Department
John Ingram
Wake County
Burley Mitchell
Mitchell
Ingram
Christmas Comes Early Parade in Burlington Draws 14 Floats
Burlington hosts an early Christmas parade with 14 professional floats led by parade marshal Joe Davidson. Santa Claus arrives today for the holiday festivities as residents juggle Thanksgiving plans and parade preparations in the textile capital.
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Santa Claus
Burlington
Joe Davidson
Cloyd Named Director of Urban Ministry in High Point
Sam Cloyd former counsellor at the Family Service Bureau is appointed director of the Urban Ministry in High Point succeeding Dr. Mark Sills. He will lead a three fulltime staff with volunteers at 463 S. Main St. The ministry runs 24 hour counselling and the Pitcher and Cup aid service. Cloyd, 42, is married with two children, Amy and Sammy.
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Sam Cloyd
Family Service Bureau
High Point
Cloyd
Mark Sills
Urban Ministry
Greensboro
Lynchburg
Naval Academy
Union Theological Seminary
Virginia Commonwealh University
S. Main St
Urban
Cathy
Amy
Sammy
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Gloria Turner
Trinity Ave
Son
Bath
W.C. York
J.C. Spenard
E. Lexington Avenue
Gerald Anthony Devette
Burton Avenue
Pam Bynum
West Locke Apartments
Larceny
Will Rogers Taylor
Park Street
Education Board
David H. Bruton
John L. Tart
Johnston Technical Institute
High Point Enterprise
Insurance Dept
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