Traffic surveys may lead to major High Point street plan
High Point officials and state partners plan a new street survey to craft a Major Thoroughfare Plan. The study aims to unlock future state and federal aid for street improvements, with past efforts stalled by funding and shifting priorities. City Manager Harold Check backs street budgets and potential extensions to N Wrenn Street to ease congestion.
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High Point
William Babcock
State College
State Highways Department
Babcock
Harold Check
Heln
N. Wrenn Street
Amone
Delay in Superior Court Appeals Clogs Dockets
An editorial criticizes repeated delays from continuances and appeals in Superior Court. The piece argues appeals are used to avoid serving 30 day sentences or fines, citing assaults and minor disputes. It suggests tougher sentences may deter unnecessary appeals from lower courts.
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Municipal
Recorder’s Courts
Land Grant Colleges Promote Practical Education and Growth
Editorial reviews land grant colleges in the United States and Puerto Rico, noting their wide reach and impact. It highlights enrollment, doctoral production, military training, international ties, Nobel laureate degrees, and centennial celebrations aided by the Carnegie Corporation. The Morrill Act's aim to educate industrial classes is explained, along with debates on quantity versus quality in higher education.
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Kansas
Montana
Ohio
Wyoming
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U. S
Carnegie Corporation
Congress
Morrill
Justin Smith Morrill
Vermont
Lincoln
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Franklin D. Nor
Theodore Roosevelt
Berlin Air Corridor Tour Reveals High Pilot Morale
Reporter flies Pan American DC-6B through Berlin air tunnels from Munich to Berlin and Berlin to Frankfurt. Pilots report no harassment from Soviet MIGs and describe morale as high despite tight corridors and fog.
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Assn
Berlin
Germany
Red Sea
East Germany
West Berlin
Free World
Templehof
Pan American World Airways
Munich
Frankfurt
U. S
Graham W. Jones
Ft. Smith, Ark
Bisson
Hannover
Positive signs replace roadside warnings in North Carolina
Lynn Nisbet discusses how highway signs often fail to inform motorists without distracting driving. He cites Better messages like Enjoy the Mountains and More Scenic Grandeur Ahead, and notes historical marker signs can mislead or clutter roadsides.
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Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Granville Grant
Hugh Morton
Maggie Valley
Asheville
Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Range
Soco Gap
Morton
Balsam
Pisgah
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Parkway
America
National Park Service
Hodges urges ethical reform in business leaders worldwide
Former North Carolina governor and now U S Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges argues against condemning all businessmen for a few scandals. He cites the Business Ethics Advisory Council and notes codes of ethics have spurred moral reforms and buyer beware to buyer beware evolution.
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North Carolina
U.S
President Kennedy
America
Hodges
Department of Commerce
Business Ethics Advisory Council
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