Social Services Funds Again Sought by Guilford County
Guilford County officials pressed the Board of Commissioners for more money and staff to cover higher child day care rates and to certify family planning service recipients for federal aid. Officials warned of significant losses from uncertified clients and delays in payments to agencies under a new federal program, with an estimated immediate need of about 150000 to fund contractors for a month.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Dept. of Social Services
Board of
County Commissioners
Department
Social Services Board
Forrest Campbell
Commission
Gaston Faison
Guilford County
Campbell
Social Services
Wayne Metz
Metz
Health Dept
Dept. of Social Services
Faison
John Witherspoon
Health and Social Services
Robert Shaw
One Park Two Views of Armstrong Park on Forrest Street
Leaves drift over a brick-lined ditch in Armstrong Park while beer cans litter the area near swings and slides, creating two contrasting views of the park’s peaceful scene and its trashy edge.
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Armstrong Park
Forrest Street
High Point
High Point HRC shifts focus to sex discrimination issues
The High Point Human Relations Commission moved to address sexual discrimination, approving a seminar on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to aid local lenders and retailers. It also ordered a committee to probe a case where a woman allegedly was refused service of alcohol due to gender. The act bars creditors from considering sex or family status in credit decisions.
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Ray Hubbard
High Point Human Relations Commission
Commission
Reagan Weaver
Bill Price
Weaver
Greensboro
High Point
Federal Reserve Bank
DOT Moves To Abandon 43 Davidson Roads
Winston Salem DOT seeks approval from Davidson County for abandoning 43 roads not existing or inadequately maintained. Officials note earlier odometer mapping overstated lengths as the department seeks to correct secondary road maps. County commissioners toured several roads with Dan Smith backing abandonment while Chairman Hedrick considers a public hearing to gauge public sentiment.
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DOT
Davidson Roads
Piml Speaks Enterprise
Winston-Salem Dept. of Transportation
Davidson County
Ken Horton
Horton
Doug Waters
Winslow-Salem
Dan Smith
Robert Hedrick
Sanford presses civil rights and schooling plan in Laurinburg
Former North Carolina governor Terry Sanford spoke at St Andrews College about replacing busing with other methods to reduce educational disparity. He criticized James Schlesinger’s defense stance as making Soviets nervous and urged moral strength from the Revolution. He backed state control of gun policy and proposed a December economic valley conference with experts to promote full employment.
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LEE Mortimer
Enterprise
Laurinburg
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Defense
James Schlesinger
Sanford
St. Andrews College
Schlesinger
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Valley
Lewis Kelso
Lear Kisserling
Robert Nathan
Juanita Krepps
Laurinburg-Scotland County
Demotion Upheld In High Point Firefighter Case
After a lengthy hearing, the High Point Civil Service Commission upheld the demotion of A. M. James from lieutenant to firefighter effective Oct. 2 for alleged misconduct and false statements. Demerit points were reduced from 300 to 50 amid testimony from 16 witnesses about an incident at Gilwood North Apts. involving a gunfire disturbance and misreported truck status.
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Howard Hayes Enterprise
High Point Civil Service Commission
A. M
James
Ijames
H. J. Thompson
Torney Louis Fisher Jr
Gilwood North Apts
High Point
J. R. Robbins
Tjames
Robbins
Area Firm Awarded Post Office Contract
The U S Postal Service awarded a contract to Henry J Lowder of Thomasville to build and lease a Furnitureland Postal Station in High Point The bid was the lowest of three and covers a 2784 square foot interior space The site at 913 W Fairfield Rd lies east of Bedford Rd and south of Fairfield The station will be completed in May 1976 and leased for 10 years with options for 20 more years
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The
U.S. Postal Service
Henry J. Lowder
Thomasville
Furnitureland
High Point
Lowder
Postal Service
Fairfield Rd
Bedford Road
Fairfield
Burris Rehabilitation Center Dedicated at St Andrews College
Jack Burris funded a new rehabilitation center on the St. Andrews College campus to enable severely handicapped students to pursue a college degree. Dr. Howard Rusk praised Burris as a model of rehabilitation and noted the program houses about 28 paraplegics and quadriplegics, who participate in campus life while receiving therapy. Rusk cited rising rehab success, with 83 percent of severely handicapped youths now in school or employment, a dramatic improvement from earlier estimates.
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Lee Mortimer
Enterprise
Laurinburg
High Point
Jack Burris
St. Andrews College
Burris
Howard Rusk
Institute of Rehabilitative Medicine
New York University Medical Center
New York City
Rusk
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City
Price
New York State
Washington
Economic ‘Valley
Burris Rehabilitation Center
Burris Center
United States
Sa Burris
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