Greensboro Approves Open Bids For 38 County Vehicles
Guilford County commissioners will open bids for 38 new vehicles replacing old units in a first time pay-as-you-go method. Purchases include 12 for Sheriff, 9 for Tax, 6 for Inspection plus several station wagons for various departments. Public hearings on land rezoning and a US 29A water line extension to Jamestown are scheduled, with personnel matters and routine items also on the agenda.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Clarence Smith
State
Sheriff's Department
Tax Department
Inspection Department
Friendship Airport Fire Department
Surplus Foods Department
Burlington Industries
Jamestown
Apollo 12 Moon Mission Faces Lightning and New Goals
Astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean describe a dramatic lift off as lightning was observed near the Saturn V and mission control noted no storm activity. They aim for two moon walks totaling six hours while collecting rocks and equipment from Surveyor 3 for return and analysis.
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Conrad
Walter J. Kapryan
Mission, Control
Bean
Earth
Guilford County Jails Report Overcrowded
Greensboro reports show October jail populations exceeding capacity in three units. Average total inmates reached 214 with the former city jail at 357 of 40 capacity. County officials seek new jail space at a projected cost of 2.5 million dollars.
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Greensboro
Paul Gibson
High Plant
Gibson
Superior Court
Algo
John Witherspoon
Cozy Casual Room Accessories with Woven Chairs
Inexpensive furniture makes sense with woven chairs in various styles. Add a bright cushion or pillow to create a stylish focal point for a casual den playroom or teen room.
Dead Man Mimicked by Hoax on Mt Zion Road
Thomasville sheriff reports a 12:50 a.m. call about a man beside a parked school bus on Mt Zion Church Road. Investigators found a clothing stuffed dummy staged as a drunken or dead man, a prank by unknown readers.
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Thomasville
Mt. Zion Church Road
County Sheriff’s Department
Church Supper Sponsored by Hopewell United Methodist Church
The W S C S of Hopewell United Methodist Church will host a spaghetti supper at the church on Rt 2 Trinity tonight from 5 20 to 8 30 p m Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
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W.S.C.S. of
Hopewell United Methodist Church
Trinity
Fire damages Barber Shop and multiple homes from faulty chimneys
Fires Friday evening and early today damaged the Ritz Barber Shop on the ground floor of a Fairview Street building after a heater fire spread through the floor. Other fires blamed on chimneys affected Lennie Snow's Ridgeway home, Wade Jernigan's West Point property, and a forklift motor at Mickey Body Co on Bethel Drive. Smoke and backdrafts were noted at Hillside Park Center as winds pushed smoke down chimneys.
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Fairview Street
Eva Mae Simmons
Ritz
Lennie Snow
Ridgeway
Snow
Wade Jernigan
West Point Ave
Mickey Body. Co
Bethel Drive
Hillside Park Center
Vail Street
Acquittal in Thomasville Drunken Driving Case
Herman R. Canady Jr. was acquitted in Recorder's court on a drunken driving charge. Michael D. Jones was convicted, fined $100, jailed three nights, and banned from driving for a year after appealing to the Davidson County Superior Court. Willie Green faced an assault with a deadly weapon charge for knife use on Bobby Bogans. James Melvin Horne was fined $25 for carrying a concealed pistol.
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Thomasville
Herman R. Canady Jr
Harris Street
Recorder's Court
Michael D. Jones
Rt 2
Jones
Davidson County Superior Court
Willie Green
Forsyth Street
Bobby Bogans
James Melvin Horne
Lincoln Street
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Iferrante & Teicher
Auditorium
Goliseum
Tos Ferranta & Teicher
Les Sta Greensboro
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Army - Navy Union Club
N. Main
N. Main St
N.C
Red Jacket
Primm Distributors, Inc
Shore Street
Judith O'Dea
Duane Jones
Marilyn Eastman
Karl Hardmar
Judith Ridley
Keith Wayre
Edgar Allen Poe
New York
Stagecoach Trail
Dial
Hee
Alfred
MD Ema
House OF Cards
Carol Martha Burke
Lynley
Peter Lindes Seu
Stephen McNally
Farol
Enterprise
Dorothy Benjanie
Pete
Franco Zeffire
Romeone
Paramount
J M
Myer
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