Weeding Talk in High Point City Hall Stirs Ranks
City Manager Cy Brooks pushes to abolish the Civil Service system to gain unified control of personnel. He says the goal is to weed out underperforming workers without wholesale firing while noting a need to streamline management and supervision at High Point City Hall.
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Enterprise City
City Hall
Cy Brooks
Civil Service Commission
Brooks
Police Dept
Civil Service
P.O
Paul A
Ethel Stamey
High Point Furniture Club
High Point Lions Club
Ia Lee
Clauaine Marshall
C.G Poricono
Puppies Born in Weekend Overflow at Orasco Home
Lucinda Orasco welcomed 17 Irish setter puppies after a weekend birth. Four pups died so far and she plans to give away three immediately to manage care and bottle-feeding needs. Daughter Traci, 3, admires the newcomers as Mrs. Orasco feeds one newborn.
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Lucinda Orasco
Traci
I 85 Median Crossover Fate Settled By DOT Dispute
Superior Court Judge Douglas Albright ruled the DOT may close the median crossover serving Evans property but kept it open during appeal. The plan to close crossovers on I 85 between Thomasville and Lexington follows safety concerns after 15 accidents at Evans Road crossing since 1971. The Evans family leases land to Cecile's Crushed Stone and seeks compensation for any loss of access.
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Thomasville
Douglas Albright
Dept. of Transportation
Tommy Evans
Evans
Albright
DOT
Lexington
Evans Road
Cecile
Ken Horton
Winston-Salem
Department
Highway Division
DOT Board
Bob Vaughan
High Point
C.M. Evans
Vaughan
Brown Loflin
Denton
Harvey Carpenter
Resignation Planned by Guilford County Mental Health Head
Mary Elizabeth Blair, head of the Point Office of Guilford County Mental Health, resigns after seven years in the post and 21 years with the department. She says the move was in the works for over a year and unrelated to unrest cited by staff. Don Fontana, the mental health director, acknowledged low morale amid an internal dispute.
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Mary Elizabeth Blair
Point
Guilford County
Mental Health Dept
Blair
Department
Mental Health Department
Mrs. Blair
Don Fontana
Flu Inoculations Slated Saturday in Guilford County
Guilford County residents may receive monovalent swine flu vaccine at 13 locations Saturday including High Point Health Dept on Montheu Ave Jamestown Town Hall and Southside Center. Ages 18 to 59 urged to come 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Consent forms required.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
Health Dept
Montheu Avenue
Jamestown Town Hall
Southside Center
Taylor Street
Guilford County Medical Society
Eugene Street
Sarah Morrow
Jamestown ABC Withdraws Labor Party Campaign Permit
The Jamestown ABC Board canceled Labor Party permission to campaign at its liquor store citing customer complaints of interference since November 2. Labor leader Marion Porter protests, alleging speech rights interference and plans possible appeals or civil liberties action.
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Carol Wilson Utley
Jamestown Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control
U.S. Labor Party
Ber Party
Marion Porter
Labor Party
Jamestown
ABC
Charles Burton
Lyndon LaRouche
Burton
ABC Board
Ms. Porter
Labor
Porter
Gio
Greensboro
Guilford County Extends Legal Aid Contracts Need for Funds
Guilford County Social Services moves to extend existing Title 20 funded contracts with High Point and Greensboro Legal Aid units for two months from December 31 to February 28. The extension, with no new money, aims to cover potential delays in federal funds replacement for Title 20 cuts. Board also taps Elaine Stoops to lead a health care study ad hoc committee, and discusses space renovations for interview areas at the Guilford County Building and the former bank building on South Main Street.
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Jim Hawkins
Guilford County Social Services Board
High Point
Greensboro Legal Aid
Forrest C
Elaine Stoops
Social Services
Wayne Metz
Guilford County
Metz
National Council of Local Public Welfare
Henry Burnett
High Point Social Services Dept
Burnett
Bank
S. Main Street
Inspection Tour Promised for Experimental Garbage System
Skeptics may inspect the new collection method at City Hall in a tour by city vehicle. The program aims to show no lifting or spillage as toters are loaded and hoisted in a six second cycle. Daily residences served rose from 400 to 900 1000 as holidays increase waste. Deputies investigate a gunshot that crossed Mrs Homer Smiths trailer at Red Rock Trailer Park with no injuries reported.
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City Public Works
Carl Wills
Wills
Sheriff's Deputies
Homer Smith
Red Rock Trailer Park
Rt. 2
Jamestown
Christmas Cheer Fund Kicked Off In High Point
Christmas Cheer Fund starts with seven donations totaling 150 dollars toward a 12,000 dollar goal for 1976. Funds support food certificates for needy families and toys for children in High Point. contributors include local groups and private donors.
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High Point
Enterprise
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