Neighborhood Watch Program Launched in High Point
High Point launches the national Neighborhood Watch Program with support from the police and Guilford County Sheriff. Irvin Black predicts a notable crime decrease as 13 000 literature pieces and 26 000 decals are distributed. Chief Roseman urges residents to report loitering and suspicious activity. Sheriff Gibson notes good results from over a year of use and requests public help to apprehend offenders.
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Jim
Hawkins Enterprise
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Irvin Black
High Point Police
Guilford County
Paul Gibson
Gibson
Sheriff's Dept
Neighborhood Watch Program expands with community input
Ron Brenner of the National Sheriff's Association explains the program started in 1972 with a grant and Californiabased success. About 2,500 law enforcement agencies have joined and 15 million literature pieces distributed. High Point College plans community involvement meetings and block meetings may form. Police offer security checks on request and deputies promote decals and identification to deter burglars.
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Ron Brenner
National Sheriff's Assn
Brenner
Black
Maas
High Point College
Crime Prevention Bureau
Roseman
Edmisten Says His Staff No Match For Utilities
North Carolina Attorney General Gent Rufus Edmisten warned that his small Utilities Division staff cannot keep pace with the large teams of utilities lawyers consultants economists and accountants. He proposed hiring four attorneys two accountants two economists and a 200000 contingency fund to hire expert witnesses at a cost of 500000 to 750000. Edmisten noted about 1000 rate cases a year and said utilities file stacks of papers to press for increases while his office works long hours to represent consumers. He defended the public versus private battle in hearings though noting principle and practice often diverge.
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Raleigh
Rufus Edmisten
Edmisten
Utilities Division
I. Beverly Lake Jr
Edmiston
Gach
Legislative Utilities Review Committee
God
Bar Association
Bicentennial Leaders Meet for Plans and Grants
More than 200 local and state Bicentennial leaders gathered in Raleigh to discuss plans and grant applications ahead of the Bicentennial year. Dr. Lawrence Wheeler praised North Carolina as a front‑runner in the Southeast and outlined activities including tree plantings, zoning work, historic site tours, a sculpture project, and a senior citizens country store.
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Raleigh
Lawrence Wheeler
State
North Carolina
Forsyth County
Jackson County
Pasquotank County
Davidson County
Sunday Only By Carrier Whly 80 Monthly 3.50 Yr 42.00
A reader subscription offer lists the Sunday carrier rate at 80 dollars, monthly 3.50, or yearly 42 dollars. Mail subscriptions in North Carolina are subject to a 4 percent sales tax.
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High Point Enterprise
High Vane Enterprise
Church Avenue
High Point
N.C
Associated Press
Candidates' Expenses Reported At $6 000
Candidates seeking seats on the High Point City Council spent over $6,000 as they pursued party tickets. Harvey Tilles and Paul Fine, both Democrats, lead spending with $1,195.98 and $1,040.85 respectively. Samuel Burford reports $940 in donations. The latest report shows $2,644.50 in contributions and $4,622.77 in expenses. Some candidates had not yet filed by the Friday deadline, facing fines. Mayor candidates show little activity with Paul Clapp reporting $0 in contributions and $25 in expenses.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Fine
Board of Elections
Buth
del Ray Wilson
Doris Lindsay
Frank Wood
Mike Coleman
Thomasville to Demolish Downtown Southern Railway Depots
Demolition of the Southern Railway passenger and freight depot buildings will begin Tuesday in downtown Thomasville. The freight office will be moved and restored. the passenger area to be torn down. Temporary gravel parking will replace lost spaces during holiday shopping season. The historical society and merchants reached a compromise to preserve the original passenger station. Public works crews will conduct the demolition and removal efforts.
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Thomasville
Southern Railway
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Salem
Main
Randolph
Historical Society
Thomasville Public Works
Goal For Handicapped Children Attention Without The Stigma
UNC CH chapel Hill report on a two year HEW study by Dr James J Gallagher urges shifting from labeling children to treating families as decision makers. It calls closing large institutions, local schools coordinating services, and replacing headcount funding with flat increases to support handicapped children. The report notes labels can help services but should label the problem not the child.
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Joe Sanders
Unc-Ch
Chapel Hill
James J. Gallagher
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Frank Porter Graham
Gallagher
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Tragic High Point plywood accident claims James McLain life
A 37 year old Thomasville man James Harvey McLain died after plywood sheets toppled onto him at Sternberger Motor Carriers in High Point. Police report a ruptured head artery as the cause. Archdale City notes Talbert filed for mayor and election registration details.
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Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
James Harvey McLain
Pineywood Road
W. Green Street
Sternbergers Motor Carriers
E. Linden Avenue
McLain
Kiwanis Officers Installed at High Point Club
Kiwanis officers were installed Friday with Joseph Gregory, lieutenant governor of Division 3 East, presiding. Marion Boling, president elect. Jim Woollen, president. Joseph Patterson, former lieutenant governor. and Lloyd Thayer, retiring president, stood with Gregory in the ceremony.
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Joseph Gregory
Carolinas
High Point Kiwanis Club
Gregory
Marion Boling
Jim Woollen
Joseph Patterson
Lloyd Thayer
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Donald Roseman
Police Dept
Sheriff’s Dept
N.C. 68
Skeet Club Road
State Highway Patrol
Henry Wiseman Kendall
Charles D. Staley
Dennis Jones
Robert Soper
Ann May
David Luther
Staley
Sonny Hedgecock
AP News
High Point Enterprise, Inc
ford-Griffith Company
National
Paul Clapp
Roy Culler
Nicholas Hobbs
Vanderbilt University
Archdale
T. C. Talbert
the Enterprise
Kiwanis Officers
Mark Ausfin
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