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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1960
Page
13
Forrest Cates reports that the GOP and Enterprise City Editor accuse the local election office of brazen abuse of official decorum in a charged public dispute.
Local Republican leaders accuse High Point officials of coaching voters and denying absentee ballot forms, and ask the State Board of Elections for an immediate reply. They urge watchers at all 19 city precincts for the November turnout, citing past disputes and urging transparency.
A long set of statutory requirements governs absentee voting in North Carolina. Qualified voters may vote absentee if absent from their county on election day, with strict rules on requests, notarization, and return deadlines. In Guilford County, applications may be issued at the High Point office but ballots are processed in Greensboro.
City Council approved zoning changes in three areas after a lengthy meeting. Changes include Rotary Drive segments from Wiley Street and nearby zones A2 B3 and C3, plus a redefinition of Industrial-6 to Residence A-2 west of Hickory Chapel Road. The bid to declare Whittier Street a major thoroughfare was rejected. Guilford Avenue improvement was dropped and auto tag sales assigned to Carolina Motor Club.
Moscow radio reported that Khrushchev's U N General Assembly address ended with ovation and that Dag Hammarskjold sat nervously during the speech. Tass continued its attack on Hammarskjold calling his reply hypocritical and subservient to imperialists and colonialists.
Alfred R. Holder, 31, of Kernersville eluded police for eight hours as Old Gyp the bloodhound from Sandy Ridge Prison Camp traced his path through tracks, fields, and a melon patch before the party, including deputies, converged at the final spot. The manhunt highlighted cooperation between media and law enforcement.
More thundershowers are expected over the High Point area tonight and tomorrow, with mild temperatures and lows around 59 degrees. Rain becomes more frequent tomorrow and may persist into Friday, then partly cloudy and cooler for the weekend.
Clement A. Paffe Jr. of High Point will be awarded his CPA certificate at the 21st annual Symposium on Accounting to be held in Chapel Hill October 16 18.
A Fort Bragg call sent a helicopter to assist James White after an appendectomy but miscommunications caused the patient to be moved by ambulance to Greensboro High Point Airport while the chopper was at Darr Field. The delay ended with the helicopter finally delivering White to the airport, epitomizing the era’s chaotic logistics.
Colfax residents watched a manhunt as Alfred R. Holden, 31, wandered swamps and fields with a .22 semi automatic rifle loaded with 16 cartridges. The barrel was packed with dirt, likely preventing a jam or explosion if fired.
A man named Holder and his pregnant girlfriend were captured after an eight hour hunt by High Point and Greensboro deputies aided by bloodhounds. Holder, who stole a rifle and fired at relatives, surrendered near 11:30 p.m. after a six mile chase. Bond set at $500 per charge.
High Point Civitan Club members heard Holt McPherson editor of The Enterprise describe his 13 day trip behind the iron curtain. He urged continued U S leadership to preserve freedom. New members Phil Hunsucker Marvin Massey were inducted.
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