City Won't Get New Express Mail Service
Expansion of Express Mail to Raleigh Durham Winston-Salem Fayetteville Rocky Mount and Asheville was announced but High Point remains excluded under Greensboro sectional center rules. The program promises fast reliable service with a money back guarantee and two option types: programmed shipments and casual onetime use.
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High Point
U.S
Postal Service
Greensboro
Raleigh
Durham
Winston-Salem
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Asheville
Express Mail
Frank M. Sommerkamp
Southern
Memphis
Tenn
Sommerkamp
Officials To Discuss Numbering Rural Greensboro Dwellings
Greensboro officials will address seven requests to assign street numbers for dwellings and rural lots outside the city. The meeting also considers two utility-extension requests a private water line to an industrial site near the regional airport and laterals for Friendway Acres. Authorities may approve a budget change adding 191 584 to the Greensboro Board of Education for instructional services and decide on funding Guilford County Bicentennial activities for 1975 and 1976. They may also set a site for the Evergreens facility near Kendal Center and move the sheltered workshop to Wendover Avenue.
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Greensboro
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
Charge Filed In Shooting In Occupied Vehicle
High Point police arrested Randy Lee Coe on a charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle on Westchester Drive. The warrant alleges Coe fired at a car carrying Kip Garlton Brace Steveney Collins and Donna Johnson. no injuries reported.
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High Point
Randy Lee Coe
Stanleyville
Coe
Westchester Drive
Kip Garlton Brace
Steveney Collins
Donna Johnson
Governor Agrees State Gas Tax Hike Possible
North Carolina residents watch Washington on a proposed 10 cent hike as the DOT board may urge the governor to ask the next legislature to raise the state gas tax by 1 percent. Secretary Troy Doby said he will follow Gov. James Helms specific direction though the governor did not favor higher taxes for road improvements amid revenue loss.
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Don Wrenn
Enterprise
Asheboro
North Carolina
Washington
State Dept. of Transportation Board
Troy Doby
Doby
James Helshouser
Helshouser
High Point Projects Tagged For Funds
High Point area highway upgrades win unanimous approval from the State DOT Board with multiple Guilford Randolph and city projects listed. Major items include 450000 for a downtown signal system, 1 million for Harrison Street, 3 million for Albertson Sherman Roads, and 2.45 million for Westchester Drive widening. Additional plans cover U.S. 220 bridge replacement in Randleman and right of way for N.C. 68 near Greensboro Airport, plus several federally aided safety and paving initiatives. The board also extended the secondary roads program through winter to advance rights of way and winter pavement work.
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Asheboro
State Dept. of Transportation Board
Highway Board
Harrison Street
Westchester Drive
Guilford
Randolph
High Point
U.S. 220
Randleman
N.C
Greensboro
City of
U.S
U.S. 311
Lake Higgins Bridge
Lincoln
Prospect Street
Thomasville
Denton
Prospect
Albertson
Grimes
Potts
Sherman
Gates
Taylor St
Fraley
Carolina and Northwestern Railway
Amhurst
Archdale
High Point Enterprise Page Two Summary
The October 5 1974 edition of the High Point Enterprise presents Saturday listings on page 2A including local notes, brief items, and community notices with potential scheduling, events, and notices relevant to residents.
Piedmont TAC debates procedures and meetings
Jamestown report on the second meeting of the Piedmont area Transportation Advisory Commission discusses operation manuals, meeting frequency, and intercommunity cooperation. Members push for clarity, set next gathering for January 9 in Archdale, and consider bicycle needs in planning with officials from four communities.
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Lee Mortimer
Jamestown
Piedmont Area Transportation Advisory Commission
TAC
Commission
Federal Transportation Departments
Highway Department
Charlie Turner
Mike Tewell
High Point
Thomasville
Archdale
Local Builder Faces Dust Protests Over Tennis Courts
Fairfax California residents protest a proposed tennis court project citing dust and noise. The builder defends the plan, stating measures will curb disruption while seeking approval.
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Fairfax
Calif
Three Persons Hurt In Traffic Accidents In City
Three people were injured in traffic incidents Friday but none injuries were serious. Jackie Mae Byers and two others were involved in a Ward Avenue collision at Stanton Place around 10 17 a m. Ross Homer Davis and Joe Clay Kitchen were the other drivers. Hula Pack Hill was hurt in a single car crash at Southgate Shopping Center parking lot after her foot slipped off the brake. Teresa Ann McDowell collided with a truck driven by Charles McGaha on Trinity Avenue near Bethel and was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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Jackie Mae Byers
Asheboro Street
Ward Avenue
Stanton Place
Ross Homer Davis
Forrest Street
Joe Clay Kitchen
Cloverdale Street
Hula Pack Hill
Charles Avenue
Southgate
Linden Avenue
Food World
Ms. Hill
Teresa Ann McDowell
Bethel Drive
Charles McGaha
Bethel
Ms. McDowell
Trinity Avenue
Buchwald Press Conference Skews Serious Humor On Nixon Ford
Art Buchwald held a press conference at the Albert Pick Motor Inn answering questions from media colleagues. He joked about Watergate and Nixon while saying satire should mean something and that he aims to change the world with serious ideas wrapped in humor.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Oval Office
Art
Albert Pick Motor Inn
Watergate
Buchwald
White House
Ford
Jerry Ford
Nixon
Questioned officials face possible perjury in Chile hearings
In a rough transcript style, a Los Angeles Times piece from 1974 portrays tense exchanges as lawmakers press State Department and CIA officials on truth telling during Chile policy discussions. The dialogue features Dr. Kissinger, executive session doubts, and threats of contempt if honesty falters.
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Washington
State Department
CIA
U.S
Allende
Chile
Capital Hill
Congress
Dr. Kissinger
Los Angeles Times
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Mobil
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Lexington
Mobil Oil Corp
Jaan
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
Associated Press
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Acceclatad Press
Trauta
Therai
Ing.s
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Represent
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Ann Moore Circle
Central High School
Joanna Petty
W. Kearns Avenue
Vickie Lynn Kelley
Larkin Street
Samuel Michael Fountain
Route 2
Manual of Understanding
Bob Wells
Joe Gardner
Federal Highway Administration
Gardner
Wells
Davidson
Boards of Commissioners
John Cameron
Ven Carver
The
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Langfroid
Secretary Langhord
Russia
Senate
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