Southside Slum Residents Blast City Over Progress
Long-time leaders Louis B. Haizlip and Mrs. Rugh G. Melton assail High Point officials over missed Southside improvements. They say no streets, recreation facilities, or housing repairs have been delivered as Model Cities red tapes hinder urban renewal, with water bills, substandard housing, and cold porches fueling anger.
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High Point
Southside
Louis B. Haizlip
Rugh G. Melton
National Council On Economic Opportunity
Model Cities Commissions
Model Cities
Willie Rice
Hairlip
Rice
East Central
Harrison Center
Fairview Street
Leaf Rake Crackdown Planned in High Point Area
High Point authorities press a leaf raking crackdown starting after November 1 with possible indictments for violators. Convictions could bring a $50 fine or 30 days in jail as Public Works Chief Carl Wills seeks council backing to curb street debris and traffic disruption.
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High Point
City Public Works Department
Carl Wills
Wills
Chairs to cure red tape for city programs
City Council moved control of hundreds of chairs and desks from Model Cities to its finance committee to aid two programs serving disabled children and Head Start. Directors appealed for immediate access to equipment stored by the city, which would be allocated or loaned after inventories and procedures are set.
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Ray Hubbard
Model Cities
Jimmie Cashatt
Eloise Lovett
Carson Stout
Model Citis Commission
Model Cities Commission
Otis Tillman
Highway 29A 70A upgrade gets State Highway Commission nod
The State Highway Commission placed the High Point Greensboro section of Highway 29A 70A on an approval list for a five lane expansion. Approval adds official status but construction may still be three to five years away. Surrett Drive and Fairfield Road widenings were also approved for planning and design.
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High Point
Greensboro
State Highway Commission
Boone
T. Lynwood Smith
Surrett Drive
Elm Street
Fairfield Road
Green Drive
Lecturers Set For HPCs 1971 72 Forum Series
High Point College announces the 1971 72 Forum Series featuring Reid Buckley Dr Jerry Rosenberg Dr David Smith Fred P Graham Dr Tom Morton and Cal Dreifus with lectures on conservatism privacy and social issues The Visiting Scholars program adds four professors from Princeton Indiana Kansas and New York University for broader cultural offerings The schedule spans Oct 21 to Apr 13 and highlights balanced access for students and community members.
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Haight-Asbury Medical Clinic
Supreme Court
New York Times
Women’s Liberation Movement
Arkansas
High Point College
Assembly Artist Committee
Reid Buckley
Jerry Rosenberg
Buckley
Dr. Rosenberg
David Smith
San Francisco
Fred P. Graham
Tom Morton
Cal Dreifus
Piedmont University
Theodore J. Ziolkowski
Princeton University
Norman J. G. Pounds
Indiana University
Clark E. Bricker
University of Kansas
Morris Kline
New York University
William F. Buckley
James Buckley
New York State
William F
Randolph County Officials Weigh Computerized Tax System
Randolph County commissioners explore computerizing the county tax department to cut staff workload and speed record handling. They meet with representatives from two service agencies proposing to manage county tax records for input into the Guilford County computer system, with costs a major consideration.
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Don Wrenn
Enterprise
Ashebord
Randolph
Eica
Tax Department
Guilford County
Guilford
Armed Robber Shot Dead After Home Invasion
Clarence Philmore Pugh 56 of Ramseur was identified as the gunman killed after forcing entry to a Smith home on Highway 62. He burned a pillow case at the victims and took cash before being shot during a struggle. Pugh had a lengthy criminal record and was released from prison Sept. 2. Graveside rites set for Ramseur City Cemetery. Survivors include his father, sister, and half brother.
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Guilford County
Clarence Philmore Pugh
Rt. 2
Ramseur
Moses Cone Hospital
Pugh
Hudson Smith
Smith
Raleigh
State Department of Corrections
Ramseur City
Rossie F. Pugh
Nina Cotner
Acme Employees Increase United Fund Pledges
Acme Sample Books employees boosted their United Fund pledges by 56 cents per person to 12.17 dollars, according to company President Fred Lambeth who also notes strong employee attitudes. Bill Green, Acme vice president, chairs the United Fund Metropolitan Division.
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Acme
United Fund
Fred Lambeth
Lambeth
Greater High Point
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Redevelopment Commission
Piedmont
Eugene Wheeler
Sonny Hedgecock
High Point Enterprise
Forrest Cates Enterprise
Emerywood
HPC
Women’s Liberation
Buckley Jr
The
National Review
Dr. Smith
America
San Francisco General Hospital
University of California Medical Center
Graham
Senate
Estes Kefauver
Claudia Dreifus
Randolph County
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