Engaged Couple Dies in Highway 8 Head-On Crash
Three people died in a head-on collision on Highway 8 a mile north of Southmont. Robert L. Younts 22 of Lexington and his fiancée Karen Foster 19 were in a 1971 car. Odell Bailey 53 of Lexington drove a 1960 model. All died at Lexington Memorial Hospital.
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Southmont
Here
Highway Patrol
Robert L. Younts
Rt. 7
Lexington
Karen Jo Foster
Woodsway Drive
Odell Bailey
N. Pugh Street
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Younts
Lexington Tire
Foster
Bailey Auto
Rate Increase Sought By Duke Power
Duke Power asks the North Carolina Utilities Commission for an 11.75 cent rate rise to cover an emergency gap. Lead witness Carl Horn Jr says without higher rates Duke would face default on construction payments or cancel orders and lay off workers. He cites rapid plant expansion amid slow sales and lack of a fuel adjustment clause as key strains.
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Raleigh
Duke Power Co
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Carl Horn Jr
Commission
Duke
Horn
Utilities Commission
North Carolina
ABC Suit Moves to Wake County for ABC Challenge
A suit challenging the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board's license procedure will be tried in Wake County. Superior Court Judge Frank Armstrong ordered the transfer from here, ruling the action involves judicial review of administrative action. Plaintiffs Tomlinson of High Point and City Transit Co. oppose a beer license for a proposed local establishment.
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State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Wake County
Superior Court
Frank Armstrong
State Board
Tomlinson
High Point
City Transit Co
ABC Board
Guilford County Pulverizing Project Sees Delays Over Costs
Dispute over who pays for a 1.2 million Guilford County solid waste pulverizing system stalls progress. Greensboro officials reportedly seek to drop per ton fees, while High Point and county officials discuss funding and shared costs. Mayor Bencini signals council openness to a workable plan and hopes for a quick resolution.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
Bencini
Southern Furniture Market Opens Oct 22 At High Point
The Southern Furniture Market runs Oct 22 29 with 300 plus manufacturers in High Point and nearby cities. Editors and broadcasters will cover the eight day event from the Exposition Building as 20 000 industry members visit.
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High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Drexel
Lenoir
Southern Furniture Exposition
Tom A. Finch Jr
Armstrong Cork
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Armstrong Cork Co
James van Vleck
Stanley Furniture Co
Mead Corp
Wayne Burris
Burris Furniture Industries
Lincolnton
N.C
William P. Kemp Jr
Kemp Furniture Industries
Goldsboro
Jordan to Visit Central Piedmont on Four Day Swing
U S Senator B Everett Jordan starts a four day tour to the Central Piedmont region with events in Greensboro Asheboro Graham and Charlotte He plans an environmental rally in Greensboro a coffee hour at the Holiday Inn in Asheboro a production credit event in Graham and a program honoring Rev Billy Graham in Charlotte Jordan seeks another Senate term in the 1972 general election.
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U. S
B. Everett Jordan
Central Piedmont
Greensboro
Holiday Inn
Asheboro
Graham
Charlotte
Billy Graham
Sen
Jordan
Senate
NAHM President Sees Benefits From Phase 1
NAHM president Sam M. Berry says Nixon Phase I has started a positive shift for the hosiery industry though results are not assured. He warns against rushing Phase II, notes wage and price concerns, and urges careful handling of foreign competition and inflation while seeing promise in coordinated panty hose and men’s hosiery.
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Richard Nixon
Sam M. Berry
National Assn. of
NAHM
Berry
High Point
Nixon
United States
N.A.H.M
Woman Says Men Held Her Hostage On K mart Lot
A local woman, Shirley Mae Tharp, reported she was seized by three men on the K mart parking lot on N. Main Street around 7 30 p m and held about an hour before they returned her purse and released her. She drove to a friend’s home in Thomasville and contacted a High Point officer due to fear. Police said the investigation continues.
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Kmart
N. Main Street
Shirley Mae Tharp
Wilkes Street
K-mart
Thomasville
High Point
William Penn School
Carl Marlowe
Allen Jay Road
Wade Draughn
Grace Street
Patricia Hedrick
New Street
Edna Lewis
Adams Street
Smithdeal Firm Tops United Fund Drive Participation
Smithdeal Realtors co hosted the United Fund kickoff luncheon on Sept 28 and reported 100 percent employee participation with a per capita gift of $40. Alton Stanford directed the drive and heads the United Fund's Professional Division.
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Smithdeal Realtors
United Fund
Alton Stanford
Stanford
Smithdeal
Beal Wins Fellowship To Study English Police Methods
SBI Agent D J Beal won a study fellowship to observe English law enforcement for six weeks in London. The Raleigh post notes his proposals for improved North Carolina criminal justice include juvenile services studies, county police replacement of sheriff offices, court reforms with clerks for judges, and probation and parole modernization. Beal, 29, a Wake Forest graduate from Lenoir, serves in Mt Airy and calls for professional, well trained police at all levels to reduce crime.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
SBI
D. J. Beal
Orden
England
Beal
London
Sidney Eagles
Rabert Morgan
Morgan
Iffs
Wake Forest University
SBS Service
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Bob Brooks
Merchants Assn
Gene Frazier
Peggy Farrington
J. A. Branson
Art Richardson
Bulletin
Guil Rand
Laurie Marie Hildreth
Rt. 1
Sophia
Wade Hildreth
High Point Memorial Hospital
ABC
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Bill Bencini
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