High Point and Guilford Approve Water Sewer Extension Plan
Guilford County Commissioners approve a water and sewer extension agreement with the City of High Point to serve rural areas. The county will fund construction from multiple sources while the city handles engineering and billing, with the city allowed to charge up to 100 percent above standard rates.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Commissioners
High Point
Board of Commissioners
Commission
Dale Montgomery
F. P. Bodenheimer
Board to View Variance Bids for Two Jefferson Street Dwellings
High Point Board of Zoning Adjustments will consider two variance requests Thursday at 4 p m in the City-County Building. Raymond Brewer for Westminster Co asks for side yard variances to allow two dwellings on Jefferson Street.
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High Point Board of Zoning Adjustments
Raymond Brewer
Westminster Co
Jefferson Street
Jamestown Council to hear on progress of water and drainage projects
Jamestown town executives will meet at 7 30 p m at the town hall to hear Town Manager Charles Turner report progress on water lines and storm drainage projects. Other routine items are scheduled for discussion.
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Jamestown
Charles Turner
City Council Considers Master Meter Water Charges
City officials may ignore master meter violations unless landlords overcharging tenants for water can be proven. Councilman Swartzberg warns of costs to install new meters and notes pending Model Cities projects may render action wasteful, but says concrete evidence could prompt immediate enforcement.
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Fred Swartzberg
Swartzberg
Council
Model Cities Program
City Utilities Department
Fifth Student Arrested Central Gets Threat
A telephoned bomb threat to High Point Central High School disrupted by 9 a.m. but the program continued. Three other students face bomb hoax charges linked to local school threats. A 15 year old at Central is charged with the hoax. A 14 year old admitted calling Jamestown Junior High Monday.
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Guilford
Edwards Defends Zoo Backers in NC Political Roundup
Senator Elton Edwards defends zoo backers amid Penn criticism over a 300000 funding claim. He cites 1967 Zoo Study Commission and 1969 seed money of 250000, noting most costs come from nonstate sources. Other candidates discuss water rights and debates with opponents.
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Elton Edwards
North Carolina
Frank Penn
Reidsville
Penn
Zoo Study Commission
General Assembly
Edwards
Guilford
Randolph County
Senate
Thomasville Council debates annexation south of city
The Thomasville City Council holds a 7:30 p.m. public hearing at City Hall on annexing 183 acres south of town in the Southgate Shopping Center area and discusses adding property east of the city near Bassett Furniture showrooms. The council also endorsed seven state constitutional amendments and urged Powell Bill funds be increased by a half-cent to one cent per gallon.
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Thomasville
City Hall
Southgate
Bassett Furniture Co
Oees
N. C. League of Municipalities
League of Municipalities
General Assembly
Hickory to Acquire Kay Lyn Furniture Co in Trade Move
Hickory Furniture Company and Kay Lyn Inc sign a letter of intent subject to board approval for Hickory to acquire Kay Lyn in an undisclosed stock deal. Kay Lyn reports 1970 year sales of 4.221 million and will operate under Lambeth and Gurian. Hickory also plans to acquire 50 percent of Field Furniture Corp with Directional Industries retaining control of Sedgefield assets.
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Hickory
Hickory Furniture Company, Inc
Kay Lyn, Inc
High Point
Hickory Furniture
Kay Lyn
J. H
Hib) Johnson
Hickory Furniture Company
C. S. Lambeth
Bruce Gurian
Field Furniture Corp. of
Sedgefield
Directional Industries, Inc
George W. Mesberg
Directional Industries
Field
10 Year Old Struck By Auto in Local Intersection
A 10 year old boy, Johnny Robert Welch, was struck by a car at 7 14 a m Monday on Brentwood Street at the Clish Place intersection. The pedestrian, walking west, ran into the auto driven by Clarence Richard Medlin 69 of Friendly Avenue. No charges were entered. Welch was not believed seriously injured. An additional two car collision on N Main Street at 11 a m caused about 500 in damage to the two vehicles. drivers Virginia Rose Campbell and Virginia Lambeth faced no charges.
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Brentwood Street
Clish Place
Johnny Robert Welch
Franklin Avenue
Clish
Brentwood
Clarence Richard Medlin
Friendly Avenue
Medlin
Young Welch
N. Main Street
Virginia Rose Campbell
Rt. 1
Trinity
Virginia Lambeth
Lake Drive
Thomasville
Lambeth
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Guilford County Health Department
Guilford County Dental Society
Board of Health
Richard Fields
Witherspoon
Health Department
Random Woods
Ragsdale High School
Greensboro City
Bodenheimer
Richard Maxwell
Guilford County Mental Health Board
High Point Sheltered Workshop
Little Park
Council Street
Colonial Drive
Tony Stevens
Davy Stevens
Sonny Hedgecock
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Central
High Point Central High School
Leonard Street
Allen Jay
Mobil Chemical
Clarendon Industries
Twingate Andrews High
Oak View
Amos Hosiery Mill
Consolidated Lithograph
Laurie Pritchett
Central High
FBI
Washington
Zoo
Charlie Webb
Guilford County
Legislative Research Commission
Webb
Lynwood Bullock
Congress
Richardson Preyer
Preyer
Dental Society Officers
Leonard R. Cashion
Third District Dental Society
Durham
Leit
Joseph Suggs
Asheboro
Galen Quinn
James B. Howell
C. Fred Clark Jr
Chair City
Jennings Withers
Good Neighbor Council
James Norton
Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Frank Rankin
Eugene Reid
Redevelopment Commission
Gulf Oil Co
City Ice and Fuel Co
Yates Coal and Oil Co
Thompson-Arthur Paving Co
Kay Lyn Furniture Co
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