State DOT to hold October Asheboro meeting open to public
The State Board of Transportation will meet in Asheboro with sessions open to residents. Obie Budd announced the event to Randolph County commissioners noting it is the first time the county hosts such a meeting. Governor Holfhouser potential attendance was mentioned along with Secretary Troy Doby and the Secondary Roads Council. A “Peoples Day” plan may occur. A proposal to close a street beside Ramseur Elementary was tabled after consultation concerns.
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Don Wrenn
Asheboro
State Board of Transportation
DOT
Obie Budd
Siler City
State Secondary Roads Council
Randolph Commissioners
Budd
Randolph
William Farlow
Randolph County
James Holfhouser
Troy Doby
Secondary Roads Council
Ramseur
Jim Lavinder
Robbery at Advance Store Over Labor Day Weekend
A thief locked inside the Advance Store in Thomasville over Labor Day weekend robbed the premises of 336 dollars. The intruder, likely familiar with staff habits, concealed inside after 5:30 p.m. and exited via a back door using a key left behind. Police were notified Monday morning when the store reopened.
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Thomasville
Joe Styres
Styres
Man injured in crash on Washington Drive
Manuel Lee Marks, 36, of E Commerce Avenue, was hurt Monday around 1 30 p.m. when his motorcycle collided with a car on Washington Drive at Hoskins. He was the only reported city injury. The car driver was Cynthia M Ferguson of Washington D C.
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Manuel Lee Marks
E. Commerce Avenue
Washington Drive
Hoskins Street
Marks
Labor Day
Cynthia M. Ferguson
Washington, D.C
Beginning of Medicare Coverage for Seniors in 1966
In July 1966 most Americans aged 65 and over became eligible for hospital insurance and could elect voluntary medical insurance as well. The change marked the expansion of Medicare to provide hospital and optional medical coverage for seniors.
Vending skims and a host of charged locals in North Carolina
Vending machines were forced open at several sites including C R Gulf Main Street Broad Street Exxon and Hiatts Used Cars on Kivett Drive with undetermined change stolen. Multiple residents were charged in connection with liquor theft larceny assault and other offenses. A highway patrol pursuit on I-85 near Vickery Chapel Road ended after a crash with a deputy. James Earl Norton, 24, Archdale, faced charges after resisting arrest drunken driving and speeding. Edward Watson Chaney Jr. filed a civil suit seeking 262308 in damages against Amy Jo Bulla Halverson and Donald Bryant Bulla over a July 17, 1973 collision on Highway 315 north of High Point.
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C & R Gulf On
Main Street
Broad Street
Exxon
Hiatt
Kivett Drive
Lindsay Street
Donald Ray Sports
Agnes Street
Vernon Whitfield
Penn Street
Johnnie Archie
Drew Street
Vernon Junior Leach
Clara Cox Apts
Thurman Burton
E. Washington Drive
Douglas Russell Green
Dartmouth Street
Michael Vernon Hutchins
Merriman Place
Edward Russell
YMCA
Guilford County
James Earl Norton
Archdale
Edward Watson Chaney Jr
Amy Jo Bulla Halverson
Donald Bryant Bulla
Davidson County
Chaney
Telethon Tops $15,000 In High Point
High Point residents pledged $16,065 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association during a day long Jerry Lewis Telethon. WXII-TV Winston Salem aired the event reaching WXII viewing area total pledges of $127,049. Nationally 16.1 million was pledged to the MDA.
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High Point
Wxii-Tv
Winston-Salem
WXII
Council to authorize committee subpoena hearings start date
A three member committee handles pre hearing duties with the full Council likely to authorize subpoenas for witnesses and approve September 23 as the hearings opening date. Wright may present findings first or after witness testimony. Witness testimony will be subject to rebuttal by the accused, but cross examination will not be allowed. He compares the hearings to Congressional style.
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Wright
London Women Boast Sexuality and Scandal in London and Abroad
A traveler skewers London propriety and a tabloid sex scandal involving weed killer in tea, broadcaster Jack Dabbs accused of sex with call girls, and remarks on women’s Liberation. The piece contrasts English reserve with sensational headlines and international responses.
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BBC
Jack Dabbs
Dabbs
America
Janie Jones
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