Legislative Study Commission Quietly Shapes Future Policy
In Raleigh the General Assembly is out of session but study commissions advance slowly. Leadership assigns chairmen and committee roles to influence the final report for 1978 or 1979 sessions. Notable figures like Speaker Carl Stewart Lt. Gov. James Green and Gov. Hunt guide appointments as study groups gather data recruit experts and craft recommendations for future state policy.
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General Assembly
House
Carl Stewart
James
C. Green
James B. Hunt
Study Commission
Destructo Chemway Fined 29 Thousand for Reservoir Spill
RALEIGH AP Destructo Chemway Corp was ordered to pay 29424 in fines and damages for contaminating Kernersville reservoir last June. Vandals opened waste valves but firm lacked safeguards including locked drains and dikes. Oil and ether spill killed thousands of fish. firm has 30 days to pay seek hearing or risk civil action.
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Raleigh
Destructo Chemway Corp
Kernersville
State Division of Environmental Management
Destructo
Attorney General's Office
Smoking Blamed In Fatal Blaze On 1109 Wynnewood
Fire officials labeled the Friday blaze at 1109 Wynnewood Avenue as caused by careless smoking. Mrs. Bessie Morris Williard 71 died from smoke inhalation after attempting to call for help. Funeral at First United Methodist Church with burial in Oakwood Mausoleum. Memorials to church or a favorite charity.
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Wynnewood Avenue
Bessie Morris Williard
High Point
Williard
Allen
Linda
First United Methodist Church
Richard J. Crowder
Lee H. Strange
Oakwood Memorial Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Yorkshire
Glenn Morris
Billy Morris
Wayne Morris
Harold Morris
Jack Morris
Wade Morris Jr
Don Ray Morris
Lone Buzzard Circles High Point Spotted by Photographer
Photographer Cris Petree spotted a lone buzzard circling High Point on a warm summer day as locals note such sightings are common, though this one stands out to observers.
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Cris Petree
High Point
Water committee eyes land buys for future reservoirs
Greensboro and High Point officials discussed acquiring land for future water supply sites on the Haw River and Polecat Creek. The panel urged federal action on the Randleman Dam and warned on water quality and urban sewer issues near Deep River headwaters. Meetings set for Oct 6 13 and 20 to push work toward November completion.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Interagency Task Force
High Point
Haw River
Randleman Dam
Water Supply Committee
High Point Enterprise Local Midweek Rates and Notices
The High Point Enterprise announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including mail and carrier options in North Carolina. The notice lists pricing details, delivery terms, and references Associated Press content use.
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High Point Enterprise
Cuneate
High Wae Enterprise Ane
High Point
N.C
Associated Press
Subpoenaes Issued In Greensboro Drug Case Probes
A Superior Court hearing will examine actions in the William Raulston marijuana case. Witnesses include two District Court Judges Elreta Alexander and Joseph Williams and multiple prosecutors and clerks. Lower court actions and plea deals are under scrutiny after a grand jury true bill moved cases to Superior Court.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
Thomas Seay
William Raulston
Elreta Alexander
Joseph Williams
Civil District Court
High Point
Alexander
Criminal District Court
Williams
Raulston
Grand Jury
Arch School of High Point
Drug Action Council
Joseph Shore
Seay
Incumbents Advocate School Renovations for Re election
High Point board candidates Laurin Welborn and James Chestnut push continued school renovations as a top priority. Welborn, longtime chair, cites work at Oak Hill Oak View Johnson Street and Griffin Junior High, plus community involvement and equal education access. Chestnut emphasizes reading writing and arithmetic, finance and management background, and prior appointment to fill a two year term.
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High Point Board of Education
Laurin Welborn
James Chestnut
Welborn
Oak Hill
Oak View
Johnson Street
Griffin
Chestnut
High Point Housing Authority
Jamestown Property Valuation Rises Over Budget
Town Manager Charles Turner reports Jamestown’s total property valuation for the current year at 35,865,515 dollars, higher than the 1977-78 budget projection and above the 1976 year estimate of 2 million used to set the prior budget. The report notes increased income from the higher valuation.
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Jamestown
Charles Turner
Piedmont Gas Seeks Audit Postponement
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. asks the State Utilities Commission to delay a management performance audit. The Charlotte firm says it has spent excessive time on the matter and requests postponement until after the winter heating season if an audit is to proceed. The public staff had urged an audit to probe utility efficiency and performance.
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Commission
Utilities Commision
Piedmont
Man Attacked in Trinity. Jaw Broken in Three Places
A Trinity man, 19 year old Jimmy Hancock, was left in stable condition after a group attack near midnight Friday on N Main Street. Police report his jaw broken in three places and say Hancock cannot identify his assailants. Police also investigated seven burglaries Friday including thefts from homes on Cedron Drive New Street Habersham Road Taylor Avenue English Road and more. Arrests include George Kelly 42 and Simon Clyde Sanderfur Jr. 28 for DUI and revocation-related offenses.
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Trinity
Jimmy Lawrence Hancock
N. Main Street
Hancock
Dorothy Harrington
Cedron Drive
Abram B. Kirkman
New Street
Gene Ritch
Habersham Road
Allen Stanley
Taylor Avenue
Martin Sign Co
English Road
Allie Mitchell
Scientific Street
Harmon F’. Lehman
Marywood Drive
Fred William Hill
Rt. 1
Asheboro
Parkview Elementary
Prince Middleton
Hoover Avenue
Kearns Avenue
George Kelly
Granby Street
Simon Clyde Sanderfur Jr
Clinton Street
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Raleigh News and Observer
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