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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1975
Page
1
A veteran writer laments shifts in the newspaper business from linotype to electric typewriters and scanners. He describes the aroma of lilac, the rise of women staff, and fears about future automation replacing writers and printers. He notes seminars on tech changes and doubts about scanners and visual display terminals lasting long.
A derelict warehouse at the High Point railroad station sits abandoned and overgrown. Grass grows in the gutters as pigeons roost, reflecting the station’s decline from a transport hub to a deserted relic captured in a staff photo.
Officials at High Point Memorial Hospital face an uncertain insurance future as its Malpractice coverage from St Paul Fire and Marine nears expiration Tuesday. Hospitals statewide fear coverage lapses prompting a proposed pool plan backed by Lloyds of London. St Paul has threatened to exit if demands aren’t met. Local administrator Ned Clark doubts pool viability until Lloyds signs on, with decision due on Tuesday.
Guilford County Republicans meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in Greensboro to elect a new county chairman in a contest seen as a dogfight between Coolidge Murrow of High Point and Jim Burnley of Greensboro. Both back Holshouser and Rouse Helms factions vie for influence as precinct organization remains limited.
Beginning Monday the High Point Municipal Transit System will operate buses to serve mall shoppers and nearby neighborhoods. The expanded routes aim to increase access to shopping areas and provide more frequent departures during peak hours.
The National Weather Service hosts an open house at the Regional Airport this week. Oakview Recreation Center adds an exercise class for men on Mon Wed Fri evenings. ACLD group meets Monday at First Presbyterian Church. Asheboro Randolph Tech Institute offers first aid and aviation ground school courses starting Tuesday. Southside Multipurpose Center runs adult slimnastics and jazz dance classes. Transit schedules update with more frequent downtown to mall service and revised connections.
The High Point Enterprise outlines publication details, pricing for subscriptions by mail and Sunday only, and delivery contact notes. It lists rates for daily and Sunday, Sunday only, and carrier delivery, with statements about Associated Press reprints and postal classifications.
The National Weather Service warns of partly cloudy cooler weather today tonight and Monday with highs in the low to mid 70s and lows around the low 50s Winds will be light and variable from north and northeast Rain chances are zero today ten percent tonight and Monday Outlook calls for fair weather Monday to Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and lows in the 50s
James Chestnut filed as a candidate for the November nonpartisan High Point Board of Education representing the Third Ward. He has served on the board for over four years and is the third official candidate to file. The race features four ward seats with citywide voting and a October 3 filing deadline. Chestnut is assistant executive director for the High Point Housing Authority and resides at 901 Martin Street with his wife Dorothy Ledwell and two schoolgoing children.
A teacher recalls a long held dream to be a singer inspired by childhood in Nashville and wartime duets. He notes glimpses of talent, a later school talent show success, and Donna Fargo as a real life example, while joking about the slim odds of pursuing fame.
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