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Author Bill Sharpe weaves tales of North Carolina newspapers and newspapermen, including sections on Rocky Mount Telegram, Charlotte News and Observer, and positions held by newspapermen in the past that have become obsolete. Other newspapers discussed include but are not limited to Gastonia Gazette, Post Dispatch, and Wilmington Star.
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12719
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Two artificial-snow runs are scheduled to open around December 15th, hopefully bringing a break-through in western North Carolina's economic growth. The locations of these slides are Blowing Rock, and Cataloochee Ranch on Fietop Mountain. Although both areas experience heavy snowfall, snow-making machinery is being installed to facilitate skiing anytime the weather is freezing.
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13445
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Francis V. Kughler discusses the design and creation of his seventh mural, Founding of the University of North Carolina. The mural, created for the Institute of Government building in Chapel Hill, represents the cornerstone laying of the University's first building. Kughler discusses his historical research and the study of human subjects which aided in the creation of his latest work.
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13446
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Daniel Harvey Hill's First North Carolina Regiment won fame in the first major battle of the war on June 10, 1861, at Big Bethel, Virginia. North Carolinians at first opposed the Civil War, the voters of the state rejecting the call of a convention to consider secession by a vote of 47,323 to 46,672. The logic of events that followed caused North Carolina to cast their lot with the Confederacy, firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861.
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The 20th-century merges with the past on the Cashie River in Bertie County, as the Sans Souci Ferry now plies its passage in the wake of outboard motorboats. Frail, yet functional, the ferry was originally propelled the operator pulling on a steering cable; now its power comes from a gasoline engine. Operated toll free by the State Highway Commission, the ferry is located east of Windsor off U.S. Highway 17.
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