Record #:

11577

Author(s):

Jenkins, Jay

Abstract:

The Raleigh-based design firm, Synergetics, creates prototypes for lightweight structures. Working under contract with geodesic dome designer, Buckminister Fuller, the firm has designed buildings for the U.S. Marine Corps as well as the 1959, 1962, and 1964 World's Fairs. Owner, James W. Fitzgibbon, previously taught at the North Carolina State School of Design. Other members of the Synergetics team include Bill Ballenger, Dale Blosser, Jim Quinn, Levette Teague, Pete Barnwell, and T. C. Howard.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 2, June 1964, p9-10, por

Subject(s):

Architecture; Synergetics

Record #:

11578

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

This selective list of salaries paid to North Carolina public officials provides a comparison of the increase in wages from 1949 through 1964. Comparisons include basic state employees, department heads, teachers, and the Council of State.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 2, June 1964, p12, 29

Subject(s):

Salaries; State employees; Public servants

Record #:

11579

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

Reginald A. Fessenden, a Canadian-born revolutionary in the field of radio, developed a system that made wireless communications possible. Conducting experiments in the Albemarle Sound region from locations in Manteo and Hatteras, Fessenden spent a significant portion of his life in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 2, June 1964, p15-17, por

Subject(s):

Fessenden, Reginald Aubrey, 1866-1932