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The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have merged, creating a portrait collection of nearly 100 men from Southern and national history since the nation's founding. The portraits are housed in the Di-Phi Senate Chamber and free daily tours are given. The Morehead Foundation and the X. Smith Reynolds Foundation are combining efforts to restore the portraits during this bicentennial year.
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9105
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The World Golf Hall of Fame was dedicated in Pinehurst on September 11, 1974 with the induction of thirteen golf legends. The Hall will induct five new members this year during its annual Golf Week, only one of whom, Mickey Wright, is still alive. Five centuries of gold achievements are memorialized in the Hall which is open to the public. Golf Week begins on September 6th.
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9106
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The second part of a two-part article covering the villainous nature of Blackbeard. The first part appeared in the June 1976 issue of The State. This part details the reward for his capture and his ultimate death.
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9107
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Mike Jacobs of Oxford is one of only two people in the Eastern US who restores old books by hand. Jacobs takes the books apart and sews them back together using waxed Irish linen, a process ensuring the book's eternal survival. Taking between one week and one month, each book restoration includes a new cover board. Jacobs is a disabled veteran whose doctors encourage his hobby but will not allow him to hold a regular job.
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9108
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Novelist John Foster West attended Mars Hill Junior College and later received both his AB and MA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His first novel, TIME WAS, published in 1965, tells the story of his family. In 1968, the novelist became writer-in-residence at Appalachian State University and he has lived in Mt. Pleasant since that time. West continues to write poetry and focuses much of his work on the mountains he calls home.
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