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11100
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Just south of Charlotte a new theme park is under construction. Carowinds, developed by E. Pat Hall, won't open before the spring of 1973, but it is already attracting a great deal of attention. This article contains information on its planning and development.
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11103
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Governor William B. Umstead named James Larkin Pearson of Guilford College the Poet Laureate of North Carolina on August 4, 1953. Pearson, a native of Wilkes County, has published five volumes of verse.
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11104
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The Burlington Rotary Boys Choir, under the director of Miss Eva Wisemen, first performed in November 1959 and is believed to be the oldest organization of its kind in the state in terms of a continuous history. During its eleven years, the choir has sung for over 100,000 people, made phonograph records, appeared on television, taken a six-nation European tour, and performed for President Nixon at the White House.
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11105
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Archie K. Davis is chairman of the board of Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, the nation's thirtieth largest bank. Davis is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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11106
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The Carolina Repertory Company is North Carolina's first statewide theater group. The founders are J. E. Dietz, Executive Producer, and John L. Haber, Artistic Director. The initial tour will carry a production to towns across the state; many have never experienced any kind of theatre. After the 1972 tour, subsequent touring is planned on a full-time eight-month basis.
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11107
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John E. Reeves, a native of Mount Airy, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Reeves Brothers, Inc., which was founded in Mount Airy in the early 1920s by Micah R. and John M. Reeves. The company is one of the nation's larger textile manufacturing corporations. Reeves is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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11108
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Frederick K. Reiber is general manager of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Meter Division, which has been headquartered in Raleigh since 1954. It is Raleigh's largest industry and also the world's largest plant devoted exclusively to the manufacture of electric meters. Reiber is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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11109
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Oliver R. Rowe of the Rowe Corporation is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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11110
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W. D. Stedman is president of The Stedman Corporation, a textile manufacturing firm founded by his father in Asheboro. The company is one of the largest privately-held manufacturers of men's underwear in the nation. Besides his business interests, Stedman has an interest in astronomy and archaeology and is the father of a former Miss North Carolina. He is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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11112
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Star Foods, located in downtown Burlington, is one of North Carolina's pioneer producers of convenience food which include a line of salad mixtures and barbecue. It is a family business and is headed by a woman president, Mrs. Otto Caudle.
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11113
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Tom Davis of Winston-Salem founded Piedmont Airlines in 1948. Today the airline operates over forty jet and propjet airliners which carried more than 2.8 million passengers in 1971 between destinations in ten states and the District of Columbia. Davis is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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11114
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R. Dave Hall of Belmont, a nationally and internationally known textile executive, died May 22, 1972, at the age of 75. He had served continuously on the State Employment Security Commission since 1941.
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11123
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During 1971, North Carolina opened 49.6 more miles of the Interstate Highway System. Of the 838.7 miles allotted, the state has now completed and opened 571 miles, or 68 percent.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 30 Issue 7, July 1972,
p32-33. 97-98, il, map
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11124
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Raymond S. Dossett Jr.'s position with the North Carolina State Highway Commission is probably the only one of its kind in the country. He holds the position of Highway Marine Engineer. In this capacity he is involved in creating and proposing designs for all of North Carolina's floating equipment, especially ferries.
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11131
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Atlantic Aero, Inc., located at the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem Regional Airport, will complete its $500,000 construction program and be in full operation at the airport in the fall of 1972. The company will offer customers enclosed, heated aircraft storage, plane port storage for approximately forty-five aircraft, and tie-down facilities for about sixty more aircraft. Parking will be available for approximately one hundred cars.
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