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1.Biltmore House by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 38 Issue 7, July 1980
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Biltmore House, the home of George Vanderbilt near Asheville, opened to the public in 1930. When William Cecil, Vanderbilt's grandson, returned to claim his inheritance in 1960, he found the property beginning to show signs of age and losing money. Over the next two decades Cecil spent millions upgrading the property, which now attracts over 400,000 visitors a year.
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11984
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The Grove Park Inn was built by Edwin Wiley Grove, who had made a fortune in patent medicines. Construction began in 1912 and was finished in 1913. Often called \"the finest resort hotel in the world,\"Â the Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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11987
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This article provides information on the growth North Carolina's movie industry. In 1980 ten feature films have been made, are in production, or scheduled to begin in various sections of the state.
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Earl Owensby, founder, president and sole owner of EO Corporation, began making movies at his studio in Shelby in 1972. He has made a dozen pictures, all of them financially successful, and has acted in eight of them.
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Jim Exum started his dog remedy business in Snow Hill as a hobby in the 1930s and 1940s. The hobby grew into a million-dollar-a-year business, known as Happy Jack, Inc. Mange medicine, flea and tick powder, and worm capsules are only a few of the formulas developed and marked by the company. Happy Jack products are sold in all fifty states and in foreign countries.
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6.The Angus Barn by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 38 Issue 7, July 1980
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11992
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When Thad Erue, Jr. and Charles Winston opened the Angus Barn in Raleigh on June 28, 1960, many thought the enterprise would be unsuccessful. The motif was modeled on Winston's grandfather's barn, and the specialty was Angus steaks, which no other restaurant was serving. The Angus Barn is now one of the most famous restaurants in the nation and is consistently in the top one.
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11993
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Since 1956, William C. Friday has served as president of North Carolina's university system. There were three campuses when he took office. In the 1960s three more were added. Today there are sixteen, making it among the largest university systems in the nation.
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11995
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Noah Woods, principal of Oxendine Elementary School in Maxton, is a person dedicated to his children, his profession, his community, and his Lumbee Indian heritage.
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11996
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William E. Moran begins his second year as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the eighth chief executive of the institution which was chartered in 1891 as a state supported college for women.
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11997
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The new Jaycee Burn Center at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill is the thirteenth of its kind in the country. Private citizens and other groups have raised a great deal of the cost. The Jaycees have made the center a major fundraising project since 1974. Volunteer firefighters, civic and social organizations, and a number of businesses have all contributed.
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11998
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Shearon Harris, one of North Carolina's outstanding business leaders, died August 29, 1980 and is remembered in this We the People of North Carolina memorial.
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12002
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North Carolina is thought of more as an agricultural state then one involved in the automobile industry. However, in 1979 there were 137 plants employing about 25,000 people who produced such products as tires, tubes, car batteries, truck and bus bodies, and a large range of parts and components.
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12003
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Byssinosis, commonly called brown lung, is a disease that affects textile workers exposed to cotton dust. This article provides an objective overview of their medical, legal, and economic aspects of the Byssinosis controversy.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 38 Issue 11, Nov 1980,
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The foreign trade zone concept was established in this country in 1934 when Congress passed the enabling legislation. \"Foreign-trade zones are enclosed areas under U.S. Customs supervision where goods imported from foreign countries may be brought without the usual, immediate, formal Customs entry.\"ÂOn April 28, 1980, Charlotte Foreign-Trade Zone 57 became the country's 57thÂand North Carolina's first foreign-trade zone (FTZ).
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In 1880 John Q. Gant formed a partnership to build Glen Raven Mills, Inc., a cotton mill located on the Haw River near Burlington. Through the years the company created many products, but its most famous was a stocking garment developed in the 1950s and known worldwide as pantyhose.
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