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12485
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William C. Steele is the new president and CEO of Carolina Coach Company, the country's third-largest interstate bus carrier. Though the company has declined in the past decade, Steele is seeking to restore it through improving service and image, cutting costs and route duplication, and looking for way to use the company's 225 buses profitably.
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12491
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Rhodes, a former New Hanover County Republican state representative, is Governor James Martin's Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983.
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The Sanderling Inn, located at Duck on the Outer Banks, opened for its first full summer season in 1986. The resort is built around the historic renovated Caffey's Inlet United States Life-saving Station, which was constructed in 1899.
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12496
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The 1985 North Carolina General Assembly authorized the new Basic Education Program, which is now in the second year of an eight-year implementation schedule. The program seeks to improve public school education. This article provides a brief outline of its components, its origins, its timetable, and its likely effects on students now and in the future.
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The Episcopal Church founded St. Augustine College in Raleigh in 1867 as a school to educate freed slaves and prepare them to earn a living. Today, the college occupies a 37-building campus in the historic Oakwood neighborhood and serves a student body of approximately 1,700. This articles discusses St. Augustine's growth and success during the two decades of Dr. Prezell R. Robinson's presidency.
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The Mint was at one time the first branch of the Philadelphia Mint and served other varied occupants for ninety-six years at its Trade Street Location. In 1936 it became North Carolina's first museum of art. Today the 74,000-square-foot museum 25,000-piece collection built entirely by private donations and funds raised by the trustees.
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12502
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This article contains a brief profile of each of North Carolina's ten largest public Industrial companies. They are RJR Nabisco, Inc. of Winston-Salem; Burlington Industries, Inc. of Greensboro; Nucor Corporation of Charlotte; Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. of Eden; The Standard Commercial Tobacco Company, Inc. of Wilson; Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated of Charlotte; Guilford Mills, Inc. of Greensboro; Lance, Inc. of Charlotte; Salem Carpet Mills, Inc. of Winston-Salem; and LADD Furniture, Inc. of High Point.
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This year's North Carolina Citizens Association's Citation for Distinguished Citizenship was presented to Bland W. Worley, who had a three-decade career with Wachovia Bank & Trust Company. He retired in 1975, but was soon called back into service and served a busy nine more years in Charlotte.
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Three North Carolina architects received the highest award presented by the American Institute of Architects when they were named to the prestigious AIA College of Fellows. The three are Harvey B. Gantt, currently mayor of Charlotte, Edwin F. Harris of Raleigh, and Gerald Li of Charlotte.
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Albert Shuler Lineberry is chairman of Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Service in Greensboro. His son A. S. Lineberry, II, is president of the family-owned business. The firm is believed to be the third or fourth largest of its kind in the state. We the People of North Carolina magazine features A. S., II, in its Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 45 Issue 6, June 1987,
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12520
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Since its opening near Charlotte in 1973, Carowinds Amusement Park has entertained millions of people and generated millions of dollars.
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12523
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 45 Issue 7, July 1987,
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Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Charlotte, Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson is the oldest and largest firm of patent attorneys south of the Washington, D.C., area. The firm specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, and infringement litigation and their services are much in demand.
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12538
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This article provides a profile of the new University of North Carolina System president, C. D. Spangler, Jr.
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12540
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Founded in 1877 in Elkin, Chatham Manufacturing Company is one of the oldest textile mills in North Carolina. Alan L. Payne became the eighth CEO in the company's history when he was appointed in August 1985. He is only the third CEO who does not bear the founder's, Alexander Chatham's, surname. We the People of North Carolina magazine features Payne in its Businessman in the News section.
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