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9748
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Robert Edwin Stipe of Chapel Hill died September 23, 2007. Stipe, a former director of the Division of Archives and History, had a lifelong involvement with preservation in both the public and private sectors.
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9907
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On July 2, 1972, Morehead City, N.C. will celebrate “Midgett Dayâ€, sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, to honor the Midgett family and their tradition of coastal lifesaving that has spanned nearly 100 years, producing more than 150 Coast Guard careers and resulting in seven Gold and three Silver Lifesaving Medals, our nation's highest award for saving a life. The Midgett family's tradition of service to coastal North Carolina pre-dates the Coast Guard and includes meritorious service in its predecessor, the U.S. Lifesaving Service.
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In an effort to drum up publicity for their yearly gourd festival, the Cary Gourd Club is focusing attention on the display of the Mary Slocumb gourd at the Museum of History in Raleigh. The story of the gourd, which was allegedly used by Mrs. Slocumb as she ministered to the wounded soldiers at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge during the Revolutionary War, has been recorded in John H. Wheeler's HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF NORTH CAROLINA and Mrs. Eddie W. Wilson's THE GOURD IN FOLK LITERATURE.
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9932
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The Feldspar Mining Company, in conjunction with the Soil Conservation Service, the North Carolina Forest Service, The North Carolina Wildlife Commission, North Carolina State University and Western Carolina University, has undertaken the restoration of mined property in the Spruce Pine area of North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains. Rehabilitation plans, thought to be the first of their kind in the state, include landscaping, tree and groundcover planting, carving of exposed mine walls, and the filling of mined pits to create new lands and eliminate water pollution.
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10349
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The Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Patrone summarizes the history of the Center, which has published over 1,150 reports, monographs, and books and involved many students in its numerous research projects.
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10458
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The Wright Brothers began aviation at Kitty Hawk in 1903; however, commercial aviation developed in other parts of the nation. Now air travel has become big business in North Carolina, with more people, more money, and more industry creating greater demands. For example, air terminals face expansions caused by greater passenger volume and larger and more powerful jet planes.
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10463
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Although he was 200 miles from the ocean, Willis H. Slane Jr., a High Point businessman and sportsman, founded the Hatteras Yacht Company in 1959. Eight years later the company has a workforce of 300, revenues of $10.4 million in 1966, and production of better than one yacht a day.
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10464
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Carolina Biological Supply Company was founded in Burlington in 1927 by Dr. Thomas E. Powell, Jr. The company's products list is endless and includes scientific instruments, materials for instruction in classroom or laboratory, and specimens of plants and animals, living or preserved. When the company started forty years ago, it began with one employee; today the workforce numbers 250.
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10466
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Three Proctor-Silex plants in North Carolina, located at Mt. Airy, Southern Pines, and Lexington, produce a number of household items, such as toasters, steam and dry irons, as well as industrial machines. The company employs hundreds of North Carolinians as well as contributing millions of dollars to the state's payroll.
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10467
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Ten years ago Marshall Rauch founded Pyramid Mills at Bessemer City as a textile novelty firm. Today, the mill employs a workforce of 245. In 1967, the company produced forty-eight million Christmas tree ornaments made of polyestene and satin thread.
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10470
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The first Greater Greensboro Open was played March 26, 1938, with a total purse of $5,000. Sam Snead, an up-and-coming West Virginia golfer, won the top prize of $1,200. Today, the tournament attracts the world's greatest golfers, celebrities like Bob Hope, galleries of 75,000 golf enthusiasts, and top prize money. It is one of North Carolina's and one of the Southeast's top sports attractions.
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10473
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Following the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, violence flared across the nation. In North Carolina, fifty localities experienced disturbances, but there were no deaths and a limited number of injuries. This article recounts those days and how Raleigh mayor Travis Tomlinson handled the situation in the capital city.
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10474
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After the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., racial disturbances across North Carolina caused an estimated $5.5 million in damages. This article examines the cost to four sections of the state: state government, local government, mercantile establishments and other businesses, and private citizens.
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10479
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Four Wilmington men are developing what may become the most ultra-private, ultra-exclusive residential property on the entire East Coast--Figure Eight Island, which lies just north of Wrightsville Beach. Cash is no guarantee of a purchase; each offer to purchase is screened by the corporation owning the island. Those who are approved must then submit house plans for approval.
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10480
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In 1966, the Ford Foundation, a well-known endower of the American arts, offered the North Carolina Symphony $1 million, provided that the organization could match it with a like amount. This article reports on the Symphony's efforts to match the Ford grant.
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