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for "Sharpe, Bill"
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1853
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A system of trails connecting several of North Carolina's Civil War historic sites has been proposed as an educational method of preserving the state's role during the war.
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1856
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The North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro is in the midst of creating a 200-acre version of North American habitats. Four of the habitats are open, while the remaining four will open on Earth Day - April, 1995.
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1857
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The 25th anniversary celebration of the annual Malcolm Blue Historical Crafts and Farmskills Festival is set for September 30-October 2 in Aberdeen. Malcolm Blue was a prosperous businessman and highly regarded citizen in 19th-century Bethesda.
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1879
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JoAnn Burkholder, a N.C. Sea Grant researcher, received a 1994 Outstanding Research Award from the N.C. State University Alumni Association for her involvement in various research projects around the state.
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1900
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Two sketchbooks by a Union soldier, James Wells Champney, have been acquired by the North Carolina Maritime History Council. Nearly 400 drawings depict camp, fort, and African-American life in Eastern North Carolina during the war.
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1901
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The obituary column lists the following individuals who made contributions to North Carolina history: Chalmers Gaston Davidson, Elizabeth Stevenson Ives, Fannie Prue Hauser Jones, and Helmuth Jacob Naumer.
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Carolina Comments
(NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 42 Issue 5, Sept 1994,
p136-139, il, por
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1908
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Using information from its 50-state survey of pesticide programs, the Carolina Center for Public Policy Research makes recommendations for improving pesticide regulation in the state.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
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1911
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The health status of North Carolina's Native Americans is compared to that of blacks and whites using statistical labels reflecting such factors as low abortion utilization, low maternal education, maternal smoking, birth defects, and suicide.
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1936
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LaVonda Burnette, elected to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, has been the center of controversy over charges that she misrepresented her as a UNC-CH student. A Chapel Hill lawyer and a school board member discuss the controversy.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 40, Oct 1994,
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1956
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Research at sites in Duplin and Sampson Counties has led North Carolina State University scientists to conclude that drinking water wells near agricultural fields should be constructed below the clay aquitard to protect them from nitrate contamination.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 289, Sept/Oct 1994,
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1973
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Gay men and lesbians in the Raleigh-Durham area relate their experiences in identifying their sexual preferences to family and friends.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 41, Oct 1994,
p16-19, il
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1985
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After adopting both a definition of \"critical habitat\"\" and the procedures for designating one, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission established a process by which state agencies can cooperate to save endangered wildlife.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 289, Sept/Oct 1994,
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1986
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Duplin County, one of the top ten agricultural counties in the U.S., received one of the first 37 Hydrologic Unit Projects nationwide. The projects aim to migrate the impact of agriculture on water quality.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 289, Sept/Oct 1994,
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1995
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The trade relationship existing between Japan and North Carolina is mutually beneficial. The state exports over $1.3 billion to Japan, while Japan has over $2 billion invested in the state through its 156 companies doing business here.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Dec 1994,
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2028
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Increased production of movies, television shows, and commercials has raised North Carolina's ranking in filmmaking to number two in the country. Film industry spending in the state reached an all-time high of over a half-billion dollars in 1993.
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