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7003
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In this Independent interview, United States Representative Mel Watt of Charlotte, the new head of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses issues of interest to the Democratic Party. These include abortion, gay marriage, the Iraq War, and voter disenfranchisement.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 2, Jan 2005,
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10963
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We the People of North Carolina editor Bill Armstrong interviews the state's three freshmen Congressmen and records their impressions after a year in office. They are Wilmer D. Mizell (5th District), L. Richardson Preyer (6th District), and Earl B. Ruth (8th District).
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18114
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The Congressional Committee of the state's 1st Congressional District appointed Herbert C. Bonner to succeed Lindsay C. Warren. He has been Warren's secretary for the past sixteen years. Warren has been appointed Comptroller General of the United States, effective October 1.
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20590
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The state's First Congressional District includes the counties of Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington. Congressman Bonner describes his District, including the changing market conditions and industrial progress.
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20591
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The state's Second Congressional District includes the counties of Bertie, Halifax, Warren, Edgecombe, Wilson, Greene, and Lenoir. Congressman Kerr describes his District, including agriculture, federal assistance through rural electrification, and its citizens.
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20592
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The state's Third Congressional District includes the counties of Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, and Wayne. Congressman Barden writes about the coastal and inland counties, the climate, and military installations.
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20593
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The state's Fourth Congressional District is the largest of the Districts with over 360,000 people. It includes the counties of Chatham, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Randolph, Vance, and Wake. Congressman Cooley describes the citizens, industry and agriculture, and the labor situation.
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20594
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The state's Fifth Congressional District lies in the Piedmont and includes the counties of Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Person, Rockingham, Stokes, and Surry. Congressman Folger describes his District as having good climate and good soil for all kinds of agricultural products. Cattle raising and dairying are carried on, and manufacturing and commerce is known nationwide. Folger concludes by describing the area's natural resources.
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20595
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The state's Sixth Congressional District is made up of four counties--Guilford, Durham, Orange, and Alamance. Congressman Durham writes that despite the recently concluded war, the District's agriculture, banking institutions, manufacturing, and businesses are in a strong position to face the future. He includes a brief paragraph describing each of the four counties.
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20600
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The Seventh Congressional District lies in the southeastern corner of the state and consists of the counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, New Hanover, and Robeson. Congressman Clark has represented it for over seven terms. He writes that land is the chief wealth of the county and that it is a fine farming section. He discusses the port facilities. He indicates that future prospects in transitioning from wartime to peacetime are good.
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20601
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William Burgin represented the Eighth District which consists of Anson, Davidson, Davie, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond, Scotland, Union, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties. He states his District looks forward with confidence to the port-war era. His article contains information on farming and manufacturing.
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20602
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Doughton represents the Ninth District which lies in the northwest corner of the state and includes the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Iredell, Rowan, Stanly and Watauga. He writes about agriculture, which is the chief vocation of the majority of the people, and the progress made in rural electrification, good roads, and vocational education.
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20603
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The Tenth District includes the counties of Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba, Avery, and Mitchell. Charlotte, the state's largest city, is located in this district. Ervin describes existing industries, the new fur-bearing animal industry in the mountain counties, dairy products and livestock, forestry, and economic opportunities for veterans.
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20604
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The Eleventh District includes the counties of Cleveland, Gaston, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Yancey. Bulwinkle states that prospects for his district in the post-war era are good. He discusses his district's agriculture, manufacturing, mining, tourism, and transportation.
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20605
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The Twelfth District is located in the extreme western part of the state and includes the counties of Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain, and Transylvania. Asheville is the largest city in the district. Weaver says that prospects for the district as to postwar activities are very favorable. With the war over and gas rationing coming to an end, many people in the eastern part of the country will come back to the recreational activities that the mountains offer. Each county has its own peculiar features of attraction.
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