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North Carolina voters will go to the polls November 2 to elect their first representatives to Congress under a new alignment of Congressional districts. This article provides biographies of the candidates, and their perspectives on the rural economy and unemployment.
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31486
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This article describes Patsy Moore Ginns’ new book, Snowbird Gravy and Dishpan Pie: Mountain People Recall, and presents personal narratives about mountain living in North Carolina.
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31487
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The Shallotte Point Poor Boy Shark Tournament was North Carolina’s first registered shark tournament, launched October 2-3. Dave Smith of Whiteville was the tournament’s prize-winner, landing a 312-pound tiger shark. Marine scientist, Dr. Frank Schwartz, explained that sharks were in the process of migrating south and he had thought the tiger sharks had already gone to warmer waters.
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31488
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The new Federal Communications Commission regulations established a three-level program for licensing television systems, prohibiting systems within a certain radius. Without a waiver of the new rules, much of western North Carolina could wait up to ten years for public television service.
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5.Alternate Fuels under Scrutiny of UNC-CH Researchers by Carolina Country Vol. 13 Issue 1, Jan 1981
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31502
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In this article, geologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discuss their research on the state’s peat resources and other alternative fuels. They have been conducting a study to inventory the total peat reserves and find out exactly how much peat North Carolina has. The geologists are also researching more productive ways of extracting synthetic gas and oil from Eastern shale rock, and exploring the use of underground methane gas and sandstone brine.
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North Carolina soil conservation specialists are currently involved in a project offering assistance, support, and encouragement to help farmers in Ecuador address that country’s severe soil erosion problems. Jesse L. Hicks and other soil conservationists went to Ecuador to make recommendations and initiate development of a national soil conservation program. Ecuadorians also came to North Carolina for specialized training.
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North Carolina’s Electric Membership Corporations are preparing to purchase a share of the Duke Power Company’s Catawba Nuclear Station in the wake of a decision by the Rural Electrification Administration to guarantee financing for the project. After three decades of negotiation, this represents the first step toward establishing a comprehensive power supply program for the state’s rural electric program.
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A North Carolina rural electric cooperative is involved in a culture-to-culture program with Bolivia which has fostered the development of a “sister” cooperative in that country and, in the process, provided new perspectives on international relations. Board and staff members of the Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation in Lenoir have assisted the Bolivian cooperative in developing management tools, operating procedures, and technical support.
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Telephone operators at the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service’s “Extension Teletip” headquarters respond to phone calls by playing one of the service’s cassette tapes containing information on a wide variety of topics. Since the statewide toll-free telephone information service was started in March 1978, approximately 500,000 calls have been received. Phone messages respond to a variety of topics such as nutrition and diet, gardening, home maintenance, and pest control.
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One of North Carolina’s most popular developments in recent years has been the “pick-out” operations, where people can pick their own strawberries directly from the berry patch. Carl and Rachel Dellinger operate a pick-out strawberry patch on their Gaston County farm each summer. This article discusses the Dellingers’ farm business and the duties involved in growing strawberries.
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31508
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Wake Forest’s annual Fourth of July celebration is a three-day event full of parades and festivities. Carol Pelosi, a resident of Wake Forest, offers the outsider an insider’s perspective of the celebration and traditions.
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Rip currents claimed thirteen lives at the Outer Banks during the summer of 1980. Nags Head responded to last summer’s problems by adopting an ordinance allowing officials to close the beach if rip tides threatened swimmers again. This article recognizes several heroes who saved swimmers’ lives last summer, and discusses how to recognize rip currents.
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When the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was threatened by storms and beach erosion last winter, a 150-foot strip of sandbags and rubble was installed near the base of the historic landmark. Efforts are now being organized to provide permanent protection for the lighthouse. Proposals include building a circular revetment around the lighthouse’s base, moving the lighthouse, or extending the present groins and pumping new sand onto the beach.
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The Caldwell Schuyler family of Surry County’s Lowgap community has been performing Southern gospel music at various churches, revivals and day-long singings for years. These forays and the lifestyle of this old-fashioned, church-going American family are chronicled in a new television film documentary entitled, “Give the World a Smile.” The show takes viewers inside the Schuyler home and profiles their lives, beliefs, and music.
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“The Woodwright’s Shop,” the made-in-North Carolina television series about 19th Century woodcraft techniques, is going national this fall. Roy Underhill’s television series will be aired nationally by Public Broadcasting Service, and his new book based on the television series is currently being published. This article discusses Underhill’s background, and use of alternative technology and humor to entertain the woodworking layman.
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