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25609
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The INDEPENDENT profiles Liston Ramsey, North Carolina’s Speaker of the House, as he begins his unprecedented third term in office.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 2, February 1-14 1985,
p1, 12-13, por
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25610
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In Scotland County, overused and abandoned underground gas tanks have been leaking gasoline into the groundwater. Officials found that wells serving 60 families – nearly every household in the county -- were tainted with unsafe levels of ethylene dibromide.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 3, February 15-28 1985,
p1, 4-5, il, por
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25611
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THE INDEPENDENT profiles North Carolina State University basketball coach Jim Valvano. His success during the 1983 basketball season cemented his celebrity status with ACC division fans.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 4, March 1-14 1985,
p1, 12-13, por
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25612
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The Campaign Finance Project investigates the 650 largest donors to Gov. Jim Martin’s Republican campaign against Democrat Rufus Edminsten. The major findings reflect that the former Charlotte congressman won the support of all the state’s most powerful corporate executives, which might signal a new era for North Carolina’s Republican Party.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 4, March 1-14 1985,
p5-6, il
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25613
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From sunup until sundown there are 45,000 soldiers training to fight at Ft. Bragg. They are known as the 82nd Airborne. Writer Steve Schewel profiles the division of highly-trained soldiers ready to win The Next War.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 5, March 15-28 1985,
p1, 12-13, por
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25616
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When the 22-mile stretch from Research Triangle Park to Orange County is complete it will have cost more than $103 million, more than $10 million of which is state funds. The freeway’s impact will be far reaching. Residents will be able to commute to anywhere in the Triangle in a half hour or less, thousands of acres of farmland will be available for development, and growth along the interstate will enrich the tax coffers of the local government.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 6, March 29-April 11 1985,
p5-6, por, map
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25617
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A UNC-Greensboro anthropology professor is the leading U.S. expert on footprints in forensic anthropology. Louise Robbins says she can identify the person who made a particular shoeprint with 100 percent accuracy, making it as reliable a source of identification as the fingerprint.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 6, March 29-April 11 1985,
p12-13, por
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25619
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Located in Eden, the Miller Brewing Co. brought mixed blessings to the Southern community. THE INDEPENDENT takes a look at what happens when a big, modern, unionized industry moves in beside traditional companies.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 9, May 10-23 1985,
p5-7, por
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25622
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As safety violations are uncovered at a nuclear fuel plan in Wilmington, the key complainant experiences intimidation and retaliation for making claims against G.E. As a result of an external investigation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the company has been cited for needlessly risking the health, not only of the 1,700 G.E. processing-plant employees, but also the 100,000 residents living in and around southeastern North Carolina’s largest city.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 10, May 24-June 7 1985,
p5, 14, por
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25623
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Like any session of the general assembly there were no clear winners or losers, but what was clear was that the rules of the game have changed. THE INDEPENDENT provides an extensive overview of the 1985 General Assembly.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 14, July 19-Aug 1 1985,
p5-9, il, por
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25625
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Since the late 1970s, the federal government has been eyeing the rock formations of North Carolina for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. But environmentalists in the Piedmont region have joined an alliance to hopefully stop the facility from being built.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 15, August 16-29 1985,
p7-8, por
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25629
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As Gov. Jim Martin’s commission releases its report on making the North Carolina state government more efficient, THE INDEPENDENT investigates which politically sensitive aspects the commission wouldn’t dare question.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 17, September 13-26 1985,
p1, 7-9, il
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25630
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According to North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence, since 1982 there have been at least 25 acts of racial intimidation reported in Iredell County. It is not clear why there is so much racist activity in this rural western county, or if it is any different than what may be occurring more quietly in other parts of North Carolina.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 17, September 13-26 1985,
p5-6
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25631
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Now that everyone knows the Triangle is a great place to live, how long will it last? With upcoming municipal elections in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro focused on development, existing communities are feeling the heat of growth.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 18, Sept 27-Oct 10 1985,
p1, 8-11, il
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25632
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Found alongside the two-lane road on Interstate 85 just east of Hillsborough, Chris’s Truckstop offers weary travelers and truckers a place for respite.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 19, October 11-24 1985,
p1, 12-13, il
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