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31278
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Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the season opening of the colorful mountain drama 'Unto These Hills.' The blend of authentic Cherokee dances, original music, comedy, and drama will open its fifteenth season in June, drawing even more visitors in for the anniversary activities.
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31279
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In Boone, North Carolina, 'Horn in the West' re-enacts the history of the era of Daniel Boone in an outdoor drama. The production is the story of the 'birth of America' as it unfolded across the reaches of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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31280
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Due to expansion of industry and business, North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the country. African Americans represent about 25% of North Carolina's population, and 21% of the labor force. At the time, African American unemployment rates are higher given the limits of certain educational and cultural opportunities in the past. However, African Americans are moving beyond the constraints of certain job categories.
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4.Our Business Colleges by Not Given We the People of North Carolina Vol. 22 Issue 4, September 1964
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31281
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Given North Carolina's free enterprise system and enduring good business climate, business education is the most popular high school vocational training program in the state's public high schools. Business courses and programs are also offered in North Carolina colleges, and now in the largest private vocational education program in the state.
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31282
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In response to rising labor market requirements and advances in research and technology, new jobs are becoming available in occupations that require higher degrees of training and education. Consequently, colleges and universities are playing a crucial role in providing labor force skills and educational achievements needed to supply the demand.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 22 Issue 4, September 1964,
p22-23, 35, il, por
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31283
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For the past five years, public school enrollment in North Carolina has had a net growth of 99,201 pupils. More than 52% of this growth was concentrated in only the five fastest growing counties (Mecklenburg, Guilford, Cumberland, Forsyth, and Wake), and 90% of the growth in only 25 of the state's 100 counties. There have been decreases in the number of pupils over the same five year period in counties such as Johnston, Madison, Cherokee, Yancey, and Avery.
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31284
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North Carolina is the home of a wide variety of game, both big and small. From bear and deer to boar and waterfowl, hunting in the state ranges from local to statewide, and North Carolina manages wildlife areas and provides for privately-controlled hunting preserves.
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31285
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The North Carolina turkey production has hit an optimistic note with figures that show the state is up 58% over 1963. This puts the turkey crop at a total of 4.3 million birds, a new record for the state, which also places North Carolina at number 8 in turkey producing states.
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31304
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Explanations of North Carolina's rapid industrial, agricultural, and commercial growth are tied to the increasing importance of the developing system of industrial education centers, technical institutes, and community colleges. These institutions are a still growing network serving approximately 200,000 students a year.
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31307
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Thousands of young Tar Heels are receiving on the job technical training under the Apprenticeship Training Program of the North Carolina Department of Labor. The program assists employers all over North Carolina in setting up well organized, long term, on the job training in nearly 200 skilled trades.
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31311
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Designed for students over 14 years old who are preparing to go directly into employment after high school, trade and industrial education in North Carolina includes training for skilled or semi-skilled occupations. Trade and industrial education is divided into three phases: introduction to industrial education, cooperative training, and preparatory training.
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31312
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Dairying ranks 4th in North Carolina's agricultural cash income, and citizens of the state enjoy over 14 million gallons of ice cream a year. Sealtest foods, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a leader in the state's dairy industry operating in sales, distributions, and storage plants across the state. Operating as a major division of National Dairy Products Corporation, Sealtest employs more than 800 North Carolinians in 14 plants.
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31315
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Cone Mills, a long-time textile pioneer, continues to make important scientific advances as a producer of more than 20 different types of fabrics. Cone also manufactures an increasing variety of corduroys, denims, twills, sateens, poplins, terries, and flannels.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 22 Issue 6, November 1964,
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31316
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The release of a study on the chemical industry development possibilities for Eastern North Carolina is just one example of the many ways the complex extension and research programs at NC State are involved in the economic life the state, and future development. Research and education at North Carolina state has reached over $15 million in grants and contract to support projects ranging from aerospace to secondary education drop-out problems.
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North Carolina's forests constitute one of its major environmental resources. Many of the best known industries in the state rely on products made from wood from the 20 million acres of state woodland. Forty-five percent of all manufacturing plants in the state utilize the fast forest products and account for an annual payroll in excess of $270 million.
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