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32231
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Governor Robert Walter Scott was inaugurated on January 3, 1969 in Raleigh. North Carolina Senator J. Ruffin Bailey of Wake County, chairman of the inaugural committee, discusses gubernatorial inauguration planning and Governor Scott’s inauguration ceremony.
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32232
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A study entitled, “The Economic Performance of North Carolina,” is the first of its kind ever produced by and for state government. The report discusses North Carolina’s economic trials and triumphs since 1960, and offers proposals for guiding state economic growth during the coming decade.
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32233
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Earl W. Vaughn of Rockingham County is the Speaker of the House in the 1969 General Assembly, and the first in nearly a century to hold the position in two consecutive sessions. This is a profile of Vaughn’s public and political career.
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32234
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Congressman Graham A. Barden represented North Carolina’s Third District from 1935 to 1961, and headed the House Education and Labor Committee for a decade. Barden made many valuable contributions, including legislation making vocational training possible for all types of physically handicapped people, and efforts to control corruption in labor unions. Admirers of the late Mr. Barden hope to keep alive his ideals through a Barden Chair of Government at Campbell College.
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32311
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Grover C. Robbins of Watauga County is the founder of the Carolina-Caribbean Corporation. Some of Robbins’ development ventures have included the Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, construction of a monorail transportation system in the Beech Mountain resort area, and residential developments near Charlotte. This article describes Robbins’ background, business successes, and future development plans in western North Carolina.
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32312
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Texas Gulf Sulphur Company’s Beaufort County mining complex is a massive investment toward the recovery and processing of phosphate, a material which forms one of the basic ingredients of fertilizers. The mining complex is situated on an inlet of the Pamlico River, and overlies the Castle Hayne Aquifer. This article discusses concerns over mining operations, groundwater conditions, pollution, and legislation.
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32313
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Farmers are being hurt by the credit squeeze imposed by North Carolina’s six-percent interest ceiling. Large and small-scale North Carolina farmers have traditionally financed their machinery and equipment, and borrowed for living costs against their crops, through financial institutions. Because higher interest rates in other states are luring away low capital, private credit to farmers is said to be increasingly unavailable in North Carolina.
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32314
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The Brevard Music Center in Transylvania County calls itself “The Summer Cultural Center of the South.” The center is an international summer institute and festival enrolling thousands of students who participate in orchestra, ballet, dance, and opera. This article discusses development, financing, and plans for improvement at the music center.
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32315
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W. Trent Ragland, Jr., is the President of Superior Stone Company, as well as the National Crushed Stone Association. This article describes Ragland’s background growing up in Raleigh, his business career, and professional achievements. Ragland also discusses his views on North Carolina highway construction, aggregate materials used in construction, and zoning regulations.
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32316
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Luther Hodges is the former North Carolina Governor and Secretary of Commerce. Since his retirement in 1965, he has remained an active businessman serving as Chairman of the Research Triangle Foundation and a board member of five of the country’s larger corporations. In this article, Luther discusses his current activities, his experiences as Governor, and his views on modern public issues.
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32317
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Governor Scott proposed in the legislative budget to increase the gross premium tax on insurance companies doing business in North Carolina. The state’s life insurance industry believes this is an undue tax burden, which would further result in driving off investment capital from the state, placing the domestic life insurance industry at a further disadvantage in competing with out-of-state firms.
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32318
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Stanford R. Brookshire retires this July as Charlotte’s mayor after four busy terms. In this article, Brookshire discusses current and future conditions in Charlotte’s economy, municipalities, development, and growth.
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32319
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Roy G. Sowers, Jr. of Sanford is Director of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. In an interview, Sowers discusses the department’s mission to both develop and conserve natural resources. He also discusses the issues facing the state’s coastal and marine resources, commercial fishing, and industrial development.
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32320
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The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Central Piedmont Community College have generated a unique program for improving the supply of skilled labor in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. The community college is helping businesses by providing workers training in technical and trade areas, such as welding and metal work. Several Charlotte welding firms are already beginning intensive drives to recruit people for classes at the community college.
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32321
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The Weyerhaeuser Company’s plywood, paperboard and fine paper manufacturing facility is located across the Washington County line from Plymouth. In this article, Chapman Hutchinson, Weyerhaeuser’s area manager for North Carolina, discusses the manufacturing operation and industrial development in North Carolina.
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