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11210
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After thirty-six years John Tolson retired from the United States Army in March 1973, with the rank of Lieutenant General. He is discussed in this ongoing series of brief profiles of major newly elected and appointed state officials.
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11211
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Claude Henson is chairman of the board and president of The First National Bank in Asheboro. He is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11212
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In September 1973, 16,000 five-year-olds entered schools across North Carolina to start kindergarten, thus beginning a new era in the state's system of free public education. In 1968, North Carolina was one of only three states which maintained no state-supported public kindergartens of any sort. This article contains information on the development of the state's kindergarten program.
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11213
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In 1972, there were 266 private schools in operation in North Carolina. The schools served about 5 percent of the school-age population, or 51,298 K-12 students. These schools are overseen by the Office of Nonpublic Schools, making North Carolina one of the few states to have an official of a state agency overseeing them. This article presents information on the nonpublic school development in the state.
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11214
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The Episcopal Church founded Ravenscroft in 1862 and operated it until 1968, when a decision was made to transfer the school to an independent board of trustees. This article presents information on the school's operation and program offerings.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 31 Issue 9, Sept 1973,
p36, 38-39, 52, 54, il, por
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11215
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William L. Bondurant is Governor Holshouser's Secretary of Administration, a job that is generally rated as one of the most demanding positions that the state pays a salary for. Bondurant is discussed in this ongoing series of brief profiles of major newly elected and appointed state officials.
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11216
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Thomas H. Wright, Jr. is president and chairman of the board of Wright Chemical Company located in Wilmington. He is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11217
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In the November 6 election North Carolinians will vote to decide whether or not counties will have the local option to serve mixed drinks. This article provides information on what a \"For\" or \"Against\" vote will mean in the individual counties.
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11218
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Ryan is chairman of the statewide Citizens for Choice and Control which is coordinating the campaign for passage of the mixed drink sale issue on the November ballot. He discusses why voters should pass the issue.
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11219
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Since 1960, J. Marse Grant has served as editor of the BIBLICAL RECORDER, the official journal of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He is a longtime leader in the fight against liquor by the drink in the state. He discusses why voters should defeat the issue.
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11220
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In 1923, J. Spencer Love formed a new textile company in Burlington and named it Burlington Mills. This year the company, now Burlington Industries, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the world's largest textile manufacturer, with 84,000 employees and plants in 91 communities and in 10 other countries. Projected sales for this year are expected to reach $2 billion.
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11221
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Tenney Deane is Secretary of the Commerce Department, the agency that administers ten authorities, boards, and commissions. Decisions made by these entities probably affect more people in the state than any other department. He is discussed in this ongoing series of brief profiles of major newly elected and appointed state officials.
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11222
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Leonard Moretz is president of Carolina Mills, Inc. which was founded in Maiden, North Carolina in 1928. He is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11223
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According to Natural and Economic Resources Secretary James E. Harrington, three bills that originated in the 1973 North Carolina General Assembly \"will have more effect in more ways on more people than any single bill passed by the General Assembly in the last 50 years or more.\" He is referring to three land use planning bills...\" one dealing with coastal area management, another with mountain area management, and a third with all the state's land. Legislators feel the bills will pass the 1974 Legislature.
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11224
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This article presents reactions of local governments to the state's three new land use bills, - the Coastal Area Management Act, the Mountain Area Management Act, and the State Land Use Policy Act.
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