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11422
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Petro Kulynych is the senior member of the five-man team that functions in Lowe's Companies' Office of the president. He joined Lowe's in 1946 and is the only living member of the original Lowe's team of employees. His direct responsibilities are purchasing and expansion, and his title is executive vice-president. Kulynych is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11423
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The Utilities Commission was created in 1941 by the North Carolina General Assembly. Its purpose is to regulate the rates and the type, extent, and quality of service of various entities, including electric utilities that serve the state, telephone and telegraph companies, natural gas distribution systems, and motor carriers.
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11424
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When the Utilities Commission was created in 1941 by the North Carolina General Assembly, it had three members. Membership increased to five in 1949, and in 1975, the General Assembly increased it to seven. The increase made North Carolina's Commission one of the largest in the country. This article provides a brief biographical sketch of the members.
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11470
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Bernhardt Industries, Inc. is a family-owned, furniture-making enterprise located in Lenoir. It is one of the largest independent companies in North Carolina and the nation, with six plants, a modern office building, and a showroom in Lenoir alone. Other facilities are located at Statesville, Shelby, and Troutman. John C. Bernhardt, who heads the company, is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11471
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Julian discusses the efforts of Upton Bell to bring professional football to North Carolina. Bell has worked with professional football teams since 1960, and in 1974, he purchased the New York Stars of the WFL. He relocated the team to Charlotte that same year and renamed them the Charlotte Hornets.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 33 Issue 9, Sept 1975,
p20-22, 24, 52, il, por
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11472
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This article recounts the efforts of East Carolina University and Chancellor Leo Jenkins to establish a school of medicine.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 33 Issue 9, Sept 1975,
p35-37, 48-49, il, por
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11473
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Charles H. Crutchfield is president of the Jefferson-Pilot Broadcasting Company, a company he has headed since 1945. It is not the largest radio-TV operation in the nation, but few of the industry's major executives are better known in business and government, even the White House, than he is. Crutchfield is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 33 Issue 10, Oct 1975,
p13-14, 16, 44, 46, il, por
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11474
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Rufus Edmisten, a native of Boone, was elected Attorney General of North Carolina in 1974. In this We the People of North Carolina interview, he discusses the crime problem in the state.
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11475
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Durham Police Chief Jon P. Kindice has a wide range of experiences in his eighteen-year career in law enforcement. In this We the People of North Carolina, he discusses the work of a police department.
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11476
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This article explains the Police Information Network (PIN) and how it works in North Carolina. The system provides a way for law enforcement and criminal justice officials to send and receive information about criminals and their activities. Headquartered in Raleigh, PIN can respond to requests from more than 232 terminals around the state in five seconds or less.
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11477
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The North Carolina State Fair has been held almost annually since 1853, when the North Carolina Agricultural Society founded it. This article recounts some of the fair's historic moments and describes the twelve months of planning that goes into making the nine-day event a success.
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11478
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Robert Chatham is the fourth generation of his family to work in the Chatham Manufacturing Company, which his great-grandfather founded in 1877. He is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News. The company employs over 3,000 people at plants in Elkin, Charlotte, and Eden. Fabric for furniture upholstery is Chatham's top product, with blankets and auto upholstery ranking second and third.
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11479
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James Harrington, Secretary of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources since 1973, discusses the energy crisis, the state's industrial outlook, and the Clean Air Act.
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11484
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Governor Holshouser appointed Nye to fill the position of Commissioner of Labor after the death of longtime Labor Department employee, W. C. (Billy) Creel. Nye is discussed in this ongoing series of brief profiles of major newly elected and appointed state officials.
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11485
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L. L. Wren founded the Siler City Milling Company in 1910. The company originally milled flour and corn meal, but in the 1920s, began to manufacture their own pet foods and animal feeds. Siler Mills is one of the nation's largest companies that produces and markets its own dry dog food under the brand names of \"Chatham\" and \"Champ.\" It also controls its products from the farm to the marketplace.
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