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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented this year's Citation for Distinguished Public Service to Susie M. Sharp, the retired chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She is the first woman to receive the award and the first in the nation to serve as chief justice of a state supreme court.
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11889
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its 1980 Citation for Distinguished Citizenship to Shearon Harris for service to North Carolina and the nation over and above his leadership of the Carolina Power and Light Company.
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11890
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Edwin H. Webster is president Carolina Steel Corporation of Greensboro. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 38 Issue 6, June 1980,
p11-12, 14, 51-52, por
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11914
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With a modest infusion of funds of between $13 and $15 million, Winston-Salem plans to revitalize its downtown area by focusing on the arts as its primary vehicle. Instead of tearing down and rebuilding, the city will renovate existing structures. For example, the old \"Sawtooth\"Â building, which gets its name from rows of distinctive skylights, will contain exhibition areas for arts and crafts, while an auto dealership building attached to it will contain galleries, restaurants and a small theater.
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11970
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Constructed between 1833 and 1840, North Carolina's Capitol building began showing its age by 1970. This article describes the restoration of this historic Raleigh building.
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11971
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Wilmington's traditions, history, and heritage is preserved in its historic district. Covering an area of thirty-five blocks, it is the largest in the country.
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11972
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When Middleton, McMillan, Architects began operations in Charlotte in 1966, there were three employees and a part-time secretary. Today, the firm employs twenty-two, well above the national average of five for architectural firms, and serves clients in the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida.
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11973
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Bobby Murray founded Bobby Murray Chevrolet, Inc., in Raleigh in 1965. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 38 Issue 7, July 1980,
p13-14, 16, 95-96, por
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11974
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Governor James Hunt appointed Thomas Bradshaw Transportation Secretary in 1977. He has performed so well in this position that in December 1979 he was offered an appointment as Federal Highway Administrator in the U.S. Department of Transportation. He declined, stating he preferred to remain with the state program.
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11975
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Finch presents a report on North Carolina's public transportation plans and progress.
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11976
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Markets for North Carolina's manufacturing and agricultural products are expanding beyond the regional and national markets to foreign ones, placing greater importance on the state's ports at Morehead City and Wilmington. The state ranks thirteenth in the nation as an exporter and in 1979 sent $3.5 billion worth of products overseas.
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11977
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North Carolina is one of twenty-eight states participating in Operation Lifesaver, a railroad safety program that seeks to educate drivers about the problem of car-train accidents. States utilizing the program have seen a reduction in this type of accident. North Carolina has over 4,000 miles of railroad tracks and over 5,500 crossings where the road and track intersect.
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11978
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Thomas Built Buses was founded in 1916 by Perley A. Thomas in High Point. Thomas was working for the Southern Car Company, and when that company went out of business, he started his own streetcar company. When streetcar use declined, he moved into the manufacture of buses.
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11979
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Daniel T. Roth, Director of the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Division, discusses what the industry needs to handle the influx of vacationers coming to North Carolina every year. In 1979, the industry generated an estimated $2.2 billion in dollar turnover.
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11980
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Biltmore House, the home of George Vanderbilt near Asheville, opened to the public in 1930. When William Cecil, Vanderbilt's grandson, returned to claim his inheritance in 1960, he found the property beginning to show signs of age and losing money. Over the next two decades Cecil spent millions upgrading the property, which now attracts over 400,000 visitors a year.
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