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The School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill began in 1950 in two World War Ii Quonset huts. Less than twenty-five years after its founding the school was recognized as the best in the nation. Over 1,500 students have graduated with a D.D.S. degree.
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2.Naomi E. Morris by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 40 Issue 2, Feb 1982
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12064
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Morris began her career in the law field as a legal secretary and later paid her own way through the law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She practiced law before her election in 1968 to the remainder of an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She was re-elected to a full-term in 1974. She served as Chief Judge of the Court from 1978 until her retirement in 1982.
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12067
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In 1905, a Coca-Cola Bottling Plant opened in Durham. When the management did not prove satisfactory, W. K. Rand purchased an interest in the plant, and in 1906 he took over the operation of the plant. The plant marked its seventy-fifth anniversary in 1981.
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12083
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Continuing a distinguished career in education, Dr. Albert N. Whiting became president of North Carolina College in Durham in 1967. In 1969 the North Carolina General Assembly changed the school's name to North Carolina Central University. In 1972, NCCU became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System, and Dr. Whiting's title was changed to chancellor.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 3, Mar 1982,
p46, 48, 50, 88-89, por
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12084
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In this We the People of North Carolina interview, Dr. Albert Whiting, Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, discusses the university's history and programs, how the role of a traditionally-black institution has changed over the years, and the future he sees for traditionally-black colleges and universities.
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12085
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Omnia Design, Inc., a fifteen-year-old design firm located in Charlotte, provides a range of services for business and industry that includes design services, space planning, interior architecture, color consultation, and graphics.
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12086
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its annual Citation for Distinguished Public Service to internationally-renowned economist Juanita M. Kreps. She is a former U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
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12087
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its Citation for Distinguished Citizenship to J. Paul Sticht, who is chairman of RJR Industries.
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12088
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North Carolina has over fifty inns scattered around the state which are famous for their quality and diversity. The article includes information on several, including The Nu-Ray Inn (Burnsville) and The Jarrett House (Dillsboro) and provides a listing of others.
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12089
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Visitors are now welcomed on battlefields in the state where muskets once rattled and cannon roared during Revolutionary and Civil War battles. Kapp describes what visitors will find during a tour.
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12090
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Closed in 1973 because its building was unsafe, the East Carolina Summer Theatre is making a dramatic comeback. A multi-million dollar construction project has renovated and expanded McGinnis Theatre on the campus of East Carolina University and 1982 will mark the start of summer theatre again. Productions are under the direction of Edgar R. Loessin, chairman of the ECU Department of Drama and Speech.
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12091
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There are over one thousand architects practicing their profession in North Carolina. Some are single-member establishments while others are members of large concerns with scores of personnel. This article presents information on the state's architects and their work.
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12092
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Dellinger/Lee Associates, a twenty-member staff architectural firm in Charlotte, entered two extremely difficult national open design competitions, and although the firm did not take first place, it astonished many of its major competitors by finishing in the top five for two years in a row.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 6, June 1982,
p20, 22, 24, 57-58, il
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12093
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William R. Howard is president and chief operating officer of Piedmont Aviation, Inc, which operates Piedmont Airlines. 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. 40 Issue 7, July 1982,
p9-10, 12, 14, 66-67, por
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12094
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This article contains information on improvements at North Carolina's four major airports: Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte-Douglas International, Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, and Asheville.
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