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12359
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Bowman Gray and his wife Nathalie built their home, Graylyn Estate, on land purchased from Reynolda Inc. in 1925. The estate was given to the Bowman Gray Medical School in 1946, then to Wake Forest University in 1972. Following reconstruction after a 1980 fire, the building became Wake Forest's conference center.
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12374
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Harold M. Messmer, Jr. went from a promising corporate lawyer in California to a textile manufacturing executive in Kannapolis. He currently is president and chief operating officer of the Cannon Mills Company in Kannapolis. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 42 Issue 9, Sept 1984,
p8, 10, 12, 57-58, por
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12375
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This article provides a brief overview of the state's building industry, concentrating primarily on commercial, industrial and institutional construction. Sketches of the half-dozen North Carolina-based companies ranked among the country's top 400 construction firms by Engineering News-Record are included.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 42 Issue 9, Sept 1984,
p14-16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26-27, 58, il
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12376
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North Carolina ranks as the nation's leading producer of brick. In 1983, nearly 840 million brick were produced, compared to 5.8 billion nationwide. About 57 percent of North Carolina's production is used within the state.
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12377
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Christopher C. Fordham enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1943. He received his M.D. from Harvard in 1951, and after service in the military and other university positions, he became dean of the School of Medicine at Chapel Hill in 1969. In 1980 he became chancellor of the university.
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12378
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In this We the People of North Carolina interview, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Christopher C. Fordham, III, discusses the key features of institutional greatness, the university's public service role, and the importance of increasing the university's endowment.
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12379
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U-Save Auto Rental of America, Inc, headquartered in Salisbury, opened its first franchise five years ago. The company recently opened its 280th franchise, making it one of the \"Top 10\" of all car rental firms in the nation.
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12380
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Archaeologists from East Carolina University and the National Park Service are conducting the most extensive search ever undertaken for new traces of colonists and Native Americans on Roanoke Island. They seek to find the site of the first English colony as well as sites of major Native American villages.
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12381
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Allen Mebane and his associates founded Unifi, Inc. in February 1971 in Greensboro. The company's purpose was to develop new and improved equipment to texturize raw polyester fiber more efficiently and more cost-effectively than the competition. They were successful, and texturized polyester yarn is their only product. We the People of North Carolina magazine features Mebane in their Businessman In the News section.
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12382
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James Martin, a former chemistry professor at Davidson College, served five terms in the United States House of Representatives before deciding to run for Governor of North Carolina. On January 5, 1985, he became only the second Republican Governor of North Carolina to be elected during the 20th-century.
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12383
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Newly elected North Carolina Governor James Martin discusses his background, why he decided to run for public office and later the governorship, and the power of the veto.
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12384
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Meetings held by corporation off the business sites brought in $6.4 billion nationwide in 1983. While accurate figures are not available, the North Carolina Council of Conventions and Visitors Bureaus estimates that in 1981 conventions brought in over $100 million. This article provides alphabetically a listing of new or expanded convention facilities with a write-up briefly describing each.
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12385
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In 1884, Heriot Clarkson opened a law office in Charlotte. Clarkson was later an associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Today, Clarkson's firm known as Parker, Poe, Thompson, Bernstein, Gage & Preston is one of the oldest law firms in continuous practice in North Carolina.
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12386
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Norman G. Ridenhour is president and chief executive officer of 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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12387
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Robert B. Jordan, III, of Montgomery County, businessman and former member of the North Carolina General Assembly, is the newly elected lieutenant governor. This means the state's two top positions are from different political parties-ÂGovernor Martin (Republican) and Jordan (Democrat).
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