North Carolina Forms State Insurance Rating Bureau
The new statewide bureau will file homeowners auto and workers compensation rates and will have power over rate changes despite a veto right by Insurance Commissioner John R. Ingram. Paul L. Mize was named general manager and Bernard H. Parker of Nationwide was elected chairman. The law also allows higher rates for urban drivers and maintains a reinsurance pool backing poor risk motorists.
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Paul L. Mize
Claremont Cleared in Tax and Water Dispute Over Shuford Property
Claremont avoids federal revenue sharing penalties after officials drop charges over building a road and water lines to the white family of Russell Shuford and relatives who had lived without city services since the 1930s. The NAACP chapter criticizes the action while a federal antidiscrimination suit remains pending.
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N.C
Evenue
U.S. Office of Revenue Haring
ORS
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Fmily
IRS
Beradine Denning
Larry W. Pitts
Denning
Shuford
Equest City Services
Russell Shuford
Atawba
AACP
Lewis Woods
Count Naacp
Fiddlers and Pickers Teach Mountain Music at Warren Wilson
North Carolina fall courses offer lessons from renowned mountain musicians funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Appalachian Music Program. Lynn Shaw will teach beginning fiddling with intermediate options, while classes cover country harmony singing and bluegrass tunes. No prior music reading or playing required.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Warren Wilson College
National Endowment For the Arts
Appalachian Music Program
David Holt
Lynn Shaw
Migrant Camp Conditions Scrutinized In North Carolina
In North Carolina only 131 of 700 migrant worker camps have been inspected for unsafe conditions. Of inspected camps 95 percent showed violations, mostly minor. Officials say enforcement is underpowered and regulations weak. WFMY TV aired a series on migrant problems inspired by Florida Rural Legal Services.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles Jeffries
State Dept. of Labor
Wfmy-Tv
Greensboro
Jeffries
al Weaver
WFMY
Florida Rural Legal Services
Florida
7000 At Concert For Elvis
In Fayetteville 7000 fans gathered at the Sumberland County Memorial Arena for a memorial concert honoring Elvis Presley who died last week. The Stamps and B J Thomas performed and eulogized the star. The arena piano was dedicated to Presley and a plaque is planned.
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Sumberland County Memorial Arena
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B.J. Thomas
Beth Finch
County Board of Commissioners
Celebrity status and James Taylor’s evolving public life
Becoming famous boosted James Taylor’s visibility and influenced his musical style and public image. Debates about Debbie Reynolds’ political involvement show she has not publicly pursued elected office despite occasional speculation.
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James Taylor
Debbie Reynolds
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