Plastic bottles replace glass for soft drinks in new market shift
The no return bottle debate moves forward as Coca Cola introduces 32 ounce plastic bottles in five states and Pepsi tests 64 ounce plastic packaging. Advocates say lighter safer containers cut litter while opponents warn of pollution and waste if returnable options vanish. The FDA notes mixed benefits and risks with plastic bottles in the beverage era.
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Maine
Michigan
Oregon
Vermont
Massachusetts
Colorado
Coca Cola Co
Providence
R.I
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Indiana
Pepsico
Pepsi Cola
New York
Coca Cola
Business Notes: Wachovia Bank names Colbert Greensboro banker
Sinclair Colbert named personal banker at Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. Greensboro office. He joined Wachovia in 1976 as a trainee, is a High Point native and 1976 A&T State University graduate, son of Grover and wife in High Point. Other items announce Burlington Northern Air Freight opens 44th station at regional airport, Jack Freeman Sr. named district manager, and Fries Textile Co. appoints William Barker administrative manager.
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Sinclair Colbert
Four Seasons
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Greensboro
Colbert
Wachovia
High Point
A&t State University
Grover Colbert
Amos Street
Burlington Northern Air Freight
Jack Freeman
Middle Piedmont
North Carolina
Virginia
Greenville
S.C
William M. Barker
Fries Textile Co
Riegel Textile Corp
Fries
Apparel Fabrics
Riegel
Society For Advancement of Management
Rodeway Inn
Donald R. Hughes
Burlington Industries
Hughes
Maurice Lee
Unc-G School of Business Administration
Alfred Smith
Charlotte
North Carolina National Bank
Edwin Lucas
Blue Bell Inc
Tom Jordan
Stewart Furniture Co
Asheboro
Winter storm brings three inches. travel advisories issued statewide
A third winter storm of the week dumped about three inches of snow in the Piedmont with snow and ice covered roads prompting travel advisories. Temperatures will be windy and colder with highs in the 30s and lows near 20s to single digits in mountains and coast, while coastal showers and possible thundershowers ease this afternoon.
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Piedmont
Friendship
North Carolina
Piedmon
North Carolina pastors respond to Graham teetotaling remark
NC church leaders react to Billy Graham saying the Bible does not teach teetotalism. Some seek clarification while Graham plans a sermon on Hour of Decision. Leaders from Baptist, Methodist, and Baptist Recorder voices urge sobriety and caution against liberalizing church stance on alcohol.
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Raleigh
Billy Graham
North Carolina
Graham
Coy Privette
Kannapolis
Baptist State Convention
Christian Action League
Florida
Jesus
Privette
Forrest Boyd
Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn
Minneapolis
Cecil Ray
The
Robert Blackburn
Lake Cleared Of Accusations
Justice Beverly Lake of the state Supreme Court has been cleared of charges of violating judicial ethics by writing a political letter to friends. The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission reportedly voted to clear Lake, while Appeals Court Judge Walter Brock declined to comment.
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Raleigh
Beverly Lake
State Supreme Court
North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission
Lake
Appeals Court
Walter Brock
Commission
J. Reed Potter
Charlotte
Potter
Real Estate Equity Loan Pitch Explains Home Value Use
An ad describes using home equity for a large real estate loan. It explains equity as the difference between home value and debt, urging readers to leverage rising values for a big loan and inviting them to call for financing.
Stop Hair Loss and Grow Hair Houston Ad
An advertisement from Houston Texas offers Loesch Laboratory Consultants treatment to stop hair loss and regrow hair. It invites readers with thinning hair to try a 32 day program at their risk, requesting confidential personal details to receive information by mail.
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Texas
Loesch
Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc
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Augusta
Eldy
Charleston
Fog
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Eidy
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Wilmington
Urself
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Pete” Schultheiss, Clu
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High Point Enterprise
N.C
Blackburn
Marie Grant
Biblical Recorder
Grant
US. Senate
Albert C. Brown
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Bley
Chrysler
Plymouth
Main Street
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