Helms Opposes Expanding Parkland at Falls Lake Project
Washington AP dispatch reports Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina restated support for a bill cutting parkland in the Falls of the Neuse dam and lake project. He argued the added parkland costs are unnecessary and inflationary, saying the country cannot afford such expense.
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Washington
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Neuse
Helms
Raleigh
Wake County Commissioners
Wake
Durham
Granville
North Carolina Union Membership Dips to Low
The Associated Press notes NC union membership fell from 7.7 to 7.5 percent of nonfarm employment between 1970 and 1972, the lowest rate among states. The Labor Department reports slower growth in unions than total nonfarm jobs, with 139,000 members in 1972 as nonfarm employment reached about 1.8 million. Nationwide union share slid to 27.2 percent from 28 percent in 1970.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
U.S. Department of Labor
Labor Department
Atlanta
North Carolina Receives Grant to Buy Park Land
Washington AP North Carolina gains a 726,612 grant from the Interior Department to acquire 7,549 acres including part of the Great Dismal Swamp for a state park. The 50-50 match brings total funding to about 1.4 million for land purchase a nature center trails and camping and picnic facilities in Camden County adjoining the Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
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Washington
North Carolina
Interior Department
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Camden County
Virginia
Tobacco Prices On Downside
Prices held steady or dipped on the flue cured tobacco market in the North Carolina border area with five of eleven markets reporting an average of 79.73 per hundred pounds. Since Monday 12.9 million pounds sold at an average 81.56, declines most noticeable for cutters primtings and nondescripts. Officials and farmers warned prices remain high but farmers may not profit enough to plant next year.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
Florence
S.C
Federation
B. C. Mangum
Secretary of Agriculture
Mangum
How to Kill Athlete's Foot in One Hour
A strong quick drying Te4L claims to stop itching and burning in one hour and remove infected skin in 3 to 5 days. It promises healthy skin reappearing and is available at dawn Drug Stores.
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Dawn Drug Stores
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