Lane Company reports lower six month sales in 1977
Altavista Virginia Lane Company Inc announces net sales of 54 788 361 for the first six months of 1977 compared with 56 727 967 for the same period in 1976. Net earnings are 2 660 243 versus 3 884 755 last year. Marietta C Swain named brand research manager at RJR Foods with prior tech work since 1966. Lydia H Fields appointed associate packaging technologist at RJR Foods. NC State to hold two August workshops in Greensboro for industrial firms on plant operations and production inventory control. Call numbers given for Greensboro and Raleigh offices. J Harris Johnson of Southern Life Insurance Co qualifies for NSAA in Washington, D C. Pilot Life Insurance Co appears among Fortune 50 largest life insurers, ranking 50th in assets, 32nd in insurance in force, and 2nd in growth in insurance in force in 1976. First appearance in Fortune list.
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Altavista
The
Lane Company, Inc
North Carolina State University
Greensboro
Pilot Life Insurance Co
United States
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Pilot
Increse
NCNB Board declares 13 cent quarterly dividend
Charlotte NCNB Corp board of directors declares a quarter dividend of 13 cents a share payable September 23 to shareholders of record.
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Charlotte
Ncnb Corp. Board of Directors
No Way Money Talks to the Tax Collector
The remark underscores a belief that money fails to influence tax authorities. It contrasts money’s silence with the assertive reach of taxation and public revenue systems.
Carter Faces Criticism as He touts Job Programs
President Carter urged federal efforts to create over one million public service jobs and expand summer youth employment at the National Urban League meeting. Vernon Jordan, head of the Urban League, blasted Carter for lacking full employment, welfare reform, health, and urban revitalization policies. Jordan insisted the speech was not a break with the White House.
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Washington
Carter
National Urban League
White House
League
Vernon Jordan
Congress
Jordan
Urban League
Atlanta
Weather outlook for North and South Carolina clouds rain showers and thundershowers
Clouds increase across North and South Carolina with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs range from the 80s to near 90, cooling into the 80s by midweek, with lows mostly 60s to 70s and a 20 to 40 percent chance of rain.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Tom T Hall Donates 1000 to Music Industry Students
Nashville Tenn AP reports singer songwriter Tom T Hall gave 1000 to the Music Industry Students Association at Middle Tennessee State University. The funds support a student performing group and association operations. Hall previously taught a songwriting course at the university without charge.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tom T. Hall
Music Industry Students’ Association
Middle Tennessee State University
Hall
Prankster Impersonates Police On Stolen Walkie Talkie
Charlotte police chase a slick impersonator using a stolen walkie talkie to broadcast as a city officer. He hooked the fleet with false calls at I 85, claimed a hit and run, and referenced P 528. The device is valued at 1400 dollars and was one of three stolen July 11 for repairs.
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Charlotte
Henderson
FBI Nabs Suspected Killer
The FBI arrested Charles Calvin Gary 33 of Longview Texas in Shreveport Louisiana on federal escape charges and sought charges of interstate flight murder and armed robbery. Authorities will pursue a grand jury indictment for the April 1 1977 Oak City North Carolina bank robbery and the April 17 1977 Alexandria Virginia bank robbery in which a policeman was killed. Gary is held without bond in Shreveport City Jail as the case proceeds.
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Charlotte
FBI
Virginia
North Carolina
Charles Richards
Bureau
Charles Calvin Gary
Longview
Tex
Shreveport
Richards
Gary
Oak City
N.C
Son Walks into Funeral Parlor, Surprises Mourning Family
In Midland Michigan Steven Fairson, believed dead in a fiery crash, surprises his mother Jean Haapala at a funeral home while his supposed body was being prepared for burial. Bruce Beebe of Midland was later identified as the deceased.
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Midland, Mich
Steven Fairson
Fairson
Jeanniene Haapala
Flint
Midland
Saginaw County
Bruce Beebe
Saginaw
Haapalas
Miner-Bradley Funeral Home
Steven
Patricia Robinson
Debt payoff proposal sparks generational spending debate
Opinion letter argues for paying off the national debt now to avoid burdening future generations with debt payments. It questions the fairness of letting later generations bear the cost and urges decisive action by policymakers.
Postal Service Wins Golden Fleece for Tracking Mail Ads
Sen. William Proxmire awards the U S Postal Service his Golden Fleece for spending about 3 4 million on a Madison Avenue campaign to boost letter writing. He cites waste and questions the impact while noting additional test costs and potential further testing in 1978.
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Washington
William Proxmire
U.S. Postal Service
Madison Avenue
Wisconsin Democrat
Proxmire
Golden Fleece
New York
Young and Rubicam and Needham
Harper and Steers
Postal Service
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Lane Co
Winston-Salem Marietta C
Winston-Salem
Lydia H. Fields
RJR Foods, Inc
Food Company
Heublein Corp
Raleigh
J. Harris Johnson
Southern Life Insurance Co
National Assn. of Life Underwriters
Washington, D.C
Johnson
Pilot Life
Lawrence E. Walker
Steve Brumfield
High Point Public Library
S. Main St
Jimmy Carter
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerc
Asheville
P.c. Augusta
Charleston
Columbia
Gasboro
P.c
Guile
Savannahn
W'mington
English Road
High Point
Nationwide Insurance
Nationwide
U.S. Department of Commerce
Win Gallimere
Thomasville
Doug Teague
Commerce
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Columbus, Ohio
Don Henderson
Central Ymca
Borden’s
Borden
Borden Sherbet
Borden Fruit Drink
Sherbet
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