Tobacco Prices Up Sharply Across Carolinas and Virginia
Tobacco prices rose on flue cured markets in the Carolinas and Virginia with the Eastern Belt averaging 121.07 per hundred pounds on 7.2 million pounds sold. Old and Middle Belt averaged 115.26 on 8.2 million pounds. South Carolina North Carolina Belt 121.33 on 4.3 million pounds. Season totals show 211 million pounds traded in the East with a 107.53 season average.
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Labor Department Corruption Charges Called Political Bull
Raleigh AP report shows Labor Commissioner Avery Nye calling the department corrupted by political influence from the Scott administration. Nye, a Republican, says merit procedures were ignored and Weldon Denny’s daughter-in-law was hired, with inspections delayed or reduced. Dunnagan calls the charges political bull, noting prior hires and limited interference with OSHA actions.
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Ford's N C Manager Named
Ted Heydinger, 30, was named executive director of the Ford campaign in North Carolina. He will run the state effort from Raleigh after arriving from Rep. Thomas Kindness Ohio staff. Heydinger faces balancing GOP factions backing Helms and Holshouser, with ties to neither camp.
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