Scott urges Hodges to settle rural phone dispute
Sen. W Kerr Scott urged Gov. Hodges to intervene in the clash between the State Utilities Commission and rural telephone cooperatives saying the jurisdictional dispute harms rural development. He urged faster rural service expansion and less red tape while noting only 17 percent of farms have telephones.
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State Utilities Commission
W. Kerr Scott
Tar Heel Electric
Gwyn Price
State Rural Electrification Authority
Scott
Utilities Commission
Telephone Cooperatives
Randolph Telephone Membership Corp
Central Telephone Co
Asheboro
Eisenhower
Washington
Tobacco Prices Mixed Across North and South Carolina Markets
Flue cured prices held steady to lower on NC and SC markets as the Federal State Market News Service reported. Volume varied with medium to heavy sales, and gains appeared in some Eastern Belt grades while Middle Belt saw declines up to 3 per 100 pounds.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
South Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
Middle Belt
Inflationary Pressures Signal Broad Price Increases Ahead
Experts foresee a gradual rise in prices across many goods from appliances to clothing as higher costs for raw materials and wages flow through. A National Sales Executives meeting showed 54 percent expect price hikes while 78 percent anticipate higher wages, boosting consumer spending power despite unemployment. Tomorrow: Policy and Politics in Prices.
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Washington
NSE
Song Composer Al Hoffman Writes Playful Titles
Al Hoffman, noted songwriter, crafts quirky tune titles beyond standard English. His catalog includes Hot Diggity Bibbity Bobbity Boo and Chi Chi Babba, reflecting playful word rhythms and inventive phrasing.
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al Hoffman
Benjamin Franklin noted as athlete in early records
The text highlights Benjamin Franklin as a skilled athlete beyond his diplomatic and printing roles. It claims he excelled in wrestling, swimming, boating and running, and contrasts this with a historical note on natural gas and steel production differences in the United States.
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Benjamin Franklin
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