State employes seek adequate pay raise in NC General Assembly
The North Carolina State Employes Association, representing about 22 000 workers, plans to seek a just and adequate pay increase next year. The group will set the target figure next month, citing tight budgets and rising public service demands. Delegates also interview gubernatorial candidates on state employee programs.
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Winston-Salem
General Assembly
North Carolina State Employes Association
Emmett Burden
Burden
Jimmy Green
Association
Green
Lyon
State Revenue Department
Durham
Ragtime Author Ties to Hickory Horse Collar Firm
In Hickory North Carolina AP reports E L Dactorow author of Ragtime is the son in law of late P A Setzer of Hickory maker of horse collars The Setzer company known as the Hickory Horse Collar Co produced collars not snap on firehorse gear Its Fifth Street building was torn down for urban renewal early this year
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Hickory, N.C
E. L. Dactorow
P.A. Setzer
Hickory
Setzer Company
The
Hickory Horse Collar Co
Fifth Street
Perpetual
Weekend Weather Outlook North and South Carolina Showers Possible
North Carolina enjoys fair weather then faces scattered showers from tonight into Tuesday with highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s. South Carolina remains partly cloudy and warm with showers possible tonight and Tuesday, highs mainly 70s to mid 80s along the coast.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
South Coastal Plains
High Point
Friendship
Work Begins On Sewage Treatment Plant
Concord AP reports work has started on the 45.5 million Rocky River sewage treatment plant to serve 92 000 residents in Concord Kannapolis Cannon Mills and Cabarrus County. Bulldozers level 100 acres south of Concord after years of planning and red tape. The project will employ about 450 during construction amid a industry slump.
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Concord
Rocky River
Kannapolis
Cannon Mills
Cabarrus County
Bulk Of Cotton Used In Homes Industries
The Economic Research Service finds over 91 percent of a 500 pound cotton bale reaches consumers. About 41.2 percent becomes clothing and 29.6 percent to household goods and industry. Elton John discloses bisexuality in Rolling Stone interview, plans to settle with a woman, slow touring, and new album due in November.
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Washington
Economic Research Service
Edward H. Glade Jr
Anne P. Alderman
Census Bureau
National Cotton Council of America
San Francisco
Elton John
Rolling Stone Magazine
Auto Talks Re opening With Air Of Optimism
In Dearborn Michigan officials from the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co resume contract talks amid optimism after five days of exploratory discussions. The walkout idled about 170000 hourly workers as negotiators seek progress on paid time off pensions and retiree benefits.
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Dearborn
Mich
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Ken Bannon
Bannon
Sidney McKenna
McKenna
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State Farm Hire Issurance Compan
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Main Street
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AMOCO
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