News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Tobacco

Tobacco growers back quotas and supports - Ja 18 89 2C
Tobacco profits could soar - Ja 29 89 3J
Tobacco quota hike forecast - Fe 4 89 8B
Documents indicate Liggett had early knowledge of tobacco hazards - Fe 22 89 10A
More world markets may open for tobacco - Mr 16 89 2C
U.S. of two minds on tobacco - Mr 19 89 1D
1988 strong for flue-cured leaf industry - My 29 89 6D
Tobacco profits shriveling in rain - Jy 19 89 3C
Jury indicts man (Beavers), cites tobacco sales - Jy 26 89 20A
4 indicted in federal tobacco probe (MARTIN; COLE; BROWN; COPELAND) - Au 1 89 3C
Good leaf season expected - Au 6 89 29A
Despite wet weather, leaf sales open strong - Au 8 89 8B
Opening-day prices delight leaf farmers - Au 9 89 1
Wilson market opens 100th prime year - Au 9 89 4A
Burlap sheets run short; Leaf arrives faster than fresh supplies - Au 14 89 6D
Raleigh firm stops hiring tobacco users - Se 17 89 1I
Anti-tobacco movement makes healthy political gains - Se 18 89 1C
Tobacco friends, foes debate Thai sanctions - Se 20 89 1
Co-op leaf buying could lessen production - Oc 13 89 5C
Man (Beavers) pleads guilty in illegal leaf sale - Oc 17 89 16C
Koop lambastes tobacco as Durham honors him - Oc 26 89 WA-1
'No-till' cultivation method for tobacco showing promise - No 6 89 6D
Tobacco forces, opponents gird for new battles - No 6 89 4C
Slowdown in tobacco sales expected - No 30 89 1C
Government to pare quotas on leaf sales in 1990 - De 16 89 4B

Tobacco

Immigration law to affect tobacco labor - De 23 88 3C
Loan program leaves cloud over tobacco companies - De 25 88 31A
Leftover leaf might fill much of '89 quota - De 26 88 6B
N.C. growers group assails federal leaf quota for 1989 - De 29 88 12C

Tobacco

14 Charged In Wilson Tobacco Conspiracy (James I. Miller Tobacco Company - Jn 25 88 1

Tobacco

N.C. tobacco sales to top $1 billion, officials say - No 1 91 5B
Tobacco quota rises slightly; Federal support price will increase to $1.56 a pound - De 17 91 5B

Tobacco

Robertson for leaf allotment buy out - Ja 14 88 8D
Tobacco comments could harm Gore - Ja 17 88 27A
Gore tells N.C. backers he's leaf farmers' friend - Ja 18 88 6D
Tobacco spokesman (Lester) denounces Robertson's proposal - Ja 31 88 26A
Candidates get Tar Heel tobacco primer - Fe 5 88 16A
Bull Durham, other brands sold by American - Fe 6 88 5B
Foreign tobacco threat declining, expert tells farmers - Fe 6 88 8B
1,500 tobacco growers attend Raleigh meeting - Fe 10 88 2C
Candidates taking aim at tobacco - Fe 14 88 31A
Under the Dome: Robertson says poll backs tobacco stand - Mr 1 88 1
Leaf assessment set at 2 cents a pound - Mr 18 88 24C
(Congressional) Committee sets probe of tobacco - Ap 1 88 13A
Tobacco will survive, N.C. official says - Jn 14 88 9A
U.S. program aiding foreign leaf, Rose says - Jn 16 88 4C
Washington notebook: Everything isn't rosy for tobacco growers, Rose says - Jn 19 88 27A
As the 'evil weed' shrivels, a part of N.C. history dies - Jn 21 88 1C
Exports pare tobacco stockpiles; Thriving cigarette market should drive up demand for N.C. leaf - Jn 23 88 4C
Flue-cured output in N.C. to rise - Jy 14 88 4C
Leaf market forecast cultivates optimism - Jy 21 88 3C
Growers must certify purity of their tobacco - Jy 27 88 3C
N.C. growers optimistic as tobacco markets open - Au 2 88 1
Leaf prices make farmers happy - Au 3 88 1
Leaf sales in East top '87 start - Au 4 88 1
Early leaf prices get mixed reaction, but hopes remain high - Au 5 88 1C
Tobacco prices are strong in opening sales of 2 belts - Au 10 88 WA-1
Tobacco prices worry many N.C. farmers - Au 26 88 2C
Leaf abundance sparks request for storage - Se 8 88 8D
Tobacco prices climb as market peaks - Se 20 88 4C
Tar Heel editors speak: Through manipulation of law, U.S. subsidizes foreign tobacco - Oc 16 88 7D
'88 called vintage year for N.C. tobacco crop - Oc 31 88 2C
N.C. tobacco farmers wind up best season in 3 years - No 3 88 1C
October freeze trimmed peanut, tobacco yields - No 11 88 WA-1
Buyouts concern tobacco farmers - No 20 88 1I
Leaf-bill foes assail lawmakers, aides for jobs in industry - No 20 88 29A
Burley tobacco going to market; Crop is expected to be larger, higher in quality than last season - No 21 88 6D
Burley market opens near expected prices - No 22 88 4C
Tobacco quota increase appears likely next year - No 23 88 16C
Cigarette makers again plan to boost buying flue-cured - De 2 88 3C
Flue-cured leaf quota increased 18% - De 15 88 1

Tobacco

Anti-tobacco movement meets stiff resistance in N.C. - Ja 11 89 1C
Beaufort County farmer (Van Dorp) plans to grow tobacco, organically - Ja 16 89 6D
New policies will insure holdover leaf - Ja 16 89 6D

Tobacco

Burley leaf sales end with higher average - Ja 18 90 4B
Editorial: Cracks in the 'bedrock' - Ja 29 90 6A
Tobacco growers vow to fight restrictions - Fe 3 90 1
Resistant red aphid threatens heavy damage to tobacco crop - Fe 26 90 2B
N.C. lawmakers spark hearing on tobacco ads - Mr 2 90 4B
Lawmakers want to talk tobacco with Bush - My 26 90 3B
Doubts about leaf sales loom, but crop looks fine to growers - Jn 18 90 2B
Editorial: Tobacco's easy harvest - Jy 5 90 10A
Tar Heel editors speak: Some good news on tobacco (using proteins for food) - Jy 22 90 7J
Tobacco crops yield highest income (Chart) - Jy 24 90 11A
Tobacco pays the bills for Tar Heel farmers - Jy 24 90 1
N.C. lawmakers steamroller major anti-tobacco moves - Jy 25 90 3A
Opening day leaf prices raise farmers' hopes - Jy 25 90 4B
Study shows students use smokeless tobacco - Jy 25 90 8A
Eastern Belt opens with solid punch - Jy 26 90 1
Young workers reap rewards in tobacco field - Au 19 89 1C
Tobacco skilled in waging chemical war; Plant compounds ward off pests - Au 22 90 14A
Helms falls short of N.C. tobacco savior title - Au 26 90 13A
Smoke and mirrors and money - Au 26 90 1J
Leaf dealers admit lying to arrange loans - Se 28 90 1
Iraqi deal not wrong, some say; Leaf firm's allies defend payments - Oc 4 90 5B
Taxpayers face $660 million tab for sale of surplus tobacco stocks - Oc 4 90 1
Tar Heel editors speak: Buying time while N.C. kicks the tobacco habit - Oc 21 90 7J
Helms, Rose feud over farm bill's tobacco provision - Oc 23 90 4A
State's economy would shrivel without the mighty gold leaf - Oc 28 90 3C
Farmer's patience yields record crop of mature tobacco - No 2 90 4B
Housebroken tobacco touted as indoor plant - No 24 90 1B

Tobacco

Cigarette machine limits urged; Panel asks city to ban vending units everywhere except bars, lounges - Ap 3 91 1B
Age increase sought for buying cigarettes - Ap 5 91 5B
Bill would raise age limit for buying cigarettes - Ap 18 91 2B
Proposed tobacco vending ban draws mixed reviews - Ap 20 91 1B
Tobacco wealth; Profits rise, fall for cigarette makers - My 26 91 1J
Editorial: Smoking out lawbreakers (selling cigarettes to teenagers) - Au 5 91 6A
Flock of new state laws takes flight today - Oc 1 91 1B
Cigarette black market hurts Charlotte retailers - De 15 91 6C

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