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11349
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Edward I. Weisiger is president of Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company. Three businessmen founded the company in Salisbury in 1926 to sell Caterpillar equipment, making it one of the oldest Caterpillar dealers in the country. Weisiger assumed the presidency from his father in 1965.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 7, July 1974, p16, 18, 20, por
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11350
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The automobile was in its infancy in the state in 1909 when the General Assembly passed a law levying a registration tax on motor vehicles. That was the beginning of highway user taxes in the state. Today this program brings in $400 million a year, and every person, business, or corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in the state contributes to it. This article presents information on what these taxes were, are, and what they could become.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 7, July 1974, p31-33, 128, il
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11351
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Billy Rose is Director of Highways, the highest ranking career post in the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Office of Highways. In this We the People of North Carolina interview, Rose discusses revenue problems, construction cutbacks, and the possibility of tax increases.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 7, July 1974, p35-36, 112-114, il, por
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11352
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In addition to his duties as executive director of the North Carolina Service Station Association, Avery Upchurch owns and operates service stations in Raleigh. He went into business for himself in 1953. In this We the People of North Carolina interview, Upchurch discusses the current gasoline shortages in the nation and North Carolina.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 7, July 1974, p62-63, 117-118, por