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30378
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In the last half of 1953, shrimp boats along North Carolina's coast were loaded. The July to December period produced the largest shrimp harvest in the state's history. Over 5 million pounds were caught adding to the state's over $16 million seafood industry.
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30379
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The official opening of Southern Dairies' modern, new plant was March 15-22 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Along with the latest types of sanitary dairy equipment in operation, Southern Dairies moves its entire headquarters from Florida to North Carolina.
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30382
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The Elizabeth City High School Band of Elizabeth City, North Carolina is considered one of the best high school bands in the country. Steadily progressing to a large and constant group, the band has not only been heard in New York, Washington D.C., and the Aviation Anniversary at Kills Devil Hills, but also credited with alleviating juvenile delinquency in the area.
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30385
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One of the most debated issues in Congress has been increasing postal rates. In an effort to improve service while decreasing cost and deficits of the Post Office, adequate rates are required. However, the basic issue raised over post rate increases was who would bear the cost of operation and increases in rates. Many argue that as a public service, the Post Office Department should not be a business, and operating costs should come from other sources.
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30386
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A new Gulf plant of Pomona Terra Cotta Company is opening near Sanford, North Carolina. The plant is designed to produce drain tile and clay sewer pipe for the company, which was established as one of Greensboro's pioneering industry in 1886.
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30387
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US Social Security is undergoing a re-examination by both the public and Congress. Changes to the system will have a large socio-political impact on the American people as it has been a long-range assistance program since World War II. Beneficiaries have increased in the past years while grants spending has remained loose.
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30393
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Vance, Granville, and Warren counties in North Carolina are sporting new looks with the creation of a 51,200 acre lake behind John H. Kerr Dam. The 800 mile shoreline of the lake straddles the North Carolina-Virginia line, and what once was farm land is now brimming with bass, catfish, ducks, and geese. Kerr Lake is now open year round for boating, swimming, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities.
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30394
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Like many other national parks in the country, the Smoky Mountains National Park is suffering from inadequate appropriations for maintenance. Although the Smoky Mountains National Park attracts more visitors than almost any other park in the nation, it deals with the most issues of conservation and deterioration that is not being solved by funds from park admissions.
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30398
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Similar to private colleges everywhere, North Carolina's small colleges are operating in a financial hole. Operational costs are high and funding through giving and endowments is low. Instead of raising tuition, North Carolina's small, private colleges found the answer to financial struggles in cooperation and organization with state and local businesses.
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30404
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Late July through September have heralded a record catch for billfish along North Carolina's southeastern coast. More sportsmen are fishing off North Carolina for big game fish than ever before, dubbing the state Game Fish Junction.
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30405
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On what was once swamp, a new development is taking place near the eastern end of the transcontinental highway in coastal North Carolina. Sea Level, 35 miles north of Beaufort, will have a modern inn on the coast with a restaurant, yacht dock, modern community hospital, private residential area, and business center.
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30406
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North Carolina's travel and resort industry is getting an expanded Tourist Bureau. As a part of the Division of Commerce and Industry, the Tourist Bureau will embrace all fields of service from chambers of commerce and realtors to home-seekers and hotel establishment.
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30407
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With Bell Telephone Laboratories' development of a solar battery, more companies, states, and departments are looking to research the possibility of transforming solar energy into electrical energy. Functions such as solar heating are of particular interest, along with solar evaporation techniques and solar energy to create clean drinking water.
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30417
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State expenditures exceeded $190 million for the fiscal year of 1954, while revenue collections exceeded $184 million for the year. The majority of spending went to public schools and institutions of higher education, followed by state aid and charitable and correctional institutions.
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30418
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North Carolina's inland waterways are growing in popularity with the establishment of new facilities for small pleasure craft. The intracoastal waterway, which extends the entire length of the state's 330 mile long coastline, affords sheltered passage for a growing number of pleasure craft.
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