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30582
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With the riding rings, jumping courses, and hunting grounds considered some of the finest in the United States, Tryon, North Carolina will be the home to the US Equestrian Team candidates as they prepare for the Olympic Equestrian Games in June. Tryon will also host the official Olympic Trials for the US Prix jumping team, with special exhibitions, in March.
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30586
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North Carolina is the home to a large population of Native Americans, 4000 who make up the Eastern Band of the Cherokees. Cherokee, the largest community on the Reservation, serves as the administrative head and also presents a unique opportunity to study the history and present-day life of the Cherokees.
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30591
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Two proposal before the United States Congress that would provide federal grants to the states for the construction of new schools houses. With these proposals come many questions from the states such as: are these incentives a means to force integration, and will the state lose policy control over its schools at the state and local level if using these grants.
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30593
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Early in the year, the North Carolina Department of Revenue provided municipal governments with over $239,000 in aid from franchise taxes paid by electric power utilities. The state collections six percent of the gross receipts for power companies, 1/2 percent of total collections going back to the municipalities.
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30595
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A state-wide committee of N.C. Club home demonstrators have planned, edited, and published a Tar Heel cookbook. With over 400 recipes representing all regions of the state, the cookbook contains sixteen sections of North Carolina favorites from pickles to soup.
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30599
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In February, senators sponsored a bill to authorize a $3 billion federal flood insurance and re-insurance program. The measure would create a Federal Flood Insurance Administration and provide for maximum coverage for private residences at $10,000 and $100,000 for real and personal properties.
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30600
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North Carolina, known as the brick capital of the world, forged further ahead in the national production race in 1955. North Carolina produces approximately one out of every eleven bricks, and with growing demand across the country, state brick manufacturers are investing in expansions to production facilities.
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30608
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From the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains, to the mid-south resorts, and fabulous fishing of the coast, North Carolina is a vacation-land full of variety. Improved facilities and access allow visitors to experience everything from outdoor sports to art museums.
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30609
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Although Charlotte, North Carolina is known for the convention business and Asheville known for its tourism, Asheville now ranks first in the convention business in 1955. With over 32,000 visitors to 85 conventions in 1955, Asheville boasts to be the "Convention City of the South."
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30632
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For the first time since 1934, the North Carolina General Fund expenditures were less than was spent the previous years. The Retirement System needed a million dollars less than the previous year and there were decreases in spending by some agencies and institutions, including the Debt Service.
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30633
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There was a $214 million increase in assessed valuation of real and personal property in 1955, pushing the total valuation of property to above six billion dollars. The record breaking assessment represents a trend of increases over the past five years, and in several counties in North Carolina experienced a gain of over 10 percent.
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30637
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When Congress first passed legislation for federal aid ton highways in 1916, the maximum amount of aid was only $10,000, and since then, federal aid in the construction of highways has never been large. But in 1956, the Federal Aid Law, Title I authorized $125,000,000 in addition to $700,000,000 already available for 1957. Appropriations to states will be made based on state population, normal apportionment, and thereafter on estimates to Congress. In addition, the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 provided new taxes on gasoline, tires, trucks, and buses.
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30638
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State wide, the North Carolina Highway Commission is responsible for maintenance and improvement of over 10,000 miles of primary city highway; 54,000 miles of secondary roads, and 2450 miles of primary and secondary links between towns and cities. With over 68,000 miles under their supervision, North Carolina has the most extensive highway system under state control in the United States.
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30639
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The United States has an extensive system of interstate and defense highways, which serve all manner of economic and social activities. Although the route passes through the main industrial routes of the country, it is supplemented by state highways and routes the provide access to other regions.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 14 Issue 6, November 1956,
p12-14, 16, 83, map
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30641
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With the construction of the interstate highway system, the Bureau of Public Roads has issued a statement about the benefits of the program and its development. In addition to providing more jobs for construction and industry support, the interstate highway program also provides increased safety, quicker traveling times, and community development.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 14 Issue 6, November 1956,
p24-25, 27, 96, por
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