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30689
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Along with the abundant sunshine and the long leaf pine, golf and horse riding make the Sandhills resorts of Pinehurst, Southern Pines, and Tyron, as well as the Sedgefield in the Piedmont, a vacation favorite. From the autumn into the spring, the mid-south resorts highlight sports and social events with events like golf tournaments and steeplechasing exhibitions.
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30693
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A bill that has been pending in Congress for six years has finally been passed with the President's approval to provide over $37 million in federal grants to states in the next five years for public library services. North Carolina will receive the third largest allotment with over $303,000 to aid rural inhabitants with no access to free books.
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30694
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In the high-altitude forests of western North Carolina, it is harvest season for mountain greenery. North Carolina is the source for Christmas trees and half a dozen species of smaller evergreens.
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30703
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The 1957 North Carolina General Assembly are facing unexpected and substantially increasing financial problems. Pay increases for teachers and funds for one week before and after school ends were originally recommended; however, where these adjustments would be made within the state's budget was uncertain. Increases to teacher pay would require a small tax increase or spending of the surplus.
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30706
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Four new bills have been introduced into Congress relating to civil rights. The proposed legislation is intended to strengthen protection of constitutional rights to all people. The bills act to increase safeguards for Federal voting rights, prevent acts of lynching, reorganize the Department of Justice to provide greater civil rights protection, and provide protections for members of the Armed Forces.
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30708
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Although the job of cutting the $71.8 billion Federal budget for the 1958 fiscal year will be difficult, it has been suggested that if Congress can get the job done if they believe voters will support their economic moves. There are calls within this for removing school building aid, provide small business relief , and put a cap on spending in order to cut the budget.
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30709
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The Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company has undertaken a $13,000,000 expansion for 1957. To meet the growing demands of telephone service in eastern North Carolina, the expansion will include an additional outside plant and new central office equipment.
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30710
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Chief Justices of the states' supreme courts unanimously passed a resolution reminding the Federal and state government that there will continue to be strict observance of separation of powers in order to protect the liberty of the country's citizens.
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30711
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There are ten counties that rank the highest among the North Carolina's counties with the amount of money collected and amount of money they pay in taxes over what they get back. These include Mecklenburg, Guilford, Forsyth, Wake, Buncombe, Durham, Gaston, New Hanover, Cumberland and Alamance. The least productive counties, as far as tax input, include Jones, Gates, Avery, Currituck, Pamlico, Graham, Tyrrell, Camden, Hyde, and Clay.
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30712
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In proposals to raise the salary of all state employees, including teachers, North Carolina's Governor Hodges has provided places where the finances can be used for the increase. Hodges proposes that funds to meet the new budget items can come from previously recommended funds for capital improvements, the Highway Fund, and interest from tax investments.
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30713
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Employees of the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company, in an election at the company's knitting and sewing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, voted against the TWUA, AFL-CIO as their bargaining representative.
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30714
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In the cooperative wildlife management areas of western North Carolina, trout fishermen are in for more fishing days, more stream mileage, and more fish this year. Under new regulations, the season will be open from April to August, and more fish then ever have been stocked in streams, public waters, and wildlife refuges.
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30715
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As the United States economy enters crucial stages dealing with a $71.8 billion budget, departments and agencies are looking to prevent and propose cuts to the budget. Along with the approval of the $2 billion school aid bill, the submission of the expenditure control bill is gaining ground in Congress.
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30717
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The first quarter of 1957 showed busy three months for the advertising division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. The division serviced over 49,000 tourist inquiries, distributed over 304,000 copies of promotional literature, produce over 1059 pictures and showed 183 movies, produced 22 radio or TV shows, released 34 news features, and made 54 displays for conventions.
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30719
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Between the coastal plain and the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, visitors will find the rolling foothills of the Uwharrie Mountains. Across four counties in the state, the Uwharrie Mountains provide state parks, recreational facilities, deer and turkey hunting, and beautiful scenery reaching 1050 feel above sea level.
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