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30776
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Senate Bill 3257--the Civil Rights Bill of 1958--will provide amendments to strengthen the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The Bill looks to provide funding to school districts to desegregate, have tax payers take over the cost of bringing suits against school authorities that do not comply, provide funding for expense incurred by those who seek educational training that meet desegregation needs, and also provide broad powers to the Secretary of Health, Welfare and Education.
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30778
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In March, brilliant displays of azaleas will be accompanied by a program of entertainment at Wilmington, North Carolina's renowned Azalea Festival. The schedule of events will include a parade, coronation of Festival Queen and King, folk music, fireworks, dancing, art exhibits, and garden tours.
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30780
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Bill Sharpe has published the second volume of NEW GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH CAROLINA. The book is a mix of geography, history, anecdotes, social life, and economic report of a selection of counties in North Carolina.
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30781
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As compared with the previous year, North Carolina has experienced a downward trend in employment. Employment in non-agricultural activities declined between September and January, while manufacturing employment dropped three percent. Employment declines in trade were double those of a year ago and heaviest in merchandise and food service and stores.
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30782
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company in Charlotte, North Carolina has moved to a new bank and office building, the largest in the state in 15 years. Considered the southeast's first tower structure, it is the first in the US to make use of prismatic cast stone in construction.
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30783
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A new poultry inspection act requires all poultry products moving between states after January 1, 1959 to be federally inspected. This act plays into the hands of North Carolina, as more demand for cut and packed poultry will require more labor, one of the state's greatest resources.
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30784
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For the past eight months, state sales tax is been part a large part of the tax collection drama in North Carolina. Compared to other state tax schedules, sales tax is running behind previous years, falling nearly $20 million dollars from 1957 to 1958.
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30786
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State funds reaching over $108 million were paid in 1956-1967 for the salaries of 33,438 teachers, principles, and supervisors. There were 892 more instructional personnel paid that in the previous year, and the average classroom teacher received an average salary of $3,131.74. The North Carolina General Assembly was also able to set a pay schedule for teachers and principles related to educational degrees and number of teachers overseen, while retirement laws increased the minimum benefits for teachers, similar to other state employees.
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30787
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North Carolina ranks third in the U.S. commercial blueberry production by acreage, and the cultivated fruit crop may become even more important. In 1955, blueberries yielded an estimated $11 million and were marketed as fresh, canned and frozen. Agriculturists are now working to select and breed superior varieties to provide not only a better market product but also hybrid varieties that are drought resistant and useful in erosion control.
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30788
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Over 167 new industries have located to North Carolina, providing a wide variety of products to be manufactured in the state. Food products, textiles, tobacco, apparel, lumber and wood products, furniture, paper, publishing, chemicals, stone, fabricated metals, machinery, electrical supplies, petroleum products, and other miscellaneous materials are being manufactured from the mountains to the coast.
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30789
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An important source of public revenue, tourism is one of the North Carolina's major industries. From the mountains to the coast, the travel industry brings vast indirect benefits and initial cash returns to not only associated businesses but also other industries such as textiles, furniture, and tobacco. Dollars earned through food, lodging, gas, and entertainment, funnel back to the tax payer, helping with education and infrastructure development.
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30792
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Making history since 1584, North Carolina's historic buildings and artifacts now draw thousands of visitors each year. From the Orton Plantation in Wilmington to the Southern Branch Philadelphia Mint in Charlotte, North Carolina history provides tourists with vast places to explore.
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30793
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Comprised of the history departments from sixteen NC colleges and universities and the NC Division of Archives and History, the Institute of Applied History is designed to examine and teach various applications of history.
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30796
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Surprisingly, some of the most interesting tourist attractions in North Carolina have become manufacturing and industrial plants. More than half a million people take tours of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company cigarette factory in Durham or the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company plant in Winston-Salem. Other industries, such as paper, furniture, and mountain craft plants also offer tours.
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30798
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Through a donation of nearly seventy acres and several buildings, North Carolina will establish a Center for Preservation Technology on a portion of the historic Stagville plantation in northern Durham County. The proposed center, a comprehensive research and education facility for historic and archaeological preservation, will be first state facility of its kind in the nation.
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