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17203
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Coates takes a look at an analysis of demobilization and the problems that did and can occur during large-scale war efforts.
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17204
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North Carolina and the nation have passed from the old oaken bucket and well to a point where almost every municipality has its impounding basin, water purification plant and distribution system. To deliver water properly treated and free of odor and germs, trained water plant men are essential, and an 8-week summer course offered by the University of North Carolina Department of Sanitary Engineering provides students with detailed, all-encompassing instruction.
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17205
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Recreation as well as work is necessary to preserve the balanced individual. Given the wartime slump in morale, a growing realization of the importance of recreation has roused interest in organized recreation throughout North Carolina. Thus has been appointed a State Recreation Committee who have developed a program of games, sports, and crafts for every skill, educational, and economic level.
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17212
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Recent considerations were given to the care and construction of roads and highways in North Carolina, including erosion control, street signs, and post-war maintenance.
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17213
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Counties, cities, and towns in North Carolina prepare for the critical period after World War II.
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17214
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Law enforcement officers from all sections of North Carolina together with staff of the Institute of Government and the Federal Bureau of Investigation gathered for a two-week fingerprint school. Participants learned about classification of fingerprints and patterns, sequencing, photography, lifting of prints, and arrangement of crime scenes.
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17215
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Coates presents the unique history of the Institute of Government and its place in North Carolina.
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17216
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Connor discusses the history of postwar planning after the Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, and World War I for the state of North Carolina.
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17217
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According to recent studies, more American citizens have been killed on the streets and highways of the United States since Pearl Harbor than on the battle fronts of the world. This unbelievable toll exacted while traffic shrinks under wartime conditions may become more terrific as traffic swells under postwar conditions. Thus, measures are being taken to prevent such conditions such as safety training schools and the cooperation of state and national agencies.
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17219
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Herring discusses the areas of potential industrial development given the impending end of World War II for North Carolina.
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17220
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Abbott provides an informal report on the tax practices of counties and cities in North Carolina.
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17221
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This article presents election laws and practices before, during, and after the election of November 7th, 1944.
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17222
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This short article represents newly-elected 61st Governor of North Carolina--Robert Gregg Cherry.
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14.The General Assembly in Transit by Cherry, Louise A. Popular Government Vol. 11 Issue 1, Jan 1945
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17223
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Pursuant to the Charter from the Crown in 1663, and the Concessions of 1665 which was the first from of government definitely laid out for the Colony, the Province of Carolina was divided into eight precincts and the people of these precincts were instructed to elect representatives to a General Assembly. This assembly was known as the \"Grant Assembly of the Albemarle,\" and it was the first law-making body in North Carolina.
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17224
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This article discusses the problems facing the 1945 North Carolina General Assembly, given the waning of World War II.
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