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30723
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A fifteen percent increase in North Carolina's teacher salaries will bring the average annual salaries of teachers in the state over $3500. This increase in teachers' pay would also increase the rank of North Carolina for teachers' salaries as one of the top five in the country.
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30724
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Progressive taxation, in theory or in practice, is not a historically new development. From the Greeks to modern day America, the premise is abased on the grounds that wealthy pay higher tax rates than is charged for those with lower income.
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30725
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A 90 day campaign has begun in an attempt to clean up North Carolina's highways. Keeping North Carolina beautiful--spearheaded by the Governor's Committee for Clean Highways and based on Keep America Beautiful--has been urging community programs, tourists, and neighborhoods to pick up the litter along the state's roads.
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30760
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From Cherokee to Clingman's Dome in the Great Smokies Park in North Carolina, bears are one of the main attractions, and there are many chances to see them. But the National Park Service urges tourists to keep a safe distance for the sake of both the bears and the humans.
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30761
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With the completion of the 1957 North Carolina state legislature session, there is no indication of changes to the upward trend of state budgets and taxes. Both expenditures and revenues will exceed $22 billion in the 1958 as compared to $9 billion ten years ago.
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30762
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Karl Robbins, a retired textile executive, had his first introduction to North Carolina in the late 1920s as a stockholder in Burlington Mills. Following the development of other mills in the state, Robbins has decided to provide land for the Research Triangle to play a part in North Carolina's future growth.
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30763
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In 1951 the Powell Bill provided an annual appropriation out of the State Highway and Public Works Fund motor fuel tax to be allocated to North Carolina's cities and towns. For 1957, allocations reached over $6 million for over 405 cities.
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30764
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North Carolina State Superior Court Judges in Charlotte and Greensboro ruled against last-minute legal efforts to block integration in public schools starting in September. Although other cities are still working on solving legal actions, over 322,000 African American students are enrolled in public schools for the coming term.
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30765
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The constant growth of Dillard Paper Company has required new headquarters. Dillard Paper Company has moved into a new building in Greensboro, North Carolina with 80,000 square foot devoted to warehouse and offices.
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30766
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During the first six months of 1957, investments in new industrial plants in North Carolina almost doubled from the corresponding period in 1956. investments in the first half of the year totaled over $58,000,000 in 94 new plants.
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30767
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According to the revised estimates made by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, over 35,000 fewer people harvested crops from over 258,000 fewer farm acres in 1957 versus 1956. The top crops of corn, cotton, and tobacco all saw a decline in the number of acres farmed with a net loss of over $1 million in principal money crops.
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30768
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Although over $1 billion is spent each year in North Carolina for industry and business, only $71,850,000 remains in the state. To prevent over $1 billion from being lost outside North Carolina, Governor Hodges and others are pushing to get capital investment in plants to produce some of the items that are bought from other states.
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30769
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Power companies in North and South Carolina along with Virginia have joined in the development of a nuclear-fired plant for generating electricity. The objectives of the corporation are to research and study economic ways to produce and utilize nuclear material and atomic energy for usable energy.
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30770
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Giant trees, clean streams, and no traffic noise bring tourists to the Giant Forest, part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina. Towering over 3,000 feet in elevation, the Giant Forest is a one of a kind wilderness, offering trails for the amateur and experienced hikers.
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30771
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Southern Railway purchased the outstanding stock of the Atlantic and East Carolina Railway Company. The 96 mile railway extends from a connection with the Southern at Goldsboro, North Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean port at Morehead City. After four years of negotiation, the A&EC will continue to be operated as a separate short line railroad.
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