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30817
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Big rocks are famous in North Carolina, and they draw tourists to their spectacular views on some of the highest mountains in the eastern United States. Hanging Rock, Blowing Rock, Chimney Rock, and the Devil's Courthouse are just a few of the peaks that North Carolina offers for hiking, landscape gazing, and other outdoor activities.
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30819
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Just off the scenic motor routes, North Carolina's mountains offer hiking up some of the tallest peaks in the eastern United States. Over 1000 miles of marked trails for amateurs to the professional lead through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, even connecting the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.
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30820
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In 1957, North Carolina real and personal property assessments were valued at over $6.9 billion. Just five counties within the state--Guilford, Mecklenburg, Forsyth, Durham, and Wake--made up over 35% of this total. There has also been a general trend to lift assessed values to near actual values based on county and city needs.
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30821
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On Maritime Day, 1958, the United States steps across a new threshold as it lays the keel for the ship SAVANNAH--the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship. Named for the unprecedented voyage of the steamship SAVANNAH in 1819, the nuclear-powered vessel is a pioneering feat in the fields of atomic energy and engineering.
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30822
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The annual report of the North Carolina State Highway Commission emphasizes the issues faced during the 1958 fiscal year. Revenues were down and costs were up, with heavy maintenance charges of the $200 million secondary road building program.
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30823
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A total of $3.4 billion was provided by the Federal government to the states for primary, secondary, and urban highways and roads, and the interstate system. However, North Carolina is only receiving 3.7% of the funds, the largest portion of this going to primary roads and the interstate system.
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30829
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To keep North Carolina's economy on an even keel, the state building and road construction program will be accelerated. Along with Federal funds, appropriations were made available by the 1957 General Fund for 144 million dollars for public construction, including highways.
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30830
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Thirty-two new members of the North Carolina State Senate joined eighteen returning legislature for 1959. Additionally, a majority of the 1959 House of Representatives served in this body in the last session of the General Assembly. Three of the Representatives are women, representing Cherokee, Lenoir, and Stoke counties.
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30831
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The 1959 North Carolina General Assembly has had the benefit of the most advice from study groups than any other state legislature. In addition to special commissions, studies have provided information for the General Assembly on education, legislative buildings, and constitutional changes.
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30832
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The 1959 North Carolina General Assembly will face a problem with funding expanding public services. Despite a surplus in the previous year, the Assembly will face the biggest budget ever. Four ideas have been proposed to face an attempt at balancing the budget: increased taxes, a booming economy, witholding plan for income taxes, and decreased spending.
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30833
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Public education spending in North Carolina is at an all time high with over $1.495 billion spend in the decade 1951-1960. From first grade to graduate university courses, spending on public education is approximately 70 cents out every General Fund dollar, the majority of this devoted to educational services below the college level.
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30834
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In 1958, North Carolina's domestic insurance companies made an effort to make the state competitive with other states by changing the formula for taxing insurance premiums. However, the changes were never made. It has been argued that North Carolina attempt to keep capital within the state and create policies to provide domestic insurance companies an advantage rather than just encouraging organization.
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30835
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A plain carbon steel, structural steel is a workhorse of construction that never fail or wears out. The fabricated structural steel industry began in Burlington, North Carolina, and has grown and expanded so that the state is now recognized as a leader in structural steel.
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30836
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In 1958, High Point, North Carolina became home to sixteen new manufacturing and industrial firms. Investments for these firms totaled $960,000 and over $1 million for expansions, while construction totaled over $7.146 million. New industries represent 441 employees in the fields of car works, furniture, wire, TV products, hosiery, and books.
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30837
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New heights have been reached in North Carolina's efforts to strengthen and diversify the state's industrial development. In 1958, over $253,000,000 were invested for new and expanded facilities, with large increases also in employment and payroll. Investment and expansion also led to major projects in food products and textiles.
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