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31009
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Wachovia Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ranks 42nd of the 50 largest commercial banks in the United States with over $5 million. Jefferson Standard Insurance Company in Greensboro, North Carolina ranks 31 out of 50 largest life insurance companies in the U.S. with assets worth over $585 million.
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31013
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Since 1954, property valuations in North Carolina have increased $1,722,857,014, and 51 percent of this property valuation exists in just 12 of the 100 counties in the state. Additionally, thanks to industries like Burlington Industries, Du Pont, and General Electric, county real and personal property growth has been outstanding.
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31014
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The Community Arts Councils, Inc., the first international body to serve arts councils, was formally established in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The purpose of the non-profit entity is to act as a co-ordinating, educational and service organization to foster, promote, and encourage increased knowledge and appreciation and practice in the arts.
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31015
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Every fall, hordes of waterfowl make their way down south, finding resting spots in North Carolina's sounds and lakes. However, severe drought in Canadian breeding grounds resulted in lesser populations. This with the higher cost of Federal duck stamps resulted in fewer waterfowl hunters for the season. This led to a 21 percent decrease in the numbers of waterfowl harvested. But when contrasted with other states, North Carolina more than gets its share.
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31016
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Work is underway on the World's largest bridge tunnel, spanning the Chesapeake Bay with 17.5 miles of steel and concrete. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel will link the Eastern Shore of Virginia with Norfolk mainland, removing the last of the major water barriers that have historically kept communities on Tidewater's many peninsulas apart. It will thus be an asset for North Carolina, providing easier access from the Mid-Atlantic to the Carolina coast.
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31017
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In comparison to the previous fiscal years from 1956 to the present, total costs for general instructional services increased over $12 million. Salaries for teachers, principles, and supervisors totaled over $141 million for the year
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31018
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The United States' citizens are now carrying the highest tax burdens in the country's history. In 1960, all local governments spent $29 billion. State budgets spent 25%, or $8 billion on education, while the average four person household spends about $3700 of its annual $6000 income for goods and services.
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31019
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With the sole purpose of the high-volume production of miniature precision rotary components, Kearfott's Asheville plant is a unique avionic industrial plant containing 86000 square feet. The plant is designed with the view toward the most efficient production flow, including modern equipment, and 850 carefully screen employees.
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31020
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The Federal public debt increased to over $284.9 billion in 1961. For North Carolina, the public debt amounted to over $253 million.
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31021
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Although the subject of much speculation, the three granite slabs on Capitol Square were erected in 1853 to form the Raleigh Longitude Station. It is one of the earliest survey markers to be established in North Carolina by the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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31022
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The North Carolina General Fund for 1961-1963 will begin with a credit balance of $53,088,469, three times the credit balance the current biennium started with. With anticipated revenue increases of over $19 million, appropriation recommendations call for the expenditure of the entire credit balance.
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31023
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North Carolina has varied waterways for pleasure boating, sightseeing and fishing in addition to channels and protected harbors for water commerce. The state has 11 major river basins or watersheds, a chain of man-made and natural lakes extending form the Great Smoky Mountains to the sea, and a coast broken by inlets and broad sounds and river mouths.
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31024
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Returning in all its flora glory, the Azalea Festival in Wilmington, North Carolina will feature gardens, parades, celebrities and entertainment for the 14th year. Along with the multi-hued blooms, the Festival Committee has added some family-fun events to their list of activities.
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31027
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Comparisons between 1960 and 1961 state collections after refunds and provisions for distribution to localities show a 19.44% increase in state taxes. Revenue came from inheritance, income, sales, and gasoline taxes mostly.
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31028
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On Columbus Day--October 12, 1961--President John F. Kennedy will officially open the North Carolina Trade Fair at the Coliseum and Merchandise Mart in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first state-sponsored trade fair in America, the trade fair is expected to draw more than 300,000 buyers and visitors from all over the country to the over 1000 exhibits.
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