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31077
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The North Carolina Travel Mission has introduce the state's Economy Travel Plan in Europe, and it is being promoted by KLM, the Royal Dutch Airline, as part of the "Visit USA" package. The plan offers travel discounts to foreign visitors and is sponsored by the NC restaurant, hotel, and car associations.
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31078
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Thanks to a noted wood chemist at North Carolina State College--Dr. Alfred J. Stamm--a great warship is being restored after 334 years of Stockholm Harbor. The development of polyethylene glycol as a stabilizing agent for wood is also being used by woodworking shops to create decorative objects.
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31081
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From 1944 to 1960, total expenditures for public schools have risen nearly $170 million. Funds were divided between local, state, and federal funds, the largest percentage from state funds for all counties in the state.
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31082
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One of the most high-pressured campaigns in the United States is reaching a climax: government medical care for the aged. Under the social security system and increased taxation, if passed this would be the most expensive single piece of welfare legislation in the country's history.
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31084
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In a brief ceremony near State Ports Authority docks in Wilmington, North Carolina, the state's first major deep-water caustic soda chemical terminal will be dedicated. The new Diamond Alkali Company terminal will distribute liquid caustic soda to industrial users through the Carolinas with 24-hour delivery.
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31085
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The big three of the upland flower parade are blooming at many points in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests along the Blue Ridge Parkway and other scenic routes and high elevations such as Grandfather Mountain. Blooming of the Catawba rhododendron, mountain laurel, and native azaleas are making their custom opening patterns across the mountain region.
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31086
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Farmers in Bertie County, North Carolina had for years wanted to improve efficiency and production on their farms, preferably with industry using farm products. With the aid of scientists at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station and the development of a new sweet potato, a new industry rose in Bertie, providing jobs for a new market and new food for consumers.
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31087
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In a crisis confronting North Carolina higher learning, colleges in the state hope that the public and the 1963 General Assembly will be alerted to support large additional appropriations for expanding existing and new public institutions. Private institutions in the state also face the loss of voluntary contributions while facing a forced merger with governmental regulations.
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31089
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The 1963 North Carolina General Assembly and state Advisory Budget Commission will face questions of policy and appropriations for public higher education operations in the coming session. With higher enrollment, proposals have been made for the creation of three additional senior colleges to be state supported and fifteen comprehensive community colleges. It is also suggested that the state and federal levels pay 65 percent while the local governments pay 15 and the student fees 20 percent.
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31094
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It is often assumed that the cost of college education can be reduced by two-year community colleges such as the system proposed for North Carolina. Costs to the students are lower than other institutions; however, total operating costs can be substantial to the taxpayer and can only be offset by large enrollment numbers.
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31097
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North Carolina's resident supply of college graduates, increasing over 45% from 1940 to 1950 and 40% from 1950 to 1960. Unfortunately, only 40% of graduates are retained in the state, and the out-migration of college graduates to other states is consistently high.
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31098
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The faculty-student ratio is a matter of top priority and interest to college administrators. In North Carolina, with over 2500 faculty and over 33000 students enrolled, there are only 13 students per faculty member. This is below the ratio in other states, providing North Carolina students with greater one-on-one interactions.
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31099
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Earnings of full-time faculty at public and private colleges and universities in North Carolina in 1959 showed a median of $7,462 for men and $5,096 for women. The largest salaries were seen at Duke University, University of North Carolina, and the State College of U.N.C.
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31105
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In 1960, North Carolina ranked 12th in population among the states via the Federal census. In terms of expenditures for higher education, it ranked seventh for public schools and thirteenth for private colleges. The state's combined rank was 10th, with current expense costs over $103 million.
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31109
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For North Carolina, in the last decade there was great effort expended to bring about industrial and social progress. Enrollment in North Carolina colleges has substantially increased, while advances in technology and business have increased professional engagement in engineering, manufacturing, and other professional groups like lawyers and physicians.
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