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for We the People of North Carolina Vol. 15 Issue 3, July 1957
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30720
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The 1957 North Carolina General Assembly was able to authorize spending over $32,000,000 more than was estimated will be collected in General Fund taxes. A surplus of over $62,000,000 helped aid the state budget and allow for increases in spending on state operations.
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30721
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During the Annual Street and Highway Lighting Conference conducted by the General Electric Company's Outdoor Lighting Department in Asheville and Hendersonville, North Carolina, a call for improved street and highway lighting was presented. G.E. also revealed a proving ground for simulating roadway lighting conditions in order for engineers to test systems to reduce hazards through better equipment.
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30722
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Amendments to the Income Tax law adopted by the 1957 North Carolina General Assembly made changes that would put the state more in line with other states with which North Carolina competes for industry. Changes to franchise tax, business income tax, and sales will provide incentives for business and industry in the state.
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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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