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for We the People of North Carolina Vol. 19 Issue 3, July 1961
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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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31029
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The 1961 North Carolina General Assembly made major changes to the sales and use tax laws. Many transactions that are now exempt from retail sales and/or use taxes are now taxable at a rate of 3 percent or 1 percent such as the sale of fuels to farmers, horses or mules, fuels to commercial laundries, and farm machines.
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31030
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As another example of diversified industry in North Carolina, recent crowds celebrated the opening of the new expansion of the Yale and Towne plant in Monroe, North Carolina. The plant is the largest in the world in manufacturing door closing apparatus.
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31031
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New congressional districts were set up by the 1961 North Carolina General Assembly. Several counties, including Bertie, Franklin, Vance, Harnett, Davidson, Wilkes, Scotland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Davie, Yadkin, and the majority of the southwestern counties were transferred to new congressional districts.
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31032
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One of the nation's ten largest electric operating companies, Duke Power's stock was traded for the first time in July on the New York Stock Exchange. There are over 11 million shares of common stock now issued, with 109,000 more shares to be authorized.
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