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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1949
Page
8
Employment in Maryland held at 690,106 in February a slight year month gain of 15 400 driven by construction finance services and government. Transportation and retail sectors trimmed jobs while manufacturing lost about 10 500 positions from last year with wage ranges across durable and non durable goods.
States exhausted federal aid funds for road building a postwar program. Col R Needles says from 1.5 billion authorized, 1.425 billion has been spent on new highways. Public Administration data through Jan 31, 1949 show 68,741.6 miles of new roads built since 1945 amid material and labor shortages.
Col Needles notes 1948 highway awards reached 1 058 927 000 vs 817 742 000 a year earlier and urges annual federal aid of 1 000 000 000 to support a 60 000 000 000 program. States report rising traffic, mounting maintenance costs, and extensive postwar construction with Texas leading in new miles and contracts.
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