Tax earmarking grows as states face budget gaps
The Tax Foundation reports rising earmarked funding for state and local governments as they borrow to cover deficits. By mid 1955 state and local debt exceeded 43 billion dollars while building plans reach 28 billion. Earmarks remain heavy in highway and education funding though many states shift toward general fund allocations.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Census Bureau
Federal
Foundation
Delaware
Rhode
Alabama
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Rhode Island
American Petroleum Institute
Tax Foundation
General Fund
Major Plays Cupid In Truce Zone Wedding
Major Francis Birnley of the U S 24th Division arranged travel passes so Chung Tong a 27 year old South Korean soldier could wed a girl in Tae Song Dung within the demilitarized zone. About 125 villagers attended the traditional ceremony as American and neutral camp officials observed.
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Ameri
Plo
North
South Korea
Francis Birnley
Pittsburgh
U. S. 24Th Division
Chung - Tong
Tae Song Dung
Birnley
Ching
East Korea
Ao Ee
Waynesboro
Chung
So S
Neutral Ola Camp
Panmunjom
Organized Labor Gets Support Amid Union Strife
A joint statement from W. Isitlard Barbee of Durham and J. E. Jervis denounces anti-labor sentiments in Buncombe County. They accuse local groups the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Assn and Greater Industrial Council of fostering anti-union views during a strike. The document frames alleged violence as a threat to organized labor.
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W. Isitlard Barbee
Durham
Buncombe County
Panto
International Resist
Barbee
J. E. Jervis
Asheville
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Assn
Greater Industrial Council
North Carolina Cotton Growers Vote on Quotas Referendum
More than 100000 North Carolina cotton growers could vote in a referendum on continuing marketing quotas for the 1956 crop. In 1954 farmers supported quotas by 944 LH cent of 33544 votes, with Gov Hodges and farm leaders urging a yes vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Hodges
Meredith College Move Proposed to Winston Salem
A proposal to relocate Meredith College to Winston-Salem and merge with Wake Forest College was presented to trustees. Charles H. Babcock offered Reynolda estate and grounds, linking the campus to Wake Forest. Details remain slim as a study committee reviews the potential merger and site implications.
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Meredith College
Winston
Raleigh
Winston- Salem
Wake Forest College
Meredith
News and Observer
Charles H. Babcock
Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds
Babcock
Reynolda
Reynolds
Mary Reynolds Babcock
Lloyd Griffin
Matter
Smith Reynolds Foundation
Wake Forest
Inston-Salem
Ent College
Duke University
Presbyterian College
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N.C
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