Motel Man Sees Tax Hurt NC Tourism and Real Estate
Ed Washburn head of the North Carolina Motel Assn warns a 3 percent room tax on transients would drive tourists to other states. The Finance Committee heard opposition from real estate and builders groups to a 1 percent realty transfer tax as proposals for state revenue.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
B. T. Falls Jr
Cleveland
J. C. B. Ehringhaus Jr
Ehringhaus
Melvin
E. S. Powell
Reidsville
North Carolina Assn
Richard A. Shew
Wilmington
Charles B. Martin
The
Home Builders Assn
Charlotte
Falls
Sb Shew
Governor's War Powers Extended and Expanded
North Carolina faces a bill to extend the Governor's war powers for two years to March 1, 1957. The House committee trimmed references to a state of war, but critics warn the measure could grant the Governor broad, potentially undemocratic prerogatives amid a persistent threat climate.
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House
North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
House Committee
Committee On Elections and Election Laws
Jones
Clarence Stone
Rockingham
Joint Conservation and Development Committee
Congress Votes 7500 Pay Raise for Members
The Associated Press reports Congress approved a 150 percent raise from 15000 to 22500 with a 3000 tax deduction and 20 cent per mile travel allowance. Governors' salaries range from 7600 in Nevada to 50000 in New York, with several states above 22500.
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House
Eisenhower Yesterdy
Associated Press
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New York
New Jersey
California
Minois
Pennsylvania
Texas
Michigan
Nevada
Ohio
Arizona
Maine
Montana
West Virginia
Newark
Pakistan Presents 6 Month Old Bengal Tiger to U S Zoo
Ambassador Syed Amjad Ali announced Pakistan has given the United States a six month old Bengal tiger named Foa. The animal is housed at the Washington Zoo as a symbol of goodwill following Foreign Operations Administration appreciation.
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Washington
Pakistan
United States
Syed Amjad Ali
Foreign Operations Administration
Washington Zoo
Webster To Appeal Sentence In Embezzlement Case
Greensboro former A and T bursar Webster, 53, convicted on five counts of embezzling 39000 in college funds, to appeal to the State Supreme Court. Judge Susie Sharpe sentenced him to 15 to 22 years. bond set at 20000. Jury deliberated 45 minutes after seven days of testimony.
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Greensboro
A&t College
State Supreme Court
N. C. Webster
Susie Sharpe
Webster
Train Crash Splits Wall at Windsor Station
A slow moving freight train crashed through a stop block and plowed into the east wall of Windsor Ontario's Canadian National Railway Station causing heavy damage. No injuries reported.
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Windsor
Ont
Canadian National Railway
North Carolina Senate Eyes Major Changes to Justice of the Peace System
Senate bills would overhaul the justice of the peace in North Carolina by creating a uniform fee system, expanding traffic jurisdiction, and cutting elected magistrates per township while limiting city quotas. Officials would need suitable offices, with misconduct tied to failing to meet this rule. Also, governor appointments would end except for vacancies.
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Raleighp
North Carolina
Senate
E. W. Summersill
Onslow
Summersill
Jaypees
House
Pitt and Cabarrus
Alamance and Rocksheham
Paul E. Jones
Pitt
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