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MR. BROOKS: A great deal of study, but I am

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not so sure the pattern is as much similar as Virginia,

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insofar as Maryland has exceedingly strong counties and

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the emphasis in North Carolina has been municipal govern-

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ment and there they have rather strong local government.

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DR. BURDETT: I was thinking of the voices in

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the legislature which come from the county delegations,

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as in Maryland, and I don't know how much it has been

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departed from in North Carolina.

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TIE CHAIRMAN: Let me make this comment. I

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think that moves on naturally into our third question for

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research, but before I get into that, which I will state

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in just a minute, let me have the comment of Mr. Thompson.

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MR, THOMPSON: Thank you. I should like to

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underscore the suggestion of Professor Burdett because

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one of the areas I think in Maryland local government

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which has received a great deal of comment in recent

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years has been the area of annexation by municipal govern-

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ments, and certainly North Carolina is a state which has

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done a good deal in that area and quite recently and I'm

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