Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1957: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 - 1032 pages |
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... basis . The events of past wars have amply proven that military operations of any magnitude must have the support of our own merchant ships since we have learned that we cannot rely upon the availability of foreign flagships . The ...
... basis . The events of past wars have amply proven that military operations of any magnitude must have the support of our own merchant ships since we have learned that we cannot rely upon the availability of foreign flagships . The ...
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... basis . I have therefore renewed my request for this authority . Mr. Chairman , this concludes my statement . I shall welcome any questions you or other members of the committee may wish to ask . In summary , Mr. Chairman , in ...
... basis . I have therefore renewed my request for this authority . Mr. Chairman , this concludes my statement . I shall welcome any questions you or other members of the committee may wish to ask . In summary , Mr. Chairman , in ...
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... basis , Mr. Thomas . Mr. THOMAS . It has always been on a current basis . Mr. ROTHSCHILD . No , sir . Mr. THOMAS . Yes , it has . Mr. ROTHSCHILD . We got way behind when we had to break out those several hundred ships and fit them for ...
... basis , Mr. Thomas . Mr. THOMAS . It has always been on a current basis . Mr. ROTHSCHILD . No , sir . Mr. THOMAS . Yes , it has . Mr. ROTHSCHILD . We got way behind when we had to break out those several hundred ships and fit them for ...
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... basis of a directive from the Office of Defense Mobilization . CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION INCREASE IN AIR TRAVEL Now for Civil Aeronautics . The big factor in Civil Aeronautics is the tremendous increase in air travel - a ...
... basis of a directive from the Office of Defense Mobilization . CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION INCREASE IN AIR TRAVEL Now for Civil Aeronautics . The big factor in Civil Aeronautics is the tremendous increase in air travel - a ...
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... basis , a 100,000 backlog at the end of the 8 - year period , at the end of the fiscal year 1964. I hope we can keep up with that program . COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY In the Coast and Geodetic Survey , there is just one item of note and ...
... basis , a 100,000 backlog at the end of the 8 - year period , at the end of the fiscal year 1964. I hope we can keep up with that program . COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY In the Coast and Geodetic Survey , there is just one item of note and ...
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Page 324 - it is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States...
Page 774 - The encouragement and development of an air transportation system properly adapted to the present and future needs of the foreign and domestic •commerce of the United States, of the postal service, and of the national •defense...
Page 637 - Canada, the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, and the Power Authority of the State of New York.
Page 324 - States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service on all routes essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times...
Page 807 - Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract which is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Contracting Officer, who shall reduce his decision to writing and mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the Contractor.
Page 249 - The business of insurance, and every person engaged therein, shall be subject to the laws of the several States which relate to the regulation or taxation of such business.
Page 774 - ... (c) The promotion of adequate, economical, and efficient service by air carriers at reasonable charges, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices; (d) Competition to the extent necessary to assure the sound development of an air-transportation system properly adapted to the needs of the foreign and domestic commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense; (e) The promotion of safety in air...
Page 774 - The regulation of air transportation in such manner as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of, assure the highest degree of safety in, and foster sound economic conditions in, such transportation, and to improve the relations between, and coordinate transportation by air carriers; "(c) The promotion of adequate, economical, and efficient service by air carriers at reasonable charges, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive...
Page 584 - Administration was established pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Commerce by Reorganization Plan No.
Page 324 - ... capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, (c) owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel, and (e) supplemented by efficient facilities for shipbuilding and ship repair.