Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on the District of ColumbiaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Legislative hearings |
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... American cities have experienced total abandonment of local transit service . We cannot allow that to happen in ... America , runs in competition with a bus line . By separation , both suffer . Never- theless , the Lindenwold High Speed ...
... American cities have experienced total abandonment of local transit service . We cannot allow that to happen in ... America , runs in competition with a bus line . By separation , both suffer . Never- theless , the Lindenwold High Speed ...
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... AMERICAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 13019 , March 27 , 1972 The American Transit Association supports H.R. 13019 . The members of the Association , representing both rail and bus ...
... AMERICAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 13019 , March 27 , 1972 The American Transit Association supports H.R. 13019 . The members of the Association , representing both rail and bus ...
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... American metropolitan centers . " In addition to these effects of the automobile , there are also aesthetic considerations , such as the desirability of pedestrian malls and walking plazas , which militate against the continued use of ...
... American metropolitan centers . " In addition to these effects of the automobile , there are also aesthetic considerations , such as the desirability of pedestrian malls and walking plazas , which militate against the continued use of ...
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... American Airlines at the time of the sale of Transcaribbean Airlines . Could you explain the provisions of this ... American Airlines , I think , for $ 18 million . At that time American Airlines said , well , TCA has a con- tingent ...
... American Airlines at the time of the sale of Transcaribbean Airlines . Could you explain the provisions of this ... American Airlines , I think , for $ 18 million . At that time American Airlines said , well , TCA has a con- tingent ...
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... American Bar Association . Due to the shortness of time , neither the Section of Taxation nor the Association has had the opportunity to review model legislation of this type . As a consequence I cannot offer their support in a ...
... American Bar Association . Due to the shortness of time , neither the Section of Taxation nor the Association has had the opportunity to review model legislation of this type . As a consequence I cannot offer their support in a ...
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Page 18 - ... as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and obligations.
Page 87 - Congress has by sundry statutes empowered the commissioners to make building regulations; plumbing regulations; to make and enforce all such reasonable and usual police regulations as they may deem necessary for the protection of lives, limbs, health, comfort, and quiet of all persons, and the protection of all property within the District, and other regulations of a municipal nature.
Page 87 - Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable.
Page 85 - Board shall have power to issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates to any matter under investigation or in question before the Board, its member, agent, or agency conducting the hearing or investigation.
Page 27 - The Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, is authorized to purchase any obligations of the corporation to be issued hereunder, and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds...
Page 29 - ... and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Page 37 - Chairman shall have the power to — (1) appoint and fix the compensation of an Executive Director, and such additional staff personnel as he deems necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and...
Page 99 - And the extent of the burden that will be tolerated will of course depend on the nature of the local interest involved, and on whether it could be promoted as well with a lesser impact on interstate activities.
Page 48 - The representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the...
Page 87 - Commission. (3) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 (b) of title 5 of the United States Code.