Fuel Investigation: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, First-[second] Session, Part 2

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Pt.1: Reviews national fuel shortage and impact of Commerce Dept fuel export policies on shortage. Also investigates the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.-Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. natural gas supply contract for Detroit, Mich.

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Page 778 - Commission does urge the Congress of the United States and the President of the United States...
Page 881 - States for the purposes of and within the meaning of that term as used in sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended (46 USC 808, 835...
Page 1079 - The essential instrument of economic power in the oil industry is integration, and particularly the ownership by the major companies of transportation facilities. . . . Integration ... is the basic means of achieving and maintaining monopolistic control over price . . .M Other attacks have been more specific.
Page 1161 - In case we do not reach you, if there is no objection on the part of the committee we will schedule you for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, if that is satisfactory.
Page 934 - It is today technically feasible to manufacture methane from coal and, if desired, a gas with a heating value considerably higher than that of methane can be made. Even by present processes, the cost of manufacture of gas from coal need not be prohibitive and, with certain contemplated improvements now actually the subject of advanced research, the cost of synthetic gas might easily be brought below the delivered cost of natural gas in many areas of this country.
Page 960 - ... States be increased by an average of 35 cents per barrel. In that letter he said : "I recognize fully the dangers of price inflation. But price inflation connotes an unwarranted rise in prices without promise of increasing supply. My fear is that unless we are prepared now to permit some increases in oil prices in order to stimulate increases in our available supplies, our reserves will continue to be depleted at such a pace that only a drastic increase in prices — perhaps several dollars a...
Page 919 - TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACTS The following is a statement of the position of the American Government in regard to the release to British subjects of property held by the Alien Property Custodian under the Trading with the Enemy Act...
Page 860 - Asphalt solutions Blending Stocks Roofers Flux Straight Run Residue Oils Clarified Crude Oil Mixtures containing crude oil Diesel Oil Fuel Oil No. 4 Fuel Oil No. 5 Fuel Oil No. 6 Residual Fuel Oil Road Oil Transformer Oil Aromatic...
Page 930 - Without objection, it may be included. (The matter referred to is as follows:) TABLE B.
Page 1242 - This hearing will be closed, and the committee will adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. (Whereupon the committee adjourned...

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