Veterans' Preference Act Amendments: Hearing Before the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First Session on H.R. 2308 and H.R. 2754, to Amend Sections 7 and 3 of the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 with Respect to Preference Accorded in Federal Employment to Disabled Veterans, and for Other Purposes. July 7, 1953 |
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10-point preference eligibles 10-point veterans 1944 with respect 70 per centum accorded in Federal agency ALEXANDER amend section American Legion appointment apprentice positions Association of Federal believe bill H. R. BONIN career service Chairman and members Civil Service Commission Civil Service League civilian COLE Congress Disabled American Veterans disabled veterans earned ratings efficient employment to disabled enacted entitled to 10-point favor Federal Career Employees Federal employment Federal Government grade of 70 JOHN DOWDY JOHN JARMAN JOHN STEELE KATHARINE ST KELLY Lavers MACELROY ment National Association National Civil Service national executive committee National Federation nonveteran employees OFFICE AND CIVIL pass an examination passing grade pay level percent persons points added Post Office POTOMAC RIVER preference accorded preference points present law professional and scientific proposed provision Public Law 359 reduction in force resolution respect to preference ROSENTHAL Saturday Evening Post statement subcommittee Thank tion Veterans of Foreign World War II
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Page 9 - A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man shall have.
Page 2 - Provided, That in examinations for the positions of guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians competition shall be restricted to persons entitled to preference under this Act as long as persons entitled to preference are available and during the present war and for a period of five years following the termination of the present war as proclaimed by the President or by a concurrent...
Page 2 - Act of 1944, shall be suspended until three years after the termination of hostilities in the present war as proclaimed by the President or by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress.
Page 2 - ... the names of all qualified preference eligibles, entitled to ten points in addition to their earned ratings shall be placed at the top of the appropriate civil-service register or employment list, in accordance with their respective augmented ratings.
Page 2 - The names of preference eligibles shall be entered on the appropriate registers or lists of eligibles in accordance with their respective augmented ratings, and the name of a preference eligible shall be entered ahead of all others having the same rating : Provided, That, except...
Page 2 - Act as long as persons entitled to preference are available and during tlie present war and for a period of five years following the termination of the present war as proclaimed by the President or by a concurrent resolution of the Congress for such other positions as may from time to time be determined by the President.
Page 7 - ... Form," as described in this section. (c) Civil Defense Emergency Order Forms shall be furnished by the US Office of Emergency Preparedness and will contain the name of the civil defense or disaster relief organization. Such forms may be used and are valid only during a state of emergency or disaster proclaimed by the President or by a concurrent resolution of the Congress for the area in which the organization using such forms has civil defense or disaster relief jurisdiction, who shall state...
Page 16 - Congress—are the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Veterans of World War II and Korea.
Page 15 - Bridge cheek point, and be no noise nuisance, no matter which way it turns. I would like to offer this at this time, Mr. Chairman. Senator HOLLAND. The editorial from the Washington Daily News, dated November 18, 1955, will be inserted into the record at this point (The editorial referred to follows :) [Washington Daily News, November 18, 1955] APPLAUSE ! Praise the Lord and throw away the earplugs ! Today we salute the commercial airlines which iu the past have shattered nerves and conversation...
Page 3 - With the permission of the chairman, I would like to insert in the record a statement submitted by the National Automobile Dealers Association.