Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1955: Hearings Before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4903, an Act Making Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1955, and for Other Purposes, [March 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, April 1, 1955]

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Page 245 - 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...
Page 410 - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the...
Page 514 - States for assistance and administration of four programs of public assistance — old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled.
Page 99 - Indians residing on such reservation, as the case may be, at a special election authorized and called by the Secretary of the Interior under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.
Page 167 - Plan developed by the National Capital Planning Commission and the National Capital Regional Planning Council. The plan projected a total regional population of five million by the year 2000.
Page 245 - ... (a) 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 245 - In fixing and determining fair and reasonable rates of compensation under this section, the Board, considering the conditions peculiar to transportation by aircraft and to the particular air carrier or class of air carriers, may fix different rates for different air carriers or classes of air carriers, and different classes of service.
Page 245 - In the exercise and performance of its powers and duties under this Act, the Authority shall consider the following, among other things, as being in the public interest, and in accordance with the public convenience and necessity — (a) The encouragement and development of an air-transportation system properly adapted to the present and future needs of the foreign and domestic...
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