Federal Disaster Insurance, Hearings Before ..., 84:1- ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 |
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... give you some figures . As I said , on the lower Mississippi , in 1927 , the damage would be about $ 750 million , actual physical damage , and about $ 1 billion in indirect damage . In the Ohio flood of 1936 , the direct damage was ...
... give you some figures . As I said , on the lower Mississippi , in 1927 , the damage would be about $ 750 million , actual physical damage , and about $ 1 billion in indirect damage . In the Ohio flood of 1936 , the direct damage was ...
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... give you the total you requested , Mr. Chairman , it gives you some idea of the average annual losses through floods without any protection . Now , with the protection from the structures that have been built in the flood - control ...
... give you the total you requested , Mr. Chairman , it gives you some idea of the average annual losses through floods without any protection . Now , with the protection from the structures that have been built in the flood - control ...
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... give them , and their actual life is many times more than that . So some of them have paid for themselves or more right in one flood alone . Senator BUSH . Mr. Chairman , may I make this observation in general ? The people south of the ...
... give them , and their actual life is many times more than that . So some of them have paid for themselves or more right in one flood alone . Senator BUSH . Mr. Chairman , may I make this observation in general ? The people south of the ...
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... give the Department of Commerce any figures as to flood losses , or how were these estimates connected ? General STURGIS . We were interested ourselves this morning . We just had time , after reading the paper and before coming over ...
... give the Department of Commerce any figures as to flood losses , or how were these estimates connected ? General STURGIS . We were interested ourselves this morning . We just had time , after reading the paper and before coming over ...
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... give you an idea of what they accom- plished . For example , with reference to the Department of Agriculture approximately 50,000 persons were fed through welfare agencies - and here welfare agencies include the Red Cross , the ...
... give you an idea of what they accom- plished . For example , with reference to the Department of Agriculture approximately 50,000 persons were fed through welfare agencies - and here welfare agencies include the Red Cross , the ...
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Page 13 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 10 - Such notes or other obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the...
Page 10 - The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase any notes and other obligations issued hereunder and for that purpose he is authorized to use 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 that Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchase of such notes and obligations.
Page 437 - States in collecting debts from bankrupt, insolvent, or decedents' estates; to determine the character of and the necessity for its obligations and expenditures, and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid...
Page 125 - ... by proclamation of the President, or by concurrent resolution of the Congress, that hostilities between the United States and such country, state, or sovereignty have ended.
Page 156 - ... based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
Page 81 - Act, and shall give assurance of expenditure of a reasonable amount of the funds of the government of such State, local governments therein, or other agencies, for the same or similar purposes with respect to such catastrophe; (b) "United States...
Page 68 - ... (d) by performing on public or private lands protective and other work essential for the preservation of life and property, clearing debris and wreckage, making emergency repairs to and temporary replacements of public facilities of local governments damaged or destroyed in such major disaster...
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Page 573 - Persons appointed under the authority of this subsection may be allowed transportation and not to exceed $15 per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from their homes or regular places of business pursuant to such appointment.