COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia, Chairman

Altman, Roger C., Assistant Secretary of Domestic Finance, Depart-

ment of the Treasury..

Applegate, Hon. Douglas, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Ohio...

Blanchette, Robert W., chairman of the board of trustees and chief
executive officer, Penn Central Transportation Co------

Boland, Hon. Edward P., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Massachusetts..

Campanella, Vincent C., auditor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.--

Conte, Hon. Silvio O., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Massachusetts...

Cook, Newell, deputy treasurer, city of Boston, Mass---
Cosgrove, John E., director of legislation, Public Employee Depart-
ment, AFL-CIO_

Davis, Lowell B., secretary/treasurer, Euclid Board of Education, on
behalf of the International Association of School Business Officials__

Devine, Hon. Samuel L., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Ohio....

Dickieson, Cary W., General Counsel, United States Railway As-

sociation

Eastwick, Carl E., assistant attorney general, State of Maryland...
Francese, Albert J., legislative counsel, United States Railway As-
sociation__

Friedman, Stephen J., Deputy Secretary for Capital Markets Policy,

Department of the Treasury.

Gallamore, Robert, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, Department of Transportation__

Gaul, Francis E., treasurer, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York..

Holland, Hon. Arthur J., mayor, city of Trenton, N.J., on behalf of

the U.S. Conference of Mayors...

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Horsky, Charles A., special counsel, Penn Central Transportation Co-

Howard, James, associate general counsel, Penn Central Transporta-

tion Co...

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Howell, James M., senior vice president and chief economist, First

National Bank of Boston, Mass

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Humphrey, Gregory, director of legislation, American Federation of
Teachers, AFL-CIO

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James, Raymond K., Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration,
Department of Transportation _ _ _

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Lundine, Hon. Stanley N., a Representative in Congress from the
State of New York...

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Merrill, Charles., assistant county executive, Onondaga County,
N. Y., on behalf of the National Association of County Organiza-
tions___

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Statement of-Continued

Mitchell, Hon. Donald J., a Representative in Congress from the
State of New York..

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Moakley, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Massachusetts--

Mottl, Hon. Ronald M., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio---.

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Oakar, Hon. Mary Rose, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio_.

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Pellegrini, Daniel R., assistant city solicitor, city of Pittsburgh, Pa---- 66, 70
Pfuhl, Hon. Herbert, Jr., mayor, city of Johnstown, Pa., on behalf
of the National League of Cities..

Rector, Edwin, assistant general counsel, United States Railway
Association__

Regula, Hon. Ralph S., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio_
Rinehart, Dana G., county treasurer, Franklin County, Ohio-
Sullivan, Frank, president, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers;
vice president, American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO__.
Varalli, Ernest R., comptroller, Penn Central Transportation Co----
Wager, Michael K., legislative assistant to Hon. Mary Rose Oakar___
Walgren, Hon. Doug, a Representive in Congress from the State of
Pennsylvania_

Young, James V., deputy mayor for financial affairs, city of Boston,
Mass-

Additional material submitted for the record by

Applegate, Hon. Douglas, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio, attachment to prepared statement, nine counties
represented

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Oakar, Hon. Mary Rose, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio, appendixes to prepared statement:

Appendix Á-Estimated tax claims against Penn Central Rail

road__

Appendix B-Order No. 70

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Appendix C-In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania___

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Penn Central Transportation Co., attachments to Mr. Blanchette's
prepared statement:

Property taxes progress report-offer of acceptance of com-
promise as of October 3, 1977.

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Penn Central Co. corporate taxes.

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Corporate taxes settled under the tax compromise (as of Sep-
tember 21, 1977)__

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Letters submitted for the record by

Academy for Contemporary Problems, Ralph R. Widner, president,

with attached statement....

Lehne, Arthur R., assistant superintendent, Board of Education,
Chicago, Ill., factsheet, background information, and estimated
State and local tax claims with forwarding letter from Mr. Metcalfe_
Scott, Willlam J., attorney general State of Illinois._.
Statement submitted for the record by Ahmed, Hon. Robert E., mayor of
Poughkeepsie, N.Y...

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