Housing Amendments of 1955: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and Currency, House of RepresentativesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1955 - 627 pages |
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... living in slums and rockbottom slums . There are people living in slums who can afford to buy a reasonable- Mr. McDONOUGH . Can ? Mr. COLE . Can afford to buy or rent houses on an economic basis . Now what that proportion is ...
... living in slums and rockbottom slums . There are people living in slums who can afford to buy a reasonable- Mr. McDONOUGH . Can ? Mr. COLE . Can afford to buy or rent houses on an economic basis . Now what that proportion is ...
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... living in are unsanitary and unsuitable , and unsafe , public housing goes in and builds enough units to take care of those unsuitable and unsafe units , and provides livable quarters at rents lower than they were paying , or equal to ...
... living in are unsanitary and unsuitable , and unsafe , public housing goes in and builds enough units to take care of those unsuitable and unsafe units , and provides livable quarters at rents lower than they were paying , or equal to ...
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... living space was rather limited . My observation is that , except for the size , the housing is generally quite satisfactory . I think the ultimate cost to the Government , though , is so high - and that is my principal objection to ...
... living space was rather limited . My observation is that , except for the size , the housing is generally quite satisfactory . I think the ultimate cost to the Government , though , is so high - and that is my principal objection to ...
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... living in the type houses we have talked about recently , which the record will sustain , with a real appropriation and carry on the job that needs to be done , you admit , and that it will be repaid to the Government ? How do you feel ...
... living in the type houses we have talked about recently , which the record will sustain , with a real appropriation and carry on the job that needs to be done , you admit , and that it will be repaid to the Government ? How do you feel ...
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... living conditions and the welfare of our service personnel is the responsibility of every Ameri- can citizen . If we try to avoid or limit this responsibility we only ignore the fact that the peace of the world and the safety of our ...
... living conditions and the welfare of our service personnel is the responsibility of every Ameri- can citizen . If we try to avoid or limit this responsibility we only ignore the fact that the peace of the world and the safety of our ...
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amendment amortization amount areas assistance believe bill Brent Spence BROWN BUBB builders building capital Chairman CLARK COLE committee Congress construction Corporation cost DAVIDSON dwelling facilities families Federal Government Federal Home Loan Federal Housing Administration Federal Savings FHA title FNMA funds going GRIFFITHS HEITMANN HIESTAND Home Loan Bank homeowner hous Housing Administration Housing and Home housing authorities housing program housing projects housing units improvements income increase industry interest rate investment legislation lenders limitation loan associations Loan Bank Board low-rent MCDONOUGH ment million mobile home months mortgage insurance MULTER National Housing Act O'HARA operation PATMAN percent present President problem proposed public housing question recommended redevelopment rehabilitation rental savings and loan section 220 slum clearance SLUSSER SPICZAK statement subsidy tion trailer coach trailer parks urban renewal VANIK Wherry WILLIAMSON
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Page 373 - Treasury, taking into consideration the current average rate on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month preceding the issuance of the obligations.
Page 281 - ... to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended...
Page 4 - President, pursuant to section 101 of the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, shall have determined to be a critical defense housing area...
Page 281 - Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Such notes or other obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury...
Page 242 - rental housing" means housing, the occupancy of which is permitted by the owner thereof in consideration of the payment of agreed charges, whether or not, by the terms of the agreement, such payment over a period of time will entitle the occupant to the ownership of the premises or space in a trailer court or park properly arranged and equipped to accommodate trailer coach mobile dwellings. (7) The term "State" includes the several States, and Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the...
Page 7 - States in actions instituted under section 1346 of this title, interest shall be computed at the rate of 4 per centum per annum from the date of the judgment up to, but not exceeding, thirty days after the date of approval of any appropriation Act providing for payment of the judgment.
Page 617 - Chair at this time, the committee will stand adjourned until the call of the Chair. (Whereupon, at...
Page 176 - I would be less than frank if I did not tell you that we still have important deficiencies in our defense program.
Page 242 - ... means such classes of first liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real estate, under the laws of the State in which the real estate is located, together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby. (b) The term "mortgagee...
Page 32 - Consumer Survey Statistics, Report of Consultant Committee on Consumer Survey Statistics, organized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the request of the Subcommittee on Economic Statistics of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report, July 1955," Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Economic Statistics, 84th Congress, July 19 and 26, October 4 and 5, 1955, pp.