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- NEWS
RELEASE
DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FOR IMMEDIATE
March
RELEASE
DOT -- 8
9, 1967
Alan S. Boyd,
Department
Secretary
of Transportation
of Transportation,
would delay its decision
Uniform
Time Act of 1966
- 138-56270) if it will be possible for
you to be represented at that time.
Sincerely
yours,
oil/~
Robert C. Weaver
Enclosure
;
@
FormDOTF 1320.1(l-67)
DEPARTMENT
OFTRANSPORTATION
UNITED STATES·GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Memorandum
- ,
Aviation
who
Committee.
and aeronautics.
Railroad
The first
therefore
for the conduct
prov~ded
created
Administration,
and
~
Departmental
Order promul-
for the continued
component units
of
Roads
and at the same time,
a Federal
- , modification, or denial of certifi
cates or licenses.
8. Interstate Commerce Commission junctions relating to railroad
safety laws, and hours of service of employees; motor carrier safety
laws; transportation of explosives; and, standard time zones
-
Members
on Commerce
of the Federal
of Transportation.
of Congress
have offered
bills to create
'
the Department.
Private
same recommendation
citizens,
experts
in the field,
havo mado tho
to me.
Now it is time to act on these
recommendations
- to the President
from Secretary Connor, who
chaired a meeting with Secretary
McNamara and Secretary
Wirtz,
attended by Jim Reynolds, Paul Ignatius, Alan Boyd, and myself,
in Connor's office Thursday evening.
(1) All three Secretaries
agree that this is not the time
- what r~presents a benefit to
him. In tra~sit,
studies have consistently shownthat high on the
4'!
list of consumerdesires are such factors as trip time, reliability,
~nd convenience of schedule.
In general, overall quality of service
is probably
-
for
for minority
trades.,
t"o union
construction
in this
area.
level
group
agencies.
seven
Ohio
of Federal
ex
the next
few years.,
journeymen
membership
lack
in
of
and apprentic·e
percentage
6
highway
of the Order
Government
The DOT
- time
to soften.
- •
* There
without
are very important
major legislative
improvements which can be made
change.
•. I suggest a program based on these points:
1.
Labor relations;
•
jurisdictional
disputes;
manning scales.
* It
should and can
- .•• the descendant
product
economy.
times
-- accounts
of the horse-drawn
for one in every
In 1965, ·that amounted t~ the
-- a sum greater
than the entire
gross
in 1940.
•
Shortcomings
Vital as it is, mammoth
transportation
•
of Our System
and complex
- with which you are
familiar.
The Agenq in all probability will be transferred to the
Department of Defense in time of war. It should be so organized in peace
that it can function in war without significant reorganization.
For this reason and·a110 because
- communities
7. Interagency cooperation
B. Administration
of Uniform Time Statute
9. DOTAchievements in 1968.
Notes on Taped Documentation
In addition
to the printed
n
documentation
included
the Department of Transportation
has submitted
of taped
- criteria
the new Secretar·y
of Transportation
would impose on navigation projects.
,,
St .. Ge1·main -
Non-committal
King
(Utah)
Promises
to keep an open mind.
Points out that he
has voted with the Administration.98
percent of the time
-
bases
his decision
of whether
to travel
and what mode to use on
his view of the time,
the cost,
the comfort,
the safety,
the reliability
and the convenience
of the entire
trip.
This means,
in the case of air travel,
not only that
he
wants a comfortable
- "
changes for 1966
The Boyd task force
Department
concept
The Califano-White
to further
contacts
on government
forecast
develop
organization
of government
the Transportation
with the industry
to smooth
acceptance
z
The State
of the Union
- objectives
Still,
meeting,
in general
signature
of managerial
A study of the
responsible.,
and Mr. Schultze
was
to spend time with the
in the organization
pre-occupation
commented that
of the DOT,
with directing
"there
his time trying
wasn't
- , aviation, and merchant marine were placed in the
Department of Commerce. At the same time the position t,f Under Secretary
for Transportation was created in the Department of Commc:::rceand was
given the responsibility
not only to supervise
- within 10 years.
And all of this_growth must t_akeplace in a time of dynamic change which
finds the population of the Nation not only growing but shifting.
By 1975 our population of 200 million will expand to 230 million, with
?1ore than 7~ percent
- by the President.
For proposals lacking solid
analytical and tactual support, an estimate should be pro
vided ot the min1m11m time required to provide such backing
and the scope of any necessary investigations
should be
outlined.
3. Recommendations to
be made
-
staf:i: su;nort
on v~:ious
involvi:iz
changes,
relocation
awar.!s, or the establish-,.
facilities.
problems
views of union and manage~c~t
compilation
wo::k stoppages,
for the Secr~tary.
councilJ,
govarr.::-iant~l
la~or-mana~ement
expirations
- EMPLOYEES:
Transportation,
·Last evening
Marad
you heard
and the State of the Union
our President
deliver
his third
State of the Union message.
All of that stirring
speech is of vital importance
to us as Americans
and federal
employees.
I hope you
- See all scanned items from file unit "State of the Union"
- Folder, "State of the Union," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1
