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Folder, "The Message - Vol. I [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

, ......... .. . . > .....-~ .. FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM Joe Califano John Connor •ubmitted the following name• a• po••ibilitle• to chair the Committee to promote a Department of Tran•portation. I . have indicated with an aeterbk the more likely Chairmen in my mind. I can mOTe out from Would you
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Folder, "The Message - Vol. I [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

.. .q.e,&&e. private The number and of private has almost doubled. Twenty years. ago commercial they fly a billion miles. airlines flew 209 million miles. Today r I - 4 - Thus investment Research and ~elopment towards that permits
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Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

. Ervin Non-coinm.ittal. Gruening Okay. Muskie Sounds pretty go6d, but warns that Scn~tors will bo conce1·ned ahout rol of cc1·tain existing agencies such as FA.A, after trans!e1· to new Dopt,.2/: All the way with us I •Ribicoff Harris Open mind
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Folder, "Passage and Signature," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 3 (Item)

~aritime A1ministrator serving as Chairman, and two other Presidentially appomted members, to handle maritime subsidy matters. AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED S. 3010, as amended, would trans{ er to the new Department the following agencies
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Folder, "The Message - Vol. II [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 2 (Item)

Today there miles of paved roads and are 2.: 7.million surfaced miles, miles. were 38,000 active are more than 90,000. aircraft, private The number and of private doubled. commercial they fly a billion miles • . were airlines flew 2.09
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Folder, "The 1964 Task Forces," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

to one side, important increased and construction the world and will save an estimated Statistics traffic project are available that in 1963 merchant of the 41, 000-mile is now open to the public, is underway, While few figures Z% and barge
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Folder, "Foundation For Action - 1965 Task Forces [1 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

FOR 0 Alan S.~ ~oyd .., Thi• will confirm that the meetin1 on Tran•portation acheduled for 6:00 thla eyen ln1 by BW Moyer•' memorandum of July 23 baa been reacheduled for 8:30 a.m., Tue ■day, Augu■ t 3, 1965. Joaeph A. CalUano, Jr. Spectal A■ alatant
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Folder, "Legislative Struggle - Vol. II [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 3 (Item)

and programs conducive 2 to the provision of fast, safe, efficient, and convenient trans- 3 portatiop at the lowest cost consistent therewith and -with 4 other national objectives, including the efficient •u~ilization 5 nnd conservation of the N ntion's
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Folder, "Decision on Transportation," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

fleet are of World Viar II vintage and must be scrapped within the next several years. (At present subsidy rates, replacement in U.S. yards would cost $4. 5 billion. ) Labor Strife - - A major shipping and long shore strike occurred injunctions involved
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Folder, "Foundation For Action - 1965 Task Forces [2 of 2]," Transportation Department, Legislative Background and Domestic Crises File, Box 1 (Item)

movcmentat 8. Eliminate economic regulation of small shipments (less than 300 pounds). What vould the impact be on carriers? REA?UPS? Post Office? tation? On Service? Would analysis Bus Motor carriers? companies? Airlines? On Tariffs? Freight
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