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Tantrums and Tempos Delayed Rail and Carrier Deregulation
The piece traces the messy fight over HR 9903 from 1962 to 1964 including opposition from motor and water carriers who feared deregulation would invite discriminatory rates. It notes Kennedy era recommendations to extend deregulation but reports no hearings on the commodities clause and cites a compromise bill that would repeal that clause and require carriers to file rates with the ICC.
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Arate Zoetét
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