Hoover warns Congress on Reorganization of Government
Former President Herbert Hoover urged a Senate committee to pass a bill to streamline government, warning that officials protecting their jobs would oppose reform and kill the plan. He testified as chairman of the reorganization commission and noted waste and red tape in executive agencies. The commission proposed consolidating agencies and creating a White House staff secretary to inform the president of department needs. He warned veto by one house would stall progress and urged radical action to cut bureaucracy.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Reorganization Commission
Senate Executive Expenditures Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Mr.Hoover
Arthur H. Vandenberg R
Mich
M. Hoover
White House
Executive Branch
Army engineers face reorganization clash and new bridge plan
The hearing highlights duplications between the army's civil engineering and civilian agencies with claims of potential savings. Senator Hoey questions exemptions from reform while Hoover notes conflicts cost hundreds of millions. A Staten Island link proposal envisions a 78 million bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island amid ferry dependence, and Mexico's vast terrain and transport deficits are described.
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Staten Island
New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Baltimore Port Fights For World Trade
Baltimore businessmen plan a three year development program to triple port promotion funds and fund a port survey with city and state finance, aiming to curb competition from Gulf ports and southern rivals while improving truck access to the harbor amid postwar recovery and re entry of foreign trade.
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Baltimore
New Orleans
Norfolk
World Trade
Baltimore Association of Commerce
Maryland
Association
Gulf Ports
Atlantic
Newport News
Houston
Galveston
Baltimore Port Expansion and Possible City Authority
Baltimore faces a debate on expanding the port to boost truck lding industry and whether a port authority should replace private management. The Association of Commerce urges warehouse and road upgrades, better steamship service, and new passenger facilities. Ideas mirror New Orleans shows of foreign trade marts and non profit, mutual enterprise backed by government and business groups. A burglary at a local high school is briefly noted.
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Baltimore
The
Association of Commerce
United States
New Orleans
International House
Iy i
Eos
PTA
Ers
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Northern Savings & Loan
Masonic Temple
Army
Clyde R. Hoey
D. N.C
Commission
Interior Department
Army Engineers
Secretary of Defense
Republic OF Mexico
Second Street
Adrian
Ohio Fuel
Gray
Modern Bedding CO
Elyria
Liserdiony
Rennet
Valentine
Arrow Dale White
Oxford
Arrow
Hickok
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