Interstate highway program

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1990 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (922 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

1. Evening Star — 1954-01-07, page 4

   The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

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   … . So that maximum progress can be made to overcome pres ent inadequacies in the interstate highway system, we must continue the Federal gasoline tax at 2 cents per gallon. This will …

2. Evening Star — 1954-03-09, page 20

   … revising the principal new feature—a proposal to spend S2OO million annually on interstate highways. Representative Martin, Repub lican, of lowa wanted to knock out a provision stipulating …

   … at 2 cents. Sponsors of the bill said a re duction of half a cent would make the interstate highway project impossible. The bill contains $lO million annually to be allocated by the …

3. Evening Star — 1954-04-08, page 44

   … after lengthy debate, a new formula for distributing funds for what is called the interstate highway system. Instead of allocating these to States on the basis of population, area …

4. Evening Star — 1954-05-05, page 74

   The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

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   … complete answer to the road problem. He recommended that such aid be concentrated on Interstate highways and that States provide for highway needs within their boundaries. 225 beds which …

5. Evening Star — 1954-05-07, page 37

   … side of the Capitol. Stressing benefits to accrue from the authorization for the interstate highway system, the Senator pointed out the act calls for a comprehensive study of the …

6. Evening Star — 1954-07-02, page 26

   … connec tion with the Washington-Balti more parkway, was “strictly an intercity, interstate highway.” In any event, Mr. McCarthy said, the railroad should not have to pay more than …

7. Evening Star — 1954-07-13, page 3

   … initiated by the Fed eral Government for the plan ning and construction of a mod em interstate highway system, empowereif to advance funds cf guarantee the obligations of lo calities …

8. Evening Star — 1954-07-14, page 18

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   … way to go before we can even approach attain ment Of the kind Of local, State and interstate highway system that we need. And our problem in that sense is particularly press ing because …

9. Evening Star — 1954-10-09, page 7

   … called on the Federal Government to <1) con centrate on improving the Na tion's interstate highway system, and <2> pay 60 per cent of the cost of the expanded 10-year program proposed …

10. Evening Star — 1954-10-13, page 29

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    … funds that would be matched by the Federal Government either through the urban or Interstate highway i'm .provement provisions OF the Ma tional Highway Act. Other Units Formed. The …

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