Weather Control and Augmented Potable Water Supply: Joint Hearings...1951 - 353 pages |
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Page 9 - Act, or the application of such provision to any . person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 16. This Act may be cited as the "National Labor Relations Act.
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Page 8 - SEC. 231. OTHER LAWS. — Sections 224 to 230 shall not exclude the applicable provisions of any other laws. "SEC. 232. INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS. — Whenever in the judgment of the Commission any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this Act, or...
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Page 71 - everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it.
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Page 3 - ... (5) A program of administration which will be consistent with the foregoing policies and with international arrangements made by the United States, and which will enable the Congress to be currently informed so as to take further legislative action as may hereafter be appropriate.