George M. Stafford
George M. Stafford (born 7. May 1915 in Valley Falls (Kansas) , died on 16th June 1995 in Washington, DC was) head of the American regulatory Interstate Commerce Commission .
Life
George M. Stafford attended the local Valley Falls school and then Topeka College . From 1939 to 1941 he worked in the Kansas Tax Administration. From January 1942 to March 1947 he did his military service. In the Philippines Campaign he was wounded. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart . From 1946 he headed the Kansas Republican Committee and the election campaign of the Republican candidate Frank Carlson for the governor's seat in Kansas. After his election victory, he became a close associate of Carlson. When he won the US Senate election in 1950 , he accompanied him to Washington.
In 1967 he was proposed by US President Lyndon B. Johnson as the successor to Howard G. Freas for a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission . He took his oath of office on April 26, 1967. Since 1911, the chairmanship of the Interstate Commerce Commission changed annually within the commissioners. By a decree by Richard Nixon, this practice was ended in 1969, allowing the president to choose the chairman himself. Thus, George M. Stafford was appointed Acting Chairman on January 1, 1970, and after his confirmation by the Senate on May 13, 1970 became the first permanent chairman of the ICC. Associated with this was an organizational reform of the authority. This office had he held until that of Jimmy Carter certain successor A. Daniel O'Neal on April 5, 1977 became chairman. During his tenure, Penn Central Transportation and other railroad companies in the northeastern United States went bankrupt with the eventual founding of the state-owned rescue company Conrail , the start of operations by Amtrak , and the ever increasing competition from truck traffic. During his tenure, the strict regulation of the transport sector was maintained. Stafford remained a member of the commission until May 31, 1980. He was succeeded by Malcolm MB Sterrett .
George M. Stafford was married to Lena Lamendola since 1947 and has three children with me. He died of kidney failure.
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| SURNAME | Stafford, George M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Official, Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valley Falls, Kansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1995 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |