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September 16, 1959
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Louis J. Hector resigned from the Civil Aeronautics Board, criticizing its ineffectiveness in regulating civil aviation. President Eisenhower accepted the resignation with regret but no comment on the remarks.
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CAB Member Resigns Saying Board Ineffective
WASHINGTON. (AP) - Louis J. Hector resigned today as a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board. He told President Eisenhower that civil aviation is far too important "to be hobbled by a regulatory system which does not work."
In an exchange of correspondence made public by the White House, Eisenhower accepted the resignation with an expression of regret. He thanked Hector "for a job well done" but made no comment on Hector's remarks about the board's role.
"After two and a half years on the board." Hector wrote Eisenhower. "I have come to the belief that an independent regulatory commission is not competent in these days to regulate a vital national industry in the public interest.
"It is my belief also that we are trying to regulate far too many details of civil aviation - details which could better be left to management discretion and the free play of competitive forces."
WASHINGTON. (AP) - Louis J. Hector resigned today as a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board. He told President Eisenhower that civil aviation is far too important "to be hobbled by a regulatory system which does not work."
In an exchange of correspondence made public by the White House, Eisenhower accepted the resignation with an expression of regret. He thanked Hector "for a job well done" but made no comment on Hector's remarks about the board's role.
"After two and a half years on the board." Hector wrote Eisenhower. "I have come to the belief that an independent regulatory commission is not competent in these days to regulate a vital national industry in the public interest.
"It is my belief also that we are trying to regulate far too many details of civil aviation - details which could better be left to management discretion and the free play of competitive forces."
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Historical Event
Biography
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Fortune Reversal
Moral Virtue
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Resignation
Civil Aeronautics Board
Regulatory Criticism
Aviation Regulation
Eisenhower
What entities or persons were involved?
Louis J. Hector
President Eisenhower
Where did it happen?
Washington
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Louis J. Hector
President Eisenhower
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Washington
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Today
Story Details
Louis J. Hector resigns from the Civil Aeronautics Board after 2.5 years, stating the regulatory system is ineffective for civil aviation and advocates for less regulation in favor of management discretion and competition. Eisenhower accepts with regret.