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ground transportation in major metropolitan areas. Furthermore, it is the only means in hand of doing just that at a reasonable subsidized cost in the next decade.

"Stifling this helicopter development, as it is moving forward from 12 to 25 passenger aircraft and has 50 passenger vehicles on its clearly-visible horizon, for lack of a few million dollars annually needed until it is self-sufficient, must not be permitted. After all, what is being worked out in four cities today will become mandatory in many others.

"The vision of Congress that supported the Domestic Trunk Airlines as they developed toward freedom from subsidy over several decades should be re-invoked in the case of the Helicopter Airlines today. If it is, a country-wide public service every bit as essential as the former can be assured. In fact, it must be."