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Date: Thu, 19-Jan-84 08:59:55 EST
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a034  0146  19 Jan 84
PM-Washington Briefs,630
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    WASHINGTON (AP) - Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole is
pledging to cut through government regulations that have restricted
commercial ventures into space.
    ''If we are to maintain America's competitive edge, we must begin
now to introduce America's industry to the possibilities of space,''
Mrs. Dole told an annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board
on Tuesday.
    She said she is establishing a ''one-stop service'' at the
department for companies seeking government clearance for a commercial
space project. About a dozen firms have expressed interest in
launching cargo-bearing rockets, something that during 25 years of
space flights has been limited to the government.
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