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Show HiSOPEffll BWSTEIIBS: I WASHINGTON, March 1. Rail-7 (roads of the country, operating for the 1 first time In 26 months under their I own management, were formally notified noti-fied today bythe interstate conimcrco 'commission of the new powers dele-igpted dele-igpted to that body and of the rights 'and privileges accorded the carriers I by the new railroad law. I The commission's announcement explained ex-plained that provisions of the law ! against rate reductions prior tq September Sep-tember 1 without the commission's approval ap-proval were mandatory, but that charges in rate regulations, classifications classifica-tions and practices in which a decision had been entered by the commission, I would be effective on the date deslg-I deslg-I nated All changes in rates and classifications classi-fications effective prior to. today will stand the statement said. |