Congestion pricing (1950s? William Vickrey?); Anchor babies

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ANCHOR BABIES--See this in the Sunday NY Times, Week in  Review, pg. 5,
"Glossary: The Un-Citizens."
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CONGESTION PRICING--
>From the NY Times, City, pg. 11: "William Vickrey, a  Columbia professor who
came up with the notion of congestion pricing in the  1950's, could not have
imagined the clogged streets we have today."
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Maybe someone can look on JSTOR.
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Why is the earliest ProQuest hit for "congestion  pricing" in 1975?
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There is no OED entry for "congestion pricing."  OED editors should visit
London more!
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(PROQUEST) ("congestion pricing")
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10 December 1975, Los Angeles <i>Times</i>, pg. C7:
The two federal agencies are also jointly exploring so-called "congestion
pricing" -- that is, financially discouraging the use of low-occupancy vehicles.
 (...) The idea behind congestion pricing is to increase the cost of one
car-one  occupant travel, thus making alternative forms of travel relatively more
attractive.
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(PROQUEST) ("William Vickrey" + "congestion")
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_Relief  of Subway Congestion; Ideas Offered for Use of Longer Trains and
Omission of  Stops _
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=7&did=85323121&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1143433596&clientId=
65882)
WILLIAM VICKREY. New  York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jan 10,
1949. p. 24 (1  page)
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_Subway  Fare Rise Opposed; Is Believed to Be Least Justifiable Way of
Meeting City  Deficit _
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=1&did=83837239&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1143433711&clientId=
65882)
WILLIAM VICKREY.. New  York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 8,
1953. p. 28 (1  page)
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_Transit  Fares and Tolls Should Match Route and Ride_
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=118553849&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQ
T=309&VName=HNP&TS=1143433711&clientId=65882)
WILLIAM  VICKREY. New York Times (1857-Current file). New  York, N.Y.: Jul
10, 1982. p. 22 (1 page)

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