Area Assistance Act of 1956

Celler, Hon. Emanuel, a Representative in Congress from the State
of New York, on behalf of New York Democratic delegation____
Crosby, J. Muir, executive secretary, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce__

Dempsey, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New Mexico___

310

292

350

Denton, Hon. Winfield K., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Indiana___

363

Elliott, Hon. Carl, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Alabama

375

Ezelle, Sam, secretary-treasurer, Kentucky State Federation of

Labor, AFL-CIO_

163

Fenton, Hon. Ivor D., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Pennsylvania_

317

Fernandez, Hon. A. M., a Representative in Congress from the
State of New Mexico.

361

Fernos-Isern, Hon. A., Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico..

Flood, Hon. Daniel J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Pennsylvania.

373

378

Forand, Hon. Aime J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Rhode Island.

368

Gray, Hon. Kenneth J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Illinois

385

Hale, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Maine..

368

Hays, Hon. Brooks, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Arkansas

320

Hughes, Goffrey, executive director, Southern Illinois, Inc., Carter-
ville, Ill...

205

Hyde, Hon. De Witt S., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Maryland.

361

Jennings, Hon. W. Pat, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Virginia___

346

Kearney, Hon. Bernard W., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York..

336

Kee, Hon. Elizabeth, a Representative in Congress from the State of

West Virginia.......

349

Kennedy, Thomas, vice president, United Mine Workers of America.
Larson, Hon. Arthur, Under Secretary of Labor..

Statement of-Continued

Mead, Hon. James, representing New York State Department of

Commerce

Mueller, Hon. Frederick H., Assistant Secretary of Commerce,

accompanied by Carl F. Oechsle, Victor Roterus, and Kenneth L.

Perkins, Hon. Carl D., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Kentucky.

333

Rabaut, Hon. Louis C., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Michigan.__.

348

Rhodes, Hon. George M., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Pennsylvania..

371

Riley, George D., legislative representative, AFL-CIO, accompanied

by Peter Henle......-

Seward, Pere F., Deputy Commissioner For Community Facilities,

Housing and Home Finance Agency-

Rosiclare Community Development Association, Rosiclare, Ill__

Saylor, Hon. John P., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Pennsylvania –

Shoemaker, Perry M., representing the Chamber of Commerce of the

Siler, Hon. Eugene, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Kentucky

366

Slayman, Charles H., representing the Ohio Chamber of Commerce,

Columbus, Ohio

304

Steiner, Richard L., Deputy Commissioner, Urban Renewal Admin-
istration, Housing and Home Finance Agency-

Thompson, Hon. Frank, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New Jersey-

313

Vanik, Hon. Charles A., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Ohio___

384

Van Zandt, Hon. James E., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Pennsylvania..

331

Whitehouse, Albert, director, Industrial Union Department, AFL-
CIO, accompanied by Oscar Jager and Frank Fernbach.

274

Additional data submitted to the committee by-
Chamber of Commerce of the United States:

Letter of April 19, 1956, to Hon. J. Edgar Chenoweth, from C. L.
Thomson_.

264

Letter of April 26, 1956, to Hon. Brent Spence, regarding questions
by Hon. Abraham Multer_.

264

Dempsey, Hon. John J.:

Statement of Berl Huffman, New Mexico Economic Development

Commission.

356

Statement of Fred C. Barron, Employment Security Commission

of New Mexico__.

354

The Welfare Problem in Designated "Depressed Areas" in New

Mexico, article from New Mexico Department of Public Wel-

fare____

Department of Commerce:

Allocations in 6 months ended December 31, 1955.

Credit authorizations during calendar 1955 by the Export-Import

Bank of Washington (extracted from semiannual reports).

Monazite (technological description).

Statement of loans by the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (World Bank) during calendar 1955 (ex-
tracted from 10th annual report and supplement).
Statement of work of Office of Area Development, Business and
Defense Services Administration, United States Department of
Commerce, with reference to labor-surplus areas..
Statutory lending authority, appropriations made therefor, and
uncommitted balance of revolving fund, as of March 31, 1956_-
Summary statement of business and disaster loans approved,
canceled, and disbursed, by fiscal years, as of March 31, 1956..

Additional data submitted to the committee by-Continued

Hays, Hon. Brooks:

Low-income and level-of-living areas in agriculture (chart).

Percentages of commercial farms classified as low-producing farms,

United States, and generalized areas of low-production farms,

United States, 1950__

The size of net money income received by farm-operator families;
South and non-South compared, 1949.

Kearney, Hon. Bernard W.:

Cognetta, James J., president, IUE-AFL-CIO, Schenectady,
N. Y., letter of March 25, 1956_.

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321

322

338

337

Kempf Buick, Inc., Amsterdam, N. Y., letter of April 24, 1956_.
Krokenberger, Fred, Amsterdam, N. Y., letter of March 24, 1956-337, 338
Morreale, S., United Steel Workers of America, Schenectady,

N. Y., letter of April 25, 1956.

Kentucky State Federation of Labor:

Areas of substantial unemployment (chart)

Current manpower potential (chart) -

Degree of industrialization (chart).

338

170

173

174

Labor potential (chart).

171

Per capita income (chart).