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ALCOHOLISM

HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3

OF THE

...COMMITTEE ON
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETIETH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 6143

TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR THE CONTROL
OF DRUNKENNESS AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

OF ALCOHOLISM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

APRIL 11 AND JULY 24, 1967

Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

77-578

WASHINGTON : 1967

COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

JOHN L. MCMILLAN, South Carolina, Ohairman THOMAS G. ABERNETHY, Mississippi ANCHER NELSEN, Minnesota WILLIAM L. DAWSON, Ilinois

WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois ABRAHAM J. MULTER, New York

ALVIN E. O'KONSKI, Wisconsin JOHN DOWDY, Texas

WILLIAM H. HARSHA, Ohio BASIL L. WHITENER, North Carolina CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland B. F. SISK, California

FRANK J. HORTON, New York CHARLES C. DIGGS, JR., Michigan

JOEL T. BROYHILL, Virginia G. ELLIOTT HAGAN, Georgia

LARRY WINN, JR., Kansas DON FUQUA, Florida

GILBERT GUDE, Maryland DONALD M. FRASER, Minnesota

JOHN M. ZWACH, Minnesota
BROCK ADAMS, Washington

SAM STEIGER, Arizona
ANDREW JACOBS, JR., Indiana
E. S. JOHNNY WALKER, New Mexico

JAMES T. CLARK, Clerk
CLAYTON S. GASQUE, Staj Direotor

HAYDEN S. GARBER, Counsel

SUBCOMMITTEE No. 3

JOHN DOWDY, Texas, Chairman
THOMAS G. ABERNETHY, Mississippi FRANK J. HORTON, New York
DON FUQUA, Florida

WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois
DONALD M. FRASER, Minnesota

JOHN M. ZWACH, Minnesota BROCK ADAMS, Washington

SAM STEIGER, Arizona

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CONTENTS

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STATEMENTS

Alford, Dr. James, Emory University, Department of Psychiatry, Atlanta,

Ga..

11

District of Columbia government:

Grant, Dr. Murray, Director, Department of Public Health.

83

Robinson, William A., Assistant Corporation Counsel-

94

Donahue, Jack, Hope House, Boston, Mass..

24

Dowd, Col. Edward, president, Board of Police Commissioners, St. Louis,

Mo..

17

Hagan, Hon. G. Elliott, Representative in Congress from the State of

Georgia.

9

Hutt, Peter B., Esg., Washington, D. C., Area Council on Alcoholism.- 35

Logan, Albert B., Executive Director, North American Judges Association. 118

McCormack, Dr. Billy E., director, American Council on Alcohol Problems. 129

McDonnell, Pierce s., attorney at law, Warrenton, Va.

106

Mayne, Rev. John C., International Reform Federation.--

130

Pittman, Dr. David J., president, North American Association of Alco-

holism Programs..

103

MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Action for Boston Community Development, George Bennett, Executive

Director, telegram to Congressman Hagan.-

23

Amendments proposed:

District of Columbia government:

Commissioners.-

99-102

Dr. Murray Grant-

84-86, 90-94

Department of Justice

80–82

National Capital Civil Liberties Union

76-78
McDonnell, Pierce s.

109-111

Billet, Dr. Sanford L., statement.

72

Brown, Charles T., president, Matt Talbot Inn, Cleveland, Ohio, telegram

dated July 23, 1967, to Congressman Hagan.

142

Department of Justice, Hon. Ramsey Clark, Attorney General, letter

dated April 24, 1967, to Chairman McMillan reporting on H. R. 6143. 79
District of Columbia Association

for Mental Health, Inc. Jonas V. Morris,
chairman, Legislative Committee, letter dated April 8, 1967, to Chairman

Dowdy.

73

District of Columbia government, Hon. Walter N. Tobriner, president,

Board of Commissioners, letter dated April 10, 1967, reporting on

H.R. 6143.

95

District of Columbia Health and Welfare Council, Miss Flaxie M. Pinkett,

chairman, letter dated April 10, 1967, to Chairman Dowdy-

74

District of Columbia Medical Society, 'Dr. Earl Mitchell, chairman, Alco-

holism Committee, letter dated April 10, 1967, to Chairman Dowdy- 73

Federation of Citizen's Associations of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Mabel

E. Morris, secretary, resolution dated June 8, 1967, on H. R. 6143.

82

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