Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, 1955: Hearings Before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4903, an Act Making Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1955, and for Other Purposes. March 21, 1955U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955 - 674 pages |
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