COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

WILLIAM L. DAWSON, Illinois, Chairman

Alexander, Milton, fire commissioner, Franconia Fire Department,
Fairfax County, Va_-_-

Baldwin, Hon. John F., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California.......

Colborn, Fern, secretary, social education and action, National
Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, New York
City-.

Currie, James D., Bureau of the Budget.

Filley, Ferris, president, Dun Loring Volunteer Fire Department,
Fairfax County, Va...

Fogarty, Hon. John E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode Island..

Herlong, Hon. A. Sydney, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida_

Hiller, Manuel B., Office of the General Counsel, Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare___

Lund, Chester B., Director, Office of Field Administration, Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare..

Robinson, G. B., chief, Burke Volunteer Fire Department, Fairfax
County, Va.. _
Thomas, W. J., III, president, Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Inc., Montgomery County, Md.
Traycik, Louis B., Flint, Mich..

Nimtz, Hon. F. Jay, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Indiana..

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Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by—

Ashley, Hon. Thomas L., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio: Statement_.

Bentley, Hon. Alvin M., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Michigan:

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Letter from Kenneth V. Barnum, city clerk, city of St. Louis,
Mich., to Hon. Alvin M. Bentley, January 9, 1957.
Resolution from the city of Corunna_

Blitch, Hon. Iris Faircloth, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Georgia: Statement..

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Broomfield, Hon. William S., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Michigan: Statement__.

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Carnahan, Hon. A. S. J., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Missouri: Statement..

Chamberlain, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Michigan: Statement_

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Colborn, Fern, secretary, social education and action, National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, New York City: Statement..

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Telegrams addressed to John J. Guinnessy, National Social
Welfare Assembly, Washington, D. C., from—

Barnes, Lilace Reid, president, Young Women's Christian
Association, July 30, 1958..

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Cowan, Lieutenant Commissioner L. W., the Salvation
Army, July 30, 1958.

Reid, Joseph H., executive director, Child Welfare League
of America, July 30, 1958...

Sampson, Charles X., director of administration, United'
Community Funds and Councils of America, July 30, 1958-
Witte, Ernest F., executive director, Council of Social Work
Education, July 30, 1958.

Prendergast, Joseph, executive director, National Recreation
Association, July 30, 1958.

McCollom, Vivian C., chairman, National Board of Young
Men's Christian Associations, July 30, 1958

Gershovitz, Samuel D., executive vice president, National
Jewish Welfare Board, July 31, 1958.

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Dennison, Hon. David S., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Ohio: Statement..

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Doyle, Hon. Clyde, a Representative in Congress from the State of
California: Statement..

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Fogarty, Hon. John E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode Island: Statement..

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Haskell, Hon. Harry G., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Delaware: Statement...

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Hyde, Hon. DeWitt S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland: Statement_

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Jennings, Hon. W. Pat, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia: Statement.

Krettek, Germaine, director, American Library Association, Washington, D. C.:

Keating, Hon. Kenneth B., a Representative in Congress from the
State of New York: Statement--

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Letter from Germaine Krettek, to Hon. John W. McCormack,
August 4, 1958.
Statement..

Lankford, Hon. Richard E., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Maryland: Letter from Hon. Richard E. Lankford, to Hon.
John W. McCormack, August 5, 1958__.

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McCormack, Hon. John W., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Massachusetts, and chairman, Special Durable Property
Subcommittee:

Excerpt from Public Law 152 of the 81st Congress.
Excerpt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949___

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Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued
McCormack, Hon. John W., etc.—Continued

Letter from Wilson T. Sowder, M. D., State health officer,
Florida Board of Health, to Hon. A. Sydney Herlong, Jr.,
January 7, 1958..

List of individuals and organizations from whom communications
were received in support of H. R. 7929 and related bills___
McIntosh, Hon. Robert J., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Michigan: Statement_

McKay, (Mrs.) Mildred P., State librarian, New Hampshire State
Library: Letter from (Mrs.) Mildred P. McKay, to Hon. Perkins
Bass, July 1, 1958..

Matthews, Hon. D. R. (Billy), a Representative in Congress from the
State of Florida:

Letter from Wilson T. Sowder, M. D., State health officer, Florida
Board of Health, to Hon. D. R. (Billy) Matthews, January 7,
1958
Statement.

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Nimtz, Hon. F. J., a Representative in Congress from the State of
Indiana: Statement..

Seely-Brown, Hon. Horace, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Connecticut: Statement_.

Tewes, Hon. Donald E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin: Statement_

Traycik, Louis B., representing the Salvation Army and the YMCA:
Statement._.

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Walker, Crayton, executive director, American Hearing Society,
Washington, D. C.:

Letter from Crayton Walker, to Hon. John W. McCormack,
July 30, 1958..

Statement of American Hearing Society re H. R. 9522.

APPENDIX-REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND

DEPARTMENTS

Exhibit 1-Replies from the Bureau of the Budget..

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Exhibit 2-Replies from the Federal Civil Defense Administration..

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Exhibit 3-Replies from the General Accounting Office____

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Exhibit 4-Replies from the General Services Administration_.

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Exhibit 5-Reply from the Department of Agriculture..

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Exhibit 6-Replies from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare_.

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Exhibit 7-Reply from the Department of the Interior__
Exhibit 8-Replies from the Department of the Navy..

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Exhibit 9-Reply from the Department of the Treasury

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