DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN AWARDS AND CULTURAL INTERCHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS ON Various Bills Relating to Awards of Medal for Distinguished Civilian Achievement, and Cultural Interchange and Development HEARINGS HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C. Printed for use of the Committee on Education and Labor DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN AWARDS AND CULTURAL INTERCHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS ON Various Bills Relating to Awards of Medal for Distinguished Civilian Achievement, and Cultural Interchange and Development HEARINGS HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C. JULY 5, 6, 1955; JANUARY 20, 26, AND 27, 1956 11.5. Concices Coun Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor CR6253 .452 2 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR GRAHAM A. BARDEN, North Carolina, Chairman AUGUSTINE B. KELLEY, Pennsylvania JAMES ROOSEVELT, California SAMUEL K. MCCONNELL, JR., Pennsylvania WINT SMITH, Kansas CARROLL D. KEARNS, Pennsylvania HAROLD H. VELDE, Illinois CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan ALBERT H. BOSCH, New York JOE HOLT, California JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona STUYVESANT WAINWRIGHT, New York PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey ORVIN B. FJARE, Montana 2 CONTENTS Abbott, William, assistant education director, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, AFL-CIO; accompanied by T. R. Owens, Washington representative, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Washington, Becker, Ralph E., Washington counsel, League of New York Theaters Bliss, Robert Woods, Washington, D. C.. Celler, Hon. Emanuel, a Representative in Congress from the State 106 71 328 Derounian, Hon. Steven B., a Representative in Congress from the Dougan, Mrs. Ronald A., president, National Federation of Music Goodrich, Lloyd, associate director, Whitney Museum of American Art, and chairman, Committee on Government and Art, New York, Harding, Alfred, assistant to the president, Actors Equity Associa- 65 Kase, C. Robert, chairman, department of dramatic arts and speech, S Perkins, Roswell B., Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, Riley, Russell, Director, International Educational Exchange Service, Rockefeller, Nelson A., Special Assistant to the President, Washington, Stout, Rex, president, the Authors League of America, Inc.. Swire, Willard, executive director, American National Theatre and 84 12, 218 72 Wattenberg, Sidney, general counsel, National Music Council, Inc... 331 125 A joint committee on United States international exchange of persons programs needed, extension of remarks of Hon. Frank Thompson, |