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Box 135

 Container

Contains 36 Results:

"Retirement-railroad", 1953

 File — Box: 135, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 356) to amend the Railroad Retirement Act as it relates to social security payment.

Dates: 1953

"Rivers and harbors", 1953

 File — Box: 135, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning rivers and harbors legislation including Turtle Creek Dam (Kansas), Beaufort Port, the deepening of the Charleston Harbor channel, and the St. Lawrence Seaway project.

Dates: 1953

"Robinson-Patman Act", 1953

 File — Box: 135, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 540) to amend the Robinson-Patman Act which worked to prevent unfair price discrimination in an effort to protect small and independent businesses.

Dates: 1953

"Rubber", 1953

 File — Box: 135, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 2047) to amend the Rubber Act of 1948, as amended to provide for the sale of Government-owned rubber-producing facilities. Senator Maybank opposed the legislation on the basis that a sufficient number of hearings were not held before making the decision.

Dates: 1953

"Scholarship-nurses", 1953

 File — Box: 135, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents

A letter from Representative Frances P. Bolton containing a copy of and statement on legislation (H.R. 3850) to provide a program of grants and scholarships for education in the field of nursing.

Dates: 1953

"Selective service", 1953

 File — Box: 135, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning the draft law and the need for fewer deferments and longer terms of service.

Dates: 1953