Box 52

Correspondence concerning a proposed budget cut to federal appropriations for the Armed Services. Senator Maybank assured constituents that he would not "vote for one single dime cut to the Armed Forces."

Correspondence concerning appropriations for a field office in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The office was engaged in exploring the mineral resources of the district and conducting research studies and experiments for commercial possibilities of those resources.

A letter requesting support for legislation (S. 554) to provide for a Census of Business.

Correspondence, from Greenville, South Carolina, requesting support for similar appropriations for foster care that match the existing funding provided for dependent children.

Two letters expressing concern for the possible dissolution of the Corps of Army Engineers including a letter from Dr. R. F. Poole, President of the Clemson Agricultural College.

Correspondence concerning appropriations for education programs including support for additional federal aid to schools, vocational rehabilitation programs, Indian education, and laboratory equipment in classrooms.

A letter from a constituent requesting support for appropriations for the manufacture of audio-books and books written in Braille for the blind.

Correspondence concerning appropriations for health related programs including automobiles for amputees, the National Mental Health Act, and the Public Health Service.

A letter written in opposition to reductions in appropriations for the Bureau of Internal Revenue and a letter requesting support for an extension of the Public Works Administration (PWA) to complete unfinished projects for that agency.

Correspondence concerning appropriations for labor programs including the Division of Labor Standards, the National Labor Relations Board, and Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor.