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Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 1639) to amend the Employees Liability Act. The bill would amend the law relating to the liability of common carriers by rail so that suits could only be brought to court in the State in which the accident occurred.

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A letter and postcard requesting support for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). A proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.

Scope and Contents A letter from a constituent regarding newspaper clippings sent to Senator Maybank in opposition to the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) and a letter from the Beth Israel Sisterhood requesting support for the National Act Against Discrimination in Employment. Originally created during wartime to combat racial discrimination in defense industries, the FEPC met strong opposition, particularly in the South, when legislation was proposed to regulate the private sector. Senator Maybank...

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Correspondence concerning legislation to increase retirement annuities for Federal Employees.

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A letter from the Retail Merchants Association of Folly Beach requesting Senator Maybank support appropriations for repairs to breaks in jetties causing the washing of areas around Folly Beach.

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A letter containing a preliminary report of the Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Needs, Limits, and Sources of American Aid to Foreign Countries; Supplementary Sources from Self-Help and Other Countries.

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A letter from Senator Elbert D. Thomas, of the Committee on Foreign Relations, containing a proposed disarmament agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union.