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Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning legislation for the relief of Margaret J. Johnson, who suffered the loss of her left leg due to cancer of her foot induced by an accidental injury incurred in the course of her employment at the Charleston Ordnance Depot. Mrs. Johnson filed a claim for compensation under the United States Employees Liability Act but her compensation was disallowed for the reason that no record was made of her injuries by the medical department at the Charleston Ordinance Depot...

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Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 116) for the relief of Mabel Jones and Mildred Wells of Camden, South Carolina, for personal injuries and property damage sustained as a result of a collision with a United States Army truck on United States Highway 521 about eight miles south of Camden, South Carolina.

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Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 1166) for the relief of Mary E. Kelly, a resident of New York, for insurance compensation for the death of her husband.

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Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 2062) for the relief of Carrie M. Lee for injuries sustained in a truck-automobile collision.

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Correspondence concerning legislation for the relief of Captain D. G. McRitchie. The Charleston Navy Yard Disbursing Office erroneously paid out funds to Lieutenant William Walton Knight and was unable to obtain a refund.

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A letter written in opposition to the withdrawing of a high school band from marching in a Thanksgiving Day parade due to union control by James Caesar Petrillo, President of the American Federation of Musicians. Petrillo was best known for banning all commercial recordings by union members from 1942-1944 to pressure record companies to give better royalty deals to musicians.

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A letter from Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Chairman of the Special Committee Investigating Petroleum Resources, containing a copy of an additional concurring report prepared by Senator Moore and a telegram requesting support for the investigations.

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Correspondence primarily concerning an amendment to the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930. Also included is legislation related to rural mail carriers and increased postal rates.

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Correspondence concerning public works legislation including the removal of restrictions upon loans by Federal Agencies to finance the construction of certain public works, the elimination of the control of water rights by the Federal Power Commission, the construction of state armories, and a bill to enable States and their agencies and political subdivisions to plan for the construction of public works. Correspondents include Senator W. Lee O'Daniel.

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A letter requesting support for legislation (H.R. 3309 and S. 1184) to broaden the powers of self-government for the people of Puerto Rico.