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Correspondence concerning the effects of price control on the automobile industry.

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Correspondence concerning provisions to exempt barbers and beauticians from price control.

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Correspondence concerning the effects of the Defense Production Act on the cotton and textile industry.

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Correspondence concerning price controls on livestock and meat. Also included is an analysis by the National Independent Meat Packers Association on the allocation and prices of meat products.

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Correspondence concerning an amendment to the Defense Production Act of 1950 concerning limitations and restrictions placed on the use of natural gas.

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A letter written in opposition to a proposed merger of the Tobacco and Liquor Tax Divisions of the Internal Revenue Bureau.

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Telegrams requesting support for legislation to provide medical care to prisoners of war in Korea. Senator Maybank replied that some members of his own family were among the prisoners of war held in Korea.

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Correspondence from President Kenneth M. Lynch of the South Carolina Medical College in Charleston, South Carolina, concerning legislation (S. 337) to provide emergency financial assistance for the education of health personnel.

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Correspondence concerning legislation to increase the retirement benefits of railroad employees.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for another three years. The Act provided for the negotiation of tariff agreements between the United States and separate nations. The Act served as an institutional reform intended to authorize the president to negotiate with foreign nations to reduce tariffs in return for reciprocal reductions in tariffs in the United States. Correspondents include Senator Walter F. George (Chairman of the Senate Committee on...