Box 121

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A letter from Senator Pat McCarran concerning Senate Joint Resolution 122 to limit and control the use of executive power with respect to international agreements.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning agriculture and forestry legislation including the authorization of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust titles to lands acquired by the United States subject to his control, a proposed extension of the Statue of Limitations from ten to twenty years in National Forests, agricultural price parity, the American Farm Economic Association, and the selective service and agricultural laborers. Correspondents include Senator Milton R. Young (Senate Committee on...

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Correspondence concerning the parity formula for cotton prices.

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Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 2444) to prohibit the broadcasting over radio and television of advertisements of distilled spirits for beverage purposes.

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A letter from a South Carolina constituent concerning legislation (H.R. 7697-98) to prevent the application or exercise of monopoly power by employers and labor organizations in their dealings with employees, to amend the anti-trust laws, and for other purposes.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning appropriations for agriculture and forestry including the Cooperative Research and Service Division of the Farm Credit Administration, the Southeastern Pecan Growers Association, the Agricultural Conservation program of the Production and Marketing Administration for South Carolina counties, the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Soil Conservation districts in South Carolina, the Livestock Market Reporting Service, the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations, improved...

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Correspondence requesting support for appropriations for the Agricultural Conservation Program of the Production and Marketing Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Correspondence concerning appropriations for a federally assisted meal program to provide low-cost or free lunches to school children. Though the program began long before, President Truman officially signed the National School Lunch Act in 1946. Senator Maybank was one of the primary sponsors of the program.

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A letter from a South Carolina constituent expressing opposition to plans to establish Burke Airport to be used for commercial purposes in Washington, D.C.

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Correspondence concerning appropriations for armed services including retirement, opposition to the construction of the Portsmouth-Newington (New Hampshire) air force jet bomber base, and additional appropriations for the Air Force.