Box 134

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 635) to clarify the right of sellers to engage in competition by in good faith meeting the equally low price of a competitor and legislation (S. 1377) to define the application of the Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Acts to certain pricing practices.

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 116) to amend title 18, United States Code, so as to prohibit the transportation of fireworks into any State in which the sale or use of such fireworks is prohibited.

A letter requesting support for legislation (S. 513) to prevent the drainage of Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico, to require a sufficient amount of water to keep fish alive in drought years.

A letter from the Vice-President of the Tufted Textile Manufacturers Association requesting to be kept informed on any legislation imposing additional standards for the flammability of wearing apparel.

Correspondence requesting support for legislation (H.R. 2341) to prohibit fluoridation of water by any municipality or subdivision in the United States.

Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 1377) to allow manufacturers to absorb freight charges.

Correspondence concerning legislation for Hawaiian statehood. Senator Maybank opposed Hawaiian and Alaskan Statehood on the grounds that they were not contiguous parts of the United States. Hawaii and Alaska eventually obtained statehood in 1959.

Correspondence primarily concerning a Resolution to create a National Mental Health Week. Also included are a number of reports on health insurance plans given to the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

A letter, from Senator Francis Case of the Committee on the District of Columbia, requesting support for legislation (S. 1976) to provide for home rule in the District of Columbia. Senator Maybank declined to sponsor the bill.

Correspondence protesting legislation (S. 475), introduced by Senator Olin D. Johnston to amend the National Housing Act, that constituents believe will create unfair competition between privately owned hotels and government-financed apartment projects.