Box 23

Correspondence concerning amendments to the Financial Institutions Act that would rewrite Federal statues affecting financial institutions including banks, savings and loan businesses, and credit unions.

Correspondence concerning legislation to address the business recession including an increase in income tax exemptions for dependents and an extension of unemployment insurance.

Correspondence protesting the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 which established a Civil Rights Commission in the United States Executive Branch to ensure equal voting rights for all citizens. Representative Rivers vehemently opposed its passage.