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This document scanned from Box D1 of the Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
INDEX TO NEWSLETTERS
January 23, 1963
March 20, 1963
Rules Committee Enlargement
Military authorization for
missiles, aircraft and naval
State of the Union Address
vessels passes
Tax Revision
RS-70 Controversy
January 30, 1963
Youth Employment Act
Kennedy: budget recommendations
economic report
March 27, 1963
tax proposals
Vote on Monday
AGRICULTURE PRICE SUPPORT cost
Backdoor spending
FORD legislation
Televising House Committee
February 6, 1963
Hearings
Presddent's message on
Silver and dollar bills
Education and Agriculture
Yeas and nays
24 part education bill
The income tax
Agricultural message
April 3, 1963
puritanical to oppose
tax cut
Dept. of Interior Approp.
February 13, 1963
Clay Report on oreign Aid
Defense HEARINGS
News Management hearings
CIVIL RIGHTS legislation
Aid to Dependent Children in
Michigan
TAX REVISION
April 10, 1963
Grand Haven lighthouse picture
President Kennedy's criticism
of deficit under Eisenhower
February 20, 1963
and debt extension
Lincoln Day speeches
NUCLEAR TESTING
Treasury-Post Office Approp.
(Republican Conf.)
Executive Privilege
STRATEGY GAP
High School visitors
SLEEPING BEAR DUNES Nat'l Park
April 17, 1963
February 27, 1963
Supplemental appropriations
Geo. Washington's Farewell Address
bill and Public Works program
(accelerated)
"ail on Cuba and fiscal policy
Silver legislation
Minority staff for committees
Nuclear Test Ban
March 6, 1963
April 24, 1963
Supplemental appropriation
bill for Dept. of Agriculture
Variety of congressional activity
Cuban policy
Un-American Activities Comm.
Raising the debt limit
ith Committee on Ways
and Means
March 13, 1963
With Committee on Education
Cutting of funds for Banking
and Labor
And Currency and Education and
Labor
May 1, 1963
Activity in the House:
Television ratings
Health Professions Educational
Assistance Act
Televisiong House Committee
session
Feed Grains Act
Reflectors on railroad cars
Social security for fore-
men and pelicemen
Index to Newsletters cont'd.
July 3, 1963
ay 8, 1963
187th Anniversary of Declaration
Reduced approp. bill
ef-Independence,
FIFTH DISTRICT is altered
Budget reduction to date
Defense Appropriations and expend-
itures.
other legislation
feed grains bill
July 10, 1963
May 15, 1963
increasing debt limitation
"Captive Nations Week"
no proGlam in 163
Soviet take-over in Cuba
$65,000 for international con-
ference
Cuba and the Monroe Doctrine
military pay increase
Back-door spending again
May 22, 1963
New Fiscal Year in the Red
Vote on debt limitation
Our American Gov't
Resolutions introduced in the House to prevent
Sec. of Agric. requiring that locally and
independently elected members of ASCS Comm.
July 17, 1963
must support his policies.
"Back-door spending" voted
Yeas and Nays
down in House.
May 29, 1963
37 Bills passed in House
Equal pay for omen
AEC Approp.
Consent Calendar
Defeat of wheat referendum
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Sugar legislation
Standards for seat belts
June 5, 1963
Mexican labor bill
Committee action on Pres.'s
Tax Proposals
reorganization plans
Sugar legislation
July 24, 1963
June 19, 1963
Dept. of the Interior
ARA defeat of,
Appropriation Bill for 1964
-unsuccessful record of,
Civil Rights hearings in
Continuation of Corporate
House Comm. on the Judiciary
and Excise Taxes
H.R. 101: "peanuts for boil--
"Workshop in Washington,"
ing"bill
Summer, 1963
Farm support costs and losses
Availability of Booklet,
on the increase
"Our American Government."
Congressional milestone:
JUNE 26, 1963
Carl Vinson's new record
Defense Appropriations
for membership in the
before Congress
Congress
Equal Air Time Appropriations
Civil Rights Legislation
Supreme Court Ruling on Relig-
ion in Schools
INDEX TO NEWSLETTER (CONTINUED)
July 31, 1963
September 11, 1963
Railroads postponed initiation
Mental health bill being
of work rules for 30 days.
considered this week
Taxes and civil rights
Service Academy enrollment
compulsory arbitration in
increases.
railroad dispute
September 18, 1963
August 7, 1963
Mental health centers bill
NASA Appropriations and
comm. to investigate research
space program
grants
1968 Olympic Games
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
State of the Treasury
Backdoor spending
Constitution Day
With the Committees
September 25, 1963
August 14, 1963
Revenue Bill of 1963
Debt limitation and claimed
Republican - Democratic positions
"savings" of $2.6 billion
Vocational Education Act
October 2, 1963
Mints to expand
Tax bill
August 19, 1963
Civil Rights
Aid to colleges education bill
and question of distribution
latest in "Pentagonese"
to non-public facilities
October 9, 1963
D.C. Criminal Code
Selling U.S., Wheat to Comm.
Russia
Income Tax Revision
Opposition to sales
August 28, 1963
Subsidy program
Foreign Assistance Authorization
On establishing a permanent
bill
NATO trading council
cards on "medicare bill"
October 16, 1963
resolution on Bible reading
and Lord S Prayer
Defense bill action completed
income tax revision
Defense, Communisma and Wheat
Defense Spending and Unemploy-
September 4, 1963
ment.
aetober 23, 1963
Rebuttal to Kennedy on foreign
Defense, Treasury-Post Office,
aid
Labor-HEW, INTERIOR approp.
bills sent to the President
October 30, 1963
Pay raise
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
INDEX to NEWSLETTERS con'td.
4
NOVEMBER 6, 1963
Increase debt limit
MEXICAN FARM LABOR
NOVEMBER 13, 1963
Debt limit vote
P.S. TO THE RUSSIAN WHEAT DEAL
ON THE FARM AND IN THE DEPARTMENT
CANDLE POWER & LEGAL STANDARDS
NOVEMBER 20, 1963
Peace Corps appropriation
PROSPERITY & PUBLIC DEBT
VA HOSPITALS IN MICHIGAN
"FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & EDUCATION"
NOVEMBER 27, 1963
Thanksgiving message
AGRICULTURE YEARBOOKS
DECEMBER 4, 1963
Dallas tragedy
PRESIDENT (Johnson's) MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
DECEMBER 11, 1963
Cotton bill
IS IT TO BE A $100 BILLION BUDGET?
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD FOR NOVEMBER 25
DECEMBER 18, 1963
Civil Rights dischangepetition
"WE, THE PEOPLE"
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD FOR NOVEMBER 25
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
INDEX
1964 NEWSLETTERS
JANUARY 22, 1964
APRIL 1, 1964
National Cultural Center appropriation
NASA authorization
State of the Union message
Defense committee markup
The First Test - 'spending as usual'
Treasury, Post Office Appropriations
Civil Rights
The Run on Silver Dollars
Another Discharge Petition - Lord's Prayer
This Economy Drive
JANUARY 29, 1964
APRIL 8, 1964
Budget Message
Food Stamp Act
Defense & Non-Defense Spending
Debt and Interest
Federal Employment
APRIL 15, 1964
In Summary - Johnson budget
House Fails Second Test
Passage of Food Stamp & cotton-wheat bill
Legislative Appropriation Bill
Library Services
FEBRUARY 5, 1964
Constitutional Amendment on Bible Reading
Instant Coffee
Prayer resolutions
Civil Rights
Davis-Bacon Amendments
APRIL 22, 1964
Appropriations: Labor, HEW
FEBRUARY 12, 1964
N.I.H.
ToOpen the Books
PCTIAPK - Mrs. Oswald
Extracurricular: onions & aspirins
Wheat for the Communists
APRIL 29, 1964
FEBRUARY 19, 1964
Defense appropriation bill
Civil Rights bill
On The Amendments
The Lincoln Week
From a Personal Standpoint
For This Week - defense authorizations
Coast Guard
"
With the Committees -
MAY 6, 1964
FEBRUARY 26, 1964
Renegotiation Act
A Division of Opinion
Defense Appropriations hearings
"Your Child From 1 to 6"
Tax Revision and Reducation
MAY 13, 1964
MARCH 4, 1964
A.E.C. authorization lons
Tax bill vote
On Obscene Mail & Communist Propaganda
Federal Spending Can Be Reduced
Those Long Cemmercials
MAY 20, 1964
Somewhat Startling - nearest $ salary rd.
Funds for I.D.A.
Deficiency Appropriation Bill for 1964
MARCH 11, 1964
"Job Corps" or Education
With the Committees (medicare, prayer,
Pay raise
poverty )
Peace Corps Authorization
Appropriations Moving
MAY 27, 1964
Export subsidies-farm products-Communist
MARCH 18, 1964
countries
DEPT. OF AGRIculture Funds
Pres. Commission to Investigate Assassination
Farmer-Consumer Problems
New Farm Legislation
JUNE 3, 1964
MARCH 25, 1964
Request to raise nat'l debt limit
Poverty message
Military Construction Appropriations
Congressional Districts
Hospital & Medical Facilities
Interior Appropriations
Insurance Coverage on Deposits in Banks
& in Savings and Loan Associations
INDEX
-
1964 NEWSLETTERS
-
Page 2
-
JUNE 10, 1964
SEPTEMBER 9, 1964
National Debt review
Public Law 480 - extension of
Who Are the Creditors?
No 1965 U.S. coins
Foreign Assistance Authorization
JUNE 17, 1964
SEPTEMBER 16, 1964
Debt Limit To Go To $324 Billion
H.R. 11865 -increase Social Security benefits
Salary Increases for Federal
Appalachian Development Proposal
Officials and Employees
Foreign Aid Authorization Approved
Workship in Washington
SEPTEMBER 23, 1964
Warren Commission report
JUNE 24, 1964
Social Security Amendments of 1964
Supplemental Appropriation Bill
Federal Excise Tax extension
On Obscene and Indecent Mail
Public Works Appropriation Bill
"The Farmer's World"
The Poverty Package
SEPTEMBER 30, 1964
JULY 1, 1964
1965 Supplemental appropriation bill
Urban Mass Transportation Act
Budget cut
Apportionment of State Legislatures
Foreign Aid Appropriation Bill Extended been
Congressional Redistricting
Warren Commission Report
JULY 8, 1964
OCTOBER 7, 1964
Foreign Aid Appropriation Bill
National Defense Education Act
Coffee Prices up Consumer
Protection Down
Next issue - July 29
JULY 29, 1964
Uncle Sam's finances
Legislative Schedule (adjourn?)
"The Inaugural Address of JFK"
AUGUST 5, 1964
Anti-Poverty bill
Reduction in flags
AUGUST 12, 1964
Social Security Amendments of 1964
addt'l copies JFK Inaugural Address
AUGUST 19, 1964
SERVICE ACADEMIES
THE BREAD TAX
AUGUST 26, 1964
Reapportionment
(House recessed one week)
INDEX
1965 NEWSLETTERS
JANUARY 27, 1965
MARCH 31, 1965
First Newsletter
Elementary & Secondary Education Act -
The Minority's task
'rubber stamped'
Human Welfare and Veterans
Mailing List
APRIL 7, 1965
FEBRUARY 3, 1965
Department of Interior appropriation
Older Americans Act
Restriction of funds to Nasser
Water Resources Planning Act
Supplemental appropriation to Nasser
Manpower Act of 1965
The Budget message
Social Security and Medicare
FEBRUARY 10, 1965
APRIL 14, 1965
The Administration's Medicare
An Alternate Proposal
Social Security Act Amendment (Mudican)
APRIL 21, 1965
FEBRUARY 17, 1965
Constitutional Amendment - Presidential
Aid to Nasser
disability and succession
Veterans' Hospitals and Domiciliaries
The Gold Reserve
APRIL 28, 1965
FEBRUARY 24, 1965
Firearms Control bill
Water Pollution Control Act
Arms Control & Disarmament appropriation
Summer Scholarship-Mt. Vernon J.C.
Inter-American Development Bank appropriation
MAY 5, 1965
MARCH 3, 1965
Water Quality Act
Appalachia Bill
Health Services Legislation
Lead and Zinc
Anti-Poverty Struggle
Committee Expenses
MAY 12, 1965
MARCH 10, 1965
Increase in Defense Spending
Appalachia Bill - 'rubber stamped'
Military Procurement & Research
Mail Bag - Federal Aid to Education
Department of Labor & Department of HEW
Medicare
appropriation
Drug Abuse Control Amendment
Un-American Activities Committee
MAY 19, 1965
MARCH 17, 1965
Foreign Assistance Act of 1965
National Aeronautics & Space Administra-
Drug Abuse Control Act - approved
tion appropriation
Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
Independent Offices Appropriation
Federal Standards for Congressional Districting
Government-owned Land in Michigan
Patent Office Fees bill
"Aggression from the North"-State Dept.
On increasing salaries of Supreme Court Jus-
tices
Mr. Kim's "mail analysis"
MAY 26, 1965
Excise Tax Reduction
MARCH 24, 1965
The Labor Message
Foreign Aid authorization
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
INDEX
:
1965 NEWSLETTERS
-
Page 2
JUNE 2, 1965
AUGUST 11, 1965
Tread Rubber Tax bill
Voting Rights Act
Foreign Aid authorization
Legislative Apportionment
Agricultural appropriations
On Crime & Punishment
On Debt & Gold
JUNE 9, 1965
AUGUST 18, 1965
Ownibus Farm Bill
Excise Tax Cut bill
Small Farmers Get Little ANd
Voting Rights Act
JUNE 16, 1965
AUGUST 25, 1965
Omnibus Farm Bill
Public Debt Limit increase
Public Works And Economic
Capitol Building - open evenings
"Years of Lightning-Day of Drums"
Development Act
United Nations
Voting Rights
The Immigration Act
JUNE 23, 1965
SEPTEMBER 1, 1965
Housing & Urban Development Act of 1965
New Cabinet Post - Department of Housing &
Immigration Bill
Urban Development
Insurance For Viet Nam Servicemen
The Veto And Congressional
Authority
JUNE 30, 1965
Home For Labor Day
Housing & Urban Development Act of 1965
Area Redevelopment Administration
SEPTEMBER 8, 1965
Defense appropriations
Cigarette Labeling
Tariff Agreement With Canada
Coin legislation
Farm Labor Shortage And
Crop Loss
The Gold Drain And Your Dollar
JULY 7, 1965
Academy Appointments
Voting Rights Bill
Rent Subsidies
SEPTEMBER 15, 1965
Appropriations for Fiscal 1966
Tax Credits for College Expenses
Foreign Aid Bill
Home Rule For The District
JULY 14, 1965
SEPTEMBER 22, 1965
Voting Rights Bill
Coin legislation
21-Day Rule
Anti-Poverty Program
The Recommittal Motion And
"Status of the World's Nations"
Republican Strategy
JULY 21, 1965
SEPTEMBER 29, 1965
Military Pay Raise Bill
New Coins
Life Insurance For Servicemen
Voting Rights Act
Anti-Poverty Program
House Sets Some Records
JULY 28, 1965
"Consumers All"-1965 Yearbook
Of Agriculture
Taft-Hartley Act (Section 14b)
OCTOBER 6, 1965
AUGUST 4, 1965
Home Rule For D.C.
Taft-Hartley Act (Section 14b)
Highway Beautification
Medicare & Renticare
Foreign Affairs & Fiscal Policy
OCTOBER 13, 1965
Sugar bill proposed
Evaluation of this session
Mr. President
OVER
OCTOBER 20, 1965
Sugar bill passed (immigration example)
Highway Beautification passed
More in Rent Subsidies
Adjournment approaches
OCTOBER 27, 1965
National Teacher Corps
Temporary Setback (Corps)
Academy Appointments
At the District Office
"Washington Review"
INDE
1966 NEWSLETTERS
January 19, 1966
March 9, 1966
First Newsletter
The State of The Union
Bill to finance Cotton Promotion
Our American Government
Defense Authorization Bill
Mailing List
Congressional Resolution on S.E. Asia
Spending as Usual
January 26, 1966
March 16, 1966
War in Vietnam
War on Poverty
Legislative Items
War Against Inflation
a. Use of Cats and Dogs for Research
War Against Taxes
b. Minimum Wage Bill
War for Advancement
C. "Situs Picketing" Bill
"Republican Appraisal"
d. H.R. 8282-Unemployment compensation
e. H. R.4054-Postal
Food for Peace vs Food for Freedom
February 2, 1966
GI Bill and 5th District
Budget
Four-Year Congressional Term
March 23, 1966
Electoral College Reform
Tax Bill (voted for)
Defense Appropriations
February 9, 1966
Uniform Daylight Savings Time
Foreign Aid
Mr. Johnson's Tax Increases
Veterans GI Benefits
March 30, 1966
Committee on Un-American Activities
Second Supplemental Appropriation
Faster Mail to Overseas Servicemen
February 16, 1966
President's Recommendations
for Child Safety
Tax Increase Proposals
Vice President's Mansion
More Judges
A Vote on Economy
The Public Debt
April 6, 1966
Free World Shipping to North Vietnam
Our Balance of Payments
Daylight Savings Time
Rent Subsidies
A Dollar Spent
February23, 1966
The Vote
"Tax Adjustment Act of 1966"
April 13, 2266
Uniform Time Legislation
Bankruptcy in the Great Society
Medicare Deadline:
Easter Recess
Student Aid
First F Regular Appropriations Bill
Student Seminars
Further Approved Efforts To Save
Agricultural Yearbooks
Appropriations for Treasury, Pest Offic
Executive Offices
Rubber Stamp Revolt
March 2, 1966
Republican Responsiblity
Tax Increase on Telephone and Automobiles
April 20, 1966
Foreign Aid Authorization
Apportionment of State Legislatures
Community Relations Service
A Home For the Vice-President
Third Power Plant at Grand Coulee Dam
From the Mail Pouch
Legislative Reapportionment
INDEX
1966 NEWSLETTERS
April 27, 1966
June 15, 1966
Transfer of Community Relations
Deficit Financing
Service from Commerce Dept. to
Food for Freedom
Justice Dept.
Shipments Abroad
Cats And Dogs
War Management
June 22, 1966
May 4, 1966
Defense Procurement
Standby Consumer Credit Controls
Ban of Surplus goods to
High Interest Act of 1966
countries which aid N. Vietnam
Father's Day
The Appropriation
Equal Opportunity Act
Dogs Add Cats
June 29, 1966
Situs Picketing
Parcel Post Legislation
May 11, 1966
Unemployment Insurance
Freedom of Information
Dept. Of Labor and HEW
Appropriations
NASA Authorization
July 6, 1966
Higher Education Act Extended
Destruction of Unfit Currency
Parcel Post Legislation
Congress and the Executive Branch
The Appropriation Bills
May 18, 1966
No Newsletter Next Week
Rent Subsidy
Independent Offices Appropriation
July 20, 1966
Minimum Wage
Sale of Participations in Government
Foreign Aid Bill
Defense Procurement
Agency Loan Pools
Civil Rights Act of 1966
May 25, 1966
July 27, 1966
Sale-of-assets Bill-Debt Ceiling
President Johnson and Inflation
Freedom of Information
Guam and Virgin Islands to Elect Governors
Defense Appropriation social Security.
Recent Visitors
Foreign Agents Registration Act
deflation
Minimum Wage and Situs Picketing
Civil Rights Act of 1966
A Department of Transportation
August 3, 1966
Civil Rights Act of 1966
June 1, 1966
On the Rule
The Other Provisions
Minimum Wage
Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation
Social Security Benefits in Fifth District
August 10, 1966
VA Contact Office
Consumers All
Civil Rights Debate
Repeal Participation Sales Act
Federal Employees
June 8, 1966
Slip, Slide, and Duck
Thank You (primary support)
Narcotic Rehabilitation Act
Michigan's Voting Record
Gemini Film
Defense Procurement and Military Pay
Recent Visitors
Bail Reform Act
Library Services and Construction Act
August 17, 1966
Civil Rights
Some Statistics on the Debate
Military Construction
Recent Visitors
INDEX
1966 NEWSLETTERS
August 24, 1966
October 12, 1966
Department of Transportation
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
Highway Safety
A $2.3 Billion Bill
Beauty and the Taxpayer
Food for Peace - Trade with Communists
Mass Transportation Funds Reduced
The Education Bill
On a Collision Course
October 19, 1966
August 31, 1966
Demonstration Cities - Indiana Dunes debates
Ready Reserve Legislation
Internal Security
All-Asian Conference on Vietnam
Public Debt up $8 Billion
Department of Transportation
A Chance to Save
Agriculture Appropriation Bill
Social SEcurity Plans
Farming in Fifth District
Adjournment
Michigan Agriculture
Recent Visitors
At: Home on Laber Day
Recent Visitors
October 26, 1966
September 7, 1966
Conference reports
Maritime Administration
Air Life to Servicemen
Parcel Post Changes
Insured Savings
Highway Legislation
Food for Peace
Vietnam veterans
Loans to Communist Nations
Office Interns
Demonstration Cities
Recent visitors
Final Issue
Recent visitors
September 14, 1966
"Tight Money" @ Patman bill
Minimum Wage
On Filing Tax Returns
On Law Enforcement
Educational Opportunities at the Service Academies
September 21, 1966
Inflation @ anti-inflationaly proposals
Two More Appropriation Bills
More on Law Enforcement
Sea-Grant Colleges
Recent Visitors
September 28, 1966
Foreign aid
Public Works Appropriation
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
An Increase in Veterans' Pensions
Internal Security
Vietnam Booklet
Recent Visitors
October 5, 1966
War on Poverty
Food for Peace
Suscension of Investment Credit
Reserve Forces Bill
Summer Jobs in 1967
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1967
January 18, 1967
March 22
First newsletter
Investment tax credit
The opening
Powell (possible solutions)
Mr. Powell
Interest equalization tax
The 21-day rule
Visitors
State of the Union
Yearbook of agriculture
Mailing list
March 29
Appropriation for Treasury and Post Office
Room for Improvement (favoritism in P.O.)
Janumary 25
A Latin American resolution
Republican Appraisal presented
Veterans' Pension and Readjustment Assistance
New taxes
Act
Debt and interest
On holidays and celebrations
Tax sharing
Social security
Visitors
April 12
Visitors
Congress in recess
February 1
Revision of copyright law
Committee on Committees
On committee funds
The deluge (mail)
On the public debt
On rabbits in Michigan
On postal rates
On Congressional ethics
February 8
Debt ceiling
April 19
Social Security & Veterans benefits
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
Social Security & Widows with children
Developments in the Powell case
Tax sharing
Copyright bill approved
Railroad strike averted
Postal legislation
February 15
Visitors
Debt ceiling
Postal rates
Human Investment Act (poverty war)
April 26
Cooperation of gov't employees
Aid-to-education (block grants)
Visitors
Commission on Obscenity and Bornography
Respect for the flag
Fifth district in Washington
February 22
Our American Government (booklet)
Washington's birthday (in Congress)
Committee activity
Committee on Standards & Conduct
May 3
Election Reform Act
Quie Amendment
Where a million went (gov't spending)
FHA for hospital construction
Joint bills
Dept. of Interior appropriations
March 1
Powell resolution
Reserve bill of rights (Nat'l Guard)
May 10
Uniform Time Act (in Michigan)
Extension of railroad cooling-off period
CIA on the pan (NSA)
U.S. aid to Russia
More on the Quie Amendment
Saline Water Conversion program
March 8
Powell (denied seat)
Committee on Standards and Conduct
May 17
Defense Appropriations Bill
Presidential Election Fund
March 15
Crime is on the indrease
Powell (summons)
Congressional statement on Vietnam
May 24
Firearms & related legislation
Elem. and Second. Education Act
Food for India
Quie Amendment
Visitors
Food Stamp Program
on
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1967
May 31
August 23
( special)
Elem. and Second. Education Act
Meet Your Congressman
Demonstration Cities
Service Club Dates
Rent Supplement
Duties in the Office
Available Material
June 7
Special Pictorial Review
September 6
Passage of Foreign Aid Authorization
June 14
Appropriations to Date
(Bill
Public Debt
War Against Crime
Mail for Servicemen
This Week At Home
Flag Desecration
September 20
June 21
Defense Appropriation Approval
Railroad Strike
Ship Construction Abroad
Defense Appropriation
Two Bills on Law Enforcement
Silver and Silver Certificates
The National Debt
Middle East Sidelight
Appalachian Development Act
Five Openings At the Service Academies
June 28
Public Debt Limitation
September 27
Military Selective Service Act
Comprehensive Health Act
Middle East
Food Costs--Farm Prices
Railroad Strike Legislation
Recent Visitors
Flag Desecration
With The Committees (Ways & Means, P.O. &Civ. Ser.
and Judiciary)
October 4
Republicans Demand for Amendment
Cutting Budget Expenditures--
July 5
Resolution Sent to Committee on
New Appropriation Bill
Appropriations
Authorization Cut
Expenditure Control An Absolute
Teacher Corps
Necessity
Higher Education Act
Juvenile Delinquency Act
Court-Authorized Electronic
Surveillance
July 19
Anti-riot Bill (H.R.421)
October 11
Other Legislative Activity
Recision Bill
(Civil Rights Comm. Water Comm.)
Who Is Responsible For What?
Panama Canal
On The Postal Rates
Agricultural Exports
# TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN
October 18
July 26
Bill to Raise Postal Rates
Railroad Strike-Mediation Bill
On Obscene Mailings
Transportation,Appropriation &Supersonic
Agriculture Appropriation
Transport Aircraft
Highway Beautification
Anti-Riot Bill
October 25
August 2
Federal Spending to be Held at
Riots-in Grand Rapids
$131.5 Billion
That Rat Bill
Highway Construction and the Budget
$4.6 Billion for Public Works & Atomic Energy
An Independent Maritime Administration
Two Commemorative Medals
August 9
Surcharge Tax
November 1
Crime Bill
Increase in Regular Compensation
After the Riots
of Servicemen
Not By Money Alone (Federal Spending Splurge)
Appropriations Move Along
Rent Subsidies
Rent Certificates
August 16
Model Cities
Vietnam War position
Monday Holidays
Crime Bill
D.C. Government Reorganization
November 8
5 yr. Census
Air Quality Act of 1967
Restriction on Cotton Imports
August 23
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Social Security Bill
Flood Insurance
Civil Rights Bill
Monday Holidays
Commission on Obsenity & Pornography
November 15
More on Rat Bill
On Vietnam Statement
War on Poverty
Summer Jobs In Federal Agencies
Newsletter Index 1967
Page 2
November 22
Appropriation to Wage War on Poverty
Foreign Aid Appropriation
Foreign Aid Authorization
Shipping to North Vietnam
The 1968 Appropriations
The National Debt
How Big Is A Billion
November 29
Social Security Bill
The Peace Corps
Obstruction of Armed Forces
Foreign Aid Appropriation
Appropriations to Date
A Record In Roll Calls
Outdoors USA
National Visitors Center
December 6
Hearings for 10-Percent Surtax
Flammable Fabrics
National Visitors Center
Internal Security Amendments
Congressional Redistricting
December 13
Final Action on Significant Issues
The Poverty Bill
Age Discrimination Prohibited
Meat Inspection
The Tax Take
For the Asking
Next Issue Next Year
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1968
January 31
April 10
Second Session Convenes
Vietnam
Breakdown In Law and Order
Curbing Obscene Mailings
The Copper Strike and Balance of Payments
Pesticides and Wildlife
Lincoln Film
Drug Control to Justice Department
Code of Ethics Adopted
February 7
Travel Tax
Truth-In-Lending Bill
The 1969 Budget
April 17
The Johnson Budgets
Civil Rights Act of 1968 Sent to President
Will $186 Billion Be Enough?
For the Bill
From the Mail Bag
February 14
Export-Import Bank
May 1
The President's Travel Tax
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Post Office Politics
First Appropriation Bill
A Federal Anti Riot Act
Republicans' War Against Crime
WAR ow POVERTY IN DETROIT
February 21 (Special)
May 8
Play at Lincoln's Theatre
Agricultural Appropriation Bill and Amendments
Save Our Lake
NASA Authorization
Crime War Aid On Way
FAA-arid VA Guaranteed Loans
Joint Resolution, H. J. Res. 1063
Executive Reorganization
An Economy In Crisis
February 28
Who Controls Spending
Gold
To Bar Mailing of Master Keys for Auto-
May 15
mobiles
Four New Monday Holidays
Job Corps Centers Closed
HHD and Independent Offices Appropriation
Security Measures for Banks
March 6
A Study of Automobile Insurance
Manufacturers Excise Tax on Passenger
Autos & 10% tax on Telephone Service
May 22
Federal Jury Selection
Food For Peace Continued
Arts and Humanities Authorization
Colorado River Project
Popular Election of President & Vice Pres.
Stop and Frisk Legislation
War on Poverty in Detroit
Federal Aid to Urban Areas
The Tax Increase
March 13
Telephone Call Penalties
May 29
Children's Food Program
Truth-In-Lending Bill
Radio Interference
Interior Appropriations
Double Jeopardy In Vietnam
Interstate Taxation
Federal Aid to the Poor
Assaults on Postal Employees
A Record Federal Debt
Veterans' Care in State Facilities
Payroll Padding and Administration Rationale
March 20
Open Housing Provision in Civil Rights Bill June
5
Civil Rights-Senate Agrees With House
$6 Billion Spending Cut
Civil Rights--Senate Adds Open Housing
Fifth Appropriation Bill
Enforcement Provisions
The Crime Bill
Riot Control
Riot Damage in Washington
Vetrans' Pension Bill Sent to President
Recent Visitors
March 27
June 12
Vote Postponed On Civil Rights Bill
The Crime Bill
The Gold Crisis
The Census Questionnaire
Assignment of Only Sons
Guaranteed Annual Wage
With The Committees
Recent Visitors
For The Asking
June 19
April 3
Second Supplemental Appropriations Bill
Celebration of Five Holidays on Monday
On the Crime Bill
VA Housing Amendments
Aircraft Noise
Agricultural Fair Practices
The Peace Corps
Agricultural Economics
Republicans Endorse Code of Ethics
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1968-PAGE 2
June 26
10% Surtax
September 25
Poultry Inspection Act
Private Bills
To Aid the Handicapped
No Taxpayer Aid to Unruly Students
Public Works and Atomic Energy Appropriation
Clarifies a Court Decision
Recent Visitors
Overrules the Court
For Training the Handicapped
July 3
Commission on Negro History and Culture
Mortgages for Construction by Non-Profit Hospitals
Construction Safety Act
Gun Control Legislation
Recent Visitors
To Study the Use of the Metric System
Attendance Record
October 2
Farm Subsidy Bill and Food Stamp Bill
July 10
Foreign Aid Cut
National Gas Pipeline Safety Act
Congressional Reform
School Lunch Program
Federal Aid is Big Business
October 9
Social Security Benefits
Appropriations Bills
To the Academies
Equal Time on Air
Recent Visitors
Mailing of Master Keys
Some Home Names
July 17
Telephone Talks
Omnibus Housing Bill
Attendance Record
Grandville--High Priority for Flood Insurance
Next Newsletter in January
Foreign Assistance
Academies
India and U.S. Aid
Recent Visitors
TV Investigation
Deficits and Debts
July 24
Foreign Aid Authorization Bill
LSD Legislation
Vocational Education
Education vs Make-Work
In Short
Flags Over the Capitol
Visitors
July 31
Gun Legislation
To Ban Switchblades
Food Stamp Programs
Recent Visitors
August 7
Farm Support Programs
Food Stamp Legislation
Post Office Exempted
Federal Employment
Attendance Record
In Recess
Recent Visitors
Two Weeks At Home
Office and Speech Schedule
September 18
District Tour
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Redwood Park
Foreign Military Sales
Pear Marketing Order Defeated
Surtax and Spending Cuts
Farm Subsidy Payments
Academy Opportunities
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1969
January 15
91st Congress Convenes
March 19, 1969
The Powell Problem
Public Debt Ceiling Raised
The Elector Problem
A Study of Antitrust Laws
Seeking Solutions
A Judge on the Courts
Congressional Calendars
For Treatment of Alcoholism
Recent Visitors
January 22
Inaugural
March 26, 1969
Bail Reform Legislation
Gordon Vander Till - Special Asst.
On Gun Control
Reorganization Authority
Other Legislation
Commission on National Observances and
Summer Jobs in Federal Agencies
Holidays
Apollo 8 Film Available
Mail To Servicemen Overseas
Recent Visitors
Obscene Mailings
January 29
April 2, 1969
Inauguration
High school Senior Classes
Salary Adjustments
$1 Billion To CCC
Congressional Salaries
Special Children's Milk Program
Agriculture Yearbooks
Aircraft Procurement
Visitors
Lumber Prices
Recent Visitors
February 5
April 9, 1969
Committees
Eisenhower
Tax Reform
An Eisenhower Coin
Census Reform
Committee On Internal Security
Obscene Material
To Retain Submarine Officers
Recent Visitors
Public Defender Legislation
Census Questions
February 12
Easter Recess
Lincoln's Birth
Recent Visitors
Governmental Reorganization
Switchblade Knives
April 23, 1969
The Fifth Amendment
Water Quality Improvement Act
The National Debt
Elementary & Secondary Education Act
Postal Deficit and Rates
Cigarette Advertising
With the Committees
Tax Reform
Apollo 8 Film
Bank Holding Companies
Recent Visitors
Another Approach to Obscenity Control
Recent Visitors
February 19
H. Res. 89
Congressional Reorganization
April 30, 1969
Federal Outlays in the Fifth District
Extension of Elementary and Secondary
Tax Relief For Michigan's Senior Citizens
Education Act
Free Mail Service
February 26
Postal Reform
War on Poverty Programs
Electoral Reform
Committee on Internal Security
College Disturbances
On Water Pollution
Army Character Guidance Program
On Tobacco Advertising
Recent Visitors
Trade With Russia & Other E. European Countries
Farm Price Supports
May 7,1969
Payment To Veterans
Crime Committee
Recent Visitors
Illegal Gambling Business Control Act
Coast Guard Authorization
March 5
Highway Taxes
Presidential Messages
Postal Rates
Electoral College Reform
In Event You areInterested
Post Office Reform
Office Hours in Ionia
To Raise The Debt Ceiling
Recent Visitors
Tax Relief For Senior Citizens
May 14, 1969
March 12
Milk Program
Coal Mine Safety Bill
To Restrict Obscene Mailings
Congressional Pueblo Inquiry
College Disorders and The Federal
Electoral College Hearings
Interest
On Raising The Debt Ceiling
Guam's Governor--Aquinas Student
Tax Relief
Office Hours in Northern Kent County
Nigerian Relief
Recent Visitors
May 21, 1969
July 16, 1969
Proposals for Selective Service
Unemployment insurance
System
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Saline Water Conversion
Center for the Performing Arts
Maritime Authorization-1970
At home
Financial Disclosure by Federal Judiciary
District Office
Pay TV
Recent Visitors
Social Security Benefits in 5th District
District Office Hours
July 23, 1969
Recent Visitors
Appalachian Regional Development
White House supports tax reform
May 28, 1969
Who is blocking peace in Vietnam?
Cheif Justice
Census
Supplemental Appropriations and a Budget
District office
Ceiling
Gen. Wheeler's Term Extended
Special Housing for Paraplegics
July 30, 1969
Appropriations This Week
Budget reductions
Direct Popular Election of The
Interior Department Appropriations
President
Nutritious Meals for Needy Children
To Investigate SDS
Fifth Appropriation Bill
What's in a Name?
District Office
Recent Visitors
June 4, 1969
First Appropriation Bill for 1970 (Farm)
August 6, 1969
Hunger and Malnutrition
Appropriations for education
No Aid to Rioters
Treasury, Post Office, Executive Office
Choice of Schools
Appropriation
Postal Reform
Social Domestic Spending
At Home
Michigan's Taxes and Federal Aid
District Office
District Office
Recent Visitors
June 11, 1969
\August 13, 1969
Youth Camp Authorization Bill
Tax Reform Act of 1969
Veterans' Legislation
Surtax Extended
Safety in Construction
Medical Facilities Construction and
Other Provisions Appear in Tax Reform
Modernization
Bill
At Home
Military Construction
Picket Control
District Office
Recent Visitors
Recent Visitors
June 18, 1969
August 18, 1969
NASA authorization bill
Special Picture Issue
Cigarette Advertising
No More Resurrection Cities
September 15, 1969
Apollo 9 Film Available
Election of President
District Office
Objections to Current Method
Possible Solutions
June 25, 1969
40 % Plurality and Runoff Elections
Supreme Court Error
On The Issue
Time in error
Peace Corps Continued
For Improved Air Transportation
Apollo 11 Film Available
Older Americans Act
District Office
Ship Construction Subsidy
Recent Visitors
Cigarette Warning and Advertising
District Office
September 22, 1969
Recent Visitors
Election of President
Student Loans Encouraged
July 2, 1969
U.S. Policy in Vietnam
Surtax extension
Academy Opportunities
Third appropriations bill
Film - So Little Time
Interstate Taxation Act
District Office
July 9, 1969
September 29, 1969
Our flag
1980 Census
At home on the Fourth
Council on Environmental Quality
Tax bill approved
The West Front
Sullivan's baseball team commended
District Office
Continuing appropriations
Attendance and voting record
October 6, 1969
District Office
Military Appropriations
Recent Visitors
Legislation Approved
Obscenity Legislation
District Office
October 13, 1969
December 8, 1969
Public Works Appropriation Bill
House Backs Nixon on Vietnam Negotiations
National Science Foundation Authorization
Anti-Poverty Debate Called Off
Payments to Widows & Children of Servicemen
"My Song" (Vietnam) Incident
Education Bills Approved
District Office
Social Security Hearings
District Office
December 15,1969
The House "Gets Cracking"
October 20, 1969
Foreign Aid
Vietnam Moratorium
East-West Trade
A Federal Pay Raise Bill
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Dollar & Half-Dollar Authorized
District Office
District Office
December 22,1969
October27, 1969
Social Security Increase
Housing Bill
A Word From Vietnam
Mine Safety
On The 1970 Draft By Lottery
Selective Service Changes
Available Upon Request
A Vietnam Review
Next Issue-Next Year
District Office
Recent Visitors
November 3, 1969
Questionaire Results
Appropriations
Mine Safety
Selective Service
District Office
November 10,1969
Airport-Airways Appropriations
One-Bank Holding Companies
District Office
Recent Visitors
November 17, 1969
Housing Appropriations
Unemployment Compensation
Potato Research & Promotion
Vietnam Troop Strength
International Biological Program
Moratorium
At Home On Veterans Day
District Office
Recent Visitors
November 24,1969
Foreign Aid Bill Appropriations
Supersonic Transportation
Ammunition Restrictions Repealed
District Office
December 1,1969
Federal-Aid Highway Act
Legislative Curbs to Obscene Materials
Cancer Research
Summer Jobs
District Office
Recent Visitors
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1970
January 26, 1970
Labor-HEW veto
Newsletter
District Office
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February 2
Labor-HEW Veto
Communist Control
Product Promotion
Your Washington Review
District Office
V February 16
Revised HEW Bill
Commission on Population Growth and the American Future
Potato Marketing Orders
The 1971 Budget
Post Office Increases Service
District Office
February 23
Anti-pollution Legislation
The New HEW Appropriation Bill
The President on Busing and the Neighborhood Schools
District Office
March 2
National Forest Timber Conservation and Management Act
National Alliance of Businessmen
District Office
March 16
Revised Labor-HEW bill
Railroad Legislation
Stockpile Disposal
Joint Committee on Environment and Technology
Foreign Study Scholarship
At Home
District Office
March 23
Family Assistance Act
Warring Against Obscenity
Census 1970
This and That
District Office
March 30
D.C. Court Reform & Criminal Procedures Act
Vietnam Educational Benefits
Lottery and Draft Probability
Military Sales Act
Obscenity Legislation
District Office
April 13
Increasing costs of welfare system
The Family Assistance Plan
Questions on FAP answered
At Home
District Office
April 20
The Rogue River Polution/Corp. of Engineers
Appropriations
The Post Office---Service, deficit, and rates
Foreign Study Scholarship
April 27
NASA Appropriations
The House and Justice Douglas
Grand River Dam and Reservoirs
Lowering the Voting Age
District Office
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1970
May 4
Debate on Military Spending/Committee on Armed Services
Protection against Obscene Mailings
Unsolicited Credit Cards
Arms Control and Disarmament
Calvin Choir at the White House
District Office
May 18
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Effects of the Cambodian Offensive
Business Expansion Conference
District Office
May 25
Letter from GR soldier in Vietnam on Cambodia
Social Security Benefits Increased
Social Security in the Fifth District
Appropriations Bills
Military Construction
At Home
June 8
Disclosures of Pay to Congressman
Cambodian Facts Updated
Public Debt Limit
District Office
June 15
Postal Reform Bill
Agriculture Appropriation
Foreign Aid Appropriation
District Office
June 22
Voting Rights Act
Postal Reform
Servicemen's Life Insurance
Available
District Office
June 29
Questionnaire Results
Golden Eagle Passport
Resources Recovery Act of 1970
Public Works and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation
At Home
Independence Day Recess
July 13, 1970
Law Enforcement Assistance
Peace Corps
To Conference
Legislative Reorganization
Credit Card Mailings
Service Academy Examination
At Home
District Office
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July 27
Legislative Reorganization
Equal Rights for Women
The Congress, The President, and The Budget
Where Does the Money Go?
Unemployment Insurance
Americans in Vietnam
At Home
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1970
August 3
Recording Teller Votes
Emergency Housing Act
Railroad Retirement
Allied Health Services
Facilities for Mentally Retarded
Academy Appointments
Marihuana Report
Recess and Mobile Office
District Office
VAugust 10
Farm Bill Approved
Anti-Obscenity Measure
Postal Reform
Women's Rights
Thank You
Inaugural Film
August 17
Education-HUD Veto
Women's Rights
Sleeping Bear Dunes
D.C. Representation
Fiscal Responsibility
Health Planning & Services
Mobile Office Schedule
Washington Review
District Office
September 21
Anti-Hijacking Measures
Veterans Pensions and Social Security
Credit Cards
An Anti-Pollution Measure
Airline Ticket Tax
Sleeping Bear
Preliminary Census Report
September 28
Approval of Sleeping Bear
Legislative Reform
Anti-Airline Hijacking Legislation
Unordered Merchandise
Space Report
October 5
Comprehensive Drug Act
Illegal Fishing in U.S. Waters
Executive Reorganization Approved
Urban Mass Transportation
At Home
October 12
Defence Appropriation
"Tora, Tora, Tora"
Vietnam
Organized Crime Control Act
Federal Highway Act
October 19
Recess and "Lame duck" Session
A Veto
Legislation Approved
Student Interns
Academy Opportunities
Yearbook of Agriculture, 1970
At Home
Your Washington Review
current to 8/17/20
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1970
January 26, 1970
Labor-HEW veto
Newsletter
District Office
February 2
Labor-HEW Veto
Communist Control
Product Promotion
Your Washington Review
District Office
February 16
Revised HEW Bill
Commission on Population Growth and the American Future
Potato Marketing Orders
The 1971 Budget
Post Office Increases Service
District Office
February 23
Anti-pollution Legislation
The New HEW Appropriation Bill
The President on Busing and the Neighborhood Schools
District Office
March 2
National Forest Timber Conservation and Management Act
National Alliance of Businessmen
District Office
March 16
Revised Labor-HEW bill
Railroad Legislation
Stockpile Disposal
Joint Committee on Environment and Technology
Foreign Study Scholarship
At Home
District Office
March 23
Family Assistance Act
Warring Against Obscenity
Census 1970
This and That
District Office
March 30
D.C. Court Reform & Criminal Procedures Act
Vietnam Educational Benefits
Lottery and Draft Probability
Military Sales Act
Obscenity Legislation
District Office
April 13
Increasing costs of welfare system
The Family Assistance Plan
Questions on FAP answered
At Home
District Office
April 20
The Rogue River Polution/Corp. of Engineers
Appropriations
The Post Office---Service, deficit, and rates
Foreign Study Scholarship
April 27
NASA Appropriations
The House and Justice Douglas
Grand River Dam and Reservoirs
S. FORD
Lowering the Voting Age
District Office
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1970
May 4
Debate on Military Spending/Committee on Armed Services
Protection against Obscene Mailings
Unsolicited Credit Cards
Arms Control and Disarmament
Calvin Choir at the White House
District Office
May 18
Effects of the Cambodian Offensive
Business Expansion Conference
District Office
May 25
Letter from GR soldier in Vietnam on Cambodia
Social Security Benefits Increased
Social Security in the Fifth District
Appropriations Bills
Military Construction
At Home
June 8
Disclosures of Pay to Congressman
Cambodian Facts Updated
Public Debt Limit
District Office
June 15
Postal Reform Bill
Agriculture Appropriation
Foreign Aid Appropriation
District Office
June 22
Voting Rights Act
Postal Reform
Servicemen's Life Insurance
Available
District Office
June 29
Questionnaire Results
Golden Eagle Passport
Resources Recovery Act of 1970
Public Works and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation
At Home
Independence Day Recess
July 13, 1970
Law Enforcement Assistance
Peace Corps
To Conference
Legislative Reorganization
Credit Card Mailings
Service Academy Examination
At Home
District Office
July 27
Legislative Reorganization
Equal Rights for Women
The Congress, The President, and The Budget
Where Does the Money Go?
Unemployment Insurance
Americans in Vietnam
At Home
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1970
August 3
Recording Teller Votes
Emergency Housing Act
Railroad Retirement
Allied Health Services
Facilities for Mentally Retarded
Academy Appointments
Marihuana Report
Recess and Mobile Office
District Office
August 10
Farm Bill Approved
Anti-Obscenity Measure
Postal Reform
Women's Rights
Thank You
Inaugural Film
August 17
Education-HUD Veto
Women's Rights
Sleeping Bear Dunes
D.C. Representation
Fiscal Responsibility
Health Planning & Services
Mobile Office Schedule
Washington Review
District Office
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1971
February 1, 1971
Election of Speaker of House and House Minority Leader
Committee on Committees
The Seniority Rule
The 21-Day or 31-Day Rule
"Environmental Rights Act of 1971"
Requiring reflectors on railroad cars
Changing tariff duty on leather work gloves
Providing Distinguished Citizens Awards
Increasing earning power of widows
Schedule for home in Grand Rapids,
February 8, 1971
House organizes for action
Two Aquinas College interns
Health care legislation
Transportation strikes
The Emergency Public Interest Protection Act
H.R. 1--President Nixon's Family Assistance Program
Anti-obscenity list
1971 calendars
February 15, 1971
Municipal sewage plant construction
Boater polluting under attack
Dredge pollution at critical point
Federal revenue sharing
Enhancing quality of environment
Recycling waster materials in paper products
The economy rebounds
Upsurge in building
Apollo moon flights
February 22, 1971
Revenue sharing to hold down taxes
Fiscal 1972 Federal Budget for more research and development
Fiscal 1972 Federal Budget $100 million for research into heart, cancer, other diseases
Ford's Runaway Pappy bill
Foreign study scholarships available
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March 1, 1971
Dems and Reps oppose each other on health care insurance
Dems and Reps oppose each other on consumer protection legsilation
Nixon's health insurance program
Kennedy's health insurance program
New Office of Consumer Affairs
Welfare takeover
Kent and Ionia revenue shares announced
Pine Rest Christian Hospital bill
Bipartisan campaign financing reform bills
March 8, 1971
Two Veterans' bills passed
--home mortgage insurance
--community nursing home time
Increase of national debt limit to $830 billion
Visit from Peter Wege of Center for Environmental Study
Tour of bombing site of Capitol
Visits to the District
March 15, 1971
SST
March 22, 1971
Social Security increase retroactive to Jan. 1
Full enfranchisement for 18-year-olds
House kills the SST
Ford introduces Kentwood housing bill
Ford co-sponsors re-cycling wasted steel bill and co-sponsors water pollution control bill
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1971
page two
1 April 5, 1971
Extension of draft law until July 1, 1973
Approval of $2.7 billion increase in basic military pay and allowances
Ministerial exemptions from the draft continued by House vote
President now has authority to end deferments of undergrads
Sharp pay increases for lowest ranks in military
Ford co-sponsors bill to make it a Federal crime to assault, injure, kill state and local
law enforcements officers.
April 11, 1971
Fiscal 1972 school money bill for $4.8 approved by House
Ford co-sponsors "Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971"
Two new interns from Kalamazoo College and Michigan State University
Federal outlays on Kent and Ionia Counties
Rural Muir, Cedar Springs get mail service
April 26, 1971
Program of public works voted in by House
Extension of Economic Development Act for 2 years
Extension of Appalachian Development Act for 4 years
Leap in gross national product and leap in economy
House passes Maritime bills
Vietnam Veterans' Against the War
Speeding up of State highway from Howard City to Cadillac
Visit to District
May 10, 1971
Jobs for veterans effort plenned
No justification for disruption
House passes various bills
I cosponsor Health Partnership Act
May 17, 1971
House votes to revive SST
".S. Troon strength in Vietnam
Two SST test models versus nothing
Supplemental appropriation important (incl. fight against cancer, summer youth jobs)
I present European study scholarship ( Miss Mary Shutich)
A. new intern joins my staff (Linda DeRuyter)
May 31, 1971
House endorses Volunteers Reorganization Plan (Action)
Grand Rapids, J.O.B.S. help pledged by Labor Department
Esch discusses Manpower Substitute Bill
Miss Turkenburg now full-time in district
New intern (Donald R. Eckberg)
Vietnam level drops -lowest in five years- 259,300
June 7, 1971
Democrats reject local control of Manpower training
General revenue sharing hearings start
Senate also ensorses volunteers consolidation
Summer jobs at highest level
June 21, 1971
Congress endorses Nixon troop withdrawal policy
Veto expected (5.4 billion public works acceleration, Appal achian Region dev.& econ. dev.)
Attention coin collectors
New intern to work on master's (Joseph R. Totoraitis Jr.)
June 28, 1971
House passes Welfare Reform-Social Security Bill
Present Welfare System must be replaced
House passes two appropriation bills ( Agriculture Dept. & State, Justice, and
Commerce Depts. and related minor agencies)
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1971
page three
July 19, 1971
House upholds First Amendment Press right.
White House to expedite public service jobs program
House passes tough Anti-Smut Bill
House approves Transportation Money Bill
District Tour
July 26, 1971
Bills vital to Michigan introduced in House
Auto excise tax repeal would boost economy
House passes veterans bills
House passes military construction bill
Wider-bus bill approved
House favors joint committee on environment
District hours
August 2, 1971
Gradual withdrawal, negotiation supported
House passes appropriations bills
House approves public works bill -
Blue collar pay raise o.k.'d
District visits
August 9, 1971
Mobile office tour scheduled
House votes public service jobs money
House passes war powers bill
House passes final version of draft extension
My attendance record at 92%
October 11, 1971
House Votes $15.4 Billion Tax Cut
Congress Upholds Pay Raise Deferral
A Summing Up Since Labor Day
Lake Odessa Visit
Apollo 15 Film Available
Academy Appointments
October 18, 1971
Consumer Protection Bill Moves Through House
House Approves Women's Equal Rights Amendment
Consumer "Info" Index Available
Veterans Day Ceremony Scheduled
District Visit
October 25, 1971
House Backs President
Fight Against Drug Abuse Stepped Up
Farmers Home Administration Helps District
I Join in Urging Direct Election of President
November 8, 1971
House Endorses General Aid to Higher Education
Uniform Student Aid Rejected
Colleges Keep Admissions Control
House Acts to Curb Busing
Final Vote on College Aid Act 332 to 38
Military Medical Academy Approved
My Assistant to Visit Rockford
Apply Now for Summer Jobs
This is Youth Appreciation Week
November 15, 1971
Prayer Amendment Fails to Get Two-Thirds
House Strengthens Pesticide Control Bill
Congress Acts to Expand Doctor Supply
House Votes to Keep Foreign Aid Alive
NEWSLETTER INDEX - 1971
Page Four
November 22, 1971
House Backs National Cancer Attack
Funding Ranges From $6.5 Million to $337.5 Million
Cancer Institute Scores Clear Advances
More Solutions to Come
Compromise Must be Worked Out
House Rejects Vietnam Funds Cutoff
House Votes Defense Funds
December 6, 1971
House Makes History on Campaign Finances Reform
House-Senate Compromise Must be Worked Out
Strong Reform Bill Had My Support
District Visit
D.C. Funds Voted
Wild Horses Protected
December 13, 1971
House Approves Final Form Tax Cuts Bill
All-Out Attack on Cancer Mounted
President Vetoes House-Approved Child Development Bill
What the Bill Provided
Why was the Program Unworkable?
Houses Passes Grain Subsidy Bill
Foreign Aid Held Up
District Visit
Ar 20
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1972
January 31, 1972
Second Session of Congress off to a good start.
Pix: U.S. Troop in South
Campaign Reform badly Needed.
Vietnam, Build up and
House O.K.'s Delegates for Guam, Virgin Islands
Withdrawal.
President Sets Right Tone for Second Session
I Sign Anti-busing Discharge Petition
President Sets Record Straight on Vietnam
February 14, 1972
Gongress Votes Dock Strike End
Pix: U.S. Trade Balance
House Approves Nutrition Program for Edlerly
Interns, Dawn DePuyt
Mary McCormic, Tom Lawaon
House Votes Coordinated Attack on Drug Abuse
V.A. Funds Benefit Kent, Ionia Counties
Doug Kamstra, Suzanne Edwards
Congress Recesses
February 28, 1972
House Adopts Rural Development Act
Pix: Trends in output per-man
Administration Bills Better (Rural America)
hour in manufacturing.
House Votes to Expand O.E.O. Program
U.S. Troop Strength
Foreign Study Scholarship Available
Manpower Costs
Unerwithholding and Overwithholding
March 13, 1972
House Favors Vets' School Allowance Boost
Pix:Visiting Students
House Launches Noise Control Effort
Cost of Pollution Abatement
Jury Duty for 18-Year-Olds
Our Area to get Fruit Pest Management Project
House Reaffirms Strong Anti-busing Stand
House O.K.'s Anti-bias Bill
GVT to visit Belding
March 27, 1972
Sickle Cell Anemia Fight Voted- G.R. Effort Cited
Pix: Compensation per hr.
Radio Free Europe Fate Postponed
worked in manf. industr,
Congress Raises Price of Gold
selected countries.
House Votes 'Rehab' Expansion
Group from Cascade Christian
Social Security Legislation Pending
Church.
House Sharpens Attack on Drug Abuse
'Ag' Yearbook Available
April 3, 1972
House Passes Far-Reaching Water Pollution Control Bill
Water Pollution Control Bill is Landmark Legislation
Many Amendments Defeated
Muskegon and Boat Pollution Amendments Adopted
April 24, 1972
Federal Outlays Rise in Fifth District
Pix: Godfrey Lee High School
Mrs. Perrottt Joins Staff
The Winner (U.S.-Soviet women's
Fight Against Drug Abuse Shows Results
track meet.
Committee Approves Revenue Sharing
GVT will visit Portland
May 1, 1972
Questionnaires Pour In
Pix: 4-H delegate, Kris Langkamp
Vietnam Debate Erupts in the House
House Approves Continued Space Exploration
GVT to visit Cedar Springs
"On the job" (attendance record)
May 15, 1972
House Approves Minimum Wage Rise "Stretchout"
Pix: Farmer's share of the
Committee Proposal was Unwise
price of some foods.
Sickle Cell Anemia Bill Sent to President
Questionnaire Returns now being compiled
May 22, 1972
More than 20,000 Respond to Questionnaire
Pix: Jerry Ford 1972
District wants Ceasefire, Return of Prisoners
Questionnaire
Health Insurance-Build on Present System
District Opposes Forced Busing
Transport Strike Prevention Favored
Youth, Elders Disagree on Defense Spending
NEWSLETTER INDEX 1972
January 31, 1972
Second Session of Congress off to a good start.
Pix: U.S. Troop in South
Campaign Reform badly Needed.
Vietnam, Build up and
House O.K.'s Delegates for Guam, Virgin Islands
Withdrawal.
President Sets Right Tone for Second Session
I Sign Anti-busing Discharge Petition
President Sets Record Straight on Vietnam
February 14, 1972
Gongress Votes Dock Strike End
Pix: U.S. Trade Balance
Interns, Dawn DePuyt
House Approves Nutrition Program for Edlerly
Mary McCormic, Tom Lawaon
House Votes Coordinated Attack on Drug Abuse
V.A. Funds Benefit Kent, Ionia Counties
Doug Kamstra, Suzanne Edward
Congress Recesses
February 28, 1972
House Adopts Rural Development Act
Pix: Trends in output per-man
Administration Bills Better (Rural America)
hour in manufacturing.
House Votes to Expand O.E.O. Program
U.S. Troop Strength
Foreign Study Scholarship Available
Manpower Costs
Unerwithholding and Overwithholding
March 13, 1972
House Favors Vets' School Allowance Boost
Pix:Visiting Students
House Launches Noise Control Effort
Cost of Pollution Abatement
Jury Duty for 18-Year-Olds
Our Area to get Fruit Pest Management Project
House Reaffirms Strong Anti-busing Stand
House O.K.'s Anti-bias Bill
GVT to visit Belding
March 27, 1972
Sickle Cell Anemia Fight Voted- G.R. Effort Cited
Pix: Compensation per hr.
Radio Free Europe Fate Postponed
worked in manf. industr,
Congress Raises Price of Gold
selected countries.
House Votes 'Rehab' Expansion
Group from Cascade Christian
Social Security Legislation Pending
Church.
House Sharpens Attack on Drug Abuse
'Ag' Yearbook Available
April 3, 1972
House Passes Far-Reaching Water Pollution Control Bill
Water Pollution Control Bill is Landmark Legislation
Many Amendments Defeated
Muskegon and Boat Pollution Amendments Adopted
April 24, 1972
Federal Outlays Rise in Fifth District
Pix: Godfrey Lee High School
Mrs. Perrottt Joins Staff
The Winner(U.S.-Soviet women's
Fight Against Drug Abuse Shows Results
track meet.
Committee Approves Revenue Sharing
GVT will visit Portland
May 1, 1972
Questionnaires Pour In
Pix: 4-H delegate, Kris Langkamp
Vietnam Debate Erupts in the House
House Approves Continued Space Exploration
GVT to visit Cedar Springs
"On the job" (attendance record)
May 15, 1972
House Approves Minimum Wage Rise "Stretchout"
Pix: Farmer's share of the
Committee Proposal was Unwise
price of some foods.
Sickle Cell Anemia Bill Sent to President
Questionnaire Returns now being compiled
May 22, 1972
More than 20,000 Respond to Questionnaire
Pix: Jerry Ford 1972
District wants Ceasefire, Return of Prisoners
Questionnaire
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Health Insurance-Build on Present System
District Opposes Forced Busing
Transport Strike Prevention Favored
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Youth, Elders Disagree on Defense Spending
NEWSLETTER 1972
Page Two
June 12, 1972
House Approves Landmark Higher Education Bill
Bill Contains Eight Student Aid Provisions
New Program of Institutional Aid Authorized
Other New Programs
June 19, 1972
House Fattens Labor-H.E.W. Funds Bill
Pix: Intern (Jim White)
Republicans Attempt Cuts
Health Cets Biggest Increases
Portland High School
Revenue Sharing Scheduled This Week
Off For China
July 17, 1972
China Trip an Unforgettable Experience
Pix: With Premier Chou En-Lai
Some Conclusions
Viewing Anti ue Jade Suit
Our Conversations with the Chinese
At the Great Wall of China
Acupuncture Holds Great Promise
Treating the Deaf with Acupuncture
A Summing Up
At Chinese Child Care Center
July 24, 1972
House Passes Health and Help for Aged
Bills
Heart Bill Receives Overwhelming Approval
House Votes to Set Up National Institute
of Aged
House Approves More Aid for Older Americans
A victory for Fiscal Responsibility
Michigan Prevails
July 31, 1972
Shape of the New Fifth District
New Townships Welcomed
House Passes Final Version of Rural Development Bill
Push on for Stronger Anti-Busing Legislation
House Votes P.O.W. Compensation
August 14, 1972
House Approves H.K.W. Spending Bill
Pix:Intern (Carl Aardsma)
Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer
Grand Rapids Bible College
Protection Outlays O.K.'d
Hearings Begin on my Non-Public School Tax
Credit Bill
House Action Due on Anti-Busing Bill
House Backs President
G.O.P. Pushes for Spending Limit
August 21, 1972
House Approves Strategic Weapons Limit Agreement
In Best Interests of U.S. (Table)
President Prevails on Hold-Down in Spending
House Votes Last-Resort Limit on Busing
China Report Given to the House
September 18, 1972
House Cuts Defense Bill by $4.3 Billion
Pix: Spendable Weekly Earnings
No Cut in Southeast Asia Funds
Full Support for New Weapons Projects
Intern Donna Coulter
House Adopts Final Military Procurement Authorization
Child Nutrition Legislation Wrapped Up
Service Academy Deadline
October 2, 1972
Adjournment In Sight
Pix: Intern Philp Schichtel
Hope For Tax HOld-Down
Spending Limit Urgently Needed
Inflation Cut In Half
Revised H.E.W. Bill Still Too High
SALT Phase II Is Upcoming
House Would Create Consumer Safety Agency
House Votes Military Construction Funds
House Passes AID Bill
BERALD FORD
October 9, 1972 - over
Occusit NV 3472
Historic Water Pollution Control ACE Passes
Improved Methods Ordered
Other Provisions
Wave and Means Panel Approves My NonPublic School 5111
House Passes Tough Anti-Skyjacking Bill
House Votes to Extend F.H.A. Programs
Raise In:Mear Inspection Federal Cost-Shared Killed
Jane Fotuda Didl' Fails to Cet Two-Thirds
NEWSLETTER 1972
Page Two
June 12, 1972
House Approves Landmark Higher Education Bill
Bill Contains Eight Student Aid Provisions
New Program of Institutional Aid Authorized
Other New Programs
June 19, 1972
House Fattens Labor-H.E.W. Funds Bill
Pix: Intern (Jim White)
Republicans Attempt Cuts
Health Gets Biggest Increases
Portland Hight School
Revenue Sharing Scheduled This Week
Off For China
July 17, 1972
China Trip an Unforgettable Experience
Pix: With Premier Chou En-Lai
Some Conclusions
Viewing Antinue Jade Suit
Our Conversations with the Chinese
At the Great Wall of China
Acupuncture Holds Great Promise
Treating the Deaf with Acupuncture
A Summing Up
At Chinese Child Care Center
July 24, 1972
House Passes Health and Help for Aged
Bills
Heart Bill Receives Overwhelming Approval
House Votes to Set Up National Institute
of Aged
House Approves More Aid for Older Americans
A victory for Fiscal Responsibility
Michigan Prevails
July 31, 1972
Shape of the New Fifth District
New Townships Welcomed
House Passes Final Version of Rural Development Bill
Push on for Stronger Anti-Busing Legislation
House Votes P.O.W. Compensation
August 14, 1972
House Approves H.E.W. Spending Bill
Pix:Intern (Carl Aardsma)
Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer
Grand Rapids Bible College
Protection Outlays O.K.'d
Hearings Begin on my Non-Public School Tax
Credit Bill
House Action Due on Anti-Busing Bill
House Backs President
G.O.P. Pushes for Spending Limit
August 21, 1972
House Approves Strategic Weapons Limit Agreement
In Best Interests of U.S. (Table)
President Prevails on Hold-Down in Spending
House Votes Last-Resort Limit on Busing
China Report Given to the House
September 18, 1972
House Cuts Defense Bill by $4.3 Billion
Pix: Spendable Weekly Earnings up
No Cut in Southeast Asia Funds
Full Support for New Weapons Projects
Intern Donna Coulter
House Adopts Final Military Procurement Authorization
Child Nutrition Legislation Wrapped Up
Service Academy Deadline
October 2, 1972
Adjournment In Sight
Pix: Intern Philp Schichtel
Hope For Tax HOld-Down
Spending Limit Urgently Needed
Inflation Cut In Half
Revised H.E.W. Bill Still Too High
SALT Phase II Is Upcoming
House Would Create Consumer Safety Agency
House Votes Military Construction Funds
House Passes AID Bill
October 9, 1972 - over
October 9, 1972
Historic Water Pollution Control Act Passes
Improved Methods Ordered
Other Provisions
Ways and Means Panel Approves My NonPublic School Bill
House Passes Tough Anti-Skyjacking Bill
House Votes to Extend F.H.A. Programs
Raise in Meat Inspection Federal Cost-Shared Killed
'Jane Fonda Bill' Fails to Get Two-Thirds
Newsletter Index 1973
January 8, 1973
pix: Bureacracy Nixon
A New Congress is Born
Wants. to Control
Speaker Takes the Chair
A Step Backward
Tax Credit for Non-Public School Tuition
Pix:
January 29, 1973
Chinese Acrobats
Hope for a Lasting Peace
Latvian Dancers at Inaugu-
Nation Mourns LBJ
ral.
House Ready
Joint Inaugural Committee
Fifth District Folks Attend Inauguration
& Staff
Farm Bargaining Bill
Electronic Voting
February 5, 1973
Pix: Bumper Crop of Interns
Congress Receives Budget, State of the Union Message
Prioryty Picture
Spending Hold Down Called For
Graph; The Budget $
Budget Highlights
Economic Report
District Assistant Visits
March 5, 1973
Battle of the Budget Rages
Pix: Graph; How Nixon Aims
To be Spent by July 1?
to Save $45 Billion
The President will Win
Peace Guarantee Agreement Signed
Tax Reform Promised
Bills Introduced
District Assistant Visits
Calenders Available
March 12, 1973
Pix: Sallie Edmunds, Intern
House GOP seeks to Extend, Strengthen 'Rehab' Program
At Vietnam Peace Sign-
House Approves Unrealistic Rehab Bill
ing
Lopsided Vote
House Votes to Encourage Open Meetings
Open Meetings Not Guaranteed
School Lunch Bill
District Visit
April 9, 1973
Pix: Installed, Pres. of
Taxpayer Wins One
Mich. Farm Bureau
Republican REA Effort Fails
Senior Classes from
Death Penalty Should Be Restored
Caledonia, Godfrey-
More Revenue Sharing Funds
Lee High Schools.
Information For Vets
Panel Rejects Diversion
April 23, 1973
Pix: Thieu Visits Capitol
House Votes to Extend Wage-Price Control Authority
Hill. Intern, Ron
Final Controls Action Off 'Till April 30
Posthuma, Hope College
Congress otes College Student Aid For '73-74
House Passes Highway bill
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Newsletter Index 1973
May 7, 1973
Aministration Urges Tax Break for the Elderly
Simplified Form Offerred
Tax Reform Bill by Year's End
Reduction in Estimated Deficits
Hope for Congressional Budget Control
Wage-Price Control Authority Extended
June 4, 1973
Pix: Interns, Paul Kim, Laura
A Do-Little Congress
Miller, Janet Lovell, Theodore
Election Reform Needed
Wietke
House Votes Health Programs Extension
Vocational Rehabilitation Compromise Readied
District Visits
Michigan Hot Dogs
June 11, 1973
Pix: First Girl GOP House Page,
House Approves Swift Minimum Wage Rise: Enact-
Kathy Siddall
ment would Increase Inflationary Pressures
Youth Differential Needs Broadening
House Endorses Anti-Drug-Abuse Agency
Apollo 17 Film Available
Vocational Rehabilitation Compromise Passed
Better White House-Congressional Relations Loom
June 25, 1973
Pix: Jerry Ford 1973 Question-
28,000 Answer Questionnaire
naire
District Split on Amnesty Question
Thumbs Down on Abortion Ruling
District Ovewhelmingly Rejects Aid to North Vietnam
Death Penalty Should be Restored
Vote Reflects District Position on Highway Funds
District Endorses Tax Credit on Nonpublic School Tuition
Youth Votes Much Like Elders
July 2, 1973
President, Congress Compromise on Cambodia
Pix: Congressional Cambodian
Forced Cambodia Bombing Halt Could Wreck Peace
Briefing, Kissinger, O'Neill,
Chances
Morgan, Albert, Ford
President Explains Veto Reasons
Deadlock Ends Quickly
Congress Votes Social Security Increase
Attendance Record
July 23, 1973
House Passes Farm Bill With Target Price Escalator
Pix: Interns, Strikwerda, Graf,
House Limits Presidential Power to Wage Undeclared
Byle, Kurijan, Pickering
Wars
Bills I Have Sponsored This Year
July 30, 1973
Mobile Office District Tour Set
Pix: Ionia Co. 4-H Group in D.C.
House Approves Anti-Impoundment Bill
Impoundment Not New
August 6, 1973
Congress Wraps up Major Legislation
Pix: Cystic Fybrosis Poster
Closes up Shop for a Month
Child, 1st Skylab Crew
My Position on the Pipeline
House Rejects Troop Reduction, Cuts Military Funds
September 17, 1973
Home filks tell me what's troubling them
pix: 'fighting inflation' Mr
Shultz
President sends Congress 2nd 'state of union' message.
Help in the inflation fight
intern Meeter-ajob well don
House sustains fifth veto
Administration-backed health care bill passes
Academy openings
TV blackout lifted
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October 8, 1973
House 'invites' Mass Transit operating subsidies veto pix: White House major domo's
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty to continue
House action upcoming on Pension Bill
Vocational 'rehab' legislation signed into law
F.H.A. extension becomes effective
District visit (Ionia)
October 15, 1973
Home Rule -- with protection for the federal interest
Power over line items in D.C. budget essential
Federal 'enclave' spelled out in House bill
Appointive Mayor amendment fails
President would continue appointing D.C. judges
Veto powers