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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 1946 BUREAU OF THE BUDGET JUN 11 WASHINGTON, 25, D. C. JUN 10 1946 My dear Mr. Latta: The Congress has enacted H. R. 4016, "For the relief of Dorothy Morgan. It is the purpose of the bill to pay the sum of $136.99 to Dorothy Morgan for the loss of time from work and personal injury, pain, and suf- fering sustained by her in an accident which occurred on December 12, 1942, when a truck owned by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics collided with an automobile in which Dorothy Morgan was a passenger. It appears that on December 12, 1942, a truck owned by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, operated by an employee of that agency, was proceeding east on the west-gate road in Langley Field, Virginia; that, at the same time, the claimant, as passenger in a civilian automobile, was proceeding west on the same road; that both vehicles were traveling at an estimated speed of 20 miles per hour; that the driver of the Govern- ment truck applied his brakes to avoid overtaking a preceding car; and that the Government truck skidded upon the wet pavement and struck the civilian automobile coming from the opposite direction. As a result of the accident, Dorothy Morgan sustained bruises of the left side of her head, left ear, and left ribs, and sprained neck and left shoulder. She incurred a loss of $12.25 from being absent from her work and $24.74 in doctor's bill, X-rays, medicine, and transportation to the doctor's office, in addition to an award of $100 for pain and suffering. A facsimile of the enrolled enactment has been referred to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and its reply, interposing no objection to the approval of the bill, is attached. I am authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to recom-- mend that the bill be approved. Very truly yours, Mr. M. C. Latta, The White House. Assistant Director, Handy Legislative Reference. Enclosures: Letter from National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. One copy each of the Senate and House reports on the bill.