1962 CR REFERENCES
Economy, Commerce, Agriculture, Fisheries 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Agriculture: establish acreage allotments for Irish potatoes, 4859. Potatoes: establish acreage allotment on Irish (see bill S. 3050), 4859. Text of S. 3050, relative to Irish potatoes, 4860 4859; Muskie describes how his potato acreage allotment bill, S.3050, is designed to help reduce the price fluctuations which have been a major problem for Maine's potato growers. Read the text of his remarks here. The full bill text can be found at Page S4860. Vessel Eugenie II: document as U.S. vessel (see bill S. 3264), 7892. 7892; May 8, 1962; Notice of Muskie introduction of a bill, S.3264, to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the vessel Eugenie II, owned by J.C. Strout of Milbridge, Maine, to be documented as a vessel of the United States with full coastwise privileges. At this time, the law required Congress to grant its assent to the chartering of private pleasure vessels. Commercial vessels, such as fishing boats, were routinely chartered by the Coast Guard. Private, non-commercial boat owners had to request such legislation from their representatives in the Congress. Because this was routine private legislation, Muskie made no introductory remarks, as would be normal for a public legislative bill. Today the Coast Guard has regulations in place that permit the chartering of private recreational vessels without the need for Congressional intervention. At the time Muskie was sponsoring bills such as this, recreational boating was a much smaller leisure activity than it is today. Depressed Areas Law Operating, by Sylvia Porter, in Bangor News, 8626. Sugar Act of 1948: amend and extend (see bill S. 3290), 8975. Agriculture Act of 1962: bill (S. 3225) to enact, 9294. Small business concerns: provide guarantees for leases of commercial and industrial property by (see bill S. 3345), 10703. Searsport Harbor, Maine: authorize project for (see bill S. 3578), 14942 An authorization is a statutory provision in a law which authorizes funding for a program, an agency or a project. The House of Representatives is often reluctant to fund programs or projects where no authorizing legislation exists. As a result, Senators seek to authorize local projects such as this one to make sure that when the appropriations bill reaches the Senate, the authority to appropriate the funds will be in place. Committee on Banking and Currency, 19993, 19993; September 20, 1962; Muskie, on behalf of Senator Robertson (D-VA), reports without amendment a Banking Committee bill to permit banks to pay foreign government depositors different rates of interest than they pay to domestic depositors. Asleep on the Deep, Nation magazine, W. S. Ellis, A3139. A3139; April 30, 1962; Muskie inserts an article from Nation magazine about Maine fisheries problems and potential programs to address them. Environment, Parks, Historic Preservation, Wildlife 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Mass transportation systems: additional assistance to metropolitan areas for (see bill S. 3126), 7006. Amend: Public works standby authority bill (S. 2965),9268. Department of the Interior and related agencies: bill (H.R. 10802) making appropriations, 10265. National Security/ Foreign Affairs 1962 87th Congress, 2nd Session McCone, John A.: nomination to be CIA Director, 1326. 1326; January 31, 1962; During debate on the confirmation of John McCone to be Director of the CIA, Muskie's statement discusses the ambiguity of the CIA's role and the relative paucity of the Armed Services Committee's hearing record on the nomination, and endorses the idea of a Congressional Joint Committee to oversee the intelligence agency. Electronics Industries Association, by, 4762 4762; March 21, 1962; Senator Jackson (D-WA) inserts a Muskie speech to the Electronics Industries Association seminar on the Interdependence of Political, Scientific, and Military Planning. The text can be read here. Latin American problems, 4958, 4959 Smith, Margaret Chase: commendation of, 4958. Appointed to Board of Visitors to Military Academy, 5746. United Nations: bill (S. 2768) to authorize bond purchase, 5899. United Nations -- Is It Worth It? at Catholic University, by, 5900. 5899; 5900; April 4, 1962; Debate on a bill, S.2768, to authorize the purchase of UN bonds as a means of helping finance United Nations' operations. Muskie's speech is supportive and reproduces his address on similar subject matter at Catholic University on April 1, 1962. Communist Party, by Harold H. Martin, in Saturday Evening Post, 8626. Failure of World Communism, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in Saturday Evening Post, 8629. Chicago Society of Polish National Alliance, by, 9264. 9264; May 24, 1962; EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS; Representative Roman C. Pucinski , Democratic Congressman from Illinois, inserts a Muskie speech discussing the broad shape of the international community in the past and in the future. Allies Are Carrying Their Share of Aid, by Frank M. Coffin, in Washington Post, 9653.
U.S. in New World Situation, by Ralph McGill, in Washington Star, 9656. Film of Mrs. John F. Kennedy's Visit to India and Pakistan: make available to U.S. people (see S. Con. Res. 84), 14630 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress College Academic Facilities Act: bill (S.1241) to enact, 1804,1805 An excerpt from the debate can be read here. Amend: Reservists and National Guardsmen (S.2697), 5476. Medical Care for Aged, before Massachusetts Association of Relief Officers, by, 8496. 8496; May 16, 1962; Muskie inserts the text of his speech about President Kennedy's health care plan for the elderly to a Massachusetts group of health care professionals. Veterans: grant national service life insurance to certain (see bill S. 3289), 8975. Older persons: medical care, 13862. 13862; July 17, 1962; During debate on H.R.10606, Muskie offers language with respect to the staffing of skilled nursing facilities which would replace the existing requirement that such a facility be "affiliated with" or "controlled by" a hospital, with a requirement that the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare consult with the American Hospital Association and the accreditation bodies and use his discretionary authority to determine that a nursing facility has the skilled workforce anticipated by the affiliation requirement. Muskie's amendment is accepted. (The pending amendment was by Anderson (D-NM)). Amend: Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare appropriation bill (HR. 10904), 13957. Deaf persons: bill (S. 2511) to authorize educational films, 16110,16111. 16110; 16111; August 9, 1962; Muskie acts as floor manager for his bill, S.2511, to expand the program of films for the deaf. In arguing for his bill, Muskie includes his testimony about the program for the record. The bill is passed on a voice vote. A voice vote is a unanimous vote of the Senate of which the only record is provided by the daily transcript of the floor debate and the engrossment of the bill by the Presiding Officer. A voice vote can be taken only when no Senator objects. Any Senator has the right to demand a recorded vote and needs only a seconding motion. Voice votes are common on non-controversial bills where no Senator feels the need to make a more explicit record. Packaging and labeling: prohibit unfair and deceptive methods of (see bill S. 3745), 20398. Amend: Bill (H.R. 12820) to validate coverage of certain Arkansas State employees, 22780. Governmental Affairs 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Appointed on Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 4243. Federal grants-in-aid: coordinated review of State and local applications for certain (see bill S. 3363), 9448. Federal grants-in-aid: coordinated review of State and local application for, 9450. Text of S. 3363, relative to Federal grants-in-aid, 9450 Metropolitan area planning: grants for continuing support of (see bill S. 3362), 9448. Municipalities: grants for metropolitan planning, 9449. 9449; Muskie's introductory remarks on S.3362, a bill to provide grants for the continuing support of metropolitan area planning programs. 9450; Muskie statement introducing his bill on federal grants, which seeks to give city planning agencies a voice in the grants process so that plans for new facilities take into account both the needs of the state and the affected local area. White House Police force: bill (H.R. 11261) to increase 9487; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: report on first 2 years. 10623. Letter: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, by President Kennedy,10624. 10623, June 15, 1962; Muskie issues a report on the first two years' operation of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, including a letter from President Kennedy commending the work of the Members of Congress who served on the Commission. The report can be read here. Committee On Government Operations, 12234, 12235. Letter: Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, by, 13386. 13386; July 12, 1962; Mansfield (D-MT) calls up S. Res. 359, creating the subcommittee on intergovernmental relations, and includes the text of a letter from Muskie to the Rules Committee, asking that the Committee give favorable consideration to the creation of the subcommittee. The resolution creating the Subcommittee is agreed to by voice vote. The procedure is shown here. Public health grants-in-aid: provide greater flexibility to States in use of certain (see bill S. 3592), 15192. Most of the work of the Senate is done in the Committees, and each Senator serves on several. Each Committee has its traditional area of jurisdiction over various federal programs, and there can be significant internal discussion and disagreement over the assignment of a bill to a particular Committee. Committee jurisdiction is jealously guarded, and Chairmen are quick to respond when they perceive that some element of public law over which the have enjoyed jurisdiction is claimed by some other Committee. Muskie's bills dealing with federalism and reform of government grant programs were written by and for the Government Affairs Committee, on which he served, and where he could have the greatest influence in the shaping of the final law. The introduction of such a bill for the jurisdiction of another Committee suggests that the bill was the subject of a turf struggle and that without the step of providing a bill for the Labor and Public Welfare Committee, the chances of action on the original bill were minimal. Committee on the Economic impact of National Defense (Select) : establish (see S. Res. 375), 16022. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations: notice of hearings, 19323. First Hearing of Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, by Senators Mundt, Ervin, and, 19906-19908. 19906-19908; September 19, 1962; Muskie announces that the first hearing by new Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee had been held the prior day, that it took the form of a panel discussion. He includes the opening remarks given by the three Members, himself as Chairman, Senator Ervin (D-NC), and Senator Mundt (R-SD), the minority Member. New Look at Old Laws, from Nation's Business, A7344. A7344; October 6, 1962; Muskie inserts an article from the magazine, Nation's Business, on grants-in-aid from the federal government to the states. Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Law 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Poll tax: resolution (S.J. Res. 29) to abolish, 4941. Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to quotas (see bill S. 3043),5211. Briganti, Salvatore: bill (S. 971) for relief of, 9486. Private bills are commonly used to deal with the idiosyncratic problems that can arise when conflicting requirements of the law affect an individual and the law provides no way to resolve the conflict, or such cases when compensation to a citizen from the government may be warranted but is not actually covered by any existing law. Most private bills arise from constituent casework, where the ability of a Senator's caseworker staff runs up against limits in the law or lack of legal authority covering the particular circumstances of a given case. Details of private bills are never published in the Congressional Record. The paperwork justifying a private bill is handled by the Committee of jurisdiction, usually the Judiciary Committee, which reviews the facts and law of the case and determines whether or not to report favorably on it. Private bills were more common in past years; the expansion of federal courts of adjudication and other arbitration mechanisms throughout government leaves fewer persons who have legitimate claims without redress. Additionally, past scandals in which individual Members of Congress were found to be selling their ability to introduce private bills have helped reduce the willingness of Members to introduce private bills. Attorney General's Opinion on Wiretaps, by Robert F. Kennedy, in New York Times, 9655. Vote in Federal elections: protect rights of citizens to (see bill S. 3576), 14942. Sui, Chin Wa, for relief (see bill S. 3740). 20283. Private bills are commonly used to deal with the idiosyncratic problems that can arise when conflicting requirements of the law affect an individual and the law provides no way to resolve the conflict, or such cases when compensation to a citizen from the government may be warranted but is not actually covered by any existing law. Most private bills arise from constituent casework, where the ability of a Senator's caseworker staff runs up against limits in the law or lack of legal authority covering the particular circumstances of a given case. Mississippi: support efforts of President to enforce compliance with Federal court mandates in (see S. Con. Res. 96). 22119. 22119; October 4, 1962; Muskie is added as a cosponsor to a Keating (R-NY) resolution, S. Con. Res. 96, to express Congressional support for the President's efforts to enforce compliance with the mandate of the Federal courts in Mississippi. Although the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional in 1954, progress towards integration was slow. In 1962, in Meredith v. Fair the Supreme Court ruled that James Meredith, an applicant to the University of Mississippi, could not be denied admission. Governor Ross Barnett sought to circumvent that court order, while the Kennedy administration tried to enforce it. When rioting erupted at the University. federal troops had to be sent to Mississippi to restore order, and the general national consensus was that Mississippi's state officials had left the President no alternative. Miscellaneous 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress It is a long-standing Senate tradition to eulogize Senators who leave the body either by reason of death, retirement, or defeat. When Senators die in office, tributes by their colleagues are collected and reproduced for the benefit of surviving family members and the community in which the Member lived. In exceptional circumstances, booklets of such tributes are printed by the Government Printing Office for wider distribution. And in extremely exceptional circumstances, individuals such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis are honored by such tributes and booklets. After Senator Muskie's death, the transcript of his funeral service and Senate tributes were printed as a booklet and distributed to interested parties. Hayden, Carl: 50th anniversary of congressional service, 2413. Carl Hayden was elected to the House of Representatives in 1912, when Arizona became a state, and to the Senate in 1926. In his time, he had the longest term of service in the Congress, 56 years, and by the end of his service, the longest term in the Senate, 42 years. The congratulations offered to Senators for reaching common or obscure mileposts or setting new records in Senatorial duties are a feature of the Senate which adds greatly to the perception that it is an exclusive club. Although these mileposts are often meaningless to outsiders, within the Senate, it is a matter of protocol to honor such events with words of praise. Douglas, Paul: 70th birthday, 4997. The congratulations offered to Senators for reaching common or obscure mileposts or setting new records in Senatorial duties are a feature of the Senate which adds greatly to the perception that it is an exclusive club. Although these mileposts are often meaningless to outsiders, within the Senate, it is a matter of protocol to honor such events with words of praise. Johnson, Lyndon B.: 25th anniversary of election to House of Representatives, 6213. 6213; April 10, 1962; Muskie makes congratulatory comments on the silver anniversary of Lyndon Johnson's public service as an elected official. Johnson was then serving as Vice President, but he had served as a Senator from Texas and as Senate Majority Leader. The congratulations offered to Senators for reaching common or obscure mileposts or setting new records in Senatorial duties are a feature of the Senate which adds greatly to the perception that it is an exclusive club. Although these mileposts are often meaningless to outsiders, within the Senate, it is a matter of protocol to honor such events with words of praise. Bush, Prescott: retirement, 8496. Tribute to Sister Miriam Theresa by Senator Morse, 8630. Long, Oren E.: tribute, 22240. 22240; October 4, 1962; Muskie makes a verbal tribute to the retiring Hawaii Senator, Oren Long. There is a long tradition of Senatorial eloquence employed in the service of Senatorial comity. In the early years of the new Congress at the end of the 18th century, the use of elaborate courtesies in debate was an element of the efforts to prevent physical assaults in the Chamber. Although not always successful, the tradition gradually grew stronger and it has been many years since any member of the Senate physically assaulted another. The tradition is maintained through elaborate verbal celebrations of landmarks in each Senator's career by other Senators. Birthdays, anniversaries, consecutive vote counts, as well as retirements and deaths are all occasions when Senatorial colleagues offer up statements of congratulations, regret, and respect to each other. It is this tradition, among other factors, which accounts for the frequent description of the Senate as being the "world's most exclusive club." Smith. Benjamin A., : tribute, 22253. G. E. Bowe Winners, Bates College, F. M. Coffin, A2265. G. E. Bowe Team Brings Fame to Bates College, Bates Bulletin, A2265. A.2265; Pages 2265 missing from permanent CR. SEE IF MUSKIE ARCHIVE WILL LOOK UP AND XEROX WHATEVER IS ON PAGE A2265 OF THE PERMANENT RECORD. May Craig: TV Star, Look magazine, Eleanor Harris. A2747. Senate Rules, Procedures, Assignments, Housekeeping 1962 87th Congress, 2nd Session Committee meetings during session, 1421. Bills passed over, 5472-5475,9488-9491. 5472-5475; March 29, 1962; Muskie, on behalf of the Majority Leader, objects to second reading of the following bills. H.R.3008, Private relief bill for Hom Hong Hing, also known as Tommy Joe. S.17, conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to make findings with respect to the amount of compensation to which certain individuals are entitled as reimbursement for damages sustained by them as a result of the cancellation of their grazing permits by the U.S. Air Force. HR 1361, Relief of James M. Norman. H.R.1961, to amend the Bankruptcy Act H.R. 4473, to amend the Bankruptcy Act with respect to limiting the priority and non dischargeability of taxes in bankruptcy . The occasions where Muskie "objected" to consideration of various bills reflect a parliamentary practice that was common in the 1960s but has since been modified. The Rules of the Senate prescribe virtually every action that any Senator can take on the Senate floor while the body is in session. Under the rules of the Senate, a bill must have three readings before it can be voted on. Specific Senate rules then govern procedure with respect to each step in the process. Rule XIV requires that when a bill or resolution is introduced it must lie over for a day "under the rule" before it can be considered. Upon second reading, a bill is open to amendment and further action, unless objection to the second reading is heard. In that case, the bill in essence goes into limbo, because it cannot go to third reading unless it has had second reading. Rather than limbo, the Senate assigns such bills to the General Orders Calendar, where they are in effect dead for the remainder of the Congress. This procedure was used frequently in the 1960s and into the 1970s to clear the backlog of bills that had not been assigned to Committees, House bills that had been received or measures that had been introduced but then superceded for some reason. Because these backlogged bills were generally noncontroversial, the chore of objecting to second reading was often assigned to junior Senators, who were obliged to be present on the Senate floor while the procedure was conducted. Today this process is generally made part of the end-of-day wrap-up of Senate business and no longer requires a clerk to read, a Presiding Officer to make the motion to move to second reading, and a Senator on the floor to object. Instead, the procedure is reduced to paper, and is agreed to by unanimous consent, usually with no one on the Senate floor except the two Senate leaders. 8060; May 9, 1962; Muskie is listed on the second cloture petition covering the same subject matter. District of Columbia: bill (S. 3157) relative to sites for public buildings, 9485. Committee on the Organization of the Congress (Joint) : establish (see S. Con. Res. 93), 20757. Designated Acting President pro tempore, 18982, 22110. 22110; October 4, 1962; The identical procedure takes place. Under the Constitution, the Vice President is "President" of the Senate but has no authority to do anything except preside and cast tie-breaking votes. Most Vice Presidents do not spend much time in the Presiding Officer's chair during normal Senate sessions. Instead, the Senate selects a President "pro tempore" (Latin, meaning, "for the time being"), who is traditionally the longest-serving Senator of the majority party. It is the President pro tempore who, usually by letter, names a designee to fulfil the duties of the President pro tempore when that Senator is unable to be present. As for most such Senate chores, the designee is usually a junior Senator of the majority party. Budget, Taxes, Fiscal Policy 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Chances Good J. F. K.'s Federal Budget for Next Fiscal Year Underestimated, by Sylvia Porter, in Bangor News, 1445. Letter: Transactions tax on silver, by, 18327. Trade, Export Subsidies, Tariffs 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Reciprocal trade agreements: administration's proposals, 6035. Trade Program, by Harold O. Toor, U.S. Shoe Manufacturing Industry, 6035. Association of Shoe Executives of Maine, by, 7615 Shoe imports, 7615, 8541-8544. 7615; May 2, 1962; EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS. Muskie statement on the condition of shoe manufacturing and import competition, plus the text of Muskie's remarks to the Shoe Executives of Maine in Augusta. Textile Imports: bill (H.R. 10788) to regulate 8524, 8525, 8533, 8534, 8539-8544, 8652, 8654 Press release: shoe industry seriously concerned by increasing imports, by Maxwell Field, 8542. 8652; May 17, 1962; In an effort to placate Westerners and other agricultural interests, Senator Humphrey (D-MN) offers an amendment to somewhat strengthen the language granting President Kennedy the right to negotiate trade agreements where imports are causing injury to domestic producers. Opponents argue that the Humphrey amendment seems to limit the authority given to the President by the rest of the bill. Muskie makes a brief statement in response. At this period, as the Kennedy Administration was seeking to finalize a world trade regime to encourage more free trade, the textile industry had successfully achieved the Administration's support for limits on textile imports from the 18 countries most involved. Not surprisingly, representatives of states with other interests wished to jump on this bandwagon and force through negotiations that would give their states' products similar protection. Muskie was making the point that loading the bill up with other products would essentially doom it, and that the textile agreements ought to be accepted as sui generis. Letter: Forest products as agricultural commodity, by John C. Bagwell, 8525. Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (H.R. 11970), 15395 Trade Expansion Act of 1962: proposed amendment, 15506. Shoe industry: trade legislation, 15506, Trade Legislation, by Harold 0. Toor, 15507 Table: Footwear industry: trade data, 15507, 15508. Report: Number of Employees in Footwear Industry and Location of Plants, 15509. 15506; August 2, 1962; The text of Muskie's explanatory remarks on his trade amendment, which is a proposal to add authority for the President to negotiate Orderly Marketing Agreements when the particular industry and conditions warrant. Letter: Textile imports, to President Kennedy, by, 15572. Senator Thurmond was appointed to the Senate as a Democrat, in December, 1954. He had already won election to the same seat as a write-in candidate a month earlier. He served as a Democrat until September 16, 1964, when he changed his party affiliation to Republican. He has served as a Republican ever since. Textile industry, imports, 18237-18239.
Trade Expansion Act, before Senate committee, by, 18243. 18243; August 30, 1962; Muskie inserts a copy of his testimony before the Finance Committee about his Orderly Marketing Act amendment to the Trade Expansion Act.
Trade Expansion Act of 1962: bill (H.R. 11970) to enact, 19857-19869. Telegram: Trade bill, by sundry members of shoe industry, 19859. 19857-19869; September 19, 1962; In the debate on the Trade Expansion bill, Muskie makes a statement in support of the bill because the Senate Finance Committee's addition of Sec.352 embodies the Muskie Orderly Marketing Agreement proposal. Housing, Urban Renewal, Economic Development 1962 2nd Session, 87th Congress Much Ado, by Walter Lippmann, in Washington Post, 1442. Arguments over issues of governmental reorganization have waxed and waned throughout the nation's history, and various mechanisms have been adopted over time to formalize the process by which the powers and responsibilities of agencies are expanded or contracted. At this time, Presidents submitted formal reorganization plans to the Congress which took effect unless affirmatively rejected. This is one form of the legislative veto which the Congress used for decades to attempt to overcome Administration policies with which it disagreed. The use of the legislative veto over agency regulations was overturned in the Supreme Court ruling, I.N.S. v. Chadha, in 1983. Memorandum: Proposed Department of Urban Affairs, by Governor Rockefeller and Arthur S. Flemming, 1675. Rockefeller on Department of Urban Affairs, from New York Times, 1675. Rockefeller, Nelson A.: statement on Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 1675, 1677, 1678, Rockefeller, Nelson A.: views on Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 1967, 1968. Rockefeller, Nelson A.: views on Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 1967, 1968. 1675; February 2, 1962; Muskie inserts material about Rockefeller's apparent change of heart on the idea of creating a Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, and on an earlier dispute over having a black person head up the proposed new Department. He is challenged by Republican Senators who defend Rockefeller's position. 1967; February 7, 1962; In response to a challenge by Republican Senators that he document more fully the scope of Rockefeller's flipflop on the creation of a Cabinet agency for housing, Muskie provides a further explanation and additional materials. Questions and answers on establishment of Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 2132. Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 2132. Report HHFA Programs for Small Communities, 2134. Questions and answers on establishment of Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 2132. Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, 2132. Report HHFA Programs for Small Communities, 2134. 2132; February 8, 1967; Muskie inserts a Q & A sheet about the Urban Affairs Department proposal in the Congressional Record to defuse some of the political rhetoric surrounding the creation of a Department of Housing and Urban Affairs. Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, by, 3221. Table: Housing data. 3230, 3231. Table: Housing and Home Finance Agency, employment data, 3232. Table: Department of Urban Affairs and Housing: employment data, 3233, Table: Housing data. 3230, 3231. Table: Housing and Home Finance Agency, employment data, 3232. Table: Department of Urban Affairs and Housing: employment data, 3233, Table: Executive departments: establishment of, 3235. 3221; March 1, 1962; Part of a package of information provided by Muskie which is placed in the Congressional Record on his behalf by Senator Mansfield (D-MT) because of Muskie's auto accident and subsequent absence. The data are inserted as part of a package of materials to combat a successful Senate effort to prevent debate on Reorganization Plan 1, the proposal to create a cabinet department for housing and urban development. |