HEARINGS BEFORE THE STANFORD AUG 1959 COMMITTEE ON FINANENT UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 7650 UNIVERS DIVISION P87-60 AN ACT TO MODIFY THE PENSION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS 43935 JULY 28 AND 29, 1959 Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1959 STANFORD CONTENTS Buchanan, Thomas R., chairman of the Committee on Affairs of 61 68 Gunn, Mrs. Charles W., national president, American Legion Aux- Holden, John R., legislative director, AMVETS. Hopper, Merle E., chairman, national legislative committee, Veterans Langer, Hon. William, United States Senator from the State of North Mazur, Joseph A., chairman, Veteran and Armed Forces Affairs Com- Moore, Preston J., national commander, the American Legion; ac- companied by Mrs. Charles W. Gunn, national president, American Legion Auxiliary; Robert M. McCurdy, chairman, National Reha- bilitation Commission; William F. Hauck, director, Washington office; Miles D. Kennedy, director, National Legislative Commis- sion; John J. Corcoran, director, National Rehabilitation Commis- sion; James V. Day, director, National Public Relations Commis- sion; Clarence H. Olson, assistant director, National Legislative Commission; John S. Mears, legislative representative, National Legislative Commission; Charles W. Stevens, assistant director, National Rehabilitation Commission; Edward McGrail, assistant director, program management, National Rehbailitation Commis- sion; Warren MacDonald, research analyst, National Rehabilition Commission; Edward Golembieski, chief of claims, National Reha- bilitation_Commission, and Michael M. Markowitz, rehabilitation director, Department of Pennsylvania, the American Legion.. Stans, Hon. Maurice H., Director of the Bureau of the Budget- Whittier, Hon. Sumner G., Administrator of the Veterans' Adminis- Williams, Judge David B., national commander, Disabled American Veterans; accompanied by Joseph R. Harold, executive assistant; Elmer M. Freudenberger, acting national director of legislation; and John W. Burris, national director of employment relations, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Amendments suggested by Hon. William Langer, U.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota_ Comparison of H.R. 6432 with H.R. 7650- Comparison of H.R. 7650 and H.R. 6432 with present law- Barracks No. 1836, Bethany, Mo., to Hon. Clinton P. Anderson_- Bird, Henry, commander, third district, Department of Idaho, Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., Payette, Idaho, to Costello, John S., adjutant, Kootenai Post No. 14, Coeur d'Alene, Fetzer, S. Rea, legislative officer, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Henderson, Floyd E., Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, State of 18, 19 93 Hollenbeck, Fred J., National Commander, Veterans of World War I 99 Langer, Hon. William, Ú.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota, Markowitz, Michael M., rehabilitation director, the American Legion, Nichols, Albert R., senior vice commander, Department of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., 104 102 103 Sherry, Raymond E., commander, Veterans of World War I, District 95 Yaun, J. Clifton, Sr., Yaun Manufacturing Co., Inc., Baton Rouge, Resolution of the Veterans of World War I of the State of Virginia_ Suggested changes in H.R. 7650 of the Veterans of Foreign_Wars_ Total membership of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A.. 6, 17 52 48 79 |