Klees, Walter J., mayor of Highland Park, Mich. (See Highland Park,
Mich.)

Klutznick, Philip M., assistant administrator, National Housing Agency:
Homes Use Service Section, National Housing Agency, administration
of commended (Kniskern)

Knickerbocker Village. (See Housing Private construction.)
Kniskern, Philip W., chairman, Committee on Homes Use Conversion, Na-
tional Association of Real Estate Boards; statement, December 1943_.

Page

162

162-

164, 687-689

_329-330

La Crosse, Wis.: Post-war public-works program; proposed project,
amounts required, how financed, employment capacity, time for comple-
tion; letter of mayor, February 7, 1944; text---
LaGuardia, Hon. Fiorello H., president of the United States Conference
of Mayors, and mayor of the city of New York: Statement, February 1,
1944

305-343

Lakewood, Ohio: Post-war public-works program, list of works in progress;
Federal assistance necessary; letter of mayor, February 14, 1944; text- 330-331
Land Assembly; Land Use:

Destruction of urban land values structure; rebuilding of slums and
blighted areas an antidote (Nelson) -
Enabling legislation and financing (Bettman).

Funds for land assembly in urban redevelopment projects, availability
advocated (Bettman).

Land use and route planning relationship (MacDonald).

45

511

511, 513, 517

646

518

424

424

Land-use plan precisely what a great subdivider does (Bettman).
New York State legislation (Mattison).

Wisconsin legislation (Mattison)

Lanham, Hon. Fritz G. (Texas), chairman, House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee:

Central Federal cooperating and coordinating planning agency; in-
quiry----

Cooperation between Federal and local governments and industries
aim of committee_.

15

Desirability of defining temporary and permanent housing constructed
under Lanham Act_.

258

Economy in wartime___.

10

Farm income stabilization by Government purchase of excess produc-
tion; inquiry..

241

Federal aid, dependence on deplored_-

134

Federal aid to States and municipalities__-

360

Federal contribution reduction to necessary minimum and a Federal
planning policy to enable States, municipalities and industrial or-
ganizations to proceed, committee's aim____

282

Federal Government in complete control of American industry; post-
war relaxation procedure__

63

Federal grants opposed---

33, 35

Federal Housing Administration continuance after the war; in-
quiry ---

250, 259, 562

Federal post-war planning policy; determination at earliest possible
date reiterated_.

208

Federal-State, Federal-local relationship...

361

Function of Federal Government in transition period planning; in-
quiry___

266

Futility of State and local dependence on Federal bounty; importance
of getting that message to people of the country_

223

Government in business opposed__.

Government spending, practices approved and opposed

Hoboes' organization of a million a permanent unemployment item__.
Home building in normal times to be left to private capital; inquiry.
Home mortgage insurance in normal times to be left to private organi-
tions; inquiry---.

50, 253

33

32

251

251, 259

Lanham, Hon. Fritz G. (Texas)-Continued.

Grounds Committee-Continued.

Page

Home ownership the bulwark of government_

49

Housing, private construction, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., ex-
ample

292

Housing agencies, reduction of__

585

Housing in Stockholm, Sweden..

56

Housing post-war financing, Federal Housing Administration or build-
ing and loan; inquiry_

101, 126

Immigrants, studies on return of to original homes, inquiry.

"Interested in getting this work (post-war construction) back into

New York State Post-War Public Planning Commission program; in-
quiry__

Post-war home ownership with help of privately operated agencies_
Post-war public construction needs.

Private housing construction after the war under all titles of National
Housing Act, inquiry--.

127

Public Buildings and Grounds Committee subcommittee on surplus
land and buildings; cited.

30, 45, 115, 294, 295, 566

Taxation, Federal, State, and city-

United States Housing Act, 1937 provisions_.

Public construction needs after war; inquiry_

Real-estate business dislocation under permanent and temporary hous-
ing legislation

Rent control a State and local function__

Reserves for reconversion, importance of

Return to State and local financing as rapidly as possible, advocated__
Revolving fund for local public construction.

Salvage of temporary and demountable housing; inquiry.

Scope of committee's post-war planning inquiry.

Shipbuilding, future of; inquiry-

Small business and unemployment-

Small business recovery proposal..

Surplus material disposition___

Technological change and new industries_

Work Projects Administration, criticism of_.

Lanham Act, October 14, 1940. (See Legislative History, this date.)

League of Wisconsin Municipalities: Statement by executive committee on
post-war plans of Wisconsin cities and villages; text__-.

Legislative History: Federal:

416-417

1916, July 11. Federal Highway Act (39 Stat. 355) ; cited---
1919, October 22. Ball Act for rent control in the District of Columbia;
cited.

1921, November 9. Federal Highway Act (42 Stat. 212); cited__.
1931, February 10. Employment Stabilization Act (46 Stat. 1084);
cited as adaptable to present post-war planning (Whitlock).
1933, June 16. Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 195); cited.
1934, June 18. Hayden-Cartwright Act (48 Stat. 994); cited.
1934, June 27. National Housing Act (48 Stat. 1246):

Implementation of existing titles to meet post-war mortgage financ-
ing needs (Cartwright) ___

624

51

624

289

624

625

9

47

51

189

74

113

588, 502

184-185

448

9

37

30

612

606

126

8

250

"Profound influence on whole housing production of the country"
(Pomeroy)

Necessity of titles I and II for time being, amendments or new
titles for post-war needs (Cartwright).

251

127

Legislative History: Federal-Continued.

1934, June 27. National Housing Act (48 Stat. 1246)—Continued.
Title 6 enacted March 28, 1941. (See below this date.)
Titles 2 and 6, relative mortality (Lanham; Pomeroy).
1934, June 27. Railroad Retirement Act. (48 Stat. 1283); summary
of provisions (Fletcher).

Page

127

1935, August 14. Social Security Act. Title III. Unemployment insur-
ance. (49 Stat. 620); comment (Fletcher) –

534

1937, September 1. United States Housing Act, 1937. Slum Clearance
Act (Wagner). (50 Stat. 888):

Program under act; suspension during the war. (Lanham;
Pomeroy

126

1940, October 14. To expedite the provision of housing in connection
with national defense, and for other purposes.
(Public 849, 76th Cong., 54 Stat. 1125) :

Building codes militate against administration of act (Lanham)__
1941, March 28. National Housing Act. Title 6. Defense (war area
housing) housing insurance:

("Lanham Act.")

256

Continuation after war; inquiry (Lanham)
Good and a great benefit (Nelson)---

"Losses under title VI will not be very great" (Cartwright).
Operation of (Lanham; Nelson) –

"Purely a duration measure" (Lanham)

101, 126

52

Implementation of existing titles to meet post-war financing
needs (Cartwright) ---.

Liberalization of Federal Housing Administration program
(Blandford).

250

"Should not be reenacted at end of the emergency." Producers'
Council, Inc__.

587

251

46

126

286, 291-292

127

51

570, 575

Titles 2 and 6, relative mortality (Lanham; Pomeroy).
1942, October 2. Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 (56 Stat.,
765); cited___.

1943, January 18. House Joint Resolution 56. To create commission
on tax integration ("Coffee resolution"); cited__.
1943, April 2, Urban redevelopment bill, introduced by Senator Thomas;
cited__.

1943, May 24. H. R. 1898, Seventy-eighth Congress. To provide for
post-war planning "Lynch bill"; cited (Fisher)
1943, June 4. S. 1163, Seventy-eighth Congress, to encourage the de-
velopment of good neighborhood conditions in towns and cities by
private enterprise, etc., introduced by Senator Wagner. Neighbor-
hood Development Act; cited------

1943, July 28. H. R. 3058, Seventy-eighth Congress. To provide for
post-war planning. Maas bill; cited (Fisher).
1943, July 13. To amend Federal Highway Act of 1916, as amended.
Public, No. 146, Seventy-eighth Congress; cited--~.
1943, September 23. H. R. 3328, Seventy-eighth Congress. Authorizing
employment of engineers in private practice on Government proj-
ects. Judd bill; cited (Fisher)-.

521

113

572

113

628, 647

110

1944. Bill to encourage and expedite completion of surveys, etc., pre-
requisite to letting of construction contracts; draft prepared by
American Society of Civil Engineers; text_.

102-103

Legislative History, State:

California: 1943, May 20. State Reconstruction and Reemployment
Act; text-

439-441

Illinois: Urban redevelopment law; comment; under test in State
courts (Capozzoli; Kincaid)_

491

New York:

Redevelopment law; intent of (Ecker).

172

Ib., tax moratorium feature (Capozzoli; Kincaid).

Ib., operation of (La Guardia).

Lewiston, Maine: Post-war public works situation; letter of mayor, Feb-
ruary 12. 1944; text-

Lindberg, David P., mayor of Galesburg, Ill. (See Galesburg, Ill.)

Little Steel Formula. (See Wages.)

317-318

491

331

National Association of Home Builders project, financed outside
of F. H. A. (Cortright)_.

253

Louisville, Ky.,

Area Development Association, organization, etc..

367

Post-war planning committee, known as Louisville Area Development
Association; cited__.

343

365

Post-war public works program, status as of January 1, 1944_
Luhrsen, J. G., executive secretary of the Railway Executives Associa-
tion: Statement, February 10, 1944--
Lumber shortage_

527-530

254-255, 566, 594, 598, 597
MacCornack, Walter R., dean of school of architecture, Massachusetts In-
stitute of Technology: Absent; engagegment on engineering work for the
Navy

MacDonald, Thomas H., Commissioner, Public Roads Administration,
Federal Works Agency: Statement, March 1, 1944_.

107

623-649

McDonough, Hon. John J., mayor of the city of St. Paul, Minn.: State-
ment, February 1, 1944_.

344-348

McGregor, J. Harry (Ohio), member, House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee:

Road and highway construction, post-war system, Federal-State ratio_
Salvage of war housing___

McKeesport, Pa.: Post-war public works program projects in various
stages, estimated cost, cash situation of city; Federal aid necessary;
letter of mayor, February 3, 1944; text----

331-332

McWilliams, John D. (Conn.), member, House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee:

Connecticut provisional loan fund for municipalities-
Disorganization of construction industry-

Post-war peak in construction industry, duration of....

36

Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans__.

574

Rent certificate plan__--

20-21

Road and highway construction, post-war system, Federal-State ratio_
Withholding of State reserve funds by Governors of New York, Con-
necticut, and Ohio; cited___

Manasco, Carter (Alabama), member, House Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee:

Acting chairman at meeting of committee on February 8, 1944, during
statement by Commissioner Harrington___

473-494

Remarks:

Agricultural industry, employment absorption capacity; inquiry--
Ib., causes of slums__.

234

54

Inquiry

519

Engineering greatest employment outlet in on-the-site construc-
tion_.

77

Guaranteed wages-.

454

Income taxation, Federal, State, and local_

361

Manasco, Carter (Alabama)-Continued.

Remarks-Continued.

In-migrants, studies on return of to original homes; inquiry.
Lightweight railroad cars_

Page

75

447

Local tax sources of revenue, invasion by States and the Federal
Government----

400-402

National income, post-war-

448

Railroads, shifting of rolling stock to Europe.

446

Reluctance of Congress to grant appropriations for a national col-
laborating agency based on fear of appointment of social
planners not interested in private enterprise_-_.

450

Return to State and local financing as rapidly as possible advo-
cated__.

74

Subsidy propaganda_

242

Taxation increase will result eventually in destruction of State
and local governments---.

Martini, Nicholas, mayor of Passaic, N. J. (See Passaic, N. J.)
Maryland: Post-war planning committee_

Required by law in all communities of 10,000 population_
Post-war voluntary planning under way (Holmes) ___

204

222

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: School of architecture, dean.
(See MacCornack.)

Massachusetts Planning Board: Complete program for post-war work in
possession of (Holmes) –

78

Mattison, Walter J., city attorney, Milwaukee, Wis., and chairman, Post-
War Planning Committee, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers:
Statement, February 2, 1944; text....

Ib., cited.

Supplemental statement, February 15, 1944--

Memphis Housing Authority (Tennessee). (See Housing-Public.)
Meredith, A. A., city manager, Borger, Tex.: Federal aid to political sub-
divisions for planning post-war employment; letter to Hon. Eugene
Worley, January 27, 1944; text_.
Metropolitan areas:

419-431

490

428

505-507

Boundary extension into surrounding political entities (Reynolds) __ 663
Satellite incorporated places, total number and average per area
(Reynolds).

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.:

Assets invested in American and Canadian bonds___.

663

174

Chairman of the board, Frederick H. Ecker: Statement, January 18,
1943

167-179

Housing projects. (See Housing, private construction.)
Miami, Fla. Post-war public-works program; list of works scheduled;
status of plans, legal status, financing status, and method; letter of city
manager, February 25, 1944; text...

332-333

Michigan:

Local planning in (Bell).

208

Post-war local planning program; stimulation through meetings and
the press; summary (Blucher)__

205-206

Milwaukee, Wis.: Blighted areas (Mattison) -

422, 423

City attorney, W. J. Mattison: Statement, February 2, 1944.

419-431

Minnesota City planning. (See Albert Lea, Minn.)

Missouri: Local planning in. (See Post-war planning, municipal.)

Monopoly:

Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, support of, advocated
(Walsh).

614

Deterrent of investment (Walsh).

614

Patents and (Walsh; Lanham).

614-615

Morris, G. M.: Tax-limitation laws, 1943 (American Municipal Association.
Report No. 152); text_.

376-400