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(See p. 258)

Mr. JOHN M. WITECK,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

Washington, D. C., January 25, 1957.

Clerk, Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Appropriations,

United States Senate, Washington, D. C.

DEAR MR. WITECK: In reply to your telephone call of January 24, 1957, the Geological Survey has not made any investigation with specific reference to the Burke, Va., area as a possible airport site. Several Survey geologists have studied Fairfax County in recent years; our Water Resources Division has assigned Mr. Paul M. Johnston to study the hydrology of the Fairfax, Va., quadrangle, which includes the Burke area; also, on an informal and voluntary basis, two of our geologists (Mr. Charles Milton and Mr. Allan P. Bennison, who is no longer with the Survey) have made a geological reconnaissance of part of Fairfax County, including the Burke area. Milton and Bennison's map is available for public use, on application to the librarian of the Geological Survey, and I am pleased to send you herewith a copy. For your information, this map is in no way an official or regular publication of the Survey, being simply a compilation of unofficial data for which there is a public demand. We trust that this information will be of service to you.

Sincerely yours,

THOMAS B. NOLAN, Director.

Senator HOLLAND. The hearings will be closed.

(Whereupon, at 3:26 p. m., Wednesday, January 30, 1957, the hearing was closed.)

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INDEX

Civil Aeronautics Administration..

Air carriers, position of---

Aircraft noise problem, statement of authority to deal with.
Airspace, use of--

Page

4

80

232

25, 233

73, 252, 253, 289

Alternate site proposals___.

Andrews Field, transfer of Bolling Field flight activities to---.

22, 23, 24, 154, 216

Baltimore service, increase in---

83, 257, 340

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Change in area__-.

Alexandria, Va., Chamber of Commerce__

Arlington, Va., Chamber of Commerce, resolutions-

Arnold, Milton W., letter to_____

Board of County Supervisors, Fairfax County, Va..

Community, impact of jet field on..

Citizen's Committee for Burke Airport_.

127

121

129

259,261

213

219

213

107

Cost, participation in by Washington_.
Ability to participate, letter on_.

95

97

Costs, comparison with earlier estimates..

41

Dade County, Ill., Chamber of Commerce, letter from..
Elevation of site--

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Homeowner's Committee of Fairfax County, Va-----

Military jet field, opposition to....

Homeowners opposed to jet airport in Fairfax County, Va---

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