CONTENTS

Statements of-

Parran, Dr. Thomas, Surgeon General, United States Public Health

Service---

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Johnson, Gilber R., counsel, Lake Carriers' Association, Cleveland,

Ohio

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Riley, Dr. R. H., representing the Association of State and Territorial

Health Officers, Baltimore, Md....

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Wilcox, Alanson W., assistant general counsel, Federal Security

Agency

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Drexler, Lt. Stanley L., United States Coast Guard Reserve_-_

Bond, Lt. Comdr. John A., United States Coast and Geodetic Survey-.

Swope, Chester D., D. O., American Osteopathic Association___.

Calhoun, Lt. Leonard J., United States Naval Reserve_.

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Dressler, Otterbein, D. O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathy, Phila-

delphia, Pa.-.

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Sheldon, Rear Admiral Luther, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Medicine

and Surgery, United States Navy-

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Skilton, Lt. (Jr. Gr.) Robert H., Bureau of Naval Personnel, United

States Navy---.

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Queen, Commander N. L., United States Maritime Service, Training

Organization, War Shipping Administration_-_-

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Boggs, Ensign A. Hale, chief legal officer, Training Organization, War

Shipping Administration___

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Communications submitted:

Report of Federal Security Agency on H. R. 3379__
Letter from Bureau of the Budget on above report_

Extracts from Opinions by the Comptroller General of the United
States on the definition of "seaman”.

List of 1944 appropriations for the Public Health Service__.
Letter from C. Willard Camalier, for the American Dental Association
Letter from R. P. Fischelis, for the American Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion___

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Letter from Hon. Raymond E. Baldwin, Governor, State of Connecticut_

Letter from Stanley H. Osborn, Commissioner, Department of Health,

State of Connecticut_

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Letter from I. C. Riggin, president, Association of State and Terri-

torial Health Officers_-

Extract from the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association,

October 1942_

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Communication of February 25, 1944, from the Commandant of Coast
Guard to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy--..

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Letter from the Secretary of Labor upon provisions of the bill H. R.
3379__.

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Letter from Ensign Hale Boggs, United States Naval Reserve_.

Letter from Commander Norman L. Queen_-_.

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Letter from Central Labor Union and Metal Trades Council, Panama

Canal Zone__.

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Letter from Hon. A. L. Miller, Member of Congress-

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Article by J. W. Holloway, Jr., bureau of legal medicine and legis-

lation, American Medical Association__.

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