JANUARY 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, FEBRUARY 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, AND 10, 1956 Printed for the use of the Committee on Banking and Currency HG9770 COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY BRENT SPENCE, Kentucky, Chairman PAUL BROWN, Georgia MARTHA W. GRIFFITHS, Michigan JESSE P. WOLCOTT, Michigan WALTER M. MUMMA, Pennsylvania PERKINS BASS, New Hampshire II ROBERT L. CARDON, Clerk ORMAN 8. FINK, Professional Staff Barnes, Wendell B., Administrator, Small Business Administration__ Bass, Hon. Perkins, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cretella, Hon. Albert W., a Representative in Congress from the State Deane, Hon. Charles B., a Representative in Congress from the State Edelman, John W., representing the Textile Workers Union of Farrington Hon. Elizabeth P., Delegate to Congress from Hawaii.. 396 262 431 315 Fogarty, Hon. John E., a Representative in Congress from the State 258 Forand, Hon. Aime J., a Representative in Congress from the State of 180 Hale, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State of 263 Herd, J. Victor, chairman, Committee on Floods and Flood Damage, 329 Itschner, Maj. Gen. E. C., Assistant Chief of Engineers for Civil 15 Landsberg, Helmut E., Director Climatological Services, Weather 36 Lane, Hon. Thomas J., a Representative in Congress from the State 227 Langbein, W. B., Hydraulic Engineer, United States Geological Sur- vey. 115 McMillan, Hon. John L., a Representative in Congress from the State 188 Mays, Milton, secretary, "America Fore" Insurance Group_ Meistrell, Frank J., Deputy Housing Administrator......... Miller, Joseph L., representing the Northern Textile Association and the Quinebaug-French River Manufacturing Association_. Moss, Hon. John E., a Representative in Congress from the State of III Peterson, Hon. Henry W., Mayor, Woodbury, N. J.. Peterson, Val, Administrator, Federal Civil Defense Administration__ Philbin, Hon. Philip J. a Representative in Congress from the State of Reese, Marshall, representing American Hotel Association_ Riley, George D., legislative representative, AFL-CIO. Rodino, Hon. Peter W., a Representative in Congress from the State Sadlak, Hon. Antoni N., a Representative in Congress from the State of Scott, Kenneth L., Director, Agricultural Credit Service, accompanied ration. 198 75 Smith, Chase M., representing the Chamber of Commerce of the 387 Yount, H. W., representing the American Mutual Alliance.. Position of stock insurance companies regarding flood insurance. Report on floods and flood damage of 1955 in the Northeastern Disaster relief operations by States, floods, and other weather Eastern States floods of August and October 1955 (data as of 423 Barnes, Wendell B.: Definitions of "cyclone," "hurricane," and "tornado". 289 Disaster loans, by disasters, by States cumulative through Decem- 276 Bonner, Hon. Herbert C.: Flood Insurance Held Unfeasible-Survey of 1955 Disasters Con- 268 Dodd, Hon, Thomas J.: Memorandum on disaster insurance bill.. H. R. 7885, a bill to provide for national disaster insurance, and 175 172 Additional data submitted to the committee by- American Municipal Association, Resolution No. 5.. Channel improvement estimates, Naugatuck River. Estimates for replacing bridges.. Flood damage estimate, August 19, 1955, city of Waterbury - Page 320 319 319 317 319 319 91 Table I.-Losses in individual great floods in the United States Table II.-North Atlantic and Gulf tropical storms, 1900-1955__ Table III.-Flood and tropical storm damage in the United States, Causes of loss for all crops insured, 1939-54 crop years (chart). Causes of loss for bean crop insurance, 1948-54 crop years (chart). Causes of loss for corn crop insurance, 1945-54 crop years (chart) _ Causes of loss for cotton crop insurance, 1942-54 crop years Causes of loss for flax crop insurance, 1945-54 crop years (chart). Causes of loss for multiple crop insurance, 1952-54 crop years Fire insurance and extended coverage insurance written by stock, Marvin Insurance Agency, Walton, N. Y., letter of February 17, 207 |