HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

ON

S. 774

A BILL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT,

TO PROMOTE QUALITY AND PRICE STABILIZATION, TO DE-

FINE AND RESTRAIN CERTAIN UNFAIR METHODS OF DISTRI-

BUTION AND TO CONFIRM, DEFINE, AND EQUALIZE THE

RIGHTS OF PRODUCERS AND RESELLERS IN THE DISTRIBU-

TION OF GOODS IDENTIFIED BY DISTINGUISHING BRANDS,

NAMES, OR TRADEMARKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

JUNE 5, AUGUST 19, SEPTEMBER 9, OCTOBER 9, NOVEMBER 7, 13,
DECEMBER 9, 1963, JANUARY 22, 23, AND FEBRUARY 19, 1964

CONTENTS

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ard of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, dated August 6,

1963....

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reau of the Budget, dated August 12, 1963

omptroller General of the United States, dated March 8, 1963.

onsumer Advisory Council on Quality Stabilization Bills.

ouncil of Economic Advisers, dated August 8, 1963.

partment of Agriculture, dated August 7, 1963.

partment of the Air Force, dated August 14, 1963.

partment of Commerce, dated June 6, 1963.

epartment of Health, Education, and Welfare, dated August 12,

-epartment of Treasury, dated August 19, 1963.

ederal Reserve System, Board of Governors, dated August 12, 1963..

ederal Trade Commission, dated August 8, 1963 -

eneral Services Administration, dated August 21, 1963

mall Business Administration, dated August 26, 1963

eterans' Administration, dated August 9, 1963

ment of:

brams, Sydney, vice president, Council for Ethical Trade Practices,
1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa., September 9, 1963.

Biemiller, director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO, January

23, 1964.

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Burch, Raymond, sales promotion manager, Arnold, Schwinn & Co.,
1718 North Kildare Street, Chicago, Ill., June 5, 1963.
Clayman, Jacob, administrative director, Industrial Union Depart-
ment, AFL-CIO, January 22, 1964....

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Courtland, Roger, executive director, National Association of Con-

sumer Organizations, 1012 14th Street, NW., Washington, D.C.,

June 5, 1963....

Davis, M. G., general manager of marketing, Atlantic Refining Co.,
260 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa., August 19, 1963–

Dent, Hon. John H., Member of Congress, House of Representatives,

Washington, D.C...

Dingell, Hon. John D., Member of Congress, House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C., February 19, 1964

Dixon, Paul Rand, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, Washington,
D.C., October 9, 1963, accompanied by James M. Henderson,
General Counsel, and John N. Wheelock, Executive Director......- - -

Ellis, Otis H., general counsel, on behalf of National Oil Jobbers

Council, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C.,

December 9, 1963.

Feldberg, Stanley H., president, Zayre Corp., Natick, Mass., Jenuary

22, 1964.

Fort, Charles Frank, president, Food Town Ethical Pharmacies, Inc.,

Post Office Box 2911, Baton Rouge, La., August 19, 1963.

Foulkrod, S. Walter, Jr., executive director and counsel, Council for

Ethical Trade Practices, 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,

September 9, 1963..

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Gleason, John S., Jr., Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, January 22,

1964.