A collection of letters, memos, news articles and other items. Examples are: photocopy of Newsweek, May 22, 1961 Perspective by Raymond Moley on "Armed Forces Day 1961;" a packet of corresp. (6/61) from the Dept. of the Air Force re/ Reserve Base Support Groups and their locations; a packet of letters (Oct.-Nov. 1961) re/ Air Force Reserves and procurement district issues; letters (Oct. 1961) and further commentary on the issues of Air Force Reserve Air Rescue Squadrons and active duty; letters (Nov.-Dec. 1961) from constituent Mrs. A.S. Aichele, Congressman Wilson & Colonel Donald W. Paffel (USAF) re/ inquiry concerning Mrs. Aichele's son (Airman Second Class); a Dec. 1, 1961 letter to Congressman Wilson from National President F.D. Hines (United States Air Force Mothers) requesting a pay raise for the men and women of the USAF; letters from constituent George H. Woodberry, Congressman Wilson and Colonel Donald W. Paffel (USAF) re/ Mr. Woodberry's stepson and the misrepresentation of facts to young men looking for a career in the Armed Services; a packet of letters and other information from the USAF ( Aug. 1961) re/ improved national defense and increase in personnel, new bomber units and other developments; interesting personal letter (3/29/61) to Congressman Wilson from Chula Vista constituent Austin T. Keithley (Air Force R.O.T.C., Univ. of Colorado and active Young Republican) re/ loss of military transport for the drill team to the Cherry Blossom Festival Drill Competition in in Washington, D.C. and resulting cost problems for the team; and a small packet of corresp. & a Resolution (Aug. 1961) re/ the Southern California-Arizona Annual Conference of the Methodist Church protesting the location of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) sites near metropolitan centers of population.