Health and Welfare, 1962
Scope and Contents
A large collection of letters, news clippings, reports, telegrams, pamphlets & brochures. Examples are: letters (Jan.-Feb. 1962) from Lauron Lovelace (President, San Diego County Health Federation, Inc.), Congressman Wilson & John L. Harvey (Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administrator, HEW) re/ "the feeding of poisoncontaminated hay to beef cattle in Imperial Valley;" letters (Jan.-Feb. 1962) from constituent Frank Gallucci, Wilson & Jim G. Akin (Congressional Liaison Officer, HEW) re/ "a very interesting proposal with respect to psychiatric help for the needy;" a letter (3/16/62) from constituent Mr. H.C. Cooper, Wilson's reply (3/30/62) & attached copy of news clipping re/ "Elderly Can Get Medical Aid Now;" a letter (1/9/62) from Dr. J. J. Kimbrough (President, San Diego County Dental Society), Wilson's reply (1/19/62) & attached report "Evaluation and Recommended Changes of the Dental Service Section of the California Public Assistance Medical Care Program" (10/61); letters (Mar.-Apr. 1961) from Imperial Beach constituent Hollis E. Coe (ATCS USN), Wilson, Jim G. Atkin (HEW) & Joseph W. Shea (Federal Trade Commission) re/ responses to Mr. Coe's suggestion for curbing advertising for cigarette smoking because of health hazards; a letter (4/5/62) from Alpine constituent Gary Pierce & Wilson's reply (4/17/62) re/ Mr. Pierce's "study into the educational facilities available to retarded children;" additional topics and issues in this folder are: packet of corresp. (Mar.-July 1961) re/ California dental assistances to present program at the International Dental Congress in Cologne, Germany; letters (June-July, 1962) re/ T.M. Heggland (CAO, S.D. County) on H.R. 10606; a copy of Health Insurance Institute, Report on: Guaranteed Lifetime Health Insurance, July 1961 & a brochure from Continental Casualty, 65 plus 10,000 reserve 5,000 medical; a copy of "Fact Sheet On H.R. 12580 1/Social Security Amendments of 1960" (P.L. 86-778 – Kerr-Mills legislation), Aug.. 31, 1960; constituent letter (6/12/62) & Wilson's reply (7/12/62) re/ above noted information; letters (June & July, 1962) & pamphlet entitled Each Family Has 3 Responsibilities . . . The Kennedy Program for Health Insurance though Social Security helps us to meet those responsibilities; letters (Mar.-July 1962) re/ "H.R. 10606 was amended to permit the payment of ANC funds to children placed in foster homes at the order of Juvenile Court;" letters (8/62) re/ info from HEW relative to the use and control of detergents; letters (Sept.-Nov. 1962) re/ inquiry about identification of individuals receiving public assistance & HEW response protecting privacy; letters (Sept.-Oct. 1962) re/ conservative constituents are alarmed over government health programs; a packet of corresp. (Oct. 1961-Feb. 1962) re/ constituent suggestion that the Weather Bureau publish daily levels of background radiation.
Dates
- created: 1962
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository