A collection of letters, memos, news articles & telegrams. Examples are: Stapled packet of letters (Mar. 1959-Feb. 1960) from Congressman Wilson, Major General Ned D. Moore (Dir. of Personnel Policy, Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense), Dale E. Medhurst (Manager, New Tower Theater, S.D.), T.P. Hunt-ington (Vogue Theather, C.V.), Capt. Carlton R. Adams (Dir., Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Sec. of Defense) & Robert S. Strauss (New Spreckles Theater, S.D.) re/ discussion on the “New film Prerelease Plan” which altered the WW II pattern of allowing the military to show new movies prior to there release in commercial theater; 1 large, stapled packet containing letters (May 1959-May 1960) from CA Assemblyman Frank Luckel, C.H. Lane (Fitch-Lane Optical Co.), Congressman Wilson, Radm. A.S. Chrisman (U.S. Naval Hospital, S.D.), Major General A. Larson (Dir. of Personnel, HQ, USMC), Radm. L.P. Kimball, Jr. (Deputy & Asst. Chief of Bureau of Supplies and Accounts), William L. Nelson, O.D. (President, San Diego County Optometric Society), Radm. E.C. Kenny (Deputy Surgeon General, Dept. of the Navy), constituent Waldron J. Cheyney (Del Mar, CA) & attached copies of “Reagan Says U.S. on Path to Socialism” (Los Angeles Examiner, 12/5/59), “Now Open, Navy Exchange Optical Shop . . . Deck 1 U.S. Naval Hospital” (printed notice) & news item on a page taken from the U.S. News & World Report (Mar. 1960) featuring glasses and other items now available in veterans’ hospitals re/ complaints from private sector opticians & reponses from military medical staff to the accusations of government competition with the private sector; small packet containing letters (7/60) from Congressman Wilson, Radm. I.W. Boundy (Chief, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts) & Stanley A. Nelson (General Manager, Nanco, Inc.) re/ confusion over allegations that Nanco was a U.S. government enterprise, which it was not; 1 letter (2/2/60) from Congressman Wilson & attached “Memo to Washington Office From Marge” (1/18/60) re/ politics & rumors about the “possible closing of the [Navy] Commissary in Coronado due to the construction of a new Safeway Store there;” 1 letter (10/7/60) from Ed. Emerson (Village Maple Shop) & Wilson’s Secretary Margaret Young’s response (10/20/60) re/ “a small, one man, retail furniture store” complains about “unfair competition” from “the ships stores and PXs operating on military bases;” copies of letters (Sept.-Nov. 1960) from Congressman Wilson, C.B. Maclean (Div. Dir., BuPers), Stuart Shea (V,P., A.F.G.E. Lodge #1473) & Capt. L.B. Cook (Commander, U.S. Naval Training Center) re/ complaints concerning “enlisted personnel doing maintenance work at the Naval Training Station;” 1 packet of memorandums, letters and telegrams (Nov.-Dec. 1961) -- “To Maggie From Marge,” letter from Radm. Joel D. Parks (Dist. Supply Office, 11th Naval Dist.), 12 Western Union telegrams from independent Service Station operators & letters from Medford R. Courtney (Owner, Sweetwater Self Serve), Congressman Wilson & Rodney W. Road (Asst. to the Pres., Richfield Oil Corp.) re/ “protest against the selling of gasoline by military PX service stations at prices below . . . cost;” copies of 3 letters (Mar.-Ap. 1962) from Congressman Wilson, Bernard L. Boutin (Administrator, GSA), Harold P. King (Pres., Consulting Engineers Council) & attached 2 pages of “Government in Engineering, CEC Approach” (n.d.)-- “Con-cerning the [alleged] further intrusion of Government into private enterprise;” copies of letters (Mar. & Ap. 1962) from Congressman Wilson & Eddie C. Czech (Eddie’s Cleaners & Launderers) re/ Mr. Czech’s politically conservative rant against government & his copy of a “National Federation of Independent Business [Form] . . . a tabulation of the vote in my precinct on Ballot 273;” 1 copy of the San Diego County Pharmaceutical Association, Bulletin (Ap. 1962), comments from Mrs. George R. Johnson, & Wilson’s reply (5/2/62) re/ complaints about Medicare & competition from Navy pharmacies & discount houses; 1 large packet containing letters & a telegram (Dec. 1961-May 1962) from Congressman Wilson, Howard S. Fisher (Fisher Aircraft Co.), Capt. W. M. Collins (Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, North Island), Brigadier General Robert H. Herman (HQ., Norton Air Force Base) & attached copies of “Report No. 739 [7/19/61] . . . authorizing the Secretary of a Military Department to sell goods and services to aircraft owners,” 87th Cong., 1st Sess. (9 pp.), H.R. 7728 In the Senate of the United States, August 8, 1961 . . . An Act To amend title 10, United States Code . . . . 87th Cong. 1st Sess (4 pp.), & Air Force Regulation No. 67-53, “Supply Sale of Aviation Fuel and Oil For Use in Contract, Charter and Civil Aircraft” (5 pp.) re/ extensive complaints from Mr. Fisher about government contract carriers purchasing “only Government fuel [thus] private industry fuel would have practically no market;” 1 small packet containing letters & 1 telegram (June-July 1962) from Congressman Wilson, PhilipW. Kelleher (Counsel, Committee on Armed Services, H.R.), Howard S. Fisher (Fisher Aircraft Co.), RAdm. W.E.Ellis (Acting Deputy Chief, Operations), Col. M.P. Sparks (Deputy Dir., Legislative Liaison, USAF), & Commander Hal G. Wynne (Congressional Liaison Div., Dept. of the Navy) re/ Mr. Fisher’s complaints about unfair competition from the Navy & Air Force in fuel selling; 1 small packet containing letters (Jan.-Feb. 1963) from Congressman Wilson, RAdm. John Crumpacker (Chief of Bureau, Bureau of Supplies & Accounts), & constituent Mel Tracy (retail milk delivery) re/ Mr. Tracy’s extensive complaints about government competition with the private sector, especially focusing on the Navy commissaries in San Diego; a packet containing letters (Ap.-June 1963) from Congressman Wilson, Nicholas deB. Katzenback (Deputy Attorney General, Justice Dept.), Joseph W. Shea (Secretary, FTC), Herbert E. Hoffman (Chief, Legislative and Legal Section, Dept. of Justice) & attached “News Release” (4/29/63) from the International Service Station Association re/ “Al Williams, Texaco Service Station Dealer, San Diego, California . . . announced today, ‘that a request was being sent to the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission encourag-ing an official investigation into the retail gasoline price war now prevalent in San Diego County . . . .’ Mr. Williams asserted that ‘the 11th Naval District Post Exchange Service Stations and the Marince Corps Bases in, and near, San Diego, are . . . retailing gasoline below cost in violation of the California Unfair Practices Act, or violating the Federal Trade Commission Act by obtaining a rebate from major oil suppliers.’”