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Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency:

Martin, M. Winston, prepared statement..

Fifth Annual Report, dated September 1973_.

Statement presented by William J. White, executive director_

Michigan State Housing Authority, statement presented by David Froh,

executive director__

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Mitchell, James E., prepared statement__

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Moorhead, Hon. William S.:

"A Promise of a Mouse," editorial from the Wall Street Journal, October 2, 1973.

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"Suspicions That HUD May Go," article from Business Week magazine, September 29, 1973_.

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Mortgage Bankers Association, statement presented by Kennon V. Rothchild, chairman of the Washington committee__

700

Nathan, Robert P.:

"Local Control Helps Everyone," article from the Wall Street Journal, September 10, 1973

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Prepared statement..

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National Association for Non-Profit Retirement Housing:

Selected letters supporting section 202 housing for senior citizens____
Statement presented by Stanley Axlrod, president__

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National Association for Retarded Children, statement presented by Rita
Charron, cochairman of the governmental affairs committee_..
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, statement
presented by William R. Morris, director of housing programs.
National Association of Building Manufacturers, statement presented by
M. J. Weeks, first vice president...

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993

National Association of Counties, statements presented on behalf by:
Victor Calvo, supervisor, Santa Clara County, Calif
John Doyne, county executive, Milwaukee County, Wis.--

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954

National Association of Home Builders:

"Characteristics of New Single Family Detached Homes, 192572" (table)-

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO):
Statement.

Attachments:

"Myths/Realities of Public Housing," article from the
Journal of Housing, April 1973___

"Myths/Realities of Urban Renewal,'
Journal of Housing, April 1973_

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article from the

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"Preamble to NAHRO Program Policy for 1973-74".

National Association of Mutual Savings Banks, statement presented by
Vincent J. Quinn, chairman, Committee on Mortgage Investments----
National Association of Realtors, statement presented by Joseph B.
Doherty, first vice president_

National Association of Regional Councils, statement presented by
Francis B. Francois, president...

National Catholic Rural Life Conference, statement presented by Rev.
Vincent J. Rocco..

National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing, statement pre-
sented by Dr. Robert C. Weaver, president...
National Corporation for Housing Partnerships, statement presented by
George DeFranceaux, chairman__

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505

National Housing Conference, statement presented by James H. Scheuer,

president.

National Housing and Rehabilitation Association, statement presented by Edward J. McCormack, Jr., president-elect

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497

National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, statement
presented on behalf by Hon. Arthur J. Holland, mayor, city of Trenton,
N.J., and Hon. William S. Taupier, mayor, city of Holyoke, Mass..
National League of Insured Savings Associations, statement presented by
William F. McKenna, general counsel and vice president, on behalf of
Edwin G. Alexander, chairman of the Federal legislation committee....
National Model Cities Community Development Directors Association,
statement presented by Erwin A. France, president..

National Realty Committee, Inc., statement presented by Albert A.
Walsh, president..

National Rural Housing Coalition, statement presented by Arthur
Campbell..

National Tenants Organization, Washington, D.C., statement presented
by Anthony Henry, director__

Neuman, Nancy M., prepared statement

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New York Urban Development Corp., statement presented by Edward J.
Logue, president_

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Professional Homebuilders, Inc., Ada, Okla., statement presented by
Wesley W. Watkins..

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Quinn, Vincent J., prepared statement_
Rocco, Rev. Vincent J., prepared statement.
Rothchild, Kennon V., prepared statement..

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Rural Housing Alliance, statement presented by Dr. Clay L. Cochran, executive director___

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Ryan, Hon. William A., Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives:
Letter dated November 12, 1973, responding to the question of Chair-
man Barrett on suggestions of how State housing finance agencies
should be addressed in Federal legislation, given the lack of operating
agencies in a good number of States.
Prepared statement with attached appendixes_-

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San Antonio Development Agency, San Antonio, Tex., statement presented by M. Winston Martin, executive director__

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Scheuer, James H., prepared statement__

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Slayton, William L.:

Section 23 Leased Housing Association, statement presented by Arthur
Abba Goldberg, president..

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Prepared statement...

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Attachment: "A Plan for Urban Growth: Report of the National
Policy Task Force of the American Institute of Architects".

United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers
Union of America (UAW):

Resolution on housing adopted at the 23d convention held at Atlantic
City, N.J., April 23-28, 1972.

Statement presented by Daniel S. Bedell, legislative representative...
United Mine Workers of America, statement presented by Thomas N.
Bethell, research director-

United States Savings and Loan League, statement presented by James A.
Hollensteiner, staff vice president__

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Urban Land Institute, statement presented by Donald Priest, research director...

Walsh, Albert A., prepared statement..

Virginia Housing Study Commission, brochure on findings and recommendations, entitled "The Housing Crisis," dated 1971..

Virginia Housing Development Authority, statement presented by Kenneth G. Hance, Jr., executive director__

U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, statement
on behalf by Hon. Arthur J. Holland, mayor, city of Trenton, N.J., and
Hon. William S. Taupier, mayor, city of Holyoke, Mass.-.
Vanik, Hon. Charles A., a Representative in Congress from the State of
Ohio, statement..

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635

644

Weeks, M. J., prepared statement.

Weaver, Dr. Robert C., prepared statement.

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451

993

White, William J.:

"Comparative Costs of Meeting Our National Housing Goal Under
Two Programs, October 1973" (table)..

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"Fifth Annual Report of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency,'
dated September 1973_

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577

"Income Mix the Answer," article from the Boston (Mass.) Globe,
November 14, 1973__

Letters submitted supporting proposed "single subsidy plan":

Builders Association of Greater Boston, Boston, Mass., from
Bernard Smullen, president, dated October 11, 1973.
CBT Realty Corporation, Hartford, Conn., from Oliver W. Park,
president, dated February 26, 1973.

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Regional Development Co., East Milton, Mass., from Joseph E.
Corcoran, president, dated March 26, 1973..

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Rental Housing Association, Greater Boston Real Estate Board,
Boston, Mass., from David A. Taylor, managing director,
dated October 10, 1973..

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Prepared statement__.

Williams, John B.:

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Prepared statement..

Attachments:

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"Myths/Realities of Public Housing," article from the
Journal of Housing, April 1973.

"Myths/Realities of Urban Renewal," article from the
Journal of Housing, April 1973-

"Preamble to NAHRO Program Policy for 1973-74".
Wright, John R., director of community affairs, Dorchester Community
Development Corp., Cambridge, Md., letter dated October 30, 1973,
supporting H.R. 11017...

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Young, Robin:

Letters submitted from nine different States expressing the sentiment of the Nation's smaller cities on the "Better Communities Act" and related legislation..........

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Prepared statement with attached appendix. Zuccotti, John, chairman, New York City Planning Commission, letter with attached tables, dated October 30, 1973, responding to question by Chairman Barrett to Mayor Lindsay on "How many buildings are abandoned in New York City yearly?".

APPENDIX

Americans for Democratic Action, statement submitted by Cushing
Dolbeare, chairperson, executive committee___

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American Institute of Housing Consultants, Inc., letter from Enoch H.
Williams, president, dated October 25, 1973__.

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Andersen, B. B., B. B. Andersen Development Co., Inc., Denver, Colo., letter with attached cost breakdowns on several section 23 and Turnkey projects, dated November 8, 1973__

Barkelew, R. B. "Bob," chairman, Broward County Board of Commissioners, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., letter dated November 5, 1973, urging support of Senator Cranston's amendment to the proposed "Better Communities Act".

Board of Chosen Freeholders, county of Essex, Newark, N.J., letter from Philip M. Keegan, director, dated November 1, 1973, concerning the funding formula embodied in the proposed "Better Communities Act". Broward County Board of Commissioners, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., letter from R. B. "Bob" Barkelew, chairman, dated November 5, 1973, urging support of Senator Cranston's amendment to the proposed "Better Communities Act"

Buggs, John A., staff director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, letter dated October 31, 1973...

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Chenault, William J., councilman, city of Cincinnati, Ohio, statement
in support of pending urban homesteading legislation
Chicago Economic Development Corp., Chicago, Ill., letter from Garland
C. Guice, executive director, dated October 10, 1973.-
Christian, Joseph J., chairman, New York City Housing Authority, letter
with a proposed amendment to section 23 of the U.S. Housing Act,
dated October 18, 1973-

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Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Baltimore, Md.:

Letter from Christopher C. Hartman, executive director, dated
November 16, 1973.

"FHA: An Unsatisfactory Status Quo," study on FHA 203b mort-
gage insurance in Baltimore City and Baltimore County-Analysis
and recommendations for change prepared by the association's
housing committee..
Clayton, George E., A.I.A., George E. Clayton & Associates, architects,
Grand Island, Nebr., letter to Representative Frank E. Denholm of
South Dakota, dated November 15, 1973..
Claytor, Glenn A., director of housing programs, National Urban League.
Comptroller General of the United States, letter from Hon. R. F. Keller,
Deputy Comptroller, with attached technical and editorial changes on
H.R. 7277, dated October 17, 1973___

Culver, Hon. John C., a Representative in Congress from the State of
Iowa, statement...

Cushman, Robin, housing expediter, Eugene, Oreg., letter with attached
summaries of housing proposals to assist lower income elderly, dated
August 27, 1973...

Dexter, John S., Jr., executive director, Portland, Maine, Housing Author-
ity, statement before the Portland Women's Rotary Club...
Dolbeare, Cushing, chairperson, national executive committee, Americans
for Democratic Action, statement_

Dunne, George W., president, Board of Commissioners of Cook County,
Chicago, Ill., letter dated November 6, 1973...
Economou, Hon. Jack, mayor, city of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., letter with an
attached resolution supporting continuation of section 312 of the Housing
Act, dated March 8, 1973__

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Egan, Hon. William E., Governor of the State of Alaska, letter dated November 27, 1973, regarding the administration's "Better Communities Act" (H.R. 7277)__

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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., letter from William J. Popejoy,
president, with attached proposed amendments to the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, dated October 16, 1973- -
Freed, Donald E., comptroller, town of Union, N. Y., letter dated October
24, 1973, concerning lack of provision in proposed housing legislation
for towns whose population exceeds 50,000 inhabitants.
Gabler, Karl A., executive director, Bucks County Housing Authority,
Doylestown, Pa., letter with attachment expressing views on the Presi-
dent's housing message, dated October 15, 1973--

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Gorka, Hon. E. Edward, mayor, Nanticoke, Pa., letter dated October 25,
1973, concerning "hold-harmless protection" for smaller urban centers.
Griffin, Jack A., commissioner, Brenham Development Board, Brenham,
Tex., letter dated November 5, 1973..

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Guice, Garland C., executive director, Chicago Economic Development
Corp., Chicago, Ill., letter dated October 10, 1973_.

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Housing Authority of Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Md.:

"Affluent Montgomery County," article from the Journal of Housing,
August 1971__

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Letter from Bernard L. Tetreault, executive director, dated November
15, 1973.

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"Toward Better Life, With Dignity", annual report, 1972-73_.
Ingram, Bobby, Ingram's Concrete Works, Hawthorne, Calif., letter dated
November 12, 1973, with attached correspondence regarding minority
businessmen participating in the 236 rehabilitation program.
Johnson, Roy A., minister, the Church of the Brethren, Westminster, Md.,
letter to Congressman Goodloe E. Byron of Maryland, dated October 30,
1973, regarding H.R. 10902, the "Emergency Burial Housing Act of
1973".

Kasper, Paul E., chairman, Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
Pontiac, Mich., letter dated November 2, 1973, urging support of the
Cranston amendment in present proposed housing legislation__.
Keegan, Philip M., director, Board of Chosen Freeholders, county of Essex,
Newark, N.J., letter dated November 1, 1973, concerning the funding
formula embodied in the proposed "Better Communities Act".
Keller, Hon. R. F., Deputy Comptroller General of the United States,
letter with attached technical and editorial changes on H.R. 7277,
dated October 17, 1973--

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Kuhner, Evan T., administrator and finance director, Redevelopment Agency of the City of Indio, Indio, Calif., letter dated November 1, 1973, with attached comment by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency-Kyros, Hon. Peter N., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, letter dated November 26, 1973, regarding suggestions for changes in H.R. 10902_

Langer, Hon. Robert P., mayor, Placentia, Calif., letter dated October 16,
1973, expressing apprehensions about the proposed "Better Com-
munities Act".

Leach, Hon. Robert G., mayor, city of Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., letter to
Congressman Richard T. Hanna of California, dated October 9, 1973__
League of Women Voters of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., letter from Elinor Elam,
president, dated November 20, 1973, regarding H.R. 7277---
League of Women Voters of New Jersey, Montclair, N.J., letter from
Joan A. Crowley, human resources chairman, dated December 5, 1973,
regarding proposed housing legislation.........

League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area, Rochester,
N.Y.:

Letter from Anna R. Bundschuh, president, and Gloria Samson,
human resources chairman, dated November 27, 1973
"U.S. Subsidies Disappear; Empty City Blocks Remain," article from
the Rochester (N. Y.) Times Union, November 20, 1973..
League of Women Voters of the United States, statement.
Lettis, Hon. James F., mayor, Oneonta, N. Y., letter dated October 29,
1973, regarding "Better Communities" legislation___.
Locke, Richard Č., program coordinator, Skid Road Community Council,
Seattle, Wash., letter with attachments to Congressman Brock Adams
of Washington, dated February 1, 1973-

MacDonald, Ray W., county clerk, Du Page County, Wheaton, Ill.,
submission of resolutions supporting the Cranston amendment which
provides that counties with populations in excess of 200,000 be included
in the formula share of funds....

McNichol, Harry A., chairman, County Commissioners of Delaware
County, Media, Pa., letter dated October 30, 1973---
Malcom, Joe, executive director, Land Clearance for Redevelopment
Authority, Joplin, Mo., letter dated October 26, 1973, concerning "hold-
harmless" protection in proposed housing legislation -

Mayfield, J. W., chairman, Clinton Housing Authority, Clinton, Iowa,
letter to Congressman John C. Culver of Iowa urging support of housing
for senior citizens, dated October 23, 1973_ .
Marin, Lucien A., county manager, county of Monroe, Rochester, N. Y.,
letter dated October 29, 1973..

Murray, Kenneth R., director, intergovernmental programs, North
Carolina League of Municipalities, Raleigh, N.C., letter with attached
resolution on the proposed "Better Communities Act of 1973," dated
October 24, 1973...

National Apartment Association, statement submitted by Joseph A.
Sanson, president with attached 1974 policy on housing legislation
adopted at annual convention in New Orleans, La...

National Association of Housing Cooperatives, Inc., letter from Paul
Golz, dated October 8, 1973_.

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National Urban League, statement submitted by Glenn A. Claytor, director of housing programs.

National Recreation and Park Association, statement on H.R. 7277 and
H.R. 10036..........

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New York City Housing Authority, letter with a proposed amendment to
section 23 of the U.S. Housing Act, from Joseph J. Christian, chairman,
dated October 18, 1973...

North Carolina League of Municipalities, Raleigh, N.C., letter with
attached resolution on the proposed "Better Communities Act," from
Kenneth R. Murray, director, intergovernmental programs, dated
October 24, 1973_

Notte, Robert, executive director housing authority of the city of Newark:
Letter to Hon. James T. Lynn, Secretary, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, regarding section 23 leased housing
program, dated October 29, 1973.

Statement..

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