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Title
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Handwritten note from staff regarding amendment to HR 5921, [July 1959]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001622
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Topic
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Legislation, Copyright
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Dates
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1959-07
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Jud. HR 5921
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The note instructs an assistant to make sure that Jack Brooks receives the amendment, which was proposed by Emanuel Celler in an attempt to reach a settlement between jukebox operators and performing arts societies.
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Title
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Judiciary Committee staff memo, July 20, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001623
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Topic
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Legislation, Copyright
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Dates
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1959-07-20
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Jud. HR 5921
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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C.F. Brickfield, counsel to the Judiciary Committee, introduces the attached memorandum and amendment to H.R. 5921. The bill, proposed by Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, would allow the copyright owners of songs to receive performance royalties from jukebox operators. Celler proposed the attached amendment in an attempt to reach a settlement between jukebox operators and performing arts societies regarding the details of the payments.
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Title
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Letter from a reporter to Jack Brooks, October 9, [1970]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001763
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
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Dates
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1970-10-09
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.9
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A letter from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News asking Jack Brooks to answer questions for the newspaper's "Box 7-8-9" feature. Foote asks about the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.
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Title
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Letter from Emanuel Celler to Jack Brooks, August 15, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001635
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Creator
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Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1960-08-15
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Port of NY Authority
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Congressmen Emanuel Celler, Edwin E. Willis, and William M. McCulloch clarify the reasons why the Judiciary Committee chose to cite three Port of New York Authority officials for contempt of Congress. The letter was written in order to address widespread concern that the federal government was overstepping its jurisidiction in relation to this matter.
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Title
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Letter from Emanuel Celler to Jack Brooks, June 25, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001804
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Creator
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Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1959-06-25
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Sp. Jud. Sub.
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Judiciary Committee Chairman Emanuel Celler writes to Jack Brooks to let him know that he has been assigned to a new Judiciary Committee subcomittee tasked with investigating state taxation of income derived from interstate commerce.
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Title
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Letter from Jack Brooks to a reporter, October 22, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001764
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
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Dates
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1970-10-22
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.9
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Copy of a letter written in response by Jack Brooks to a query from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News. Brooks responds to Foote's questions regarding the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.
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Title
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Emanuel Celler, February 22, 1961
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001600
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Supreme Court
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Dates
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1961-02-22
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Box
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2007-255/96
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Folder
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Judiciary Committee Legislation, Jan.-June 1961
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks writes to Representative Emanuel Celler regarding misinformation on recent Supreme Court decisions concerning civil liberties. He suggests that the Judiciary Committee staff create a memorandum outlining the various decisions in order to aide Congressmen in replying to constituent letters about the subject. He then lays out the various decisions he is referencing.
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Title
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Memorandum from Mr. Celler, [July 20, 1959]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001624
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Creator
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Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
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Topic
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Legislation, Copyright
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Dates
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1959-07-20
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Jud. HR 5921
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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In the memo, Judiciary Committee Chairman Emanuel Celler explains his amendment to H.R. 5921, a bill that would allow the copyright owners of songs to receive performance royalties from jukebox operators. Celler explains the amendment is an attempt to reach a settlement between jukebox operators and performing arts societies regarding the details of the payments.
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Title
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Office memo regarding Port of New York Authority, August 16, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001802
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, United States. Congress
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Dates
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1960-08-16
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Port of NY Authority
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A memo outlining the Judiciary Committee's involvement in a jurisdictional issue between the state governments of New York and New Jersey regarding the Port Authority.
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Title
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Press release, June 25, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001805
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Creator
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Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1959-06-25
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Sp. Jud. Sub.
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The press release announces the creation of a new Judiciary Committee subcomittee tasked with investigating state taxation of income derived from interstate commerce. Jack Brooks is listed as one of the members.
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Title
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Suggested amendment to HR 5921, [July 20, 1959]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001625
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Topic
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Legislation, Copyright
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Dates
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1959-07-20
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Jud. HR 5921
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The amendment to H.R. 5921 proposes establishing an oversight office to supervise the collection and distribution of peformance royalties from jukebox operators to copyright holders.
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Two concepts of impeachable offenses regarding the attempted impeachment of Justice Douglas, November 26, 1973
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000957
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981, Rogers, Byron G. (Byron Giles), 1900-1983
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Topic
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Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
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Dates
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1973-11-26
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Box
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2007-255/284
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Folder
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248.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The summary discusses a report regarding the nature of impeachable offenses in relation to the impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas. The report was signed by Congressmen Jack Brooks, Emanuel Celler, and Byron Rogers.