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Title
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Brooks subcommittee approves report on air traffic control development program, July 8, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002196
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1970-07-08
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Box
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2007-255/124
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Folder
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Brooks Press Releases and Statements, 1969-1970
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A news release announcing the Government Activities Subcommittee's report on air traffic control systems under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee and engaged in a lengthy investigation of the FAA. Four months after this report was released, the plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed in Huntington, West Virginia killing all on board. See item camh-dob-002195 for Brooks's statement on the crash.
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The Huntington air crash - a tragic consequence of false economy, extension of remarks of Hon. Jack Brooks of Texas in the House of Representatives, November 16, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002195
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1970-11-16
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Box
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2007-255/124
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Folder
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Brooks Press Releases and Statements, 1969-1970
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Remarks by Jack Brooks regarding the plane crash in Huntington, West Virginia that took the lives of the Marshall University football team two days earlier. Brooks warns that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not moved quickly enough to install safety equipment at the nation's airports. The Government Activities Subcommittee, of which Brooks was the chairman, engaged in extensive investigations of the FAA.
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Title
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News release, April 26, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002064
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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 Government Operations, Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1966-04-26
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Box
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2007-255/144
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Folder
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Government Operations
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing the beginning of hearings on air safety held by the Government Activities Subcommittee of the Government Operations Committee. Jack Brooks chaired the subcommittee.
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Opening statement of Congressman Jack Brooks at hearing on "Problems Confronting FAA in the Development of an Air Traffic Control System for the 1970's," Tuesday, January 27, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002197
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1960-01-26
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Box
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2007-255/124
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Folder
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Brooks Press Releases and Statements, 1969-1970
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Opening statement delivered by Jack Brooks during a hearing highlighting safety issues in air travel and the need for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop an air traffic control system that could handle the increase in air traffic.
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Airline Representatives Federal Affairs Committee, Democratic Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 4, 1972, 12:00 P.M.
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002237
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1972-10-04
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Box
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2007-255/263
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Folder
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310.12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Speech delivered by Jack Brooks reflecting on his years investigating the Federal Aviation Administration as chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee.