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Title: Brooks subcommittee approves report on air traffic control development program, July 8, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002196
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1970-07-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: 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
Identifier: camh-dob-002195
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1970-11-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: News release, April 26, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002064
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1966-04-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: News release, August 1, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001738
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Contracts--Government
Dates: 1974-08-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing hearings investigating the multi-million dollar contract awarded to Philco-Ford Corporation to install an Electronic Voice Switching System for air traffic controllers and the significant cost overruns and delays in the project.

Title: News release, July 20, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002192
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1970-07-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release regarding a recently concluded investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by the Government Activities Subcommittee. Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee.

Title: News release, March 3, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001937
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1975-03-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and enforce safety regulations for the air shipment of hazardous materials.

Title: 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
Identifier: camh-dob-002197
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1960-01-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Airline Representatives Federal Affairs Committee, Democratic Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 4, 1972, 12:00 P.M.
Identifier: camh-dob-002237
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Aircraft accidents, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-10-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech delivered by Jack Brooks reflecting on his years investigating the Federal Aviation Administration as chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Electronic Industries Association, Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002234
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-09-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding his role as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, its investigation of the Federal Aviation Administration and oversight of the Department of Transportation.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks for CBS - Cronkite News, February 19, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001983
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1976-02-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement given by Jack Brooks to CBS News regarding his Government Operations subcommittee's investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration's regulation of hazardous materials by air. He discusses how the FAA reviewed the subcommittee's findings and improved their inspection procedures after a cargo plane crashed in November 1973 because of improperly packaged hazardous materials. Brooks was a longstanding advocate for FAA reform.