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Title
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Opening Statement by Max M. Kampelman, October 12, 1967
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002067
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Creator
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Kampelman, Max M., 1920-2013
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Topic
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Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
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Dates
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1967-10-12
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Box
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2007-255/161
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Folder
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Government Operations - Legislation
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Carbon copy of the opening statement made by Max Kampelman, the moderator of Washington Week in Review, regarding Jack Brooks's lightbulb investigation in his Government Activities Subcommittee hearings.
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Title
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Public benefits from the light bulb investigation of the Brooks subcommittee, Congressional Record, October 11, 1967
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002190
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Creator
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Fascell, Dante B.
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Topic
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Light bulbs, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1967-10-11
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Box
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2007-255/124
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Folder
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Brooks Magazine Articles, 1967-1971
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Remarks by Congressman Dante Fascell, a member of the Government Activities Subcommittee, praising Jack Brooks's investigation of lightbulb efficiency. Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee.
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Title
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, September 27, 1967
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001384
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
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Dates
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1967-09-27
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Box
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2007-255/125
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Folder
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PR-10 Speeches 1967
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks discusses how the Government Activities Subcommittee, which Brooks was chairman of, began investigating light bulb longevity in 1964. Brooks explains that the report influenced General Electric to label the bulbs with their lifetime length, and that the investigation allowed the Federal Government to save two million dollars annually in lighting costs.
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Title
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, September 27, 1967
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002184
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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, Light bulbs
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Dates
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1967-09-27
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Box
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2007-255/124
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Folder
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Speeches-Press Releases 1967-1968
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Remarks made by Jack Brooks in the House of Representatives announcing one impact of his Government Affairs Subcommittee's investigation of lightbulb life - the introduction by General Electric of longer-lasting bulbs.