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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: 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.