4.S. Congress. Senda.

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.
UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 985

A BILL TO REGULATE INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
BY PREVENTING THE USE OF UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE METH-
ODS OF PACKAGING OR LABELING OF CERTAIN CONSUMER
COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTED IN SUCH COMMERCE AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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APRIL 28, 29, 30; MAY 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, AND 18, 1965

Serial 89-28

Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1965

Baker, Thomas F., executive vice president and general manager,

American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages, 1128 16th Street NW.,

Washington, D.C., accompanied by R. L. Callahan, Jr., legal

counsel

Banzhaf, Max, staff vice president, Armstrong Cork Co., on behalf of
Chamber of Commerce of the United States; accompanied by Fred
Byset, attorney, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and William F.
Noble, attorney, Armstrong Cork Co., 1615 H Street NW., Wash-
ington, D.C...

Barlow, Walter, president, Opinion Research Corp., Research Park,
Princeton, N.J

Baumhogger, Miss Barbara, Coty Cosmetics, care of Charles Pfizer
& Co., 235 East 42d Street, New York, N.Y.

Bickmore, Lee S., president, National Biscuit Co., 425 Park Avenue,

New York, N.Ý

Blatt, Miss Genevieve, secretary of internal affairs, Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa..

Brady, Mildred, editorial director, Consumers Union, Mount Vernon,

N.Y

Bristol, Norman, general counsel, Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich...
Brows, Miss Gertrude, director of packaging, John Robert Powers
Co., representing Cosmetic Career Women, Inc., 1270 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, N.Y., 10020_..
Burger, George J., vice president, National Federation of Inde-
pendent Business, 921 Washington Building, Washington, D.C.,
20005

Carstenson, Blue, executive director, Senior Member Council, Na-
tional Farmers Union, 1012 14th Street NW., Washington, D.Ć..
Chaloud, J. H., associate director, Soap Products Development, the
Ivorydale Technical Center, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio...
Cheney, Richard L., executive and general manager, accompanied by
James A. Sprunk, counsel, Glass Container Manufacturers Institute,
Inc., 99 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10016.
Clarkson, Roy, assistant to president, Bush Bros., Dandridge, Tenn.
Connor, Hon. John T., Secretary of Commerce; accompanied by
Robert E. Giles, General Counsel, Department of Commerce-
Cowan, John M., managing director, National Flexible Packaging
Association, 11750 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio......
Dierson, Frank T., general counsel, Grocery Manufacturers of America,
Iuc., 205 East 42d Street, New York, N.Y..

Dixon, Hon. Paul Rand, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission; ac-

companied by John N. Wheelock, Executive Director; John V.

Buffington, assistant to the Chairman; Gale Dotschall, assistant to

Director, Bureau of Deceptive Practices; Charles Sweeny, Director,

Bureau of Deceptive Practices..

Statement of-Continued

Donay, Miss Natalie, assistant to the president, Charles of the Ritz,
730 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y..

Draper, Ann, Research Department, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
Dubrow, Evelyn, chairman, Subcommittee on Consumers Legislation;
accompanied by Ann Draper, Research Department, American
Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations,
815 16th Street NW., Washington, D.C...

Dunham, Miss Ellen-Ann, vice president, General Foods Corp.,
White Plains, N.Y..

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Dunning, Harrison F., president, Scott Paper Co., Philadelphia, Pa...-
Ehrlich, Melville, attorney, on behalf of Potato Chip Institute Inter-
national, 919 18th Street NW., Washington, D.C.

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Fay, Robert J., president, G. A. Bisler, Inc., National Paper Box
Manufacturers Association, 121 North Broad Street, Philadelphia,
Pa...

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Fraser, Douglas, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agriculture Im-
plement Workers of America, AFL-CIO, 1126 16th Street NW.,
Washington, D.C.

Gamble, Theodore R., president, Pet Milk Co., St. Louis, Mo.--
Giddings, Ernest, legislative representative; accompanied by Michael
Miller, legislative assistant, National Retired Teachers Association,
American Association of Retired Persons, Dupont Circle Building,
Washington, D.C.............

Gosnell, John A., secretary and general counsel, National Small
Business Association, 1225 19th Street NW., Washington, D.C............
Gosselin, E. L., T. G. & Y. Stores Co., of Oklahoma City, Okla., for
Variety Stores Association, Inc., 1441 Broadway, New York, N. Y.,
10018, accompanied by Philip W. Schindel, Variety Stores Associa-
tion, Inc.

Greiner, Fred J., chairman, Dairy Industry Committee, and executive
secretary of the Evaporated Milk Association, Chicago, Ill.; accom-
panied by Ben Habberton, Esq., of Fistere & Habberton, Washing-
ton, D.C

Halpern, Hon. Seymour, U.S. House of Representatives.
Halverstadt, A. N., vice president for advertising, and J. H. Chaloud,
associate director, soap products development, the Ivorydale
Technical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, the Proctor & Gamble Manu-
facturing Co., Washington, D.C..
Hart, Hon. Philip A., U.S. Senate..

Hekman, Edward J., president, United Biscuit Co. of America, 2407
North Avenue, Melrose Park, Ill..

Larrick, Hon. George P., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare; accompanied by Theodore
Ellenbogen, Assistant General Counsel, Legislative Division, and
Vance Martin, associate, Food and Drug Administration, Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare-

Malstrom, Mrs. Carol, chairman, Board of Management, Federation
of Homemakers, 922 North Stuart Street, Arlington, Va...
Manischewitz, D. Beryl, chairman of the board, the B. Manischewitz
Co., on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers,
Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Daniel W. Cannon, policy
executive, Industrial Environment Division, National Association
of Manufacturers, New York, N.Y...

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Murphy, William B., president, Campbell Soup Co.; accompanied by
Milan D. Smith, executive vice president, National Canners Asso-
ciation, on behalf of Campbell Soup Co., and the National Canners
Association, 1133 20th Street NW., Washington, D.C.--
Myers, Janet, Merchandising Division, Max Factor & Co., 1655
North McCadden Place, Hollywood, Calif.

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Nale-Povic, Mrs. Tressie, Merle Norman Cosmetic, 9130 Bellanca
Avenue at Arbor Vitae, Los Angeles, Calif__

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Newman, Sarah H., general secretary, National Consumers League,
1029 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, D.C.-
Pattison, E. Scott, secretary and manager, the Soap & Detergent
Association, 295 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.; accompanied
by John P. Moser, vice president, Lever Bros. Co., New York, N.Y..

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