(PART 1) HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 5012, H.R. 5013, H.R. 5014, H.R. 5015, H.R. 5016, BILLS TO AMEND SECTION 161 OF THE REVISED STATUTES MARCH 30, 31, APRIL 1, 2, AND 5, 1965 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 45-213 STANFORD GOV'T UNIVERSITY JUN 1965 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DOCUMENT WASHINGTON: 1965 DIVISION COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WILLIAM L. DAWSON, Illinois, Chairman CHET HOLIFIELD, California L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts J. EDWARD ROUSH, Indiana WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania CORNELIUS E. GALLAGHER, New Jersey WILLIAM J. RANDALL, Missouri BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York JIM WRIGHT, Texas FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island DAVID S. KING, Utah JOHN G. DOW, New York HENRY HELSTOSKI, New Jersey CLARENCE J. BROWN, Ohio Benjamin, Robert M., representing the American Bar Association; accompanied by Chisman Hanes.... Black, Creed, managing editor, Chicago Daily News, and chairman, American Society of Newspaper Editors' Freedom of Information Committee; accompanied by William P. Rogers, counsel; and Eugene Patterson, editor, Atlanta Constitution, committee mem- Colburn, John H., editor and publisher, Wichita (Kans.) Eagle and Beacon, representing the American Newspaper Publishers Associa- tion_.. Costa, Joseph, National Press Photographers Association_ Hardin, Dale W., manager, Transportation and Communication Department, Chamber of Commerce of the United States; accom- panied by Verne R. Sullivan, assistant manager, Transportation Herrick, H. T., General Counsel, Federal Mediation and Concilation Service; accompanied by Gilbert Seldin, Assistant Director, Office McCart, John A., operations director, Government Employees' Potter, Walter B., publisher, Culpeper Star-Exponent, representing Schlei, Norbert A., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Coun- sel, Department of Justice; accompanied by Webster P. Maxon, Director, Office of Administrative Procedure, Department of Smith, Fred Burton, Acting General Counsel, Treasury Department; Smyser, Richard D., chairman, Freedom of Information Committee Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by— Black, Creed, managing editor, Chicago Daily News, and chairman, American Society of Newspaper Editors' Freedom of Information Excerpt from book by Dr. Harold Cross_ Excerpt from statement of Norbert A. Schlei.. Colburn, John H., editor and publisher, Wichita (Kans.) Eagle and Beacon, representing the American Newspaper Publishers Associa- |