701 STONE CRNYON RCRO

LOS RNGELES 24

Many thanks for your letter of the 22nd.
80 Elad to hear that you are keepbe; well in

1 am

spZte of all.

When do you to Xontarra? 1 am going to our
ranoh, the Z Trian&'le in Xlrklanci, Arizona,
with Mrs. Mahoney and get the place in order
the 3&, and am leaving there for New York the
32th 0

1 do hops w0 shall gee you in New Yosk May 1st
durin@; the l?lational 3ealtb Assembly, and that
you won't be in Ef3ntwna just at that particular
soment 0

I was del%ghtd ts hear today that your Xeart
ImMtute 3111 hearings are  echeduled for the
8th and 9th, and haye? Senator 3omell will give
then fair hsarings and not be 'nostlle. 30 far
as I know, he ia hostile to ever.ytnfng, but
maybe he will relent on an attempt to find new
treatments and cure8 for heart dieeases.

One of the mny things f: hope will 'oe brougbt
out at the hearings is the appropriation of sub-
stantial sums to the %atfonal Zsart Institute.
':hen I w88 in ki'ashtngtan, I discussed with Drt
Scheele and Er. Dyer what could be intelligently
used for the National Heart Inatitute, and
enclosed ie a 'tentative budget t3e.y sugpsted.
That is fifteen alllion dollars For the first
yeas o

Naturally, it could be increased after the fisst
year. It seems to me a program of about one-
hundred and forty r~illfon spent over a period of
five years ought to be envisaged to get any real

701 S~ONE CRNYON RORO
LOS ANGELES 24

prozpt tnctlon in prolonGing the Lives of' our
citizens (and voters.) Per'naps you will suggest
samethin& like this during the hearings.

After all, the departsent of agriculture has
twenty-nine million POP the reaearch of plant
and aniaal Ciiseaoes o

Hama good wishes to yau alwaya, and all our
admirat ion for your wonderful  work

&Pa. Albert D. meker