Marah 17, 1961.

Yro Nib 0a-D

Demoratio Sational committee,
Ring Bldg - 1200 18th St. ~000.
Siaahington, D. 0,

]law thanks for your letter.

I apoke to Fogarty yesterday

and he says that the Cownittee did not vote any inareasea and did
rote outs,
just what he means by this.
out the fig.ire8 until after the bill was ye.-nrted out.
will be able to worn something nut of Paul 'Lilsan or scmone else.
I wn very disappointed aaturslly.

Fogarty raid they ware inoonsequential.

I do net bow

He said they bad all morn not to give
                Perhaps you

      P read in the paper here that the Cs!ifornia Legislature
will oat adjourn until dune.
able to do sosothing with a bill similar to the one
has had draf'ted for the Bew YO& State hgi8hturst~uld
know about him and what be oan do better than 1,

Don't you think that Ostrow mav

I82n sure Toungdahl woxld be wonderful at the Senate

hsarings and hops you aan get fin.

Did you 8cae David Stawe?

f de, hone 800 I aun sure he

will be bok in a week with the President, however.

      I am delighted that you ere drawing up a release to
acaaro;3w Fognrty's introduction of the Surrey of Sfakness Bill.
This is a aeasaaiagly mall bill but muld be anormusly helpful
in giving uz) up to date informrstioa on what the total riokness
piotuse in the United Stabs is,  80 that we mn nee our targets
olearly a8 fat as numbers go.

      Souads to me as if you have been rery helpful to the
tsrious nembars of the Coamlttec.  Fogarty says Shbe really
ir interested but den they don't sate inareaaes, nothiag seem8
to ootmt, doe8 it?  Ifhen do they plan to bring the Aid to bdiaal
Wuoatfoa 8111 up on ths floor.  How terrible that looal health
units passed by 3u0h a narrow nmrgin.            is really
niaiag hall with the bays.
Bould you ar3e that X get a eopy of hie, report.

20th to the 27th. We are leaving on the Super Chief that day and
will be in Chioago aare of e80 Leigh Bloak,  1260 Astor Street
Prom the rsorning of the 29th; then the Century on the 30th.  Ut11
be hone on Saturday morning. the Slat.  I hope to see you shortly
after I return aad take atook of the situation.
letter for the State Mental Bealth Garritteer is good.
you 8hould underline mme of the rtatsssntrr bc) as to make it (B
little easier to read. All beat wi(lhe80

      ft shows the
baa Clark is a very able IIIIJUI.

I am going to the Beverly PItlla Bote1 on Tu@sday, the

f thought your
    Perhapr

Yours.