Folder 24: Hearings, 9/3/1964 - 1/29/1968

- Correspondence - 9/22/1967 - From: Monroe Council of Republican Women, To: State Senator T. Newell Wood - discusses proposed land acquisitions bill - attaches previous correspondence to Nancy Shukaitis from State Senator Wood and a copy of the proposed bill - Official document - 9/3/1964 - Public Law 88-577 - National Wilderness Preservation System bill - Correspondence - 10/25/1966 - From: Nancy Shukaitis - discusses federal land acquisition laws and hearings - Official document - 8/2/1967 - H.R. 12036 - 90th Congress, 1st Session - 2 copies - Correspondence - 1/29/1968 - From: John Nelson Roberts, To: Nancy Shukaitis - answering Nancy’s question regarding proposal about legislation - handwritten notes - Correspondence - 1/25/1968 - From: John Nelson Roberts, To: Nancy Shukaitis - assures Nancy that her research proposals are under review by Convention attorneys - Correspondence - 1/19/1968 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Reverend Roberts - discusses Constitutional Convention and bills and hearings regarding land acquisition in Pennsylvania - Newspaper clipping - 9/27/1967 - “ConCon Winds Up Its Work; Liberal Shift Ties Package” - Daily News - Official document - 12/15/1965 - Resolution of the Monroe Council of Republican Women - Correspondence - 9/6/1967 - From: Richard S. Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - sends Shukaitis fifty copies of H.R. 12036 - attaches newspaper clipping - Correspondence - 12/14/1967 - From: Richard Denison, To: Nancy Shukaitis - congratulates Nancy on her election to county commissioner and agrees to contact Senator Wood - Correspondence - 11/29/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Richard Schweiker - discusses land acquisition issues and hearings, specifically related to the Tocks Island Dam project - attaches newspaper clipping about Schweiker’s stance on the Tocks Island Dam - Official document - 8/2/1967 - H. R. 12036 - 90th Congress, 1st Session - attached: two smaller copies of House bill sponsored by Congressman Schweiker - Correspondence - 9/22/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Senator Wood - discusses Senator Wood’s bill proposal as well as Shukaitis’s son’s decision to join the Marines - Newspaper clipping - 9/23/1967 - “Recreation bill introduced” - Correspondence - 11/27/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Dick Denison - provides updates about House and Senate bills, elections, and the Tocks Island Dam project - Correspondence - 9/14/1967 - From: Monroe Council of Republican Women, To: Senator T. Newell Wood - discusses legislation, hearings, and other ideas about land acquisition - Correspondence - 9/18/1967 - From: Monroe Council of Republican Women, To: Congressional Chairman George Emmons - discusses current issues, stance, and bills about property rights and land acquisition - attaches letter from Monroe Council for Republican Women that was sent to all PA and NJ Congressional candidates - Correspondence - 9/14/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Russell Eshback - discusses federal hearings and bills about land acquisition and asked if the same efforts can be made at the state level - Correspondence - 9/1/1967 - From: Monroe Council of Republican Women, To: Virginia Addis - discusses attempt to get a State representative to introduce a bill about acquisition of private property for public use - attaches resolutions of legislative advisory committee of the Pennsylvania council - Correspondence - 11/22/1966 - From: John Dent, To: Nancy Shukaitis - affirms that the Congressman will bring up the issue concerning Shukaitis with the proper Committee once Congress reconvenes - Handwritten letter - 11/2/1966 - From: John W. Mann Newspapers, To: Whom it may concern - offers thanks for contribution - Correspondence - 12/15/1966 From: Nancy Shukaitis, Republican Committee of Monroe County, To: Russell Eshback - discusses recent resolutions adopted at the State Council regarding land acquisition and hope to push similar resolutions at federal level - Correspondence - 10/11/1966 - From: Sarah Ann Stauffer, To: Richard Schweiker - asks the Congressman to respond to the women in southeastern Pennsylvania fighting the Tocks Island Dam project - attaches handwritten letter about the Tocks Island issue and where different legislators stand on it - Correspondence - 11/16/1966 - From: Richard Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - confirms that he has contacted authorities about mandatory public hearings prior to authorization of land acquisition from private citizens and will be in touch again once he receives a response - Newspaper clipping - 8/7/1967 - “Bill Introduced To Require Local Hearings On Projects” - Newspaper clipping - 8/7/1967 - “Tocks foe backs bill on hearings” - 8/7/1967 - Correspondence - 8/6/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Richard Schweiker - thanks Schweiker for work on H. R. 12036 - attaches previous letter - Correspondence - 6/28/1967 - From: Richard Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - congratulates Nancy for her election victory and discusses bill proposal about public hearings - Correspondence - 6/5/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Richard Schweiker - discusses required public hearings bill proposal and ideas - attaches previous correspondence - Official document - 10/15/1966 - Public Law 89-668 89th Congress, H. R. 8678 - 7 copies - Correspondence - 2/13/1967 - From: Richard Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - sends over copies of laws sent to him by Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is response to his inquiry on Nancy’s behalf - attaches previous correspondence with Bureau of Outdoor Recreation - Correspondence - 2/20/1967 - From: Philip Stewart, To: Nancy Shukaitis - discusses eminent domain laws pertaining to National Park Service - attaches H. R. 89 - Official document - “When your land is needed for highway use…” - Prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways - Handwritten notes - notes lists addresses and phone numbers - Correspondence - 3/3/1967 - From: Richard Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - sends Shukaitis copy of laws which created National Park Service and Bureau of Outdoor Recreation - Correspondence - 4/25/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Dick Denison - discusses news relevant to land acquisition, Tocks Island project, and DWGNRA - Correspondence - 1/20/1967 - From: Richard Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - thanks Shukaitis for her views on the acquisition of private land for public recreation and confirms that he has brought her points up to the appropriate people and will send forward their responses - attaches previous correspondence - Correspondence - 1/24/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Frank Naddeo - discusses Project 70 Land acquisition and Tocks Island Dam Project - Newspaper clipping - 8/22/1966 - “Mrs. Shukaitis Gets Backing On Local Hearings” - Easton Express - 3 copies - Correspondence - 1/11/1967 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Richard Schweiker - discusses private land acquisition by for public use - handwritten notes on letter - Official document - 1958 - “The Biography of a Bill in the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania” - Produced at the Direction of W. Stuart Helm, Speaker of the PA House of Representatives - Correspondence - 12/15/1966 - From: Richard Denison, To: Nancy Shukaitis - confirms that the publication will support the amendment for requirement of public hearings before land is acquired for public use - Correspondence - 12/1/1966 - From: Monroe Council of Republican Women, To: Lawrence G. Williams - congratulates Williams for his state congressional election and discusses proposed legislation for public hearings - attaches previous correspondence - Newspaper clipping - 11/22/1966 - “Local GOP women get state backing” - Newspaper clipping - 8/22/1966 - “Mrs. Shukaitis Gets Backing On LOcal Hearings” - 2 copies - Newspaper clipping - 8/23/1966 - “Mrs. Shukaitis in spotlight once again” - The Pocono Record - Newspaper clipping - 4/12/1965 - “Hearing Aid Needed” - The Washington Post - 2 copies - Correspondence - 10/28/1966 - From: Katharine B. Martindale, To: Nancy Shukaitis - thanks Shukaitis for her previous letter and discusses proposed legislation on public hearings - Correspondence - 11/3/1966 - From: George J. Joseph, To: Nancy Shukaitis - confirms that he will support public hearing legislation if elected to Congress - Handwritten letter - 11/1/1966 - From: E. Bryan Jacobs, To: Nancy Shukaitis - discusses previous letter about required meetings on land acquisition proposal - Correspondence - 8/18/1965 - From: William McAndrew, To: Nancy Shukaitis - discusses local hearings on sale of private land as well as the Delaware River Basin Compact - Official document - 11/8/1966 - “List Of Independent Candidates For The General Election” - 2 copies - Newspaper clipping - 8/28/1966 - “”Shukaitis View Gains Backers” - The Easton Express - Correspondence - 10/25/1966 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Public Announcement - raises awareness about land acquisition and the need for required public hearings as well as encourages people to vote for Congressmen who support proposal for public hearings - 46 copies attached - Newspaper clipping - 8/23/1966 - “Woman Assured Support In Local-Hearing Fight” - The Morning Call - Correspondence - July 12 - From: Nancy Shukaiis, To: Legislative Advisory Committee Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women - states that Shukaitis cannot attend meeting and urges discussion on inclusion of amendment on public hearings - Official document Aug. 9 1966 hearings for Republican Platform - Allentown, PA. - Hotel Traylor - 9:30 to 2:30 - Correspondence - 10/15/1966 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Mr. Buck - raises awareness about land acquisition and the need for required public hearings as well as encourages people to vote for Congressmen who support proposal for public hearings - handwritten notes - Correspondence - 8/29/1967 - From: T. N. Wood, To: Nancy Shukaitis - discusses Susquehanna River Basin Compact and Shukaitis’s picnic - Correspondence - 5/25/1965 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Earl Copp - discusses recreation area, eminent domain, land acquisition, and public hearings - previous correspondence and document on Pennsylvania’s new eminent domain law attached - Newspaper clipping - 10/18/1967 - “New York State Constitution” - Daily News - Official document - 8/2/1967 - “H. R. 12036 - A Bill” - 90th Congress, 1st Session - 5 copies - Correspondence - 9/1/1967 - From: Monroe Council of Republic Women, To: Sarah Ann Stauffer - discusses success in arriving at House Resolution 12036, which requires local public hearings prior to approval of projects - previous correspondence attached - handwritten notes