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FILE NAME Jewelers JEWEL DATE 1979 Oct 2 DOC JEWEL005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Published Transcript of House Hearing THE REP SENTAIVESREPRESNTAIVES + he ai, FIRST ee PROVIDENCE WOCUPATIONL HEARING HELD U.S. PROVIDENC onth Printed WASHINGTO GOVERNMT PROVIDENC, viscASES : EDUCATION HEARINGLABOR p7e2980, PRINTG CONGRES Industry OFICE . Printed for the HELD use IN of the FIRST Comite SEION on R.L, ON Education OF ON ne ON 2S | . OF ONBEFORE THR. THE 2 Part 4: Jewelry AND THEIR Lf and OCTBER AND REPSNTAIVES STANDRS COMPENSATION LABOR 2, pp Labor 1978 cy oe | 1980 ! : ; iv AKL D. i36k, ih SHIDLP 0 SuncomMiTeE PERKINS, MYERS, iTAMS, MILER, KURTON, Kentucky, Monta Californa Californa EDWARD FrPensylvai I. Ofico BEARD, ON an) ANDAND LABOR LABOR Lasor Chairman Chairman ASHBROK JEFORDSERLNBORERLNBOR ERLNBOR Ilinos EDWARDS COLEMAN GO DLING EDWARDS ERDAHL . | SALTK SUGTS WILAM MICHAEL iONRAY OAT SDWARE PET R DALE BE. [errs WUSTIN EORGE,uIWATD :UL KE MARIO WILAMKOSEPH HiLIP SILAM OWN HANK KOGVBEK. BRADEMS,THOMPSN, WILAMS, ANDREWS, CORKAD, BAILEY, K. A. J. STACK,PEYSR, KILPE, WEIS, J. 0. P. SIMON, New MURPHY. MYERS,MILER,BEART), Tinois M. BIAG I, (BIL ) GAYDOS, BURTON, D, FORD, F. Pensylvat RATCHFOD, CONTES CONTES Colrado Monta Florida NewMichganPuertoYork Californa Rhode North New. CLAY, York CONTE S CONTE S CONTES CONTENTS CONTENTS York Penpsyiva CONTES PensylvaiRico Island Carotina Misouri CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTES Jersey ON Conectiu 2 R. 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