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it would be possible to reduce the number of subcommittees so mem 

 bers could devote more time to his subcommittee or else appoint a 

 study group to review the problem. Teague informed Milford that this 

 was not an unusual situation, and Miltord would |ust have to live 

 with it: 



Dale, every Member of ( ongress has the problem you write about and we have 

 had that problem ever since I have been in Congress. * * * 



1 do not intend to appoint a stuJv group as you suggest. It is just more work for 

 other people and tor me. It you think you have problems, wear my shoes tor .1 while. 



A bitter fight erupted over the hiring of Lloyd Hinton, recom- 

 mended by Wydler as a minority staff member. Hinton had also been 

 active and was knowledgeable in the area of aircraft noise, which 

 Milford used as an argument against hiring him. He informed Wydler 

 he would approve a salary of nothing higher than $15,000 a year. 

 Wydler obtained an opinion from Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. 

 (Democrat of New Jersey), chairman of the Subcommittee on Ac- 

 counts, that for Milford to dictate Hinton's salary would constitute 

 a veto power over an appointment which was Wvdler's right under 

 the rules. Swigert backed up Milford and strongly resisted Hinton's 

 employment, while Scheuer and Ottinger, Democratic members of 

 Milford's subcommittee, each took up for Hinton. Wydler finally won 

 the battle and Hinton was placed on the payroll, but the imbroglio 

 did not endear Milford to other subcommittee members. As we shall 

 see, Milford always cast a suspicious eye at Hinton whatever he did. 



FUTURE OF AVIATION 



During May 1976, Milford arranged hearings on the "Future of 

 Aviation,'* the purpose of which was to lay the basis for "the formu- 

 lation of a national civil aviation R. Si D. policy." In announcing the 

 hearings, Milford stated: 



Aviation in this country is in serious straits. It is time that the government 

 not only recognize this but take positive steps to rectify the situation. It's time that 

 this government ended its policy, or rather no-policy, of stop-and-go short-sighted 

 and disjointed R. & D. programs. We must instead embark on a stabilized approach 

 that will allow industry to lay long-term investments. 



The hearings attracted a sizable group of experts in aviation, including 

 top Federal officials like DOT Secretary William T. Coleman, Jr., FAA 

 Administrator John McLucas, NASA Administrator Fletcher, EPA 

 Administrator Train, president of Eastern Airlines Frank Borman and 

 a string of other notables from private industry. On September 17, at 

 a news conference held at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Milford, 

 joined by Teague, unveiled the subcommittee report on "The Future 

 of Aviation." Included were a number of recommendations designed 



