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Long-range program and research needs in aging and related fields : hearings before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, first session Washington, D.C. December 5 and 6, 1967.

  • United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging.
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1968-
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Credit: Long-range program and research needs in aging and related fields : hearings before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, first session Washington, D.C. December 5 and 6, 1967. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LONG-RANGE PROGRAM AND RESEARCH NEEDS IN AGING AND RELATED FIELDS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1967 U.S. SENATE, SPecraL CoMMITTEE ON AGING, Washington, D.C. The special committee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 4930, Senate Office Building, Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., chairman, presiding. Present: Senators Wiliams, Yarborough, Young, and Muller. Committee staff members present: William E. Oriol, staff director ; John Guy Miller, minority staff director; J. William Norman, pro- fessional staff member; Patricia G. Slinkard, chief clerk; and Audrey Nickens, assistant clerk. The CuatrmMan. Our Special Committee on the Aging hearing will now come to order. I see that our first panel of witnesses is available. In the legal practice and in the trial practice we have what we call pretrial hear- ings. I was thinking that this is somewhat analogous to a pretrial hearing. We hope what we learn here today and tomorrow will be the pretrial for any consideration of the necessity for a White House conference on the problems of the aging which will be our national trial on whether we are going to meet not only the problems but the potential opportunities of older people. I have a statement that I would like unanimous consent to include in the record. Senator, without dissent can I include my statement in the record ? Senator Miner. Yes. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., CHAIRMAN, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING The Crairman. The Senate Special Committee on Aging is tak- ing testimony today and tomorrow on long-range program and re- search needs in aging and related fields. We are fortunate to have distinguished witnesses—a convocation of experts—who can offer the best possible information and guidance on momentous changes that are likely to occur as the number of elderly and early retired individuals of this Nation continues to increase. The projections are impressive: Today’s 19 million Americans of age 65 or over will be almost 20 million by 1970, 21.2 million 5 years after, and 25 million by 1985. Or to express it another way, in the quarter century between 1960 and 1985 the older population will increase by alinost 50 percent.