<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Urgent Message Regarding Indian Health Services Funding</dc:title><dc:date>1957-08-29</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_001_4_27_26b_0016</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document discusses the need for increased appropriations for Indian health services in 1958 to prevent drastic reductions in personnel and facilities at Indian hospitals. Congressman Carl Albert is checking into the matter and urges for a deficiency appropriation to relieve undue hardship and ensure efficient operation of Indian hospitals. The message is addressed to Mr. Harry J. W. Belvin, Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>