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(Original Caption) Members of the U.S. Senate Banking and Currency Committee, and the Housing Subcommittee, inspect copper tubing at the site of the Levittown community. Standing are, left to right: Sen. John J. Sparkman, D-AL; Joseph McMurray, Committee staff member and Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel, R-KS. Kneeling are Sen. Irving M. Ives, R-NY and William J. Levitt (right), head of Levitt and Sons, builders of Levittown. Copper is one of the scarce items necessary for building which put a stop to plans for another community, Landia, at Jericho, NY. The Senators inspected building methods and materials in reference to defense housing.