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He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1979. From 1965 to 1972 he was Counsel for the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission. He served as member of the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee from 1966 to 1970.
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He was president of Piedmont Development Co. from 1945 to 1950. From 1948 to 1950 he served as member of Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs and city attorney of
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Roberts led the establishment of federal safety legislation through the House of Representatives subcommittee on traffic safety which was formed in 1956.
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and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965). He was wounded in the
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama
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that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in
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Alabama
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U.S. House of Representatives
Alabama
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Sam Hobbs
Glenn Andrews
Piedmont, Alabama
Potomac, Maryland
Arlington National Cemetery
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