June 2, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12775 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS COAL SLURRY PIPELINES-A projects which will require vast amounts of present or reasonably foreseeable future re­ POOR USE OF LIMITED IN­ financing. The current cost estimate, for ex­ strictions on the ability of such purchasers VESTMENT CAPITAL ample, of the pipeline proposed by Energy to perform their obligations. Transportation Systems, Inc.

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 12776 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 2, 1982 Constitution, pursuant to which authority of consumption and shipped by convention­ While there was considerable dis­ ETSI may or may not be able to retain its al means. While such a situation would agreement during the course of our water supply against all comers. This Com­ clearly be unfair to the consumer, the other mittee knows better than I that water avail­ side of this coin is that, if credit worthy pur­ debate, I believe that there was gener­ ability is one of the most complicated and chase contracts are to lay the foundation al concurrence on two points. First, imponderable elements of the coal slurry for the financing of a slurry pipeline, this the deficit contained in the budget debate. type of inflexible commitment is most as­ submitted by President Reagan in It is uncertain whether the investment suredly required. February is unacceptable; and second, community will consider the Black Mesa Another no less important issue of finan­ the economy is in a deplorable condi­ pipeline a proven project as compared to a cial prudence is the effect a contractual ob­ pipeline which is three or four times Black ligation of this size would have on the finan­ tion. I submit that these facts are re­ Mesa's length and designed to deliver up to cial condition of the contracting public utili­ lated. Both are a direct result of the 10 times as much annual tonnage to several ty. I know of no utility systems in the areas economic package-the President's terminals. We live in an age where the risks proposed to be served by coal slurry pipe­ package-that was put in place last and costs associated with the protection of lines whose credit would not be severely af­ year. That package was based on two public health and the environment sur­ fected by the mammoth fixed charges asso­ certainties and a hope. The certainties rounding these projects are as much a red ciated with an undertaking of this sort. flag to prospective investors as any other Many of these utilities currently exhibit were that revenues were going to de­ risk element. The Black Mesa has already only marginal coverage of fixed charges due crease, and decrease substantially, and experienced one major rupture at a point to existing heavy indebtedness. It is alto­ that defense spending was going to in­ along the route where containment of the gether possible that the addition of so large crease substantially. The hope was slurried coal was not possible. Even within a further burden might make it impossible that increased economic activity would the limited scale of the Black Mesa project, to finance other necessary capital expendi­ help bridge the gap between lower rev­ treatment and disposal of waste water has tures. At the very least, the cost of further presented serious problems. The prudent in­ financing would be greatly increased, and enues and increased defense spending. vestor is always fearful of environmental such increased costs would of course have to As we have seen during the course of problems which could affect the repayment be borne by the ratepayer. the past year, that hope was mis­ of his loans or the return on his equity in­ There is, of course, one solution to the fi­ placed. The economy has become vestment. nancing problem which both substantially mired in recession, deficits have mush­ Perhaps even more important is the issue lowers the cost of financing and also assures of financial prudence. These large projects completion of the project. The easy solution roomed, the unemployment rate is at a will undoubtedly be financed, if at all, for the sponsors of these projects would be post World War II high, interest rates against the credit backing of iron-clad take­ obtaining of government guarantees on have refused to fall, housing starts are or-pay contracts, most likely with large their financing, and it is in anticipation of down, and business failures are up. public untilities. I expect this will be true applications of this sort that S. 1844 should In light of this experience, it seems even if substantial equity capital is available be considered. from the sponsors. The effect of contracts One such application for the funding of imperative to .me that the mistakes of of this type is that the principal risk of the Northwest Integrated Coal Energy last year not be repe~ted. A budget project feasibility as well as cost overruns is System pipeline between Wyoming with a deficit well below the $132 bil­ shifted onto the back of the consumers of and Oregon has already been submitted to lion contained in the President's electric power. This is because financial the U.S. Synfuels Corporation. It is impor­ budget for fiscal year 1983, and the $.5 markets require that the contracts be so air tant to the debate, therefore, to point out trillion it contained for the years fol­ tight that the public utility is preparing for large scale, po­ equations to describe how a phono­ tentially violent confrontational demonstra­ graph needle works. tions involving civil disobedience at the U.N. With the coming of World War II, PEACE IN THE DESERT Missions of the five present nuclear Dr. Lewis took a post with Bell Tele­ powers-United States, Britain, France, Peo­ ple's Republic of China and Soviet Union­ phone Laboratories, inventing radar HON. MARJORIE S. HOLT and at two Western countries with nuclear systems to be used during the conflict OF MARYLAND weapons potential-Israel and South Africa. on planes, ships, submarines, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The June 14 CD Campaign Handbook, ground stations. Some of his designs Wednesday, June 2, 1982 states under the heading "sponsors," that still remain classified today. the Campaign, as of March 21, 1982, is "co­ Then, 20 years ago, he supervised • Mrs. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I would ordinated by the War Resisters League in the engineering for the Apollo project remind the House that the Cannon cooperation with" the following groups: that put the first man on the Moon. Building rotunda is currently display­ Catholic Peace Fellowship ; Clergy This modest administrator had origi­ ing an exhibit entitled "Farewell to and Laity Concerned ; Fellowship of nally planned to retire in July 1980, Sinai" by the famous Israeli photogra­ Reconciliation ; Friends Peace Com­ but he felt there was still much he pher Perri Farag. mittee ; Kairos Community; Mobiliza­ tion for Survival ; MFS New York; could contribute to Lehigh. As a The artistic photography of desert Peacesmith House; SEA Alliance ; SHAD Alliance, Long Island and Dr. Lewis' achievements are evident are beautiful, and it demonstrates the New York City chapters; Pax Christi : Women's International international activities and the civil disobe­ Reagan plans to be at a NATO conference League for Peace and Freedom ; Disobedience Task Force became the Civil very distant third of the U.S. and USSR in Knolls Action Project; LEPOCO; Mobiliza­ Disobedience Campaign and has formed the number of nuclear weapons (perhaps 200), tion for Survival : Students Against following task forces of its own: literature, China does have the ability to destroy the Militarism ; Thomas Merton Center; Announce at the Special Session on Disar­ • • • has a vigorous domestic nuclear power War Resisters League : New England mament; a significant step to be taken im­ program and exports reactors while refusing chapter, War Tax Resistance : and mediately toward disarmament, a plan to to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty." The the Philadelphia WTR/WRL. dismantle nuclear weapons and dispose of enhanced radiation warhead of South Africa, Palestine cism of the USSR. with the status quo. The remarkably strong Liberation Organization . Soviet Union has no military edge over the Sandinista National Liberation Front U.S. but only "virtual parity with the US in Since the handbook was prepared, the of El ing, and overall military strength." Regard­ ing Soviet weapons development, the hand­ been added to the target listing by means of Salvador. Likewise, in the U.S., WRL sup­ flyers and posters in the New York area port has gone to members of the Weather book notes only that the USSR "was the first country to develop the intercontinental which have been distributed by the Ininis­ Underground Organization CWUO), Ameri­ cule Youth International Party CYIP) prob­ can Indian Movement . Black Libera­ ballistic missile and anti-Vietnam terrorist tic missile CABM). The USSR is second only ably without the knowledge of WRL or J-14 Karl Armstrong, who pleaded guilty to to the US in arms trade." CDC. second degree murder in the bombing of the And as for direct criticism of Soviet nucle­ The J-14 CDC handbook has a section ex­ Army Mathematics Research Center in ar weapons, its SS-20s, the cruise missiles plaining the purpose of civil disobedience Madison, WI. on submarines surrounding Europe, and the for those who sympathize or agree with the The ideological commitment of J-14 CDC tremendous "throw weight" of its multi­ five demands, "but do not understand why organizers to disarmament as a tactic for megaton warheads which far outstrip those laws need to be broken," and ask such ques­ aiding Marxist-Leninist regimes and terror­ of the U.S., they merely cite "Swedish tions as "Why not go to military facilities or ist forces is demonstrated in the introduc­ expert and stateswoman Alva Myrdal has the headquarters of the corporate bomb­ tion to the handbook not less than 25 per centum of the though it was not acted upon in the tablishment still act as if armaments coop­ funds made available under part A of this House in time to be passed along to eration was merely a rhetorical exercise. title shall be utilized with respect to dwell­ They seem to be blinded by the large favor­ the President, I am nevertheless hope­ able trade balance we enjoy in military sales ing units located outside of metropolitan ful that he will see fit to make such a cities <4> of title abroad, and perhaps by the belief that as I of the Housing and Community Develop­ proposal, if not at the Summit, then long as we are providing the real defense, ment Act of 1974>; and certainly at the earliest possible op­ cooperation isn't necessary. (2) not less than 25 per centum of the portunity thereafter. But the costs of modem weapons systems funds made available under part B of this In the Friday, May 21, 1982, edition and military programs have reached astro­ title shall be utilized with respect to of the Christian Science Monitor, nomical proportions. NATO's fragmented projects located outside of metropolitan there was a brief commentary by Sen­ defense industrial system is causing the cities < 4».e "structural disarmanent" of Europe in the ator RoTH outlining the reasons for face of a growing Soviet threat. Formerly the resolution, and I am pleased to significant producers of first-class military SHALOM SINAI-ROAD TO PEACE share his views with my colleagues at equipment, such as Great Britain, are pro­ this point in the RECORD. gressively leaving the scene. Were it not for HON. IKE SKELTON Thank you, Mr. Speaker. sales to the third world, especially OPEC [From the Christian Science Monitor, May countries, Britain and France might be vir­ OF MISSOURI 21, 1982) tually out of the defense equipment busi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ness. NATO's MAKE-BELIEVE WORLD The demise of Western European defense Wednesday, June 2, 1982 (By WILLIAM V. ROTH, Jr.) industries would not, as some might think, e Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, on Sens. John Glenn and Sam Nunn have lead to a commensurate increase in the sales April 25, 1982, Israel withdrew from joined me in sponsoring a Senate resolution of American military equipment to our the entire Sinai peninsula in accord­ calling on the President to propose that the allies. Rather it would lead to a progressive ance with the Camp David agree­ North Atlantic alliance finally begin in ear­ decline in the total allied military strength, nest to pool our vast financial, technologi­ as the Europeans simply procure less and ments. Accounts of this historic event cal, and human resources to provide for our less. have focused primarily on the tangible common defense at acceptable costs. The The structural disarmament process is not strategic and economic assets given up resolution expresses the sense of the Con­ just a European phenomenon. Eight of the by Israel in exchange for peace. gress that the President should make this 13 production lines building US Navy air­ "Shalom Sinai-Road to Peace", a proposal at the NATO Summit in Bonn in craft are turning out fewer than 20 planes a photo exhibit currently on display in June. year. Three of these lines will each produce the rotunda of the Cannon House The idea of combining the talents, re­ only six aircraft in fiscal year 1983. The "in­ Office Building, takes a much differ­ sources, and energies of the free peoples of evitable results" Cin the words of Sen. John the West is of course not new. It lay at the Tower's Armed Services Committee Report> ent approach. Taken by the famous Is­ heart of the original purpose for which "are exorbitant unit costs and wasted re­ raeli photographer, Farag Peri, these NATO itself was formed. But in practice sources." If we Americans persist in trying photos stress the beauty and charm of neither NATO as a military organization, to produce everything ourselves, we too will the region-the essence of life in the nor the defense industries supporting it finally succumb to structural disarmament. Sinai. The exhibit is a clear demon­ have functioned as a unified and integrated We will find ourselves spending more and stration of the love the Israelies hold system. more money producing everything in ever for this land and the sincere hope that On paper, NATO looks impressive. In smaller quantities-all by ourselves! terms of numbers of men under arms, and NATO can no longer afford to live in a the sacrifices made by Israel will total amount spent on defense, the West make-believe world of giving complacent lip insure a permanent and lasting peace. would appear to be more than adequately service to allied cooperation, while its indi­ This display offers tribute to the end strong to meet the threat posed by Warsaw vidual members pursue divergent and even of one era but it also signals the dawn­ Pact forces. But the statistics hide a grim conflicting defense policies. The realities of ing of a new age. The Sinai withdrawal reality. today · will not permit it. For as Winston June 2, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12781 Churchill put it: "You must look at the Speakers supporting the "Peace Day" and Lawn in Central park where they will plant facts, because the facts look at you." . nuclear freeze measures included Jarvis a ginko tree. Later a small group will seek to This alliance is spending more money on Tyner, chairman of CPUSXA's New York present a "peace petition" to the U.S. Mis­ defense than is the Warsaw Pact. Yet we District and member of the CPUSA Central sion; and members of the convocation will debate among ourselves as to how many Committee; Bella Abzug; Richard Hoyen, then maintain an overnight vigil outside the days we might be able to resist attack, with­ chairman of the New York Young Workers building. out resorting to nuclear war. The fact we Liberation League , the CPUSA's RALLY LOGISTICS. now must look at is this: youth arm; Balfour Brickner, senior rabbi, Do the allied legislators, and the allied Stephen Wise Free Synagogue; Rev. David The June 12 Rally Committee (J-12 RC> heads of government, have a moral right to Garcia, St. Mark's Church; actress Colleen organizers are continuing to present to New impose a $200 billion annual tax burden on Dewhurst; and Dr. Jonathan Lorch, PSR. York City officials intransigent, unreason­ our people to produce conventional forces A number of groups are working to ensure able, and escalating demands which appear that are collectively so weak, that the day large numbers of children participate in the designed to keep the protest crowd in the could come when we would face the choice demonstration-which could have unfortu­ United Nations area. It was noted that of surrender, or nuclear war? nate results should violence or panic break during negotiations between New York City The Roth-Glenn-Nunn resolution says (in out. officials and leaders of the J-12 RC, two effect>: No-we do not have a moral right to On May 16, about 1,000 supporters of a chimpanzees escaped from the Central Park continue on our present course. We must new disarmament youth group, Future Gen­ Zoo. One quickly returned to her cage while pool our resources for our common defense; erations met at Central Park's Dela­ the second climbed a tree, prompting one we must eliminate all unnecessary duplica­ corte Theater to listen to adult entertainers official to quip that the chimps would tion of defense industrial effort; we must including James Taylor, Richie Havens and rather go back to their cages than negotiate share, equitably and efficiently, the finan­ Chaka Kahn and watch and listen to young for their freedom with Cora Weiss and cial burdens and economic benefits of entertainers from the High School of Per­ Norma Becker. NATO defense. And we must take the first forming Arts, Bank Street School, Walden Under cover of a large crowd, militant step at the NATO summit in June.e High School and other institutions support "direct action" groups could stage violent as disarmament with poetry readings, dances, well as "non-violent" civil disobedience ac­ tions well in advance of the advertised PUBLIC DISORDERS LIKELY AT personal statements and the release of bal­ loons. Monday, June 14 civil disobedience actions. NEW YORK DISARMAMENT According to its statement of purpose, FG The possibility of such events on June 12 RALLY "sponsored by Performing Artists for Nucle­ must be considered strong in that there is a ar Disarmament . it may be a ny including overt capital "C" Com­ about what America is doing, not the target not only a target for support groups USSR.'" for the terrorist Irish Republican Army munists have a track record for setting Other groups encouraging disarmament and Irish National Liberation Army up large demonstrations in which rev­ activism by children and teachers include UNLA>, but also for Castroite Latin Ameri­ olutionary and violence-oriented Educators for Social responsibility can terrorists supporting Argentina over the groups were welcomed. The peaceful under president Roberta Snow of Brookline, Falkland Islands. Even Trotskyist groups in­ demonstrators became cannon fodder MA; Parents and Friends for Children's Sur­ cluding the Socialist Workers Party for militant revolutionary provoca­ vival , New York; and the Children's and ultra-militant Workers World Party teurs. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament have lined up with the USSR and The most recent edition of the news­ . Cuba in backing Argentina. letter, Information Digest, published On May 26, nearly a dozen disarmament Israel-stridently attacked in the pro-PLO and "nuclear freeze" meetings were held in revolutionary press, it is an announced by John Rees, has provided an excel­ New York City neighborhoods in one target for civil disobedience on June 14 and lent analysis of the potential for dis­ evening. could be a target on June 12 as well. El Al turbances at a march and rally in New Other building actions will include the ar­ airlines could also become a target. York on June 12. The article follows: rival at the U.N. of the "World Peace South Africa-as a potential nuclear BUILDING ACTIONS FOR JUNE 12 March" on June 7, an event which may at­ power and major target for Soviet-support­ DISARMAM!:NT RALL y tract as many as 7,000 people for a rally in ed terrorism and subversion, it is an an­ In New York City, local organizing in sup­ U.N. Plaza. nounced target for civil disobedience on port of the June 12 rally for a nuclear The World Peace March consists of some June 14. The mission and South Africa Air­ freeze included speakers appearing before a 30 participants who left Los Angeles on Oc­ ways are possible targets on June 12 as well. New York City Council Committee on tober 24, 1981, and were joined in Washing­ USSR-at 136 East 67th Street, could be a Public Welfare on .May 13 in support of ton on May 13 by a smaller contingent that target for members of the Jewish Defense three resolutions which were passed. These had left New Orleans on January 1. The League and a key As a token of their appreciation for committee made special mention of J-12 RC organizer; Roman Bedor, leader of his 15 years of service to the township, Father Smith's outstanding record of the Committee for a Nuclear Free Pacific, Robert Badini's family, friends, and whose recent activities include lecturing to service and activities in the field of activists at the Institute for Policy Studies colleagues will honor him at a testimo­ education and youth guidance. UPS>; Bella Abzug, ex-Congresswoman and nial dinner on June 25. Mr. Speaker, we congratulate Father former legislative director of Women Strike It is with great honor that I speak Smith and thank him for his lifelong for Peace now heading Women, on behalf of all those people in Rox­ dedication to church and society U.S.A.; Rev. Herbert Daughtry, National bury who know and love Bob Badini to which embodies the motto of his reli­ Black United Front ; Randall Fors­ say thank you for his unselfish com­ gious community: "All for the greater berg, Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign; mitment. We wish him the best of luck glory of God!"• Helen Caldiott, president of Physicians for and happiness in the years ahead. Social Responsibility , Johnstone Ma­ Thank you, Mr. Speaker.e katini of the African National Congress BILL GREEN'S EFFORTS FOR CANCl Coretta Scott King; Cleveland Rob­ ANIMAL WELFARE inson, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists ; Yolanda Sanchez, Hispanics for FATHER SMITH AWARDED Survival and Disarmament; and Msgr. Bruce SOURIN MEDAL HON. BILL GREEN Kent, a top leader of the London-based OF NEW YORK Committee for Nuclear Disarmament HON.CHARLESF.DOUGHERTY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . William Winpisinger, president of OF PENNSYLVANIA the International Association of Machinists Wednesday, June 2, 1982 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Aerospace Workers and UAW e Mr. GREEN. Mr. Speaker, I feel president Douglas Fraser have been invited Tuesday, May 25, 1982 to speak. that the welfare of animals is a very J-12 RC organizers also have invited Guil­ e Mr. DOUGHERTY. Mr. Speaker, on important issue. Though the use of lermo Ungo, spokesman for the political May 19, the Catholic Philopatrian Lit­ animals is an important tool for medi­ front of the Castroite terrorist Farabundo erary Institute of Philadelphia pre­ cal and other types of research, we Marti National Liberation Front of El Salva­ sented their annual Sourin Award to must assure that laboratory animals dor; the American Indian Movement ; Rev. Michael J. Smith, S.J., in recogni­ are not used where other methods will and Carlos Zenon, militant leader of the tion of his many contributions to his suffice, and that they are spared un­ Vieques protest movement in Puerto Rico community, his profession, and his necessary anguish. Animals in the en­ against the U.S. Navy. It is emphasized that if the march crowd church. vironment must also be spared inhu­ is sufficiently large, the campus, religious Also celebrating his golden jubilee as mane and unnecessary encroachments and children's groups can serve as a screen a Jesuit this year, Father Smith is a by man. Below is a listing of my ac­ for disruptive actions by the tightly orga­ familiar and well-respected member of tions in this area. nized militant and revolutionary protesters. Philadelphia's Catholic community. Congressional Hearings on Laborato­ Furthermore, should there be problems of After studies abroad, he served as ry Animals: I testified on October 13, dispersal of the crowd from Central Park dean and taught philosophy for more 1981, during 2 days of hearings by the after the rally, due to end at 6 pm and likely taking at least two hours to disperse, mili­ than 30 years at Saint Joseph's Uni­ House Science and Technology Com­ tant. groups may take advantage of this for versity in Philadelphia and was also mittee on the use of animals in labora­ actions under cover of darkness. The fact involved in secondary education as tories. In my testimony, I called for that many of those planning to take part in president and principal of another tightened inspection of animal facili­ the June 14 civil disobedience actions will well-known Philadelphia institution, ties by the Department of Agricul­ remain in New York over the weekend could St. Joseph's Prep, for 6 years. Current­ ture's Animal and Plant Health In­ also contribute to disorders.e ly serving as special assistant to the spection Service and by the National president of St. Joseph's University, Institutes of Health. For example, the A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT BADINI Father Smith travels the country monkeys that were removed from a acting as a link between college Maryland lab after its shocking condi­ HON. JAMES A. COURTER alumni and their school. One other as­ tions were exposed would have been sigrunent which Father Smith calls a spared unnecessary agony if existing OF NEW JERSEY "special joy" for him is his chaplaincy NIH standards had been enforced. I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to a convent of cloistered visitation also called on NIH to strengthen its Wednesday, June 2, 1982 nuns for more than a quarter of a cen­ role in disseminating information on e Mr. COURTER. Mr. Speaker, If I tury. Father Smith is also an author­ alternative methods of research, and May, I would like to take just a few ity on the history of Philadelphia and for regulatory reform so that certain moments to recognize an outstanding Jesuit activities in the area. tests involving animals are not dupli­ public servant, Mr. Robert Badini of The Catholic Philopatrian Literary cated in different agencies. Roxbury Township in Morris County. Institute is part of that history dating Animal Welfare Legislation: I have Mr. Badin, as administrator fo the back to 1850 when its founder, Jesuit cosponsored H.R. 220, which estab­ Roxbury Township government for 15 Father Edward Sourin, in whose lishes Federal funding for the study of years, supervised all townhip depart­ honor the award is given, first gath­ alternative methods. I feel this bill ad­ ments and over 300 employees to ered together a group of the young dresses the need to develop tests that assure the smooth and efficient oper­ sons of immigrant families to continue may be of greater relevance to ation of services to community citizens their education which had been cut humans, will spare animal lives, elimi­ From all accounts, Robert Badini is short by the economic, emotional, and nate unnecessary testing duplication, loved and respected by the township political conditions of those troubled and save money. employees. He served Roxbury Town­ times. Now in its 132d year, the Leg-Hold Traps: Current traps used ship well for many years as a compe­ "Philo" is the oldest Catholic organi­ for furs can cause animals great suf­ tent, dedicated citizen working hard zation of its kind in this country with fering and prolonged, agonizing death. for the betterment of the community. a membership of more than 500 lay Also, animals not meant for the traps June 2, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12783 often get ensnared in them. To allevi­ be the first time in 19 years that I will AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING ate this terrible problem, I have co­ have taken my entire vacation." INDUSTRY IS IN TROUBLE sponsored the Wildlife on Federal Mr. Speaker, I hold the deep convic­ Lands Trapping Act. This legislation tion that those like Bill Louis, who HON. JAMES J. FLORIO would require that the Interior Secre­ dedicate their life's work to the educa­ tary set minimum standards for differ­ OF NEW JERSEY tion of our children, are the real main­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ent types of traps for different species stays of our country. Their influence on Federal lands. Interstate commerce on the education and development of Wednesday, June 2, 1982 in furs would carry the same restric­ our children is of inestimable value to e Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, Secre­ tions under this bill as those imposed tary of Transportation Drew Lewis has on furs taken on Federal lands. The our Nation. The East Rockaway community has announced a new maritime program bill also provided $0.5 million for de­ which will encourage American ship velopment of more humane traps. been fortunate, indeed to have had the services of Bill Louis for nearly operators to acquire and repair ships Baby Seals: For some time, the in foreign yards. United States has banned imports of two decades. But the past 19 years as superintendent of the East Rockaway Under this proposal, shipowners products made from seals and other would be able to obtain Federal oper­ marine mammals. I joined over 80 of public school system represent only a ating subsidies for foreign-built vessels my colleagues in sending a telex to the part of Bill Louis' long and distin­ and the tariff on repairs in foreign European Parliament and the Europe­ guished career as an educator. shipyards would be repealed. Also, for­ an Economic Council urging them to His teaching career began in the eign vessels reregistering in the United adopt a similar policy. The EEC repre­ school year before Pearl Harbor in States would become eligible to trans­ sents 75 percent of the market for Schenectady, N. Y. Four years service port American food aid shipments im­ baby harp and hood seal skins, and I with the U.S. Air Force in World War mediately, rather than having to wait hope our telex will persuade them to II interrupted that career. But after 3 years. protect these innocent animals, which his wartime service, Bill Louis re­ This proposed policy is of great con­ are clubbed to death by the thousands turned to the Schenectady school cern to me. At a time when unemploy­ while their mothers watch. You may system, then became a supervisor in ment is at postwar record levels, the also be interested to know that I co­ the State education department and, administration has proposed a policy sponsored a measure to establish Na­ to encourage export of American jobs tional Seal Day, a day on which to cel­ later, an assistant superintendent in the Schenectady County school to foreign shipyards. At a time when ebrate the seal birthing season. this Nation is building up its national Draize Test: I have written to the system. Food and Drug Administration regard­ In 1963, Bill Louis began his career defense to close windows of vulnerabil­ in Nassau County, taking over as East ity, the administration is proposing to ing the Draize test. This is a very pain­ open a huge new window by increasing ful test used on rabbits to test sub­ Rockaway school superintendent in American reliance on foreign ship­ stances for eye irritation. The FDA that year. His nearly two decades of builders to supply our critical ocean now has a policy that any skin irritant service have brought many changes in vessel needs. can be assumed to be an eye irritant, educational programs and services in thereby eliminating much painful suf­ I am concerned that if we get into an the East Rockaway school system. Su­ international crisis, we will want to fering among rabbits. I have also co­ perintendent Louis, for example, pio­ insure the availability of a strong do­ sponsored a resolution expressing Con­ neered the introduction of computers mestic shipbuilding industry and a gress sense that Federal agencies as teaching tools in the East Rock­ skilled work force. Under the adminis­ should develop alternatives to the away public schools. In all of his inno­ tration's maritime program, however, Draize test.e vations, his goal always was to improve our domestic shipbuilding capability the quality of education for East would be jeopardized. Instead of TRIBUTE TO SUPERINTENDENT . Rockaway's children. I particularly trying to improve and build up our do­ WILLIAM LOUIS admire his belief that one of the most mestic ship construction capability, important goals of the teacher is to the administration is proposing to tear HON. NORMAN F. LENT raise the expectations of the students, it down. so they may achieve more than they The current desperate situation OF NEW YORK thought possible. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES facing our domestic shipbuilding in­ Such a philosophy of excellence has dustry was described well in a recent Wednesday, June 2, 1982 been the hallmark of Bill Louis' article in the Wall Street Journal. Ac­ •Mr. LENT. Mr. Speaker, I would career. As a longtime friend, I can also cording to the article, shipbuilders like to direct the attention of my col­ attest to the outstanding personal at­ "cry foul, and predict that the admin­ leagues to the retirement of a good tributes Bill brought to his profession: istration's policies will hasten the clos­ friend, who is one of the outstanding his outgoing personality, his tremen­ ing of some essential yards." As one educators in the State of New York. I dous dedication to his work, his friend­ shipbuilding executive put it: refer to the superintendent of schools liness, his sterling character. These For years this country has refused to in my home town of East Rockaway, are the qualities of a remarkable man. decide whether the capability to make ships N.Y., William Louis. is in the national interest. Now we're totally Bill Louis has been a tremendous The East Rockaway public schools turning our back on the subject. force for improvement in the quality will sorely miss Bill Louis' outstanding The administation's contradictory of education in the East Rockaway talents and abilities, his wisdom, and policies in this area do not go unno­ Union Free School District during the his excellent judgment. ticed. According to the same article: 19 years he has served as its superin­ I know that all of Bill Louis' friends Shipyard workers say they can't reconcile tendent of schools. Some idea of his and colleagues join me in wishing him President Reagan's commitment to a strong dedication and devotion to his profes­ the fullest enjoyment of his retire­ military with his apparent willingness to let sional duties may be gained from his ment years, and also in the wish that thousands of shipyard jobs-and perhaps letter to the East Rockaway School those years will be blessed with good the entire industry-disappear. Board stating his intention to retire as health, the richness of many friend­ Mr. Speaker, encouraging foreign of July 31 of this year. Superintendent ships, and the warmth of many pleas­ shipbuilding to supply American ship­ Louis said he planned to start his vaca­ ant memories from a lifelong career of ping needs does not make sense. It will tion as of July 1, then noted: "It will accomplishment.e hurt our Nation's efforts to combat 12784 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 2, 1982 unemployment and will harm our na­ Our tactic is not to avoid arrest, but to avoid factors could result in this estimate being tional defense. I urge my colleagues to being corralled, if at all possible." substantially revised.• consider this issue carefully as the NONCOOPERATION future of our maritime policy is debat­ Stating that "nonviolent action draws its NEW JERSEY AFL-CIO ed.• strength from open confrontation and non­ cooperation," the handbook for civil disobe­ CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION dience participants encourages as many of CONFRONTATIONAL TRAINING those arrested as possible to "continue their HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. FOR JUNE 14 resistance • • • in the jails and courts" to the point of fanaticism and possible death. OF NEW JERSEY HON. LARRY McDONALD Its chapter on "noncooperation" com­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mences: Wednesday June 2, 1982 OF GEORGIA "A refusal to cooperate with the imprison­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment of oneself or others is sensible and e Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, I want natural to many of us. • • • Many of us to call my colleagues' attention to a Wednesday, June 2, 1982 oppose prisons altogether, viewing the in­ very special event being held in my e Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, as I equalities and injustices of our society as its home State this weekend-the New noted earlier, the term "civil disobedi­ culprits, not the victims who end up rotting Jersey State AFL-CIO's 18th Consti­ ence" has been co-opted by so-called in its jails. "Once we are removed from the Missions, tutional Convention. "pacifist" groups who regularly aid we'll be taken to the courts and jails. Ham­ Whenever I stand with my friends of and abet Soviet foreign policy goals, pering our removal and refusing to assist organized labor, I always remember albeit indirectly. On Monday, June 14, these institutions in their protection of the the first words of our Constitution. "pacifist" groups will attempt to nuclear mission is of inestimable value. Non­ Those words are: "We the people". blockade several missions to the cooperation impedes our removal and pro­ We the people now face the over­ United Nations. longs our ability to accomplish our goals of whelming task of getting our economy As part of this demonstration of stopping the violent business-as-usual of our back on track; and no one knows "pacifism" the organizers are undergo­ targets. We become burdens to the courts and jails and the status quo become more better than the men and women of the ing confrontational training with the difficult and costly to protect." labor movement that it takes a tre­ result being to provoke violence from Suggestions for "noncooperation" start mendous cooperative effort by govern­ blockade participants. with going limp to force police to carry dem­ ment, business, and workers. Fortu­ The report on these plans from the onstrators when being arrested. They con­ nately, the New Jersey AFL-CIO has a authoritative "Information Digest" tinue with refusal to give one's name, ad­ long tradition of being in the forefront follows: dress, social security number or an employ­ of social and economic change for the ment reference to the courts, and refusing CONFRONTATIONAL TRAINING FOR JUNE 14 to promise to return for later court appear­ better. The civil rights movement, the The June 14 Civil Disobedience Campaign ances if released. worker safety movement and many (J-14 CDC) handbook (produced by that or­ "Physical noncooperation" tactics being other social justice issues all gained ganization) demonstrates that as in the encouraged include water fasting modeled impetus from the efforts of New Jer­ past, participants undergoing the mandato­ on the 1981 hunger strike actions of jailed sey's AFL-CIO; and with leaders like ry training are being psychologically pre­ members of the terrorist IRA and INLA to Charlie Marciante and Ed Pulver, I am pared to confront people attempting to go the point of suicide "as did several Irish to work and to resist lawful police orders by confident that this proud tradition freedom fighters during the H-Block hunger will continue to flourish. physical means which are designed to pro­ strike." Other tactics include total refusal to voke violence. The handbook states: walk in jail or the courtroom; soiling oneself There is no time to lose in our strug­ "On encountering a police barricade ('saw by refusing to use a toilet and to clean one­ gle to refuel the economy and revital­ horses,' real horses, or police), do not hesi­ self so that prison officials might have to ize our cities. The time to start is tate to go around them if possible. • • • for­ "force-feed and diaper the inmate." now-or maybe I should say the time ward motion is encouraged. If forward Following the pattern of past events in­ to start was last year, when the progress is physically blocked by a line of volving civil disobedience, "affinity groups" Reagan administration took the police and no immediately obvious way to of 8 to 12 people will form the core of the Nation down an unmarked road of eco­ get closer is apparent, sit down and block action. Individualism, independent thinking any traffic which may be passing through and basic common sense in avoiding injury nomic chance. They called it "supply­ the barricades." are discouraged through highly manipula­ side economics." But, in fact, as The handbook demonstrates that the or­ tive group meetings and role-playing ses­ Budget Director David Stockman ad­ ganizers are looking carefully at their fail­ sions. Experienced trainers called "facilita­ mitted in his private moments, supply­ ure to shut down Wall Street on October 29, tors" and "vibes-watchers" carefully manip­ side economics was merely traditional 1979, where demonstrators attempted to set ulate affinity group emotions until its mem­ "trickle-down" economics in disguise. up their blockades before daybreak, hours bers arrive at the "correct" responses. What else can you call a policy that earlier than they had announced, but found According to J-14 CDC, such training ses­ provides an individual income tax cut police already deployed. sions already have been held in Westchest­ Organizers also admit that the New York er, Syracuse, Long Island, Rochester, and of $33 to a family earning just under City mounted unit is highly skilled at crowd Ithaca, NY; Dallas; Tucson; Columbus; $10,000 and a cut of $4,000 to a family control and dispersal, and will try to per­ Washington, D.C.; Boston; Chicago; Pitts­ making $100,000. Or one which allows suade demonstrators to sit down in front of burgh, Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre and Al­ large, profitable corporations to buy police or mounted charges and accept inju­ lentown, PA; Newark; Atlanta; Gainesville; tax writeoffs from other not-so-profit­ ries. Milwaukee and in the states of New Hamp­ able companies, so that the wealthiest The locations of some targeted missions in shire, Vermont, and North Carolina. get away with paying no taxes. Or one multi-purpose public office buildings allow It is expected that some European and approaches from several directions. Orga­ Japanese groups will take part in civil dis­ which permits companies to deduct nizers are calling for close coordination and obedience actions. more than 100 percent of the cost of timing so that "affinity groups converge si­ At this time, logistics meetings are new equipment from their taxes, and multaneously from all directions on each planned for New York at 339 Lafayette which continues to give special tax Mission." Information developed from J-14 Street on June 8 and June 13. The meetings treatment to the oil industry to the CDC sources indicates that some "affinity will determine which affinity groups go to tune of some $12 billion over 5 years. groups" appearing to be office workers will which targeted mission, their time of arrival Supply-side economics is redistribut­ infiltrate the buildings housing the mis­ if other than 8 am, and the exact location of ing wealth in America-putting a sions. their "blockade point." The handbook indicates that the ap­ While the organizers claim that "many greater financial burden on the poor proaches may be fast running charges thouands" will be involved in civil disobedi­ and the middle class, and reducing the through and over police barricades, stating: ence, based on available information, it is load on corporations and wealthy citi­ "affinity groups should not allow wooden believed the participants will not exceed zens. Only 1 percent of our popula­ barricades to stop their forward motion. 5,000. However, a variety of unpredictable tion-those earning over $100,000-will June 2, 1982 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12785 have their taxes reduced in real terms I come to my friends in the labor Wright, a recent high school graduate in 1982 as a result of the administra­ movement with this challenge because in my district. tion tax policies. Everyone else-99 I know they have the resolve to work Miss Wright, whose parents are edu­ percent of the American people-will for this new economic rebuilding of cators in our public school system, has pay more in taxes this year than last. America. As for Government, we must a rare talent for combining scholastics, As for corporations, their share of the come to the realization that American athletics, and artistry and it is a coin­ tax burden continues to decline. In productivity relies on the men and cidence that her acrylic oil painting 1948, corporations paid 23 percent of women in our factories and research was selected No. 1 from among 38 en­ the Nation's taxes, but by 1980 their labs, not on tax-exempt new machin­ tries in the contest sponsored by the contribution dropped to 12 percent; ery, as the administration suggests. Congressional Arts Caucus. and with the Reagan tax policies in We must begin, right now, to demon­ It is all the more pleasing to note place, that contribution will be re­ strate a greater commitment to invest­ that Miss Wright, who is a "statesid­ duced to 7 percent by 1987. ing in people. This means more educa­ er," having come to Guam with her The administration told us that tion aid, more employment training, parents, has adapted so splendidly to these so-called incentives were needed and a program to retrain workers as our island culture and has been able to to help Americans save, invest and America's industrial needs change. achieve in so many areas. It is a trib­ produce. At the same time, this admin­ We also must pay closer attention to ute to our democratic society which istration told us that ordinary Ameri­ the needs of our cities, and particular­ has developed in a relatively short cans would have to pay for these tax ly to the needs of minority Americans period of time in America's outpost in giveaways with severe cuts in nutrition who have been deprived of the chance the Far East. I know you will all join programs, health programs, food to compete fairly in the job market be­ me in wishing her well as she returns stamps, housing, employment training cause they could not get a quality edu­ to the States to pursue her college and education programs. cation. career in North Carolina. Although some of us in Congress Government's role in helping indus­ ANGELA WRIGHT: AN ALL-AROUND WINNER strenuously objected to these budget try train, retrain and educate our Na­ tion's work force must include a com­

89-059 0 -86-3 (Pt. 10) 12798 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 2, 1982 World War II Italy emerged as a Re­ with the continued persistence by all Street Journal in July 1980, confirmed the public amid the spread of totalitarian­ sides on a counterproductive and obso­ awful risk of a policy of launch on warning. ism that swept Europe. Italy's devo­ lete nuclear arms race, raises the He said: "I think the idea of depending on tion to the principles of democratic launch under attack is a bad idea. . . . We chances of an accidental nuclear ex­ ought not to let computers make the deci­ government has been an inspiration to change to a very high level. sion as to when we go to war." democratic nations throughout the While most political leaders still do Nevertheless, in the CBS television docu­ world. Since the Italian people voted not seem to be aware of the serious­ mentary "The Defense of the United to establish a republican form of gov­ ness of the chances of accidental nu­ States," the following exchange took place ernment on June 2, 1946, Italy has clear war, this may change quickly. between Dan Rather and Secretary of De­ steadfastly maintained its national The special U .N. session on disarma­ fense Caspar W. Weinberger. Rather said: commitment to democratic institu­ ment, now starting in New York, may "But your basic recommendation is that we tions and individual liberties despite raise the level of awareness. The bilat­ must be prepared-we must at least be pre­ eral discussions between the U.S. and pared to do a launch under attack." Wein­ the threats of domestic terrorism, berger replied: "It gives undue emphasis to social unrest and a struggling econo­ the U.S.S.R. on reduction of nuclear single out any one particular kind of option my. arms seems to have a new sense of pri­ and say that is the one we're considering. Their dedication to political free­ ority. The opportunity for reversing We're considering them all. We aren't elimi­ doms has been consistent with Italy's the nuclear arms race and achieving a nating anything." history, which has provided the world new level of planetary rationality is Georgi A. Arbatov, the top Soviet expert with great advancements in art and before us, if we seize the opportunity. on the United States, says that if Soviet music, science, and law. From the legal The Cox article, which follows, weapon systems become vulnerable, "there should contribute to that goal. is always a countermeasure: launch on foundations established in ancient warning and under attack." Roman culture, to the artistic and sci­ [From the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, The United States intends to deploy Per­ entific developments spawned by the May 30, 19821 shing 2 ballistic missiles in West Germany Renaissance in the 14th century, Ital­ WORLD WAR 3 COULD HAPPEN BY MISTAKE­ early in 1984. Those missiles will be capable ian creativity has given mankind innu­ UNLESS ••• of destroying Soviet command, control and merable lasting contributions: From . . 4200 Dirk.sen Building 4232 Dirk.sen Building JUNE 15 11:00 a.m. Small Business 9:00 a.m. Veterans Affairs Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold oversight hearings on activities Business meeting, to markup S. 2379, re­ Communications Subcommittee of small business investment compa­ quiring veterans to pay a funding fee nies