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TITLE II-STATE MANDATORY HOSPITAL PART B-ENFORCEMENT Page 174, line 22, strike out "314" and COST CONTAINMENT PROGRAMS AND Page 166, line 14, strike out "222" and in­ insert in lieu thereof "313". ENFORCEMENT sert in lieu thereof "211". Page 178, line 15, strike out "315" and in­ PART A-APPROVAL OF STATE MANDATORY PRO­ Page 166, strike out the dash at the end sert in lieu thereof "314". GRAMS AND EXEMPTIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS of line 19 and all that follows through page Page 181, line 15, strike out "and shall not" and all that follows through "title II" Page 154, line 5, strike out "211" and in­ 167, line 5 and insert in lieu thereof the fol­ lowing: "which is exempted from a restric­ on line 18. sert in lieu thereof "201". Page 182, amend lines 20 through 23 to Page 155, line 12, strike out "322(3)" and tion under section 115(d) (1) because the hospital is located in a State with a manda­ read as follows: insert in lieu thereof "322(2) ". ( 3) restrictions under section 155 ( d) ( 1) Page 156, amend lines 11 through 16 to read tory hospital cost containment program ap­ proved under part A, to the extent that the on entering into agreements under section as follows: 1866 of the Social Security Act shall not apply ( c) ( 1) There shall be exempted from any reimbursement exceeds the limit prescribed under such program". to agreements entered into for periods be- ,.estriction under section 115(d) (1) any ginning after 1984; and · r·greement, under section 1866 of the Social Page 167, strike out the dash on line 12 and all that follows through line 23 and Page 182, line 25, strike out "315(b)" and Security Act of a hospital in a State, which insert in lieu thereof "314(b) ". begins in a year in which a State mandatory insert in lieu thereof the following: "which is exempted from a restriction under section Page 183, lines 4 and 8, strike out "314" hospital cost containment program for the 115(d) (1) because the hospital is located in and "314(c) (1) ", respectively, and insert in State has been approved under this section. a State with a mandatory hospital cost con­ lieu thereof "313" and "313(c) (1) ", respec­ Page 157, line 15, strike out "212" and tainment program approved under part A, tively. insert in lieu thereof "202". to the extent that the reimbursement ex­ Page 185, strike out line 7 and all that Page 158, amend lines 14 through 17 to read ceeds the limit prescribed under such pro­ follows through page 186, line 2, and redes­ as follows: gram". ignate succeeding paragraphs accordingly. SEC. 203. The Secretary may exempt hos­ Page 171, line 21, strike out "part A of Page 103, line 5, strike out "211" and insert pitals from the application of the restriction title II" and insert in lieu thereof "section in lieu thereof "201 ". · of section 115(d) (1) if he determines that-- 115(d) (1) ". Page 188, strike out line 23 and all that Page 159, strike out line 3 and all that Page 172, line 8, strike out ", modify,". follows through page 189, line 22, and re­ follows through page 166, line 11 and insert Page 173, strike out line 3 and all that fol­ designate succeeding paragraphs accord­ in lieu thereof the following: lows through page 174, line 20. ingly.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CORA GRAHAM-50 YEARS WITH I am happy to note that in spite of fundamental necessities of life. They LEGAL AID FOUNDATION Cora's 50 years with the Legal Aid simply do not have the option of cutting Foundation, the surprise luncheon toda8 back on nonessential items. As the winter marks only that anniversary. Cora is not heating season begins, prtces for certain HON. GEORGE E. DANIELSON retirtng, she will continue her valuable home heating fuels have already risen OF CALIFORNIA contrtbution to our society. Mr. Speaker, as much as 100 percent. Electric costs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I know that you and my colleagues join will also rise in response to the increase me in wishing this dedicated woman, in the cost of oil used for generating pur­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 Cora Graham, the best on this occasion poses. Many low-income households will • Mr. DANIELSON. Mr. Speaker, tomor­ and in the years to come.• now be paying upwards of 50 percent row, November 8, 1979, Cora Graham, more of their meager family budgets to a. most important lady, is being honored heat their homes during the winter with a surprtse luncheon to commemo­ THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOME season. rate the 50th anniversary of her employ­ HEATING RELIEF ACT OF 1979 The dramatic increases in the prtce ment with the Los Angeles Legal Aid of household energy have thrust millions Foundation. HON. THOMAS B. EV ANS, JR. of elderly and disabled citizens into a Cora Graham is a symbol of the efforts OF DELAWARE frightening dilemma. Since heat is a that the lawYers of southern California IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES necessity of life in many parts of the and the Los Angeles community have country, rising energy costs will present mW.e throughout the last half century Wednesday, November 7, 1979 many of these people with the unaccept­ to provide legal counsel for those people • Mr. EVANS of Delaware. Mr. Speaker, able choice of either eating or staying who could not afford it. today I am introducing legislation which warm. In the 20th century, no one in the Cora. came to Los Angeles from the is of major importance to millions of United States should have to face this great State of Montana and began work­ American households. "The Elderly and intolerable choice. Because the disturb­ ing at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Disabled Home Heating Relief Act of ing economics of energy may easily cause Angeles as a legal secretary on Novem­ 1979" will provide assistance to low­ death among the low-income elderly and ber 4, 1929, just a short time after the income elderly and disabled households disabled, the Congress has a clear office first opened. She has been the to meet the skyrocketing costs of energy responsibility to provide financial assist­ mainstay of that office since that time, used for home heating. ance to those groups in society who are becoming office manager in 1957. In the While few Americans are having an in the greatest danger of freezing, starv­ 1950's, she was instrumental in the es­ easy time adjusting to the tremendous ing or both. tablishment of the LawYers' Wives of increases in their heating bills, several While I am extremely pleased that the Los Angeles, a charitable organization, groups in our society are bearing a dis­ Congress has moved so swiftly to whose principal purpose was to sponsor proportionate load of the burden. The increase the amount of funds available fund-raising activities for the supPort of soaring prices of home heating oil and for the energy crisis assistance pro­ the Legal Aid Foundation. other fuels will leave millions of low­ grams, I believe that we should look to Over the years the foundation, and income disabled and senior citizens with­ the future and begin studying alterna­ Cora, have encouraged countless lawyers out enough money to heat their homes tive approaches to providing help to the to give of their time and knowledge, on a through the cold winter months ahead. most needy households. The bill I am strictly and purely pro bono basis, to Since OPEC began raising its oil prices introducing today would provide such provide legal services to those who have 5 years ago, these two groups have been assistance by granting a refundable tax needed them, without cost whatsoever. paying increasingly higher prices to credit to utilities and the suppliers of The thousands of lawyers who have been meet their basic household needs. other forms of heating fuels that reduce involved in providing legal services to the The elderly and disabled, who live their bills to low-income elderly and dis­ poor through the Legal Aid Foundation from month to month on fixed incomes, abled persons. in Los Angeles have come to know and are particularly hard hit because their Those eligible for assistance would be respect cora Graham. limited budgets already go for only the persons who are age 60 or above or dis-

•This "bullet" symbol identi.6.es statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31425 abled and whose household income does exist in the present energy assistance say that the human qualities he possesses not exceed 125 percent of the Federal programs. Perhaps most importantly this are an inspiration to all of us.• poverty level. This would include single proposal will get the greatest amount of individuals whose income is up to $4,250 the available assistance into the hands per year and couples whose income is up of those in our society who need it the DR. STANLEY J. BRODY SPEAKS ON to $5,625 per year. It is estimated that most: the low-income elderly and dis­ MENTAL HEALTH AND THE EL­ some 5.5 million individuals and some 1.7 abled.• DERLY million households would be eligible for assistance under this innovative pro­ HON. CLAUDE PEPPER gram. In the event an eligible individual GREATER MIAMI COMMUNITY TO HONOR PETER KOUCHALAKOS OF FLORIDA is living as a dependent with their rela­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tives, the income of the head of the household would be applied against this HON. DANTE B. FASCELL Wednesday, November 7, 1979 near-poverty threshold. OF FLORIDA e Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, on April Eligible persons would have their fuel 23 and 24 of this year, the Select Com­ bills reduced by 25 percent below the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mittee on Aging held the first National regular price during the winter heating Wednesday, November 7, 1979 Conference on Mental Health and the season. The utilities or other participat­ •Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, on No­ Elderly. I would like to recognize the ef­ ing firms could claim a credit that would vember 24. greater Miami community forts of Dr. Stanley J. Brody, leader of compensate for the revenues lost as a re­ leaders and friends will pay tribute to the conference task force on Service In­ sult of providing the price reductions to Mr. Peter Kouchalakos, with the benefits tegration and Coordination, who I be­ such persons. The credit would be re­ of the dinner to go to the AHEPA Home lieve, did not receive recognition 'in the fundable so that companies whose tax and Scholarship Fund in Miami. task force reports in the recently re­ liability is less than the cost to them of Mr. Kouchalakos, known affection­ leased transcript of the conference pro­ participating in the program would re­ ately as "Mr. K," has recently retired ceedings. ceive a cash refund. This refund could after serving 32 years in the greater Dr. Brody is a noted and highly re­ be paid quarterly to lessen the cash flow Miami public school system. Mr. K was spected personality in his field in the problems which might hinder some of that unique member of the teaching pro­ Department of Physical Medicine and the smaller companies. fession who established a special rap­ Rehabilitation at the University of Penn­ The advantages of this innovative ap­ port with his students. Long after they sylvania. The depth of his knowledge proach to dealing with the annual heat­ graduated, those who were privileged to and his strong commitment to improving ing problems of the elderly and disabled have come under his tutelage remember the lives of older people is reflected in are its administrative simplicity, its rela­ and respect what they learned from him the quality of the recommendations tively modest cost, and the fact that it about growing up, self-discipline and which emerged from his task force. Dr. can efficiently and directly provide bene­ service in behalf of others. Brody unselfishly contributed 2 days of fits to all persons who meet the eligi­ Not only was Mr. K a full-time and his valuable time to guiding the task bility requirements. The eligibility pro­ dedicated teacher and school adminis­ force in shaping the recommendations visions would be based for the most part trator, but he was also-and remains-­ which follow, and I want to express my on existing programs which verify in­ one of the most active and energetic sincere gratitude to him. come, age or disability, namely food members of the Greek-American civic The task force addressed issues of fi­ stamps, SSI and social security. To the organization, AHEPA. At the local, State nancing first, in order to make available maximum extent possible, administra­ and national levels, Mr. K has been one a sufficient number of alternatives and a tive procedures would be designed that of the leaders of this fine organization spectrum of services to meet the contin­ relied on current records and informa­ and he has given unstintingly of his uum of mental health needs of the el­ tion to identify eligible individuals and time and money to further the many derly. We arrived at a list of seven rec­ provide them with identification that charitable causes which it supports. ommendations, because of a tie in the establishes their eligibility for fuel cost Mr. K has also been an active par­ vote. reductions. Thus, a separate income ticipant in other community matters. The first recommendation calls for verification procedure would not be nec­ Through his leadership and enthusiasm adequate funding being provided for essary for most of those eligible for the acute and chronic mental illness, equal programs. Those eligible individuals who he has rallied the effort and support of his friends to help many activities. to that provided for acute and chronic are not already known to the various physical illness, with increased support Government agencies would be identified Mr. K and his family have been close friends and associates of the Fascells for community assessment and outpa­ and certified through aggressive out­ tient treatment. This is to decrease un­ reach programs conducted by these same for many, many years. He has served as chairman and is a member of my citi­ necessary and inappropriate institution­ Federal, State, and local agencies. alization. The administrative impact on the zens rating board, which chooses my utilities and other energy suppliers nominees to the U.S. service academies. With regard to this recommendation would be minimal since their responsi­ He is also in charge of coordinating with it is implied that mental health car~ bility would be limited to recording the high schools, counselors and parents my should be financed at least equal to identities and reducing the bills of the selection of pages who will work with physical health care, but does not intend households determined to be eligible and the Congress. to exclude financing for selected activi­ supplied by the designated Government He is a fine father, a devoted husband ties unique to mental health needs. agencies. and a great friend. An outstanding The legislation that would be a1fected Mr. Speaker, the elderly and disabled teacher and administrator, he has a includes titles XVI, xvm, XIX and XX face a very serious crisis this winter and special place in his life for young people of the Social Security Act. for the foreseeable future, so long as en­ and they for him. The second recommendation is for ergy costs remain critically high. The He is proud of his Greek heritage and joint planning and management of men­ legislation I am introducing today ad­ Greeks are proud of Peter Kouchalakos. tal health, social, and income mainte­ dresses itself in a comprehensive and That is why it is particularly appropriate nance services at the State and local lev­ efficient manner to this crisis. The dis­ that the dinner on the 24th is a tribute els, including such agencies as the AAA's tribution of benefits is strictly based on to him and the funds will go to the community mental health centers, VA's: established income criteria, and the ac­ AHEPA Home and Scholarship Fund in and HSA's. Again, by "management," it ~ual ~eather patterns and energy usage Miami. Because of his work in AHEPA, is meant an adherence to a jo'int plan­ m a given State. I believe this legislation Mr. K has friends all over the United ning mechanism among agencies, leading goes a long way toward reducing the ad­ States. I join with these many friends to an arrangement of services, without ministrative complexities and eliminat­ from around the country and the thou­ necessarily requiring, at this point, inte­ i:r:ig the disincentives against participa­ sands in Miami to say thanks to Peter gration. t10n by eligible individuals which clearly Kouchalakos for all he has done and to The legislation involved would be the 31426 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 Community Mental Health Centers Act an excellent job-and to wish her all the blonde, would not wait another minute for and the Comprehensive Health Planning very best upon her return to Duke Uni­ her nightly bedtime story. The open Sunday School manual on the kitchen table was a Act of 1964, Public Law 93-641. versity.• grim reminder that my lesson was not yet The third recommendation is to create prepared. Tomorrow my softball team en­ incentive:J for the encouragement of in­ tered the all-day playoffs in the morning formal support systems and for the link­ DO YOU WANT LESS GOVERNMENT and the evening featured another choir age with the formal support systems uti­ CONTROL? IF SO, THE SOLUTION rehearsal. lizing established networks. IS INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY These various demands converged on me in an instant. Just the thought of straining The informal supports are defined as to reach another high A, composing letters family, friends, and neighbors; while the HON. DAN·IEL B. CRANE to my parents, changing diapers, putting a formal supports are defined as structured OF ILLINOIS new twist into the "Three Bears," searching organized services provided by institu­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for elusive Bible passages, or chasing fly balls tions or agencies. Title m of the Older in centerfield sent me stumbling for my easy Americans Act and the Internal Revenue Wednesday, November 7, 1979 chair. be Each of these demands is an integral part Service leg'islation would affected to e Mr. DANIEL B. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, of my effort to live according to principles of implement this. on October 17, 1979, the Wall Street limited government. If an individual really The fourth recommendation is that Journal published an excellent article shares Jefferson's view ("That government there be fixed leadership responsibility about the need for unlimited personal is best that governs least"), he must make for convening for policymaking at the responsibility as a replacement for ever­ provision in his own life to take responsi­ Federal level. increasing Government social programs. bility for essential services that government As a strong believer in limited Gove:rn­ should not be allowed to monopolize. The fifth recommendation is that in­ For example, no civ111zed society will deny dividual comprehensive needs and re­ ment, I am often asked, "who will help that art is necessary to inspire and uplift source assessments be provided with ade­ the poor people if the Government the human mind and spirit. Therefore, if quate funding. "Assessment" is here de­ doesn't continue to subsidize them?" The we citizens do not devote ourselves to crea­ fined as evaluation of health, social, and proper Judaic-Christian response is, of tivity, the government will tax everyone psychological performance, as well as the course, that there should be unlimited (force us) to set up an agency to subsidize functional capacity for performance. individual, family, church, and commu­ artists. nity responsibility. But forced government programs cannot Title XVIII and XIX of the Social Secu­ satisfy the real need for ennobling art. Crea­ rity Act are the primary pieces of legisla­ If people do not step up and asswne tivity cannot be forced; artists need absolute tion affected. responsibility for the plight of distressed freedom to develop sensitivity (often through Recommendation six, uniform eligibil­ neighbors, then the people will come to personal sacrifice) to the symbols and truths ity at the Federal level; the task force rely exclusively on the Government for they elucidate. Hence, I sing tenor several advises that there be a comprehensive whatever moneys, goods and services it nights a week on top of a cramped schedule. cares to give them. This is an extremely No charitable society will allow the aged review of all eligibility requirements for to suffer deprivations when they can no access to services supported by Federal dangerous step for, as former President· Gerald Ford so often pointed out, the longer care for themselves. Therefore, if we funds. W1thout any specific reference to do not care for our own parents or the elderly legislation, the task force wanted to ad­ Government that is capable of giving in our greater family units, the government vise Congress to maintain this kind of you everything is also the one that can will tax everyone (force us) to set up massive vigilance in working through future leg­ take away everything. nursing home programs. But forced govern­ islation. In order to insure that we do not some ment programs cannot meet the real needs day have an all pervasive Government in of the aged. Love cannot be forced; the The seventh recommendation is that the United States, we must, as individual elderly need the love and respect of their there be shared case management and citizens, assume some social responsi­ posterity as much as they need food and monitoring on behalf of elderly individ­ bilities. There is an old saying that if you shelter. Hence, I must strengthen my ties uals. "Shared management" was defined to my own parents. give a man a fish, he can eat for a day, No enlightened society overlooks that as the participation of conswner and but if you teach a man to fish, he can eat provider in the prescription and imple­ counselling is necessary to train youth to for a lifetime. accept responsibility. Therefore, if we do uot mentation of the care plans. "Monitor­ We must teach others to fl.sh, for if see that our own children are schooled in the ing" was defined as the maintenance of we do not, then the Government will soon principles we have experienced as the basis responsibility for addressing the identi­ take on the responsibility of supplying for worthwhile living, the government will fied problems until the care plan is ap­ us with our daily needs. Thus, the Gov­ tax everyone (force us) to subsidize man­ propriately implemented. ernment will unburden us of our respon­ datory counselling sessions for teenage youth. Title III of the Older Americans Act, But forced government programs cannot sibilities, but it will also alleviate us of meet the real needs of youth. Will to learn the Community Mental Health Centers our freedom. and desire to develop a well-rounded atti­ Act of 1965, as amended, titles XVIII and The choice today is between freedom tude toward life cannot be forced; young XIX of the Social Security Act, and the and responsibility, or complete govern­ people need the guidance of loving parents 1978 amendments of the Reha;bilitation mental responsibility and no individual (long before they are teenagers). Hence, Act are the legislation affected.e freedom. Mr. Randy Rader, the legisla­ Larke gets a nightly dose of love from her tive director for my colleague and father. brother, Congressman PHILIP M. CRANE, No self-respecting society will deny that clearly explains the full implications of all men a.re of equal worth and deserve equal TRIBUTE TO HON. JUANITA M. this choice in his article, "The Burdens respect. Therefore, if we do not openly wel­ KREPS come all qualified citizens regardless of race of Cutting Back on Government." I com­ into our civic associations, schools, and clubs, mend Mr. Rader's comments to the at­ the government will tax everyone (force us) tention of my colleagues at this point. to bus students and institute civil rights HON. ROBERT DUNCAN The article follows : lawsuits. But government cannot eliminate OF OREGON [From the Wall Street Journal, Oct. 17, 1979) racial discrimination because by taking sides THE BURDENS OF CUTTING BACK ON in any racial conflict it is giving the force of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES law to, and thereby perpetuating, distinc­ GOVERNMENT Wednesday, October 31, 1979 tions based on race. (By Randall R. Rader) No merciful society will leave abandoned • Mr. DUNCAN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, On a. recent night I suffered one of those children without some means of support. I would like to join my colleagues in introspective moments when I was com­ Therefore, if we do not open our homes to wishing Mrs. Juanita M. Kreps fare­ pelled to reevaluate if a philosophy of lim- parentless children, the government will tax well-for I hope that she does "fare well" 1ted government is worth the worry. everyone (force us) to create a. national sys­ on her return to North Carolina. It has I had just returned from an exhausting tem of foster homes. But forced government been an honor for me to work with such choir practice. My conscience felt a pang programs cannot meet the real needs of a distinguished Cabinet member as Mrs. when my eyes fell on the unanswered letter parentless children. Parenting cannot be from my pa.rents. Lisa, my adopted black forced; these children need more than a bed Kreps, and we all recognize the loss to daughter, was loudly vocalizing her displeas­ and three meals a day. Hence, Lisa. gets an the U.S. Department of Commerce. I ure with the circumstances of the moment. affectionate kiss with every diaper change. should like to thank her for doing such Larke, the world's cutest four-year-old No ethical society will refuse to accept November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31427 that some moral standards a.re essential to this serious problem and to offer them porate business activity, New York, as an­ its survival. Therefore, if churches and fami­ my support when a measure has been other ad says, "is making up for letting busi­ lies do not teach honesty, the government ness down." must tax everyone (force us) to set up ex­ reported. I hope that the House will be Indeed, things have come along so well pensive crime prevention programs. But gov­ able to take up and act favorably on in Manhattan proper-hotels going up, for­ ernment programs cannot meet real needs of this mortgage rate legislation for the eign firms moving in, business costs run­ youth and mature alike for moral guidelines. District of Columbia as quickly as pos­ ning lower than in the rest of the country­ Lasting respect for the property and persons sible.• that experts feel it might be best to leave of others cannot be forced; youth and ma­ well enough alone there. Officials see a con­ ture alike need motivating clergy and friends tinued strengthening of New York as the to care enough about them to present them MAKE IT IN NEW YORK world's corporate center and feel the city can with constructive alternatives to d .!structive now move on to the resolution of other de­ behavior. Hence, my duty as a Sunday School velopmental difficulties. "Manhattan is teacher cannot be taken lightly. HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO booming right now," says Lawrence Lach­ No humane nation wants to leave others OF NEW YORK man, the former chairman of Bloomingdale's to endure poor health, the specter of a life who now heads up the recently formed Busi­ with pain. Therefore, if we do not eat cor­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ness Marketing Corporation (BMC), a quasi­ rectly, exercise regularly, avoid harmful Wednesday, November 7, 1979 public city corporation revitalized by the agents ( clgarets, narcotics and the like) to Koch administration to attract new busi­ remain healthy, the government will tax •Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Speaker, New nesses to the city. "It would be Blbsolutely everyone (force us) to create an unwieldy York magazine's November 12 issue con­ foolish of us right now to concentrate heavily national health program. Hence, softball sea­ tains an article, "Make It In New York" on attracting new business in Manhattan son will be followed by basketball for me. which concerns itself with the recent when the need is so great elsewhere in the I am not suggesting that government has city. There has been a loss of over 400,000 no role in meeting individual and social boom of industries and corporations who manufacturing jobs in the boroughs over the needs. Instead lt should have a very limited have established headquarters in New last ten years: Despite that, New York is still role. It should be a last line of defense. York City. I suggest that all Members of the single largest manufacturing center in If we profess a philosophy of limited gov­ Congress read this article due to its com­ the country. But to keep those Jobs, we've ernment, we profess in the same breath a prehensive study of New York as a world got an enormous amount of work to do; faith in unlimited personal responsibility. headquarters for finance and business that's where the challenge ls." When I arrived home last night, that thought activity. This view, shared by a growing number made me tired. Yet everything worth having The article deals with ways of of economists, business leaders, and state in life must be earned: health, respect, crea­ and city officials, is beginning to emerge as tivity, friendship, and so forth. Government strengthening the city's overall eco­ the strBltegy for economic development for cannot meet the need because, in most in­ nomic base, making it more attractive to the 1980s. As Deputy Mayor for Economic stances, the need is for personal effort or other fields of business; such as manu­ Development Peter Solomon says, "Govern­ activity or growth. If we do not believe in facturers. The article's ideas, suggesting ment ought to be devoting its time and pervasive government, we must believe in a drive to place more manufacturers and money to exactly those areas where public pervasive individual, family, church and light industry in the city are well sub­ funds and assistance will make the greaitest community responsibillty.e stantiated and would be of interest and difference. That isn't in Manhattan right now. The guts of our strategy right now is concern to the reader. focused on the boroughs, with small busi­ Because of the willingness of the Con­ nesses, and with the retention of existing DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MORT­ gress to help give New York a chance to light industry and the attraction of new GAGE CRISIS help itself, this good news is a vindica­ ones." And as Mayor Koch explained in an tion of those policies. The people of my interview, "Our policy is north of 96th Street HON. JOSEPH L. FISHER city who have worked hard and long to in Manhattan and out in the boroughs. bring about this good news are and will Right now, midtown and downtown are tak­ OF vmGINIA continue to be grateful to the Congress ing care of themselves." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This is an approach, Solomon and others for its support. believe, that wm complement the three Wednesday, November 7, 1979 I include this article in the RECORD : principal areas of growth that show real • Mr. FISHER. Mr. Speaker, I would like MAKE IT IN NEW YORK promise for New York during the next ten years. First, there's the increase in second­ to express my support for legislation that (By Rinker Buck) ary-service jobs (everything from legal serv­ is being proposed by members of the Three years ago, it would have sounded like ices to advertising) tied into New York's House Committee on the District of pure fantasy. Just imagine: What if some­ corporate-headquarters complex. The sec­ Columbia to alleviate the crisis in the one had suggested in the months following ond burgeoning area involves foreign cor­ mortgage lending business in the Dis­ Gerald Ford's "Drop Dead" speech, while the porate concerns now moving to the United trict of Columbia. city's fiscal collapse was front-page news States in record numbers. Current studies across the country, that "What New York show that both these areas are already tak­ There have been questions raised about offers your business, the rest of America ing off without much government help. But the validity of emergency legislation can't." Executives in corporate boardrooms the third area of growth for the new dec­ passed by the District of Columbia Coun­ from Park Avenue to Nob Hill would have ade-the attraction of both domestic and cil to raise the maximum allowable yield la ughted-loudly. foreign light industrieB-JWill not happen on mortgage loans. Although the city In the preceding six years, New York had without direct government prodding and as­ council has now approved permanent lost over 600,000 jobs. Capital was fleeing the sistance. And the success of this enterprise is city for quieter, more secure havens in the critical if the ultimate economic health of legislation on this subject, it cannot go suburbs and the Sunbelt. New York taxes the city is to stabilize and be maintained. into effect until sometime next year be­ were the highest; the job-and-business-ex­ "Manufacturing is your basic wealth pro­ cause it must undergo a waiting period pansion incentives offered businesses, the ducer," says Peter c. Goldmark, Jr., who has while Congress takes 30 legislative days lowest. Only a fool, then, would have ven­ been pushing the idea of attracting new to review it. In the meantime no mort­ tured to say, "Tests prove business gets better industry to the city ever since he was ap­ gage loans can be made in the District results with (the] new, improved New York." pointed executive director of the Port Au­ of Columbia. This is a serious blow to The proposition that New York City would thority of New York and New Jersey two and the financial and real estate communi­ someday soon enjoy a business revival was a half yea.rs ago. "The multiplier effects of ties in the Washington area and to all something that no self-respecting business locating a single factory job are in almost allied businesses as well as to all those leader or economist would seriously discuss. every instance higher than for any other Well, no one's laughing anymore. Those kind of occupation. Also, when a ma.Il/ufac­ seeking such loans. teasers quoted above-and others-have ac­ turer makes a.n investment somewhere, you Similar bills aimed at waiving the 30- tually appeared in ads for New York in na­ know you've got him for a. while. This cor­ day waiting period have been drafted by tional news and business publications over porate-service stuff flies around like kites. our colleagues on the District of Colum­ the past year. They are all part of an increas­ It can go anywhere. Look at Citibank and bia Committee. I understand that the ingly aggressive, targeted economic-develop­ Chase. They have thelr credit-card service committee will meet tomorrow-Thurs­ ment effort which has placed the city in open centers out in the suburbs-all it takes is competition with neighboring states, the a computer a.nd a few people that can be day-morning to consider this legisla­ Sunbelt, and even foreign countries which, moved anywhere. To reverse disinvestment tion. The specific approach to this prob- for years, had written New York off. For the in the city, we have to have manufacturing." lem will have to be decided by the com­ first time in more than a decade there is No one is arguing yet, of course, that all mittee. But I want to commend the some cause for hope. Led by a boom in tour­ the obstacles in the way of New York's be~ members for their speedy attention to ism and a strong surge in Manhattan cor- coming truly competitive again have been CXXV--1976-Pa.rt 24 31428 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE November 7, 1979 removed. New York's reputation a.s a city it didn't even begin to deal with New York's level of pay, and the services those companies tha.t offered new or expa.n.dlng businesses image as a manufacturing center. We still require make them manufacturing concerns, virtually no a.sslstance ls not an image that have a negative image there. really. When you also look at some of the can be era.sed overnight. Despite sweeping "The classic deal we hope to put together," other companies locating or expandlng>­ reorg~izatlon within the city's Office of Eco­ Woodward adds, "would be a company that sheet-metal works, plastics, furniture--it's nomic Development and the State Commerce sells a product in some abundance in the really not a very long step to attracting more Department, responsibility for economic de­ metropolitan area a.lready. They may ship sophisticated, technical industries." velopment ls still spread acros.s a confusing parts here from abroad and do their assem­ In addition to these efforts, Goldmark and array of a.lmost a dozen state, city, a.nd quasi­ bly or, a.lternatively, do light fabrication and the Port Authority have ideas of their own. publlc agencies. The city ha.s fallen behind construction right here in the city and then Goldmark is moving ahead on plans to take in its capita.I-construction plans, causing assemble to a finished product. Surgical in­ over large parcels of land in areas like Oak delay for compa.n,1es depending on essentla.l struments, auto parts, electrical components Point in the Bronx, Spring Creek in Brooklyn, repairs to roads, sewers, and bridges. Also, are a.11 likely candidates. We're looking for or Charleston in Staten Island and develop little ls being done to addres.s serious dete­ energy-etficient, clean operations-ones that them as industrial parks. "The idea is to give rioration of the metropolitan area's most im­ will grow without placing inordinate de­ these fac111ties good security, energy, and en­ porta.nt rail-freight fac111t1es. mands on city services." sure transportation lin!rs and then let us There have been, however, some reverses Figures supplied by the perennially opti­ administer them and bring in the business." in local policy which promise to go a long mistic Herbert Bienstock, regional commis-· And Goldmark isn't ruling anything out. way toward improving the city's business sioner for labor statistics with the U.S. De­ "New York has got to get down to the nitty­ climate. Personal and general business taxes partment of Labor, provide other convincing grttty details of exploiting its economic have been reduced by $1.5 billion. At the arguments for the necessity of attracting in­ leverage as a major market. Take buses, for same time, the city ha.s finally gotten arounp dustrial jobs to the boroughs. "Sure, Man­ example. Buses, you ask? Well, look at the to creating economic-development agencies hattan is important," says Bienstock. "Two situation. Financing arrangements recently of the kind other regions have had for years: thirds of the city's jobs are here. And cer­ reached by us, the MTA, and the state vir­ The Public Development Corporation, which tainly Manhattan's current boom will help tually guarantee that over the next five to operates the city's two industrial parks, at pull up the other boroughs. But what peo­ seven years the metropolitan area will be College Point in Queens and on Staten Is­ ple often forget is that a job created in Man­ buying over 1,000 new vehicles to upgrade land, is empowered to negotiate directly with hattan doesn't always go to a city resldent­ our transportation fieet. We're in the proc­ ~w or expanding businesses seeking loca­ at least 25 percent go to outsiders. Almost ess of approaching the two major domestic tions in the city; the Industrial Develop­ every job created in the boroughs, on the producers and several foreign bus companies. ment Agency can offer new or 'expanding other hand, will go to the people who live We're telling them that if they want the businesses funds raised from tax-exempt there. And who are they? They're people who, contract to sell those buses they're going to revenue bonds; and a recently formed Eco­ because of their current economic sLtuation, have to build them here. Maybe it will end nomic Capital Corporation will coordinate wm probably be forced to fall back on the up that we'll only be able to negotiate a private and public financing for businesses welfare rolls if they're not employed. Or contract to assemble them here, but that's a.nd industries in need of multiple sources they're minority youngsters who would des­ stm a huge net gain for New York. People of funding to complete their expansion perately like to work but won't-not until can laugh all they want at this idea, but just plans. this city offers them a real, genuine incen­ wait and see. It's going to happen. It's called Perhaps most important, the Industrial tive in the form of a job that pays more than clout-using our clout to benefit the region." and Commercial Incentive Board accepts ap­ what they can make in any number of quasi­ What emerges from all this-and what lications for tax abatements and exemptions legal or illegal occupations in the 'under­ amounts to both a philosophical and prac­ from companies that might not choose to ground economy'-­ you have a natural market for all kinds of This credit, which can last for up to ten there's simply no way, in that business, to light industry to serve its needs. But you years, is offered to companies with over 100 make rapid or innovative productivity gains. can't just relax and hope that will happen­ employees that move into the city from out And what does this mean? It means that for you have to make it happen."e of state. All told, it is a truly competitive manufacturers their labor component ls their package. single highest cost; to stay here, they have But, even taking into account all these to keep that cost as low a.s possible. If, in­ favorable factors, does New York stand a fair stead, we concentrated on capital-intensive, chance of attracting its share of crucial in­ highly skilled industries where produotlvity DELEGATING REVIEW dustrial jobs? Especially those jobs expected gains are practlca.lly guaranteed, wages will RESPONSIB~TY to be created in the near future by expand­ correspondingly rise. Those are the kinds of ing overseas firms? jobs that give people a future and return a "What we're trying to stress to foreign in­ net gain to the city in terms of its gross out­ HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ vestors," says the Commerce Department's put." OF NEW YORK Dave Murray, deputy commissioner for ad­ Stratagems and rationales aside, the ques­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vertising and marketing, "ls that New York tion must be asked: Has New York actually is ideally suited for high-technology light­ started moving to realize its manufacturing Wednesday, November 7, 1979 manufacturing locations out in the bor­ goals? oughs. What do we mean by that? Compa­ • Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, I recently Over the past year, the Public Development introduced H.R. 5756, which provides for nies manufacturing small components, pre­ Corporation (PDC) has either begun or com­ clsion tools, transistors, pharmaceuticals, pleted planning for 40 projects, most of these the delegation of duties by professional tools, and the like--lndustrles requiring in outer boroughs and almost an of them standards review organizations to quali­ sk111ed crafts that typically offer high rates involving skilled or semi-skilled industry, fied health care facilities. of pay to their employees and represent real wholesaling, or construotion. The locations The idea for this legislation originated growth potential once they arrive. It's often are about equally divided between those con­ forgotten that 98 percent of the firms in the with Sol Kalish, associate executive di­ centrated in the city's large industrial parks rector of the Kings County health care city and state, employing over 50 percent of and so-called "vest-pocket" iLdustrial sites the work force, are small businesses---<:om­ developed from city-owned property. The review organization. This Kings County panies with fewer than 100 employees. That's PDC's track record to date suggests that at­ PSRO has earned a reputation as one the battle right now-keeping those we have tracting a new industrial base to these areas of the most cost effective PSRO's in the and attracting new ones." may not be as ditncult as it sounds. Nation, which has et!ectively reduced William Woodward, executive director of "Look at the list of deals we've completed average length of stays in local hospitals, the BMC, is currently heading up an effort or will complete soon," says PDC president as well as the number of patient days of there to identify seven or eight target in­ Philip E. Aarons, "and what do you find? care. dustries that have the highest growth poten­ H-and-D transmissions in College Point, a tial in New York, to be followed by a cam­ rebuild shop; Motorola in College Point­ After considerable research, I came to paign to attract just those kinds of com­ they'll be repairing mobile-phone units; IBM support this organization's premise that panies. "The 'I Love New York' campaign is in Bed.ford-Stuyvesant; all kinds of elec­ by delegating some of their review re­ went a long way toward improving New tric-motor repair work is moving into Brook­ sponsibilities to certain highly qualified York's image as a headquarters town, but lyn. The skills required to do the job, the health care facilities, PSRO's would be November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31429 able to more effectively discharge their DRAW THE LINE WITH MOSCOW ON now doinlnate the strategic positions ln the responsibilities. CAMBODIA Southeast Asia peninsula. Washington ls no longer challenging that. All Washington is In addition, it is the feeling of many asking the Moscow offi.clals ls that they save authorities that non.delegated review HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD the children. costs are considerably higher. These It's surprising that President Carter has higher costs inevitably show up in the OF MICHIGAN been so slow ln ta.king the lead in this mat­ patient's hospital bill and in the cost of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ter. He has run into stern opposition on the Federal health programs-whether for Wednesday, November 7, 1979 SALT treaty, and has been trying to deal Federal employees' health insurance or with this in such a. way as to show that he medicare-medicaid recipients. Further­ e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, can stand up to the Soviets as well as any more, I believe that this bill will make when the House of Representatives re­ other presidential candidate. But Cambodia cently considered the Zablocki amend­ was probably a better issue. if ever there some contribution to the containment of was a test of Carter's Christian principles, health care costs. ment providing for humanitarian as­ sistance to the famished Cambodian and his willingness to stand for an accom­ I invite my colleagues in Congress to people, I had the opportunity to speak modation with the Soviet Union for a decent join me in supporting H.R. 5756.• polltical order in the world, the tragedy of out against the ruthless and barbaric Cambodia was it. actions of the current regime in Cam­ Last month, Carter gave the Soviet Union bodia. Backed by Communist Vietnam permission to buy a record 25 million metric and the Soviet Union, the so-called tons of U.S corn and wheat during the fiscal A CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO year 1979-80. It has, of course, always been MICHAEL BERRY Cambodian Government has not only done nothing to help the suffering Cam­ a Washington principle never to use food as an instrument of polltical power when people bodian people, but also has denounced anywhere in the world were ln need. And HON. JOHN D. DINGELL the humanitarian efforts of the United yet, why should we relieve the Soviet Union OF MICHIGAN States and other Western nations. of 1ts grain shortages if Moscow wm not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Several days ago, I was informed by even help get food to Cambodia? my distinguished colleague, BILL YOUNG Belatedly, Carter has come forward with Wednesday, November 7, 1979 of Florida, that the World Bank will not proposals and now has the support of Con­ • Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, friends provide any American assistance to Viet­ gress for about $100 million in aid f"l ::- Cam­ nam in the new fiscal year largely due bodia, but Congress ls still fiddling. And and members of the Islamic Center of there is the problem of getting the food into Detroit will join together on Novem­ to congressional efforts to focus atten­ Thailand and, more importantly, into Cam­ ber 16, 1979, at a testimonial dinner tion on the uncivilized acts of the Viet­ bodia. The president and the Congress can honoring a proud son and highly re­ namese-backed government in Cam­ provide money and food, but they need per­ spected spokesman for the Arabic com­ bodia. At the same time, many distin­ mdsslon to get planes and trucks to the munity, Michael Berry. In this Congress, guished Americans, including the Rev. starving people. This is a problem that Mos­ many who know Mike, I am sure, will Theodore Hesburgh and journalist cow has the power to resolve. Many have want to extend greetings on this special James Reston, have been critical of the been imploring Carter to take the issue di­ occasion. Soviet Union's refusal to stop the Cam­ rectly to the Soviet government. bodian carnage and prevent this second A bipartisan group of 68 members of the Mike Berry is recognized throughout House appealed to Carter last week to try the Detroit metropolitan area as a friend, holocaust. In this regard, I call my col­ to set up a joint airlift with the Sovdet distinguished citizen, and outstanding leagues' attention to an editorial by Union. community and business leader. His ac­ James Reston which appeared in the The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president tive involvement in community affairs November 4th edition of the Washington of Notre Dame, ·made the point more dra­ and public service is reflective of a deep Star. matically ln an interview with the New York personal commitment to help others and The editorial follows: Times. "Why not go to the Russians and say, [From the Washington Star, Nov 11, 1979) 'The American people may take a dim view enhance cultural pride and integrity of you buying 25 million tons of grain from in our community. No one has given as DRA w THE LINE WITH Moscow ON CAMBODIA us lf you refuse to collaborate with us in much of his personal time so willingly (By James Rest.on) making 150,000 tons available right now to and so unselfishly to programs and ac­ Two points need to be made about the people who are starving.' tivities directed toward improving the inexpressible tragedy of the Cambodian peo­ "I'm perfectly willing," Hesburgh said, "to quality of life and fostering understand­ ple. First, that the present threat to the very rtde in the lead truck and get shot at ln the ing and friendship among all mankind. existence of that nation ls being caused by a process, rather than sit back and have it on conflict between two Communist regimes. my conscience that I did nothing to stop a In his capacity as honorary president And second, that the Soviet Union has not second Holocaust.'' of the Southeast Dearborn Civic Associa­ only refused to use its lnfiuence to stop the The Carter administration is sensitive to tion, Mike Berry has been a special carnage, but won't even cooperate with the this rebuke, but lt is st:All not drawing the friend and counselor to the great num­ c1v111zed nations to save the Cambodian line ln the matter of supplying Moscow with bers of Arabic immigrants resettling in chlldren. American grain while Moscow refuses to help the United States. With great warmth The United States, during the Vietnam in Cambodia. The State Department is saying and compassion he has helped thousands War, acquired its own burden of gullt tn that dt has discussed the question with Mos­ Cambodia., but a.t lea.st lt has had the decency cow officials but adds, "We have no guaran­ of families find hope for a new life in a to try to make amends and respect the tee where the relief supplies would end up new land. Enlisting the aid of leading sanctity of human llfe. ln that kind of operation.'' citizens in the civic and business sectors, The Soviet Union, which has been pro­ So the tragedy ls left there, in an argument he has been instrumental in placing claiming its compassion for the suffering between the president and the Congress­ these families into the mainstream of our people of the world for over 60 yea.rs, and each sensitive to the problem, but neither American economy. which castigated the Na.zls for trying to ex­ doing enough to deal with the mdsery of terminate the Jews, ls not only doing nothing the Cambodian people.e I was recently honored to nomtnate to help, but ls denouncing the efforts of the Mike Berry as a delegate to the White United States a.nd other Western nations as House Conference on Small Business. a kind of geopolltlca.l ca.pita.list trick. MONESSEN RESIDENT HONORED Mike will represent our 16th Congres­ On the level of world politics, lt might be sional District at this national confer­ possible to understand even a savage Moscow ence seeking avenues to improve the pollcy of establlshlng its power on the south­ HON. DON BAILEY growth and prosperity of small business ern fia.nk of its communist rival, China. But OF PENNSYLVANIA Moscow's ally ln Hanoi has already won that in our Nation. Mike's associations and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES long experience with business will bring war. It now has over 200,000 Vietnamese a vitally needed perspective and input troops ln Cambodia and the rag-tag rem­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 nant of the former Communist government into this conference called by the White there ls not llkely to succeed against the • Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, on the 17th House. organized Vietnamese forces that, with the of this month, John G. Luncas, a Mones­ It is with pride and pleasure that I help of Moscow, even - prevalled over the sen resident dedicated to the continued join in this salute and fitting tribute to a modern weapons of the United States. commitment of a better education for very special man, Mike Berry .e In short, Moscow and its allies in Vietnam the children of Monessen, will be hon- 31430 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 ored by the community. This special phasized a matter of great concern to me; other activities. Most recently, it was recognition is well deserved by this out­ namely, the potential loss of the EEC learned that the State Department has standing citizen as he has actively par­ market for U.S. almonds upon the entry decided to continue the ban on arms sales ticipated in civic activities for many, of Spain into the common market. The to Great Britain for use by Northern many years, including 24 years as a United States and Spain are the largest Ireland police authorities. This suspen­ member of the Monessen School Board. suppliers of almonds to the EEC. sion was largely due to the work of the Having been educated in the Monessen In order to prevent the loss of the one­ ad hoc committee in bringing the issue public schools, a 1931 graduate, John quarter billion dollar market, the United to the forefront. has continued to exert unwavering dedi­ States must negotiate with the EEC to Additionally, we are seeking additional cation toward the continued growth and eliminate its current 7-percent duty on cosponsors for House Concurrent Reso­ success of the school system by serving almonds prior to Spanish entry. Other­ lution 122, which I introduced calling on the school board and, rat various wise, Spanish almond producers will be upon the British Government to embark times, acting as its president, vice presi­ handed a growing European market with upon a new initiative for Northern Ire­ dent, and secretary. no restrictions and will use this advan­ land which promotes human rights and But avid interest in Monessen's educa­ tage to become even more price competi­ self-determination. This measure cur­ tional opportunities has not been John's tive. This could have grave consequences rently has 78 cosponsors and we welcome only interest, for 30 years he has been for the U.S. almond industry and would the support of all other Members of actively involved in local government as adversely affect the U.S. balance of pay­ Congress. a Democratic committeeman and has ments. The ad hoc committee will also be in­ been a member of various boards con­ It is my understanding that EEC vice vestigating allegations of job discrimi­ nected with the Westmoreland County president Gundelach has suggested to our nation by American firms in Northern Juvenile Court, Monessen Recreation U.S. negotiators that the negotiations on Ireland against Irish Catholics. Human Board, Monessen Public Library, and the the EEC's almond duty should begin. The rights not only include political and ci­ civic center. In addition, he has devoted almond industry has received assurances vilian rights, but economic rights as well. 15 years of remarkable service to the from our negotiators that they would The text of this petition follows: Monessen Slovak Home as 'a trustee and begin the negotiations this fall. Discus­ KNIGHTS OF EQUITY sions between the EEC and Spain are is a charter member of the organizaJtion. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: We the undersigned, John and his wife Angie have two imminent. Thus, it is critical that a zero do hereby call upon you to support the efforts children and are members of the Holy duty from the EEC for almonds be and objectives of the Ad Hoc Congressional Name Church where John is a member achieved now.• Committee for Irish Affairs and to: of the board of trustees. Prior to John's 1. Speak-out against human rights viola­ 21 years of service at United States tions in Northern Ireland; and to Steel's Irvin Works in Clairton, he KNIGHTS OF EQUITY SUPPORT THE 2. Call for a British declaration of intent served in the 9th Armored Division of ACTIVITIES OF THE AD HOC CON­ to withdraw from Northern Island.e the U.S. Army during World War II and GRESSIONAL COMMITTEE FOR received a Presidential citation for his IRISH AFFAIRS PRESIDENT CARTER'S TRIBUTE bmve conduct during the Battle of Bastogne. It gives me great pleasure to bring HON. MARIO BIAGGI HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. these admirable activities of this fine OF NEW YORK OF NEW JERSEY man to your attention and the atten­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion of our colleagues. He has been a Wednesday, November 7, 1979 great leader in the city of Monessen and Wednesday, November 7, 1979 I am very pleased that his accomplish­ e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I wish to e Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, last ments are being recognized by his many bring to the attention of my colleagues month, I informed my colleagues of the friends.• here in Congress a petition which I re­ passing of Alexandra Tolstoy, at the age ceived from the members of the Knights of 95. The last of the 13 children of the of Equity, Court No. 15 in Altoona, Pa. ALMONDS AND EEC ENLARGEMENT world-renowned author and philosopher, This petition was sent to President Car­ Ms. Tolstoy died in Valley Cottage, N.Y., ter, as well as to other Members of Con­ at the site of the Tolstoy Foundation HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI gress. which she founded to assist refugees I would like to point out that this from all corners of the world. OF CALIFORNIA petition contains almost 175 names, col­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lected at an Irish festival. There was no I believe it is only fitting that I also Wednesday, November 7, 1979 public announcement made about this bring to my colleagues' attention the message of condolence extended by Pres­ Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, the Cali­ petition to gather these signatures. e Rather, the press release from the Ad ident Carter to the foundation, paying fornia Almond Growers Exchange is an tribute to this great humanitarian agricultural cooperative with plant and Hoc Congressional Committee for Irish Affairs, of which I am chairman, were woman: offices in Sacramento, Calif., which is in THE WHITE HOUSE, my district. Exports are critical to the posted on bulletin boards. The response Washington, D.C., October 5, 1979. almond industry in California. Thus, the to these releases was instantaneous and Mr. TEYMURAZ K. BAGRATION, industry has worked hard to develop and the resulting signatures were placed on Executive Director, maintain export markets. the petition by people who truly wanted Tolstoy Foundation, Inc., The largest market for California al­ to get involved on their own. New York, N .Y. monds is the European Economic Com­ As chairman of this committee, I am To TEYMURAZ BAGRATION: Rosalynn, and I munity Kozloski. and is presently the Post Commander. He ls a action in connection with military op­ This Saturday, November 10, these past historian of the· camden County Com­ two outstanding individuals will share in mittee of the American Legion and by ap­ erations against the enemy in the vi­ pointment of the County Commander he is cinity of Bodeheim, Germany, on March the Man and Woman of the Year testi­ a member of the Budget and Finance Com­ 4, 1945. He observed that an attack by monial, offered by the Polish American mittee. a task force was not progressing satis­ Congress. The congress' recognition of Kwoka also is a member of Veterans of factorily because of heavy mortar, artil­ the two south Jersey residents will high­ Foreign Wars Post 980 La Soclete Des 40 lery, and small arms fl.re, so he joined light their lifelong association with ef­ Hommes Et 8 Chevaux, Voiture 40; and As­ the front line units. Showing no regard forts to improve their community and sociate Member of Polish Army Veterans Post for his own safety, he exhibited fearless their Nation. 121, Polish American Citizens Club, National leadership while he reorganized the at­ Mr. Speaker, frequently those in gov­ Association of Postal Supervisors, American Postal W~kers Union AFL-CIO, the As­ tack and personally led the task force ernment fail to recognize the enormous sociated Polish Home of Philadelphia, Na­ to its objective. wealth of services private citizens con­ tional Rifie Assocation. He is past president He also received the Bronze Star tribute on their own toward the better­ of the United Federation of Postal Clerks of Medal, the Army Commendation Rib­ ment of their communities. The follow­ Local 526 AFL-CIO and a past delegate to the bon, the Purple Heart, the British Dis­ ing articles summarize the dedication South Jersey Labor Council AFL-CIO. tinguished Service Order, the French and hard work John Kwoka and Martha The 1979 Honoree ls the youngest of seven Legion of Honor, the French Croix de Kozloski have devoted to a number of children born to Joseph and Sophia Kwoka. Guerre, and the Russian Order of the worthwhile organizations. I join the Other members of his family are sisters Mary Fatherland First Class for Service in Polish American Congress in saluting and Irene and brothers Walter, Frank, Stan­ World War II. He was with the IX Corps the achievements of John Kwoka and ley and Edmund. in Korea in 1951. In March 1953, Gen­ Martha Kozloski, and express my admi­ eral Hoge was appointed commanding ration for their assuredly deserved rec­ MARTHA (WANDA BERNADETTE MROCZKOWSKI) general of the 7th Army in Germany, ognition. KOZLOSKI and he subsequently was named com­ The articles follow: Family: Born and raised in Camden. mander-in-chief of the U.S. Army, JOHN KWOKA Daughter of Mrs. Helen (Ka.rlowlcz) Europe, in September 1953 before retir­ A volunteer community worker for nearly Mroczkowski. ing in 1955. 30 years, John Kwoka. will share in the Man Wife of Edward Thomas Kozloski, Form­ After his retirement, General and Mrs. and Woman of the Year testimonial offered erly of Taylor, Pennsylvania. Hoge returned to their hometown of by the Polish American Congress at a dinner Mother Of: Margaret Ann (Peggy) Koz­ Lexington, Mo. Having lived next door and dance Saturday, November 10, at the loski Haldeman-Resides in Atco, N.J. with to him, I was fortunate enough to know Polish American Citizen's Club, South husband Walter. Peg is a graduate of St. him not only as a member of the mili­ Camden. Joseph's High School and Peirce Junior Col­ tary, but as a warm and congenial John A. Kwoka was born and raised in lege. Presently employed as a. secretary at neighbor, always willing to share a Camden. He attended St. Joseph's Grammar the Archway School in Atco. School before graduating from LaSalle High pleasant word with his friends. School in Philadelphia. He later earned cer­ Peg has two sons, Montrell, Bradley and Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness tificates from Rutgers, the State University, Edward (Eddie), Jr., who resides in Mobile, that I inform my colleagues of this tragic !or Collective Bargaining and Modem Super­ Alabama. loss, however, I feel confident that Gen­ vision. Eddie is a graduate of St. Joseph's High eral Hoge's many contributions to the In 1950, during the Korean confiict, School and the Virginia Polytechnic Insti­ defense of this Nation will long be re­ Kwoka enlisted in the United States Air tute and University, Blacksburg, Virginia. membered.• Force. After basic training and special tech­ Eddie ls presently employed as a regional nical training, he was assigned to the Com­ sales manager ·by the Houston Engineering munications Squadron, 85th Air Depot Research Company. Wing, Erding, Germany, where he served Eddie has two sons-Jesse and Christian. PERSONAL EXPLANATION for 30 months. He was reassigned to NATO Headquarters, EDUCATION Allied Forces Northern Europe, Oslo, Norway, Attended St. Joseph's Grammar School and HON. DOUGLAS K. BEREUTER where he assumed duties of a Non-Commis­ Camden High School. OF NEBRASKA sioned Officer in charge of the communica­ A Registered Nurse-Graduate of the Penn­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tlons center. He was honorably discharged in sylvania Hospital School of Nursing. Graduate of Camden Commercial College. Wednesday, November 7, 1979 1954 with the rank of Sergeant, and was awarded the national Defense Service Medal, EMPLOYMENT e Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, last Good Conduct Medal and Occupation Medal As a Registered Nurse, worked in the op­ Thursday I was involved in a meeting in Germany, with device !or Humane Action. era.ting room at the Pennsylvania Hospital being held in my office. Unfortunately, I A Contracting and Procurement Assistant for several years after graduation from that did not hear the notice of a rollcall vote with the Delaware Valley District, Eastern institution. on a motion to order the previous ques­ Region, Kwoka. is a 20-year employee of the Served in the Navy Nurse Corps during tion on the rule to consider the welfare United States Postal Service. He started his World War II as an Ensign. November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31435 More than half of her llfetlme has been IPM involves the coordinated use of a ernment a severe fault in its ability to spent at West Jersey Hospital: First alter­ variety of control tactics to prevent econom­ analyze and respond to crises of starva­ nating between General Duty and Private i::: losses from pest damage while minimizing tion around the globe. With public Duty Nursing and, since 1951, within the hazards to humans, animals, plants, and the awareness of the plight of the Cambo­ Department of Medical Records as a Medical environment. IPM ls the most promising dian people at its peak, it is my hope Secretary. In 1957, took the qualifying na­ approach to U.S. crop protection over the tional examination and received the title of next 15 years. The international implemen­ that constructive criticism may fall on Registered Medical Record Administrator tation of IPM requires systems that a.r~ fertile ears. (RRA). adopted to local agricultural conditions, It is inconceivable that a condition In 1974, became Associate Director of the social customs, political structures, and which has wrought mass death and suf­ Department for the West Jersey Hospital economic systems. fering and which threatens the existence System. U.S. crops have become increasingly vul­ of a once peaceful nation has not been ORGANIZATIONS nerable to pest damage. The present limited met with the creation, in this country, Life member of the Pennsylvania Hospital number of pest control tactics within the categories of chemical, cultural, plant re­ of a special agency entrusted with plan· Nurses Alumni Association. sistance, and biological a.re neither com­ ning and directing U.S. relief efforts. Member of the American Medical Records pletely effective nor universally applicable. Our response has been a series of dis­ Association. The intensive use of only one or two of jointed, decentralized, arid disorganized Member of the New Jersey Medical Record these tactics can create hazards to human Association, Inc. Served as Corresponding actions unattributable to any one indi­ and environmental health and increase pest vidual or any one agency. These efforts Secretary, Member of the By-Laws Commit­ resistance to controls. Therefore, American tee and nominating committee in the past. .agriculture is gradually shifting to IPM have not been wasted. But, as Colman Chairman of the Nominating Committee for strategies, which apply the most broadly McCarthy writes in an article which ap­ the current year. effective combination of av.a.Hable methods peared in the Los Angeles Times and Member of the New Jersey Hospital As­ to particular pest problems. However, tech­ Washington Post, "The job doesn't get sociation. nological and administrative obstacles block done if everyone is asked to do it." Served as a member of the faculty of the rapid development a.nd use. Yet even if a new agency had been Morrestown Adult School. Among the obstacles to rapid adoption of Presently coadjutant faculty member of formed, we must ask why the need came IPM strategies are: about. And, how did it come to be that the Rutgers University Extension Division. Inadequate knowledge in basic biology, Past President of the St. Joseph's Grammar interactions of crop pests, and the econom­ the Cambodian people fell victim, like so School PTA. ics of pest management. many others in recent years, to mass Past Historian of Camden Regent (PTA). The lack of an adequate system for dis­ hunger? We must ask if U.S. policies are Served two terms as Corresponding Secre­ seminating the information needed to make in a way an indirect cause of hunger in tary--St. Joseph's Parish Council, then a sound pest management decisions. Member-At-Large for one term, and pres­ Cambodia and elsewhere. These ques­ ently a.gain serving as Corresponding Sec­ A shortage of trained personel to conduct tions must be asked not only by the retary. research, develop IPM programs, and dell ver United States but by other nations as Member of the Altar and Rosary Society. the needed information. well. As McCarthy writes: Active in both the Girl Scout and Boy The lack of coordination and cooperation For the west to agonize over the picture Scout movement in the Parish, Recipient of among Federal and State agencies. of starving Cambodians, but not to a.ct to the St. Anne Medal a.warded in Girl Scouting. The lack of a clear and comon commit­ reverse the economic and political causes Presently a Parish Council Representa­ ment to and agenda for future IPM activi­ of world hunger, ls to assume that next tive in the Polish American Congress. ties by agencies involved in the funding of year, or the year after, another country wm Member of the Pollsh Auxiliary to the research a.nd extension activities, the regu­ host mass death. West Jersey Hospital, has served as either lation of pesticide use, and the marketing General Chairman or Publicity Chairman of of fa.nn products. Certainly the United States cannot be many affairs. 1978 Hona.ry Polka Ball Chair­ The basic option before Congress ls blamed for the actions of the Vietnam­ man. whether or not to commit the additional ese in Cambodia and the effect that Member of the Union of Polish Women of resources needed to speed up the current the war has had to forestall the planting America, Group 5. evolutionary movement toward adopting of crops. It is not, however, a secret that Member of the Polish National Alliance. IPM crop protection systems. Congress can: the United States and other Western Member of the Camden County Eagle Scout 1) support the status quo for U.S. pest Mothers since 1965. Presently serving second control which, although including IPM, con­ countries have pursued policies which term as President.e tinues to rely heavily on c'hemlcals, or 2) have created a global imbalance-an im­ develop a. strategy for accelerating the shift balance which has contributed to hunger to IPM. With a mod.est increase in resources. in many areas. IPM could replace most unila.teral pest con­ Policies such as these must be re­ PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGms trol programs over the next 20 to 30 years. assessed if we wish not to be revisited With a. major effort to remove the obstacles IN CROP PRODUCTION to IPM, the shift could be ma.de within "next year, or the year after," by mass 15 ye~rs. death. HON. MORRIS K. UDALL I ask at this time that Mr. McCarthy's Any Member who would like a copy aTticle, "Cambodia: The Suffering Is No OF ARIZONA of this report need only contact the Quirk, But Part of a Global Pattern," IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OTA, and one will be delivered that be inserted in the RECORD. I saw it first Wednesday, November 7, 1979 day.• in the Los Angeles Times of November 2. • Mr. UDALL. Mr. Speaker, I am The article follows: pleased to commend to my colleagues CAMBODIA: THE SUFFERING IS NO CAMBODIA: THE SUFFERING Is No QUIRK, BUT the latest study undertaken by the QUffiK BUT PART OF A GLOBAL PART OF A GLOBAL PATTERN; OUTMODED PO• Office of Technology Assessment. The PATI'ERN LITICAL AND MILITARY ScHEMES VICTIMIZB implications of agricultural pests slowly MILLIONS becoming immune to pesticides are very (By Colman McCarthy) serious. New approaches to pest control HON. FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK How many will have starved to death 1n are necessary. OF CALIFORNIA Cambodia? Even to raise the question is to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES create the lllusion that the issues of starva­ A sha.rp step-up in the current slow shift tion and malnutrition are fresh in them­ to integrated pest management (IPM) for Wednesday, November 7, 1979 selves. It is to cast Cambodia as "a crisis," major U.S. agricultural crops can cut pesti­ • Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, at a time as though the country was just wheeled into cide use by as much as 75 percent in some the world's emergency room and the !ever cases, reduce prehwrvest pest-ca.used losses when our only consideration in regard chart began ascending in a straight line. by 50 percent, and save a significant amount to Cambodia should be the speed with we know better. In the 1970s alone, the of the one-third of the world's potential which supplies reach the Cambodian food harvest that is lost to a.11 pests. (The West looked on while starvation created pests include noxious and damaging orga­ people, criticism of U.S. relief efforts may death camps ln Bia!ra, Bangladesh and the nisms such as insects, mites, nematodes, be a harmful distraction and an act of Sahel. The vastness of the misery meant plant pathogens, weeds, and vertebrates. irresponsible demagoguery. Yet, al­ that even the accounting systems to record Pesticides include insecticides, mitlcides, though I hesitate at this crucial time to the deaths broke down. In America, where nematocld.es, herbicides, and fungicides.) offer criticism, there lies within our Gov- overeating ls so rampant that millions of 31436 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 citizens spend more money in weight-loss For the West to agonize over the picture 76 years, eight years longer than their male programs in a month than most people in of starving Cambodians, but not to act to counterparts, so the elderly population of the Third World earn in a year, it is enough reverse the economic and political causes of America is and will continue to be pre­ merely to remember dimly the standard world hunger, is to assure that next year, or dominantly female. The problems of older (and conservative) figure: 500 mllllon of the year after, another country will host women, however, are "silent" ones that tend the earth's poor are starving or severely mal­ mass death.e to be pushed aside or ignored altogether. A nourished. few of the most serious are loneliness (mar­ In looking at Cambodia, then, it ts cru­ ried women usually live the last 11 years of cial to get it straight at the beginning: The life as widows), poverty (older women have current suffering there ls part of a long­ the lowest incomes of any sex and age group­ recognized global pattern, not a quirky dis­ THE QUIET REVOLUTION CONTINUES ing in the population), crime (older women aster. are six times as likely as the rest of the pop­ If anything, Cambodia might have been ulation to become victiinS of crime) , and the one country that was secure from famine. needless institutionalization (three-quarters In 1974, six countrles--Gulnea, Sudan, Sri HON. LEE H. HAMILTON of the institutionalized elderly are women, Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Cambodia-­ OF INDIANA yet up to 40 percent of all elderly a.re kept in received one-third of the $748 mlllion budget IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES institutions for reasons as simple as their in­ of an American food-commodity program. ab111ty to feed themselves). I was extremely Cambodia received a major share---$194 mll­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 pleased by the interest shown in the prob­ llon--of that third. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would lems of older women. Such interest is the The country, though, as the National •Mr. first step on the road to workable solutions. Council of Churches has pointed out, was like to insert my Washington Report for Wednesday, November 7, 1979, into the Congress has considered legislation to deal "one of our major m111tary and political with some of these and other issues of con­ clients" in Southeast Asia. The humanitarian CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: cern to women. Constitutional actions in­ impulse to aid the hungry was less on the THE QUIET REVOLUTION CONTINUES clude an amendment granting women the minds of American policy-makers than was There are far-reaching changes taking place right to vote, ratified in 1920, and the pro­ feeding the emaciated political and m111tary in the lives of women today. A "quiet revolu­ posed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), first schemes that saw Cambodia as crucial to tion" is well underway in American society. introduced in Congress in 1923 and finally America's "national interest." These facts were made very clear to me approved by Congress in 1972. Only 35 of the In a few months, perhaps sooner, world at­ at the Women's Forum I sponsored two weeks 38 states needed for ratification approved tention to starvation in Cambodia will have ago in Southern Indiana. The crowd was the ERA within the original seven-year time vanished. In time, another famine-perhaps large, the guest speakers were greeted with limit, but the 95th Congress passed a bill ex­ in Haiti, Indonesia or Madhya Pradesh-wlll enthusiasm, and the prepared remarks tending the limit to June of 1982. Recent again push the death rate so high that the brought forth many more questions than the laws of benefit to women have ranged over consciences of the wealthy must pay heed. allotted time permitted for response. Does many issues. Discrimination based on sex To say this ls not to heap guilt on the rich social security cover a woman who becomes was prohibited in the payment of wages and nations, which ls the one-shot tactic that a widow after 15 yea.rs of marriage? Is a wom­ in employment in 1964, and in federally every speechmaker from the Pope to Fidel an likely to find assistance in starting a small assisted education programs in 1972. Other Castro has been offering of late. Countless business? Whom should a working mother laws forbid discrimination against pregnant Americans who send checks to Oxfam or sup­ talk to it she needs help with child care? women in employment, and provide for flexi­ port worthy groups like Bread for the World What ls being done to protect women from time and part-time employment in the fed­ or the Overseas Development Council don't the serious crimes of rape and domestic vio­ eral civil service. New laws also fund pro­ feel guilty, as they shouldn't. lence? These questions and others like them grams for displaced homemakers, family Instead, they feel frustrated and angry. In have often been put to me in town meetings planning services, and rape prevention and Washington, no one public figure in the and post office visits, but at the Women's control. Carter Administration has been given, or has Forum they all seemed to come up at once. sought, high-level responsiblllty for dealing Much legislative action of importance to The participants, however, were asked to con­ women has yet to be taken. Pending in Con­ with world starvation. Instead of a person, centrate on two areas of concern: women at we have a process: It is kept in motion by gress are bills to include displaced home­ work (in the home or on the job) and the makers among those for whom employers representatives from Food for Peace, the problems of older women. State Department, Treasury Department, may claim the jobs tax credit, provide shel­ Agriculture Department, Office of Manage­ One of the most spectacular changes in ters and other assistance for battered wives, American society in the past quarter century reduce the "tax on marriage" paid by fami­ ment and Budget, and congressional groups. lies with two wage earners, eliminate sex­ These are intelligent and often compassion­ has been the dramatic rise in the number of women who work for pay outside the home. based discrimination in the insurance indus­ ate officials, but unwittingly they are forced try, and allow homemakers to establish in­ to play one of the government's oldest Women have more than doubled their pres­ ence in the nation's labor force in 25 years, dividual retirement accounts such as those games: The job doesn't get done if everyone is asked to do it. and it wlll not be long before half of all available to the self-employed. wage earners are women. Even now, more than Congress will not be able to address all the With no single public official held account­ 50 % of all women over age 16 are working issues that concern women. Changes in atti­ able, and with no comprehensive nutrition outside the home. The figure may be 67% tudes, most particularly, cannot be legis­ policy for itself or the world, the Carter Ad­ tor all married women by 1990, a level much lated. I think women are saying that they ministration could reach out to the starving higher than anticipated. The problems faced want to be recognized as the full and equal Cambodians with nothing better than a last­ by these women are formidable. Women earn partners of men, whether in the home, on minute pledge of $70 mllllon. This was be­ roughly 60 % of what men earn on the aver­ the job. or in the world at large. To my way lated conscience money. age, an "earnings gap" that has persisted un­ of thinking, that is not too much to ask. In 1975, not long after the world food con­ changed for 20 years, and they labor under After all, equality under the law is a funda­ ference in Rome was supposed to put an end the handicap of historic exclusion from ap­ mental American idea if ever there was one.e to the Biafras, Sahels and what affiicts Cam­ prenticeships and professional studies that bodian families today, Kenneth Schlossberg lead to better-paying jobs. Women suffer of the McGovern hunger committee in the higher unemployment than men do, and they Senate stated the obvious: "Food and nutri­ stlll hit career roadblocks in many "all-male" TRIBUTE TO BEVERLY BYRON tion policy are the waifs of national policy occupations and professions. matters. Decisions that affect the very exist­ Equitable treatment for wage-earning HON. CLARENCE D. LONG ence of millions and compromise the most women ls important, but women who work pressing problem confronting America in the in the home deserve equal attentiO'Il for OF MARYLAND next several decades are left to a policy mak­ the vital role they play. Theirs ls the re­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing process more reflective of the last century spor:sibility for the family unit, the basic Wednesday, November 7, 1979 than this one." building block of our society. Homemakers, Even if our government came alive, the vic­ too, face formidable problems, such as laws •Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, timization of millions would continue. Other that limit property rights, little or no income I pay special tribute to my friend and rich nations-including the oil countries­ security in the event o! divorce or widow­ colleague, BEVERLY BYRON, who continues are doing little. Developing countries them­ hood, and inadequate provisions in the pro­ the tradition of able representation for selves are often run by men who put mll­ grams of federal, state, and local govern­ the sixth congressional district. tary development first and agricultural de­ ments. The quiet revolution will be incom­ velopment last. Half the world lives on rice, plete if these problems go unsolved. During her first year in the House, she yet rice requires three times as much water­ A simple demographic fact made the prob­ has compiled an impressive list of legis­ tn water-scarce countries-as does wheat. lems of older women an appropriate topic of lative accomplishments, including en­ And hovering above it an ts the specter of discussion at the Women's Forum: on the couragement of alternative energy overpopulation. average, female Americans can expect to live sources, improved Federal services for November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31437 senior citizens, and legislation to make friends, and acquaintances. I sincerely service. But I do know she is not one to the Federal Government more effective, hope that his spirit of giving and good sit by idly, resting on laurels and relying and to balance the budget. will will continue to touch the lives of on past achievements. I was not surprised BEVERL y BYRON works hard for her so many persons.• to learn that Duke University, which constituents. Her determination won for she left to join the Commerce Depart­ Emmittsburg the National Fire Academy. ment in January 1977, was anxious to Although the entire congressional dele­ have her back as academic vice president. gation was proud to support her in this TRIBUTE TO HON. JUANITA M. I suspect many institutions of higher fight, it was BEVERLY BYRON who really KREPS learning would be more than pleased to won it for her district. obtain the services of so capable, talented These impressive accomplishments en­ and caring an individual. title her to be described as truly a peoples HON. GLADYS NOON SPELLMAN Whatever her future undertakings, I Congresswoman.• OF MARYLAND want to join all my colleagues here today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in wishing Juanita Kreps well in the months and years ahead. I also want to Wednesday, October 31, 1979 join them in officially recognizing her CIVIC LEADER RECOGNIZED • Mrs. SPELLMAN. Mr. Speaker, it has many fine achievements at the Depart­ been said that knowledge gives weight ment of Commerce. And most of all, Mr. and accomplishments give luster. It is Speaker, I want to offer my deepest HON. DON BAILEY indeed a pleasure for me to join so many thanks and heartfelt appreciation to OF PENNSYLVANIA of my colleagues in recent days in recog­ Juanita M. Kreps for more than 2% IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nizing one who is abundantly blessed in years of exemplary service to the Carter Wednesday, November 7, 1979 both these categories. administration, the Federal Government, e Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Speaker, in my dis­ Juanita M. Kreps, the first woman and and the country as a whole. She truly first economist to serve as Secretary of has been blessed with both knowledge trict, the 21st of Penn~ylvania, we have 69 communities, each with a great many Commerce, has won praise from many and many outstanding accomplishments. civic-minded persons that are constantly quarters for her intelligent, sensitive Her luster shines through to all who have giving of their time and efforts to better achievement in directing one of our key had the pleasure of knowing her.• the communities and help them grow Federal departments. Before joining the and prosper. Orison Faulk, of Greens­ Carter administration, this longtime res­ ident of Durham, N.C., served with equal burg, is one of those very special persons. VETERANS' DAY At the age of 15 years he took his first distinction in academia for three dec­ step into civic affairs when he took an ades. active role in the campaign of a candi­ I can speak from personal experience HON. RICHARD BOLLING date for township supervisor. But as I when I say that Secretary Kreps brought OF MISSOURI to the Commerce Department a deep said, that was just a start. His interest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in local government was followed by a commitment and profound concern, not public office of his own, tax collector of just for the furtherance of foreign trade Wednesday, November 7, 1979 Salem Township, which he performed and free enterprise, but for people as e Mr. BOLLING. Mr. Speaker, I am admirably for 32 years. But during this well. Her unique perspective as the first pleased to bring to the attention of the time, his scope was not limited to his tax woman Secretary provided numerous un­ Members of the House of Representa­ collecting duties. Being such a giving expected benefits. I am particularly tives the remarks of an old friend, Gus person, he always found time to organize pleased to note, for example, that Secre­ Tyler, who is currently the chairman of and participate in a host of political and tary Kreps was one of only two Cabinet the American Veterans Committee. I civic activities. His ability to visualize a Secretaries to date who have issued offi­ found his 1979 Veterans' Day message project and see to its success is truly cial policy statements on the sensitive particularly impressive, reminding us all remarkable. As a chairman for the March subject of sexual harassment in the of the AVC slogan that we are "citizens of Dimes, he worked avidly to recruit Federal bureaucracy. Such a concerned, first." caring attitude exemplified Secretary volunteers and secure donations for this VETERANS' DAY MESSAGE-1979 Krep's tenure at Commerce and has most worthy charity. As a Democratic Veterans' Day-November 11- is dedi­ committeeman, he strived to insure the made her stewardship of that Depart­ cated to the men and women who served in quality and responsiveness of local gov­ ment a high point of the Carter ad­ our armed forces and then returned to civil­ ernment. He also has devoted a great ministration. ian life. Whether we served in time of deal of his time to aiding the Sports­ Of course, Secretary Kreps' most war or peace, we shared a common experi­ men's Club in many of its endeavors, to widely recognized achievement in Gov­ ence, a moment when service to the nation ernment was the major trade agreement was our overriding commitment. the committee for the United Mine It is fitting that in our present troublous Workers as a committee member, and to framed during her May visit to the Peo­ moment, we-the veterans of our land­ the Delmont United Presbyterian Church ple's Republic of China. The agreement recall our dedication to our great common as a member of the board of session, a has been praised almost universally as concern, our nation, our oneness as citizens trustee, and a 25-year choir member. one that will give an advantage to of the United States of America. His music background is quite exten­ American businesses, whether they be We are presently plagued by a devisiveness sive. For 25 years he has been a member buyers of Chinese goods or sellers of as dangerous to our nation as any foreign of various musical groups and for some American ones. It is expected to result in foe. We are torn by economic inequities as of that time he organized and directed a tripling of American exparts to the riches pile up for a few while the many his own orchestra. Today, it is not un­ People's Republic of China during the must do with less. We are ripped by crime as next 5 years. frustrated teen-agers confront a fruitless usual to find Orison playing his harmon­ future. We are fragmented by racial and ica, banjo, guitar, or singing for senior Secretary Kreps also negotiated six ethnic host111ties as groups claw for ad­ citizens groups in the surrounding com­ other major foreign trade agreements vantage or survival in a stagflated society. munities. Knowing Orison as I do, it is during her years at Commerce and met We have even cast out our Vietna.m vets, not surprising that he immediately turns world leaders in such capitals as Moscow, shaming the warriors for an unpopular war. over any money donated for his enter­ Peking, and New Delhi. She adminis­ As our sense of community disintegrates, taining to the United Cerebral Palsy in tered, in a tight manner, a far-flung de­ even the traditional plllars of strength­ Apollo. partment, whose responsibilities range state, church, school, and family weaken and from assisting the Nation's businesses to crumble. Man, the social animal, turns anti­ All of his efforts, his ambitions, and his social, driven by fear and fury into escapism giving to others is a fine example of his mapping the world's oceans. Her profes­ and narcissism, alienation and apathy. compassion and respect for his fellow sionalism and competence in manage­ At such a perilous pass, when we appear to man and his dedication to our democratic ment were truly unmatched. be everything else before we are citizens of system. Mr. Speaker. I personally do not know this land, it is appropriate to recall the slo­ I commend and thank him for his all that the future holds for Secretary gan or the American Veterans• Committee many years of service to the public, his Kreps now that she has left Government that we are "citizens first." It is timely to 31438 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 recall the unifying spirit of wartime to con­ transport crude oil across the country World Vision plans to spend at least $1 duct peacetime wars against the inner foes of more cheaply and expeditiously will soon poverty, prejudice, ignorance, illness and million in immediate aid. The October 29 injustice. become a reality.• flight to Cambodia included 5 tons of Veterans' Day, originally Armistice Day, supplies especially earmarked for came out of World War I, a crusade to orphans, including mosquito nets, cloth­ "make the world safe for democracy." A ing, food, and educational materials. generation after that 1918 armistice, we were WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL It has come to my attention that World engaged in a Second World War against AIDS CAMBODIANS Vision has now established a field office forces threatening to extinguish the light of liberty forever. We were victorious in that in Phnom Penh and, as part of its imme­ war and yet dictatorship prevails in most HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT diate relief package, 1,000 tons of rice lands and the forces of tyranny once more will be shipped up the Mekong River. make the world unsafe for democracy. Our OF CALIFORNIA In addition to its food program, World victories in war have been repeatedly turned IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vision International has also been active to dross by our failures in peace. Wednesday, November 7, 1979 in providing medical relief to refugees in Out of the tribulations of our times, we the Thailand border camps. It has re­ veterans must learn that our dedication to e Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, the cently unveiled an ambitious plan to pro­ our nation and its ideals must be as unre­ situation in Cambodia is growing ever vide $5 million in aid to Indochina over mitting in peace as in war. To us falls the more serious. Since 1975. when the Com­ 2 special call to keep America "one nation, in­ the next years. munists conquered Cambodia, the popu­ Mr. Speaker, it is my belief that pri­ divisible, with liberty and justice for all." lation has been cut in half, from ap­ Yes, for "all." e vate efforts to help end the crisis in proximately 8 million to about 4 mil­ Indochina deserve our support. Like the lion. Many have starved and several mil­ other private groups, World Vision Inter­ lion innocent people were killed by the national depends on voluntary contribu­ MOVING ON AN EAST-WEST new Government for reasons such as for­ tions to make its programs a success. PIPELINE mer Government or military employ­ For those who would like to join in help­ ment, having a college education, or even ing this worthy group, the address is knowing a foreign language. The econ­ World Vision International, 919 Hunt­ HON. WILLIAM R. RATCHFORD omy was destroyed as people were driven ington Drive, Monrovia, Calif. 91016.• OF CONNECTICUT from the cities, stripped of all property, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and as knowledge was erased. Like the Nazis, the Communists infticted a mod­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 em holocaust on their people. THE NEED FOR INCREASED DO­ e Mr. RATCHFORD. Mr. Speaker, fol­ Today, another 2 million people face MESTIC COKE PRODUCTION lowing passage of H.R. 4985, the Priority imminent death by starvation. The Energy Project Act, last week it seems United States and other Western na­ HON. NICK JOE RAHALL II imperative that we pause again to con­ tions, having been driven from Cam­ OF WEST VIRGINIA sider the pressing need for a pipeline to bodia, have ironically and magnani­ carry Alaskan crude oil from the west mously been willing to provide humani­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES coast to the energy-deficient Eastern, tarian relief. But, until recently, the Wednesday, November 7, 1979 mid-Atlantic, and Northern States. warring Communist factions refused e Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, yesterday At present, Alaskan crude oil can only such aid, preferring to let their people the Industrial Economics Research In­ reach the east coast by being transported starve. stitute at Fordham University released down the west coast and through the The United States has now pledged their report, an "Analysis of the U.S. Panama Canal. This approach is both $69 million in aid for the people of Metallurgical Coke Industry." costly and time consuming, and has led Cambodia. Other Western nations have The report states, "Under current con­ to an overabundance of crude oil on the pledged an additional $34 million in aid. ditions, it seems certain that the Nation's west coast which far exceeds the region's To my knowledge, however, not one metallurgical coke industry cannot pro­ refinery capacity. Communist ally of the Marxist regimes vide a viable source of adequate supply, An east-west pipeline from California in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam has raising the prospect of increased depend­ to Texas, or along the northern border pledged one penny to alleviate the suf­ ence on imported coke and eventual cur­ of the United States, would efficiently fering occurring under those regimes. tailments of iron and steel production." and cost-effectively transport a large The free, democratic governments of It further goes on to say that the impor­ supply of crude oil to our refineries and the West deserve great credit for their tation of 5.7 million tons of coke in 1978 to the American public. Such pipelines humanitarian efforts. But, we should resulted in more than 3,400 job losses at have been proposed for many years, but remember that not all aid is being sup­ the coke ovens and approximately 6,000 have been stymied by potential lawsuits plied by governments. An outstanding ef­ jobs in the Nation's coal mines. The need and an incredible maze of Federal, State, fort is being made by many private to import substantial quantities of coke and local laws. groups. on a regular basis is an anomalous situa­ For this reason, I welcome the support Oxfam-America, for example, has tion, since the United States has the shown in the House last week for an taken the lead in tackling the starvation largest and best coking coal reserves amendment to the Priority Energy Proj­ problem. The Catholic Relief Services known in the industrial world. ect Act which would permit the Energy have made enormous efforts to help re­ It has been estimated that the recov­ Mobilization Board to consider pipeline settle refugees, and a host of other erable reserves in the United States total projects for fast track status. As groups are also tirelessly involved. One over 40.5 billion tons. In my home State amended, H.R. 4985 would enable the such organization, World Vision Inter­ of West Virginia and in the Fourth Con­ President to designate a pipeline project national, is headquartered in my con­ gressional District which I represent as a priority energy project, and thereby gressional district. I want to commend there have been found to exist by far the expedite final construction under the World Vision and bring its efforts to the largest quantities of premium-grade powers and protections embodied in the attention of my colleagues. coking coal, yet, presently there are over Energy Mobilization Board legislation. World Vision International is a Chris­ 6,000 miners laid off due to lack of de­ Today, the Congress often feels that tian humanitarian organization which mand and eX'Cess capacity. its hands are tied on such energy issues operates in 75 countries, providing relief Mr. Speaker our growing dependence as oil shortages. rising prices, or nuclear to the world's disadvantaged, partic­ on foreign imports of coke is alarming. energy. However, Congress does have the ularly children. A recent "update" from Dependence on foreign suppliers for power to expedite some essential energy the Indochinese Refugee Action Center coke, particularly in a period when the project.s, and I applaud the House for its reports that World Vision delivered 10 world steel industry is operating at a recognition of the importance of an east­ tons of food and medicine on October 20 high rate of capacity, can have a limiting west pipeline in this regard. With the and 23 to Cambodia. On October 29, a effect on U.S. steel production. If de­ passage of the Priority Energy Project two-man team left for Phnom Penh to mand continues to increase at it's pres­ Act, I deeply hope that a pipeline to prepare for a major effort in which ent rate the steel industry will have fin- November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31439 ishing facilities that are idle while the A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT CODY the vital information they contain and plug country is in need of steel. BROWN that all together with the "rooms" in the mind to give it meaning. Mr. Speaker, an increase in coke-oven Robert Cody Brown of Masanabo Lane. The capacity is essential if we are to make HON. L. A. (SKIP) BAF ALIS names of both the man and the address have the country self-sufficient by reducing their own powerful mystique. We talked a imports which, in turn, will improve the OF FLORIDA lot about the power of the press and one of balance of payments and increase job IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the stories I liked best was about the annual opportunities. Without this increase Wednesday, November 7, 1979 income tax audit of a certain New York City West Germany, the Netherlands, and daily for which Robert Cody Brown worked. • Mr. BAFALIS. Mr. Speaker, normally, "Every year," he told me, "the internal Japan will become the OPEC of the cok~ I choose not to use the CONGRESSIONAL revenue boys would call me down to their industry, OCEC

SHIPMENT, DISCHARGE, AND were able to successfully organize and H.R. 5769 many of my colleagues ex­ PROTECTION OF SEAMEN bargain collectively through representa­ pressed an interest in cosponsoring this tives of their own choosing and free from legislation. However, because this is a interference, coercion, or intimidation. private bill, cosponsors were not per­ HON. MARIO BIAGGI World War TI ended years of waterfront mitted. I would, however, like to ac­ OF NEW YORK labor unrest and chaos and, after the knowledge and thank the Members who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES war, there was an era of improved work­ have expressed their support for this leg­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 ing standards and better living condi­ islation. Those Members are: Mr. JOHN­ tions. In fact, the beneficence of collec­ SON of California, Mr. COELHO, Mr. FAZIO, e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I am in­ tive bargaining under established union­ Mr. ANDERSON of California, and Mr.• troducing a bill today to revise and im­ ism has dampened the need for further WYATT. Their interest in, and support of, prove the laws relating to the shipment, legislation on behalf of the seaman. To­ H.R. 5769 is very much appreciated.• discharge, and protection of seamen. day's maritime unions provide health, This is a continuing effort on my part, welfare, training, and pension programs as chairman of the Subcommittee on unimagined by the seaman of the 1800's Coast Guard and Navigation, to attempt or early 1900's. HOSPITAL COST CONTAINMENT IS to reform and improve the antiquated This legislation recognizes the im­ NECESSARY laws relating to maritime safety and the provements that have been made on be­ welfare of seamen. half of the seaman and the need to re­ As a result of extensive oversight hear­ move some antiquated requirements. HON. FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK ings during the last Congress that eval­ However, memories of "bucko" mates, OF CALIFORNIA uated the implementation and effective­ hard living conditions, and shoreside ex­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPR'ESENTATIVF.s ness of the navigation and maritime ploitation die hard; and there will be no Wednesday, November 7, 1979 safety laws, the problem of antiquated attempt to diminish or reduce the hard­ laws and the need for their revision was earned rights and privileges that sea­ • Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, over the highlighted. men enjoy. The bill will remove the re­ past 2 years we have engaged in lengthy During this Congress, the House has quirement for a Coast Guard shipping deliberations over the most appropriate already passed and sent to the Senate commissioner to be present when a crew method of controlling the astronomical three bills consistent with the needs I signs on or signs off shipping articles for rise in hospital costs. We are all agreed perceive for statutory reform which in a voyage to a foreign port or place. How­ that hospital cost inflation is a most seri­ turn will also provide a measure of reg­ ever, the obligations of the master and ous problem. That view is shared by an ulatory reform. One bill clarifies the au­ the relationships between him and the overwhelming majority of the American thority to establish lines of demarca­ crew will remain the same as they are public. tion for the purpose of determining ap­ for vessels engaged in coastwise voyages. It now appears that we will soon have plicability of navigational rules and cer­ The signing of shipping articles of an opportunity to take decisive action on tain safety statutes miles per gallon) over current models. million over three years. A contract more concluded its hearings on the Chrysler Chrysler could then produce a.bout 800,000 befitting a. firm teetering on bankruptcy­ Corp.'s request for a Federal loan guar­ cars annually with 4-cylinder engines. We say, a. wage freeze-probably would have need those ca.rs; a. bankruptcy would jeop­ saved $750 million to $1 billion. But the antee, I have been troubled by the h&ste ardize their production. higher wage bill also means that Chrysler with which this matter is being con­ A second basic issue involves the relation­ must borrow more (paying more interest) sidered. It is becoming increasingly ap­ ship among wages, jobs and inflation. The and charge higher prices (selling fewer cars), parent that the minds of many of our reason why recessions no longer reduce in­ which further compound the cash squeeze. colleagues are already made up: It is no fia.tion much is that they don't reduce wage None of this should be anyone's idea. of an longer a question of whether Federal as­ pressures much. People expect the slowdown economically efficient or socially just policy. sistance should be provided at all, but to be shortlived. Even if the permanent level Even if Congress rescues Chrysler, it may do of unemployment rises slightly, most work­ so under conditions that keep automobile rather of how much and with what con­ ers aren't affected. We need to re-establish sales listless, and that listlessness will spread ditions. the connection in people's minds between to related industries, such as steel. The I do not share this view. My mind is wage demands and jobs. UAW may have bought some of its members not made up. In fact, I have some very Chrysler joins the two issues. The severity wage increases, but it will have bought a real concerns about Chrysler's request. of its ca.sh squeeze partially refiects the lot of other workers unemployment. There can be no doubt that Chrysler slump in car sales, but if Chrysler needs to Helping Chrysler and its union ought to is in serious trouble, and that corporate sell more cars, America. needs to buy them. be justified by broader public purposes than failure is a real possibility. If Chrysler Even today's models almost invariably get simply rescuing the big and powerful. And significantly better fuel mileage than the assistance ought to be extended on terms is to survive, it must undertake a painful vehicles they replace, and replacement rep­ sumciently harsh that others will not be reassessment of its place in the Ameri­ resents two-thirds or more of car demand. tempted to seek similar relief. That does not can auto industry. It must also achieve But you do not sell cars by raising their seem to be in prospect. This is an episode of commitments of assistance and support prices, which is precisely what Chrysler, many small-minded men-union officials, from those most seriously affected by its Ford and General Motors are doing. Nor corporate executives, the president and his problems--in particular, its employees. can you keep prices down by increasing Treasury secretary---each trying to protect In this regard, I am certainly not con­ labor costs 10 percent or more annually. himself. Who can cover himself with the Chrysler is simply the prototype of a. more most mediocrity? So far, it's a close race.e vinced that the wage agreement recently general problem for the automobile indus­ concluded. between Chrysler and the try. As the companies attempt to recoup UAW is consistent with the spirit of massive retool1ng investments needed for HAPPY ANNIVERSARY sacrifice and hard work which all in­ fuel-eftlcient cars, their prices threaten to volved must share if Chrysler is to sur­ rise even further. At the same time, the con­ vive. ditions underlying the 1976-78 car-buying HON. GARY A. LEE Mr. Speaker, I am afraid that we in boom probably won't recur: easy credit OF NEW YORX (automakers liberalized their creddt terms Congress are in danger of letting politi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cal considerations outweigh common after the 1974-75 recession) and sharply rising "real" personal income. Wednesday, November 7, 1979 economic sense. This approach may be Together, these factors impel people to the path of least resistance in the short hold on to their cars. Stagnant sales then • Mr. LEE. Mr. Speaker, anniversaries run but, in the long run, may well result inhibit the companies from generating more are wonderful events in the lives of insti­ in policies which are later regretted. investment funds for further retooling. tutions as well as in the lives of people, I would like to commend to my col­ Small wonder that General Motors Chairman and when two important milestones are leagues an article by Robert Samuelson Thomas A. Murphy or that Ford is making noises about quotas against Japanese im­ observed at once, it is a noteworthy and which bears lucidly on this subject. ports. Both want more market share to neu­ significant occasion I am proud to call The article follows: tralize these pressures. to your attention. [From the Washington Post, Nov. 6, 1979) Holding down labor expenses (a.bout one­ This week marks the 150th anniver­ CHRYSLER Am QUEST: THEATER OF ABSURD? third of total production costs) is the only sary of community newspapering in the way to slow this vicious circle. In Chrysler's village of Skaneateles, N.Y., and the (By Robert J. Samuelson) case, someone---either the president or the When your company is on the brink of secretary of the Treasury, because we pay lOOth anniversary of the founding of the bankruptcy, do you give your workers a one­ them to say the unpleasant things that need Marcellus, N.Y., weekly newspaper. third wage increase over three years? You do to be said-had to state: no wage restraint Two great institutions in two neigh­ if you're the Chrysler Corp. and your workers no federal help. In clear, loud language. boring communities are now one, and the belong to the United Auto Workers. They didn't. Wdth President Carter desper­ staff of the combined Skaneateles Press Scarcely before it has begun, Chrysler's ate to keep union support, does anyone won­ and Marcellus Observer will celebrate quest for federal financial assistance has be­ der why? come theater of the absurd. What Congress When Douglas A. Fraser, president of the the two anniversaries with a special edi­ is being asked to approve is a program that UAW, tells Congress that his union has ma.de tion November 14. raises car prices, perpetuates inft.ation and "significant concessions" to help Chrysler, . Throughout the history of our Nation, makes it more expensive for Americans to he is talking in absurdities, GM Chairman weekly newspapers have been the anchor buy fuel-efficient cars. Murphy utters similar absurdities when he of our free press, providing information, No one really disagrees that a Chrysler insists-as he recently did on "Meet the sharing opinion, stimulating thought, bankruptcy would be a. social and economic Press"-that the recent labor settlement and fulfilling the public trust inherent calamity. Somewhere between 150,000 and isn't inflationary. 500,000 workers would probably lose their At the end of the last contract, the aver­ in a democracy where freedom of speech jobs immediately, and only the most reckless age auto worker earned about $9 an hour, is a treasured jewel. forecaster can say how easily they could be or a.bout $18,700 annually for a 40-hour week In the village of Skaneateles, the 150- re-employed. Nor does anyone really disagree (no overtime). Under the new contract-as­ year unbroken chain of weekly publish­ that a. federal bailout of Chrysler would con­ suming a.n average 8 percent intlation rate ing began with the first issue of the Tele­ stitute a. bad precedent, encouraging all sorts needed to calculate the cost-of-living ad­ graph, July 28, 1829. Two years later, it of other industries---ea.ch in its own way­ justments-the wage rate will climb to $11.81 to seek government relief. in 1982, or $24,600 annually. Non-taxable merged into the newly-started Colum­ But the Carter Administration, by evading fringe benefits will also rise by a.bout one­ bian, which in 1847 merged into the the basic issues raised by Chrysler's request, third, and so total labor costs per worker Democrat, a competitor since 1839. In has not forced the company and its union could rise from a.bout $30,000 to $40,000. 1874, the Skaneateless Free Press ap­ to do all in their power to minimize the need The UA W's "significant concessions" to peared, providing lively competition un- 31448 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 til 1926 when the Democrat and Free fare (already federally subsidized) to a long side they favor in so-called "liberation strug­ Press were merged into today's Skane­ list of centralized social programs might well gles" continues to cause 11}.0st of the serious pass without comment. As it is, quite a num­ problems of foreign policy faced by the ateles Press. ber of House Republlcans are decrying the United States and its allies. The chronology in nearby Marcellus takeover (and the new federal rules that go For sixty two years, Russian immigrants involves but a single newspaper, the Ob­ with it) and prophesying that the tests of have repeatedly warned the world of the server, which circulated for the first time need that states now apply wm become dangers of Communism. Too often they have on April 6, 1879, and which was com­ meaningless-and fraud more rampant­ been not only misunderstood, but even mis­ bined with the Skaneateles Press in 1972. under fiat federal grants to the individual taken for Communists. Ironically, the word As the Skaneateles Press and Marcel­ poor. They argue that any increases in wel­ Russian has become synonymous with the lus Observer celebrate the twin anni­ fare spending should go direct to the states words Soviet and Communist. Being the first as grants to be administered with the usual victim of Communism, the Russian nation versaries of public service, I am pleased safeguards. They see the Carter b111 creating is not even i'n.cludeCi on the list of captive to extend my best wishes to publishers a national welfare constituency limited by nations. George C. Wortley III and T . Elmer only such rules as the federal bureaucracy The plight of Soviet dissidents bears wit­ Bogardus; executive editor Barbara S. care to apply. ness to the fact that the inhuman nature of Rivette; editor Kathy J. Corhalis; con­ Even in a sea of made-in-Washington so­ Communism has not changed since No­ tributing editor Wesley C. Clark, and cial programs, it makes sense to hold out vember of 1917. the people who work with them to per­ against natlonallzation. Every abandonment To reaffirm our nation's commitment to of local control to the central government the basic ideals of human rights the Con­ petuate the heritage of a century and a gress of the United States should impose half with dedication, skill, and ex­ weakens the states as federal entitles and enfeebles the principle of local rule. House export-tariffs on strategic goods being sold cellence.• Republicans and conservative Democrats are ta the U.S.S.R. Such export-tariff legislation pushing that argument in floor debate, but would force the Soviet Union to comply with pre-election-year welfare politics will prob­ the Helsinki Accords, mollify the suppression FEDERALIZED WELFARE ably prevan.e of human rights of Soviet citizens, and ulti­ mately decrease the offensive-military capa­ HON. ED BETHUNE b111ty of the U.S.S.R .• OF ARKANSAS CONCERN FOR PEOPLE LIVING UN­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DER COMMUNIST REGIMES APPOINTMENT TO CONGRESSIONAL Wednesday, November 7, 1979 TOURISM CAUCUS •Mr. BETHUNE. Mr. Speaker, the wel­ fare proposal under consideration was HON. ROBERT S. WALKER succinctly analyzed in a recent editorial OF PENNSYLVANIA HON. TOBY ROTH in the Arkansas Democrat. I would like IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF WISCONSIN to share that excellent review with my Wednesday, November 7, 1979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES colleagues: • Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I have Wednesday, November 7, 1979 FEDERALIZED WELFARE been contacted by a group of my con­ • Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, I was very Since the House leadership foiled earlier stituents, the Congress of Russian­ pleased recently to be named to the Republican efforts to derail it, Jimmy Car­ ter's version of "welfare reform" may well Americans, Inc., who are very concerned, steering committee of the newly-formed become one of his reelection-campaign as we are, about the destiny of all people Congressional Tourism Caucus. Tourism boasts: Folks, meet the man who finally living under Communist regimes. The is not only one of the top three indus­ brought a "guaranteed income" to the poor. chairman of the Human Rights Com­ tries in Wisconsin but is also the third The conservative answer will be, meet the mittee of the Congress of Russian­ largest industry in the Nation. At a time man who Federalized welfare. Americans, Inc., has developed a state­ when our country is suffering widespread The money involved in Mr. Carter's "re­ ment which explains their concerns and severe economic problems, it is im­ form" isn't anything like what Richard Nixon which I am pleased to include in the portant that Congress take any action it had in mind when he offered, in his first term, what he called his Family Assistance RECORD at this point: can to assist American industry. More­ Plan (FAP) . Mr. Carter would spend only $3 On November 7th the leaders of the Soviet over, tourism is particularly susceptible blllion more for welfare across three years; Union w111 celebrate the 62d anniversary of to economic decline during these times whereas, the hapless FAP (also called "work­ the "Great October Socialist Revolution". On because it is not an essential item for fare") would have spent several times more this tragic anniversary of the Bolshevik take­ most Americans when compared with than that amount yearly, also taking in the over in Russia, the Congress of Russian housing, heat, and food. The tourism working poor. More important, though, the Americans reiterates its continued concern for the destiny of all people living under industry is also likely to suffer unduly principle of Mr. Carter's "reform" differs because of rising energy prices. entirely from that of FAP, which would have Communist rule. Sixty two years ago a trag­ made the states a partner and required the edy occurred which scarred not only the It i.s worth noting that tourism is re­ ablebodied to work for their welfare. Mr. Russian nation, but also the entire free sponsible for about 7 percent of the Na­ Carter's plan simply offers the poor a raise. world. Lenin and his minority party over­ tion's gross national product and as re­ threw the democratic Provisional Govern­ "Reform" means a cleaning up, a rational cently as 1976 generated about $8 billion ment of Russia and two months later dis­ in Federal taxes. Tourism is defined by reordering, Mr. Carter merely proposes to solved the freely elected Constituent As­ nationalize basic public charity by equalizing sembly, in which the Bolsheviks had polled the caucus as all trips to places 100 miles welfare payments ($4,700 a year for a family only 25 % of the vote. or more from the traveler's origin. In of four) in all the states. That's about two­ Despite the bitter struggle during the Civil 1977, households in America took more thirds of the federal "poverty level" income, than 313 million trips of this length. and since the sum is indexed to inflation, the War, which lasted more than three years and dollar amount would rise steadily. was followed by numerous peasant and In these times of high unemployment, worker uprisings against Communist domi­ tourism during 1976 was directly re­ The change would not only standardize the nation, Lenin and his successors nevertheless wide variance in welfare payments among sponsible for almost 4 % million jobs for were able to keep their iron hold over the Americans and indirectly responsible for the 50 states and halt the welfare shopping peoples that make up the Soviet Union. Since that has become a national pastime of the World War II, the Communist leaders have an additional 2 million jobs. This peripatetic poor-it would also wipe out state added to their empire most of Eastern amounts to 5 percent of the country's restraints against waste and fraud. Those Europe. This tyranny has caused m1llions of total employment and a payroll of al­ who think the states would put an unname­ deaths, untold suffering in prisons and con­ most $27 billion. able price on parting with their right to set centration camps of the Gulag Archipelago, It is al.so worth noting that in 1976, and police welfare payments and to care for and life at a. subsistence level for most of the Americans spent $108 billion on tourism their own poor-a principle reaching back to population. and foreign visitors to the United States the Elizabethan Poor Laws-need only look The Soviet build-up of armaments and at the pitiful $730 million the bill offers them spent another $6.3 billion. More than foreign policy, aimed at spreading the Com­ $100 billion of this money went into the in exchange for letting Washington do the munist system wherever possible, has caused job. the threat of world war to hang over the pockets of American business. Overall, But social spending has been so long na­ United States and the free world for several Americans spend more on travel than tionalized in principle that if it weren't for decades. Their meddling in the affairs of the · they do on clothing, accessories and the House Republicans the addition of wel- developing nations in support of whatever jewelry, or on medicines, drugs, and the November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31449 professional services of doctors, dentists, I urge my colleague to honor the Fed­ gation to place the highest priority on legis­ lating national energy law which stimulates and hospitals. eral commitment to reduce excessive and encourages energy development, produc­ Despite all these expenditures, tourism aircraft noise.• tion and distribution through the private accounted for only about 10 percent of sector without the inhibiting and costly bur­ domestic petroleum consumption and dens of over regulation by government. The about 5 percent of our total energy con­ Arizona Bankers Association supports fed­ sumption. ARIZONA BANKERS OFFER WISE eral legislation which would remove controls The Congressional Tourism Caucus ADVICE on domestic oil prices and gasoline imme­ was formed with these figures in mind. diately. The caucus will be able to promote the III. FREEDOM OF COMPETITION industry and expand its economic via­ HON. ELDON RUDD Resolved, That the Arizona Bankers Asso­ bility by providing a forum for Members OF ARIZONA ciation urges the Arizona Congressional Dele­ gation to support and to encourage other of Congress to exchange ideas. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES members of Congress and federal regulators caucus can then pass along appropriate Wednesday, November 7, 1979 to permit freedom of competition among all information to the executive branch and financial institutions. Current inequities in­ develop legislation when it is necessary. • Mr. RUDD. Mr. Speaker, the Arizona clude dUiering tax structures, inconsistent I am particularly happy to participate Bankers Association met last weekend reserve requirements and an interest rate in the caucus since tourism is such a in Tucson and considered a number of structure that grants an unfair competitive large industry in my home State of Wis­ important resolutions, several of which advantage to some financial institutions. consin. In Wisconsin, tourism generates I would like to bring to the special at­ A more equitable structure would lead to $5 billion in sales through 32,000 busi­ tention of my colleagues as we will be increased public benefit through the intro­ nesses each year. considering these issu~s again soon. duction of more competitive factors in the The bankers are especially concerned market place. Consumer benefits would be in I hope the tourism caucus will con­ the form of lower costs and higher returns to centr01te on developing a national tour­ with the disasterous consequences of users of financial services. ism policy, examining energy problems continued infiation and urge Congress to The complex inter-related nature of cur­ related to the industry, and informing address this serious problem forth­ rent regulations requires a comprehensive the President and the executive branch rightly. plan to be placed into effect over a. reasona­ about its activities and findings.• I would also like to include for the ble period of tlme.e RECORD the bankers' resolutions con­ cerning energy and the need for reduced Federal regulation of financial institu­ FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO INTEL­ tions, additional issues which we will be OLEMENCY FOR IDA NUDEL LIGENT AffiCRAFT NOISE REDUC­ considering again in the near future. TION I have found over the past few years that the bankers in my State are ex­ HON. JACK F. KEMP HON. JAMES H. SCHEUER ceptionally well versed on the economic OF NEW YORK problems of the Nation and responsible OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES solutions to them, and I think we would Wednesday, November 7, 1979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be wise to heed their excellent advice in Wednesday, November 7, 1979 these matters. • Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, the letters I I ask that the following three resolu­ receive in behalf of Ida Nude! from her • Mr. SCHEUER. Mr. Speaker, officials sister and friends are written in tones of from 14 of the Nation's major metropoli­ tions of the Arizona Bankers Association be printed at this point in the RECORD: increasing concern over the state of her tan airports visited Washington today to health as a .prisoner in Siberia, unjustly urge the Congress to support the Federal RESOLUTION incarcerated for her efforts to emigrate commitment to intelligent aircraft noise I. INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING to Israel. Prison offiials refuse to reduction. Resolved, That the Arizona Bankers Asso­ acknowledge her need for medical assist­ In 1976, after 7 years of extensive cla.tlon recognizes that inflation and its study and debate, the Federal Aviation impact on the cost of Uvlng ls the number ance, and the Soviet Government con­ Administration issued a landmark ruling one concern of the American people today. tinues its efforts to denigrate her charac­ which required that older generation air­ We concur in this evaluation. ter to justify a 4-year prison sentence craft be retrofitted or replaced so that The government of the world's most in­ doled out in place of an exit visa. there would. be a noise certified fieet by dustrialized nation has a. responsib11ity to its Under the leadership of our colleague citizens as well as to our trading partners from Connecticut, CHRISTOPHER DoDD, 1985. and allies to enhance the value of our This ruling represented a compromise several Members of Congress recently currency. wrote to Secretary Brezhnev, requesting which was overly generous to the air­ The erosion of the purchasing power of lines as noise-impacted communities the dollar, unrealistic prices for goods and clemency for Ida Nude! in the form of were told to wait 9 long years for relief. services, and a decreasing standard of liv­ an exit visa so that she can join her Any further delay in implementing these ing, especially for those on fixed incomes, sister in Israel. Because the Soviet Gov­ noise standards would be an unconscion­ are all unwelcome effects of a disease -that ernment has been known to respond to able breach of faith. erodes the fabric of modern societies, be public pressure in the past, I urge those While excessive aircraft noise clearly it further of you who did not cosign this letter to diminishes the quality of life for 6 to Resolved, That the Arizona Bankers Asso­ write to Mr. Brezhnev in behalf of Ida 10 million Americans, it also seriously ciation recognizes that the deep rooted Nudel, expressing your concern over the ca.uses of inflation will require short-range state of her health and urging him to endangers their health. Excessive air­ sacrifices to achieve a. longer-term goal. We craft noise has been linked to damaged urge those in positions of leadership re­ grant her clemency. Your support in this hearing, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, sponsibility, especially in government, to effort will be gratefully a.ippreciated by fetal damage, increased heart rate and return to the basic principles of sound Ida's sister and her many friends all over high blood pressure. ' finance which produced the strongest nation the world, and just may make the differ­ Excessive aircraft noise has a devas­ on earth. Further, we must work to inorease ence and tip the scales toward a favor­ tating impact on property values, often productivity and become less dependent on able decision. foreign supplies of natural resources. affecting communities which were in ex­ We pledge our efforts and creativity to as­ Mr. Speaker, we cannot turn our backs istence long before the airports were sist toward solving this critical problem. out of frustration; our continuing efforts constructed. in behalf of Ida Nude! and other so­ Further delay in implementing the II. ENERGY called prisoners of Zion are extremely Resolved, That the Arizona Bankers Asso­ FAA noise standards would be an affront ciation will encourage conservation of energy important to underscore our commit­ to noise-impacted communities and to within their corporate operations, to their ment to human rights. Any actions you those carriers who, in good faith and employees and to their customers, be it deem appropriate to help Ida and her enlightened corporated decisionmaking further fellow imprisoned visa applicants would have undertaken the costs of complying Resolved, Tb.at the Arizona Bankers Asso­ constitute an important contribution to with the FAA rules. ciation urges the Arizona Congressional Dele- the eradication of hwnan righ~ abuse.• 31450 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 HOW TO ACHIEVE AN AMERICAN Schuettinger and Eamonn F. Butler, Forty VETERANS DAY, 1979 MffiACLE Centuries of Wage and Price Controls (The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1979). It ls tragicomic that 40 centuries of HON. DON RITTER HON. BOB WILSON price and wage controls and governmentally OF PENNSYLVANIA directed allocation systems for such com­ OF CALIFORNIA modities as flour, corn, wheat, and housing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES show a record of repeated fall ures. Wednesday, November 7, 1979 Not only do the guidelines violate the basic Wednesday, November 7, 1979 economic laws of supply and demand, they • Mr. RITTER. Mr. Speaker, many •Mr. BOB wn.soN. Mr. Speaker, even also violate the basic political laws of con­ words are going to be spoken in com­ though the gas lines have disappeared, sensus, power, and equity. The program has memoration of Veterans Day. The mean­ our energy problem is still with us and no power base, no real support by business ing of· the day will be put into eloquent or organized labor, and it ls rife with in­ will be for some time to come. The solu­ equities. The program ls not fading fa.st-it and moving words, in all parts of the tion is simple-produce more energy. It is dead. No scraping, painting over, or re­ Nation, by many different people. Some is there and can be got at. But the getting view is going to change it from being bad Americans will have heard such words so is the sticky point, and there are enough law, bad economics, and bad politics. often before that they will fail to really difficulties in that process alone without "We have to continue," says Barry Bos­ listen. But even if some people may fail injecting even more in the form of price worth, director of the Council on Wage & to appreciate the meaning of Veterans controls. Price Stab111ty. "There is no alternative." Day, the Nation as a whole will not and As Chairman of the Price Commission Yes there ls. I offer these recommenda­ tions: must not. from 1971 to 1973, C. Jackson Grayson Remove all price and allocation controls Today, there are few Americans who saw from a frontline perspective just over gasoline and other fuels. personally remember the surge of what effect price controls are having on Remove all wage and price controls. patriotism that marked American sac­ shortages and inflation, and he did not Abolish the Council on Wage & Price Sta­ rifices to save Europe in the dark days of like what he saw. b111ty. world War I. And many Americans are Mr. Grayson's recommendations may Return to a market economy. too young to remember the way in which seem drastic to some, but our energy sit­ A "political 1mpossib111ty," the conven­ our Nation drew together as one and met tional wisdom runs. It can't be done. Con­ the gigantic challenge of defending civi­ uation is becoming increasingly grave gress, the President, and the public would and demands drastic measures such as never stand for it. Believing this, many lization during World War II. The mem­ he advocates. I commend his thoughtful businessmen and legislators fail to fight for ories of many younger Americans are essay to all my colleagues for their re­ a return to the market system. Instead, they filled with images of Korea and Vietnam, flection. remain silent or concentrate on compromises where war became somehow different The essay follows: and accept what Representative Al IDlman and the way in which we as a nation (From Business Week) ca.Us "the political equation." That's a mis­ viewed our veterans changed. take, both economically and politically. How To ACHIEVE AN AMERICAN MIRACLE The victims of these new attitudes are Economically, controls a.re a disaster. As in large part our American veterans. (By C. Jackson Grayson, Jr.) chairman of the Price Commission during These are men and women who sacri­ The most frightening aspect of the current Phase II (1971-73), I saw this firsthand. Af­ gasoline crunch is not the long lines. Nor the ter an initial appearance of gains, the in­ ficed as bravely and unselfishly as any price. Nor OPEC. It is not even the shoot­ evl ta.ble erosion and inetncienctei;; began. No Americans ever have, yet who, tragically, outs at the service stations. matter how good our intentions, how ha.rd have sometimes gained neither the It's the almost total absence of serious we worked, what models we employed, or understanding, nor the respect nor the consideration and open support by business­ how ingeniously we designed the regula­ fair treatment that their sacrifices have men, politicians, and economists for a return tions, the controls could never handle as earned. to the market system to ration demand and efficiently or as effectively the millions of It is this debt to recent veterans, yet increase supplies. decisions made dally in the marketplace to The answer to our problems has to be com­ adjust to the changing conditions of sup­ unpaid, which challenges us as Ameri­ plete decontrol-decontrol not only of oil, ply and demand. The controls did not re­ cans today. but also of gasoline-and elimination of the duce shortages or inflation. They increased At the same time, our continuing debt price and wage "guidelines" program along both. and obligations to veterans of other eras with it: a complete dismantling of the in­ POLITICAL COURAGE remain as compelling as ever. creasingly complicated, inefficient, inequita­ Bad economics is also bad politics. A very The world we live in today, 6 weeks ble, and unworkable machinery of energy recent example is Brita.in. Margaret Thatcher and wage-price controls. before the start of the 1980's, is as dan­ rode to power on pledges to reduce much of gerous at it has been at any time in our I recommend this not from blind ideologi­ the governmental economic management, to cal faith in the market system, but from ( 1) decontrol prices and wages, and to revive the history-in many ways, it is a more dan­ a reading of the history of the failures of market system. gerous world than America faced in wage-price and allocation controls for over The classic example, of course, is West 1776, or in 1918, or 1941. We face two 40 centuries, (2) an observation of the cur­ Germany. In July, 1948, virtually all eco­ powerful adversaries, one of which 1'.he rent failures of energy and wage-price guide­ nomic controls were removed, including price Soviet Union, is increasing its offensive lines, and (3) my own personal experience and wage controls. The A111ed powers, then in directing controls, during Phase Il of military capabilities at a terrifying rate President Nixon's wage-price program. in control, were fearful that it would lead to while its worldwide adventurism-even greater inflation, unemployment, poUtlca.l in our own hemisphere-is being con­ The gasoline situation is a good example. instab111ty, and more problems for the poor. The President blames Congress and scolds The bold move was controversial even tinually stepped up. We face an increas­ the public. The Congress blames the Presi­ among those closest to its architect, the ing dependence on a thin lifeline of oil dent and lectures the oil companies. End­ economist (later Chancellor) Ludwig Er­ tankers stretching from the other side of less and fruitless disputes, investigations, hard. the world at the very time when the So­ and hearings drain the nation's energies to The fears proved unfounded. There was viets are acting to threaten that lifeline find out who's to blame: "Is there a short­ higher employment, higher real wages, ris­ and those oil sources. We face a world age? Where is the gasoline?" ing productivity, a. disappearance of blll'ck filled with very real dangers, both short At the gas pumps there are hired guards, markets, an abund.a.nce of goods in the shootings, thefts, and scams. Hundreds of shops, and-after an initial spurt in prices-­ and long term. thousands of hours a.re spent nonproduc­ a. great reduction in inflation. Apathy and In such a world, honoring those who tively in long lines when the nation's pro­ despair turned to hope and energy. have served this Nation in previous times ductivity growth is already alarmingly low. In truth, the "economic miracles" that of danger becomes much more than an New allocation schemes a.re cooked up al­ have followed decontrol were not miracles. exercise in ceremony. By honoring our most daily: odd-even days, numbered wind­ They were no more than a.n end to the eco­ shield stickers, minimum purchase a.mounts, veterans we show that America is still a state conservation quotas, coupons. Such nomic paralysis and disorder ca.used. by the nation that meets her commitments control mechanisms and a return to the mar­ after all-be they commitments to our controls organize and prolong sho]'tages. And ket economy. in the process the poor, those with low in­ own citizens, or commitments worldwide. comes, and the weak a.re hurt the most. President Carter speaks of the need for "polltical courage" in facing these problems. By honoring our veterans we show BACK TO A MARKET ECONOMY It's time for a.n act of political courage that that our ties with our history are still A good account of the history of controls makes both political and economic sense: strong and that our history still serves as ls chronicled in a recent book by Robert L. decontrol.e an inspiration and guide. By honoring November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31451 our veterans we tell future generations of distribute relief adequately on a scale nec­ able to carry thousands of tons are needed Americans that their country intends to essary to reach the needy millions. Many in order to develop a. sufficient delivery ca­ Cambodians are so weak, from sickness or pacity. Furthermore, since the internal stand by them when they set aside their hunger, they are literally unable to load and transportation structure is nearly destroyed, own lives to put on their country's uni­ unload the relief shipments. trucks and other vehicles (as well as spa.re form. parts) must be imported in order to sustain ESTIMATE OF NEED But above all, honoring our veterans the delivery of relief within Cambodia.. A number of international relief organi­ ultimately comes down to one word: Re­ U .S . GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE STATUS If zations have worked to develop a compre­ spect. the United States ever reaches hensive estimate of the needed world relief In response to the world appeals by the point at which, as a nation, we are effort to rescue and rehabilitate the people UNICEF/1CRC, Oxfa.m and other groups, the unwilling or unable to give sincere re­ of Cambodia.. The basic needs are food and United States government has acted to pro­ spect to those who have given of them­ commodities, health care, unloading and vide large scale disaster aid. In announcing selves in service to their country, then transport equipment for distribution of re­ a package of U.S. assistance on Wednesday, we will have lost the right to call our­ lief, seed, and equipment to rebuild schools. October 24, 1979, President Carter stated: UNICEF and the International Committee of "Thirty-seven years a.go, a. holocaust began selves, as we do, the land of the free and which was to take the lives of more than 6 the home of the brave. the Red Cross (ICRC) have undertaken a. million human beings. The world stood by Mr. Speaker, every citizen of the Le­ joint relief effort; they released the follow­ silently, in a. moral lapse whose enormity still high Valley of Pennsylvania joins me in ing figures on October 19, 1979, in a. world­ numbs the human mind. We now face, once offering our deepest gratitude and, above wide appeal for immediate aid: again, the threat of a.voidable death and all, our respect to all Americans, includ­ ICRC/UNICEF forecast plan for 6 months avoidable suffering for literally millions of ing the more than 75,000 from the Le­ (In U.S. dollars] people, and this time we must act swiftly $15,976,000 to save the men, women and children who high Valley, who are veterans of military Health ------­ are our brothers and sisters in Clod's family." Education ------­ 2,800,000 service to their country. They have truly President Carter proposed a. total aid pack­ earned more than our respect and grati­ Logistics ------­ 10,837,000 Miscellaneous ------3,900,000 age of $69 million, including the 7 million tude-they have earned the faithful ful­ already pledged on October 15, 1979. Of the Food ------58,200,000 fillment of our promises to them.• Operating costs------3,600,000 $69 million, $5 million in existing refugee aid Contingency reserve ______5,000,000 funds were provided to UNICEF/ICRC for World food program (food Cambodian relief. $25 million in commodi­ 11,000,000 ties will be made available, subject only to CAMBODIANS CRYING FOR LIFE transport) ------assurances that they reach their destination 111, 313, 000 of those human beings in need. (Congress Total must enact a. supplemental appropriation for HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ OXFAM-Britain, working jointly with $20 million of these commodities.) $9 million OXFAM-America and a. consortium of other of additional U.S. refugee assistance funds OF NEW YORK relief organizations, has also conducted an will be provided to meet approximately one­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES estimate of food and relief aid, with a. par­ third of the total cost of Thailand's program Wednesday, November 7, 1979 ticular · emphasis on agricultural supplies to a.id the tens of thousands of Cambodian and assistance: refugees entering Thailand. • Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, I would OXFAM assessment of needs Carter asked that the final $30 million be like to commend to the attention of my [In U.S. dollars] authorized through the Zablocki-Wolff B111 in the House of Representatives for the next colleagues an excellent report on the cur­ Clenera.l feeding ______$24,933,000 rent crisis in Cambodia and the humani­ phase of relief in Cambodia.. This bill, which Supplementary feeding (hospi­ was actively supported by Congressman so­ tarian response of the international com­ 634,000 munity. This report was prepared by the tals, orphanages)------­ larz and many others in the House, waa Cleneral relief (supplies, trucks, passed by the House on October 25, 1979, by Indochina Refugee Action Center, which unloading equip.)------­ 2,747,000 is acting as a clearinghouse on this issue. a vote of 362-10. (This bill is in the form of Seeds--staple ------­ 10,565,000 an amendment to the supplemental Depart­ Mr. Speaker, I insert this document in Seecls--vegetable ------220,000 ment of Sta.te appropriation !or refugee the RECORD. Agricultural equipment ______l, 21'5, 000 assistance.) REPORT BY INDOCWNA REFUGEE ACTION CENTER Miscellaneous ------507,000 The Senate had already passed a Kennedy­ Cost of transport ______7,395,000 OVERVIEW proposed "sense of Congress" amendment on Overhead/contingency __ - - - _-- - 6,867,000 War, tyranny, genocide, invasion, fa.mine October 11, 1979 in support of Cambodian and epidemic disease-these are tragedies relief aid. On October 16th the Senate For­ that have often and sadly struck human Total ------65,083,000 eig.n Relations Committee unanimously communities during the long history of the It should be emphasized that the above passed a McClovern-prooosed amendment to world. It is often hard to imagine the im­ figures are estimates for immediate relief the State Department supplemental refugee pact of any one of these upon a nation and only, !or a period of approximately the next appropriation, for $30 million in assistance its people, yet the people of Cambodia have six months. There is a. growing awareness to Cambodia.. Since this bill is quite similar been stricken by each and all of these hu­ that additional world aid will be required to the bill passed by the House, swift man d1sasters in just the last five years. to adequately restore and rehab111ta.te the passage by the Senate of the final bill is The result of all these human plagues and expected. people of Cambodia. WORLD PLEDGES tragedies is a decimated and dying people. The above food estimates are based on Famine and epidemic disease have begun complex formulations. To assist in under­ While reports of world pledges to the in­ their own grim march through Cambodia. A standing these food needs, Jean Mayer, Presi­ ternational effort a.re still coming in, a total once gentle, neutral and agriculturally lush dent of Tufts University and a. noted expert of $34.9 million had been pledged by the end nation is now threatened with extinction on both nutrition and !a.mine relief, ad­ of October. unless there is immediate and decisive world vanced the following statistics in an Octo­ CAMBODIAN REFUGEE STATUS action. ber 22, 1979, press conference (held under the If the current plight of fa.mine, disease While precise figures a.re still not possible, auspices of the Federation of American Sci­ and destruction in Cambodia. can be likened it is estimated that of the 8 million Cam­ entists), at which he called for an immediate to the Holocaust in the enormity of human bodians in 1970, only 4.7 m1llion survived and massive U.S. a.id effort: 2,000 caJories per suffering delivered on a nation of people, the decade of war and the Pol Pot holocaust. day a.re needed to stabilize a malnourished we must also realize a second major factor Of those remaining, as many as 2 to 3 mil­ person. A kilogram per day will feed approxi­ in the Cambodian tragedy. The combination lion are !acing starvation. There are reports mately two people; a. ton a. day will feed 2,000 of tragic events in the past decade has that as many as 200,000 people a.re dying people. Assuming that two million of the re­ ca.used an enormous flow of Cambodians out monthly, with hundreds of thousands more maining Cam.bodia.ns a.re !acing starvation, of the country, joining the ranks of the racked by malnutrition and disease. or a. minimum of 1,000 tons a da.y of food is re­ worldwide population of refugees. This en­ those Cambodians escaping to refugee com­ quired-165 ,000 tons in the next six months forced dispersal of Ca.mbodia.ns--including pounds in Thailand, 90 percent have ma­ just to sta.b111ze the starving population. Dr. many of the most talented and able leaders, laria, with bleeding dystentary and other Mayer also pointed out that a diet adequate fleeing from the Pol Pot tyranny-has re­ diseases rampant. Estimates are that as to reha.b111tate and strengthen these Cam­ sulted in a Cambodian diaspora which has little as 5 percent of the present food crop bodians will eventually require food support dispersed the culture, civll1za.tion and people is planted and harvestable, with many of of as much as 2,000-2,500 tons a. day. of this nation. the seeds !or the next crop eaten by desper­ The sheer magnitude of this food tonnage While precise population figures on the ate Cambodians. With the infrastructure of is why planes alone cannot provide a. sum­ Cambodian refugees a.re not easily obtain­ transport and communication destroyed, aid cient flow of food aid, since a plane can only able, we have been able to piece together officials are finding it incredibly difficult to carry 2o-40 tons at a time. Ships and barges some estimates. Since 1975 (but not includ- 31452 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979

lng the recent exodus into Thailand in the 4 tons of special children's food, mosquito has ma.de a request to the U.S. Treasucy De­ past several weeks), approximately 260,000 nets and blankets. partment !or a license to send ln $1 million Cambodians have fled their country. About ICRC reports that there is a major problem worth of medical supplies. 150,000 went to Vietnam, where many of of maintaining communication between Cam­ American Friends Service Committee them have been assisted in refugee camps bodia. and points outside. They have radio by the U.N. High COmm1ssloner for Refu­ equipment and a radio operator in Phnom AFSC sent a delegation to Phnom Penlh gees. There are also unconfirmed reports Penh, but are stlll a.waiting clearance to use early ln September to negotiate a contribu­ that as many as 120,000 of these refugees them. ICRC· has a radio link from Bangkok, tion of medical supplles. They are presently may have crossed back over the Vletnamese­ Thailand to Geneva, therefore, for the time pursuing U.S. aid funds to purchase these Cambodlan border, or have been brought being, information has to be flown from supplies. In addition., AFSC has provided back by the Vietnamese government. Phnom Penh to Bangkok. $100,000 to OXfam for the pµrchase of 400 Of the remaining 110,000 refugees, about UNICEF/ICRC also report that they have tons of rice. AFSC is committed to raising at 20,000 have been resettled in France and ten staff people ln Cambodia. to receive relief lea.st $200,000 !or their Cambodian relief 14,000 1n the United States. Another 10,000 supplies and to monitor and oversee their effort. have been in UNHCR-affiliated refugee transfer to all trucks and rallcars. World Vision International· World Vision reports that they delivered camps ln Thailand, some for as long as four Ox/am years. A more recent group of about 60,000 10 tons of food and medicine on Oct. 20th Cambodian refugees entered Thailand dur­ OXfa.m reports that its first barge of 1,500 and 23rd, at a cost of $25,000. A two man ing the past year--45,000 of whom were tons of relief a.id (primarily food) has arrived team leaves on Oct. 29th to prepare for a forced back into Cambodia by the govern­ at the Cambodian port of Kompong Som, major effort in which World Vision plans to ment of Thailand this past June. (Thailand where it was met by 3 ministers of the spend at least $1 mllllon. The Oct. 29th has since reversed this policy, and ls not now Heng Sa.mrin government. OXfam officials re­ filght to Cambodia wlll include 5 tons of turning away Cambodians fleeing the war port that unloading was carried out "with a supplies especially earmarked for orphans, and famine ln their country.) The remain­ high degree of cooperation and without a including mosquito nets, clothing, food and ing 15,000 refugees who crossed the border hitch," although they point out that the educational materials. 120 dock workers were mostly 16-18 year old earlier this year are now in a variety of International Rescue Committee camps and compounds ln Thailand with boys and girls who were undernourished and The International Rescue Committee has uncertain refugee status. struggled with the 100 pound bags. The sup­ The ranks of Cambodian refugees, how­ plies were met by 80 trucks--"a.11 the lorries 6 nurses and 4 doctors presently ln Tha.lland; ever, a.re now rapidly swelllng as Cambodians the country had" and driven to holding faclll· 2 additional doctors and 4 additional nurses ln alarming numbers are attempting to ties in Phnom Penh. The supplles a.re now are committed. They are also involved ln escape the ravages of war, famine and dis­ being distributed to regional centers using setting up a major facillty which will be equipped for large numbers of temporarily ease by fleeing into Thailand. It ls estimated the "infrastructure establlshed by the previ­ that during the last several weeks alone, ous regime." displaced Cambodians. In aiddltlon, IRC ls ln 210,000 Cambodians have entered Thailand. Ox!a.m states that their monitors are per­ the process of buying a van in Thalland to No one ls certain how many more are ready mitted to accompany the supplies to each be used as a moblle medical unit. to flee, but observers feel that hundreds of destination. They have 5 staff members ln On November 4th, members of the IRC's thousands more Cambodians ma.y attempt to Phnom Penh !or that reason, aind 3 more in Citizens' Committee on Indochina Refugees, make their way a.cross the Thal border as Ka.mpong Som and other parts of Cambodia. which ls made up of prominent American conditions ln Cambodia worsen. A second barge of 2,000 tons (prlmairlly civic and religious leaders, will vlslt Thai­ food) scheduled to leave on Oct. 27, will be land to observe the consequences of the RELIEF SUPPLY STATUS routed up the Mekong River, with tJb.e per­ Cambodian tragedy first hand. The two most sizeable efforts to channel mission of the Vietnamese government, so Refugees International reports that it has food and relief supplies into Cambodia are that lt can arrive ln Phnom Penh. Oxfa.m sent 280 tons of food on the second OXfam 1) the joint effort mounted by UNICEF and reports that this is a real breakthrough in barge into Cambodia. · the International Committee of the Red cooperation with the Vietnamese, and marks The Mennonite Central Committee con­ Cross, and 2) the effort organized by Oxfam, the first time a U.S. ship has travelled up tributed funds to the efforts of the Church ln conjunction with a consortium of other the Mekong since the end of the Vietnam World Service and the Christian Conference relief organizations. In addition, there a.re a War. This second barge will not only con­ of Asia. number of other significant efforts, such as tain food, but also a fork lift truck and a CONTRmUTION ADDRESSES those being carried out by the Catholic Re­ large quantity of seeds. The following list of organizations who lief Services, Church World Service, the With its tJbird shipment, scheduled to leave can accept contributions for the Cambodian American Friends Service Committee, the In­ by barge the week of Oct. 29th, OXfa.m will relief effort was supplied by the U.S. Com­ ternational Rescue Committee, and World shift its major emphasis to agricultural re­ mittee for UNICEF: Vision International, among . others. construction, relying on UNICEF/ICRC for U.S. Committee for UNICEF, 331 E. 38th We have obtained the following data on major food relief. This third shipment will Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10016. the status of delivery and supply efforts by include 2,000 tons of seed, tools, fl.sh nets, National Headquarters, American Red the primary organizations involved ln provid­ irrlgaition equipment, etc. Cross, 2025 E Street NW., Washington, D.C. ing disaster relief to the Cambodian people: On Oct. 25th, a 30-40 ton flight from Ire­ 20005. (The Am. Red Cross asks that dona­ UNICEF and the International Committee of land, arranged by Oxfam and backed by the tions not be sent to local chapters) . the Red Cross (ICRC) Irish government, was scheduled to carry 4 U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Re­ The joint operation by UNICEF/ICRC re­ land rovers, mllk, sugar, and edible oll. At gion 9, Room C-301, U.N. Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. ports that 300 tons of food and relief supplies the same ttme, an Australian flight is carry­ 10017. are belng sent from Bangkok to Phnom Penh ing 30 tons of medical and other emergency Catholic Relief Services, 1011 First Avenue, by 7 chartered Hercules jets. (Hercules jets supplies. In aiddltlon, about Oot. 26th, an air­ N.Y., N.Y. 10022. are being used because they are self-loading lift from Turkey ls scheduled to carry 8 Church World Service, 475 Riverside Drive, and unloading and therefore do not require seven-ton British Leyland diesel trucks on a N.Y., N.Y. 10027. extensive logistical ground support). Of these 747 fligtht to Phnom Penh. International Rescue Committee, 386 Park 300 tons, 180 tons a.re food; the remainder of Catholic Relief Services Avenue South, N.Y., N.Y. 10016. the shipment includes 4 land rovers, 4 trucks, Oxfam America, 302 Columbus Avenue, Since late June, more than 20 convoys of Boston, Mass. 02116. 1 fork lift truck and 13.6 tons of diesel fuel. trucks loaded with food, clothing, and medi­ Another 52 tons of supplies, including 6 cal supplies have traveled to vairlous points American Friends Service Committee, 1501 land rovers, are being sent by 2 chartered along the Thal border, delivering their car­ Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102. flights from Europe. Jn addition, 220 tons of goes to cambodlans who come a.cross the C.A.R.E., 660 First Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10016. relief supplies a.re being sent on an Oxfam border, pick up this aid, and carry lt back to Lutheran World Relief, 360 Park Avenue barge (see section on OXfa.m below) and an Cambodia. Presently the Catholic Relief Serv­ South, N.Y., N.Y. 10010.e additional 1,000 tons of rice by sea from ices are attempting to raise at least $1,000,- Bangkok. 000-through appeals to church, private, and Leaving by the end of the month are: 5,000 government sources-to continue these oper­ tons of rice, and 3 trucks, by sea; and 22.4 ations. IN SUPPORT OF IDA NUDEL tons of food, and 5 trucks, by Hercules flights. Church World Service All of the above are scheduled to arrive by the end of October. UNTCEF/ICRC expects to CWS lha.s 5 representatives in Phnom Penh who have met with senior officials of the continue to provide 20,000 tons of food and HON. JOHN F. SEIBERLING Heng Samrln government. These representa­ OF OHIO relief supplies per month by ship via the tives are due back on Nov. 4th. There ls no harbor at Kompong Som, and 8,000 tons a word as yet as to the results of the meetings. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES month to Phnom Penh. CWS has sent $25,000 worth of mosquito net­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 To aid the Cambodians who have crossed ting into Cambodia. On Oct. 26 or 27th, an over into Thailand, UNTCEF/TCRC ls send­ airlift was scheduled to arrive ln Phnom e Mr. SEIBERLING. Mr. Speaker, the ing 788 tons of rice, fl.sh and oil, 1 ton of Penh carrying 40 tons of supplies-lo tons of House will soon consider House Concur­ medicine, 5 tons of soap, 10 tons of tarpaulin, medical supplies and 30 tons of fl.sh. CWS rent Resolution 202, expressing the sense November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31453 of Congress that the Soviet Union should whether natural events might have ca.used Severe.I dozen superbolts have been identi­ permit Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel. the a.tom bomb-llke fia.sh in the skies south fied in recent years by bomb-monitoring of South Africa. in September. Vela satellites, one of which made the Sept. Ida Nudel has been sentenced to 4 years White House science adviser Frank Press, 22 observation. Such llghtnlng fia.shes, wit:h of internal exile in Siberia for providing who convened the first of two days of meet­ 100 times more energy than a normal bolt, aid to dissidents inside the Soviet Union. ings in his office yesterday in the Old Execu­ occur chiefiy over water, whioh is why their As a cosponsor of House Concurrent Res­ tive Office Building, declined to identify any existence had not previously been recog­ olution 202, I think House action on the of the experts, saying that they might be at nized. bill is important because it reminds the work for months and that identifying them The fie.shes seem to occur where cold polar Soviets that they are not complying with might compromise their work. a.ir moves in over warm, moist ocee.nic air either the spirit or the letter of the Hel­ A U.S. Vela surveillance satemte spotted a under circumstances in which s.m.all storxns double pulse of light characteristic of a. nu­ do not relieve the buildup of electric charge. sinki accords. It may, perhaps, be point­ clear explosion in the vicinity of South Africa The result ls, in effect, many llghtning less to pick out one individual from the in late September, but U.S. intelllgence could fia.shes combined into one. hundreds who deserve global attention, find no corroborating evidence of a.n atomic SPECIALISTS TO MEET but congressional action on House Con­ explosion. Today and tomorrow, specialists in a vari­ gressional Resolution 202 puts the So­ Sensors on the satellite that would have ety of fields will meet in Washington under viets on notice that they have a long detected a release of neutrons, gamma. rays White House auspices to review possible ex­ way to go to live up to their obligation and X-rays apparently had been turned off to planations of la.st month's event. The possl­ to observe basic human rights, including save power on the satellite and prolong its billties include such natural causes as super­ life. The Vela was aging, having been put into bolts and fireballs plunging from space, a the freedom to emigrate. Permitting Ida orbit in 1970 to watch for violations of the Nudel to emigrate would be an important global treaty banning atmo.spheric tests. malfunction of the satellite and an unusual step by the Soviets in the direction of nuclear explosion. A few days after the initial reports of the Superbolts are seen by some as the most Sept. 22 phenomenon, which was described recognizing their responsibilities under plausible explanation because, a.s with the the terms of the Helsinki accords.• as a probable nuclear test, the Air Force Technical Applications Center and the CIA Sept. 22, event they produce a very brief fia.sh much like that of a nualea.r detonation. reported finding acoustic evidence from lis­ However: the recording was of a double pulse, VERIFICATION: SCIENCE OR tening posts in widely separated parts of the which is characteristic of nuclear explosions, GUESSWORK? world that seems to confirm a.n explosion. After further study, however, they withdrew rather than the single fia.sh recorded from this conclusion, according to official sources, super bolts. HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL and reported that the earlier evidence might Ca.pt. Bobby N. Turma.n Of the Air Force, simply have been commonplace random who ha.s specialized in the phenomenon, said OF Il.LINOIS background noise. this week in a telephone interview that none IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES No seismic evidence was recorded anywhere of the bolts ithat he had studied had shown a double fia.sh. The sa.tellltes have observed Wednesday, November 7, 1979 in the world of a nuclear explosion. More importantly, search aircraft fiying over the dozens of superbolts, particularly off Japan. • Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, the recent Indian a.nd South Atlantic oceans have found LOS ALAMOS' VIEWPOINT debate concerning an enormous· explo­ no evidence of radioactive debris in the Specialists a.t the Los Alamos Scientific sion which occurred near South Africa atmosphere that would have been left by a. Laboratory in New Mexico, which developed should be of concern to all Americans. nuclear explosion. the satellites that watch for secret weapons Initially it was said that the explosion The seven experts were brought to Wash­ tests in the atmosphere or space, are said to ington to discuss alternate explanations for be convinced that last month's fia.shes were was caused by a nuclear detonation. The Vela's observation, such as a. "superbolt" typical of those from a nuclear test and re­ South African Government denied this. of Ughtning, a meteor entering the atmos­ sembled. nothing else. Now there are different theories to ac­ phere or a freak combination of the two. But it is proposed by such proponents of count for the explosion, chief among A White House source said the experts so the superbolt hypothesis as Dr. Gordon J. F. which is that it was caused by a superbolt far have not ruled out any of those explana­ Ma.oDona.ld of the Mitre Corporation, which with 100 tim~ more energy than an ordi­ tions but ca.st some doubt on them. advises the Government on defense matters, nary lightning bolt. Vela has seen many suprbolts in its nine that superbolts, like ordinary lightning, may years in orbit, always es a. single flash of in fa.ct be preceded by a. leader stroke. It is Those of us who are not scientists are light and not the double fie.sh it saw in suggested that the leader stroke may be so content to leave the inquiry to specialists. September. On no fewer than 41 previous faint that one was not previously detected. But in an important sense this debate occasions did Vela. see the double fia.sh, and Another posibility is that while superbolts over the origin of the explosion concerns it always was a French or Chinese nuclear normally occur singly, this might have been us all. If the most sophisticated technol­ test in the atmosphere. a double event. ogy in human history cannot conclusively Regarding the theory of a. meteor burning The two fiashes last month were observed prove that an explosion of such magni­ up, there were no reports anywhere that a within a fraction ·of a second, the second meteor large enough to generate that much fiash being far brighter than the first. This tude was caused by a clear weapon, how llght had entered the atmosphere, the same ls the sequence recorded by the Vela satel­ can we expect such technology to do the source said. lites in dozens of bomb tests by the French sophisticated and intricate monitoring of The source said the panel also discussed a.nd Chinese. The initial fiash ls from the the SALT II treaty? We are told by the whether the doublefiash was sunlight glint­ triggering device, followed by the main det­ President that we have the technological ing off another satellite or a spark or elec­ onation. means to verify Soviet compliance. But tronic malfunction inside the Vela. The OTHER SIGNS LACKING as we have seen in recent months, we source said neither of these posslb111ties has Yet the occurrence of a nuclear explosion cannot even tell if Soviet troops have been ruled out. · is questioned because none of its other tell­ increased their numbers 90 miles from "There is a remote cha.nee," the source tale signs, such as shock waves in the atmos­ Miami and, now, we learn that our space said, "that the satellite could have mal­ phere or within the earth, have been functioned once in a. way that we did not recorded. Scouting planes have reportedly satellites cannot verify with any degree see a.gain. We're looking at that possib111ty." been unable to find any of the radioactive of accuracy the origin of a super explo­ Le.st week, the State Department an­ debris normally left by such an explosion. sion. nounced that the satellite had seen what While superbOllts on land a.re rare, one At this point I wish to insert in the appeared to be a nuclear explosion and sug­ apparently occurred along the South Shore record, "South Africa 'Blast' May Have gested South Africa. as the source. South of Long Island on Oct. 10. The noise, like Been Bolt," by Walter Sullivan, from the Africa has vehemently denied that it trig­ that of a great explosion, created consterna­ gered. a.n e.tomic explosion. tion in many communities. Police stations New York Times, November 1, 1979; "The were fiooded with calls, bwt no evidence o1 'Flash' Seen Round the World," by John SOUTH AFRICA "BLAST" MAY HAVE BEEN BOLT diama.ge on la.nd was reported. K. Cooley, from the Christian Science A destructive superbolt struck Bell Island, Monitor, October 331, 1979; "Experts Ex­ SOME SCIENTISTS NOW BELIEVE THAT THE 'NU­ off Newfoundland, on April 2 of last year, plore Cause of Flash Near South Africa," CLEAR' DETONATION WAS SUPER FLASH OF and scientists from Los Ala.mos were sent to by Thomas O'Toole, from the Washing­ LIGHTNING investigate. Accordingly to Dr. Thomas Gold ton Post. November 2. 1979. (By Walter Sullivan) of Cornell University, who also went there, flash the bolt lef:t a one-mile swath Of damage. EXPERTS EXPLORE CAUSE OF FLASH NEAR A "superbolt," which is a. llghtning so powerful that it can release as much en­ Trees were split; television ante!nnas were 8. AFRICA ergy a.s a. small nuclear weapon, may e.ccount twisted beyond recognition; transformers (By Thomas O'Toole) for wha.t was orlglna.lly thought to be a. were shattered and circuit breakers hung The White House has gathered seven out­ nuclear detonation near South Africa. la.st from power-line poles, and there were craters side experts on atmospheric science to discuss month, some scientists now belleve. in the new-fallen snow. 31454 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979

SOME LINES VAPORIZED probably have to be set off by a huge laser. It is my belief that there is only one Also, some power llnes were vaporized, and No one has ever done it, as far as we know. way to restrain excessive spending made the aAr in a chicken coop was so heated that The French have been doing research on possible by overtaxation and debt bor­ the structure exploded. Dr. Gold ls among laser triggers, and the Chinese have carried out fusion explosion tests most recently." rowing, and that is by mandate of a con­ those who lean toward the superbolt ex­ stutional amendment that requires a planation o! last month's event. France normally tests its nuclear devices According to Dr. MacDonald, wea.ther con­ in the Kerguelen Islands north of Antarctica balanced Federal budget and restrains ditions near South Africa were "not very dif­ but eastward of the "flash" area. French spending. Some of us stalwart fiscal con­ ferent" from those associated with the Bell tests usually are publicly reported. servatives have been saying this for a Island superbolt. South Africa, a Inajor uranium producer, long time. Now with deficits mounting The most obvious explanation for the has two known nuclear reactors and since and spending skyrocketing, we have an twin flashes would be a secret nuclear weap­ 1975 has operated a pilot plant for enrich­ opportunity to send a message to the Sen­ ons test, perhaps timed and positioned to ment of uranium, with help from West Ger­ ate subcommittee as it prepares to re­ miniinize detection by American satellites. many and France. port out a constitutional amendment to South Africa's vehement denial of a nuclear On Nov. 4, 1977, the U.N. Security Council test has led to suggestions that a Inissile was unanimously voted to embargo arms ship­ the full Senate Judiciary Committee. It inadvertently launched and detonated by a men ts to South Africa. A year later, the U.S. is up to those of us who are true fiscal Soviet submarine. However, such a.n explo­ canceled contracts for delivery of enriched conservatives to make clear to those who sion should have produced signs other than uranium to South Africa. However, U.S. offi­ profess fiscal conservatism, but whose the flashes, and none have been detected. cials say, France did not cancel its nuclear actions indicate they are spendthrifts, In 1958, a secret oceanic test was carried fuel contracts.e exactly what we mean by the concept of out by the United States in the South At­ a balanced Federal budget. lantic. Rockets from a seaplane tender lifted We must make it clear that a balanced three small nuclear devices to be detonated Federal budget should not be achieved 300 miles aloft. The purpose was to see if this TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE JUDI­ would envelope the earth in artificial shells through higher rates of taxation. It of radiation that could screen a missile at­ CIARY COMMITTEE IN BEHALF OF should be achieved through less spending tack. Not only were such shells i>roduced, THE ''TAXPAYERS' PROTECTION and lower rates of taxation. but worldwide magnetic effects were re­ AMENDMENT'' There are three ways to balance a corded. None followed the Sept. 22 event. budget, one way is by raising taxes, the HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT second way is by reducing spending, and THE "FLASH" SEEN RoUND THE WORLD the third way is by expanding the tax (By John K. Cooley) OF CALIFORNIA base through lower tax rates while hold­ WASHINGTON.-The mystery of the bril­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRF..SENTATIVES ing the line on spending. I prefer the sec­ liant flash which a United States Vela satel­ Wednesday, November 7, 1979 ond and third methods, particularly the lite "saw" in the Southern Hemisphere Sept. 22 poses some serious questions-not only e Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, the third, and I believe so do the vast ma­ about the origin of the phenomenon, but Senate Subcommittee on the Constitu­ jority of Americans. In fact, in a recent also about U.S. detection capabilities. tion will soon report out a bill propooing Roper poll 73 percent of those questioned South Africa has denied that it carried a constitutional amendment that will said that they would favor a constitu­ out a nuclear test. No evidence has been mandate a balanced Federal budget. This tional amendment that would make it published that would link the three-phased step will 1be of great significance because harder to raise tax rates by raising the flash (typical of nuclear tests) to a. test by voting majority needed before Congress any government or group. it will open up another round of debate Since no U.S. government agency or other and news media focus on the lax fiscal could pass a tax rate increase. The Amer­ source has so far admitted to detecting radio­ ground rules that govern congressional ican people do not want the budget bal­ active fallout, some scientists believe that if tax and spending policies. anced through higher taxes. a nuclear device was tested it might have This focus is exactly what we need Senator ARMSTRONG and I have intro­ been a fusion explosion--set oft' not by a fis­ right now because to even the most cas­ duced a constitutional amendment which sion (uranium or plutonium) trigger, but now has 17 House cosponsors. The possibly by a high-powered laser. ual observer of the congressional tax and spending process, it should be apparent amendment would make it harder for Why, the scientists and others are asking, Congress to raise tax rates while man­ did the U.S. State and Defense departments that there is no real restraint holding wait until ABC News correspondent John back excessive spending and taxation. A dating a balanced Federal budget for Scali reported the Vela sighting to make it case in point is the situation we are in each fiscal year. This bill, House Joint public? now. Here it is November, and we still Resolution 408, and Senate Joint Reso­ "We were simply reluctant," said one gov­ have not agreed to a binding limit on lution 93, also known as "The Taxpay­ ernment official, "to publicize a matter expenditures for this fiscal year 1980, a ers' Protection Amendment," is the only which was vague, unproven, and unresolved." fiscal year which started last October 1. bill being considered by the Senate sub­ Does lack of other evidence so far show The second concurrent resolution, which committee that actually protects the Na­ that the United States-despite its costly sets the limit, should have been approved tion's taxpayers again.st a balanced budg­ worldwide surveillance systems for the by mid-September. Our tardiness is not et achieved through inflation-induced oceans, the atmosphere, and space--cannot tax increases, by bracket creep, or by im­ be absolutely certain about what takes place surprising to me since last year, the sec­ i.n the remote southern seas and skies north ond concurrent resolution had to be re­ position of new consumer and produced of Antarctica.? vised. The Federal expenditure ceiling taxes. Massachusetts Institute of Technology was raised by $7 billion last May. The The ''Taxpayers' Protection Amend­ Prof. Bernard W. Field says that if there was deadline of the previous year meant ment" not only requires the Congress to a fission blast, U.S. aircraft and other tech­ nothing. As Federal expenditures rose, reduce all tax rates to offset the effects of nical means should have picked up evidence the Congres.s simply revised its second inflation. It also raises the majority by now to back up the picture from the 170,- concurrent resolution. This time around needed to pass a tax rate increase while 000-mile-high Vela satellite. we can't even get a second concurrent mandating a balanced Federal budget. "Such a test," says Dr. Feld, director of is MIT's division of nuclear a.nd high energy resolution passed. Why? Because there Tax rate increases and spending deft.­ physics, "would have to leave radioactive no binding constraint forcing Congress cits will require a three-fifths majority traces in the atmosphere. But we haven't to act either to meet a deadline, or to live of both Houses of Congress. In contrast, heard yet that any were found," despite what within its means. tax rate reductions will only require a U.S. defense officials described as careful Last year the Congress allowed $7 bil­ simple majority, and any temporary def­ searches by specially equipped aircraft. lion more in red ink to spill over the icits which may result as a byproduct of U.S. Defense Department spokesman Tom spending limit, and it made no serious the rate reductions will not be in viola­ Ross said Oct. 30 that no radioactive traces attempt to clean up the mess. The same tion of the balanced budget rule. This had been found by U.S. surveillance in the bill makes it harder to raise tax rates, Southern Hemisphere, contrary to reports thing is going on this year because there from the Soviet news agency, Tass. Earlier, is no effective restraint holding the con­ easier to lower them, and it has a built­ Tass issued a denial that the flash was gressional ink •bottle in place. But make in spending limitation without relying ca.used by explosions aboard a. Soviet nuclear no mistake about it, the spending stream on any complex spending formulas. submarine. cannot go on forever. When the last drop Spending will not exceed tax collections, MIT physicist Costa Tsipis said, "A fusion of red ink is spilled, the country will find and tax collections will be determined explosion without a. plutonium trigger would itself a total shambles. solely by the rate of real growth in the November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31455 economy. Not inflation. If the Congress pointing to tax rate reductions as 1ihe pre­ citizens from whom it has borrowed. It is wants to spend more it will have to raise ferred fiscal method of stimulating eco­ an obligation to levy taxes on the General nomic growth. Under H.J. Res. 278, the Con­ citizenry upon the maturity of the debt. taxes. gress will be telling the people of America In some instances the budget deficit is Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with that the most beneficial way to achieve a financed via the Federal Reserve Bank's our colleagues the in-depth economic balanced budget is by fueling . economic printing presses, and this can be inflationary. rationale behind the "Taxpayers' Pro­ growth through supply-side incentives. It Historically, however, the Fed's role in financ­ tection Amendment," House Joint Reso­ will be our way of saying that we in Con­ ing the debt has not been as great as rna.ny lution 406-formerly House Joint Reso­ gress recognize that we could balance the people have been led to believe. The blame lution 278-which was contained in my budget by raising taxes through the vehicle for our current inflation is only partially testimony before the House Judiciary of inflation, but that such a. fiscal program attributable to. our large deficits-the Fed would not be in the Nation's best interest has other ways to gin up the money supply. Committee, Subcommittee on Monopolies because it would just tempt a recession. The real problem with running budget defi­ and Commercial Law, last June. I in­ Judging by our current fiscal policy, the cits is that in most cases they are simply an sert it in the RECORD with the hope that Congress has no intention of balancing the expedient way of redistributing earnings our colleagues will consider this new and budget through an expanding economy. from one segment in our society to another innovative approach to our Federal tax Today's high rate of inflation is wiping out segment for forcing future generations to and spending policies to be worthy of all the economic gains that we had been pay for the tab. their cosponsorship and active support. making in response to the tax cuts that were Unfortunately, today's generation of tax­ It is an approach based on the princi­ enacted last October. payers is already paying part of the tab. ples of "supply side" economic theory, a Day by day, inflation is increasing the tax With deficits growing. the Federal Govern­ theory which tells us that lower tax burden levied on labor and capital. In so ment's obligation to increase tax rates has doing it is virtually guaranteeing a. recession. 9.lso been growing. As a. consequence, our Na­ rates and less Federal spending will A recession may be the Administration's tion's financial managers have been sys­ lead to greater economic growth. solution to inflation, but it is not the solu­ tematically turning down high risk projects STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN H. RoUSSELOT, tion that is supported by historical results. with paybacks too far off in the future. The MEMBER OF CONGRESS, BEFORE THE SUBCOM­ Inflation is a. monetary phenomenon, and bottom line has been that investment has MITTEE ON MONOPOLIES AND COMMERCIAL until we start "trading tobacco leaves" in been dropping off over a. period of years, a.nd LAW, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, ON the economy. as our forefathers did, infla­ along with it productivity. The only reason PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AL AMENDMENTS To tion will continue to be a monetary phenom­ investment has not fallen completely out of REQUmE A BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGET, TUES­ enon--caused by too much money chasing bed is because of the tax cuts we enacted last DAY, JUNE 12, 1979 too few goods. If we are trying to slow down session. With after-tax incomes for business Mr. Chairman a.nd Members of the Su:b­ inflation, we should slow down the Federal and individuals higher after the tax cut, the commlttee, thank you for allowing me this Reserve's printing presses-not the produc­ economy has been growing despite higher opportunity to testify on behalf of a tive economy. inflation. In short, all the things we said "supply-sider's" approach to the be.la.need When will the Congress realize that we last summer about the positive etrect ta.x budget, H.J. Res. 278, the Rousselot­ can have slow growth a.nd high inflation, cuts can have on incentives in the market­ Armstrong Taxpayer's Protection Amend­ high growth and high inflation, a.nd even a. place have come true. ment. recession and high inflation? The state of Obviously in light of the positive effects This bill, a. Constitutiona;l Amendment, the economy depends on the rate of growth tax cuts can have on the economy, we must has been introduced. by Sena.tor Bill Arm­ of the money supply. It depends on whether not undermine the tax cutting movement by strong a.nd myself because we both deeply the tax code is incentive oriented or whether forcing the Congress to raise taxes to balance believe in tJhe need to stimulate economic the tax code is punitive in nature. A punitive the budget. Across-the-board tax rate reduc­ growth by focusing fiscal policy on the sup­ tax code, such as the steeply progressive one tions will naturally lead to "paper" deficits ply side, a.s opposed to the demand side of we have at present, combined with high because the Treasury is simply not able to the economy. rates of monetary expansion, guarantees high calculate the supply-side etrects that cutting I think we can all agree that demand has inflation and either a slow-growth, no­ ta.x rates have on the economy. Therefore, a. wa.y of ta.king ca.re of itself. Yet, for forty growth, or even negative-growth economy. balanced budget proposals which make tax years Keynesian economists have been tell­ It is no big secret that inflation pushes cutting impossible and ta.x increases inevi­ ing us that the wa.y to achieve sust.e.ined workers into higher ta.x brackets, that it table must be avoided. economic growth is by fine tuning demand ca.uses fictional gains on the sale of assets, Mr. Chairman, there can be no doubt of the economy through Federal spending pro­ and results in the underdepreciation of plant the need to balance the budget. Large deficits grams. Now, as we sutrer froni high inflation a.nd equipment. All this leads to the over­ associated with increased Federal spending a.nd low productivity, we must get out of the taxation of income, which in turn leads to either contribute to inflation or serve only no-growth rut that our economy has fallen lower growth. These arguments a.re not new. to stifle investment because of the expec­ into by shoring up the factors responsible Yet, why do we continue to heavily ta.x work, tation of higher taxes in future years. Nor for the productive supply of goods a.nd serv­ savings, thrift, investment and entrepreneur­ can there be any doubt that the drafters ices in our society. ship while subsidizing non-work unemploy­ of the Constitution ever intended to provide Our Nation is in need of a fiscal program ment, leisure, debt, spending a.nd mediocrity? the Congress with a free ride to spend to th.a. t 1) restrains excess!ve Fedeml spending. How can we do this and still expect to grow their heart's content by virtue of inflation 2) encourages ta.x rate reductions, and 3) economically? and the progressive ta..x code. They adopted est&blishes flexible ground rules for a. bal­ We can be.la.nee the Federal budget on the provisions to limit the Federal Government-­ anced budget. backs of the taxpayers, but such actions do but adoption of the 16th Amendment ha.s To achieve these three objectives, H.J. not confer halos upon our heads for fiscal lead to the emergence of powerful special Res. 278 seeks to elimina.te the free-spending responsibility when we return to our Con­ interest groups in society and who are com - binge th!at Congress has enjoyed because of gressional districts. Most of us a.re greeted peting for larger and larger shares of a. grow· inflation and the progressive tax code. In by irate constituents demanding tax relief Ing Federal spending pie. addition, H.J. Res. 278 seeks to dampen the and less government. Nor will there be any This Congress is in need of a. new set of l'a.te of growth of Fed.era.I spending by rais­ halos for those who continue to 'blindly vote fiscal rules which automatically limits the ing the voting majority needed in the House against balancing the budget, after having growth a.nd the size of the Federal pie by and in the Senate to both deficit-spend a.nd fallen for the kinds of arguments advanced constraining the power to raise taxes either to raise taxes. by keynesia.n economists. Keynesians believe through inflation or by direct vote. After Specifically, if enacted a.nd subsequently that budget deficits can pump purchasing all, even if the tax code was entirely indexed ratified by three-fourths of the states, H.J. power into the economy. Therefore, by this by statute. there would be no guarantee Res. 278 would require the congress to re­ theory, economic growth can be stimulated that the Congress would not find some con­ duce tax mtes (duties, excises. a.nd imposts) when there is slack in the economy. Many venient scapegoat to burden with heavier to otrset the etrects of infis.tion. H .J. Res. 278 economic observers are now, however, taking taxes. Some members of Congress a.re try­ further stipulates that 1ihe Congress ma.y a more hard-nosed look at the data.. Through­ ing to do this to the oil industry. They spend more than it collects, but only upon out our history, large Federal deficits, ca.used are trying to raise revenues for spend­ favorable action by a. three-fifths majority of by a growing Federal budget, have neither ing programs by burning the "oil witch." The both Houses-except during a wartime emer­ systematically reduced the rate of unemploy­ irony is that, historically, the more the gency when this rule does not apply. Tax rate ment, nor have they systematically stimu­ increases will also require a. three-fifths ma­ Federal Government has spent. the less lated the economy. If anything, unemploy­ productive our economy has become. jority, but ta.x rate reductions will only ment tends to be higher and the rate of require a simple majority, a.nd they rna.y be economic growth lower when deficits a.re Congress must renavigate its fiscal course, passed without violating the requirement of large. lower the tax rates and reduce the size and a be.Lanced Federal budget. Despite all the myths a.round, we must scope of Federal Government. We have the This unique approach to the balanced face the cold facts as to what budget deficits ability in the 96th Congress to put an end budget will place a. heavy but fiexible lid on are, and are not. Budget deficits represent an to the unconscionable Federal intrusions spending increases and tax increases while obligation that the Government has to those into the workings of our national economy. 31456 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 Congress has the power to reduce tax never shirked the responsibility of mak­ causes, thus working for the betterment rates, restrain Federal Government spend­ ing a contribution to his community, of the county on many fronts. He served ing and balance the budget through the His involvement in Los Angeles civic as president of Mary's Help Hospital Budget Control and Impoundment Act Board o! 1974, but to date, Congress has not been affairs has been substantial. Over the Community Advisory and as a determined to do this. It is there!ore ap­ last 10 years he has served for three member of the American Institute of parent that the only recourse is to call !or terms as chairman of the Black Busi­ Banking, San Mateo County Chapter, a mandate from the people to prompt Con­ nessmen's Association of Los Angeles, and is a director and member of the Gov­ gress to act in a manner more beneficial director of the NAACP Executive Com­ ernmental Research Council. to the Nation's working taxpayers. mittee, director of PUSH's Executive Mr. Ward will be honored at a retire­ I urge this Subcommittee, which has Committee, executive committee member ment reception on Friday, November 16, recognized the immediate need for con­ of the 100 Top Black Businesses, member 1979, in San Mateo. Mr. Speaker, I am sideration of a legislative means to require proud of the outstanding public service a balanced Pedernl budget, to !avorably of the Congressional Minority Business act upon the Rousselot-Armstrong Tax­ Energy Task Force, member of the dis­ rendered by Mr. Ward to the citizens of payer's Protection Amendment (H.J. Res. trict attorney's advisory board, member San Mateo County and am glad to see 278) so as to implement a fiscal policy of the Small Business Administration that he will be so honored.• · that will generate more revenues through Advisory Board, and a member of the an expanding tax base and create the in­ State Water Quality Control Board. centives that this Nation needs to achieve Comer J. Cottrell has proven that no sustained economic growth.e obstacle or person can stand in the way TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANTS JAMES, of reaching your goals. As a businessrrui.p JOHN, AND THOMAS HUNT and a civic leader, Cottrell is dedicated to building a legacy of hope for today's TRIBUTE TO COMER J. COTI'RELL HON. JERRY LEWIS black youth. I along with fellow members OF CALIFORNIA of the metropolitan Los Angeles com­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JULIAN C. DIXON munity wish him the greatest of success OF CALIFORNIA at his new home, Dallas. Tex.• Wednesday, November 7, 1979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, in a world Wednesday, November 7, 1979 where mediocrity rather than excellence is becoming the standard, and merely • Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today TRIBUTE TO CARLE. WARD getting by is often more valued than far­ to pay tribute to a man who fought the reaching accomplishment, it is truly re­ odds and won. A man whose personal HON. BILL ROYER freshing to be associated with individ­ philosophy is as strong as life itself. OF CALIFORNIA uals whose hard work and success go Comer J. Cottrell is the president and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES much beyond that of the ordinary. Lieu­ chairman of the board of the Pro-Line tenants James, John, and Thomas Hunt Corp., a multimillion-dollar firm which Wednesday, November 7, 1979 of the U.S. Air Force are such individ­ manufactures and distributes black • Mr. ROYER. Mr. Speaker, I want to uals. As it is my privilege to pay tribute consumer cosmetics. add my voice to those honoring Carl E. to these young Americans, I further "Never say, it can't be done," is his Ward, a constituent of mine from the commend to the House of Representa­ motto and it has carried him through life 11th Congressional District of California, tives their parents, Philip and Eleanor to become the well respected and admired and for the past 19 years a member of Hunt who share with us their unique businessman he is today. Members of the the board af trustees of the San Mateo experience of having all three of their Greater Los Angeles area are gathering Community College District. sons graduate from the U.S. Air Force on November 15 to pay tribute and bid Mr. Carl Ward has been a resident of Academy. farewell to Mr. Cottrell, who is moving San Mateo County since 1937, is married I have known the Hunts for almost 15 his corporate headquarters to expanded and has three children. He is a retired years, during which time I have seen facilities in Texas. His whole life has bank executive and has a degree from these young men grow to become solid been an inspiration and a shining ex­ the Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers citizens. They all have had outstanding ample of what can be achieved with the University. high school and Academy careers and wlll to succeed. Before becoming a member of the their accomplishments are many. Starting in 1970, Comer Cottrell built board of trustees in 1960, Carl worked on First Lt. James Hunt, stationed at El­ his firm from the ground up into one of a 28-member community advisory com­ mendorf Air Force Base in Alaska as an the top 100 black businesses in the coun­ mittee which recommended a master aircraft commander and functional test try today. With an initial investment of plan for development of the district to flight pilot was continually at the top of only $600, he nurtured his company in meet the growing educational needs of his class at the Air Force Academy and less than 10 years into a $12-million-per­ residents of San Mateo County. He served during pilot training. He graduated 87th year business. on the board throughout the entire tran­ in his class, was on the dean's list seven The Pro-Line Corp. found its begin­ sition from a one-college district to a of eight semesters and graduated on the nings in the State of California, and ex­ multicollege operation, and watched en­ Commandant's list from the Academy. panded through the years with business rollment in the district colleges grow During his undergraduate pilot train­ sites in Birmingham, Ala.; Nairobi, from approximat.ely 8,000 in 1960 to more ing he received the Commander's Trophy Kenya; Trinidad, West Indies; and than 30,000 students today. Hundreds of as the outstanding graduate of Vance Lagos, Nigeria. This is a long way from new courses and dozens of vocational­ Air Force Base's class of 1977-78. He home for a man born in Mobile, Ala. technical programs have been added, as received the academic award, was a dis­ The character of the company reflects well as pioneering ventures in programs tinguished graduate and the outstand­ the strength and fierce independence of for women, minorities, the handicapped, ing graduate in both the T-37 and T-38 its owner; Pro-Line stands on its own and students in need of financial aid. aircraft. During advanced training at merits. Never in its entire history has the Throughout his tenure on the board, George Air Force Base, he received the firm been in debt or relied on Govern­ Carl Ward's specialized knowledge of "Academic Wizard" award for the high­ ment loans. It stands as a model to other banking finance and taxation have been est overall test scores. James won the businesses with the in-depth interest invaluable in assisting the board of "Top Gun" award for the most accurate that is given to developing the talents of trustees to establish strong budgetary air-to-ground deliveries and was the its employees. Mr. Cottrell has embodied, and fiscal controls so that operation of outstanding graduate of the class of through the years, a mandatory reading the colleges is in the most efficient man­ 1978 at George Air Force Base. and seminar program as part of the on­ ner possible. First Lt. John Hunt, graduated from the-job training. In addition to his resP<>nsibilities as a the Air Force Academy in 1977, was on Mr. Cottrell's successes are innumer­ trustee, Carl has given generously of his the Commandant's list and was on the able but with all his achievments, he time to a wide variety of community dean's list for 2 years. During his tenure November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31457

at the Academy, John lettered in varsity veterans. Etfective in the sense that he to 21, 1979 as "Captive Nations Week" in wrestling, was the wing champion has led the defense of every attempt to New York to call attention to those coun­ wrestler as well as a member of the weaken the quality of care furnished our tries still under the rule of totalitarian sys­ As tems and to reaffirm our support and sym­ Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps. a veterans in the splendid VA hospital sys­ pathy for them in their efforts for freedom leader in his squadron, he held positions tem. Responsible in the fact that he has and liberty. of drug and alcohol representative tried to see that the committee recom­ Herbert Rickman, Special Assistant to the training omcer, executive omcer, and mended to the Congress sound and Mayor, presented the proclamation, on be­ squadron commander. justified support and benefits for vet­ half of the Mayor, at brief ceremonies in the During his undergraduate pilot train­ erans and has withstood pressures to Blue Room at City Hall at 1 :30 P .M. today. ing John graduated in the T-37 and T-38 enlarge programs the American people Members of the Captive Nations Committee aircraft and received his advanced train­ would not accept. of New York attended the ceremony. ing at George Air Force Base where he One measure of a committee's effec­ PROCLAMATION won the "Top Strafe" award in the F-4 tiveness is its staff. I commend RAY The freedom of the individual is the cor­ class. Presently, he is stationed at Moody ROBERTS for the loyal, dedicated, and nerstone of the American system of govern­ Air Force Base in Valdosta, Ga., as an professional stat! he has developed on ment. Support for the liberty and freedom aircraft commander. the Veterans' Affairs Committee. They of others has always been a basic principle Second Lt. Thomas Hunt who gradu­ have been most helpful to me and to of our democratic society. others. By unanimous vote, the Congress of the ated from the Academy this past spring, United States has established the third is the youngest of the three brothers and I look forward to working with RAY week of July as Captive Nations Week, in­ perhaps the best athlete of the family. ROBERTS during the second session of the viting all our citizens to observe this week He was a 4-year letterman in gymnastics 96th Congress. He is a man of rock-like with appropriate prayer and ceremonies to and won the "Outstanding Cadet in integrity, and I appreciate the example express sympathy and support for the con­ Physical Fitness" trophy. His volunteer he has set for the entire House in his tinuing aspirations of captive peoples. work with the handicapped led to in­ role as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs · New York City, where so many first ex­ volvement in inverted competition, run­ Committee. When he leaves this Cham­ perienced individual freedom after fleeing totalitarian systems, continues to maintain ning on one's hands. He holds the world ber in 1981, we shall all be the poorer.• a special commitment to those stlll living in record in the inverted 50 yard sprint at captive nations. 18.7 seconds. He will travel to Japan to Now, therefore, I, Edward I. Koch, Mayor compete against the Japanese national of the city of New York, do hereby proclaim champion and he will also travel to Cali­ THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAP­ the week of July 15, 1979, as "Captive Na­ fornia to appear on the "Guinness Game TIVE NATIONS WEEK tions Week" in New York City, and call upon Show" to attempt to break his own world all our citizens to rededicate themselves to record. the cause of freedom for all and continue HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI their support of peaceful efforts to liberate Thomas was on the dean's list seven OF U.LINOIS oppressed and subjugated people all over the of eight semesters, a member of the world. Catholic Cadet Choir and their solo flut­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ist while at the Air Force Academy. He is Wednesday, November 7, 1979 CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK presently stationed at Wright Patterson e Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, the An act of Congress passed 20 years ago Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio working found expression again this July, much to observance of the 20th Anniversary of the anger of the Kremlin, the annoyance of in the Environmental Hazards Division, Captive Nations Week last July and even where he is involved in plant and water/ the White House, and the gratitude of the after, was, by all reports, a success. Here more than one billion people of the world's fish environmental research. and abroad, the events that took place Captive Nations. It's called Public Law 86-90 Mr. Speaker, I hold these gentlemen and the themes expressed clearly showed and it has required every president since in the highest esteem, they are truly out­ that the captive natiQns idea and its Dwight Eisenhower to proclaim the third standing Americans who demonstrate vital importance to the security of the week of each July "Captive Nations Week" that excellence is not a thing of the past. free world are understood by a broad and to issue a resolution renewing America's In these men, and those like them, I see support for the principle of universal human spectrum of our citizenry and friends freedom. the hope and promise of a future that is elsewhere. The annual event is not, as The first Captive Nations Week proclama­ bright. Far too often we take for granted too many mistakenly think, a sort of tion, issued by President Eisenhower in 1959, the contributions of the outstanding in national ritual, "to remember the cap­ forthrightly called for the freedom and in­ all walks of life. It is certainly fitting tive nations;" but rather, it is and has dependence of the 26 countries that had been that these young men be recognized for been, a process of education for our taken over by the Communists since the their contributions to the Air Force and people, both omcial and private, to learn beginning of the Soviet empire in 1920. But to our country. Therefore, on behalf of in subsequent years, as the illusions of who are the captive nations, particu­ East-West detente took hold, the annual all my colleagues, I take this opportunity larly those within the Soviet Union and Captive Nations resolutions have been wa­ to congratulate and commend James, Mainland China, and what their funda­ tered down to brief, meaningless doubletalk. John, and Thomas Hunt.• mental importance is to world peace, On more than one occasion, the customary freedom and the eventual defeat of So­ presidential procl!1imation was literally tossed viet Russian imperialism. over the White House transom at the last moment in hopes it would not "upset" the TRIBUTE TO RAY ROBERTS I wish to insert for the record some Kremlin. reports on the 20th anniversary observ­ Fortunately, there remain those in America ance. They are, first, the proclamation who are determined that the Captive Nations HON. DON EDWARDS by Mayor Edward Koch of New York and their oppressed peoples will not be for­ City; second, a commentary in Ameri­ gotten. Foremost among these stalwarts is OF CALIFORNIA ca's Future, published in New Rochell, Dr. Lev Dobriansky, a professor of interna­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES N.Y.; third, an editorial in the St. Louis tional relations at Georgetown University Wednesday, November 7, 1979 Globe-Democrat on the "Plight of Cap­ and for years the Chairman of Captive Na­ tive Nations"; fourth, an editorial in tions Week. e Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. Dr. Dobriansky, who is of Vkranian ex­ Speaker, the announcement by my the Manchester Union Leader; fifth, a traction, also is the chief keeper of the report in the Indianapolis Star; sixth, friend RA y ROBERTS that he intends to "Captive Nations List," which enumerates retire at the end of this Congress came an editorial in the Columbia, S.C., State, the ever-growing roster of countries that on "Americans Might Note Thanksgiv­ have disappeared behind the Iron Curtain as a surprise to me and I regret his ing in July," and seventh, a letter in the of Communism. The list is, as Dr. Dobriansky decision. Jackson, Miss., Daily News and an edi­ points out, "realistically open-ended.... It It has been my privilege to serve with torial in the Cleveland Press: shows in scoreboard fashion the incredible RAY on the House Veterans' Affairs Com­ strides ma.de by Moscow in the span of only MAYOR PROCLAIMS WEEK OF JULY 15, 1979 AS three generations.... Significantly, much As mittee. chairman of that committee "CAPI'IVE NATIONS WEEK" of this was accomplished long before it be­ he has provided effective and responsible Mayor Edward I. Koch today issued a came the center of a so-called superpower leadership in behalf of our Nation's proclamation declaring the week of July 15 contesting that of the United States." 31458 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979

The Captive Nations List is more than a (From Manchester Union Leader, July 13, forced---often at considerable expense to mere scoreboard, however. "It serves," says 1979) themselves-to seek safe haven elsewhere. Dr. Dobria.nsky, "as a constant reminder of CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK 1979 The average American has no concept of the the overall trends of Soviet Russian imperial­ (By Paul H . Tracy, Editor-in-Chief) trauma. which goes with the experience o! ism and Red totalitarianism since their in­ being driven from one's home, crowded upon ception in the 1918-20 period. Always bank­ We a.re on the eve of a. 20th anniversary overloaded and under-supplied boa.ts, a.nd ing on memory lapses-or no memory at a.ll­ which the present occupant of the White ca.st adrift upon waters controlled by in­ Moscow and its offspring find this utmty House apparently wishes would just fade creasingly hostile governments. most disconcerting. Also, one would have to a.way. But there a.re refugees elsewhere-in be quite obtuse to miss the corollary mes­ President Carter beats his breast as a. Africa., in the Middle Ea.st, a.nd even 1n sage of the Captive Nations List, namely, the champion of human rights, but what a.bout much of ostensibly "civ111zed" Europe. fundamental lllegitimacy of all Red regimes, Captive Nations Week? Furthermore, the ravages of war here and conceived and built on conquest, Moscow­ You don't hear Carter issuing any proc­ there about the globe are creating additional supported subversion, terrorism and a me­ lamation calling attention to our failure to refugee problems month after month, to thodical exploitation of nations and peoples a.ct as the Soviets smashed the Hungarian say nothing of the lives which a.re snuffed for what is spuriously called 'the final victory counter-revolution in 1956. In case you have out in the course of fighting. of Communism.' " forgotten there now is a total of 30 captive Americans who take the trouble to lift nations in the world. their eyes beyond the immediate horizon, [From St. Louis (Mo.) Globe-Democrat, Eisenhower proclaimed the first Captive depressing as the surroundings might seem July 14, 1979) Nations Week in 1959. In 1978 Carter was at the moment, can find ample ca.use !or forced to bow to pressure and four days into genuine rejoicing. True, there is justi.fica.tion PLIGHT OF CAPTIVE NATIONS the week issued a. weakly worded proclama­ for hoping that our own situation will im­ In the two decades since Congress desig­ tion. prove-politically, economically, and social­ nated the third week of July as Captive Na­ Carter's statement did not include one ly. But we should never lose sight of the tions Week, the number of enslaved countries reference to communism. blessings visited upon us-<>ften beyond has increased. He almost gained the unenviable distinc­ our just desserts. This year the plight of imprisoned na­ tion of being the first president since Ike Captive Nations Week, coming as it does tions is underscored dramatically by the bit­ not to declare his support of the 1.5 blllion in 1979 a.midst a. plethora. of worldwide ter fate that ls befalling the boat people as enslaved people. miseries, should prompt Americans to think they fiee the tyranny of Indochina to live Not being equipped with F.sP, we have no in terms of another event on the United amid freedom or die attempting to reach that idea. if President Carter w111 take official States ca.lenda.r-Tha.nksgiving. In all truth, goal. note of Captive Nations Week; July 15-21. we have reason to observe that particular But the world, for the most pa.rt, does not But if he does you can be sure it will be occasion every day of the year. want t.o hear their cries. Instead, it turns its of the mealy-mouth variety! back on their problems and brushes aside the CAPTIVE NATIONS' WEEK MEANINGLESS refugees' pleas. (From Indiana.polls, Star, June 24, 1979) Editor, Daily News: Over the yea.rs the fervor and the dedlca.­ CARTER SETS WEEK FOR CAPTIVE STATES In 1959 the Congress passed the Public Law tion that once marked Captive Nations Week 86-90 or Captive Nations' Proclamation de­ has been diminishing in the United States. WASHINGTON (AP) .-President Carter on Friday declared the third week in July as claring the third week of July the Captive In the first proclamation, issued in 1959 by Nations' Week. In fa.ct, the Captive Nations' President Eisenhower, the words were barbed Captive Nations Week, urging Americans "to reaffirm our admiration for all the men and Week has become almost meaningless. In in denunciation of the imperialism of Soviet 1977 President Jimmy Carter issued the communism and uncompromising on na­ women a.round the world who a.re committed tional independence and individual liberties. to the ca.use of freedom." Captive Nations' Proclamation only after ethnic groups began calling the White House Time has eroded the message carried in He did not mention any specific nations. succeeding proclamations. In 1977 no action and demanding it. It is almost needless to say that the Captive Nations' Proclamation on issuing one was ta.ken by the White House (From Columbia. (S.C.) State, July 13, 1979) of President Carter in 1977, 1978 and 1979 until it was besieged by people whose orig­ AMERICANS MIGHT NOTE THANKSGIVING IN inal homelands had been overrun. failed to list any captive nations or name the JULY Soviet Union as the only privileged colonial The espousal of freedom for au should It is easy enough for Americans to empire, in spite of the fact that almost a.11 never be a. source of embarrassment. But feel sorry for themselves these days, what former colonial peoples of Africa. a.nd Asia. this year it may become just that to the ad­ with inflation, the high cost of living, have obtained thier independence. ministration and supporters of SALT II as energy shortages, governmental regulation Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn and Andrei D. the proposed treaty is debated in the Senate. and other assorted llls-rea.l or fancied. Sakharov have repeatedly asked the Russian Human rights may be a. popular issue but not But such lamentations need to be bal­ Communist leaders to dissolve the Soviet at a. moment like this, they seem t.o believe. anced by an appreciation of the blessings­ Union of the non-Russian Communist repub­ This nation has strayed far from the words both natural and contrived-which charac­ lics and to do a.way with the Russian control and spirit of the 1959 law. Of the 22 enslaved terize American life. It seems particularly of Ea.stern Europe in genera.I. countries mentioned in the legislation, all fitting that all of us should pa.use for such Therefore, persons who realize the danger but four of them were behind the Iron Cur­ a. reappraisal at this particular time, which of Communism should urge the Congress to tain. Making an issue of the matter at this falls within that period officially designated encourage the explosive forces of nationalism time might not sit well with the Kremlin by Congress as "Captive Nations Week.'' of the Ukra.nia.ns, Georgians, Armenians, and also upset the campaign to ratify the The thrust of that action, and of the treaty. Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, Poles, East resulting Presidential proclamations which Germans, Czechs, Hungarians, and other Is detente really on a. solid foundation it triggered, was aimed at calling n&tiona.1 and international attention to the plight Eastern European peoples. The Congress when Uncle Sam is required t.o walk on tip­ should be likewise urged to oppose the sell­ toes so as not to upset the Soviet tyrants? of those countries which have fallen captive to communist domination. Regrettably, the ing of our machinery and wheat to the Soviet This aipproa.ch is not new. The United States Union and to refrain from ma.king any con­ has been walking softly and speaking like­ list of such nations ha.s increased rather than diminished since their "captivity" first cessions of credit to Russia.. The m111tarism wise for yea.rs. The same policy we.s followed and imperialism for the only colonial em­ by President Ford when he declined to invite was proclaimed ba.ok in 1959. dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn to the The roster today extends far 'beyond the pire should be weakened by imposing strong White House. confines of Ea.stern Europe and to lands as economic sanctions against the Soviet Union. Sincerely yours, This weak-kneed attitude on the pa.rt of far distant as Cuba., North Korea., Vietnam DR. ALEXANDER V. BERKIS. U.S. leaders should make one suspicious of and elsewhere on the continents of Asia, the benefits of SALT II to this nation. Or is Africa. aind South America.. CAPTIVE NATION WEEK PROCLAIMED BY CARTEJt the U.S. permitting itself to be led down the But freedom from communism is not the primrose path to eventual subjugation by the only notable a.dvanta.ge enjoyed by citizens Under an act of Congress passed on July Soviet Union? of the United States. . OUr good fortune is 17, 1959, this week has been proclaimed by It is time to turn a.round and renew the in sharp contra.st with the misery suffered President Carter as Captive Nations Week resolve of 20 years a.go. One does not have to by millions of persons a.cross the fact of the throughout the country. kowtow to the Reds. Pope John Paul II prov­ earth-from Iran to Cambodia. Joseph V. Bosilievic, president of the local ed that point during his recent encounter Va.st areas of the undeveloped world a.re Captive Nations Committee, said a request with the Communists in Eastern Europe. A inha.bited by men, women and children who had been sent to all churches that special similar approach by the United States would ar.e chronically without adequate food. shel­ prayers be said for people living in iron cur­ reap greater benefits for this nation and serve ter, or medical care. tain countries. as a. firmer and more effective voice in sup­ And hundreds of thousands of Southeast At St. John's Cathedral, these prayers wlll port of the downtrodden people of captive Asians who were sustaining themselves ln be offered on Saturday evening and Sunday. nations. relative peace and security now a.re being The Good Friday Cross will be placed into November 7, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 31459 the sanctuary with a crown of thorns and a turn American military advisers to Thalland, disclose how much food is being delivered to vigil light. where they operated until a. year after the the border. The International Red Cross co­ This )'\;;ar, Pope John Paul II asked that Communist takeover of Vietnam in 1975. ordinates all border rellef operations, in there be prayers during Captive Nations Mr. Ross also said that shipments of arms which charitable groups from many coun­ Week "So that the freedom of children of to neighboring Malaysia. and to the Ph111p­ tries participate. God may be enjoyed by all brothers and p1nes had gone according to schedule and The hard Vietnamese attitude also leads sisters throughout the world." e had not been accelerated. Malaysia bought the two organizations to accept highly re­ $34.8 m1111on wo.rth and the Philippines strictive conditions on their operations with­ $15.7 mllllon worth in the la.st fiscal year. in Cambodia. The agencies communicate with their 111 representatives, who were admitted MEMORIES, MEMORIES HANOI Is SAID TO PLACE POLITICS BEFORE to Ca.mbocUa. after difficult negotiations, by LIVES OF CAMBODIANS commercial telegrams sent via Vietnam, (By Henry Kamm) which take two to three days each way. The HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL BANGKOK, THAil.AND, November 1.-The radio that the Red Cross installed on one of OF Il.LINOIS its Phnom Penh flights to help communica­ Cambodian Government has not only re­ tions was impounded. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES jected a. proposal by three American Senators Informed sources report that the interna­ to receive food for its starving people by road Wednesday, November 7, 1979 tional officials have only Umited use of the from Thailand, but also continues to delay vehicles they imported to monitor aid dis­ • Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, do you re­ open and full acceptance of a relief program tribution, and that they a.re llmited in the member about 8 or 9 years ago when by two international agencies that are act­ details of the work they are allowed to com­ ing in effect on behalf of the Western world. municate to their organizations. hundreds of thousands of self-pro­ Asian and Western officials can find only claimed idealistic American youths The Cambodian authorities have banned one explanation for Phnom Penh's position, the agencies from allowing journalists to ac­ marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, which wm result in the deaths of great company filghts to report on the relief op­ waving North Vietnamese flags, chant­ numbers of Cmbodians whose lives might erations. ing "Ho-Ho-Ho-Chi-Minh" and telling be saved by a. more receptive attitude. It ls us that nothing could be worse than the that political and mmtary concerns are FULL-SCALE AID EFFORT OPPOSED Ky-Thieu government in South Viet­ viewed with such urgency that they override But the principal restrlotion on the rellef such matters as the life or death of Cam­ effort, according to informed officials, ls the nam? bodians. unwilllngness of Hanoi and Phnom Penh to And do you remember those television The otllcials use the words Phnom Penh agree to a full-scale program. Experts of the panel discussions at the same time when and Hanoi interchangeably because they two organizations have dra.wn up a. list of Southeast Asia experts chuckled at the share a general belief, buttressed by observa­ minimal food needs that a.mounts to 165,000 suggestion that if the Communists tri­ tions of visitors to the Cambodian capital, tons over six months. umphed in Vietnam a domino effect that Vietnam's role goes beyond the usual The Phnom Penh authorities have refused would result? master-client relationship to approach full to commit themselves to accepting this. At Well, in case you forgot, I wish to re­ power of decision in anything of importance. the moment, a transport plane flies a daily The political and m111tary issues that ca.rgo of 15 tons to Phnom Penh, but there 1s mind you that recent reports state that dominate Vietnamese decisions are the never any assurance that the next day's flight it is the same bunch of thugs in Hanoi, continued activity of forces loyal to the will be admitted. honored by the marchers, who are re­ deposed Prime Minister, Pol Pot; the appear­ Vietna.mese and Cambodian officials also sponsible for stopping food from coming ance along Cambodia's western b-0rder of allow some relief shipments by sea.. But the to the starving Cambodians. And I want military units opposed to the Vietnamese combined air and sea. total since shipments to remind you that the Carter admin­ occupation but not linked to Mr. Pol Pot, began late in August ls about 2,500 tons, istration, which contains at many levels and Hanoi's failure to gain international which includes trucks, other vehicles, fuel those who sneered at the domino theory, acceptance of its actions in Cambodia and and unloa.cUng equlpment.e recognition for the regime of President is speeding arms to Thailand for fear Heng Samrln. the Vietnamese Communist invasion of All these concerns are focused on inter­ Cambodia will spread. national relief efforts along the Thai-cam­ WE'LL TAKE INEFFICIENCY At this point I wish to include in the bodian border. To Hanoi and Phnom Penh, RECORD, "U.S., Fearing a Spread of Viet­ the efforts challenge their claim that the nam Invasion, Speed Arms to Thais" and Heng Samrin Government is legitimate and HON. BARRY M. GOLDWATER, JR. "Hanoi Is Said to Place Politics Before controls all of Cambodia, because the aid 1s OF CALIFORNIA given directly to Cambodians and not to the Lives of Cambodians" from the New IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES York Times, November 2, 1979. Phnom Penh authorities. Moreover, such as­ sistance goes to Cambodians living under the Wednesday, November 7, 1979 U.S., FEARING A SPREAD OF VIETNAM INVASION, control of Mr. Pol Pot and other anti-Viet­ SPEEDS ARMS TO THAIS namese factions and thus helps to keep their e Mr. GOLDWATER. Mr. Speaker, the WASHINGTON, November 1.-The senior m111tary forces in the field. October 22 edition of the Camarillo Daily spokesman for the Defense Department said What the world views as humanitarian aid News, of Camarillo, Calif., has a succinct today that the United States was "con­ without political strings ls regarded by and perceptive message about the sub­ cerned" that the Vietnamese invasion of Hanoi and its dependents as a political fact stance of this Nation that I would like Cambodia. might spread to other countries, that ls harmful to them and helpful to their to share with my colleagues: and has accelerated deliveries of weapons to enemies. Conversely, what the world, as ex­ Thailand, which borders Cambodia.. emplified by the Senators who visited The ties that bind the foreign policy of The spokesman, Thomas B. Ross, told re­ Phnom Penh la.st week to offer huge food American presidents continue to 'bame dip­ porters that no one in the department was shipments by road, considers an inhuman loma.ts from other nations. publicly predicting a. Vietnamese thrust into sacrifice of countless Cambodians is repre­ A federal court ruling that President Car­ Thailand. But other otnclals here said that sented by Hanoi as an intolerable interfer­ ter could not end this nation's mutual de­ Vietnamese raids a.cross the border were ence in the affairs of its cUent government. fense pa.ct with Taiwan without congres­ likely because Cambodian forces had ta.ken The three Senators were Jim Sasser of Ten­ sional approval has left diplomats all over sanctuary there. nessee and Max Baucus of Montana., both the world shaking their heads. Mr. Ross said the United States sped up Democrats, and John C. Danforth, Repub­ As upsetting as the matter might be to shipments of weapons over the last few lican of Missouri. the diplomatic community, it points out one months in response to a. request from the of the most important safeguards to free­ Thal Government, as thousands of Cam­ The International Committee of the Red dom in our system of government. bodian refugees poured a.cross the border. Oross and it.he United Nations Children's There a.re few, if any, other nations in He said the shipments included 15 medium Fund, which have been negotiating in Phnom the world where a. judge could tell the chief tanks, some armored personnel carriers, two Penh an.d Ha.noi for months for acceptance of state he acted improperly in a. matter as types of antitank mlsslles, mortars, machine of a. la.rge-soa.le relief program., belleve that vital as foreign affairs. guns, rlfies and ammunition. Whlle he did the principal obstacle 1s the opposition of But that's one reason there are no na­ not give numbers beyond the tanks, other Hanoi and Phnom Penh to the agencies' role tions in the world where we would rather otncia.ls said the shipment, mostly by air, in feeding and giving medical care to Cam­ live. had been large. bodians not under Vietnamese control. The ability of a judge to tell a. president, Mr. Ross said that all the weapons had RELIEF OFFXCIALS ARE WARY no, you can't do that without Congressional been sold rather than given to Thailand, In order not to jeopardize the 1Lm1ted a.id approval, or of Congress to tell a president, which bought $400 million worth of Ameri­ that 08.mbodia allows the two groups to de- no you can't do that, ls one of the corner­ can weapons in the :fl.seal year that ended 11 ver by a.l.r frigate is mittees of conference. This title requires Association for securing good manage­ expected to be the prototype for about all such committees to notify the Office ment for that apartment complex. 50 other frigates if it tests out success­ of the Senate Daily Digest-designated 1318 Dirksen Building fully. Its mission will be to escort mer­ by the Rules Committee-of the time, Commerce, Science, and Transportation chant shipping through hostile waters place, and purpose of all meetings, when To resume hearings on S. 1946, to pro­ scheduled, and any cancellations, or vide railroads with more pricing rate in the event of war. fiexib111ty and contra.ct provisions. Mr. Speaker, Milwaukee firms played changes in the meetings as they occur. 235 Russell Building a significant role in the development of As an interim procedure until the com­ Governmental Affairs this magnificent ship. Litton Industries' puteriz:ition of this information becomes To resume oversight hearings focusing Louis Allen Division, of Milwaukee, operational, the Office of the Senate on the organiza.tlona.l and management Wis., designed and ·manufactured the Daily Digest will prepare this informa­ aspects of the Department of Energy. secondary propulsion system motors and tion for printing in the Extensions of 3302 Dirksen Building other power systems. Because of the in­ Remarks section of the CONGRESSIONAL NOVEMBER 14 novative propulsion system, the docking RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of 9 :15a..m. •commerce, Science, and Transportation of the vessel is greatly simplified. each week. To resume oversight hearings to review In addition, the Congoleum Corp. and Any changes in committee scheduling proposed technical methods for indus­ Allen-Bradley of Milwaukee were in­ will be indicated by placement of an trial development. volved in the manufacture of this ship. asterisk to the left of the name of the 235 Russell Building Mr. Speaker, the U.S.S. Oliver Hazard unit conducting such meetings. 9:30 a.m . Perry is an innovative seagoing vessel Meetings scheduled for Thursday, No­ Environment and Public Works which will greatly enhance the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee vember 8, 1979, may be found in the To resume hearings on S. 1521, and to Navy. I am proud to represent so many Daily Digest of today's RECORD. begin hearings on a proposed amend­ citizens who had a part in its develop­ MEETINGS SCHEDULED ment to S. 1521, and S. 1360, all meas­ ment.• ures to provide a comprehensive ap­ NOVEMBER9 proach to the regulation of nuclear 9:30a.m. waste disposal. LEGALIZED FRAUD Commerce, Science, and Transportation 1114 Dirksen Building To continue hearings on S. 1946, pro­ Foreign Relations posed Railroad Transportation Policy To hold hearings on the following inter­ HON. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY Act. national treaties proposing human OF IOWA 235 Russell Bulld1.ng rights: the International Convention Environment and Publlc Works on the Elimination of All Forms of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee Racial Discrimination Treaty (Exec. C, Wednesday, November 7, 1979 To continue hearings to examine the 95th Cong., 2d sess.); the Interna­ cost of recovery and cleanup opera­ tional Covenant on Economic, Social e Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I would tions a.s a result of the nuclear reactor and Cultural Rights Treaty (Exec. D, like to request a letter I received from a a.ccident a. t Three Mile Island near 95th Cong., 2d sess.) ; the Interna­ constituent be inserted in the RECORD. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. tional Covenant on Civil and Political The topic of the letter deals with a sort 4200 Dirksen Building Rights Treaty (Exec. E, 95th Cong., of legalized fraud-the ability of senior 2d sess.); and the American Conven­ Judiciary tion on Human Rights Treaty (Exec. citizens to transfer their assets to re­ To resume hearings on S. 1612, to create F, 95th Cong., 2d sess.). ceive public assistance for nursing care a. statutory charter which defines the 4221 Dirksen Building under title XIX. Every Member in this policy and intent of the investigative Judiciary body should be familiar with this prob­ authority and responsib111ties in mat­ Antitrust, Monopoly and Business Rights lem, for it is a national phenomenon. At ters under the jurisdiction of the FBI. Subcommittee this point I would like to insert the let­ 2228 Dirksen Building To hold oversight hearings to review ter: lO:OOa..m. credit policies of the Ufe insurance in­ ELDORA, IOWA, October 30, 1979. Labor and Human Resources dustry. Hon. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom­ 6226 Dirksen Building House of Representatives, mittee Judiciary Washington D .C. Jurisprudence and Governmental Rela­ To hold oversight hearings on title m, tions Subcommittee DEAR MR. GRASSLEY: As a. lawyer I feel it providing a.id to developing institu­ is my duty to my client to properly advise To hold hearings to evaluate the impact tions, of the Higher Education Act. of legislative actions and court deci­ them on the status of the law, regardless 4232 Dirksen Building of what my feelings as a. taxpayer might be. sions on the Federal judicial system. I have today prepared a.n assignment of a. NOVEMBER 13 318 Russell Building real estate contract from a.n individual to 9:30a..m. Judiciary his nephew and niece, giving them approxi­ Environment and Public Works Limitations of Contracted and Delegated mately $3200 and have also prepared a. deed Business meeting on pending calendar Authority Subcommittee to his nephew and niece of a house which To hold oversight hearlngs on the im­ business. plementation of title 3, entitled is in the process of being sold for $25,000. 4200 Dirksen Bullding Upon the execution of these instruments he "Strengthening Development Institu­ •Judiciary tions Program" of the Higher Educa­ will be entitled to draw support under the Business meeting, to resume considera­ provision of Title XIX for his ca.re at a local tion Act under the Department of tion of S. 1246, to protect against the Education. nursing home, which is running in the growth of a. monopoly power among neighborhood of $800 per month. 5110 Dirksen Building major petroleum companies, and to 10:00 a.m. While I a.m in favor of programs which encourage oil companies to invest provide assistance to those in need, I a.m Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry profits back into oU exploration, re­ Agricultural Research and General Legis­ a.t a. loss to understand why the law should search, and development, S. 702, to es­ have been written to permit this type of lation Subcommittee transaction. tablish a. pretrial diversion program To hold joint hearings with the Com­ Any explanation which you could give me within the Department of Justice, s. Inittee on Commerce, Science, and in this regard would be greatly appreciated. 608, a. private relief bill; and to begin Transportation on S. 1408 and 1650, Very truly yours, consideration of S. 414, to allow uni­ b1lls to provide for the development of versities, nonprofit organizations, and a.qua.culture in the United States. WILLIAM N. DUNN .• small businesses to obtain llmlted 324 Russell Building pa.tent protection on discoveries they Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs have made under Government-sup­ To hold hearings on S. 1937 and 1965, SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ported research, and S. 68, a. private bills authorizing Federal loan guaran- Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed relief blll, and pending nominations. tees to the Chrysler Corp. to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, 2228 Dirksen Bulldlng 5302 Dirksen Building 31464 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 7, 1979 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Judiciary Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold joint hearings with the Sub­ To resume hearings on S. 1612, to create Merchant Marine and Tourism Subcom­ committee on Agricultural Research a statutory charter which defines the mittee and General Legislation of the Com­ policy and intent of the investigative To resume hearings on S. 1460, 1462, and mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and authority and responsibllities in mat­ 1463, bills to facllita.te and streamline Forestry on S. 1408 and 1650, bills to ters under the jurisdiction of the FBI. the implementation of the regulatory provide for the development of aqua­ 2228 Dirksen Building part of the U.S. maritime policy. culture in the United States. 2 :00 p.m. 235 Russell Building 324 Russell Building Judiciary Energy and Natural Resources Governmental Affairs To hold hearings on pending nomina­ Energy Regulation Subcommittee To continue oversight hearings focusing tions. To resume bearings on S. 1684, to pro­ on the organizational and manage­ 2228 Dirksen Bulldtng vide for the development, improve­ ment aspects of the Department of NOVEMBER 16 ment, and operation of domestic re­ Energy. 9:30 a .m. finery capab111ties. 3302 Dirksen Building Foreign Relations . 3110 Dirksen Building Labor and Human Resources To contLnue hearings on the following Select on Indian Affairs Business meeting, to mark up S. 1725, to international treaties proposing hu­ To hold bearings on S. 1730 and 1832, provide grants to assist low- and mid­ man rights: the International Conven­ bllls to declare certain lands in the dle-income individuals to meet the tion on the Elimination of All Forms States of Arizona and New Mexico to rising home energy costs. of Racial Discrimination Treaty (Exec. be Indian reservation lands. 4232 Dirksen Building C, 95th Cong., 2d sess.); the Interna­ 1202 Dirksen Building Joint Economic tional Covenant on Economic, Social NOVEMBER 21 and Cultural Rights Treaty (Exec. Economic Growth and Stab111zation Sub­ 10:00 a .m. D, 95th Cong., 2d sess.); the Inter­ committee Banking, Housing, a.nd Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine the poten­ national Covenant on Civil and tial Impact of an accelerated coal­ Political Rights Treaty (Exec. E, 95th To continue bearings on S. 1937 and Cong., 2d sess.); and the American 1965, b1lls authorizing Federal loan based synfuel development program guarantees to the Chrysler Corpora­ on the water resources of the Northern Convention on Human Rights Treaty (Exec. F, 95th Cong., 2d sess.). tion. Great Plains region. 5302 Dirksen Building 457 Russell Bullding 4221 Dirksen Building Judiciary Rules and Administration NOVEMBER 15 To continue hearl.ngs on S. 1612, to Business meeting, to consider legislative 9:00 a.m. create a statutory charter which de­ and administrative business. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry fines the policy and Intent of the In­ 301 Russell Bullding Agricultural Research and General Legis­ vestigative authority and responsi­ NOVEMBER 26 lation Subcommittee billties in matters under the juris­ 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings on S. 770, to prohibit diction of the FBI. Select on Indian Affairs further abuse and trade price manipu­ 2228 Dirksen Building lation within the potato futures To hold hearings on S. 1855, authorizing 10:00 a.m. funds through fiscal year 1982 to pro­ market. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 324 Russell Building To contl.nue hearings on S. 1937 and vide technical assistance for tribally 9 :30 a.m. controlled community colleges. 1965, bills authorizing Federal loan 5110 Dirksen Building Foreign Relations guarantees to the Chrysler Corpora­ To continue hearings on the following tion. NOVEMBER 27 international treaties proposing hu­ 5302 Dirksen Bullding 10:00 a.m. man rights: the International Con­ Commerce, Science, and Transportatio.n Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs vention on the Elimination of all To resume hearings on S. 1946, to pro­ International Finance Subcommittee Forn'ls of Racial Discrimination Treaty vide railroads with more pricing rate To hold bearings to examine U.S. and (Exec. C, 95th Cong., 2d sess.); the fiexib111ty and contract provisions. Ea.st-West trade a.nd technological International Covenant on Economic, 235 Russell Bullding competitiveness, focusing on S. 339, to Social and Cultural Rights Treaty Finance provide identical requirements for de­ (Exec. D, 95th Cong., 2d sess.); the Public Assistance Subcommittee termining the eligibUity of any Com­ International Covenant on Civll and To hold oversight hearings on alleged munist state for "most favored nation" Polltlcal Rights Treaty (Exec. E, 95th fraud and mismanagement pra::tices status a.nd Export-Import Bank cred­ Cong., 2d sess.) ; and the American within HEW directed toward erro.neous its, and for reviewing and limiting Convention on Human Rights Treaty State payments to recipients of the such credits; S. Con. Res. 47, to ap­ (Exec. F, 95th Cong., 2d sess.). Aid to Fam111es with Dependent Chil­ prove the extension of nondiscrimina­ 4221 Dirksen Building dren and Medicaid programs under the tory treatment with respect to the •Governmental Affairs Social Security Act. products of China.; and to review a re­ Intergovernmental Relations Subcommit­ 2221 Dirksen Bullding port prepared by the Office of Tech­ tee Joint Economic nology and Assessment entitled "Tech­ To resume oversight hearings to examine To resume hearings to examine the cur­ nology and East-West Trade". the scope of the general revenue shar­ rent unemployment trends and any 5302 Dirksen Building ing policy. relation thereto to the increase in NOVEMBER 28 1114 Dirksen Building criminal activity. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 340 Cannon Bullding Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs NOVEMBER 19 Agricultural Production, Ma.rketlng, and To continue hearings on S. 1937 and 10:00 a.m . Stabilization of Prices and Foreign 1965, bllls authorizing Federal loan Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Agricultural Policy Subcommittees guarantees to the Chrysler Corpora­ To resume hearings on S. 1937 and 1965, To hold joint bearings to examine the tion. bills authorizing Federal loan guar­ implications of grain sales to the So­ 5302 Dirksen Bu\lding antees to the Chrysler Corporation. viet Union on the U.S. transportation Commerce, Science, and Transportation 5302 Dirksen Building system. To hold hearings on the nomination of NOVEMBER 20 457 Russell Building James V. Day, of Maine, to be a Fed­ 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. eral Maritime Commissioner. • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Select on Indian Affairs Science, Technology, and Space Subcom­ 235 Russell Building To hold hearings on S. 1466, to provide Energy and Natural Resources mittee for distribution of certain judgment To resume hearings on S. 1250, to de­ funds in favor of the Delaware Tribe Parks, Recreation, and Renewable Re­ velop techniques for analyzing and sources Subcommittee o! Indians and the absentee Delaware stimulating technological and indus­ To hold hearings on S. 1567, to protect Tribe o! Western Oklahoma. trial innovation by the Federal Gov­ 1202 Dirksen Building and restore certain coastal lands c.n ernment. Yaquina Head in Oregon. 5110 Dirksen Building NOVEMBER29 3110 Dirksen Building 10:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Governmental Affairs Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Agriculture, Nutrition, a.nd Forestry To continue oversight hearings focusing To continue hearings on S. 1937 and Agricultural Production, Marketing, and on the organizational and manage­ 1965, bills authorizlng Federal loan StabUization of Prices and Foreign ment aspects of the Department of guarantees to the Chrysler Corpora­ Agricultural Policy Subcommittees Energy. tion. To continue joint hearings to examine 8302 Dirksen Bulld1ng 5302 Dirksen Building the 1mp11cat1ons of grain sales to the November 8, 1979 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 31465 Soviet Union on the U.S. tra.nsporta­ JANUARY 15, 1980 To resume joint markup o! S. 1480, 1325, tiO\l system. 10:00 a.m. and 1341, bills to provide !or adequate 457 Russell Building Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and safe treatment o! hazardous sub­ DECEMBER 3 International Fina.nee Subcommittee stances being released into the envi­ 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings to examine U.S. trade ronment. Select on Indian Affairs and technological competitiveness 4200 Dirksen Building To hold hearings on S. 341, 1795, and with other industrialized countries, DECEMBER 4 1796, bllls authorizing certain Indian focusing on a. report by the Interna­ tribes to file claims !or damages !or tional Trade Commission on interna­ 10:00 a.m. delay in payment for lands claimed to tional trade in integrated circuits re­ Select on Indian Affairs be taken in violation o! U.S. laws. lating to the electronics industry. To hold hearings on S. 1507, to provide 5110 Dirksen Building 5302 Dirksen Building for the purchase o! certain !ac111ties, DECEMBER 7 CANCELLATIONS lands, and water rights in and a.round 10:00 a..m. NOVEMBER 9 the San Luis Rey River and Lake Joint Economic Henshaw, Calif., to be operated To resume hearings on the employment­ 10:00 a.m. unemployment situation and price Environment and Public Works and maintained by specified bands o! data information !or November. Environmental Pollution and Resource Mission Indians. Room to be announced Protection Subcommittees Room to be announced HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Thursday, November 8, 1979 The House met at 10 a.m. that the Senate had passed without REFLECTIONS ON PAST SALES OF Msgr. Zaven Arzoumanian, pastor, Ar­ amendment joint resolutions of -the HEATING OIL TO mAN menian Orthodox Church, Wynwood, House of the following titles: (Mr. MOAKLEY asked and was given Pa., offered the following prayer: H.J. Res. 199. Joint resolution to a.mend permission to address the House for 1 The fear of the Lord is the beginning the act of October 21, 1978 (92 Stat. 1675; minute and to revise and extend his re­ of wisdom, and they who live by it grow Public Law 95-498); and marks.) in understanding.-Psalms 111: 10. H.J. Res. 428. Joint resolution designating Mr. MOAKLEY. Two short months God our Father, who art the source of December 1979 as "National Child Abuse ago, Mr. Speaker, the State Depart­ our strength and refuge of those who Prevention Month." ment announced that this country had put their trust in You, sustain us with sent a shipment of home heating oil to Your spirit and steady us with Your The message also announced that the Iran. I was among a number of Con­ grace, lest we allow differences and dis­ Senate agrees to the amendment of the gressmen who objected-rather angrily, agreemen~ t-0 hide Your face from us. House to a joint resolution of the Senate I am afraid-to that sale. I was very As we pause in Thy presence, O Lord, of the following title: ooncerned about people in this country­ make us listen to Thy voice and help us S.J. Res. 117. An act to provide for a. tem­ the elderly and the poor, the schools and receive upright strength for this day, porary extension o! certain Federal Housing the hospitals-who were going to be wisdom for our decisions to be made, and Administration authorities, and for other faced with limited supplies of incredibly peace in our hearts all the way. Thou purposes. expensive heating oil. art ever with us, and behold Thou hast The message also announced that the The State Department seemed as­ called us again to work with Thee this Senate agreed to the further conference tonished that anyone could possibly see day in making justice and freedom and report on the concurrent resolution (S. anything wrong with selling heating oil good will live in our world. May Thy to Iran. The Washington Post implied spirit be so real to us that we can de­ Con. Res. 36) entitled "Concurrent res­ that any objections to the sale came velop in our land a moral strength and olution revising the congressional budget strictly from jingoists. a spiritual power to which people can for the U.S. Government for the fiscal The argument was that this sale was tum for healing and help in time of need. years 1980, 1981, and 1982," and that necessary for humanitarian reasons We pray for our country, our leaders, the Senate concurred in the House

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