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January 30, 1974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 1489 commerce, but only with respect to lotteries President of the United States to declare the PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS which are lawful in the State in which con fourth Saturday of each September "Na ducted; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tional Hunting and Fishing Day"; to the Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private By Mr. WALDIE: Committee on the Judiciary. bills and resolutions were introduced and H.R. 12444. A blll to authorize pay and By Mr. GONZALEZ: severally referred as follows: benefits for members and survivors of mem H. Con. Res. 419. Concurrent resolution ex By Mr. ASHBROOK: bers of the Phllippine Scouts on the same pressing the sense of Congress tha.t housing, H.R. 12445. A bill for the relief of Valery basis a.s such pay and benefits are authorized housing assistance, and community develop Cha.lidze; to the Committee on the Judiciary. for other members of the Armed Forces and ment programs authorized by Congress By Mr. ASPIN: their survivors; to the Committee on Armed should be carried out at levels at least equal H.R. 12446. A bill for the relief of Do Thi Services. to the levels preva111ng in calendar year 1972, Nguyet Anh; to the Committee on the Judi By Mr. BADILLO (for himself, Mr. until such time as funds appropriated for ciary. MATSUNAGA, Mr. STEELE, Mr. BROWN such programs are exhausted or the Congress By Mrs. BOGGS: of California., Mr. BREAUX, Mr. CON enacts legislation terminating or replacing H.R. 12447. A b111 for the relief of Airlift YERS, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. such programs; to the Committee on Bank International, Inc., and Slick Corp.; to the BELL, Mr. ROE, Mr. HARRINGTON, Mr. ing and Currency. Committee on the Judiciary. CORMAN, Mr. DOMINICK V. DANIELS, By Mr. GREEN of Pennsylvania: By Mr. BURTON: Mr. WALDIE, Mr. THOMPSON of New H. Res. 798. Resolution to direct the Inter H.R. 12448. A b111 for the relief of Mildred Jersey, Mrs. MINK, Mr. EDWARDS of state and Foreign Commerce Committee of Del carmen Gaitan Tijerina; to the Com California., Mr. STARK, Mr. RAILS the House of Representatives to conduct !'1-n mittee on the Judiciary. BACK, Mr. FRASER, Mr. WHITE, Mr. investigation of the causes and conditions of By Mr. LEGGETT: BRASCO, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mr. DULSKI, the current petroleum shortages; to the H.R. 12449. A bill for the reUef of Can and Mr. ANDERSON of California.): Committee on Rules. dido Ba.dua; to the Committee on the Judi H.J. Res. 883. Joint resolution: proclama By Mr. , !CHORD (for himself, Mr. ciary. tion of Bilingual Education Week; to the ASPIN, Mr. DENT, Mr. HARRINGTON, By Mr. ROY: Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. DAN DANIEL, Mr. CRONIN, Mr. H.R. 12450. A b111 for the rellef of Mr. By Mr. BADILLO (for himself and Mr. HINSHAW, Mr. NEDZI, Mr. RUTH, Mr. Sawka.t Anwer; to the Committee on the CHARLES H. WILSON of California): DULSKI, Mr. TAYLOR of Missouri, Mr. Judiciary. H.J. Res. 884. Joint resolution: proclama TREEN, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. ALEXANDER, By Mr. SMITH of New York: tion of Bilingual Education Week; to the Mr. HENDERSON, Mr. HECHLER of H.R. 12451. A blll for the reUef of the Lock Committee on the Judiciary. West Virginia, Mr. KETCHUM, Mr. port Canning Co.; to the Committee on the By Mr. KEMP: GINN, Mr. McKINNEY, Mr. ADDABBO, Judiciary. H.J. Res. 885. Joint resolution to authorize Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HILLIS, Mr. McCoR By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: the President to designate April 30, a.s "Honor MACK Mr. LENT, and Mr. AN H.R. 12452. A blll to authorize and direct Our Nation Day"; to the Committee on the NUNZIO): the Secretary of the Department under Judiciary. H. Res. 799. Resolution declaring the sense which the U.S. Coast Guard is operating By Mr. KETCHUM (for himself, Mr. of the House with respect to prohibition of to cause the vessel Miss Keku, owned by MICHEL, Mrs. BURKE of California., extension of credit by the Export-Import Clarence Jackson, of Juneau, Alaska, to be Mr. GOLDWATER, Mr. MATSUNAGA, Mr. Bank of the United States; to the Committee documented as a vessel of the United States HEcKLER of Massachusetts, Mr. on Banking and Currency. so as to be entitled to engage. in coastwise BIESTER, and Mr. EDWARDS Of Ca.l By Mr. PATMAN (for himself, Mr. Bu trade and the _\merican fisheries; to the t.t'ornia.): RETT, Mrs. SULLIVAN, Mr. ASHLEY, Mr. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish H.J. Res. 886. Joint resolution authorizing STEPHENS, Mr. ST GERMAIN, Mr. eries. increased production of petroleum from the GONZALEZ, and Mr. MINISH) : Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve for na H. Res. 800. Resolution to provide addition tional defense purposes; to the Committee on PETITIONS, ETC. Armed Services. al funds for the expenses of studies, investi By Mr. RIEGLE: gations, and inquiries authorized by House Under clause 1 of rule xxn, H.J. Res. 887. Joint resolution to authorize Resolution 18; to the Committee on House 388. The SPEAKER presented a petition of and request the President to issue a. proc Administration. Hon. Malcolm M. Lucas and the other active lamation designating the ca.lendar week be By Ml". STEELE: judges of the U.S. District Court for the ginning April 21, 1974, a.s Na.tional Volunteer H. Res. 801. Resolution expressing the sup Central District of California., Los Angeles, Week; to the Committee on the Judiciary. port of the House for the formation of an relative to the report of the Commission on By Mr. SIKES: Organization of Petroleum Consuming Na .Revision of the Federal Court Appellate H.J. Res. 888. Joint resolution asking the tions; to the Committee on Foreign ~airs. System; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EXTENSIONS .OF REMARKS MY CHn.JJREN ARE ORDINARY was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, on the tenth floor. Their fists began to as follows: clench, and they huddled closer together. MY CHILDREN ARE ORDINARY They couldn't become accustomed to the HON. JACOB K. JAVITS (By Judi Silverman) human degradation they saw. They remained OF NEW YORK poised, though their throats were tightening You read about boys setting fire to a young and they were visibly shaken. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES girl, or stoning an old man to death. You By the eighth floor, one of my girls broke Wednesday, January 30, 1974 hear about kids mainlining their life away, down. On the seventh floor, our fifth show, or wasting each other in a gang fight. Lonnie was singing in the sweetest voice, Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, it is too My children are ordinary. They don't make when the room was split with what can only often the nature of things that the aber headlines, or columns, or richly-financed be described as a. shattering cackle. rations of behavior grab the daily head studies. My children continued without a falter, lines, which tends to give a distorted view Their names aren't Kool Sly, or Ace, or Hit and wished the patients happy holidays. Man. They have ordinary names, like Mark, When they were six floors below, the girls of events. It is for this reason that I am Steven, Gina, and Lesley, Carole, Becky, and broke down and cried. They cried for the especially pleased to bring to the atten Tyrone. There were 50 names in all, and they misery and suffering of others. They cried tion of this body an article which ap made up the senior glee club of PS 127 in for people they didn't know, and would prob peared in the January 6 issue of the New York City. ably never see again. They cried for the sor New York Teacher, the publication of These children decided to take their holi row of the forgotten, the aged a.nd sick and New York State United Teachers. This day show last month to a local hospital, and lonely. They cried and they were beautiful. article was written by Ms. Judi Silver they took their show, their warmth, their I saw the school's toughest boy tenderly youth, and their innocence to Creedmoor comfort a sobbing girl, while tears streamed man, a teacher at public school 127 in down his cheeks. I saw children, black and the East Elmhurst section of Queens, New Hospital. Arrangements were made to visit white, Christian and Jew, cross every man York City. It is heartening and warming. the building where the aged were cared for. made boundary in a moment of complete em I ask nnanimous consent that the ar My 50 high-spirited, wonderful chlldren pathy. began in the ward on the eleventh floor. They I was proud of them. I tried to tell them ticle be printed in the Extensions of Re sang four songs, smUing, but the smUes just how proud I was. I love these magnifi marks. slowly faded as they looked around. Their cent chlldren, a nd I just wanted to tell you There being no objection, the article faces were serious as they repeated the show this story about them. 1490 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS January 30, 1974 DEDICATION OF Il.\.IPORTANT we are also honored and we are very privi This hospital invisions 258 beds but it is SAN ANTONIO HOSPITAL leged to have one of the outstanding con the quality of that c~re and its accessibUity struction and building men in the United to it that means the contribution that we States in the person of H.