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10968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE April 26, 1967 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Texas Aerospace Industry Representation for V/STOL transport aircraft to provide fire loss may be sharply reduced, especially city-center air passenger service. This by the wider use of inflammable fabrics in at Paris International Air Show concept of commercial air transportation public gathering places. will be depicted in the commercial avia­ In the early years of this century, a bitter EXTENSION OF REMARKS controversy broke out when it was first pro­ tion section of the U.S. pavilion. posed to protect consumers against the men­ OF It is interesting to note that all three ace of contaminated food ~pped across ·HON. OLIN E. TEAGUE of these products of the Texas aerospace state lines. This issue arose when food ca.n­ industry are destined for use by more ~ing developed into a major industry. OF TEXAS than just one of our armed services. Many sincere people believed that it was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unwise for the Federal Government to enter the field of inspection and control. But it Wednesday, April 26, 1967 was soon realized that the alternatives were Mr. TEAGUE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, worse. Either the death list from contami­ there are today an estimated one-quar.; Pl,'otecting Consumers nated food would grow to enormous propor­ ter million employees working in the tions, or the canning industry would be forced out of business by lack of customers. aerospace industry and affiliated supply EXTENSION OF REMARKS Today ,most meat products are Federally and service firms in central Texas. The OF inspected before they move across state industry generates over $1.5 billion in lines. But the standards of inspection payrolls in central Texas annually and HON. JAMES KEE must be changed from time to time to meet direct employment by six· of the largest OF WEST VmGINIA new conditions. firms in the area runs over 86,000 people. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In this century, more healing remedies The 27th Paris Air Show, Salon In­ have become available for general use than ternational De L'Aeronautique et de Wednesday, April 26, 1967 in all the previous centuries. These new drugs and medicines have brought relief l'Espace, May 26 to June 4, 1967, will in­ Mr. KEE. Mr. Spe·aker, under leave to from pain and misery to m1llions of citizens. clude a proud display of United States extend my remarks in the REcORD, I in­ But to avoid obvious dangers, Federal con­ civil, commercial, and military aircraft. clude last week's public service television trol of drugs moving in interstate shipment Three brand new models designed and and radio newscast, "The Kee Report." was established many years ago. This con­ built by Texas firms will participate in The subject discussed is "Protecting trol of the drug traffic is now under scrutiny the flight demonstrations and static dis- Consumers." to see if firmer controls are needed. plays. ·• . The report follows: The F-111A variable-geometry fighter This is Jim Kee--bringing you the Kee Re­ is manufactured by General Dynamics, port. Fort Worth, for both the U.S. Air Force The American people, as we all knew, en­ Community Goals and -Transportation and the U.S. Navy. This airplane design joy a higher standard of living than any peo­ ple on earth. We have more automobiles, Policy represents a first in the use of variable and more telephones, than anyone else-­ sweep wing principles in an operational more washing machines and more cooking EXTENSION OF REMARKS military airplane. utensils, better and tastier food items for OF The newest airplane in the Navy's in­ the family table, and easy access to the ventory, the A-7A Corsair II, designed world's mos·t extensive system of public rec­ HON. FRED B. "ROONEY and fabricated by Ling-Temc6-Vought of reation. We are thankful for these blessings. How­ OF PENNSYLVANIA Dallas, will make its international debut IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by participating in the flight demonstra­ ever, this bountiful prosperity has brough.t with it new hazards and new dangers. Most Wednesday, April 26, 1967 tion program. A second Corsair II is in of these were unknown when life was simpler the U.S. aircraft display area. and the housewife had to do the family chores Mr. ROONEY of Pennsylvania. Mr. • Especially noteworthy is the fact that without the help of modern kitchen gadgets. Speaker, in recent days my congres­ both A..:...7 Corsair II's will be flown across These gadgets have taken much of the drudg­ sional district was visited by a distin­ the Atlantic Ocean by Navy pilots on a ery out of house-keeping. But even if the guished public servant, the Honorable nonstop flight from the Naval Air Test buyer is careful, he may be defrauded in Alan S. Boyd, Secretary of Transporta­ Center at Patuxent River, Md.-just 40 buying sub-standard household machines or tion, who addressed the 61st annual din­ he may risk injury and death in their use. miles from here-to Mildenhall, near To help solve these complex problems of ner of the Chamber of Commerce of London. This nonstop transatlantic modern living, Congress is now endeavoring Allentown, Pa. flight will be made without the use of to draft legislation which will protect pur­ Highlight of the meeting was the pres­ inflight refueling. This approximate chasers from deceit, injury or death. This is entation of outstanding service awards 3,500 statute-mile flight indicated the known as protective legislation for con­ to four prominent citizens of the com­ confidence our naval aviators have in sumers. How badly is it needed? The ac­ munity, and a native son whom most of their equipment and airplanes. cident figures compiled by insurance com­ us know as a former congressional aid panies and other agencies are quite startllng. now attached to one of our regulatory The A-7, incidentally, is the only sin­ Every year, there are 400,000 accidents gle-place, combat aircraft in the U.S. caused by the misuse or malfunctioning of agencies. inventory capable of a flight of this dis­ cooking utensils, washing machines, power The Secretary's talk was a well­ tance without inflight refueling. The lawn mowers, and power tools. In other thought-out discussion on "Community U.S. Air Force is also purchasing the words, the home has become just about as Goals and Transportation Policy." More A-7D for its Tactical Air Command to dangerous as· the highway. than 700 persons from government, in­ perform the close-air-support role. Many accidents are unavoidable. But the dustry, and business heard his remarks The third Texas aircraft to be flown Government can protect against the ship­ and were unanimous that this great ment of faulty machinery across the state country of ours is indeed fortunate to at this international exposition of the lines and it can outline safety standards world's aircraft is the XC-142, a triserv­ which w111 be helpful to local and state au­ have a man of Alan Boyd's stature in ice V/STOL transport also manufactured thorities. the important position he holds today. by Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. of Dallas, The hazard of fire has existed ever since Under unanimous consent I include Tex. The XC-142 will be transported by human beings learned how to make articles the news story appearing in the Allen­ Navy carrier to the U.S. Naval Air Sta­ out of wood and textiles and other flam­ town, Pa., Morning Call describing this tion at Rota, Spain, where it will be pre­ mable materials. But in the present day memorable event and a copy of Mr. pared for the flight by military pilots to America, the hazard of fire has grown to Boyd's talk in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: alarming proportions. In one year alone, Le Bourget. This airplane, the world's TRANSPORTATION CHIEF SAYS 0oMMUNITY there were 12,000 deaths caused by flre--a largest aircraft capable of vertical take­ death rate 20 times higher than in France, MUST HELP . PLAN offs and landings with payloads of more and four times higher than in Great Brit­ (By Ted Mell1n) than 8,000 pounds, will demonstrate for ain. The proper.ty loss approached $2 bil­ Looal leaders must join highway engineers the world the possibilities and potential lion. Experts in the field believe that the in planning new traffic routes, Alan s. Boyd, April 26, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 10969 newly appointed U.S. secretary of transporta­ Valley going to find its own future fulfill­ Unlimited Skills Workshop at the Good tion, said last night. ment as the Lehigh Valley? Shepherd Home. "It is important for a community to choose "This choice, whichever choice you ulti­ William D. Reimert, vice president and the consequences--not just suffer the conse­ mately make, Will have a very basic effect executive editor of the Call-Chronicle News­ quences," he said. on your transportation needs. It Will in­ papers, presented "a very special award to a "It is wrong, in my opinion, to allow a fiuence almost every transportation decision very special son of Allentown-Jack . Yohe." decision of such cutting effect on the social you face from tomorrow . on. Reimert said Yohe has distinguished him­ fabric of a community to be made solely by "Personally, I feel that we have more than self as a news reporter and as a representative one group." enough New Yorks In our country and not of the Civil Aeronautics Board. And, Reim­ Boyd, who took over as the nation's first nearly enough Lehigh Valleys." ert added, Yohe has "given honor to Allen­ transportation secretary April 1, spoke at the In retaining the valley's identity, Boyd town, the place of his birth." 61st annual dinner-meeting of the Allentown said a priority decision would be the scenic Yohe was described as "an Allentow-n ,am­ Chamber of Commerce.

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