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July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20669 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS U.S.S. GUAM LEADS EXCITING At this time, Mr. Speaker, I request The task force arrived on-station off the LIFE that the article "With the Bulls in coast of Lebanon on June 12. This was Beirut," be inserted in the RECORD. known as MODLOC for "modified location" Thank you. and it will long be remembered by the men HON. ANTONIO BORJA WON PAT of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit and OF GUAM [From the Wings of Gold Magazine, Amphibious Squadron FOUR. As the Israe IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Summer 19831 lis tightened their stranglehold on the PLO, WITH THE BULLS IN BEIRUT Monday, July 25, 1983 preparations continued for the anticipated . who flew heli ous unit, meanwhile, were poised to deal copters from the ship. No relation to was formed just ninety days prior to our sailing date. with any trouble which might present itself Adm. Bruce De Mars, who until last Colonel Mead, an aviator himself, was a and the squadron was similarly disposed, month was Commander of the Naval firm believer in the effectiveness of night ready for an airborne response. The oper Forces in Guam, Major DeMars is, ob amphibious assualt operations and was de ation came off without a hitch and the evac viously, a man who loves the military termined that the helicopter crews assigned uees were delivered to Larnaca, Cyprus the very much and is a credit to this to him would be proficient in landing the next day. Nation, his service, and to the U.S.S. ground combat element <2nd Battalion, The evacuation completed, most assumed Guam. Eighth Marines) on any shore designated. we would resume our schedule of exercises Before I place the major's article in To this end, training was planned with and port visits. Curiously, we remained in heavy emphasis on night operations. MODLOC. The American Embassy staff the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, I want to We arrived at Rota, Spain on the 6th of and countless other Americans were still in note my great pleasure in reading his June and were greeted with the news of the Beirut. Evacuation plans were once again comments. We on Guam are always Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon. In less begun in earnest with the focus on the U.S. watching the latest developments of than 24 hours, the ships of Amphibious Embassy in the north end of Beirut. Intelli the U .S.S. Guam with considerable in Squadron Four had sortied from Rota and gence flowed in on various factions and par terest. Any vessel which bears the were headed toward a location off the coast ties of Palestinians who controlled West name of our territory is expected by of Lebanon. Speculation ran high that our Beirut. During this period, two civilians ar my people to carry on our tradition of mission would involve the evacuation of rived aboard the Guam to brief us on Beirut Americans from Beirut. in general and the U.S. Embassy in particu unquestioned service to this Nation The task force steamed at 20 knots on the Guam lar. and the U.S.S. carries out this most direct route to Lebanon. Along the Though their official capacity was a bit goal with honor and dignity. way, the CH-53's were dispatched to Sigon hazy, their information was detailed and of For those Members who have not ella, Sicily and to Souda Bay, Crete on logis inestimable value. The tangled web of Pales been fortunate to read "Wings of tic flights. Since all helo assets would be tinian organizations all vying for control Gold", I heartily recommend this ex needed for evacuation flights if the necessi ty arose, there was some concern over send were explained in detail by the two men. cellent publication. The magazine is ing ·the big cargo-capable 53's off on long One of the briefers could have easily been published by Vice Adm. M. W. Cagle hauls where mechanical difficulties could cast in a spy movie. He was guarded about for the Association of develop which would keep them on the his past, possessed a vast knowledge of for Naval Aviation, Inc., located in Falls ground for repairs or parts and force them eign arms, and had an incredible recall of Church, Va. As opposed to some other to play catch-up with the task force. But detail. He had spent time with many of the shortfalls in supplies, including ammuni Palestinian groups and provided us with military-minded counterparts, "Wings useful information on their activities and of Gold" brings to its readers thrilling tion, decided the question. It was a matter of risk versus immediate need. modes of operation. accounts of bravery and devotion to There was an air of excitement as cargo Then one day, as mysteriously as they had duty in a manner which is easy to read was onloaded at the pick-up points. Termi appeared, the two men were gone. and informative. I have long enjoyed nal officials and cargo handlers knew that In addition to the evacuation alert, the the publication and am confident that something was up and flight personnel were squadron picked up another standby mis others will share my enthusiasm once bombarded with questions. But the crews sion on June 22. There was a requirement to they have begun reading it. had no answers. They knew only that they transport the principals of shuttle diploma Following the article is a short biog were headed east and were in a hurry to get cy between Cyprus, Tel Aviv and Beirut. wherever they were going. Nine days of alert passed before the first of raphy of Major DeMars. I certainly Meanwhile, those remaining aboard these missions was flown. Two Hueys, our thank him for sharing his experiences Guam prepared themselves for any contin only VHF equipped aircraft, and two CH- with us. He is, obviously, a man of gency. Flight operations were highlighted 46's composed the special transport pack high professional standards as well as by night exercises as well as ordnance and age. Time and time again, flights were laid an excellent writer. aerial gunner training. on

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 20670 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 25, 1983 manned only to be can.:!elled or left on five then ride the ship to Naples. We were to ready for immediate missions. The oper minute standby. perform our shuttle missions from Inde ation proved particularly frustrating to All these frustrations were forgotten, pendence and then brief the SH-3 crews on Cobra crews who, due to political sensitivity however, we.h our first mission which took Forrestal who were scheduled to relieve us and the aggressive nature of their mission, place on the first of July. We were to on July 31. Little did we know that we were not utilized in Beirut. Their ordeal was launch from 40 miles off the shore, navigate would remain on station bouncing back and perhaps the hardest-standing alert con to Juniyal, make a passenger pick-up, return forth betwen Indy and Forrestal before stantly for a period of 17 days without being to Guam for fuel, and go on to Tel Aviv. Guam returned on August 20. called upon to take an active part. Sidearms were the only weapons author We soon got used to our new surroundings One of the more important operations ized. Navigation was a sticky point as radio in the CV Navy, although I suspect the car consisted of the airlift of communications aids were nonexistent and any error to the rier people never got completely accustomed south or north would cause the aircraft to to seeing our two green Hueys disrupting equipment for the Lebanese Armed Forces break the shoreline over hostile Beirut or the orderly chaos of the CV flight deck. We who were endeavoring to establish their au over Syrian held territory to the north. A must have been a curious sight strapping on thority in the area. This equipment was air key navigational and communications assist our .38's, and launching off into the haze to lifted into Larnaca by Air Force transports was arranged with E-2C aircraft based on return a few hours later from somewhere in then ferried by squadron aircraft to the the USS Forrestal, which was also operating the east. waiting arms of the Lebanese in the Port of inMODLOC. Our most interesting mission came on Beirut. With Beirut International Airport I watched the two Hueys disappear in the August 7 as we were returning to Forrestal unavailable for use, the only rapid means of haze, then made my way from Primary to from Juniyal carrying the U.S. military liai moving this gear was via the helicopter link the Helo Direction Center to monitor their son team following its first meeting with between Cyprus and the Beirut landing progress on radar. They made their way Mr. Habib in Beirut. There was no E-2C air zone. Over 100,000 pounds of gear was trans toward the beach on vectors initially from borne this time so Rear Admiral Chatham ported during the operation. Guam and then from the W-2 aircraft of ordered USS Wainwright to a point 30 miles With the PLO evacuation completed, the VAW-124. off Juniyal to provide the necessary radar Marines were airlifted back to the ships on The helos caught sight of the coastline coverage. September 10 and the force retired toward and after a few anxious moments over Jun An SH-3H from HS-3 accompanied us to Naples. The operation had been eminently iyal Harbor, spotted the landing zone. Radio provide radio relay while we were in the successful and we all figured we would not contact was finally made with the Embassy landing zone. The H-3 accompanied us to see Beirut again this cruise. It seems we staff at the landing site and the aircraft the mouth of Juniyal Harbor and remained guessed wrong! While we were in Naples, landed to pick up their passengers. airborne as we landed to make our pickup. the massacres at the Sabra and Shatilla ref Returning to Guam, the aircraft were re As we took off and headed seaward, he fueled for their flight to Tel Aviv. The warned us of two F-16's overtaking us. We ugee camps took place. flight path, altitudes, and IFF procedures had seen Israeli aircraft and gunboats on And so, on September 21, the force sortied had been dictated by the Israelis. It was to previous missions and weren't too concerned from Naples Harbor en route to Lebanon be followed precisely. An enrout navigation about their presence in the area. But as the once again. We crossdecked our Cobras to al aid in the form of a Navy destroyer with bright blue Star of David, camouflage paint, the Nashville on the 23rd where they would Tacan was provided to form the southern and mounted Sidewinders on the wings of remain throughout the Beirut II operation. point of the "Gater airway." This ship was the F-16's flashed directly in front of our This strategy provided for more rapid re located about 65 miles south of our windscreen at about 100 feet, we had some sponse and freed up spots on the Guam MODLOC and became a sort of stepping second thoughts. For the next 15 minutes, flight deck for transports. stone to the Tel Aviv FIR. The flight to Tel the two fighters took turns splitting our for The heliborne insertion of two companies Aviv, was carefully plotted and flown to mation, passing in front, over, and below us, was planned at the Beirut International Air keep the helos out of SAM range from the and buffeting our aircraft as we proceeded port with another company to go ashore at Lebanese coast. back to Forrestal at 100 knots and 300 feet. the Port. All elements would link up and While our Hueys were south in Tel Aviv, This harassment continued for approxi occupy a line around the airport while the . another mission was called away and an mately 30 miles whereupon the planes broke Italians and French occupied positions to other pickup was made in Juniyal. This time off, climbed, and headed south toward the north. Political considerations delayed the destination was Larnaca, Cyprus to the Israel. the landing until 29 September. At 1400 on north. The two CH-46's employed communi When we returned the team to Juniyal that date, Lt. Col. Geske led eight CH-46's, cated with Larnaca through the E-2C which the next morning, Israeli soldiers met them three CH-53's, and two Hueys into the air relayed traffic. This aircraft followed the in the landing zone. The Israelis demanded port. helos' progress on radar, made all the neces identification, the nature of their business, Two reinforced rifle companies, nine sary calls to the tower, and even "watched" and detained them for 45 minutes before al the taxi evolutions on radar from a distance lowing them to be on their way. jeeps, four M274 Mules and 126,000 pounds of 100 miles. What capabilities those air After crossdecking back to Independence, of cargo were landed by air in three hours. craft and their crews have! This evolution we rejoined Guam on August 20 as she came For the next month, logistics flights were began a cooperative association with VAW- back on station. Enroute from Naples, the flown daily from Guam. Special diplomatic 125 and VAW-122 that lasted throughout squadron had picked up 103 passengers, missions and log flights to Cyprus were also the Beirut operations. Time and again air 15,000 pounds of mail and 40,000 pounds of routinely conducted. A medevac detachment borne E-2C's served as our eyes and voices cargo that had been waiting in Sigonella was established ashore to respond to emer in the eastern Med on flights between Leba and Souda Bay for transport to the contin gencies. This support was tested on Septem non, Israel, and Cyprus. gency forces. ber 30 when ordnance clearing operations We remained in MODLOC continuing our By this time the decision had been made resulted in injuries to four Marines. A CH- training, standing by, and flying special dip to insert a Multinational Force into Beirut 46, flown by our Executive Officer, Major lomatic missions. Ordnance training was to effect the evacuation of the PLO. Having Gary Rainey, responded to an urgent re conducted for Cobra crews and for the made a helo recon of the port facility the quest and quickly carried the injured Ma transport door gunners. day prior, Colonel Mead led the 32nd MAU rines to Guam for treatment. Meanwhile, negotiations were being con ashore in the Port of Beirut on August 25. Our relief came over the horizon on Octo ducted by the Special Envoy to the Middle While the battalion and service support ber 29 as HMM-263 embarked on Inchon ar East, Ambassador Philip Habib and his as group were ashore effecting the PLO with rived on station. Turnover was conducted sistant Mr. Morris Draper. Both were car drawal, the squadron remained aboard expeditiously and Guam departed Lebanese ried into and out of Lebanon by HMM-261, Guam three miles offshore. waters on November 1. who acquired the nickname the "Cammie We supported the operation by flying Cab Company." daily logistical flights between ships and Operations over the previous five months In late July, after having been at sea for shore. Numerous flights were also made to had been intense, exciting and meaningful. 66 days, Guam was released to a 72-hour Cyprus for high priority cargo and person Despite the hours of frustration that go recall and allowed a Naples port visit. In nel. Several VIP's appeared on the manifest hand-in-hand with an operation of this sort, order to continue necessary support for the during this period including the Secretary it was a rewarding experience. The Bulls shuttle diplomacy mission, two Hueys were of Defense on September 1st, when he came were going home with a new sense of confi crossdecked to the on-station CV, Independ to have a look at the evacuation operation. dence and accomplishment.• ence. Throughout this period, an alert force was Our small detachment land on the Indy maintained consisting of six CH-46's, two on July 26 expecting to stay a week and CH-53's, one Huey, and three Cobras ... July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20671 FORGET THE MAINE Why? Probably because of Nicaragua, solve, as they did in Cuba after a confronta whose welcome revolution produced an un tion that neither should want to repeat. welcome Cuban-style regime. The Sandi Forget the Global Equilibrium. That is HON.EDWARDJ.~Y nista rebels now running Nicaragua have nothing more than a pitch for spheres of in OF MASSACHUSETTS been rooting for an helping the rebels in El fluence, and those have to be earned, as in 1N THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salvador and, anticipating Yankee hostility, Europe. Nicaragua is no more surely "ours" Monday, July 25, 1983 taking arms from Cuba and other Soviet than Pakistan, or Afghanistan, is the Rus friends. sians'. Mr. Kissinger is right to say that mis • Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, doc Mr. Reagan says he'll go to any lengths to managing power anywhere can dissipate trines have been a staple of American stop Nicaragua's interference. But the evi power everywhere, but wisdom does not diplomacy for several decades. I am dence grows that this a pretext for efforts flow only from the barrel of a gun. Nicara sure my colleagues learned of the to overthrow the Sandinista regime. Hondu gua's deplorable passage from a right- to Monroe Doctrine while still in grade ras has been made a base for American-led campaigns in both El Salvador and Nicara left-wing dictatorship is an object lesson, school. We were taught that the gua, and people in Washington now not a threat to world peace. Monroe Doctrine is a fundamental ele expect-intend?-that provocations will Beware the dominoes, by all means. Nica ment of American foreign policy. As permit the Honduran Army, supported by ragua, like Cuba, should be prevented from an editorial in yesterday's New York American forces, to crush the leftists in exporting weapons, by joint action of hemi Times points out, however, perhaps we both countries. sphere nations. But blockades won't keep should reconsider the role of doctrines The Administration insists it will thus radical ideas from reaching frail societies. since they can take us to a place where provide for the "safety of our homeland" Does that mean acquiescing in the tri I, this Congress, and the American with a few billion dollars and without many umph of communism in one Cuba after an people do not want to go. I recommend American troops. Its private documents, other, in the doctrine of the Irreversible the column to my colleagues: however, already stress the value of at least Revolution? Of course not. Even Cuba will threatening direct American action. not forever be a Soviet ally. Much depends [From the New York Times, July 24, 19831 With the public unmoved, and Congress on what the United States has to offer FORGET THE MAINE torn between doubt and loyalty, Mr. Reagan Latin Americans, including its revolutionar and help, the inevitability of communism ests, organizing a plan for floor votes on all [This article by Walter Lippmann, the would evaporate. important issues, while at the same time late columnist, first appeared in the Globe I venture to argue from the analysis that foreclosing the kind of hundred-amendment May 9, 1961, shortly after the unsuccessful the reason we are on the defensive in so nit-picking that killed the bill in the House Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.] many places is that for some 10 years we last year. We have been forced to ask ourselves re have peen doing exactly what Mr. K. ex There are fewer than half a dozen major cently how a free and open society can com pects us to do. areas of disagreement on this bill, with two pete with a totalitarian state. This is a cru We have used money and arms in a long or three alternatives proposed in each case. cial question. Can our Western Society sur losing attempt to stabilize native govern The most important is employer sanctions, vive and flourish if it remains true to its ments which, in the name of anticommun for unless these are preserved and made ef own faith and principles? Or must it aban ism, are opposed to all important social fective the main purpose of the bill will be don them in order to fight fire with fire? destroyed. Disputes over record-keeping, There are those who believe that in Cuba changes. penalties and potential discrimination can the attempt to fight fire with fire would This has been exactly what Mr. K's be settled with a few votes. Similarly, the have succeeded if only the President had dogma calls for-that communism should be date of the proposed amnesty for illegal been more ruthless and had had no scruples the only alternative to the status quo with aliens already in this country is easily deter about using American forces. its immemorial poverty and privilege. mined. The question of foreign agricultural I think they are wrong. I think that suc We cannot compete with communism in workers is a hot one, but the choices are cess for the Cuban adventure was impossi Asia, Africa, or Latin America if we go on clear-cut, the interest gioups backing each ble. doing what we have done so often and so alternative easily identified. Finally, in the In a free society like ours a policy is bound .widely-which is to place the weak countries category of major disagreements is the ques to fail which deliberately, violates our in a dilemma where they must stand still tion of whether an overall ceiling on legal pl~dges and our principles, our treaties and with us and our client rulers, or start immigration should be imposed, as the our laws. It is not possible for a free and moving with the Communists. Senate-passed bill requires. A single roll call open society to organize successfully a spec This dilemma cannot be dissolved unless it can settle that straightforward and uncom tacular conspiracy. is our central and persistent and unswerving plicated matter. The United States, like every other gov polilcy to offer these unhappy countries a It would not be difficult for the Rules ernment, must employ secret agents. But third option, which is economic develop Committee to send the bill to the floor with the United States cannot successfully con ment and social improvement without the either a time limit or a plan limiting amend duct large secret conspiraces. It is impossi totalitarian discipline of communism. ments to these major areas. Immigration ble to keep them secret. It is impossible for For the only real alternative to commu reform is badly needed and has been ex- everybody concerned, beginning with the nism is a liberal and progressive society.e 20676 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 25, 1983 REV.S.L.ROBERSON RAPE AND INCEST EXCEPTION Good adoptive homes are available in NOT NEEDED AND UNWAR cases where a woman is unable to raise a RANTED child conceived by rape or incest. HON. WILLIAM D. FORD HARMFUL TO THE WOMAN/GIRL OF MICHIGAN HON. THOMAS J. BULEY, JR. Undergoing an abortion may only com IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pound the psychological wounds already en OF VIRGINIA dured, by adding the memory that she de Monday, July 25, 1983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stroyed the developing baby. Numerous e Mr. FORD of Michigan. Mr. Speak Monday, July 25, 1983 studies document how psychologically dam aging abortions can be and a recent study er, I am pleased to take this opportu e Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, we will concluded, "Whatever may be the case at nity to call your attention to an article be asked this week to decide a question the conscious level, at a much deeper level, that appeared in the Ypsilanti Press once again that this House has already abortion is regarded by many women as in on July 16 concerning the Reverend set policy on several times: the addi fanticide." S. L. Roberson and the Metropolitan tion of unnecessary rape and incest ex Also, undergoing the abortion poses a Memorial Baptist Church. ception to limits on Federal funding major physical health risk to the woman Reverend Roberson and his wife, both in terins of immediate and long term for abortions. I would point out to my complications, and including the subsequent Hollie, have been outstanding mem colleagues that a rape and incest ex bers of the Ypsilanti community for ability of a woman to bear children and to ception is unnecessary because of the have healthy children. their entire lives, and it is an honor to extremely low rate of pregnancy re share this information with you. Al sulting from such incidents. It would BAD LAW though I was unable to attend the cause substantial law enforcement The old adage "hard cases make bad laws" scheduled events, I heard that each has special application here. Law enforce problems by encouraging reporting of ment agencies are wary of any law which and every one was very successful. nonexistent rapes. In addition, the ex Mr. Speaker, I am proud at this time makes it financially profitable to allege that ception to be offered would gut the a crime has occurred. Such a law invites to call to my colleagues' attention the amendment by allowing abortions to fraud and is therefore detrimental to law work of Rev. S. L. Roberson and his be funded in any case whatsoever as enforcement. Such fraud overburdens police wife. long as rape or incest was alleged, departmutts, provides actual rapists with a METROPOLITAN FLOCK To FETE ROBERSONS without any time limit or reporting re defense maneuver, creates police-communi The congregation at Metropolitan Memo quirements. ty relations probleins, and creates cynicism rial Baptist Church, 431 Hawkins, has set Following are materials relating to among the police and general public toward aside the week beginning Monday to honor these crimes. these points which were developed Incest is rape on a relative in many cases, the Rev. S.L. Roberson and his wife, Hollie. when the House last debated this Rev. Roberson has been pastor of the consequently, the aforementioned points church for 29 years. He is a retiree of the question in 1979. I urge my colleagues would apply. The pregnancy rate from in Industrial Relations Department of the to review these arguments and reject cestuous relationships is very low. When Ford Motor Co., is a past member of the the Waxman amendment. pregnancy does occur and becomes. appar Human Relations Board, Community Chest RAPE AND INCEST EXCEPTION NOT NEEDED AND ent, obtaining an abortion for the girl and Board of Directors and the Housing Com UNWARRANTED returning her to the same environment mission. He was the recipient of community would not solve the underlying probleins as "Some people disclaim their natural habi sociated with incest. service awards from Ford in 1955 and 1964. tat. I always name my origin. It didn't hold In 1975, he was given the Liberty Bell me back and neither has my color. I was BACKGROUND INFORMATION award from the Washington County Bar As born in poverty. My father raped my A. A Rape/Incest Exception is Unnecessary sociation. He also has received awards, spe mother when she was 12. Now they've cial recognition and citations from commu named a park for me in Chester, Pennsylva 1. Pregnancy resulting from rape is ex nity organizations including the Patsy nia." tremely rare, even in the absence of treat Chandler Club, the Optimist Club and the ment, for a variety of physical and psycho Ypsilanti Police Department. BRIEF SUMMARY STATEMENT logical reasons. Furthermore, prompt medi In 1977, he was selected to receive the The argument in favor of abortion that cal treatment, excluding abortion, following "Citizen of the Year Award" from the elicits the most sympathetic response is the rape always prevents pregnancy. Michigan Police Hall of Fame. In 1979, he pregnancy resulting from rape or incest. a. Studies and experience in several major was the recipient of the "Big 10" award of The woman/girl, someone's wife or daugh cities indicate that pregnancy resulting the Washtenaw County United W-ay. ter, was assaulted, unwillingly became preg from rape is practically non-existent. He presently is chaplain of the Ypsilanti nant and is faced with the humiliation of Chicago <1967 study} . . . no pregnancy Police Department and the Washtenaw nine months of pregnancy and childbirth. from confirmed rape in over 9 years. 1 County Sheriff's Department. He also is a Few would be so heartless and cruel as to Washington, D.C. <1968 study /report> ... member of the board of directors of the prevent her from obtaining an abortion. one pregnancy in over 300 rape victiins.2 V. American Red Cross and is director of the But what are the facts associated with Edward Tate, Captain of the Sex Squad of Ex-offender Contract Center of Washtenaw this very sensitive subject? Such an excep the D.C. Metropolitan Police recalled only County Inc. tion is: three pregnancies from forcible rape in 15 Guest speakers slated to address the con UNNECESSARY years. 3 gregation of Metropolitan Memorial Baptist Pregnancy from forcible rape rarely Buffalo, New York <1969 study> ... no during the week include: occurs, even in the absence of prompt medi pregnancy from confirmed rape in over 30 Monday: The Rev. Garther Roberson of cal treatment, due to a number of physical years.• Mt. Oliver Baptist Church in Ypsilanti, 7 and emotional factors. St. Paul, Minnesota <1972 study} ... no p.m. Every state permits medical treatment pregnancy from confirmed rape in over 10 Tuesday: The Rev. Thomas Evans of the which prevents pregnancy 100% of the time. years.5 Church of Our Father in Detroit, 7 p.m. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania <1977 report> Wednesday: The Rev. Wallace Mills of UNFAIR ... during a period of 191/2 years in Phila New St. John Baptist Church of Detroit, 7 If the very rare case of pregnancy result delphia, 1958-1977, Trial Judge Armand p.m. ing from rape did occur, then: Della Porta of the Court of Common Pleas, Thursday: The Rev. Charlie Knighten of Whatever the circumstances of his/her and formerly an Assistant District Attorney, Pilgrim Travelers Baptist Church of De conception, the unborn child possesses an did not encounter a single instance of con troit, 7 p.m. inalienable right to life. The mother's lack ception in a real rape case. 6 Friday: Elder Herb Dudley of Detroit of responsibility for the conception does not Washington, D.C. <1977 report> . . . Ser Church of God in Flint, 7 p.m. remove the child's right to life. geant Roy Perry of the Sex Squad of the Sunday: The Rev. Eugene Rhodes of The unborn child is not the attacker but D.C. Metropolitan Police, "Rape shows little Leland Baptist Church of Detroit, 3:30 p.m. is, in fact, a second innocent victim who conception." 1 At 6:30p.m. Saturday, the church commu should not receive capital punishment for nity will present a "special tribute" featur his/her father's crime. Even the rapist is ing the Graceway Slngers.e spared the death penalty. Footnotes at end of articles. July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20677 b. Allegations that 10,000 pregnancies opment, " ... with a very high degree of cer states: "Their feelings were invariably of in result from rape annually in America are to tainty, if treatment is insti tense pain involving bereavement and a tally false. tuted at an appropriate time, then pregnan sense of indentification with the fetus." During the Labor /HEW Appropriations cy can be effectively prevented ... Accord 2. When abortion is viewed as the solution Bill Conference Committee Meeting, 9/15/ ing to data from Ann Arbor, when DES is to pregnancy from rape, the longterm needs 76, Senator Brooke quoted the Uniform taken according to directions there are es of a rape victim who has obtained an abor Crime Report indicating over 50,000 forcible sentially no failures." Respecting the possi tion may go unmet; on the surface, the vic rapes annually in America and said the FBI ble cancer effect of DES on female children tims's problems has been "solved". Dr. E. F. adds that this is probably only 10 percent of Dr. Corfman said the cancer problem did Diamond, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at the actual number. He then said that in not relate because ... "in order to induce Loyola University, Stritch School of Medi every 100 such cases, two pregnancies oc vaginal cancer in offspring, women have to cine, maintains that: curred resulting in 10,000 pregnancies an take large dosages for a long time, quite late ". . . pregnancy due to alleged rape is ca ually from rape. This, frankly, is fabrica in pregnancy, much later than at the time pable of the same sort of therapeutic sup tion. Jt, is based on the estimated rate of of conception ... DES must be taken be port as another crisis pregnancy. The con pregnancy from unprotected tween 70 and 80 days of pregnancy in order tinuation of the pregnancy increases the intercourse between fertile individuals. It to induce this effect on the vagina of a possibility that the alleged rape victim will cannot be used when dealing with rape cases female fetus." , 11.1 percent.9 taking DES on the female offspring fail to impaired by having had an abortion. Clinical evidence of sperm injected, 46 mention that the DES makes it "impossible percent.8 for the woman to conceive". D. Rape/Incest Exceptions are Bad Law. They Invite Fraud and Are Detrimental to Respecting victims: B. A Rape/Incest Exception is Unfair Law Enforcement by: No. within fertility range of 12 to 50 years, Assuming the extreme exception 17.9 percent. 1. Whatever the circumstances of his/her . . . provision that would allow federal Contraceptive pills user 26.3 conception, the unborn child is a separate funds to be paid for abortions performed for percent.10 the treatment of rape or incest victims only 10 human being possessing an unalienable IUD users 6.4 percent. right to life. The child is innocent of any . . . the wording would lead a person desir Severe emotional trauma prevents ovula crime and punishment by death would be ous of an abortion to make false reports to tion .? percent. more severe than the rapist's punishment. law enforcement agencies which would have To repeat, this 10,000 figure is a fabrica Although the woman may experience severe to be checked and investigated at some tion. It does not represent actual people, but length. These crimes are not easy ones to rather is simply the produce of false as mental anguish following the attack, a civil prove or disprove and resultantly require sumptions . Dr. Willard Cates, Chief, ized society must never subordinate this many manhours of investigation. American Abortion Surveillance Branch, Center for most fundamental human right law enforcement agencies are presently Disease Control, HEW, wrote on October 7, for the mother's right to be free of a burden overburdened and do not have this vast 1976, "I know of no good studies document she did not invite. amount of time available." Following Rape Preg the right to require of its members personal provision for this reason in a proposed re nancy. Such Medical Treatment is Permit sacrifice. An individual would not personally strictive abortion bill; it was subsequently ted in Every State. be responsible for his country being at eliminated. "As an emergency room physician and a tacked by an unjust aggressor, but he is still "Furthermore, if it were found that the member of the American College of Emer bound to oppose that aggression at great complaint was false, then further police gency Physicians, I would like to share with personal sacrifice and risk. time could be invested in charging the indi you my knowledge regarding abortion for 3. No woman is forced to raise a child. vidual with making a false report." a simple medical curettage is available to years for a child to adopt. The unborn baby 2. "Providing actual rapists with a defense prevent a pregnancy in true rape. The pa is indeed "wanted" and should not be denied maneuver whereby they contend that the tient is given Estrogen for five days, which his/her right to live and be loved. victim is charging rape only iii order to pro makes it impossible for the woman to con C. Rape/Incest Exception Encourages Abor vide a basis for a funded abortion." about venereal disease and tetanus in the Woman 3. Creating Police-Community Relations rape victim." only be compounded when coupled with the "When police investigations reveal the "Nor do they need it memory that she destroyed the developing falsehood, they will incur the enmity of the since with within 48 hours of the rape, hos baby. While there is little evidence, if any, female reporting it and that of her support pitals can perform any needed procedure that abortion is psychologically therapeutic ers. In short, it will create police-community before the total process of conception and for rape victims, there is substantial evi relations problems." any legal . . . difficulties." : ''What Under the Privacy Act of 1974, the police had no pregnancies." by many women as infanticide." about the crime, including the victim's According to Dr. Philip A. Corfman, Di Commenting on women who have under name. The result is that a number of vicious rector, Center for Population Research, Na gone psychotherapy following an abortion, crimes are reported and statistically record tional Institute of Child Health and Devel- Dr. Ian Kent, the author of the study, ed which the police are prohibited from in- 20678 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 25, 1983 vestigating and solving. These higher crime e Telephone communication with Dr. Pratt, emotional and simple words during the acts figures in turn reflect on their law enforce Survey of Family Growth Division, Natural Center of the sister city relationship stated that ment capability, thereby lowering police for Health Statistics, April 4, 1978. the acts of the decade were being initiated 10 Telephone communication with Planned Par morale. Such occurrences may generate cyn enthood-World Population, April 4, 1978. These fig and right there will terminate with the fifth icism toward the women who bypass the ures were derived from studies on married men and centenary of the discovery of the New police which could carry over to women who women. Extent applicable to non-married males World. report these crimes directly to the police. and females has not been scientifically determined. Don Antonio, on that occasion, stated that As the reported incidents of rape and 11 Diamond, E. F., M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, the bonds between the two Santa Fes have incest increase, the public may initially hold Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine, 10/ been alive for five centuries through the the police responsible. However, as the 78. faith, the culture, the language, the manner public learns that these reports do not actu 12 Telephone communication with Robert Carroll, 4/5/78. of being and of thinking. The mayor added, ally represent true crimes, public sensitivity 13 Presentation made at the Symposium on the "We have been the depositaries of a historic to the crime of rape may become jaded. Psychological Aspects of Abortion, at the Loyola legacy which we must defend and activate." Those who are actually raped may be con Univ. School of Medicine, ll/1/78.e All of this under the name of Hispanicity fused with those who are only crying wolf to which today counts with 300 receive a publicly funded abortion. Thus, million people throughout the great exten the true victims of forced rape may be treat THE CELEBRATION OF THE sions of the mother country, Spain, and the ed with less compassion and the progress DISCOVERY New World. All these 300 million persons, that has been made to date in this area may with their different nuances, have their be reversed. HON. BILL RICHARDSON common background, a common origin in E. Incest Presents a Very Complicated their philosophy, their Hispanic attitudes, Situation OF NEW MEXICO their language and their customs. 1. Often incest is rape on a relative; conse IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mayor Callejas told us, in the presence of quently in those cases all of the aforemen Monday, July 25, 1983 the people who had gathered on the 17th of tioned points apply. April, in the Plaza de Espana, that in 1992 2. The pregnancy rate from incestuous re e Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, we will meet again to celebrate the fifth lationships is very low, according to: on June 21 of this year, my colleagues centenary of the discovery of the New Robert Carroll of the famous Santa Clara gave their support to H.R. 1492, the World. County Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Pro Christopher Columbus Quincentenary The previous day, in the address made by gram, San Jose, California 12 and . Dr. Jubilee Act. A simliar piece of legisla U.S. Ambassador the Honorable Mr. Ter George E. Maloaf, Psychiatrist at the Com tion is now awaiting action in the ence Todman, he reminded all oi us present munity Mental Health Center in Daly City, Senate. that the Spaniards who came to the territo California. 13 However, if the incestuous re ries north of the Rio Grande inhabited lationship is not ended and the individual The Christopher Columbus Quill those lands and founded various cities. provided adequate treatment, many victims centenary Jubilee Act would allow all Among them Santa Fe, New Mexico, stands end up being very promiscuous, resulting in Americans to begin a new voyage of out; founded in 1610 by the distinguished higher ratios of pregnancy. discovery of the cultural ties between Don Pedro de Peralta. In that same address 3. Pregnancy from incest frequently does Spain, Italy, and the United States the ambassador emphasized that the spirit not become apparent until the second tri and to reflect within themselves on of Santa Fe, New Mexico has been to pro mester, at which point the abortion proce the spirit and determination that led mote the culture, the civilization and the dure is extremely dangerous and can be explorer Christopher Columbus to his well-being of its people. more traumatic to the girl than continuing It was affirmed there also that the two the pregnancy with competent, supportive, discovery of America. Santa Fes, the one from Spain and the and loving care. Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw my other from New Mexico, have always been 4. Incest represents a family situation colleagues' attention to the English bound together by the bonds of blood, where help is needed. Obtaining an abortion version of an article which appeared, brotherhood and culture; those bonds were for the girl and returning her to the same in Spanish, in the column "Vistas Hi there sealed with the official establishment environment will not solve the primary spanas" in the New Mexican, a daily of the sister city relationship which was problem. newspaper in my District, on June 8, being celebrated by both cities. 5. There are no nationwide statistics on 1983, under the byline of A. Samuel Worthy of mentioning also is the sister the incidence of incest and few, if any, local city relationship that took place between statistics maintained by law enforcement Ac;lelo. In the article Mr. Adelo points Santa Fe, Granada and another Spanish agencies. out the special relationship that is city, Palos de la Frontera, the place from 6. According to Dr. Carl Henry Olstrom, a shared by Santa Fe Granada, Spain which the caravels left, under the command Swedish psychiatrist and authority on and Santa Fe, N. Mex. Santa Fe, N. of Christopher Columbus, when they came incest: "There is no evidence to support the Mex., is the largest city in my Third to discover the New World. With all this assumption that children resulting from in Congressional District and the State background as a basis, we exhort all the au cestuous relationships run a greater risk of thorities, our representatives in the Con being malformed than other children." capital of New Mexico. I hope that my colleagues will take the time to read gress of the United States and the officials $Bailey, D., Sex-Homicide Division of the St. 17 April 1492, the discovery of the New El 17 de abril del presente ano qued6 es Paul Police Department: Personal Communication tablecido el hermanamiento de Santa Fe de with Fred E . Mecklenberg, M.D., Thomas W. World was set in motion. Hilgers, M.D., and Dennis J. Horan, Abortion and This act of the 491st anniversary celebra Nuevo M~jico con su hom6nima Santa Fe de Social Justice, Sheed and Ward, New York, 1972, p. tion initiated the series of events which will Granada. En esa misma fecha se celebraba 48. be held during the next decade dedicated to en esa ciudad de la provincia de Granada el • Letter to Senator Richard S. Schwelker from the fifth centenary of the discovery which 491 aniversario de las Capitulaciones que Judge Armand Della Porta, Court of Common will culminate in the year 1992. Those formaron Colon y los Reyes Cat6licos, !sa Pleas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7/12/77. events have been scheduled not only in bela y Fernando. Merced a este pacto que se 1 Telephone Communication with Sergeant Roy Percy, 9/20/77. Spain and in Santa Fe, Granada but they firm6 en Santa Fe de Granada el 17 de abril • Groth, A. Nicholas, and Burgess, Ann Wolbert. will be held also in many other countries 1492, se consigui6 el descubrimiento del "Sexual Dysfunction During Rape", The New Eng· during the next ten years. Nuevo Mundo ese mismo ano del1492. land Journal of Medicine, pp. 764-766, October 6, The honorable Mayor of Santa Fe Grana Ese acto de la celebraci6n del 491 aniver 1977. da, Don Antonio Callejas Arenas, with his sario di6 comiwnzo a la serie de actos que se July" 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20679 celebraran durante la pr6xima decada dedi A PECULIAR DIVISION the mass media are, at best, idle amuse cados al quinto centenario del descubri ments. miento que culminara en el ano 1992. Esos First and plainest among the facts is the actos se han programado, no solo en Espana HON. IKE SKELTON sheer volume of articles published over the y en Santa Fe de Granada, sino tambien en OF MISSOURI past few years on the question of technolog muchos otros paises se iran perfilando dur IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ical complexity-a question that we at our ante los pr6ximos diez anos. company have nicknamed the quantity El honorable Alacalde de Santa Fe de Monday, July 25, 1983 quality issue. Our scrapbook is a substantial Granada, Don Antonio Callejas Arenas con one and it grows steadily thicker. People in e Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, re large numbers are being encouraged-one sus emotivas y sencillas palabras indic6, dur cently, in a magazine, Leaders, I read ante los actos del hermanamiento dijo que might almost say they are being taught-to an article by Sanford N. McDonnell, worry about current defense procurement allfi se iniciaban los actos de la decada que chairman of the board of directors of policy where it relates to technology. terminara en el quinto centerario del Descu McDonnell Douglas dealing with the Anyone who fails to recognize the quantity brimiento del Nuevo Mundo. need for a better understanding of quality issue's prominence in the public Don Antonio, en esa ocasi6n, expres6 que arena is making a serious mistake. los lazos entre las dos Santa Fes estan vivos modern advanced technology. I com mend this article to the Members: Second, if our scrapbook is a representa desde hace cinco siglos por medio de la fe, la tive sample of media attention to the quan cultura, el idioma, la forma de ser y de A PECULIAR DIVISION tity-quality issue , the most widely depostarios de un legado hist6rico que nos teresting scrapbook. It's divided into two read publications in the country are reflect corresponde defender y potenidar." Todo sections and both are filled with copies of ing only one side of a complicated and im esto bajo el nombre de la Hispanidad que published articles on the question of wheth portant question. hoy dia cuenta con 300 milliones de per er the United States is wasting defense dol It's not impossible, of course, that the sonas a traves de grandes extensiones de la lars on weapons systems that are too com mass media are correct in the position Madre Espana y del Nuevo Mundo. Todas plicated, too expensive and impossible to they've taken. Certainly the fact that most estas 300 millones de personas, con sus dis keep in good working order. ·such media seem to have come to the same tintos matices, tienen sus antecedentes co On one side are articles taken from publi conclusion doesn't make that conclusion munes; un fondo coml1n en su filosofia, sus cations specializing in technology, aerospace wrong. But the fact that limited-circulation actitudes hispanicas, su lenguaje, y sus cos and defense. These articles are, as a rule, ex publications of proven competence and inde tumbres. tensively researched and based on a firm pendence are coming to a radically different Nos expres6 el Alcalde Callejas ante aqu grasp of detail. They're aimed at small, well conclusion should, at least, be cause for dis informed audiences. They're not the sort of quiet. It is not comforting to realize that el publico que se habia reunido ese 17 de thing you're likely to find on a drugstore voters who get their information about de abril en la Plaza de Espana que el ano 1992 magazine rack. fense from the popular media-and that sea la fecha en que reunidqs podamos cele On the other side of the divider are stories means a decisive majority of voters, surely brar el Quinto Centenario del Descubri from more general, more widely circulated are hearing a story that contradicts the one miento del Nuevo Mundo. print media-the dailies and weeklies that being told by those writers best qualified to El dia anterior, en el preg6n que estuvo a make up the popular press. These stories judge. Nor is it comforting to realize that cargo del Embajador norteamericano, el are, not surprisingly, less impressive in the best qualified writers are, almost invari Honorable Senor Terence Todman nos re depth of detail and command of subject ably, reaching narrowly limited audiences. cord6 a todos los alii presentes que los matter. But they're aimed at, and reach, im The consequences could be profound if espanoles que llegaron a los territorios al pressive numbers of readers. The really re voters in large numbers decide that the na norte del Rio Grande recorrieron estas tier markable thing we discovered after separat tion's defensive procurement policies are ras y fundaron varias ciudades. Entre elles ing the articles according to type of publica fundamentally misguided. If the voters se destaca Santa Fe de Nuevo Mejico fun tion is that we had also divided them ac arrive at such a decision on the basis of bad dada en el 1610 por el insigne Don Pedro de cording to editorial point of view. information, the consequences could be pro Peralta. En ese mismo pregon el Senor em Virtually without exception, the special foundly unfortunate. Voter sentiment bajador hizo hincapie en que el espiritu de ized publications and their technically so shapes politics and politics affects policy. It Santa Fe de Nuevo Mejico ha sido siempre phisticated writers all came to the same con is not inconceivable that we could see a el de promover la cultura, la civilizaci6n y el clusion. No, they decided, it can't be said in groundswell of support for a defense system bienestar. any generally valid way that the U.S. is built on high quantities of low-capability Se afirm6 alii tambien que si las dos, weakening its defenses by misguided reli weapons Such a development might not be ance on impractical Buck Rogers weaponry. worse than its opposite-reliance on very low Santa Fe de Espana y la de Nuevo Mejico The articles from the more popular publi numbers of high-capability weapons-but it siempre han estado ligadas por los lazos de cations were equally unanimous in adopting is far more plausible. Therefore it is far la sangre, de la hermandad y de la cultura; the opposite point of view. Yes, they agreed, more worthy of our concern. esos lazos quedaron sellados con el herman the Defense Department is following an As a nation we have learned, sometimes amiento oficial que entoncese celebraban alarmingly wrong path. It's squandering the hard way, that defense policy, like for ambas ciudades. shameful amounts of money on weapons eign policy, cannot be effective over the Muy digno de mencionarse tambien, es el that are too exotic and too fragile to serve a long term unless it is based on consensus. hermanamiento que tuvo Iugar entre Santa useful function in the real world. And what is true for defense policy general Fe de Granda y otra cuidad espanola, Palos One could spend a good deal of time, and ly is equally true for defense procurement de la Frontera, Iugar de donde partieron las even have a good deal of fun, guessing at policy in particular. The assent of the naves que, dirigidas por Cristobal Colon vin the reasons for this peculiar division of people is indispensible. High among the re ieron a descubrir el Nuevo Mundo. opinion. Observers with divergent points of sponsibilites of leadership is the job of Con todos estos antecedentes que sirvan view might ask widely divergent questions: building consensus through communica de fondo, exhortamos a todas las autori Has the technical press somehow fallen tions. This is not, and it never should dades, a nuestra Representaci6n en el Con under the thumb of a Military-Industrial become, a question of hucksterism. It's a greso de los Estados Unidos, a todos los fun Complex eager to spend more and more matter of creating policy in the clear light cionarios del Gobierno estatal de Nuevo money for less and less and less firepower? of reality and then sharing the facts with Mejico tanto como a las autoridades locales Are the popular media the slaves of their the people. The bedrock strength of our que ejerzan sus mejores esfuerzos para que own hunger for controversy? Are the in system of government is the ability of the Santa Fe de Nuevo Mejico sea designada ofi capable of arriving at non-controversial po people to embrace the truth when it is made sitions because controversy attracts atten available to them. cialmente de Ciudad, en los Estados Unidos tion? Citizens of the U.S. are perfectly capable de Norteamerica, que lleve el estandarte en The first question is a laughable one to of understanding that in the development los preparativos del V Centanario que cele anyone who has ever been stung by the of today's weaponry emphasis is placed not brara el Descubrimiento de America en el rugged independence of publications that on using the most advanced technology pos 1992 .• cover the rugged independence of publica sible, but on the best, most effective use of tions that cover the Inilitary services and technology so as to reach specific, necessary military contractors in depth. Those publi goals. And it is entirely possible to make cations, and their writers, are obviously this understood-because the facts support under no thumb. And the questions about it. Preference is consistently given to the

SUMMARY OF LOCAL TELEPHONE RATE INCREASES

Stated rationale . State 1982 increase 1983 increase Anticipated increases FCC access charge FCC depreciation Long-distance Loss of lon~ - Normal increases decision decision Deregulation of CPE AT&T divestiture competition distance subsidy operating expenses

Alabama ...... 1 117,000,000 C Alaska ...... Arizona...... 2 79,000,000 Arkansas ...... 2 138,000,000 California ...... 2 1,400,000,000 Colorado ...... I 38,000,000 C Connecticut ...... 1 89,024,000 ...... C Delaware ...... 2 25,900,000 District of Columbia ...... • 82,000,000 florida ...... I 113,000,000 Georgia...... 2 158,463,000 B Hawaii...... 2 82,368,000 ...... A Idaho...... 2 34,000,000 ...... c c A Illinois ...... 1 21 ,000,000 B Indiana ...... 2 96,000,000 Iowa ...... 2 68,800,000 Kansas ...... 2 213,000,000 Kentucky ...... c Louisiana ...... C Maine ...... 1 11,400,000 C Maryland ...... 2 218,000,000 Massachusetts...... C c c !i~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::·:::::::~::~:~:~::::: : ::::~: ~: ~ : : : :: ~ 8 8 20696 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 25, 1983 SUMMARY OF LOCAL TELEPHONE RATE INCREASES-Continued

Stated rationale State 1982 increase 1983 increase Anticipated increases FCC access charge FCC depreciation Long-distance Loss of lone· Normal increases decision decision Deregulation of CPE AT&T drlestiture axnpetition distance subsidy operating expenses

Montana ...... 2 20,710,000 NeiJrasb ··-························································· I 8,033,000 c Nevada ...... I 5,857,000 c New Hampshire...... 1 8,380,000 ...... C c New Jersey ····························· 2 245,000,000 ...... c A c New Mexico ...... 2 86,100,000 B B New York ...... -...... C c North Carolina ...... 2 143,974,447 North Dakota ...... C c Ohio ...... 2 179,838,000 B Oklahoma ...... 2 301,000,000 Oregon ...... I 36,400,000 Pennsylvania ...... 2 378,000,000 Rhode Island ...... 2 21,139,000 South Carolina...... C South Dakota ...... 2 21 ,500,000 Tennessee...... 2 218,000,000 Texas ...... 2 1,000,000,000 Utah...... 2 43,961 ,000 Vermont ...... 2 16,000,000 ...... C V"argioia...... I 63,826,000 C i.~~-~: : : :::::: ::::::: : : :: :: ::: : :: ::: :::::: : ::::::::::::::::: ::~ : ~~ : = ·· ~ =nNiCO::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: c Virgin Islands ......

1 Granted. 2 Pending. A= 1982 increase; B= 1983 increase; C= anticipated increase.e

RISKING WAR FOR WHAT? A PEAcE ScARE FRoM MANAGUA ble proving any significant Nicaraguan role What is a reasonable bargain that could in El Salvador. Yet America's support of HON. RICHARD L. OTIINGER promote stability and perhaps even peace in rebels in Nicaragua is now blatant. Central America? Here is one idea: Call off The President justifies supporting the OF NEW YORK the dogs of war, insist on absolutely no mili "contras" by comparing the Sandinistas to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tary intervention across any border, ban the the European Communist regimes kept in shipment of offensive weapons to all gov power by Soviet tanks. If that were the case, Monday, July 25, 1983 ernments in the region, buy one-way tickets he should welcome Nicaragua's offer to send e Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, the home for all foreign military advisers, away its Cuban helpers along with all for issue of U.S. involvement in Central reward respect for human rights and demo eign advisers in the region. America has become the premier cratic elections and encourage true reconcil The hostilities of years are not going to be international issue in the press and in iation all around. dispelled by the semantic maneuvers of a the minds of our citizens. National You may be forgiven for not realizing that few days. Plainly, it would take a lot of unity on this issue is growing against this is precisely the plan the Reagan Admin strings to make any such diplomatic pack intervention, against Mr. Reagan's istration says it favors. It is the program age hold. But some promising ideas are now desire to demonstrate our might to proposed by Central America's democratic on the table, put there by allies as well as states at a meeting in Costa Rica last Octo adversaries. They call for something more Nicaragua, and against what is now ber. And in crucial respects, it overlaps pro considered than Mr. Reagan's remark that the constant haranguing for more posals just offered by Nicaragua and by the dealing with the Sandinistas is difficult be military aid and advisers to El Salva Contadora group of mediators comprising cause "they're being subverted or directed dor and Honduras. Mr. Reagan's blue Mexico, Venezuela, Columbia and Panama. by outside forces." ribbon Kissinger Commission is hardly This week, just as the White House was Generously testing the sincerity of Nicara the way to gain national unity. cranking up Caribbean war games, Nicara gua's overture would cost little. Perhaps the Instead of trying to gain a national gua was obviously hoping to take the wind Nicaraguans want to be more reasonable consensus . by saying the same things out of American sails. Its leftist rulers only because they are scared of the new more loudly, Mr. Reagan would do dropped their insistence on direct talks only Yankee belligerence. But isn't that what well to listen to the consensus that has with the United States and Honduras. They Mr. Reagan hoped for? already formed: it is time to stop our came around instead to the American view warmongering in Central America. It that meaningful talks to stabilize Central is time to recognize the potential of America have to be regionwide. RISKING WAR FOR WHAT? helping these nations develop, safely Yes, said the State Department, that's a "positive step." But where are Nicaragua's and peacefully. We must let the politi clearly articulated ideas for verification? MEXICO CITY, July 21.-Where is the cal and civil strife work itself out. We Why was nothing said about letting demo Reagan Administration's hardline policy must listen to the opinions of the Con cratic elections resolve internal problems, against the Sandinista Government of Nica tadora group and recognize the value And how can the Sandinistas put the insur ragua taking us? Public opinion in the of what they say, and what can be ac gents in El Salvador on the same level as an United States seems not much concerned, complished through peaceful, rational elected government? but the Mexican Government fears that the debate. We must live up to our prom That is a weak and suspect response. The militaristic Reagan approach may lead to ise to support human rights, reward plan the Administration says it favors also war between Nicaragua and Honduras at land reform and encourage economic treats both Salvadoran sides the same way: almost any time. it would compel the recall of all foreign ad This is not just an abstract worry. Com development. visers. And the talk of elections cuts both This is the theme of three very fine menting on Mr. Reagan's new commission ways: Who elected Guatemala's right-wing on Central America, to be headed by Henry articles from the New York Times. I dictator? Verification? Sure, that's a subject Kissinger, a high Mexican official said the call my colleagues' attention to the for negotiations, not a precondition for situation was "too urgent" to wait for the Times editorial, and the articles by them. commission's scheduled December report. Mr. John B. Oakes and Mr. Tom The greatest awkwardness concerns mili War could come before then, he said, if the Wicker: tary intervention. Mr. Reagan has had trou- C.I.A.-sponsored "contras" continue their July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20697 incursions into Nicaragua frotn their sanctu what that policy can achieve that's worth age and a higher percentage of labor under aries in Honduras. the risk. utilization than anywhere else in the West War is clearly on the mind of Daniel Stopping the arms flow into El Salvador? em Hemisphere. Coupled with this dismal Ortega Saavedra, too; as the coordinator of Even if Washington had been able to social and economic situation are environ the Sandinista junta, he warned the Nicara produce a shred of evidence that this flow is mental problems of enormous magnitude, guan people to prepare for more fighting, in of substantial importance to the Salvadoran including almost complete deforestation, a speech marking the fourth anniversary of guerrillas, there should be better ways to massive soil erosion and loss of soil fertility, the revolution that brought the junta to stop it than military attacks on Nicaragua extinction of flora and fauna, deteriorating power. Nicaraguan officials have been that could bring on general war. water quality and widespread environmental openly predicting a U.S.-supported invasion Forcing the Sandinistas toward a more pollution. from Honduras. democratic or pro-U.S. policy? Military at "The majority of the most fertile land is But that's not the only way war could tacks don't seem likely to accomplish that. owned by a privileged minority. This sector start. The border clashes could get out of Overthrowing the regime? As the Mexi has emphasized cash crops for exports. By control on either side. Or the Nicaraguans cans see it, that would not be the end but contrast, subsistence food crops, grown pri might strike into Honduras, although they the beginning of real trouble. marily by the land-poor or landless, have are not believed eager to bring on an open So what is Mr. Reagan's goal? Where does been inadequate to feed El Salvador's bur clash with the U.S. his Nicaraguan policy lead? If he knows, geoning population." However it begins, in the Mexican view, now's the time to let the people decide if That population, now estimated at five such a Central American war would be a dis they want to follow. million, has more than doubled in the last aster, and far more of a threat to U.S. inter 30 years and is expected to double again in ests and those of other nations in the region RIPE FOR REVOLUTION the next 20. In that statistic lies the kernel than the Sandinista regime-in a small, im I am appalled and dismayed that The one word that best describes Arthur such inhumanitarian and uncivil acts OF ILLINOIS Wirtz is "giant"-he was a giant of a are occuring in the world today·• IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES man, 6-4 and. 300 pounds in his prime. He Monday, July 25, 1983 was a giant intellectually. And he was a giant financially, with vast holdings in real THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF e Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, last estate, banks, liquor distributorships, sports GERMANY HONORS DR. JOHN Thursday Chicago lost one of its and show business. An indication of what R. SILBER giants, Arthur M. Wirtz, my friend for the future held for him came at the U. of over 40 years, and a philanthropist, Michigan, where a professor labeled him HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND humanitarian, sportsman, and busi "The Brain." His acumen in the many fields ness leader in our community. in which he operated later in life substanti OF MASSACHUSETTS ated that designation. His death was the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Arthur Wirtz was beloved, admired, third tragedy to strike the family in recent and respected by all who knew him. Monday, July 25, 1983 months. His wife, Virginia, died last Decem He was a brilliant man, who despite ber, and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. William e Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, Dr. his vast real estate and business hold "Jo" Wirtz, a month ago. The death of his John R. Silber, the president of ings, never lost his warmth and com wife-after 56 years of marriage-caused a Boston University, has long been rec passion. stroke from which he never recovered. ognized as one of our country's most Born in Chicago in 1901, he graduat Of all his accomplishments, Wirtz, most enjoyed transforming the Chicago Stadium, able and innovative educators. On July ed from the University of Michigan in a white elephant when he took it over, into 13, 1983, his reputation acquired inter 1922. During the twenties, he went a highly successful venture and once the national dimensions when he was into the real estate business, and chief rival to New York's fabled Madison awarded the Knight Commander's during the Depression, he became Square Garden for boxing supremacy. In Cross with Star of the Order of Merit adept at reorganizing failing building partnership with Jim Norris, he staged some of the Federal Republic of Germany. corporations to save them from receiv 70 major bouts there, including many world In the certificate of investiture ers. During that time, he formed a championships. He was proud, too, of origi which accompanied the award, the partnership with James Norris, a grain nating the lavish ice revues, starring Sonja speculator, and began branching into Henie, which added to the glamor of the Federal President, Karl Carstens, cited Stadium. Sonja had been an Olympic ice Dr. Silber for his "extraordinarily sports franchises. Arthur ran the busi skating champion when Wirtz conceived the meritorious service" to the Federal ness end of the partnership, while Mr. idea of signing her to star in the first ice ex Republic. John Silber's interest in, and Norris and his son, Jim, took charge of travaganza. The success of the revues added study of, his German roots has the sports aspects. a new dimension to show biz, and Wirtz and prompted him to promote several ac In 1933, they bought the Olympia Henie reaped millions of dollars as a result. tivities which have encouraged better Stadium in Detroit, along with the Wirtz also was a pioneer in professional relations between Germany and the city's professional hockey franchise. basketball. Long before the Bulls, of which he was a part owner, Wirtz brought the Chi United States. Through his efforts, During the 1930's Mr. Wirtz signed cago Stags to the Stadium in cooperation the Boston German Language School Sonja Henie, the Olympic figure-skat with two of his closest associates, now de has been made a part of Boston Uni ing champion, for the Chicago Stadi parted, Judge John Sbarbaro and attorney versity, and the university's overseas um, and the successful Hollywood Ice Arthur Morse. The latter, again supported program has expanded its course of Revue was launched. In 1935, they by Wirtz, was the "father of double-header ferings and its enrollment. The over added the Chicago Stadium to their college basketball," which also once flour seas program provides American mili holdings, and later, acquired stock in ished in the Stadium. Wirtz was long a vital tary and civilian employees. stationed Madison Square Garden in New York figure in the National Hockey League, in in Europe with the opportunity to which his Black Hawks played a major role City, leases on stadiums in Omaha and in the Bobby Hull era.... The mantle of pursue graduate degrees. Since it was Indianapolis, and they purchased the the Wirtz empire now passes, de jure, to his established in 1964, 4,400 students St. Louis Arena in 1949. When Jim son, Bill, as it had, de facto, after his illness. have obtained graduate degrees, and Norris died in 1966, the Norris-Wirtz Those are large shoes to fill.e thousands more have had their educa interests were separated, and Arthur tional horizons broadened, through Wirtz and his sons were left with the their exposure to the overseas pro Chicago Stadium, the Chicago Black FREE MARKET COPYRIGHT gram. The value of this program to Hawks hockey team, and Consolidated ROYALTY ACT OF 1983, H.R. 3419 our Department of Defense personnel, Enterprise, Inc. both civilian and military, is incalcula Between the years 1949 and 1955, HON. SAM B. HALL, JR. ble, and its ability to stimulate a Arthur Wirtz and Jim Norris, through OF TEXAS better understanding in thousands of their International Boxing Club, pro IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Americans of the European countries moted 4 7 of the 51 championship in which they serve can not be under fights in the Nation. In 1977, in recog Monday, July 25, 1983 estimated. nition of his many fine contributions e Mr. SAM B. HALL, JR. Mr. Speak Mr. Speaker, no one who has met to the sports world, the Chicago Boys er, I have recently introduced H.R. Dr. Silber could help but be impressed Clubs designated Arthur Wirtz "Chica 3419, the Free Market Copyright Roy by his intelligence, his wit, and his goan of the Year." alty Act of 1983, that could have a pro forthright manner. His recent selec Arthur Wirtz was a truly outstand found impact on the television pro tion as a member of the Kissinger ing individual who will be sorely graming viewed in millions of Ameri Commission on Latin America is fur missed, for our city of Chicago greatly can homes. Cable television has ex ther evidence of the kinds of judg benefited from his leadership over the ploded on the scene of American life ments made about his abilities. I want years. Mrs. Annunzio and I extend our in recent years and has provided mil to add my congratulations to those of deepest sympathy to his sons, William lions of citizens access to new sources his many friends and admirers on his and Michael, and to his daughters, of news, sports, entertainment, and many achievements, and in particular Cynthia MacArthur and Elizabeth, other programing. It has proved espe on the high honor recently accorded and to their families. cially beneficial to the rural areas of July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20699 our Nation providing access to televi The Free Market Copyright Royalty Interagency Group for Refugee sion programing never before enjoyed. Act would insure the continued suc Policy, designed to "insure that impor In addition, it has provided copyright cess of the free market forces by: tant refugee policy issues receive full, owners with additional sources of reve First, allowing cable systems to carry prompt and systematic consideration." nue as well as spurring new businesses the signals of national cable broadcast I include the full report of the Cam· across the Nation. In short, cable tele networks without being subject to the bodian Crisis Committee in the vision has proven itself to be a valua prohibitive new royalty rates estab· REcoRD today and urge my colleagues ble asset and has enriched the lives of lished by the CRT; to join in efforts to ameliorate the many Americans. Second, reducing the membership of plight of these Kampuchean refugees, My bill is designed to preserve and the CRT from five commissioners to including the letter I shall send to promote one specific area in the cable three commissioners, effective when President Reagan next week. the terms of two current commission television field where market forces, A REPORT FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF which are working quite well, are ers expire; and CHURCHES IN AMERICA CONCERNED WITH threatened by Government controls. Third, directing the CRT to use the REFUGEE PROCESSING AND RESETTLEMENT, In addition, H.R. 3419 would stream personnel funds freed by the elimina VISITING THAILAND JUNE 18 TO JULY 1 tion of two commissioner positions to line and otherwise improve decision PROLOGUE making at the Copyright Royalty Tri· build a professional staff capacity it does not now have, by appointing a After almost four years, some 70,000 vic bunal . creased fees cable operators must pay ing and relocation to less troubled have been in the camps for up to four years. for carriage of a national cable broad countries of the world, including the As a result, many have lost their "unaccom cast network. The immediate impact panied minor" status simply by growing United States. While the recent Na older while they waited. Through no fault of this decision was a reduction in tele tional Security Directive from the of their own, this has subjected them to still vision service to the public, particular President Inter-Governmental Consultant, 21 High tion with the commission's recommenda President Reagan's decision to set up a Street, Nahant, MA 01908; Father Daniel tions. The similarities are phenomenal. "bipartisan" national commission to under Trainor, 791 Potters Ave., Providence, RI Douglas County citizens may take pride in pin his unpopular Central American policy 02907; Ann Sandgren, Director of Follow-on their educational system and the foresight is bad news for more reasons than the re Services, Lutheran Social Services of North of its leaders. birth of Henry Kissinger. Dakota, Box 389, Fargo, ND 58107; Pat VIRGINIA 8. SLATE, It's tricky politics, too, calculated to gen Scott, Rt. # 1, Maddock, ND 58348; Judge Principal, Chapel Hill Elementary SchooLe erate for Mr. Reagan the Congressional and July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20701 public support he hasn't otherwise achieved, ship and under such a leader, the panel is derstanding that there will be proposed a and to give cold-footed opponents an easy unlikely to recommend a new direction; it's substitute bill without such a line item au way out of standing up to the President as doubtful there will even be enough dissent thorization for cancer centers. I am hopeful an election year approaches. ers of sufficient weight to shake the predict that the following information will assist Worse, the plan extends the already able "package" recommendation. you in your judgment of whether to vote for worrisome practice of turning over hard Why isn't the usual play of Presidential the committee-reported bill with the item, fought political issues to supposedly blue and Congressional power as proper here as and not vote for the substitute without the ribbon, nongovernmental commissions. in the case of, say, the Awacs sale to Saudi item. When such a panel delivers what appears to Arabia? What's at issue other than whether I write to you both as Chairman of the be an arbitrator's Solomonic decision in sub Congress puts up the money for the Reagan Board of Directors of the Association of stitute for the political judgments of Con policy? Mr. Reagan apparently fears it American Cancer Institutes, and as its im gress and the President, the result is dan won't unless he provides opponents a shield mediate past President, and as the President gerous to oppose and even difficult to to hide behind; and the Scowcroft precedent Emeritus of Fox Chase Cancer Center, in modify. suggests that the tactic works. Philadelphia, where I have served, in effect, Both the Greenspan commission on Social But whatever weight the new commission since 1957 . commission, insisted that their conclusions to develop a consensus around a military My experience in biomedical research were "package" decisions, to be accepted in attack on Nicaragua and a military ap dates back to 1942, so that the views I ex full. The current difficulty of MX oppo proach to El Salvador-both of which re press on the National Institutes of Health nents in trying to defeat the 100 missiles quire the Reorganization of Honduras-will and the National Cancer Institute may have recommended as part of the Scowcroft not be welcome south of the border. at least some long-range understandings of report suggests the effectiveness of the The Contadora group . for instance, has There are several reasons why I urge you How long will it be before President and just called on states interested in Central to support H.R. 2350 and its authorization Congress give the Federal budget to, say, a America to "contribute their political influ for cancer centers: Milton Friedman commission, or the school ence in strengthening the cause of under 1. That bill contains the authorization, prayer issue to a Jerry Falwell commission? standing and commit themselves without whereas its proposed substitute ; ty that an insurgency in El Salvador might IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3. The authorization would also, in large not have been conceived in Moscow and measure, cause the Administration to recog planned in Havana; and even if it did, his Monday, July 25, 1983 nize that they should no longer attempt to oft-proclaimed geopolitical concepts won't e Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, Ire defund existing centers through the appro tolerate even an elected Marxist govern cently received a letter from Dr. Timo priations process, as they have done this ment in this hemisphere, let alone one year ; Besides, the commission gambit is misdi the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Phila 4. And the authorization of cancer centers rected at such a relatively narrow foreign delphia, who also serves as the chair by law would lend stability to this portion of policy issue as the Central American prob man of the board of directors of the the national cancer research effort at a time lem-one certainly no more complex and Association of American Cancer Insti when we are having very serious difficulties not generally considered as serious as the tutes. Dr. Talbot has been active in attracting and keeping bright young investi Middle East. biomedical research efforts since the gators, who sense not only that they would The Greenspan commission, partly ap early 1940's and has distinguished have an iilsufficient career in research, but pointed by Speaker Tip O'Neill, dealt with a that even cancer centers might have so genuine party and Presidential-Congression himself as an outstanding administra much instability that they could not work al deadlock on a serious domestic institu tor of the Fox Chase Cancer Center well there. tional question. Social Security outlays were where many of my constituents have As to the first point: Last September, forcing some kind of decision. Enormous received treatment. Because Dr. Tal when the predecessor to this legislation was public interest attended the question; politi bot's letter bears directly upon the debated . of the membership left little doubt that the Hon. LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, In the bill report accompanying H.R. 6457. commission would do so. While it also per U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, there was considerable comment about the formed useful service . the you for requesting my written views on H.R. ... • • the Committee proposal provides a commission's labored MX recommendation 2350, The Health Research Extention Act of separate authorization of appropriations for did not settle the question nor suggest a to 1983, particularly as they relate to the up support of national cancer research and tally disinterested inquiry. coming House of Representatives debate on demonstration centers, authorized in Sec The Kissinger commission is even more the line-item authorization of Cancer Cen tion 415. The Committee believes that suspect and less necessary. Mr. Reagan's ters. cancer center core grants are essential to stated aim is to build a "national consensus" As I indicated by phone, my concerns are the national cancer program, and should. on Central American policy, which means quite specific: In the bill H.R. 2350, soon to during periods of fiscal restraint, not incur behind his policy; after all, he could change be debated, there is a line item authoriza program reductions disproportionate to it without a commission. With such sponsor- tion for cancer centers, whereas it is my un- other institute activities. 20702 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 25, 1983 "Cancer center core grants enable cancer I do not believe that there could have NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, RESEARCH centers to pay for research resources which been a more serious blow to the cancer cen CENTERS SCHEDULED FOR COMPETING RE can be shared by investigators whose indi ters than this. It has created an uncertainty NEWALS IN FISCAL YEAR 1984 FOR WHICH vidual research grants would not otherwise not only among those who must administer FuNDING WOULD BE ELIMINATED cover the costs of their work. Cancer center the centers, but also among all the research NCI: Cancer Research Centers. core grants provide central support services ers working in those centers. There is little Note.-Based on priority scores, 16 of the and highly specialized laboratory services question in my mind that the Congress will following would not be funded: Bowman that are uniquely suited to the common in restore funding for those centers which are Gray Hospital, University of Southern Cali terests of several investigators working in proposed to be defunded, but you know as fornia, Salk Institute, Howard University, close proximity within a cancer center. well as I how difficult it is for researchers Northwestern University, University of Cali "The specific authorization of appropria and administrators who know little about fornia, Los Angeles, Roswell Park Medical tions for cancer center research and demon congressional processes to fully understand Center, University of North Carolina, New stration activities is intended to represent such a budget proposal and the likely out York University Medical College, Yale Uni the Committee's strong support for the come. I will not go into the machinations versity, M.D. Anderson Hospital, University cancer center core grant program. • • • that went into this proposal, nor into the re of Texas, Galveston, St. Jude Hospital, Uni This excellent bill report language of last quirement of the Office of Management and versity of Vermont, Michigan Cancer Foun year's bill is very much like the supporting Budget that NIH officials hew to the line dation, University of Arizona, Dartmouth language in this year's bill fiscal year 1983 Administration budget. better off taking a close look at Feder- July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20703 al policies and programs which thwart funds will be allocated to firms according to 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a competition and impede dynamic eco merit has not lived or served in Washington system for a computerized schedule of nomic performance. It is not new very long." The most likely result of this sort of in all meetings and hearings of Senate policy that is needed; it is reform of dustrial policy is the preservation of obso committees, subcommittees, joint com existing policy. lete firms, technologies, and processes mittees, and committees of conference. The entire editorial follows: ("lemon socialism"> plus the funding of a This title requires all such committees [From Reason magazine, August 19831 few politically sexy high-tech boondoggles to notify the Office of the Senate HEALING AMERICAN INDUSTRY like the Concorde supersonic jet and the Daily Digest-designated by the Rules Synthetic Fuels Corporation. What we need, instead, is a thorough over Committee-of the time, place, and With each passing week, the call for an haul of the government's existing anti-in purpose of the meetings, when sched "industrial policy" grows louder. Every dustrial, anti-entrepreneurial policy. Such a uled, and any cancellations or changes Democratic presidential hopeful has some policy should be based on Joseph Sebum version of this idea, and Walter Mondale in the meetings as they occur. peter's insight that true capitalism is a proc As an additional procedure along was reportedly ecstatic at the recent publi ess-not an end state-a process he called cation of Harvard professor Robert B. "creative destruction," whereby inefficient, with the computerization of this infor Reich's The Next American Frontier, which outdated firms and technologies are contin mation, the Office of the Senate Daily argues for such a policy. Business Week and ually displaced by new and more productive Digest will prepare this information Wall Street potentate Felix Rohatyn have ones. been beating the drum for an industrial for printing in the Extensions of Re What might such a policy consist of? Its marks section of the CONGRESSIONAL policy for several years. first element would be a tax policy that re Most conservatives and libertarians reflex wards enterprise rather than discouraging RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of ively denounce such proposals for further it. For starters, as both conservative Ronald each week. government intervention, asserting that all Reagan and neoliberal Lester Thurow have Any changes in committee schedul we need is the free market. But this re urged, abolish the corporate income tax and ing will be indicated by placement of sponse, while technically correct, is simply the entire patchwork of inefficient credits, an asterisk to the left of the name of not adequate. loopholes, deductions, exemptions, and pa In fact, we have an industrial policy today, perwork that go with it. Corporations don't the unit conducting such meetings. though it is more implicit than explicit. The really pay the tax, anyway-consumers do. Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, net effect of the U.S. tax system, regulatory Second, abolish all taxation of savings and July 26, 1983, may be found in the system, and even the public school system investment, including both the capital gains Daily Digest of today's RECORD. amounts to a policy toward business and in tax and taxation of dividends and interest. dustry. And, unfortunately, as free-marke The final element in ensuring a strong flow teers have been pointing out for years, that of new business investment would be to MEETINGS SCHEDULED policy is very damaging to economic growth. abolish antitrust restraints-especially The damage has been growing more obvi JULY 27 those on joint R&D efforts-as urged by 9:30a.m. ous for years, but the recent recession man both Thurow and many free-market econo aged to bring it into sharp focus. What were mists. Together, these changes would put Commerce, Science, and Transportation once "basic" U.S. industries-autos, steel, US entrepreneurs on at least an equal foot Surface Transportation Subcommittee machine tools-have failed to adjust to a ing with the Japanese. To continue oversight hearings on the changing world economy and are now being But to restore competitive flexibility-the implementation of the Staggers Rail undersold by lower-cost, higher-tech firms ability of both companies and their work Act wage scales or to give up position, it is doubtful that US auto and ronmental Protection Agency's imple obsolete work rules. Moreover, interest rates steel workers woUld have been able to force remain so high that the billions needed for mentation of laws regulating the man their wages up to more than twice that of ufacture, distribution and use of toxic modernization are simply not being invest their Japanese competitors or to resist the ed. chemicals. kind of flexible work rules that enable Japa SD-406 So it's quite clear that there is a problem, nese cars to be produced with half the one of massive proportions. What should be Governmental Affairs number of labor hours of US cars. Likewise, Oversight of Government Management done about it? Unfortunately, what is being all restrictions on imports must be removed. offered as an industrial policy fails to ad The constant spur of world competition is Subcommittee dress the causes of the problem and would essential to the process of "creative destruc To hold oversight hearings on the man only make matters worse. Whether it's the tion" that will bring us all the benefits of agement of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels United Auto Workers, congressional Demo innovation and growth. Corporation. crats, or the Business Week/Wall Street Finally, if we are to move into the high SD-342 crowd, their basic proposal includes some tech, flexible, decentralized economy in Judiciary sort of business-labor-government planning which our future competitive advantage Juvenile Justice Subcommittee body and a development bank to provide lies, it's essential that we have a work force To hold hearings on proposed Federal fi grants, loans, and loan guarantees at tax of competent, literate, adaptable people. To nancial assistance to State and local payer expense. get them, we need to break the monopoly of law enforcement agencies. It should be crystal-clear by now why such the bumbling public school system, intro SD-226 a scheme will not work. First, there is no ducing real competition into the educational Labor and Human Resources reason whatever to expect the individuals marketplace. Only then will schools be held Business meeting, to consider S. 1133, tp running either body to be able to obtain truly accountable for results by those who authorize funds for fiscal years 1984, better information or make better decisions pay the bills. than the current participants in the capital 1985, and 1986 for the Legal Services Advocates of liberty must do more than Corporation, the nomination of James markets-who, after all, have their own simply arm-wave about free markets. money at risk. Moreover, it is naive to B. Hyland, of Virginia, to be Inspector Today's anti-industrial policy is the cause of General, Department of Labor, and expect such bodies to operate from some our stagnation. A big-government industrial sort of godlike perspective outside the other pending committee business. policy would only make matters worse. But SD-430 normal political process. As Sen. William a policy that fosters entrepreneurship and Proxmire recently put it: 10:00 a.m. competition-that sort of "industrial policy" Appropriations "Money will go where the political power is worth fighting for.e is. . . . It will go where the union power is Defense Subcommittee mobilized. It will go where the campaign To continue hearings on proposed contributors want it to go. It will go where SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS budget estimates for fiscal year 1984 the mayors and governors as well as con for certain defense programs, focusing gressmen and senators have the power to Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, on intelligence programs. push it. Anyone who thinks government agreed to by the Senate on February SD-116 20704 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 25, 1983 Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Business meeting, to consider pending Toxic Substances and Environmental International Trade Subcommittee calendar business. Oversight Subcommittee To hold hearings on the President's au SD-366 To continue oversight hearings on the thority to waive the freedom of immi Judiciary Environmental Protection Agency's gration provisions of the Trade Act of Administrative Practice and Procedure implementation of laws regulating the 1974 . Subcommittee manufacture, distribution and use of SD-215 To hold hearings on S. 1520, to author toxic chemicals. Governmental Affairs ize redress payments to certain resi SD-406 Oversight of Government Management dents of the United States of Japa Special on Aging Subcommittee nese-American, Aleut, or other ances To hold hearings to review fire safety To resume oversight hearings on the try who were interned, detained, or issues regarding the elderly. management of the U.S. Synthetic forcibly relocated by the U.S. Govern SD-628 Fuels Corporation. ment during World War II. 10:00 a.m. SD-628 SD-562 Appropriations 10:00 a.m. 2:00p.m. Defense Subcommittee Energy and Natural Resources Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To continue hearings on proposed To hold hearings on the nomination of International Finance and Monetary budget estimates for fiscal year 1984 William P. Collins of Virginia, to be Policy Subcommittee for certain defense programs, focusing Under Secretary of Energy. To hold hearings on S. 1568, proposed Po on Navy and Air Force aircraft pro SD-366 litical Risk Insurance Act. curement programs. Governmental Affairs SD-538 SD-192 To hold hearings on S. 905, to establish Judiciary the National Archives and Records Ad • Armed Services ministration as an independent execu To hold hearings on pending nomina To hold hearings on the organization, tive agency. tions. structure, and decisionmaking proce SD-342 SD-226 dures of the Department of Defense; Governmental Affairs Labor and Human Resources and to consider routine military nomi Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Gov Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom nations. ernment Processes Subcommittee mittee SD-138 To resume oversight hearings on govern To hold hearings on S. 873, establishing Judiciary ment management of natural gas a fund within the Department of the Business meeting, to consider pending import issues. Treasury to provide assistance for re calendar business. SD-562 search and training in Soviet and East SD-226 Judiciary em European studies to certain orga Select on Indian Affairs Constitution Subcommittee nizations. To hold oversight hearings on Indian To hold hearings on Senate Joint Reso SD-430 health issues. lution 1, proposing an amendment to SR-485 the Constitution of the United States JULY28 2:00p.m. with respect to fixing the compensa 9:00a.m. Finance tion of Members of Congress. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Social Security and Income Maintenance SD-226 To hold joint hearings with the House Programs Subcommittee Judiciary Committee on Energy and Commerce To hold hearings on S. 960, to assist Courts Subcommittee on S. 1660 and H.R. 3621, bills to women in making career choices in the To hold hearings to review the Depart assure nationwide telephone service at home or the labor force. ment of Justice's identification sys affordable rates, assure that costs for SD-215 tems. maintaining such service is allocated Foreign Relations. SR-385 equitably among all users, and assure To hold hearings to review the effect on that States have sufficient regulatory the Arms Control Act com authority to maintain universally mental Protection Agency, and modities as compensation subject to available and affordable telephone Howard M. Messner, of Maryland, to certain restrictions. service. be an Assistant Administrator of the SR-328A 2123 Rayburn Building Environmental Protection Agency. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Environment and Public Works SD-406 Economic Policy Subcommittee Toxic Substances and Environmental Finance To hold hearings on a proposed resolu Oversight Subcommittee Taxation and Debt Management Subcom tion expressing the sense of the Con To continue oversight hearings on the mittee gress with respect to monetary policy, Environmental Protection Agency's To continue hearings on miscellaneous as required by section 6 Of House Con implementation of laws regulating the tax bills, including S. 1600, S. 1579, S. current Resolution 91, first budget res manufacture, distribution and use of 108, S. 1464, and S. 1549; to be fol olution for 1984. toxic chemicals. lowed by the Subcommittee on Sav SD-538 SD-406 ings, Pensions and Investment Policy July 25, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20705 holding oversight hearings on the ex through 1988 to assist States in admin SEPTEMBER 21 tended unemployment benefits pro istering and enforcing recreational 10:00 a.m. grams, and S. 1113, to provide that boating safety programs, S. 927, to Governmental Affairs tax-exempt interest shall not be taken extend the time for payment of the Business meeting, to mark up S. 121, to into account in determining the manufacturer's excise tax on sport · establish a U.S. Department of Trade amount of social security benefits to fishing equipment, and S. 1183, to as an executive department of the be taxed. exempt from the tax on unrelated Federal Government. SD-215 business income certain debt-financed SD-342 income of educational institutions. AUGUST2 SD-215 SEPTEMBER 22 8:30a.m. 10:00 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works 10:00 a.m. Business meeting, to consider pending Business meeting, to mark up pending Labor and Human Resources calendar business. Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom calendar business. mittee SD-366 SD-406 9:00a.m. To resume hearings on a Presidential AUGUST4 commission report on excellence in Labor and Human Resources 8:30a.m. To hold hearings on the nomination of education. Energy and Natural Resources SD-430 A. Wayne Roberts, of Massachusetts, Business meeting, to consider pending to be Deputy Under Secretary for calendar business. SEPTEMBER 23 Intergovernmental and Interagency SD-366 Affairs, Department of Education. 9:30a.m. 9:30a.m. SD-430 Finance Finance 9:30a.m. International Trade Subcommittee Economic Growth, Employment and Rev Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings on the administra enue Sharing Subcommittee Business meeting, on pending calendar tion's proposed renewal of the Gener To hold hearings on the future of U.S. business. alized System of Preferences which basic industries. SR-253 permits duty-free entry of articles SD-215 Judiciary from developing countries, subject to Constitution Subcommittee certain conditions and limitations. SEPTEMBER 27 To hold hearings on proposed legislation SD-215 9:30a.m. authorizing funds for the Civil Rights 10:00 a.m. Labor and Human Resources Commission. Judiciary Labor Subcommittee SD-226 Business meeting, to c~nsider pending To hold hearings on S. 19 and S. 918, Judiciary calendar business. bills to revise current Federal pension Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Sub SD-226 law with respect to the rights and ben committee efits of working and nonworking To resume hearings on S. 1306, to en SEPTEMBER 8 women, and the substance of S. 372, to courage American innovation by re promote interstate commerce by pro storing the patent system as it affects 10:00 a.m. Labor and Human Resources hibiting discrimination in the writing certain products subject ot premarket and selling of insurance contracts. testing by the Federal Government. Family and Human Services Subcommit SD-430 SD-628 tee To resume oversight hearings on the Labor and Human Resources SEPTEMBER 29 To resume oversight hearings on the De breakdown of the traditional family partment of Labor's law enforcement unit, focusing on the historical per 10:00 a.m. activities, focusing on the organized spective and societal implications. Labor and Human Resources crime and racketeering section of the SD-430 Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom Department of Labor's Office of In mittee spector General's investigation of alle SEPTEMBER 15 To resume hearings on a Presidential gations involving the International 10:00 a.m. commission report on excellence in Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Labor and Human Resources education. SD-430 Family and Human Services Subcommit SD-430 10:00 a.m. tee Environment and Public Works To resume oversight hearings on the OCTOBER3 Water Resources Subcommittee breakdown of the traditional family 9:30a.m. Business meeting, to mark up pending unit, focusing on causes and remedies. Finance calendar business. SD-430 Economic Growth, Employment and Rev SD-406 enue Sharing Subcommittee Finance SEPTEMBER 20 To resume hearings on the future of To hold hearings on proposals to guar 10:00 a.m. U.S. basic industries. antee secure financing of the railroad Foreign Relations SD-215 retirement system, including S. 1074, Business meeting, to consider certain S. 1076, and the substance of H.R. arms reduction proposals, including OCTOBER18 1646. Senate Resolution 57, Senate Joint 10:00 a.m. SD-215 Resolution 2, Senate Joint Resolution Labor and Human Resources 29, · Senate Resolution 159, Senate Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom AUGUST3 Joint Resolution 74, Senate Concur mittee 8:30a.m. rent Resolution 46, Senate Resolution To resume oversight hearings on voca Energy and Natural Resources 107, and Senate Resolution 83. tional education programs adminis Business meeting, to consider pending SD-419 tered by the Department of Educa calendar business. Labor and Human Resources tion. SD-366 Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom SD-430 9:30a.m. mittee Commerce, Science, and Transportation To resume hearings on a Presidential OCTOBER25 Surface Transportation Subcommittee commission report on excellence in 10:00 a.m. To hold hearings to review the economic education. Labor and Human Resources state of the inland waterway industry. SD-430 Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom SR-253 11:00 a.m. mittee Finance Veterans' Affairs To resume oversight hearings on voca Taxation and Debt Management Subcom To hold hearings to receive legislative tional educational programs adminis mittee recommendations for fiscal year 1984 tered by the Department of Educa To hold hearings on H.R. 2163, to au from the American Legion. tion. thorize funds for fiscal years 1984 SR-325 SD-430 20706 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS · July 25, 1983 CANCELLATIONS ment at the White Sands missile range ing on the prosecution of repeat of in New Mexico. fenders. JULY 26 SD-366 SD-138 2:00p.m. Select on Intelligence Energy and Natural Resources JULY 27 To hold closed hearings on intelligence Public Lands and Reserved Water Sub 10:00 a.m. matters. committee Appropriations S-407, Capitol To hold oversight hearings on the acqui District of Columbia Subcommittee sition of land, and acquisition and ter To hold oversight hearings on the Dis mination of grazing permits or licenses trict of Columbia court system, focus- issued by the Bureau of Land Manage-