Q:Ongrcssional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 9 I St CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
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Q:ongrcssional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 9 I st CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, February 24, 1969 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. forcible incorporation of these countries attention are not to be found in any law The Reverend Rudolf Troost, Estonian into the U.S.S.R. The Soviet assault in book or in any moral code. 1940 against its Baltic neighbors marked The challenge of freedom is in the safe Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, Md., of guarding of that freedom. Thousands of fered the following prayer: the first step westward in the ruthless young soldiers have met that challenge with Dear Heavenly Father, on this 5lst Es march against Europe. t heir death. All the great legislation handed tonian Independence Day we pray for the Mr. Troost, whose presence here today down to us by Congress in the nearly two return of freedom and independence to we acknowledge, has not himself been a hundred yea rs of our n ation's existence, was stranger to this Soviet and Nazi aggres formulated by men who wanted to do a little long sut!ering Estonia. Save us and other more than was required of them to promote countries from the evil teachings and sion. He was captive in a Nazi prison camp for some 40 days at which time he freedom. doings of communism. But anyone can tell you that soldiers and Make us thankful nations, knowing was able to make his escape. That he is statesmen alone have not made America. that "if the Son shall make you free, ye here today espousing the cause of the great. But rather it is the great number of shall be free indeed" (John 8: 36) and let Estonian people attests to the irrepres individual, responsible citizens who find it the wicked know "that his day is com sibility of the longing for peace where their duty to do all they can to promote there is no peace. Americans view with freedom. They confess, though not in the lit ing" <Psalm 37: 13) . eral sense, that there is no greater honor Show us light to fight the forces of sad regret the fact that people any where must still endure such a longing. than to work for the same cause as Wash darkness, teach us to speak softly, but ington, Jefferson, Lincoln, MacArthur and make strong our hand. Thus, in response to the celebration of Kennedy. They serve in a more, basic, more Help us to share our blessings with the 51st anniversary of the independence fundamental way, but their deeds are no other countries, who are starving for of the Republic of Estonia, we honor the less important. food-or for freedom. work of such churches as the Estonian They take it upon themselves to get the Lutheran Church and her minister for best possible education and to keep them Bless our President, our Speaker, and selves well informed. With this knowledge as Members of this House and help them to their endless et!orts in the cause of peace, we gravely acknowledge those absences a basis for action, they then vote in every protect us from our enemies, who con election, they participate in civic functions, spire day and night to bury us. Amen. of independence and peace in too many and they try to instill in their sons and countries in the world, and we resolutely daughters the same high ideals. They are renew our pledge as a nation and the the ones who truly guide our nation's des THE JOURNAL Congress of continued et!orts toward the tiny. For they are the ones who petition, who universal goal of peace for all men. write to their congressmen, and who stand The Journal of the proceedings of fl.rm for their beliefs. Thursday, February 20, 1969, was read Freedom's challenge, then, is one of par and approved. VOICE OF DEMOCRACY CONTEST ticipation. All of us, you and I, hold the hope for the freedom of our posterity; our very (Mr. PERKINS asked and was given sons and daughters. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT permission to extend his remarks at this Now, rioting, sit-ins, and flag-burning have A message in writing from the Presi point in the RECORD and to include a all been called protest, have all been called dent of the United States was communi speech.) participation. But the thinking person real cated to the House by Mr. Leonard, one Mr. PERKINS. Mr. Speaker, each year izes that democracy has left other doors open the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the to him. He knows that far more has been of his secretaries. accomplished by men sitting down together United States and its ladies auxiliary to honestly discuss their differences than has conducts a Voice of Democracy contest. been accomplished in any riot. THE PRAYER OF THE REVEREND This year, over 400,000 school students We must also be aware that apathy and a RUDOLF TROOST participated in the contest. lack of desire to meet the challenge of free (Mr. GUDE asked and was given per I feel that the area of eastern Ken dom is also dangerous. "Home of the free" mission to address the House for 1 min tucky, which it is my privilege to repre does not mean "Home of the carefree". Where sent in the Congress, has been greatly would we be today? What freedoms, if any. ute and to revise and extend his re would we enjoy had it not been for those marks.) honored and distinguished by the out great men, famous and unknown, who in the Mr. GUDE. Mr. Speaker, it is a great standing ability of a young man from past have met freedom's challenge? honor for me to have one of my con Ashland, Ky., who delivered the winning Constantly striving for a better nation. stituents deliver the opening prayer to speech from our State. Educating and informing oneself. Working day. The Reverend Rudolf Troost of the The young man, Mr. Thomas M. Hall, overtime through responsible words and Estonian Lutheran Church of Silver resides at 2409 Central Parkway, Ash deeds to preserve freedom for ourselves and Spring, Md., has honored us with his land, Ky. our children. This, indeed, is freedom's prayer in commemoration of the 5lst At this point in the RECORD, I include challenge. anniversary of Estonian independence, his winning speech. THOMAS M. HALL. which he and his people celebrate this FREEDOM' S CHALLENGE day. The nation in which we live is founded on PROGRESS UNDER THE ELEMEN The Estonian struggle stands as a stir freedom. The privileges of the democracy we TARY AND SECONDARY EDUCA ring example of et!orts to secure and re enjoy are unknown to most of the world's TION ACT tain peace against Soviet oppression. people. How dearly those people must love After the outbreak of the Second World freedom! How t hey must wish that there were <Mr. PERKINS asked and was given War, Estonia and the other Baltic States, something they could do to promote freedom permission to extend his remarks at this for themselves and their children. Latvia and Lithuania, became victims of Yet, there is a time when even a free na point in the RECORD and to include ex the conspiracy of the totalitarian powers tion imposes certain responsibilities upon its traneous matter.) of Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany. The citizens. I speak not of obeying the laws and Mr. PERKINS. Mr. Speaker- final outcome of this conspiracy was the paying taxes. The duties I would call to your ! think the difference in my community CXV--264-Part 4 4179 4180 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE February 24, 1969 between riot and disruption has been Title I Title I has enabled Boston to establish a widely regarded, and justifiably so I believe, money. I think it has saved us from this. comprehensive enrichment program that pro as the worst school in the city. Three years vides vitally needed educational services a ago only 13 students from a graduating class This is one of the ways, Mr. Speaker, day school, after school, and summer school of 600 went from Gratz to college. The drop 1n which the superintendent of schools basis for some 20,000 disadvantaged pupils. out rate at the sohool was in excess of 40 for St. Louis, Mo., Dr. William Kott It has also enabled Boston to pioneer a model percent. Rate of attendance was the lowest meyer, evaluated the Elementary and demonstration sub-system program of inno in the whole city. vative education for some 900 pre-kinder Last year, 168 Gratz g,raduates went to Secondary Education Act 1n his testi garten-Grade 12 pupils in the heart of the college---an improvement of 1300 percent. mony before the Committee on Education inner city. Finally, Title I is funding a work The dropout rate has been halved. Teachers and Labor. Superintendent Kottmeyer study program which provides a combination are vying for transfer assignments in rather further stated that full funding of the of schooling and work experience for some than out, and virtually all 4,000 students a.re Elementary and Secondary Education 320 boys and girls who are potential dropouts. wearing large "Gratz is Great" buttons in Act "might well make the difference be Although these programs are still in their t heir lapel. tween conflagration in my community infancy, improvement in reading achieve ment and academic performance has been Dr. E. C. Stimbert, superintendent of and not." noted.