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EXTENSIONS of REMARKS June 5, 1972 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS MRS 19736 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 5, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS MRS. STEVE TULLER, HERNDON, VA., The pretty brown-haired Coast Guard Wife editorial-Dr. von Braun is an outstand­ MILITARY WIFE OF THE YEAR of the Year held a spray of red roses as head­ ing scientist and a great American. He table guests gave her congratulatory hugs. And in the excitement, the weight of the was captain of the successful space team HON. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. huge trophy almost threw its giver, Alfred J. that put 10 men on the moon-our Stokely, president of Stokely-Van Ca.mp, to American space pioneers. OF vmGINIA the floor at the podium. Dr. von Braun appeared before my IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TROPHY RESCUED Subcommittee on Appropriations many Monday, June 5, 1972 But Stokely and the trophy were rescued times as an ofiicial of NASA and I recall Mr. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. Mr. Presi­ by Mrs. Tuner's husband, a husky 6-footer that at the inception of the space pro­ who is stationed at the Naval School of gram I asked him if he were confident dent, I am pleased to report to Congr.ess Health Ca.re Administration at Bethesda, and that a man could be placed on the and the American public on the selection shares in his wife's dedicated efforts to help moon and returned safely to earth. He of the Military Wife of the Year, Mrs. troubled teen-agers. replied with confidence that he was cer­ Steve Tuller of Herndon, Va. In the final competition interview with tain that this could be done, precisely We are all aware of the many thou­ emcee Art Linkletter, it was obv ous that the and safely. sands of military wives who devote un­ veteran showman was touched by Mrs. Tul­ t0ld energies to civic and humanitarian ler's accomplishments, as he himself has been Again, 5 years later, just prior to the in the forefront of fighting the drug prob­ first landing on the moon, I again pro­ programs while at the same time main­ lem as the result of personal family tragedy. pounded this question to Dr. von Braun. taining their homes and keeping the let­ Though childless, the Tullers have be­ He again replied that he was still con­ ters flowing to their husbands. They con­ friended many children whose fathers were fident of the success of the mission­ tribute much to maintaining the excel­ serving in Vietnam or who were abandoned "well, yes," he said, "if the money holds lent morale of our Armed Forces, and by parents who couldn't cope with the drug out." all Americans owe them a great debt. problem. The annual award to the Military Wife "The drug abuse problem and learning dis­ Funds to finance the moon missions ability, are often related," Mrs. Tuller told were appropriated and-as we all know­ of the Year was conceived by Art Link­ Linkletter. "But for this type commitment the program has been successful. letter and Wilson Harrell, president of you have to be available. That's why we live America was behind in space when Dr. Harrell International, Inc., and spon­ right in the center of a school district." von Braun entered the space program sored by Alfred J. Stokely, president of In introducing Mrs. Tuller, Linkletter also at NASA-under his scientific guidance Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. The program, revealed she is a licensed pilot and Powder­ originally designed to bring entertain­ puff Derby contestant as well as Civil Air America moved ahead in the space pro­ Patrol volunteer, bathing suit designer, pho­ gram and excelled Russia during the ment to the wives and dependents of first decade of space exploration. active-duty military personnel, was ex­ tographer and ham radio operator. In congratulating her, he said, "I'm glad The first phase is ending and we are panded to focus attention on the re~ark­ you have 16 airplanes to fly because you'll now embarking on the second phase. As able work military wives are domg to be going off in all directions" to visit mili­ Dr. von Braun leaves NASA he deserves better community relations between the tary installations all over the United States the plaudits, congratulations and ap­ military and civilian population. in the new role. preciation of the American people for a All women's clubs whose memberships FIVE FINALISTS job well done. His cherished boyhood are wives of active-duty Armed Forces Mrs. Tuller succeeds Mrs. Jeannette M. dream of a voyage to the moon came personnel throughout the world are in­ Squires, wife of Navy Personnelman l/C true-and he made it come true. America vited to submit nominations. Through a James M. Squires, who won the title last selection process, the field is then nar­ year. owes him a debt of gratitude. rowed to five--one representative of each Mrs. Tuller was one of five finalists from I commend him and wish him well as of the five major military branches of the five Inilitary services, each of whom was he enters private industry-Dr. von given a "Mili" award. Braun is one of the great space pioneers the service. They were chosen from thousands of en­ of this century and of history. The final judging is done by a panel trants in the contest annually sponsored as The editorial follows: of distinguished women at a formal din­ a. public service by Stokely-Van Camp in co­ ner in Washington, D.C. operation with the Defense Department, and FOR PROGRESS lN SPACE-AMERICA INDEBTED TO On the evening of May 16, 1972, the produced by Harrell International, a world­ DR. VON BRAUN wide Inilitary marketing company. Because there was-and is-a Dr. Wernher panel of judges selected Mrs. Tuller as von Braun among those in the United States, the Military Wife of the Year 1972. Guests included Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, whose wife was one of the judges who dreamed and worked and built in the The Washington Star of May 17 con­ selected by the General Federation of Wom­ pattern of space science, fellow-American tains an interesting account of the award an's Clubs. Other judges were Mrs. William a.ssociates on the NASA team has walked on ceremony, including a report of ~rs. D. Ruckelshaus, Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, the moon. It is a commonly acknowledged Tuner's many activities and accomplish­ Mrs. Edward L. R. Elson and Mrs. Gwendolyn fact; for in the several capacities he has ments. Cafritz. served, as in the decade of his directorship of the Marshall Space Flight Center at Hunts­ I ask unanimous consent that the re­ ville, his vision and energy, his knowledge port be printed in the Extensions of in that area of science, were notable factors Remarks. FOR PROGRESS IN SPACE-AMERI­ in the over-all accomplishment. There being no objection, the report CA INDEBTED TO DR. VON BRAUN In the Huntsville assignment he headed was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, the team that developed the world's most as follows: HON. JOE L. EVINS powerful rocket, the Saturn V, which pro­ AREA WOMAN NAMED MILITARY WIFE OF THE pelled Apollo's lunar missions. YEAR OF TENNESSEE Now Dr. Von Braun has retired from NASA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to enter private industry, but with the com­ (By Ruth Dean) forting knowledge that the agency's future An area Coast Guard wife who takes re­ Monday, June 5, 1972 is reasonably assured. It is particularly grati­ tarded children and teen-agers fighting drug fying that his new connection ls related to problems into her home was named Military Mr. EVINS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, the aerospace field. Wife of the Year last night. the Nashville Banner in a recent edi­ America was fortunate that this German­ Mrs. Dorothy Ann Tuller, wife of Chief torial praised and applauded the great born rocket expert elected to come to this Warrant Officer Steve Tuller, was so over­ work of Dr. Wernher von Braun as a country after the war-that by his very whelmed when Deputy Secretary of Defense leader in space exploration by the United nature he preferred a nation and climate of Kenneth Rush announced her name, she States on the occasion of Dr. von Braun's freedom, and that his capabilities have been had to fight back tea.rs. used not only to advance the science of And the standing ovation and cheers she retirement from the National Aero­ rocketry for space exploration-inter-plane­ got from a Shoreham Hotel banquet audi­ nautics and Space Administration to tary travel-but for peace and security. ence of Pentagon brass and members of enter private industry. Not always, but sometimes, there is greater Congress revealed that she was their choice Certainly I wholeheartedly concur in appreciation of and for America. on the part long before the judges' decision concurred. the sentiments expressed in the Banner of some newly-privileged to be a part of it June 5, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 19737 than felt by some who have known the priv­ THE EDSEL OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY constantly be rushing out of these tunnels ilege for a lifetime. at 30 m.p.h., bubbling up through the pencil Almost a score of years ago, Dr. Von Braun Clean coal technology is not our only bundles to keep them at the proper operat­ received his citizenship. In connection with alternative to nuclear fission. ing temperature of 600° F. Without this the naturalization ceremony he spoke words We can produce electricity from geo­ water the uranium would quickly heat up that warrant engraving on the nation's thermal hot water, from windmills pull­ to more than 5000 °--enough to trigger the heart: ing their energy out of the sky and con­ China Syndrome.
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