28096 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 18, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS INSIDE LEBANON 3. Taking into consideration the location FRED e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. November 18, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 28097 Skip's career in journalism was Combined, they showed that local, state In exile he sought out the unusual and unique. He created his own specialties, and federal governments planned to fill 60 the important, tracing the social trends that explored new fields and provided his percent of the San Francisco Bay. change a nation recorded in the fine print Even the Army Corps of Engineers was the U.S. census data. At the same time he reading public with priceless informa impressed, its chief calling from Hawaii to made contacts among scientists and stu tion that helped change the shape of find out what Garretson had discovered. dents at U.C. Berkeley which paid off. our environment. There were stirrings in the hills, and on The Trib was sold again, this time as part An old friend and colleague of other newspapers, and the radio. The "Save of a package deal to Gannett, the nation's Skip's, Gil Bailey, now of the Seattle the Bay" movement was born. It was not all largest newspaper chain. Gannett brought Post-Intelligencer, has attempted to Garretson's doing, both the public and the new life to the Trib, . pumping in money, evaluate Skip's career from a journal press joined in, and the honor roll is long. much needed intelligence and some would istic and a historical point of view, and The San Francisco Bay Conservation and say sanity, creating Eastbay Today, a dime Development Commission was created, a newspaper that sent circulation soaring. from the point of view of shared bat delicate political compromise that worked. tles. I would ask that his memorial be The Bay was spared, at least for a time. And Gannett brought Garretson back to included in this RECORD. These were the years of conflicts in the the city room. He once more could look for But there is another point of refer Bay Area, the state and the nation, the rise the disastrous mixes of man and nature he ence for Skip, and for his career, one of the civil rights and then the anti-Viet wrote about so well. He chased nuclear which can only be understood in such nam War movements, of campus unrest, dumping off the coast of California, places as the Southbay Wildlife starting in Berkeley and spreading across checked on the safety of highway overpass Refuge. Today a smell of fresh salt air the nation, of Black rage and riots, of great es and bridges in case of earthquakes, and social dislocation. The cities too were chang followed the shadowy trail of the Iranian rises from where once was the stench ing with the growth of the suburbs and the students at U.C., who either died or became of filth. Healthy marine and bird life death of the downtowns. leaders in the Iranian revolution. have returned to what was a marine Other newspapers reacted. The Los Ange He watched the tide tables, spotting the desert. San Francisco Bay has come les Times became a great metropolitan conjunction of tides and winds which back, although much remains to be daily. The Trib's neighbor, the San Jose spelled destruction for a huge Delta Island. done. Mercury & News became one of the nation's Garretson was there, flying over the island Fred Garretson helped keep San richest newspapers. with a photographer as the dike gave way. Francisco Bay alive. The Trib didn't change to reflect the change in seasons. It cut back its suburban The new Trib/Eastbay Today had one fur A REPORTER WHO MARCHED TO A DIFFERENT coverage to go "metropolitan." The move ther assignment for Garretson, one he rel DRUMMER saved money but lost the Trib much of its ished. He and political writer Gayle Mont On a hot 1960 day on Point Richmond in rich suburbs. gomery were told to dig deep into the Cali a yard overlooking the Golden Gate, the And the Trib in spite of Oakland's grow fornia Water Plan, and its effect on the Bay and the San Rafael bridges a young ing Black population failed to change to re Delta-the salts building up in the San Joa Oakland Tribune reporter, portly even then, flect the views of the minorities. quin Valley farms, the dropping away of the bubbled with a new enthusiasm. The Tribune shrank. earth because of the shrinking of under Frederick Von Hon Garretson, "Skip" to Garretson did not. ground water tables, the advance of salt almost all who knew hil'll, hauled out the He began his coverage of public power first of what are the thousands of maps he water into rich agriculture areas, and the issues. He ranged up into the Delta to write peripheral canal, that proposed huge, leaky acquired over the next 21 years. about the peripheral canal, and the giant He had served his apprenticeship as a garden hose circling the Delta replacing the water plan built by the first Gov. Edmund natural flow of streams. copyboy on the Oakland Tribune on night G. Brown with the help of the Metropolitan cops in the legendary old press room in the Water District of Southern California, and There was an interruption. Some routine Oakland police, waiting for that ever the Los Angeles Times. medical tests produced non-routine results. present wail of "Jesus Christ kid, where the His stories were often critical of the water Garretson risked an operation on a cancer hell you been," from the city desk. planners of the state, once the sacred cow of despite a heart weakened by an auto acci Now Garretson was about to make jour all sacred cows in California. dent in years past. nalistic history, and history around San He wrote about earthquake faults, and to Francisco Bay. On the night before the operation he The then mayor of Alameda, Bill McCall, his delight discovered one minor fault of his talked with enthusiasm of the projected exasperated because no one would pay any own, named for him by a geologist as "the water plan stories and then commented on Garretson creep zone." the tests he had undergone, noting how he attention to his and his city's problems, had He exposed the peril of fire among the eu waded the Oakland Estuary to demonstrate calyptus trees after a freeze killed many and had been pumped full of Strontium 90 so silting conditions. that his various organs could be shown on a Garretson, assigned to the city of Alame damaged more in the huge groves in the Berkeley hills. The dead and dying trees screen. da beat, watched. "They were sparkling like the stars," he In those days the Port of Oakland was were a immense fire hazard in an area that divine, and the Army Corps of Engineers had burned on more than one occasion. His said. "There is Garretson's liver rising, was doing the Lord's work. stories spurred a massive drive to cut down there comes the spleen. They want to do Development was the name of the game, the trees to protect Berkeley and portions some more looking at the spleen. I can get the bigger the better, and the California of Oakland from the fire hazard. along without a spleen." Water Plan was the blue print of the future. And he flew into Vietnam at the end of The surgery was long and difficult. The This reporter started writing about a the war to cover the rescue of the children, heart problem too serious. shrinking San Francisco Bay. taking his chances amid the chaos of defeat, as he did again this last year, as he circled Garretson died shortly before 1:30 p.m. "Garretson was an environmentalist July 10. ~ before most of us could spell the word," Roy over an erupting Mount St. Helens. Grimm, now managing editor of the Oak Finally, the Trib began to change but not He was buried, at his own request, lying land Tribune, and one of the few survivors always for the best. Eventually the paper perpendicular to the Hayward Earthquake on the Trib from those days, said in a was sold, ending the era of the Knowland Fault. eulogy at Garretson's funeral this July. family, the publishers of the Tribune and Grimm of the Tribune-Eastbay Today Garretson marched to a different drum state and national political powers. vowed the water plan story would go for mer than the journalism of the 1950s, the The Trib's circulation and its advertising ward. continued to shrink under the new owners. 1960s, or any year. He started his own or Skip Garretson is survived by his wife, chestra and his own movement. One of the regular sweeps in the Tribune He wrote, and the Tribune published, a city room swept Garretson out to Berkeley Maureen, his son, Cornelius, two brothers, series on the islands of the Bay. where he served a period of exile. Gilbert and William, and the San Francisco Garretson accumulated more maps, and He commented mildly, on such occasion Bay, its islands and its cleaner waters, the more information. muttering, "Sigh," one of his strongest ex green hills of Berkeley, and the Sacramen It was he who discovered what the maps, pressions, but remained at what most in the to-San Joaquin Delta, although the Delta's when put together, actually said. newspaper world considered a sinking ship. condition is still grave.e 28098 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 18, 1981 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE Nick Latsios more than qualifies for, rightly caused much concern. However, an CONGRESSIONAL TEXTILE and deserves, this award. even greater threat to farmland is the loss CAUCUS, QUARTERLY STATE Nick was remembered for his speed of topsoil through. erosion. Unlike the Great MENT OF EXPENSES AND and quickness in the ring and these Dust Bowl days of the 1930's when huge clouds of topsoil blew across the country FUND BALANCE assets contributed significantly to his and heavy runoff gouged deep gullies in the tremendous boxing success. Those land, the problem today is less visible. How HON. KEN HOLLAND famous Latsios moves intimidated his ever, it is every bit as serious. OF SOUTH CAROLINA opponents and kept them off balance. Today, America is losing about five billion IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As a fellow boxer, I can appreciate tons of topsoil every year through water how difficult it must have been to get and wind erosion. The "permissible" level of Wednesday, November 18, 1981 close to Nick in the ring. yearly erosion is roughly five tons per acre e Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. Speaker, the It was that quickness, I think, which GUS YATRON TO FARMLAND as they had been earlier. Moreover, capital investment in conservation throughout the OF PENNSYLVANIA U.S., as measured in constant dollars, has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. LEE H. HAMILTON declined each year since 1970. Federal fund Wednesday, November 18, 1981 OF INDIANA ing for conservation has declined as well. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES There are many tried and tested methods e Mr. YATRON. Mr. Speaker, Friday of controlling erosion. However, the ques will be a very special day for an out Wednesday, November 18, 1981 tion is whether they are economical for standing American and personal e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I farmers to use. Many of the traditional con friend, Nick Latsios. On this day, Nick would like to insert my Washington servation practices are expensive, take land will be inducted into the Washington, Report for Wednesday, November 18, out of production, and require several years D.C., Boxing Hall of Fame. 1981, into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: to show results. The federal government freely demonstrates how to employ such As a seventh-ranked welterweight SOIL EROSION practices, and it spent about $250 million in fighter, recipient of the Fred A. Hart Every year, the United States loses mil 1981 to share the costs of implementation. ley Trophy in 1941, and the local lions of acres of farmland to urban expan Furthermore, several states Percentages lot of sacrifice by members of that waiver package would remove obsta congregation. It means banding to cles to private financing of the pipe Yes No Maybe gether in various fundraising activi line and allow construction of the ties, and encouraging communicants to Registration of handguns? ..•...... 57.3 33.7 9.0 Premontre. pipeline to continue. Without this 58.8 27.2 14.0 Hortonville. pledge just a little more toward paying waiver, financing for the project will Mandatory minimum sentences for 70.7 16.9 12.4 Premontre. off the loan. And, the fact that this felonies committed with a danger- 72.l 16.8 11.2 · Hortonville. not be available and natural gas con ous weapon? has been accomplished in only 6 years sumers will be deprived of the only The death penalty for certain crimes?. .. 58.0 25.7 16.3 Premontre. is certainly a high tribute to the pa feasible means of access to the Na 53.2 28.6 18.2 Hortonville. rishioners of Father Detor's parish. tion's largest source of natural gas. I think that the ritual service of con On November 16, the Washington I hope my colleagues will gain from secration is a highly meaningful one, Post published an editorial which these results some insight into the at and one that those present and par states that the construction of this titudes of our Nation's young people ticipating in will remember for the project would serve the interest of today.e rest of their lives. At 3 p.m. on both the consumer and national secu Sunday, November 29, members of the rity. In endorsing the waiver proposal, congregation will gather in the patio, the editorial noted that rejection of at which time Bob Bowker, the senior the waiver would kill the project and ST. ANDREW'S TO "BURN THE warden, assisted by Robert Brown, the constitute a gross betrayal of commit MORTGAGE" junior warden, and former senior war ments made to the Canadian Govern dens, will perform the ceremony of ment. The Post is not known as a close HON.GLENNM.ANDERSON "burning the mortgage." Then the ally of energy producers or as an OF CALIFORNIA congregation will proceed into the enemy of consumers, yet it came to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES church, being led by the cross and · the same conclusion that the Congress Wednesday, November 18, 1981 torches, to await the bishop, who will should. The Alaska Natural Gas knock on the front door with his pas Transportation System will provide e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, in toral staff and ask admittance into the American consumers with clean, safe, these days when all too often we hear church. Upon receiving a hearty wel dependable fuel for many years and distressing tales of bankruptcies, come, he will trace the sign of the we in Congress would be shirking our people forced to go in debt over their cross on the threshold of the church duty if we fail to allow this to be built. heads, and grave concern over the with his pastoral staff. The bishop will CFrom the Washington Post, Nov. 16, 1981] high rates of interest, it is indeed then proceed to bless the pulpit, lec heartening to learn of at least one tern, font, and altar. The Reverend THAT GIGANTIC PIPELINE group of people who, by hard work Canon Oliver B. Garver, Jr., the exec We want to talk to you this morning and sacrifice, will shortly be out of utive assistant to the bishop of Los about your gas bill-not the one you got this debt. I refer to St. Andrew's Episcopal month, but the one you'll begin getting in Angeles, will preach after the comple the late 1980s. There's a lot of gas under Church in Torrance, Calif., where the tion of the service of the Ministry of neath Alaska's North Slope, and getting it Reverend George A. Detor, S.T.M., is the Word. The bishop will then cele down here to customers in Washington and the rector. brate the Holy Eucharist. through the country is going to require the On Sunday, November 29, the Right Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate longest, most expensive pipeline ever built. Reverend Robert C. Rusack, the those members of St. Andrew's Episco You need to be aware that the cost will be bishop of Los Angeles, will consecrate pal Church of Torrance who have in the range of $40 billion and that it will St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Epis done so much to make their church a ultimately be paid by the consumers who copal services were held in Torrance in use the gas. But to get this assured supply mortgage-free, self-sustaining institu at a stable price far into the future will be the early 1920's, when the parish went tion. In this Nation of ours, we recog by the name of Christ Church. After a worth the money. nize and respect the necessity for sepa Congress now has to vote on it once again. short time, this name was changed to ration of church and state, and have The original legislation five years ago con St. Andrew's to avoid confusion with as one of our principal tenets the free tained restrictions that turn out to make the parish in Redondo Beach bearing dom of religion which we hold so dear. the financing impossible, and President the Christ Church name. St. Andrew's Many lands are not so fortunate, and I Reagan has asked Congress to waive them. was admitted into union with the con believe we should stop and reflect that These waivers are a reasonable compromise vention of the diocese of Los Angeles much of the moral fiber which has with the realities of current conditions in as a mission in 1927, and the following the financial markets, and if Congress were made our Nation great is based upon to reject them it would, as a practical year, the cornerstone of the church the worship of God, regardless of matter, kill the whole undertaking. was laid. St. Andrew's became a full which manner or under the doctrine Rejection would also constitute a gross be parish in 1944. of which faith this is accomplished. I trayal of the Canadian government, which As the parish expanded and grew, so hope you will join me in wishing St. has permitted the construction of the line did the church. The original church Andrew's Episcopal Church many, south from Calgary into this country on the building was expanded, and a religious many years of continuing service to explicit promise by the United States that education building and portico were the spiritual needs of the communi the rest of it would proceed promptly. That built. Next, work was commenced on ty.e line is already in operation. the parish hall, which also houses a The effect of the waivers is to shift more modern kitchen. In 1973, the bishop of the financial risks of this enormous in loaned St. Andrew's $30,000 for the ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE vestment from the lenders to the consum IS IN NATIONAL INTEREST ers. But those risks are pretty small. The purpose of completing the kitchen and greater issue is the cost of the gas, com the parish hall. pared with that of other fuels. At first, that Mr. Speaker, those of you who are HON. DON YOUNG price is likely to be substantially higher. active in a church know that while OF ALASKA But as time passes, with inflation and the $30,000 may not seem like a tremen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES higher oil prices that most people expect, dous sum to those working with the the balance will change. An analysis for the Federal budget, it is to a parish when Wednesday, November 18, 1981 House Energy Committee concludes that, over 20 years, on average, the Alaskan gas it is placed on top of the other normal e Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speak would cost slightly less than the alternative expenses of operating a church. And er, the most important energy legisla fuels. But it's necessary to acknowledge that to repay such a sum in a relatively tion facing the Congress this session is there are many uncertainties in the calcula short period of time, can only be ac the proposed waiver of law for the tion. Should consumers have to bear the complished with a lot of effort and a Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline. This brunt of those uncertainties? November 18, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 28101 The greater threat now is further rapid tern of growth. With over 82,000 citi formed-so that it is routine to see 50 escalation of oil prices-and the higher they zens the community has developed or more subcontractors on a jobsite go, the better deal the Alaskan gas will be. into an area that is noted for its indus performing 80 percent or more of the If the gas at first is expensive and raises your gas bill, you ought to regard it as an trial development and scientific explo actual construction. The prime con insurance premium for the longer future. ration. The space division of Rockwell tractor naturally passes along his own Whatever happens abroad, the prices of the International is located in Downey on retainage to these subs, so that funds Alaskan gas will continue to be set by law the site where, in 1929, the E. M. are slow in filtering down to that level. and by long-term contract. The shorter Smith Co., built the Emsco, Downey's This situation gives rise to a host of Alaskan oil pipeline seeemed extravagantly first airplane. When the first orbital problems: expensive when it was finished, in 1977, at flight of the unmanned Apollo vehicle, First, by slowing the flow of money $9 billion. But since then it has saved this built by Rockwell in Downey, was country $50 billion in the foreign exchange to those performing the work, retain that it would otherwise have paid for more launched in 1966 the residents of age delays construction and thus oil from OPEC. For the same reasons, the Downey had a feeling of pride un drives up costs due to inflation. gas line serves the interest of both the con matched in the country. Second, contractors and subcontrac sumer and national security.e Under the present capable leader tors must borrow money-at today's ship of Mayor Milton R. Mackaig and high rates of interest-to cover out Mayor Pro Tern Lyell W. Swearingen standing retainages and maintain an DOWNEY'S QUARTER CENTURY along with city councilmen Robert G. adequate cash flow, a cost which they OF GROWTH Cormack, Theodore H. Jackman and must factor into their bids and pass James T. Quinn, Downey will continue along to the end user. HON. WAYNE GRISHAM to distinguish itself as a leader among Third, because funds must travel OF CALIFORNIA California cities. I am proud to repre down so many levels today-owner, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sent Downey in Congress and look for prime contractor, subcontractor, lower Wednesday, November 18, 1981 ward to sharing with all of Downey's tier subcontractor, supplier-each citizens their proud motto, "Future party along the way is encouraged by e Mr. GRISHAM. Mr. Speaker, Unlimited."• Monday, December 7, the city of the high interest rates to delay the re Downey, Calif., will be celebrating its lease of retained moneys as long as 25th year of incorporation at an anni SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACT possible. versary party to be held at the PAYMENT PROCEDURES ACT Fourth, nonpayment of retainage is Downey Theater. I am pleased to - one of the single largest causes for dis make my colleagues aw~re of this his HON. PARREN J. MITCHELL putes on Government construction toric event and wish to share with you projects. OF MARYLAND In fact, it is a curious paradox that some of the heritage of one of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES finest cities in California. retainage today achieves the exact op Downey was named after former Wednesday, November 18, 1981 posite effect that it was initially in Civil War Gov. John Gately Downey. e Mr. MITCHELL of Maryland. Mr. tended to gain. Begun as a "club" to Governor Downey led the State of Speaker, today, I am proposing legisla get contractors to finish the job quick California from 1860 to 1862 with firm tion that will benefit more than ly, today retainage actually encour leadership through one of the most 100,000 primarily small businesses and ages delay. With construction being trying times in our country. will put more than $4 billion directly performed by so many different sub After almost 100 years of growth as into the hands of the private sector contractors, the ones who complete a community, the citizens in the area making these moneys, which now sit the bulk of their work before the now known as Downey decided to in idle in the ledgers of Federal bureau project is done have no incentive to corporate. December 4, 1956, marked crats, available for investment in busi finish the final details quickly because the big day. Two weeks later the first ness growth and job creation-without retainages are not released until the city council sat down to plan the appropriating a single penny from the owner accepts the building. Th~se sub future of Downey, Calif. The members U.S. Treasury. ' contractors will instead commit their of that first council were Carroll M. The Small Business Contract Pay resources to concurrent projects where Dunnum, Edwin W. Giddings, Hollis ment Procedures Act will end a prac payment can be expected. M. Peavey, James L. Stamps and Scott tice in Government construction Unfortunately, this irony is no E. Temple. called retainage which, in effect, laughing matter for the contractors As the council began work they se amounts to a 10-percent withholding and subcontractors involved. A study lected James L. Stamps as Downey's tax on Federal contractors and sub by the American Subcontractors Asso first mayor. Mayor Stamps and the contractors. ciation shows that the average special council, as one of its first actions, cre Retainage is the practice of with ty contractor-who is usually a small ated the major city departments. holding a portion from each of the businessman-is covering $200,000 in Through these departments all the monthly payments made by an agency outstanding retainages. And, as the vital services necessary for the city to to a prime contractor for work per record number of contractor failures operate could be established. formed, holding back the funds as le reported in recent years by agencies Only 1 year later, in 1957, over 3,000 verage ' against the project's comple like Dun & Bradstreet indicates, many people turned out for an open house tion. When the practice began long firms find the financial burden too to celebrate the first anniversary of ago, the agency was dealing with a much to bear. Downey. That turnout of interested single general contractor who per For many years now, contractors citizens was to become the hallmark of formed nearly all the work himself and subcontractors have been required a city whose residents take an active with craftsmen and tradesmen directly to take out performance bonds to and involved role in city government. on his payroll. And because the work guarantee completion of their work. The citizens of Downey were justifi was performed on a single level, re Retainage then, is an unneeded double ably proud of their city. The organiza tainage worked. protection which hurts contractors tional pattern set to govern Downey But in 1981, the construction indus and subcontractors but which affords was working well and by 1965 the resi try is a vastly different establishment no extra assurance to the Govern dents overwhelmingly voted for a city than it was a half century ago. Tech ment's interests. charter. nological advances and economic reali The Small Business Contract Pay Downey, the home of the Apollo ty have forced the general contractor ment Procedures Act would amend the space program, has continued its pat- to subcontract most of the work per- Federal Property and Administrative 28102 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 18, 1981 Services Act of 1949 to prohibit all ci FIRE CHIEF SERVES CALL TO CONSCIENCE VIGIL vilian executive agencies from with COMMUNITY FOR 39 YEARS FOR ALEXANDER PARITSKY holding any retainages from any Fed eral contractor unless performance is HON. BILL McCOLLUM HON. TOM LANTOS unsatisfactory or behind schedule. OF FLPRIDA OF CALIFORNIA The act would likewise bar-for any IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES reason-the withholding of retainages IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from small business concerns, provided Wednesday, November 18, 1981 Wednesday, November 18, 1981 the firrri posts a performance bond. • Mr. McCOLLUM. MR. SPEAKER, • Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, as part This measure will help Federal con TODAY A MAN IS RETIRING FROM PUBLIC of the Congressional Call to Con science Vigil for Soviet Jewry, I rise to tractors and subcontractors, who have SERVICE WHO HAS DEDICATED 3 9 YEARS OF a desperate need for more capital to fi HIS LIFE TO SAVING AND PROTECTING express my outrage at the recent sen nance improved productivity and in HUMAN LIVES. tencing of Alexander Paritsky. I would creased growth. And the measure is This man is Leroy F. Gilliam, and he like to pay public tribute to the Union needed by the Government to speed is retiring as fire chief of the city of of Council for Soviet Jews and the Bay construction and to reap the savings Apopka in Florida. I wanted to share Area Council on Soviet Jewry for their realized when contractors lower their tremendous efforts on behalf of Par the story of Leroy Gilliam with my itsky and Soviet Jewry. I also would bids in anticipation of no retainage. colleagues since there are all too few Therefore, I urge your adoption of the men and women today who can equal like to thank my friend, Mr. BARNES, Small Business Contract Payment for his sponsorship of the vigil this his contribution to his community. year. Procedures Act at the earliest oppor Mr. Gilliam has been involved in tunity.e Mr. Speaker, Alexander Paritsky was firefighting since 1942, when he joined tried, convicted, and sentenced to 3 the Orlando Fire Department. Even years of prison last week in a Soviet while serving in the Navy from 1943 to court on charges of slander against WNVT BEGINS BROADCASTING 1945 during World War II, he was HOUSE PROCEEDINGS TO the Soviet state. The Paritsky family called on to train firefighters and su has long been a target of Soviet KGB NORTHERN VIRGINIA RESI pervise rescue operations. After leav DENTS harassment. Paritsky was a leader in ing the service, Mr. Gilliam rejoined the Jewish community of Kharkov in the Orlando Fire Department, where the Ukraine where his only real he worked his way up to being named "crime" was his desire to emigrate HON. STAN PARRIS a lieutenant in the unit. OF VIRGINIA with his family to Israel. In 1955, he retired to go into private Since 1976, when Paritsky first ap IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES business-though this turned out to be plied to emigrate to Israel, he and his Wednesday, November 18, 1981 the beginning of an even longer career family have been subjected to persist in firefighting. Still deeply concerned ent harassment from KGB officials. In e Mr. PARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I am with public safety, Mr. Gilliam became 1977, he was taken to KGB headquar pleased to announce that WNVT tele active in the Apopka Volunteer Fire ters, interrogated, and threatened, and vision, northern Virginia's public tele Department-which grew more and told to end his involvement in the vision station, has recently begun tele more capable as a result of his exper Kharkov Jewish University, an institu vising the proceedings of the House of tise and experience. Five years later, tion which he helped found. Alexan Representatives. I have been working when the position of volunteer fire der's professional credentials as a with my colleague from northern Vir chief became vacant, he accepted the doctor of ocean electronics were then ginia, FRANK WoLF, in an effort to post-and the responsibility for the stripped from him and the Soviet Gov obtain permission from the House of safety of his community. ernment began publishing articles in Representatives so that WNVT could In the ensuing years, Leroy Gilliam the Kharkov newspaper accusing him begin broadcasting. Now that the continued to increase the size, skills, of black marketeering, racism, and transmissions from the Capitol to and proficiency of the Apopka fire propagandizing against the Soviet WNVT's studios are underway, north unit. In 1971, when the department Union. ern Virginia residents will be able to shifted from being a volunteer to a Other members of the Paritsky view this House at work. professional unit, there was a strong family have been harassed as well. WNVT operates on channel 53 and ambulance operation, and emergency Dorina, 15, was harshly interrogated also has a transmitter station, channel medical technician program and a sig by Soviet investigators at her school 14, in Arlington, which repeats the nificant increase in available emergen and told to denounce her family. Pau WNVT programing. Channel 14 is cy equipment. Since that time, the de lina, Alexander's wife, has been re partment has earned the respect of peatedly threatened with arrest. In an being used as a low-powered station neighboring fire units as well as the during the hours that the House is in unprecedented move, Soviet authori gratitude of those in Apopka and the ties have told Paulina that she may session, and channel 53 for broadcast surrounding community. ing classroom programs for the Arling lose custody of her two daughters. In honor of Leroy Gilliam, a training When Paulina attempted to obtain in ton-Fairfax school systems. Once the center-which will bear his name-is school programs are over for the day, dependent legal counsel for her hus being built to educate men and women band, she was forcefully detained. channel 53 picks up the House broad on the skills of firefighting and emer casts. Mr. Speaker, I demand that the So gency medical treatment. This center viets release Paritsky from prison, halt This station should be commended will perpetuate forever what Leroy all further harassment of his family, for providing northern Virginia with Gilliam has expressed to his communi and permit the entire family to emi informative and educational program ty for almost 40 years-that the pres grate to Israel in accordance with ing. We all benefit when our communi ervation of human life depends on international agreements promoting ties are made more aware of advances knowledge, training, and dedication. family reunification. I have cabled the in science and technology and kept Chief Gilliam's leadership will be procurator in Kharkov in regard to abreast of important issues before greatly missed, but all of us whose Paritsky, and urge my colleagues to Congress. I congratulate WNVT on its lives he touched offer him our best join me in cosponsoring House Concur insight and the initiative it has taken wishes for the future-as well as our rent Resolution 215, which protests in providing a valuable public service.e deepest thanks.e Paritsky's imprisonment.• November 18, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 28103 EDMUND HENNEBORN-NEW plied also to the general problem of lan the friends who exemplify the persistent YORK FIREFIGHTER guage deficiencies among Americans. These and consistent work that made a library deficiencies affect our society in many ways. dream come true. One of the close connec What Adm. Bobby R. Inman told a House tions which I feel with this fine project is HON. GREGORY W. CARMAN panel considering important remedial legis through the involvement of the Walter OF NEW YORK lation is that "the foreign language capabil Schroeder and Tod Wehr Foundations. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ity of our country is poor and growing Schroeders and the Wehrs were Germans worse." There is nothing new about that, so who came to a growing Milwaukee in the Wednesday, November 18, 1981 far as the public is concerned, except the mid-1800's, much as my father's German e Mr. CARMAN. Mr. Speaker, on context in which it was said-that is, how family came to Washington in the 1800's Friday, November 20, 1981, the Hun this affects the work of gathering intelli and became a part of growing Washington. gence. This fine library is another significant ad tington Manor Fire Department will Unwilling for security reasons to cite sta dition to the institution of free and open li honor one of its most distinguished tistics showing how badly the decline in for braries integral to the democratic tradition. and devoted firefighters, Mr. Edmund eign language ability hurts the agency's op It is part of the continuing effort of free Henneborn. For 50 years now, Mr. erations. Inman told the Congressman, people to insure ready access for all citizens Henneborn has served the people of "Suffice it to say that we have been impact to ideas and information, writings, and re Long Island and the community of ed severely." He did elaborate to this search. The institution of the library is a extent: "Although we have a great many an cornerstone of our community, indeed our Huntington with a devotion to duty alysts and intelligence officers who have and professional excellence that has way of life-the sine qua non of a healthy some foreign language ability, many do not democratic system. For this and several rea won him the respect of his fellow fire have the professional level of competence sons it is also a nice occasion for me. And I fighters as well as his friends and needed to conduct their jobs." can say this without being accused of paro neighbors throughout New York. That is the old, familiar phenomenon-a chialism: Although my Congressional Re Mr. Henneborn joined hose company smattering of French, a bit of German and search Service is within the Library of Con No. 1 of the Huntington Manor Fire Spanish, but no secure command of any lan gress, I am not a librarian nor are the ma Department in November of 1931. In guage but English. It is found in millions of jority of the researchers and analysts in our Americans who have studied foreign lan service librarians-but the service does have 1935 he qualified as a motor pump op guages, but not long or intensively enough, erator, and today at the age of 71 he is a very substantial cadre of professional li and have forgotten much of what they once brarians who are so important in our work still an active fireman in his own learned. in support of Congress. hometown. In 1976, Mr. Henneborn re The CIA and the Pentagon have joined in But another factor that makes this occa ceived the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing urging passage of a measure introduced by sion a "hardcover" rather than a "paper Co., Fireman of the Year Award for Rep. Paul Simon of Illinois whereby public schools and colleges would receive grants to back" event for me-and I know Governor his consistently outstanding fire promote foreign language programs. Consid Knowles appreciates this-is that this new record. library is in Wisconsin, a State which has ering the potential benefits, not only for the played a key role in the development of in Mr. Speaker, the people of Long military and intelligence communities but Island are proud of Edmund Henne also in business and the professions, the $80 formation, research, and library support for million the bill proposes for this purpose State legislatures throughout the United born and his exemplary record of serv States. It was in 1901 at the turn of the cen ice and performance of duty. The would be money very well spent.e tury that Wisconsin led all of the States of people of America can be proud of this the Union when it by law enlarged the scope man who has voluntarily given of his GILBERT GUDE ON "POSITIVE of its own library and information services time and effort to keep his community LIBRARIANSHIP'' and provided for the collection and timely safe and prosperous. And I am proud distribution of a broad range of informa to play a small part in bringing to the tional and research material to the member attention of my fell ow Members of HON. HENRY S. REUSS ship of the Wisconsin legislature. The sup Congress this courageous, selfless, and OF WISCONSIN port was not to be in the form of partisan or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES biased material, but was to be the result of noble American. I congratulate Mr. the best standards of librarianship and re Henneborn and commend him for his Wednesday, November 18, 1981 search so that legislators could utilize these outstanding contribution to Long •Mr. REUSS. Mr. Speaker, on Octo materials to make decisions or judgments Island, N.Y., and the Nation.e ber 9, 1981, Gilbert Gude, our distin-, without fear of prejudice or bias. Prior to guished former colleague who is now that time several State legislatures have had library support, but Wisconsin "' devel LANGUAGE STUDY PUSH the Director of the Congressional Re opment was a significant breakthrough. search Service at the Library of Con And today, of our fifty State legislatures, gress, spoke at the dedication of the Wisconsin's legislative reference bureau HON. PAUL SIMON Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Library continues in a top leadership role and con OF ILLINOIS at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. tinues to receive national recognition in this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES His remarks are an eloquent tribute to field. Wednesday, November 18, 1981 the many individuals who made that Political scientists have noted that the in excellent facility possible, and a timely dividual State governments in our Federal e Mr. SIMON. Mr. Speaker, an in system provide the mechanism for innova creasing number of people around this reminder of the importance of positive tion and a testing ground for better systems ' Nation are becoming aware of our for librarianship in a free society. The of government, and Wisconsin's new devel eign language deficiencies and what it text of his remarks follows: opment provided Senator Bob La Follette is costing us as a nation. His Excellency Bishop Brust, Sister Jac the opportunity to bring an important new queline Buckley. Sister Ellen Lorenz, Sister concept to the national congress. Although And it is not just in the metropolitan Aline Lucy Hoffman, Beatrice Haggerty, the Library of Congress was established in areas of this Nation. Chairman Bob Christiansen, and all good 1800 and provided some reference support The Covington Virginian of Coving friends of Mount Mary College: This is a to members in the following century, it re ton, Va., recently had an editorial great day for you-a culmination of all the mained for Bob La Follette along with Sena which I am inserting in the RECORD at activities associated with the enhancement tor Bob Owen of Oklahom~ in 1913 to intro this point, calling it to the attention of and enlargement of Mount Mary College, duce a bill into the U.S. Senate, which my colleagues. with both a modern and handsome library would establish in the Library of Congress a building. I'm sure that Jane White and Nick specific reference agency to support Con [From the Covington Virginian, Aug. 4, Lesselyoung-and all those who have given gress-the legislative reference service, 1981] so much, appreciate that today a corner has which today is our Congressional Research LANGUAGE STUDY PuSH really been turned, a goal has been reached. Service. The deputy director of the Central Intelli And we know that it was not brought to And Bob La Follette pushed the bill gence Agency has made some disquieting gether for Mount Mary in just a month or a through the Senate-and again, significant observations about the CIA's foreign lan year. Amanda Evans and Roland Evans-a for the badger State-it was a legislator guage problems. What he said can be ap- life long member of the board-these are from Wisconsin in the House of Representa- 28104 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 18, 1981 tives, Congressman Irvine Luther Lenroot speak of the traditional qualities of librar- Dan Daniel, Robert Davis, Edward Der of Superior, who led the House in concur ianship in the free world-free and open winski, John Dingell, Dennis E. Eckart, ring in the Senate amendment. Now we access to information, research, and ideas so Allen Ertel, David Evans, John G. Fary, Vic have not researched all of the legislative that citizens may learn how to better them- Fazio, William Ford, Joseph Gaydos, Sam history of this endeavor, but it is obvious selves materially, and how to govern them- Gejdenson, Benjamin Gilman, Sam B. Hall, that many reluctant members were badg selves wisely-and this library at Mount Jr., James V. Hansen, John Hiler, Elwood ered to support this effort by persistent and Mary College speaks also of Wisconsin, a . Hillis, and Ron Wyden. effective Wisconsin leadership. State of great pioneering ideas in democrat- Also Ken Holland, Thomas Kindness, Ray So the traditions of librarianship in our ic government, and the dedicated leaders of Kogovsek, Tom Lantos, John LeBoutillier, system have an important congruence here, Mount Mary College-such as the Evans- James K. Coyne, Gary Lee, Jerry Lewis, but what brings the bricks and mortar of Amanda and Ronald Evans--people who Clarence Long, Thomas Luken, Stanley this new library building even more alive is give of themselves and work to make such Lundine, Robert McClory, Joseph McDade, the warm and communicative character of good ideas come true.e Bob McEwen, Marc Marks, Dan Marriott, Beatrice and Patrick Haggerty. After all, James Martin, Robert Michel, · Clarence the role of libraries in a free and open socie CONGRESSIONAL STEEL CAUCUS Miller, George Miller, Barbara Mikulski, ty is indeed one of communication. Positive Donald Mitchell, Robert Mollohan, Ronald librarianship goes to systematic ready FINANCIAL REPORT Mottl, Austin Murphy, John Murtha, John access to books-and all the other evolving Napier, James Nelligan, Bill Nichols, Henry materials of communication such as micro HON. BARBARA A. MIKULSKI Nowak, Mary Rose Oakar, James Oberstar, fiche, audio tapes, video disks-loaded with OF MARYLAND and Joe Smith. facts, research ideas, concepts, materials IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Also George O'Brien, Thomas P. O'Neill, readily available to a democratic citizenry to Jr., Donald Pease, Carl Perkins, Melvin use for better living and better governance. Wednesday, November 18, 1981 Price, Carl Pursell, Nick Joe Rahall, Ralph The record shows how Beatrice Haggerty •Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. Speaker, in ac Regula, Don Ritter, Robert Roe, Marty uses the talents of communication in so cordance with Executive Committee Russo, Gus Savage, James Scheuer, Richard many good works in Dallas: The Community Schulze, John Seiberling, Richard Shelby, Relations Commission, the Dallas United Order No. 1, I am respectfully submit ting herewith the quarterly financial Bud Shuster, Paul Simon, Albert Lee Smith, Way, and the Boards of the University of J. William Stanton, David M. Staton, Louis Dallas, Ursuline Academy, and the Dallas report of the Congressional Steel Stokes, Gene Taylor, Bruce Vento, Doug Museum of Fine Arts. Caucus for insertion in the RECORD. Walgren, Robert Walker, Richard White, And Patrick Haggerty's brilliant work as The report is as follows: Lyle Williams, Charles Wilson, Gus Yatron, an engineer and visionary in the develop QUARTERLY REPORTS Clement Zablocki, and Leo Zeferetti.e ment of transistors and in Texas Instru ments by itself would be enough to guaran Fund balance statement-U.S. House of tee recognition of his contributions to the Representatives, Congressional Steel field of communications and matters which "AZURE SEAS" CELEBRATES relate to the transmission of ideas. I know Caucus lOOTH ENTRY INTO PORT OF well-I served on a technology council in LOS ANGELES Washington with a Texas Instrument Com Balance forward: 79-059 0-85-30 (Pt. 21) 28118 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS November 18, 1981 Mr. Speaker, I thank Odessa for all Mr. Shannon grew up in ·Louisville, once again raised the price of a first her kindnesses over the years and wish Ky. After graduating from the public class stamp, this time to 20 cents. Mr. her much health and happiness in the schools of that city, he continued his Charles Beach, Jr., president of the years ahead. education at Central State University Peoples Exchange Bank of Beattyville, [From the New York Times, Nov. 17, 19811 in Wilberforce, Ohio, graduating in Ky., has written me an excellent letter KEEPING ORDER ON THE EGG LINE 1955 with a B.S. degree in industrial on the problem of junk mail and its re (By Marjorie Hunter) education. He received his master of lation to the latest rate increase. I WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-John F. Kennedy science degree in public administration agree with Charlie Beach's letter and liked his eggs over light. So did Gerald R. from Shippensburg State College in think it should be shared with my col Ford. Odessa Ferguson knows, because for Shippensburg, Pa., and pursued addi leagues. The letter follows: more than 30 years she has been frying and tional postgraduate studies at Catholic DEAR CONGRESSMAN HUBBARD: It appears scrambling for a long procession of clients University and the U.S. Army War that all governmental agencies move in defi ranging from pages to Presidents. College. Mr. Shannon's active duty ance of Congress. As high priestess of the grill in the Long military career began upon graduation Specifically, I refer to the postal depart worth Cafeteria on Capitol Hill, Odessa Fer from college, when he was commis ment's intention to raise first class rates to guson has become something of a Congres sioned a regular Army second lieuten 20¢. I have written many letters previously sional institution. to you complaining about first class mail "Walk and talk," she commands any lag ant, infantry. For over 23 years he subsidizing junk mail. gards in the long breakfast line. "Talk to served in various capacities as a com Of course, lobbyists for those interests can me. Jesus loves you." mander and staff officer, including provide supporting positions that this is not Her customers, including many members two tours in the Republic of Vietnam true. However, if you would visit a local post of Congress, obey readily, shouting out as an adviser and as an infantry bat office you would observe that four-fifths of their orders from behind the stacks of bis talion commander. the mail is advertisements, junk mail, and of cuits and cornbread in the warming case, During Mr. Shannon's illustrious such quality that is usually thrown in the long before they reach her grill. wastebasket. John Kennedy was a customer in his years career, he has received numerous awards, including the Combat Infan It is a horrendous waste of natural re as a young Congressman. So was Gerald sources, it adds to the burden of garbage Ford, then a Representative. Vice President try Badge Parachutist Wings and the disposal and adds significantly to the overall Bush, who was also once in the House, was Ranger Tab. He is also the recipient of postage costs. Also, it is very time-consum another. the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior ing to sort the first class from the junk She knew them all by name, long before Service Medal, Defense Meritorious mail. In our small business employing 20 they ascended to high office. But many of Civilian Service Medal, Bronze Star, people, there will be four catalogs addressed the other thousands who have passed Meritorious Service Award with Oak to the same person. through her line she knows merely as the Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Army Com Hopefully, Congress will see fit to demand man who wants his eggs scrambled or the implementation of efficiency measures man who likes them over light. mendation Medal with First Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, Vietnamese Cross of which will eliminate the necessity for this Mrs. Ferguson was a young bride from the increase. This has been done by United little North Carolina town of Landis
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