18268 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ANTI-DESECRATION BILL H.R. would be punishable by up to 2 years "(b) As used in this section- 2611 in prison, and a fine of up to $25,000, "( 1) the term 'religious structure' means a or if bodily injury results, up to 10 building or other structure owned or operat­ ed by a church, synagogue, or other reli­ years in prison and a fine of up to gious organization; and HON. BOBBI FIEDLER $25,000. "(2) the term 'consecrated cemetery', 'reli­ OF CALIFORNIA Why do these crimes belong in the gious structure or religious article contained IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Federal jurisdiction? For several rea­ therein', and 'property of another' shall sons. Religious hate crimes strike at apply only to property located in the United Tuesday, July 9, 1985 one of the very pillars of our identity States, any territory of the United States, • Ms. FIEDLER. Mr. Speaker, 4 years as a nation: the right to religious free­ the District of Columbia, the Common­ ago, I introduced legislation to stop dom. My ancestors, and I'm sure many wealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the wave of desecrations of churches of yours, came to the United States the United States. and synagogues. That very serious seeking that freedom. When vandals "(c) In any prosecution under paragraph (1) of subsection , proof that a defendant problem has not gone away. So I have paint their swastikas, they identify engaged or attempted to engage in one or reintroduced the bill, H.R. 2611, and themselves with an evil cause that more of the acts of injury, destruction, dese­ joined with my colleagues on the Judi­ over 400,000 Americans died to defeat. cration, or placing of antireligious symbols ciary Committee to work toward the An assault on religious freedom is described therein and (1) has traveled in enactment of legislation to address more than mere vandalism, more than interstate or foreign commerce, or (2) has this issue. mere arson, it is an assault on an use of or used any facility or instrumentali­ In 1984, after a 2-year decline the American ideal. ty of interstate or foreign commerce to com­ municate with or broadcast to any person or hateful acts of desecration were on the Furthermore, many acts of desecra­ group of persons prior to such acts, such rise again, 715 against Jewish commu­ tion are linked with the spread of or­ travel or use shall be admissible proof toes­ nities alone. That means swastikas ganized hate groups across the Nation. tablish that such defendant traveled in or splashed on the walls of synagogues, These people use our telephone used such facility of interstate or foreign graves destroyed, sacred books burned, system, our mail, our highways to commerce. and hate posters plastered on the incite others to burn Torah scrolls, de­ "(d) Nothing in this section shall be con­ walls of schools for young children to stroy graves, and burn crosses. Surely strued as indicating an intent on the part of see. that should be considered a Federal Congress to prevent any State, any posses­ Last summer, on the Jewish holy sion or Commonwealth of the United crime. States, or the District of Columbia, from ex­ day of Tish B'Av, hatemongers placed Finally, local prosecutors are already ercising jurisdiction over any offense over anti-Semitic posters on the walls of overwhelmed with enormous caseloads which it would have jurisdiction in the ab­ five synagogues in my home State of while State lawmakers are busy with sence of this section; nor shall anything in California. Maybe it was irony, maybe their own statewide agendas. There is this section be construed as depriving State those twisted minds had done their need for the kind of coordinated, and local law enforcement authorities of re­ homework: Tish B'Av is the day when bridging action that only the Federal sponsibility for prosecuting acts that may Jews commemorate the destruction of Government can provide. be violations of this section and that are vio­ their ancient temples in Jerusalem. H.R. 2611 will amend chapter 65 of lations of State and local law. "(e) If any provision of this section or the These crimes of hate are occurring title 18 of the United States Code by application thereof to any person or circum­ nationwide. Though New York and adding the following new section. stance is held invalid, the remainder of this California have been most affected, 30 "§ 1365. Desecration of religious structures and section and the application of such provi­ other States and the District of Co­ consecrated graves and placement of antireli­ sion to any other person or circumstance lumbia have their own ugly incidents gious symbols on property of another shall not be affected thereby.". to report. Nor are Jews the only vic­ "(a) Whoever- SEC. 2. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. tims. Catholics, Baptists, Buddhists, "(!) travels in interstate or foreign com­ The table of sections of chapter 65 of title and members of other faiths have merce or uses a facility or instrumentality 18, United States Code, is amended by found their places of worship torched, of interstate or foreign commerce with adding at the end thereof the following new intent to injure, destroy, or desecrate any item: ransacked or vandalized. These inci­ consecrated grave, religious structure or re­ dents take on even greater meaning "1365. Desecration of religious structures ligious article contained therein, or to place and consecrated graves and today, when we read of rightwing ex­ a swastika, burning cross, or other antireli­ placement of antireligious sym­ tremist networks plotting race war and gious symbol or article on the property of bols on property of another.".e killing policemen. another without such person's consent; or To meet this threat, H.R. 2611 "(2) with an intent to injure, intimidate, would, under certain circumstances, or interfere with any person or any class of WHY WE DON'T RECOGNIZE THE persons in the free exercise of religion se­ BALTIC TAKEOVER make it a Federal crime to commit an cured by the Constitution or laws of the act of religious desecration. My bill United States, or because of having so exer­ would make it a Federal crime to dese­ cised the same, willfully injures, destroys, or HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL crate a grave or religious structure, or desecrates any consecrated grave, religious OF ILLINOIS place swastikas, burning crosses or structure or religious article contained IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other antireligious articles on a per­ therein, or places a swastika, burning cross, son's property, without their consent, or other antireligious article on the proper­ Tuesday, July 9, 1985 when this is done to interfere with ty of another without such person's con­ e Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, how that person's right to free exercise of sent, or attempts to do any of the same; many Americans know that the U.S. their religion. H.R. 2611 would also shall be fined not more than $25,000, or im­ Government has never recognized the prisoned not more than two years, or both; make it a Federal crime to use the in­ and if bodily injury results, shall be fined Soviet Union's brutal domination of strumentalities of interstate com­ not more than $25,000, or imprisoned not the nations of Lithuania, Latvia, and merce, such as the telephone system more than ten years, or both; and if death Estonia? I asked the Research Service or a federally funded highway, to plan results, shall be subject to imprisonment for of the Library of Congress to provide or commit such acts. These crimes any term of years or for life. information on this important foreign

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18269 policy issue. At this point I wish to DEHUMANIZING A PEOPLE around the airport is controlled by Amal insert in the RECORD the two questions and not what's left of the central govern­ I asked the Library of Congress and HON. MARY ROSE OAKAR ment. But if TWA 847 had been coming into the answers I received: John F. Kennedy in New York and the hi­ OF OHIO jackers had threatened to blow up the plane 1. What is the historical background to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with a hand grenade, it would have been the decision by the United States not to rec­ given permission to land. In fact, for all that ognize the takeover of Lithuania, Latvia and Tuesday, July 9, 1985 is being said now, that plane could have Estonia by the Soviet Union? Is there a doc­ e Ms. OAKAR. Mr. Speaker, Wash­ landed at Andrews Air Force base, next to ument or executive order on which this de­ ington Post columnist, Richard Cohen, Air Force One, if the terrorists had so insist­ cision is based? is to be commended for his recent arti­ ed. The Soviet takeover of Lithuania, Latvia cle where he discusses the disturbing It's probably true that the administration and Estonia was effected in several stages had to do something after the hijacking and between September 1939 and Juh• 1949. At practice of dehumanizing entire maybe, given the bomb-'em-kill-'em sugges­ that time said, 'You're ested in the issue. Schultz recalls, "I came During the time that students are in­ being sexist, you're always talking about back from that conference saying to any­ volved in M/8/TEP, they complete re­ baseball and football.' So I put a problem on body who would listen, 'Hey, we have to do quirements for a master's degree in the board about Mary Lou Retton, and the something!'" the area of their major. At the same girls suddenly got interested in physics.'' The creation of M/S/TEP involved a co­ In Ellen Walen's biology class at Brook­ operative effort among four parties with a time, the public schools benefit, be­ line High School the students weren't cause graduate students teach a mini­ stake in the future of education-the Uni­ always perfectly sure of themselves when it versity, where M/S/TEP enrollees take mum of 3 years at the schools. But in came to such genetic questions as predicting classes at the School of Education; a the long run, the real winners are the the offspring of homozygous and hetrozy­ number of Massachusetts public school sys­ high school students because M/S/ gous parents. But there was some genetic tems, which provide classroom experience TEP has shown considerable success in lore that seized their attention in a big way. through teaching internships; the Bay State bringing a steady flow of capable and Walen remembers the reaction when she Skills Corporation . and the Digital told the class about Klinefelter's Syndrome, Equipment Corporation . enthusiastic teachers to the ranks of a genetic abnormality characterized by, high school science and math class­ among other traits, enlarged breasts in the BSSC is a state funded, quasi-public cor­ rooms. male: "All the boys went 'Eeeewh!' and were poration which is supporting M/S/TEP to I commend the University of Massa­ looking down at themselves.'' the tune of $95,000. Most of that money is chusetts for creating M/8/TEP. MIS/ Another genetic issue that hit them where earmarked for payments to "mentors," ex­ TEP has proven it can be successful in they lived was the connection between radi­ perienced teachers who work with the stu­ attracting intelligent young men and ation and mutation. "I think I scared them dent teachers during their training Kath­ one day," Walen confesses. "I told them, 'If leen Scherek, manager of innovative pro­ women to the teaching profession. I grams for BSSC, explains her organization's can only say that I hope other educa­ you have to have an X-ray, wear a lead bib over your genital area.' They wouldn't stop interest in the program: "We are set up pri­ tional institutions follow the example asking me questions. 'Oh, Mrs. Walen, I had marily to provide funding to educational that UMass has set, because there is an X-ray on my thigh, do you think I'm and training institutions throughout the nothing more important than making going to have normal babies?' " state of Massachusetts to develop curricu­ sure the high school students of These efforts to add immediacy, fun or lums that directly pertain to what's happen­ today-the leaders of tomorrow-are relevance to the study of science all spring ing in industry in Massachusetts. Our man­ well-educated and receive a strong from a new training program for prospec­ date is twofold. Number one is to provide in­ tive high school teachers, Borden-Munoz, dustry with the type of people that it seeks, foundation in the sciences and mathe­ with the type of skills that it seeks in matics. I would also urge my col­ Bowers, and Telfair are members of the second class of teacher trainees enrolled in people. Number two is to enhance the edu­ leagues to read the following article the Math/Science/Technology Education cational capacity of institutions throughout which explains in more detail the Project at the University's School of Educa­ the state.'' merits of this fine program. tion. By the end of this summer they will The rules governing BSSC grants require GOING TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS have their Master of Education degrees and that private industry provide dollar-for­ "She's small, she's slight, and if you saw be certified to teach high school in Massa­ dollar matching support, either in the form her walking down the hall you wouldn't be chusetts. Walen is a graduate of the first of funds or in access to equipment and fa­ able to tell if she was a senior or a teacher. M/S/TEP (pronounced EM-step> class. She cilities. The grant to M/S/TEP is being But she has such rapport with the stu­ interned at Brookline High during the 1983- matched by DEC, one of the state's major dents!" says Lawrence High School principal 84 school year, and the administration was high-tech employers. During their training, Margared Horner. "Of course, it helps that sufficiently impressed to hire her as a full­ M/S/TEP enrollees spend half a school she's bilingual. If I had an opening for a sci­ fledged teacher once she got her degree. year in a high school classroom as teaching ence teacher and she were available, I'd M/S/TEP aims to address a problem that interns paid by the participating school sys­ snap her right up." has arisen in Massachusetts and throughout tems, the other half working at one of the The subject of this lavish praise, teaching the country in the wake of the celebrated DEC's many locations in the state as interns intern Victoria Borden-Mun.oz, is almost in­ high-technology business boom. With corpo­ paid by the corporation. Once they became visible at the front of the classroom, sur­ rate money available by the megabite to certified teachers, DEC undertakes to offer rounded by a thicket of students who have lure bright young scientists and mathemati­ them summer employment as a way to sup­ brought in cake, balloons, and other party cians into high-tech industry, it has become plementing their teaching income. Further­ supplies to bid their biology teacher God­ steadily harder to attract promising gradu­ more, the company pledges not to try re­ speed on the last day of her half-year in­ ates into the teaching profession. Left un­ cruiting M/S/TEP graduates away from ternship. checked, this trend away from careers in their treaching jobs for a period of three The following period, in another Law­ education could help to scuttle the very years. rence High classroom Borden-Mun.oz, is high-tech revolution that produced the When M/S/TEP was in the planning helping students review for the next week's trend in the first place. A steady flow of stages, according to program director mid-term. Her fellow intern Rodney Bowers, talent into the ranks of high school math Schultz, a number of corporations expressed who will be taking the class for the second and science teachers is essential if the torch a willingness to serve as partial sponsors, half of the year, is also on hand to help is to continue being passed to new genera­ taking on limited numbers of interns. DEC with the review. Who knows how many dif­ tions of thinkers and innovators. offered to take up to 24 per year, which ferent kinds of joints there are in the Even before the recent upsurge of career means, at current enrollment levels, that human body? opportunities in high-tech industry, educa­ the company takes everybody. Says Schultz, Hands fly up all over the room; a lot of tors were worried about the teaching of "They gave us the impression, which has the students know the answer to this one. math and science at the high school level. since been borne out, that they were really There are two kinds-hinge joints and ball- From 1963 to 1980, mean scores on the interested in aiding education, and not just July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18271 in a PR gesture or in sneaky recruiting of cal freedoms from an ever-growing tained by the appellate courts. Our workers for themseleves." Soviet military threat. One of the State Department has recognized and Before M/S/TEP trainees commence their teaching internships, they spend a most important dilemmas we continue applauded the cooperation displayed summer of student teaching combined with to encounter, however, is how best to by the Taiwanese authorities in bring­ courses and seminars at the University. support our friends on Taiwan, while ing these murderous thugs to justice. After their internship year, they have an­ expanding our so-called strategic Mr. Speaker, the Taiwanese Govern­ other summer of study at the University, dialog with the leaders of the People's ment has recently taken steps to allow concentrating primarily on educational ap­ Republic of China. It is my firm belief greater political freedoms in that plications of computers and other new tech­ that this country should proceed cau­ country, and has brought to justice nologies. To complete the internship year tiously in our dealings with our new­ and two summers of study takes 15 months those individuals responsible for the in all. found ally, the PRC, while maintain­ murder of an American citizen on M/S/TEP is designed to attract people ing a strong and public commitment to American soil. Instead of turning our who might not otherwise have considered a the people of Taiwan. backs on our long-trusted allies, the teaching career. Victoria Borden-Munoz, for The ROC on Taiwan has made sig­ United States should continue to press example, worked as a photojournalist in her nificant progress toward greater de­ for, and approve when they occur, sig­ native Puerto Rico after completing her un­ mocratization and a broadening of nificant strides in the area of human dergraduate work in biology, film, and pho­ human rights, Mr. Speaker. The ROC rights and democratization. After all, tography at the University. Ellen Walen, has greatly expanded the number of looking for a way to use her degree in biol­ the United States has an enduring in­ ogy from Smith College, had applied to a elective offices in each of the three na­ terest in promoting freedoms and en­ couple of nursing schools. Brian Telfair, al­ tional elective bodies, and supervision hancing our security as well as that of though he had done some substitute teach­ of the high court and the district our friends and allies throughout the ing in his home town of Richmond, Virginia, court has been transferred from the region. was considering following up his undergrad­ Ministry of Justice in the political Finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to uate work in chemistry with graduate study branch, to the separate jurisdiction of bring to the attention of my col­ in medicine or biomedical engineering. Judy the judicial branch. Progress has also Dorfman, a Smith College graduate who in­ leagues a recent editorial from the terned as a math teacher at Longmeadow been made in other areas as well, in­ Santa Barbara News-Press entitled, High School, was planning to attend busi­ cluding the enactment of the public "Stand by Taiwan." officials election and recall law, the ness school. [From the Santa Barbara News-Press) All M/S/TEP graduates are pledged to enactment of the state compensation devote a minimum of three years to teach­ law, the revision of the code of crimi­ STAND BY TAIWAN ing. How many will pursue an educational nal procedure to give suspects the So far the Reagan administration is not career beyond that three-year requirement right to have a lawyer present during going along with Chinese officials who want is impossible to predict. "I've found teach­ interrogation and the decision to the United States to pressure Taiwan's non­ ing a combination of very good moments communist Nationalist Party leaders to and very bad moments," says Mike Conwill, eliminate vacancies left by the demise return to the national fold they abandoned an MIT graduate who interned as a math of members of the central legislature more than 35 years ago. But it does seem to teacher at Brookline High School. who were elected on the mainland in have climbed on a fence, which looks to us Many veteran teachers would probably 1948. like something of a retreat from the long­ agree with his assessment of the profession. The United States applauds these standing ideological and military support There's no way of knowing this early in the actions as a sincere signal of the Tai­ America has always given feisty, pro-West­ history of M/S/TEP whether the good mo­ wanese political leadership's desire for ern Taiwan. ments will seem to outweigh the bad when further democratization and the ex­ The little island's successful brand of cap­ the young teachers reach the end of their italism contributes substantially to the Far three-year commitment and become avail­ pansion of a wide range of human and East's growing economic strength, which in able for corporate recruitment. Some stu­ political freedoms. turn bolsters political stability in a region dents in the program say that a teacher's In another area of great concern to where flourishing non-communist govern­ salary is enough for them while they are the United States, the Henry Liu ments can be helpful to the United States. young and single, but that they might lean murder, progress has been witnessed But recent economic stirrings in China have toward more lucrative careers once they and justice appears to have been clouded the traditional delineation of U.S.­ marry and start families. served. As my colleagues are aware, China interests regarding Taiwan. Borden-Munoz points out that three years Mr. Henry Liu, a U.S. citizen, was mur­ The United States views China's apparent of classroom experience is the requirement dered at his home in Daly City, CA, by embrace of some free-market practices as a for certification as a principal or vice-princi­ hopeful sign that a new, billion-customer pal, administrative positions in which educa­ members of the Chinese criminal market may close some of the gaping U.S. tors can earn higher salaries than they can gang, known as the Banboo Union. In trade deficit. This legitimate hope should as classroom teachers. She adds, however, a bizarre series of developments, Mr. not, however, lead to a new Taiwan policy. "You don't go into teaching for the money. Liu was found to be an agent of the As Newsweek magazine's Peking bureau That's not my motivation. There have to be ROC Intelligence Bureau as well as an chief noted in a recent issue, China's flirta­ good teachers. There has to be someone to agent of the intelligence apparatus of tion with capitalism may not last beyond tell these kids about life.''e the PRC. Subsequently, it was re­ the life of its new economic pragmatist, 80- vealed that Mr. Liu had also worked year-old Deng Xiaoping. Deng's political op­ ponents are waiting in the wings-and they THE SITUATION ON TAIWAN for our own Federal Bureau of Investi­ may not be off stage for long. gation. It would be best if the United States built HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO Following the murder, law enforce­ no new Asian policies on the shifting sands OF CALIFORNIA ment authorities on Taiwan moved of a Chinese experiment that could at any rapidly to locate and apprehend the time be declared a failure, and halted.e IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES perpetrators of the Liu murder. Those Tuesday, July 9, 1985 brought to justice include Adm. Wong e Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, Hsi-ling, director of the Defense Intel­ WITHOUT GUNS DO PEOPLE in Northeast Asia, several challenges ligence Bureau, Maj. Gen. Hu Yi-min, KILL? confront the attainment of U.S. for­ his deputy, and Col. Chen Hu-men, eign policy and national security ob­ deputy chief of the bureau's third de­ HON. DON EDWARDS jectives. On the Korean Peninsula, partment. With the exception of Tung OF CALIFORNIA almost 40,000 U.S. troops stand shoul­ Kui-sen, one of the murderers who is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES der to shoulder with their South at present a fugitive from justice, all Korean counterparts in order to deter of the conspirators have been brought Tuesday, July 9, 1985 aggression by the North. In Japan, we to justice after speedy public trials e Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. work to safeguard that nation's politi- and all convictions have been sus- Speaker, I thought our colleagues 18272 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 9, 1985 might be interested in an article, 7,900 deaths in 1981 involving arguments we approach that anniversary, I would "Without Guns, Do People Kill and brawls were caused by guns [unpub­ like to bring to my colleagues' atten­ People," which appeared in the June lished data, Federal Bureau of Investiga­ tion an opened piece published in the tion]. These deaths would largely be re­ 1985, issue of the American Journal of placed by non-fatal injuries if a gun were July 8, 1985 New York Times. Public Health, so I am submitting it not handy.9 Thus, a far more appropriate This piece, by Robert L. Bernstein, for the RECORD today. generality would be that "People without chairman of Helsinki Watch, correctly WITHOUT GUNS, Do PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE? guns injure people; guns kill them." points out that despite the change in Firearms killed 33,000 Americans in 1982, Despite the overwhelming importance of Soviet leadership and the hope that accounting for one injury death out of five: gun availability, the problem of firearm the Soviet Union's stance on Soviet 1,756 of these deaths were classed as unin­ injury and its solution are far from simple. Jewry might be improving, the reality tentional, 16,575 as suicide, 13,841 as homi­ Much attention has been given to the possi­ is quite different. We must not be de­ cide, 276 as legal intervention, and 540 of bility of restricting the sale and ownership undetermined intent [National Center for of handguns and handgun ammunition, be­ railed in our fight for human rights by Health Statistics unpublished cause of their very low benefit-risk ratio. Al­ public relations ploys. We must hold datal. though the size and concealability of hand­ the Soviets to the Helsinki accords, Firearms are the second leading cause of guns is of no benefit except for killing now more than ever. death in the United States for ages 15-34, people, proposals to limit private ownership [From the New York Times, July 8, 19851 with motor vehicles in first place and cancer or use of small, easily concealed handguns a distant third.1·2 For ages 30 to 54, firearms evoke strong reactions from the firearm in­ UNDER GORBACHEV, THE OLD REPRESSION generate as many deaths as motor vehicle dustry, the National Rifle Association, and behind barbed wire in so-called re-education last remaining relatives-his sister and her On May 20, 1982, President Reagan said, camps. young child-live in Moscow. The sister has "Lincoln was a simple man, but he spoke This does not sound to me like a man and applied to emigrate to live with Mr. Cha­ great truths. He said, 'No man is good a nation that are moving toward the West. lidze. For doing so, she lost her job as a sci­ enough to govern another man without that On February 11, President Reagan signed entist and now works as a maid, trying to other's consent.' This expresses my idea of a memorandum to the secretary of state in scrape out subsistence until there is some democracy. What-ever differs from this is which he stated, "I hereby find that the word on her application. Hers, of course, is not democracy.'' furnishing of defense articles and defense only one example among thousands of a The U.S. State Department wants Con­ services to the government of Mozambique policy that does not allow citizens of the gress to send $3 million in military aid to will strengthen the security of the United Soviet Union to leave when they wish and the Marxist government of Mozambique. States and promote world peace." punishes them severely for making such re­ President Reagan agrees. I not only dis­ Ten days later, in a communique between quests. agree, but also am amazed that this Admin­ the governments of Mongolia and Mozam­ There was no significant change in this istration could even consider such a ludi­ bique, the two nations congratulated one policy during Mr. Gorbachev's first 100 crous and inconsistent policy. another and boasted of their Marxist goals days. I recently returned from the Peoples Re­ and achievements. They spoke glowingly of Nor was there any new word about Anato­ public of Mozambique. I saw first hand why their brethren in the Palestinian Liberation ly B. Shcharansky, who still drifts between it would be absurd for the United States to Organization and criticized imperialist prisons and labor camps, his health broken, make such a move. forces in the world and the deployment of the INF in penal system has to offer. Mr. Shcharansky city, I saw rising skyscrapers and beautiful Europe. They praised the Soviet "libera­ is a symbol of what happens to a human buildings. Tall cranes flanked towers under tion" of Afghanistan and the successes of rights activist in the Soviet Union, and what construction as though a massive building the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. happens to a Jew who wants to leave that boom were under way. As in Nicaragua, there are freedom fight­ country. Walking the streets, however, I saw that ers in Mozambique, The "Renamo" forces This is a time when one can sense a desire the buildings were empty, the crane engines number more than 20,000 and operate in all for change among many who are not in­ cold-a stone and steel ghost town. 10 provinces of the Peoples Republic of Mo­ volved in the day-to-day governmental dis­ Mozambique is ruled by Samora Machel, a zambique. putes between the superpowers. Scientists, man described by the New York Times as a Unlike the Nicaraguan Contras, however, lawyers, book publishers are looking for new "fanatical Maoist" trained in China and Al­ the Renamo forces are close to victory. ways to make contact, in the hope that this geria who has grown into an avowed Marx­ These pro-West freedom fighters stand a will bring understanding or a more civilized ist-Leninist. good chance of making Mozambique free relationship between two great nations that Machel's supporters in Washington say again, ending human rights atrocities and disagree on so many things. he's a man who's waiting to be weaned from bringing an independent government to Yet none of these attempts to improve re­ the Soviet Union, a man longing to embrace that nation. They are close to providing an­ lationships is likely to bear fruit without the West. other critical ally to the United States in some moderation from Moscow toward The truth is that his SNASP Secret Police that region. those who wish to express their opinions were trained in East Germany and mirror Giving military aid to the Marxist govern­ publicly or, if those opinions are unaccept­ the Soviet KGB. The bodyguards surround­ ment of Mozambique, regardless of how able, to leave Soviet society. ing him are East Germans and Cubans. "token" $3 million may seem, would be the A change in attitude toward Soviet respect Libyans pilot Machel's private plan. His same as waiting until the Contras were close for the human mind would do more for to victory and then sending guns to the San­ progress on disarmament, economic coop­ power is secured by the presence of an esti­ mated 18,000 Cuban, East German, Tanzani­ dinistas. eration and mutual trust than any other " ...[Wlhat we're supporting are the single act that Mr. Gorbachev could per­ an, North Korean, Zimbabwean and Soviet troops and advisers. people of Nicaragua who have now been form. It would be the most effective demon­ While hundreds of thousands of his subjected to a totalitarian, Marxist-Leninist stration that the Soviet Government be­ people starve to death, Machellets the Sovi­ state," President Reagan said in a December lieves in its strength and not in its weak­ ets take all the good fish out of Mozambican interview with Human Events. ness.e waters and sell back inferior fish to its gov­ "We believe... ," he said in a February ernment. Some of the food sent by Mozam­ news conference, "that we have an obliga­ WHY SHOULD U.S. AID MARXIST bique by compassionate people in the tion to be of help where we can to freedom MOZAMBIQUE? United States and around the world ends up fighters, lovers of freedom and democracy in the bellies of Machel's soldiers. from Afghanistan to Nicaragua and wherev­ To repay his growing debt to the Soviet er there are people of that kind that are HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL Union, Machel has sent 12,000 children, striving for that freedom.'' OF ILLINOIS aged eight to 18, to work as slave labor in Hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES East German mines and factories. When I are striving for that freedom, Mr. President. asked our officials about this, they said the When the Foreign Affairs authorization Tuesday, July 9, 1985 children were there "on educational schol­ bill comes to the floor of the House of Rep­ e Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, one of arships.'' resentatives, I am proposing an amendment the more perplexing issues that has The same Soviet M-124 assault helicop­ to the $43-million authorization for Mozam­ troubled our Nation's foreign policy is ters that have been blasting freedom fight­ bique. ers out of the Afghan mountains fly The amendment would, first of all, elimi­ the question of our relationship to through friendly Mozambican skies. nate the $3 million in military aid to the Marxist-Leninist controlled Mozam­ Addressing the Committee for a Free Peoples Republic of Mozambique. bique. Our colleague, MARK SILJANDER World in London last March, former U.N. Second, it would restrict economic assist­ of Michigan visited that nation and re­ Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick said, "The ance to food aid and would allow other eco­ turned with a first hand account of ex­ United States approved food aid and $10 nomic aid only if the Cubans, Russians, East actly what is going on .in the nation million in supplementary military assistance Germans and North Koreans are limited to ruled by Marxist-Leninist ideologue to Mozambique in the same week that 17 55 "advisers" in Mozambique as we limit Samora Machel. The report is a sober­ MiG fighters arrived in Maputo." ourselves in El Salvador. It is interesting to note that Machel's gov­ I completely support aid to help children, ing and disturbing one for anyone who ernment voted against the United States women and men who are starving and in believes that Mozambique is turning 100 per cent of the time in the United Na­ need. But what kind of sense does it make toward the West. tions until 1983. Then, say congressional to send military and other economic aid to a At this point I wish to insert in the supporters, it changed dramatically in our Soviet bloc country like Mozambique know­ RECORD, "Why Should U.S. Aid Marx- favor. Their "dramatic change" was the fact ing that it serves only to free up Soviet re- 18274 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 9, 1985 sources to continue expansionism in Poland, Following are the petitions which ernment raised an objection to this decision, Afghanistan and Nicaragua? were given to me to present to Con­ as provided in the International Whaling Historian Arthur Schlesinger wrote, "If gress. Treaty as a regular course of action. There you really want to find racism in America, is also the fact that the U.S. government you'll find it in the fact that they [certain A PETITION has raised an objection to the 1954 ban on Americans] think communism is tolerable We express our heartfelt gratitude for Pacific Ocean blue whales. However, on for people of a different skin color.''e coming to Taiji township today. Japan's objection in this instance, the U.S. We are the Taiji Whaling OB Association, government has used as weapons the Pack­ which has a long tradition of engaging in wood-Magnuson revised bill and the Perry THE OCCASION OF A VISIT TO the whaling industry. Our passion for whal­ revision to pressure Japan to withdraw from TAIJI, JAPAN ing concerns not only whaling in present so­ whaling. ciety, but whaling in Taiji-the cradle of Even though the bow-head whale, which HON. MERVYN M. DYMALLY Japanese whaling-where whaling is the the Alaskan Eskimo is catching, is on the sole industry. From of old, our [whaling] verge of extinction, the U.S. approves of it OF CALIFORNIA ancestors have toiled and toiled, have over­ as native whaling. On the other hand, we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES come many adversities, and have handed cannot understand the morality of whaling Tuesday, July 9, 1985 down to us citizens of Taiji their cultural ethics of the U.S., which demands a total values. ban on Japan's whaling industry which is e Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, The present whaling environment is very rich in resources. having the good fortune to represent critical but, fortunately, the citizens of Taiji have expressed their desire to strongly fur­ Taiji has been the cradle of Japan's whal­ the largest Nikkei population in the ing, having a 700-year history, and even Continental United States, I was grati­ ther the continuation of whaling, and we of OB have joined wholeheartedly in their en­ after having gone through many changes, fied to be invited and hosted by the deavors. We are determined to protect our its tradition has continued to today. At the people in the village of Taiji on my 700-year old tradition, but we earnestly re­ present time, approximately 20% of the recent trip to Japan! It was a most en­ quest that you take into consideration vari­ town's entire labor force, that is, nearly 400 lightening and important visit in ous circumstances and make known to the people are engaged in whaling-related in­ which Mrs. Dymally and I received ex­ U.S., the American people, and Congress the dustries. While whaling is a vital industry to ceptionally fine hospitality from the unanimous intent of our whaling OB. Taiji, the pride and boundless enthusiasm We wish Your Excellency and your wife shown toward whaling has been a source of people of Taiji, Japan. great strength to Taiji township. Mr. Speaker, as I observed the large happiness, and pray for prosperity in the United States. We petition that, from the viewpoint of majority of humble folks in Taiji, I establishing friendly Japan-U.S. relations, could not help but recall how the A PETITION you give particular consideration to the var­ simple lives of villagers may be affect­ We express our heartfelt gratitude to ious circumstances surrounding Taiji whal­ ed by what we in the United States do Your Excellency, who has shown great con­ ing. in organizations such as the Interna­ cern for whaling, for your efforts in the In conclusion, we wish Rep. and Mrs. tional Whaling Commission UWCJ. area of Japan-U.S. whaling issues, and for Dymally well, and pray that you will work For these people make their liveli­ coming here to observe Taiji township, for the cause of Japan-U.S. friendship in hoods and depend on the annual which has a long history of whaling. the future. taking of whales, a tradition dating As you well know, in face of the great storm of unreasonable international politics, A PETITION back to over 700 years of their village's and without an adequate basis of scientific livelihood. As you may well be aware discussion, the Japanese whaling industry, We are very happy to have met Your Ex­ back in 1982, the IWC voted to ap­ which has long been nurtured in history cellency and your wife today. prove a worldwide moratorium on and tradition, is now on the verge of being The proposal made by Congressman Dym­ commercial whaling to go into effect shut down. ally at the 36th IWC General Meeting last during 1985; the Japanese Govern­ Moreover, we and our family, who have year has given us great strength. Further, worked solely by whaling, will be cut off we wish to express our heartfelt gratitude ment filed a formal objection, which for not only exercising your good sense in under the IWC charter allows Japan from our source of livelihood and pride in our work, and are now on the verge of losing matters of whaling, such as the announce­ and any other member nations to our future means of livelihood. ments in the Human Rights and Interna­ exempt itself from the total quotas We very much regret that on the whaling tional Subcommittees, the letter addressed enunciated by the IWC for all species issue, the position and views between Japan to Secretary of State Shultz, but also your of whales. The total ban and the possi­ and the U.S. do not necessarily agree. How­ esteem of the Japan-United States partner­ ble implementation of punitive sanc­ ever, in the context of Japan-U.S. relations, ship. tions by the United States has worried where freedom and harmony are professed, Happily, we have now been able to meet not only the people of Taiji, but other we believe that a mortal problem that af­ Your Excellency here today. I wish to heart­ villages in other countries whose tradi­ fects the industry of both countries must be ily welcome you on behalf of the Taiji town dealt with calmly and fairly, by observing assembly. I am the head of Taiji town as­ tional customs and dietary habits the objectives of treaties and regulations sembly as well as the head of the town's Li­ depend on the whaling industry to based on international covenant. aison Body in Opposition to the IWC's meet their needs. We who are engaged in whaling, and who Total Ban on Whaling. Mr. Speaker, I should like to put live with the whale and know better than In the midst of all Your Excellency's ef­ into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD the anyone else the importance of whale re­ forts with regard to whaling problems, you petitions and appeals from the people sources, request Your Excellency, who has a have come to observe our concerns. There is of a simple village, who are requesting special understanding of Japan's whaling, not a page in history of an example of one for your consideration and guidance. country's food culture having been de­ Congress to review and reevaluate our stroyed by another country's culture. The adopted policies in support of a total A PETITION mutual agreement reached at the recent moratorium on the taking of whales The people of the township of Taiji are Japan-U.S. fishery negotiations has deeply and in applying sanctions which would happy to welcome Representative Dymally grieved the hearts of countless people. Re­ hurt people like the villagers of Taiji. here today. grettably, the U.S. has made a declaration In translation, the verbiage is simple We express our heartfelt gratitude for of intent, beginning December 31, 1990, to and plain, but these words speak elo­ your great efforts in the United States for impose a total ban on foreign fishing within quently and forcefully of our cultural the continuation and understanding of Jap­ 200 nautical miles of the U.S., as well as to diversity and the sensitivity to which anese whaling. prohibit foreign fishing within 200 nautical all people and governments should At the 34th annual meeting of the IWC in miles of back-flow repuarian fishery and 1982, a decision was made to place a total continental-shelf fishery resources. practice in respecting each other. I am ban on commercial whaling. That action Despite the fact that fishing in the North grateful to the people of Taiji for trampled on the spirit of the International Pacific Ocean faces the same fate as whal­ their lesson of humility and earnest­ Whaling Treaty, and ignored the customs of ing, our government is attempting to sacri­ ness which were genuinely impressed a country's history, culture, and food habits fice whaling for the sake of North Pacific upon me during my brief visit to Taiji. pertaining to whaling. The Japanese gov- Ocean fisheries. July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18275 In order to grasp the realities of Japan­ [From the Japan Times, June 3, 1985] There is no question that that coun­ U.S. relations, and to offset this harsh and CONGRESSMAN SEES WHALERS OF TAIJI try's apartheid policies are reprehensi­ inhumane situation, our legislative-govern­ SHINGU, WAKAYAMA PREF. (KYODO).-A ble, and that we have a moral obliga­ ment representatives have, at the sugges­ U.S. congressman visited the whaling town tion to encourage their end. But I tion of Diet Member Tamaki, formed a of Taiji near here Sunday and expressed his "Diet Members Whaling Federation," which question our imposing sanctions sympathy with the town's objection to a against a proven ally like South includes Diet Member NikaHsic] Nikaido. total ban on whaling decided by the Inter­ If we can join with Rep. Dymally's action national Whaling Commission . Africa, which is vital to U.S. defense in the U.S., we believe that a new dimension Mervyn Dymally, Democrat representa­ and economic interests, while accord­ will be assuredly added. We, too, will tive from California, was invited to the town ing trade and other benefits to proven embark on a continuing movement for the by Lower House members from Wakayama enemies, like the Soviet Union, with revocation of the decision for a moratorium to meet the town officials and whalers. its blatant disregard for human rights on commercial whaling. Dymally said there are some whale species and human life. Imposing economic We earnestly request Rep. Dymally's which are increasing and they would in­ sanctions against South Africa is a active support and understanding for the crease to excess when whaling is totally policy bound to failure for we not only continuation of whaling in the days ahead. banned. Criticizing the IWC's decision in 1982 on risk driving South Africa into the PETITION the total ban on commercial whaling after a enemy camp, but we seem to be selec­ tive in condeming South Africa while We thank you, from the bottom of our three-year moratorium, Dymally said he hearts, for your coming all the way over to would propose to the U.S. Congress to con­ ignoring problems of extreme injustice our town of Taiji for inspection. trol whaling by selecting certain species.e in black African nations across the As you know, our town, Taiji, historically continent. has been the whaling town. For some 700 COMMEMORATING THE 30TH According to recent press reports, years, we have developed whaling as the ANNIVERSARY OF ROLL CALL more than 50,000 people were killed means of our livelihood. Right now, this during Idi Amin's reign of terror in whaling business, with its age-long tradition SPEECH OF Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Since and of vital importance to our livelihood, is Apollo Milton Obote assumed the on the verge of extinction under interna­ HON. E de Ia GARZA tional pressure. presidency in 1980, more than 100,000 We, as much as any others, wholly agree oF TEXAs Ugandan civilians have died in a cam- that we should pay full attention to the pro­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . paign against antigovernment activi- tection of all species on earth from extinc­ Thursday, June 27, 1985 ties. tion, especially the species of whales. How­ • Mr. DE LA GARZA. Mr. Speaker I Last year, Kenya sent government ever, we can never agree with the ideas of came to the Congress 20 years ago, trOOJ?S into its turbulent northeast those people who try to steal away from us and Sid Yudain had already been provmce. Thousands of Degodia men our profession and livelihood based on a long tradition, by condemning whaling on plunking away on the Roll Call type- were ~ounded up and. faced torture. the ground of humanitarianism. writer for 10 years. I figure anyone Degodia wome~ and children were told Various countries have developed differ­ who can stick it out for 30 years de- to vacate their homes, which were ent emotional views of things in accordance serves a hat tipped in his direction. then burned. More than 300 people with their own natural environments and And tip my Stetson I will. The Roll died in 1 day-February 10, 1984. [respective] histories. As an example, the Call paper is uniquely Capitol Hill. Since a group of military officers Hindus regard, even today, the slaughtering Businesses and corporations have seized control in Nigeria more than a of cows as a sin against their gods. Their their in-house newsletters where em- year ago, that country's media-once view is incompatible with the view of many people of your country and many other ployee feats and foibles find their way the freest in Africa-has been severely countries of the world, where cows are the into print-but Roll Call is the king of restricted. Because the restrictions greatest source of nutrition. them all. were also made retroactive, journalists We, as members of a free society, can You can find items in Roll Call that became liable for what they had al­ never agree with those people of the Green you'll never find in any other newspa- ready written or broadcast. The ac­ Peace Party, who force their emotional per in the country. It's a more or less cused, who must prove their inno­ ideas on people of other countries, disre­ discreet microphone along the corri- cence, can be jailed for a period of up garding the historical background of such dors of Congress-and the discreeter to 2 years; news organizations face a other countries. It is the teachings of God the better. Mr. Yudain has kept the minimum fine of $13,000 or can be that we should mutually respect the feel­ ings and beliefs of others. We think that tol­ personal touch-letting us know closed for up to a year. erance and consideration of other human what's going on with us. Since the overthrow of Haile Selas- beings are the basis of a free society. We do June 26 marked Roll Call's 30th an- sie in Ethiopia in 1974, the Communist not deny, of course, that commonly shared niversary and I, for one, hope Sid Moscow controlled government has feeling and ideas might develop among dif­ Yudain pulls it off for another 30 closed or taken over more than 2,000 ferent races through long international re­ years. He has put out a first-rate pro- churches. Many priests and pastors lationships. fessional publication that over the have been jailed. We believe that a majority, at the least, of years has earned the respect of Mem- Repression is not unique to South the people of the United States of America, bers, Senators, and their staffs. We Africa. The overwhelming majority of the country of continued great prosperity and the great vanguard of free society, congratulate him on his achieve- African nations have a dismal record would not agree with the way the Interna­ ments.e on terror, human rights, justice and tional Whaling Commission forces its ideas equality. We cannot be selective in ex­ unilaterally on us common people and tries pressing our outrage over such prob­ to deprive us of our livelihood and profes­ APARTHEID SITUATION lems.e sion that we have developed through gen­ erations from our ancestors to the present HON. ELDON RUDD THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST over many centuries. OF ARIZONA It is a great honor for us to be able to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES present our views directly to you here in HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO Tuesday, July 9, 1985 person. It is our sincere hope that you will OF CALIFORNIA convey our views to as many Americans as • Mr. RUDD. Mr. Speaker, the House IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES possible upon your return to your country. recently passed legislation to impose We pray for the continued prosperity of Tuesday, July 9, 1985 your family and your country. We, all the strict economic sanctions against people of the town of Taiji, sincerely hope South Africa in an effort to move that e Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, that you and your wife will visit our town nation away from its practice of apart­ we hear a lot these days about alleged again. heid. "violations of the ABM Treaty" by the 18276 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 9, 1985 United States in pursuing its "star partners." Meanwhile, "'the U.S.A. is ac­ is critically important to the legisla­ wars," or strategic defense initiative cused of wanting to militarize outer space." tive process. [SDIJ research program designed to What else can be said, except perhaps And Stanley Johnson has been, ascertain the feasibility of destroying that a CIA report shows the Soviets moving rapidly toward a nationwide missile defense quite simply, one of the very best. Soviet ballistic missiles in flight before system? The ABM Treaty allowed each su­ Stanley's honesty and integrity have they detonate on American and Euro­ perpower to put a missile shield over one been of the highest order. His respon­ pean soil. Much propaganda emanates city. The U.S.S.R. already had one-the siveness had been unrivaled, his wit in­ from the Kremlin about how Presi­ Galosh system-around Moscow. The U.S. fectious, and his wits first rate. No dent Reagan's Star Wars Program is had none-and still doesn't. The Soviets are matter what time or what the level of scuttling any hopes for an arms con­ now upgrading their radar and missile inter­ difficulty, Stanley has been so often trol agreement in the near future. The ceptor hardware so as to extend the Galosh system far beyond Moscow-all of this, mind the one that we in the House and our Americans, we are told, are to blame you, quite apart from Soviet Star Wars re­ colleagues in the Senate have turned for this undesirable state of affairs. seach. to for factual or analytical work. He Such arguments are nonsense, Mr. Something for President Reagan to always delivered. Speaker, and we all know it. Not only ponder as he perpares to meet Comrade Stanley Johnson's career and specif­ is the SDI treaty-compliant-and will Gorbachev at the summit.e ic responsibilities have spanned the remain so-as President Reagan, Cap period during which virtually all of Weinberger, George Shultz, and Paul the Nation's major environmental laws Nitze, and others have told us, but the ONE OF THE CITY'S BEST were written: The 1972 Federal Water Soviets are also pursuing their own Pollution Control Act Amendments, SDI, and are ahead of the United HON. GENE SNYDER the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act and States in ballistic missile defense OF KENTUCKY Ocean Dumping Act, the 1976 Re­ [BMDl capabilities. In fact, the Sovi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES source Conservation and Recovery ets have poured billions of dollars into Tuesday, July 9, 1985 Act, the 1977 Clean Water Act and strategic defenses, and maintain and Clean Air Act Amendments, the 1980 are upgrading the world's only oper­ e Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, while Superfund law, and the 1984 Resource ational BMD site around Moscow. we are back home for the Fourth of Conservation and Recovery Act They have also violated the ABM July district work period, a significant Amendments. And this is only a par­ Treaty by building a huge ABM radar event occurred which should not be al­ tial list. Stanley's involvement in the complex near Krasnoyarsk. lowed to go unnoticed. Stanley John­ development of all of these laws was As the following Washington Times son, one of Washington's true profes­ significant. His impact, in every in­ editorial points out, Soviet Defense sionals, retired from Texaco after a stance, was substantial. He leaves a Minister Sokolov recently "handed out long and illustrious career as Texaco's legacy and record of accomplishment research contracts for a space defense chief lobbyist on environmental issues. that speaks for itself, that-in a system to his East Bloc colleagues at In that capacity, Stanley Johnson has word-is remarkable. the April 26 summit in Warsaw." So been one of the finest, most outstand­ As Stanley Johnson closes this chap­ much for a "unilateral U.S. program ing, most responsible individuals that I ter in his life and begins the next, I'd to destroy the delicate nuclear bal­ and my colleagues have had the pleas­ just like to take this opportunity to ance" or "Reagan's plans to militarize ure of interacting with over the course say-on behalf of all of us who have the heavens." I urge my colleagues to of almost 15 years. already benefited and, by virute of his review the Times editorial and consid­ It might be worthwhile to focus for impact on the laws he leaves behind, er the amount of propaganda flowing a minute on the tremendously impor­ will continue to benefit from his true from Moscow on this topic versus the tant, even essential, role that true pro­ professionalism: Thanks, Stanley true motives of the Soviets regarding fessionals like Stanley play in the de­ Johnson, for a job well done and best strategic defenses. velopment of our Nation's laws. of luck in whatever you choose to do No matter what the issue or what with the remainder of what already [From The Washington Time's, July 9, side of the issue, the profession of lob­ 1985] has been a rare and truly impressive byist is much maligned in some cor­ life.e THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST ners. But those of us who deal on a Yuri Zhukov, chariman of the home chapter of the World Peace Council, making legislative decisions affecting FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF told his group last March 30 that "mankind the present and future welfare of our THE POCONO MOUNTAIN is menaced by the Star Wars plans on whose implementation U.S. military specialists are Nation and its people understand the CENTER OF THE ARTS working so zealously ..." This is the key­ critical role that people like Stanley note of a campaign being pursued worldwide play in helping us understand the im­ by Soviet fronts and useful idiots. portance of the issues we deal with HON. JOSEPH M. McDADE Last month, Juergen Todenhoefer, a nu­ and the impact of the decisions we are OF PENNSYLVANIA clear arms adviser to West German Chan­ called on to make. Without the Stan­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cellor Helmut Kohl, told the Associated ley Johnsons of the world, the Con­ Press that "Moscow's Defense Minister gress would not have all of the kind of Tuesday, July 9, 1985 [Sergei] Sokolov handed out research con­ information it needs to knowledgeably • Mr. McDADE. Mr. Speaker, today I tracts for a space defense system to his East bloc colleagues at the April 26 summit in develop and pass laws that are truly am introducing legislation that will di­ Warsaw" and that East Germany "among reflective of the best interests of the rectly benefit over 10 million people other things, is being relied upon in the Nation. living in the Pennsylvania, New York, areas of photoelectronics, technical measur­ It is true that Stanley and others and New Jersey corridor-and this ing, and precision engineering. Another like him are not just information pro­ benefit will be at no cost to the Feder­ main supplier is Czechoslovakia." Mr. To­ viders. They are also advocates who al taxpayer. denhoefer's sources, according to the news­ bring a certain predefined position to The bill I am introducing today au­ paper Bild, are "secret Soviet documents at the legislative table. This advocacy thorizes the transfer, at the request of NATO" headquarters in Belgium. function is one that is basic to the role the Governor of the Commonwealth Mr. Todenhoefer called it "a political scandal that, while West Europe is bickering played by lobbyists and that is under­ of Pennsylvania, of 110 acres of the about whether to take part in research on a stood-and accounted for-by those of Delaware Water Gap National Recrea­ space weapons system, Moscow has been us in the Congress who deal with lob­ tion Area to the Commonwealth for working on its own for about 10 years and is byists on a daily basis. The important the purpose of establishing the moving forward with the help of its pact point, however, is that a good lobbyist Pocono Mountain Center of the Arts. July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18277 This project, similar to the Wolf Trap H.R. 2557 were designed to prevent high school drop­ Center for the Performing Arts in con­ outs. These programs were located in rural cept, will be built by the Common­ HON. MERVYN M. DYMALLY and urban areas which had a high percent­ wealth. The center is projected to be age of children: ( 1 > from low income fami­ OF CALIFORNIA lies, and <2> that did not complete elementa­ self-financing. My legislation specifi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ry or secondary schooling. The projects cally prohibits any form of Federal Tuesday, July 9, 1985 were based on an analysis of why students funding for the project, including the were dropping out and had to be approved use of funds for routine maintenance, e Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I re­ by the State Education Agency. Appropria­ security, utilities, site construction, cently testified before the Subcommit­ tions ranged from $30,000,000 in 1969 to tee on Postsecondary Education re­ $33,000,000 in 1976. planning, or parking areas. This Title VIII-the dropout prevention pro­ project must compete on its own sub­ garding H.R. 2557. I wish to share my testimony with the Members of the gram-was authorized under section 807 of stantial merits. House. the Elementary and Secondary Education There are several reasons why the The testimony follows: Act. For fiscal years 1969 and 1970, Con­ Pocono Mountain Center of the Arts gress appropriated $5,000,000 annually. H.R. 2557 These funds supported 10 projects. In 1971, should be established: Mr. Chairman, distinguished colleagues of the appropriation was increased to The facility would be a direct benefit the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Educa­ $10,000,000 and a total of 19 projects was to over 10 million people living within tion. I appear before you in support of H.R. supported. a 90-minute drive of the center, pro­ 2557, a piece of legislation which I intro­ The Title VIII projects followed many dif­ viding unmatched cultural and educa­ duced, and which I hope will be included in ferent strategies to reduce the dropout rate. the Higher Education Act of 1985. The uni­ Some organized alternative schools, learn­ tional opportunities for both perform­ versity-high school partnership bill has the ing centers and began work-study programs. ing artists and art patrons. capability of making significant impacts on Others offered after-school programs and The economic benefit of the project the quality of education which will be af­ summer camps. Still others established spe­ is substantial. The Delaware Water forded to very special groups of nontradi­ cial academic programs, individualized in­ tional students-the educationally disadvan­ struction, reading labs, community liaison Gap National Recreation Area relies taged, potential dropouts, pregnant adoles­ assistance, and teacher-student "buddy" sys­ heavily on tourism. It has been esti­ cents and teen parents, and the gifted and tems. mated by the Commonwealth of Penn­ talented students of this great and prosper­ However, none of these programs attempt­ sylvania that for every $1 invested in ous nation of ours. ed to merge several approaches, and as a the facility, $1.80 will be returned to The Honorable Mario Biaggi, the distin­ result, none sought the goal of the universi­ the local economy. guished gentleman from the 19th Congres­ ty-high school partnership bill-which is to sional District of New York, expressed ex­ merge successful concepts and approaches Because of the nature of the arts tremely cogent remarks on the topic of non­ onto a total pattern of addressing the drop­ center, it will dramatically round out traditional students in a July 3rd article out rate. the recreational, educational, and cul­ which appeared in "The Chronicle of A recent report by President Reagan's tural attractions of the region. In addi­ Higher Education." Discussing his personal Commission on Industrial Competitiveness tion, more people would be drawn to education experience, Mr. Biaggi stated, "In the other fine facilities of the Dela­ reason to support them than the traditional." And, while the points about our youth: is currently defined by the National bulk of his text was geared to the adult stu­ 1. That the high school dropout rate in Park Service as being underutilized. dent, his logic for support of the nontradi­ our secondary schools is contributing to the This project is in demand. Already, tional student appropriately applies to large development of a growing, permanent un­ numbers of special students for whom this derclass in our society. Twenty-six percent the mere mention of this arts center legislation was created. of all students enrolled in school dropout. has sparked the interest of four sym­ The university-high school partnership At this rate, our Nation is producing in phonies and an opera company who bill will give support to partnerships by pro­ excess of 1 million dropouts annually. In ad­ would like to make the Pocono Moun­ viding grants to institutions of higher edu­ dition, the dropout rate among minorities is tain Center of the Arts their summer cation and local education agencies that substantially higher-40 percent for black home. Nearby East Stroudsburg Uni­ have agreements to develop activities which Americans and 43 percent for Hispanics. will enable secondary students to improve One out of three of all American Indians versity has expressed interest in estab­ their academic skills, to increase their op­ and Alaskan Natives leaves school before lishing a curriculum program in per­ portunities to continue education after high graduating. forming arts education at the center. school, and to improve their prospects for 2. New approaches are required to address One of the most telling arguments employment after high school. Businesses, the problem of school dropouts and stem labor organizations, professional associa­ this loss of human resources. National at­ for this legislation is the fact that the tions, community-based organizations or tention must be focused on the severity of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is public or private associations or agencies the problem, and if the dropout rate contin­ eager to build the arts center. The may also sign onto the partnership agree­ ues to accelerate, part of an entire genera­ State is standing by with $6 million ment. tion could be lost to the productive process­ ready to invest in the construction of The phenomenon of dropouts (persons es of creating workers for and contributors the Pocono Mountain Center of the who are not enrolled in school and who to this society. have not graduated from high school or re­ The overriding recommendation of the Arts. In addition, the State has estab­ ceived the G.E.D. certificate> from our edu­ Commission was for a national partnership lished a private, noprofit organization cational systems is not a new one, and, to be established between the Federal Gov­ to operate and manage the facility. indeed, it is one which the Federal Govern­ ernment and the private sector to address Only one thing is asked of the Fed­ ment at one time provided financial assist­ the dropout problem. The purpose of this eral Government: Can we transfer ance to a small number of school districts partnership would be to coordinate special for the purpose of preventing students from services in the school setting, and to give in­ unused land in an existing national dropping out of high school. tensive help to those students most at risk. park to enhance the use and beauty of Today, however, Title VIII of the Elemen­ This legislation, the university-high school the entire region? Can we contribute tary and Secondary Education Act is no partnership bill, specifically addresses this as much to the region as the Common­ longer authorized and some 16,000 school recommendation and goes a step further by wealth of Pennsylvania has contribut­ districts of our Nation are faced with a 25 providing an avenue of totally coordinated percent dropout rate for all students ninth educational services for high school drop­ ed to the National Park System? I through 12th grade. outs which could be offered in a variety of think we can. I urge my colleagues to In its heyday <1969-1976> the Elementary settings all of which would be academic. support me in this effort.e and S.econdary Education Amendments of In addition, the university-high school 1967 was authorized to partnership bill is based on a provision of make grants available to local educational the children's survival bill , San Diego and Fresno . Today only about 80 kids showed up be­ 5. They were offered a job, and they The State of North Carolina runs two cause it is the planting season and the kids wanted to work. major dropout specific programs. One pro­ must help in the fields so the fa.."llily can One particular category of dropouts who gram, the dropout prevention/Job place­ eat. Even with one third of the students need immediate attention by the university­ ment program operates in 73 secondary missing there were not enough benches for high school partnership bill is the pregnant school districts. This program serves 14 to all the kids to sit down. adolescents and teen parents. 21 year olds who are experiencing academic This school is different from many be­ In 1980, national statistics revealed that and other difficulties associated with a high cause there were a few books visible in the 48 percent of all teen births were out of probability of dropping out. Each of the classroom. Usually there are no books. The wedlock. In 1982, 14.2 percent of all babies participating local education agencies has teachers made the 12 hour trip to Teguci­ born were born to women under the age of formed partnerships with private sector or­ galpa to get books for their students. They 20, and today <1985) the figure approaches ganizations, and education and social serv­ were hoping for another teacher this year­ 16 percent. ices agencies. but with 20,000 unemployed teachers and In California <1982), 55,365 babies were The other program, the Extended Day thousands more graduating each year Hon­ born to teenagers 15 to 19 years of age <12.4 Program, helps dropouts complete their duras can afford to hire only about 100-200 percent of all births), and 773 babies were schooling. It serves persons with financial new teachers a year for the whole country. born to babies-teenagers under 15 years of problems or those unable to succeed in tra­ They were promised a new school last age. For black Americans the statistics are ditional school settings. Districts receiving year. The town gathered the sand, gravel more dramatic as 19.6 percent of all black funding under this program are determined and rocks and raised about $1500 for labor, babies were born to mothers 15 to 19 years on a "need" basis which is determined by a but so far the promised materials, etc. have of age. It is no secret that high school drop­ formula applied by the State Department of not appeared. Since this is a political year outs are more likely to be poor and more public instruction. there is not to much hope they will appear. July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18279 For the cost of one helicopter flight those In 1983, the Twentieth Century fidence as they fully assimilate the kids could have new desks. Of course that Fund reached the following conclusion culture of their adopted Nation.e many desks wouldn't fit in the existing in its report on Federal elementary building . . . For the cost of one day in Te­ gucigalpa for one soldier you have lf2 a and secondary education policy: School children to whom English is an A CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO month's pay for a teacher ROY FERRIN, OUTGOING The amazing thing is how hard the kids alien language are being cheated if it re­ try. Most of the kids today had rubber flip mains unfamiliar to them; they will never PRESIDENT OF THE HARBOR flops on. In many schools they are bare­ swim in the American mainstream unless CITY CHAMBER OF COM­ foot ... Few have more than one change of they are fluent in English. MERCE clothing. Some have just the clothes on Why, then do we continue to pour their backs. scarce Federal dollars into the unpro­ HON.GLENNM.ANDERSON I'm not trying to tell you a sob story. In ven bilingual educational approach? many ways it is not sad because although To continue to rely on a concept OF CALIFORNIA the people are poor, hungry, etc. etc. they which may actually inpede the assimi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES always have the goodness, the richness of lation of young people with limited Tuesday, July 9, 1985 human spirit to offer food, drink, rest to visitors. Sometimes it shames me. Today I English into American society has a e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, on went to check on Donna Sheila who has tragic result; it keeps many linguistic July 12, the Harbor City Chamber of been sick for two days. She got up from her minorities forever on the fringes of Commerce will hold its installation chair to give it to me and then tried to give our society. dinner for 1985-86 officers and direc­ me mangoes. The is old, sick, be­ I am not claiming that special assist­ tors. Among those to be honored is cause she can't afford to eat enough variety ance should not be given to those with Roy Ferrin, outgoing president of the of food, and yet she gives joyfully and freely limited English. Indeed, since the deci­ to me. And I must take at least part of what chamber. sion to admit large numbers of immi­ A native of South Dakota, Roy is a she gives because otherwise I'll offend her, grants and refugees to our country insult her. Honduras needs jobs, education, graduate of San Pedro High School jobs, health care, jobs, fairer distribution of was a Federal one, clearly the Federal and California State University at land not military "aid." This just plunges Government has an obligation to pro­ Long Beach. Today, Roy is president them deeper in debt. Sometimes I think if vide training and services to those who of Ferrin Woodworking, a family­ all of us, me included, would just pull out are new to our shores. However, that owned business in the Harbor City1 and let them alone they would do much service should have as its goal inte­ Lomita area since 1947. better. grating the new individuals into our Any way thanks for hearing my rantings. society, not promoting the segregation In addition to his service at the I've come to love Honduras these years of immigrants. chamber, Roy is past district governor here, and admire and respect the people. It If bilingual education has been tried of Lions International <1973-74> and is make me sad, ashamed, angry to see how for 10 years and found wanting, then in his lOth year of service as treasurer the US manipulates Honduras. It makes no intensive training in English has dem­ of the Lomita/Harbor City Lions Club. sense to me to be spending and lending so It's important to note that it was Roy many millions of dollars here to defend onstrated great effectiveness in but a short, experimental period. To quote who founded the successful Lions against communism by aggravating the situ­ "Hear" program for the hearing im­ ation. A well educated, healthy country the Washington Post, paired. where there are job opportunities is not No approach

51-059 0-86-33 (Pt. 13) 18298 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 9, 1985 the children of "fractured" families. "Some­ fore increases the risk of developing AIDS Both Dr. Oleske and Dr. Rubinstein vigor­ times," he said, "the whole family is dying." for women who are carrying the virus. ously treat infections in AIDS, children and "The people we take care of are a very dis­ "They want a survivor," said Dr. Rubin­ subscribe to an experimental program in enfranchised group," said Dr. Oleske, a pe­ stein, explaining why women often shun his which gamma globulin, a blood product con­ diatric immunologist, who noted that drug advice not to have another child. taining antibodies, is administered intrave­ abusers were a population less organized Only 12 percent of the mothers of AIDS nously. and more scorned than other groups at risk children nationwide actually had the dis­ Dr. Oleske reports that five children on for AIDS. ease during pregnancy, according to the the program are alive four years after diag­ With two or three new cases of pediatric Centers for Disease Control. But the birth nosis, and three of those are showing im­ AIDS diagnosed locally each month, policy of an AIDS child is a signal that the mother provement in their immune systems. Dr. makers are taking action. Dr. Rubinstein is carrying the virus, said Dr. Polly Thomas, Rubinstein said his star patients are two 7- was awarded $400,000 by New York City last a pediatric immunologist in the New York year-olds, whose symptoms were detected at month to establish a day-care center in the City Health Department. 12 months and subsequently diagnosed as Bronx for the children. Many AIDS children born to addicted AIDS. This summer, with the advice of health­ mothers are already in foster care when Neither doctor cites these cases as an indi­ care professionals who stress their strong their illness is diagnosed, and such foster cation that the progress of the wasting dis­ belief that the disease is not contagious parents often keep the children. ease can be halted; their goal is to keep pa­ through casual contact, both New York City "The goodness of these parents, I can't tients alive as long as possible in the hope of and New Jersey will promulgate guidelines tell you," said Anita Septimus, a social a cure. "Every month we gain, every day we that could admit AIDS children to public worker in Dr. Rubinstein's unit, who said gain, is worthwhile," Dr. Rubenstein said. school next fall. foster mothers were much more likely to "But there's no delusion that we're doing "If they're well enough to go to school, attend support groups than natural moth­ anything dramatic," Dr. Oleske said, "All we they're not a risk to other children," said erts, whose "guilt and denial is unbeliev­ can give these children is good supportive Dr. David J. Sencer, the Health Commis­ able." care." sioner of New York City, where last year a Abandoned AIDS children are extremely handful of AIDS children were instructed at difficult to place with families, according to WHEN HOPE EBBS home. "But it's going to take a lot of patient Harry Silverstein, the director of placement At the stage of severe neurological impair­ discussion, not only with the Board of Edu­ at the Office of Special Services for Chil­ ment, both doctors cease the most aggres­ cation, but with the community at large." dren, a division of the city's Human Re­ sive treatment. "The brain just shrinks ROLE OF DRUG ADDICTION sources Administration. away, like Alzheimer's," Dr. Rubinstein said. "Everyone agrees that under proper cir­ Sixteen AIDS children have come to the "They lose milestones and stop talking, cumstances, these children should be main­ attention of Mr. Silverstein's agency in the walking, sitting. Once that happens, we streamed," said Joseph Mancini, a spokes­ last two years. Two have died, three live throw up our hands. That sounds terrible, man for the New York City Board of Educa­ with relatives, one was returned to a foster but you have to draw the line somewhere." tion. family and three have been placed after Dr. Oleske set a similar standard when he One foster mother of a 3-year-old child publicity campaigns. Seven homeless AIDS decided against a respirator for his 4-year­ with AIDS-related complex who had been children remain in New York City hospitals, old patient at Children's Hospital, after abandoned in a hospital for 20 months after although they are not sick enough to re­ neurologists advised that the AIDS virus being diagnosed said she was more afraid of quire inpatient care. had irreversibly affected the brain. "When society than of her foster daughter's illness. Most doctors and social workers say fear­ it hits the vital centers, we fail," he said. The 44-year-old woman said she had consid­ of contagion and of loss-is what inhibits Parents, Mrs. Septimus said, are loath to ered lying, as she has to neighbors and prospective foster parents. New York City confront the severity of the disease, in their friends, in order to enroll her child in a reg­ pays foster parents $250 to $350 a month, offspring or theinselves. She considers this ular nursery school program. and certain categories of children entitle a reluctance a blessing because, she said, a "Some people think that's evil," said the foster parent to $5 a day extra, which Mr. fearful woman is more likely to abandon her woman, who has been shunned by family Silverstein said was not "automatic" for child. members and friends. "But if she's going to AIDS children until recently. Typical, she said, was the foster mother of have a short life, I want it to be a full life." AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS the 3-year-old child with AIDS-related com­ The woman's foster daughter, like most Dr. Rubinstein and Dr. Oleske disagree plex, who has been hospitalized once in the AIDS children in the New York area, was about how to deal with children who are last six months with pneumonia, recently infected by a drug-addicted mother. Nation­ still with their natural parents at the time contracted a skin infection after a swim in a ally, about half the AIDS children are born of diagnosis. hotel pool and has chronically enlarged to women who were intravenous drug users Dr. Rubinstein said, "I always send them organs and glands. The foster mother, a or who were infected, through sexual con­ back, because a bad family environment is hospital administrator, said, "I'm convinced tact, by drug-using mates. In New York, 80 better than no family environment." His she's going to lick it," and she bristles at children have been diagnosed as having social worker, Mrs. Septimus, said some ad­ what she considers alarmist doctors. AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease dicted mothers responded to their children's A believer in "therapeutic touch," the Control definition, and 70 percent of the illness by reshaping their lives, while others mother said that each night she rubbed her cases have been traced to drug use, usually became "more irresponsible" under the new daughter's belly and back. "I say, 'Spleen, by the mother. stress. go down' and it's already gone down," she Local doctors report that they are seeing Dr. Oleske said, "The worst possible care said. "Next I'll do the liver and then the more cases from middle-income families, provider is a drug-addicted woman." He oc­ lymph glands." often in situations where the woman was casionally urges social workers to remove a "MY HEART GOES BANG" unaware of her mate's drug habit. "There's child from its natural mother. The Newark For the doctors, such hope is more elusive. social chaos on all levels of society," said Dr. doctor is treating 22 AIDS children; nine are Jane Pitt, who has treated about 35 children Dr. Oleske said there were days when it was in foster care, six because the natural moth­ nearly impossible to put on his optimistic with AIDS or AIDS-related complex at Co­ ers died and three because the mother was lumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. face, that he had not anticipated dealing judged unfit. with so many dying children and "wasn't Less frequently, children have been infect­ One 2-year-old girl at Children's Hospital ed with AIDS because of a mother's sexual emotionally ready for it." has been hospitalized for 16 months because Dr. Rubenstein said that he protected contact with a bisexual man, or because of her teen-age mother is not capable of caring contaminated transfusions. hiinself from "burnout" by delegating many for her. The child, in the final stages of the emotional chores to his social workers. But Medical experts are unsure whether AIDS disease, which often ends with pulmonary children are infected in the womb or during Mrs. Septimus said the doctor was always or neurological failure, was put on a respira­ the one to tell parents that their child was birth, or what percentage of children born tor and the mother has stopped visiting. to infected women are affected. about to die. "I've heard it time and again," Local doctors tell many stories about WAITING FOR A CURE she said, "and each time my heart goes mothers who give birth to more than one Often, the children are initially labeled as bang.''" AIDS child. But, in the face of limited data "failure to thrive" babies, with symptOins of Lately, Dr. Rubenstein said, staff mem­ that seem to indicate a substantial risk in a immunological failure usually appearing by bers regularly weep in his office. "There is second pregnancy, the doctors are divided six months. In children with AIDS, an infec­ so little hope at the end of the tunnel," he on the ethics of encouraging abortion. Many tion-often pneumonia-usually occurs by said. "And the misery of the family-every­ doctors say that in general, pregnancy af­ the age of 12 months. In 80 percent of those one is involved. I don't know of any other fects a woman's immune system, and there- cases, the child is dead within two years. disease that does this." July 9, 1985 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18299 "It's good in your head to think you can ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) WEEK- task force kept a steady but firm walk out on the job." Mrs. Septimus said, "but even if you wanted to go back to the LV SURVEILLANCE REPORT, JULY 8, 1985, U.S. CASES- course. It was the belief of this admin­ same little life, you couldn't do it, because Continued istration-a belief shared by a majori­ you look at your own humanity in a differ­ ty of task force members-that the ent way. But, there are days when I feel like Reported Reported only feasible path that could be fol- screaming, 'What did they do to deserve ______ca_se_s __dea_th_s lowed for a full accounting was by gov- this?'" Massachusetts ...... 218 ... ernment-to-government negotiations, District of Columbia ...... 181 ..... ::::::::::::: not through any independent or oth- ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) ~~~r :::::::::: : :::::::::::::::::::::: :: : :: :::::: : ::::::::::::::::::: 179 ...... erwise nongovernmental mercenary WEEKLY SURVEILLANCE REPORT, JULY 1, 1985, U.S. CASES Puerto Rico ...... m::::::: ::::::::::: action. ~~i~~~~.~.t.:: : :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::: :::::::::::: : :::::::::::::::: m:::::::::::::::::: Americans who have seen motion Reported Reported 125 ...... pictures depicting a single hero, with cases deaths ~i~r~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : ::::::::::::: ~~~ :::::::...... adequate firepower, obtaining the re- Adult/adolescent ...... 11,219 5,586 ~~f~~~~~.::::: : :::: : : ::: : ::::: ::::::::::::::::::: ::: :::::::::::::: : :::::::: 69 ...... lease of many live Americans, were Pediatric (under 13 at diagnosis) ...... 133 97 ~~~u~~~~i.~~.::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ :::::::::::::::::: sadly deluded. While we have received Total .. 11,352 5,683 ~~ ::::::::::::::: ::: a number of reports or sightings of ~;.?a~t: :::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::: : : :: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::: 38 ...... live Caucasians in actuality, we have Age of AIDS patients: Indiana ...... 38 Under 13 ...... 133 ...... 35 ...... not been able to substantive evidence 13 to 19 ...... 62 ...... ~~~~~i-a ·::::::: :::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 ...... of any live Americans being held cap- 20 to 29 ...... 2,386 ...... South Carolina ...... 30to39 ...... 5,374 ...... Alabama ...... ~~: ::::::::::::::::: tive that part of the world. Indeed, if 40 to 49 ...... 2,377 ...... 26 ...... we did, I dare say a vast majority of Over 49 ...... 1,020 ...... ~:~~rri ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :::::::: Tennessee ...... our colleagues would take to the floor Total ...... ~5 :::::::::::::::::: 11,352 ...... ...... 19 ...... demanding immediate action. Rhode Island ...... 15 ...... Residence: Delaware ...... 14 ...... However, the events of the last few New York ...... 4,071 ...... Nevada ...... California ...... 2,615 ...... Utah ...... ~~ :::::::::::::::::: weeks prove that it is our reasonable, Florida ...... 808 ...... New Mexico ...... 10 ...... realistic approach that is beginning to New Jersey ...... 703 ...... Texas ...... 576 ...... ~:~ ~fii~a ('loj':::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ :::::::::::::::::: reap dividends in this quest, not the Pennsylvania ...... 240 ...... • Hollywood histronics. Illinois ...... 234 ...... Total...... 11,505 Massachusetts ...... 217 ...... In February of this year, for the District of Columbia ...... 179 ...... 179 ...... first time in history, the Government ~~f~~ii :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 147 ...... of Laos allowed an American technical 127 ...... ~~i~~~~-~-t_:::::: ::: ::: .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 127 ...... MISSING IN ACTION team to excavate a known crash site Puerto Rico ...... 127 ...... within Laotian territory. That crash Washington ...... 115 ...... Virginia ...... 101 ...... HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN site, near the point where Vietnam, Colorado ...... 88 ...... OF NEW YORK Cambodia, and Laos meet, about 24 Michigan ...... 69 ...... 68 ...... IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES miles from the village of Pakse, was ~~~uiL::::::::::::::: .. :::·::::::::...... 54 ...... the point at which an AC130 gunship, North Carolina ...... 53 ...... Tuesday July 9, 1985 48 ...... with 16 crewmen aboard, crashed after ~~~~~r :::::::::::::::: .. ::::::::::::::::: ::::::::...... 37 ...... • Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am being struck by enemy firepower. Two Indiana ...... 35 ...... Oregon ...... 34 ...... pleased to join with my distinguished Americans escaped alive, and the body Minnesota ...... 27 ...... colleague from New York [Mr. SoLo­ of a third was recovered shortly there­ South Carolina ...... 27 ...... MON], 25 ...... the chairman of the House Task after, but the whereabouts of the ~:~~rri ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : ::::: 25 ...... Force on our Missing in Action, in other 13 remained a mystery. Alabama ...... 24 ...... Tennessee ...... 20 ...... noting for our colleagues that recent Our excavation this February pro­ Oklahoma ...... 19 ...... revolutionary developments indicate Rhode Island...... 15 ...... duced fragmentary and severely Delaware ...... 14 ...... that 1985 will be remembered as the burned remains. Long and arduous ex­ Nevada ...... 14 ...... pivotal year in the resolution of this Utah ...... 13 ...... amination by our U.S. Army Central New Mexico ...... 10 ...... issue-an issue which has haunted Identification Laboratory resulted in West Virginia ...... 10 ...... America since the last of our troops Other States ( I 0) ...... 57 ...... the positive identification of those re­ supposedly left Southeast Asia in 1973. mains as those of our 13 brave Ameri­ Total ...... 11,352 ...... This year, it has been alleged that interest in our missing Americans can servicemen. reached a greater peak than at any Last week, while the attention of the ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) time since the conclusion of hostilities. world was focused on the crisis in Leb­ WEEKLY SURVEILLANCE REPORT, JULY 8, 1985, U.S. CASES This public interest, stirred by popular anon, our heroes were finally returned motion pictures and television presen­ to their loved ones. Their families re­ Reported Reported tations, is certainly most welcome by ceive our condolences, now that the cases deaths those of us both in this House and in long wait is at last over, and these men have earned an eternal place in our Adult/adolescent...... 11 ,372 5,617 the private sector who have struggled Pediatric (under 13 at diagnosis) ...... 133 97 for years to obtain a full accounting of hearts. Total ...... 11 ,505 5,714 our missing Americans. At about the same time as our Lao­ Although we welcome the public in­ tian excavation, a breakthrough in our Age of AIDS patients: Under 13 ...... 133 ...... terest, we did not and do not welcome talks with Hanoi took place. The Gov­ 13 to 19 ...... 62 ...... those who, for whatever purpose, over­ ernment of Vietnam, long isolated 20 to 29 ... 2.418 ...... 30 to 39 ...... 5,450 ...... simplified and in many ways sullied from the civilized world and faced 40 to 49 ...... 2,410 ...... the cause of our quest for a full ac­ with internal chaos and bankruptcy, Over 49 .. 1,032 ...... counting. Many persons throughout agreed to fuller cooperation with the Total...... 11,505 ...... this Nation, undoubtedly patriotic and United States. To a great part, this Residence: well-meaning, took up the hue and breakthrough signifies the determina­ New York ...... 4,143 ...... cry: "Why aren't we doing more? Why tion of our President and our Secre­ California ...... 2,656 ...... Florida ...... 808 ...... aren't our live Americans brought tary of State and his staff, who have New Jersey ...... 705 ...... home?" insisted that the MIA issue be a condi­ Texas ...... 576 Pennsylvania ...... 240 ...... Throughout this ever-increasing tion for any normalization of rela­ Illinois ...... 235 ...... clamor, our President and the House tions. At that time, six sets of remains 18300 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 9, 1985 were repatriated, as a gesture of coop­ brethren are still missing and the oc­ this kind of task can be accomplished eration. casion for educational programs advis­ if we are determined enough to accom­ This week, we received the long­ ing all Americans of the complexity of plish it. sought news that the remains of 26 the problem. Second, I think this announcement more Americans will be returned to us Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, let us be is, in my view, a clear vindication of as soon as possible. In addition, the grateful for recent developments, at the policies of President Reagan and Hanoi government has indicated their the same time not forgetting that concerned members of his administra­ goal of resolving this issue once and much more work remains to be done. tion, who have made the fullest possi­ for all "within 2 years." Hanoi is cur­ For those who gave so much, we can ble accounting of American MIA's rently considering the admission of do no less.e "the highest national priority." U.S. technical search teams into As chairman of the House Task Southeast Asia. HOMECOMING FOR MIA'S Force on American Prisoners and This development offers the most Missing in Southeast Asia, I applaud promising ray of hope yet offered on the President's commitment. this priority issue since the end of the HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON I wish also to commend the work of Vietnamese conflict. Although we all OF NEW YORK the U.S. Army Central Identification look forward to the day when we have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Laboratory, which performed nothing a full and total accounting of our 2,400 servicemen still missing in action, Tuesday, July 9, 1985 short of a technical miracle in identi­ e Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, never fying the fragmentary and severely these recent developments should burned remains. make it clear to one and all that the were the words "Welcome Home" so most effective means of obtaining a affectionately spoken as when Presi­ I wish also to thank all those con­ full accounting is by way of govern­ dent Ronald Reagan uttered them at cerned and patriotic Americans, most ment-to-government cooperation and Andrews Air Force Base to the 39 hos­ notably the National League of Fami­ not by any private initiatives. tages who had returned to America lies, who have supported us every step Undoubtedly, there will be those after 17 days as prisoners of Shiite ter­ of the way. who will say that this was not enough. rorists. Third, I want to highlight the news There will be Americans who insist The sight of this homecoming was about the identification of these 13 that there are live Americans still indeed welcome. But equally welcome, sets of remains because it now appears being held captive and that we cannot if less noticed, was another homecom­ there is a good possibility that such rest until they are freed. ing of sorts which took place that very announcements may soon become, if Although no evidence has been gath­ same day. not routine, at least more common­ ered to date proving that there are live On the day the hostages landed place. Americans in Southeast Asia, all home on American soil, the White Over the weekend of the Fourth of Americans can rest assured that we House also released news that the re­ July, the Government of Vietnam an­ will not rest until every conceivable mains of 13 American servicemen shot nounced that it is willing at long last means has been exhausted to obtain down over Laos in 1972 had been posi­ to enter into joint, high-level discus­ the final and full answers to this issue. tively identified. sions with the United States about the Mr. Speaker, our House Task Force, Thus a long and agonizing wait fate of the 1,375 servicemen still listed and the Subcommittee on Asian and ended for the families of these brave as missing in that country. Pacific Affairs, under the able leader­ Americans, a wait that began when an I take this announcement as another ship of the distinguished gentleman AC130 gunship with 16 crewmen vindication of the Reagan administra­ from New York [Mr. SoLOMON] and aboard crashed in rugged terrain tion policy of keeping the MIA issue as the distinguished gentleman from New about 24 miles northeast of Pakse, in a top humanitarian concern which York [Mr. SoLARZ], conducted hear­ southern Laos, just 4 days before must be resolved before reconciliation ings 2 weeks ago to bring the Congress Christmas 1972. or diplomatic recognition can take up-to-date on this issue. We took testi­ Two crewmen escaped; the body of place. mony from a host of administration another was recovered the next day. As a symbol of their good intentions and military officials in open session, But the other 13 were eventually of resolving this issue over the next 2 and in executive session interrogated listed among the 576 Americans miss­ years, Hanoi officials have already Marine Pfc. Robert Garwood, because ing in Laos since the Vietnam War. agreed to return the remains of 26 we do not intend to leave any stone In September 1982, a decade after servicemen. unturned in our quest for a full ac­ the crash, the Government of Laos, For the families of those 26, the long counting. after some prodding, agreed to permit and agonizing wait now begins. We can The developments since those hear­ representatives of the National League only hope and pray that over the ings adjourned are a clear signal that of Families to visit various suspected coming years, the same process just the administration and Congress are crash sites. This visit was followed up beginning for those 26 families, and on the right track on this issue, and in December 1983 by a team of techni­ now ending for the families of the 13 that now is not the time to be swayed cal experts who surveyed the Pakse servicemen returned from Laos, will be by any sensationalist and the oversim­ site. resolved for the remaining families. plificationists who are proposing all On February 14, 1985, the remains Let us also hope and pray that we sorts of schemes to resolve this issue were excavated. Then, finally, came continue to show the resolve we have rather than the realistic and the pro­ that Tuesday in July, homecoming displayed so far until all those brave ductive path. day, when the identity of these re­ Americans, missing so long, come Mr. Speaker, in 10 days, Americans mains were released. home to be interred in native soil and will be marking National POW/MIA I relate all these details for three to have their names inscribed beside Recognition Day. This date, July 19, reasons. their fallen comrades on the rollcall of established by Congress, should be the First of all, I think it is instructive American heroes whose courage and occasion of solemn ceremonies remind­ for all Americans, and especially to sacrifice have enabled us to enjoy the ing all Americans that 2,400 of our those who are skeptical, to see that blessings of freedom today·•