3004 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 1 O, 1976 Mr. DELANEY' Mr. DER WINSKI, Mr. RINALDO, Mr. RoNCALIO, Mr. RoDINO, 95) relating to the Department of Agricul­ DODD, Mr. DOWNEY of New York, Mr. Mr. RoE, and Mr. RoSENTHAL): ture, Soil Conservation Service, which is pro­ DRINAN, Mr. EDWARDS of California, H. Con. Res. 552. Concurrent resolution posed by the President in his message of and Mr. EILBERG) : supporting the Brussels Conference on January 23, 1976, transmitted under sec­ H. Con. Res. 550. Concurrent resolution Soviet Jewry; to the Committee on Interna­ tion 1013 of the Impoundment Control Act supporting the Brussels Conference on So­ tional Relations. of 1974; to the Committee on Appropriations. viet Jewry; to the Committee on Interna­ By Mr. SCHEUER (for himself, Mr. tional Relations. SARBANES, Mr. SoLARZ, Mr. STOKES, By Mr. SCHEUER (for himself, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. JAMES V. STANTON, Mr. VANIK, PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Ms. FENWICK, Mr. FISH, Mr. FORD of Mr. VIGORITO, Mr. WAGGONNER, Mr. Tennessee, Mr. FITHIAN, Mr. FRASER, WAXMAN, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GRADISON, Mr. WOLFF, Mr. SANTINI, and Mr. TRAX­ bills and resolutions were introduced and GREEN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HAWKINS, LER) : severally referred as follows: M·r. HEINZ, Ms. HOLTZMAN, Mr. H. Con. Res. 553. Concurrent resolution By Mr. GRADISON: supporting the Brussels Conference on HOWARD, Mr. HuGHES, Mr. !CHORD, Ms. H.R. 11858. A bill for the relief of Mrs. JORDAN, Mr. KEMP, Mr. KOCH, Mr. Soviet Jewry; to the Committee on Interna­ Chong Sun Yi Rauch; to the Committee on LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. LENT, tional Relations. the Judiciary. Mr. LONG of Maryland, and Mr. By Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mrs. HECK­ By Mr. PICKLE: LER of Massachusetts, and Mrs. MAGUIRE): H.R. 11859. A bill for the relief of William H. Con. Res. 551. Concurrent resolution SPELLMAN): H. Res. 1031. Resolution to direct the Com­ H. Klusmeier, publisher of the Austin Citi­ supporting the Brussels Conference on So­ zen, of Austin, Tex.; to the Committee on viet Jewry; to the Committee on Interna­ mittee on Appropriations and the Committee the Judiciary. tional Relations. on International Relations to begin imme­ By Mr. SCHEUER (for himself, Mr. diate studies of the relationship of the MCCLOSKEY, Mr. METCALFE, Mr. United States with the United Nations and MIKvA, Mr. MINE;TA, Mr. MINISH, Mr. to report, within 3 months, to the Speaker l\1EMORIALS MITCHELL of New York, Mr. MOAK­ of the House of Representatives, recommen­ Lll:Y, Mr. O'NEILL, Mr. NOWAK, Mr. dations with respect to whether the man­ Under clause 4 of rule XX, ner and nature of such relationship should 0BERSTAR, Mr. Or'!'INGER; Mr. PATTEN, 291. The SPEAKER presented a memorial be changed; to tl;l.e Committee on Rules. of the Legislature of the State of Kentucky, Mr. PATTISON of New York, Mr. PEP­ By Mr. WfilTTEN: l?ER, Mr. PEYSER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. relative to prayer and Bible reading in pub­ H. Res. 1032. Resolution disapproving the Uc schools; to the Committee on the Judi­ REES, Mr. REUSS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. deferral of certain budget authority (D76- ciary.

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SHIMEJI KANAZAWA: STRONG AD­ utive director of the commission per­ Shimeji Kanazawa as Chairman of the State VOCATE FOR THE ELDERLY IN sonally accompanied the subcommittee Commission on Aging brought extensive and HAWAII to each of its six hearings held on five continuous growth by the Commission; and different islands during a 7-day period. Whereas, the State of Hawaii Comprehen­ She came to listen, and to take corrective sive Master Plan for the Elderly was devel­ .HON. SPARK M. MATSUNAGA oped and accepted by the legislature during action about problems where she could. the dedicated Chairmanship of Mrs. Shimejl OF HAWAII I regret, Mr. Speaker, that the com­ Kanazawa; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mission will lose such a vital leader as Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa during Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Shim Kanazawa as its chairman. her Chairmanship was instrumental in ob­ Only the limit imposed by State law taining the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro­ Mr. MATSUNAGA. Mr. Speaker, in the on length of service could have removed gram grant award for the State in 1972 and months I have been serving as a subcom­ her from the commission. But if there is Nutrition Grant Awards for the State Com­ mittee chairman on the new House Se­ mission; and one sure bet, it is that Shim Kanazawa Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa was suc­ lect Committee on Aging, I have had will continue to play a major part in cessful in obtaining from the legislature demonstrated time and time again the seeking social justice for the elderly and funding for an International Governor's Bi­ principle that positive social change other groups in need of assistance in centennial conference on Aging to be held in ' comes, not only from spending more Hawaii and elsewhere in America, for Hawaii in 1976; and money on a problem but also, and per­ many years to come. Whereas, additionally, Mrs. Shlmeji Kana­ haps primarily, from the actions of dedi­ It has been my great privilege to be zawa has served on other community non­ cated, right-min(ied people who refuse included within Shim Kanazawa's circle profit organization management committees to accept the shortcomings in existing such as the Aloha United Fund Board and of friends for over 27 years, ever since Budget Committee, Health and Community social systems. she and her husband Kinji lived in Services Council Board, the Annual Meet­ Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa, who is step­ Boston while Kinji attended Boston Col­ ing Dinner Committee for the Mo111111 Com· ping down as chairman of the Hawaii lege Law School and I was a law student munity Center, and was a member of the State Commission on Aging, is a living at Harvard. Because of her deep and in­ Commission on Children and Youth; and embodiment of that principle. nate compassion for people, especially Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa was Shim Kanazawa chaired the commis­ for those in need, I know I can look for­ awarded a most Outstanding Volunteer sion for the past 4 years, and was a com­ ward to continuing to work with her on Award in the State of Hawall ln 1974; and mission member for 4 years before that. issues of importance to the people of Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa's un­ In all of that time, she has been more stinting consideration of the plight of the Hawaii and the Nation. aged and the community at large inspired her active in what is basically an advisory, Mr. Speaker, the Hawaii State Com .... fellow Commission on Aging members to unpaid position, that anyone could have mission on Aging and the Hawaii State exhibit unselfish dedication to Commission expected from a full-time paid employee. House of Representatives have officially business; and A great many of the achievements of the recognized the contributions through Whereas, the Commission on Aging and commission during her period of service service made by Mrs. Kanazawa and I the staff of that Commission now wish to are attributable directly to her zeal, her join them in honoring her by inserting honor Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa for a volun­ determination, her thoughtful persua­ their duly adopted resolutions into the teer position well filled, as under the pro­ an visions of the State of Hawau law it be­ sion, and her refusal to take "no" for RECORD at this point: comes necessary for Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa answer. RESOLUTION No. 49 to relinquish the Chairmanship of the State When my subcommittee held hearings Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa has Commission on Aging; now, therefore, be it last fall into the problems of the elderly served as a member of the State Commission resolved, the State Commission on Aging in Hawaii, Shim Kanazawa saw to it that on Aging since 1968 and was named Chair­ does hereby extend its congratulations to Mrs. the commission's staff cooperated to the man by Acting Governor Ariyoshi in 1972; Shimeji Kanazawa and honor her for the fullest possible extent. Then she took and many years of dedicated service and strong that extra step: she and the acting exec- Whereas, the dedicated service of Mrs volunteer leadership she has provided to the February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3005 Commission and the community at large; fare; the Mayors of the several counties of THE ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTION OF and be it further resolved, that true copies Hawaii; the Chairpersons of the County THE UNITED NATIONS of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Committees on Aging; and each member of Shimeji Ka.na.zawa, Governor George Ariyo­ Hawaii's delegation to the United States shi, members of the Senate and House of Congress. Representatives of the State Legislature, HON. CHARLES B. .RANGEL members of Hawaii's Congressional delega­ OF NEW YORK tion, the Federal Administration on Aging IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and other interested parties. HAMMOND, IND., REVENUE Adopted this 12th day of December 1975, by SHARING Tuesday, February 10, 1976 the State Commission of Aging at its regu­ Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, the vote lar monthly meeting at Honolulu, Hawaii. in the General Assembly of the United Nations equating Zionism with racism H.R. No. 90 HON. RAY J. MADDEN OF INDIANA was obscene and can only make a peace­ Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanaza.wa. has ful solution to the crisis in the Middle served as a member of the State Commission IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES East more difficult to achieve. on Aging since 1968 and was named Chair­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 man by Acting Governor Ariyoshi in '1972; I believe that the developing nations and Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, when the which voted in favor of the resolution Whereas, the dedicated service of Mrs. Congress enacted the revenue sharing sacrificed an opportunity ·to support the Shimeji Kanazawa a.s Chairman of the State legislation for the urban areas of our only democratic government in the Mid­ Commission on Aging brought extensive and Nation into law a couple of years ago, dle East and were yielding to strong continuous growth by the Commission; and it gave our cities an opportunity to take political pressure. As one who grew up Whereas, the state of Ha.wall Comprehen­ black in this country, I have had the life­ sive Master Plan for the Elderly was de­ advantage of much needed municipal veloped and accepted by the legislature dur­ and urban improvements, ranging in long opportunity to witness actual racism ing the dedicated Chairmanship of Mrs. categories from streets, housing, parks, and I know that the principles of Zionism Shimeji Ka.nazawa; and and recreational facilities to transporta­ are in no way racist. Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa during tion and so forth. At this time I would like to include in her Chairmanship was instrumenj;al in ob­ I wish to incorporate with my remarks the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD an editorial taining the Retired Senior Volunteer Pro­ a resolution which was passed by the which appeared in the December 13, gram grant award for the State in 1972 and council of the city of Hammond, Ind., on 1975, issue of the Charleston, S.C. Chr-0n­ Nutrition Grant Awards for the State Com­ icle: mission; and the 22d of January urging the continua­ Whereas, Mrs. Shimejt Kanazawa was suc­ tion and possible expansion of the reve­ ANTI-ZIONISM STANP NOT SUPPORTED BY ALL cessful in obtaining from the legislature nue sharing progl"am. This resolution was AFRICAN STATES funding for an International Governor's Bi­ signed by George Carlson, president of To their eternal credit half of the. African centennial Conference on Aging to be held the council, Stanley Kulik, city clerk, and states refused to support the anti-Zionism in Hawaii in 1976; and resolution that was introduced and passed Mayor Ed Raskosky. in the United Nations General Assembly.· Whereas, additionally, Mrs. Shimeji Kana­ I include with my remarks the resolu­ zawa has served on other community non­ With an obvious sense of history, they real­ profit organization management committees tion of the city council of Hammond, ized the impropriety and unfairness of a res­ such as the Aloha United Fund Boa.rd and Ind.: olution that distorts the purpose and tradi­ Budget Committee, Health and Community RESOLUTION No. 4175R. tion of a Jewish movement that has made Services Council Board, the Annual Meeting A resolution expressing support of the ex­ possible the coming into being the Jewish Dinner Committee for the Moiliili Commu­ tension of the revenue sharing law as ap­ National Home. nity Center, and was a member of the Com­ plied to the c1'ty of Hammond for the ensu­ Even more important than the economic mission on Children and Youth; and ing four years, to-wit: January 1, 1976 and social development was the political as­ Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa was to December 31, 1979 pect of establishing the Je·wish National awarded a most Outstanding Volunteer Whereas, the City of Hammond has in the Home. The Zionist theory taught that the Award in the State of Ha.wall in 1974; and four years last past participated in federal difference between the J.ews and other peo­ Whereas, Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa's unstint­ revenue sharing; and ples lay in the fact the former everywhere ing consideration of the plight of the aged Whereas, the City of Hammond has be­ was a minority. and the community at large inspired her come dependent upon receiving said revenue This universal minority status, which the fellow Commission on Aging members to ex­ sharing and that said funds constitute a Zionists labeled the "Jewish problem," gave hibit unselfish dedication to Commission necessary and integral part of the financial rise to the political, economic, and social in­ business; and structure of the City of Hammond; and security of the Jews-the spreading and Whereas, the legislature recognizes that Whereas, the present budget is dependent threatening phenomenon called anti-Semi­ the Commission on Aging and the staff of upon the City of Hammond receiving rev­ tism. The primary function of Zionism was that Commission have honored Mrs. Shimeji enue sharing funds, now and continuously to solve the Jewish problem by reconstituting Kanazawa by pre.senting her with a Com­ henceforth; and the Jewish National Home in its ancestral mission Resolution recognizing her service Whereas, a reduction in said revenue shar­ land. to the Commission and that because of the ing funds or termination thereof would The principal factor in the anti-Zionism provisions of the State of Ha.wall law it is cause financial chaos and hardship upon the resolution is a determination of Arabs to necessary for Mrs. Shimeji Kanazawa to re­ CityofHammond; and destroy Israel. This has been the aim of Syria, linquish the Chairmanship of the State Com­ Whereas, the Common Council of the City Iraq and Kuwait and the Palestine Libera­ mission on Aging; now, therefore, be it of Hammond is desirous of expressing itself tion Movement which started the anti-Zion­ Resolved by the House of Representa­ publicly of the revenue sharing plan as pres­ ism crusade in the United States. tives of the Eighth Legislature of the State ently constituted remaining in full force and The African states which joined hands of Hawaii, Regular Session of 1976, that this effect during the years 1976-1979, inclusive: with the Arabs to help pass the infamous body extends its sincere gratitude for her Now, therefOll'e, be it resolution will have difficulty justifying their exemplary work and best wishes in all her Resolved, that the Common Council of the position in this boiling controversy. There is future endeavors; and be it further City of Hammond, Indiana unanimously and nothing in African history to give warrant Resolved that certified copies of this Res­ vigorously supports the revenue sharing to an attitude that is born out of a desire to olution be transmitted to Mrs. Shimeji Kana­ concept as presently constituted for the City cancel the existence of another state, with­ zawa; Governor George R. Ariyoshi; Ha.wait of Hammond in that said revt?nue sharing out cause. To equate Zionism with racial State House Speaker James H. Wakatsuki; funds are indispensable and vital to the sur­ bias is a. malicious misreading of a vested Hawaii State Senate President John T. Ushi­ vival of the City of Hammond; be it further ideall:Sm and its implications to the Jewish jima; Carl T. Takamura, Chairperson, House Resolved, that a copy of the herein resolu­ people in their gallant efforts to salvage Committee on Youth and Elderly Affairs; tion be forwarded by the Common Council themselves out of the quicksand of prejudice, George H. Toyofuku, Chairperson, Senate to Indiana United States Senators and persecution and insecurity. Committee on Human Resources; Renji Goto, United States Representatives of Indiana's Africans who have had to wiggle their way Director of the Hawaii State Commission on First Congressional District, and rP.quest that out of the shackles of colonialism are closer Aging; the Commissioner of the Federal Ad­ Senator Bayh and Senator Hartke and Repre­ to Israel by virtue of similarity of antecedent ministration on Aging, Washington, D.C.; the sentative Madden do everything necessary by historical experience than they are to the Director of the Western Regional Office of virtue of their offices to insure that the City Arab states that want Israel out of the way as the Administration on Aging, Region IX, of Hammond will continue to receive revenue a sovereign state. Department of Health, Education and Wel- sharing funds. The spectacle of Black Africans locking CXXII--HH-Fart 3 3006 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, ~976 arms with Arabs in the General Assembly of Their participation assures us that the dom fighter Nijole Sadunaite as she stood the UN to push through a resolution that is spirit of togetherness is still very much before a Soviet court this past summer­ tantamount to a surreptitious endorsement of anti-Semitism is disturbing and disheart­ alive in this Bicentennial Year. • • * release from your prisons, your ening. For there are moral principles that camps, and your psychiatric hospitals all men transcend political expediency. who fight for human rights and justice. This way you would prove your good will and LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE would handsomely contribute to the increase of harmony and goodness in this life. Only then will your slogan "man ls brother to NATIONAL FHA HERO WEEK HON. JAMES J. DELANEY man" become a reality • * • OF NEW YORK HON. WILLIAM F. WALSH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MOYNIHAN'S SERVICES WILL BE OF NEW YORK Tuesday, February 10, 1976 MISSED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, the Peace Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Treaty of July 12, 1920, says: HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, the Future Russia recognizes without any reserve the OF ll.LINOIS sovereignty and independence of the State of Homemakers of America is an organiza­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion of half a million American students Lithuania with all juridical consequences re­ sulting from such recognition, and volun­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 across the Nation who have dedicated tarily and forever renounces all sovereign themselves to the task of building bridges rights possessed by Russia over the Lithua­ Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, in his between the home, the classroom, and nian people and territory. The fact that Lith­ relatively short tenure at the U.N., Am­ the community. uania was ever under Russian sovereignty bassador Moynihan has attracted ·a great In today's age of modern technology does not place the Lithuanian people and deal of attention and will go down in his­ and fast-pace living, communication their territory under any obligation to tory as one of our most effective or no­ between these three areas is vital-and Russia. torious ambassadors, depending on one's achieving it is a real challenge. Centuries of Russian imperialism and point of view. This week we honor FHA during Na­ attempts at domination came briefly to Having served with Ambassador tional FHA Hero Week, February 8-11. an end for Lithuania with World War I. Moynihan in 1971 when I was a delegate The theme for this special celebration With the defeat of Germ.any and the tur­ to the U.N., I can vouch for his tremen­ is "Reaching Out Through Vocational moil of revolution in Russia a 20-member dous ability, especially his debating skill. Education," highlighting one of the pri­ national council proclaimed her inde­ Paul Coffman, editor of the Star-Sen­ mary goals of FHA, which is to explore pendence on February 16, 1918. It is this tinel Newspapers, an outstanding jour­ the multiple roles individuals play in anniversary we celebrate on Monday. Al­ nalist in the weekly newspaper field, has family, community, and career life. though a Red Army tried to enforce written a fine column on Mr. Moynihan Young high school students have par­ a Communist government, they were which I insert in the RECORD: ticipated in outstanding community serv­ driven back and signed the solemn pledge THE WAY IT LOOKS TO ME: DANIEL PATRICK ice programs and projects sponsored by I have quoted above. MOYNIHAN'$ SERVICES WILL BE MISSED 12,000 chapters of FHA-which is part The brave Lithuanian people thrived (By Paul D. Coffman, editor) of the home economics education pro­ for more than 20 years under the banner As one who has felt for many years that gram through the U.S. Office of Educa­ of liberty and no nation more clearly the United States has been getting quite a. tion. Chapters are located in all 50 States, demonstrated its ability for self-govern­ kicking around from the Communist bloc the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, ment, freedom, and social progress. and the emerging nations in the United Na­ the Virgin Islands, and American schools In October 1939, Nazi-Soviet duplicity tions, I have been a staunch admirer of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, our ambassador to overseas. forced a Soviet mutual assistance pact the United Nations. The objective of FHA is to help youth upon the country. The following June, We have been one of t'he greatest financial assume their roles in society through the Russians demanded immediate for­ contributors to the United Nations and have home economics education in areas of mation of a "friendly" government and championed the cause of the free world in personal growth, family life, vocational occupied Lithuania. On August 3, 1940, the deliberations of the body, yet we have preparation, and community involve­ the Kremlin declared Lithuania to be a been re/buffed time and again by our odver­ ment. "constituent republic" of the U.S.S.R. saries and have been deserted in many in­ stances by those nations that should be The old saying "education begins in Although German occupation troops championing the same causes which we feel the home" is as true today as it was 20 briefly took the place of Russian soldiers are so important if the world is to remain years ago, and these young people are in June of 1941, they were permanently free from the dominance of those whose making a great effort to keep that adage replaced by Soviet forces on July 13, 1944. ideals are directly opposite from ou~s. alive. It is imperative that we keep the Since that infamous day the Lithuanian Since becoming Ambassador to the United lines of communication open between the people have suffered under the shadow of Nations, Daniel Pia.trick Moynihan has spoken home and school so that students, par­ the hammer and sickle. out again and again against those who would ents, and teachers can gather in a coop­ The United States has never and will try to rebuff every effort of the United States to break the stranglehold of thie anti-Uinited erative spirit to learn and grow together. never recognize the forcible Soviet an­ States bloc of Third World countries. He has Joining school and home naturally in­ nexation of this great and free nation. fought bitterly against the United States volves the entire community, through We protest in the strongest possible being held up as the evil influence while service projects and educational pro­ terms the oppressive measures of the paying millions in aid for the privilege of re­ grams. KGB against the Lithuanian Church and ceiving this treatment. FHA also promotes leadership, a trait against the national honor of the Lith­ Mir. Moynihan has not only found it neces­ which should be upheld among today's uaniap people. sary to fight the enemy, he has also found We salute our fellow countrymen of opposition in our own State Department and youth, for they are tomorrow's decision­ from some sources in both the executive and makers. Lithuanian descent who have so richly legislative branches of our government. Some I urge everyone to stop during this spe­ contributed to our American dream since hiave envisioned it to be more statesmanlike cial week to take a look at the important first coming to these shores over 288 to roll over and play dead rather than speak contributions being made by FHA mem­ years ago. We pray that their own dream out for that which we think to be right and bers and their group leaders. This orga­ and the dream of those they left behind propel'. nization has undertaken a stiff challenge in their motherland may soon become a Mr. Moynihan has chosen to resign, rather at a time when individual alienation in reality. than to carry on the battle alone. I, for one, will greately miss his speaking out on our America has becoine all too common. We call upon the Kremlin to live up behalf in the halls of the United Nations. I FHA members are rightly proud of the to its treaty obligations. And above all, hope he can find another niche in our gov­ work they have done in and for their we call upon the Soviet leaders to heed ernment where he can continue to speak out communities, as well as for America. the -words of Lithuanian Catholic free- on our behalf. · February 1 O, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3007 RETIREMENT OF R. E. JONES that our committee assignments corre­ service is indeed admirable. I know my late so closely has meant that we have colleagues in the House and the people of spent much time together in recent years the Sixth District join me in wishing Mr. HON. TOM BEVILL concerning legislation-particularly pub­ Johnson continued success and personal OF ALABAMA lic works-and the many problems con­ fulfillment in his retirement. We owe IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fronting our constituencies. him our thanks and our gratitude for his Tuesday, February 10, 1976 I have come to recognize him as a pub­ years of service to America's veterans. lic servant in every sense of that phrase, Mr. BEVILL. Mr. Speaker, upon my and through him I have risen to a great­ return from the Fourth Congressional er understanding of the meaning of serv­ District of Alabama yesterday, I was im­ ice to the public. ANIMAL WELFARE ACT AMEND;. mediately told of the retirement plans Through his bills, committee work, and MENTS OF 1976 of one of the most distinguished men legislative action, BoB JONES has ably ever to serve in this governmental body. represented his district, the State of Ala­ I am speaking, of course, of my col­ bama, and the Nation. We will all miss league from Alabama's Fifth District­ HON. RONALD A. SARASIN BoB JONES, and it is with regret that he OF CONNECTICUT RoBERT E. JONES. is leaving, but with great satisfaction for When BoB JONES leaves the U.S. Con­ 30 well-served years in the U.S. House of IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES gress at the end of this session it will Representatives, that I wish him and his Tuesday, February 10, 1976 mark the end of a truly outstanding ten­ lovely wife, Christine, well in the years Mr. SARASIN. Mr. Speaker, America ure in public office. ahead. BoB JONES was first elected to Congress has always enjoyed a reputation of com­ in 1947. Since that time he has faithfully passion for those less fortunate whether and diligently served the people of north they are foreign citizens devastated by a Alabama in the old Eighth District and natural catastrophe or a war, our own TRIBUTE TO ffiVIN H. JOHNSON poor, or for animals who frequently suffer more recently in the realined Fifth FOR 46 YEARS OF SERVICE TO District. from changing environments or cruel At the outset of this Congress, BoB AMERICA'S VETERANS treatment at the hands of man. We have JONES was afforded an honor that has established a record of translating care . seldom been bestowed upon a member of HON. HENRY J. HYDE into action, and while there is much that the Alabama delegation in the U.S. House remains to be done, we have nonetheless of Representatives. The senior member OF ILLINOIS established a record in which we can take of the Alabama House delegation was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pride. elected chairman of the House Pub!ic Tuesday, February 10, 1976 The enactment of the Animal Welfare Works and Transportation Committee. Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I would like Act Amendments is another testament to The fact that BoB JONES was selected to commend to the attention of my col­ our concern-this time for animals who to head this vital committee indicates leagues the retirement on February 20 of have experienced intolerable suffering the tremendous respect he has gamed one of my oonstituents, Mr. Irvin H. during transit and to those who are the among his peers from all across the coun­ Johnson, after 46 years of service to victims of some individuals' enjoyment of try during his long and illustrious career America's veterans. violent "sports." Scores of witnesses ap­ on Capitol Hill. Mr. Johnson, of Maywood, Ill., started peared regarding this legislation, many The accomplishments of BoB JONES his career with the old Veteran's Bureau bringing with them sorrowful accounts would more than fill an entire volume in October 1929 after receiving his of animals starving, suffocating, or freez­ of this RECORD. His election to 15 terms bachelor of science degree from the Uni­ ing to death during transit, of the grue­ in the House of Representatives. mirrors versity of Illinois. His registry number some training and devastating after-ef­ the way his constituents view those many from the American Society of Clinical f ects of dog or cock fights. accomplishments. Pathologists is one of the earliest issued. Few individuals contested the charges BoB JONES was one of the primary He joined the Hines Veterans Hospital that conditions in transportation were forces behind the creation of the Appa­ 2 years later as a medical technologist inhumane and that revisions were not lachian Regional Development Act of and serologist. For many years he has only justifiable but also essential. Cer­ 1965, which has meant so much to the been the serologist at Hines. For a long tainly none who have lost a pet during economy of many poverty-stricken areas period he manufactured, tested, and dis­ flight, truck or rail voyage did so. For in the Eastern and Southern portion of tributed antigens and serum for the positive arguments could be raised re­ the country. entire VA system until they became com­ garding animal fighting, and the only BoB JONES was also a primary sponsor mercially available. In addition, since t.he substantive protests which were heard of legislation which established the Eco­ laboratory service at Hines established a were those arguing that States and local­ nomic Development Administration. This functioning school of medical technology, ities should retain jurisdiction over this project came to the aid of numerous de­ Mr. Johnson has had a major respon­ subject. pressed areas by providing new public sibility for bench instruction in serology. The arguments in favor of enactment projects and facilities. Though handicapped since childhood, of this legislation are persuasive and over The highway safety bill is just another Irv Johnson is recognized among his col­ 2 years ago led me to cosponsor two sep­ example of legislation which carried the leagues as an outstanding and con­ arate measures, one designed to improve BoB JONES stamp on it. He authored the scientious civil servant who has always the care accorded animals during transit Rural Housing Act which proved so im­ performed his duties in an exempla.ry portant to farm and rural dwellers by manner, bringing credit to himself, to and the other to bring under the Federal giving them the same opportunities af­ Hines V.A. Hospital, and to the entire purview any activities conducted in in­ forded urban residents in obtaining Fed­ Federal Service. In well-deserved recog­ terstate commerce which promoted or eral loans. nition of that, he has been nominated to aided dog fighting. I am siincerely pleased I have always been an admirer of the receive the Handicapped Federal Em­ that these two concepts have been united contributions BoB JoNEs has made to his ployee of the Year Award. and that the capabilities for enforcement State and Nation, but during the time Aside from his highly commendable have been written into the legislation. since I was elected to the House Appro­ record of achievement in his professional Removing suffering from the world, or priations Committee, that admiration life, Irv Johnson is deeply admired and at least minimizing that which is inher­ has grown to even greater heights. respected personally by his fellow work­ ent to life as we know it, must be the The mere fact that the Fourth Dis­ ers at Hines and he has made countless priority objective for all of us, and I am trict which I represent is the only ·con­ friends through the years. delighted that we have moved a little gressional di.Strict in Alabama which Forty-six years in any profession is closer to our objective by passing the Ant.. borders BoB JoNEs' district and the fact commendable, but 46 years in public mai Welfare Act Amendments. 3008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 ECONOMIC REPORT lower by $1 billion compared to 1974 (see became $40 b1llion in the quarterly GNP ac­ Attachment 1-D,L). counts which are listed on an annual basis. We are still in virulent recession. Recall Quarterly changes for inventories and all HON. JOSEPH L. FISHER the headlines announcing a. huge 12 % GNP other items in the GNP are subjected to this OF vmGINIA increase in the third quarter of 1975, and four to one conversion. Government fiscal the satisfaction expressed by some Govern­ actions can seriously distort the GNP, par­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment spokesmen who declared the 5.4% in­ ticularly if the amount is large and only Tuesday, February 10, 1976 crease in the fourth quarter was a good sign occurs once. It would be much more in­ the economy was healing at a more con­ formative if a statement accompanied the Mr. FISHER. Mr. Speaker, I am in­ servative rate. However, there were no head­ GNP report, stating how much of the change serting into the RECORD the seventh lines explaining why-with all this good in GNP was due to Government fiscal actions. Economic Report to the Office of the news, the GNP actually decreased by 2 % for Again, one wonders how much worse the President from Matthew J. Kerbec, pres­ the year and private investment skidded a GNP would have been if the Government had ident of Output Systems Corp. record $41.1 billion. not spent the $70 billion. Telling the American people the economy The employment picture Mr. Kerbec's report does not neces­ is improving, when the GNP ls dropping, not · sarily reflect my own point of view; how­ only causes great harm, but it is a serious In 1975, total Civilian Employment (see ever, I did want to share his opinions perversion of the truth and can only lead Attachment 1-C) amounted to 84.783 million. with my colleagues: to a further erosion of public confidence in This included 3.748 million workers who fall OUTPUT SYSTEMS CORP., Government. Businessmen in energy and in the category "Part Time Due To Economic Arlington, Va., February 9, 1976. other industries which produce products peo­ Reasons." These are the people who work ple need to survive have reacted to these from one to thirty-four hours a month. In The PRESIDENT, genera.I, about half of these workers want, The White House, optimistic reports by continuing to raise prices as sales decline. Under these condi­ but cannot find, full time jobs. Washington, D.C. Unemployment in 1975 totalled 7.830 mil­ DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: This is my seventh tions, there ls no posslbllity for a normal economic rebound. lion. This does not include 776,000 discour­ economic report to the Office of the Presi­ aged workers who stopped looking for jobs. dent since 1973, predicting the economic DISCUSSION The three categories (part time, discouraged damage that would inevitably result from For most of 1975 we have been exposed to and unemployed) of workers, when added, sudden massive price increases for energy a continuous barrage of explosively optimis­ amounted to: 7.323 million in 1973-8.7% of and other basic products. Many of today's tic week-to-week, month-to-month and the work force; 8.542 million in 1974-9.9 % economic problems could have been a.voided quarter-to-quarter economic reports pub­ of the work force; and 12.354 million or 14.5% if recommended actions had been imple­ lished by the Federal Government. In 19'75 of the work force in 1975. There was a. huge mented in 1974. the Government spent $70 b1111on ($20 bil­ jump of 3.812 milllon in these three cate­ ABSTRACT lion in tax rebates, social security bonuses gories from 1974 to 1975. This occurred even Since the second quarter of 1975, the Ford and reduced income taxes; $34.6 billion in with the $70 billion increase in Government Administration has showered the American Transfer Payments; and an estimated $15.4 spending. billion in housing subsidies, grant programs, public with misleading optimistic reports Interest rates and the stock market that have totally obscured the true state of make work projects and pay raises for Gov­ the economy. This report, using Government ernment employees) more than in 1974. This In January 1975 prime interest rates were published figures, proves that the economy was still not enough to compensate for the in the 6.5% to 7.0% range. When interest in 1975 was much worse than 1974 and that 8.7% (GNP Implicit Deflator) inflation which rates decline, people tend to put savings into the economic picture is bleak for 1976. False ca.used a loss of purchasing power of about the stock market and this was a major rea­ optimism is a deterrent to real economic $120 billlon in 1975. While some of this was son for the record increases in stock market health. returned in the form of higher wages, the activity in January. Additional impetus can In 1975, the Federal Government spent amount was not enough to cancel the Eco­ be attributed to the glowing and misleading over $70 billion more than in 1974. Despite nomic Ripple Effects resulting from the economic reports which led to false optimism higher prices. The Government ls forecasting by those who took these reports in good this record expenditure, real Gross National faith. Product (GNP) had a. greater drop (2%) a. 6% inflation for 1976 with a $1.684 trillion in 1975 than the 1.8 % decrease in 1974. If GNP. This ind1cates there wtll be a loss of Any analysis of the behavior of interest the Department of Commerce had not purchasing power in 1976 in the order of rates and stock market activity only has switched calculations of real GNP from a. $95 billion. If the Government's present real meaning when examined with,in the 1958 to a. 1972 base year, in the third quarter plans to cut taxes by another $10 bllllon framework of the existing economic environ­ of 1975, the decline in real GNP would have while cutting Government spending by $28 ment. During the depression of the 1930's, been even higher. Not since the depression billion are implemented, the . economy will interest rates were at 2 % while stock ma.rket in the 1930's has the GNP declined two years continue to decline at a faster rate. The activity was almost nonexistent after the in a row. This represents an unstable econ­ ultimate irony is that until something is 1929 Wall Street crash. At tha.t time the omy with more bad news to come. It is truly done to cure the huge distortions in prices demand for capital investment was extremely frightening to realize what the economy for energy and basic products there is no low, as might be expected in an economy would have been like if the $70 blllion had way the Government can restore purchasing with an unemployment rate that reached not been spent. power at the rate at which it is being drained 25% at the depth of the depression. Prime In 1975, unemployment went up to 8.5%. away in higher prices. The drops in GNP interest rates in January 1975 were also down in 1974 and 1975 are real world reminders because of lack of demand. A popular and When part time and discouraged workers a.re dangerous myth is th&t if the Federal Re­ added, the total number of workers in these of how an economic syste·m can deteriorate when vital key prices go through the roof. serve Board lowers interest rates, people will three categories jumped from 9.9% in 1974 borrow money. While the Board does have to 14.5% in 1975. An increase of 3.812 million It ls important to see what really happened in one year. in 1975 when the key year-to-year statistics some influence in changing interest rates, it does not have the capabllity to stimulate Another shocker was the drop in the "Gross are analyzed. Gross national product the demand for money. This was dramat­ Private Domestic Investment" (GPDI) com­ ics.Hy highlighted, when on January 19, 1976 ponent of the GNP in 1975 which amounted Many people a.re now wondering how the the Federal Reserve Board cut its discount to $41.1 blllion. With the exception of 1974 GNP can drop by 2 % when it showed sub­ rate (the rate ait; which it lends money to this was over 2.5 times lower than any year stantial increases for the last three quarters member banks) to 5.5%. This was not done since 1946 which is as far back as the statis­ of 1975. Amid much fanfare, the recession in accordance with some master plan-it was tics go. Specifically, new orders for machine was officially declared over in the second taken to bring the discount rate into better tools dropped a. huge 52 % in 1975. These quarter of 1975 when the GNP went from a balance with open market rates. Of interest, events foreshadow more unemployment in minus 9.2% in the first quarter to a plus ls that the demand for money has a greater the construction and capital goods industries 3.3% in the second quarter. The drums beat impact on interest rates than actions of the in 1976. again when a 12 % increase was announced Board. There has been an incred.ible amount As prices increased, sales of houses and in the third quarter followed by a 5.4% in­ of time wasted in empty arguments concern­ automobiles decreased in 1975 (see Attach­ crease in the fourth quarter. Few people ing raising or lowering interest rates. Borrow­ ment 1-E,F) . Prices for energy, steel and are aware that t.o convert quarterly statistics ing for capital investment has suffered un­ chemicals continued to climb, after an aver­ to an annual rate it is necessary to multiply precedented declines in 1974 and 1975. age 69.58% increase in 1974, even when theire the quarterly figure by four. One-time tax When adjusted for inflation (real terms), was a. Signiflcant drop in demand. Tota.I rebates and social security bonuses amount­ the "Gross Private Domestic Investment sales (manufacturing, wholesale and retail) ing to over $10 billion were returned to con­ (GPDI) as reported in the Department of were lower in 1975 when corrected for in­ sumers in the second quarter of 1975. Actu­ Commerce, News Release BEA 75-5, dropped flation. Massive inventories are still with us, ally, most of this money was spent in the from $180.0 b1111on in 1974 to $138.9 billion $48 billion higher than in 1973 and only third quarter. When used, this $10 billion in 1975. With the exception of a $27.4 b1111on February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3009 decline (1973-1974), the 1975 deCll'ease of $41.1 1975 compared to 1976. In the same period yet prices continued t.o climb in 1975. The blllion was over 2.5 times greater than at Plant Utilization decreased by 10.~ % . This same situation prevailed in the fossil fuel any time since 1946 which 1s as far back would follow from the decline in sales. The and chemical. industries. This means sup­ as the statistics go. This deCl'ease was in unused plant capacity will have a negative pliers, in concentrated industries, who pro­ spite of the multibilllon dollia.r corporate tax effect on capital expansion plans for 1976. duce products t.hat people must have, can dictate prices and make them stick. breaks given to stimulate capital spending Personal income in 1975. Decreasing private investmerut means A pervasive attitude is sweeping the Coun­ One of the key economic questions is­ try which I call the "Oil Price Syndrome" Jess jobs in 1976. How much of the purchasing power siphoned The drop in interest r8/tes in this kind (produce less and charge more) . In the minds of economy is not a good sign. It is a worse away by higher prices is returned as higher of many this translates into the policy "if sign when it is reallzed that these interest worker income or more jobs? The largest oil can do it, so can we." This aittitude has rates are falling at the same time the De­ dollar category of the twelve items making swept through all sectors of the economy. A partment of the Treasury is selling securities up the Department of Commerce monthly number of railroads have posted sharp profit (borrowing) in competition with private "Personal Income" report is listed as "Wages increases when freight movements in terms borrowers. The Treasury Department is in and Salaries--Comm.odity Producing and of ton-miles have decreased. Automobile sales the process of borrowing $75 blllion dollars Manufacturing." The health of the American are at seriously depressed levels, as . a.re to finance the budget deficits. The fact that economy is primarily based on its ab111ty to houses, yet prices continue to climb. New interest rates stlll decline under these con­ mass produce and distribute physical goods. orders for machine tools decrease, but prices ditions is a strong indication of a weak A large portion of the Nation's purchasing still go up. The list has no end. There is one economy. power is derived from people who work in the truism in all this-there can be no normal Unfor·tunately, most small investors are industries producing physical goods. In 1974, economic rebound when prices continue t.o flocking to buy stocks and do IIlOt know total wages in this category amounted to go up as demand declines. Deregulating en­ that a. drop in GNP, two years in succession, $273.7 billion contrasted to $273.5 b11lion in ergy products so they can reach the levels set represents a precarious economic situation. 1975. When adjusted for inflation, these work­ by a foreign monopoly will guarantee per­ This is particularly true when the latest de­ ers actually lost aibout 9 percent of their vasive infiation for years to come. cline is greater than the previous year, even purchasing power. Distri·butive and service The "Oil Price Syndrome" represents an after a $70 b1llion increase in Government industries paid workers $24.4 billion more in attitude that will seriously da.mage the econ­ spending. 1975 while government (Federal, state and omy if it is allowed t.o continue. In 1974 and Inventories and sales local) workers received $13.8 billion more in 1975 appro~imately $244 b11lion was siphoned According to Department of Commerce 1975 than 1974. These increases barely com­ out of the economy in the form of higher en­ News Release (Manufacturing and Trade In­ pensated for inflation. ergy and other product prices. The two yea.r ventories and S811ea, November 1975, BEA The largest increase in Personal Income drop in real GNP a.nd increasing unemploy­ 76-2) the value (unadjusted) of total in­ was in Federal Government Transfer Pay­ ment provides positive proof that little o! ventories (manufacturing, wholesale and re­ ments (see Attachment 1-G). This money this money is being returned t.o the pur­ tail) amounted to $269.561 blllion in Novem­ goes to pay unemployment benefits, welfare ch·asing power pool. Try.Ing to restore pur­ ber 1974, $268.562 b1111on in November 1975 recipients, social security costs and health chasing power using tax money alone can and $220.173 blllion in November 1973. Dur­ payments. These payments increased by $34.6 only be justified for humanitarian reasons. ing the year much publicity was given to the billion in 1975 compared to 1974. Most of The Nation does not have enough assets to rapid rate of inventory liquidation and how this money is spent for the necessities of life keep pumping money into the economy at this would put people back to work. Inven­ and to pay for higher prices for food, elec­ the rate higher prices drains it away. tories, afte·r all the optimistic reports were tricity, gasoline, clothes, rent and vital medi­ Mr. President, a number of your spokes­ only $1 bilUon lower in 1975. In 1973, a more cal services. This is not the kind of income men a.re implying that inflation and our normal business year, inventories were $48 that is used to buy houses, cars or furniture. present economic ills a.re the result of gov­ billion less than in 1975. The fact that in­ Most of the people 1n this category cannot ernment spending. The logic is not there to ventories remained at record levels and un­ obtain credit. support this view. The Consumer Price Index employment rose signifioantly in 1975 is a The increase in Personal Income in 1975 declined from 12% in 1974 to 7% in 1975, positive signal that the economy is stm in did not come anywhere near matching the but in the sa.me period Government expendi­ deep recession. It is interesting t.o see whaJt lost purchasing power drained away by the tures increased by an unheard of $70 billion. happened to retail inverutories under the Cost-Push inflation-either in quantity or While Government spending should be em­ pressure of the $70 billion in new Govern­ quality. This was irrevocably proven when ciently used, it had nothing to do with the ment spending. They a.mounted to $76.738 GNP decreased, unemployment increased and skyrocketing prices in the basic industries. billion in 1974 compared to $76.620 billion t.otal sales dropped in 1975. It takes more than optimistic news to cure in 1975-practica.lly, no change. The huge What caused the inflation? an economy whose GNP has declined two 1974 inventories were stlll with us in 1975 years in a row. Trying t.o cure a Cost-Push with much higher levels of unemployment. It is now generally a.greed that the mas­ infiation/ recession crisis without correcting In the first eleven months of 1975, total sive price incre~es for coal, natural gas and the huge price distortions that have occurred sales (manufacturing, wholesale and retail) refined petroleum products, starting in 1973, in a number of key industries wm guarantee increased by $33 b11lion (see Attachment were the greatest single cause for the 1973- greater budget deficits and unemployment. 1-L). This was an increase of approximately 1'975 Cost-Push inflation/unemployment The economy is in a dangerously depressed 1.8 % . When adjusted for inflation, actual crisis. Attachment.1-K shows how prices in­ state. The real danger is in insisting that we sales dropped about 7% compared to 1974. creased for five vital commodities from 1973 are not in a recession after two successive This is not unexpected when the GNP drops to 1975. As some combination of these com­ declines in GNP. Economic policies based on and unemployment increases significantly. modities are used in all other industries, it this belief are leading to government actions aut.omatically follows that costs and prices Housing and automotive that could make the economy deteriorate were forced up in all sectors of the economy. further. All the above figures dealing with In 1975 large housing suibsidies were a.no­ Price increases for these five vital commodi­ the GNP, Personal Income and unemploy­ cated to reduce mortgage interest rates, pro­ ties averaged 69.58% in 1974 and increased ment were taken from published Government vide tax breaks up to $2,000.00 and provide further in 1975, even though demand de­ reports-this is not a case of differences in other more direct construction help. Despite creased substantially. No profit oriented eco­ numbers that were derived independently. these subsidies Housing Starts (see Attach­ nomic system can endure in any recognizable Sincerely, ment 1-E) slid by 176,200 units in 1975, form when Cost-Push pressures of this mag­ MATl'HEW J. KERBEC, President. while Housing Permits decreased by 151,000. nitude are suddenly injected into the econ­ REFERENCES These declines followed other large reduc­ omy. tions in 1974. The primary reason for these A. "Energy Price Hikes and Runaway In­ We can now identify three major effects of flation," article by Matthew J. Kerbec, Open decreases are high prices and high mortgage these unprecedented price hikes: (1) a 2% interest rates. There is no reason to believe Letter t.o Congress (Congressional Record, decline in real GNP despite a $70 billion in December 18, 1973) the cost of houses will decrease with a 6 % crease in Government spending; (2) a rise to raite of inflation forecasted for 1976. B. Hearings by the House of Representa­ 14.5% of the total civman work force rela­ tives, Cotnmittee on Ways and Means, Feb­ Domestic new car sales went down from a tive to workers who are fully or part time ruary 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1974 concerning "Windfall seriously depressed level of 7.421 milllon in unemployed; and (3) massive Government or Excess Profits Tax." Testimony submitted 1974 to 7.050 million in 1975-a 5% drop. The spending leading t.o the largest budget deficit by Matthew J. Kerbec, pages 835 to 846 outlook is grim for 1976 as all car producers ever experienced (about $75 bill1on for 1975) . C. "Costlier Energy Effects,'' article by have closed plants already in 1976 t.o cut It is here that basic questions must be Matthew J. Kerbec, Washington Post, March back inventories. asked concerning whether or not concepts 10, 1974, page K-1 Industrial production and plant utilization such as "free enterprise" ain.d "free market D. First economic report to j;he omce of the The Federal Reserve Board estimates In­ forces" are operating in the current economic President, February 25, 1974, by Matthew J. dustrial Production was down by 8.9 % in crisis. In 1975 steel production fell over 20%, Kerbec (Congressional Record, March 7, 1974) 3010 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 E. Second economic report to the Office of H. Fifth economic report to the Office of 1ng the "Impact of Energy Decontrol on Ag­ the President, April 5, 1974, by Matthew J. the President, October 2, 1974, by Matthew riculture," testimony by Matthew J. Kerbec, Kerbec (Congressional Record, April 8, 1974) J. Kerbec (Congressional Record, October 11, pages 44 to 53 (Congressional Record, Sep­ F. Third economic report to the Office of 1974 page 35315. tember 11, 1975, page 28649). the President, May 3, 1974. by Matthew J. K. "Higher 011 Prices and the World Econ­ Kerbec (Congressional Record, June 24 1974) I. "Ending Inflation-Recession Without Cutting Sales, Jobs," article by Matthew J. omy," Edited by Edward R. Fried and Charles 0. "Superinfiation/Recession-Caus~s. Ef­ L. Schultze , published by the Brookings fects and Cures, by Matthew J. Kerbec, pub­ Kerbec, Washington Post, November 17, 1974, pageN-1 Institution, October 1975, pages vll, 2 and 4 lished by Output Systems Corporation, 2300 L. "Economic Report of the President," S. Ninth Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204, J. Hearings held by the Senate Comm.lttee published by the Council of Economic Ad­ October 1974, L.C. No. 74-20551 on Agriculture, September 9, 1975, concem- visers, January 1976, page 31 ATTACHMENT 1 KEY ECONOMIC STATISTICS 1973-75

Description 1973 1974 1975 Description 1973 1974 1975 A. GNP (1972 dollars) Department of Commerce (BEA G. Personal income: Department of Commerce (BEA 76-5) (billions of dollars>------1, 233. 4 1, 210. 7 1, 186. 4 GNP (annual percent change) ______76-4) (millions of dollars>------1, 054. 3 1, 154. 7 1, 246. 0 5.3 -1.8 -2.0 Wagesfacturing and ______salaries (commodity______and manu-______Grossdollars) private ______domestic______investment______(billions of 253. 4 273. 7 273. 5 207.4 180.0 138.9 Wages and salaries (Government) ______148. 6 160. 6 174.4 B. Consumer Price Index: Department of Labor (annual Transfer payments (unemployment, welfare, rate percent) _~-- ______r· 8.8 12. 2 7.0 etc.) ___ ------___ ------______118. 6 140. 4 175. 0 C. Employment: Department of Labor (USDL 76-17): r Personal interest income 88.4 106. 5 120. 7 Total civilian labor force (thousands) ______88, 714 91, 011 92, 613 Other 8 categories------~======::::::=:::::: 445. 3 473. 5 502. 4 Total civilian employment (thousands) ______84, 409 85, 936 84, 783 H. Machine tool orders: National Tool Builders Asso- U~employment rate (annual percent change) ____ 4. 9 5. 6 8. 5 ciation: · Discouraged workers ______------500, 000 523, 000 776, 000 Millions of dollars ______2, 612 2, 500 1, 190 Part time due to economic reasons-people want Annual percent change ______NA -4.3 -52.4 to work full time but cannot find jobs ______2, 943, 000 3, 748, 000 Unemployment______2, 519, 000 I. Industrial production: Federal Reserve System 4, 304, 000 5, 076, 000 7, 830, 000 (annual percent change) ______9.0 --0.6 -8.9 D. Inventories: Department of Commerce (BEA 76-2) J. Plant· (annual. utilization percent) capacity: ______Federal_____ ·______Reserve______System____ - (millions of dollars): Includes manufacturing, ~ 83.0 78. 9 68. 7 lll' wholesale and retail______220, 173 267, 075 266, 041 K. Wholesale Price Index: Department of Labor E. Housing starts and perm its: Department of Com- (December reports) (annual percent change for merce (CB76-15): key industries): New privately owned housing units started- Refined petroleum products ______35. 4 57. 2 15. 2 Actual. ______:. ______2, 045, 300 1, 337, 700 1, 161, 500 Industrial chemicals ______New permits issued ______4.9 83.9 8. 4 1, 749, 200 1, 081, 300 930, 300 Agricultural chemicals ______14. 7 71.7 8.6 F. Domestic new car sales: Washington Post, Jan. 8, 4.1 97.0 1.7 1976_------9, 156, 000 7, 421, 198 7, 050, 120 i!~~t~cnde~~~~f_~=::::::::: ::::::::::::::: :::: 10. 0 38. l 3.9 L. Total sales: Department of Commerce (BEA 76-2): Includes manufacturing, wholesale and retail sales for 1st 11 mos. (millions of dollars) ______1, 575 1, 806 1, 839

Source : Compiled by Output Systems Corp., 2300 South 9th St., Arlington, Va. 22204.

LINCOLN, LOVER OF LIBERTY planted the seeds of despotism around your be exempt from regulation. This revised own doors. legislation, which was passed by a nar­ HON. PAUL FIN-OLEY The spirit of liberty is the legacy of row 205 to 201 vote, with my support, Lincoln. We must resolve to preserve and defeated legislation which would have OF ILLINOIS perpetuate this spirit as we celebrate resulted in tremendous price increases in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lincoln's birthday in this Bicentennial natural gas through deregulation. By ex­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Year. tending regulation to the intrastate mar­ Mr.' FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, he was ket, and at the same time exempting in­ born in the bluegrass of Kentucky, nur­ dependent producers from regulation, we tured on the prairie in Indiana, and blos­ NATURAL GAS can hopefully _remove the distortions of somed into greatness on the frontier of the present system. Additionally, we can Illinois. Some say that if you walk HON. JAMES M. HANLEY encourage the growth of competition in through the cornfields in Illinois late at an industry dominated by a relatively OF NEW YORK few companies. night whispers of his voice echo in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crisp stillness of the autumn air. A poet The Natural Gas Act had as its major sang of his ghost, pacing the streets of Tuesday, February 10, 1976 purpose the protection of consumers Springfield rut midnight. Mr. HANLEY. Mr. Speaker, last against the possibility of exploitation at From the Lincoln home, corner of Thursday the House came dangerously the hands of the natural gas companies. Eighth and Jackson Streets, he walks to close to adopting legislation which would That protection is needed today more the street opposite the old State Capitol, have had disastrous consequences for than ever before, and I am gratified that and gazes up at the offices he used to the already overburdened consumers of this body saw flt to keep the consumer share with Billy Herndon. Then he takes this Nation. That legislation, offered as a in mind by voting to continue Federal a few paces and peers into the window substitute amendment to a bill seeking regulation. of the Diller Drug Store. He moves on as to assure adequate supplies of natural The legislation we have passed will the moon glistens overhead, illuminating gas through June 30 of this year, would now go to a conference committee with the streets. have provided for the deregulation of the Senate, which has passed legislation Some scoff, and deny that spirits walk. natural gas. I have consistently opposed similar to that which we were success­ Yet the spirit of Lincoln still walks­ such e:ff orts, and I am pleased that a ma­ ful in defeating. I am hopeful that when through each of us. His spirit surrounds jority of my colleagues joined with me a bill emerges from that conference com­ us too. Our political institutions, begun in defeating such action. mittee, it will bear a marked similarity in the blood of revolution and forged in After a procedural victory on Tuesday, to the bill we have passed. the inferno of Civil War, today stand allowing the amendment to be consider­ against the adversaries of liberty and ed on the House floor, it appeared all TRIBUTE TO FRED FECI freedom throughout the world. The spirit but certain that deregulation would be­ of Lincoln is preeminently one of free­ come a reality. In the end, however, a dom. majority of the House prevailed not only HON. DON EDWARDS He once said: in defeating deregulation, but in passing OF CALIFORNIA a bill to continue Federal regulation of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Our reliance is in the love of liberty which natural gas of the major producers, and God has planted 1n our bosoms. Our defense Tuesday, February 10, 1976 is the preservation of the spirit which prizes extending regulation for the first time to liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, the sale of intrastate natural gas. Only Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. every where. Destrgy this spirit, and you have the small independent producers would Speaker, I would like to take this op- February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3011 portunity to take notice of · the retire­ shortage was very real and would get Today in the United States we use ap­ ment of Fred Feel as secretary-treasurer worse in 5 to 10 years. proximately two times more energy per of local 506 of the Butcher's Union in Faot No. 2. A poll I conducted in Au­ capita than any other society in the San Jose, Calif., and to wish him well in gust of the 12th Congressional District world. We use approximatley 90 million his new post as president of the Santa found 47 percent saying we were cur­ kilo-calories a year when only 500,000 Clara County Central Labor Council, rently experiencing an energy crisis, but kilo-calories a year are needed to survive. AFL-CIO. two-thirds agreeing we will face a crisis Dr. Forscher goes on to comment that Fred Feci started in the meat business over the next 10 years. we still have not succeeded in making at the age of 13 when he delivered from Fact No. 3. The polling done by the energy conservation a daily situation a bicycle and joined local 506 in 1934. Federal Energy Administration showed that must be practiced like a religion, During his many years in local 506 he in October 1975, that 49 percent thought and make energy waste seen as an im­ held a variety of important posts, in­ there was a very serious need to save moral act. cluding president· of the local, business energy. Respondents indicated that com­ I wish I had a simple solution that agent and secretary-treasurer. Addi­ pared to a year earlier, 38 percent would turn Dr. Forscher's words into tionally, Fred has been vice president of thought the need to conserve energy had reality. All I can say, however, is that the Western Federation of Butchers, a increased, while 49 percent thought it energy education cannot be forgotten by board member of the California State was about the same, and 8 percent Washington as a top energy goal for Branch of the Western Federation of thought there was less need to save. In 1976. Butchers, chairman of a COPE district, June 1974, 32 percent thought the energy I agree with Federal Energy Adminis­ trustee of the California Butcher's vaca­ crisis was real; 37 percent thought it trator Frank Zarb: "We must tell the tion trust, trustee of the health and wel­ contrived. In June 1975, 45 percent public the truth about the energy prob­ fare fund and trustee of the pension thought it was real; and 32 percent lem and its solutions and stop making fund. He has been chairman of the ap­ thought it contrived. political promises of cheaper energy that peals committee of the California Butch­ To me the evidence is consistent-we cannot be delivered. Let us have a frank er's Trust Fund and has been a member have made progress in telling the energy discussion o.f the issues involved in the of the California State Apprenticeship story, but there are still large percent­ energy situation, bring all the facts out Commission. All in ail, Fred Feci has ages of people who are unconvinced and into the open, and let the people decide." been an active, dedicated and wise union skeptical. After 2 years of energy con­ leader throughout his life. cern and attempted education, I think in Fred Feci has also taken an active in­ 1976 we have to take a renewed look at terest in community affairs. He has our education efforts and programs. TRIBUTE TO DR. PERCY JULIAN served on the San Jose Unified School A first point to make is that we must District Committee, was a member of the abandon the simple route by blaming grand jury for Santa Clara County and the Government or the FEA for a poor HON. HENRY J. HYDE was chairman of the parks and recrea­ job. In general I believe the education OF Il.LINOIS tion committee for the city of San Jose. program headed by the Department of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He served on the City of Hope as well Marketing and Education in FEA has Tuesday, February 10, 1976 as on the executive committee for United produced an excellent series of colorful Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, it would be a Way. and illustrative information services. grievous remiss to allow Black History Indeed, Fred Feci is the kind of public­ Also, I was pleased to work with them in Week to pass without remembering the spirited citizen that should inspire us producing the first joint FEA-congres­ work of Dr. Percy Lavon Julian-inter­ all. His many good efforts have bene­ sional newsletter on saving energy which nationally known organic chemist, scien­ fited not only members of local 506, but I sent to constituents in November. tist, educator, humanist, and noted civil the entire community. All of us owe him A second point is that our Government rights leader. Dr. Julian, a resident .of a debt of thanks for being the kind ot energy education effort has been diverted Oak Park, Ill., passed away on April 19, individual that he is-hard working, in­ by circumstances. The general skepticism 1975. He is surely one of the greatest telligent, above all, a fine and decent toward industry has made the energy black men in the history of our country­ human being, and a valued personal companies suspect. A key for this year's an eminent man of great stature who friend of mine for many years. energy progress must be having Con­ left a rich legacy not only for black gress use its new powers to investigate Americans, but for all Americans. the energy companies to insure the pub­ Born the son of an ex-slave in Mont­ lic of the correct facts. Also, a Northeast ENERGY 1976-PART II-IT IS STil.,L gomery, Ala., on April 11, 1899, Percy winter that found the average tempera­ Julian was not content to accept the dis­ AN EDUCATION PROBLEM ture for the last quarter of 1975 some criminatory fate reserved for bl1ack peo­ 13.3 percent higher than average, has ple at that time. He was a brilliant young HON. JOHN P. MURTHA made the predictions of a natural gas man of great Potential who worked as a OF PENNSYLVANIA disaster look contrived. We must consider servant and performed various other that it may take gasoline lines and job­ menial jobs to put himself through school. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES layoffs before the enegry picture will hit Tuesday, February 10, 1976 He was the highest ranking student in home for many citizens. his class when he graduated Phi Beta Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, Disbe­ Third, I would like to share with you Kappa from DePauw University in 1920. lief-the disbelief that an energy crisis the comments on education made by Dr. He then went on to earn his master's de­ exists is still a major problem facing our Frederick Forscher, Ph. D. of the Univer­ gree in chemistry from Harvard Univer­ Nation's energy policy. sity of Pittsburgh, at the energy seminar. sity, and his Ph. D. from the University of That was one of the major conclusions According to Dr. Forscher, a major Vienna. of a recent energy seminar I held in goal of Government must be to "decon­ Dr. Julian is perhaps best known for Johnstown, Pa. The meeting brought to­ fuse" the public about the energy creating the drug Compound S out of gether a wide range of energy experts, situation. soybean sterols, which is manufacturered but nearly all agreed that the sooner we He compared the energy problem to as a synthesis of cortisone for the treat­ educate the public, the sooner we can our body metabolism. The human body ment of rheumatoid arthritis and other get on with facing the energy crisis more needs 3,000 kilo-calories a day to survive, ailments. His research work with soya realistically. these kilo-calories are acquired through sterols also resulted in the quantity pro­ Does a disbelief of our energy problems materials and energy. The materials are duction of two imPortant hormones, tes­ really still exist? Let us look at the facts. processed in the body to help cell struc­ tosterone for men and progesterone for Fact No. 1. A June, 1975 Roper Survey ture and body metabolism. The energy, women. He also made many other impor­ found that 47 percent still believed the or calories, once used cannot be recycled. tant discoveries, including the production energy shortages were not real but had In our society we need energy and of a synthesis of physostigmine, used to been contrived for economic and politi­ raw materials to survive. Raw materials treat glaucoma. cal reasons. Only 26 percent thought the can be recycled but energy cannot. In further work with soybeans during 3012 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 World War II, he isolated a protein that legend had it, but that genius was confined From the soybean protein, he produced a to his job in the post office. From every cor­ new chemical used 1n the coating of pa.per. became widely used as the basis of a ner, with the exception of his own race, From the soybean, he developed a fire­ firefighting substance used in crash land­ young Julian was informed that he was in­ fighting foam which saved many lives ings by U.S. Navy fliers. ferior and should remain that way because aboard Navy ships during World War II. Dr. Julian was once quoted as saying: that's how the government wanted it, how The mass production of synthetic sex hor­ I have had one goal in my life, that of play­ God wanted it, and how God's self appointed mones produced by his imaginative soybean­ ing some role in making life a little easier emissaries on earth-the white man-want­ oil filter. for the persons who come after me. ed it. Chicago's Glidden Paint Co. appointed The central point to the Percy Julian Julian director of its Soya Products Division, I believe Percy Julian has indeed ac­ story is t},lat he defied all outside definitions where he scored probably his greatest complished his goal. of himself and the role that he was to play achievement, a synthesis of cortisone. This Shortly after Dr. Julian's death last in this world. He spent a lifetime rejecting made cortisone available for millions of suf­ year, Vernon Jarrett of the Chicago Trib­ others' plans for him and the limitations ferers of rheumatoid arthritis. une wrote a very moving and paignant placed upon him. When Julian's parents Another facet of the Julian story is his moved to Indiana and he attended DePauw abiding concern for the development of tribute to Percy Julian. For the benefit University in Greencastle, he was met with young scientific minds among blacks today. of my colleagues, and Dr. Julian's many stark discrimination while he worked as a I had many chats with him on this subject, friends and admirers, I include Mr. Jar­ servant in a white fraternity house. and I know how disturbed he was about the rett's column at this point in the RECORD: But when he graduated in 1920 he had small number of young blacks contemplat­ THE MESSAGE THAT PERCY JULIAN LEFT earned his Phi Beta key and was valedicto­ ing entry into scientific endeavors. He wanted to do everything he could to (By Vernon Jarrett) rian of his class. Some of his most highly regarded professors had attempted to dis­ encourage them. That's why he was chair­ If you know of any disheartened young courage him. And when he earned his mas­ man last year of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity's people-regardless of race-who feel that this ter's degree in chemistry at Harvard Univer­ luncheon honoring the black youths whose callous world is so much against them that sity, Jim Crow was perched on top of his projects were exhibited at the Chicago they refuse to give their talents a chance to cap and gown. public schools science and mathematics fair. shine, tell them the story of Percy Julian. While white students of his rank were He wanted to participate in a similar award Dr. Percy L. Julian was a world renowned given teaching positions, Julian had to wait luncheon scheduled for May 2. chemist who died too soon last week a few tables and stoke coal to make it. Dr. Percy L. Julian left this world not days after his 76th birthday. He was a black But none of this stymied his fascination only a noteworthy list of medicines for the man. And when he was young he did not have with organic chemistry. Julian taught in a111ng, he also bequeathed to us a message to guess about the posture of this world to­ two black colleges for a while and finally got worth repeating. ward a black boy born on April 11, 1899, on a chance to study under the famous Ernst Jefferson Davis Street in Montgomery, Ala. Spath, while he earned his Ph.D. at the Uni­ It was as clear to him as it was to his ex­ versity of Vienna in 1931. slave father, James Sumner Julian, and his He later became chairman of the Chem­ 911-HOT LINE FOR EMERGENCIES mother, Elizabeth Lena Adams Julian, that istry department at black Howard Univer­ his country, his state, and the powerful in­ sity in Washington and returned to De­ dividuals who ran all major institutions saw Pauw as a research fellow in organic chem­ HON. J. EDWARD ROUSH nothing but an inferior status for the little istry. His work attracted wide attention OF INDIANA Percys of America. until his race was discovered. But Julian IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And before you recite Julian's long list of went right ahead probing and probing in achievements in the field of chemistry, the area of synthetic chemistry and that's Tuesday, February 10, 1976 please make it known that Julian as a young when the human side of him began to show man decided for himself that he would ex­ brighter and brighter. Mr. ROUSH. Mr. Speaker, Minnesota plore and employ his talents to the fullest­ He wanted to develop synthetic drugs for and Mississippi are the two States I am rega.rdless of all opposition. The Percy Ju­ mass production that ordinary people could adding today in my list of current and lian story is an account of just more than afford. Here are a few of his achievements: anticipated communities operating on native genius exploding inevitably. 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A POLISH-AMERICAN PATRIOT On February 21, 1798 Thomas Jefferson And Gen. Nathaniel Greene, U.S. Com­ wrote of him to General Gates: mander of the Southern Campaign, He is as pure a son of liberty as I have wrote: HON. JAMES J. DELANEY ever known, and of that liberty which 1s to I can liken to nothing his zeal in the go to all, and not the few or the rich alone. OF NEW YORK to public service, and in the solution of im­ portant problems, nothing could have been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On June 1 of the same year, Jefferson wrote to Kosciusko: more helpful than his judgement, vigilance, Tuesday, February 10, 1976 and diligence. He was fearless of every dan­ Your principles and dispositions were ger. He never manifested desires or claims Mr. DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, Febru­ made to be honored, revered, and loved. True to himself, and never let opportunity pass of ary 12, besides bringing to mind the debt to a single object, the freedom and happiness calling attention to and recommending the of gratitude we owe to President Lincoln, of man, they have not veered about with merits of others. marks the aniversary of the birth of one the changelings and apostates . . . Accept of the greatest heroes of our American sincere assurances of my affectionate esteem On his own initiative and at his own Revolution, Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko. and respect. expense, Kosciusko had come to these February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3013 - shores from his native Poland in the I think the Scouts in Illinois can take tion desperately needs in moments of summer of 1776 to fight in our Continen­ particular pride in their anniversary turmoil. tal Army as a colonel of Army Engineers. month, for it was a Chicago newspaper He distinguished himself in the Caro­ publisher, William D. Boyce, who intro­ linas as well as in the battles of New duced Scouting to America in 1910. He AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS DIN­ York and Yorktown. One of his greatest discovered the program for young men NER IN HONOR OF LOWELL contributions was the engineering of the on a trip to England when a Scout there ELIBZER BELLIN, M.D., M.P.H. fortifications at West Point, to become did a "good deed" for him. We all owe a lasting memorial as our Nation's mili­ a great deal to that English Scout. Even tary academy. Mr. Boyce could not foresee the pro­ HON. JAMES H. SCHEUER At the close of our War for Independ­ found impact of his promoting such a OF NEW YORK ence, this Polish patriot was hailed by program, for today there are nearly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the U.S. Congress for "his long, faithful, 5 million young people in Boy Scout pro­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 and meritorious service," and by special grams as well as 5,000 adults and act of both Houses granted the rights volunteers. Mr. SCHEUER. Mr. Speaker, in these and privileges of American citizenship I commend them for their work in mak­ times of disillusionment with govern­ and commissioned a brigadier general. ing Scouting a successful program and ment, its agencies, its personnel, and its His struggle on behalf of the common for the contribution that program makes effectiveness in coping with the problems people of Poland after the partition of to our country. that concern us all, I would like to share that country in 1792 was yet another with you the inspiring words of Dr. indication of his dedication to the cause Lowell E. Bellin, a truly remarkable pub­ of liberty. lic official. The people of my congressional district LINCOLN HOME FUNDING As a New York Congressman, I am are proud to have a bridge named in especially proud of New York City's memory of this Polish-American hero. health commissioner. Lowell Bellin is the On this day of national thanksgiving, I HON. PAUL FINDLEY complete government leader: a bril­ join my colleagues in praying for the OF ILLINOIS liant, wise scholar, a kind and thought­ people of Poland still struggling against IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ful human being, a highly competent government administrator who daily the Russian oppressor and I salute Po­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 land's sons and daughters in America demonstrates his drive for excellence in who live under the banner of liberty Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, 5 years public service. He has always been an in­ Kosciusko helped unfurl. ago, Congress acted to save an heirloom defatigable fighter against inefficiency, of the Republic for generations yet un­ stupidity, and fuzzy thinking in general. born. On August 13, 1971, legislation As long as New York can continue to at­ creating a national historic site in tract public officials like Lowell Eliezer FEBRUARY: ANNIVERSARY MONTH Springfield, Ill., was approved. The center Bellin, write no epitaphs for my great OF BOY SCOUTS of the site is the Lincoln home, the only city. It is with great pride that I include home Abraham Lincoln ever owned. his remarks in the RECORD: When the legislation was passed, Con­ REMARKS OF LOWELL ELIEZER BELLIN, M.D., HON. MARTIN A. RUSSO gress recognized that commercial en­ M.P .H., AT THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS DINNER, WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL, NEW OF ILLINOIS croachment pased a threat to the his­ torical integrity of the area. Gas stations, YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES offices, and several other structures not Bertholdt Brecht once said something to Tuesday, February 10, 1976 in harmony with the Lincoln home had the effect that the person who is smiling simply hasn't heard the news as yet. When I Mr. RUSSO. Mr. Speaker, this month been built nearby. Others, including a was in private practice of internal medicine of February is the anniversary month high-rise motel, were in prospect. a decade and a half ago, I found my hardest of the Boy Scouts of America. I know we Today, on the eve of Lincoln's birth­ task that of breaking unhappy news to the all share in our commitment to this fine day, I am introducing a bill which will patient and to the family of the patient. program and today I would like to pay permit the completion of the Lincoln The task has become no easier for me as a tribute to a particular group of Scouts home National Historic Site. Zooming Health Commissioner who views himself as costs, coupled with land acquisition de­ ethically bound to inform the population in my own district. about the somber realities of infinite social Cub Scout Pack No. 4092, headed by lays, require an additional expenditure to objectives and finite resources to pay for Cubmaster James M. Hardy, is having insure the completion of the site. My bill them. Telling the truth in public health, a Blue and Gold Dinner on February 16 authorizes an additional $1,0-56,000 for particularly the truth about hospitals and to commemorate the 66th anniversary of land acquisition and relocation assist­ programs, that are fiscally and professionally the beginning of scouting in America. It is ance. Funds for development of the site non-viable, conventionally enrages the con­ a most special occasion for the 38 young are also included in this figure. stituencies who are the ideological sup­ gentlemen involved, as well as for their In addition, a rare and invaluable col­ porters, the employees, or the consumer­ lection of furniture once owned in beneficiaries of these hospitals and pro­ families and leaders. grams. Those who will be receiving well­ Springfield by Lincoln is now available. During the past two yea.rs in New York deserved awards are: Pat Schultz, Den Lincoln sold these items before leaving City the population has received a.n extraor­ Leader of the Year, and Mark Swalec, Springfield to assume the Presidency. dinary dose-£Ome would say an excessive named Cub Scout of the Year. A special They are now owned by the Historical overdose-of truth. This period of time as­ award will be given to Mr. Bernie Broh, Society of Pennsylvania. For the first suredly can be categorized as the age of de~ scoutmaster of Troop No. 670. He has time in over 75 years, this furniture is bunking. As a consequence, there have been now for sale. It would be tragic to miss changes in attitudes about the invincibility been in scouting for 41 years and has of certain constituencies and there have been scoutmaster of No. 670 for 35 years. this opportunity to return these unique been alterations of programs. In public At their Blue and Gold Dinner, Pack items to the home in which they were health these changes have occurred at a rate No. 4092 will present a Bicentennial flag used. A specific authorization of $150,000 of acceleration that would have deemed im­ skit on the history of the American flag. for the purchase of this furniture is in­ probable in New York City but a few years It is appropriate that these young boys, cluded in my bill. ago. so well-versed already in the prerequi­ I as much as anyone have deplored the During this fiscal crisis the public has been sites of good citizenship, should so honor excessive growth of Federal spending in increasingly weaned. away from those polit­ ical anodynes that are ever so comforting our flag on their own day of honors. The recent years, but it is beyond question but are in fact so toxic to the democratic flag and Scouts are closely bound, for that the completion of the Lincoln Home process. The 'New York City Health Depart­ the values to which Scouts pledge them­ National Historic Site is a worthwhile ment has contributed a major statistical selves as citizens are what insure a future expenditure of funds. The enduring share to the destruction o! popular 1lluslons for that flag. meaning of Lincoln is a legacy the Na- about the 1ndispensab111ty of this or that CXXII--192-Part 3 3014 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 hospital, or of this or that public health We have called for an orderly phase out of and non-Hispanic citizenry since the bulk program. the municipal hospital system during the of the Department's services are delivered to The Health Commissioner is always in an next 25 years. Such a phase out ls inevitable Blacks and Hispanics. exposed position. The physician in public so long as the poverty population of the City, And so it goes. There is really nothing service is a marginal person anyway, m is­ now possessing Medicaid and Medicare cards, new about any of this. From year to year the trusted by his former colleagues in practice and soon to posses National Health Insur­ details of the specific accusations change, but who view him as a treacherous aberration, ance, continue to vote with their feet and the generic basis of these accusations has a. defector to the bureaucratic enemy. Nor is transfer their allegiance from municipal to remained the same during the 110 years of the physician in public service wholly ac­ voluntary hospitals. the history of the New York City Health De­ cepted by his colleagues in public admin­ 7. We have translated our alarm over the partment. Institutions, groups, people all istration who view him as a possessor of continuing transport of radioactive materials have conventionally identified what they arcane knowledge with but limited appli­ through the City of New York into a New perceive as good for them, as good for the cability to the vocation world they inhabit. York City Board of Health amendment to public health of the total community as well. My public jobs in New York City between the City Health Code to put a stop to such Decades ago, that's why the dairy interests 1966 and the present have successively in­ transport. once bitterly attacked the New York City cluded the positions of Executive Medical 8. We have meticulously collected statistics Health Department because the Department Director of New York City Medicaid, the and now have concluded that the 1973 hos­ insisted on enforcing its incomparably high First Deputy Commissioner, and during the pital-nursing home strike snuffed out the milk standards. Decades ago that's why the past two years the Commissioner of the lives prematurely of as many as 20 helpless teachers of the New York City public school Health Department. My public career in New chronically ill patients. No longer can man­ system opposed the Health Department's York City has been one <;>f relentless conflict. agement or labor in the health care field de­ program of compulsory periodic screening of It would be incorrect to attribute this non­ lude themselves or the public that precau­ teachers for tuberculosis. Let me assure you tranquil career style exclusively to my own tionary measures such as running a health all of one socio-political constant: So long belligerency or neurosis. There have been facility with a skeleton staff during a hos­ as the leadership and public of New York other reasons as well. The unique chem­ pital strike, a nursing home strike, a doctors' City remain devoted to the traditions and istry of New York City political life in­ strike, or a nurses' strike will prevent patients ideals of this remarkable municipal agency, cessantly catalyzes conflict-engendering d~­ from dying due to the transfer trauma of the these conflicts are bound to continue. And cisions. More important the New York City strike. Thank Heaven for these conflicts. They mean Health Department has self-consciously While I was a student at the Harvard that the Health Department is doing what viewed itself as the planetary public health School of Public Health, I was taught that it was designed to in 1866-look after the Olympus. The Health Department has always it is bad tactics to engage in more than one public health of the citi!?'ens of the City of taken its professional mission seriously­ conflict at the same time. Rather, it is wiser New York. indeed, with a degree of solemn introspec­ to participate in conflicts on a sequential It is appropriate to make certain public tion that would be laughable in most other basis. Simultaneity of conflicts tends to give acknowledgments-and I do so with en­ agencies. As a consequence, the Health De­ the opposition an opportunity to mobilize an thusiasm: partment of the City of New York has rou­ effective coalition to counteract and ulti­ 1. First of all, I am grateful to the Ameri­ tinely found itself in the moral equivalent mately drive from office altogether the health can Jewish Congress for providing the occa­ of a perpetual state of warfare. commissioner so imprudent to the fight on sion for this ceremony. I am also worried, for Let me cite representative examples of two or more major fronts. But, as Health I am reminded of the admonition to a col­ conflict where I have had personal propri­ Commissioner of New York City I have found league of a former New York City Health etary interest: it impossible to take this dictum too seri­ Commissioner: '"When they start giving you 1. Since the advent of Medicaid in 1967, ously. In our City too many things happen dinners and placques, consider these but the we have made local and national organized too quickly, and they do not necessarily premonitory signs of your incipient obsoles­ medicine and organized dentistry most un­ happen in sequence. cence in the field of public health." Never­ happy by our promulgating, monitoring, and The polemical consequence of all these theless I'm happy to see so many of my enforcing standards of health care delivery. conflicts has been a gaggle of disparate and friends and colleagues here this evening. I Our unprecedented on-site office visits In often contradictory accusations: want to thank Mr. Martin Segal, Prof. How­ order to audit the practitioner where he 1. The New York City Health Department ard Rusk, Dean Martin Begun, Sylvia actually practices provoked · an official de­ is anti-practitioner. Deutsch-and many others whom times does nunciation on the part of the American Med­ 2. The New York City Health Department not permit me to mention-all of whom have ical Association. is anti-municipal hospital and is a running been valuable sources of counsel to me as 2. We have locked horns with organized dog for the avaricious voluntary hospital Commissioner-for helping to make this medicine, organized dentistry, t h e New York system that slavers to gobble up the entire event such a success. · State Department of Health, and the New public hospital sector. 2. I am grateful to Mayor Abraham Bea.me York State Department of Education over 3. The New York City Health Department who thrust me into the maelstrom of New the issue of our insisting that practitioners is anti-voluntary hospital. This is proven by York City events of the past two years with participating in Medicaid participate as well its support of a public dominated Health the mandate to rebuild and reprofessionalize in a minimum number of annual hours of Systems Agency for future comprehensive the New York City Health Department. I con­ compulsory continuing professional educa­ health planning in the five boroughs. tinue to appreciate his support and that of tion. Injunctive proceedings to prevent such 4. The New York City Health Department his Deputy Mayors, who have given little compulsory continuing education were ini­ is a passive tool in the hands of m111tantly encouragement to those of our adversaries tiated by organized dentistry. obscurantist community groups. who periodically try to go over our heads 3. Our enforcement of quality controls in 5. The New York City Health Department and reverse our professional decisions. I have the outpatient departments of voluntary hos­ is a cunning and implacable opponent of the been honored to be part of a municipal ad­ pitals through the application of financial community groups. ministration that has been obliged not only sanctions under the Ghetto Medicine Pro­ 6. The New York City Health Department to make bricks without straw but to do so gram continues to be a source of irritation doesn't care about damaging the economy of with deftness and compassion during these to some of these voluntary hospitals. Long Island and doesn't care about the im­ dreadful economic times. 4. We have publicly accused sacrosanct plications of dominance by the Arab coun­ 3. I am grateful as well to my sometime or public health programs such as sickle cell tries. After all, the Health Department re­ permanent adversaries, some of whom are screening of being tokenistic and of limited fuses to allow the transport through New here this evening, either to do me honor or worth. We have urged that program directors York City of radioactive materials to and to keep a close eye on me. Despite our con­ stop conning Black citizens and instead from Brookhaven Laboratory. flicts, for the most part, friendship, mutual diminish the spending of scarce public respect, good will, and good faith have pre­ 7. The New York City Health Department vailed. In this spirit I call upon them to con­ moneys in identifying sickle cell disease for is anti-District Council 37 and pro-1199 as which little to nothing can be done. We tinue to perform even their adversary roles proven by its relentless critique of the qual­ that are so indispensable for a healthy po­ have argued that it is more beneficial to ity of care rendered by the municipal hospi­ Black citizens to allocate such moneys el ther litical process in order to arrive at intelli­ tals. gent social decisions. to sickle cell research or to hypertension 8. The New York City Health Department 4. I am grateful to my parents, Mr. and screening and treatment. is anti-1199 and pro-District Council 37 be­ Mrs. Bromley Bellin now of Springfield, 5. We have proclaimed that the City is cause the Department had the temerity to Massachusetts, formerly of Brooklyn, who overbedded-in municipal hospitals, and in publish the mortality statistics of the 1973 could not be with us this evening, for their voluntary hospitals, and in proprietary hos­ hospital and nursing home strike. guiding me to medical school rather than to pitals. 9. The New York City Health Department law school which was my original goal-and We have said out loud what the cognos­ is objectively reactionary and racist because for their resignation to the fact that their centi have been whispering for years, to wit, of its public skepticism about the justifica­ son the doctor gave up his black bag to be­ that the wretched two-class system of hos­ tion of certain public health services identi­ come their son the public employee. pital care is perpetuated by the two parallel fied with Black consumers. 5. Most of all-with no mawkishness­ auspices of hospital administration-the 10. The New York City Health Department but-as a public expr·ession of love and be­ public municipal, and the private voluntary. cares little about the needs of the non-Black wilderment do I acknowledge the indefatig- February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3015 able understanding and psychological sup­ maintainance are just a few of the re­ farm or in a city apartment complex, port of my wife, Talah, who pretended 1n sults of responsible allocation of the fund must now come to grips with this issue. 1962 to believe my assurances that my pass­ by local officials. Certainly, these moneys However, before we can really grasp age from the private practice of internal the significance of this report, we should medicine and cardiology into the practice of provide the capability for a multitude of public . health administration meant the worthwhile improvements in public tran­ look at the vast scope of the enemy beginning of my spending more time with sportation, health, environmental pro­ arrayed against us in this continuing the family. Only the wives of people in pub­ tection and conservation, housing and battle. In the January 1976 American lic service can appreciate the corrosive mar­ community development and revitaliza­ Agriculturi.St and Rural New Yorker, tyrdom that is the lot of fam111es of public tion, education and recreation-through Henry N. Ferguson graphically profiled officials-where the wife must frequently programs which can be competently con­ the enemy we face. He noted, for ex­ assume the responsibility of both parents in ceived, designed, and administered lo­ ample, that there are 25,000,000 insects the running of the household and in the in the air over every square mile of nurturing of the children while the father cally. It is in the community itself that ts away on behalf of the public good. the needs of our citizens and the best Earth. There are 2,250,000 insects under 6. During my 1967 through 1972 service methods of meeting their needs are every square mile of Earth. There are with the New York City Health Department known. 34,000,000 insects on the surface of every I was blessed with a succession of two Therefore, I call upon the Members of acre of land. splendid bosses as Health CommissioneT­ Congress to join with me in supporting We could well be losing this most cru­ Edward O'Rourke, M.D., M.P.H., and Mary C. the administration's bill to extend gen­ cial battle for nian's survival in our McLaughlin, M.D., M.P.H., both of whom eral revenue sharing, H.R. 6558, which is relatively short ascendency as a species. played the roles of patron, protector, and currently under consideration in the I should point out, however, that it is professional model. not the goal of this article to differen­ 7. I must acknowledge the cadre of the Committee on Governmental Operations. New York City Health Department-a cadre Through this necessary and well-received tiate between the "good" insects and the possessing an extraordinary degree of devo­ program our cities, towns, and villages "bad" insects. Among those millions of tion, almost of fanaticism to our public will be allowed to further strengthen the flying, burrowing, swimming, hopping, health programs. Even in these d11fioult times role of local government, thus symboliz­ crawling, and walking insects are many the evidence of the normative high morale ing a revitalization of American federal­ that prey on the truly dangerous pests. have been many: the camaraderie, the long ism at work. There are beneficial insects, such as the hours of work, the profusion of professional preying mantis, lacewings, lady bugs, and papers, the initiation of programs, the mut­ several varieties of parasitic wasps. tual psychological support, the swagger, even As the resentments sometimes manifested by this dramatic and far-reaching issue people of competitive agencies. THE INSECT: MAN'S MOST unfolds, I feel that it is time for all of I am still awed and shall always remain FORMIDABLE RIVAL us-rural legislator and urban legislator awed about having served as health officer alike-to know what the odds are. I wish of this, the greatest municipal health depart­ to share this frightening and eye open­ ment in the world. To have become even a HON. FREDERICK W. RICHMOND ing article with my colleagues and insert historical footnote in the government of OF NEW YORK it in the RECORD at this time: his birth place, the City of New York, is an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES incomparable honor to any citizen-partic­ THE INSECT: MAN'S MOST FORMIDABLE RIVAL ularly the son and grandson of immigrants Tuesday, February 10, 1976 (By Henry N. Ferguson) to this wonderful and undefeated City. Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, one of Ever since man took charge of the planet For, after all, was it not one of our Jewish the major concerns facing both farmers Earth many milleniums ago, he has been sages, the Assistant High Priest. Rabbi attempting to prove that he is really the Chanina, of blessed memory, who said: and consumers is the apparent failure dominant species on this planet. He hasn't "Pray for the welfare of the government, of much of our Nation's overall pest quite gotten away with it, but he has en­ for without the fear of it, men would swal­ control program. A report issued by the joyed a small measure of success. He has low one another alive." National Academy of Sciences has as­ managed to subdue or exterminate many of Thank you. sessed the present and alternative tech­ the large beasts that once roamed the earth, nologies and it is not a promising out­ as well as smaller animals, birds and reptiles. look. But in the really big-league compet1t1on­ We liv.e in an age when 95 percent of against creatures with whom he has been CONGRESS SHOULD EXTEND GEN­ battling for thousands of years-his efforts all Americans can be classified as "food have been anything but overpowering. These ERAL REVENUE SHARING consumers" with our food being pro­ stubborn creatures are, of course, the insects. duced on the farms by only 5 percent of If you care to argue the point, just try telllng our population. Most of our fellow citi­ the next swarm of mosquitoes you meet that HON. ROBERT McCLORY zens are totally isolated from farming you are their master I OF ll.LINOIS and the day-to-day effort to grow the The appearance of man on earth estab­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES food that ultimately shows up in our lished a chain reaction of problems for ,fool­ groceries, supermarkets, and food co­ ish, feeble beasts such as the tiger, elephant, Tuesday, February 10, 1976 blue whale, carrier pigeon and whooping operatives. crane, but the insects simply took him in Mr. MCCLORY. Mr. Speaker, the Fed­ The consumer reads of the unique stride. In fa.ct, man has made their day, eral general revenue sharing program vagaries that affect the food producing so to speak. has proved to be one of the most success­ business when we read reports of They have fattened upon him, injected ful and popular Federal programs of re­ droughts, floods, and unseasonable frosts. his blood with plague and fever, eaten and cent years, its benefits being felt at the There are also the occasional and despoiled his food, turned his floor joists into local level of government throughout our disturbing stories of insect destruction. s81Wdust, feasted on his winter overcoats and land. I take this time to wholeheartedly But, by and large, the American con­ have, in genocal, gotten their kicks out of support legislation to provide for the re­ sumer feels that that is a problem that keeping him in a constant state of siege and to nervous tension. In fact, the coming of ma.n newal of this program, which is vital does not really affect us. We have been turned out to be such a pleasant, profitable the improvement of government services led to believe that, with the modem and entertaining event for insects that had in cities, towns, and villages. Indeed, arsenal of dusts and sprays, the Ameri­ God not been inspired to create man it is failure on the part of Congress to renew can farmer can effectively combat the quite possible they might have invented him the general revenue sharing plan will re­ onslaughts of insects. How wrong that just for laughs. sult in the discontinuation of many salu­ attitude is has been made strikingly Since the time when man and insect ha.cl tary projects made possible by revenue clear in this new five-volume report. their first confrontation, the two have been sharing funds, as, in many cases, it would As the disturbing issue raised by the engaged in a power struggle for domination be impossible to sustain these projects National Academy of Science report un­ of the earth. The insects clearly have the edge. They were ancient here long before without substantial local tax increases. folds, we are going to learn not only how man's time began. I have personally witnessed the advan­ ineffective some of our chemical methods Man has but a single species. Known insect tages made possible by revenue sharing of pest protection are, but how they are, species number close to a mlllion. New ones funds in my 13th District in Illinois, in fact, counterproductive. Chemical in­ turn up every day. In contrast to the insects where better police protection, improved secticides are losing their effectiveness all the known species of fish, amphibians, street lighting, water, sewer, ~d road and each of us, whether we live on a reptiles, birds and other animals with verte- 3016 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 brae add up t.o only 36,000-fewer than the For example, in South Texas, the screw­ ally goes on in the sky above us. Perry A. types of weevils alone. worm fiy lays eggs in the open wounds of Glick, an entomologist with the U.S. De­ In their bid for supremacy of the world, livestock and Wildlife; the resultant loss of partment of Agriculture at Brownsville, the insects also have the advantage of num­ life once reached epidemic proportions. In a Texas, rigged up such a contraption and bers. Entomologists estimate there a.re 25 Department of Agriculture insectary at Mis­ went aloft to see what the upper reaches mlllion insects in the air over every square sion, Texas, 190 million sterilized male might contain. He has me...le some 1,500 mile of earth, two-and-a-quarter million screwworms are produced weekly. These are flights above the United States and Mexico. under every square mile of soil, and 34 mil­ released from planes; when they reach the Combing ,systematically at different levels, lion on the surface of every acre of land. earth they mate with female files, and pro­ this is what he has picked up: a spider not There are many things that give ·the insect duce nothing, thereby dooming reproduc­ equipped for flight, at 15,000 feet; big green an edge over man. For instance, man enters tion, or so it would seem. Unfortunately, a darning needles at 7,000 feet--often zoom­ the world ignorant of almost everything he fertile remnant always seems to remain to ing about the plane as though challenging needs to know. The insect leaves the egg­ harass the livestock industry another year. it to a race. Redleg grasshoppers, one of the wi th complete knowledge of everything it Down through the centuries, insects have greatest enemies to crops, were caught at must do throughout its life. A mud dauber, periodically staged terrifying demonstrations 1,000 feet; crickets were picked up at 2,000 for example, builds clay cells with consum­ of their threat to the human race. The down­ feet; book lice, the scourge of libraries, at mate skill, though the wasp has never seen fall of the old Greek civilization has been 5,000 feet; and those under-cover agents, such a cell before it sets to work. attributed to the malaria-carrying mosquito. termites, were discovered whizzing merrily Insects have produced a form of intelli­ The terrible plagues of the Middle Ages, along at 4,000 feet. gence that often rivals human reason. They which wiped out 25 million people and spread Glick even discovered that some bugs are perfected flight 100 million years before the terror across the world, were spread by the hitchhikers-he found little ones riding winged pterodactyl reptiles took to the air­ bites of fleas and lice. piggyback astride larger ones. And he came ways; wasps manufacture paper for their Those insidious borers, the termites, once across a contrary butterfiy species which in­ nests, and fireflies produce cold light. Ants created such destruction on the island of .;ists on flying directly into the wind-and the in their wanderings use celestial navigation, St. Helena that its capital city, Jamestown, stronger the breeze the faster this pe~verse and the dragonfly nymph is jet-propelled; was reduced to a shambles. Brutal assaults creature travels. when pursued by a predator, it dra.ws water by migratory grasshoppers (locusts) have It is not known exactly how high insects into its rectum and forcibly expels it to altered the history of whole nations. In fact, fiy-Glick's plane was not equipped for make a jetaway. And the·re is one species a swarm of grasshoppers can do as much altitudes higher than 15,000 feet--but one of wasp that has even learned how to use damage in one day as several atom bombs. thing is certain: man cannot prevent the a tool; it trowels the sides of its earthen LOCUSTS spread of these flying creatures from one house with a pebble. ·The incredible numbers making up a locust area to another once they take to the air­ Insects never lose sight of their main pur­ army on the march is frightening. A swarm lanes. pose in life; ridding the planet earth of the that passed over the Red Sea in 1889 was Like a host of stealthy enemies from some human race. They assumed a place of domi­ estimated to cover 2,000 square miles. A distant planet, the elusive insects hover over­ nance in the animal world long before man horde that invaded Brazil several years head, swarm about us, and dig in beneath came on the scene; they are not about to ago covered a front of 60 miles and required our feet. They bide their time, waiting for the give it up now. Man has fought back with four hours to pass a given point. day when the balance of power will swing all his resources and ingenuity. He has Flies are among the most insidious in their favor, and they can once more take swatted, sprayed, burned, bombed and criminals of the insect world. A single fiy over the earth as they did in those distant gassed. But he has never been able to wipe ages of the past. out even one of the thousands of varieties can transport on and within its body a of insects that harass him. staggering 500 million bacteria. Although most of these are harmless, some carry the our itinerant bug population is a mon­ germs of dysentery, diarrhea, gangrene, strously expensive thing. The creatures know typhoid fever, leprosy, tuberculosis and PERSONAL ATTACKS ON PRESI­ how to attack man where it hurts the most-­ bubonic plague. Naturally, these germs affect DENT-MEANNESS, ORNERINESS, in his pocketbook. These nomadic wanderers the fly not at all. OR BOTH? are responstble for a crop loss alone in the United Sta.tes equal to several times the And these pests are terrifying in their total of our national fire loss. proliflcacy. A scientist estimates that the off­ spring from one pair of houseflies, if all sur­ HON. JAMES ABDNOR Termites do $50,000,000 worth of damage OF SOUTH DAKOTA a year. The cotton boll weevil is a financial vived are reproduced normally, in six months scourge throughout the southland. Insects would become 191 quintillion flies. Enough, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES according to his estimate, to cover the sur­ destroy enough wheat annually to feed 16 Tuesday, February 10, 1976 million persons. They nullify the labor of at face of the earth to a depth of 47 feet! least a million workingmen each year, and Ants are perhaps the dominant insects. Mr. ABDNOR. Mr. Speaker, on a recent cost the American people alone some four Some species organize into stupendous airport stop in Chicago while enroute to billion dollars every 12 months. marching armies that constitute a living sea South Dakota, I came across an article The members of this vast and amazing of terrifying destruction. When such an army passes through an area, it devours every in the Chicago Tribune written by Mr. group of living things have assumed strange Bob Wiedrich. shapes and habits that enable them to cope vestige of life, including all vegetation, and with life under almost any circumstances. such men and beasts as cannot escape their Mr. Wiedrich presents what I consider A drugstore beetle, for instance, thrives in line of march. Such a rampaging horde is an excellent review of the type of acri­ red pepper; other insects devour and digest simply a horrible moving blanket of death monious sniping at President Ford which wood, paper, lea.ther and the substances of that stretches as far as the eye can see in all seems to occupy a goodly amount of at­ decaying bodies of both animal and plant directions and often takes days to pass a tention of some of the media people. life. given point. I have felt that while there is plenty There are insects so tiny and so intensely PERILOUS of room and a need for legitimate criti­ specialized that they live only on the t.ongues Ages before conditions on earth were suit­ of horseflies. There a·re others whose life span able for human life, uncountable insect cism and analysis of public officialdom, is so brief that they have neither mouths famllies in unimaginable hordes were riding the type of rather persistent attacks of nor stomachs and never eat at all. up and down and around our planet on the a personal nature upon the President Some bugs live in mud in hot springs that four winds, just as they are today. Not until does not represent good or honest jour­ reach temperatures of 120 degrees Fahren­ the past few years have entomologists been nalism. heit. Ice bugs thrive in temperatures of 38 able to form a picture of the threat to man­ However, since journalism is not my degrees Fahrenheit. A few insects are capa­ kind's health and prosperity which hangs like profession, I felt such a judgment on my ble of boring into metal. The pupae of some a question mark in the atmosphere over our common butterflies Winter on low shrubbery heads. part might be out of place. Mr. Wiedrich With no covering but ice and snow. High above us floats a mysterious canopy is a journalist and can speak with au­ The story· of man's struggle against bugs of peril, incredibly widespread, its import thority and background on this subject. ls as old as the history of agrtcUlture. In not yet fully established. The rarefied His article certainly reflects my 1939, the discovery of DDT fostered a belief atmosphere of these upper altitudes abounds thoughts and I endors·e what he says. I that the battle's balance had shifted in man's with awesome living travelers-insect pests commend it to my colleagues and I am favor. The belief was short-lived - once and disease spores against which our puny confident that after reading this, many again man had underestimated the reiil­ quarantines and haphazard sanitary pre­ will join with me in saying "Amen" to iency of his insect enemies. cautions are tor the most part ineffectual. Mr. Wiedrich's report: Now, as concern mounts over the effect of Because a high-flying Texan, who prefers chemicals on our environment, attention planes to horses, took to the airways with MEANNESS AT ROOT OF FORD REPORTING turns increasingly to biological control-the an elaborately contrived set of insect traps (By Bob Wiedrich) suppression of pests by the introduction of secured to the wings of his plane, we now It must be contagious for lame-brained natural measures. have a more complete picture of what actu- reporters to poke fun at the President for an February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3017 unfortunate series of mishaps of the kind the day-to-day happenings of presidential Of course the supporters of Mr. Dingell's that happen to the rest of us most any day. life. bill would have preferred no decontrol at How else can you explain the repeated Well, for our money, we've had enough of all; but they apparently sensed that some overplaying of stories about presidential Camelots and superficial national leaders relaxation of controls was inevitable and pratfalls and other accidental bumps that who looked pretty, smiled pretty, and claimed therefore agreed to exempt only the small on the whole seem designed to portray Ger­ to have all the answers while having none. producers. ald R. Ford as an uncoordinated, stumbling, If we want a cosmetic president or a well­ The Krueger-Broyhill bill would have country bumpkin who has turned the presi­ coordinated ballet dancer both light in the taken controls off of all onshore gas now, dency into a burlesque skit. head and on his feet, then let the American and would have ended them for offshore gas Plain meanness. That's how it looks to us. people elect one. in 1981. It was sensibly designed to increase That and a dash of superficial reporting by Meanwhile, let all those self-appointed onshore production now, while channeling people who find it easier to take cheap shots critics get off the man's back and stop churl­ investment toward the more costly explora­ at a public figure than to indulge in honest ishly sniping at a decent guy just because tion and development of offshore gas sup­ journalistic toil. he doesn't happen to fit their strictly parti­ plies, the area which offers the best hope Maybe this sort of thing demonstrates the san ideas of what a president ought to be. for new discoveries. Decontrol also would di­ flavor of negativism that permeates too vert some of the intrastate gas supplies to much of the reporting today. People can't interstate customers. Gas consumed in the seem to bring themselves to write anything state in which it is produced, being free positive, apparently out of fear of being NATURAL GAS from price controls, brings three to four labeled starry-eyed idealists, naive fools, or times as much as the interstate ceiling. turncoat cynics. Despite the eminent logic of decontrol, It is a sorry state of affairs and one that HON. JAMES T. BROYHILL too many congressmen were evidently afraid, does not reflect credibly on the profession OF NORTH CAROLINA in an election year, to do anything that we hold so dear. would make it look as if they were helping Hark back, for example, to a recent day IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the big, bad oil companies. For them, the in Vail, Colo., when President Ford's frolick­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Dingell-Smith bill was a convenient copout. ing dogs tangled their leashes around his They figured that it wouldn't win the ap­ legs. Was that really news? He didn't fall Mr. BROYHllL. Mr. Speaker, last proval of the Senate and that they would and break a leg. He wasn't dragged off to his week, the House failed to take meaning­ never have to take the blame for a meas­ death across the tundra. ful action to provide more natural gas ure which would inevitably prove a disaster. But that silly event, coupled with two for consuming States which are in short Besides, the matter could always be taken other quite human mishaps at Vail, were supply. In North Carolina, consumers are up again after the election. fashioned into another journalistic cameo to receiving only about 60 percent of con­ Well, they may have to take some blame prove the President of the United States is a tracted volume during this heating sea­ anyway-at least they will if Congress' bumbling clod. failure to end controls leads to a painful Here is the recipe: son. In the few days that have p~ssed shortage of natural gas in the next couple Take one President, abuse his good nature since the adoption of the so-called Smith of years [Californians are already having to by gleefully seizing on his falls while skiing amendment, and the rejection of the forego the luxury of new, heated swimming on ' slopes most reporters could never nego­ Krueger-Broyhill decontrol bill, I hope pools]. But by then, of course, the election tiate, add a dash of dumbbell wit by noting that my colleagues have had time and will be over. Some leadership! he almost got grazed by a ski-lift chair while waving at well-wishers, then mix these in­ opportunity to reflect on the results of gredients with the dog leash incident, and their action. The prospects are that the Congress boll to a potpourri of slapstick comedy in­ HAIL TO THE PEDESTRIAN! tended to make the man out as an utter will not take action to adopt a na­ fool. tional long-range policy on natural gas. That's how the game is played these days I hope that a workable program will HON. WILLIAM F. WALSH in the big leagues. If you can't find some­ come out of conference, but I am not thing nice to write about a too-nice guy, OF NEW YORK optimistic. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES paint him instead as an awkward klutz. A recent editorial in the Chicago Trib­ Even sadder is the fact this is part of the Tuesday, February 10, .1976 price Ford must pay for giving the American une summed up the action taken by the people and press the open Presidency for House. The text of the editorial is as Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, the great which they so desperately yearned. follows: American love affair with the automo­ Under some previous presidents, there HOUSE VOTE ON DECONTROL HIT bile, and our population's seemingly in­ probably would have been no photographers Members of the House surprised nearly satiable desire to increase its depend­ permitted to record their lumps and bumps. everyone, apparently including themselves, We can recall back to the Eisenhower years ence on four-wheeled transportation in and before when reporters couldn't even use by killing a long-awaited plan to decontrol spite of the consumption of energy, in a direct quote of the President, presumably the price of natural gas and substituting a spite of the more attractive forms of al­ to avoid recording his grammatical errors. monument to political cowardice that will ternate transport, and in spite of the Now, in apparent appreciation of that open crumble at the slightest contact with intelli­ indescribable frustration of the hopeless presidency, Ford finds himself ridiculed by gent reasoning. The decontrol bill, sponsored by Rep. trap of an inescapable traffic jam, or a stand-up nightclub comics, political car­ battery that has lost its spark, moves me toonists, and journalistic bumpkins who Robert G. Krueger, a Texas Democrat, and probably trip over spittoons in saloons find­ Rep. James T. Broyhill, a North Carolina. to join in praise of a method of getting ing their way to the washroom. Republican, was expected to clear the House about we have virtually abandoned. What in God's name is expected of the with no trouble. It was supported by the The method is walking. It is a proc­ man? If he walks up the stairs of Air Force administration, and the opposition had lost ess almost everyone learns at around 18 One without bumping his head on the door, an important procedural vote. months and apparently forgets at 18 will there be stories written about that? Of But then on Thursday an unexpected 205 years, or whenever eligibility begins for course not. And if nothing overt happens to to 201 majority suddenly materialized in him in the next six months, nothing will be support of a measure offered by Rep. John a driver's license. written about that either. · D. Dingell, Michigan's Democratic Voice of The lucky ones, I think, are those of But come the next bump, stumble, or fall Labor. It called for ending controls only for us who discovered early the joy of walk­ and those pariahs of the pen and the boob small producers-and for extending con­ ing and for whom one-foot-in-front-of­ tube will be all over Ford again, forgetting trols to the intra-state market, hitherto free the-other has never really been replaced that the man is a splendid athlete, one of controls. Major companies, which supply by the ride. helluva dancer, and an accomplished skier, most of our natural gas, would still have to tennis player, and swimmer who has far bet­ keep their prices artificially low. In the country we are known as hikers. ter coordination than they have conscience Since the Senate already has passed a bill In town, we are pedestrians. And when or fidelity to the facts. similar to the Krueger-Broyhill measure, a the winter winds blow in central New Just what is it these people want? We've compromise is unlikely and the whole de­ York, and the bottom drops from the had enough duplicity, backdoor dealing, and control issue is probably dead until after thermometer tube-as it does every so confrontation politics in this country. Here the elections. often at home this time of year-and the is a decent guy who has brought a decent and The Dingell plan was introduced by Rep. automobile is a hindrance instead of a wholesome approach to the presidency and Neal Smith [D., Ia.] because some Demo­ they just can't tolerate his being that crats had been irritated by Mr. Dingell's at­ help, it is the walker who is able to leave squeaky clean. tacks on House Speaker Carl Albert. But it home, who reaches his destination on Unless they can catch him ordering wire­ drew strong support from consumer groups time, and who has little complaint about taps or slipping epsom salts into Mrs. Rocke­ and from labor, for which Mr. Dingell is the unfairness of the weather. feller's chowder, they are at a loss to report spokesman. Syracusan Laurence J. O'Toole, a 3018 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 former colleague of mine in city govern­ That's too bad about your hairdressing girl. Senior Beta Sigma Phi chapters have ment and now a respected copy editor They ought to make better cars." also established an International Exem­ with the Syracuse Post-Standard, sel­ plar Fund which supports a teaching dom has the opportnnity to write for center in Lucknow, India, called Literary publ:.cation these days. But Larry is a House. This project has expanded adult pedestrian, and his February 3 Post­ NATIONAL BETA SIGMA PHI WEEK education opportunities for many vil­ Standard article-written after a walk lages in India. Its emphasis seems clearly to his o:tfice in a raging blizzard that vir­ consistent with the new directions in tually shut the city down-is a testimony HON. RONALD A. SARASIN which Congress has attempted to move to the value and the pleasure of getting OF CONNECTICUT our foreign policy. aronnd the way God intended: on foot. IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES I think my colleagues will agree with I am pleased to share it with you: me it is due time that such an exem­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 HERE Is ONE FOR THE PEDESTRIAN plary organization be honored. It is par­ (By Laurence J. O'Toole) Mr. SARASIN. Mr. Speaker, I would ticularly apt in this Bicentennial Year, The media devotes probably 90 per cent of like to bring to the attention of my col­ and with our increased awareness of the its stories about severe winter weather to its leagues the outstanding contributions of vital contributions of women to our so­ effects on traffic. an international women's service orga­ ciety today, I would like to encourage the How many traffic accidents were there? nization known as Beta Sigma Phi. Sen­ women of Beta Sigma Phi in their worth­ How many persons hurt? Anyone killed? Any ator ROBERT DoLE and my colleague, Rep­ while endeavors, and extend the very pile-ups on the highways? What was the real hope that congressional action on visibility for the driver? How muc,h was traf­ resentative LARRY WINN of Kansas, have fic slowed by poor visibility, slippery roads both introduced resolutions honoring this this resolution may soon be forthcoming. and harsh winds? How many persons organization. Specifically they ask that couldn't get to work because of snow-clogged the 7-day period beginning on April 30 routes and because they couldn't start their of each year be designated as "National cars? Beta Sigma Phi Week," in honor of their FARM FAMILIES IN AMERICA Unrecorded geuerally is the pedestrian, founding almost 45 years ago on April 30 possibly one-fourth of the plodding public. in Abilene, Kans. I am pleased to an­ He and she are the population segment who HON. JOHN B. BREAUX daily and nightly meet the elements face to nounce that I am joining Representative face. How cold is the motorist in his heated WINN as a cosponsor of this resolution. OF LOUISIANA car? The pedestrian goes to work or on nec­ Since its humble beginning with only IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES essary errands just as religiously as the seven members, this sorority has grown Tuesday, February 10, 1976 driver. to an international social and cultural The pedestrian, usually a quiet soul, pre­ organization dedicated to service to Mr. BREAUX. Mr. Speaker, I have re­ pares well for the task. With fur hat, flaps otbers, encompassing 23 countries and ceived the following letter from one of down, scarf wrapped high on the rear of the 11,000 chapters. Their total worldwide my constituents in Iota, La., which elo­ neck and crossed tightly to the throat and quently tells the plight of the American chest, heavy coat well secured, lined gloves membership numbers over 250,000 or mittens pulled high on the wrists, and women-women who have been pioneers farm family. I encourage my colleagues boots or overshoes zipped or buckled securely in providing humanitarian service in di­ to read carefully Mrs. Reed's letter for a over trousers or slacks, he or she hails the verse areas such as cancer and cystic better nnderstanding of the problems weather as the protagonist in a day's drama. fibrosis research; university scholar­ faced today by rural Americans: The worker may walk all the way to his ships; day and vacation care for men­ IOTA, LA., January 15, 1975. job. Or he may walk four blocks to catch the EARL BUTZ, nearest bus, and wait a half an hour. Mean­ tally retarded children, homes and treat­ Secretary of Agriculture. time, his children were taken to school by ment centers for predelinquent boys and DEAR Sm: As a farmer's wife I would llke bus virtually from home. Many schools close, girls. They have enriched the cultural ac­ to give you a few of my thoughts which are but the pedestrian goes to work. And he tivities of their commnnities by hosting typical of the feelings of so many farm fam­ walks home after work, the only member of arts and crafts shows, music festivals, ilies of our nation. the public who really knows what the theater events, antique shows, and other Today we hear so much about the starving weather is. offerings which are cherished and en­ masses of our world who can't get en.ough Shopping, mainly for food and drink, is a food to eat, comments such as: our nation necessity for many pedestrians. If they oan joyed by all who have the opportunity to has to spend more money helping other na­ at all manipulate a wheeled shopping cart, participate in them. tions to be self-sufficient in food produc­ they drag it behind them after they have Since 1948, Beta Sigma Phi has main­ tions; we have to start learning to farm the tested the sidewalk or roadside for grip with tained a voluntary international endow­ oceans in order to have enough food; our their feet and weight. Most difficult are ment fund to support worthy humani­ farmers a.re going to have to be more efficient mounds of packed snow and ice at street cor­ tarian projects which are beyond the in order to have cheaper food. ners. Up and over and slide to a standstill as resources of individual local chapters. Right now the majority of fa.rm families a car whizzes by. Projects receiving assistance from the are living on borrowed money and are pay­ The senator (his name is Alex, but he has ing storage on our crops and couldn't sell his nickname because he wears either a 10- fnnd are selected by a vote of all the them right now for enough money to cover gallon hat or a homburg) is a pedestrian. He chapters. From 1948 through 1957, the the planting and harvesting expenses, much is 81, and he is retired. He has a house, his fnnd supported cancer research through less enough to pay our equipment or live wife is dead, his children have grown up and the University of Colorado at Boulder, on. left home, and he has disab111ty of his right the American Cancer Society, and Brown The people who are making these ridicu­ foot. The foot is greatly swollen, but his doc­ University, Providence, R.I. Each year lous comments are the same people who have tor says to put his weight on it. s'ince 1959, the fund has helped support nothing invested in their jobs, are working Daily the senator walks through the neigh­ forty hours or less a week and are receiving boring shopping center, about 10 blocks from cancer research at the Children's Can­ anywhere from five to twenty dollars an hour, his home. He is one of the few pedestrians cer Research Fonndation in Boston. plus fringe benefits and retirement. Or they who do not wear a fur hat. He pulls his cart Since 1953, the fnnd has also helped a.re among the elite who do not work at all and he uses a cane. maintain Girlstown, U.S.A., a home for but live o:ff the taxpayer. He walks perhaps three miles a day, re­ neglected girls at Whiteface, Tex. Since It is my wish that one day the shoe would gardless of weather. He tips his hat and 1957, the fund has provided annual sup­ fall on the other foot, then you people would bows from the waist on passing a woman. port for research on cystic fibrosis, a dis­ have to invest one hundred to two hundred He pauses to chat with men. He particularly thousand dollars to put in a. crop, work an salutes the mailmen; there's a kinship there. ease which claims the lives of many chil­ average of sixteen hours a day, six days a Yesterday when he got home, his sister was dren. The Lurleen B. Wallace Memorial week, plus your wife and children's long in the living room. She is 79 years old and Hospital and Tumor Institute at the Uni­ hours of work, fight all the bad weather, dis­ lives two blocks from him. versity of Alabama at Birmingham, the eases and insects, and if you a.re lucky enough "I had a.n appointment with the hair­ Intermounrtain Deaconess Home for Chil­ to beat all these, and 1f you can harvest a dresser," she said. "But Marie called and said dren in Montana, the Parview Homes for decent crop and if you can find a market for the girl who always does my hair couldn't Exceptional Children in Seattle, Wash., your products you too could pay your bllls get to work because her car wouldn't start, and Ranch Hope, Inc., for Boys in Allo­ and taxes and come out with a loss of only so I thought I'd walk over to see how you twelve hundred dollars. It is not because we are." way, N.J., the institutions that have been are inefficient farmers, our crop yields were "Well," said the senator, "I'm okay. I think supported by the fund. The fund also well above the national average. The reason I'll take a nap after I smoke this cigar. Get supports a scholarship program in Can­ for our difficulties is the Federal Govern­ yoursel! some lunch and a hot cup of coffee. ada. ment and its policies manipulating the fa.rm- February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3019 er, who is the most productive of all our mittee on Crime of the Committee. on delphia, wm gather here at our Motherhouse, nation's workers. the Judic1ary will commence hearings where they wm celebrate with us our 85th You were on T.V. the other day telling anniversary. His Excellency, Bishop Eugene the nation how well off the farmers were. on the reauthorization of the Law En­ Marino, of Washington, D.C., will oftlcia.te How we could even buy a new car now and forcement Assistance Administration at the Eucharistic Liturgy. send our son to college, and we should be and amendments to the Crime Control Katharine Drexel, born November 26, able to do these things. You spoke of us as Act of 1973. The first 2 days of hearings 1858, was the daughter of Francis Anthony if we weren't even human like the rest of the will be held on Thursday, February 19 Drexel, noted banker of Philadelphia. Along Americans. Who were you comparing us with and Friday, February 20, at 10 a.m. in with his brothers Anthony and Joseph, he when you said we were well off today? It room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office continued at home and abroad the banking surely wasn't the government worker nor the Building. business founded by their father, Francis union man even the garbage collector makes Testifying on February 19 will be El­ Martin Drexel. It might be of interest to far more than we will this year, and he you that the oil paintings of the elder Drexel doesn't have anything at all invested in his mer B. Staats, Comptroller General of are now on display during this Bicentennial job. the United States, accompanied by staff Year at Drexel University, founded here in The Agriculture Department is only in­ members, and Dean E. Kim Nelson, dean Philadelphia, by the son Anthony. Kathar­ terested in protecting the so-called con­ of the Center for Public Affairs of the ine followed the philanthropic example of sumer from high prices for food. Who is the University of Southern California. On her noble ancestors by giving to the work of consumer? When I was eleven years old my Friday, February 20, Robert Merriam, her apostolate among the Black and Native Dad promised us a new bicycle if he could Director of the Advisory Commission on Americans her entire income until her death sell his rice for ten dollars a barrel. That Intergovernmental Relations will be in 1955. year he received a little more than ten dollars testifying. It should also please you as our Represent­ per barrel. Now twenty six years later my ative, tha,t on April 1, 1976, the opera AIDA husband was offered eleven dollars a barrel Those wishing to testify at a future will be performed at the Philadelphia. Acad­ for his rice crop, a<:tually sixty four cents hearing or to submit a statement for the emy of Music by an all Black cast. This will more than my Dad received in 1949. Yet record should address their requests to be the initial effort of National Opera Ebony, when we buy rice in the store we have to pay the Committee on the Judiciary, 2137 established in November, 1974, by Sister Elise, over five hundred pe·rcent more for it today. Rayburn House Office Building, Wash­ Sister of the Blessed Sacl'\am.ent. This per­ Everything the farmer has to buy to produce ington, D.C. 20515. formance is being sponsored· by these sisters a crop has gone up at ii.east three hundred to as a contribution towards the Bicentennia.l five hundred percent and some cases even recognition of rthe achievements of all Ameri­ more. Isn't the farmer a consumer too? Who cans. See the enclosed leaflet for further is protecting him? details. The majority of the people who are blam­ A SALUTE TO THE SISTERS OF THE We hope the above bits of information will ing farmers for the high prices of food do BLESSED SACRAMENT be of interest and pride to you as a public not know anything about the farming in­ oftlcial representing our state, its needs and dustry nor do they want to learn. All they contributions, in Congress. We hope that you want is cheap food so they can spend their HON. ROBERT N. C. NIX might see fit ·to mention these items on the infiated salraries on more important things OF PENNSYLVANIA floor and that they might find place in the such as fill1ng their many free hours with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Record. We pray the living God give you light pleasure. Sure their food bills are higher and inspiration in your work to see what is because of two things; first they want every­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 best to be done, as well as the courage and thing pre-cooked as much as possible in integrity to do it. order to save them as much work as possible, Mr. NIX. Mr. Speaker, February 12 Yours respectfully, and second, the middle men have passed on marks the anniversary of the founding of Sister MARY ELLEN Qun.TY, increased cost, something the fairmer can't a remarkable Roman Catholic religious SBS, Director, Office of Communications. do. In shor.t the whole nation wants cheap order, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacra­ food at the expense of our large investment, ment. This religious society was founded KATHARINE DREXEL hard work, and worry. in 1891 by a Philadelphian, Katharine The farmer is the backbone of our economy Katherine Drexel, born in 1858 of a wealhy Drexel, and dedicated to "the uplift, the family, was a woman of compassion and jus­ and we are keeping this country in the black education, and self-determination of the in trade with other countries, are producing tice. At a time when few people were con­ more food at cheaper prices than any other black and native Americans of our Na­ cerned with, or even aware-of the unhappy nation, and contributing more to the well be­ tion." and neglected plight of Native American and ing of our people than any other group of One of the fruits of the long labors of Black peoples of this nation, she dared to workers in America, and look ho:w we are be­ the Sisters will be shared with the pub­ embody her social concern by givt.ng herself ing penalized for it. lic on April 1 at the Academy of Music totally as a religious and by founding the Maybe one day the farmers of our country Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament on February in Philadelphia when Opera Ebony 12, 1891, to serve the needs of these two races. will get smart and start acting like your so­ makes its debut with the performance called consumer and begin to demand more However, as a laywoman as early as the for less. When they do people won't have to of Verdi's "Aida." Opera Ebony, which 1880's, she had already given her personal worry about the prices of food, they will be was established by Sister Elise, Sister of financial · contributions for the establishing glad to get it at any prices. And they won't the Blessed Sacrament, is a unique new of 14 boarding schools for Native Americans opera company which serves as a show­ in 8 different states. Soon aware of the fa.ct have to worry about fl.111ng their leisure that a similar need existed among the Blacks hours for they will be standing in lines case and training company for emerging of this country, particularly in the ciities as waiting for food like .they do in other nations black artists in the field of opera. well as in the rural areas of the South, she now. They won't have any one to blame it on Mr. Speaker, I salute the Sisters of the embraced these also in her concern. She built except themselves and their big brother for Blessed Sacrament on their anniversary churches and schools, staftlng them with her there won'·t be very many farmers left to and on their outstanding record of serv­ sistors, throughout the Land. The list of her blame. ice to blacks, to native Americans, and benefactions reads like an abridged version Sincerely, of a telephone directory. JANET L. REED. to the cause of brotherhood and human advancement. I offer for the record a let­ In the Bicentennial year as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament celebrate 85 years of ter from Sister Mary Ellen Quilty, along dedication and commitment to the needs of with additional details on Katharine Native Americans and Blacks, they rejoice HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOM­ Drexel and on Opera Ebony· that Katharine Drexel responded with vision MITI'EE ON CRIME OF THE HOUSE DEAR MR. Nxx: This being the Bicentennial and zeal to the needs of the poor and for­ COMMITI'EE ON THE JUDICIARY Year of our nation, our minds are focused gotten in America. Her courageous and ON REAUTHORIZATION OF THE on the achievements of great Americans. str·aightforward spirit continues to· spark the LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE And, we might add, in this International apostolic activities of the Sisters of the Women's Decade, we are pleased to tell you Blessed Sacrament among Native Americans ADMINISTRATION of the achievements of a great American in schools of the Southwest, or in northern woman, Katharine Drexel. and southern schools including Xavier Uni­ HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. In 1891 she founded a religious group of versity of Louisiana in New Orleans which women under the title of the Sisters of the she founded in 1925. OF MICHIGAN Blessed Sacrament, who throughout these Katharine Drexel's desire that the Black IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES past eighty-five years have worked for the People and Native Americans assume leader­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 uplift, the education, and self-determination ship within our American system continues of the Black and Native Americans of our today among the members of her congrega­ Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am nation. On February 7, 1976, alumni members tion. Together with these two races the pleased to announce that the Subcom- from Washington, New York, and Phlla- Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament are striv- 3020 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 ing for the achievement of the brotherhood we avoid controversy-because "it might a supplementary series of moves that suc­ of all men. They continue to take steps to­ be bad for business". Aside for its civic ceeded in shattering the confidence of the ward this future "oneness" as they recog­ cowardice, this kind of policy fails even in business climate here to the point that no nize the demands of justice in the claim of terms of the narrow business expediencies smart Cuban would want to come at all. So Native Americans and Blacks of this nation it pretends to serve. The low profile carries we solved the problem, but this was a Pyrrhic to self-determination. The sisters pledge some very high risks, for when you are not victory of pronounced proportions. their full support to this claim, a. pledge seen or heard, you are not considered, and The real tragedy of these mistaken prior­ which includes their willingness and desire very quickly you get a government which ities is that for small gains in marginal to follow the leadership of these two races thinks the answer to a business down turn areas-which are important to only a few in determining the ways and means to reach is D.A.C.O. or some similar bureaucratic selected egos-Puerto Rico is being forced this goal. aberration. to strain the close relationship with the On March 3, 1955, Katharine Drexel at the Edmund Burke said: "All that is necessary United States-which is important to virtu­ age of 97 passed into a new life out of death. for the powers of evil to succeed in this ally every Puerto Rican. world is that enough good men do nothing". How is this so? Well, the sleeping giant NATIONAL OPERA EBONY Our problem here in Puerto Rico is not &o National.Opera Ebony was formed on No­ we are so diligently kicking in the shins is much with the powers of evil as with the American public opinion. A clumsy giant, vember 15, 1974 to create performance op­ forces of foolishness. So having said that, portunities for Black opera singers so they admittedly, slow to awaken, unwieldy in let's have at them. gesture and often uncertain in direction. But might gain the necessary professional experi­ If there is one thing all parties here could ence to develop fruitful and musically re­ this is the most formidable free force in the agree on, is that we are currently experi­ world today, and when it floods forward, warding careers. encing a severe crisis. My concern is that in Opera Ebony strives to enhance the ca­ Presidents tumble, men rocket to the moon, this crisis the people of Puerto Rico are un­ just wars are won and unjust wars are ended. reers of Black conductors in the operatic knowingly being nudged towards an artifi­ field and to develop these careers to their Not a force to trifle with, not a force to cially staged confrontation which they have quibble with. fullest. The works of Black composers of not consciously sought, and whose conse­ opera will be performed whenever possible quences they do not fully foresee. That con­ The people of Puerto Rico do not have to so these gifted artists may be recognized for frontation is with the American point of accept the American point of view, but they their contribution to the field of classical view. My qualifications to speak on this must consider it if they wish to keep alight music. The encouragement of Black stage subject are simply that I am, by accusation and aligned the two basic beacons of con­ directors, set designers, lighting technicians, and admission, an American. tinued association with the United States, and those involved in the business of man­ In the stormy seas and contrary currents and continued trade and aid from the United agement and ownership is another objective. of political thought in Puerto Rico, there are States. National Opera Ebony is an outgrowth of two basic beacons by which reasonable men Because in any sort of relationship you Opera South, the acclaimed company lo­ can be guided. The first is that the over­ have to be aware of the other's feelings if cated in Jackson, Mississippi which was whelming majority of Puerto Ricans have you wish the partnership to prosper. created by Sister Elise as a further develop­ approved some sort of continuing relation­ Unfortunately, between the unwillingness ment of her campus opera company which ship with the United States. The second ls or the inability of the Puerto Rican govern­ she began at Xavier University in 1935. that the economic well being, indeed the ment to understand the American point of Sister Elise holds a Bachelor of Music De­ daily survival of Puerto Rico, depends di­ view, and the failure of the United States gree from Catholic University, a Master of rectly on continued trade and aid from the government to articulate it, the people of Music Degree from Louisiana State Uni­ United States. Puerto Rico have been denied the opportu­ versity and an honorary doctorate from Del­ Somewhat like two navigational range nity to properly consider the opinions of this aware State University. She is the National lights, these two beacons-if kept in line­ majority partner in the relationship that so Executive Coordinator of Opera Ebony. mark a checked out channel. If the beacons vitally affects their everyday well being. get out of line-then you are out of the I do not hesitate to fault the United States channel, without the security of charted Congress for laziness and neglect in this depths, and without the consent of your regard. Congressional ignorance on Puerto constituency. Rico is profound, which is insulting to the PUERTO RICO FROM AN AMERICAN Our current leaders in Puerto Rico, lured three million citizens of Puerto Rico, and POINT OF VIEW by the Lorelei of separatism, have a1lowed irresponsible to the 220 million Americans their view to be distracted from the two who annually put up over Two Billion dol­ basic beacons, with the result that we have lars in Federal funds to Puerto Rico. HON. BOB WILSON drifted off course, out of the channel, with­ In practice, American benevolence is di­ OF CALIFORNIA out fully realizing it. And so they press on rectly devalued by this Congressional ig­ norance. Because no amount of money can IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in stormy conditions, under dangerously full sails, in dangerously shoal waters. Let's try buy out the penalties of neglect, and un­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 to find where the way was lost. directed dollars quickly become misdirected . The approval of a continued relationship dollars. Mr. BOB WILSON. Mr. Speaker, under with the United States was affirmed here 'by The United States has been the typical leave to extend my remarks in the two plebiscites and can be fairly described as overindulgent, but essentially lazy, parent RECORD, I include the following: a free democratic choice. who pays great wads of money, but very little attention, and is now dismayed to find PuERTO RICO FROM AN AMERICAN Puerto Rican dependence on United States trade and aid is better described as a grim the child has grown up as unappreciative POINT OF VIEW of the benevolence as he is dependent on it. (Speech by Garry Hoyt to Hato Rey economic choice. I say grim because nobody wants by choice to be dependent, and aid But if the United States has been the Rotary, Nov. 23, 1975) inevitably becomes a leash that confines, as neglectful parent, so Puerto Rican leaders As some of you may be aware, I have well as a pipeline that provides. In fact, are now acting the spoiled child. A painfully from time to time spoken out on issues ironically, the more amply the pipeline pro­ accurate characterization of their attitude here which I felt deserved debate. These vides, the more quickly is created a situation would be "Don't tell me what to do-just excursions of candor have not always met where its vital qualities of provision tend to keep sending more money." Unfortunately, with universal accladm. But since popu­ be obscured by its attendant qualities of whereas the tolerance of parents is almost larity was not my goal, I can hardly be dis­ restraint. infinite, the patience of any public is defi­ tressed at not achieving it. It was not neces­ It has been the natural, but fateful miscal­ nitely finite-there are limits beyond which sary nor even desirable that people agree culation of our current leaders to respond to it will not stretch. with me, only that they consider my One has only to reflect on the almost cyni­ thoughts, and others, on the way to form­ the minor annoyances of the leash rather cal indifference with which most Americans ing their own. As to the insults-well, from than the major necessities of the pipeline. view the fisc·al plight of New York to judge quarters where :flattery would be insulting, So they have busied themselves with picking at what they perceive to be the knots in the that the United States public is currently in insults must be taken as :flattery. a very testy mood. This is hardly the time My father taught me, and I hope to teach leash, without realizing that these are, to for tantrums on Puerto Rico's part my children, that not speaking up in a a larger sight, the joints of the pipeline. So, simply because Puerto. Rico has so democracy is not being discreet-it is being Whatever else this behavior might be ac­ much at stake in the United States connec­ irresponsibly foolhardy. Silence is as dan­ cused of, it has been, above all, a case of tion, it is vital that people here carefully gerous to democracy as speech is to dictator­ mistaken priorities. Because the primary analyze the probable reaction of American ship. Because your silence is construed to be need of Puerto Rico is not--for example-for Public Opinion to the new thrust of Com­ both knowledge and consent, which makes more control over immigration to the island, monwealth for •autonomy. While exact reac­ you, not an innocent bystander, but an but for the re-establishment of the favorable tions cannot be pinpointed, the general pe­ accessory to the crime. economic conditions that made some immi­ rimeters of American patience are not hard We in the business world are particularly gration attractive in the first place. There's to predict. remiss on this count. Myopically intent on a sad laugh in this detail. While occupied First of all, let's take the word autonomy. the bottom line, we curry favor with what­ with th1s thinly disguised attempt to keep a Autonomy means independence. More auton­ ever government is current, and above all. few smart Cubans off the island, we managed omy means more independence, and full au- February 1 O, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3021 tonomy means full independence. There is ment. Nor can you rationalize the special confused by Puerto Rico's reluctance to as­ nothing necessarily wrong with any of these, needs of your special culture to Americans sume the obligations that all other Ameri­ except when leaders try to disguise steps who come from many cultures, each with as cans share. This is not an atmosphere con­ toward autonomy from what they really much reason to separate pride, as Puerto ducive to one way demands. Push the Amer­ are--steps toward independence. Regardless Rico. ican public too far, and they will eventually of the rhetorical smokescreens here on the To the American point of view, the low respond by pushing you. That is not a threat, island, Amer1can public opinion, and indeed estate of English instruction on the island it is a human reality. any reasonable observer, will see these re­ is yet another persistent reminder of the low Perhaps the best evidence of the truth is quests for more autonomy as a plan to move esteem that Puerto Rican leaders have had the way the "Independentistas" have shifted Puerto Rico away from the United States for even the basic courtesy of learning the their terrorist tactics completely to the towards independence. The American prob­ language of the nation of which they are United States. They recognize that it will be lem is not with any such plan for independ­ ostensibly citizens. Beyond the insular na­ far simpler to irritate American public opin­ ence, but with the extraordinary way it ivety of not acquiring what happens to be the ion away from Puerto Rico than to alienate comes packaged with demands for more U.S. International language, and the cultural cost Puerto Rican public opinion away from aid. of missing Shakespeare, Shaw, and Heming­ America. This is a clever strategy, which has Governor Hernandez Colon has stated pub­ way-this indifference towards the most ele­ been dangerously supplemented by the Ad licly that he sees no contradiction in his mentary aspect of American citizenship will Hoc maneuvers for autonomy. Because these asking for less ties with the United States be viewed with amazement by the millions of Ad Hoc moves,~which were obviously de­ at the same time he asks for more money immigrants who sweated to acquire English signed to mollify the strong separatist senti­ from the United States. The Governor is en­ as part of their price for belonging. ment within the Popular Party-are not titled to his opinion, but American public The magnitude of the linguistic short­ strong enough to curb the separatist appetite, opinion, which puts up the money, will see sightedness was vividly brought home to me but they will be quite sufficient, when com­ this as a massive contradiction, which is ex­ by the recent comments of some representa­ bined with terrorist bombs-to eventually actly what it is. tives of my company who have just started turn the Americans off. The repeated insistency of leaders here doing businesss with Red China. Reporting In my own reflections, I keep being drawn that Puerto Rico has a separate identity and on their impressions of the People's Republic, back to the reality that Puerto Rico needs cultural heritage that requires special treat­ they marvelled at the intensity with which the United States, first for economic survival, ment from the United States seems on the the Chinese approach the instruction of Eng­ but more importantly for the preservation of surface a reasonable liberal minded request. lish. China's reasons are, of course, utterly the democratic personal freedoms which exist But examine for a minute the audience from pragmatic-they see English simply as a here in far better health and variety than in whom you are demanding this special treat­ necessary tool. But, could there be a greater any other Latin American country. Those ment. The American public is composed of paradox than that in the People's Repubic freedoms are not a Spanish heritage, they are many diverse people, all of whom have as of China, the sworn ideological enemy of the an American heritage. I find nothing in the much pride, and as much cause for pride United States, the instruction of English is shrill voices of separatism that would in any in their various homelands, as Puerto Ricans more determined than in Puerto Rico, which way reassure similar economic opportunities, have for Puerto Rico. We can be certain that for 50 years has been part of the United or similar personal freedoms. I see in front of the English, Italians, Scandinavians, and States? Puerto Rico, largely undiscovered, a proud Slavs, who came to America, all left their The list of discrepancies goes on-literally identity, as full Americans. There is no'shame mother countries with tears in their eyes as far as one's curiosity to explore them. in approaching this identity from a frame­ and aches in their hearts. But they needed True, Congressional curiosity about Puerto work of need, because need was what brought the combination of personal libertly and eco­ Rico has been almost non-existent, but our ~ost .Americans to America. But if you come nomic opportunity that the United States, recent Ad Hoc requests for less ties and more in primary need, you must also come in pri­ better than any other nation in the world, money are going to change all that, because mary loyalty. Anything less is a hypocritical was able to offer. And because in this world now even the most lethargic Congressman imbalance which demeans Puerto Rico as you don't ~t something for nothing, these Will be forced to examine the record in Puerto much as it defrauds America. immigrants, in honorable P.Xchange for th& Rico, and his eyes are going to be very opened. To have any hope of permanence, a rela­ freedom and wealth of America, superim­ He will discover, for example, that the tionship must have equilibrium. There must, posed on their natural national identities a 700 million dollars American tax payers put over a period of time, be a rough balance be­ new primary allegiance to America. up for just the Food Stamps in Puerto Rico tween taking and giving. Otherwise, one Simply stated, they became Americans are almost 15% of the U.S. National program, party is being exploited, and sooner or later first, and Italians, Greeks, Poles or whatever, to which Puerto Rico contributes nothing. they realize it. It is my hope that Puerto second. This does not mean that they lost This expense is more than the entire National Rican conscience will come before American their cultural heritage, but it does mean budget of Santo Domingo, and more than impatience. that they established a new precedence for the total of all the Individual and Corporate If Puerto Rico is to remain part of the their loyalties. Income Taxes Puerto Rico collects for itself. United States, honor and practicality require It is this precedence of loyalty, and not If Congressman "X" has even minimal in­ that we do better tha.n scramble for more the exclusion of other loyalties, that is the terest in properly representing his constitu­ food stamps and less obligations. very essence of citizenship. This precedence ents, he is going to become very quickly con­ In the words of John Kennedy: "Ask not was put to the ultimate pressure test in the cerned, and Puerto Rico does not stand to what your country can do for you, ask what last World Wars, where Americans of direct benefit from this concern. you can do for your country". German, Italian, and Japanese lineage were In succinct summary, the American point called upon to take up arms against their of View to these Ad Hoc maneuvers is likely homelands. One can imgine the emotional to be: "Here are the rules of the Club. If you wrench of this decision, but the records of don't want to join, fine, that is your privi­ CITY MANAGER bravery indelibly show they put their Ameri­ lege-go form your own Club. But don't ex­ can citizenship foremost in an acid test of pect 220 million Americans to change the loyalty. rules for 3 million Puerto Ricans who don't Yet the simple statement "I am an Ameri­ even pay their dues". HON. JIM LLOYD can first" is something I have never, in My own view is considerably less abrupt. OF CALIFORNIA twenty years here, heard any politician of I am an American who knows and loves IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES any prominence, say. On the contrary, they Puerto Rico well. But as an American, I can­ go out of their way to proclaim they are not subscribe to the new course of Common- Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Puerto Ricans first, and become Americans­ . wealth because it seems' designed to exploit Mr. LLOYD of California. Mr. Speaker somewhere down the line most notably when United States citizenship rather than sup­ sometimes one of the most provoking they are in Washington lining up for more port it. In my opinion, this is a course that American aid. I just wish some politicians lacks both honor and practicality. people to the average city councilman or here would have guts enough to cut through I urge the people of Puerto Rico to keep in mayor in a council-manage.r form of this chauvinistic sham and state the plain mind that you can either embrace United government can be the city manager. truth, which is that if Puerto Rico wants States citizenship or reject it, but you can­ One moment an ally, the next moment to stay part of the United States, people not bargain with it, because American citi­ an adversary, the city manager has it in here are going to have to begin to place an zenship is not a negotiable item. -<\nd if you his power to affect the blood pressure of American identity first. I do not suggest that allow misguided leaders to treat it as such, his council probably more than any other this is an easy choice, only that it is a choice they will end by tauting American public in that every other American has made. opinion to an exasperated overreaction that element local government. You cannot reasonably expect the 220 mil­ you may not like and certainly can't afford. The city of West Covina, which with its lion citizens who have made their commit­ Remember that the Americans are weary population of some 73,000 is the second ment to an American identity to extend a of paying other people's bills, they are an­ largest city in the 35th Congressional special kind of United States citizenship, gel'ed by the way their cities are bombed in District, has just lost a man who I be... plus special aid, to three million Puerto the name of Puerto Rican patriotism, they lieve is one of the most effective city Ricans who by the actions of th'eir leaders are embarrassed by the Third World charges managers in California. On February 1, seem reluctant to make a similar commit- that Puerto Rico is a colony, and they are Geo.rge Aiassa resigned his position as 3022 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 West Covina city manager, after 18 years I will not attempt to describe this serv­ Christmas Oard Department. This section of of very dedicated, but at times tumul­ ice, as I do not believe I could do it as the Cathedral was initiated in 1925 to com­ much justice as the article from the St. bat the alarming trend toward a secular tuous service. The announcement, made theme in the greetings of this country by at a regular city council meeting, was a Albans school newspaper·which I will in­ offering cards th&t reflect the NatiV'lty story stunning blow to the community, in spite sert in the RECORD. or at least some religious aspect. However, of the fact that George had quietly ru­ But I would like to mention a personal when Mr. Bayless took over, the Department mored his retirement over the past cou­ note about the impression this man has was hurting financially. Within one year he ple months. It was assumed, however, made on me. When I was a youngster doubled the income a.nd gradually built up that the 56-year-old battle scarred vet­ growing up in the Washington, D.C., the purely missionary effort to the present eran of many years public service simply area, John Bayless was my Scoutmaster. volume of 4,000,000 ca.rds per year. Mr. Bayless expresses his attBIOhment to the would not retire. I found him always to be an inspiring Cathedral in many ways. "Unquestionably Irascible one moment, disarmingly leader, who knew the value of leadership this Cathedral is the greatest missionary op­ charming the next, Aiassa could be as by example. For us Scouts, Mr. Bayless portunity in America today. 'Most people are unpredictable as Washington weather. provided a shining example of what faith not attriacted here by faith or zeal but merely From my own personal experience, he and moral fortitude can mean in life. by the ohance to see a tomb or the Gothic would give me hell, and then send flowers He has been rewarded for his contri­ arch:l tecture or the stained glass--some to my wife. One could not stay unhappy butions to Scouting with the Silver mundane motive." Mr. Bayless adds, how­ Beaver award, Scouting's highest tribute ever, that the visitors find more than what with Aiassa for long. they barg·ained for-they become inspired Aiassa's strong hand guided West Co­ to a leader. and even religious. One of the greatest effects vina from the problems of being the Mr. Bayless was born in Kentucky, of the Oaithedral, Mr. Bayless believes, is thiat fastest growing city in the Nation in and raised in Canada and Pennsylvania. the structure attra.cts from w1 thout the 1954 to becoming a leader among the 77 He came to Washington, D.C., in 1931, multitudes to whom the Cathedral, be­ cities in the vast, sprawling Los Angeles when he began his work at the Cathedral. cause of its awe-inspdring power, "sheds its County. He spearheaded the financing He and his wife, Edna, who also serves blessing." and construction of the West Covina the Cathedral in the Christmas Card De­ Mr. Bayless believes that "All carthedrals partment, have enjoyed 30 years of reflect the socia.l a.nd religious history of the Civic Center complex in the mid-1960's, time in which they a.re built." The difficulty using the newly legislated joint powers/ marriage. of impressing a people With the reality and public autho.rity method. West Covina Mr. Speaker, I would like to recom­ v.a.lue of a oa.thedral, which few had ever seen, was the first city to accomplish such a mend to the attention of my colleagues the intitial cost/time construction estimate program, and Aiassa and his staff were the story of Mr. Bayless' service to Wash­ of $10 million and ten to twelve years that much in demand as advisers to the other ington Cathedral, which was printed in exploded into a $45 m111:1on and eighty-year cities contemplating such projects. . the St. Albans school newspaper and was, undertaking, the work in "the shadow of the His hard work and unique ability to incidentally, written by John Nassikas, Cathedml"-.all these have added to an ex­ perience that, in the words of Mr. Bayless, find available funding were responsible the son of former Federal Power Com­ ma.de "every day a fond memory." As oanon for another outstanding project, the ex­ mission Chairman John Nassikas: Martin puts it, "His experience can never be pansion of the West Covina Plaza, an JOHN BAYLESS, THE MAN OF THE CATHEDRAL, duplicated." improvement which is expected to RETmES Mr. Bayless is retiring January 1 with fond greatly alleviate the tax base problem (By John Nassikas) memories. "Such a marriage as I have ha.d the city has been facing. When Mr. John Bayless, Business Manager with the o.athedral for forty-five years does But one of George's greatest loves is of the Cathedral Foundation, first came to not end with ease." He pensively oontinues, CORO, an organization dedicated to the the Close, the mode of transp<»"t8ition was "I am somewhat assuaged by the fact that steamship, and the Cathedral was being sold 'I've seen the glory,' the completion of the pursuit of well qualified, young govern­ Nave, that beautiful vision that I once sold mental leadership. George has worked as a vision, a dream. His reti.rement · this January after a forty-five year tenure of Ca­ as a dream. The Nave, the most beautiful in unceasingly to find CORO interns of the thedral service, ends an age in which the all Ohristendom, almost compels the beholder highest caliber, and upon their comple­ Cathedral has become a reality and the space to kneel on enteince it Congress rejected the President's attempt you get prints made directly from the nega­ changed the U.S. role from that of a media­ to limit to 5% the cost-of-living raises for tive that passed through your camera. Hun­ tor to that of a participant. But, because both Social Security recipients, civil service an­ dreds sometimes thousands of copies are Israel and Egypt trust Americans-if not each nuitants, and retired military personnel and made of movie film, and the original nega­ other-a vote for an American peace-presence their survivors, allowing the benefit to rise tive couldn't take that many pesses through in the Sinai was certainly a legitimate posi­ to 8%. the printer. tion. Later, the House approved a bill expediting So a. copy (called a fine grain positive) is Within 24 hours of the United Nations vote hearings for claimants whose applications made of the camera negative, and from that condemning Zionism as a form of racism, the for Social Security benefits have been denied. positive, several dupe negatives are made. House, with my support, unanimously This will help a large number of people in It's from the dupe negatives that the the­ adopted a resolution condemning this action. our communities who are part of a 100,000 ater projection prints are made. Congress considered military and economic case backlog. · With each generation a.way from the orig­ foreign assistance separately for the first New federal help for the elderly would inal, of course, some quality is lost in terms time. It passed an economic assistance bill result from a House-passed b111 to authorize of resolution and delicacy of contrast. which bars aid to countries that violate their $2.6 billion for fiscal 1976-79 for programs In the cases of films like "Shanghai Ex­ citizens' basic rights. under the Older Americans Act and for senior press" and "Gilda,'' the AFI prints had to be IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST volunteer programs under ACTION. New made from dupe negatives, either because The imposition of court-ordered busing programs under the legislation would offer the original negatives were of nitrate, which was undoubtedly the most emotional issue home, counseling, housing, transportation, deteriorates from age, or because the nega­ of 1975 for the citizens of Louisville and and employment assistance. tives were simply lost. Jefferson County. In any legislative summary such as this, I've seen a reel each of most of the films, On October 28, I testified before the Senate Mr. Speaker, a. number of measures are men­ and the quality of the prints is simply ex­ Judiciary Committee urging it to adopt a tioned briefly, if at all. If any of my con­ hiliarating. No one who's watched these films Constitutional Amendment to prohibit or stituents wish the details of any measure in the only way they've been recently avail­ severely limit busing. On November 19, how­ not mentioned in this report, I shall be happy able today, between the Bounty ads on the ever, the House Democratic Caucus voted 172- to supply the information upon request. Extremely Late Show, has really seen them. 96 against a Resolution which would have The AFI has chosen the features extremely placed the matter before the full House. well. Seen side by side, in the intense ex­ I supported the effort to bring the issue perience of nightly screenings, one can see before the House. The action by the Cau­ THE AMERICAN FILM IN"STITUTE'S the metamorphosis of cinematographic style cus, however, effectively eliminates any hope and fashion from the almost expressional­ of action on a Constitutional Amendment PROGRAM "IN GLORIOUS BLACK istic High-Studio '30s style of Lee Games in during the balance of this Congress. AND WHITE" "Shanghai Express" (who lit Marlene Dietrich I have joined with Representative Richard­ as an object) to the wonderful B-picture '40s son Preyer in cosponsoring H.R. 10714, the tackiness of Rudolph Mate in "Gilda" (the National Educational Opportunities Act. This HON. BOB ECKHARDT first appearance of Rita Hayworth will make bill, if enacted, would require each state to OF TEXAS you laugh with delight) to the smudgly submit a suitable desegregation plan to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "realism" of the '50s characterized by James Department of Health, Education and Wel­ Wong Howe in "Sweet Smell of Success" and fare utilizing methods developed locally. If Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Russell Metty in Orson Welles' flashy, droll the community temporized, then the courts Mr. ECKHARDT. Mr. Speaker, those "Touch of Evil." could order desegregation by busing or any of us who spend some time in Washing­ Black and white cinematography is dead. other means at its disposal, is an interesting, ton are familiar with the American Film "Paper Moon" and "Last Picture Show" and thoughtful measure which deserves a full "Lenny" are as much stunts as "Trail of the hearing. Institute and its delightful and unusual. Lonesome Pine" and "Union Pacific" were With my cosponsorship and support, the presenta ti on of the best of :films--old stunts when they were photographed in the House passed H.R. 3884, which seeks to place and new, foreign and domestic. Now due garish Technicolor of the early '30s. limits on powers which can be exercised by to the innovation of AFI and the gener­ It was a. natural death, the inevitable re­ the President in national emergencies. Over osity of Exxon, the rest of the country is sult of audience insistence and the technical the years, emergencies have been declared, sampling AFI's :film feast. development of colors film filmmakers could but almost never "undeclared." My city, Houston, was the :first stop control with the nuisance of black and white. This has lead to an unhealthy build-up of for AFI's tour of the program, "In Glo­ Sound is better than silent, color is better powers in the Chief Executive. My bill pro­ than black and white. But black and white vides an orderly procedure for "declaring" rious Black and White." This program will be, for at least another 30 years, the and "undeclaring" national emergencies. presents some of the best black and white medium in which the bulk of film's heritage Thus, the accumulation of sweeping, drastic :films of our time in sharp, mint condi­ is preserved. We're fortunate to have these emergency powers is prevented. tion prints. To further explain the proc­ time capsules available for us to find the Congress took the first steps in 1975 to ess, I am including in the REcoRn Jeff contents so stunningly preserved. salvage the bankrupt railroads of the Mid­ Millar's article from the Houston Chron­ west and Northeast. The plan, known as icle. Mr. Millar reflects the enthusiasm ConRail, establishes a government corpora­ of the community in his article. tion to supervise the reorganization and THE COURT FORGOT RESTRAINT revitalization of these railroads. The article follows: The House Judiciary Committee-on which MEDIA CENTER FILMS SHOWN IN BEST LIGHT I serve-reported a bill to tighten restrictions Bless the combined hearts of the Exxon HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI on illegal aliens in the United States and to Corp., the American Films Institute and the OF KENTUCKY make it a crime to employ unauthorized Rice Media Center for offering "In Glorious aliens. Black and White." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVl!!S It is estimated that there are between This is a collection of seven films from the Tuesday, February 10, 1976 4 and 12 million mega.I aliens in the U.S. classic era of Hollywood cinematography first These aliens contribute to a number of social put together for exhibition at the AFI's The­ Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, the recent and economic problems, including unem­ ater in the John F. Kennedy Center in Wash­ Supreme Court decision invalidating ployment and the overburdening of Federal ington, D.C. It opened Friday night at the parts of the 1974 Campaign Reform Act and State public assistance programs. Media. Center with "Gild.a" and will continue was not a decision which served the pub­ Both House and Senate have begun con­ through Jan. 21. lic's interest in having fair, honest, and sideration of various forms of national Bless Exxon for putting up the money and open political campaigning. health care programs. While I will examine the AFI for going to the trouble to do this these proposals as they come before the right: Each of these films-ranging from 18 Nor did the decision conform to clear House, I strongly support a broad program to 43 years old-will be exhibited in brand­ congressional intent. of catastrophic health care, providing for new 35-m.m. prints struck from the best Anthony Lewis, in his February 6, 1976, coverage in the event of excessively expensive negatives available. column in the Washington Star, ad­ illness or injury. In the case of some of the films, such as dresses several important issues which Also in 1976, Congress w1ll begin hearings "Touch of Evil." "The Sweet Smell of Sue- the Congress must bear in mind as it February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3033 seeks to redesign and reconstitute this candidate, but does not communicate the they do not seem to mind that, but when underlying basis for the support. The quan­ a White House man contacts them it be­ important law. tity of communication by the contributor comes a threat immediately. For the benefit of my colleagues, I am does not increase perceptibly with the size inserting Mr. Lewis' observations into of his contribution ...." I have had the pri:vilege of working the RECORD: Can the political experts who praised the with Mr. PRESSLER on various pieces of [From the Washington Star, Feb. 6, 1976] Court really find that reasoning persuasive? legislation, and I know that his prime THE COURT FORGOT RESTRAINT Do they agree that big political contributors concern is serving the people he was send no message with their money? Do they elected to represent. I believe the (By Anthony Lewis) understand the difference-the constitu­ fact that he was willing to stand up to Ever since the passage of the 1974 cam­ tional difference-between campaign con­ the President and vote his convictions paign reform law, critics of the complex act tributions and spending as "speech"? on the natural gas issue constitutes a have looked to the Supreme Court to cure Justice Brandeis could never have been what they regarded as its defects. There al­ with the majority of the Court last week. very clear indication that he does not ways seemed a certain irony in that: Politi­ He thought the justices should restrain them­ intend to allow anyone to tell him how cians and political commentators giving up selves in the use of their great constitutional to vote. on the political process and seeking salvation power, especially avoiding premature and I do not know what Mr. Loen has from judges on a highly political matter. speculative decisions, waiting for experience. against freshmen Congressmen. How­ Now the Court has spoken, holding several In its haste to deliver what was almost an ever, I do know that if the White House parts of the reform act unconstitutional. advisory opinion on a largely untested law Political critics of the statute have naturally believes that they can walk over fresh­ the 1976 Supreme Court forgot the restraint men because we are new Members, they applauded. But those concerned with the that protects its r~le in our system. judicial porcess may well feel differently. As are wrong, and I certainly applaud Mr. constitutional law, the Court's opinion is PRESSLER for standing up to this type of unconvincing. It has an arbitrary tone remi­ unhealthy and improper attitude. And, niscent of the bad old days before 1937, DEREGULATE NATURAL GAS PRICES what is more, I believe I speak for all when judges used to strike down economic reforms on theoretical grounds remote from freshmen when I say that we are just reality. HON. BE.RKLEY BEDELL as anxious to represent our constituents One disallowed provision of the campaign as any other Member, regardless of their law for example, put limits on a candidate's OF IOWA length of tenure, and we intend to exer­ use' of his own or his immediate family's IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cise our public trust regardless of the money, a $50,000 ceiling in the case of presi­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 attitude of Mr. Loen or the White House. dential candidates. The justices found this There are many serious issues facing a violation of the First Ainendment. Mr. BEDELL. Mr. Speaker, I was The Court reasoned that the use of money greatly disturbed and disappointed to our Nation today. It is the responsibility in a compaign was a form of expression, read accounts in the Sioux City Journal of the executive and legislative branches protected against abridgment by the First and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, two of the Government to work together as Amendment's guarantee of fre~dom of newspapers with wide circulation in my much as possible to fashion solutions to speech. It concluded that "the First Amend­ district, of a recent attack on my col­ these problems. There is certainly ample ment simply cann~~t tolerate restrictions upon room for honest disagreement on the the freedom of a candidate to speak without league, LARRY PRESSLER, by Mr. Vernon Loen, Deputy Assistant to the President issues. But there should be no room for legislative limit on behalf of his own candi­ arm twisting and recrimination where dacy." for Legislative Affairs. Apparently Mr. In other words, the American system is ab­ Loen was upset with Mr. PRESSLER's vote such disagreement exists. I regret that solutely powerless to prevent a Rockefeller in favor of the Smith amendment to there are some in the executive branch from spending $4 million in family money H.R. 9464, which would deregulate nat­ do not seem to hold this view. to elect himself governor-<>r to prevent some ural gas prices only on gas produced by future billionaire from spending $100 mil­ companies producing less than 100 bil­ lion. There can be no limits whatever. lion cubic feet per year; that is, pri­ Does that make any sense? Does it make A NEEDED INVESTMENT IN OUR any constitutional sense? I think the Ameri­ marily the small, independent producer. NATION'S HEALTH can Constitution is not so ·simple-minded. Although Mr. PRESSLER and I belong It does not require us to live in a never-never to different political parties, and do not land where we know nothing about the power always agree on the issues, it is clear HON .. CHRISTOPHER J. DODD of money in politics. For of course money to me that his vote on the Smith amend­ OF CONNECTICUT is a lot more than "speech." We know thart ment was dictated by his perception -of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES money talks; but that is the problem, not what is in the best interest of the peo­ the answer. ple of his district and the Nation, and Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Or consider what the Court did with two parallel provisions of the act: It held un­ I commend him most highly for refusing Mr. DODD. Mr. Speaker, at this point constf.tutional overall limits on campaign to knuckle under to pressure from the in the RECORD, I would like to insert the spending, for example $20 million for presi­ large oil companies and the White text of my testimony which was sub­ dential candidates. But it approved, ceilings House. mitted today to the Subcommittee on on contributions to candidates, for example It is no secret that Mr. Loen and I Health and Environment of the House $1,000 by an individual to anyone seeking have had our differences in the past. I Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com­ federal office. had hoped that they had been resolved. mittee, which recently held hearings on The question is not whether those two However, I cannot allow his unjustified emergency medical service legislation. I provisions are wise or unwise-that is not attack on Mr. PRESSLER and, by implica­ the Oouvt's business. The question is whether feel that the Emergency Medical Service the Court has laid down an understandable tion, on other Members of the freshman Systems Act is a crucial program that we principle for distinguishing the constitu­ class to go unanswered. must expand. The text of my testimony tionality of one from another, of spending According to the articles which I re­ is as follows: · from contri·butions. Principle is the Court's f erred to earlier, Mr. Loen warned Rep­ A NEEDED INVESTMENT IN OUR NATION'S business. resentative PRESSLER at the time of House HEALTH "The act's expenditure ceillngs," the opin­ consideration of H.R. 9464 that he might Mr. Chairman: I very much appreciate this ion said, "impose direct and substantial re­ have great diffculty in the next election opportunity to testify today in support of the straints on the quantity of political speech." as a result of his opposition to the ad­ extension and expansion of the authorities It said the aim of these ceUings, to reduce ministration on various isues, and he of the Emergency Medical Services Systems "the allegedly skyrocketing costs of political accused him of switching his vote on the Act of 1973. campaigns." was not a sufficiently strong natural gas deregulation issue in re­ This program has·saved countless lives and governmental interest to justify restriction. provided assistance numerous times all over In our free society, the opinion said "it is not sponse to heavy labor lobbying. And, in the country to aid people exactly when they the government but the people ... who must addition, the Sioux Star Journal article needed it the most--in an emergency. Heart retain control over the quantity" of debate quotes Mr. Loen as follows: attack victims have been reached in time in a campaign. I usually stay away from him (Pressler) to save lives, and accident victims have had But a limit on contributions, the Court because he is so sensitive to my particular care speedily administered. The ability for a found, was a less "direct and sUJbstantial" re­ approach . . . He overreacts, just like the community· to respond immediately-and straint on expression. "A contribution serves typical freshman. Somehow when they get eifectively-to an emergency medical crisis is as a general expression of support for the pressure from vested interest lobby groups a situation devoutly to be wished; far too 3034 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 many areas, whether rich or poor, rural or deed, the Emergency Medicail Service Systems cultural and intellectual life of o'ur nation. urban, simply do not have the facillties, man­ Act is a crucial program that we must ex­ our children spend more time in front of power or resources to respond in a meaning­ pand. Its life-saving help comes when our TV sets than they do in the classrooms. More ful, and life-saving way. people need it the most. That kind of in­ homes have television sets than have refrig­ In rural localities, one of the great prob­ surance and assistance does not have a price. erators or indoor plumbing. Literally no as­ lems is the vast distances to be covered, Ask anyone who has depended on emergency pect of life---from our view of government to coupled with the lack of medical resources. medical care. I therefore urge you to move economics to social and racial questions-is In the urban communities, the problem can quickly to enact legislation which will not shaped dally and dramatically by TV. be caused by lack of resources or multiplica­ strengthen the emergency medical service The question naturally arises as to how tion of inept efforts. Yet the numbers of pre­ program. well television is discharging its responsib111- ventable deaths and disabllities resulting tles, both leg.al and moral. Legally, TV is from medical emergencies are grim evidence charged by the Federal Communications Act of the impelling need for action to provide OPEN . LETI'ER TO CONGRESS of 1934 with programming "in the public definitive relief to this problem. CALLS FOR STUDY OF TELE- interest, convenience and necessity." Morally, An estimated 15 to 20 percent of the deaths TV has an obligation to serve us all, with at due to traumatic injury could be saved each VISION least equal regarcl to our interests as to its year by improved emergency medical services. own. The National Academy of Sciences estimates Yet the record clearly suggests that tele­ that upwards of 60,000 lives could be saved HON. THOMAS M. REES vision ls not meeting its responslblllties. Now every year. Traumatic injury resulted in al­ OF CALIFORNIA is not the time and, we feel we are not most 20,000 deaths in 1972, with almost 12 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the ones, to suggest whether the fault lies million people seriously injured. Accidental Tuesday, February 10, 197 with the creative people, the networks, the injury is the leading cause of death among 6 independent stations, sponsors, Congress, the all persons aged 1 to 38. Mr. REES. Mr. Speaker, ever since Federal Communications Commission, or even Heart attack is the number one cause of its rather small beginning, television has the audience. But there are and will continue death in the country, with ove·r 675,000 become a significant force in the main- to be examples of television's service to the deaths in 1972. The American Heart Associa­ stream of American life. country which deserve your consideration and tion estimated that between 15 to 20 percent ours. of the prehospltal coronary deaths could have In every grouping and region of the we know, for example, that independent been prevented if proper care were adminis­ country, Americans spend innumerable documentary producers are barred from tered at the scene and enroute to the hos­ hours watching their television set for having their works shown on networks; that pital. These unfortunate statistics, and many information and entertainment. In fact, creative writers are denied the opportunity more, could be reduced with expanded emer­ over 97 percent of the population pos- to address themselves to controversial gency medical services systems. sesses at least one television set, and themes; that programming is shaped to The expansion of emergency medical serv­ each set operates on the average at least avoid displeasing commercial sponsors; that ices systems is of significant impotance to h art, science, history, poetry, music, and llt­ my district which encompw:;ses Eastern Con­ 7 ours per day· TV is considered the erature are, for all practical purposes, hidden necticut. The Second Congressional District most believable and trustworthy source from the mass audience; that TV time ls which is composed of many small towns sep­ of information of any of the communi- sold only to those with commercial products arated by large distances has a severe doctor cations media. Its impact on the everyday to sell, and not those with ideas to discuss. shortage compounded by a small number of lives of most citizens was demonstrated Many of these ~uestions pose First Amend­ hospitals to deliver emergency medical ca.re. some years ago, when the book sales of ment concerns. Free speech and the dis­ For these reasons, the need for a strong emer­ Funk and Wagnell's dictionary increased semination of ideas are in everyone's inter- gency medical service cannot be overstated. 20 percent after Rowan and Martin first est, and it would be proper, in our view, to During the past year the State of Con­ coined the phrase, "Look that up in your examine television with the idea of seeing necticut's Office of Emergency Medical Serv­ what steps the Congress might take to ln- ices has made great strides towards plan­ Funk and Wagnell's" on their network sure that TV does not deprive us of the ning a state-wide emergency medical serv­ prime time show, Laugh-In. rich tapestry of ideas which has always ice program. A curriculum has been estab­ Television has had a substantial im- been a source of strength to the country. lished and over 4,800 emergency medical pact on the life styles, public aware- But the questions can be broader than First technicians, including police officers and ness, and thinking processes of countless Amendment considerations and can touch firemen, have been trained. Hospitals have Americans, yet it still has not achieved on the entire fabric-creative, business, so­ been categorized and many physicians have its full potential. In my district in south- cial, governmental-of the TV industry. enlisted in this program. Our hopes would be that the most tal­ Thus, the state has nearly completed its ern Califomia, which lies in the center ented and responsible people connected planning phase and is anxious to move to­ of the televsion industry, people are con- with TV-writers, directors, produoors, wards its implementation phase. However, cemed with the quality of television. actors, executives-would appear before you in order to reach this goal, federal assist­ They want to see TV step out of its to discuss their concerns and to make sug­ ance will be required. mundane routine into new and diversi- gestions; and that the hearings might re­ I am encouraged by the Subcommittee's fied television production. Art, theater, sult in the establishment, by Congress, of timely_consideration of the extension of the history, and international diplomacy are an independent blue ribbon commission emergency medical service program. As you composed of outstanding Americans from are aware, a major problem has been the all within the purview of the television . law, science, the arts, labor, management, limited financial assistance which has been medium. Television can take great education, religion, etc., to further study given for the operation of this program. strides forward in these areas, and Con- and to make recommendations to the con­ There were no emergency medical service gress can help. In an open letter to gress on the broad question of TV and the training grants made under § 776 of Title Members of Congress, which I am plac- American future. VII of the Public Health Service Act in fiscal ing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, David Those of us who work in TV know better year 1975, and according to the budget for Rintels, president of the Writer's Guild than anyone its enormous potential and ca­ fiscal year 1977, there were no funds re­ of America asks Congress to initiate a pacity for good. It is our hope that, by work- quested for the coming year. ing together, we can give TV the stimulm1 It is my sincere hope that you will glv'I! comprehensive study of television for the and freedom to fulfill its opportunity to serious consideration to this problem in your purpose of making recommendations for serve the country. legislative proposal in order thait our emer­ future policy. I urge careful considera- DAvm w. RINTELS, gency medical services program may be tion of his very thoughtful proposal: President, Writers Guild of America. strengthened. AN OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS As far as health care to our citizens goes, · There are many problems which affect all this program has been of the utmost bene­ of us in the entertainment industry-copy­ fit. In 1975, a total of 114 grants went to right, unemployment, government involve­ HOW GOOD IS AIRPORT SECURITY? 47 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, ment in film making, etc. But, by common Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territory of the consent, the most important problem we face Pacific Islands, including 56 planning grants, is not ours alone, but the national problem HON. THOMAS J. DOWNEY 27 grants for initial implementation and 11 of how well 'TV is serving the American peo­ grants for expansion and improvement of ple. We are writing this letter in the hopes OF NEW YORK existing systems. All of these ventures were that Congress will agree to initiate an in­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES performed with only just over $32,000,000. quiry into the question of how well the Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Mr. Chairman, Just think of the a.id our country is using one of its greatest natural fellow citizens could have at their disposal resources, the a.irW'aves. Mr. DOWNEY of New York. Mr if we pass legislation which would strengthen It is no secret tha.t television has become Speaker, an of our colleagues are aware our emergency medical service program. In- one of the dominant forces in the social, that' the problem of security on our com- February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3035 mercial airlines remains a source of con­ CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES to rational discussion and debate, and both tinuing concern. We are repeatedly told ACT apply with equal force to the legislation now that security is improving, that inspec­ before the Congress. tion of carry-on luggage and individuals But there ls a new, and disturbing strain of criticism relating to the 1975 legislation. is nearly foolproof, and that other pos.­ HON. BUD SHUSTER It has been promoted behind the scenes, by sible threats are under constant review. OF PENNSYLVANIA unknown individuals or organizations, and If the Department of Transportation has muddled the legitimate debate on this and the Federal Avia ti on Administration IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bill. are, in fact, carrying out their respon­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Many good people-God-fearing people who care about their children-have been sibilities for airport security, I find it Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I have somewhat curious that David J. Will­ led to believe by this propaganda campaign been inundated over the past several that the Child and Family Services Act will mott, editor and publisher of the Suffolk weeks with letters and phone calls from allow the government to take children from Life Newspapers on Long Island, should constituents expressing their deep con­ their homes and raise them in communes, or have to question procedures at Washing­ cern with implications contained in H.R. that government-sponsored "advocates" will ton National Airport. · But he does, and 2966, the Child and Family Services Act. enter the home and evaluate the ability of he does it in an editorial in his edition Because of this outcry, I have devoted a parents to raise their children. · of February 1, 1976. considerable amount of time researching One rumor that has gained much currency The following editorial raises serious is that this bill contains a "Charter of this legislation and have prepared a Children's Rights" asserting, among other questions that I have asked DOT and statement relating to it. I am inserting things, that children have the right to free­ FAA to examine. On the face of it, there this statement in the RECORD and o:ff ering dom from political or religious indoctrina­ can be no excuse for what is surely either it for consideration by my colleagues: tion. The alleged "Charter" also claims that incompetence or a serious flaw in the CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT: SETTING "all children have the right of protection system. I anxiously await a reply from THE RECORD STRAIGHT from . . the consequences of any inade­ the responsible parties. (By Congressman BUD SHUSTER) quacies in their homes and backgrounds. [From Suffolk Life, Feb. 1, 1976] (Note: In other words, never punish your There is an expensive and dangerous bill child because he may come back to you with AmPORT SECURITY QUESTIONED now awaiting action by the House, a bill a civil suit.)" Recently I flew to Washington, D.C. At which has generated more controversy and. There are no such provisions in this b111. Islip MacArthur airport, security was pro­ produced more mall than any other in the In the flyers denouncing the bill, where these fessional and extremely thorough. Passengers time I have been in Congress. I am referring supposed sections are quoted, what is not were required to remove any metal objects to the infamous Child and Fainily Services mentioned is that these "rights" are lifted they had m their possession and walk Act, a bad piece of legislation which deserves from suggestions made by a British study through an electronic device so sensitive it to be overwheliningly defeated. group early in this decade, never passed­ picked up the foll on my cigarette pack. I am opposed to this bill, and intend to even in Great Britain-and never introduced I felt good to know everything possible fight it all the way. But I am concerned that at any time into legislation before the had been done to avoid a sky-jacking. A fel­ many people misunderstand the real reasons United States Congress. low passenger sitting next to me complained for alarm. A great deal of Inisinformation There is a real disservice being done here. about the elaborate security system and the about this measure has been circulated, and The Child and Family Services Act is a bad hassle of the whole process. I told him I in this article I hope to set the record bill, not because it will "Sovietize" our chil­ would much prefer to personally go through straight. dren, not because it will allow children to the hassle and feel sure I wasn't going on an The Child and Family Services Act would control their parents, rather than vice-versa', unscheduled trip to Cuba because some nut provide Federal funding for comprehensive but because lt is badly structured, too costly, wanted to protest the cut-back of birdseed new child care programs, set standards for and too vague to enact into law. To ignore for chickadees or some other looney rea.so!D­ existing programs, and coordinate the ac­ the truly bad aspects of this bill, and con­ He a.greed. tivities of child care agencies to a.void ove·r­ centrate on the myths that surround it, On the return flight from Washington lapplng of functions. Through this legisla­ makes all opponents of the legislation look National Airport to MacArthur, I experienced tion, the Federal Government would attempt less serious than they are. just the opposite in security procedures. At to provide guidance for the social, physical, Let us examine some of the ways in which the check-in counter the clerk announced nutritional, aruf psychological development the Child and Family Services Act !ails to the airline ticket only included transporta­ of the child, in standardized daycare center accomplish its goals: settings. tion of three items. Because I had four items, 1. STRUCTURE The introduction of this type of legisla­ I said I would carry them in a knapsack I The primary change at the Federal level is had with me. Security at Washington Na­ tion breaks no new ground. Federal money has been involved with child development the creation of an "Office of Child and Family tional also included an electronic x-ray de­ programs in one form or another since 1935-­ Services", which would supplant the present vice for carry-on items, and, I suppose, an in Social Security, Project Headstart, the HEW Office of Child Development. Also, an electronic sensor to detect if you had any Elementary and Second·ary Education Act, interagency "Child and Family Services Co­ metal in your possession. CETA, the School Lunch Program, and a ordinating Council" would be established. As it turned out, in the pocket of my ski variety of other Federal agencies. At the local level, Federal grants would jacket, I had a loaded 12 gauge shotgun shell Legislation virtually identical to the be provided to states, -cities, counties, school that had not been removed from a prior Child and Fainily Services Act was passed boards or other local units that set up com­ hunting trip. This was not detected, nor dis­ by both Houses of Congress in 1971, but was prehensive day-care programs. These "prime covered by me until I reached home. In the subseque·ntly vetoed by President Nixon. In sponsors" would be subject to Federal stand­ bottom ·Of the knapsack were fishing pliers his veto message, he stated that, although ards in all phases of operation. Local pro­ whose metal content and weight would ap­ the intent of ·the blll-to provide every child gram councils, consisting of parents of day­ proximate a 'Saturday night special'; I also with a full and fair opportunity to reach care and Headstart children, as well as re­ found an 8" fishing knife that could be used his own potential-was laudable, the intent presentatives of the general public, would as a lethal weapon, plus additional assorted was overshadowed by the fiscal irresponsi­ serve as the ongoing administrative bodies metal objects, all of which went undetected. bllity and family-weakening implications of for these local operations. The security people at Washington Na- the system it envisioned. He said: One must ask, though, whether the addi­ . tiona.l seemed to be lackadaisical in their "For the Federal Government to plunge tion of another complex bureaucracy to the approach, particularly when compared to the headlong financially into supporting child sprawling Health, Education and Welfare professionalism at MacArthur. Th.is is development would commit the vast moral maze would aid either parents or children in especially strange considering Washington authority of the National Government to the the long run. It would certainly move the National is located in the city of our federal side of communal approaches to child-rear­ Federal Government one step farther into government. ing over against the family-centered ap­ the lives of our people and the operations of I do not think I will have a secure, com­ proach." facillties that are probably best left under fortable feeling again on boarding an air­ In saying this, I think President Nixon local control. plane knowing l personally have passed fairly summarized the feelings of many who Another disturbing facet of the structure through an inspection carrying material believe that the Federal Government should of his bill is its primary underlying assump­ a.board a plane that could have been used, not expand so dramatically its support of tion. It blithely asserts that the government 1f in a d11ferent form, for a hijacking or public daycare programs. Opposition to such will work 1n "partnership" with parents. I other horrendous act. expansion stems from either the desire to let cannot recall a Constitutional provision giv­ I don't like the hassle of having my bags privately-run institutions provide daycare, or ing the government the authority to declare inspected and emptying my pockets, but I from the belief that the government simply itself legally a partner with pa.rents in the much prefer this to having a plane hi­ should not encourage more mothers to work raising of children. jacked and peoples' llves placed in jeopardy. while leaving their children in daycare cen­ 2. LANGUAGE Most Americans agree and want this security ters of any kind. One of the most alarming features of this continued. And why not? Both objections are fair; both are subject bill is, simply,-the way it is written. It deals 3036 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 1 O, 1976 in broad, generic terms with areas that have 4. COST grow." The three areas covered by the always been treated carefully and precisely. My last major objection is perhaps my study are architectural renovation, pe­ It makes dangerously vague pronouncements strongest. This bill projects a Federal outlay about child and family life, subjects that destrian and vehicular circulation, and of $1.8 billion through 1978 in support of landscaping. should be handled delicately by the govern­ the various bureaucracies it establishes. But ment, if at all. that is only the beginning. The architectural rennovation is main­ Just read some of the bill's language, and Before he left office, former HEW Secretary ly concerned with cleaning up the hodge think of the potential for misuse of the law's Caspar Weinberger estimated that the Child podge of different architectural styles ex­ power: and Family Services Act would wind up isting in the village and in turn offer­ SEC. 20lc (2) c: "The Secretary shall . . . costing a minimum of $14 billion per year! ing a style of architecture that could appoint a Special Committee on Federal At a time when we are making desperate Standards for Child Care ... Such committee be used as a unifying element. In con­ attempts to cut unemployment and hold junction with this a proper landscaping shall participate in the development of Fed­ down inflation by reducing Federal spend­ eral standards for child care and modifica­ ing, it would be the height of irresponsibility design could enhance the beauty of the tions thereof . . ." to point the Federal Government in the village's central business district-­ Although this section refers, s"..lpposedly, to direction of wild new outlays for a new, and CBD. Federally-assisted agencies, does it not sug­ in my view, unneeded social program. Philo­ The circulation study examines the gest the possibility of a Federal committee sophical objections aside, the plain fact is existing vehicular and pedestrian circu­ setting standards applicable in the home as that we just can't afford it. well as in daycare 0enters? Nothing in this lation patterns within the CBD and of­ We should be eliminating bureaucracies, fers solutions which will enhance the language prevents such a construction. not creating new ones. We should be re­ SEC. 401. "Congress recognizes ... that par­ ducing the government's influence on the pedestrian space while at the same time ents can be helped effectively to use child lives of individuals, not announcing new trying to solve that never ending prob­ service methods with their own children that standards and regulations. We should be de­ lem of parking. will lessen the need for compensatory educa­ centralizing authority and giving people The landscaping study is based upon tion programs for older children." more power over their own lives-not decree­ the needs and conclusions of the circula­ Despite the voluntary nature of parents' ing from Washington how children are to be tion and architectural studies and tries participation in the services offered by this raised. bill, Section 401 sounds ominous-since it to coordinate the open spaces in the CBD I do not question the motives of those adjacent areas. virtually urges parents to adopt the child who drafted the Child and Family Services with those of care techniques used in daycare centers. Act. They are well-intentioned Americans. A master plan was developed from the Reading further, Section 403 authorizes But, the rhetoric and the propaganda aside, information gathered. This details pro­ the HEW Secretary to make grants and enter we have reason to be deeply concerned about posed changes in parking and in vehic­ into contracts to "help parents and high the unintentional effects of this kind of ular and pedestrian circulation. It de­ school students understand and practice legislation. sound child care techniques." I seriously velops a pattern of open spaces and show question the right of the HEW Secretary, or how they can be developed into pleasant any other governmental agency, to promote people spaces which add to the overall one kind of child care method over another. pleasantness of the CBD. Lastly, it de­ This smacks of Big Brother, whether the REVITALIZATION OF BABYLON tails any major additions, such as new bill's framers intended that connotation or VILLAGE building or other permanent structures, not. and an overall planting plan to bring One final instance I find, in which the lan­ HON. THOMAS J. DOWNEY some of that country-like quality back guage of this bill, by overstatement and im­ into the CBD. precision, raises the possib11ity of more Fed­ OF NEW YORK Mr. Lawracy has chosen to capitalize eral involvement in family matters than is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES justified. on the strengths of his community. In "Definitions", under Title V, the word Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Babylon possesses a beautiful system of "program", used numerous times to specify Mr. DOWNEY of New York. Mr. parks and recreational facilities that ex­ a covered activity, is defined, " ... any pro­ Speaker, Babylon village a 300-year-old tends from its northern most boundaries gram, service or activity (emphasis added), almost to the bay on the south shore. which is conducted full- or part-time in the village within my congressional district home, in schools, or in child care facilities". prides itself on a history of growth and Many of the shops and businesses have This speaks for itself. development as rich as America itself. made vast improvements on existing fa­ 3. PARENTAL RIGHTS GUARANTEES Although it has experienced periods of cades and interiors. More important is Two sections in the Child and Family importance in agricultural and commer­ the fact that there is a spirit and move­ Services Act guarantee to parents the ul­ cial persuits, and indeed of industrial ex­ ment afoot in the community that is timate right of sovereignty in the home and pansion, it has remained primarily a deeply concerned about the future of in the control of their children. The intro­ quiet residential community. As the eco­ Babylon. The past few years have noticed ductory clauses state, "The family is the pri­ no:::nic, political and social center of the the development of interest in the his­ mary and the most fundamental influence town of Babylon, it retained a signifi­ tory of Babylon, resulting in a possible on children. . . . Child and family service cance in Suffolk County beyond its rela­ historical museum, in the not too dis­ programs must build upon and strengthen tively small size. But when the town gov­ tant future. The Babylon Beautification the role of the family." Society arose just about 2 years ago with Toward its conclusion, the b111 contains a ernment was removed from the village, strict prohibition against governmental in­ the economy of the village began to suf­ an avowed interest in sprucing up, clean­ terference with parents' rights: "Nothing in fer somewhat, with the decline of shops ing up, and greening up Babylon. Their this Act shall be construed or applied in such and the dramatic expansion of suburban efforts will this year be seen in a tree a manner as to infringe upon or usurp the shopping malls. It has become difficult planting program. It is this spirit, this moral and legal rights and responsibilities for Babylon village and similar small revival of faith in the village of Babylon of parents ..." (Sec. 504). communities to compete with the hustle­ that makes this study realistic and But how seriously can we take these ad­ bustle and broad attraction of these worthwhile. monitions, when in another section the bill defines "parent" as merely "any person who shopping centers. As the Congressman who represents has primary day-to-day responsibllity for A concerned constituent of mine, James the village, I have been i:npressed not so any child"? Lawracy, who lives in Babylon, has taken completely by the various specific pro­ And how much attention can be paid to a hard look at his community even as a posals-although most of them are sure­ these prohibitions when the rest of the bill student at the School of Environmental ly worthy of detailed exploration-as by repeatedly opens the door to increased gov­ Design of the University of Georgia. He the initiative and concern of this one in­ ernmental interference with the parental has developed, in partial fulfillment of dividual to be part of the enhancement role? the requirements for his degree, a bold We have seen many .times how Federal of his village for the betterment of all its guidelines, well-intentioned though they new plan for the revitalization of the residents. were, have resulted in nothing more than village of Babylon. As he says in the His effort is exemplary of the dedica­ increased governmental meddling. I fear third chapter, "The object of this study tion and enterprise that has contributed that this Act would fail to heed its own is to provide a set of guidelines for the to the greatness of our people. Further, warnings, and permit the government to community development upon which the James Lawracy typifies a spirit of com­ legally intervene in the American family. social and economic community can munity involvement and local participa- February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3037 tion that forces us to reconsider the im­ crease in the number of shops in operation in tion behind him the author set about, ob­ the Village, while at the same time the popu­ jectively as he could, to define the real prob­ portance of local planning efforts in the lation has increased by about 55 percent. lems that exist and propose solutions to 1970's. Even if his plan is not adopted During this same time the average income them. These solutions might not please. intact, he has developed a Babylon solu­ of the residents of the Village has risen above everybody but yet would work toward the tion to Babylon's problems, one that the average per capita income for the coun­ goal we all seek, a Babylon looking toward the could not have arisen out of a faceless, ty and the state. This is exceeded only by future with a set of realistic and achievable moribund bureaucracy. There is a lesson the average incOIIle level of the residents of goals. Herein are contained those problems here for Washington. Nassau County. Why have shops closed and which through personal observation and in­ I am proud that James Lawracy is my why such a turn over of shops you ask? One formal conversations with merchants, resi­ major reason has been the development of dents and local officials, seem to be the most constituent, and I am certain that he is the "Shopping Center" or "Mall". Within a pressing ones and need our immediate at­ only beginning a brilliant career of serv­ 20 mile radius of the Village there are cur­ tention. ice to his fell ow citizens. At this point I rently over six major shopping centers. The 1. Vehicular circulation and parking are include the following material: classification used here to identify major two most frustrating and noticeable prob­ A BOLD NEW PLAN FOR BABYLON VILLAGE shopping centers would be those shopping lems. A traffic study survey conducted by the New York State Department of Transporta­ (Part I of a three part series) centers which possess two or more major gen­ erator type stores such as Penny's, Macy's or tion in 1972, revealed that over 18,000 cars Last week The Beacon printed an intro­ A & S's. It is this type of center with which pass through Babylon daily, on Montauk ductory article on a new plan for Babylon many smaller villages and towns are find­ Highway alone. The peak hours for traffic Village. The plan, drafted by James Law­ ing it extremely difficult to compete. according to the study were from 11: 30 a.m. racy, a Babylon Village resident, as part of Secondly, and peculiar to the Village, there to 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. the requirement for his degree of Bachelor has been a rash of devastating fires in recent Anyone who has tried to drive through the of Landscape Architecture at the University years which have gutted whole sections of the Village during those hours knows that it is of Georgia, suggests exciting and challeng­ streetscape and have left in their waste em­ sometimes necessary to sit at a traffic light for ing changes in the village area. The Beacon pty lots which quickly become unused eye­ three or four changes before it is possible w111 print the plan in three parts, starting sores. Also contributing heavily to this de­ to get through. This problem is aggravated with Part I, which follows below: cline has been the failure of many merchants by service roads, driveways and side streets BABYLON'S PAST to stock the goods desired by today's con­ which empty out onto Deer Park Avenue and The Village of Babylon was founded nearly sumer or to have the facilities to even be Montauk Highway creating both traffic haz­ three hundred years ago, by a group of set­ able to do so. The object of this study is to ards and jams. A side effect of this traffic tlers from Huntington, Long Island. They provide a set of guidelines for the community jam is the use of the residential side streets, were in quest of English hay as livestock feed. development upon which the social and eco­ which parallel these roads, by the frustrated Although the exact year of settlement seems nomic community can grow. These guide­ motorist who is trying to made it from to change with the source, the year 1667 has lines are proposed based on studies in the one end of the Village to the other. Also a generally been accepted. For many years after three major subject areas. major part of the problem, on Montauk its settlement Babylon's growth was tied to These are architectural renovation, pedes­ Highway, is that at both ends of the Village agricultural production and fishing. trian and vehicular circulation, and land­ the traffic is funneled down from two lanes By the turn of the nineteenth century saw, scaping. of traffic in each direction to one lane in each grist, and flour mills were beginning to Another area, being an intergral part of direction. This is due to the existance of on­ flourish along the rivers that flow through circulation and landscaping, is that of open street parking, which leads to the second the Village. The use of these rivers also gave space connection through the village. half of vehicular related problems-parking. rise to the production of wool and eventually The architectural renovation is mainly con­ At present the Village has approximately paper products. Through this e·arly period cerned with cleaning up the hodge-podge of 815 parking spaces. This takes into account and on into the late eighteen hundreds Baby­ different architectural styles existing in the all on-street parking on Deer Park Avenue, lon grew as a south shore port of trade and Village and in turn offering a style of archi­ Montauk Highway, and the public parking agriculture. The incorporation of Babylon, tecture that could be used as a unifying ele­ available in the lots behind the stores on into a village was a major step forward for both sides of Deer Park Avenue. Not included ment. In conjunction with this a proper are those parking lots behind the shops on the residents of the area, but did not occur landscaping design could enhance the beauty the southside of Montauk Highway. This may until 1893. This provided an elected govern­ of the Village's central business district. seem like a sufficient number of spaces for ment that still carries out many services to The circulation study will examine the parking; but the problem lies in the location, the Village residents. existing vehicular and pedestrian circulation use, and organization of these spaces. One of the first of these services was elec­ patterns within the Business District and of­ There is also a lack of clear, informative tric lighting and with the coming of elec­ fer solutions which will enhance the pedes­ signs and poor circulation in and around tricity Babylon joined the industrial revolu­ trian space while at the same time trying to the lots. Add to this a large influx of out-of­ tion, converting many of the water pow­ solve that never ending problem of parking. town commuter parkers each morning and ered mills and plants to electricity. With her The landscaping study is based upon the you have mass confusion. geographic and economic position already needs and conclusions of the circulation and 2. Pedestrian circulation is the major Mfe established this event only furthered the architectural studies and tries to coordinate Une of any economic community and it is prospects of future growth. The growth of the open spaces in the Business District with here that another major flaw exists. Babylon as a trade and municipal center con­ those of adjacent areas. These studies are tinued throughout the late 1800's and early based on personal field investigation of exist­ Relatively few shops have rear entrances 1900's. Industrial growth fortunately peaked ing conditions, information concerning re­ whioh the shopp&s can use, al though most at this time leaving much of Babylon in a cent and past history of the Village, and the of the parking is lociated at the rear of the quiet residential state. During this time the shops. This means tha.t the shopper either desires and hopes of its present residents for has to ride around and around, looking for Vlllage also provided services on the educa­ the future. tional and governmental level to most of the The author wishes to emphasize that this an on-street parking space near his destina­ unincorporated areas in the Town of report is a guideline, a framework within tion; or he must walk through the existing Babylon. which to work toward a goal, and that any driveways and alleyways-many of which are With the Village acting as the center for planning process is always an on going effort narrow, dark, and d·irty-to get to his desired the Town of Babylon, its economic and social which constantly changes and is being re­ front-entrance only shop. If he does choose importance remained high. The growth of to park in a parking lot, he is faced with a fined. This report is not a cure-all for the ills drab gray lot, devoid of trees and sidewalks. these surrounding areas and the removal of of the Vlllage but merely a proposed tool for The only sidewialks are those in front of the the Town government from the Village in the the community to use and goals towards stores. The.re are no defined pedestrian walk­ Mid 1900's has left a noticeable mark on the which to work. ways or spaces other than the store front character of Babylon. Her social and eco­ sidewalks. Even these areas are devoid of any nomic prominence has proportionately de­ THE PARKING PROBLEM plant life with the exception of a few new creased. But still today the Village of Baby­ [Part II of a Series] trees and planters, and the few remaining old lon stands as a beacon of the past and for The Village of Babylon has been the au­ trees which once shaded the whole Village. the future of the south shore of Long Island. thor's home for over half of his lifetime. Al­ This problem is amplified around noon when Its accent on the residential community, though that doesn't classify him as an expert the local schools and businesses break for with their beautiful homes and tree lined on the Village, he feels it has given him an lunch. Once he has purchased his sandwich streets serves as reminder that commercial insight into the problems that the residents or whatever, he looks for a place to sit down growth doesn't mean the removal of that face everyday, concerning the Central Busi­ to enjoy his meal a,nd is then confronted .country-like quality. ness District. Once the study was begun it with the reality that no such place exists BABYLON TODAY quickly became apparent that the study within the Central Business District. The Village of Babylon is a small town on could easily become very subjective in its If he is really persistent in his desire for the south shore of Long Island, approxi­ analysis of the problems facing the CBD, pleasant outdoor surroundings, a trek must mately fifty miles east of New York City. The and that the solutions would become merely be made to the west end of the Village to present population is about 13,000. In the cosmetic gestures aimed at pleasing every­ Argyle Park. However, even this trip is past 15-20 years there has been a marked de- one, yet solving nothi?g. With this realiza- marred, due to the fact that the only routes CXXII--193-Part 3 3038 E~TENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 avalla.ble to the park are along noisy, traffic fl.cult to try and condense plans for an entire Highway north to the intersection of Park clogged roods. Thus the pedestrian, be he vlllage into a short paragraph but perhaps Avenue. shopper, businessma.n, senior citizen, or stu­ the followlng excerpt from the third chap­ This has a fivefold purpose: dent finds little respite from the ha.voe a.nd ter can best explain the scope of the report. I A. It eliminates the hazard of cars back­ noise of the daily activity of the Village. would like to preface this excerpt by stating ing into and pulling out of these parking 3. As mentioned previously, the pedestrian that the st.udy was undertaken to fulflH spaces, which causes congestion and disrup­ ls the lifeline of a.ny economic community. part of the requirements for the degree of tion to the flow of traffic. In order to bring the consumer-pedestrian to Landscape Architecture which I received last B. On Montauk Highway it wlll provide the community there must be a variety of June from the University of Georgia. one extra lanP. of traffic flow in each direc­ goods aind services ava-iliable. The object of this study is to provide a tion, thus eliminating the bottleneck at each set of guidelines for the community develop­ end of the V1llage where the traffic is pres­ VARIETY OF STORES NEEDED ment upon which the social and economic ently constricted to 2 lanes. [Part III of a Serles] community can grow. These guidelines are C. On Deer Park Avenue, which presently Just as important are the hours at which proposed based on studies in the three major is the major center of pedestrian traffic, it the shops are open. Here again we are con­ subject areas. These are architectural ren­ will end the hide and seek played between fronted with what is needed and the appar­ novation, pedestrian and vehicular circula­ moving cars and people darting out from ent lack of recognition and action on the tion, and landscaping. Another area, being behind parked cars. In some areas it will part of the merchants to provide it. The an lntergral part of circulation and landscap­ allow the curb of the road to be moved out variety and type of goods offered in the Vil­ ing is that of open space connection through eight feet, thus providing an area for street lage has become increasingly less each year. the v1llage and has been dealt with under tree planting, signs, kiosks, benches, street the latter two subject areas. planters and various other pieces of street As an example, here is a partial list of goods furniture. · and services for which the consumer must The architectural rennovation is mainly travel to other towns, villages and even shop­ concerned with cleaning up the hodge podge D. It would permit the designation of ping centers: of different architectural styles existing in turning lanes and through-traffic lanes on the Village and in turn offering a style of both roads thus eliminating another serious Women's childrens and men's clothing & bottleneck. apparel, Fabrics, Shoes, Furniture, Fruits and archiitceture that could be used as a unifying vegeta.bles, A quality neighborhood super­ element. In conjunction with this a proper E. Extension of the curb and removal of market, A sundries and necessity store landscaping design could enhance the beauty the parking spaces would eliminate the prac­ (linens, towels, blankets, etc.). of the V1llage's central business district tice of deliveries being made from the front. Babylon has a large group of elderly citi­ (OBD). The problem of how to accommodate for zens whose shopping needs ca.n not presently The circulation study examines the exist­ the loss of these parking spaces and where ing vehicular and pedestrian circulation pat­ service will occur wlll be discussed later in be met in the Central Business District. In this section. addition the needs of many young people, terns within the CDB and offers solutions married people, families a.nd the over 3,000 which wlH enhance the pedestrian spa.ce The many driveways and service lanes commuters who come and go through Baby­ while at the same time trying to solve that which presently connect from the rear of lon each day are neglected. Why do they need never ending problem of parking. stores out onto the main roads create two to shop outside of the Vlllage? The landscaping study is based upon the problems of their own own. One, they cause 1. The lack of desired goods and services, needs and conclusions of the circulation and congestion and traffic tie-ups when vehicles 2. Hours of operation which conflict with the architectural studies and tries to coordinate try to enter or exit. Second, they endanger hours of the average shopper, 3. A lack of the open spaces in the CBD with those of the pedestrian each time he passes an open­ awareness on the part of the merchant and adjacent areas. .Ing. The solution would be the removal of property owner in the Central Business Dis­ A Master Plan was developed from the in­ all points of ingress and egress by vehicle trict to cater to the present needs of the formation gathered. This details proposed from or onto the main roads except through consumer. changes in parking and in vehicular and designated streets. 4. The lack of spatial a.nd architectural pedestrian circulation. It develops a pattern The next consideration is that of parking. unity also tends to cause a decrease in the of open spaces and show how they can be In essence, this is part of the solution to use of the Central Business District. Con­ developed into pleasant people spaces which the circulation problem and the following is sumers prefer to shop in safe, attractive sur­ add to the overall pleasantness of the CBD. a detailed description of proposed changes roundings. Certainly a shopping area that Lastly, it details any major additions, such and additions for each lot: spreads itself out a.long two streets covering as new building or other permanent struc­ 1) The lot located behind the stores to the about Va of a mile does not lend itself to tures, and an overall planting plan to bring west of Deer Park Avenue between Montauk casual shopper browsing. It has been shown some of that country-like quality back into Highway and Grove Street: Presently en­ through studies that the dqwntown shopper the CBD. trance to this area is very ill-defined. Pro­ prefers to travel no more than 600 feet from I wish to emphasize that this report is a posals for this site are the most extensive his car to the furthest shop. In Babylon he ls guideline, a framework within which to work of all the areas considered. asked to do much more tha.n that. Some toward a goal, and that any planning process First consideration was the removal of an stories are even isolated from the major ls always an on going effort which constantly structures, garages, sheds and the houses on cluster of shops into areas that might be changes and is being refined. This report is Mansfield Road and the relocation of the institutional or nonpedestrlan generating fa­ not a cure-an for the ms of the Village but house on Grove Street between the V.F.W. c111tles. merely a proposed tool for the community to hall and the Passport Office twenty feet to This. brings up the point of inappropriate use and goals towards which to work. the east of its present location. building location, such as the Motor Vehicle Secondly, closing and removal of existing Bureau and the tra.nsmlsslon care center. It is my fondest desire that whether it ls my plan or someone elses that the end result bank drive-in windows and the building of These uses do not generate pedestrian traffic new fac111tles which will be able to accom­ nor are they the type of shop that ls sup­ be an enhancement of our v1llage for the betterment of all the residents. modate more customers and without the ported by the pedestrian. Services of this congestion it presently causes to vehicle cir­ type would be better suited to the fringes Again, many thanks' for your cooperation and assistance. If I can be of any further culation. Having accomplished this the next of the Central Business District where their step would be the elimination of Cottage use will not adversely affect the shopper service or if you wish to contact me for fur­ ther clarification, please feel free to do so. Row. This lays open the area to accommo­ visually or physically. Central Business Dis­ date the parking plan as outlined on the trict do not shop here nor are they encour­ Very truly yours, JAMES LA WRACY. Master Plan. Entrance would be from Grove aged to do so. Inevitably the Village economi­ Street, Oak Place and Mansfield Road. Oak cally loses twice. VEHIC'ULAR CmcULATION AND PARKING Place would provide the major circulation [Part IV of a Series] into the area and would form a looped serv­ JANUARY 16, 1976. ice road that connects in with Mansfield Congressman THOMAS J. DoWNEY, One of the major problems ls the travel­ Road. U.S. House of Representatives, ing into and through the Village. The prob­ In addition, this loop road serves as a 1019 Longworth House Office autlding, lem rests on two points; one, the restriction service-road to those shops in this section Washington, D.C. of traffic as it enters the Village along Mon­ of the parking area. Also located on this loop DEAR CONGRESSMAN DOWNEY: I wish to tauk Highway due to on-street parking and are the two new drive-in wind.ow service thank you for meeting with Mrs. Gallagher two, the emptying of driveways and service areas for the Bank of Babylon and Chemical and myself to discuss the various aspects of alleys on to the main roads at uncontrolled Bank. Each of these areas wlll be capable the Revitallza tion Plan for the Vlllage of points. The solution lies in alleviating the of having at least three windows and Babylon and methods of funding. The plan bottlenecking of tramc through removal of enough back-up space for at least 6 to 10 is currently being widely publicized through on-street parking and llmiting the points of cars. the efforts of the Babylon Beacon. ingress and egress to the main street to con­ In this lot all of the service areas are con­ During our discussion you requested that trolled points. tained units separate from the pedestrian we send you a brief explanation of the pro­ In the Master Plan, on-street parking areas with the exception of that area directly posal so tht you might include it in one of would be removed for all of Montauk High­ behind. the Nationwide Insurance Office. This your Congressional News Letters. It ls dif- way and on Deer Park Avenue from Montauk area ls a pedestrian space with a curb to February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3039 allow quick stop deliveries and is confined treaty Which was legally ratified, and criteria; nearly $350,000 just to bulld and to a small area by the placement of bollards. give land back which was legally pur­ equip a "low-activity" tower shakes you. The new circulation gives rise to additional chased? Furthermore, the United States Wonder what the physical tower str.ucture green space around the V.F.W. hall between at O'Hara cost ...? the Court house and Chemical Bank and has invested over $6 billion in the Pan­ But we've overlooked something. Once at the old corner of Mansfield Road. ama Canal. Certainly, the Republic of you've got a $350,000 tower, what does it cost Panama has reaped substantial economic to operate? Our attention was called to that benefits from the efficient opera tion of by the boasting of Western Region personnel th~ canal. about the Las Vegas, Nev., tower. They were THE PANAMA CANAL We have not been exploitive or imperi­ so happy that it had attained what they call alistic in our relations with the Republic a "magic" number of 300,000 "instrument of Panama, as Ambassador Pitty im­ operations" (it's in the current criteria, un­ HON. GLENN M. ANUERSON changed despite FAA promises) because it plies. If anything, the United States has has raised that fac111ty from a Level III to OP' CALIFORNIA improved the economic plight of Pan­ Level IV. We asked FAA what that meant. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ama. Pay scale. Each of Las Vegas' 44 "journeyman Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Finally, any relinquishment of our controllers" (fully qualified) got an average rights to the canal would, I believe, of about $22,000 per year at Level III. At Mr. ANDERSON of California. Mr. seriously jeopardize our international Level IV they average about $27,000, or a Speaker, I am outraged by the vi'~ious trade, commerce, and defense. 22.7% increase. In annual salaries, that is attack on the United States by Ambas­ an increase of from $968,000 to $1,188,000. sador Nader Pitty, the delegate from the How did Las Vegas achieve this landmark? Republic of Panama to the Organiza­ By featherbedding? The FAA passed rules and regulations-all in the interest of safety, tion of American States-OAS. The COST OF GOVERNMENT? of course-that make it an act of holy horror January 23 attack, as reported by Roland to use any tower airport without the permis­ Evans and Robert Novak in the Feb­ sion and control of the tower. They went ruary 9 edition of the Washington Post, HON. STEVEN D. SYMMS further: they added a TCA, which "hyped" accused the United States of a "policy OF IDAHO their count to the point where everything of strangulation" of Panama, of "pa­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that moved was counted as an "instrument ternalism, colonialism, and oppres­ Tuesday, February 10, 1976 operation." That's a worse kind of feather­ sion." Further, Ambassador Pitty said, bedding than that of the firemen on the "he regards his mission in the OAS as Mr. SYMMS. Mr. Speaker, from time diesel locomotives, for whom the term was one of destroying the (U.S.) policy of to time I run across an editorial or article first used. Here a large part of the air traffic in a highly reputable publication that control system is featherbedding. arrogance toward Panama." Although We wonder if Senator Cannon of Nevada Robert E. White, the deputy chief of the documents substantial waste and cost of has been sufficiently aware of this? U.S. delegation informed Pitty the Government. The January 1976 issue of United States "could not acquiesce to Pilot published by the Aircraft Owners such misuse of the OAS forum to attack and Pilot's Association contains an edi­ the United States," I believe every Mem­ torial that discusses some excessive costs BALANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOP­ ber of Congress, regardless of their views of the FAA. I commend the editorial to MENT LEGISLATION on the treaty negotiations, should ex­ my colleagues in the Congress: press their strong disappi:oval at this COST OF GOVERNMENT? hate America action. In recent years we've been urging members HON. PHILIP E. RUPPE I, for one, am against any renegotia­ to protest to their representative members of OF MICHIGAN tion or relinquishment of our rights to Congress the waste of public funds by the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FAA. We've said repeatedly that the Wash­ the Panama Canal. Not only are the U.S. ington scene does generate a high level of Tuesday, February 10, 1976 commercial interests at stake in this 50- sophisticated callousness, but one thing that Mr. RUPPE. Mr. Speaker, I have re mile strip, but also the fate of 13 mili­ does move a member of Congress is the mail cently introduced legisla.tion, H.R. 11761, tary bases, about 10,000 military men, from home. They supposedly pay close atten­ 29,000 civilian employees and their fam­ tion to the wishes of their constituents. to amend the Internal Revenue Code of ilies in the Canal Zone, and 6,000 U.S. That's why we've been urging you for a long 1954 to provide for new investment by citizens living in Panama. time now to make your thoughts about gov­ private industry in high unemployment In 1903 the United States agreed to ernment spending known to your senators areas of the United States. In my view, pay the Republic of Panama $10 milUon­ and representatives. You've done an excel­ this measure is a key ingredient to ex­ lent job of that. AOPA's heard from a number panding the job force of northern Mich­ plus a yearly annuity for, "in perpetuity of them, as the result of your contacts. And the use, occupation, and control" of the we've received many copies of your letters to igan as well as other above average areas Canal Zone, "which the United States them. So we know that they are getting the of unemployment across the Nation. would possess and exercise as if it were word. - As I am sure my colleagues must real­ the sovereign of the territory." Since But what baffies us ls the current FAA ize, many rural and inner city areas of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty of 1903, budget that now has passed Congress as part the country have fallen far behind more of the Department of Transportation's fortunate regions in terms of total eco­ the Government of the Republic of Pan­ budget. If we thought members of Congress ama has called for the regaining of Pan­ had been sensitized to FAA waste, we were nomic growth. Furthermore, many of the amanian sovereignty in the Canal Zone. brought up short by a 1976 budget that may Federal programs designed to deal with In response the United States has at­ well end up costing you a total $2.254 billion. unemployment, economic expansion, and tempted to improve our diplomatic .re­ At the moment, Congress has passed $1.954 business investment have been particu­ lations with Panama by a periodical re­ billion-which ts already an 11.32% increase larly targeted toward our large popula­ vision of the treaty to increase Pan­ over last year's budget. tion centers regardless of their economic We're puzzled. What has happened to all arna's annuity, and her rights in the those Congressional crocodile tears about the health. Canal Zone. Negotiations on a new treaty "super bureaucracies"? Why did the great The net result is that rural America, have been carried on since the adminis­ majority of both houses of Congress vote for and my own district has been a typical tration of President Lyndon Johnson, such a bloated budget? They_ have said case, tends to fall far behind other re­ and, currently, are in the final sta.ges they're aware of what their constituents have gions in. terms of reducing unemploy­ through the efforts of Ambassador Ells­ been saying; but are they? For our part, we're ment, increasing total commercial and worth Bunker. The Ambassador has been going to ask our senators and representatives. business investment, increasing property too generous, however, in his negotia­ Why don't you? If any of them come up with values as a basis for local government explanations, we'd sure like to know what tions with the Panamanian Government. they are. revenue, and maintaining or increasing Now, with the browbeating the United TOWERS AGAIN population growth. States is absorbing from the Panamanian One of the major sources of FAA waste, The simple fact is that private busi­ Ambassador, I wish to go on record as as we've been pointing out (and the General ness and industry must be given mean­ against the concessions, and outraged at Accounting Office documented not long ago), ingful incentives to locate new industry his remarks. is the reckless spending on control towers. and expand jobs in rural areas. This is Why should we as a nation nullify a The GAO recommended FAA reevaluate its as true in northern Michigan as I am 3040 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1916 sure it is in other economically deprived achieve an energy savings of as much as The AIA energy plan is the outgrowth of regions. 12.5 million barrels of oil per day by 1990. a report issued last year by AIA entitled "A The American Institute of Architects Nation of Energy-Efficient Buildings by 1990" Mr. Speaker, my proposal would pro­ and draws on studies which estimate poten­ vide that incentive and thereb!- intro­ has in recent months been in the fore­ tial energy savings of 30 per cent through duce a new measure of balance to eco­ front of mapping a strategy for cutting retrofitting existing buildings, and 60 per nomic development on a nationwide down on the wasteful misuse of fuels for cent through energy-efficient design and op­ basis. First, my bill would designate heating and cooling office buildings. eration of new buildings. various development areas throughout Permit me to insert at this time in t\le Once underway, such a national program the nation as eligible for assistance un­ RECORD a statement released on February could annually yield energy savings of near­ 5 which summarizes the AIA program: ly one million additional barrels of oil a day, der the legislation. These deprived re­ reaching the full potential of more than 12. gions, called "development areas," are AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS SUMMARY million barrels a day in savings by the early areas outside Standard Metropolitan WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 5, 1976-The pos­ 1990's, according to the AIA report. Statistical areas with total populations sible $5-to-$10 billion annual increased cost The cash value of the energy that would under 300,000. The areas in question are to consumers if natural gas prices are de­ be saved would exceed the total capital in­ further defined by reference to past stat­ regulated fully would be more sensibly spent vestment required, thus making the AIA en­ utes, such as the Public Works and Eco­ instead on a. national progra.m to achieve ergy plan economically self-sustaining over nomic Development Act of 1965. energy-efficient buildings, congressional lead­ the long run, the report says. ers were told today. AIA says the plan to achieve energy effici­ The legislation gives private business Louis de Moll, FAIA, president of the ency in the built environment is feasible and industry the needed incentive to 26,000-member American Institute of Archi­ with presently-existing technology, includ­ locate and expand jobs in these regions tects, sent telegrams to House Speaker Carl ing use of solar and other alternate sources by providing a 20 percent tax credit for Albert (D-Okla.), and House GOP Minority of energy. such investments. Such a percentage, far Leader John Rhodes (R-Ariz.) urging "a complete reexamination of energy thinking above that accorded investments in other currently prevailing in both Congress and the areas, is, in my view, absolutely essential executive branch and typified by the action THE TRAGEDY OF GROWING OLD to lure business and industrial invest­ of the House this week in moving toward DISCUSSED IN POIGNANT POEM ment into economically deprived areas. deregulation of natural gas prices." Finally, the proposal defines the types The wires were sent in anticipation of an of property and business enterprises imminent House vote on deregulation. The HON. MARIO BIAGGI which would normally qualify for the Senate voted for similar action last year. OF NEW YORX 20 percent tax credit envisioned in the In his telegram, de Moll noted that deregu­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lation "would still not guarantee additional plan. In this regard, particular attention gas supplies or domestic self-reliance, nor Tuesday, February 10, 1976 is given manufacturing, recreation and alter current projections which estimate U.S. Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, recently, I tourism, mineral processing, and 13ulp dependence on foreign oil imports wm double received a very touching and significant and paper processing because of their or triple by 1990." . historic importance in providing lasting By the same year, a comprehensive alter­ poem from an anonymous writer entitled, jobs to rural areas of the Nation. native energy strategy for the nation pro­ "Who Will Take Grandma?" The poem There is also a provision in the bill posed by A.I.A. could 1achieve potential energy comments on the dilemma faced by mil­ which requires certification by the Secre­ savings reaching an annual level equivalent lions of American families when the time to 12.5 million barrels of oil per day, de Moll comes for them to decide how to care for tary of Commerce, according to specifi­ said. an elderly family member who is in­ cally prescribed guidelines, before a busi­ At the same time, he said, such a national capable of caring for her or himself. ness or industrial investment can qualify program would provide an estimated two-to­ for the 20 percent tax credit. three million job opportunities annually in The basic conflict arises when a family Mr. Speaker, this is legislation which construction and related industries. must decide whether to send the elderly is essential to rescue rural America from The estimated energy savings would be family member to a nursing home, or approximately equal to the future capacity of attempt to provide for their needs in t e economic doldrums. The fact that its any one of the nation's prime energy systems, their own home. For many, this difficult time has arrived is evidenced by the he noted. decision is dictated by both econcmic and President's advocacy of a similar pro­ de Moll stressed that presently-contem­ human realities. posal in his state of the Union address. plated national energy policies, such as de­ It has been estimated that the cost of Although the specifics of the President's regulating prices in hopes of spurring new exploration for traditional fuels, do not offer providing private nursing care can be plan remain unclear, I do welcome the the same promise of achieving ultimate U.S. as much as 300 percent higher than home administration's assistance and support energy independence as does the comprehen­ health care. Further, recent disclosures in enacting my balanced economic de­ sive A.I.A. strategy. of horrid conditions in nursing homes velopment plan. This is because of studies projecting that have made individuals wary of the qual­ The people of north'ern Michigan and by the year 1990, U.S. foreign oil imports are ity of care :Provided in these facilities. rural America have lived with economic expected to climb from the present 6.4 mil­ The other option of personally caring lion barrels per day to as much as 18 mil­ deprivation for decades. The opportu­ lion barrels per day, despite current efforts for the elderly member in the family nity is now before us to move forward to expand domestic energy supplies, de Moll home, can be mentally frustrating and with legislation to correct this deplorable said. tragic. For those who knew "grandma" situation and I welcome the support of "Clearly, if we are to move toward achiev­ as a vibrant, helpful, loving person, any of my colleagues. ing genuine independence, new thinking and watching her grow old can seem so arbi­ new directions are needed." trarily cruel and final. de Moll said the AIA energy plan offers It is ultimately the love between family an opportunity to achieve genuine energy members which must prevail in deciding ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS independence by concentrating scarce capi­ tal investment resources on making the built upon who will take care of "grandma." CALLED KEY TO U.S. ENERGY environment energy efficient. But love, when combined with the eco­ NEEDS One-third of the nation's energy consump­ nomic realities of a family which is tion is in the built environment, he empha­ responsible for fulfilling their own needs sized. and having a difficult time of it, cannot HON. WILLIAM J. HUGHES "It is within our power to achieve vast be responded to adequately. There are OF NEW JERSEY energy savings in this area on a scale which far too many elderly in this Nation who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will stimulate the economy, prov1de jobs, pro­ are abandoned of love and forced to live tect the environment, and permanently out their lives in loneliness and despair. Tuesday, February 10, 1976 achieve a measure of energy independence," he told the congressional leaders. For those who have families capable of Mr. HUGHES. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Louis caring for them, the situation i~ not so de Moll, president of the American Insti­ "Our national investments ought to go into bleak. tute of Architects, predicted last week energy strategies that offer this kind of prom­ ise, rather than towards chasing after stUl Let us hope that we in Congress can that a national program to make more more supplies of depletable fuels, and which construct other alternatives to help im­ emcient use of buildings through retro­ leaves us s·t111 dependent on foreign sup­ prove the quality of life for all older fitting and future construction could pliers." Americans. I now place in the RECORD, February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3041 the paem "Who Will Take Grandma?" Last year while serving for 6 months of those programs, bu.t not with the goals we sought. for the consideration of all of my col­ as chairman of the freshmen Democrats Those of us who hoped to close the gap be­ leagues: of the 94th Congress, I can say that this tween the many at the lower end of the eco­ WHO WILL TAKE GRANDMA? individual, Vernon C. Loen, as the repre­ nomic scale and the affluent few during the Who will take Grandma? sentative of a Republican President, was years of economic expansion have reason to WhowUlitbe. at all times, in my dealings with him, be disappointed by the failure to achieve any All of us want her. courteous yet frank and at all times real change, but not with the goal. I'm sure you agree. truthful with me though at times the Those of us who believed that the time had true facts were a disappointment, which come when we could at last deliver on the Let's call a. meeting; promise of our founding fathers that all per­ let's gather the family; is nothing unusual due to the complexi­ sons were created equal have reason to be let's get it settled as soon as we can, in such ties and workings of government and discouraged by the discrimination still with a big family, there is certainly one, politics. us, but not with the goal. willing to give her a place in the sun. Those of us who consider the world build­ Strange how we thought that she'd never up of arms a race between financial and wear out, A GUEST ARTICLEj BY SENATOR nuclear disaster are discouraged that the but see how she walks, it's arthritis no doubt. PHILIP A. HART United States is a leader among the govern­ Her eyesight is faded, ments of the world which spend more than her memories dim. $240 billion a year on weapons. She's apt to insist on the silliest whim. HON. JOHN BRADEMAS Certainly we made mistakes, perhaps be­ OF INDIANA ginning with support for the war in Vietnam, When people get older, they become such a and then voting war funds without a tax to care; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raise the money ... a failure which had more she must have a. home, but the question ls, Tuesday, February 10, 1976 to do with inflation than spending on domes­ where? tic programs. Remember the days when she used to be Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, one of Some programs were poorly conceived or spry, the most respected Members of the U.S. poorly administered, and Congress paid too baked homemade cookies and made her own Senate in the history of that body is the little attention to how the programs were pies. distinguished senior Senator from Michi­ being carried out. Helped us with lessons, and mended our gan, the Honorable PHILIP A. HART, who Also, we too of.ten tinkered with rather seams. than changing the structure-for example, Kissed away troubles and tended our has announced that he does not intend to we sought to help the poor by rewarding the dreams. seek reelection this year. rioh with tax incentives to invest Jn low-cost Wonderful Grandma, we all loved her so. I believe that Members of Congress will housing, and paid consultants to help fill out read with great interest a guest column poverty grant applications. Where we dealt Isn't it dreadful she has no place to go. wrttten by Senator HART in the Detroit With the structure-as we did in passing the One Uttle corner is a.11 she would need. Voting Rights Act--we were effective. A shoulder to cry on, her Bible to read. News of January 25, 1976. .Senator HART'S column, "Liberalism: But let us also remember that many of the A chair by the window, with sun coming programs were inadequately funded and con­ through; Our Best Hope," appears in the space in ducted for very short periods of time. The les­ SOIIne pretty spring flowers still covered with that newspaper normally occupied by Lou son of the 1960's is not that liberals sought dew. Gordan, who is recuperating from sur­ unwise or unobtalillable goa.ls, but what we Who will warm her with love so she ·won't gery and has invited leading figures to should have known all a.long: it is easier to mind the cold? write in his absence. solve physical problems-putting men (but Oh who will take Grandmother, now that Senator HART'S column follows: not women) on the moon-than social prob­ she is old · [From the Detroit News, Jan. 25, 1976] lems. Ten years may be enough time to build LIBERALISM: OUR BEST HOPE a What, nobody wants her? spaceship that works, but it is but a blink of Oh yes there is one, (By Senator PHn.IP A. HART) an eye in the history of the ascent of man. W1lling to give her a place in the sun; In governing, we need goals to guide us,. but And to sound the death knell of liberalism where she won't have to worry, or wonder or the means to achieve them, and even the because for the past 20 years we have not doubt. goals themselves, must be held tentatively been as wise as we had wished goes beyond Pretty soon now, God will give her a bed, but and continuously reexamined, if for no other arrogance to rejecting both the evidence and who wm dry our tears, reason than to test their validity. the only hope of man-that by working to­ when Grandma. is dead? I was reminded of the importance of tenta­ gether and by using government judiciously tiveness to our poU tical system by some of man can ascend to a more humane, just and the reactions to a recent appearance Mrs. free society. That belief I still retain, and I Hart and I made on the television program remain confident that when the disappoint­ STATING ANOTHER VIEWPOINT "Meet the Press." ments of the moment fade, liberalism tenta­ My concern is not with those who dis­ tive in its proposals but constant in its belief covered that Janey and I don't always agree. in the perfectability of man, wm :flourish HON. CARROLL HUBBARD, JR. Rather, my concern is with stories which re­ again, Wiser and more effective. OF KENTUCKY ported that Janey and I were discouraged by Succumbing to the temptations of age to recent events, and that our dismay was repre­ propose an agenda for the next generation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sentative of the decline of liberalism. let me suggest some areas which will require Tuesday, February 10, 1976 To borrow from Mark Twain's response to liberal solutions. a news story about his death, the reports aire Jobs-We do not yet know how but we Mr. HUBBARD. Mr. Speaker, regard­ grossly exaggerated. Every era has its doom­ must try to find ways to stop using the jobs ing the comments given today by my sayers. Those of the pa.st talked about famine of workers to counter inflation .and to ensure colleagues, Hon. LARRY PRESSLER and and plague. Today, we have the nuclear employment for all those who can and want Hon. BERKLEY BEDELL, I am compelled bomb--the technology which has given man to work. to state another viewpoint regarding the means of destroying the future. Environmental health-We are learning Vernon C. Loen, Deputy Assistant to the There is no way to guarantee that we will that there are products and pollutants which muddle through that threat, but we can 1f endanger the quality of the earth and the President for House Congressional Af­ we develop the wm and the wisdom to man­ personal health we pass on to our children. fairs. age our machines and discipline ourselves in Government must help remove the very real One of the first persons I met as a ways to improve rather than destroy man. economic concerns that cause us to move freshman Congressman upon arriving in - As for the future of liberalism, only the slower than we should in eliminating serious Washington in January of last year was vainest and most illiberal person would sug­ threats to public health. Vernon C. Loen. This representative of gest that his views were the definitive view of Retirement income-Today, many of our the President and the White House has the future. If . we must be tentative in the older citizens live in poverty, and the num­ at all times been conscientious, fair­ solutions we propose for the future, so too ber of senior citizens will grow significantly should we be tentative in protesting our dis­ over the next several decades. We need to re­ minded, truthful, and efficient in my appointments with the present. form not only our Social Security System, many contacts with him during the past Certainly those of us who hoped the pro­ which is designed to provide only financial 13 months. I know I speak for many of grams of the 1960's would be effective in re­ base, but also our private pension system so my colleagues in saying that we have a ducing poverty and hunger and improving people can easily join programs which pro­ high regard for and a pleasant working . schools and housing and health have reasons vide a. retirement benefit for every day relationship with Vernon C. Loen. to be discouraged with the results of some worked. 3042 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 10, 1976 Guaranteed income-In the past we have available to candidates in both primary for the purpose of electing a candidate to sought to help the poor by delivering services and general elections for either the Federal office. (housing, feeding program, etc.) which has House or the Senate, who voluntarily "(8) The term 'primary election' means an resulted in complex rules, large bureaucra­ election, as provided for under the applicable cies, some waste and some fraud. Now is the agree to accept the limits set by the 1974 State l•aw, including a .runoff election, for the time to try helping the poor by delivering Campaign Reform Law on both contribu­ expression of a preference for the nomina­ moneys through the tax system rather than tions and expenditures. It is my hope tion of persons for election to Federal office services through a bureaucracy. Done cor­ that we can have hearings on this and of Representative or Senator. rectly, we would ease the problems and costs other legislation that has been recently "(9) The term 'matching payment period' of unemployment, the confiict between pol­ introduced as soon as possible, so that means the period beginning on January 1 of luting industries which provide jobs and the we can avoid having the 1976 congres­ each genera.I election year for Federal races environment, and part of the question of and ending on the date on which such gen­ retirement income all while reforming wel­ sional election campaigns conducted un­ eral election is held: Provided, That for pur­ fare and reducing the size of the bureaucracy. der the law as it now stands. poses of a special election held w elect a Hunger-The United States has the capac­ The text of H.R. 11782 follows: candidate to Federal office, 'matching pay­ ity to feed all her own people and, by ex­ H.R. 11782 ment period' means the period beginning on porting food and technology, help feed some A bill to provide for public financing of con­ the day after the incident occurred which of the hungry of the world. gressional election campaigns by amend­ created a vacancy in the Federal office being . The arms race-Our nation is involved in ing subtitle H of the Internal Revenue sought and ending on the day in which the an arms race at home and abroad, and code of 1954 special election is held. neither the price of a handgun for the family "(10) The term 'official political party nor the price of a new nuclear weapons sys­ Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of committee' means a political committee tem for the Pentagon buys any real security. Representatives of the United States of ol"ganized by the House or Senate Members Think of the schools which could be built, America in Congress assembled, That this of any political party having more than 5 the farm equipment purchased, the health Act may be cited as the "Congressional Cam­ percent of the membership of either the facilities established if just 20 percent of the paign Financing Equalization Act of 1975." House of Representatives or senate of the $240 b1llion the world spends in one year on SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN United States and designated as an official arms were diverted each year to peaceful FUND. political party committee by the appropriate uses. And the statistics show how many rela­ (a) Subtitle H of the Internal Revenue House or Senate caucus of the political party. tives and friends would be alive today if a Code of 1954 is amended by adding at the "(11) The term 'qualified campaign ex­ handgun had not been available during an end thereof the following new chapter: penses' means only those expenses incurred argument. The United States should be the "CHAPTER 87-00NGREESIONAL CAM­ by a candidate, or by his/her authorized leader rather than a follower in pursuing PAIGN FINANOING EQUALIZATION committee in connection with his/ her cam­ arms control and disarmament. FUND ACT paign for either primairy election or the gen­ ernl election which are for the u se of- If I have been more comfortable posing "SEC. 9051. SHORT TITLE. problems than solutions, I wlll suggest some "This chapter may be cited as the "Con­ " ( i) broadcasting stations to the extent words which might be useful guideposts gressional Campaign Financing Equalization that they represent direct charges for air against which to measure proposed actions. Fund Act. time; The words, which I have used on many oc­ "(ii) newspapers, magazines, and outdoor casions, belong to an Indian youth. They "SEC. 9052. DEFINITIONS. advertising facilities to the extent that they go like this: "For purposes of this chapter- represent direct charges for advertising "The part of Indian culture I would like " (I) The term 'authorized committee• space; to see restored is the respect for natural re­ means, with respect to a candidate for Fed­ " ( 111) direct mailings; sources-an appreciation of the sky, winds eral office, any political committee which is "(iv) telephones to the extent that they and water. authorized in writing by such candidate to represent lease and use charges for equip­ "It's an appreciation of your surround­ incur expenses to further the nomination for ment, and telegrams; ings and the people in it. election or election of such candidate. The "(v) rental of campaign headquarters: "The most important thing is your belief authorization shall be addressed to the Provided, That the funds are not used to pay in those suroundings and not using them treasurer of such political committee, and a rent to the candidate, a relative of the candi­ indiscriminately, especially people. It's a good copy of the authorization Sib.all be filed by date, or a business entity in which the can­ thing to think and not just follow the crowd." such candidate with the Commission. Any didate or relatives of the candidate have a That sums up better than I could the hope withdriawal of any authorization shall also 10-percent or greater ownership interest; and of liberalism and why, despite the disap­ be in writing and shall be addressed and filed "(vi) brochures, buttons, signs, and other pointments of any given moment, it con­ in the same manner as the authorization. printed campaign material: "(2) The term 'candidate' means an indi­ tinues to be the best hope for the kind of Provided, That the term 'qualified campaign future we want for our children. vidual who seeks nomination for, and/ or election to Federal office. For purposes of this expense' shall not include any payment paragraph an individual is considered to seek which constitutes a violation of any law of election if he/she (a) takes the action nec­ the United States. For purposes of this para­ essary under the law of a State to qualify graph, an expense is incurred by a candidate CAMPAIGN FINANCING for election; (b) receives contributions or or by an authorized committee if it is in­ EQUALIZATION ACT incurs qualified campaign expenses; or ( c) curred by a person specifically authorized in gives his/her consent for any other person writing by the candidate or committee, as to receive contributions or to incur qualified the case may be, to incur such expense on HON. PETER A. PEYSER campaign expenses on his behalf. behalf of the candidate or committee. "(12) The term 'Representative' means a OF NEW YORK "(3) The term 'Commission' means the Member of the House of Representatives, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Federal Election Commission established by section 310(a.) (1) of the Federal Election the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Tuesday, February 10, 1976 Campaign Act of 1971. Guam, and the Virgin Islands. "(4) The term 'contribution' means a gift "(13) The term 'State• means each State Mr. PEYSER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday of money made (a) by a written instrument of the United States, the District of Colum­ I introduced H.R. 11782, the "Congres­ which identifies the person making the con­ bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, sional Oampaign Financing Equalization tribution by full name or (b) in cash up to Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Act." The purpose of this bill is to help $100: Provided, Thrat the candidate and his/ "(14) The term 'voting age population' rectify the disastrous decision of the her authorized committees maintain and file means the voting age population certified Supreme Court-in striking down the per­ reports in the form prescribed by the Com­ under section 608(g) of title 18, United mission, which show the date and amount States Code. tinent provisions of the 1974 Campaign ."(15) The term 'non-Federal office' means Reform Law. The law, as it now stands, of each such contribution and the full name and mailing address of the person making all offices other than those Federal offices as is a total shambles. People of great such contribution; but does not include a defined in paragraph (4) of this section. wealth are free to spend any amount subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of "SEC. 9053. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS. they want to win election, but those with­ money, or a contribution of products or serv· "(a) Conditions.-To be eligible to re­ out great personal fortunes are limited ices or anything else of value. ceive payments under section 9057 for use in to accepting contributions of $1,000 or "(5) The term 'eligible candidate' means connection with his/her primary or general less. a candidate for election to Federal office who election, a candidate shall, in writing- As many have indicated, there is a tre­ is eligible under section 9053, to receive pay­ " (1) agree to obtain and furnish to the ments under this title. Commission any evidence it may request of mendous need for Congress to act and 1 "(6) The term 'Federal office' means the qualified campaign expenses, restructure some form of calll.Paign re­ Federal office of Senator or Representative; " ( 2) agree to keep and furnish to the form legislation immediately. My bill "(7) The term 'general election' means aiiy Commission any records, books, and other proposes a matching payments system regularly scheduled or special election held information it may requeat. February 10, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3043 " ( b) Expense Limitation; Declaration of nomination or election to the Federal office "{f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall Voluntary Compliance; of Representative, the aggregate contribu­ make distribution of the funds provided Minimum Contributions.-To be eligible tions received by the candidate, including under section 9054(a) in the same sequence to receive payments under section 9057, a payments made under section 9057, may not in which the inital and subsequent certifica­ candidate shall certify to the Commission exceed the expenditure limitation applicable tions are received pursuant to section 9056. that- to such candidate for the specific campaign "SEC. 9056. CERTIFICATION BY COMMISSION " ( 1) the candidate and his/her authorized under Title I of the 'Federal Election Cam­ .. (a) INITIAL CERTIFCATION.-Not later tha.n committees wm not incur qualified campaign paign Act Amendments of 1974', P.L. 93-433, 10 days a.fer a candidate establishes his eligi­ expenses in excess of the limitation on such " ( 2) in the case of a candidate seeking bility under section 9053 to receive payments expenses contained in Title I of the Federal nomination or election to the Federal office under section 9057, the Commission shall Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974', of Senator, the total amounts of payments certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for P.L. 93-433, and that the candidate and his to which a candidate is entitled under this payment to such candidate under section authorized committees will comply with the subsection may not exceed the lesser of 50 9057 payment in full of amounts to which applicable limitations on contributions con­ percent of the sum of the expenditure limita­ such candidate is entitled under section 9054. tained in Title I of the 'Federal Election Cam­ tion applicable to such candidate for the The Commission shall make such additional paign Act Amendments of 1974', P.L. 93-433, specific campaign under Title I of the 'Fed­ certifications as may be necessary ·to permit "(2) the candidate is seeking the nomi­ eral Election Campaign Act Amendments of candidates to receive payments for contribu­ nation for or election to the Federal Office 1974', P.L. 93-433, or $500,000. tions under section 9057. of Representative or Sena.tor, "(b) Every official political party com­ "(b) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.-Initial "(3) the candidate and his/her authorized mittee which is eligible to receive payments certifications by the Commission under sub­ committees, under section 9053 is entitled to payments section (a), a.nd all determinations made by "(i) in the case of a candidate seeking under section 9057 in an amount equal to it under this chapter are final and conclusive, nomination for or election to Federal office the aggregate contributions received by such except to the extent they are subject to ex­ of Representative, have received contribu­ official party committee in the calendar year: amination and audit by the Commission tions in connection with that campaign Provided, That the total amount of payments under section 9058 and judicial review under which, in the aggregate, exceed $35,000; which an official political party committee section 9060. {11) in the case of a candidate seeking is entitled to receive in a given calendar year "SEC. 9057. PAYMENTS TO ELIGmLE CANDmATES nomination for or election to Federal office may not exceed $1,000,000 when added to the "(a) EsTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.-The of Senator, has received contributions in amounts received by all other official political Secretary shall maintain in the Presidential connection with that campaign which, in the party committees of that political party dur­ Election Campaign Fund established under aggregate, exceed $100,000. ing the calendar year. section 9006{a), in addition to any account "(c) To be eligible to receive any pay­ " ( c) Every official political party commit­ which he maintains under such section and ments under section 9057 an official political tee which is eligible to receive payments un­ section 9037, a separate account to be known party committee shall certify to the Com­ der section 9053 shall be entitled to payments as the Congressional Election Payment Ac­ mission its status as an official political party under section 9057 not to exceed $100,000 in count. The Secretary shall deposit into such committee within the meaning of section each calendar year, when added to the account, for use by candidaites who are eligi­ 9052 . . amounts received by all other official political ble to receive payments under section 9053, "{d) In determining the amount of con­ party committees of that political party dur­ the amount available after the Secretary de­ tributions received for purposes of subsec­ ing the calendar year: Provided, That in the termines that adequate amounts are avail­ tion ( b) and of section 9054- event an official political party committee able for payments under sections 9006{c), " ( 1) no contribution from any person to receives funds under this subsection, it shall 9008(b) (3), and 9037{b). a candidate or his/her authorized commit­ be ineligible to receive that portion of the ·''{b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), tees shall be taken into account to the ex­ payments authorized for it under subsection in each of the 2 years following a Presidential tent that it exceeds $250 when added to the (b) which ls equal to the amount received election, the Secretary shall deposit into the amount of all other contributions made by under this subsection. Congressional Election Payment Account that person to or for the benefit of that can­ "SEC. 9055. LIMITATIONS that portion of the annual amounts desig­ didate in connection with his/her general "{a) Funds received by a. oandidate or hls/ nated by taxpayers under section 6096 that election campaign; her authorized committees under this cha.p­ equals the excess above 25 percent of the "(2) no contribution from any person to ter shall be used only for qualified campaign total amount made avaUable in the last an official political party committee shall expenses incurred for the period beginning Presidential election in allocating funds un­ be taken into account to the extent that on Ja.nuary 1 of each genera.I election year der section 9006. The moneys in this Pay­ it exceeds $250 when added to the amount for Federa.l races or in the case of a specie.I ment Account shall remain ave.Hable with­ of all other contributions made by that per­ election beginning on the day after the in­ out fisca.l limitation. son to all official political party commit­ cident occurred which created a. vacancy in "(C) PAYMENTS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL tees of the same political party during the the Federal office being sought and ending ELECTION PAYMENT ACCOUNT.-Upon receipt same calendar year; on the day on which the special election is of a certification from the Commission under "(3) no contribution from any person to held. section 9056, but not before the beginning a. candidate or his/her authorized commit­ "(b) No candidate or his/her authorized of the matching payment period, the Secre­ tees shall be taken into account unless it is committees shall be entitled to receive any tary or his delegate shall, within 10 days dated and received during the matching funds under section 9054 until the candidate after receiving such certificaition or after the payment period; and at least one opponent qualified for the beginning of the matching payment period, "(4) no contribution from any official po­ ballot under State law as candidates for either whichever is later, transfer the amount certi­ litical party committee to a candidate or the primary election or the general election. fied by the Commission from the account to his/her authorized committees shall be taken "(c) No official politioo.l party committee the candidate. The Secretary shall make dis­ into account. which receives funds under this chapter shall tribution of the funds available under sub­ '' ( e) SEPARATE CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS.­ use those funds except for purposes of mak­ section {a) in the same sequence in which For purposes of determining the amount of ing campaign contributions to a candidate the initial and subsequent certifications are contributions received by a candidate and for Federal office for use in the candidate's received under section 9056. his/her authorized committees under sub­ primary or general election. "SEC. 9058. EXAMINATION AND AUDITS: section (a) and section 9054(a), each candi­ "(d) All payments received under this REPAYMENTS. date shall establish a separate account for all chapter shall be deposited at a National or (a) After ea.ch general election, the Com­ such contributions: Provided, That contri­ State bank in a separate checking account mission ls authorized to conduct an examina­ butions deposited in the separate account which contains only those funds rec~ved tion and audit of the campaign contribu­ shall not be contributions for purpose of under this chapter. No expenditures of any tions raised for purposes of obtaining match­ subsection (a) and section 9054(a) if those payments received under this chapter shall ing fund·s and the qualified campaign ex- , contributions are used for any purposes be made except by checks drawn on this seip­ penditures made by all candidates for Federal other than as expenditures in connection al'late checking account at a National or State office and official political party committees with the candidate's general election cam­ bank. The Commission may require such re­ who received payments under this chapter. paign. ports on the expenditures of these funds as "{b) (1) If the Oommission determines "Sec. 9054. ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENTS. it d~ems appropriate. that any portion of the payments made to an "(a) Every candidate who is eligible to " ( e) N otwithsta.nding any other provision eligible ca.ndidate or official political party receive payments under section 9053 in con­ of this chapter, no amount more than the committee under section 9057 was in excess nection with his/her primary or general elec­ sum of the allowable expenditure limit for of the aggregate amount of the payments to tion campaign ls entitled to payments under a candidate in a given primary or general which the redpient was entitled, it shall so section 9057 in an amount equal to the ag­ election race under the provisions of Title I of notify that recipient, and the recipient shall gregate contributions received by such candi­ the 'Federal Election Campaign Act Amend­ pay to the Secretary of the Treasury an date in connection with such campaign, ments of 1974', PL. 93-433 applicable to such amount equal to the excess amount. Provided, That, ra.ce shall be paid under this chapter to all "(2) If the Commission determines that "(l) in the case of a ?andidate seeking eligible candidates in that given election. any portion of the payments made to a can- 3044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE February 11, 1976 didate under secition 9057 for use in general quired from that candidate or official political appears pursuant to the authority provided election campaign was used for any purpose party committee under section 9058, and the in this section. other than for qualified cam.pa.ign expenses reasons for each payment required. Each re­ "SEC. 9061. JUDICIAL REVIEW. in connection with that campaign, the Com­ port submitted pursuant to this section shall " (a) REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTION BY THE mission shall so notify the candidate and the be printed as a House or Senate document CoMMISSION.-Any agency action by the candidate shra.11 pay an amount equal to three and made available in sufficient numbers for Commission made under the provisions of times that ·amount to the Secretary. the general public. this chapter shall be subject to review by the " ( 3) If the Commission determines that "(b) REGULATIONS.- United States Court of Appeals for the Dis­ any portion of the payments made to an of­ " (1) The Commission is authorized to trict of Columbia Circuit upon petition fl.led ficial political party committee under sec­ prescribe regulations to carry out the pro­ in such court within 30 days after the agency tion 9057 was used for any purpose other visions set forth in this chapter. The Com­ action by the Commission for which review than to make campaign contributions to con­ mission, before prescribing any such regu­ iS sought. gressional candidates for use in the general lation, shall transmit a statement with re­ .. (b) REVIEW PROCEDURES.-The provisions election, the Commission shall so notify the spect to such regulation to the Senate and of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, official political party committee aind the offi­ to the House of Representatives in accord­ apply to judicial review of any agency ac­ cial political party committee shall pay an ance with the provisions of this subsection. tion, as defined in section 551 ( 13) of title amount equal to three times that amount to Such statement shall set forth the proposed 5, United States Code, by the Commission. the Secretary. regulation and shall contain an explanation "(4) Amounts. received by a candidate and justification of such regulation. "SEC. 9062. UNLAWFUL USE OF PAYMENTS. under this chapter may be retained for 60 "(2) If either such House does not, through "It shall be unlawful for any person who days after the general election for the pur­ appropriate action, disapprove the proposed receives payment under this chapter or to pose of liquidating all obligations to pay regulation set forth in such statement no whom any portion of such payment is trans­ qualified campaign expenses which were in­ later than 30 legislative days after the re­ ferred, knowingly and willfully to use, or curred for the period beginning with the day ceipt of such statement, then the Commis­ authorize the use of, such payment or such on which the candidate's nominating proc­ sion may prescribe such regulation. The portion for any purpose other than for the ess was completed and ending on the day on Commission may not prescribe any such specific purposes authorized by this chapter. which the general election is held. Afte·r the regulation which is disapproved by either "SEC. 9063. FALSE STATEMENTS. 60-day period following the election, all re­ such House under this paragraph. "It shall be unlawful for any person maining Federal funds not yet expended on "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the knowingly and willfully with intent to de­ qualified campaign expenses shall be term 'legislative days' does not include any ceive to (a) furnish any false, fictitious, or promptly repaid by the candidate to the Pay­ calendar day on which both Houses of the fraudulent evidence, books, or sworn mate­ ~ent Account. Congress are not in session. rial testimony to the Commission under this " ( 5) If the Commission determines that "SEC. 9060. PARTICIPATION BY COMMISSION IN chapter or to (b) include in any evidence, any candidate who has received funds under JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. books, or information so furnished any mis­ this chapter, is convicted of violating any .. (a) APPEARANCE BY COUNSEL ...... :....The Com­ representation of a material fact, or to falsify provision of this chapter, the Commission mission is authorized to appear in and de­ or conceal any evidence, books, or informa­ shall notify the candidate and the candidate fend against any action instituted under tion relevant to a certification by the Com­ shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury the this section, either by attorneys employed in mission or an examination and audit· by the full amount received under th.is chapter. its office or by counsel whom it may appoint supervisory officer under section 9058. "(c) No nomination shall be made by the without regard to the provisions of title 5, "SEC. 9064. KICKBACKS AND ILLEGAL PAYMENTS. Commission under subsection (b) with re­ United States Code, governing appointments "It shall be unlawful for any person know­ spect to a campaign more than 2 years after in the competitive service, and whose com­ ingly and willfully to give or accept any kick­ the diay of the election to which the cam­ pensation it may fix without regard to the back or make any illegal payment in con­ paign related. provisions of chapter XX of subchapter III nection with any payments received under "(d) All payments received by the Secre­ of chapter 53 of such title. this chapter or in connection with any ex­ tary under subsection (b) shall be deposited "(b) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.­ penditures of payments received under this by him in the Congressional Election Pay­ The Commission is authorized, through at­ chapter. ment Account. torneys and counsel described ln subsection "SEC. 9065. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. "SEC. 9059. REPORTS TO CONGRESS, REGULA­ (a), to institute action in the district courts "Any knowing and willful violation of any TIONS. of the United States to seek recovery of any provision of this chapter is punishable by a "(a) The supervisory officer shall, as soon amounts determined to be payable to the fine of not more than $25,000, or imprison­ as practicable after the close of each calendar Secretary or his delegate as a result of an ment for not more than one year, or both.". year, submit a full report to the Senate and examination and audit made under section SEC. 3. Section 9006 (b) of the Internal House of Representatives setting forth- 9058. Revenue Code of 1954 is hereby repealed and " ( 1) the qualified campaign expenses "(c) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.-The Commission subsections (c) and (d) are hereby renum­ (shown in the detail the Commission deems is authorized through attorneys and coun­ bered subsections (b) and ( c) , respectively. necessary) incurred by a candidate and his sel described in subsection (a) to petition SEC. 4. If any provision of this title, or the authorized committees, and by each official the courts of the United States for such in­ application thereof to any person or circum­ political party committee, who received pay­ junctive relief as is appropriate to imple­ stances, is held invalid, the validity of the ments under section 9057; ment any provision of this chapter. remainder of the title and the application "(2) the amounts certified by it under "(d) APPEAL.-The Commission is author­ of such provision to other persons and cir­ section 9056 ifor payment to each candidate ized on behalf of the United States to appeal cumstances shall not be affected thereby. and his/ her authorized committees and each from, and to petition the Supreme Court for SEC. 5. The amendments made by this Act official political party committee; and certiorari to review judgments or decrees en­ apply with respect to elections which are "(3) the amount of payments, if any, re- tered with respect to actions in whic'h it held after January 1, 1976.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Wednesday, February 11, 1976 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Abraham Lincoln, for the spirit of his ceedings and announces to the House his The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, great life, for the example he set before approval thereof. D.D., offered the following prayer: our Nation, and for his dedication to free­ Without objection, the Journal stands dom and justice for all. May Thy spirit approved. Blessed is the nation whose God is the in him be born anew in us and may we There was no objection. Lord.-Psalms 33: 12. heed his · words: "With malice toward Almighty and Eternal God, who didst none; with charity for all; with :firmness lead our fathers into this new land and in the right as God gives us to see the PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON who gave them guidance to create on r'ight; let us strive to finish the work PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPOR­ these shores a great nation, bless to us TATION TO FILE REPORTS the glorious heritage of faith and free­ we are in * * * that we may achieve and dom which we have received from them. cherish a just and lasting peace among Mr. ANDERSON of California. Mr. Now may we prove ourselves a people, ourselves and with all nations." Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that mindful of Thy favor, eager to do Thy In the spirit of Christ we pray. Amen. the Committee on Public Works and will, and ready to preserve the democratic Transportation may have until midnight spirit of our Republic. tonight to file reports on the following THE JOURNAL bills reported from the Committee: H.R. We thank Thee for those who have 1313, H.R. 2575, H.R. 2740, H.R. 3440, led us in the past in right and good The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam­ H.R. 8508, H.R. 9617, H.R. 7017, and ways. Particularly do we thank Thee for ined the Journal of the last day's pro- H.R. 8228.