40264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 1973 chance we can get it up on Monday, (At this point Mr. HELMS assumed the to be assigned to a position of im portance which we are endeavoring to do at this Chair.) and responsibility designated by the Presi- time. If the Senate will allow the leader- Mr. H A R R Y F. BYR D , JR . I move dent under subsection (a) of section 80 6 6 , ship a little flexibility, we will do our that the S enate stand in adjournment in grade as follows: best in that regard and give S enators until 11 a.m. on Monday next. To be lieutenant general the picture. The PR E S ID IN G O FFIC E R . U nder Maj. G en. R oyal N . Baker, xxx-xx-xxxx R We hope that the C ommittee on A p- the previous order, the Chair lays before (m ajor general, R egular A ir F orce) , U .S . propriations will be able to report the the S enate C alendar N o. 494, S . 2176, A ir Force. defense appropriations bill around Tues- the N ational Fuels and E nergy C onser- U.S. NAVY day and with the consent of the Senate, vation A ct of 1973; and, without objec- A dm . R ichard G . C olbert, U .S . N avy, for we could take that up on Thursday and appointm ent to the grade of adm iral, when tion, the motion to adjourn is agreed to. retired, pursuant to the provisions of title Friday. It will consume 2 days. Thereupon, at 5:19 p.m., the S enate 10, U nited S tates C ode, section 5233. Mr. YO U N G . Mr. President, will the adjourned until Monday, D ecember 10, R ear A dm . E li T . R eich, U .S . N avy, re- Senator yield? 1973, at 11 a.m. tired, for appointm ent to the grade of vice Mr. MANSFIELD. I yield. adm iral on the retired list pursuant to title Mr. YO U N G . I cannot speak for the 10, U nited S tates C ode, section 5233. chairman of the committee, but I think U.S. MARINE CORPS the supplemental will be ready ahead of NOMINATIONS L t. G en. L eo J. D ulacki, U .S . Marine C orps, the defense appropriation bill. for appointm ent to the grade of lieutenant Mr. MANSFIELD. We will take them in Executive nominations received by the general on the retired list in accordance with order. I hope the S enate will not hold Senate December '7, 1973: the provisions of title 10 , U nited S tates C ode, the leadership to the 3-day rule. We are DEPARTMENT OF STATE section 5233. trying to get out 2 weeks from today or D avid D . N ewsom, of C alifornia, a Foreign In accordance with the provisions of title S ervice officer of the class of career minister, 1 0 , U nited S tates C ode, section 52 32 , Maj. tomorrow, at the latest. G en. S am uel Jaskilka, U .S . Marine C orps, A s the Senator has indicated, the sup- to be A m bassador E xtraordinary and Pleni- potentiary of the U nited S tates of A merica to having been designated for com m ands and plemental bill will be reported this week. the R epublic of Indonesia. other duties determ ined by the President to The defense appropriation bill will be H elm ut S onnenfeldt, of Maryland, a For- be within the contem plation of said section reported this week. The foreign aid au- eign S ervice officer of class 1, to be counselor for appointm ent to the grade of lieutenant thorization should be reported this week, of the D epartm ent of S tate. general while so serving. followed by the foreign aid appropria- EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE AIR FORCE tion bill. I do not know what is going to William J. C asey, of N ew York, to be Presi- A ir F orce nom inations beginning M aj. happen to the D .C. home rule or confer- dent of the E x port- I m port B ank of the James E . A iken, to be lieutenant colonel, and ence bill, which was agreed to some days U nited S tates, vice H enry K earns, resigned. ending Maj. D uane F . Mabeus, to be lieu- tenant colonel, which nom inations were re- ago but has to be considered in the House. THE JUDICIARY That is as far as I can go at this time. ceived by the S enate and appeared in the H erbert J. S tern, of N ew Jersey, to be U .S . C ongressional R ecord on N ovember 9 , 19 7 3. (This marks the end of the statement district judge for the district of N ew Jersey, IN THE ARMY of the program ordered to be printed at vice L eonard I. G arth, elevated. The nomination of Barbara A . S chroeter for this point.) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE appointm ent in the R egular A rm y of the H arry C onnolly, of O klahom a, to be U .S . U nited S tates in the grade of captain, which m arshal for the northern district of O kla- nom ination was received by the S enate and PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTA- homa for the term of 4 years, reappointment. appeared in the C ongressional R ecord on TION OF RHODESIAN CHROME R aym ond J. H oward, of Wisconsin, to be November 28, 1973. U .S . m arshal for the eastern district of Wis- IN THE NAVY Mr. H A R R Y F. BYR D . JR . I have consin for the term of 4 years, reappointment. some questions I should like to present N avy nom inations beginning T hom as H . to the Senator from Minnesota. A bernathy, to be lieutenant (j.g.) , and end- (A t this point, Mr. H U MPH R E Y as- ing John B . Montgom ery, to be perm anent grade of lieutenant ( j.g.) , which nominations sumed the Chair.) CONFIRMATIONS were received by the S enate and appeared in The PR E S ID IN G O FFIC E R . (Mr. Executive nominations confirmed by the C ongressional R ecord on N ovem ber 2 6 , HUMPHREY) . The S enator from Minne- 1973. sota, the occupant of the chair, finds the Senate December 7, 1973. himself in a rather difficult position at U.S. AIR FORCE this time because of the inability to find T he following officer to be placed on the WITHDRAWAL someone to preside in this body. retired list in the grade indicated under the provisions of section 89 6 2 , title 1 0 , of the Executive nomination withdrawn from U nited S tates C ode: the Senate December 7, 1973: To be lieutenant general ADJOURNMENT TO 11 A.M., MON- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DAY, DECEMBER 10, 1973 L t. G en. T hom as K . McG ehee, xxx-xx-xx... FR , (major general, R egular A ir Force) H elm ut S onnenfeldt, of Maryland, to be Mr. H A RRY F. BYRD , JR. Mr. Pres- U .S. A ir Force. U nder S ecretary of the Treasury, vice E dwin ident, that being the case, in accordance The following officer under the provisions S . C ohen, resigned, which was sent to the with the previous order— of title 1 0 , U nited S tates C ode, section 80 6 6 , S enate on A pril 10, 1973.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Friday, December 7, 1973
The H ouse met at 12 o'clock noon. A nd all its ancient deeds of wrong. Without objection, the Journal stands The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G . Latch, A lmighty Father, who dost give approved. D.D., offered the following prayer: The gift of life to all who live, There was no objection. Look down on all Earth's sin and strife I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.— A n d lif t u s to a n o b ler lif e." —JOHN H. B. MASTERMAN. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Psalms 34: 4. Amen. A m e s s a g e f r o m th e S e n a te b y M r . "L ift up our hearts, 0 K ing of K ings, A rrington, one of its clerk s, announced To brighter hopes and kindlier things, THE JOURNAL that the S enate had passed with an To visions of a larger good, amendment a bill of the H ouse of the A nd holier dream s of b rotherhood. The SPEA K ER. The Chair has exam- following title: T h y w o rld is w eary o f its pain, ined the Journal of the last day's pro- H .R . 1 1 7 1 0 . A n act to insure that the com- Of selfish greed and fruitless gain, ceedings and announces to the House his pensation and other em olum ents attached to O f tarnished honor falsely strong, approval thereof. the O ffice of A ttorney G eneral are those which December 7, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 40265 were in effect on January 1, 1969, to amend Minority Member, the entire membership for women applicants to be awarded a ROTC title 39, United States Code, to clarify the of the Committee and the staff my apprecia scholarship at age 17. Therefore, we plan to proper use of the franking privilege by tion for their cooperation and friendship establish 17 as the minimum age for women Members of Co~gress, and for other purposes. through the years. to be enrolled in the ROTC Scholarship Pro Respectfully, gram in the forthcoming revision to DOD The message also announced that the JOHN J. RHODES, Directive 1215.8. Senate insists upon its amendments to Member of Congress. The purpose of this memorandum is to the bill Jnd Mr. STEVENS to be given permission to address the House (Mr. DULSKI asked and was given the conferees on the part of the Senate. for 1 minute, and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 The message also announced that Mr. his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his re PAcKwooD be removed as a conferee on Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, earlier marks.) the bill Mr. FISHER. Mr. Speaker, I am record of reliable contributions to worthy as a member of the House Republican pleased to learn that the Department of charitable causes and professional gains. leadership. During all of that time he Defense is changing regulations concern The energy crisis is affecting all the has been unfailingly gracious and co ing the age at which a young woman is country, and much needs to be done to operative. I look forward to our con entitled to receive an ROTC scholarship. assure equitable treatment for all seg tinued friendship and a beneficial rela In the past the eligibility age for young ments of the economy. But all segments tionship. women has been 18, while for men the are going to have to do their part to find age has been 17. the solutions, and everyone needs to Those of us who are concerned with shoulder his part of the burden. Let us RES!GNAT:LON FROM A the ROTC program have on several oc not have a repetition of this example of COMMITTEE casions conferred with Department offi how not to win friends and influence The SPEAKER laid before the House cials regarding the need to make women people. the following resignation from a com eligible for the ROTC scholarships at the mittee: age of 17, and decision has now been ENERGY DECISIONS WASHINGTON, D.C. made to do that by administrative ac December 7,1973 . . tion. A copy of the Department's an (Mr. JONES of Oklahoma asked and Hon. CARL ALBERT, nouncement, issued by Dr. M. Richard was given permission to address the Speaker of the House, Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary for House for 1 minute, to revise and extend Washing"!on, D.C. his DEAR M&. SPEAKER: This morning at a Education, follows: remarks, and to include extraneous meeting of the "3:ouse Republican Confer OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT matter.> ence it was my honor to be elected :::\linority SECRETARY .OF DEFENSE, · Mr. JONES of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, Leader of the House of Representatives to Washington, D.C., November 30, 1973. among the energy decisions we make in fill the vacancy occasion3d by the elevation Subject~ Minimum Age Requirement for the near future may be the choice be of the Honorable Gerald R. Ford to the Vice Women Accepting ROTC Scholarships · tween gasoline rationing or imposition of :presidency of the United States. · ·In our memorandum of 12 May 1972, sub a high tax on gasoline to reduce con It 1s with deep regret that I must there- ject as abooe, the minimum age of 18 was sumption. If this, indeed, is the choice, I fore tender my resignation as a member of established for the enrollment of women 1n the House Committee on App.t:oprlations. the ROTC Scholarship _Program. hope that we vote for rationing. Service on this important Committee has The Office of General Counsel, OSD, has Under the regressive tax approach been a rewarding and challenging experi recently reviewed the minimum age require which is being considered. wealthier citi ence. I extend to the Chairman, ranking ment and states that it is legally permissible zens could go on about their business and CXIX--2536-Part 31 40266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 7, 1973 their leisure, but the lower- and middle standing any other provision of law, or pro PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE income workers in America would bear vision which ha.s the force and effect of law, which is enacted or becomes effective dur COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1973 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1974
Conference action compared with-
Budget Budget estimates New budget estimates New budget of new New budget New budget (obligational) New budget of new New budget New budget (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) authority, authority, authority (obl~~~~~~i~~ recomar:.,~~~ authority, authority, authority authority fiscalli7~ fiscal{i!X recommended recommended by conference fiscal year fiscal year recommended recommended Item in House bill in Senate bill action 1973 1974 in House bill in Senate bill
Military construction, Army ______.; 413, 955, 000 1664, 900, 000 551, 575, 000 567, 735, 000 $578, 120, 000 + $164, 165, 000 -$86, 780, 000 + $26, 545, 000 +$10, 385, 000 517, 830, 000 685, 400, 000 587, 641, 000 608, 467, 000 609, 292, 000 +91, 462, 000 -76, 108, 000 +21, 651, 000 + 825, 000 ~:m~~~ g~~~~~g~~~~: ~rrv~orc-e--~~======~ 265, 552, 000 291, 900, 000 239, 702, 000 261, 198, 000 247,277, 000 -18, 275, 000 -44, 623, 000 +7. 575, 000 -13, 921 , 000 Military construction, Defense Agencies ___ .; 36, 704, 000 19, 100, 000 0 12,000, 000 0 -36, 704, 000 -19, 100, 000 ______.; -12, 000, 000 Transfer, not to exceed ______..: (20, 000, 000) (20, 000, 000) (20, 000, 000) (20, 000, 000) Military construction, Army National Guard. 40, 000, 000 35,200,000 35, 200, 000 35, 200,000 Military construction, Air National Guard __,.: 16, 100, 000 20, 000, 000 20, 000,000 20,000, 000 Military construction, Army Reserve ______..: 38, 200, 000 40, 700, 000 40,700, 000 40, 700,000 (It f~i ~~~>- -= }rt~r~~r~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ Military construction, Naval Reserve ______.; 20, 500,000 20, 300,000 22, 900, 000 20,300, 000 22, 900, 000 +2. 400, 000 +2. 600, 000 ------..1 +2. 600, 000 Military construction, Air Force Reserve ___ .; 7, 000,000 10,000, 000 10,000, 000 10,000, 000 10, 000,000 +3. 000,000 ------= Total, military construction ______1, 355,841, 000 1, 7Pfl, 500, 000 1, 507, 718, 000 1, 575, 600, 000 1, 563, 489, 000 +207, 648, 000 -224, 001, 000 +55, 771, 000 -12, 111, 000
Family housing, defense ______1, 064,046, 000 2 1, 250,567, 000 1, 194, 539,000 1, 188, 539, 000 1, 188, 539, 000 +124, 493, 000 -62, 028, 000 -6, 000,000 ------.;: Portion applied to debt reduction ______-96,666, 000 -100, 167, 000 -100, 167,000 -100, 167,000 -100,167,000 -3, 501,000 ------= Subtotal, family housing ______.; 967,380, 000 1,150, 400,000 1, 094,372, 00 1, 088,372,000 1, 088,372, 000 +120, 992,000 -62, 028, ooo -6, 000, ooo ------..: See footnotes at end of table. 40268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - ·HOUSE December 7, 1973
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT· OF NEW BUDGET .(OBLIGATIONAL) AU·THORITY FOR 1973 AND · BUDGET ESTIMATES. AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED . IN THE BILL FOR 1974
Conference action compared with- Budget Budget estimates New budget estimates New budget of new New budget New budget (obligational) New budget of new New budget New budget (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) authority (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) (obligational) authority, authority, authority authority recommended authority, authority, authority authority fiscal year fiscal year recommended recommended by conference fiscal year fiscal year recommended recommended Item 1973 1974 in House bill in Senate bill action 1973 1974 in House bill in Senate bill
Homeowners assista nce fund, defense ______-=·=--=·=--=· =--=--=·=-==3=7=,0 =0=0,=0=00===7,=0=00=, =00=0==7='=00=0=,0 =0=0==7=,0 =0=0=,0 =0=0 ==+= 7,=0=00=, =00=0=_=_-=·= - -=·=--=·=--=·=--=--=·=--=·=--=·=--=--=·=--=·=--=·=--=--=·=· -=-_ Grand total, new budget (obliga- tional) authoritY------2, 323, 221 , 000 2, 944,900, 000 2, 609, 090, 000 2, 670, 972, 000 2, 658, 861,000 +335, 640, 000 -286,039,000 +49, 771 , 000 -12, 111 , 000
1 Due to lack of authorization, does not include additional $4,300,000 requested in H. Doc. 93- 155. 3 Includes $7,000,000 requested i A H. Doc. 93- 155. z Due to lack of authorization, does not include addi tional $31 ,100,00C req uested in H. D. 93- 155. Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, is the explanation of why two of these structure program, some of the opera will the gentleman yield? amendments have been brought back in tional facilities for the U.S. forces are Mr. SIKES. I yield to the gentleman disagreement. The total funds provided not going to be timely built from Wisconsin. for Army and Navy military construction I think, generally speaking, that while Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin, Mr. Speaker, exceed the amounts that were provided in this conference report does contain a I did not sign this conference report. either the House bill or in the Senate bill. rather sizable reduction from the budget, While I expect this report to be approved, I think this is a bad habit for us to get from the requests that were made, that I do consider that an explanation of my into, and this was the second part of the we must give credit to the authorizing failure to sign it is in order. I do not conference report that was unacceptable committee for the major share of the expect and I did not expect that one in tome. reductions-credit or otherwise, depend dividual's point of view can be deter There were some problems that were ing upon an individual point of view. minative of a conference report; but I do resolved much to my satisfaction, and so Mr. Speaker, I would · say that this believe that when a concept has been this explanation of why I expect this con conference report, as submitted to the strongly endorsed in the committee, in ference report to be approved. For in Members, does contain very few reduc the full committee and in the House by stance, No. 1, we had a problem with re tions in the amount that was authorized 'the passage of a bill without amendment, spect to the new hospital up at West by the legislative committees. that principle should not be easily con Point. So, Mr. Speaker, while I recognize that ceded in a conference report on a per The House had provided no funds; the many significant problems have been sonal note or on a political basis. Senate had put in $20 million. The $20 very properly dealt with in their resolu Specifically, I refer to the House com million is in there, but if the Members tions, for the two reasons which I have mittee's position and the House position will note the statement on the part of the cited, I could not sign this conference with respect to tax-funded commissary managers, it does require some very defi report. construction in the contiguous 48 States. nite revisions from the concept that had Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, I find that We have one commissary in Georgia been submitted to our committee of a the distinguished gentleman from Wis that had been destroyed and, of course, $25 million, 100-bed hospital designed to consin (Mr. DAVIS), has made some use funds were provided to replace that. That serve a great many other people and not ful comments on the conference report presented no problem to me. primarily to serve the cadets and the as a whole, and I want to thank him We had one in Adak, Alaska. Of permanent military force stationed at the for his contributions and for his help in course, the isolation of that place made West Point community. the preparation of the bill, just as I wish the tax-funded construction of that We did provide military construction to thank other committee members and project no problem for me; but there funds for certain installations in Iceland. the staff. were four in the continental United The Senate committee deleted all of It has been a great privilege to work States, one in Georgia, one in Arizona, those funds. I think the nature of our with the members of this subcommittee one in Texas, and one in Louisiana. I tenure there, the negotiations that are and the staff in the preparation of the do not question that there is a need for now in progress, justified the inclusion of bill. While we have not agreed upon these commissaries; but the needs are those funds in the conference report, but everything, we feel that a workable and not new. They have been sort of a cumu again with some very definitive language a sound bill has been presented. lative thing. Perhaps the same position that limits the obligation of those funds On the matter of commissaries, the could be urged in our other continental until certain very practical considera only disagreement was in accepting two U.S. installations as well; but it was a tions have been dealt with. of the four within the United States that concept adopted in our committee and We had a briefing in our subcommit were in controversy. The Senate con by the House that in these areas we need tee with respect to our giving up the use ferees and a substantial majority of the to make it plain that construction in the of the island of Culebra off Puerto Rico. House conferees felt that we were on future should be other than on a tax but we were not requested to provide safer ground in including the two. But we funded basis. funds. By the time the bill reached the are all in agreement that additional I have the feeling that these new com Senate, that request had been made. We steps should be taken to reduce some of missaries, and the others that will be concurred in the necessity for providing the dependence upon the taxpayers of coming down the line, are being con those funds, but again because of some the United States in the construction structed not just to serve our people in circumstances there that caused us con and operation of commissaries for serv uniform, but on the basis of a dollar cern, the statement of the managers con ice personnel. That is spelled out care business volume, for a large number of tained some very definitive language fully on page 8 of the report which is people not in the armed services who with respect to these proposed funds. before you. are permitted under law to trade at these The Senate committee had taken a Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will the commissaries at cost prices about two $20 million swipe at our NATO infra gentleman yield? thirds the comparable commercial prices structure funds. There was no delineated Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, I wish to in the communities in which they are explanation of this other than the feel yield first to the distinguished gentle located; so our concept was abandoned ing that we were perhaps doing too much in the conference, not on a defensible in the way of prefinancing. I think we man from Maryland, Mr. LONG, a mem basis, but on other bases. can all sympathize with their feelings ber of the subcommittee, and then I So that two of the commissaries were in that regard, but we also need to keep shall yield to the gentleman from Iowa, accepted for public funding and the other in mind that there are some critical Mr. GRoss. two went by the board. areas where, unless we do prefinancing Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he There is one other provision in the con and then go back at a later time for re may consume to the gentleman from ference report that bothers me, and that imbursement from the NATO infra- Maryland (Mr. LONG). December 7, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL -RECORD-HOlTSE 40269 Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, bill in committee, but really make -the Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, I now yield I thank the gentleman for yielding. law in the conference. That is why I such time as he may require to the dis As with Mr. DAVIS I did not sign the strongly protest this conference report, tinguished chairman of the Committee conference report, and I want to asso and the way it came out; and also why I on Appropriations, the gentleman from ciate myself with the remarks of the gen did not sign it. Texas (Mr. MAHON). tleman from Wisconsin citing some of I hope in the future we will have the Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker, I do not the same reasons. fortitude to stand on our own and come wish to speak at length in connection I also felt strongly about the com out with a bill that we can stand by in with this conference report. It was a missaries, because commissaries are the conference with the Senate. compromise, as conference reports al heavily subsidized, to the extent of nearly I thank the gentleman very much for ways are. We did the best that could be $300 million a year in appropriated funds yielding me this time. done under the circumstances. I com which go to pay the salaries of the Mr. SIKES. I now yield to the gentle mend the gentleman from Florida California. Florida? Guyer Montgomery Taylor, Mo. Mrs. Grasso with Mr. Gray. There was no objection. Haley Moorhead, Taylor, N.C. Mr. Hays with Mrs. Griffiths. Hamilton Calif. Teague, Calif. Mr. Podell with Mr. Price of Texas. Hammer- Moorhead, Pa. Teague, Tex. Mr. Roberts with Mr. Qule. schmidt Morgan Thompson, N.J. Mr. RUI).Ilels with Mr. Crane. CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 9256, Hanley Mosher Thomson, Wis. INCREASING CONTRIDUTION OF Hanna Moss Thone Mr. Shipley with Mr. McEwen. Hanrahan Murphy, Dl. Thornton Mr. McSpadden with Mr. Esch. GOVERNMENT TO HEALTH BENE Hansen, Idaho Murphy, N.Y. Tiernan Mr. Macdonald with Mr. Camp. FITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES Hansen, Wash. Myers Towell, Nev. Mr. Lehman with Mr. Kuykendall. Harsha Natcher Treen Mr. Diggs with Mr. Van Deerlin. Mr. DULSKI submitted the following Harvey Nelsen Udall Mr. Blatnik with Mr. Hillis. conference report and statement on the Hastings Obey VanderJagt Mr. Clark with Mr. Blackburn. bill (H.R. 9256) to increase the contri Hebert O'Brien Vanik Heinz O'Hara Veysey Mr. Corman with Mr. Del Clawson. bution of the Government to the cost of Henderson Owens Vigorito Mr. Delaney with Mr. Conlan. health benefits for Federal employees, Hicks Parris Waggonner Mr. Nichols with Mr. Beard. and for other purposes: Hinshaw Passman Wampler Mr. Denholm with Mr. Gubser. Hogan Patman Ware Mr. McKay with Mr. Don H. Clausen. CONFERENCE REPORT (H. REPT. No. 93-706) Holifield Patten Whalen Mr. Nedzi with Mr. Abdnor. The committee of conference on the dis Holt Pepper White agreeing votes of the two Houses on the Horton Perkins Whitehurst Mr. Ullman with Mr. Cochran. Hosmer Pettis Whitten Mr. Stokes with Mr. Reid. amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. Howard Peyser Widnall Mr. Brinkley with Mr. Quillen. 9256) to increase the contribution of the Huber Pickle Wilson, Bob Mr. Fisher with Mr. Rousselot. Government to the costs of health benefits Hudnut Pike Wilson, Miss Jordan with Mr. Sandman. for Federal employees, and for other pur Hungate Poage Charles H., Mr. Long of Louisiana with Mr. Symms. poses, having met, after full and free con Hunt Powell, Ohio Calif. ference, have agreed to recommend and do Hutchinson Preyer Wilson, Mr. Stephens with Mr. Walsh. Mr. Williams with Mr. Wiggins. recommend to their respective Houses as !chord Price, Ill. Charles, Tex. follows: Jarman Pritchard Winn Johnson, Calif. Railsback Wolff The result of the vote was announced That the Senate recede from its amend Johnson, Colo. Randall Wright as above recorded. ments numbered 6 and 7. That the House recede from its disagree Johnson, Pa. Rarick Wyatt AMENDMENTS IN DISAGREEMENT Jones, Ala. Rees Wydler ment to the amendments of the Senate num Jones, N.C. Regula Wyman The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report bered 1, 5, and 8 and agree to the same. Jones, Okla. Rhodes Yates Amendment numbered 2: That the House Jones, Tenn. Riegle Yatron the first amendment in disagreement. Karth Rinaldo Young, Alaska The Clerk read as follows: recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2 and Kazen Robinson, Va. Young, Fla. Senate amendment No. 1: Page 2, line 3, Kemp Robison, N.Y. Young, Ill. agree to the same with an amendment as Ketchum Rodino Young, S.C. strike out "$551,575,000" and insert in lieu follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to King Roe Young, Tex. thereof "$567,735,000". be inserted in the House engrossed bill by Kluczynski Rogers Zablocki MOTION OFFERED BY MR. SIKES Senate amendment numbered 2 insert the Koch Roncalio, Wyo. Zion Kyros Roncallo, N.Y. Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, I offer a mo following: "in 1974". tion. And the Senate agree to the same. NAYs-40 Amendment numbered 3: That the House Abzug EUberg Rangel The Clerk read as follows: recede from its disagreement to the amend Archer Frenzel Reuss Mr. SIKES moves that the House recede ment of the Senate numbered 3 and agree Ashbrook Green, Pa. Rosenthal to the same with an amendment as follows: Ashley Gross Roybal from its disagreement to the amendment of Aspin Hawkins Sebelius the Senate numbered 1 and concur therein In the matter proposed to be inserted in the Barrett Hechler, W.Va. Skubitz with an amendment, as follows: In lieu of House engrossed bill by Senate amendment Carey, N.Y. Heckler, Mass. Stark the sum proposed by said amendment insert numbered 3 strike out "55" and insert in Chisholm Helstoski Studds "$578,120,000". lieu thereof "60". Collins, Ill. Holtzman Waldie And the Senate agree to the same. Davis, Wis. Kastenmeier Wylie The motion was agreed to. Amendment numbered 4: That the House Dellums Long, Md. Young, Ga. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report recede from its disagreement to the amend Devine Metcalfe Zwach ment of the Senate numbered 4 and agree Drinan Moakley the last amendment in disagreement. to the same with an amendment as follows: Edwards, Calif. Nix The Clerk read as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted 40272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE December 7, 197.3 in the House engrossed bill by Senate amend rolled parent for more than half of his sup con trolled by the chairman and ranking ment numbered 4 insert the following: "in port and who is in regular full-time attend minority member of the Committee on Post 1975 and in each year thereafter." ance at a high school, trade school, techni Office and Civil Service, the bill shall be read And the Senate agree to the same. cal or vocational institute, junior college, col for amendment under the five-minute rule. T. J. DULSKI, lege, university, or comparable recognized At the conclusion of the consideration of the DAVID N. HENDERSON, educational institution. bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise JEROME R. WALDIE, Conference agreement and report the bill to the House with such LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, The conference agreement does not con amendments as may have been adopted, and Managers on the Part of the House. tain the student children provisions of sec the previous question shall be considered as GALE W. McGEE, tion 4 as proposed by Senate amendment ordered on the bill and amendments thereto JENNINGS RANDOLPH, numbered 6. to final passage without intervening motion QUENTIN BURDICK, except one motion to recommit. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT H. L. FONG, TED STEVENS, Amendment numbered 7: The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Managers on the Part of the Senate. Amendment numbered 7 is a purely tech California is recognized for 1 hour. nical amendment which renumbers section Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I yield ?O JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE CoM 4 of the House bill (in the form in which minutes to the gentleman from Ohio it passed the House) as section 5. This MITTEE OF CONFERENCE ANALYSIS OF 23 LOW-INCOME EMPLOYEE-ANNUITANT CASES [Each horizontal line contains information for a single case)
Creditable Total Year Creditable Total Year service employee Year of annuity service employee Year of annuity Gross monthly (yrs, mos, Average contri- sepa com- Gross monthly (yrs, mos, Average contri- sepa com- annuity days) salary butions ration menced Type of retirement annuity days) sala ry butions ration menced Type of retirement
1. $12______12. $47 ______.; 5~ $122 $27.11 1944 1959 Involuntary, 16-9-17 $1, 836 $1, 273. 02 1947 1960 Involuntary, deferred. deferred. 2. $18______5-5-16 2, 000 923.00 1947 1968 Do. 13. $47 ______3. $25 ______10-11-28 2, 363 1, 314.00 1962 1970 Voluntary, deferred. 6-11-17 2,000 604.00 1946 1972 Voluntary, deferred. ~15 15.14. $66$57------______2,623 1, 159.05 1953 1966 Involuntary, deferred. 4. $27------6-7- 9 2,169 654.58 1947 1953 Involuntary, 13-10-22 1, 655 1, 345.09 1944 1963 Voluntary, deferred. deferred. 16. $67------14-10-25 2,000 1, 907.95 1946 1966 Do. 5. $32 ______5-9-5 2,100 849.68 1947 1957 Voluntary, deferred. 17. $68 ______6. $34 ______11-2-2 3,703 1, 655.00 1963 1970 Do. 7- 2- 9 2,200 1, 226.28 1947 1967 Do. 18. $71______16-2-25 2, 207 2, 442.07 1946 1967 Do. 7. $35 ______5-6-{) 4, 700 1971 Do. 19. $73 ______8. $38.. ______1, 616.00 1960 6-11-25 2, 374 1, 087.94 1956 1958 Do. 6-0-21 3,188 818.00 1949 1968 Do. 20. $75 ______6-9-12 6,099 2, 498.70 1965 1965 Diszbility. 9. $38 ______6-0-25 3,233 830.00 1949 1968 Involuntary, 21. $77------12- 9-1 3,106 903.51 1948 1966 Voluntary, deferred. deferred. 22. $77 ______10. $43 ______13-1-17 3, 761 1, 574.00 1963 1971 Do. 9-4-20 2, 938 1, 510.00 1944 1968 Voluntary, deferred. 23. $77------9-4--11 5, 255 2, 804.00 1961 1970 Do. 11. $45 ______6-1-25 3, 472 1, 221.29 1960 1960 Voluntary, immediate.
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself Apparently they did not even have a will substantially change even what has 2 minutes. record vote on it; it came out by voice been discussed this morning. Mr. Speaker, I regret that my two vote. What I am seeking to do is to pass a colleagues have seen fit to oppose this This is a bill that has already passed resolution which will permit the merits rule. They certainly have that privilege. the United States Senate by over a 3 to J or demerits of this legislation to be dis This is a piece of legislation that came majority. I understand there are some cussed. out of committee with little opposition. amendments which Will be offered which I urge the House to do so in view of 40274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 7, 1973 the fact that the matter was sub as to an annual wage, but I have not been Passman Ryan Thone Patman St Germain Thornton stantially approved in the Committee on too convinced of that myself. Patten Sarasin Tiernan Rules and has been scheduled by the Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Pepper Sarbanes Udall leadership. I urge that we do be given an gentleman for yielding. Perkins Schroeder Vander Jagt Pettis Seiberling Vanik opportunity to discuss the merits and de Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I have no fur Peyser Shipley Vigorito merits. ther requests for time. Pickle Shoup Waldie I think there are few Members who Mr. Speaker, I move the previous ques Poage Shriver Wampler have had an opportunity to study this tion on the resolution. Preyer Shuster Whalen Price, Til. Sikes White matter thoroughly, and they are en The previous question was ordered. Price, Tex. Sisk Whitehurst titled to know what is in it. The com The SPEAKER. The question is on Railsback Skubitz Whitten mittee is entitled to make that presenta the resolution. Randall Slack Widnall Rangel Smith, Iowa Wilson, Bob tion to them. I hope that they will be The question was taken, and the Rees Smith, N.Y. Wilson, given the opportunity to do so. Speaker announced that the ayes ap Regula Spence Charles H., Mr. LATI'A. Will my friend yield to peared to have it. Reid Staggers Calif. Reuss Stanton, Wilson, me? Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I object to Riegle James V. Charles, Tex. Mr. SISK. Yes. I yield to the gentle the vote on the ground that a quorum Rinaldo Stark Winn man. is not present and make the point of or Rodino Steed Wolff Mr. LATTA. The gentleman from Cali Roe Steele Wright der that a quorum is not present. Rogers Steiger, Wis. Wyatt fornia mentioned some amendments that The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum Roncalio, Wyo. Stubblefield Wydler will be offered to correct some of the is not present. Roncallo, N.Y. Stuckey Yates defects he pointed out in this legislation. The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab Rooney, Pa. Studds Yatron Rose Sullivan Young, Alaska Are you prepared to tell us something sent Members. Rosenthal Symington Young, Fla. about them? The vote was taken by electronic de Rostenkowski Talcott Young, Ga. Mr. SISK. Really I was not intending vice, and there were-yeas 295, nays 70, Roush Taylor, N.C. Young, Tex. Roy Teague, Calif. Zablocki to take a lot of time on this at this point. not voting 67, as follows: Roybal Teague, Tex. Zion I had hoped that we could adopt the rule [Roll No. 636] Ruppe Thompson, N.J. zwach and then let the members of the com NAYS-70 mittee explain it. YEAS-295 Arcller Grover Robinson, Va. Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Abzug Dellenback Hungate Arends Haley Robison, N.Y. Adams Dellums Hunt Ruth minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska Dent !chord Ashbrook Hinshaw (Mr. MARTIN). Alexander Broyhill, N.C. Hosmer Satterfield Anderson, Dingell Jarman Buchanan Huber Scherle Mr. MARTIN of Nebraska. I thank the Calif. Donohue Johnson, Calif. Burgener Hutchinson Schneebeli gentleman for yielding. Anderson, Ill. Downing Jones, Ala. Cederberg Johnson, Colo. Sebelius Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out Andrews, N.C. Drinan Jones, N.C. Chamberlain Johnson, Pa. Snyder Andrews, Dulski Jones, Okla. Collier Ketchum Stanton, that the gentleman is really not cutting N.Dak. Duncan Jones, Tenn. King J. William duPont Karth Collins, Tex. back on the amount of deficit that will Annunzio Conable Landgrebe Steiger, Ariz. occur in this retirement fund. Armstrong Eckhardt Kastenmeier Coughlin Latta Stratton Ashley Edwards, Ala. Kazen Davis, Wis. Mallary Taylor, Mo. I would like to point out further that Asp in Edwards, Calif. Kemp Dennis Mann Thomson, Wis. since 1962 civil service employees cost Bad1llo Eilberg Koch Derwinski Martin, Nebr. Towell, Nev. Bafalis Esch Kyros Michel Treen of-living increases amounted to 51.7 per Evans, Colo. Leggett Devine cent. This does not take into account the Baker Dickinson Minshall, Ohio Veysey Barrett Evins, Tenn. Lent Eshleman Nelsen Waggonner 6.1 percent that they received last July Bauman Fascell Litton Flynt O'Brien Ware 1 and another 5.5 percent increase which Bell Findley Long, Md. Forsythe Pike Wylie Bennett Fish Lott Powell, Ohio Wyman is going to occur on the 1st of January, Flood Lujan Frelinghuysen Bevill Frenzel Pritchard Young, Til. that is, in 3 weeks. So we have had Biaggi Flowers McClory Goodling Rarick Young, S.C. a considerable increase of almost 70 per Biester Foley McCloskey Gross Rhodes Bingham Ford, McCollister cent total, including the one to come on Boggs William D. McCormack NOT VOTING-67 the 1st of January, in the increases in Boland Fountain McDade Abdnor Diggs Macdonald annuities paid to the civil service retirees Bolling Fraser McFall Mitchell, Md. Frey McKinney Addabbo Dorn since 1962. Bowen Beard Erlenborn Nedzi Brademas Froehlich Madden Bergland Fisher Nichols This legislation, again, is completely Bray Fulton Madigan Blackburn Grasso O 'Neill unjustified, and is fiscally irresponsible. Breaux Fuqua Mahon Blatnik Gray Podell Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I yield my Breckinridge Gaydos Ma1llinrc1 Brasco GrifHths Quie Brooks Gettys Maraziti Brinkley Gubser Quillen self 1 additional minute. Broomfield Giaimo Martin, N.C. Burke, Call!. Hansen, Wash. Roberts Mr. Speaker, I appreciate and I have Brotzman Gibbons Mathias, Calif. Camp Harrington Rooney, N.Y. Brown, Calif. Gilman Mathis, Ga. Rousselot great respect for my colleague, the gen Ginn Matsunaga Chappell Hays tleman from Nebraska (Mr. MARTIN) but Brown, Mich. Chisholm Hlibert Runnels Brown, Ohio Goldwater Mayne Clark Hillis Sandman I do admit to a .little concern when we Broyhill, Va. Gonzalez MazzoU Clausen, Jordan Steelman start quibbling about paying a person Burke, Fla. Green, Oreg. Meeds Don H. Keating Stephens $85 a month. I realize that we do need Burke, Mass. Green, Pa. Melcher Clawson, Del Kluczynski Stokes Burleson, Tex. Gude Metcalfe Cochran Kuykendall Symms to cut expenses, and we do need to curb Burlison, Mo. Gunter Mezvlnsky Conlan Landrum Ullman expenditures, and hopefully with the leg Burton Guyer Milford Conyers Lehman Van Deerlin islation we have recently passed Con Butler Hamilton Miller Corman Long, La. Walsh Byron Hammer- Mills, Ark. Crane McEwen Wiggins gress will begin to assert the courage to Carey, N.Y. schmidt Minish Delaney McKay Williams do some of the things necessary in our Carney, Ohio Hanley Mink Denholm McSpadden overall budgeting. But, as I have said, Carter Hanna Mitchell, N.Y. Casey, Tex. Hanrahan Mizell So the resolution was agreed to. I regret to see an attempt made not to Clancy Hansen, Idaho Moakley The Clerk announced the following even permit the House to discuss legis Clay Harsha Mollohan lation dealing with a group of the most Cleveland Harvey Montgomery pairs: Cohen Hastings Moorhead, Mr. O'Neill with Mr. Blatnik. poorly paid people in America. Collins, Dl. Hawkins Calif. Mr. Rooney of New York with Mr. Den- Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will the gen- Conte Hechler, W.Va. Moorhead, Pa. Heckler, Mass. Morgan holm. Cotter Mr. Clark with :Mr. Kuykendall. tleman yield? Cronin Heinz Mosher Mr. SISK. I yield to the gentleman Culver Helstoskl Moss Mr. Podell with Mr. Walsh. Daniel, Dan Henderson Murphy, Dl. Mr. Lehman with Mr. HUlls. from Iowa. Daniel, Robert Hicks Murphy, N.Y. Mr. Addabbo with Mrs. Hansen of Wash- Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I would ask w.,Jr. Hogan Myers ington. the gentleman from California whether Daniels, Holifield Natcher Mr. Bergland with Mr. Harringt on. he is suggesting a guaranteed annual DominickV. Holt Nix · Mr. Hebert with Mr. McEwen. Danielson Holtzman Obey Mr. Brasco with Mrs. Burke of California. income? Davis, Ga. Horton O'Hara Howard Owens Mr. Hays with Mr. Gubser. Mr. SISK. The gentleman from Iowa Davis, S.C. Mr. Delaney with Mr. Del Cla wson. of course knows his President's position delaGarza Hudnut Pa.rrl.a December 7, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE 40275 Mr. Roberts with Mr. Erlenborn. minimum benefits it proposes will pro of people, those that are in the least Mrs. Chisholm with Mr. Gray. vide a limited measure of relief where beneficial pcsition as Federal annuitants Mr. Van Deerlln with Mr. Camp. the greatest need exists--in those cases and those that by def..nition, therefore, Mr. Diggs with Mr. Corman. Mr. Runnels with Mr. Crane. where the beneficiary receives an annuity are damaged most severely by the raging Mr. McKay with Mr. Conyers. of less than $1,000 per year. inflation that damages everybody. Mr. Ullman with Mr. Stokes. One of the purposes of the Older Amer The major improvement in civil service Mr. Nichols with Mr. Quie. icans Act was to "provide for an adequate retirement system that did not affect Mr. Nedzi with Mr. Don H. Clausen. income in retirement to correspond with these people, was that a retiree's an Mr. Mitchell of Maryland with Mrs. the American way of living." While many nuity was computed after October 20, Griffiths. programs have been initiated to benefit 1969, on the basis of his or her average Mrs. Jordan with Mr. Sandman. the elderly, only a very small portion of Mr. Kluczynski with Mr. Abdnor. salary for the highest 3 years' earn Mr. Chappell with Mr. Conlan. the large sums appropriated for such ings. The pre-October 20, 1969, retiree's Mr. Brinkley with ~Ir. Quillen. purposes has reached the people to whom annuity was computed on the basis of Mr. Fisher with Mr. Beard. this legislation is directed. his or her highest 5 years of earnings. Mr. Stephens with Mr. Rousselot. Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of Moreover, the provisions of the Pay Mr. McSpadden with Mr. Steelman. H.R. 9107. Comparability Act of 1970 have sub Mr. Macdonald with Mr. Blackburn. Mr. WALDIE. Mr. Chairman, I yield stantially increased the salaries of civil Mr. Landrum with Mr. Symms. Mr. Long of Louisiana with Mr. Cochran. myself such time as I may consume. service employees, thereby widening the Mrs. Grasso with Mr. Williams. Mr. Ch2..irmd.n, H.R. 9107 is legislation gap even further between older and Mr. Dorn with Mr. Wiggins. designed to assist those retired civil serv younger retirees. Consequently, individ ice employees who are most in need. Es uals who retired before October 20, 1969, The result of the vote was announced sentially, the bill would de two things. have generally received substantially as above recorded. It would set a minimum civil service an lower annuities than those who worked A motion to reconsider was laid on the nuity for all Feder3.1 retirees at the same in similar jobs in GS levels but who table. level as the minimum social security retired after that date. Mr. WALDIE. Mr. Speaker, I move benefit. Under the present law this would Mr. Chairman, I believe it is also im that the House resolve itself into the be $84.50 a month. portant to mention here that Federal Committee of the Whole House on the Second, it would increase the annuity retirees in general have not received State of the Union for the consideration paid to pre-October 20, 1959, civil serv increases near the percentage of in of the bill illinois used the figure of basic monthly benefit. It is currently the gentleman from Maryland to do so, $4.2 billion as cost over the 30-year pe $84.50. This is a fair policy. It is equally representing the county of Prince riod. I multiplied 30 times 172, and I get fair for the civil service retirement sys Georges, Md., in the Congress. $5.1 billion. tem to offer its employees the same bene But, I am concerned, as is the gentle When the gentleman refers to the fig fit, which this legislation will do. man from nlinois, about the impact upon ure of $4.2 billion, is the gentleman tak This legislation also provides a $300 Federal spending. The Members of Con ing into consideration the amendments increase to those Federal employees who gress were supplied the other day with that probably will be adopted? retired prior to October 20, 1969. The flat figures from the Library of Congress to Mr. DERWINSKI. The gentleman is dollar increase proposed by the bill for the effect that in the last 4 years, we correct. I am assuming that the amend those annuitants will result in an aggre had spent $90 billion more than we took ments which will be offered by the gen gate average increase approximating 8 in, and since World War II, we have add tleman from California Los Angeles yesterday, Stevens point the way to expanding energy sup no ties with Ford. · said that "Mac is right. There is a. lot of plies reasonably promptly and lessen But Lowry says he has a signed commit money that's available throughout tl:ie coun the need for undesirable and probably ment from Bundy, and an affirmation and try and that's frustrated." unworkable regulatory measures. re-affirmation from Ford's trustees, that He said that "when I left the Arts Council, Ford will continue its present level of sup as a matter of fact, I was about to try the port for the arts and humanities for the same thing, but I was a little early. There W. McNEIL LOWRY TO HEAD NEW next decade. Ford now spends between 7 is money enough." and 10 per cent of its annual grants budget Stevens said he hopes Lowry will follow PRIVATE FOUNDATION FOR THE in this area. the same strategy he pursues at Ford, "where ARTS His new foundation, Lowry insists, will in he's picked some things that he thought (Mr. BRADEMAS asked and was given no way compete with Ford, or with any of were good and then goes all out for them. I the other private and public foundations think that's a good policy, better than the permission to address the House for 1 that give some of their funds to the arts: scatter policy of small handouts. That has minute, to revise and extend his re Lowry is proud of what he has done at created some viable institutions." marks and include extraneous matter.) and through Ford, and wants in no way to Stevens said the impact of the 1969 tax Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, all who undermine that foundation's ground-break reform law will make a good deal of money have made efforts over the years to ex ing efforts in the arts and humanities. Lowry available. The law, enacted to prevent pand and enrich the scope of cultural joined Ford 20 years ago and drew up the fQunda.tions from piling up assets and not activities in the United States will be de original proposals for Ford to start funding spending, requires by the end of this year lighted at the news of the establishment the arts, in time becoming Ford's vice presi that 6 percent of a foundation's assets be dent for arts and humanities. dispensed each year. of a new private foundation the purpose Lowry said in an interview that people "I could name foundation after founda of which will be to promote the arts and he comes into contact with regularly have tion," said Stevens, "that's just really fid humanities. been telling him over the last several years dling around. And now that there is pres This news is doubly encouraging be that some sort of private foundation for the sure on them because of the law, I think cause the foundation is to be headed by arts was needed, and have asked him who they are looking for places and I think Mac Mr. W. McNeil Lowry, who has served so might be an appropriate person to assemble is coming along at the right time .•. most effectively since 1957 as Vice President such a foundation and then run it. of them do not have the staff to (disburse) it of the Humanities and Arts Division of This year Ford instituted a new retire properly." ment-at-60 policy for its executive officers, Lowry, however, said he had not considered the Ford Foundation. Those of us who although Lowry says he was specifically the law's impact on the availability or"grant know Mr. Lowry and have heard him exempted and was offered a vice president money and reckons that most of his founda testify before congressional committees for policy job through 1978. tion's money will not come from "existing realize his great ability and will wish Lowry said that many individuals who foundations." him well in this endeavor. give heavily to the arts in many parts of Ainong his incorporators are some extreme Mr. Speaker, I think it should also be the country are frustrated, in that they give ly wealthy patrons of the arts, as wen as noted that one of Mr. Lowry's associates to local causes but would have more to give some people with renowned abilities for rais in this significant new venture is our if they felt their generosity would have an ing money for the arts. Lowry acknowledges, impact on a field of art in general and on when Ittessed, that a recession could have an distinguished colleague, the Honorable its values rather than just on a particular impact on the new foundation, but that a FR,ANK THOMPSON, Jr. of New Jersey, who museum or theater organization or work recession would likely hurt all foundations is one of the incorporating members of shop. equally. In translation, that meant that the foundation. This is the kind of grant-making that some of the foundation's funds are already Congressman THOMPSON was principal Lowry developed for Ford, concentrating clearly committed. sponsor of the legislation which created its largesse in specific areas of the arts One of Lowry's first steps, he said, will be ballet, for instance-and making these fields a tour of the country with some of his fellow the National Foundation on the Arts and incorporators--in early 1975. Humanities as well as of the measure viable economically and innovative artisti cally. "We're not going to pretend that all wis creating the John F. Kennedy Center for In addition, Lowry's matching-grant pol dom was in the Ford Foundation or one man the Performing Arts, and his experience icy-offering money to organizations only if (for that, read Lowry). I'm ·going to re-stir and commitment to the arts will mean they raise equal amounts-has become a all these issues and problems and policies much to this historic new effort. staple of the grant business. Lowry said that and principles over again." Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to insert at the new foundation also will adopt the Lowry believes strongly in the idea of a this point in the RECORD two articles, pub matching-grant system. He expects to be national foundation devoted exclusively to making no grants until approximately mid- the arts because he feels that many in lished in the New York Times and the Ainerica have given the backs of their hands, Washington Post, which describe this 1975. Lowry feels the new foundation is coming and wallets, to the arts-that the attention important development for the future of at a perfect time, with the "creative and paid to the arts institutionally has been the arts in the United States: performing arts depending very, very largely principally cosmetic. The "original incorporators and members" W. MCNEIL LOWRY: BUILDING A FOUNDATION on private patronage." If so much is expected FOR ART'S SAKE of W. McNeil Lowry's new foundation are: from the private sector, Lowry feels, at least Betty Allen, a young black contralto; Mrs. (By Stephen D. Isaacs) the private sector's abilities ought to be har Vincent Astor of the Astor fortune; Aaron NEW YoRN.-W. McNeil "Mac" Lowry, per nessed and coordinated. Copland, the senior Ainerican composer; haps the closest America has had to a czar Lowry said that he had not fully realized Phyllis Curtin, a coloratura soprano; Larry of the arts, is planning to set up the coun until recently how much private money for Deut sch, secretary-treasurer of Adolphs, Ltd., try's first private foundation aimed solely the arts there was in Ainerica that was just John Houseman, the director, producer and at promoting the arts. sitting there waiting for someone to ask for writer; C. Bernard Jackson, executive ·direc For 17 years, Lowry has been the Ford it-if it could be used properly. tor of Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center. Foundation's dispenser of largesse to the "There was a whole group of peopie, Philip Johnson, the architect; Lincoln a!ts and humanities, heading Ford's 27- whom we've had a great deal of opportunity Kirstein, general director of the New York man staff in that area. to identify for many years," said Lowry, City Ballet; Roy E. Larsen of Time, Inc., Over that 17 years, he has given away "who individually in their own community Sherman Lee of Cleveland's Museum of Fine around $306 million. or with a particular favorite thing in the Arts; Goddard Lieberson, president of C.B.S. Lowry has kept the planning of the new arts give a great deal of money. I had thought Records; Robert Lowell, the poet; Lowry; foundation a secret and told his staff and they probably gave all that they could ... Lloyd Rigler, president of Adolphs; Andrew Ford president McGeorge Bundy of the plans (but) they obviously have more funds than Ritchie, retired curator of painting at the only at 4 p.m. yesterday. they are giving locally." Museum of Modern Art. Lowry steadfastly refuses to state or even He says that his new foundation will help Me!rill Rueppel, director of Boston's Mu- 40286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE December 7, 1973 seum of Fine Arts; Madeleine Haas Russell, That sentiment was echoed yesterday by During his tenure, the division has made a prominent arts philanthropist in San McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foun such major grants as $80.2-m1llion to assist 61 Francisco; Stella Saltonstall, arts philan dation, which made a. commitment last year symphony orchestras, $7.7-million to eight thropist in New York; Alan Schneider, a to continue its level of support of the arts ballet organizations, and extensive funding writer and director (who is currently an as for another decade. Mr. Bundy said he wel to theater and opera companies and other sociate director of the Arena Stage in wash comed the prospect of the new foundation performing arts groups. A strong believer in ington) , Rudolf Serkin, the pianist who is as "enlarging the resources going into the private philanthropy, Mr. Lowry said that in director of the Curtis Institute. arts. We've always felt that one of the best his new job he would continue to work with Laurence Sickman, director of the William things that can happen is pluralism-for Congress and the public in advancing the Rockhill Nelson Gallery in Kansas City; others to take increasingly strong roles." cause of organized private philanthropy "as Peter Smith, director of the new Hopkins FOUNDING MEMBERS one means of ensuring pluralism and diver Center at Dartmouth College; Rep. Frank sity in choices made within the American Thompson (D-N.J.), second-ranking member The foundation's incorporating members, system." on the House Education and Labor Commit who will soon elect a board of trustees, in Yesterday Mr. Bundy said of Mr. Lowry, tee; Virgil Thomson, the retired composer, clude artistic, intellectual and public lead "We take an affirmative attitude toward Mac critic and writer; June Wayne, the artist and ers. Among them are Robert Lowell, the and any new projects of his. We warmly wish founder of the Tamarind Lithography Work poet; Mrs. Vincent Astor, the philanthropist; him success." shop, and Harold L. Zellerbach of the Zeller Lincoln Kirstein, ballet director, writer and bach Paper Corp. critic; Rudolph Serkin, the pianist; the singer Betty Allen and Representative Frank FIRST PRIVATE FoUNDATION To Am THE .ARTs Thompson Jr. of New Jersey, a supporter of Is SET UP the original legislation that established the PLAY BALL National Endowments. (By Grace Glueck) The idea for the foundation came to him, Chicago, Baltimore, Cincinnati, review of his actions to delay plans by plant, may choose to close its doors and Cleveland, and many other urban areas the coUl·t. This is what should be done move elsewhere. Perhaps this is the in will be asked to explain similar edicts in this case while the Administrator tent of the EPA. from the EPA to their constituents. seeks an orderly review of the law by the The transportation plan I have dis This is the type of thing that we Cali Congress. cussed is not the end of the EPA's grasp fornians are now being asked to explain; The American people are not accus for power. I invite your attention to the we are being blamed for the situation tomed to having taxes imposed upon Federal Register for October 30, 1973- not the EPA. We are being asked for them by appointed administrative bu volume 38, No. 208. Here, under the relief. reaucrats in Washington-bureaucrats guise of regulation "indirect sources" of One small city, Maywood, Calif., who are elected by no constituency and air pollution, the Administrator of the owns some 965 parking spaces for which who cannot be diselected. They are well EPA will become the supreme zoning it must pay $434,200 in 1976. In con aware that the Constitution provides body for the entire United States. He will trast, that city will receive about $220,000 that the Congress alone levies Federal be able to tell any town, any city, any in "revenue sharing" money. Does this taxes and that tax measures must origi State, and any citizen where almost any sound like "new federalism?" Total taxes nate in this House, which is closest to facility may or may not be built. on hospitals, churches, schools, and pri the people. I do not believe that the Congress in vate businesses in Maywood will skim off This House and this Congress did not tended to give an appointed bureau $3,781,800 in 1976. abdicate its taxing power to the Presi crat the powers which the Administra dent or to any of his appointees under tor of the EPA has arrogated to himself. Another city in my District, Norwalk, the terms of the Clean Air Act or any This is yet another reason why the will be taxed in excess of $1 million for other law. Clean Air Act should be reviewed. the parking around its library and civic The EPA's ill-conceived plan goes fur- Most importantly, however, the law center alone. ther than the imposition of a tax on must be reviewed and amended to ease The city of Whittier will have to pay parking spaces. It also overrides all State the economic pounding to which the in excess of $5 million per year. and local land use and zoning laws country is being subjected in the name Also, I have learned that a cemetery matters which have never been under of pristine cleanliness. We tax the peo within my District will have to pay about Federal control. ple for billions of dollars to clean up December 7, 19 73 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 40289 the environment. We cannot then deprive pliance with the requirements of due any State, or the principal prosecut in g at process and law. torney of any political subdivision thereof, if the people of a livelihood, deprive them such attorney is authorized by a statute of of the use of their property, and im Why is this legislation desirable? that State to make application to a St ate pose ruinous taxes upon them also in Chapter 119, Wire Interception and court judge of competent jurisdiction for the name of the environment. Interception of Oral Communications, of an order authorizing or approving the in Unless we return to the realm of the title 18 is the applicable Federal law gov terception of wire or oral comm unications, possible and the rule of reason, the erning the interception and disclosure of may apply to such judge for, and such judge backlash against all environmental leg wire and oral communications. In short, may grant in conformity with sect ion 2518 islation will overwhelm the entire move this law prohibits such interceptions and of this chapter and with the applicable State disclosures, except in those specifically statute an order authorizing, or approving ment. This, I would not want to happen. the interception of wire or oral communica There are many ways to solve the air defined instances in which the Attorney tions by invest igative or law enforcement pollution problem, but, as is the case with General of the United States, or any As officers having responsibility for the investi the energy problem, most methods will sistant Attorney General gpecifically gation of the offense as to which the appli take a little time. designn.ted for such purpose by him ob cation is made, when such interception may Zealots such as Ralph Nader have rec tains authority, upon application to a provide or has provided evidence of the com ommended the course now taken by the Federal judge of competent jurisdiction mission of the offense of murder, kidnaping, and the granting of such an application, gambling, robbery, bribery, extortion, or EPA many times. It is a simple solution dealing in narcotic drugs, marihuana or to both problems. The reasoning goes this to make an interception. other dangerous drugs, or other crime dan way: Since 70 percent of our energy is Subsections (1) and (2) of section gerous to life, limb, or property, and pun used in industry, and since most air pol 2516, Authorization for Interception of ishable by imprisonment for more than one lution is caused by industry and workers Wire or Oral Communications, now read, year, designated in any applicable State stat in industry, simply get rid of industry, as follows: ute authorizing such interception, or any and presto, no more energy crisis and no conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing The Attorney General, or any Assistant At offenses. more pollution. torney General specially designated by the I do not buy this solution and neither Attorney General, may authorize an applica There is a loophole or escape valve do my constituents. tion to a Federal judge of competent juris built into the present text in each in Under the jurisdiction of the House diction for, and such judge may grant in con stance, to wit: The language-"an or Committee on Government Operations, formity with section 2518 of this chapter an der authorizing or approving" and "when we are charged with investigating the order authorizing or approving the intercep tion of wire or oral communications by the such interception may provide or has executive branch of Government with a Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a Federal provided"-allows a Federal agency, or view to determining their efficiency and agency having responsibility for the investi State or local prosecutor, to first inter economy of operations. The actions of gation of the offense as to which the applica cept, then get retroactive approval. the EPA are neither efficient or econom tion is made, when such interception may Clearly, the language permits retroac ical nor is it in accord with the general provide or has provided evidence of- tive approval of wiretaps and other inter welfare of the people. I shall, therefore, ( a) any offense punishable by death or by ceptions. I believe this to be contrary to start hearings on this matter at an imprisonment for more than one year under the principles of due process inherent to early date. sections 2274 through 2277 of title 42 of the United States Code (relating to the enforce a free people. ment of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), or I must state, for the record, that I under the following chapters of this title: have no specific knowledge of particular LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO chapter 37 (relating to espionage), chapter instances of government wiretaps where TIGHTEN AUTHORITY FOR THE 105 (relating to sabotage), chapter 115 (re subsequent approval, after the fact, was USE OF WffiETAPS IN INVESTI lating to treason), or chapter 102 (relating to not obtained. But, it is not unreasonable riots); GATIONS (b) a violation of section 186 or section to assume, since such retroactive approv The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 501(c) of title 29, United States Code (deal al is customarily sought when the gov previous order of the House, the gentle ing with restrictions on payments and loans ernment wishes to proceed in open court to labor organizations), or any offense which man from New York rld. Yet this bill would merely encour promise of a short-term dole when im cause of serious injury, the President may age more imports of manufactured prod ports cost jobs, nothing when plants move provide token "adjustment assistance," ucts and parts of manufactured prod out of the country. put on tariffs, quotas, tariff quotas, or ne ucts. The United States suddenly finds The bill, in fact, does not even call gotiate orderly marketing agreements. it necessary to bid for raw materials and attention to the real actors in the mod But he need not take any specific help energy supplies. ern world of international trade and ful action. If he does decide to provide The United States now imports the au payments-the international banks and effective relief, he must explain his ac tomobiles, steel, radios, and TV sets it firms which dominate all international tions. If relief is granted it must be tem once sent to the rest of the world. Shoe interchanges. porary and can be removed any time the imports and textile and apparel imports Each title of this bill deserves special President decides it ls in the national in have been joined by inrushes of computer dissent, because each title of this bill terest to remove it. Adjustment assist parts, calculators, aircraft engines, and contains new hidden dangers for the ance for workers is more difficult to get, parts, as well as other product lines. This United States. because there must be a finding that the change has eroded America's industrial Title I of the bill empowers the Presi unemployment is "significant." There is strength and added costs to the economy dent to negotiate deeper tariff cuts than a token dole for some workers, but the in lost jobs and production of parts and before. Cuts on high tariffs can be as means of getting even this amount of whole products in almost every kind of high as 75 percent. America's tariffs are help are full of technicalities. For firms, manufacturing, from apparel to aero so low on the average that other na the promise of financial help is equally space. These and other losses endanger tions have insisted on this approach. uncertain. But the promise to encourage service employment and the tax base of Thus the tariff-cutting authority is not more imports is made certain by requir American communities and the American for the interest of the United States, but ing the President to phase out relief and e.c:;:onomy . for the interests of those who produce prohibiting assurance of effective pro . ." The United States now has a $100 bil abroad. tection. lion balance-of-payments "overhang" The President may also raise tariffs to Title Til: Existing laws against unfair held by foreigners and governments no 50 percent above 1934 levels or 20 per competition are weakened. Unfair com longer anxious to use the American dollar cent above present levels. But the bill's petition-in the U.S. market is encouraged for expansion. The U.S. Department of emphasis shows that this provision will by limiting the President's power to re Commerce predicts a yearly $5 billion not be used. The President need not taliate against unfair restrictions abroad, payments claim aside from imports and listen to anyone's advice and the Presi and allowing the President 4-year au exports-deficits for tourism, investment, dent's chief negotiator gets the power to thority to avoid any action on imports and other outflows of dollars. advise the Congress and the President on subsidized into the United States if he The bill continues to follow the think all tariff and nontariff matters. The believes it will interfere with intema ing of those who said a devalued dollar President may: tional negotiations. The provisions for would "solve" America's problems. Now Negotiate on so-called nontariff bar U.S. action to prevent unfair competi that the dollar has been under chronic riers to trade among developed countries. tion are limited and weakened by this attack and has been devalued many Quotas, special tariff rules on chemicals title. The President can avoid action on times, the inflationary results are clear and other products are at stake. But dumped, subsidized or otherwis::; c s ~ i~ted to American consumers, producers, and this new authority will also put American into the U.S. market. This title conflicts employees. Imports cost more, but im laws on safety and health, consumer pro with titles I, IV, and V. ports are often the only available choice tection and product standards, on the Title IV: Imports from the Soviet for many manufactured products and block whenever the President decides Union and other Communist countries parts. Imports of needed raw materials such negotiations are necessary. Con will continue to rise rapidly under these and energy cost more. gressional approval is required, but the provisions. While the bill restricts Presi The dollar devaluation has also led to restrictions are ineffective. Imports from dential power to lower tariffs, it does not massive exports of American food ·and the lowest wage, most highly protected restrict Presidential power to extend raw materials-scrap steel, cotton, logs, countries of the world will therefore be loans to these countries to build factories and so forth-which have pressed prices encouraged; behind their iron walls to produce for even higher for consumers in the grocery Create chaos for American industry by exports. Thus the American taxpayer store and for business consumers in in immediate authority to regulate imports will pay to build factories in Russia and dustrial markets for raw materials. The and exports for inflation and balance of other Communist countries. result has been to ask Americans to pay payment reasons-not for other U.S. eco Title V: The President would h ave more and more and more to buy less and nomic and social reasons. The grant of power to decide which countries of the less-all in the name of "solving" prob power to make changes for 150 days en world-with certain specific exemp lems. ables the President to have unplanned tions-are "developing" countries and Inflation now affects every level of chaos in the name of fighting inflation: give them special privileges to export to American life, every type of industry. To flood the economy with imports or the United States. He may set tariffs at The international policies of the United suddenly stop many imports; zero for imports from those countries. States, fostered by this bill, would merely Negotiate a new GATT, while spend There are restrictions on this power, but continue this destruction of the Ameri ing more money to shore up the old the President can decide it is in the na can standard of living. But this bill GATT. Thus the negotiating authority tional interest not to use them. These grants even more Presidential power to is contradictory, unplanned and confus countries include the lowest wage coun cause stop-and-go distortion of the U.S. ing. These provisions spell the abdica tries of the world, with the highest bar economy at home-in the name of theo tion of congressional will and responsi• riers to trade. This provision will cause retical intemational economics or inter bility to the power of an unseen interna massive imports from the low-wage national benefits. tional negotiating clique. countries to increase even more rapidly. This is a bill that will weaken Amer These conflicting authorities-a stop This provision contradicts the provisions ica's strength in technology and trade, and-go power to regulate America from which call for equal treatment for all in payments and .Prices, in commerce abroad for international economic rea countries and talk about an "open" world and consumerism. sons, regardless of the impact on the trading system. This title makes a . The promises claimed for this bill are United States-add up to dangers fer mockery of provisions for "import re not borne out in its provisions. Imports all Americans in 1973 and in the future. lief," ending foreign trade and nontariff from the lowest wage countries will be Title II: These "import relief" provi barriers, meeting "unfair" competition. encouraged, while imports from devel sions encourage imports, but discourage The 5-year grant of power to the oped countries also undercut U.S. pro relief. These provisions restrict Presi President to negotiate new trade agree duction potentials. Endangered indus dential power to help American indus ments regardless of the effect on the tries will have no assurance of repair tries, firms, and workers injured by im- economy and social progress of the 40294: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 7, 1973 United States is almost without effec has risen to become one of the few sym put h1s money where his mouth was, stepped tive limit in this bill. This extreme grant bols of honesty, integrity, and sincere out of the night club into the streets and of power is not in keeping with the Con social concern left in this country. joined the demonstration lines. stitution. Under this bill, negotiations I have known and worked closely with Since that time he has been jailed across on many nontrade laws will be secret the land from San Francisco to Atlanta and · Dick for many years. Dick has been other places in between such as Chicago, and their implementation can take place deeply involved in the fight against racial :rtne Bluff, and Milwaukee. In August of this without clear information or sufficient injustice, not only in Chicago but also year he was arrested on the White House oversight by the Congress. This under throughout the country. He ha-s been in steps for praying for peace. ("You better be mines the purpose of the Congress to the forefront of the struggle for decent lieve if we had been praying for Richard make laws for the United States. living conditions and adequate jobs for Nixon's health they wouldn't have touched us.") The immediate power granted to the my constitutents and for all of Chicago's President enables him to change the con Dick Gregory threatened to disrupt the less fortunate citizens. He has given his Kentucky Derby during a fight for open ditions of the economy for any reason he time and talents to numerous Chicago housing, marched with Father Groppi in chooses-"anti-infiation," balance of organizations, including a benefit per Milwaukee and led a demonstration in front payments, and future renegotiations with formance for my Third Ward Organiza of the home of Chicago's Mayor Daley for other countries. This immediate power tion. Our relationship has been a warm which he was arrested. He was also arrested granted to the President will encourage and rewarding one, and I am deeply for illegal fishing in Washington state in even more imports into the United States proud and honored to call him my friend. support of Indian rights and fasted for 50 regardless of the effect on U.S. economy, days while incarcerated there. The dedicated Dick Gregory is a man who has never activist led protest marches during the and without clearly enforceable re let love for money override his love for turbulent 1968 Democratic Party convention straints on Presidential power to en people. He is a man who has never be in Chicago and was sentenced to five months courage imports. come so successful that he has forgotten in jail and a $1,400 :fine for a.llegedly kick Another reason which compels me to to work for the betterment of all people. ing and biting a policeman. vote against this bill is the failure of the In fact. he has sacrificed much of his His write-in campaign for Mayor of Chi drafters to provide for a fair and equita career in order to demonstrate for social cago in 1968 got him 20,775 votes and more ble distribution of imported crude oil than 47,000 people voted for him when he justice. Dick has the courage to stand up ran for President of the United States. and other energy products. The refusal for his convictions. His 2%-year fast in In this country, where cash is king, Dick of the administration to even consider protest against the Vietnam war is well Gregory has sacrificed millions for his be provisions providing for a meaningful known. He is also a noted nutritionist, liefs. In this country, whilre obesity is a. energy related import program will be having given up meat and becoming a major problem, Dick Gregory has given up costly to the Northeast and the Midwest strict fruitarian. Dick says that because eating food to protest injustice. In this coun sectors of the country. of his fruitarian diet, he is healthier and try, where public opinion is worshipped as Most of all, this is a special interest a god, Dick Gregory has knowingly courted happier than at any other time in his the hatred of many thousands. He is the bill. The special privileges are for those life. He told one reporter that his wife epitome of courageous dedication. few Americans at the top and for any and 10 children are also on a diet of Dick Gregory pays his own expenses and one--American or foreign-whose pro natural foods, saying proudly that: hires his own lawyers when he participates duction, investments, and other economic The children and I have no medicin.e in the in demonstrations. COnsequently, in 1964, he interests are outside the boundaries of medicine cabinet. was forced to negotiate for a $100,000 loan. the United States. Under this bill these During the same year Gregory received the special interests take precedence over Dick Gregory has done much for many National Negro Publisher's Association's the right of any American to have a busi people in this country. He opened up the Russwurm Award for "outstanding achieve major nightclubs for other black humor ment." ness, a job, or buy a product labeled and There are still wrongs to be righted, and priced under the American system in the ists, who were finding it difficult to get Gregory is still in the struggle. "The one United States. Foreign production and over that section of the color barrier. He great shift in my life," he explains, "was exports to the United States, therefore, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, when the civil rights movement converted get double protection: First, the protec Jr., in Chicago and was arrested with Dr. into the human rights movement. Lucky tion of foreign governments including King in Selma, Ala. He has been active for me I was able to make that switch. Hu in the antiwar movement, and ha-s sensi man rights means everyone . . . Indians, their many traditional trade barriers and Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Mexicans, poor people new regulations that protect their mar tized us to the plight of Native Ameri cans. and women." kets and their economies; second, the As for the future, Dick Gregory "plays it protection of the U.S. Government which December 2 was Dick Gregory Day in by ear." He is here today and hopes that he'll is encouraged to guarantee their rights Chicago. The following articles--one be here a few years from now. "I consider from abroad and to remove even the few written by Mr. Herb McCann, a writer myself moral, ethical and honest. And I barriers remaining in the United States. for the Chicago Defender and the Black think that's beautiful ••• I can do that The U.S. economy, businessman, indus X-Press and the other written by Mr. every day." Earle Chisolm, a Chicago television an We also think "that's beautiful," and we try, and worker will have no guarantee, close this ••• "To Gregory With Love." only a token hope of short-term protec nouncer-describe some of Dick Greg tion, no assurance of any right, except ory's sacrifices and contributions. They GREGORY THE PERFORMER the right to "adjust" out of the country also express more fully the love and re (By Herb McCann) spect I have for this man: or into another line of work or to unem Early in the morning, on August 5, 1973, ployment. This is a bill against the in GREGORY AND HUMAN RIGHTS Richard Claxton Gregory sat on a stool in terests of the majority of the people of (By Earle Chisolm) Paul's Mall night club in Boston, mike in the United States. The Congress is "Do not be under the illusion that humor hand, dispensing his unique brand of wit elected to defend their interests. The will solve any social problem. The world did and humor. It was to be his last night club Congress should defeat this bill. not laugh Hitler out of existence."-DICK appearance. On that very significant night, GREGORY. Dick Gregory told his audience: "The reason In the early days of the civil rights move I am leaving this part of my life, perform ment, Dick Gregory was commanding $5,000 ing in night clubs, is that I know there DICK GREGORY DAY IN CHICAGO a week in the country's top night clubs. He is a universal force and one day it will balance oould have concentrated solely on his career, out all of our ledgers. And it will ask not how The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a became a rich man and made a major con much money did you make, were you funny, previous order of the House, the gentle tribution to the struggle with his biting or did they like you, but, how much service man from illinois (Mr. METCALFE), is racial humor. ("Two college students burned did you give your fellow man?" recognized for 15 minutes. their draft cards, and it took Congress two That was the end ... but the brllliant Mr. METCALFE. Mr. Speaker, last weeks to pass a law making it illegal to burn humorist and tirelessly dedicated human Sunday, December 2, thousands of people a. draft card. We waited one hundred years rights activist could look back down the were at Chicago's Orchestra Hall to for a. law to make lynching illegal. The white long road with justifiable pride. pay system puts more value on two pieces of Fifteen years earlier Dick Gregory had tribute to a truly remarkable man. Dick cardboard than on my mother's life.") tipped the master of ceremonies at Chicago's Gregory-humorist and social activist If Gregory had continued along the path old Esquire Show Lounge five dollars to per has done much for Chicago and for this he was treading, if he had remained solely mit him to present his routine. Gregory country. From the hardships and degra an entertainer, he could now be hosting the bought comedy records and joke books, dation of growing up poor and black, he Tonight show or his own TV show. But he watched Jack Paar, Ed Sullivan and old December 7, 19 73 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 40295 comedy movies and studied hard, all in Mr. KOCH. Mr. Speaker, I have just Out of our background in the struggle for training for his three night a week job. received a copy of a statement which human rights, we of the Black Community, Dick got better and better and the lines was prepared for placement as an ad identify Israel's struggle for survival as a of people waiting to get into the Esquire nation in the Mideast with our own fight for to hear him got longer and longer. At the vertisement in the news media signed by freedom here in America. Too, we see in Is· end of his first year Gregory asked the a number of elected black public officials rael's struggle an identification with the owners for a raise, threatening to quit if he from around the Nation. The statement struggle of the people of Black Africa for didn't get it. He didn't get it. was initially formulated by Manhattan independence and nationhood. Six months later, tired of wandering from we find, in the burden of history which night club to night club, filling in for vari Borough President Percy E. Sutton the we inherit as Blacks, cause for great soli- ous masters of ceremonies, Gregory borrowed third week of the Mid-East war and I darity with the people of Israel. . money from friends and opened his own am bringing it to the attention of my As Black Americans, we know what 1t Club, The Apex, in Robbins, Illinois. He be colleagues at this time as an indication means to look at one's own community as lieved that with his own club he could do of the support Israel has among black the most reliable source of support and sus· less blue material, and more topical routines tenance. we know that while we demand which he preferred. Six months later, in Americans. equality for ourselves in all the ways that the the summer of 1959, he lost the Apex, but The statement together with the list law can guarantee, we will always continue not all was lost. During this period, Greg of signatories follows: to be set apart by virtue of race. And we ory married Lillian Smith and their first BLACK PLEDGE OF SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL know that to try to ignore the differences child was on the way. is to live a lie that often proves fatal. And Of the eighteen months which followed, We also know, as Black Americans, what we know that we share these conditions of Gregory states in his biography "Nigger," ... it means to us personally, and to all the life with the people of Israel. It was up and down, in and out, hustling and members of our community, to know that Hon. Nathan Bates, Mayor, Richmond, Cal- scufHing and pestering people to listen to finally the people of Africa are becoming free ifornia. me, hire me, pay me." To support his family, and self governing. We are Americans, yes, Hon. Tom Bradley, Mayor, City of Los Gregory picked up money washing cars and but we understand fully and completely the Angeles. doing odd jobs around Chicago. powerful and pervading impact felt by the Hon. Willie Brown, Assemblyman, San By Christmas 1960, Gregory was broke. Jews all over the world in their support and Francisco, California. . With his last dollar, Gregory bought three zeal for the assurance of the continuation of Han. Charles Campbell, City CounCilman, pounds of hamburger meat for his wife and a Jewish homeland. That homeland is Israel. Honolulu, Hawaii. daughter's Christmas dinner. He promised After the sufferings of the second World Hon. George W. Collins, Congressman, 7th his family that it would be the last time that War and the holocaust which resulted in the District, Chicago, Ill. they would ever be poor on Christmas. slaughter of six million Jews; after Israel's Hon. Jay Cooper, Mayor, Pritchard, Ala- The better future Dick envisioned began struggle for independence; and after 25 years b3.ma. on January 13, 1961 when an agent called of crises, threats and attacks, we cannot and Hon. Mervyn Dymally, State Senator, Los and informed him that Irwin Corey had must not abandon Israel in her severe strug Angeles, California. taken ill and a replacement was needed at gle for peace, security and tranquility. Hon. Fred D. Gray, State Representative, the Playboy Club. Gregory had to borrow a We fervently believe and suggest that face Tuskegee, Alabama. quarter from his landlord to get there. to face negotiations between the warring Hon. William Hart, Mayor, East Orange, The audience was filled with southern factions, after a cease-fire, can resolve the New Jersey. businessmen in town for a frozen foods con question of ultimate territorial boundaries, Han. Augustus Hawkins, Congressman, Los vention. The Playboy management didn't be the controversial question of Palestinian ref Angeles, California. lieve they would be his best audience. ugees and other unsettled issues. Rev. w. Hazaiale, City Councilman, Berke- "Good evening ladies and gentlemen," There are many African nations and there ley, California. Gregory began "I understand there are a will be more as the last vestiges of colonial Hon. Leroy Johnson, State Senator, At- good many southerners in the room tonight. ism disappear. There is only one Jewish na lanta, Georgia. I know the south very well, I spent twenty tion and that is Israel. Hon. Ralph Metcalfe, Congressman, Chi- years there one night." With that joke, Israel has built up out of the barren cago, Illinois. Gregory began his rise to the comedy world. desert sands a nation of greatness which has Han. Charles B. Rangel, Congressman, New Hugh Hefner, the Playboy Club's owner combined the ancient and rich tradition of York, New York. caught his show that night and signed him the Jewish people with the development of Hon. William Smith, State Senator, Hart- to a six week contract at $250 a week. the most advanced technology, and the full ford, Conn. Gregory describes what happened after est range of political democracy. Hon. Mark Southall, State Assemblyman, ward like this: "I started to get press no Israel has taken the desert and built an New York, New York. tices, the newspapers sent people to review oasis. She has taken that oasis and built a Hon. G. J. Sutton, State Representative, my act, the columnists started to quote my powerful nation. San Antonio, Texas. jokes. Time magazine ran my picture and a We solemnly pledge to do everything in Hon. Percy E. Sutton, Borough President, rave review. I got a call to come to New York our power to be a part of the moral force New York, New York. to do the Jack Paar show. Being on the Paar which assures the survival and continuation Han. Safronia Thompson, State Represent- show made me in America." of the world's only Jewish state. ative, Houston, Texas. Although Gregory's success opened the We appeal to the conscience of all Amer We intentionally avoided the Northeastern doors to white night clubs for black come icans to join hands with us and other Blacks a.nd New York State Black Public Officials so dians, the same door soon began to close on and Whites in supporting the people of as to get a more widespread National base. him. As he rose to the top of the comedy Israel in their fight for survival. world, he began to use his celebrity status We, the elected present and former public to help and support the civil rights move officials representing millions of Black and THOUGH'..':'S ON WAi'ERGATE BY A ment. And, as word got around about White Americans, firmly assert: Gregory's civil rights involvement, his night That as the Mideast War enters its third 96-YEAR-OLD HOOSIER OBSERVER club engagements became scarce. week, it is clear that the very existence of Finally in the 1970's Gregory began to re to the survival of Israel. The United States Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, evi ceive more offers for night club engagements. must continue to give unstinting and over dence of the continuing concern and He accepted them only when they did not whelming support to Israel. thoughtful reaction to the events of re interfere with his college lectures. We say that the existence and survival of cent months in our Nation's Capital is Now, he has decided to give them up all the State of Israel is non-negotiable. All na the following poem. together because, despite the money, they tions of the world, including the Arab na take up too much time from his fight for tions must accept the reality that Israel's It was written by Miss Marian Ames of human rights ... rights as a sovereign state cannot be abridged South Bend, Ind., who describes her or weakened and it must have and main poem in the following words: tain borders that are viable to assure its Thoughts of a 96 year Old Maid who can BLACK PLEDGE OF SOLIDARITY security. not see to read or write, but can think and Each of us has long been involved in the listen to radio and TV. WITH ISRAEL Civil Rights struggle here in America. Our urse, must be made · Vice President Gerald Ford will have much have been promising "full disclosure" of au by Judge John Slrica., who has been taking of a policy-making role. December 7, 19 73 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 40297 As well as anythtng,-the continued pres that the par'ks, the streets, and the neighbor control crime. Substantive and procedural ence of Ronald Ziegler on the White House hoods of Miami are safe for citizens to walk criminal law have dramatically changed over staff, plus his changing role and stature, in once again." the past fifteen years. In blunt, yet descrip effectively symbolize the lack of meaningful That goal is both physical and psychologi tive terms the police can no longer function change. cal, in that we must equally contend with as society's vacuum cleaner sweeping up and Mr. Ziegler was the President's daily crime and the fear of crime itself. It will do .away from sight those who &.re undesirable spokesman throughout the Watergate affair, us little good to substantially reduce the or dangerous or both. Even the last or the the man who originally dismissed it as a physical incidence of crime, if the psycho worst among us must be treated with the "third-rate burglary," the man who denied logical fear of crime is not likewise reduced. strictest regard for his constitutional rights. Watergate charges for months and branded It should be noted that we are not speaking, Anything less will result in the case being newspaper stories revealing new scandals as I am sure, of the absolute elimination of thrown out of court or the police officer being "shabby journalism" and "character assassi crime for that is a task impossible to achieve sued or both. nation," He also is the man who declared in an imperfect world. Rather, we are talking The adult criminal who has been arrested, last April that all prior White House state about reducing both crime and the fear of convicted, sentenced, and subsequently ments on Watergate were "inoperative." crime to some level that meets the commu rehabilitated or deterred from future crimi Since then, however, he's been elevated to nity's perception of what 1s endurable, if nal activity, is literally the exception rather the rank of presidential assistant, spends as not necessarily desirable. than the rule. Recidivists or repeaters among much time with the President as anyone, A community's perception of the fact of juvenile offenders are, if anything, even and can "be seen just at the President's right crime and the fear it produces is a powerful, more of a problem. Few of us realize how nearly every time Mr. Nixon has appeared driving force to which we in government demoralizing it Is to police officers to arrest on television in recent months to assure the must respond. We must first respond with the same offenders over and over again. It public that he wants "to get all the truth programs to reduce the fact of his incidence has too often happened that the same of out" about Watergate. Strangely, Mr. Ziegler of crime. Then we must respond with facts fender has been arrested two or three times retains the title of Press Secretary--even about the actual incidence of crime to reduce on felony charges in one week. though he hardly ever briefs the press any the fear of crime. To the person who has just Second, Miami experiences, along with more and even refuses requests for inter been the victim of a crime, reactions of fear other core cities of large metropolitan areas, views. and outrage are natural and justified. To a number of severe socio-economic problems. President Nixon presumably still has time some extent it is also natural and justified The effect these problems have upon the to reverse course. He evident: y intends in for unaffected members of the community origin level of crime has been amply docu the next few weeks to issue detailed state to vicariously experience a sense of fear and mented and does not need to be repeated ments on various aspects of the scandal, uutrage when they learn of crime. here. and perhaps these will clear up questions Too often we tend to criticize the news Third, the Miami Police Department, like rather than repeat old assertions or raise media for intensifying those vicarious feel any other organization, is staffed by men new questions. But so far, "Operation Can ings through reporting techniques. But, such and women, most of whom are police officers. dor" mainly has been a public-relations ex -criticism i.s in the main unfair. Editors must My point is an obvious one: the largest and ercise, and one that comes at a time when publish that which is newsworthy, and only most important resource of the Department the public is running out of patience with they through their experience and profes is its people, and this resource, like any the White House PR. sionalism are competent to judge what is, other, must be carefully husbanded. and is not, newsworthy--despite our occa A crash, crime-fighting program is possible, sional Monday morning editorship. but after the organization has burnt itself CRIME AND THE FEAR OF CRIME The editors know that the reporting of a out in two, four, or six months, what then crime, even when it is worthy of headlines, .. .1 For this reason, it is imperative that Administration (rural housing program oper About the costs involved. Mr. HANRAHAN. ations) (Rept. No. 93-705) . Referred to the '403.00 EXTE.NSIONS OF ·R.EMARJ<.S December 7, 1973
Committ.ee of the Whole House on the State cpurt appr~yal; to _the . Committee on the .tional Children; and for _other purposes; to of the Union. Judiciary. the Committee on E;ducation and Labor. · Mr. DULSKI: Committee of conference. .BY Mr. McCORMACK (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SYMINGTON: Conferehce report on H.R. 9256 (Rept. 93- . . TEAGUE .of Texas, Mr. MOSHER, Mr. H.R. 11847. A bill for the relief of certain 706). Ordered to be printed. GOLDWATER, Mr. CH.APPELL, and Mr. fire districts and departments in the State Mr. HOLIFIELD: Committee on Govern VANDER JAGT): of Missouri to compensate t:qem for ~xpenses rr.ent Operations. H .R. 11510. A bill to reor H.R. 11839 . . A bill to provide for the early relating to a fire on Federal property; to the gJ.nize and consolidate certain functions of commercial demonstration of the technology Committee on the Judiciary . t he Federal Government in . a new Energy . of solar heating bY. the National Aeronautics By Mr. THONE: _ Research and Development Administration and Space Administration in cooperation H.R. 11848. A bill to amend the Internal a. ·.: d in a Nuclear Energy Commission in order with the National Bureau of Standards, the Revenue Code of 1954: to restrict the author t:> promote more efficient management of National Science Foundation, the Secretary ity for inspection of tax returns and the dis such functions; with amendment (Rept. No. of Housing and Urban Development, and closure of information contained therein, 93-707). Referred to the Committee of the other Federal agencies, and for the early de and for other purposes; to the Committee on Whole House on the State of the Union. velopment and commercial demonstration of Ways and Means. technology for combined solar heating and By Mr. TIERNAN (for himself, Ms. cooling; to the Committee on Science and CHISHOLM, Mr. CORMAN, Mr. DUN PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Astronautics. CAN, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. By Mr. MELCHER: Under clause 4 of rule XXII, public HELSTOSKI, Mr. MILFORD, Mr. OBEY, H .R. 11840. A bill to review the present and Mr. RODINO) : bills and resolutions were introduced and and prospective uses of the lands of the H.R. 11849. A bill to authorize the Secre severally referred as follows: United States, and to stimulate the produc tary of Transportation to make grants and By Mr. BROTZMAN: tion of oil and gas from such lands, and for provide technical assistance to units of gen H.R. 11833. A bill to amend the Fair Labor other purposes; to the Committee on Interior eral local government to implement pro Standards Act of 1938 to increase the mini and Insular Affairs. grams which are designed to increase the use mum wage rates under that act, to expand By Mr. PATMAN (for himself, Mrs. of carpools by commuters; to the Cominittee the coverage of that act, and for other pur SULLIVAN, Mr. WIDNALL, and Mr. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. poses; to the Committee on Education and WYLIE): By Mr. UDALL: Labor. H .R. 11841. A bill to authorize the Secre H.R. 11850. A bill to designate certain By Mr. DONOHUE: tary of the Treasury to change the alloy and lands in the Saguaro National Monument H.R. 11834. A bill to provide that a State weight of the 1-cent piece; to the Committee in the State of Arizona as wilderness, and or political subdivision may levy a tax with on Banking and Currency. for other purposes; to the Committee on respect to a federally assisted housing project By Mr. THORNTON: Interior and Insular Affairs. which under Federal law is otherwise exempt H.R. 11842. A bill to amend the Small Busi H.R. 11851. A bill to amend the Recreation from State and local taxes but is required ness Act to provide for loans to small busi and Public Purposes Act of 1926, as amended, to make payments in lieu of taxes, where ness concerns seriously affected by shortages to provide for the sale or transfer of public such payments are less than the amount of of energy producing materials, and for other lands to State and local governments for the taxes from which it is so exempt; to the purposes; to the Committee on Banking and public purposes; to the Committee on In Committee on Banking and Currency. Currency. terior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. RANDALL: By Mr. GINN: By Mr. WIDNALL (for himself and Mr. H.R. 11835. A bill to authorize the Secre H.R. 11843. A bill to prohibit the export BLACKBURN) : tary of the Interior to assist in the com of petroleum and petroleum products from the United States during the present energy H.R. 11852. A bill to increase the avail memoration of the Revolutionary War battle ability of urgently needed mortgage credit fought at Savannah, Ga., and for other pur crisis; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. for the financing of housing, and for other poses; to the Committee on Interior and purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Insular Affairs. By Mr. RODINO: Currency. By Mr. HARSHA: H.R. 11844. A bill to enlarge the trial jur H.R. 11836. A bill to direct the President isdiction of U.S. Inagistrates to encompass to halt all exports of gasoline, No. 2 fuel additional misdemeanors; to the Committee PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS oil, and propane gas until he determines on the Judiciary. that no shortage of such fuels exists in the By Mr. ROGERS {for himself, Mr. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private United States; to the Committee on Banking KYROS, Mr. PREYER, Mr. SYMINGTON, bills and resolutions were introduced and and Currency. Mr. RoY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. HEINZ, and s·everally referred as follows: By Mr. KEMP: Mr. HUDNUT) : By Mr. COUGHLIN: H.R. 11837. A bill to prohibit common car H.R. 11845. A bill to amend the Public H.R. 11853. A bill for the relief of Produce riers in interstate commerce from charging Health Service Act and related laws to revise Factors Corp.; to the Committee on the Judi elderly people more than half fare for their and extend programs of health revenue shar:. ciary. transportation during nonpeak periods of ing and health delivery, and for other pur By Mr. RIEGLE: travel, and for other purposes; to the Com-. poses; to the Committee on Interstate and H.R. 11854. A bill for the relief of Dao Thi mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Foreign Commerce. My Linh and Dao Thi Anh Thu; to t-he Com H.R. 11838. A bill to amend sections 2516 By Mr. STEELE: mittee on the Judiciary. (1) and (2) of title 18 of the United States H.R. 11846. A bill to provide financial as By Mr. STUBBLEFIELD: Code to assure that all wiretaps and other sistance to the States for improved educa H.R. 11855. A bill for the relief of Miguel interceptions of communications which are tional services for exceptional children; to Angel Cuadra; to the Committee on the Judi authorized under that section have prior establish a National Clearinghouse on Excep- ciary.
EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT, vilian personnel report of the Joint Com month for which actual expenditures are OCTOBER 1973 mittee on Reduction of Federal Expendi available, was $2,748,088,000. These figures tures: are from reports certified by the agencies as FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT, OCTOBER 1973 compiled by the Joint Committee on Reduc HON. GEORGE H. MAHON tion of Federal Expenditures. OF TEXAS Total civilian employment in the Execu EXECUTIVE BRANCH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of the Federal Government in October was 2,779,068 Civilian employment in the Executive Friday, December 7, 1973 as compared with 2,782,260 in the preceding Branch in October, as compared with the Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker, I include a month of September-a net decrease of 3,192. preceding month of September and with release highlighting the October 1973 ci- Total pay for September 1973, the latest October a year ago, follows:
Tempo Tempo Full time rary, Full time rary, in per part in per part manent time, Total em- manent time, Total em- positions Change etc. Change ployment Change positions Change etc. Change ployment Change
Current change: September 1973 ...... 2, 403,496 ------335,779 ------2, 739,275 ------lZ-m8~t~b~~a{9~'t ______2, 475,904 ------297,737 ------2, 773,641 ------October 1973 ...•...... 2, 413,221 +9. 725 322,950 -12,829 2, 736, 171 -3, 104 October 1973 ______2, 413,221 -62,683 322,950 +25, 213 2, 736, 171 -37, 470