12658 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CHIPOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE 4-E Albert Folds, medical director at Sun Perhaps the centerpiece of the pro CONFERENCE AT MARIANNA, land Training Center; gram was the student science fair, FLA., TREMENDOUS Bill Holmberg, U.S. Energy Depart which drew 156 entries from our great ment; Mrs. Merle Houston, public af State. Particular credit is due Paul fairs for Chipola; Norwood Jackson, Coley, Dr. Sims, and Paul Huang for HON. DON FUQUA manager of the Jackson County making this such a tremendous suc OF FLORIDA Chamber of Commerce; David Nichol cess. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son, instructor at Chipola; Scott Crossfield, one of the world's Tuesday, May 17, 1983 Dr. Dale O'Daniel, dean of business greatest test pilots and aeronautical at Chipola; Mike Peacock, Florida engineers, who now serves on our com •Mr. FUQUA. Mr. Speaker, If ever public utilities; Pete Pylant, Com mittee staff, went down as a special this Nation comes to grips with the in merce Department of the State of guest to talk to young people and creasing problems we face in providing Florida, Tallahassee; judge the exhibits. energy for future generations, it will Dr. Joyner Sims, dean of students at The West Florida Electric Coopera be because the American people are Chipola; Ken Stoutamire, director of tive provided a fried chicken dinner convinced that it is a real and serious vocational training at Sunland; Tom for over 1,100 young people who at problem. I am convinced that realiza Thayer, Governor's Energy Office, tion will only come about because of tended the science fair. events such as one in which I have Tallahassee; and Charles Thibos, man I think it would be appropriate to just participated in Marianna, Fla. ager of the West Florida Electric Co list the award winners. These bright the 4-E Conference held April 14-16, operative. and innovative young people will be 1983. Involved was a week of alternative the leaders of tomorrow in finding so This conference grew out of the con energy activities which was truly in lutions to our energy problems. cern of a few people in the area who spired by local concern and broadened Grand prize winners of the fair were: joined together in a committee to seek by the contagious enthusiasm of the junior division-Christopher Gibbs, ways to address the problems of their tiny group which first conceived the Alachua County, physics; senior divi community in the field of energy. Out idea to incorporate involvement by sion-Stacy Peacock, Marianna High of this concern came an idea to have a government agencies from three School, Jackson County. The awards seminar or program at the Chipola States, the Federal Government, were presented by Dr. Richburg. Junior College in Marianna and out of schools from throughout Florida, and First runnersup in the grand prize this idea grew the 4-E Conference. private entrepreneurs from across the category were Leon Couch, Alachua To quote one participant: "It might Nation. County, junior division; and Wendy have been bigger; it could not have To say that I was pleased and im Manger, Jackson County, senior divi been better." pressed by the dedicated work and sion. Members of my staff and myself imaginative organizational ability of The Publishers Award, presented by joined with this committee to discuss these constituents would be an under Dr. Elizabeth F. Abbot, executive sec ideas and out of those conversations statement of the first magnitude. retary of the Florida Foundation of came the idea for a student science Marianna, Fla., is the county seat set Future Scientists, went to Michael fair, a symposium, an exposition by among the rolling hills of Jackson Clark of Bay County. those involved in conservation and de County in northwest Florida in that First place recognition in the junior velopment of energy sources, and a frequently ignored area of pastoral division went to the following: meeting of a subcommittee of the Sci beauty known as the Florida Panhan Behavioral and social science-Leon ence and Technology Committee of dle. Its economy is based on agricul Couch, Alachua; biochemistry-Doug the U.S. House of Representatives. ture and, more particularly, on soy las Hodges, Alachua; botany-Christie One of the more remarkable aspects bean and peanut production. The Cage, Alachua; chemistry-Stan of this community effort, and that is Census Bureau reported a population Young, Marianna High School, Jack exactly what it was, is that it was done of 39,154 in the county in the 1980 son; engineering-Evan Carter, Ala with no budget. The fees of the ex census. chua; Earth and space science-Robby hibitors helped to defray a part of the While I will be praising the work of Whitesell, Wakulla; mathematics and cost, and everything else was contrib many who made this week such a re computers-Scott Dunbar, Leon; uted by the community. sounding success, I would like to high microbiology-Jay Thrash, Alachua; I want to pay special tribute to the light the efforts of the few who start medicine and health-Richard T. La 19 members of the steering committee ed it all and Chipola Junior College, Salle, Leon; physics-Christopher who were primarily responsible for the which provided the physical facilities Gibbs, Alachua; and zoology-Jill Bu inception and successful implementa and much of the administrative effort shong, Polk. tion of this project: required in such a major undertaking. Second place recognition in the Al Barrs, director of vocational edu Particularly, I do want to mention senior division went to: cation at Chipola Junior College; Dr. James R. Richburg, president of Behavioral and social science-Char Leonard Cobb, county agent; Paul Chipola Junior College. In spite of a lie Davidson, Marianna High School, Coley, environmental education for busy schedule in leading Chipola to Jackson; biochemistry-Jay Shively, the State Department of Education, excellence and revitalization, he Marianna High School, Jackson; Tallahassee; Dr. Don Dellow, academic chaired the committee and kept the botany-Angela Spikes, Gulf; engi dean at Chipola; program moving. neering-Joseph Hornsby, Malone Billy Demmon, Florida public utili The 4-E Conference drew its title High School, Jackson; Earth and ties official; Ollie Ellis, manager of the from the four areas on which the space science-Danny Kilgore, Leon; neighboring Washington County group wanted to concentrate-energy, mathematics and computers-Stacy Chamber of Commerce, Chipley; Dr. education, ecology, and economy. Blane, Bay; microbiology-Myla Sims,
e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12659 Marianna High School, Jackson; medi Testifying on two panels were and pioneer in the field of sawdust cine and health-Joe Hsu, Leon; phys Thayer and Dr. Wayne Smith, men gasification. Also designs and builds ics-Ashley Albright, Polk; and zoolo tioned earlier; Ms. Victoria Tschinkel, small-scale gasifiers using wood chips gy-Grace Culley, Leon. Florida Department of Environmental and blocks; First place recognition, senior divi Regulation, Tallahassee; Dr. Charles Bill Ayers, vice president, Buck sion, went to: Kidd, dean of the College of Engineer Rogers, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., manu Behavioral and social science-Katie ing, Florida A&M University, Talla facturers and markets small- and Rudden, Polk; biochemistry-Stacey hassee; Dr. Robert San Martin, medium-scale gasifiers representing Peacock, Marianna High School, Jack Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy the state-of-the-art technology. son; botany-Jennifer Clark, Bay; for Renewable Energy, Washington, Ted Keehen, vice president, Farmers chemistry-Daryl Givens, Leon; engi D.C.; and John T. Shielf, director, divi Group Purchasing, Kansas City, Mo., neering-Randy Anderson, Holmes; sion of agricultural development, Ten identifies state-of-the-art technology Earth and space science-Matt Austin, nessee Valley Authority, Muscle in farm energy systems, upgrades the Sneads High School, Jackson; mathe Shoals, Ala. engineering and arranges for manufac matics and computers-Todd Fuder, The printed report of these hearings will reveal an enormous quantity of in turing where necessary, and markets Bay; microbiology-Kayte Jean these systems with needed perform Fuqua, Madison; medicine and formation regarding our accomplish ments and our needs. Let me say that ance guarantees; health-Wendy Manger, Marianna Dr. Harry La Fontaine, consultant, High School, Jackson; physics out of the symposium and the hearing, we heard the need for conservation, a Miami, Fla., recognized international Andrew Martin, Polk; and zoology and desperate need for development of al expert on wood gasification. Michael Bennett, Sneads High School, ternate sources of energy, and for the Willis Wittmer, distributor, Conklin Jackson. wise use of present fuels so that they Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; Conklin man Kathryn Stoutamire of Marianna do not foul the environment and are ufactures and markets turnkey, small High School was presented the show used to their maximum potential. scale-35,000 to 70,000 gallons a year stopper award in the senior division. Many companies, individuals, and ethanol plants; Top awards included computers, agencies of Government participated Dave Keenan and Ward Forquer, monetary prizes, and certificates. in displaying the latest technologies. I wood energy, Morbark Industries, Inc., Awards presented by others than personally visited each exhibit and, Winn, Mich.; Morbark is in the fore those named above were: Crossfield; with the expert information furnished front in designing, manufacturing, and Mrs. Leila McMullian, founder of the by Dr. Folds, found it fascinating. marketing wood energy equipment Florida Science and Engineering Fair On behalf of all those who made this and systems; and former teacher at Marianna High program successful, we want to thank Alan Morrow and Vivian Dungan, School; Optimist Club president Dub them for participating. Alabama Power Co., Ashford, Ala., Stear; Demmon and various college of They were: computer display and nuclear power ficials. Bill Paynter, president, Union story; Particular credit is due the Mar Flights, Sacramento, Calif., alcohol Boyd J. Atterberry, Atterberry En ianna Optimist Club and the Optimist fuels in aviation. Modified a company terprises, Ashford, Ala., solar-vac stills clubs of north Florida, who provided aircraft and piloted a transcontinental and energy management systems; the original money necessary to initi flight on methanol; Robert C. Whorton, Automatic ate the student science fair and carry Dr. Max Shauck, president, Flight Switch Co., Mobile, Ala., Pneumatic it off so successfully. Research, Inc., Waco, Tex., alcohol solenoid valves and energy metering The symposium was a great success fuels in aviation. Modified a company systems; and the speakers excellent. They in aircraft and piloted a transcontinental James H. Blubaugh, Blubaugh & As cluded Holmberg and Thayer, mem flight on ethanol; sociates, Pensacola, Fla., energy man bers of the steering committee. Jack La Mothe and Lawrence Matt, agement systems; Also on the program were: Roy division of aeronautics, Illinois Depart John S. Brewer, Marianna, Fla., Thompson, Jr., Florida economic de ment of Transportation, Springfield, wood burner systems; velopment at Florida State University, Ill., alcohol fuels in aviation. Modified Forrest M. Bridges, Bridges Enter Tallahassee, Dr. Wayne Smith, direc an Illinois State aircraft and piloted prises, Philadelphia, Miss., Hardy tor of the center for biomass energy, the plane on a cross-country flight Gainesville; J. Fred Allen, chief of home heaters; Springfield, Ill., to Marianna, Fla., and Julius Sullivan, Chipola Soil Conser forest research, Georgia Forestry return; Commission; Eddie Sokol, head of gov George W. Thomas, Jr., Agri-Fuel vation, Marianna, Fla., soil conserva ernment affairs, Russell Corp., a com Systems, Inc., Cleveland, Tenn., pio tion; pany with a major plant in Marianna; neer in the production of ethanol from Jane R. Burgess and Leonard Cobb, and Dr. J. R. Orsenigo, vice president, animal waste; county extension agents, Marianna, Florida Sugar Cane League, Clewiston. Al Mavis, president, Alenco, Rock Fla., farm home energy; Symposium participants discussed chester, Ill., recognized expert and pio Ernie Brookins, E. E. Bentley Insula more completely later were: Peter neer on the small- to medium-scale tion Co., Dothan, Ala., fiberglass insu Widner, Bill Ayers, Al Simpler, and production of ethanol and the utiliza lation; Ted Keehen. tion of alcohol fuels; Greg Peterson, Energy, Engineers, Seven witnesses appeared before our Peter Widner, president, Agro Gas, Pensacola, Fla., energy management congressional hearing which was enti Cresco, Iowa, internationally recog systems; tled "Energy and Rural Development: nized expert and pioneer in anaerobic Janet McMullan, Florida Electric What is Needed? What is Being digesters-the production of methane Power Coordinators Group, Winter Done." gas from animal wastes; Park, Fla., watt counter; Heading off the proceedings was my R. L. Bibb Swain, president, Ener Tom McFalls, Florida GO-Between, long time friend, Florida Lt. Gov. Dyne Corp., Manchester, Tenn., recog Cantonment, Fla.; Wayne Mixson, who is from Marianna. nized expert and pioneer in the field Fran Marinelli and Morris J. Fisher, In concise language, he pointed out of vapor recompression and low Florida Power & Light Co., Miami, the massive problems facing our State energy conversion of starch crops to Fla., motorhome display, energy; and rural America and what we, as ethanol; C. Thomas Thayer II, Florida Solar Floridians, are trying to do about Raymond Rissler, president, MGS, Center, Tallahassee, Fla., solar energy them. Inc., California, Mo., recognized expert display; 12660 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 Bobby Richardson, Georgia Forestry energy as they put together ideas for the RALPH T. CASTEEL Commission, Macon, Ga., wood energy Marianna Educational Recreation Expo program; . A group labeled SEEK-Solar G. Ballard Simmons, General Elec Energy Ecology Knowledge-consisting of HON. G. V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY tric Co., Jacksonville, Fla., motorhome Dr. Al Folds, Bill Demmon, Dr. Joyner Sims OF MISSISSIPPI display, energy; and Ken Stoutamire begin pooling their re IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sources, knowledge and ideas on energy. As G. R. Fell, GTE Products and Sylva part of the MERE project, they hoped to Tuesday, May 17, 1983 nia, Atlanta, Ga., energy-conserving develop an energy component at the project fluorescent light bulbs; e Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, to tie into the vocational department at Chi Ralph Casteel, a very able member of Don Anderson, Gulf Power Co., Pen pola. All of this, of course, was part of a sacola, Fla., electricity exhibit; long range plan. the staff of the Committee on Veter Curtis Hardy, Lewis-Smith Supply ans' Affairs, is retiring from Federal Ideas kept falling into place and on July service. Ralph has served his Nation Corp., Dothan, Ala., heat pumps; 23, 1982, a steering committee consisting of Frank Duquette, McDonald Douglas Paul Coley, Leonard Cobb, Don Dellow, Bill well for more than 42 years. He has Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, Holmberg, Albert Folds, Norwood Jackson, been a member of the staff of the Calif., photos/words on solar energy; David Nicholson, Dale O'Daniel, Mike Pea Committee on Veterans' Affairs since Merle Williams, Northwest Florida cock, Joyner Sims, Ken Stoutamire and Dr. 1976. Water Management, Havana, Fla., Bob Richburg met at CJC and plans were Ralph served his country during water resources; sketched for a conference. World War II. He entered the military Tommy Belk, Pfiffer-Wire Products, Task forces were also derived at this meet service in February 1941 and remained Tuscaloosa, Ala., energy shading ing to deal with the areas of conservation until September 1946. He was dis panels; and energy efficiency, passive solar, active charged as a lieutenant colonel, U.S. Wally Houston, Radio Shack, Mar solar, photovoltaic and biomass. This was Army, with the Office of the Surgeon ianna, Fla., computers; done so that energy education would be an General in the European Theater of Harry Daggett, Rockwell Energy ongoing process at Chipola, thus serving a Operations. five-county area. Ralph was a member the U.S. Army Corp., Canoga Park, Calif., pictorial Bill Holmberg, a former official with the display of Rockwell Energy Systems Department of Energy offering his techni Reserve from September 1946 to No Group; cal assistance to the group, presented esti vember 11, 1978. He retired from the Al Simpler, Simpler Solar Systems, mates of an expenditure of $80,000,000 for Reserves as a full colonel. Inc., Tallahassee, Fla., solar van, pho energy in Jackson County alone. By 1995, After leaving the military he served tovoltaics; $120,000,000 quickly moves the issue of for more than 30 years with the Veter Ronald Stephens, Southern Solar energy into the realm of economic develop ans' Administration, starting as an ad Distributors, Marianna, Fla., solar ment. If a portion of energy could be pro ministrative officer of the Special equipment systems; duced locally, then dollars which flow out of Boards of the Department of Medicine Larry Spivey, Spivey Buck Stoves, the area could be used here for further de and Surgery in May 1946. In April Marianna, Fla, wood-burning stoves; velopment. 1948, he became executive officer of L. M. Shaw, Agricultural Engineer The group agreed that biomass technolo the Research and Education Service of ing Department, Roger Webb, Forest gy had the greatest potential in the rural the Department, and in September ry Conservation, and Martin Lorber, area. As the brainstorming continued, the steer 1955 was named special assistant to University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., ing committee increased in numbers. As the Chief Medical Director of the De gasifiers, computer-biomass, and wa people would hear about the developments partment of Medicine and Surgery. As tershed model; of an energy conference they would volun personal representative of the Chief Ed Collins, Andrea Santos and Linda teer their assistance. One of the people Medical Director, Ralph participated Wilson, Westinghouse Electric Corp., throwing his hat in the ring was Congress in the establishment and implementa Madison, Pa., modules with graphics man Don Fuqua. His aid, Herb Wadsworth, tion of all policy involving operational Moscow Group members to describe Today, as a result of this relentless effect on the ecology. their human rights problems. Other Kremlin campaign, there are 52 im Throughout his career with the VA, citizens decided to form their own Hel prisoned Helsinki monitors from the Ralph served as the executive assist sinki Groups in Ukraine, Lithuania, U.S.S.R. and Lithuania. It is all these ant or special assistant to several Armenia, and Georgia which expoused Helsinki prisoners who have tried to Chief Medical Directors. enhanced cultural and national rights. make the Helsinki Final Act a living In 1976 he moved from the Veterans' Religious believers organized the document. It is all these Helsinki pris Administration to become a member Christian Committee To Defend the oners who must be remembered as the of the staff of the Committee on Vet Rights of Believers, the Catholic Com Madrid CSCE meeting goes into its erans' Affairs where he has headed mittee in Lithuania and the Adventist final deliberations.e the committee counsel's work in the Rights Group. People concerned with area of health care. He served as coun health issues formed the Working CAPITAL TARIFF REPEAL ACT sel to the Subcommittee on Hospitals Group on the Use of Psychiatry for OF 1983 and Health Care for a number of Political Purposes and the Invalids' years. In addition, he served for 2 Rights Group. years as counsel to the Subcommittee From the start, however, the Soviet HON. SAM GIBBONS on Oversight and Investigations. authorities feared the groups' peaceful OF FLORIDA Mr. Speaker, I know of no individual public pleas that the Soviet Union live IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the U.S. Government who has con up to its Helsinki commitments. Under Tuesday, May 17, 1983 tributed more to his country than threat of arrest of 75-year-old retired Ralph Casteel. He has been a tireless e Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today I lawyer, Sofya Kalistratova, the am introducing legislation to amend worker as a key member of the com Moscow Helsinki Group announced on mittee staff. He has gained the respect the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to September 6, 1982, that it was calling repeal the 30-percent tax on interest of every member of the committee and a halt to its activities. Despite this is held in the highest esteem by those received by foreigners on certain port Moscow Helsinki Group announce folio debt investments which operates who know him both in and out of Gov ment, the Soviet Government contin ernment. He has been a tremendous as a tariff to prevent such investments ues its campaign against the Soviet from entering the United States. influence in helping establish the Helsinki monitors: policy of the committee in the health This bill would amend the Internal Recent trials: Father Alfonsas Svar Revenue Code to exempt from both care field during the past 7 years. inskas, a founder of the Catholic Com Mr. Speaker, I take this time to rec U.S. income and withholding taxes the mittee and the first Lithuanian priest interest-and any original issue dis ognize the outstanding career of this to be sentenced since 1972, was sen good man. He is a professional in every count-on certain debt obligations of tenced on May 6, 1983, to 7 years camp U.S. corporations held by nonresident sense of the word, and I want my col plus 3 years exile for anti-Soviet agita leagues to know how much the com aliens and foreign corporations if such tion. interest was not effectively connected mittee appreciates the great work he Recent arrests: Eduard Arutunyan has done. with a U.S. business of the holder. of the Armenian Helsinki Group was Under current law income tax at the I know my colleagues will join me in arrested on November 10, 1982-in wishing Ralph and his lovely wife Elva rate of 30 percent must be withheld on 1979, he got a 2%-year term for his interest paid by U.S. corporations to continued good health and happiness Helsinki activities. Ukrainian monitor, always. We shall miss him.e nonresident aliens and foreign corpo Olha Heyko, serving the end of her 3- rations not doing business in the year camp term, was arrested in United States. No significant excep SOVIET HELSINKI MONITORS: 7 March 1983 and now reportedly faces tions permit, as a matter of practice, a YEARS LATER charges for anti-Soviet agitation and domestic corporation to sell its debt propaganda with a possible 12-year obligations abroad. The exemption en HON. DANTE B. FASCELL term. acted in 1971 in connection with the Valentina Pailodze, Georgian moni Interest equalization tax lapsed when OF FLORIDA tor, was arrested on March 14, 1983, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . that legislation expired in 1974. Al on charges of giving bribes-in 1977 though a number of U.S. tax treaties Tuesday, May 17, 1983 she was given a 3-year term of impris with other countries eliminate the • Mr. F ASCELL. Mr. Speaker, ex onment. withholding tax on interest paid to pressing their profound faith in the Transfers from camp to prison: residents of the other countries, these human rights pledges of the 1975 Hel Moscow Helsinki Monitor, Viktor Ne provisions are of little use for broadly sinki Final Act, 11 Soviet citizens in kipelov, was transferred in October distributed issues because such trea Moscow on May 12, 1976, formed the 1982 from camp to a 3-year term in ties do not cover all foreign countries. Public Group To Promote Observance Chistopol Prison. Other Helsinki mon It is not practical for U.S. corpora of the Helsinki accords in the U .S.S.R. itors imprisoned in Chistopol Prison tions to assume the cost of the U.S. Despite repression, the Moscow Hel include Anatoly Shcharansky withholding tax by increasing the rate sinki Group publicized various human Gleb Yakunin, was also given a 6- the Netherlands Antilles. Some use many Soviet citizens who advocated month term in isolation in late 1982. has also been made of domestic fi civil and political rights recognized Interrogations: Refusenik scientist, nance subsidiaries. The obligations of under international law. Naum Meiman, 72, of the Moscow Hel these finance companies are guaran People throughout the Soviet Union sinki Group was detained on April 19, teed by the U.S. parent. Although responded to the positive spirit of the i982 for 1 day of KBG questioning, prior to July 1974, the Internal Reve Moscow Helsinki Group civic initia after his apartment . had been nue Service approved such issues by tive. Many people made long journeys searched. advance letter rulings, that is no 12662 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 longer the case. Approximately $5 bil ceptable for this purpose where it was tion with that country is not adequate lion of debt obligations have been sold represented to be from the beneficial to prevent U.S. persons from avoiding in this way since June 1974. owner or where it was from a clearing U.S. tax on interest covered by the ex It is questionable, as a matter of tax organization anomaly in the Tariff Schedules and owner of the obligation is a foreign In exemption, the Secretary is author support H.R. 1624.e person. This would cover obligations ized to terminate the exemption, on a in registered form as well as other ob prospective basis, as to payments made ligations not in bearer form such as to a foreign country when he deter mortgages. A statement would be ac- mines that the exchange of informa- May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12663 ALL SEASONS ACADEMY ment and a very tight job market, To the east, many of the lumber mills tied they may not be included in the statis to the timber of private mountain land and tics on the problem that many of us that of the Monongahela National Forest HON. DON EDWARDS have closed or laid off workers. The Pardee OF CALIFORNIA see every day. They depend a great & Curtin Lumber Co., for instance, shut its IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES deal on basic medical services, includ hardwood mill in Webster County for good. ing prenatal and child nutrition, and The mill, which had 50 employes, was the Tuesday, May 17, 1983 alcohol treatment that are provided in county's only large private employer outside e Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. community health programs. These of coal, and the unemployment rate in the Speak.er, on Saturday, June 18 the All programs, along with education and county in March stood at 28. 7 percent. Seasons Riding Academy in Fremont, housing, have been a primary source But coal is West Virginia's true disaster. It of budget cuts in the current adminis was the collapse a year ago of the metallur Calif., will hold its Fourth Annual gical coal market, and to a lesser extent that Equestrian Show. The show will have tration. for steam coal for electric utilities as well, the usual presentation of awards, These recent changes seriously that turned this state's economy into what parade, and pageantry. The All Sea threaten the advances made by Indian arguably can be called the most depressed sons Academy itself, however is far people during the past decade. They in the nation. from usual. must not continue and, thus, Ameri Nearly 18,000 coal miners have lost their The proprietors of All Seasons, Stel can Indian Day is a chance to reaffirm $90- to $100-a-day jobs in the last year and and Laurel Papadopolous, provide a our commitment to implement pro their ranks are still growing. With them grams which address the needs of have gone thousands of other who were em unique and therapeutic program for ployed by companies that serve the industry the handicapped. The academy uses American Indians-wherever they may with everything from mine roof bolts to Joy its horseback riding programs to devel live. I appreciate this opportunity to loaders. op self-esteem in handicapped youth. participate in the special order.e According to the U.S. Labor Department's Using a horse as a vehicle for therapy figures, the state's unemployment rate in has shown remarkable results by February reached 21 percent, not seasonally WEST VIRGINIA'S "ALMOST adjusted. That was far above the rate for giving mobility and pride to those who HEAVEN" BECOMES A NIGHT are usually confined to a wheelchair the next highest state, Michigan's 16.5 per MARE cent. Moreover, the West Virginia figure or bed. Young people who have never was up nearly seven percentage points from walked or talked have, through this February 1982 to February 1983, also by a therapy, begun to become mobile and HON. ROBERT E. WISE, JR. OF WEST VIRGINIA wide margin the largest increase for any initiate communication. state. The academy is a nonprofit organi IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Officials at the West Virginia Department zation supported by community contri Tuesday, May 17, 1983 of Employment Security reject the federal butions. Over 400 students take classes •Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, at the be figures as invalid. They say their more each week, assisted by 180 volunteers. broadly based estimates indicate the Febru ginning of our session today I took the ary rate was 14.6 percent, down slightly Stel and Laurel have also developed a floor of the House to again call atten from 14.9 percent in January. The state offi National Resource Center, available to tion to the Members. that, while some cials say the March rate was still lower, 13.6 train instructors from all over the economic indicators may be up, West percent. world in their unique method of ther Virginia remains entrenched in the But as has been the case nationally, most apy. depths of a virtual depression. of the improvement in the rate has been I commend the fine achievements of To shed additional light on this, Mr. more the result of a shrinking labor force Mr. and Mrs. Papadopolous, and con Speaker, I submit for the RECORD yes than of higher employment. If the labor gratulate them on the occasion of the force had not shrunk, the rate would still be terday's Washington Post business sec about 15 percent, even by the state's esti academy's fourth successful year of tion piece on the economic nightmare mates. operation. I wish them every success from which West Virginians suffer. I There are a few signs here and there that in the years to come.e urge my colleagues to take a few min the slide may have hit bottom. Housing utes to read it. sales are picking up, as is the value of build Thank you. ing permits in some parts of the state. Some AMERICAN INDIAN DAY workers at steel and aluminum plants have WEST VIRGINIA'S "ALMOST HEAVEN" BECOMES been recalled. For most of the unemployed HON. MARTIN FROST A NIGHTMARE workers, however, a job remains an uncer the capital, has a mixture of Midwest. As the state's network of inter up roadside flea markets, trading and government, trade, service and industrial state and Appalachian Regional highways buying and selling clothing and other small jobs and has not been nearly as hurt as moves forward, warehouses are springing up items. If they have a piece of land, there is most other parts of the state. A new $150 in Charleston to serve as distribution cen usually a garden on it. million shopping mall at the edge of down ters for a much larger region, according to And then there is the volunteer help. town is on the way. This Town Center will Shearer. "There are more people giving things than incl\,\de a performance center that will seat Historically, West Virginia's economic ever before," says Jones, "even low-income 12,000. Across the street from Town Center, growth was tied to development of the Ohio people who didn't before." a new Marriott Hotel opened a few months and Kanawha river valleys, with their ease In Charleston, the United Way board has ago. of transportation, and to coal. The northern set up a regional network of free-food distri Similarly, outside Huntington, a major panhandle, including Wheeling and Weir bution points. Donald Withrow, a fiercely new regional shopping mall opened not long ton, is of a piece with neighboring Pennsyl bearded Steelworkers member who is a me ago, though in one stroke it wreaked havoc vania and Ohio-and in just as much eco chanic at an FMC Corp. chemical plant and with downtown Huntington stores. nomic trouble. a member of the board, is the driving force Meanwhile, construction of new or ex Several thousand jobs remain at stake at behind the project. panded facilities is underway at several ski National Steel Corp.'s Weirton Steel divi Withrow, with the help of other union resorts in the mountains. At Snowshoe, atop sion, where employes will vote soon on members at the C&P Telephone Co. and Cheat Mountain in Pocahontas County, whether to buy the plant and try to make it May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12665 profitable by accepting about a 20 percent go back to the mines,'' Johnson explains. brating their community's sesquicen cut in pay and benefits. It's different now because the mines have tennial. At the DuPont chemical plant in Belle been down so long, and some of the miners outside Charleston, plant manager Robert are looking for something they can stay The record of their community is Porter says that since the beginning of last with." impressive. In the last 10 years, its year, employment has shrunk by about 150, At the other end of the Employment Se population has soared 26 percent. In a to 1,550, entirely through attrition. Now curity building, where claims for benefits 5-year period, building permits totaled about 15 more face layoffs. are filed, Gillis Cornette was waiting. Until more than $57 million. Two industrial Porter says the number of jobs at the last year, he was a mine foreman for the parks employ about 1,500 workers in plant, which was first built in 1926 to make PG&H Coal Co. in Cabin Creek. Now his 30 firms. Retail sales in a year in the ammonia from coal gas, will continue to go benefits are nearly gone and he has no hope community total nearly $200,000. It is down. Today, the Belle plant, which once of being called back to work. "I don't look at the center of a transportation net employed nearly 5,000 workers, still pro for the company to last,'' he says in a gentle duces about half of DuPont's line of agricul voice. "They cut back prices until they are work, and is an area that promises tural chemicals with raw materials from just about giving it away." continued growth and progress. outside West Virginia. Its location makes it Cornette's Beckley home is paid for, but But what is most significant for me a good distribution point for the farm mar his savings are just about gone. Neither he is the people who stand behind those kets in the Southeast and in the Midwest. nor his wife, who had not worked before, numbers. Those economic achieve For the plant to survive, Porter has had to can find even a minimum wage job. ments would have been impossible oversee a fierce cost-cutting campaign that "Just about every classification in the literally has involved tearing down part of without dedicated, talented people. world is out there walking the street lookin'. Richland is an area that has spirit, the facility. "I can't wait for the economy to I'm 48 and I'm taking a lot of steps back make the recovery for me, and one of the ward. Assets? They say sell'em, but they and the progress shown in those num things you do is, if you have excess, you get don't want to buy them. bers indicate what can be accom rid of it," he declares. "What'll I do? I don't know," he says with plished by people who care and are Since the state's economy soured, govern a small smile and a shake of his head. "I concerned. ments at all levels have felt a pinch, too. just don't know."• I vividly remember in 1977 when the Spending has been cut and new state taxes were passed to close a budget gap of more disastrous flood hit the city of Johns town. Richland was not affected di than $90 million, with most of the revenue JIM DONOVAN RETIRES coming from higher income taxes on people rectly, but indirectly its people showed with above-average incomes. At the local the compasion and concern that was level, the squeeze has sometimes been HON.CARLOSJ.MOORHEAD vital in pulling the entire community severe. OF CALIFORNIA together in the harrowing days that In Webster Springs, county seat of Web followed the flood and its devastation. ster County, where the unemployment rate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in March was 28.7 percent, mayor R. J. Jori Tuesday, May 17, 1983 In its 150 years of development and shie has watched the city's revenue-sharing progress, Richland has shown its abili money drop and the disappearance of some e Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, on ty to grow. More important, it has federal jobs money that was helping pay the June 7, 1983, the employees of the city shown the quality of people who have police. of Glendale, Calif., will be having a developed the area, but who have "Without revenue sharing, these towns special retirement dinner in celebra made it into the true meaning of the can't exist," Jorishie declares. This coming tion of an unabashed favorite, Jim word "community," with its concern fiscal year, spending will be lower for sever Donovan. for people, for a strong education al things, with the big saving being elimina Mr. Donovan began his career with tion of the $10,000-a-year job held by the system, for a sound religious base, for mayor's secretary. The secretary does not the city in 1970. In the succeeding a system of community services and know where she can find another job when years, he has developed one of the sharing, and for its recreational facili this one ends next month. most successful municipal safety oper ties. Jim Mattingly, manager of Cutlips furni ations in the State of California. Richland is a model; not simply in ture and hardware store, a business operat Repeatedly, the city has received its progress but in its citizens and their ed for years by his wife's grandfather, is awards from the National Safety community spirit. It is a pleasure to wondering what will happen when the Council because of his superlative ef miners' unemployment benefits run out. join in honoring them on this sesqui Mattingly, who does much of his business forts. He has made safety a practiced centennial, and to join in the praise of on credit, says he doesn't sell his accounts byword in all of the city's operations. their past and the promise for a receiveable to a bank or finance companies. He has accomplished this rather re strong, growing, community-oriented "These folks live high on the hog when markable task not by nagging or nit future.e they are working. I'll get paid when they get picking, but by sqowing an undeniable back to work. Almost all of them pay their concern for the health and happiness debts when they can,'' Mattingly says. of his fell ow employees. HOUSE MEMBERS NOTE DEATH One of the reasons that the economic de They, in turn, have responded with a OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE cline in West Virginia has been so steep E. ROSS ADAIR likely is the fact that many of those who good deal of affection and admiration have lost their jobs were indeed making for him. high wages in their industrial jobs when Mr. Speaker, I would like to take HON. PHILIP R. SHARP they were working. Average weekly earnings this opportunity to wish for Jim Dono OF INDIANA in coal mining in March were $557.69. In De van in retirement what he has daily IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cember, the average employee in the pri wished for his fellow workers-physi mary metals industries was even higher at Wednesday, May 11, 1983 $573.75. In chemicals, weekly pay averaged cal, emotional, and spiritual well $518.78 at year's end. being.e •Mr. SHARP. Mr. Speaker, I join my Unemployment benefits for about 20,000 colleagues in noting the passing of workers expired last year and many more former Representative E. Ross Adair. will drop off the rolls when the latest 10- RICHLAND SESQUICENTENNIAL Mr. Adair had a long and distin week federal extension of benefits begins to guished career, including 10 terms in run out for some as early as next month. At HON. JOHN P. MURTHA the U.S. House of Representatives the Employment Security office here, job from the Fourth Congressional Dis service supervisor Helen Johnson says, OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict of Indiana from 1951 to 1971. Al "Some of these people are just desperate. though he served in the House prior to They are coming to us losing their cars and Tuesday, May 17, 1983 homes, and they will take any $3.35 mini the beginning of my service in 1975, mum wage job they can get. • Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, on those of·us from Indiana know his ac "Of course, people used to be reluctant to Thursday, May 19, the citizens of complishments and long record of hire miners because they knew they would Richland Township will join in cele- service to those he ably represented. 12666 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 Mr. Adair developed expertise in ments, does much to exacerbate the Congress, will be considered in the international relations through years already strained relations between our 98th Congress as one of a number of of work on the House Foreign Affairs two nations. It is my hope that those possible alternatives to the "space Committee where he served as senior in authority will take steps to reverse wars" vision of President Reagan. I Republican of the committee. His ex the recent escalation of persecution commend the article to my colleagues. pertise, knowledge, and experience against Soviet citizens wishing to emi [From the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic where recognized by former President grate. It is my belief that a reconsider Systems Society Newsletter, May 19831 Nixon in his appointment of Mr. Adair ation of this policy and a more open as U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia during attitude toward the issue of human A GLOBAL INFORMATION COMPLEX difficult and unsettling times in this rights in general, would constitute a country. significant step toward the relaxing of of space systems and institutions serv found guilty of organizing a mass dis use for our knowledge and power. The ing the common needs of all nations, large turbance. No appeal was allowed. Osip Congress and the President will be and small. This center should coordinate Lokshin is currently serving a 3-year faced with a number of important de the facilities of other government depart sentence in a labor camp for his al cisions over the next few years: Do we ments and agencies dealing with space ap leged offense. want to extend the arms race into plications. The President and Congress could focus It is clear that Osip Lokshin is one outer space? What are the proper roles world attention on Goddard as the coordi of many victims of the current Soviet for the public and private sectors in nating center for a historic commitment of crackdown on would-be emigrants. Be the commercialization of space? Into the American people to a new American cause of his attempts to secure free what sort of international cooperative purpose . . . a decade of gradual redirection dom for himself, his wife, and son, he agreements should the United States of American creativity and power to the pio is now serving an unjust sentence enter in telecommunications? neering of global systems and structures to under brutal conditions. Arbitrary Along with a number of colleagues serve the basic needs of all nations for arrest and imprisonment have become in the House of Representatives and progress and independence and security. As its function expands Goddard will be commonplace treatment for those who the Senate, I am especially concerned opened up to the people of the world. All are courageous enough to apply for about pursuing peaceful rather than work will be conducted with information exit visas. Many more do not even military uses of space. Peaceful uses, which is in the public domain. No classified apply, fearing that they, too, will be such as global information systems, information or national secrets of any targets of official retaliation, facing could lower the likelihood of interna nation will be allowed into the new Global the loss of their jobs, arrest, and pro tional conflicts rather than raising the Information Complex. On a large scale the tracted separation from their families. likelihood, as will surely result from activities of the new complex will with its The Soviet authorities continue the militarization of space. many layers comprise a center of concern their oppression of those wishing to Global Communications Day, May for humanity. leave, in flagrant violation of the Hel 17, should remind all of us of the 1. Continued research and development sinki Final Act and the United Nations nobler and more humane possibilities Budgets for pro-human applications satel Universal Declaration of Human for the use of space. The following ar lite development will be increased to four or Rights, documents to which the ticle suggests one way that the United five times the present modest amounts, as a U .S.S.R. is a signatory. Soviet policy in States could take the lead in this validation of the American national commit ment. Goddard will continue to set the for this area, which so openly ignores the effort, by establishing a global infor ward creative pace, not only for American mandate of its international agree mation complex. I hope that this research and development in this area, but ments and the humanitarian spirit vision of the future, which was first for the creative people of all nations who which is at the heart of those agree- presented in hearings during the 94th will be invited and welcomed. May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12667 Governmental or independent research the White House was threatening to kill all fields or earthquakes or just the awesome organizations of all nations will be invited to budgets for future LANDSAT satellite de and wonderous beauty of the Earth from establish their own subsidiary groups of velopment. The new Goddard Complex and space may be seen in real time on the TV their own research centers located in or be evidence before the world that the sGreens of the world. near the Goddard Global Information Com United States and the American people Students with dreams of future careers plex, to work cooperatively in joint or have made a long range, sustained, continu committed to making the Earth a safe and common new directions with the scientists, ing national commitment to the welfare of decent place to live will come to the visual engineers and professional experts of all humanity. experience center and may see openings for pertinent disciplines from all interested na Experts and students will be brought in there own personal career commitments ... tions. from other nations, sent by their own gov taking home the preliminary literature and Facilities will be maintained to bring in ernments, to study the uses and the new elementary books on sale at the In Orbit experts from anywhere in the world for techniques continually being developed . . . Book Store connected to the looking-down shorter periods of consultation. and experts and teachers will be sent out at on-planet-earth public experience center. Facilities will be maintained for represent the request of other governments to con Students at the Global Information Sci atives of scientific and professional societies duct training and education in the areas of ences Institute might earn tuition by an in all pertinent fields, from all nations, to the users. swering questions from the peoples of the maintain liaison offices within the complex. Two-way communication will bring all world moving through the exhibit and Science advisors from all embassies in complaints and inadequacies from the users taking home a picture postcard or their own Washington will be welcome. around the world to the creative center at home town, anywhere, taken from outer Goddard, with answers or improvements space. 2. Storage of scientific in/ormation flowing back to the users. At the present time at Goddard there is a Nations or organizations will be expected 7. New ideas ... new opportunities ... new National Space Science Data Center, where to pay their expenses and the costs of train hope refined basic scientific information and data ing, but policies will be developed for those Throughout the ages whatever people are stored for reference and future use for deserving but unable to pay, with the provi have been able to envision, eventually they all outer-space science activities. sion of fellowships and other aids. have been able to create. The shocking new On a far larger scale a new Earth Applica 4. The Global InJormation Sciences reality of modern creative research and de tions Space Data Center will be created to Institute velopment power is that humanity for the become the central reservoir of accumulated first time in history can create any kind of knowledge relating to space programs and Universities and institutes within all na future world order it can envision, and is applications directed toward the earth and tions will be invited to assign advanced stu willing to make the massive commitment to its populations. Libraries and universities dents and professors to study or to instruct achieve. Looking at humanity and looking and laboratories of all nations will have at a new Global Information Sciences Insti at the Planet Earth from the new vantage access to this reservoir of knowledge, and tute at Goddard, and to work cooperatively point of instruments in outerspace, one's ways will be developed to create similar sat with the research centers of the Global In imagination is released to begin envisioning ellite data centers in other regions of the formation Complex to both lead and follow dozens of hundreds or thousands of new planet, linked to the central information the creative pioneering probes into future ways to help all humanity live through storage. prohuman and life-supporting space sys crises and develop unprecedented well A technical information facility will be tems. begin, as readily as military planners can en maintained to assure maximum cooperation 5. Global Information Conference Centers visions new ways to kill more people in less with all other channels for the communica Facilities will be created at Goddard time over a greater distance. tion of technical information to scientists where multinational or all-nation symposia As at first hundreds, then thousands, then and engineers and professional specialists and conferences may be held at regular in millions of people encouter the personal ex and individuals, world-wide, as an expansion tervals to clarify and communicate the perience sensations of the Goddard audio of the present NASA Technical Information latest developments ... where policy review visual information display complex, the cre Facility. conferences may be held among the govern ative imaginations of human beings will be 3. Active interface with users ments of the world and the space informa released and humanity gradually will envi tion experts . . . where conceptual confer sion, and then create, institutions, the sys The breakthrough technologies to serve tems the structures, the devices, the tactics, the needs of nations and people are of little ences can call upon participants to project the future operational requirements for as the jobs related to a safe and decent future value, until the organizations and nations for humankind, trapped and forced to live and people who could use the new intelli yet-unthought-of future space projects ... where experts in space information services on Planet Earth. There is valid reason for gence understand what new services are hope, but too few people are able to experi within their reach, and they learn how to for the planet may work in frequent inter face with experts in many other fields of ence this reason for hope. make maximum utilization of the services. The great global defense/space/communi This involves a world-wide two-way continu the emerging world community of nations. 6. The public experience cations/command control and other systems ous communications network (1) with the teams will be put to work on an unprece creative research center understanding the A very, very large exhibition hall and in dented scale, doing what they do best ... needs of potential users everywhere, and (2) formation display center will be built which pioneering utterly complex global systems.e the potential users everywhere learning might become the greatest tourist center in how to take maximum advantage from the the world. The creative imagination of the services. public information professionals already PHOSPHATE WORKERS LAID This back and forth dependence upon translating space efforts into visual dis OFF; NO NEED TO MINE FOREST each other will require continuing active plays, if invited to offer ideas, could make interface and liaison between the Goddard the public rooms at Gooddard more exciting Global Information Complex and local gov than any world's fair. HON. DON FUQUA ernments, state governments, regioinal insti Large and vivid audio-visual displays will OF FLORIDA tutions, national governmental departments give the public the vicarious experience of and agencies, universities, high schools, cor looking down upon mankind on the Space IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES porations, and individuals within the United ship Earth, and experiencing the almost-im Tuesday, May 17, 1983 States . . . and through proper channels possible-to-describe realities of what can be with the same sectors of all other nations "seen" and discerned and recognized to • Mr. FUQUA. Mr. Speaker, I am sub around the world . . . and through other serve the needs of humanity on the Earth mitting for the record today a news ar channels with the pertinent structures below. ticle from the Lake City, Fla., Report within the United Nations and other world Large information display walls will allow er about layoffs at the White Springs institutions London. the violent overthrow of a neighboring a single helicopter or sent a single spook to Because of his 33 years of service to Central American state. Foreign policy mobilize counterrevolutionaries to topple Santa Paula High School and exten does not seem to be a matter of high the torturers. principle, but rather one of conven On the contrary, we are doing everything sive involvement in community affairs, ience. we can to keep them going. President Pino Bob is a revered citizen of the Santa I am including for the record an arti chet is in terminal economic trouble. Al Paula community. His leadership has cle by Mary McGrory from the Wash though once hailed by his great friend, U.N. been recognized as Rotary Club presi Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, as a dent, church trustee and deacon, Citi ington Post of May 15, 1983. I believe "model" which shared our economic goals, that it speaks well to some of the in the Chilean economy is barely breathing. zen of the Year in 1977, and Educator consistencies in the administration's Presented with a perfect opportunity to of the Year in 1982, to mention only a approach. give the coup de grace to the illegitimate few. But his service to the students of [From the Washington Post, May 15, 19831 tyrant regime, the Reagan administration Santa Paula High School is even more has rushed forward to lift it from its knees. TORTURING LATIN FACTS lasting and pervasive through his When the Chileans applied for a $400 mil teachings in government, history, eco Ronald Reagan's them a $144-million Commodity Credit Cor nomics, and public speaking, and in bill of particulars against the Nicaraguan poration guarantee. The Federal Reserve student body advisory roles. government during his joint address to Con Board assured the private U.S. banks from Mr. Speaker, generations of students gress, you might have thought it deserved which Chile borrows millions that Chile's in this community have benefited to be overthrown. And you might also have credit was good and put in a word for it with from the work of Mr. Raitt. For his thought that he should be launching secret the IMF. outstanding dedication and involve wars against two other Latin American re Sens. Edward Kennedy and William Prox gimes who are committing all the crimes he mire protested that this is in violation of ment to the youth and community of charged and more and have been for a long the law that curtails assistance to Chile. Santa Paula, I ask you and my col time. They pointed out in a letter to Treasury leagues to join with me and his com He said, for instance, that the Nicaraguan Secretary Donald Regan that Chile has munity in honoring this fine gentle regime came out of the "barrel of a gun." made no progress in human rights, and re man and extending our gratitude for So, for that matter did Argentina's and fused to find and charge the government Chile's. He noted that Nicaragua has not thugs who killed Orlando Letelier and his many years of dedicated service held elections. Nobody has seen the inside Ronnie Moffit in Washington in 1976. and the difference he has made.e of a polling booth since the generals shot And while he burns at the injustices to their way to power in Buenos Aires and San the Miskitos, Reagan has not even noticed tiago, either. that the military dictatorship of Argentina May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12673 THE CONGRESS AND CENTRAL On the NDF's seven-person directorate, ragua and El Salvador would then unite in AMERICA there is only one member, Enrique Bermu the fight for the total liberation of Central dez, who was a Somocista-and he was America." That is what we are dealing with. exiled by Somoza near the end of the dicta HON. JACK FIELDS tor's life. Most are members of the former [From the Washington Times, May 13, OF TEXAS highly respected Conservative Party estab 1983] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lished by the great, assassinated anti Somoza editor, Pedro Joaquin Chamorro. NATIONAL DEMOCRATS OPT FOR STRATEGIC Tuesday, May 17, 1983 On the southern front, the forces are fer DEFEAT • Mr. FIELDS. Mr. Speaker, along vently anti-Somoza. There, Eden Pastora, is now with Pastora, Calero said, "Robelo dor and Nicaragua, but if "peace" in Central Behind the strange scenes in Congress and I are here together in Washington. We America entails an American defeat, there over Central America policy this last week, are appearing together." will be a backlash unlike any seen in the a story is quietly unfolding that is changing Then this attractive gray-haired man postwar era, including the aftermath of the the entire equation. The "Somocista" forces shook his head. "We are winning on the bat fall of China in 1949. everyone is criticizing are rapidly becoming tlefield," he said, "but we are losing in The first certain consequence of a collapse a legitimate and democratic liberation force Washington. There is some kind of a mea in El Salvador will be the beginning of the in Nicaragua. culpa attitude, some kind of a complex, Great Exodus north to the United States. When the Reagan administration began some kind of a syndrome that does not When Castro took power in 1959, few supporting the followers of the late and allow the United States to act in its own in Cubans suspected he would convert the hated dictator Anastasio Somoza-followers terest and in the interest of democracy." island into a colony of the Soviet Empire. who had fled in 1979 into Honduras-these So, we may be coming to an extraordinary Yet, fully a tenth of his population, over a rightly hated "Somocistas" were the major turn where Congress is refusing to help just million people, managed to escape before force fighting the Marxist Sandinistas. This the kind of movement it says we should the drawbridge was lifted and the Cubans is no longer the case. have been supporting in Central America in were penned up by 90 miles of open sea. My sources on all sides confirm that of the past. I have myself been bitterly critical, When Castro inaugurated the Mariel boat the two major groups now fighting the San first of Somoza himself and our support of lift, another 1 percent of his population fled dinistas in both the north and the south, him, then of our initial support in Honduras within a week. only about 15 percent are now ex-Somocis for what were then the Somocistas. But In Central America, there is no ignorance tas Memorial now substantial record on the budget, made female voters a priority for 1984. Sloan Kettering, and I missed 10 votes. taxation, and civil rights points to a Two of the women hired by Whittlesey The good news is that the doctors glaring insensitivity, at best, to the have been assigned to deal with women's found no evidence of any reoccurrence needs and desires of blacks. issues, assuming primary responsibility for of cancer.e No group should be excluded from that area from Dee Jepsen, the wife of Sen. the White House because of differ Roger W. Jepsen . ences of opinion. This is especially "Whittlesey has argued that they can THE WESTFIELD FOUNDATION true in the present case since this deci make peace with women in time for the sion apparently was totally political. election, but she told them there is nothing I would urge the White House not to they can gain by patching up with blacks," HON. MA TIHEW J. RINALDO close the door to any group of citizens, said one black appointee. "She wants us out. OF NEW JERSEY particularly this group that already Mel [Bradley] is a band-aid, he's being the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has reason to believe they have never good soldier so they'll have a black face ... had an effective pipeline to the Presi that's all it is." Tuesday, May 17, 1983 dent. "That's absurd," Whittlesey responded. e Mr. RINALDO. Mr. Speaker, I am The article follows: "The goal of the president is to unify all proud to call the attention of the groups, to deal with minorities ... there will [From the Washington Post, May 13, 19831 be a second round of hiring. Our first con Members to the Westfield Foundation, BLACKS WRITTEN OFF FOR 1984 CAMPAIGN, cern was to get top women on the staff." whose work upholds the spirit of self REAGAN AIDES ASSERT Vice President Bush said last week that he less public service to the community of would request from the U.S. Govern Conceivably, Puerto Rico will become as PUERTO RICO: THE SEARCH ment to make possible the transition to a large an issue as the Panama Canal was in FOR A NATIONAL POLICY new status. the seventies. THE PROBLEM Is our present posture that Puerto Rico is The situation in Puerto Rico is threaten a domestic matter and therefore not within HON. BILL RICHARDSON the purview of the United Nations still a OF NEW MEXICO ing. The Puerto Rican economy is in bad viable one or should it be changed? IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES shape. Unemployment is at 23 percent and Conference format Tuesday, May 17, 1983 more than half the island's families are on The conference is being held in Washing food stamps. ton facilitate attendance by busy policymak e Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, These economic and social ills only make the political future of Puerto Rico is ers and other politically influential actors. the question of Puerto Rico's juridical No papers will be read or delivered at the an issue which will confront the Con status more acute; everyone, including the gress in the coming years. Once the meeting; instead, papers will be circulated pro-commonwealth forces seems to believe well in advance. people of Puerto Rico have spoken, that a profound change in the status quo is The first day will be devoted to a discus the Congress will be called upon to needed. The Puerto Rican economic model once sion of the most pressing current issue: make the ultimate decision on what what to do about the economy. The meeting this island's political relationship with helped the U.S. to legitimize the Common wealth relationship before the rest of the will examine some recent cases of legislative the United States will be in the dec world. Now that the island's economy has changes that will have a significant impact ades ahead. gone sour, it has become increasingly diffi on the Puerto Rican economy. Some propos In connection with this pending cult for the United States to defend itself als will be examined for better ways of deal policy question, I would like to call my against the charge that Puerto Rico is ing with economic policy on Puerto Rico in colleagues' attention to a conference simply a colony by another name. Washington. If Washington continues to neglect the On the second day, the meeting will exam entitled, "Puerto Rico: The Search for ine the status issue in terms of the U.S. na a National Policy," which will be held status issue and the economy, Puerto Ricans themselves, regardless of political stripe, tional interest, including the international in Washington, D.C., in September. will be increasingly tempted to confront the implications. The conference will culminate The conference will be sponsored by U.S. in international fora to try to get in discussion of the pros and cons of propos the World Peace Foundation, a nation action in Washington-as they have done at als as to how the status issue might be man ally respected foreign policy institu least once in the past. aged in Washington. tion under the able leadership of Am THE ISSUES bassador Richard Bloomfield, a former Economic PuERTo Rico: THE SEARCH FOR A NATIONAL U.S. Envoy to Portugal and one of our Is there a way in which federal assistance POLICY Nation's leading experts on relations to Puerto Rico, i.e., transfer payments, tax A CONFERENCE OF THE WORLD PEACE FOUNDA between the United States and Latin concessions, and other federal programs, TION IN COLLABORATION WITH MERIDIAN America. could be better utilized to promote the eco HOUSE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 19- Mr. Speaker, in preparation for this nomic development of the island, regardless 20, 1983 conference, which I plan to attend, I of eventual decisions on status? Thursday, June 16 urge my colleagues to take a moment Should these disparate programs be inte grated into a comprehensive economic 8:30-9:15 to review the following materials, policy adopted by the federal government, Registration. which I include at this point in the or is that infeasible or undesirable? 9:15-9:30 RECORD. How can the legislative process better take Opening Remarks. PuERTo Rico: THE SEARCH FOR A NATIONAL account of the probable impact of proposed 9:30-11:00 POLICY legislation on Puerto Rico? The Economy-What Went Wrong? Discussion leader: Bertram Finn, vice PURPOSE Political president of A.G. Becker of Puerto The World Peace Foundation conference Successive Adxninistrations have gone on Rico and former economic adviser to on Puerto Rico is designed to examine the record on favor of "self-deterxnination". the Governor. public policy issues involved in the U.S. This has a somewhat hollow ring, however, 11:15-1:00 Puerto Rico relationship from the viewpoint when it is realized that there is no Puerto Making Economic Policy-Some Cases. of the national policymaker. Rican majority on the island's future, no Recent Changes to Section 936. Puerto Rico, like the proverbial sleeping planning has been set in motion to deter Discussion leader: Nelson Famadas, dog, is a problem to which no one is paying mine how self-determination should be im Office of the Governor. heed, but which one day may wake up and plemented, and no one has faced up to the Foodstamps. bite us. The awakening may not be far off. issue of whether Congress would agree to Discussion leader: A Member of Con Puerto Ricans are increasingly unhappy any of the special arrangements that each gress. with the chronically depressed economy and faction says are necessary to realize its pre 1:00-2:15 frustrated by the lack of decision on the is f erred status outcome. Luncheon-Speaker. land's political status. The foreign relations Times are changing, however. The Puerto 2:30-4:00 aspect of the status issue is becoming less Rican issue will be receiving increasing na Making Economic Policy on Puerto Rico manageable. Puerto Rico's importance in tional attention. For example, Puerto Rico What Should Be done? national politics is growing, however. As a will have the twentieth largest delegation Discussion leader: Randolph Mye, De result, Puerto Rico will demand more atten (53 votes> to the 1984 Democratic Conven partment of Commerce. tion from Washington, which is ill-prepared tion. Leading Democratic candidates are to deal with the problem. now including Puerto Rico in their travels. Friday, June 17 The conference will bring together for two The problems of the island were recently 9:00-10:45 days of intensive discussions members of covered on CBS's "60 Minutes" and a na Puerto Rico as an International Issue. Congress and their staffs, senior officials tional weekly is planning a feature article Discussion leader: Robert Pastor, former from the Executive Branch, other national on Puerto Rico. member of the NSC staff and Director political figures, experts on Puerto Rico, Should the Congress set in motion a proc of the Caribbean Program, University members of previous administrations and ess by which both it and the Puerto Ricans of Md. May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12679 11:00-12:30 members. Recently, WTS initiated an Even now, it's no secret that women form The Status Issue-What the Parties Want Outreach program to inform young a small minority within the transportation From the United States Government people of transportation career op field. As of 1980, they comprised about 16 A Panel. tions and to encourage appropriate percent of the overall workforce. Yet as old Panelists: Representatives of the State as the challenge may be, still older are the hood, Commonwealth, and Independ preparatory training. I commend WTS precedents for overcoming it. ence Parties. for the excellent service it provides to They read like an honors' roll, both social 1:00-2:15 the transportation industry by foster and scientific. From Susan Morningstar, the Luncheon-Speaker. ing the development of a pool of first woman railroad employee in 1885, to 2:30-4:00 skilled professionals. Evelyn Newell, the first woman railroad en Managing the Status Issue in Washington From the early seafarers to today's gineer in 1974. From Mary Patten, who took and San Juan-Some Proposals. astronauts, women have participated command of a clipper ship in 1856 to the Discussion leader: Juan Manuel Garcia in building, operating, and safeguard first eight female graduates of the U.S. Mer Passalacqua, attorney and political ing our national transportation chant Marine Academy in 1978. And from columnist. Phoebe Omlie, a wing walker in a flying 4:00 system. Of course, transportation is circus in 1920 and the first woman to get a Conference Adjourns.e not a traditional career choice for transport pilot's license, to Dr. Sally Ride, a women. Many of the first women in physicist who will become the first Ameri transportation succeeded their hus can woman astronaut in space aboard the NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION bands into the field. seventh flight of the space shuttle challeng WEEK In 1856, 19-year-old Mary Patten er next month. had little choice but to take command These are just some of the women who of the clipper ship-Neptune's Car have cleared a path for all of us to follow. HON. CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER As the first women Secretary of Transporta OF RHODE ISLAND when her husband, the captain, tion and the first woman to head a branch IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES became seriously ill. Normally the first of our armed forces-the United States mate would have taken over; but news Tuesday, May 17, 1983 Coast Guard-I feel a keen debt to each of reports indicate that he was bound in them. e Mrs. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, irons, arrested for insubordination. I know breaking into the field wasn't easy, National Transportation Week has For 52 days, Mary guided the 1,800-ton and, by explanation, I would like to tell you been designated as May 15-21, 1983 in ship around Cape Horn to San Fran a personal story. I trust you'll forgive me if recognition of the vital role transpor cisco. I look back over my shoulder-to a day in tation plays in our daily lives. Ameri In 1901, Sara Kidder became presi September 1962 when I entered Harvard Law School, one of 25 women in a class of cans have conquered vast distances dent of the Nevada County Narrow 550 eager students. I'll never forget being and enormous topographic challenges Gauge Railroad when her husband accosted by a male classmate on my very by constructing a magnificent trans died and left her 1,800 shares of stock. first day at Harvard, who demanded to portation network that links the most This must have caused quite a stir in know what I was doing there. remote corners of this country. Ameri an era when railroad presidents had "Don't you realize," he said in tones of cans can be proud of our transporta male secretaries and women were not moral outrage, "that there are men who'd tion network, one of our Nation's most permitted in the corporate suite. give their right arm for your place in law valuable assets. Today, women are entering and ex school? Men who would use their legal edu celling in the transportation field on cation?" The inference was that I was Our transportation network is com taking a man's place. And come to think of prised of highways, flight paths, sub their own merits. As a member of the it, some may have felt that way when I ways, railroads, waterways, and ports Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com became Secretary of Transportation. essential to the efficient and reliable mittee, I am particularly pleased to Yes, much has changed since then. Much flow of commerce, travel and our na see increasing numbers of women of the change has been dictated, not by gov tional defense. It is people that make enter this exciting and growing indus ernment edict, but by the marketplace. For this system work. National Transpor try. I would like to take this opportu instance, the double digit inflation of the tation Week has been set-aside to nity, during National Transportation 1970's forced many women into the labor honor the men and women who have Week, to pay tribute to the women market for the first time. Divorced women and men that assist in providing safe, joined the economy at the same time, until participated in building a transporta we reached the point where 63 percent of tion system in the United States that efficient, and dependable transporta women with children between the ages of is unparalleled through the world. tion services to our Nation's businesses six and 17 were in America's labor force in Our Nation's eighth Secretary of and travelers every day. 1982. During the last decade alone, the Transportation-and the first woman PREPARED REMARKS OF SECRETARY OF TRANS number of females receiving masters in to hold that position-chose to begin PORTATION, ELIZABETH HANFORD DOLE, TO Business Administration has soared by the celebration of National Transpor THE WOMEN'S TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR nearly 800 percent. . tation Week by addressing the It's a delight to begin my participation in And more of the same is in store. For as National Transportation Week by accepting our economy evolves from its traditional re Women's Transportation Seminar your kind invitation to address this group. liance on smokestack industries, as we come in Washington, D.C. I urge all Over the years, the Women's Transporta to place our faith in services and communi my colleagues to read carefully and tion Seminar has developed a sterling repu cations and managerial skills, then women consider her remarks, which are print tation, not only for its leadership in promot who were previously barred from steel mills ed at the conclusion of my statement. ing the cause of women in transportation, and auto factories will find themselves in WTS is a national organization of but also as an impressive forum for the ever greater demand. In the foreseeable transportation professionals, founded public discussion of transportation issues in future, we will hopefully even graduate general. from the misguided perfectionism best de in 1977. Today WTS has nearly 1,000 It was a woman, Charlotte Woods of scribed by author and social critic Marya members with 10 chapters in Atlanta, Houston's Women's Traffic Club, who first Mannes, who put it best, I think, when she Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, conceived the idea of National Transporta wrote the following: "Nobody objects to a Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, tion Week. This year is the tenth anniversa woman being a good writer or sculptor or Philadelphia, San Francisco, and ry of females on the flight decks of U.S. air geneticist if, at the same time, she manages Washington, D.C., with two chapters lines. And 1983 is also the centennial of the to be a good wife, a good mother, good-look forming in Baltimore and Seattle. famed Brooklyn Bridge, an engineering ing, good tempered, well-dressed, well WTS provides a neutral forum for marvel made possible, at least in part, by groomed and unaggressive." Emily Roehling, who shared her husband's Over the years, women have been required business and Government leaders to battles with dishonest contractors and a to be all this and more. The members of this discuss transportation issues. This legion of so-called best minds. Their skepti organization offer living proof that women young organization constantly strives cism about Roebling's masterpiece carried have the skills needed in transportation. to advance the knowledge, training, over to the role of women in all aspects of But we also have our work cut out for us in and professional development of its transportation. getting that idea accepted. 12680 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 A few numbers will help. For instance, tion is only one field where the old ways are sent in maps with bits and pieces of routes women today make up 33 percent of the yielding to new ideas, and a steady stream that left gaps you could drive a truck aviation workforce, 28 percent in transit. of fresh solutions are fueling our system. through but, unfortunately, not over. The Unfortunately, they are the high points. Indeed, change is the order of the day at Federal Highway Administration tried to For the trucking and maritime trades, the my Department. One of the priorities of my amend those proposals to produce a work figures drop to 13 percent. And in railroads, 102,000-person staff is the modernization of able route system but several states chal women comprise only 8 percent of the work our air traffic control system, which has lenged those additions, so we temporarily force. been described as the biggest government withdrew permission for double trucks to Clearly, there is substantial room for im undetaking since the Apollo man-on-the operate on the Federally-designated roads provement. And the place to begin is at the moon program. The new system will eventu in those states. We will continue to work Department of Transportation itself. And I ally double our capacity in the air through with the states to reach agreement on a want to lead the way for greater opportuni the year 2000. It will cost $9 billion but save route structure that is mutually acceptable ties for women throughout the field. Al $25 billion through the end of the century. and provides adequate access to freight cen ready, we are working to bolster women's It will weather-proof our airways and ters. ranks in the transportation workforce and through the most precise landing systems, It is our feeling that new truck taxes are at the management level. When the Depart and equipment to prevent mid-air collisions, offset by the increases in productivity the ment was established in 1967, 18.5 percent provide us the safest possible air system. new law permits. Our best rule-of-thumb of its total workforce was female. Today, 16 While this modernization program will be calculations show an annual net gain-by years later, women still represent less than costly, the money will come from user fees, 1985-of $3.2 billion of benefits over costs 20 percent of our personnel strength. Some not the general taxpayer. The user fee prin for the industry as a whole. gains at management levels have occurred, ciple is not new-our highways are literally These are just some of the winds of but women in grades GS-13 and above still built on it. But the extension of that princi change blowing across the landscape of make up only one percent of the total. I ple to other means of transportation does American transportation. Another is de cannot believe that qualified candidates, represent a change in policy, one that is regulation. I recall that in the early 1970's, female candidates, to fill professional posi fully consistent with the Administration's when I was serving on the Federal Trade tions are lacking. As a result, we are now de position that those who benefit from gov Commission, we were among the first in veloping specific recommendations to im ernment-provided services should pay a fair Washington to question the merit of contin prove the status of women in the Depart share of their costs. To give you an idea of ued government economic regulation over ment. These are just some of the options we how far we have come in our user fee philos industries that had long ceased to be mo are looking at: ophy, fully 69 percent of our Department's nopolistic and were, in fact, naturally com Increasing the opportunities for women to 1984 budget will be financed by user fees petitive. Since then, we have come a long enter professional and technical occupations rather than general revenues. That's up way in putting this deregulation philosophy at the entry level; from 45 percent in 1981, when this Adminis to work. And, while some dissenting com Preparing women in mid-level grades for tration took office. ments can still be heard from time to time, I more responsible management positions; There is another significant change af think there is a broad consensus that regu and, fecting transportation in America. We are in lation has been good for the industry and Providing opportunities for women who the beginning phases of a nationwide pro the public alike. It is clearly transforming are already in management positions to im gram to rehabilitate and preserve our high the way airlines, railroads, intercity bus op prove their skills and move into the Senior ways, bridges and public transit systems. No erators and trucking companies do business. Executive Service. patchwork project, this extensive rebuilding And it suggests just how central a role com I asked in the first weeks of my tenure at program will assure that the high quality petition plays in the Reagan innovations. the Department for a program addressing surface transportation system we enjoy Under the restraints of federal regulation, the needs of women employees from entry today will endure for future generations. none of these freight or passenger carriers level jobs through senior management posi The resources for this program come pri could compete on price. None could set its tions-a program which cuts across the De marily from the recent nickel a gallon in own routes. None could enter or leave a partment's organizational lines. crease in the Federal gasoline tax, revenues market without government approval. In early May I attended a Cabinet Council that are already being put to work. Al All of that may have made sense at one meeting chaired by the President to discuss though the additional tax only went into time, but it is clear today that transporta ways to improve the status of women in effect April 1st, we awarded $2.9 billion to tion is no longer a natural monopoly-it is, Federal government management positions. the states in the first quarter of this year in fact, a naturally and increasingly, com Needless to say, I was delighted to report and will fund more than $12 billion for petitive group of industries. that we were already developing a program bridges and highways over the full year Obviously, in any particular mode deregu at DOT. I have been asked to brief the the highest levels in the history of our high lation might cause temporary dislocations Council, which I will do in the near future. I way program. during the transition to a more competitive look forward to the briefing because I am That same legislation-the Surface Trans world and we will be sensitive to those dislo very enthusiastic about our program and portation Assistance Act-increased user cations. anxious to present a model which other de fees on the heaviest trucks using our na Overall, we firmly believe that deregula partments can follow. tion's highways. The extensive cost alloca tion has served the best interests of the The Federal government sets the stand tion study completed last year showed that public. In the long run, we are convinced it ards that govern much of our lives. It heavy trucks have not been paying any will prove equally beneficial to the indus should set an example of increased opportu where near their fair share of highway tries involved. In aviation, for example, the nities for working women. I expect that costs. The higher fee schedule set by the major airlines have been able to restructure quite a few of you here will become involved new law is being phased-in over a five-year their routes to make more efficient and pro in our program. I welcome your input. In period so that truckers and the small inde ductive use of their equipment. They have the past, you have been active in promoting pendent operator in particular are not hit vacated markets better suited to the region educational opportunities for women, espe with a sudden increase. Even with the new al and commuter carriers. Contrary to the cially at the college level. fees, however, they will still pay less than fears expressed before deregulation, this Another area where we share mutual in their fair share-an estimated 69 percent by has not generally caused small communities terests is that of transportation legislation. 1985 and only 73 percent when the tax is to lose service. In 74 communities where the We succeed or fail in our transportation ob fully implemented in 1989. major carriers eliminated service between jectives by how effectively we persuade the The law also permits the use of tandem November 1978 and May 1981, total depar Congress of the merits of our proposals. trailers in all states, on the Interstate tures actually increased by 26 percent, as This is never easy. Fortunatley, we have system and on primary roads designated by smaller, more competitive operators moved come a long way from the days when an the states. in or expanded existing service. According cient Greeks decreed the custom that when We had hoped that the states would be re to a CAB study, convenience of service a man proposed a law in the popular assem sponsive to the use of double trailers on times of departure, number of flights and bly, he did so on a platform with a rope qualifying routes. A number of states, how availability of connecting flights at hub air around his neck. If his law passed, they re ever, registered objections to the sections of ports-generally improved in those commu moved the rope; if it failed, they removed non-Interstate roads added by the Federal nities. the platform. Highway Administration to provide a In intercity bus transportation much has Right now, we think we're gaining ground system of connected routes. The problem been said about the possibility of abandon in Washington. We're even so bold as to be was that, while some states came in with a ment of service since President Reagan lieve the noose of national decline no longer good system, carefully thought-out and de signed the Bus Regulatory Reform Act. weighs heavy on our neck. And Transporta- signed to assure route continuity, others What has not been generally noticed is the May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12681 other side of the coin. In the first four One young boy was killed and his twin se glad to note that you are an equal opportu months after passage of the Act, the ICC re riously injured by a motorist who had been nity group-that many men can and do join ceived 85 applications for new or expanded arrested seven times in four years for drunk to take advantage of your excellent pro service. We thought that was encouraging. driving-but had never spent a day in jail. grams. Because of this and because of your We find now that eight months after the And a man who killed a 23 year-old college continual commitment to the advancement Act was passed, some 137 applications for student, riding her bicycle in a bike lane, of your profession, I would like to follow the new or expanded service have been made. was on probation from a prior drunk driving example of the junior Senator from Kansas, This compares to an average of 40 applica conviction. Nancy Kassebaum, and accept your invita tions per year during the five years before With those and many other tragedies in tion to become a member of the Women's regulatory reform. Greyhound alone is pre mind, aroused citizens groups, led initially Transportation Seminar. paring to serve 138 new communities, in by Candy Lightner and women and men One of the country's greatest poets was a cluding some not previously served by any united under the "Mothers Against Drunk woman who never left her home in Am carrier. Drivers" organization, have lobbied forceful herst, Massachusetts. She never worked in Regulatory reforms also have enabled our ly and turned a host of state legislatures an office, never raised a family, never won a nation's railroads to compete more effec around. Last year alone, drunk driving laws headline. The only power she wielded lay in tively, operate more efficiently-and gener were tightened in 20 states. Thirty-eight her poetry. But her artistry and her vision ate the best profits the industry has seen in new laws were enacted. Forty states this have inspired millions. years, even in the face of a poor economy. year either have already enacted tougher "We dwell in possibility," Emily Dickinson In trucking as well, rate reductions today drunk driving laws or have such laws up for wrote nearly 150 ago. are widely available along with a variety of consideration. The Presidential Commission For most women, success today still is new types of price and service options. As a on Drunk Driving, appointed early last year achieved by dwelling in the improbable, by matter of fact, we are preparing to proceed to focus public awareness on the extent of challenging the odds and overcoming the with "phase two" of the surface transporta the problem, has made a number of very conventional wisdom. tion deregulation program which would, in solid recommendations and the Commis Surely it was a combination of possibili effect, eliminate most of the remaining sion's term has been extended. Women con ty-and reaching for the improbable-that Interstate Commerce Commission regula cerned about transportation-related deaths led Rosa Parks to claim a seat at the front tory authority over the motor carrier indus and injuries have made-and are making of a Montgomery bus, and thus launch a try and the domestic water carriers and tremendous contributions in the areas of peaceful revolution a hundred years over freight forwarders. safety and driving responsibility. due. Surely it was brush with the improb We are also encouraged by the prospects We know now that we can make a sizeable able that raised Golda Meir to the Premier for maritime reform. I have testified before dent in the fatality rate and in the number ship of Israel-or suggested that Mother Te the Congress in support of deregulatory leg of serious injuries. Along with an aggressive resa's responsibility to a hungry world in islation which will minimize the Govern drunk driving program, we are engaged in a volved far more than mere obedience to the ment's intervention in maritime affairs, nationwide effort, with private sector sup rules of her Order. strengthen our merchant marine and help port, to encourage greater use of safety So today let us continue to strive for the to put U.S. carriers on an equal footing with belts. And we're seeing some encouraging re day when the improbable becomes the prob foreign carriers. The Senate has approved a sults. According to our latest survey we have able. Back in June 1965, I was welcomed bill similar to our proposal, and we are gained more than two percentage points in somewhat uneasily into a circle still known hopeful for early action in the House. If we compliance-no small achievement when as "the fellowship of educated men." I've get the maritime legislation we want, and you consider that every one percent in seen enormous progress since then. I've seen believe the nation needs, it will mark the crease means 200 lives saved and 3,000 inju the circle expand, and opportunities open first regulatory reform of the industry in 67 ries prevented. up. years. I am also encouraged about a place for air And I am convinced that today's women Another area getting a great deal of our bags in our safety program. stand in the reflected light of a rising, not a attention is Conrail. The government has We are arranging to equip 5,000 cars in setting sun. Our day has barely dawned. invested substantially in Conrail and it is the Federal government's auto fleet with air Our dreams are just beginning to be real today a much-improved, well-performing bags. We are also negotiating with three or ized. We dwell in possibility-but we chal railroad, and has begun to show some oper four state police departments to retrofit 500 lenge the improbable.e ating profits. We will continue our efforts to more cars with driver-side air bags. A con return it to the private sector where it prop tract was signed two weeks ago with a firm erly belongs. I have met with Goldman, in Arizona that will design and produce the EL SALVADOR Sachs and Company, the investment broker air bag retrofit kits. The State of Arizona advising us on the sale, and their represent has agreed to equip 130 of its cars with the atives are now calling on prospective pur air bags. We will encourage the private HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO chasers. If any of you know of someone who sector to make air bag cars available to the OF CALIFORNIA might like to buy a railroad, please let me public. Mercedes Benz and now BMW, for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES know. example, already have indicated they will In my book, there is no more important make air bags optional on some models of Tuesday, May 17, 1983 responsibility for the Secretary of Transpor their cars exported to the United States. I e Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, tation than safety. I referred to it briefly a also expect to be talking to major fleet oper despite what critics may say, the right few minutes ago, but, its importance bears ators in the business community to urge elaboration. them to experiment with air bags, and I am ist forces in El Salvador do not have a Highway traffic deaths last year num hopeful that the insurance industry will monopoly on human rights abuses. bered 44,000. Tragic as the toll was, it was work with me to take a more active role in Newspaper reports in the Los Ange still 5,000 fewer than in 1981. There were safety matters. les Times and the Washington Post more cars and trucks on our roads. Total In New York, they are celebrating the last week describe in vivid detail the driving was up, not down. But lives were lOOth anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge, destruction and death of a town in spared, as fatalities declined by more than which was built with the help of Emily Roe north-central El Salvador. The execu 10 percent. hling, who acted as chief engineer when her tion of 18 civilians and soldiers in the There are probably a variety of contribut husband became ill. And today there's ing causes to this trend, but we certainly Brooke Knapp who flew a Lear jet around town of Cinquera cannot be justified can't overlook the correlation between the world in 50 hours, breaking the record under any circumstances. This is in ad fewer fatalities and the growing crackdown for light business class jets by more than dition to the more than 30 soldiers on drunk driving. It all began, as I'm sure half a day. She now runs her own charter killed as guerrillas overran the town's you know, with a groundswell of public airline company in Los Angeles. garrison with a barrage of mortar and opinion deploring ineffectual laws,, lax en As evidence of their participation, machine-gun fire. forcement and lenient judges which togeth women's professional associations in trans If past experience is any guide, we er had led us to believe that death was portation are increasing. There's the Ninety are not likely to see these abuses at something we had to learn to live with, Nines, the International Women Pilots As almost as a price of our mobility. sociation, the Whirly Girls, the association tributed to the left in any report of Recently, a young boy, waiting for the ice of women helicopter pilots and the National human rights violations. cream truck, was killed by a drunk driver Association of Railway Business Women. While we recognize the need for im with six prior convictions for driving while But the Women's Transportation Seminar is provement in human rights conduct intoxicated. unique because it crosses all modes. I am by the rightist forces in El Salvador,
11-059 0-87-8 (Pt. 10) 12682 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 the mistake should not be made of de ceded the storming of the town's trenched CFrom the Los Angeles Times, May 12, 19831 picting the leftist guerrillas in El Sal perimeter and the hail of bullets that fol DEATH OF TOWN: SALVADOR REBELS SETTLE A vador as the good guys and the Gov lowed, numerous residents said. SCORE Cln Washington, a State Department ernment forces as the bad guys. The articles follow: spokesman, citing reports from the Salva doran armed forces and from the represent CINQUERA, EL SALVADOR.-Mayor Cordelia CFrom the Washington Post, May 13, 19831 ative of the U.S. military group attached to Avalos survived the death of her town by SALVADORAN GUERRII.LAS EXECUTE 18 the U.S. Embassy who visited Cinquera, con hiding in the woods. Wednesday, she lay on firmed "at least" 16 executions. The spokes a scrap of canvas in a dirty pink and orange CINQUERA, EL SALVADOR.-Guerrillas, many man added that "based on reports from Sal dress, cupping a hand over her eyes, unwill of them embittered former residents of this vadoran authorities on the scene, there ing to watch the funeral rites. mountain hamlet, executed 18 captured sol were an undetermined number of civilian Around her, like sleepwalkers, townsfolk diers and civilians during a two-day occupa deaths including several small children."] lugged valuables from shattered adobe tion, residents said Wednesday. By Monday morning, many of the rebel houses into the plaza, where a flowering An insurgent force of several hundred combatants had left. But at least 10 guerril royal poinciana mocked their agony with overran the town's 40-man Army and Na la supporters-the "masses" who live and orange fire. There were goats, bullocks, tional Guard garrison Sunday morning, kill move with rebel columns-came out of the tethered pigs, religious pictures, beds, rick ing 30 soldiers in the fierce mortar and ma hills to Cinquera to commandeer supplies ety tables, sacks of rice and, in a cardboard chine-gun attack. and visit old acquaintances, Bonilla said. box, a 12-day-old girl aptly named Dolores. Breaking with their widely publicized "The women came in to see their sisters," Sorrow. "humane treatment" prisoner policy, the he said. In several cases, the rebel support Near the church, too poor to have a name, rebel forces summarily executed 10 soldiers where the steeple clock was stopped at some and eight other men they accused of col ers interceded to save former friends from 'far away 10:30, an army lieutenant looked laborating with the Army, residents said. being executed as government informers. up from the April, 1964, Spanish edition of "They said they couldn't pardon the sol A force of nearly 1,000 Army troops drawn Reader's Digest to say that trucks would diers, because many of their own people had from three provinces dislodged the guerril come soon. By nightfall, Cinquera would be died fighting for the town," said 47-year-old las in heavy fighting in the surrounding just a place on the map. No more people, Julia Tomasino as she packed her belong hills Monday evening. Wednesday, trucks except those who rest in . fresh, shallow ings to flee with her two children Wednes loaded with refugees carrying their battered graves. day. furniture and hungry livestock rumbled out "It was as if it were a crime to live here," of the town, and it appeared that within A DUSTY MICROCOSM Tomasino said. days Cinquera would be uninhabited. Guerrillas came to Cinquera before dawn Cinquera's political history is a microcosm The Associated Press reported the follow Sunday with a score to settle. By Monday, of the fratricidal divisions that have ing from San Salvador: when they withdrew, the town was dead, a wracked this country since the mid-1970s. Two young Salvadorans said they were ab dusty red-tiled, nowhere microcosm of the The local priest organized the town's ducted north of the capital Saturday night violence that wracks El Salvador. farmers during the last decade into a by uniformed death squads, shot with auto Cinquera, a nasty two hours by car north "Christian peasants' union" demanding im matic rifles and dumped along a shantytown east of the Salvadoran capital, is one of proved wages and living conditions. A string road where Red Cross workers found eight those places of more tears than facts, a of killings and disappearances-believed to bullet-riddled bodies. town-in-a-hollow where surrounding hill be the work of rightist landowners-oc "When they went away I rolled into a sides were once planted with beans and curred after the peasants seized a nearby ditch to escape the dogs," said one of the corn. ranch. Electric lights went out more or less for The polarization culminated.in 1980, when survivors Wednesday. good two years ago. It has been a year since the priest and hundreds of the town's poor It wasn't possible to verify the stories in any bus would brave the rocky tract from fled to the surrounding hills to join the de dependently. Western diplomatic and Tejutepeque to the southeast. Once, several veloping armed rebellion. human-rights sources agreed the case ap thousand people lived around Cinquera but, Many of the residents who remained were peared to have the markings of an attack by as the troubles worsened, many left and members of the now-disbanded paramilitary death squads, who have been blamed for others moved from the countryside to the organization ORDEN, and the town, since most of the 42,000 deaths in El Salvador town. Mayor Avalos thinks there were 104 considered a rightist stronghold, has been over the past 3 ':/2 years. families in Cinquera when the guerrillas briefly occupied at least twice by insurgents. The two men said they had been abducted came or, perhaps, she said, it was 145. The executions unleased here during the separately in the rough Mejicanos neighbor · Around 1977, according to Salvadorans fa weekend reflected this legacy, Salvadorans hood north of the capital by armed, uni miliar with the town, a priest whose name is familiar with the town said. formed men, presumably from a right-wing not remembered politicized the poor and Late Saturday night, guerrillas launched group. formed them into Christian communities coordinated attacks on the town and the International Red Cross officials said they and peasants' leagues of the sort common in Army's three mountain outposts that con found the men along a road three miles Latin America but which always excite trol its main access road. Nearly 55 soldiers north of San Salvador where eight corpses rightist alarm. died in fighting outside the town, according had been dumped. The road is frequently Landowners and the town Establishment, to Lt. Col. Roberto Rodrigues Murcia, com used as a dumping ground for victims of po traditionalists who had historically support mander of Cabanas Province. litical killings. ed whatever military government held "Here, the soldiers didn't all die in their The survivors said their assailants called power here, struck back. Killings and disap respective trenches," said 22-year-old Anto them "subversives"-a term the government pearances began. nio Bonilla, who was visiting relatives in uses for leftist rebels-and ordered them to In 1980 the priest and some of his peasant Cinquera Saturday when the fighting board open-bed trucks of the type the Army followers went into the hills as guerrillas. At began. "Here, some surrendered wounded uses for transport. They said the trucks least twice since then the guerrillas occu and were killed as they bled. drove north of the capital to the area where pied the town briefly, fueling the flight of "See that wall? That's where a sergeant its people. surrendered, and that's where they shot the bodies were found. They said they were Around 1 a.m. Sunday the guerrillas came him," Bonilla said. Pointing down a cobbled ordered off the trucks, and the gunmen back in force, striking from all sides in a co street littered with spent rifle shells and started shooting. ordinated attack against a 30-man army gar bloody clothing, Bonilla said 10 captured A western source said the bodies of two rison supported by civilian defense forces. soldiers were killed by the rebels. He indi former political prisoners freed earlier this The garrison surrendered around 8 a.m. cated the spots where each one fell. year, Manuel de Jesus Orellana Moran, 24, On Wednesday, the leveled, blue-sided mili Across town, Bonilla pointed to a puddle and Pedro Antonio Chamul Montano, 24, tary headquarters and the debris from over of dried blood where, he said, the command were among those found on the road. The run strongpoints around the plaza bore er of the local civil defense force was exe source said the two were released earlier mute testimony to the ferocity of the strug cuted. Bonilla named seven other civilians this year after military judges dropped sub gle. executed by the rebels. Some were paramili version charges. When the garrison fell, Cinquera discov tary fighters like the civil guard command Cln Washington, a State Department ered that the guerrillas were not just any er. spokesman said, "This is a matter of serious guerrillas, but some of the same people who Scores of women, children and old men concern. We are looking into the matter fur had followed the priest into the mountains died in the mortar bombardment that pre- ther."] three years before. May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12683 With the town secure, the guerrillas I fully support tne fundamental "Despite the fact that the United States began exacting specific vengeance, witnesses premise of the above quote and hope has the world's largest capital base, the said Wednesday. in the near future to introduce legisla world's most advanced technology and a "They robbed everything, destroyed my tion which will address this problem, highly educated and skilled work force," the house, killed my husband," said Avalos, who report said, "there is disturbing evidence fled in the confusion. so vital to our economic interests. I that the nation is failing to utilize these "My husband was the mayor's assistant, would like to submit the story on the strengths fully." 61 years old," said a new widow standing report, which appeared in yesterday's Earlier this month the National Task amid the wood framing that was all that re New York Times: Force on Education for Economic Growth, a mained of the front of her house. "They [From the New York Times, May 16, 19831 group Qf 41 state governors and corporate came and got him and led him away with and educational leaders, called for "deep his hands tied. He is buried over there. U.S. PusH IN WORLD MARKET URGED and lasting change" in the American educa Please do not publish my name or they will COMPANIES' EXECUTIVES AND EDUCATORS tional system to put the country on a par kill me too." STRESS ABILITY TO COMPETE with Japan and other industrial nations. "They killed people they said had cooper Many American corporations have begun ated with the government." said Julia To to aid local school systems with financial masino, whose house fronts on the plaza. Leaders of 16 major universities and cor support and the time of executive person "The guerrillas said they could not pardon porations called on President Reagan yes nel. In New York City, for example, at least the soldiers who surrendered because too terday to put the full weight of the White a dozen companies have developed ties to el many of their friends had died. They tied House behind a new national program to re ementary schools through a program known them up and shot them." store the nation's ability to compete with as Adopt-a-School. other industrial nations. The Business-Higher Education Forum A mustachioed farm worker, Jose Antonio Such a restoration must become the coun Arias, sat on the steps of the church try's "central objective" for the rest of the was established five years ago to promote Wednesday, favoring a leg he said was decade, the members of the task force of cooperation between corporations and insti wounded by a guerrilla grenade. the Business-Higher Education Forum said tutions of higher education on issues of "I saw them take away seven soldiers and in a letter to Mr. Reagan. Their letter ac mutual concern. Its 78 members, all of six civilians. They didn't come back. The companied a report urging changes in trade, whom are senior executives of industrial or guerrillas dragged people out of their homes taxation, investment and educational poli academic institutions, meet twice a year. It and made them lie down in the street. They cies to solve "deep-rooted and structural" has a permanent staff that operates under took food and clothes and told us if we economic problems. the sponsorship of the American Council on didn't leave they would kill everybody." "Other nations," the report said, "have Education, the principal umbrella organiza In all, perhaps 40 civilians died in the recognized the new economic imperative tion of American colleges and universities. town, together with the 30 soldiers. Another and have integrated their domestic and for The 51-page report released yesterday, 60 soldiers are said to have died when a eign policies into aggressive coordinated na "America's Competitive Challenge: The relief column was ambushed Wednesday, tional strategies to meet the challenge of Need for a National Response," was signed and estimates of dead civilians in the coun international competition. The United by the task force consisting of 16 forum tryside run as high as 80. Guerrilla casual States has not." members. The· co-chairmen are Robert An ties in the fighting in and around the town derson, chairman of the Rockwell Interna are estimated to be about 50. PATIENCE, SACRIFICE, VISION tional Corporation, and David S. Saxon, Numbers never tell the story, though, and The first thing to do, they said, is this: president of the University of California. are almost never right. A more accurate re "As a nation, we must develop a consensus The task force was created last spring flection of the Salvadoran reality Wednes that industrial competitiveness is crucial to when President Reagan, in response to an day was the pathetic emptiness of Cinquera our social and economic well-being." overture from the American Council, indi and its survivors; open doors to empty The task force cautioned: "Strengthening cated that he would be receptive to such an houses, a skinless bass drum rocking on cob America's ability to compete will require ex analysis from coporate and educational blestones, a schoolgirl's essay entitled "Art ceptional resources, patience, sacrifice and leaders. Representatives of the group are in the Middle Ages," forgotten under fleeing vision. It will require avoiding the twin pit scheduled to meet with the President later feet.e falls of protectionism and increased govern this month. ment intervention into private sector activi In its letter to Mr. Reagan, the task force ties." said: "Unless the United States improves its U.S. PUSH IN WORLD MARKET Among the changes recommended by the · ability to compete, unless we develop a com URGED task force are modification of antitrust laws prehensive, coherent, long-term approach so companies may cooperate in sponsoring and unless we address our problems from a basic research, further reductions in the broad perspective, we fear that domestic HON. TIMOTHY E. WIRTH capital gains tax on long-term investments, economic revitalization will remain an elu OF COLORADO Federal loans for graduate engineering stu sive goal. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dents who agree to become teachers and de "And unless we rebuild the American velopment of a "displaced worker program economy and strengthen our educational Tuesday, May 17, 1983 modeled after the G.I. Bill." system, it will be increasingly difficult-if • Mr. WIRTH. Mr. Speaker, for some The task force said that restoring the abil not impossible-to maintain a just society, a time now many of my colleagues in ity of American industry to compete in high standard of living for all Americans the Congress have shared a concern international markets would require "the and a strong national defense." same national consensus that allowed the The report noted "the decline of U.S. eco .J about this Nation's ability to compete United States to land men on the moon." nomic competitiveness," adding that "unem successfully in the international Because of the magnitude of the proposed ployment persists at near-record levels." It market and during the past year, we changes, the task force declared, leadership said, "The fiscal strength of all levels of have seen many leaders from business, must begin with the White House. It urged government has been weakened, forcing re industry, and labor voice that same President Reagan to take these immediate ductions in public services that affect the concern. steps: quality of life." Yesterday, the Business-Higher Edu Make a major public address describing A wide variety of reasons for the decline cation Forum released a report that the "nature and severity of the competitive were cited, including a decade-long decrease challenge" and suggesting ways of dealing in capital investment as a percentage of the formally addresses this critical con with it. gross national product, shortages of engi cern. I would like to share one quote Appoint a Presidential Adviser on Eco neers, scientists and other technical workers from this report: nomic Competitiveness similar to those in and "the absence of unified U.S. foreign eco Other nation's have recognized the new fields such as national security and science. nomic policy." economic imperative and have integrated Staff a previously announced National American business, according to the docu their domestic and foreign policies into ag Commission on Industrial Competitiveness ment, has compounded the problem gressive, coordinated national strategies to that would coordinate national efforts in through policies that favor "the short term meet the challenge of international compe this area. over the long term." And colleges and uni tition. The United States has not. Establish an Information Center on Inter versities, it added, have been "responding As a nation, we must develop a consensus national Competitiveness in the Commerce too slowly" to changing manpower needs. that industrial competition is crucial to our Department to facilitate the flow of infor In its deliberations, the task force evaluat social and economic well-being. mation relating to economic growth. ed more than 200 suggestions, made by vari- 12684 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 ous groups in recent years, about how to im itly accepted the denial of equal edu an article on the frightening implica prove economic competitiveness. cation for both sexes is not only repre tions of space-based weapons by Prof. "Our ideas are not new," said John W. hensible but a national disgrace and Michio Kaku which appears in the Peltason, president of the American Council on Education and a member of the group. tragedy which will surely result in June 1983 Progressive magazine. "What we tried to do was to say that the negative consequences for us all. WASTING SPACE-COUNTDOWN TO A FIRST country needs a process for constantly re While the advancements of women in STRIKE viewing such ideas and that the need is suf education cannot be attributed solely ficiently urgent to require Presidential lead- to Federal programs and regulations . Here, retired and Mr. Peltason, the members of the task long before it became fashionable," his Lieutenant General Daniel 0. Graham, force are Derek C. Bok, president of Har administration has attacked and un former director of the Defense Intelligence vard University; Phillip Caldwell, chairman dercut educational equity for women Agency, advocates a policy of "ensured sur of the Ford Motor Company; Edward at a rate unmatched by previous ad Donley, chairman of Air Products and vival" to replace the current doctrine of "as Chemicals Inc.; Theodore M. Hesburgh, ministrations, either Democratic or sured destruction," which leaves the United president of the University of Notre Dame; Republican. States vulnerable to wholesale destruction Gerald D. Laubach, president of Pfizer Inc.; Given that this Nation is already at by Soviet nuclear warheads. James E. Olson, vice chairman of the Ameri risk with regard to its educational To ensure survival, Graham recommends can Telephone and Telegraph Company; system, we cannot further afford the a system of 400 satellites that would con Wesley W. Posvar, chancellor of the Univer stantly circle the globe, armed with a lethal price of sex discrimination in educa array of energy beams capable of shooting sity of Pittsburgh. tion at any level. So too, at a time Also, John F. Burlingame, vice chairman down Soviet missiles within five minutes of of the General Electric Company; Richard when we are seeking avenues to put their launching. The energy beams would M. Cyert, president of Carnegie-Mellon Uni this Nation back on the road to eco consist of light (driven by hydrogen fluoride versity; Paul H. Henson, chairman of United nomic recovery, we cannot afford to lasers), particle beams • cation Armenia in an article on "What for the RECORD today an outstanding the U.S. Means to Us," they described publication by the Heritage Founda THE MURDERS OF TURKISH the United States as the main enemy tion entitled "Tax Cuts: The Lower PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND DIPLO of Armenian nationalism and called the Incomes, The Better It Looks." MATS for an armed struggle against it. I would urge my colleagues to review It is true that the overwhelming ma this publication closely because it con HON. CHARLES WILSON jority of the American Armenians de firms what those of us who strongly OF TEXAS nounce the horrible crimes of the ter supported the Economic Recovery Tax IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rorists, who infiltrate as "immigrants" Act have been arguing for 2 years. fleeing the war in Lebanon. This conclusion, which was substan Tuesday, May 17, 1983 Mr. Chairman, we need more · re tiated by a nationwide Sindlinger poll, •Mr. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, interna search and surveillance by our law en was that poor and middleincome tional terrorists continue unabated in forcement agencies of both the Americans most strongly support in their vile deeds of murdering public ASALA and the Justice Commando dexing the tax tables and keeping the officials and diplomats of our most Group-the latter is more akin to the July tax cut. Of those earning over May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12687 $15,000 a year, over 64 percent of dexing more strongly than they do the July WATCHING AMERICAN JOBS those interviewed indicated they rec tax cut, their support is far below that FLEE TO JUAREZ ognized the economic benefits of these among lower-income groups. The population provisions and they wanted to keep as a whole supports indexing by a 54.2 per HON. RONALD D. COLEMAN both the tax cut and indexing on cent. But support from those with incomes schedule. of $15,000 and below is an impressive 64.8 OF TEXAS percent. Those earning $50,000 and above IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, if this Congress is seri do support indexing by 50.9 percent, but ous about insuring long-term economic this is still less enthusiasm than is ex Tuesday, May 17, 1983 prosperity for all Americans, then we pressed by lower-income groups. e Mr. COLEMAN of Texas. Mr. must not tamper with either the 10- Support for indexing, like the tax cut, Speaker, today I am submitting an ar percent July tax reduction or the long seems to be rooted in the positive effects it ticle which recently appeared in the overdue indexation of our tax brack is expected to have on economic growth. Washington Post concerning in-bond ets. And again, it is the wealthy, not the poor, industries or maquiladoras as they are The text of this publication follows: who are the most skeptical. While 55.7 of those earning $15,000 or less believe that popularly known in my district. This TAX CUTS: THE LoWER THE INCOMES, THE concept is unique to border regions BE'ITER IT LoOKS eliminating indexing would hurt the econo my, only a 37.8 percent plurality of $50,000 and lately has generated national in Is Ronald Reagan a rich man's President? terest. I believe it underscores some Yes, say his critics, arguing that his tax cut and above incomes agree. program benefits and is supported only by The verdict from grass-roots America is important economic issues along our upper-income Americans. Low-income and that the Reagan economic strategy is far southern border with national and even average-income Americans, the critics from being a rich man's program. The poll international implications for my col claim, are bitter that tax breaks are going to reveals that indexing and the July cut are leagues to consider. the rich. supported most vigorously by lower-income WATCHING AMERICAN JOBS FLEE TO JUAREZ Americans. And middle- and low-income The trouble is that these critics, champi rake, the corporation's executive director. a directive purportedly aimed at stem lives, they would be required to submit all "You can put your management structure ming the flow of "leaks" of classified memoirs, lecture notes, texts of speeches, in CEl Paso], deal with U.S. banks, have information. Under the directive, Fed even letters to the editor and fiction drawn your kids go to U.S. schools and still deal eral agencies will be authorized to re from their government experience to feder internationally." quire polygraph examinations of any al censors for clearance. It is not difficult to He and his industrial director, Fred Mitch employee-or contractor-who has imagine the potential abuses this power of ell, see Juarez-El Paso not as an alternative access to classified information as part prior censorship can and undoubtedly would to Detroit or Cleveland but to Indonesia or of a "leak" investigation. "Adverse invite, if this pernicious new policy were Hong Kong. "If these companies were not in adopted. Juarez, they would not be in Detroit," consequences" will follow if there is a The government already has protection Mitchell said. refusal to take the examination. Cur against leaks of actual national security se To Drake and Mitchell, there are three rently, only the intelligence agencies, crets. But a great deal of government infor choices for an American company facing CIA and NSA, use polygraphs on a mation is classified not to protect the na competition from production facilities over wide scale. The Department of De tion's security but to protect politicians and seas: one is to stay in the United States and fense and the Department of Justice bureaucrats from embarrassment, and many go out of business; two is to go offshore also administer polygraphs under cer leaks come not from some anonymous little completely, with no jobs remaining in the tain situations. troublemaker, but from cabinet-level offi United States; three is to manufacture its cials. As nettlesome as such leaks may at materials in the United States and assemble In addition, a practice used currently times be, they are one way in which a free them in Mexico. "From Juarez alone, this only by the CIA will be expanded to people gain the information necessary to in [process] provides American jobs in 39 cover employees in other agencies. formed debate on matters of national states," he said. Currently, all CIA employees are re policy. Prior censorship and forced lie-detec The maquila plants have mistakenly been quired to sign agreements under which tor tests are the kind of measures that known as "twin plants," on the theory that they promise never to disclose classi should be reserved for times of grave na a company would have a plant in El Paso fied information without specific au tional peril, and we see no such peril now. doing part of the work on a product-gener thorization by the Agency. As part of Even if tighter security measures were ally the part that requires capital and few needed, the Reagan measures are deeply people-and the assembly-or labor-inten this agreement, employees also prom flawed. Lie-detector tests, for instance, are sive-part in Juarez. In practice, there are ise to submit all writings and speeches, notoriously unreliable. The General Ac few truly twin plants, which is what makes basically for the rest of their lives, to counting Office last year conducted a study people like Tony Sanchez suspicious about the CIA prior to their publication. The of all Defense Department investigations the spinoff benefits for El Paso. President's directive will now require into "national-security leaks" from 1975 to 12690 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 1982 and found that not one-with or with Yet most Americans believe that technolo colleagues to an excellent editorial out the polygraph-was able to identify the gy cannot be defeated. A syndicated televi which appeared in the Washington leaker. The GAO also found, incidentally, sion show, "Lie Detector," hooks up its Post on May 7, 1983. The editorial ac that the "national-security" shield is often guests to a polygraph as F. Lee Bailey de used as a ruse. One Defense Department in means the profession of defense counsel by curately outlines the need for begin vestigation last year, for example, involved asking the questions. The machine is not as ning daylight savings on the first a leak about how the department had un accurate as the "laughmeter" on radio's old Sunday of March rather than the last derestimated the costs for a certain new "Can You Top this?" but most viewers Sunday of April. weapons system-information the public accept the polygraph's judgments as proof The message in this editorial is espe had every right to have. of a human being's veracity. cially important now since we are cur Fortunately, Congress is reviewing Rea Comes now Attorney General William rently enjoying the fruits of daylight gan's plan. This Thursday, California ~ep. French Smith and his mentor in plumbing, savings. A 2-month extension of this Don Edwards is scheduled to hold the first genial Ed Meese, with a directive issued in of two subcommittee hearings on the direc the name of the President of the United could save us hundreds of thousands tive. Edwards hopes to get answers to some States that enshrines as official policy this of barrels of oil next year when we hard questions and to bring a little "inform often inaccurate and always antilibertarian might really need it. persuasion" to bear on an administration investigative practice. The editorial follows: that wants for itself and its successors un Because intelligence operatives deal in a [Editorial from the Washington Post, May precedented power to control the flow of in world of deception and double-digitry, C.l.A. 7, 1983] formation. If the president won't back off employees have long accepted "fluttering" the proposal voluntarily, Edwards says he as a condition of employment. Now the gray CLOCKWORK IN CONGRESS will attempt to force a retreat legislatively. standards of that world are to be applied After years of on-again, off-again experi Either way, the congressman can count on throughout the U.S. Government: In an ob ments with daylight time, Congress has pro us for support. scene euphemism, an unsigned Justice "fact duced a logical proposal for a slight change President Reagan, seeking to curb what sheet" describes this plunge into Big Broth in the current national schedule for clock he thinks is a danger to this society, has erism as "a greater degree of consistency in switching every year. It is this: begin Day issued a directive that is a much greater Government-wide policy." light Saving Time on the first Sunday of danger. We urge him to consider how such a On the same basis, Mr. Reagan could call March instead of the last Sunday of April. directive might be abused by some future for making the Defense budget as secret as It would end as it does now, on the last administration, less benign than his own. the C.I.A. budget, or apply the C.I.A.'s loose Sunday in October. For all who prefer the overseas wiretap standards to the F.B.I. at extra hour of light in the evenings-not On May 2, William Safire wrote an home. Consistent, but wrong. merely for pleasure but for safer passage essay which focuses on the polygraph In many states, a private employer who home after work, more opportunities for provision of the directive. I believe my insisted that workers be subject to poly physical exercise and less bright sunshine in colleagues will find the following arti graph tests would be breaking the law; 22 the pre-6 a.m. hours of spring mornings cle by Mr. Satire enlightening: employees of a Connecticut firm just won this modest extension of the DST period $219,000 in damages from a lie-detecting em has much appeal. [From the New York Times, May 2, 19831 ployer. But the Presidential directive tells The earlier date for starting daylight time REAGAN, FLUTTERING Federal workers: "Adverse consequences will is not arbitrary. Congressman Richard Ot follow an employee's refusal to cooperate tinger of New York, chief sponsor of the bill with the polygraph examination." WASHINGTON.-Lie detectors do not detect and chairman of the subcommittee that Anonymous Justice Department spokes moved this measure to approval by the lies or determine truth; they merely indi men pretend that this does not mean that a cate when you are relaxed or tense about House Energy and Commerce Committee Federal worker who takes a stand against last week, notes that the proposal would giving an answer. A smooth or psychopathic this humiliation on constitutional principle liar can beat the machine; a truth-teller, in make the period of daylight time symmetri will be fired. For appearance' sake, addition cal around the summer solstice, the day the timidated or nervous about being hooked up al evidence-furtive glances, perhaps, or a to the machine, can often be branded a liar. sun shines longest each year. Other sup pattern of association with lone journal porters, including the Reagan administra When a member of President Reagan's ists-may be required. National Security Council was given a test, tion, argue that this change could help con But one top Cabinet member has let it be serve energy and reduce crime-and they he was asked, "Have you ever been black known that if anyone impuned his integrity mailed?" The polygraph's needle fluttered cite various studies to this effect. with a lie detector demand, he would Even if these claimed advantages are not widely, which could be interpreted as "here promptly resign. comes a whopper"-and the official said no. all that sizable, neither are they outweighed That's the honorable course, as is getting by the traditional objections to any sum Afterward, he explained why the question fired and bringing a lawsuit. Talk about slip threw him; he had remembered all the mertime clock changes. For example, Con pery slopes-first the spies; now on the gressman Tom Daschle of South Dakota times he had said "This is blackmail!" with "consistency" excuse, everyone in Govern out literally having been the target of the writes on today's "Free for All" page that ment; next, Congressmen and journalists, farmers have difficulty tending to their ani crime of extortion. and finally everyone will be required to A similar reaction was described in a mals when the morning daylight begins at a prove himself innocent on the machine, lest different time. But even if animals cannot memo, obtained by George Wilson of The a refusal lead to the presumption of guilt. Washington Post, from the Assistant Secre adjust their biological clocks easily, farm March 11, the day of President Reagan's chores can be carried out in earlier, darker tary of Defense for Health, John Beary 3d, directive to submit to the polygraph or be a physician, to his boss, Caspar Weinberger: hours, as they are during half the year al fired, is a day that will live in constitutional ready. "No machine can only detect stress; howev infamy. Until this rape of principle is re er, the stress may result from several emo The House approved this proposal in the scinded, conservatives will bear the shame last Congress, but the Senate Commerce tional causes other than guilt, such as fear, brought on us by the "pragmatic" Attorney surprise, or anger." Although recognizing Committee never got to it. This year, both General and his anything-goes lust to track houses have time to enact the bill and settle the Government's desire to plug leaks, De down the source of public disclosure of fense's doctor added: "The polygraph mis this issue in a reasonable and welcome fash wrongdoing. ion.• classifies innocent people as liars. In one A foolish consistency has once again study, 49 percent of truthful subjects were shown itself to be the hobgoblin of a little scored as deceptive. In another study, 55 mind.• p_ercent ,,of the innocent were misclassi CYSTIC FIBROSIS WEEK fied ... RESOLUTION For that reason, Federal courts and many DAYLIGHT SAVINGS EXTENSION state courts do not admit lie-detector results HON. SI~VIO 0. CONTE as evidence. A polygraph is not a drunkom eter; judges know that innocents can flunk HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER OF MASSACHUSETTS and liars can pass. I have sources who have OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been whistle-blowing about scandalous de IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, May 17, 1983 fense weaknesses for years; they are regu Tuesday, May 17, 1983 larly "fluttered" and just as regularly get e Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, today I away with declaring that they do not know e Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to once again introduce a me from Adam. would like to call the attention of my resolution designating a week for rec- May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12691 ognition of a very serious health H.J RES. 270 DeLong noted that Wells has "always threat to our youth. This resolution Whereas cystic fibrosis is the number one been very supportive of Council's goals and genetic killer of children in America, and objectives," and has enjoyed working with will set aside the week of September him during her nine years on the Council. 18 through 24, 1983 as National Cystic about thirty thousand children and young adults in this country have cystic fibrosis; Wells said he attributed his two successful Fibrosis Week. Many of the Members and decades as city manager to a population of this body have supported this reso Whereas public knowledge about cystic fi that cares about their city and city pro lution in the past. I want to ask all of brosis contributes to early detection and grams, City Councils which care and work you to support once again this effort. treatment of the disease and to improved with the citizens and good staffs. "My ef Enactment of this resolution will understanding about the symptoms of cystic forts have always been to improve the qual continue the fight to bring hope to fibrosis; and ity of life for citizens of Falls Church now Whereas increased national awareness of and in the future. "Falls Church is a great thousands of America's young people cystic fibrosis and of the young people place in which to live and grow up in," he and their families and friends. By set whose lives are affected by the disease stim added. ting aside this special week we will ulates public concern and increased atten Wells said that he is pleased at the highlight the special needs of those tion to research seeking control and cure: progress made in Falls Church over the who are afflicted with this disease. Now, therefore, be it years. Some of the projects completed or Resolved by the Senate and the House of begun during his tenure of which he is Hopefully when we describe the diffi proud include major street improvements culties connected with cystic fibrosis Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the such as South Spring Street and Van Buren and the progress that is being made in week of September 18 through 24, 1983, is Street; opening of the Group Home for the finding an answer to these difficulties, designated as "National Cystic Fibrosis Mentally Retarded; the development of the we will be able to obtain additional re Week," and the President is authorized and municipal center with the City Hall, Cherry sources with which to finish the job. requested to issue a proclamation calling Hill and the Community Center; and the We also want to educate the public upon the people of the United States to ob Harry E. Wells Building addition. about the symptoms of CF, particular serve that week with appropriate ceremo When Wells was appointed city manager nies and activities.• in February 1964, then-Mayor Charles ly as they occur in infancy in- order Hailey said: "The appointment of a city that the affected children will reap as manager is one of the most critical decisions much benefit from early detection as HARRY WELLS-CITY MANAGER the City Council has to make. The city man possible. TO RETIRE AFTER 35 YEARS ager affects the lives of all the citizens of In working with the Cystic Fibrosis OF SERVICE Falls Church. He must possess the ability and skill to work with the City Council and Foundation over the past several to direct the myriad activities of the city years, I have come to understand what HON. FRANK R. WOLF government. Harry Wells possesses all these it means to be born with or have a OF VIRGINIA qualifications and we are fortunate to have loved-one stricken with this terrible IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES him in this new job." disease. The day-to-day agony of the Wells began working for Falls Church in CF victim is a succession of physical Tuesday, May 17, 1983 1948, when it was still a town. He has served and respiratory therapy treatments, a • Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, Harry as treasurer, purchasing agent, registrar of voters, clerk of the municipal court, clerk of multiplicity of pills, and the realiza Wells, Falls Church, Va., city manag the city council, assistant and acting city tion that at any time a long hospital er, has announced that he will retire manager. stay may be required to treat the after 35 years of public service-most In June 1978, the City Council voted severe infections that exacerbate the recently he held the city manager post unanimously to name the Falls Church City disease. The families and friends who for the past 20 years. Mr. Wells has Hall the Harry E. Wells Building. At the suffer with the child bear the constant been an effective and dedicated public dedication ceremony. then Councilmember emotional and physical stress which servant who has made a positive Harold Silverstein said, "It is fitting then, impact on the city of Falls Church and when a significant part of the history of comes from the realization that there Falls Church is being made right among us, is no cure and an early and painful serves as model for others in public that we take time to recognize it." death is inevitable. service. A summary of Mr. Wells' work Prior to his employment with the city, For the past 3 years, the Cystic Fi and achievements recently appeared in Wells worked for the Bureau of Internal brosis Foundation has conducted an Focus on Falls Church and I ask that Revenue in Washington. From 1941 to 1946, intense campaign of public informa ... it be printed at this point in the he served with the United States Army Air tion and education during the latter RECORD. Forces, retiring as an air force intelligence The article follows: officer. part of September in order to reach as Wells was born in Maryland in 1917, but many in America as possible with the CFrom Focus on Falls Church, May 19831 has lived in Falls Church for 60 years. He message about this disease. The pub CITY MANAGER TO RETIRE AFTER 35 YEARS OF and his wife, Kathleen, have six children. licity which has been created by Na SERVICE The Wells family has always been active in tional Cystic Fibrosis Week has Harry Wells has announced that he will Falls Church. Harry Wells' father, Sher brought this message to parents, phy retire later this year as Falls Church City man, served on the town/city council from sicians, educators, and employers who Manager, a post he has held for 20 years. "I 1943-1951. His brother, Claude, is the Falls will miss working with a highly professional Church Commissioner of Revenue and has were previously unaware of many of city staff, interesting and caring citizens and held other posts in the city government. the basic facts connected with cystic dedicated mayors and city council mem Last year, another Wells brother and sister fibrosis. More than ever before our bers," he said. "The opportunity to work for who live nearby returned to Falls Church to population is learning about this dread and with people of such integrity, ethics help host a reunion of several hundred disease, but there are many, many and fairness is a rare one." people from across the country who lived in more who need to learn more. This Mayor Carol DeLong said Falls Church Falls Church in the 1920's.e has been "richly served" during Wells' resolution will help in this effort. tenure as city manager. "Few cities are so The objective of the week and of the fortunate as to have a city manager who NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK CF Foundation which sponsors it is to cares so deeply for the city he manages," eventually conquer this disease so that she added. the suffering and dying will end. The City Council has begun a search for a HON. FOFO I. F. SUNIA Therefore, I would urge my colleagues new city manager which may be conducted OF AMERICAN SAMOA nationwide, DeLong said. While Wells gave to join me in sponsoring this resolu IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion which sparks hope that the no specific date for his retirement, allowing the Council flexibility in its search for a re Tuesday, May 17, 1983 progress we have made to this point placement, DeLong said that she hopes the will be carried forward to eventual vic Council can appoint a new manager by the e Mr. SUNIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to tory. beginning of 1984. gether with my numerous cosponsors 12692 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 of House Joint Resolution 168, a joint [From the County News, May 9, 19831 built homes decreased by 5.3 percent, sales resolution designating the week of Is MANlJFACTURED HOUSING AMERICA'S of manufactured homes dropped only .5 per May 29 through June 4 as "National DREAM? cent. However, of the total number of single Manufactured housing-can it fulfill the family homes sold in 1982, manufactured Tourism Week". homes accounted for a greater proportion of Coming from the Territory of Amer American dream of home ownership? Can a house built in a factory, towed to a site and the market than ever before with 238,808 ican Samoa, located some 2,600 miles installed on a cement pad or foundation be homes sold. southwest of Hawaii, and currently the same as a stick·built house? Emphasis on energy-efficiency has been a served by only one essential air serv Is it safe and attractive? Can it harmonize hallmark of manufactured homes with fed ice, I know that tourism is one of the with neighboring homes or must it be isolat eral requirements ensuring high standards. greatest goals of the American ed in a park? Is it energy.efficient, easy to In many areas, financing has been a prob maintain, easily financed and insured? Will lem since manufactured homes are treated Samoan Government. The expansion it be a good investment and appreciate in as personal property and traditional home of trade and tourism to our lush and value? mortgages have not been available through paradisiacal islands is a top priority. These are the questions local governments local lending institutions. However, FHA We feel that any efforts on the nation are grappling with as they are confronted and VA financing is available for those who al level that will contribute to the ex with the public's demand for more afford qualify. pansion of travel will be multiplied able housing as well as the removal of bar Often the manufacturing home retailer riers to manufactured housing. arranges financing with insurance as part of many, many times over within our Since 1976, manufactured homes must the package. Banks, savings and loans and economy to assist us in our movement meet either stringent federal construction credit unions are other sources of financing toward greater self-reliance, economic and safety codes or local building codes. as lenders recognize the viability of manu stability, and positive growth. These standards regulate design and con factured homes in the housing market. Only recently, the Travel Agents of struction. As local governments change zoning regu Many counties across the country are lations and development codes to permit American Samoa Association was modifying their zoning ordinances to permit manufactured homes in single family neigh formed to assist in the private sector, manufactured housing in single-family borhoods, their use as infill housing is be just the purpose of the resolution now neighborhoods. For example, Montgomery coming more widespread. With the infra before us. I hope the passage of the County, Md., stipulates that such homes structure already in place, counties such as resolution will benefit" their efforts must have pitched roofs and harmonize Montgomery County, Ohio, are working and thus the entire travel industry. with the surrounding neighborhood. with non-profit development corporations to The Southern Maine Regional Planning purchase infill sites to produce more afford My district is probably as dependent Commission has adopted a model approach able housing. upon tourism and the travel industry for siting manufactured homes. Narrow, For more information, contact Sandra as any here in Congress, and I heartily single unit homes with flat or rounded Barnes at NACo.e support the resolution's motives, in roofs, metal-paneled siding and no founda tentions, goals, and, hopefully, the tion are permitted only in mobile home long-range benefits to my constituen parks. Units with pitched roofs with shin PRESS ACCESS TO THE RADIO gles or similar surfaces, traditional siding AND TV GALLERIES cy, the terriory of American Samoa in and a frost wall or masonry skirting are al the South Pacific.e lowed in rural non-restrictive and multi family zones. HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD In single family residential areas, the MANUFACTURED HOUSING-RE- manufactured homes must be at least 14 OF MICHIGAN STORING THE AMERICAN feet wide and designed to accept a T- or L IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DREAM shaped addition, with roofing, siding and skirting. Tuesday, May 17, 1983 Another important step that the industry e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I HON. JOHN HILER is taking is to design homes in a variety of want to take this occasion to call the architectural styles, floor plans and interior OF INDIANA attention of my colleagues to an excel decors. Two units can be joined together to lent article which recently appeared in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES double the width or be placed in an L or T shape. With an attached, stick-built garage, the Wall Street Journal. Tuesday, May 17, 1983 the home approximates the width and I find it truly distressing that while •Mr. HILER. Mr. Speaker, none of square footage of conventionally built Tass and Ea.stern bloc correspondents my colleagues certainly have to be told homes. This home can vary in size from 865 have access to the House and Senate square feet to 1,500 square feet. Their exte Press Galleries, VOA, Radio Free about today's high housing costs. High riors are wood or brick, vinyl or aluminum Europe and Radio Liberty reporters inflation of the la.st decade have put a siding with peaked and shingled roofs, slid remain unaccredited, and are officially crimp in the plans of many families, ing doors and bay windows. banned from those areas. particularly young families, to pur Interiors also feature amenities such as It is ironic that reporters from the chase a new home. While housing fireplaces, cathedral ceilings, skylights, greenhouse windows, bathtubs and eat-in Communist world who invariably bad starts have improved dramatically so mouth our Government, our foreign far this year compared to 1982, we kitchens. Although single-family residences are the policy, our national efforts, and our must continue to encourage new inno most common, some manufacturers are open society and free press have unim vations in housing that will help make building multifamily duplexes, townhouses peded access to report on the branch the American dream of homeowner and condominium structures in a variety of of our Government which is open to ship a reality for millions of middle designs. Continental Homes of Roanoke, all and is made up of freely elected income families. Va., is building three-story condominiums in citizens. Mr. Speaker, I was very pleased to Ocean City, Md. Already completed are four-story condominiums in Garden City, Why deny representatives from the find in a recent edition of County S.C., and vacation condominiums in Myrtle VOA and Radio Europe/Liberty from News, a publication of the National Beach, S.C., as well as in a number of other having similar privileges to report the Association of Counties, an excellent areas on the East Coast. news? Why not give them the opportu article on the tremendous success of A typical manufactured house can cost nity to report from the Congressional manufactured housing in meeting half the price of a comparable stick-built Press Galleries and show the world today's challenge for affordable, high house. Typical two- and three-bedroom what our open and free Legislature is quality housing. I commend it to my units range from $25,000 to $45,000, well below the average cost of $75,000 for today's doing? Why penalize correspondents colleagues and urge them to be mind single-family home. merely because they work for an ele ful of the opportunities this vital in The market for manufactured housing is ment of the U.S. Government which is dustry is providing for millions of fam growing. Even in the depressed housing tasked with telling America's story to ilies. market of 1982 in which construction of site the world? May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12693 Just recently, the Senate Rules Pravda allowed in? In 1950, it seems, the parish came into existence in order to Committee advised that it would like Correspondents Committees bent the rules serve the German-speaking immigrant to accredit these reporters and official a bit under pressure from the State Depart Catholics who had settled in Toledo ment and major U.S. news agencies, which during the late 19th century. By 1889, ly admit them to the previously closed feared retaliation against American corre areas. The House and Senate's Com spondents in Moscow. aware of the need to provide an educa mittee of Correspondents is now con But when it comes to VOA and Radio Free tion for their children and at great sidering the Rules Committee's recom Europe/Radio Liberty, whose listeners rely personal sacrifice, Sacred Heart mem mendation. Let us hope that the deci on them to fill in the news that the Tass bers established the parish school. sion is favorable so that we in the and Pravda reporters on Capitol Hill might In 1900, a tragic fire destroyed the House can let these correspondents have missed, the good men and women of church structure. The mission cross, have official access to the House gal the Washington press corps refuse to cede however, was saved and served as a leries and hearing rooms. their principles.e symbol to the parishioners, not only of It is in this spirit that I strongly rec their strong faith, but also of their de ommend this article to my colleagues UNITED BLACK FUND llTH termination to rebuild their church. and call for their support on this issue. ANNUAL VICTORY LUNCHEON Six years later, the magnificent stone The Wall Street Journal, May 16, church was completed and in 1951, the 1983, "Read All About It" article fol HON. WALTER E. FAUNTROY famous Kilgen organ was rebuilt. lows: OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Sacred Heart parishioners from all READ ALL ABOUT IT ethnic groups, committed to Christian IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Among the hordes of Clark Kents in service, have been dedicated to caring Washington gathering the most up-to-date Tuesday, May 17, 1983 for their neighbors and the less fortu news about the goings-on in government, e Mr. FAUNTROY. Mr. Speaker, I nate in their community. They active there are a few unsung heroes. Namely, the ly participate in the feed your neigh correspondents for Tass, Pravda, Izvestia, would like to bring to the attention of Hungarian News Agency, East German the Congress the 11th annual victory bor program and annually sponsor one News Service, China's Xinhua News Agency luncheon of the United Black Fund of of the city's more famous cultural and Soviet TV and Radio. These reporters Greater Washington to be held on events, the Sacred Heart Festival, work diligently to explain the complexities June 2, 1983, in the Sheraton Wash which accents the German culture in of our freely elected government, upholding ington Hotel between 11:30 a.m. and 2 America. the finest journalistic traditions of their p.m. Sacred Heart's 100 years can best be native lands, and are thus accorded official Presiding will be Dr. Calvin W. described as years of faith, dedication credentials to cover the U.S. Congress. Not so much can be said about the scrib Rolark, president and founder of the to God and society, and the preserva blers who toil at the Voice of America or United Black Fund. Awards will be tion of a proud cultural heritage. May Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Ameri given to Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis for Sacred Heart's history of accomplish can taxpayers provide more than $200 mil their many contributions for the bet ment carry its people into the next lion every year to subsidize these operations terment of society. century in the continuation of its good to bring news of the free world to more This year's luncheon theme is "The work.• than 100 million listeners behind the Iron Decade of the Disabled: Unlocking and Bamboo Curtains. This, of course, Doors Through Technology." In fact, makes the VOA and Radio Free Europe REPEAL WITHHOLDING correspondents propagandists. Obviously, over the past 14 years, the United these hacks aren't decent enough to cover Black Fund has unlocked many differ the hearings, speeches and votes of our lu ent doors for the deserving of our city. HON. WILLIAM L. DICKINSON minaries on Capitol Hill. Today, the United Black Fund assists That at least is the official position of the 55 participating member agencies and OF ALABAMA Washington press corps, represented by the grants emergency funds to numerous IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Standing Committee of Correspondents, which decides who gets official accredita qualified nonprofit organizations that Tuesday, May 17, 1983 render complunity-oriented services tion. The Standing Committee is composed e Mr. DICKINSON. Mr. Speaker, if of journalists elected by the Capitol Hill within the Metropolitan Washington press corp, incidentally including the valiant area. ever there was doubt about represent reporters from the Soviet Union, Eastern The United Black Fund has become ative democracy being healthy in our Europe and China. Officials of the govern the largest black fundraiser in the Nation, a current letter-writing cam ment-run VOA and the government subsi Nation, the first with full payroll de paign to Members of Congress shows dized but privately operated Radio Free duction privileges within the Federal it is alive and well in our Republic. Europe/Radio Liberty keep asking for ac The huge influx of mail hitting the creditation, so they can have the privilege campaign and is the only one to have a partnership with the United Way. Congress during recent weeks ex of sitting in the congressional press galler presses great concern about legislation ies. But their fellow Washington journalists Throughout the last 14" years, sever keep turning them down. al hundred thousand people have been passed last year that requires banks, It all goes back to Senate Rule 33, adopted helped by the United Black Fund. I credit unions, savings-and-loan associa in 1877, that denies press credentials to encourage all Members of Congress to tions, mutual funds, brokers, insur anyone employed "in any legislative or exec join the United Black Fund at its vic ance companies, and other interest utive department or independent agency of tory luncheon.e and dividend-paying institutions to the government, or by any foreign govern withhold from customers 10 percent of ment or representative thereof." Depending each interest and dividend payment on who tells it, the rule was adopted either SACRED HEART CENTENNIAL to keep the executive branch from spying for Federal income taxes. on Congress or to foster objective journal I voted against the legislation then ism instead of the yellow kind. Whatever, HON. MARCY KAPTUR and have introduced a bill in this Con the press committees have maintained over OF OHIO gress to repeal the measure, which is the last 40 years that VOA reporters should IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES simply a new and unnecessary degree be denied gallery passes because they are of Federal bureaucracy in our private government employees. Only last year was Tuesday, May 17, 1983 business and lives, which needed to be this ban extended to cover reporters of •Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Sacred stopped. Radios Europe and Liberty. casion that deserves our recognition. manifested itself with the passage by What about the ban on employees of for Sacred Heart's history is a part of the the House of Representatives of legis eign governments? Why are Tass and history of the people of Toledo. The lation that repeals the 10-percent 12694 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 1 'l, 1983 withholding tax on interest and divi ciary, Subcommittee on Crime has en SUPPORT PRESIDENT REAGAN'S dends. abled me to study this country's seri FOUR-POINT PEACE PROGRAM The measure that we have just re ous drug abuse problem and to work pealed was justified by its sponsors as for legislation, such as forfeiture HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO necessary to help catch income tax reform which will enable our law en cheaters-to collect taxes that were forcement personnel to deal effective OF CALIFORNIA not being paid. However. my informa ly with the enforcement of our laws. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion is that approximately 95 percent The south Florida task force. the re Tuesday, May 17, 1983 of these taxes are being paid and such gional task forces and the new border e Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, drastic measures will cost savings insti interdiction task forces all demon I wish to call to the attention of my tutions hundreds of millions of dollars strate the tremendous gain in law en colleagues the expression of support to set up new reporting and payment forcement to be made when the mili for President Reagan's four-point mechanisms that are unnecessary. tary, DEA, FBI, customs and local offi peace program for Central America by Lending institutions already provide cials work together in interdiction and the Region's Association of American the IRS form 1099 which reports in other law enforcement efforts. Chambers of Commerce. terest and dividends earnings of tax My work in this area has led me, The text follows: payers. That should be enough infor however, to the unfortunate conclu AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN CEN mation for the IRS to go after the few sion that, no matter how successful TRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN REGIONS cheaters who do not pay. these efforts might be, drugs will EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT REAGAN'S Withholding entails far more than always be smuggled into the United CENTRAL AMERICAN SPEECH deducting 10 percent of the annual States as long as a market exists for While attending AACCLA's XVI Annual payment. and would have been in those drugs. Too many people want Meeting in Washington, on May 5-6, the creasingly burdensome to everyone. drugs, and, until we properly educate American Chambers of Commerce of Costa Depositors and shareholders would the public on the harmful aspects of Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, have to be notified of the grounds for drug abuse, we will continue to have a Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Panama exemption and given a certificate or expressed their support for President Rea national drug problem. gan's four point program to bring peace to application to return before they A Weekly Reader Publication Study Central America. According to the chamber would qualify for special treatment. of Children's Attitudes and Percep representatives, the four point program, Many individuals would need assist tions about Drugs and Alcohol brings which has been popularly received in their ance in understanding whether they home the desperate need to educate host countries, insures the corrective ac qualify or in filling out the forms. children on drug abuse as early as the tions needed to strengthen democracy and Computing and accounting systems fourth grade. Almost 40 percent of the human rights, create social and economic would have to be modified to deduct development, provide protection to the fourth graders in the survey believe countries endangered by reactionaries and 10 percent of each payment-daily, that drugs are a serious problem monthly or quarterly-only from ac extremists, and, at the same time, open the among kids their age. The major rea doors to dialogue so that the guns can be re counts of individuals who have not sons fourth graders take drugs are to placed by words and ballots. filed certificates and who are expected feel older and to fit in with other kids. The Central Americans and their Caribbe to receive over $100 annually. This information indicates that these an neighbors join the President's call for a Most of those who save and invest young kids already need education re bipartisan commitment to support this would, in effect, have been extending garding drugs in the fourth grade. policy wholeheartedly and welcome the op the Federal Government an interest portunity to work with Senator Richard Dr. Carlton Turner, Special Assist Stone in the task before him.e free loan until they received a refund ant to the President for Drug Abuse at the end of the year. Savers would Policy stated: have lost part of the advantage of NICARAGUA automatic compounding of interest Communicating the truth about drugs to since a portion of earnings would have users and potential users is one of the most effective weapons we have in battle against HON. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST been removed from their accounts drug abuse. OF VIRGINIA with each payment. The administra Two companies, working in conjunc tive cost imposed on financial institu IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion with the White House, have de tions would ultimately have been Tuesday, May 17, 1983 passed on to savers through increased veloped a program to address the service charges, lower interest rates or problem by educating fourth graders. I e Mr. WHITEHURST. Mr. Speaker, reductions in services. commend the Keebler Co. and DC Miss Joan Frawley, a contributing Finally, it has been estimated that 2 Comics, Inc. for turning the comic editor of the National Catholic Regis million investors automatically rein book into an educational tool. In a ter and a freelance writer, has recently vest their interest and dividends. The new Teen Titans comic book, their fa returned from a trip to Nicaragua, and imposition of withholding would have vorite DC super heroes, a new charac in the Wall Street Journal of Tuesday, removed about $3 billion from the Na ter "The Protector," and Ernie, the May 17, 1983, there is a column which tion's pool of savings-most of which Keebler elf, tell fourth graders "we she has written as a result of that would have never been returned. want you to be a hero • • • Stay drug visit. Again, I am very pleased that repre free." The comic books and teacher Having also been a recent visitor to sentative democracy has worked its guides are being distributed with a Central America, with a stop in Nica will and I am pleased to have played a letter from our First Lady, Nancy ragua, I was struck by the lucidity of part in this process.e Reagan, who tells children: her views, and I wanted to take this Don't let anyone tell you that you can't be opportunity to share her comments a hero • • • you can-with the drug aware with my colleagues. It continues to be DRUG FREE HEROES ness comic book and educational materials a matter of great concern to me that learn to be a hero. the American people are being sup HON. HAROLD S. SA WYER The Keebler Co. and DC Comics plied with so much misinformation OF MICHIGAN have provided a tremendous public and distortion, to the extent that it is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES service to this country and its youth. I difficult for them to make an in applaud this creative, private sector formed judgment about the situation Tuesday, May 17, 1983 effort to reach our children, regarding in that part of the world. e Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, my one of the most serious decisions they I hope that my colleagues will appre service on the Committee on the Judi- will make so early in life.e ciate the fact that there is a strong May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12695 dissimilarity between the truth as it is Even visitors who scratch the surface of generally envelopes papal trips to hostile and the truth as it is presented by the this society are likely to question the exist lands. This time even lukewarm Catholics official Nicaraguan Government line, ence of objective truth. were forced to consider the next step-a For example, a reporter returns from a choice between the revolution and the de and that oppression as practiced by visit to a Miskito Indian camp on the Atlan fense of their religious beliefs. the Sandinista government is no less tic Coast where he heard refugees commend The government appears eager to learn stringent than that perpetrated under the government's relocation efforts. Back in from its poor management of truth during Somoza. Managua, a Catholic priest explains that the papal trip. Further, it has promoted a FACT Is FICTION IN THE SCHIZOPHRENIA OF the camp he visited was little more than a new interpretation of its actions vis a vis the TODAY'S NICARAGUA Potemkin village. pope to protect the credibility of its cultural George Orwell observed that totalitarian· Words are also transformed to comple transformation. The Sandinistas face the ism demands "the continuous alteration of ment the new landscape. "Do the universi now-familiar task of convincing their coun the past and in the long run probably de ties have autonomy under the revolution?" trymen that what they saw and heard was mands a disbelief in the very existence of Carlos Tunnerman Bernheim, minister of really something quite different from what objective truth. . . . A totalitarian society education, is asked. He nods, then replies transpired.• which succeeded in perpetuating itself "You must understand that our concept of would probably set up a schizophrenic university autonomy is not exactly the same system of thought, in which the laws of as it was under Somoza." A BATTLE FOR SOULS common sense held good in everyday life Seeking to blunt the erosion of their indi and in certain exact sciences, but could be vidual reality and the moral and cultural disregarded by the politician, the historian, perspective that shape it, the majority of HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH and the sociologist." Nicaraguans tum for support to the inde OF NEW JERSEY When Orwell wrote that in 1946, this form pendent press and the local Catholic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of social schizophrenia already dominated Church. But they too are not immune to Soviet life, and today it continues to be a the debilitating effects of confronting a Tuesday, May 17, 1983 subject for underground satirists in the schizophrenic system of thought. •Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Eastern bloc. But the exportation of totali Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Jr., the co-direc Speaker, I would like to call your at tarianism to other parts of the world, most tor of La Prensa, the country's only inde recently Nicaragua, offers a first-hand look pendent daily newspaper, approaches his tention to an article written by Donald at the young roots of a society in which job with a strong sense of black humor. Re Kimelman which appeared in the May truth has a twin. acting to the imposition of official truth on 8, 1983, edition of the Philadelphia In Anastasio Somoza Debayle, the late de his publication, Mr. Chamorro created a car quirer. posed dictator of Nicaragua, possessed toon character named Rionsito who wicked Mr. Kimelman takes a deep look at simple tastes. His interests extended to ly pokes fun at the inconsistencies of life in "freedom of religion"-or the lack money and power. The Sandinista revolu the new Nicaragua. When the censors thereof-in the Soviet Union. It is in tionaries who gained control in 1979 are banned any mention of Commander Zero, teresting to note that, regardless of more ambitious. They want acceptance as Eden Pastora, the popular revolutionary the consequences, regardless of the the apostles of a cultural transformation hero who broke with the Sandinistas and is that will liberate their countrymen from plotting their overthrow, Rionsito told La pain suffered by the faithful, religion the clutches of tradition. Prensa's readers, "Since zero no longer is alive and growing for millions of be Public acceptance will come only with the exists, only the numbers from one to nine lievers in the Soviet Union and Com widespread conversion of ordinary citizens _ remain." munist-dominated Eastern Europe. to the "revolutionary process,'' but many In his effort to present an independent During my visit to the Soviet Union remain unconvinced, even confused, by the voice, the young editor follows the path of last year, Mr. Speaker, I witnessed the social and econoinic miracles wrought by his late father, Pedro Joaquin Chamorro pain and discrimination suffered by the Sandinistas. Sr., the former head of La Prensa whose as those who wished to worship God Their uncertainty begins with the exclu sassination in 1978 sparked the final insur sion of their private reality from official dis rection to overthrow Somoza. Nicaraguans freely. This was especially true for the course-a condition that is felt most strong still cherish the memory of this hero who young Soviet believers who often ly among the poor, the assigned benefici courageously fought for human freedoms. found themselves without a job or aries of the revolution. Lacking education It is a measure of the schizophrenia which unable to enroll in classes because of and financial resources, the campesinos are fragments this society, however, that not all their beliefs. more dependent on the state and more vul members of the Chamorro fainily maintain I recommend that all of my col nerable to its encroachment into their daily their ties to La Prensa. The late newspaper leagues study this article, draw inspi lives. man's brother Xavier established Nuevo Told that the new order liberated them Diario, a revolutionary daily, and his other ration from it, and endeavor to do all from the oppressive Somoza regime, they son, Carlos Fernando, directs Barricada, the that is humanly possible to foster reli now find their actions and leisure time more official party newspaper. His widow, Violeta, gions and civil liberties within the carefully monitored than ever. Sandinista remains at La Prensa with another brother, Communist bloc. Defense Cominittees, neighborhood organi Jaime. Each insists that the spirit of Pedro [From the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, zations that distribute ration cards, organize Joaquin Chamorro Sr. resides at this paper. 19831 party activities and regulate revolutionary The social confusion that divides once IN Sov1ET UNION, THE PARTY Is WAGING AN fervor, are stronger in poorer sections of united families like the Chamorros also af UNHOLY WAR urban and rural areas. · flicts the church. Sandinista supporters con On "black and red Sundays" barrio resi tend the official church must confer moral dimension of our national security re ployed by the law firm of Patton, scinded," he said. "You in the West have ceive close attention. Bernard J. O'Keefe, Boggs & Blow. Lyn recently returned been living under that death sentence for Chairman of the National Association of from a tour of Japan, where she the last 65 years. Unfortunately no one has Manufacturers and Chairman of EG & G, served as the representative of the taken it seriously.'' Inc., a Fortune 500 corporation with impor United States to the many flower f es Mr. Solzhenitsyn has been in Britain to tant defense contracts, wrote in this tivals held there during the period of receive the Templeton Prize, worth .£110,000 month's issue of Enterprise, "The spiral April 25 through May 8. I am confi this year, for his work in advancing religion that is choking our economy must be dent she was as radiant as the Sun in Russia. broken. The place to start is with the defi OUTCRY URGED cit. Critics claim that [cutting the deficit by which makes the cherry blossoms reducing the federal budget] will adversely bloom, and as lovely as the pastel He used the Press conference to launch an impassioned appeal on behalf of Sergei affect our well-being and our national de colors seen in the 650 cherry trees Khodorovich, 44, distributor of funds to de fense. To the contrary, our well-being and lining the Tidal Basin. pendents of Russian prisoners of conscience, our national security will be better served Miss Ridgely is very active in her who was arrested by the KGB in Moscow on by a strong and viable economy.'' O'Keefe, church, St. Mary's of the Assumption, April 7. an expert on the Soviet Union, observed in a the Maryland State Society, and the Mr. Solzhenitsyn said Mr. Khodorovich recent interview that the MX system "is un had been accused of treason, which carried necessary and should be scrapped.'' BENS Oxon Hill Manor Foundation. She is a agrees. friend to all who know her, a credit to a possible death sentence in Russia. Natalya Solzhenitsyn, the author's wife, said an The value of the Scowcroft Commission's her State, and a very lovely queen.e outcry in the West could persuade the Report is in the criteria it provides for your Soviet authorities not to impose a savage decision on the MX. The Report recom sentence.e mends a worthwhile new approach for re viewing all of our strategic arsenals. The SOLZHENITSYN ACCUSES Report proposes the following: that arms DISARMERS MX MISSILE PROGRAM control and weapon modernization efforts be linked; that "our words, policies and ac HON. JAMES G. MARTIN HON. MARCY KAPTUR tions should all make clear the American OF NORTH CAROLINA conviction that nuclear war, involving few OF OHIO or many nuclear weapons, would be a trage IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dy of unparalleled scope for humanity"; Tuesday, May 17, 1983 Tuesday, May 17, 1983 that force comparisons should center on • Mr. MARTIN of North Carolina. warhead levels, rather than launchers; that •Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, we will we should make every effort to move away Mr. Speaker, Alexander Solzhenitsyn soon be voting on production funds for from MIRV's; that stability should be the was in Britain last week to receive an the MX missile program. Despite the primary objective of our arms control and honor for his work in advancing free Reagan administration's efforts, I be modernization programs; and that, as a dom of religion in Russia. lieve that the MX remains an ill-con basic prerequisite to the prevention of nu I believe all public pronouncements ceived weapons system-dangerous, clear war, all such programs must proceed on the great issues by this moral giant costly, and lacking a valid military from a realistic assessment of the Soviet ought to be disseminated as widely as Union as a militaristic regime which will re purpose. spond to our actions accordingly. possible. Accordingly, I am including The Business Executives for Nation in the RECORD an article from the We are disappointed that the Scowcroft al Security plutonium, a byproduct suitable I want to take this opportunity to join any further funds to the production and de for making nuclear weapons, be recycled my colleagues in the House today to ployment of the MX. from spent fuel and sold commercially to Sincerely, sustain economic operation. They are inher pay tribute to a former member of this STANLEY A. WEISS, President.• ently safer and less vulnerable to terrorists body who passed away recently. E. and saboteurs than breeders are. And they Ross Adair, who served the people of can produce electricity more cheaply than Indiana's Fourth Congressional Dis breeders as long as uranium prices, now $22 trict for two decades, was a personal per pound of ore, remain under $150. friend and a conscientious public serv CLINCH RIVER REACTOR-AX IT In 1981, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and its Woods Hole ant who represented the very best in Oceanographic Institute completed design Government of, by, and for the HON. RICHARD L. OITINGER studies indicating that uranium production people. OF NEW YORK costs under $200 per pound were within I was always impressed with his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES reach by using hydrous titanium oxide to se lectively absorb uranium from sea water. sense of purpose in this Chamber. He Tuesday, May 17, 1983 While breeder advocates dismissed the came to the floor well prepared for the e Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, I study, Japan's Metal Mining Agency pro debate at hand. He did his homework would like to commend to my col ceeded with its pilot sea water recovery and you always got the distinct im leagues the following article which ap plant, now under construction and sched pression that he had translated the uled for operation in 1984. Commercializa provisions of any bill before us into its peared on Saturday, May 14, 1983, in tion of the process, similar to that studied the New York Times. The article by by M.I.T., is planned for the early 1990's. effect on his district and the State of Joseph Egan outlines the lack of fore Projected recovery cost? Under $100 per Indiana. He was respected because he sight DOE is showing in continuing pound. respected the views of others without the development of CRBR considering While the Administration seems unwilling being abrasive and overbearing. He the fact there does not appear to be a to support this technology the way it sup was a leader and a listener and I had a plutonium shortage into the next cen ports the Clinch River breeder. it nonethe great deal of admiration and respect less endorses another new technology that tury. could also extend recoverable uranium re for both qualities that he represented The article follows: sources; laser enrichment. so well. 12700 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 It is safe to say that he set a stand Bruce Richardson of Auburn, Ill. PROTECT THE AMERICAN TAX ard in Government that others have Earl Watkins of Cincinnati, Ohio. PAYER-PLEASE DO NOT SUP been measured against since his leav Many men, women, children, and PORT MY BILL ing the House. It was a standard that I civic organizations have helped to hope and trust will remain intact. It make Old Timer's Day something was a standard of excellence. really special in Dickson. Without the HON. HOWARD WOLPE I extend to his family my sincerest help of the American Legion's Lucian OF MICHIGAN sympathy at this time.e Berry Post 115, Veterans of Foreign IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wars Post 4641, the Dickson Jaycees Tuesday, May 17, 1983 and civilian clubs, and countless other groups, Old Timer's Day would not be • Mr. WOLPE. Mr. Speaker, I rise for as successful as it has been through a most unusual reason-to urge my A TRIBUTE TO "OLD TIMER'S out the years. colleagues not to support a bill that I DAY" I congratulate the people of Dick have just introduced. Today I have re son, Tenn., who for many years have lunctantly introduced the Clinch HON. DON SUNDQUIST . successfully sponsored an event that River Breeder Reactor White Ele truly recognizes an American resource phant Feeding and Financing Scheme OF TENNESSEE of 1983 to insure that there will be suf IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we sometimes tend to overlook.:_Older Americans. I commend this year's hon ficient public debate on any efforts to Tuesday, May 17, 1983 orees, because their story is one we provide new taxpayer subsidies for the e Mr. SUNDQUIST. Mr. Speaker, I should not forget. The courage they Clinch River project. I ask your indul would like to take this opportunity to displayed while fighting for their gence while I briefly review the events inform my colleagues of an event that country, is something about which we of the last few years that have has taken place annually, for the last all can be proud.• brought us to this point. 26 years in my district. It is the "Old The Clinch River project was au Timer's Day" celebration in Dickson, thorized by Congress in 1971, a time Tenn. Mr. Warren Medley, a radio talk JAMES E. TEAR when many energy forecasts indicated show host, founder and chairman of the need for considerable additions to Old Timer's Day, has seen it grow over HON. CLARENCE D. LONG the Nation's electrical generating ca the years from a small antique and en pacity by the end of the century. The tertainment show, to one that has nu OF MARYLAND initial cost estimate of the project was merous contests, luncheons, entertain IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $699 million, including a $257 million ment events, and a parade. Each year, Tuesday, May 17, 1983 private-investor contribution which ac Old Timer's Day honors a group of in • Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Speak counted for 36 percent of the antici dividuals who have during their lives, er, I am honored to pay tribute to Mr. pated costs. done something worthy of recognition. James E. Tear of Towson, Md., for his By 1981, the cost of the project had This year, Old Timer's Day honored 7 distinguished service to the Baltimore soared to $3.2 billion, and construction of the 10 living escapees from the County public school system. had not even begun. The private inves Island of Corregidor. Mr. Tear will retire this year after tor contribution, however, remained at The Island of Corregidor, a part of over 40 years of service. In that time, $257 million-only 8 percent of the the Philippines which guards the en he has worked in five schools: West project's costs. It was obvious that the trance to Manila Bay, witnessed some chester, Fort Howard, Garrison, Rose assumptions on which the project was of the most intense fighting during dale, and Lutherville Elementary originally based were no longer valid. World War II. After 4 to 5 months of Schools. At Rosedale and Lutherville, Declining projections for future elec continuous shelling by the Japanese, he served each as principal for 17 trical demand and increased reserves the American forces in the Philippines years. Also, for over 10 years, he has of relatively inexpensive uranium for finally surrendered. However, one served as legislative chairman for four existing light-water reactors clearly in group of Americans were still on the different organizations of school ad dicated that breeder technology would island when the Japanese occupation ministrators. One of these, the Mary be unable to compete in the commer began. _After the Japanese failed to land Association of Elementary School cial marketplace for at least 50 years, recognize the white flag, these men re Administrators, has given him special if ever. It became increasingly difficult alized that they should escape from recognition for his outstanding work to justify spending billions of taxpayer the island if they were to survive. The in this area. dollars to prematurely demonstrate a men boarded a 36-foot boat and trav Throughout his career, Mr. Tear has technology that would be totally obso eled over 2,000 miles arriving in demonstrated his commitment to ex lete long before it would be able to Darwin, Australia, 31 days later. cellence in public education. He has compete with existing nuclear technol During the trip they were in constant developed an outstanding relationship ogies. danger because they were traveling with the parents of his schools. For in As early as September 1977, Con through Japanese-controlled waters. stance, he has twice fought the closing gressman David Stockman had con Yet, after many close calls with death, of Lutherville Elementary School, cluded that: they reached their destination safely. working closely with parents and The unwillingness of the electric utilities These men, whose valiant display of teachers. However, Mr. Tear's most to absorb a larger share of the cost of com courage is an example to all Ameri impressive quality is his concern for mercializing the breeder is the most telling cans, and who were honored in Dick children. Known for eating with his evidence of its lack of economic feasibility son on Saturday, May 7, are: students on occasion, he spends a under present conditions. great deal of time with them. For this On May 7, 1981, the House Commit Rear Adm. CUSN-Ret.) John H. Mor and all his other contributions, he has tee on Science and Technology, after rill II, of Gulf Breeze, Fla. been honored with life membership in an extensive debate, voted to deautho Donald C. Taylor of Jacksonville, both the Maryland and the National rize the Clinch River project. Howev Fla. Congresses of Parents and Teachers. er, funding was restored on the floor Lyle Bercier of Indianhead, Md. I am sure my colleagues join me in within the Omnibus Reconciliation Jack F. Meeker of San Diego, Calif. wishing Mr. Tear a very happy and Act of 1983, which was not open to Glenn Swisher of Carrollton, Tex. fulfilling retirement.e amendment. Since 1981, despite a May 17, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 12701 growing body of damning evidence Last Thursday, May 12, 1983, the GREGORY W. CARMAN the GAO found that the total project DOE fiscal year 1984 authorization cost could reach $8.5 billion-the bill was brought to the floor and the HON. FRANK R. WOLF Clinch River project has defied fiscal House-by a resounding vote of 388- OF VIRGINIA logic and managed to hang on by a 1-endorsed the Brown-Schneider IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thread. amendment to prohibit further fund On December 14, 1982, the House, by ing until cost-sharing legislation is en Tuesday, May 17, 1983 a vote of 217-196, voted to delete fund acted. • Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I invite ing for Clinch River from the fiscal However, on the same day, in closed the attention of the Members to an year 1983 continuing appropriation. session, the Energy and Water Devel auspicious event that occurred this However, on December 17, 1982, the opment Subcommittee of the Appro past Friday, May 13, 1983. Senate voted to continue funding by a priations Committee marked up the Gregory W. Carman, a former one-vote margin. A conference com fiscal year 1984 DOE appropriations Member who represented the Third mittee report was subsequently ap bill. The subcommittee report of its Congressional District of Long Island, proved that provided fiscal year 1983 actions is not available for examina N.Y., was formally inducted as a U.S. funding with the conditions that con tion. The subcommittee apparently Federal judge in the U.S. Court of struction was not to begin, and that $1 appropriated $1.5 billion for Clinch International Trade. Judge Carman, million had to be spent on a study to River and attempts to address the who served this House as a member of increase private investment in the intent of the Brown-Schneider amend the Select Committee on Aging and project. The DOE had just increased ment by requiring additional contribu the House Bartking Committee, with the total cost estimate to $3.6 billion, tions by private investors. distinction, understands the impor with the private investment remaining Although the subcommittee has not tance of international trade to the na at $257 million. made its report available, it appears tional economic well-being of the On March 15, 1983, the Department that the Appropriations Subcommit United States. of Energy released its costsharing tee on Energy and Water has chosen We are fortunate to have a man of study. The congressional response was to incorporate the DOE cost-sharing his insight as a member of the Federal less than enthusiastic. The plan pro proposal within its fiscal year 1984 judiciary. We all wish him well in his posed that private investors contribute DOE appropriations bill-a cost-shar new endeavors.• 40 percent of the remaining estimated ing proposal that has never been for project cost to reduce Federal outlays mally introduced, has never been re SEVENTH ANNUAL SWEET during the construction of the project. f erred to authorizing committees, and POTATO AFFAIR However, the taxpayer would have to has never been the subject of an au guarantee that the private investor thorization committee hearing. HON. GILLIS W. LONG would be repaid during the operation As a Member of this House, I find OF LOUISIANA of the plant through revenues from this deviation from the normal legisla IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the plant, Federal appropriations, or tive process very unsettling. While both. In effect, the private investors there may be honest differences of Tuesday, May 17, 1983 would not have to accept any addition opinion on the merits of the cost-shar e Mr. LONG of Louisiana. Mr. Speak al risk beyond the $257 million that ing proposal, we should at least insure er, tomorrow, May 19, we will be ob they pledged in 1971. In a nutshell, that the issue has been fully and serving the seventh annual Sweet this $1 million study suggests a cost/ openly examined and debated in a Potato Affair, a day in which we all benefit financing arrangement in manner consistent with the spirit of celebrate the flavor and nutritional which the private investor would re this House. We simply should not value of the golden Louisiana yam. ceive potential benefits, and the tax allow new legislation that will commit A Louisiana yam is technically a payer would still be stuck with the the American people to finance this sweet potato, but it is different from costs. In fact, it appears possible that multibillion project to be casually at all other sweet potatoes. It was scien overlapping subsidies available under tached to an appropriation bill-with tifically developed to have golden, the DOE cost-sharing proposal could out benefit of an authorization-in a moist flesh and rich, sugary taste. cost the taxpayer more than if the subcommittee meeting that is not Yams are perhaps the world's most Federal Government just picked up open to the public. versatile food. They are available the entire tab. For this reason, I have decided to in fresh, frozen, or canned. They can be On April 26, 1983, the Science Com troduce the Department of Energy's baked, french-fried, boiled, stuffed, mittee was assured that a cost-sharing cost-sharing proposal with one small candied, or escalloped. They can be bill would be reported out of subcom change-I have chosen to rename it eaten by themselves or in casseroles, mittee by May 15, 1983. The commit the Clinch River Breeder Reactor baked into pies, cakes, and puddings or tee, by a vote of 24-16, then passed the White Elephant Feeding and Financ served as a side dish to almost any Brown-Schneider amendment to the ing Scheme of 1983. I would like to meat. fiscal year 1984 DOE authorization make it clear that I do not support the They taste so good, it is hard to be prohibiting funding for Clinch River findings, purposes, additional authori lieve how good they are for you. Each after October 1, 1983, unless cost-shar zations, or miscellaneous provisions of golden tuber has 150 percent of the ing legislation is enacted. this bill. Nonetheless, I believe that it recommended daily dietary allowance On May 3, 1983, Secretary Hodel should be subject to the rigorous ex of vitamin A-essential for healthy presented DOE's cost-sharing plan to amination of the legislative process. bones, teeth, and skin and crucial for Congress in legislative form. Assuming I urge all of my colleagues to closely good night vision. its imminent introduction, a Science follow this issue in the weeks ahead to The source of that vitamin A is caro Subcommittee hearing was scheduled determine if proposed cost-sharing tene, a substance which converts to vi on the proposal for May 10, 1983, and proposals are truly consistent with the tamin A in the body. Sweet potatoes a markup was scheduled for May 12, intent of this House when it over are one of the foods with a high con 1983. However, it was apparently de whelmingly endorsed the Brown tent of carotene. New studies have termined that the proposal would Schneider amendment. In an era of shown that people who eat large never fly. It was never formally intro $200 billion deficits, we cannot afford amounts of foods rich in this nutrient duced and the May 10 hearing and the to allow such costly schemes to slip have a reduced risk of cancers of the May 12 markup were canceled. through unnoticed.• lung, bladder, and larynx. 12702 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 17, 1983 Because we have such a plentiful ation of those social standards which stroying the domestic industries that used yam harvest, the Government uses affect the cost of production. Though to make those products. There will never be large amounts of sweet potatoes in its in the shortrun such cuts may help enough new "high tech" jobs to employ various food programs for the military those who lose more traditional jobs. There keep the United States competitive, fore, unrestricted trade would eventually de and for schoolchildren. This year, ad these tactics would ultimately serve to stroy the economies of all the high-wage, ditional yams were purchased for dis undermine many of the fundamental developed countries. tribution to the needy through soup social values held by Americans, values What we really need is not free trade kitchens across the Nation. concerning the health and safety of estimate that at least a third thing else, which is protectionist and of trade in manufactures is managed, which therefore bad. means another 12 percent of total trade HON. JOHN D. DINGELL We can no longer afford such naive under the protectionist umbrella. OF MICHIGAN views. The United States is no longer World steel, for example, is organized into IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES economically omnipotent in the world what amount to three cartels-the Ameri can, the European and the Japanese-that Tuesday, May 17, 1983 and we can no longer assume that all international competition will work to coordinate among themselves through price e Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I our advantage. Just as we recognize and quantity agreements. Fifty developing would like to discuss my concerns countries, as well as Canada and Australia, that market forces within our domes manage automobile trade through "local about current U.S. trade policy. This tic economy must be constrained and content" rules-which require a specified policy assumes that if we could estab guided to achieve important social portion of local production as a condition of lish a worldwide system of pure free goals, so we must realize that interna importing-while the Atlantic nations limit trade the resulting forces of interna tional markets need a more sophisti the number of cars that can be imported. tional competition would bring pros cated policy than free trade ideology "Voluntary restrictions" are also proliferat perity to all nations-including our provides in order to insure that our ing in consumer goods and high-tech, big own. As lofty as this sounds, I believe national interests and goals are met. ticket items like power stations, jetliners, that we do not properly recognize the telecommunication and most military hard Mr. Speaker, we need to reevaluate ware are restricted via national procure impracticality of such an international exactly what we mean by a free trade ment ("buy American") rules and local con system of free trade, for we tend to policy, and to examine what this tent deals. look too optimistically at the theoreti policy entails in terms of domestic Atop of all this, we are seeing more cal results of such a doctrine. costs. I am pleased to submit to the export-targeted industrial policies, export In relation to this concern, I would RECORD of this body the article by Mr. subsidies, and restraint on imports via like to point out an article in this Sun Hager for the perusal of my col safety and other regulations. day's Washington Post by Prof. Wolf leagues. It is an article which warrants Nevertheless, it remains fashionable in gang Hager entitled "Let Us Now our close attention. the industrial world to trumpet the free Praise Trade Protectionism." While The article follows: trade ideal. The result is not merely hypoc the title is somewhat extreme, I be [From the Washington Post] risy, a plentiful international commodity lieve that the article raises important with which we have all learned to live LET Us Now PRAISE TRADE PROTECTIONISM questions about free trade policy. Ac rather nicely. The more serious consequence cording to Hager. the developed coun . But we should do onomics says that if both goods and indus tween. Sophisticated engineering products it on our terms and not simply adjust pas trial capital can move freely in the world we like ships, airplanes, and machine tools, as sively to Japanese industrial strategies. get, in effect, a single world labor market, well as steel and chemicals, are now being Direct investment and other forms of tech even without a single worker crossing a exported from developing nology transfer must increasingly take the frontier. But for as long ahead as we can countries. The recent announcement by place of the exchange of goods. see, the free international market "price" Atari itself, that it will shift production to The sooner we abandon free trade rheto for labor-given the tremendous labor sur Taiwan and Hong Kong at the expense of ric and clearly signal to Japan our limits of pluses in the world-is around a level of 1, 700 California jobs should help put to rest bare subsistence. the notion that we can escape our dilemma tolerance, the less the chances for conflict No doubt some adjustment in relative by the high-tech road. and panic protectionism later. This would wages is useful-although the fact that pay There is a cruel irony here that we have make it easier for Japan to adjust its invest in high-tech Silicon Valley is half that in to worry about impoverishing or simply dis ment strategies to reality, and it would pro older smokestack industries should give carding a substantial part of our population vide greater incentives for American firms pause, as should the news that the misera at the dawn of a new industrial revolution to engage in risky investments at home. ble Philippines is cutting wages, by decree, which should make all of us richer. But The same applies to developing countries. to regain international competitiveness. unless we maintain, and indeed increase, our The World Bank and others who urge an in But no cut in real wages could go deep ability to manage our economic affairs in creasing number of countries