6132 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE Ap1"il 16 jobs one at a t~e. This is so for these send the restricted bill without delay to sented to the ·President of tlie United reasons: the Hguse, whose concurrence in the States the following-enrolled bills: First. Malpractices in the internal af action of the Senate would make it rea S. 144. An act to modify Reorganization fairs of unionS and problems arising out sonably certain that union treasuries Plan No. II of 1939 and Reorganization Plan of the external relations of industry and will not be pillaged with impunity by No. 2 of 1953; and · labor are quite dissimilar in nature, and their custodians, that unrepentant con S. 1096. An act to authorize appropriations require quite different legislative treat victed felons and racketeers will not be to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad ment. To combine the· consideration of given dominion over honest and law ministration for salari-es and expenses, re such diverse matters is not conducive to search and development, construction and abiding union members, that dictatorial equipment, and for other purposes, sound legislation because it tends to con union officers will not be allowed to rob fuse issues and distract legislators. union members of their basic rights by Second. The passage of needed legis-. abuse of the trustee process, that cor REC~SS lation to outlaw malpractices in the in.; rupt union officers will not be permitted The PRESIDING OFFICER. What is ternal affairs of unions ought not to oe to connive with management to betray· put in jeopardy by saddling such legisla the union members they represent, and the wish of the Senate? tion with unrelated controversies be that union members will possess the Mr. BEALL. Mr. President, I move tween industry · and labor respecting power as well as the right to exercise an that the Senate stand in recess until 12 nongermane provisions of the Taft effective voice in the selection of the of o'clock noon tomorrow. Hartley Act. ficers and the control of the affairs of The motion was agreed to; and (at 4 Third. The Taft-Hartley Act is an ex-. their unions. · o'clock and 29 minutes p.m.) the Senate ceedingly important and intricate law . Surely the investigations of the Sen- took a recess until tomorrow, Friday, which should not be subjected to indis ate Rackets Committee make it manifest April 17, 1959, at 12 o'clock meridian. criminate amendment on the Senate that this is a "consummation devoutly floor until the proposed changes in it to be wished." •• ..... •• have been adequately studied by the ap · A study of Federal law will show that propriate Senate committee. industry has some substantial safe HOUSE' OF REPRESENTATIVES . For these reasons, I urge .that the non guards against any possible abuses of T~URSDAY, APRIL 16, 1959 germane amendments to the Taft-Hart the unions under the provisions of the ley Act embodied in title VI of S. 1555 Taft-Hartley Act as it now exists, and· The House met at 12 o'clock noon. be stricken out, and that the bill be thus that the · unions have some substantial . Rev~ Charles W. Holland, Jr., B.D., restricted to its primary objective; that protection against abuses on the part of Th.M., pastor, Fountain Memorial Bap is, the outlawing of the malpractices in industry under the Taft-Hartley Act as tist Church, Washington, D.C., offered the internal affairs of unions so clearly it now exists; but a study of ·Federal the following prayer: revealed by the investigations of the Sen law and the investigations of the Senate · In the first book of the Bible 4 : 9 we ate Rackets Committee. Rackets Committee make it crystal clear Mr. President, I do not claim to be a read: and the Lord said unto Cain. that the rank and file of union members "Where is Abel thy brother?" and he said• . prophet or the son of a prophet; never have no protection of any kind against theless, it is safe to make this predic "I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?" dictatorial and corrupt officers of unions Father-God, Creator of man, help each tion: If the nongermane amendments to or against the connivance of manage the Taft-Hartley Act are stricken out, Congress man and woman in this great ment with a corrupt labor leader to de body to realize he is his brother's keeper.: S. 1555 will pass the Senate by a virtu prive them of their rights. ally unanimous vote with a minimum of As legislation is premeditated in the debate and delay, leaving the Senate free The question which is before the Sen minds of these servant~ of the people ·of to consider at a subsequent time in a ate fundamentally is this: Shall the these United States, imprint, indelibly,. manner consistent with orderly legisla Congress grant protection without delay inerasably, inexpungibly, upon each per tive procedure all proposed changes in to the persons in this area of our na son as he works in this enclosure and the the Taft-Hartley Act after those changes tional life who now have no protection, confines of his omce the fact that he is have been adequately studied by the ap or shall the Congress jeopardize the his brpthe~·s keeper. · right of these persons to protection at We feel, dear Heavenly Father, that if propriate Senate committee. this is kept before our thinking we will see It is likewise safe to make this predic.; the hands of our Government by indulg tion: If the nongermane amendment to ing in a controversy concerning the helpful, constructive l~gislation enacted. many controversial features of the Taft Great Phystcian, if it is in Thy will, the Taft-Hartley Act are not stricken lay Thy hand on the body of Mr. Dulles., out, their presence in S. 1555 will con Hartley Act-a course of action which stitute an invitation to every Senator to will probably result not only in the . This request I make conscientiously and sinc~rely in , the na~e _of my Lord. offer upon the Senate floor as amend ~enial of any rights to those who now ments to the bill whatever changes in the have no protection but also in the Amen. Taft-Hartley Act he deems desirable. As mangling of the Taft-Hartley Act itself. The Journal of the proceedings of yes a consequence, the Senate will be bogged · The best way to avoid such a calamity terday was read and approved. down for days on end in debate upon all is to adopt my amendment and to con the controversial features of the Taft~ fine the pending bill to the regulation of MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Hartley Act. This is likely to ~esult the internal affairs of unions so far as either in the defeat of S. 1555 or the man such regulation is required to protect A message from the Senate by Mr. gling of the .Taft-Hartley Act. . Intricate the rights of their members, and at a McGown, one of its clerks, announced legislation cannot be properly framed that the Senate had passed without subsequent period to give the appropri amendment a joint resolution of the amid heated debate upon a legislative ate committee an opportunity to bring floor. ~ouse of the follow~ng title: We cannot justify exposing the provi..: forth a bill providing any · desirable H.J. Res. 336. Joint resolution making a sions of the first five titles of S. 1555 and. changes in the Taft-Hartley Act under supplemental appropriation for the Depart~ the Taft-Hartley Act to these alternative such circumstances that the proposed ment ·of L-abor for the fiscal year 1959, and perils. The perils are wholly unneces .amendments can be considered in ari ~or other purposes. sary because they can be entirely avoided adequate ~anner, and thus free those The message also announced that the in the first instance · by the simple ex..; who are now without protection of the Senate had passed a bill of the following pedient of striking out title VI. Such danger that they will 1·eceive none at title, in which· the concurrence of the action should be taken by the Senate at the hands of Congress. House ~s requested: - as early a moment as possible. S. 1455. An act to authorize the rental oi After this action is taken, the Senate should reject all subsequent attempts to ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED cotton acreage allotments. write into S. 1555 any nongermane The· Secretary of the Senate. reported The message ·also ·announced that the changes . in the Taft-Hartley Act and that on today, April 16. 1959, he pre- ~enate agrees to the amendment of the 1959 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 6133 House to a bill of the Senate of the fol- _ The SPEAKER. On this rollcall 361 Katzen tine-Prosser-Scott memorandum, lowing title: -Members have answered to their names, December 1, 19.55. Katzentine memo of Storer-Prosser-Kat s. 1096. An act to authorize appropriations · a quorum. zentine telephone conversation, December 1, to the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- · By unanimous consent, further pro . 1952. ministration for salaries and expenses, · re- · ceedings under the call were dispensed Katzentine memo on Whiteside telephone search and development, construction and ·With. . conversation, April 23, 1956. equipment, and for other purposes. F. Katzentine correspondence: Katzentine-Childs letter, May 25, 1956. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. - Katzentine-Kefauver letter, June 6, 1955. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. THURMAN A. WHITESIDE ET AL. Katzentine-Kefauver letter, December 27, THURMAN A. WHITESIDE ET AL. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read ~956. Katzentine-Kefauver letter, January 21, The SPEAKER laid before the House the subpena. 1957. the following communication: The Clerk read as follows: Katzentine-Kefauver letter, February 1, APRIL 15, 1959. U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF 1957. The Honorable the SPEAKER, COLUMBIA-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. Katzentine-Kefauver letter, June 4, 1957. House of Representatives. THURMAN A. WHITESIDE, ET AL., DEFEND Katzentine-Moulder letter, July 24, 1957, SIR: From the U.S. District Court for the ANTS.-No. 856-58 photostat. District of Columbia, I have received .a To Ralph Roberts, Clerk, U.S. House of Rep Katzentine-Moulder letter, July 24, 1957, subpena duces tecum, directed to me as resentatives, Washington, D.C.: carbon. Clerk of the House of Representatives, to You are hereby commanded to appear in Katzentine-Porter letter, April 1, 1955. appear before said court as a witness in the the U.S. District Court for the District of Katzentine-Porter letter, November 22, case of the United States v. Thurman A. Columbia at 3d and Constitution Avenue 1955. ' Whiteside, et aZ. (No. 856-58), and to bring NW., fourth floor, courtroom 8, in the city of Katzentine-Porter letter, November 22, with me certain and sundry papers therein Washington, on the 20th day of April 1959, 1955. described in the files of the House of Rep- at 9:45 o'clock a.m., to testify in the case of Katzentine-Porter letter, December 23, resentatives. · United States v. Thurman A. Whiteside and . 1955. The rules and practice .of the House of . bring with you all records as per ·the attached Katzentine-Porte~ ~etter, January 5, 1956. Representatives indicates that the Clerk . list. Katzentine-Porter letter, February 24, may not, either voluntarily or in obedience A Summary of contents of Harris coni . 1956. to a subpena duces tecum, produce such . mittee files. Katzentine-Porter letter, January 31, 1957 . papers without the consent of the House B. Fitzgerald memorandums re Foster - Katzentine-Porter letter, February 15, being first obtained. It is further indicated trust: 1957. that he may not supply copies of certain Fitzgerald memo re Foster trust negotia Katzentine-Porter letter, February' 2(?}. of the documents and papers requested tions with Whiteside, March 9, 1956, and 1957. without consent. · telephone conversation with Whiteside Katzentine-Porter lette~. March 7, 1957, March 12, 1956. with picture of Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Moore.· The subpena in question is herewith, and Holland-Katzentine letter, June 2, 1955. the ~atter is presented for such· action as Fitzgerald memo re Foster trust, March 28, 1956. Miller-Katzentine telegram, October :;, the .Ho.use in its wisdom may see fit to take. 1955. Respectfully yours, Fitzgerald memo of Foster trust settle- ment. Rice-Katzentine letter, November 4, 1955. . RALPH R. ROBERTS, G. O'}Jara-McLaughlin interviews at the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. ·. C. Harris committee correspondence: Anderson-Harris letter, February 7, 1958. FCC: Katzentine-Moulder letter, July 24, 1957. O'Hara-McLaughlin memo of interview The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read with Craven, March 13, 1958. the subpena. Kefauver-Moulder, June 28, 1957. Kefauver-Moulder, June 28, 1957. O'Hara-McLaughlin memo of interview Kefauver-Harris letter, February 26, 1958. with Doerfer, March 13, 1958. Kefauver-Harris letter, March 10, 1958. O'Hara-McLaughlin memo of interview CALL OF THE HOUSE Mack-Moulder letter, February 8, 1958. with Hyde, March 13, 1958. O'Hara-McLaughlin memo of interview Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I make Magnuson-Harris letter, March 5, 1958. Schoeppel-Harris letter, March 5, 1958. with Lee, March 13, 1958. the point of order that a quorum is not Scott-Harris letter, February 9, 1958. H. Shacklette-Eastland interviews in present. Smathers-Harris letter, March 5, 1958. Miami: Mr. McCORMACK. Will the gentle Steinmeyer-Harris letter, February 27, Shacklette-Eastland interview with Car 1958, with enclosure of papers relating to ter, January 8, 1958. man withhold that so that I may offer ·a Shacklette-Eastland interview with Ander resolution?' : real · estate transaction of Steinmeyer and Mack. son, January 15, 1958. Mr. GROSS. No. Mr. Speaker I iri- D. Mack bank statements: Shacklette memo of Baker and Hardy in sist on my point of order. ' · terview, January 17, 1958. Mack deposits in Munsey Trust Co. Shacklette-Eastland-O'Hara interview The SPEAKER. Evidently a · quorum Mack: Bank deposits in First National with Mack, January 27, 1958. is not present. Bank, Fort Lauderdale, July 1, i955-Febru Shacklette-Eastla;nd memo of interview Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I ary 10, 1958. with Fuqua, January 13, 1958 . move a call of the House. .Mack: ·Bank records of checks over $200 Shacklette memo of interview with Knight, A call of the House was ordered. drawn on First National Bank, Fort Lauder December 21, 1957. dale, June 30, 1955-0ctober 31, 1957. Shacklette interview of Palmer, December The Clerk called the roll, and the fol · E. Katzentine notes, memorandums, con 11, 1957. lowing Members failed to answer to versations: Shacklette-Eastland memo of interview their names: Katzentine notes on Katzentine's affidavit with Scott, January 16, 1958. (Roll No. 29] of February 17, i957. Shacklette-Eastland memo of Sheldon in· Andersen, Holland Rhodes, Ariz. . · Katzentine summary of channel 10 chro terview, January 14, 1958. Minn. Huddleston Rooney nology, March 8, 1956. . Gloria C. Harkins statement to Shacklette, Baring Kearns Rostenkowski . Katzentine's (?) notes on chronology of December 18, 1957 . Baumhart Keogh Roush Robert R. White statement to Shacklette, Blatnik Kowalski Santangelo channel10, undated. Bonner Meader Scott Analysis of channel 10 decision (presum December 19, 1957. Buckley Merrow Simpson, Pa. ably by Katzentine). I. Whiteside-Barber-Mack telephone rec Carnahan Miller, Smith, Kans. ords: Cramer George P. Stubblefield Memorandum re McCoaker-Prosser-Mer Summary of telephone calls, Whiteside to Daddario Mitchell Teague, Tex. ritt-Katzentine conference re desirability of Mack. · Davis, Tenn. Moeller Teller TV seeking station, March 23, 1951. Summary of telephone calls, Mack to Dent Monagan Tollefson Katzentine memo on Foster trust negoti Diggs Moorhead VanPelt Whiteside. Downing MoUlder We is ation, March 30, 1956. Summary of telephone calls, Barber to Giaimo Multer Whitener Katzentine-Joe Adams telephone conver Whiteside. Gray Norblad Whitten -sation, Apri16, 1956. Gr11Iln N orreu Summary, Mack-Barber telephone calls to Wllliams Katzentine-Berke conversation, June 11 persons other than Whiteside. Harris Pilcher Wilson w~ , Hechler Polk Winstead Memorandum of transmittal of informa Hoffman, Ill. . Powell Wolf Katzentine-Charlle Johns telephone con tion re telephone calls. Holifield : ~uigley ,versation, April 6, 1956. J. Miscellaneous correspondence: CV--388 6134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 Barber-Whiteside letter, January 18, 1956. Resolved, That by the privileges of this amendments as may have been adopted, and Carter-FCC, July 18, 1951. House no evidence o! a documentary char the previous-question shall be considered as Carter-McDonald letter; January 10, 1955. acter under the control and in-the posses ordered on the bill and amendments there Holland-Katzentine letter, June 2, 1955. sion of the House of Representatives ·can, to to final passage without intervening mo Isberg-Pearson letter, January 25, 1957. by the mandate of process of the ordinary tion except one motion to recommit. Kefauver-Harris letter 3, February 26, 1958. courts of justice, be taken from such con Kefauver-Harris letter, March 10, 1958. trol or possession but by its permission; be Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I Kefauver-Katzentine letter, December 20, it further yield ·30 minutes to the gentleman from 1956. Resolved, That when it appears by the Illinois [Mr. ALLEN], and, pending that, Kefauver-Moulder letter, June 28, 1957. order of the court or of the judge thereof, I yield myself such time as I may con Miller-Katzentine telegram, October 5, or of any legal officer charged with the sume. 1955. administration of the orders of such court Mr. Chairman, as the reading of the Rice-Katzentine letter, Nov_ember 4, 1955. or judge, that documentary evidence in the Rice-Katzentine letter, November 4, 1955. possession and under the control of the resolution indicates, it makes in order Rice-Sullivan letter, October 6, 1955. House is needful for use in any court of the consideration of H.R. 5674, familiarly Rice-Sullivan letter, October 13, 1955. justice, or before any judge or such legal known as the military public-works Scott-Brown letter, February 14, 1957. officer, for the promotion of justice, this authorization bill. Smathers-Harris letter, March 5, 1958. House will take such action thereon as will This is an open rule and provides for Smathers-Wilson letter typed on February promote the ends of justice consistently 2 hours of general debate. 15, 1954, dictated on February 12, 1954. · with the privileges and rights of this House; In appearing before the Committee on Sullivan-Kefauver letter, Juy 26, 1955. be it further Rules, the distinguished gentleman from K. Miscellaneous memorandums and Resolved, That Ralph R. Roberts, Clerk of statements: the House, be authorized to appear at the Georgia [Mr. VINSON], the chairman of American Aviation Daily, February 6, place and before the court named in the the Committee on Armed Services, gave 1957-clipping re Eastern intervention in subpena duces tecum before-mentioned, but a very detailed and excellent report of channel 10 case. shall not take with him any papers or doc what the Committee on Armed Services Memorandum re Alterman Transport Lines uments on file in his office or under his had done in examining the requests of the loan to Mack (probably by Shacklette). control or in possession of the House of Department of Defense for this author Fitzgerald (FCC) statement of reasons for Representatives; be it further delay in preparation of draft decision in ization. Resolved, That when said court deter It is my opinion that the committee channel10 case. mines upon the materiality and the rele Harkins memo of Sheldon-Katzentine tele vancy of the papers and documents called has done an excellent job. I am con phone conversation, March 19, 1956. for in the subpena duces tecum, then the vinced from what the distinguished gen Harkins, Gloria C., statement to Shack- said court, through any of its officers or tleman from Georgia, the chairman of lette, December 18, 1957. agents, have full permission to attend with the Committee on Armed Services, pre Mack campaigns, contributors. all proper parties to the proceeding and then sented to the Committee on Rules, and Rice memorandum re Baker, May 24, 1956. always at any place under the orders and Summary of travel of Whiteside during from a careful examination of the re control of this House and take copies of port of the committee on H.R. 5674, that 1957. any documents or papers and the Clerk is Memorandum (probably by Shacklette) re authorized to supply certified copies of such this is a well-considered bill and one Foster trust, March 8, 1956. documents and papers in possession or con which has been carefully studied by the White, Robert D., statement to Shacklette, trol of said Clerk that the court has found Committee on Armed Services. dated June 2, 1955. to be material and relevant, except minutes When the first requests came in from L. Berger-Wachtell-Gelman memoran- and transcripts of executive sessions, and dums: the field offices of the military depart any evidence of witnesses in respect thereto ments outlining the needs of the various Berger-Gelman memo on review of Na which the court or other proper officer tional Airlines files, January 17,-1958. thereof shall desire, so as, however, the pos facilities, both in this country and out Berger-Wachtell interview with Mack. on session of said documents and papers by the side this country, they totaled over January 14, 1958, dated January 15, 1958. said Clerk shall not he disturbed, or the $4 billion. In turn, they were reduced Berger-Wachtell memo re interview with same shall not be removed from their place by the military departments in the Pen Mack on January 17, 1958, dated January 20, of file or custody under said Clerk; and be 1958. . tagon to $2,130,604,000. A review of the it further Office of the Assistant Secretary of De Berger memo re review of materials on file Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions at FCC, dated February 5, 1958. fense for Properties and Installations be transmitted to the said court as a re reduced this figure to $1,388,554,000, Wachtell memo re FCC-Miami channel 10 spectful answer to the subpena afore case, dated February 6, 1958 (Wachtell-East mentioned. which was further reduced to $1,299,- land interview with Harry Plotkin). 297,000 by the Bureau of the Budget. Wachtell memo re FCC-Miami channel 10 The SPEAKER. The question is on After the Committee on Armed Serv case, dated February 7, 1958 (Wachtell-East the resolution. ices finished with its examination of this land interview with Paul Porter). The resolution was agreed to. request from the Bureau of the Budget Memo note re Roy Cohn, undated, origi A motion to reconsider was laid on nator of memo unknown. and the Department of Defense, the This subpena is issued upon application of the table. committee further reduced, and it now the defendant. comes to us $109,247,000 under the HARRY M. HULL, AUTHORIZING MILITARY CON budget. The total authorization for new Clerk. construction called for in titles I, II, By LAWRENCE PROCTOR, STRUCTION and III of this bill amounts to $1,190,- Deputy Clerk. Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, by 050,000. APRIL 1959. ARTHUR HILLAND, direction of the Committee on Rules, I Added to this figure should be the Attorney for Defendant Thurman A. call up House Resolution 245 and ask for amount of $57,128,000 recommended in Whiteside. its immediate consideration. title V of this bill by the committee for The Clerk read the resolution, as fol construction of facilities for each of the Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I lows: Reserve components and that for defi offer a privileged resolution
Mr. VINSON. The· State Department on the ship channel just south of Hous- should b~ the first selected to go, under has a large voice in that military assist ton, Tex., whose proud boast is "where 22 the conditions set forth. ance. There is not a thing in -this bill railroads meet the sea". In other words, Mr. VINSON. We have to start about it. · it has easy access to railroad transpor- somewhere. I have confidence in the Mr. GROSS.- I am ,pleased to hear tation to any point in the continental judgment of the Secretary of Defense. the gentleman say that this bill carries United States. · It offers sea transporta- I am supporting his judgment, ·and I no money for the operation of that Mili tion of ammunition anywhere through- think he reached the right ·decision· in tary Training Institute. out ·the world, and it is now going to be regard to it. Mr. VINSON. When the Foreign Af disposed of. · Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, will the fairs Committee brings in its bill it will The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman yield? have jurisdiction of that. · We do not. gentleman from Iowa has expired. Mr. GROSS. I yield to the gentleman Mr. GROSS. I am glad to hear it. Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield from Illinois who has fought hard to Mr. VINSON. We have enough trou 2 additional minutes to the gentleman retain this facility. ble on our hands without going into that. from Iowa. Mr. ARENDS. This became quite a Mr. GROSS. I will say to the chair ·Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield eontroversial question last year in which man that I think he could very well look 2 additional minutes to the gentleman. I took part. Let me say that within the into this kind of operation, ·where an Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I thank recent year surveys and studies have absentee operator, a psychology profes both of my colleagues. been made of the whole situation. We sor a.t Pittsburgh, Pa., gets a cost Mr. Chairman, as I was saying, this will try to find out all the necessary in plus a 6 percent fee c'ontract to oP ordnance depot is now to be disposed formation in the committee later on. erate. a military training .institute. The of. It is an installation comprising Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the function of the Army. in peacetime is 5,000 acres of land with 18 miles of rail- gentleman yield? training. I believe the chairman will road trackage and with miles upon miles Mr. GROSS. I yield to the gentleman agree with me that -it is their function of all-weather roads. Not more than a from Georgia. in peacetime. Retired military person~ year ago, we were told that this ord- Mr. VINSON. There was submitted nel are being used in this school yet this nance depot held nearly 100 thousand to the Armed Services Committee a few former professor has a cost plus a 6 per tons of ammunition with a value of cent fee for the operation in some of the $120 million and yet, this is to be dis- days ago for our consideration what is most expensive property in the District posed of. Is that the understanding? known as a real estate disposal project. of Columbia area, all at taxpayer ex Mr. VINSON. That is the decision of There will again be a vote before this is pense. the Secretary based upon the law. I finally disposed of· Mr. VINSON. May I say to the dis say to my good friend, I have confidence Mr. GROSS. I ~m sure there will ~e. tinguished gentleman that I respect his in the. judgment of the Secretary. The And I. ho~e the chairman ?f the ~ommit remarks and will transmit them to the Secretary was directed to make a study. tee w1ll give a full and frur hearmg. proper department. I am grateful to He did make a study. He appointed . · Mr. VINSON . . I want the committee him· for bringing it to the attention of qualified people. He advised the Com- to understand this: On three separate the committee. mittee on Armed Services that in ac- occasions there· has been a yea-and-nay Mr. GROSS. I think the gentleman cordance with the law, he found it was roll call vote. On the first occaSi!Jn the can help me with another question: all right to dispose of this installation- vote was 202 to 179. On another it was What has been the fate of the San even to the extent that there is no need 376 to 2. On the conference report it Jacinto Ordnance Depot at Houston, and no necessity of building a compara- wa8 256 to 135. Onthree separate occa Tex., which was an item quite in con ble one in Alabama. sions the issue has been, joined and the troversy here a year ago when a bill Mr. GROSS. And, yet, only a year House has approved of what the Secre- similar to this came before the House? ago, Mr. Chairman-only a year ago- tary has now done. · Mr. VINSON. I have a letter from the Department of the Army, this same The CHAIRMAN. The time of the Secretary McElroy dated March 6, 1959. Defense Department, appeared before gentleman has expired. It reads a:s follows: the gentleman's committee and said that LAUGHLIN AND GOODFELLow AIR FORCE BAsES THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, this ordnance depot must be retained; Mr. FISHER. Mr. Chairman, I would Washington, March 6, 1959. that it was necessary to the defense and like to refer to two Air Force installa- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In accordance with security of·this country. - the provisions of section 109, Public Law 85- Mr. v~SON. You must. bear in tions which, while not repr.es~nted by 685, I ha·ve had a thorough study made re mind-and this statement is one that substantial new construction authoriza·... garding the need for the Departm~nt of De . will be made often when it comes to a tion in this bill, are vital installations in fense to retain the San Jacinto Ordnance question of a change of opinion or a the Air Force, serving highly essential Depot. As a result of my review of this study, I change in what we are doing-often- functions. find that disposal of the San Jacinto Ord times new type of weapons that come One of these installations is Laughlin nance Depot and its outloading terminal into existence change our plans. If I Air Force Base, located at Del Rio, Tex. This base was dedicated in 1943 and will not be inimical to the national security. may, I ·would· like to make this· state- named in honor of . Lt. Jack Thomas This study has also revealed that there is no ment and I will yield the gentleQJ.an need for the construction of a replacement additional time, if he wants it, but I Laughlin wh.o was born in Del Rio, Tex., ammunition outloading terminal at Point pointed out previously that in a great and graduated from the University of Awe-Pins, Ala. I have advised the Secretary of the Army many_ of these construction programs, Texas. ..Lieutenal?-t Laug~lin served of my findings and requested him to initiate millions and millions of dollars today nobly With the Arr Corps m defense of appropriate action with the General Services are being spent based upon the use of ~s country until he. was ~illed in com~at Administration for the disposal of . the San man-operated airplanes. These in .the . ~n January 1942 while :flymg a B-17 rnis Jacinto Ordnance Depot in accordance with course of time are going to fade away. simi over Java. He was the first World the provisions of section 109 of Public Law We are hoping that when the missile era War II pilot casualty from Del Rio, Tex. 85-685. arrives-and we are getting closer and Laughlin Air Force Base now is one of Sincerely, closer to it every day-that we can uti- the major installations of the Strategic NEIL McELROY. - lize some of these facilities that we are Air Command. This is a highly appro I think this letter answers the inquiry providing for today. Now, the same priate mission for the base following its of the gentleman. thing applies with reference to ammu- earlier illustrious accomplishments as an Mr. GROSS. I want to thank the nition depots. There is no need and no advanced flying school for pilot train gentleman for reading the letter into the necessity today to honeycomb the Na- ing. Throughout World War II, Laugh REcORD because I have had some diffi tion with ammunition depots when we lin Air Force Base, then known as culty in getting informaion from the know that in the future we will not Laughlin Army Air Field, trained and :Pentagon on this particular subject. So, have to have the type of ammunition sent to war theaters more than 2,200 as I .understand it now, this ordnance that we haye to have today. B-26 pilots. Again, during the Korean <;lepot which is probably the best in the ;Mr. GROSS. To me this. is a strange conflict, Laughlin Air..Force Base played United States of America, which has proceeding, that this splendid depot in a significant role in the necessarily in deep sea loading facilities, being located Texas, just south of Houston, Tex., creased pilot training program by the 6146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 conduct of training in transition to the The Clerk read the bill, as follows: facilit ies, supply facilities, administrative fa cilities, and utilites, $7,260,000. then new jet aircraft and gunnery. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Fort Sam Houston, Texas: Operational and Now as a SAC base, Laughlin is the Representatives of the United States of Amer training facilities and maintenance facili home and operating base· of a strategic ica in Congress assembled, t ies, $840,000. reconnaissance wing of the Strategic Air TITLE I Fort Sill, Oklahoma : Operational and Command. In that capacity, it plays a SEc. 101. The Secretary of ·the Army may training facilities a nd maintenance facili tremendously important role in the im establish or develop military installations ties, $5,337,000. mense capabilities of the Strategic Air and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con (Fifth Army Area) Command which today provides the pri verting, rehabilitating, or installing perma nent or temporary public works, including Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Utilities, $160,- mary deterrence to an aggression against site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, and 000. this country. equipment, for the following projects: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri: Operational The deterrent capability of the strate facilities, medical facilities and utilities, gic Air Command hinges mainly on the Inside t'ht;- Unitea'states $593,000. Technical Services Facilities Army Support Center, St. Louis, Missouri: ability of SAC to· retaliate with over Administrative facilities, $261,000. whelming force and annihilate any ag (Ordnance Corps) gressor. This capability results from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland: (Sixth Army Area) SAC's superior degree of efficiency and Training facilities and troop housing, $785,- Fort Ord, California: Supply facilities, readiness which gives it the ability to 000. $85,000. Letterkenny Ordnance Depot, Pennsyl Presidio of San Francisco, California: Ut ili keep a significant portion of its strike vania: Maintenance facilities, $454,000. ties, $218,000. force alive and respond instantly even Redstone Arsenal, Alabama: Operational (United States Military Academy) in the face of a massive surprise attack. facilities. research, development, and test fa A key element in the attainment and cilities, medical facilities, troop housing, and United States Military Academy, West continuance of this vital SAC deterrent utilities, $5,387,000. Point, New York: Family housing and utili capability are the bases in being from Savannah Ordnance Depot, Illinois: Sup ties, $6,303,000. which the SAC reconnaissance and ply facilities, $1,160,000. (Alaska Command Area) bomber units operate. ·As part of this (Quartermaster Corps) li'ort Greely: Family housing and com key element, Laughlin Air Force Base, Fort Lee, Virginia: Training facilities and munity facilities, $2,395,000. troop housing, $414,000. Fort Richardson: Training facilities, $321, with its over 3,000 military personnel and ooo. 300 civilian employees, is admirably suit (Chemical Corps) ed for its prominent and important con Fort Detrick, Maryland: Research, develop (Tactical Installations · and Support tribution to the defense of our country. ment and test facilities, $270,000. Facilities) The other installation of which I wish Dugway Proving Ground, Utah: Research, Various locations: Family housing, $1,- to speak is Goodfellow Air Force Base, development, and test facilities, operational 646,000. facilities, and utilities, $532,000. Various locations: Operational facilities, which is near San Angelo in Tom Green maintenance facilities, supply facilities, (Signal Corps) County, Tex. This base was named for medical facilities, administrative facilities, Lt. John J. Goodfellow, Jr., of San An Fort. Huachuca, Arizona: Operational fa troop housing, community facilities and gelo, who was killed in fighter combat in cilities, research, development and test fa utilities, $29,026,000. cilities, and utilities, $3,230,000. France in 1918. Outside the United States (Corps of Engineers) Goodfellow Air Force Base was ini (Pacific Command Area) tially occupied in 1941 and, except for a Fort Belvoir, Virginia: Operational f acili ties, medical facilities, research, develop Helemano, Hawaii: Real estate, $90,000. brief inactive period following World ~ Schofield . Barracks, Hawaii; Training -.fa War II, served until last year in a capac ment, and t est facilities, and ut1lities, $1 ,- 376,000. cilities and community facilities, $1,259,000. ity, similar to Laughlin Air Force Base, (Transportation Corps) Camp Buckner, Okinawa: Training facili of pilot flight training by the Air Train ties, $217,000. · Fort Eustis, Virginia: Hospital and medical Pacific Scatter System: Open~tional facili ing Command. On July 1, 1958, the base facilities, $4,866,000. · was transferred to the jurisdiction of the ties, maintenance facilities, troop housing, Charleston Transportation Depot, South and utilities, $3,104,000. . U.S. Air Force Security Service to use Carolina: Family housing, $251,000. (Caribbean Command Area) for highly specialized training of per (Medical Corps) sonnel who perform extremely essential Fort Kobbe, Canal Zone: ll'rainlng facili .Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Colorado : Medi ties, $228,000. communications-electronics intelligence cal facilities and utilities,- $188,000. and communications security functions {Europea n Command· Area) Field Forces Fac1lities in support of Air Force and other de France: Training facilities, $140,000. fense agency activities. Under its cur (First Army Area) Germany: Operationaf and training facili rent utilization, over 2,000 military per Fort Devens, Massachusetts: Training fa ties, maintenance facilities, supply facilities, sonnel, principally highly specialized cilities, $59,000. community facilities, and utilities, $10,- technicians, will work or receive train Fort Dix, New Jersey: Training facilities, 338,000. ing, aided and supported by approxi ~64,000. Italy: Operational facilities, maintenance mately 400 civilian employees. (Second Army Area) facilities, supply facilities, community facili A. P. Hill Military Reservation, Virginia: ties, troop housing and utilities, $1,973,000. In view of the specialized nature and Training facilities, $229,000. (Army Security Agency) critical importance of the function being Fort Knox, Kentucky: Training facilities, performed by Goodfellow Air Force Variou~;> _locations: Administrative facili maintenance facilities, supply facilities, and ties, operational facilities, maintenance Base, it also takes a rightful place as one community facilities, $2,747,000. facilities, troop housing, medical facilities, of the principal military installations Fort Meade, Maryland: Training facilities, supply facilities, community facilit ies, making a vital contribution to national medical facilities, and utilities, $2,530,000. family housing, and utilities, $5,573,000, defense. · (Third Army Area) (Strategic Army Co~munications) Though not among the largest instal ~ort Benning, Georgia: Training facilities Various locations: Operational facilities, lations in the Military Establishment and maintenance facilities, $1,090,000. community facilities, and utilities, $1,288,- the nature and importance of the activ~ Fort Bragg, North Carolina: Operational 000. ities performed at Laughlin Air Force facilities, maintenance facilities, and com SEc. 102. The Secretary of the Army may munity facility, $1 ,228,000. establish or develop classified military in Base and Goodfellow Air Force Base, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky: Utilities, $2,- the high quality of that performance, stallations and facilities by acquiring, con 300,000. - < ' structing, converting, rehabilitating, or in are such that the people of Texas and Fort Rucker, Alabama: .Operational and stalling permanent or temporary public the rest of the Nation can be justifiably trai~ing fa~ilities and supply facilities, $2,- works, including land acquisition, site prep proud. · 662,000. . aration, appurtenances, utilities, and equip Fort Stewart, Georgia: Training facilities, ment, in the total amount of $83,330,000. . Mr. VINSON. I have no further re $238,000. quests for time, Mr. Chairman. · SEc. 103. (a) The Secretary Of the Army (Fourth Army Area) m~y e~;~tablish or develop Army installations The CHAffiMAN. The Clerk will read Fort Bliss, Texas: Operational and train and :fac1lities by proceeding with construc the bill. ing facilities, troop housing, maintenance tion made necessary by changes ~n Army 1959 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 6147 missions, new weapons developments, new (3) Under the subheading "TECHNICAL Operational fac111ties, maintenance facilities. and unforeseen research and development SERVICES FACILITIES (Signal Corps)", with re and troop housing, $1,051,000. requirements, or improved production sched spect to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, strike out Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey: ules, if the Secretary of Defense determines "$1,936,000" and insert in place thereof Utilities, $726,000. that deferral of such construction for ip "$2,276,000". Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Mary clusion in the next military construction ( 4) Under the subheading "FIELD FORCES land: Operational facilities, and research, authorization Act would be inconsistent ~ACILITIES (Fifth Army Area)", with respect development, and test fac111ties, $1,196,000. with interests of national security, and in to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, strike out Naval Air Material Center, Philadelphia, connection therewith to acquire, construct, "$4,663,000" and insert in place thereof Pennsylvania: Research, development, and convert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or "$5,051,000". test fac111ties, $333,000. temporary public works, including land AC (b) Public Law 85-241, as amended, is Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, Cali quisition, site preparation, appurtenances, amended by striking out in clause ( 1) of fornia: Operational fac111ties, maintenance utilities, and equipment, in the total amount section 502 the amounts "$116,915,000" and facilities, research, development, and test of $5,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary "$294,394,000" and inserting in place thereof facilities, supply facilities, medical facilities, of the Army, or his designee, shall notify "$118,101,000" and "$295,580,000", respec administrative facilities, troop housing, com the Committees on Armed Services of the tively. munity facilities. and utilities and ground Senate and House of Representatives im TITLE II improvements; at Point Arguello, mainte mediately upon reaching a final decision to SEc. 201. The Secretary of the Navy may nance facilit ies, research development, and implement, of the cost of construction of establish or develop military installations test facilities, ammunition storage facilities, any public work undertaken under this and facilities by acquiring, constructing, troop housing, community facilities, and section, including those 'real estate actions converting, rehabilitating, or installing per utilities and ground improvements; and, at pertaining thereto. This authorization will manent or temporary public works, includ various Pacific islands, operational facilities, expire as of September 30, 1960, except for ing site preparation, appurtenances, utilities research, development, and test facilities, those public works projects concerning and equipment for the following projects: and troop housing, $30,050,000. which the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives Inside j;he United States Supply Facilities have been notified pursuant to this section Shipyard Facilities Naval Supply Depot, Bayonne, New Jersey: prior to that date. Naval Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts: Administrative facilities, $123,000. (b) Section 103 of the Act of August 20, Maintenance facilities, $1 ,422,000. Military Medical Supply Agency, Brook 1958 (72 Stat. 636, 638) : is hereby repealed Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York: lyn, New York: Administrative facilities, except for those public works projects there Maintenance facilities, $365,000. $113,000. under concerning which the Committees on David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Naval Supply Depot, San Diego, California: Armed Services of the Senate· and House of Maryland: Research, development, and test Administrative facilities, $100,000. Representatives have been notified prior to facilities, $318,000. Marine Corps ~acilities the date of enactment of this Act. Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California: SEc. 104. (a) In accordance with the pro Subsidence protective measures, $500,000. Marine Corps Supply Center, Barstow, Cal visions of section 407 of the -Act of Septem Naval Submarine Base, New London, Con ifornia: Utilities, $432,000. ber 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119, 1125) , as amended, necticut: Troop housing, utilities, and real Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North the Secretary of the Army is authorized to estate, $3,146,000. Carolina: Operational and training facilities, constr~ct , or acquire by lease or otherwise, Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hamp and ammunition storage facilities, $328,000. family housing for occupancy as ·public shire: Operational facilities, and mainte Marine Corps Base, .Twentynine Palms, quarters and community facilities at the nance and production facilities, $3,497,000. California: Operational and training facili following locations by utilizing foreign cur ties, ammunition storage facilities, and util rencies acquired pursuant to the provisions Fleet Base Facilities ities, $1,137,QOO. Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island: of the Agricultural Trade Development ~nd Ordnance Facilities Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 454) or Operational facilities, $7,353,000. Naval Propellant Plant, H;ead, through other commodity transactions of Aviation Facilities ~ndian Maryland: Res~arch, development, and test the Commodity Credi~ Corporatio,n: (Naval Air Training Stations) Various locations, France, 400 units facilities, $972,000. Army Security Agency, location 12, ·157 Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Meridian, Mis Service School Facilities units, and community facilities. sissippi: Operational and training facilities, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland: supply facilities, and administrative facil (b) In accordance with the provisions of Utilities, $1,025,000. title IV of the Housing Amendments of ities; and, at Outlying Landing Field, Bravo, operational and training facilities, utilities Naval Communication Training Center, 1955 (69 Stat. 646), as amended, the Secre Corry Field. Florida: Operational and train tary of the Army is authorized to construct and ground improvements, and real estate, $5,147,000. ing facilities, $1,000,000. family housing for occupancy as public Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, quarters at the following locations: Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida: Community facilities, $400,000. Illinois: Troop housing, and utilities, Inside the United States Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Whiting Field, $4,712,000. ARADCOM Tac Sites, 575 units. Florida: Operational and training facilities, Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia: Real Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 200 units. and real estate, $2,811,000. estate, $81,000. Fort Eustis, Virginia, 223 units. (Fleet Support Air Stations) Naval Training Center, San Diego, Cali Fort Dlx, New Jersey, 200 units. Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California: fornia: Utilities, $144,000. Fort Ritchie, Maryland, 27 units. Medical Facilities Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 367 units. Operational and training faclllties, mainte Fort Bliss, Texas, 1,000 units. nance facilities, supply facilities, hospital Naval Medical Research Laboratory, New · Fort Hood, Texas, 800 units. and medical faclllties, administrative fa London. Connecticut: Medical research fa Fort Riley, Kansas, 867 units. cilities, troop housing, community facilities, cilities, $75,000. and utilities and ground improvements, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, BOO units. Communication Facilities Camp Irwin, California, 140 units. $26,897,000. Fort Ord, California, 500 units. Naval Air Station, Miramar, California: Naval Radio Station, Buskin Lake, Kodiak, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 350 units. Operational facilities, $305,000. Alaska: Operational facilities, $84,000. Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1,200 units. Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia: Op Naval Security Group Activity, Camp Chi erational facilities, $336,000. niak, Alaska: Operational facilities, $40,000. Outside the United States (Marine Corps Air Stations) Naval Communication Station, Norfolk, Camp Losey, Puerto Rico, 150 units. Marine Corps Aux111ary Air Station, Beau Virginia: Operational facilities, $1,781,000. SEc.105. (a) Public Law 85-241, as amend Naval Radio Research Station, Sugar ed, is amended under the heading "CONTI fort, South Carolina: Operational facilities, Grove, West Virginia: Maintenance facilities, NENTAL UNITED STATES", in section 101, as $51,000. follows: Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Cal medical facilities, administrative facilities, ( 1) Under the subheading "TECHNICAL ifornia; Operational facilities, $48,000. supply facilities, troop housing, commun!ty SERVICES FACILITIES (Ordnance Corps)", With Marine Corps Air Facility, Santa Ana, facilities, and utilities and ground improve respect to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mary California: Troop housing, $2,216,000. ments, $3,957,000. land, strike out "$2,288,000" and insert in Marine Corps Auxmary Air Station, Yuma, Naval Radio Station, Washington County, place thereof "$2,613,000". Arizona: Operational and training fac111ties, Maine: Operational facilities, maintenance (2) Under the subheading "TECHNICAL maintenance facilities, and troop housing, facilities, supply facilities, community facil SERVICES FACILITIES (Quartermaster Corps)", $3,940,000. ities, administrative facilities, and ground with. respect to New Cumberland General (Special Purpose Air Stations) improvements, $3,179,000. Depot, Pennsylvania, strike out "$464,000" Naval Air Facility, Towers Field, Andrews · Naval Radio Station, Winter Harbor, and insert i~ place thereof "$597,000". Air Force Base, Camp Springs, M ~l ryland: Maine: Troop housing, $271,000. "6148 CONGRESSIONAL- RECORD-- HOUSE Apr·il 1 G Office of Naval Research Fadlities works projects concerning which the Gom out in clause (2) of section 402 the amounts Naval Research Laboratory, District of Co mittees on Armed Se-rvices of the Se-nate and "$312,004,000", and "$460,716,000" and in lumbia: Research, development, and test fa House of Representatives have been notified serting respectively in place thereof "$312,- cilities, $1,591,000. pursuant to this section -prior to that date. 214,000", and "$460,926,000". (b) Section 203 of the act of· August 20, SEC. 207. (a) Public Law 85- 241, as 01ttside the United State$ 1958 (72 Stat. 636, 646) is hereby repealed amended, is amended under the heading Shipyard Facilities except for those public works projects there "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" in section 201, as Naval Ship Repair Facility, Guam, Mariana. under concerning which the Committees on follows: · ldands: Operational facilities, ·$507 ,000. Armed Services of the Senate and House of (1) Under the subheading "AVIATION FA Representatives have been notified prior to CILITIES (Marine Corps Air Stations}", with Aviation Facilities the date of enactment of this act. respect to the Marine Corps Air Facility, Naval Station, Argentia, Canada: _Troop SEc. 204. (a) In accordance with the pro New River, North Carolina, by striking out housing and community facilities, $4,133,000. visions of section 407 of the act of Septem "$39,000" and inserting in place thereof Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan: Opera ber 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119, 1125), as "$52,000". tional facilities, $1 ,640,000. amended, the Secretary of the Navy is au (2) Under the SUbheading "MARINE CORPS Naval Station, Bermuda: Troop housing, thorized to construct, or acquire by lease or FACILITIES", with respect to the Maril1e Corps $295,000. otherwise, family housing for occupancy as Base, Camp Pendleton, California, by strik Naval Air Station, Cubi Point, Luzon, Phil public quarters and community facilities at ing out "$1,469,000" and inserting in place ippine Islands: Operational facilities, $76,000. the following locations by utilizing foreign thereof "$1,596,000". Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, currencies acquired pursuant to the provi (b) Public Law 85-241, as amended, is O .:thu, Territory of Hawaii: Operational fa sions of the Agricultural Trade Development amended under the heading "OuTSIDE THE cilities, $47,000. and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 454) or UNITED STATES" in section 201 as follows: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto through other commodity transactions of the Under the subheading "coMMUNICATION Rico: Operational facilities, hospital and Commodity Credit Corporation: FACILITIES" with respect to the Naval Se medical facilities, troop housing, commu Naval Station, Bermuda, 100 units. curity Group Activity, Istanbul, Turkey, by nity facilities, and utilities and ground im (b) In accordance with the provisions of striking out "$130,000" and inserting in provements, $3,579,000. title IV of the Housing Amendments of 1955 place thereof "$320,000". Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain: Opera (69 Stat. 646), as amended, the Secretary of (c) Public Law 85-241, as amended, is tional facilities, $11,934,000. the Navy is authorized to construct family amended by striking out in clause (2) of Supply Facilities housing for occupancy as public quarters at section 502 the amounts "$230,356,000", the following locations: "$48,199,000", and "$337,611,000", and in Naval Supply Center, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Naval Ammunition Depot, Charleston, Territory of Hawaii: Supply facilities, and serting respectively in place thereof "$230,- South Carolina, 40 units. 496,000", $48,389,000", and "$337,941,000". administrative facilities, $4,796,000. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Communication Facilities California, 500 units. TITLE III Naval Security Group Activity, Karamursel, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Fallon, Ne SEc. 301. The Secretary of the Air Force Turkey: Utilities, $105,000. vada, 106 units. may establish or develop military installa Naval Radio Facility, Londonderry, North Naval Air Station, Glynco, Georgia, 225 tions and facilities by acquiring, construct Ireland: Troop housing, $267,000. units. ing, converting, rehabilitating, or installing Naval Radio Station, Lualualei, Oahu, Ter Naval Station. Key West, Florida, 500 units. permanent or tempoary public works, includ ritory of Hawaii: Utilities and ground im Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California, 500 ing site preparation, appurtenances, utili provements, $781,000. units. ties, and equipment, for the following Naval Security Group Activity, Okinawa: Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Mayport, projects: Inside the United States Operational facilities, $2,038,000. Florida, 40 units. Naval Radio Station, Sebana Seca, Puerto Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Meridian, Air Defense Command Mississippi, 320 units. Rico: Ut1lities, $86,000. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, New Iberia, Duluth Municipal Airport, Duluth, Minne Na,·al Radio Station, Wahiawa, Oahu, Ter Louisiana, 178 units. sota: Operational facilities, maintenance fa ritory of Hawaii: Utilities and ground im Naval Submarine Base, New London, Con cilities, and community facilities, $766,000. provements, $274,000. necticut, 500 units. Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington: Main Yards and Docks Facilities Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 500 tenance facilities, $190,000. Public Works Center, Guam, Mariana. units. Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Forks, Islands: Utilities and ground improvements, Naval Mine Defense Laboratory, Panama North Dakota: Training facilities, mainte nance facilities, supply facilities, troop hous and real estate, $10,947,000. City, Florida, 42 units. ing, and utilities, $2,309,000. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia, Hamilton Air Force Base, San Rafael, Cali Utilities, $760,000. 250 units. Naval Radio Research Station, Sugar fornia: Operational facilities, and mainte SEC. 202. The Secretary of ther Navy may nance f acilities, $1,285,000. establish or develop classified n aval installa Grove, West Virginia, 142 units. K. I. Sawyer Municipal Airport, Marquette, tions and facilities by acquiring, construct Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, ing, converting, rehabilitating, or installing California, 150 units. Michigan: Training facilities, maintenance Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Whiting facilities, supply facilities, administrative fa permanent or temporary public works, in cilities, community facilities, and troop cluding land acquisition, site preparation, Field, Florida, 229 units. housing, $2,779,000. appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station, Yuma, Kingsley Fleld, Klamath Falls, Oregon: the total amount of $21,765,000. Arizona, 100 units. Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, SEc. 203. (a) The Secretary of the Navy SEC. 205. (a) Public Law 534, Eighty-third and real estate, $955,000. may establish or develop Navy installations Congress, as amended, is amended by strik and facilities by proceeding with construc ing out in section 202, "$72,785,000", and Kinross Air Force Base, Sault Sainte Marie, tion made necessary by changes in Navy mis inserting in place thereof "$72,935,000". (b) Michigan: Training facilities, maintenance sions, new weapons developments, new and Public Law 534, Eighty-third Congress, as facilities, supply facilities, and troop hous unforeseen research and development re amended, is amended by striking out in ing, $1,755,000. quirements, or improved production sched clause (2) of section 502 the amounts "$72,- McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Wash ules, if the Secretary of Defense determines 785,000", and "$212,833,000", and inserting ington: Maintenance facilities, and utilities, that deferral of such construction for inclu respectively in place thereof "$72,935,000" $523,000. sion in the next military construction au and "$212,983,000". Minot Air Force Base, Mipot, North Da thorization act would be inconsistent with SEc. 206. (a) Public Law 968, Eighty-fourth kota: Training facilities, maintenance facil interest of national security, and in connec Congress, as amended, is amended under the ities, supply facilities, troop housing, and tion therewith to acquire, construct, convert, heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" in sec utilities, $3,371,000. rehabilitate, or install permanent or tempo tion 201, as follows: Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth, Massachu rary public works, including land acquisi (1) Under the subheading "AVIATION FA setts: Operational facilities, maintenance tion, site preparation, appurtenances, utili CILITIES (Naval Air Training Stations)", facilities, and supply facilities, $1,078,000. ties, and equipment, in the total amount of with respect to the Naval Air Station, Mem Oxnard Air Force Base, Camarillo, Cali $5 million: P1"0Vided, That the Secretary of phis, Tennessee, by striking out "$511,000" fornia: Operational facihties, and real estate, the Navy, or his designee, shall notify the and inserting in place thereof "$664,000". $225,000. Committees on Armed Services of the Senate (2) Under the subheading "AVIATION FA Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Kansas and House of Representatives, immediately CILITIES (Marine Corps Air Stations)" with City, Missouri: Maintenance facilities, com upon reaching a final decision to implement, respect to the Marine Corps Air Station, munity facilities, and utilities, $866,000. of the cost of construction of any public Cherry Point, North Carolina, by striking out Selfridge Air Force Base, Mount Clemens, work undertaken under this section, includ "$273,000" and inserting in place thereof Michigan: Maintenance facilities, $612,000. ing those real estate actions pertaining there "$330,000". Suffolk County Air Force Base, Westhamp to. This authorization will expire as of (b) Public Law 968, Eighty-fourth Con ton Beach, New York: Operational facilities, September 30, 1960, except for t hose public gress, as amended, is amended by striking and real estate, $269,000. 1959 CO?TG~TISSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE. 6149
Tynd~ill Air Force Bas·e, Panama City, Flor Vance Air Force Base, Enid; Oklahoma: ~ facilities,· supply facilities, troop . housing, ida: Operational facilities, maintenance fa Oper·ational facilities, $250,000. community facilities, and utilities, $3,711,- cilities, supply facilities, troop housing, and Webb Air Force Base, Big Spring, Texas: 000. utilities, $4/;:'66,000. Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, Homestead Air Force Base, Homestead, ground improvements, a.nd real estate, Alaskan Air Command Florida: Operational facilities, $6,364,000. $2,193,000. Hunter Air Force Base, Savannah, Georgia: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska: Com Air University Operational fac1lities, $410,000: munity facilities, and utilities, $1,181,000. Gunter Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Wash Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska: Opera bama: Administrative facilities, and troop ington: Operational facilities, and supply tional facilities, maintenance facilities, sup housing, $1,915,000. facilities, $1,036,000. ply facilities, and utilities, $1,150,000. Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.: Lincoln Air Force Base, Lincoln, Nebraska: Galena Airport, Alaska: Ground improve bama: Operational facilities, $391,000. Maintenance facilities, $164,000. ments, $100,000. Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, King Salmon Airport, Alaska: Supply facil Headqu-arters Command · Arkansas: Operational facilities, $325,000. ities, and utilities, $1,690,000. Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine: Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska: Maintenance Maryland: Operational facilities, mainte Maintenance facilities, $48,000. facilities, $250,000. nance facilities, supply facilities, community MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida: Various locations, Alaska: Operational and facilities, utilities, and real estate, $21,357,- Maintenance facilities, and supply facilities, training facilities, community facilities, and 000. $866,000. utilities, $16,510,000. Military Air Transport Service Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Air Materiel Command Chat•leston Air Force Base, Charleston, Montana: Maintenance facilities, $1,066,000. Griffis Air Force Base, Rome, New York: South Carolina: Operational facilities, main March Air Force Base, Riverside; Califor Maintenance facilities, and suppdy facilities, tenance facilities, and community facilities, nia: Operational facilities, $6,052,000. $676,000. $822,000. McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kan Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah: Opera Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware: sas: Operational facilities, and community tional facilities, $341,000. Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, facilities, $1,039,000. Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas: and utilities, $750,000. McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida: Operational and training facilities, and utili McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, ties, $1,303,000. New Jersey: Operational facilities, mainte supply facilities, and utilities, $8,402,000. McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, nance facilities, and utilities, $1,083,000. Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain California: Operational facilities, and supply Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois: Home, Idaho: Operational facilities, and facilities, $1,548,000. Supply facilities, $253,000. troop housing, $1,361.000. Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Penn Strategic Air Command Offut Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska: Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, sylvania: Operational facilities, maintenance Barksdale Air Force Ba,se, Shreveport, facilities, supply facilities, medical facilities, and utilities, $1,802,000. Louisiana: Maintenance facilities, $110,000. Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, New and communty facilities, $2,676,000. Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, Califor Robins Air Force Base, Macon, · Georgia: Hampshire: Operational facilities, and main nia: Operational facilities, supply facilities, tenance facilities, $542,000. Supply facilities, and troop housing, and ground improvements, $569,000. $900,000. Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, Bergstrom Air Force Base, Austin, Texas: New York: Operational facilities, and main Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Operational faciliti.es, $300,000. Oklahoma: Operational facilities, and main tenance facilities, $1,134,000. Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas: Op Richard Bong Air Force Base, Kansasville, tenance facilities, $1,036,000. erational facilities, and maintenance facil Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Wisconsin: Operational and training facili ities, $416,000. ties, maintenance facilities, supply facilities, Ohio: Research; development, and test fa Blytheville Air Force Base, Blytheville, cilities, and supply facilities, $12,458,000. administrative facilities, troop ·housing, Arkansas: Maintenance facilities, supply fa community facilities, and utilities, $21,533,- Air Research. and Development Command cilities, and troop housing, $1,099,000. 000. Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Peru, Indiana: Arnold Et'lglneering Development Center, Schilling Air Force Base, Salina, Kansas: Tullahoma, Tennessee: Research, develop Operational facilities, maintenance facil ities, supply facilities, community facilities, Operational facilities, $4,147,000. ment, and test facilities, and ·utilities, Turner Air Force Base, Albany, Georgia: $5,690,000. and u.ti~ities, $1,725,000. Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, · Edwards ·Air Force Base, Muroc, Califor and community facilities, $1,505,000. nia: Research, development, and test facili Texas: Operational facilities, and mainte ties, and medical facilities, $542,000. nance facilities, $1,484,000. Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, Cali Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, Florida: Castle Air Force Base, Merced, California: fornia: Operational facilities, and real estate Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, Maintenance facilities, ground improve $147,000. and research, development, and test facili ments, and real estate, $425,000. Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexi ties, $833,000. Chennault Air Force Base, Lake Charles, co: Operational facilities, and ground im Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Louisiana: Utilities, and ground improve provements, $942,000. Mexico: Research, development, and t~st fa ments, $350,000. Whiteman Air Force Base, Knobnoster, cilities, and utilities, $909,000. Clinton County Air Force Base, Wilming Missouri: Operational facilities, mainte Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, ton, Ohio: Hospital facilities, troop housing, nance facilities, and. supply facilities, Massachusetts: Training facilities, and re community facilities, and utilities, $4,075,- $2,406,000. search, development, and test facilities, 000. Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda, Michi $2,258,000. . Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Clinton, gan: Operational facilities, maintenance fa Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa, Fl.orida: Oklahoma: Operational fiwilities, mainte cilities, supply facilities, and utilities, Operational facilities, research, development, nance facilities, and supply facilities, $2,484,000. and test facilities, and real estate, $1,822,000. $621,000. Tactical Air Command Sacramento Peak Upper Air Research Site,· Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Mis Alamogordo, New Mexico: Research, develop sissippi: Operational facilities, supply facil Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mex ico: Maintenance facilities, $800,000. ment, and test facilities, and utilities, ities, and commtn~ity .facilities, $264,000. $616,000. Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, England Air Force Base, Alexandria, Air Training Command Arizona: Opera tiona~ facilities, and main Louisiana: Operational facilities, mainte tenance facilities, $895,000. nance facilities, supply facilities, and utili Amarillo Air Force Base, Amarillo, Texas: ties, $2,468,000. Training facilities, maintenance facilities, Dow Air Force.Base, Bangor, Main,e: Oper supply facilities, and utilities, $1,828,000. ational facilities, maintenance facilities, and George Air Force Base, Victorville, Cali James Connally Air Force Base, · Waco, supply facilities, $1,260,000. fornia: Hospital facilities, $2,222,000. Texas: Operational facilities, $216,000. Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas: Op Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Vir Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, erational facilities, $292,000. ginia: Maintenance facilities, $540,000. Texas: Training facilities, and utilities, Ellsworth, Air Force Base, Rapid City Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, Myrtle Beach, $1,307,000. South Dakota: Operational facilities, and South Carolina: Maintenance facilities, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado: maintenance facilities, $1,445,000. $151,000. Operational facilities, $405,000. · Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada: Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, Cali ington: Operational facilities, $158,000. Operational facilities, and maintenance fa forpia: Maintenance facilities, supply facili Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka, ·Kansas: cilities, $672,000. ties, and community facilities, $1,598,000. Operational facilities, $762,000. Sewart Air Force Base, Smyrna, Tennessee: Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, Texas: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Chey Maintenance facilities, $3,249,000. Maintenance facilities, $408,000. enne, Wyoming: Administrative facilities,· Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, Golds Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, troop housing, community facilities and util boro, North Carolina: Operational and train Texas: Operational facilities, maintenance ities, $1,461,000. ing facilities, maintenance facilities, supply facilities, supply facilities, and hospital fa Glasgow Air Force Base, Glasgow, Mon facilities; troop housing, and utilities, $3,- cilities, $7,741,000. t ana: Operational facilities, maintenance· 150,000. CV--389 6150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Caro construction of any public work undertaken Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, 110 units. lina: Maintenance facilities, $715,000. under this section, including those real es Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, 560 Williams Air Force Base, Chandler, Ari tate actions pertaining thereto. This au units. zona·: Operational facilities, and maintenance thorization will expire as of September 30, Mather Air Force Base, California, 230 facilities, $246,000. · 1960, except for those public works projects units. Aircraft Control and Warning System concerning which the Committees on Armed Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, 320 Services of the Senate and House of Repre units . .. Various locations: Operational facilities, sentatives have been notified pursuant to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, 550 maintenance facilities, supply facilities, med this .section prior to that date. units. ical facilities, administrative facilities, fam (b) Section 303 of the Act of August 20, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 300 units. ily housing, troop housing·, community facili 1958 (72 Stat. 636, 655) is hereby repealed Perrin Air Force Base, Texas, 260 units. ties, utilities, and real estate, $77,405,000. except for those public works projects there Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 170 units. Outside the United States under concerning which the Committees on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 400 Military Air Transport Service Armed Services of the Senate and House of units. Representatives have been notiiied prior to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, 350 Various locations: Operational facilities, the date of enactment of this Act. · units. and utilities, $2,249,000. SEC. 304. (a) In accordance with the pro Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 390 Pacific Air Forces visions of section 407 of the Act of Sep units. Wake Island: Supply facilities, troop hous: tember 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119, 1125), · as SEc. 305. (a) Public Law 85-241, as amend lng, community facilities, and utilities, amended, the Secretary of the Air Force is ed, is amended, under the heading "OuTSIDE $2,211,000. authorized to construct, or acquire by lease THE UNITED STATES" in section 301 as follOWS: Various locations: Operational facilities, or: otherwise, family housing for occup~ncy . Under the subheading "ALASKAN AIR CoM maintenance facilities, supply facilities, hos as public quarters and community facilities MAND", with respect to Ladd Air Force Base, pital facilities, medical facilities, troop hous at the following locations by utilizing for strike out "$1,630,000" and insert in place ing, community facilities, utilities, and eign currencies acquired pursuant to the thereof "$1,895,000." ground improvements, $21,352,000. provisions of the Agricultural Trade Devel (b) Public Law 85-241, as amended, is opment and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. amended by striking out in clause (3) of sec Strategic Air Command 454), or through other commodity transac tion 502 the amounts "$160,705,000", and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam: Supply tions of the Commodity Credit Corporation: "$607 ,460,000" and inserting in place thereof facilities, and utilities, $374,000. Various locations, France, 300 units. "$160,970,000" and "$607,725,000", respec Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico: Op Alconbury RAF Station, United Kingdom, tively. erational facilities, and supply facilities, $1,- 203 units and community facilities. · SEc. 306. (.a) Public Law 85-685, is 309,000. Bmtwater RAF Station, United Kingdom, amended, under the heading "INSIDE THE Various locations: Operational facilities, 187 units and community facilities. UNITED STATES" in section 301 as follows: maintenance facilities, supply facilities, Burderop Park Hospital, United Kingdom, Under the subheading "STRATEGIC Am COM• troop housing, community facilities,- and 152 units and community facilities. MAND"- utilities, $6,996,000. Croughton RAF Station, United Kingdom, (1) with respect to :Malmstrom Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe 31 units. Base, Great Falls, Montana, strike out Various locations: Operational facilities, Greenham Common RAF Station, United "$1,832,000" and insert in place thereof maintenance facilities, medical facilities, Kingdom, 135 units. "$2,182,000". troqp housing, commun.ity facilities, and High Wycombe RAF Station, United King (2) with respect to Offutt Air Force Base, ~tilities, $~,590,000. dom, 136 units. Omaha, Nebraska, strike out "$3,265,000" and Lakenheath-Mildenhall Area, United insert in place thereof ".$3,890,000". United States Security Service Kingdom, 468 units and hospital facilities. (3) with respect to Richard Bong Air Force Various locations: Operational facilities, Ruislip (West) RAF Station, United King Ba.se, Kansasville, Wisconsin, strike out maintenance facilities, supply facilities, dom, community facilities. "$15,552,000" and insert in place thereof troop housing, community facilities, and . Sculthorpe RAF Station, United Kingdom, . "$16,655,ooo:·. . utilities, $4,908,000. 61 ·units and community facilities. (b) Public ·Law 85-685 is amended by Special Facilities Welford RAF Station, United Kingdom, 31 striking out in clause (3) of section 502 the units. Various locations: Operational facilities, amounts '.'$452,161,000" and "$952,415,000", Wethersfield RAF Station, United King $105,000. inserting in place thereof "$544,239,000" and dom, community facilities. "$954,493,000", respectively. Aircraft Control and Warning System WoOdbridge RAF Station, United Kingdom, TITLE IV Various locations: Operational facilities, community facilities. maintenance facilities, supply facilities, Classified locations, 343 units and com General Provisions medical facilities, administrative facilities, munity facilities. SEc. 401. The Secretary of each military troop housing, community facilities, utili (b) In accordance with the provisions of department may proceed to establish or de ties, and ground improvements, $16,987,000. title IV of the Housing Amendments of 1955 velop installations and facilities under this SEC. 302. The Secretary of the Air Force (69 Sto.t. 646), as amended, the Secretary Act without regard to sections 3648 and 3734 may establish or develop classified military of the Air Force is authorized to construct of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 Installations and facilities for ballistic, stra family housing for occupancy as public U.S.C. 529; 40 U.S.C. 259, 267), and sections tegic, and defense missiles and ballistic mis quarters at the following locations: 4774(d) and 9774(d) of title 10, United States sile detection by acquiring, constructing, Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas, 470 Code. The authority to place permanent or converting, rehabilitating, or installing per units. temporary improvements on land includes manent or temporary public .works, includ Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana, 300 authority for surveys, administration, over ing land acquisition, site preparation, appur units. head, planning, and supervision incident to tenances, utilities, and equipment in the Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, construction. That authority may be ex total amount of $443,541,000 . . 350 units. ercised before title to the land is approved SEC. 303. (a) The Secretary of the Air - Clinton County Air Force Base, Ohio, 150 under section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as units. Force may establish or dev~lop Air FOrce amended ( 40 U:S.C. 255) , and even though installations and facilities ·by proceeding Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Okla the land is held temporarily. The authority with construction made necessary by changes homa, 300 units. to acquire real estate or land includes au in Air Force missions, new weapons devel Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, 340 thority to make surveys and to acquire land, opments, new and unforeseen recearch and units. and interests in land (including temporary development requirements, or improved pro Craig Air Force Base, Alabama, 200 units. use), by gift, purchase, exchange of Govern duction schedules, if the Secretary of De Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 250 units. ment-owned land, or otherwise. fense determines that deferral of such con Dow Air Force Base, Maine, 480 units. SEc. 402. There are authorized to be ap struction for inclusion in the next military Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, propriated such sums as may be necessary 190 units. construction authorization Act would be for the purposes of this Act, but appropria inconsistent with interests of national secu Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana, 500 tions for public works projects authorized rity, and in connection therewith to acquire, units. by titles I, II, III, and IV shall not exceed- construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, (1) for title I: Inside the United States, permanent or temporary public works, in 470 units. $86,505,000; outside the United States, cluding land acquisition, site preparation, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 240 $24,210,000; section 102, $83,330,000; section appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in units. 103, $5,000,000; or a total of $199,045,000. • the total amount of $15,000,000: Provided, Kinross Air Force Base, Michigan, 285 (2) for title II: Inside the United States, That the Secretary of the Air Force, or his units. $113,253,000; outside the United States, designee, shall notify the Committees on K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, 260 $42,265,000; section 202, $21,765,000; section Armed Services of the Senate and House of units. 203, $5,000,000; or a total of $182,283,000. Representatives immediately upon reaching Larson Air Force ·Base, Washington, 330 (3) for title III: Inside the United States, a final decision to implement, of the.cost of units. $295,100,000; • outside the United States. 1959 CONGRESSIONAL-RECORD- HOUSE 6151
$65,081,000; _section 302, $443,541,000; ~ction (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of sec struction authorization Act except (1) hous· 303, $5,000,000; or a total of $808,722,000. · · tion 507 of the Act· of August 20, 1958 (72 ing units acquired pursuant to the provi SEc. 403. Any of the amounts named in Stat. 636, 661), the authorization for: sions of section 404 of the Housing Amend titles I, II,. 'S.nd III of this Act may, in the (a) family housing at a classified installa ments of 1955; (2) rental guarantee family discretion of the Secretary concerned, be in tion in the amount of $2,234,000 · that is housing authorized under section 302 of the creased by 5 per centum for projects inside contained in title I, section 101, of the Act Act of July 14, 1952 (66 Stat. 606, 622); and the United States (other than Alaska) and of July 15, 1955 (69 Stat. 324, 328); · (3) housing units leased for terms of one by 10 per centum for projects -outside the (b) classified facilities in the amount of year, whether renewable or not, or for terms United States or in Alaska. However, the $369,000 that is contained in title I, section of not more than five years pursuant to the total cost of all projects in each such title 102, of the Act· of July 15, 1955 (69 Stat. provisions of section 2675 of title 10, United may not be more than the total amount 324, 328); States Code." authorized to be appropriated-for projects in (c) the United States Army, Europe in the SEC. 409. Title 10, United States Code, is that title. amount of $6,925,000 that is contained in amended as follows: SEc. 404. Whenever- title I section 101, of the Act of Augst 3, 1956 (a) Section 4774 is amended by adding the ( I) the President determines that com (70 Stat. 991, 994); following new subsection at the end thereof: pliance with section 2313(b) of title 10, (d) the Caribbean Command Area, in the "(g) Not more than 10 percent of the fam United States Code, for contracts made under amount of $1,060,000 that is contained in ily quarters constructed from appropriated this Act for the establishment or develop title I, section 101, of the Act of August funds for officers of the Army may be four ment of military installations and facilities 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 991, 994); bedroom quarters having a net floor area of in foreign countries would interfere with the (e) classified facilities in the amount of 1,400 square feet or less for occupancy by carrying out of this Act; and $6,300,000 that is contained in title I, section officers holding grades below major." (2) the Secretary of Defense and the 102, of the Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. (b) Section 7574 is amended by adding the Comptroller General have agreed upon alter 991, 994); following new subsection at the end thereof: native methods of adequately auditing those "(e) Not more than 10 percent of the fam (f) land acquisition and obstruction re ily quarters constructed from appropriated contracts; moval for flight clearance in the amount the President may exempt those contracts funds for officers of the Navy may be four of $754,000 at various locations that is con bedroom quarters having a net floor area of from the requirements of that section. tained in title J:I; section 201, under the . SEC. 405. Contracts for construction made 1,400 square feet or less for occupancy by heading "CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES" and officers holding grades below lieutenant com by the United States for performance within SUbheading "AVIATION FACILITIES (Special the United States, its Territories and posses mander." Purpose Air Stations)" of the Act of July (c) Section 9774 is amended by adding the sions, under this Act shall be executed under 15, 1955 (69 Stat. 324, 332), as amended; the jurisdiction and supervision of the Corps following new subse<;tion at t}le end thereof: (g) operational facilities in the amount "(g) Not more than 10 percent of the of Engineers, Department of the Army or of $700,000 at the Naval Air Station, Jack the Bureau of Yards and Docks; Department family _ quarters constructed from appro sonville Florida that is contained in title priated funds for officers of the Air Force may of the Navy, unless the Secretary of Defense II section 201, ·under the heading "INSIDE determines that because such jurisdiction be four-bedroom quarters having a net floor T~E UNITED STATES" and SUbheading "AVIA area of 1,400 square feet or less for occu and supervision is wholly impracticable such TION FACILITIES (Fleet Support Air Stations)" contracts should be executed under the juris pancy by officers holding grades below major." in the Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 991, SEc. 410. To the extent that any authority diction and supervision of another Depart 996) , as amended. ment or Governme:r:t agency, and shall be provided by the Act of August 20, 1958 ( 72 awarded, insofar as practicable, on ·a com (h) the authorization for t~e construction Stat. 636), or this Act, for the construction petitive basis to the lowest responsible bid of family housing contained in the Act of of appropriated fund family housing at lo July 15, 1955 (69 Stat. 324), . to the extent cations in foreign countries is not utilized, der, if the national security .wm not be im that section 504 of the Act of August 20, paired and the award is consistent with the construction or acquisition of the num 1958 (72 Stat. 636, 660), made available such ber of housing units so authorized may be chapter 137 of. tit~e 10, U:uited States Code. authorization for.the construction of family Tlie Secretaries of the military departments accomplished at the same .locations under housing for the Department of the Army at the authority of section 407 of the Act o! shall report semiannually to the President Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, Fort Benja of the Senate and the Speaker of the House September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119, 1125), as min Harrison, Indiana, and Fort Shafte~, amended. of Representatives with respect to all con Hawaii, and for the Department of the A1r tracts awarded on other than a competitive SEc. 411. None of the authority contained Force at Sundance, Wyoming, and at four in titles I, II, and III of this Act shall be basis to the lowest responsible bidder. locations outside ·the United States. SEc. 406. As of July 1, 1960, all authoriza deemed to authorize any building construc tions for military public works to be ac (i) the authorization for _the construc tion project within the continental United complished by the Secretary of a military tion of medical facilities in the amount of States (other than Alaska) at a unit cost in department in connection with the estab $5,000,000 for Camp Jackson, South Caro excess of- lishment or development of military instal lina, that is contained in title I, section 101, ( 1) $32 per square foot for cold-storage of the Act of July 15, 1955 ( 69 Stat. 324, warehousing; lations and facilities, and all authoriz;:ttions 326). . . for appropriations therefor, that are con (2) $6 per square foot for regular ware tained in Acts approved before August 31, SEc. 407. Section 515 of the Act of July 15, housing; 1957, and not superseded or otherwise modi 1955 (69 Stat. 324, 352), as amended, is fur (3) $1,850 per man for perman~nt bar fied by a later authorization are repealed, ther amended to read as follows: racks; except- "SEc. 515. During fiscal years 1959 through (4) $8,500 per man ;for bachelor officer (1) authorizations for public works and and including 1962, the Secretaries of the quarters; unless the Secretary of Defense for appropriations therefor that are set forth Army, Navy, and Air Force, respectively, are determines that, because of special circum in those Acts in the titles that contain the authorized to lease housing facilities at or stances, application to such project of the general provisions; · near military tactical installations for as limitations on unit costs contained in this (2) the authorization for public works signment as public quarters to military per section is impracticable. projects as to which appropriated funds sonnel and their dependents, if any, without SEC. 412. Section 4 of the Act of April 3, have been obligated for construction con rental charge upon a determination by the 1958 (72 Stat. 78) is amended by striking out tracts or land acquisitions in whole or in Secretary of Defense, or his designee, that "$500,000" and inserting in place thereof part before July 1, 1960, and authorizations there is a lack of adequate housing facilities "$900,000." . at or near such military tactical installa for appropri~tions therefor; SEC. 413. Titles I, II, III, and IV of this (3) the authorization for the rental guar tions. Such housing facillties shall be leased Act may be cited as the "Military Construc on a family or individual unit basis and not tion Act of 1959". antee for faznl:ly pausing in the amount of more than seven thousand five hundred of $100,000,000 that is contained in section 302 such units may be so leased at any one time. TITLE V of the Act of July 14, 1952 (66 Stat. 606, 622); Expenditures for the rental of such housing Reserve forces facilities facilities may be made out of appropriations SEc. 501. Subject to chapter 133 of title (4) the authorization for the development available for maintenance and operation but of the Line of Communications, France, in 10, United States Code, the Secretary of De may not exceed $150 a month for any such fense may establish or develop the following the amount of $10,000,000 that is contained unit." in title I, section 102, of the Act of July 14, facilities for reserve forces: SEc. 408. Subsection (a) of section 406 of (1) For Depart':llent of the Army: 1952 (66 Stat. 606, 609.); the Act of August 30, 1957 (71 Stat. 531, ( 5) the authorization for development of 556) , as amended, is amended to read as Army Reserve classified facilities in the amount of $6,439,- follows: Akron (Number 2), Ohio: Training facili 000 that ·is contained in title I, section 102, "(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of ties, $574,000. of the Act of. Septenib_er 28, 1951 (65 Stat. any other law; and effective July 1, 1958, no Allentown-Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:. 336, 343); family housing units shall be contracted for Training facilities, $302,000. (6) the authorization for public work~ and or acquired at or in support of military in Anderson, Indiana: Training facilities. for the appropriation oi funds that are con stallations or activities unless the actual $136,000. tained in the ~ct of April 1, 1954 . (68 Stat. number of units involved has been specifi Ann Arbor, Michigan: Training facilities, 47) : a.s amended; . cally authorized by an annual military con- $317,000. 6152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 Aurora, Illinois: Training facilities, Okmulgee, Oklahoma: Training facilities, Farmington, Missouri: Training facilities. $302,000. $160,000. $115_, 000• . Bardstown, Kentucky: Training facilities, Olean, New York: Training facilities, Gainesville, Georgia: Training facilities. $160,000. $176,000. $90,000. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: Training facili· Oswego, New York: Training facilities, Greeley, Colorado: Training facilities, ties, $176,000. $176,000. $132,000. Bellaire, Ohio: Training facilities, $302,000. Painesville, Ohio: Training facilities, Hazen, Arkansas: Training facilities, Bloomington, Illinois: Training facilities, $168,000. $45,000. $168,000. Pittsburgh (Number 3), Pennsylvania: Heber Springs, Arkansas: Training facili Blooinlngton, Indiana: Training facilities, Training facilities, $574,000. ties, $90,000. $302,000. . Purcell, Oklahoma: Training facilities, Idaho Falls, Idaho: Training . facilities, Bridgeport-Fairfield, Connecticut: Train $160,000. $105,000. . ing facilities addition, $64,000. Rolla, Missouri: Training facilities, $160,- Inman, South Carolina: Training facilities, Bronx, New York: Training fadlities, 000. $99,000. $98,000. Rutland, Vermont: Training facilities, Iuka, Mississippi: Training facilities, Brownsville, Texas: Training facilities, $143,000. $54,000. $152,000. Sacramento, California: Training facilities Johnstown, Pennsylvania: Training facili Butler, Pennsylvania: Training facilities, addition, $61,000. ties, $375,000. $136,000. Saint Cloud, Minnesota: Training facili Jonesville, South Carolina: Training facil Champaign, Illinois: Training facilities, ties, $330,000. ities, $99,000. • 302,000. Salem, Oregon: Training facilities, $61,000 • Lancaster, Ohio: Training facilities, Chicago Heights, Illinois: Training facili San Antonio (Number 2), Texas: Train $160,000. ties, $302,000. ing facilities, $520,000. Leominster, Massachusetts: Training facil Chico, CalUornia: Training facilities, San Diego, California: Training facilities, ities, $200,000. • 168,000. $526,000 . Milan, Tennessee: Training facilities, · Cumberland, Maryland: Training facilities, San Marcos, Texas: Training facilities, $91,000. . .288,000. $152,000. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Training facilities, Dallas (Number 2), Texas: Training fa Santa Barbara, California: Training facili $235,000. cilities addition, $64,000. ties, $136,000. Mount Olive, North Carolina: Training Dayton, Ohio: Training facilities, $48,000. Savannah, Georgia: Training facilities, facilities, $105,000. Delaware, Ohio: Training facilities, $259,000. New Brockton, Alabama: Training facili • 302,000. Springfield, Missouri: Training facilities ties, $70,000 . Detroit (Number 1), Michigan: Training addition, $73,000. Olean, New York: Training facilities, $46,- facilities, $602,000. Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Training facili 000. Detroit (Number 2>, Michigan: Training ties, $220,000. Omaha, Nebraska: Training· facilities, facilities, $602,000. Vallejo, California: Training facilities, $450,000. Duluth, Minnesota: Training facilities, $302,000. Oswego, New York: Training facilities, .317,000. Washington, Iowa: Training facilities, $52,000. East Saint Louis, Illinois: Training facili- $160,000. . Plentywood, Montana: Training facilities, ties, $156,000. · Washington, Missouri: Training facilities, $63,000. El Dorado, Arkansas: 'r!aining facilities, $160,000. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Training facilities, $152,000. Washington, Pennsylvania: Training facil $150,000. Evanston, Illinois: Training facilities, ities, $136,000. Princeton, West Virginia: Training facili- $574,000. Wenatchee, Washington: Training facili ties, $60,000. . Flint, Michigan: Training facilities, ties, $168,000. · Quitman, Mississippi: Training facilities~ .551,000. Westminster, Maryland: Training facili $54,000. Fort Smith, Arkansas: Training facilities; ties, $160,000. Riverdale, New Jersey: Training facilities, $152,000. Various locations: Training facilities $250,000. Fulton, Missouri: Training facilities, minor additions, $1,788,000. Ronceverte, West Virginia: Training fa .160,000. Land acquisition: Training facilities, cilities, $54,000. Roswell, New Mexico: Training facilities, Gadsden, Alabama: Tr~ining facilities, $800,000. $200,000. $144,000. Army National Guard of the United States Galveston, Texas: Training facilities, Saint Paul, Minnesota: Training facilities, (Armory) $565,000. $152,000. . Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Training facili Amsterdam, New York: Training facilities, Salem, Oregon: Training facilities, $160,- $55,000. 000. ties, $168,000. Glens Falls, New York: Training facilities, Anchorage, Alaska: Training facilities, San German, Puerto Rico: Training facili $276,000. ties, $150,000. $176,000. Hammond, Indiana: Training facilities, Baltimore (Dundalk), Maryland: Training Savannah, Georgia: Training facilities, facilities, $215,000. $600,000. $168,000. Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Training facilities, Silver City, New Mexico: Training facili· Harrison, Arkansas: Training facilities, $150,000. ties, $60,000. $152,000. Beebe,· Arkansas: Training facilities, Tomahawk, Wisconsin: Training facilities, Jefferson City, Missouri: Training facili $45,000. $160,000. ties, $288,000. Belen, New Mexico: Training facilities, Troy, New York: Training facilities, $47,- Joliet, Illinois: Training facilities, $302,000. 000. Kankakee, Illinois: Training facilities, $57,000. ' . Benson, North Carolina: Training facili Webb, Miss~ssippl: Training :Cacilities, $168,000. ties, $105,000. $54,000. La Crosse, Wisconsin: Training facilities, Birmingham, Alabama: Training facilities, Various locations: Training facilities minor $317,000. $160,000. conversions, $84,000. Lafayette, Louisiana: Training facilities, Buffalo, New York: Training facilities, $152,000. Army National Guard of the United States $75,000. (Nonarmory) Malone, New York: Training facilities, Butte, Montana: Training facilities, $176,000. $70,000. Bismarck, North Dakota: Maintenance fa Mankato, Minnesota: Training facilities, Cape May Court House, New Jersey: Train cilities, $57,000. $176,000. ing facilities, $250,000. Buckhannon, West Virginia: Administra Marion, Ohio: Training facilities, $168,000. tive and supply facilities, $206,000. Meadeville, Pennsylvania: Training facili Colby, Kansas: Training facilities, $80,000. Colville, Washington: Training facilities, Camp Drum, New York: Maintenance fa ties, $168,000. cilities, $308,000. $150,000. Milwaukee (West), Wisconsin: Training Dermott, Arkansas: Training facilities, Hayward, Wisconsin: Maintenance facili facilities, $602,000. ties, $52,000. $45,000. Jersey City, New Jersey: Maintenance fa Morristown, New Jersey: Training facili De Witt, Arkansas: Training facilities, ties, $317,000. cilities, $49,000. $45,000 . (2) For Department of the Navy: . Mount Vernon, Ohio: Training facilities, Donna, Texas: Training facilities, $99,000. $168,000. Dover, New Jersey: Training facilities, Naval Reserve (Aviation) Muncie, Indiana: Training facilities, $168, $250,000. Naval Air Station (Dobbins Air Force ooo. Durant, Mississippi: Training facilities, Base), Atlanta, Georgia: Operational faclli Muskogee, Oklahoma: Training facilities, $54,000. ities, supply facilities, and utilities and $288,000. Elizabeth City, North Carolina: Training ground improvements, $838,000• . New Orleans (Number 1), Louisiana: facilities, $105,000. Naval Air Station, Dallas, Texas: Opera• Training facilities, $520,000. Enosburg Falls, Vermont: Training facili tional facilities and supply facilities, $348,- Odessa, Texas: Training facilities, $152,000. ties, $169,000. 000. 1959 CONGRESSIONAL .RECORD- HOUSE Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois: Op Camp Williams, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin: (3) With respect to Johnstown, Pennsyl erational facilities, $59,000. Operational facilities, $82,000. vania, strike out ' 1$99,000" and insert iri place Naval Air Station, Grosse Ile, Michigan-: Cheyenne Municipal Airport, Cheyenne, thereof "$136,000". Operational facilities and utilities, $771,000. Wyoming: Operational facilities, $238,000. (d) Public Law 85-685 is amended under Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, Cali Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine: Main- the heading "ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE fornia: Operational facilities, supply facili tenance facilities, $123,000. · UNITED STATES (ARMORY)" in ClaUSe 3 Of sec ties, and utilities, $563,000. Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington: ·Main tion 603 by striking out the following: Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana: tenance facilities, $245,000. "Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Training facil Supply facilities and maintenance facilities, Haleakala Aircraft Control and Warning ities, $45,000." $178,000. Facility, Maui, Hawaii: Operational facili "Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Training facilities, Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas: Opera ties, $446,000. $45,000." tional facilities, $192,000. Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York: Op "Chester, Pennsylvania: Training facilities, Naval Air Station, South Weymouth, Mas erational facilities, $596,000. $206,000." sachusetts: Operational facilities, $76,000. Hector Field, Fargo, North Dakota: Opera "Clayton, New Mexico: Training facilities, Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pennsyl tional facilities, $946,000. $57,000." vania: Operational facilities, supply facili Hubbard Field, Reno, Nevada: Operational "Ligonier, Pennsylvania: Training facili ties, and medical facilities, $797,000. facilities, $259,000. · ties, $45,000." Naval Reserve (Surface) Hulman Field, Terre Haute, Indiana: Op "Northwest Saint Paul, Minnesota: Train Naval and Marine. Corps Reserve Training erational facilities, .$238,000. ing facilities, $130,000." Center, Beaumont, Texas: Operational fa Kokee Aircraft Control and Warning Fa "Princeton, New Jersey: Training facilities, cilities, $65,000. cility, .Kauai, Hawaii: Operational facilities, $175,000." Naval Reserve Electronics Facility, Cham $283,000. "Salem, New Jersey: Training facilities, paign, Illinois: Training facilities, $70,000. Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, $15,000." Naval Reserve Training Center, Cleveland, Arkansas: Operational facilities, supply fa (e) Public Law 85-685 is amended by Ohio: Training facilities, $655,000. cilities and maintenance facilities, $2,323,000. striking out in clause ( 1) of section 606 Naval Reserve Training Center, Galveston, Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, "$11,886,000" and inserting in place thereof Texas: Operational facilities, $204,000. "$10,582,000;" and by striking out in clause Tennessee: Operational facilities, mainte (2) (b) of section 606 "$11,976,000" and in· Naval Reserve Electronics Facility, Kings nance facilities and supply facilities, $1,· vme, Texas: Training facilities, $35,000. serting in place thereof "$12,446,000;" and 825,000. by striking out in clause (3) of ·section 606 Naval Reserve Training Center, New Peoria Municipal Airport, Greater Peoria, Haven, Connecticut; Operational facilities, "$28,330,000" and inserting in place thereof $323",000. Illinois: Operational facilities, $192,000. "$27,702,000". Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training San Juan International Airport, San Juan, SEC. 503. The Secretary of Defense may es Center, Saint Louis, Missouri: Training fa Puerto Rico: Operational facilities and sup tablish or develop installations and facilities cilities, $697,000. ply facilities, $943,000. under this title without regard to sections Naval Reserve Trai:1ing Center, San Diego, Sioux Falls (Foss Field), Sioux Falls, South 3648 and 3734 of the Revised Statutes, as California: Operational facilities, $226,000. Dakota: Maintenance facilities, $123,000. amended, and sections 4774(d) and 9774(d) Naval Reserve Training Center, Whitestone, Springfield Municipal Airport, Springfield, of title 10, United States Code. The author Nevy York: Operational facilities, $104,000. Ohio: Operational facilities, $105,000. ity to place permanent or temporary im'.. Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin: Mainte Marine Corps Reserve (Ground) provements on land includes authority for nance facilities, $123,000. surveys, administration, overhead, planning, ·Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City, Okh~ and supervision incident to construction. Chicago, Illinois: Training facilities, $518,000. homa: Operational facilities, $317,000. That authority may be exercised before title Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, (4) For all reserve components: Facilities to the land is approved under section 355 of Johnson City, Tennessee: Training facilities made necessary by changes in the assignment the Revised Statutes, as amended, and even and land acquisition, $330,000. of weapons or equipment to reserve forces though the land is held temporarily. The Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training units, if the Secretary of Defense or his des authority to acquire real estate or land in Center, Saint Louis, Missouri; Training fa ignee determines that deferral of such facili cludes authority to make surveys and to ac cilities, $370,000. ties for inclusion in the next law authorizing quire land, and interests in land (including Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, San appropriations for specific facilities for re temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange Rafael, California: Training facilities, $490,- serve forces would be inconsistent with the of Government-owned land, or otherwise. 000. interests of national security and if the SEC. 504. Appropriations for facilities proj Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Secretary of Defense or his designee no ects authorized by section 501 for the respec Tampa, Florida: Training facilities, $391,000. tifies the Senate and the House of tive reserve components of the armed forces (3) For Department of the Air Force: Representatives immediately upon reach may not exceed-:- Air Force Reserve ing a final decision to implement, of the ( 1) for Department of the Army: Bakalar Air Force Base, Columbus, Indi nature and estimated cost of any facility to (a) Army Reserve, $20,748,000; ana: Supply facilities and operational fa be undertaken under this subsection: Pro (b) Army National Guard of the United cilities, $364,000. vided, That the first sentence of section 2233a States, $8,451,000; Davis Field, Muskogee, Oklahoma: Troop of title 10, United States Code, shall not ap (2) for Department of the Navy: Naval housing and utilities, $92,000. ply to facilities authorized by this subsection. and Marine Corps Reserves, $8,300,000; Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas: SEc. 502. (a) Public Law 85-685, is amend (3) for Department of the Air Force: Operational facilities, $823,000. ed under the heading "NAVAL RESERVE (AVIA• (a) Air Force Reserve, $4,093,000; General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wiscon TION>" in clause ( 1) of section 603 by striking (b) Air National Guard of the United sin: Troop housing, $43,000. out the following: States, $15,536,000. O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Il "Naval Air Station, Denver, Colorado: SEc. 505. Any of the amounts named in linois: Operational facilities, maintenance Maintenance facilities, utilities, ~nd land section 501 of this Act may, in the discretion facilities and utilities, $1,890,000. acquisition, $652,000." of the Secretary of Defense, be increased by ' Portland International Airport, Portland, "Naval Air Station, · Niagara Falls, New 15 per centum, but the total cost for all proj Oregon: Operational facilities, $588,000. York: Operational and training facilities, ects authorized for the Army Reserve, the Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Kansas and utilities, $652,000." Army National Guard of the Unit~d ·States, City, Missouri: Supply facilities, $105,000. (b) Public Law 85-685, is amended under the Naval and Marine Corps Reserves, the Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Philadel the heading "AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard phia, Pennsylvania: Maintenance facilities, UNITED STATES" in clause (2) of section 603 of the United States, may not exceed the supply facilities and troop housing, $188,000. as follows: amounts named in clauses (1) (a), (1) (b), Air National Guard of the United States (1) With respect to Barnes Field, West (2), (3) (a), and (3) (b) of section 504, re spectively. Alpena County Airport, Alpena, Michigan: field, Massachusetts, strike out "$740,000" and insert in place thereof "$1,030,000". SEc. 506. This title may be cited as the Operational facilities, $105,000. "Reserve Forces Facilities Act of 1959." New Orleans Naval Air Station, New Or (2) With respect to various locations: Run leans, Louisiana: Operational facilities and way arrestor barriers, strike out "$300,000" TITLE VI supply facilities, $274,000. and insert in place thereof "$480,000". SEC. 601. The Secretary of the Army is au Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Opera (c) Public Law 85-685 is amended under thorized to conv~y by quitclaim deed to the tional facilities, $238,000. the heading ~'ARMY RESERVE" in clause (3) of city of Santa Cruz, California, all the right, Bethel Air National Guard Base, Bethel, section 603 as follows: title, and interest of the United States in Minnesota: Utilities and ground improve (1) With respect to Canton, Ohio, strike and to four and five-tenths acres of land, ments, $4,963,000. out "$40,000" and insert in place thereof more or less, comprising the United States Buckley Naval Air Station, Denver, Colo• "$61,000". Army Reserve Center Lighthouse Point site rado: Operational facilities, $426,000. (2) With respect to Greenwood, South and being a part of the lands known as the Burlington Municipal Airport, Burlington, Carolina, strike out "$85,000" and .insert in United States Coast Guard Santa Cruz Light Vermont: Maintenance facilities, $123,000. place thereof "$117,000". Station, situated on the northerly side of '6154 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 .West Cliff Drive, approximately seven hun .time the Armed Forces Committee .re · Page_42, lines. 19 and 20, strike "$113,253,- dred feet south of Pelton Avenue, i"' the city ported its bill. 000" and insert in lieu thereof "$113,954,000". and county of Santa Cruz, California, and in The CHAIRMAN. The question is on . Page 42, line 22, strike "$182,283,000" and exchange for said conveyance to accept on insert in lieu thereof "$182,984,000". behalf of the United States of America from the amendment. the city of Santa Cruz a deed conveying fee The amendment was agreed to. . Mr. COHELAN. Mr. Chairman, the simple title to not less than four acres of Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I offer purpose of my amendment is simply land situated within the city of Santa Cruz, an amendment. stated as being to provide a facility California, to be utilized as the site for a The Clerk read as follows: necessary to prevent the discharge in United States Army Reserve Center: Pro Amendment offered by Mr. ARENDs: On San Francisco Bay of raw, untreated v i ded, That the city of Santa Cruz pay to page 39, following line 12, insert a new item sewage. At the present time naval fa the United States a sum of money represent as follows: cilities on Treasure Island and the Yerba ing, in the opinion of the Secretary of the "Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, 180 Buena Island are discharging raw sew Army, the aggregate of (1) the amount by ·units." which the fair market value of the property age into the bay. so conveyed by the Secretary of the Army Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, first I - On October 21, 1954, the California exceeds the fair market value of the land would like to say that Chanute Air Force Regional Water Pollution Control Board accepted in exchange therefor; (2) the Base is one of the major Air Force tech of Region 2 established a resolution amount heretofore expended by the Depart nical training schools. which stated that a condition of pollu ment of the Army in c<;mnection with the I offer this amendment because the tion and nuisance existed as a result of proposed construction of the United States untreated sewage being discharged into Army Reserve Center at Lighthouse Point for Air Force has a firm provable require work and materials which cannot be utilized ment for an additional 180 family hous San Francisco Bay from the shore fa in connection with the construction of the ing units at Chanute Air Force Base. cilities of the U.S. Navy at Treasure United States Army Reserve Center on the Chanute is located adjacent to the Island and Yerba Buena Island. site to be acquired from the city; and (3) town of Rantoul, Ill., which has a popu I would like to point out, Mr. Chair the amount by which the costs for providing lation-within the commutable area-of man, that this resolution has the force adequate foundations, sewer and water facili approximately 15,000 people. .and effect of law in California. The ef ties, and site preparation for the construc fect .of this disposal into San Francisco tion of a United States Army Reserve Center The Air Force housing requirement is at the site to be acquired from the city ex .based on the missions at the end of fiscal Bay today has become increasingly in ceeds the estimated costs for providing foun year 1962. At that time, there will be imical to the welfare of the people of the dations, sewer and water facilities, and site approximately 600 officers and 5,400 air State of California. preparation at the Lighthouse Point site. men assigned to the base. Of these, 440 . Executive Order No. 10014, dated No SEc. 602. The moneys received by the Sec officers and 1,920 airmen-total 2,360- vember 3, 1948, requires cooperation and retary of the Army under . this title shall be personnel will be authorized family .participation of tP,e Federal Government covered into the Treasury of the United housing. In addition, there will be are in local pollution abatement programs. States as miscellaneous receipts except that ·MY amendment is in direct consonance any moneys received under section 1(2) and quirement for approximately 890 junior (3) of this title shall be credited to the ap grade airmen for whom the Air Force is with that Executive order and would be propriation to which such costs are charged. not authorized to provide housing. a major step forward in correcting a Offsetting this requirement are 1, 780 most serious situation in San Francisco Mr. VINSON
train. It was also sent to the hard wagons will rumble onto the Oregon Trail On b~half of Oregon centennial officials, working Roseburg group. arid head for the Northwest. Senator NEUBERGER and Congressman PoRTER On March 4, 1959, a second letter went · This action April 19 will follow a brief had requested Mr. Truman to act as honor out to IndeJ)endence, Mo. The joint ceremony at Independence, Mo., in which ary trail master for the wagon train. former Pres-ident Truman will receive ales VERY MUCH INTERESTED note from Senator NEUBERGER and myself son in bull whipping from a modern day pi·ovided Mr. Truman with some new -w:agon mas_ter, Gordon "Tex" Serpa, 39, Ash- "I am very · much interested in that pro details. - · land, Oreg. . . gram," Mr. Truman replied, "I sincerely hope MARCH 4, 1959. Ami~ cheers and good wishes 25 persons it will be possible for me to be present and Hon. HARRY S. TRUMAN, will man the wagons and start a 2,000-mile, help with the celebration:. Truman .Memorial Library, 130-day ree~actment of the Oregon TniU "I doubt very much if I would be a good Independence, Mo. blazing. trail master," he continued. "I was in DEAR MR. PRESIDENT; Orgonians everywhere The wagons will make up the "On to Ore formed by my grandfather that a trail master join us in hoping that things will work out gon Cavalcade" in honor of the tOOth birth must be able to pop a 20-foot bullwhip and so that you can help start the Oregon Cen day of Oregon. kill a fly without hurting the animal. I have tennial Wagon Train when it leaves Inde- Serpa will take charge with the same mili never had any practice along that line, and pendence. · tary-like authority that the pioneers found I don't know whether I could do it. Upon reque~t. we advised the Oregon Cen necessary. "But if there is anything I can do to help tennial Commissi feel. Yet, they gave us Oregon as we know strong ones made it and they created a subcommittee's amendments, and which · it today--Oregon with all its faults but more State. awaits the action of the full House Com · important, with all its virtues and its mag Their journey was akin to going to the nificent present and more magnificent future. moon today, although the goal seemed more mittee on Government Operations, follows: But the ;future is tomorrow. Today we enticing. Today, when ~he continent is think of the men and women who gave us spanned in 5¥2 hours, it takes real effort to TEXT OF H.R. 6263 the present. imagine how far it really was in those days A bill to amend the Employment Act of 1946 We think of the tiny band of exhausted between Independence, Mo., and the Trail's to provide for its more effective adminis men, bearing a commission from a now western terminus at The Dalles of the Co tration, and to bring to bear an informed legendary President of the United States, who lumbia. Few of those who undertook and public opinion upon price and wage in struggled up rivers and over mountains for completed that trek had illusions about its creases which threaten economic stability more than a year, nearly lost in the Ameri distance, however. That's why they were a Be it enacted by the Senate and House of can vastness, in order to be the first of their strong people. That is why they built a Representatives of the United States of race--and perhaps of any race--to traverse good country. America in Congress assembled, That the the continent within what would one day They are all gone now, those strong men Employment Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 23; 15 be the borders of the United States. RicH and women and yet somehow they remain U.S.C. 1021 and the following), as amended, ARD L. NEUBERGER, the noted Oregon author, to remind us of a heritage they handed us is amended by adding at the end thereof the has well said there was probably no excite unasked. following new section: ment, no thrill of victory in the history of If history is recorded in order to improve "SEc. 6. It is the sense of Congress that the Northwest to rival that felt by the men ·the present and the future by example, the the President and the Federal Government, of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark history of Oregon's pioneers gives an example in executing this Act, .shall give due effect to when first they beheld the Pacific's waves · of devotion and optimism and work by the following provisions of the Act: breaking across the Columbia bar. How which we can best continue to build. " (a) The provision of section 2 setting could there have been? We are all pioneers. forth the goals of maximum employment, Yet it was only a moment of years after None of us will ever traverse a dusty, dan production (including the concept of sus Lewis and Clark abandoned winter quarters gerous Oregon Trail. But in the context of tained growth), and purchasing power (in at Fort Clatsop and headed back East t.o his own time each is tested by conditions, cluding the concept of reasonable price civilization before the first wave of immi and those with the pioneer spirit will build stability). grants arrived in the Oregon country. These well for the next 100 years. " (b) The· provisions of · section 3 (a) re first immigrants made Oregon American and Will it that each of us can as much match . quiring the President to include in each set the stage for one of the most important Oregon's mountains as those who went year's Economic Report, in quantitative and most dramatic mass migrations in before.-F. W. A. terms, the levels of employment, production, human history. · and purchasing power which he deems There is scarcely an American alive un- 'maximum', and current and foreseable familiar with the Oregon Trail. The mere INFLATION: HOW TO AVOID IT AND trends. mention of it stirs up romantic visions STILL HAVE MAXIMUM EMPLOY of white-canvassed Conestogas lurching " (c) The provision of section 3 (b) for the through a sea of grass, with rifle-across-arm MENT AND MAXIMUM PRODUC- discretionary periodic transmittal of sup . outrider peeling an eye for hostiles. Gen- TION plementary or revised recommendations . "(d) The provisions of section 3(a) (3) for erally, such visions do not contain the dust, Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I ask the heat and sweat, nor the toil. For those · a review and of sections 3(a) (4) and 3(b) for who came over the trail, for the countless unammous consent that the gentleman programs and recommendations, including thousands in the countless thousand wagons, from Wisconsin [Mr. REUSS] may extend therein monetary and credit policies to the and on foot, some of them, those unromantic his remarks at this point in the RECORD. same extent as all other policies affecting features were the only real things of that The SPEAKER. Is there objection to employment, production, and purchasing migration-the toil and sweat and misery, the request of the gentleman from Mas power: ProVided, That if the Federal Reserve and yes-the dream of the good life to be sachusetts? Board disagrees with the monetary and earned by good work at journey's end. There was no objection. credit policies included in such program and recommendations, the President in his re "Oregon" had a tremendous meaning for Mr. REUSS. Mr. Speaker, there is those fathers o.f ours, both the ones who port to the Congress shall include the Board's came and those who stayed behind. Oregon growing concern over the perils of in- views and reasons." was the land of ever-shining mountains and flation in our economy. For example, SEc. 2. The Employment Act of 1946 is ever-abundant fields, the expansive hope of the April 19 issue of This Week will amended by adding a new section 7 as fol an expansive land. report that in a poll of the editors of 40 lows: There were so many of those immigrants leading· newspapers "Control Inflation" "SEC. 7. The President, directly or through that today there are places in the parched was cited as the most urgent national any Federal agency he designates, shall hold midwestern plains where the ruts, worn problem by more editors than any other, public hearings concerning (a) price in deep into the earth by their wagons, are creases, prospective or actual, which in his still pointed out to tne curious, rubber-tired, followed by such issues as national de- judgment appears to threaten national eco air conditioned tourists of today. fense and interracial relations. In a nomic stability, and (b) · wage increases, Those ruts are sometimes created memo- survey of 1,500 wage earners polled by prospective or actual, and the relationship of rials, and interesting memorials at that. MacFadden Publications, Inc., in answer the price increases thereto, which the firm But they are nothing as memorials com- to the question "What single subject do involved declares to be a cause of the price pared to Oregon itself. you think is most important for Con- increases specified in clause (a) of this sec The Civil War and statehood changed all gress to act on in the coming year?", tion. He shall issue factual summaries of that. more selected "Inflation" than any other such hearings, and, where he deems it ad For every pioneer who came horseback, subject, with unemployment the second visable, issue advisory statements." in a wagon, on a boat or who just trudged most important SUbJ'ect. his way West, there were 100 or more who H.R. 6263 has two sections. Section 1 came on the railroad cars. But even so, So it is entirely appropriate for Con expresses the .sense of Congress that the these too were pioneers, for they came look- gress to reexamine our institutional ar President and the Federal Government, ing for opportunity and new land and work, rangements critically, and to ask in executing the Employment Act, should and they found plenty of it. whether they can meet the problem of give due effect to certain specified pro They cleared the land and plowed it up inflation. Fortunately, the Subcommit visions of the act. Section 2 empowers and sowed it. They built roads, railroads tee on Executive and Legislative Re the President, directly or through any and cities. They established logging camps organization of the House Committee on and lumber mills. They fished, banked, agency he designates, to hold public baked and taught schools. They spread out Government Operations, under the able hearings for the purpose of bringing ·:;a eventually from the Williamette Valley chairmanship of the gentleman from bear an informed public opinion upon Mecca, the original Oregon immigrant at- Illinois [Mr. DAWSON], has on March price increases, and associated wage in- traction, to all corners of the State and of 25-26 and on April 9 held exhaustive _creases, which threaten national eco Washington too, which was originally as hearings upon a number of bills on the nomic stability. "Oregon" as Oregon is today. subject of inflation, among them H.R. They were all kinds, these men and · 4870, introduced by me, the Senate ver SECTION 1-ADMINISTERING THE EMPLOYMENT women of whom we think today. In the sion of which, s. 1237, has been intra ACT earliest days they were chiefly those shut d ed b t f The first section of H.R. 6263 under out by the civilizing industt:ializing East uc Y Sena or JoSEPH S. CLARK, o and old West-that part of the "West" east Pennsylvania. The subcommittee on scores certain sa,lutory provisions of the of the Missouri River-but who still had the .April 9 reported out the bill, with Employment Act of 1946 whicl;l have scratch to outfit for the long journey, or, amendments. The text of H.R. 6263, always been implicit in the act, but in lacking resources, set out without. The the clean bill which incorporates the recent years have been honored in the 1959 CONGRESSIONAL ~CORD- HOUSE 6163 breach by the President and the Council ahead of us. If the -Chairman of the called .for supplementary reports and re of Economic Advisers. The provisions Council of Economic Advisers can do vised recommendations. But it was cer which it is desired to revivify are four: this for U.S. News, why cannot he do tainly the intent of these provisions that REASONABLE PRICE STABILITY i-t for the U.S. Congress? The third pro supplementary reports should be pre First. The statutory goal of the Em vision of section 1 hints gently that Con.. pared in the event of' a significant ployment Act of "maximum purchasing gress would like to see this done. change in economic conditions. For ex power"-a goal coordinate ·with maxi MONETARY AND CREDIT RECOMMENDATIONS ample the Economic Report of January mum employment and maximum pro Fourth. The fourth of the 4 provisions 1958 did not recognize the severity of duction-has until very recently been of section 1 requires the President to in the recession then underway. Not long universally considered to include the thereafter, however, the President found clude, both in his review and his recom it necessary to recommend and adopt concept of reasonable price stability. mendations, monetary and credit pol The first two Chairmen of the Council of measures in order to counteract the re icies to the same extent as all other eco cession. In my opinion this situation Economic Advisers-1947-52-Dr. Edwin nomic policies affecting employment, G. Nourse and Mr. Leon H. Keyserling, warranted a supplementary economic production, and purchasing power. report. have both testified that during their ad Again, from 1947 to 1952 the Economic ministration the words "maximum pur Finally, I also have no doubt that the Report presented to the Congress and intent of the Employment Act was to chasing power" constituted a goal of the Nation a truly comprehensive and maintaining reasonable price stability. include a review of and recommenda coordinated economic program which tions for monetary and credit policies as However, within the past year, leading took account of all Federal economic Administration figures, such as Council part of the President's report on national policies, including monetary, and credit economic policy. As a matter of fact, of Economic Advisers' Chairman Ray policies. The Federal Reserve System, mond J. Saulnier, Federal Reserve Board the first version of the full employment being independent of the Executive, was bill of 1945 was criticized because of an Chairman William M. Martin, and the of course free to disregard such of these President himself, have cast doubt that overemphasis on Government expendi policies as it disagreed with. Since 1953, tures as an anticyclical device and a the Employment Act's language really however, the Administration has left does contain the mandate of reasonable neglect of other devices, particularly monetary and credit policies out of its monetary policies. The revision in the price stability. So the first provision ·of calculations entirely. As Chairman section 1 explicitly includes the goal of original language was intended to cover Saulnier of the CEA testified concern all policies which could affect employ "reasonable price stability" within the ing the 1958 Economic Report: act's goals. At the same time, the defini ment, production, and purchasing tion of "maximum production," another In the Economic Report we have expressed -power within the specified limitation of no judgments as to the adequacy or inade the act. of the act's goals, is clarified so as to quacy of credit policy. (Joint Economic include the concept of "sustained Committee hearings on January, 1958, Eco Since the interpretation of the Employ growth." nomic Report of the President, p. 29.) ment Act has been questioned in these four respects, it would in my opinion STATING QUANTITATIVE GOALS The January 1959 Economic Report be desirable for the Congress to go on Second. Section 3(a) of the Employ of the President merely states: record with a clarification of the act. ment Act requires the President to include .. Responsibility for monetary and credit SECTION 2-FOCUSING PUBLIC ATTENTION ON in his Economic Report the levels of em policies rests with the Federal Reserve au PRICE-WAGE INCREASES ployment, production and purchasing thorities which have independent status Section 2 of H.R. 6263 directs the power which he deems "maximum," as within the Government·~ (p. 52). well as their current and anticipated President, directly or through any DR. GERHARD COLM'S TESTIMONY agency he designates, to hold public levels. This congressional mandate was Dr. Gerhard Colm, Chief Economist faithfully adhered to by the Executive hearings in order to focus an informed of the National Planning Association, in public opinion on price increases, and Branch during the period 1947-52. Since his testimony on April 9 before the Daw then, however, no serious effort has been associated wage increases, "which appear son subcommittee, summarized very to threaten national economic stability." made to estimate the levels of employ clearly the need for the four clarifying ment, production and purchasing power The "national economic stability'', it is amendments contained in section 1 of clear from the testimony before the as they are likely to be in the upcoming H.R. 6263: year, or to project a goal of what they Dawson subcommittee, could be In the first group of interpretive threatened bY increases in those con ought to be, in order to be. consistent amendments, maximum employment centrated industries which tend to set with the act's purposes. The second pro and production is defined so as to in the pace for the entire economy. vision of section 1 of H.R. 6263 indicates clude the concept of sustained growth; that these goals and estimates should be Section 2 contains no sanctions. But given, in quantitative terms. maximum purchasing power is defined the mere fact of holding public hearings so as to include the concept of reason would give the public the opportunity SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS able price stability. In my opinion, to get the true facts concerning the jus Third. Section 3 (b) of the Employ there cannot be any real question about tification for the proposed increases. ment Act provides for the periodic trans the validity of these interpretations in The President, it is true, is empowered, mittal of supplementary and revised rec the light of the legislative history of if he wishes, to issue an advisory state ommendations, after the January annual the act. ment. But this need not be done, and economic report. Again, during the A second interpretive amendment re certainly should not be done, until he period 1947-52, the Executive Branch quires the President's economic report has been able to evolve sound criteria found it desirable each year to issue a to include statements in quantitative for such a judgment. Even though no supplementary report in mid-passage. terms, of the levels of employment, pro advisory statement is issued, the public Since 1952, however, the Council of Eco duction, and purchasing power needed character of the hearing would tend to nomic Advisers is heard from in Janu to meet the objectives of the act. A make both management and labor more ary, but then is heard no more by the review of the debate on the full employ aware of the public interest in price Congress. Congress, for example, could ment bill .of 1945 both by the committees stability. be greatly assisted right now by the fil of Congress and by the Congress itself DR. GARDNER MEANS' VIEWS ing of a supplementary report by the shows that this is the meaning of the The kind of inflation which originates Council of Economic Advisers, in the legislation as enacted. The Joint Eco in the concentrated sector of the econ format prescribed by the Employment nomic Committee has interpreted the omy, even when there is a deficiency of Act, with the Joint Economic Commit act in this way and has provided quanti general demand, and is hence not effec tee. Ironically, Chairman Raymond J. tative statements of the needed levels tively controllable by monetary and fis Saulnier of the Council of Economic Ad when the executive branch failed t~ do cal policies, was well described by Dr. visers has a lengthy interview in this so. Gardner Means, Consulting Economist, week's-April 20-issue of U.S. News & As to the third interpretive amend in his testimony before the Dawson World Report-pages 54 to 61-in which ment the Employment Act left it to the subcommittee on March 25: he submits to an across-the-board set discretion of the President to decide The great bulk of the wholesale price of questions on the economic situation when changes in the economic situation inflation-from 1953 to 1958-was in the 6164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--- HOUSE April 16_ concentrated industries. Steel alone ac biguity and error in the present poficy .o! the question, then is. . how can a policy be counted for nearly a quarter of the rise Government, of. the :administration. . achieved which at the same time does Although the Federal Reserve authorities justice. to the long-range interests of the in the index and the steel and steel us have tended to accept actiDinistered prices as ing industries accounted for two-thirds the cause of the inflation, the remedies have parties concerned and takes into con of the rise. Each of the administration continued to be the cutting back df demand, sideration-the national interests. of long dominated groups rose substantially. In and we should remind ourselves that when term growth and reasonable price sta contrast, the market dominated groups you cut back on demand, you also have the bility? Such reconciliation of private rose substantially. In contrast, the mar effect of increasing unemployment. This is and public interests can be achieved if ket dominated groups rose little or actu what a reduction in demand for goods does, the parties exercise some degree of self ally fell in the same period. This is and you have some reduction in the rate of restraint. growth in the economy, beca.use it is when what is meant by an administrative the economy is pressing on its capacity that As I understand it this proposal does inflation. firms add to their capacity. When they have not intend to adopt price or wage con Now this type of inflation is in com idle capacity, they don't feel similarly obliged. trols. Rather, it is designed to put some plete contrast with the classical type of This means that the monetary and fiscal teeth into the "jawbone" approach to inflation such as we had after ·World policies largely bypass the problem of the the promotion of self-restraint. The War II and in the Korean war. Those kind of infiation that we have, and by con President under this proposal could or inflations were demand inflations in tributing to unemployment and by slowing der that hearings be held on actual oi· which there was too much money chas the rate of growth, we have other effects prospective price increase and such wage ing too few goods. As a result of the which we don't want. increases which the firm involved de excess demand, market dominated prices Dr. Colm, in his testimony before the clares would necessitate price increases. rose first and most while administration subcommittee on April9, shows the rele,;, ·The knowledge that hearings may be dominated price lagged behind. Then. vance of the price-wage hearings pro held and that summary conclusions and when there was no longer too much cedure if we are to insure both economic ·advisory . statements may be issued money chasing too few goods, market growth and price stability: would, I believe, add to the self-restraint dominated prices dropped back and ad One of the most important tasks of of both management and labor. ministration dominated prices con economic policy is to reconcile the prin I am aware of the fact that some busi tinued to rise until a new balance of cipal objectives of the Employment Act~ ness organizations and some labor or;. prices had been established. namely the promotion of economic ganizations have objected to the pro The importance of this distinction lies growth and of reasonable price stability posal. Some people have expressed in the fact, now coming to be widely under full employment conditions. The -concern that the holding of hearings on accepted, that while a tight money policy legislative proposal before you merits ·price and wage changes might be only may be able to control a demand infla your serious consideration because it the first step to imposing price and wage tion, it cannot control an administrative ·comes to grips with this task. controls. They fear that it might serve inflation. It has become clear that Until a few years ago, some econ~ as the notorious nose of the camel get limiting demand by a tight money policy omists still denied that there really are ting into the private business tent .. can create depression and unemployment 'two kinds of inflation. The experience While I do not see that price and wage but administrative inflation continues. of the recession has demonstrated be controls should be a consequence of this Thus, the steel industry last summer yond doubt that in the modern economy _proposal, I too believe that no additional raised its prices 3 percent in spite of the prices can rise even when there is a measure of Government intervention in fact that its operations were down to 60 slack in demand. In such a situation the private sphere should be adopted percent of capacity and in spite of the the use of monetary policy to c-ombat unless the alternatives are even less de great price increases that had ah·eady sirable. occurred since 1953. the price rise would aggravate the slack For the immediate problem of achiev in demand. That is what actually hap What then are the alternatives? Let ing full employment without serious ad ·pened in the fall of 1957. ,me first say that the threat of an im ministrative inflation, I regard public The price rise in 1957 and 1958 should . minent runaway inflation is not why I price hearings and publication of the not have been combated by monetary . favor this ·proposal. ~ As a matter of facts as having an important role to play. policy; it · should have been combated ·fact, I believe that some of the fears I would be very strongly against the by other means. A procedure such as ·which have been expressed by J)eople adoption of price and wage controls ex that proposed in the bill under consid inside and. outside the Government are cept as a distant and last resort when eration could have been of great useful grossly exaggerated. In the long-term other measures had failed. But public ness in that situation. Not all situ .perspective the recent price increases in hearings on prospective or actual price ations will be so clear cut as that of the United States have been relatively increases-and where necessary wage in 1957-58. Often both types of inflation mild, if we exclude the periods of war creases-could serve a very useful pur occur at the same time so that several and the aftermath of war. I am con pose where there was serious danger that anti-inflation policies will have to be cerned, however, with the persistency of such increases would threaten the sta used in combination. small price rises, particularly in periods bility of the economy and impede eco ADMINISTRATIONS ARE INSUFFICIENT of slack demand. If the Government of- nomic recovery. I would not contem In the face of demand inflation, pol . ficially adopts a policy of looking in the plate a large number of hearings in any icies would be needed which curtail de other direction whenever prices rise one year, but I would expect that the mand and/ or increase supply. Appeals business, labor, consumers, and investor~ relevant data on costs, wages, produc for self-restraint in buying can at best may anticipate a continuing price rise tivity, and so forth, would allow the pub hold back the price rise only temporar- · with the consequence that a small price lic to distinguish between legitimate and . ily. A cost-push or administered price rise would _soon become an inflation nonlegitimate price increases and bring inflation, however, requires a variety of spiral. home to those in control in the concen other measures. A cost-push or ad The use of conventional methods, such trated industries the policies which would ministered price inflation can be miti as a restrictive monetary policy, to fight represent responsible behavior toward gated in the longer run by policies which such price rises may interfere with the economic recovery. promote competition. However, in the , objective of achieving a desirable rate 0f structure of modern business and labor economic growth. Economic stagnation GALBRAITH'S TESTIMONY . could result if not economic recession or Prof. John Kenneth Galbraith of completely competitive conditions can not be achieved. Neither prices nor depressions. Harvard University, in endorsing the Some may say that since the situation price-wage hearings proposal before the wages are wholly determined by the forces of supply and demand. There is not yet alarming, we might as well subcommittee on March 25, had this to wait until the problem becomes really say: remains a considerable margin within which prices and wages are determined urgent. My answer is that at this point Now, it will be plain, I think, Mr. Chair we may be able to achieve reasonable man, that if the cause of the infiation is not . by deliberate decisions of business man an excess of demand, then it cannot be reme agers and the partners in collective bar price stability with mild measures and died by either monetary policy or fiscal policy, baining._ These delibera:te decisions may avoid the necessity of price and wage the purpose of which is to cut down demand. or may not be most conducive to eco controls. If the public gets the impres This seems to me to be the essential am- nomic growth and price stability. The sion that the Government is not really 1959 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 6165 serious about keeping prices in line, The chamber is strident'. It said this of type proceedipg would suffice, but clearly then the ·speculative anticipation of -the Reuss-Clark price-wage·notificatiqn pro even the sternest presidential warnings vision: would avail more if set against a detailed 'further pric·e rises may magnify the "To transfer individual price-wage deci factual background. Congress could use problem; in the end this might lead to sions from impersonal markets to the politi tully buttress the President's strong stand on the necessity of price and wage controls. cal arena would signal the end of consumer this important question by setting up an ap Thus, it may well be that a proposal such sovereignty and economic freedom." propriate factfinding mechanism. as the one before this committee may be The. AFL-CIO is subtle. It said this: regarded as a measure avoiding rather "We think this proposal needs more study [From the Washington Post, Apr. 3, 1959) than leading to price and wage controls. .* * * there are no sanctions in (the) bill. WHAT OF THE CONSUMER? We are not certain how effective such a pub The amendment proposed in H.R. 4870 lic hearing procedure could be in the ao It ought to come as no great surprise, we with proper implementation would in my sence of sanctions. We question whether the suppose, that spokesmen for both "big la opinion demonstrate that the Govern introduction of wages as a separate issue bor" and "big business" are opposed to pro ment is concerned with price stability into such a procedure for public hearings posals for a Government review of price and would thereby have a considerable serves any useful purpose." wage changes that might have a significant So, in another subtle thrust, AFL-CIO pro inflationary impact. The fact that neither effect on the behavior of all concerned group wants such a review might in a sense without necessitating direct controls. posed that the question be studied by the Joint Economic Committee, whose investiga be taken as prima facie evidence of the need OPPOSITION IS FORMIDABLE tion into price-jobs-growth has just started. for it. In too many wage negotiations since I wish I could report, Mr. Speaker, Interestingly enough, in this committee's World War II it has appeared that manage,. first round of hearings it heard from four ment's attitude was too "easy" and labor's that practically everybody favors my too demanding in relation to normal market bill. Actually, I have to admit that al distinguished witnesses. But unlike the Government Operations Committee, covering and price considerations, each side apparent:. most everybody important is against it. the same ground, the Joint Economic Com ly feeling that the consumer could be stuck The administration opposes it. The mittee had no time, as yet at least, for any for the bill, or most of it, whether he liked Federal Reserve is against it. The of the many economists who favor the Reuss it or not. This, at least, has seemed the case U.S. Chamber of Commerce is against it. Clark idea. in the concentrated industries like steel The AFI.r-CIO is against it. All of which probably goes to prove that where prices have spiraled almost steadily despite marked periodic declines in demand. Bernard D. Nossiter, the perceptiv~ the course of true love, even in the spring, doesn't always run smoothly. The difficulties with outright price-wage economic columnist of the Washington .control are of course so great that only in a Post, commented · upon this in the The Washington Post has summed up war or other extreme emergency should such March 31 issue: the case for the p1ice-wage hearings pro: measures be undertaken. Similarly, exten: EcoNOMIC BLOOMs-SrRANGE ALLIANCES vision v~ry well in two recent editorials: sive Government involvement even in a re SPROUT ON HILL view and factfinding procedure, relying upon [From the Washington Post, Mar. 27, 1959) public opinion for "enforcement," would have (By Bernard D. Nossiter) THE PRESIDENT ON STEEL its pitfalls. Full adversary proceedings, with Tllis is the time of the year when the soft President Eisenhower has followed his all the paraphernalia of a "record," of hear spring mood of love creeps into the strangest economic advisers-and those of the Federal ings, evidence and cross-examination, might -quarters. It has inspired the unlikeliest Reserve Board-into vigorous battle on the seriously subvert the necessary private bar economic and political combinations on price issue. In the most forthright an~ gaining process and also introduce delays Capitol Hill. ·forceful statement he has yet made on the that could make the economy sluggish and Here are two pairs inspired by the great subject, the President has asserted the public less responsive to public demands than it economic debate over what to do about ris interest in the forthcoming steel wage talks, sometimes is. ing prices, high unemployment, and slow urging both the companies and the unions But a limited, public "sampling" of the economic growth: to forego any steps that might lead to an factors in major wage and price decisions, 1. Last week both the AF'L-CIO and the other round of price increases. This is the undertaken as and if needed by a nonparti' first time that the President has addressed ·U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposed the sam!! san, expert 1 board whose· findings could· be bill in testimony before the House Govern· himself so boldly to a specific inflationary ·expeditiously developed and published, migh-t ment Operations Committee. The two big threat arising from the ability of the con serve a most useful purpose. Whatever such interest groups agreed that the measure in centrated industries, like steel, to defy the a board might say, labor or management or question would be a mistake. This bill would normal laws of supply and demand. In view both would be free to dispute it and to' act require big industry or big labor to tell a of general expectations of another difficult as each might see fit. But the confused pub Government body why speci:fic prices and bargaining session and fears of a protracted lic, unable to reconcile the Widely divergen't specific wages should be raised. strike-despite the fact that the steel indus:. .claims of both sides in major contract dis 2. Yesterday some shrewd Hill sources pre.: try is operating far below capacity-Mr. putes . and important price adjus~ments, dicted that at least the Democratic majority Eisenhower's warnings are most timely. would at least have an independent source of of the Government Operations Committee A chief difficulty, of course, is that labor information. In time, a competent factftnd:. would report out just such a bill-one em and management will interpret the Presi ing procedure of this kind could come to have bodying the notification feature of the meas' dent differently. Wisely the President has a stabilizing effect on both business and la:. ure sponsored by Representative HENRY not ruled out all concessions to the unions; bor leadership. The decisions would still lie REuss, Democrat, of Wisconsin, and Senator the general administration view reportedly with the companies and the unions, but a JosEPH CLARK, Democrat, of Pennsylvanil\-. is that modest wage and other improvements greater capacity to judge their wis-dom would .And on Thursday, Senator ALEXANDER WILEY, ·could be absorbed out of the relatively high .become the public's. The consumer might Republican, of Wisconsin, -said President ·current earnings of the industry. This of then make his voice heard at the bargaining Eisenhower correctly recognized tha~ the course leaves open to dispute how much the tables. consumer has a very direct stake in the steel unions can insist upon ·and still heed the industry's wage-price·· talks. Moreover, President's injunction. Management, on the WILEY's remarks were publicized in· a state· 'other hand, advised against any price in UNJUSTIFIABLE RESTRICTIONS ON ment wri~ten by the staff of the Senate mi' crease, undoubtedly wlll insist that this INFORMATION' CONTROLLED BY nority policy committee. means no wage improvement either. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH · All this is not spring madness. The big Mr. Eisenhower's plea for restraint would unions and the big corporations, according -be notably reinforced, we believe, if there The SPEAKER. Under previous order to soine testimony, have a vested interest in were some kind of machinery to investigate of the House, the gentleman from Cali rising wages and profit-breeding rising prices. and state the public case in more detail. fornia [Mr. Moss] is recognized for 15 · Then both Republicans and Democrats have For example, th~re is a wide gulf between minutes. a vested interest in getting elected, and there union and management claims on how the are more <:onsumers than there are labor or rates of wage and profit increases in recent Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, twice-last business leaders. years compare, each :side arguing that it is Friday and yesterday-the Honorable Hill cynics point out that it is folly to pass being shortchanged. For our part, we are CLARE' HoFFMAN, of Michigan, inaccurate any bill opposed by organized business and persuaded that earnings have outdistanced ly attacked the work which the Special ·organized labor. These g-roups; they say, are wages by quite a margin-but a public, 1m. Subcommittee on Government Informa articulate and organized. Consumers, of . partial finding on this and other factual tion is doing to remove unjustifiable re ·course, are not. How~ver, Hill professionals aspects of the situation would be most strictions on information controlled by .say that some consumers are writing let .helpful. · . the executive branch and. he impugned ters--the. pensioners, Government workers, . It is difficult to understand, therefore, why 'professionals and white-collar workers, some administration spokesmen are so cool ·my motives as chairman of the subcom ' groups that have unorganized votes. toward the proposals of Senator CLARK, Rep ·mittee. . I now wish to clarify the facts · Despite the ·moves toward superunity ·resentative.REuss and others .tl}at WOUld en,.. ·which were so badly twisted by my dis -among labor and business on the crucial mat able the public to get the facts. Perhaps -tinguished colleague from Michigan ters, there are differences in style. something short of a full-fledged, adversary- facts to which he had ready access ·as CV--390 6166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 the minority member of the subcommit- First. The initial subcommittee source State and Commerce Departments also tee. · was a U.S. Air Force official announce participated in the meetin'gs. - First, Mr. Speaker, I would like to ment-Washington Post, December 4, Mr. Speaker, now that -the distin comment on a most interesting coinci 1958-wbich was expanded by Depart guished gentleman from Michigan and dence. The tenor of the attack by the ment of Defense Press Release No. 1230- the General Counsel of the Defense De minority member of the subcommittee, 58-December 3,1958. partment from Philadelphia have the Mr. HoFFMAN, is identical to the tenor Second. This official information on facts-facts, incidentally, which can be of a similarly baseless charge by Mr. the use of monkeys in satellites and collected by anyone who can read a Robert Dechert, General Counsel of the other scientific research projects was en newspaper and use a telephone di Department of Defense. The date of larged upon at a public press conference rectory-! hope they will help me pursue Mr. HoFFMAN's first attack on the floor by Mr. Roy W. Johnson, Director of the the subcommittee's original request, to of the House of Representatives, April10, Department's Advanced Research Proj quote from the letter of March 30, 1959, and the date of Mr. Dechert's letter at ects Agency-December 3, 1958. for a full explanation of the apparent tacking the subcommittee are identical. Third. Another source of information on-again-off-again secrecy about the use And both attacks make the same errors. was a 2-page article v1ritten for Life of monkeys in research projects. Mr. Speaker, I would not dream of magazine-January 5, 1959-by the Di If the military security of the United charging that there was any sort of col rector of the Astronautics Division of States justifies any control of this type lusion between these two respected gen the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Ships. This of information, that control should have tlemen. I would never contend that the article included pictures and extensive followed a consistent pattern iristead of . Republican member of the subcommittee details on space-flights of monkeys. the highly contradictory pattern detailed was influenced to make his attack by Fourth. When reporters asked infor by the subcommittee's records. the Republican General Counsel of the mation officials at the Wright Air Devel It might be interesting, Mr. Speak Department of Defense. But both gen opment Cen.ter near Dayton, Ohio, er, to know that out at the Washing tlemen contend that the subcommittee's whether monkeys were being readied for ton Zoo is a cage containing a Macaque inquiry into the fouled-up security sys -monkey, and on the cage is a plaque space flights, the information officials which reports that this is one. of two tem in the Pentagon benefits the Com checked with the Pentagon and were told munists. And both gentlemen-highly monkeys sent up in 1952 in an Air Force to keep their mouths shut-December Aerobee rocket to a height of 200,000 intelligent, I am sure; extremely patri 5, 1958. feet into the upper atmosphere from otic, I am certain·, and well informed if Fifth. The New York Times later re New Mexico. He was subjected to 15 they wished to be-overlook the fact that ported that there was a clampdown on G's pressure on takeoff. He is a gift disrespect in the Pentagon for the infor mentioning monkeys in space "because of Air Research and Development Com- mation security system is generated by there· are some people in this world who mand, November 1953. - the excessive abuses of the system. get as emotional about monkeys as Mr. Speaker, as I stated at the begin Also, I am somewhat surprised to find Americans get about dogs"-.December 8, ning, I have been attacked both by my two such distinguished and honorable 1958. distinguished colleague [Mr. HoFFMAN] gentlemen adopting the Communist Sixth. A Pentagon information o:Hicial .and. by a letter from the General Counsel scare technique-a political technique informed the subcommittee of the exist of the Department of Defense. My mo- discredited because it has been used so ence of Assistant Secretary Snyder's tives have been impugned. I have been often· by those whose arguments are weak classified monkey memorandum-a fact accused of following a pattern which and, therefore: they find.it more expedi which is not secret since Mr. Dechert has would give ·aid and comfort to the Com- ent to impugn the motives of" those they disclosed even the contents of the classi munists.-- · atta·ck. fied memorandum. I submit that the ridiculous pattern Mr: Speaker, I can best answer Mr. Seventh. In an attempt to clarify this .peing ·pursued by the Defense Depart HoFFMAN's attack on the subcommittee's on-again-off-again secrecy which some ment in-the hopelessly impossible task of work by .:Puttirig in- this public ·RECORD times prohibited even the mention of the classifying the unclassifiable does far the same letter which I sent yesterday word "monkey" and other times per more· damage . than any policy of open to the Secretary of Defense in response mitted Pentagon publicity experts to aboveboardness which I have adocated. to the wholly unwarranted and errone hippodrome monkey research, the sub · I have never advocated, and the gen ous charges .of Mr. Dechert. In sum committee telephoned public, . nonmili tlemal\ from Michigan has repeatedly mar--y, the facts set forth in the letters tary research personnel. Thes~ contacts heard me reaffirm this in the hearings are these: included the National Advisory Commit of the ·subcommittee, anything but the · on· March 30; 1959, the subcommittee tee for Rhesus Monkey Requirements, a most stringent security over information asked Secretary of Defense Neil H. Mc function of the National Research Coun -which could in any way affect adversely Elroy for an explanation of the apparent cil with offices at· the National Institutes the security of the United States. on-again-off-again secrecy about the use of Health. . Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, will the of monkeys in research projects. The Eighth. Other similar nonmilitary, un gentleman yield? subcommittee also asked for an explana classified sources on the problems of ob Mr. MOSS. I am very happy to yield tion of how the disclosure that monkeys . taining monkeys . for scientific research to my distinguished colleague from are used in scientific satellites could prej are the Parke, Davis & Co. laboratory in Florida. udice the defense interestS of the Na Detroit, the Eli Lilly & Co. laboratory in .· Mr. FASCELL. I gather from the gen tion-. r Indianapolis, and other pharmaceutical tleman's statement that the charge has On April10, 1959, Mr. Dechert leveled laboratory officials who have discussed been made that the Subcommittee on In his attack on the subcommittee, charg the problem with Mr. S. G. Ramachan:. formation either sought classified infor ing that information concerning classi dran, commercial secretary of the Ir~dian mation or declassified information which fied matters has been disclosed by an Embassy. hitherto had been classified. I am sat employee of the Department of Defense, Ninth.· From such public sources, it isfied from the gentleman's statement without authority. Mr. Dechert,. backed can be determined that there was a ban here of the fact that the information had up yesterday by Mr. HoFFMAN, demanded on the shipment of research monkeys already been made public long before full details on the source of the subcom from India from February 1958 to June this issue ever arose. Is that correct? mittee's information which led to the 1958. The ban was :Unposed after ani Is that the gentleman's position? inquiry. mal protection organizations in the · Mr. MOSS. That is the position I The subcommittee is most happy, in a United States and in India-where there have taken. I think the record bears spirit of cooperation-not, I emphasize is a cult of monkey worshippers--com- · me out. in response to Mr. Dechert's demand, but plained to the Indian Government.- The Mr. FASCELL. As a member of the in a spirit of full cooperation-to provide ban was lifted after officials of the In subcommitee, it has been my under the details of its investigation. The sub dian Government conferred on the hu standing that this subcommittee has fol committee's answer to Mr. Dechert's let mane treatment of research monkeys lowed a policy that we have never sought ter, delivered to Secretary McElroy yes with representatives ot the National Ad classified information of any kind. Is terday, provides this information which visory Committee for Rhesus Monkey my understanding correct and is that is. in summary: Requirements. Representatives of the still the p:>licy of the subcommittee? 1959 CONGRESSIONA-L RECORD -HOUSE 6167 Mr. MOSS. That is the policy of the cause it has been my observation in serv the biomedical flights, wm be of general subcommittee. ing with the gentleman on this subcom scientific interest and will be unclassified. mittee that he has made a remarkable Other results which will be highly signifi Mr. FASCEIL. Will the gentleman cant for the developme:o.t of later systems agree with me that the records of this 1·ecord and has rendered a great public and techniques for space navigation involve subcommittee in hearings that have been service to the people of this country in national security and will be classified. held over many years bear ample proof fighting for information which should of the complaints that have been made be made available to the American . The Dayton Daily News, December 5, that there is overclassiftcation of mat people. 1958, reprinted by the Associated Press, ters which have nothing to do with na Mr. MOSS. I thank my colleague for December 14, 1958: tional defense? his support. I wish to include in the NARY A MousE SQUEAK, EITHER-MONKEYS Mr. MOSS. The record will· bear it RECORD the published sources of infor AIN'T TALKING ON SATELLITES out, and I quoted in my letter yesterday mation to which I referred earlier. Monkey business at the Wright Air De to Secretary McElroy a statement from The Washington Post and Times Her velopment center is classified top secret . the Coolidge committee which was ap ald, page A20, December 4, 1958: . . About 2 weeks ago when the Daily News heard monkeys might be "in training" for pointed by former Secretary of Defense The initial launchings will be made prima ~pace travel at the base here, a reporter Charles Wilson for the study of this mat rily to test the vehicle itself, especially its queried public information officials and was ter. That committee in reporting to us propulsion and guidance. Later satellites told "monkeys are classified." will contain biomedical specimens to seek in "public hearings made this statement Then when it was announced Wednesday referring overclassiftcation: · data on environmental conditions which will to be useful to the man-in-space program being by the Department of Defense in Washington The result is not only that the system fails carried out jointly by ARPA and the Nation that the United States will start firing a to supply to the public information which its al Aeronautics and Space Administration. As series of big satellites from California in the proper operation would supply, but the sys next few weeks-and that some will carry part of this program, live animals, including mice and monkeys-the queries started over. tem has become so overloaded that proper primates, will be carried aloft and their re protection of information which should be ·covery attempted. Were some of the mice and monkeys in px:otected has suffered. The press regards The Air Force announced a few days ago volved in the project being trained or tested .the stamp of classification with feelings that it was readying test animals for space at WADC's Aero Medical laboratory? And if :which vary from indtiierence to active con llights, the animals ranging from mice to so, could they meet the press? tempt. Within the Department of pefense monkeys large enough to put in a 2-quart . "That was a D. of D. (Department of De itself the mass of classified papers has in jar. - · fense) announcement and not an ARDC (Air evitably resulted in a casual attitude towa-rd Research and Development Command) or a classified information, at least on the part of T~e news releas~ from the Department W~DC (Wright Air Development. Center) an. niany. · of Defense, Office of Public Information, nouncement," answered a public informa .Washington, D.C., December 3, 1958: tion officer. "We don't have anything to do That committee was chairmanned by with their monkeys." _Mr. Charles Coolidge, a distinguished !'PROJECT DISCOVERER" . SATELLITE PROGRAM So what about mice? former. Assistant Secretary of Defense, . ANNOUNCED ~y DEPARTMENT OJ' DEFENSE · "You'll have to talk to the PIO (Publie ··and- four flag officers· .of the military - ·The first attempt to launch a satellite Information Officer) in charge of the Aero over the Pacific ~issile Range· will be made ·Med lab about that." ·services served with him. · . -late this year or· early next year from Van ·. Mr. -FASCELL. . Mr. Speaker. ~ wnf the ~ "We can't talk . about anything in -that ·denperg Air Fprce · ~ase ·; Calif.; the Depart area," reported· the second PIO. 'gentleman yield further? . · ·nient of Defense announced today. · This Mr. MOSS. I am very pleased to yield Monkeys or·mice? launching will be part of a series-desig "Either." further to .the gentleman. nated ''Project Discoverer"-to be carried out Mr. FASCELL. · It has been my under by the Department of the Air Force under "No comment," interjected the -first PIO. Since humans .who have been involved in standing the gentleman~s position is that the direction of the Defense Department's .~pace meqicine tests, such as isolation for 'there has -been a great niass .of -informa Advanced Research ProJects Agency. · The ·purpose of ARPA's Project Discoverer long periods at the Aero Medical laboratory, tion which is properly classifiable under is ·to continue development of a number of have emerged to hold press conferences it .the President's Executive. order in .the systems and techniques which will be em didn't ·appear that a monkey or mouse could national interest. ployed· in the operation of space vehicles. say much to endanger national security. Mr. MOSS. That is correct. Although no precise number of launchings · Therefore a · pan· to the ·Pentagon and ·to . Mr. FASCELL. Will the g·entleman has been scheduled for the project, it is the top echelon of .Air Force PIOs was indi:. yield further? expected a considerable number will be at cated. -tempted because of the nature and variety At 2:30 p.m. yesterday a general came on · Mr. MOSS. I am very happy to yield the phone. "Monkeys? Mice? I don't .know ,further to. the gentleman. · · of the experiments involved and the fact that the sateilites will orbit only for short ·about that situation. I'd ·bette.t let you talk Mr. FASCELL. Does the .gentleman periods of time. · -to ·our -colonel who is in charge ot·operation agree.with me that the great bulk of the · The initia] 1au1ichirtg ·primariiy wi:li be· to Discoverer:• Discoverer is th·e Defense De:. 'investigations which have come about in 'test the vehicle itself, especially its prbpul partment's tag for the project that will send this subcommittee ·have resulted natu sion and guidance. Later, the satellites will the now-incommunicado monkeys and mice rally, because of the fact that the great ·contain biomedical -specimens to seek data chattering off into space. 'est classifi_cation of matters originates ·on environmental conditions which will be · ."I don't know where they are or if they're classified,'' the colon~! in c}?.arge.. of the proj- within the Defense Department? useful to the . man-in-space program being carried out jointly by ARPA and the Na ect said. . Mr. MOSS. That is also correct. ·tional 'Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reminded that most of th,e space. me.dicine Mr. FASCELL. And it would seem to As part of this program, live animals also ·experiments iil the past irivolving human be at this point they are getting overly will be carried aloft and their recovery :.~ t weren't classified and asked how come mon sensitive about the whole situation? · tempted in· order to· develop the techniques keys might be, the colonel answered: "Well, Mr. MOSS.· I would conclude from involved. we've got to th,ink of every little thing, you this most recent exchange that they are The first Discoverer vehicle is a 2-stage know." almost dedicated to making it so uncom rocket. The main stage is a modified Thor · Well, would he find out about the monkeys fortable for those of us on the subcom IRBM produced by the Douglas Aircraft Co. and the mice? mittee that we will back away from prob The second stage .is a new vehicle produced "Most certainly will. Most certainly." ing their irresponsible actions. . And I by the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and powered Twenty minutes .later the phone r.ang. It by a Bell-Hustler engine. was the man everything started with-the ·want to serve notice on them that that The first Discoverer-launched satellites I have no intention ·of doing. first PIO at WADC. are expected to weigh approximately 1,300 "Had a call from Washington," he said. pounds. This includes the weight of the Mr. FASCELL. Will the gentleman So? second stage vehicle which will orbit as an ·yield further? "He told me to kee.p my m.outh shut." Mr: MOSS; I yield further to the gen integral part Qf the satellite after burnout. Initial versions of the Discoverer satellite . So, apparently, will the space-bound mon tleman. keys. and nike, wherever they may be. Mr. FASCELL. I certainly ·concur are designed .to orbit for short periods of time at relativ~ly low altitude. High alti But chattering away right now at the with the gentleman. I regret that the ·tudes are not possible with the weight-thrust Washington, D.C. zoo are Pat and Mike, two Department of Defense has- ·used ·this ratio established for the Discoverer. . monkeys .who rode an Aerobee. rocket into issue to make unwarranted charges and · Much of the· data expected to be obtained space for the Air Force in 1952. It 1s hoped impugn the motives of the chairman, be- 'fri:mi project Discoverer, such as results of -they won't say anything they shouldn't. .6168 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE April 16 The Dayton Daily News. December 7, Most of these conditions can be simulated These people, Defense figures, are apt to com in the various climatic and environmental plain about maltreating monkeys. Ergo, it 1954: chambers of WADC's Aero Medical Labora will fool them with primates. EvOLUTION REVERSING TREND? WADC HINTED tory. APING FOR SPACE Over the years, scores of volunteer human (By Jack Jones) subjects have undergone tests to show how CLASSIFIED INFORMATION If scientists are monkeying around under humans might bear up under these condi· top secret security wraps at Wright Air De tions or to discover what protective meas The SPEAKER. Under previous or velopment center, they may be aping what ures can be taken to insure the human's der of the House, the gentleman from will happen to the first man in space. survival and possibly even his comfort. In Michigan [Mr. HoFFMAN] is recognized The advanced research projects agency these tests, the humans are often "wired" for 20 minutes. announced last week that monkeys will be for skin response, just as the animals would Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr. fired into orbit soon. Some people think be. Speaker, I am still somewhat in doubt the first space passengers are now in training It can be expected that "space monkeys" as to what is bothering the gentleman at WADC here. could be put through the same tests in the WADC says the monkey business is classi laboratory. from California [Mr. Moss]. Appar fied but does not say why. Effects of the various environments would ently, he claims that I liken some of his Not having access to classified informa be determined with as much accuracy as methods or thought to those of the Com tion, and therefore in no position to disclose possible to establish the scientists' baselines. munists. Well, he did the same thing any valuable secrets to the enemy, the lay Then when the rockets roar off the pad when he said I was using the tactics of man may :find it interesting to speculate and through the earth's atmosphere into the the Communists. Of course, neither one what sort of monkey business WADC scien silent void of space, whatever different ef of us meant that either had any agree.:. tists might be up to, if they had any fects are observed via the telemetry chan mentor like thought with the Commu monkeys. nels can be assumed to be the effects of It is a matter of public record that Air actual space flight. nists. Methods are sometimes similar, Force scientists were involved in shooting And the scientists will have taken one of course-or something like that. All monkeys and mice into space in Aerobee more big step toward the goal of putting a I can get out of what the gentleman rockets in 1952. human being into space flight. said in the colloquy between himself Then, as now, one of the biggest problems The Dayton Daily News, December 7, and the other members of the commit puzzling scientists seemed to be the physi tee-there are three of us on this com ological effects to prolonged weightlessness. 1958: mittee, the gentleman from California A passenger in an earth satellite would AIR FORCE MONKEY BUSINESS FOOLISHLY [Mr. Moss], the chairman, the gentle feel no gravity. He wouldn't weigh any STAMPED "SECRET" thing and might tend to float around in his man from Florida [Mr. FASCELL], who A picture of monkeys and mice cowering is the other member, and I am the Re tiny capsule. behind a curtain of official secrecy is less This condition has been simulated for amusing than it seems. However trivial, the publican member, the only Republican short periods-less than a minute-in jet instance affords one more example of unjus member on the committee. Before I planes. But nobody knows for sure what tifiable secrecy in conduct of public business. start on this discussion, from my stand will happen to the human body under long Experiments with monkeys and mice in point anyway, I want to say this: I have exposure to zero-g conditions. test satellite firings or other aspects of space not made the complaint before, and I Col. John Paul Stapp, head of the WADC's medicine are not news to the enemy. Even aero medical laboratory, was quoted last would not now had the matter not been if they were, they would scarcely give him brought up in the way that it has. spring to the effect that he would want to any leads that he would not long since have send up and recover three orbiting satellites been capable of developing by his own ef These statements have been issued to containing chimpanzees before he would forts. In information of this sort there is the press and have been coming out for consider it safe enough to try with a man no faintly legitimate element of security. something like 2 years. They are issued aboard. Yet both local and Pentagon Air Force under the designation of "chairman of Now it can be assumed that Air Force the committee." The gentleman from scientists wouldn't just pick a chimp out of news sources have clammed up and refused his cage and pop him into a nose cone com to say whether animals are being used in California [Mr. Moss] is chairman and partment for his experimental voyage. They experiments at the Wright Air Development it is his statement, but when it comes would make long and careful preparations so Center. out that. way, it is charged up some as to gain as much knowledge from each Merely adding to the incongruity is the fact times to the whole committee. I do shot as possible. that Air Force and WADC information of not see these press releases before they The researchers would probably want to ficers clamped down on news which days ago had been announced by Defense Department are issued-and I am not complaining find out as much as they could about the about it-I do not care-put out all of effects of weightlessness, for one thing. headquarters. Unfortunately, many areas of For this, during the actual satellite firing, information which ought to be open to the them that you want to. they would have tiny wires taped to the ani public have been surrounded by unbroken Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, will the mal's skin so his heartbeat, respiration, skin walls of security. gentleman yield? temperature, and other information on his Much that Government officials-not al Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield. physical condition could be telemetered to ways confined to the military-tag with the Mr. MOSS. If the gentleman had in the ground. label of "security" is merely information that quired, he would have found that the But to try to determine whether changes might open the way to criticism, embar in his heartbeat were caused by weightless rassment, or public controversy. But criti story that seemed to disturb the gentle ness or simply, say, by the feeling of being cism and controversy are the lifeblood of a man occurred because of a press re cooped up in a tiny compartment, the scien healthy democracy. They should be abridged lease. This committee did not issue a tists probably would have performed earlier only to the extent that is necessary to pro press release which brought about the some baseline experiments. tect vital military and scientific secrets. story reported by the Associated Press. By putting the animal in a tiny, earth The New York Times, December 8, This committee has followed the prac bound nose cone, they could check, in the 1958: tice, wherever we have a complaint, of laboratory, what effect close confinement PRIMATESHINES supplying to the complainant-in this might have. Similarly, they might well see how the The art of "Washington Speak," as every case the Dayton Daily News-a copy of animal reacted to the effects of the "g" ninny knows, lies in never calling a monkey the initial letter of inquiry that was ad forces that would be imposed by the rocket's a monkey. When the Defense Department dressed to the governmental agency giv blastoff. This could be simulated in the announced last week its latest satellite pro:. ing them full opportunity to state their W ADC centrifuge. gram- this one to put living creatures in side of the case. The Daily News then A space traveler is also expected to en celestial orbit-it explained that the space determined to release that. counter other unusual conditions. His travelers would be "mice and primates." Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Well, I spaceship may vibrate. It may get very Did the Department mean "mice and hot-during the blastoff and during the re. do not care to yield any more on that. monkeys"? someone insisted on knowing. What I said was that the press releases entry-or very cold dUring the trip through "Mice and primates," Defense replied, dog the airless void beyond the earth's atmos go out before I have seen them. Does phere. gedly. the gentleman deny that? He may have a limited oxygen supply. Later, a loose-talker confided that those "primates" would be "monkeys," all right. Mr. MOSS. Most assuredly. Prolonged breathing 1n the small space cap Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. All sule could result in high humidity. His sup Defense would rather not call them monkeys, plies of food and drink may have to be he explained, because there are some people right. The first I ever saw of them was small because of space and weight limita in this world who get as emotional about in the paper, and that is all there is to tions. monkeys as Americans get about dogs. it. They run that committee. That is 1959 CONGRESSI6N:AI RECORD- HOUSE 6169 all right. I have no fault to find. I do lightning, but in 5 minutes he is over it to. It all boils down to some agency not care what they put in the paper. I and asking: "What do you think about having disseminated a lot of information · can answer it, especially when it is this?'' We get along all right. about monkeys and then afterward say wrong, as it usually is. I do not know Just get this into your head: I am not ing they could not talk about them. so much about the views of the gentle questioning your abililty, your patriot This Mr. Dechert says, or Murray Snyder man from Florida [Mr. FASCELL], but the ism, your zealousness, your intelligence, said they could see the monkey in the chairman is thoroughly and honestly nor of your colleague from Florida; I do Zoo. Then the chairman pops up, chair convinced that the executive depart question this, we disagree and disagree man of this Committee on Government ments are withholding information to violently on the authority of Congress to Information, pops up and asks: "What is which he is entitled and to which the inquire of the executive departments of this about monkeys? Why did you not committee and the press are entitled; matters under their discretion under the tell us about the monkeys?" And it that they are marking as confidential Constitution. Now, there is all there is turned out they knew all about the matter things that are not confidential. to it. monkeys anyway, but again Dechert And in this last complaint they are in Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, will the says: "We are not going to tell you any consistent. At one time they are mark gentleman yield? thing about monkeys." ing "Confidential" something that is not Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield. Mr. MOS3. The chairman did not pop confidential, like the monkey in the zoo, Mr. MOSS. I turned to the RECORD of up, but a very respected newspaper being to which the gentleman referred. yesterday and in the place where I somewhat frustrated because it could not Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, will the looked for enlightment as a result of the get information-- gentleman yield? gentleman's statement in the REA de Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Some Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield. bate regarding the activities of this com reporter could not get all the information Mr. MOSS. Is that not the position mittee, the gentleman undertook to dis he wanted. which the gentleman took himself dur cuss the subcommittee yesterday-- Mr. MOSS. I do not know. In con ing the previous two administrations, Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I know nection with the Dayton Ohio Press, the their withholding on the claim of about that. question was asked, What is the story? privilege? Mr. MOSS. I enjoyed the gentle Is this classified or is it not? We would Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Sure. I man's statement so I looked back there like to know. introduced a bill which passed the House this morning to refresh myself again That is all I know about it. I asked to make the departments give us more with his wisdom, but instead of finding Mr. Decker to let us know. information. It is usually so that I and the remarks he made in the House yes The SPEAKER. The time of the gen the other fellow are going to cover up terday about REA, where the gentleman tleman from Michigan has expired. our mistakes insofar as we can. The put himself on record, I found: (By unanimous consent (at the re gentleman is not running around ad Should congressional policy aid Russia to quest of Mr. HoFFMAN of Michigan) he vertising his faults, nor am I, nor are establish communism throughout the was allowed to proceed for 5 additional the departments. The only place we world-Russia's purpose. minutes.) differ is that under the Constitution Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Mr. certain authority is given to the Presi Then the gentleman from Michigan goes Speaker, now he is getting me off. They dent. That authority neither the Con on and says in substance that because I have reporters over there and informa- · gress nor the courts have the right to have urged that we clarify this ridicu tion came up. They tell m.e they have question. If you are in doubt about the lous on-again off-again policy about se three reporter.:; on your committee? soundness of the views I am expressing, crecy-the reference to monkeys is a Mr. MOSS. I have not any on my I ask you to go back and read the talk very inconsequential matter; the point at committee. I am not in the publishing which the Speaker and the majority issue is that the same thing is done in business. leader made when we had that bill be every department and agency of the Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. You fore us at previous times. The Speaker Government. have two members of the press. Did said: "What are you going to do about Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Oh, no. they go up and get paid for speaking? it? Impeach him"? The only question Mr. MOSS. Now, I am not thick, and The public has a right to know. is the authority of Congress. I have de I do not think I am overly sensitive, but Mr. MOSS. If they did. I do not liberately, when the Navy refused to the gentleman was not trying to compli know. If the gentleman will help me give me and the committee information ment me; I am most certain of that. I will find out. which was wanted, suggested to him Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. What I Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. The that our subcommittee and the full com tried to say was that it was just tomfool gentleman's complaint, his quarrel, is mittee ask the Congress to vote a cita ishness and silly and a waste of public with Dechert, General Counsel of the De tion for contempt, and the Supreme moneys for us here year after year to fense Department, is it not? Sure. He Court will lay down the line. The reply appropriate billions of dollars in foreign does not like Dechert and Dechert does to that was that he thought we could get aid, give them military aid, send over not like him. I do not know how I got it in another way, perhaps by holding technicians, and then to turn around and into it except I do not believe that a con up appropriations, which perhaps we go along with the demand which the gen gressional committee knows more about can. He also said in answer to my ques tleman I understand makes, that we tell running the Defense Department than tion that we have a nuisance value and them all our secrets. That is the burden does the Defense Department. The gen we could force the department to dis of my statement and that is the thing I tleman has not any real complaint here close this information. object to, that is the thing I do not agree because I have never questioned his abil As I understand it, the gentleman with. ity or his intelligence. thinks I challenge his intelligence and Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, will the gen Mr. MILLER of New York. Mr. his loyalty, or something. I have the tleman yield further? Speaker, will the gentleman yield? greatest admiration for the gentleman, Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield. Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield. especially for his determination to get Mr. MOSS. The gentleman has been Mr. MILLER of New York. Do I un something that he wants and he thinks very kind. I merely point out that your derstand the situation to be that a re he has a right to. I have been here 24 judgment or my judgment I am certain sponsible news agency made a complaint years, and if I sat down and tried half would lead to a more consistent policy to the chairman of the committee con the night to dig up some ill feeling than has been followed. Here we are cerning the action of an agency of this against some Member on either side, I starting back again with the Defense Government; then the chairman of the could not do it. Department saying that they are using committee wrote a letter of inquiry to Now that is a fact, although you may monkeys for research, and then an in the agency giving them an opportunity not believe it. I do not know of a Mem quiry comes to them and the question is to state their position and before the ber who has been here since I have, asked: "Are you using monkeys for re gentleman from Michigan knew about it whose integrity, whose patriotism, and search?" and the response from the De or before the agency had an opportunity whose intelligence I question at all. partment is: "We cannot talk about to respond or to state its defense, that We have differences of opinion, the that." letter of inquiry was in the newspaper? chairman and I, when we get on some of Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. All Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Let the these questions and he may flare up like right; let us see what this all boils down gentleman answer. I do not know. I 6170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE Ap'til" 16 do not know what the committee does. Republicans who might be running Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. They do not tell me. I just go over and against you, I will probably sign it and Speaker, I was delighted to hear the dis help them make up a quorum. put it in the RECORD. tinguished majority leader, the gentle Mr. MOSS. The committee wrote a The other day I spoke about Inez Robb man from Massachusetts [Mr. McCoR letter on the 30th of March asking the putting something in the paper about MACK], speak in such praise and admira Department of Defense to state its posi our shortcomings. In referring to the tion of our very wonderful Secretary of tion. We have always followed the reporters in the gallery, I used the word State, John Foster Dulles. Many times he practice of supplying to the person or to "sponge." I said they were sponging off and I have seen often eye to· eye in na the Member of the House, or to the the Government. And, in some way, tional defense matters and foreign affairs newspaper giving us the complaint a over in my office, apparently, someone matters, and I was so glad to hear him carbon copy of our initial letter of in thought the word "sponging" did not say that he had such admiration for our quiry. The Daily News determined to sound so good, so I left it out. Then Secretary of State. It has been very publish that letter. That was their two or three reporters came around, two interesting to watch and hear various privilege as it is the privilege of any of of them, and criticized me for leaving Members of Congress, both in the House your constituents or any other individ the word out of the RECORD. I would and the Senate, change from criticism of ual, corporate or otherwise, to publish like to make everyone happy. So, they the policies of the Secretary of State to any letter they receive. can reinsert the word again if they think great praise of his policies and of the Mr. MILLER of New York. Then it it will do any good. Though it carries man. I have followed his career for a was printed in the newspaper before the meaning to which I do not subscribe in good many years and I have always had letter was actually received by the Gov this instance. I have no fault to find admiration for his integrity and his ernment department or agency? with the reporters; they are fine young ability and, of his high moral courage Mr. MOSS. That is correct. Not be men, especially when they say a good and, of late years, I have had tremendous fore it was received, some 4 days after it word for us. There was no intention of admiration for the man's extreme cour was received. charging that they did any more chisel age in spite of the great physical pain Mr. MILLER of New York. But be ing than the average individual, and that that he must have endured. I sympa fore any response was received by the is all there was to it. I just wanted thize very much with our President, Pres chairman of the committee from the them, in view of the usual biannual pan ident Eisenhower, in not having him Department? ning we were getting, to judge Congress entirely as active as he has been for the Mr. MOSS. It has been my experience men by the same standard they past years. He has been his right arm that it takes anywhere from 4 to 5 weeks would like used on themselves. The and his closest adviser. or 4 to 5 months to get a response from press the next morning, the Washington And my appreciation goes to Mrs. a department. Post, which is largely back of this sub Dulles, his lovely wife. I have watched Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. If the committee on information all the time, her helpfulness and graciousness all gentleman is interested in how this tailing it up, printed a list of things that these many years, her tireless devotion came about, let me say that the whole the members of the press did. to him in every thing that he has stood business apparently grows out of some The UPI, in the Washington Post and complaints by newspapers. The easiest for, always upholding his hand. Times Herald, described reporters' per Mr. Speaker, I do not believe there is way for newspapers to get and sell news quisites this way: is through a congressional committee. a Member in the House today who does Congress provides newsmen covering its not think constantly of John Foster So we had a panel of I have forgotten activities with work space, typewriters, copy how many publishers, eminent gentle Dulles, out at the hospital, fighting to paper, stationery, envelopes, and local tele regain as much health as he can in or men, fine, patriotic citizens all over the phone service. It also employs attendants country, but they are interested in news. to supervise the House and Senate press, der to continue to advise President Then after that this big book of ques radio, and periodical galleries. Eisenhower and the country in our hour of trial. tionnaires was sent to the departments. Well, that is all right I do not care some answered and some did not. I am extremely grateful that he and what they do. But, I want to please the President have kept our boys from Now, we have two or three reporters on them. So, if they wish, they may put the committee and they have pals in the fighting a hot war. The thousands of in the word "sponge." I cannot see messages from all over the free world news service. Of course they peddle in anything particularly wrong about that. formation back and forth-nothing bespeak the gratitude and affection of Now, if anybody else wants me to apolo troubled peoples everywhere. He has secret, just a matter of good will. These gize, I will be glad to. Not having done boys want to make news, and I will say done much to prevent the spread of anything for which an apology is needed communism everywhere. Every Mem this for the chairman of the committee, one made will do no harm. he sure has got mile after mile of political ber of the House joins me in sending Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. Speaker, will the him a message of good will, I am sure. prestige out of the hearings and it is gentleman yield? a wonderful and fine thing. There is a Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield contest between the Department of De JOHN FOSTER DULLES fense, I might say, and the chairman of to the gentleman from Iowa. the committee as to who hits the press Mr. HOEVEN. I have listened atten The SPEAKER. Under previous or first. That is laudable, too. tively to the colloquy between the two der of the House, the gentleman from If I were in that situation, I would do gentlemen. It seems to me that we just New York [Mr. BARRY] is recognized for the same thing, but not as skillfully as have had a lot of monkey business. 1 minute. the gentleman from California does. Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. That or Mr. BARRY. Mr. Speaker, I do not Mr. MOSS. Mr. Speaker, will the "much ado about nothing" or "a moun want this day to pass without paying gentleman yield further? tain out of a mole hill" or ''heck to pay recognition to the greatest Secretary of Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. I yield. and no pitch hot." State of our time, the Honorable John Mr. MOSS. I would like to make the Foster Dulles, whom I knew not only as a statesman but as a friend and ac observation that the gentleman just con JOHN FOSTER DULLES tinue to hope that some day he will be quaintance for over 20 years. chairman of the committee, if his party The SPEAKER. Under previous order I first knew Mr. Dulles as a devoted is in power, and then he can try to get the of the House, the gentlewoman from servant of the Brick Presbyterian good press we have enjoyed. I am very Massachusetts [Mrs. RoGERS] is recog Church in New York City, where he proud of the excellent press the commit nized for 5 minutes. served as trustee for so many years. It tee has had. Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. was my great good fortune that our Mr. HOFFMAN of Michigan. Could Speaker, I ask unanimous consent tore paths crossed again in the political you add a note in some of your releases vise and extend my remarks and include arena at the 1948 Republican Conven saying a good word for me? Well, that extraneous matter. tion and, in a later year, he gave ·me wise is all I care to say on that. If the gentle The SPEAKER. Is there ·objection to personal counsel at the time of the man feels I have wronged him, hurt his the request of the gentlewoman from attempted re-creation of the bipartisan feelings, you write me an apology, and if Massachusetts? foreign policy which followed the death you do not make it too abusive for some There was no objection. of Senator Arthur Vandenberg. 1959 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 6171 Mr. Dulles' greatest contribution to LEAVE OF ABSENCE ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION mankind has been his steadfast adher By unanimous consent, leave of ab SIGNED ence to principles wherein he often stood sence was granted to: Mr. BURLESON, from the Committee almost alone, under combined. and con Mr. HECHLER (at the request of Mr. on House Administration, reported that trary pressures from within and without ALBERT), for balance of the week, on that committee had examined and found the Nation. account of official business. truly enrolled a joint resolution of the It is my belief that Secretary Dulles' Mr. STUBBLEFIELD (at the request Of House of the following title, which was inner strength came from devotion to Mr. BuRKE of Kentucky). for 10 days, thereupon signed by the Speaker: God and love for his fellowman. on account of illness. H.J. Res. 336. Joint Resolution making a Mr. HoLLAND E X t E N S i'-0 N S 0 F R E M A R K S This We Owe to Our Country 2. ;,What, In your opinion, are the chief Republican candidates from the courthouse dogmas-we must discard?" to the White House, and nail the radicals, We have already -discarded too many Re labor racketeers, and leftwingers in the op ExTENSION OF REMARKS publican dogmas. While those dogmas were position party to the mast with no holds OJ' operating, we built here the greatest Nation barred. Use effective salesmanship for our on earth. We must recapture many of those party first, and then fight the lying oppo- :HON. BEN F. JENSEN. lo5t Republican dogmas. _ - sition, with truth. and might. This we owe OF IOWA 3. "Trying to look ahead 10 or 15 years, to our country. what are the greatest pro):>lems you foresee Respectfully .submitted. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . for the United States and the Republican - BEN F. JENSEN, Thursday, April16,1959 Party?" Repre~en.tative .in. Congress jor the Stay out of war, maintain a balanced Seventh Iowa District. Mr. JENSEN. Mr. · Speaker, rmder budget, and prove to the so-called little leave to extend my remarks in the REc fellow that he will suffer first and most , oRD, I include my answer to a letter re from inflation caused by a constant unbal- - centiy rec.eived from . Mr. Charles H. ,_ ance.d bt!dget. . · ~ · Percy, chairman, Republican ~ committee 4. "In the same . period, what are the · A National Lottery on program and progress: · greatest -opportunities you _foresee .!or the _United States and the Republican Party?" THIS WE OWE TO OUR COUNTRY Broad publicity reaching into every home EXTENSION OF REMARl{S APRiL 9, 1959. ; In America, reaffirming the Republican OJ' CHARLES H . PERCY, - principles of the free private enterprise sys- Chairman, Republican Committee on Pro -tem for which we firmly stand; invite every HON. PAUL A. FINO gram and Progress, Washington, D.C. loyal American to join hands with us, that OF NEW YORK DEAR MR . . PERQY: I was pleased to have they and their children may continue to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES your letter of April 6. It states in part, "Jt enjoy the profits and blessings of liberty. is our belief that your own observations on 5. "Have you any other observations you Thursday, April16, i.959 the following questions would be invalu -· tllink . would be helpful to this committee Mr. FINO. Mr. Speaker, I am happy able to us in our efforts." in its attempt to state principles and ob to note that the people in the State of Your questions and my .answers follow: . . jectives as well as analyze problems and _Oklahoma .finally got smart by wiping 1. "What are the endu~ing principles by . opportunities?" which Republicans must guide themselves Yes, we should employ several of the very out hypocrisy after 51 years of prohibi- now and in the future?" · . best editorial writers to be found. They -tiQn. - - - Honest. efficient government. Oppose should be scattered north, south, east, and The Oklahomans voted to repeal not with all of our might, the wasteful spend west; they should take the .offensive for our because they could not get liquor. The - ing of the people's tax dollar. . party. . Publici~e the virtues of individual bootleggers were there to supply .them