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EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS· INLAND NAVIGATION RULES on Safety of Life at Sea, which went J. IRVING WHALLEY into effect for the United States in HON. MARIO BIAGGI 1965 by virtue of the enactment of HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD OF NEW YORK Public Law 88-131 <77 Stat. 194). OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Our early navigational regulations governing the lighting and movement IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday. March 11. 1980 of vessels operating on our inland wa- Tuesday. March 11. 1980 • Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, I have terways likewise developed as a result recently introduced H.R. 6671, a bill to of international efforts during the late . e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, it unify the rules for preventing colli- 1800's. In 1890, 1895, and again in is with great sorrow that I learned of sions on the inland waters of the 1897, various enactments provided for the death, last Saturday, of our friend United States. This is the culmination "special rules duly made by local au­ and former colleague, Hon. J. Irving of years of effort by the administra- thority, relating to the navigation of Whalley. - tion, maritime interests, those in- any harbors, rivers, or inland water." His former staff member, Mr. Jack volved ·with recreational boating, and The need to promulgate such special DeShay, recently called to inform me by the oversight activities of the sub- rules was recognized by the major .of thTu- sad news, and I wish to thank committee ,on Coast Guard and Navi- maritime nations at the International him for his thoughtfulness. · gation. Marine Conference of 1889, held in In 1960 when Irv Whalley was elect­ This attempt at unifying the -various Washington; D.C., to develop naviga­ ed to the House of Representatives to laws, rules, and regulations that affect tional regulations for preventing colli­ · represent Pennsylvania's old 12th navigation of vessels on the inland sions on the high seas. Congressional District, he brought waters, Great Lakes, and · w.estern with him a wealth of experience that rivers of the United states had its in- In order to prevent collisions, tne served the Nation and his constituents ception during the early 1960's. At maritime nations of the world, while well. Already familiar with the legisla­ that time, the coast Guard recognized continuing over the years to agree on tive process after 10 years with the the m'any problems these different rules to be followed by ships ·on the Pennsylvania Legislature, and know­ and conflicting requirements imposed high seas, have also agreed on allow­ ing the value of a taxpayer's dollar on the mariner-most often in deroga- ing for the application of local or spe­ from 35 years as a successful business­ tion of the maritime and environ.men- cial rules to the internal waters of a man, Irv quickly became a valuable tal safety of our waterways. It was de- nation. The United States is one of the part of this great body. cided, however, that unification of the few countries to have taken advantage I was privileged to serve with Irv on inland rules into a single system of this authority and has had an the House Foreign Affairs Committee should be deferred until the interna- inland navigational statutory and reg­ where he was the ranking Republican tional maritime community could de- . ulatory scheme in place since before on the Subcommittee on Africa. His velop international regulations for the turn of the century. dedication to his work and his skill worldwide adoption. Under the existing scheme, there are contributed greatly to a better under­ International regulations which three distinct sets of statutory rules standing of the peoples and problems govern· the lighting and movement of that govern the navigation of vessels of that continent. vessels operating on the high seas and on the inland waters, Great Lakes, and Mr. .. Speaker, Congressman Whalley connecting waters navigable by seago- western rivers of the United States. In was a great public servant in the finest ing vessels have existed for approxi- addition to these statutory rules, there sense of that term. Our Nation was mately 100 years. They have been re- are three more sets of regulatory rules fortunate to have the benefit of his vised periodically to reflect changing called pilot rules. For motorboats­ talent and energy during the 12 years technology and operational require- those vessels that are not more than he served as a Member of the House. I wish to extend my heartfelt sym­ ments. The international regulations 65 feet in length, special statutory re-·· now in effect were the result of work quirements are part of the 1940 Mo­ pathy to his wife, Ruth, their two chil­ done over a period of 4 years by the torboat Act. dren, and the other members of his Inter-Governmental Maritime Consul- family in this time of loss.e tative Organization

• This "b';lllet" symbol identifies staten:ients:'"or insertion$'1i which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5269 Naval Air Station. It succintly pre­ will retire with aµ income of about $500 to with all the hassles. The large companies sents the case. While there are a few $600 a month. are not dumb either. Here is how they work. inaccuracies, such as the refere nee to A lot of money you say? Try paying for a They find out a man or woman is close to the maximum severance pay available house in San Diego on that retirement. Its getting out of the Navy. They also find out to off ice rs, the basic message comes twice as hard to try to find a job at 40 yrs the Navy trained him, made him a supervi­ old to make up for the rest of the cost of sor, made him a highly qualified inspector, through loud and clear and I com­ living. Here are a few of the reasons why the taught him discipline. gave him experience mend this letter· to my colleagues· military man ls in hurry to get out. in their field. taught him to use sophisticat­ careful attention and study, How would you like to pack up and leave ed equipment and work on sophisticated air· The letter follows: your famUy to sail overseas for 6-8 mo. out c'raft. What mo.re does the company need to FEBRUARY 12, 1980. of the year? Come back to see your kids do but hire the individual. That's their To: San Diego Union Newspaper, Channel 8 almost a year older? That's a long time to motto, let the military train him and we KFMB, Channel 10 KGTV, and Chan­ ask a man to be away from his family. Its hire them and give them a paycheck that nel 39 KCST. called mental strain. How would you like to they can't refuse. Pretty smart if yon ask From: Men and Women in the Military. "defend" ~·ou'r country on a 5000 man carri­ me. So now tell me why shouldn't the indi· Attention: Staff, newsreporters, publishers, er for 7-8 months, and live in a sleeping victual get out7 What is t.here left to hang editors and members of the news. compartm~nt housing 60-65 men, stuffed in onto by staying m? DEAR Srns: I am writing this report in re­ like sardines. Try taking a shower during In the last 3 years our President or Com­ sponse to comments I have heard on your the cruise when there is fresh water availa­ mander in Chief has been so generous to newsprograms and read in the newspaper ble. Try standing in line to eat for 45 min. to give us a 5.0 percent. 5.5 percent and 7.5 per­ concerning the draft and the military and to an hour in a cockroach infested galley. Try cent cost of lh•ing increase. That's some­ enlighten everyone who has questions con­ working for 12-16 hours a day and I'm not thing considering the years we got no cost cerning our nations military. talking of getting paid for overtime; the pay of living raise. What was overlooked is the This report will not be one military mans stays the same. Try putting in those hours 7 cost of living increase was over double that opinion, but the opinion of a lot of people days a week-T~t·s a few of the hardships percent each year. I honestly feel it's time based in one of the largest Naval Air sta-· encountered during a cruise. Still think its a somebody did a lot of probing into our mili· tions on the west coast, Miramar. good deal. If you think this is an exaggera­ tary and the issues that are never spoken of Enclosed is a copy of an article taken from tion, we "challenge" you to find out for a~d let the public hear it like it is. Money the San Diego Union dated, Thursday, Jan­ yourself. As~ any of us what we think of the and equal wages is the bottom line. These uary 10, 1980, that will, help support our military and why we are bailing out. See if men and women have got families to sup­ views of how bad this country's military is we are trying to sell you "sea stories". Get port and they sure aren't going to accom­ in. to the root of the problems. plish it by staying in the military. I am very interested in the news and I feel In the past we have seen and read some of In closing I have one thing to say along I'm \'ery up on the news. So I have made the interviews that have taken place at Mir­ some very interesting deductions. The amar. Somehow you reporters always seem with the hundred other things I've said. 100 recent interviews we have all noticed in rela· to find the sharpest looklng officer that plus days ago everyone, especially college tion to the draft have been from "civilians" works directly for the base Captain, who students, were quoted as saying, "Hell yes, I'll help go over to Iran and get our hos­ and c~Hege stuand, theater-as vital compo­ Maryland pursuing- his favorite activi­ tended to encourage enlistment or re-enlist­ nents of an all-around education pro­ ties of crabbing and fishing in Chesa­ ment because military pay scales are signifi­ gram. peake Bay.e cantly behind civilian private-sector wages. · The high school band, in particular, Prospects don't depend as much on the has enjoyed a long history of success, news-media advertisements in making en­ having participated in numerous na­ listment decisions as they do on friends in tional, State, and local festivals, RETURN TO TRADITIONAL MILI­ the Guard or Reserves, and too many of TARY VALUES, NOT DRAFT almost always winning top honors. these friends are dissatisfied. Founded in 1931, the band for the past REGISTRATION These citizen-soldiers leave because of ·poor training, poor leadership, interference 12 years has been-under the most able with personal and business ·activities, inef­ direction of William Fish, conductor. HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER fective command information programs. The band has performed concert OF COLORADO Despite the negative findings of these mo­ tours all along the eastern seaboard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tivation studies, there are 3'Jme outstanding from Toronto, Quebec, and Montreal Tuesda']!, March 11, 1980 Guard and Reserve units that are ready and to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, well-qualified for combat. and our Nation's Capital. Locally, in e Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, Too much research attention may have the New York area, the band has per­ yet another analysis indicating why been given to determining what incentive formed at the· World's Fair, the Polo registration for the draft is the wrong package~ "sell" military service the .best an hfe, co~veymg WDIF within my district, and wish to most modern newspaper offices at the J!lOOd and spmt of the city, but take this opportunity to extend my 1210 North Azusa Canyon Road, West when she left for the West and settled congratulations to the management Covina. in New Mexico. her choice of subjects and staff. At this time, I insert in the With this move the Tribune became changed. Scenes of the country.side RECORD a recent news article which ap­ one of the leaders in newspaper com­ near Abiquiu are vibrantly colored pears in the Marion News/Life regarct­ puter technology. The Tribune went images, reflecting a great intensity of ing WDIF's rise to the top: from hot type and a small rotary press spirit. Neither totally abstract nor rep­ THE DIFFERENCE FIVE YEARS MAKE to cold type, scanner, computer com­ resentational, her work blends the two position, plastic plates, and a . Goss art forms to provide the viewer with a passionate quality that transcends her Just five years ago, on Feb. 27. 1975, a new Headliner rotary press. sound arrived on the scene in Marion. It was The newspaper's cold type reproduc­ choice of subjects. a bright, upbeat contemporary format that tion process was designed by System tter nome near At>1qmu renects both listeners, business people and media leaders Development Corp. of Santa Monica, her spirit and her lifestyle, possessing had been waiting for to fill a media void Calif. The system included two Com­ a high degree of structural integrity, that existed in the Marion Trade Zone. \puScan 170's, two Hewlett-Packard having been built, to her high stand­ WDIF was granted a license by the Feder­ computers and two Linotron 505TC's. ards.- Surrounded by high walls and al Communications Commission and became 5272 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 Marion's new 24-hour, full-stereo FM radio The Rosses, parents of five children, hand there, let us not forget the les­ station. have devoted the past 17 years to sons of the past-particularly those Although George Scantland, owner and coaching young people in athletics. It mistakes made in providing massive president of Scantland Broadcasting, had is estimated that they have donated amounts of the most advanced mili­ never been in the broadcast or advertising tary technology to the shah's Iran as a business, he recruited a staff of highly com­ over 20,000 hours to coaching over petent and experienced people from major 1,700 children on their own teams­ substitute for a strong U.S. presence in markets such as Columbus, Cleveland, both football and baseball. In addi­ the Middle East. Philadelphia and Boston to develop the tion, these rerparkable people have It is also quite understandable· that kind of professional programming and sales been active in Boy Scouts and Girl we would look to Egypt and, most es­ he knew would be successful in Marion. Scouts. pecially, Anwar Sadat. The WDIF studios were constructed and At a time· when we read and hear so In an age when the Nobel Peace currently are housec! on the second floor of much about juvenile crime, there is no the Home Federal Building at 135 South Prize has been sullied by questionable Prospect St. The station broadcasts '24 more worthy-endeavor than dedicating recipients, President Sadat has re­ hours daily with a 3,000 watt stereo FM oneself to instilling in young people stored meaning to both the award and signal. The signal blankets the seven county the values of fair play that are gained the word "peace." Breaking wi.th an Marion Trade Zone. through athletics. John 'and Angie enduring tradition of animosity be­ WDIF's programming is aimed towards Ross have obviously had an enormous tween Arab and Jew, jeopardizing his the 18-44 year-old market. The format is impact on the lives of thousands in own bond with his Arab neighbors, no adult contemporary music, a mixture of their community and the surrounding man has better sailed against the wind Easy-Listening and Top 100 chart music, area and deserve the accola,.des of their in the cause of peace than Anwar along with album cuts and oldies. fell ow citizens. I am proud to repre­ Sadat. Scantland was quick to implement a policy sent them in the U.S. Congress.e of a strong and lasting commitment to But there is a question that should · public affairs as the cornerstone to the com­ haunt, freedom lovers and peace seek­ ers everywhere. And it is, after Sadat, pany's success. AFTER SADAT., WHAT? Each year the station sponsors a Cancer what then-what is in store for the Stereothon in the spring, hosts the Jerry Middle East and the cause of Peace? Lewis Telethon in the summer, and orga­ HON. NICHOLAS MAVROULES It is well worth consideting the pos- nizes the Kids for Christmas Campaign in oF MASSACHUSETTS sibility that Egypt, after Sadat, will the winter to -raise money for needy chil­ dren. In the past, the station has also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN'!'ATIVES follow Iran's lead, leaving American helped conduct -special fund drives for tbe interests in the region as unprotected Easter Seals Campaign and the March of Tuesday, March 11, 1980 as before. An Egypt without Sadat; Dimes. •Mr. MAVROULES. Mr. Speaker, in and armed to the teeth. would also WDIF has also distinguished itself for ex­ the latest of a string of blows to .Israel, leave the people of Israel in a most cellence in news ~porting. Within the first the United States recently voted in precarious position and confronted three years the station was in operation, it favor of a United Nations resolution with their very survival. won six Associated Press Awards, including Ohio's Best News Operation. WDIF report­ that called upon Israel to dismantle its This, again, is in no- way a criticism ers covered both national political conven­ settlements in occupied Arab territo- of Sadat's Egypt and the great strides t ions in 1976 for listeners in Marion as well ries and in its ancestoral city of Jeru- President Sadat himself has made as other major Ohio cities as a. "pool" serv­ salem. toward peace. To be sure, the Egypt- ice for other stations. A repeat of that cov­ According to the White House expla- Israel peace treaty is a landmark in erage is planned for this year's national con­ nation, the vote was an error, the history and of critical importance to ventions. result of a mistake in communications the United States as well. Sadat de­ In early 1978, WDIF in&:,1tuted the exclu­ between those bastions of profession- serves much of the credit for this ac­ sive Radar Weather.Service for its listeners .alism, the State Department and our complishment and should be support­ giv:ng them the most accurate forecast in­ formation and constant weather monitoring United Nation delegation. But error or ed by the American people. · system ava'l.able. no, the vote cast by the United States But that support sho-µld not be un- Acceptance of this new radio station was on March 1 was a disturbing and dls- qualified. immediate and wide-spread by Marion lis­ maying break with tradi.tion. We must remind ourselves that teners and advertisers. It has grown steadily For the first time in our long histo- Sadat is secure in power by virtue of since sign-on. Within two years, WDIF ry, we have sided with those who have his personal popularity and · the achieved number one ratings in the 18--44 been long bent on destroying the State strength of his secret polic.e. we must category across the board determined in an Arbitron ACE study. Today the station re­ of Israel, our longtime friends and the also remember that even an Egypt mains number one. only stable government in the Middle with Sadat remains .a rich ground for The continued success of WDIF was clear­ East. anti-American, anti-Israel factions- ly indicated two week's ago when the sta­ But; as I have mentioned, this is not among which number the Nasserites, tion was named "Billboard Magazine's Sta­ the only slight, if I may use so innoc- the Moslem fundamentalists, the tion of the Year", one of the highest awards uous a word to describe so reprehensi- Ba'athists, and, of course, the Commu­ that can be achieved in the industry. The ble a situation, that t~ . United States nists . .station's total performance, talented person­ has handed the people of Israel. We alities, devotion to community involvement, have only to look at our actions fol- During the past several days, I have and aggressive broadcast journalism made lowing the seizure of Affierican diplo- . heard reports on the specifics or the the difference-only five years after signing mats in Teheran and Soviet invasion · proposed Egyptian arms sale. It is our on the air.e of neighboring Afghanistan to find Government's intention to sell Egypt other examples of our insensitive dis- 250 MBO tanks, 40 F-16 jet fighters, and other advanced military hard­ CITIZENS OF THE YEAR regard not only of Israel's interests ware. This_type of sophisticated tech- but of our own in the Persian Gulf nology to an inherently unstable coun­ area as well. HON. J. WILLIAM ST ANTON Paramount among these is a pro- try should give every American pause. OF OHIO posed major arms sale to Egypt, an Evr!'.. u1.0re frightening, there are re­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES action that demands the closest scruti- :p "lrts that these sales are only the tip ny by the U.S. Congress. of the iceberg; that once Congress ap- Tuesday, March 11, 1980 It is quite understandable that the proves this, it will approve future sales e Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, it is a events in Iran and Afghanistan would of 40 to 80 more F-16's, hundreds privilege to bring to the attention of bring to ·the fore the strategic impor- more M60's, and possibly a number of my colleagues two of my constituents, tance to the United States of the F-15's, the most sophisticated jet John and Angie Ross, who have re­ Middle East. Certainly, it is time for fighter in the world. cently been designated "Citizens of us to reassess the lack of U.S. military There is· no denying that Sadat the Year" by their hometowq of Wil­ presence in this oil-rich region. But needs to protect himself from Libya loughby, Ohio. while we are about strengthening our on his western border, and he certain- March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5273 ly has an interest in protecting West­ tee Egypt's future allegiance to the During the debate on S. 832, the ern-or~ented regimes in the Horn of cause of peace after he leaves power. Rules Committee made in order my . Africa. But it is highly questionable As we review the Egyptian arm8 sale amendment to restrict PAC contribu­ whether Egypt needs such sophisticat­ in the coming weeks, let us not forget tions. Unfortunately, my proposal was ed military technology as it is now Israel's enduring, special relationship made in order only if the Obey-Rails­ seeking to perform this mission. with our Nation. And let us not back amendment was defeated. Obvi­ Certainly, the F-5E je.t fighter is jeopardize it. ously, I had to oppose Obey-Railsback much more in keeping with Egypt's le­ in order to attempt to gain a floor vote Let us, Mr. Speaker, consider the on my own, stricter proposal. gitimate defense needs than the balance of power in tbe powder keg souped-up F-15, which is an especially Middle East when we debate the Since that time, many groups have difficult weapons system to integrate merits of the Egyptian arms sale. published- voting records using the into any country's air force, let alone a Obey-Railsback amendment as a key technologically backward one. Let us ask ourselves directly, .can we vote. Concurrently. my vote against But, again, the most important con­ afford to tip the balance of power the amendment has mistakenly been sideration for restricting advanced against Israel and thus weaken not interpreted as a vote in favor of PAC military technology sales to Egypt is only her security but ours as well? The influence. The record shows nothing the lessons of Iran. As a nation and as answer is obvious: we cannot. ,could be further from the truth. the leader of the free world, we can ill President Sadat notwithstanding.e I would like to take this opportunity afford any further weakening of our both to make clear my position on position in a region crucial to our eco­ PAC's and to urge any groups compil­ nomic well-being. VOTING RECORDS SHOULD BE ing voting records to do a more thor- RESEARCHED Egypt's political climate, despite . ough job of research before pigeonhol­ Sadat. is tenuous and gives us no as· ing Members into erroneous posi­ surances that Sadat's successor will HON. JOSEPH G. MINISH tions.e continue to ally himself with our in· OF N~\£ JERSEY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES terests and those of Israel. Without ROYER COMMENDS CHAIRMAN Sadat; can we guarantee that the so· Tuesday, March 11, 1980 phisticated military hardware pro· THOMPSON posed for Egypt will not fall into radi­ •Mr. MINISH. Mr. Speaker, just cal, pro-Soviet hands? Could we guar.... about every interest group known to HON. BILL ROYER Washington compiles voting records of OF CALIFORNIA antee that the F-14's of the Shah's air Members of Congress. Generally, a force would not fall into the hands of handful of votes are selected by these IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES those opposed to our interests? Of groups, who then categorize each Rep- Tuesday, March 11, 1980 course, the answer is no. ·resentative.'s performance according to •Mr. ROYER. Mr. Speaker, H.R. U.S. arms deals do not make for how he or she voted on these issues. 6702 is a bill which passed on suspen- stable governments. Billions of dollars Someone once said that the only sion yesterday morning and provides of military aid could not save the thing that fits into a pigeonhole is a that employees of the executive Shah. And similar billions will not pigeon and many of these ratings branch may make legal, voluntary con­ insure that Egypt remains in our camp prove it. Obviously, no small sampling tributions to the campaign of an in­ and open to Israel. of issues can accurately reflect a Mem· cumbent President. The bill was intro­ Sending advanced arms .to Egypt ber's true voting record. Occasionally, duced pursuant to an agreement be­ spells danger for Israel, just as sending just the opposite occurs when an im- tween President Carter and various arms to Iran did. Just like Sadat's portatlt vote is interpreted wrongly. House and Senate leaders to remove Egypt, the Shah's Iran was a friend of This year, many reputable groups- any doubt which may have existed in . Israel, but now the ayatollah has from the chamber of commerce to H.R. 5010 which was signed into law · changed that. After Sadat, will it the League of Women Voters-have on January 8, 1980. change in Egypt? included the October 17. 1979, vote on Currently pending before the House Rearming Egypt with such modern the Obey-Railsback amendment to S. Administration Committee is H.R. weapons makes it more than a match 832 as part of their ratings process. As 6345 which closes a loophole existing for its Arab and African neighbors. everyone recalls, this amendment re· in H.R. 5010. Section 113 of H.R. 5010 But, in so doing, Egypt finally be· stricted the amount of money political prohibits future Members of Congress comes a threat to Israel, the only action committees Aircraft production programs have The middle income taxpayer pays a dis­ ministrators are unable to deal with the been either stretched out or cut back result· proportionate share of this tax.. An across­ abuses. Congratulations to Representative ing in a near-term shortage of carrier-based the-board fixed percentage tax on income Symms CR-Idaho) for his introduction of fighters and an overall net reduction in would be a fairer method of taxation. This the Food Stamp Spending "Cap" in 1979. fighters. has several advantages: Unfortunately, the resolution was rejected. <2> A ratio of three Warsaw Pact tanks to 1. No group enjoys a break which is not Nontheless, we support those who voted yes one NATO tank is staggering and needs to available to others; to the "Cap," and would welcome a Congres­ be drastically reduced. · 2. Cost savings to taxpayer through reduc­ sional move to abolish the Food Stamp Pro­ 2. Our forces are not permitted to practice tion of Federal paperwork and bureaucracy; gram. enough with actual hardware, reducing the 3. Simplification of tax issues: Congress D. Social security maximum effect of the hardware in combat will not have to make painful decisions con­ The original intent of this program was situations. For example, the TOW missile is cerning allowable deductions. not to provide an entire retirement program · an antitank weapon that requires familiar­ B. Business income tax for anyone. Since its origin, the program ization with the guidance controls to put Having an across-the-board fixed percent­ has been changed and its original objectives the missile on target. Actual practice with · age .tax on total revenue has several advan­ have been lost in the shuffle. Presently, the· the missile is the only way to obtain famil· tages: · program cannot possibly succeed since it de­ iarization. Few U.S. soldiers stationed in 1. Cost savings to industry due to the pends on payments from future generations. Europe have seen a real TOW missile and elimination of the large volume of burden­ Congress needs to take a hard look at the even fewer have actually fired one. some paperwork. program and redefine its objectives. 3. Retention of Air Force.and Navy pilots 2. Cost savings to taxpayer through reduc­ E. Special considerations is a problem that must be addressed imme­ tion of Federal paperwork and bureaucracy. diately. The Air Force projects a shortage of 1. Why not examine the idea of forming a 2400 pilots this year, 2500 next year, and C. Special consideration: Business tax nationally-based corporation comprised of 4000 the year after. The Navy projects a re­ elimination welfare recipients? The revenue from goods tention rate of only 28 percent this year. The tax liability of business is passed on and services sold would be used to offset 4. Our ability to control the oceans has to the customer through higher prices for welfare payments. This is already done to vanished. The U.S. is outnumbered six-to­ goods and services. Why not tax personal some extent in prisons and in organizations one in submarines and that ratio is increas· income only, eliminating the business tax? for the blind. ing. Our surface ships are being replaced at This would result in a cost savings to busi­ 2. Much of the cost of welfare programs is a pace to only maintain our present size. ness, a savings which should then be passed absorbed by an inefficient bureaucracy The conventionally-powered carrier that on to the consumer. which is unable to deal with - abuses and President Carter wants in lieu of a nuclear D. Other taxes lacks the flexibility to respond to real prob­ carrier ; 2. Judicial System: Commitment could be displayed in the fol· 747s, L-lOlls, and other large subsonic air­ 3. International Representation; and 4. Pro­ lowing manner: craft can very easily be shot down before tection of Health .and Safety of General 1. An alcohol production capacity should they ever reach their launch points. Populace. . be created with an eye toward 100% alcohol· 2. Regarding high energy lasers and parti· In general, it should not attempt to redis· run motor vehicles. The U.S. is capable of cle beam weapons, Aviation Week has re· tribute income through costly, wasteful, producing billions of gallons a yea.r and can ported that political fighting over control of March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5275 these programs has impeded the develop­ Jimmy has parlayed a family heri­ who fought to break the shackles of slavery: ment of these weapons systems. These are tage in pharmacy into a small personal and critical programs vital to world military bal­ Whereas, Johnathan T . Brooks, in his dra­ empire of discount drug stores. While matic journey, titled "The Underground Ex· ance. This claim of political fighting must he may have discounted prices, Jimmy be investigated and the situation resolved. pedition," has rewalked the actual route of 3. DOD officials claim that the U.S. has has never discounted ·customer serv· the Underground Railroad from New Or­ the capability to deploy space-based lasers ice-and therein is the key to his con­ leans, . Louisiana to Chicago, Illinois, and in which can intercept ballistic missiles. If this stantly expanding chain of Harco doing so·he has made an immeasurable con­ capability exists, why isn't there a crash Super Drugs. tribution to Blac~ History Month; and program to get them fielded? · Whereas, Johnathan T. Brooks, in his mo­ 4. Why waste money on B·-52s? ·They are Growing up behind the soda foun· mentous expedition of 1,146 miles has dem­ incapable of accomplishing modern strategic tain of his father's drug store in Tus­ onstrated a strength of tenacious devotion warfare missions. caloosa, Jimmy was a natural as the to the principles of liberty, justice· and free­ 5. The question of increasing strategic manager of his father's second store in dom for all mankind: warheads versus emphasis on ABM defense Tuscaloosa once his pharmacy degree Now, therefore, I, the Mayor of the Dis­ should be examined. trict of Columbia, do hereby proclaim Tues­ from Howard College was in · hand. day, February 12, 1980 as "Johnathan T. V. FOREIGN POLICY That managerial role was assumed in Brooks Day" in the District of Columbia, A. {.lnited Nations 1955: Today there are 39 Harco stores and call upon all of our residents to join ts the U.N. worth having? It has been statewide in which Jimmy and his wife with me in paying tribute to Johnathan T. quite ineffective in dealing with internation­ own 99.94 percent of the stock. Brooks in recognition of his outstanding al crises. If the U.N. serves any useful pur-· contributions of bringing about an aware­ pose, it is not readily apparent. A close ex­ ·Early in the 11}70's, Jimmy mapped ness of Black History Mouth. amination of the worth of the U.N. versus out his game plan: Lease stores in small town shopping Mayor, District of Columbia. e is required. ' centers and place pharmacists in the · B. Foreign aid store management slot with attractive· The use of tax for aid to countries whose profit-sharing plans as production in­ leaders end up with a · healthy chunk of it centive. With 10 years of success REMARKS BY REV. KEN UNGER must stop. Additionally, we are tired of behind him, Jimmy is expanding with countries whose attitude is "This aid is not foresight and sound business sense HON. J. WILLIAM STANTON enough," rather than "Thank you for what with plans for more 1office and ware· you are giving to us." Certainly, aid should house space plus diversification into OF OHIO be denied to any whose government is not outlets for sale and rental of health IN THE HOUSE OF REPRE~ENTATIVES Pro-American. care paraphernalia. Tuesday, March 11, 1980 C. U.S. food e Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, during 1. Food is a resource that the U.S. has While Jimmy Harrison still holds plenty of and the world has little of. We coll~ge basketball records business otsaving businesses and cities from commendation. Jimmy Harrison is bankruptc'y. The consequences of fiscal irre­ such a person-and it is an honor to A plague has hit 20th century America­ sponsibility must be borne by the offending knowhim.e one more devastating and far more subtle concerns. The taxpayer should not be ,re­ than the black plague which paralyzed 14th quired to bear these costs. century Europe! If ten people in the U.S. contracted polio, our na.tion would be in an B. Farmers uproar. If five cases of smallpox broke out The farmers in the U.S. are being treated JOHNATHAN T. BROOKS DAY in Africa, the World Health Organization poorly and are fighting to survive. Since would move heaven and earth to isolate and they feed the nation, they certainly deserve 'HON. CARDISS COLLINS snuff out the disease. When swine flu better, if not preferential, treatment. The OF IJ.LINOIS threatened America some years ago millions Department of Agriculture in cooperation of dollars were spent to inoculate the with the Congress shQuld investigate and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES masses against it, but now a far more deadly correct this situation immediately. Tuesday, March 11, 1980 disease is pillaging our population and C; Foreign competition threatening even to undo the very fiber of e Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. our civilization and virtually no one cares. The Government should make no effort Speaker, I would like to share with my to protect inefficient businesses from for­ The disease I am talking about is one eign competiton. Foreign competiton to colleagues a proclamation issued by whicn medicine cannot cure. It is one which American industry is among the best protec­ the Mayor of the District of Columbia trained physicians are unablP to detect and tions ·the American consumer has these on February 12, 1980. There is no for which our pharmacies have tlo prescrip­ days.e need for me to elaborate on this sub­ tions. I am talking about a spiritual malady; ject as Mayor Barry has said it all. one which can only be healed by physicians The proclamation follows: of the soul. I am talklng, of course, about JIMMY HARRISON apathy. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, There is a cure for this disease. It is February 12, 1980. within the reach of all and can be adminis­ HON. RICHARD C. SHELBY JOHNATHAN T. BROOKS DAY tered by anyone. I know because I was once OF ALABAMA A PROCLAMATION afflicted by this subtle disease of the spirit. I know there's a cure because I have been tN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, Johnatha°' T . Brooks, a man of touched by the Master Physician and He Tuesday, March 11, 1980. courage, determination, goodwill, and toler­ has healed me. Today, I am no longer apa- ance, last year embarked upon an expedi­ thetic about abortion. ' e Mr. SHELBY. Mr. Speaker, it is tion that covered 1,146 miles by foot to I must be honest with you. I was at one always refreshing to read an individu­ highlight Black History Month: and time more than apathetic about abortion. In al success story-especially when you Whereas, the purpose of Johnathan T. my ignorance 'I actually argued in favor of know the successful individual. A case Brooks expedition was to dramatize the abortion-on-demand. I thought it to be a in point is my longtime friend and struggle for human dignity, and to bring humane option-a right, as it were, which native of the Seventh Congressional about an awareness of courage and determi­ no woman· should be denied. I believed the District. Jimmy Harrison. nation that exists .today because of those mythology of the pro-abortionists that that 5276 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 really isn't a person in the mother's womb­ to swallow the bitter pill that -can sweeten will come to the light. Then we can all with that it was just a blob of cells, unable to live their own soul and save our society? one voice arise and issue a mighty cry of re­ and unworthy of the law's protection. Those The only way I know is through educa· pentance to sound across our once great who thought otherwise seemed to me to be tion-getting people the plain concrete facts nation, restoring her to her rightful position naive prudes and religious fanatics, uncon· and allowing them ..the opportunity to as a moral and spiritual guiding force for cerned abo.ut the needs of modern people become as incensed as I. the nations. and willing to sacrifice progress on the But the facts are available. People aren't Some day soon, if we don't give up, the altars of their own out-dated dogmatisms. 1 studying them. What can we do that can get groundswell of an informed American public was more religious than righteous in those people to stop and study and think for wm join us in Washington half a million days. Not only did I not know Christ then. themselves? Once we get the horse to the strong, and it will no longer be possible to but I also knew nothing of the scriptures or water, how can we get it to drink? ignore us. P1·ominent Christian athletes and the hard cold facts about abortion. My be· Jesus said we are the salt of the earth and. musicians will hear God's voice calling them liefs were wholly based on the emotional, I once heard a radio preacher discussing to join the fray, and the_.din of millions of distorted, and· misleading arguments of the that passage. He said that a farmer could voices and votes across our broad and spa· liberal thinkers who persuaded me that have many thirsty cattle standing in the ciou's continent will again convince our na­ unborn children, the most innocent . and fields on a hot day and that, because cows tional and political will to take a stand for helpless of all human beings, were undeserv­ are dumb, they could die of dehydration the good and the true-to again extend life ing of Christian compassion and the protec· though standing right next to a pool of cold, and protection to the unborn. When that tion of the laws of our land. In my own self­ clear water. However, the preacher said, the day comes, and it will, we will be well on our ish desire to wash my hands of any respon· farmer is not so dumb. To protect his invest· way to curing our great cultural disease of sibility for my promiscuous lifestyle the ar· ment, he places a block of salt in the midst apathy-ar.d just perhaps, if it happens guments of those who favored abortion pro­ of the herd. He knows that cattle are not soon enough, God may yet be able to heal vided me with a palatable form of rationali­ only dumb but also curious-curious enough our sin-sick civilization!• zation that helped me Justify my shabby to try anything once. When they get a lick lifestyle. Things were more important to me of that salt they will be so thirsty they will than people then; escaping the conse­ have to take a drink of the water to live. UNITED STATES MUST GAMBLE quences of my irresponsibility more impor· In the same way, God has placed us in the ON OIL SHALE! tant than morality; expediency and econom­ midst of a dying and dehydrated culture. ic comfort and convenience more sacred He's placed us there to so order our lives even than life. that contact with us will m~,ke people HON. JIM SANTINI Many people ask me what caused my thirsty enough to drink the living water He OF NEVADA provided to cure their confused and sin-sick abrupt.about-face on abortion. I can tell you IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES very honestly it was mere exposure to the souls. truth. A t.v. broadcast made me decide that How can we ever find enough salt to go Tuesday, March 11, 1980 I needed to more thoroughly investigate the around and how can we keep it from losing facts about abortion. I studied all I could its savor? I put forth to you that through e Mr. SANTINI. Mr. Speaker, during find on both sides of the argument and the the power· of God the abolitionists found the past few years, much has been more I learned the angrier I became. I real· sufficient gr~ce to conquer fiercer foes than written and more has been said about ized that in one grossly ignorant and irre­ , we face. Through the strength and courage this country's energy crisis. The popu­ sponsible decision our Supreme Court re· that He alone can give •. Civil Rights' march· lar impression is that we are .short of pealed and effectively neutralized 2,500. ers over a decade ago changed the mind and energy. Mr. Speaker, I must take years of Judeo-Christian tradition concern· will of an entire part of our culture. More strong exception to that position. We ing the sanctity of life. I learned that the recently still, Viet Nam war protestors final· are not short of energy-we are merely only 'Christian' nation ever to make abor· ly got us extricated from a war which some· tion a socially acceptable procedure was one decided we would fight, but not to win. short of energy in the form that we Nazi Germany in the late l930's. More im­ To do that they had to change the beliefs of are accustomed to using; that is, high· portantly, I discovered that every argument an entire nation. gravity. low-sulphur, sweet crude oil. used to justify abortion-on-demand was I extend to you the hope that if they We have coal, oil shale, and tar sands founded upon myths, misrepresentations could prevail, we, against less able foes and in almost unlimited amounts, but so and outright lies. with the support of Almighty God are virtu· far we have lacked the commitment to You know the facts about abortion. l ally predestined to succeed. use those resources. In oil shale alone, won't bother discussing here why none of Someone has said that what is impossible it is estimated that there are up to 1 the abortionists' arguments hold water. Let for men ts impossible for those who ac· trillion barrels of recoverable shale oil. me turn our attention instead to the disease knowledge their dependence upon God. His of apathy and what we can do to inoculate battles however, have never been won with­ What does this mean? Saudi Arabia's· our fellow Americans and our civilization out martyrs. Some of us will have to sacri­ · estimated proven reserves of crude oil against its ominous consequences. To that fice our careers and reputations. Others are placed at 165.7 billion barrels, the end allow me to entertain the question of must risk the esteem of friend<;, colleagues, top 25 producing nations at 582.4 bil·' why it is that so few people desire to be and voters. We must all continue to give of lion barrels, and world estimated healed of their apathy. our dollars and our time. Some ministers proven reserves at 641.9 billion barrels. I see our society reeling from the effects and priests might even have to go to jail. Al1 Therefore, we apparently have more, of culture shock. So much has changed so' of us must continue to study, sacrifice, energy stored in oil shale alone than fast and we've seemed to be able to do so labor, and pray. Above all, each of us must ask God to give us the right spi!'it sb that in the world has in proven petroleum re­ little about it that most people have given serves. up trying. As Billy Graha:m once said, "It love we can conquer where force and hatred seems as if the world is one huge psychiatric would have been vanquished. Development of this resource is not hospital in which the patients have gained If we persist and do not lose heart, God without risk: in fact, some would con­ control and locked up the doctors and wm give us the victory. It is coming already. sider it a gamble, but it appears to be a More and more people like myself are begin· staff." ning to experience the fallout of the scxuaJ gamble that we must take. Jn the midst of this mahise, a person's revolution. Many are realizing that moc/ern Mr. Speaker, I am inserting an arti· only recourse seems to be to protect his own societies' cure for man's ills has often do1 te cle from the Denver· Post dated Feb­ piece of space from the lunatics and lie as more harm than the "sicknesses" they were ruary 26, 1980. that details some of the low as possible so there are fewer chances of supposed to supplant. risks involved in this oil shale gamble, being swept away by the madness of it all. I anticipate a da.y when the entire evan­ but it also indicates our need for In this environment where stress and con­ gelical community joins hands with their energy makes the gamble worthwhile: flict threaten us on every side we are all Catholic and Fundamentalist brothers to ac· tempted to indL1lge our ostrich-like tenden­ lively overthrow the evil of aboriiotl. I fore· TAKE THE OIL SHALE RISK cies. Few seem to realize however. that the see a day when the lay people of the great Oil shale is a gamble. Plants built to ex­ sand in which they've buried thel.r head is mainline denominations in our country fi­ tract oil from Colorado's vast deposits of oil quicksand-that it's indeed more dangerous nally discover the extent of the sinfulness shale could become costly failures. Environ­ to hide and do nothing than it is to try to that·s been perpetuated in the name of mental or technical barriers could prove in­ restore some semblance of sanity to our sit­ Christ. As that happens I can see them rais­ superable. Other forms of energy might uation. ing their voices and withdrawing their wal­ achieve better economics. · What can be done? When the press gives lets In p.rotest, issuing forth a resounding But it's a gamble that must be taken. more coverage to 50 enraged feminists than "NO" to the old immorality that's masquer· That was the persuasive view offered in it does to 50,000 decent people taking a ading as today's "higher ethical values." I Denver last week by officials planning to costly and unpopular stand in support of pray for the day when people everywhere retort billions of barrels of rich shale oil in human life, how is it possible to get people who care more about persons than things Colorado's Piceance Basin. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5277 Representatives of Rio Blanco, Occidental I com.mend what these young South "I think we'll see some alcohol plants in and Tosco, major shale firms, briefed offi­ Dakota farmers have to say to the at­ Rapid City," says Beug. "I'd hope they'd cials of the U.S. Environmental Protection tention of my colleagues. have a definite effect on grain price." Agency on their plans and needs in develop­ "Not only would alcohol plants, as a major ing shale. EPA still must grant important The article follows: buying fQrce on the local market, tend to permits to open the way for President Car­ IF You HAVEN'T INHERITED A GOOD EQUITY, push grain prices up, but the farmers would ter's synfuels program. JUST FORGET IT save transportation costs, as well. Trucking With shale-oil costs estimated at from $27 grain to Minneapolis costs farmers roughly to $45 a barrel it is easy to say-as world oil Farmers and ranchers, known for their in· 25 percent the value of the product," :aeug prices hover around $30-that present eco­ dependent thought and diversity of opinion, s(l.ys. Instead of a 550-mile haul to Minne­ nomics are dubious. Part of the problem, agree on one point: There's virtually no way apolis, there'd be 100 or less to Rapid City. however, is capital costs. Until plants actual­ a young person today can buy into agricul­ Alcohol from the mid-sized distillation ly are built their costs always will be pushed ture and make it pay. plants would be blended with gasoline to upward by inflation. That's assuming anyone would want to make gasohol. Once a large plant opens, its unit cost per buy a farm or ranch when wheat and cattle Beug doesn't see small farm-sized alcohol barrel will reflect the capital component ex­ prices are at the same levels they were 20 or plants as being feasible, unless it's with a isting during the construction period. Wages 30 years ago while costs have Inflated 20 to very large feedlot using the protein byprod­ and daily operating costs may rise, but capi­ 30 percent. uct. tal costs will be fixe.d-giving a fair compari­ "As far as I'm concerned," says Ed Of course, he points. out, talking about son to petroleum. Thompson, "if you haven't inherited a good building distillation plants is one thing. Pro­ The oil -shale officials even said they equity, just forget it." ducing alcohol is something else, something would take their own risks if Congress Thompson is buying his Alkali Creek off in the future. would firmly decontrol petroleum prices. ranch east of Sturgis from his mother and is In the meantime, it's a market worth But the current windfall profits tax runs sharing proceeds with his sister. trying to develop in hopes it'll give farmers counter to decontrol. So the best option Thompson's comment is typical· of an­ one more leverage point in making interest may be to apply federal tax credits or other swers to the question: How does a young payments and paying repair bills. props as a guarantee of the investment. If person get into farming or ranching, and DENNIS AND KIP MATKINS the government is going to share oil profits stay in? "It's getting to where it wears a person it should share the risks, too. "I don't know that I'd suggest anyone down, the way expenses keep going up," Another question emerged: Why take any going into farming now," says Doug Mail­ says Dennis Matkins, 34, in talking about risk at all? Why not wait until petroleum loux, Vale. His statement also represents a his farming career. runs dramatically short and shale oil is consensus. With his brother, Kip, 32, and their needed at almost any price? High land costs and wildly inflated ex­ father, Olin, Matkins is a partner in a busi­ The answer is that the economy can't penses without corresponding increases in ness that involves a wheat farm near Elm stand such risks. The nation still runs on prices combine to create the crisis in launch­ Springs and a wheat-cattle operation north· hydrocarbons. Fuel alternatives must be ing a new generation of farmers and ranch­ east of Sturgis. Living in Rapid City, Dennis proved conclusively; prototype plants are ers, and in keeping the present generation operates the Elm Springs property while the only way to demonstrate whether cer­ in business. Kip and Olin are on the home place on tain processes will pay off. Using silver prices as a monetary measure, Spring Creek near Bear Butte. We need to look no farther ihan Canada Kenneth Beug, who farms wheat and feeds "In this area, it's good to have livestock to see this principle in action. Back .in 1967 pigs northeast of Sturgis, figures wheat is with your crops," Dennis says. "They buffer the Great Canadian Oil Sands Project was selling for the equivalent of 15 cents a each other." launched in northern Alberta. Financing bushel and hogs for $3 a head. But agriculture is still risky, he says, "You was led by Sun Oil, a firm representing the At the same time, 90 percent of farm pro­ don't have control of the grasshoppers, the wealthy Pew family of Philadelphia. For 12 duction costs have risen far more than the severity of the winter, government policies. years the project looked like a loser, but national inflation rate of about 13 percent, About all you can do is maintain an optimis­ now it is returning rich dividends. says Beug. He cites fuel costs up 30 percent tic attitude, farm the best you know how Because the Pews took the gamble, in the last year, or machinery repairs up 25 and hope the price will be there when you Canada now has proven its tar sands are a to 35 percent. One part that once priced as sell." feasible option to escalating world petro­ $1 now costs $6. The Matkins, though, aren't content to let leum prices. Later in this decade the poten~ But the biggest expense is interest on bor­ price and the market take care of them­ tial of tar sands-possibly joined by shal~­ rowed money, Beug says. For a young selves. may put a lid on world oil prices. farmer or rancher trying to buy a place, "A person goes round and round on a trac­ It can be argued Canada was lucky. If that can be a killer. tor all summer. If he'd put just a fraction of Arab exporters hadn't begun jacking UP' oil The Rapid City Journal talked to several that time into marketing, it would pay off, prices in 1973, the Canadian project might young farmers and ranchers about the says Dennis. still look like a turkey. uphill battles they face. "The best thing for a person in this area, Of course we'll never eliminate risk entire­ KENNETH AND JEAN BEUG if he wants to buffer himself, is to gain un­ ly. The chance of failure exists in any en­ derstanding of the marketing process." deavor, but there are times when one must It's a rare conversa.tion with a West River Brother Kip, graduate of South Dakota say: "Our need is great enough to justify farmer that doesn't eventually touch on State University with a bachelors in agricul­ the action."• prospects for alcohol plants providing them tural engineering and a master's degree in a new, close-to-home grain market. agricultural economics, says an operator So it was with Kenneth Beug, 34, sitting must work at buying inputs low, selling high IF YOU HAVE NOT INHERITED A at the kitchen table with his wife, Jean, and raising more per acre. GOOD EQUITY, JUST FORGET IT talking about their wheat and sunflower op­ But the successful farmer in the end will eration east of Bear Butte. be the one who, knowing his cost, wlll devise They share-cropped from 1965 to 1976, a long-term marketing plan hitting price HON. JAMES ABDNOR when they bought the place from his peaks with different crops. OF SOUTH DAKOTA mother "at the going market price." The components of a marketing plan, ac­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Farmers Home Administration fi· cording to the brothers, include a good rela­ nanced the deal, with a contract for deed on tionship with a bank to provide margin Tuesday, March 11, 1980 the balance. Interest on money to make the money when it's needed, hedging on futures e Mr. ABDNOR. Mr. Speaker, while purchase is their biggest expense item. If markets to build in price protection, storage they could eliminate the interest payment, to hold back crops on a down market and a the Department of Agriculture . con­ they might begin to see daylight, financially cerns itself with becoming a giant con­ selection of business periodicals. speaking. Magazines like Fortune or Barron's con­ sumer advocacy agency, the problems They tell of the importance of diversify. tain more agricultural economy news than facing American agriculture continue. ing to increase chances of hitting at least many farmers and ranchers may realize, Inflation impacts harder on agricul­ one market on the high side. They describe they say. ture than on any other producing in­ the farm as "mostly grain" with a good yield of sunflowers in addition to wheat. Just knowing economists see a depression dustry. Their own grain goes to 150 feeder pigs. 'And corning or a recession ending is worth a lot As for the next generation of farm­ Beug operates a commercial spraying serv­ of money to a food producer. ers-well, this article from the Rapid ice as a sideline. ED THOMPSON City is that it takes too harm to U.S·. relations with Israel but Martin, 10 years ago, and getting a little bit much time, three tG six months, to get your of backing from their father, they eventual­ money and they're known for loaning · you also in dismaying all who depend on ly worked out some bank financing. enough to get you in, then get you in too the competence and constancy of "But Martin and I stuck our necks out a deep." American leaders. terrible lot, and we still are. For the last Too much debt on land, livestock and ma· Following a meeting of Nassau seven or eight years, we've done it all on our chinery will break a person. ·county Republican Party officials and own." " If I was to do it over. l'd work with a dog-­ officeholders, on Monday, March 10, The Bakers own some real estate but "we goned good bank." 1980, Nassau County Republican lease most all our land," says Steve, "That's Mallloux says a commercial bank "has Chairman Joseph M. Margiotta issued probably the only reason we're st111 here, been a lot of help to me . . . they'll say yes a statement expressing the concern of and that looks very shaky." or no right now, and if they say no, maybe you didn't need that loan in the first place." the group and urging President Carter Farmers and ranchers borrowing at high to rectify this unfortunate situation. interest rates to acquire high-priced land MARK KEFFELER often find interest payments, not to men­ For the stock.man, whether established or Mr. Speaker, I enter the statement tion debt retirement, are their biggest ex- just starting out, there's probably no better of Chairman Margiotta in the RECORD, pense items. ' way, in Mark Keffeler's book, to overcome in full. at this point: . "There's no way we could have afforded inflation than to use performance testing. "The appalling and monstrous blunder of to buy land now, and we couldn't 10 years Keffeler, 45, raises purebred Herefords in the Carter Administration in first joining, ago," Steve says. the Alkali Creek area east of Sturgis, but then rejecting the United Nation's vote last Located in "wheat country.'' the Bakers seven years ago the family corporation week in support of an Arab-initiated resolu­ haven't diversified much into livestock or added a commercial herd to the ranch, fur­ tion condemning Israel's administration of other crops, nor have they been able to ther diversified by wheat farming. the West Bank and Gaza cannot be rectified March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5279 by a lame apology of 'failure to communi­ An additional $400 million in phase I According to the Environmental cate'," Nassau County ~epublican Party money would be made available to Protection Agency Air Quality Chief Chairman Joseph M. Margiotta said today. help finance voluntary air pollution David Hawkins, the President's pro­ He was joined in his sentiment by Con­ controls at existing powerplants posal reC.ognizes the importance of bal­ gressman .John W. Wydler CR-Garden City) beyond those required by current law. ancing the need to convert from oil and Norman Lent CR-East Rockaway) and This action would help to ease the with the acid rain problem that could Oyster Bay To~ ·Councilman Gregory Carman and John LeBoutillier, both Repub­ impact of any emission increases re­ be increased by such a conversion. lican candidates for Congress. sulting from conversion.to coal. In an attempt to offset sulfur emis­ Margiotta said: "This clumsy attempt to The second phase. of the program sion increases resulting from conver­ explain away a shameful and dismaying act would provide $6 billion to encourage sions, the President's program would against our staunchest friend and ally in all other oil and gas burners to make include such things as loan guarantees the Middle East does more harm than the change voluntarily. Phase II is ex­ for coal cleaning and preparation facil­ good." pected to result in an additional saving ities; grants for advanced sulfur diox­ "We call upon President Carter to take of 600,000 barrels by 1990. ide removal systems, including scrub­ ·the strongest, most positive action to estab­ lish in the· clearest terms the Carter Admin­ The logic of the proposal is simple. bers; a requii:,.ement that converting istration's policy regarding Israeli West By focusing our attention on the elec­ powerplants must meet all applicable Bank settlements." tric utility industry-which consumes environmental standards; and exemp­ The Republicans said: "Such action, of about 3 million barrels per day of oil tions from the conversion for those course, will do little to remedy the terrible and natural gas equivalent-we will be plants that could not meet environ­ damage done to the Carter Administration's able to accelerate our national effort mental restrictions. credibility around the world." As the New aimed at reducing our suicidal depen­ Based on these comprehensive envi­ York Times pointed out, the Administra­ dence on overpriced imported oil. · ronmental safety measures incorporat­ tion's 'whirligig diplomacy dismayed all who In addition, the President's proposal depend on the competence and constancy of ed in the President's proposal, I have American leaders.' The credibility lost in will significantly contribute to our Na­ difficulty understanding the rationale such an unprecedented display of incompe­ tion's anti-inflation effort. According of the various environmental groups tence cannot be easily or swiftly regained. to the President, such a conversion who have already launched an attack "But, of far greater consequence, is the would benefit consumers_ both from ag·ainst the utility conversion plan. We question of the Carter Administration's lower capital requirements for utilities must not allow overzealous environ­ future policy toward Israel. Is the Adminis­ and from reduced fuel costs after con­ mentalists to serve as an insurmount­ tration really trying to curry favor with the versions. Recognizing that rising able obstacle to our Nation's No. 1 - Moslem nations by· endangering the survival energy costs have been largely respon­ goal-energy independence. Any fur­ of Israel? That question deserves the quick­ sible for our Nation's soaring inflation est and most positive answer the President ther delays in our efforts to achieve can provide," he said. rate, the cost reductions resulting this goal will only increase the threat Concluding, the Republicans said: "With from this proposal will clearly have. a to our national security that ls posed tensions in the Middle East at a new peak as substantial and positive _impact on our by our overreliance of foreign energy. a result of Russian aggression and the tur­ economy. Mr. Speaker, the President's energy moil in Iran, we believe it imperative to Similar results are expected in my conversion proposal represents a demonstrate the firmest American· support home State of New York, where Con­ major initiative in our efforts to deal for Israel, America's strongest, most stable solidated Edison-New York City's with two very difficult problems-in­ and most dependable ally in this volatile electric utility company-has been flation and foreign energy depend-. area. In the· strongest possible terms, we campaigning for years for the right to demand that President Carter speak out ence. It is responsible in nature and now."e convert three of its generating units to comprehensive in scope. In the name coal. Such a conversion could reduce. of economic and national security, I the utility's oil imports by 15 million urge that Congress give this proposal CARTER'S COAL INITIATIVE barrels a year and save consumers · the priority attention it deserves.e MERITS SUPPORT $150 million annually, or roughly 7 percent of the average consumer's electric bill. · TRIBUTE TO MRS. EVELYN HON. MARIO BIAGGI I am especially pleased with the re­ MORINE OF NEW YORK sponsible action Con Edison has pro­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES posed to address environmental con­ HON. JAMES J. FLORIO Tuesday, March 11, 1980 cerns that are posed by such a conver­ sion. Con Edison will burn 1.5 percent OF NEW JERSEY e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, Presi­ sulfur oil-comparable to coal in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dent Carter recently proposed a plan sulfur emissions-for a 1-year test that would reduce the use of oil and period. The air quality will be closely Tuesday, March 11, 1980 gas in the electric utility sector by 1 monitored during that time to deter- •Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, I would · million barrels per day by 1980. At a mine the effect on the environment. If ask my colleagues to join- with me time when our national security is the impact is negligible, Con Edison -today in paying tribute to Mrs. Evelyn being seriously threatened by an over­ would invest in coal-burning equip- Mori;ne of -Tansboro. Mrs. Morine's reliance on foreign oil, for which the ment. Throughout the test period a friends in the New Jersey State Feder­ consumer must pay exorbitant prices, fuel-switching capability will be main- ation of Colored Women's Clubs will · I wish to express my strong support tained to en.able the company to burn gather this Sunday to honor her for for the President's responsible action a lower sulfur oil when required by air her life-long service to her community. in addressing this problem. quality conditions. Mrs. Morine and her family have re- · Under the President's proposal, the Con Edison's proposed conversion sided in New Jersey since 1944. Soon :Nation's utilities would be given $10 plan is currently being evaluated by after settling in New Jersey, she billion in Federal funds-accrued from the Environmental Protection Agency. became a guiding force in the commu- the windfall profits tax-to convert 1 have been informed by Con Ed offi- nity. She has dedicated her life to pro­ from oil and gas to coal or other alter­ cials that a final decision by the EPA viding service to others regardless of nate energy sources. on their conversion plan is expected in their race, color, or creed. Mrs. Morine The two-phase program is expected mid-April. is the president of the Community to save 400,000 barrels of oil per day Certainly., environmental issues Mothers Club but is active in a leader­ by 1985 by requiring 50 powerplant must be a major concern of any coal ship capacity in other social service or­ sites, mostly in the Northeast, to make conversion plan. Having carefully re- ganizations as well. There is, however, the switch. The Department of Energy viewed President Carter's proposal, I one common element in her interests would provide $3.6 billion in grant am most impressed by the attention and affiliations, that is a dedication to money to help with the conversion he has given to acid rain and other air serving the needs of the aged, handi- costs. pollution problems. capped, and the young. CXXVI--333-Part 4 5280 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 Mrs. Evelyn Morine personifies the ences and what we have done to solve from the Senate bill in the composi­ New Jersey State Federation of Col­ them. However, let me quickly touch tion and procedures of the planning ored Women's Club's motto "Work on what the legislation we are propos- · council. The first obvious change is · and serve the hour. Lift as we climb."• ing does. . the very structure of the council. The Basically, the bill will set up a re­ Senate bill had a five-member coun­ gional planning council with members cil-one member from each State and ENERGY IN THE PACIFIC from each of the four States. They the BPA Administrator-which the NORTHWEST will develop a 20·-year plan to assure a Justice Department said was quite stable, efficient energy supply in the probably unconstitutional. My bill not HON. AL SWIFT Pacific Northwest. Within that plan only corrects the constitutional prob­ OF WASHINGTON will · be a system for allocating the lem, but provides a broader base, es­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES power from Federal dams and assuring tablishing a proportional fl-member that public agencies have whatever ad­ council. My bill also lays down a set of Tuesday, March 11, 1980 ditional power they need provided in deadlines and a strict procedure for • Mr. SWlFT. Mr. Speaker, years ago the most efficient, cost-effective the council, making sure that decisions the American folk singer Woody manner. The allocation system will are timely and consistent with the Guthrie sang about one of the won­ also address the growing disparity in plan. ders of the Pacific Northwest: "Roll on rates paid by residential and farm cus­ Along with questions over prefer­ Columbia, Roll On," Guthrie sang of tomers of pri\'ate utilities as compared ence access and council structure, an­ the .river that slices through my State to neighboring public utilities. To other concern has been conservation. and rolls on to the Pacific Ocean. As it meet this allocation system, the bill My bill lays down a road map that will was in Guthrie's time, the Columbia lays out a set of carefully drawn proce­ put my region in the forefront of con­ River is still a magnificertt resource. It dures and priorities for acquisition of servation and renewable resources. Let has provided a foundation for the new resources. Foremost among those me digress here, and say conservation area's growth and stability. The Feder­ will be conservation, followed in order and renewables are important for my al dams along the river provide more of priority b~ renewable resources, co­ region beyond . philosophical reasons. than half the electrical power sold in generation and other more conven­ Projections indicate a serious shortfall the region at the wholesale level. But tional types of generation. To. these in electrical power possibly as soon as that bountiful ~upply is being rapidly ends, the Senate and House bills are 1983. The lead time for building large strained to the limits. There will not very similar. However, there are very powerplants ranges from 10 to 15 be another Grand Coulee Dam. And important differences that I am confi­ years. Given that. there is no hope for public utilities in the region-many dent resolve some of the legitimate these plants could come on line in of whom are totally reliant on the concerns raised by groups within the time to meet a shortage 3 years from Bonneville Power Administration-the region and around the Nation. now. The only resources available growing strain on the Federal power Foremost among these concerns was wiU;iin that timeframe are conserva­ system is creating an ominous prob­ the Senate bill's treatment of tradi­ tion and small scale, ·direct application lem. While our 'region's per capita tional public power preference access renewable resources. Beyond merely energy use is lower than the national to both supply and cost of power from saying there should be conservation, average, our unique geography makes the Federal projects. This concern was this bill will make sure that conserva­ us more than twice as dependent on voiced by public utilities in the Pacific tion is maximized. electrical , power as the rest of the Northwest, represented by their um­ First, it provides a $1.25 billion fund, Nation. And any serious, shortage in bl'ella agency, the Public Power Coun­ collected solely from the region's rate­ electrical power can hurl us'-into· a cil. The PPC wanted to make- sure payers, to accelerated development of decade of chaos, each utility · madly there was adequate protection of conservation and consumer-owned re­ scrambling to get whatever power it public power access granted in the newable resources. can at whatever the price. 1937 Bonneville Act. I am happy to Second, it will provide technical and I am introducing a bill that attempts say that traditional preference is pro­ financial aid to utilities and local gov­ to strike a balanced, well-thought-out tected in the bill I have introduced. ernments who might otherwise not approach to solving that problem, It is This is thanks to the tireless efforts of have the expertise to develop effective a totally revised version of the Pacific the PPC in perfecting its arnendment conservation programs. Northwest Electric Power Planning dealing with rates, allocation f orniu­ Third, the bill establishes billing and Conservation Act, a bill represent­ las, and sales of power from the Feder­ credits and a funding mechanism to ing 4 years of work by various inter­ al base system. The PPC's amend­ insure local utilities can and will devel­ ests in my region. It represents a ments, included in this bill, have won op such programs. In addition, the bill broad agreement among those inter­ the approval of both the American will establish a point man in the Bon­ ests, and it reflects the suggestions of Public Power Association and the Na­ neville Power Administration whose the region's public utiJJties and con­ tional Rural Electric Cooperatives As­ sole job will be to maximize conserva­ sumer cooperatives. sociation, two longstanding champions tion and renewable resources. Pulled My region has come to Congress be­ of public power. · together, these steps can save our cause the problems it faces require a Basically, what the PPC's amend­ region hundreds of megawatts­ uniquely drawn Federal solution. ments guarantee is that all sales are megawatts that will be the cheapest There are two reasons. First is the specifically subject to the preference megawatts ever seen. question of how to fairly allocate the and priority provisions of the original Finally, my bill makes clear that Federal power to the eligible public Bonneville Act. Second, the amend­ there is no obligation on the Federal bodies. Second, our region's problems ments assure preference customers to Treasury. Our region is no.t asking for know no State boundary. It is a prob­ the entire output from Federal re­ a F~deral handout. It is asking Con­ lem that crosses from Washington to sources. Thfrd. the amendments gress to let the people of the Pacific Oregon to Idaho to Montana. The assure that im·estor-owned utilities Northwest solve their own energy very complexity of these jurisdictions may be restricted in accordance with problems in a constructive manner. requires a congressional solution. To the provisions of the original Bonne­ In many ways, what we are now that end the Senate passed a version ville Act to protect public power. asking is very similar to the challenge of this bill in August 1979. There has These are significant differences from that my generation's fathers and been legitimate criticism of that bil1, the Senate-passed bill. They are dif­ grandfathers brought before this body S. 885, and in the ensuing months we ferences-along wit h many other more than 40 years ago. We are fortu­ in the House harn attempted to ad­ changes made in this bill-that the nate for their vision. They saw that dress those concerns. I am happy to PPC feels enforces their historic claim the Columbia River could be har­ say that the vast majority of those to the federally generated power. nessed into a resource to irrigate our problems have been solved. In a In addition to the preference ques­ arid farm lands and provide power for· moment, :n: will highlight those differ- tion, this bill makes a major departure our economic well~being. Congress re- March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5281 sponded then, creating the Bonneville many different answers to the exact same I would like to take this opportunity to Power Administration and setting up a questions. I feel that the real training must thank Chairman Brown, and the Subcom­ be within a local facility where the men can mittee for allowing me to appear here structure to help the region prosper. train with the actual fire apparatus and today. Mr. Speaker, today we are. asking equipment used by their department in Respectfully submitted, nothing less and nothing more. The their day to day operations. - · ROBERT BEYEA, challenge before us is whether we can My municipality and our adjoining neigh­ Chief, effectively, rationally meet· our re­ bor are working in Bergenfield Fire Department. gion's power demands or whether-in conjunction with one another to build a fire absence of legislation-we will be training center whereby we would have a fa. TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BERGEN thrown into a decade of chaos and cility where we could instruct our members FIRE DEPARTMENT, what one Governor predicted would be on our own apparatus under actual fire con­ North Bergen, N.J., February 28, 1980. ditions. It is impossible, for me as Chief of a The Federal Emergency M~nagement a series of holy wars over Fede~al department, to send several pieces of fire Agency has been long overdue. For too long power. I am confident the bill I intro­ apparatus to a County facility which is 1 the fire service has been the forgotten ele· duce today can avert that decade of hour away . Not only am I ment of public protection. Having been chaos, can bring a truce before the loosing valuable fire protection from the thought of by many as only a necessary evil. first legal shot of that holy war, and boro, but I am also asking my volunteers to There has been no direct funding for the can make the Pacific Northwest an spend additional hours away from home and fire service, what little funds were received energy model for the rest · of us to family. If the Federal Government could al­ have been piggybacked on appropriations to locate funds for the purpose of constructing other agencies, such as law enforcement. follow. local training sites, it would greatly ease the Ironically, the truth being the fire service Thank you.e burden on the municipalities themselves inevitably becomes the first -line of defense and would enable us to maintain a more ef­ in almost any situation that endangers the ficient operation. There are many grants public, whether it be a major tire, general CHIEF ROBERT BEYEA AND available for an 'educational study on the disaster or riot, the fire department is sad­ CHIEF GEOR.GE VICCARO feasibility of establishing such sights, but dled with the responsibility of bringing it yet, we can't extinguish fires with studies! under control. HON. HAROLD C. HOLLENBECK We need places where we can get the practi­ The fire service needs help, direct help, in cal experience. Firefighting has to be a all areas now! The local governments can no OF NEW JERSEY rapid and orderly operation without endan­ longer bear the financial burden alone! The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES germent to personnel. It has to be a coordi­ fire service can no longer be pushed aside. Tuesday, March 11, 1980 nated team effort. Firefighting is not a The staggering statistics on loss of life and game of chance, but one of efficiency and property, on arson, the fastest growing .• Mr. HOLLENBECK. Mr. Speaker, technology. crime in America, coupled with the fact fire· recently the House Subcommittee on I'm sure if the records were checked, you fighting is the most hazardous occupation Science Research, which has budget would find that the volunteers spend more in the country, mandates that the fire serv· jurisdiction over the Federal Emergen­ time in schools and seminars than our coun­ ice be given the recognition, authority and cy Management Agency con­ terparts. I think there is a serious lack of funds commensurate with other emergency ducted a portion of its authorization input from the volunteer fire service, who services. are the largest provider of fire protection in A good example: arson, everyone in the hearings. the United States. Simply because a man re­ fire service was aware of the .tremendous We were honored by the presence of ceives a salary, he is considered a profes­ problems it presented for years, but until two firefighters from my congressional sional. I feel I am just as much a profession­ the Federal Government recognized it as district, one a volunteer chief, the al as he is. such, publicized it, and made funds.available other a paid chief. The latest U.S. Fire Administration Task for Arson detection and prevention, we in Chief R9bert Beyea of Bergenfield's Force stresses that the Emergency Medical the fire service had a. difficult time getting volunteer department and Chief Services be provided from within the Fire anyone in law enforcement to assist in the George Viccaro of North Bergen pre­ Department. The Volunteer Fire Depart­ smallest way. ments are today overburdened, and to push Now that there is funding, everyone in­ sented their points of view based on the handling of Ambulance Service is going cluding prosecutors, are jumping on the their long experiences. I insert a syn­ to do nothing but force the volunteer to band wagon. I do not mean to imply that opsis of their remarks: resign due to additional hours that must be this sudden interest is not welcome, I just FIRE DEPARTMENT, spent in training in order to meet federal use it to demonstrate how effective FederaJ Borough of Bergenfield, N.J. and state requirements. This does not in­ assistance can be. I would like to state that I consider it an clude time spent answering these additional Funds must be made available in all areas honor and a privilege to appear before this calls, but a paid fireman could be sent of fire service. The Federal Government Subcommittee here today. As was previous­ during normal working hours to receive this must encourage the small departments to ly stated, I am a volunteer Fire Chief from training. A volunteer would have to take coordinate and standardize service~ and New Jersey. The municipality in which I time off from his normal occupation with­ equipment as already recommended in Fed­ serve has a population of over 32,000 people. out pay or use vacation time to attain this erally funded studies. This can be accom­ I have, under my supervision, 90 volunteer training. If training is at night or on week­ plished by funding, regiohal training facili­ firemen and . 4 paid drivers who work ends, this interferes with an individuals ties, fire prevention and detection programs, Monday thru Friday, 8 A.M.-5 P.M. • family life which can, and has forced the Arson Squads and facilities, equipment and The apparatus of my department consists dedicated members to wind up with marital consolidated communications and alarm sys­ of 4 engines, 2 trucks and 1 rescue. During troubles. tems. the calendar year 1979, the Bergenfield Fire In closing, I would like to make the fol­ It comes down to the reality that the Department answered a total of 440 alarms. lowing recommendations: above recommemdations are an absolute ne· Of. these 440 alarms, 251 were answered by Funds should be made available at local cessity but are economically infeasible for the entire department and 189 were re­ levels for such things as: each department to finance, man and main­ sponded to by one company. The total · 1. Establishment of training facilities. tain its own facilities. Our local problems amount of volunteer man-hours in answer­ 2. Purchases of specialized tools and and our ability to provide quality protection ing these. alarms was 6,459 hours. Training equipment. and prevention comes down to money. The and schooling during the year totaled 7,789 3. Fire Prevention-literature for distribu­ small departments have all they can ·do j~st man-hours. tion by local departments. . providing adequate fire extinguishment. I have been asked to testify as to the Develop standards within the fire service The cost of equipment has all but made spe­ needs of the volunteer firefighters as it re­ and fund implementation of: cial services and equipment impossible. lates to the Fire Prevention and Control 1. Standardization of fire hose thread. The governing body· in North Bergen Act. The facts that I will bring forth will be made a firm commitment to the Fire De­ those faced by many Fire Chiefs whether 2. Identification placards for flammability partment and has in the past several volunteer or paid. ly man and up date equipment. They ap­ Act, Congress has established a National 3. Federal building design standards with- pointed 9 new fire fighters to the Depart­ Fire Academy. I feel, however, that many out local exception. ment, purchased a completely new radio Fire Chiefs do not fully understand the 4. Smoke and fire alarm systems. system and purchased 3 new fire engines. main focus of the academy. So far, my 5. Furniture standardizations. This equipment and manpower was badly­ knowledge about the academy ha.s come 6. Clothing standardizations. needed and could only be accomplished by from various firematic magazines. Regard­ 7. Storage of flammable materials. floating bonds and placing a heavier burden less what magazine you read, there are 8. Burn treatment. on the tax payers. 5282 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 I have generalized a very serious problem Pied Pipers, and the Page-Cavanaugh NUCLEAR FUEL SAFEGUARDS which faces all the fire departments trio; it netted $9,280 for the club. NEEDED FOR INDIA. PAKISTAN throughout the country. Over the next" 9 years, Father I'd welcome more specific questions. Schmidt nurtured a dream to build a HON. LESTER L. WOLFF GEORGE VICCARO, modern facility tor the youth village OF NEW YORK Chief that would be large enough to serve IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATXVES Both men outlined the monumental the entire county. Almost every union Tuesday, March 11, 1980 problems faced by firefighters over and civic group in the area · donated • Mr. WOLFF. Mr. Speaker, I would the Nation. money. materials, or labor, and in like to call the attention of the House Their needs are sometimes short­ 1956, the dream became a reality. to an important and timely articie in changed in this era of budget con­ When the village opened, the 14,000- Monday's Washington Post by sciousness, th~ir exposure to hazards square-foot building had a ballroom, a Thomas O'Toole which discusses in caused by arson is often ignored and gameroom, a television lounge, a detail the problems caused by the in­ the fact that they are human beings is snackbar, and several counseling ability of the United States and India too often taken for granted. rooms. The vmage also offered pro­ to reach agreement on the use of nu­ One can conclude, Mr. Speaker, grams in drama., boxing, and track and clear fuel we supply to the Tarapur re­ from the gist of the testimony of these field. · actor complex under any· new applica­ gentlemen, that the Nation owes a tions. As a result of these programs, As of Monday, the terms of the Nu­ great debt of gratitude and support to Father Schmidt won acclaim for our firefighters.e clear Nonproliferation Treaty, which sharply reducing juvenile delinquency set a deadline for nations wishing to in Santa Clara County. In 1959, Presi­ buy· uranium fuel from the United dent Eisenhower appointed him to the States, became op·erative for India. FATHER WALTER E. SCHMIDT President's Councn on Youth Fitness. HONORED Unfortunately, India did not meet Later that year while speaking in the deadline for agreeing to the princi­ Phoenix, Father Schmidt stressed the pal requirements of the Nuclear Non­ HON. NORMAN Y. MINETA need for love, but cauttoned that kind­ proliferation Treaty-signing the OF CALIFORNIA ness does not mean overindulgence. He treaty, or opening up its 21 Tarapur IN THE HOUSE .OF REPRESENTATIVES said: ''Our society-admittedly the atomic plants to inspection. best on Earth-has a major fault • • •. Thus, in terms of any further appli­ Tuesday, March 11, 1980 It is the overemphasis on rights of an cations we now face with India the •Mr. MINETA. Mr. Speaker, it gives individual, and 'the underemphasis on same situation we have faced for some me great pleasure to rise today on obligations." time with Pakistan-we, and the out­ behalf of my colleagues from Califor­ While active with the community's side world, have no verifiable means of nia. DON EDWARDS and PAUL MCCLOS­ youth, Father Schmidt was pursuing a insuring that plutonium from spent KEY, to honor Father Walter E. career at the University of Santa nuclear fuel is not being diverted to Schmitlt, S.J., as he marks his 50th Clara, becoming vice president for uni­ nuclear weapons use. ' year as a Jesuit. A testimonial dinner versity relations in 1960 and, in 1971, I make this point because it is impor­ will be held for ·Father Schmidt on senior vice president in charge of de­ tant that our Pakistani friends recog­ March 20, 1980. velopment. He was instrumental in nize that we have not been discrimi­ Born in San Francisco in 1911, founding both the university's board nating against them for the past year Walter Schmidt was the only child of of regents and the board of fellows. He or so. The situation today is as we Swiss immigrant parents. After gradu­ has also served as a university trustee. have been saying for some time-when ating from St. Ignatiu8 High School, the terms of U.S. law mandated that 1967. he worked at the Bank of Italy and at­ In under his direction, the In~ia be required to meet the same tended the University of San Francis­ board of fellows star.ted the Golden basic requirements we have been co at night. Inspired by his Jesuit Circle Theatre Party as a major fund­ asking of Pakistan, then India would teachers, Walter decided to devote his raising event each year for the univer­ be asked to do so. lif~ to the church. He joined the Soci­ sity. Some of th~ many stars that have Now, India and Pakistan face the ety of Jesus in 1929, when he entered appeared in these benefits over the same requirements, and, I must say, the Los Gatos Novitiate, and he was years include Jimmy Durante, Bob the United States faces the same di­ ordained in 1941. - Hope; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, lemma in each, for we have vital na­ Upon completion of his theological Jr., Milton Berle. Paul Anka, and Bing tional interests in each. and the dis­ studies at the University of Santa Crosby. agreement over the nuclear issue · Clara in 1942, Father Schmidt began In recognition of his many achieve­ threatens the pursuit of those inter­ teaching theology at . the university, ments, Father Schmidt has won nu­ ests. and the following year was named merous awards and honors over the But I think there is no one in this dean of men. years. These include the city of San Chamber who will disagre~ that the In the summer of 1944, Father Jose's Distinguished Citizen of the nuclear proliferation issue ls one Schmidt began a s-ummer program for Year, 1954; Optimist of the Year, 1954; which should be ·Set aside because of area youth "who had nothing to do Santa Clara Kiwanis Club's Citizen of bilateral concerns. Nuclear prolifera­ and no place to go." By the end of the the Year, 1958; Temple Emanu-El's tion is a strategic and humanitarian summer, Father Schmidt's club had First Community Service Award, 1959; concern of the highest order, on which several hundred members who wanted Santa Clara Sports Banquet's Special we -must do all in our power to reason· 1947, to stay together as a group. In Achievement Award. 1969; San Jose ably resolve. with over 2,000 members,-the club offi­ Mercury-News Distinguished Citizen I ·strongly urge that the United cially became known as the Santa States, India, and Pakistan-as well as Clara Youth Village. That same year, of the Year, 1974; and Santa Clara the People's Republic of China, and the building where the club met was County Conference of Christians and the U.S.S.R.-have a vested interest in declared a fire hazard, with $3,000 in Jews Annual Brotherhood Award, solving the present dilemma in a sensi­ 1974. repairs needed. Father Schmidt made ble and humanitarian fashion. La ~.; t the first of what was to be many trips · Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues in August, the Subcommittee on Asian to Hollywood to arrange a benefit. the House of Representatives to join and Pacific Affairs led a mission to This first benefit featured Frank Sina­ DON EDWARDS, PAUL MCCLOSKEY, and Pakistan. Its report made the follow­ tra, Jack Carson, Dennis .Morgan, myself in pa.ring tribute to this truly ing findings and recommendations, Robert Alda, Rory· Calhoun, Rhonda great humanitarian, Father Walter E. which I feel are as relevant today as Fleming, Ann Blyth, Buddy Baer, the Schmidt, S.J.e when they were made. I would like to March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5283 present the,m for the RECORD today. weapons but might let it go if India gave as­ would not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty following the Washington 'Post article: surances. on the principle that noruiuclear nations Sen.. John H. Glenn Jr. the Washington Post, Mar. 10, 19801 man of the Senate Governmental Affairs subcommittee on energy, nuclear prolifera­ to renounce. 1 UNITED STATES-INDIA A-TREATY CONFLICT tion and federal services, has not made up Now, the new Indian Government has an­ COMES TO HEAD TODAY his mind. Said one aide: "Sen. Glenn be­ nounced that if Pakistan fulfills its military lieves that if the United States waives the nuclear potential, India will have to recon­ sider its policy of not developing nuclear A conflict that could strain relations for law in this case, it's the ultimate step. back­ ward in proliferation matters. On the other weapons. Thus, should Pakistan do what it months between the United States and has consistently pledged not to do-pursue a India comes to a head today when the key hand, he understands the politics of- the whole matter." nuclear weapons capacity-the countermove provision of a law Congress passed in 1978 by India would automatically produce nu­ goes into effect. clear confrontation, and a new level of fear It is the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON and tension in the world. For the first time, which set today as the· deadline for coun­ ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS, AUGUST 1979 two contending nuclear states would be tries that want to buy enriched uranium .4. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION bound by no understandings or agree­ fuel from the United States to do one of two ments-no matter how tenuous-on the bal­ things: sign the treaty prohibiting the Recommendation A.-That India and Pakistan be encouraged to initiate a process ance of power and how it was to be main­ spread of nuclear weapons or open up all tained in the face of a greatly escalated atomic plants to outside inspection to make which would culminate in a formal agree­ ment to neither produce nor test nuclear arms race potential. sure plutonium from spent nuclear fuel is Such a tragic development could only be not being diverted to nuclear weapons use. weapons, and which would be enforced by international inspection of th.e miclear facil­ viewed with the greatest gravity by the India has done neither. The State Depart­ ities of each nation. United States, the Soviet Union and the ment has engaged in on-and-off negotiations world community at large. the past two years with three Indian gov­ Recommendation B.-That the United The delegation recognizes that Pakistan ernments and has come away empty. States and Soviet Union resume talks on the Indian Ocean as an integral part of attempt­ has a n~ed • ent Cindira] Gandhi government is some Recommendation C.-That the People's for energy which cannot be assured by con­ · kind of assurance the plutonium in the Republic of China be encouraged to recon­ ventional resources or technology. The dele­ spent fuel will not be used for explosives," sider its policy of not signing the Nu.clear gation recognizes that Pakistan and India' one State Department source said: "We Nonproliferation Treaty in view of the key have a legitimate claim on the West for as­ have yet to get that assurance." role such a step would play in reducing re­ sistance in the peaceful development of nu­ gional tensions and working toward world clear energy, as well as alternative, safe At stake now is the export of 21 nuclear peace. · power plants at Tarapur, India. If the five forms of energy production. commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Recommendation D.-The United States However, the United States is presently Commission were to vote today, they might must clarify its policies on helping nations constrained not only by law, but also by its vote against it. · with which it has cooperated in peaceful nu­ own genuine sense of uncertainty as to the "I would be very hard put to vote for it clear development so that there are no fur­ best course to follow, particularly on peace­ ther misunderstandings which themselves ful nuclear energy. Consequently, an un­ today," one of the five commissioners con­ add to the dangers of nuclear proliferation. fided. "I Just don't see how we can vote for a happy coincidence now makes coherent U.S. license without any formal assurances from Recommendation E.-The United States policy on nuclear energy development diffi­ India that they are willing to conform to must continue to help nations develop cult; at the same time as many nations are the provisions of the nonproliferation act." peaceful energy resources, including a!~er­ achieving the sophistication necessary to native energy sources. However, the Umted consider a weapons option, and hence re­ Time is running out on the Indian export States must also continue to employ eco­ application, which came to the NRC in Oc­ quire the closest possible monitoring, the nomic and other appropriate, peaceful sanc­ United States and other Western nations, tober 1978. The eight tons of uranium the tions, as legislated by Congress, to prevent NRC approved for shipment to India last because of the requirements of the law, are year has been made into fuel rods at the the spread of nuclear weapons. cutting off cooperation. Indian fabrication plant at Hyderabad, Discussion Regardless of what decision is finally which was counting on getting the next The issue of nuclear proliferation is one of reached on peaceful nuclear development, it shipment this month. to keep the plant the key links in what the Delegation is char­ is clear that nothi.Iig could be more inimical open. acterizing as ,a chain of fear binding ever to U .S. interests-or to the interests of Asia If India does not get the uranium in the tighter in Asia. Its applica.tion to the region or the world-than for nuclear weapons to next few months it will have to start reduc­ comes particularly through the traditional appear on the subcontinent. ing the power output of its four reactors at Pakistan-India rivalry. However, it is also di­ Therefore, while the delegation shares Tarapur to conserve uranium. Sources at rectly related to the Sino-Soviet struggle, as with the administration a flat rejection of the State Department say that if India re· well as to the inability of the superpowers military intervention to prevent nuclear duces Tarapur's power output to 70 percent, to achieve.nuclear disarmament. proliferation in the subcontinent, the fact it can keep the plants running until June Because of fears that China harbored ter­ remains that the United States must exer­ 1982. If · the plants keep running full tilt, cise all appropriate bilateral and multilater­ rit.orial ambitions against India, and fueled al options, including cutoffs of economic as· they will have to shut down sometime_next by the border war of 1962, India began a year. massive arms buildup over the next decade, sistance or conventional defense equipment, which might succeed in forestalling a nucle­ The Tarapur export license is pending at largely under the sponsorship of the ar arms race on the subcontinent. the State department which may keep it U.S.S.R. In 1974, India exploded a nuclear The delegation accepts the point that until it hears from the Gandhi government device, although India has to date chosen India and Pakistan are being asked, in about its spent-fuel intentions. One source not to produce or deploy nuclear weapons. effect, to take steps which the superpowers at Sfate said the Gandhi government has In 1965 and again in 1971, India and Paki­ so far have not. But as noted, through the only to give assurances that the plt1toni­ stan met on the battlefield. The United SALT process, the test ball treaty, and mum in the Tarapur fuel would never be States remained neutral in these struggJes, through the crucible of the threat of nucle­ used to make explosives. although it was the principal supplier of ar war over such confrontations as Berlin If the State Department were given assur­ arms to Pakistan, and Pakistan has made it and Cuba, the superpowers have reached ances, the export license would go to the clear it considered more support to have some formal and informal methods o~ crisis NRC. been warranted in view o.f the 1959 bilateral resolution. If the NRC voted against the shipment, friendship agreement between Washington The delegation suggests that however im­ the license application would go automati· and Islamabad. perfect, such a modus vivendi has not been cally to the White House where President With the fall of the Desai government in achieved on the subcontinent. As a step Carter likely would approve it. Should that India, the instability in Afghanistan and toward achieving this, the delegation notes happen, Congress would have 60 days to Iran, and the increasing Soviet role in Af­ that President Zia of Paki&tan and then­ override his decision or stay silent and let ghanistan, Pakistan now perceives itself to Prime Minister Desai once exchanged let- .. the uranium go to India. be under mounting pressure to provide for ters on the issue of each other's nuclear po­ Key Senate and House leaders have mixed its self-defense independent of outside as­ tential. Such a renewed exchange, particu- emotions about overruling the White House. sistance. Rep. Jonathan B. Bingham , .chair· As noted, in January, 1978, then-Prime 1 Prospects For Regional Stability: Asia and the man of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee Minister Morarji Desai told the Subcommit­ Pacific. Report on a study mission to Asia and the on international economic policy, has said tee on Asian and Pacific Affairs the Indian Pacific by the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific he does not want to see the fuel shipped Government would never develop nuclear Affairs, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Print· without assurances it will not be used for weapons. However, Desai added, India Ing Office, 1978. 5284 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 larly if it presaged steps toward a more com­ QUARTERLY REPORT-STATEMENT OF EXPENSES-U.S. names of potentially draftable youth. prehensive understanding, would greatly HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRESSIONAL STEEL He also aspires to send a strong mes­ reduce the present uncertainty. CAUCUS-Continued sage to the Soviets regarding the de­ Ideally, the nations of the subcontinent termination of the American people. should agree to negotiate a nuclear free In dollars zone for the region, with international in­ There are problems with his propos· spection of the nuclear facilities of each Miscellaneous ..... - ...... :...... 9,650.92 al. First, the DOD has the opinion nation. Total expenses as of Dec. 31, 1979...... 46,909.26 that to be constitutionally viable, the In this regard, the delegation- accepts the registration must include both men necessity of the United States and the CONGRESSIONAL STEEL CAUCUS MEMBERS WHO and women. Congress has firmly indi· Soviet Union resuming talks on the Indian HAVE PAID DUES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1979 cated that it will not grant him the au· Ocean. While in Moscow, the delegation thority to register women. In fact, in told the Supreme Soviet it hoped the Soviet Joseph Addabbo, Douglas Applegate, John Union would join in a scheduled Chiefs of Ashbrook, Eugene Atkinson, Donald Bailey, recent testimony, administration rep­ Mission conference in the fall, and added Adam Benjamin, Jr., Tom Bevill, Clarence resentatives indicated they do not q1at the delegation intended to endorse re­ Brown, George Brown, John Buchanan, expect Congress to approve registra­ sumption of Indian Ocean talks when it re· John Cavanaugh, Don Clausen, William tion of women. Second, the wartime turned to Washington. Clay, William Clinger, E. Thomas Coleman, penalties for noncompliance with the By linking actions of India and Pakistan Lawrence Coughlin, W. C. "Dan·• Daniel, Military and Selective Service Act will with the Soviet Union and the United Robert Davis, and John Dingell. apply under his plan-5 years impris- . States, the delegation hopes to underscore Robert Duncan, Robert Edgar, Allen Ertel, Dave Evans, Vic Fazio, Floyd Fithian, onment and $10,000 fine maximum its understandin~ of the organic process in· penalty. How will this penalty be ap· herent in arms control, and the hope of Daniel Flqod, William Ford, L. H. Fountain, world nuclear disarmament. For this reason, Joseph Gaydos, Robert Giaimo, Benjamin plied to the estimated 10 percent of the delegation ·also cites the importance of Gilman, William Goodling, Tennyson our youth who fan to register in China agreeing to the Nuclear Non-Prolif· Guyer, Sam Hall, Jr., James Hanley, Elwood peacetime? eration Treaty as an integral step toward re­ Hillis, and Kenneth Holland. In fact, the necessity of this massive duction of tensions on the subcontinent. Richard !chord, John Jenrette, James peacetime registration is also in ques­ and throughout Asia and the world.e · Jones, Tom Kindness, Ray Kogovsek, Peter Kostmayer, Raymond Lederer, Gary Lee, tion. In a January 16 report to the Jim Lloyd, Clarence Long, Thomas Luken, President, the Director of -the Selec· FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE CON· Stanley Lundine, Robert Mcclory, Joseph tive Service held that they now have GRESSIONAL STEEL CAUCUS: McDade, Robert McEwen, Gunn McKay, the capability to respond in an emer­ QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF Marc Marks, Dan Marriott, and James gency. He projects that under his re­ Martin. cently upgraded plan, Selective Serv, EXPENSES AND FUND BALANCE Dawson Mathis, Robert Michel, Barbara STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ice will soon have the capability to far Mikulski, Clarence Miller, John Mitchell, exceed the DOD requirements with ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1979 ~obert Mollohan, G. V. Montgomery, Wil­ ham Moorhead, Ronald Mottl, Austin postmobilization registration. Murphy, John Murphy, Morgan Murphy, This bill then poses an alternative to HON. BARBARA A. MIKULSKI John Murtha, Michael Myers, William the immediate resumption of manda­ OF MARYLAND Natcher, Bill Nichols, Richard Nolan, and tory peacetime registration. It also de­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Henry Nowak. f uses the potential problems and con· Mary Ro~e Oakar, James Oberstar, Tuesday, March 11, 1980 troversy. A voluntary registration George. O'Brien, Thomas P. O'Neill, Edward would give the Selective Service a real e Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. Speaker, in Patten, Donald Pease, Carl Perkins, Melvin Price, Carl Pursell, James Quillen;.Nick Joe life opportunity to demonstrate its accordance with Executive Committee Rahall, Ralph Regula, Don Ritter, Robert data gathering capabilities in order to Order No. 1, I am respectfully submit· Roe, Dan Rostenkowski, Marty Russo, Rich­ assure our enhanced mobilization ca­ ting herewith the quarterly financial ard Schulze, John Seiberling, and Richard pability. At the same time, this volun­ report of the Congressional Steel Shelby. tary registration will give every Ameri­ Caucus for insertion into the RECORD. Bud Shuster, Paul Simon, John Slack J . can who is eligible to register the op­ The report is as fallows: William Stanton, Louis Stokes, Sam~el Stratton, Gene Taylor, Morris Udall, Bruce portunity to send a strong message to Vento. Doug Walgren, Robert Walker, Rich· the Russians: a message born of free QUARTERLY REPORT-FUNQ_BALANCE STATEMENTt dcp-0s11...... 13.41 and Congressman BROWN of Califor· nia, legislation to improve the Selec­ declares a state of national emergency Total une.x~n ded revenues (as of Dec. 31 , 1979) ...... 112 41 tive Service System register tion in order to fully demonstrate its • CAUCUS with the Selective Service System. registration capacity. In his state of the Union message. Fourth. The plan would include In doliars the President called for the resump· women, but their participation would, 33,168.54 tion of peacetime mandatory registra­ of course, be voluntary as for the men. 0 tion . . Through this registration the Fifth. The only penalty provided 425.20 62.00 President hopes to prove the capablli· under voluntary registration would be 624.28 ty of the recently upgraded Selective a civil penalty, a $100 fine for persons 624.75 2.137 .62 Service to quickly and efficiently who knowingly provide false registra­ 215.95 gather, process and compile a list of tion information. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5'285 Sixth. This legislation would in no ing our jobs would be far more diffi­ <2> adjust all revenue targets downward to way affect the other provisions of the cult, if not impossible. reflect alterations made in the Conference Military Selective Service Act includ­ As Sergeant at Arms Ken has had Report intended to carry out these instruc­ ing the expired authority to induct. numerous responsibilities. The far tiom.e Here are some key conclusions from most difficult and in many respects, the draft working document submitted the most important has been his role NATIONAL SUPPORTED WORK to· the President on January 16, 1980, in maintaining the general security of DEMONSTRATION by the Director of the Selective Service the House buildings and Capitol, a dif- System. They may be found in their en­ ficult job he handled . with great HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT tirety on p. 4028 and following of the aplomb. The task of providing security OF CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. where we work is a difficult one. The thousands of people who walk the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES <1 > That post-mobilization registration is an effective means of mee.ting the Defense hallways, enter the galleries, and eat Tuesday, March 11, 1980 Department's emergency mobilization time­ in the restaurants often pose security e Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, I table: "Every participatory registration risks to Members of Congress, as well would like to bring to the attention of option can more than meet the DOD man­ as for the general public. It takes a the House some extremely significant . power requirement. The post-mobilization special man, with unique qualities to findings regarding the ability and suc­ option is by far the most cost effective, and least intrusive, ·and is the option chosen by have been able to oversee such an area cess of welfare mothers in the work Selective Service." of tremendou!) importance. It takes a force. <2> That pre-mobilization registration man with a cool head and quick think- The welfare legislation· passed last would not substantially improve the deliv­ ing abilities to have handled the dem- summer by the House left out a cru­ ery schedule of inductees in an emergency onstrations, bombs, and bomb threats, cial reform: Granting States the mobilization, but · would be significan~ly and shootings and near shootings that . option to require able-bodied adults to more costly. According to the Document, in­ are a part of the environment. It was accept employment as a condition of ductions would begin on M+l7, 100,000 in­ very reassuring to know that in times welfare eligibility. ductions could be made by M + 35, and of danger that it was Ken Harding and The arguments against such a pro­ 650,000 inductions by M+125, at a cost esti­ mate of some $9. 7 million. With peacetime his staff who were in control. He had posal were that it is not cost effective, registration in effect, inductions would other talents as well, managing the that welfare mothers are not really ca­ begin on M+lO, 100,000 inductions could be House bank with great efficiency, pable of being traine_d for employ­ made by M+26, and 650,000 by M+l17 always making sure all matters relat- ment, and that few would accept em­ at were kept in order, with the fine ginally better off on wages than on a cost of over $25 million. -people under his guidance ever polite the dole. <3> That post-mobilization registration is and receptive to our needs. A federally funded, 5-year project the preferred option: "The post-mobiliza­ tion option should substantially exceed De­ I do not know how Ken plans to entitled "The National Supported fense requirements, employs the fewest spend his retirement. But I am sure of Work Demonstration" has just issued number of full time personnel, and costs the one thing, and that is whatever he de- its findings which contradict the usual least." votes his time to, it will be with the de- arguments against a welfare work re­ (4) That, given the effectiveness of the termination and infinite energy he has quirement. This project provided four post-mobilization plan, the resumption of shared with us the last'35 years. It will target groups-long-term welfare registration is unnecessary: "While costs be a different place to work without mothers, ex-addicts, ex-offenders, and and staffing should not be the determining him, and I wish him all the luck on a teenage dropouts-with work experi­ factor the reduced retirement well deserved.• ence of a year of so under conditions ~ delivery time provided by the other options of gradually increasing demands, close is redundant and unnecessary."• supervisjon, and work association with H.R. 3919-WINDFALL PROFIT TAX a crew of peers. KENNETH HARDING RETIRES The results were phenomenally en­ couraging for the group of welfare HON. BILL ARCHER mothers. The following excerpts from HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO OF TEXAS the preliminary summary report speak OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for themselves: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE AFDC GROUP I Tuesday, March 11, 1980 Tuesday, March 11, 1980 To be eligible for the program, a person •Mr. ARCU:E:R. Mr. Speaker, on had to be female, on AFDC for 30 of the o Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Sp.eaker, on Wednesday H.R. 3919, ·the windfall' last 36 months, and have no children under February 29, Kenneth Harding, a fix­ profit tax bill, will come to the House 6 years of age. She had to meet the demon­ ture and one of the most respected floor in the form of a conference stration-wide requirements of being current­ gentlemen on Capitol Hill for over 35 ly unemployed and with only limited recent report. At the appropriate time, I plan work experience. AF'DC recipients meeting· years, announced his retirement as to offer a motion to recommit the con­ these criteria constitute about 15 percent of Sergeant at Arms. In the many years ference report 'to the committee on the total AFDC population. I've served in the House of Repre­ conference with instructions relating The average age of AFDC participants sentatives I dare say I have never met to the independent producer or royal­ was 34; all but 5 percent were black or His­ a man who devoted so much time and ty owner. panic; less than one-third were high school energy to the work he loved very A copy of that motion to recommit graduates; only 3 percent were currently much. ' follows so that all Members may be married; and the average number of depend­ In recent months this Chamber has ents in the household were 2.2; 14 percent aware of its contents in advance: had never worked, and an additional 61 per­ been saddened to learn that nearly a Mr. Archer mm•es to recomn:..it the Con­ cent had not held a full-time job during the score of Members have told us they ference Report on the bill provide an exemption from the wind­ 1. Supported work has proved to bE> an ef­ tirement of Ken because of his friend­ fall profit tax for the first 1,000 barrels of fective program to enhance the employabil­ ship and bP-lp he has provided. Very oil produced a day by an independent pro· ity s.nd earnings of long-term AFDC recipi­ ducer or royalty owner, with a definition of ents and to reduce their dependence or; W<'l ­ often I think we take for granted independent producer or royalty owner as fare payments. This finding emerged from many of the hard-working people on one who is not a retailer with annual sales the research data showing that the AFDC the Hill who help us perform our of more than $5 million or a refiner with a women who participated in the program duties as Representatives. Without the daily run over 50,000 barrels during the . performed significantly better than the con­ fine work of people such as Ken Hard- year, and trols in terms of increased employment. in· 5286 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 creased earnings and reduced welfare depen­ grams on those in greatest need and core unemployable gtoups that were targets dence. The ·significance of these differen· make them more cost effective. of the experiment, drug addicts and out-of­ tials has held up consistently throughout As a member of the Subcommittee school teenagers. the post-program period, as reflected in in· Many of the women "sought and obtained terviews over 27 months. on Public Assistance and Unemploy­ jobs and remained employed even though Preliminary analysis of additional data in· ment Compensation, I attempted their earnings were substantially offset by dicates that supported work appears to be during our deliberations on legislation the loss of welfare benefits,'' the report con­ most effective for AFDC recipients with the for fiscal 1981 to raise the possibility cluded. It was released yesterday in New least prior work experience. that we might at least consider per­ York City. 2. Many of the AFDC group sought and mitting States to institute a work re­ But the program didn't work at all with obtained Jobs and remained employed even quirement for adults receiving AFDC. its contingent of young high school drop­ though their earnings were· substantially Currently States are not even permit­ outs, many of whom have records of delin· offset by loss of welfare benefits. Many ted this authority on a pilot test basis, quency or criminality.. female heads of household are willing to much less as a general policy. Despite The complex experiment, which provided work for very small financial gains in pref­ . Jobs for 10,000 people overall, was hailed as erence to the social opprobrium of continu­ the subcommittee's disinclination thus a rare attempt to assess scientifically the ing on welfare and suffering the governmen­ far to deal with this issue, I intend to impact of a social program on peoples' lives tal interference in their lives associated pursue this proposal. before public policy and dollars are commit­ with being on public assistance. _ I place in the RECORD at this point ted to it on a massive scale. . 3. The cost-benefit calculation for the two articles further describing the The welfare mothers who went through AFDC group reveals that, primarily because supported work demonstration: the program not only achieved a higher rate of the employment and earnings gains of CFrom the Washington Post, Feb. 28, 1980] of employment, but worked more hours and participants after· they leave the program earned higher wages, the study reported. By and the value of the goods and services pro· FIVE·YEAR EXPERIMENT FINDS WELFARE• months 19 through 27 of the program, after duced by them while they are in supported TRANSITION JOBS EFFECTIVE the women had left the supp.Orted work pro­ wor~. the net benefit to society is consider· gram and many had been placed in regular able. Moreover, the 'benefits to the taxpayer HARTFOJtD, CONN., February 27.-Untll Jobs, ·about twice as many of them had left from reductions in welfare payments, the about 19 months ago, Martha Davis, 31, the welfare rolls as those who were not in taxes paid on earnings, and the reduced use seemed a hopeless welfare statistic. Depend­ the program. of food stamps, housing subsidies, and Med­ ent on public assistance all her adult life, These women had the best work attend· icaid exceed the cost of providing the sup­ she dropped out of the 11th grade, had two ance rates, stayed the longest average time ported work jobs. children, and moved from North Carolina to in the subsidized program, had the highest 4. The average stay in the program of this northern industrial city. rate of departures to a regular Job and the lowest rate of firings, com­ longer than that of any other target group. that. For the past year, she has been em­ pared with the other workers. This is attributable to their reluctance to ployed as a bench mechanic at a local air­ The transition Jobs paid about the mini­ leave supported work for Jobs in the labor craft engine plant. She wields a handtool to mum wage and taught the women to fill out market and to the difficulty local programs clean· engine parts on the midnight shift. forms, to show up on time and other disci­ encountered in their search for suitable em· Completely off welfare, she earns around $9 plines of regular empl9yment. ployers willing to hire .supported work par· an hour. They went to work building bunk beds in ticipants. Almost 25 percent of the AFDC "It's a good feeling to get up and go to a sawdusty furniture factory, recapping group could not obtain or would not accept work,'' she said. "I know you got to start at tires, cleaning machine parts, demolishing a regular Job at the completion of their the bottom. But you got a chance to do interiors of old buildings and shoveling maximum period of employment. better later on." · trash, working on construction projects and 5. Preliminary indications are that sup­ How many of the nation's poor have running parks or day care centers. ported work has the greatest impact in peri· become so debilitated that they cannot be· Ex-drug addicts showed positive results, ods of high unemployment, possibly because helped out of their cycle of dependency? Do though much less dramatic than those of in such circumstances eml>loyers are less in~ they "Just want a free ride?" Or will they the welfare mothers. They improved their clined to hire "risky" workers . This gives sup­ A major five-year social experiment, spon­ down significantly on drug-related and ported work participants, with their recent sored by four federal departments and the other criminal activity thus suggesting that and structured experience in a work pro­ Ford Foundation, set out to address such they substitute "legitimate for illegitimate gram, an advantage over their control group questions and has produced some dramatic income for the purchase of drugs," the counterparts. answers. Martha Davis represents one of study said. them. · The ex-convicts category, like the high The preliminary report states that The Ford-federal -study found, for in· school dropouts, showed no significant long­ the results of the supported work ef­ stance, that twice as many women on wel­ term benefit from the program. forts with welfare mothers were nota­ fare like Davis make the transition to self. . Because the response by school dropouts bly more positive than with the other sufficient employment if the government was so poor, officials said, the study calls three target groups. subsidizes transition Jobs for them, instead into question the value of government pro­ Based on its findings, the Board of of merely distributing welfare checks. grams that emphasize some type of work ex­ It also found that crime rates among drug perience to deal with the explosive and per­ the Manpower Demonstration Re­ addicts drop by about one-third under the sistent youth unemployment problem. search Corporation recommended. same program. . Su.ch training programs nave been a among other things, that: . It found as well that the public treasury major-element in efforts to deal with unem­ The Secretary of Health and Hum1µ1 Serv­ saves money-about $8,150 per person-by ployment and welfare dependence and are a ices should seek legislative authority to subsidizing improved Jobs for the welfare component of the Carter administration's allow the diversion of welfare allowances mothers instead of simply paying them wel· new $2 billion proposal to attack youth un­ into wages for an ·expanded supported work fare. employment. program. The National Supported Work Demon­ · "We were not committed to make the pro­ stration, as the $82 million study was called gram work," said manpower specialist Eli It was also recommended that: provided transitional work experience to Ginsberg, who served as chairman of the Immediate action should be taken to 3,200 of society's least-employable people, board of the independent corporation cre­ launch new or expanded supported work all volunteers. It operated at locally run ated to run the project and minimize bu­ programs for AFDC mothers and former sites in Hartford and 14 other cities initial- reaucratic infighting. "We were committed drug abusers in interested communities, and ly. - to understand where it wo-rks and where it to do so in close cooperation with the Of 1,500 welfare mothers followed for re­ doesn't. So in that sense the negative find­ CETA, WIN and drug-abuse treatment sys­ search purposes one third got off of welfare ings were not a fallure" he said. tems. Cost-benefit analyses clearly point in to self-supporting jobs. Most participants were black or Hispanic, that direction. The new or expanded pro­ For each person selected to work,·another less than a third had been graduated from grams should be implemented in a carefully hard-to-employ Jobseeker was rejected. but high school, and less than a quarter were designed and phased manner, consistent was kept track of by researchers for com­ married. They had worked an average of with national management and information parison as a control group. only three to 10 weeks during the ·l>receding needs and capacities. To the surprise of some experts, the most 12 months and except in the welfare moth­ desperate, least educated welfare mothers­ ers category, the arrest rates ranged from 54 These recommendations are particu­ women receiving Aid to Families with De­ to 100 percent, with heavy drug use larly important in light of current ef­ pendent Children -responded more among the ex-convicts as well as the ex-ad­ forts to target existing Federal pro· dramatically than any of the other hard- dicts. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5287 Program manager William Dowdy in Hart­ ever, was spent to evaluate the program, SOMEBODY'S CALLING MY ford said the women not only had a high assess costs and benefits for each of the NAME success rate for themselves but they had "a groups and study the long-range implica­ profound impact on the other workers." tions for social policy. Accordingly, more HON. CHARLES 8. RANGEL "These ladies had some maturity, respon­ than 6,600 volunteers7 half of them in the sibility and stability before they came here, program, the other half outside it-were OF NEW YORK even though they were on welfare," he said. monitored over a three-year period, well IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "Maybe because of · the children at beyond the actual 12" to 18 months during home.... They made the others cut down which any of them were employed in the Tuesday, March 11, 1980 on profanity, fights, things like that." supported work projects. e Mr. RANGEL. Wyatt Tee Walker's The project was sponsored by the U.S. de­ book "Somebody's Calling My Name," partments of Labor, Health, Education and More than any of the other three groups Welfare, Justice, Housing and Urban Devel· taking part in the program, the welfare 1979, Judson Valley Press duction in drug dependency. The youths statement concerning. black sacred The poor-or so proponents of welfare and ex-offenders were minimally affected music and its correlation with the reform have long maintained-would rather by the program.> social circumstances from which it work than live off the public dole. That About two years after entering the pro­ thesis lies at the heart of the Carter Admin· gram, 20 percent of the women in the ex­ grew. He effectively traces the roots istration's welfare reform package, which perimental groups were employed-a signifi­ and directions of this music as well as attempts to provide Jobs and training for cant number, considering the fact that they such phenomenon as the multiple the able-bodied poor who slip in and out­ had spent an average of 8% years receiving functions of spirituals and other black .mostly out-of work. aid to families with dependent children music. Also, Mr. Walker's investigation Now, on the eve of .renewed congressional benefits before joining the pro­ of the black religious experience and debate of President Carter's welfare jobs gram. Also after two years, more than twice the importance of the black church as bill, come the results of a five-year, $82.4 as many women ·in the experimental group a social institution, is both informative million national demonstration program had left the AF'DC rolls as those who were and significant. that gives some credence to the thesis. The 11]._t!_le control_group. program created temporary Jobs for four Of particular interest is Mr. Walk· groups of the hard-core unemployed­ Women in the experimental group worke.1 er's analysis of the nonviolent move­ women on welfare, former drug addicts, ex­ an average of 60.9 hours a month, compared ment in the United States and his offenders and youths who had dropped out with 45.2 for the others. Their average chronological categorization of the di· of high school. Its "greatest success," ac­ monthly earnings were $242.89 and their visions and subdivisions of black music cording to a report issued on Feb. 27, was monthly welfare .benefits $172.06, compared ranging from meter music to the var­ among welfare mothers, many of whom with earnings of $165.88 and welfare bene­ found and held jobs even though their earn-· fits of $224 for those in the control group. ious types of gospel. ings were offset "substantially" by the loss The researchers tried to weigh the bene­ All in all, Mr. Walker has written a of welfare benefits. fits of the program against its costs: ~he sal· book that most cert'ainly deserves the The timing of the report is ·especially pro­ aries paid by the federal government and attention of the musical, historical, pitious. On March 5, the Senate Labor and the private contributors. On the benefits and literary communities. It is a must Human Resources Subcommittee on Em­ side of the equation, the researchers count­ for every serious student of black his­ ployment, Poverty and Migratory Labor will ed the goods and services produced by the tory .e open hearings on the jobs component of participants during the ·program and their Carter's plan." In the House, the Education earnings gains after completion of the pro­ and Labor Subcommittee ·on Employment gram. THE MUGABE VICTORY Opportunities has already begun writing a For welfare mothers, the researchers esti­ bill and is expected to return to the task in mated that benefits exceeded costs by an HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL a few weeks. average of $8,150 per mother over the pro­ But even if the report has no immediate gram's five years. And that doesn't count OF ILLINOIS impact on specifics of the legislation, it savings in welfare payments as well as any IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES could well influence Congress's thinking on intangible gains t;.hat the researchers Tuesday, .March 11, 1980 employment for the "unemployable" and re­ couldn't measure. direct welfare policy further down the road. e Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, last The idea behind· the "supported work" "The women may not have made more demonstration, which began in March 1975, money, but they did have the psychological week, while the eyes of the United was less to teach skills or find permanent benefit of saying, 'I have a job.'" said Judy States were on events in Afghanistan jobs than to ease the transition into a work Gueron, executive vice president of the cor­ and Iran, a profoundly important po­ environment for people who weren't expect­ poration. litical event took place in southern ed to function well in the normal Job What are the lessons for welfare reform? Africa. Robert Mugabe, avowed Marx­ market. Participation was voluntary, and The program seems to suggest that people­ ist-Leninist, terrorist, ·and guerrilla more than 10,000 people in 15 cities took even some of the most disadvantaged and leader, led his party to a solid majority part .over the course of the experiment. victory in the Rhodesian elections. Ev­ The work, provided by local non-profit disaffected-will work if they're given the companies,. ranged from recapping tires to opportunity. The income maintenance ex­ eryone-including, perhaps, Mugabe upholstering furniture to running day care periments concluded in Denver and Seattle himself-was surprised by the size. of centers. Employees were subjected to in· more than a year ago also indicated that a his victory. creasingly strict standards-for productivity federal income guarantee did not affect the The Prime-Minister-elect has spoken and punctuality, for example. Those who amount of hours the poor would work. But with moderation since his election failed were fired; those who did well were this is the first program with a specific job and, as was the case during his cam­ given small pay increases and productivity model built in and with a mechanism to for­ paign, there is now an absence of bonuses. · mally evaluate the impact. pro­ retary for,.... income security policy at the timidated many voters during. the elec­ grams and the Ford Foundation, went to Health, Education and Welfare Depart­ tion campaign and, in a short while, program ~peration. About $11 million, how- ment, "and this is certainly one of them."e they will no doubt begin to pay off old 5288 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 debts against Africans who were loyal'·:· in the black urban townships as well, still Americans must help Zimbabwe become a to the white government. While there believe in witchcraft and the ability to free country·• is a slight possibility that Mugabe may pierce the secrecy of the voting box. This despite the fact that voters told us they be­ develop into the kind of moderate So· lieved their vote would be secret from the ALASKA LAND cialist leader his American friends say official vote-counters. he is, I have my doubts. If it is difficult to determine precisely the At this point I wish to include in the degree to which fear decided the Zimbabwe HON. DON YOUNG RECORD "Mugabe's Victory and the election, it is easier to assay the role of OF ALASKA Future of Zimbabwe," from the Wall Marxism. Mugabe is, after all, a self-pro· IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Street Journal, March 7, 1980. ·claimed Marxist-Leninist. The ZANU "polit­ The article follows: ical commissariat" said, January 7, 1980, Tuesday, March 11, 1980 MUGABE'S VICTORY AND THE FUTURE OF that it "will put all means of production e Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speak­ ZIMBABWE under public ownership." This, says its er, the absence of a workable energy manifesto, may be resisted by "some African On the con­ The recent action of the Secretary practiced not only by the two Patriotic of the Interior to put a freeze on 40 mil­ Front parties-Mugabe's Zimbabwe African trary, Mugabe's deputy told us that "social· National Union and Joshua ist" leadership does not explain its basic ob­ lion acres of land in Alaska has only Nkomo's Patriotic Front -but as well jectives to the people. but informs them of exacerbated the problem in Alaska. by the third-running United African Nation­ strategies only after securing power. Alaskans want to help alleviate the al Council of former Prime Minis· Mugabe spoke to the voters not of Marxism energy crises by sharing the wealth of ter Abel Muzorewa. but of land reform and black rule. resources within its bounds · with Thousands of voters and their families Both are valid and urgent needs. For too fell ow Americ~ns. For some inexplica­ were directly and indirectly · intimidated long the best lands have been denied the Af. ble reason, the administration has con­ during the long guerrilla war, as well as rican population, and they have suffered all stantly ignored the pleas made by during the election. Because the extended the traditional humiliations of colonial rule. family in Africa may include several hun­ The British and white Rhodesians too late Alaskans even though the best inter­ dred persons,_all may be cowed by one man's began to change the system. ests of all Americans would be served ordeal. We talked in Salisbury to such a It would come as a gt-eat surprise to the by rational planning and ipentifying man. overwhelming number of Zimbabweans, the energy resources available in Two weeks earlier he had been released however, that Marxism-Leninism has always Alaska. from Mugabe's torture camp in Mozam­ produced a single-party state, the gagging of An article that recently appeared in bique. This 45-year-old black teacher had diverse viewpoints in all social institutions "The Oil Daily" identifies some of the never been a political activist. He was ran­ and the continued use of force to maintain major issues surrounding Alaska and domly abducted, carried across the border the regime in power. Zimbabweans were not the energy situation. I recommend it and forced to dig a pit in which for two told about that. to my colleagues. · years he was kept prisoner and intermit­ Consequently, if Mugabe imposes a Marx­ tently burned with wooden embers. The ist-Leninist regime, it will not be because he CFrom the Oil Daily, Mar. 4, 19801 victim was returned to his family under the has secured the will of the people for such a ALL COMMONSENSE POINTS AWAY FROM Lancaster House agreement in London last system. He was swept into office on the per­ LOCKUP OF ALASKA LANDS December between Rhodesia's rival political vasive fear of guerrillas-his and others­ We asked this man about his future if change-mrist be tried. That is far from One can hardly pick up a newspaper or Mugabe won. "It is simple," he said. having a Marxist-Leninist mandate. "Death." listen to a broadcast without being remind· While fear pervaded the campaign, there If Mugabe is primarily a nationalist he now on imported oil is extracting from our na­ timidation by Muzorewa's former auxil· has the chance to drop un-African political, tion's economy. From the balance of pay­ iaries, now absorbed into the security forces, social and military systems. He should insti­ ments to the price of home heating oil, from was deeply resented by voters to whom we tute a Zimbabwean system of social and eco­ Christmas toys to airline tickets-in every talked. Such violations of a government's nomic reform, end the climate of fear and aspect of our daily lives higher energy function were attributed to the bishop and construct a multiracial, multiparty democ­ prices are making themselves felt. held against him. Clearly, Muzorewa-who racy. Black rule can be as authoritarian as As though the economic costs were not might have fared better if an all-parties any colonial system. Mugabe can achieve a enough, it now seems that with each passing election had been held a year earlier-lost true "first"-that of the African nationalist day our heavy reliance on imported oil is votes this time because he was associated who took arms, funds and advice from the taking us further and further along the with the auxiliaries, and with the British Communist states in order to achieve path to war. As our peril increases so too and white Rhodesian administration. He office-and then became a democratic intel­ does the urgency of our search for a solu­ lost, too. because as prime minister for less lectual statesman. tion. It is nothing short of incredible then, than a year and has built an all-oceans navy capable of threaten· POSSIBILITIES e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, ing the sea lifelines of the democratic coun­ While at present no comprehensive ac­ while the Soviet Union has remained tries. counting of Alaska's energy resources exists, ·active in the production of military The Committee on the Present Danger some- reasonably educated guesses can be weaponry, the United States-in the likens today's situation with the mid-1930's made. For example, it is credibly estimated last 3 years-reduced shipbuilding. and the prelude to World War II: that the state has undiscovered recoverable canceled the B-1 bomber, and delayed "Today, a similar process is taking place as reserves of from 59 to 100 billion barrels of the MX missile program, thus weaken­ the Soviet Union pursues a program of ex­ oil using today's technology. This oil would ing defense programs essential to the pansionism even more ambitious than that be sufficient to offset all of our imports for security of the American people and of Hitler, claiming the sanction of scientific the next 22 to 37 years at present levels. As­ socialism for designs in the ancient model of suming that a reasonable improvement in the credibility of our foreign policy. conquest and predation." recovery methods takes place over time, we With a weakening of American mili­ Against this.. the committee adds, the probably could double this estimate. · tary might, or at least the perception United States can't afford to define its for­ If that is the case, why aren't we develop­ thereof, we have lost important credi­ eign policy in terms less comprehensive ing this oil? For the same reason that we bility in our foreign policy, be it with than the United Nations Charter, which are not sure of the exact amount: Most of it our adversaries or our allies. Given prohibits the internaional use of force lies on federally owned lands which have these circumstances, it has been no against the territorial integrity or political been closed to even basic exploration. As­ wonder that events around the world independence of any state-and that in­ tounding as it may seem, to date a total of can more quickly escalate to crisis pro­ cludes the use of surrogate brigands. only 87 exploratory wells have been drilled But the UN Charter notwithstanding, the in our 49th state. This compares with a portions and invite Soviet opportun­ USSR "will continue its program of expan­ total of 336,435 drilled in the lower 48 be­ ism. In this regard, I recommend to sionism unless and until we are able to con­ tween 1947 and 1978. my colleagues the following editorial front it with an array of unacceptable Prior to the OPEC embargo, and the which recently appeared ·in the De­ risks." The "we" is meant to encompass advent of increasing instability in the troit News: America and all its allies. Middle East, some justification _might have OUR OPINIONS-AMERICA, LISTEN The committee believes America must existed for the prohibition of oil exploration regain the ground so deliberately lost, by - and development in our northernmost state, The Committee of the Present Danger is strengthening both conventionaJ and nucle­ but under present circumstances, no such an unusual. pressure group, both because it.s ar forces, by greatly increasing available justification can possibly exist. Further, membership is uncommonly diverse and be­ manpower, and by bolstering NATO. contemporary techniques for conducting cause it has always been right. Too, the United States must see to its un­ initial exploration leave no lasting mark on The committee's leadership includes both healthy and contorted economy. The first the environment, and even the development distinguished old government hands and order of business is to sharply cut the of an oil field can take place without serious eminent representatives of business and double-digit inflation rate. ecological effects. This contention has been labor. The three co-chairman are: Henry H. The committee believes that the tides are borne out by both the Alaska pipeline, and Jt'owler, partner in the New York banking rushing the world toward general war, as the development of the oil field at Prudhoe firm of Goldman-Sachs; AFL-ClO president they did in the 1930's; that this horrendous Lane Kirkland; and David Packard, board Bay. It should be noted that a field the size fact is now gen r~· ally perceived by Ameri­ of Prudhoe would take up less than 1.4 per­ chairman of Hewlett-Packard, the computer cans; and that. P.•• mericans are ready to cent of the acreage contained in the Arctic firm. "answer a call for action and, v:here neces­ Wildlife Range, and the actual drilling But the individuals most closely connect­ sary, sacrifice." equipment and facilities an infinitesimal ed with the development and expression of Remember, this is the view of an organiza­ fraction of that. the committee's attitudes are: Paul Nitze, a tion that has yet to be wrong. A ·basis for comparison may be found in former SALT negotiator and chairman of Is anybody listening?e the fact that along its entire length, the the advisory council for the School of Ad­ Alaska pipeline takes up only 8.2 square vanced International Studies at Johns Hop­ miles out of the state's more than 350,000. kins University; and Eugene Rostow, the SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE There is also the Alcan highway, built 35 Yale law professor who served as undersec­ years ago, which stands as a clear demon­ retary of state in the Johnson administra­ ASSOCIATION stration that development can take place tion. without ecologica.l catastrophe. In the fall of 1976, the committee warned HON. FREDERICK W. RICHMOND Environmental protection is a goal which that the Soviet Union. while mouthing OF NEW YORK all responsible citizens support. Such pro­ platitudes about detente, was engaged in tection, however, should not be used as an the greatest peacetime military buildup the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES excuse for hoarding. In spite of this, there world has ever known. The warning, be­ Tuesday, March 11, 1980 appears to be a pervasive notion in Wash­ cause it represented a distastefully realistic ington that the only way to protect the en­ view of the world and ran counter to the e Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, this vironment is to put it, in effect, in a deep passionate wishfulness of many liberals, was week 300 members of the American freeze: This elitist approach is born of the Ignored and ridiculed by the Carter adminis­ School Food Service Association are mind-set which views the undeveloped re- tration and some members of Congress. · holding their legislative conference in I 5290 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 Washington. Formed in 1946, ASFSA the professionals who work in the program hibiting junk food and cosmetic additives. has a membership of 70,000 dedicated daily, predict that the dropouts will number The bill encourages the spread of this prac­ professionals throughout the United in the millions. tice by offering a special subsidy of 10 cents Five cents doesn't sound like a lot of per meal to those schools and school sys­ States. The association believes that money. Perhaps that's why the proposal is tems that reach these standards! effective child nutrition programs put forward in terms of a lowly nickel: A With the current trend of fiscal conserva­ make an invaluable contribution to im­ nickel is not good for anything else in our tism, this kind of program may not capture proving the educational performance present economy, so why not take one away the social conscience of enough of my col­ of schoolchildren. Since many of our from the kids as well? leagues to ensure passage. The current colleagues share the goals and ideals But let's start from a different definition: mood in Congress, in fact, does not bode of these food service professionals, I Five cents is 10 percent of the present Fed­ well' for the vitality of any social program. would like to share the comments I eral subsjdy for a school lunch. Ten percent We can predict some of the immediate made before that group this morning: is a significant portion of a program. There penalties. Not only will we be hindered in are 27 million children in the School Lunch our efforts to support superior nutrition, COMMENTS BY HC?N· FRED RteHMOND Program; Ten percent of that is 2. 7 million. but there will be inevitable pressures to let These are not the best of times, but they I'm from Brooklyn, which has a population the present standards slip .. don't ha\'e to be the worst of times. These of just a bit less than 2.7 million. When I In many cases. school systems faced with are times when we must ask some funda­ imagine cuts tn a Federal program that a shortage of funds will allow management mental questions about the future of this would eliminate anything with the size, the companies to take over their meal programs. Country, about the nature of its role in the population and the potential productivity of They may be hired to rescue the lunch pro· world, and, most fundamental of all, we Brooklyn, I become frightened of the conse­ gram, but they will remain there only as must define our commitments to the next quences. Those of you who cannot imagine long as they show a profit. They will cut the generations, which will inherit our mistakes Brooklyn could substitute Atlanta, Cleve­ lunchroom staff, they will do more pre­ as well as our successes. land, St. Louis or Dallas-Fort Worth, which packaging of standardized meals that are I am not here to preach to the converted. are approximately the same size. not aimed at the backgrounds and tastes of Each one of you has chosen a: career-a Why will .£hildren drop. out? Marginal children in particular schools, and they will deep vocation is perhaps a better definition school districts will find. the program an promote a la carte sales of Junk food be­ of your commitment-which serves the im· economic burden. In many places, the loss cause that is where the profits are. We portant principle that what we do with the of relatively few participants w_ill cause the know from experience, time after time, that health and welfare of our children today in lunch program to run at a deficit, and local when a management company comes in to our schools establishes the habits that will school boards, already strapped for operat­ run a school meal program, its practices define our society in the next century. ing funds, will have no choice but to elimi­ become another large obstacle to our main It is known as established fact that per­ nate the entire program ln their area. purpose. formance in school-from learning behavior Of course, not every school child will be to decorum in the classroom-is directly re­ forced to make up the difference. Middle­ We all know that children are very quick lated to the eating habits of students. We class parents who already pay will probably to pick up contradictions between what we also know that eating habits established decide to pack lunches for their children. say and what we do. If we say one thing in early in life are carried into adulthood, As the mtddle-clas.s children drop out the classroom, and do the opposite in the where we all are well acquainted with the from the program, a new form of segrega­ lunchroom there will be no· credibility to relationship between nutrition and health. tion begins to emerge at lunchtime. The our nutrition education programs. We also know that the least productive poor children, whose parents are not affect­ Of course, we have all had that experience nations in the world are the victims of a vi­ ed by the lowered subsidy. eat the school's with the Federal Government and some of cious circle, in which the lack of food de­ lunch. The middle·class children do not. its attitudes toward the school meal pro- stroys the possibility of mobilizing people to The children will quickly pick up the idea . gram. It wasn't long ago, for example, that become self-sufficient. I learned during a that the school lunch tray is a · symbol of you were encouraged to expand ·.your pro­ recent trip to India that poverty there is de­ poverty. grams to include as many children as possi­ fined by the number of calories a person Once that idea permeates the perceptions ble. The implicit mandate then was to do consumes: The poverty level in India is 1,700 of our young people. we will have taken a whatever was necessary to stretch your pro­ calories a day. More than 310 million people giant step-backwards-in our struggle to gram dollars so that every- school child in India live below that poverty level: We make the school the training ground . for would be involve(! in the meal programs. need go no further, knowing what we know equal opportunity and positive social con- Now the same Federal Government that en­ about nutrition, health and productivity, to sciousness. · couraged you to expand the program is understand that under these circumstances The implications of this will affect every about to impose upon you its latest bureau­ India will never realize its full potential. aspect of our school programs. It will have a cratic nightmare-the Assessment Improve­ We know so many facts, but if we know so direct impact on your work of making the ment and Monitoring Systems . This much. . why are we here today, fighting school lunch program the centerpiece of nu­ auditing system, based on a sampling of pro­ against our very own Government in order trition ,education and training in the school grams within large areas, aims at only one to preserve the integrity of our National curriculum. It will not be easy to defend nu­ thing: To punish you for all the ingenuity School Lunch Program? trition education in school systems that you used to expand the reach of meal pro- Oh, to be sure, we are a nation of princi­ have no meal programs. · ~rams under tight budgets!! · ple: We have the National Schooi Lunch We will also lose some measure of influ­ If you buy milk at a good price, and the Act · 3f 1946. It was passed at the end of ence over the nutritional habits of the chil­ cartons are not all filled to the top, you will World War II as "a measure of national se­ dren. In the past few years, there have been be called on the carpet. If on~ or two curity". We established that principle to some very positive steps taken toward creat­ schools in your area are a bit lax, and they ensure a healthy, strong, achieving nation. ing the proper nutritional atmosphere in happen to fall into the sample, you will feel That principle was reaffirmed by Presi­ the lunchroom. I recently viSited a school the pinch of the penalties. If your program dent Kennedy in 1962, when he tied the Na­ whose meal program comes under the is designed to meet the needs of your' partic­ tional School Lunch Act directly to his watchful eye of.Liz Cagan. heacj of the New ular population, you are likely to be man­ pledge to eradicate hunger in America. York :ijoard of Education's Bur~au of dated to make corrective measures that Even President Nixon endorsed this prin­ School Food Services. · have no relationship to your program what· ciple in 1969 at the opening session of the The children· there eat balanced, low-salt, soever. White House Conference on Food, Nutrition sugar-free meals. They have fresh fruit and AIMS has not yet been implemented. The and Health when he said: "Now is the time milk. Their school lunches complement the reason it is delayed is because many for us to put an end to hunger in America work of a nutritionist, whose ·programs In people-no doubt including many of you for all time.'' · · the school teach the children about what is here today-went to the recent public hear­ Demonstrating and reinforcing the inti­ good to eat, and why. and this learning is re­ ings on AIMS and took positive actions. You._ mate connection between good nutrition inforced by what _they see on their trays at told the Committee that this auditing pro­ and good health has been at the heart'· of lunchtime. cedure would destroy the goals of the meal American social programs for 34 years: The I am aware of similar experiences in Geor­ programs, and you pointed out that AIMS National School Lunch Program is the cor­ gia. I used that example in my testimony would undo much of the work you have put . nerstone of our commitment to forge that when I Introduced a bill In Congress last into building up good, cooperative relation­ connection in the conscience of every month calling for incentives to provide nu­ ships between the Federal, State ·and local American. Unfortunately, that conscience tritionally superior lunches in our schools. levels of program administration. will be chipped away by cuts in Federal sup­ That bill, H.R. 6496. acknowledges the fact The lesson in having taken that positive port of school lunches. Even by its own esti­ that many school systems have developed action is clear. We will not protect our mates, the Department of Agriculture their l)leal and nutrition education pro­ school ~eal programs by being defensive. admits that hundreds of thousands of chil· grams to the point where they meet the And we will probably not accomplish very dren will be forced out of the program if the highest standards through positive plan­ much if we only point out the dire effects of Federal subsidy ts reduced by 5 cents. You, ning, and avoid the lowest standards by pro- cutbacks. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5291 We must use every tool at our disposal to·v· Americans will suffer drastic cutbacks in The U.S. Department of Agriculture press home the principals that these pro- their food stamp allotments by June 1st. If is now forecasting an overall rise in grams represent, and we must do whatever our task were not difficult enough in these food prices of a percent. Of that, only is necessary to accomplish them. dark days, I have received word that we face . Now, let us review our strengths. One of an Amendment on the Floor which will not an imperceptible 0.4 percent will be i 1 d in 1 ul bl d t th F d due to higher farm prices. Another 1. 6 our most important .assets is the relat on- on Y o ca c a e amage o e oo percent w1'll be due to fIS' h and un·· port- ship between the School Lunch Program Stamp Program but will also cripple the and our overall agricultural policy. Provid- School Lunch Program. Popularly known as ed foodstuffs. A whopping 6 percent, Ing food for 27 million school children every the Helms Amendment, the proposal would however, will be due to higher costs of day is a substantial source of support for count school lunches served to each poor marketing. the agricultural sector. In particular, the child as "in kind" benefits against a family's The term "marketing" includes just commodities being offered as part of the food stamp allotment. Can you imagine the b program are an importarit stimulus. These added paperwork, the extra time, the poten- ·a out everything that happens be- commodities should be utilized to the maxi- tial for confusion that such a proposal tween the farm and the kitchen table. mum extent possible. would mean for your personnel. We have For example, plastic bags, supermar- Many States would like to cash out the charged you with the responsibility of feed- ket logos, the cost of electricity to run commodities program. This is a mistake. By ing our children nutritious lunches-a re- frozen food chests, the rent, the using commodities, by demonstrating the sponsibility which you are admirably fulfill- hourly wages of the help, the wages of direct connection between the farm and the ing. Are we now to make you the account- truckdrivers, and the cost of the truck school lunch, we will develop important ants and bill servers of another federal pro- itself are all components of marketing. allies in our fight to preserve our national gram? school meal programs. Although the Helms Amendment was nar- The processing and marketing, on Utilization of these commodities will rowly defeated in the Senate Agriculture average, now account for about 60 per­ stretch your budgets. Instead of taking a 12 Committee last Friday, it will surely resur- cent of retail product value. The aver­ cents per meal ca.c;hout, you can develop face in the House later this month when we age obscures wide variations. For cere­ commodity processing programs to turn consider S. 1309, the "Food Stamp Act 9f als and bakery products it is 80 per­ them into additional subsidies. Milk can be 1980." cent. Fo.r eggs it is only 35 percent. processed into cheese and flour can be made During the next few weeks, I would hope That is because the hen does the hard- into bread, and both can be done at prices that you and your organization would t t f k · that are below the purchase price for those notify your individual Congressional kepre- es par 0 pac agmg eggs. items when they are purchased on the open sentatives and State Delegations of the The biggest component of food mar­ market. damage such a proposal would do to the keting is processing labor, and that is You also have your own constituencies: School Lunch Program. My staff and I will likely to rise at least 10 percent due to The children and their parents. They will work very closely with you and your associ- wage increases, greater employee be directly affected by any reduction in the ation, as well as your counsel, Marshall benefits, and minimal gains in produc­ School Lunch Program. They are the losers Matz, in organizing this campaign. tivity. The minimum wage in most in the first instance. They must be in- With your help, we shall fight to maintain plants will rise from $2.90 to $3.10 an formed, and they must be mobilized to pro- the integrity of two of the most just and hour. tect their interests!! humane social programs in America. With- Middle-class parents must be told that a out your help, we have little chance of sue- While U.S. food prices have been reduction in the subsidy discriminates cess. rising in recent years, disposable per- against them and their children. Parents of The past few years have been a time of ex- sonal income has increased as well, the poor child must be told that this not pansion for our social programs. Much of giving consumers more money to only isolates their children, marking them the credit for the Government's support of spend on food and other goods and as the recipient of "welfare". but also that it the School Lunch Program is directly at- services. The rising cost of food has could endanger the entire School Lunch tributable to the commitment, dedication not reduced per capita consumption. Program. But most importantly,. your elect- and efficiency you have brought to the ed _Representatives must be told of the management of this program. While the food-marketing sector can damage any cutbacks would do to the The good days, however, are coming to an generally pass on its higher input School Lunch Program. end. It's time to assemble our troops mar- costs to the consumer, the farmer Sin~e there is .little time left bef?re Con- shal our supporters and meet at the' front often cannot. When farmers experi· gre$S makes. its fmal spending decisions, you lines. I know that in the Battle of the ence rapidly escalating farm produc­ must act ~wift1Y. . Budget the American School Food Service · tion costs, they have no guarantee The Third Concurrent ~udget Res?lution Association can and will prove to be a most that they will receive higher prices for f~r Fiscal 1980 and the First Resolution for v~luable all~. I look forward to worki~g their product than they did before the Fiscal 1981 are s~ultaneously expected to with you. With your support, J know we will d t' t hik A be. voted on by Congress as early as the.end prevail.• pro uc ion cos e. s a result, be- of April. During the next few weeks the tween 1959 and 1977 total farm pro- House and Senate Budget Committees will .duction expenses tripled. However, be deciding Which spending cuts will.be in- FOOD PRICE INFLATION-WHO during the same 18-year period, real- cluded in these Resolutions. ·"IS REALLY TO BLAME? ized net farm income from farming If you wish to determine the course of doubled. public policy, you must be prepared to speak out. You must lobby each Member of the HON. TONY COELHO· Compared to many ot her countries, Budget Committees. You must visit your the U.S. consumer is very lucky in the Representatives and Senators, not only in OF CALIFORNIA sense that food prices here are among Washington but also back in your home IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the world's lowest. Americans, on the state. In an age of computerized mailings, Tuesday, March 11, 1980 average, spend less of their income on don't expect isolated letters to make a dif· food and pay· lower prices than do ference. • Mr. COELHO: Mr. Speaker, when many foreign consumers. Finally expand your power base. Make the General Accounting Office re­ The following chart will illustrat e alliances with educational, community and leased its report on food price infla­ some of the disparities felt t hroughout farm groups at the national and local levels. tion late last year, I shared its findings Like your Association, these groups have so­ with the farm community in my con­ the world in relation to food prices: phisticated networks of communication which can quickly convey their messages to gressional district. The Comptroller DISPARITIES OF FOOD PRICES Congress. General's study was received with in­ terest as it examined t he role of each The School Lunch Program is not the Ch uck, Broilers, Milk, only Federal nutrition program facing the link in the production cha.in from pound, pound, quart Eggs cutting edge of the-budget mania that is farmer to consumer. Identifying the boneless whole sweeping the country. · causes of food price inflation deserves Bonn ...... $4.28 $1.04 $.57 $1.31 As Chairman of the House Agriculture greater attention from those of us in Tokyo ...... 9.78 1.37 .91 1.09 Nutrition Subcommittee, I have legislative Government. Judging from the availa­ London ...... 2.51 .99 .55 1. 47 and oversight responsibility for the Food Stockholm ...... 3.84 1.93 .48 199 ble evidence, I am happy to say that Buenos Aires ...... 1.96 1.39 1.00 194 Stamp Program. Because of higher rates of Washington, D.C...... 1.92 .60 inflation, food costs and unemployment, farmers such as those I ha.ve the privi­ .60 93 that program is in serious fiscal trouble. lege of·representing from the San Joa­ Unless Congress acts on my bill to raise the quin Valley in California, are not the In addition to lower prices, the spending ceiling, over 20 million needy villains behind the rising cost of food. American food buyer does not have to 5292 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 work as long to earn nor pay as much In actual fact, the President's Budget pro· curate estimation of the chances of a bal· to buy the same market basket of food posal represents an increase of 15.8 percent anced Budget, or even rough estimates of Items as some foreign food buyers. over his request last year, with human re· deficits and surpluses. Projecting the Budg· sources programs receiving an even greater et's effect on capital markets is even more We are very fortunate to be able to increase-18.7 percent. Moreover, the offi. hazardous. In January of 1979, OMB fore- · supply our Nation with 82.2 percent of cial $16 billion deficit forecast is understat· cast a FY 1979 deficit of $37.4 billion. The its food supply. So, -before placing too ed severalfold. actual deficit turned out to be $27.7 billion. much blame with the farmer when The Budget projects large increases in the OMB had underestimated tax receipts by food prices rise, keep in mind food personal income tax bu:rden, with tax re­ $10 billion. In the same for-ecast OMB esti· pricing is determined by much more ceipts growing much more rapidly than per­ mated the FY 1980 deficit at $29 billion; than what the farmer charges for his sonal income. These large projected in­ currently it is estimated at $40 billion. Rev· product.• creases in the tax burden will add to the enues were underestimated by $21 billion pressure for tax reduction. and spending by $32 billic·n. THE FJ SC o\.L YEAR 1981 SPENDING FOR"E.'r'AST Congress will consider the President's BUDGET RESTRAINT On January 28, President Ca.rter submit· Budget this spring -and gi\"c an indication of ted to Congress his Budget for Fiscal Year its version in the first Budget resolution due (FY) 1981, 1 as well as budget projections May 15. Final · action is due September 15 HON.CLARENCEJ.BROWN through 1985. In his Budget Message, the · when Congress passes the second Budget OF OHIO President asserted: resolution which supposedly sets a ceiling "This budget for 1981 is prudent and re­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on outlays and a floor on revenues for the sponsible. It continues the strategy of re­ upcoming fiscal year. Tuesday, March 11, 1980 straint that I proposed, and the Congress accepted, for the 1980 budget." THE FISCAL YEAR 1981 DEFICIT FORECAST e Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, For the most part the press has accepted The official $15.8 billion deficit forecast I insert in the RECORD a very timely the President's claim, and the myth is for FY 1981 is understated even if the Budg­ and Important study by H. C. Wain­ spreading over the land that Washington -is et's assumptions of 8.6 percent inflation, 7.4 wright & Co., Economics. This study entering a second year of fiscal austerity. percent unemployment, and a 9 percent entitled, "The Tax Implications of Such is not the case. The President's FY yield on Treasury bills turn out· to be cor­ 1981 Budget proposal of $615.8 billion in Carter's 1981 Budget-How Budgets rect. 3 The Defense Department is not budg­ Shed Their Austerity," shows that the outlays is an increase of 15.8 percent over eted to cover fuel cost increases that have his spending proposal one year ago for FY already taken place since the fall of 1979. A Carter 1981 budget is anything but 1980: And it is $1 billion above the spending prudent and responsible, as the Presi­ supplemental appropriation will have to be level projected last year for the 1982 made later that, according to knowledgeable dent asserts. Budget. One year has passed in time, but in· sources, is expected to add $4.5 billion to the The President has told us that the terms of last year's Budget projections two deficit, bringing it to over $20 billion. fiscal year 1981 deficit will be $15.8 bil­ years have passed. The 1982 Budget arrived in 1981.2 The deficit forecast also rests on assump­ lion. This study shows the total fiscal The FY 1980 Budget, which the President tion that $4.5 billion in revenues will be ob­ deficit to be $70 billion. This is an ex­ produced in January of last year, estimated tained from "cash management initiatives" tremely important finding, when we the current year's spending at $531.6 billion and that an additional dent will be announcing cuts to bal­ billion. But in his FY 1981 Budget acted. The latttr figure includes $2.7 billion come anywhere near $70 billion. Carter has already bumped his estimate for in military and civilian pay reform and $1.6 current year spending to $563.6 billion­ billion in cuts to education, school lunch The Wainwright study shows the some $32 billion above his year-ago projec· and child nutrition programs. If the cash dramatic tax increase that will take tion and only $14 billion below what the management initiatives falter and Congress place between 1980 and 1985. I ask the President had originally intended to spend does not enact the various program cuts and Members of this body to read how the in fiscal year 1981. pay reforms, the Budget's economic assump· President is attempting to balance the Assertions notwithstanding, President tions project a FY 1981 deficit of $3'4.5 bil­ budget on the backs of the taxpayers. Carter succeeded in quietly accelerating the lion. And even after taxes have increased spending schedule by twelve months. In the Even this estimate of the officin.l deficit over $200 billion since he came into process, his promise to balance the offical seriously understates the true picture. office .the President still finds that Budget by fiscal year 1981 has been moved Spending by a number of so-called "off­ outlays exceed receipts by $70 billion. out to 1982

. budget" agencies is excluded, as are new commitments for interest subsidies under I believe that says a lot about the TABLE 1.-HOW BUDGETS SH£Q THEIR AUSTERITY President's spending habits. federal credit programs. Such spending adds [In billlOflS of dof!a1s] $36 billion, bringing the true fiscal 1981 H. C. Wainwright & Co. is a leading deficit to over 70 billion.• voice in the economic profession. Estimates !rem fiscal year Estimates from fiscal year THE FISCAL YEAR 1981 REVENUE FORECAST: A 1980 budget 1981 budget Wainwright was writing about supply TEST OF INCENTIVE ECONOMICS side economics long before the press 1980 1981 1982 1980 1981 1982 or many Members of Congress had According 1:.o the figures in the President's Budget for FY 1981, the Carter administra· become interested. Its work in setting Budget outlays ...... 531.6 578.0 614.9 563.6 615.8 686.3 50(.6 576.8 523.8 600.0 691.l tion expects the personal income tax burden this country's economic record ~~~p,;~ ~~~ftj~;i i" ""' 456.0 to grow much more rapidly than personal straight is extremely valuable. If the (-) ...... - 29.0 - 1.2 37.8 -39.8 - 15.8 4.8 income . executive branch had listened to

Wainwright and other proponents of 1 The President's Budget proposal for FY • A higher inflation figure would Imply a lower supply side economics rather than its 1980 showed only a 7.7 percent increase over projected deficit, due largely to the Treasury's as­ own rhetoric over the past few years, FY'1979; currently 1980 spending is running sumption that tax revenues increase more than in this country would be in a lot less 14.2 percent above the 1979 figure. In this proportion to current-dollar incomes. A higher un· trouble than it is today. way, budgets shed their austerity. employment figure would imply a higher projected Pa.st. experience suggests that political deficit, due to the decll::ie in tax revenues that.. ac­ The study follows: rhetoric and forecasting error preclude ac· companies a reduction in employment. Assumptions H. C. WAINWRIGHT & Co., published in the Budget are for calendar year 1981. ECONOMICS, •A full accounting of the financial position of the 1 This fiscal year runs from October 1, 1980 U.S. Government would include not only explicit Boston, Mass., February 27, 1980. through September 30, 1981. · 2 borrowing but increases In implicit liabilities, such THE POLITICAL ECONOMY IN PERSPECTIVE; THE Last year in the 1980 Budget the Office of Man· as unfunded social security and pension programs, agement and Budget moved to multiyear budgeting, TAX IMPLICATIONS OF CARTER'S 1981 OMB does not claim that the outyear budget pro· which overshadow all of the items mentioned in the BUDGET-How BUDGETS SHED THEIR jections are text. Based on the latest government estimate of AUSTERITY forecasts of probable economic conditions. Rather, S4.225 billion for the unfunded portion· of social se­ The White House public relations cam­ the outyear projections show the future costs of curity system liabilities, at a discount rate of 6.6 paign to sell President Carter's Fiscal Year programs based on specified assumptions about percent, the accruing interest alone adds $278 bil­ 1981 Budget proposal as one of restraint has rates of Inflation and unemployment. Based on the lion to the FY 1981 debt increase. For a full discus· record to date, however, there Is little difference in sion of these liabilities and their significance, see met with considerable success. Senator Ken­ inaccuracy between the short-range economic fore­ "An Analysis of the Budget Deficit," Economic nedy is now attacking it for insufficient cast for the fiscal :;ear and the long-range economic Study, H. C. Wainwright & Co., Economics, Octo· social spending. projections. ber 17, 1977. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5293 TABLE 2.-PERCENTAGE INCREASE "OVER PREVIOUS YEAR THE OUTLOOK FOR A TAX RATE REDUCTION probably requires the election of more tax Tax revenues are projected to increase by cutters to Congress. Tax cutters should gain some ground on Personal Personal an average of 15.3 percent per year from FY Year income income tax 1981 to 1985, producing official Budget sur­ the tax treatment of depreciation and sav­ receipts pluses of ·$24.5 blllion in 1983, $81.6 billion ings, and they seem to be prevailing on the issue of the taxation of inherited property. 1980 ...... 9.7 9.6 in 1984 and $158.6 bllllon in 1985: Comment­ 1981 ...... 9.7 15.0 ing on these projected surpluses, the Budget The House and Senate have attached a pro­ 1982 ...... 12.0 16.l document indicates that it ls unrealistic to vision to the "windfall profits" bill that re· 1983 ...... 12.5 19.7 assume that the projections mean there will peals the carryover basis rule for inherited 1984 ...... 11.7 19.5 1985 ...... 10.9 18.J be $264. 7 billion available for additional property. Prior to the Tax Reform Act of spending. Rather than permitting the con­ 1976, inherited property was "stepped up" tinuous rise in the tax burden, it is suggest· to its market value at the decedent's death The Budget forecasts personal income in ed in the Budget document that tax reduc­ for tax purposes. The 1976 act changed that 1981 to rise by 9.7 percent . Personal prevent the surpluses from materializing. tax purposes the value of the property at income tax receipts, however, are forecast to Three points should be noted: the time the decedent acquired it. This, of , increase by 15 percent. Overall, taxes are The projected surpluses may never mate· course, would result in large taxes on the forecast to rise in 1981 by $76 billion-$24 rialize-outlays may be understated. Last . sale of inherited property and threaten billion more than Budget outlays. With year's Budget projected a $36.6 blllion family farms and businesses in the case taxes growing faster than income, individual Budget surplus for the combined 1981-82 ·where individual heirs wanted their share in income tax receipts are projected to rise fiscal years. This year's Budget projected an cash. from 11.3 percent of personal income in $11 billion deficit over the same two years­ The behavior of Congressional liberals 1980 to 14.9 percent in 1985, a hefty 32 per· a difference of $4.7.6 billion. toward defense spending may give an indica­ cent increase in the average personal Projecting Budget· surpluses on the basis tion of the intensity of the struggle. over tax income tax rate. These observations indicate of a rising tax burden encourages the Con­ cuts. If they begin favoring large increases that the Administration is relying on gress to think in terms of dividing the "sur­ in defense spending, it could be a sign that "bracket creep"• to finance more spending plus" revenues between "tax reductions" they feel pressured by the tax revolt, not by and to narrow the deficit. and spending increases. the result ls a con­ Soviet military might, and are spending on The Budget projections reveal an accel· tinuously rising tax burden, although less defense in order to use up revenues and pre­ eration in the rates at which gains in per· than projected. empt tax cuts. sonal income will be taxed. As Table 3 indi· The Budget ls unrealistic in its assump­ In its fourth year of office, the Carter Ad· cates, the Budget shows that the tax burden tions that tax revenues will continue to rise ministration still shows no signs of accom­ on increases in personal income is projected faster than personal income as a result of modating the tax revolt and no awareness of to more than double from 11.2 percent in "bracket creep" and that tax reduction the mounting economic disincentives in the 1980 to 23.3 percent in 1985. automatically means a loss of revenues. The federal Budget. The rising tax burden is the Budget neglects to consider that tax rate campaign issue awaiting a Presidential can· TABLE 3.-INCREASES OVER PREVIOUS YEAR changes have incentive or disincentive ef­ didate.e [Dollars in billions J fects that cause growth or shrinkage in the tax base. Increase in Neverthefess, whether or not the project­ HOWIE VANDER CLUTE Personal Personal taxes as a ed surpluses materialize, the fact that they Year income tax percent ~I receipts income mcreaS.? rn are projected calls attention to the rising HON. HAROLD C. HOLLENBECK income tax burden and increases the pressure for an across-the-board reduction in personal OF NEW JERSEY 1980 ...... $20.9 $186 11.2 income tax rates. For this reason, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1981 ...... 35.7 205 17.4 Kemp-Roth bill will remain a live issue, but 1982 ...... 44.3 277 16.0 Tuesday, March 11, 1980 1983 ...... 62.7 323 19.4 its supporters will have to fight hard if they 1984 ...... 74.3 342 21.7 hope to achieve an actual reduction in rates e Mr. HOLLENBECK. Mr. Speak~r. 1985 ...... 82.6 354 23.3 rather than just an offset to "bracket the veterans of this country and the creep". Veterans of Foreign Wars in particular Other taxes are headed up too. The Another source of revenues for income tax were well represented and spoken for Budget assumes that the new "windfall reductions is the "windfall profits" tax. by Howard Vander Clute of Montvale, profits" tax will bring in revenues of $20.9 Publicly the President has said that the rev­ N.J., the VFW National Commander. billion in FY 1981, $28.4 billion in 1982 and enues are needed to finance synthetic fuel Howie . was recently recognized by $31.5 billion in 1983. projects. However, these projects will be pri· the Pascack Valley Chamber of Com­ Social security taxes are also scheduled to vately financed with government guaran­ merce as its Citizen of the Year, a rise. The taxable earnings base ls scheduled teed loans, freeing the "windfall profits" to increase from $25,900 in calendar year revenues for other uses. Rep. Jim Jones CD., well-deserved honor. New Jersey State 1980 to $29,700 in 1981, and the tax rate is Okla.> and other members of the House­ Assemblymen John Markert and scheduled to increase from 12.26 percent to Senate conference on the "windfall profits" Gerald Cardinale introduced a resolu­ 13.3 percent. tax have succeeded in setting aside 60 per­ tion praising Commander Vander Overall, total tax receipts are projected to cent of the revenues as a reserve against tax Clute. I commend it to your attention: reductions. Of course, Congress would have increase 103 percent between 1980 and 1985, AsSEMBLY RESOLUTION a period during which GNP ls projected to to pass enabling legislation before any taxes increase by only 75 percent. On a fiscal year could be cut. Whereas, Howie Vander Clute, of Mont­ basis, total tax receipts are projected to be The enabling legislation may be fought by vale, Bergen County, has been named the 21.7 percent of GNP in 1981, rising to 24.2 big spenders, but the "set aside" has taken "Pascack Valley Citizen of the Year,'' for percent of GNP in 1985-substantially ex­ the sting out of their arguillent that tax re­ 1979, by the Pascack Valley Chamber of ceeding in peace-time the 1944 war-time ductions lose revenue and worsen the defi­ Commerce, and has been the guest of honor high of 22 percent. cit. If Congress declines to use the "set at a dinner dance to commemorate this Not only the President's rhetoric, but also aside" for tax cuts, the funds would revert prestigious award; and, his goals of reducing unemployment and in· to general revenues. Whereas, an active member of the Veter­ flation appear at odds with these large pro­ ans of Foreign Wars since his discharge jected increases in taxation. The tax brake The outlook for a significant tax reduc­ from the Army, in 1953, after service in Ger­ implicit in the progressive income tax tion is clouded, not by a scarcity of revenue, many, Mr. Vander Clute is presently the Na· system will slow economic activity as more but by a political power struggle. Authoriza­ tional Commander in Chief of the VFW, and more people find themselves swept into tion committee chairmen, appropriation and in that capacity is a nationally known higher brackets. As the tax bite on addition­ . subcommittee chairmen, and federal bu· outspoken and articulate advocate of veter­ al earnings grows, so does the disincentive reaucrats lose customers for their largesse ans rights; and, to produce additional income and to save. when the private economy offers good op­ Whereas, prior to his election as National Without savings, the investments necessary portunities for income growth.' The power Commander in Chief of the VFW, Com­ for new jobs and inflation-fighting produc­ struggle is likely to remain in stalemate, mander Vander Clute held every local, tivity gains are foregone. with personal incotne tax rate reductions county, and State elective office in the limited to offsetting "bracket creep." A VFW, and is a past All-American District '"Bracket creep" is a non.Jegislated increase in repeat of the Kennedy tax cuts of 1964 and Department Commander, and a former marginal tax rates brought about by inflation member of the Natjonal Council of Ad.minis­ swelling nominal incomes and pushing taxpayers • See Paul Craig Roberts, "Taxation in 1980," The tration, the General Resolutions Commit· into the high er brackets of the progressive personal Polttical Econom11 in Perspective, H. C. Wain· tee, and the National Budget and Finance income tax. wright & Co., Economics, January 14, 1980. Committee; and, 5294 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 Whereas, Comnl.and.er Vander Clute was DRUGS AND MEDICINES employment compensation and public as­ appointed in 1972, by Governor Cahill, to Included in medical expenses (subject to 3 sistance payments>. the chairmanship of the New Jersey Veter­ percent rule> but onJy to extent exceeding 1 C()NTRIBUTIONS an's Day program, and was later appointed percent of adjusted gross income . term as chairman of the State Veteran Serv­ up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross ice Council, to which he was reappointed in OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSES income : dations, veterans organizations, or fraternaJ Abdominal supports (prescribed by a societies are limited to 20 percent of adjust­ proper for this House to note the recogni­ ed gross income. tion accorded a distinguished citizen of New doctor>. Acupuncture services. Ambulance Jersey and a gentleman who has been hire. Anesthetist. Arch supports (prescribed Cash contributions to qualified organiza­ widely known throughout his public and by a doctor). Artificial limbs and teeth. tions for <1> religious, charitable, scientific, private life , for his ability, integrity and Back supports . literary or educational purposes, <2> preven­ dedication to the best interests of the veter­ Braces. tion of cruelty to children or animals, or <3> ans of the United States: Now, therefore, be Capital expenditures for medical purposes Federal, State or local governmental units it -deductible to the extent that the State of New Jersey, That this House hereby cost of the capital expenditure exceeds the Fair market value of property for chari­ Howie Vander Clute, of Montvale, Bergen the capital expenditure. You should have an table purposes. · presented by the Pascack Valley Chamber Cardiographs. Chiropodist. Chiropractor. Travel expenses . good health, happiness and fulfillment, in Dental services .. Resolved, That a duly authenticated copy glasses. Purchase of goods or tickets from charita­ of this resolution, signed by the Speaker Food or beverages specially prescribed by ble organizations while rendering serv­ Home health services. Hospital expenses. ices for charitable organizations. Insulin treatment. Invalid chair. Lab tests. Care of unrelated student in your home INCOME TAX PROTECTION FOR Lipreading lessons ~(designed to overcome a under a written agreement with a qualifying OUR SENIOR CITIZENS handicap). organization - care, including nurse's board paid by you). HON. ROBERT .A. ROE Occupational therapist. Ophthalmologist. INTEREST Optician. Optometrist. Oral surgery. Osteo­ Home mortgage. OF NEW JERSEY path, licensed. Auto loan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pediatrician. Physical examinations. Installment purchases . Tuesday, March 11, 1980 Physical therapist. Physician. Podiatrist. Psychiatrist. Psychoanalyst. Psychologist. Bank credit card-can deduct the finance •Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, as the April Psychotherapy. Radium therapy. charge as interest if no part is for service 15 deadline for {iling income tax re­ Sacroiliac belt (prescribed by a doctor>. charges, loan fees, credit investigation fees, turns approaches, I would like to Seeing-eye dog and maintenance. Speech or similar charges. share with the senior citizens and re­ therapist. Splints. Supplementary medical Other credit cards-you may deduct as in­ insurance under Medicare. Sur­ terest the finance charges added to your tirees of my congressional district a geon. monthly statement, expressed as an annual most important checklist of itemized Telephone/teletype special communica­ percentage rate, that are based on the deductions for individual taxpayers tions equipment for the deaf. unpaid monthly balance. which may be helpful to them in pro­ Transportation expenses for medical pur­ Points-deductible as interest by buyer viding benefits through tax-saving poses (8¢ per mile plus parking and tolls or where· financing agreement provides that measures that they may not be aware actual fares for taxi, buses, etc.). they are to be paid for use of lender's of. Vaccines. Vitamins prescribed by a doctor money and only if the charging of points is This data was prepared by the Select . area. Not deductible if points represent Wheelchairs. Whirlpool baths for medical • charges for services rendered by the lending taxpayers against overpayment of purposes. X•rays. institution . preventing overpayment of Federal year you paid them. If you charge medical Not deductible if paid by seller . . ures became effective beginning with is made regardless of when the bank is Penalty for prepayment of a mortgage­ the 1979 tax year. -The committee's repaid. deductible as interest. TAXES Revolving charge accounts-may deduct summary includes a brief description the separately stated "finance charge" ex­ of these and other itemized deduc­ Real estate. General sales. State and local pressed as an annual percentage rate. tions, as follows: income. Personal property. If sales tax tables are used in arriving at CASUALTY OR THEFT LOSSES INCOME TU DEDUCTION CHECKLIST your deduction, ordinarily you may add to Casualty ·ce.g., tornado, flood, storm, fire, MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXPENSES the amount shown in the tax tables the or auto accident provided not caused by a Medical and dental expenses or theft bursed by insurance or otherwise> are de­ ing items: automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, losses-the amount of your casualty loss de­ ductible to the extent that they exceed 3 airplanes, boats, mobile homes, and materi­ duction is generally the lesser of <1 > the de­ percent of your adjusted gross income your ad­ When using the sales tax tables, add to justed basis in the property. This amount INSURANCE PREMIUMS your adjusted gross income any nontaxable must be further reduced by any insurance One-half of medical, hospital or health in­ income without regard to the 3 percent limita­ Retirement annuities, workmen's compensa­ tation. Report your casualty or theft loss on tion for other medical expenses. The re­ tion, untaxed portion of long-term capital Schedule A. If more than one item was in­ mainder of these premiums can be de­ gains, dividends untaxed under the dividend volved in a single casualty or theft, or if you ducted, but is subject to the 3 percent rule. exclusion, interest on municipal bonds, un- had more than one casualty or theft during March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5295 the year, you may use Form 4684 for com­ day of the taxable year. If both a husband of 8 years under certain circumstances). puting your personal casualty loss. and wife are 65 or older on the last day of Form 2119 is helpful in determining what . tional exemption of $1,000 .because of age. gain, if any, may be excluded. Appraisal fees to determine the amount of You are considered 65 on the day before Additionally, you may elect to defer re­ a _casualty loss or to determine the fair your 65th birthday. Thus, if your 65th porting the gain on the sale of your person­ market value of charitable contributions. birthday is on January 1, 1980, you will be al residence if within 18 months before or 18 Union dues. entitled to the additional $1,000 exemption months after the sale you buy and occupy Cost of preparation of income tax return. because of age for your 1979 Federal income another residence, the cost of which equals Cost of tools for employee . "ZERO BRACKET AMOUNT" old residence. Additional time is allowed if Dues for Chamber of Commerce you business expense>. The "zero bracket amount" is a flat were on active duty in the U.S. Armed Rental cost of a safe-deposit box used to amount that depends on your filing status. Forces; or <3> your tax home was abroad. store income-producing property. It is not a separate deduction; instead, the Publication 523 may also be Subscriptions to business publications. tables and tax rate schedules. Since this helpful. Telephone and postage in connection with amount is built into the tax tables and tax investments. rate schedules, you will need to make an ad­ CREDIT FOR THE ELDERLY Uniforms required for employment and justment if you itemize deductions. Howev­ You may be able to claim this credit and not generally wearable off the job. er, itemizers will not experience any change reduce taxes by as much as $375 , Maintenance of uniforms required for em­ in their tax liability and the tax computa· or $562.50 . income is under certain levels. Even if you Business entertainment expenses. itemize deductions, you may be able to use Schedules R and RP. Business gift expens_es not exceeding $25 the tax tables to find your tax easier. In ad­ CREDIT FOR CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE per recipient. dition, you do not have to deduct $1,000 for EXPENSES Employment agency fees under certain each exemption because these amounts are Certain payments made for child and de· circumstances. also built into the tax table for you. pendent care may be claimed as a credit Cost of a periodic physical examination if MULTIPLE SUPPORT AGREEMENTS against tax. required by employer. If you maintained a household that in­ Cost of installation and maintenance of a In general, a person may be claimed as a cluded your dependent child under age 15 or telephone required by your employment dependent of another taxpayer, provided a dependent or spouse incapable of self-care, . five tests are met: support; <2> gross you may be allowed a 20 percent credit for Cost of bond if required for employment. income; <3> member of household or rela­ employment related expenses. These ex­ Expenses of an office in your home if used tionship; <4> citizenship, and <5> separate penses must ·have been paid during the tax­ regularly and exclusively for certain busi· return. But in some cases, two or more indi· able year in order to enable you to work ness purposes. viduals provide support for an individual, and no one has contributed more than half either full or part time. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS For detailed information, see the instruc- the person's support. However, it stilf may tions on form 2441. - · · You may claim a credit national committee of a na· support. against any taxes owed. Generally, if yoti re­ tional political party, <3> State committee of 2. Any one of those who individually con­ ported earned income· and had adjusted a national political party, or <'> local com­ tribute more tha:Q. 10 percent of the mutual gross income return of the person who claims the depend­ Form 1040). A married couple must file a for the Presidential Election Campaign ency deduction. Form 2120 may be used for this pur­ Certain married persons living apart with a pose. dependent child may also be eligible to ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SALE OF PERSONAL RESIDENCE claim the credit. For any questions concerning any of these You may exclude from your gross income For more information, see in8tructions for items, contact your local lRS office. You Form 1040 or 1040A~ · some or all of your gain from the sale of may also obtain helpful publications and ad· ENERGY TAX ACT ditional forms by contacting• your local IRS your principal residence, if you meet certain age, ownership, · and occupancy require­ The Energy Tax Act of 1978 is directed at office. ments at the time of the sale. These require­ providing tax incentives for energy conser· OTHER TAX RELIEF MEASURES ments, and the amount of gain that may be vation measures and for conversion to re· excluded, differ depending on whether you newable energy sources. sold your home before July 27, 1978, or on ·A credit of' up to $300 may be claimed for Required to file a tax return tt or after that date. The exclusion is elective, expenditures for energy ·conservation prop­ Fili~g status gross income is and you may elect to exclude gain only once erty installed in or on your principal resi­ at least- for sales before July 27, 1978, and only once dence, whether you own or rent it. The resi­ for sales on or after that date. · dence must have been substantially com­ Single under age 6~ ...... $3,300 If you sold your home before July 27, pleted by April 20, 1977. Items eligible for ! 4,300 ~,~n~g~~w(:~· JJcier"65 ' Wiiii ' ~i'"Ciii~ :: ::: : :::: : 5.400 1978, and you were age 65 or older before the credit are limited to the following: insu­ Qualifying widow(er 65 or older with dependent child ...... 6,400 the date of sale, you may elect to exclude lation for ceilings, Married couple !bo spouses under 65) filing jointly ...... 5.400 the gain attributable to $35,000 of the ad- walls, floors, roofs, water heaters, etc.; exte­ Married COUj)le 1 spouse 65 or older) filing iomtly ...... 6,400 Married couple both spouses 65 or older) lihng jointly ...... 7,400 . Justed sales price if you owned and occupied rior storm windows or doors; Married filing separately ...... 2,700 the residence for 5 of the 8 years ending on caulking or weatherstripping for exterior the date of sale. If you sold the home after windows or doors; a furnace replacement July 26, 1978, and you were age 65 or older burner which reduces the amount of fuel ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR AGE before the date of sale, you may elect to ex­ used; a device to make flue openings more efficient; an electrical are allowed an additional exemption of . owned and occupied the residence for 3 of or mechanical furnace ignition system $1,000 if you are age 65 or older on the last the 5 years ending on the date of sale the term "State", when used or applied criminalization of drugs. in connection with any particular Federal benefits. State governments would op­ public assistance program, means any of the MILITARY SPENDING erate workfare with the Federal Gov­ fifty States and any other territory, pos.ses­ The root of our foreign policy problems is ernment paying half the administra­ sion, or political entity which constitutes a State for pur­ attempt to be the world's policeman. We would receive the benefits of the work poses of that program, have meddled in the internal affairs of performed by welfare recipients. SEc. 2. Ca) Except as otherwise speqifically countless countries around the world in an provided in this Act, a State workfare pro­ attempt to create client states on every con­ Early data from the workfare pil9t projects under the food stamp pro­ gram shall require every individual who is a tinent. We have 300 major and 2000 minor resident of the State involved, and who is military bases around the globe. gram shows that savings in welfare applying for or receiving aid under a Feder­ I pledge a national defense adequate to benefit outlays would more than al public assistance program, to perform defend the United States. We must make offset the administrative cost of worK­ work in return for Cand as a condition of his sure that. no potential aggressor will ever fare. or her eligibility for> such aid as provided in doubt our preparedness to defend ourselves. Americans are fed up with a welfare this Act. But I think it's time to renounce our role as system that allows freeloaders to live Cb> Within 60 days after the date pf the world protector-or imperial power-and enactment of this Act the appropriate Fed­ pursue a policy of strategic disengagement off the public Treasury and does little to encourage those who can work to eral agency shall promulgate guidelines, from foreign commitments, a policy of non­ consistent with this Act, for the develop­ interventionism. We must let other nations get jobs. Workfare, on the other hand, ment, organization, operation, and adminis­ solve their own internal problems in their weeds out those who do not really tration of State workfare program_. Each own way. We cannot and should not try to need the assistance and adds incentive State shall develop its workfare program in impose our ideas by force. for those sincerely hunting for jobs. It the light.of such guidelines and shall submit I believe we can reduce our military ex- also gives valuable on-the-job experi­ such progtam to the appropriate Federal . penditures without putting our defenses in ence to help the hardcore unemployed agency for its approval as soon as possible any danger. We don't need a global military after the guidelines are promulgated. The force, stationed around the world to serve as move into the economic mainstream. Across-the-board workfare would appropriate Federal agency shall approve a trip-wire for American involvement.• any State workfare program which it finds return the welfare· system to its origi­ is in compliance with this Act and consist­ nal purpose of helping only those who ent with such guidelines, and shall thereaf­ NEW AMERICAN CITIZENS really need ·it. Everyone else would ter maintain continuous supervision and work for their benefits. Taxpayers oversight with respect to the State's oper­ HON. CLARENCE D. LONG would be assured that welfare is fair ation and administration of the program to assure the continuation· of such compliance OF MARYLAND and just, and that woaj.d help restore general faith in their Government. and consistency. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In my view, workfare promises to be SEC. 3. Participation in a State workfare Tuesday, March 11, 1980 program shall not be required of any indi­ the welfare reform of the 1980's. vidual who- e Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Speak­ Following are the provisions of my Cl) is under the age of 18 or over the age er, it is with particular pleasure that I bill: of .65, · congratulate 18 residents of Mary­ H.R.- <2> is disabled for at least 40 ance under the AFDC, food stamp, and hours a week, or entail. I hope that my colleagues will C4) is the person primarily responsible for join me in welcoming these new public housing programs, as a condition of the State's eligibility for Federal assist­ the care of a child less then three years old Americans and extending to them our ance in coruiection with those programs. · cost). Mrs. Agnes Isabelle Yolande McCoy. Mrs. each State, as a condition of its eligibility SEC. 4. Ca) Each State workfare program Hyun Jung Han, Miss Young Ae Han. Mrs. for Federal payments or other assistance must provide that if any individual who is Eugenie Gamal Francis, Mrs. Keiko Franks, under any of the programs specified in sub­ required to participate in such program re­ Miss Chin A. Heo, Mr. Eung J. Heo. Mrs. section Cb>Cl> . shall employment or to perform qualified em­ Van Der Spek, Mrs. Yu-chen Li, Mrs. Chary­ establish and maintain· an approved work­ ployment, in any month, neither such indi­ tina Prysiazny, Mrs. Alexandra Shahan, .fare program in accordance with this Act vidual nor any other person in the family or Mrs. Nefertiti A. Labib, Mr. Atef S. Labib, and with the Federal guidelines prescribed household of which such individual is a Mrs. Ramamani Seshadri, Mrs. Raminder under section 2. member shall be eligible to receive any aid K. Bhalia, Mr. Jong S. Kang, and Mr. Indra­ Cb) For purposes of this Act- under a Federal public assistance program jit R. Amin.• <1 > the term "Federal public assistance for that month. ' program" means- Cb> As used in subsection Ca), the term the program of aid to families with de­ "qualified employment" means employment ACROSS-THE-BOARD WORKFARE pendent children established by part A of of an individual by a State or political subdi­ title IV of the Social Security Act, vision, or by a prime sponsor pursuant to HON. PAUL FINDLEY CB> the food stamp program established the Comprehensive Employment and Train­ by the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and ing Act, for which compensation is payable OF ILLINOIS CC) the public housing and assisted hous- at a rate equal to the rate of the Federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing programs under the United States Hous- minimum hourly wage under the Fair Labor . h 11 1980 ing Act of 1937; · Standards Act. Such term does not include Tuesday, Marc ' · · <2> the term "aid under a Federal public employment the scheduled hours of which, e Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker. the assistance program" means money pay­ when added to any hours worked by the House recently considered a welfare ments to individuals and families under a same individual on a regular or predictable reform bill, but Congress has yet to State plan approved under the · program part-time basis in other employment, would reform welfare in the way that the specified in paragraph , allotments to exceed 40 hours a week <15 hours a week in i t t households under the program specified in the case of an individual who is a full-time majority of Amer can _axpayers wan . paragraph , and the right of occupan· student, or a proportionately lower number T~day I am introducing a bill to e.s- cy in an assisted dwelling unit on a reduced­ of hours a week in the case of an individual tabllsh across-the-board workfare m rent or other subsidized basis under any of who is a part-time student> or would exceed tb,e Federal programs for food starp.ps, . · the programs specified in paragraph ; the number of hours necessary to constitute public housing, and aid for dependent <3> the term "appropriate Federal agency" an appropriate work effort in the light of children. The bill would require unem· means the Secretary of Health and Human the amount of the aid which the individual ployed able-bodied adults, 18 through Resources, the Secretary of Agriculture, and and his family or household would lose by · 5298 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 nonparticipation in the workfare program begins after the date of the enactment of diatric dentistry as an important field in accordance with this Act; nor does such this Act.e of medicine for over 40 years. His ef• term include any employment which has forts have helped to focus long over­ the effect of replacing or preventing the em­ SPIRIT OF HELSINKI, VIGIL 1980 due attention on the importance of ployment of an individual not participating preventative dental care f 01:" children. iri the workfare program. Throughout his distinguished career, SEC. 5. Each State workfare program shall HON. WILLIAM M. BRODHEAD Dr. Kohn's dedication to this field has include provision for job counseling to OF ¥ICHIGAN assure the best possible matching of em­ been remarkable. Without his efforts ployment under the program with the expe­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pediatric dentistry would surely not . rience, training: and capabilities of partici­ Tuesday, March 11, 1980 have made the significant progress it pants, shall include provision for continuous has to date. efforts to assist participants in finding suit­ e Mr. BRODHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join with my colleague, I would like to share the noteworthy able employment outside the program, shall accomplishments of Dr. Kohn with my allow each participant up to eight hours a Congressman ANDREW MAGUIRE, in colleagues: week for verified job search activities, and "The Spirit of Helsinki, Vigil 1980" on shall incorporate such other provisions as behalf of Soviet Jews who have been FILLING A NEED may be necessary or appropriate guidelines prescribed under section 2(b)) to Soviet Government. 'l'his is a continu­ Tradition has it that tooth fairies leave achieve the objectives ·of this Act. ation of the "Vigil for Freedom for shiny coins beneath children's pillows. But SEC. 6. In accordance with the guidelin~s Soviet Jewry" which I sponsored in other wizards contribute more lasting gifts prescribed . under section 2, any State 1978. to children's dental health. which has an approved workfare program I am very sad to have to come before Dr. Sidney I. Kohn, professor of pediatric may waive ayments or Out of desperation, the family went could not be expected to consider their chil· overpayments>, or by way of reimburse­ dren's teeth to be of importance." ment. on a hunger strike to try to bring offi. cial attention to their plight. No But that resistance didn't stop Dr. Kohn SEC. 8. If the appropriate Federal agency, . action was .ever taken by Soviet au­ and those who worked with him to help after reasonable notice and opportunity for make the American Society of Dentistry for hearing to the State agency administering thorities. In fact, repeated letters that I have written to Ambassador Do­ Children a strong, active and effec­ or supervising the administration of a State tive organization. Today, with more than workfare program, finds that there is a fail­ brynin, President Brezhnev, and OVIR 10,000 members throughout the United ure by the State to comply with any of the officials have gone States, its efforts are national and even in­ provisions of this Act or with any of the unanswered. ternational in scope. guidelines prescribed under section 2, or While we have heard much in recent Dr. Kohn served as president of the ASDC · that there is a failure by the State to en­ months about the tens of thousands of force or implement any provision of the in 1978 and 1979. During his tenure, he State workfare program which is required "refusniks" who have been given per­ spearheaded the ASDC drive to distribute by this Act to be included in such program, mission to emigrate and live wher~ educational materials on children's dental the appropriate Federal agency shall notify they choose, the Maryasin family is a health to 20,000 pediatricians in America. reminder that there are many, many He was invited as a dental health repre­ such State agency that further Federal pay­ sentative to participate in a meeting on the ments or other Federal assistance will not more Soviet Jews who are arbitrarily International Year of the Child held last be provided to the State under. any of the denied that opportunity, . often at year at· the White House. And during July Federal public assistance progr-ams until it is satisfied insure the right of people to live In every family with children he called for that such failure no longer exists. Until the where they choose and to be unified a "sweet patrol" to' help bring dental decay appropriate Federal agency is so satisfied, with their families. It is my hope that under better control. For this Dr. Kohn re~ "The Spirit of Helsinki, Vigil 1980" ceived national attention. In speaking as further Federal payments or other Federal president of the ASDC, he stated that other assistance shall not be provided to the State will inform more people about the components of an effective anti-caries plan . correct it.e aminations, correction of defective teeth SEC. 9. The appropriate ·Federal agency and topical applications of fluoride. He also shall periodically report to the Congress on recommended that people reduce the · fre­ the operation of State workfare programs FILLING A NEED quency of consumption of sweets. prefer­ under this Act, with particular emphasis ably limiting the intake to mealtimes, and upon the extent to which such programs are HON. cHARi..Es B. .RANGEL that persons brush afterwards to clear the reducing the need for Federal welfare assist­ mouth and remove debris. OF NEW YORK ance and are otherwise helping to achieve Dr. Kohn feels that a child's first visit to the objectives of this Act. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the dentist should be between the ages of SEC. 10. There are authorized to be appro­ Tuesday, March 11, 1980 18-24 months. Why? Because by tbe agt" of priated such sums as may be necessary to 2, about 50 percent of American chi1dren carry out the responsibilities of the Federal e Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speak~r. Dr. have at least one cavity. Dr. Kohn also cau­ Government under this Act. Sidney Kohn is truly a pioneer in the tions parents not to put children to sleep SEC. 11. This Act shall become effective on field of pediatric dentistry. He has with a bottle. This "nursing bottle syn­ the first day of the sixth month -which been instrumental in establishing pe- drome".ha,s all too fr~qu_eptly c~us~d th.e ~e- March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5299 struction of the teeth of very young chil­ port of our interest in and concern for all his personal warmth and a towering dren. children. record of his achievements. · · "The raison d'etre of the ASDC is that it "This expansion is being made possible A Democratic activist for 31 years in continues to actively promote dental care through the generosity of 1 Mr. and Mrs. California, Saul became active in the for children on an ever-higher level of so­ Leonard Marcus, who are establishing the phistication and in an ever-widening circle Richard M. Marcus Fund for Handicapped California Democratic Council in 1953. of professional and social contacts," said Dr. Children here at the School of Dentistry," He was elected chairman of both the Kohn. he stated. 6lst Assembly District Council and the Dr. Kohn's personal involvement with this What changes in dentistry has Dr. ~ohn 26th Congressional District Cbuncil, field has been sustained over more than 40 witnessed over the years? and became a member of CDC's execu­ years. "I suppose that my interest in den­ "There has been a tremendous increase in tive board and a trustee; a board tistry began as a kid when I needed the the total body of our knowledge, an in­ member of Californians For Liberal services of a dental specialist," he explained. creased awareness of the significance of Representation; president of the West "As a student I was greatly influenced by dental health to total health, as well as tre- : Beverly Democratic Club; an active my professor of dentistry for children. Dr. mendous advances in areas of preventive Walter McFall, and from my continued con­ dentistry," said Dr. Kohn. "Today's dental member of the Alta Loma Democratic tact with him, before his death." student is required to learn much more than Club; anci a member of the American Dr. Kohn received a DDS degree from the student of a few decades ago." Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP. Emory University in Georgia, graduating However, there still is room for improve­ He was selected "Democrat· of the with honors in 1935. He completed a two· ment. "If we could Just motivate people to Year" in 1976 by the Los Angeles year residency in dentistry at the Children·s take advantage of all of the preventive mo­ County Democratic Central Commit­ Hospital, University of Buffalo, New York. dalities that we have at our disposal, so tee. Saul worked actively for Mayor and completed graduate work In orthodon­ much more could be done to help them Bradley's elections both for Los Ange­ tics at Columbia University. toward better dental health," maintained les City Council and as mayor of the During World War II, Dr. Kohn served for Dr. Kohn. three and one half years as a dental officer This outstanding professional has been city of Los Angeles. He was also active with the Army Air Force. leaving the service recognized with m,unerous awards through· in Senator GEORGE McGovERN's Presi­ with the rank of major. out his illustrious career. One recent honor dential campaign, and was a delegate He held the position of chief of service was a citation given to him by the New to the Democratic National Conven­ at the Jersey City Jersey Senate. It cited his contributions to tion in 1972. Saul was appointed .by Medical Center; Jersey City. before joining dental health through his articles, lecture Mayor Bradley in 1972 as a member·of the University. . and as president of the ASDC. the Los Angeles Animal Regulation His many professional activities have in­ Another recent award came from the New Commission, serving as its president in cluded posts as president of the New Jerse)' Jersey Unit of the American Society·of Den­ 1977-78. . Society of Dentistry for Children, founder tistry for Children, for the more than 40 and first president of the New Jersey Assa· years of service which Dr. Kohn has given But this recitation of some of Saul ciation of Pediatric Dentists, eight years as to the teaching and practice o! dentistry for Reider's activities scarcely suffices to an officer or executive council member of children. describe his contributions to his com­ the American Society of Dentistry for Chil­ He speaks with pride of his sons: Dr. munity and his country. He was dedi­ dren, ·a member of the advisory Board for Steven, who is a practicing dermatologist; cated and humorous, warm and com­ Dental Specialties for the American Dental Dr. Donald, who has followed in his father's passionate, careful of others, and Association and chairperson of the section footsteps and is a pediatric dentist, having on pedodontics for the American Associ· spendthrift of himself. His wife Ger­ recently completed his graduate studies at trude carries on their mutual tradition ation of Dental Schools. the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and . He also has served for seven years as an James, an alumnus of the Cornell Univer­ of giving, and she too is a warm and ·examiner on the American Board of Pedo­ sity School of Hotel Administration. dear friend. dontics and for six yea.rs as a test construc­ What does Dr. Kohn say when asked why I ask the Members to join with me tor on the National Board of Dental Exam· on the occasion of the memorial to iners. Dr. Kohn is a Fellow of the American he has been motivated to accomplish so College of Dentists, of the American Acade­ much? "I guess it's the need to keep moving! Saul Reider at the Convention of the my of Pedodontics and of the New York I am an enthusiast where dentistry for chil· California Democratic Council on Academy of Dentistry. dren is concerned. And I believe that when March 30, 1980, to celebrate his life of He · has served as chairperson of the de­ you take on a job, you should do it right or dedication to the improvement of our partment of pediatric dentistry at the back off. human condition.• School of Dentistry·since 1957. He is also a "But no one does anything by himself," consultant to-Hackerisack Hospital-and St. he said. "There were certainly people along Joseph's Hospital, Paterson. the way that cooperated and helped to open "BIG BUSINESS -DAY" ORGANIZ­ "I'm very, very proud of this school," said doors. I'm a firm believer in opening doors ERS ATTACK FREE ENTER­ Dr. Kohn of the University's School of Den· for others now." PRISE tistry. "We are an unusual entity in that And that's a ~eat gift indeed from a re­ Fairleigh Dickinson has a dental school but markable professional who has done won­ no medical school. The University's commit­ derful things for the smiles of children.• HON. LARRY McDONALD ment to dental education is a long-standing OF GEORGIA one, evident since the University began. "Here at the dental school, we stress the SAUL REIDER IN, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES necessity of looking at the total ohild, we Tuesday, March 11, 1.980 don't just look at the tooth," he explained. "You have to remember that there's a child HON. HENRY A.WAXMAN • Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, put­ attached to the tooth" OF CALIFORNIA ting an end to "business as usual" has As part ot the dental school curriculum, IN TH~ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been the goal of Socialists, Commu­ students are exposed to a preclinica.l laborar nists. and various other forms of tory course in pediatric dentistry, 34 lecture Tuesday, March 11; 1980 Marxists and Leninists since Marx arid hours and at least 102 clock hours of active •Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, any Engels published their theories more clinical participation in treating children. eiected officiai has a sin~lar · appre­ than a century ago. Now a collection Dr. Kohn also directs a clinic for handi· ciation of the efforts put forth by of closet Marxists-and some not at all capped children at the School of Dentistry. Begun 15 years ago, the clinic services chil· those who volunteer their energies on quiet about their socialism-is propos­ dren with physical handicaps such as cere­ behalf of their mutual political beliefs. ing to devote April ·17 to a day of pro­ bral palsy and those with varying degrees of That is why I feel it to be a very spe­ paganda activities against America's mental retardation. Senior dental students cial privilege to call your attention to largest businesses as the capstone of a rotate through this clinic and are required the myriad ·accomplishments of Saul pressure campaign to force legislation to treat at least two patients there. · Reider. who wa:s a member of my Los through Congress that would still fur­ "I like to call these children 'special chil· Angeles constituency, - and a close ther restrict, regulate, and control dren: rather than 'handicapped children' be­ cause they are really ordinary children with friend for many years. ·America's larger businesses. special problems," said Dr. Kohn. "I'm look­ Saul left thousands behind to sorrow At the center of the Big Business ing forward to the educational and clinical at his passing, but he bequeathed to Day antifree · enterprise coalition is expansion of the treatment of handicapped his friends. in the many organizations Washington, D.C.'s,· Marxist think. children at the School of Dentistry in sup· he served so· well a loving memory of tank, the Institute for Policy Studies 5300 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 . Under the ieadership of its Operating with a budget projected at teen-member Board of Directors; and the founders, Marcus Raskin and Richard $200,000, this ACACP project is seen as the forty-six member Advisory Board. Among Barnet. the IPS domestic operations most recent tactic in the attack on private the most active of these in exercising influ­ have focused on building coalitions of business from the "progressive left" groups ence over BBD are Ralph Nader, Robert liberal, leftist, community, special in­ clustered around the Institute for Policy Georgine, Mark Green, Victor Kamber, Studies , the Ralph Nader Publi~ In­ Alice Tepper-Marlin, Michael Jacobson and terest, and officials of radical trade terest Research Group networks, Jules Bernstein. unions that could produce pressure on the left-wing of the Democatic Party, and Listed as members of the Board of Direc­ Congress for legislation leading to the more militantly radical trade unions. tors are Mark Green, chairman, director of Government takeover of mafor indus­ According to William Wynn, president of Ralph Nader's Public Citizen Congress tries, utilities, and other businesses. the United Food and Commercial Workers Watch; Michael Jacobson, secretary-treasur­ The coalitions built by IPS through its Union, the largest AFL-CIO union, "Just as er, executive-director of the Center for Sci­ the 1950s scrutinized the labor movement ence in the Pub1ic Interest; Ann Beaudry, domestic policies project. the National and the 1970s, big government, this Day will active with IPS's Conference for Conference for Alternative State and mark the 1980s as the decade to correct the Alternative State and Local Public Policies Local Public Policies . abuses of businesses. We in the labor move­ ; Jules Bernstein, associate through its prod~tente and disarma­ ment think it's time for a Landrum-Griffin counsel, Laborers' International Union; Rev. ment work in building lobbying groups Act for business. David Burgess, Newark, NJ; Thom Fassett. like the Coalition for a New Foreign The United Auto Workers was Board of Church and Society of the United and Military Policy . and more direct and rhetorical in its official Methodist Church; Peter Hamik. former co­ through projects designed to promote publication Solidarity <2/1/80>: coordinator of Sun Day; Victor Kamber, As· Government takeovers of businesses "We'll be demanding that there be an end sistant to the President of the Building to 'business as usual,' and that Big Business Trades and Construction Trades Depart­ euphemized as public oWnership such start to be held accountable to people's ment, AFL-CIO; Alice Tepper-Marlin, ex­ as longtime IPS associate Gar Alpero­ needs.• • •We've been under the thumb of ecutive director, Council on Economic Prior­ vitz• Consumers Against Inflation in Big Business too long. Now it's time to push ities ; William Olwen, International the Necessities ; Marjorie Phyfe, rep­ Business Day grouping. signed by the Board of· Advisers-·Ralph resentative of the Non-Partisan Political Another sector of the antifree enter­ Nader; Jo~ · Kenneth Galbraith; Douglas League of the International Association of prise coalition organizing Big Business Fraser, UAW president; William ·Wynn, Machinists and an official of the UFCW president; Coalition of American Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee Day comes from Ralph Nader and his Public Employees executive direc­ ; Pat Ford-Roegner, assistant direc­ interlocking directorate of antibusi­ tor James Farmer; and Patsy Mink, presi­ tor of CAPE; and Frank Viggiano, executive ness organizations. Blit Nader has dent of Americans for Democratic Action director of the U.S. Students Association worked with the IPS coalitions for · -the ACACP described its plans for . quite a few years. and joint effort by Big Business Day in the following words: Advisory Board members include: Nader and the IPA apparatus in draw­ "It will be a nationwide event involving Gar Alperovitz, long-time IPS associate ing thousands of antinuclear· activists hundreds of communities-in the tradition and co-director with Jeff Faux of the Ex­ to Washington last May laicf the of Earth Day, Food Day, and Sun Day, ploratory Project for Economic Alternatives many of whose organizers are helping devel­ . groundwork for the formation of the op Big Business Day. As with predecessor Ira Arlook, executive director of.the Ohio Big Business Day projec.t. efforts, we hope to focus attention on an active in Before going on to examine in more educate the public about themes often ne­ the NCASLPP. detail the Big Business Day project. I glected by . established politicians and the Ed Asner, actor. would like to remind my colleagues press. A basic theme is that our giant corpo­ George Ballis, Rural America and Nation­ that in its foreign affairs projects, IPS rations have gross public impacts without al Land for People. boasts it is the successor to the Insti­ adequate public accountability-that they Richard Barnet, IPS. tute of Pacific Relations which was govern us while we can't govern them." - Julian Bond, Georgia State Representa­ According to Big Business Day tive. found to be a mechanism for a Soviet "spokesperson" Andy Buchsbaum, since the Heather Booth, Midwest Academy, espionage ring transmitting docu­ beginning of March, a salaried staff of. ten, NCASLPP, and executive director of the ments via a closely related operation, supplemented by volunteers and interns Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition . the publication Amerasia, and acting supplied by cooperating organizations, have David Brower, founder 8.l)d chairman of as agents of influence with Govern­ been developing plans for BBD activities. the board of Friends of the Earth. ment officials, Capitol Hill figures, These include: teach-ins at schools, union Cesar Chavez, president, United Farm and academics. As one British expert halls and places of worship; television, and Workers of America. on subversion noted, IPS lends credi­ radio debates with business people; "alter­ Jacob Clayman, president, National Coun­ bility to themes which would be dis­ natives to big business" fairs; factory tours; cil of Senior Citizens. meet the candidate events "at which incum­ Barry Commoner, director, Center for Bi­ missed out of hand if they were seen bent politicians and their challengers will be ology of Natural Systems and member of to come directly from the .._ Soviet interrogated about their attitude towards the Organizing Committee for the Citizens Union and its KGB. IPS and its lead­ business;" demonstrations at "symbolic loca­ Party. ers have never been seen to· deviate tions, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce;" Rep. John Conyers CD-MIJ. from their support of Soviet. foreign mock "trials" of "corrupt" companies; and Art Danforth, Cooperative League of the policy objectives and their backing of nominations to a "Corporate Hall of U.S.A. Soviet~dominated Marxist terrorist na­ Shame." Rep. Ronald V. Dellums CD-CAJ. tional liberation movements. In its do­ An additional activity that will commence Joe Fish. on Big Business Day during a Washington, Ed Garvey, National Football League mestic programs, IPS is equally perni­ DC, conference will be the establishment of Players Association. cious. "shadow boards of directors" who the BBD Robert Georgine, President, Building and An excellent survey of th,e Big Busi­ organizers feel should control the ten "most' Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO. ness Day organization by John Rees, socially bankrupt corporations iri America." Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Auxiliary publisher and editor of the Informa­ According to Buchsbaum, the selection of Bishop, Archdiocese of Detroit. tion Digest, recently appeared in that the ten target corporations will be decided Robert Harbrant, President, Food and newsletter. I commend the article to on the basis of such matters as price fixing, Beverage Trades Dept., AFL-CIO. the attention of my colleagues: environmental pollution, dumping, consum­ Michael Harrington, national chairman, er product fraud, anti-union practices, and Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee BIG BUSINESS DAY-1980 so forth. . . Conceived during the summer of 1980 as a Similarly, selection of candidates for a Fred Harris, professor, University of New project of Americans Concerned About Cor­ publication to be released on Big Blisiness Mexico. porate Power , 1346 Connecticut Day, The 50 Businessmen You· Don't Know · Robert Heilbroner, New School for Social Avenue, NW, Room 411, Washington, DC Who Run America, will be based on similar Research, professor. 20036 <202/861-0456), Big Business Day criteria plus such factors as interlocking di­ Hazel Henderson. 1980 has involved a claimed coalition of 200 rectorships, political donations, past govern­ Msgr. George HigginS. U.S. Catholic Con- groups in planning activities across the U.S. ment service and candidate endorsements. ference. _ on April 17, 1980, which are intended by the Judgmental decisions in these selections, Jim Hightower, author of Eat Your Heart organizers to result in "curbing the corpo­ according to the BBD, are being made by Out. rate abuse of power". the six-~ember Board of Advisers; the thir- Irving Howe, professor, Hunter College. March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5301 William Hutton, executive-director, Na­ posed law would apply to about 800 of the national president of the .Ruritan tional Council of Senior Citizens. largest U.S. companies specifically those Club.e Mildred Jeffrey, former national chair, with either more than 5,000 employees or National Women's Politicalpaucus. more than $250 million in sales or assets. Mary Gardiner Jones, former FTC Com­ The bill would provide free speech and · REYE'S SYNDROME ACT missioner. "whistleblower" protection for employees, Frances M-0ore Lappe, co-director with greater control by shareholders in manage­ IPS's Joe Collins of the Institute for Food ment decisions, for an "independent" major­ HON. GERALDINE A. FERRARO and Development Policy. ity on the boards of directors, bar most cor­ OF NEW YORK Robert Lekachman, City University of porate secrecy, provide for long-term ad­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES New York , professor. vance notification to workers before a plant Sr. Barbara Lupo, co-director, Clergy and closing, and far stiffer criminal penalties Tuesday, March 11, 1980 Laity Concerned . against "corporate criminal conduct." Ms. FERRARO. Mr. Speaker, last Joyce Miller, vice-president, Amalgamated According to BBD, its ample financial re­ e Clothing and Textile Workers. sources started with a $15,000 "seed grant" session I introduced H.R. 6164, the Kathleen O'Reilly, executive director, from the Stem Foundation, followed by Reye's Syndrome Act of 1979. As news­ paper reports are filled with accounts Consumer Federation of America. 1contributions from sponsoring organiza­ Wade Rathke, Chief. Organizer, ACORN tions, individuals and sympathettc unions. of increased deaths from this little un­ £Association of Community Organizations The BBD national coordinator is former derstood childhood killer, that legisla­ for Reform Nowl. ACTWU organizer Michael Schippani.e tion is all the more important. Jeremy Rifkin, director, People's Business Reye's syndrome, which often fol­ Commission . . lows the flu, chicken pox, and other Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal CD-NY]. ED CARTNER ELECTED NATION- viral infections continues to elude the Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities, City University of AL PRESIDENT OF RURITAN medical profession. Its causes and New York. CLUB . cures are unknown. Nonetheless, it Stanley Scheinbaum, American Civil Lib· can be successfully managed if the pa­ erties Union . HON. W. G. (BILL) HEFNER tient is under the care of a pediatri­ Scott Sklar, Washington director, Nation· cian, neurologist, neurosurgeon, and al Center for Appropriate Technology. OF NORTH CAROLINA anesthesiologist familiar with the dis- Timothy Smith, executive director, Inter­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ease. Sadly, all too often Reye's is faith Center on Corporate Responsibility and activist with the American Tuesday, March 11, 1980 fatal because neither the parents not Committee on Africa. Mr. HEFNER. Mr. Speaker, I would · the family doctor are aware of the dis­ Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, American Jewish • ease and its symptoms. Committee. like to bring to the attention of my In 1977, 337 suspected cases of Sr. Mary Luke Tobin, Thomas Merton colleagues in this Chamber the elec- Reye's were reported to the Center for Center. tion of a gentleman in North Caro- Disease Control. Of those cases where Harold Willens, chairman, Factory Equip­ lina's Eighth Congressional District to CDC knew the outcome, 49 percent of ment Corporation. a national post of honor and distinc- the patients recovered completely, 12 William W. Winpisinger, president, Inter­ tion. He is Ed Cartner of Route 1. Mocksville,· N.C. At the national con- percent suffered residual neurological national Association of Machinists and damage, and 39 percent' died. The neu­ Aerospace Workers . · vention of the Ruritan Club, January Jerry Wurf, International president, 24_26 in St. Louis, Mo .• Mr. Cartner rological damage, caused by the swell- American Federation of State, County and was elected nati.onal president of the Ing of the brain, varies from slight IQ Municipal Employees . club. alterations, to serious brain dysfunc- From this listing, it is apparent that a va­ riety of "New Left" organizations are coop-_ Ruritan is the largest rural civ(c or- ~~~~;i:~r~~~~1:h~f ::i~!tt!~t~~:! erating with some of the more mllitant ganization in America with over 1,400 by constituents of mine whose daugh­ trade union leaders in· an attempt to bring clubs across the United States. Found- ter died from Reye's 2 years ago. They about a revolutionary change in the U.S. commercial and industrial arena. Among ed in 1928 in Holland, Va., Ruritan has have founded a chapter of the Nation­ the trade unions listed as supporting Big grown from the Tidewater area of Vir- al Reye's Syndrome Foundation and Business Day and thus the campaign are ginia to the foothills of the Rockies are working diligently to bring this the UAW, IAM, UFW, UFCW, [formed by and from the Great Lakes to .the Gulf matter to the forefront and save the the recent merger of the CPUSA-influenced of Mexico. In doing so, the club has lives of countless American children. I Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher helped enhance the life of thousands am grateful to them for enlightening Workmen], AFSCME, the Newspaper Guild, and thousands of families. me, and have introduced H.R. 6164 to and Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers . In addition, BBD is sup­ The organization's purposes ..:.re to continue that educational process. ported by several labor-related groups such create a greater understanding · be- My legislation would establish two as the Coalition of Labor Union Women tween rural and urban people of the diagnostic and research centers to aid , AFSCME's Coalition of American problems of each, as well as their in the fight against Reye's. These Public Employees , the Federation mutual problems, and working with comprehensive centers would conduct of Professional Athletes, and two depart­ those ag~ncies .which serve the com- research, train physicians, develop ments ·of the AFL-CIO, Food and Beverage munity and contribute directly to its professional education, and public in­ Trades and Building and Construction progress. It is similar to the service or- formation programs. Funded at Trades. Parallel with the BBD organizing is a Cap­ ganization of cities, but ·it is .designed $750,000 a year, this $1.5 .million com­ itol Hill legislative effort in support of pas­ to need the needs of rural people and mitment seems a minor one given the sage of a Corporate Democracy Act in which rural communities. The membership severity of the situation. In recogni­ Senator Howard M. ·Metzenbaum CD-OHJ is of a Ruritan Club is composed of farm- tion of the fact that many physicians playing a leadership role by way of his ers, business and professional men, and private clinics are currently un­ chairmanship of the Senate Antitrust Sub­ and other concerned citizens in the dertaking studies to solve the puzzle of committee that is scheduled to hold hear­ community. . Reyets syndrome, the bill also provides ings prior to the April 17 BBD. Mr. Cartner, the owner and operator $500,000 per year for grants for re­ In the House of Repr~entatives, Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal CD-NY] and Rep. of Cartner's Service Center, has served search activities not associated with Frank Thompson CD-NJJ-who recently has as president of the Sheffie:td-Calahaln the two centers. The programs estab­ made the headlines in the FBl's ABSCAM Ruritan Club and zone governor. He lished under H.R. 6164 would be ad­ bribery "sting" investigation-are slated to subsequently was elected district gov- ministered and coordinated by the sponsor similar legislation, with the vehicle ernor and national treasurer. He also Reye's Syndrome Coordination Com­ most likely being Thompson's Subcommit­ has served on the national budget and mittee within the ~ational Institutes tee on Labor-Management Relations. finance committee. · of Health. · According to . Ralph Nader, the proposed Corporate Democracy Act is not regulatory Mr. Speaker, I ~k my colleagues in Mr. Speaker, to underscore the im- because it does not create a new federal this Chamber t6 join me in paying portance of this legislation, and its rel­ agency. Instead, he said, it aims at establish­ tribute to Mr. Cartner and wishing evance to current health conditions in ing principles of "accountabiiity." The pro- him every_ success during his tenure as the Nation, I am inserting copies of ar- 5302 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 ticles from the Washington Post and ly, influenza type B, the type now making Dr. Colon suspects that · the disease is New York Times. I commend them to the rounds in the country, and rubella, or caused by an interaction of a virus and a German measles. toxin-some poison in the environment my colleagues and my .constituents. I The Federal disease center's figures show from an insecticide, perhaps, or even one oc­ hope that the Members of the House that this year Reye's Syndrome is concen- curring naturally. In this country Reye's is will join me as cosponsors of H.R. trated in Ohio, where there have been at usually, although not· always, associated 6164, so that we may begin the impor­ least 100 cases and two deaths this winter. with either chicken pox or the type-B flu tant first step of a commitment on the Michigan-{las had 22 cases and four deaths, virus, which.is the one around this year. It part of our Government to research and Minnesota. 13 cases and one death. hits as the patient appears to be recovering, and control Reye's syndrome. The disease's season usually lasts from mostly affecting children under 19. Howev- The articles follow: the end of December until late March. · er, it ·has been identified in adults as well. New York ~tate, which has been suffering Although there are pockets of research, CFrom the New York Times, Feb. 24, 19801 from Type B flu with the rest of the coun- there is no concerted national research CHILbREN'S DISEASE JOLTS A SMALL TOWN IN try this winter, has reported eight cases effort on Reye's syndrome, something S~n. MICHIGAN with no deaths, Dr. Richard Rothenburg, · Melcher hopes to change. About one flu head of the state Bureau of Disease Con- victim in 1,000 appears susceptible, said Dr. DETROIT, Feb. · 23.-A little-understood trol, said. Colon, "so when you add up the thousands sickness has taken the lives of at least seven Of these cases, seven were diagnosed of children who come down with flu and the children in the Middle West this winter, downstate and the other upstate. cases of Reye's, it is not common. But it is causing near-panic this week for parents in such a devastating one when it hits." one small Michigan town. [From the Washington Post, Feb. 29, 1980) Gregory Mark Taubin, 11 years old, was The sickness, Reye's Syndrome, is an af­ THE FLU'S DEADLY PARTNER president of his sixth grade class at Poto­ mac Elementary School in the Maryland fliction that few doctors have ever encoun­ tered and that the Federal Center for Dis­ suburbs. he was an honor student and a ease Control in Atlanta began to track only Laura Mitchell is your "every day, normal promising athlete. He was recovering from about three years ago. 6-year-old first grader," her mother said, chil!ken pox. It strikes children under the age of 18 who the youngest of five. And "when you have Dr. Taubin remembers it was a Saturday have recently had a .viral infection, causing teen-agers," Terry Mitchell added, "you and he'd gone to his downtown office ·to see swelling in the brain that sometimes leads really appreciate the age 6." patients and there had been a phone call to brain damage in survivors, and causing They get a lot of. flu in a family of five. from his wife. "She said 'There's something damage to the liver. ·The fatality rate for Sighed Tom Mitchell, "Sometimes I think wrong with Greg. He's not acting right. He's the last three years has averaged about one we have a monopoly on it." screaming and yelling. . . ' " in three. More than 340 children in the Laura got flu . in November, the second Oreg had what Dr. Colon characterizes as 'nation have died of the disease since 1977, member of the family to have it. "malignant Reye's." He had no chance. although it shows signs of declining. By now they've all had it. But Laura had In the wake of his own tragedy, Dr. "We don't know why it happens, we can't something else too. Something called Reye's Taubin has made his office in downtown tell for sure where it's going to hit-al­ syndrome. · Washington the headquarters for the local though we do kno~ that it follows influenza They've closed schools in Michigan this Reye's Syndrome Foundation, a chapter of type B," said Dr. Thomas Halpin, .Ohio's Di­ week in panic. "We think," a frightened a national grassroots organization founded rector for Disea.Se Control, who has con­ mother there wailed, "the health people in Bryan, Ohio, by the parents of a victim. ducted the most extensive study of the sick­ know more than they're telling us . . . " Taubin has Just been made a member of the ness by a state. "The best thing is to have There has been a cluster of Reye's victims in the Battle Creek area-25 cases, four board of trustees. parents recognize the symptoms for ·early He is tireless in his crusade to inform, to treatment. That's why it's important to get deaths. · "It is one. of the most serious new diseases scare up research funds, to advise, to com­ the word out-without panicking people, be­ fort. He sends letters describing symptoms cause it's still an extremely rare disease." and nobody really has a handle on it," said Sen. John Melcher who is spon­ to fellow physicians and lobbies for a feder­ But not so rare in Sherwood, a tiny farm­ al program. He warns that it can be mistak­ ing community of 400 in southwestern Michi­ soring a bill to fund research on Reye's SYn· drome. · en for other things. Adolescents with Reye's gan, where two children have died of Reye•s· may act like drug users, for example. He has Syndrome so far this year and a third "You don't want to panic people," said Dr. Joel Taubin, a Washington-area physician distributed a poster to hospital emergency barely escaped. rooms urging personnel to "Consider The 130-pupll Sherwood Elementary whose 11-year-old son died of Reye's two . years ago, "but too many people think it's Reye's." School has been closed since the middle of The Midwest seems to have more Reye's the week because fearful parents have kept such a rare disease. It's here. It's not rare." There have been half a dozen cases and at cases than other parts of the country. In their children at home. Furthermore, the Ohio, where some 100 cases have been re­ parents have protested the scheduled re­ least one death reported in the metropoli­ tart Washington area this winter, only about ported, physicians "are so· tuned in," said opening next week. At their meeting, the Dr. Colon, that more cases are getting earli­ parents invited local officials and doctors half as many as by this time last year. Monday night a six-year-old died in Balti­ er treatment and the death rate there has from the State Health Department and the been considerably reduced. Federal Center for Disease Control. more at the Johns Hopkins University Hos­ pital. Of Reye's syndrome. One thing the doctors have learned from Mary Duttlinger, whose 8-year-old son observing Reye's victims is that its course died of the disease last week, voiced the "Laura's flu ran its course/' Terry Mitch­ ell said, but "the next mornirig she had this takes it through five distinct levels, ranging frustration of parents, saying: "One doctor from mild symptoms to deep coma. When it says do one thing. One doctor says another violent, violent, violent vomiting . ·· . I re­ member I had read this article, so I called attacks, Dr. Colon said, "it is like a tornado thing. People don't know what to do." in the body. It wreaks havoc.. It starts in the "It's very difficult for anyone to have Oeorgetown-Reston and took her fight over. She was almost comatose by the time we got liver, affects the kidneys, the heart, the fears allayed by a situation that has frankly pancreas, the body muscles and then creates stumped the experts," Dr. Ronald Waldman there, with her eyes rolled back in her head. I had to shake her t only in us we should watch Laura for any neuro­ "It's not normal vomiting," Betty Hooper, 1963. Jogical signs overnight, but· then Dr. Colon speaking for the Center for Disease Control, The symptoms are "so overt," Dr. Colon said it wouldn't be fair to put that responsi­ said of the initial symptoms. "It's much . said, that "it is difficult for me to conceive bility on us so we took her into the hospital. more violent-the kind you'd probably want that the great French and German patholo­ They woke her every 15 minutes to make to ask a doctor about anyway. gists of the 19th century could have missed sure she knew who she was ... where she Reye's is not believed to be contagious, this disease" if it had been around then. was, did neurolQgical tests ... You wonder unlike the viral diseases that are believed to "There is just no similar description when you see all those extraordinary pre­ precede it. The viral diseases are, prinicpal- before 1950 or so." cautions, but Dr. Colon sat us down and March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5303 said, "About 15 percent come in' like this these agents can fashion the law and SALUTE TO DR. MILTON E. and die... :" its regulations to · fit the ·situation. WILSON, SR. Reye's syndrome will come on something This is unfair and should be corrected. like this: The victim appears to be getting over a bout with chicken pox, a cold, nu or- Congressman HAROLD VoLKMER has HON. LOUIS STOKES gastroenteritis. Usually he will then go into taken it upon himself to address this OF OHIO relentless nausea and vomiting, accompa- problem in legislative form. His Gun IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nied, or followed, by listlessness, lack of pep, Decontrol Act seeks to tighten up the and neurological changes, including person- Tuesday; March 11, 1980 ality or behavior changes, unusual irritabil· definitional problems which have ity, combativeness or inappropriate re- caused unnecessary citizen harassment • Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I would sponses. over the years. · like to take this opportunity to salute "The main thing," said Dr. Colon, "is to a man who has been a beacon for the let parents know, look, if your kid has what · One of the most flagrant problems is disadvantaged and a religious fortress looks like a cold and starts to vomit, has that of defining-either by statute or in the Cleveland metropolitan area for either lethargy or disorientation ... that's regulation-engaging in the business many years-Dr. Milton E. Wilson, Sr. the time to hightail it to a doctor, because of deaiing in firearms or ammunition. on March 29, 1980, the civic and reli­ from there on in, it can Just blow out·· ·" As the law now reads, persons who sell gious friends of Dr. Wilson will honor The treatment of Reye's must be what a firearm on rare occasion to a friend him as he begins his retirement from doctors call "aggressive," with a sp~cialized or to a dealer for a little extra cash the pastorate of the Liberty Hill Bap­ Reye's team ·prepared to take heroic meas- ·· ures as the course of the illness requires. Dr. perhaps, but who do not regularly buy tist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Colon feels strongly that the illness must be and sell firearms as a trade or hobby Dr. Wilson, 72 years old, has epito­ treated at a hospital where d0ctors and . are statutorily exempt from Federal Ii- mized the Christian way of life. He nurses are trained in the specific kind of in- censing requirements. However, in has stressed charity ·and brotherhood tensive care a Reye's victim usually re- · more instances than I care to relate, a through his religious and civic affili- quires. person who has been caught in a ati ons m· Cleveland. He has given· Most important in the treatment is the single, isolated act of selling a firearm unselfishly of his time and talent to use of a device implanted by a neurosurgeon when the purchaser turns out to be an the community in various capacities. to measure brain pressure. If the disease progresses to the later stages, the neurosur- undercover BATF agent ready to . Dr. Wilson's dedication to a Chris- geon may have to perform furtner surgery make a case for prosecution of this tian life started at an early age. He to relieve the pressure, ultimately the cause one-time dealer. We all mow of the began preaching at the age of 15 and of death. zealousness of Federal regulators. 1 was licensed into the gospel minist;y But even earlier as the disease ravages BATF personnel are no· different in 1922 by the Mount Calvary Baptist other organs, specialists-nephrofogists, car- e~cept that their zeal can send you to · Church in Prmcetown, Ky.. He was or­ diologists and neurologists-must be on Jail. Even more vexing is the way the dained by the same church m 1928. hand to counter the crises that can follow BATF often handles these alleged During his religious career, he has each other minute by minute. crimes; with much fanfare and press served as th~ pastor . of fo1:11' Even when a patient recovers, Dr. Colon coverage are the charges brought and ch~rches-the First Bapti~t Church .m said, there is a 30 p~rcent chance of "residu- firearms confiscated with no prosecu- Bracktown, ~y., the First Baptist al neurological. change," ranging from a •. , Church in ParIS, Ky., the Galilee Bap­ mild learning disability to severe retarda- tion to follow-leaving the. citizen s tist Church in Barberton, Ohio, and tion. · reputation and ~ecord besmirched by the Liberty Hill Baptist Church in "We feel we have a debt,'' said computer unproven allegations. Cleveland, Ohio. Totaling his unfalter- firm executive Tom Mitchell. "I'm giving Mr. VOLKMER's. bill, H.R. 5225, care- ing work with the church, .you will out leaflets on street corners," said Terry h Mitchell, a Northern Virginia Realtor. . fully defines the nature of business note that he has served wit great conduct both for firearms licensees spiritual vitality for over 54 years. Laura Mitchell's illness never went ll i t hi t i beyond the early stages and she appears to and dealers while also covering gun Equa Y as mportan as s no or • have suffered no ill effects. "'You don't :collectors. In addition, the bill tight- ety for his evangelistic and religious know hott fortunate you are,' they told me,'' ens up areas of the law dealing with ~ork, he is a noted lecturer and leader Terry Mitchell said. "I look very closely at inspections, seizures, interstate sales, m the Baptist Church ~nd relat.ed or­ my children now.'' and transportation where similarly g.anizations .. Dr. Wilson s. work m the Laura is a perceptive child, her mother vague language has robbed the stat- field o~ rehgion and rebgious educa­ said, and didn't miss the implications of the . tion has been so exemplary that the hospital procedures and probably of conver- utes ?n the bo~ks of ~Y sense of uni- A.M.E. Liber~an College of Monrovia, sations going on around her. formity or predictabibty. Liberia, bestowed the doctor of divin- "W:t}en she first came home, she wouldn't Certainly this bill is in keeping with lty degree on him in 1940. take off the hospital bracelet," Terry Mitch- the trends of the times. Private citi- Largely because of his intemational­ ell said. "She would say, 'Everybody got one zens and business alike are reeling ly acclaimed reputation in the area of · · · 1 survived.' "• under the intrusive burden of Federal religion, Dr. Wilson has had an ex- regulation. In most instances, Con- traordinary impact on the Cleveland gress has attempted to be responsive community at large and specifically FIREARMS LAW REFORM ·ACT to pleas of "get the Federal Govern- the Liberty Hill Baptist Church. The ment off my back." Not only are indi- church's programs and membership have grown tremendously during his HON. RICHARD C. SHELBY vidual freedoms at ·stake here, but so pastorate. Similarly, many civic pro- OF ALABAMA too are Federal costs. If we can rede- grams have flourished as a result of IN THE HOUSE.OF REPRESENTATIVES fine infractions of Federal firearms his involvement. · rules so as to insure their comprehen- During his tenure at the Liberty Hill Tuesday, March 11, 1980 . sibility by enforcement officials and Baptist Church, he organized the Min­ e Mr. SHELBY. Mr. Speaker, it has private citizens alike, the Federal Gov- isters and Deacons' Wives Group for a been brought to my attention that emment will no longer have to pick up more effective role in the total church problems in the language of the· 1968 the tab for spurious investigations or program. Additionally, Dr. Wilson es­ Gun Control Act and the 1968 Omni· legal self-defense against unwarranted tablished and expanded the mission­ bus Crime Control and Safe Streets intrusions. ary union from l 1group to 12 circles to Act leave innocent citizens potentially serve as the vehicle to coordinate and subject to unwarranted scrutiny-and In short, H.R. 5225 merits our reach all aspects of missionary work in sometimes arrest-at the han~ of close-and prompt-scrutiny. I recom­ the church and community. Through Treasury Department and Bureau of mend to my colleagues that such these efforts, he has touched the lives Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents. action be taken before the end of the of the disadvantaged and downtrodden Given the malleability of current law. 96th Congress is upon us.e in the community. 5304 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 In terms of the church's solvency, No matter what the final decision on The second point I would like to make I Dr. Wilson designed three key fund- the maintenance facility, and we are am sure will be made here tonight by many raising programs that made a great hoping the Army will see the folly of others. The current economic climate of this region is very susceptible to work reduc- impact on-the church's history. These · its preferred alternative, a decision . tions. Realizing this, the President in his programs insured that the Liberty Hill must be reached in the near future. visit to Three Mile Island pledged not to Baptist Church would be on firm eco- Mr. Speaker, I ask that the state- allow that crisis to interrupt the economic nomic as well as religious ground. ment I presented at the EIS public well-being of the area. I feel he has thus far The first program was the "Loyalty meeting be made part of the RECORD lived up to his commitment by granting Month." This was essentially an · at this point so my House colleagues SBA loans and by agreeing to take the annual fundraising event that incorpo- can judge for themselves the wisdom impact of TMI into account when deciding , the future of NCAD. I would h,ope this EIS rated children's, youth, men and _ of keeping the helicopter maintenance will do the same. · women's day into one month of reli- at the New Cumberland Army Depot. I would like to make one final point. gious activities. The month has always Thank you. Often in situations like this a government been climaxed with a special Sunday PuBLIC MEETING ON THE EIS agency can set in motion, a series of circum­ program each week beginning with stances which result in satisfying self-fulfill· ild d din "th th NEW CUMBERLAND, PA.-I am again eager c h ren an en g WI e women. to address the Army's preferred alternative ing prophecies. By aiming for this preferred The second program was the C.O.D. i i f · i alternative, the Army has caused a contin­ and A.B.C. drives which resulted in ~~ ~~v~:!~~~~~~:d~;eg:~~. acil ty ual reduction in the NCAD work force. This, in tum, has allowed the Army to project the purchase of the present edifice in we have been fighting this fight for the that the facility can no longer handle the 1956 and the mortgage burning in five years I have been in the Congress. type of maintenance work required. 1958. Few churches in the Cleveland During this period numerous studies, meet­ Let me state in the strongest possible metropolitan area have accomplished ings, reports and counter-reports have been terms that New Cumberland stands ready, this in such a short period of time. issued with no solid Justification forecoming willing and able to perform any task that ls Finally, during his tenure, he estab- on the proposed realignment. assigned. As was reported last month in the . h d th L"b t H'll B t• t Ch h Unfortunately, the ones who. really have 1Is e e 1 er Y 1 ap 15 urc been the victims for all this indecision are Army After Action Report for Operation Credit Union which has assets in the men and women who work in this Mis­ Northern Leap 1979, "The overall support received at NCAD was excellent. The capa­ excess of $240,000. This has been a sion and live day to day without knowing if bilities of_the depot to provide. highly skilled showcase for the church as well as the their Jobs will be eliminated the next day. maintenance personnel and the availability community. Five years "ls an awfully long. time to wait of any /all .replacement parts required In addition, he was instrumental in for an answer. cannot be overstated.'' Thank you.e establishing a scholarship fund which Now, I feel we are nearing the end of this now bears his name. The fund ·was set process. We were successful in the House up to a.sSist worthy persons in securing and the Senate in demanding that .the Army THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL . th i conduct this Environmental Impact State­ the need e d capit a 1 t 0 con tmue e r ment before they proceed with their POWER BILL AND THE NEED education. preferred alternative. I hop_e the Army will FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION In summation, Dr. Wilson is a dy- . not allow what has transpired to this point namlc man and a great motivator. He to unduly influence this EIS. The Army HON. DON BONKER has been an inspiration to many must take into account the situation as it OF WASHINGTON people ln Cleveland, in the church and exists today: Studies conducted even a year IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES around the world. Even though he is ago should be viewed with skepticism in retiring from the pastorate of the Lib- light of more recent events. I will not Tuesday, March 11, 1980 erty Hill Baptist Church, I am confi- rehash the points I have previously brought e Mr. BONKER. Mr. Speaker, this to the Army's attention, although I would week, the Subcommittee on Energy dent that he will continue to be a posi- like to submit for the record several conten­ and Power of the House Interstate and tive catalyst in the Cleveland metro- tions previously raised. Foreign Commerce Committee begins politan area. . The points that must be made tonight are At this time, Mr. Speaker, I would that changing circumstances make this pro­ markup on ·11hat is called the North­ like my colleagues to join me in salut- posed alternative imprudent and unjustt­ west regional power bill. ing Dr. Milton E. Wilson, Sr.e fied. Look around us. From an economic and I support this legislation. It is vitally military standpoint this move is not practi­ important that we bring a legislative cal. The President has called for a 5.4 per­ solution to the problem of allocating EIS PUBLIC MEETING cent increase in real defense spending for aQ increasingly scarce supply of fiscal year 1981. In light of recent develop­ energy in the Northwest. Without the HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING ments in the Mid-East and Europe, Con­ bill, power will be allocated by the gress will insist on greater military prepar­ courts, and we in the Puget Sound OF PENNSYLVANIA edness. This may well' be reflected in beef· area know from our experience with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing up our aircraft and helicopter mainte­ nance. For example, I have recently seen a salmon how unsatisfactory judicial al­ Tuesday, March 11, 1980 Defense Department memo suggesting that location can be. e Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, re­ New Cumberland is actively being consid­ The key provision in this legislation cently the Department of the Army ered for the modernization of four Thailand · is section 4, which provides for a re­ CH47C and CH47D model helicopters at a gional council to make energy deci­ began to carry out an environmental projected cost of $22 million. The work impact statement on its pre­ would be performed between 1982 and 1986. sions. The House version of the bill f erred alternative to move the helicop­ It is logical to assume that other such na­ contains a meaningful plan for public ter maintenance facility of the New tion's may have· similar modernization re­ participation. I draw the attention of Cumberland Army Depot. quirem~nts in this time of military aware­ my colleagues to the following posi­ This EIS was mandated by the ness. To assume, in these uncertain times tion paper, recently sent to my dis­ House and the Senate several months that all future overhaul and modernization trict, on why the House version of sec­ programs can be conducted at Boeing-Vertol tion 4 must be retained: ago because of questions which have or arisen over the wisdom of such a move Corpus Christi is il· PuBLIC PARTICIPATION local economy. · logical and irrevocable. The House of Representatives ts now in The depot, which ts located in my For example, no one would have predicted the process of considering the Northwest district, has been in limbo because of six months ago that NCAD would be in line Regional Power bill-what has been called this issue for the last 5 years. The as the prime contractor of the Blackhawk the most important piece of legislation to wear and tear this u·ncertainty has Rotor Blade Program or the new Navy Sea­ affect the Northwest in the past 40 years. hawk Rotor Blade program, but it appears Not only ls it one of the most important caused to the men and women working this may be the case. The lesson is clear; bills Congress will consider, it is also one of at the facility was evident at the EIS changing circumstances demand an adapt­ the most complex. · public hearing last week. They are able military posture. New Cumberland It is vita,lly important that the average frustrated and rightly so. This process Army Depot can provide the flexibility for citizen understand what is at stake in this has been going on for much too long. fut~re demands. legislation. The decisions to be made about March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5305 the bill will affect every electrical user and served by privates, pay three times as much Utility Districts cannot be adequately repre­ ratepayer for generations. for electricity as people across the Columbia sented. Public power must have a strong A BIT OF HISTORY River in Vancouver, whose public utility voice in Northwest energy decisions. A pro· gets the cheaper BPA hydroelectric power. When Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the portional council would be an important building of the Grand Coulee and Bonne­ This situation poses the threat of chaos in step in this direction. ville dams in 1933, critics charged that these regional energy politics. There has been talk Last year I offered an alternative to Sec­ massive hydroelectric projects would gener· that thousands of rural and residential pri­ tion 4 that would establish a council of ate more energy than the Northwest could vate utility customers in Oregon might ban eleven members, based on population, with ever use. Now, less than 50 years later, every together to form a huge new public utility an independent staff and authority to form­ kilowatt of power from the ·dams is being district that could lay claim to BPA "prefer­ ulate the region's energy plans for· the used, and the region is crying for more. ence" power under the old statute. future. Since that time both the City of Se­ .THE REGIONAL POWER BILL attle and the Public Power Council have There are many reasons why we have en­ come up with similar· proposals, one of tered an age of impending energy scarcity­ The Regional Power Bill is an attempt to which will be included in the House bill. a too-heavy reliance on foreign oil, rapid impose a rational framework within which fi. . Within a few years Northwest residents growth in the Northwest, a lack of serious to deal with scarcity, to construct and will be paying as much in utility bills as cQmmitment to conservation. In addition, nance new sources of power, and to provide they are in property taxes, yet, unlike local the region is home for 10 plants belonging for effective con8ervation measures. to six huge aluminum companies. These Because of the many and diverse interests city councils and school boards, there will plants use one-fifth of all the region's elec· affected, this has been a tough ·bm to put be little opportunity for direct public input tricity and one-third of the electricity from together. We are now on the third try. Past on the policies involved. If Congress is to set the Federal dam system. · efforts have disintegrated when the appar· up a regional entity to oversee energy mat­ One response to the shortage has been ent consensus collapsed. Now, however, ters, the people must have an opportunity that Washington State has crossed the there appears to be greater consensus than to participate. "thermal threshold." Today, more than before on many key provisions of the bill. I feel strongly enough about this section three-quarters of the region's electricity still The Public Power Council has adopt· that my ultimate support of the bill may comes from the turbines at about 150 dams. ed a series of amendments which represent depend on how it is addressed. But according to some scenarios, half the a broad agreement among public and prf; I support the concept of Regional Energy region's electrical energy will have to come vate utjlities, the DSis and BPA. . legislation. It is needed to bring rationality from nuclear or coal plants by the mid-to­ As in any such legislation, there are many to, the important energy decisions that lie late 1980's. trade-offs involved. The private utilities get ahead. But I hesitate to support a bill that The state's utilities are currently con· some easing of the rate disparities between does not guarantee the citizens of Washing­ structing some seven nuclear plants, which what their customers are charged and what ton State their rightful voice in those deci· will be called upon to help boost the electri­ public utility customers pay; the public sions. cal load of the region from an average utilities get" greater certainty in planning for The composition of the council and its re­ 17,000 megawatts today to more than 24,000 their energy needs; the aluminum compa­ lationship to the BPA are key to the deter­ megawatts by 1990. nies get long-term contracts, in return for mination of our energy future and will This increasing reliance on nuclear and higher rates. The BPA acquires more au­ impact a broad .range of issues including coal will have the inevitable effect of boost­ thority for regional planning and acquisi­ futm:e electric rates, conservation measures, tion. and the type and quantity of new generat­ ing rates. In 1979, the cost of 500 kilowatts ing resources we will build. of electricity was $9.45 in ·seattle-compared But there are ~till aspects of the lee-isla­ with $42.85 for metropolitan New York. tion unresolved. liot surprisingly, they deal It is imperative that the State of Wash· Rates, however, are rising as the bills for with some of the most important questions ington not be short-changed. The decisions the new systems come in. that will affect our energy future. that council might make in the near future will be felt for the next 25 years. Such au· The Northwest's industries, homeowners THE REGIONAL COUNCIL/SECTION 4 and farmers all want the low-cost electricity thority must be clearly and directly ac­ From the outset, l have felt that Section countable to the people.e from Fe pendent are at stake in this section of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was established in 1937. It contains the legislation. "preference clause"-only public power dis· The Senate-passed bill includes a Section Tuesday, March 11, 1980 tricts are entitled to all the Federal power 4 which resembles something of a commis· e Mr. BOB WILSON. Mr. Speaker, I they want. · sion, made up of four members, hand-picked would like to share with my House col­ In the past, the BPA could sell surplus by the governors, who along with the BPA electricity to non-public Customers, private Administrator would develop energy pro· leagues a copy of a letter which I re­ utilities, for example, or Direct Service In­ grams and set energy priorities for the cently received from Mr. Edward Lif· dustries . In the 1960's, for example, region. Under this scheme, the council mann of Columbus, Ohio, with respect BPA signed 20-year contracts with the alu- would not be broadly based, nor would it be to U.S. interests in the·future of Yugo­ minum companies. ' · independent or be supported by an inde­ slavia. That surplus has vanished. In 1976, BPA pendent staff. Since each of the four states Mr. Lifmann is a patriotic American was forced to advise the aluminum compa· would have one vote, Washington would be and a private citizen deeply concerned nies that it could not rehew their contracts denied a voice equal to its large population about our Nation and the world. I Jn the 1980's. It also told the public utilities and heavy investment in energy facilities. that there would not even be enough energy Only half the state of Montana ls represent­ commend his observations to the to serve all their requirements after 1983., ed, yet that state would have equal voting Members of the· House and include his In 1977, BPA still sold 30 percent of its power with Washington on energy-related letter as a ·portion of my remarks: total output to the aluminum companies, 10 matters. ·Here ~re additional reasons why . EDWARD LtFMANN, percent to the private utilities, and 18 per­ proportional representation ls important to Columbus, Ohio, February 12, 1980. cent to California and other distant custom­ our state: Re Kennan on Yugoslavia. ers. All this power going to private utilities With nearly four million people, Washing­ The NEW YORK TIMES, and out-of-state customers is subject to in· ton is by far the largest state in the region. 229 West 43rd Street, terruption. This means that those custom­ We consume more than half of the region's New York, N. Y., ers get it only when there ls enough water energy. Any council make-up should reflect . to capacity. In low-water years, such as the Washington State has committed itself to DEAR MR. BINN: One should really dis­ Northwest has experienced recently, this the building of seven nuclear power plants. agree completely with Ambassador Kennan power is cut off. This is an impressive and burdensome in· and James Reston. In Europe the saying is, In addition, BPA's 1976 announcement vestment which must be protected. Again, "Th~re is only one Yugoslav, Marshal Tito", has jeopardized the aluminum maker's proportionality would insure that the and his constituents are Serbs, Croats, and access to a secure source of inexpensive state's co~itment is provided adequate Macedonians all in historical opposition to power. It also has posed the threat of a rate­ oversight. each other; an ideal hot bed for political in· payers revolt among the customers of pri­ Without proportional representation, the filtration Russian-style to be followed by an vate utilities. Portlanders, · for instance.· interests of Washington State's 22 Public Afghanistan-type "invitation". 5306 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 Furthermore, it is my information that from those who rebuffed and even ridiculed money creation to some independent vari~ the Soviets have six divisions in Southern our earlier alarms, that Just at this moment able, laying aside the not inconsiderable Hungary, not too far from the Yugoslavia entirely too much attention is oeing pafCI to problem of which one, deficits need not be border, including supplies. the budget deficit. directly infiationary. There are no Russian forces in Rumania Deficits do of course matter, but it's im- If both federal expenditures and money and neither do the Russians need to enter portant to remember why and how. In the creation are taken as given, the price of a Yugoslavia through Rumania, as Mr. "anti-inflation'' program now being worked deficit is crowding out. The Treasury will Reston states-geography clearly settles out by the administration and congressional take its slice of the savings available for that issue. leaders, talk of a balanced budget is domi- loan, and some private borrowers must go He is right, however, in stating that the nated by a simple-minded equation: Deficit without. With the higher interest rates Bulgarians would get in on the act and in equals stimulus equals infiation. Only two this respect it is interesting to know that things are ·wrong with this equation. Defi· caused by the additional· demand, many of last year the Russians opened the world's cits do not stimulate, at least not any more. them will simply drop out of the market. longest ferry link between Varna And infiation is not caused by too much And the first to drop out are borrowers and Odessa . In either case the money must come in their current parlous state, and with hearing a lot these days about the from the pr,vate sector, in one instance little prospect of further rapid increases in need t.o balance the budget and elimi­ from its income and in the other from its labor inputs like those of the· 19708, it is nate our enormous budget deficit. savings. In either case the real resources hard to see where growth will come from in come out of income generated by productive 'the 1980s under the present tax structw·e. While I applaud the born-again fiscal enterprise; someone has to pay for whatever restraint of m~y of my colleagues, I let alone a still more onerous one. the government spends. Given these harsh realities, a sensible pro­ would like to interject a word of cau­ It is spending, moreover, that is out of tion. To quote this morning's Wall control. The politicians have stacked the gram would look something like this: Keep Street Journal editorial, "deficits do deck to give themselves tremendous in· money creation slow to combat infiation. matter, "but it is important to remem­ creases in tax revenues as inflation pushes Launch a sustained offensive on social, that everyone up through the progressive income is vote-buying, spending, closing down pro· ber why and how." Above all we must grams.like CETA and housing subsidies and remember that the stagflation of this tax schedules. But they are so happily shov­ eling out money to buy votes that this is not reducing inflation protections for f edera.1 decade has completely destroyed the enough. In addition to the bonanza of auto­ beneficiaries to those enjoyed by productive .notion that there is some simple matic tax increases they have been adding wage-earners. Improve defense as necessary. tradeoff between inflation and unem­ new taxes, expanding borrowing, and at the Start reducing taxes to improve incentives. ployment-and that the Government same time robbing the nation's defense If your faith is strong, try an across-the­ can manipulate each at will by playing effort. While changes in the deficit and tax board tax cut, phased in or even enacted with the budget. schedules can have considerable effects, it is now for future years. If your faith is weak, If we are to restore noninflationary hard to imagine any permanent cure for our target tax cuts on improving savings and in­ growth we must control Federal various problems. unless the ongoing surge vestment. The most bang for the buck spending. That is why I have joined in in spending is brought under control. What­ would come from a very inexpensive individ­ ever the deficit, spending must be controlled ual income tax cut-applying the c,.urrent the coalition for fiscal responsibility's in its own right. call for significant budget cuts. But we 50% maximum tax to investment as wen as must go well beyond this. We must act Now, within a given spending level, the personal service income. immediately' to restore incentives for 'first effect of a larger deficit is to increase ·Instead, the Carter "anti-infiation" pro­ interest rates. To cover its deficit-· the gov­ gram seemi to be shaping up as something production, employment, ·savings, in­ ernment borrows in the credit markets, that will look like this: Let Mr. Volcker try vestment, and individual initiative. We adding to total demand for the existing to stand alone with tight money. Use mir­ must end inflation by restoring the supply of savings. If the Federal Reserve is rors to reduce spending some $4 billion now value of our currency and making the trying to hold down interest rates, it will re­ and $10 billion starting next September, dollar once more as good as gold. If in spond by creating money in an attempt to after it has groWll $30 billion more than ex­ our effort to· balance the budget we augment the supply of funds to meet the larger loan demand. This extra money cre­ pected already this year. Push social pro· lose sight of these essential goals, the ation is most definitely inflationary, and gralllli in the direction of federally financed entire Nation will lose. hence higher deficits have historically led programs and guaranteed loans, most re­ For this reason I commend to your to faster inflation. · · cently to bail out Chrysler, which push up attention the Wall Street Journal's in­ At the moment, though, the Federal Re­ interest rates and crowd out productive in· cisive-and timely-editorial: serve at. least claims to have stopped peg­ vestment Just as surely as deficits do. Raise ging its money creation ta interest rates. taxes a lot, some $40 billion in fiscal 1981, THE DEFICIT DANGER Unquestionably it has demonstrated a will­ even before the $10 billion oil import fee This newspaper has warned for years that ingness to tolerate interest rates that in now being noated as part of the "anti-infla­ the federal budget is out of control, and was nominal terms are historically unprecedent­ tion" program. among the first to warn that heavy govern­ ed . If the problems remain, the old conservative solu­ as we listen to talk of ''fiscal responsibility" Fed really can ignore interest rates and peg tions have been tried and no longer work.e March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5307 GOVERNOR REAGAN CHAL- I call on Jimmy Carter to reaffirm now­ senhower in 1953 as the chief judge of LENGES ADMINISTRATION'S in clear, unequivocal language-that the what was then the Municipal Court 'United States will not endanger Israel. I can for the District of Columbia. In 1959, ATTACK ON ISRAEL on him to stop this confusing and danger01,1s game of placing his own domestic political. President Eisenhower appointed Judge HON. JACK F. KEMP agenda above our security and that of our Walsh to the U.S. District Court for allies. the District ·of Columbia where he OF NEW YORK served with distinction until 1971 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The text of Governor Reagan's when he assumed senior judge status. Tuesday, March 11. 1980 statement follows: The eulogy given by Judge MacKin­ • Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, the col­ STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR REAGAN non speaks of a long, warm, personal lapse. of American foreign policy under The Carter Administration's mishandling friendship between two prominent of the United Nations vote on Israeli settle­ Americans. the Carter administration is nowhere ments is more than a demonstration of its more evident than in our policy gross incompetence in handling our foreign I extend to Mrs. Walsh and the toward Israel. Israel ha.S been our affairs. Walsh family my sincere condolences. most reliable ally. and staunchest dip­ It raises fundamental questions about Mr. The eulogy follows: lomatic supporter in international or­ Carter's real attitudes and intentions We join here today in the house of .mor­ ganizations. Israel has been of materi· toward Israel. ship of Leonard Patrick Walsh to partici· . We are asked to take at face value the Ad· pate in the last rites for a warm friend, a al assistance in stemming the tide of fine Judge, a highly respected public serv­ terrorism and inhibiting Soviet pene­ ministration's contradictory statements and actions concerning a. reliable and trusted ant, a devoted husband and father and a tration of the Middle East. Neverthe· ally. We are also asked to accept its lame ex· man's man of widely varied talents and ac- less, no administration in modem his­ planations about a so-called failure of inter· complishments. · tory has been as equivocal as has: the nal communications. I speak to you today as Len's friend since Carter administration in itS support of This is truly a preposterous situation, and college days-since our first day in 1924 as Israel. it is not Just a matter of looking foolish in freshmen at the University of Minnesota. I The most recent example of the as­ the eyes of the entire world. The Adminis· speak as his college roommate, as his col­ tonishing weakness of this administra­ tration gambled with its vote in the U.N. league on the bench in the United States tion in the face of Soviet and Third and then found that it had seriously miscal· Courts of this District and as his close per­ culated. Over the weekend and even as late sonal friend and admirer for over half a cen - World pressure is his recent decision as Monday, Administration spokesmen were tury. to support an anti-Israeli resolution in explaining that the vote accurately repre­ My lifelong friendship with Len is, in sub­ the United Nations. In the words of sented U.S. policy. But only when the out­ stantial part, a result of our common bond dolumnist, George Will in the Wash­ rage grew and the pressure built did Mr. of having matured together into manhood ington Post, March 9, 1980: Carter decide to tum tail and label the as products of the football coaching of The administration endorses part of the whole affair a "mistake." Doctor Spears at Minnesota. Len once said new resolution that refers to "the Palestin· Will Jimmy Carter now tell us what he it best, "He taught me more than football." ian and other Arab territories occupied truly feels about Israel? Can he make a The character and quality of Doc's coaching since 1967." ••• This language is a trans­ straightforward declaration of his true in­ produced a mutual esteem in his players for parent attempt to insinuate that. at least tentions toward our good friend? · each other, and has remained as one of the some part of the West Bank and Jerusalem I have called Israel a strategic asset for elements that has bound us together like somehow belong to some sort of preexistent the United States, and I have steadfastly. hoops of steel down through the years. Palestinian entity .... called for us to support Israel as a trusted My friendship with Len, born in our col­ Tne resohltion -says that all physical a.lly. Israel cannot be pressured into actions lege days, was nurtured through the next demographic and institutional changes which threaten her security. When we jeop­ half century, by reciprocal companionship Israel has ·made in thos_e Palestinian and ardize ·1srael's security by actions such as and respect in all phases of our life. AriStot· other land violate the Fourth Geneva /Con· the U.N. vote, we are not only letting down le said, "A friend is a single soul in two vention relative to the Protection of Civilian an ally, but we are also impairing our own bodies." I stand by that definition-our · Persons in Time of War. This is worse than security. mutual interests were always in tandem. groundless. It is a studied vulgar taunt. of I call on Jimmy Carter to reaffirm now­ And having been his friend through all our Israel: . . • By endorsing this part oi the in clear, unequivocal language-that the adult years I can say that a true friend, like Resolution the administration concurs in United States will not endanger Israel. I can Len, is one of the greatest of all blessings. the sleazy UN comparison between the Nazi on him to stop this confusing and dangerous Your problems are mutual and never need conquest Qf European nations by aggression game of placing his own domestic political be borne alone. and Israel's occupation of the West Bank in agenda above our security and that of our Leonard Patrick Walsh was born in Supe­ response-to Jordanian aggression launched allies. . rior, Wisconsin in 1904. He was the son of from there 1967. Leadership is an elusive quality at this William Patrick and Margaret Murphy White House-but Just for once I think Mr. Walsh. For the first 35 years the game of Outrage among Americans ·com· Carter owes it to us to stop playing political football was a prominent part of his life. He pelled the President to subsequently roulette with Israel's vitaJ national was an outstanding football player at the declare that the original anti-Israeli lnterests.e University of Minnesota and as a successful vote cast at the administration's direc­ football coach at George Washington Uni· tion was a mistake but the damage was versity when that University was a national already done. IN MEMORIAM: HON. LEONARD football pow~. Some of his old teammates The President's action has demon­ PATRICK WALSH, U.S. DISTRICT and players he coached long ago are here COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF today. They were all happy last year when strated that he is willing to expose a Len had the honor that rarely comes to a trusted ally to a grave risk to its own COLUMBIA coach, of having one of his players, Tuffy security if subjected to sufficient pres· Leemans, .inducted into the National Foot­ sure from -Soviet and Third World HON. -BILL FRENZEL ball Hall of Fame. states. In order to avoid further ero­ OF .MINNESOTA Len was admitted to· the Bar of the Dis­ trict of Columbia in 1933, practiced law suc­ sion of the credibility of the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States, it ls necessary for the Presi· cessfully here in all courts and federal agen­ Tuesday, March 11, 1980- cies for over 20 years. In 1947 he was ap­ dent to reaffirm American support for P<>.,inted by the D.C. Committees of° Congre5s Israel in a clear and unambiguous • Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, I wish as the first Chairlilan of the DiStrict of Co­ fashion. to take this opportunity to insert in lumbia Armory Board and in 1951 was elect­ Ronald Reagan has maintained an the RECORD the eulogy given by my ed President of the District of Columbia Bar unflinching support for Israel and its good friend and former Member of Association. fundamental security objectives. In a this body, Hon. George E. MacKinnon, His appointment in 1953 by President Ei­ statement last week, Governor Reagan U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Circuit senhower as Chief Judge of the Municipal called for a major reaffirmation of Court of Appeals for the District of Court of the District of Columbia presented him with the problems of a much troubled American policy toward Israel by the Columbia, at the funeral of Judge Court. Len did not seek the office. Rather President to mitigate the damage done Leonard P. Walsh. he was the personal selection of Deputy At­ by his massively incompetent handling Hon. Leonard Patrick Walsh was a torney General William Rogers, later Attor­ of the U .N. vote affair. In Reagan's graduate of the Universf ty of Minneso· ney General and Secretary of State, who words: ta who was appointed by President Ei- was a practicing trial lawyer in the District 5308 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 of Columbia and knew the personnel of the say that Len genuinely loved people-of alJ In my congressional district, thou- Bar. As Chief Judge Len saw the need for ages. He was especially ,considerate of young . sands of New Jersey residents will reform and he acted. The tact, administra­ people and all manner of adults, including honor Saint Patrick at the Newark tive skill and diplomatic persuasion-a hall- the very old. His life in this respect fulfilled parade on Sunday, March 16. I want to . mark of the Irish-that he brought to the the words of Jesus to his disciples following commend Joseph J. Farrell, the pa­ problems of the court, resulted a few years the Last Supper: later in its national recognition as the model rade's grand marshal, Mary M. Scan­ Municipal Court ln the United States. A new commandment 1 give unto you, lon, the deputy grand marshal. Shortly thereafter in 1959 President Eisen­ That ye love one another; Edward Hanselmann, the parade's hower appointed him to the United States As I · have loved you, that ye also love one general chairman, and the many other District Court for the District of Columbia. · another. men and women who have worked so As a United States Judge he carried a stag­ By this shall all men know that ye hard to make the day a success. gering case load on the heavily Jaden Court Are my di~ciples. if ye have love one to an- We all know the story of Saint Pat­ and continued to serve for years until 1971 other. · St. John 13:34. 35. rick. Born a citizen of Rome, he was when he was forced by failing eyesight to kidnaped by a band of Druids and take on the lighter load of a Senior Judge: And it is fair to say that Len's warm and A man's life is like a tapestry, made up of glowing love for his fellow man was recipro­ taken as a slave, while still a youth. many strands that are interwoven to malte a cated. He stood out as a warm-hearted sym­ Legend has it that the Almighty pattern. Neither the tapestry nor the man pathetic man among men. The attitude of helped Saint Patrick escape and can be judged by a single strand. Thus, like his friends toward Len was probably best re­ return home. There he studied for the a tapestry, with a man we must look at his flected by one friend of long ago who re­ priesthood and, after his appointment whole life. . cently said to me, "If a man can love an­ as bishop, arrived in Ireland to convert Len's widely varied experience in the prac- other man, I love that Len". The depth of t().,._Christianity the Druids he had once tice of law made him an excellent trial his capacity for friendships, and the recipro­ served. . judge. As a Judge he interpreted the Jaw in cal comradeship that resulted with many . terms of practical human values which com­ could not have been better expressed. Saint Patrick encountered resist­ pelled admiration. He applied the Jaw with Len was deeply loved by his law clerks ance, and his life was threatened strict fairness. His demeanor in Court exem­ who remained attached to him throughout many times because the new faith he plified the true Judge and he excelled in the his lifetime and formed themselves into a preached challenged the status and conduct of Jury trials. He was the master of continuing association with annual ban­ authority of the Druid hierarcl:}y. But his courtroom where a fair triaJ for all con­ quets to display their affection. With them. he persevered agafost a climate of fear testants, citizens and government, was the as with many of us, his memory wilJ survive and distrust. Through his dedication rule of the day. His analytical mind, and the far into the distant future. firm and direct manner that he drove to the Through the yea.rs · I saw my friend and great faith, he made Ireland one core of legal problems, formed the bedrock emerge into manhood and into professional of the strongest Christian nations on upon which Justice was fairly dispensed life and public affalrs. I have seen him con­ Earth. · ·from his bench. His rulings were prompt front the trials and tribulations of this life. Americans of Irish background are and incisive. He enjoyed trying cases and I have seen him surmount them and move rightfully proud of their heritage, and would interrupt vacations to return to the on to other problems and higher chal­ especially of their patron saint. Their trial work that he enjoyed. He was especial­ lenges-only to · be confronted in the twi­ fellow Americans share in that pride, ly mindful of the role of the courts in the light of his life with failing eyesight which and we should take this opportunity structure of the United States and his Judi­ he manfully fought .and never complained. to show our appreciation-for the many cial acts could be said to have followed the To. the last he always exhibited an equanim­ ancient suggestions of Euripides, who wrote: ity of spirit. contributions Irish-Americans have ma.de in all facets of American life. Look to the things of God. Len will always be remembered for his Know you are bound to hel,p all who are deep concern for the interests and well Yet the continuing strife in Ireland wronged. being of his many friends, for his thought­ dampens the joy of many on this occa­ Bound to constrain all who destroy the law. fulness, for his gracious manner and for his sion. The United States should do ev­ What else holds state to state save this re~dy Irish wit which he inherited from his erything in its power to help the alone. father. All Judges, who greatly enjoyed people of Ireland end· the violence and That each one honors the great Jaws of their daily lunch with him over the past discord which afflict both the north right. many years, will attest to these qualities. It He was also devoted to his family. On this and the south. is my hope that the l need not refer to the significant cases he occ33ion, as Len would want me to do, I memory of Saint Patrick will inspire a tried over the years. They are reflected in point to the great help and devotion that spirit Of compassion and reconciliation the Court's records and were duly reported Len received in life from Dottie, Bronia and in the citizens of Northern Ireland, by the news medi&. Len was always one of Katharine Smith. In this area of his life he and bring justice to the oppressed the Court's hardest working judges and he was thrice blessed and he often acknowl­ Catholic minority. treated all ·cases as important, regardless of edged his great good fortune in thls respect. the status of the parties. Mr. Speaker, an ancient Irish prayer Almost his last words before passing, were, captures the faith and love embodied These are a few of the cold facts of his life "Bronia, you've been a wonderful wife". It and service but the measure of the m:th ts was typical of Len to think of someone else in the words of Saint Patrick and all ..told otherwise. It is reflected in his infinite even when he knew he was passing to the men who· seek peace in Ireland. It capacity for warm human relationships and great beyond. reads: in the intelligence, Judgment, compassion . So I bid a final personal farewell to the and innate humanity that was .reflected May the road rise to meet you friend of my youth-good-bye until we meet May the wind be ever at your back throughout his Judicial career. He judged again. Len, the battle is over. Rest in Peace. without excessive solemnity, pursued high May the good Lord ever keep you in the You served your country well and we .all hollow of His hand ideals without self-righteousness, and tem­ remain in your constant debt for the many pered his Judicial acts with a humane appre­ years of your warm-hearted friendship.• May your heart be as warm as your hearth­ ciation of his fellowmen. He judged with an stone understanding heart. The admiration and And when you come to die may the wail of respect by the Bar and the public for Len as ST. PATRICK'S bAY the poor be the only sorrow you ·n a judge and. a friend was the equal of any leave behind. judge who served. His fairness was evident May God bless you always.• both in his judicial decisions and his rel2 HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. tionship with the public generally. lie was OF NEW .JERSEY warm, compassionate and friendly-unself- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD . ish, honest and genuine. His friends were Tuesday, March 11, 1980 STILL IN THE HANDS OF legion. MOSCOW In-travelling fu Len's past by-ways in this • Mt. ~ODINO. Mr. Speaker, this city one is 't4>nstantly aware of the high v..· eekend and on Monday, March 17. regard that many people hold for him. The Americans will once again- honor the HON. LARRY McDONALD constant inquiries one received as to his well spirit and memory of the patron saint being was abundant evidence of their deep OF GEORGIA of Ireland, Saint Patrick. It is an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES affection for the man. He had the human honor for me to join with my many touch. His kindness and consideration were Tuesday. March 11, 1980 exceptional. He understood the problems friPnds of Irish descent in celebrating an has March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5309 been the driving point of Soviet-direct­ and give legal help to the victims of the penetrating unions and in labor agita­ ed legal subversion in the United class domination of the bourgeoisie • • •. tion. States for more than 40 years. The To organize legal bureaus in every country Then Abt went back to the executive NLG was founded in 1936 with the as­ where they do not yet exist and where this branch, this time as a Special Assist­ is possible, in particular England, the sistance of the Comintern by lawyers United States and Japan • • •. ant Attorney General in charge of the who were Communist Party, U.S.A. To strive to enlarge the number of law­ Trial Section of the Antitrust Division CCPUSA> members, who selected pre· yers who take part in this work by attract­ of ·the Department of Justice. While arranged slates of ·officers and pre­ ing more ·and more new cadres of lawyers one might have thought Abt would pared drafts of position statements in and Jurists who. can be stimulated by their have been most useful to the Commu­ closed caucuses of Communist lawyers. own interests and .their sympathy with the nists and the Soviets had he remained Liberal lawyers were recruited into the revolution to gather around the IRA legal at the Justice Department, the prior­ National Lawyers Guild in order to bureau. · ity at that period was penetration of disguise its Communist control and to As part of his wartime alliance with the trade unions. And so in the increase the number of lawyers and the United Sta~es and England against summer ot' 1938, Abt left Government Iaw students subject to Moscow's in­ Nazi Germany, Josef Stalin said he service to serve as general counsel of fluence and active in causes serving would terminate the Comintern's sub­ the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, a Communist objectives. versive activities in non-Communist socialist-led union which the Commu­ Despite the existence within the countries. Actually, Stalin merely nists were trying to take over. present NLO of small factiQns of transferred the functions of the Com­ Both Elizabeth Bently and Whitaker Maoist, Trotskyite, and even anarchist intern in coordinating foreign Commu­ Chambers under oath identified John lawyers, the NLG remains firmly nist parties and international Commu­ Abt as a member of a Soviet espionage under the control of the Moscow­ nist front activities to the Internation­ ring of lawyers and others employed dominated Communist Party and al Department of the Central Commit­ by various Government agencies allied members who look ultimately to tee of the Soviet Communist Party­ during the 1930's. That ring had been Moscow for political,. direction, but CPSU. Starting in 1945, as soon as the founded by Harold Ware who was a prefer to do so indirectly by way of war against the Axis Powers had son of Comlnunist Party charter Havana and Hanoi. This has been ended, under Stalin's direction the In­ member Mother Bloor. After Ware's clearly demonstrated by the recent ac­ ternational Department of the CPSU death in a car crash, married Ware's tivities of the large and influential Central Committee· -- ancf -th~ ·secret widow, CPUSA activist Jessica Smith, New York chapter of the NLG, police organized a series of new inter• and took over leadership of the Ware Before examining the National Law­ national fronts to take the place of old spy ring. . yers Guild's more recent activities, one Comintern agencies. · During the l940's, John Abt became should keep in mind that the Marxist­ The replacement for MOPR/IRA a founding delegate and adviser to the Leninists have always found lawyers was and is the International Associ­ World Federation of Trade Unions to be the most useful of their recruits, ation of Democratic Lawyers-IADL. CWFrU>, a Soviet-controlled interna­ despite-or pethaps because of-the The National Lawyers Guild sent dele­ tional Communist front, 1946; led a fact that lawyers are officers of the gates to the founding convention of CIO delegation to the Soviet Union; courts, sworn to uphold the Constitu­ the IADL in 1946 and remains the and became special counsel to the tion, and bound by the ethics of his largest of its U.S. affiliates. It is noted Henry Wallace Progressive Party from profession to devote his ability and that the IADL, with headquarters at 1948 to 1954. In 1950, John Abt skill to the interests of his client, Avenue Jupiter 49, 1190 Brussels, Bel­ became general counsel to the Com­ while at the same time assisting the gium, and its permanent representa­ munist Party, U.S.A. When called to court in keeping court proceedings or­ tive to the United Nations, Lennox S. testify before the House and Senate derly, impersonal, and free of issues Hinds, active not only with the NLG and asked to refute the espionage aside from the merits of the case. but also a leader of the other IADL charges made on oath against him, National Lawyers Guild activist U.S. affiliate, the· National Conference Abt used his fifth amendment privi­ Joseph Forer of Washington, D.C., of Black Lawyers-NCBL, took out an lege to avoid self-incrimination. long th'e cocounsel for the Communist advertisement in the program of the It is also noted that when the KGB Party, chided the local American Civil NLO's New York chapter at its annual spy known as Col. Rudolph Abel was Liberties . U:µion some 10 years ago membership dinner. arrested in June 1957, he twice asked when it decided to make him and his The honoree at that dinner, held on to be represented by John Abt. Abt. law partner, another Communist Friday, February 29, 1980, at the Roo­ aware of the adverse political compli· Party and NLG member. David Rein, sevelt Hotel in mid-Manhattan, was cations for the Communist Party that their honorees. Forer reminded his Joh.n J. Abt, a founding and still active would arise if the party's own counsel, ACLU audience again and again· that NW member, a former member of a himself a former Soviet spy, were to "Lenin was a lawyer," and that the Soviet spy ring of employees of the go to court as the representative of a function of a revolutionary lawyer was Roosevelt administration in the 1930's KGB colonel, declined to represent principally to promote revolutionary and early 1940's, and a member of the Abel. change through manipulation of the Communist Party's political commit­ Curiously, when Lee Harvey Oswald. legal process. tee. a former defectot from the U.S Army The organization which gave birth John Abt joined the Legal Division to the Soviet Union, was arrested in to the National Lawyers Guild and of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad­ Dallas for the murder of President which eventually was superseded by ministration-AAA-of the U.S. De­ Kennedy, he too asked first to be rep­ the NLG was the International Labor partment of Agriculture in 1933. Abt resented by John Abt. Defense CILD>, the U.S .. section of a quickly became the AAA Chief of Liti­ Both the National Lawyers Guild's Communist internat,ton(,1.1 agency gation. He then transferred to the national office and New York chapter called the International . Class War Works Progress Administration­ occupy suites in a decrepit office build· Prisoners Aid Society. This was known WPA-where he became its Assistant ing just off.Union Square in New York both by its Russian acronym, MOPR. General Counsel. City at 853 Broadway. The bureaucrat­ and in English as the International John· Abt parlayed his executive ic structure of the New York NLG Red Aid CIRA>. MOPR issued the fol­ branch experience into his appoint­ chapter is almost as large as. that of lowing directive at its second interna­ ment as chief counsel of the La Fol­ the national office. tional conference in Moscow in 1927: lette committee in the U.S. Senate. The NLG's national office staff at The proletariat must gather and organize There Abt headed investigations os­ present includes Barbara Wolvovitz, those lawyers and learned barristers in var­ tensibly of illegal antiunion activities Sheryl Karp, Tom Berning, Kim Mal­ ious countries who sympathize with the lib­ by employers, but which were actually cheskl, and Sofia Sequenzia. The NLG eration struggle and are prepared, together designed to uncover informants in national organization currently has 22 with the legal bureau of the IRA, to assist Communist Party cells engaged in major committees, projects, caucuses. 5310 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 11, 1980 and task forces. They include: Affirm­ gram stating it "salutes John Abt and rately characterized a Communist ter­ ative Action Committee; Anti-Sem­ the New York City Chapter of the Na· rorist groups-absorbs a significant itism Task Force; Committee Against tional Lawyers Guild." The ad was amount of National Lawyers Guild Government Repression and Police signed Craig Kaplan, president; Terry time and resources at both the nation­ Crimes; Committee on Native Ameri­ Selzer, vice president; James Bailey, al and chapter level. In the. words of can Struggles; Gay Rights Task Force; secretary; Peter Kirchheimer, treasur­ Hal Maye~on, past president of the Grand Jury Project; Housing Task er; Donna Lieberman, executive direc­ New York NLG chapter and as a PO· -Force; Immigration Project; Interna­ tor; and Roz Diamqnd, administrator. litically reliable red diaper baby en­ tional Committee; Labor Committee; Kaplan, Selzer, and KirGhheimer are trusted to the chairmanship of the Law Student Organizing Committee; all present members of the board of NLG's Cuba Subcommittee, the NLG Legal Services · Task Force; Legal directors of the New York NLG chap­ is providing "a massive commitment of Workers Caucus; Military Law Task ter. time, energy, and resources to the Force; National Commission on The NLG-founded National Organi­ struggle of the Puerto Rican people Women's Oppression; National Labor zation of Legal Services Workers for liberation from American colonial­ Law Center; People's College of Law. (NOLSW> and the Legal Services Staff ism." Los Angeles; People's Energy Project; association , AFL-CIO Salute the Na­ Guild is preparing an amicus brief in defense attorney for Vietnamese spy tional Lawyers Guild." The signers support of the Brooklyn Federal dis· .David Truong. Mike Tigar's Washing- from the general counsel's office were trict court decision in McRae against ton, D.C. NLG partners include Lynn Carlin Meyer. Linda Nelson, and Harris. In that gravely mistaken deci­ Bernabei, Samuel Buffone, John Privi­ Karen Smith. sion, a Federal judge ruled that Con­ tera, and John Mage, the agent of the The full roster of· signers of these gress did not have the right to specify Castroite Sandinista regime in Nicara­ and other advertisements from public·. what operations and medical proce­ gua. ly employed lawyers. legal workers. dures the taxpayers money could be While Tigar has provided a new im­ and law students will follow this used for. The result of the decision petus for theoretical studies of the report. was to overturn the Hyde amendment role of the revolutionary lawyer, simi­ In addition to its emphasis on gain­ barring Federal funding of abortions. lar NLG study groups of lawyers ana ing control of the publicly funded Finally, in cooperation with the law students have operated in many legal aid and legal services program·s. Communications , Workers Union, NLG chapters without interruption the New York National Lawyers Guild members of t:he workers rights project since the formation of the organiza­ chapter has other active projects. which works principally with militant tion. Their purpose has been more The Antirepression Committee has rank and file union groups has pre­ than merely getting members' grasp of given rise to a New York area mass de­ pared a "brief for the Federal Commu­ revolutionary theory . up to par. Most fense network to provide a coherent nications Commissio"n in sup­ of the lawyers recruited into the Com­ structure serving movement activists, port of "communications · workers· munist Party-arid more recently into especially those organizing demonstra­ rights to privacy." service in the cause of Havana and tions involving premeditated lawbreak­ Hanoi-have been recruited after grad­ ing. During the anti-Vietnam agitation Amo.ng the speakers at the NLG's ual indoctrination in these discussion of the 1960's and early 1970's, the dinner in honor of John Abt were New groups where their intellectual and NLG provided not only observers at York chapter officers Judith Levin, emotional commitment to the revolu­ demonstrations to offer on the scene Steve Paganuzzi, Jr., and Rick tion could be tested and evaluated by legal advice and interfere with police Wagner; Joseph Forer, cocounsel for politically reliable NLG veterans. crowd control, but provided followup the Communist Party; and Boston Mu­ The New York -NLG chapter itself mass defenses of arrested rioters. Evi­ nicipal Court Judge Margaret Burn­ has four staff members-Dotty Shtob, dence from NLG internal documents ham. Judge Margaret Burnham is the Virginia Barta, Richard Hollander, entered into the hearing records stepdaughter of Communist Party po­ and Carol White-and from its 17th showed that the NationaJ -Lawyers litical committee activist Hyman floor suite operates 10 projects of its Guild national leadership was meeting Lumer. Her mother, Dorothy Burn­ own th~t include Affirmative Action; with Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, ham, and father, Louis Burnham, were Antirepression; Antise:r.:ism; Commit­ Abbie Hoffman, and others 6 nionths leaders in the 1940's and 1950's of the tee on Native American Struggles; in advance to plan mass defense for Communist Party's chief front for re­ Cuba Subcommittee of the Interna- the riots they were organizing to dis· cruiting and exploiting minority . tional Committee; Housing; Labor rupt the Democratic National Conven· groups, the Civil Rights Congress. Project; Law Student Organizing Com­ tion in Chicago in 1968. This 1980 Judge Burnham, a childhood friend of mittee; Mass Defense and the J>uerto mass defense network has developed· CPUSA ·central Committee member Rico Subcommittee of the Interna­ from the New York chapter's aid to Angela· Davis, is active in many tional Committee. the antinuclear and disarmament ac­ CPUSA fronts and causes. She was a The New York NLG has been t.ivists of the Mobilization for Survival sponsor in 1976 of the antibicentennial making noticeable inroads in recruit­ at the Shoreham and Indian Point demonstrations in Philadelphia and in ment among lawyers and legal workers powerplants last fall. CPUSA's National Alliance Against employed by legal services and public Following the Department of Jus­ Racist and Political Repression defender programs. New York NLG tice's Immigration and Naturalization . chapter president Judith Levin noted Service move at the direction of the Among Judge Burnham's many in the program for the annual dinner President · to examine the status of NAARPR activities as a vice chairper­ that the recently concluded 11-week Iranian students, the New York NLG's son of NAARPR was leading a rally at legal services strike was supported by Immigration Committee-and similar. the White House in March 1978 at the NLG and "many of its members groups in Los Angeles and other cities which the judge read a message from were active in organiZing this difficult with large Iranian student popula­ an American politic~! prisoner, George and successful fight." tions-moved to intervene. The cry. as Merritt, serving a life sentence in New The Association of Legal Aid Attor­ always, was that the status checks Jersey's prisons for stomping a police neys of the city of New York, an affili­ wer.e political harassment. officer to death in a riot. ate of ·District 65, UAW, took a full­ Support of the Soviet-backed nation­ Attached as appendix I are several page advertisement in the dinner pro- al liberation movements-mo.re accu- of the advertisements taken by legal March 11, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5311 services and public defender groups in Manhattan: Murray Bernstein, Steve Gloria Quinones, Richard Rivera, Amy the NLG's program honoring CPUSA Bernstein, Brian Buchbinder, Juan Campos, Rothstein, Betti J. Sachs. Steve Sandler, Dawn Cardi, Richard Charney, Regina Marilyn Shafer, Adrian Spratt, Barry Sten­ leader John Abt, and a listing of the Darby, Roz Diamond, Casey Donovan, dig, Marsha Tanenberg, Judy Turnock, NLG New York chapter as appendix Nancy Ennis, Lloyd Epstein, Larry Fagen­ John VanDer Tuin, Phil Weinstein, Hillard II: son, Karen Faraguna, Allen Farbman, Wiese, Henry Winestine~ and Mel Zahler. APPENDIX IA Harvey Fishbein, Marlene A. Gold, Carol Goldstein, June Jacobson; Sarah Taft APPENDIX II The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys of Jones, Craig Kaplan, Richard Klein, Donna the City of New York, an Affiliate of Dis­ Lieberman, Michele Maxian, Ira Micken­ National Lawyers Guild, New York City trict 65, U.A.W.-Salutes John Abt and berg, David Miller, Ann Mudge, David J. Chapter-Board of Directors. 1979-1980 the New York City Chapter of the Nation­ Patterson, Gene Pudberry, Ronald Ramirez, President: Judith Levin. al Lawyers Guild Ramon J. Rodriquez, Jim Roth, Nina Rum­ Vice-Presidents: Gordon Johnson and William Mogulescu. ' Craig Kaplan, President; Terry Selzer bold, Sam Schmidt, Paul Scotto, Jeremy Vice-President; James Bailey, Secretary; Schneider, Richard Shutran, Steve Silber­ Treasurers: Steve Paganuzzi, and Larry Peter Kirchheimer, Treasurer; Donna Lie­ blatt, Kevin Smyle.¥, John E. H. Stackhouse, Vogelman. berman, Executive Director: and Roz Dia­ William J. Stampur, Donald Vogelman, Jerry Wacks, Thomas D. White, and John ·Board of Directors: _ John Abt, George mond, Administrator: Albro, Daniel Alterman, Mark Amsterdam, Zirnsky. Carol Arber, Loren Baily, Steve Bernstein, APPENDIX IB Bronx: Neal C. Allen, Glenn L. Alveranga, Robert Boehm, Bonnie Brower, Mary Ellen The Attorneys and Legal Workers of Dis­ Ira Brown, Doug\as L. Colbe.rt, Alan Fried­ Bums, Harold Cammer, Maggie Cammer, trict Council 37 : Norberto Jose Ace- Alicia Kaplow, Peter Kirchheimer, Dori Faulkner, L~ Fink, Bernard Fischman, vedo, Rachel A. Adams, Jeffrey Brecker Lewis, Marianita Lopez, Jim Martorano, James Fishman, David Freedman, Jane William Dalsimer, Sara Effron, Michaei Paul McAllister, Tom Nooter, Roger Olson, Freidson, Jackie Freidrich, Debbie Gins­ Fahey, Helaine Funk• . Sherry A Glazer, Darrel Paster, David Rabin, Mark D. ·Ro­ burg, Amy Gladstein, Nancy Goldhill, Ira Carol Grumbach, Donald Hall, Miriam senzweig, Alice Schlesinger, Wesly Serra, Gollobin, Danny Guenzburger, Paul Guliel­ Karp, Charlotte Levine Joan Lobis, Karen Valerie Szymanski, David Valdez, Lawrence metti, Don Hall, Frank Handelman,· Sam Matsumoto, Sheila Mccue, Sheila Mena.she, Voss, and Mark Weissberg. Himmelstein, Richard Hollander, Craig Elissa Oberman, John Renda, Steven Kaplan, Alicia Kaplow, Mary Kaufman, Rinsler, Martha Roberge, Rose-Ellen Brooklyn: Faith Colangelo, Claudia David­ Arthur Kinoy, Peter Kirchheimer, Stevye Schwartz, Franklin Siegel, Zoilo Torres son, Andrew Eibel, Lou Freeman, Lee Gins­ Knowles, Sharon Krebs, Michael Krinsky, Deborah Weimer, Frances Weinstock, and burg, Caroline _ Kearney, Susan Ramos, Judy Lee, Bob Lefcourt, Andi Levine, Betty Maria Zavala. Sandy Russo, Terry Selzer, and John Wein­ Levinson, Richard Levy, Bob Lewis, Joan .General counsel's office: Carlin Meyer, rich. Lobis, George Locker, Jose Lugo, Bob Mark­ Lmda Nelson, and Karen Smith. APPENDIX ID field, Marilyne Mason, Hal Mayerson, Terry Prisoners' Legal Services of New York Meginniss, Susan Meltzer, Carlin Meyer, Dan Meyers, Sam Neuburger, Roger Olson, "Prisons are built with stones of law"­ To the Guild-for tireless work in 'de­ fending and extending civil liberties. Arnie Pedowitz, Mike Perlin, ·Ellyn Po­ William Blake. lansky, Martin Popper, Leon Quat, Victor For the National Lawyers Guild in its 43rd Attorneys, legal workers and law students of Rabinowitz, Debbie Rand, Jim Reif, Laurie year: Peter Avenia, Marilyn Berson, Ruth . the Criminal Appeals Bureau, Juvenile Roberts, Alan Rosenberg, Joshua Roth, Cassell, Maria Colavito, Nancy Eiffert, Jane Appeals Bureau, Parole Revocation De­ Mike Russek, Wayne Saitta, Bob Salzman, Freidson, Mark Gombiner, Robert Gom­ fense Unit, Prisoners' Rights Project and Steve Savner, Andy Scherer, Eric Schmidt, biner, Susan Herman, Adrian Johnson, the Civil Divtsion of the Legal Aid Society Liz Schneider, Arthur Schwartz, David Dennis Kaufman; Laura Limuli, John Lip­ Scribner, Terry Selzer, Carole Shapiro, sitz, Alice Mann, Lewis Oliver, Nancy Os­ John Boston, Roger Brazill, Tom Busch, Ralph Shapiro, Dorothy Shtob, Franklin borne, Ralph Pochoda, Amanda Potterfield, Siegel, Loren Siegel, Martin Silberman, Robert Selcov, Tc)ffi ·Terrizzi, ·Lanny Wal­ Howard Comet, Clauida Conway, Bob Dean, Gary Divis; Abby Everett, Hillary Exter, Arthur Soong, Lewis Steel, Paul Stein, ters, Michael Wiseman, Robert Zeglovitch, Rhoda Stockton, . Martin Stolar, Sue and Linda Zernick. Lynn Fahey, Carol Gerstl, Joe Goffman,· Richard Grady, Richard Greenberg, Lissa Susman, Valerie Szymanski, Jerry Tauber Griffin, Miriam Hibel, Donald ·Hillman, Leonard Wacker, Rick Wagner, Jack Water: APPENDIX IC Nancy Hobbs, Charlene Hyler, Steve Jaeger, man, Denise Waxman, Debbie Weimer, The Attorneys and Legal Workers of the Randy Kahn, Ted Katz, Bernie Kobroff, Moses Weinman, }i'ran Weinstock, Allan Legal Aid Society Wernick, Elliott Wilk, Barbara Wolvovitz Wendy Sue Lauring, Nancy Lee, Jody and John Zirinsky. · · · ' We salute the National Lawyers Guild for Leight, Jane Levine, John 'Lewis, Sally Men­ its. continuing legal and political struggle dola; David H. Mitchell, Michael Mushlin, Staff: Virginia Barta, Richard Hollander, against repression and injustice. Helen Neubome, Brent Olsson, Judy Preble, Dorothy Shtob, and Carol Whyte.e

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