October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29493 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS HOLDING KIDS TO A HIGHER embraced the values that produce decent says. "Values are like ozone. They protect STANDARD behavior and success. you from the things that can destroy you, Values. The word crops up in virtually while miraculously letting through the every serious conversation Amos has. Talk things that are necessary for life." HON. LOUIS STOKES to this former Xerox executive about the OF OHIO problems young Washingtonians face and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he'll tell you lack of constructive outlets for CHARLES PRUDHOMME, M.D. their energies, or the dearth of decently Monday, October 15, 1990 paid legitimate jobs, is only a minor part of HON. MERVYN M. DYMALLY Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, much has been the trouble. The main source, he says, is written and numerous studies have been con­ that the youngsters have not been taught OF CALIFORNIA the values that will help them withstand IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ducted on the problems confronting our Na­ the temptation to trouble. tion's youth. Many have wondered how we Talk to him about the trial of D.C. Mayor Monday, October 15, 1990 can break the cycle of crime, peer pressure Marion Barry, and his comments are not Mr. DYMALL Y. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and lack of values and positive role models about what the judge or the prosecutor or to bring to the attention of Members an inter­ that confront a majority of our youth. the jury did but what the failure of the esting article about Dr. Charles Prudhomme, a Recently, Washington Post columnist Wil­ decent blacks to hold public officials to a higher standard of decency has done to the past vice president of the American Psychiat­ liam Raspberry highlighted the efforts of Kent ric Association, which appeared in the Psychi­ Amos, an exceptional individual who is reach­ values of our children, "Talk to him about atric News, October 5, 1990. ing out to troubled youth and making a differ­ his adopted "family," and he talks about values. [From Psychiatric News, Oct. 5, 19901 ence in many of their lives. For the past 9 "I try to help these youngsters enjoy CHARLES PRUDHOMME OvERCAME MucH To BE years, this former Xerox executive has wel­ themselves in positive ways, but I also insist comed young people into the Amos "family," that they devote serious time to study," he A PSYCHIATRIST where they receive counseling, tutoring, and said in a recent interview. "I insist that they Kansas City, MO, where Charles and his heads a Washington consulting firm, "but listed his wife, Carmen, as hostess and cook mother remained while his father moved they just weren't the kind of kids I thought for the study sessions.) on. Charles became a fine baseball player my son ought to be spending his time with. "I really do take the position that these and graduated from high school second in I mean they were rude and poorly spoken; are my kids," he told me. "I'm available to his class. they weren't interested in academics or any­ them around the clock. Just last week, one Charles entered the University of Kansas thing else except sports and running of the older boys tore up his knee playing in 1925 but remained only a short time. Be­ around.'' basketball, and he had no insurance. I called cause of segregation practices, he was not His first thought, he says, was to forbid my friend Tony Rankin at the time, Harry S Truman, and re-

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 29494 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 ceived it. He served an internship at Freed­ And when he was in Chicago, he had a [From the Commercial Appeal, Apr. 12, man's Hospital in 1936-37. bitter disagreement with a prominent neur­ 1990] During his years at Howard, he had nu­ opathologist who insisted that blacks do not RESIDENTS HELP CONGREGATION To REBUILD merous contacts at St. Elizabeths Hospital, contract multiple sclerosis after Dr. Prud­ CHURCH forging strong ties to several physicians homme had correctly diagnosed the illness. there. One is identified as Dr. Kaufman. NEW YORK town, and donations to help with the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES church can be sent to the bank earmarked for the Taylor Chapel Rebuilding Fund. Monday, October 15, 1990 Monday, October 15, 1990 Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, last week the Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to House had before it the proposed fiscal year pay tribute to a man who has devoted his A SALUTE TO DOUGLAS 1991 budget and deficit reduction package career to fostering partnerships between med­ ALEXANDER developed in the White House-congressional ical care providers and the health care con­ budget summit. sumer, Mr. William F. Green. HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS Congratulations are in order for all the sum­ Mr. Green is the senior vice president for miteers, but especially for Speaker FOLEY and external and governmental affairs, quality as­ OF NEW YORK Majority Leader GEPHARDT and Minority surance and St. John's Site Administration for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Leader MICHEL for the endless hours they Interfaith Medical Center of Brooklyn. In this Monday, October 15, 1990 spent over the past 5 months to develop a capacity, he is responsible for the administra­ budget package. tion and management oversight of the exter­ Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, Today I rise to However, while the summit package cor­ nal affairs programs. With a staff of 17 em­ pay honor to a man who has spent an enor­ rectly sought to reduce sharply the deficit-by ployees, he directly supervises the depart­ mous amount of time and effort in the devel­ some $500 billion over 5 years-1 did not be­ ments of corporate communications, public re­ opment of our young people, Mr. Dougas X. lieve that the package was as fair and equita­ lations, marketing, fund development, commu­ Alexander, a native of Brooklyn, NY. ble as it could have been nor that it spread nity affairs and government relations. As the Mr. Alexander has put his belief in educa­ the burdens of added revenues and spending administrator for the St. John's Division he is tion and service to the community in action cuts as evenly and broadly as required. responsible for St. John's 283 employees and throughout his career. After receiving under­ I was especially concerned about the in­ an operating budget of $9.4 million. graduate training from New City Community creased Medicare costs, the growth-incentive In his professional life, Mr. Green has dem­ College and Baruch College, Doug Alexander package and the distribution of the taxes con­ onstrated a firm commitment to his community received his degree in marketing in 1975. templated by the first budget and deficit re­ and has chosen extracurricular associations to Douglas has served the community in a va­ duction package. support this commitment through a lifetime of riety of efforts. His contributions have en­ Accordingly, but with sadness on my part riched the lives of many people. He is the im­ involvement in grassroots and community ac­ mediate past president of the Bedford Stuyve­ because of all the time, energy, and good tivities. He believes that community groups sant Lions Club, having served two 1 year faith our leaders had invested in the package, should be more politically sensitive and terms. He is currently serving his second year I voted against the first budget resolution. It become involved in the management of insti­ as a zone chairman in Lions District 20 K1. He was, as we all know now, rejected by a broad tutions in their communities. serves on the board of directors of several vote. Mr. Green received his elementary educa­ community organizations including the Brook­ However, Mr. Speaker, a few days later, we tion in Brownsville and attended Thomas Jef­ lyn Advisory Board of the New York Urban were presented with an alternative budget res­ ferson High School in East New York. A League and the East New York Local Devel­ olution which I could and did support. former U.S. Marine, he attended Virginia opment Corp. This revised blueprint-unlike its predeces­ Union University in Richmond, and graduated Doug has used his talents to assist the sor-was modified in several important ways. in 1961 with a bachelor of arts degree in soci­ growth of individuals and the community. He It was made more equitable and more fair, ology. He earned a masters degree in social has employed his knowledge and expertise to and it gave House and Senate committees of work in 1966 from New York University and assist prospective entrepreneurs in establish­ jurisdiction the responsibility to decide how to another masters degree in business science in ing business enterprises. meet these targets, and it gave them also the 1977 from Columbia University Business In his desire to contribute to the develop­ flexibility to meet the amended targets in ways School. ment of our youth, he has served as the sus­ which do not penalize any one group of citi­ Interfaith Medical Center is one of 14 dis­ taining membership enrollment chairman for zens or taxpayers. tressed hospitals in the State of New York. the Boy Scouts of America and has consist­ Specifically, and importantly, the revised Mr. Green played a significant role in helping ently volunteered with Big Brothers of Amer­ budget and deficit reduction proposal for fiscal to convince the State legislature to approve ica. Over the years, he has served as a big year 1991 reduces the burdens to be borne an enhanced modernization plan for the hos­ brother to several students from P.S. 73. In an by Medicare beneficiaries and eliminates pital bringing about a $225 million bond issue. effort to provide guidance to a broad spec­ some of the more questionable elements in Mr. Green's professional memberships in­ trum of young people, Doug regularly speaks the earlier package, such as the 2-week delay clude: The American College of Hospital Ad­ to young people about career choice in annual in issuance of unemployment compensation ministrators; the Royal College of Health Ad­ Career Day presentations. Finally, he has checks and the growth provisions which, ministrators; the Mayor's Task Force on Lead served as a consultant to Junior Achievement when analyzed were not so much growth in­ Poisoning Prevention; Bedford-Stuyvesant by teaching a weekly junior high school class centives as tax loopholes. Kiwanis, president; the National Association of in business. In addition to participating in the Mr. Speaker, these have been difficult and Black Health Executives; the National Asso­ community, Doug has also infused his work­ tense times for us all. But, if from all the ten­ ciation of Health Executives, president of local place with the same spirit of active involve­ sion and tumult a more fair and equitable chapter; and the Lion's Club. ment. In his role as fundraising captain for the budget for America and its citizens emerges, United Negro College Fund, he has obtained then it will have richly been worth the effort. significant support for the fund from his col­ leagues at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Douglas X. Alexander is an assistant vice president and branch manager of Manufactur­ ers Hanover Trust Co. He is married to Terry Kirkland and the father of two lovely daugh­ ters, Tiffany and Courtney. 29496 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 TRIBUTE TO REV. MSGR. ALOYS­ Welsh in a position of spiritual leader and con­ REALIZING THE PEACE DIVIDEND IUS J. WELSH ON THE GOLDEN ciliator. Whereas, the changing political climate, JUBILEE OF HIS ORDINATION Mr. Speaker, his experiences and ability particularly in Eastern Europe, offers the prompted the American Catholic Bishops to United States an opportunity to end the chose Monsignor Welsh as the executive di­ "cold war" and adopt a policy of peaceful HON. ROBERT A. ROE negotiation of differences; and OF NEW JERSEY rector of the National Catholic Task Force on Whereas, our relationship with the Soviet IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Urban Problems, which was a forerunner and Union is increasingly characterized by diplo­ catalyst of the present Campaign for Human Monday, October 15, 1990 macy, accommodation, and compromise; and Development. Whereas, the countries of Central Amer­ Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, Octo­ On his return from 2 years of service at the ica have clearly signaled their intent to ber 27, 1990, residents of my Eighth Congres­ Washington office of the U.S. Catholic Confer­ manage their own affairs without military sional District and the State of New Jersey will ence, Monsignor Welsh became the executive intervention by the United States; and join the friends of the Guild of Saint Joseph director of the New Jersey Catholic Con­ Whereas, the 46-year-old arms race has the Worker and the parish community of Saint fernce, Trenton-based coordinating office for created a fragile and unbalanced economy, characterized by the growing affluence of Peter's Church in Belleville, NJ, and Rev. contacts by five New Jersey dioceses with Msgr. Aloysius J. Welsh in celebration of the the few and devastating poverty for an in­ New Jersey legislature and executive branch; creasing underclass; and 50th anniversary of his consecreation into the from March of 1972 to May of 1977, Msgr. Whereas, the enormous expenditures on sacrament of holy orders. Welsh was the pastor of St. Aloysius Parish, military production and research have hurt Mr. Speaker, the faith and devotion of our Caldwell, New Jersey. His most recent assign­ the competitive position of the U.S. and people in a full communion of understand­ ment was a executive director of the National kept investment in the civilian economy in­ ing-ever caring and respecting the individual Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice ordinately low; and beliefs of our fellow man-has been the life­ with headquarters in Washington, DC. Whereas, after years of neglect, the na­ tion's infrastructure is failing to support a line of the individual on to great achievements Mr. Speaker, as Rev. Monsignor Aloysius J. and purpose in pursuing the fulfillment of his modem industrial society; and Welsh celebrates the 50th anniversary of his Whereas, our increasing international or her dreams and ambitions. The exemplary ordination to the priesthood, I know that you debt and trade imbalance are reducing our leadership and outstanding efforts to our citi­ and all of our colleagues here in the Congress country to a second-rate economic power; zens so important to our quality of life are in will want to join me in extending our warmest and the vanguard of the American dream and greetings and felicitations for the excellence Whereas, our society is threatened by today we express our appreciation to Rev. of his service to his church, our Nation, and growing crises in education, health, crime, Msgr. Aloysius J. Welsh, whose esteemed all mankind. We do indeed salute an es­ substance abuse, racism, homelessness, hunger, inequality, and the environment; dedication and unselfish devotion in promul­ teemed pastor, exemplary clergyman, and gating spiritual guidance, goodwill, fellowship, and great American-Rev. Msgr. Aloysius J. Whereas, the President's proposed budget and brotherhood in service to God have truly Welsh, of Belleville, NJ. perpetuates and exacerbates these problems enriched our community, State, and Nation. by achieving its "debt reduction" mainly out Reverend Monsignor Welsh has maintained of domestic programs; therefore, be it the highest standards of excellence through­ REALIZING THE PEACE Resolved, That the National Association out his lifetime and we are pleased to share DIVIDEND of Social Workers adopt the following poli­ the pride of his family, many friends, and pa­ cies: rishioners in the distinguished achievements 1. Reaffirm our commitment to the so unselfishly dedicated to the betterment of HON. LOUIS STOKES NASW National Social Agenda for Ameri­ mankind. There is so much that can be said OF OHIO can Families which alone can validate our mission as professional social workers; of the love, affection, and reverence with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2. Determine that our highest priority for which Reverend Monsignor Welsh is held by the next triennium shall be to lobby for the all who have had the good fortune to know Monday, October 15, 1990 transfer of a major share of our national re­ him. Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, in recent sources from military to domestic programs; Mr. Speaker, we are so proud to have Rev­ months, there has been much debate and to work for a comprehensive national erend Monsignor Welsh with us in Belleville, much has been written about the proper focus health plan, quality child care available to NJ. He was ordained on December 20, 1940, of our Nation's budget priorities. In light of the all families, decent affordable housing for at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Con­ dramatic changes taking place in Eastern all Americans, and an end to hunger and malnutrition; ception in Washington. A native of Belleville, Europe, the Soviet Union, and elsewhere 3. Mobilize all social workers to ensure the he studied at Seton Hall University, Immacu­ around the globe, many believe that the time realization of a PEACE DIVIDEND in the late Conception Seminary, and the Pontifical has come to shift our priorities from a huge next three years. Gregorian University in Rome. He received his Defense budget to a budget that reinforces doctor of sacred theology degree from Catho­ our commitment to addressing pressing do­ RESOLUTION TO 1990 NASW DELEGATE lic University of America in Washington in mestic demands. For many years the basic ASSEMBLY ECONOMIC CONVERSION 1942. human needs of our citizens-education, em­ Whereas: Economic Conversion Planning At the seminary he founded the home study ployment, health care, and housing-have for a peace-time economy is needed to help course, a catechism-by-mail program, through gone unmet while we have engaged in the repair decay in U.S. industry, infrastructure which hundreds have been introduced to the largest peacetime military buildup in U.S. his­ and human services, and to counter fears church. Monsignor Welsh founded the Guild of tory. that peace means depression St. Joseph the Worker and the Pope Pius XII Mr. Speaker, the National Association of Whereas: Military spending has helped Institute of Social Education. Through the create an enormous Federal Budget deficit Social Workers has taken a great interest in Whereas: The U.S. ranks first among in­ years his special apostalate has been the field this important issue. Recently, the Cleveland dustrial countries in military spending and of labor-management relations and social jus­ chapter of the peace and welfare committee research and development but only eleventh tice. drafted a resolution concerning the peace divi­ in economic growth After 18 years of teaching at the seminary, dend and economic conversion. I believe the Whereas: Plans have already been made he was named social action director with resolution is very timely and makes a powerful to greatly reduce the number of military headquarters at Essex Catholic High School in statement. I am pleased to share the resolu­ bases; such reduction in bases or industries 1964. Monsignor Welsh accepted the chal­ tion with my colleagues and urge them to take can have calamitous impact on communities lenge of the pastorate of St. Joseph's Church affected, including the loss of thousands of a moment to read it. I also take this opportuni­ military and civilian jobs, unless anticipated on West Market Street, Newark-a poverty­ ty to commend Mr. Jack Emmer, a member of by planful conversion stricken parish whose parishoners were the peace and social justice committee, for Whereas: A lead-time of at least two-years moving out as fast as financial means permit­ the development of this document and the or­ will be needed to introduce conversion of de­ ted. The racial difficulties in Newark's inner ganization's longstanding commitment to eco­ fense-related industries in our country city of 1967 and 1968 found Monsignor. nomic and social justice. Resolved: That NASW do the following: October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29497 1. Accept a mandate to commit its re­ proud parents of 6 children and grandparents They supported AI Tomei for judge. sources to support, advocate and lobby for of 10 grandchildren. They even supported my ill-fated race for economic conversion from a military to a ci­ Lillie Cooper Martin is dedicated to freedom borough president of Brooklyn. vilian peace-time economy. 2. Support legislation sponsored by and providing for the less fortunate. Some of the candidacies and causes they Ted Weiss, Democrat, New York City and 64 championed were successful while others had more House members, HR 101, "Defense COMMEMORATING IND'S 20TH to wait for another day to taste victory. In Economic Adjustment Act." ANNIVERSARY each case, however, IND was guided by prin­ (b) Urge NASW lobbyists to contract our ciple. Once committed they would never Senators to sponsor a companion Bill in the waver. They were always skilled and energetic Senate to match that of HR 101. · HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ partisans. 3. Take a leadership role in working with OF NEW YORK other organizations to assure that economic Their work was often difficult. They fought conversion include education, health, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES powerful, entrenched interests that could human service jobs. Monday, October 15, 1990 strike back-and hard. Oldtimers on Court Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com­ Street still recall that Memorial Day long ago when the club's headquarters was bombed. A SALUTE TO LILLIE COOPER memorate a remarkable milestone in the his­ MARTIN tory of Brooklyn. On October 26, the Inde­ Let history record, however, that IND still pendent Neighborhood Democrats will hold works out of that little storefront below street their 20th anniversary dinner dance. level. It is an appropriate symbol of IND's per­ HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS As we deliberate on the budget, as this sistence, vigor, and commitment. OF NEW YORK body contemplates critical questions of war Those who seek to reform our political proc­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and peace, it is important for us to remember esses often become the objects of scorn and that we are here as representatives of the derision, especially from those in positions of Monday, October 15, 1990 people. Our system of government works best power. Tammany boss George Washington Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to when the voters are informed, organized, Plunkitt dismissed them as "morning glories." salute a woman who has dedicated her life to active, and have the opportunity to choose They are often referred to as "crackpots." improving the quality of life for the poor, Lillie their representatives in free and fair elections. And who can forget the ultimate clubhouse For 20 years, the Independent Neighborhood Cooper Martin. calumny that "a reformer is an out-of-work Ms. Martin's devoted career in community Democracts have been at the forefront of the politician." service began early in her life. While a teen­ struggle to keep our political processes open, The Independent Neighborhood Democrats ager, she learned the art of public service honest, and responsive to the needs of the have given the lie to the conventional wisdom. under the watchful eye of New York City's first average citizens. African-American city marshal, Reginald IND was founded on Independence Day They have proven that you can fight city hall Thorpe. 1970. From this auspicious beginning, a rag­ and win. But they have proven something After graduating from Central Commercial tag band of youthful idealists, operating under more important. IND has proven that you can High School, Ms. Martin realized that she the unlikely moniker of a subway line serving win elections, and remain true to your reform would be better able to achieve her goal of the neighborhood, soon grew into a well-orga­ roots. public service by continuing her education. nized army for political and social reform. Victory has never dampened IND's inde­ She subsequently completed courses at New They were certainly "independent." They pendent spirit or its zeal for reform. It is today York University and the New School for Social were independent from the country organiza­ what it was 20 years ago: a group of reform­ Research. tion, independent from the local elected offi­ minded citizens who care most for their com­ After marriage and children, Ms. Martin real­ cials and from party leaders. munity and who recognize that vital, grass­ ized that the public school system needed the Although scorned as subversives, and dis­ roots, democratic, community organizations contribution of concerned parents. In re­ missed as amateurs, IND's members fought still offer the best hope for a just society. sponse to that need, she served as the PTA for their ideals even when it seemed that vic­ Mr. Speaker, I have witnessed, firsthand, Secretary at Public School 182 and PTA tory was well beyond their grasp. the struggles of people around the world to President at Intermediate School 292 in Often their causes only appeared impossi­ attain democratic institutions. In the Philip­ Brooklyn. Additionally, she has served the ble because they had the courage to take a pines, the people braved the assaults of the public school system as a paraprofessional at stand before those in power did. Marcos gang. In Eastern Europe, common citi­ Public School 306. They fought against the war in Vietnam. zens tore down the Iron Curtain with their bare However, Lillie's concern for the improve­ They fought against pollution in their com­ hands and threw off the Communist system in ment of the lives of others expanded beyond munity. a genuine expression of collective action. And the schoolhouse. She has played an integral They fought to make processes of govern­ who will ever forget the image of a solitary part in the organization and operation of many ment honest, open, and accountable. student standing up to a tank in Tiananmen community based groups, including the Coun­ They fought to open the political process cil for a Better East New York and the Task through voter registration drives. Square? Force at the Community Development Agency Years before reformers across the State in­ As inspiring as these struggles for freedom [CDA). After leaving CDA, Lillie's interest in sisted that the legislature fund community of­ have been, it often seems as though, here in housing and community deyelopment grew. fices in each assembly district, IND rented a America, we take our democracy for granted. She has served as coordinator of East New storefront office for their local assemblyman. I am proud to report that, at least in one York Housing Services, director of East New They also supported candidates who shared corner of Brooklyn, active and vital public par­ York Housing Services, and executive director their vision, sometimes against some of the ticipation in the democratic system is very of Multi-Service Center No. 3. Currently, she most powerful figures on the local political much alive. In ·the county of Kings, there is no serves as the executive director of East New scene. room for monarchs or those who seek to es­ York Stop Deterioration Corp. They supported AI Lowenstein for Con­ tablish political dynasties. Lillie serves on many boards and commit­ gress. The Independent Neighborhood Democrats tees. Among these are Christians United for They supported Sal Ferraioli for district have remained true to their roots: independ­ Social Action, Leslie Freeman Day Care leader. ent, tough-minded reformers. It is a privilege Center, Council for a Better East New York, They supported Carol Bellamy and Marty to represent them. I congratulate them on this Executive Committee of Kings County Hospi­ Connor for State senate. important milestone, and I honor them for tal, East New York Neighborhood Family Care They supported Mike Pesce and Eileen their service to our borough. Center, and Alternative Health and Hospital Dugan for assembly. Corp. of East New York. They supported Mario Cuomo for mayor. Lillie Cooper Martin and Jesse Martin have They supported Steve DiBrienza for city been wed for almost 40 years. They are the council. 29498 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 GEORGE HARDY: UNION BUILD­ equal work" ruling in the history of the of workers-workers who might be blocked ER, CHAMPION OF THE LOW­ labor movement. from organizing to this day were it not for George's confrontation with President George-have lost a true champion," says WAGE WORKER Gerald Ford stands out as another vivid SEIU President John Sweeney. memory. In 1975, several labor leaders had Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, HON. MERVYN M. DYMALL Y been invited to the White House as part of George Hardy grew up in the working-class OF CALIFORNIA an economic summit. When George arrived, Hayes Valley District of San Francisco at a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he quickly unleashed a flurry of his infa­ time when the trade unionist was often dis­ mous "Hayes Valley language." He told missed as first cousin to the anarchist. Monday, October 15, 1990 Ford it was a "- disgrace" that janitors The son of Charles "Pop" Hardy, a janitor Mr. DYMALL Y. Mr. Speaker, this past Sep­ were making two dollars an hour just a and early Service Employees organizer, tember labor and friends witnessed the pass­ block away from the White House. young George received a crash course in un­ In an article on the summit meeting, the ing of a great union leader, George Hardy, ionism during the San Francisco General Wall Street Journal attributed George's out­ president of the Service Employees Interna­ Strike of 1934, when he helped workers burst to "rank-and-file members not charac­ hatch a dramatic four-day shutdown of the tional Union, AFL-CIO (1971-80). teristic of Washington labor leaders." entire city in support of embattled long­ Mr. Speaker, I first met George Hardy when George responded, "I think they meant shoremen. I was a union organizer of the American Fed­ me," and he was right. The successful strike taught George that eration of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Then later I It's important to know that George wasn't even the most powerful employers could be met him as a member. of his union, local 41 , grandstanding when he spoke out so fierce­ beaten. Hardy would spend his life putting when I worked for the California Disaster ly. He was a man with one concern and one them to the test. set of principles, and he had only one In the next few years, he and the "Hayes Office. manner and one voice for expressing those When I ran for the California assembly in principles-to presidents and workers alike. Valley Gang," as Hardy's neighborhood 1962, he was one of my biggest supporters. I think AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland friends were known, braved blacklisting and George was a union leader who never lost captured the essence of George Hardy when dangerous confrontations to successfully or­ he addressed SEIU's convention in 1980. ganize the majority of San Francisco's com­ touch with his members. It was not at all un­ merical building cleaners. With only the usual to see President Hardy licking stamps in "George Hardy does not wear his social philosophy on his sleeve. He carries it in his clothes on their backs, the Gang then trav­ the headquarters of candidates he supported. eled to Los Angeles, an anti-labor bastion, to I join with his many friends and colleagues heart," Kirkland observed. "Because he is so uncompromising in his beliefs, it would be organize a handful of fledgling locals. in expressing our deep sympathy to his family. impossible not to have been on the opposite By the time he left for combat duty in [From Union, Fall19901 side of an issue at least once. But win or World War II, Hardy had established new To GEORGE, WITH GRATITUDE lose, George knows that when the fight for Service Employee local unions from the Bay Area to San Diego, and had united them in idealism is over, the practical battle for the survival of the labor movement begins. This the California State Council, the first state­ This past September, our union said good­ commitment is what turns a collection of wide coordinated body in SEIU history. bye with great sadness to one of its dearest unions into a movement." When Hardy was elected SEIU Interna­ family members. George Hardy, who revolu­ And building a movement out of a collec­ tional vice president in 1948, both the range tionized SEIU in the western United States, tion of unions is what George Hardy did and variety of his organizing efforts were al­ and who led the International union into a best. You need only look at the dynamic ready expanding. He had charted victories new and dominant role in the labor move­ growth of SEIU during his career to know in several states, which he brought together ment, passed away at the age of 78. that. in 1950 as the SEIU Western Conference, It is difficult to try to memorialize I only hope that we, his successors, can the first cooperative multi-state body George. He had no stomach for ceremony always do his legacy justice. formed by an American labor union. He had and no patience for personal salutes. He had God bless you, George. also widened his focus to include two groups only one concern; to organize the unorga­ GEORGE HARDY nearly untouched by the labor movement: nized. health-care workers and public employees. The stories of George Hardy's diligence, (By Matt Simon> By the time Hardy was elected SEIU his tirelessness, and, yes, his rough-and­ For 50 years, he commanded attention International president in 1971, health-care tumble vocabulary have become legendary. throughout the labor movement as a unique and public workers had become SEIU's fast­ But I wonder whether those who did not blend of visionary and street fighter. He est-growing areas of membership groups be­ have the pleasure of knowing him really un­ foresaw San Francisco as a town of union cause of his determined efforts. derstand that the stories are true-for janitors and the U.S. public sector as an or­ When Hardy retired in 1980, SEIU was George it was always the union and his ganized jurisdiction when both goals were the second largest union of non-teaching family. There was nothing else. considered farfetched dreams. And he tena­ public employees in North America. But When George was young, he pushed a ciously took on all adversaries, from Califor­ before he left office, George laid the broom by day, like his father before him, nia's ruthless employers' associations of the groundwork for the 1989 merger of SEIU and at night he worked to organize co-work­ 1930s to U.S. President Gerald Ford, whom and District 1199, the National Union of ers, many of whom were women, into SEIU he surprised with an outburst of salty lan­ Hospital and Health Care Employees, which Local 9 and Local 87 guage at a 1975 economic summit. made SEIU the largest union of health-care (office building janitors> in San Francisco. He was George Hardy, founder of the workers on the continent. He often went without sleep, and as soon as Service Employees Western Conference, On the occasion of his retirement, Service his employer of the moment learned of his former SEIU International president <1971- Employees newspaper asked Hardy to re­ organizing activities, George would be fired 1980), architect of SEIU's health-care orga­ flect on his career. In his editorial, Hardy and blacklisted. Yet without a break in his nizing, pioneer of public sector organizing. A did not boast. Instead, he wrote, "There is stride, he'd be on to a new job and on to new man who set out, in the Depression, to orga­ so much to be done." organizing. George was an optimist. nize San Francisco's exploited, largely immi­ He was also a trendsetter, as one of my fa­ grant workforce of janitors; who understood vorite George Hardy stories illustrates. In the vital role of women in the labor move­ UNION BUILDER; CHAMPION OF THE LoW­ 1943, 30 years before most people had ever ment as members, organizers, and officers; WAGE WORKER; ORGANIZER heard of pay equity, a group of women jani­ and who built a network of robust western "He was one of the finest men I ever tors from Local 87 approached George with locals that today provides union representa­ met-and one of the truly great union lead­ a problem. They had discovered, to their tion to more than 350,000 men and women. ers. The world is a better place for his pass­ horror, that their employer paid male work­ On Sept. 13, 1990, George Hardy passed ing through it." ers a higher wage than he paid women-to away at Childrens' Hospital in San Francis­ The words belong to Edmund G. "Pat" perform identical tasks! co after a lengthy illness. He was 78. Brown, former governor of California. He is While this practice was common in the "He was one of the finest men I have ever speaking of George Hardy, his long-time building service industry up through the met-and one of the truly great labor lead­ friend and political ally. 1960s, it offended George back during ers," says former California Gov. Edmund The night before Governor Brown made World War II. With the help of economist G. "Pat" Brown, Hardy's long-time friend these remarks, George Hardy left the world Ralph Eliaser, George took the women's and political ally. "The world is a better he made a better place. The man who case straight to the War Labor Board in place for his passing through it." always reminded us there was "so much to Washington, D.C. and won the workers "Those of us who knew George have lost a be done" had finally done enough for one what was probably the first "equal pay for very dear friend, and hundreds of thousands lifetime. October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29499 George Hardy always wanted us to be pre­ of the students, the school has been removed specting and accepting the diversity of other pared to carry on without him. In his earli­ from the list of schools under review. Norman peoples. Mr. Limb has received numerous est years as an organizer, cruising penniless is dedicated to further academic growth of the awards including the outstanding service down Interstate 5 with the Hayes Valley Gang he knew that his toughest challenge Halsey students. award from the Korean American Chamber of would be to keep his scattered unions run­ Commerce, and the distinguished service ning when the organizing was over, when CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY award from the Commissioner of the New "Pop" Hardy's car was returned to San AND FRIENDS OF RICHARD York City Police Department. Francisco and its rightful owner. He succeeded by bringing his locals to­ SCHWARZ gether in unified councils and conferences PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR powerful enough collectively to ward off the HON. TED WEISS enemy. OF NEW YORK HON. DON SUNDQUIST When he retired from SEIU, George simi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES larly left the International union well-pre­ OF TENNESSEE pared to go on thriving and growing under a Monday, October 15, 1990 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES new generation of leaders. Mr. WEISS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Monday, October 15, 1990 Nothing George could do, however, would inform my colleagues of the death of Richard have prepared his friends and colleagues for Schwarz, a noted film archivist from my con­ Mr. SUNDQUIST. Mr. Speaker, there are his passing. always people to honor and appreciate, and All we can do is pull together in the same gressional district and the former owner of the spirit of solidarity George inspired among Thalia, an Upper West Side theater venerated this particular man should be acknowledged his western unions, and celebrate the man by generations of classic movie lovers. and thanked also. He is being honored for who did not, like others, dismiss downtrod­ The Thalia Threater, on Broadway between one of the most important jobs in our country: den janitors as a class too poor to organize, 94th and 95th Streets, had long been a show­ educating our children. Mr. Charles E. Peavy­ who did not flinch at the notion of organiz­ place for European classics. But by 1976, hause of Hixson, TN, has been chosen as ing the forbidden public sector and health­ Principal of the Year by the Tennessee Asso­ care industry, and who did not rest with the when Mr. Schwarz came to New York City, the Thalia had fallen on hard times. He ciation of Elementary School Principals. realization that there was "so much to be Mr. Peavyhouse is an excellent example of done." The truth is, George Hardy left us bought and restored the theater in 1977, and with much less to be done. it soon became a meeting place for some of a man who truly cares about the future of our May eternity be his reward. the country's foremost film archivists and country. He is a leader in the effort to achieve "buffs." excellence in the education of our children, Mr. Schwarz discovered and gave the U.S. and he is a well respected man in his commu­ A SALUTE TO NORMAN D. nity. He has shaped the character and the LETOW premiers to such celebrated foreign films as "Uncle Vanya" and "Stevie." He is also minds of our future generations, and I would widely respected for his own "Hollywood Out­ like this honor he has been given to be recog- HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS takes and Rare Footage." In recent years, he nized. · OF NEW YORK took his phenomenal understanding of classic I ask this House to join me in offering this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and foreign films downtown, where he operat­ tribute to this great educator, Charles E. Pea­ Monday, October 15, 1990 ed the Cinema Village and Thalia Soho Thea­ vyhouse, and I request that the article from Chattanooga News-Free Press, Sunday, Sep­ Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to ters. Richard Schwarz had a keen sense of our tember 23, 1990, be entered following my re­ pay tribute to Norman Letow, a man who has marks in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. spent his life educating the children of Brook­ Nation's great heritage in movies, and he lyn. gave his talents and artistry back to the Amer­ [From the Chattanooga News-Free Press, Sept. 23, 19901 Mr. Letow's dedication to public education ican film community in so many ways. I know was firmly implanted by his parents. As poor my colleagues in the House of Representa­ FORMER EDUCATOR HEADING To WASHING· immigrants, his parents were forced to rely tives join with me in expressing condolences TON-PEAVYHOUSE "PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR" upon the public schools for the education and to Richard's family and friends. Their loss will be shared by our entire community. Longtime Falling Water School Principal training of their children. Norman Letow was Charles Peavyhouse, who stepped down born and raised in Brooklyn. He attended P.S. after the last school term, has been named 247, P.S. 207, James Madison High School A SALUTE TO MICHAEL S. LIMB "Principal of the Year" by the Tennessee and Brooklyn College. Association of Elementary School Principals In October 1965, Mr. Letow began his work HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS and will be among honorees from the 50 with the public schools of Brooklyn. He states recognized in Washington, D.C., next OF NEW YORK month. became a laboratory assistant in Halsey IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Junior High School. Planned initially as a tem­ Shirley Lincoln, president of the National Monday, October 15, 1990 Association of Elementary School Princi­ porary assignment, this contact with young pals, said in a letter to Mr. Peavyhouse, "it people moved Mr. Letow to remain an educa­ Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to is a distinct honor to be recognized by your tor. During his tenure as a classroom teacher, pay tribute to a man who has sought to be a colleagues as one who provides outstanding Mr. Letow taught classes in science and lan­ peacemaker, Mr. Michael S. Limb. leadership at the elementary and middle guage arts. Mr. Limb has always been interested in fos­ school level and I applaud your accomplish­ In 1984, the community expressed their tering goodwill toward all men. He first dis­ ments. overwhelming confidence in his leadership played his deep commitment to understanding "The program's goal is to give recognition ability by appointing him assistant principal of the global village by majoring in international to those principals who set the character and quality of education in the early school Halsey Junior High. While serving in the ca­ law and politics at St. Paul's University, years that shape children's future in the pacity of assistant principal, Mr. Letow played School of Law in Rikkyo, Tokyo. He continued classroom and in life." an integral role in strengthening the staff de­ his interest through his graduate and post­ The Oct. 16-17 activities in Washington at velopment program, revising curriculum graduate studies where he attended Keio Uni­ which the principals will be honored include models and initiating a school improvement versity Graduate School of Law (Tokyo), Du­ a welcoming reception at the U.S. Depart­ planning committee. quesne University and Columbia University. ment of State, Diplomatic Suite, with De­ After 3 years of invaluable service, Mr. Mr. Limb is the founder of the Black-Asian partment of State and Department of Edu­ Letow was appointed principal of Halsey Society of New York, and the Korean Ameri­ cation officials, and a tour of the White House, as well as a black-tie dinner. Junior High School. Since Norman assumed can Citizens Federation. He acquired the in­ "I really appreciate the support I have re­ the mantle at Halsey, there has been signifi­ spiration to develop these organizations from ceived from Superintendent Loftis, cant improvement in reading, math and writing his deep belief that in order have success in the support of educators, supervisors and scores of the students. Because of this de­ life one must be comfortable with one's cul­ fellow principals in nominating me for this monstrable improvement in the performance ture and environment while simultaneously re- award," Mr. Peavyhouse said. "Of course, 29500 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 I've had an excellent staff and good support year later was promoted to agency manager. Mendez obtained a position in Community from the parents at Falling Water. Without In 1977, he was made the agency director for School District 23's Drug Prevention Program. them, I couldn't have accomplished the the State of Florida. No more than 5 years He is currently a teacher of social studies and things that I did. "Through the years, I've had excellent later, He was promoted again, this time as marketing at Thomas Jefferson High School. kids; outstanding students and superior sup­ deputy regional vice president of southern The majority of his life, Benny Mendez has port from the community, from parents and California. Finally in 1986, he assumed his lived and worked in Brownsville. Active in from the staff," he said. present post as vice president, in the north­ local politics, he was an officer of the Browns­ Mr. Peavyhouse was nominated for the east region of the United States. ville Community Corporation and a member of honor locally by Sandra Black, director of Mr. Speaker, Mr. Lane has been vigorously the Democratic Political Club. Additionally, elementary education in the country active in a wide range of community groups Benny serves on many boards, including the schools, and longtime announced his retire­ ment last spring. besides the United Way and the Boys Club; Federation of Puerto Rican Organizations of Mr. Peavyhouse was selected as the nomi­ including the advisory board of William Pater­ Brownsville, the East New York Community nee for the state award by the Hamilton son College, and the board of the Chilton Corporation, PROUD, Inc. of East New York, County Principals Association. Hospital Parent Co. the Lions Club of East New York and a A native of Rhea County, Mr. Peavyhouse Along with his many activities, Mr. Lane has member of the 54 the A.D. Regular Democrat­ was a teacher and principal at Midway Ele­ been a vitally important in leading the United ic Organization. mentary School in Johnson City, Tenn., Way of Passaic Valley through a major reorga­ before joining the Hamilton County system nization which greatly enhanced the image of in 1957 as a teacher and later as principal at A DOOR OF HOPE IN BROOKLYN Pineville Elementary School. the agency and dramatically increased the He was supervisor of attendance and spe­ moneys raised. During Mr. Lane's tenure the cial education in the system's central office increased funds translated into new agencies HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ from 1961 to 1972, then was at Bachman El­ being funded and thousands of additional resi­ OF NEW YORK ementary School for five years. dents receiving assistance through the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Educated at Tennessee Wesleyan and East Way. Tennessee State University, he has a mas­ Monday, October 15, 1990 ter's degree from George Peabody College Mr. Speaker, Jerry Lane's dedication has not been restricted to large regional groups Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, on October 25, at Vanderbilt. a new comprehensive services center for the A former Hamilton County Republican like the United Way. Mr. Lane has always Party chairman and activist in party politics been a major supporter of the Boys Club of developmentally and mentally disabled will be here, Mr. Peavyhouse serves as a member of Paterson, particularly through the Annual Golf opened in Brooklyn. That occasion will mark the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Tennis Tournament. While visiting the yet another milestone for an extraordinary and has been in the Army and reserves for a club on one occasion, Mr. Lane found himself service organization: Pesach Tikvah. total of 37 years. deeply impressed by the Boy's Club nutrition Located in the Williamsburg section of He and his wife, Eula Mae, have two program and the fact that they served over Brooklyn, Pesach Tikvah, under the leadership daughters, Mrs. Jane Jolley and Mrs. Carol of Rabbi Chaim M. Stauber, has dedicated Bieter, and four grandchildren. 25,000 hot meals annually to some of the needest boys and girls in Paterson. The com­ itself to serving the mental health needs of puter program also attracted his attention be­ New York's Hasidic community. CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO cause of the compensatory educational assist­ This has not been an easy task. Traditional JERRY 0. LANE, OF WAYNE, ance provided to boys and girls. Through Mr. attitudes toward mental illness greatly compli­ N.J. BOYS CLUB MAN OF THE Lane's efforts State Farm Insurance donated cate the delivery of basic services. No com­ YEAR 4 IBM computers and printers complementing munity is immune from the strains of contem­ the Apple computers which were already porary life. For example, a lack of affordable HON. ROBERT A. ROE being used in the center. housing has struck New York's Jewish com­ OF NEW JERSEY Mr. Speaker. I appreciate this opportunity to munity just as it has afflicted other segments IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES present a brief profile of a man whose many of the population. There are now an estimated 3,000 homeless Jews in New York alone. Monday, October 15, 1990 vigorous and unselfish efforts have truly made his community, his State of New Jersey, and The challenge facing Pesach Tikvah has Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, it is with the greatest our Nation a better place to live. I invite you been to offer care for the consequences of pride and admiration that I rise today to salute and our colleagues to join me in saluting an the modern world in a manner consistent with a truly outstanding individual from my Eighth outstanding individual, Mr. Jerry 0. Lane, of traditional attitudes. By melding a sensitivity Congressional District of New Jersey whose Wayne, NJ, the 1990 Boys Club of Paterson and understanding of Hasidic values with an many professional and civic contributions "Man of the Year." impressive degree of professionalism, Pesach have truly made his community and his State Tikvah has managed to serve a previously un­ a better place to live. derserved community with dedication and dis­ I am speaking of Jerry 0. Lane, of Wayne, A SALUTE TO BENNY MENDEZ tinction. NJ, whose deep involvement in his community In Hebrew Pesach Tikvah means "a door of for several years has earned him the honor of HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS hope." For countless individuals over the past "Man of the Year" by the Boys Club of Pater­ OF NEW YORK 6 years Pesach Tikvah has offered real hope son. For all he has done, Mr. Lane will be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the form of counseling, access to affordable honored at a dinner-dance at the Wayne housing, and assistance in obtaining Govern­ Manor in Wayne, NJ, on Wednesday, October Monday, October 15, 1990 ment services. Pesach Tikvah's services in­ 25, 1990. Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to clude a free-standing licensed mental health Mr. Speaker, I know that this event will be a pay tribute to a man who has spent his career clinic and day hospital, a sheltered workshop, source of great pride, not only to Jerry Lane, in an effort to prevention of drug abuse, community residence, a respite-recreation pro­ but to his devoted wife, Johanna; to their two Benny Mendez. gram, and a summer day camp. sons Lance and Scott; to his many friends Benny Mendez was born in Moca, Puerto Rabbi Stauber, and the entire staff at and colleagues who will be on hand Wednes­ Rico. Married in 1965 to Isabel Navarro, Pesach Tikvah, are tireless workers and dedi­ day to honor him; Eugene Babock, president Benny is the father of two children, Nancy cated advocates for those who are most in of the Paterson Boys Club; and to Claire Sal­ (20) and Benjamin (19). need. Thanks in large measure to their efforts, viano, chairwoman of the Paterson Boys Club Following service in the United States mili­ a previously unmentionable problem is now a Annual Man of the Year Dinner. tary during the Vietnam era, Benny attended topic of great interest and concern in the com­ Mr. Speaker, Jerry 0. Lane, began his Fordham University. At Fordham, Benny munity. More than that, real progress toward a career with State Farm Insurance back in earned a bachelor's degree and a master's solution is being made. 1961 as a claim adjuster. Working his way degree. Soon after earning a B.S. degree, Throughout the many dark and difficult through the ranks as an employee of State Benny began working for the Drug Service chapters in Jewish history, the tradition of Farm, he became an agent in 1973, and a Agency Prison Project Program. In 1983, caring for one's neighbor has been both a October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29501 practical and moral dictum. Nowhere has this Sokoto: Mr. Isa Wasagu. President of the Republic of Namibia, We noble tradition found a more full and genuine CIVILIAN CABINET MEMBERS salute the leaders and the people of Na­ expression than in the work of Pesach Tikvah. mibia and we wish them success in their ef­ Dr. Shettima Mustapha, Agriculture and forts to consolidate their independence. Their example should serve as an inspiration Natural Resources. At the same time, I wish to recognise the to all Americans and should guide the delib­ Mr. Tonye Graham-Douglas, Aviation. contributions of Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, erations of this body. Dr. S.P. Chu Okongwu, Budget and Plan­ our distinguished Secretary-General, who Mr. Speaker, in my 20 years of public serv­ ning. Mr. A.O. Ige, Communication. has brought freshness of ideas and efficien­ ice I have been privileged to work with many Maj. Gen. Y.Y. Kure , Culture and cy of style to the conduct of the affairs of fine individuals and organizations who gave Social Welfare. the OAU. freely of their talents and energies. Pesach Lt. Gen. Sani Abacha, Defense. Also with us today is that veteran nation­ Tikvah ranks among the finest of this remark­ Prof. Babatunde Fafunwa, Education. alist and symbol of Africa's struggle against racism in South Africa, Dr. Nelson Mandela, able and select group. It is truly a privilege to Mr. Bunu Sheriff Musa, Employment, Labour and Productivity. Deputy President of the African National be able to represent the Williamsburg commu­ Congress . nity in Washington. I am indeed honored to be Maj. Gen. Ike O.S. Nwachukwu . Works & visive barriers is not now far away. Ethiopia. Included in his message to the Afri­ Housing. Countries of Asia and Latin America are can Heads of State were calls for the security Air Commodore A.O. Ikazoboh , forging new patterns of relations among of human rights, economic stability, and the Youth & Sports. themselves. These have been made possible Ambassador Zakari Ibraahim, Minister of by the emergence of stable policies to re­ substitution of violence with dialog while solv­ State, Ministry External Affairs. lease the creative energies of their peoples. ing Africa's problems. Alhaji Samalia Gwarzo, Minister of State Like Europe, the objective force is to pro­ President Babangida has embarked on a in Charge of Police Affairs in the Presiden­ mote peace and security in order to assure program to prepare Nigeria for democracy and cy. national prosperity. The impressive econom­ free elections, by the recent appointment of Mr. Speaker, as Nigeria celebrates the Anni­ ic achievements of South Korea, Taiwan, professional civilian governors to work side by versary of its 30th Year of Independence, I Singapore, and Malaysia have confounded side with the military governors in the 21 all sceptics. Today, Japan is accepted as a urge the members of this body to take note of dominant voice in all major decision-making States of Nigeria, in order to ensure a smooth the steps being taken by President Ibrahim transition to a complete civilian administration in the field of development and internation­ Babangida toward the Democratization of Ni­ al economic co-operation. True, there is no by 1992. geria. magic to success but hard work. It is well­ Additionally, the Office of the Vice President The President's speech follows: known that the road to freedom and democ­ has also been established in place of the SPEECH BY PRESIDENT BABANGIDA racy has not been easy for these countries. Office of Chief of General Staff. The Honora­ But they persevered believing that, in peace ble Augustus A. Aikhomu has been appointed Mr. Chairman, My Brother Heads of State and security, they cannot fail. This, then, is and Government, Distinguished Secretary­ the picture of our world in 1990. by the President to be his Vice President. General of the OAU, Your Excellencies, Finally, Mr. Speaker, President Babangida's Thus, Mr. Chairman, I make bold to say Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate that this should be an object lesson for us in entire 26 member cabinet consists of profes­ you on your election as current Chairman of Africa. I say this because, ever since the ma­ sional civilians. I submit the names of the civil­ our Organization. By this decision, this As­ jority of our countries became independent ian governors as well as the President's cabi­ sembly has entrusted to you the responsibil­ in the 1960s, we have conducted our lives as net into the RECORD. They are as follows: ity of providing leadership in our determina­ though the world owes us a living. We have tion to promote freedom, security and devel­ done very little to change the orientation of CIVILIAN STATE GOVERNORS opment in Africa. We are all persuaded by State and name the economies designed for us by the coloni­ Your Excellency's efforts to bring about al administrations to serve their own inter­ Akwa Ibom: Mr. U.J. Ekaete. social stability and economic progress in ests. Naturally, therefore, we are relentless­ Anambra: Mr. V. Aniago. Uganda. With Africa now at the cross-roads, ly exposed to all impulses from metropoli­ Bauchi: Alhaji Shehu Wunti. your task will not be easy, I pledge the co­ tan Europe. As a result, we have become Bendel: Mr. John Edozien. operation of Nigeria. heavily dependent on Europe for our surviv­ Borno: Mr. Mustapher Umar. But your immediate predecessor, our al. In this unhappy situation, our liberty of Benue: Mr. Ason Bur. Brother President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt action as free peoples, is compromised. With Cross River: Prof. Solomon 0. Unoh. has already begun the process of tackling this, we force into the open all kinds of di­ Imo: Mr. F. Orji. the major issues which conspire to give versions, factionalism-even separatist agi­ Gongola: Ambassador I. Jimeta. Africa an unacceptable image. I salute him. Kaduna: Mrs. P. Sadauki. I also wish to thank the President of the tations. Kano: Mr. Abba Abdullahi. People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA Katsina: Mr. Aminu Z.M. Rafindadi. Comrade Mengistu Haile-Mariam for his in­ Mr. Chairman, of all the regions in the Kwara: Chief E.A.O. Oyeyipo. spiring statement, the wonderful reception world, Africa is the most vulnerable to ad­ Lagos: Mrs. L.M. Okunu. he accorded us; and the fraternal hospital­ versity; because of its relatively weak tech­ Niger: Mr. Jibo Garba. ity he has put at our disposal since our ar­ nological base, low level industrial capacity Ogun: Mr. M.A. Balogun. rival in Addis Ababa. Mr. Chairman, at last, and the often self-inflicted fragility of its Ondo: Mr. M.A. Ayeni. after a long but heroic struggle, the people socio-political institutions. Oyo: Mr. D. Abinusawa. of Namibia have finally achieved their free­ In many parts of the continent, conflicts Plateau: Mr. Ibrahim R. Abubakar. dom. We acknowledge the presence in our are raging, causing enormous destruction to Rivers: Mr. Dagogo-Jack. midst, today, of our Brother Sam Nujoma, lives and property, untold human misery- 29502 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 and generating large-scale refugee prob­ people of Palestine is understandable be­ To date, in spite of our best efforts and lems. It is a matter of profound concern cause of lack of progress towards the estab­ enormous sacrifices to deal with the debt that, while we should be building, we are lishment of their homeland, in spite of the crisis, there has been little or no respite for busy destroying. Instead of collaborating, sacrifices made by the Palestine Liberation our economies. Industries in our countries we are engaged in meaningless and futile Organization. There should be no imposed continue to produce well below installed ca­ antagonisms. And, most unfortunately, we solution. The PLO should be accepted as a pacities. Social expenditures have had to be substitute violence for dialogue; discord for principal actor in the United Nations spon­ curtailed, further intensifying social hard­ concord. sored international conference on the ship. The response of the international com­ Although the Charter of our Organization Middle East Question. munity to our debt problem has clearly been provides for a Commission on Mediation, AFRICA'S CRITICAL ECONOMIC SITUATION less than adequate. If African countries are Conciliation and Arbitration, there appears Mr. Chairman, the general unstable situa­ to overcome the debt crisis, any time soon, to be lack of political will on the part of tions in member-states and other political there will have to be far more vigorous member-states to utilize this vital instru­ problems of this continent indicate that our measures to write-off or reduce their debt ment for peace. Organization has a responsibility to act, and stock than is currently envisaged under any We have even tried ad hoc arrangements act urgently and decisively. Indeed, it is ex­ of the existing plans. In particular, the key and regional solutions without success. Ni­ pected that, with the possibility of the reso­ provisions of Africa's common position on geria urges a more effective utilization of lution, or at least reduction in the intensity, debt should be taken into account. This was these mechanisms. And we are willing to of some of these political issues, the focus of why the Nigerian delegation, during the support any new initiatives the OAU may the OAU should, more and more, be shifted 25th Session of our Assembly, presented a evolve in this regard. to the critical economic situation of the con­ three-part strategy for dealing with the con­ In the face of these problems, it may be tinent. tinent's debt problems. That strategy, in our asked: how are we, as leaders, gearing our. In this assembly, and other gatherings, view, is still very valid, and we commend it, peoples, harnessing our resources and like ECOWAS, we have discussed Africa's once again, to Africa's creditors and donors. strengthening our institutions for life in the economic problems, such as poverty in Furthermore, in view of the nature of the next century that is fast approaching? For Africa, unfair terms of trade; continuously problem and urgency to find durable solu­ instance, will our children receive better declining commodity prices; harsh financial tion, we are ready to host the OAU interna­ education, our citizens be better fed and terms and so many more. At every turn, our tional conference which should be adequate­ housed and our peoples more free? Will our best efforts have been marginalized by the ly prepared with the support of a group of nations be more stable and at peace? Will negative effects of the workings of the high-level technical experts in the field of human rights be secured and freely en­ world's trading and financial systems. All money and finance. joyed? these external factors have been compound­ CONCLUSION Mr. Chairman, we as leaders of this conti­ ed by our own failures, mistakes and defi­ Mr. Chairman, where do we go from here? nent have the obligation to liberate our ciencies. The truth, is that the gap between Which is the way forward for Africa? When people from the scourges of hunger, fear Africa and the rest of the world, even with I was here in 1988, I spoke of my vision of and want. If we can achieve that goal, it be­ other developing regions, is, increasing with Africa, full of vitality to better serve and comes possible to change the image of every passing day, and every passing year. defend the interests of our peoples. My Africa as a continent, famous for being per­ None of our countries can survive on its hope is that human rights and democratic petually dependent on external charity, own without effective regional co-operation. freedoms should triumph in Africa that is with all its implications for our self-respect. If the developed countries can see the need The challenge before us now is to resolve, and wisdom for greater co-operation, should confident and full of promise. as leaders, to take the bull by the horns, there not be infinitely greater reasons for RECOMMENDATIONS and assume the true role that destiny and the developing countries of our continent to Mr. Chairman, I commend the following history has imposed upon us. We should col­ come together in collaborative ventures? We recommendations for the consideration of lectively gear our ideas and actions as dedi­ must show the necessary political will which this Assembly: Africa must pull together cated Africans, prepare to give service to will facilitate the effective working of the and work in concert; the conflicts which this continent on the basis of principles, enabling mechanisms and use them to build now plague our continent must end; the cre­ without partnership. By perseverance, and blocs for attaining the larger objective of an ative energies of our peoples must be re­ genuine commitment, we can re-shape the African Economic Community Illinois, Chair­ vember 14, 1943, when he substituted for man Sro YATES, who chairs the House Appro­ of Dallas. Bruno Walter as the conductor of the New priations Subcommittee on the Interior for his The project provides each center with a set York Philharmonic in a concert broadcast on work on the fiscal year 1991 appropriations of Sesame Street Puppet Characters, includ­ national radio. During his tenure with the New bill which we will be voting on later today. ing Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Grover, York Philharmonic, Bernstein toured Asia, In particular, I am pleased that he and the and the Count, for the children to use when South America, and Europe. Mr. Bernstein other members of the subcommittee have in­ they're watching the program. The project's also performed for audiences in the Soviet cluded $34.6 million for the historic preserva­ training is aimed at teaching care providers to Union where he was greeted with a great deal tion fund in the appropriations bill. reinforce the program's curriculum: premath, of enthusiasm. The historic preservation fund has provided prereading, writing, child and his world, human Not only was Leonard Bernstein a talented an important stimulus to the protection and diversity, and cognitive organization, plus conductor and pianist, he was also a gifted preservation of historic properties in my home social interaction and the environment. Espe­ author, educator, and composer. In 1959, his district of Louisville and Jefferson County, KY. cially important is training the care providers book, "The Joy of Music," was published and Indeed, the historic preservation fund has to be aware of the great power of storybook later became a best seller. Between the years helped Kentucky accomplish an impressive reading, and how it can be influential in the 1951 and 1956, he taught music at Brandeis record of achievement in identifying and de­ children's early development and ability to University in Massachusetts, and also gave veloping our historic resources, and I am learn to read. lectures on the television program "Omnibus," proud to say that Kentucky has become a I hope that future child care legislation con­ sponsored by the Ford Foundation. It is leader in the national preservation program. sidered by Congress will provide Federal sup­ common belief that the most popular and best Many individuals back home are responsible port to introduce this very exciting early child­ of Bernstein's compositions was "West Side Story" which, in 1961, was converted into for these achievements-Ann Hassett, Leslee hood development Sesame Street PEP movie form, and won 10 Academy Awards in­ Keys, and Richard Jett just to name a few. project to many other areas. I applaud the Many of these accomplishments would not cluding Best Picture, though I must confess, partners responsible for starting the PEP pro­ have occurred were it not for the planning, that "Candide" is my personal favorite. gram in Dallas. I strongly recommend to those technical assistance, and financial support As a Representative from New York City, I made possible through the historic preserva­ who will be responsible for administering our am proud to be a part of the city which nur­ tion fund. In fact, during the past 9 years, child care legislation that they encourage this tured all of Bernstein's most creative talents. Kentucky has ranked in the top 10 State allo­ kind of development throughout the Nation. His music truly emulated the city. As Tom cations from this fund. Nothing could be more important than starting Shales so aptly wrote in today's Washington The historic preservation fund has, in a vari­ our youngest children on the right road to Post, "What we hear in these scores is Bern­ ety of ways, helped to build partnerships be­ reading and the education they'll need for a stein's voice and his inventive brilliance, but tween individuals and organizations, both pri­ better life. also the voice of New York as it used to be, vate and public, and all levels of government, the electric symbol of American vitality, the to encourage creative and successful historic bustling capital of world culture, Leonard preservation projects. Bernstein's city." 29504 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 At this time, I should like to join my col­ As a former teacher and school administra­ CONCLUSIONS OF HUNGER 1990 leagues in wishing all the best to the family tor I realize the importance of programs which 1. Militarization is a primary cause of and friends whom Leonard Bernstein left successfully stimulate and motivate young hunger. Military spending should be re­ behind. Bernstein's intense love of music was minds. The teaching methods incorporated duced in developing and developed nations overt to all those he captured by his musical into the texts combine expository and inquiry alike; most of the savings should be redirect­ genius. He was quoted as saying, "I can't live methods. These methods requires the active ed to meet human and development needs. one day without hearing music, playing it, participation of the students themselves A reallocation of just one percent ($3 bil­ studying it or thinking about it." Thank you, through the course of instruction and stresses lion> from the U.S. military budget could Mr. Bernstein, for contributing so much to the the development of analytic and evaluative more than double U.S. development assist­ world of music. ance. skills. 2. National and international development Mr. Speaker, the We the People ... pro­ efforts have often overlooked women's WE THE PEOPLE ... BICENTEN­ grams work best when Members of Congress needs and skills. Women are among hun­ NIAL COMPETITION OFFERS become actively involved by presenting ger's greatest victims, even though they are STUDENTS VALUABLE LESSONS awards, teaching a bicentennial lesson to par­ the primary food producers in many devel­ IN CIVICS ticipating schools, attending competitions, and oping nations. Women should be full partici­ serving as judges. It is a wonderful opportunity pants in the design and execution of pro­ for Members to link up with their respective grams to reduce hunger and its structural HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN educational communities, and observe aca­ causes. OF FLORIDA demic achievement on the front-lines of edu­ 3. Environmental destruction, rapid popu­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation. I urge every Member of Congress to lation growth, and hunger are closely relat­ Monday, October 15, 1990 participate to the extent possible in the imple­ ed. Hungry people have few choices but to mentation of this fine educational program. live from the resources of a fragile environ­ Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would ment. They are often in a "catch-22" situa­ like to bring to the attention of my colleagues tion in having to do further damage to the an excellent educational program which is RECOGNITION FOR REV. environment in order to survive. Plans to teaching students how to reap the benefits of ARTHUR SIMON protect fragile ecosystems must be integrat­ citizenship in our constitutional democracy by ed with plans to meet urgent social needs. educating them about the principles of Ameri­ 4. Economic growth is an important part can Government. HON. DOUG BEREUTER of overcoming poverty, but is not enough. Funded by an act of Congress and cospon­ OF NEBRASKA Economic growth often increases wealth for sored by the Commission on the Bicentennial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the rich without improving the lives of poor of the U.S. Constitution, the We the People Monday, October 15, 1990 and hungry people. National programs for . . . programs are administered nationwide economic and human resource development through the 435 congressional districts, the 4 Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, must target poor people, and ensure their trust territories, and the District of Columbia. October 16, is the 1Oth observance of World access to basic social services and other pro­ These educational programs are developed Food Day, an annual occasion for people ductivity-enhancing resources. and administered by the Center for Civic Edu­ worldwide to remind ourselves that millions of 5. Progress against hunger and poverty de­ people are still hungry. The message of World pends mainly on the initiative of poor cation. people and others in the developing coun­ The We the People . . . programs include: Food Day is simple: Most hunger is unneces­ sary. Collectively we have the resources to tries. Many of the best development The National Bicentennial Competition on projects are initiatives that groups of poor the Constitution and Bill of Rights, a 6-week end this scourge. The task before us is to strengthen our resolve to do so, then devote people have undertaken with or without instructional program on constitutional democ­ outside help. International assistance racy at the high school level. Following the the necessary human and physical resources should support national programs which course of instruction, a nationwide competition to carry out the resolve. build on what people are doing for them­ is conducted, in which entire classes compete Tomorrow, World Food Day, President Bush selves. as teams to determine congressional district, will announce the annual Presidential End 6. Industrial country policies regarding State, and national winners. Hunger Awards. Arthur Simon will receive one trade, debt and development aid often con­ Congress and the Constitution, a noncom­ of these awards for lifetime achievement. Rev. tribute to poverty and hunger. The interna­ petitive companion program of the National Arthur Simon, founder and president of Bread tional economic policies of the United Bicentennial Competition for upper elementa­ for the World, has devoted himself for nearly States and those of other industrialized ry, middle school, and high school classes. 20 years to helping Christians understand the countries should be reshaped to address the National Historical Pictorial Map Contest, an opportunity and obligation to invest their citi­ needs of developing nations. For example, educational program designed to encourage zenship in overcoming hunger, both in the U.S. private relief agencies provide almost the study of geography, especially within the United States and around the world. Nearly all $2 billion a year in aid to developing coun­ tries. Yet if U.S. economic policies cause context of early American history. of us in Congress can attest to the effective attention to hunger-related policy decisions by world interest rates to go up by one percent­ The We the People ... programs have age point, this adds about $13 billion a year drawn widespread support from the education­ Bread for the World members in our districts. to the debt burdens of developing countries. al, political, and business communities. In the This Member and many of my colleagues join The report concludes that the world has first 3 years of the 5-year program, over in congratulating Reverend Simon on this well­ the capacity to meet all of its food needs. 64,000 teachers and 4,500,000 students have deserved honor. Those who are concerned about hunger can been involved in this indepth study of the Also, tomorrow, on World Food Day, Bread become involved in two ways: first, through Constitution and Bill of Rights. The over­ for the World Institute on Hunger and Devel­ supporting soup kitchens, food banks, and whelming majority of House and Senate Mem­ opment, will release its first annual survey of private agencies with well-established track bers are actively involved in the support of the state of world hunger. That survey records for relief and development; and their programs in their States and congres­ "Hunger 1990: the State of the World's second, by advocating changes in govern­ sional districts. Hunger," details the reality of hunger in 45 ment policies that affect hunger in the Mr. Speaker, the We the People . . . pro­ countries, including the United States. In addi­ United States and developing countries. grams serve as an excellent educational tool tion to highlighting the needless character of Hunger 1990 is the first in a series of to help motivate young people to learn more most hunger, Hunger 1990 addresses causes annual reports on global hunger to monitor the progress of efforts against hunger. about the historical development of the of hunger and suggests guidelines for public Christian Children's Fund and World Con­ Nation, and to gain a deep understanding of policies which will help overcome hunger. cern joined the Bread for the World Insti­ the fundamental principles and values of our Each Member's office will receive a copy of tute on Hunger & Development in co-spon­ constitutional democracy. What is particularly Hunger 1990 shortly. This Member comments soring the report, with additional support impressive about the instructional materials is this report to my colleagues and their staffs. from Catholic Relief Services, Church that they are designed to be useful for stu­ Mr. Speaker, a brief summary of the princi­ World Service, Heifer Project International, dents with different ability levels. pal conclusions of Hunger 1990 is appended. Lutheran World Relief, and World Vision. October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29505 THE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT Like the Senate, the House has produced This past July, Woody had the unique op­ a prosecutor's shopping list. Yet Republican portunity to be reunited with a face from the representatives said the President would past. Woody Woodworth served as a platoon HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS nevertheless veto the bill if it included the OF CALIFORNIA racial provision. It's hard to believe he sergeant in the 191st Tank Battalion during World War II. On April 29, 1945, the 191st IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES would give up so much political red meat to block a little racial justice. Tank Battalion entered and liberated the Monday, October 15, 1990 Dachau Concentration Camp. For some, the Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to A SALUTE TO BENITO NIEVES memory of 191st Tank Battalion will never be bring the attention of my colleagues to the forgotten. One such person is Stephen Ross recent editorial in the New York Times on the who now resides in Boston, MA. At this year's Racial Justice Act which was passed by the HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS 50th year anniversary celebration of the 191 st OF NEW YORK House as part of the crime bill. Tank Battalion, Woody and Steve were reunit­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I oppose the death penalty on the grounds ed again after 45 yerars. A boy of 14 at the that it is absolutely immoral and that it consti­ Monday, October 15, 1990 time, Steve vividly recalled the day Woody tutes cruel and unusual punishment. Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to and his fellow battalion members entered the Until we are able to abolish the death pen­ pay tribute to a man who personifies the Dachau Camp. This emotional reunion can alty, it is important to recognize that this ulti­ American dream. Benito Nieves has overcome best be summarized by the remarks Steve mate sanction is used as an instrument of a language barrier and illness to become a Ross made on this occasion. I commend to punishment disproportionately against people leading community activist. your attention these remarks which I believe of color. As the New York Times editorial Benito Nieves was born on August 29, eloquently express the emotions of those points out, the Racial Justice Act is an impor­ 1941 , in the beautiful island town of Arecibo, whose lives were touched by the men of the tant initiative designed to correct this outra­ PR. During his early adolescent year, his 191 st Tank Battalion: geous injustice. family migrated to New York City. Although JULY 30, 1990. The House must be resolute in its confer­ this dramatic change in language and environ­ DEAR BROTHER, WOODY: I WOUld like to ex­ ence with the Senate on this crucial provision ment could have proven to be an impossible press appreciation and gratitude to you the of the crime bill. transition, Benito Nieves successfully graduat­ 191st Tank Battalion for your valiant effort A LITTLE RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE HOUSE ed from Seward Park High School prior to the during the Liberation of the Dachau Con­ The House has taken a modest step to advent of bilingual education. centration Camp, April 29, 1945. combat racism in the administration of the Due to his ability to communicate fluently in Sharing your 1990 Reunion and being death penalty. It has enlarged its rabid elec­ English and Spanish, Benito won his first job with all of you was the most joyous time I tion-year crime bill to include the Racial as a bilingual clerk at Beth Israel Hospital. His have ever experienced. You deserve so much Justice Act, to allow judges in capital cases ambition and interest in community action mo­ p~aise and credit for all your sacrifices and to consider whether death sentencing in dedication during W.W.II. As our liberators, their jurisdictions displays an unacceptable tivated him to enlist his services in the first you will always be remembered by the camp racial pattern. antipoverty programs in Brownsville and East survivors for your gallantry and for the Contrary to Bush Administration claims, New York. He quickly moved up the employ­ hope and compassion you provided to us. the measure won't abolish executions; but it ment ladder to supervisory and administrative I hate to think of what would have hap­ may slow them down while courts guard positions. In addition to fostering the econom­ pened to us if you had not come at the time against racial discrimination. If Senate and ic development of others, Benito developed you did. You the G.l. Joes spoke the first House conferees adopt the provision, Presi­ his entrepreneurial skills into several thriving kind words to us in years. You held in your dent Bush will have to accept it-or be business concerns including a restaurant, a arms our living skeletons, too weak to walk, forced to veto the whole huge crime bill. to eat, or to live. You gave us our first bites That will pit the rhetoric of his Justice De­ grocery, and a construction business. However, despite his commercial success, of decent food. You provided medical help partment, which unfairly labels the racial as best you could. You reached out to us section "pro-criminal," against the bill's Benito developed an asthmatic condition with no reservations. To the camp survivors, severe "tough on crime" features the Presi­ which necessitated his relocation to a warmer G.l. Joe came from Heaven. You left your dent likes. climate in 1976. For the next 5 years, he lived homes and families and at times you were The racial justice proposal starts from the in Florida, Arizona, California, Nevada, and also hungry, cold and disillusioned. We owe principle, always professed but often disre­ Mexico before returning to New York City in you all our gratitude, recognition and our garded, that even guilty murderers should 1981 . He worked for the New York City De­ acknowledgement. It was an honor and a not be executed for racial reasons. The bill privilege to have been in the company of would let defense counsel offer proof, for partment of Transportation for a short period before turning to employment in the political such faithful and true Americans. example, that a community executes blacks When I first saw you in Louisville, I imme-· out of proportion to the murder rate or im­ arena. Again, Benito quickly rose through the ranks. Beginning as a campaign worker, he diately envisioned in my mind the way you poses death for the killing of whites far were 45 years ago. I could see your faces, more often than for the killing of blacks. quickly became a community aide. Currently, your helmets, your uniforms, your boots Prosecutors could overcome that inference Nieves serves as a special assistant and liai­ in several ways. For example, if a black de­ and your weapons hanging on your body. son for Hispanic affairs on the staff of Con­ You looked rough and tough and yet you fendant faces death for killing a policeman, gressman EDOLPHUS TOWNS. the state could show that all cop-killers in showed so much empathy. You left an indel­ that county get the chair, irrespective of Benito is married and is the father of four ible mark on a fourteen year old boy that the race of victim or accused. children. Benito is grateful for this recognition can never be erased. You were the pride of Representative James Sensenbrenner of of his longtime work in the communty and his your nation, you preserved the Republic, Wisconsin and other opponents of this pro­ efforts to bring people together in action to your civilization, your religious freedom, posal are the Administration's allies in the make things better for everyone. and you set free a suffering humanity. You effort to broaden the death penalty and fought bravely and defeated the most vi­ narrow access to the Federal courts for con­ cious and evil empire the world has ever demned prisoners. They argued that consid­ A TRIBUTE TO LEONARD known. erations of race should not suddenly be in­ WOODWORTH You and I, who saw it all, must forever be jected into the penal law. Why not, consid­ willing to bare witness to the authenticity ering all the evidence that race is a hidden HON. SAM GEJDENSON of the Holocaust, which was perpetrated by element in capital sentencing, and not Just a so called civilized nation. I will be forever in the South, where most death sentences OF CONNECTICUT grateful to each and everyone of you for are meted out? IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES saving my life, the life of my brother, and Adoption of the Racial Justice Act was a Monday, October 15, 1990 the lives of fellow camp victims. moment of humanity in long House debate. You gave me an opportunity to become a In other respects, members, mindful of the Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise productive human being in this great coun­ election a month hence, competed shame­ to pay tribute to Leonard "Woody" Wood­ try of ours. lessly to endorse the toughest-sounding worth, a constituent in my district, and a resi­ Faithfully yours, death laws and civil liberties restrictions. dent of my hometown of Bozrah, CT. BROTHER STEVE. 29506 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 A SALUTE TO THE DELAWARE position to invite all interested parties to share County has been cited as a model for efforts COUNTY WOMEN'S COMMISSION solutions. in other States. The Delaware County Women's Commis­ The commission is currently in the midst of HON. CURT WELDON sion selects a project to focus attention on an adolescent pregnancy prevention project, OF PENNSYLVANIA each year. The first major area to which focus again bringing together groups holding diverse IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was directed was child support enforcement. views but offering a platform from which they Custodial parents were at best less than satis­ can work towards a common goal. This Monday, October 15, 1990 fied with the effectiveness of the support en­ project has the support of people in the public Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to forcement system; at worst there were thou­ and private sectors; health, education, social pay tribute to the Delaware County Women's sands of cases with no activity, and many service, and community leaders; and those on Commission. This organization has played a women and children dependent on the welfare each end of the pro-life/pro-choice spectrum. vital role in the lives of thousands of Delaware system for survival. The public perception of A new project being developed at this time County women in the past 5 years. the county and its committment to this con­ is child care. As one who has participated in The Delaware County Women's Commis­ stituency could not have been bleaker. County child care debates in Congress, I am aware sion was established by resolution of the council, the county courts and the Domestic that this is an important topic across the Delaware County Council on October 15, Relations Office received much negative at­ country and the State, it is no less so in Dela­ 1985. It had been preceded by a 15-month tention in the media. ware County. study conducted by the Delaware County The county looked to the commission as a In addition to its special projects, the com­ Task Force on Women and Girls. This 35- vehicle to tackle what appeared to be an in­ mission facilitates activities such as the member task force, which had met with rele­ surmountable problem. The commission es­ Women's Leadership Exchange, a quarterly vant groups and individuals in the community tablished a child support enforcement task social forum for women in various leadership to gather information, evaluated how the force. After laying a strong foundation through positions to come together for support, to needs of women and girls were being met discussions with key advisors and holding share common concerns, and to provide input within the county, identified unmet needs, and public and private hearings with consumers, into the commission processes; and the talent drafted recommendations to the county coun­ the commission worked closely with the bank which is used to identify qualified female cil as to how those needs could be better courts, the district attorney's office, the office candidates for appointment to policy making met. of domestic relations, the family law commit­ bodies in the public and private sectors. The The task force selected six broad areas for tee of the county bar association, representa­ commission also plans special events, for ex­ its study: family issues; health, housing and tives of various women's organizations and ample, Women's History Month, which in­ social services; jobs, employment and educa­ members of the community to review and cludes an annual creative writing competition tion; crimes against women and girls; legal make recommendations for improvements to in the public and non-public schools, and and legislative; and networking. Acknowledg­ the local child support laws. which culminates in an annual Women of ing that this study could not be all inclusive, Seventy-two recommendations grew out of Achievement reception. the task force identified a prioritized subset of the task force findings and were the heart of The commission holds seats on a number issues within each grouping for investigation. its report which was presented to the county of other bodies, such as the Delaware County The findings were summarized in a report council in September 1987. Since that time, Human Services Partnership, the Private In­ which included more than 100 recommenda­ the commission has worked intensively with a dustry Council, the Girls Coalition of South­ tions. Most, if not all, of the recommendations team appointed by the President Judge to im­ eastern Pennsylvania, the Delaware County could be implemented within current budget­ plement recommendations. · Community College's New Beginnings pro­ ary limits, were within the authority of county The commission has recently submitted its gram, and many others. council to implement, and would significantly final report closing out this project. It cited the The Delaware County Women's Commis­ improve the lives of many women and girls cooperative effort which led to the full imple­ sion is made up of a hard working and dedi­ through their implementations. mentation of nearly all of the report recom­ cated group of 11 volunteers. It makes good Recognizing that these recommendations mendations and the major improvements use of the wealth of interest and expertise in were but a starting point, it was the unani­ which have been achieved in the local the community by working with the many mous recommendation of the task force mem­ system. A separate office of child support en­ people who serve on various committees and bers that a permanent women's commission forcement was established to provide legal task groups of the commission. The commis­ be created to continue the work of the task representation of welfare and low income par­ sion is still in its early years, but already it has force. The study report was presented formal­ ents in the preparation of petitions to increase made its mark all across Delaware County. ly to the Delaware County Council on Septem­ or modify child support orders and in enforce­ In the 5 years since its founding, The Dela­ ber 30, 1985. The Delaware County Women's ment of awards and collection of back pay­ ware County Women's Commission has been Commission was established 15 days later. ments. During its first year, OSE represented a positive force in the lives of many women in The commission is mandated by the county over 3,000 custodial parents in hearing before our area. I am pleased to recognize this fine council to assess the needs of women and masters and judges. The greater portion of organization on its fifth anniversary. Everyone girls in Delaware County. Its charter states costs involved in this operation are IV-D reim­ in Delaware County should be proud to salute that the commission "will advise and counsel bursable-State moneys, requiring very little this outstanding group. the county council on the issues of public infusion of county dollars. The domestic rela­ policy and their impact on women; on ways to tion office if functioning at a higher level of protect and promote the equal rights of productivity, providing a better quality of serv­ A SALUTE TO ASSEMBLYMAN women in Delaware County; on the elimination ice, and generating much more money for the CLARENCE NORMAN of gender based discrimination which may support of children in Delaware County. The exist in the county government; on methods to increased level of compliance achieved has HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS ensure equal consideration for employment been both dramatic and certain. The Women's OF NEW YORK and policymaking opportunities within the gov­ commission believes that the overall current IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ernment of Delaware County; and the need quality of child support enforcement is ex­ for policies and programs in Delaware County ceeded nowhere else in the commonwealth. Monday, October 15, 1990 agencies and departments to improve the Clearly, child support enforcement in Dela­ Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to status of women." ware County is now a priority, and is seen by pay tribute to a man who has devoted his life The commission believes that its special the public as such. in service to the people of Brooklyn, Assem­ strength lies in bringing together community This local effort has been recognized blyman Clarence Norman. members with diverse and often conflicting in­ across the country by the National Association A native of Brooklyn, NY, Clarence Norman, terests on issues of concern to women and of Commission of Women, Governing Maga­ Jr., was born August 25, 1951. He received girls in Delaware County. Where no one orga­ zine-a national publication of the Congres­ his high school diploma from Erasmus Hall nization or individual can successfully tackle a sional Quarterly-and the nationally syndicat­ High School in Brooklyn and graduated cum problem, the commission stands in a unique ed TV program, Inside Edition. Delaware laude from Howard University in 1972 receiv- October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29507 ing a B.A. degree in political science. Norman and nuclear. Our failure to do these things has coal's ability to meet these increased power later went on to attend St. John's University made us more dependent on foreign oil than needs. According to the act, sulfur dioxide ever before." emissions must be reduced by more than Law School where he was a recipient of a half, to 8.9 million tons a year by the year Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholarship for Aca­ In assessing this mix of domestic energy re­ 2001. Nitrogen oxides are also to be halved, demic Excellence and a 3-year grant from the sources, it is important that we not overlook to 2.5 million tons a year. Council of Legal Educational Opportunities. the tremendous potential of nuclear energy to The Edison Electric Institute estimates He graduated in 1975 with a juris doctor contribute more. This potential for nuclear the annual cost of compliance to be $5 bil­ degree. energy as a strategic energy option is made lion to $7 billion. This will increase electrici­ Mr. Norman began his professional career very strongly in a recent opinion piece by ty rates by about 6%; but in regions that in 1976, as legal counsel to the New York John Sillin, an economist with the Manage­ burn high sulfur coal, the increase could be State Assembly Subcommittee on Probation ment Analysis Co. I would like to commend as high as 20%. Some 250 existing power this article to my colleagues as we survey the plants will be affected. Operating costs at and Parole. Later going on to work with the some plants could increase by as much as Kings County district attorney's office, he energy roadmap ahead. 50%, leading to closure of the plants. Other served for a period of 5 years as a trial attor­ Mr. Sillin's opinion piece from the Wall plants will see degraded operations and ney in the felony bureau. Norman left the dis­ Street Journal follows: lower efficiency. Also, new clean coal power trict attorney's in 1982 to run for the New [From the Wall Street Journal, Aug. 23, production technologies may not be avail­ York State Assembly. He was elected to the 1990] able until around the year 2000. Thus, main­ New York State Assembly in 1982. THE NUCLEAR ENERGY WEAPON taining electricity output from coal power would sharply cut Council for Energy Awareness, since 1973 29508 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 nuclear energy has displaced four billion dent and g~neral manager, William B. Ches­ of New York Mortgage Agency where she was barrels of oil, saving $115 billion on our son, joined the station in late 1959 and has responsible for bond issues. Before joining the import bill. twice served as general manager. Mr. Ches­ staff of the New York State Mortgage Agency, Other unquantified benefits include the fact that nuclear power plants emit no par­ son also served as group manager for she was associate counsel for the South ticulates. They do not produce noise. They WSTV's parent, Associated Communications Bronx Development Organization and a staff do not require large numbers of wells or Corp. for 1979 through 1984. attorney for the Bedford Stuyvesant Communi­ mines to produce fuel or barges, pipelines or Because WSTV has always been dedicated ty Legal Services Corp. trains to transport it. Also, nuclear fuel to the community, it is marking its golden an­ In addition to a distinguished career, Ms. wastes can be stored at compact locations. niversary through significant investment in the Hernandez-Pinero has found time to become Given concerns over oil spills, refinery ex­ Steubenville area. This effort includes a chal­ involved in community activities including serv­ plosions and despoiled lands, these are bene­ fits worth acknowledging. lenge posed to others in the business and in­ ice on the board of directors of the Council of But perhaps the largest benefit is that a dustrial sectors to join in the quest to provide Industrial Development Bond Issuers, the New vibrant nuclear power program helps pro­ funding to worthwhile organizations. York State Econqmic Development Council, vide us with the will to deal with thugs like WSTV has supplied resources for the paint­ and Marymount College's board of trustees. Saddam Hussein. The U.S. has taken the ing of a mural on the Wall of the chamber of Ms. Hernandez-Pinero has also served on two lead in organizing the world to thwart addi­ commerce building, as part of Steubenville's New York State regents task force education­ tional acts of aggression and butchery by "City of Murals" project. WSTV met the need al panels. him. The leadership might have been less of the local urban mission in acquiring match­ Ms. Hernandez-Pinero was born on Febru­ forthcoming if our non-transportation sec­ tors were dependent on Persian Gulf oil. ing funds to upgrade a homeless facility. ary 12, 1953. She is a 1977 graduate of the Unfortunately, just as a new wave of nu­ WSTV also provided moneys to both the local New York University School of Law and a cum clear power plant construction should be Retired Seniors Volunteer Program and Adult laude graduate of Wesleyan University. She starting, it is stagnant. As a result, oil con­ Literacy Council, so they could purchase new resides in the Bronx with her husband, Hector, sumption by the utilities, which had been office equipment. The station is planning a and two sons, Justin and Eric. declining for years, recently turned up-in­ playground facility in one of Steubenville's creasing by 32% since 1987. local parks, as well as the front wall of the re­ THE SHOREHAM EXAMPLE constructed Fort Steuben on the banks of the TRIBUTE TO THE "IN TOUCH" Much of the blame for this resides with Ohio River. PROGRAM short-sighted federal and state regulatory WSTV has contributed generously to the policies. Of greatest immediacy, state rate community of Steubenville as their way of HON.CHARLESB.RANGEL regulators must encourage, not thwart, utili­ ty investment in nuclear energy Vietnam war. safe and operations improved dramatically OF NEW YORK The true cost of this war is staggering, but in the 1980s, there are still plants that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not just in terms of dollars and cents, or in under-perform, and they always make the terms of the lives lost. There are millions of headlines. The nuclear industry must also Monday, October 15, 1990 Americans who continue to pay the tremen­ be more aggressive in stating the need for Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to dous price of this war, and must struggle daily new plants and planning for their installa­ pay tribute to a woman who is a model of to reconcile and to heal. tion. In a word, leadership is required. In the late 1970s, Carter administration achievement and commitment, Sally B. Her­ To assist in the healing process, the policy called for nuclear power to be "the nandez-Pinero. Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a energy option of last resort.'' This unfortu­ On December 8, 1989, Mayor David Dinkins nonprofit educational group, have started a nate and inept policy still manifests itself in appointed Sally B. Hernandez-Pinero to the program called "In Touch." Utilizing a comput­ how the nuclear industry is regulated and post of deputy mayor for finance and econom­ erized data manaagement system, this group perceived. It must be immediately reversed. ic development. Although this appointment is of volunte.ers assists people in their search for Failure to do so risks undermining our most her most recent achievement, it is one in a others who knew someone who served in fundamental political values. series of outstanding accomplishments. Ms. Vietnam. This program was started in direct Hernandez-Pinero had served as commission­ response to the many calls and letters the THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF er of the city of New York's Office of Financial Friends received that said: "If I could only find WSTV-AM RADIO IN STEUBEN­ Services and chairman of the Financial Serv­ * * * ," "I need to find his family · so I can VILLE, OH ices Corp. [FSC] since January 1988. The Fi­ keep my promise * * *," "I just want to talk nancial Services Corp. of New York City is a to someone who was with him * * *." "What­ HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE not-for-profit organization which serves as the ever happened to * * *?" As a result of the OF OHIO financing arm for all of the city's economic de­ "In Touch" program, brothers and sisters, par­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES velopment efforts. Ms. Hernandez-Pinero also ents, and wives of the deceased or missing serves as chairman of the city's Industrial De­ have had the opportunity to fully express their Monday, October 15, 1990 velopment Agency, which is administered by grief and share their experiences. Sons and Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today FSC. daughters searching for information about the to ask my distinguished colleagues to join me Ms. Hernandez-Pinero was appointed Man­ father they never knew well, if at all, have in recognition of the 50th anniversary of hattan deputy borough president in January begun to share their special needs and put WSTV-AM, Radio in Steubenville, OH. 1986 and served in that position for 2 years. the puzzling pieces of their lives in place. The Unlike many other radio stations, WSTV has As deputy borough president, Ms. Hernandez­ "In Touch" program was introduced to the been under the same ownership since its Pinero had primary responsibility for repre­ public this year on Memorial Day at the Viet­ debut on the air in November of 1940. Fur­ senting Manhattan at the board of estimates. nam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. thermore, it has had only four general manag­ Prior to that appointment, Ms. Hernandez­ I commend the Friends of the Vietnam Vet­ ers in its 50 year history. Current vice presi- Pinero served as general counsel to the State erans Memorial and others for extending the October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29509 healing legacy of "In Touch" free of charge to San Francisco-to-Marin County corridor that HUNGER STRIKE IN THE CITY the more than 7,000 participants of the 20th includes bus and ferry service. Former Presi- OF KIEV Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legisla­ dent and then-Gov. Ronald Reagan appointed tive Weekend held September 26-30, 1990, in Bill to the State transportation board in 1973, HON. C. CHRISTOPHER COX Washington, DC. Thousands of African-Ameri­ where he served as its chairman until 1977. In OF CALIFORNIA cans from around this Nation interacted with addition, Bill has held numerous other trans­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this program while it was on exhibit in Exhibit portation-related positions over the years and Hall at the Washington Hilton Hotel, and in in 1984 he was the recipient of an outstanding Monday, October 15, 1990 the armed services hearing room in the Ray­ public service award from the Federal Urban Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, on October 2, in the burn House Office Building. Hundreds of new Mass Transportation Administration. Ukrainian city of Kiev, a group of some 100 names were entered into the "In Touch" data Over the years, Bill developed an interest in students protesting continued Communist rule base, and scores of new contacts were initiat­ began a hunger strike in, of all places, the ed. fine wines. His reputation as a connoisseur means that dinner guests are assured of city's Plaza of the October Revolution. The "In Touch" is an important part of the heal­ students set up a tent city within a cordoned being served a selection of rare and pallet­ ing process for the millions of Americans af­ area on the plaza and promised to continue pleasing vintages. Bill's collection is a result of fected by the Vietnam war. Mr. Speaker, I the hunger strike "to the end" unless the his many world travels; coupled with persist­ urge all of my colleagues to see "In Touch" at Ukrainian people's demands for genuine another national event planned for Veterans ence. Additionally, residing in Healdsburg democratic reforms and political self-determi­ Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Thank means that the world-renowned Napa and nation are met. you. Sonoma Valleys are within an hour's drive. Mr. Speaker, let this hunger strike serve This means that Bill and his lovely wife May, notice that the days of monolithic Communist often have the opportunity to visit some of the rule are numbered. TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM "BILL" world's finest wineries. These brave students are not about to back LUCIUS Mr. Speaker, the impact Bill Lucius has down. Their courage, inner strength, and de­ made in the area of mass transportation is far­ termination are characteristic of a long-suffer­ HON. DOUGLAS H. BOSCO reaching and well-deserving of public atten­ ing people who-having endured decades of tion. The legislature of California has already inhuman oppression at the hands of Lenin, OF CALIFORNIA expressed its gratitude toward Mr. Lucius for Stalin, and those who followed them-have fi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his unselfish devotion to the North Coast. It nally had enough. Monday, October 15, 1990 gives me great pleasure to add my voice to The Ukrainian people's quiescence to Com­ Mr. BOSCO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to those who salute William Lucius for his out­ munist tyranny ended in 1988, when crowds of as many as 200,000 began to gather in un­ take this opportunity to recognize Col. William standing achievements. A. "Bill"· Lucius and to relate the numerous sanctioned and often brutally repressed rallies contributions made by him to the citizens of for freedom. Today, their perseverance sends the first congressional district and the United yet another forceful message to those few re­ States of America. As a tribute to his many UNITED STATES BIG LOSER IF maining Communists rulers that the yearning for freedom and independence cannot be sup­ years of community service, the California URUGUAY ROUND FAILS State Senate and Assembly have resolved pressed by armed force. that a portion of State Highway Route 101 in Throughout the darkest years of Communist Northern Sonoma County be named in his HON. BILL FRENZEL oppression, we in the West have endeavored to help those behind the Iron Curtain keep honor. OF MINNESOTA alive the flame of freedom. The collapse of William "Bill" Lucius served over 24 years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Berlin Wall and the changes that have in the U.S. Marine Corps. He attained the rank Monday, October 15, 1990 taken place over the last year have shown us of colonel and holds numerous citations and that today this flame burns strongly and medals. After his retirement from military life, Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, the Journal of brightly. As President Reagan put it, "you he was elected councilman for the city of Commerce referenced today a study by the cannot kill an idea." Through their peaceful, Healdsburg, CA, served numerous terms as a Stern Group, which estimates that the U.S. patient, yet determined and unyielding opposi­ council-member and eventually became economy will lose $400 billion throughout the tion to Marxist-Leninist tyranny, the Ukrainian mayor. In fact, Bill was honored as Healds­ 1990's if the Uruguay round ends in failure. people will soon attain their long-denied and burg's Mayor Emeritus in 1988, a telling re­ This enormous figure includes lost export op­ long-deserved liberty. Mr. Speaker, looking flection of the respect and love he commands portunities in larger markets created by a suc­ forward to that day, the people of the United throughout the community. cessful trade agreement, and increased pro­ States of America will continue to stand shoul­ Bill has dedicated himself to improving tectionist measures erected against the U.S., der to shoulder with them. mass transit ever since retiring from an al­ should our international trade disciplines not ready illustrious career. In 1971, he was ap­ be expanded during the trade talks. pointed to represent Sonoma County on the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHER­ All of us have heard plenty from groups then newly formed Metropolitan Transporta­ AN CHURCH OF SHAMOKIN, tion Commission, which oversees transporta­ which would seek to oppose a Uruguay round PA, CELEBRATES 150TH ANNI­ tion planning and financing for the 9-county agreement if it does not achieve certain re­ VERSARY San Francisco Bay Area. He is its longest sults. It is rare when we hear someone re­ serving member, past chair of the commission minding us of the consequences should an HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI and current chair of its legislation and public agreement not be achieved, or if the Con­ OF PENNSYLVANIA affairs committee. gress chooses not to approve implementing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bill's cunning and his Marine's straightjawed legislation due to a less than desirable out­ approach to problem solving has become part come in one particular area. Monday, October 15, 1990 of local legend. "I never lost a vote," he once While all of us would like GATT rules that Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, on October remarked. That doesn't mean he's always had protect our own laws and interests, it is impor­ 20, the congregation of the Trinity Evangelical his way; it means he's never been surprised at tant to remember that this is a multilateral ex­ Lutheran Church in Shamokin, PA, will be the tally once he prepared to pound his gavel. ercise. There will be winners and losers. We celebrating its 150th anniversary. From 1969 to 1978, Bill served as a director must look at the good of the overall agree­ Started in 1840 as a preaching point in the of the Golden Gate Bridge, highway and ment rather than committing ourselves to local schoolhouse, the Trinity Evangelical Lu­ transportation district, where he helped design oppose the agreement, if one or two areas do theran Church was formally organized in 1845 a multi-model transportation system for the not meE!t our expectations. by Rev. Monroe J. Alleman. 29510 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 In 1854, the Trinity sponsored a college, the ices to the community as vice chairman of the success is represented by the many regional, Shamokin Collegiate Institute. The college Belmont Community Day Care Center. State and national awards the college has functioned for 4 years, but closed when it Judge Malang strove to enhance the cultur­ garnered. Without the dedication of our teach­ failed to receive the support of the Susque­ al pride and highlight the contributions Italian­ ers and our colleges, we cannot provide the hanna Synod of the Lutheran Church. Americans have given us through his Chair­ sound education necessary to secure the Not deterred, a Sunday school was estab­ manship of the Enrico Fermi Cultural Center in leadership of tomorrow. Our youth are our lished in 1858 which enrolled 100 students. the Belmont Public Library. His dedication to future and we have an obligation and a re­ Soon after a ladies' aid society was formed the community was even noted by the l~alian sponsibility to ensure that they are educated and, I am pleased to add, still functions today Government in September 1982 when he was and skilled in order to face the great chal­ making quilts for the support of the church. decorated for his fine work in the Italian-Amer­ lenges ahead for this country. Following the Civil War in the summer of ican community activities and conferred the As chairman of the House Budget Commit­ 1865, ground was broken for the church build­ title of Cavalier. Judge Malang sought to instill tee, you can be sure that I will continue to ing. The first service was held in the unfin­ a family identity in the Belmont community work for education funding in order to meet ished building on January 20, 1867, and the and we thank him for his tireless efforts to our schools' and students' needs. I know that formal dedication was on August 11, 1867. make the Bronx a better place to live. I can depend on Hartnell College, as a leader Trinity Church is the oldest surviving church in of community colleges in the State of Califor­ Shamokin. nia, to continue to provide the critical and ex­ Rev. William E. Fischer was called to Trinity THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF cellent education resources that has served in 1893 and served for 42 years. During his HARTNELL COLLEGE this Salinas Valley community for 70 years. tenure, he composed a hymn first published Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me under the name "Shamokin," but is now HON. LEON E. PANETTA now in congratulating Hartnell College for its known worldwide as "Laus Regis." During OF CALIFORNIA seven decades of commitment to outstanding Reverend Fischer's pastorate many of the fin­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES education achievement. It is with great pride ishing touches were added to the church. A Monday, October 15, 1990 and respect that I pay tribute to the truly out­ brass pulpit and lectern were secured, a brass standing Hartnell College on its 70th anniver­ cross was added, and a 550-pipe Moller organ Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sary. was installed. pay tribute to Hartnell College on the occasion Currently under the direction of Rev. Alfred of the 70th anniversary of its 1920 founding. J. Bashore, the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran I am a firm believer in the principle of equal THE GLORIES OF JAZZ Church continues to serve the Shamokin com­ educational opportunity for all Americans and munity and provide spiritual leadership. Over feel that education is one of the best invest­ HON. MIKE ESPY its 150-year history more than 1,000 weddings ments we can make in the future of our coun­ OF MISSISSIPPI and 1,800 baptisms have been performed try. I am pleased to know that Hartnell College IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continues this tradition of excellence in colle­ there and I am sure there will be thousands Monday, October 15, 1990 more for many years to come. giate educational services in Salinas, and has done so for 70 years. Mr. ESPY. Mr. Speaker, Americans should Established in 1920, the Board of Trustees be very proud of the music created by Duke HONORING JUDGE ROBERT J. of Salinas Union High School District founded Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, MALANG Salinas Junior College, which was renamed Jimmie Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis Hartnell College in 1948. Hartnell does indeed and other brilliant artists. HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL trace its name back to the first school in Cali­ I am particularly proud of the contributions OF NEW YORK fornia in 1834, and is one of the oldest junior of several of Mississippi's jazz artists such as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES colleges in the State of California. The open­ Milt Hinton of Vicksburg, AI Fielder of Meridi­ ing of such junior colleges was part of a an, Malachi Savors of Lexington, Mose Allison Monday, October 15, 1990 movement begun in Chicago in the 1890's, of Tippo, Oliver Sain of Dundee, Mulgrew Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, on October 18, and then led by California in the first three Miller of Greenwood, Teddy Edwards and 1990, the Enrico Fermi Cultural Center will be decades of this century. Junior colleges Richard Brown of Jackson, and the Sweet­ honoring one of the Bronx's most outstanding played a vital role in education. By 1930, Cali­ hearts of Rhythm of Piney Woods School. civic leaders. On this date, Judge Robert J. fornia had 35 junior colleges enrolling 13,392 This music, growing out of the African­ Malang will be presented with the First Annual students, which was about half the total public American experience, is known around the Fermi Award. This award is being given to him higher education enrollment in California. world as one of America's greatest cultural to acknowledge and thank him for his service Hartnell College experienced many changes exports. to the community, both through his profes­ over the course of their exciting history which I would like to see the Federal Government sional life and his personal endeavors. covers the post World War I depression, the support the preservation and presentation of Since the time of his graduation from Ford­ first year of prohibition, and ratification of this great music more adequately than it has. ham Law School, Robert Malang has dedicat­ Woman's Suffrage. The survival of the college Of the Federal agencies working in jazz, one ed his life to the promotion of justice through during these tumultuous times illustrates the that is working especially hard in this area is various appointments. Among these include strength and character of such a school de­ the Smithsonian Institution. They are working his service as the Confidential Assistant to the signed and destined to provide equal opportu­ to preserve and catalog the enormous Duke Board of Justices of the Bronx Supreme nity for education to all. With the addition of Ellington Collection and make it available Court, Deputy Superintendent of Insurance of sports programs, social clubs, student govern­ through exhibitions, public programs and other the State of New York, and Housing Court ment, a separate building for the college, and means. Judge of the Bronx Civil Court. an expanded student enrollment that included Now is the time, I believe, for Congress to In receiving this award, Judge Malang is students from the Monterey Peninsula as well enable the Smithsonian to move beyond the most notedly being recognized for his commu­ as King City and Watsonville, the educational Duke Ellington Collection. There are two spe­ nity service to the Belmont section of the organization was complete. Many of the ac­ cific moves we should, I believe, support. Bronx. Judge Malang was dedicated to the complishments and developments of the The first involves publishing the great clas­ enhancement of the Belmont area by provid­ school came under the exceptional leadership sics of jazz. How many Americans know that ing better services and heightening the spirit of John B. Lemos, who was president, regis­ currently you cannot buy this music? Because and cultural vitality of the neighborhood. It trar and teacher from 1943 until his death in of this lack, the music cannot be performed or was due to his efforts that the Belmont Com­ 1954. studied. The Smithsonian's National Museum munity Center was founded in 1943 where he I would like to take this opportunity to com­ of American History is working on a project to also served as president. Also, his expression mend all the teachers, administrators and staff get definitive editions of this music into the of concern for the welfare of the family is that have helped make Hartnell College such hands of high schools, colleges, and profes­ seen through his effort to provide better serv- a tremendous success over the ye~rs. Such sional musicians. The sum of $86,000 in fiscal October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29511 year 1991 would make an enormous differ-. DR. E. DONNALL THOMAS-PIO­ the most terrible diseases known to man. The ence for this important undertaking. NEER OF MARROW TRANS­ Nobel Prize is a great honor for a dedicated The second involves presenting masterful PLANTS-HONORED WITH man of medicine and science-one equalled performances of this music for the American NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE only by the knowledge that hope abounds and people. If Congress appropriates $242,000 in lives are saved as the result of his work and fiscal year 1991, a Smithsonian Jazz Master­ HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG research. works Orchestra could be established. It OF FLORIDA Congratulations and God bless Dr. Thomas would, I understand, present concerts of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the many other dedicated doctors, re­ searchers, and scientists like him who have great masters-those published in the Jazz Monday, October 15, 1990 Masterworks Editions series, and others. contributed and are contributing so much for Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the all of us. I understand that the Government of France Nobel Prize Committee has bestowed its high­ supports a French National Jazz Orchestra est honor in medicine this year to Dr. E. Don­ with about $1 million per year. The sum re­ nail Thomas, the doctor who was a pioneer in TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE quested by the Smithsonian is, by comparison, discovering and perfecting the technique of CHIEF JUDGE ROBINSON 0. a very modest figure. It is, further, a figure that marrow transplantation. EVERETT pales by comparison with what a single piece Over the past 5 years, I have risen many of military equipment can cost. times to urge support for the National Marrow HON. J. ALEX McMILLAN Both of these projects will address not only Donor Program, a modern medical miracle OF NORTH CAROLINA the genius of men like Ellington and Gillespie, that gives the living gift of life to seriously ill IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the glories of jazz, but also the richness children and adults who otherwise would have Monday, October 15, 1990 of African-American culture, and the cultural no hope. diversity of America. That's why I think it is im­ Without the work of Dr. Thomas, his col­ Mr. McMILLAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor portant that we support these very positive leagues, and students he has worked with and to bring to your attention the retirement of the steps toward recognizing this music in all its inspired, there would be no National Marrow Honorable Robinson 0. Everett, who has importance and value. Donor Program and there would be no hope served as the chief judge of the U.S. Court of for thousands upon thousands of people who Military Appeals for more than a decade. His are alive today because a marrow transplant innovative ideas, enthusiasm, and exceptional FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF cured them of leukemia, cancer, immune defi­ leadership-have proven to be a tremendous THE AMERICAN LEGION ciencies, or one of more than 60 other dis­ asset to our Nation. He deserves both recog­ eases treated today through marrow trans­ nition and praise from the Congress and the plantation. American people. HON.G.V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY In making its award, the Nobel Prize Com­ Judge Everett attended both the University OF MISSISSIPPI mittee honored Dr. Thomas for "paving the of North Carolina and Harvard University, way for transplantation in man" through his graduating from Harvard magna cum laude. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work of the past 40 years. Dr. Thomas began He continued his education at Harvard Law Monday, October 15, 1990 his research into marrow transplantation in the School where he received a law degree and Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, I am 1950's while at the Massachusetts Institute of again graduated with high honors. He has pleased to inform my colleagues of a new na­ Technology. In 1956, he was the first to show served continuously on the Duke University tional program initiated by the American that marrow could be safely transplanted into law faculty for over 35 years and was tenured a human patient. Soon after, he was the first Legion, the Nation's largest veterans' service in 1967. to treat acute leukemia patients with marrow From 1961 to 1964, Judge Everett acted as organization, to augment Department of De­ transplantation. special counsel to the Subcommittee on Con­ fense support services for the families of our Much of his work in the field was done at stitutional Rights of the Senate Committee on military personnel deployed to the Persian the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center the Judiciary. His active participation in exten­ Gulf region as well as those called up to fill at the University of Seattle in Washington. As sive studies and hearings assisted in the en­ positions here in the United States. the first director of the oncology program actment of the Military Justice Act of 1968. The family support network of the American there, he established what is today the fore­ He has written numerous essays and arti­ Legion provides a toll-free telephone most marrow transplantation program any­ cles, some of which have broken new ground number-1-800-786-0901-which serves as where in the world. in some of the most difficult issues regarding an emergency action line for military families With the seed planted by Dr. Thomas 40 military and constitutional law. Other literary to turn to for assistance. Using state-of-the-art years ago, marrow transplantation is now on contributions include his published text book technology, the confidential requests are cate­ the threshold of becoming a treatment and entitled "Military Justice in the Armed Forces gorized, prioritized and referred to local Ameri­ cure for many illnesses that were thought in­ of the United States," and "Law and Contem­ can Legion posts and units for appropriate curable just a short time ago. Breast cancer, porary Problems" for which he was associate follow-up by volunteers. bone cancer, a variety of solid tumors, sickle editor. American Legion departments maintain cell anemia, and AIDs are just a few of other Judge Everett's tremendous contribution close contact with National Guard family pro­ many diseases on the verge of being treated during his 10-year term as chief judge has gram coordinators in every State and work with a marrow infusion. made the U.S. Military Court of Appeals one hand-in-hand with them to avoid duplication of Dr. Thomas also was a founding board of the most respected and innovative courts in services. Each American Legion State head­ member of the National Marrow Donor Pro­ our Nation today. It is not surprising that his quarters coordinates and customizes its ef­ gram. This program now is the key which will exemplary leadership and dedication has led it forts to meet the needs of the affected com­ move the marrow transplant procedure for­ to become one of the most widely used courts munities within its jurisdiction. ward to offer hope for so many seriously ill in America as well. Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join people throughout the world. Within 1 year of his arrival, he had revolu­ Mr. Speaker, the Nobel Prize is one of the tionized the court's docketing system by with me to once again applaud the American highest honors awarded in the field of medi­ switching to an electronic computerized Legion for its continuing commitment to cine and in the case of Dr. Thomas appropri­ system. This not only reduced costs, but making certain that our defenders, both past ately recognizes the magnitude and impact of vastly improved accessibility and efficiency. and present, receive prompt and compassion­ his lifetime of research to help all of mankind. Ultimately, the court's ability to serve the ate assistance. This recognition of his work will spur even people was vastly improved. greater interest, knowledge, and support Judge Everett played an active role in edu­ throughout the world in marrow transplanta­ cation throughout his career. Especially nota­ tion. Through the work begun by Dr. Thomas, ble is his devotion to improving the profes­ researchers are now able to combat some of sional skills of both military and civilian law- 29512 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 yers. He has reshaped, created, and partici­ INTRODUCTION OF THE MIS­ this suit; it only declared the case moot pated in various educational activities intent SOURI RIVER BASIN GOVERN­ months later. The fact is, the Federal courts on teaching the skills necessary for appellate ING COUNCIL ESTABLISHMENT are not equipped to resolve the conflicts that court practice. He was responsible for the first ACT OF 1990 have arisen between the interests in the Mis­ videotaped training programs, documentaries, souri River basin. The courts are not the place and conferences which proved to be a tre­ HON. BYRON L. DORGAN to settle these disputes. A process that in­ mendous innovative accomplishment in edu­ OF NORTH DAKOTA volves the States must be established. cation for law students as well as practitioners IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It is time to draw rein on the corps. I pro­ pose to make the corps subject to review around the country. Monday, October 15, 1990 Judge Everett extended his efforts beyond through a process which gives the States di­ the law profession in order to educate the Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota. Mr. Speaker, rectly affected by its management of this re­ I am pleased today to introduce legislation public in the fairness and progressiveness of source a greater say. that would improve the management of the military law. He frequently lent his time to We have already devised ways of doing this waters of the Missouri River basin and the speak to various groups, anxious to empha­ for other regions which have experienced main stem dams on the Missouri River. The similar problems. In the Pacific Northwest size the importance and improve the public's bill would establish a council to govern the op­ understanding of military justice. where competing interests vie for shares of eration of the Missouri River basin dams. It the Columbia River water, Congress created Perhaps his most extraordinary achieve­ would affect only the Missouri River basin. the Northwest Power Planning Council [NPPC] ments, in education are those involving the The council would be composed of represent­ to resolve these conflicts. State representa­ youth of our Nation. Through various activities, atives from the basin States and would work tives comprise the Council. The NPPC devel­ Judge Everett was successful in promoting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ops management plans for the Columbia River awareness and understanding among stu­ write operating plans for the dams on the Mis­ dams in a public process. I have adapted this dents all over the country. Under his direction, souri River. This legislation establishes a pro­ concept for use in the Missouri River basin. the national student law day project won a cedure to resolve conflicts that have arisen This bill would establish a governing coun­ first-place award in the American Bar Associa­ over water use in the basin. cil, composed of representatives of the 40 tion's 1987 Law Day USA Competition. Due to The Pick-Sloan Missouri River project was basin States, the Native American tribes, and his further influence and enthusiasm, school authorized over 40 years ago. At the time, the Secretary of the Army, to oversee the op­ students nationwide began to visit court­ Congress envisioned a single project-ultimate erating plans for the dams on the Missouri houses throughout the United States. Meeting development system providing flood control, River. The council will share responsibility for with judges and court officials provided a valu­ irrigation, navigation, and hydroelectric power running the project with the corps and will be able experience for young students, sparking for the basin. The Pick-Sloan plan promised required to obtain public comments. Author­ interest and knowledge of a very important economic development to the region, with ized purposes remain unchanged. part of our Nation's government. plans for nearly 5,000,000 acres of irrigation No longer will all the authority rest with the Judge Everett was married in 1966 to Linda development, cheap power, and a bustling corps. The governing council will make the McGregor; and they have three sons, Robin­ navigation industry. Everyone would benefit. planning process public, with opportunities for son, Jr., Greg, and Luke. They must be very Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota participation by all interests. The corps will be gladly donated over 1 % million acres of fertile proud of his tremendous achievements and forced to listen to the council, not merely pay cropland. contributions which have not gone unreward­ lip service to those interests as they do today. People changed, priorities changed, plans ed. He has been recognized and honored by The States will again have jurisdiction over changed. The anticipated development never numerous organizations around the country. their water. occurred. But other industries, also authorized So I rise today to salute an outstanding citi­ The council I am proposing is not adviso­ under the project, did develop with the invest­ ry-it will have real authority. An advisory zen and model educator, the Honorable Chief ment of thousands and thousands of dollars in Judge Robinson 0. Everett. council is clearly ineffective and would not State and private funds. In the upper basin, add anything to the present situation. Advisory economic benefits from the growth of recrea­ bodies have already been established by the tion and fishery industries replaced undeliv­ HELMSLEY THEORY OF TAX- · Missouri River basin States. These existing ered irrigation development. advisory bodies have proven that the States ATION EMBRACED BY ADMIN­ But the Corps of Engineers has failed to ISTRATION can work together and develop a consensus, review these changes and to recognize the but current law provides no obligation to the economic importance of these industries in corps to heed their advice. HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR. their management of the Missouri River. Without action by Congress to create an Drought during the last few years has brought OF INDIANA avenue for airing and resolving conflicts over to a head differences between the basin water use, the controversy will continue to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States needs and the corps' free-wheeling end up in the courts-an arena not equipped Monday, October 15, 1990 management of the dams. to address the matter of water allocation. The Lack of runoff from the mountains in Mon­ Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, the following establishment of a governing council provides tana and insufficient rain have caused water an equitable process for deciding how to sentence was published in an Associated shortages in the main stem reservoirs and lim­ Press story by the Indianapolis Star on Octo­ manage the river. I urge my colleagues to ited water flow in the region. Despite pleas support this legislation. ber 15, 1990. It fairly well delineates the from Governors, the corps has continued full Leona Helmsley theory of taxation embraced service water flows to support a $14 million by the current national administration: navigation industry at the expense of a $60 to A SALUTE TO PETER R. WASHINGTON, D.C., October 14-* • • the $70 million recreation industry. At North Dako­ NORWOOD Bush Administration is violently opposed to ta's Lake Sakakawea, water levels have a Democratic plan for a large increase in the dropped 30 feet and water storage is down top tax rates paid by the wealthiest Ameri­ forty percent. Boat ramps extend into mud. HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS cans. Limits have been placed on fish catches. OF NEW YORK Of course, the administration has had no This spring the Governors of Montana, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trouble at all supporting a 10- or 12-cent in­ North Dakota, and South Dakota were forced crease in the gasoline tax, which ordinary to sue the corps in Federal court to temporari­ Monday, October 15, 1990 workers have to pay. Nor does the national ly reduce water flows and protect their spawn­ Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to administration have any objections to diverting ing fish. The corps argued that their activities pay tribute to Peter Norwood, a man who has the new gasoline tax away from the place it were not subject to judicial review, not that expended his time and talent in an unceasing belongs, the highway trust fund, to help pay their management decisions could be justified. effort to help the young people of Brooklyn, for general government spending. The court did not address the central issue in NY. October 15, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29513 Currently, Peter Norwood is the director of neither old nor a judge. Somehow, Hay knew In the 1960's, such stars as Loretta Lynn, security at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Develop­ he had started a good thing, but just how Dottie West, Connie Smith, Jack Greene, and ment Corp. After graduating from Boys High good it was he had no way of knowing. Jim Ed Brown joined the Grand Ole Opry School he served in the U.S. Army, 82d Air­ Now, 65 years later, the show Hay started family. borne Division. After his stint with the Armed is still going strong. Along the way, it became While the Opry's popularity grew, the Forces, he joined the New York City Police the foundation for a huge entertainment com­ Ryman deteriorated. Once again, the solution Department. While serving as a police officer, plex, Opryland U.S.A., and led the way for was to move. This time the destination was he continued his education, earning a bache­ Nashville to become "Music City." the newly constructed Grand Ole Opry House, lor's degree in human behavior and criminal WSM was owned then by the National Life a 4,400-seat auditorium that was to become justice from the New York Institute of Tech­ and Accident Insurance Co. and the studio the centerpiece for an entertainment complex where Hay and Uncle Jimmy Thompson start­ nology. known as "Opryland U.S.A." Joining the Opry ed everything was on the fifth floor of the in­ Norwood quickly rose to the rank of detec­ at Opryland are the Opryland Showpark, the tive. While working in this capacity, he gained surance company's building in downtown Nashville. Soon, the show's home and name Opryland Hotel, the General Jackson Show­ expertise in all facets of police work. After boat, the facilities of WSM-AM and WSM-FM, being promoted to the rank of sergeant, Nor­ were changed. and the facilities of the Nashville Network, a wood was assigned to the community affairs As Hay recalled it, the WSM Barn Dance cable television network reaching millions of division, where he worked with and trained followed an NBC network program on Satur­ young adults under the auspices of the Model day nights called "The Music Appreciation viewers throughout the United States and Cities Program. Hour." One night in 1927, Hay announced, Canada. Following his service with the CAD, Nor­ "For the past hour, we have been listening to The Opry said goodbye to the Ryman Audi­ wood was appointed to serve in the office of music taken from Grand opera, but now we torium on Friday, March 15, 1974. The next the mayor, where he managed the mayor's will present 'The Grand Ole Opry.'" The night, President Richard Nixon joined Roy emergency unit. As the director of this prestig­ name stuck. Acuff on stage at the Grand Ole Opry House. ious unit, Norwood was instrumental in resolv­ Crowds of people came to the studio and To keep touch with the traditions of the ing community conflicts by bringing together stood in the corridors, just be where the show Ryman Auditorium, an 8-foot circle of hard­ diverse groups and serving as a liaison be­ originated. WSM decided to move the Opry to wood was taken from the Ryman stage and tween the city's varied communities and the its own home, studio C, so audience reaction placed center stage at the Opry House. government. could be added to the program. Studio C held Today, there are as many as eight perform­ After 24 years of dedicated service to the 500 enthusiastic country music fans. ances of the Opry during the peak summer The crowds kept growing. The Opry moved people of the city of New York, Norwood was tourist months-two shows each on Friday again, this time to the Hillsboro Theatre in appointed deputy commissioner. During his and Saturday nights, plus matinees on Tues­ tenure he worked with senior citizens, young Southwest Nashville and then again to the Dixie Tabernacle in east Nashville. day, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. people, youths at risk, the homeless and Mr. Speaker, the magic continues. Approxi­ many other groups. In July 1939, it moved to the newly con­ structed War Memorial Auditorium in down­ mately 60 performers are members of the In addition to his demanding and successful Opry. Among them are Dolly Parton, Barbara career, Peter has devoted time to many civic town Nashville. In an effort to curb the crowds, an admission fee of 25 cents was Mandrell, Tom T. Hall, Ricky Skaggs, and organizations including the Boy Scouts of Reba McEntire. Just last week, Garth Brooks America. He has held leadership positions in charged, but it failed to deter anyone. So, in was inducted as the newest member. the community including president of the Mid 1943, the Opry moved again, this time to the Each year, more than a million people make Manhattan NAACP. Moreover, he has served Ryman Auditorium. on many boards including the New York State The Ryman Auditorium was built by a river­ pilgrimages to Nashville to hear these and Division for Youth and the Navy Yard Boys boat captain, Tom Ryman, in 1892 in gratitude other artists perform in the "Mother Church" and Girls Club. to a preacher who had shown Ryman the of country music. As the Representative of the Peter has been happily married to Marie for light. Ryman first encountered the preacher Opry here in the Congress, when I have out­ 33 years, is the father of two daughters, when he attended a tent revival intent on dis­ of-town guests visiting Nashville I try to assure Sharon and Lori, and the proud grandfather of rupting it. As it turned out, it was the preacher that they see a performance at the Opry. It is two. who prevailed. a show like none other. The auditorium left much to be desired in "I've thought many times that if you sat the way of comfort and convenience, but Opry down to design a successful show, you prob­ HAPPY 65TH BIRTHDAY, GRAND fans didn't seem to mind. The Ryman seated ably would do everything just the opposite of OLE OPRY 3,000 people and for three decades it was the the way we do," says Hal Durham, the Opry's Opry's home. general manager. "I can't conceive of anyone When the crowds grew too large for a HON. BOB CLEMENT setting out to design a show that has no re­ single performance, a second Saturday night OF TENNESSEE hearsals. We don't even know more than 48 show was added. Still, long lines of fans IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hours in advance who is going to appear. We braved all types of weather to see string Monday, October 15, 1990 bands like the Gully Jumpers, the Fruit Jar have no advance promotion of the artists our Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, Drinkers, and the Crook Brothers. audiences are going to see, and we continual­ country music fans everywhere joined in cele­ Until 1938, the music was mostly instrumen­ ly interrupt the whole show for commercials." brating the 65th birthday of the Grand Ole tal. Then, a young man from east Tennessee Mr. Speaker, there is an excitement to live Opry. named Roy Acuff stepped on stage with his radio found nowhere else. The solemn old From Philadelphia to Fiji, people know that Smoky Mountain Boys with songs such as judge himself, George D. Hay, summed it up the Grand Ole Opry is synonymous with coun­ "The Wabash Cannonball" and "The Great when he said. "The Grand Ole Opry is as try music. How it earned that reputation­ Speckled Bird.'' Singing found its place with simple as sunshine. It has a universal appeal indeed, how it became the longest running the picking. Soon, singers like Ernest Tubbs, because it is built upon good will, and with radio show in the world is quite a tale. Cowboy Copas, and Hank Williams were regu­ folk music it expresses the heartbeat of a It began on the night of November 28, lars. large percentage of Americans who labor for 1925, when a young announcer on Nashville In 1939, NBC radio began carrying a portion a living." Radio Station WSM-650 on the AM dial-in­ of the Opry as a network show. During the Happy 65th birthday, Grand Ole Opry. I am troduced an 80-year-old fiddle player, Uncle 1940's and 1950's, performers like Lester proud to add my voice to the millions of Amer­ Jimmy Thompson, as the first performer on a Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Hank Snow, Ray Price, icans singing to your continued success. new show called "The WSM Barn Dance." Marty Robbins, Kitty Wells, Johnny Cash, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to include the The announcer was George D. Hay, a George Morgan, Grandpa Jones, Bill Ander­ Grand Ole Opry program for this past week­ former newspaperman who labeled himself son, and Porter Waggoner became Saturday end's 65th anniversary shows. "the solemn old judge" but in actuality he was night favorities across the country. 29514 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 15, 1990 FRIDAY, OcTOBER 12, 1990 Salt Lake City affords new businesses with [From the PLO Watch, October 19901 FIRST SHOW an outstanding pool of potential workers. The IRAQ AND THE PLO: AN UNHOLy ALLIANCE 6:30-7:00: Jimmy Dickens, Jean Shepard, State symbol of Utah is the beehive because (As the international community unites in Hank Locklin, Ralph Stanley. Utahns are endowed with strong work ethic. an unprecedented chorus of outrage against 7:00-7:30: Jim Ed Brown, the Osborne Utah spends heavily on education. The result the naked aggression of Saddam Hussein, Brothers, Jimmy C. Newman, Alan Jackson. is a well-prepared work force and one with the the PLO and many Palestinian residents of 7:30-8:00: Roy Acuff, Jeanne Pruett, the territories have unabashedly supported Justin Tubbs, Riders in the Sky. highest literacy rate in America. Salt Lake County is growing with a population of 1.1 mil­ the Iraqi tyrant, hailing him as a modern 8:00-8:30: Jack Greene, Skeeter Davis, the hero. Although some PLO officials have Whites. lion. Growth over the next 5 years is estimat­ stated that they do not support Iraq's occu­ 8:30-9:00: Hank Snow, Billy Walker, Ray ed at 6 percent. That translates into a ready pation and annexation of Kuwait, they have Pillow, Jeannie Seely. supply of employees for any corporation con­ refused to condeinn the Iraqi leader and the SECOND SHOW templating expansion in Salt Lake. prevailing sentiment is one of fraternity 9:30-10:00: Jimmy C. Newman, Jan Fortune magazine says Salt Lake City rates with Saddam Hussein. Arafat, senior PLO Howard, T. Graham Brown, Wilma Lee an A+ in all these critical areas. Corporate officials and Palestinians in the territories Cooper. America has also recognized the benefits of have used the current crisis to unleash viru­ 10:00-10:30: Roy Acuff, Jean Shepard, lent hostility and threats of physical vio­ Hank Locklin, Ralph Stanley. Salt Lake. McDonnell Douglas, which is reduc­ lence against the United States and Israel. 10:30-11:00: Jimmy Dickens, the Osborne ing its worldwide work force by 17,000, is in­ The depth of this solidarity with Iraq un­ Brothers, Charlie Walker, Carlisles, Stone­ creasing personnel by 900 in Salt Lake. derscores once again the PLO's unwilling­ wall Jackson. Sear's Discover Card has located its largest ness to disassociate itself from the forces of 11:00-11:30: Hank Snow, Jeannie Seely, operations facility there. American Express' violence and radicalism in the Middle East Jim Ed Brown, Riders in the Sky, the Travelers Cheque Operations Center terms its and undergo substantive change.> Whites. Salt Lake facility as a model of high productiv­ I. FATAH'S GENERAL SUPPORT FOR IRAQI 11:30-12:00: Jack Greene, Skeeter Davis, ity. RADICALISM Ray Pillow, Johnny Russell. Local government has played a part in this For some time now, PLO chairman Yasir SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1990 emergency by actively courting corporations Arafat has been leading the PLO closer and FIRST SHOW to explore opportunities in Salt Lake. A $500 closer to Iraq and the forces of radicalism in 6:30-6:45: Jimmy C. Newman, Skeeter million redevelopment plan is scheduled to the the Arab world. In the months prior to the Davis. Iraqi invasion, Arafat greatly increased the 6:45-7:00: Jim Ed Brown, Wilma Lee city's downtown business district. And aside PLO's political and military presence in Cooper. from a large pool of educated workers, the Baghdad, expanded cooperation with the 7:00-7:30: Tom T. Hall, Stu Phillips, Hank quality of Salt Lake City's lifestyle, with world Iraqi leader and frequently appeared along­ Locklin, Steve Wariner. class ski resorts and the Great Salt Lake side him at major Arab meetings and dem­ 7:30-8:00: Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn, short distances away, rivals that of any region onstrations. Following Saddam's infamous Minnie Pearl. nationwide. In fact, tourism is Utah's fastest threat to annihilate Israel with chemical 8:00-8:30: Jimmy Dickens, Jack Greene, growing industry. weapons, Arafat stated: Jean Shepard, the Whites, Opry Square­ "Saddam's speech brings forth the desire dance Band, the Stoney Mountain Cloggers. Mr. Speaker, for America's corporate com­ of the Arab nation not to be influenced by 8:30-9:00: Hank Snow, Billy Walker, Char­ munity the message from its most respected threats or provocations as well as its deter­ lie Louvin, the Osborne Brothers, Carlisles. opinion leaders is clear. If you want to grow, mination to stand by the challenges and to SECOND SHOW improve or expand your business, come to document history in letters of lights and 9:30-10:00: Jim Ed Brown, Jan Howard, Salt Lake. fire. We say to the brother and leader Ray Pillow, Charlie Walker, Stonewall Jack­ Saddam Hussein-go forward with God's son. blessing. The heart of the Arab nations are 10:00-10:15: Tom T. Hall, Steve Wariner. IRAQ AND THE PLO with you and around you until Arab victory 10:15-10:30: Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn. soars with the flags of the Arab victory 10:30-10:45: Jimmy C. Newman, Jeanne march." London, the PLO 11:00-11:30: Hank Snow, the Osborne Monday, October 15, 1990 supplied Iraq with intelligence information Brothers, Billy Walker, Jeannie Seely, the about Kuwait to help in the logistical plan­ Whites. Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, at a ning of the invasion. (Jerusalem Post, 8/8/ 11:30-12:00: Jimmy Dickens, Hank Lock­ time when international attention is focused 90>. Since the invasion and seizure of lin, Charlie Louvin, Johnny Russell. on the unprovoked Iraqi aggression against Kuwait, Arafat and senior PLO officials Kuwait, it is important that the unholy alliance have met with Saddam and sent him mes­ sages of solidarity. On August 6, Iraqi televi­ FORTUNE MAGAZINE NAMES between Iraq and the PLO not be overlooked. Everyone who is concerned about moving the sion showed Yasir Arafat in an embrace SALT LAKE CITY AMERICA'S with Saddam Hussein. BEST CITY FOR BUSINESS Middle East peace process forward should At the Arab League Foreign Ministers note this most unfavorable development. PLO meeting immediately after the Iraqi inva­ HON. WAYNE OWENS officials have refused to condemn Saddam sion, senior PLO official Farouk Khaddoumi OF UTAH Hussein's aggression against Kuwait and have was reported to have sought to prevent a publicly expressed solidarity with the Iraqi dic­ condeinnation of Iraqi actions and disassoci­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tator. This support raises questions as to the ated the PLO from the condeinnation Monday, October 15, 1990 PLO's sincerity in seeking peace with Israel as issued. does not renounce his support for Saddam, tion, Vietnam Veterans of America, In the Gulf states, Arafat and the PLO Italy will "revise its attitude toward the Military Order of the Purple Heart, have suffered great financial and diplomatic PLO." Veterans of Foreign Wars. ates halted coverage of the Palestinian up­ agreed to by the Senate on February 345 Cannon Building rising in the media. practices ... or serve mittees, and committees of conference. To hold joint hearings with the House the Palestinian cause by donating money in­ Committee on Veterans' Affairs to dependently of the PLO."