13574 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 of Congress on the occasion of his 88th By Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee (for Maritime Association; to the Committee on birthday, May 8, 1972; to the Committee on himself, Mr. JONES of Tennessee, Mr. Banking and Currency. the Judiciary. JONES of Nort.h Carolina, Mr. KuY­ 373. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep­ By Mr. ESCH: KENDALL, Mr. LINK, Mr. McCORMACK, resentatives of the Commonwealth of Massa­ H. Con. Res. 585. Concurrent resolution to Mr. MALLARY, Mr. MATHIS Of Geor­ chusetts, relative to regulation of the tele­ encourage an early end to the war in Indo­ gia, Mr. MATSUNAGA, Mr. MAYNE, Mr. vising of certain professional athletic games; china and to bring about the rehab111tation MELCHER, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. OBEY, to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign of Indochina, and for other purposes; to the Mr. O'KoNSKI, Mr. O'HARA, Mr. PRICE Commerce. · Conunittee on Foreign Affairs. of Illinois, Mr. RoY, Mr. SARBANES, 374. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of By Mr. HARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. SIKES, and Mr. STUBBLEFIELD): the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, rela­ Mr. BURKE of Massachusetts, Mr. H. Res. 935. Resolution expressing the tive to the protection of certain endangered DoNoHUE, Mr. Dow, Mr. EDWARDS of sense of the House Olf Representatives that species of wild animals; to the Committee on California, Mr. ECKHARDT, and Mr. the full amount appropriated for the rural Interstate and Foreign Commerce. WILLIAM D. FORD): electrification program for fiscal 1972 should 375. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H. Con. Res. 586. Concurrent resolution to be made available by the administration to the Conunonwealth Olf Massachusetts, rela­ stop the bombing orf North Vietnam; to the carry out that program; to the Committee tive to allowing greater immigration into Conunittee on Foreign Affairs. on Appropriations. the United States to the people of Ireland; By Mr. PRICE of nunois (for h.l.mself By Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee (!or to the Committee on the Judiciary. and Mr. BETTS) : himself, Mr. THONE and Mr. HAR­ 376. Also, a memorial of the Legislature H. Res. 933. Resolution expressing the RINGTON): of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, rel­ sense of the House of Representatives with H. Res. 936. Resolution expressing the sense ative to the establishment of a veterans' respect to actions which should be taken by of the House of Representatives that the hospital in the city of Worcester, Mass.; to Members of the House upon being convicted full amount appropriated for the rural elec­ the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. of certain crimes, and for other purposes; trification program for fiscal 1972 should be to the Committee on standards of Official made available by the .a.dministr.ation to car­ Oonduct. ry out that program; to the Committee on PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee (for Appropriations. himself, Mr. ABouREZK, Mr. ADAMS, Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. bills and resolutions were introduced BEVILL, Mr. BRADEMAS, Mr. BURTON, and severally referred as follows: Mr. CLAY, Mr. DENHOLM, Mr. DICK­ MEMORIALS By Mr. CAREY of New York: INSON, Mr. DOW, Mr. EDWARDS Of Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials H.R. 14500. A bill for the relief of Sigurd Louisiana, Mr. FLYNT, Mr. FOLEY, Daasvand; to the Committee on the Judici­ Mr. FuLTON, Mr. GoNZALEZ, Mrs. were presented and referred as follows: ary. GRASSO, Mr. HELSTOSKI, and Mr. 371. By the SPEAKER: A memorial of the By Mr. CELLER: HUNGATE): Senate of the State of Hawaii, relative to H.R. 14501. A b111 for the relief of Chief H. Res. 934. Resolution expressing the the Federal lease program for low and mod­ Petty Officer Edward Francis Burns; to the sense of the House of Representatives that erate housing; to the Committee on Bank­ Conunittee on the Judiciary. the full amount appropriated for the rural ing and CurTency. By Mr. McCLURE: electrification program for fiscal 1972 should 372. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the H.R. 14502. A blll to quitclaim the interest be made available by the administration to State of Hawaii, relative to the agreement of the United States to certain land in carry out that program; to the Committee between the International Longshoremen's Bonner County, Idaho; to the Conunittee on Appropriations. and Warehousemen's Union and the Pacific on· Interior and Insular Affairs.

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SCOUTS WORK HARD TO IMPROVE Scouts of America, is a most impressive were ordered to be printed in the RECORD, OUR ENVIRONMENT effort. I believe it will offer a real benefit as follows: to the environment of Delaware in the NEWS RELEASE FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY GIRL HON. J. CALEB BOGGS years ahead. SCOUT COUNCIL As importantly, it demonstrates the 17,000 Girl Scouts in the Chesapeake Bay OF DELAWARE commitment these young people have to Girl Scout Council will participate in a one IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES environmental enhancement. day ecology happening on Wednesday, April Wednesday, April 19, 1972 Then during next week, on Saturday, 19. This single day event was planned to cele­ April 29, the Girl Scouts will join with brate the 60th Anniversay of Girl Scouting. Mr. BOGGS. Mr. President, young many Boy Scout troops in programs for In towns, cities and counties throughout Americans are rightly concerned about the Delmarva peninsula, Girl Scouts will be the second annual Scouting-Keep planting trees i·n city and state parks, church environmental excellence for our Na­ America Beautiful Day. tion. During our celebration of Earth yards, schools, firehouses and camps. Girls The 400 troops of Boy Scouts, Cub will learn about ecological needs 8.Jnd will Week, I am happy to note that the take "Eco-Action". Some places, the Brownies young people in Delaware are partic­ Scouts, and Explorer Scouts in Delaware, comprising 14,500 young men, plan to wm be planting banks of ivy to help stop ularly active in action programs that will clean up litter from parks and roadsides erosion. There wlll be all kinds of trees-­ fvom inch-high seedlings to tan single speci­ improve our environment. throughout the State. Among the leaders in this effort are men trees. the thousands of Girl Scouts and Boy Last year's record was a most impres­ Some otf the happenings wm be the Re­ Scouts throughout Delaware. Because of sive one, when Scouts throughout Dela­ hoboth Beach, Del., troops planting at their ware cleaned up 450 miles of highway church m.eeting place; 20 girls wUl be plant­ its significance, I would like to share ing trees at the new pM'k in Ocean View, the news of their work with the Senate. roadside, hauling many tons of trash away for proper disposal. Del. Some Maryland Girl Scouts will be The Girl Scouts have developed a most planting at the Rock Hall, Md., Civic Center. exciting program that will take place The Scouting-Keep America Beauti­ In Salisbury, Md., the troops will be plant­ today throughout Delaware. These ful Day program is a national effort, un­ ing 500 seedlings at North Lake Park. young ladies have named today Tree dertaken by the Boy Scouts and the Girl Girl Scout Troop 613 of Chestertown, Md., Plant Day. Scouts. will be pla~nting dogwood. trees a.t the Mag­ Following school, many of the 13,021 I know that all Members of the Sen­ nolia Hall Nu~ing and Conv·alescent Home. ate share my sense of thankfulness for Laurel, Del., girls will plant at the day care Girl Scouts who live in Delaware will center. Seaford, Del., troops are planting at the fin~ effort of these young people. visit church yards, State and city parks, the Kiwanis Park. Snow Hill, Md., Brownie courthouses, schools, and nursing homes Mr. President, to give a better under­ troop 363 will be planting a.t the Snow Hill in the State. Together with Girl Scouts standing of these various efforts, I ask Elementary School. Some Salisbury, Md., from the Delmarva Peninsula areas of unanimous consent that a description of BroW'Ilies will plant something green at Maryland and Virginia, the girls will the Delaware Tree Plant Day program, Beaver Run School. Federalsburg and Pres­ plant many thousands of trees, both and a description of Scouting-Keep ton, Md. troops will b,e planting a.t the Pres­ America Beautiful Day be printed in the ton School. At Rising Sun, Md., 65 Girl Scouts seedlings and larger trees. in troops 307, 129 and 44 will be plamtting at This Tree Plant Day, which commem­ Extensions of Remarks. Hopewell United Methodist Chuch. Senior orates the 60th anniversary of the Girl There being no objection, the items Museum Aides from Wilmington and Town- April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13575 send, Del., will be planting at Ragley Mu­ America Beautiful Day. It was so successful Get out on April 29 and do your part along seum, Wilmington, Del. that it is being expanded in 1972. with your Scouts. One of the big single plantings will be at Some six million Boy Scouts and four mil­ A special committee is providing the finan­ the Delaware Lum's Pond State Park. More lion Girl Scouts are joining forces with cial support, expertise, guidance and active than 258 girls will actually plant some 1500 Keep American Beautiful, Inc. for the biggest participation at national and youth levels. seedlings provided by the start;e. These girls one day cleanup program in American His­ Representatives of business, labor, conserva­ represent 25 t.roops in the New Castle County tory. That will be the second annual Scout­ tion and youth groups, and government make area. r.t is expected that approximately 250 ing Keep America Beautiful Day. up this committee. For additional informa­ additional Girl Scouts will be at the park This massive cleanup and educational ef­ tion on Scouting Keep America Beautiful for the 4:30p.m. ceremony. fort involves a major segment of the Ameri­ Day contact Russell L. Bufkins, public rela­ 280 Girl Scouts will be planting silver can public, combining the energies of young tions, Boy Scouts of America, North Bruns­ ma;>le tree3 at the Alfred I. duPont Distric·t people with many organizations and their wick, N.J. 08902; or Lyle Youngstrom, Proj­ Forwood Elementary School, 1900 West­ adult leaders into a program of action. The ect SOAR public relations, at the same ad­ minster Drive, Holiday HiUs, north New project is aimed at not only educating and dress. Phone (201) 249-6000. Castle County. Girls from both the elemen­ motivating Americans, but actually cleaning National Chairman, Scouting Keep America ta-ry and junior high schools will present the the environment. Beautiful Day: David P. Reynolds, executive tree3 to Mr. Edison Blevins, principal, at the Scouting Keep America Beautiful Day is a vice president and general manager Reyn­ officiaJ. ceremony at 3:30 p.m. highly visible project and the most signifi­ olds Metals Company. Because the 121 Girl Scouts in the three cant one-day effort in the Boy Scouts Co-chairmen: James C. Bowling, assistant Brownie and three Junior troops who meet at Project SOAR program and the Girl Scouts to tp.e chairman, Philip Morris Company, Lombardy Elementary School, Foulk Road, Eco-Action program. Huge stacks of litter and president, Keep America Beautiful, Inc., New Castle County, gave hours of service to wUl be accumulated in central locations and Mrs. Murray Spitzer, Girl Scouts of the the school, the principal, Mr. Peter A. Mona­ throughout the country. This litter will be USA. han is donating two flowering cherry trees recycled when possible, or disposed or in to the Girl Scouts for their Tree Plant Day. acceptable ways. For one day-April 29, At 3:15 p .m., the gl.tls will plant these two 1972-national attention will be focused on A POEM FROM 8-YEAR-OLD GffiL flowering cherry trees, along with four more litter. Millions of people, young and old, ON WHALES of the school's trees. working to remove litter from our streets, 269 Girl Scouts from 19 New Castle, Del., parks, beaches and other recreation areas, troops will plant two double flowering cherry will be seen by m111ions of others. The point HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI trees at 12 noon at the Colwyck Junior High will be made that people Utter and that peo­ School, Landers Lane, New Castle, Del. The ple can control litter. OF KENTUCKY school will not be open that day. The greatest benefit for Scouting Keep IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In Easton, Md., 250 Girl Scouts from 11 America Beautiful Day is the educational Tuesday, April 18, 1972 troops will be planting trees in the new West value for young people. Youth learns by Street city parking lot at 4 p.m. doing, and the habits acquired on this proj­ Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, Members 103 Wilmington Inner City girls from nine ect might carry through a lifetime. of Congress receive hundreds of letters Girl Scout -~ roops will plant a ten foot little­ An obvious objective of Scouting Keep and communications daily from their leaf Linden tree in Compton Park. At the America Beautiful Day is to help solve the constituents. All receive careful atten­ official ceremony at 4 p.m., the Girl Scouts litter problem itself by cleaning up as much tion, but only a very few of them are so will present the trees to the people of Wilm­ as possible in this massive one-day effort. ington. It is expected that Mr. Roger Holmes Experience has shown that the clean-up special as to be unforgettable. Such was administrative assistant in the Mayor's Of­ effort will continue throughout the year and the letter I recently received which was fice, will be there representing Mayor Haskell. not just occur on April 29. The young people in the form of a short poem. 150 Girl Scouts in ten northeast Wilming­ and adults involved, once they see what a This poem was composed by a little 8- ton, Del. troops will plant a little maple tree clean alley, vacant lot, or sidewalk looks like, year-old girl who lives in my hometown at the Layton Home for the Aged, 35th and wm want to keep it that way. It has been of Louisville. Market Streets. During the 3:30-4:30 p.m. shown that people accustomed to a Uttered Her poem arrived in my office the day ceremony, the girls from the troops will pre­ environment tend to continue littering. But, before the House deliberated and adopted sent the tree to the guests of the home. Each when they see the results of a clean-up troop will sing songs and give personal gifts campaign, they begin to appreciate an 1m.:. the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Its to the guests. Some of the gifts are expected proved environment and will want to con­ timely arrival made final and absolute to be flowers and others will be handmade tribute to further improvement. my earlier determination to support this crafts. A most important objective of Scouting very necessary piece of legislation. At the Alexis I. duPont Old Middle School, Keep America Beautiful Day is to increase This poem is simple and childlike. Yet, 3130 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del., 150 Girl understanding of recycling as an answer to it deserves inclusion in the RECORD as an Scouts in troops from the Hockessin and the nation's critical solid waste problem. The example of the proposition that a simple Greenville area will plant ten four-foot hem­ collected paper, glass, steel, aluminum and plea, straight from the heart, is often lock trees and 1,100 clumps of crown vetch, other materials will be recycled, where pos­ more effective than the most compelling, a ground cover with a pink flower for soil ero­ sible, into new and useful products. Re­ sion control on the bank where the bleachers cycling solves two problems at one time. erudite speech ever delivered. used to be. The need for the plantings were First, it gets rid of the trash that may be­ One final note is in order, Mr. Speaker. studied by the school's student exterior eco­ come litter. Second, it reduces the drain on If I appear inordinately impressed by logy committee. The Girl Scouts will take natural resources needed to make the prod­ this poem, it is explainable. action to see the job is done. uct. With increasing demands on raw mate­ The little girl who sent this poem to In Denton, Md., at 2 p.m., six troops with rials from a growing population an<.l with me happens also to be my own sweet, 110 girls will be planting flowering crab trees the volume of solid wastes outrunning our talented and beautiful daughter, Andrea at the Caroline County Nursing Home. ability to dispose of them, recycling becomes the most attractive alterna,tive. Marie. Central Delaware Scouts will be planting Andrea's poem is as follows: really big specimen trees at the Redden State SCOUTING KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL DAY WHALES Forest. Girls from eight troops will plant What was done in 1971 eight trees. There will be one elm, two Whales must be saved Participants ------2, 000,000 maples, an American Holly tree, blue spruce Ton.s of Trash Collected ______1, 000,000 Some kind of way. and cedar. The girls are from Milford, Oh we'll be so happy that day, Georgetown, Lewes and Frederica. Miles of highways and streams To see the whales free at last, The last sixty years have been filled with cleaned ------200,000 And see the little whales swimming past. service to our country, and for our commu­ Acres of parks and public places nities. Today there are over three-and-a-half cleared------400,000 million girls in Girl Scouting. They can make What you can do in 1972 a big difference in the future. Provide assistance through your public DEFER SHUTI'LE PROGRAM relations staff or agency. BoY SCOUTS-KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL DAY Have your facilities available to receive The Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts trash from Scouts. HON. LES ASPIN of the USA, the nation's largest youth or­ Offer trucks or other transportation to OF WISCONSIN ganizations, have been heavily involv~d in your local Scouts. litter-prevention activities for many years. Have your town proclaim April 29 Scout­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On June 5, 1971, as the highlight of the ing Keep American Beautiful Day. Wednesday, April 19, 1972 Boy Scouts Project SOAR (Save Our Ameri­ Publish helpful brochures on how to help can Resources) an annual service project, the solve your litter problem. Mr. ASPIN. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow I Boy Scouts, joined by many other organiza­ Use your imagination in promoting Scout- will submit an amendment asking for a tions, staged the first annual Scouting Keep ing, Keep America Beautiful Day. deferment of 1 year on the space shuttle 13576 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 portion of NASA's fiscal year 1973 au­ $5 billion or more to create 50,000 jobs greater fear of their landlord than they had thorizatiop legislation, H.R. 14070. for only 2 or more years? before. Gentlemen, whether by design or error, the Briefly, my amendment calls for a Finally, does the progra-m have signif­ interim regulations between November 13th thorough study of the shuttle program icant military value and, if so, then why and December 29th, and the Phase 2 regula­ to be conducted by the National Acad­ not include its costs in a military budget? tions have been a total and complete failure. emy of Sciences in order to accurately These and other related issues need T'he guidelines do not guide, the controls determine the real costs and mission of clear and precise answers before we in do not control, and the enforcement ma­ this multibillion-dollar program. the Congress vote a go-ahead on the chinery does not enforce. Hopefully, by this means the Congress shuttle program. I urge you to think Rather than ease the infirut~onary spiral, hard about this program that is vague rather than recognize how much the con­ will be able to determine exactly what sumer, the tenant, had been hurt prior to the costs of the program will be and to and ill defined, then vote to sUPport my the freeze, rather than deal with the prob­ obtain a more precise definition of its amendment to defer it for 1 year and lems you faced in public so thrut positive scientific and military role. evaluation by unbiased scientists. recommendaltions could have been given, Pertinent and compelling reasons I believe that Congress may have been preventing the maze of confusion, you se­ prompt my action. sold a bill of goods, based on flimsy evi­ cretly created these guidelines. Your regu­ dence, that is likely to plunge taxpayers lations have created confusion, has created First, despite continued assertions by a citizen distrust of government and has NASA with respect to the costs, the fact into a 10-year billion-dollar commitment justify NASA's space shuttle project. encouraged an all pervading cyn1C!lsm over is considerable cost uncertainty ex~ts. to our ent ire political system. Even the $5.15 billion development cost However, my purpose here is not to dwell is squishy soft and an opening door to on the thousands of individual cases we have additional costs that could exceed $35 been forced to deal with. I assume that these billion or more. The authors of NASA's THE COMPELLING NEED FOR RENT hearings have been called to re-evaluate Mathematica study have testified to the GUIDELINES REFORM the guidelines so that a more equitable work­ able program will evolve. I would like to Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences cover two a.reas. First, I would like to high­ Committee that the cost for the shuttle HON. HENRY HELSTOSKI light what is wrong with the current pro­ could exceed by many billions of dol­ OF NEW JERSEY gram and secondly, I would like to offer what lars-due to great cost uncertainties­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I consider the minimum standards of regu­ the figures constantly paraded by NASA. laitdons that would be acceptable to New Testimony by NASA itself fails to dis­ Wednesday, April 19, 1972 Jersey tenants. close this information and I feel that Mr. HELSTOSKI. Mr. Speaker, after Prior to detailing the errors in the cur­ NASA has been less than candid in its rent program I would like to make two con­ months of foot dragging and indifference cepts clear to you. In New Jersey we are presentations to the Congress. to the economic plight of thousands of currently attempting to have our legislature Second, considerable skepticism must tenants being subjected to rent gouging enact a reasonable program of rent legisla­ be accorded the proposed program for the under the administration's guidelines, tion which we call "rent leveling." New space shuttle. Clearly, the facts indi­ the Rent Advisory Board last Friday Jersey's powerful real estate interests ve­ cate that NASA itself has no precise idea finally held a day of public hearings on hemently oppose this program claiming it what the program will do. We need to the rent regulations. While this belated is rent control. Their argument and I quote "You oannot control one sector of the econ­ know what the scientific program will be. evidence of concern with the impact of omy without controlling the other. T'he only We should know the scientific values and the guidelines is to be applauded, it is controls that would be acceptable on rents goals of the program before bl·indly vot­ questionable whether the parent Price wouid be part of an overall wage-price-rent ing to fund this program. Commission will bestir itself in the near control." unquote. New Jersey landlords Third, Congress has yet to hear . a future and promulgate effective and agree to be limited by federal controls and straightforward presentation of the mili­ uniformly fair rent regulations. Those of yet have been given license to increase rents tary implications for the shuttle. We us in Congress whose constituents were to f.antastically high levels. need to know the interrelationship of the being slapped with unconscionable rent Secondly, the severe housing shortage which we f·ace in New Jersey and in the military mission, including payload costs increases while the Price Commission northeast may be shared by other sections of and capacity, to the entire program. Ob­ adopted a policy of "malign neglect" will the nation. Where the housing shortage ex­ viously, military aspects loom large in be watching closely for concrete results ists reforms of these guidelines are crucial. NASA and Air Force plans. We are not from the Advisory Board's hearings. Although it would be ideal to have uniform certain how much of a military program One of the witnesses at the hearings regulations, we do not have a uniform na­ is planned. If this aspect is s·ignificant­ last Friday was Mr. Martin Aranow, tion and exceptions must be made. This pos­ as it appears to be-then military costs president of the New Jersey Tenants' Or­ sibility must be faced. should help develop and pay for this pro­ ganization. In his testimony, Mr. Aranow Now, what is wrong with the regulations. To begin with, the rent increase formula­ gram. In addition to the important cost presented a compelling indictment of the highest average transaction: First, as I men­ factor, international cooperation is ex­ inequities and ineffectiveness of the cur­ tioned earlie·r, when a man's wages are lim­ pected to play a pivotal role for the shut­ rent rent guidelines and made several ited to 5.5 %, you morally cannot allow his tle. Cooperation with the Soviet Union positive recommendations for reform. I greatest annual expense to rise anywhere and other nations will assuredly be af­ endorse Mr. Aranow's testimony whole­ from 10 to 45 %. Secondly, you discriminate fected by the military role. These ques­ heartedly and include his prepared state­ between tenants with and without leases. tions need answers. ment to the Rent Advisory Board at this Third, allowing rents to increase in this Finally, there appears to be a great point in the RECORD: manner is inflationary and does not adhere to the purpose controls were adopted. Is deal of misunderstanding in the Con­ TESTIMONY OF MARTIN _ ARANOW, PRESIDENT, there any wonder why our ci.tizens are los­ gress with regard to the degree of "pros­ NEW JERSEY TENA:r:ion" is created where the landlord has the burden to prove to analyze the suggestions made in con­ the Economic Stab111zation Act-to curb sidering this legislation: inflation. he is not taking a reprisal. If he can prove he TESTIMONY OF VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. Rent increases-There must be three cri­ is not taking a reprisal the tenant could be teria for rental increase formula. First, the evicted. If it is a reprisal the case will be dis­ Mr. Chairman and members of the Sub­ month to month or shorter tenancy. Sec- missed. Tenants must have the right to sue committee, my name is Vernon E. Jordan, 13578 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 Jr. I am the Executive Director of the Na­ In the Brown decision, the Court ruled main a free nation with pretensions to tional Urban League. that "separate educational facilities are in­ democracy and openness. The National Urban League is a profes­ herently unequal." It thus ruled that the I speak from experience, as one who was sional, non-profit, non-partisan community end of such schools is a Constitutional right denied equal educational opportunities. As a service organization governed by an inter­ and a legal obligation. The following year it student in the segregated David T. Howard racial Board of Trustees and founded in 1910 ordered the dismantling of the dual school High School in Atlanta in 1951, my 11th to secure equal opportunity for black Ameri­ system "with all deliberate speed," a verdict grade classmates and I studied geometry cans and other minorities. that has been followed more with delibera­ from beat-up, yellowing and marked text­ The League seeks solutions to problems tion than with speed. In 1968, in the Green books used in 1935, the year of my birth, by of income, employment, education, housing, decision, the Court ruled that freedom of white students in the all-white high school. health and civil rights for the masses of choice plans, similar to those permitted by Even with these hand-me-downs, my experi­ black and brown Americans who want a bet­ the proposed new legislation, were unaccept­ ence was still better than that of generations ter way of life. It recognizes that any mean­ able and that segregation must be eliminated of black children whose segregated schools ingful and significant changes in these prob­ "root and branch." And in last year's Char­ closed early to give them time to chop cotton lem areas rest with changing the network lotte-Mecklenburg decision, the Court unani­ in the fields while white children rode by on of systems which produce black-white dis­ mously upheld busing as a means of achiev­ school buses bound for the education that parities. ing desegregation and insisted that "desegre­ would enable them to escape poverty. It works through local affiliates in 100 cities gation plans cannot be limited to the walk­ I submit that this proposed legislation located in 37 states and the District of Co­ in school." would destroy the impetus to desegregation lumbia, five regional offices and a Washing­ The legislation the Congress is now con­ and create the conditions that would allow a ton-based Department of Government Af­ sidering files in the face of these landmark return to those days and those practices. It fairs. These units are staffed by some 2,000 decisions and would insure that segregated would be far too easy to neglect the racial persons, trained in the social sciences and schools will persist in this nation and that feelings that are at the root of the national related disciplines, who conduct the day-to­ the Constitutional rights of black and white hysteria over busing and that this proposed day activities of the organization throughout children will be compromised. The issue has legislation encourages. It has become a man­ the country. focused on busing, and the debate has been datory cliche for people in public life to deny Strengthened by the efforts of more than disfigured by popular myths and misconcep­ that racial prejudices have anything to do 25,000 volunteers who bring expert knowledge tions of busing and its role. Busing is not with the busing controversy. Mr. Chairman, and experience to the resolution of minority an end in itself. It is but one of several the truth, ugly as it is, must be laid on the problems, the National Urban League is mechanisms which can be used to desegregate table. I do not believe that the busing issue unique as the only national educational and illegal and unconstitutional segregated would gain the prominence it has, if many community service agency which devotes its schools. white Americans did not cling to the notion entire resources to the use of social work It is often said that the issue is massive that their kids must not go to school with and research techniques for bettering the busing to achieve racial balance. This is a black children. It was never an issue when lives of the disadvantaged and for improving gross distortion of the facts. American school black kids were bused past all-white schools race relations. children are not bused for racial balance. to attend all-black schools; it has only be­ Mr. Chairman, it is a sad commentary on Busing, as ordered by the courts and other come an issue as desegregation has begun to the moral state of this nation that I am governmental bodies, takes place for one rea­ become a reality. here to talk about equal educational op­ son only-to desegregate segregated schools. The Wall Street Journal of March 20 ran a portunity. It is my belief that the bill being Further, busing is a phony issue in that chil­ remarkably frank article that reveals this considered by your committee and the Stu­ dren have always been bused. Forty percent fact. The Journal talked with residents of dent Transportation Moratorium Act, of of all American school children are bused, Coy, Alabama, a town that used busing ex­ which it is an inseparable part, in intent the vast majority for reasons that have noth­ tensively to maintain segregated schools, but and meaning, represent a dangerous first step ing to do with desegregation. Only about is now under orders to desegregate. The re­ in the process of arresting racial progress three percent of children are bused for pur­ port quoted one man as saying that his and reinstituting the immoral system of seg­ poses of desegregation, and it has been esti­ grandchildren, "ain't going on a bus with a regation. The proposed legislation is wrong mated that even today, more children are bunch of niggers to a school with nigger in its approach to the problems; it induces bused to maintain segregation than to over­ teachers." To the residents of Coy, busing a psychology of defiance of the law and of come it. isn't busing unless black children are aboard. the Constitutional rights of minority citi­ It is also a myth that court-ordered busing "As long as we don't have niggers on there, zens; it will give many people sanction for imposes unreasonable burdens upon school it's not busing," said one woman. "Busing resegregation; it is a betrayal of the millions children. This is generally false, but if any is making the white children get on with the of Americans-white and black-who have such instances are demonstrable, the remedy niggers." And a pillar of Coy's society, a state struggled to overcome the discredited system lies in the courts and not in legislation or in senator with a masterful gift for logic, de­ of racial segregation; it panders to the worst Constitutional amendments that would clared: "We don't call what we've been doing in the citizenry, at the expense of the most frustrate the larger purpose of desegregation. busing. That's just carrying the children to noble ideals in our heritage, and it threatens In many southern school districts, court-im­ school. If a kid's got to ride a bus 50 miles a grave Constitutional crisis based upon its posed busing plans have resulted in less to get to school I'm in favor of it. But I'm unwarranted limitation of the powers of the travel time and less riding mileage than pre­ not in favor of carrying them one mile to judiciary. viously. One North Carolina educator has achieve integration." For eighteen years, black Americans and testified that buses in his district are "travel­ Sickening as these feelings are, at least they concerned white citizens have labored to win ling 15 fewer minutes per day to achieve are frank and honest. One must respect hon­ compliance with the Supreme Court's Brown integration than they did to achieve segrega­ esty, no matter how misguided. But when decision. For nearly two decades, we have tion." And in many districts, black children some white people in northern cities, like put up with violence, intimidation, open de­ have borne the major part of the busing bur­ Buffalo, New York, which recently defied the fiance of the law by school districts, covert den, as previously all-black schools have state's orders to bus to desegregate, insist defiance of the law, and a multitude of strat­ been closed because they were clearly in­ that race plays no part in their motives, then egies designed to maintain segregated adequate and white district officials refused we are face-to-face with hypocrisy of the schools. Now, as we stand poised at the brink to allow white children to attend them. first order. And, Mr. Chairman, I would sug­ of the final dismantling of the dual school Therefore, it is the black children who must gest to you that such hypocrisy is part and systems, the Congress is considering not only be bused to previously all-white schools. parcel of the proposed legislation. for it aids these newly proposed bills, but several other Such remedies as may be called for in rare and abets those who would subvert the proc­ bllls and proposed Constitutional amend­ cases of unreasonable amounts of busing are ess of desegregation in language dripping ments, all of which would return us to the clearly dealt with in the appellate process. with the honey of meaningless guarantees evil system from which we are struggling In the Charlotte-Mecklenburg decision, the tor denial of discrimination and concern for to escape. Court indicated that it would disallow equal educational opportunity. But the re­ I must point out that the current orlsis capricious or unreasonable busing, and that sult of this bill would be to deny equal pro­ over desegrega-tion is not so sudden as many it would not accept busing to achieve racial tection of the laws and equal educational would have us believe. For nearly two decades balance. There is ~hen, no need for Congres­ opportunity for minority children, as well as the law has been defied at will; for nearly two sional action, in itself dubious on Constitu­ seriously retarding the ability of white chil­ decades, school systems have had the op­ tional grounds. dren to prepare themselves for life in a multi­ portunity to correct past segregationist pat­ The proposed legislation is reminiscent of racial society and a multi-racial world. terns. And throughout these nearly two de­ the language of the majority opinion in the And this proposed legislation is hardly cal­ cades of deceptions and lies, the executive infamous Plessy vs. Ferguson decision of culated to increase respect for the law and branch, the Congress, and above all, the 1896, in that it would revive the discredited for the Constitution, inasmuch as it repre­ courts, have been stalwa.rt in insisting upon "separate but equal" doctrine that is clearly sents a grave challenge to the finely wrought the desegregation of the schools. I would a denial of the equal protection clause of the system of checks and balances that is the hope that this committee and this Congress Constitution. I must remind this Committee keystone of the American system of govern­ will refuse to become a party to the betrayal and the Congress that what we are dealing ment. It constitutes a frontal attack on the of the ideals that have informed the actions with are sacred Constitutional rights, that separation of powers. The proposition that of the government over these past 18 years. must not be trampled upon if we are to re- Congress has the right to put limits on the April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13579 ways in which the courts can enforce the istration of schools and funds so that ade­ all ends the poverty and deprivation that Constitutional rights of citizens is a revival quate education is achieved. afilict millions of minority youngsters, and of the doctrine of interposition and is a gross It is clear that I reject the proposed legis­ it should be legislation that heals our di­ usurpation of the prerogatives of the judicial lation in its entirety, and therefore there is vided nation and brings it together again, branch of government by a co-equal branch, no need to discuss specific articles in detail. rather than legislation such as that before the legislative. Basically, this proposed legis­ I should point out however, that black peo­ you now, which rubs salt in the wounds of lation suggests that Congress can stop the ple can have no faith in those portions of the a racially divided society and drives it fur­ courts from ordering busing to make school proposed legislation that purport to insure ther apart. districts comply with the law and with the that no state or locality wm deny equal edu­ As the President has so eloquently stated, Constitution. This, in spite of the multitude cational opportunity. Our experience with we must, indeed, "strike a balance which is of court decisions establishing the role of anti-discrimination clauses in legislation has thoughtful and just; to search for answers the judiciary in defining Constitutional right been that they are not enforced and only that will best serve all of our nation's chil­ and decisions on school segregation and bus­ casually complied with. Their existence here, dren.'1 Measured by that test, I have confi­ ing. as part of proposed legislation whose ulti­ dence that this Committee will reject this I would hope that the Congress will rejeCJt mate effect would be to deny Constitutional proposed legislation and provide the moral this dangerous and unwarranted disruption guarantees of educational opportunity and leadership our nation so sorely needs. of its established Constitutional role. I would to rollback the process of desegregation is Thank you, Mr. Chairman. hope that legislators will resist the tempta­ especially ironic. • tion to act recklessly and expediently in: At the root of this proposed legislation, is an election year, counting on the ulti­ a feeling among many people that there has mate negation of this legisl81tion by the been enough integration; that the country ISRAEL-AN INSPIRATION TO ALL Supreme Court sometime after the polls must now pause and consolidate the gains THE WORLD close. History is strewn with failed civiliza­ that have been made, and that the proposed tions and nations that acted on short-term moratorium on busing is a good way to do expedience, thus undermining the legal order that. I w111 not here deal with the question HON. ELLA T. GRASSO and social values that kept their societies of how much is enough, or of what percent­ viable. age of his rights any citizen should be denied. OF CONNECTICUT At this point, I am impelled to point out I merely wish to point out that the morato­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the overwhelming majority of the black rium is not a pause in an ongoing process of Wednesday, April 19, 1972 community sees this proposed legislation as desegregation, but rather it is the rollback a dangerous threat, not only to the Constitu­ of what has already been achieved. Under Mrs. GRASSO. Mr. Speaker, the tional process, but also to further progress in the proposed legislation any school district State of Israel is an inspiration to all racial reconciliation. Many people have seized under court order to bus children to deseg­ the world. upon the anti-busing statements of a vocif­ regate the schools can go back to the lower This 24th anniversary is a proud mon­ erous minority to prove that black people are courts and ask for a revision of the order against busing. The legitimate ghetto cry to comply with the new law. This, and other ument to the cause of national inde­ for community control is taken as an indica­ features, means that many districts that have pendence, a brilliant testimony to un­ tion that black people do not want their reluctantly desegregated can go back to stinting courage and perseverance. children to go to white schools. separate schools. And the psychological effect Israel is a little country that boasts a The fact is that most black people are of a moratorium on busing is to inst111 among great people. Threats and suffering, the solidly for busing to desegregate the schools. many white citizens and among school boards brink of danger as well as its midst Most black elected officials support it, from the conviction that they need never deseg­ have been constant companions to be the Congressional Black Caucus on down to regate. lived with, endured, and turned into lower elected offices. Concern over the pro­ The debate over busing is reminiscent of strengths. posed legislation has even been publicly the debate in the early sixties over the de­ voiced by black appointed officials within segregation of public places. Then as now, A wealth of talent and a will of steel the Administration. The fact is that most the basic issue was one of access. There is have enabled this remarkable people to black people are not fooled by the apparent no inherent virtue in sitting next to a white flower a desert in the very shadow of increase in funds for ghetto schools. We child in school, just as there was no inher­ the adversary. Irrigated land more than know that the money in the Equal Educa­ ent virtue in sitting next to a white person quadrupled and cultivated land doubled tional Opportunities Act of 1972 is simply at a lunch counter. But there is considerable in the first two decades of independence. a transfer of funds from Title One and from inherent virtue in equal access to the rights Since statehood, thousands of acres of other pending legislation. I must point out and privileges of this society-and that is that these funds are but a drop in the bucket, what the civil rights struggle today, as in swamps and desert, marshes and eroded compared to the need. Presented in their the sixties, is all about. So long as this hills have been claimed and made to present form, they represent a thinly veiled society has pretensions of being democratic bloom. Besides agricultural development bribe to accept resegregation accompanied by and open, and so long as the resources of has come far-ranging economic develop­ the pretense of increased compensatory edu­ public education are concentrated in the ment, which has projected Israel since cation for the poor. hands of the majority white population, the independence from the level of other de­ But even if the principle could be swal­ schools must be integrated. veloping countries to an economic posi­ lowed, the funds provided by this legislation Mr. Chairman, it is my hope that this tion superior to some of the Western are grossly inadequate. It has been estimated Committee and the Congress will not let that up to $15 billion will be required to undo itself be stampeded by the artificially in­ European nations. the damage wrought by decades of neglect, to spired public hysteria over the supposed "is­ Mr. Speaker, Israel is a modern mira­ provide the buildings, teachers, equipment sue" of busing. It is my fervent hope that cle that grows in fortitude and strength. and peripheral services required by students it will provide the leadership and the un­ Her people pray for peace-as we all who have been victimized by poverty and a derstanding that will overcome the shrill do-and still we read too often of the denial of basic needs and services. voices of those discredited, but still power­ incidents of war in the Middle East. And the cry for community control and ful elements in our society who refuse to accept the principles and values of equality Israel needs resources for further so­ participation is not met by this legislation, cial and economic development--to help either. The black community's desire to con­ that have informed our nation and provided trol the institutions that serve it will not be the impetus for the giant leap to freedom new settlers make a new life. And they met by funds going to predominately white made by this Congress in the decade past. need the assistance to assure defenses school boards for eventual allocation to This ill-advised proposal for a moratorium in the event of war. poverty-area schools; those funds will still on busing is actually a moratorium on hu­ Hopefully, increasingly large numbers be controlled by the white establishment in­ man rights. Because of the fact that the of Soviet Jews will be allowed to migrate cluding, in some cases, school boards and proposed legislation is based on misconcep­ to Israel. district supervisors that have resisted de­ tions about the role of busing in achieving segregation for the past two decades. desegregated schools, and because it will have the effect of halting the desegregation of our HOPE IN DOPE It is my feeling, and I believe that of society, and because its passage will result the majority of black people, that the schools in a Constitutional crisis of the utmost grav­ should be desegregated and that busing is ity, I respectfully urge you to reject this HON. DOMINICK V. DANIELS one of a number of legitimate means of bill, and its companion measure. OF NEW JERSEY achieving that desegreg81tion. And I fully rec­ If legislation is called for, it should be leg­ ognize that some schools will remain all or islation that increases the speed of the proc­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES predominately black. In some areas there ess of desegregation; it should be legislation Wednesday, April 19, 1972 simply are no whites to integrate with. In that supports the courts rather than dimin­ those schools every effort must be made to ishes them: it should be legislation that pro­ Mr. DANIELS of New Jersey. Mr. involve the black community in the decisions vides arn.ple funds to educate our children; Speaker, when we calculate the costs affecting their children and in the admin- it should be legislation that once and for of unemployment we tend to add up 13580 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 only the economic ones and overlook military camps, not on college campuses. Col­ Americans had considered themselves to the indirect negative effects that are lege students were found to be using drugs have made it. Now they are faced With the less easily measured. The social price at a rate about equal to that of the average possibllity that they may not indeed have for people of the same age in all walks of life. made it. They just can't afford to do the that this Nation pays for unemployment While this gives encouragement to the things that just a short while ago were pos­ is probably incalculable in its entirety, parents of college students that they are not sible. They are having trouble keeping the becam:e damage to the fabric of our so­ going off the "deep end" on narcotics, it is home in good r~palr, they can't afford to ciety and most especially to our youth disturbing to see the report on the jobless protect the family's health as they would is so deep that we have difficulty dis­ youths and those in service, with the unem­ like; health costs are just too high. They covering its extent. ployed young people "hooked" the worst. have trouble sending the children to college Jobless youths are now turning to And, you'd better believe that dope ped­ because this cost has become prohibitive dlers know all Of this. Note that Wild night­ and their income just cannot keep pace with drugs in their aimless wandering among club shootout in Atlantic City by gunmen escalating college costs. This group of people the streets of those areas particularly from rival Philadelphia narcotics gangs in are groping for an answer as to why they hard hit by the downturn in the econ­ which three young women and a millionaire are in this dilemma. The Nixon Administra­ omy. They are prime targets for pushers heroin pusher were killed. tion has given them a reason-black people. who offer the young "hope in dope." An Thi~ all ties in. It's a real problem, no First, there was an attack on the press P.c\itorial in my district paper, noting matter how you try to equate it. It needs the for being too liberal. This attack was to be the findings of scientists in a University thinking and doing Of everyone if we are to sure that the press would be at least an of Michigan study on narcotics habits, prevent the spread of the narcotics scourge unwitting participant in the new national says · that the highest drug usage is among any more of our young people. We've strategy. It soon became apparent that being got to keep alert to all of this. too liberal meant too liberal toward blacks. among unemployed young people and Then came the attack on the welfare sys­ military persons. Corresponding harm tem. The symbol of welfare became the "less is inflicted on the rest of the citizens than moral" black mother with a flock of when addicts must commit crimes in A COGENT POLITICAL ANALYSIS BY fatherless children. Even Time Magazine did order to support their habits. an article on welfare and the front cover MR. PAUL PARKS had the picture of the symbol of the welfare We must ask ourselves what else is system, a black mother with her fatherless being destroyed or disrupted among the children, as if everyone is unaware of the young today? The ·security and fulfill­ HON. MICHAEL HARRINGTON fact that there are many more whites on ment that come from a career or even OF MASSACHUSETTS welfare than blacks. Suddenly blacks are from steady employment is unknown to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sloven, lazy and immoral and, therefore, they them. Unlike those with considerable Wednesday, April 19, 1972 are causing the high tax cost that is needed work experience who have had the taste to meet the needs of the huge welfare sys­ of honey that a job can bring, the young Mr. HARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, our tem. Black people are now the scapegoat for see no tangible reward for educational or colleagues who constitute the Black high welfare costs. training efforts. The satisfaction and de­ Caucus recently cosponsored a vigorous The on~ money source in Washington that and stimulating meeting in Cambridge, has not dried up is Safe Streets money. Crime light from the world of drugs, no matter in the streets has been defined as a major how illusory, offer a hope more easily Mass., on the subject of national black urban issue. The press, particularly televi­ attained. This country must face the priorities. One of the interesting papers sion, and also the newspapers have again fact that for a young person the ease of presented to that caucus was a cogent supported the strategy by picking up the obtaining any kind of drug on the street political analysis delivered by Mr. Paul issue and are depicting the inner city bla{!k is far greater than obtaining a job. Parks. Mr. Parks is director of the model communities as being the centers of Ameri­ The horrible truth is that in all of cities program in Boston, and has held can urban crime. If the media attempts to be that post since 1968. Prior to that, he fair, they always show crime as the most in­ 1971 the average unemployment rate for tegrated institution in America. Once again 16- to 24-year-olds was 13 percent, more was a distinguished architect, who com­ the scapegoat for the Illational costly crime than double the rate for everyone else. piled an impressive community-oriented rate is black people. Unfoctunately there is Even sadder is the fact that in March record, both in his profession, and as just enough documentation to mustrate the 1972, the rate :Zor the same group was up chairman of the Education Committee case for blacks involved in crime. In fact, to 13.2 percent. of the Greater Boston NAACP. there are more whites committing crimes There are currently 2,624,000 youths As model cities director, he presides than blacks. The cost of crime is very high over an integrated area of Boston which on th~ taxpayer. This is a very highly charged without jobs who are potential addicts, emotional issue. Everyone wants to know why potential criminals to support their has all of the ills of any old, urban center, the crime rate is so high and the scapegoat habits, and further, potential discon­ and he has discharged the responsibili­ once a~in is black people. Black people are tents with "the system." ties of that very demanding job with fast becoming the symool of the high crime The editorial follows: great distinction. rate in America. I am pleased at this time to be able Then the busing issue. This may turn out [From the Hudson (N.J.) Dispatch, Apr. 7, to be the most insidious and dangerous to 1972) to make available to my colleagues Mr. Parks' forthright discussion of c'urrent blacks of all of the urban problems. Busing­ JOBLESS TARGET FOR DOPE to provide a solution to the fact that the The sluggish economy, particularly the in­ American politics, especially as that Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that separate cidence of high unemployment, has caused relates to the black people of our coun­ but equal was in ...,aot not equal and indeed another serious problem, which may not be try: in violatk.n of the fourteenth amendment readily apparent. It lies in the point that dope PROPOSAL BY PAUL PARKS, MODEL CITY AD­ of the constitution. Up to the time that the usage is highe-st among youths who are with­ MINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON TO school bus began to move c:hlldren about to out jobs. THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS ON NATIONAL implement plans for desegregation of schools, With the tight financial conditions, it has BLACK PRIORITIES the school bus was a legitimate means of been more than amply evident that many The position of Black Americans in our transporting children for one reason or an­ young people are just wandering around the country has reached a crisis. The Nixon other. Now thts vehicle is a detriment to the streets looking for something to do. Particu­ strategy has had the effect of making the health and we1fare Of chUdren. Let us not be larly is this noticeable in the urban ghetto scapegoat for the urban ms the black man deluded, the problem l.JS very simple, busing areas of Hudson County, Of Newark and New because of the inab1lity to carry out a per se is not the issue, but what is at issue York City. legitimate solution to the war in Vietnam. is that many of these school buses are carry­ So, not having anything to do, what hap­ ing white ohild~en to schools in all black Further, the inability to find an effective communities. Buses carrying children to all pens? The dope pushers get active and crime solution to rising unemployment and infla­ correspondingly increases as the young men tion. It was and is necessary to divert the black schools, Which everyone knows to be -and some women-try to get cash to pay inferior, at least most Wh·ites would and do American public's attention from these say this. Why are they inferior, not because of for their habit. This is the isidious circle issues to some other issues that would have the fact that many school districts a~re spend­ Within a circle on all of this. an emotional impact on the most affected The point about the high dope usage came ing much less per capita to educ,ate the black group of American citizens. children in these all black schools th'81n their out the other day in a nationwide examina­ These are the American citizens that make tion of narcotics habits among young peo­ white ooUlllterpa.rts, but they a.re inferior be­ up our solid middle-class. These are the cause the children Who are black and at­ ple by a group of scientists at the University people who are now, in addition to the poor, tend them are culturally deprived and who of Michigan's Survey Research Center. finding it difficult to survive. This group of would want their culturally advantaged It found that the highest rates of drug people are now finding themselves unem­ white child attending class roorns with cul­ use are among unemployed youths and in ployed or under-employed. This group of turally disadvantaged black children. Why April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13581 a.re they culturally disadvantaged? Why does In addition to increasing the budget for talk. This frustra,ted reaction to today's it follow that blacks are the symbol of all Title I, III and IV of the Education Act, I problems particularly arises with regard that is OOd in urban communities: poverty, believe that any educational money that is to the working press. They, too, are un­ crime, welf·are, immorality? Scapegoat!!! provided to the states should provide for a der attack for printing all "bad" news, Now, Mr. Nixon, in order to protect white direct federal policing mechanism to assure children from these dangers, has declared that the money is being expended in the and in all fairness, I will say that they that he will attempt to get Congress to pass way that it was intended. There are too have to dig pretty hard some days for legislation that will declare a moratorium· on many cases where books and materials that the "good" news. A prominent Idaho all court mandated busing of school ohildren were purchased with educational Act money, publisher discussed this situation in his in order to integrate schools. Thus, through lie unused in the basement of school build­ column "Stream of Thought" recently, the strategy of making the school bus an ings. Further, Title I provides that there be and I would like to share those comments ogre, he is attempting to destroy the validity advisory groups of parents and community with my colleagues. of the Supreme Oourt and to effectively de­ people around the schools where Title I funds stroy the fourteenth amendment of the con­ are being expended. In far too many cases The column follows: stitution. If this is allowed to occur, then the people who make up a majority of the IT'S TIME TO BEGIN A NEW AGE OF REASON the symbol of all that is destructive of the advisory group are on the school board (By R. J. Bruning) American system, in the minds of far too payrolls. Readers from time to time berate the many people, black people wm have lost their Further, I feel that legislation should be newspapers for not publishing "the good most important vehicle for freedom and in­ passed that mandates that the federal gov­ news,'• and for emphasiz~ng, they feel, the deed survival-the Supreme Court of the ernment support directly the construction of "bad news." land. The president, with the building of the new school buildings in the cities and towns There is "good news" of course, and news­ national scapegoat, black people, will have across the country. Thus relieving some of papers do publish it, although in the context so destroyed his opposition. He will be able the pressure on the local taxpayer to con­ of the criticism it seems what some readers to appoint conservative judges thalt will in stantly see taxes rise because of the neces­ want is "happy news." Some papers do try all probabiHty begin to destroy or roll back sity to provide quality educational school to collect Pollyanna-ish items to please those many of our civil liberties and civil rights. buildings. I want to quickly state that a good who prefer their papers to be rose tinted. Busing is not the issue and black people school building does not in itself produce we will guess tha.t most of these cri•tics are should not get involved in the discussion of quality education, but it is a part of crea.ting of the older generation, who long for the whether they want their children bused or the atmosphere that will allow quality edu­ rather peaceful days of their youth when not. The real issue is whether or not we will cation to occur. newspapers could devote more time to the have a place to legitimately redress our Once again I believe that this would begin light hearted articles, the cheerful news grievances-the Supreme Court and the con­ to reduce some of the national host111ty that items, the "first buttercup of spring" type of stitution. This is the fight we must take on is occurring that is creating the black scape­ story. They probably cut their literary teeth and we must win. goat in our nation. on "Black Beauty and the "Five Little Pep­ We are now in the position of having peo­ One additional thought that I would like pers," of perhaps the "Chatterbox" books. ple enter discussions of what is the final so­ to make in the area of education. That the Drugs were medicine dispensed by a drug lution to the black problem in America and decision of whether quality education exists store. Congress met we have lost and can never find of some of their economic pressure. decision being made to find the final solu­ again. Decent and adequate health care in this tion to the black problem. Because so many want to flee the unpleas­ nation should be a right of every individual. antries of today, we do indulge in nostalgia. Therefore we must get a national health in­ And perhaps because. youth would like to find surail!Ce passed into law and adequately the simple life the nation once enjoyed, it funded. This heal•th insurance should require IT'S TIME TO BEGIN A NEW AGE seeks it in hippy-like life. no out-of-pocket expenditures on the part of OF REASON We hope that no one, 30 or 40 years from the individual. In other words, it should be now, wm look ba{!k on this period in his­ free to all. If there are those who would tory as the "good old days." If they do, llfe desire to receive private medical care, they HON. JAMES A. McCLURE at that time will be p·recarious indeed. should have that right, but everyone should Outlawry of the old west can be romanti­ have a right to quality health care. The effect OF IDAHO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cized, and Robin Hood could be forgiven be­ of this legisl8.1tion would not only help the cause we like to believe he stole from the rich poor, but once again it will aid that group Wednesday, April 19, 1972 and gave to the poor. (That was before you of people now oalled middle Americans. Thus once again we can move toward relieving the Mr. McCLURE. Mr. Speaker, we are could use the income tax to redistribute the wealth.) economic pressure on this group of Ameri­ hearing more and more these days about But it would take a sick mind to romanti­ cans and thereby reduce their disaffection "the good old days." It seems that things and thereby diminish their need to intensify cize anyone who would endanger hundreds of their drive to maintain black people as a. were never better than when daddy was lives of innocent men, women and children scapegoat for all of America's urban prob­ a boy. It seems that times were never by threatening to blow up jetliners unless lems. worse than now, to hear some people be is given $2 mlllion ransom. 13582 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 There was a time when the gangsters of at $800 million per year from the high­ presently unfilled needs for more and the 20's were romanticized, but can anyone way trust fund. better rural highways, which by the imagine romanticizing drug pushers? Fourth. A general transportation fund, way, could use all the available and fu­ Even war can be a derring-do sort of initially $200 million per year, would be ture highway trust fund moneys. I can thing_:_but hardly bombing department established to provide aid for highways say this without even considering this stores and pubs and killing innocent ~ple, or using nuclear weapons that kill hundreds and urban mass transportation in com­ proposed diversion to both urban transit of thousands. munities of less than 50,000. and urban highways. The time essay in Time magazine last week Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to the In my opinion, the worst problem labels this as the Age of Unreason, saying attention of my colleagues several prob­ with this proposal is the emphasis on that many intellectuals have given up think­ lems I feel many of us have with this pro­ urban areas with populations of more ing "as if it were a bad habit," and using posal. than 50,000. This requirement by itself is as their slogan "nothing makes sense." Item No. 2 of the proposal mentions adequate reason for my opposition be­ We would rather think of this as the Age of Pragmatism, because we feel it offers :q1ore the continued funding of the interstate cause my district would not qualify for hope for the future of mankind. highway program, and a continued com­ one penny. I do not have a single town in Pragmatism is defined as a "philosophical mitment to complete the system. I think my district that could qualify, because system or movement stressing practical con­ it would be highly desirable to complete according to the 1970 census, there are sequences and values as standards by which the system at an earlier date. My concern no urbanized areas in the first district of ooncepts are to be analyzed and their validity with a stretchout is that many of the Montana. There are only two in the determined." benefits of constructing and completing whole State; Great Falls and Billings, The explosion of technology, science, eco­ the system would be delayed or lost. One both in the Second District. nomics, population, and wants has put the of the benefits of these highways is they Item No. 3 of the proposal would estab­ world in a state of flux. People seek new values and new truths; not necessarily be­ are far safer for those who use them than lish a new rural highway program, which cause the old values and truths lack validity, the regular two-lane highways. It can would be limited to 600,000 miles. This but because they are lost, momentarily, in and will handle more travelers more new mileage, which is more limited than this explosion and people are groping. safely than the highways it replaces. I the present 910,000 miles of federally Practical consequences and values can only feel this concern for highway safety is designated primary and secondary be determined, in the long run, by thinking not something to be ignored. We lose routes, was derived from the Secretary's and by reasoning. an increasing number of people to high­ highway needs study. However, I do not If we learn that, this period of history may way fatalities annually and this factor believe many, if any, of us will want to not be known as the "good old days," but it may be looked back on as the beginning of should not be forgotten in considera­ absorb the necessary cuts in the Federal a new Age of Reason. tions of implementing the interstate highway system when the Congress and highway program as quickly as possible. the administration starts trying to re­ With our Nation's unemployment being duce the system by some 310,000 miles. as high as it is, it seems wiser to speed I do not believe any of the towns in my MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN­ up, rather than slow down, this impor­ district have the financial capabilities to HOW LONG? tant program, if for no other reason absorb more of a highway and street sys­ than maintaining the jobs it creates. Un­ tem than they presently are required to der the stretchout concept, many inter­ handle. HON. WILLIAM J. SCHERLE state highway construction contracts will While I am greatly in favor of a re­ OF IOWA not be funded each year. Thus, there will sponsive rural highway program which IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be a direct effect on the continued un­ will be helpful to districts and States like employment problems in the construction mine, I do not feel that this proposed Wednesday, April 19, 197 2 and related activities. rural highway plan is nearly large Mr. SCHERLE. Mr. Speaker, a child Also with a stretchout, there will be a enough to help our many rural Amer­ asks: "Where is daddy?" A mother asks: continued adding to the reserve of un­ icans. "How is my son?" A wife asks: Is my hus­ spent funds in the highway trust fund. Item No. 4 proposes a general trans­ band alive or dead?" The input each year to the trust fund portation fund. The one redeeming as­ Communist North Vietnam is sadis­ would continue at a high level but the pect of this proposal is that it could aid tically practicing- spiritual and mental spending of the funds would lessen. Many highways and urban mass transportation genocide on over 1,600 American pris­ people have examined alternative uses of in communities of less than 50,000 popu­ oners of war and their families. these presently unused trust funds, which lation. I understand the general trans­ How long? were specifically set aside for the benefit portation fund is partly intended. to re­ of highway users who paid Federal taxes lieve those towns that might be hurt due on gasoline and other items into the to any reductions in federally aided high­ fund. This is exactly what the Secretary way mileage--the 310,000 miles. RAIDING THE HIGHWAY TRUST of Transportation did. The Secretary's If one analyzes the amount of funds FUND report said: that would be allotted to urbanized areas Thds proposed phase-down would make under the Secretary's plan, one would more money available for other programs and find that each of the 248 urbanized areas HON. RICHARD G. SHOUP would permit an orderly completion of the would be eligible for $7.5 million out of OF MONTANA Interstate system with a smooth transition the single urban fund. In comparison, into post-Interstate planning. IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES the new rural highway program and the Wednesday, April 19, 1972 I cannot stress enough my feelings on general transportation fund has to be di­ the importance of maintaining the high­ vided amongst some 3,840 towns with Mr. SHOUP. Mr. Speaker, on March way trust fund so that when people are populations between 2,500 to 50,000, and 14, 1972, the Secretary of Transportation, taxed for a certain purpose, their money 13,706 smaller towns with populations John A. Volpe, in forwarding the high­ is used for that purpose, for their use, less than 2,500. Thus, if you take the 17,- way needs study to the Congress, recom­ and not for a completely different pro­ 546 towns and rural places that are lo­ mended a program under which money gram which they will not directly bene­ cated in and are classified generally as from the highway trust fund could be fit. We cannot burden rural Americans rural America, then each of these towns used for urban public transportation or with taxes which will be spent in urban and rural places would only be eligible highways beginning July 1, 1973. areas for mass transit systems they will for about $57,000. The proposal would provide: never use. If I could be sure that both Billings First. A single urban fund would be Item No. 1 o! the proposal, which and Great Falls would receive their full used to support both highways and urban would establish a single urban fund, share or exactly $7.5 million each out mass transportation in urban areas. should not be rer.dily accepted either. of the single urban fund, my general op­ Second. The interstate program would The difficulty of highway trust funds position to such a fund would be less. be continued through fiscal year 1979. being diverted for funding both urban However, based on my experience as Third. A new rural highway program, and mass transportation is clear enough. mayor of the city of Missoula--which limited to 600,000 miles, would be funded I can assure you that there are many city barely falls short of the definition of April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13583 an urbanized area-there is no way that again and again-up to 100 times. The re­ 19'72 Authorization Hear.J.ng, Part I. I believe these two deserving urbanized areas can sulting economies may bring operating costs that adversary science serves the citizen-tax­ down as low as one-tenth of those of present payer well when it forces NASA to face facts compete with New York City, Chicago, launch vehicles." which compel a realistic assessment of the and the other large cities. So one can The layman would be justified in welcom­ Shuttle. be sure they and other smaller cities will ing such a ten-fold reduction in space econ­ Sinee Mathematioa, Inc. (1972 Executive lose out in the race the Secretary would omy IF irt is ach:ievable and IF transportation Summary, pg. 0-1) makes as its primary establish by this raid on the highway costs are indeed. the prime determinant of concluston: (Emphasis, Mathematica's) trust fund for urban mass transit sys­ space .costs. I believe that the dalta. I shall "The development of a space shuttle system tems. present demonstrate that: is economically feasible assuming a level of (A) Space Shuttle transportaition costs space activity eqUI8.1 to the average of the Mr. Speaker, I would summarize by cannot achieve their advertised rates, and United States unmanned program of the last saying that the Secretary's proposal on {B) Transportation is not the cost-driver eight years." the surface seems very appealing for the of the unmanned space program. I believe it is pertinent to ta;bulate the large urban complexes, but in my opinion To make specific the projection of Shuttle actual NASA launcH vehicle procurement does not help in any significant way the transportation costs, I quote from Dr. costs for the FY 1964-1971 period, for un­ rural areas that I represent. Our rural Fletcher's Jan. 5, 1972 White House state­ manned m-issions: Americans deserve a better share in such ment: "It is estimated that the reusable space shuttle will reduce the cost per pound programs as the highway programs and LV procure­ of putting a payload into space from be­ ment costs Percent of many of the other Federal programs. tween $600 and $700 to $100." NASA Asso­ Fiscal year (millions) NASA budget This proposal just continues to give my ciate Administrator Dale D. Myers testified constituents and others who live else­ last year that the cost might be reduced to 1964·------·-----·------$129.8 3.0 where than in the big cities the same "as low as $75 per pound of payload." Aero­ 19i5______154.4 3.0 space industry officials (House hearings, 1966______177.6 3. 0 shabby treatment as in the past. 1967______.______117.6 2. 2 Science and Astronautics Comte, FY 72 pt 1968______124.5 2. 6 II, page 482) have projected costs as low 1969______96.9 2. 4 as $50 per pound. 1970·------·------107.8 3. 0 THE SPACE SHUTTLE NASA's case for the economy of the Space 1971______124.9 3. 7 Shuttle is tied to the report "Economic Anal­ ------ysis of the Space Shuttle System" by Mathe­ Total, 1964-7L______1, 033. 5 2. 9 mattea, Inc., a NASA contractor. The Com­ HON. BELLAS. ABZUG mittee has asked me to be prepared to com­ Total LV development costs are $631 mil­ OF NEW YORK ment on the 1972 Mathematica, Inc. report lion. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and on March 13th forwarded the 4 volume I think it is very cleaT th-at in the past 8 report to me. I am happy to respond to this year period launch vehicle costs for NASA Wednesday, April 19, 1972 request. have been a very small part of its budget. Mathematica, Inc. (Executive Summary Yet a layman reading the Mathematioa, Inc. Mrs. ABZUG. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, dated Jan. 31, 1972, page 0-8) estimates the primary conclusion cited above would be led the House will consider the NASA au­ Launch Vehicle (LV) costs for 514 Shuttle to conclude that the Space Shuttle would be thorization bill for fiscal year 1973. In­ flights as $12.0 billion. Dr. Fletcher in his economic for unmanned NASA flights. He cluded in that measure is an authoriza­ February testimony updated this figure to would, perhaps, be unaware that Ma.the­ tion of over $200 million for research and $13.1 billion. This amounts to $25.5 million matica, Inc. was using as its actual baseline development of the space shuttle. per Shuttle flight. Department of Defense (DOD) and NASA As I have stated many times before, Mathematica, Inc. (Vol. II page 6-42) unmanned flights. This confusion of military states: "As it turns out, the actual loading and civil space programs persists throughout I think that this project is most ill­ of the Space Shuttle Systems in terms of the Mathematica, Inc. report and makes dif­ advised at this time. Our national needs satellite payload weight comes to about 5,000 ficult a realistic appraisal of the Space Shut­ are too great to allow us to spend $200 pounds on the average (not the 40,000 tle in terms of the NASA program. There is million for a program whose feasibility pounds theoretically available)." Thus a also confusion injected because of a. blend­ study, the Skylab experiment, will not total of 514 Shuttle flights equals a total of ing in of unmanned and manned space pro­ be completed for another year. In addi- 2.6 million pounds of orbital payload. grams and an abundance of assumptions . tion, I believe that we must have a great If we divide $25.5 million by 5,000 pounds, which are not made clear in the Mathema.tica, deal more information as to the military we get a unit price of $5,100 per pound place Inc. analysis. in or-bit. This, I m-a;intain, is the true price In the 1964-71 period U.S. Navy- and Air ramifications of this project, for I be­ since it is based on full acounting of all new Force space mission-s dominated the U.S. lieve that they are considerable. appropriated dollars for the space program space activity. To the best of my knowledge Dr. Ralph Lapp, a distinguished scien­ transportation system. HoweveT, proponents there were 369 space missions conducted by tist, recently testified on the shuttle be­ of the Shuttle may argue that they refer DOD. Payloads tended to be heavier than fore the Senate Committee on Astro­ their unit prices only to operating costs With­ NASA's with emerging dependence upon nautical and Space Sciences. His testi­ out figuring in research, development, test Titan III-C space vehicles, whereas the mony is most illuminating, and I include and engineering and shuttle investment. NASA total of some 150 space launches em­ Well, that isn't the way General Motors fig­ ployed smaller LVs such as Scout and Delta. it in the RECORD at this point: ures it when I buy a oar, but even if we look Defense spa-ce spending amounted to about STATEMENT ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE SYSTEM at operating costs the unit price is nowhere $14 b1111on over the past 8 year period. There­ (Statement of Ralph E. Lapp, ApTil 12, 1972) near President Nixon's goal. fore any comparison by Mathematica, Inc. of I appreciate this opportunity to testify in Although operating costs for the lates.t this period for Shuttle versus Current Ex­ opposition to the proposed Space Transpor­ configuration of the Space Shuttle are un­ pendable LVs is necessarily heavily weighted tation System known as the Space Shuttle. dergoing almost monthly revision, the latest in the direction of defense missions. If the While the views I express are my own, 1 figure I find is that of $10.5 million per Shut­ Space Shuttle is intended to be a military have consulted with a number of space sci­ tle flight. This figure is, in my op1n1.on, a. vehicle, then I submit it ought to be justified entists in preparing my testimony. A number highly optimistic one since it assumes that and funded by the Department of Defense. of scientists are manifesting a groWing in­ the solid rocket motor (SRM) cases will be It is pertinent to note that during recent terest in "adversary science and technol­ used as many as 20 times. Inferior multiple years NASA payloads have averaged just ogy"-this being a movement which, in my use of the booster could double the unit op­ slightly under 1,000 pounds. Mathematica., opinion, is an attempt to exercise a set of erating cost. However, accepting the $10.5 Inc. has projected an average of 5,000 pounds checks and balances on the unprecedented mill-ion statistic and dividing by 5,000 pounds per Shuttle miS.Sion. This means two things: activities of research and development. The yields $2,250 per pound placed in orbit. Thus first, averaging in defense payloads which Space Shuttle is an example of a complex even on this lowest Shuttle cost basis, the have been heavier than NASA's and second, and highly costly technology which is diffi­ unit cost is triple that specified by Dr. Flet­ progvaming larger and heavier payloads for cult for the layman to comprehend. A num­ cher for conventional expendable rockets. NASA missions. Thus, the Mathematic&, Inc. ber of adversary scientists are attempting to It appears to me that someone has sadly projections call for increased space activity, interpret such technological issues free from misinformed the White House on the costs of as measured by payloads, but the mtionale the bias of the promoter's eye. the Shuttle and, a.s a result, the American for the Space Shuttle seems to be that it is President Nixon made a statement on the taxpayers have been misled into thinking a. cheaper means of space transportation. Space Shuttle on Jan. 5, 1972 in which he they are getting some kind of a space bar­ This requires that we focus attention on the stressed the economies of the Shuttle in gain. Quite the contrary, the Space Shuttle real cost-driver of the space program-the these words: Will, according to NASA's own numbers, be cost of the payloads. "The new system will differ radically from more expensive than a. variety of launch vehi­ In order to pinpoint this discussion-and all existing booster systems, in that most of cles which NASA now uses. I refer to data to comply with the Committee's request that the new system will be recovered and used glven on page 389 of this Committee's FY I make my testimon-y responsive to the 13584 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 Mathematica, Inc. 1972 report, I am repro­ for RDT&E and investment of Titan IIIB/ Skipping Column 2 for the moment, I ducing from page 0-8 of the Executive Sum­ D I M and $550 million plus $800 m1J.lion for would like to comment on the launch vehicle mary Table 0.1 SPACE TRANSPORTATION Big Gemini. This is scarcely fair to include and payload costs for the Space Shuttle. First SYSTEMS COST SUMMARY 1 Source: these cos:ts under the "current expendable" I would note that new numbers need to be Adapted from Aerospace Corporation and category. Therefore, I would strike this $1.62 inserted for LV costs. The non-recurring cost& Contractor Data. Modified NASA and DoD billion from the column. of $7.45 blllion ar-a now estimated to be Baseline, 514 Space Shuttle Flights (1979- As for recurring costs of currenrt expend­ $8.1 billion. Using the 1.8 factor of contractor 1990) able launchers, I note first that this $10.6 estimate understatement (# 45) this 8.1 billion figure includes $2.15 billion for Big G. TABLE 0.1 billion figure could escalate to $14.5 billion. There is also $0.25 billion for Intermediate It is not necessary to provide a parallel [In millions] 21 and since Mathematica, Inc., states (Vol. escalation for conventional launch vehicles II, p . 5-16) tha;t: "Based on the very-limited since their research, development, test and flexibility and applicability of this vehicle Current New Space engineering costs have been paid. expend­ expend­ shuttle it is quite unlikely that it will be used in the The recurring costs for the Space Shuttle able able and tug 1980s." I would strike this from the column. estimated at $4.8 billion by Mathematica, Since Big G and the Shuttle are redundant Inc. as of Jan. 31, 1972 need to be revised in I would suggest subtracting the $2.35 billion Expected launch vehicle the light of the hardware decisions made in costs: total from the $10.6 billion leaving a residual March. Clearly, recurring costs will depend Nonrecurring costs (fiscal $8.25 billion whioh then becomes the total year 1972-87) ______on the orbiter functioning properly for 100 $1,620 $2,000 $7,450 launch costs rather than the $12.0 billion or more times and refurbishment costs being Recurring costs (fiscal year figure. This is a "saving" of $3.75 billion and 1977- 90) _____ ------10, 600 8, 760 4, 800 held in line. More critical to the recurring involves no diminution of the unman:!:led cost total for the Shuttle is the uncertain Total launch costs ______12, 000 11, 000 12,000 NASA or DOD program. reusability of the booster. It is highly likely Looking now at the expected payload costs that the $4.8 billion figure cited by Mathe­ Expected payload costs under Column 1 of Table 0.1 I suggest that (satellites): mattea, Inc., will escalate considerably. To­ Research, development, the proper way to proceed to analyze this tal launch costs for the Space Shuttle cer­ test, and engineering expenditure of $30 billion is to set down the tainly exceed $13 billion and for the 514 (fiscal year 1975-90) ____ 11, 000 10, 600 9, 880 complete list of missions and their individual Recurring costs (fiscal flights specified in Tfl,ble 0.1 it is quite pos­ year 1976- 90) ______18, 800 18,400 12, 700 costs so that a rational decision may be sible that a $20 billion total might result. made on the program. I note that Mathemat­ In any event any comparison of the launch Total payload costs _____ 30,000 29, 000 23,000 lca, In<:. (Vol. II Table 6.21, p. 6-46) tabu­ vehicle costs for current expendable LVs lates the OSSA payloads by cost (but not by Expected total space which we have, and the space shuttle, which program costs ______42, 000 40, 000 35, 000 mission) ·as follows: we do not have, must lead to a favorable cost margin for existing launch systems. No A quick glance at the assembled statistics Number matter how one tries, the Space Shuttle can­ of Percent not claim an economic advantage based on might lead one to the conclusion that the Payload cost range (million) payloads of total Space Shuttle promises $7 billion in sav­ launch costs. I agree with Mathematica, Inc. ings. That is the difference between program in its conclusion (Vol. II, page 6-43) : "What $0 to $20 . __ ------17 4 matters are the actual space missions per­ costs for current expendable launch vehicles $20 to $40 ______242 61 and the Shuttle costs. This is the basis on $40 to $60______46 12 formed in the 1980s and used in the economic which the program is being sold. But Mathe­ $60 to $80______17 4 analysis when comparing Space Shuttle Sys­ mattea, Inc. projections should be carefully $80 to $100 ______1 <1 tems to expendable modes of operations. What $100 to $120 ______22 6 matters most, in the economic analysis, is examined item by item to determine what $120 to $140 ______22 6 assumptions they may involve. First of all, $140 to $160______11 3 the cost of payloads and of space missions in I maintain that the United States has not Over $160______20 5 the 1979-1990 period." Let us therefore look approved $42 billion space program in the ------at the cost of the Shuttle payloads. current expendable category. Therefore, I TotaL______398 100 Table 0.1 lists $9.9 billion as RDT&E costs would question the basic premise of Mathe­ of Shuttle payloads or $1.1 billion less than mattea, Inc. in its cost projections. In order My estimate is that these nearly 400 pay­ for conventional launch vehicle payloads. It to determine just what the United States loads represent a $20 billion cost. I estimate is however in the area of recurring costs that would get for such a $42 billion expenditure, that $10 billion represents 75 payloads each Mathematica, Inc. claims a Shuttle advan I would recommend that Mathematica, Inc. more than $100 million in cost. I believe tage. The 12.7 billion figure is $6.1 billion less or, preferably, NASA, should make a pro­ that there ought to be a very critical than for conventional LV payloads. Econ­ gram presentation to substantiate this $42 examination of each class of mission from omies claimed for the Shuttle derive from billion figure. the standpoint of science and national the potential of making larger and heavier I would like to emphasize that any com­ priorities. I believe that the large public satell1tes which can be cheaper per pound parison of Space Shuttle and current ex­ expenditures involved make it mandatory of instrumentation. No doubt the ability to pendable space vehicles must take into ac­ that mission models such as Mathematica, add weight to a satellite may permit less count the fact that in the development of Inc. has used be more than .NASA or NASA costly microminiaturization of instrumenta­ any new technology contractor estimates of contractor inputs. There can be no doubt tion but this is a trade-off situation. Further­ systems costs are hardly reliable. RAND that the mission model used in Table 0.1 more in making comparative costs of placing studies (Alvin J. Harman ''A Methodology represents a sharp step-up in NASA space a pound of payload in orbit the Shuttle pay­ for Cost Comparison and Prediction," Aug. activity and that such a program change load cannot then be compared on a 1 for 1 1970 RM-6269-ARPA and Robert Summers should be subjected to public examination basis since the conventional less weighty pay­ "Contractor Estimate and Prediction of Ac­ on a programmatic basis. Furthermore, the load is then equivalent to x pounds of Shut­ tual Weapons Costs" March 1965 RM-3061- mission model should be specifically n NASA tle payload. This means that the $5,100 unit PR.) show that contractor estimates are in­ model and not a mixed NASA-DOD model. price per pound of payload lifted in Sec. 7 variably low and that actual costs exceed I note that the 398 payloads dispersed needs adjustment upwards. This means that the estimates by 80 percent. over a 15 year time span represent a bi­ instead of the Shuttle providing transporta­ Additionally, I would stress that the Space weekly launch rate for OSSA missions-more tion for one-tenth the unit price of conven­ Shuttle involves a number of significant than double the present rate and that for tional launch vehicles, it is actually ten times technological risks. The degree of these risks recent years. I submit that such an increase more expensive. It is difficult to state how was undoubtedly a prime factor in NASA's in the tempo of the civilian space program much the higher payload capacity of the backing away from a fully reusable manned has not been justified as a legitimate public Shuttle allows reduction in payload costs on booster. But the unmanned booster still in­ expenditure. Therefore, I feel that the $30 a _pound basis, but the trend is contrary to volves risks in that the ocean recovery of a billion total in this column is unrealistic the thrust of technology which alms at more huge 156 inch SRM case is a great extrapola­ and, although lacking a specific itemization compact, solid-state, instrumentation of high tion of recovery technology. The way to over­ of missions, I would suggest a more realistic reliability. come technological risk is well known and figure would be $20 billion. Such an adjust­ Apart from the economy of permitting involves parallel paths of development and ment automatically feeds back to launch ve­ bulkier instrumentation, the Space Shuttle improvisation-both of which add cost. It hicle procurement and would reduce my is claimed to be economical in increasing the would be highly useful if NASA would per­ suggested $8.25 billion figure to about $5 reliability of satellites placed in orbit by form sensitivity analyses on its areas of high billion. allowing man to be on board and make a risk and determine the costs which may be Using the new numbers for column 1, final check-out of the orbital device prior to involved in these technological sectors. I arrive at a bottom line total of $25 billion dispatch into orbit. Since many orbital de­ Focusing 8/ttention on Col. 1 of Table 0.1, rather than the $42 billion stipulated by vices have achieved a 95 % reliability in oper­ I do not see why any funds are included for Mathematica, Inc. I further believe that if ation, this feature of the Space Shuttle does non-recurring costs of current expendable the scientific and technical community was not appear to be highly significant. Further­ vehicles. These vehicles are already developed given this figure as a ceiling, it would be more, the increasing complexity of orbital and their costs have been paid. The $1.62 possible to define an aggressive and rewarding devices calls for a much greater payload of billion listed actually involves $267 million space program for the 1975-1990 period. check-out devices and personnel competence April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13585 at the check-out point. If the orbital device or aging satellites. I suggest that the uncer­ PRIVATE PENSION TRANSFER ACT is checked out prior to launch it does not tainties of Shuttle costs, technological issues, appear overly advantageous to provide a final mission models and booster reuse do not now checkout prior to orbital insertion. permit a 1978-1990 projection such as Mathe­ HON. JOHN B. ANDERSON Proponents of the Space Shuttle place matioa, Inc. has made--or, to purt it another greater emphasis on the capability of re­ way, do not permit public confidence in the OF ILLINOIS trieving orbital devices, serving them in or­ projection. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bit, and in bringing them back to earth for I call to your attention the fact that Wednesday, April 19, 1972 refurbishment and redeployment in orbit. Mathematica, Inc. ha.s listed a minimum of Here one is faced with a trade-off situation 62 flights to Spaoo Station. I also note that Mr. ANDERSON of illinois. Mr. in which the unit cost of the. orbital de­ the most recent NASA estimate of the cost of Speaker, a few days ago I introduced vice vs the cost of retrieval, refurbishment such a Space Station development/ deploy­ two bills on private pension plan reform. and redeployment ·is of critical importance. ment is $6 bil11on and that much higher Those measures addressed some key As mentioned earlier, there is also the rela­ figures have been suggested. If M'athetic. You did tour our villages in April oheered the stoning of the Washington po­ of 1969 during hearings on Indian Educa­ the Eskimos are able to help support them­ lice force. selves and benefit their community. tion. The movement was actually far deeper and I am pleading with you, ~nator Ken­ Due to the fact that the animals in west­ more dangerous than an effort to secure nedy, to save the Alaska Native, and the ern Alaska. are increasing, the Eskimos funds from a nearly depleted federal treas­ economy of Alaska, by withdrawing your bill should in no way be affected by this B111. ury. The American Communist Party planned and seeking appropriate amendment to allow The native people must not have this time­ a riot of such proportions that it was hoped continued use of ocean mammals f'or Native honored heritage taken from them. the United States Army, in its efforts to main­ "handmade artifacts and clothing. Thank you for your consideration. tain peade, would have to fire on the march­ Postulate, if you will, a bill that would Sincerely, ers. In this way, the Communists hoped to stop the taking of cows-except for subsist­ MARY BEANS, incite revolutionary action. Red organizers ence use. Obviously, the Congress will not FRANCES EVAN, infiltrated the veteran groups and presently -cause such legislation to be introduced. And PRISCILLA HOOPER, took command from their unwitting leaders. yet, the Congress, would take such action THERESA JAMES, :against Alaska. CECELIA SIMS, Four American leaders were involved I presume that the legislation is intended MARTIN TONUCHUK, in stopping this communist inspired and in the interest of conservation practices or WILLIAM WHALEN. led confrontation. They were President -preservation of sea mammals. There is testi­ Herbert Hoover; Gen. Douglas Mac­ .mony in Alaska though that will show that Art?-ur, as Army Chief of Staff; Maj. there are NO species in Alaska that are Dw1ght D. Eisenhower, and Maj. George threatened. I believe our Oongressional Dele­ COMMUNIST INFLUENCES ON S. Patton. President Hoover was polit­ .gation can bear this out. I ask you again, Senator, help us Save Our AMERICAN POLITICS ically rejected by the American people· State. MacArthur remained under constant Very truly yours, harassing attacks which resulted in his ROBERT WILLARD, HON. JOHN R. RARICK removal from command in the Pacific; Executive Director. OF LOUISIANA and then Gen. George S. Patton was re­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES moved from his command. I was to be publicly hanged on the steps NEWS RELEASE FROM OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Wednesday, April 19, 1972 ANCHORAGE.-The Executive Director of of the Capitol. It was the beginning of a def­ the Alaska Human Rights Commission has Mr. RARICK. Mr. Speaker, President inite and ceaseless campaign that set me -called upon Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D­ NiX'On's attempt at reconciliation with apart as a man to be destroyed, no matter Mas.sachusetts, to withdraw his bill tha;t how long the communists and their friends the Communist leaders of China and and admirers had to wait, and no Inatter would place restrictions on the taking of Russia, in order to project himself as a .sea mammals-except for subsistence use. what means they might have to use. But world peacemaker, should remind all it was to be 19 years before the bells of Mos­ In a letter to Kennedy, Robert W111ard, the -agency's director, asked Kennedy to seek Americans again of the past roles of the cow pealed out their glee at my eclipse. -amendments that would allow the taking of international Communist movement in Strangely, the career of only one of sea mammals for N-ative handmade artifacts influencing American politicians. the military officers directly involved in ·and clothing. Perhaps the President's political ad­ the stopping of the Bonus March was not "I fear the culture of the Alaska Native visers had planned the peace overtures wlll be annihilated" Wlllard wrote, if the destroyed. That one officer, Dwight D. ·senate follows the action of a House-passed to wrest the "peace" movement from the Eisenhower, went on to become President bill. The House recently passed overwhelm- extreme left wing in the United States of the United States, with Richard M. 1ngly a measure th&t placed very restrictive and set the stage for the President's po- Nixon serving as his Vice President. 13604 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 Tragically, history is so little studied are causing fellow countrymen to wonder dent of the United States. The cavalry will whether their soldiers served for patriotism make a demonstration down Pennsylvania that its lessons are not understood. Few or merely for pay." Avenue. The infantry will deploy in line of Americans are even aware that President Through the month of June the tension skirmishers in the rear of the cavalry. You Eisenhower was involved in the Bonus mounted. The camps now occupied by an will surround the area and evict the men ~n March while Generals MacArthur and estimated 17,000 spread out to every sizeable possession there. Use care and consideration Patton' repeatedly came under merciless vacant lot. At night, morose men squatted toward all women and children who may be attack for their participation. by burning campfires listening silently to the in the area." endless speeches, always tinged with the in­ In accordance with the President's request, Those who fail to benefit from the creasing violence of Communist propaganda. I accompanied General Miles and brought lessons of the past must receive and suf­ The privations, the punishing heat, the un­ with me two officers who later wrote their fer them. sanitary living conditions, and the inter­ names on world history: Major Dwight D. I insert a selected portion of General minable hours of wishful waiting for the Eisenhower and Major GeorgeS. Patton. MacArthur's book to follow: slightly more than one thousand dollars Not a shot was fired. The sticks, clubs, and REMINISCENCES which was to be each man's share-if Con­ stones of the rioters were met only by tear gress relented-took its toll. gas and steady pressure. No one was killed (By General of the Army, Douglas During June, the governor of New York, and there were no serious injuries in either MacArthur) Franklin D. Roosevelt, informed New Yorkers side. By 9:30p.m. the area was cleared as far The most poignant episode during my role among the Bonus Marchers that the state as the Anacostia Flats. The show of force, as Chief of Staff was the so-called Bonus would pay their railroad fares if they left the excellent discipline of the troops, and March. The country was in the third year Washington immediately and returned to the proper use of tear gas had turned the of the great Depression, and heartache and New York. President Hoover got a bill through trick without serious bloodshed. At Anacostia hunger haunted the millions of unemployed. Congress authorizing loans for transporta­ Flats I received word from the Secretary of Men lost faith, and the spirit of the country tion, and most of the real veterans left. But War, as we were in the midst of crossing the sank to a low that had not been experienced the hard core of the Communist bloc not only river, to suspend the operation at my dis­ since the financial panic of 1892. Late in stayed, but grew. The Federal Bureau of In­ cretion . .r halted the command as soon as we May, an army of disillusioned and lost men gestigation reported that an examination of had cleared the bridge, but at that moment who had served in the war, the vanguard of the fingerprints of 4,723 Bonus Marchers the rioters set fire to their own camp. This a starved band, arrived in Washington, seek­ showed that 1,069 of them were men who had concluded the proceedings for the night. ing desperately to influence the Congress to criminal records ranging from drunkenness I personally reported to the President and grant an immediate cash bonus for veterans. to murder and r81pe. Not more than one in ten Secretary Hurley at the White House about For two fruitless months they lived in abject of those who stayed was a veteran. By this eleven o'clock, and they expressed gratifica­ squalor, making their daily marches to the time Waters had been deposed and the Com­ tion at what had been accomplished. Secre­ Capitol, to the White House, and to all of munists had gained control. tary Hurley asked me to give a statement to the other sacrosanct federal buildings where As the violence increased, Pelham Glass­ the waiting newspaper men. After explaining they hoped to loosen the pursestrings of gov­ ford, commander of the W81Sh1ngton police, the events of the preceding day, I continued: ernment. In the end, their frustration, com­ twice consulted with me about calling on "If President Hoover had not acted when bined with careful needling by the Commu­ the Army for assistance. Both times I advised he did he would have been faced with a seri­ nists, turned them into a sullen, riotous against it. But on July 28th, the crisis was ous situation. Another week might have mob. reached. A mob of 5,000 strong began to move meant that the government was in peril. He In these days of wholehearted national up Pennsylvania Avenue towa.rd the Treasury had reached the end of an extraordlnary pa­ unity, it is hard to believe that thirty years Building and the White House. The police tience and had gone to the very limit to avoid ago the President of the United States lived were outnUinbered five to one. Glassford was friction before using force. Had the Presi­ in danger, and that Congress shook with fear mauled and stripped of his police superin­ dent not acted when he did he would have at the sight and sound of the marchers. It tendent's gold badge, gunfire broke out, two been derelict in his duty." is hard to believe, too, that government em­ men were killed and a score or more badly The day following the riot, the police ployees and other citizens of Washington injured. It was evident that the situation rounded up thirty-six of the leaders, includ­ who bore witness to the tawdry street battles had gotten beyond the collitrol of the local ing James Ford, the American Communist cheered the stoning of the washington police authorities. Party candidate for Vice-President; Emman­ force. A request W81S immediately made through uel Levin, a leading New York Communist; The movement was actually far deeper and the Board of Commissioners of the District of and John T. Pace, an acknowledged former more dangerous than an effort to secure Columbia for federal troops. Commissioner Communist. This broke up the organization, funds from a nearly depleted federal treas­ ru.cheld·erfer, in requesting such assistance and its remnants disappeared. ury. The American Communist Party planned from the President, stated that it would "be The most extravagant distortions of what a riot of such proportions that it was hoped impossible for the police department to main­ had occurred were widely circulated. I was the United States Army, in its efforts to tain law and order except by the free use of violently attacked, and even blatantly mis­ maintain peace, would have to fire on the firearms. The presence of federal troops in represented before Congress. Speeches pic­ marchers. In this way, the Communists small number will obviate the seriousness of tured me in full dress uniform astride a fiery hoped to incite revolutionary action. Red the situation, and it will result in far less white charger, bedecked with medals, waving organizers infiltrated the veteran gr.oups and violence and bloodshed." a bloody saber, and leading a mad cavalry presently took command from their unwit­ The President then conferred with Patrick charge against unarmed and innocent citi­ ting leaders. Hurley, the Secretary of War, who was Im­ zens. Of course there was absolutely no Walter W. Waters, a persuasive ex-service­ mediately placed in charge. Hurley issued the foundation for such statements. There was man from Oregon with a gift for public following order: no cavalry charge. There was no fiery white speaking, was the leader of the Bonus March­ "To: General Dougl81S MacArthur, Chief ot charger. There W81S no saber. Tha-e was no ers. I conferred with him and reached an Staff, U.S. Ann.y. full-dress uniform. There were no medals. agreement that if the Army was called in, he "The President has just now informed me I wore the same uniform as the troops. When would withdraw the veterans without vio­ that the civil government of the District of I challenged such distortions, they were lence. Many of them were bedded down in Columbia h81S reported to him 1t is unable to merely shrugged off with the expression, partly demolished buildings along Pennsyl­ maintain law and order in the District. "it was only politics." Franklin Roosevelt vania Avenue. To provide further shelter, I "You will have United States troops pro­ once said to me, "Douglas, I think you are issued tents and camp equipment to be set ceed immediately to the scene of dlisorder. our best general, but I believe you would be up on the Anacostia Flats. I also ordered out Cooperate fully with the ·District of Oolum­ our worst politician." With his rare sense of a number of rolling kitchens to relieve any bia police force which is now in charge. Sur­ humor, I wonder which side of tha.t remark acute suffering. This latter step raised an round the affected area and clear it without he thought was the compliment. outburst in Congress. A leader in the House delay. Three days after the uprising, The New of Representatives said from the floor: "Turn over all prisoners to the civil YCYrk Times, in a front-page account, re­ "If they come to washington, sit down and authorities. ported: have three meals furnished free every day, "In your orders insist that any women or "The Communist Party, at its headquar­ then God knows what will happen to us. children who may be l.n the affected area be ters here, accepted responsibility yesterday There are more than 8,500,000 persons out of accorded every oonsidera.tlon and kindness. for the demonstration that resulted in the work in the United States, most of them with Use all humanity consistent with the due ex­ bonus-army riots 'in W81Shington. families. If the Government can feed those ecution of the order. "We agitated for the bonus and led the that are here, then we can expect an influx "PATRICK J. HURLEY, demonstration of the veterans in W81Shing­ that wlll startle the whole country." "Secretary of War." ton," a spokesinan for the party said at the The rolling kitchens were withdrawn. headquarters at 50 E81St 13th Street. "We Senator J. Hamilton Lewis inspected the Six hundred soldiers under the command stand ready to go to Washington again and tired and, in some cases, shoeless veterans of General Perry L. Miles had been drawn fight for the working men. We started the lying around the Capitol Building and then from units close to Washington, General march from here for Washington and we will told his colleagues in the Senate that, "By Miles' orders to his unit commanders were as lead the way again!" abandoning the plea for justice and adopt­ follows: In 1948, more of the Communist conspiracy ing in its place threat and coercion, veterans "We are acting on the order of the Prest- W81S revealed when Benjamin Gitlow, an ad- April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13605 mitted Communist, wrote in his book, The Cabrillo entered Santa Monica Bay on Ten years ago a redevelopment agency Whole of Their L ives: California's Pacific coast, claimed all the was set up to restore 50 acres in down­ "On July 5 Earl Browde·r declared that the land within his sight for the King of town Redondo Beach. Fifteen million veterans were the shock troops of the unem­ dollars were released by the Federal Gov­ ployed. Said he, 'The Bonus revolutionary Spain, and began the period of Spanish force in Washington is the most significant influence in our State. ernment for this project in 1966 and beginning of the mass struggle against the One of the areas which Cabrillo's claim property acquisition began. deepening consequences of the crisis.' encompassed was territory in the south One hundred and twenty of the one "On July 28 the government went into portion of the Santa Monica Bay occu­ hundred and twenty-three parcels in this a ction. General Douglas MacArthur, Chief pied by Indians of the Tobikhar, Cho­ upgrading and modernization program of Staff of t he United St!lites Army, stepped wigna Lodge, for whom one of the attrac­ have now been cleared for resale. And for in to prevent serious bloodshed after a fight between communist led veterans and police tions of the location was an inland lake all its accomplishments, for all of the resulting in the death of one veteran and where salt was plentiful. changes which it has effected on the face the shooting of an innocent bystander. It In 1794 this area of the South Bay of the city, the program continues to was just what the communists wanted. It is was part of the 75,000 acre Rancho San belong far less to Redondo Beach's past, what they had conspired to bring about. Pedro land grant to Juan Jose Do­ than to its future. Now they could brand Hoover as a murderer minguez by the Spanish Territorial Gov­ A variety of supplementary projects, of hun gry u nemployed veterans. They could ernor. new streets and plazas, which represent charge that the United States Army was Wall Through subsequent sale and resale, the initiatives of some of the most vig­ Street's tool with which to crush the un­ employed and t hat t he government and the a portion of this acreage in 1887 became orous and active community leaders in Congress of the United States were bloody part of the Redondo Improvement Co. California, have already been drafted Fascist butchers of unarmed American work­ which was incorporated as the ninth city and await only the budgeting authority men ." in Los Angeles County 5 years later in of the Department of Housing and Ur­ In 1949, John T. Pace testified under oath 1892. ban Development. before a Congressional committee: By the turn of the century the city of With a superb city manager in Fran­ I feel responsible in part for the oft re­ pe·ated lie about President Hoover and Gen­ Redondo Beach, with a population of less cis Hopkins, with one o.f the best mayors eral MacArt.h ur. than a thousand, had three commercial il'l: the United States in William Czuleger, "I led the left wing or communist section piers; was the foremost shipping point With one of the most effective and ener­ of the bonus march. I was ordered by my between San Francisco and San Diego; getic chamber presidents in recent years Red superiors to provoke riots. I was told benefited from direct service by three in Gerald Hilby, and a great city coun­ to use every trick to bring about bloodshed railroads; and enjoyed the patronage of cil and municipal staff, and an outstand­ in the h opes that President Hoover would be Henry Edwards Huntington who had ac­ ing chamber of commerce, the city of forced to call out the army. The communists didn't care how many veterans were killed. quired most of the land and buildings in Redondo Beach is vital, dynamic future- I was told Moscow had ordered riots and 1901. oriented and on the move. ' bloodshed in the hopes that this might But also by the tum of the century, And for such a city, with such a lead­ set off the revolution. My communist bosses even as the young city seemed to be ership, it is a good thing to hold an were jumping with joy on J11ly 28 when the growing increasingly prosperous, even as anniversary banquet every few years to Washington police killed one veteran. The it was gaining statewide renown as a take stock of all that has been accom­ Army was called out by President Hoover vac·ation retreat and tourist attraction, pUshed, to recognize all those whose and didn 't fire a shot or kill a man. General MacArthur put down a Moscow directed rev­ the process of a long and difficult eco­ work has paved the way, and to feel that olution without bloodshed, and that's why nomic downturn was beginning. special sense of pride that only can come the communists hate him." The construction of a breakwater, a to people who have worked long and well During the Bonus March communist preoccupation of municipal planners for together. throots continued to be made against re­ almost the entire first 60 years of the And, Mr. Speaker, that is what the sponsible officials. I was to be publicly hanged city's life, was attempted in 1899, in 1917, people of Redondo Beach will be doing on the st eps of the Capitol. It was the begin­ and again in 1938 without success. on April29. And it will be my great pleas­ ning of a definite and ceaseless campaign that set me apart as a man to be destroyed, The once-thriving shipping business ure on that day to be joining them. no matter how long the Communists and fell off. All three wharves were tom their friends and admirers had to wait, and down between 1914 and 1926. The flour­ no matter what means they might have to ishing El Paso amusement zone, once use. But it was to be nineteen years before a magnet for tourists, gradually disin­ NEWS BULLETIN OF THE AMERI­ the bells of Moscow pealed out their glee at tegrated and became almost abandoned CAN REVOLUTION BICENTEN­ my eclipse. by the time of the city's 47th anniversary NIAL COMMISSION in 1939. An inadequate half million dollar THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF short breakwater was constructed in HON. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST REDONDO BEACH 1939 with Federal matching funds but OF VffiGINIA the results were dire. In 1940 a major IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ALPHONZO BELL portion of the waterfront area, a num­ Wednesday, April 19, 1972 ber of buildings, and the Strand walk OF CALIFORNIA Mr. WHITEHURST. Mr. Speaker I am IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were washed out. Attempts to halt the waterfront ero­ inserting in the RECORD the Ap;il 17 Wednesday, April 19, 1972 sion with a variety of hastily constructed edition of the news bulletin of the Amer­ Mr. BELL. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, and inexpensive sea walls proved futile. ican Revolution Bicentennial Commis­ April 29, 1972, the Redondo Beach Cham­ In the early 1950's the city of Redondo sion. I take this action to help my col­ ber of Commerce will sponsor the gala Beach was a city without much pros­ leagues keep informed of activities pre­ '80th anniversary dinner of the city of perity and with virtually no hope. paring for the bicentennial. The bulletin Redondo Beach. And it is not possible fully to appreci­ is compiled and written by the staff of At the dinner the Anchormen, the or­ ate the city of Redondo Beach today the ARBC Communications Committee. _ganization of past presidents of the Re­ without understanding the bleakness of The bulletin follows: dondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, will its prospects less than two decades ago. BICENTENNIAL BULLETIN present my friend Francis E. Hopkins, What was to begin in the later 1950's The ARBC Executive Committee will meet city manager of Redondo Beach, as hon­ and build with increasing momentum in in New York City on Thursday, April 20; the ·Ored guest for the evening. the 1960's was almost a miracle of re­ ARBC Communications Committee will meet at Headquarters on Tuesday, April 18, as wlll The purpose of the dinner will be to newal and regeneration. the ARBC Philatelic Advisory Panel. Also, focus attention on the rich, colorful, and The long awaited breakwater was com­ on Tuesday, April 18, the Open House USA ·unusually diverse history of the city, its pleted in 1958 at a cost of $5 million. Committee will meet in New York City. people, its institutions, and its historical Additional and supporting const111ction A session of the "Congress of 200" spon­ beginnings. followed in 1960 and shoreline service sored by the New Mexico American Revolu­ Four hundred and thirty years ago facilities were added 2 years later in tion Bicentennial Comxnission met in Albu­ the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez time for the city's 70th anniversary. querque recently. About 200 political, civic 13606 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 and educational leaders from throughout the Sack has been named interim Chairman of commended for their courage and state heard Governor Bruce King and UNM the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Com­ bravery. President open the meeting and Dr. William mission. Mr. Sack will serve as Chairman of to Dabney, UNM history professor, deliver the the Commission until September 30, 1972, I want take this opportunity to principal address on the background of the completing the unexpired portion of the term bring the complete details to the atten­ American Revolution. The afternoon session of Mrs. Stephen Hart who recently resigned tion of my colleagues here in the House divided the Congress into workshops to dis­ as Chairman. by sharing with them a r.ecent article cuss projects suitable for New Mexico. Dr. Mr. Andrew Murphy, who represents the that appeared in the Kansas City Star. Luther H. Foster, Commission Member, rep­ Activities Service of The Boy Scouts of Amer­ Following is the article: ica informed the ARBC this week that they resented the ARBC. FEAR CAME LATER-PLUCK IN RESCUE The ARBC Performing Arts Advisory Panel are well along in the stages of securing Boy held its first meeting on Monday, April 10 input to their preliminary planning for the (By Andrew C. Miller) and the Creative and Visual Arts Advisory BSA's part in the celebration of our Coun­ Claude Gravely and Roy Roar don't feel Panel met on Tuesday, April 11 at the Na­ try's 200th anniversary. This is being done like heroes after they rescued a mother and tional Gallery of Art. The Panels were briefed in 2 ways this Spring: her 10 children from a burning home Friday on the overall themes and goals of the Bi­ "ReS~Ctions and Suggestions are being se­ night--they "just feel good." centennial and Miss Nancy Hawks, Chairman cured from the more than 2,000 Explorer Post Luck played a large part 1n their rescue, of the National Endowment for the Arts, Presidents who wm meet in Washington, D.C. the two agreed while relating the incident spoke on the relationship of that group to next week at the Annual Explorer Post yesterday. the upcoming commemoration. The main Presidents Congress. These are leaders of our "I guess the good Lord just sent us over thrust of the meeting was a wide-ranging high school age program and we should re­ there,'' Gravely said with a smile. "It sure discussion of the nature of the involvement ceive valuable suggestions and ideas from made us feel good." of the arts in the Bicentennial. The Perform­ them. On their way to a friend's house Friday ing Arts Panel members stressed their feel­ "The Order of the Arrow, a B.S.A. Camping night, the two saw fiames leaping from the ing that the Bicentennial Era should be a Fraternity, is being solicited by mail through roof of a home at 3817 Indiana. time for strengthening and highlighting ~ their lodge chiefs to secure their suggestions. While their dates phoned firemen, Gravely, America's young talent. The Creative and This group is made up of Boy Scouts as well of 3645 E. 57th, and Roar, of 5700 Swope Visual Arts Panel members felt strongly that as EJq>lorers." Parkway, kicked down the front door, rushed the Bicentennial should emphasize the mul­ A target date of June has been set to se­ upstairs yelling "fire," awakening Mrs. Mari­ tiplicity of creative talent across the coun­ cure this information and compile it. lyn Chamberlain and her 10 children. try. Archivist of the United States James B. First Mrs. Chamberlain went downstairs Chairman James Copley and the ARBC Rhoads said recently that the "most visible" with her youngest child. Then, with Gravely Communications Committee have an­ of the Bicentennial SiCCOmplishments of the 1n a second-story hallway and Roar on the nounced that the oftlcial ARBC symbol will National Archives has been establishment of stairs, the two young men directed each child be featured soon in 10-second spot an­ a Center for the Documentary Study of the downstairs to Mrs. Chamberlain. nouncements on the Bicentennial by tele­ American Revolution which is prep·aring Gravely and Roar both said they did not vision stations across the nation. guides to Revolutionary War records in the experience fear until their deed was com­ The San Antonio (Texas) ARBC will co­ National Archives and a computer index for pleted and firemen had arrived. ordinate and stage a June celebration in con­ the Papers of the Continental Congress. He The two have known each other for about junction with the opening of the National said that the Center is gearing up to provide 15 years. They both grew up 1n Newport, Ark., University of Mexico's branch campus in "better tools for the historian who wishes to and after graduating from high school there, HemisFair Plaza. "My feeling," explained use Revolutionary War materials." Rhoads came to Kansas City for job opportunities. Chairman B. J. "Red" McCombs, "is that it said that the N81tional Archives also is stress­ The Friday night fire was a little more would be an important event for us to begin ing youth education programs as a Bicen­ than they bargained for, burt both said they our Open House USA category." Mrs. Gene tennial project, working with the District of would do it again. Riddle, associate director of the ARBC of Columbia public school system ia the prep­ "If we would have been by any house, we Texas, said a June celebration would put San aration of teaching units on history and would have done the same," Gravely said. Antonio in the position of having the first government. The Archivist spoke at a re­ Roar said that as the two approached the Bicentennial Open House celebration in the gional meeting of the American Association house, they saw flames covering the roof. nation. for St8ite and Local History which was spon­ "We yelled 'come out, come out' for a The Florida ARBC in cooperation with the sored jointly by the Mississippi Historical while, but nobody did. So we kicked down the University of Florida's Department of His­ Society. door," Gravely related. tory is sponsoring the first of a series of Some twenty-five top professional, govern­ "I stood by the bedrooms," Gravely said symposia on the American Revolution in mental and press women from national wom­ "yelling 'fire.' They started coming out to~ Florida, May 18-20, on the University of en's organi218.tions will be guests of the ARBC ward my voice. Some had their hair burned." Florida campus. The theme for this year's on Monday, April 17th, to discuss women's Roar said the last boy to escape must have symposium is "Eighteenth Century Florida involvement in the Bicentennial. Those Sit­ been confused because he first started toward and Its Borderlands." Several Universities tending have expressed interest in the pos­ the stairway and then headed b81Ck into a throughout the country are sending speak­ sibllity of nationwide projects in the Hori­ bedroom. ers and acting as commentators will be Wil­ zon's '76 concepts and are meeting to explore Gravely said he grabbed the young boy, liam Sturtevant (Smithsonian Institution), collective collaboration. And, on Sunday, patted his pajamas to make sure they were Paul Smith (Library of Congress), and April 9, the ARBC was represented at the not on fire, and then carried him downstairs. Charles Van Ravensway (Henry Francis du Awards Luncheon of the Virginia Press Wom- . Firemen said the blaze, at 11:30 p.m., did Pont Winterthur Museum). Dr. Samuel Proc­ en where plans and proposals and the role considerable damage to the upper story. The tor, professor of history and social sciences, of the media in informing the public of the amount was undetermined. The family 1s University of Florida, and a member of the Bicentennial goals were discussed. staying with relatives. Florida ARBC, is serving as chairman of the Contact: F. C. Duke Zeller, Editor (202) symposium. The conference is open to the 254-8007. public. A group of Philadelphia-based historians, ARENDS' MORAL FIBER PRAISED writers, teachers and patriotic citizens are FEAR CAME LATER-PLUCK publishing a new tabloid newspaper, "The IN RESCUE American Revolution-illustrated." While HON. WILLIAM L. SPRINGER appearing exactly as a modern-day newspaper OF n.LINOIS it retells the trials of America's birth from HON. LARRY WINN, JR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1769 to 1783. Each event is written as if it OF KANSAS were happening today. Some schools are al­ Wednesday, April 19, 1972 ready using the tabloid as an aid to their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, all of us curriculum. The full story of every event is Wednesday, April 19, 1972 told is easy-to-read pictured format, suitable have long known and appreciated the for the average reader. For information on Mr. WINN. Mr. Speaker, Claude fine qualities of our able colleague the the newspaper, which is published in 12 is­ Gravely and Roy Roar did not feel like minority whip, LEs ARENDS. So it' was sues annually for $8.00 write Walter Kub111us heroes after they rescued a mother and gratifying to hear those qualities extolled & Co., 122 Greenwood Avenue, Wyncote, Pa. her 10 children from a burning home-­ at an appreciation dinner for LEs in Dan­ 19095. they "just felt good." ville, m., on April 15. The prtncipal The Bicentennial Council of the Thirteen These two young men from Kansas States wm meet 1n Charleston, South Caro­ speaker at that affair, Dr. David c. Crane llna, April 13th-16th. The ARBC will be rep­ City performed a brave and heroic deed of Indianapolis, brought home to his lis­ resented by its States and Regional Coordi­ when they charged into a burning house, teners the essence of our colleague's nators. and aroused and led 11 people through political leadership by reminding us that Colorado State Representative Floyd M. fire and smoke to safety. They are to be LEs "served to keep the thread of loyalty April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13607 continuous over the years while many sponsored a resolution !recto!', Citizens National Bank (Los rated non-Russian nations. As a result of It was by accident tha,t he became in­ Angeles) ; a,nd Director, Hoffman Electronics these colonial policies of the Soviet Russian volved in the metal stamping business. The Corporation. He was also a,ctive as a trustee domination there were "liquidated" over six Norris family was acquainted with a man on the National Counc-il on Crime and De­ million of Byelorussian population. who was a major partner in a metal stamp­ linquency, the Huntington Institute of Ap­ Lenin envisaged creation of the USSR for ing company. In 1920 Mr. Norris happened plied Medical Research, and the Kenneth T. the entire globe, obviously under Soviet Rus­ to be in the axea of the Kittle Manufactur­ a,nd Eileen L. Norris Foundation. sian leadership. Subsequent governments of ing Company, so he stopped in for a visit. Needless to say, Mr. Morris was an honored Soviet Russia are gradually realizing this The family friend was sick, and his partner oitizen within the communities where he goal. At present their military activities, rather abruptly said he was swamped. Mr. worked, lived and served. Included among covering many parts of the globe on the land, Norris asked if there was anything he could the recognitions he received were the Navy E sea, underwater, in the air and strato­ do to help-and was promptly made head of and Army-Navy E Awards, World War II; the sphere, often are surpassing those of other the shipping depa.rtment I In a relatively Presteel A ward, American Me·tal Stamping countries. This systematically growing short period of time, considerably less than Society, 1963; an Honol"axy Doctor of Laws threat to the security of free countries is the a yeax, he became superintendent. He con­ Degree, Occidental College, Januaxy 6, 1965; greatest menace to humanity of our time. It tinued with the company and beca,me assist­ OaJ.ifornia Manufacturer of the Year, Cali­ can be avoided by the liberation of Byelo­ ant general mana,ger with the responsibility fornia Manufacturers Association, 1968; an russia and other non-Russian subjugated for estimating, sales, purchasing, and pro­ Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree, Uni­ nations from Russian bondage and restora­ duction. In 1930 he proposed a plan that versity of Southern Ca.lifo:rnia, June 5, 1969; tion of their truly independent states. The would guarantee him a certain salary and the Distinguished Citizen Award, Pepperdine Russian state, limited to the ethnographi­ bonus in any year when the company en­ Univ_ersity, May, 1971; and the William Hunt cal Russian territories, will not be capable of joyed reasonable profits. The plan was Eisenman Aw&'d, American Society for armed expansion in global dimensions. turned down, so he quit. Metals, October, 1971. At this time the Byelorussians under ter­ He had saved his money, and at a time Mr. Norris leaves his wife, Eileen; son, Ken­ roristic Russian domination do not have the when many more companies were going out neth T. Norris, Jr., President and Chief Ex­ posslbillty to defend their own national in­ of business than were going into it, Norris ecutive Officer of Norris Industries; sister, terests. Therefore, we take the Uberty to ask Stamping and Manufacturing Company was Mrs. Dana Rozel:le of Pasadena; brother, Vir­ you for support of the aims of the Byelorus­ born. As Mr. Norris liked to point out after gil T. Norris of Salinas; daughter-in-la.w, sl&n natlon for llberation from the horrors his marriage, 1930 was the biggest year in Alice A. Norris and two grandsons, Bradley of Soviet Russian occupation, and for resto­ his life with the birth of his son, Kenneth Kenneth Norris and Dale Corey Norris of San ration of an independent Byelorussian State. True Norris, Jr., and Norris Stamping and Marino. Very respectfully yours, Manufacturing Company. With fifteen em­ JOHN KOSIAK, ployees and a rented building, he hung out President. his shingle. IDSTORY REPEATING ITSELF: Kenneth Norris always took the position RICHARD NIXON, AS DID THEO­ that a company could not stand still. In his DORE ROOSEVELT, MUST SPEAK KENNETH TRUE NORRIS opinion there were definite limitations to OUT ON BEHALF OF THE JEWS OF growth in strictly metal stamping operations, RUSSIA so he guided the company towards diversi­ HON. DEL CLAWSON fied expansion. Under his guidance it grew OF CALIFORNIA to become the Norris-Thermador Corpora­ HON. JAMES V. STANTON tion. OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Working in partnership with his son, whom Wednesday, April 19, 1972 he raised in the business, the company be­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES came known as Norris Industries, with head­ Wednesday, April 19, 1972 Mr. DEL CLAWSON. Mr. Speaker, the quarters in Los Angeles. Norris Industries, late Kenneth True Norris earned a repu­ which employs more than 9,000 persons in 22 Mr. JAMES V. STANTON. Mr. tation for himself in the State of Cali­ plants in four states and five countries,.spe­ Speaker, I have this day written a let­ fornia as an American in every sense cializes in products for the home, industry, ter to the President of the United States that his middle name implied. His llfe and government. which is self-explanatory and which I in­ story could well serve to illustrate some Through the years, Mr. Norris applied his sert in the REcORD for the information courage, wisdom and determination to his of my colleagues and the public. The let­ of the highest American ideals and aspi­ ventures in behalf of his fellow man. rations. His list of contributions to the He was an honorary trustee of Occidental ter follows: community and to the Nation need no College, where he served on its board since HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, acclamation they stand on their own 1951 and was its chairman in 1968-69. He Washington, D.C., April19,1972. and to enumerate them is the only form served the School of Medicine of the Univer­ THE PRESIDENT, of tribute necessary. At this point in the sity of Southern California from 1957 with The White House, RECORD I include an accounting of some brilliance, guiding their building program Washington, D.C. and serving as Chairman of the Board of MY DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I urge you to of the accomplishments of this leader Councilors. A USC trustee for nearly nine speak out on behalf of the Jewish minority of industry, philanthropist and honored years, he was unanimously elected chairman in the Soviet Union during your forthcoming citizen. of the university's Board of Trustees last trip to that country. I trust you will cer­ KENNETH TRUE NORRIS October. tainly find a place for this issue on your Kenneth True Norris was a great leader Mr. and Mrs. Norris were the principal do­ proposed agenda. Whether the subject is of industry whose nobtlity of mind and nors for a library building on the usc medi­ discussed formally or informally, publicly spirit brought him equaa renown as a com­ cal campus and for a Dental Science Center or privately, specifically or generally, directly passionate phUanthropist, dedicated citizen, on USC's main campus. The Norris Hall of or indirectly, is not at all as important as and benefactor of higher education. Science and residence halls at Occidental your earnestness in bringing it up, your per­ Those who knew his life history saw in also bear their names. He also helped foster sistence in terms of a follow-through and the him the embodiment of the American Dream Norris Industries participation in programs results you achieve. fulfilled. The boy who clerked in his father's designed to develop the community's youth. As a Member of the House of Representa­ general store became founder and board Some of these programs include the YMCA tives, I do not have the Constitutional duty, chairman of one of America's ~eat indus­ Youthmobiles, Future Farmers of America, as do :Members of the Sena,te, to advise you trial corpora,tions, Norris Industries. The boy Boy Scouts and many more. in the conduct of United States foreign pol­ who didn't have a college education became In addition, he served the communi·tY and icy. But being a Member of the House puts Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the the nation in such positions as: President, me in closer touch-at least in my District­ University of Southern California and Occi­ California Manufooturers AssociaJtion; Direc­ with the feelings of the people. I want to tor, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Di­ report to you in that connection that, even dental College. The young man who defied rectoc, Merchants and Manufacturers Asso­ though there are few persons of Jewish the Great Depression became a member of ciation (Los Angeles); Chairman, Committee faith and background in my constituency, the Business Advisory Committee to Presi­ for Economic Development (Los Angeles and the people of Ohio's 20th District are on the dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and Chairman Orange counties} ; Chairman, Steel Commit­ whole outraged and appalled at the treat­ of the Committee for Economic Develop­ tee, Western States Council; Regional Vice ment accorded to Jews in the Soviet Union. ment for Los Angeles and Orange counties. President, Amerioan Ordnance Assoc-iation; Many of my cons,tituents are Irish Catholics, April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13609 and I believe the unfortunate events in pictures for their use because there are not indeed, it endangers the lives of our Ulster cause them to identify with the plight enough officers to direct traffic, help the am­ prisoners of war. of Jews in Russia. The rest of my constitu­ bulance crews, and also make photos. The It, therefore, is clear that the policy ents are of diverse ethnic backgrounds, and pictures would never appear in The States­ currently being pursued in Vietnam is they take pride in being what they are­ man, but I have them in my mind all too in violation of the law, and the memo and they also take pride in the fact that often. they live in a country that permits them, How can you help a close friend and police­ supporting this statement follows: and even encourages them, to be what they man and c·an hardly do his job taking care of THE MANSFIELD AMENDMENT-NEW LIGHT ON are. This being the case, it is readily dis­ a. dead baby in the street? The cop is a father THE LEGALITY OF ~HE W ,\R cernible why there should be advocacy on who also has the duty as a State Trooper to On November 17, 1971, President Nixon behalf of Jews in a Congressional District save lives and he can only shake his head and signed into law the Military Procurement where there are so few Jews. mumble, "It sure is a senseless loss of a Authorization for 1972 (P.L. 92-156). Title Not only does the Soviet Union deny Jews young life." VI (Section 601) of this law stated, in es­ the right to be what they are, but that gov­ After covering more than 100 fatal acci­ sence, that it is "the policy of the United ernment also is taking a hand in perpetrating dents, it isn't hard to see what preventive States to terminate at the earliest practi­ falsehoods--describing Jews in terms of what measures could have been taken. I oan see cable date all military operations of the they are not. I refer, for instance, to that no reason why anyone is ever killed in a one United States in Indochina", subject to only ancient and poisonous forgery, the long-since car accident. Seat belts keep people in cars one condition: the release of all American discredited "Protocols of the Elders of the instead of under them or flying through the prisoners of war. To implement this policy, Zion," which in recent years has again gained air or windshield. Very few people actually the President is requested to "initiate im­ currency in some parts of the Soviet Union. fasten their seat belt each time they get be­ mediately" the following actions: Naturally, the interests of the United hind the wheel. Do you? ( 1) Set a final date for the withdrawal of States will predominate in your mind as you The drinkers-not Just the drunks-con­ all United States forces from Indochina. confer with the leaders of the Soviet Union. tribute to half of the fatals in the country. (2) Negotiate with the Government of This is as it should be. But I have seen no Almost every fatal accident scene I have ob­ North Vietnam for an immediate cease fire. evidence so far-and you, of course, have served during late night hours reeks of the (3) Negotiate with the Government of never intimated that there was any--of any smell of booze. The pictures often have bot­ North Vietnam for an agreement providing clash between the interests of this country tles and cans in them. There is also the smell for a "series of phased and rapid with­ and those of the Jewish minority in the So­ of the combined odors of battery acid, gaso­ drawals" of United State~ forces in exchange viet Union. Rather, it has always been in line, motor oil, anti-freeze, and burned brakes for a corresponding series of releases of the broad interest of the United States to and tires. I call it the smell of death. American POW's. call attention to the persecution of people Then the,re is the onlooker who stops to In commenting on: Title VI (also known wherever it exists, and to the denial of human get a peak of the corpse. I have always won­ as the Mansfield Amendment), Senator rights everywhere. I submit to you that dered if he is the same guy who calls the Stennis said the following prior to final America must assert itself again and again newspaper and complains that a hand or foot enactment of P.L. 92-156 (Cong. Rec., vol. as a champion of freedom in order to retain of an accident victim showed in a picture. 117, pt. 14, p. 40792. its leadership of' the free world. There is a standing question about news "Mr. President, the Mansfield amendment We have arrived again at such a time. I policy that goes something like: "Why do in this bill !.n my opinion is far stronger than am certain that you recognize this, and that they always put pictures in the paper of bad the one finally adopted as part of the Se­ you are aware that the need exists today, wrecks? I think they are in poor taste!" lective Service law. It is true that the House as it did even as far back as the time of As a photographer I would much rather dirt not agree to a specific date. However, President Theodore Roosevelt, for an Ameri­ take pictures of live people-at least they for the first time now we have as a proposed can President to speak out, in the name of oan move around and smile. As a newspaper­ law, language which makes out withdrawal humanity, for an oppressed people on the man, I take the pictures to bring home to from Indochina 'the policy of the United vast Soviet subcontinent. readers the atmosphere of a fatal accident States,' rather than the sense of the Congress Yours very sincerely, with all its misery and suffering. as contained in the previous version. For JAMES V. STANTON, Things like seat belts, defensive driving, no those who supported the Mansfield amend­ Member oj Congress. drinking, slower driving, and the like are ment, I would urge that they closely consider known by everyone who drives a car. Unfor­ the meaning of this change in language. As tunately the rules are not always followed. a policy matter it binds the Congress and the Please! Drive carefully. President of the United States." TRIDUTE TO F. W. ''BILL" BERGESON Nevertheless, in signing the act, the Presi­ dent made the following statement (Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, No­ HON. JAMES A. McCLURE MANSFIELD AMENDMENT: NEW vember 22, 1971, p. 1531) : OF IDAHO LIGHT ON THE LEGALITY OF THE "Section 601 expresses a judgment about WAR the manner in which the American involve­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment in the war should be ended. However, it Wednesday, April 19, 1972 is without binding force or effect, and it HON. JAMES ABOUREZK does not reflect my judgment about the way Mr. McCLURE. Mr. Speaker, Idaho in which the war should be brought to a lost a promising young leader recently in OF SOUTH DAKOTA conclusion. My signing of the bill that con­ the senseless and tragic death of F.W. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tains this section, therefore, will not change "Bill" Bergeson, who, like myself, was a Wednesday, April 19, 1972 the policies I have pursued and that I shall candidate for the Republican nomination continue to pursue toward this end." for the U.S. Senate. Like thousands of Mr. ABOUREZK. Mr. Speaker, I On February 16, 1972, Judge John F. Doo­ others each year, he was the victim of would like to commend to the attention ling of the United States District Court for needless error. Losing a friend like this of my colleagues a memo prepared for the Eastern District of New York, in DaCosta my use concerning the legality of the v. Nixon, 72 C. 207, ruled on which of these kind of "brings it all home" so to speak. two conflicting interpretations of the legal The emotions I have felt over the death current escalation of the war in Indo­ effect of Sec. 601, Senator Stennis' or the of Bill Bergeson were aptly summarized china. President's, is correct. As shown by the fol­ by a photographer who recorded the grim I would like my colleagues to note that lowing language, he agreed with Senator aftermath of that accident, and I enter on the only two times that the Mansfield Stennis. those words in the RECORD at this point: Amendment-title VI of the Military "When the bill embodying Section 601 was passed l;>y the Congress and approved by the THEY NEED NoT HAVE DIED Procurement Authorization Act of 1972-has come before Federal Courts, President's signature it established 'the (By David Frazier) the Courts have held that it was bind­ policy of the United States' to the exclusion Every couple of years after covering sev­ of any different executive or administration eral fatal auto mishaps in rapid succession, I ing on the President. At that time, th~ policy, and had binding force and effect on get fed up with driving habits of Idaho mo­ Courts also held that the policy being every officer of the Government, no matter torists and write a piece like this one. pursued by the President was not clearly what their private judgments of that policy, In recent weeks I have had the unpleasant in conflict with the Mansfield Amend­ and illegalized the pursuit of an inconsistent duty of photographing accidents involving ment because of the recent disclosure executive or administration policy. No ex­ four deaths-four needless deaths. There was of secret talks with Vietnam. But all that ecutive statement denying efficacy to the leg­ the baby tossed out of a car that rolled over, islation could have either validity or effect." has changed in view of our breaking off However, Judge Dooling went on to hold the wrong way head-on killing a politician, of the Paris talks and the resumption and a. one-oar roll over killing a. set of par­ that, in view of the wide discretion given to ents. of bombing in the North. This escalation the President by Sec. 601 and "the unverified It is hard to not become involved in such bears no direct relationship to the pro­ disclosures of executive initiatives taken be­ tragedies. The police often ask me to take tection of the safety of American troops; fore and since" the enactment of the Section, 13-610 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 it could not be saJd that there was a clear where historically these tendencies have re­ arrive in their adulthood with the tools to divergence between the policy being pursued sulted in wars. And the space program pro­ solve the problems that they will face. The by the President and the policy defined in the vides the only good by-products of war­ space shuttle is one of those tools. Mansfield Amendment. It should be remem­ technology development and prosperity. JOHN N. PIONZIO. bered that this opinion was handed down In the recent past, America's general eco­ only three weeks after the President's Janu­ nomic health and favorable balance of trade ary 25 speech revealing the secret Kissinger­ was a direct result of our high technology. Le Due Tho negotiations, at a time when Much of our technological strength came GOODBY, LES ARENDS; the war in Vietnam was ·at one of its lowest from the aerospace industry which (through ebbs and the adr was rife with talk of official programs like the space shuttle) developed GODSPEED, GOD BLESS! and secret negotiations. In the meantime, techniques, equipment, and materials which the President has allowed the U.S. to compete against the cheap ( 1) Broken off the official negotiations in labor markets of other countries. Today we HON. WILLIAM L. SPRINGER Paris; are losing the international trade battle be­ OF ILLINOIS (2) Refused the other side's offer of re­ cause of the anti-technology hysteria which sumption of secret talks; is stripping us of our technical edge and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (3) Escalated the air war in Vietnam to which will likely result, in the long run, in Wednesday, April 19, 1972 levels unprecedented in the history, not only more unemployment and fewer technical and of this particular war, but of warfare financial means to solve our growing social Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, in an­ generally. problems. ticiptation of the "LES ARENDS We Salute Judge Dooling's decision was affirmed by The Space Shutle is the essential element You!" appreciation dinner at Danville, the Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, of a future space program that will exploit Til., last week, the editor of the Danville without opinion, on February 23, 1972. If this space for the direct benefit of man. Earth Commercial-News, Martin J. Gagie, a holding is correct as to the binding force of resource satellites, for example, will be valua­ longtime friend of LEs', hit the right note the Mansfield Amendment, it must follow, ble aids in a worldwide pollution control pro­ in his "Editor's Notebook" column. in the light of the drastically changed inter­ gram. Utilizing sophisticated sensing mecha­ Few people have known LEs better vening circumstances, that the administra­ nisms, these satellites can detect, analyze, tion's current policy of escalation without and monitor air and water pollution over than Martin Gagie. The following is his negotiations is in clear violation of the law. the entire globe, to an extent far superior tribute "Goodby, LES ARENDS; God­ and less costly than earth-bound techniques. speed, God Bless!" as it appeared in the Due to the fast-growing world population, April15, 1972, issue of the Danville Com­ the production of food will become a major mercial-News. SPACE SHU'ITLE SEEN A VITAL TOOL concern to future generations. Earth-oriented The article follows: FOR THE FUTURE satellites can vastl:r improve our food pro­ duction capability by finding new farming GOODBY LES ARENDS; GODSPEED, GOD BLESS and grazing lands, by detecting plant blights, (By Martin J. Gagie) by locating fish, by predicting crop yields, and I'm going to a party tonight along with HON. ELLA T. GRASSO by locating new water sources. some 325 others. Parties are usually happy OF CONNECTICUT Already, we are facing a world power short­ events and this will be no exception. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES age which will get worse if we don't develop We're going to honor Rep. Leslie C. Arends new sources of power. A possible solution is of Melvin. He is our able Republican whip Mrs. GRASSO. Mr. Speaker, the space power generation in space, where solar and of the House, a position he has filled since shuttle program is an investment in the radiation energy can be captured by large 1943, longer than anyone in history. future that will provide untold dividends orbiting arrays, converted to· electrical energy, Arends has been honored innumerable for our Nation during the decades ahead. and beamed down to earth. Admittedly, we times since he was elected to Congress in On April 9, 1972, an excellent letter to do not have this capability now-but in 1959 1934. This testimonial is different, however, the editor supporting the space shuttle few of us envisioned that man would land on because it marks his last general public ap­ the moon in 1969. pearance as our man in Washington. program appeared in the Hartford Times. Everyone is aware of the tremendous value A three-judge federal court panel tossed It was written by John N. Pionzio, a of NASA's network of weather and communi­ him a curve by putting him in a new dis­ sales engineer with Hamilton Standard, cations satellites. In the future our weather trict on the outskirts of Chicago. We said which is located in my hometown of satellites wUl do more than just forecast the at the time that it smacked of raw partisan Windsor Locks, Conn. For the benefit of weather-they will allow us to better under­ politics rather than an honest attempt at my colleagues, a large part of Mr. Pion­ stand the forces that produce weather. This fair reapportionment. It still does. zio's letter follows: could ultimately mean actual control of the (Parenthetically, Les Arends, with typical weather-the implications of which are stag­ zeal and energy, entered the primary in the SPACE SHUTTLE SEEN A VITAL TOOL FOR THE gering. 15th District and, against tough opposition, FUTURE These are but a few of :the real benefits a won the nomination. He is considered a fa­ To the Editor of The Times: well-balanced, earth-oriented space program vorite in November's general election to suc­ Don Noel's signed editorial on March 11th can provide. There are many others includ­ ceed the former Rep. Charlotte Reid, who was entitled "The Case for the Space Shut­ ing benefits in medicine, navigation and op­ resigned to accept President Nixon's ap­ tle-and Against It." It could more accurately portunities for international cooperation. But pointment to the Federal Communications have been titled "The Case Against the Space without an economical space transportation Commission.) Shuttle", for virtually all his comments­ system-the space shuttle we will never real­ His biggest losses other than Vermilion some of them misleading and unfair-were ize the tremendous opportunities space of­ County are McLean, Kankakee and Iroquois. hostile to the Space Shuttle program. Of par­ fers. It is the Shutle which will launch, main­ In the next, or 93rd Congress, we will be in ticular note is his equating of the space tain, repair, and recover the satellites at a the 22nd District, currently represented by budget with that for defense. They are two cost which is up to 90 per cent less than the Rep. George E. Shipley, a Democrat from different entities administered by different current cost of a space operation. Olney. agencies, with different objectives, and shar­ The position against the space shuttle 1s Unlike his Senate counterpart, Charles ing only a common industry-aerospace. based on it:: projected development cost of Percy, Arends is a warm, likable, easy-to-see The only benefit cited from the shut­ $5.5 billion plus the $10 million for each op­ man. He's never too busy to see or listen to tle program is its positive impact on em­ erational mission-500 over the next dozen troubles from any of his area. ployment in Connecticut. Later he states he years. Considar, if you will, the cost of those SOme of the so-called pros in politics aren't is not convinced as to the efficacy of "pour­ missions without the availability of a space smitten with Arends because he is not a ing money ... into space". So far as I shuttle. You favor applying the approxi­ man who will roll over and play dead a.t their know, we haven't spent a nickel in space. The mately $1 btllion per year (through 1978) beck and call. I admire him for that--always 1.5 per cent of our federal revenues that we that we would spend on the shuttle on "high­ have. spend on the space program ($3.2 billion) er priority" social programs. Okay. Instead of This district really had something going takes the form of income for American fami­ an annual $100 billion for social action pro­ when we had Arends and the late affable Sen. lies-income that keeps many of us off the grams you will have $101 billion. Do you Everett McKinley Dirksen. They could and unemployment and welfare rolls. This in­ really believe that the extra. $1 billion will did open diOors in Washington when it was come, in fact, produces tax revenues which · have any appreciable impact on our problems justified. can be applied towards the over $100 billion against the fantastic potential return that One incident is still vivid in my mind. I this country devotes to social programs. investment in the shuttle offers? was asked to go to Washington and see our There are many economists who feel that We have no obligation to the youth of representatives about the abandoned Veter­ the job issue alone is sufficient justification our nation to solve all the problems of the ans Administration buildings. for the shuttle program. Some psychologists future. Our legacy to them will include many These structures were under the manage­ theorize that the space program fUJ.'ther such problems because that's the way it has ment of the General Services Administra­ serves as a mechanism to release man's ag­ always been. We do have the obligation to in­ tion. Danvme Junio·r College wanted them. gressive proclivities towards peaceful pursuits sure that our children and future generations Without GSA approval it would be impos- April 19, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13611 sible. Ex-Sen. Paul Douglas, whom Percy de­ SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 61 URGING THE concerned with SWA (or Namibia) with a feated, had done the initial spadework. ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIFESAVING STATION AT view to enabling the 700,000 inhabitants to Arends took me to dinner to hear our case. CORDOVA exercise their right to self-determination Dirksen kept me in his inner office for more Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State and independence. In a whirlwind tour which than a half hour taking careful notes. Out­ of Alaska: ended 10 days ago the Secretary-General side were waiting another half dozen peti­ carried out his task with tireless energy and tioners. Percy? I couldn't get within five feet Whereas the United States Coast Guard is commendable tact. By his own admission he of him. responsible for search and rescue surveillance was able to see everyone, speak to anyone Danville's case prevailed, thanks to Doug­ and enforcement of laws and regulations in and go anywhere in the vast territory, twice las, Arends and Dirksen. And today just look the coastal waters of the United States; and the size of France. Dr. Waldheim not only how it has grown. Maybe we should name Whereas the City of Cordova serves several had lengthy disctissions with Mr. Vorster, some of the buildings after these statesmen. hundred vessels of commercial and sport the South African Prime Minister, whose You may not remember it but Arends was fishermen; and country has been administering .SWA for honored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Whereas residents and commercial fisher­ more than 50 years but also with leaders of with its eighth annual Congressional Award men of the greater Cordova area annually the various indigenous peoples, including for Outstanding Service in 1971. That put suffer loss of llfe and equipment as a result those implacably opposed to South Africa's him in a class with Sens. Henry Jackson, of marine and aviation accidents; and continued administration. Carl Hayden, Dirksen, and Richard Russell Whereas the present deep-draft Coast The most significant fact to emerge from and Reps. John McCormack, Olin Teague and Guard vessel is incapable of negotiating the his visit is the Secretary-General's expressed Wilbur Mills. Some class! shallow waters of the Copper River fiats view that South Africa and the Security There's another side to Arends that I have where most accidents occur; and Council shared the objective of self-deter­ been privileged to see and sometimes pay. Whereas a locally based all-weather hell­ mination for the peoples of South West He's a giant klller on the golf links. copter would enable quick access to these Africa. Waldheim's remark was the first indi­ Don't let that gray hair or those added victims; and cation that South Africa's bona fides on this years fool you. Nor don't be smug because Whereas in many cases a matter of minutes question are no longer the issue. However, you may outhit him some yards. That Burn­ means the difference between saving or loss the Security Councll clearly wants to see the ing Tree Country Club handicap is a sleeper. of life and equipment; territory achieve speedy independence, not Burning Tree in Washington, the play­ Be it resolved thaJt the Alaska State Legis­ on a fragmented basis but as a unitary state ground for most members of Congress, and lature respectfully requests the United whose government would be elected on the the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is States Coast Guard to establish a lifesaving basis of one-man one-vote, thus providing the five to seven shots tougher than Danville station with an all-weaJther helicopter unit people with the opportunity for self-deter­ Country Club. within the greater Cordova area. mination. If Arends shows you a 10 handicap from Copies of this resolution shall be sent to On the other hand, South Africa adopts Burning Tree rate him at five. If you don't, the Honorable John A. Volpe, Secretary of the view that self-determination for the peo­ it is llke giving him a license to steal. Transportation; Admiral Chester R. Bender, ple is priority number one, not independence And from 50 yards out he is deadly, usually Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; the Hon­ for a particular geographic area of Africa. up and down with two shots. It gets a little orable Harold Z. Hansen, Director of Inter­ Self-determination and ipso facto independ­ monotonous unless he's your partner. national Fisheries, Office of the Governor; ence cannot be achieved in their view with­ Arends said some months ago about losing and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the out due consideration being given to the all of us: "I am disappointed." So are we Honorable Mike Gravel, U.S. Senators, and diversity of the population. This must entail and we'll miss him both politically and per­ the Honorable Nick Begioh, U.S. Representa­ self-determination for each of the various sonally. tive, members of the Alaska delegation in groups ranging from 13,000 nomadic Bush­ I hope we get to play a few more rounds Congress. men to 340,000 settled Ovambos, each in their bef~e time does us in. And if we do, I want historic homelands. shots! The crux of the matter therefore is to find THE MAGAZINE "TO THE POINT" a modus operandi for achieving self-deter­ mination which would be acceptable not only NEED FOR HELICOPTER AT to both parties but, more important, also the CORDOVA HON. ROBERT L. F. SIKES people of SWA, thus bringing to an end more than two decades of argument, including a OF FLORIDA six-year dispute before the World Court at HON. NICK BEGICH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Hague, about South Africa's administra­ Monday, April 17, 1972 tion of SWA and the territory's international OF ALASKA status. In this respect an enormous gap stm IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, there is a new separates the Security CouncU and South current events publication entitled ''To Africa. How arduous the task will be to bridge Wednesday, April 19, 1972 the Point." It deals in particular with this gap, ,particularly in relation to the pop­ Mr. BEGICH. Mr. Speaker, the citizens Africa, the Mediterranean area, and ulation structure and the economic require­ ments of an independent South West Africa and commercial fishermen of the greater Asian countries. Happenings in these is dealt with in African Background. Cordova area in Alaska continually face areas are not fully reported in any pre­ Dr. Waldheim's report to the Security a serious problem in their daily living viously existing publication having wide Councll must be submitted before July 31 of activities. Each year these people suffer· circulation in the United States. "To the this year. If, as anticipated, it recommends loss of life and equipment as a result of Point" fills a definite need for detailed further talks to narrow the gap on the modus marine and aviation accidents. information on that very large part of operandi, it Will contribute to an eventual The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible the world. What happens there can be of soluti'On. If not, or if the Councll rejects great moment to the United States and anything but an immediate departure of for research and rescue surveillance and South Africa as proposed by the great ma­ enforcement of laws and regulations in to the free nations of the world. We know jority of African states, the deadlock on the coastal waters of the United States. that the Soviets are busy throughout the South West wm simply continue. But the present Coast Guard vessel in area and particularly in the Mediter­ the Cordova area is incapable of nego­ ranean. The Chinese Reds have likewise tiating the shallow waters of the Copper displayed great interest, particularly in NATO's BAcKnooR River fiats where most accidents occur, Africa, and they are exercising a domi­ In 1962 the world stood on the brink of war until Soviet ships carrying misslles to which costs essential minutes and often nant role in some African countries. Cuba received orders from Moscow to reverse means the difference between saving or In the March 25 issue of "To the their course and steam home. Thus American loss of life and equipment. It seems to Point" there are an editorial on South sea power saved the world from nuclear war, me therefore that locally based all­ West Africa and a guest column en­ and it was a lesson the Soviet Union wlll weather helicopter would enable quick titled "NATO's Backdoor." Both should never forget. From that moment, one of the access to these victims and would be a be of significant interest to Americans. I world's greatest land powers determined to great boon to the entire area. submit them for reprinting in the RECORD become one of its greatest sea powers. and urge -that my colleagues study them Under Admiral Gorshkov, who became I would like now to insert into the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy at RECORD for my colleagues consumption a very carefully: the age of 31, that navy · has become the resolution adopted by the Alaska State SOUTH WEST AFRICA second largest of the world's fleets. Russia Legislature requesting the U.S. Coast At its meeting in Addis Ababa on Febru­ now outnumbers NATO in nuclear subma­ Guard to establish a lifesaving station ary 4 the Security Council asked the new rines, her ships are fitted with surface-to­ with an all-weather helicopter unit Secretary-General of the UN, Dr. Kurt Wald­ surface missiles superior to any in the West, within the greater Cordova area. heim, to initiate contacts with all parties 45 per cent of her fleet is under 10 years old, EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1972 and she has sufficient auxiliary vessels (such MITCH KURMAN ON CAMP SAFETY But as soon as they realized that safer boat­ as tankers and store ships) to allow her to ing would be good for everyone concerned, operate without bases on a world-wide scale. they added their weight to the fight for leg­ Her merchant fleet, now the sixth largest and i-slation." expanding rapidly, is under Moscow's direct HON. STEWART B. McKINNEY Kurman speaks of his attempts for stricter control, as is her fishing fleet of 4500 vessels OF CONNECTICUT laws in terms of the "struggle" or "1lght" or and the largest hydrograph survey fleet in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "battle." "It's been uphill all the way," he existence. said. "I've watched so ma.ny bills that I have The 10 years that have seen such an aston­ Wednesday, April 19, 1972 been promised would pass on the first ballot ishing growth of Soviet sea power have seen Mr. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, to those get buried or sent to committee, that I gue.ss a corresponding contraction in the West; of us who serve in the legislative bodies I have become a cynic. But things are chang­ bases and dockyards have been given up in of this Nation, the name Mitch Kurman ing. There are more states now with a camp­ the drive for rapid decolonisation. Famous ing code than there were five years ago. companies such as Cunard or the United might be a familiar one. Mitch, as many There are also several st1ates which have no States Line now only operate a few vessels. of us know, is the champion of youth regul!ations at all in this area. When you The British Royal Navy has scrapped its camp safety; a one man citizens' lobby think that eight million children are sent reserve fleet, and the USN has an increasing group who combines charm and wit with to ca.~nps each summer and that an average number of ships in mothballs, largely be­ determination and irascibility to bring of a quarter of a million accidents requiring cause defence expenditures is unpopular in his story to the attention of the American medical treatment are reported, it seems a democracy. The political repercussions are people. to me that it is time we had fedel'lal legisla­ already obvious to those prepared to look­ Mr. Speaker, Mitch Kurman wants tion for this industry." first in the Mediterranean, where many Arab GUIDELINES OFFERED countries are now potentially hostile; in the nothing but safe camps for kids. It Indian Ocean, where Soviet influence in the doesn't sound too difficult, but believe me, Mitch Kurman offe•rs the following as gen­ Third World is growing; and now in the Per­ Mitch can tell you it is. eral gu-idelines for parents planning to send sian Gulf, where as a result of the British However, that's not the main point of their children to camp this summer. "If at withdrawal, two-thirds of Europe's oil sup­ this commentary. Recently, The West­ all pOSSiible, visit the camp itself, check the plies are at risk. faciUties and find out exactly what activities port News asked Mitch to comment on your child will be expected to participate in. Largely because of the fear of nuclear es­ what a parent should look for in the calation, few believe that war will develop Talk to the ca.mp director. AscertBiin whether in Central Europe where NATO confronts the search for a safe camp. There's no more or not he will be on the site at all times. countries of the Warsaw Pact. This stalemate qualified expert in this field and I'd like If there are any trips to another area plan­ in the centre makes the flanks even more to share his response with you today. It ned, find out where the campers will be vulnerable. At first sight the main danger makes for interesting reading and sound taken, what they wilJ. do when they get there, comes from the North, where the USSR advice. and the means of transportation. Any time a maintains her largest and most modern fleet The article follows: new area is to be camped on or explored make at Murmansk; but these ships, both surface sure that a guide who is familiar with that and submarine, would have to run the risk MITCH KURMAN ON CAMPS, SAFETY, LEGISLA­ particular region will supervise. The water­ of the narrow sea passage in the Greenland TION AND TIPS FOR PARENTS front director should by all means be a Red Straits or in the Norwegian Sea between Ice­ Most people in this area, and many across Cross certified instructor. There is a difference land and Norway. This risk makes a surprise the country, are aware of who Mitch Kurman between a certified swimmer 8illd instructor. attack on Norway possible, and defense of is. For those who are not, it may be a good Obtain a Ust of nB~mes of some of the pTevious this northern flank is one of the problems time to become acquainted with him and his year's counselors. Talk to them personally. NATO is now re-thinking. story. See what they think of the organization. If they are not returning this year, find out Most people regard the Mediterranean as Several years ago, Kurman's young son was attending a summer camp near Rochester, why. Do the same with the previous year's being NATO's southern flank. This was never campers. Write to the Department of Parks wholly true, and since the closing of the Suez New York. The group was taken to Maine to Canal it is clearly a dangerous fallacy. The experience a white water canoe trip. Young and Recreation of whatever state the camp real danger to NATO, and therefore both to Kurman never returned. Since that day Mitch is located and obtain a list of state regula­ Western Europe and to North America lies Kurman has taken it upon himself to become tions concerning the camp. If there are at NATO's backdoor, the virtually u'nde­ the guardian of camp and water safety. His yearly inspections, find out how this par­ fended Cape Route. extensive travels around the country, (Kur­ ti?ular camp has done in the past. Few appreciate that NATO's responsibilities man owns a furniture business), have given 'The main thing to keep in mind is to use end at the Tropic of Cancer and that the him the opportunity to drop in, sometimes common sense in selecting a camp for your politicians of the West have not allowed even uninvited, on camp officials, newspaper edi­ child," Kurm.an continued. "It is better to contingency planning in the South Atlantic tors, legislators and anyone else he thinks take a little time now than to risk the well because of the political problems inherent in may aid his cause. The cause in question is a being of your son or daughter. Camps and Southern Africa. unified camp safety code. His work did bring camping are great fun for both adults and results in the area of water safety where one youngsters. But a,.s a parent you must accept Fifty per cent of Europe's oil comes round the responsibility of giving your child a the Cape, over 90 per cent of the oil for Euro­ law, requiring a life saving device for each person on a boat, was recently put into ef­ safe and enpoyable summer." pean NATO nations. This amount is increas­ fect. ing each year, as is the size and therefore the vulnerability of oil tankers. If war con­ SOME 8 MILLION CAMPERS WHITTIER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS voys formed in the Persian Gulf, in Australia "Eight million American young people go OF 1932 or in South Africa, three out of every five to camp each year," Kurman stated. "Th~e convoys would round the Cape carrying, as are nearly 8,000 camps throughout the coun­ far as Britain is concerned, 50 per cent of try. Camping and its various offshoots ts a HON. THOMAS M. REES her oil, 25 per cent of her food and five per billion dollar industry. And yet there are virtually no rules or regulations setting down OF CALIFORNIA cent of her mineral supplies. Yet these con­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voys are apparently to be unprotected until any requirements for these organizations." The Westport crusader rattles off ftacts and Wednesday, April 19, 197 2 they have sailed north past the equator and figures concerning the state of U.S. camps across the Tropic of Cancer. with an air of confidence. This comes from Mr. REES. Mr. Speaker, next month Even in World War Two, German U-boats his vast file of statistics newspaper clippings the 1932 graduating class of Whittier created havoc in the Madagascar Channel and personal correspondences which he has High School will celebrate the 40th anni­ and off the Cape. What an invitation for the collected over the yeB~rs. "I might come on ver,sary of their commencement with 90 Soviet nuclear submarines, to say nothing strong, and shoot my mouth off more than their first reunion. of the 125 armed with missiles, or the 255 some people would like, but everything I say can be backed up by facts," Kurman claims. The alumni committee, consisting of attack submarines, which may well, in the Richard Knox, Averill Munger, Robert future, be able to use West or East African "Shooting his mouth off" is one of camp bases. safety crusader's weapons. Because of it he Battersby, John August, Mildred Fitz­ Today, the only link the West has with has found himself the subject of numerous gerald McGee, and Helen Hannah Camp­ newspaper articles, the guest on several radio bell, has succeeded in contacting 185 this vital area is through the Simonstown and television shows as well as the self­ Agreement between South Afrioa and Brit­ members of the class of 1932. The date of proc181imed lobbyist for camp safety legisl·a­ May 13 has been set aside for the oc­ ain. It is about time th81t this agreement tion. "Any time you push for something that was linked through Britain and Portugal to will change the status quo you are bound casion at the Candlewood Country Club NATO and the necessary communications, to run into people who hold the opposite in Whittier. exercises and planning provided for an area view," he explained. "When I was firs·t look­ I would like to extend my congratula­ vital to the whole of the Western World. ing into the l'ife preserver rule the biggest tions and best wishes to all of the par­ PATRICK WALL. opposition came firom the boating industry. ticipants in the event.