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RECOGNIZING OCCUPATIONAL A TRIBUTE TO REDLANDS POLICE CELEBRATING THE 60TH BIRTH- THERAPY MONTH CHIEF, LEWIS NELSON DAY OF REVEREND NORMA JEAN PENDER HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN OF FLORIDA HON. JERRY LEWIS HON. DEBBIE STABENOW IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA OF MICHIGAN Tuesday, April 28, 1998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, in honor Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Tuesday, April 28, 1998 of Occupational Therapy month, I would like to Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today recognize Occupational Therapists nationwide Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I to pay special tribute to Reverend Norma Jean for the wonderful work they do on a daily would like to bring to your attention today the Pender who is celebrating her 60th birthday. basis to help Americans regain their full phys- fine work and outstanding public service of my For thirty-five years, Ms. Pender has served ical capabilities. I would like to recognize Con- good friend, Lewis W. Nelson, the Chief of Po- the people of Michigan and has been a tire- tinued Care Corporation of Miami which will lice for the City of Redlands, California. After less leader for the community. Ms. Pender re- soon be celebrating the opening of its Reha- a long and distinguished career, Chief Nelson ceived her license to preach the Gospel in the bilitation Division and will become part of this is retiring and will be recognized for his many Christian Episcopal Church in 1974, and was wonderful network of occupational therapy years of service at a banquet in his honor on ordained in 1978 by the late Bishop E.P. Mur- providers. May 21st. It is important to realize the contributions chison. In 1982, she accepted the call to the Lewis Nelson served in the U.S. Army as a that Occupational Therapists make in our daily position of Pastor of the New Jerusalem Tem- medical specialist in Vietnam from 1967 to lives as well as the positive impact they have ple Baptist Church. In 1985, she was ordained 1969. He received his Associate of Arts de- on the health care community. In addition to in the Baptist faith through the National Baptist gree from San Bernardino Valley College contributing to a significant decrease in a pa- Convention, USA. (1970±72), his BS from California State Uni- tient's hospital length of stay, they also reduce Along with her responsibilities to her church, the amount of care and services patients re- versity-Los Angeles (1972±74), a Master of she has also been committed to a vast array quire after discharge. For the patient, the ben- Public Administration from the University of of community projects, such as the NAACP, efits of therapy translate into the prevention of Southern California (1975±77) and a Masters the American Business Women's Association, further complications or disabilities and the of Science from California Polytechnic Univer- and the Minister's Volunteer Services for the ability to resume their normal lives. sity in Pomona (1993±95). Harper Hospital Cancer Society. The commitment of our nation's Occupa- He began his professional career with the During her thirty-five years, Ms. Pender has tional Therapists to providing an opportunity Redlands Police Department in 1969 as a po- served as musical leader, teacher, community for those with physical ailments and disabilities lice officer. Since that time he has consistently spokesperson, and spiritual advisory to people to participate to their fullest abilities should be moved up through the ranks receiving pro- of all ages. Most of all, through song, she recognized and recommended. motions to police detective (1973±74), police showed her passion for life and her faith in f sergeant (1974±77), police lieutenant (1977± God. 82), police captain (1982±83), and chief of po- While many of us know her as Reverend IN RECOGNITION OF ROY WYSE lice 1993±present). Throughout his career, he Mother on a popular radio show she hosts has earned professional certifications from the each weekday, Ms. Pender is also known as HON. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT California Law Enforcement Command Col- a woman committed to family, the community OF MISSOURI lege (1992±94), the FBI National Academy and the gospel. I thank her for the example IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (1983), and the Law Enforcement Executive she has set for so many of our young children Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Development Seminar (1998). as well as adults and wish her a very happy Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Chief Nelson has been a member and lead- birthday. to pay tribute to a good friend and dedicated er of numerous professional organizations in- f representative of working people, Roy Wyse. cluding the San Bernardino County Chiefs and IN HONOR OF THE 25TH ANNIVER- Roy is retiring as Secretary Treasurer of the Sheriffs Association, the FBI Law Enforcement SARY OF THE NEW KARLIN United Auto Workers International Union after Executive Development Association, the Cali- HALL AND CLUB thirty-six years of leadership in the union. fornia Police Chiefs Association, the FBI Na- Roy was hired by the Ford Motor Company tional Academy Associates, Police Futurists in 1951, and immediately joined UAW Local Society, the National Institute of Criminal Jus- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH 249 in Claycomo, Missouri. After being elected tice, the California Peace Officers Association, OF OHIO to the shop committee, Roy quickly rose within and others. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the UAW leadership. He was elevated to Sec- Over the years, Chief Nelson has also been Tuesday, April 28, 1998 retary Treasurer in 1995, the second highest closely affiliated with a great many community Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to office in the union. organizations including the Veterans of For- The safety and welfare of the working men honor the 25th anniversary of the dedication of eign Wars, Rotary Club of Redlands, Red- and women of the UAW have always driven the new Karlin Hall and Club in Cleveland lands East Valley United Way, Redlands Fam- Roy's life. He has been a tireless fighter on Ohio. their behalf, and his efforts have had a tre- ily YMCA, Youth Development Incorporated, Early Czech settlers in the area gave the mendous impact on the ability of working fami- Redlands Baseball for Youth and Redlands neighborhood surrounding lower Fleet Avenue lies to hold a secure job, receive a fair pay- AYSO Soccer. the nickname, Karlin. The name stuck and the check, and raise a family. Roy has worked to Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me and our original Karlin Hall became the center of the help people outside the union as well. His colleagues in recognizing the many years of Czech Karlin neighborhood. The hall was community involvement has ranged from serv- remarkable service of Chief Nelson. My home- founded in 1936 by three lodges of the Czech ing as president of a local board of education, town of Redlands, California is especially Catholic Fraternal Insurance Society, the teaching Sunday school classes, and working proud of the work he has done on behalf of Catholic Workmen. In 1972, a disastrous fire as a volunteer fireman. our entire community. I also want to wish left the original hall in ruins, but it was rebuilt I applaud Roy's commitment to public serv- Chief Nelson, his wife Kathleen, son Brett, and in the same location and reopened May 1, ice, and wish him and his wife Pat all the best daughter Kristen much happiness and the very 1978. The dedication of the new Karlin Hall in the years to come. best in the years ahead. marks the beginning of the renovation of lower

∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. E680 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 Fleet Avenue and the Slavic Village area. class, the Roman Catholic priests who live in areas of intellectual engagement where we Today, 14 different groups call Karlin Hall their every dormitory, the Mass recited nightly can make a real contribution.’’ home. and the forbidding of men and women to Notre Dame has long had a special place The anniversary will be celebrated with spe- enter each other’s dormitory rooms after a among American universities but not largely certain hour. It comes as well in the work for its scholarship. Founded in 1842 by a cial masses at St. John Nepomucene Church being fostered here. priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, it and Our Lady of Lourdes Church. The three- Political scientists are reclaiming Augus- was to American Catholics in the mid-20th day party to commemorate the occasion starts tine to examine ‘‘just war’’ theory. Law pro- century what City College was to New York May 1 and will include live music, Slovak folk fessors are focusing on neglected church Jews, a welcoming place to study without dancing and social dinners. views about dying in legal debates on as- fear of prejudice. My fellow colleagues, please join me in sa- sisted suicide. Historians are emphasizing The dominance of its football team under a luting the members of Karlin Hall. the role of local parishes in understanding series of legendary coaches beginning with urban race relations. Knute Rockne—and the public way in which f Some of these approaches would have been teams recited Mass before each game—fo- TRIBUTE TO CORTEZ KENNEDY dismissed as almost ridiculously retrograde cused the loyalty of many American Catho- a generation ago, yet scholars here and else- lics who tended to regard Notre Dame with where say the American academy seems sur- almost Lourdes-like devotion. HON. MARION BERRY prisingly receptive to them today because In recent decades, the university’s endow- OF ARKANSAS they bring new or lost perspectives to vital ment has risen to $1.5 billion, nearly 30 times subjects. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES what it was in 1970. This comes at a time of newfound self-con- U.S. News and World Report ranks Notre Tuesday, April 28, 1998 fidence for Notre Dame. Flush with cash Dame 19th of national universities and a re- Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to from rich alumni and proceeds from its sto- cent book, ‘‘The Rise of American Research ried football team, the university is discov- Universities’’ (Johns Hopkins, 1997), named pay tribute to a terrific young man. ering it can lure scholars, including non- Many of you may recognize the name Cor- Notre Dame as among a handful of top rising Catholics, from top institutions by promot- private research universities. tez Kennedy. Cortez is a star defensive tackle ing religion. It is the combination of competitiveness for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Foot- ‘‘When I was a graduate student at Harvard and tradition that attracted M. Cathleen ball League. Aside from being an accom- 25 years ago, the whole idea of working in a Kaveny to join the law faculty here three plished athlete and six-time Pro Bowl player, religious framework was bizarre,’’ said years ago. Holder of a doctorate and a law Cortez is an admirable human being who has James Turner, an intellectual historian who degree from Yale University, Professor not forgotten his beginnings. moved here recently from the University of Kaveny has become an expert on assisted Michigan. ‘‘Augustine had become a kind of suicide by drawing on Catholic teachings. Cortez grew up in Mississippi County in the museum artifact to be studied only by the First Congressional District of Arkansas. He She is planning a scholarly study of mercy, appropriate curators. But now we are mak- how a society should feed its hungry and went to school and played football in Wilson, ing the case that neglected religious sources comfort its sick. Arkansas. Each summer, Cortez returns to can help reconfigure academic discussion.’’ ‘‘These are areas that I could never pursue Rivercrest High School in Wilson to host a Professor Turner is director of the newly as a junior faculty member at another law football clinic for the youngsters in his home- established Erasmus Institute here, a unique school,’’ Professor Kaveny said. ‘‘I would be town. The stars that turn out each year to help interdisciplinary effort that seeks to be a na- laughed at. Here they are excited about it.’’ tional model for the reinvigoration of Catho- Cortez teach the children are a testament to There is some concern that all the talk lic and other religious intellectual traditions about rediscovering Christian sources will the relationship he has with his peers. Widely- in contemporary scholarship. known football players like Derek Thomas, serve as a pretext for squelching free in- He is among recent catches for Notre Dame quiry. Michael A. Signer, a Reform rabbi Russell Maryland, and Rick Mirer, and coach- in a highly competitive academic environ- who holds a chair here in Jewish culture, es like Barry Switzer have all traveled to Wil- ment. Others have been lured to the prairies says Notre Dame is still grappling with being son at Cortez's request. of northern Indiana by the idea of turning a both Catholic and catholic. The test of the On April 18, I was honored to attend a cere- respectable academic institution into a truly Erasmus Institute, Rabbi Signer says, will be fine one. to see how it handles that tension, whether mony in Wilson to witness the renaming of Philip L. Quinn left an endowed chair in it reaches out to other traditions or barri- Main Street to Cortez Kennedy Avenue. I want philosophy at Brown University for one here cades itself in. to extend my heartfelt thanks to Cortez for all because, he said: ‘‘In my personal and profes- Alan Wolfe, who describes himself as a sec- he has done for Wilson and Mississippi Coun- sional life I take religion seriously. In the ular sociologist at Boston University, wrote secular academy, they are not much con- ty. He is truly a superb young man. recently in The Chronicle of Higher Edu- cerned with religion. They look at it from f cation that the revival of religion in the the social science perspective.’’ academy at places like Notre Dame was wel- George M. Marsden, a historian of religion NOTRE DAME COMBINING come. and a devout Protestant, left Duke Univer- RESEARCH AND RELIGION ‘‘To study the world’s great literary works, sity for Notre Dame because, he said, only many of which were inspired by religious here did he feel there was the desire for a questions, without full appreciation of those HON. TIM ROEMER high-level scholarly discussion within a questions is like performing Hamlet without OF INDIANA Christian context. the Prince,’’ Mr. Wolfe wrote. ‘‘Critics of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While there are scores of small Christian colleges across the United States, none can academic specialization in the humanities Tuesday, April 28, 1998 lay claim to being a center of scholarship often say that English departments, infatu- outside the Christian world. Notre Dame ated with contemporary works, no longer Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to teach enough Milton or Tolstoy. It would be draw my colleagues' attention to the following can. One of its sources of pride is its new Irish more correct to say that, through the lens of December 10, 1997 article in the New York Studies Institute, financed with a gift of $13 secularism, they are teaching them inac- Times about the University of Notre Dame. million from Donald R. Keough, an alumnus curately.’’ [From the New York Times, Dec. 10, 1997] who was president of Coca-Cola from 1981 to f 1993. NOTRE DAME COMBINING RESEARCH AND The donation has made it possible to at- RELIGION INTRODUCTING THE AVIATION tract Seamus Deane, one of the most distin- BILATERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (By Ethan Bronner) guished Irish scholars and authors, as direc- NOTRE DAME, IND., Dec. 4.—At the end of a tor. Professor Deane, whose novel, ‘‘Reading century in which the great American univer- in the Dark’’ (Knopf, 1997), was received with HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI sities have moved from being extensions of high praise earlier this year, says that by OF ILLINOIS churches to centers of secularism, the Uni- September 1998 there will be six full-time IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versity of Notre Dame is carving itself an faculty members and one visiting professor important niche as an institution of serious at the institute, making it the biggest such Tuesday, April 28, 1998 scholarship with a deeply religious environ- program in the country. Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ment. ‘‘We’re not on the scale of Johns Hopkins Some colleges are religious; others have or M.I.T.’’ said the Rev. Edward A. Malloy, introduce a piece of legislation entitled the vital research centers. Notre Dame is rare in Notre Dame’s president, ‘‘but we are increas- Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act. The Avia- combining the two. ing the intellectual resources so as to make tion Bilateral Accountability Act is a bill that The religious nature of Notre Dame is felt this a great university. With the Erasmus In- will require Congressional approval of all U.S. not only in the crucifixes that hang in every stitute and Irish studies we have identified aviation bilateral agreements. April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E681 International aviation is governed by a se- IN HONOR OF BAYONNE YOUTH HONORING THE WEEK OF APRIL ries of bilateral civil aviation agreements be- CENTER, INC. 26-MAY 2, 1998 AS NATIONAL tween countries. Unlike other sectors of the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY economy that tend to be handled through mul- WEEK tilateral agreements, such as the General HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, issues re- OF NEW JERSEY HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR. garding international aviation are resolved OF WISCONSIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through government-to-government negotia- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions. For example, if a U.S. air carrier wants Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Tuesday, April 28, 1998 to fly into and out of another country, the Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise American government must first negotiate with Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I am de- to say a few words in honor of the 14th annual the government of that country to determine lighted to rise today to thank and congratulate National Science and Technology Week. the terms under which the carriers from both four citizens of Bayonne, New Jersey who have contributed immensely to the Bayonne During this week the National Science countries will operate. Terms of bilateral civil Foundation performs its most important public aviation agreements include, among other Youth Center and the entire community. As it celebrates its 53rd anniversary at the HI Hat outreach activities of the year; getting children things, route assignments, capacity and fre- in Bayonne, The Bayonne Youth Center will excited about science and technology. This quency limitations, carrier designations, and honor Mrs. Susan Y. Davis, the recipient of year's theme for National Science and Tech- pricing controls. the Sabra Jackson Award; Assemblyman Jo- nology Week is ``Polar Connections.'' It draws U.S. bilateral aviation agreements are exec- seph V. Doria, Jr., recipient of the Humani- attention to the scientific research being per- utive agreements. They are negotiated and tarian Award; Curtis Nelson, the winner of the formed in the Arctic and in the Antarctic. signed by representatives from the Depart- Service Award; and Wilhelmina Wilson, who is The North and South Poles are truly unlike ment of State and the Department of Trans- receiving the Volunteer Service Award. Also any place on the planet. As Chairman of the portation. Unfortunately, Congress does not being recognized at the dinner will be the Science Committee, I've had the opportunity play any official role in the approval of bilateral Youth of the Month and the Art and Essay to travel to Antarctica to visit NSF's South aviation agreements. contests winners. Pole Station, and I can tell you that it is a re- markable place. The men and women who As the Ranking Member of the House Sub- I would like to take a moment to tell you perform research at the South Pole work committee on Aviation, I strongly believe that about these four remarkable constituents. under conditions that make the winters in Wis- Congress deserves to play a role in approving Susan Y. Davis is continually active in com- consin look comparatively easy. For example, bilateral aviation agreements. As Members of munity service. She has served on the Ba- in 1989 researchers from the University of Congress, we represent the businessperson, yonne Community Day Nursery Board, Mid- Wisconsin measured temperature variations at the leisure traveler, the consumerÐthe flying town Community School Advisory Council, and the South Pole ranging from ¥7 °F to ¥117 public in general. We should have the right to is a member of the Bayonne Youth Center's °F. The South Pole receives less than a foot make sure that bilateral aviation agreements Board of Directors. She is also active in St. of snow per year, yet it is covered by an ice- are negotiated to give U.S. consumers the Patrick's Church of Jersey City. Susan re- sheet that is nearly two-miles thick. Geo- most access to international aviation markets ceived the 1995 NAACP Community Service graphically it is 1.5 times the size of the con- at the best price. award. tinental United States and a year's worth of For this reason, I introduced the Aviation Bi- Assembly Democratic Leader Joseph V. supplies must be fit onto the one supply ship lateral Accountability Act, a bill to require Con- Doria, Jr., recipient of the Humanitarian that ventures to Antarctica once a year. When Award, has a distinguished career in public gressional approval of all U.S. aviation bilat- the sun goes down on March 21st, it doesn't and community service. He serves as a mem- eral agreements. International aviation, which come up again until September 21st. ber of the Board of Directors of Liberty Health This week's activities were not designed is based on bilateral aviation agreements, has Care Systems, and has served as a board simply to draw attention to the Poles, but rath- a tremendous impact on the U.S. economy member of St. Ann's Home for the Aged. As- er to the work being performed there. The and U.S. citizens. Congress should not be ex- semblyman Doria has received more than 110 North and South Poles are unique, natural lab- cluded from agreements of such magnitude. awards and citations from both public and pri- oratories and offer matchless opportunities to As elected Representatives of the people, we vate groups, including the Deborah Hospital study our environment. owe it to the American consumer to look out Foundation's Children of the World Award and Highlighting the combination of the impor- for his or her best interests. My legislation will the Liberty Science Center's Legislator's tant and unique research being performed at help Members of Congress better represent Award. the Poles and the harsh and dangerous living the flying public by giving Congress an integral Wilhemina Wilson, winner of the Volunteer conditions there is, in my opinion, a great way role in the approval of U.S. bilateral aviation to make children curious about science and agreements. Service Award, lives her life exemplifying the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by technology. When children are introduced to The Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act will promoting peace and goodwill towards all peo- the conditions at the Poles, they may wonder: require implementing legislation for each U.S. ple. She is a faithful member of the Wallace How can anything survive in such cold condi- bilateral aviation agreement, similar to the leg- Temple A.M.E. Zion Church and has received tions? How do you study geology when the islation required for trade agreements such as numerous awards for her outstanding church ground's under two miles of ice? How do you NAFTA. Under the bill, each bilateral agree- service. Wilson is a member of the Bayonne get everything you need to the South Pole? ment would be presented to Congress by the branch of the NAACP and has been a long- How do you fit a year's supply of goods on Secretaries involved in the negotiations. An standing member and supporter of the Ba- one ship? Getting kids to ask these questions approval resolution would then be introduced yonne Youth Center. is the goal of National Science and Tech- and referred for a limited number of days to nology Week. I think that ``Polar Connections'' Curtis Nelson, who was awarded the Serv- is a terrific theme for National Science and the House Transportation and Infrastructure ice Award, has always made sure to give back Committee and the Senate Commerce Com- Technology Week, and I am confident that this to his community. During his work for New year's activities will be a great success. mittee. After Committee review, a straight up- Jersey Transit, he received many Service Star or-down vote would then be required in both I must add that just as they did last year, Awards for his exemplary service. Nelson has the National Science Foundation has once chambers. Finally, once the approval resolu- been leader of the Neighborhood Block Asso- tion passes both the House and the Senate, again set up it's ``Ask a Scientist or Engineer'' ciation for 25 years and was the first black phone-bank at 1±888±718±3026. The phone- and is signed into law, then the bilateral avia- Commander of the F.A. Mackenzie Post of bank will be open on Wednesday, April 29th, tion agreement would be official. Bayonne where he raised money for many from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. This year's e-mail Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to thank charities. He is also a member of the Pride of address is [email protected]. More information the gentleman from Oregon, Representative Bayonne Lodge No. 461. about National Science and Technology Week PETER DEFAZIO, for joining me as an original These four extraordinary citizens who have can be found at NSF's web-page at co-sponsor of this important legislation. In ad- given so much back to their community and www.nsf.gov. dition, I urge all my colleagues to co-sponsor the Bayonne Youth Center deserve our re- Mr. Speaker, I encourage my fellow Mem- the Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act. spect and admiration. bers to strongly support this program, and join E682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 with me in celebrating National Science and more than 175 voluntary and professional or- TRIBUTE TO THOMAS DUBYNE, DR. Technology Week. ganizations for this White House agency, pro- VINCENT MASSEY, AND OLD f moting programs for disadvantaged youth KENT BANK—IMPRESSION 5 within the nonprofit sector and among federal SCIENCE CENTER AWARD WIN- A TRIBUTE TO PHYLLIS NEWMAN agencies. She has served as an appointee to NERS the U.S. Department of Labor, Citizen Review HON. JERRY LEWIS Commission, Comprehensive Youth Employ- OF CALIFORNIA ment Commission, US Travel Service Advisory HON. DEBBIE STABENOW Committee, U.S. Department of Commerce, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MICHIGAN and the National Commission on Youth, Ket- Tuesday, April 28, 1998 tering Foundation and the Government Rela- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I tions Committee of the Independent Sector. Tuesday, April 28, 1998 would like to bring to your attention today the Mildred Kiefer Wurf served as the founding co- fine work and outstanding contributions of ordinator of the National Collaboration for Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, I am proud Phyllis Newman. Congregation Emanu El of Youth, where she brought together directors of to recognize Impression 5 as one of the pre- San Bernardino, California will honor Phyllis 13 national organizations, developed manage- mier science centers in education today. Each on June 6th as this year's recipient of the ment and funding symposiums, drafted state- year Lansing's Impression 5 announces a se- Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award for distin- ments on youth issues, wrote testimony and ries of awards that highlight leadership in the guished service to the congregation and com- briefed principals and facilitated large youth area of science. munity. She will be recognized at a dinner employment and delinquency prevention dance which will also commemorate the 107th grants. As in previous years, this year's recipients anniversary of the chartering of the congrega- Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Wurf was the first director have shown a true commitment to science, tion. of the Washington Office of Girls Clubs of our students, and education. Science is one of The Norman F. Feldheym Award was estab- America. She monitored hearings and legisla- the most challenging important subjects to lished to pay tribute to those members of Con- tion, testified before Congressional Commit- master. This year's recipients have used their gregation Emanu El who have, in their own tees, was responsible for staffing the Expan- knowledge, leadership and financial means to lives, reflected Rabbi Feldheym's qualities of sion, Development and Advocacy Committees make science a focus on and outside the love for and loyalty to the synagogue, service of the National Board and originated and classroom and have found innovative ways to of the community, as well as evidencing per- wrote a Washington newsletter for affiliates help the community appreciate and under- sonal traits of humility, loving kindness, care and Board. She has persuasively applied her stand the importance of science. and love. Phyllis Newman has been a particu- passion for words both as a spokesperson I am very proud to recognize the following larly devoted leader of Congregation Emanu and as coauthor of Girls, Inc. Advocacy publi- recipients of the 1998 Impression 5 Tribute to El through her service as president of its sis- cations that were used to remove barriers, Science and Technology winners for Educator terhood and a member of the Board of Direc- provide gender equity and fight for equitable of the Year, Scientist of the Year, and Com- tors of the congregation. She has also edited allocations of resourcesÐ``Today's Girls, To- munity Service Award. and produced over 15 commemorative jour- morrow's Women,'' ``An Action Agenda for SCIENCE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR: THOMAS DUBYNE nals which have been efforts to raise funds for Equalizing Girls' Options,'' ``Service Through the congregation. During this time, she has Advocacy'' and ``Leadership Through Advo- As a science teacher at Haslett High School been an inspiring example of generosity and cacy.'' for over 35 years, Mr. DuByne has gained commitment. She has initiated successful collaborations multiple state and national recognitions. He is Phyllis has also been a very active partici- with national women's organizations including best known in the community as a teacher pant in numerous community organizations in- the American Association of University committed to his students and the study of cluding the Assistance League and the San Women, National Council of Jewish Women, science. Whether it is the assistance he pro- Bernardino Area Mental Health Association. The Committee of 100 Black Women and the vides our elementary teachers, or the count- She is also very widely known for her deep National Federation of Business and Profes- less science fairs and demonstrations he has devotion to her faith and her family. sional Women's Clubs Inc., among others, that organized, Mr. DuByne has worked tirelessly Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our col- resulted in noteworthy initiatives such as the on the local not only as a high school teacher, leagues and the many dear friends of Phyllis ``Women Helping Girls With Choices'' Project. but as a leader in advocating science to young Newman in recognizing this remarkable She has been an active volunteer serving on learners. woman as she is presented with the Rabbi the Board of the National Committee for Citi- SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR: DR. VINCENT MASSEY Norman F. Feldheym Award. It is especially zens in Education, Business and Professional appropriate that this honor is being bestowed Women's Foundation, National Child Research Dr. Massey is the J. Lawrence Oncley Dis- at a ceremony also marking the 107th anniver- Center, Fund for an OPEN Society, as Board tinguished University Professor in the Depart- sary of the founding of Congregation Emanu Chair of the Center for Youth Services in ment of Biological Chemistry at the University El. Washington, D.C. and on the Advisory Com- of Michigan. He is a pioneering biochemist f mittee of the Center for Early Adolescence at who is known internationally for his studies in the University of North Carolina. As Director of the field of flavins and flavoproteins. MILDRED KIEFER WURF—A Public Policy of Girls Incorporated, she contin- COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD OLD KENT BANK VIGOROUS ADVOCATE FOR GIRLS ues to monitor issues affecting girls and young women, informs the National Board, staff and Lansing's Old Kent Bank has been recog- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON affiliates of relevant legislation and public edu- nized for working closely with the Impression 5 Science Center for over twelve years. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA cation events, recommends and drafts public Through their continuous commitment to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES policy positions and serves as a strong, smart, bold and ``vigorous advocate for girls.'' science center and the nonprofit community, Tuesday, April 28, 1998 She is the proud and loving mother of a Old Kent has played a vital role in the oper- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay son, Nicholas Wurf of London, England and, a ation of many education activities throughout tribute to Mildred Kiefer Wurf, the distin- daughter, Abigail Wurf of St. Louis, Missouri. the Lansing community. guished and high respected Director of Public Mr. Speaker, I ask that this August body join As we continue to head toward the 21st Policy of Girls Incorporated who has been a me in applauding Mildred Kiefer Wurf for her Century, the areas of science and technology powerful voice for girls for nearly three dec- dedicated service and exemplary record of are more important. As a member of the ades. highly effective advocacy on behalf of Girls In- House Science and Technology Committee, I Mrs. Wurf began her career as a senior staff corporated and the millions of girls of this na- am proud to recognize these efforts and offer member on the President's Council on Youth tion and extend to her our best wishes for congratulations and thanks for their continued Opportunity and established contacts with every success in her future endeavors. leadership and excellence in science. April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E683 TRIBUTE TO MRS. HORTENSE they were always happy they saw you. the wife of Joseph McCook, Sr., the mother of HUNN Through hard work, thrift, and fair dealings eight children, grandmother of seventeen, and they achieved financial and personal success. great-grandmother of two. HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. They were always ready to do their part for I am proud of Peg McCook and all that she OF CALIFORNIA the community. It made no difference if it was has done for the city of Philadelphia and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for the school, town, people in need, or the abroad. She emulates the ideals of citizenship Tuesday, April 28, 1998 church they were always there to do their part. in our countryÐthrough her concern for oth- They provided a Christian witness by great ex- ers, her service to the community and active Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, I ample. They treated their fellow man with re- participation in our governments. I wish to rise today to recognize Hortense Hunn's years spect and dignity. congratulate and thank Peg McCook for all of outstanding achievement and service to the Roulette was a self-taught engineer and that she has accomplished. I hope that she children and families of San Bernardino Coun- farmer of great skill. His buildings were always enjoys her years of retirement, and wish her ty, and to bid her a fond farewell as she re- sound and pleasing to the eye. His crops were all the best. tires from more than 30 years of service to the always the same way. f Head Start and Preschool Services Programs Their life cannot be described without the in San Bernardino County. mention of Jessie's skills as a fisherman. She IN MEMORY OF STANLEY RADWAN Mrs. Hunn has dedicated both her profes- was a sport fisherman of great ability and was sional and her personal lives to helping im- highly respected in a community of people that HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH prove the lives of those most in need of our contains many skilled in this area. OF OHIO community. As the Executive Director of the They gave marriage the image that is was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Preschool Services Department for San intended to have and were clearly devoted to Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Bernardino County, Mrs. Hunn has taken a their family and church. It remains difficult to program that initially served only a handful of Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to have church without them in their customary honor the memory of Stanley Radwan, a na- children and turned it into an exemplary de- place on the front row of Gillett Methodist partment that serves over 5,300 children and tive of Poland and a famed strongman. Mr. Church. Radwan's life was filled with amazing accom- their families. Under Mrs. Hunn's direction, the They accepted their lot philosophically and Head Start Program has been nationally rec- plishments, both physical and mental. He em- moved on to the next task. bodied the spirit of a hardworking individual. ognized for its success. Her leadership has Their life was what Thomas Jefferson had in also extended well beyond the local area to Born in Poland in 1908, Radwan was a dis- mind when he envisioned the agrarian society. tinct child from his birth, showing off his positions with regional and national commit- They were the kind of people that made tees and organizations. strength for childhood friends during his youth. America the great Nation it is today. He joined several Polish fraternal organiza- Mrs. Hunn's personal achievements include: f 31 years with the Head Start Program in San tions and clubs, taking great pride in his Polish Bernardino County; Policy Council Member, IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT heritage. His national pride inspired him to join Children's Network of San Bernardino County; OF MARGARET McCOOK the Polish navy and learn many languages be- first President, California Head Start Associa- fore World War II. Unfortunately, Radwan was tion; National Head Start Association member; captured by the Nazis and became a prisoner HON. ROBERT A. BORSKI of war at the Bergen-Belsen camp. He be- Governor's Child Development Programs Advi- OF PENNSYLVANIA sory Committee member; Southern California came legendary in the camp as he escaped IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cluster of Head Start Grantees Advisory briefly by pushing a brick wall over with his Board founder; Black Voice Newspaper's Tuesday, April 28, 1998 bare hands. Radwan immigrated to the United Woman of Achievement for 1992; past Sec- Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to States after the war and established himself in retary, NAACP; Black Culture Foundation's congratulate and honor an outstanding volun- Northeastern Ohio. 1997 Black Rose Award recipient. teer and citizen from my Congressional district Mr. Radwan, also known as the ``Polish Mrs. Hunn has also volunteered as a Board who has achieved a long list of community Strongman'' and the ``King of Iron and Steel,'' Member of the Cornerstone Christian Pre- service. Mrs. Margaret ``Peg'' McCook began wrestled professionally for over twenty years school, is a member of the Hospitality Com- her service in politics in 1967 as a Democratic and was never defeated. He amazed his audi- mittee for New Hope Missionary Baptist Committee person. She went on to become ence with feats of strength including straight- Church in San Bernardino, and is a member and Administrative Aide to Senator Joseph F. ening horseshoes, pulling cars with his teeth, of the Children's Defense Fund. Smith from 1972 to 1981. Senator Smith be- and ripping quarters in half. Radwan even Hortense Hunn is a remarkable person. Her came Congressman Smith as a result of a demonstrated these talents on the television dedication and commitment to the community special election and Mrs. McCook then be- show ``You Asked For It.'' Radwan also served and those less fortunate extends to every as- came his Legislative Aide until 1982. Peg then his new country in many capacities, most no- pect of her life. She has touched the lives of began to work as an Administrative Aide to tably as a bodyguard for Cleveland officials countless families, and while she will be sorely Senator Vincent Fumo until 1984 when she and a worker in the Cuyahoga County Audi- missed, she has left San Bernardino County a applied for the position of Bail Commissioner. tor's Office. He was noted for his clean attend- great legacy and serves as an example for us Peg was sworn in as one of the first Bail Com- ance record and his hard work at the office. all. Her new community will undoubtedly bene- missioners to serve in the Philadelphia Munici- Radwan never lost touch with his Polish herit- fit greatly from her presence. Mrs. Hunn is pal Court in February of 1984, and finally re- age, hosting a polish-language radio show and truly a friend to all in need and I consider my- tired from this position in 1997. working with Polish organizations. He is sur- self very lucky to have worked with her over During her thirteen years of service in Mu- vived by two sons, a daughter, and seven the years. nicipal Court, Peg won both the adoration and grandchildren. f respect from her peers, the Administration, My fellow colleagues, join me in saluting the and the Judiciary. She volunteered both her life of a true ``strongman'' in all facets of the TRIBUTE TO ROULETTE AND word: Stanley Radwan. JESSIE WOLFE time and services, never hesitating to go above and beyond the call of service. She f was even known to bring in some home made SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY HON. MARION BERRY specialties, especially when her shift fell on a OF ARKANSAS holiday. It is no wonder she has been affec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. RON PACKARD tionately referred to as ``mom''. OF CALIFORNIA Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Peg McCook also ran for City Commis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sioner, and Council Person for the First Dis- pay tribute to a wonderful couple, Roulette trict, but was narrowly defeated. Along with Tuesday, April 28, 1998 and Jessie Wolfe. Roulette and Jessie are the her various duties she was an advisor to sev- Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, just a few classic example of people that work hard, play eral self help organizations. Peg has become weeks ago, President Clinton held his first by the rules, and achieve great success. well known and loved throughout the commu- meeting to outline his thoughts on reforming They were the kind of people that made you nity for her many years of service. Along with the Social Security system. The problem is, always feel that you were welcome and that all of her political achievements, Peg is also we still don't have any answers. E684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 Although President Clinton won't admit it, IN RECOGNITION OF HOUSTON’S ing in the United States Army. During World Social Security is not financially sound. Statis- FIFTH ANNUAL AFRICA DAY War II he saw active duty in both Italy and tics show that within the next 15 years, the North Africa, returning to New Haven in 1945 system will begin to pay out more than it takes HON. KEN BENTSEN having achieved the rank of Master Sergeant. in. This means that unless we begin to make OF TEXAS As dedicated an activist as he is a worker, changes now, the system could be bankrupt in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Wilson's career began as a machinist in 30 years. Tuesday, April 28, 1998 several shops in New Haven where he strived As a father and grandfather, I am not only to organize his fellow workers. He served on concerned about the money I have payed into Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- the Executive Committee and as Treasurer of Social Security over the course of my lifetime, nize Houston's fifth annual celebration of Afri- the International Association of Machinists but now my children and grandchildren are ca Day taking place on Saturday, May 2, local of the AFL±CIO. putting their hard-earned dollars into the pro- 1998. Courtland Wilson did not however, contain gram as well. The worst part is, none of us African Cultural Exchange, Inc. (ACE) initi- his activism to the workplace. His efforts for have any confidence that this money will still ated Houston's celebration five years ago, equality and justice led to his Presidency of be there when we need it. joining an international effort to recognize the the New Haven chapter of the NAACP, and Mr. Speaker, before our break you asked us progress of people of African descent toward the founding of both the Hill Parent's Associa- to find out how our constituents would like to social, cultural, and economic freedom. Since tionÐprecursor to the Hill Development Cor- see the Social Security system reformed. I its inception, ACE has had five goals and ob- porationÐand the New Haven Black Coalition. agree that the only way to create a system jectives: to exchange culture, arts, and edu- This dynamic synergy of community and job that is consistent with what Americans want is cational programs between African countries politics led to his transition from machinist to to talk to the very people who pay into and and the United States; to build bridges of com- staff activist at Yale University. Mr. Wilson was benefit from the program. munication and better understanding; to pro- hired by Yale to desegregate their School of It is time for us to use the suggestions we mote awareness and appreciation of diverse Medicine during a period of hiring and enroll- heard from our constituents while we were culture; to provide programs and activities for ment reforms. From Assistant Dean of Student back home and show the President and Social children, youth, and the elderly; and to estab- Affairs at the Medical School, Mr. Wilson Security can and must be reformed now. lish The Africa House as a cultural exchange moved to Yale-New Haven Hospital's Office of f center to serve all people. Government and Community Relations where The theme of this year's celebration is ``Chil- he worked until his ``retirement'' in 1985. Dur- dren of The WorldÐOur Future.'' Festivities at WORKER MEMORIAL DAY ing his tenure at Yale-New Haven, he sat on the University of Houston, Central Campus, many local and state governing boards, and is will include exhibitions and cultural activities, a HON. TIM ROEMER a lecturer at the Yale School of Medicine De- soccer tournament, and an awards ceremony OF INDIANA partment of Psychiatry. to recognize the achievements of children and For the past 13 years he has been the Ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES youth. Other activities will provide opportuni- ecutive Director of the Hill Development Cor- Tuesday, April 28, 1998 ties to promote the arts, business, and entre- poration, working diligently to ensure every preneurial awareness and exchange. Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, for today's ob- family's right to decent, affordable housing. The Africa Day celebration is especially servance of Worker Memorial Day, I would like For his countless efforts and contributions to timely this year in light of President Clinton's to have the opportunity to recognize a shame- New Haven, Mr. Wilson was given the Elm recent trip to Africa. While Africa still faces ful tragedy that millions of Americans must Award in 1995, the city's highest honor. In ad- poverty, malnutrition, disease, unemployment, face every day. dition to his esteemed years of service, and terrible conflict in some places, free mar- Last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Courtland Wilson raised his usually low profile kets are taking hold, and democracy and Statistics, over 6,000 workers were killed by by winning his first elected office, that of peace are making progress. As a genuine traumatic injuries, 50,000 workers died of oc- Democratic Party Ward Co-Chair, at age 78. partner and friend to the people of Africa, cupational diseases, and 6.2 million suffered A man who loves life, Courtland Wilson en- America can make a difference in its future. injuries on the job. Lamentably, my home joys the company of his wife of 56 years, Cultural exchanges such as Africa Day are es- state of Indiana has paralleled these statistics Ruth, and his children, Courtland H., Jon, sential to bridge the gap and increase aware- by averaging 60 deaths a year. Ruthia, and Peter, as well as the company of ness and understanding between the United Today in South Bend, Indiana, community his many grandchildren and great-grand- leaders, business owners, and union rep- States and Africa. I congratulate Africa Day on its fifth anniver- children. As his family and friends gather to resentatives are gathering to pay tribute to two celebrate his eight decades of improving our friends whose deaths hit very close to home. sary and commend the African Cultural Ex- change, Inc. and all of the participants and world, I rise today to wish him a happy and Officer Paul Deguch, member of the Fraternal healthy birthday, and to thank him for his Order of Police Lodge 36, was struck down in supporters for their dedication to improving U.S.-African relations and to the future of our countless, tireless contributions. the line of duty by a senseless act of violence. f This pointless death has not only shocked our children and communities. Our continued sup- community, but left his family devastated. port of events such as Africa Day will enhance TRIBUTE TO HONOR DOUGLAS Jim Slater, member of the Elevator Con- our children's future, their educational devel- KLEPSCH structors Local 57, was also killed on the job opment, economic growth, and their quality of this year while working in an elevator shaft. life. f HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER His wife is now without a husband, his three OF NEW YORK children no longer have a father, and those he RECOGNIZING COURTLAND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES knew have lost a great friend. SEYMOUR WILSON As Members of Congress we must continue Tuesday, April 28, 1998 the fight begun at the turn of the century to Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased ensure safety for everyone at their place of HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO to greet you today as we honor Youth Corps OF CONNECTICUT employment. Our American workforce is re- Volunteer, Douglas Klepsch, for his selfless IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sponsible for our booming economy, our high act of bravery. standard of living, and the quality of life which Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Douglas Klepsch went beyond the call of we enjoy. We have made a great deal of Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to duty when he took it upon himself to inves- progress in the last eighty years, but for Offi- recognize Courtland Seymour Wilson, Execu- tigate the cries from a woman who sought cer Deguch, Jim Slater, and every other work- tive Director of the Hill Development Corpora- help at the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Ambu- er killed or injured on the job, we must do tion on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Over lance Corps because her kitchen was on fire. more. the course of his life, Mr. Wilson has built a That altruistic decision saved eight lives. This My prayers go out of the families of those wonderful legacy of community and political outstanding young man is an inspiration to us who were taken from us, and I know the rest activism that has improved his city and the all. He risked his own life to save the lives of of our community joins me. I only hope that world in which we live. others. we in Congress can do more to prevent trage- Born and raised in New Haven, Mr. Wilson Gathering here today to acknowledge the dies like these from happening in the future. attended school and worked there until enlist- heroism of Douglas reminds us to continually April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E685 pay heed to the local heroes of our commu- A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM VON As a member of the Education Committee, nity. Recognizing Douglas Klepsch will allow ALVEN I am truly encouraged by these students. In- us all to take stock in our actions and reflect deed the success we have been working to- on how we too can make a difference in our HON. JAMES P. MORAN ward as a nation is embodied in the Fort Col- neighbor's lives. I wish Douglas Klepsch suc- OF VIRGINIA lins High School team. Despite national test cess in his future endeavors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES results and international comparisons showing Tuesday, April 28, 1998 U.S. students lagging, Colorado's Science f Bowl champions are proof that American stu- Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise dents are capable of high achievement in the RECOGNIZING MICHIGAN REP- to pay tribute to a great American and resident field of science. of Northern Virginia, William H. von Alven, RESENTATIVE BOB EMERSON: All hailing from my hometown of Fort Col- who has served the country faithfully and ably THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIA- lins, Colorado, the Regional Championship TION OF MICHIGAN’S 1997 INDI- for twenty-six years at the Federal Commu- nications Commission. Mr. von Alven will retire Team consists of the following contestants: VIDUAL HEALTH ADVOCATE OF Miss Kristin Bjornsen, Mr. Stephen DiVerdi, THE YEAR AND HURLEY MEDI- from the FCC on April 30, 1998, and I am pleased to join Congressman Frank Wolf, FCC Mr. Andrew Fangman, Mr. Jeremiah Way, and CAL CENTER: THE AMERICAN Mr. Jeremy Zimmerman. LUNG ASSOCIATION OF MICHI- Chairman William E. Kennard and the employ- Of course, these students could not have GAN’S 1997 CORPORATE HEALTH ees of the FCC in congratulating Mr. von come so far on their own. Behind every suc- ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR Alven on this remarkable accomplishment. Mr. von Alven is seventy-eight years old and has cessful team is the backdrop of encourage- worked right up to the present point. ment and leadership. In this case, the stu- HON. DEBBIE STABENOW Mr. von Alven received his B.S. from the dents are most fortunate to have the firm University of Idaho where he was elected to backing and guidance of their families. OF MICHIGAN membership in Phi Beta Kappa. After pursuing Surely, the parents of the champions are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES graduate studies in engineering and manage- most proud, and have sacrificed themselves to help their children achieve great victories. Tuesday, April 28, 1998 ment at Harvard and UCLA, he worked exten- sively in the private sector and edited the best They have every right to be proud. Ms. STABENOW. Ms. Speaker, I wish to selling book Reliability Engineering, which was Mr. Speaker, as you and my colleagues recognize the American Lung Association of in print for more than 30 years. Mr. von Alven know, I have spent the past 10 years in public Michigan's 1997 Individual Health Advocate of served as president of many communications service working to improve Colorado's edu- the Year, Michigan Representative Bob Emer- industry institutes and societies, and chaired cation system. My efforts to deliver more re- son and the 1997 Corporate Health Advocate several international conferences. He received sources directly to classrooms, and treat of the Year, The Hurley Medical Center. the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engi- teachers like real professionals have been mo- Bob Emerson was first elected to the Michi- neers Centennial Medal, and a Department of tivated by my desire to see students achieve gan House of Representatives in 1980 and Defense award for his contributions to the Ad- their potential. has a 100 percent voting record against to- visory Group on the Reliability of Electronic Within that context, the success of the Fort bacco. As past chairperson of the Public Equipment. In 1996, he was awarded the Collins High School Science Bowl team is a Health Subcommittee, he has been a strong Telecommunications Industry Association's triumph for our entire community, and a real advocate against the dangers of smoking and Certificate of Recognition and the FCC's Cath- sign that our hard work is paying off by creat- a leader in educating our children of its dan- erine Forester Public Service Award. ing school environments where ordinary chil- gers. Representing the Flint area, Representa- Mr. von Alven will retire as a Senior Public dren can become extraordinary students. tive Emerson is also the founder and chair- Utilities Specialist. He has managed the Part But Mr. Speaker, this day really belongs to person for the Greater Flint Health Coalition. I 68 terminal equipment registration program the students. Bjornson, DiVerdi, Fangman, am proud to have served in the state legisla- since its inception at the FCC in 1976 and has Way and Zimmerman are champions all the ture with Bob and I know first hand that he is made many important contributions to the way. I urge my colleagues to help me wel- a fighter and champion for our children. And FCC. He will be greatly missed by his friends come these students to their Capital City and as someone who fought side by side with him and colleagues at the Commission. Mr. von wish them well in their pursuit of the National against tobacco companies. I am very pleased Alven is just one example of the many extraor- title. his work is being acknowledged through this dinary federal employees residing in my dis- award. trict. Through his long years of service, he is f certainly deserving of special recognition by On the corporate level, the Hurley Medical the Congress. VOICE OF DEMOCRACY Center has become a national leader in treat- f SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ing Asthma and related illnesses. By sponsor- ing a summer Asthma camp, children from FORT COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL around Michigan have had the opportunity to SCIENCE BOWL TEAM TO COM- HON. DAVE WELDON enjoy nature and the summer weather in a PETE IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE OF FLORIDA safe environment. The Medical Center is also BOWL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES responsible for an innovative education pro- gram that many other medical organizations HON. BOB SCHAFFER Tuesday, April 28, 1998 across the country have used as an example OF COLORADO Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, in effectively treating the disease. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES founded more than half a century ago, the Both award winners overwhelmingly met the Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program al- criteria set by the American Lung Association Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. lows high school students a chance to com- of Michigan. The work completed by Rep- Speaker, the winners of the Rocky Mountain pete in a broadcast script writing contest. The resentative Emerson and the Hurley Medical Regional Science Bowl will soon be in Wash- competition, sponsored by the Veterans of Center are wonderful examples for our com- ington, D.C. to compete in the National Foreign Wars and the U.S. Ladies Auxiliary, munities and are rooted in social responsibil- Science Bowl. Since the regional winners are conducts this annual speech competition and ity, innovation, and activism. from my congressional districtÐThe Fourth provides the winners with a scholarship. I am The American Lung Association is one of Congressional District of ColoradoÐI am es- very pleased that this year Scott Wilson, 18, our county's most important health organiza- pecially proud of the young people who from Palm Bay High School was selected as tions. Their commitment to our children, public worked so hard to come to represent the the winner from the state of Florida. health, and education is unbarrelled. I am very Rocky Mountain region, the State of Colorado, I commend him for his hard work both in proud that our Michigan chapter is one of the and their school. this competition and as demonstrated in his strongest in the nation and I thank them for Fort Collins High School truly fielded a academic achievements. In recognition of his taking the time to recognize the individual and Science Bowl team of great accomplishment selection as the winner of this competition, I corporate advocates that make a true dif- this year, Mr. Speaker. Our community will be am hereby submitting his speech to the CON- ference in our communities. well represented in the competition. GRESSIONAL RECORD for printing. E686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 1997–98 VFW VOICE OF DEMOCRACY SCHOLAR- combat. And when I pass through the peace- Cafaro was often recognized for his gener- SHIP COMPETITION ‘‘MY VOICE IN OUR DE- ful fields of equality, freshly trampled by the osity and philanthropic work. On a number of MOCRACY’’ deafening machine of unfounded discrimina- occasions he was named ``Man of the Year'', tion, I will glean from the lives of the past, (SCOTT WILSON, FLORIDA WINNER) including by the Wolves Club National Con- Stop and listen. Listen to the past, to the and sow the seeds of democracy for future generations, so that in due time, they will vention. In 1970, the president of the Republic glorious voices of our Democracy. Do you of Italy made him a Knight of the Order of the hear them speaking? Their words softly vi- reap an abundant harvest of racial tran- brate with each ring of our liberty bell, and quility. Star of Italian Solidarity or Italian Cavalier. echo loudly in the crash of a judge’s gavel. And now I ask you: As the dawn of the new Most recently he received a lifetime achieve- They whisper from the forgotten pages of our millennium rises, who will rise up with it, to ment award from the National Italian American Constitution, and scream from the dying lips echo the voice of democracy in the approach- Foundation of Washington, D.C. of a fallen soldier. Their words are of free- ing age? Who will it be that opens the eyes Simply by keeping the Cafaro Company dom, justice, and equality and their voice is of Americans to the truth of human equal- headquarters in the Mahoning Valley, Mr. ity? And who will it be that ensures future the voice of democracy. Stop and look. Look Cafaro showed the vision and pride he had for to the future. Behold, the golden sun of the Americans of their right to freedom and jus- tice? The past is speaking, but will you the the area. He was a businessman whose hand- twentieth century casts its final rays over shake was his bond. A gentleman who hon- the ever-darkening horizon, and the dawn of future listen? The past is challenging, but a new millennium rises. Yet now, many have will you the future respond? I am listening, ored his family and friends. He had an unpar- forgotten the timber of democracy’s magnifi- and I will respond. I will be the new mega- alleled sense of community which is evident cent voice. Its whisperings are barely audible phone, that amplifies the democratic voice nearly everywhere in the Valley. now, diminished by the passage of time. The when freedom’s rainbow cannot be seen, The citizens of the Mahoning Valley and I voice of democracy must be amplified by the when justice’s gavel is strangely mute, and mourn with the Cafaro family upon the great when equality’s harvest is trampled megaphone of a new generation, so that the loss of this giant among men, William M. America of tomorrow will need not strain to underfoot. America will hear me shout: ‘‘Freedom!’’ ‘‘Justice’’ ‘‘Equality!’’ As- Cafaro. hear its mighty declaration. But it begins f with me. I must be the first megaphone. suredly, my voice will be heard in our de- mocracy. America will hear my voice in our democ- IN HONOR OF POLISH racy. f CONSTITUTION DAY In 1775, American democracy was but a newborn babe, struggling to snap the umbili- IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM M. cal cord of a tyrannical British monarchy. CAFARO HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Lack of unity heightened the struggle, as co- OF OHIO lonial Tories, too timid to jump from the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES safety of the nest, clung tightly to their HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. mother country. Meanwhile, true American OF OHIO Tuesday, April 28, 1998 patriots, few in number, desperately needed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in a spokesman. And in the Virginian House of Tuesday, April 28, 1998 celebration of the two-hundred seventh anni- Burgesses, Patrick Henry stepped to the versary of the Polish Constitution. The Polish platform. Henry strongly felt that the colo- Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to a William M. Cafaro, who Constitution of May 3, 1791 established a tra- nists should arm themselves for a war with dition of democracy and human rights in Po- Britain, in which they would cast off the bit- passed away recently at the age of 84. This ter yoke of political enslavement. He is for- remarkable self-made man contributed greatly land that continues today. The Polish Constitution has the honor of ever remembered for seven, soul-stirring to his family, his community and this country. being the first Constitution in Europe to give words which emulated the very heart of the He will be deeply missed. American revolution: ‘‘Give me liberty, or William, a lifelong resident of Trumbull inalienable human and economic rights for all. give me death!’’ And later, at the genesis of County, Ohio, emergency as a real estate de- In the turbulent 1790's of classical Europe, the American Constitution, Henry was Poland emerged as a beacon for the future of among the creators of the Bill of Rights, veloper and entrepreneur began in the 1940s with the purchase of property in Youngstown, democracy in this unstable land. While other which insured the people of their basic free- nations surrounding its sovereign borders en- doms. Yes, in the turbulent age of the Revo- Ohio. When he sold this property, he used the lution, the voice of freedom was calling, and proceeds for other business investments. The gaged in revolution and civil war, Poland Patrick Henry answered its call. Today, the 50's saw Cafaro develop, build and operate maintained its integrity for many years under voice of freedom is still calling through the neighborhood shopping centers and strip pla- this Constitution. The rise of Soviet communism in the post- corridors of time searching for someone to zas in northeastern Ohio. In the following dec- magnify her majestic voice. I will be that World War II era stemmed the Polish demo- ades, The Cafaro Co. developed more than 70 someone, who like Patrick Henry, steps to cratic principle for forty years, but under the commercial properties and expanded into en- the platform in defense of freedom’s voice. capable leadership of Lech Walesa, democ- closed regional shopping malls in several And when I behold the basic freedoms of man racy embodied in this Constitution returned to states including Washington, Ohio, Indiana, covered by a menacing storm of political the Eastern European ``cradle of democracy.'' scheming and deceit, I will help to pull back West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Cafaro The human and economic rights that were the clouds to reveal the rainbow of liberties helped change the way America shopped. that is the American birthright, and the Mr. Cafaro will be remembered by the peo- abandoned by years of communist rule re- democratic promise. ple of the Mahoning Valley as a generous phi- turned triumphantly in recent years. Since the passage of the Emancipation My fellow colleagues, join me in honoring lanthropist and real estate developer. With a Proclamation, the United States has grap- the people of Poland, their long struggle for $1 million gift, Cafaro was one of the major pled with the issue of racial equality. But democracy, and their timeless Constitution. donors in Youngstown State University's cap- like a boxer that beats the air, we have land- f ed few direct punches to the face of ital campaign. The honors dormitory on the inequality’s true opponent—discrimination. YSU campus bears his name. Other organiza- A TRIBUTE TO THE And even in the 1960’s, racism had not yet re- tions, including Mill Creek Children's Center WESTHAMPTON BEACH HIGH ceived its rightful knockout blow. That is, and St. Anthony Church, have benefitted from SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL until Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stepped his kindness. His business savvy also began into the ring. In August of 1963, 200,000 pro- TEAM testers marched to the Lincoln Memorial, early. The shopping mall he opened in Niles, and stood as sheep about its reflecting pool, Ohio in 1969 has grown into a retailing and HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES listening to their shepherd speak these mov- entertainment complex that promises contin- OF NEW YORK ued growth. Surrounding the mall now are ing words: ‘‘I have a dream that one day this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nation will rise up and live out the true stores and restaurants offering everything from meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to movies to groceries to home improvement Tuesday, April 28, 1998 be self-evident; that all men are created goods. Cafaro's last deed for his community Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, it is with great equal.’’ Today, nearly thirty-five years later, was to commit to the construction of a stadium pride and emotion that I rise today in the we still dream his dream, because when the vote of equality was calling, Dr. Martin Lu- for minor league baseball play. The Cafaro House of Representatives to pay tribute to the ther King Jr., answered its call. But like Company will absorb the $7.5 million cost and boys high school basketball team at my alma freedom’s voice, the voice of equality donate the land for the project. Due to Mr. mater. Westhampton Beach High School, on searches for someone new. Here again, I will Cafaro's leadership, the groundbreaking for Long Island. This past weekend, the Hurri- be that someone, who climbs into the ring of the stadium will begin in June 1998. canes came home with the school's first ever April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E687 New York State High School basketball cham- waging genocide campaigns against other tuguese Lions Club and congratulate its mem- pionship trophy. groups. Today we are still fighting the same bers for all they have done for the community. Stepped in a proud athletic history, the Hur- kind of hatred in Eastern Europe, Southeast For their tireless efforts, the ``Lion Triangle ricanes of Westhampton Beach had to climb a Asia, and other parts of the world. Monument'' is being dedicated in their honor. steep mountain to attain this landmark cham- The Armenians who survived have main- The Monument will be unveiled on Saturday, pionship. In the six years previous to winning tained thriving cultures in the Middle East and April 25, at the corners of Elmora Avenue and the 1998 title, coach Rich Wrase led his team built vibrant communities in the United States West Grand Street in Elizabeth. to six straight league titles, three Suffolk and around the world. We in Congress join Since its establishment in 1979, the Eliza- County championships and a trip to the state them in honoring the memory of those who beth Portuguese Lions Club has raised funds Final Four championship round. Their quest perished in the killings, and we use this oppor- for its community-based projects, ranging from culminated last weekend when the Hurricanes tunity to renew and strengthen our commit- soup kitchens to the establishment of the Eliz- rolled over defending state champion Syra- ment to protect human rights around the abeth Portuguese Leo Club, the youth branch cuse-Westhill to win the New York State public world. of the club. Last year alone, the club raised school title, then whipped New York City pow- f over $15,000 for community projects. erhouse Wadleigh High School to win the It is only fitting that the Elizabeth Por- state Federation Class B championship. A TRIBUTE TO LYNN O’SHEA tuguese Lions Club's motto, ``Our City; Our So much credit for Westhampton Beach's Nation; Our Neighborhood,'' will be printed on 28±0 season success lies in the contributions HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI the tiled sides of the monument along with im- of its leaders on and off the court. Coach Rick OF ILLINOIS ages of Elizabeth, hand-printed by Fernando Wrase's disciplined leadership kept these IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Silva. The project, a truly magnificent work of young men focused on winning a state title. art, will not only serve as a symbol for the Tuesday, April 28, 1998 On the court, senior point guard Dale Menen- club's continued commitment to its community, dez proved himself a team leader by scoring Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I would but will also bring pride and beauty to the 19 points, adding 5 rebounds and 4 steals in like to acknowledge the very special contribu- neighborhood. the win over Syracuse-Westhill to earn the tions to my community and to humanity in I would especially like to thank the president Most Valuable Player honors for the Class B general by an outstanding individual, Ms. Lynn of the club, Helena Goncalves, her board, the Tournament. Senior classmate Jermain O'Shea. members of the club, as well as the prominent Hollman also came up big for the Hurricanes, Lynn O'Shea is best known for her dedica- elected officialsÐFreeholder Donald contributing 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 as- tion to enriching the lives of people with dis- Goncalves, Councilman Manny Grova Jr., and sists to earn the Most Valuable Player award abilities, especially in her 15 years of work as Councilman Tony MonteiroÐfor all their con- in the Federation title game. Executive Director of Seguin Services. On tributions to the project. Special thanks and As impressive as Menendez's and May 1, 1998, Lynn is leaving Seguin to be- congratulations go out to Nelson Goncalves, Hollman's offense contributions are, come Executive Director of a similar agency past Governor of the Lion's District 16±E, who Westhampton Beach earned its championship that is closer to her home. has just been appointed as New Jersey State with impenetrable team defense. Utilizing an As an employee of Seguin for 15 years, Chairman for the Lions. These selfless individ- aggressive, trapping attack, the Hurricanes Lynn has served in many roles. Under her uals will be on hand, along with members of dogged opponents mercilessly, holding Syra- leadership, Seguin has been fiscally sound in the Union County Board of Chosen cuse-Westhill to just 36 points. Then, up by the face of continuing funding crises and has Freeholders, to celebrate this gala event. just two points at halftime of the Federation grown into a $15 million organization that pro- f vides jobs for over 400 people. More notably, title game, the Hurricane defense stepped up RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS Lynn has responded to the growing needs of and held previously undefeated Wadleigh to OF RIVERBANK ARMY AMMUNI- foster care homes for infants and children with just 19 second half points. TION PLANT The work ethic and close-net feel of this disabilities and severe medical conditions by high school basketball team is a team reflec- launching a foster care program that is now tion of my hometown, Westhampton Beach. recognized as a model in Illinois. Most impor- HON. GARY A. CONDIT The entire community is filled with pride for tantly, Lynn has helped people with develop- OF CALIFORNIA these young men, who have worked hard and mental disabilities to live and work in the same IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sacrificed together to reach this goal. So I ask way their neighbors do, she has broken down Tuesday, April 28, 1998 my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- barriers to community integration by support- Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to resentatives to join me and all my neighbors ing developmentally disabled adults find jobs recognize the achievements of Riverbank in saluting the Westhampton Beach Hurri- in the community, and she has established Army Ammunition Plant, the Army's only pro- canes, the 1998 New York State high school small single family homes with permanent fos- ducer of cold drawn casings for mortar rounds, basketball champions. ter parents. for its receiving of the Secretary of the Army f Lynn is a role model not only for the citizens 1997 Environmental Award for Installation En- of Illinois, but for all workers in the social work vironmental Cleanup during a ceremony held TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF industry. She is highly regarded in her field on Monday, April 27, 1998. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE among her colleagues in Illinois. Her leader- The Army awards panel selected Riverbank ship style and never-say-no attitudes have AAP for its efforts in putting together a string SPEECH OF earned her respect, admiration and love from of environmental accomplishments while HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN her management team. cleaning up groundwater contamination on OF CALIFORNIA It is with great pleasure that I ask my col- and around the installation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leagues to recognize her accomplishments The Army industrial installation, located near and to thank Lynn for her extraordinary work, Riverbank, CA in the 18th Congressional Dis- Wednesday, April 22, 1998 leadership and dedication to helping citizens trict is on schedule to complete its cleanup Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to throughout the state of Illinois. program nearly 20 years early, saving the gov- commemorate the 83rd Anniversary of the Ar- f ernment millions of dollars. menian genocide. On April 24, 1915, more Riverbank AAP achieved a number of envi- than two hundred Armenian religious, political, ELIZABETH PORTUGUESE LIONS ronmental firsts during their cleanup program. and intellectual leaders were arrested and CLUB TO DEDICATE ‘‘LION TRI- It was the first federal NPL facility to complete killed. From 1915 to 1923, 11¤2 million people ANGLE MONUMENT’’ a final record of decision marking the end of lost their lives in the slaughter. Another half all environmental investigations and the start million lost their homes and property, and HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ of final cleanup. watched as the symbols of their religion and OF NEW JERSEY It was also the first federal facility to earn an culture were destroyed. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES installation-wide construction complete status Regrettably, the world's inaction in the face from the EPA signifying that all remedial ac- of these atrocities sent a message that human Tuesday, April 28, 1998 tions were in place and the program could rights violations would be tolerated. Hitler and Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today move into long-term monitoring and operations other leaders saw nothing to deter them from to recognize the Elizabeth, New Jersey Por- phase. E688 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 Riverbank AAP continues to push for dele- high-quality health care services to the com- tracted many companies, including Bristol tion from the NPL, saying there is no longer a munities of western Pennsylvania in the com- Meyers, which chose to by-pass larger urban threat to human health from the groundwater ing years. centers. contamination that initiated the cleanup efforts. f Hillside is a diverse Township which is re- ``If the EPA looked at Riverbank today, there flective of our nation's unique ethnic and cul- would be no risk to human health,'' said Jim NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC tural blend. During the late 19th century immi- Gansel, the Commander's representative at SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REAU- grants from Italy, Poland, the Ukraine, Ger- Riverbank AAP. Gansel credits the installa- THORIZATION ACT OF 1998 many and many other countries established tion's environmental successes to a strong themselves in the area. Many of these immi- SPEECH OF community relations program. ``Our relation- grants entered the United States through his- ship with the community of Riverbank is the HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR. toric Ellis Island. Later, more African Ameri- basis of everything we have accomplished OF WISCONSIN cans and Hispanics settled in the Township. here,'' he said. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ultimately there would be at least 25 different Each year, the Secretary of the Army's envi- ethnic groups residing in Hillside. Tuesday, April 21, 1998 ronmental awards recognize, installation, team These diverse cultures have produced a rich or individual efforts in Environmental Quality, Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise amalgamation of religion and tradition. Each Pollution Prevention, Pollution Prevention today in support of an important provision in has contributed to the growth and progress of Weapons Acquisition, Recycling, Environ- H.R. 2691, the National Highway Traffic Safety the township. Of course, this is a source of mental Cleanup, Natural Resources Conserva- Administration (NHTSA) Reauthorization Act, tremendous pride for me. tion and Cultural Resources Management. A which prohibits NHTSA from lobbying at the Hillside has and continues to move with total of 15 awardsÐ10 installation, one team state or local level. The provision is consistent pride toward the future and I would like to ac- and four individualÐare presented. with current federal law which prohibits federal knowledge and congratulate all of the citizens I consider it an honor and a privilege to rep- agencies from lobbying Congress. In legisla- of the Township of Hillside on this very special resent Riverbank AAP. tion considered by the House Committee on 85th Anniversary Celebration. f Science last year, I included similar anti-lobby- f ing language to prohibit the Department of 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Transportation from lobbying state and local A.M. ROSENTHAL ON TARGET WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOS- elected officials. I am pleased H.R. 2691 in- AGAIN PITAL FOUNDATION cludes the anti-lobbying provision. In 1996, Congress voted to repeal a provi- HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE sion of the Intermodal Surface Transportation OF NEW YORK OF PENNSYLVANIA Efficiency Act (ISTEA) that penalized states IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES without mandatory motorcycle helmet laws. By repealing the helmet penalty provisions of Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Tuesday, April 28, 1998 ISTEA, Congress determined that the issue of Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to take Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to motorcycle safety was best determined by this opportunity to share with my colleagues mark an important anniversary. This year, the each individual state without a one-size-fits-all yet another insightful opinion piece written by Western Pennsylvania Hospital is celebrating mandate from the federal government. Since veteran New York Times journalist, A.M. its 150th year of providing quality health care that time, however, the U.S. General Account- Rosenthal. Today, our House of Representa- to the people of southwestern Pennsylvania. ing Office has determined that NHTSA has en- tives will consider legislation that expresses Founded in 1848, Western Pennsylvania gaged in an active lobbying campaign to per- the sense of the Congress on the occasion of Hospital was the first chartered hospital west suade states to enact laws mandating that the 50th anniversary of the founding of the of the Allegheny Mountains. The Hospital has motorcycle riders wear helmets. I strongly sup- modern State of Israel, reaffirming the bonds grown and evolved over the years, but it has ported repealing the coercive and unfair hel- of friendship and cooperation between the always been known for its quality of care and met law penalties on states in 1996 and I fur- United States and Israel. its commitment to the community. Today, the ther support the provisions of H.R. 2691 pro- Mr. Rosenthal's article, however, skillfully Hospital is a 542-bed tertiary-care medical hibiting the use of federal funds to lobby at the describes some of the left-handed com- center with a staff of 620 dedicated health state and local level. I do not believe lobbying pliments that are coming Israel's way from too care professionals. The Hospital provides a by any federal agency at the federal, state or many media outlets. Yet what Israel has ac- full range of health care services, including local level is an appropriate use of tax-payer complished in the past five decades, in the treatment for cancer, high-risk pregnancies, di- dollars. face of hostility on its every border, is nothing abetes, cardiovascular disease and burns. The f short of miraculous. Hospital supports an active medical research Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, because Mr. program and operates a school of nursing that TRIBUTE TO THE HILLSIDE Rosenthal's remarks are so timely and deserv- has graduated over 3,500 students. COMMUNITY ing of special attention, I would like to share The Western Pennsylvania Hospital is them with my colleagues. Accordingly, I am in- known especially for its treatment of brain tu- HON. DONALD M. PAYNE serting the Rosenthal article into the CON- mors. In fact, the Hospital is one of only 13 OF NEW JERSEY GRESSIONAL RECORD. hospitals in the world using the Peacock Sys- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [From the New York Times, April 28, 1998] tem to treat such tumors. The Peacock Sys- tem utilizes detailed computerized mapping of Tuesday, April 28, 1998 GIFTS FOR ISRAEL the brain to target radiation precisely at brain Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to (By A.M. Rosenthal) tumorsÐwhich prevents damage to the sur- take a moment to pay tribute to a special com- On Israel’s 50th anniversary, its friends can rounding healthy brain tissue. munity and township in my District. On give the country certain gifts of importance. Western Pennsylvania Hospital is also well Wednesday, April 29, 1998 the Township of They can recognize Israel’s achievements and take joy from then. And they can accept known for its work in treating burn victims. Not Hillside will celebrate its 85th anniversary. This without denial or flinching the fact that only does the Hospital operate a Burn Trauma vibrant municipality was officially founded on after a half-century Israel’s neighbors still Center to treat burn victims; it also operates a April 3, 1913. Lengthy debate over secession want it dead. summer camp for burned children and a Back from Union Township preceded the official So far, Israel has not received many gifts to School Program for children with burns. signing of the Bill, by then Governor James F. from my crowd—journalists. Much of the The Western Pennsylvania Hospital is an Fielder, which would establish its boundaries. magazine, newspaper and TV coverage and outstanding institution of healing and learning Nestled between Newark and Elizabeth, Hill- assessment of Israel—not all, but too much— which has served the people of western Penn- side initially offered a passage route between has ranged from delightedly doleful to dole- fully despairing. sylvania with professionalism and compassion these port cities. A railroad system proved to Israel’s economic, societal and scientific for the last 150 years. I commend the employ- be an important link to transport items deliv- successes have been mentioned. But not ees and volunteers of the Western Pennsyl- ered through the port of Newark and Eliza- often is it pointed out that they were at- vania Hospital for all of their good works, and beth, as well as residential commuters. This tained in the face of decades of hatred and I wish them well as they continue to provide link through the suburban industrial town at- attack from Arab nations and movements. April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E689 The contrary—almost always Israel’s prob- JOHN E. BARRIERE I was delighted to learn that one of his co- lems are now being presented if they are en- workers was Laura Barriere, the daughter of tirely self-inflicted. Arabs are presented as if John, and vicariously through Laura I was able they are always simply reacting to Israel re- HON. BARNEY FRANK fusal to accept their reasonable demands OF MASSACHUSETTS to renew that acquaintance. I was saddened that the Jews just clear out of more terri- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by news of his death, and Herb and I send our tory because it does not really belong to Tuesday, April 28, 1998 condolences to Laura, and the rest of the fam- them. ily. And I wanted to note here the passing of American public support for Israel rises Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, this man who quietly, but very effectively, did and for Yasir Arafat declines. But U.S. and one of the most important and under appre- so much to set a pattern of professional serv- European journalism is increasingly sympa- ciated aspects of the workings of our democ- thetic to the Palestinians and unpleasant ice in the House from which we continue to racy is the extraordinarily dedicated and able benefit. about Israel. work done by the professional staffs who To each his own vision. To my eyes, and to f those of the majority of Americans, Israel is serve those of us who have been elected to one of history’s soaring proclamations of Congress. While it is popular to mock people SALUTE TO RUSS MUELLER ON mankind’s worth to itself and its Creator. who work in the political and legislative sys- HIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH These days it is not said much anymore, tem, in fact their contribution represents one of HOUSE which is a pity, but Israel did indeed begin the great bargains the American people re- with nothing much more than sand, hope and ceive. Our work is enormously helped by the belief. And yes, 50 years later it is indeed the HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING Mideast’s only democracy, a growing center large number of extremely talented and dedi- cated people who put in extremely long hours OF PENNSYLVANIA of science, technology, art, music. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Israel is not a dirge—but a country; how helping us make public policy, at far less com- happy the thought. pensation than most of them would receive in Tuesday, April 28, 1998 And I find emotion entirely permissible almost any other occupation. about Israel’s ability to maintain life and Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased I thought of that recently Mr. Speaker when to recognize and honor a member of the staff progress though its neighbors have imposed I learned of the death of an extremely dedi- an absence of peace for a half-century. of the Committee on Education and Work- But about dangers to Israeli survival, cool cated creative individual who is one of those force, Mr. Russ Mueller, on his 25th anniver- who helped set the model for the kind of pro- is best. And stepping back coolly we see the sary with the Committee. fessional policy advisor on whom we are now realities. Russ came to the Committee staff in the One is that Israel may work out agreement so dependent. His name is John Barriere, and middle of the Congressional debate on the with Palestinians—if they want it enough to he came to Washington 50 years ago. Sadly, legislation that was subsequently passed and agree to conditions that will give Israel secu- John Barriere died last week at the age of 78, became known as ERISAÐthe Employee Re- rity of borders and the end of terrorism. The and he left behind him a legacy of extraor- agreement would bring respite that could tirement Income Security Act. Since then, for dinary service to democracy. I was recently re- grow into a peace of some years. many of us, Russ and ERISA have become minded by Gerry McMurray, a former Chief of But another reality is that agreement on almost synonymous. John Erlenborn and Al Staff of the Housing Subcommittee of the Palestine would not bring permanent peace. Quie, the Ranking Members of the full commit- Ask ourselves, would Mideast rulers, the House Banking Committee, that Mr. Barriere tee and subcommittee at the time, wanted a worker-merchant ‘‘street’’ and religious and was the first man to be a professional staff intellectual establishments accept an Israel member of that subcommittee, having helped staff member who understood the intricacies forever growing in skills and strength—or in bring it into existence 43 years ago, and serv- of pension financing and other employee ben- their dreams and desires want Israel extin- efits. So they brought in Russ, who was, and guished, and work toward the day? ing as its Staff Director until 1964. Because of the great ability he showed in that position, he is, a certified actuary. Twenty five years later Run them through the mind: Syria, Libya, Russ is still setting Members of Congress Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the gulf sheikdoms, the was chosen by Speaker John McCormack in Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, Iran. 1964 to be the first policy staff advisor to the straight on the intricacies of employee bene- The hatred against Israel these countries Speaker, and he was the Executive DirectorÐ fits. receive, accept and pass on as heritage and and heart and soulÐof the Democratic Steer- Along the way Russ has worked on a lot of religious obligation—would it vanish with an ing and Policy Committee until 1978. Among major legislation. I suspect that some of his independent Palestine or would it continue the pieces of legislation that he played an in- prouder accomplishments have been in help- in them, and in Palestine too? ing to stop a lot of bad ideasÐlike the Clinton If Iran and Iraq develop chemical, nuclear dispensable role in bringing to passage were and biological weapons, will they strike the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights health care proposal a few years ago, on against Israel? Would other Arabs extend Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968Ð which he worked day and night for weeks on sympathy to Israel—or dance on rooftops that extraordinarily important set of bills that end to point out the foreseen and unforeseen and scream their passion to kill Jews? Would helped break the back of legal racism in consequences of that government take over of the West take the risk of world war to rescue America. health care. Israel? He worked closely with Richard Bolling dur- All of us who have worked with Russ know We know the answers. Permanent peace in of his knowledge in the employee benefits the Mideast will not come until sufficient ing his chairmanship of the Rules Committee Arab peoples replace dictatorship—fun- in bringing forward the Congressional Reform area and of his commitment to legislative damentalist, religious, military or terror- Act of 1974 and 1976, and the Budget Act of craftsmanship. He truly is one of our experts ist—with democratic religious and political 1974. in these complex issues and has worked freedoms. Indeed, along with John McCormack, Rich- untiringly on behalf of our voluntary, employ- Then perhaps the Muslim governments will ard Bolling, Harry Truman and Senator Robert ment based health care and benefits system. end the feuds among themselves that are the Wagner recognized John's great ability and Along the way he has found time to be an central cause of Mideast wars. Then perhaps they will even try to end the hatred of put him to work. In other words Mr. Speaker avid golfer and fisherman, and dedicated fa- Israeli existence that infests the Mideast he was a man whose great ability and equally ther. I am pleased to recognize and salute with the threat of war against Israel. great willingness to serve proved to be an im- Russ for his 25 years of service to the Com- Freedom may happen in the Mideast, as in portant asset for a series of leaders in our mittee, the Congress and to our country. I so many other places. But it will come slow- governing processes. wish him many more years of good health and ly, fitfully. I was pleased myself to meet him more than continued good service. Meantime, will Israel stand strong at 30 years ago, when in the service of the gu- arms, maintaining military power not for f bernatorial campaign of the late Edward victory over another country but for de- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM fense? McCormack, a nephew of the Speaker, I came Will the U.S. remain a friend or become a to Washington to do some research on federal harassment? Will some foreign and Israeli issues. I was then a young graduate student HON. RON KIND Jews push their religious and political hos- in political science, and meeting John Barriere, OF WISCONSIN tility against Israeli governments so long and listening to him describe the interaction of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and hard that they sap Israel’s strength, will the legislative process, politics, and sub- power and self-belief, as Israel awaits Arab Tuesday, April 28, 1998 conversion to democracy? stantive policy was an extraordinary education From friends of Israel, cool questions in which I never forgot. Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, over the past week themselves are gifts to Israel—and to one an- Many years later, when my domestic part- the debate on campaign finance reform has other. ner, Herb Moses, went to work at FannieMae, shifted, from when we will get a vote to what E690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 kind of reform will we actually see. The leader- activity and trade incentives for countries FROM DIPLOMA TO DOCTORATE: ship has chosen the Bipartisan Campaign In- making serious and verifiable economic and 100 YEARS IN THE EVOLUTION tegrity Act, H.R. 2183, as the base bill that will political reforms. It seeks to reorient U.S. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEN- be considered on the floor. I applaud that Africa policy from being based largely on NESSEE, MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF choice. This bill was drafted after a fifteen foreign assistance to being based on in- NURSING creased trade, investment, self-help and seri- month process of bipartisan give and take ous engagement. It is a modest bill that re- among freshmen members of Congress. I am quires no new public appropriations, but it HON. ED BRYANT pleased to have been an original member of could provide substantial economic opportu- OF TENNESSEE that task force. nities for the United States and African soci- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act is the eties. Tuesday, April 28, 1998 only bill that was drafted as a truly bipartisan Two years ago, as I campaigned in the Re- effort to take the big money out of the political Mr. BRYANT Mr. Speaker, I would like to publican presidential primaries, I spoke on system. H.R. 2183 does not contain any poi- recognize the special annivesary of the Univ. the need for a positive and coherent Amer- of Tennessee Memphis School of Nursing. son pills and does not unfairly impact one po- ican policy toward Africa. These remarks litical party over the other. This legislation Memphis City Hospital and its school of came as surprise to many; some responded nursing, identified as the Memphis City Hos- does not go as far in changing the system as with bewilderment. They asked why a Re- pital School of Nursing, opened in 1989. Lena most members of the task force wanted, how- publican presidential candidate would talk Angevine Warner was appointed as Super- ever, we all recognized that this was the only about Africa. The answer lies, in part, with intendent of Nurses and Director of the way campaign finance legislation could pass the underlying rationale behind the African School. She is identified as the founder of the this year. This bill takes the biggest influences Growth and Opportunity Act, namely that the United States should elevate its policy School of Nursing that later became part of of money in the system out of our campaigns. the University of Tennessee. She resigned in Passage of H.R. 2183 will be a significant step toward Africa to a level commensurate with Africa’s growing importance. 1900 to serve as an Army contract nurse in forward in returning our elections back to the Cuba and later served with the Walter Reed people whom we are sworn to represent. Sub-Saharan Africa can be a new frontier for American trade, investment and eco- Commission that studied yellow fever. Mr. Speaker, I commend you for giving in to The first class of eight graduated in June, the pressure of the public and allowing a vote nomic development. It can be a frontier for the expansion of democracy and market- 1900 from the Memphis City Hospital School on campaign finance reform. I hope my col- of Nursing. A 3-year curriculum was imple- leagues will join me in supporting H.R. 2183, based economies. It can be a frontier for co- operation in dealing with strategic global mented in 1913. the Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act. problems relating to narcotics, international By contract with the City of Memphis signed f crime, terrorism, infectious diseases and the July 22, 1926, ``The School of Nursing has been launched on a University basis.'' The WE SHOULD PASS THE AFRICA environment. Success on each of these for- Memphis General Hospital furnished space TRADE BILL eign policy priorities is important to the United States and to African societies, and it and equipment and the University of Ten- can best be achieved in an Africa that is eco- nessee provided two nursing faculty members HON. JIM McDERMOTT nomically open and politically more ac- and instruction from its medical college faculty. OF WASHINGTON countable and transparent. But this will not Miss Winifred Atkinson, director of nursing for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES happen soon or without tremendous coopera- the hospital and the school from 1923±1926 Tuesday, April 28, 1998 tive effort. was instrumental in bringing about this rela- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, ``We Beyond the promise of more prosperity and tionship with the University. John Gaston Hospital replaced the old Gen- Should Pass the Africa Bill,'' an editorial writ- more stability on the continent, the Africa bill encourages African countries to under- eral Hospital in 1936. WWII brought practice ten by Senator RICHARD LUGAR of Indiana was blackouts and a shortage of nursing faculty printed in the Wednesday, April 22, 1998, edi- take fundamental political and economic re- forms in order to qualify for the trade and and students. UT participated in the U.S. tion of the Washington Post. In the article Mr. investment incentives. It places the burden Cadet Nurse Program. Two graduates of the LUGAR describes the broad support for the Af- on African leaders to take initiatives to help UT School of NursingÐLts. Imogene Kennedy rica Growth and Opportunity Act, which in- themselves. Many have already done so. and Inez McDonaldÐwere captured by the cluded: House leadership, the Clinton adminis- Those countries that engage in gross viola- Japanese on with the surrender of U.S. tration, the business community and the Afri- tions of human rights, fail to eliminate trade Troops on Corregidor, Philippines. They were can diplomatic corps, and led to the passage and investment barriers or to improve fiscal prisoners of war from 1942 until early 1945. of this historic legislation by the House of Rep- policies, or that reject good governance and Miss Ruth Neil Murry became Educational Di- resentatives on March 11, 1998. Mr. Speaker, rule-of-law standards, would not be eligible rector of the School in 1944 and Director in I am entering for the RECORD the editorial writ- for duty-free treatment of products under 1946. ten by Senator RICHARD LUGAR of Indiana. the Generalized System of Preferences, par- A 4-year program leading to the BSN began ticipation in debt reduction programs, WE SHOULD PASS THE AFRICA BILL in 1950 and the diploma program phased out projects managed by the Overseas Private in 1954. Under the leadership of Ruth Neil (By Richard Lugar) Investment Corp., or other trade and invest- Last month the House of Representatives ment programs in the bill. Murry, the school became autonomous in approved the African Growth and Oppor- 1949. Murry, the first Dean, served until De- tunity Act on a bipartisan vote of 233 to 186. No one can argue that this legislation will cember 1977. The bill commanded support from the House transform Africa overnight. But as Africa de- The City Hospital contract was amended in leadership, the Clinton administration, the velops economically, we will benefit by as- 1958 and major curriculum change occurred. business community, the African diplomatic sisting in that growth as new markets de- National accreditation was awarded in 1960. velop and mature. Indeed, U.S. exports to corps and representatives from all sides of The school achieved College status in Feb- the political spectrum. Action on the bill sub-Saharan Africa have increased by some 14 percent over the past two years, and bilat- ruary 1961. now shifts to the Senate, where the Finance The master's program in nursing admitted Committee has jurisdiction. Enactment of eral trade now exceeds trade with all the this bill will signal a dramatic and construc- states of the former Soviet Union. its first students in Summer, 1973. Family nurse practitioner and psychiatric-mental tive turning point in U.S.-African relations The Africa bill is one of those rare pieces and mark a historic moment in our ties with health were the initial offerings. of legislation that has not been inspired by Dr. Michael Carter became Dean late in the states of sub-Saharan Africa. dire crisis, imminent threat or strong domes- Last year I introduced S. 778, the Senate 1982 and continues in that role. Faculty and tic pressure. It emerged from the realization version of the original House bill. I took that Dean Michael Carter placed increasing em- initiative because I believed the United that Africa has long been a neglected region of the world and that this neglect does not phasis on research and practice in the mid States must seize the opportunity presented 1980s. The college moved into a new building. by the end of the Cold War and the fun- serve U.S. interests. The bill is visionary in that it acknowledges that Africa is chang- In 1988 the Doctor of Philosophy with a major damental changes already underway in Afri- in Nursing began. The first PhD in Nursing ca. We should reinforce efforts to promote ing, that the United States wants to be a economic growth and stability and to pro- partner in that change, and that we wish to was awarded in 1992 to June Hansen vide new opportunities for American inves- share in Africa’s better future. If the United Larabee. tors and trade. States is a major player in Africa’s economic Over 4,500 nurses have been educated by The bill seeks to promote economic growth and political transition, we will also be a The University of Tennessee, Memphis Col- in Africa through enhanced private-sector major beneficiary. lege of Nursing. April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E691 TRIBUTE TO DON BYE Voting USA project a model for the nation. He TRIBUTE TO HUBERT ‘‘DUDER’’ brought people together and got them excited DUDERSTADT HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR about the idea of giving school children the OF MINNESOTA chance to participate in the electoral process HON. MARION BERRY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on Election Day. Under this project, children OF ARKANSAS Tuesday, April 28, 1998 can pick up a ballot at the polls and vote at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today their own booth at the same time that the par- Tuesday, April 28, 1998 ents are casting their official ballots. Local to pay tribute to Don Bye of Duluth, Min- Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nesota. schools also participate by exposing students pay tribute to Hubert ``Duder'' Duderstadt. Don has rendered long, distinguished, and to the political process in their social studies Duder was a child immigrant from Germany. dedicated service to the City of Duluth, Min- and civics classes. He came to this country with almost nothing nesota's 8th Congressional District, and all of Six thousands school children in Duluth par- and was a classic example of the success im- Northern Minnesota. For more than a quarter ticipated in Kids Voting USA in 1994, the first migrants represent to this nation and what century, he has served Northern Minnesota in year of the program. By 1996, 31,000 children they have added to the culture we all enjoy numerous ways through his multifaceted politi- in ten communities in Northern Minnesota had today. cal and community activism. Duder was an example of what hard work joined in exercising the privilege enjoyed by In particular, I wish to note that Don Bye and clean living will do. millions of American citizensÐcasting a ballot has completed over a quarter century of serv- Married to the same woman, Alberta, for 56 ice as Chairman of the 8th Congressional Dis- for candidates for elective public office. De- years, raising three successful children and trict's Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DEL) party mocracy will benefit in the years to come from achieving ownership of his own farm were and is now entering his 27th year in that ca- young people inspired so early in their lives by measures of such success. pacity. That makes him the longest continu- this unique opportunity to participate in the He clearly fulfilled the Will Rogers comment ously serving Chairman of any of Minnesota's election process. ``I never met a man I didn't like,'' and it was eight Congressional District DFL committees. I I am proud and honored to share with my always a pleasure to run into Duder. He was know I am joined by DLFers throughout our colleagues this brief, but deserved tribute to an accomplished farmer and wine maker and district in saying a heartfelt thanks to Don for Don Bye, who has given so much of himself greatly appreciated by the community. his tireless, selfless service. Don Bye's great- Always ready to do his part for the commu- to enrich the lives of others and to serve his est contribution has been to show people how nity, civic club, school, church, or profession, community. to work together. He has brought together in- he never failed to pitch in. dividuals with diverse and sometimes conten- He demonstrated by example what it means f tions positions through his dedication, hard to be a Christian, good citizen, successful work, and diplomacy. In large part because of farmer, husband, and father. HONORING COSMOPOLITAN CLUB his efforts, the 8th District DFL Party has a co- He will be remembered, as we say in Gillett, OF ELGIN’S DISTINGUISHED hesiveness that is envied by other political Arkansas, as ``a good man.'' SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT groups in the State of Minnesota. f When redistricting was completed following the 1990 census, Don moved quickly to con- A TRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY tact county unit chairs from the newly added HON. J. DENNIS HASTERT COALITION PROJECT sections of Minnesota's 8th Congressional OF ILLINOIS District. He made sure that people from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JERRY LEWIS Sheburne and Benton counties felt welcome in OF CALIFORNIA their new Congressional District and included Tuesday, April 28, 1998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES them early on in activities of the 8th District Tuesday, April 28, 1998 unit, including important leadership positions. Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Don Bye has been a practicing attorney for honor Ms. Susan Rakow, the recipient of this Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I more than 30 years. He assisted numerous year's Cosmopolitan Club of Elgin's Distin- would like to bring to your attention the fine clients in the areas of labor and employment guished Service Award. work and dedication of a group of outstanding law, public sector labor law, employment dis- teachers, staff, and other individuals to the crimination and personal injury law. He was a The Award is sponsored by the Cosmopoli- students of San Bernardino County, California. Member of the Minnesota State Board of Gov- tan Club of the City of Elgin, Illinois, and Ms. On May 12th, the San Bernardino County Su- ernors from 1989±1992. Rakow is truly worthy of this honor. She has perintendent of Schools will honor some of the Don Bye was instrumental in starting two spent countless hours serving the community finest teachers in California at a Celebration of programs that affected thousands of people in of Elgin in a variety of roles, and her contribu- Excellence, a dinner and recognition program Duluth: the Share Food Drive and Kids Voting tions have been many. honoring the work of the Community Coalition USA. In 1982, Don has an idea for a citywide Honored by the Altrusa International Club of project. effort to benefit those less fortunate, known as Elgin with its Woman of the Year Award in The Community Coalition is a countywide the Share Food Drive. Don recruited a staff partnership project established to respond to 1997, and by the YWCA with its Marjorie person to organize the new program, and en- the needs of public education through collabo- Leonard Community Service Award in 1988, listed volunteers from the Duluth area. One rative partnerships. As a result of this effort, weekend a year, boy scouts, union members, Ms. Rakow has served on the boards of the successful programs have been put in place and other volunteers go door-to-door collecting Jayne Shover Easter Seal Center, the Elgin for San Bernardino County students in the food items and cash from Duluth residents. Symphony, and the Sherman Hospital Auxil- areas of literacy, technology, school safety Local trucking companies donate the use of iary. She has also been active with Elgin U± and career preparation. Clearly, the success trucks, union members volunteer to drive the 46 public schools, serving both as a substitute of this project is tied directly to the teachers, trucks, and church organizations offer the use teacher and as a member of the Instructional staff and other partners who have worked dili- of buildings to assist in the effort. The Share Council, has served as President of the Elgin gently on this effort within the last three years. Food Drive generates 20,000 to 40,000 Enrichment Series for several years and has The teachers who will be honored for their pounds of food a year for the Duluth Food been active in her local church. work with early literacy include Diane Harlan, Shelf. Celeste Danjou, Dawn Fletcher, Sue Rhoades, Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Cosmopoli- Don Bye knows the future of our country Mary Gee, Terry Rogers, Audrey Howard, lies in the hands of America's youth, which in- tan Club of Elgin, Illinois in my district on their Tine Pelletier, Donna Libutti, Luanne Rhodes, spired him to initiate the Kids Voting USA selection, and urge you and my colleagues to Patty Dipaolo, Audrey Folden, Helen Rockett, project in DuluthÐthe first community in Min- join me in honoring Ms. Susan Rakow for her Hester Turpin, Ava Gonick, Susan Birrell, nesota to participate in Kids Voting USA. Don years of service to her community and for her Vickie Holman, Aleen Massey, Liz Fragua, also served on the original organizing commit- selection as this year's recipient of the Cos- Cathy Richardson, Joan Carey, Sue Cornell, tee. Don and his fellow volunteers, by donat- mopolitan Club of Elgin's Distinguished Serv- Lynne Merryfield, Arlene Mistretta, Janie Pier- ing their time and money, made Duluth's Kids ice Award. son, Darwin Ruhle, Iris Tramp, Denie Cates- E692 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 Darnell, Caroleen Cosand, Jean Fenn, Carol 1954, before the Archdiocese of St. Louis had years, many men and women in this commu- Besser, Londa Carter, Denise Dugger, Cynthia integrated its schools, when St. Louis was an nity have stood for worthy but unpopular Freymueller, Rachael Emery, Judy Lowrie, entirely segregated city, the Rev. Claude causes and paid high prices for their beliefs. Heithaus, a Jesuit priest, took it upon him- We should give each one recognition, not Marge Ruffalo, Laura Chapman, Luis Ibarra, self to preach a sermon in the St. Frances only out of respect for what they did, but Chris Richards, and Melody Davidsmeier. Xavier (College) Church of St. Louis Univer- also for what their lives can offer all of us as Being recognized for their work in tech- sity, where he was a faculty member. In this models of courage and vision. And by honor- nology education are Jim Roller, Steve Bailey, sermon, which he delivered on the morning ing Claude Heithaus, we would be making a Cindy Robinson, Ruthetta Brandt, Leandra of Feb. 11, 1944, he called upon his listeners very good start. to repudiate racism and welcome people of Pearson, Kathy Gilbert, Jim Evans, Noelle f Kreider, Alexis Carlson, John Patten, Bob color to the university. His words were un- Watson, and Linda Jungwirth. Those praised compromising as he called upon the commu- IN HONOR OF MISSION SAN JOSE nity to face its prejudice and hypocrisy: for their work on the focus on the future in- ‘‘Do you want us to slam our doors in the ROTARY CLUB FOR ITS 15 YEARS clude Judith Pratt, Michelle Beutler, Dr. Bill face of Catholics, because their complexion OF SERVICE TO THE 13TH CON- Clark, Carrie Childress, Jeff Drozd, Patricia happens to be brown or black? It (the claim GRESSIONAL DISTRICT Merriam, Skip Brown, Laura Brundige, Jerry that white students would refuse to attend Bennett, Geri Kubanek-York, Jere Lloyd, Les- classes with people of color) is a lie. I see HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK that you repudiate it with indignation. You lie Rodden, and Pam Stockard. OF CALIFORNIA In addition, the following individuals will be scorn it all the more because some of the very people who disseminate this lie have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recognized for their work with school safety; themselves sent their sons to Harvard and Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Norma Ashworth, Robert Martinez, David Yale, where they were glad to sit in the same Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Mann, Beth Henry, Sally Foster, Marc Divine, classrooms with Negroes.’’ Cathy Magana, Tim Kelleghan, Tina Maeda, Heithaus’ call to justice, which he couched take this opportunity to recognize the Mission Jimmie Jimenez, Rich Laabs, Michael Vance, in religious as well as moral terms, did not San Jose Rotary Club for its extensive con- Debbie Fairfax, and Joe Kaempher. go unnoticed. Within the year, St. Louis Uni- tributions to the quality of life in the Fremont Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me and our versity became the first institution of higher community. learning in a former slave state to admit Af- Over the last fifteen years, Mission San colleagues in recognizing the fine work of rican-Americans, and the city of St. Louis these individuals. Barry Pulliam, the County Jose Rotary has been actively involved in the thereby became the scene of one of the most community through more than 45 projects Superintendent of Schools is also worthy of important breakthroughs in racial integra- praise for his outstanding leadership on the tion. benefiting the Mission San Jose, Serra Center, Community Coalition project. Efforts to edu- Heithaus soon departed from St. Louis. Be- Ardenwood Park, Fremont Senior Center, Mis- cate our students and prepare them for the fu- cause he had preached the sermon without sion San Jose Museum, and many other wor- the permission or support of his Jesuit supe- ture are certainly worthy of our recognition and thy recipients. rior and had continued to call attention to In addition, in 1986 Mission San Jose Ro- it is only fitting that the House pay tribute to the problems of racism, he was banished, tary became one of the first clubs to champion these fine citizens today. first to Kansas and then to Milwaukee. the admission of women members, well before f Late in life he was allowed to return to the St. Louis area, where he lived quietly, never Rotary International recognized full participa- REMEMBERING REV. CLAUDE speaking publicly again on the topic of race tion by females. The club has sponsored two HEITHAUS—‘‘A CIVIL RIGHTS relations. He died in 1976. new Rotary clubs, sponsored four foreign ex- TRAILBLAZER’’ In the story of Heithaus’ courage and de- change students, and counts more than 60% termination there is much that St. Louis can Paul Harris Fellows among its members. Mis- be proud of. He risked—and lost—a great sion San Jose Rotary has also contributed HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY deal in order to further a process of accept- substantially to the Polio Plus Campaign and OF MISSOURI ance, toleration and integration that re- the Mission San Jose restoration. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mains unfinished in our community. Although the first part of his story is fair- I also commend Mission San Jose Rotary Tuesday, April 28, 1998 ly well known, the price he paid is less well for having prepared and served many thou- Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker. Trailblazers are known, and neither the university nor the sands of meals at the Centerville Free Dining people who take chances and stand up for community has ever formally recognized his Room, and for their internationally acclaimed accomplishments and sacrifices. chili and famous linguica burgers, which have what's right, even when the status quo tells After his speech and his subsequent refusal them the time is ``not right''. Trailblazers to drop the issue of race relations, his career raised nearly $300,000 for charity. change the course of history, as Rev. Claude as a teacher was severely curtailed. A valu- Throughout its existence, Mission San Jose Heithaus did at Saint Louis University on a able collection of antiquities that he had ac- Rotary has been acclaimed many times for its day in February 1944 when he delivered a quired on his travels was lost or destroyed. excellent service. On May 1, 1998, the Mis- sermon that led to integration in higher edu- His work as a trainer of young journalists (a sion San Jose Rotary Club will celebrate the cation in the city of St. Louis. As a proud quarter century earlier he had founded St. 15th Anniversary of its founding, and I would Louis University’s University News) came to like to express my sincere appreciation for the alumnus of Saint Louis University and bene- an end as well. ficiary of Rev. Heithaus' courageous actions, I Even after the policies that Heithaus had dedicated efforts that have produced so many commend to our colleagues the April 14, 1998 called for became an accepted reality, he was civic achievements. Congratulations, and I St. Louis Post Dispatch article, titled ``Priest never publicly thanked or even acknowl- look forward to another fifteen years of excep- led the fight for university integration'', which edged by this community for his role in their tional service. tells of the great sacrifice Rev. Heithaus made realization, although the Father General of f for the benefit of racial harmony. It is my hope the Jesuits and the French government even- tually recognized his accomplishments. IN HONOR OF LT. COL. MICHAEL that our colleagues in the struggle for racial While much of the responsibility for this PRUSAK equality and justice will find strength in this acknowledgement lies with the school where story. I work, St. Louis University, some of it ulti- mately lies with the community that also HON. VIC FAZIO PRIEST LED FIGHT FOR UNIVERSITY benefited from his vision and persistence. OF CALIFORNIA INTEGRATION His commitment and his ideals should not be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (By Paul Shore) forgotten. Tuesday, April 28, 1998 St. Louis is rich in history, and we honor I call upon St. Louis University to mark those who have contributed to its history in the hundredth anniversary of Claude Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise a number of ways: by naming parks, streets, Heithaus’ birth with some gesture worthy of today to honor Lt. Col. Michael Prusak, Direc- hospitals and schools after them, or by keep- his beliefs. I also call upon the greater St. tor of Logistics for the Sacramento Air Logis- ing their memory alive by dedicating a civic Louis community to reflect on the actions of tics Center, McClellan Air Force Base, Califor- project or program to them. Yet an impor- someone, who, when it was still politically nia. He is a Command Navigator, with more tant figure in the history of our city contin- incorrect, sought to widen educational op- than 2,500 hours in the FB±111 and the T±43 ues to go largely unacknowledged. His name portunities for people of color. Surely there was Claude Heithaus, and this spring marks is a place in our city for some remembrance aircraft. Lieutenant Colonel Prusak will be re- the 100th anniversary of his birth. of him, a way to call attention to his ideals. tiring on 1 August 1998, after a distinguished Before Brown vs. the Board of Education Heithaus is of course not the only unsung career highlighted by many challenging as- had made its way to the Supreme Court in hero of St. Louis history. In the past 200 signments. April 28, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E693 As Director of Logistics, Lieutenant Colonel the Air Force Organizational Excellence IN HONOR OF DR. STANLEY Prusak manages the supply and transportation Award, the Combat Readiness Medal, the Na- NUSSBAUM support for the Air Logistics Center and the tional Defense Service Medal, and the South- 77th Air Base Wing. He oversees more than west Asia Service Medal. HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER 250 military and civilian personnel, with an an- I join my colleagues today in honoring Lieu- OF NEW YORK nual budget of nearly $1 million. tenant Colonel Prusak for his 24 years of dedi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lieutenant Colonel Prusak was born in Ger- cated and distinguished service to the United Tuesday, April 28, 1998 many, in December 1947. He grew up in Bos- States Air Force, the state of California, and ton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bos- our nation. We send best wishes to him, his Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased ton Technical High School. He attended and wife Linda, and their children Jennifer, Erica, to have the opportunity today to recognize Dr. graduated from Lowell Technological Institute and Gabriel and wish him continued success Stanley Nussbaum, who is being honored by in 1973 with a degree in Industrial Engineer- at his new position with the Civil Air Patrol. the Herbert Tenzer Five Towns Democratic ing. In 1981, he graduated from the University Club at its annual brunch on May 3. Dr. Nuss- of Southern California with a Masters in Sys- f baum has been an outstanding member of his tems Management. community and his personal commitments After flight training at Reese Air Force Base, IN RECOGNITION OF THE FOUND- both civic and religious have bettered the lives Texas, in 1974, Lieutenant Colonel Prusak ING OF THE TEXAS CENTER FOR of his neighbors on Long Island. was assigned to the 380th Bombardment SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AT THE Dr. Nussbaum's devotion has led him to Wing at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON contribute to the Jewish community in many York. At Reese Air Force Base he flew the ways. He sits on the boards of the Conference Strategic Air Command's FB±111, and be- of Jewish Organizations of Nassau County came one of the first 1st Lieutenant instructors HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE and the American Committee for Israeli MIA's of the aircraft. In 1980, he was assigned to in addition to being a trustee of Temple Beth Mather Air Force Base, California, as an Un- OF TEXAS El of Cedarhurst and a former trustee of the dergraduate Navigator Training instructor. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American Jewish Committee. He is also a past While there, he became a flight commander president of the Five Towns Jewish Council. and helped develop the curriculum for the dual Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Civic duty has also played a major role in track navigator training system, which is still in Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Stan's life, leading him into an active role in use today. I rise in recognition and gratitude for the out- the Democratic party. He serves as Leader in In 1985, Lieutenant Colonel Prusak was as- standing work done by Dr. Paul Chu and his the 20th Assembly District and has been a signed to the 509th Bombardment Wing at colleagues at the Texas Center for Super- member of the Nassau Democratic County Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, and conductivity on the problem of High Tempera- Committee for twenty-five years. He was the requalified in the FB±111. While there, he be- ture Superconductivity. As a member of the zone leader of Lawrence-Cedarhurst and came the assistant air operations officer, and House Science Committee, I often hear ref- served as President of the Five Towns Demo- chief of aircrew scheduling and training for the erences made for the excellent work of Dr. cratic Club from 1978±1980 and 1984±1990. 393d Bombardment SquadronÐthe same Paul Chu and the Texas Center for Super- Dr. Nussbaum was a Clinton delegate for the squadron that dropped atomic bombs on Hiro- conductivity located at the University of Hous- 1992 Democratic National Convention and shima and Nagasaki during the final days of ton. I have also taken great pleasure in work- was elected as a New York State Committee- World War II. In January 1988, he became the ing with Dr. Chu on legislative and administra- man in 1994. Deputy Commander for Resource Manage- tive matters in Washington related to the sup- Dr. Nussbaum has also been successful in ment for the 509th, where he helped manage port of the center. both his professional and private life and is a the Wing Supply and Transportation Squad- life member of the American Dental Society. rons, along with Wing Mobility, Base Con- From the Center's beginnings in 1987 with He and his wife Toby are the proud parents of tracts, and Base Comptroller divisions. the endorsement of the 70th Legislature of the three children, Felice, Hillary and Larry, and of Lieutenant Colonel Prusak was assigned in State of Texas your efforts to find solutions to two grandchildren, Ananda and Sierra. 1989 to the Sacramento Air Logistics Center fundamental and practical questions in High Dr. Stanley Nussbaum has made great con- as assistant program manager for the F±111 Temperature Superconductivity have been tributions to society as a professional, a lead- Digital Flight Control Modification Program. He noteworthy. Beginning with a staff of seven, er, a religious man, and a father. His commu- went on to become the Program Manager for the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the nity, indeed all of Long Island, have been im- the F±111 Stores Management Upgrade modi- University of Houston is now the largest and proved by his efforts. fication program in 1990, followed by the posi- most comprehensive Center of its type in the f tion of Branch Chief for all F±111 modifica- nation. Your great achievements serve as a tions. In January 1993, Lieutenant Colonel testament to the past decade of hard work HONORING PRESIDENT K.R. Prusak attended the Defense Systems Man- and progress in the new scientific and techno- NARAYANAN WITH THE STATES- agement College at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Upon logical field of High Temperature Super- MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD his return to McClellan, he became the Assist- conductivity. ant F±111 System Program Director, ulti- With the multiple mission of basic and ap- HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN mately, becoming the Director of Logistics in plied research, technology development and OF NEW YORK March 1995. transfer, and providing advanced training and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lieutenant Colonel Prusak also gave much education, the Texas Center for Superconduc- Tuesday, April 28, 1998 of himself to the citizens of California. He has tivity at the University of Houston's research- been, and continues to be, an extremely ac- ers and students continue to search for solu- Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tive volunteer pilot for the Civil Air PatrolÐ tions to fundamental and practical questions in with my colleagues to honor an extraordinary having flown more than 100 training and High Temperature Superconductivity. man, the President of India, Mr. K.R. search and rescue missions in northern Cali- Narayanan. Tonight he is receiving the Appeal fornia. Many of these life saving missions in- There efforts on behalf of science have en- of Conscience ``Statesman of the Year'' volve flying low level sorties in the valleys of abled this important research program to ex- award, and it is hard to find someone who is the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, placing pand into the world's leading Center for bulk more deserving of this honor. him in great personal danger. Following his re- high temperature superconductivity and relat- Mr. Speaker, President Narayanan has had tirement from the United States Air Force, his ed materials. We in Texas feel that their pres- a distinguished career in public service for al- role will expand as he assumes the position of ence in the City of Houston has lead to this most half a century. He served with distinction the California Wing Liaison Officer of the Civil prominent position in this highly technical field in the Indian Foreign Service for over 30 Air Patrol, at McClellan Air Force Base. of study. years, eventually serving as India's Ambas- Lieutenant Colonel Prusak is the recipient of On behalf of the residents of the 18th Con- sador to the United States from 1980 to 1984. many awards, including the Meritorious Serv- gressional District, I offer Dr. Chu and his col- It was after his tenure in Washington that he ice Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air leagues congratulations and best wishes for then entered the realm of politics, and served Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf continued success in the area of High Tem- as a Member of Parliament from the district in cluster, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, perature Superconductivity. which he was born from 1985 to 1992, at E694 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 28, 1998 which time he was elected to serve as India's distinction, deserve peace, happiness and se- On January 31, 1944, then 1st Lieutenant Vice President. In July of 1997, Mr. curity in life. On the occasion of the nations of Lanier, along with 1st Lieutenant Frank M. Narayanan, I am proud to say, assumed the India and Israel celebrating their 50th year in Ramos, Corporal Joseph Petrella, Private First office of the President of India. He has also, existence, I think it is important to point out Class Eugene E. Beebe, and Private First over the course of his career, become an ac- that these were the basic principles upon Class Bartholomew R. Giacalone, boarded his complished author of several books and arti- which they were both founded, and the same C±87 Liberator and piloted what would be his cles on social, political and international the- ones which my good friend President final mission. These five men perished in serv- ory. Narayanan sincerely and honestly espouses. ice to humanity, supplying food, medical and During his tenure, President Narayanan has That is why the ``Appeal of Conscience'' other supplies to Allied forces of China. shown a great respect for human rights in Statesman of the Year award so befits Presi- general, the rights of minorities in particular, Fulton Lanier's legacy may have been dent Narayanan. greater than even he could have imagined. and the rule of law. As the leader of the larg- f est democracy in the world, he has done a re- His service and sacrifice for our country has markable job in continuing to move India in BOB ETHERIDGE HONORING CAPT. been permanently instilled in the hearts and the direction of economic liberalization and FULTON PERSHING LANIER minds of his family and all who knew him. Ful- ever greater political freedom. India's most re- ton Pershing Lanier is an American hero. cent parliamentary elections demonstrate the HON. BOB ETHERIDGE Fifty-four years later, the Lanier family re- stability of this nation and the leadership that OF NORTH CAROLINA ceived notice that wreckage from this fateful President Narayanan has provided in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flight was recovered. Upon notification, the La- stewarding the country through a fairly tumul- Tuesday, April 28, 1998 nier family has embarked on a mission of tuous year in domestic politics. studying and sharing the story and example of In international affairs, President Narayanan Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to this young man from Buies Creek. has shown an innate ability to get along with honor the life of Captain Fulton Pershing La- Fulton Lanier paid the ultimate sacrifice in leaders of all stripes, and work for the com- nier of Buies Creek, North Carolina, for his mon good, not merely for India's interests, as service to the people of the United States of service to the United States of America, serv- we continue to navigate through the uncertain- America. Captain Fulton served honorably in ing his family, community, state, and nation. ties of the post-Cold War era. He is a dip- the United States Army Air Corps from 1941 His burial with full military honors at Arlington lomat, a public servant, an educator, and an to 1944. National Cemetery on January 23, 1998, was author, but more importantly, he is a con- United States service men and women only a small way his nation can acknowledge cerned human being and citizen of the world, place themselves in harms way to protect the the debt owed to Fulton Lanier and his family who is dedicated to ensuring that those who freedoms we hold dear in America. Many of that can never be repaid. can't care for themselves are cared for. Most these brave individuals return home to build I am honored to report to the House on the of all he is unswerving in the notion that all and lead their communities. Tragically, Fulton heroism of Captain Fulton Pershing Lanier. people, no matter their origin, race or other Lanier did not have such an opportunity. May God bless him in his place of resting.