March 7, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E273 unintended consequences. Many radio sta- Mr. Speaker, I sincerely hope that my col- Originally Convair Airfield, the 325-acre air- tions that are co-located on TV towers could leagues will join me in congratulating Dr. port was built by Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft be forced to shut down during spectrum relo- Masood Khatamee on receiving the Banou, Incorporated in September 1943. The space cation. With 670 radio stations possibly being Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor functioned as the test site for the Navy’s impacted, we must ensure our local radio sta- is truly deserving of this body’s recognition. Seawolf torpedo bombers, which were built at tions are protected in a process from which f the nearby Mack Trucks’ plant. Eighty-six they will receive no benefit. bombers were tested at the Convair facility, I appreciate the inclusion of section 603, PERSONAL EXPLANATION but the war concluded before any of the which makes funds available for radio broad- planes were commissioned for duty. casters to address this problem. This section HON. CARLOS CURBELO The City of Allentown purchased the gov- incorporates the fundamentals of the bill that OF FLORIDA ernment land on July 10, 1947, and in addition Representative GENE GREEN and I introduced IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the land, the government parted with in H.R. 3685, the Radio Consumer Protection Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Convair Airfield—valued at over $1 million—for Act. Our bipartisan bill established a radio pro- $1 under the condition that Allentown main- tection fund to reimburse impacted stations for Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I tained the land for aviation purposes. their costs incurred as a result of the repack. was unavoidably detained. Had I been After Allentown acquired Convair Airfield, I am also appreciative of the addition of FM present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call the military called upon the airfield for training translators in section 603. Many FM and AM No. 89. exercises during the Cold War. In 1948, the stations rely on these translators to provide f Pennsylvania National Guard leased the air- service in rural and remote areas across ON THE LIFE OF ANGUS port for Army reserve flight training. This pre- America. Passage of H.R. 4986, ensures that MCEACHRAN vented Lehigh Valley reservists from needing the spectrum repack fund will include FM to travel long distances to receive critical train- translators. HON. STEVE COHEN ing. The National Guard once again used In closing, I think it is fitting that H.R. 4986 Convair in 1949 for Operation Vultee One, OF TENNESSEE is named the ‘‘RAY BAUM’S Act’’ in honor of which was a series of simulated bombing at- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the former staff director of the Energy and tacks. Commerce Committee, Ray Baum. Ray dedi- Wednesday, March 7, 2018 The lease was transferred to Air Products & cated his life to serving the people of Oregon Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Chemicals, an industrial gas business with and the people of this country. It has been pay tribute to Angus McEachran, the editor of deep Lehigh Valley roots, in 1951. The com- more than 25 years since Congress last reau- The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper pany utilized Convair for mounting oxygen thorized the FCC and I can think of no better of my hometown of Memphis. McEachran died generating equipment on military trailers and way to honor Ray. Monday at 78. Known as a rough and tough, producing valves and gauges. Air Products & I urge support for H.R. 4986. no-nonsense newspaperman, McEachran Chemicals remained at Convair for 15 years f started off as a copy boy at the Memphis before ending its lease with Allentown in 1966. newspaper and presided over two of its signa- On May 15, 1961, Allentown took over the IN RECOGNITION OF MASOOD ture stories as Metro Editor—the assassination day-to-day operations of the airfield and offi- KHATAMEE, MD of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 and the cially renamed it Queen City Municipal Airport. death of Elvis Presley in 1977. This marked the beginning of private use of HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Over the years, he nurtured the careers of the land, starting with Spirax-Sarco, a maker OF NEW JERSEY hundreds of reporters, editors and photog- of steam and heat transfer systems. The city IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raphers and opened opportunities for African sold the airport to the Lehigh-Northampton Air- Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Americans and other minorities while broad- port Authority in 2000 after fifty years of own- ening the scope of the newspaper’s reporting ership. Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to more accurately reflect the whole commu- Today, Queen City Airport is home to 90 recognize Professor Masood Khatamee, MD nity. After Memphis, he was executive editor, planes that are used by small business own- as he is honored with the Lifetime Achieve- then editor, at The Birmingham Press Herald ers in the Lehigh Valley. The airport allows ment Award by Banou, Inc. at their Nowruz before moving on to become editor of The these business owners to avoid long waits be- celebration on March 16, 2018. It is truly a fit- Pittsburgh Press where the newspaper won hind commercial flights at Lehigh Valley Inter- ting tribute to honor Dr. Khatamee at this com- back-to-back-Pulitzer Prizes for investigative national Airport (LVIA) and freely conduct their memoration of the Persian New Year as he is journalism in 1986 and 1987. Returning to his business travel. Additional hangars to accom- an ardent supporter of the Iranian-American hometown of Memphis as editor and president modate more planes are in the airport community. of The Commercial Appeal in 1993, he added authority’s long-term plan since Queen City A Clinical Professor at the New York Univer- a third Pulitzer. has experienced increased utilization in recent sity School of Medicine Department of Obstet- Mr. McEachran retired in 2002 having years. rics and Gynecology, Dr. Khatamee is a lead- worked his entire career in the Scripps How- Mr. Speaker, I would ask the House to join er in both the medical and Persian commu- ard chain of newspapers. I extend my condo- me in acknowledging Queen City Airport’s his- nities. Dr. Khatamee served as President of lences to his family and friends across the tory of serving our government as well as the the Iranian American Medical Association from country. 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. 1999 to 2000, is a member and a past presi- f May it continue to prosper and refine its leg- dent of the Board of Directors of the Shiraz acy in the Lehigh Valley. University School of Medicine Alumni Associa- CELEBRATING QUEEN CITY f tion and is an Honorary Member of the Rus- AIRPORT’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY sian American Medical Association. IN APPRECIATION OF INDUCTEES Dr. Khatamee is a renowned physician, re- HON. CHARLES W. DENT INTO IDAHO HALL OF FAME ceiving the distinction of Physician of the Year OF PENNSYLVANIA by the White House and the United States IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON Congress as well as the selection as a Top 10 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 OF IDAHO Iranian-American Physician in the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States, among other awards and accolades. Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cele- Notably, Dr. Khatamee was also nominated for brate the 75th anniversary of the Queen City Wednesday, March 7, 2018 the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine. Airport located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to In addition to his work at the New York Uni- Throughout its history, the airport has served congratulate Bonnie Stoddard of Dubois, Rob- versity School of Medicine, Dr. Khatamee is the Lehigh Valley community in a variety of ert Brown of Idaho Falls, Frank Priestly of the Executive Director of the Fertility Research ways. From its beginnings as a military base Franklin, R.J. Smith of Tendoy, and Stan Foundation, Founder and Director of the Soci- during World War II to the small business Boyle of Idaho Falls on their inductions into ety for the Prevention of Human Infertility and transportation hub it is today, Queen City Air- the Eastern Idaho Agricultural Hall of Fame. a lecturer at the Columbia School of Bio- port has been vital to Pennsylvania’s 15th Now 87 years old, Bonnie Stoddard has medical Engineering. Congressional District. dedicated her life to documenting agricultural

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I applaud Bonnie for her agricultural IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nationally, there are more than 10,000 service and the historical value she has added Wednesday, March 7, 2018 to her community. wineries operating in all 50 states. These eco- Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, as the Rank- nomic powerhouses generated, directly and in- Operating a portion of his grandfather’s ing Democratic Member of the Commission on directly, more than $219 billion for the United original homestead in Ririe, Robert Brown Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Hel- States economy last year and directly employ raises wheat, barley, and hay. Robert’s hard sinki Commission), I rise today to denounce nearly 1 million Americans. Together, they work has not gone unnoticed, in fact, he’s re- the human rights abuses taking place across make 10 percent of global wine production. ceived the Life Achievement Award from the the globe. In particular, I call attention to the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) are des- Idaho Grain Producers Association, the Distin- ongoing Syrian Civil War. ignated wine-growing regions in the United guished Service Award from the Idaho Wheat Since 2011, it is estimated that almost States that have distinguishing features affect- Commission, and various other awards. He 500,000 Syrians have been killed with millions ing viticulture, including climate, geology, soils, has served on the Farm Service Agency more displaced, creating a refugee crisis physical features, and elevation. This year Board and other agricultural and land use ad- across Europe and the Middle East. On March marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of visory groups. From hosting delegates at his 15th, we will sadly mark the seventh anniver- the American Viticulture Area designation sys- farm to representing the State of Idaho in sup- sary of the Syrian Civil War, which is one of tem. AVA designations allow vintners to de- porting legislation that benefits Idaho Farmers the bloodiest wars of the last 70 years. scribe more accurately the origin of their wines and help them build and enhance the reputa- in Washington, D.C., Robert has been a great I traveled to Syria in January 2010 and per- tion and value of the wines they produce. asset to the farming community. sonally met with President Bashar aI-Assad. As I pressed him on the importance of hon- They also help consumers identify wines they Starting at the young age of 14 with his own oring the right of his people to exercise their wish to purchase. hay baling business, auctioneer Frank Priestly For these reasons, we ask our colleagues to civil liberties and fundamental freedoms, I join us in recognizing the significant contribu- has been involved in agriculture his entire life. knew immediately that he would not give in. tions to the economic and cultural life of the Frank and his wife, Susan, worked in agri- Many others, like me, recognized this long be- nation made by American wines and distinc- culture together, establishing an 80-cow family fore civil war erupted. And yet, years have tive American wine-growing regions and ac- dairy. Frank served as the President of the passed without the necessary effort by the knowledging the value of American Viticultural Idaho Farm Bureau for 18 years. One of his international community to stop the violence. Area designation in promoting American wines many accomplishments through the organiza- On May 28, 2013, I sent a letter to former domestically and abroad. Together we should tion was development and implementation of President Barack Obama and Ambassador continue to support efforts to promote aware- the Moving Agriculture to the Classroom Pro- Susan Rice, urging them to support imposing gram, or M.A.C., which enables educators’ ac- ness of and appreciation for distinctive Amer- a no-fly zone over Syria, particularly in light of ican winegrowing. cess to teaching modules on various agricul- the continued indiscriminate shelling of inno- tural topics. Frank has represented his con- cent civilians and the use of chemical weap- f stituent group of Farm Bureau members at the ons by the Assad regime. I renewed my calls IN HONOR OF LANETT WINNING local, regional, state, and federal levels and for a no-fly zone to President Obama again on AHSAA CLASS 2A HIGH SCHOOL mentored young producers. September 25, 2015. BASKETBALL TITLE R.J. Smith grew up working on the family Mr. Speaker, what we have witnessed since ranch near Tendoy, and is a graduate from the start of this civil war is indiscriminate, bru- HON. MIKE ROGERS Salmon high school R.J. competed on the tal attacks against civilians. The international OF ALABAMA rodeo team while attending the University of community must no longer sit idly by and let IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Utah before enlisting in the Army. During the more families be torn apart and more civilians Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Vietnam war, R.J.’s heroic efforts included fly- become refugees. According to the United Nations (UN), near- Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ing helicopters. He used his flying skills while ask for the House’s attention today to recog- working on a bison ranch in Wyoming along ly 3 million Syrian children have lived their en- tire lives gripped by civil war. This is abso- nize Lanett High School for winning the Ala- with his wife, Grace. Since returning to the lutely outrageous, and something needs to bama High School Athletic Association state of Idaho, R.J. has been honored as happen, and it needs to happen now. (AHSAA) Class 2A basketball state title for the Lemhi County Cattle and Horse Grower of the Mr. Speaker, it has been seven years, let third year in a row. year and Lemhi County Grassman of the year. me repeat myself, seven years, since this civil This three-peat came after The Panthers Through his many years of service he has war began. This crisis, in which millions of in- beat St. Luke’s Episcopal on March 2, 2018 at served as chairman of the Lemhi Irrigation nocent Syrians find themselves today, de- the Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, District, along with various state livestock com- mands our full attention and fervent commit- Alabama. Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratu- mittees. He continues to be a great leader in ment to creating a strategy that will bring an lating the students and faculty of Lanett High water and irrigation policy which benefits wild- end to the deplorable conditions facing the School, the coaches, the players and all the life, fish and agriculture production. Syrian people. The need for immediate and Panthers fans on this exciting achievement for Having grown up on a farm in the Ririe, strong action remains. With each passing day, the third consecutive year. Go Panthers. Idaho area, Stan Boyle understands the value the violence has grown more sectarian, milita- of hard work and determination. The Eastern rized, and radicalized at the cost of innocent f Idaho Agricultural Hall of Fame is an addition Syrian lives. PERSONAL EXPLANATION to the lengthy list of accolades awarded to f Stan. School districts have honored him for his INTRODUCTION OF THE AMERICAN HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO role as an educator, he is a member of the VITICULTURAL AREAS RESOLU- OF OREGON Idaho 4–H Hall of Fame, and the Bonneville TION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES County Cattlemen’s Association honored him Wednesday, March 7, 2018 with their Lifetime Achievement Award. As a Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, on March 5, mentor to countless youth in the community, HON. EARL BLUMENAUER 2018, I was not present for votes due to a Stan has helped shaped the future of agri- OF OREGON medical procedure in my District. If I had been culture in the area. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES present, I would have voted: Mr. Speaker, I sincerely thank these individ- Wednesday, March 7, 2018 On Roll Call vote 92, on the Motion to Sus- uals for their service and commitment to the Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today pend the Rules and Pass H.R. 3183, I would agriculture communities in Eastern Idaho. Rep. LEE ZELDIN and I are introducing a reso- have voted Aye; and

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