Q:ongrcssional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 88th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
that the Senate had passed, with an Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker and Mem HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES amendment in which the concurrence bers of the House, it is my sad duty today of the House is requested, a bill of the to announce, to the Members of the MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1963 House of the following title: House, the death of the brother of our The House met at 12 o'clock noon and H.R. 7885. An act to amend further the beloved Speaker, Mr. Edward J. Mc was called ta order by the Speaker pro Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, Cormack. tempore, Mr. ALBERT. and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker, all of us know how close The message also announced that the the Speaker and -his brother were. As Senate insists upon its amendment to the members of a close-knit, mutmtlly DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO foregoingbill, requests a conference with devoted family, they shared a common TEMPORE the House on the disagreeing votes of the passion for service to others-to human The Speaker pro tempore laid before two Houses thereon, and apPoints Mr. ity as separate individuals and to hu the House the following communication FuLBRIGHT, Mr. SPARKMAN, Mr. HUM manity generally. Throughout his life, from the Speaker: PHREY, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, and Mr. Edward McCormack served his fellow man with devotion and with passion, and THE SPEAKER'S ROOM, AIKEN to be the conferees on the part November 18, 1963. of the Senate. of him it may be said in the poet's words, I hereby designate the Honorable CARL AL The message also announced that the "To live in hearts we leave behind is not BERT to act as Speaker pro tempore today. Senate had passed a bill of the following to die at all." JOHN w. McCORMACK, title, in which the concurrence of the As a part of this desire to do for Speaker of the House of Representatives. House is requested: others, he imbued his son, Edward, the former attorney general of Massachu Rev. Adolfs Klaupiks, director of the s. 1561. An act to amend the Federar Em Relief Department of the Baptist World ployees Health Benefits Act of 1959. setts, with that same love of public serv Alliance, offered the following prayer: ice-a public service that this son has rendered in many capacities with great Almighty and gracious God, our Fa ELECTION OF SPEAKER distinction and great honor. ther in Heaven, .we come to Thee with PROTEMPORE So, Mr. Speaker, to his widow and to gratitude and thanksgiving for the won his sons, and to our own beloved Speaker derful gift of life which we receive from Mr. BOGGS assumed the chair. and his surviving brother, I extend my Thee day by day. · Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, I send to deepest sympathy and my prayer that We are ever grateful to Thee for the the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. God will grant to them consolation and freedom to dedicate our lives in service a healing balm~ in the sad hour for which to our country, to our Nation, and to our The Clerk read the resolution as fol none of us is ever prepared. fellow human beings everywhere. Iows: H.REs. 567 Mr. BURKE. Mr. Speaker, will the Lord of the great and of the small na gentleman yield? tions; Lord of the free and of the captive Resolved, That Honorable CARL ALBERT, a Representative from the State of Oklahoma, Mr. BOGGS. I would . be happy to peoples, we humbly pray: Grant us cour be, and he is hereby elected Speaker pro yield to the gentleman from Massachu age and wisdom so to use our strength, tempore during the absence of the Speaker. setts. __ our resources, and our influenc.e that peo Resolved, That the President and the Sen Mr. BURKE. Mr. Speaker, I wish to ple who are still under the yoke of oppres ate be notified by the Clerk of the election of join with the distinguished Member from sion and in bondage of fear and frus Honorable CARL ALBERT as Speaker pro tem the State of Louisiana, the acting ma tration might enjoy liberty and freedom pore during the absence of the Speaker. jority leader, in expressing my deepest to serve Thee joyfully and to choose their The resolution was agreed to. sympathy to the Honorable JOHN W. own way of life under Thy guidance. A motion to reconsider was laid on the McCORMACK, Speaker of the House, on Most merciful God, as we commemo table. the passing .of his brother, Edward J. rate today the anniversary of independ Mr. ALBERT resumed the chair. McCormack. Edward J. McCormack was ence of Latvia, we humbly beseech Thee, a native of South Boston and it was my bless Latvia, O God. Bless the people privilege to know him. He was a man of Latvia. May all human malice dis OATH OF OFFICE AS SPEAKER appear. May right and justice triumph. PROTEMPORE of strong character, his word was his bond, he had a heart as big as his body, God of our fathers, we pray that Thy Mr. ALBERT. The Chair requests light and grace might be shed on Amer he was never known to turn his· back on the gentleman from Georgia, dean of a friend in need. Raised in a section of ica, on the President of the United States, the House, to administer the oath. and on the Congress and on all the peo Boston that has · great civic pride, Ed Mr. ALBERT took the oath of omce as ward J. McCormack, like his illustrious ple. Speaker pro tempore administered by In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Mr. VINSON. brother, Speaker McCORMACK, was self we pray. Amen. made. He was a successful business man. He served in· the local precincts THE I.i.ATE HONORABLE EDWARD J. in the successful campaigns of the THE JOURNAL McCORMACK Honorable JOHN W. McCORMACK. He The Journal of the proceedings of Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan gave of his time unstintingly in behalf Thursday, November 14, 1963, was read imous consent to address the House for of the Democratic Party, locally, state and approved.- · 1 minute and to revise and extend my wide and also in the national elections. remarks. Edward J. McCormack was a family man, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the husband of Mary C. McCormack, his MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE objection to the request of the gentleman beloved wife, father of two sons, one the A message from the Senate by Mr. from Louisiana? former Attorney General of the Com McGown, one of its clerks, announced There was no objection. monwealth of Massachusetts, Edward J. CIX--1386 22015 22016 CONGRESSIONAL ·RECORD - HOUSE November 18 McCormack, Jr., and John W. McCor McCormack of Boston, who was named Edward J. McCormack was affection mack. Sadness visited his home several after the Speaker, and of the late May ately known as "Knocko" McCormack to years ago when he lost hiS beautiful McCormack, a daughter who lost her life his many friends, and lie would hasten daughter Mary Ellen McCormack in the in the Coconut Grove fire in Boston sev to correct and admonish me by pointing Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston. ... eral years ago. out that he was from South Boston, or Edward J. McCormack served his Na In this moment of great sorrow for the "southie" as he used to call that section tion on two occasions in our country's Speaker and all the members of his fine of the Massachusetts capital city. He time of need, once with the 9th Massa and distinguished family, I know that was rated as the No. 1 South Boston chusetts Volunteer Militia during the the House's fervent wish is for a way of booster, and he devoted his energy and Mexican Border incident and again he transferring to itself a part of their sor every effort to the people of the area served brilliantly with the famous lOlst row and grief. They have our deepest and their needs. A distinguished vet Infantry, Company B in France during commiserations. Our prayers go with eran of Massachusetts' own Yankee World War I. them. May they have God's fullest Division in World War I, Mr. McCormack His World War I buddies honored him comforts. - was a very charitable man who devoted on two different occasions. He served Mr. EDMONDSON. Mr. Speaker, the much of his time working on behalf of as former Commander of the lOlst In loss of a beloved brother is a cruel blow the unfortunate, the afflicted and the fantry Association and also as National under any circumstances. When such a deserving in his section of the city, South Commander of the Y.D. Veterans Asso . blow falls upon one already heavily bur Boston. An ardent Democrat, he was ciation. dened with the responsibility of na an outspoken advocate of his party and Edward J. McCormack was a gre~t tional leadership, it must certainly com he demonstrated his leadership in many public benefactor, his works of charity mand the deepest sympathy. Our warm party conventions and political cam knew no bounds. He loved life. He took est, · deepest sympathy goes today to paigns. great joy in helping underprivileged Speaker McCORMACK and his entire fam Edward J. "Knocko" McCormack was children. The people of South Boston ily. a unique individual and a public-spirited loved him. He was always in the van- · I know that every Member of the House citizen. He was thoroughly Democratic guard helping those who could not help joins today in a common prayer that our and he. was thoroughly· South Boston. themselves. He loved and respected his much loved Speaker and his family will May I take this opportunity to offer my brother, our beloved Speaker of the find providential strength and comfort in condolences to his widow, Mrs. Mary House. The Speaker, in turn, gave him this hour of sorrow. · McCormack, his two sons, John W. the same love and affection that only Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, it is with a McCormack II, and Edward J. McCor can develop in a good family. · They both heavy heart and a tremendous feeling of mack, Jr., who is the former distirl knew poverty. They both learned from loss that I rise today to off er my deepest guished attorney general of the Com:.. an early age the trials and tribulations sympathy ·on the death of Edward J. monwealth of Massachusetts; and to our of life. . McCormack, Sr., beloved brother of the beloved Speaker, Mr. McCORMACK on the I know I echo the sentiments of every Honorable John W. McCormack, and passing of Edward J. McCormack, Sr. Member of Congress when I say our father of the former outstanding attor Mr. MATSUNAGA. Mr. Speaker, hearts and prayers go out to the Speaker ney general of the Commonwealth of while I realize that no .words or act of of the House, to Edward J. McCormack's Massachusetts, the Honorable Edward J. any mortal being can beguile one from family, his beloved wife Mary, to his two McCormack, Jr. the grief that accompanies the loss of a sons, Edward J. and John W., to his loved one, I wish to add my expressions It was my privilege to have known Mr. of sympathy and condolenc.es to the brother Daniel, to his grandchildren Ed :Mccormack for many years. He was ward J. McCormack III, John W. Mc Speaker, upon the untimely passing of truly an outstanding, able, and talented his brother, and to members of his family Cormack and Sean Michael McCormack. person. To meet him brought bright- Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, it is with and the family of the late Hon. Edward . ness into one's life. To know him was J. McCormack. a heavy heart that I rise to join the gen to love him. To him there was no day tleman from Louisiana [Mr. BOGGS] in The full measure of a man is deter he would consider successful unless he mined by what he did before his death. expressing my deep sorrow ·and my per-: had befriended another. sonal condolences to our beloved Speak The Spea~er's brother Edward carried He was long a political figure in the the honorable name of McCormack well er, who has lost a younger brother, Ed city of Boston and always he had gath-. ward J. McCormack. and contributed toward immortalizing ered around him a devoted following, that name in the history of the State of I understand the funeral service will for he was a marvelous speaker who held Massachusetts as well as that of this take place in Boston on November 20. I his listeners enthralled. He was particu great Nation of ours. know I speak the sentiments of all Mem larly active as a veteran and was at one As Hawai:.'s Representative to Con bers when I say that this profound loss time · the commander of the famed gress, I extend my deepest sympathy to to the Speaker and his entire family fills Yankee Division. the Speaker and the surviving members us with grief. - I think now of the many, many good of his family and hiS brother's family in The late Edward J. McCormack was things which he did in his own neigh the hope that they will find some com an official of the city of Boston, Mass. borhood of South Boston, particularly fort in the fact that there are many who He was forever active in the civic affairs among those hard-workfug men who share in their great loss. · of his city, both as a government servant make their livelihood on the docks in and -as a public-minded citizen. our city, and of the thousands of other He was widely known for his activities citizens of the Commonwealth of Massa GENERAL LEA VE TO EXTEND in behalf of veterans. He himself com chusetts who were so .fortunate as to Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask piled a splendid war record in World War have shared his friendship. unanimous consent that all Members be I, serving with great bravery and dis. Many the remembrances of his kind permitted to extend their remarks in the tinction with the lOlst Infantry of the ness and many the tears which will be RECORD with' respect to the death of Mr. Yankee Division. He maintained an ac shed. Mrs. O'Neill joins with me to ex Edward J. McCormack. tive associatio-n with his Yankee Divi press to Mrs. McCormack, t.o her sons, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. AL sion buddies until. his death, serving at Eddie and John, and to the others in -BERT). Is there objection to the· request one time as the president of their asso- the family our wish that in thetr so.rrow of the gentleman from Louisiana? ciation. . they may know that he has but found There wa~ no objection. The late Edward J. McCormack was a greater forum. one of two brothers of the Speaker, the Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, I want other being Donald McCormack, who re to associate myself with the remarks of SUBCOMMI'ITEE NO. 4 OF THE sides in Texas. the distinguished majority whip, the SMALL BUSIN~SS COMMITTEE The late Edward J. McCormack and gentleman from Louisiana, Congressman Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Speaker, I his wife, Mrs. May McCormack,.who sur BOGGS, concerning the death of Edward ask unanimous c.onsent that Subcommit vives him, were the parents of the former J. McCormack, Sr., the brother of our tee No. 4 of the House Small Business attorney general of Massachusetts, Ed esteemed Speaker, the Honorable JOHN Committee be permitted to sit during ward J. McCormack, Jr.; of John W. W. MCCORMACK. general debate 1th is afternoon. 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 22017 . The SPEAKER,pro tempore. Is there · lost a great leader and friend. The tion of shoes in my district of New objection tQ the. request . o:t . the .. gentle former Speaker of this House, the Hon- Hampshire fell a staggering 11.9.percent. man from California? . . orable Sam Rayburn, Representative . of Think of what this means· to our workers There was no objection. the Fourth. Congressional District of in terms of loss of earnings: dollars lost Texas and-in a larger sense-of the as they face the rigors of a cold New American people, passed away after a England winter-dollars lost to the in .SELECT COMMITTEE ON GOVERN lifetime of service. dustry that are sorely needed to retool. MENTAL RESEARCH Mr. ·Rayburn was an honest, simple What is the cause of this dismal situa Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker; I ask man who did not care for long, flowery tion? It is the same story over and over unallimous consent that the Select Com spe.eches. And I do not propose to make again. It is competition in American mittee on Governmental Research be one now. For a man of his stature and markets from cheap foreign shoe imports permitted to sit during general debate greatness, there is no need for such. that continue to drive downward the de today. But as one who knew and respected mand for our American domestic pro · The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there him, as did many Members of this House, duction. objection to the request of the gentle and as one who has the privilege of serv Mr. Speaker, the American shoe indus man from Louisiana? ing the district he especially loved, I try is entitled to a larger share of the There was no objection. wanted to make some official note of this American market. How long can we sit day. idly by as our great and proud shoe in Sam Rayburn's example of integrity, dustry is destroyed, little by little, by the THE NATION'S TELEVISION patriotism, and devoted service stand as refusal of the administration to give the INDUSTRY a model for all of us. He is remembered industry long overdue quota protection? here in Congress and throughout the We who represent these workers, this Mr. EDMONDSON. Mr. Speaker, I vital American industry, demand Gov ask unanimous consent to address the country he loved. History will record him as one o.f America's greatest statesmen. ernment action now to protect the future HollSe for 1 minute and to revise and ex of our people. For once, Mr. President, tend my remarks. override your liberal internationalist ad The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there LIBERALIZATION OF PENSION PRO visers and give our shoe industry some objection tO the request of the gentleman GRAM FOR WORLD WAR I AND quota protection against these floods of from Oklahoma? WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN cheap shoe imports that are eating away There was no objection. VETERANS our jobs and our profits. Congress has Mr. EDMON:OSON. Mr. Speaker, the Mr. SAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask given you the authority in the Trade Nation's television industry is often sub unanimous consent to address the House Expansion Act of 1962. jected to criticism and attack and has for 1 minute. The industry does not ask financial even been called by some of its more The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there aid, it merely asks for the equal opportu severe critics a yast wasteland. objection to the request of the gentleman nity to compete with foreign products in Mr. Speaker, last Friday evening, · from Pennsylvania? the markets of the United States. This however, the National Broadcasting There was no objection. is its fair and just right. Co. and the Hallmark Card Co. distin Mr. SAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, on No guished themselves by presenting to the vember 7, 1963, I introduced H.R. 9083, a SAFEWAY TEAMSTERS' STRIKE American people one of the outstanding bill to liberalize the pension program for television dramas of all time. I am World War I, World War II, and Korean Mr. WHARTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask speaking of the 90-mfnute special tele conflict veterans. Inadvertently, the unanimous consent to address the House vision play, "The Patriots," which graph single word "or" was omitted from line 4, for 1 minute and to revise and extend my ically portrayed some of the most page 4, of this bill. This inadvertent remarks. memorable events of American history omission drastically curtails the eligibil The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there in the early days of our Republic. ity requirements to pension, and if en objection to the request of the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I think that "The Patri acted into law would deny pension to from New York? ots," as the program was presented, was any veteran who has not reached the age There was no objection. not only magnificent entertainment for of 65 years. This, of course, was not my Mr. WHARTON. Mr. Speaker, the the American people, but also repre intention. Rather, I intended through Safeway Teamsters' strike, now in its 5th sented a splendid reaftlrmation of the my bill to provide a more liberal pension day, tends to shed some interesting light faith which we have in the American program for truly needy veterans. I on the administration's labor policies. political system. have today introduced a new bill which I note that, according to all reports, Mr. Speaker, for those who are in corrects the omission contained in the a half million dollars of perishable foods clined to be pessimistic and to have a earlier bill and will carry out the worthy are spoiling in the warehouses, and Safe dark view about the future of our coun purpose for which it was intended. way Stores, under present labor policies, try, there was something greatly reas is powerless to do anything about it. suring about the grim but inspiring por How about contributing this valuable trayal of the dark days of our Republic, THE SHOE INDUSTRY OF THE high-class merchandise to the poor and as it was presented in "The Patriots" STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE needy on the welfare rolls of the District last Friday evening. Mr. WYMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask of Columbia? No doubt the stores would Mr. Speaker, I think that NBC and its unanimous consent to address the House gl~dly part with this extensive stock at affiliated stations, as well as the Hall for 1 minute. the moment at less than cost for such mark Card Co., are certainly due a vote The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there a worthy purpose; of thanks from the American people for objection to the request of the gentleman While the Chief Executive is politick this outstanding presentation. from New Hampshire? ing in Florida and Texas this week, There was no objection. surely someone must be left in charge of THE LATE HONORABLE SAM Mr. WYMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have the White House. . RAYBURN · addressed this House on other occasions How about one of those Executive or to stress the critical position of the shoe ders that he has used so profusely? How Mr. ROBERTS of Texas. · Mr. Speaker, industry in my State of New Hampshire about the contingent funds that have I ask unanimous consent to address the and for that matter in all of New Eng been so lavishly provided? In fact, how House for 1 minute and to revise and land. I repeat again something should about the Chief Executive? extend my remarks. and must be done now to protect this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there important industry so vital to the econ objection to the request of the gentleman omy of our area. The President's study DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY from Texas? group is not enough. :J,41ran~ly it is just ROSWELL GILPATRIC There was no objection. a stall. . Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan Mr. ROBERTS of Texas, Mr. ~peak Let me emphasize that for the period _imous consent to addr.ess the House for er, 2 yeal;"s ago on ~ovember 16, America of january to August 1963 the produc- 1 minute . . 22-018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE November 18 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and the service of this outstanding He is . devoted to the cause of his objection to the request of the gentleman American whose people 1n his district Southland. He came from·a time in his from Iowa? h:ave permitted him oo serve 1n this body 80 years when his Southland was There was no objection. longer than any other Congressman in parched and smoldering under a hostile Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, over the th~ entire history of this country. I do government, with everything against jt. weekend, Attorney General Kennedy, for not believe you would say this is local He remembers those days, and he was reasons best known to himself has found pride when I point out the fact that these determined to reconstruct his homeland. it expedient to "leak" a story from the things just do not happen. It takes This is what he has done. Justice Department claiming that Dep- tremendous ability, complete devotion, I should like to quote for yoo a poem uty Defense Secretary Roswell Gilpatric and everlasting work to set up a record that is foremost 1n his heart. He loves is not guilty of conflict of interest in the that surPasses any record established by to quote this paem, and I should like to award to General Dynamics Corp. of the any other Congressman in the history of quote it to you: multibillion-dollar TFX fighter plane this country. THE BRIDGE BuILDER contract. · So we all are proud, we are exceedingly An old man, tl"aveling .a lone highway, Previously, the Attorney General tried grateful, and we know that when he came at the evening, cold and gray, to absolve Navy Secretary Fred Korth leaves us the people generally all over To a chasm deep and. wide. of conflict of interest only to witness his this country will long remember with The old man crossed in the twilight dim, brother, President Kennedy, demand and very much gratitude the .splendid serv- For the sullen sueam held no fears for him; obtain Korth's resignation. ice rendered by the gentleman from But he turned when he reached tbe other side, With the McClellan committee today Georgia, the ·Honorabl e CARL VINSON. And bullded a bridge to span the tide. resuming its investigation into Korth's Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to . "Old Man," cried a fellow pilgrim near, and Gilpatric's conflicts of interest and the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. "You are wasting your strength with build- other elements of the huge contract . RIVERS]. ing here; award, it is inexplicable that Bobby Ken- Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. Mr. Your journey will end with the ending day nedy would attempt to throw obstacles Speaker, for the majority side of the And you never again will pass this way; in the path of a chairman and Senate Committee on Armed Services I .shall Y:ou have crossed the chasm, deep and wide, mmittee which he once ·served as gen- make an endeavor to say to you that we Why build you a brid.ge at eventide?" Co And the builder raised his old gray head- eral counsel. are so happy our chairman has reached "Good friend, on the path I have come," he Bobby Kennedy's attempted interven- this milestone in his incomparable said, tion In behalf of Gilpatric, prior to the career. With each succeeding day he "There followeth after me today . report of the McClellan committee, must establishes a record of service in the A youth whose feet will pass this way. be interPreted as purely political and House of Representatives of the Congress .This stream which has been as naught to me, self-serving until a valid explanation is of the United States. No man since the To that fair-haired boy may a pitfall be; provided. dawn of this country has served as long He, too, must cross in the twilight dim- as has this incomparable Georgian. Good friend, 1 am building this bridge for THE HONORABLE .CARL VINSON As one who has served with him on the him." old Naval Aftairs Committee and on the This is CARL VINSON. He wants youth Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask Armed Services Committee since its in- to have opportunity and for all of Amer unanimous consent to address the House ception, I believe I know a little some- ica to have opportunity. He is a builder. for 1 minute. 1 thing about the character of this great This is the man whose birthday we are The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Georgian. A man who is dedicated to celebrating today, We are a little sad objection to tbe request of the gentleman the cause of his party and the welfare of dened at his announcement that he is from Louisiana? his country, he sets an example that few going to retire," but we have a few days There was no objection. of us can emulate. His industry is to work on this. But today let us cele Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, a moment fatiguing to most of us. We follow in his brate this milestone in the life of an ago I had the .sad experience of noting wake, ln his giant strides, for the efforts American the like of which will never the passing of a great American, the he undertakes in the cause of this Na- pass your way again. · brother of our Speaker. I am glad now tion. We try to emulate his dedication Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Speaker, will the to be able to refer to a very happy occa to his work and to his committee. He is gentleman yield? sion. jealous of his committee and he guards Mr. l30GGS. I yield to the gentle- Mr. Speaker, today is the 80th birth its dignity at all times. man. day of one of the great Americans of Even today we had a little party for Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Speaker, I, too, all time. I need not name the gentle him over at the committee, a coffee representing Members on this ·side of man of whom I speak. You all know break, when the girls and the staff gave the House extend our warmest greetings him. him a little party. You should have seen to the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. He has served a.S a Member of this body how happy our distinguished chairman VINSON], who is 80 years young today. longer than any other Member. He is was with this gesture of devotion and It has been my privilege, as many of you one of our beloved leaders. He.18 a great affection from us all. know, to serve on the Committee on man in every sense of the word. The .He is a bashful man. He did not want Armed Services with the chairman, sit contributions he has made to the to have a big group. He does not like ting next to him for many years. Unless strength, security, and vitality of our all this fanfare that many of us relish. someone has had that same opportu country will live many years and many He wants to retire from it all. He has nity, and privilege, he has missed some centuries after he has left our midst. always been this way, But we who have thing in the Congress of tne United Today all of us are happy to share worked with him love him for the ex- States. this occasion, the 80th birthday of the ample he has set for us. As Paul sat at Many, many fine tributes have been gentleman from Georgia, the Honorable the feet of Gamaliel, the greatest teach- offered today concerning his 50 years' CARL VINSON. er of all time, we have sat at the feet of service in the Congress. I could add to Mr. FORRESTER. Mr. Speaker, will this greatest legislator of our time. We them, but I think it would be repetitious the gentleman yield? have learned a lot, and we try to follow in many respects. All the things that Mr. BOGGS. I yield to the gentleman him. We do the best we can. we say about our fine chairman are from Georgia. The gentleman from Georgia [Mr. heartfelt expressions by those of us who Mr. FORRESTER. Mr. Speaker, the VINSON] is the architect of the greatest have been privileged to. work with him. Georgia delegation is especially appre navy since ships have plied the seas, I was a little upset this morning when ciative of the splendid remarks made by the defender of every segment of the I learned that the gentleman from Geor the gentleman from Louisiana concern Department of Defense, the Army, the gia [Chairman VINSON], had made an ing the dean of our delegation, the gen Navy, the Air Force, the Selective Serv- announcement to the press that he was, tleman from Georgia, the Honorable ice, the Central Intelligence Agency, and at the conclusion of this Congress, going CARL VINSON. those other designated areas over which to retire, after the wonderful span of As a Georgian and as an American I we have respansibility. He builds, he 50 years of service to his country, his take great pride in the life, the history builds, he builds. State and his district. But knowing our 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 22019 chairman rather well, ·I would not be at I join with my colleagues in wishing Mr. HECHLER. Mr. Speaker, I am all surprised to see him back here Jan him many happy returns of the day. I honored to be ·able to join in the many uary 1965, when the-89th Congress·con also join all good Americans in hoping tributes being paid to the gentleman venes. I have known him to change his that his constituents will veto any re from Georgia [Mr. VINSON] on his 80th mind before and I hope he will again. tirement plans he may now or hereafter birthday. A grateful Nation owes a In the meantime, we extend to him our have and will draft him again to occupy giant debt to the chairman of the very· best wishes on this wonderful oc the seat which he has held with such Armed Services Committee for his tire casion of his 80th birthday and wish renown for so many years. less work on behalf of the security of the him Godspeed and all good things in Mr. WELTNER. Mr. Speaker, it is United States of America. life. an unusua! privilege to be permitted tO Only yesterday, I ran across an arti Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, over the observe the 80th birthday of our dis cle in one of our West Virginia news years the House has paid tribute to· many tinguished colleague, the dean of the papers in which our beloved colleague illustrious men and women but it has House of Representatives, the gentleman outlines in capsule form his philosophy never honored one more distinguished from Georgia, Hon. CARL VINSON. Since on national security. In this statement, than the gentleman from Georgia who 1914 he has served his district and his the gentleman from Georgia reveals his celebrates his 80th birthday today, nor Nation in the House. Soon he will com customary instinct for the jugular. has it ·ever honored one whom it holds plete one-half a century of service in Under unanimous consent, I ask that in more affectionate regard. this body. All Georgians are proud to this article be included at this point in In terms of prestige and power and of have him as a Representative of our the RECORD. dedication, the gentleman from Georgia great State in the Congress. All of us REPRESENTATIVE CARL VINSON, DEMOCRAT, OF [Mr. VINSON] shares honors with 'tew in the delegation are proud to be able GEORGIA, CHAIRMAN, HOUSE ARMED SERV• men in this body or throughout the to call him our colleague. Mr. Speaker, ICES COMMITTEE country. In terms of service and se I know I speak the sentiments of the The primary goal which we must never lose niority he has a unique position which 823 ,000 people in my district in wishing sight of is the goal of world peace and will probably stand for generations. for him an 80th birthday filled with world survival in the age of the atom-the He has served in the House of Repre happiness. goal at which both our military and our sentatives for half a century and last Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, nonmilitary policy must be aimed. We have no choice but to maintain the year became its dean. for the Honorable THOMAS O'BRIEN, be strongest national defense possible. And Through 25 consecutive terms the peo loved dean of the Illinois delegation, and this means continued progress technically ple of his district have returned him to for myself, I extend warm welcome to and scientifically in outer space, in com the House. the gentleman from Georgia, the Hon munications, in nuclear technology and in Throughout two World Wars and many orable CARL VINSON, on his admission techniques of conventional warfare. brush fires he has participated in and this 19th day of November of the year But strength alone without the will to guided the military programs of the of our Lord, 1963, as a fellow member use it loses much of its vitality. We must United States. of the 80 Club. Great as have been the be willing to demonstrate our capability. Last October, the world saw a striking ex He has been not only the legislative achievements of this matchless son of ample of the value of strength, coupled with custodian of the Nation's military de Georgia in statesmanship and in patri a strong will and a firm .determination to fense but the guardian of the constitu otic service to his country, no achieve use that strength if necessary. · tional powers of the Congress to provide ment transcends . that of reaching his As soon as the President had in his pos for and oversee that defense. 80th birthday with a step as light as a session proof of the construction of mis The power which is his might well be runner at the Olympic games and· a sile sites in Cuba that could have been. used dangerous in the hands of a lesser man. brain as keen and alert as that of any to destroy American bases and American But this power rests securely in the of the charters of history in the long cities, he acted quickly. The orders were hands of a man incapable of self-inter story of mankind. issued, and the movement of troops, ships, est, of meanness, of mediocrity. and aircraft began immediately. The 80 Club is richly honored to have Let there be no doubt in anyone's mind The gentleman from Georgia, CARL among its members the great chairman if Khrushchev had not removed his missiles VINSON, needs no eulogy. of the Committee on Armed Services as from Cuba, the island would have been in mstory has set down his measure and well as the great chairman of the Com vaded, notwithstanding the consequences. recorded the story of his patriotism. mittee on Appropriations, and the club Here was displayed, for all the world to see, He has given 50 years of his life to his looks expectantly forward to the historic our might, and the wisdom of our military country. day not many months away when to this command structure. distinguished roll will be added the name What type of. warfare-or what type of His country has been his religion, his military forces---should receive greatest bride, his child. of the chairman of the Rules Committee. emphasis? He has never settled for less than the To the gentleman from Georgia, CARL We cannot concentrate our efforts on any best in her defense. VINSON, on this, his 80th birthday, goes single kind of warfare. With each passing Where the easy answer might have from the bottom of our hearts the warm day I become more fully convinced that our been accepted, he has rejected it in favor est greetings of affection and admiration. ability to respond to any type of challenge of the long view, the more-than-ade Mr. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, I is our greatest deterrent to war. Our in quate solution. wish to join in wishing our distinguished tercontinental ballistic missile force certainly colleague from Georgia, CARL VINSON, a is a major deterrent to any aggression, but Where he has encountered opposition, it would only be used as a last resort. For he has shown himself openminded but happy birthday. It gives me great per . this reason, we must continue to modernize abiding in his pursuit of his convictions. sonal pleasure to extend my very best our Army so that it has both conventional He has been swift and sure and cou wishes on his 80th anniversary. and nuclear capability. rageous in a job where it would be easy All of us recognize the most important And for this same reason, the Strategic to be uncertain and hesitant and less contribution the gentleman from Georgia Air Command will, for years to come, play than brave. [Mr. VINSON] has made to the defense of an essential role in our nuclear, limited nu our Nation. clear, and conventional war capability. we The distinguished dean of the House, I hope he will enjoy many more of should not be entirely dependent on mis the eminent chairman of the Committee siles-ICBM's, ffiBM's, Polaris, or others- on Armed Services, has lived his life and these anniversaries. I wish the gentle because this allows us only one way tO fight carved out his career under the banner man from Georgia [Mr. VINSON] good a war. of duty, honor, country. health and much happiness for many It is quite dangerous to get out of the years to come. manned bomber business entirely as we are He epitomizes the highest concepts of Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan doing right now. The last B-52's and B-58's public service and personal excellence. imous consent that the gentleman from rolled oft' the production line last fall. In If he has been lauded beyond the aver West Virginia [Mr. HECHLER] may ex time they will wear out and we will then age, it is because he has earned this tend his remarks at this point in the simply have no more bombers. recognition many times over. RECORD and include extraneous matter. Obsolescence is also rapidly overtaking If he is loved and respe¢ted, it is be our naval :fleet. The average life expectancy The SPEAKER pro tempare. Is there of a naval vessel is 20 years. The average cause he has· won his place of affection objection to the request of the gentleman age of our naval vessels in our active fleet by many kindly acts and-by the example from Louisiana? is over 15 years. In a few years our fleet of his own peerless ability and integrity. There was no objection. will be obsolete. 22020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE November 18 The need for an expanded, modern naval as he continues to serve the people of the years of his life for the cause of a greater force becomes obvious when we appraise the great State of Georgia and this Nation. threat we face. We all know that the America. The greatne·ss of most men U.S.S.R. today has over 400 submarines with Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, happy become known after they have shed their which 1io disrupt the world's commerce. occasions like birthdays can often be mortal role. Not so with CARL VINSON, We must not let ourselves be lulled by our used by those celebrating them to an for no one can dispute that he has, while missile capability into the adoption of a nounce news of retirement from public still actively contributing to our Nation, single defense concept, and lose our fiexi- life. Our distinguished colleague from carved, for himself an honored place bility 1io respond 1io any kind of aggression Georgia~ Congressman CARL VINSON is among our great Americans. To CARL anywhere. One of the principal reasons we observing his 80th birthday today and VINSON Hawaii says "Aloha nui a loa" were able 1io respond so quickly and 80 em-.. he has informed us that he desires to re and happy birthday. bility.ciently 1io the CUban crisis was our fiexi- tire to private life at the end of the 88th Mr. HEBERT. Mr. Speaker, how futile Congress. This announcement saddens and useless it would be to attempt to add Mr. Speaker, the people of West Vir- those of us serving with the gentleman to what the distinguished gentleman g:inia and of the Nation are indeed proud from Georgia, Congressman VINSON, for from South Carolina has said in con that our distinguished colleague is today we realize that from our midst will soon gratulating the beloved chairman of the celebrating his 80th birthday. We all go one whom we have respected, some House Armed Services Committee. hope that he will reconsider his decision times feared, but always held in the The only addition would be to say: to retire and be back with us again at the highest esteem. "May I repeat his words a thousand o}1ening of the next Congress. The gentleman from Georgia, Chair- times over and a thousand times after Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker, I want to man VINSON, of the House Armed Serv that." join in saying happy birthday to the ices Committee was once.referred to in a For my own part may I reflect with gentleman from Georgia [Mr. VINSON] newspaper article as "Vinson the invin the bard that "take him all in all we who has been so aptly referred to as the cible." When he leaves Congress next shall not look upon his like again. This incomparable Georgian. He has been a year, he will have served a month more is a man." source of challenge and inspiration to than 50 years in this House, setting a I only hope that the future brings to all Members of the .House. To me he has record of service in the House of Repre him the great satisfaction of the past in been a warm friend and counselor. sentatives to which he has devoted his · I have observed ·him at close range and mind, his heart, and his life. In his usual serving his God and his country. I want to testify to his statesmanship, modest way he merely said he thought His life has been a life of 80 happy skill, and effectiveness. · He has had an 25 terms were enough, but he promises birthdays and I pray with you, my col incomparable career in the House. His to k b · 1 1 ·t d leagues, that these· happy birthdays will contributions to national defense are too eep usy m oca • commuru y, an multiply manifold before CARL VINSON State affairs. extensive to discuss. They represent only Mr. Speaker, during the forthcoming enters the halls of Valhalla to receive one facet of his remarkable career. year that remains of CARL VINSON'S dedi- his eternal hosannas. May the Good Lord continue to bless . . . Mr. WAGGONNER. Mr. Speaker, our distinguished friend from Georgia. cated service to his district m Georgia, since we are all junior in service when Mr. !CHORD. Mr. Speaker, today be- to his party, to the House of Representa compared to the distinguished chairman ing the Both birthday anniversary of the tives and to the country, we indeed want of the Armed Services Committee, I sup · to wish him well. And today we want to very distinguished Member from the wish him a very happy birthday and a pose it is reasonable to say that all of State of Georgia, Congressman CARL VIN- heartfelt thank you for his record length us have had occasion when we have soN, I ask permission to extend my most of service in the House. leaned upon him for advice, for ·assist sincere greetings and best birthday Mr. EVINS. Mr. Speaker, join my ance and, perhaps, consolation now and wishes. 1 then, when things have not gone well. I I have not known the gentleman from colleagues in congratulating the gentle- know that, in the short time I have been Georgia [Mr. VINS<>N] so long as a great man from Georgia, CARL VINSON, on his a Member, I have knocked on his door a many here in the House of Representa- 80th birthday, and I wish him many more number of times. tives., but in the relatively short time it birthdays and continued health and On each of these occasions, he has has been my pleasur.e and privilege to be happiness. . receiyed me warmly and he has ·offered associated witb him, I recognize with He is the beloved dean of the House assistance and encouragement. I am highest regard the unexcelled ability of and has attained many honors and set indebted to him for both. leadership and the record of service of many records for service in the House It will be a long time before we see his this most able legislator. and is still ·attaining new honors and equal, if, indeed we ever do. Fifty years As dean of the House of Representa- adding to his laurels. of devotion to his country and this Con tives and his record of having served in He is now in 'his 50th year 'of service gress sets a record that' will be difficult the House for 50 years---longer than any in the House and he has taken the oc to measure up to. On his birthday to man in history, "Uncle CARL" VINSON casion of his 80th birthday to announce day, I would like to add my salute to has compiled a list of major accomplish- that he·plans to retire at the conclusion those which have already been spoken ments at least a mile long. Besides of this Congress. His retirement woUld and I wish for him many more yet to serving a half century in the Congress, mean a great loss to his district, the come. Chairman VINSON has established him- State of Georgia, the Nation, and a loss Happy birthday, Mr. Chairman, and self in the hearts and minds 'Of his col- to the Members of this body who depend thank you for the 50 years you shared leagues here in the House and his con- heavily upon his counsel on many im- with us here in the Congress. stituents, as well, as a great legislative portant matters. - Mr. COLMER. Mr. Speaker, I join technician. His trademark has been im- I know that it would be a personal with my colleagues in paying' the respect printed on better government for 50 . sacrifice for him but it is the pope of that is due to our colleague and mutual years plus, and the effects of his remark- many that this great American will friend, the gentleman from Georgia, able wisdom and astute perception will change his mind and will decide to con Congressman CARL VINSON, the distin be felt by many generations of Ameri- tinue ;his service in the House, and on guished and longtime chairman of the cans. this day I want to wish him the happiest Armed Services Committee of the House By his extreme devotion to duty and · of birthdays and much continued hap of Representatives~ on the occasion of his principles of efficient government, pi_ness in his future endeavors. Good his 80th birthday and -the announce Chairman VINSON is held in highest re- luck, Congressman VINSON, always. ment of his retirement from the Con gard and popularity. I consider it a Mr. MATSUNAGA. Mr. Speaker, I gress. privilege to know Chairman VINSON and rise to join the others in wishing the 1 approach this dual occasion . with to benefit and profit fr.om his able gentleman from Georgi;a, . the Honorable mixed emotions. I felicitate and con leadership on the Armed Services Com- CARL VINSON, upon the occasion of his gratulate the dean of this House upon mittee. He richly deserves all the ac- 80th birthday, many happy returns of his 50 years of devote . SEC. :a. Notwlthsta~dlng any other provi "(a) Under regulations to be prescribed by CALL OF THE HOUSE sion of law, the ;Navi;i.jo Tribe of Indi.ans ts the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the hereby authorized to lease, in accordance Air Force, as the case may be, members of Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I make the with the undertaking~ of such tribe in the the National Guard may- point of order that a quorum is not aforementioned agreement, as amended, any " ( 1) attend schools conducted by the present. interests which it might have or hereafter Army or the Air Force, as appropriate; · The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi acquire in .those lands described in the first "(2) conduct or attend schools conducted dently a quorum is not present. section of this Act, and the Secretary of the by the National Guard; or Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, I mov~ Interior shall approve any lease so made. "(3) participate in small arms competi SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act is intended or tions. a call of the House. sh.all be construed as a :finding, interpreta "(b) Activities authorized under subsee A call of the House was ordered. tion, or construction by the Congress of the tion (a) for members of the National Guard The Clerk called the roll, and the fol validity or invalidity of the respective claims of a State or territory, Puerto Rico, the Canal lowing Members failed to answer to their of the Navajo Indian Tribe and the State of Zone, or the District of Columbia may· be· names: Utah to the lands described in the first sec held inside or outside its boundaries." [Roll No. 201) tion of this Act, and the determination of such conflicting claims shall be unaffected by The bill was ordered to be engrossed Abbitt Fogarty Milliken and read a third time, was read the third Abele Foreman. Morse anything in this Act. Andrews, Frelinghuysen Nelsen Passed the Senate August 28, 1963. time, and passed. and a motion to re N.Dak. Giaimo O'Brien, Ill. Attest: consider was laid on the table. Ashbrook Gibbons Osmers Secretary. Avery Green, Oreg. Ostertag Ayres Green, Pa. Passman The bill was ordered to be read a third AMENDING SECTIONS 510 AND 591 Barrett Gubser Pepper time, was read the third time, and passed, Barry Gurney Pilcher OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE Battin Halleck Pillion and a motion to reconsider was laid on Bell Hanna Powell the table. The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 3005) Bennett, Mich. Harding Quie A similar House bill (H.R. 7123) was to amend sections 510 and 591 of title Blatnik Harris Randall 10, United States Code, to remove the Bolling Harvey, Ind. Reid, N.Y. laid on the table. Bonner Hawkins Roberts, Ala. requirement that an alien must make a Bow Hoffman Robison declaration of intention to become a citi Bromwell Holifield. Rodino WATERS IMPOUNDED BY FLAMING zen of the United States before he may Brotzman Hosmer St.Onge Brown, Calif. Jennings Shelley GORGE DAM be enlisted or appointed in a reserve Buckley Jones, Ala. Shipley The Clerk called the resolution m. NUMBER OF INDIANS EMPLOYED ON OR OFF propriation of $7,500,000 can be expected -gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. RESERVATION to finance the cost of 2,470 institutional JONAS] and one-half by myself. Information is not available. There is no training units· and 1,370 on-the-job The Clerk read the title of the bill. exact figure for those employed. on or off training units-in varying stages of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the reservation; however, it is estimated that training-during 1 fiscal year. An ap objection to the request of the gentle no ' more than 5 percent of those trained through institutional training are employed propriation of $12 million would increase man from California? on the reservation while all those trained by the number of training units to 3,906 There was no objection. one-the-job training are employed on or institutional training units and 1,500 on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The near the reservation. the-job training units. Since this group question is on the motion. of American citizens have expressed a The motion was agreed to. IV. SCHOOLS AND COURSES APPROVED BY STATES willingness and desire to better prepare Accordingly, the House resolved itself Schools themselves for employment on and off into the Committee of the Whole House State Courses the reservation, and since there is prac on the State of the Union for the con tically no opportunity for unskilled labor sideration of the bill, H.R. 9139, with Public Private today, what better place to assist than Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina in the our own first citizens of the United chair. Alaska_------2 3 Arizona.------2 10 4 States-the American Indian. We help The Clerk read the title of the bill. California __ ------13 46 142 people the world over. There is a defi- By unanimous consent, the first read Colorado ______------13 Florida______2 3 2~ nite need to increase the appropriations ing of the bill was dispensed with. Georgia______1 ------4 for this Indian vocational training pro- The CHAffiMAN. The Chair recog Idaho______1 2 5 gram. nizes the gentleman from California [Mr. Illinois._------1 16 40 Iowa ______------1 1 An important phase of this proposed SHEPPARD]. Minnesota______4 12 31 legislation includes a 3-year nurses' Mr. SHEPPARD. Mr. Chairman; Montana______4 7 36 Nebraska ______------3 5 training program for Indian women. It budget estimates for the military con New York______1 ------1 is believed a sizable number will take ad struction program for fiscal year 1964 North Carolina ______------2 2 North Dakota______2 4 17 vantage of this extended training period total approximately $1.9 billion. Your Ohio. ------1 20 38 provided by this legislation. Not a single committee recommends appropriations Oklahoma______2 5 34 registered nurse of Indian descent has Oregon______5 ·7 34 of slightly over $1.5 billion, a reduction South Dakota______1 7 21 been trained by the Public Health Serv of about $403 million below the budget 1 ice. Indian health officials have testified estimate. These reductions include the ~:~~ ::: : : : : :: : : : :: ------3- l~ 36 W !'-"hin~on______6 ~ 66 to the acute need for nurses and nurse's amount of $225,238,000, as a result of 34 aids in every Indian hospital and sani reductions made in the Military Con ;~=:::: : :: : : :: : ::: ~ 1 New Mexico______3 ------6 22 tarium in the United States. We can do struction Authorization Act for fiscal our country as well as our Indian popu year 1964 which is now Public Law Total, 25 States. - 60 188 626 lation a great service by recommending 88-174. favorable consideration of this proposal I would like to discuss ·with you briefly V. AVERAGE YEARLY COST PER UNIT IN ADULT to amend the Adult Indian Vocational the major areas of our reductions. VOCATIONAL TRAINING Training Act. . This bill consists of literally thousands Per unit The SPEAKER pro tempore. The of individual line items, varying from a Institutional tr~ining ______. $3, 100 question is: Shall the House suspend the On-the-job training______600 few thousand to several million dollars. rules and pass the bill, S. · 1868, as Your committee has reviewed each of Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield amended? these line items in its hearings and our such time as he may require to the gen The question was taken; and the gentleman from California, that the Mr JONAS I Y1. eld to the gentleman vance of a reciuest for an appropriation. committee report contains a d1scussi9n · · · · May I take this opportunity to com- of the actions of the committee with re- Mr. Mc~E. I would like to call mend the distinguished gentleman from spect to hospitals. the attention of the gentleman and the Maine for his zealous work in behalf of we eliminated some proposed hos- members of the committee to the fact his constitutents. pita.ls for various reasons, in some cases that there are certa:in problems .relating Mr · JONAS . Mr Chairman ma I be. th t th d s1 not to Capehart housmg at Lonng Air · . · · . • Y the reason mg a e e gn was Force Base at Limestone, Maine, and read into the RECORD at this point, for !':l!~~~~!~~!;~~~d ~~~ l~e~o::d~as~~ Dow Air Force Base at Bangor, Maine. the ben.efit of ~he gent~eman from Maine dicatlng the _facilities that were. avail- Water is leaking into the cellars of these who raised this question, two. responses able in the civilian area where the hos- homes. I would appreciate lnformation by witnesses bef?re the ~omnut·tee. pita.ls were sought to be located. If the as to whether or not this matter has been Colonel Mannmg s~id · gentleman will read page· 5, he will,see brought to the attention of the commit- Sir, a,s you recall, we built l,010 Capehart . i units at Dow in two different projects. At a detailed explanation of what we are tee and • if so, w h a t acti on is t. a ken n the time our engineering analysis did not trying to do with respect to hospitals. this b111 relative to this situation. disclose pockets or water. our test borings Mr. TEAGUE of California. If the Mr. JO~AS. I am glad to respond to did not bring this out. Of course, in de- gentleman will yield further, I have read that. I do not think any presentation veloping 1,000 units we changed the 1low of that. It is my understanding that the was ma.de with respect to Loring, but we water to some extent and undoubtedly dis- 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 22037 turbed the subterranean :flow of water so for fiscal year 1004. However, my the construction of a total of 10,140 units that 348 out of the 1,-000 units have this wet analysis of the recommended appropria of family housing at a cost of $183,- basement problem. tion against the authorization originally 969,000. The House Appropriations Mr. Julius, a witness for the Air Force, provided by the Congress in Public Law Committee has recommended appropria made this statement in response to 88-174 indicates a reduction by the tions for 'l,755 -0f these units with a cor questions as to whether we might not Committee on Appropriations of ap responding appropriation of $143,828,000~ hold someone responsible for this dam proximately $132 million. The effect of the House Appropriations age. He said:. The major reductions which comprise Committee action is a net r.eduction of I think this is something that nobody this $132 million include the following: 2,385 units of family ·housing represent could foresee. We could not foresee the ex Million ing a _dollar reduction of $40,141,000. istence of these clay pockets which trap the ArinY------$13 The reductions made by the Appro water. The water builds up hydrostatic NaVY------16 priations Committee in the fiscal year pressure on the foundation walls, and if Air Force______63 Housing ___ _: ______:_ ___ 40 1964 military construction program for th.ere is the slightest crack in the wall, nat family housing was entirely confined to urally water will seep into the basement. the elimination of those units which Mr. McINTmE. I appreciate the op Total------132 were programed ;for either so-called re portunity t.o bring this matter to the at On the basis of the reductions made locatable housing or USAHOMES. tention of the committee. Am I correct by the Committee on Appropriations and Relocatable housing is prefabricated in assuming, then, th~t insofar as the the Congress in the authorization act, housing intended for use in continental committee was presented with the need the Departments will receive almost $400 United States. It is housing which is at Dow Air Force Base, that appropria million less for military construction for prefabricated at the factory in a unit tions are in this bill to cover that need? fiscal year 1964 than was originally re which can be separated into two sections Mr. JONAS. That is correct. quested by the Departments. This is and transported by truck or rail t.o its Mr. McINTIRE. And that the situa indeed a very drastic reduction in the ultimate site. It therefore lends itself tion at Loring will be a matter. that the departmental request. to maximum salvage and reusability in Air Force must bring before the com I do not entirely agree with the re the event housing no longer is required mittee for appropriate authorization, if ductions made by the Appropriations at the site. it is extensive to that point, and for Committee at certain .specific locations. USAHOMES are prefabricated homes appropriations in the next fiscal year? However, I fully recognize that honest which are panelized and lend themselves Mr. . JONAS. I may say that there men can differ in their judgments as to to being broken down into many rela will be an opportunity, if committee the necessity for providing certain types tively small units which can be shipped action is required, for them to under of new facilities to the military. On the overseas and reassembled. This pre take to take care of it on a reprogram other hand, I am greatly disturbed by fabricated housing is specifically de ing basis, if that becomes necessary. the unwillingness of the Committee on signed to meet the gold-flow problem en Mr. McINTIRE. If the gentleman Appropriations to fully fund the housing countered by our military forces over will yield further, may I sincerely re requested by the Departments and ap seas. By virtue of fabrication of this quest that the committee give this mat proved by the Congress in Public Law housing in the United States, only a ter its attention. These wet basements 88-174. minimum .amount of U.S. dollars is re are a very serious problem. I will sin The reduction made by the Committee quired overseas for the site preparation c.erely appreciate the committee's at on Appropriations in the funding re for this housing. tention to this matter. quested for military housing will, if left The Appropriations Committee has de I thank the gentleman very kindly. unchanged, preclude the construction of leted both the relocatable housing and Mr. SHEPPARD. Mr. Chairman, I 2,385 urgently required units of housing. the USAHOMES housing included in the yield such time a.S he may consume to The report submitted by the Commit fiscal year 1964 program. The reason the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. VIN tee on Appropriations in support of H.R. given in the committee report is that the SON]. 9139 indicates that the Committee on Department has not as yet developed any Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I have Appropriations fully concurs in the re actual cost experience in respect to the examined this bill most carefully. It quirement for 10,140 units of military use of this type of home to satisfy its involves some 400 different projects and family housing in the :&seal year 1964 housing requirements both in domestic some 1,300 line items. I want to com program as approved by the Congress and foreign areas. · pliment the distinguished gentleman in Public Law 8a-174. At the present time, the Department in from California [Mr. SHEPPARD] and the · Nonetheless, the committee has seen the fiscal year 1963 program has entered able members of his subcommittee on fit to eliminate 2,385 units of this hous into contracts involving 1,282 relocatable the carefulness and thoroughness with ing simply because it questions the prac houses and 510 USAHOMES. which they have made these line-item ticality of satisfying this housing re Of the 1,282 relocatable housing units appropriations. quirement by the use of relocatable presently under contract, 1,012 are in I would like to take this opportunity houses or so-called USAHOMES. These tended for the domestic market in con t.o make a few observations concerning types of housing are basically prefabri tinenfal United States and 270 are sched H.R. 9139, the military construction ap cated housing, and would be utilized in uled for construction in the Philippines. propriation bill. instances in which it would be advan The Department advises that occupan As the Members of the House are tageous to our Government. cy of the first available units of relocata aware, the military construction au I have included in my statement a ble housing will occur early in March thorization bill submitted by the De summary table which reflects economies of 1964, with complete occupancy of all partments originally requested new con which will result from the use of relo relocatable housing sometime late in the struction authorization in the amount catables and USAHOMES. I believe that fall of 1964. of approximately $1.9 billion. The the approach taken by the Department The Department has advised that all committee by Public Law 88-174, re of Defense in utilizing this type of hous of the 510 USAHOMES scheduled·for the duced this authorization request to $1.68 ing is fully justified and deserves the fiscal year 1963 program have been placed billion, a reduction of more than $250 support of not only the authorizing com under contract. These units are sched _~illion. mittee but the entire Congress. · uled for four oversea locations. The The House Committee on Appropria Also included in my statement is a first production unit of the USAHOMES tions has now recommended appropria summary of the action taken by the is scheduled to be delivered on Decem tions for military construction for fiscal Committee on Appropriations in respect ber 9, 1963, with beneficial occupancy of year 1964 amounting to approximately to housing as contrasted to that origi these homes overseas scheduled to be $1.5 billion. Included in this figure are nally provided in the authorization act. gin in the early fall of 1964. appropriations applied against prior ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE CUTS The Department has advised that the years authorization and, therefore, the IN FISC.t\L YEAR 1964 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION anticipated cost . of USAHOMES deliv figure recommended by the Committee HOUSING AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 88-174 ered and constructed overseas will be less on Appropriations is not directly com The Military Construction Authoriza- than conventional housing provided at parable to the authorization provided tion Act for fiscal year 1964 authorized the same locations. 22038 :coNGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE November 18 CONCLUSION Fiscal year 1964 military construction Fiscal year 1964 milittiry ·construction The reductions made by the Appropri- h.ousing-Con~lnued h.ousing-:-Contlnued ations Committee in the authorized mill DENIEl> APPROPRIATIONS, BY_ LOPATION--eon • DENIED APPROPRI,ATIONS, BY LOCATION--eon. . tary construction housing program for · fiscal year 1964 was entirely confined to Service Units Amoun Service Units Amount ·relocatable and USAHOMES housing. ------All conventional-type housing scheµ• AIR FORCE-continued AIR FORCE-continued uled for the domestic market and au . thorized ill the fiscal year 1964 Military :D~}~:f:~~ ~~~~:~8gn . . D~~~:~~~~;~f~~8~n. Construction Act-Public Law 88-174-is Empire Air Force Station, Othello Air Force Station, Mich . • ------23 $345, 000 Wash. -"------12 $180, 000 recommended for appropriations. The Chandler Air Force Sta- Antigo Air Force Station, · Committee on Appropriations also ap- tion, Minn ______10 150,000 Wis._- -~ ______-----____ 20 300,000, Kalispell Air Force Sta- proved 790 units of conventionally con tion, Mont ______10 150,000 Subtotal, domestic ____ 1, ~45 17, 175,000 , structed housing at foreign bases. This Winnemucca Air Force Station, Nev._ ------27 405,000 Foreign proigam: · includes 490 at Fort Buckner, Okinawa Sacramento P eak Observ- Goose Air ase, Canada __ ~--- 200 4,086,000 atory, N. Mex ______. Army; 100 at Ka:dena AFB, Okinawa- 10 150,000 ClarkSite QL Airbase,______Philippines.. ·_ 250 F·inley Air Force Station, 200 · Hgg:~ Air Force;· and 200 at Naha Air Force N. Dak______20 300,000 Base, Okinawa-Air Force. North Bend Air Force Subtotal, foreign ______650 12,456, 000 Station, Oreg_------18 270, 000 A complete summary of the action Naselle Air Force Station, 'l'otal, Air Force. ------1, 795 29, 631,000 taken by the Appropriations Committee Wash ._ ------~ ------18 270, 000 on military housing, as contrasted to the Fiscal year 1963 relocatabl.e family housing program authorization bill, follows: Fiscal year 1964 military construction Contract amounts Occupancy, 1964 housing Number 'l'otal Original Installation of units estimated estimate SUMMARY OF DENIED APPROPRIATIONS Procure- Site cost Initial Full ment I Service Units Amount Wurtsmith Air Force Base, 300 $2, 979,000 $1, 199, 986 $4, 550, 000 $5, 130,000 February_ June. Mich. ARMY Kincheloe Air Force Base, 200 1, 986, 000 1, 042, 592 3,285, 500 3, 500,000 ·June ______July. Mich. Authorized ______~-_ 1, 847 $36, 052, 000 Glasgow Air Force Base, 200 1, 957, 572 809, 150 2, 959,000 3, 500, 000 . April______Do. Appropriated. __ • ______1, 703 33, 347,000 Mont. K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, 100 993, 000 417, 997 1, 572, 000 1, 750,000 July______August. TotaL .• --"------144 -2, 705,000 Mont. A.O. & W. sites ______212 2, 233,000 1,011, 868 3, 530, 000 3,180,000 ApriL .••. July. NAVY TotaL. ______,, ______------15, 896, 800 17, 060, {)()() Authorized ______·- 4,248 75, 242,000 Net savings ______------1, 163, 200 Appropriated._------3,802 67, 437,000 Outside the United States TotaL ______------446 -7,805,000 (Philippine Islands): Clark Airbase, P,L ______250 2, 593, 700 462, 037 4, 324, 000 4, 650, 000 March____ Do. AIR FORCE Naval Station, Tarlac, P .L 20 207, 500 36, 960 346, 000 372, 000 ••• do______Do. Authorized ____ ------___ --___ 4,045 72,675,000 TotaL------~------4, 670, 000 5, 022, 000 Appropriated. __ -- _____ • _. _.. _ 2,250 43,044,000 Net savings ______------352,,000 TotaL ______-1, 795 -29, 631, 000 NOTE SUMMARY Relocatables in the United States: ti[:S~curetnent cost includes factory fabrication, transportation to the site, and erection on preprepared founda- Authorized ______• --•. __ --_____ 10, 140 183, 969, 000 Appropriated ______------_- --- 7, 755 143, 828, 000 Total cost includes design, supervision, and Government overhead. Relocatables in the Philippines: TotaL------2,385 -40, 141, 000 Procurement cost includes factory fabrication and transportation to U.S. dockside, Total cost includes design, supervision, Government overhead, and transportation costs. DENIED APPROPRIATIONS, BY LOCATION Fiscal year 1963 U.S. Army home family hoatsing program ARMY (ALL FOREIGN) Procure- Occupancy, 1964 Location Number ment Trans- Estimate Estimate Original ASA location 04 ______60 $1, 105,000 of units contract portation site costs total costs estimate A SA location 23 ______84 1, 600,000 Initial Full TotaL----.------144 2, 705, 000 ASA location 04 ______60 $457,080 $171,060 $180,000 $837, 560 $900,000 JulyApriL.______July. NAVY. (ALL FOREIGN) ASA location 12. ------156 1, 268, 627 368, 100 447, 000 2, 153, 280 2, 705, 500 November. Naval Station, Argen- 195 1, 562,480 334,070 1, 520,000 3, 584, 850 6, 825,000 August.• December. NRS, Londonderry, Ireland __ 30 525,000 Sitetia. I-5 ______NSGA, Edzell, Scotland ______90 1, 575,000 100 761,800 243,800 210, 000 1, 260, 690 1, 750, 000 October_ Do. NRS, Tburso, Scotland ______26 455, 000 Classified location ______300 5, 250,000 TotaL.------7, 836, 380 12, 180, 500 ------Estimated sav------,.------4,344, 120 Total ______. ______446 7, 805,000 ings. I Affi FORCE NOTE.-Procurement contract includes factory fabrication and delivery of export crated components to U.S. Domestic program: dockside. . K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Mich. __ ------100 1, 500, 000 Estimated reduction in foreign exchange costs (FEC) U.S. Army home concept versus Malmstrom Air Force Base, conventional construction Mont. _------200 3,000,000 Grand Forks Air Force Base, N. Dak ______300 4, 500, 000 Conventional construction U.S. Army home concept Minot Air Force Base, N. Estimated Dak. _ ------300 4,. 500,0oo Various locations : (aircraft FEC control and warning) ___ _ (245) (3, 675, 000) FEC Percent of FEC - Percent of reduction Luke-Williams Air Force total costs total costs Station, Ariz ______11 165, ()()() . Klamath Air Force Sta- 18 270, 000 ASA location 04. ------ $747,000 83 $149,920 17.9 . $597,080 R!~nBl~ffliXir -Force-Sta:· ASA location 12. ------2, 245, 570 83 381, 130 17. 7 1,864,440 tion, CaliL ______18 270, 000 Naval Station, Argentia ____ _------·-- 5,801,000 85 921,300 25. 7 4,879, 700 Rockville Air Force Sta- Site I-5______------1,470,000 84 189, 100 15.0 1,280,900 tion, Ind ______·____ _ 10 150, 000 Waverly Air Force Sta- Estimated FEC savings ______------8,622, 120 tion, Iowa ..______20 .300,000 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE .2203.g Mr. SHEPPARD. Mr. Chairman, at was a cut of $225,238,000 by the au- need now may be out of date next year. this time I want to express my gratitude thorizing committees. Your subcom- We try to insist that only those facilities to the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. mittee recommends a total of $1,562,- be constructed for which there will be a VINSON] for his comments in behalf of 964,000, a reduction of $403,436,000 be- continuing need. There may be changes this bill, not only in my own behalf but low the budget estimates, and a cut of in trcoop locations. For instance, there on behalf of the committee. Mr. Chair- $178,198,000 below the authorizing fig- may be troop withdrawals irom Europe. man, may 1 say to the gentleman from ures. This represents a reduction over- Bases may be closed in this country. Georgia that I did not have the oppor- all of slightly mo:ve than 20 percent, and Those factors must be taken into con tunity earlier in the day to express my a 10-percent cut by this committee. sideration. This committee tries to stay view.s pertaining to the gentleman'·s Mr. Chairman, I should like to point abreast of the times. birthday and the possible retirement of out that all of the funds requested for Fifth. The committee insists that the gentleman from the House of Rep- the Reserves· and the National Guard maximum utilization be made of funds resentatives at some date in the future. forces for armory construction are ap- appropriated for support of prior year Wherever the gentleman goes and what- proved at locations designated by the Na- programs that remain uncommitted or ever the gentleman does, I wish for him tional Guard and by the Reserves. The unobligated. Sometimes the picture the utmost in happiness and a great committee made no changes. changes so rapidly because of moderni iongevity enjoying it. Now, Mr. Chairman, in making the re- zation in warfare . that structures pro- Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he ductions to which 1 referred, the sub- gramed a year ago would not be useful may consume to the gentleman from committee ·adopted several basic policies. now. Sometimes construction or other South Carolina [Mr. WATSONl. First, projects were eliminated or esti- difficulties arise which make it impos- Mr. WATSON. Mr. Chairman, I . mates were reduced where the costs aP- sible for contracts to be awarded. We should like to thank the gentleman, the peared excessive or where plans and de- want to be sure prior year authorizations able chairman of the subcommittee, for signs were too elaborate. There is con- are k~pt realistic and that we know yielding to me. siderable variation between the services where the money is and for what it is Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this for construction of similar-type facili- being expended. military construction appropriation bill ties. This, we do not feel is a realistic These are nonyear funds, and the com and to commend the subcommittee and or a justifiable practice. For example, mittee finds it must rlde herd on ·them its stat! for their contribution to the mil- the committee fails to see why bachelor all the time until tbey are expended. · In addition to these basic policies itary posture of thls Nati on. They d e"." officers' quarte rs f or .th e Ai r F oroe m which the committee follows and which serve the commendation of this body and Korea should be programed at a cost of the American people for their dedication $5,700 per man, while Army facilities for we have followed in the past, we have in ts t 1 very carefully screened all overseas con- to duty and the countless h ours spent similar requiremen a the same oca- struction and eliminated those items not resolving the manifold problems of such tion are programed at a cost of not to a gigantic and important program. exceed $3,600 per man. That repr-e- clearly essential to the. requirements of our operational forces. We have done While my enthusiastic support is given sents a ditierence of $2,100. This is this because of the critical situation with to the entire military construction pro- an extreme case, but it emphasizes the which we are all familiar regarding bal- gram, designed to keep our Nation mili- point. ance of payments. tarily prepared, I note with particular . Second, projects were eliminated or In this connection I can point out to pride the $9 million appropriation for estimates were reduced where plans and you that the program was carefully re Fort Jackson, S.C., within my congres- designs were inadequate. viewed by the Department of Defense .sional district. For .many years this For instance, funds were requested in · Just prior to the markups and to the re superb installation has been recognized the amount of $7.6 million for a science port on this bill. You may be sure that by military authorities as one of the building at the Naval Academy in An- the bill now before you represents the most ideal infantry basic training fa- napolis. Of course, we must have ade- very minimum gold outflow consistent cilities in the ·United States. quate facilities for the education of with our oversea military requirements It is to the advantage of our overall cadets at the Military Academies and, as we understand those requirements at military posture that the Defense De- of course, satisfactory facilities for a this time. partment has now~ and wisely so, .recom- proper teaching job to be done in the Mr. Chairman, for the first time this mended and approved some permanent sciences is essential. The -committee bill carries in it all funds which are re buildings for Fort JacksoJI. I trust that realizes that. But this money was de- lated to military family housing. This this appropriation will be only the begin- leted because a new site is necessary. has not been true heretofore. This in ning of the full development of Jackson The original plans are not suitable for eludes construction, operation, mainte on a permanent basis. the new site and new plans must be pre- nance, and debt payments. some of Mr. Chairman, in conclusion, let me pared and approved. There ls no way these items previously were carried under say that while I am privileged to serve for those plans to be completed and a the defense appropriation bill. 1 believe at this time when the first permanent contract to be awarded during the fiscal this procedure over the years will give us construction.is to be made at Fort Jack- year 1964. savings, possibly appreciable savings. I son, I should like to emphasize that this The committee takes the position am sure this will insure management of action is the fruition of the tireless ef- there is no point in appropriating money the program on the part of the military. forts of the late Congressman John J. which cannot be used in this fiscal year. some of our colleagues have expressed Riley and his devoted wife and _successor Third. The committee insists, as it has concern about the depth of the cuts in in Congress, the Honorable Corrine Ri.:. in prior years, that maximum utilizatiun military family housing. On the surface ley. His memory is revered by South be made of existing facilities. This is there does appear to be a sharp cut in Carolinians, and the best wishes of our the toughest nut of all to crack. Every- housing. I realize, and so do you, that citizens accompany Mrs. Riley during body in the services wants new facilities. housing is one of the most critical items her period of temporary disability. Both They want modern facilities. Some- in maintaining a high type of personnel were dedicated and able public servants. times these are necessary. This is a in the armed 'Services. This is true of Mr. SHEPPARD. Mr. Chairman, I modern age. Military science is moving family housing, it is true of quarters for yield such time as he may consume to forward very rapidly and frequently new tr-0ops, both officers and enlisted; we seek the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Sm:Esl. facilities are essential. But where the ··to be realistic and not injurious. Mr. SIKES. Mr. Chairman, it is very services can properly use present facil- We had a budg~t estima·te of $734,400,- pleasing that my distinguished chairman ities or where an additional year of use 000 for housing. It has been reduced to and my beloved colleague, the gentleman can be obtained without injuring the de- $645,171,-000, a cut -0f $89,229,000. Actu from California [Mr. SHEPPARD], is back fense program, we insist that it be done. ally, however, we have approved all con with us. It has been necessary for him Fourth. The committee has disap- ventional housing which was proposed to undergo minor surgery and I am glad proved projects that are not clearly es- for the continental Unit.ed States. · · he is better and that he is back sential to the military posture of the We took out the relocatable housing Mr. Chairman, the estimates consid- country at this time or in the foreseeable and USAHOMES portable housing, most ered by the subcommittee for military future. The military posture is con- · . of which is for over.sea construction. For constructton total $1,966,400,000. There stantly changing. What we think we detailed explanation~ I respectfully refer 22040 CONGRESSIONAL .RECORD - HOUSE November 18 the committee· today to pages 17, 18, and ·is only after that bill becomes law that 'morning's issue of the Washington Post 19 of the report. we are called upon to exercise our judg a discussion of a topic seldom considered Please note this rePQrt spells out the ment and discretion in providing funds by the metropolitan press. It is entitled fact that we do not disapprove these con to implement the· bill which they have "Farm Income Expected to Drop by $1 cepts of housing. We simply feel that approved and submitted to the House. Billion Over 2 Year Period." there has not been sumcient experience The distinguished gentleman from It goes on to say that the Department in construction and use of these houses Georgia has for many years served as of Agriculture had some bad news for the to determine whether they are going to chairman of that committee. On the farmer yesterday. . be wholly satisfactory and economical occasion of his birthday I should like to The Department economists estimated for use by families· of military person join my colleagues who have previously that net farm income will decline by nel. We do feel that there should be ad expressed their respect to him and to nearly $400 million this year and may go ditional construction and use exp.erience . wish for him a long, happy, and useful ·down by as much as another $600 million by the defense agencies. Houses were life in retirement when he voluntarily next year. authorized and funded in 1963 which surrenders his seat in the House of Rep- Thus making a total reduction of $1 have not yet been constructed. When resentatives. _ billion in net farm income over a 2-year they are built and in use we will have Mr. HECHLER. Mr. Chairman, I wish period. much more adequate information. We to compliment the gentleman from The 1964 outlook issue of the depart have asked.the militacy to take a good, California [Mr. SHEPPARD] and the mem ment agricultural publication on the long. careful look and then come back bers of his committee for the excellent farm income situation attributes the 1963 with their recommendations. We -want work which has been done ·in bringing decline in net income "to production ex good housing where it is needed. this bill to the floor. In particular, we penses rising faster than realized gross Now, Mr. Chairman, if the members of in West Virginia are extremely grateful farm income." the committee will turn to the commit that $3,484,000 has been included in this This article follows an article in the tee report, you will find the details of our bill for the relocation of communication Washington Star, reported by the Asso actions set forth on the first 19 pages, facilities at the Naval Radio Station, ciated Press on the· subject of hog prices, and then beginning at page 19 there is a Sugar Grove, W. Va. as follows: State-by-State list of all the construc Mr. ST GERMAIN. Mr. Chairman, Hogs are an important source of farm in tion by States. Beginning on page 36 the military construction appropriation come and general economic well-being in there ls a listing of all the items for fam bill which we are now considering con Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South ily housing. This is a complete report. tains several items of interest and im Dakota, Minnesota, and Indiana. I think it will give you the entire story. portance to the military in the State of Right now producers are getting dis The bill was reported unanimously by Rhode Island. These items include: appointingly low prices for hogs and an the subcommittee after very detailed $400,000 for construct-ion at the Naval Agricultural Department report issued hearings and a very detailed markup ses War College, Newport, R.I.; $630,000 for Monday showed prices for the country sion. There was harmony throughout eonstruction at the Naval Public Works as a whole in mid-September averaging in the efforts and work of the subcommit Center, Newport, R.I.; $834,000 for con $15.40 a hundred pounds, $2.70 lower tee. I know that my colleagues would struction at the U.S. Naval Air Station, than a year ago. want me to pay particular tribute to the Quonset Point, R.I.; $3,350,000 for family leadership of the distinguished chairman housing at the U.S. Naval Air Station, But the reduction in hog prices tells of the subcommittee, the gentleman Quonset Point, R.I. only a part of the story of dwindling re from California [Mr. SHEPPARD], and I The projects mentioned have been re turns from hog raising. · am very pleased to pay similar tribute to quested by the Department of Defense Here is a feature which is dimcult for the very fine work done by the gentleman and approved by the Committee on Ap us to understand-action by the Depart from California [Mr. SHELLEY], and the propriations. I urge that the House vote ment of Agriculture in ·deliberately en gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. favorably on the allocation of these couraging and manipulating to lower the JONAS], and the gentleman from Michi funds which are much needed by the price of farm products and the total farm gan [Mr. CEDERBERG] on the minority Rhode Island naval installations I have income. side. mentioned. I cannot imagine the Department of This is a good bill. It represents a siz Mr. ROONEY of New York. Mr. Labor advocating and urging lower wages able reduction in budget estimates; one Chairman, I find that I must vote and lower labor income. But according of the largest reductions that has been against the passage of this bill initiative seems increasingly penalized it The National Commission on Community from New Jersey CMr. DANIELS] may ex becomes more vitally needed. Boasting of Health Services, conceived by this associa tend his remarks at this point ln the past progress and hoping tor the uniformly tion and. funded through our efforts, ls RECORD and include extraneous matter. ideal as a result of the all-out effort of only jointly sponsored by the National Health a few ls the downward road to decline and Council. This extensive 4-year study ls now The SPEAKER pro tempare. Is there decadence. in its first year of operation. See that your objection to the request of the gentleman It ls unbecoming tor us to continue with viewpoints are conveyed to this commission from Louisiana? - 33 of 96 affiliate presidents and secretaries during its considerations and before its final There was no objection. who are neither fellows nor members of report. Mr. DANIELS. Mr. Speaker, I would APHA. In the future we hope it will become As usual, a great deal of time and effort like to take this oppartunity to commem more acceptable to expect that all officers has gone into the preparation of an out of affiliates and branches should be fellows standing program for this annual meeting. orate the 45th anniversary of the once or members of APHA. This involves, here at Kansas City, for APHA free Republic of Latvia and to accord Let us turn now from these general aspects and the 36 related organizations the amazing due tribute to the noble ideals which the of the frontiers we face as public health number of 220 scientific sessions involving American Latvian Association here in workers, and toward a brief consideration of 700 program participants and a total of 435 the United States represents in a free a few specific highlights of progress made individual sessions of one kind. or another world. Our Nation, which is founded during the past year in the programs of the when we add. in the organizational and oth UPon the principles of free enterprise and American Public Health Association. And er meetings over and above the scientific I suggest that for the future we invite our sessions. Our APHA staff under Berwyn Mat equality for all men, takes a long and executive director or the chairman of our tlson's able leadership and the local commit reverent look upon the Latvian loyalists executive board to make the report on asso tees deserve our special gratitude for their whose cour~ge strengthened them to es ciation highlights before a general session part in thus helping to provide convenient cape from the repression, barbed wire, of our annual meetings. opportunities to extend our professional ho and m.achineguns which their country Progress along a number of fronts has rizons and motivations. men now suffer under force and fear of characterized the work of the American Pub An innovation this year is the first meet reprisal. Yet even courage is a weak lic Health Association during 1963. There ing of the new conference of radiologic has been increased membership, a larger health specialists. voice when met with violence and death. budget, the growth of special projects, vig The joint committee on study of educa And for that reason we recognize the orous activity in the regional branches, the tion for public health is now in its third · struggle of Latvia as the struggle of free establishment of the New England Public year under the able leadership of Bill Shep men everyWhere and their cause one of Health Association, added interest and ard. The new Health Laboratory Science distinguished merit in the name of hu achievement in the first year's operation of Journal, developed by the laboratory section manity. In remembrance I would like the association-sponsored National Commis and beginning in 1964, will be noted with interest as one illustration of an expanding to relate some of the historical facts sion on Community Health Services, and a which led up to their escape to freedom. general strengthening of the legislative base publication program of the association. of public health through the enactment of The Washington office of our association On November 18, 1918, the Latvian National and State legislation. These and has had a busy year. Liaison has been main people succeeded in freeing themselves . other areas of the work of the association tained by the director of that office with the from the oppression of czarist Russia will be presented in greater detail in papers Public Health Service and Children's Bu declaring their devotion to a "self-gov~ before this annual meeting and in reports reau as well as with a number of congres erning, independent, democratic repub distributed here and after this meeting sional committees dealing with health mat• lic." For the next 22 years Latvia was adjourns. ters. We can report with considerable satis faction that several significant bills on which free, and became a notable example of a The association membership and fellow progressive state. Illiteracy was almost ship has increased by 535 to 14,206 during APHA testified favorably have been enacted the year ending September l, 1963. The fast into legislation. ' eliminated, agricultural education in est growing of our 14 sections were mental Our association members have been inter creased the food supply, industry and health and food and nutrition. ested in basic laws permitting and support shipping rapidly developed, and in the Our total budget for the current year, as ing health departments and their personnel Latvia~ Parliament, the Saeima, repre approved by the executive board, was just and programs. State and local boards of sentative government :flourished. Latvia over a million and a half dollars-slightly health are responsible for regulations and . became a cultural, economic, partner of over $100,000 more than expenses for 1962. policies. We have been most fortunate when the West. Even with the growth in membership, pro Presidents, Members of Congress, State legis grams, and particularly in special projects latures, and health board members have pro During this time, and increasingly the basic APHA staff has not increased. The moted health with ab111ty and devotion. after 1935, Latvia's progress was impeded increasing costs, however, have led the execu We still have among deficiencies to be cor by subversion and violence from the Lat tive committee to recommend for action at rected by these faithful workers: 50 million vian Communist Party and pressures by this meeting by the council an increase in Americans without, or with inadequate, lo Soviet military might. Finally, in 1940, membership and fellowship dues for next cal health departments; Federal matching formulas more favorable to welfare salvage the rapacious nature of the Soviet Union year. An increase in registration fees for reared its ugly head in full view as this nonmembers is needed and more support operations than to more economical preven from sustaining and agency members will tive health services; less strict accountabil beacon light of freedom on the Baltic be sought. ity for tax funds spent in some areas than was . extinguished by the invasion of the in others; and we need urgently passage of Red army. If time permitted, I would wish to tell ot the companion bills which provide permis the good work of the new membership com sive fiexib111ty for one-third of the categori Luckily, despite barbed wire, machine mittee; the excellent projects developed dur guns, and every form of repression, many ing the year; and the positive advances made cal health grants according to the varying by the western regional office in service proj and changing needs of 50 States. I refer to Latvian loyalists have escaped to the ects, as well as the significant strides of our S. 1051 and H.R. 6195 or similar bills. United States to tell their story. They southern branch. Every public health worker, of official and remain here as members of the American voluntary agencies, should be informed on New. England too has moved a step to and support our national professional organi Latvian Association, hoping and working ward strengthening its two State affiliates zation along with our branches and affiliates. for the eventual freedom of their coun (Massachusetts and Connecticut) and even Following the example of our teacher groups try. They have a noble cause. We wish tually a closer tie by the other four State each of us in public health everywhere them the best of success. groups with APHA. should give his primary professional loyalty, The association contributed substantially not to one or another in our confederation to the important meeting of the Second Na of the various professional discipline groups, FARM INCOME DECLINE NOTHING tional Conference on Public Health Training. but to his organization of public health Also, our association now has the opportunity workers in his State, his region and to APHA. NEW to eliminate triplication, and expand its Only when at least most of us do this shall responsib111ties in the field of accreditation Mr. HARVEY of Michigan. Mr. our purposes and goals be reached. Only by Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that for public health teaching. th~s unity, in this highly organized world, Progress continues in our traditional fields can our modern pioneers advance most ef the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. FIND as well. The revised diagnostic procedures fectively along the many health frontiers. LEY J may extend his remarks at this and reagents may be inspected at our asso point in the RECORD and include extra ciation booth. The diagnostic procedures for neous matter. viral and rickettsial diseases revision will be FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF published in 1964. John Gordon's commit The SPEAKER pro temPQre. Is there tee promise the golden anniversary, 10th REPUBLIC OF LATVIA objection to the request of the gentleman edition of "Communicable Diseases in Man" Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask from Michigan? in 1965. unanimous consent that the gentleman There was no objection. 22050 CONGRESSIONAL· ~ECORD-_... HQU~E November 18 . Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, the De No wonder most of the Democrats like it The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there partment of Agriculture prediction that this way. Lack of qualified staff serving the objection· to the request of the gentleman· 1964 farm income will drop 5 percent Republicans means muting the minority from Michigan? · · party; it means reducing ·the creativity of bas the earmarks of a scare tactic.- the opposition; it makes it easier for the· . There was no objection. . The growing cost-price squeeze . on majority to have things their own way. Mr.. SH.ORT. Mr. Speaker, ·Novem American farmers has been underway I·am not talking about patronage or hiring ber 18, 1918, is the ~ay Lat.via proclaimed for more than a year. It is now the "Republican experts" to help Republican its independence. worst in over 20 years. It cannot be committeemen. The way to correct the im qberty was not lightly won by this blamed on farmer rejection of the wheat balance is not to hire more partisans on the· ancient people and vigorous nation. As committee staff but to allocate a fairer pro in so many other countries. of eastern certificate plan last May. portion of qualified experts to be selected by The USDA report indicates that most and responsible to the minority party. Europe, Latvia for centuries was steeped of the farm income decline will be in I have never felt that the Democratic lead in the blood of its patriots. wheat, whereas payments for feed grains ers of the House and Senate could refuse in War after war swept over Europe, de will be somewhat increased. As a mat definitely to correct this injustice. The case stroying the peace which Latvia for some ter of fact, wheat futures market is is too strong. It is basically bipartisan be time managed to preserve through the showing unexpected strength. cause at stake is the effective functioning of. efforts of its dedicated statesmen and any minority party-the present Republican by using prudent foresight. As in many The estimate for 1964 and the short minority or a futµre Democratic minority. range market outlook both ignore what Reform is needed to strengthen the function countries, the testing of the spirit and is now the largest single factor in de ing of Congress itself. courage of the Latvians somehow made clining farm prices-the import of red A break lias come in the ranks of the freedom all the more precious to them. meats from foreign countries. Democratic opposition. The Republicans are Latvia, a country rich in European Only now, and only reluctantly, is the no longer alone in supporting a reform. culture, is one of. a strip of three coun Department admitting that imports are The proposition of the Republican Senate tries bordering on the Baltic, with having an impact. The announcement House Committee on Increased Minority Estonia. to the north and Lithuania to Staffing headed by Senator HUGH ScoTT, of the south. It forms a bridge between attributes low beef prices to increased Pennsylvania, and of the Special House Con cattle numbers on U.S. farms with no ference Committee chalrmanned by Repre the Soviet Union and the west, and along mention of the fact that imports consti sentative FRED SCHWENGEL, of Iowa. ls that with Estonia and Lithuania has been tute more than 11 percent of our total up to 40 percent of the professional staff of under constant threat from Soviet im production figure. the congressional committees ought to be perialism, as well as a prey to other coun The Department also ignores the im responsible to the minority. tries who have wished to dominate and Democratic Senator JOSEPH CLARK, of enslave the Latvian people. pact of reckless dumping of surplus corn, Pennsylvania, and Democratic Congressman which indirectly induced lower meat Its 25,000 square miles in size is not JAMES ROOSEVELT, of California, have now a measure of its contribution to Euro prices. Under it, the price floor actually substantially agreed. became the price ceiling. Senator CLARK has just written a letter to pean culture. The early history of the the Republicans announcing that, while he Latvians extends back nearly 4,000 years, thinks the 60-to-40 ratio ought to be some when the earliest Baltic peoples first oc what more flexible, he is prepared to s~pport cupied and gradually extended their CONGRESSIONAL STAFFING the substance of the minority proposal. A settlements on the eastern shore of the BREAKTHROUGH reasonable compromise might be that the Baltic Sea. It was raided by the Vikings, Mr. HARVEY of . Michigan. Mr. ratio of staffi.ng shoµld, as far as practical, as well as by the Russians. Christianity Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that reflect the majority.:.minority ratios in both Houses, but not go below 33 percent. first came to Latvia at the end of the the gentleman 'from Iowa [Mr. ScHWEN Representative RooSEVELT shows he is pre 12th century, when missionaries sailed GELl may extend his remarks at this pared to go further. With the knowledge of up the Daugava River. Then in 1215 point in the RECORD and include extrane Speak~r JOHN McCORMACK and Chairman Pope Innocent III granted to Latvia and ous matter. ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, of New York, he has Estonia the status of an ecclesiastical The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there · drafted a resolution proposing a broad House state, and called it Terra Mariana. objectibn to the request of the gentleman inquiry through a Labor and Education Sub Then in the 13th century, swarms of committee into industrywide collective bar Teutonic crusaders traveled across par.ts :from Michigan? gaining and how to reduce work stoppages There was no objection. which acutely affect the national interest. of Estonia, but the onslaughts of the Ger Mr. SCHWENGEL. Mr. Speaker, .last Mr. RoosEVELT would accept generous Ini mans was resisted by the Latvians. Sunday, November 10, as I read the New nority staffing. He proposes $28,000 for ma Later Latvia became known as Livonia York Herald Tribilne, I followed my usu jority staff and $22,000 for minority staff, when a small group of German overlord~ al procedure of looking for Roscoe Drum about a 56-to-44 ratio, no doubt on the became their masters, and combined Lat mond's column first. It was with great ground that such an inquiry, to be useful, via and Estonia into a portion of the Holy ought to be bip!n"tisan. Roman Empire. pleasure tt.. at I read his column entitled This should be a welcome· and significant "Congressional Staffing Breakthrough." precedent. It reflects growing Democratic Somehow through centuries of Latvia The distinguished columnist of the awareness that the majority party cannot being battered by first one strong neigh New York Herald Tribune has written maintain such serious staffi.ng injustice much bor and another, its peasants managed another hard-hitting nationally syndi .. longer. to maintain their national identity of cated column concerning the glaring dis Many Republicans have been slow to real tradition and folklore. Their spirit of parity of congressional committee staff ize what a disadvantage they were accepting freedom managed to flourish, even ing, and I feel it deserves the attention in tolerating it. · though at times it becam~ dampened and of my colleagues. I, therefore, ask Now an lmportant breakthrough ls within almost quenched. reach. It ought to be seized. Mr. RoosE The whole history of Latvia is a fasci unanimous consent to have the article VELT's inquiry may not be the l?est approach printed in the RECORD. to surveying the problem of national lndus nating one-and through all its tribula [From the New York Herald Tribune, Nov. trywide strikes. But when a Democratic tions-and down to this day-the people 10,1963] Representative from California and the have remained proud and independent. CONGRESSIONAL STAFFING BREAKTHROUGH Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania put From their feudal state, they gradually themselves behind equity in congressional emerged with a full constitutional form (By Roscoe Drummond) staffing, their initiative should be welcomed of government. During World War II WASHINGTON .-The party line resistance of and supported. the gains they had made were set aside, the Democrats to correcting the incredible and the Soviets-while promising to re imbalance against the minority in the pro fessional staffing of congressional committees LATVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY spect the social integrity and politics of is beginning to crumble. NOVEMBER 18 the Baltic Republics-instead showed This imbalance isn't just slightly unfair. their true aims by throwing off any pre It is egregiously and crippingly onesided. Mr. HARVEY of Michigan. Mr. tense of defending the Baltic countries On most congressional committees, the Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that against foreign aggression. Instead of Democratic Party has given itself an advan the gentleman from North Dakota [Mr. protecting Latvia and the other Baltic tage in professional staff of more than 10 to SHORT] may extend his remarks at this nations', they actively became aggressors. 1-and in some instances the disproportioI]. point in the RECORD and include extrane On June 14, in 1940, after the fall of is worse. ous matter. France, Stalin first presented Lithuania 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 22051 with an ultimatum demanding unop This, however, was introduced after the and their sister states of Estonia and pc)sed admission of unlimited Soviet war, in 1949. Lithuania-in the patient hope that the armed forces and establishment of a Latvians remember the first year of forces of freedom will prevail, and the new government "friendly" to the Soviet Soviet occupation with horror, because sinister powers of communism will be Union. The next day the Red army in of constant Red terror and the first mass destroyed. We believe that as long as vaded Lithuania by force. deportation carried out by the Moscow the aggressive and totalitarian regime On June 16, similar demands were regime shortly before the German in of Moscow, bent on universal conquest, made of Latvia and Estonia, and both vasion, in June 1941. Even prior to this, controls the Baltic Sea-and holds these countries were occupied on June 17. All however, thousands of Latvian patriots, nations of Eastern Europe in abject sub three states were now virtually prisoners army officers, state officials, and even jection-no lasting peace can be possible of the Soviets, in every respect. President Ulmanis and members of his either in Europe or the world. Controls were first placed on the press, Cabinet, had been arrested and deported The heady air of freedom, once radio and other means of communica to Russia. On June 14, however, 15,000 breathed, can never be forgotten. tions by the Soviets. Supposed free Latvian citizens-men, women, and chil We salute the people of Latvia. We elections were staged in all three Baltic dren-were rounded up at night by the affirm our opposition to predatory activi Republics on July 14 and 15-with only secret police-loaded into cattle trucks ties, no matter whether they are carried one list of candidates-all Communis~ and deported to slave labor in northeast on by the use of force or by the threat offered to the citizens. Attempts by Lat Russia and Siberia. Thirty-four thou of force. We will continue to stand by . vian patriots to present the voters a list sand Latvians were either arrested, these principles because the American of independent candidates-as provided deported, or killed during that year of people believe that unless the doctrine by law-were met by quick arrests and Soviet occupation--and the same fate in which these principles are inherent subsequent deportation. Red invaders befell thousands of Estonians and once again governs the relations between intimidated the Latvian citizens by Lithuanians. · nations, the rule of reason, of justice, and threats of reprisals. This met with pas On June 22, 1941, the German-Rus of law-the basis of modern civilization sive resistance in many of the rural dis sian War broke out-but though the itself--cannot be preserved. tricts-by means of a boycott. However, Baltic people thought at first the Ger this proved unavailing-since the So mans were their liberators when they viets had already decreed that 97.6 per swept in 10 days later into Riga-their LATVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY cent of the election results were to be in hope was shortlived. The Nazis very Mr. HARVEY of Michigan. Mr. favor of a pro-Communist state. quickly suppressed attempts of the Baltic Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that The Latvians were told that any men states to regain their independence and the gentleman from Massachusets CMr. tion of their country joining the Soviet it became clear these countries could ex CONTE] may extend his remarks at this Union was an anti-Soviet plot. How pect no more freedom and independence point in the RECORD and include extrane ever, when puppet parliaments of Lat from them than they had gotten from ous matter. via, Estonia, and Lithuania convened on the Communists. Instead they arrested, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there July 21, they immediately asked for ad killed and deported thousands of Latvian objection to the request of the gentleman mission of their respective Republics in citizens to forced labor in Germany, and from Michigan? to the Soviet Union. Moscow made it exterminated the Jews as far as they were There was no objection. clear that the Soviet Red Army and po able. All the Baltic people felt their only Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, on Novem litical police would not stand in the way ber 18 we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the three Republics if they wished to hope was migration to the Western be annexed. This actually and legally democracies. About 125,000 left their of Latvian independence. For more was a violation of basic laws then exist homeland for Western Europe, after the than two sad and eventful decades Lat ing in the Baltic countries-but the Mos German forces had withdrawn from the via's Independence Day has been cele cow Supreme Soviet hastened to ad East. They migrated to the United brated in communities where Latvians mit Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia into States, to Canada, Great Britain and are free to observe their national holi the Soviet Union on August 3-6, 1940. Australia. One group came to Minot, day, but in Latvia they are not free to The United States on July 23, 1940, N. Dak., and are still there. Soviet do that. The reason for that is too well issued a declaration through Sumner troops returned to Latvia in 1944-45- known. After proclaiming their free Welles, the Under Secretary of State, and the old practices once again were dom and national independence 45 years declining recognition-and was joined renewed. As late as March 1949, ago, and after living under the blessings Latvians claim that farmers who resisted of democracy in their historic homeland in this effort by most of the free Western for 22 years, unhappy Latvians were democracies. collectivization by force were uprooted and freighted away like cattle. To this drawn into the last war, much against The usual steps followed-a Red Con their will, and lost most of their worldly stitution was imposed on the nation of day, even after the de-Stalinization took place in Russia, the Soviets still main possessions. They also lost their free Latvia. Private property, and land, was d om, first to the Russians, then to the nationalized. The standard of living tain with vigor and impudence that the Baltic people voluntarily joined the Nazis and before the end of that war, dropped to low levels prevailing in the Russian Communists returned once Soviet Union: Ruthless war was waged Soviet Union. Latvians remember the bitter experi more, imposing their intolerable and against the churches. A magazine called unrelaxing rule on Latvia. the Oodless-Bezbozhnik-appeared on ences of the past. They wonder even the newspaper stands of the city of Riga, now if those who dare correspond with Since those fateful days Latvia has immediately following marching in of families abroad and receive gift parcels become a large prison for its freedom the Soviet troops. Study of the Russian are now being actually marked as seeking and dauntless inhabitants. language, and the theory of Soviet com victims of future reprisals and deporta Though they have endured the heavy munism was introduced as a compulsory tion. yoke of Communist totalitarian tyranny subject in the schools. Communist Meanwhile, Western democracies con for over two decades, they still cling youth league branches sprang up in tinue to uphold the rights of nations, steadfastly to their ideals, love of free factories, offices, and schools. Secret large and small, and the United States dom and national independence. And continues to maintain her policy of non though alone they are unable to attain police threw a network all over the coun freedom, they still pray and hope that try, and superseded courts of law where recognition of the Soviet occupation of political cases were concerned. Agrar the Baltic States. through some turn of events, and with ian reform, which had many years be It is for this reason that we here today some aid even from some unexpected fore been carried out by the Latvians mark the anniversary of the proclama-· quarters, they will be enabled to attain themselves, under their constitutional tion of independence of Latvia-on No their national goal. The least and also form of government, was again at vember 18-and express our condemna the most we can do for the present is to tempted-but in order to forestall des tion of Soviet plunder of the Baltic Re join them on the 45th anniversary of perate violence on the part of the Lat publics. their independence day in their prayer, vian farmers, Stalin promised there We stand on firm and clear moral and wishing them fortitude and power in would be no collectivization in Latvia. legal grounds. We join the Latvians- their struggle against their oppressors. 22052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE November 18 As one of the sponsors of legislation Eskildsen, Associate Administrator of the This is a most important fact and a to set up a Special Committee on the Cap Foreign Agricultural· Service of the U.S. study made by the Legislative Reference tive Nations, I am most anxious to have Department of Agriculture. I quote Service of the Library of Congress states: the proper committee begin hearings so from that letter: FJ,'om all signs it seems that in the years that we may arrive at a solution to the Under the authority of section 104(a) of ahead the hoard of these various local cur Latvian problem and the problems of all Public Law 480 and the Department of Agri rencies, as held by the U.S. Treasury, will unfortunate nations behind the Iron culture appropriation acts, the Foreign Agri continue to grow. Public Law 480 with its Curtain. cultural Service enters into cooperative provisions for the disposal of surplus agri agreements with U.S. trade associations cultural commodities will be operative and which have an interest in developing foreign the proceeds will result in the equivalent of REQUEST FOR SPECIAL ORDERS markets for American agricultural commodi billions of dollars worth of foreign currencies. ties. Under these contractual agreements, Mr. WILSON of Indiana. Mr. Speak the Government finances projects actively My primary reason for bringing this er, I ask unanimous consent that on the_ carried out overseas by these associations. to your attention today is to shed some following dates, November 25, 26, and 27, In general, these projects are built around light on how these funds are now being and December 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12, market research, sales promotion, public re expended and to seriously question following the conclusion of the legisla lations, exchange of visitors and similar types whether they are serving the purposes as tive business of the day and special orders of activities designed to increase exports of originally intended. If they are not, and heretofore granted, that I may address American agricultural commodities. In addition to carrying on this work in I believe that they are being squandered · the House for 15 minutes. partnership with the Government, the U.S. and wasted in many cases, I question The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without trade groups contribute funds of their own what will happen to the equivalent of objection, it is so ordered. and solicit the cooperation of appropriate billions of dollars worth of foreign cur There was no objection. forei.gn associations of importers and proces rencies developed under Public Law 480 sors. in future years. I am sure that there are The Foreign Agricultural Service, in carry many worthwhile projects supported by ABUSES UNDER AGRICULTURAL ing out the program described above in part nership with American private trade has these funds as detailed in Public Law TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND AS 480, title I, section 104, sections A SISTANCE ACT worked generally with associations of grow ers, processors and exporters a~d has not con through S; but if these programs are as The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tributed funds to private individuals or mismanaged as in the instances I shall previous order of the House, the gentle companies. shortly mention, the result can only be man from Illinois [Mr. FINNEGAN] is rec- The funds for these programs are sup a tremendous loss to the American tax ognized for 1 hour. · posed to come out of available counter payer. Mr. FINNEGAN. Mr. Speaker, it has part funds or foreign currencies which In advance, I want it understood that been often noted that a chance remark or we have received in payment for foreign I am wholeheartedly in favor of Public statement can start a series of events or aid. The legislative precedent for coun Law 480 and its broad· aims including happenings far exceeding its seeming im terpart funds is rooted in the Economic the development of foreign markets, but portance at the time. I believe I have Cooperation Act of 1948, commonly my rather superficial research has a good case in point, and I would like to known as the Marshall plan, and sections brought out such da.ring misuse and ask for the indulgence of my colleagues 550 and 402 of the Mutual Security Act waste by contracting trade associationr this afternoon to elaborate. of 1951. Public Law 480, the Agricul and their foreign cooperators that :.. Some time ago, one of my constituents, tural Trade Development and Assistance more complete and thorough examina who frequently voices concern over Act of 1954 and subsequent amendments tion in depth is absolutely necessary. wasteful Government spending and prac have greatly increased the availability In my earlier .inquiries to the Foreign tices, mentioned to me that he knew ot and use of foreign currencies and are to Agricultural Service of the U.S. Depart many individuals who as representatives a large extent the source of funds em ment of Agriculture, I received very little of U.S. trade associations took trips ployed in the various market develop to assist me toward understanding the around and to all parts of the world at ment programs now in effect. agriculture market development program Government expense. Since the Mem Under these laws, contractual agree and whether there was in fact good rea bers of this body are promptly and ments are made with countries receiv son for further investigation on my part. roundly excoriated for such trips invari ing U.S. aid to set aside in its own cur I had written to the Department asking ably referred to as "junkets" no matter rency any money received from the sale mainly for information covering partici how much they may be in the public in to its people of goods that the American pation by Chicago area trade associations terest, I was more than routinely inter taxpayer had paid for. These deposits, or cooperators and received the following ested how they had escaped equal pub counterpart funds, are placed in special answer stating: licity and to know what purpose they accounts in each country's central banks During the period beginning January 1, served. 19.61, cooperative agreements for foreign to be used by the depositing country to market promotion have been in effect be A cursory investigation dug up the fact carry out mutual security objectives that such trips are authorized by the tween FAS and four American trade groups agreed to jointly with the United States. having headquarters in the Chicago a.rea. Foreign Agricultural Service of the De As part of the objectives envisioned un They are: partment of Agriculture in conjunction der the bilateral agreements, the ad Institute of American Poultry ·Industries, with their various programs in market ministrative expenses of the economic 67 East Madison Street, Chicago, Ill. research development whose purpose is to assistance program and other U.S. ex National Renderers' Association, 30 North promote the export. and sale of U.S. agri penses in each country are debited La Salle Street, ChicaY,o, Ill. cultural commodities abroad for dollars. against the special account. A special National Hide Association, 130 North Wells As a Member of Congress from a com Street, Chicago, Ill. · percentage is set aside for the U.S. ac National Livestock & Meat Board, 36 South pletely urbanized area, I had no previous count, originally 5 percent but now 10 Wabash Avenue, Ch1cago, Ill. knowledge of this program nor of its percent in most cases. However, an im Expenditures of FAS funds by these asso wide-scale operation. My home State of portant exception is the foreign cur siations for the period July 1, 1961, Illinois is a great exporter. Chicago, my rencies deposited in the U.S. Treasury through March 31, 1963, are as follows: home city, is proud to house the great from transactions under the Agricul Institute of American Poultry In- farm exchanges, and I became greatly tural Trade Development and Assistance dustries ______$769,705 interested in seeing to what degree our Act, Public Law 480. These transactions National Renderers' Association___ 125, 780 area participated in these programs and consist of the orderly sale under agree National Hide Association______104, 428 what benefit developed from them. ments· negotiated with other nations, of National Livestock & Meat Board__ l, 484 Now as to the market development U.S. ·sUrPlus agriculture products. All Now these are quite large sums even program and its origin. foreign currencies derived from sales of though they are counterpart funds. As I For the edification of those, like my surplus commodities received under Pub will bring out later in this speech, Con self, who may have been or are unfamil-· lic Law 480 accrue to and are owned by gress is tnken to task for spending these iar with the program and its PUrPoses, I the United States as compared to only funds to the tune of $400,000 a year. would like briefiy to explain it as it was 5 to 10 percent under the other agree Here I f1 mnd trade associations based in explained to me in a letter from C* R. ments. Chicago spending at a higher rate and 1963 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 22053 yet not only have not their spendings and expenses dur1ng this period alone, which fall roughly ·within three major been criticized, to my knowledge, hardly and this did not begin to approach the areas. a soul even knows they exist. sums spent for market development First. The unconscionable misuse and Subsequent investigations turned up which included salaries, expenses, rent. waste of counterpart funds for what in 25 other U.S. trade and agriculture and so forth, of oversea oftices both of the many instances can only be termed as groups with which the Department of contractor associations and its foreign pleasure trips and j,unketing with the Agriculture had signed project agr~e cooperators. prevailing attitude of "the money is there ments during fiscal year 1963. These Since this total was only for trans why not spend it." This along with the are: portation and per diem allowances, one public relation atmosphere that it can Cotton Council International. could easily see that there has been a all be charged off to expenses so why not Soybean Council of America, Inc. lot of trips to the four corners of the have the best is an attitude than can Dairy Society International. globe and baek, and I naturally began only undermine whatever good is now Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer- to wonder what benefits were being de being realized from the program. ica. veloped in some of these exotic countries. Second. The c.ost of the program in American Guernsey Cattle Club. I further found out that the results and dollars which is currently running be Californla Prune Advisory Board. facts concerning these trips were not tween $10 and $13 million a year. Since Florida Citrus Commission. available for the most part in this coun the purpose of the Market Development Sunkist Growers, Inc. try but were contained in the records of Program was to use counterpart funds Cranberry Institute. the various contracting associations and available without the payment of dol Red Cherry Exports, lb.c. American Embassy omces abroad and lars, I find it hard to believe that we are California Raisin Advisory Board. not subject to an independent audit. As spending millions of dollars of hard cur Dried Fruit Association of California. you may well imagine upon learning this, rencies, which amounts to a. direct sub Great Plains Wheat, Inc. I was incredulous to say the very least. sidy, for market developers and public Western Wheat Associates,. U.S.A., Inc. Can anyone picture a situation where relation people to take trips abroad and Millers' National Federation. public funds are allocated to private as to do all types of entertaining and travel U.S. Feed Grains Council. sociations who make contracts with for ing at Government expense. Especially U.S. Rice Export Development Associ- eign cooperators and other associations this is true for those Western European ation, Inc. with these foreign cooperators providing countries where local currencies are in National Dry Bean Councilr for the maintenance and expense of their shortage and any purchase of them with Texas Certified Seed Producers, Inc. mutual operation with these. publlc funds American dollars, of course, contributes and then because there ts no privity of Western States Meat Packers Associ- an equal amount of. funds to that of the contract between the U.S. agency, FAS It ation, Inc. and the third party, the foreign co government. will be shown that this Tanners' Council of America, Inc. is perhaps the biggest farce in connec operators in this instance, who refuse tion with this program. In many in International Brangus Breeders Asso to allow an audit to ~one except. the ciation. contracting American association? stances, the contracting associations Tobacco Associates, Inc. charged off as part of their contributions Well, that is the situation now~ and it $100 each day fer each person sent over Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association, is further complicated by the failme of Inc. many of the contracting American as seas even though all expenses were paid Burley & Dark Leaf Tobacco Export sociations to even file their reports, with by FAS, or they count the cost of an ad Association, Inc. the Agriculture Dep2'!'tment in America insertion by a cooperator advertising an Virginia Dark-Fire & Sun-CUred To in American product in a foreign news but keep them locked up their Amer paper. bacco Ex~ Association, Inc. . ican paid fer and maintained offices in The project agreements covered a wide foreign countries. Third. Contractual agreements whlch range of activities including such things Because this situation was so unbeliev are even now being signed for years in as market analysis, studies of consumer able and alarming, I brought the whO"le advance tying us to programs which I demand, merchandising clinics, exhibits, matter to the attention of my good have serious reservations should con food processing, training schools, promo friend and colleague, the gentleman from tinue at all. There is much proof to tional contestg, cooking demonstrations, Illinois, Represenative DAWSON. the out show that the contracts between FAS tours by foreign groups of U.S. agricul standing chairman of the Government and the American trade associations run tural industries, advertising campaigns, Operations Committee of the House. for 4, 5, or 6. years committing Congress and the production and distribution of Everyone kno.ws Congressman DAWSON and the administration to future appro various promotional and educational and his committee keep close- tab on the priations to continue the program. materials. worldwide government operations, and I should like to cite a few cases in Inasmuch as my original aim con they do a tremendous job in face of the point, and I can assure my colleagues cerned free worldwide trips at Govern breadth and scope of our committments. that there are a great number of similar ment expense, I wanted to know how Chairman DAWSON was a. most attentive eases. much money is expended for travel to listener and became convinced that. the First. The first example to come to whom, when, where and at what cost. information. I had gathered wa.s deserv mind is the case of a. turkey caner who Foreign Agricultural Service :finally ing of further investigation. tn.veled the wo:rld over showing those showed me a compilation of all individ Of cours~ this. is 1n line with his con less fortunate how to carve a turkey. uals who had traveled during the past 4 sistent policy to ferret, out. the misap On one 10·-month trip this :former Army years from January 1959, to January propriation, mismanagement or theft of cook was paid transportation and per 1963, under the program authorized by fundSs but his reaction to my :findings diem, and a salary at the rate of $1,000 section 104 of Public Law 480. It was especially appreciated since I am per month. Mr. Speaker, not only do I seemed very odd that the listings had not a membe.r of his committee and ad believe this to be a most extravagant and only name, place of departure and re mittedly a novice. in this. particulu field. outrageous waste in paying a man such turn, time of trips, amount paid to the He subsequent.Iy assigned his staff in an amount of ·money .for the singular individual and abbreviated purpose of the vestigators to look. into the matter. and purpose of demonstrating how to carve a trip but no mention of what trade asso they are even now some.where overseas turkey, but surely if we are going to try ciation they were connected with. Of checking out. the items and completing to promote the export and sale of tur course, in a great number of them, I audits of those records. unavailable to keys we could :find better ways to spend could make a. good guess as to the spon local investigation. our money. It also should be noted that soring; but since the Foreign Agricul In general. before the Government. Op in this worldwide demonstration, he tural Service had stressed that all erations Committee investigations are gave no training to the citizens of the traveling was done through associations, completed for whatever further action visited countries but only lectured and it was strange sponsors were not is decided, we a& Members of this great demonstrated; and this included some mentioned. body charged with. exposing chicanery countries. where knives and forks are Then I tabulated the cost figures and and deceit in the use of Government the real luxury. found that there was a total of more ftmds should consider the obvious crlti. Then another example of unconscion than $1 million spent 'for transportation eisms or the Public Law 480 programs. able spending concerns certain Foreign 22054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE · November 18 Agricultural Service sponsored confer The previously mentioned World Con-· retinue. · This largesse cost us $15,000 ences which many times seem to be ference of Animal Production is a good for a world trip in 1959. held in places convenient to the indi example of this. Two of the participat Now, even this promotion could be vidual personal tastes of the associa ing associations were the Soybean Coun-. justifiable if not carried to excess as it tion heads rather than where it would cil of America, Inc., and the United could be classified as legitimate promo be most economical and best serve the States Feed Grains Council. The prin tion·; but, in my mind, there is no way purposes of the conference. As I under cipal officer of the Soybean Council is in this world to plausibly or legitimately stand it, these are paid for by the For Howard L. Roach of Waterloo, Iowa, who rationalize the expenditures of this year. eign Agricultural Service many times I understand, also was instrumental in This includes purchase of what we all without substantial contribution from the forming of the Feed Grain Council. have grown to think were fairly inex the benefiting trade associations. One Mr. Roach has accounted for at least pensive cotton fabrics fashioned into a that has been brought to my attention seven trips to various parts of the world relatively cheap wardrobe but which cost was held in September of this year when at a cost of over $20,000 in travel and FAS nearly $1,000 a ·dress. How could 56 persons were brought to Rome with per diem alone. This is from January a cotton dress which supposedly epit all expenses paid to attend a world con 1959 to January 1963, and of course, omizes the universality and inexpen ference of animal production for a 10- does not include the Rome conference siveness of dresses made from home day period, and the cost $75,000. This of this year or other junkets that he grown cotton cost such an exorbitant was under the joint auspices of the may have taken prior to January 1959, price? Well, it appears that someone United States Feed Grains Council, the or since last January. Nor does it in felt that American designers were not Soybean Council of America, the Euro clude his assistants or the other officers expert enough to design a cotton dress pean Association of Animal Production, and members of this association who ac for the cotton queen. In fact, it took and the Food and Agriculture Organiza counted for $300,000 in travel cost during no less than Christian Dior and John tion of the United Nations. It was all a similar 4-year period. How much else Cavanaugh, Ltd., of England, to fashion paid, however, by Foreign Agricultural was charged off by the officers of his some of these dresses. And the cost was Service funds under section 104 although associations in the various countries drastically increased by hundreds of the trade associations were suppos'ed to visited to expenses, entertainment, con dollars for air freight of the dresses back be contributing equally. I believe the ferences, and so forth, is not known and to the United States for fittings. Why records will show that many who at is unavailable except in the respective did the appropriate agency approve such tended had little to qualify them as par association offices and embassies abroad. a throwaway-and will they do it again·? ticipants, some going so far as to mis What is particularly galling to me is I think it is fairly obvious, Mr. Speak represent to FAS their qualifications in that many of these associations repre er, that the program envisioned under order to justify the use of FAS funds. I sent so-called conservative interests and the Agricultural Trade Development and believe the records also will show that are uniform in their demand of less Assistance Act of 1954, known as Public the Soybean Council has been involved Government spending, less Government Law 480, has gone askew and to a certain in many of these same type junkets and, participation in private sectors of the degree has lost sight of its purpose. in fact, spent for travel and per diem economy and, in fact, less Government. Public Law 480 states: $300,000 in one 4-year period alone. Yet we find that, as so often is the case, It is the policy to use foreign currencies After the actual conference, an excur a supposedly conservative group from which accrue to the United States under this sion to various points in Italy of interest one of the most conservative States, in Act to expand international trade, to en to tourists occupied 3 additional days. this case, Iowa, whose Representatives courage economic development, to purchase Almost everyone attending the 5-day are always carrying the conservative i?trategic material to pay United States obli conference, lasting from September 2 gations abroad, to promote collective strength banner, especially concerning anything and to foster in other ways the foreign policy through the 7th, appears to have re that smacks of foreign aid or just plain on the United States. · ceived 10 days of expenses covering the foreign in nature, have their snouts way conference, the excursion, and travel down in the trough, wastefully if not It also says under section 104(c) of time, in addition to round-trip air trans criminally spending the Public Law 480 the act that we should "give special portation to the conference. There was money just because it is there. consideration to utilizing the authority also a reception included which cost in I have one more example of an incom and funds provided by this act in order the neighborhood of $5,000. And, per prehensible and unjustifiable use of to develop and expand continuous market haps the records will show that the Government funds in connection with demand abroad for agricultural com usual daily credit of $100 per person per this program and then I will leave it to modities with appropriate emphasis on day in attendance is credited as a con you whether there is indeed an urgent underdeveloped and new market areas." tribution toward the association's share. need for reevaluation in this area. This is a wonderful concept but the cur Impartial officials feel that the con This is particularly relevant because rent abuses are undermining the whole ference did not seem sufficiently related we are shortly to be discussing and voting program. Subsequent amendments to to market development to justify the on the cotton bill. I am sure you are all the act to :finance for the interchange of expenditures and that many of the par aware of the annual Maid of Cotton persons under title II of the U.S. Infor ticipants contributed nothing to the con Contest where a beautiful and attrac mation and Educational Exchange Act of ference and were merely along for the tive American girl is chosen to be the 1948 and financing trade fair participa ride. representative of King Cotton in ex tion and related activities have opened I wholeheartedly agree with their as hibiting and demonstrating the many up a pandora's box for worldwide junkets se~ent. The World Conference of uses of our American product in the field whose purposes are couched in such gen An1mal Production was a boondoggle if of clothing apparel. For years now the eral terms as to "observe market devel there ever was one. Whether all other Cotton Council International and its opment programs and confer with such conferences are similarly wasteful predecessor, the National Cotton Coun officials of cooperating industry groups" and extravagant, I have no idea; and cil, has used such a contest to widely in the countries visited. judging from the records of FAS, they publicize some of the great many uses Mr. Speaker, one of the Congress' most do not either. I am sure, however, when of cotton and as a f ollowup to the con important prerogatives is to assure that all the facts are placed before Chairman test a much publicized tour is launched its legislative intent is not being sub DAWSON he will be able to ascertain if a showing off the new Maid of Cotton and verted or diverted whether willfully or full-scale investigation should be held. the limitless possibilties of cotton fiber. unconsciously by those invested with the There is little doubt in my mind, how In previous years these tours were taken authority to carry out its acts. I think ever, of the necessity of a thorough air at the expense of the Cotton Council we need to check further into all aspects ing of the market development program International or the National Cotton of the market development program, and as I am convinced that the program in I shall have more to say in the near fu Council, but when Uncle Sam offered to ture about the market development many instances has gone astray and has help under the guise of FAS, of course, program under the auspices of the For degenerated into little more than pro they were not turned down. Since 1956, eign Agricultural Service of the Depart viding free trips around the world for I believe, there has been no matching of ment of Agriculture with respect to other various members of these trade associa Government furids and the FAS has abuses and shenanigans that should be tions. paid all expenses of the maid and her exposed. 1969 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - -HOUSE 22055 In closing, I would like to quote from lngton works is this year celebrating its and raw materials." He also cites the an editorial carried in the Chicago Daily 15th year of commercial production. fact that there is "an abundant supply News this last week severely critical of Under the able leadership of its manager, of water, and good transportation facili Members· of Congress who make use of A. Gordon Custer,. there has been assem ties." He notes that "all of these ad these counterpart funds while traveling bled an administrative, technical.- scien vantages infiuenced the decis-ion to build in foreign countries in pursuance of their tific, and engineering staff which has in West Virginia." official duties: made this. plant one of the brightest stars Looking back over the past 15 years, Counterpart funds are local currencies de on West. Virginia's economic horizon. what does hindsight reveal about Du posited in this country's account in repay L\BGBST"PR.ODUCEB 0:1' PLASTICS Pont's decision to locate in West Vir- ment of loans made to a foreign country The Washington works of Du Pont has ginia? Here is what Washington works under the aid program. They must be spent manager Custer concludes: within the country of origin, and are used to grown steadily in the past 15 years. In fact, there has been hardly a year in The years Du Pont has been-in Parkers buy gooda and services,' such as salaries of burg have been successful ones. The com local employees of US. om.ces abroad. They which major construction was not under- pany's experience has supported the original are also made -avallable to junketing Con way on the site. During this period, the decision to build a plastics plant in West gressmen, who spend what they need and Washington works has become the larg Virgina. return the balance- (if any) to the U.S. est producer in bulk plastics materials TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN JOBS Embassy when they leave the country. in the United States. Its products, We do not know what kind of accounting roughly in the order in which they were During our recent tour of the Du Pont ts kept of these funds, but Congressmen introduced at the plant, are: facilities, I was impressed by a huge dis alone have been known to tap them for up play board which graphically illustrated ward of $400,000 in a single year. That "Lucite" acrylic resin: This clear, highly sum can finance a considerable amount of colorable plastic, with many of the proper the steady and vigorously healthy in junketing • • • and, contrary to some the ties of gJ.ass, is used in automoblle taillight crease in the number of employees at the ories, the money does come from some lenses, signs and lighting fixtures, in all Washington works. In the 15 years where. It comes out of the hides of the weather paneling, and many other appllca_ which Du Pont has been operating, the taxpayers, who sweat for every nickel of it. tlons. payroll has risen f:rom 400 men and It's their money and they deserve a careful "Zytel" nylon resin: Nylon molding pow women to almost 2,000 persons. This is accounting of it. der sparked a design and engineering revolu a phenomenal increase in jobs. Some tion in the- plastics industry. For the first This is typical of the publicity given time the industry had a strong, tough ma of these employees come across the rive.r to trips taken by Congressmen no mat terial that could be molded into mechani from Ohio, but the bulk of them are West ter how much_they may- be in the public cal parts. Virginians. Interest. I will be most interested to see "Tynex" nylon monofilament: Is used as a At present, the payroll of the Wash whether these greater expenditures. by bristling material in paintbrushes, personal ington works is running at. about $13, ... individual trade associations such as brushes, in the new nylon zippers, in wigs, 225,000 a year. Since January 1948, the the Institute of American Poultry Indus toothbrushes, etc. A sister product, ·~Herox" total paid to all employees through 1962 nylon monofllament, is used in street sweep this tries and the Soybean Council of Amer brushes and other industrial brushes. was $90,713,000. During period, the ica, many of which are wholly unjustifi "Teflon" 11.uorocarbon resins: Unique plas average annual earnings of the plant's able and wasteful of the taxpayers' tic materials that withstand high tempera hourly paid employees has increased money will be treated with as much fan tures and most chemicals. Almost nothing from $3,162 to $6,44~more than double fare. These are cases of individuals not sticks to them. They are found in a wide what it was. 15 years ago. on Government busines8, extravagantly variety o! appllcatlons- ranging from satel WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE PAaKEaSBURG AREA lites to nonstick cooking utensils. spending and misusing taxpayers' money To build the manufacturing units to for their own individual profit and gain "Butacite"- polyrtnyl butyral resin: The inner layer ot the glass. sandwich, knoWn. as produce such a wide range of products or for the profit and gain of their safety glass and used. in the windshielda of at the Washington works, Du Pont has employers. automobiles, and certain other glass appli invested many millions of dollars in I also add for clarification that Con cations. highly complex tools and equipment. gressmen do have to justify their ex "Delrin" acetal resin: A tough, springy This investment runs approximately penditures within 60 days of their return engineering- plaattc introduced by Du Pont $37 ,000 per employee. It is amaZing to and they become records of the House of in 1960. It is already used in more than &,000 applications. refiect that this investment figure runs Representatives, whereas the details of about four or five times the U.S. indus the expenses o'f the associations and co "Stren" fluorescent monofUament: Used in fishing lines and leaders. It. has excellent trial average. operators a.re buried in obscure file cabi tensile strength, limpness, knot. strength and Much of the $90, 713,000 cumulative 15- nets in every part of the world. other properties prized by both salt and fresh year payroll of the Washington works F1nally, the equivalent of mllllons of water fishermen. has been spent in Parkersburg and sur dollars have been spent in the individual "Dymetrol" continuous precision nylon: rounding_ communities. Another con programs and many millions more are A strapping material used in industrial pack- , tribution to the economy of the area are committed in the years ahead. The aging, it is the most recent addition to the the purchases the plant makes locally. total sums to be eventually expended will product mix of the Washington works. At the Washington works, purchases in run into the billions. Should not we and WHY DU PONT CHOSS WEST VlRGINIA the Parkersburg area are running at the- American people be more concerned A little over a century ago, my grand about $5,500 ,,000 annually. with these facts and the unanswered ! ather, George Bechler, enllsted in the Still another measure of Du Pont's questions arising out of them, rather Union Army at Parkersburg~ W. Va., contribution would be the amount of than the normal expenditure of foreign sailed down the Ohio and up the Ka taxes furnished. Figures are not avail currencies by Congress and other Gov nawha River and before engaging in · able on individual taxes, but the record ernment officials. a.s set up by law? Civil War battles his regiment was _en shows that from 1948 through 1962, the camped near Charleston where the Belle, Washington works contributed $3,921,690 AN ECONOMIC GAIN IN WF.ST W. Va., plant of Du Pont is now located. in local and State taxes. One need only VIRGINIA A. Gordon Custer, the Washington works pick up any newspaper, or listen to any manager, recently told me: news program, to realize the personal The SPEAKER pro tempore