E1324 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 26, 2000 all benefited from her generosity. Captain Mor- Brown. It had to go off the air at sundown be- EXPRESSING SENSE OF CONGRESS gan has been a leading advocate for the Ma- cause of the low wattage. CONCERNING RELEASE OF RABIYA KADEER, HER SEC- rine Cadets of America, a very special pro- In 1963 Skip Carter received a license from gram for the young people of Greater New RETARY AND SON BY GOVERN- the FCC to operate a 100,000 watt FM facility. Haven, to whom she has provided support as MENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB- the Commanding Officer and by encouraging In 1973, their stations became the first fully LIC OF CHINA the entire military community to participate in automated stations in the Midwest. the operation of the program. Skip Carter and his wife, Mildred, had oper- SPEECH OF For twenty-two years, Captain Morgan has ated the two stations as a family business HON. FRANK R. WOLF served in the United States Navy with honor since their inception. Their grandson, Michael, OF VIRGINIA and distinction. She has been decorated with had his own jazz show in the late 1960's at IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Ma- eight years of age. In 1987 Michael Carter Monday, July 24, 2000 rine Corps Commendation Medal, and the was named President of KPRS Broadcasting Navy and Marine Corps Achievement MedalÐ Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I rise in sup- a reflection of her remarkable career. Captain Corporation by his grandfather to carry on the port of this resolution that calls on the Peo- Morgan has demonstrated a unique commit- family tradition. The name was later changed ple's Republic of China to immediately release ment to our communityÐrare for an individual to the Carter Broadcast Group, Inc. to honor Rabiya Kadeer, a prominent Uighur business- who has only been with us such a relatively Skip Carter's legacy. women, her son, and her secretary. When the Chinese government arrests and short time. I commend her for her efforts and Between 1990 and 1996 KPRS advanced extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to imprisons people like this, it is an important re- from the eighth rated station to the top rated minder to all of us of the true character of the her for her invaluable contributions. station in the Kansas City market as meas- I am proud to rise today to join her hus- Chinese regime. The State Department's 1999 ured by Arbitron. This recognition of the ``Hot band, William, friends, colleagues, and com- Human Rights Report on China stated this munity members to thank her for her out- 103 Jamz'' came about by the hard work and clearly, saying, ``The [Chinese] government's standing service and wish her well as she de- dedication of the total staff, which has been in- poor human rights record deteriorated mark- parts for the Naval War College. corporated into the Carter Broadcast ``Family.'' edly throughout the year as the Government f There have been numerous accolades during intensified efforts to suppress dissent, particu- their 50 years. Skip Carter was named to the larly organized dissent.'' The Chinese government will stop at noth- PERSONAL EXPLANATION Radio Hall of Fame, the station received a ing to silence any voice of freedom and truth. Crystal Award from the National Association of HON. VAN HILLEARY The Chinese government murders its own Broadcasters, a Griffin Award from the Mis- people to stay in power, flattening thousands OF TENNESSEE souri Broadcasters Association for Community of its own citizens who supported the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Service, and their recent nomination for the Tiananmen Square democracy movement. Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Marconi Award from the National Association The Chinese government has arrested, impris- Mr. HILLEARY. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, of Broadcasters which recognizes excellence oned, or kicked out of the country virtually July 10, I was unavoidably detained from the in radio. Winners of the Marconi Award will be every leading democratic dissident. House chamber when my flight from Ten- announced September 23 in San Francisco, People of faith are persecuted by the Chi- nessee to return to Washington was canceled our community will be cheering them as they nese government. Christians, Tibetan Bhuddists, and Muslim Uighurs like Ms. due to weather conditions. Had I been present are acknowledged and honored. They have Kadeer are imprisoned and forced into prison I would have cast my vote as follows: Rollcall been recognized for business successes and No. 373, yes; Rollcall No. 374, no; Rollcall No. labor, because of their faith. The Chinese re- community service on many occasions. Three gime has imprisoned old men like 80±90 year- 375, yes; Rollcall no. 376, no; Rollcall No. times they have been honored as a Top 10 377, yes; Rollcall No. 378, no. old-Catholic bishops. The government regu- Small Business of the Year by the Greater On Monday, July 24, I was unavoidably de- larly persecutes and imprisons priests and tained from the House chamber while I at- Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, the most Protestant House church leaders, Tibetan tended a funeral in Tennessee of the mother recent being this past April. They have con- Bhuddist monks and nuns. of my good friend and our colleague, Rep- stantly stepped forward in the community in I am very supportive of this resolution today resentative BILL JENKINS. Had I been present times of crisis. When children have been ab- and I think this resolution sends an important I would have cast my vote as follows: Rollcall ducted, they have devoted live broadcast time message of disapproval of the Government of No. 429, yes. to assist in finding them. They have lent their China's deplorable behavior toward its own citizens. f airwaves to help raise funds for community or- f TRIBUTE TO CARTER BROADCAST ganizations such as the Ad Hoc Group GROUP, INC. Against Crime. In 1999 alone, the stations as- IN MEMORY OF REV. AMINAH sisted more than 150 community organizations BULLOCK-MUMIN and aired 10,000 community service spots. HON. KAREN McCARTHY HON. J.C. WATTS, JR. OF MISSOURI Saturday, July 22, the Carter Broadcast OF OKLAHOMA Group is having a ``50th Anniversary Gala.'' IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The proceeds from this event will benefit the Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Tuesday, July 25, 2000 St. Vincent's Day Care Center, which servies Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, many of Kansas City's critically at risk chil- Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to the Carter Broadcast dren. today we celebrate the passage in the House Group, Inc., owner of KPRS±FM and KPRT± of Representatives of legislation which will AM radio, the oldest African-American owned In celebration of this significant milestone, I bring hope and opportunity and faith-based and operated radio station in America. This am honored to recognize Michael Carter and solutions to thousands of Americans who live year they celebrate 50 years of excellence as the Carter Broadcast Group's efforts and leg- in our nation's older, struggling communities. one of Kansas City's, and the nation's, most acy. Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratu- At the same time we celebrate its passage, established and respected broadcasters. lating the Carter family and the entire organi- we should also celebrate the lives of those In 1950, Andrew ``Skip'' Carter had a dream zation for 50 years of service to the Greater who have devoted themselves in that same to build a black owned radio station in Kansas Kansas City community. spirit to bring hope and opportunity to their City that would serve the needs of his commu- own communities across America. nity. His station, KPRS±AM was only the sec- One of those individuals is Rev. Aminah ond African-American station to receive a Bullock-Mumin who passed away on Thursday broadcast license from the Federal Commu- and was laid to rest today just as we were de- nications Commission (FCC). Operating with bating and voting on this legislation. just 1,000 watts, it went on the air playing Rev. Bullock was born on May 26, 1943 to such artists as Ray Charles and James the late Charles and Etta Coates. Aminah

VerDate 112000 04:02 Jul 27, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A25JY8.033 pfrm04 PsN: E26PT1 July 26, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1325 completed high school and attended the Uni- financial services supermarket. He added no- ance through lacrosse, a sport originated by versity of the District of Columbia. She mar- load mutual funds, credit cards, a discount Native Americans. Through his tireless efforts, ried, had four sons, and worked for the Vet- brokerage, and a full-service bank. He also pi- ``Lacrosse Without Borders'' hosted 20 former erans Medical Center in Washington, DC, for oneered technology-based customer service, and current college lacrosse players in Prague more than 25 years, receiving many honors employing ``800'' phone services, computers, earlier this month. These young American ath- and awards for outstanding service, before re- and IMAGE processing. Today USAA is a letes ran lacrosse instructional clinics and par- tiring last year on medical disability. worldwide insurance and diversified financial ticipated with their Czech counterparts in the Aminah was an ordained minister who loved services family of companies, where the ma- Prague Cup 2000. This extremely successful preaching and teaching the Word of God. She jority of customers continue to be members of program generated a great deal of interest in had a vision to start a Women's Ministry which the U.S. military. Prague and significant media coverage both she lived to see become a reality. She was General McDermott also made USAA a within the Czech Republic and here in the the chairperson of the Women's Ministry, great place to work. No company was rated United States. served on the Missionary Ministry and as- higher in the first publication of the ``Best Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing sisted many families who resided in women Places to Work in America,'' and Fortune se- Dr. Otakar Hubschmann's selfless efforts to and children shelters. lected USAA as the best service provider in promote positive relations between the United As we here today in the Capitol seek to give the insurance industry. McD has received vir- States and the Czech Republic. tools to those who work to improve their local tually all the highest accolades offered to busi- f communities, it is fitting to take a moment to nessmen, including selection to the National RECOGNIZING THE CHEVRON COR- recognize the good works and good life of Business Hall of Fame. After retiring as USAA PORATION AND THE YOSEMITE Rev. Aminah Bullock-Mumin who dedicated Chairman Emeritus in 1993, his methods con- NATIONAL PARK VOLUNTEER herself to improving the lives of others. tinue to be a model for insurance and financial PROJECT f services companies. At the same time McD has made enormous 80TH BIRTHDAY OF BRIG. GEN. contributions to his community, including HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH ROBERT F. MCDERMOTT, USAF founding the San Antonio Economic Develop- OF CALIFORNIA (RET.) ment Foundation, the Texas Research Park, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and a mentor program that has reached thou- Tuesday, July 25, 2000 HON. HENRY BONILLA sands of children. General McDermott's en- Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, today I OF TEXAS ergy, vision, intelligence, character, and belief recognize the outstanding work of the Yosem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the Golden Rule has made everything he ite National Park Volunteer Project. The Tuesday, July 25, 2000 touches positive and successful. project is celebrating a decade of effort by the Once again, Happy Birthday McD. Con- Yosemite Fund and volunteers from Chevron Mr. BONILLA. Mr. Speaker, Monday, July gratulations on a great 80 years and best 31, 2000 is the 80th birthday of retired Air Corporation to restore and preserve one of the wishes for many more. crown jewels of our National Park System. Yo- Force Brigadier General Robert F. McDermott. f I offer congratulations and continued happi- semite's 4 million yearly visitors will bear wit- ness to him and his loved ones. On this spe- IN RECOGNITION OF DR. OTAKAR ness to the fruits of this effort: More than 60 cial day for ``McD,'' I wish to honor and salute HUBSCHMANN acres of meadows, lake area and woodlands him for his lifelong service to his fellow Ameri- have been restored. Nearly 3,000 volunteers cans. HON. BOB FRANKS donated 27,500 hours to collect and plant Born in Boston, Massachusetts, General 10,000 oak seedlings, remove 1,000 feet of OF NEW JERSEY roadway, build 4,000 feet of split rail fence, in- McDermott attended Boston Latin School and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Norwich University. He graduated from West stall 1,500 feet of boardwalk, remove 600,000 Point with the Class of January 1943. After Tuesday, July 25, 2000 pounds of asphalt, plant 100 black oak trees commissioning, he flew 61 combat missions in Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, and improve one mile of trails. Mr. Speaker, this is not glamorous work. To a P±38 over Europe. After World War II today I recognize an individual who epitomizes the contrary, splitting rails, digging up asphalt ended, he continued his military service in Eu- the spirit of public service, Otakar and laying boardwalk to protect meadows is rope, the Pentagon, and, after earning an Hubschmann, M.D. MBA at Harvard, on the faculty at West Point. Dr. Hubschmann, a nationally renowned hard, physical labor. The Chevron volunteers His assignment to the newly created Air neurosurgeon from Short Hills, NJ, received did it happily, putting to superb use the $1.3 Force Academy in 1954 signaled the begin- his medical degree in May 1967 from Charles million in contributions provided by Chevron. ning of his outstanding contributions to the University in Prague. Later that same year, he The Yosemite Fund, the National Park Service U.S. Air Force. As Dean of the Faculty for the defected from Communist-ruled Czecho- and Chevron have created a partnership that first ten graduating classes, he pioneered and slovakia and fled to England. He sought and invigorates natural conditions in Yosemite championed a number of innovations that attained asylum in the United States where he which still might be in danger of permanent changed the face of service academy edu- completed his medical residency at Albert Ein- degradation if it were not for this timely volun- cation. These included a modernized and en- stein College of Medicine in New York. After teer and financial assistance. This cooperative riched curriculum, academic majors, the first his residency, he served as a Major in the effort is a model public/private partnership that Department of Astronautics in the country, and United States Army and eventually became a has made a lasting difference in one of this cooperative Master's degree programs with full tenured professor at the University of Med- nation's most beautiful and most important prestigious universities such as UCLA and icine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He cur- natural settings. Purdue. He also developed a whole-person rently serves as Chief of Neurological Surgery f admissions program which brought the highest at Saint Barnabas Health Care System in NANCY BERRY INDUCTED INTO quality students to the Academy. These inno- West Orange, NJ. THE NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL vations were so successful that West Point Since the demise of Communism in OF FAME and Annapolis broke with their traditions and Czechoslovakia in 1989, Dr. Hubschmann has instituted many of them. For these accom- been involved in a number of important HON. STEVE BUYER plishments, General McDermott is universally projects to help the newly democratized Czech OF INDIANA acknowledged as the ``Father of Modern Mili- Republic. He has led efforts to secure much IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tary Education.'' needed medical equipment for Czech hos- For many this would have been enough pitals, has been an invited lecturer at Charles Tuesday, July 25, 2000 success for one lifetime, but not for McD. In University and has worked with Mrs. Olga Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, on June 14, I had 1969 he tackled the private sector, becoming Havel, the former Czech First Lady, to help the great opportunity to speak before a very the head of USAA, an insurance and financial developmentally disabled children in the Re- select group of individuals, the year 2000 in- services association that served military offi- public. ductees into the National Teachers Hall of cers and their families. Under General Recently, Dr. Hubschmann founded ``La- Fame. These are individuals who have shown McDermott USAA grew from a relatively small crosse Without Borders,'' to develop new exceptional dedication and creativity in the property and casualty insurer into a successful friendships and enhance international toler- teaching profession.

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