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34812 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 9, 197k tlefl.eld Park in the State of South Carolina., U.S. warship; to the Joint Committee on ByMr.REES: and for other purposes; to the Committee on Atomic Energy. H. Res. 1429. Resolution expressing the Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. ASPIN: sense of the House with respect to participa By Mr. WYMAN: H. Con. Res. 663. Concurrent resolution tion by State and local governments in the H.R. 17215. A b111 to amend title 39, United expressing the sense of congress concerning formulation of Federal policies and pro States Code, to permit organizations or as recognition by the European Security Con grams; to the Committee on Government sociations of older citizens to qualify for spe ference of the Soviet Union's occupation of Operations. cial bulk third-class mail rates; to the Com Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; to the Com By Mr. RODINO (for himself and Mr. mittee on Post Oftlce and Civil Service. mittee on Foreign Affairs. EILBERG): By Mr. MARAZITI (for himself, Mr. By Mr. ROBISON of New York: H. Res. 1430. Resolution concerning the REGULA, Mr. MoLLOHAN, Mr. PARRIS, H. Con. Res. 664. Concurrent resolution to safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, Mr. LENT, Mr. BEARD, Mr. KETCHUM, establish a target for budget outlays for fis Ukrainian historian; to the Committee on Mr. RoNCALLO of New York, Mr. Qum, cal year 1975; to the Committee on Appropri Foreign Affairs. Mr. BENITEZ, Mr. DERWINSKI, Mr. ations. By Mr. WALSH: HARRINGTON, Mr. DOMINICK V. DAN By Mr. WRIGHT: H. Res. 1431. Resolution concerning the IELS, Mr. MITCHELL of New York, Mr. H. Con. Res. 665. Concurrent resolution to safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, ESHLEMAN, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr establish a target for budget outlays for fis Ukrainian historian; to the Committee on BURGENER, Mr. CASEY of Texas, Mr. cal year 1975; to the Committee on Appropri Foreign Affairs. BROYHILL of North Carolina, Mr. ations. HANLEY, Mr. ABDNOR, and Mr. Mc By Mr. FRASER (for himself and Mr. CLORY): NELSEN): H.R. 17216. A b111 to prohi·bit the shipment H. Res. 1425. Resolution providing for the PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1n interstate commerce of dogs intended to printing as a House document of the pro be used to fight other dogs for purposes of ceedings of the Committee on the District of Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private sport, wagering, or entertainment; to the Columbia incident to the presentation of a bills and resolutions were introduced and Committee on the Judiciary. portrait of Hon. Charles C. Diggs, Jr.; to the severally referred as follows: "By Mr. MARAZITI (for himself, Mr. Committee on House Administration. By Mr. PHILLIP BURTON: WYLIE, Mr. CONTE, Mr. MICHEL, Mr. By Mrs. GRASSO: H.R. 17219. A blll for the relief of Rhody BAPALIS, Mr. YoUNG of Alaska, Mr. H. Res. 1426. Resolution concerning the E. Laigo; to the Committee on the Judiciary. LOTT, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. RONCALLO of safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, By Mr. MURPHY of New York: New York, and Mr. WYDLER) : Ukrainian historian; to the Committee on H.R. 17220. A bill for the relief of Lee In H.R. 17217. A blll to dea.uthorize perma Foreign Affairs. Deuk; to the Committee on the Judiciary. nently the construction of the Tocks Island By Mr. GUYER: By Mr. ROY: Dam on the Delaware River; to the Commit H. Res. 1427. Resolution expressing the H.R. 17221. A bill for the reUef of Ults S. tee on Public Works. sense of the House of Representatives con Anderson; to the Committee on the By Mr. ESCH (for himself and Mr. cerning the need for immediate and substan Judiciary. QUIE} (by request): tial public investments in agriculture re By Mr. SHRIVER: H.R. 17218. A blll to establish a. special un search and technology for the express pur H.R. 17222. A b111 to direct the Secretary employment assistance program; and a com pose of increasing food production; to the of the Interior to convey certain lands in muniy improvement program; and for other Committee on Agriculture. Geary County, Kans., to Margaret G. More; purposes; to the Committee on Education By Mr. PEPPER: to the Committee on Interior and Insular and Labor. H. Res. 1428. Resolution expressing the Affairs. By Mr. HOSMER (for himself and Mr. concern of the House of Representatives with By Mr. WRIGHT: PRICE of Illinois) : respect to the financial situation of U.S.-fiag H.R. 17223. A bill for the relief of Oscar H.J. Res. 1161. Joint resolution assuring carriers engaged in international air trans Antonio Salas, his wife Alberta Garcia, and compensation for damages caused by nucrear portation; to the Committee on Interstate their children Bertha Maribel, Patricia, and Incidents involving the nuclear reactor of a and Foreign Commerce. Juliza; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EXTE:NSIONS OF REMARKS THE FINANCIAL PLIGHT OF PAN was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, the United States, when they are going to AMERICAN WORLD AffiWAYS as follows: use thoe:e planes to compete with U.S. air lines that must pay prevailing high com SUBSIDY IDEA Is WRONG mercial interest rates to buy the same kind HON. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. Pan American World Airways, the "flag of planes? Why is the U.S. Postal Service carrier" of the United States on many inter OF VIRGINIA paying foreign carriers more to carry mail national air routes, is appealing for federal than it pays to our own airlines? IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES subsidies to avoid financial collapse. We Some of these inequities can only be ironed Wednesday, October 9, 1974 sympathize with Pan Am and its employes out at the international level. The United and stockholders, but we think it would be States has followed ~ an "open skies" policy Mr. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. Mr. Presi a bad idea for the American taxpayer to giving foreign airlines virtually unlimited dent; the financial plight of Pan Ameri bail out this famous airline, even if it would access to the U.S. travel market. Some for can World Airways is a serious matter. be a blow to our national pride to see it go eign countries openly discourage their citi I support the administration's plan to under. zens from flying on U.S. airlines in order to secure more equitable treatment for If there is any argument to be made at all create patronage for their own national car for federal funds to be used for rescuing riers. There should be the same reciprocity Pan Am and our other international Plan Am, it is that the airline owes many of in the sphere of air travel that we pursue in carriers. its problems to short-sighted policies of our our free trade policies. However, I cannot endorse the pro own government. Rather than start writing Pan Am is not the only U.S. airline caught posal which has been advanced for a checks to cover these mistakes, the govern in a squeeze between skyrocketing operating large-scale cash subsidy of Pan Am to ment should try to create conditions that costs and fare and route structures that are be paid from tax funds. I do not believe make it easier for our international air often slow to reflect changes in competitive the Government should be in the busi carriers to survive. conditions in the travel market. Trans World ness of bailing out distressed firms with Our government can do nothing about the Airlines, for one, is suffering the same dis fact that most of the 57 foreign airlines advantages as Pan Am in international serv the taxpayers' money. that compete directly or indirectly with U.S. ice but can cushion its losses with its do An excellent summation of the issues airlines on international routes are subsi mestic routes and subsidiary operations. If involved in the situation of Pan Am dized by their governments. However, there the survival of Pan Am is important to the appeared recently in the Shenandoah is no excuse for the United States to be national interest, domestic carriers might Herald and Shenandoah Valley of making the competitive advantage of for consider yielding on their opposition to Woodstock, Va. D. Lathan Mims is eign airlines even greater. granting Pam Am some domestic routes, too. president of this newspaper, and Robert Why, for instance, should Australia's Congress will no doubt be told that Pan Qantas Airlines pay a $271 fee to land one Am's appeal for subsidies is a "last resort." P. Thompson is the editor. of its 747 jumbo jets at San Francisco when It can hardly be viewed as that when changes I ask unanimous consent that the Pan Am must pay a $4,200 fee to land at are possible in our national and interna text of the editorial concerning Pan Sydney, Australia? Why is our government tional air policy that could put Pan Am and Am, "Subsidy Idea Is Wrong," be sponsored Export-Import Bank loaning other U.S. carriers on a far more equitable printed in the Extensions of Remarks. money to foreign airlines at special low in basis of competition in the world travel mar• There being no objection, the editorial terest rates so they can purchase aircraft in ket. October 9, 1974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 34813 THE CARGO PREFERENCE BILL American tankers to bring oil to our shores SCHOOLBUSING IN BOSTON becomes la.w, the consumer is in for another round of inflation on all products which have crude oil as their base-and that in HON.