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LET US SPEAK OUT ON HUMAN lessly until the human rights of all are Myron W. (Frances Ann Delaplaine) Randall RIGHTS affirmed.• of Braddock Heights, and two nephews, Jack T. Quynn of Frederick and George B. Dela­ plaine Jr., publisher of the Frederick News­ MRS. WM. T. DELAPLAINE DIES Post. HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE Mrs. Delaplaine was predeceased by two OF MASSACHUSETTS children-a son, Lt. William T. Delaplaine IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. GOODLOE E. BYRON Ill, a Navy pilot k1lled in World War II, and a daughter, Miss Eleanor Frances Delaplaine. Tuesday, July 18, 1978 OF MARYLAND Her son was killed in April 1943 in a plane • Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, as you IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crash with three other pilots and eight air­ Friday, July 21, 1978 men. On May 1, 1949, the Delaplaines dedi­ know, this week marks the 20th anni­ cated the airport building in Frederick in his versary of Captive Nations Week. This • Mr. BYRON. Mr. Speaker, I would name. year these 7 days have a special signifi­ like to take this opportunity to honor Her daughter died suddenly Oct. 22, 1938 cance. the memory of one of Frederick, Mary­ and a garden on the Hood campus here bears The recent mock trials of Scharan­ land's most outstanding citizens, Mrs. n. memorial plaque in her honor. sky and Ginzburg demonstrate that after Mrs. Delaplaine was an artist, and had Janie Hendry Quynn Delaplaine. studied art under Miss Florence Doub, found­ two decades, our fight to secure basic Born in Ijamsville and a relative of er of the Frederick Art Club. human freedoms is not yet won. Captive Barbara Fritchie, Mrs. Delaplaine gave She was also a noted gardener, and main­ Nations Week is not, as some claim, an much of her time and talents to better tained at her home one of the outstanding annual banal repetition of tired phrases the community of Frederick. She main­ gardens in the city. and jaded slogans. For those nations tained one of the most beautiful gardens Jane Quynn and William Delaplaine were that remain captive, this week is a yearly in the area, while still finding time to be married Nov. 15, 1916, and had taken an an­ renewal of hope, an affirmation to the an active member of many civic clubs. niversary cruise the year before his death. world and to themselves that America She was a supporter of Hood College and She dedicated the Physicians Lounge at still deeply believes in the principles Frederick Memorial Hospital in her hus­ a past president of the Hood College band's name. She also had established schol­ upon which she was founded. alumnae association. arship funds at both Hood College and These basic freedoms-freedom of re­ Her passing will be felt by all who Washington and Lee University. ligion, of speech, and self-determina­ knew and loved her and I know you will She had a life-long association with Hood tion-which we have celebrated as join me in extending the official sym­ and had known personally all of its presi­ Americans for over 200 years have won pathies of the House in honor of this dents. global acceptance through the U.N. It is requested that flowers be omitted and patriotic American woman. expressions of sympathy be made to the Charter, the U.N. Declaration of Human Please include the attarhed article Alumnae Association of Hood College in Rights, and the Helsinki accords. They from the Post, Frederick, Md. Memory of Mrs. Delaplaine.e belong to all men regardless of where they are born or in what country they [ From the Post, Frederick, Md.) live. MRS. WM. T. DELAPLAINE DIES-WAS "MISS JANIE" It goes almost without saying that the Mrs. janie Hendry Quynn Delaplaine, one VIETNAMESE REFUGEES recent actions of the Soviet Government of Frederick's most prominent women and have done more to spotlight the cause of a relative of Barbara Fritchie, died Tuesday, human rights than 435 speeches in the July 18, at her residence, 273 Dill Avenue. HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI House ever can. The plight of Scharan­ She had been ill for some time. OF ILLINOIS sky and Ginzburg has become the con­ Mrs. Delaplaine was the wife of the late IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cern of all those who value freedom. William Theodore Delaplaine, who was the president and manager of the Frederick Friday, July 21, 1978 During this Captive Nations Week, let News-Post from Aug. 15, 1955, until his death us remind the world that the conviction April 18, 1964. Mr. Delaplaine was the third e Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, an of these two courageous men is a sym­ son of the founder of The News, William T. editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times of bolic rejection by the Soviets of the right Delaplaine. July 10 expresses a viewpoint which I of all men to certain freedoms. Only (Funeral arrangements, under the direc­ completely share regarding President with our vocal support can those who tion of Robert E. Dailey & Son Funeral Home, Carter's decision to admit additional desire freedom attain it. will be announced Wednesday). Vietnamese refugees into this country. Mrs. Delaplaine was born in Ijamsville, The editorial properly commends the The Soviet Union and other nations Jan. 9, 1888, a daughter of the late Charles President for his decision, and I wish to claim that our desire and efforts to see William and Harriete Eleanor Williams insert it at this point for the Members' basic human rights affirmed is an en­ Quynn. She was the last of her immediate attention: croachment into their domestic affairs. family. HELPING THE "BOAT PEOPLE" They claim we are foisting our ideals and She was a life-long member of the Evan­ The plight of Indochina's "boat people"­ gelical Reformed United Church of Christ. refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia­ values upon them. She was graduated from the Woman's Col­ I can only say that to remain silent is cruel enough in that too few countries lege of Frederick, later known as Hood Col­ accept them. Their tragedy has been in­ would be to condone the repression and lege, in the Class of 1908. She was an ardent creased by the incredible sight of military the denial of human liberties found in supporter of Hood and had remained active and civilian ships passing them by, leaving the Soviet Union and other nations. As in the Hood Alumnae Association. them adrift in their often-makeshift vessels. President Carter said in his inaugural Mrs. Delaplaine was a founder and charter To his credit, President Carter last week address, "because we are free, we can member of the Frederick Garden Club, a ordered all American ships to pick up these member of the Board of Directors of the boat people. A State Department spokesman never be indifferent to the fate of free­ Frederick Memorial Hospital, the Historical said the refugees may resettle in the United dom elsewhere." Society, the Frederick Art Club, the Salva­ States if they wish. During this week, let us speak out with tion Army Aux111ary, and a past president Not only wm the cost of accepting the more vigor than usual, but let us remem­ of the Hood College Alumnae Association. refugees be minute compared to the b1llions ber: When basic human rights are vio­ Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Mar­ spent in the Vietnam War, but we also stand tin L. (Natalie) Bowers Jr. of West Chester, to gain in the long run. Most of the escapees lated, words alone are not enough. Let Pa.; two grandchildren, Martin F. Bowers are the kind of people who accept the work us demonstrate to the world at large, and Miss Jane Elizabeth Bowers, both of West ethic and whose activities generate new jobs. but more importantly to the people of Chester; two nieces, Mrs. Samuel P. (Virginia­ For instance, Leo Cherne, chainnan of the captive nations, that we will work tire- Quynn) Grant of North Carolina and Mrs. International Rescue Committee, says that

Statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor will be identified by the use of a "bullet" symbol, i.e., • July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22257 refugee youngsters already here have proved Soviet Union through economic and mockery of both the pregnancy disability to be highly motivated students in schools technological exchanges. Let us reevalu­ bill and the right to choose. and nearly 92 per cent of the employable adults have found jobs. ate our policy of cooperation in these I want my vote on H.R. 6075 to be Canada has accepted some Indochina refu­ areas. For true cooperation is !1.inged on understood clearly. It was not a vote gees, as have Israel and a few other coun­ the premise that each party will honor its against pregnancy disability benefits, tries. But since Hanoi's victory in Vietnam in end of an agreement. The Soviet Union which I wholeheartedly support. It was a 1975, the number of refugees has far exceed­ has not displayed this sense of coopera­ vote for the House of Representatives to ed the number accepted. Cherne says tion because they have blatantly failed to face up to the very real and deep contro­ churches and individual families can do more to help, too. He's right, and many have. uphold the human rights provisions versy that exists when civil rights legis­ Carter's decision was a humanitarian one. which they agreed to at Helsinki. How lation is used to authorize discrimina­ If other countries follow suit, this modern can we continue to cooperate through tion. The bill should have been brought tragedy can be substantially eased.e economic and technological exchanges, up for full debate and an opportunity with a party that has been as uncoopera­ should have been afforded to strike the tive and untrustworthy as the Soviet antiabortion amendment from the bill.e Union? Their recent actions in fact dem­ CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK onstrate how far they are willing to go in scoffing at the very notion of cooperation. TWENTIETH OBSERVANCE OF CAP­ We must remain undaunted in this strug­ TIVE NATIONS WEEK HON. JAMES J. BLANCHARD gle to bring freedom to those who have OF MICHIGAN been denied their most basic rights. Per­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES haps today, during the observance of HON. CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI Tuesday, July 18, 1978 Captive Nations Week, more than at any OF WISCONSIN e Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. Speaker, the other time in recent years, it is neces­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES week of July 16-22 marks the 20th annual sary for the people of the free world to Tuesday, July 18, 1978 observance of Captive Nations Week. stand up and proclaim that we will not During this week we take note of our retreat from the task before us-that e Mr. ZABLOCKI. Mr. Speaker, I join commitment to help those who are not we will not allow the spirit that has been my colleagues in the 20th o~servanc~ , Whatever m111tary prudence may dictate, NATO might even initiate demonstrative NATO is run by military, civilian, and po­ or limited theater nuclear strikes to halt a NATO's increasing vulnerability to a litical decision makers who are anything but Soviet attack, if forced to do so by a Soviet Warsaw Pact attack was explained in likely to authorize nuclear war until it has defeat of its conventional forces, by desper­ an article by Justice Galen. Today, con­ been forced on NATO by the Soviet Union. aticn, or by Soviet escalation. NATO would tinuing our look at the region of NATO's There are very few NATO military officers certainly match the Warsaw Pact step by center sector, the same author-a pen who would even privately advocate a NATO step to theater-wide or strategic nuclear first strike, a preemptive strike strategy, or conflict. name-examines the growing imbalance escalation to a massive level of theater-wide which is the most troublesome, certainly, conflict. NATO's m111tary is no more anxious In short, NATO's moral and ideological to the Europeans and most destabilizing to engage in general war than its civ111ans. constrain<;s are not weaknesses, but they do have major military effects. NATO cannot in the absence of corrective action by In fact, one of the great ironies of NATO NATO and the United States: the imbal­ credibly take advantage of many of the major theater nuclear planning is that neither tactical and strategic options for fighting a ance in tactical nuclear weapons and the NATO's civilian or military planners could theater nuclear war which Warsaw Pact doctrines and assumption underlying the seriously come to grips with the concept of planners have made a basic part of their different approaches to theater nuclear actually having to fight a theater nuclear theater nuclear doctrine: war for the first two decades of NATO's ex­ warfare. This article, taken from the NATO cannot launch a surprise theater Armed Forces Journal International, istence. During the 1950's, NATO used its initial nuclear f'trike before a conflict starts, re­ January 1978, is entitled, "Theater Nu­ monopoly of theater nuclear systems to cre­ gardless of how inevitable war is believed to clear Balance (part 2) ." The first part of ate a deterrent strategy based on a nuclear be, or the risk of a Soviet first strike, NATO the article follows: tripwire. This "MC14/2" strategy provided a is not a first strike alliance. Part one of this series discussed the trends limited "shield" of conventional forces. If NATO cannot preempt a Soviet strike or in NATO and Warsaw Pact the1.ter nuclear this "shield" was beaten down, NATO major act of escalation until a war reaches forces which are giving the Warsaw Pact planned to launch its "sword" in the form of so high a level of conflict that political re­ parity or superiority in theater nuclear a massive all-out attack with its nuclear straint ended and preemption would have strength, which are giving the Warsaw Pact strike fighters. No one really looked beyond little value. NATO is not a .preemptive Al­ the ability to match NATO at virtually any this retaliation. liance. level of conflict or esoa.lation, and which are In practical terms, NATO had no real war NATO cannot shift to theat~r nuclear sharply increasing the number of warheads plan, only a massive deterrent. In spite of war-with the possible exception of demon­ the Warsaw Pact can bring to bear against occasional rhetoric to the contrary, NATO strative use or very selective strike-until its NATO ta-rgets. This article concludes the as­ linked its theater nuclear forces to the U.S. conventional defen~es fail or are on the edge sessment of current trends in the theater strategic war plan or SIOP. NATO never de­ of failure. NATO would initiate even battle­ nuclear balance by examining: veloped the command control systems, or field use of nuclear war only as a last resort. other basic war fighting tools, that would Comparative capability to initiate and NATO will always act to seek to control or escalate a conflict; have allowed it to fight a theater nuclear war after the first massive exchange.1 terminate conflicts, and will take significant Ability to manage the intensity of a con­ m111tary risks in trying to do so. NATO is flict, terminate a conflict on equ3,l or favor­ This situation did not change when NATO converted to a strategy of "flexible response" incapable of letting its commanders fight a able terms, and limit or control a nuclear purely military battle, or in wavs which seek conflict to a tactically or strategically accept­ in the mid-1960s. Contrary to popular opin­ ion, NATO did not develop meaningful op­ tactical military obfectives rather than the able degree; political goal of conflict termination. Comparative vulnerability; tions for fighting nuclear wars at controlled levels of escalation as part of its new "MC NATO cannot act as if nuclear weapons Ability to• use "conventional" forces effec­ were simply an extension of other means of tively in a tactical nuclear war; 14/3" strategy of "flexible response". It con­ centrated all its attention on improving its firepower. NATO's political organization and Comparative command and control ca.pa­ conventional options, and on improving leadership is fundamentally incapable of bility; and civilian control over NATO's nuclear weapons. ceasing to make moral distinctions between The comparative impact of theater em­ As a result, NATO remained totally reliant conventional and nuclear forces. NATO will ployable strategic systems on the theater nu­ on theater nuclear deterrence. There was no concentrate on conventional options for clear balance. ''flexible response" beyond the limited dem­ nonm111tary reasons. COMPARATIVE CAPABILITY TO INITIATE AND onstrative use of a few nuclear weapons. These are powerful constraints on NATO's ESCALATE A CONFLl'CT NATO had a choice of options linked to the war fighting effectiveness. There is no ques­ Both NATO and the Warsaw Pact have SIOP or nothing. It also continued to rely on tion that Soviet military doctrine, operations a sufficient variety of nuclear warheads and ale.rt strike fighters-"QRA" or quick reac- research, and systems analysis is correct in delivery systems to initiate and escalate a stressing the military value of precii:ely the theater nuclear conflict to virtually any level 1 These problems are discussed in depth in opposite approach to initiating and fighting of intensity. The Warsaw Pact is developing Lynn E. Davis' "Limited Nuclear Options," theater nuclear war. a distinct superiority in some areas, such as Adelphi Paper 121. I.S.S.S., London, Winter long range theater surface-to-surface mis- 1975/ 1976. 2 L. E. Davis, op. cit., pp. 2-5. 22262 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978

THE SOVIET APPROACH TO WAR FIGHTING their theater nuclear forces. This difference LNO'S WITHOUT WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY? Soviet planners constantly emphasize the permeates every aspect of NATO and Warsaw However, improved deterrence is not the value of a first strike, of preemption; of Pact force planning, and force structure. same as improved war fighting capab111ty. seizing and maintaining the nuclear initia­ There are some caveats, however, that must The ability to actually fight a limited nu­ tive; and of totally integrated conventional be added to any interpretation of Soviet clear war is dependent on the a.b111ty to actu­ and theater nuclear tactics and force struc­ willingness to initiate theater nuclear war: ally manage and terminate nuclear war on tures. There are no indications that the Soviets favorable terms. In order to develop this are not deterred by the thought of the dam­ ability, both NATO and the Warsaw Pact Anyone who reads through the discussions age NATO can inflict, or the risk of strategic of nuclear war in the Soviet Military would have had to meet certain basic cri­ escalation. The Soviets very clearly under­ teria: Thought series-or through the extensive stand the cost of large scale conflict in Eu - unclassified discussions of Soviet exercises, Both NATO and the Warsaw Pact would rope. There is no indication they would en­ have had to adopt roughly the same tactics plans, and military literature in RAND, SRI, gage in war more readily than NATO, or re­ BDM, and SPC studies-becomes a ware of and doctrine. They would have to have a gard a strategy of trying to win a theater common interest and belief in constraint. the fact military leadership does not agonize nuclear war as desirable unless their vital over theater nuclear war. In contrast to the Both sides would have to plan to fight in a interest were threatened. The difference lies highly ration.al manner, and to escalate slow­ West, the Soviets write about the "scientific" fundamentally in what each side would do at ly and cautiously. character of such wars. They write about the point that a war seems inevitable and NATO would have to be able to fight more theater nuclear weapons as simply one more not in the caution both sides now show in effectively than the Warsaw Pact at some extension of firepower, as an aid to mobility, moving towards any such confrontation. level of conflict that the Wa.rsaw Pact cannot as a method of ensuring breakthroughs, and Recent work by Dr. Joseph Douglas of Sys­ counter by going to higher or different levels as a substitute for shock and surprise.3 tems Planning Corporation strongly indi­ of conflict. Sustaining a war, once NATO The Soviet military have extended Lenin's cates that the Soviets do place strong em­ uses such options, must involve greater dam­ focus on what Von Clausewitz called "per­ phasis on damage limitation, and are in no age or risk to the Warsaw Pact than termi­ fect" or "pure" war to virtually all their sense cavalier about collateral damaged.' Al­ nating a conflict. discussion and practice of theater nuclear though past U.S. studies have tended to esti­ The Warsaw Pact would then have to have war. While the top Soviet political leaders mate that the Soviets would use the largest initiated a conflict without having antici­ may, and hopefully do, have a mor.e con­ possible yield a delivery system could carry, pated such NATO options, and the risk of strained view of the use of theater nuclear it now seems almost certain that the Soviets escalation to theater-wide nuclear war. De­ war, there is no published Soviet counterpart would actually use much lower yields tailored terrence would have to have failed in the to the constant Western discussion of con­ to the siz~ of a target attacked. This does not first place because the Warsaw Pact drasti­ trol, avoidance, conflict termination, and de­ mean that they have NATO's interest in con­ cally miscalculated the cost of war. terrence. trolling collateral damage "from the bottom Given the fact that the USSR does not This basic difference in ideology also affects up." It does mean the Soviets are efficient now share common tactics and doctrine with other aspects of conflict initiation and esca­ m111tary planners. They will not use unneces­ NATO, or share a common interest in slow lation. Most Soviet writing tends to treat a sary force, or unnecessarily destroy the eco­ escalation and constraint, these criteria. can war in Europe as a decisive struggle that nomic structure of the Europe they intend to only be met by changing Soviet attitudes must end in a conclusive victory for Com­ win or "liberate." or plans. This, however, can only be accom­ munism. It is impossible to tell the extent to which plished in one of two ways: Either NATO Although some allowance must be made must develop superior war fighting capabil­ for rhetoric, this leads Soviet military writers present Soviet doctrine is the result of past failures in NATO doctrine. Unfortunately, ity to force a change in Soviet plans and at­ to focus on the probability that any major titudes; or, NATO must develop some su­ conflict would inevitably escalate to the NATO's unwillingness to think about the unthinkable has led it to adopt deterrent perbly inventive tactical plan for which the point where NATO would be forced to initiate Warsaw Pact has no counter, and which the large scale use of nuclear weapons. And, hav­ postures that must have seemed extremely threatening or hypocritical to Soviet m111tary Warsaw Pact can be allowed to know about ing begun with the assumption that war long enough in advance to change its ap­ must be decisive and will almost certainly planners. As noted earlier, it was not until Secretary proach to war. eventually escalate, they move immediately NATO certainly has not developed supe­ to discussing the advantages of efficient mas­ of Defense James R. Schlesinger directed the Joint Chiefs to develop a realistic capab111ty rior tactical nuclear forces, and it has done sive preemption or strikes that achieve a a magniflcient job of fa111ng to publicize any high degree of tactical surprise. to fight at any level of escalation, in 1973- 1974, that the USSR had any reason to regard superiority in tactical planning. Almost in reverse of Western planners, who There has, of course, been a great deal of focus on controlling or terminating a slow a graduated nuclear response as credible, and they may well have regarded NATO's previous U.S. discussion of different kinds of NATO upward process ot escalation from conven­ nuclear strikes that might be tailored to tional to general war, the Soviets focus on doctrine of flexible response as little more fighting nuclear war from the top down. than a political fraud. terminate theater nuclear conflicts on favor­ Their doctrine and methods of analysis focus able terms or to "manage" the level of nu­ Accordingly, NATO's past emphasis on de­ clear conflict in ways favorable to NATO. on how massive deep ranging strikes might terrence, and its political and ideological un­ bring victory, on how they might help Soviet This discussion, however, never quite seems willingness to deal with nuclear weapons in relatable to any specific practical course of armored forces smash NATO defenses and terms of realistic war fighting options may sweep across NATO's lines of communication action or to any special NATO m111tary ad­ have had an unintended and unmeasurable vantage. through Belgium and the Netherlands and influence in shaping Soviet doctrine and deep into France. It ultimately always seems to boll down to strategy to focus on the probab111ty of large describing a sophisticated game of While not totally rejecting conventional or scale nuclear conflict, and on striking pre­ limited nuclear war, Soviet doctrine still "chicken": a heads-on race in which the emptively or first. There are times when be­ drivers with the blue hats never flinch, but regards the feasib111ty of such limited war as ing unwilling to face the unthinkable can extremely doubtful. The Soviets concentrate in whicih the drivers with the red hats have potentially disastrous results. obligingly spin around at the crisis point and on theater nuclear grand strategy. Their pri­ "LIMITED NUCLEAR OPTIONS": COMPARATIVE mary concern lies in having the kind of go back to their starting line. ABILITY ;ro MANAGE THE INTENSITY OF A CON­ capability provided by the SS-20, the Back­ This, frankly, seems to be a case of apply­ FLICT, LIMIT OR CONTROL A CONFLICT, AND ing game theory to wishful thinking. One fire, and new Soviet strike fighter aircraft­ TERMINATE IT ON FAVORABLE TERMS on having the option to win on a theater- only starts a game of chicken when one ex­ wide basis. -- Unfortunately, a well reasoned-but half pects the other player to lose, and the War­ It is scarcely surprising, given these differ­ implemented-strategy can also have disas­ saw Pact would not start a conflict without ences, that the USSR places so much empha­ trous effects. There is no doubt that the new considering such risks. Further, the USSR sis on improving the number of nuclear tactical nuclear strategy of "Limited Nuclear has shown no apparent interest in "mirror weapons it can deliver against any NATO tar­ Options" or LNOs that Secretary of Defense imaging" its war plans to the Pentagon's. get, and against NATO air bases, fac111ties in Schlesinger introduced in NATO was a great It has tended to view NATO's LNO strategy the rear, and nuclear storage sites. It is also improvement over the hollow shell of "flex- as a mixture of hypocrisy and exportable not surprising that Soviet force improvement ible response." · military weakness. As a result, both NATO priorities differ so sharply from NATO's at­ By the mid-1970's it gave NATO a wide and the Warsaw Pact may be postured for tempts to improve control of escalation or range of options other than the S!OP if the the kind of unintentional tragedy that oc­ collateral damage, such as the "neutron Warsaw Pact attacked with sufficient con­ curred in 1914. bomb." straint to make them meaningful. NATO's NATO's theater nuclear and conventional NATO and the Warsaw Pact have funda­ deterrence was improved because the War­ forces a.re highly vulnerable to a Soviet large mentally different priorities !n improving saw Pact could not attempt to exploit the scale strike. NATO's talk of graduated op­ chance that NATO might not escalate to nu­ tions and sophisticated games of chicken a An excell~nt overview of Soviet doctrine clear weapons because it had no effective may encourage Soviet planners to strike be­ and tactics can be found in Joseph D. Doug­ alternatives between conventional and stra­ fore such games can start, particularly if las's "The Theater Nuclear Offensive," tegic nuclear war. they do not intend to back down in the first Studies in Communist Affairs, Vol. l , Gov't. place, think theater-wide escalation is in­ Printing Office, 1976. 4 Ibid. evitable, and feel NATO might be using dis- July 21, 19 7 8 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22263 cussions of LNOs to encourage Soviet re­ which does not meet until April, society nations and expanded both the number straint and give NATO time enough to executive director Vincent A. Mare::sa ex­ and variety of the programs in which it launch a first strike. plained. He expects, however, that the board engages. These efforts are a vital force Ultimately. NATO cannot fight an LNO will at least approve of the measure where it for international understanding and strategy with sophisticated threats. If it is already in effect, an endorsement that wants to develop an LNO war fi~hting ca­ could give it more exposure statewide. tranquility. For these accomplishments pability, it is going to have to pay for it, and "It seems to have a fair amount of senti­ Lou Wozar should take great credit. pay enough to convince Soviet planners that ment," Maressa said last week from his "Observe good faith and justice toward theater-wide nuclear war is the feasible and Trenton office. "I think by mid-fall (when all nations," said George Washington inevitable result of a breakdown of deter­ the county medical societies resume their just before he died. "Cultivate peace and rence.e regular meetings) it probably will be adopted throughout the state." harmony with all* * *."Lou Wozar has Wolfson and Ratner are pleased by that done just that to the benefit of us all.• STABILIZING MEDICAL COSTS possibility because they believe that wide acceptance of the cost-containment plan among all segments of the health care indus­ BETHLEHEM'S MAYOR SHARED HIS HON. JAMES J. FLORIO try will help its chances of continuing be­ VIEWS OF NEW JERSEY yond the initial six-month period. Both the Gloucester County society and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRES~NTATIVES the seven-county coalition will review the HON. PAUL FINDLEY Friday, July 21, 1978 freeze this winter. If the costs affecting phy­ sicians' charges-labor, supplies, taxes and OF ILLINOIS •Mr.FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, today I a.m insurance-have risen appreciably, the vol­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES inserting in the RECORD an article en­ untary fee limit will have to be lifted or Friday, July 21, 1978 titled, "Fee Freeze By Doctors Spread­ modified to allow for some increases. ing," which appeared in the Gloucester "On the other hand, if this volunt3.ry trend • Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, on a County Times on July 10, 1978. (to keep costs down) should continue and recent visit to Washington, the mayor of The article describes the voluntary the inflation has slowed or stopped, there Bethlehem, Mr. Elias Freij, shared his medical cost-containment measure now will be no reason to raise our fees again," views and his hopes for a Middle East spreading across the State of New Jer­ Wolfson says. peace with several Members of Con­ sey, a movement started by the Glouces­ There is also some evidence that publicity gress. For those who did not have the for the cost-containment program has crossed ter County Medical Society. state lines. Since its inception, WolfEOn and opportunity to meet with him, I am Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the Ratner have been interviewed by Philadel­ placing in this ·RECORD a copy of his Gloucester County Medical Society and phia newspapers and TV stations and by a letter to Secretary of State Vance. The all others in New Jersey that have seen national financial planning magazine !or letter outlines some of the principles fit to join them in this important effort physicians. which Mr. Freij feels are essential to a to help control the ever increasing costs So far, however, the plan has evoked little Middle East peace settlement. of medical care. Hopefully their effort reaction from two of its main targets, gov­ The mayor is regarded as a moderate will serve as a model for other physicians ernment officials and the nationwide Ameri­ Palestinian by observers of the Middle and health care providers across the can Medical Association, reports Jeanne Budd, executive director of the Gloucester East. A Christian, he is a spokesman for country as the Nation attempts to control County Medical Society.e both Moslems and Christians in the West inflation. I am pleased to give the Bank. He openly supports the Sadat Gloucester County Medical Society the peace initiative; he also has close ties to recognition it truly deserves for this fine Jordan. Mr. Freij hopes to see the crea­ effort. The text of the article follows: LOU WOZAR RETIRES FROM STEW­ tion of a Palestinian homeland that will FEE FREEZE BY DOCTORS SPREADING ARDSHIP OF SISTER CITIES have close links to Jordan and close con­ The Gloucester County Medical Society's tacts with Israel. He knows the present effort to sta,bilize medical costs through a Israeli leadership, often meeting with pledge by member physicians not to increase HON. CHARLES W. WHALEN, JR. them in connection with his responsi­ fees for a six-month period is spreading OF OHIO bilities as mayor. He feels that he and across the state. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES they deal with each other well and must The society's voluntary cost-containment measure, which went into effect early in Friday, July 21, 1978 continue to make every effort to do so June, has now been adopted by the seven­ now and during and after a peace settle­ e Mr. WHALEN. Mr. Speaker, I am ment. county Coalition of Southern New Jersey pleased to bring to the attention of the Medical Societies and is scheduled for dis­ Mr. Freij has children in the United cussion by the board of trustees of the state­ House the fact that Mr. Lou Wozar today officially concludes his service as presi­ States and has a close affinity for this wide Medical Society of New Jersey later this country. He sees a U.S. presence in the month. dent of Sister Cities International. West Bank similar to our current pres­ The coalition, a loosely-organized union of Under his direction, that excellent or­ the medical societies in Atlantic, Burling­ ence in the Sinai Peninsula as a critical ganization has flourished and, in so element of a settlement. He also stresses ton, Camden, Ca.pe May, Cumberland, Glou­ doing, has advanced immeasurably the cester and Salem counties, unanimously the need for the United States to take a adopted a resolution supporting the fee cause of international understanding and more active interest in the West Bank freeze two weeks ago, a.fter Dr. Benjamin world peace. The chief executive of a and the Palestinians living there. This Wolfson, the Woodbury psychiatrist who major company in my district and an will be an important step toward proposed the idea, spoke to the group. active leader in many Dayton, Ohio civic strengthening the hand of the moderates According to Dr. Irving P. Ratner, a Wil­ undertakings, Lou somehow managed to in that region as opposed to more radical lingboro orthopedic surgeon who is chairman find the time not merely to be part of elements. In particular, Mr. Freij ex­ of the coalition this year, it is too soon to tell Sister Cities activities, but to energize pressed his concern that certain states how many of the physicians the unit repre­ and direct them. The fact that the orga­ sents will participate in the voluntary fee such as Libya are providing municipal­ limit. But so far, he says, the idea is being nization is so well known and growing, is ities with mayors less responsive to the received with as much enthusiasm at the due to his tireless efforts and brilliant needs of peace with large sums of aid regional level as when Wolfson first proposed leadership. while the moderates receive little sup­ it to the Gloucester County group in May. A self-made man in the classic Ameri­ port. This has a definite impact upon the "I anticipate significant cooperation," said can tradition, Lou once again has ex­ political balance in the West Bank and Ratner, who is also president of Burlington celled in a difficult assignment. In so could be detrimental to the hopes there County's medical society, during a recent in­ doing, he has gained the admiration and for peace. The United States, therefore, terview. "We're hoping that this will catch respect of the many people he has come could play a constructive role by taking on throughout the state." to know here in Washington. This group That could happen after the Medical So­ into consideration the needs of the Pales­ ciety of New Jersey's trustee board considers includes high-ranking American offi­ tinian people, by demonstrating an inter­ the freeze at its next meeting on July 16. cials, as well as many important mem­ est in their well-being, and by developing The board may be reluctant to adopt the bers of the diplomatic community. assistance projects to aid them. This, Mr. plan, preferring to leave that choice to the Sister Cities has increased the number Freij strongly feels, would promote peace statewide group's larger House of Delegates of community affiliations with foreign in the Middle East. 22264 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 BETHLEHEM MUNICIPALITY, Nations Week," and I join with my col­ and is as much in need of our efforts as April 10, 1978. leagues in the House in paying tribute ever before. Hon. CYRUS VANCE, to the courageous people of the captive Secretary of State, U.S. Government, We in the United States have minimal Washington, D.C. nations. understanciing of the intense suffering DEAR MR. SECRETARY OF STATE: As a Pales­ The sentencing of Viktoras Petkus, a which is the inevitable result of being tinian Arab cit!7.en and Mayor of the Holy member of the Lithuanian public group denied the most basic and fundamental City of Bethlehem, I wish to stress that the to promote the implementation of the human rights. Over the past few weeks, Palestinian Arabs in the occupied West Bank Helsinki agreements, along with the many Americans have come a little closer and Gaza areas reject the m111tary occupation Alekandr Ginzburg and Anatoly Scha­ to understanding what it is really like to which is about to complete its eleventh year. ransky trials in the Soviet Union, are be persecuted, harassed, and arrested for The so-called "self rule plan", which Mr. believing what one believes and for want­ Begin presented to the World la.st December further recent examples of the gravest falls in every respect to meet the basic de­ deprivation of human rights and the im­ ing to liv.e where one chooses. They have mands of the Palestinian Arabs and in fact, portance of our commitment as a nation learned from the news reports about the it is a long step backward. The Begin plan to the basic human rights of all people. plight of Anatoly Scharansky, Maria deprives us of our right for self-determina­ Surely we must wonder about the Slepak, Aleksandr Ginzburg, and the tion and of our right for a homeland or a Soviets ability to comply with any SALT many others the Soviets fear and have "house for the Palestinians" in the West agreement, when they have so blatantly persecuted. Bank and Gaza. The Begin plan will be refused to honor their commitment to As the Nation to which many others unanimously rejected by all the Palestinian look for guidance on human rights, we Arabs. the Helsinki accords. If the SALT agree­ There are mixed feelings in the occupied ments are important to us, they must also must constantly strive for the preserva­ areas as to the best course to solve the Arab­ be important to the Soviets, and I deeply tion and extension of basic human free­ Israel conflict. However, there are certain regret that this administration did not dom and rights for all people, regardless basic demands which do have the full suo­ suspend these negotiations taking place of the nation in which they reside. port of the inhabitants in the occupied areas. during the same week that Scharansky Captive Nations Week is a time for all These points call for: and Ginzburg were so brutally sentenced. Americans to rekindle our hope and ( 1) Complete Israeli withdrawal from all Such a suspension would have been a renew our intent to see that freedom and parts of the West Bank and Gaza in accord­ message not only to the U.S.S.R., but to independence are achieved for all na­ ance with Security Council Resolutions 242 tions throughout the world.• and 338 and U.N. Resolution 3236. the entire world, that America deplores (2) The Arab sector of East Jerusalem !s such totalitarian tyranny. The Russians an integral part of the occupied W~st Bank. have, in effect, torn the Helsinki accords (3) Right for self-determination. to shreds. (4) Right for a Palestinian Homelimd or There are now 30 countries on the list PRAISE FOR MILWAUKEE'S FIRST Independent Palestinian state to be deter­ of captive nations under Communist HANDICAPPED EAGLE SCOUT mined by a free plebiscite. dominiation and we may well wonder, (5) Right of Palestinian Arabs to return particularly in light of Soviet actions in HON. CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI and live in the West Bank and Gaza areas. Africa, how long it will be before that OF WISCONSIN A majority of the Arab inhabitants will ac­ list is expanded. cept and welcome a transitional period of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flve years, provided Israeli mllitary forces are Our concern for the basic human Friday, July 21, 1978 completely withdrawn and replaced by other rights-personal, civil, and national-of forces. The composition of such forces may the people of the captive nations must e Mr. ZABLOCKI. Mr. Speaker, I have be the 'KEY' factor in helping to solve this continue not only because it serves their always believed that scouting, because crisis. best interest but, ultimately, because it of the value of the experiences it pro­ Having given this question deep thought, serves our own if democracy is to sur­ vides in forming strong leaders and ded­ I would strongly suggest that during the vive in the world. icated citizens, deserves our praise and transitional period, forces from the U.S., .Jor­ As the leader of the free world, we can­ support. dan and Egypt be invited to take full control not be complacent. It is our duty to This is especially true of scouting's ef­ of the occupied West Bank and Gaza. publicly deplore all human rights viola­ forts to assist the handicapped-efforts The duties of the newly composed forces tions against the peoole of the captive which are exemplified by the story of a will authorize it to: nations and the people of all countries Milwaukee Eagle Scout, Kevin Koehler. ( 1) Be in charge of internal and external security matters. who live under an oppressive government As a commendation for past programs (2) Facilitate the peaceful return of that denies liberty and .iustice to its in scouting for handicapped, and as en­ Palestinian Arabs. citizens. We must demand complete couragement for future efforts in this (3) Help the inhabitants to organize and compliance with the Helsinki agreements important area, I am pleased to share build our "House of Palestine" on free and by all cosignatories. To do less is to re­ the following article from Scouting mag­ democratic basis. ject all that America stands for.• azine about this outstanding young man, (4) Other duties to be set and defined as his accomplishments in scouting for the necessary. handicapped, and the dedicated efforts I believe that such a force will surely help of Scout leaders who made them pos­ to stab111ze the situation and with construc­ IN HONOR OF CAPTIVE NATIONS sible. tive planning, might achieve the dearest WEEK "PERSISTENCE WINS THE GAME" dream for millions in this part of the World­ During the past few months, he has re­ peace and a home for the Palestinian ceived letters of congratulations from vari­ mothers, children and people. ous Scouting executives. the mayor of his Hoping that you will find the time to study HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER city, from both the State's senators as well this proposal, I assure you of my best and OF NEW YORK as the Governor and from the President of sincere wishes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the United States. His story has been fea­ Sincerely yours, tured on two local television stations and ELIAS M. FREIJ, Tuesday, July 18, 1978 in the city's major newspaper. The "Today" Mayor of Bethlehem.e Show in New York has interviewed him. And e Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, this with good reason. On June 7, at court of week marks the 20th observance of Cap­ honor ceremonies, Kevin Koehler became the CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK tive Nations Week, a week designated to first Eagle Scout in the 35-year history of call attention to the many countries of Milwaukee's Troop 152, a very special out­ the world which still do not have the fit. HON. HENRY J. HYDE rights of national self-determination of Of all the boys who join Scouting, only OF ILLINOIS which we of the free world take pride. one percent ever attain the rank of Eagle Scout. No one knows what the percentage IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It points in particular to those proud Baltic nations that once enjoyed free­ is among handicapped Scouts. But in Mil­ Tuesday, July 18, 1978 waukee, although the percentage isn't doms now trampled by Soviet domina­ known, the number is: one. And the name • Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, this week tions. It serves as a reminder that the of that one Eagle Scout is Kevin Koehler. marks the 20th anniversary of "Captive struggle for individual liberty continues Sitting on the couch in the living room of July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22265 his Milwaukee home, Kevin balances the hand. "It was plenty tough," he says, "but I "There was a long list of requirements for large, spiral noteboolt on his lap. Reverently, made it." the Communications merit badge," says he turns the plastic sheets that house the "You weren't the only one who had it Kevin. "One of them was that I had to act letters of c-0mmendation. His mother, Mrs. rough," his mother says, laughing. "Remem­ as master of ceremonies for some sort of Shirley Koehler, sits nearby, smiling at her ber, Kevin, when you had to prepare and cook function. So I held a dance e.t school and was son. Kevin stops turning the pages and three meals in one day?" the disc jockey for it." points qown at a handwritten letter. "This "Those were three great meals," replies "That wasn't too difficult for him," com­ one means the most to me." His mother nods Kevin with mock indignation. ments his mother, "since Kevin was presi­ her agreement. The letter is signed by dent of the student council. Scouting has Norman Schober, Scoutmaster of Troop 152. "Oh, sure they were," counters his mother. She laughs again. "I knew that if the two of literally changed his life. Before Kevin be­ "This man has been much more than just a came a Scout, he was a shy, quiet boy who Scoutmaster to me," says Kevin. "He has us could survive that, we could survive any­ thing." had no self-confidence and a terrible self­ been a close friend." image. But Scouting really got his adrenalin "We have approximately 30 boys in our Much of the success of Kevin Koehler and flowing. It showed him that he could do far troop," said Norman Schober, "all of whom the other Scouts of Milwaukee Troop 152 more than he ever thought possible. His con­ have problems of one sort or another. We can be credited to the principal of Gaenslen fidence has grown tremendously. He is an have boys with muscular dystrophy, cere­ Orthopedic School. Carl Schmidt, who is a achiever," Mrs. Koehler states proudly. "He bral palsy and cycstic fibrosis. Many of our strong enthusiast of Scouting. He has made is a leader." Scouts have multiple problems. Last year, Troop 152 a regular part of the school's cur­ Kevin blushes at his mother's words as he one had cerebral palsy, epilepsy, a colos­ riculum. Troop meetings are held on Friday begins to open the small box. "I do feel, tomy, no voice box and was mentally re­ afternoons during school hours. though," he says softly, "that my reaching tarded and emotionally disturbed. Some of "Every Friday afternoon," said Carl Eagle Scout has given my fellow handicapped our Scouts have severe orthopedic prob­ Schmidt. "you can find the men of the Scouts a goal to aim for. Now that someone lems. We had one boy, born with deformed Kiwanis Club at our troop meeting. There is from our troop has made it to Eagle, they hands, who underwent 58 operations before usually one adult for every two Scouts. In know that at least it's possible." he could even write. After all those opera­ order for these men to come on Friday after­ "Too bad they don't have awards for Eagle tions, he asked me if he could be the noons they must, of course, take time off Scouts' mothers," said Norm Schober. "If troop scribe. We've had scribes who took from their work. I am sure they don't realize there was one, Mrs. Koehler would certainly better notes but we've never had one who the tremendous influence they exert on these get it. She has always been there to listen took more pride in his work than that boy." boys. On Monday morning, I start getting to Kevin's problems and to offer him moral Closing the spiral notebook, Kevin qo.estions from the boys about the troop support. That kind of parent can make the Koehler pushes his crutches aside as he meeting on Friday afternoon. difference in any young person's life, but reaches over and gently lays the book down "Scouting does so much for these boys," especially in the life of a handicapped person. on a table. "When I joined Troop 152 in continued Schmidt. "It gives them the feel­ "Most of the parents of handicapped chil­ 1969," says Kevin, as he sits back on the ing that they are part of a group. Wearing dren, like Mrs. Koehler," continued Schober, couch, "I discovered that, even though it the Scout uniform, or even a part of it, "somehow learn to provide the proper mix of had been in existence for over 30 years, the embellishes that feeling. These Kiwanis men love and discipline. But some handicapped troop had never had an Eagle Scout. I who work with the troop are truly the lead­ Scouts have parents who spoil them rotten. decided right then that I was going to be the ers of our community. They're all successful They pamper the boy to the point where real first one. Of course, I realize that I was one busine='.smen and professionals. How else, but communication is simply impossible. At the of the lucky ones in that troop. Cerebral through Scouting, could our students work other extreme are tne parents who don't try palsy had only affected my legs." with and be influenced by men of such at all. They simply tolerate the boy. A child Norman Schober first became involved caliber"? can sense that. Sometimes, the parents just with Troop 152 through the Kiwanis Club. Kevin Koehler balances the box on his knee leave. Desertion among parents of handi­ Since then he has held virtually every as he talks a.bout the 24 merit badges he capped children is high. The parent of a Scouting position on the local council and had to earn in order to become an Eagle handicapped child has to allow that child to district level. "In 1957, I joined the Kiwanis Scout. "I tell you, in my early days of Scout­ struggle to his full potential but also to be Club of Milwaukee," said Schober. "The ing, sometimes I'd get discouraged. So would ready to give help when it is needed.'' some of the other Scouts. But the men who club has about two dozen committees that Kevin slowly opens the box then work with the troop have such enthusiasm. holds it up for inspection. Inside, on a velvet are involved in community work. I chose You'd push forward despite yourself because the committee that dealt with youth bed, are the Eagle medal, the patch for his you didn't want to let them down. In Scout­ uniform, the Eagle tie clasp and the Eagle because that was the one that included ing, you know, no one is standing over you lapel pin. He returns the open box to his lap Scouting activities. You see, I'd already forcing you to do it. You can quit any time and stares down at it. "That's really some­ been active in Scouting for the past seven you want. But with the encouragement you thing isn't it?" years, I have two boys who became Eagle got from these men, you just didn't want to quit." He looks up after a moment. "The night I Scouts. Anyway, after I joined the youth received this, I was certainly filled with committee, the Kiwanis Club told me the Despite his cerebral palsy, Kevin Koehler mixed emotions. It had been a lot of hard Gaenslen Orthopedic School, a Milwaukee not only earned the 24 required merit badges, work and in that sense I was glad it was over. public school, needed help with its Scout he also earned the Red Cross 50-Mile Swim But in a way, the hard work was fun. I got a award. troop. The troop was already being spon­ feeling of self-satisfaction out of it." Kevin sored by the Kiwanis Club. All the boys in " . . . Swimming those 50 miles was the takes one more look at the symbols of his the troop attend the school, which is totally toughest thing I had to do as a Scout. It took being an Eagle Scout before closing the box. dedicated to handicapped children." a lot of visits to the pool," says Kevin em­ phatically, "to get 50 miles." "I've got a good life ahead of me," says Every new Cub or Scout unit must have a Kevin. "The future is filled with plenty o:t sponsor to offer initial funding, a place to "One of the major values of Scouting for these boys-for all boys-" said Norman new challenges. Since graduating from high meet and the needed manpower. Many Schober, "is that it gives them something school a few months ago, I've been working units, for instances, are sponsored by worthwhile to strive for. If you water down at the VA regional office. Weekends I'm work­ churches or schools. The amount of money the standards, if you make it easy for them, ing at Major Goolsby's, which is a pub and involved in the initial funding is usually then the goals become meaningless. Believe grill. I also plan on attending Milwaukee minimal. Providing a. place for the unit to me, every merit badge in Troop 152 is truly Area Technical College because I'd like to get ,, meet is also normally no problem for the earned. a degree in communications. As far as Scout­ sponsor. Many sponsors, however, accord­ "You can't feel sorry for these boys," con­ ing is concerned, since I'm not officially out ing to Norm Schober, find it difficult to tinued Schober. "When I first began working of Troop 152 yet. I'm going to add some provide the unit with a permanent source with the troop, one of the boys, hobbled with palms to my Eagle Scout award. After that, of manpower. But this has hardly been the crutches and braces, fell down on a ramp. I'd like to become an adult volunteer. Mr. case with the Milwaukee Kiwanis Club and I went to help him up. Although he had a Schober and I have already talked about my its Troop 152. severe speech impediment, I still understood becoming his assistant Scoutmaster. I very "We have a committee of 15 men who reg­ the word he said when I reached down to him-'No.' It took him literally 40 minutes much want to give to other boys what Scout­ ularly work with Troop 152," commented to pull himself up, but he made it and when ing has given to me." Schober. "These men are serious about the he did he looked back at me and said, 'See?' "You can't do all of that," injects Mrs. work they do in both Kiwanis and Scouting. "I worked with six boys for a whole year," Koehler, "you just won't have the time." No one has been on this committee for less said Schober, "on one merit badge. Only two "Anything is possible if you want it badly than five years. Like myself many of them passed. But I think it means more to a boy enough and you put your mind to it," S·ays have been members for over 20 years." to fail at a meaningful goal than to achieve Kevin confidently. "Scouting has taught me Kevin Koehler sits with a small box in his one that isn't." that.'' • CXXIV--1400-Part 17 22266 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 EXXON SUIT DRAGS ON The late Sen. Ph111p A. Hart (D-Mich.), soon as possible for the preparation of had originally asked the FTC to undertake an environmental impact statement for the investi~ation in 1970. Elated when the the planned development. HON. BRUCE F. VENTO complaint was finally filed, even Hart may The assessment team, in cooperation OF MINNESOTA have underestimated the length of legal wrangling that would be involved when he with designated local officials, will then IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES said: prepare a mitigation plan which shall Friday, July 21, 1978 "The sad part is that we won't get a ver­ identify the projected impact, the result­ dict-and relief-for 8 to 10 years. The FTC ing needs, proposals for meeting those • Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, again, the has to prove not just monopoly power, but needs, available resources for meeting example o!f the regulatory agencies anticompetitive behavior. This will mean a those needs, contain an environmental dragging its feet and frustrating law en­ search of millions of documents to confuse impact statement, and any other infc;,r­ forcement has been repeated here in everyone." mation pertinent to the Secretary. Washington. Meanwhile, many of the practices alleged Each State, upon review of individual Attached is an articlf' from the Wash­ in the FTC complaint to be anti-competitive assessment team mitigation plans, will ington Post which reports that lawyers· still go on.e then be responsible for. submitting a are celebrating the fifth year of getting "statewide investment strategy" to the nowhere at the Federal Trade Commis­ Secretary of Commerce, establishing pri­ sion in the so-called "Exxon Suit." orities among proposed uses; and, once I want to share with you the clipping ENERGY IMPACT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978 approved, funds will be made available from yesterday's paper. for implementation of those mitigation The article follows: plans. The bill also provides funding to EXXON SUIT DRAGS ON As LAWYERS CELEBRATE HON. TENO RONCALIO meet emergency needs for public facili­ (By Larry Kramer) OF WYOMING ties or public services in impacted areas The clinking of champagne glasses could IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES following certain requirements. be heard in antitrust law offices all around A total of $150,000,000 for each of fiscal Washington Tuesday night. There was rea­ Friday, July 21, 1978 son to celebrate. years 1979-83 is authorized to carry July 18 was the fifth anniversary of the e Mr. RONCALIO. Mr. Speaker, the out the provisions of the act, to be allo­ famed "Exxon suit" filed by the Federal Senate Committee on Environment and cated on the basis of various factors as Trade Commission, charging the nation's Public Works has spent considerable identified in the bill.e eight largest oil companies v:ith "anti-com­ time developing legislation to address one petitive practices." It's called the "Exxon of the most critical aspects of energy re­ suit" because Exxon was listed first on the source development-the energy im­ IRV SCHWARTZ, ASD CHIEF OF PRO­ complaint-it's the biggest. pacted area. We have enacted, or are in And after five years, the FTC has gone no­ TOCOL, TO RETIRE AFTER 38 where-the agency's still in the discovery the process of enacting, laws to deal with YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE stage and has not yet received one "substan­ virtually every other aspect of providing tive· document from any of the oil com­ energy for the country. Now is the appro­ panies. priate time to establish a plan for com­ HON. CHARLES W. WHALEN, JR. Unquestionably, this case has become pensating those areas completely altered OF OHIO one of the great legal disasters in history. during the process of supplying the Na­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES After the initial filing of the complaint, the tion with energy. case foundered for years in a monotonous Friday, July 21, 1978 filing of papers. I am happy to introduce a bill very similar to the Senate bill, S. 1493, and • Mr. WHALEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise on Then, in February 1976, the FTC filed an this occasion to pay tribute to an out­ 1,800-page request for "substantive docu­ am anxious to see the legislation con­ sidered by the House as soon as possible, standing member of the Dayton, Ohio ment discovery," from the oil companies. community, Irving Schwartz. The defendants said it would be impossible so that the people living in resource­ to comply with such a huge request and abundant areas can plan for the develop­ A transplanted New Yorker, Irv has appealed to the commission. ment which will surely come. The legisla­ earned great respect for his extensive In November 1976, an FTC administrative tion provides :financial and technical participation in many activities both law .Judge agreed with the oil companies, assistance to States, local governments, professional and civic. Next week, he calling the request, and the case that would and Indian tribes suffering economic im­ concludes 38 years of service with the grow out of it, "unmanageable." pact as a result of energy development Department of the Air Force when he But at least he did order the oil companies activities. retires as the Chief of Protocol of the to hand over some "non-substantive" mate­ The bill sets up a cooperative system Aeronautical Systems Division at rials. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In January 1977, the FTC lawyers appealed whereby the Governor or governing body to the full commission to overturn the ad­ of an Indian tribe, State officials, and Irv, a man of boundless energy, en­ ministrative law judge's ruling. local officials comprise an "energy im­ thusiasm, and ability, will not retire in That request sat around until September pact assessment team" which is respon­ the normal sense. The event merely 1977, when the FTC lawyers filed another sible for assessing, for a particular area, means that he will have more time to pleading with their own commission stating the projected energy developme:nt, an-· devote to community undertakings in that they had changed their mind, and de­ ticipated growth as a result of such de­ which he has participated in the past. cided they didn't need all of the documents velopment, anticipated needs for public He has made notable contributions to they asked for in their 1,800-page request. facilities, and available funding re­ the city of Dayton as a member of the Instead, they said they would refile a re­ important plan board and also to Tem­ quest for documents that would be less bur­ sources to meet those needs. The Gov­ densome. ernor is given the option of designating a ple Israel. As a qualified and interested Then last Jan. 12, the FTC lawyers filed an­ local developing district certified under individual, Irv doubtless will continue to other request for documents, which the oil the Appalachian Regional Develo~ment apply his talents to the area of educat­ companies again challenged. Act of 1965 as the assessment team for a ing our young people, a task in which he On May 10, the FTC filed yet another re­ particular area. has been engaged in the past. quest, this time for information concerning To help make this system effective, the Irv Schwartz has given the Federal the computer systems used by the oil com­ Secretaries of departments having knowl­ Government his best during a long and panies. Again, the oil companies are fight­ edge of any planned major development distinguished career. The list of generals ing that request. will be required to provide all relevant who could testify to his saga -:- ity is a long Meanwhile, the Department of Energy's information to those assessment teams. one indeed as is that of his many asso­ Office of Special Counsel, in its investigation ciates at Wright-Patterson Air Force of oil company pricing regulations, has al­ In addition, the Council on Environ­ ready received access to the computers of mental Quality will be responsible for re­ Base. one oil company-Shell- and has asked for vising the National Environmental Policy For me to praise Irv Schwartz is no others. And the Office of Special Counsel has Act to assure that information useful in idle matter since I count him as one of only been in existence for about seven anticipating the impact of such major my oldest friends, back to our student months. development will be made available as days at the University of Dayton. --July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22267 He is an outstanding citizen whose de­ passage of S. 2990 would drastically decrease rorism, I submit the full text of my state­ parture from Government service only U.S. sugar imports and thereby seriously ment before the Subcommittee on Avia­ compromise the fledgling ISA's intent. tion be inserted at this point in the, means the gaining of more of his time 5. Sugar workers would not benefit from by the Dayton community. increased sugar prices. Since workers did not RECORD: Mr. Speaker, I am honored to be able even benefit from the 1974 sugar price ex­ AN ACT To COMBAT INTERNATI0NAL TERRORISM to commend Irv for his many contribu­ plosion, it is highly unlikely that passage of Mr. Chairman and other distinguished tions and to wish him well in his future s. 2990 would result in increased wages for members of the subcommittee: endeavors.• sugar workers. It is a privilege for me to appear before the 6. Higher prices will not result in reduced Public Work's Aviati-on Subcommittee and consumption. Although CFA is firmly com­ to join you in these important proceedings. mitted to measures which will educate con­ You are to be commended for your efforts SUGAR STABILIZATION ACT OF 1978 sumers in a meaningful way of the health to focus attention on the problems of in­ risks associated with sugar ( e.g., restricting ternational terrorism and for seeking pos­ TV advertising of heavily sugared products sible leglslative remedies to these problems. HON. RAYMOND F. LEDERER to children), we are unconvinced that sup­ The sad fact is that living with ter­ porting higher sugar prices will discourage rorism has become a way of life for many OF PENNSYLVANIA consumption. This was not the case when IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES millions of people around the globe. The prices soared in 1974. pattern of terrorism continues to grow and Friday, July 21, 1978 Sheekey recommended to the Committee spread throughout the world. As cooperation CFA's preference of an interim program between terrorists and terrorist organizations e Mr. LEDERER. Mr. Speaker, I would which maintains market prices at about increases, so do the bombings, kidnappings, like to share with my colleagues in both 13.5¢/lb. consistent with the minimum ISA assassinations and hijackings. price. If cost of production should rise above Houses an article in the July 1978 Con­ These acts of terror have become a popular sumer Federation of America News this market price, then a system of direct payments should be used to compensate tool for all those seeking to impose their warning of the dire consequences which efficient producers for the difference. will on a world community which is unable would result from the enactment of S. or unwilling to defend itself. The most Mark-up of S. 2930 is not yet scheduled by frightening aspect of this trend is its arbi­ 2990 and H.R. 12486, the Sugar Stabili­ the Senate Finance Committee. CFA com­ zation Act of 1978. trary nature, where innocent victims are mented on similar measures, H.R. 12486, gripped by the consequences of terrorist Unfortunately, matters affecting the 12667, and 12604, when they were before the sugar policie.; of this Nation have been House Committee on Agriculture. They also activities often being slaughtered for no await markup. apparent reason. As indicated by a PLO ter· afforded a low visibility, allowing legis­ rorist leader in 1970: lation not in the best interests of the The House bills, as well as an Administra­ tion bill submitted on request by Representa­ "There can be no geographic boundaries consuming public or this country to be or moral limits to the operation of the peo­ enacted into law. Serious questions of tive Vanik (D-OH), are scheduled for hear­ ple's camp. In today's world, no one is ings in July before the Subcommittee on innocent, no one is neutral." ethics have been raised concerning the Tude, Committee on Ways and Means, to practices of many of the narrow special which they were jointly referred.• As a product of this insanity, over the interest groups attempting to promote last ten years, worldwide, there has been such legislation. nearly 1000 terrorist incidents resulting in When these practices come fully to the deaths of more than 1300 people and more than 3600 wounded. Unfortunately, light and such legislation is considered URGENT NEED FOR STRONG MEAS­ under current laws and current levels of in­ with the interests of the consuming pub­ URES AGAINST TERRORISM ternational cooperation, more than three­ lic in mind "solutions" as proposed in S. fourths of all terrorists escape punishment 2990 and H.R. 12486 should be rejected for their actions while they are almost cer­ summarily in both Houses of Congress. HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN tain to achieve their aim of gaining wide­ The article follows : OF NEW YORK spread publicity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The conviction rate for terrorists and the SUGAR STABILIZATION ACT OF 1978 length of actual sentences imposed has been In testimony before the Senate Finance Friday, July 21, 1978 unimpressive. While the FBI has a better Committee on May 11 Legislative Director • Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, we have than 90 percent capture rate for criminals Kathleen D. Sheekey raised CFA's objections involved in kidnapping for ransom, a terror­ to S. 2990, the Sugar Stabilization Act of become all too familiar with the bomb­ ist involved in an international kidnapping 1978. ings, kidnapings, assassinations, and hi­ has about an 80 percent chance of escaping 1. The cost of sugar to consumers would jackings that terrorists wantonly com­ capture or death. Sadly, the average sentence drastically increase. Based on estimates of mit. It is not enough to denonuce in­ for those who are caught and brought to the President's Council of Wage and Price ternational terrorism after one of these trial has been only eighteen months. Stability, the restrictions on imports pro­ unconscionable acts grabs the headlines. At a time when the threats of terrorism vided by the Sugar Stabilization Act of 1978 More important, we must develop an are at an all time high, our current domestic would raise the price of raw sugar from its effective policy to prevent these heinous and interna.tional efforts fall way short of present level of about 14c/lb. to 17.5¢/lb. crimes, and in those instances where ter­ the tasks before them. Earlier this year, FBI This 3.5¢ / lb. increase would raise the costs Director William Webster testified before to consumers for sugar subsidies to $2.4 bil­ rorists continue to strike, impose harsh the Congress that the bureau's presently lion annually and add a full percentage oenalties on these international crimi­ strained resources are not adequate to cope point to the Consumer Price Index for food. nals and strong sanctions against those with a major terrorist campaign. In fact, be warned that proposed budget cuts this 2. Cost of corn sweeteners would also rise. nations and groups which support ter­ rorists. year would threaten already existing inves­ Any measure designed to raise the price of tigations of terrorist incidents. sugar above reasonable levels is likely to re­ Testifying on July 19, 1978, before the sult in a further increase in the use of sugar Public Works and Transportation Com­ The people of this nation through their substitutes· such as corn syrup. In opening government must respond to this attack on mittee's Subcommittee on Aviation in the civilized world. We must join together the door to this heavy competition, the sup­ supoort of H.R. 13261 of which I am a porters of S. 2990 could actually push out in seeking to mobilize the necessary forces the sugar farmers they were intending to cosponsor, introduced by the distin­ in this and other nations which would be help. guished subcommittee chairman, the equal to the tac;k of combating the bands of terrorists fanatics and the conditions from 3. Costs would be disproportionately borne gentleman from California, Mr. ANDER­ SON, and House Concurrent Resolu­ which tney spring. We must seek to de:dy a by low-income consumers. Studies by the safe haven to terrorists and to establish U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that tion 72, a measure I introduced, I joined sa.nctions against states which aid them, sugar accounts for a larger percentage of the with several of my colleagues and other harbor them, or fail to prosecute or extra­ budgets of low-income consumers than other concerned individuals in urging the dite them. segments of our population. Therefore, those subcommittee to take expeditious action We must impress upon each other the who can least afford it will be hardest hit by on legislation that would greatly collective threat posed by terrorism. As his­ rising sugar prices. strengthen U.S. efforts to act decisively tory has shown, terrorism begets other acts 4. The Future of the International Sugar against terrorists. of terrorism and violence. Our response can Agreement will be seriously feopardized. Al­ only be to create a dedicated, aggressive, though a stated purpose of S. 2990 is to im­ To share my findings and recom­ cocrdinated, multinational effort to appre­ plement the International Sugar Agreement, mendations concerning necessary actions i, end and punish terrorists wherever and the objective being to stabilize world prices, to be taken against international ter- whenever they strike. We must meet this 22268 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 challenge. As pointed out by the Washing­ nations and peoples that are outraged by the and night schools, a substantial number ton Post in its March 17, 1978 editorial: brazen attacks, assassinations, threats, the of small business persons who have en­ "The terrorists are pressing the question taking of lnnocen t hostages, and other vile whether a government actually exists-or forms in which international terrorism man­ countered various problems as well as ls it only the legal shell of a government, ifests ltself.e those who are preparing for small busi­ with nothing inside? Is it capable of acting, ness careers, can be greatly helped. at last, to preserve itself and public order?" Of course, for prospective small busi­ During the past few years in different ness persons these training programs forums, I have sought to denounce terrorism may be of tremendous value since those and to alert those still unmoved to action, SMALL BUSINESS that terrorist acts feed on each other. A persons would be made more aware of clv111zed society cannot for long fail to re­ potential problem areas and instructed spond to the threats to its very existence HON. PARREN J. MITCHELL as to how to effectively deal with these which are posed by the ever increasing in­ OF MARYLAND problems. In addition, both potential cidents of terror. It is impossible to forget IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and actual small business owners and that the hateful creed of the terrorist ls Friday, July 21, 1978 managers would be niade a ware of the that there are no innocents; any individual additional resources for assistance with­ regardless of age or sex, regardless of station e Mr. MITCHELL of Maryland. Mr. is a potential victim. in the community. Further, these train­ I have had the privilege in the past and Speaker, on numerous occasions, ~ h~ve ing programs would improve the survival in the present Congress of authoring and stressed and reiterated the contmumg potential of many small businesses, and cosponsoring much needed legislation to deal need for more emphasis in the direction would thus have a significant positive with terrorist-related problems. One such of small business development. I would imp~ct on the small business com­ resolution, H. Con. Res. 72 which ls currently like to briefly address that issue and the munity. pending before this Committee, deserves your need for a stronger approach to its in­ Let me further emphasize my feeling attention. The resolution calls for an inter­ national study of the causes of terrorism, corporation into the educatory process. that the increased survival of small busi­ urges the President to both take action It is my feeling-and I am sure that ness will have a significant impact on against nations aiding terrorists, and to seek many of my colleagues in the House will unemployment and on the national stronger international sanctions against agree-that it is imperative that the economy. The Small Business Adminis­ such countries, and strive for conclusion of Congress and the Nation as a whole rec­ tration has cited that small businesses an effective international convention against ognize the need for the development of employ 58 percent of the national work terrorism. new educational and training programs force and that 1 out of everv 10 new In the specific area of air piracy and hi­ jacking which ls currently under study by specifically designed to assist prospec­ jobs is generated in the area of self-em­ this Subcommittee, H.R. 13261 will, as stated tive and established small business per­ ployment. This, of course, would allow by its author, Chairman Anderson, "deal in sons with problems they continually en­ for the succession of more businesses as a comprehensive way with the threat terror­ counter in the daily operation of their well as the generation of more income, ism p'Jses to Americans both at home and businesses. Startling reports from the jobs, products, and services for the bene­ abroad." This bill and similar legislation now Small Business Administration citing the fit of the general population. before you can contribute meaningfully by failure of some 400,000 of the 440,000 Presently, many of us are desparately enabling our nation to deal more effectively ancl. promptly with terrorism. small businesses that are initiated annu­ searching for non;_nflationarv solutions As a compliment to these vital efforts, we ally, are certainly indicative of the dire to the devastating problem of national must encourage the world community to need for such programs. It is fur';her unemployment. The wide-scale introduc­ fully support the existing international reported that 50 out of every 100 small tion of training programs in the area treaties dealing with air piracy and hijack­ businesses starting today will fail in of small business development can be a ing. 2 years and approximately 90 out of 100 giant step in the direction of alleviating The Tokyo Convention of 1963, the Hague will fail after 10 years. Sadly enough, this situation. Hopefully, as we initiate Convention of 1970 and the Montreal Con­ vention of 1971 provide for the classlfl.catlon these facts disturbingly point out t:':lat, new legislative efforts, we can attempt of air piracy as an international crime and after 10 years, only 10 of the original to formulate policies that will be perti­ provide for the extradition or prosecution of 100 businesses will still be virble. nent to the development of new educa­ hijackers. Unfortunately, these conventions During the early days of our Nation, tional and vocational programs of spe­ have not had unanimous acceptance or the self-employed small business person cific application and benefit to prospec­ adherence. could survive with little or no training tive and existing small business owners Recently, however, there have been some and managers.• encouraging signs of an awakening in the or education and with little knowledge world community to threats posed by ter­ of management techniques, technology, rorist hijackings. On November 3, 1977 the and governmental regulations. However, United Nations General Assemby, for the we must now face the fact that the world first time, adopted a resolution condemning of small business is vastly more complex, WARREN, MICH., CHOIR TO TOUR air piracy and called upon all governments to and there is a need for the small busi­ ROMANIA take steps to tighten security and to agree ness person to be proficient in these to prosecute or extradite hijackers. In addi­ tion, at this week's Bonn Economic Summit areas. Oftentimes, the small business HO~ JAMES J. BLANCHARD Conference, the seven heads of state reached owner :finds him or herself wholly unpre­ OF MICHIGAN an important agreement on air piracy-and pared to meet the challenge of our chang­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES terrorism that includes a call for suspension ing economic picture. This is because, of air flights to and from those countries that contrary to what is generally believed, Friday, July 21, 1978 provide assistance to hijackers. many small business people have barely e Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. Speaker, I I urge the members of this Subcommittee a high school education and lack even to seize this opportunity to strengthen these am pleased to take note of an upcoming efforts through the passage of the legislation the rudimentary educational and busi­ tour of Romania by the Warren Woods before it, thereby strengthening our nation's ness management skills. Concert Choir of Warren, Mich. hand in combating terrorism. The terrorist It is known that many of the present The tour is being sponsored by the challenge to the clv111zed world was sum­ programs involving business and man­ Friendship Ambassadors, a nonprofit marized recently in a Washington Post edi­ agement educational training are gen­ organization which has sponsored many torial of May 16, 1978: erally geared to the managers of large tours of foreign countries by performing "The breakdown of law enforcement tends, corporations, and thus have little or no American artists. unfortunately, to be circular. One successful application to the problems encountered crime incites other people with guns to try The Warren Woods Choir will appear the same thing. Demoralization among the in the daily operation of a small busi­ in the fallowing Romanian cities: police spreads. To reverse the deterioration ness. Consequently, the small business Bucharest, Sibiel, Sibiu, Kluz, Trigu requires vigorous political intervention by person finds his options for educational Mures, Poiana Brasob, Piantra Neamt, the national leadership." training extremely limited. Galati, and Olimp. This Subcommittee is playing an impor­ With the incorporation of simple I know that the people of Romania tant role in providing the needed leadership training programs in the basics of busi­ will thoroughly enjoy this fine choir to combat terrorism. Now the United States ness management and operation into from Warren. I feel that cultural as a nation must take the lead to enlist all high schools, colleges, adult education, exchanges of this kind are especially July .62 1, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22269 important because they give people an Provide $650 m1llion in matching grants Washington, D .C., July 12, 1978. opportunity, at a very human l~vel,. to to local communities to rehabilitate their SIERRA CLUB PRAISES BURTON PARKS AND gain valuable insights into d1ffermg parks and recreation systems. RECREATION BILL ways of life. Designate more wild and scenic rivers than The Sierra Club today hailed the passage any bill since the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers of H.R. 12536, the National Parks and Recrea­ I am sending a letter to each of those Act-seven new rivers and nineteen study tion Act of 1978, authored by Rep. Phillip cities and their leaders expressing my rivers. Burton (D., Calif.). as "a milestone in appreciation for their hospitality and Add thirteen new areas to the National conservation." cooperation in this venture. Park System. Michael McCloskey, Executive Director of At a time when there is great tension Add four new trails to the National Trail : he Sierra Clu:O, said in a telegram to Rep. between Eastern and Western nations, System. Phillip Burton: "May we offer our hearty congratulations for your superb work in I believe that this concert tour, which is "There are literally dozens of it~ms in this guiding the omnibus parks bill through tb:e organized in a spirit of international bill that are essential if we are to protect House of Representatives. We think this is a friendship, will help strengthen. the and manage our national parks at ~11 ade­ milestone in conservation. Your skill and bonds of good will and understandmg.e quately," said Hunter. "It's high time that pe:severance made it possible. We are im­ someone took the initiative and did this job. mensely grateful. We look forward to carry­ It should have been done years ago. We'll all ing the work forward now in the Senate." benefit from Rep. Burton's good work." · After the passage of the bill in the House, PARKS PACKAGE PRAISED Linda M. Billings. a Washington Representa­ AMERICAN RIVERS tive for the Sierra Club, said: "We are elated CONSERVATION COUNCIL, that this major legislation passed the House HON. GEORGE MILLER Washington, D .C., July 12, 1978. with such a large margin of support. Rep. OF CALIFORNIA The American Rivers Conservation Council Burton deserves high praise for his vision and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hails H.R. 12536, the National Parks and courage in crafting the legislation and for Recreation Act of 1978, passed by the House his political skill in guiding it to victory. The Friday, July 21, 1978 today as a landmark measure in the preserva­ bill has made great strides towards bringing e Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. tion of our natural heritage. This will be by a number of prog:ams forward which have Speaker, I would like to note the out­ far the most significant addition to the Na­ made very slow progress over the past dec­ tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System since ade. We are particularly pleased with the standing accomplishments of my col­ the original 1968 Act. In addition to the des­ provisions for wild and scenic rivers, national league, the gentleman from Califom1a ignation of 7 rivers and authorization of 19 trails, national park wilderness, urban parks (Mr. PHILLIP BURTON). His quiet efforts studies for potential additions, the bill in­ recovery. and new areas protection such as toward attaining a more perfect degree cludes several policy measures which should the Santa Monica Mountains, the Chatta­ of environmental quality through an ex­ improve the wild and scenic rivers program hoochee River, and the Pine Barrens. We are pansion of our national parlrn and rec­ and encourage river preservation action by also gratified that the bill settles some long­ reation areas will remain a symbol for the states. standing controversies such as the lower Chairman Burton and the National Parks c3.nyons of the Rio Grande, the middle Dela­ future generations of what can be don~ Subcommittee are to be praised for the vi­ ware River and Tocks Island Dam project, by the collective wisdom of concerned sion they showed in putting this package and Mineral King Valley in California. We Members of Congress, and their leader. together. H.R. 12536 will go far towards im­ urge the Senate and the Carter Administra­ On this issue, it wa::; Mr. BURTON who proving the quality of life for future tion to look favorably upon this legislation provided that leadership. generations. and to insure its enactment in this The gem of the whole bill though is the Congress." More than a decade has passed since wild and scenic designation for the Middle the last· major legislative initiative af­ Delaware River. This will help resolve a long JULY 13, 1978. fecting this Nation's parklands has been standing threat to one of the most outstand­ Representative PHILLIP BURTON, considered by the Congress. The National ing natural areas ln the East and allow the House Office Building, Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, origi­ recreational use of this marvelous resource Washington, D.C.: nated by Mr. BURTON, is an accumulation within a days drive of one auarter of the U.S. May we o!fer our hearty congratulations for of loose ends and incomplete thoughts population. Meyner's vote defeating the your superb work in guiding the omnibus Thompson amendment was a real high for p3.rks bill through the House of Represen ta­ th~t have remained during the past dec­ those who care about our nation's rivers and ti ves. We think this is a milestone in con­ ade of near neglect. natural areas. ConQ'ratulations to Chairman servation. Your skill and perseverence made I offer, for the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Burton and Conizressoersons Kostmaver, it possible. those comments by four ma.ior environ­ Meyner, Fenwick, McDade, and all the others We are immensely grateful. We look for· mental groups that relate to this legis­ who attributed to this great victory. ward to carrying the work forward now in lation and to Mr. BURTON'S foresight. the Senate. AMERICAN RIVE'ltS MICHAEL MCCLOSKEY, The efforts of the Sierra Club, the CO"-"E'1VA'T'IO'N' COUNCIL. Executive Director, Sierra Club. Wilderness Society, the Friends of the Washington, D.C., July 17, 1978. Earth, and the Amer:.can Rivers Conser­ Hon. PHTLLIP BUJlTON. FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, vation Council were .impressive in shor­ Chairman. Subcommittee on National Parks San Francisco, Calif., July 18, 1978. ing up support for the bill. and Insular Affairs Hon. PHILLIP BURTON, We can only hope that the Senate can DEAP. CONGRESSMAN BURTON: Congratula­ Rayburn House Office Building, act judiciously and without haste to oass tions on a job well done on a bill for which Washington, D.C. you can always be proud. The National Parks DEAR PHIL: Friends of the Earth congratu­ this bill and to send it on to President and Recreation Act of 1978 is the biggest lates you for your leadership and vision in Carter for his signature into law. step forward for the National Wild and putting together H.R. 12536, the National ) PARKS PACKAGE PRAISED Scenic River System since its 1968 enact­ Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, and for so ,i The Wilderness Society heaoed praise on ment. and is of similar importance for other skillfully steering this historic bill through the National Parks Omnibus Bill passed by asoects of t'he strugizle to insure that future the House of Representatives. the House of Representatives today. E!enerations will ha•,e the oooortunity for This omnibus bill not only addresses the outdoor recreation and for experience with need of the American people for additional Calling it "the most imoortant parks legis­ the natural world. lation since the establishment of the Na­ parks, wild rivers, and recreation areas, it Together with the Redwoods, Boundary recognizes that we must act swiftly to pro­ tional Park System," Celia Hunter, Executive Waters, and Alaska legislation which you Director of the Wilderness Society, praised its tect our scenic resources from development. and Chairmen Udall and Seiberling have Our California office is most familiar with the chief sponsor, Rep. Phil Burton, who "de­ fostered, the 95th Congress is certain to be threats to areas in this state included in your serves tremendous credit for the outstand­ remembered as a high point in the preserva­ bill, Mineral King, the Santa Monica Moun­ ing job he has done in pulling together this tion of our natural environment. tains, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, remarkable piece of legislation." We will do all we can to insure that these etc.... Certainly the threats in other parts The b111 if approved by the Senate will: bills are passed by the Senate and signed by of the country are no less great. Designate more national park wilderness the President in as strong form as they H.R. 12536 is not only one of the most sig­ than any b111 since the 1964 act establishing passed the House. Our press release on H.R. nificant pieces of environmental legislation the National Wilderness Preservation Sys­ 12536 is enclosed. to come before the Congress, it is one of the tem-almost quadrupling the amount of Sincerely, most constructive. In recent years, both the national parks wilderness. HOWARD BROWN. Congress and environmental organizations 22270 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Jiily 21, 1978 have had to spend far too much time in He had to withhold income taxes for all ture growth could move us a long way in the fighting off attacks to existing parks--open of his employees, and himself, and send the right direction. pit mining in Death Valley, logging outside money to the Internal Revenue Department. of Redwood National Park, and the conces­ He had to withhold and pay the Social Then, Dr. Greenspan addressed him­ sionaire scandal in Yosemite, were just three Security tax for all of his employees and pay self to the recent attacks on Kemp-Roth, such battles in California. There has been the same amount himself for all of his em­ attacks that it would be inflationary, by little time left to devote to protecting new ployees and himself. He had to pay state putting it in the context of what our areas, as you have do·.1e in H.R. 12536. unemployment tax, tax on all supplies and choices are: Many of the proposals in the omnibus bill equipment he purcha!:ed and taxes on every­ It strikes me that those who label Roth­ have been brought up time and time again thing for his own personal use. Also, real but have not been acted upon for one reason estate taxes, personal property taxes and Kemp as inflationary are assuming the same or another. H.R. 12536 has been accurately type of federal expenditure growth which dozens of hidden taxes. has created our current problems. There is characterized as "catch up" legislation. But With the amount of reports he had to file it took your hard work and dedication to give no auestion that should we continue on the he probably paid an accountant $100 a current path, we will be running large defi­ the Congress the opportunity to catch up on month or spent nights trying to make out the urgent business of preserving our nat­ cits and highly inflationary fiscal policies. the forms and learn how to be a tax expert. But this would occur with, or without, Roth­ ural and historic resources. He also had his company and personal in­ . We hope the Senate will not wait long to Kemp. Our problem is that we tend to spend come tax returns to make and unless he had whatever we have. The great advantage of follow suit. professional help he could mess it up and Sincerely, Roth-Kemp is that it would restore a signifi­ stand the chance of drawing penalties for cant part of the normal increase in tax reve­ CONNIE PARRISH, improper returns. Or, appear before a court California Representative.e nues coming from the growth in the econ­ which literally says you are guilty before you omy to taxpayers, rather than employing are tried. If a small busine!:sman would keep them for new expenditure programs. It is not a record of the hours he puts in doing book­ Roth-Kemp that is inflationary, it is the keeping and collecting for governmental process of federal outlays which Roth-Kemp TAXING PROBLEMS agencies, and would charge them for it, he may succeed in curbing. could ask for one tax-free year. Let's assume that this publisher had put Dr. Greenspan's written testimony fol­ HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI aside the a.mount of money necessary to pay lows in its entirety: OF ILLINOIS his withholding, Social Security, sales tax, TESTIMONY OF ALAN GREENSPAN BEFORE THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES real estate tax, income tax and his unem­ SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TAXATION AND ployment tax, and an emergency hits his Friday, July 21, 1978 DEBT MANAGEMENT, COMMl'ITEE ON FI­ family-his wife or kids get sick, or in an NANCE, JULY 14, 1978 • Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, Carl accident, and he runs up big hospital and I support the Roth-Kemp Tax Reduction Richards, retired editor and publisher of medical bills. Or, he gets sick for a long Act as a vehicle that will help us break away period and cannot make money for the news­ from an economic policy which looks in­ the Palos Regional, a local newspaper paper. A federal or state sticker appears on serving my district, can best be described cre.:1.singly unlikely to resolve the problems the door. facing this country. as one of the deans of the weekly com­ An auction of the newspaper plant and munity newspaper. Carl is a homespun We are confronted with an insufficiency of equipment was td have been held Tuesday. investment and a disturbing shortfall of philosopher as well as a discerning jour­ We couldn't have gone if they had been risk-taking. We have observed, as a conse­ nalist. giving the machinery away. We couldn't quence of growing inflation fears, an in­ Therefore, I wish to insert into the stand to see 10 years of hard work crushed creasing unwillingness on the part of the RECORD the editor's note and column of and destroyed by a giant federal government business community to commit to longer­ that has long forgotten that our flag once Uved assets: That is to the future of this the July 6 Palos Regional which I com­ flew over "The land of the free."• mend to the attention of the Members: country. The ability of the market economy · TAXING PROBLEMS to address future imbalances has accordingly been weakened and productivity and real in­ Carl Richards was lucky. His newspaper come growth have slowed. We have experi­ survived. But countless other publications FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE COUN­ enced over the years a gradual deterioration have not been able to cope with the monu­ CIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, in fiscal restraint and allowed budget expend­ mental tax increases incurred by i-mall busi­ itures to expand in excess o! the capacity ness owners. This tale, reprinted from his ALAN GREENSPAN, TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF THE KEMP-ROTH of our economy to finance them. While our column of April 14, 1977, is of one such un­ political leaders are rhetorically eloquent on lucky publisher. TAX RATE REDUCTION ACT AND matters of fiscal restraint, their specific de­ This column is especially timely in light ANSWERS THE INFLATION QUES­ cisions based on short-term polltical pres­ of the recent success of California's Proposi­ TION sures seem inexorably to pad federal outlays. tion 13, dubbed the property taxpayers' re­ I had hoped that the recent rhetoric for volt. fiscal restraint would lead to a curbing of Richards told this editor that he thinks HON. JACK F. KEMP expenditure growth, thereby gradually re­ that politicians across the nation will now OF NEW YORK ducing the federal deficit and removing the have to listen to their constituents who are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES inflaticnary pressures from our economic demanding that taxes be cut. system. The recent inflationary upsurge has We stopped at the front door of a small Friday, July 21, 1978 apparently put some fiscal backbone into town newspaper plant last Thursday and the executive branch and, clearly, the prod­ read a sign which said that the business has e Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, the former Chairman of the President's Council of dings from their constituents have produced been closed by order of the Internal Revenue a number of new converts to fiscal conserv­ Service. Economic Advisers, Dr. Alan Greenspan, atism in the Congress. Fi­ That meant only one thing-the publisher testified last week before the Senate However, with increasing pressure on the had not paid his taxes. nance Committee's Subcommittee on financial side of our economy, the chances of We do not know the name of the pre.sent Taxation and Debt Management in sup­ a recession within the next two years are publisher, nor why he didn't (or couldn't) port of the Kemp-Roth Tax Rate Reduc­ now better than even. I fear that when pay his taxes, but we do know the couple who tion Act. Dr. Greenspan was Chairman confronted with economic weakness and a founded the paper 10 years ago, and some of the Council under President Ford and newly rising unemployment trend, much of of the pa?er's history. is now president of Townsend-Green­ the recent fiscal restraint will dissolve. New It was started by a couple with five or six & short-term fiscal stimulus would then throw children and everybody in the family worked span Co., in New York City. the prospect cf budget balance indefinitely on the paper. They served their community Dr. Greenspan testified: into the future and, presumably, add Uttle to and most people in town seemed to like them. I support the Roth-Kemp Tax Reduction real growth. After five years of hard work they gave up. Act as a vehicle that will help us break away A new approach must be initiated, one He told us that he just couldn't make a living from an economic pollcy which looks in­ which has a fighting chance of breaking us with the paper and he got himself a Job with creasingly unlike\y to resolve the problems out of this discouraging cycle and restoring some company in Michigan. fa-0ing this country. long-term balance to our budget and econ­ We hear that the same pattern existed omy. We need the equivalent of Proposition with the present publisher. A new approach must be initiated, one which has a fighting cha.nee of breaking us 13 for the nation as a whole Roth-Kemp In the past 20 years the federal, state, combined with modest restraint in expendi­ county and local governments have piled so out of the discouraging cycle and restoring many taxes on those who operate a business long-term balance to our budget and econ­ ture growth· could move us a long way in that it ls a wonder that there are any small omy. We need the equivalent of Proposition the right direction. businesses left. Let's see what faced that 13 for the nation as a whole. Roth-Kemp Are there risks in the Roth-Kemp pro­ small publisher. . combined with modest restraint in expendi- posal? Of course there a.re. But the level of July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22271 risk in initiating such a fiscal policy is less, and those who are hired or upgraded as the the rate of inflation, we must halt the and the potential rewards significantly economy expands-namely the middle and proliferation of Government spending. greater, than the course which we now ap­ middle-lower income earners. To argue that the Roth-Kemp or Steiger initiatives help The Government cannot solve all of our pear to be following. problems or provide us with everything. Let us remember that the basic purpose the rich at the expense of the poor is short­ of any tax cut program in today's environ­ sighted. Everyone should benefit, the poor The article provides an excellent in­ ment is to reduce the momentum of expendi­ most of all. sight to the problems facing farmers and ture growth by restraining the amount of Finally, let me address the issue of the in order to share it with my colleagues revenues available and trust that there is a effect on increasing tax rates on the tax base. the text follows: political limit to deficit spending. For if ex­ Unless we initiate a new policy, we wlll pre­ FARMERS REAP Loss ON INFLATION-CONSUM­ penditures are not curtailed in line with tax sumably continue to allow inflation to boost ER Goons Go UP AS CROP PRICES SLIDE reductions, or if tax cuts do not greatly ex­ effective tax rates, thereby increasing the burden on investment and initiative in this (By Bradley Graham) pend taxable incomes, a tax cut is an illusory NORTH PLATTE, NEBR.-Alice Phelps has the increase in real purchasing power. Inflation country. We will surely, in the process, give lip service to cutting taxes and will periodi­ patient, tolerant look that comes from a will eat away at whatever increase in nomi­ lifetime of farming. She is generally slow to nal incomes is produced. cally cut rates, but not enough to offset fully the inflation tax. There are those who believe anger and quite diplomatic about most Hence, any tax program must be associ­ that we have already reached the point where things. Which is why her friends continue ated with programmed curbing of growth in taxation has become counterproductive, that to elect her to hear.i the local Farm Bureau outlays. Fiscal 1978 receipts are currently further increases in tax rates will erode the chapter, her protestations to the contrary. estimated at $401 billion. Under current tax tax base and thereby increase the federal But the other day she was obviously dis­ law, extended, the January budget projected deficit. While eviden~e is lacking, we know turbed. Her visitor from the East, simply revenues of $608 billion for fiscal 1981 and in principle that there is a point where in­ did not understand the facts of farming. He $686 billion for fiscal 1982. Roth-Kemp would creased tax rates become counterproductive had suggested that current high food prices probably reduce 1981 revenues to about $500 to economic growth. meant farmers were getting rich. billion, still 25 percent above the current "Don't blame us for inflation," she said in fiscal year, and to approximately $560 billion The problem is that we are unlikely to be aware we have reached such a point until her most admonishing way, which is very for fiscal 1982. Even if Roth-Kemp did noth­ effective. Whereupon she rose from her kitch­ ing to enhance the economic outlook im­ perhaps three or four years after the fact. There is no way analytically to ascertain en chair, walked to a cupboard and reached plicit in this January's budget, a balanced for a box of Post Grape Nut flakes. budget by fiscal 1982 under Roth-Kemp developing stagnation except in retrospect. Unfortunately, once that stage is reached, "This box of cereal costs $1.04. It weighs would still allow a rise of 5V2 percent an­ 18 ounces. Know what's in it?" She glanced nually in federal outlays during the next as the British have sadly concluded, the pain, economic and social, in rever.;: ing it, is close at the side of the box. "Basically, wheat and four years. The implied level of fiscal 1982 barley. Know what a bushel of barley is sell­ outlays, I might add, would be precisely to intolerable. The British have North Sea oil to help them in their transition back to ing for today? About $1.75. A bushel of wheat the amount that President Ford recom­ economic sanity. No such bonanza seems goes for about $2.50. Each bushel weighs 50 or mended in his January 1977 budget. To the pending for the United States. We must 60 pounds. That's a lot of cereal." She extent that the Roth-Kemp bill enhances avoid, at all costs, slipping into the British paused. the economic outlook beyond that embodied disease. in the January forecast, revenues would be "No, inflation doesn't make us richer," higher and expenditures could grow faster Can we say with a reasonably high degree Alice Phelps said, "only poorer." than 5V2 percent annually and still reach a of assurance that we are not now, nor are we After several days in this central Nebraska balanced budget. about to, approach a rate of taxation which town, it is readily apparent that the current wlll engender economic stagnation? While I round of inflation has been more bane than It strikes me that those who label Roth­ suspect that we have not as yet reached the Kemp as inflationary are assuming the same boon to crop farmers. In fact, inflation has danger point, there is surely enough periph­ struck here with a vengeance. For while the type of federal expenditure growth which eral evidence on investment shortfalls and has created our current problems. There is prices of consumer goods have been acceler­ lagging basic research to give us sufficient ating upwards, ·the wholesale prices of grains no question that should we continue on the concern that we may be entering a level of current path, we will be running large have slid to hardship lows. effective taxation which could cause us It was only a short while ago that this deficits and highly inflationary fiscal policies. trouble. But this would occur with, or without, Roth­ agricultural community knew very good Kemp. Our problem is that we tend to spend Since the cost of stagnation politically, times. In 1974, thanks to a surge in world whatever we have. The great advantage of soci:dly and economically is so large, we have demand for American grain, crops here were Roth-Kemp is that it would restore a sig­ to lean over backwards to avoid it. A program selling at record highs of $4 per bushel and nificant part of the normal increase in tax of well structured tax cuts and expenditure more. Now, a bushel of dried corn can't revenues coming from the growth in the restraint is an insurance policy we badly fetch above $2. economy to taxpayers, rather than employ­ need.e In the meantime, the prices of farm ma­ ing them fer new expenditure programs. It chinery and farmland, sparked by the bump­ is not Roth-Kemp that is inflationary, it is er farm profits and splurge in farm spending the process of federal outlays which Roth­ INFLATION CZAR of several years ago, have anything but re­ Kemp may succeed in curbing. versed themselves. A 125-horsepower tractor There is some inflationary risk involved in which sold for $14,000 in 1973 is on the mar­ the Roth-Kemp bill. It does, in the very HON. CHARLES E. GRASSLEY ket today for $31,293. An acre of prime farm­ short run, increase the federal deficit. It OF IOWA land has soared in price from $800 to more does create the types of risks we shouldn't IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES than $2,000. have to be taking. But fiEcally irresponsible It is this disparity between the prices policies have brought us to the point where Friday, July 21, 1978 farmers can get for what they sell and the we are required to use the type of sledge • Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. Speaker, in re­ prices they are having to pay for what they hammer approach embodied in Proposition cent weeks we have seen much atten­ need that irks them the most about infla­ 13 to break us out of a stagflation oriented tion. It doesn't seem fair to them that some policy scenario. We appear to have a poten­ tion given to the problem of inflation. prices should rise while others slip back and tial very substantial backlog of capital in­ We even now have an ''inflation Czar" they get caught in the squeeze. "If every­ vestment, which is being stifled by high risk who is supposed to lead us in our fight thing fluctuated as grain prices do, we'd do and required rates of return. This backlog against inflation, which is again recog­ all right," said Glen Phelps who, with Alice, could be activated if we can somehow create nized as our country's No. 1 problem. grows corn on several hundred acres north of greater incentives and increase confidence in Yesterday, July 20, 1978, an article ao­ town. "But they don't. They go up and up cash rates of return on future investments. peared in the Washington Post with the and then just stay there." Such an investment boom would generate a Farming used to be a lot simpler, and broad expansion in economic activity, in pro­ title "Farmers Reap Loss on Inflation." farm life more sheltered from fluctuations ductivity and, hence, in standards of living. The article accurately points out that in national and world markets. Now, every­ The structure of the Roth-Kemp bill is in farmers have also suffered from the high thing seems affected by everything else. The the right direction. But, I would go further. rate of inflation with which we are now tone and tempo of life on the Plains has I would prefer more emphasis on corporate having to live. Farmers have had to en­ changed, and inflation ls part of the change. tax cuts and cuts in the upper-middle and dure this high inflation on top of the low Glen Phelps recalled that his parents 30 upper income brackets. Hence, I am also in commodity prices many of them received years ago had a dairy farm and would trade favor of the Steiger Amendment which could milk and cheese with neighbors in return compliment Roth-Kemp. Such a program last year and the adverse weather con­ ditions which hit some parts of the coun­ for meat and vegetables. "We didn't deal would certainly enhance incentives and ex­ with money then. We bartered for things. pand investment and economic activity. try. Today, everything is money and inflation. I Those who would benefit most from such a We all must realize that inflation hits wouldn't mind going back to tra.ding with tax cut are those who exist at the margin of everyone. It is a hidden tax which leaves the neighbors." the economy, those who are most vulnerable no one untouched. If we are ever to re­ The Phelps a.re still largely independent to unemployment when the economy sags, gain stability in our economy and lower of the stores in town. Alice grows Just about 22272 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 everything ima.glnable in the garden and necessary $50,000 for a new irrigation system all in jeopardy. Unless there is some the family draws its meat from the cattle they and storage bin. raise. But Alice stlll must shop for staples Though on pa.per inflation has turned some change in the Soviets• repressive policies such as coffee, sugar and flour. Many of her here into m111109-aires, farmers say they have and a movement toward the respect of friends, she said, have abandoned their gar­ had to work harder than before to g-et their human rights is indicated, the Soviets dens altogether. "We've all become some­ farms to pay. They say they have no fat left should not have the privilege of hosting what spoiled, I guess," she noted. to cut. Their only choice ls to become more the 1980 games. Farmers here stress how little influence efficient. The last time a country hosting the they have over the price of food. They say Ernie Mehl, a beet farmer, called in a con­ Olympic games was involved in a cam­ they themselves are at the mercy of uncon­ sultant from International Harvester to tell paign of antisemitism, the world did trollable forces, including the weather, the him how to improve his operation. The re­ demand for grain exports and-something sult: he now grows be-ets in 30-lnch rows in­ nothing to respond and, therefore, acted that's currently on everyone's mind in stead of in 22-lnch ones and uses bigger in support of the Nazi propaganda effort. Nebraska-grasshopper plagues. The ones equipment to harvest them. Gerald Beattle, a. Not only did the United States fail to really responsible for lnfi.ation, they say, are grain farmer, also hired a consultant when boycott the 1936 Olympics, but the the groups that can control prices, and do. the c·ost of pumping water went from $15 to American team cooperated with the A favorite target ls labor unions, repre­ $50 an acre. Nazi request to remove two American sented in North Platte by the Union Pacific With farmers investing what money they athletes from competition because they Railroad. The railroad operates a large round­ have back in their farms, towns like North house just west of town and employs about Platte have be-en seriously affected by a slump were Jewish. To remove the Olympic 15 percent of the county's eligible work force. in retail sales. Sales here grew only 2 percent games from Moscow would signal our Every farmer interviewed sooner or later la.st year-"Hardly enough to keep up with refusal to allow any country to again mentioned the Union Pacific, claimed its inflation," said Gary Toebbln, director of make such a disgusting display of workers were overpaid, and blamed lnfia tlon North Platte's Chamber of Commerce. Wil­ hypocrisy. on it-at least in part. liam Dletemeyer, president of the First Na­ A few weeks ago, I wrote to the presi­ Big business, too, comes in for a scolding tional Bank of North Plattee, spok·e of a dent of the International Olympic Com­ in these parts, charged with manipulating "new conservative attitude" he has seen mittee in Lausanne, Lord Michael Mor­ supplies to raise prices artificially and fatten among farmers. profits. "Lots of folks remember how the Over 80 percent of the farmers in this area ris Killanin, urging the committee to price of fertmzer nearly doubled in 1974 nartlclnate in eome kind of federal agricul­ speak out against the exploitation of because of a reported shortage of natural tural support program, receiving payment these games by the Soviet Union made gas," said Ron Sobotka, manager of a local from the government either for storing their evident by its campaign to eradicate grocery store. "The next year you could get grain or letting some fields lie fallow. While from its major cities critical elements all the fertilizer you wanted. The same thing the"e programs help pay farm bllls, they are which may be visible during the Moscow happened w1 th the supply of baling wire here hardly enough to keep up with the inflation Olympics. I am writing again with my a short time a.go." rate. farmers say. As much as farmers talk about the ad­ Allee Phelns said the most sl'>e can hone colleagues to urge the removal of the vantage in pricing that comes from being for le; that i:rraln prices wlll not stav at their games in Moscow. organized, they have stubbornly resisted at­ current depres"ed level long, but rise as be-ef I urge my colleagues to join me in co­ tempts to create a national coalition. Part prices have recently. It ls all a matter of sponsoring House Concurrent Resolu­ of the reason may be found ·1n that tradi­ s1mnly and demand she knows and all out tion 1268 calling for the removal of the tional sense of righteousness, of rural piety, of her control. 1980 Olympic games from Moscow. Let which stm prevails here. Part of the reason But she won't leave farming. She lilres us also ask other countries to join us may be found in the fierce independence life in the countrv she i::ald and the in­ in this effort and in our forthcoming farming seems to breed. denendence of farming "I also llk'e to watch t1"•.1ngs llrow" i::be added with a smile. "It sanctions against the Soviet Union's con­ In any case, the American Agricultural tinued persecution of Soviet Jews and Movement, which stirred many to drive their gives me satisfaction." e tractors to Washington last fall, flzzled here monitors of the Helsinki agreement.• and elsewhere in the spring when planting time came. "They all went back to their own 1980 OLYMPICS SHOULD NOT BE LARGO WORLD BAND OF GOLD farms," said Ha.rlon Luttrell, this area's farm HELD IN MOSCOW extension a.gent. "No one really believed they would strike like they threatened to, not when it came right down to giving up a HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG HON. WILLIAM LEHMAN OF FLORIDA year's crops." OF FLORmA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The cry of hard times on the fa.rm seems IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to ring inconsistent with the looks of the Friday, July 21, 1978 expensive rigs standing in the fields here. Friday, July 21, 1978 The tractors and oomblnes a.re large and • Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, powerful and come equipped with air condi­ e Mr. LEHMAN. Mr. Speaker, in the on the evening of Julv 27, three new gold tioning, stereo speakers and even telephones. aftermath of the Soviet trials and sen­ medals will be arriving in the United But these, farmers say, have simply become tences of Anatoly Shcharansky, Alek­ States. These medals were won on the the tools of the trade. "It's not a. question of sander Ginzburg, and other Soviet Jews playing field, but a musical, not an ath­ how we can afford them," said Luttrell, "but and monitors of Soviet compliance with letic playing field, and the players who whether we could do without them. Farming the Helsinki agreement, we must let the marched off with the gold medals were isn't a. small scale operation anymore. The Soviets know that we will not tolerate capital investment necessary in a !arm today not discus throwers or skiers, but 210 ls enormous. The mowers; the mixers, the such outrageous abuses of human dignity talented young band members from the sprayers, the loaders, planters, rakes, balers, and blatant disregard for international Largo Senior High School in my dis­ tractors-the average investment per farmer covenants. There is no alternative except trict. They will be bringing their medals ls somewhere a.round $120,000." to increase our efforts to seek freedom with them as they triumphantly return This figure, Luttrel said, has increased with for these courageous people and to apply from Europe where over the weekend of inflation, not only because machinery costs more sanctions to the Soviet Union link­ July 15-16, they marched away with the more today, but also because the average ing human rights violations with tech­ World Band Title at the World Olympics size a fa.rm must be in order to be economical nological and cultural exchange pro­ has increased-and larger farms require of Music in Kerkrade, Netherlands. larger machinery. grams. Competing against 250 bands repre­ On the other hand-and h-ere ls the only The most effective way to tell the So­ senting 26 nations, the Largo Band of benefit higher prices have had on farmlng­ viets that we will not acquiesce to their Gold, as they are more familiarly known, the tremendous appreciation in land values disregard of human rights and the Hel­ captured their first gold medal in the has meant an increase in personal equity for sinki agreement is for our Government concert section, playing a medley includ­ the many farmers who own their own land, to support the removal of the 1980 Olym­ ing works from Beethoven to the allowing them to borrow more to finance pic games from Moscow. Not to take this Beatles. They outdistanced all competi­ more expensive machinery. kind of action, in effect, makes the tion in the show section by scoring 175 "Land is the best thing you have going for to you in th-e credit market," said Lee Harris, United States an accomplice the acts out of a possible 180 points, to win their a. 41-year-old corn farmer from nearby Cozad we so strongly deplore. There is no neu­ second gold. And, in placing third in the who bought his 2,500-acre spread in 1971 tral stance that absolves us from the march section, garnered sufficient points for about $800 an acre. Harris estimates his moral responsibility of acting to resist to win the third gold medal, the one land is now worth at least $2,000 an acre, the violation of human rights, for to fail awarded to the all-around winner of the I and last year he found it easy to borrow the to do so places the human rights of us competition. July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22273 / Winning is nothing new to these Michaelle, Lents, Michelle L., Levesque, Kar­ mittee of the Assembly voted to release the youngsters, a class AA show band of olina M., Lichter, Linda, Lowery, Tammy, bill without any recommendation pro or con. world standards, winners of national pa­ Lundeen, Patricia, McConn, Kevin L., Mc­ An amendmen.t approved by the commit­ Ginnis, Kathleen M., and McGinnis, Kay A. tee would enable unregistered voters to cast a rade, concert and field championships, McClelland, Lisa Ann, McClure, Carolyn ballot after bringing proof of residency to the and in this very same competition from M., MacFarlane, Christine, Mack, Lanette, polls. Prospective voters would have to be which they have just emerged as world MacMillen, Mary Ann, Mahoney, Linda M., ac::ompanied by a sponsor registered to vote champions, they were last year winners Manion, Robert, Mann, Elain, Mickel, Linda, ln th::i.t district. A second amendment would of two gold medals. Credit must be given Milford, Pamela, M111tello, Bruce J., Miller, provide a 25-day period after the election !or to the community which has so loyally Kelly Jo, Morrow, George W., Maston, Jo officials to verify residency. supported them, their own mayor, the Anne M., and Moore, Kathy P. Fraudulent registration would be punish­ Honorable Warren Andrews accom­ Murphy, Teresa, Mu,grove, Martin H., able by a fine of up to $1,000, a three-year Navan, Jeffrey, Nelson, Dena, Nelson, Jerome prison term, or both. panied them to Europe and to their fine L., Norris, Valerie K., Okerstrom, Valerie K., The theory behind the bill is that the de­ musical director, Bob Cotter, whose tal­ Patton, Eugene, Patton, Gerald, Pickerill, cline in voter participation is due to the ent and tireless effort has helped de­ Lori, Proplesch, Carol E., Proulx, Jeffrey A., inconvenience of the current voter registra­ velop and to maintain this musical orga­ Puccinelli, Laura Sue, and Quade, William. tion process. By allowing registration and nization at such a high level of excel­ Ranson, Bradley, Revere, Karen Anne, voting in one simple process, the theory goes, lence. But for now, I think the spotlight Revere, Mary Louise, Revere, Michele Anne, the state would be opening up the franchise belongs to this very wonderful group of Riedel, Karen Anne, Rinard, Patrick W., Rob­ to many people who would otherwise not erts, John C., Roden, Paul J., Saranceni, vote. boys and girls who have once more Michelle, Schloss, Anthony J., Schroeder, Al­ Republicans generally oppose the bill be­ helped to prove that the United States bert W. Jr., Schroeder, Anna L., Schwersky, cause they believe most of the new voters is the very best. Steven E., and Seebacher, Allen B. will be potential Democrats. I wish I could introduce my colleagues Seery, Thomas J., Sheffield, Lorna L., We oppose the bill the way it now stands personally to the members of this band Singer, Michel M., Sipek, George C. Jr., for other reasons. which has so ably represented our coun­ Smaridge, Pamela E., Snyder, Gary L. Jr., First, it will be an easy avenue for fraud. Stevens, Mark D., Sweetman, Patricia L., We have no problem imagining party regu­ try in world competition, but since I can­ Tapia, Paul, Tapia, Richard Jr., Tice, Mar­ not, I would at least like to share with lars merrily skipping from municipal clerk jorie L., Thomson, Mary Francis, Trippett, to municipal clerk, vouching for each other's you the names of the members of the John E., Tyrie, Eileen L., and Uden, Kevin A. residency. There would have to be better "Largo World Band of Gold." Urban, Gail M .. Van Peer, Nicole S., War­ safeguards against this easy kind of fraud. Abel, Linda, Allen, Thomas J., Jr., Alvarez, dell, Wendell 0., Warner, Daren J., Watson, Second, if they wanted to truly open up Silvia, Anderson, Calvin, Ansell Karen M., Robert F., Wilkowski, Laurie P., Wilson Jynne the franchise, why did legislators limit in­ Ansell, Kristine E., Aridizzoni, Tracy Jo, J., Wilson, Vickie S., Wise, Craig E., Wise, stant registration just to generai elections? Arvold, David A., Babson, Jane, Babson, John Dean, Whitmill, Deborah A., Whitmill, Donna In many countries primaries are where the E., Jr., Bailey, Cynthia Ann, Badders, Rebecca M., Whitmill, Roseanna, Wolf, Jami L., Wolf, action is. Of course, they are also where or­ S., Bandaret, Lynda Sue, Bechard, Brenda, Katherine E., Woodside, Elizabeth J., Wot­ ganizations have the most control. Maybe Bell, Shari Lee, Benedict, All:l.n J., Berglund, ring, Deborah L., Wunderlin, Mark W., Wun­ party heads are fearful they will lose power Lori, Berkihiser, Rhonda, and Bernard, Tena. derlin, Michael E., Yunko, Tamara C., Kubler, Gary L., Erickrnn, Debra Ann, Hall, Thomas, if the electorate can register and vote as Berry, Marilyn C., Bignott., Terri Lisa, party members in one day. Bingaman, Kerry, Bobzin, Barbara L., Boelk, and Warner, Derek L.e Third, the bill doesn't provide additional Laura Ann, Boe~k. Nancy T., Bolinder, Leon­ funds to cover the potentially enormous ad­ ard J., Borruso, Melissa, Bouxsein, Tanya L., ministrative expense municipalities must Brash, Jody, and Brash, Mary. APATHY bear as a result of instant registration. In Brittain, Steven, Brown, Jennifer L., Wisconsin, which has a similar statute, Brown, Lori, Brown, Sharon Rae, Brown, 216,000 people registered and voted on Elec­ Teresa A., Burridge, Wendy M., Butterworth, HON. HAROLD C. HOLLENBECK tion Day in 1976. Teres::i. Lee, Butts. Steven J., Cannady, OF NEW JERSEY The major defect in the bill, however, Thomas, Capitanio, Lilliana, Carlson, Carolyn IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES can't be addressed by amendments. It is t!he A., Carlson, Catherine A., Carmichael, Crystal Friday, July 21, 1978 underlying assumption that democracy will Lynn, Chambers, Pamela J., Chambers, automatically be strengthened by having Stephanie, and Cody, Nancy. • Mr. HOLLENBECK. Mr. Speaker, it is more voters turn out at the polling booths. Collins, Lesley, Orowningshield, Alice E., often helpful for Members of Congress to This may have been true 30 years ago, when Davidson, Robert, Demarco, Lori Dana, Diehl, consider actions taken at the State and many states had poll taxes, property require­ Ronna Jean, Dobson, William A., III, Domi­ ments, grandfather clauses and other legal nick, Daniel L., Donahey, Sean K., Dort, local level before trying to pass Federal barriers to voting for whole groups of people. Glenn K., Drown, James R., Dunbar, Shelley legislation in a particular area. Although But these have been eliminated, as have Lyn, Duser, Susan 0., Edington, David, El­ the election day voter registration bill, many of the physical impediments to regis­ more, Gloria P., Engleka, Cynthia M., Estep, H.R. 5400, did not reach the floor last tration. Janet, and Flatten, Amy Kathleen. year, it might be helpful to us in future Today, most people don't vote simply be­ Flinner, Valerie Ann, Fontain, Troy N., years to study the effects of similar pro­ cause they feel their vote doesn't make a Fuller, David, David, Forde, Steven M., Forde, posals in individual States. difference. They feel politics is an irrelevant Theresa Ann, Fuoco, Robert A., Furry, Dora In that regard, a recent editorial by the game participated in by two-bit players con­ Sue, Furry, Jason, Fussell, Lisa C., Garrett, cerned only with power or wealth. Dawn M., Garbutt, Robert, Gear, Tamara Hudson (N.J.) Dispatch vividly illus­ California's Proposition 13 and other ref­ Rae, and Oiesegh, John. trates some of the problems inherent in erenda have hit a responsive chord in voters George, John A., Ouchemand, Kevin R., recent State legislation. The editorial partially because they permit voters to di­ Gulliver, Maryfrances C., Gundel, Robert H., takes special note of the real reason for rectly affect the operation of a government Haasl, Frank X, IV, Haddle, Brian K., Hall, low voter turnouts: apathy. The chal­ that seems to ignore them. Instant voter reg­ Cynthia D., Hamilton, Alison P., Hancock, lenge for us is not mandate automatic or istration aside, then the message for poli­ Elisha Ann, Hancock, Kenneth J., Harrison, 1-day registration procedures, but to ticians ls that when voters feel they can make Andrew T., Hartzell, Todd William, Harrison, demonstrate to the electorate the con­ a difference, they will go to the polls.e Janet A., Harvey, Jeffrey J., Hensel, James E., tinuing strength and vitality of the Hickey, Monica Lee, Hickcox, Mark E., and democratic process. Higgins, Craig. I insert the Dispatch editorial into the A SALUTE TO STEVE ACUNTO Higgins, Judith, Higgins, Joan, Hoffman, Beverly Gale, Holroyd, Donna M., Howard, RECORD for the benefit of my colleagues: Neal, Hullett, Bonnie, James, Joni, Jasmer, EDITORIAL HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER Daniel P., Jawors, Baron, Jeworski, James L., The instant voter registration bill sounqg OF NEW YORK Jobson, Jennifer C., Jodrey, Donald S., John­ good on paper. It's the practical effect we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son, Kimberley K., Johnson, Sonia L., John­ have qualms about. son, Susan K., Jones, Patricia A., Kahn, Julie If it becomes law, New Jersey residents Friday, July 21, 1978 L., Kampka, Tammi, Keller, Elizabeth M., could register and vote in general elections Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, I am Kennedy, Teresa, Klein, An.a Marie, Klein, on the same day by going to the municipal e Margaret E., and Kleinsorge, Thomas J. clerk or the county election office and pre­ delighted to have as one of mv constit­ Kleinsorge, Willtam J., Koller, Donna, senting a driver's license or otheT "suitable uents. Steve Acunto-an outstanding Kravako, Tammy L., Kroger, Linda M., identification" or merely having a register3d citizen who gives tirelessly of himself to Kuenn, James, Kuntz, Jeffrey, Lamelle, voter vouch for them. people of all ages. Steve is a devoted fam­ Karen, Laplante, Christine A., Laplante, The bill passed the Senate last February ily man who has helped countless young Michael A., Lancaster, Timothy D., Larosa, and yesterday the State Government Com- people in Westchester develop their 22274 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 sports potential. I am pleased to share one does something wrong, there should be family aspects of the current welfare with my colleagues an article which ap­ a mandatory sentence for the wrongdoing. program, and even of some of the pro­ peared in the Westchester Rockland Sometimes young people get into trouble be­ ca u , e of the company they keep, or because posed reforms need further study and newspapers in honor of Steve: of peer pressures. But stm they have done improvement. Much of this very essen­ SALUTING ACUNTO, A VERY SPECIAL DAD something wrong and should be punished tial review is currently being undertaken (By Helen Ganz Spiro) for what they have done." by the family impact seminar at George Mention the name Steve Acunto in most What about the upbringing of his own Washington University. The FIS, headed any home and chances are one member, or children? "I was a strict father," he says. by Sid Johnson. an extraordinary tal­ even all members, of the family will connect "Maybe my children resented it, but later on ented man, has been engaged in the de­ his name with either boxing, Little League, they realized that what my wife and I did in ve1opment of policy analysis techniques bicycling, politics, journalism, or radio. the way of disciplining them, was for their own ~ood." so that this Congress will be able to act. There are few children, teenagers, or adults far more wisely in developing legisla­ in Westchester County who have not at And how will this Father of the Year spend some point or other crossed paths with today? His wife, Mercedes, and their four tion which will benefit, and not inter­ Stephen Acunto II ... father, teacher, coach, children and grandchildren will spend the fere with, family life. The second arti­ sportsman par excellence, columnist and day together, as they have in many years cle which I am submitting today de­ radio sportscaster, whcse high principles gone by, at the "big house on Fletcher scribes the very important work of the have been instilled in many. Avenue."e family impact seminar, which deserves And it is for this reason we feel the title the support and attention of every Mem­ of Westchester Father of the Year 1978 ber of the Congress concerned with fam­ should be bestowed on this man whose love IMPACT OF LEGISLATION ON ily life. for children, devotion to fair play, is undis­ FAMILIES puted. [From the Wall Street Journal, July 11, 1978) There are few children who don't know WHEN WELFARE FAMILIES KNOW THEIR him from the ballfield, where he has been HON. GEORGE MILLER RIGHTS very much in evidence with Little Leaguers. OF CALIFORNIA (By Bradley R. Schiller) As an examiner and teacher of safety meas­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ures for cyclists his lectures are hard hitting, In offering his welfare reform proposals but with en ulterior motive ... safety. He Friday, July 21, 1978 last year, President Carter noted that "the is a fammar figure with a pair of boxing welfare system is antiwork and antifamily." gloves on, teaching youngsters self defense, Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. It is antiwork because it provides income Speake'!', as a Congressman whose major guarantees to those who don't work, and im­ sparring with the older set, or Just giving an poses high taxes on the wages of those who exhibition. legislative interest lies in the area of children and families, I strongly support do. It is antifamily because in most cases it Acunto is mentor to thousands as well as disqualifies poor fam111es that remain intact father to his own four children, now adults­ efforts to remove antifamily policies with an unemployed or low-wage father. Stephen III, Laura Markevitz, Stephanie, and from Federal laws. After laboring over There has never been any serious disagree­ Donna. foster care and adoption reforms for ment about the theoretical impact of the Natives of Staten Island, the Acunto fam­ over 3 years, as well as several other welfare system on the emp'oyment or fam­ ily moved to Westchester in 1935. "My father, matters, it is evident to me that there ily stab111ty of poor families: The system is the original Stephen, was quite comfortable, do exist many extremely antifamily pro­ indeed both antiwork and antifamily. What and he bought the house we presently live in has kept the welfare debate alive for so long on Fletcher Avenue. It has always been visions in Federal laws, many of which we in Congress would be surprised to is that the actual antiwork and antifamily known as the 'big house' and has been the effects of the welfare system have not been center of family activities." learn exist. that large. Acunto senior was a professo:- of music, In particular, I would like once again For example, one out of four welfare a composer, a music critic and then president to point to the financial incentives for mothers holds a job at least part of the year, of a piano company, the sportsman recalls. the breakup of the family which are despite the fact that the welfare system may "When I was graduated from St. Francis contained in the present foster care pro­ take away as much as 67 cents out of each Xavier High School in New York my family gram. We will continue to pay hundreds, dollar she earns. Even more remarkable is wanted me to have a professional career ... the fact that one out of 10 welfare mothers to become a lawyer. But somehow that even thousands, of dollars a month to works full time, despite the very high tax wasn't what I wanted. Guess I was sort of a keep a child in foster care (often far (as much as 67 percent) imposed on her maverick. longer, or in far more costly a setting very low wages (around $3 an hour). "I liked to hang out at Stillman's gym and than necessary for the benefit of the Such evidence suggests that welfare moth­ watch the boxing greats train," s,ays the man child) , but we will not pay adoption ers have a much stronger work ethic than who presently is director of the Crime Pre­ supports to a qualified family willing to most Americans (as Leonard Goodwin docu­ vention Unit and Youth Activities Unit of give that child a permanent home. We mented in some fascinating Brookings Insti­ the County's Sheriff Department. (Through tution studies) or that they respond "irra­ the years his vocation has been as a sales­ have not developed the necessary, and cost-effective, review procedures to as­ tionally" to market incentives. The irration­ man, a teacher of phfsic,al education, and ality argument is based on the premise that with a bank.) sure that children are removed from the welfare mothers are not completely informed But of all his avocational sports, boxing system at an appropriate time. about the loss of welfare benefits implied by has always been Acunto's favorite and during Thus, the studies all show that as a decision to work, either before or after they the years he frequented Stillman's he boxed many as two-thirds of the children in take a job. in exhibition bouts with some of the top notch professionals. "That sport," he says, foster care are inappropriately placed. A The same kind of discrepancy between study by the New York Comptroller last theory and practice is evident with respect "helps teach youngsters discipline and con­ to the antifamily provisions of the Aid to fidence," two traits he considers vital. year showed that the cost of these in­ appropriate placements in New York Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) "Youngsters need and want to be disci­ program. There is a very strong financial in­ plined first at home by their parents, then in City alone is in excess of a quarter of a centive for poor fathers to desert their fam­ school by their teachers and then in snorts. billi01~ dollars. llies, as desertion of the father (in fact or Boxing teaches young people to discipline Many of these problems could be rem­ in appearance) makes the mother and chil­ themselves by keeping physically fit, training edied with the comprehensive, and dren eligible for welfare (AFDC) benefits. to participate in the sport and then to re­ widely supported reforms contained in In view of this incentive, it is truly amaz­ spect the ab111ty of their opponent. It's also a ing that nearly three million poor fammes­ way to teach kids self confidence to face the H.R. 7200, which this House ap­ proved over a year ago. Inaction by the incl uding over 11 million indivlduals---con­ life," Acunto says. tinue to be headed by a male, despite the He feels children aren't born bad, but they other body has not only delayed enact­ fact that nearly all of these fammes would do have to be steered and taught, sternly ment, but has contributed to the unnec­ be better off financially if they split up. and lovingly. first by their parents, and then es5ary costs of foster care, to the very What should one conclude? Do poor people by their teachers. "Young people can go bad great detriment of thousands of children have stronger family ties than the rest of us? at an early a~e if oarents give them too many who have unnecessarily entered, or re­ Or don't they understand the complexities material things. Giving a child everything is mained in inappropriate placements. of the welfare system? never the substitute for spending time and Once again, I call upon the Senate to Recent evidence from the continuing wel­ sharing interests with one's offspring." act expeditiously on the child welfare fare experiments in Seattle and Denver pro­ Acunto, the man who has been honored by provisions of H.R. 7200. vides some answers. The basic intent of the numerous local and national organizations, experiments is to test the impact of dif­ whose manner is gentle and who radiates But foster care is not the only prob­ ferent welfare-benefit provisions (especially kindness, is critical of plea bargaining and of lem area. As the attached article from higher guarantees and lower tax rates) on jails that are like country clubs. "If some- the Wall Street Journal notes, the anti- poor fam1lies. However, the most "startling" July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22275 finding reported to Congress by the Stanford one-third of those with preschoolers. The ris­ family as a threat to the full independence Research Institute economists conducting ing divorce rate, the increase in single-parent and liberation of women. the study is that the experimental families hom:eholds and the growing career aspira­ Focusing on the family can also seem are splitting up faster than anyone expected. tions of women are all shaking the founda­ threatening to advocates of "self-acutaliza­ Indeed, the rate of family break-up increased tions of the traditional family structure. tion," and to those who believe that "doing by 61 percent among black families and by Furthermore, the findings of the well­ your own thing" precludes compromise with­ 58 percent among white families after they known Coleman report of the mid-1960's had in a larger social group. "There's been tre­ began participating in the experiment. stressed that family was more important to mendous interest in self-actualization and The initial reaction to this extraordinary a child's development than school or other self-fulfillment, but I think it's gone too increase in the rate of family breakup has influences. Profe~sionals realized more than far," Mrs. Ooms asserted. "People need some been greeted with dismay by welfare officials. ever that they could not study children in rootedness, some sense of responsib111ty." HEW has been quick to point out that the isolation, as if they were laboratory animals, Seattle-Denver experiments do not provide but also had to consider social and economic For all its faults, the seminar seems to be the jobs promised by President Carter's wel­ forces. saying, the family will, and should, endure. fare reform proposal, and that such jobs A third source was political, since Mr. John­ "I find some family talk nauseatingly sweet," might foster greater family stability. But son, the seminar director, had spent six Mrs. Ooms said, "but it is still the most in­ such responses not only obscure the fact that years as staff director of the Senate Subcom­ tense way in which we get meaning in our President Carter's proposals also contain mittee on Children and Youth under then lives." antifamily incentives, but miss a more Senator Walter Mondale. fundamental point; What really distin­ The seminar was establishe:l in early 1976 guishes the welfare experiments from the with the idea of testing the feasibUity of a BALANCE(S) OF POWER SERIES­ regular welfare system is the amount of In­ family impact statement, similar to the en­ SOVIET INTENTIONS AND DOC­ formation provided to welfare recipients. vironmental impact statements now required TRINES IV(i) Families in the Seattle-Denver experi­ for legislation affecting the environment. ments are completely informed about their Some advocates wanted to push the idea welfare rights and the consequences of em­ through Congress immediately, but Mr. John­ HON. JOHN BRECKINRIDGE ployment and family break-up for their wel­ son felt it would be better to study the con­ OP KENTUCKY fare benefits. By contrast, most welfare fam­ cept and let it "bubble a bit." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ilies are uninformed about welfare regula­ tions and must go to extraordinary lengths A SENSITIVE ISSUE Friday, July 21, 1978 to obtain clear, succinct answers about their Family issues touch on highly emotional welfare rights. and controversial subjects, and there is no e Mr. BRECKINRIDGE. Mr. Speaker, In other words, the distinguishing feature one model for a successful, functioning fam­ current Soviet military doctrine, adopted of the welfare experiments is that they en­ ily. The sensitivity of the issue was demon­ by the party in the late 1950's, "requires courage "rational" behavior. In so doing, they strated recently when Secretary of Health, that the Armed Forces, the country and are quickly closing the gap that has long Education and Welfare Joseph A. Califano the whole Soviet people be prepared for existed between welfare theory and welfare Jr., announced a two-year delay in the White the eventuality of a nuclear-rocket war." fact. House Conference on Families after different This doctrinal decision required a new The current welfare system is in fact both groups had started squabbling over the choice antiwork and antifamily, and we have not of director and the orientation of the con­ strategy, which was made known to the yet witnessed the full implications of its ference. West in August 1962, through the pub­ perverse incentives; the Seattle-Denver ex­ The seminar consists of 22 experts in the lication of Marshal Sokolovskiy's Mili­ periments have provided a preview of what field of family study, who meet periodically tary Strategy. Further explanations of lies ahead. The question now is whether to guide and review the work of the small Soviet military doctrine and strategy Congress will be sufficiently impressed by professional staff. Right now, the staff is have been presented since that time in this glimpse of the future to undertake seri­ drafting some model impact statements. hundreds of Soviet books, pamphlets, ous welfare reform before the full burden of The first model concerns the Federal Gov­ and articles. Subsequent events, such as the present system is evident. ernment as employer and evaluates the ex­ the Cuban missile crisis, the Nuclear perience of about 140,000 employees who have [From the New York Times, June 24, 1978) Test-Ban Treaty, and SALT negotia­ been working on flexible time schedul~s. tions have not altered their basic pro­ STUDYING GOVERNMENT ROLE IN FAMILY The seminar members believe that the im­ (By Steven V. Roberts) visions. Development, production, and pact of work on family life has long been un­ deployment of Soviet weapons systems WASHINGTON, June 23.-When A. Sidney derestimated. As Haley Bohen, chief author Johnson's mother took sick recently, he of the model impact statement put it, "the have been in accordance with stated wanted to care for her at home. But since. competition between time for work and time military objectives and principles. Medicare will pay for a nursing facility and for family has become a growing problem for Despite the clarity with which Soviet not for home-based care, it would have been an increasing number of Americans." more expensive to keep his mother in her military doctrine and strategy have been own house, surrounded by her own family. According to an interim report published in stated, many Western analysts through­ April, many workers say that flexible work out the 1960's misinterpreted or ignored This sort of situation infuriates Mr. John­ hours improve their morale and give them son and his colleagues at the Family Impact their basic thrust. While seeking to find Seminar. Their purpose is to determine ways more time for such family-related events as internal dissension among the Soviet po­ that government can help families cope with doctors' visits and school days. litical-military leadership, Western ana­ an age of bewildering change. But all too CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE lysts have failed, as a group, to inform often, they find, government hurts more than The second subject for a model impact the public about the fundamental tenets it helps. statement is the foster ca.re system, which of military doctrine and strategy upon Supported by several large foundation is directly influenced by government policy. which Soviet military-political policies grants, the seminar is one of dozens of Seminar studies show that many foster chil­ institutes and agencies that have sprouted dren are allowed to drift in a sort of limbo, are based. around the country in recent years to exam­ since government regulations make it diffi­ I should like to continue my ongoing ine the family and its role in modern Amer­ cult to reunite them with their biological Balance(s) of Power series by initiating ica. But unlike some of these researchers, families or put them up for adoption. herewith a Soviet Intentions and Doc­ who act more like morticians, the seminar After two years of study, the seminar staff trine book in addition to my book I pre­ staff believes that the family is in good has realized that many of the key decisions viously printed, and books II and III health. "The family," said Ruth Hubbell, the affecting fammes take place on the local now appearing regularly in the RECORD. seminar's research director, "is still the best level, where service.s are delivered, rather than way to do a lot of things, such as raising chil­ My first selection is by Dr. William F. at the national level. The hours of a hospital Scott, Colonel USAF retired, appearing dren and meeting economic needs." clinic or after school day care center, for Theodora Ooms, the deputy director, senses instance, can be far more important to a in the Strategic Review, summer, 1975, a reaction against "professionalism" and the family than a Congressional vote on welfare and entitled, Soviet Military Doctrine notion that families do not know what is best policy. Accordingly, the seminar is also trying and Strategy: Realities and Misunder­ for themselves. "We have to change practices to develoo a sort of checklist for consumers, standings. The first part of Dr. Scott's to meet family needs," she said, "rather a set of questions that can be asked at city article follows: than take over family functions." council meetings or in letters to the editor, I. REALITIES CHANGES IN THE SOCIETY which would help illuminate a policy's im­ It has been said that the scholastics of Impetus for the seminar came from several pact on families. earlier ages spent days in endless discussions sources, among them the devastating societal Since the seminar places top priority on considering, for example, how many teeth changes currently affecting the family. Over the family, it encounters some resistance should be in a horse's mouth. Writings o! half the mothers with school-age children from groups that have other goals. Some fem­ Plato were examined for views that might are now in the work force, as are more than inists; for example, see the emphasis on shed light on this matter. The size and shape 22276 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 of a horse's head, as found in paintings of Hence, the m11itary doctrine of the Soviet regime was firmly established, the content that time, were carefully studied. Finally, Union, first formulated in the early 1960s, of this work essentially was the same as that after centuries of scholarly analysis, the club and the strategy which stems from it, often of both earlier editions, which had appeared rulen were broken. Although reportedly later have been misinterpreted or ignored in while Khrushchev was in power. ostracized, one man finally dared to go into a both the United States and Great Britain. By 1967 the Soviets rapidly were approach­ stable and there opened the mouths of a If we are to negotiate success.fully with ing nuclear parity with the United States. number of horses and counted the teeth that Soviet politica.l-m111tary representatives, we Parity provided a nuclear umbrella under each possessed. Thus the scientific age was .first must understand their military doc­ which their own conventional forces might introduced. trine and strategy, regardless of how ir­ be employed, if desired, providing additional It is difficult, and often impossible, to ob­ rational it may appear. Only through this options. However, the Soviet leadership was tain first-hand information on the Soviet understanding can we appreciate the con­ careful to assert that these new possibilities Union. Of her 400 largest cities over 325 are tinued militarization of the Soviet Union, for the use of non-nuclear forces did not les­ closed to foreigners. Less than three per cent and the nature of its military forces. sen the significance of the nuclear weapon. of the total Soviet land area can be visited A CONCEPT OF DOCTRINE Tn 1968 Lt. Colonel V. M. Bondarenko, Candi­ by foreign tourists. However, in matters of The first key to understanding Soviet mil­ date of Philosophical Sciences, was tasked to military doctrine and strategy Soviet writings itary affairs is to recognize the significance explain this modification to Soviet military are remarkable revealing. The Party-military of doctrine. "The nuclear age demands above doctrine: leadership apparently wants the entire nation all a clarification of doctrine." With refer­ "!n our times conditions may arise when to understand fully the reasons for the mas­ ence to nuclear weapons, "only a. doctrine in individual instances combat operations sive defense effort, and what is expected of which defines the purpose of these weapons may be carried out using conventional each individual. and the kind of war in which they a.re to be weapons. Under these conditions, the role of There is no excuse today for mere specula­ c0nven1-iona1. m"'ans and the traditional serv­ employed permits a rational choice." Fur­ ices of the armed forces are greatly increased. tion among Western analysts about the ther, "strategic doctrine transcends the prob­ basic content of Soviet military doctrine and It becomes necessary to train troops for lem of selecting weapons systems. It is the various lrinds of warfare. This circumstance strategy. We have readily available a vast mode of survival of a society." amount of Soviet military and political­ is sometimes interpreted as a negation of the We might reflect on the situation in which con1-Pmp::>rary revolution in miiltary affairs, mili tary writings. To ensure that mill tary we in the United States find ourselves in doctrine is not misunderstood, Soviet spokes­ as its conclusion. men are clear and concise. In this period of 1975. "In the absence of a. generally under­ "One cannot agree with this opinion. The detente and negotiations, Soviet readers are stood doctrine, we will of necessity a.ct hap­ point is that the new possibilities of waging reminded: hazardly, conflicting proposals wm compete armed struggle have arisen not in spite of, ' with each other without an effective basis for "Placed in a nutshell, the Soviet military but because of the nuclear missile weapons. their resolution." We might consider our They do not diminish their combat effective­ doctrine, as Marshal R. Ya. Malinovskiy own mmtary planning and attempts to ne­ wrote, states that: the next war, if the im­ ness, and the main thing, they do not pre­ gotiate in light of this statement: "The clude the possible use of such weapons. All perialists manage to unleash it, will be a de­ quest for numbers is a symptom of the ab­ cisive armed conflict between two opposing of this forces the conclusion that the present social systems; according to the character of dication of doctrine." situation is one of the moments in the revo­ the weapons employed, it will inevitably be a The above views on the importance of doc­ lution in m111ary affairs. It flows out of this thermonuclear war, a war in which nuclear trine were expressed by Dr. Henry Kissinger revolution, continuing it, instead of contra­ weapons will be the principal means of de­ in 1957. His plea. for the need of doctrine dicting it. livering weapons on target. This war will be was never faced, or perhaps never under­ "On the basis of this, we are able ,to define characterized by an armed struggle of un­ stood, by the political and m11ita.ry leaders the contemporary revolution in military af­ precedented ferocity, dynamic, highly mobile in the United States. However, within one fairs, as a radical upheaval of its develop­ combat operations, the absence of continuous year after his book, Nuclear Weapons and ment, which is chara-cterized by new capa­ stable front lines or distinction between Foreign Policy, was published, his concepts bilities of attaining political goals in war, front and rear, greater opportunities for deal­ were being quoted by Soviet theorists. By resulting from the availability of nuclear ing surprise strikes of great strength against 1959 his book had been translated by Voyen­ missile wea1:>0ns to the troops." both troops and the deep rear areas of the izdat, the publishing house of the Soviet The continuity of Soviet military strategy belligerent countries." Ministry of Defense, and could be found in can be seen in a book published in mid-1973, Scientific-Technical Progress and the Revo­ After quoting ,from this 1962 work by the military bookstores from Leningrad to Kha­ barovsk. The Soviet political-military leader­ lution in Military Affairs. Statements in this late Soviet Minister of Defense, the Soviet book can be traced directly to the 1962 writ­ authors of the SALT era go on to assert: ship grasped the significance of doctrine, so well expressed by the then-Harvard professor. ings of Marshal Malinovskly and to all three A future war will inevitably be intercon­ According to Soviet theoreticians, the basis editions of Military Strateg•1. According to tinental in scope and most destructive in the authors of this post-SALT I work: character, resulting in the death of hundreds of the new Soviet m11itary doctrine was an­ nounced by the First Secretary of the Com­ "The basic positions (principles) of strat­ of millions of people, with whole countries egy are based on the conclusions of Soviet being turned into lifeless deserts. But the munist Party in his report to the Supreme Soviet on January 14, 1960. (This explana­ military doctrine and at the same time they struggle to victory cannot be restricted to elaborate and make these conclusions con­ nuclear strikes, hence the war may drag out tion is given even today, although Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary at the time, crete, giving trem the character of theoreti­ and require the protracted straining of all cal and practical rules of solving different the forces of the Army and the nation prac­ subsequently became a. non-person.) A more detailed explanation was given by Marshal tasks of pre!)arat1on for and waging the tically to the breaking point. Naturally, the armed struggle. ultimate victory can be achieved only as a. Malinovskiy when addressing the XXII Party Congress the following year. In De­ "Soviet military strategy examines and re­ result of the joint efforts of all the services searches world war in contemporary condi­ and arms involving the participation of mass cember 1962, within weeks of the Cuban Mis­ tions, if the imperialists unleash it, as a armies millions strong. sile Crisis, a. further explanation of the new doctrine was given in yet another work by decisive clash of two opposed world social­ The Soviet military doctrine requires that economic systems, in which both belligerent the Armed Forces, the country, the whole So­ the Minister of Defense, Vigilantly Stand Guard Over the Peace. Since that time So­ sides will pursue decisive political goals. Such viet people be prepared for the eventuality a war migh_t be nuclear with the use by the of a. nuclear rocket war. viet military doctrine, with a few modifica­ tions, has remained generally unchanged. belligerent sides of all the might of the nu­ The statements above have been the bases clear rocket weapons in their possession. At of Soviet military doctrine and strategy, as A STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR AGE the same time, in such a war conventional well as the rationale ,for the development, The new Soviet mHita.ry doctrine was based armaments as well might find use. Under cer­ production and deploym~nts of Soviet weap­ on the assumption that a future world war tain cir~umstances. units and subunits will onry for over a decade. These statements "inevitably will take the form of a nuclear conduct the struggle with only conventional also give the rationale for much of Soviet in­ rocket war, that is, such a war where the means. War may be unleashed by different dustrial planning, as well as for the military main means of striking will be the nuclear methods, including the surprise use of I].U­ indoctrination of the entire Soviet popula­ weapon and the basic means ot' delivering it clear weanons or conventional means of de­ tion. to the target will be the rocket." The doc­ struction.'' It apparently is difficult for most Western trinal decision. made by the political leader­ THE REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAms analysts-and for most Western political and ship in 1959, demanded a new strategy. In In the early 1960s an expression became military leaders as well-to acc~pt the possi­ the summer of 1962, as the Soviet leadership popular in the Soviet military lexicon, which bility that the Soviet leadership is, in fa.ct, was preparing their Cuban missile adventure, continues to his day-"the revolution in "preparing the Armed Forces, the country the first edition of Marshal Sokolovskiy's military affairs." Such a revolution, accord­ and the whole Soviet people for the eventual­ famed Military Strategy appeared in book­ ing to Soviet political-military spokesmen, ity of a. nuclear war." Such doctrinal state­ stores throughout the Soviet Union. was caused by the introduction of nuclear ments may sound irrational by Western A second edition of this work was published weapons into the Soviet Armed Forces. standards, and generally are dismissed as in 1963, little change in substance from the Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, utterances of a. few dissident elements first edition. Five yPars later a third edition hundreds of books, articles, pamphlets and within the Soviet military structure. was issued. Again, even after the Brezhnev speeches refer to this revolution. As a. conse- July 21, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 22277 quence of its occurrence, military power has vania public school system and with the use of the tax credit are probably still taken a new meaning: Pennsylvania State Education Associa­ prohibitive to persons considering pri­ "Today, the military might of a country is tion. Therefore, I had no intention what­ determined by the nuclear rocket weapon, vate schools, if costs were a factor before. the combat qualities of its nuclear charges soever of taking any action on this issue The maximum credit that could be and strategic rockets, the level of develop­ which I thought might prove to be claimed under the House bill for an $800 ment of its nuclear and rocket industry, the harmful to the public school system. tuition is only $50 in 1978 and $100 in power of its strategic rocket troops, and the There were a number of reasons I 1979, leaving a balance of at least $700 nuclear rocket weapons of all other services came to the conclusion that H.R. 12050, to be paid directly out of pocket by the of the armed forces." as passed by the House, would have student or the student's family, And with Soviet theorists assert that the revolution the 25-percent limit, a $200 tuition ex­ in military affairs took place between 1953 little if any adverse impact on public and 1960, although certain phases still con­ schools. First, while total enrollments for pense would be reduced by only $50 in tinue. The expression was popularized about all institutions of education have all years, still leaving $150 in tuition 1962, after the basic tenets of military doc­ declined following the baby boom after to be paid and still a prohibitive expense trine and strategy had been expressed. "Rev­ World War II, public education's share to any applicant unable to afford $200 in olution" has a much deeper significance in of the total pie has actually increased. tuition. Again, the provisions of the the Soviet Union than in the United States. and private education's share bas House-passed bill would be extremely The revolution in military affairs was to unlikely to influence families to send dramatize and to draw attention to the new decreased. To be specific, in 1966, 87 military changes, both in mmtary thought percent of all elementary and secondary their children to private schools unless and in the restructuring of the Soviet Armed school students in the United States they had already decided to do so in spite Forces. attended public schools. Ten years later, of financial reasons. In the winter of 1965, within months after 90 percent of all students were enrolled Fourth, the House bill would not en­ Brezhnev ca.me to power, a most significant in public schools. During the past decade, courage "white flight" into racially segre­ book, Problems of the Revolution in Military the total number of nonpublic schools gated schools since the credits could Affairs, was published by the Ministry of De­ has fallen from 19,946 to 17,950, repre­ only be used to offset tuition paid to pri­ fense. This work had gone to print only two weeks after the ouster of Khrushchev. Its senting a loss of 10 percent or nearly vate schools which meet Government re­ contents consisted of articles that had ap­ 2,000 schools. Looking to the future, the quirements that the institutions do not peared in newspapers and journals over the U.S. National Center for Education Sta­ discriminate on the basis of race. In two preceding yea.rs. The only editing of the tistics predicts a drop of enrollment at addition, the proportion of minority stu­ articles was to drop all references to the de­ nonpublic elementary and secondary dents attending nonpublic schools is in­ posed First Secretary. This was one of the schools from 6.3 million in 1965 to 4.2 creasing significantly. A survey of Catho­ first clear indications that the revolution in million in 1984. Proponents of a tax lic schools in 10 metropolitan areas in the military affairs, with the resulting new doc­ credit were not arguing that enrollment 1975-76 school year showed that out trine and strategy, was to continue. in private schools would increase, but of nearly a quarter million students, 26 Since the signing of the SALT I agreement in 1972, analysts throughout the Western rather that the decline in private enroll­ percent were black, 17% percent were world have watched carefully to see what ment might simply be arrested. Spanish-surnamed, and 2 % percent were changes would take place in Soviet military My second reason for concluding that other minorities. thought. The publication of Scientific-Tech­ a tuition tax credit bill would not harm Fifth, tuition tax credits would not nical Progress and the Revolution in Military public schools was the evidence that sup­ result in more Federal aid going to pri­ Affairs in mid-1973, as already noted, vate schools than to public schools. A strongly suggests that thus far there have port for public schools is strongest in the been no more changes in Soviet military doc­ States and communities where private figure frequently cited during congres­ trine and strategy in the aftermath of SALT education is strongest. For example, in sional debate on this issue was that the I than there were after the overthrow of the five States where the largest per­ Federal Government contributed ap­ Khrushchev in 1964. centage of students were enrolled in pri­ proximately $128 per pupil in public vate schools, public school expenditures schools. The fear was that tuition tax per pupil average $300 more than in the credit legislation would result in much THE TUITION TAX CREDIT five States where private schools account higher expenditures by the Federal Gov­ ACT OF 1978 for the smallest fraction of total enroll­ ernment per private school pupil. How­ ments. In addition. one argument ever, as passed by the House, H.R. 12050 HON. MARC L. MARKS advanced for tuition tax credits was that at best brought the level of "Federal as­ some relief would be provided for parents sistance" per private school pupil to $100, OF PENNSYLVANIA now twice bHled (paying oroperty taxes and even this overlooks the fact that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for public schools, and tuition costs for in 1978 the Federal Government is esti­ Friday, July 21, 1978 private schools), thus perhaps sweeten­ mated to forgo $4.6 billion in revenues • Mr. MARKS. Mr. Speaker, few issues ing the mood of local taxpayers, which for public education because property in the 95th Congress have been more in many places is very bitter. taxes are deducted from Federal income hotly debated than the decision of Third, the amount of credits contained taxes. Thus, all State and local support whether to provide tuition tax credits in the House-passed tuition tax credit for education derived from local property to offset rising education expenses. As bill were insufficient to encourage taxes-not counted in that $128 figure of with any highly emotional issue, there parents to place their children in private direct Federal assistance-is, in fact, de­ were many claims and counterclaims, schools if they had not already done so. ducted from overall Federal revenues and some valid and some not so valid. I H.R. 12050 permitted a maximum credit is then indirect assistance from the U.S. would like to take this opportunity to in 1978 of only $50 for tuition paid at Government, which is given to only pub­ ferret out the facts in this debate, and elementary and secondary schools, and a lic schools. explain my reasons for voting for H.R. maximum of $100 for these schools in While H.R. 12050 as passed by the 12050, the Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1979 and thereafter. Also, the House House would represent a loss of approxi­ 1978, as it passed the House of Repre­ voted to permit a credit of only 25 per­ mately $1 billion in revenues to the Gov­ sentatives on June 1. cent of the total tuition costs, which ernment, the Joint Committee on Taxa­ I. IMPACT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS meant that many persons would not be tion estimated that if the 7.7 million able to claim the full $50 or $100. An students now enrolled in private ele­ The debate largely centered around mentary, secondary, or higher education one issue: Whether passage of tuition amendment to increase the 25-percent limit to 50 percent was rejected by a vote institutions were enrolled in tax-sup­ tax credits for elementary and second­ ported schools instead, the education bill ary schools (which would primarily of 142 to 261; I was among those who benefit families with students in pri­ voted against increasing the amount of to the taxpayer would be an additionai vate schools) would have adverse effects the tuition that could be taken as a $17 billion every year. In Erie, Mercer, on the public school system. This was credit against income taxes. and Crawford Counties, the additional the crucial issue for me, since I myself If we use as an example a private burden would be approximately $27 mil­ as well as my children had attended school which charges $800 each year in lion, or roughly the entire operating public schools in Pennsylvania · and I tuition and we apply the maximum budget of the city of Erie school district. had enjoyed many years of close asso­ limits set in the House-passed bill, we Sixth, the argument was also suggested ciation with teachers in the Pennsyl- quickly see that the costs remaining after that the existence of tuition tax credits 22278 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 21, 1978 would drain students from public schools total enrollments may continue to de- any program of assistance, since conflict- with the development of "fly-by-night" cline, this competition will be even keener ing data appeared comparing increases schools which would open to capture the and the effects of a tuiti.on increase that in income over a period of years and benefits of the tax credit. As indicated much more acute. increases in tuition costs over those same before, the amount of the credit in H.R. IV. AID TO THOSE IN NEED years. While some charts did indicate 12050 is hardly sufficient to encourage that before tax incomes had kept pace a single student to leave the public Another question asked about tuition with rising tuition costs at institutions school system. More importantly, how­ tax credits was whether this approach of higher education, additional data re­ ever, for a student to be eligible for a was an effective way to target education vealed that after tax incomes had fallen tax credit, the student must be attend­ funds to those in need of assistance. I behind tuition increases. Between 1970 ing a bona fide nonprofit institution ap­ had cosponsored legislation early in the and 1977, the average cost of attending proved by the Internal Revenue Service, 95th Congress which permitted tax a public college rose 57 percent, and the and which must be accredited or ap­ · credits for higher education tuition cost of attending a private college had proved under the laws of the State in coqts. but which also gradually reduced climbed 54 percent. But during this same which the school is located. benefits for families which had incomes period, the median income of families It was for these reasons, then, that I exceeding $25,000. H.R. 12050 contained with college-age dependents increased felt the tuition tax credit, as contained in no similar ceiling on incomes, so I had just 46 percent. This data is particularly the House-passed bill, would not damage hoped to offer an amendment during relevant for our own State of Pennsyl­ our system of public schools. I also felt House debate to impose such a limit. Un­ vania since, as another 24th District that our Nation's system of public schools fortunately, the rule governing House newspaper, the Titusville Herald, noted is strong and viable, and a system in floor consideration of this legislation on October 5, 1977: permitted only three amendments to be which we can take great pride. Tuition at Penn State ($1,263), Pitt offered to the bill, none of which was a ($1,310) , Temple ($1 ,450) , and Lincoln ($1 ,- Although I considered most important proposal to impose a ceiling on income. the argument of impact on public schools, 168) already is the highest among all public For this reason, I voted against the rule colleges and universities in the nation. Fur- there were other arguments raised on H.R. 12050. . ther tuition increases will price the cost of against the tuition tax credit bill. I would Yet, even with this flaw in the bill, the an education beyond the reach of the average like to address those arguments at this Pennsylvania family. point. Joint Committee on Taxation estimated VII. CONSTITUTIONALITY II. ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN that 85 percent of the total benefits of this bill will accrue to families with ad­ One of these arguments was that a sys­ Finally, the question of constitution­ justed gross incomes below $30,000. Ac­ ality was raised. Since the Supreme tem of tuition tax credits would result in cording to the U.S. Census Bureau, only a substantial administrative burden. The Court has never ruled on a Federal pro­ 4 percent of all benefits would go to ele­ gram of tuition tax credits, and since fact is that such a credit would create no mentary, secondary, and postsecondary more of a burden to the IRS that a tax previous State programs differed signifi­ students whose families have incomes cantly in several respects from H.R. credit such as another one also now being over $50,000. considered by Congress for persons who 12050, no precedent has been set for this insulate their homes against rising Finally, one of my reasons for voting bill. Since the benefits will go to families energy costs. And, in comparison, the ad­ for final passage of H.R. 12050 was that and not the schools, the bill may very ministrative burden is far less for tax this bill may represent the only tax cut well be constitutional, as many eminent credits than for the two other education legislation the 95th Congress enacts, constitutional experts believe. Until a aid programs also suggested, which were since the President's personal income tax Federal tuition tax credit program is the administration's Middle-Income Stu­ reduction proposals have floundered. and enacted by Congress, the Supreme Court dent Assistance Act and Representative Republican efforts to reduce income will have no opportunity to review its MIKVA's tax deferral plan. According to. taxes by one-third (the Kemp-Roth bill, merits. the Congressional Budget Office, an ex­ which I cosponsored) have been repeat­ VIII. CONCLUSIONS pansion of the current grant program edly defeated by the Democratic majority There were several reasons, most com­

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday; July 24, 1978 to ·promote the economic self-sufficiency of would be most unwise, for several rea-. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes, and for sons, for the Senate to vote to repeal the The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, other purposes. limitations on arms sales to Turkey. D.D., offered the following prayer: The message also announced that the Mr. Speaker, I insert the editorial at The Lord is near to all who call upon Senate agrees to the amendment of the this point in the RECORD: Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.­ House with an amendment to a bill of CYPRUS AND THE SENATE Psalms 145: 18. the Senate of the following title: The Senate is about to vote on whether to O God, our Father, as we draw near to S. 920. An act relating to the disposition continue the limitations on arms sales to Thee in prayer do Thou come near to us of certain recreational demonstration project Turkey. They were imposed after Ankara and stay with us all through the activi­ lands by the State of Oklahoma. used American-supplied weapons to occupy ties of this day. With Thee we can make two-fifths of Cyprus in 1974, in violation of our decisions wisely; with Thee we can do The message also announced that the a Congressional prohibition. We have argued our work worthily; with Thee we can Senate had passed with an amendment in the past that the limits should be kept in which the concurrence of the House is until Turkey indicates it will withdraw its plan ou.r day wonder!ully. So we ::>lace requested, a bill of the House of the fol­ forces. We still think so. our hands in Thine to be led by Thee lowing title: Few controversies are as vexing as the feud through the coming hours. H.R. 8449. An act for the relief of Lourdes between the half million Greek Cypriots and We pray for the people in our di~tricts Marie Hudson. the 120,000 Turkish Cypriots over how they whom we endeavor to serve faithfully will coexist on their island. Their centuries­ and fully. Make us sensitive to their The message also announced that the old quarrel has reached into American pol­ needs, careful to evaluate thPir requests, Senate had passed bills of the following itics. The TUrks and Turkish Cypriots and titles, in which the concurrence ·of the their American sympathizers contend that and ready to do all we can to help them. national pride forbids concessions on Cy­ We pray for our Nation that we may House is requested: prus so long as the "embargo" stands. Direct­ help to so strengthen her fou.ndations S. 85. An act for the relief of Raul Arriaza, ly, they predict that maintaining last year's that our greatness may be in character. his wife, Maria Marquart Schubert Arriaza, $175-million limit on arms sales will drive our security in spirit, and our life to­ and their children, Andres Arriaza and Dan­ Turkey out of NATO, perhaps even into iel Aivouich Arriaza; Moscow's arms. But it would be no gain for gether in good will. S. 140. An act for the relief of Dr. Kok We oray for all nations that the spirit the West to purchase Turkish good will at Liong Tan, and his wife, Gloria Siao Tan; the price of Greek resentment. of fraternity may begin to bind us to­ S. 340. An act for the relief of Dr. Belinda When Jimmy Carter was a candidate for gether and make this planet a fairer A. Aquino; place for all to live together in peace. S. 613. An act for the relief of Kwok Hung President he held that the restriction on Poon and his wife, Sandra Shau Man Lai arms sales should stand until Ankara with­ In Thy holy name we pray. Amen. drew the force that enables Turkish Cypriots, Poon; S. 1564. An act for the relief of Tomiko with 20 percent of the island's population, to occupy roughly 40 percent of its territory. Fukuda Eure; THE JOURNAL S. 2061. An act for the relief of Dr. Ange- This spring, however, he urged that the em­ bargo be lifted. Administration spokesmen The SPEAKER. Thr Chair has exam­ lita Dela Cruz; S. 2067. An act for the relief of Cesar B . maintain that once it is lifted, Ankara wm make generous diplomatic proposals. But the ined. the Journal of the last day's pro­ Ibafiez II, doctor of medicine; ceedmgs and announces to the House his S . 2209. An act for the relief of Munnie Government of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has so far given no sign that it is prepared approval thereof. Surface; Without objection, the Journal stands S. 2243. An act for the relief of Rohini; to risk the domestic consequences of offering S. 2326. An act for the relief of Anupama the concessions needed to reach an accom­ approved. modation. The vague proposal put forward There was no objection. Alis Chandrakala; by the Turkish Cypriots on Thursday for S. 2377. An act for the relief of Muradali resettling some Greek refugees is welcome P. Gillani; S. 2509. An act for the relief of Rodolfo N. but scarcely sufficient. The Turkish conces­ sions need to be territorial. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Arriola; and A message from the Senate, by Mr. S. 2639. An act for the relief of Mrs. Kerry Where Greek Cypriots go wrong is in in­ Ann Wilson and Jason John Barba. sisting that their preponderance in numbers Sparrow, one of its clerks, announced also entitles them to the kind of predomi­ that the Senate had passed without nance they enjoyed under the island's 1960 amendment a bill of the House of the CYPRUS AND THE SENATE constitution. If the TUrkish Cypriots would following title: yield significantly on territory, they could H.R. 1420. An act for the relief of Umberto (Mr. BRADEMAS asked and was given more credibly insist on a constitution that Ruffolo. permission to address the House for 1 provides for virtually autonomous states for minute, to revise and extend his remarks, the two communities, linking them only for The message also announced that the and to include extraneous material.) a minimum of such "federal" functions as Senate agrees to the amendments of the Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, I take conducting foreign affairs and issuing cur- House to a bill of the Senate of the fol­ this time only to call to the attention of rency. lowing- title: the Members of the House an excellent Greek Cypriots denounce this idea as a S. 785. An act to declare that all right, di i i f th i 1 d E if thi title, and interest of the United States in editorial appearing in the New York mere vs on o e s an . ven s were two thousand seven hundred acres. more Times of Saturday last, July 22, 1978, true, there would be no alternative; nothing or less, are hereby held in trust for the ent'tl1 e d , "Cyprus and the S enat e." The exceptnities togood work will together can force. Because the twoending commu- Tur- Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fallon New York Times editorial argues very key's occupation remains an essential first Indian Reservation and Colony, Fallon, Nev., forcefully, and I think correctly, that it step toward creating an atmosphere of trust, Statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor will be identified by the use of a "bu II et' ' sym b o I , i.e., •