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EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ARMY SURVEILLANCE OF Baskir's report stops at Dec. 31, 1970. At I take this opportunity to insert a news­ CIVILIANS that time, by his estlma.te, Army Intelli­ paper article which aptly captures the gence "had reasonably current files on the spirit of the remarkable and veTsatile political activities of at least 100,000 civil­ HON. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. ians unaffiliated with the armed forces." The person of Sister Sebastian. I am deeply Army then was maintaining more than 350 grateful to my friends Dick Martin and OF VIRGINIA separate records centers. Some of these were Bob Hughes for introducing me to her: IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES enormous: Fourth Army Headquarters a.t VERSATILE NUN, COUNSELOR ALso WEARS Monday, September 11, 1972 Fort Sam Houston, Texas, had the equivalent CoAcHHAT of 120,000 file cards on "personalities of in­ (By Pauline Metza) Mr. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. Mr. Pres­ terest." At Fort McPherson, Ga., the Third ident. Columnist James J. Kilpatrick, in Army had dosslers on 4,672 persons and "I was always a little on the wild side," 2,220 organizations. said Sister Mary Sebastian mischievously as an article published in many newspapers she discussed the two "hats" she wears at on September 7, forcefully presented the Some of the most elaborately computerized files were maintained by the Continental Xavier High School in Appleton, Wis., where case against Army surveillance of Army Command, known as CONARC. At the she is a guidance couns~lor and coach of the civilians. press of a button, the computer could search girls' track team-among the few, if not Mr. Kilpatrick's column is based in through "2,269 pages of detailed summaries the only women's coach who also wears a veil. large part on the excellent report re­ of the political beliefs and activities of nearly In Richmond visiting her long-time friends cently prepared by the Subcommittee on 5,500 persons." The information was known Mrs. Freda Martin and son Dick Martin as "plink," computer shorthand for "per­ of Twenty-first Street, "Coach Sister," as she Constitutional Rights under the able is called at Xavier, took over the job last chairmanship of Senator ERVIN, of son ality link." The plink on Subject No. 000001641, mar­ fall as a volunteer when the school was low North Carolina. ried female, Massachusetts, contained this on funds. "I knew absolutely nothing about The column points out that it is still derog info: "Has written a number of letters track," she confided. not certain that all of the dossiers ac­ to U.S. Government officials, civil defense But that" didn't deter Sister Sebastian who cumulated during the surveillance pe­ officials, and to newspapers. The letters are "loves a challenge and is a firm believer in riod have been destroyed. Furthermore, generally very critical of Federal and local doing what you put your m!nd to." She set there is the possibility of a resumption government because of what she considers about learning the intricacies of the sport. of the often objectionable snooping car­ the futility of a civil defense program and With the help of the - manual, which she refusal of countries to disarm." stayed up nights studying, and advice on ried on by several Army commands. the side, she said, "I didn't !eel it was too Senator ERVIN'S subcommittee and . The Army's dossiers, many of them drawn, like the foregoing plink, from FBI records, much of a task to undertake." Mr. Kilpatrick have rendered ttn excel­ covered the whole landscape of political ac­ The team of 25 girls ended up finishing lent service in drawing public attention tivity. The National Committee for a Sane the year under "Coach Sister's" guidance with two successful meets, then a second to this issue. Nucl~ar Policy, in one coding system, had I ask unanimous consent that the text Dossier No. ZA 00 90 26. The National States place win in a four school meet, and a state of Mr. Kilpatrick's column, "How Long Rights Party was nearby: Dossier No. ZA meet in which the team took 18 points. "They Before the Clocks Strike 13 ?", be printed 00 90 97. want me to come back in the fall and I'm Baskir's somber observation, in a conclud­ going to," says Sister Sebastian with sm111ng in the Extensions of Remarks. determination. There being no objection, the article ing statement, evokes the Orwellian night­ mare: "What separates mllitary intelligence Sister Sebastian's road to the convent and was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, in the United States from its counterparts life of a nun !or 35 yea.rs was a roundabout as follows: in totalitarian states," he says, "is not its one. Just 18 and with ambitions to enter the How LONG BEFORE THE CLOCKS STRIKE 13? capabilities, but its intentions." And he adds· entertainment world, she set out for Call­ fornia where she planned to stay with family (By James J. Kilpatrick) "This may not wholly reassure many Ameri: cans." friends while trying to crash Hollywood as a WASHINGTON.-If it has been some time How did this outrageous invasion of con­ nightclub performer. since you read "1984," let me recommend a stitutional rights get started? It was for the The trip had to be postponed because of the return to George Orwell's classic; and then best of motives: The Army wanted to prepare death of an uncle. Then she decided to visit read a supplement to it. The supplement, itself for the threat of internal revolution a friend at Holy Family Convent in Mano­ published only a few days ago, ls titled, and major civil disorders. Then the cancer towoc, Wis. "Army Surveillance of Civilians: A Docu­ of bureaucracy went to work. People had to "I was brought up in Mingo Junction, mentary Analysis." We are not far from Or­ apJ?ear to be "doing something." Vast quan­ Ohio," she said "and went to a Catholic well's bright cold day in April, when the t1t1es of useless material piled up, and the School up to the 10th grade before going clocks were striking thirteen. technological wonders of computerized data on to public school. In those days, the sisters This is a bone-chilling report, prepared for processing did the rest. never went out anywhere, never went to a the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Assuming that most of the dossiers have private home. Classrooms were crowded and Rights under the direction of Chief Counsel indeed been shredded, and most of the tapes the Sisters were strict disciplinarians. All I Lawrence M. Baskir. The document achieves wiped out, what ls to prevent a recurrence thought Sisters did was crab to students and dramaitic impact by not being dramatic; of such surveillance in the future? That pray." "My impression was," she continued it sounds a thundering warning without practical question, says Baskir, "remains to "that if you couldn't get a man, you went raising its voice. For many years, politically be considered." Thus ends his report; and to the convent." active Americans have been wondering: Were we are left to wonder, to go back to Orwell That childhood view took a dramatic re­ they suffering a kind of paranoia, or was Big when our clocks will start striking thirteen'. versal when she visited her friend at Holy Brother really watching them? Answer: He Family Convent, taking along her silk stock­ was watching. ings and hoping to have a little fun. "Here The report covers some familiar ground, I met beautiful girls who had chosen to enter already traversed in hearings before Sena­ the life of a convent. They had such a joyous tor Sam Ervin's subcommittee, but it con­ SISTER MARY SEBASTIAN community." tains much that ls new. It transpired She never left the convent, graduated through the hearings last year th.at over a from Holy Family College with a bachelor's period of decades, going back at least to the degree, and after taking her final vows as a time of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Army HON. JEROME R. WALDIE sister of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian had been systema.tically gathering intelli­ OF CALIFORNIA Chartiy, worked in the field in Nebraska gence on civilians who might cause trouble. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hawaii, Michigan, Ohio, and California. It In the ensuing uproor, thousands of files was in the latter state that she first met and dossiers were destroyed, or so it was Monday, September 11, 1972 the Martins when she was teaching at San said, and orders went out to halt the sur­ Mr. WALDIE. Mr. Speaker, in these Miguel Mission where Dick Martin had signed veillance. days when the headlines are occupied by up for three months of volunteer work in the Were the doss·iers in fa.ct destroyed? Has Mission School. the surveillance ceased? Baskir leaves the tragic international events and seesaw­ In the entertainment field since childhood questions unresolved. "It ls unlikely" he ing national politics the actions of such days, Dick was doing some work in Holly­ says, "that we will ever know the ~xtent people as Sister Mary Sebastian often go wood at the time. For many years now, he to which the monitoring and the data banks unacknowledged save by those fortunate has been part of the Dick Martin and Bob have been cut back." enough to cross paths with her. Hughes team, cafe society entertainers who 30120 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972 perform at hotels and resorts all over the for one day a month, and their work might adopt a more realistic attitude with re­ United States. involve just talking to someone who is lonely spect to energy economics. Some perspec­ Sister Sebastian went on to receive her or helping defrost a refrigerator. tive can be given to this matter by real­ master's degree at Notre Dame in adolescent She is secretary of the Family Service As­ guidance and counseling and went to Xavier sociation of Fox River Valley which offers izing that between now and the year to set up the guidance department in 1962. counseling to families on the verge of "going 1985, the Nation will have to invest $375 She ls respected throughout Wisconsin for on the rocks," families who can't afford an billion in new energy production and dis­ her work with adolescents, an area. to which attorney or psychiatric advice. In an advisory tribution facilities to meet energy de­ she has been deeply committed for the past capacity, Sister Sebastian also works with mands. It is projected that the U.S. 15 years. A sign on her desk reflects a por­ adolescent problems in the courts. energy demand will double in the period tion of her philosophy and explains some of Participation in such activities outsid·e the the ease wlth which she can bridge any com­ convent is one of the more liberal changes from 1970 to 1985. In the case of oil, munications gap: "All people smile in the Sister Sebastian has seen come about during the demand is expected to rise from 15 88.Ille language." her many years as a nun. "Years ago," she million barrels a day in 1970 to nearly Giving her an additional understanding of said, "sisters didn't do these things. We went 30 million barrels in 1985. If we do not the adolescent and their problems has been to visit relatives every five or seven years. take immediate steps to maintain our her own childhood "which was stormy," Now we can go wherever we wish as long as present level of domestic self-sufficiency Sister Sebastian said. "I lost my parents it doesn't interfere with our work. We can in oil production, it is projected that by early in life, was raised by grandpa.rents engage in any activity without asking our 1985 oil imports will be a .deficit factor who came from Europe, and felt I wasn't un­ superiors. When I was asked to be a coach, derstood by them as readily as if my own I could stick my neck out." in our balance-of-payments position in pa.rents had raised me." She resides at the Franciscan Sisters of the magnitude of $25 to $30 billion. "I've lea.med that it ls important to have Christian Convent in Appleton, Wis. where Mr. President, the time for America a.n interest, not only in the academic life, but she lives in a community of 20 sisters. "All to do something about the energy gap is in the whole life of the student," she said, have a voice in what goes on," she said, a now if we are to a void the emergence a factor she feels has contributed to her own contrast to the structured life of a nun years of an energy crisis in the years immedi­ success as a counselor. ago. "Now we sit down in informal gather­ ately ahead. Governmental policies in Although much of her counseling ls rou­ ings, plan a few structured aotl.vities, such tine, dealing with the emotional problems of as praying and eating together which we feel such areas as environmen1t, public students plays a big role, she said. "They important. But everyone is listened to. Dress lands, price regulation, taxation, and im­ might just come in to chat, but things come is changed. We have black a.nd white. Happily port controls are crucial factors affecting out to show they are hurting. These are we have maintained the veil." the discovery, development, and produc­ turbulent yea.rs when emotions are at a fever "For the last four yeaJ:S," she continued, tion of our domestic oil and gas re­ pitch. Those who have a lot of support at "we have had a special guitar mass for kids, sources. The future greatness of our home can weather this. For those with no letting them compose the songs, music, and Nation will be determined in important one at home who ls interested, there are liturgy. Our young priests are encouraging part by the energy policies we adopt and problems." this." Sister Seba.stl.a.n's approach to counseling is Sister Sebastian, who teaches two sopho­ pursue today. The future availability of not totalitarian. "I am there to support, not more religious classes, said, "Our discussions adequate energy supplies for the con­ to command or demand," she said. She cited are relevant to the issues students M"e being suming public will be determined by the one case of a boy, emotionally insecure be­ faced with. We are talking about abortion, policy judgments that are made today cause he had no adult support at home, who pre-marital sex, getting away from estab­ by the legislative and executive branches waited for her every day. "He would tell me lished things, the Vietnam war, peace, the of our Federal Govemmen t. Time is these little grievances and then he could meaning of peace and brotherhood. This is function throughout the day," Sister Sebas­ very relevent to the adolescent. They say running out on us as we confront the tl.a.n said. "It took all year of giving support older people are giving a lot of lip service to crunch between supply and demand of so he could develop confidence 1n himself." this and not doing a lot of real basic loving energy resources. She practices what she preaches a.bout of each other." The Weekly Staff Letter of David L. participation 1n student life. "I don't hesi­ Sister Sebastla.n fiew back to Wisconsin Babson & Co., Inc. for July 20, 1972, con­ tate to chaperone anything," she said. If her last Sunday after spending two weeks here tains a perceptive comment on the Na­ appointment calendar ls free, she meets stu­ with the Martins whom she has known for 20 tion's energy problems. So Members of dents 1n the hall between classes for a chat or years, la.st seeing them 14 years ago and Congress can have the benefit of this counseling session with members of her track corresponding with them regularly. While tea.m. here she a.ccompanied her hosts on tours of excellent commentary, I ask unanimous As the only nun among 600 students, she the Bay Area, to Lake Tahoe, Reno, Sparks oonsent that the article be printed in participated 1n a "Walk for Development" and Salt Lake City. the RECORD. which raised money for the poor. "When we There being no objection, the article got together for the big start," she said was ordered to be printed in the RECORD "Someone asked, 'who would sponsor a de­ as follows: ' crepit old nun llke you?' So I was more determined than ever I was going to walk" THE TOTAL ENERGY MESS THE TOTAL ENERGY MEss and she did, finishing 16 of the 26 mile trek One of the most serious problems facing and making close to $40 for the poor. the country is the total energy mess-in oil, "The kids thought this was great," she HON. CLIFFORD P. HANSEN natural gas, coal and nuclear power. Even said. "I was showing what I thought of the OF WYOMING though it is essentl.a.l to the daily activities poor, and not just with words. Kids are so IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES of every family and business, few realize that sick of hearing just words from older people. energy has become a critical problem, and Doing impresses kids a whole lot more. I Monday, September 11, 1972 even fewer the reasons for Lt or the enormous don't think we have to talk any more. we Mr. HANSEN. Mr. President, energy difficulties we face in solving it. just have to act." supply is a matter of utmost importance What is the "energy crisis", as it is some­ Sister Sebastian performs at student talent times called? Simply stated, it is a tangled shows, once doing a jazz version of old tunes. to the well-being of our citizens, the web of conflicting. national and international She did a soft shoe dance to "Sweet Georgia strength and growth of our economy, and issues and objectives which must be resolved Brown" at a huge pep rally and send-off for the security of our Nation. Amertca is as soon as possible. Commerce Secretary the school's team which was going to the currently hearing a great deal about the Peterson has called it "not just a security state basketball tournament. energy problem-the energy gap-the problem, or a scientific one, or an economic She plays the ukulele and can do the hula, energy crisis. Call it what you will, the one, or a balance of payments or environ­ both of which she learned 1n Hawaii; and time may be imminent when instead of mental one; it is all of these, and probably frequently performs at faculty parties as more, interacting". pa.rt of a combo on the drums, organ, and just hearing about it we will be ac·tually The dilemma we are in did not develop piano. experiencing it in terms of sertous power overnight. The economy's enormous growth She can also make wine, an art she learned shortages, public inconveniences, and since World War II required the continually from her brother, and which ls served at sti:fied economic progress. expanding production and consumption of special occasion dinners at the convent. The Our present energy problems did nat vast quantities of energy. At the same time, recipe, which has made the rounds, includes just happen. They are largely the· result short-sighted regulatory policies increasingly ooncentra.ted gra.pejuice, sugar, dry yeast, and of the Federal Government's uneconom­ restricted the interplay of natural market wartn water, and "it's more of a ladies wine," ic regulatory practices and ill-defined forces, thus creating more and more imbal­ she said. ances in the cost-price structure of compet­ Within the surrounding communities, Sis­ and frequently conflicting energy poli­ ing energy sources ter Sebastian works with the "Fish" good cies. These energy problems, caused by The cracks in the system began to open neighbor program geared to help the elderly, shortsighted governmental practices and when environ.mental restraints were first im­ the poor, and the lonely. Volunteers sign up policies, will be corrected only if we posed several years ago. These have run the September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30121

gamut from inflexible opposition to offshore may happen anyway in view of the current OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY drilling, strip mining and the Alaskan pipe­ politlclal attacks on the already reduced de­ Over the very long run, oil can be pro­ line, to long delays in approving liquefied pletion allowance and the rising tide of duced from shale rock or tar sands, coal natural gas and nuclear projects and to out­ ecology. and oil can be gasified and even solar ener­ right bans on the use of high-sulfur coal In any case, oil imports from Middle East­ gy can be tapped. But these techniques will and oil. ern and African countries-now artificially not even begin to become economically via­ Yet it ought to be clear that we cannot restrained by quotas-will increase drama­ ble untll the natural fuels have risen sharp­ have clean, safe and aesthetically acceptable tically. And since they wlll no longer be ly in price, and their full development will fuels at prices consistent with the previous "cheap", they will impose what may be ::m take decades. national policy of "cheap and abundant" insurmountable burden on our balance of PRICING, PROFITS, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS energy. The crux of the problem is not that payments. AND REGULATION we are running out of fossil fuel resources. In recent years, our international trade There are sufficient underground reserves in position has swung from an established $5-6 From now to 1985, the nation will have to the U.S. to take care of the country's growing billion surplus to a $6 billion rate of deficit, invest an estimated $375 btllion 1n new en­ energy needs for another century, or longer. leaving a devalued dollar in its wake. Yet we ergy production and distribution facilities But what consumer advocates, price regu­ now face a mounting deficit on oil imports, to meet the growing demand. Yet these la.tors and hell-bent-for-leather environmen­ funds are many times larger. than can be in­ which could skyrocket from $2-3 billion at ternally generated by the companies and t alists are failing to take into account is that present to $15-$20 billion by 1980 and to developing our potential energy supplies re­ they a.re unlikely to be obtained from the $25-30 billion by 1985. capital markets at existing levels of prices quires staggering amounts of capital, ade­ How can we handle this mammoth finan­ quate profit incentives and long lead times. and profitability. cial load? The plain truth is that nobody The energy field is regulated by a hodge­ For example, it takes from three to seven knows. Another disturbing question is the years to brin"" on a new oil or gas field, two podge of federal, state, and municipal agen­ desirability of allowing the nation to be­ cies often operating at cross purposes. Un­ to five years to open a coal mine and up to come so heavily dependent upon energy sup­ ten years to .plan and build a nuclear gen­ fortunately, the regulatory philosophy of the plies obtained from an unstable and poten­ post-World War II era has largely put the erating plant. tially explosive region. And the fact is that the U. S. productlon­ short-run interests of consumers ahead of and its economically :.i.vailable supply-<>! Natural gas, a premium fuel, has been the long-term needs of the entire economy, underpriced for years by the Federal Power both oil and gas is no~r on the verge of de­ including consumers. • cline for the fisrt time. In the case of coal, Commission's policy of keeping the cost to A change in direction is vital to the na­ the ecologically acceptable supplies of low consumers as low as possible. As a result, tional interest. Our available energy sup­ sulfur content are located in the Far West well over half of our energy growth has been plies-now under growing pressure--can be and the cost of transporting them to major based on cheap gas and this has led to seri­ allocated much more effectively through a markets is prohibitive. ous dislocations, a current shortage and the competitive price mechanism than by the Complicating the situation further, im­ possibility of future rationing. outmoded system of artificial restraints. In time. a change to more realistic pricing Before blindly tossing the depletion laws ported oil-hitherto the safety valve for any into the trash can because they are "loop­ major energy shortage-is becoming · more could stein the expected steep decline in pro­ duction by stimulating the discovery of new holes for the rich", we should examine costly and less rellable. Keenly aware of the whether these should not be increased­ growing needs of the U.S. and Europe, the domestic reserves. Unlike oil, imports are not an easy solution. The only overland source and/or new incentives created-to encour­ governments of the producing countries are age the discovery of additional reserves and extracting sharply rising taxes and royalties is Canada, which will not be in a position to export significant quantities of gas for years to attract the large amounts of capital that from international oil companies, which will be needed in all sectors of the energy means higher import prices. ahead. To be brought in from overseas, gas must field. All this leads to one inescapable conclu­ If policymakers decide to place environ­ sion: the cost of energy will lose its long­ first be liquefied and then transported in mental considerations ahead of energy costs, held bargain status relative to most goods cryogenic tankers. The entire process involves they should establish reasonable time tables and services as fuel prices advance steeply in gigantic capital investment, long lead times and also expect consumers to pay for the the years immediately ahead. _ and fixed price contracts along all the dis­ resultant increase in the production costs of At the same time, higher prices alone will tribution channels to attract the necessary goods and services. In short, the energy com­ not clear up the energy mess. To avoid a capital. In spite of these obstacles, llquefied panies need a new set of guidelines under serious shortage in the late 1970's and early gas projects are being planned-including which they can plan ahead with confidence 1980's-with attendant blackouts, brown­ some in Algeria and the Soviet Union. The in order to provide our society with the en­ outs, turn-offs, rationing and economic dis­ indicated cost to American consumers is two ergy it will demand. locations-the diverse protest movements, or three times the price they pay for do­ Straightening out the energy mess is not the government policymakers, the Congres­ mestic gas. a matter of benefiting one group at the ex­ sional tax committees, consumer groups and Early this month, however, the FPC im­ pense of another or of enabling the energy industry will have to agree upon mutually posed restrictions on imported liquefied gas companies to make excessive profits. It is acceptable goals-both among themselves that would make it extremely difficult for instead-or ought to be-a national prior­ and with other nations. pipeline companies to alleviate the gas short­ ity of the highest order aimed at solving It wlll probably take at least a full-fledged age via this route. Some industry executives problems which pose grave risks for the crisis for this to happen. Except for _the fact believe that this decision suggests a radically economy and the nation's security in the that energy is baste to our §oclety, the prob­ new regulatory philosophy which could jeop­ years ahead. lem seems hopeless. ardize all non-conventional efforts to develop THE TOTAL ENERGY OUTLOOK new gas supplies. According to a recent study by the Na­ Coal reserves are abundant--600 times as tional Petroleum Councll, U. S. energy de­ large as current annual output. But new FLEEING THE SillP mand will nearly double between 1970 and mine safety regulations and ecological re­ 1985. Nuclear power wlll supply a rapidly In­ strictions have greatly increased costs, while creasing share, but-a.t best--lt wlll account the sudden adoption of strict air pollution HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL for only 17% of total requirements ln 1985. laws has curbed the use of coal in power OF ILLINOIS generation. The availability of low-sulfur Thus, we wlll have to continue to rely IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES heavily upon the conventional fossil fuels to supplies is limited. And removing the pollut­ meet our stepped-up energy needs. And oil ing elements from the big coal deposits in Monday, September 11, 1972 the East would require higher costs and imports, which currently account for only Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, during the 25 % of oil demand, will exceed the domestic prices. supply by the early 1980's. Following is a Nuclear power, though a fast growing en­ recent recess I noticed an editorial ap­ summary of the outlook for each major fuel. ergy source, is expected to provide no more pearing in the August 21, 1972, edition 011 ls e1tJ)eoted to continue to provide two­ than 17 % of total needs by 1985. And to of the Galesburg Register Mail calling fifths of U.S. energy consumption. Demand accomplish this doubtful goal, 280 new plants attention to the fact that individuals for this fuel should rise from 15 milUon bar_ of 1,000 megawatt capacity will have to be and groups who might have been con­ rels a day in 1970 to nearly 30 mill1on barrels built, compared with the equivalent of only sidered to be favorable to the candidacy in 1985. However, domestic output--now at 10 such plants in operation today. of Senator GEORGE McGOVERN for the 11 million b/d and centered largely in mature Nuclear development is being slowed by Presidency are not really all that en­ Texas and Louisiana fields-will increase very a combination of political, environmental little, if at all. and regulatory hassles over thermal pollu­ thralled with the Senator and his record. If it were not for the possible discovery tion, waste disposal and fears of catastrophe. I include the text of the editorial in the and development of new offshore pools and A fast breeder reactor-which uses a long­ RECORD at this point: the pending construction of the Alaska pipe­ lived and clean power source-will not be­ FLEEING THE SHIP line, most experts believe that U. S. produc­ come practical for at least another decade. The New Republic, as everyone knows, is tion would be certain to decline. And this And fusion technology is much further away. a consistently liberal journal, but McGov- 30122 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972 ernomics was too much for Melville Ulmer WHY TERRORISM? share in the guilt. America which has turned in the June 24 issue. He concludes that the a. deaf ear to the Palestinian's call for recog­ McGovern proposals a.re "notable neither for nition must share in the guilt. The Soviet logical consistency nor irresistible political HON. JOHN R. RARICK Union which has attempted to exploit the Pa.lestinia.n's helplessness must share in the appeal," and, citing the Brookings Institu­ OF LOUISIANA tion's recent budget study, he points out guilt. And all "civilized" nations of the world that "a. substantial increase in tax rates IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES must share in the guilt for having attempted over the next two yea.rs wm be required even Monday, September 11, 1972 to obtain peace and security for themselves if no new Federal programs a.re undertaken while denying the existence of a. nation of . . . The net yield of (McGovern's} tax re­ Mr. RARICK. Mr. Speaker, acknowl­ three million human beings . forms and the cut in military spending would edging the fact that terrorists are crim­ Jay Silvester, one of America's fi nest ath­ be, at most, $45 billion. Estimated new pro­ inals, then one may wonder why our letes, correctly noted, "The Olympics must gram costs looming in education, water pol­ liberal leaders do not recommend that remain aloof from politics. When they let lution control, day ca.re centers, publlc work, we treat the cause of international crim­ the Rhodesians get thrown out, they were and national health insurance, in legislation inality with the same understanding perpetrating something like this." Whether that McGovern has supported, would come we are talking a.bout white Rhodesians, black to about twice that a.mount." and compassion that has been adopted South Africans or semitic Palestinians, the Here Mr. mmer is being kind to McGovern: with regard to our domestic criminals. world will be safe from terrorist activities most analysts would say three times that Root causes, poverty, deprivation, and only when we make an honest and sincere a.mount. Thus Time assesses the cost of the discrimination are now the accepted effort to eradicate those conditions which new McGovern programs at $165 billion targets of domestic criminal justice. breed the terrorist. (June 26). Force and injustice are now taboo. What better monument could be built in Sylvia. Porter, the economic columnist for A recent letter to the editor of a Wash­ memory of those eleven Israelis who lost the liberal New York Post, concedes that Mc­ their lives than to build a new world in ington paper offers this diagnosis as the which no man would need to resort to vio­ Govern's proposals could "frighten business callse for the terror binge by the Pales­ and the stock market into a disastrous lence in order to be heard and recognized. slump," but comforts her readers with the tinians: M U H AMMAD TAHIR, reflectiQD. that Congress would never pass For the pa.st 28 yea.rs we have attempted Washington Representative, The Action them. Eileen Shanahan, a. Times economist, to exclude the Palestinians from the human Committee on American-Arab Rela­ points out, among other things, that Mc­ race. Can we sincerely expect them to con­ tions. Govern could not conceivably raise corporate form to our laws and moral st andards while taxes by $17 billion without a rate increase­ we are denying their very existence. It has which, however, he disavows. Her implicit been suggested that some of the Arab gov­ TRIBUTE TO MARVIN G. KIZER conclusion is that the McGovern package is ernments share in the guilt. Perhaps they unconvincing and amateurish. do, but if we are honest with ourselves then Down at the liberal Washington Post, Nich­ we must a.II share in this guilt. Israel which HON. TOM STEED olas von Hoffman finds McGovern's wel­ has deprived the Palestinians of their homes OF OKLAHOMA must share in the guilt. America which has fare proposals "horrendous" and "a perni­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cious extension of the power of the state." turned a deaf ear to the Palestinian's call When McGovern comes under attack by for recognition must share in the guilt. The Monday, September 11, 1972 Tom Wicker, the New Republlc, the New Soviet Union which has attempted to exploit Yotk Post, the Times, and von Hoffman, well, the Palestinians helplessness must share in Mr. STEED. Mr. Speaker, for the past you know he's really in trouble. the guilt. And all "civlllzed nations of the 37 years, Mr. Martin Kizer, one of my Many long-time Democrats who contrib­ world must share in the guilt for having at­ constituents from Apache, Okla., has uted heavily to the Muskie and Humphrey tempted to obtain peace and security for served the people of his area as a volun­ campaigns a.re now reported to be heading themselves while denying the existence of a. teer weather observer for the National for the door where George McGovern is con­ nation of three million human beings. Weather Service. In appreciation of his cerned. Even more remarkably, sharp criti­ If our domestic mobilization to solve cooperation and outstanding service, the cism of Sen. McGovern is being voiced by the crime problem by rehabilitation is National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad­ liberal journals and journalists who might ministration has selected him as one of have been expected to back McGovern a.II correct, then must we not apply similar the way. understanding to the problems which 24 ob.servers across the country to re­ Sensing the spread of this malaise, John cause the international criminals-the ceive the John Campanius Holm Award. Kenneth Galbraith ma.de a heroic effort on terrorists-if we are interested in solv­ The following summary of his career is McGovern's behalf in an article in the Sat­ ing the problem rather than in eradicat­ presented in acknowledgment of his dis­ urday Review la.st month called "The Case ing a nation of human beings. tinguished achievements: for MGGovern." I include a letter to the editor of the MARTING. KITZEB "For months," concedes Galbraith, "friends Washington Post from Muhammad Martin G. Kizer, the National Weather have kept calling me to say what a mistake Service's Volunteer weather observer at it was for McGovern to spell out his position Tahir: [From the Washington Post, Sept. 10, 1972] Apache, Okla., since 1935, has been selected . .. in such unnecessary detail." But this to receive the Weather Service's John Ca.m­ specificity, replies Galbraith, is evidence of LETTER TO THE EDITOR pa.nius Holm Award. Na.mes of the 24 observ­ McGovern's honesty: "Only an honest and The shock and the shame that developed ers selected nationwide to receive the annual serious man bothers to tell you exactly what in Munich while the world's athletes were a.ward were announced by the Commerce De­ he hopes to do." Yet even Galbraith cannot participating in peaceful competition is partment's National Oceanic and Atmos­ bring himself to the defense of McGovern's shared by myself and the American-Arab pheric Administration (NOAA}, pa.rent "fl.seal policies that nearly everyone agrees c01nmunity. There are perhaps no words that agency of the Weather Service. a.re ghastly." can express the true feelings of those who John Ca.mpa.nius Holm Awards were cre­ Galbraith's suave evasions aren't good stood by helpless as the drama played itself ated in 1959 by the National Weather Service enough for Tom Wicker over at the New York out. and a.re presented annually to honor volun­ Times, however. Initially a fervent apologist To condemn the terrorists activities is all teer observers for outstanding accomplish­ for the McGovern economic program, Wicker well and good, however, if it is our true desire ments in the field of meterological observa­ finally did the arithmetic and concuded that to secure mankind from terrorism in the fu­ tions. The a.ward is named for a Lutheran the whole thing "was either extremely care­ ture it will take more effort on our part than minister who is the first person known to less or deceptive." Going to the heart of the the passing of new and harsh laws against have ta.ken systematic weather observations matter, Wicker even questioned McGovern's terrorism. We must have the courage to face in the American colonies. In 1644 and 1645, credibility as a candidate: up to the problems which breed terrorism. the Reverend Holm made records of the cli­ For the pa.st 28 yea.rs we h ave attempt ed to mate, without the use of instruments, near "Mr. McGovern cannot at one and the same exclude the Palestinians from the human the present site of Wilmington, Del. time proclaim his intention to restore the race. Can we sincerely expect them to con­ Kizer wa.s honored for excellent service as 'credibility' of the President and ... pre­ form to our laws and moral standards while a. cooperative observer, outstanding coopera­ tend that his program for income redistribu­ we are denying their very existence. It has tion, and unusual promptness in furnishing tion was just a casual idea to which he was been suggested that some of the Arab gov­ weather reports at Apache for 37 yea.rs. never really committed. The fact is that it ernments share in the guilt. Perhaps they do, An octogenarian, Kizer continues to make was only when analysts began to show the but if we a.re honest with ourselves then we the dally observations even under extreme economic holes in the program that McGov­ must all share in this guilt. Israel which h as or hazardous weather conditions. He regu­ ern started backing away from it." deprived the Palestinians of their homes must larly furnishes weather information to the September 11, 2972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30123 local newspaper and his records are available committee of the recent White House Confer­ promote local and national causes. I can­ to interested citizens. ence on the Aging. not forget to also mention the current Kizer was previousy honored with the John IMPRESSIVE RESULTS district lodge officers John Regas, Peter Campanius Holm Award in 1964. Last year he was credited with collecting Dress, and George · Patronas who have In his community, Kizer was Postmaster for more than 18,000 garments distributed worked to further the primary AHEPA 27 years until his retirement, and served as through Montgomery County agencies, such objective of encouraging and promoting Sunday School Superintendent and Cub as the Community Action Committee and the Scout Master for many years. -loyalty to the United States of America. Women's Interfaith Services. I am proud to have this opportunity The National Weather Service has 13,000 The Russian-born octagenarian arrived in volunteer observers throughout the United America with his mother to join his father in to recognire this outstanding group and States who make and record daily weather a laundry and dry cleaning business in New to wish them an equally successful observations. The information they gather York. He had to quit school at 12 to work in future. is processed and published by the Environ­ the laundry for which he earned $3 for a six­ mental Data Service, another major com­ day week plus a weekly allowance of five ponent of NOAA, and forms a valuable part cents. He was a clothing salesman when he FACTS VERSUS FANTASY of the nation's weather history. Like many met his future wife Adele. of these observers, Kizer serves without pay. A tenant-activist of the Housing Authori­ ty's high-rise apartment on Fenwick ave., HON. EDWARD J. DERWINSKI Cohen helped persuade authorities to install OF ILLINOIS benches for the local park, and stop signs, MR. JACK COHEN-A ONE-MAN and traffic lights near the apartment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHARITY DRIVE Right now, he's on the lookout for dona­ Monday, September 11, 1972 tions of used clothing and used furniture, all sorts of household items, rugs and lamps, Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, the pots and flatware which will be given to the Life Newspapers, serving suburban Cook HON. GILBERT GUDE underprivileged. Other items for which there County, carried a very hardhitting edi­ OF MARYLAND is need include electric fans, washers and torial on Sunday, August 20, discussing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dryers, linens, drapes, mirrors-and many the recent trips to North Vietnam of others. Monday, September 11, 1972 The name, again, is Jack Cohen of 1400 Ramsey Clark and Jane Fonda. Since Fenwick lane, Silver Spring, 20910, Apt. 515. their return, both have continued to per­ Mr. GUDE. Mr. Speaker, I was re­ form in a· notorious fashion and the cently visited by a remarkable man who, points made in this editorial are, in my at 83, has the spirit ·of a teenager and judgement, a totally accurate appraisal. who has frequently been described as a TRIBUTE TO AHEPA The editorial fallows: one-man charity drive. FACTS VERSUS FANTASY I would like to share with you an arti­ Few people are expected to be gulled by cle that recently was published in Jewish HON. JOHN A. BLATNIK the recent two-pronged attack of leading Week about this fine resident of Silver OF MINNESOTA Democrats in the effort to make President Spring, Md.: Nixon the political target and hold him ac­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MR. JACK COHEN-A ONE-MAN CHARITY countable for the Vietnam War. DRIVE Monday, September 11, 1972 Sargent Shriver, the umpteenth choice as (By Albert Friedman} a running mate for George McGovern, Mr. BLATNIK. Mr. Speaker, ours is a charged last weekend that President Nixon You may have seen him delivering a pub­ Nation with a tradition of freedom in ignored a peace overture by the Communist lic service announcement on television: his diversity. We have provided a refuge for Hanoi government. His charge was supported staring earnestness contending with the all nationalities, races, and religious by Averell Harriman and Cyrus Vance, Demo­ tyranny of time. He struggles to get to you groups and have been enriched by the cratic leaders who were conducting the Paris in the frantic minute or so the station allots peace talks. for his message--before the commercials for differences, achieving a deeper and more This fantasy was unmasked when they had underarm deodorants crack down with the universal identity through the merging to admit that the questionable peace moves polished proclamations of Madison avenue. of divergent cultures. by Hanoi came during the last three months He's Jack Cohen, 83-years-old, of Silver As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Democratic administration of Presi­ Spring, who describes himself as a sort of of AHEPA, the American Hellenic Ed­ dent Lyndon B. Johnson, who did nothing one-man campaign to help the underprivi­ ucational Progressive Association, it is about it. Where were these men during the leged. He estimates his efforts have brought fitting that we recognize the contribu­ past four years and why didn't they speak comfort to about 20,000 people over the past tion of this group to the growth of our out? four years. Shriver now bemoans the fact that Nixon More than 50 years ago, when he was still Nation as it is today. AHEPA has par­ didn't take the course of President Eisen­ in his 20's Cohen was cruelly stricken by ticipated in American society in our most hower who brought an end to the Korean polio and he has borne the stigmata ever recent history by establishing and sup­ involvement that was another Democratic since: a small, twisted frame that contains, porting a variety of educational pro­ legacy. however-as one observer put it recently­ grams as well as civic project.5 of im­ As anyone with any knowledge of history "a great spirit." portance to their local communities. will recall Eisenhower upon taking office When polio struck, Cohen didn't know if But we cannot ignore the deeper signif­ announced that he would send trained Amer­ he would ever walk again-but when he re­ icance of the Hellenic heritage which ican army divisions into Korea and at the covered the use of his legs he certainly made same time prepare two more combat divi­ more use of them than most. has formed the very basis for Western sions of Koreans in an all-out effort to end His physical frailty and disabilities do society as it exists today. Our democrat­ that war. The Korean truce followed shortly. not prevent Cohen from scouring the neigh­ ic system is, in fact, an offshoot of the Shriver, who professes to want the Viet­ borhood's food stores, furniture warehouses, participatory democracy conceived and nam War ended forthwith (parroting the Mc­ laundries and cleaners for items that can be germinated and practiced daily by the Govern theme}, attacks Nixon for the with­ made available for the needy. He is unspar­ citizens of Greece centuries ago. drawal- of 500,000 American fighting men ing of himself-and of anyone who has some­ Our Nation has lived with this tradi­ while at the same time was recommending thing to give to his cause. the approach used by Eisenhower. Shriver His efforts have earned the plaudits of tion of freed om and we as Americans obviously doesn't know what he is talking many agencies and individuals, including the have fought to purify it and extend the about and facts refute his almost every ut­ Washington Home for the Blind, Holy Cross full meaning of its concept in the deep­ terance. Hospital, Little Sisters of the Poor, Colesville est and most significant way to all our Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, an United Methodist Church, St. Elizabeth's American citirens. already discredited Democrat, joins with an­ Hospital, Catholic Charities, Trinity Mission, I would like to commend the mem­ other ultra-liberal, Jane Fonda, both of Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle, the Archbishop of bership of this fine organization but par­ whom are accused of "traitorous conduct," Washington, the Women's Interfaith Services ticularly pay tribute to the local and dis­ in assailing this country's role in defending and many, many more. its military in Vietnam. He received the $500 Thanks Award and trict officers of the Order of Ahepa in Both Clark and Miss Fonda, with whose plaque of radio station WINX. As a member Minnesota. The Duluth local chapter thesis McGovern ascribes, have broadcast of the executive board of the National Coun­ - officers John Regas, James Schaeffer, from Hanoi protesting American bombing of cil of Senior Citizens, he was appointed by Andres Maras and Bill Grias have given North Vietnam while conveniently overlook­ Mayor Walter Washington to the planning sel:fiessly of their time and effort to ing the Communist butchery of hundreds of 30124 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972 thousands of South Vietnamese we have been uled air carriers-but that does not mean tion of this problem would markedly re­ helping to try to live in peace. that such locations should be deprived of duce the cost of taking observations, Clark's mental astigmatism has blinded him to the fact that the North Vietnamese ADAP assistance to establish airports particularly in remote areas. More ef­ have been given nearly every concession to commensurate to their need and which fort should be devoted to obtaining a bring an end to the war and obtain a re­ will accommodate 95 percent of the gen­ solution to this problem. turn of the American prisoners of war. He eral aviation type aircraft which could Transmittal of present weather in­ is so naive that he believes the promises of be used for access by air to these com­ formation could also stand improvement. the Communists whose word is valueless. munities and recreational areas. Aircraft now fly at speeds which often With other campaign issues available, Mc­ Present standards for airport develop­ make it more practical to use informa­ Govern and his party council would rather deal in fantasy than in fact. He chooses ment are often excessive to the needs of tion regarding present weather rather to disregard a recent poll conducted among many of our Montana communities and than outdated and unreliable forecasts our troops in Vietnam which show 70 per recreation areas, since they include pro­ to determine whether to fly or not, and cent favoring the Nixon course, only 16 per visions for development beyond either if so, by what route. It seems timely to cent supporting his own, 11 per cent unde­ present needs, reasonable expectations consider whether some of the emphasis cided and 3 per cent for Governor Wallace. for the future, or the economic capacity on forecasting might not be better re­ Hardly a recommendation for McGovern. of the community or State agencies directed to observing accurately and dis­ available to support them. seminating present weather to those who This is not a problem limited only to need it. our sparsely populated Western States. PRIVATE AVIATION NEEDS AND Indeed, even the densely populated State PROBLEMS IN THE WESTERN of Ohio has found that it can establish ANTIPOLLUTION PROGRESS STATES completely new airports, adequate for its present and reasonably foreseeable needs, using State rather than Federal HON. JOSEPH E. KARTH HON. RICHARD G. SHOUP standards, at a fraction of the cost re­ OF MINNESOTA OF MONTANA quired by meeting Federal standards for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADAP assistance. I submit that it should Monday, September 11, 1972 Monday, September 11, 1972 not be necessary for any State or com­ munity to overspend and overdevelop Mr. KARTH. Mr. Speaker, I am par­ Mr. SHOUP. Mr. Speaker, like most merely to meet an excessive standard in ticularly pleased by the result of the re­ of our Western States, Montana has order to obtain Federal assistance for cent report on the paper industry re­ much land, a low density of population, needed airport development. leased by the Council on Economic Pri­ and great natural resources. Economic orities. Pleased since it pointed out the Standards for ADAP assistance need positive progress made in the area of growth can be accommodated easily. revision to permit airport development Our scenic beauties and recreational re­ antipollution by Hoerner Waldorf Corp. based upon a realistic assessment of the of St. Paul. The progressive leadership sources are extensive and varied. Their needs, capabilities, and future prospects enjoyment only needs to be made more of this corporation clearly demonstrates practical for people living in other parts of the particular location rather than what can be accomplished if a company of the Nation. unrealistic hopes that the traffic may sincerely dedicates itself to cleaning up Increases in economic development eventually warrant service by large air­ the environment. and tourism will yield more trade more craft. Too many of our communities have It is with pride, then, that I place on jobs, and more tax resources f~r our developed airports to airline specifica­ the RECORD an editorial from the August State and its communities. And for our tions only to suffer a reduction in air­ 30, 1972, edition of the St. Paul Dispatch visitors they will yield more opportuni­ line service or lose it entirely. Small that outlined several paints in this year's ties for recreation, refreshment, and communities and recreational areas report and gave Hoerner Waldon the education. need practical and realistic standards praise it so greatly deserved: for federally aided airport development. Time has become more precious to ANTIPOLLUTION PROGRESS Another impediment to air travel in everyone. Our Montana distances are our Western States is the lack of ade- The spectacular turnabout in pollution great. Passenger rail service has de­ quate useful weather information. Par- control by the paper industry ls an example clined almost to the point of extinction. of what can be done to protect the envlron­ Our highways are becoming congested. ticularly in our mountainous areas we ment 1! people will adopt a positive approach. Only a handful of our communities en­ need more observations and repartage of Two years ago the Council on Economic joy scheduled air service and it is un­ cloud levels or ceilings and visibilities. Priorities, a nonprofit study group with both likely that their number will increase in The National Weather Service has be- Ralph Nader and Barry Commoner on its the foreseeable future. come too wedded to the idea of using a board of advisers, blasted the paper industry How can we encourage economic de­ few observations, mathematical for- in a harshly critical report title "Paper Prof­ mulas, computers, and satellite pictures its." In a new report, issued this week, the velopment and tourism in the face of to produce its weather information. Con- council praised the paper industry as being the costliness of time, the greatness of "years ahead of others, such as steel and distance, the congestion of the highways, sequently, the number of places at which utilities" in antipollution efforts. and the limitations of scheduled trans­ weather observations adequate for avia- Hoerner Waldorf Corp. of st. Paul was one portation services? tion purposes are taken and the fre- of the firms singled out for special praise. One remedy lies in making our State quency with which they are taken has It is appropriate praise, since Hoerner Wal­ more accessible to those who fly busi­ declined substantially. dorf was one of the first to adopt a positive It is now quite apparent to those who approach to environmental protection. Tha.t ness and personal aircraft. They are approach ls lllustrated in a comment by the looking for opportunities for investment fly in mountainous areas that the avail- firm's president, John Myers, after the report and recreation-and their numbers are able weather information is inadequate was released Monday: growing. But two handicaps make com­ for safe and efficient air operations by "The baste philosophy and commitment merce and tourism in Montana and small aircraft. To remedy this situation, of Hoerner Waldorf Corp. is simply this: We other Western States difficult for these weather observations need to be taken will meet pollution control standards in each people: an inadequate airport system in more places and with a greater fre- state in which we have a mlll or plant. Quiet­ quency. This we already know how to ly, without fanfare or publicity, we are work- and inadequate aviation weather service. ing to achieve this commitment, and we The standards for Airport Develop­ do and the cost is not excessive. anticipate an expenditure of $40 million in ment Aid Program-ADAP-assistance While some effort at developing auto- a. five-year period for pollution control." under Federal law need revision. These matic weather observing equipment has This is the kind of attitude that will keep standards are promulgated by the De­ been expended by the National Weather the poisons out of our water and the smoke partment of Transportation's Federal Service, the amount of research on this out of our a.tr. Aviation Administration, specifically, its program nowhere near approximates The paper industry as a whole wlll spend airport service. that which has been expended on many · about $840 mlllion for cleanup from 1971 to 1975-some $90 million more than the coun­ Most of our communities and recrea­ other weather research projects. The re- ell estimated would be necessary for mlnl- tional areas will never have the traffic to sults to date have not produced a ma- mum installation of up-to-date pollution support service by commercially sched- chine that will do the job properly. Solu- control equipment. September 1.1, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30125 Other Minnesota communities which will businesses bar profit margins any higher than dicta.ble. But it is fair to say that prices and benefit from the cleanup program are Sartell, the avearge of the two best of the last three real spendable earnings are in better shaipe where the St. Regis plant has installed a fiscal years. today than they would have been if no hand primary clarifier and is putting in secondary The price of food is a sensitive area, de­ had been raised to check inflation. treatment facilities, and Cloquet, where spite the fact that an hour's work today will Northwest Paper Co., a subsidiary of Pot­ buy considerably more meat than in previous latch Forests, is undergoing a major reno­ years. But the Cost of Living Council, the vation and expansion program. Both St. Regis Price Commission and the Pay Board have THE OLYMPIC TERROR and Patlatch were identified in the 1970 study attacked the problem on several fronts. First as being among the country's most serious by putting all agricultural food producers polluters. under controls after the first sale. In other HON. JAMES A. BYRNE Stories of great anti-pollution progress are words; every item in a chain store must be OF PENNSYLVANIA uncommon. The paper industry is to be considered-none are exempt--when figuring IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commended for its progress, attitude and the chain's markups and profits and holding leadership. them under the required margin. Wednesday, September 6, 1972 The wage controls on employes serving the food industry is another aspect of the at­ Mr. BYRNE of Pennsylvania. Mr. tempt to hold down the prices. The reason Speaker, I strongly support House Reso­ WAGE AND PRICE CONTROLS GET controls have not been placed on agricul­ lution 1106, which condemns the bar­ TIMELY EVALUATION tural products before the first sale is that barous actions in Munich of the Pales­ such action historcially has led to black­ tinian Arab terrorists, expresses the sym­ HON. LAWRENCE COUGHLIN markets and shortages. pathy of the United States for the fami­ The third myth, that a decrease in the rate lies and friends of the innocent Israeli OF PENNSYLVANIA of inflation would have happened anyhow, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is hotly debated in economic circles. But Olympians, and which calls upon the there is good evidence that price behavior has civilized nations to deny sanctuary and Monday, September 11, 1972 improved under the economic stabilization support to terrorists. Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, I think program. Those critics who make their as­ That a peaceful institution such as the that a timely and sensible evaluation of sessments only on the basis of the monthly Olympic games should be perverted to march of the cost of Living Index across the the most base exploitation by a band of the wage and price controls program has chart are missing an important point. been written by Donald Rumsfeld, direc­ An assessment of the performance of the international renegades for the inhu­ tor of the Cost of Living CoUI_lcil. economy since the New Economic Policy be­ mane stage of wanton, wholesale mur­ Mr. Rumsf el d's article appeared in the gan must be placed in the context of the der is indeed the vilest corruption of August 29, 1972, edition of the Phila­ broader goals for the economy. Those aims civilized man. In the Olympic tradition, delphia Inquirer in a guest column. He were to stimulate business and consumer wars, and political conflicts stopped to noted that the wage and price controls expenditures, increase employment and en­ allow the athletes to engage in their con­ program "served to break this psychology courage productivity while reducing the rate tests of skill and strength; but the tradi­ of inflation. Not, by the way, eliminating tion has been violated by these terrorists of economic defeatism" which resulted completely any rise in the cost of living, but from too many years of spiraling prices bringing it down to a more reasonable rate. who invaded the Olympic Village to per­ and wage increases. The inflation rate, while still too high, form their heinous acts. As he so accurately noted, "perhaps was on a downward trend and the economy Were that not enough, the targets of one of the most valuable contributions was undergoing a slow increase in growth the attack were the athletes from the of the flexible controls program has been at the time that the New Economic Policy State of Israel. For 25 years, the Israeli to create a change in mood." was implemented. Why then, place controls people have lived in a state of siege, con­ It is encouraging that while consumer on prices and wages? Because there was concern that an increase in the pace of the stantly harassed and pummelled by Arab prices have risen at a rate of 2.7 percent, economy in response to added stimulus to guns, continually provoked by the machi­ average hourly earnings have risen at a business and consumer spending might re­ nations of Arab criminals, and perpetu­ rate of 5.6 percent. Real spendable earn­ sult in contributing inflation and a convic­ ally threatened by knives and bombs ings of the typical worker have increased tion that it surely would have further con­ waiting in the night in the hands of cow­ at an annual rate of about 4.5 percent tributed to the increased expectations of ardly assassins. Now the assassins have under the program, compared with al­ explosive inflation. The consumer could be struck again, this time in what had been most no growth from 1966 to 1970. left in a worse position that before, with more current dollars in his pocket but with an atmosphere of international coopera­ I feel that Mr. Rumsfeld's evaluation less buying power. An evaluation then, of the tion and brotherhood. That the assassins places the wage and price controls pro­ controls progran must take into account strike at all is appalling, but that they gram in its proper perspective and com­ what might have been, as well as what actu­ should choose to strike the innocent in mend his article to my colleagues: ally happened. the refuge of Olympic spirit is incompre­ Mr. Rumsfeld's column follows: This much is certain, and even the most hensible. The terrorists are, as the reso­ DESPITE MYTHS, FLEXIBLE CONTROLS ARE determined critics must agree. The rate of lution suggests, uncivilized and undeserv­ WORKING inflation has gone down. Prices and wages in have been restrained. ing of membership the family of man. (By Donald Rumsfeld) Remember the general feelings that prices Our immediate concern at this moment The wage and price controls program has were spiraling higher and would continue to is to express, as best we can, our pro­ been in existence for a little more than a soar without any prospect of their stopping? found sympathy to the State of Israel, year, and it has contributed to the present Remember the public's expectation that ev­ to the Israeli people, and particularly to brighter economic picture. Strangely enough, ery time management and labor s:at down to the loved ones of the slain athletes, for some myths have also grown up during the work out a wage settlement it would inevita­ the momentous loss they have incurred. same time about the operation of the flex­ bly result in inflationary increases? ible controls system, and they seem to per­ The public's only role was to foot the bill, But we must fulfill the intended mean­ sist against solid evidence to the contrary. or try to by seeking larger increases in wages ing of our resolution and do what we can It's time to lay these myths to rest; especially next time. The controls program served to to stop these witless animals from fur­ now because of attempts to infiate them still break this psychology of economic defeat­ ther crimes. Every nation should turn its more. ism. Perhaps one of the most valuable con­ back on the terrorists, deny them sanctu­ The first myth is: The program controls tributions of the flexible controls program ary, deny them encouragement, and deny wages but puts no effective limits on prices has been to create a change in mood. them the resources to continue on their and profits. More significant for the wage earner is the The second myth is: The program has done fact that gains have been made for the con­ trail of death and insanity. It is astonish­ nothing about food prices. sumer in terms of real purchasing power. ing to me that some nations have said The third myth is: The decrease in infla­ While consumer prices have increased at a nothing of these crimes, that they re­ tion would have happened anyhow without rate of 2.7 percent, average hourly earnings main silent and do not speak out against a controls program. nave risen at a rate of 5.6 percent. Real terror. Their silence assumes in the As for the first myth, controls aim at hold­ spendable earnings of the typical worker minds of the terrorists the proportions of ing wage increases within 5.5 percent a year, have increased at an annual rate of approxi­ mately 4.5 percent under the program. This assent and encouragement for their acts. while the target for price controls is an in­ It should be the accepted policy of this crease of 2.5 percent. Price changes must re­ compared with almost no growth whatso­ flect only cost changes and all controls on ever during the period from 1966 to 1970. and every other :µation to isolate through profit margins are in force on all companies Certainly the controls program is not infal­ the strictest sanctions any nation or peo­ except small businesses. These restrictions on lible, and its results are not completely pre- ple who encourage terrorists. 30126 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972 THE AMERICAN DREAM his eyes, when he talks about the early days, Sandy won two other gold medals as tha.t 1964 hasn't been or ever will be forgot­ a member of U.S. relay teams. In the ten. His outlook on the early days is not of bLiiterness, despite the opposition that he 400-meter freestyle relay, Sandy led off HON. JACK EDWARDS encountered by being black and invading for the U.S. team and was the first to OF ALABAMA whait was considered white man's territory. break from the block, giving her team a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He considers this as one of the educational lead which it never relinquished. The phases in his life that isn't 'found in a. class­ four young women from the United Monday, September 11, 1972 room textbook. States set a new world record of 3: 55.19 Mr. EDWARDS of Alabama. Mr. PRACTICAL KNOVll'LEDGE in the event, bettering the world and Speaker, I invite the attention of my According to Moore, "The seafood business Olympic record old mark of 3: 58.11 which colleagues in the House to an article is one of the few businesses in which formal was set earlier by the East German which appeared in yesterday's Mobile education is not really an important factor." team. In the event the East German team Press Register. It tells the story of the He himself is not well educated as far as finished second to theh U.S. record-set­ formal schooling is concerned but is the realization of the American dream and equal to many college graduates because he ting team. is a fitting testimonial to a man who has is a graduate of the college of hard knocks Sandy's third gold medal came when made that dream work. As the subject and having to make it the hard way. she finished the final 100-meter stretch of the article, Joe Moore states: The reason formal education is not of the of the women's 400-meter medley relay To succeed you have to like to work and to utmost impot1tance in the s~ood business and brought the U.S. team to victory work ha.rd. he says, "is because to succeed you have to with a world and Olypmic record-setting like to work and to work hard. You can't let time of 4: 20. 75. The United States held We are all proud of Joe Moore, and I a 16-hour work day bother you. That's why include his story as a part of the RECORD: I say a person hais to like to work to make it the former world mark of 4: 25.3 and the LoNG HOURS REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR in his business." Olympic mark of 4: 27 .52. Sharing our pride in the achievements SEAFOOD TYCOON He is willing, even anxious, to help any­ one with a genuine interest in learning the of Sandy Nielson is her home town of (By John Odom) seafood business. El Monte, Calif. On Thursday, Septem­ BAYOU LA BATRE.-Blood, sweat and tears "I got a lot of help from people when I ber 14, El Monte is proclruming Sandy is no rock musical group to Joe Moore. started. Oscar Douglas, who owns Don Q. Nielson Day to honor the Olympic gold It is, rather, what he gave of himself to Seafoods in Mobile was a gi-eat source of medalist. A parade and dinner will be become the first black sea.food tycoon in help to me. His advice and faith in me helped Bayou La Batre, owner of Joe's Seafood. me when I really needed it. Now as his sup­ hosted in her honor. Starting in 1964 with a. pickup truck and plier, I can help him, and that makes me It is indeed sad to know of the tragedy an idea, he now presides over a. seafood busi­ happy." that has occurred during the Olympic ness which is worth more than a million He is currently working on several sets of games in Munich and our hearts go out dollars. arrangements which will help some skippers to the families and teammates of the vic­ But there were years of 16-hour days and become owners of their own boa.ts. He also tims of the senseless actions that stand many a day stretched to 24 hours. And there encourages young men to enter the seafood in opposition to all that the Olympics were few days off for the man who was deter­ business. represent. It is heart-warming, on the mined that the only place he cared to occupy "W1:th hard work and a good year a person was at the top. with little education can earn up to $25,000 other hand, to see the fair and open Early each morning, regardless of the per year. Thait's mighty good money for a competition and the good sportsmanship weather, Moore would load his pickup with fellow with little education or trade train­ demonstrated by the Olympic contestants crates of seafood and begin his work day ing." such as Sandy Neilson and her team­ selling and delivering fish throughout the SUCCESS HIS OVl/'N mates. Mobile area. Just as soon as he finished work­ Since he is sole owner of a million-dollar­ Sandy is an unpretentious 16-year-old ing the Mobile area, he again loaded the plus seafood business the responsibility of student at El Monte High School, and a pickup, but this time drove to New Orleans decision-making rests solely on his shoulders. fine example of our country's youth. where he had customers. So far it seems that he has made all the Her coach, Don La Mont, of the El Monte He also picked up more seafood for the right ones and if he has ma.de any bad deci­ next day's distribution in the Mobile area. sions they must have been minor and far Aquatics Club, also deserves our tribute This M'obile-t.o-New Orelans run was done between. for his work in preparing Sandy for the five days a week for twp and a half yea.rs. Moore is presently in the process of open­ competition in Munich. We are all proud FIRST EXPANSION ing a. "tourist trade," offering a line of frozen of these tremendous achievements. In 1968 his little business enterprise was and fresh seafood. This will be SBlturdays successful enough to allow him to buy a and Sundays so that the p~ple who work boat. The boat enabled him to catch his own daily and can't get off in time to 08/tch the supply of sea.'food in addition to that which fresh seafood weekdays can get fresh seafood CAN ONE SHOOT ONE'S WAY INTO he received from New Orleans retailers. His when they are off. THE U.N.? business has continued to prosper and today Joe says that his business has really he owns a large wholesale seafood business. changed since his pickup truck days except The pickup Moore used to deliver fish is for one thing, the long hours. HON. FLOYD SPENCE gone now, replaced by many trucks making OF SOUTH CAROLINA the daily run that their predecessor used to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES make. EL MONTE'S SANDY NEILSON But the trucks now cover more than Mobile BRINGS HOME THREE GOLD Monday, September 11, 1972 and New Orleans. Joe Moore seafood is de­ MEDALS llvered along the Atlantic Coast as far as Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, it is begin­ New York. ning to appear more and more likely that the German Democratic Republic, which SUCCESS NOT FLEETING HON. GEORGE E. DANIELSON we know as East Germany, will be the And, instead of one boat supplying him, OF CALIFORNIA next nation to be offered a seat in the Moore now owns four, has four under con­ struction and has contracts with 30 more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES United Nations despite its failure to meet owned by other fishermen who supply him. Monday, September 11, 1972 the requirements of the United Nations His fish business and his shrimp business Charter regarding respect for human each gross well more than a million dollars Mr. DANIELSON. Mr. Speaker, I am rights. a year. very proud to pay tribute today to one of In view of this likelihood, I thought it But Moore, who knows well how to claw my constituents, Miss Sandy Neilson, would be useful to bring to the attention his way to the top, does not just perch there winner of three gold medals in swimming of my colleagues a very excellent and and reap the benefits of his labors. Many events at the Olympics in Munich, thought-provoking analysis of the ques­ realize benefits because what was once a one­ Germany. man, one-truck firm now employs more than tion by the very able editor of Die Welt, 50 people, black and white, on a. year-round Sandy Neilson amazed the swimming Dr. Axel Springer. I insert Dr. Springer's basis. world when she captured first place in article at this point in the RECORD: "Ia.man equal oppot1tun.tty employer," he the women's 100-meter freestyle with an CAN ONE SHOOT ONE'S WAY INTO THE UN? smiles. Olympic record of 58.59 seconds, upset­ In a poll taken in West Germany over ha.If He no longer has to make his dally run in ting Australia's Shane Gould who was of those interviewed favoured entry of the his pickup. That's in his past. But it shows in favored to win the event. "German Democratic Republic" (East Ger- September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30127 many) into the United Nations. The motives but the reality of the UN is tactics, power state, would render the partition of Ger­ for their attitude were not mentioned. But politics and the utilitarianism of daily many completely ineradicable. In addition, they are obvious: detente, peace, coexistence, politics? the UN itself would be burdened with new, reconciliation, friendship between nations­ Whoever thinks thus becomes guilty. difficult and surely insoluble problems." topical slogans on every lip, in every ear. STATUTES THE ONLY STANDARD THE " GDR" CANNOT FULFILL THE CHARTER Hardly anybody examines or explains them The protest that one state more or less When he said this otto Bach recalled the any more. They sound good and save a lot infringing human rights is after all not de­ conditions of membership of the UN: "1. It of thinking. cisive, would be sheer cynicism. An ailment must be a peaceloving state. "2. This state As we know, the "GDR" cannot become a cannot be treated by multiplying its causes. must be able and willing to carry out the member of the UN unless West Germany A breach of chartered principles and basic obligations of the Charter." opens the way. This decision is the last trump rights cannot be justified by further The "GDR" is not capable and not willing in the West German Government's policy for breaches. to carry out the obligations of the Charter. the East, the Ostpolitik. But unfortunately Therefore whoever wishes to judge the No doubt is possible. We all know that. And -it looks as though the trump is going to be question of UN membership for the "GDR" those in our land know it who support sacrificed. For East Berlin is pressing for UN "GDR" membership. Only one who has lost membership, haughtily and indignantly. must measure this new member by the statutes which the UN has voted for itself. his faith in the realisation of human rights Let us recall: years ago it was said that the What other standard can apply? and replaced it by cynicism can feel at ease West German Government would only take The Declaration of Human Rights passed in his skin when he supports "GDR" mem­ this step when human improvements for all by the first General Assembly states: "Every bership in the UN. But anyone who does not Germans in their partitioned country were man has the right to leave any country, in­ regard traps, minefields and prison cells achieved. But soon Chancellor Brandt cor­ against free opinion as proper stations on rected this. "Outside influences" could also cluding his own, and to return to his coun­ try." the guilty "GDR" 's way to the United Na­ affect the date for the "GDR's" entry into But the citizens of the other part of Ger­ tions, will have to oppose them. In the name the United Nations, he said. And one of these of the human rights that are at stake. "outside influences" is the will of the new many have not this right. Instead they are shot down if they seek to claim it. And Or is this not what is at stake now? What Secretary General of the UN to take the is at stake? Into the UN with the "GDR'', "GDR" into the world organization (as one nothing, nothing whatever, indicates that this will change once the East Berlin dele­ out with human rights? That cannot be the of the "two German states") "as soon as political mandate for the free part of our possible". gation walks into the United Nations cham­ ber. native land. PRINCIPLES AT THE HOUR OF BIRTH INCONVENIENT QUESTIONS ABOUT What has happened? Are the erstwhile HUMAN RIGHTS prinoiples no longer valid? Have they been dropped? "Everyone has the right to freedom of ex­ A TRIBUTE TO JOHANN STRAUSS More than thirty years ago, two years after pression and opinion; this right includes the begip.nlng of World War II, the British freedom to hold opinions without interfer­ Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the ence and to seek, receive and impart in­ formation and ideas through any media and HON. ALPHONZO BELL American President Franklin D. Roosevelt OF CALIFORNIA met in the Atlantic Ocean-"somewhere on regardless of frontiers." the high seas"-to talk about the creation of And the "GDR"? It is strange and depress­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing that this question is now considered al­ a world organization "on which they wished Monday, September 11, 1972 to found the hope of a better future". They most "hostile to the easing of tension". signed an "Atlantic Charter", which laid Anyone who puts it must expect to be looked Mr. BELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like down this about the future members of the down on as a mischief maker, harming to bring to the attention of my col­ Nations' Forum: world peace as the United Nations under­ leagues the fact that this year marks "They respect the right of all peoples to stands it. The new, fashionable way of deal­ ing with infringements of human rights is the lOOth anniversary of Johann choose the form of government under which Strauss' only visit to the United States. they will live." And further: "They wish to not to mention"them. see sovereign rights and self-government re.: This "second German state", which with Johann Strauss, the world-renowned Vi­ stored to those who have been forcibly de­ the help of a freely elected West German ennese composer, made his American de­ prived of them." Government is now to be raised to the ex­ but in the city of Boston on July 17 1872. It was in this spirit that the United Na­ alted level of the UN Charter, was described It is significant to note that Straus~' ini­ tions organisation was born. ten years ago by the present West German tial appearance was made at the World After the war nobody at first considered Chancellor as a "miserable satellite state, Peace Jubilee, a festival commemorat­ UN membership for Germany. The Germans, neither German nor democratic nor a re­ ing the centenary of the proposal that in whose name such horrible wrong had public" which could not be consolidated "as been committed, remained "in quarantine". long as the red sky of evening over the free the colony of Massachusetts separate it­ In Germany too it was understood that a part of Berlin evokes the hopes of the people self from British rule. In celebration of period of purification must elapse. Well, 27 behind the Wall." this occasion, Strauss composed and di­ years have passed. Is the time now ripe? MEMBERSHIP FOR A REGIME OF INJUSTICE? rected the "New Jubilee Waltz," a waltz TRIUMPH OF POWER AND CYNICISM The corpus delicti of injustice remains that enchanted the audience and one Actually everybody must see that only na-­ unchanged to this day. At least 67 people that concluded with "The Star-Span­ tions should have a right to membership who have been killed attempting to leave the gled Banner.,, While in the United accord with the principles of the UN Charter. "GDR" since the Wall was built. In this States, Strauss conducted 14 concerts in The reality looks sadly different. In the period frontier guards fired 1,410 times. Boston and four more before huge and United Nations palace in New York some Bullets struck in West Berlin, over the Wall, highly appreciative crowds in New York states are represented which have many 372 times. City. times been found guilty of infringement of Can one shoot one's way into the United The legacy of Johann Strauss lives human rights. Already in 1957 Winston Nations? Churchill said that the United Nations "had The UN was founded when the world was with his music. Hundreds of millions of swollen beyond the intentions of their archi­ still stunned by the scene of the Nazi mur­ people of all ages, backgrounds, and na­ tects"; they must be doomed to failure if ders, the annihilation of human rights and tionalities have come to enjoy the com­ "opportunism guided their decisions". the destruction of human dignity. And now, positions of this master musician, com­ A year before Paul Henri Spaak had de­ "a German state", to the accompaniment of poser, and director. Known as the Waltz plored that in the UN "power and cynicism further murders, continued contempt of King, Strauss wrote over 150 waltzes are triumphing". And seven years later Lord human rights and persistent fettering of during his lifetime, the most famous sin­ Home, the British Foreign Secretary, pointed human dignity, is to be accepted into the gle composition being "An der schonen out that the world organisation "applied United Nations? And the "other German double standards" in the question of self­ state", which took the path of human rights blauen Donau" or "By the Beautiful determination for the people. Home summed and vowed to. preserve the dignity of every Blue Danube." Although best known for up:- individual, is to open the door for this step his waltzes, Strauss' talents created sev­ "In the eyes of the United Nations self­ over the threshold? Is it really hostile to eral operettas that have won world­ determination, for instance, is for the Afro­ the easing of tensions to see in this an act wide acclaim together with numerous Asia.ns an absolute rule. But when Europeans of inconsistency, indeed of unfaithfulness polkas, galops, and quadrilles. claim the right, as for example in the case to our convictions? Strauss' music dominated the life of of Berlin and the Soviet Zone, other stand­ The Social Democrat Otto Bach, until ards seem to apply." last year Berlin chairman of the German Vienna much in the same way as the Shall we dismiss such objections today as United Nations Society, set standards. He Hapsburgs had ruled their empire. His naive idealism or as unrealistic romanticism? stated: "Membership of the Soviet Zone father, also a well-known and much-re­ Are we to wink and allow the view that the (East Germany) in the United Nations, the spected composer and director, had dis­ principles _of human rights are only paper, resulting recognition of its status as a couraged his son from studying music. 30128 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972 At the age of 19, however, Strauss First, what is the zero discharge? From my NEWS BULLETIN OF AMERICAN REV­ start.ed his first orchestra and played in definition, as a technical man, we can have OLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMIS­ no zero. The discharge we are using for these competition with his father. From that calculations is based on the United States SION time to the present Strauss' music has Drinking Water Standards published by the regaled his audiences. U.S. Public Health Service. For this particular Mr. Speaker, I ask that all of my col­ question, I tried to purify the water from this HON. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST leagues join me in paying tribute to this particular plant to meet the same quality as OF VIRGINIA man who has made an enormous con­ the Drinking Water Standards. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tribution to the world of music. To do this, I had to exercise a number of unit operations, such as distillation, neutral­ Monday, September 11, 1972 ization, stripping, condensation, secondary Mr. WHITEHURST. Mr. Speaker, I am activated sludge treatment, etc. inserting in the RECORD the September In order to do this, we would have to spend POLLUTION CONTROL COSTS $25 million for capital investment and $3.5 4, 1972, edition of the news bulletin of the million at least for maintenance and opera.• American Revolution Bicentennial Com­ tion per year. mission-ARBC. The bulletin is compiled HON. ROBERT E. JONES But that is not the point. The point is and written by the staff of the ARBC OF ALABAMA that while we are using this money, we have Communications Committee. I take this to buy necessary equipment, con_prete and action in any effort to keep my colleagues IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES steel, to build this facllity. In addition to informed of activities and plans being Monday, September 11, 1972 that, we have to purchase 9,000 tons of made across the country preparing for chemicals to make this operation ruu. This Mr. JONES of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, includes sulphuric acid and caustic carbon, the Nation's 200th anniversary in 1976. those of us who have sought means to etc. The bulletin follows: reduce and abate pollution of our lakes In addition to these 9,000 tons ot chem­ BICENTENNIAL BULLETIN and streams for a number of years are icals, we have to purchase approximately The ARBC Executive Committee which met aware that our goal of clean water is not 1,500 kilowatts of electricity. on August 29th in Washington, D.C. an­ to be had through a magic potion or a Also we have to use 19,000 tons of coal nounced that the third quarter Commission to produce the steam for this particular meeting wlll be held on September 7th and simple fiat, although this seems to be operation. We figured we probably would the doctrine of many who have come 8th. Commission Members wlll address them­ remove about 4,000 tons of pollutants from selves to their role in planning and coordi­ lately to the cause. the water of this plant. nating the nation's Bicentennial in a positive A recent editorial in the Decatur In order to do this operation, we would and constructive fashion. (Ala.) Daily, published by Mr. Barret produce 9,000 tons of chemical 5ludge and The Department of Transportation of the Shelton, who is one of the most infor~ed about 1,200 tons of fiy ash from the boiler, State of Florida has announced plans for a editors in the Nation on matters relatmg 1,000 tons of sulphur dioxide, and 200 tons water mode rapid transit system in the Miami to proper use of water resources, com­ of nitrogen oxide in terms of air pollution. area which will serve as a connector from the mented on the complexities and rami­ This is only about 3M Company. How central business district to Miami Beach and about the 9,000 tons of chemicals purchased connect with the Inters.ma, a. Bicentennial fications of the price of pollution control. from someone else in the country? In order, The thought that every aspect of the exposition in Miami. Currently, plans are to then, for him to.produce 9,000 tons of chem­ develop a. hydro-ski vehicle application, by a water pollution problems needs to be icals for us to use for this particular precess, vehicle that can obtain speeds of 45 miles considered in determini:ti.g the solution according to the Encyclopedia of Chemical per hour and provide service to 70 passengers merits greater consideration. I com­ Technology, 1967 edition, I made a very per crossing. mend the editorial to the attention of my quick calculation. The Greater Cleveland Bicentennial Com­ colleagues and that it be included as a He would need 15,000 tons of natural re­ mission with Mayor Ralph Perk as Honorary part of my remarks at this point: sources to produce this 9,000 tons of chem­ Chairman and Louis B. Seltzer as Chairman icals, and he would also need additional have set up cultural, historical, sports and PRICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL To RUN HIGH power to do that job. summer festival committees. The Downtown There is no simple or quick answer to the Meanwhile, he would produce 6,500 tons Beautification Committee has arranged for pollution problem. After all it took us from of sludge. That is-solid wastes. beautifying the city and programming vari­ the time our country was founded until now How about the 1,500 kilowatts of elec­ ous downtown areas with music and enter­ to reach our present condition. tricity? According to the data published by tainment, and the Cleveland Orchestra and But there is no question these problems the U.S. Public Health Service, he would the Cleveland Museum of Art are planning can and must be solved, keeping in mind have to use 6,000 tons of coal to produce special projects for '76. that time and money are vital ingredienrts. these 1,500 kilowatts. Meanwhile, he would Mrs. Mitchell Doumit, Chairman of the Recently Dr. Joseph Ling of 3M's Environ­ have to emit 350 tons per year of sulphur Greater Federation of Women's Clubs Bicen­ mental Engineering and Pollution Control dioxide, 60 tons of fiy ash, and 60 tons of tennial Committee, stated in the September Department appeared before the House of nitrogen oxide, plus 100 mlllion BTU's per issue of the Club's Bulletin, "We shall suggest Representatives to testify on the problem. year waste heat to be disposed of somehow, some specifics that we can do to participate The Wall Street Journal reported excerpts either to the air or the river. in this commemoration of the birth of the from his testimony. It follows: How about the steel supply that we greatest nation on earth. Let us assume this When I first heard about zero discharge, bought for the steel tank and the concrete responsibility to promote reverence and re­ the first thing that came to my mind was not tank? I would have to go to the calculation spect for our country." money; it was what is the environmental for the steel manufacturing and the cement One of the projects of the Mississippi impact? operations, which I did not do. ARBC is the restoration of Jefferson College I mean the environmental impact because From just the use of these major cycles as a museum to interpret the history of the we are doing sometbing to remove something I draw the conclusion: In order to remove Old Natchez District and southwest Missis­ from the system, because we are using a lot approximately 4,000 tons of pollutants from sippi. The College, birthplace of Mississippi's of energy and material to remove the last this particular plant, we would have to use statehood, is being restored by the State trace of pollutants from the water; because more than 40,000 tons of natural resources. Building Commission, the Department of we cannot destroy the ma.terial and can only We would produce approximately 19,000 Archives and History and the Jefferson Col­ change the material from one form to the tons of waste material in terms of solid lege Advisory Committee. Dedication cere­ other; and therefore, what I was worried wastes or air pollution. That is four times monies are planned for July 4, 1976. about, when we go to zero discharge, will we as much as we removed from our plant. The Citadel Museum in Charleston (S.C.) really take more pollution out of the environ­ In addition to that $25 million capital is currently showing an exhibition of the ment than we wlll put in? plus $3.5 million for annual operation, I McBarrow collection of paintings depicting If we put more pollution into the environ­ think the most important thing is that the the evolution of the uniforms from the Rev­ ment, no matter if it is here or elsewhere, no present efHuent from our so-called equiva­ olutionary War to 1963. Coincidentally, staff matter if it is water pollution or air pollution, lent secondary treatment plant is meeting members Mrs. Dorothy Turner and Miss I call this a negative environmental impact. the federal and state water quality stand­ Trudy Heuer are working on authentic Rev­ If we can take out of the environment more ards. olutionary War costumes that may be worn pollutants than we put in, I call it a posi­ My conclusion is that the zero discharge by Citadel cadets during the Bicentennial. tive environmental impact. based on this particular operation would The National Society of the Daughters of My major concern is, "What is the environ­ produce a negative environmental impact. the American Revolution announces that mental impact of the zero discharge?" We If you looked into 3M's efHuent pipe, yes, Dallas Corey has recorded an album, "The did some figuring at one of our 3-M manu­ you would get a clear efHuent. But you go History of the American Revolution," which facturing plants. I must confess to you gen­ up a little bit higher to look at the overall chronicles musically the most important tlemen that I had no intention of releasing environment for the country and you would events of the American Revolution. En­ this information to the public until I learned find that we created a lot more pollution dorsed by the NSDAR and the SAR, the the answer. than we have removed from this plant. record may be obtained at local record stores. Septembir 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30129 The Interior Department has announced a Communist North Vietnam is sadis­ recent study by the Brookings Institution, contract for a nationwide study of historic tically practicing spintual and mental and embraced by Senator Humphrey. places involving the role of black Americans genocide on over 1,757 American pris­ Our purpose is to summarize and compare in U.S. history. The study will be conducted each proposal, so as to introduce the reader, by the Afro-American Bicentennial Corpora­ oners of war and their families. presumed to be a non-specialist in defense tion with the Association for the Study of How long? analysis, to the essence of the controversy. Negro Life and History serving as adviser to Following a brief look at each proposal in the project. The department said the study aggregate, we will contrast them in terms of will recommend place~ for designation as the three dimensions which largely determine National Historic Landmarks, deserving con­ DEFENSE BUDGET the size of the defense budget: sideration for addition to the National Park a) Force levels-How many units of each System. major force type should be maintained? The Learning Corporation of America and When should older and less effective units the American Heritage Publishing Company, HON; LES ASPIN be retired? Inc. have produced two excellent films on the OF }VISCONSIN b) Modernization-At what rate should American Revolution: "Cause of Liberty" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES major weapon systems be modernized? What and "Impossible War." The films include should be the characteristics of next-genera­ Source Readings for use by teachers in a Monday, September 11, 1972 tion systems? classroom situation. The prints would be in­ Mr. ASPIN. Mr. Speaker, I have been Table 1 lists the major features of the three valuable audio/visual reference material for asked to insert into the RECORD a series alternative proposals. any organization or school. of discussions of the defense budget pre­ The New York State ARBO has issued a TABLE 1.- MAJOR FEATURES OF THE 3 PROPOSALS! booklet titled, "Landmarks of the Revolution pared by the Congressional Action Fund. in New York State." It describes 40 of the This chapter on the defense budget is one most important landmarks of the Revolution of eight being prepared by the organiza­ The The admin­ Brookings' The in the State, each with an accompanying tion for use by congressional candidates. istration "lower McGovern map. Free copies may be obtained by writing In the section I am introducing today program option" proposal the New York State ARBO, 99 Washington there is an excellent discussion of the Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12210. general differences between the admin­ Total annual cost2 Hon. George F. McDonald, Chairman of istration's propooal, the Brookings In­ (billions) ______$89. 0 $76. 0 $65. 0 the Rhode Island Bicentennial Commission, Total active.duty announced that the Zap program for clean­ stitution lower option proposal, and the military manpower McGovern propos?-1. (millions) ______$2. 3 $2. 0 $1.7 ing up the Blackstone River ls scheduled for Strategic forces: September 9th. The Providence Journal In succeeding days I will be introduc­ Land· based which is sponsoring the event has invited ing other sections" of this excellent re­ missiles ______1, 054 550 1, 000 Sea· based organizations, service groups and private port. The first portion follows: missiles ______citizens from around the state to participate 656 656 655 THE DEFENSE BUDGET Strategic in the massive clean-up. bombers (ue) __ 463 255 200 The U.S. Army, which will celebrate its I. Military Spending: The Administration's Modernization 200th birthday in 1775, has issued a man­ proposal and two major alternatives. . program _____ ._ (3) (•) (•) II. Defense Spending Fact Sheet. General purpose ual for observing its bicentennial in the form forces: of Army Regulation 360-1775. The manual III. Fisoal Implications of the SALT Agree­ Army divisions 6 __ 13 713 10 tells unit commanders down to company lev­ ments. Marine Corps el how to plan and coordinate activities IV. Dollar Cost of the War in southeast division/ airwings s______2 which will run from June 14, 1975 to July Asia. Air Force tactical 4, 1976. V. Dollar Cost of the Volunteer Army. fighter wings 9__ 21 21 18 The Kansas Departments of the Veterans VI. Cost Overruns: An Explanation. Navy carrier of Foreign Wars and the American Legion VIl. sources of Additional Information. task forces 10 ___ 11 12- 16 12 Note.-The author of this chapter (except Modernization and the Fort Riley-Central Kansas-First In­ program ______(3) (12) (•) fantry Division Chapter, Association of the part II) , who chooses to remain anonymous, U.S. Army have co-sponsored a proposed Na­ has worked as a defense analyst for seven tional Mllltary Museum-Park to commemo­ years in Washington, both in and out of 1 These comparisons should be treated with caution. In some government. Part II was prepared by CAF cas_es, very different forces are being compared, due to the dif­ rate the observance of the Bicentennial in fering modernization programs envisioned by each proposal. Karu;ias. Resolutions from the three organiza­ staff. 2 Costs refer to total obligational authority, not actual ex­ tions state, "Almost every generation of MILITARY SPENDING: THE ADMINISTRATION'S penditures. The figures for the administration sand the Brook· ings' proposals are average annual costs, fiscal years 1973- Americans has been called upon at least once PROPOSAL AND TWO MAJOR ALTERNATIVES to bear arms in defense of freedom, yet 79, as projected in the Brooking's study, "Setting National By way of introduction Priorities." The McGovern figures is the adjusted cost of his America is the only major nation in the world program in fiscal 1975; the adjustment reflects pricing errors lacking a national museum and study cen­ While specific defense issues have often contained in the text. All costs are in constant (noninflated) 1973 played a major role in American political dollars. ter dedicated to the history and accomplish­ a Vigorous. ments of its armed forces." campaigns, the debate this year promises to •Vigorous, except continental air defense. R. Richard Wagner has been appointed focus on the broader questions· of whether •Slowed. executive director of the Wisconsin ARBO and. how much to cut the defense budget. 6 A "division" is the major tactical unit containing within . . . Robert S. Wise was elected chairman Three comprehensive schemes-each outlin­ itself the equipment and services needed for sustained combat. ing an alternative overall size and composi­ Divisions vary considerable in size and equipment. On average, of the Wichita Bicentennial Commission ... ~.S. Ar.my divisions p~esently consist of 16,000 men. The addi­ The Representatives Town Meeting of Water­ tion of the nation's military establishment-­ tion of incremental units necessary for protracted conflict bring ford (Conn.) created an American Revolu­ have been proposed: 1 the size of the so·called "division force" to 48,000 men. Addi· The Administration's proposed budget and tionally, some Army personnel are organized into units not as· tion Bicentennial Committee in a resolu­ sociated with "division forces". tion at an RTM session. The resolution stip­ force structure for Fiscal 1973; 7 6 of these divisions would have 1 reserve brigade in place ulates that any Waterford citizen may join Senator McGovern's proposal, "Toward a of an active brigade. A division usually consists of 3 active the committee. More Secure America"; - brigades. The so-called "lower option" outlined in a _s In the Marine Corps, close air support units are integrated with land combat forces into "division/wings." These units are considerably larger than Army divisions. 1 Four other aggregate defense budgets g An Air Force "tactical fighter wing," the major tactical unit c~pable of independent action, consists of 3 squadrons, each MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN-HOW have been proposed in addition to the three ~1th 18 to 24 aircraft. Additional general purpose air forces LONG? discussed herein: General Gavin briefly includes reconnaisance and special operations squadrons, and sketched a proposal in the June issue of various Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units. Center Magazine (Center for the Study of to Broadly speaking "carrier task forces" include the aircraft carriers themselves; associated destroyers and destroyer·escorts HON. WILLIAM J. SCHERLE Democratic Institutions), Senator Proxmire (4 to 8 per carrier); a variable mix of fighter, antisubmarine OF IOWA has often suggested ways of cutting the warfare, reconnaisance, and electronic warfare aircraft; and budget (principally by eliminating- cost over­ associated underway replenishment groups (supply vessels). IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES runs)-most recently in the August 3 Con­ Additional general purpose naval forces include amphibious assault ships, attack submarines, and escort vessels unaffiliated Monday, September 11, 1972 gressional Record, the Urban Coalition's with aircraft carriers. Counterbudget remains one of the lower op­ 11 There are presently 16 carriers in the active U.S. fleet. Mr. SCHERLE. Mr. Speaker, a child tions (at $50.4 billion) and the lowest of all Brookings projects an inevitable decrease to 12 by the end of the asks: "Where is daddy?" A mother asks: has been proposed by Professor Seymour decade. Such a decline has not been announced by the adminis­ tration which would, no doubt, like to maintain 16 as long as "How is my son?" A wife asks: "Is my Melman of Columbia University (see )Con­ possible. husband alive or dead?" gressional Record, February 16, 1972). 12 Moderate. OXVIII--1898-Part 23 30130 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972

The proposals in aggregate: housing ($1 billion), and military assistance cost of the McGovern defense budget is likely The Administration• has described its fiscal other than that related to Vietnam {$1 bil­ to be on the order of $65 billion in fiscal 1973 defense program as the minim.um force lion). 1975; a sizable reduction nonetheless. structure and budget that could be recom­ The fiscal 1973 budget request continues The proposal would increase the share of mended consistent with U.S. security re­ to trend toward accelerated spending for the defense dollar that goes for strategic qUJirements. Spokesmen have indicated that baseline military forces (i.e., those that forces somewhat (from one-fifth to one­ any but the most minor cuts would jeopard­ would be in the force irrespective of the fourth). Although it assumes the termina­ ize the nation's security, undermine current war) begun in la.st year's request. The extent tion of U.S. participation in Vietnam, the international negotiations, and lead to in­ of the acceleration can be seen in the size bulk of the savings would result from cut­ creased tensions between nations. of the gap, this year, between what DOD backs in existing general purpose force levels, Great emphasis ls placed on the political expects in fact, to spend (76.5 billion) and and a sizable slow-down in present modern­ consequences of decisions regarding mllltary what they would like to be authorized to ization programs. Overall research and de­ forces. The Administration argues that vigor­ obligate ($83.4 billion). Moreover, the acqui­ velopment expenditures (R&D) would be ous weapons development programs and sition program outlined in testimony by de­ maintained near current levels. stable force levels assure the permanence of fense officials, particularly the modernization The Brookings "lower option" 7 falls be­ our alliances and encourage adversary states program suggested for strategic forces, por­ tween the other two proposals. It shares with to settle their dispwtes with the U.S. in a tends continued real cost increases for the both the aim of providing sufficient military peaceful manner. Particular stress has been next several years. Assuming current plans force to deter or counter foreseeable con­ placed on the impact of defense cuts on the are implemented, the Administration's base­ tingencies, as defined by conservative plan­ resolution of outstanding iss:ies with the line defense program is likely to average $89 ning assum;:>tions. Like the McGovern pro­ Soviet Union. For example, a relatively large billion per year, over the balance of the posal, it discounts the political consequences shipbuilding program ls said to deter Soviet decade. This figure represents an increase in of force level changes and specifies a some­ advances in the Middle East; similarly, ac­ spending for baseline forces of 20% ($15 what more relaxed view of the international celerated strategic weapons modernization billion) over the a.mount appropriated for situation and consequent threats to U.S. programs are said to be necessary to en­ fiscal 1970. At its projected peak, in fiscal security. courage further strategic arms limitation 1976 and 1977, the Administration's program The proposal ls estimated to cost an aver­ (SALT) agreements. is likely to cost near $100 billion, in terms of age of $76 billion per year, between fiscal The defense budget proposed in January inflated 1976 dollars. 1973 and 1979, and ts thus roughly midway would provide obligational authority of $83.4 Senator McGovern~ describes his defense between the Administration's budget and billion in fiscal 73, an increase of $5 billion program as sufficient to deter or counter fore­ the adjusted cost of the McGovern proposal. from last year's budget.3 Of this amount, seeable threats to the security of the United Savings from the future level of expenditures slightly more than one-fifth ($18 billion) States or its allies, as defined by conserva­ implied by the Administration's program are will be used to finance the development, ac­ tive planning assumptions. It is said to main­ obtained by making selective slow-downs in quisition, and operation of strategic forces-­ tain a clear U.S. lead in technology, to oper­ weapons modernization programs and, more heavy bombers, long-range missiles based on ate sufficient forces for even remote contin­ importantly, by eliminating less e1fective land and on submarines, the SAFEGUARD gencies, and to retain more than sufficient components of existing force levels. The pro­ anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system, and nuclear power to deter any combination of hostile states. posal justifies such force reductions on the continental air defenses. The bulk of the basts of cost and efficiency factors. In Sen­ budget total ($52 billion) will go for general On the other hand, the proposal does at­ tempt to eliminate needless military forces ator Humphrey's words, "cutting the fat in purpose forces-ground combat troops the military budget, but not the muscle." (Army and Marine), naval vessels, and tac­ which only heighten international tensions tical air forces. The incremental cost of the and raise the cost of security. It aims, in the war in Vietnam is likely to be on the order words of the proposal, "to find the Une of $4-5 billion.' The remainder of the budget between conservatism and paranoia." Fur­ will be used for air and sea lift forces ($2 thermore, Sena.tor McGovern discounts the REMARKS OF THE HONORABLE billion), retired pay ($5 billion), military likelihood of political consequences attrib­ DONALD E. JOHNSON AT THE uted to changes in defense spending and 54TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVEN­ force levels by the Administration. The pro­ TION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ~ The best single source for a complete posal downgrades the importance of military description of the Administration's program forces as "bargaining chips" in international ls the annual posture statement: Secretary negotiations, and denies the postulated effect HON. CHARLES M. TEAGUE of Defense Melvin R. Laird, Annual Defense of year-to-year changes in defense spending Department Report, .FY 1973 (Washington: on the expectations of other nations. Finally, OF CALIFORNIA Processed, February 1972). Chapter ill of the proposal considers military force as only IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Brookings' study--Charles L. Schultze, one of many instruments for assuring Amer­ et al., Setting National Priorities: The 1973 ica's security, and for fulfilling our responsi­ Monday, September 11, 1972 Budget (Washington: :Brookings, 1972)­ bilities around the globe. Mr. TEAGUE of California. Mr. outllnes, highlights, and projects the im­ The budget resulting from the McGovern plications of the Administration's program. Speaker, I call to the attention of my defense program would be considerably colleagues the following remarks made The projections in this paper are taken from smaller than that implied by present Admin­ the Brookings study. istration plans. The full extent of the cost by the Honorable Donald E. Johnson, a All cost figures, unless otherwise stated, differential is, however, a matter of some Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, at refer to constant (uninfiated) fiscal 1973 debate. The Senator's proposal suggests a the opening session of the 54th annual dollars, and total obligational authority budget of $51 billion in fiscal 1975 ($54.8 bil­ national convention of the American (TOA). The use of constant dollars will lion in inflated 1975 dollars). This represents Legion on August 22, 1972, in Chicago, facilltate comparisons across proposals as a decrease of 40% ($35 blllion) from the Ill.: well as between present and future costs. It projected cost of the Administration's pro­ will require the adjustment of costs pre­ REMARKS BY DONALD E. JOHNSON gram in that year. National Commander John Geiger, Na­ sented in the McGovern proposal, however, Secretary Laird and other defense officials which are given in terms of fiscal 1975 dol­ tional President Bertha Parker, distinguished claim 6 that the true cost of the McGovern lars. A 4% annual infiation rate is assumed guests, and my fellow-Legionnaires: for these calculations. program is somewhat greater, tracing the It ls a privllege ... as well as a personal At times of rising defense budgets, TOA difference to a number of pricing errors. The pleasure . . . to bring to this 54th National will be greater than actual expenditures, as cost factors used in the Brookings' study sup­ Convention of The American Legion the money can be allocated much quicker than port this contention. Consequently, the true greetings of my 183,000 associates in the Vet­ it can be spent. For example, while contracts erans Administration. They join me in wish­ can be signed quickly, the actual perform­ n Sena.tor McGovern's proposal has been re­ ing you a most successful convention. ance of services and consequent expenditures printed in the Congressional Record (Janu­ I have come here tonight ... however ... are likely to take longer. At times of declining ary 19, 1972), pp. 388-401. not only to bring you greetings ... but also t o budgets, the opposite will obtain. Over the o Secretary Laird's rebuttal is contained in tell you that The American Legion faces one long run, however, the gap between the two a letter addressed to Representative Rhodes of the severest tests in its history. will be narrow. of 5 July 1972. It is available from the De­ That test will be the preservation of the 'Incremental costs are those beyond what fense Department's Office of Public Affairs. independent, viable, quality Veterans Ad­ would have been required to finance our The pricing errors occur, most importantly, ministration hospital and medical care pro­ military forces in peacetime. For example, with regard to: non-salary related operating gram which we know today . . . as the 93rd the incremental cost of the air war includes costs, the military and civlllan payroll, and Congress faces the imperative of fashion- combat pay, aircraft losses greater than the retired pay. peacetime accident rate, ordnance expendi­ Additionally, the proposal overestimates 1 It should be noted that the Brookings• tures greater than the peactime attrition the incremental cost of Vietnam, and appears study simply presents this option as one of rate, and so forth. It does not include the to make no allowance for one-time termina­ many, none of which are selected as a pre­ cost of procuring the aircraft, base salaries, tion costs associated with large-scale force ferred course of action. See: Schultze, et al., other peacetime operating costs, etc. reductions. Zoe. cit. September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30131 ing a national program to insure adequate tion's hospital and medical care sys~em . . . gence of my family for the year ahead be­ health care at reasonable cost for all Ameri­ but that even more dramatic, dynamic chap­ cause this next year is going to be even more cans. ters have yet to be written .. they will not demanding. This test can be met if you Legionnaires permit this story to end. Speaking of a demanding year, this cer­ will t ell the positive, dynamic story of the t ainly has been one for our retiring National VA hospital and medical care program to commander, a man who has made tremen­ the American people. dous impact for The American Legion both His record-high budget requests for VA TEXAS RESIDENT HEADS within its ranks and outside of our orga­ medicine demonstrates more forcefully than nization. For a really great year of service to any words that President Nixon knows well AMERICAN LEGION The American Legion, will you join with me this story of countless accomplishments, on­ in a warm round of applause for John H. going achievements, and even more exciting HON. OLIN E. TEAGUE Geiger. potential. Under Commander John, and before him, Nonetheless ... I would like to quote from OF TEXAS Al Chamie, the words "Reach Out," became the President's statement on the dedication IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES almost household words across this land, t his past June 16 of our new VA hospital in Monday, September 11, 1972 and I'm happy to announce that those words Columbia, Missouri. are going to remain a part of our theme for "Fulfllling the Nation's obligation to its Mr. TEAGUE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, my term of office as National Commander. I, veterans is a matter of justice and national for the fourth time in its long and dis­ too, want to expand those words, and the full honor. Meeting their medical needs is one of theme for our coming Legion year at the Na­ our greatest national priorities. To ensure tinguished history, the American Legion has elected a resident of the State of tional level will be: "Reach Out--In Service that they are met I intend to maintain and For America." reinforce the independen-t system of Veterans Texas as its natlonal commander. Joe L. There are many, many ways we can reach Administration health care facilities when Matthews, of Fort Worth, Tex., was out to our beloved country, in her service, and as required." elected to that office by the delegates to and one of the most important ways to me Encouraging as this clear, concise declara­ the 54th national convention of the will be to speak out loud and clear, on behalf tion is ... and it is nothing less than this ... American Legion on August 24, 1972, at of this land that all of us love so well. t he fact remains the President needs the sup­ I say to you, there is no reason to be port of the American people. So do the Mem­ Chicago, Ill. I have known Joe Matthews for many years and know the qualities of apologetic about America. America does have bers of Congress who share his conviction ... a need for strong, positive, forceful pro­ and ours ... that the present quality, inde­ leadership he possesses. By every stand­ American spokesmen. As we leave this con­ pendent VA hospital and medical care system ard of measurement he is qualified to vention city to return to our respective benefits not just our deserving veterans .. . lead this great veterans' organization, homes, let us do so with the strong resolve but all Americans ... indeed, all mankind .. . and I am proud that this honor has come to make The American Legion that pro­ and must be continued as it now exists. to him and to my State and district. It is American spokesman for the coming year. Tonight ... I ask you ... my fellow-Le- a tribute to the membership of the Amer­ To a large degree, the dissidents, who have gionnaires ... to return home from this great been all too much with us for most of the convention and tell the story of the VA hos­ ican Legion that they recognized in this fine citizen the qualities of character and decade of the sixties, have fallen silent. Un­ pital and medical care system. fortunately, they have left a cheap legacy of Tell t he stor y t hat we are going to treat one leadership which are so urgently needed distrust and disenchantment with this great million patients in this fiscal year ... and in these trying times. With Joe Matthews country among many young Americans, and handle nearly 11 million out-patient visits ... as commander, the American Legion can with others who are not so young. both record-highs. look forward to a year of dedicated serv­ By giving undue emphasis to all the nega­ Tell the story that on an average day in ice and added achievement. In his ac­ tives-by failing or refusing to recognize fiscal 1973 there w ill be 167,000 veterans who ceptance speech after his election, he anything good about America., when there is will neej . . . and receive . . . medical care so much good to be recognized-these de­ from VA. discussed some of the current problems facing this Nation and pledged the re­ tractors who have talked so loud and so long Tell the story that we are going to add 248 have created a totally false impression of new medical units to the Nation's finest as sources of the American Legion toward America among those who have listened to well as largest hospital system ... includ­ their solution. I insert National Com­ them. ing 12 new Drug Dependence Treatment mander Matthews' acceptance speech, America has indeed made mistakes-but let Centers which will bring to 44 the total together with his biography in the it be remembered that so has every other number centers opened by VA in a little nation and every other government in the more than a year ... thus enabling us to RECORD. ACCEPTANCE MESSAGE OF JOEL. MATTHEWS history of mankind. I say to you, and I say care for many more veterans than the to the world, that it would be impossible for 20,000 cared for in fiscal 1972. Commander John, distinguished guests, my fellow Legionnaires. Many years ago I had a any nation on the face of the earth to match Tell the story that we are going to train the decent idealism which we have brought 62,000 people ... the greatest number in dream about being National Commander of the American Legion, but along the way the to our role in world afiairs. VA's history . . . in health delivery . . . I think, and I hope to prove during this that today one out of every three physicians dream was lost , and I put it away. Several practicing in the United States got his train­ moruths ago some of you felt the dream should coming year, that The American Legion can ing through the VA . . . and that one-half he revived and it was revived and culminated serve America well by sweeping away the of all third and fourth year medical students here today in my election. fuzzy notions, the half trut hs and the un- in the United States receive part of their I owe a deep debt of gratitude to those - truths left behind by the spokesmen of nearly a decade of dissent. I speak of the critics of training from VA. who encoun .ged me along the campaign trail, Tell the story that VA is a laboratory for and I hope each one of them is savoring this America in the most charitable of terms when a new concept of health delivery. moment with me because so many of us have I call them idealists who lacked realism. And tell the story of VA medical research. worked so hard and so long to realize the Those critics, young and old, liked to call Research that freed mankind from the reality of t his moment. upon their Constitutional guarantees of free­ dom of speech and freedom of expression, not scourge of tuberculosis. To the members of m y campaign commit­ Research that per:(ected kidney trans­ t ee and to my fellow Texas Legionnaires, I only • to downgrade their country, but in plants, and made possible portable hemo­ am most grateful for the loyal support many instances, sometimes involving vio­ dialysis units for home use. which you h ave given to me. But I also rerog­ lence, ti:e dissidents prevented other people, Research that helped to develop t h e Laser nize there have been Joe Matthews boosters whose views did not agree with theirs, from cane for the blind . . . and the heart pace­ throughout The American Legion, in each speaking. The exercise of the Constitution's guarantees to deny other people their Con­ maker. and every Department, for a successful cam­ Tell the story that two veterans at our VA paign for the office of National Commander stitutional rights destroys the validity of any hospital in Buffalo, New York, just last cann ot be the work of a single Department-­ cause that reverts to such tactics. month received the first nuclear-powered not even Texas. To my good friends in every I must recall, too, some of the confronta­ h eart pacemaker implants in the Western Department of this great American Legion­ tions that have been concocted by the dissi­ Hemisphere. my hear tfelt thanks. dents with The American Legion and the Tell the story of VA medical research that To the delegates to this Convention, I irony of these situations never ceases to proved that hypertension can be treated . . . thank you for the vote of confidence you amaze me. In the first place, The American and that, hopefully, will achieve a break­ have just given to me-and I pledge to you Legion seeks peace as ardently as any group through in conquering the deadly disease of that I will work diligently throughout this in this country. In the second place, the Con­ sickle cell anemia ... and thus give new coming year in the cause of The American stitution with all of its promise and all of hope and life to America's Black citizens. L-egion for it now becomes a personal obliga­ its guarantees of personal freedoms, would I have unbounded confidence in the wis­ tion with me to justify your confidence. be a dead document if young Americans of dom of the American people. To my own dear wife, Pinky, and to all of other eras of our nation's history had failed In this confidence ... I tell you tonight the rest of my family, thank you for bearing or refused to defend our freedoms. that when they know not only the truly re­ with me and for sharing the rigors of this Yes, I speak very specifl.cally of the men markable story of the Veterans Administra- campaign. I would further ask the indul- and women of The American Legion and of 30132 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 19 72 our comrades in arms of the great World After he returned to Fort Worth following many of my constituents may have their Wars. If the mllitary victories in either of World War II, he joined Blackstone American VA pensions reduced. those conflicts had gone to the enemy, the Legion Post No. 482. He served his Post in We need to deal with the interaction of Constitution of the United States would have many capacities, including adjutant, vice been destroyed along with the freedoms of commander and commander. Federal aid programs adequately. Legis­ the American people. He has served the Department of Texas as lation for a study and recommendations Yet, there have been instances at all levels Department Commander in 1956-57 and as to eliminate conflicts are incorporated in of our organization where we have been ac­ membership chairman. He also served on the the Older Americans Amendments passed cused of being militaristic war mongers, and finance and budget committee and for four by the House. However, that is a long­ worse. This is sheer nonsense. Members of years was Texas' National Executive Com­ range solution. I believe we have an im­ The American Legion have been involved in mitteeman. He was vice president of The mediate and urgent need to protect the war and we know it is a miserable business. American Legion 1971 National Convention people who will be affected on October 1 We know that if America is to go to war again Corporation of Texas, planning the Houston it wm be our children who have to fight it. National Convention. of this year. We do not want our children subjected to the He has held various positions of leadership Below is the bill I plan to introduce: horrors of war, and we believe the best way to at the national level which have moved him A bill to amend the Social Security Act to maintain peace and freedom is to remain steadily forward through the ranks of the make certain that recipients of aid or as­ strong as long as there are those who would Legion membership, culminating in his elec­ sistance under the various Federal-State destroy freedom. History is the basis for the tion to the offi.ce of National Commander. public assistance and medicaid programs Legion's philosophy with regard to the main­ From 1958-61, he was the Liaison to the (and recipients of assistance under the vet­ tenance of freedom and there is no more National Security Commission, and from erans' pension and compensation programs sound basis for planning the future than on 1958-60 was a member of the National Ex­ or any other FedeJ"al or Federally-assisted the experiences of the past. We have heard ecutive Committee Resolutions Subcommit­ program) will not have the amount of such a lot of simplistic reasoning, much of it from tee. He was also chairman of the National aid or assistance reduced because of in­ people who should know better, to the effect Liaison Subcommittee to the Civil Defense creases in monthly social security bene­ that maintaining military strength does not Committee from 1961-62. fits) maintain peace. Those who peddle that line Just prior to his election to the Legion's Be it enacted by the Senate and House of of reasoning also conveniently overlook the top position of leadership, he served on the Repre..sentatives of the United States of fact unilateral disarmament has never en­ Legion's National Internal Affairs Commis­ America in Congress assembled, That (a) sec­ couraged a lasting peace either. On the con­ sion and was a member of the National Com­ tion 2(a) (10) (A) of the Social Security Act trary, and we call attention to one of the mander's Advisory Committee. is amended by inserting "(I)" immediately conclusions of the Blue Ribbon Defense Throughout his Legion membership, he has after "(i)", by striking out "(11)" and insert­ Panel: "The road to peace has never been been active in youth programs, such as the ing in lieu thereof "(II)", and by inserting through appeasement, unilateral disarma­ Legion's Oratorical Contest, School Awards immediately before the sexnicolon at the end ment or negotiation from weakness. The en­ Program, American Legion Baseball and Boys thereof the following: ", and (11) the State tire recorded history of mankind is precisely State. agency shall, in the case of any individual to the contrary. Among the great nations, Commander Matthews' activities with who is entitled to monthly benefits under the only the strong survive. Weakness of the Legion youth programs is natural since he insurance program established under title II, U.S.-of its military capability and its will­ himself was active in Scouting. He attained disregard any part of such benefits which could be the gravest threat to the peace of the coveted rank of Eagle Scout. He later be­ results from (and would not be payable but the world." came a Scoutmaster, swimming instructor for) the general increase in benefits under It is my firm belief that in this matter of and camp director. such program provided by section 201 of Pub­ speaking up for America, we can provide a He is a member of Masonic bodies, includ­ lic Law 92-336 or any subsequent cost-of­ much needed service to our great land, and I ing Chapter & Council, Knights Templer and living increase in such benefits occurring also believe we w1ll continue to serve Amer­ Moslah Temple Shrine. He is also a member pursuant to section 215(i) of this Act". ica well by continuing our time-tested pro­ of the University Baptist Church and Fort (b) Section 402(a) (8) (A) of such Act is grams of service to America's veterans of all Worth Elks Lodge. amended by striking out "and" at the end ages, service to the youth of our land, and Other service and veterans organizations in of clause (i), by striking out "; and" at the service to our communities. which Commander Matthews holds member­ end of clause (ii) and inserting in lieu there­ And let me close with a plea to American ship include the Fort Worth Chamber of of ", and", and by adding after clause (ii) Legionnaires and to all Americans every­ Conimerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the the following new clause: where, to stand tall in the knowledge of your Disabled American Veterans. "(iii) in the case of any individual who is great accomplishments of the past. Stand He is married to the former Alberta entitled to monthly benefits under the in­ tall, my friends, in the sure and certain be­ Thompson who has had a distinguished surance program established under title II, lief that we can continue to improve upon career of her own in the American Legion any part of such benefits which results from everything that has been done. Stand tall in Auxiliary. They have two children and five (and would not be payable but for the gen­ your faith that through your efforts, and grandchildren. eral increase in benefits under such program with God's blessing, America will continue to provided by section 201 of Public Law 92- be the hope of the world and that one day 336 or any subsequent cost-of-living increase that hope will be fulfilled. in such benefits occurring pursuant to sec­ RECIPIENTS OF AID OR ASSIST­ tion 215(i) of this Act; and". JOEL. MATTllEWS, OF HOUSTON, TEx., ELECTED ANCE UNDER THE VARIOUS FED­ (c) Section 1002(a) (8) of such Act is AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL COMMANDER FOR amended by striking out "and" at the end of 1972-73 ERAL-STATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE clause (B), and by inserting immediately be­ CHICAGO, ILL.-Joe L. Matthews, 59, of Fort PROGRAMS fore the semicolon at the end thereof the Worth, Texas, was elected National Com­ following: ", and (D) shall, in the case of mander of The American Legion for 1972-73, any individual who is entitled to monthly by action of the 54th Annual National Con­ HON. DONALD M. FRASER benefits under the insurance program estab­ vention of the Legion in Chicago, Ill., at the OF MINNESOTA lished under title II, disregard any part of Convention's closing session here today . . such benefits which results from (and would Born at Wick, Pa., Dec. 30, 1912, be received IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not be payable but for) the general increase his early education in Grove City, Pa., and Monday, September 11, 1972 in benefits under such program provided by attended Slippery Rock State Teachers Col­ section 201 of Public Law 92-336 or any sub­ lege, Slippery Rock, Pa. Mr. FRASER. Mr. Speaker, on October- sequent oost-of-living increase in such bene­ He is a veteran of two tours of duty with 1, 27 million Americans will receive a 20- fits occurring pursuant to section 215(i) of the U.S. Navy. He served his first enlistment percent increase in social security bene­ this act". from 1932 to 1936. In 1943, he re-enlisted fits. For a special group of recipients, (d) Section 1402(a) (8) of such Act is and became a member of the Navy's famous however, this increase will be illusory. A amended by striking out "and" at the end of Sea.bees. He was attached to a Naval Con­ clause (B), and by inserting immediately be­ struction Battalion which saw service in the growing number of older people are find­ fore the semicolon at the end thereof the Marshall Islands, Okinawa and Hawaii. He ing that when benefits are increased for following: ", and (D) the State agency shall, was discharged in 1946 with the rank of one program-such as social security­ in the case of any individual who is entitled Chief Boatswains Mate and holds two battle they lose their eligibility for the nutri­ to monthly benefits under the insurance pro­ stars. tiona!, health or housing aid that they gram established under title II, disregard any After his first duty with the Navy, he be­ have been receiving from other Govern­ part of such benefits which results from (and came a manager of a business firm in Fort ment agencies. would not be payable but for) the general in­ Worth, Texas. Following his World War II For example, I estimate that one-third crease in benefits under such program pro­ service, he returned to his position as man­ vided by section 201 of Public Law 92-336 or ager until he began his own Linemens Equip­ of the elderly people in my District will any subsequent cost-of-living increase in ment Company, which he still owns and lose eligibility for food stamps. Others such benefits occurring pursuant to section operates. will lose eligibility for medicaid. In 1973, 215(i) of this Act". September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30133 (e) Section 1602(a) (14) of such Act is to low-income persons, for admission to or Iturbide who, on September 27, 1821, led amended by striking out "and" at the end of occupancy of low-rent public housing under the exultant army in triumph into su]::>paragraph (C), by striking out the semi­ the United States Housing Act of 1937, for colon at the end of subparagraph (D) and subsidized mortgages or rentals under title Mexico City. inserting in lieu thereof " , and", and by add­ II of the National Housing Act, or for any Each year on September 16, the Grito ing at the end thereof the following new sub­ other benefits, aid, or assistance in any form de Dolores, the beloved heroes, and the paragraph: under a Federal program, or a State or local scores of Mexican patriots who devoted "(E) the St ate agency shall, in the case of program financed in whole or in part with their lives, their valor, and their deter­ any individual who is entitled to monthly Federal funds, which conditions such eligi­ mination to the ideal of self-government benefits under the insurance program estab­ bility to any extent upon the income or re­ and human liberty, are honored by the lished under title II, disregard any part of sources of such individual, family, or house­ citizens of Mexico and by the many such benefits which results from (and would hold. not be payable but for) the general increase SEc. 4. The amendments made by the first citizens of Mexican descent in the United in benefits under such program provided by section of this Act shall be effective with re­ States and elsewhere throughout the section 201 of Public Law 92-336 or any sub­ spect to calendar quarters ending on or after world. sequent cost-of-living increase in such bene­ September 30, 1972. The amendments made We in the United States, who share fits occurring pursuant to section 215(i) of by section 2 of this Act shall apply with with the Mexican people our own her­ this Act;". respect to annual income determinations itage of revolutionary struggle from SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (g) of section 415 of made pursuant to sections 415(g) and 503 domination by a European power, hold title 38, United States Code, is amended by (as in effect both on and after June 30, 1960) adding at the end thereof the following new of title 38, United States Code, for calendar the commemoration of this holiday in paragraph: years after 1971. The amendments made by special esteem. Throughout our two na­ "(4) In determining the annual income of section 3 of this Act shall be effective with tions' histories, the peoples of the United any individual who is entitled to monthly respect to items furnished after August 1972. States and Mexico have maintained benefits under the insurance pragram estab­ close-knit ties of friendship based on a lished under title II of the Social Security 2,000-mile common boundary, our com­ Act, the Administrator, before applying para­ mon heritage, and myriad forms of co­ graph ( 1) ( G) of this subsection, shall dis­ MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1972: operation in areas ranging from mutual regard any part of such benefits which results 162D Irom (and would not be payable but for) ANNIVERSARY defense to political, economic, social, and the general increase in benefits under such cultural efforts. Our nations have joined program provided by section 201 of Public HON. CHARLES E. WIGGINS together in various boundary and water Law 92--336 or any subsequent cost-of-living projects, in border industrial promotion, increase in such benefits occurring pursuant OF CALIFORNIA in combating communicable disease, in to section 215(1) of the Social Security Act." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES controlling narcotics tramc, and in many (b) Section 503 of title 38, United States Monday, September 11, 1972 other areas of common concern. • Code, is amended by adding at the end there­ Today we share with the Mexican peo­ of the following new subsection: Mr. WIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, Septem­ ple in their joyous commemoration of "(d) In determining the annual income of ber 16 marks the 162d anniversary of the their nation's birth. We share with them any individual who is entitled to monthly birth of Mexico's movement for national benefits under the insurance program estab­ their pride in the great industrious and independence. On that date in 1810, prosperous nation that is Mexico today. lished under title II of the Social Security Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Act, the Administrator, before appying sub­ We pay tribute to the Mexican people section (a) (6) of this section, shall disregard parish priest, rallied the citizens of the of the historic past and those today any part of such benefits which results from little town of Dolores and, amidst the whose toil and effort have made Mexico (and would not be payable but for) the gen­ ringing of church bells, sounded the first a proud and strong nation, and to our eral increase in benefits under such program pronouncement of Mexican nationalism, own citizens of Mexican descent who provided by section 201 of Public Law 92- the Grito de Dolores, the Cry of Dolores. have carried with them the honor and 336 or any subsequent cost-of-living increase That historic call, which summoned the proud heritage of Mexico in their in such benefits occurring pursuant to sec­ the support of the Mexican people for tion 215(1) of the Social Security Act." lives in this country. (c) In determining the annual income of ending Spanish colonial domination and Mexico, we salute you. any person for purposes of determining the proclaimed Mexico's right to be free, has continued eliglbll1ty of that person for, and been immortalized in the annals of the amount of, pension payable under the Mexican history. It is traditionally pro­ first sentence of section 9(b) of the Veterans' nounced each year by the President of CARDINAL O'BOYLE ENDORSES THE Pension Act of 1959, the Administrator of Mexico to signal the beginning of the LETTUCE BOYCOTT Veterans' Affairs shall disregard, if that per­ independence day celebrations. When it son ls entitled to monthly benefits under the was first sounded 162 years ago, it insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act, any part of such initiated the revolutionary struggle which HON. JAMES G. O'HARA benefits which results from (and would not was to test the limits of the Mexican 01' MICHIGAN be payable but for) the general increase in people's strength and courage, loyalty, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES benefits under such program provided by and sacrifice, for over a decade. section 201 of Public Law 92-336 or any sub­ Before he was turned back, Father Monday, September 11, 1972 sequent cost-of-living increase in such bene­ Hidalgo and his army of about 75,000, Mr. O'HARA. Mr. Speaker, there has fits occurring pursuant to section 215(i) of poorly clad and poorly armed, but dedi­ been a good deal in the RECORD lately the Social Security Act. cated in a singleness of purpose to win­ regarding the existence of a strike in the SEc. 3. Notwithstanding any other pro­ ning sovereignty for the Mexican people, lettuce industry. I will not get into that vision of law, in the case of any individual who is entitled for any month after August had reached almost to the entrance of rather technical dispute at this time, 1972 to a monthly benefit under the in­ Mexico City. Although his courageous other than to say that whether or not surance program estabilshed by title II of effort was repelled by the Spanish forces, the phrase strike applies, there is most the Social Society Act, any part of such bene­ and he himself martyred, Father Hidal­ assuredly a very real and very bitter labor fit which results from (and would not be pay­ go and his men ignited the torch of lib­ dispute going on in agribusiness and in able' but for) the general increase in benefits erty whch was passed on to other heroes the lettuce industry in particular. under such program provided by section 201 of Mexican independence inspired by his The United Farm Workers have urged of Public Law 92--336, or which results from dream. In his footsteps came Jose Maria (and would not be payable but for) any a consumer boycott of iceberg lettuce to cost-of-living increase in such benefits sub­ Morelos, a mestizo priest and one of win union recognition and bargaining sequently occurring pursuant to section 215 Father Hidalgo's lieutenants, who took rights from growers. ( i) of the Social Security Act, shall not be command of the rebel army and suc­ On Labor Day, Patrick Cardinal considered as income or resources or other­ ceeded in liberating the southern half of O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washington ad­ wise taken into account for purposes of the country and establishing a revolu­ dressed himself, not to the legalisms that determining the eligibility of such individual tionary government before he was cap­ are involved. in discussing whether or not or his or her family or the household in which a strike exists, but to the moral question he or she lives for participation in the food tured and executed by the Spanish Army. stamp program under the Food Stamp Act The struggle was to endure another 5 involved. And, as is his custom, he did of 1964, for surplus agricultural commodities years before the final defeat of the Span­ not mince words. under any Federal program providine for the ish royalists by the Mexican revolution­ His Eminence strongly and unequivo­ donation or distribution of such commodities aries under the leadership of Augustin de cally endorsed the lettuce boycott, the 30134 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972

efforts of the United Farm Workers to are truly the forgotten people of the United STATEMENT BY HON. THADDEUS J. DULSKI bring farm workers to their rightful place States. They are not covered-indeed they have been deliberately excluded from cover­ Mr. Chairman, I appreciate very much your in the mainstream of American economic sc_ edullng these hearings on my bill, H.R. life, and the leadership given to that age-under most of the social legislation en­ acted during the past 40-odd years. Their 11621, and similar House bills, as well as union and that effort by Cesar Chavez, wages and working conditions a.re pitifully on the Senate-passed S. 1973. founder of the UFW, and a man de­ below standard, aD:d their housing, by and For the record, I am Thaddeus J. Dulski, scribed by the Archbishop as one of the large, is totally inadequate. Moreover, until a Representative of the 41st District of New most dedicated labor leaders in the his­ very recently, they have not been able to York. tory of the United States. organize into a union of their own choosing. The purpose of this legislation is to au­ At this point, Mr. Speaker, I insert the At long last, however, the farm workers of thorize the Secretary of I nterior to establish full text of Cardinal O'Boyle's Labor Day this country are also beginning to come into the Thaddeus Kosciuszko Home National be their own. In the face of almost insurmounta­ Historic Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. statement printed in the RECORD. ble obstacles, they have established their own Th e Senate bill was approved u nanimously STATEMENT ON THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM union-the United Farm Workers Union­ last March, both by the Senate and by its (By Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle) led by one of the most dedicated labor lead­ Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Upon entering the Church this morning ers in the history of the United States, Cesar There is no question about the authentic for this annual Labor Day Mass, each of you Chavez-a man who is fully committed, as a historic sign ificance of the Kosciuszko Home received a copy of the 1972 Labor Day State­ matter of religious conviction, to the philoso­ because it already has been recognized for ment of the United States Catholic Confer­ phy of non-violence and the principle of listing by t h e National Park Service in its ence. You will note that this Statement opens labor-management cooperation. This new National Register of Historic Places. with a pertinent quotation from Pope Paul union is still struggling to consolidate its As our Nation prepares to mark its own bi­ VI on the dignity of labor. The Church, His limited gains while defending itself against centennial, attention naturally turns to those Holiness said, has the greatest sympathy for increasingly powerful attacks from the out­ historic days 200 years ago when our fore­ the workingman because "it sees in him and side. It needs and fully deserves the support fathers were laying the foundation for proclaims for him the dignity ot man, the of the general public. At the present time, the United States of America. brother who is equal to every other man, the as you undoubtedly know, it ls carrying on a Thaddeus Kosciuszko played an important inviolable person upon whose face is im­ nation-wide boycott in a desperate effort to role in the American Revolutionary War even pressed a divine likeness." The Labor Day achieve its goal of collective bargaining. The though he was a native of Poland and never Statement goes on to say that while "Pope issues involved in this controversy were out­ gave up his citizenship although he lived Paul's concern for the dignity of manual lined recently in a Statement issued by the the later years of his life as an exile. labor ls a familiar theme in Christian social Committee on Social Development of the Kosciuszko was a Polish patriot and rev­ teaching, ... it takes on new meaning and United States Catholic Conference. Each of olutionary soldier who had studied engineer­ new impllcations and must be applied in you has received a copy of this Statement. I fully subscribe to this Statement and urge ing and artillery. Learning of the American different ways in each succeedng generation, fight for independence, he traveled across • including our own." all of you to do whatever you can to imple­ ment its recommendations. the Atlantic to work with DeLisle and Payne My own experience, past and present, con­ in developing plans for fortification of the firms the truth of this observation. As a na­ What better day than Labor Day to com­ mit ourselves to helping these disadvantaged Delaware River. tive of Scranton, Pennsylvania-the center of His successful work led to his commission the hard coal region-I can stlll recall very workers--who a.re the salt of the earth-to achieve their basic human rights and to take as Colonel of Engineers in the Continental vividly that the condition of labor in that Army in October 1776. The following spring, area around the turn of the century left their rightful place in the mainstream of American economic life. God bless them in he joined the Northern Army and advised much to be desired. The sturdy, God-fearing on the fortification of Mount Defiance. immlgrants who labored in the mines and the their continuing struggle for justice-and mllls in that bygone era.----my own relatives, God bless all of you for whatever assistance Kosciuszko's sklll in choosing battlefields neighbors, and fellow-townsmen-were com­ you may be able to give them in behalf of and erecting fortifications were integral to pelled, by sheer economic necessity, to work this worthy cause. the stunning victory of the Americans over inhumanly· long hours in dangerous, unsani­ Burgoyne at Saratoga.. tary conditions. Their wages were at a bare Indeed, the Commander of the American subsistence level. There was llttle if any leg­ Forces at Saratoga, General Horatio Gates, islation, whether Federal or State, to protect described Kosciuszko's part in this battle THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO HOME as follows: them against the ravages of unemployment, NATIONAL IDSTORICAL SITE catastrophic illness, and occupational dis­ "Let's be honest. In war as in medicine, ability. Their unions, though led by dedi­ natural causes not under our control do cated men of great integrity, still were rela­ much. In the present case the great tac­ tively weak and seldom a match for the en­ HON. THADDEUS J. DULSKI ticians of the campaign were hills and for­ trenched power of corporate wealth. OF NEW YORK ests, which a young Polish engineer was skill­ ful enough to select for my er campments." As a result, many workers became old men IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES before their time. They were completely worn Kosciuszko's engineering sklll was uti­ out in their 40s or early 50s and were con­ Monday, September 11, 1972 lized in the fortification of West Point to signed to the scrap heap, so to speak. They which he directed his attention from 1778 and their famllies were left to fend for them­ Mr. DULSKI. Mr. Speaker, the Sub­ to 1780, helping to protect New York City selves, while younger and more vigorous committee on National Parks and Rec­ from British attack by way of the Hudson workers-always in great supply-were re­ reation of the Committee on Interior River. cruited to take their place in the labor and Insular Affairs held a hearing last Following his work at West Point, Kos­ market. Priday on legislation to establish the ciuszko was attached as Chief Engineer with It goes without saying, of course, that dur­ Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Historical General Nathaniel Greene and the Army of ing the intervening decades, the condition of Site in Philadelphia, Pa. the South where he contributed further to labor in the mines, the mllls, the shops and American successes. His chief functions were the factories in the anthracite regions, as I introduced H.R. 11621 last Novem­ to survey the fields of operations, to point well as in the country at large, has markedly ber, and support for the project has out strategic areas, to determine potential improved. While the average worker in the been mushrooming steadily. Both the sources of food and water, and to devise American economy is stlll faced with many Senate Committee on Interior and In­ means for the rapid transportation of troops serious problems--problems which society sular Affairs and the Senate approved and provisions. can 111 afford to sweep under the rug-he is similar legislation by unanimous action Records show that when the campaign nevertheless considerably better off than his last March. turned into guerrilla warfare, as so often immigrant forebears, the men I was privi­ Thaddeus Kosciuszko played a vital happened, Kosciuszko disregarded his rank leged to know as a boy growing up in and fought alongside of the foot soldiers. Pennsylvania. role in America's fight for independence For his service to the American cause he was On the other hand, there is one group of 200 years ago. It would be most appropri­ promoted to brigadier genera.I at the end of workers in particular who have never been ate to have this memorial to him re­ the war. permitted to enter into the mainstream .of stored in time for the bicentennial ac­ Thus it can be seen that Kosciuszko's role our relatively prosperous society and, as a tivities in 1976. in the Revolutionary War was extremely im­ result, a.re perhaps even worse off 1n 1972 The historic significance is a matter of portant and was recognized at the time by than were the immigrants who made up the record, and I am hopeful that the com­ the founders of the new Government, par­ bulk of the American labor force at the turn mittee will act promptly to clear the ticularly Thomas Jefferson. of the century. I refer to the 2,500,000 work­ In fact, while Thomas Jefferson was Vice ers who harvest the crops that have made legislation for House action. President of the United States, he visited this the best fed nation in the history of the Mr. Speaker, as part of my remarks Kosciuszko at the Philadelphia residence in­ world. These workers--malnly Mexican­ I include the text of my prepared state­ volved in this legislation. He asked Kosci­ Americans, F111pinos, and migrant blacks- ment to the subcommittee: uszko to travel to France on behalf of the September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30135 United States and in the interest of world It is curious the Democratic nominee terns, for some unknown reason, sepa­ peace. should attack President Nixon for overspend­ rate them from other children and re­ The relationship between Kosciuszko and ing on national security. The last four Ken­ quire special attention and often medi­ Jefferson was so close that Kosciuszko, while nedy-Johnson defense budgets averaged $86 living in Philadelphia, wrote and delivered blllion-the four Nixon military budgets cal treatment. to Jefferson his last will and testament in averaged $75 billion. Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote from which he bequeathed his fortune for the pur­ DRASTIC CUTS a publication of the National Society for pose of freedom of enslaved blacks. Autistic Children which describes the Mr. Chairman, it is only fitting that this Nixon has reduced the cost of the Vietna­ mese war from $25 billion in 1968 to $7 bll­ plight of these children: home in Phlladelphia-the only home which They live in a world apart from others, Kosciuszko had in the United States--should lion in 1972. He has cut military strength from 3.6 milllon in 1968 to 2.4 million in 1972. seemingly inaccessible. Parents and others be preserved as a national historic site in his writing about them use such terms as "the memory. Civilian employes have been reduced by 300,000. Employment in defense-related in­ invisible wall,'' "the glass ball," "the fort­ The historic signiflcaince is clear, and there ress,'' "the trance children." They seem un­ is wide support for the pending proposal dustries has been cut by 1.2 million workers. In 1968 defense costs represented 45 per responsive to the usual give and take of par­ throughout the Nation. ent-child relationship. It would be most appropriate to have this cent of the federal budget; today they com­ legislation enacted so that the property can prise 32 per cent. In 1968 defense outlays Mr. Speaker, adoption of this resolu­ be acquired and renovation completed in represented 9 per cent of the gross national product. Today they total less than 7 per tion will do a great deal to assist those time for the bicentennial observance in 1976. who are helping autistic children ac­ I urge approval of pending legislation a.t cent of the GNP. Russia, incidentally, spends the earliest possible time. more than 18 per cent of its GNP on growing quaint the Nation with a growing medi­ military forces. cal problem. Since the war is winding down and we I urge the Congress to give rapid con­ are reducing our military forces by more than sideration to this resolution. a million men, some are asking why we need GEN. ffiA EAKER DOCUMENTS FACT $84 bllllon for defense this year while we THAT DEFENSE BUDGET IS REL­ spent only $76 billion last year. ATIVELY LOW, AND CONFIRMS PAY INCREASES FACT PROPOSED MEATAX CUTS ENCOURAGING PRIVATE FUNDING Congress has voted 11 pay increases for OF HIGHER EDUCATION WOULD MAKE OF THE UNITED the mllitary the past three years. It has also STATES A SECOND RATE POWER voted 11 pay -increases for the civll service employes. These were overdue to make de­ HON. HAROLD R. COLLIER fense salaries comparable to similar jobs in OF ILLINOIS HON. 0. C. FISHER industry. However, pay for military and OF TEXAS civllian employes of the Defense Department IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wlll cost $6 billion more in 1973 than in 1972, Monday, September 11, 1972 despite the reduced force. Monday, September 11, 1972 The increased costs of weapons and people Mr. COLLIER. :Mr. Speaker, from time Mr. FISHER. Mr. Speaker, in these account for the proposed budget increase to time letters come to my office that are times of confusion it is imperative that from $76 blllion in 1972 to $84 bllllon in filled with logic and commonsense and 1973. so well written that they deserve a wider we have the best and most reliable in­ There is frequent demand to save on de­ formation available relating to our na­ readership. One such letter was written fense in order to increase outlays for health, by a young lady in my district who will tional defense. One of the most respected education, welfare and pollution control. authorities in this country on that sub­ These well-meaning advocates appear oblivi­ be entering college this fall. I am con­ ject is Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker always be the most trusted handmaids of the try are concerned about this. Most are hav­ chin~s to help those with falling kidney physician and t rusted friends of grateful ing to take money out of the education function has become u n iversal the world patients. budget in order to provide it." over. The use of the kidney machine first A spokesman of the council's administra­ used only for acute Ren al failure has today I know that all of my colleagues in the tive arms, the state Division of Justice and been extended to save lives in cases with Congress join me in offering hearty con­ Crime Prevention, said Alexandria. schocls Chronic Renal Failure and in cases of poi­ gratulations to each of the graduates, average three alarms nightly with about one soning when it is necessary to speedily re­ and in applauding their real dedication in 100 alarms being valid break-in com­ move poisons circulating in the blood as in to this most important work. The gradu­ plaints. He added Alexan dria had asked for cases of Phenobarbitone Poisoning as the ates, Jacqueline L. Bayne, Kenneth G. the funds to start a pilot project. only effective and speedy remedial measure. The extended use of the Artificial Kid ey Bolen, Shirley Bowden, Margaret B. Machine for cases of Chronic Renal Failure Brice, Susanne R. Briddell, Morris Cal­ was made possible when the Father of houn, Rebecca K. Dailey, Ronald R. Haemodialysis, Professor Scribner invented Fuller, David L. Jones, Mildred Kadin, LINE ITEM BUDGETS his shunt that enabled us to dialyse cases of Deirdre C. Langford, Robert J. Leonard, Chronic Renal Failure many times a week Carolyn Martin, Ovella Goziem Rapu, without the necessity of any repeated cut Dwight R. Ricketts, John J. Rzonsa, Jr., HON. JEROME R. WALDIE downs on the arms or legs. The Scribner OF CALIFORNIA shunt is a simple appliance but the happy William V. Sanwald, Donna R. School­ choice of the right material to make the meester, Sandra G. Shaw, Marilyn N. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES shunt and now the internal fistula enabled Shrager, Joyce A. Villareal, Alexander F. Monday, September 11, 1972 us to extend the use of the Artificial Kidney Worthing, Raymond A. Vanencis, and Machine to treat and keep alive otherwise Patricia A. Durant, all deserve the high­ Mr. WALDIE. Mr. Speaker, I am tak­ fatal cases of Chronic Uraemia. est praise. ing this opportunity to insert in the The importance of this advance is per­ RECORD an address by Long Beach State haps not sufficiently realised. These un­ University President, Stephen Hom to fortunate patients, some of them breadwin­ THE SOARING COST OF EDUCATION draw each Member's attention to the ners in the prime of their lives, would have many disadvantages of the line-item died but for the use of the Artificial Kidney budget. Machines which have enabled them to live normal lives, follow their normal occupa­ HON. JOHN R. RARICK The line-term budget, as will be illus­ tion and look after their families. Even the OF LOUISIANA trated by President Horn, apart from be­ increasing additional benefits from kidney IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing a much dated method of budgeting, transplantation from donors made legal by serves to frustrate the State's higher edu­ the Anatomical Gift Act for cases of pro­ Monday, September 11, 1972 cation officials in their attempts to pro­ gressive kidney failure has not lessened but Mr. RARICK. Mr. Speaker, the an­ vide a good education with the limited in fact increased the importance of the use nouncement that $47,000 in LEAA funds funds allocated to them each year. It is of the Artificial Kidney Machines in the are to be given to an Alexandria school an example of bureaucratic redtape at treatment of cases of progressive and fatal its costliest glory. cai::es of Renal failure. project for the purpose of curbing break­ Ladies and Gentlemen, this indeed is a ins and vandalism of Alexandria schools Perhaps printing this speech will serve great medical advance and you who are to­ is unique to say the least. Federal funds to focus more Californians' attention on day qualified as Renal Nurses are fellow par­ intended to make the streets safe from the situation and in this way serve as an ticipants in this great medical venture. I criminals are now to be used to protect impetus for change. It is my hope that would like therefore to congratulate each the taxpayers' educational investments. the State of California will take the one of you for joining with us in this world­ Education and the police may not Hoover Commission's studies to heart wide fraternity to help those less fortunate profit from this expenditure, but some and use a more efficient, less costly meth­ than ourselves who are suffering from od of financial planning. Chronic Renal Failure. equipment company should make a Your role in the Renal Team of a Nephrol­ pretty good commission. I include a re­ The address fol_lows: ogy Unit is most important because you are lated news clipping at this point: [Partial text of remarks by Stephen Horn, the Unk between the machine and the pa­ [From the Washin gton Post, Sept. 10, 1972] President, California. State College, Long tient. With an increasing trend today to have ALEXANDRIA GRANTED $47,011 To FIGHT SCHOOL Beach, California, before the Scottish Rite renal dialysis done at home, convenient to VANDALISM Bodies, March 5, 1971] the patient and the family, I need not stress ODE TO A LINE-ITEM BUDGET t he importance of the education of the RrcHMOND.- The Virginia Council on renal patient which will be your most im­ Criminal Justice has made a $47,081 grant to I appear before you tonight, ladies and portant responsibility besides manipulating an Alexandria school project aimed at curb­ gent lemen, to discuss education. Not the edu­ the machine. You must remember, the pa­ ing break-ins and vandalism at the city cation of college students, but the educa­ tient is usually dominated by the emotion schools. tion of college presidents. The education that The money, along with $17,121 in local the State of California has provided students of uncertainty and fear although he or she funds, will be used by the Alexandria School able to benefit from it has been-at least, up may not show it. You must establish the con­ Boa.rd to buy surveillance cameras, ala.rm to this point--very good. But based on my fidence of your patient and teach him about systems, t wo walkie-talkie radios and tele­ own experience of some seven months, the the machine, the care of the shunt and the phone lease lines "to harden the Alexandria education that California provides its State limb, the need to keep to the diet and salt city schools as crime target s." College presidents ca.n only be described as restriction prescribed by the doctor. In its application for funds the city said unbelievable. Most important you must remove the "de­ the project hopefully will eliminate or mark­ As some of you know, I have spent most of pendence complex" from your patients who edly reduce the schools as crime targets the last 12 years groping my way through September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30143 the mazes and thickets of the Washington "I'm not allowed to run the train 1n appearance, at least, have followed the bureaucracy. But I must stand before you Or see how fa.st 'twill go. federal pattern. The governor submits a tonight and confess that California makes I ain't allowed to let off steam single budget bill to the Legislature. It is me humble. Utilizing a fairly commonplace Or make the whistle blow. based on estimates often prepared more than managerial device called the "line-item budg­ I cannot exercise control 12 months before the beginning of a par­ et," the State of California has woven a Or even ring the bell. ticular fiscal year. The funds for the Cali­ vast and complex tapestry of educational red But let the darn thing jump the track fornia State Colleges are appropriated in a tape that surely must be one of the wonders and see who catches hell I 1ump sum to the Trustees according to three of the modern world. The line-item budget There are sound historical reasons why the schedules--personal services, operating ex­ administered by long distance from Sacra­ line-item budget has persisted so long. A pense and equipment, and reimbursements-­ mento is further complicated by a pro­ legislature historically has exerted its infiu­ only here ls where simplicity stops. liferation of state administrative procedures ence on the executive, first by detailing a California State College, Long Beach must that are all too often outdated, irrelevant, or specific level of funding to be expended on a submit its estimated budget needs a full 18 simply act to stifle all initiative, innovation, given governmental function and, second, months to two years in advance of the budg­ or economy of operation. by imposing prohibitions and limitations on et year it covers. That line-item budget is Briefty stated, a line-item budget is a that spending. The appropriation of funds carefully scrutinized and red-penciled by the budget in which every major expenditure and for specific purposes rather than in a lump Chancellor's Office and then integrated into many not so major are listed and approved sum for a general program dates back to the a line-item budget for the entire State Col­ line by line. Once the budget is approved, victory of the legislative-oriented Jeffer­ lege system. the administrators of the budget are seldom sonians over the executive-oriented Hamil­ That budget, in turn, ls reviewed by the allowed to deviate from line items and pres­ tonians in the early years of the republic. Department of Finance, acting as the gov­ idents have no authority to move funds be­ We can appreciate this historical justifi­ ernor's elite staff analysts and all too often tween such broad functional categories as cation just as we can appreciate the effici­ program managers. There it is pared, re­ general administration, instruction, student ency of the steam locomotive compared to negotiated, re-cut, and finally integrated services, library, and plant operation, among horse transport of the 19th century. But into the governor's formal budget request others. For example, in the Instruction func­ today we move people better, faster and which is submitted to the Legislature six tion there are separate line items for per­ farther with airplanes. Similarly, we have months before the beginning of the next sonal services, operating expenses and equip­ 20th century management tools that will do fiscal year in July. It is then carefully scru­ ment, student assistants, etc. In the Student the same job as the 19th century line-item tinized by the finance committees of the Services function there are also lines for the Assembly and the State Senate, the two budget--but do it better, faster, and more houses themselves, and-probably-a con­ same and many more items. economically. ference committee of both houses before it If a family budget were run this way you The Hoover Commission in 1949 called at­ is sent back to the governor for his approval would budget $25 a month for your telephone tention to the concept of performance or veto. Unlike the President of the United bill and $160 for food, perhaps a year or more budgeting-which is budgeting based on States, our governor does not receive the before you planned to spend it. But suppose functions, activities and projects. Budgeting budget from the Legislature on a "take it your wife's mother unexpectedly comes to based on the work to be done rather than or leave it" basis. He has a line-item veto visit for the last two weeks of the month. on the things to be acquired such as personal which means it will often do you little good She's a big eater, so your food budget is ex­ services, equipment and supplies. Since the to secure a restoration through the legisla­ hausted with two days of the month still Hoover Commission reported, the number of tive process. But hope does spring eternal. left. On the other hand, since she's staying line-item appropriations in the 15 major By a two-thirds vote the Legislature can with you, your wife doesn't call her long dis­ money bills Congress passes each year has override the governor, but it seldom does. tance every day, so your phone bill is only decreased almost two-thirds. This tendency When our line-item budget--and there are $8. It seems like no problem. Just use the of the Congress to appropriate for broad 365 lines in our current budget ( 18,000 in telephone surplus to buy the food. categories of services has increased executive the system budget )-finally comes home to You could do that, with a program budget, fiexibllity and provided for more effective use us from the wars it is frequently grayer, or even a line-item budget with some fiexi­ of resources. lighter, and less healthy than when, in its bility-but not with the line-item budget Some will ask, of course, that if the Con­ youth, it boldly marched away from home which controls the destiny of the State Col­ gress or the State Legislature does not specify for the first time. But our problems are not leges. You would either have to secure the precisely how each tax dollar must be spent yet over. The Department of Finance may permission of an anonymous staff assistant by a public agency, is not the public giving still impound the funds in any of those llne­ in the Department of Finance in Sacramento up its control over the public purse, and will items which it, the Legislature, and the gov­ or eventually secure a special deficit appro­ it not be powerless to prevent incompetency, ernor all have supposedly approved. In most priation to pay two-days food bills, while waste, and actual embezzlement? cases, the State will insist on spending for the money you saved on the telephone bill The answer is no. The responsibile adminis­ us the money it approves our spending. would probably revert to the state's general trator must still explain to the next higher fund. executive level and to the legislature just ODE TO A LINE-ITEM BUDGET Of course, if your family actually operated what he intends to accomplish with his I feel it is only fair, ladies and gentlemen, on a line-item budget, you would probably funding. Generally, a tacit agreement is ar­ to pause at this point and warn you that this figure ways to resolve little difficulties like rived at between legislative committee and tale is about to take on some aspects of a the above without a deficit appropriation. program administrator about the goals to be horror story. I am about to give examples of You'd probably go to your grocer and say, achieved with the money allotted. The com­ instancea where the 11ne-item budget and "How about charging $15 of your telephone mittee and the program administrator know long distance management have not only im­ calls to my telephone number and giving that next year and the year after that the paired the efficiency of our university but me the equivalent amount of food?" That lS administrator must return for additional have actually cost you, the taxpayer, more not an unknown procedure in state- govern- funding. He must justify his requests not m oney than necessary. These examples may ment. only by budget presentation but by past seem fanciful, but I assure you, they are all Now-let me apply this rough analogy di­ performance. too true. rectly to our University. We have a category One learns early that you do not deceive a Let us start with a skeleton. Some years for Student Assistants within the instruc­ legislator. They have long memories. As more back, our Biology Department found itself tional portion of our budget and a similar and more lawmakers become professionals in in the position of the family with telephone category in the Student Services portion of their chosen field of politics, they also become mon ey but no food. The Biology Department our budget. If we run short of funds in one specialists in the areas covered by their com­ needed a skeleton. But the State classifies a category-but have a surplus in the other­ mittees or subcommittes. Thomas Jefferson skeleton as equipmen t and the department the president cannot authorize the transfer said of some early civil servants, "few die had no equipm ent money available. However, to meet the need. Putting it simply, a trans­ and none resign." Today we might say that it did h ave money in its operating budget action that could be handled by two Vice of legislators. The program director knows and State procedures permit the purchase of Presidents walking across the hall requires that each new budget hearing brings a day small items out of the operating budget. The the submission of documentation to the of reckoning for last year's performance. This department found it could not buy a skele­ Chancellor's Office in Los Angeles and to the is as it should be in a representative govern­ ton, but it could buy a hand, a pelvis, a skull, Department of Finance in Sacramento. La­ ment where those elected must try to re­ a tibula, or fibula and what have you, and dies and gentlemen-a simple, logical need fiect citizen priorities as best they can. then assemble a skeleton piece-by-piece. It for an intra-campus transfer of, say, $3,000 The Hoover Commission's approval of per­ finally decided against doing it that way or less could require several hundred dollars, formance budgeting has infiuenced many because the cost would have been twice that and several weeks time on the part of several large private corporations as well as the fed­ of an ordinary skeleton, and it might have layers of unneeded administration "rigama­ eral government. Even our Associated Stu­ had a funny shape-sort of like a camel role." dents have changed their financial planning being a horse constructed by a committee. As President of California State College, procedures from line-item budgeting to pro­ The Biology Department keeps having Long Beach-the third largest university in gram budgeting. This is another instance of trouble with its equipment budget. Some California-I sometimes feel like the engineer where we can learn from them. years ago it bought a refrigerator for roughly in the anonymous verse: In California, some of our budget practices $200. After several years of hard and honor- 30144 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 11, 1972 able service, the refrigerator broke down. In compiling its formulas, the Department that bill we seriously contemplate ex­ The department did not have any equipment of Finance frequently ignores. such relevant tending the present 235/ 236 programs­ money for a new refrigerator. So it had to data as the size of the institution and the spend $150 of operating budget money to efficiency of its operation. which are subsidized-housing plans-I have the old $200-when-new refrigerator re­ For six years, California State College, want the entire Congress to be aware of paired. Long Beach has been the most efficient and what the results of these programs have Two yea.rs a.go the same department or­ economically operated of the 19 state col­ been in the field. U.S. News & World Re­ dered something called a spectrophotometer leges in that we have had the lowest per port, in the September 11, 1972, issue, and a power pack for it. Now a spectropho­ capita cost per student. Yet the State has page 66, has an article entitled "Is the tometer won't work without a power pack ignored this. When any budget reduction for Government Putting Up Instant Slwns ?" any more than a TV set wm work with the any given purpose is made, our share is Many of us in Congress, and on the plug pulled out. But apparently some anon­ usually ten percent because that is the ymous State employee didn't know that. He systemwide proportion of students we have Banking and Currency Committee, have approved the spectrophotometr, but he cut enrolled. Since we are already operating at taken the time and made the effort to the power pack out of the budget. The spec­ a low cost, these cuts hurt us more than determine just what the end results of trophotometer arrived-and sat on a shelf other institutions. these programs are especially in our own for two years before the State would allow One of our six schools-the School of districts, but in other places in the coun­ purchase of the power pack. Letters and Science, has more than 14,000 try as well. The State allocates budget line items ac­ students and 600 faculty members. Alone, Mr. Speaker, I would like all of my col­ cording to formula. It has formulas which it has more students than 10 of the 19 state prescribe the number of faculty assigned, colleges-more than either Fullerton, Hay­ leagues in this House to be fully aware of the size of classes, the number of sea.ts in a ward, Chico, Pomona, Humboldt, Sonoma, the problems of subsidized housing, and classroom, the ratio of maintenance person­ Stanislaus, San Bernardino, Dominguez Hills, it is my hope that they will read the nel to square feet of campus, the ratio of or Bakersfield. Its student body is seven U.S. News & World Report article which I cubic feet of space to each student, the num­ times the size of Occidental College. am submitting today because, in my opin­ ber of technical and clerical positions al­ It has more students than 10 of the 19 ion, it does a thorough and thoughtful job lowed, the dollars for equipment per student, state colleges and a larger budget than six of of reviewing the actual results of the doctors, nurses, counsellors and placement these colleges. Yet under the line-item advisors per 1,000 students, and so forth. Un­ budget it is allotted only one school-wide present subsidized-housing programs. fortunately, these formulas are frequently administrative position-a dean. A single Before we launch out in this House to unrealistic. individual cannot possibly administer an in­ either extend these programs or enlarge Many of the formulas are founded upon a stitution of that size and complexity-25 di­ upon them, I think we could well stop fiction. That fiction is called the "full-time verse departments. It is imperative that ad­ and consider what we have accom­ equivalent student," or affectionately, the ditional resources-associate deans for edu­ plished by these acts. U.S. News & World "FTE." The FTE is a student who each se­ cational policy, faculty and staff affairs, Report has attempted to present an ob­ mester takes exactly 15 units-no more, no and fiscal affairs--also be assigned to help jective appraisal of the subsidized-hous­ less. the dean. Yet the Legislature adopted a pro­ Actually, our students vary greatly. We vision in the 1970 budget act which prohibits ing programs: have 17-yea.r-olds and 70-year-olds. We have using instructional positions for such ad­ HOUSING MUDDLE-IS THE GOVERNMENT PUT­ men and women. We have black, white, ministrative positions. The Governor has TING UP "INSTANT SLUMS" ? brown, red, and yellow. We have some ge­ included this language in his 1971 budget High costs, increasing foreclosures, housing niuses and some who just ma.de it. These a.ct. Such a policy completely ignores the scandals spur a search for new methods to students' registration data a.re fed into the need for middle level administrators to help provide shelter for the poor. So far, answers computer and what comes out is our FTE. manage these complex institutions. are elusive. That is the number of students we would California State College, Long Beach is the Housin~ programs to benefit the needy, have if all our students were taking 15 units. largest of the state colleges-indeed, it is the financed by federal money, are being This semester we have 20,000 full-time largest state college in the nation. It has a trimmed back. equivalent students enrolled. In actual fact budget of more than 33.4 million, which is The Nixon Administration is having a close we have more than 28,000 hum.an beings at­ about five million dollars more than the look at soaring costs and growing scandals tending classes on our campus. budgets of the five smallest colleges total in these undertakings. The fictitious FTE doesn't work to badly together. Yet, we are restricted to two vice At stake are about 14 per cent of the hous­ in computing facility utilization formulas, presidents, the same number as many col­ ing starts in the current home-building although it tends to overlood our Library at leges in our system that are less than half boom-and federal plans for a much larger examination and term paper time. Where it our size. This is another example of an ex­ proportion. really breaks down is in the student person­ ternally imposed personnel judgment which Subsidized-housing starts for the first six nel area, where you must treat a student as wouldn't last one day in a private firm of months of 1972 are down more than 20 per a person rather than as a statistic. comparable size. cent, compared with the same period last Take the Student Counseling service, for year. The total of 128, 769 is less than half instance. By formula we are allotted one the 268,700 projected originally for this pe­ counselor for every 1,000 FTE. In practice riod. that means that one counselor is actually IS THE GOVERNMENT PUTTING UP There is every indication the Administra­ working with approximately 1,500 actual, "INSTANT SLUMS"? tion would like to cut back further and living students. Now a student taking three make big changes. units doesn't necessarily have merely one­ MILLIONS ELIGIBLE fifth the personal problems of a student tak­ HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT One obstacle to further cutbacks is that ing the FTE ideal of 15 units. In fact, part­ OF CALIFORNIA more Americans seem to need help to pay time students f::equently require more coun­ for shelter today than ever before, mainly seling and testing than students taking full IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be ca use of skyrocketing costs. loads since emotional problems are one of Monday, September 11, 1972 The Department of Housing and Urban the factors that can limit a student's load. Development estimates that some 25 million Our counselors have just as great a responsi­ Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, it is households, about 40 per cent of the popu­ bil1ty to a maladjusted part-timer as to an well known by many Members of the lation, are eligible for some sort of subsidy. FTE. House of Representatives that the Fed­ Another problem is that the Administra­ The same situation holds true in our Stu­ eral Government, and especially this tion doesn't seem to know what kind of dent Health Service. A part-time student gets Congress, has created several subsidized­ changes it wants to make. It has offered no just as sick from mononucleosis as a full­ housing programs for the people of this major proposals for reform to Congress. And time one. We are allotted one physician to a new housing bill, now pending in Congress, every 1,800 FTEs and in effect, given three­ country. The intentions of Congress, and would make no significant alteration in the fourths of a physician for 8,000 part-time those of others who originally supported way the programs work. students. these programs in 1968 legislation, were Meanwhile, the crisis in Government hous­ Our Career Planning and Placement office nothing but good and idealistic. Unfor­ ing is growing, reflecting turmoil, corruption ha.s the same problem. Students may go to tunately, some of these subsidized-hous­ and decay in cities. Current troubles stem school part-time but they plan a full-time ing programs are "muddled" and dis­ from efforts in the late 1960s to improve career after graduation. After a college torted examples which have proven un­ housing in slums. Under congressional man­ reaches 16,500 FTE, it is not allowed to hire fair to the very people they are sup­ date, HUD lowered its standards for insuring additicma.l career counselors. Since we have home mortgages in inner cities, taking on 28,000 students, our Placement staff must posed to be helping. more risky borrowel"s. Subsidized projects absorb the overload by cutting down on the Because the Banking and Currency were O.K.'d in larger numbers, especially time allotted ea.ch student who seeks its Committee is presently marking up an after passage of the 1968 Housing Act, which services. extensive bill relating to housing, and in set big new housing goals. September 11, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 30145

FORECLOSURES RISING year by 1978 and to total 200 bllllon over a 40 corporations for being involved in the . . . Now a number of the mortgages insured in to 50-year period. program is because of the tax-shelter bene­ this period are going bad as whole city neigh­ If subsidized housing is to be continued fits. This sponsor pointed out that HUD borhoods are being abandoned. Foreclosures beyond 1978, costs will go up and up. should recognize this fact and should foresee of all kinds of federally insured innercity For the fiscal year ending next June 30, that there eventually would be a large num­ mortgages are on the rise. Many more are in payments for all such programs will be 1.8 ber of subsidized units returned to HUD after default, first signs of potential foreclosure. blllion dollars. This compares with only 474 the sponsors have realized their tax-shelter million in fiscal 1970. benefits." ONE PART OF THE HOUSING BOOM THAT IS BACK OF COST RISE TEST AHEAD LOSING STEAM One reason for the jump in costs has to do Both the Administration and Congress Homes started for low-income families eligi­ with the nature of the two major new pro­ have expressed concern over the problems of ble for federal subsidies-Years ended. grams begun in 1968-a home-ownership subsidized housing for several years. June30 and a rental plan for low- and moderate-in­ In an e1fort to try new methods, Congress 1969 ------155,900 come families. Both involve an interest sub­ has voted a two-year, 20-million-dollar test 1970 ------278,200 sidy, with the Government paying the dif­ of housing allowances. Under this approach, 1971 ------394,200 ference between the prevailing market rates the subsidy payment goes directly to the 1972 ------346,000 on home mortgages and a fiat 1 per cent. Fed­ family, which seeks out shelter on its own. 1971 eral assumption of most of the interest However, this test is just getting under way. charge enables payments or rents to be re­ The two programs created in 1968 were be­ Housing subsidies for low-income familles gun without such a trial run. supported about one in four housing starts. duced. When interest rates skyrocketed in 1969 HUD also is plannnig to experiment with Today and 1970, so did the cost of the programs. other means of using existing housing to Only about one in seven falls in this cate­ Many experts feel the nation would have shelter poor famil1es, especially the leasing gory. been better off had the Government con­ of private homes for public housing. For the calendar year 1970, a total of 3 686 tinued its earlier programs which involved However, none of these programs is seen­ units were foreclosed in housing progr~ms direct, low-interest loans to build subsi­ yet-as the answer to the problems of Gov­ for poor families, and 12,641 owners were in dized projects. These programs cost the ernment housing for the poor. default at the end of the year. In 1971, this Government more at the start but less in Until a more satisfactory method is found, rose to 9,414 foreclosures and 27,402 in de­ the long run. it appears that the Nixon Administration fault last December 31. This year there have Complaints about the new housing, espe­ will continue to go slow on approving big been 5,995 foreclosures through the first six cially the rental projects, are many. Even new projects, especially those in the inner months, and 34,972 borrowers were in default HUD officials are in agreement that the homes city. And the building boom, as a result, on June 30. often a.re poorly built, in bad locations and will have lost one of its strongest props. There are mushrooming scandals involving likely to wind up as new slums. sales of shoddy houses at exorbitant prices to POORER PEOPLE LEFT OUT? poor families. Even HUD officials admit "fast THE COST OF ffiGHER EDUCATION buck" operators moved into the pict'ure in Because of rising building costs and the many places. relatively high rents that must be charged, Indictments involving federal officials and experts contend that very little of this hous­ HON. CHARLES A. YANIK businessmen have been handed down in De­ ing is gaing to low-income famil1es. Most of troit, Philadelphia and New York City. Grand it, they say, is occupied by families with in­ OF OHIO juries are studying the situation in six other comes of $6,000 to $10,000 a year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In order to encourage private developers cities. Monday, September 11, 1972 DRASTIC PROPOSAL to build, Congress wrote into the 1968 Act rapid depreciation and other tax benefits Because of all these problems, HUD Sec­ Mr. VANIK. Mr. Speaker, during the for private sponsors of subsidized projects. past month millions of young people have retary George Romney has suggested that And HUD has been encouraging this kind of housing programs be shut off entirely from sponsorship instead of that by nonprofit returned to vocational schools and col­ large parts of some central-city areas. groups--0ften church or civic organiza­ leges. Many of these students are finding Earlier this year, he put into effect tough tions-with less housing know-how. that inflation and rising tuition costs are new rules on selection of sites for subsidlzed­ driving needed training and education housing projects, designed mainly to encour­ However, HUD is now finding out that age more building in suburban areas. These businessmen who take advantage of the tax out of the reach of their families. Taxes new rules, along with a general crackdown benefits may have little interest in the long­ go up-new taxes are created-food costs on lax operating procedures, have slowed term success of the projects. are rising-and paychecks seem to dwin­ construction of subsidized units. A report issued recently by the House Ap­ dle from both ends-making education "Each approving officer in an area office is propriations Committee says there is much expenses a nearly impossible burden. scared to death that any project he approves concern that HUD eventually will end up Because of these high and continually in the inner city may fall," explains one owning many of these projects, after the tax rising educational costs, it is vital that housing expert. "Because the heat is on, they benefits expire. Telling of interviews in are determined to prevent this. One way is seven cities across the nation, the House in­ families plan far ahead. b! delaying approval, throwing up obstacles, vestigators report: The following chart-prepared by the killing as many projects as they can." "Many of these sponsors advised the staff East Ohio Gas Co.-lists the tuition and BUDGET WORRY that their motivation for developing a. [low fees of a number of Ohio schools and a income rental] project was the tax-shelter few selected schools elsewhere in the Even if these difficulties did not exist, benefits .... After they have taken advan- Nixon Administration officials still would be Nation. The figures used are from the tage of the ... benefits, they would probably academic year 1971-72 and therefore worried about the budget impact of the 10- sell or return their projects to HUD if the year housing program mandated by Congress projects do not give them a 6 per cent re­ may be slightly under present rates. in 1968. It calls for construction of 5 million turn on their investment." That educational expenses are increas­ housing units under Government subsidy, ingly difficult to meet can be seen by the and rehabilitation of 1 million existing The report says most sponsors contacted fact that total tuition, fees, room and houses. say they are not now realizing the 6 per cent When the law passed, it was estimated that profit on the investment. It adds: board at Ohio State University have the annual cost of the program would be "One of the sponsors advised the staff that risen by more than $200 during the last about 3 billion dollars by 1978. Now the bur­ 'it is a fact of life' that the only motive of 2 school years. Many schools have ex­ den is expected to reach 7 .5 b1llion dollars a many limited-dividend partnerships and/or perienced even larger increases.

COSTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FOR THE 1971-72 ACADEMIC YEAR

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Private colleges and universities in Ohio: ~~~ii~~~ ~~/~g~ ~el~~:n Springs ______------______$3, 152 I $788 $3, 940 Frank A. Logan ______Frank A Logan. g , s d______2, 201 1, 000 3, 201 Edward E. West______Giles L. Krueger. ~~~j~~~~~afi~~eh~ ~o ~w~~~e;incinnati ______~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ 1, 100 900 2, 000 Rev. William Schwartz ______Rev. William Farrell. 011 2, 244 1, 092 3, 336 David Darr______John Amy. l, 850 950 2, 800 Carl Lehman ______John Slotter. ~~~:~e~~~~rna~u~~tifo~\v1i~11~~======l, 000 900 l, 900 Rev. James Conry ______Dr. John F. Murphy. F()()lt;notes at end of article.

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COSTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FOR THE 1971-72 ACADEMIC YEAR-Continued

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Private colleges and universities in Ohio---Continued Capital University, Columbus------~------~------$2, 100 $1, 045 $3, 145 Rev. Smallsreed ______Roger Wiley. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland______2, 495 l, 305 3, 800 Mrs. Daria Maresh ______Maclin E. Richardson. Cedarville College, Cedarville______1, 450 945 2, 395 David Gidley ______C. B. Hurst. Cincinnati Bible Seminary, Cincinnati______731 869 1, 600 David G. Baumgardner______Earl W. Sims. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland______1, 488 1, 325 2, 813 A. Narwold ______Clayton J. Bachtel. Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland______2, 340 1, 255 3, 595 William Kurzban ______Frank P. Caputo. 0 2, 700 James Hoover______Gerald W. Bergeron. 8!~ n~'e Ucn~il:~~~b~tia~~~~======~: ~~~ ~~~ 2, 960 Roger Ames ______Roger Ames. 50 3, 710 Albert Davison ______Burton W. Dunfield. g~k~ ~1Pe~:.eH~~e1~~~~~~~~~======f: ~g t: ~5g 2, 130 Office of Financial Aid ______Joseph P. Furber. Edgecliff College, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati_------1, 300 1, 200 Findlay College, FindlaY------1, 950 977 g~2~ S~~~~rl~t~~i~r~;~~i~~~ -~·~~~---~= ~~~~W.n~fx~loud, R.S.M. 1 1 3, 130 Walter M. Nutter______John C. Nelson. ======3,350 Alan Donley ______James Mottice. John~r:~~ Carrolli~~~e~~ University,.'~'~a~~~~ University======Heights, Cleveland ______- ______1,~: 700m 1, 000m 2, 700 Donald Chenelle ______John P. Sammon. Kenyon College, Gambier______2, 635 1, 175 3,810 P. Wesley Tutchings ______John D. Kushan. 2 3, 400 Vern Fegley ______Vern Fegley. 2, 472 Guy A. Hull______Guy A. Hull. 3, 100 James L. Stephens ______Ross W. Lenhart. ~f~*:~~;~;~:~~Ii~i~~ ~ :~=~ ~~~~~~ =~== =~:~ ::::~~ :~~ ~ ~==: =: ~~ :~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~~ ··· ·· · r iH ··· ··· ·;: ru · 2, 160 William Salmi______Sister M. Helen Venier. Mount St. Joseph-On-The-Ohio, Mount St. Joseph ______------______1, 420 1, 140 2, 560 Sister Martha Ann ______Sister Mary Declan Browne. Mount Union College, Alliance______2, 160 990 3, 150 David R. Darr ______James R. Didham. Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Mount Vernon______l, 110 840 1, 950 Paul Wells ______William Bennett. Muskingum College, New Concord______2, 204 1, 050 3,254 Mrs. Frances D. Becker______Clancy Biegler. Notre Dame College, Cleveland ______l, 120 1, 000 2, 120 Sister Mary Margaret Therese ___ Sister Mary Vernice, S.N.D. Oberlin College, Oberlin------2, 770 1, 180 3, 950 James W. White ______Robert L. Jackson. Ohio Dominican College, Columbus______1,400 1, 100 2, 500 Maurice Spitler______Miss Susan McGough. Ohio Northern University, Ada______1, 197 975 2, 946 John W. Guinn __ ------William L. Robinson. Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware______2,450 1, 125 3, 575 Fred A. Pollack ______Ralph L. Hoffhines. Otterbein College, Westerville______2, 400 790 3, 190 Eisley K. Witt ______Michael Kish . Pontifical College Josephnum, Worthington ______1, 200 1, 200 2, 400 Ronald Wojtowicz ______Msgr. C. DeRuntz. Rio Grande College, Rio Grande______1, 700 1, 075 2, 775 Mrs. Sally Orebaugh ______D. Brown. St. John College, Cleveland______1, 150 1, 000 2, 150 Louis Kneier______Miss Karen Kardos. Steubenville, College of, Steubenville ______1, 400 1, 000 2, 400 William C. Zilligen ______Ronald D. Jarvis. 1, 770 Lyle Gebhardt______Wayne Huffman. ~ir~~n~~~~~~~ 'u~~~a======1: g~g 1, &~g 2, 535 Jerome Weiskittle ______William L. Inskeep. Ursuline College, Cleveland______1, 300 1, 000 2, 300 Roger Faust______Roger Faust. Walsh College, Canton______1, 438 1, 000 2, 438 Bro. Richard Levesque ______Norman Kutz. Western College, Oxford ______2, 624 1, 216 • 3, 840 Mrs. Helen Sullenberger______Mrs. Helen Sullenberger. Wilberforce University, Wilberforce______1, 240 930 2, 170 Robert A. Thomas ______Robert A. Thomas. Wilmington College, Wilmington ______. 1, 890 1, 005 2, 895 Robert McCoy ______Robert McCoy. Wittenberg University, Springfield ______2, 316 1, 140 3, 456 William H. Porter______Paul G. Manuel. Wooster, College of, Wooster______2 3, 621 Byron Morris ______Byron Morris. Xavier lJniversity, Cincinnati______1, 585 1, 060 2, 645 William Helmecamp ______Rev. J. Peter Buschmann , S.J. State-assisted Universities in Ohio: a Akron, University of Akron ______------______------__ 660 1, 140 1, 800 Robert W. Larson ______John W. Owen. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green ______660 1,050 l, 710 Mrs. Betty Whittaker ______John Martin. Central State University, Wilberforce ______------______648 l, 065 1, 713 Mrs. Edith Johnson ______Mrs. Frances H. Hawkins. Cincinnati, University of, Cincinnati_ ___ ------______825 1, 239 2, 064 Glenn E. Mitchell______John C. Hattendorf. Cleveland State University, Cleveland ______------__ _ 690 (4) 4 690 Lee Marshall______Dr. Richard Gulbenkian. 762 1, 116 1, 878 William E. Johnson , Jr______Rex. W. Simonds. ~1~~f ~~1v~~~~~~sb'i/o~3~-t======750 1, 185 1, 935 Guy D. Spitler, Jr ______Charles R. Schuler. Ohio State University, Columbus ______720 1, 245 1, 965 Rodney J. Harrison ______Edward E. Rhine. Ohio University, Athens ______------______750 1, 284 2, 034 M. L'Heureux ______J. Reese. Toledo, The University of. Toledo ______735 1, 260 1, 995 Clark Reber______Robert Christen. Wright State University, Dayton ______------__ 720 1, 345 2, 065 Joel D. Cohan ______Craig D. Willis. Youngstown State University, Youngstown ______570 975 1, 545 John Wales ______William Livosky. State and county-assisted community colleges in Ohio: 5 Cuyahoga Community College: Metro Campus, Cleveland ______------______------330 (6) 6 330 Culbreth Cook ______Major Harris. 330 (6) 6330 Paul Hinko ______Richard Curtis. ~~~~~~n c~a:1:U~~· c1~~~~~~~~~ ======330 (6) 6 330 Either of above ______David Mitchell. Lakeland Community College, Mentor______------_------__ _ 418 (6) 6 418 Mrs. B. Seiter______F. M. Williams. Lorain County Community College, Elyria ______450 (6) 0450 Paul Boguski______Timothy Boylan. Sinclair Community College, Dayton ______------______405 (6) 0405 Asbury Turner, Jr ______Kenneth Weaver. Out-of-State colleges and universities: 7 Brown University, Providence, R.'------·------2, 850 1, 360 4, 21U Lloyd W. Cornell, Jr ______James H. Rogers. California, University of (L.A.) Los Angeles, Calif______2, 125 1, 280 3, 405 Don Brusha ______Robert Kinsman. Chicago, University of, Chicago, Ill______2, 475 1, 435 3, 910 Anthony Pallett______Anthony Pallett. Cornell University, Ithaca , N.Y------2, 800 1, 500 4, 300 · Gary A. Lee ______Arthur Brodeur. Duke University, Durham, N.C ____·------2, 300 • 1, 130 3, 430 Everette B. Weatherspoon ______Robert H. Ballantyne Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass ______2, 800 1, 670 4,470 S. P. Malin ______John P. Reardon. Illinois, University of, Urbana, 111 ------l, 406 D 1, 035 2, 441 Hugh M. Satterlee ______Charles E. Warwick. Michigan, University of, Ann Arbor, Mich ______2, 140 1, 236 3,376 Thomas Butts ______Dr. Clyde Vroman. Minnesota, University of, Minneapol is , Minn ______1, 511 1, 200 2, 711 Office of Financial Aid ______James Preus. Mount Holyoke ColleRe, South Hadley, Mass ______2, 450 1, 400 3, 850 Mrs. Groverman Payne ______Miss Clara R. Ludwig. Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill ------2, 700 1, 135 3, 835 Dan Hall ______William lhlanfeldt. Notre Dame, University of, Notre Dame, Ind ______2, 300 1, 050 3, 350 Rev. Charles McCarrather ______John Goldrick. Pennsylvania, University of, Philadelphia, Pa______2, 750 1, 250 4, 000 William G. Owen ______J.E. Shada. Purdue, University of, Lafayette, Ind ______1, 600 1, 140 2, 740 Richard Tombaugh ______Harlan White. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y ______2, 625 1, 200 3, 825 John Marks ______David C. Heacock. Rice University, Houston, Tex ______2, 183 l , 267 3, 450 L. M. Wilkens ______James B. Giles. Stanford University, Stanford, Calif______2, 610 l, 295 3, 905 Robert P. Huff ______Dean Fred Hargadon. Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass ______------______103, 640 Mrs. Peter V. Nychis ______Mrs. George H. Ames. Wisconsin, University of, Madison, Wis______l , 832 1, 040 2, 872 Wallace Douma ______Lee Wilcox.

1 This charge is for }'2 of the academic year. Inasmuch as Antioch has a co-op program, students 6 Community colleges are for commuting students, hence they have no room and board facilities are often on off-campus assignments 72 of the academic year. and the total charge reflects only the charges for tuition and fees. 2 This is a comprehensive fee which covers tuition, fees, room and board. 7 Charges shown are those charged out-of-State residents, such as students from Ohio. 3 These charges are for students who are Ohio residents. Higher tuition and fees are charged s This room and board charge is for male students. Room and board for women is $1,010. out-of-State students. u This room and board charge is for male students. Room and board for women is $995. •Cleveland State University has limited residence facilities. The charge , without board , is $405 10 This is a comprehensive fee which covers tuition, fees , room and board. annually. This room charge is not included in the total cost. 5 These charges are those charged students living in the same county as the one in which the college is located. Higher charges are charged out-of-county students. September 12, 1972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 30147 OLYMPIC SLAUGHTER The attack in Munich durihg the Olym­ Mr. Frank J. Belik, of Omaha, Nebr., I pic games was calculated to focus world would like to offer a few words of tribute attention on the cause of the Arab fa­ to a fine American statesman, former HON. JOHN J. ROONEY natics. It was calculated, too, to raise the President Harry 3. Truman. OF NEW YORK gorge of the Israeli people to the point Mr. Truman, once again residing in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES where they would vent their justified his native Independence, Mo., presented Wednesday, September 6, 1972 rage on the Arab States thus destroying unique leadership qualities to America in the ongoing efforts for peace in that one of her darkest hours. Thrust into Mr. ROONEY of New York. Mr. Speak­ troubled part of the world. office in the midst of our country's in­ er, I sorrowfully join in supporting House Mr. Speaker, we can only pray that the volvement in World War II, President Resolution 1106 which mourns for the latter calculation wa.s wrong. We pray, Truman guided the United States in its dead Israeli athletes and calls for strict too, Mr. Speaker for the ea.sing of the transition from a wartime to a peacetime sanctions against the maniacal govern­ anguish that now fills the hearts of all economy. He continued to serve America ments which condone or encourage such Israel and in particular the families and for another 4-year term during which he acts of beastiality. Once again we find the loved ones of the slain athletes. May asserted himself a.s a clear-thinking, de­ ourselves numbly wondering what kind their souls rest in eternal peace. cisive leader. of mad dogs have been turned loose upon Today, at 88 years Of age, the former the world; wondering, too what kind of A TRIBUTE TO HARRY S. TRUMAN President is still an intellectually active mind equates publicity for a cause with American. He did not retire from the re­ the death of innocents. sponsibilities of American citizenry after I agree with the thoughts in House HON. JOHN Y. McCOLLISTER serving as President, but ha.s continued Resolution 1106 that sanctions must be OF NEBRASKA to participate in the American system as taken against the countries that harbor these murderers. Those countries and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a concerned, involved, and interested member. their leaders cannot be tolerated in a Monday, September 11, 1972 society of human beings, any more than Harry S. Truman-a living example of society can tolerate the thought of suc­ Mr. MCCOLLISTER. Mr. Speaker, at citizenship for all Americans to observe, cumbing to the demands of terrorists. the suggestion of one of my constituents, honor, and respect.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, September 12, 1972 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. H.R. 1860. An act for the relief of David FORD to attend, on tlie part of the Senate, The Chapld n, Rev. Edward G. Latch, Capps, formerly a corpora.I in the U.S. Marine the Interparliamentary Union Meeting Corps; to be held in Rome, Italy, SetPtember 21 D.D., offered the following prayer: H.R. 5299. An act for the relief of Maj. Henry C. Mitchell, retired; to 29, 1972. Where the spir it of the Lord is there is The message also announced that the liberty .-II Corinthians 3: 17. H.R. 5315. An a.ct for the relief of Gary R. Uttech; Vice President, pursuant to section 14-0 . O Lord our God, and God of our fa­ H.R. 10635. An a.ct for the relief of Wil­ (g) of Public Law 92-318, appointed Mr. thers, we greet the coming of another day liam E. Baker; and PELL and Mr. BEALL a.s members, on the with joyful hearts and enter into Thy H.R. 12638. An act for the relief of Sgt. part of the Senate, of the National Com­ presence with thanksgiving. As Thou Gary L. Rivers, U.S. Marine Corps, retired. mission on the Financing of Postsecond­ didst lead our fathers to found on these ary Education. shores a nation of free men so do Thou The message also announced that the continue to lead their children in keep­ Senate disagrees to the amendments of ing the fiag of freed.om :flying in our day the House to the bill