1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7131 nois, observe that if I were not the junior The PRESIDING OFFICER. With­ endeavor to promote the spirit of peace Senator from West Virginia I would be out objection, it is so ordered, and the and good will among all mankind. the senior Senator from Illinois. first nomination will be stated. Hear us in the name of the Prince of I sincerely thank him for his gracious Peace. Amen. remarks and warmly congratulate him FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION The Journal of the proceedings of upon being ever ready to speak the right yesterday was read and approved. word at the right time, and in the most The legislative clerk read the nomina­ pleasing, persuasive, and irresistible tion of Albert A. Carretta to be a Federal way. Trade Commissioner. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE The PRESIDING OFFICER. With­ A message from the Senate by Mr. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM out objection, the nomination is con­ Landers, its enrolling clerk, announced firmed. Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi­ that the Senate had · passed without dent, the junior Senator from Texas has amendment a joint resolution and a con­ been informed that the House has acted FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION current resolution of · the House of the on the 15-day extension of the so-called The legislative clerk read the nomina­ following titles: War Powers Act and that the Senate will tion of Ivy W. Duggan to be Governor H. J. Res. 449. Joint resolution to provide be expected to act on it tomorrow. I of the Farm Credit Administration. !or the reappointment of Dr. Vannevar Bush want the RECORD to show that some time The PRESIDING OFFICER. With­ as citizen regent of the Board of Regents of tomorrow I am certain the chairman of the Smithsonian Institution; and out objection, the nomination is con­ H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution au­ the Committee on the Judiciary will bring firmed. thorizing changes in the enrollment of the the joint resolution to the attention of Without objection the President will bill H. R. 7340. the Senate. be immediately notified of the confirma­ As Senators who are in the Chamber tions. The message also announced that the know, and as those who read the RECORD Senate agrees to the report of the com­ mittee of conference on the disagreeing I hope will learn, the unfinished business RECESS before the Senate is the St. Lawrence votes of the two Houses on the amend­ seaway bill. It is planned to meet to­ Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. As in legis­ ments of the Senate to the bill Washington enjoying the fact that most of the money allotted the the request of the gentleman from West fruits of his successful effort. I salute Government for defense buying remains to Virginia? and congratulate him on his splendid be spent. Recently, criticism was leveled at NAM ~ s There was no objection. contribution, which I am proud to place propaganda from two quarters. Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, with in the RECORD for all of my colleagues to Forbes magazine, a business publication, the recent occurrence of another coal­ read: flaid, "Those who believe in free enterprise mine tragedy at Ironwood, Mich., I feel I think that free enterprise is a better would be far better off if the NAM would the time has come-and is, in fact, long word than capitalism to describe our eco­ jump into one of the holes it is constantly overdue-when we must take immediate nomic system, because free enterprise really digging." steps in enforcing adequate mine safety means something to our people. We know And Rev. George A. Higgins, assistant di­ standards. what free means; we know the feeling of be­ rector of the social action department of the It is too late to think of prevention ing free; we know it's a good feeling. We National Catholic Welfare Conference, com­ know the meaning of enterprise, to win, to mented, "NAM propaganda is becoming more laws after a disaster h!.s occurred, and I lose; we know that this winning when you ridiculous and fatuous every day." am sure all of us are aware of the number do well, this losing when you do poorly, is of mine tragedies which have occurred the system that makes this country tick. 1n recent months, one in my own district But did you ever ask anyone the feeling of MINE SAFETY LEGISLATION at Morgantown, W. Va. · Sympathy ex­ capitalism? If you did you might hear the Mr. VURSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask pressed by Members of Congress to the words I've heard, words like, "A capitalist is unanimous consent to address the House bereaved families of the dead is not the big wheel who controls the masses; cap­ italism is the kind of system permitting for 1 minute and to revise and extend enough. We must show our deep inter­ this." But wait! Lookl Here's a. diction­ niy remarks. est in the lives and welfare of our worthy ary; · capitalism doesn't mean those things The SPEAKER. Is there objection to coal miners and their families by a more 1n here. And what matters more, the mean­ the request of the gentleman from Illi­ tangible method-that is, by effective ing in the dictionary, or the meaning to our nois? legislation for the elimination of unsafe people? I think you know. We'd best have There was no objection. conditions and practices 1n our mines. a word that really means something to our Mr. VURSELL. Mr. Speaker, I want The lives of many men are in our people, a. word like free enterprise. to commend the gentleman from West hands and they can be saved by enacting LEE RIDGEWAY. ROCKFORD, ILL. Virginia for suggesting that we· ought to adequate Federal mine inspection laws bring a bill to the :floor of the House and immediately and strengthening the regu­ give consideration to perfecting and lations which we now have in effect. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANU­ passing the right sort of legislation that Needless to say, coal mining is the FACTURERS will help stop the great loss of human right arm of modern industry, and our life in the coal mines. fellow men work these minea not .only to Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, I I understand that long hearings have support their families but to keep our ask unanimous consent to address the been held and very serious consideration factories going and provide ihe necessi­ House for 1 minute and to revise and has been given to such a bill in com­ ties and luxuries of life. extend my remarks. mittee, and that the committee has de­ Directly and indirectly 5,000,000 per­ The SPEAKER. Is there objection to veloped what it believes to be a bill that sons derive their living from the coal in­ the request of the gentleman from Penn­ does not go too far in giving increased dustry of America. In 1951 over 39,000 sylvania? power to the Federal Government but at men were injured and killed in the bitu­ There was no objection. the same time would permit the Federal minous and anthracite fields of our Na­ Mr. EBERHARTER. Mr. Speaker, Government to step in through an act tion. Can we afford to postpone any the weekly newspaper published by the of Congress that will give the Govern­ longer the strengthening and amending American Federation of Labor, the AFL ment an opportunity to help save human of our laws which affect so great a num­ News-Reporter, recently had some inter­ lives hi cooperation with the States. I ber of our citizens? esting things to say about the propa.. think the least that we can do at this L feel it behooves each and every one ganda of the National Association of sessiQn in discharging our responsibility of us as Representatives in Congress to Manufacturers' intent to destroy the is to try to see if we can do something do our utmost in taking action on the stabilization program in the United to stop the appalling loss of life in the mine safety bill, and this action should States. coal mines of America. · The e~:litorial quotes Forbes magazine be taken immediately. as saying: Those who believe in free enterprise would BUDGET OF THE FEDERAL AMERICA AND FREE ENTERPRISE be far better off 1f the NAM would jump GOVERNMENT Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, into one of the holes it is constantly digging. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask I ask unanimous consent to extend my That is good advice, Mr. Speaker. unanimous consent to address the House remarks at this point in the RECORD. Unfortunately, however, unless we all for 1 minute. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to watch our steP-unless Congress stays The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Illi­ alert to the dangers that face us leading the request of the gentleman from Min· nois? to further in:fiation, and· unless the peo· nesota? There was no objection. ple make certain that their will pre· There was no objection. Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, vails-the NAM might dig a hole into [Mr. McCARTHY addressed the House. recently the Chamber of Commerce of which the economy of this country could His remarks appear in the Appendix. l Rockford, lll., conducted an essay con­ collapse. test on Our Economic System Name This is the same organization, Mr. Contest: Capitalism or What? State­ Speaker, which promised in 1946 that if CALL OF THE HOUSE ments submitted were restricted to 150 controls were killed prices would quickly Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I make the words or less. Competition was open to readjust themselves to reasonable levels. point of order that a quorum is not anyone in northern Illinois or southern We all remember, Mr. Speaker, the spurt present. Wisconsin. At the conclusion of the that prices took in 194'6 when controls The SPEAKER. Evidently a quorum contest, four able members of the bench were crippled. Let us not allow our­ is not present. selected those who in their judgment selves to be fast-talked into another Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I were entitled to honorable mention; and economic nightmare like that one. move a call of the House. from among these, three United States The editorial from the AFL News-Re­ A call of the House was ordered. Senators determined the prize winner. porter entitled ''NAM Propaganda" is The Clerk called the roll, and the fol­ The successful contestant was Lee as follows: lowing Members failed to answer to their Ridgeway, of West High School in Rock­ . NAM PROPAGANDA names: [Roll No. 103] ford, an outstanding student and splen­ The National Association of Manufacturers did young American who realizes the Aanda.bl Anfuso Blackney is leading the tight of big business against Abernethy Bates, Ky. Blatnik importance of clear thinking and precise price controls. It wants the Defense Pro­ Albert 3 eckworth Bosone understanding of what underlies our duction Act, containing measures to hold Anderson, Belcher Brehm economic system. This young man is down inflation, to die June 30 despite the Calif. Bender Brooks tl134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE June 12 Brownson Heffernan Norblad This authorization covers the con­ opinion, has given a true picture of the Buchanan Herter O 'Neill situation. I understand that the Armed Buckley Hinshaw O'Toole struction of installations to the extent Burdick Javits Phillips of $2,700,000,000. The bill has been Services Committee held hearings total­ Butler Johnson Potter given careful consideration, I am sure, ing nearly 30 days and that that com­ Carlyle Kennedy Powell by the Armed Services Committee. It mittee has reduced the amount requested Carnahan Kerr Prouty Case Kirwan Rabaut was reported out last week, although the bY approximately $280,000,000. Coudert Klein Reed, Ill. report was not available until this morn­ Like the gentleman from Virginia, I Crawford Kluczynskl Richards ing. I am not too familiar with what is do· not think that many Members, my­ Curtis, Nebr. Lesinski Riehlman Dingell McCulloch Sabath in it. self included, are in a position to say Dolliver McGrath Sasscer Mr. Speaker, I would like to call atten­ that they know more about what should Dondero Mcintire Scott, tion to the fact that this report discloses be done from a military standpoint than Ellsworth McKinnon Hugh D., J_r. I Elston . Magee Sheehan a matter that is the subject of a good the members of that committee. am Fenton Mansfield Shelley deal of controversy in the House in con­ not unmindful of the fact, and I am Fine Meader Short nection with appropriation bills. You sure that is true of all of you, that $2,- Frazier Merrow Smith, Wis. 700,000,000, together with the unexpend­ Fulton Miller, Calif Stanley will find that the report on page 19 gives Gore Mitchell Stigler the amount of unexpended and unobli­ ed balances, is a considerable amount of Gwinn Morano Stockman gated balances in connection with Army money. But the fact still remains that Hall, Morgan Sutton they must come before the Committee Edwin Arthur Morris ·Tackett installations. As of April 30 it appears Harden Morrison Welch that there are unexpended balances esti­ on Appropriations and get the money, Harvey Morton Williams, Miss. mated of $2,739,000,000. I do not know and I am sure that they will have to Havenner Murphy what that means. I do not know make a good case wheJ?. they do co,me Hedrick Nelson whether it indicates that we have been before that committee. The SPEAKER. Three hundred and appropriating too much money or that Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will the thirty-three Members have answered to the Armed Services have not been effi­ gentleman yield? their names, a quorum. · cient in the expenditure of the funds Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. I yield to the By unanimous consent, further pro­ that we have appropriated under the gentleman from Iowa: ceedings under the call were dispensed whip and lash that it was necessary to Mr. GROSS. The distinguished gen­ with. have these expenditures immediately. tleman believes that perhaps the mem­ In any event these large unexpended bers of the committee know something MILITARY AND NAVAL CONSTRUC­ balances which we find when we come about this bill, but about all the Members TION ACT . to make appropriations or authoriza­ of the House have available is the cryptic tions for further large sums are cer­ language of the bill itself. No printed Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker. tainly, to say the least, an indication of by direction of the Committee on Rules, hearings are available, and the commit­ the fact that we are in an unsatisfactory tee report was made available only a I call up House Resolution 678 and ask situation so far as the general member­ comparatively few hours ago. So, the for its immediate consideration. ship of the House is concerned. J\A:embers of the House are working al­ The Clerk read as follows: I have every confidence that the mem­ most completely in the dark on this bill, Resolved, That immediately upon the bers of the Armed Services Committee and I do not like that. adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself have given this careful study and, for my Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. I will say to into the Committee of the Whole House on part, I expect to go along with their the gentleman that I am certain the the State of the Union for the considera­ judgment. But I do wish again to point members of the Committee on Armed tion of the bill (H. R. 8120) to authorize out and to emphasize that those of us Services will justify the figures in this certain construction at military and naval who are not members of that committee bill. installations, and for other purposes. That have to more or less act in the dark. I Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, will the after general debate which shall be confined am glad to say that we do have an Armed gentleman yield? to the bill and continue not to exceed 2 Services Committee in which we can hours, to be equally divided and controlled Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. I yield to the by the chairman and ranking minority have every confidence. gentleman from Georgia. member of the Committee on Armed Serv­ Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, will the Mr. VINSON. In regard to the ices, the bill shall be read for amendment gentleman yield? printed hearings, I want to say that the under the 5-minute rule. At the conclu­ Mr. SMITH of Virginia. I yield to security editing by the department just sion of the consideration of the bill for . the gentleman from Georgia. made it impossible to get the hearings amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such Mr. VINSON. In connection with the here before today. amendments as may have been adopted and . statement the gentleman from Virginia Mr. GROSS. The gentleman from the previous question shall be considered has just made, I think it pertinent to Georgia knows very well that the hear­ as ordered on the bill and amendments point out that of the $3,890,000,000 made ings are not available today and will not thereto to final passage without intervening available by the Appropriations Com­ be available for a week or longer. What motion except one motion to recommit. mittee for the fiscal year 1952, the au­ we are running into more and more all Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker. thorization was not had until Septem­ the time in this House are secret agree­ I yield 30 minutes to the gentleman from ber of last year and the appropriation ments, secretly arrived at, and authori­ Illinois [Mr. ALLEN] and yield myself was not made until November. It was zations for appropriations secretly ar­ such time as I may use. only in January and February of this rived at. The SPEAKER. . The gentleman from year that the Bureau of the Budget be­ Mr. ALLEN of Illinois. In conclusion, Virginia is recognized. gan releasing the money. For that rea­ Mr. Speaker, I will say that I know of Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker. son the unexpended obligation is rather no objection on this side of the aisle in this resolution provides for the consid­ larger than usually occurs. regard to the passage of the rule, and eration of the bill H. R. 8120 from the Mr. SMITH of Virginia. In that con­ I reserve the balance of my time. Armed Services Committee which au­ nection I might say that the same sched­ Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, thorizes certain installations for the ule shows it is estimated that this fund I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Army, the Navy, and the Air Corps. to the extent of $1,800,000,000 as of the Texas [Mr. LYLEJ. The rule provides for 2 hours of gen­ 30th of April has not even been obligated Mr. LYLE. Mr. Speaker, it is, of eral debate. I believe it is the hope of much less expended. course, no reflection upon the great com­ the chairman of the Armed Services I shall support the bill. I know of no mittee headed by my friend, the gentle­ Committee that consideration of this opposition to the rule itself. man from Georgia [Mr. VINSON], that I measure be concluded today. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of raise the questions which I am sure are This authorization is provided in the my time. in the minds of all of the Members of this budget, and it is expected, it will be fol­ Mr.· ALLEN of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, body. During the past few months we lowed by a bill from the Appropriations I yield myself such time as I may desire. have had occasion to read the reports Committee for the sum of money Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Vir­ submitted by our colleague from Texas involved. ginia has explained the rule and, in my in the other body, Mr. JOHNSON, chair~ 1952' ·: - CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7135 man of a. special investigating commit­ Accordingly the House resolved itself rendered in the preparation of this bill. tee, in which he brought out that liter­ Into ·the Committee of the Whole House Four long weeks of constant grind on ally hundreds of millions of dollars have on the State of the Union for the con­ this is a hard job. The distinguished been wastefully and fraudulently spent sideration of the· bill H. R. 8120, with Mr. gentleman from Texas [Mr. KILDAY], in the construction of air fields and other GRANGER in the chair. Mr. RIVERS, Mr. PRICE, Mr. DURHAM, and military installations. .Of course, every The Clerk read the title of the bill. every member of the majority-Mr. Member of this body wants those facili­ By unanimous consent, the first read­ SHORT, Mr. ARENDS, and Mr. COLE of ties built which are·in the interest of our Ing of the bill was dispensed with. New York, Mr. SHAFER, and all others of H:md and our freedom. I am certain that Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield the minority, worked day in and day out not a Member·of the great Committee on myself 20 minutes. . trying to reach an honest conclusion as Armed Services would for one moment Mr. Chairman, this base program is a to what the proper security of the coun­ condone fraud and waste in the con­ very important part of our national de­ try required with reference to a public­ struction of these facilities which are fense. Another· part is the men and works bill. So, we have submitted to you needed. I think, however, it is our re­ another part is the materials. There­ a bill which has been scrutinized andre­ sponsibility in the authorization of such fore, this is a most important part, for duced-not across the board, but item by construction and in the voting of funds if you do not have bases and facilities item: For instance, when we had an for such construction that we set up our there would ·be no justification to have officer from Okinawa who was justifying system of checks and balances so that men and no- justification to have mate­ the expenditure of money at Okinawa, we will not next year have to pick up the rials. It is all part and parcel of the we would read o:tr to him a list of the papers and the reports of the great com­ whole scheme for the proper defense of great amount of money which was going mittees, including yours, .Sir, and those this country. there, and he had to justify it. He had of the other body, to see wher,e people, I deem it important at the very outset to give the military justification, and ex­ contractors and workers, have defrauded - of this debate to call to your attention plain the need and necessity for it, and this Government in its sincere effort to brietly that as of today the strength of the reason why these installations ought build a defense which ·can contain com­ the Army is 1,552,000 troops, the strength to be built in Okinawa. The same thing munism and can overcome it. of the Navy is 1,056,000, and-the strength happened all over the United States and Mr. Speaker, this bill comes to you of the Air Force is 965,900. outside the United States where we had with the approval of this committee. It The · objective and the purpose of a bases. would be wrong ior the House, in my public works bill as I have just stated, You will see on an examination of this judgment, to . question their sincerity, is that these bases be used in connec­ report that $383,29l,OO to authorize cer­ before ·you now is for $2,785,318,000. item referred to in the gentleman's qu~s­ tain construction at military arid naval Mr. Chairman, at this time I want to tion was not dealt with in.this bi11 is be­ ilistallations, and for otter purposes. publicly thank my cqlleagues _on the cause, in the judgment of those who The motion was agreed to. committee for their aid and assistance made up this bill and presented it to .7136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 the committee, there were more impor­ tions outside of the United States. Some be standing shoulder to shoulder with tant items to be taken into considera .. of those are to be in the Middle East, us in these fights. tion than the item to which he refers. and our military leaders say we need The next thing of importance is hous­ Mr. EVINS. Research and develop .. them for our defense. But another de­ ing. Three percent of this whole bill ment is a rna tter of prime importance to partment of our Government has been is devoted to housing. There are ap­ the Armed Forces, if we are to have jets doing its best it seems to me to create proximately 871 family quarters author­ and other supersonic speed instruments. enemies there in the Middle East, and ized for the three services in the United It is my information that General Par­ I am worried for fear that after we States and about ·a thousand family tridge called for a larger appropriation spend our billions those people where quarters outside of the United States. in this instance, but it was trimmed down. we are going to spend them will take The Air Force and other departments Mr. VINSON. I do not recall just the installations over ·and use them limited the family housing to not more what he asked for. against us. than five units on a base, and the key­ Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, will the I cannot understand why one de­ men will live there. It is necessary, of gentleman yield? partment of the Government says we course, to build barracks, and the bill Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentle­ should do this and another department calls for barracks space for 142,000 men. man from Texas. of the Government does its darnedest to That is about 15 percent of the bill and Mr. KILDAY. As I understand it, this spoil it. would mean that approximately 900 bar­ center in Tennessee was not authorized Mr. VINSON. I may say to my dis­ racks will be built to take care of our in the general public-works bill but in a tinguished colleague from Illinois that needs. special bill relating to that subject only. in the matter of the establishment of In this connection let me say that the It carried authorization of an am·ount these military bases there is complete distinguished gentleman from Virginia of money that the Department deemed agreement on the part of the military [Mr. HARDY] is making a very fine study necessary for carrying it out. I do not and the State Department that these are with reference to sanitation of barracks know what appropriation may have been the ideal places, the proper places for space and the square foot~ge needed per made for it. In this bill no authoriza­ the bases to be established. As to man. Today it is predic£.ted upon 72 tion for funds was requested. So I as­ whether or not, after the chips are down, square feet per man in peacetime. It sume the other authorization in the spe.. we can get continued use of them, that is to be hoped that after the survey is cial legislation has not yet been ex­ is a horse of another color; I do not made by the gentleman from Virginia, hausted. know. But I know that the proper thing head of the Expenditures Subcommittee, Mr. DURHAM. Mr. Chairman, will to do is to put these air bases, and these in cooperation with the staff of the the gentleman yield? military installations where the De­ Armed Services Committee, we may be Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentleman partment of Defense thinks the military able to reach a sound decision. Per­ from North Carolina. requirements must be met, and that is haps millions and millions of dollars Mr. DURHAM. If the gentleman will what this bill seeks to do. could be saved in the construction of recall. that was authorized in what we The other day some of my colleagues, barracks facilities. · call the unitary wind tunnel bill. All of with some of our colleagues from the Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairman, will the these wind tunnels and operations that Senate, were briefed in the Defense De­ gentlemen yield? cover that field of research. partment with reference to the locations Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentle­ Mr. EVINS. I understand that, and of these bases. They are scattered all man from Virginia. I wish to commend the chairman and the over the world, but are there for mili­ Mr. HARDY. I want to point out that members of the committee for this tary objectives, military reasons. We the problem involved in this study with authorization. But I understand Gen­ must rely upon the military in prepar­ respect to troop housing is a little more eral Partridge had asked for more funds ing our defense, and that is what is than the question of a specified amount and for more rapid expansion of this done. While we scrutinize these items of space per man. important project. and try to winnow the chaff out of the Mr. VINSON. That is right. Mr. VINSON. In the appropriation wheat, the proper place to locate them Mr. HARDY. Certainly, none of us bill for research and development for the is where the military men who will be want to have any mediocre quarters for Air Force there is $500,000,000 made charged with the defense of the coun­ our military men. We want to have available. Of course, if it becomes nec­ try say they should go. good, satisfactory, healthful quarters; essary to build more wind tunnels, nec­ Mr. MASON. Mr. Chairman, will the at the same time I think it will be shown essary to build more facilities to prop­ gentleman yield further? sooner or later that there is a lot of erly carry on the laboratory work under Mr. VINSON. I yield. duplication in this housing proposition, it, it will be submitted to the committee, Mr. MASON. I agree entirely with not to mention the question of square and the committee will give it consid­ what the gentleman has said. I think footage allowance. I am going to try eration. we have got to be guided by our military to have something on that within a very Now, to get back, of the amount of men as to the placing of them. But I short time. money authorized in this bill, $1,180,418,- cannot for the life of me see why an­ Mr. VINSON. The House is indebted 000 is to be spent in .the United States, other department makes it almost im­ to the energetic gentleman from Vir­ $214,550,000 is outside of the United possible to do so. ginia [Mr. HARDY] for the study he has States. Ninety-five percent of this sum Mr. VINSON. Let me assure the gen­ made and the study that will continue. of money, $1,363,354,000 is classified and tleman that they are not in-4;erfering with No doubt, in a short time we can save will be spent outside the United States. any of these bases. some money as a result of the study, Now, to understand what is in the bUl, but, for the time being, it is based upon let me call your attention to a number of Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Chairman, the facts I have just given you. Of bases. There are 72 Army installations will the gentleman yield? course, that can be reflected in the ap­ specifically mentioned in the bill; 65 Mr. VINSON. I yield. propriation bill. naval installations; 136 Air Force in­ Mr. ROOSEVELT. I think my friend Mr. SHEPPARD. Mr. Chairman, will stallations. from Illinois would be perhaps a little the gentleman yield? A total of 273 bases are specifically more happy about this situation if he Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentle­ referred to, but in addition there are a were also assured by the chairman that man from California. great many classified bases that are not these bases are being placed with com­ Mr. SHEPPARD. During the hear­ specifically enumerated in the bill. The plete agreement of the sovereign powers ings that the gentleman is referring to, Army has no new installations in this in control of those foreign lands. what, if anything, was taken into con­ bill. Mr. VINSON. I am very glad the gen.. sideration on your various constructions Mr. MASON. Mr. Chairman, will the tleman from New York suggested that. being of one composition and not hav­ gentleman yield? In nearly every place where any money ing to go into a particular group pro­ Mr. VINSON. With pleasure. is being spent agreements have already cedure for each project? I refer spe­ Mr. MASON. I am bothered with been entered into with the country in cifically to geographical areas where this problem in connection with this bill: which these bases are going to be lo­ your climatic conditions are parallel. We are providing a billion arid a quar­ cated. I am hoping, as I say, that when Mr. VINSON. They are trying to ter or a billion and a half for installa- the chips are down those countries will work out a standard for barracks; taki.ng 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7137 into consideration the local material and neighborhood of Fort Knox, 25,000 in the of the money requested by the Army, is the cost of construction in a local area. neighborhood of Fort Bragg in North for research. $17,000,000, or 4 percent, For instance, in certain sections of the Carolina, and 63,000 acres at Fort Hood. is for land acquisition. country where they can obtain cement Now, as far as the acquisition of land for I want to say again in connection ·with block cheaper than they can wood, or the Navy is concerned, there are only land acquisition that under the law cheaper than they can brick, it would be 2,000 acres that the Navy is proposing which the Committee on Armed Services false economy not to use the cement to buy. sponsored and which you passed, not a block. In that way they are trying to As far as hospitals, reflected in the foot of land can be acquired by the bear in mind in all construction in the bill, are concerned, the Navy proposes to Army, Navy, or Air Force until the data United States the local market and the add about 800 hospital beds. They are regarding the actual acreage is sub­ available material for construction in down here at Norfolk. The Air Force mitted to the Armed Services Commit­ that local market. proposes seven new hospitals, of which tees of the House and the Senate and, The CHAffiMAN. The time of the two will be permanent. Five of them are therefore, we have another shot, if I gentleman from Georgia has expired. temporary hospitals. And there are may use that expression, at it, an oppor­ Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield additional hospitals for the Army. tunity to look over how much it is cost­ myself 10 additional minutes. In view of the question raised by the ing and find out all about the acquisi­ Mr. SHEPPARD. I was addressing my distinguished gentleman from Virginia tion of additional acreage. inquiry to the fact that square footage [Mr. SMITH], when he was presenting Mr. KEATING. Mr. Chairman, will within a house can be designed that will the bill, in regard to the unexpended bal­ the gentleman yield? cover certain geographical areas and cli­ ances, when the Committee on Armed Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentle­ mates. If it is composed of brick, ce­ Services was holding its hearings on this man from New York. ment, or lumber is a material factor, but bill, we minutely inquired how much Mr. KEATING. Will the gentlemai..' not insofar as design is concerned. Why money was unobligated. Bear in mind explain, on page 44, section 303, what have to have a special design and spe­ that we appropriated last year $3,890,- the significance is of striking out the cial architects on each one of these 000,000. That $3,890,000,000 did not be .. provision for those installations there, projects? come available until January and Feb .. particularly the Friendship Airport in Mr. VINSON. I do not think they ruary of this year. The Army has $700, .. Baltimore? Does this wording mean should. I think a great many of them 000,000 of this $3,890,000,000 that had that we are now authorizing further are being standardized now. not been obligated when they testified; construction at the airport? Every Member of the House can rest the Navy had $600,000,000 and the Air Mr . .VINSON. No; we have aban­ assured there will be savings obtained by Force had $1,500,000,000 of public-works doned Friendship, and it has been put the investigation now going on, being money that was appropriated in fiscal in another place. That is what it was. conducted by the distinguished gentle­ 1952 that had not been obligated when It was abandoned; it was stricken out. man from Virginia [Mr. HARDY] on this they testified. The reason, as I stated It was in what was known as Public whole subject of housing, duplication, when the gentleman from Georgia was Law 155, and we are striking it out and and so forth. addressing the committee, was due to substituting McGuire. Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the the lateness that the services began to Mr. KEATING. It was in the bill we gentleman yield? get the money, and also due to the thor­ passed in this Congress a short time ago? Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentle­ oughness with which they scrutinized Mr. VINSON. Exactly. man from Iowa. the awarding of these contracts. Mr. KEATING. For the same Mr. GROSS. Can the gentleman tell Now, we do not want to get into a posi­ amount which is in here, or for . a me if there are any funds in this bill for tion to hurry them up; to make a con­ larger amount? construction of global communications, tract in a slipshod manner. We want Mr. VINSON. The base is not located otherwise known as globecom? them to scrutinize those contracts, so there now. It is for the same amount. Mr._VINSON. Not that I recall. that the thing that the gentleman from Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the Mr. Chairman, one of the -wise bills Texas [Mr. LYLE] was referring to can­ gentleman yield? that the Congress has passed in connec­ not happen. We want them scrutinized, Mr. VINSON. I yield to the gentle .. tion with defense is what is known as and it takes time to spend these large man from Iowa. the Wherry housing bill. Bear in mind sums of money. But at the same time we are building 871 family houses by the that does not do away with the necessity Mr. GROSS. It is still in the bill I Government in the United States, and of watching over these expenditures. have. we are building 1,000 of them overseas. So these monies will be spent, but I Mr. VINSON. No; it is stricken out. The Wherry bill, which bears the name hope the mere fact that the issue has If the gentleman will read the bill, it is of the distinguished Senator, has been been raised, ~nd it will be raised by stricken out. All those items were of great aid and assistance in furnish­ others, will not cause them to jump in stricken out of Public Law 155. ing accommodations for the armed in a careless, inditierent manner and You will see a complete breakdown in services. make obligations until they have made this bill of the types and how the money Today in all 3 services there are a thorough investigation. is allocated, $13,500,000, or 3.5 percent, 31,000 Wherry units that have already Mr. Chairman, if you will take this for utilities; $13,500,000 for maintenance been constructed, and there are 25,000 report you will see on page 7 that the and shop facilities, and so forth. Here under construction. So by construction Army program is broken down in conti­ it is all itemized, all written out. The of Wherry houses the Government saves nental United States into seven Army same thing is true with reference to each money. If the Wherry Housing Corpo­ areas. We took up this bill area by and every service. ration did not do-it, then there would be area: I want to say to this House that these reflected in these bills a great deal more The First Army Area embraces certain witnesses were brought here from all money and the cost would be much States in the northeastern part of the over the country. We have these con­ higher. country, and it calls for $8,934,000. fidential books, these breakdowns of the Now, in an examination of this bill I The Second Army Area calls for engineers, these estimates of the Depart­ particularly invite your attention to this $23,000,000. ment. These items were read oti. fact. It calls for an acquisition of ap­ The Third Army Area calls for I want to say this, that I know of no proximately 200,000 acres of land. Now, $23,400,000. more inquisitive men than there are on that is a heap of land, but we have got The Fourth Army Area calls for the Armed Services Committee. Some of to get land at these bases. The bulk of $20,000,000. my colleagues that are not on the com ... it is in connection with the Army bases. The Fifth Army Area calls for mittee now have served on the commit­ You must bear in mind that the Army $10,000,000. tee. They know how inquisitive they are. now trains its personnel with live am­ The Sixth Army Area calls for If there was any question that some munition. We have to have rifle ranges; $14,000,000. member did not think about, I was un­ we have got to have artillery ranges; we Again, we broke it down further, as aware of it. They probed them, they have to have tank gunnery ranges. So will be seen by this report. We broke got all the facts; and, as a result of care­ the bulk of this land is for the Army. it down into the various classifications. ful investigation, they brought about a For instance, 36,000 acres will go in the For instance $58,358,0QO, or 15 percent reduction of $276,000,000. On a roll call .7138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE · June 12 the committee unanimously recom­ date-this in the interest of our national where military funds are concerned, mended that the bill be passed, after we defense and security. they, the people, and Congress are in a had had four long weeks of hearings. Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield concentration camp of secrecy. Mr. EVINS. Mr. Chairman, I want 10 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa I should like to ask the Chairman to further commend the distinguished [Mr. GROSS]. whether I understood him correctly to chairman of the Armed Services Com­ Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I take say that all of this classified money will mittee and the members for the excel­ this time to ask the chairman of the be spent overseas, the amount being al­ lent work which has gone into the prep­ committee a few questions, but first I most $1,500,000,000? aration of this legislation. They have should like to make a brief statement: Mr. KILDAY. There are practically done an exhaustive job in this connec­ The legislative history of this bill is no funds classified for projects within tion and are deserving of the apprecia­ dubious to say the least. In addition to the United States. The vast majority tion of all. being rammed through with little or no of it is outside the continental limits of I want to say, however, that the funds warning, it has become more and more the United States. herein provided are certainly not in classified or secret as it progressed from Mr. GROSS. Do I understand the order with the budget recommended the Pentagon to the House Armed Serv­ gentleman to say that some of the classi­ needs for the fullest development and ices Committee. fied funds may be spent in the United construction of the AEDC to get this In an 11-page news release dated May States? vast installation in operation at the 1, the brass hats asked Congress for a Mr. KILDAY. About $6,000,000-I earliest possible time. little more than $3,000,000,000 for so­ am not certain about that figure and Because this installation in its en­ called military construction. Classified will have to check it. tirety has received the sanction and ap­ funds of $572,353,000 were asked for in Mr. GROSS. May I ask the gentle­ proval of the Congress, I do not fear this original Pentagon request. man whether any of these classified that any action will be taken to cut off On the same day of the 11-page Pen­ funds, which may be spent in the United that far-sighted project short of com­ tagon release, the chairman of the com­ States, will be spent at Grandview, Mo.? pletion. What I am fearful of is that we mittee introduced H. R. 7694 which con­ Mr. KILDAY. No sir, there is noth­ may withhold sufficient funds and tained the amount of classified or secret ing in this bill for Grandview. thereby delay speedy completion of funds requested by the military. Mr. GROSS. Then I have the definite the project beyond the point of the orig­ But this bill, H. R. 7694, was destined to assurance from the gentleman that not inal schedule, and beyond the point of blush unseen and die. It was super­ a dime of these classified funds will be safety and security of our Nation: What seded ·on June 9 by the bill now before spent at Grandview, Mo.? we must do is to give the AEDC the us, H. R. 8120, also introduced by the Mr. KILDAY. You have the definite funds it needs, let this project have chairman. This bill was reported under assurance that there is nothing author­ the funds as fast as they can be prop­ the 2-hour rule on June 10, the day after ized in this bill for Grandview, Mo., and erly utilized, and get the job done it was introduced. A report was filed I will go further and say that there is properly. that night-June 10. On the morning nothing authorized in this bill at all All reports indicate that we are behind of June 11, yesterday, there were no re­ for the Air Force in the State of Mis­ in aircraft experimentation in jets of all ports available in the committee or in souri-that is, in the entire State of types. We should speed up this pro­ the document room. And, as of this mo­ Missouri. gram of experimentation. ment, the hearings have not been Mr. GROSS. I thank the gentleman. When this great installation at Tul­ printed. So we are practically in the Mr. Chairman, I will probably support lahoma, Tenn., in the ·district which I dark. Now, to continue with the growth this bill on final passage but it will be am honored to represent, is completed of classified funds. Remember, the orig­ with the greatest misgiving and only be· it will be one of the greatest achieve­ inal Pentagon 11-page request of May 1, cause the bulk of the funds to be author· ments of its kind in the world. But, and the chairman's first bill, H. R. 7694, ized are, I hope, to strengthen the air while the Air Force is making substan­ contained a little more than a half bil­ arm. I warn, however, that the building tial progress down there in my district lion dollars in classified fund authoriza­ of air bases and other military instana .. on this project, it is a long way from tions. But now the bill before us con­ tions in foreign countries whose armies being finished and rather than sloW! tains $1,343,335,000 in classified or secret are still on paper may well play into the down this construction we ought, in the funds-about one hundred and forty­ hands of Stalin. name of national security, to be speed­ three million in title I, eighty-six million Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield ing it up, or at least, we ought to be in title II, and more than a billion dollars 13 minutes to the gentleman from Texas permitting it to proceed on schedule. in title III. [Mr. KILDAY]. Construction has been going on for 2 In other words, almost half the total Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Chairman, this bill years. In its original conception it was authorizations in this biil are. classified of course follows Public Law 155 of the envisioned as an 8-year project. or secret. These classified or secret last session. This is a progressive pro .. Just briefly, I should like to list the funds have more than doubled en route gram. We all realize that the Military construction accomplishments to date. from the Pentagon to the floor of the Establishment must be expanded, and in First, the engine-test facility for test­ House. Why? I do not know. That is doing so we must provide facilities in ing turbojets and ramjets is proceeding what I am trying to find out. Neither connection with that expansion. steadily and one unit is expected to be the public nor rank-and-file Members of I believe that the Air Force has given in operation by the coming November. the House have been given any infor­ us a concrete situation that is very eas­ Second, the rail receiving and shipping mation whatsoever about this cast, closed ily understood. You will recall that facilities have been completed. door, and perhaps pap-loaded fund. quite some time ago we had a bitter Third, the headquarters administra­ Maybe there was some open testimony fight in attempting to authorize a 70 .. about this, I do not know. Maybe some group Air Force. We had gotten no fur­ tion building is 90 percent complete. information will be in the hearings, but Fourth, the foundation has been set ther than about 45. Then we started on what good will that do us now, allowed, the 70-group program. Then it was re­ for the propulsion wind-tunnel facility as we are, just 2 hours of debate? In a and the design completed. vised, and we were going to go to 95 telephone conversation a few minutes wings. We changed the designation Fifth, the gas dynamics is 25 percent ago, a committe official said the hearings from "group" to "wing." A wing is a complete. will not be printed for another week, group with the supporting elements. We Sixth, operational units for engine many days after the close of debate and had no more than started on the 95-wing testing are scheduled for May of next the vote. The public has a right to program than world conditions made it year. know these facts-how their elected apparent that we had to do better than · The complete operational set-up for representatives have been kept virtually that; so we are now working on 143 the propulsion wind tunnel is scheduled in the dark, how almost half the funds in wings for the Air Force. I believe that for completion in 1958. I strongly feel a nearly $3,000,000,000 bill cannot be is supported by the overwhelming ma­ that we should speed up this construc­ questioned. jority of the American people. The tion, that we complete this vast and vital The American people have a right to American people want us to be self-suffi­ job at AEDC at the earliest possible know that in all too many instances cient, to be strong in air power~ 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7139 ' I think we can take ·a great deal of 000,000 to the Secretary of Defense. $130,000,.000 as the United States con­ consolation from the facts developed in Bear in mind that there ·are no funds in tribution to NATO for the fiscal year the committee and the authority carried this bill authorized for the Secretary ·of 1954. . in this bill. In the past, emphasis has Defense; these funds go to the service We took the position in the committee, been on training. Most of the money Secretaries; they are to be used under and I believe it was unanimous, that the went for training, because, as you will the direction of the Secretaries of the Department was thoroughly unjustified see if you. look at page 18 of the report, Army, of the Navy, and of the Air Force. in including in the military budget mil­ you will see that the situation is chang­ But title V of the bill would h11.ve au­ lions of dollars which in past years had ing. It is changing for the better, and thorized $1,000,000,000 for the Secretary been carried in foreign-aid measures, this should give the American people a of Defense, with two references as to the especially when we are staggering here great deal more confidence in our purposes for which he could use it. The under a military budget of $50,000,000,- strength in the air. title exempts these funds from audit by 000 a year. For the Strategic Air Command-of the General Accounting Office. That Mr. Chairman, when you get to dis­ course, that is the fighting command­ provision was in this bill. I thiBk that cussing foreign participation, you get there is 48.6 percent of the money for this should in some wise reassure the into language that we, of the Armed the Air Force in this bill. committee as to the care with which your Services Committee, cannot understand. The Air Defense Command-and this, Committee on the Armed Services ap­ It is State Department language, it is of course, is for the defense of conti­ proached this bill. It was not too easy Foreign Affairs Committee language. nental United Siiates-gets 7 percent. to learn exactly why that provision was That explains why the classification of The Tactical Air Command gets 11.2 in the bill, why it was tacked onto the bases overseas has been increased. It percent. end of the bill. But it was finally de­ has been distributed to the service Sec­ So that these three fighting arms of veloped that included in that billion dol­ retaries, it has been taken away from the Air Force are now taking the lead lars were $250,000,000 to be used as the the Secretary of Defense, and we have with 6'1 percent of all the money, United States contribution to NATO, the eliminated that portion which sought to whereas the Air Training Command has North Atlantic Treaty Organization. increase foreign aid by $250,000,000. now dropped down to 16 percent. So There was an agreement by the treaty Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the that as we progress with the program nations as to the standard air force bases gentleman yield? we are getting beyond the training stage to be built in Europe, and it was divided Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle­ and getting the combat force into being, into four contributions-: Slice 1, slice 2, man from Iowa. and we are preparing the bases to take slice 3, and slice 4. Slices 1 and 2 have Mr. GROSS. The gentleman has par­ care of them. been made; they bave been paid. The tially answered the questions I wanted This bill received very careful consid­ first slice was paid for by the other to ask. But still I am not exactly clear. eration. Naturally, much of the testi­ treaty nations and without any contri­ The gentleman spoke of a bill and the mony given cannot be printed in the bution from us; slice 2 invalved a contri­ military budget. This came over in a RECORD. I imagine the enemy's espio­ bution from the United States. But the bill or in the military budget? nage in this country is such that it will funds for that contribution were carried Mr. KILDAY. All of the funds in this be able to find out some of what we are in the Mutual Assistance appropria­ bill are included in this year's budget. doing. But I also understand the atti-· tion and authorization; they were never This does not increase the budget which tude of those officers in command of carried in the military budget. We had came from the President at the opening troops overseas, who do not want the just completed action in the House on of the Congress. enemy to be able to pick up a congres­ the foreign aid authorization bill. It Mr. GROSS. I was thinking in terms sional document and find them reveal­ included approximately $4,500,000,000 of the $250,000,000 they asked for NATO. ing the location of bases and the purpose for military assistance to NATO nations. Was that in a bill sent over from the for which each base is to be used. Per­ That is why it seemed to me to be inap­ Pentagon? haps the enemy can find the location of propriate for this money now to be car­ Mr. KILDAY. That was in a bill the base by flying over the country, but ried in the military public works bill which came over, the orig-inal bill, and the mission of it, the type of troops on In other words, we found buried in our in the bill it was title V. the base, the type of planes, just what defense authorization bill an additional Mr. GROSS. In other words, the technical equipment is to be used cer­ $250,000,000 which w.ould have increased Pentagon wrote the bill that contained tainly ought not to be set out in a con­ foreign aid by $250,000,0.00 over what the this? gressional document, so that espionage House and the Senate had decided Mr. KILDAY. Yes, and we rewrote it will not even be necessary. If they are should be our program of foreign aid in ·in committee and we took out the items going to get it, we should at least make 1953. that we believed should not be there. it as hard for them as possible. Also included in title V was $'150,000,­ Mr. VORYS. Mr. Chairman, will the We did go over each of these items as ()00 for overseas bases of our own to gentleman yield? to the overseas classified bases. We went places and facilities needed for stand­ Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle­ over them base by base, the purpose of ard NATO bases. and for bases which we the installation, the complement of men, established. Why they had them all man from Ohio. the planes, and all that sort of thing were lumped together was a mystery, and it Mr. VORYS. I have no comment to gone into completely by the committee.· was unusual and unsatisfactory. make about what the gentleman said. As the chairman stated, we not only had We struck out title V of the bill in its I merely want to remind the House that those members of the Armed Forces who entirety; we refused to allow the $2.50,- the Foreign Affairs Committee reported are stationed in headquarters here, but 000,000 item, but we took the $750,000,- to the House that the administration we had men from the field wherever these 000 to be used on bases for our own had decided to put this in another bill. bases are located overseas. The men Armed Forces and distributed it through Mr. KILDAY. The gentleman is cor­ from the field came in and testified in de­ titles I, II, and liT, and without any sum rect, and I am glad he 1s here. tail with reference to them. being appropriated to the Secretary of Mr. VORYS. I merely want it under­ The gentleman from Iowa [Mr. GRoss] Defense to be used in his discretion. stood there were no shenanigans on the has raised a question which I intended to Now, as charged by the Committee on part of either the executive departments speak on prior to his raising it. That is, Armed Services the funds will not be or the Foreign Affairs Committee in re­ the amount by which the classified over­ exempt from audit by the General Ac­ l>Orting this. seas bases was increased in the bill as re­ counting Office. And they will be appro­ Mr. KILDAY. Yes, and I should mod­ ported, over the bill as originally offered. priated to the service secretaries to be ify my statement to that extent. The In the bill as originally offered there spent in accordance with standard pro­ $250,000,000 was buried in a total of a were five titles. One, two, and three, cedure, subject to audit, subject to con­ round billion dollars, a round billion relating to the various services: The trol by the service secretaries. There­ dollars appropriated for the Secretary Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Titl~ fore, as I say, we took out the $250,000,- of Defense. 4 was general provisions. Then, the:re 000 that was made up of $120,000,000 Mr. VORYS. I want to ask the gen­ was title 5 included in the bill. That as a contribution of the Unitea States to tleman one other question, if I may. We provision sought to appropriate $1,000, ... NATO .for the fiscal year 1953, and -presented a :figure of $1,052,000,000 that 7140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 is to be expended by the Defense De­ Chairman nor I knew that we were so committee examined every proposed partment in 15 of the nations and their persuasive. construction, evaluating each item as to territories that are involved in the for· Mr. DURHAM. Mr. Chairman, will its actual need now or at some future eign-aid program, which will involve dol· the gentleman yield? date, whether it was essential at this lar aid to those countries because they Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle­ time or something that could be post­ will obtain dollars through their banks man from North Carolina. poned. for the purchase of their needs. I won· Mr. DURHAM. I think the gentle­ The bill before us is the result of der if before the gentleman's commit· man did not point out the fact that was these lapors, and the committee report is tee there was any breakdown of how developed in the committee that out of unanimous. I would not dogmatically much of that comes out of the $1,003,· this request for $250,000,000 so-called say that every single item authorized by 000,000 of bases that are to be built out­ second slice, that they would only use this bill is necessary. I believe that it side the United States, and whether $20,000,000 this year. is, but in arriving at my conclusions on there is any identification of the dollar Mr. KILDAY. The gentleman is cor­ the respective items I naturally, as did money that was to be spent in these for· rect, but that information did not come the entire committee, relied upon the eign countries under this bill? to us until the third appearance of the advice and explanations given us by our The CHAIRMAN. The time of the Department of Defense before the com­ military people. I can only say that the gentleman from Texas has again ex­ mittee. Originally they tried very ear­ committee's study was most searching, pired. nestly and diligently to get this $250,- and this bill is our unanimous conclusion Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 000,000 put into the military budget, as to what should now be undertaken the gentleman four additional minutes. and they did not get it done. At the for our national defense. Mr. VORYS. Mr. Chairman, I want last appearance of the Department of The major part of the construction to point out that even though the com­ Defense before the committee we queried authorized by the bill is for the Air mittee has properly cut out this item them, and they admitted that they could Force. It is largely for the construction that is so definitely a part of the mutual get the money out of the present foreign­ of air bases and installations overseas. defense program, there is still involved aid program and carry out their com­ This program is designed to make it in this bill a great deal of money which mitment to NATO. So that the NATO po~sible for us to retaliate immediately will incidentally or consequentially be commitment will be taken care of. It and effectively in the event of any move economic aid to the countries in which boils down to the fact that we made for against us. No· purpose would be served the money is spent. I wonder if the a saving of $250,000,000 on foreign aid if we develop the best and largest quan­ gentleman can tell us how much that is? because of the qiligence with which we tity of atomic weapons but fail to provide Mr. KILD.AY. No, I am not in a posi­ pursued it, and I might say it took us an the Air Force with adequate facilities to tion to say. Of course, a great deal of entire day to get the key to the situation deliver this weapon. the labor for construction, practically involved in title 5, which carved $1,000,- In modern warfare the best defense is all of it, will be employed overseas, which 000 for the Secretary of Defense. the best offense. We must be in a posi­ will constitute assistance; most of the Mr. Chairman, I think you will find tion to carry the fight to the enemy if building that is to be done is of the the bill in order. and when that fateful time arises. And European type, so the vast majority of Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield in this connection I should like to com- the materials will be bought overseas. myself such time as I may desire. . ment that in my opinion greater em­ Mr. VORYS. If materials can be Mr. Chairman, it is hardly necessary to phasis should be placed than is now be­ bought overseas and if labor can be fur­ add anything as to the nature, purpose, ing placed on naval aviation. It goes nished overseas, I am wondering whether and need for this bill than has already without saying that the mobile air base there is to be any overseas contribution been brought out by our able chairman provided by an aircraft carrier is a de­ to these bases which are not only for ·of the Committee on Armed Services fensive and offensive weapon of incalcu­ our own security but for the security of [Mr. VINSON]. I am constrained to say lable value. In my judgment, it is a seri­ the free world? that I always listen to his remarks with ous mistake to overemphasize the land Mr. KILDAY. No; the money we have admiration for his ability and knowledge based air force at the expense of naval in this bill does not contemplate con­ of defense matters and with pride of be­ aviation. tributions from other nations. The ing a member of his committee. In giving my endorsement of the pro­ money we have in this bill will bring There are a couple of points I should gram proposed by this bill for overseas bases up to the standards which we must like to make, very briefly, if only for the air bases I do so with this reservation have. Some of the nations will not purpose of reemphasis. Every one of us as to the kind of defense we should have. quarter their troops on bases. We must would prefer not to have to authorize I believe that the air bases proposed to quarter our troops on the bases. We the large expenditure for military and be constructed by the bill are necessary therefore take the runways, the storage naval construction this bill provides. in meeting our strategic and tactical re­ facilities, and so forth, and we put on Every one of us is deeply conscious <;>f quirements in the existing world situ­ it the barracks and those things which the impact of extensive military spend­ ation. At the same time, I earnestly feel we need for a usable base. That money ing on our economy and no little con­ that these requirements can be still more is necessary. cerned over our present fiscal situation. effectively met if we give more attention Mr. VORYS. I want to point out, in­ I, for one, take the position that no · to the striking power, with the additional sofar as that is the case, that constitutes item of expenditure should be author­ · advantage of mobility, of the aircraft very substantial economic aid to those ized or appropriated for unless it can be carrier in delivering the weapons on the countries through this bill. clearly shown to be absolutely necessary, enemy. We must have a balanced na­ Mr. MASON. Mr. Chairman, will the This applies to defense proposals as well tional defense, and it is well to bear in ge:ratleman yield? as to other Government expenditures. mind that we have become a maritime Mr. KILDAY. I yield to the gentle­ The existing threat to our national secu­ nation. man from Illinios. rity compels us to give our defense re­ Mr. Chairman, this bill has been care­ Mr. MASON. I have no questions to quirements priority. It then behooves fully prepared. We have sought to con­ ask, sir. I want to make a statement, us to determine what, of the innumerable fine the bill only to that which is essen­ however, that when I came to the floor of items that go to make up our defense, tial for our country's security. We have this House I had grave, conscientious should have priority as between them­ -endeavored to authorize only that which doubts as to whether I could vote for this selves in order to get the kind of defense is necessary. Our Committee on Armed bill. There were doubts that I had in we should have with maximum speed, a Services voted unanimously to report this my mind. Most of those doubts have minimum of expenditure, and a mini­ bill, and I hope it will have the unani­ evaporated as a result of the gentleman's mum .of impact on our whole national mous approval of the Hou.se. clear-cut analysis and picture that he economy. Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield has given me, as well as the Chairman. Such was my approach to the military 10 minutes to the gentleman from North I am now ready, and I am glad to say it. and naval construction program recom­ Carolina [Mr. DURHAM]. to vote for this bill. mended to our committee by the Depart­ · Mr. DURHAM. Mr. Chairman, this Mr. KILDAY. I thank the gentle· ment of Defense. And, in general, I bill has been so well explained that it man; I am very pleased with that state­ think it was the approach of the entire is not nece~sary for me to take up the ment, but I am sure that neither the committee. With painstaking care the time of the House. The one thing I 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7141 would like to point out is tne fact, after I am sure the committee will always, justify taking anything out of this bill, having studied defense matters now for at any time, investigate the complaints of which we have put into this bill, after some 13 or 14 years, and having been on Members. It does not make any differ­ they get the complete picture of the committees that have developed these ence what you have, if any Member of whole operation, personally I will be will­ programs, I feel like we have developed Congress has a complaint and brings it ing to go along with such action, if he programs since the Korean war began on to us, we will go into it and try to find can prove to me it is not justified. I am a much . sounder procedure developing out if somebody is trying to beat the as deeply concerned as any American national defense than we have in years Government and the taxpayer out of about waste of public funds, but I am heretofore. If the Members of the House funds. It is proper that we should do also concerned about the security of my could get a true picture of actuaJly what that. We should watch it at all times, country. is involved in this bill, and the develop­ because those things will happ.en and Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield ments which will take place in the next they create a scandal, which is not good such time as he may desire to the gentle­ 12 or 18 months under this measure and for national defense. man from New Jersey [Mr. HAND]. also under the appropriation, if the Com­ I would like to speak to·the secret part Mr. HAND. Mr. Chairman, I would mittee on Appropriations grants the ap­ of this bill. like to emphasize what my colleague, the propriation, it will, in my opinion, I guess the Soviet Union would like to gentleman from Michigan [Mr. SHAFER] definitely stand America in a position know probably better than any one thing just said. In my opinion, the future of where she has never stood before in the where the real center of our communica­ the United States, and certainly our national-defense picture to take care of tions system, which operates world-wide physical safety and security depends not only our own internal security but is located. If we were to say in detail largely on having an Air Force, which go a long ways toward securing the and at what place we are expend­ without question is superior to any po­ other countries of the world who desire ing these funds for it would be the best tential enemy. I, therefore, propose, of to live under conditions like we do. information the Soviet Union could have. course, to support this bill and I urge The development of this strategic pat­ You who have served on these commit­ that it be adopted. tern is a beautiful picture. It is one tees know how difficult it is at the present Among other important installations, about which I cannot go into·detail here, time to get any information whatever the bill authorizes $73,523,000 for the however. The development of the radar from behind the iron curtain. It is a establishment of the Hammonton Air screen, the development of the :fighter difficult job. But if we in this country Force Base. I have spent many hours force, the development of these fields, the were to blueprint everything and put it with officials in the Air Force on this development of the strategic air force, in the hearings, with information as to subject and I am persuaded that this where it sits and what it has to do, and every one of these secret bases, it would base is destined to be a key base on the its operation when it starts-this whole · be an open book. We just cannot oper­ entire eastern seaboard. The Air Force thing is integrated into that plan. You ate like that. I think it would be a mis­ thinks, and I agree, that location is stra­ cannot simply take the question of one take. However, if any Member of Con­ tegic and otherwise ideal. base, as to why it is not located here or gress wants to know what these funds Among many incidental benefits not located there. When you get the are to be spent for, I am sure the com­ which will arise if and when it is con­ over-all picture and get this operation mittee will always inform him. How­ structed is the ultimate creation of some in mind, you find that everything is well ever much of this is confidential informa­ 8,000 to 12,000 civilian jobs of almost arid definitely planned for the movement tion, and it should be confidential. every variety. of the troops, for the carrying of the Mr. SHAFER. Mr. Chairman, will the In an area where unemployment is atomic weapons, and for the movement gentleman yield? chronic, this, I feel, will be of enormous of the fighter forces; and all these things Mr. DURHAM. I yield. benefit. Since the Committee on Armed are integrated with the Navy and Army Mr. SHAFER. Is it not true that this Services unanimously reported this bill operations. It is a beautiful picture. legislation provides for an expansion of and thus concurred with the estimate of At the present time we all know that the Air Corps to the point where we will the Air Force as to the necessity of the we have had to develop fields that cost be able to develop the number of groups, Hammonton Base, I feel certain that it money, because of the change in the op­ which all of us have wanted, and have will meet with no opposition in the House, eration of our planes. They are much sought since early in the Eightieth Con­ but I do urge your support of this author­ larger. They require much longer base gress? ization and the entire bill. structures. They also require a good Mr. DURHAM. The gentleman is ex­ actly correct. If you do not do this, you Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield deal heavier structure in the concrete or 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mis­ blacktop or whatever you build them out can never have the 125 or 146 wing group of, because of the weight of the planes. for the Air Force. souri [Mr. CURTIS]. The money involved in this, of course, . Mr. SHAFER. That is what I think Mr. CURTIS of Missouri. Mr. Chair­ as pointed out by the chairman, is carried should be made clear here to the mem­ man, I take this time to ask a question in the budget this year. In my opinion, bership. I do not believe there is a. either of the chairman of the committee the committee did an excellent job. Member on the floor of the House who or any member of the committee about Every member of this committee has al­ has opposed the expansion of our Air the matter that the Bonner subcommit­ ways conscientiously tried to do a good Force to the point where we would have tee had been concerned with, namely, job. We are just as much interested as air superiority, and in order to have the attempt on the part of the Air Force anybody else in trying to save the tax­ that necessary expansion, we must have to set up an independent supply system payers from overexpenditure of funds. this public-works program. for common use items. Incidentally, Mr. DURHAM. The gentleman is ex­ there were orders that they were not to I guess w.e will have people that will do that. But our experience and inves­ try to squeeze the Government out of actly correct. We must have that. In a few days, we are going to be asked, tigation in Europe showed that they were funds as long as we live. We have had probably, for an expansion of facilities embarked upon that program. I am con­ that type of people, since the birth of cerned in knowing whether or not the men; we do get them, but they are few for production of fissionable material to the extent of approximately $3,000,000,- committee found any items for con­ in number. The way the committee is 000 more. The whole thing is integrated structing warehouses abroad that could set up to operate and survey each project to fit into this plan. be pinned down to that particular pro­ and each operation under the laws that Mr. SHAFER. It is true too; is it not gram? have been passed recently is entirely dif­ that the entire Committee on Armed Mr. VINSON. We did not. I will say ferent from what it was a few years ago. Services has spent a month and more to the gentleman from Missouri, there is We had to depend upon going out and in going over this entire program, and no such item. We have approached the getting the information by pulling it out that we have been careful to weed out matter in this way. Where there can be and squeezing it out, in· the old days of unnecessary expenditures, which we, in joint utilization, why then we have joint World Wars II and I, and it was not a committee, thought might be unneces­ utilization. If you find a warehouse for good method. But now the reports have sary, but which we may yet find are ac­ the Army, Navy, or the Air Force alone, to come to this committee and we can tually necessary and should be included? it is only due to the fact that we do not discover these things much more quickly Mr. DURHAM. If any Member can have facilities where a common ware­ 'than we used to be able to. get up on the floor of ~he House and house could be used. 7142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE .June 12 Mr. CURTIS of Missouri. But the potential is useless without fields from The CHAIRMAN. The time of the committee did go into that? which to fly the planes. Operational gentleman from West Virginia has ex­ Mr. VINSON. Oh, yes. bases are an absolute necessity. pired. Mr. CURTIS of Missouri. Will that H. R. 8120 is a good bill, a necessary Mr. VINSON. I have no further re­ show up at all in the hearings, Mr. bill, a bill for the strengthening oi the quests for time, Mr. Chairman. Chairman? national defense, and I urge the Congress Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield Mr. VINSON. The committee mem­ to give it the most favorable considera­ 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Mas­ bers are just as deeply interested in car­ tion. sachusetts [Mrs. RoGERS]. rying out unification to its very· letter Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. as anyone in the House. We want to 3 minutes to the distinguished gentle­ Chairman, I am glad there are several have one source, if possible, to get these man from West· Virginia [Mr. BAILEY]. items in this bill for my district. There supplies from. You have seen how this Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Chairman, I wish is an item for Fort Devens at Ayer, $2,- works in the hospital situation: We have to preface my .remarks on this legisla­ 350,000. For Watertown Arsenal, $320,- complete joint utilization of hospitals. tion by saying it is my intention to sup­ 000 at Watertown in my district. For Wherever it is possible, with respect to port the pending legislation. I think it Hanscom Field, Bedford Research Cen­ warehouses or any other facilities, to is a step in the direction, which ter, Bedford, Mass., in my district, $10,- have joint utilization it is our plan to will not only implement but perfect our 525,000. They are all very much needed have joint utilization. Where it is not defense efforts. However, I say in be­ authorizations and expenditures, and possible, then we have to build separate half of myself and my colleagues from they should have been made a great warehouses. West Virginia, I want to protest the ap­ many months ago. Mr. CURTIS of Missouri. I thank the parent practice of some of our depart­ Fort Devens is a reception center and gentleman. ments in Washington of making a step­ also a separation center. It is not as Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield child out of the State of West Virginia. large as it should be, and it should be such time as he may desire to the dis­ Despite the fact that my State of West increased to its former strength. tinguished gentleman from Louisiana Virginia has all of the raw materials, There is ample opportunity for a full [Mr. ALLEN]. practically, needed to make war-and I division at Fort Devens. We had a full Mr. ALLEN of Louisiana. Mr. Chair­ am speaking of our bountiful supply of division and it was taken away by error, man, I ask unanimous consent on behalf coal, oil, and gas, and the fact that we I believe. of my colleague the gentleman from Lou­ have the greatest chemical industry in Hanscom Field at Bedford is a fine air­ isiana [Mr. BROOKS] that he may insert the country in the Kanawha Valley in port. They have Massachusetts Insti­ his remarks at this point. West Virginia-for some reason, both tute of Technology, and other technical The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection in the past and in the present, we have colleges nearby and at Lowell they have to the request of the. gentleman from been totally ignored. We h2.ve a World a fine technical course at the Lowell Louisiana? War I naval installation in a naval armor Textile Institute to help them greatly in There was no objection. plant at Charleston, W. Va. We have their research work. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, as the a World War II installation at Morgan­ Then there is a $3,996,000 for the Bos­ ranking Democratic member of the town that is engaged in making am­ ton Navy Yard. Part of metropolitan Armed Services Committee, I felt, as monia for fertilizer purposes. That is Boston is in my district. did the chairman of the committee, a all that the State of West Virginia has The CHAIRMAN. The time of the strong and abiding sense of responsi­ been accorded. I find on looking over gentlewoman from Massachusetts has bility with respect to H. R. 8120. Dur­ this bill we are not accorded one new expired. ing the hearings on this bill I sat with facility, despite the fact that there are Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I have the committee day after day, and on installations in West Virginia, and I am no further requests for time. I ask that occasion presided at sessions. I was im­ speaking now of the chemical industry, the bill be read for amendment. pressed as I have never before been im­ that needs to have a cover screen of Air The Clerk read as follows: pressed with the careful thought, the Force protection for that important in­ ' Be it enacted, etc.- enlightened departmental planning, and dustry. We have three or four major TITLE! the obvious need for the construction east-west railroads passing through the SECTION 101. The Secretary of the Army, items set out in this bill. The back-up State of West Virginia, through numer­ under the direction of the Secretary of De­ material was voluminous and highly de­ ous gorges, where a single bomb would fense, is hereby authorized to establish or tailed. Almost 2,000 pages of testimony close them for weeks or months. We develop military installations and facilities were taken during the hearings on H. R. have major east-west highways travers­ by the construction, conversion, installation, 8120. ing this State. We need a cover airport. or equipment of temporary or permanent The public-works authorization in­ public works, including buildings, facilities, I appeared before a committee of the appurtenances and utilities, as follows: cluded in this bill reflects the commit­ Air Force and I also appeared before tee's conception of the minimum con­ the Armed Services Committee, trying CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES struction necessary to supplement exist­ to sell them the idea. They seemed to F i eld force facilities ing facilities and the maximum new de­ be interested, but the bill turns up with­ (First Army Area) velopment which can be presently under­ out any provision for the protection that Fort Devens, Mass.: Troop housing, covered taken and still permit the military ex­ we are asking for. storage and community facilities, $2,356,000. pansion programs previously authorized Fort Dix, N.J.: Troop housing, and medi­ to proceed in an orderly and efficient I would like to ask the distinguished cal facilities, $5,007,000. manner. We recognize that the pro­ chairman of the committee if there is a Fort Tilden, N. Y.: Community facility, grams developed and submitted by the possibility that this situation might be $77,000. military department.;:; were considered to remedied in the future. Fort Totten, N . Y.: Utilities, $48,000. Mr. VINSON. I will say to the distin­ Fort Wadsworth, N. Y.: Maintenance and be the essential levels of construction closed storage facilities, $352,000. necessary for the efficient operation of guished gentleman that I certainly trust the Department of Defense is studying Camp Wellfleet, Mass. : Troop housing, ad­ the approved Armed Forces. Keeping ministrative, operational, maintenance, am­ this in mind, the committee reviewed the proper defense of the country, and munition storage, and community facilities, construction items and submitted each now looking over that section so im­ $1,097,000. to detailed examination, and the indi­ portant in industrial production, that it may be possible, if the military require­ (Second Army Area) vidual construction items which now ap­ Fort Campbell, Ky.: Troop housing, opera­ pear in H. R. 8120 are considered to be ments warrant it, to put a base in that tional, maintenance, and training facilities those which are of the utmost urgency great industrial section of West Virginia. and utilities, $5,125,000. at this time. All the interceptor ·bases for the conti­ Fort Knox, Ky.: Troop housing, training This bill is an essential step in build­ nental United States are keyed in to buildings and facilities, research and de­ ing the defense of this country. Man­ various factors. I assure the gentleman velopment facilities, maintenance f acilities, I will call it to the attention of the proper land acquisition, and utilities, $16,794,000. power and the courage of that manpower Fort George G. Meade, Md.: Administra­ are of little use without the proper facili­ officials and make a most careful investi­ tive, operational, maintenance and commu­ ties to train and prepare it for battle. gation. nications facllities, ammunition storage a.nd This country's great airplane productive Mr. BAILEY. I thank the gentleman. utilities, $1,454,000. 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ·- HOUSE 7143 Camp Pickett, va:: Training buildings and Detroit Arsenal, Mich.: Administrative and Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska: Family hous­ aaministrative facilities, $142,000. research and development facilities, $2,398,· ing, administrative and maintenance facili­ 000. . (Third Army Area) ties, ammunition storage and utilities, $4,• Malta Test Station, N. Y.: Research and 737,000. Fort Benning, Ga.: Administrative, opera­ development and test fac1lities, land acqui· Fort Richardson, Alaska: Family housing, tional, and maintenance facilities, ammuni· sition and utilities, $479,000. troop housing, administrative, operational tion, coid, covered, and open storage, and Michaud Industrial Facilities, New Orleans, and maintenance facilities, open, covered, utilities, $5,753,000. La.: Acquisition for conversion without re­ ammunition and cold storage, and utilities, Fort Bragg, N. C.: Troop housing, mainte­ imbursement to General Services Adminis· $20,257,000. nance and operational facilities, ammuni· tration for any interest it may have in the Whittier, Alaska: Family housing, troop tion, liquid fuel, covered and open storage, facillties. housing, administrative, operational and and land acquisition, $15,325,000. Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.: Research and de.. maintenance facilities and utilities, $2,· Camp Gordon, Ga.: Administrative, facil· velopment and test facilities, and land ac­ 847,000. ity, $125,000. quisition, $1,356,000. (Far East Command Area) Fort Jackson, s. C.: Administrative fa· Redstone Arsenal, Ala.: Maintenance and cility, training buildings, and utilities, operational facilities, research and develop· Okinawa: Family housing, troop housing, $182,000. ment and test facilities and utilities, $6,- administrative, operational, maintenance, Camp Rucker, Ala.: Ammunition storage 447,000. training buildings and facilities, ammuni­ facilities, $96,000. Watertown Arsenal, Mass.; Covered stor­ tion and coverage storage, and utilities, Fort McClellan, Ala.: Administrative, op· age, operational facility and utilities, $320,- $20,700,000. erational, and maintenance facilities, covered 000. (Caribbean Area) storage, and land acquisition, $893,000. White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico: Corozal, C. Z.: Operational and mainte­ Fort McPherson, Ga.: Ammunition storage, Troop housing, training buildings, medical nance facilities, open storage and utilities, $42,000. and maintenance facilities, research and de­ $1,800,000. Camp Stewart, Ga.: Utilities, $1,024,000. velopment facilities, and utilities, $8,214,000. Fort.Buchanan, P.R.: Cold storage facility, (Fourth Army Area) (Chemical Corps) $942,000. Fort Bliss, Tex.: Training buildings, ad­ Army Chemical Ce~ter, Maryland: Re­ Quarry Heights, C. Z.: .Administrative fa­ ministrative and maintenance facilities, search and development and test facilities cilities, $310,000. $5,036,000. and ammunition storage, $800,000. (Hawaii) Camp Chaffee, Ark.: Maintenance facility, Camp Detrick, Md.: Research and develop­ Helemano Radio Station, T. H.: Communi­ $461,000. ment and test fac111ties, land acquisition, cation facility, $39,000. Fort Hood, Tex.: Maintenance facilities, utilities, and deficiencies, fiscal year 1951 utiilties, and land acquisition, $10,516,000. and fiscal year 1952 programs, $17,197,000. (General) Camp Polk, La.: Administrative and main­ Dugway Proving Ground, Utah: Research Various locations: For restoration or re­ tenance facillties, open and covered storage, and development and test facilities, and land placement of facilities damaged or destroyed $608,000. acquisition,_$864,000. and provision for other urgent construction Fort Sill, Okla.: Troop housing, mainte­ Fort Terry, N. Y.: Administrative, opera­ requirements, $5,000,000. nance facilities, training buildings, open tional and maintenance facilities, research SEc. 102. The Secretary of the Army, under storage, and utilities, $4,374,000. and development and test facilities and utili· the direction of the Secretary of Defense, is (Fifth Army Area) ties, $5,386,000. · authorized to establish or develop classified Camp Atterbury, Ind.: Maintenance ·facil- (Signal Corps) mllitary installations and facilities by the ity and open storage, $315,000. - construction, conversion, installation, or Fort Monmouth, N.J.: Troop housing and equipment of temporary or permanent publio Fort Custer, Mich:: Maintenance facility researcl' and development facility, $8,600,000. and ammunition storage, .$115,000. Tobyhanna Signal Depot, Pennsylvania: works, including buildings, facilities, appur­ Camp Crowder, Mo.: Permanent troop and tenances, and utilities in a total amount of Deficiency fiscal year 1952 program, $352,000. $143,010,000. troop support facilities, $1,980,000. Two Rock Ranch, California: Troop hous­ Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.: Administra. ing and utilities, $564,000. TITLE II tive facility and training building, $7,600,000. Vint Hill Farms, Virginia: Family housing, SEC. 201. The Secretary of the Navy, under Fort Riley, Kans.: Operational and main­ $341,000. .,. the d~ection of the Secretary of Defense, is authorized to establish or develop naval in­ tenance fac111ties, $370,000. (Corps of Engineers) (Sixth Army Area) stallations and fac111ties by the construction, Army Map Service, District of Columbia: conversion, installation, or equipment of­ Camp Cooke, Calif.: Maintenance fac111ty, Operational fac111ty, $846,000. temporary or permanent public works, in­ $150,000. Fort Belvoir, Va.: Administrative, opera­ cluding buildings, fac111ties, appurtenances, Camp Hanford, Wash.: Troop housing, ad· tional, and maintenance facilities, training and utilities, as follows: ministrative facilities, ammunition and cov­ buildings, covered amri:mnition and open ered storage, and utilities, $528,000. storage, research and development and test CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES Fort Huachuca, Ariz.: Operational facility, facilities and utilities, $2,968,000. Shipyard facilities training buildings and covered storage, (Transportation Corps) Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.: Water-front shop and storage building, barracks and $582,000. Brooklyn Army Base, N. Y.: Maintenance Fort Lewis, Wash.: Operational and main­ bachelor officers' quarters, electronics and and operational facilities, $561,000. electric shop expansion, $3,996,000. tenance facilities, open and liquid fuel stor­ Fort Eustis, Va.: Administrative and oper­ age and utilities, $942,000. ational facilities, liquid fuel, open and cov­ Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N. Y.: Recon­ Fort Ord, Calif.: Troop housing and utili· ered storage, airfield pavements and utilities, struction of drydock No. 3, construction of · ties, $7,888,000. $3,233,000. new crane tracks, $6,325,000. Camp Stoneman, Calif.: Troop housing, New Orleans Army Base, La.: Covered star· Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S. C.: Exten­ $1,476,000. age, $60,000. sion to battery overhaul shop, barracks, gal­ ley and messing facilities, steam and electric United States Disciplinary Barracks, Camp (Army Medical Service) Cooke, Calif.: Troop housing, $293,000. services, addition and modifications to elec­ Yuma Test Station, Ariz.: Troop housing, Madigan Army Hospital, Washington: trical system and new building for electronic administrative, communications, medical, Operational facilities and utilities, $274,000. and electric shops and electronic laboratory, operational, maintenance and training fa· Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wash­ $7,329,000. cilities, research . and development and test ington, D. C.: Operational facilities and re­ Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa.: Sub­ facilities, covered and -ammunition storage search and development facilities, $731,000. marine battery assembly and charging build­ facilities and utilities, $2,520,000. OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ing, electrical services for pier C, $1 ,065,000. (Alaskan Area) Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, N. H.: In­ (Military Academy) crease of enlisted barracks capacity, $380,000. United States Military Academy, N. Y.: Big Delta, Alaska: Family housing, troop Training building, $280,000. housing, ammunition, liquid fuel, open, Fleet facilities Naval Base, Newport, R. I.: Fleet berthing Technical service facilities closed, and cold storage, community, opera­ tional, research and . development and test facility, $5,140,000. (Ordnance Corps) facilities, training building and utilities, Commander in chief, Atlantic Fleet Head­ Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.: Troop $5,109,000. quarters, Norfolk, Va.: Expansion-of facili­ housing, training buildings and facilities, Eilson Air Force Base, Alaska: Administra· ties, $374,000. research and development and test facilities, tive, operational and maintenance facilities, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va.: Additional facili­ ammunition storage, airfield pavements and ammunition storage and utilities, $2,969,000. ties for convoy escort vessels, including con­ utilities, $6,850,000. Kenai, Alaska: Family housing, operation­ struction of one new pier, extension of three California Institute of Technology, Cali­ al, maintenance, community and water­ existing piers, and acquisition of land; am­ fornia: Reeearch and development and test front facilities, liquid fuel storage, training munition barge mooring facilities and fleet facilities and utilities, $897,000. building and ut111ties, $3,907,000. landing, $5,043,000. 7144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 Avi ati on facilit ies improvements, and runway extension, $1,- Naval Operating Base, "Guam, Marianas Is­ Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, 629,000. lands: Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acetylene Beaufort, S. C.: Airfield pavement s, opera­ Naval Degaussing Station, Norfolk, Va.: plants, $820,000. tional facilities, and acquisition of land and Deperming facility, $2,000,000. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Territory of easements, $3,792,000. Naval Ammunition Depot, St. Juliens Hawaii: Submarine water lines, fresh-water Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, Edenton, Creek, Va.: Quality evaluation laboratory, lines, dock facilities, $2,442,000. N. C.: Barge fuel delivery, including water­ $326,000. Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippine Is­ front facilities, dredging, pipeline, pumping Naval Station, San Diego, Calif.: Deperm- lands: Dock construction, sea-wall exten­ plant, and unloading facilities, $195,000. 1ng facility, $288,000. sion, $2,774,000. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Marine Corps Air Station, Miami, Fla.: Air­ Aviation facili ties field pavements, land acquisition, fuel-stor­ Md.: Underwater weapons assembly and test age facilities, ammunition storage, and roads, building, $428,000. Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam, Marianas $3,734,000. Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Va.: Bar­ Islands: Administration and operation facili­ Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Md.: racks, $630,000. ties, troop housing and messing facilities, Additional research and development and Penn State College, State College, Pa.: $1,482,000. test facilit ies, operational facilities, and sup­ Addition to Ordnance Research Laboratory, Naval Station, Argentia, Newfoundland: porting facilities, $4,767,000. $915,000. Airfield pavements, and family quarters, Naval Air Material Center, Philadelphia, Various locations: Additional magazines $2,084,000. Pa.: Research and development and test and inert storehouses and guided-missile Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, T. H.: facilities, $2,300,000. storage, test and conditioning facilities, $21,- Airfield· lighting, $346,000. Naval Air Station, Omaha, Nebr.: Land 248,000. Naval Air Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: acquisition, operational facilities, airfield Service school facilities Operational and maintenance facility, air­ pavements, fuel storage, communication fa­ Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.: Improve­ field pavement, $1,135,000. cilities, and roads, utilities, and services, ment of academic buildings, $1,800,000. Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska: Air­ $3,500,000. Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif.: field lighting, operational facilities, and Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, Amphitious assault trainer and galley and water front facilities, $1,480,600. Calif.: Guided-missile test and evaluation messhall, $2,100,000. Naval Air Station, Kwajalein, Marshall Is­ facilities, $3,717,000. Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif.: lands: Family quarters, $1,131,000. Naval Air Facility, Weeksville, N. C.: Sew­ Am- and training building and acquisition Naval Air Facility, London, England: age-treatment plant and helium-purification of land, $3,279,000. Operational and administrative facilities, plant, $237,000. Post Graduate School, Monterey, Calif.: airfield pavements, utilities and storage fa­ Completion of engineering school, $3,500,000. cilities, $692,000. Supply facilities Fleet Air Defense Training Center, Point On1nance facili t i es Naval Supply Center, Byron, Ga.: Admin­ Lorna, Calif.: Purchase and installation of istrative facilities, maintenance facilities and technical and collateral equipment, $3,300;- Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu, T. H.: shops, medical facilities, storage and supply 000. Quality evaluation laboratory, $847,000. handling facilities, railroad facilities, secu­ United States Naval Supply Schools, Communication faci lities rity fencing and buildings, utilities, architec­ Athens, Ga.: Acquisition of real estate, in­ Naval Communication Station, Guam, tural and engineering services, and acquisi­ cluding improvements, purchase and instal­ Marianas Islands: Permanent communica­ tion of land, $11,072,000. lation of technical and collateral equipment tion facilities, $1,721,000. Naval Supply Depot, Great Lakes, Ill.: and construction of new buildings and im­ Covered storage, utilities, security fence, and provement of existing buildings, $2,250,000. Yards and docks faci li ties site preparation, $3,281,000. Medical facilities Various locations: Replacement of tem­ Naval Supply Depot, Jacksonville, Fla.: porary family quarters, utilizing military Naval Medical Supply Depot, Edgewater, construction of personnel and facilities, at Acquisition of land and architectural and N.J.: Site preparation, storage facillties, util­ engineering services, $682,000. no more than $5,000 per unit for cost of ities and services, and transfer of stores and materials, supplies, and collateral equipment, Naval Supply Center (Cheatham Annex), equipment, $1,155,000. Norfolx, Va.: Training facilities and troop including transportation thereof, $12,000,000. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., area: Con­ SEc. 202. The Secretary of the Navy under housing, $652,000. struction of permanent hospital, $12,815,000. Naval Supply Depot, Scotia, N.Y.: Covered ' the direction of the Secretary of Defense, is storage facilities, utilities, acquisition of Communication facilities authorized to establish or develop classified land, and security fencing, $3,625,000. Naval Communication Station, Annapolis, military installations and facilities by the Naval Supply Depot (Point Lorna), San Md.: Site preparation, utilities and commu­ construction, conversion, installation, or Diego, Calif.: Aviation gasoline and jet fuel nications facilities, including building, $1,- equipment of temporary or permanent pub­ bulk storage facilities and distribution sys­ 616,000. lic works, including buildings, facilities, ap­ tem to Naval Air Station, Miramar, Calif.; Naval Communications Station, Snohomish purtenances, and utilities in the amount of pumpin g plant, water-front facilities, utili­ County, Wash.: Super high power VLF fa­ $86,397,000. ties, acquisition of easements, and achitec­ cilities, collateral equipment, accessory con­ SEc. 203. Public Law 155, Eighty-second tural and engineering services, $3,933,000. struction and family housing, $1,520,000. Congress, is hereby amended as follows: Naval Supply Depot, San Pedro, Calif.: Naval research facilities Strike so much thereof under the head­ Aviation fuel pipeline from bulk storage, ing "Continental United States" and sub­ Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia, heading "Supply Facilities" in section 201 Norwalk, Calif., to the Marine Corps Air D. C.: Fireproof chemistry laboratory, and Station, El Toro, Calif., including pumping as reads as follows: modernization of electrical distribution sys­ "Navy Shipyard, Boston, Mass. (Fuel Fac11- plant, utilities, acquisition of easements, tem, $500,000. and architectural and engineering services, 1ty): Aviation gasoline and Jet fuel bulk $1,670,000. Ya1·ds and docks facilities storage; $2,766,500." Puget Sound Area, Seattle, Wash.: Admin­ Naval Construction Battalion Center, and insert in lieu thereof the following: istrative and covered storage facilities, avia­ Davisville, R. I.: Site preparation, troop . "Harpswell Neck Fuel Facility, Portland, tion gasoline and jet fuel bulk fuel storage housing, brig, medical facilities, training Maine, Area: Aviation gasoline and jet fuel facilities, utilities, water-front facilities, land buildings, covered storage and utilities, in­ bulk storage; $2,766,500." acquisition, and architectural and engineer­ cluding heating plant, $2,670,000. SEc. 204. So much of title II, section 201, ing services, $2,204,000. Key West Aqueduct, Key West, Fla.: Im­ Public Law 910, Eight y-first Congress, ap­ Marine Corps facilities provements to aqueduct system, $495,000. proved January 6, 1951, as authorizes the Various locations: Construction of AFDL construction of a dam at Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Depot of Supply, Albany, Calif., is hereby repealed. Ga.: Depot and Supply School facilities, floating drydocks, $4,500,000. $14,463,000. Naval Observatory facilities TITLE III Marine Corps Schools, Qttantico, Va.: Com­ Naval Observatory Time Service Substa­ SEc. 301. The Secretary of the Air Force, munications Officers' School, $163,000. tion, Richmond, Fla.: Permanent facilities, under the direction of the Secretary of De­ Ordnance facili t ies $96,000. fense, is hereby authorized to establish or develop installations and facilities by the Hydrographic facilities Naval Ammunition Depot, Charleston, construction, conversion, installation or S. C.: Improvement of ammunition issue and Hydrographic Office, Suitland, Md.: Addi­ equipment of temporary or permanent pub­ transshipment facilities, including dredging, tion to existing Hydrographic Office, $687,000. lic works, including buildings, facilities, ap­ $535,000. purtenances, and utilities, as follows: Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory, Cumber­ OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES land, Md.: Testing facilities, storage facili­ Fleet faci lities CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ties, operating facilities, maintenance facili­ Naval Station, Adak, Alaska: Marine bar­ Strategic Air Command ties and shop, administrative facilities, and racks and facilities, $2,700,000. Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La.: security fencing, $593,000. Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Airfield pavements, aircraft maintenance Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern, Cuba: Dredging, mooring, new pier, target­ facilities, training facilities, troop housing Calif.: Electric power system extension and repair facilities, $3,185,000. facilities, and utilities, $3,356,000. 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7145 Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Tex.: Airfield dispensing facilities, airfield lighting facili­ Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee Falls, pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dispens­ ties, aircraft maintenance facilities, and Mass.~ Airfield pavements, navigational aids ing facilities, communications facilities, air­ land acquisition, $9,093,000. and airfield lighting facilities, operational craft maintenance · facilities, and utilities, Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, $773,000. Ark.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage utilities, land acquisition, and storage fa­ Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Tex.: and dispensing facilities, airfield lighting fa­ cilities, $24,334,000. Airfield pavements, navigational aids, and cilities, operational facilities, aircraft main­ Air Defense Command airfield lighting facilities, operational facil~ tenance facilities, troop housing facilities, ities, troop housing facilities, utilities, and utilities, medical facilities, and storage fa· Burlington Municipal Airport, Burlington, research, development and test facilities, cilities, $31,165,000. Vt.: Operational facilities, utilities, and stor­ $15,844,000. Lockbourne Air Force Base, Columbus, age facilities, $634,000. Castle Air Force Base, Merced, Calif.: Air­ Ohio: Airfield pavements, navigational aids Duluth Municipal Airport, Duluth, Minn.: field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis· facilities, operational facilities, aircraft Navigational aids facilities, operational fa­ pensing facilities, airfield lighting facilities, maintenance facilities, training facilities, cilities, administrative and community fa­ and utilities, $1,029,000. administrative and community facilities, cilities, utilities, and storage facilities, Clin t on Naval Air Station, Clinton, Okla.: utilities, medical facilities, and storage facil­ $843,000. Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and ities, $13,645,000. Geiger Field, Spokane, Wash.: Operational dispensing facilities, communications, navi­ MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla.: Air­ facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, gational aids and airfield lighting facilities, field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ utilities, and storage facilities, $744,000. operational facilities, aircraft maintenance pensing facilities, navigational aids and air­ Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Coraopolis, facilities, troop housing facilities, family field lighting facilities, operational facilities, Pa.: Airfield pavements, operational facilities, housing, administrative and community fa­ utilities, and land acquisition, $8,669,000. administrative and community facilities, cilities, utilities, land acquisition, medical March Air Force Base, Riverside, Calif.: utilities, land acquisition, and storage fa­ facilities, storage facilities, and shops, $13,· Airfield lighting facilities, operational facili· cilities, $1,270,000. 556,000. ties, aircraft maintenance facilities, troop Hamilton Air Force Base, San Rafael, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, housing facilities, utilities, land acquisition, Calif.: Air field pavements, communications Ariz.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and storage facilities, $3,798,000. and navigational aids facilities, and utilities, and dispensing facilities, airfield lighting fa­ Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain $588,000. cilities, operational fac111ties, utilities, and Home, Idaho: Airfield pavements, liquid· Houma Gunnery Range, Houma, La.: Air­ medical facilities, :P5,339,000. fuel storage and dispensing facilities, com­ field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine: Air~ munications and navigational aids facili­ pensing facilities, communications and air­ field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ ties, operational facilities, aircraft mainte­ field lighting facilities, operational facilities, pensing facilities, communications, naviga­ nance facilities, utilities, land acquisition, troop housing facilities, administrative and tional aids and airfield lighting facilities, op­ and medical facilities, $15,265,000. community facilities, utilities, land acquisi­ erational facilities, aircraft maintenance fa~ Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebr.: Liq­ tion, and storage facilities, $3,000,000. cilities, troop housing facilities, administra­ uid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, Kinross Air Force Auxiliary Airfield, Kin­ tive and community facilities, utilities, land troop housing facilities, and utilities, $881,- ross, Mich,. Liquid-fuel storage and dispens­ acquisition, and storage facilities, $8,890,000. 000. ing facilities, navigational aids facilities, Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash.: Plattsburg Municipal Airport, Platts­ operational facilities, administrative and Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, burg, N. Y.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel community facilities, utilities, and storage operational facilities, aircraft maintenance storage and dispensing facilities, communi­ facilities, $879,000. facilities, training facilities, administrative cations. navigational aids and airfield light­ Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Wash.: and community facilities, utilities, land ac­ ing facilities, operational facilities, aircraft Airfield pav.ements, liquid-fuel storage and quisition, and storage facilities, $9,471,000. maintenance facilities, troop housing facili­ dispensing facilities, navigational aids fa­ Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka, Kans.: Air­ ties, administrative and community facili­ cilities, operational facilities, aircraft main­ field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis~ ties, utilities, land acquisition, medical fa­ tenance facilities, troop housing facilities, pensing facilities, communications facill· cilities, storage facilities, and shops, $36,- utilities, medical facilities, and storage fa­ ties, operational facilities, aircraft mainte­ 261,000. cilities, $12,518,000. nance facilities, medical facilities, storage Rapid City Air Force Base, Rapid City, Majors Field, Greenville, Tex.: Land ac­ facilities, and shops, $15,737,000. S. Dak.: Aircraft maintenance faciUties, $3,- quisition, $23,000. Homestead-Dade County Airport, Home­ 185,000. McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Wash.: stead, Fla.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel Selman Field, Monroe, La.: Airfield pave­ Airfield pavements, navigational aids facil­ storage and dispensing facilities, navigation­ ities, operational facilities, aircraft main· al aids and airfield lighting facilities, opera­ ments, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, communications, navigational aids tenance facilities, administrative and com­ tional facilities, aircraft maintenance facili­ munity facilities, utilites, and storage facili­ ties, training facilities, troop housing facili­ and airfield lighting facilities, operational facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, ties, $6,730,000. ties, family housing, a~ministrative and com· troop housing facilities, family housing, ad­ McGhee-Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tenn.: munity facilities, utilities, land acquisition, Airfield pavements, navigational aids facili· medical facilities, and storage facilities, $31,- ministrative and community facilities, utili­ ties, land acquisition, medical facilities, and ties, operationA-l facilities, administrative 516,000. storage facilities, $23,755,000. and community facilities, utilities, and stor­ Hunter Air Force Base, Savannah, Ga.: Air­ Sioux City Municipal Airport, Sioux City, age facilities, $1,355,000. field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ Minneapolis, St. Paul International Air­ pensing facilities, operational facilities, Iowa: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, communications port, Minneapolis, Minn.: Land acquisition training facilities, utilities, land acquisition, and storage facilities, $450,000. storage facilities, and shops, $6,027,000. and airfield lighting facilities, operational Lake Charles Air Force Base, Lake Charles, facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, New Castle County Airport, Wilmington, troop housing facilities, utilities, medical Del.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel stor­ La.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage age and dispensing facilities, aircraft m ain­ and dispensing facilities, troop housing fa· facilities, ·and storage facilities, $29,041,000. Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Salina, K ans.: tenance facilities, troop housing facilities, cilities, utilities, and land acquisition, $12,- utilities, and storage facilities, $2,611,000. · 098,000. Airfield pavements, operational facilities, Lakeland Airport, Lakeland, Fla.: Airfield aircraft maintenance facilities, utilities, land ·Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, Niagara pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dispens­ acquisition, and storage facilities, $6,120,000. Falls, N. Y.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel ing facilities, communications, navigational Stead Air Force Base, Reno, Nev.: Liquid­ storage and dispensing facilities, navigational aids and airfield lighting facilities, opera­ fuel storage and dispensing facilities, troop aids facilities, operational facilities, aircraft tional facilities, aircraft maintenance facili· housing facilities, family housing, adminis­ maintenance facilities, troop housing facili­ ties, training facilities, troop housing fac111· trative and community facilities, utilit ies, ties, utilities, land acquisition, medical fa­ ties, family housing, administrative and medical facilities, and storage facilities, $2,- cilities, storage facilities, and shops, $2,006,- community facilities, utilities, land acquisi­ 24D,OOO. 000. tion, medical facilities and storage facilities, Tye Field, Abilene, Tex.: Airfield pave­ O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Ill.: $19,167,000. ments, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and Limestone Air Force Base, Limestone, facilities, communications, navigational aids dispensing facilities, operational facilities, Maine: Airfield pavements, communications and airfield lighting facilities, operat ional aircraft maintenance facilities, administra­ and airfield lighting facilities, operational facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, tive and community facilities, utilities, stor­ facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, troop housing facilities, administrative and age facilities, and shops, $4,146,000. training facilities, _troop housing facilities, community facilities, utilities, land acquisi­ Oscoda Air Force Base, Oscoda, Mich.: family housing, utilities and medical facili­ tion, medical facilities, storage facilities, and Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, ties, $23,971,000. shops, $32,273,000. utilities, and storage facilities, $660,000. Limestone Air Force Base, Auxiliaries A Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, N. Mex.: Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth, Mass. : Com­ and B, Limestone, Maine: Land acquisition, Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and munications facilities, operational facilities, $596,000. dispensing facilities, airfield lighting facili­ aircraft maintenance facilities, utilities, Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, Nebr.: ties, operational facilities, and aircraft main­ medical facilities, and storage facilities, $2,• Airfi -::d pavements, liquid-fuel storage and tenance facilities, $3,271,000. 576,000. 7146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 1'2 Oxnard Air Force Base, Oxnard, Calif.: Galveston Municipal Airport, Galveston, dispensing facilities, communications and Operational fac111ties, utilities, and storage Tex.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel stor­ airfield lighting facilities, operational facili· facilities, $782,000. age and dispensing facilities, navigational ties, aircraft maintenance facilities, training Paine Field, Everett, Wash.: Operational aids and airfield lighting facilities, opera­ facilities, troop housing facilities, adminis­ facilities, utilities, and storage facilities, tional facilities, aircraft maintenance facil­ trative and community facilities, utilities, $1,299,000. ities, training facilities, troop housing facil­ land acquisition, and storage facilities, $4,- Palmdale-Los Angeles County Airport, ities, administrative and community facil­ 943,000. Palmdale, Calif.: Airfield pavements and air­ ities, utilities, medical facilities, storage Laughlin Air Force Auxiliary Field, Del Rio, field lighting facilities, $380,000. facilities, and shops, $6,269,000. Tex.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage Portland International Airport, Portland, Myrtle Beach Airport, Myrtle Beach, S. C.: and dispensing facilities, communications Oreg.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel stor­ Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and and airfield lighting facilities, aircraft main­ age and dispensing facilities, aircraft main­ dispensing facilities, communications, navi­ tenance facilities, troop housing facilities, tenance facilities, utilities, and storage fa- gational aids and airfield lighting facilities, utilities, and storage facilities, $4,958,000. cilities, $973,000. - operational facilities, aircraft maintenance Luke Air Force Base, Phoenix, Ariz.: Air­ Presque Isle Air Force Base, Presque Isle, facilities, training facilities, troop housing field pavement s, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ Maine: Utilities and storage facilities, facilities, family housing, administrative and pensing facilities, airfield lighting facilities, $581,000. community facilities, utilities, land acqui­ operational facilities, aircraft maintenance Selfridge Air Force Base, Mount Clemens, sition, and storage facilities, $9,243,000. facilities, administrative and community fa­ Mich. : Airfield pavements, troop housing Raleigh-Durham Municipal Airport, Ral­ cilities, utilities, land acquisition, and stor­ facilities, utilities, and storage facilities, eigh-Durham, N. C.: Airfield pavements, age facilities, $5,174,000. liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, $1,297,000. Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, Calif.: communications, navigational aids and air­ Airfield pavements, communications and air­ Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N. Y.: field lighting facilities, operational facilities, field lighting facilities, aircraft maintenance Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and aircraft maintenance facilities, troop housing facilities, training facilities, troop housing dispensing facilities, communications and facilities, family housing, administrative and facilities, utilities, and land acquisition, navigational aids facilities, operational facil­ community facilities, utilities, land acquisi­ ities, aircraft maintenance facilities, training $8,372,000. tion, medical facilities, storage facilities, and Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Ga.: Air­ facilities, utilities, land acquisition, and shops, $18,895,000. storage facilities, $3,520,000. field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ Seymour-Johnson Field, Goldsboro, N. C.: pensing facilities, airfield lighting facilities, Suffolk County Air Force Base, Westhamp­ Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and aircraft maintenance facilities, utilities, stor­ ton Beach, Long Island, N.Y.: Airfield pave­ dispensing facilities, communications, navi­ age facilities, and shops, $2,112,000. ments, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing gational aids and airfield lighting facilities, Moore Fi~ld, Mission, Tex.: Airfield pave­ facilities, communications and navigational operational facilities, aircraft maintenance ments, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing aids facilities, operational facilities, adminis­ facilities, training facilities, troop housing facilities, communications and airfield light· trative and community facilities, utilities, facilities, family housing, administrative and ing facilities, operational facilities, aircraft storage facilities, and shops, $2,805,000. community facilities, utili~ies, land acquisi­ maintenance facilities, training facilities, Truax Field, Madison, Wis.: Airfield pave­ tion, storage facilities, and shops, $9,726,000. troop housing facilities, family housing, ad­ ments, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing Air Training Command ministrative and community facilities, utili­ facilities, operational facilities, troop hous­ ties, land acquisition, storage facilities, and ing facilities, utilities, storage facilities, and Big Spring Air Force Base, Big Spring, Tex.: shops, $10,858,000. shops, $1,554,000. Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nev.: Air­ Charlotte County Airport, Punta Gorda, dispensing facilities, communications and field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ Fla.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage airfield lighting facilities, aircr~ft mainte­ pensing facilities, airfield lighting facilities, and dispensing facilities, communications, nance facilities, training facilities, troop operational facilities, aircraft maintenance navigational aids and airfield lighting facil­ housing facilities, utilities, land acquisition, facilities, training facilities, troop housing ities, operational facilities, aircraft mainte­ and storage facilities, $6,270,000. facilities, administrative and community fa­ nance facilities, training facilities, troop Bryan Air Force Base, Bryan, Tex.: Airfield cilities, utilities, land acquisition, medical housing facilities, administrative and com­ pavement, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing tacilities, storage facilities, and shops, $5,- munity facilities, utilities, medical facilities, facilities, airfield lighting facilities, aircraft 560,000. storage facilities, and shops, $3,000,000. maintenance facilities, troop housing facili­ · Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, Tex.: Air­ Yuma County Airport, Yuma, Ariz.: Air­ ties, family housing, administrative and com­ field pavements, communications, naviga­ field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ munity facilities, utilities, land acquisition, tional aids and airfield lighting facilities, air­ pensing facilities, operational facilities, troop and shops, $3,791,000. craft maintenance facilities, training facili­ housing facilities, administrative and com­ Craig Air Force Base, Selma, Ala.: Airfield tes, utilities, land acquisition, and storage munity facilities, utilities, storage facilities, pavements, liquid-fUel storage and dispens­ facilities, $4,976,000. and shops, $2,141,000. ing facilities, communications and airfield Pinecastle Air Force Base, Orlando, Fla.: lighting facilities, aircraft maintenance fa­ Tactical Air Command Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and cilities, training facilities, utilities, land ac­ Alexandria Municipal Airport, Alexandria, dispensing facilities, -communications and quisition, and storage facilities, $2,402,000. airfield lighting facilities, aircraft mainten­ La.: Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing fa­ Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Tex.: cilities, operational facilities, aircraft main­ ance facilities, training facilities, troop hous­ Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and ing facilities, utilities, land acquisition, and tenance facilities, training facilities, troop dispensing facilities, aircraft maintenance housing facilities, adminstrative and com­ facilities, training facilities, troop housing storage facilities, $11,044,000. Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, munity facilities, utilities, land acquisition, facilit.ies, administrative and community fa­ and storage facilities, $4,324,000. cilities, utilities, and storage facilities, Tex.: Airfield pavements, communications Ardmore Municipal Airport, Ardmore, $4,787,000. and navigational aids facilities, aircraft Okla. : Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel stor­ Foster Field, Victoria, Tex.: Airfield pave­ maintenance facilities, and utilities, $2,693,- age and dispensing facilities, navigational ments, liquid-fuel storage and dispensing fa­ 000. aids facilities, operational facilities, aircraft cilities, communications and airfield lighting Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, Tex.: Air­ maintenance facilities, land acquisition, and facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ storage facilities, $4,237,000. training facilities, troop housing facilities, pensing facilities, airfield lighting facilities, Blytheville Municipal Airport, Blythevilie, utilities, land acquisition, and storage facU- aircraft maintenance facilities, training fa­ Ark.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage lties, $5,129,000. · cilities, troop housing facilities, utilities, and dispensing facilities, communications, Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, land acquisition, and storage facilities, navigational aids and airfield lighting facil­ Tex.: Airfield !)avements, liquid-fuel storage $8,239,000. ities, operational facilities, aircraft main­ and dispensing facilities, aircraft mainte· Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Ill.: Airfield tenance f!'Lcilities, troop housing facilities, nance facilities, training facilities, troop lighting facilities, oper~tional facilities, air­ family housing, administrative and com­ housing facilities, utilities, land acquisition, craft maintenance faciities, training facili­ munity facilities, utilities, land acquisition, and storage facilities, $3,741,000. ties, utilities, land acquisition, and storage medical facilities, storage facilities, and Harlingen-All-Valley Municipal Airport, facilities, $1,718,000. shops, $16,203,000. Harlingen, Tex.: Airfield pavements, training Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla.: Bunker Hill Naval Air Station, Peru, Ind.: facilities, troop housing facilities, utilities, Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and and land acquisition, $11,488,000. navigational aids facilities, aircraft mainten­ dispensing facilities, communications, air­ James Connally Air Force Base, Waco, Tex.: ance facilities, training facilities, troop hous­ craft maintenance facilities, troop housing Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and ing facilities, and utilities, $1,835,000. facilities, utilities, land acquisition, medical dispensing facilities, communications and Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Okla.: Airfield facilities, and storage facilities, $24,777,000. airfield lighting facilities, aircraft mainte­ pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dispens­ Clovis Air Force Base, Clovis, N. Mex.: Li­ nance facilities, training facilities, troop ing facilities, airfield lighting facilities, air­ quid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, housing facilities, utilities, storage facilities, craft maintenance facilities, training facili­ training facilities, troop housing facilities, and shops, $7,829,000. ties, troop housing facilities, administrative utilities, land acquisition, and storage facili­ - Laredo Municipal Airport, Laredo, Tex.: and community facilities, utilities, land ac­ ties, $1,152,000. Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and quisition, and storage facilities, $7,621,000, 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 1141 Wichita Air Force Base, Wichita, Kan.: utilities, land acquisition, and medical facu .. facilities, storage facilities, shops, and mis­ Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage· and ities, $1,646,000. cellaneous facilities, $32,752,000. dispensing facilities, airfield lighting facili­ Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, Strategic Air Command ties, operational facilities, aircraft mainten­ N. Mex.: Troop housing facilities, utilities, ance facilities, training facilities, utilities, research, development and test facilities, Ramey Air Force Base, Aquadilla, Puerto land acquisition, storage facilities, and shops, $1,399,000. Rico: Land acquisition, $3,000. $9,871,000. SEC. 302. The Secretary of the Air Force, Lockland Plant, Cincinnati, Ohio: Re­ under the direction of the Secretary of De­ Williams Air Force Base, Chandler, Ariz.: search, development and test facilities, Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and fense, is authorized to establish or develop $2,800,000. classified m111tary installations and fac111ties dispensing facilities, communications and Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa, Fla: Air­ airfield lighting facilities, aircraft mainten­ by the construction, conversion, installation, field pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dis­ or equipment of temporary or permanent ance facilities, training facilities, utilities, pensing facilities, aircraft maintenance facil­ and land acquisition, $1,776,000. public works, including buildings, facilities, ities, troop housing facilities, utilities, re­ appurtenances, and utilities in the total Air Materiel Command search, development and test facilities, medi­ amount of $1,133,938,000. Birmingham Modification Center, Birming­ cal facilities, storage facilities, design plan­ SEc. 303. Public Law 155, Eighty-second ham, Ala.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel ning, port facilities, and miscellaneous facili­ Congress, is hereby amended as follows: storage and dispensing facilities, aircraft ties, $40,770,000. (a) Strike so much thereof under the head­ maintenance facilities, utilities, and storage Special Weapons Command ing "C'Ontinental United States" and sub­ facilities, $1,603,000. Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, N. heading "Operational support fac111ties" in Brookley Air Force Base, Mobile, Ala.: Air­ Mex.: Airfield ·pavements, communications section 301 as reads as follows: field pavements, aircraft maintenance facili­ facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, "Friendship International Airport, Balti­ ties, training facilities, and utilities, $4,935,- troop housing facilities, administrative and more, Md.: Airfield pavements, fuel storage 000. community facilities, utilities, and land ac­ and dispensing facilities, communications, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah: Commu­ quisition, $10,189,000. navigational aids and airfield lighting facil­ nications facilities, aircraft maintenance ities, operational fac111ties, aircraft mainte­ facilities, utilities, land acquisition, and re­ Air Proving Ground Command nance facilities, training facilities, troop search, development and test facilities, $1,• Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, Fla.: facilities, family housing, administrative and 750,000. . Utilities, and research, development, and test supporting facilities, ut111ties, medical facil­ Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.: facilities, $3,242,000. ities, storage faclities, and shops, $43,478,000." Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and and so much as reads as follows: dispensing facilities, aircraft maintenance Headquarters Command "McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, facilities, administrative and community Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D. C.: N. J.: Airfield pavements, fuel storage and facilities, utilities, and medical facilities, Troop housing facilities, utilities, and stor­ dispensing facilities, hazard removal, opera­ $8,000,000. age facilities, $707,000. tional facilities, troop facilities, administra­ Lynn Haven (petroleum storage area), · Air University tive and supporting facilities, ut111ties, land Panama City, Fla.: Utilities, $72,000 . . acquisition, medical facilities, storage facil­ Gunter Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.: ities, and shops, $23,773,000." Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, Troop housing facilities and utilities, Calif.: Airfield pavements, aircraft main­ $1,971,000. and insert in lieu thereof the following: tenance facilities, utilities, and land acquisi• Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.: "McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, tion, $4,800,000. N. J.: Airfield pavements, fuel storage and Training facilities, troop housing facilities, dispensing facilities, hazards removal, com­ Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, and utilities, $12,114,000. Okla.: Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing munications facilities, operational fac111ties, faciliti-es, aircraft maintenance facilities, School of Aviation Medicine aircraft maintenance facilities, training fa­ and utilities, $2,642,000. · Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.: cilities, troops facilities, administrative and Communications facilities, training facilities, supporting fac111ties, utilities, land acqui­ Military Air Transport Service sition, medical fac111ties (or medical facili­ ·Palm Beach County In tern a tional Airport, utilities, and research, development and test facilities, $8,000,000. ties at Fort Dix, Wrightstown, N. J.), stor­ West Palm Beach, Fla.: Liquid-fuel storage age facilities, and shops $74,745,000." and dispensing facilities, communications Communications and navigational aids (b) Strike so much thereof under the facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, facilities hearing "Continental United States" and utilities, and shops, $1,200,000. Various locations: $7,990,000. subheading "Operational Support Facilities" Continental Air Command in section 301 reads as follows: OUTSIDE CONTIN·ENTAL UNITED STATES "Hammer Field, Fresno, Calif.: Airfield Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga.: Alaskan Air Command Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing facilities, pavements, fuel storage and dispensing fa­ aircraft maintenance facilities, administra­ Eielson Air Force Base, F .~irbanks, Alaska: c111ties, communications, navigational aids tive and community facilities, utilities, Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and and airfield lighting facilities, operational medical facilities, and storage facilities, dispensing facilities, communications facil­ facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, $1,083,000. . ities, aircraft maintenance facilities, admin­ training facilities, troop facilities, family istrative and community facilities, and housing, administrative and supporting fa­ Godman Air Force Base, Fort Knox, Ky.: cilities, utiilties, land acquisition, medical Troop housing facilities, utilities, and stor­ utilities, $17,179,000. · Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, facilities, storage facilities, and shops, $22,- age facilities, $1,145,000. 303,000." Long Beach Municipal Airport, Long Alaska: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel stor­ Beach, Calif.: Liquid-fuel storage and dis­ age and dispensing facilities, communica­ and so much as reads as follows: pensing facilities, navigational aids facilities, tions facilities, administrative and•commu• "Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Calif.: aircraft maintenance facilities, and utilities, nity facilities, and utilities, $37,155,000. Airfield pavements, fuel storage and dispens­ $112,000. · Galena Air Force Auxiliary Field, Galena, ing facilities, communications fac111ties, op­ Alaska: Utilities, $130,000. erational facilities, aircraft maintenance fa­ Research and Develo'f!ment Command · Ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska: cilities, training facilities, troop facilities, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage and administrative and supporting facilities, Tullahoma, Tenn.: Research, development ~ispensing ·facilities, communications facil­ utilities, storage facilities, and shops, $17,- and test facilities, $12,000,000. ities, operational facilities, utilities, medical 561,00:>." Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, N. Y.: Com­ facilities, and storage facilities, $18,055,000. and in3ert in lieu thereof the following: munications facilities, operational facllities, · Naknek Air Force Auxiliary Field, Naknek, "Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Calif.: utilities, land acquisition, research, develop­ Alaska: Liquid-fuel storage and dispensing Airfielu pavements, fuel storage and dis­ ment and test facilities, and storage facilities, facilities, communications and navigational pensing facilities, communication and air­ $1,806,000. aids facilities, operational facilities, utilities, field lighting facilities, operational facilities, Hanscom Field (Bedford Research Center), and storage facilities, $4,756,000. aircraft maintenance facilities, training fa­ Bedford, Mass.: Airfield pavements, liquid­ Various locations, Alaska: Communications cilities, troop facilities, administrative and fuel storage and dispensing facilities, op­ facilities, administrative and . community supporting facilities, ut111ties, land acquisi­ erational facilities, aircraft maintenance facilities, and utilities, $1,069,000. tion, medical facilities, storage fac111ties and facilities, training facilities; troop housing shops, $36,362,000." facilities, administratve and community Far East Air Force (c) Strike so much thereof under the facilities, utilities, research, development and Various locations, Pacific area: Airfit:ld heading "Continental United States" and test facilities, medical facilities, and stor­ pavements, liquid-fuel storage and dispens­ subheading "Operational Support Facilities" age facilities, $10,520,000. ing facilities, communications, navigational in section 301 as reads as follows: Headquarters, Air Research and Develop­ aids and airfield lighting facilities, opera­ · Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebr.: Air­ ment Command, Baltimore, Md.: Communi­ tional facilities, aircraft maintenance facil­ field pavements, fuel storage and dispensing cations facilities, troop housing facilities, ities, troop housing facilities, administrative facilities, communications and airfield light­ administrative and community facilities, and community fac111ties, ut111ties, medical ing facilities, operational fac111ties, airaraft XCVIII-450 .7148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 maintenance facilities, troop facilities, ad­ to be fair and reasonable, under regulations SEC. 404. No family quarters shall be con­ ministrative and supporting facilities, utili­ approved by the Secretary of Defense, to re­ structed under the authority of this act with ties, land acquisition, medical facilities, and imburse the owners and tenants of land to a net floor area in excess of 1,250 square feet. storage facilities, $19,063,000." be acquired for al• .Y public works project and the average net ftoor area of all such of the military department concerned for family quarters shall not exceed 1,080 square and insert in lieu thereof the following: feet. "Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebr.: Air· expenses and other losses and damages in­ curred by such owners and tenants, respec­ SEC. 405. Appropriations made to carry out field, pavements, communications and air• tively, in the process and as a direct result the purposes of this act shall be available field lighting facilities, operational facili­ of the moving of themselves and their fam­ with respect to public works projects author­ ties, troop facilities, administrative and sup· ilies and possessions because of such acquisi­ ized by law for expenses incident to con­ porting facilities, ut1lities, land acquisition, tion of land, which reimbursement shall be struction, including administration, over­ medical facilities, and storage facilities, $12,· in addition to, but not in duplication of, head, planning; and supervision. 703,000. any payments in respect of such acquisition SEC. 406. Any public works project author­ "Sioux City Airport, Sioux City, Iowa: as may otherwise be authorized by law: Pro­ ized by this act may be prosecuted under Airfield pavements, fuel storage and dis· vided, That the total of such reimbursement direct appropriations or authority to enter pensing facilities, communications and nav· to the owners and tenants of any parcel of into contracts in lieu of such appropria­ igational aids facllities, operational facili­ land shall in no event exceed 25 percent of tions. ties, family housing, administrative and sup­ the fair value of such parcel of land as de­ SEC. 407. The limitation on total aggregate porting facilities, utilities, and medical fa· termined by the Secretary of the military net expenditures set forth in section 638 of cilities, $1,746,000," department concerned. No payment in re­ the Department of Defense Appropriations (d) Strike so much thereof under the imbursement shall be made unless applica­ Act, 1953, is hereby increased by the amount heading "Continental United States" and tion therefor, supported by an itemized of appropriations heretofore or he.reafter subheading "Operational Support Facilities" statement of the expenses, losses, and dam­ made available for expenditure during the in section 301 as reads as follows: ages so incurred, shall have been submitted fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, pursuant to "Hensley Naval Air Station, Dallas, Tex.: to the Secretary of the military department this or any ·other act authorizing the estab­ Airfield pavements, fuel storage and dis· concerned within 1 year following the date lishment or development of installations and pensing facilities, operational facilities, air­ of such acquisition. The authority con­ facilities. craft maintenance facilitietr, troop facilities, ferred by this subsection shall be delegable family housing, administrative and support- · by the Secretary of the military department Mr. VINSON (interrupting the reading ing facllities, utilities, and storage fac111· concerned to such responsible officers or em­ of the bill) . Mr. Chairman, I ask unani­ ties, $3,022,000." ployees as he may determine. All functions mous consent to dispense with further (e) Strike so much thereof under the performed under this subsection shall be reading of the bill, that it be printed in heading "Continental United States" and exempt from the operation of the Adminls· subheading "Depots and Logistical Fac111- the RECORD at this point and that it be trative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946 (ch. open to amendment at any point. ties" in section 301 as reads as follows: 324, 60 Stat. 237), as amended ( 5 U. S. C. "Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown and 1001-1011), except as to the requirements of The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection Lancaster, Pa.: Airfield pavements, fuel stor­ section 3 of such act (60 Stat. 238; 5 U.S. C. to the request of the gentleman from age and dispensing facilities, .communica­ 1002). Any funds appropriated pursuant to Georgia? tions and airfield lighting facilities, opera­ any act authorizing civil or military public There was rio objection. tional facilities, aircraft maintenance facil­ works projects for any military department, _ities, administrative and supporting facil· to the extent available, may be used to re­ · Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I offer itles, utilities, land acquisition, test facilities, imburse the owners and tenants of such ac• an amendment. storage facilities, and .shops, $74,093,000." quired lands for such incurred expenses, The Clerk read as follows: and insert in lieu thereof the fallowing: losses, and damages. The authority for re­ Amendment offered by Mr. VINSoN: On "Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pa.: imbursement of owners and tenants for mov­ page 15, line 24, strike out "COronado, Calif." Utilities, and storage facilities, $570,000. ing costs conferred by this subsection shall and insert "Little Creek, Va."; and in line "Hammonton Air Force Base, Hammonton, be in addition to but not in duplication of 25, insert the word "school" preceding the N.J.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage authority contained in subsection 501 (b) of word "and" where it first appears. and dispensing facilities, communications the act of September 28, 1951 (65 Stat. 365) and airfield lighting facilities, aircraft main­ for the reimbursement to owners and ten­ Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I will tenance facilities, troop housing facilities, ants of land acquired pursuant to authori· state to the Committee that this amend­ administrative and community facilities, zation contained in said act. Any reim­ ment is to correct a typographical error. utilities, land acquisition, medical facilities, bursement made by the Secretary of the It was never intended for this installa­ storage facilities, and shops, $73,523,000." Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Sec· (f) In clause (3) of section 502 thereof retary of the Air Force, or their designees, tion to be at Coronado, Calif.; and as you delete the amounts "$1,993,603,800" and under the authority of this subsection or see, it is a mere duplication of the name "$3,480,661,800" and insert in lieu thereof subsection 501 (b) of the act of September 28, "Coronado, Calif." in line 22. Line 24 the amounts "$1,989,964,800" and "$3,477,- 1951 ( 65 Stat. 365) shall be final and con­ should be at Little Creek, Va. In other 022,800", respectively. clusive upon the accounting officers of the words, line 22 is the installation at Coro­ SEc. 304. In the prosecution of military Government, notwithstanding any other nado and line 24 is a duplication. public works projects authorized by this provisions of law to the contrary. title, the Department of the Air Force may SEC. 402. There are hereby authorized to The CHAffiMAN. The question is on utilize the services of either the Corps of be appropriated such sums of money as may the amendment offered by the gentle­ Engineers, Department of the Army, or -the _ be necessary to accomplish the purposes of man from Georgia. Bureau of Yards and Docks, Department of this act, out not to exceed- The amendment was agreed to. the Navy, in such manner and to such extent (1) for public works authorized by title I: Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I offer as will promote efficiency in operation. Inside continental United States, $171,664,- an amendment. TITLE IV 000; outside continental United States, $68,617 ,000; classified fac111ties, $143,010,000; The Clerk read as follows: General provisions or a total of $383,291,000. Amendment offered by Mr. VINsoN: Page SEC. 401. (a) The Secretary of the Army, (2) for public works authorized by title II: 24, line 22, strike out the words "Municipal the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary Inside continental United States, $164,514,- Airport" and insert the word "Barracks." of the Air Force, under the direction of the 000; outside continental United States, Secretary of Defense, are respectively author­ '$34,839,000; classified facilities, $86,397,000; Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an ized, in order to establish or develop the in­ or a total of $285,750,000. amendment to the amendment. stallations and facilities authorized by titles (3) for public works authorized by title The Clerk read as follows: I, IT, and Ill of this act, to acquire lands ITI: Inside continental United States, $844,- Amendment offered by Mr. JAvrrs to the and rights pertaining thereto, or other in­ 240,000; outside continental United States, amendment offered by Mr. VINSON: On page terests therein, including the temporary use $111,099,000; classified facilities, $1,113,938,· 25 strike out the period in line 3 and insert thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of 000; or a total of $2,089,277,000. a semicolon and add "Provided, however. Government-owned lands, or otherwise, SEC. 403. Any of the approximate costs That the facilities required for the operation without regard to section 3648, Revised Stat­ enumerated in titles I, II, and Ill of this act of Champlain College be not displaced utes, as amended. When necessary, con­ may, in the discretion of the Secretary con­ thereby." struction of a public works project· author­ cerned, be varied upward 10 percent and, ized by this act may be commenced prior to with the concurrence of the Director of the Mr. JAVITS. Mr. Chairman, this sub­ approval of title to the underlying land by Bureau of the Budget, by such further ject of Champlain College was debated the Attorney General as required by section amounts as may be necessary to meet un­ in the committee. It is a matter of very 355, Revised Statutes, as amended. usual cost variations, but the total cost of all great interest in my district, because I (b) The Secretary of the Army, the Secre· work so enumerated under each of such title~ tary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the shall not exceed the total appropriations have a good many young people who are Air Force are respectively authorized, to the authorized in respect of such title by section attending the college there. It was a extent administratively determined by each 402 of this act. matter of some interest to the committee 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7149 and the Air Force, and I think it would Mr. JAVITS. I yield to the gentleman very earnest and sincere in what they be quite wrong on my part, and all of from California. had to present. us if we did not discuss it on the :floor. Mr. WERDEL. The State of New York Mr. Chairman, the Plattsburg Bar­ I have offered the amendment for that acquired this property originally from racks is one of the old, old military es­ purpose. the Government with the understand· tablishments in the United States. You What is going to happen here is that ing that it could be reclaimed. . will recall that before World War I civil­ if the amendment proposed by the dis­ Mr. JAVITS. I made that very clear. ian military training camps originated tinguished chairman of the committee As a matter of fact, the State legisla­ at Plattsburg. On the other hand, it is is adopted, Champlain College will be ture has passed a resolution saying that one· of those small Army barracks such put ·out of business and terminated as a the State should return it. I am not as were practically eliminated after college insofar as its location in this arguing the thing on the substantive World War II, because it held such few particular place is concerned where it is question at all as to right or authority. troops that it was not possible to train occupying Plattsburg Barracks. With I am arguing only as to the sovereign and maneuver large bodies of men such the end bf this particular college year it discretion which the Congress has to stay as must be committed to combat during will mean in practical effect that the or to move its hand in respect of the these times. program of the State of New York state elimination of this college. I am argu. There is a very large question involved associated colleges will be very mate­ ing it on no other basis. here, and it relates not only to Platts· rially impaired. Some 700 students will May I say that the committee, as I burg and the State of New York, it re­ not be able to pursue their education in understand it, spent a good deal of time lates to hundreds of pieces of property in this fashion, and that is a very serious on this despite its other very heavy re· every part of the United States. and a very sad thing, sponsibilities. However, it is so serious Mr. Chairman, under the Surplus There has been a good deal of dis­ to us in New York that I think the ques­ Property Act the services declared many cussion about this. One fact that I tion should be raised on the :floor and we pieces of property as surplus to their would like to clear up at once is the should have an expression of the com· needs. These passed to the War Assets fact that the legislature of the State of mittee's reasons and the whole basis for Administration and were disposed of. New York has passed an enabling stat­ this action; that it should not be per­ Some were sold. The Surplus Property ute so that this property could be re­ mitted to go by without raising the ques­ Act contained a provision under which conveyed to the Federal Government. tion at all, and I have taken this means credits could be given in case installa­ The State Legislature was honoring a of doing that. tions could be used for educational pur­ commitment, a commitment that the Mr. WERDEL. Has the State of New poses, public-health purposes, and a property would be turned back any time York made any permanent installations number of other very worthy purposes. the Federal Government needed it in in the area at State expense regardless One hundred percent credit was allowed connection with the national emergency; of the fact that they knew it might be in many instances, including this one. that action on the part of the New York reclaimed? The State of New York asked for this Legislature was therefore in order. Mr. JAVITS. The State has made property for the purpose of operating a Why have I proposed this amendment, substantial investment, but the State's college. At the time that it sought the why am I here? I am here, and I think investmen-:; is principally only in the fact property it understood that the deed properly, because it is a question of our it has established a college with movable would have to contain a recapture clause, judgment and wise discretion that in­ facilities, a teaching staff, and so forth. so that it went into the property knowing volves the question of public interest, as The CHAIRMAN. The time of the that it was subject to a recapture clausP. to whether Congress wishes to eliminate gentleman from New York has expired. by the Government if, in the event of an this educational facility despite the fact f it. NoRFOLK, VA., April 10.-Admiral Lynde D. rity. Frankly, I am again asking this great McCormick, of the United States Navy, Mr. DURHAM. But I would point out Committee on Armed Services to see to opened the headquarters here today of what to the gentleman that we have received it that a larger allocation is given to is to become the greatest naval force in his­ the Korean war. I am in full agreement tory. United States Navy men and a hand­ quite a sizable amount of production ful of foreign military and diplomatic figures which in my opinion compensates that we should help Western Europe stood at attention while the Stars and Stripes us well in exchange for this material, militarily but I do th... nk that we should was hauled down from the staff in front of jet engines, whatever it happens to be. put first things first. Winning the Ko­ what has long been the United States At­ That applies to fissionable material, as rean war should either be given top lantic Fleet headquarters. A strange :Hag of the gentleman well knows. On other priority or we should seriously consider blue and gold, the emblem of the new com­ things, so far as I know, the cooperation abandoning that front, to which Presi­ mand, was broken out. in the exchange has been very satis­ dent Truman committed our fighting Admiral McCormick's command extends men without putting the question to the from the North Pole to the Tropic of Cancer, factory. and from the shores of the Western Hemi­ Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. The gen­ Congress. Remember, there is no actual sphere to the coastal waters of Europe. The tleman knows that I do not want any war today in Europe but in Korea one United States will supply 60 percent of these information given here that could -be of of the bloodiest wars in our history is forces, Great Britain 30 percent, and the any possible value to the enemy, lmt I now being fought. Let us send our best other nations 10 percent. All 14 NATO na­ do want to urge that our best planes go planes there. tions were represented as their :Hags were to the men in Korea. Second-line pro­ Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman,· I ask raised. The Navy Band played the national for a vote on my amendment. anthems. There is no anthem to go with the duction should, in my opinion, be sent new Atlantic command :Hag, so marines fired to other points. Certainly, our fighting The CHAIRMAN. The question is on a 16-gun salute. men are entitled to the best equipment the amendment. we can give-them. Certainly men serv­ The amendment was agreed to. Continuing, the chairman of the ing in the desolate wastes of Korea Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I offer United States Flag Committee says: should have priority on our production an amendment. This is shocking. It is the most disgrace­ of planes, tanks, and any other needed The Clerk read as follows: ful treatment ever given to Old Glory. Why send our boys to Korea and the far ends of equipment. After all, a war is being Amendment offered by Mr. VINSON:. On fought in Korea. Our first considera­ page 51, line 25, strike out "$1,113,938,000" the earth to fight while our admirals at and insert "$1,133,938,000." home haul down our :Hag? What is this? tion should be for the American boys What is happening to our country? Will our . fighting that war. Mr. VINSON. That is a typographical Americans allow such a disgrace? Only Con­ Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, will the error correcting the addition, Mr. Chair­ gress has the power to declare any part of gentleman yield? • our country international territory and give man. away 1ts sovereignty. Has Congress done Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. I yield to The CHAIRMAN. The question is on this? the gentleman from Georgia. the amendment. Mr. VINSON. I am inclined to think The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Chairman, I want to say that until that if the gentleman would inquire of Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, there these foreign nations show a real dis­ the mentioned Department officials­ are no further amendments from the position to get into the war in Korea­ Lovett, Foster, and Rosenberg, any of committee. not the "police action" or the "Korean 1154 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 situation" as Harry S. Truman calls it, Military Establishment from being raised. God forbid that any other :flag but the war in Korea, I see no reason why swallowed by a spider-web organization should be raised over the Capitol of the we should give them any position with or any alphabetical offshoot. I want no United States. reference to the :flag of the United States more foreign :flags flying over our mili­ Mr. GROSS. Then, why establish of America. I am not unmindful of the tary establishments. them over our military bases in this fact that a few days ago we lost at least The CHAIRMAN. The time of the country? one American soldier going into a prison gentleman from Iowa has expired. Mr. HARDY. As I conceive it, the compound over there. I was under the Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask headquarters of Admiral McCormack impression that the British had troops unanimous consent that all debate on became the headquarters of the North in some of these prisoner-of-war camps. this amendment and all amendments Atlantic Treaty Organization, and as Where the devil are these British troops thereto close in 10 minutes. such our :flag occupied a position of hon­ who are supposed to be guarding these The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection or and will continue to occupy that po­ prisoners? They are conspbuous by to the request of the gentleman from sition. It seems to me that to make any their absence in the front lines. Georgia? regulation which would not permit the Mr. RIVERS. Mr. Chairman, will the There was no obj~ction. flying of the NATO flag · would make it gentleman yield? Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairman, I move impossible for us to serve as a member Mr. GROSS. I yield. to strike out t~ last word. of that international organization. Mr. RIVERS. Will the amendment Mr. Chairman, I take this time just to The CHAIRMAN. The time of the offered by the gentleman prohibit the clear up the matter that has been raised gentleman from Virginia has expired. use of the Confederate flag? by the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. The gentleman from North Carolina. Mr. GROSS. I think it would, but I GROSS]. is recognized. hope not, because my intent is to stop I was present at the ceremonies to Mr. BONNER. Mr. Chairman, I rise the use of foreign flags at United States which the gentleman referred. I was to ask a question of the chairman of the military installations. Nothing in my the only Member of Congress who was committee; whether or not the funds amendment would prevent the use of the present. I think it should be borne in spoken of by the gentleman from Vir­ Confederate :flag or its proper display as mind that the headquarters of NATO, ginia [Mr. SMITH], as previously appro­ the standard of any military or naval insofar as the Atlantic defense is con­ priated and not yet obligated, could be unit. Certainly it could not and should cerned, was established at Norfolk, Va., used under this authorization to bUild not take precedence over or rank with in my district. any facilities that would duplicate exist­ the display of the Stars and stripes. In the beginning of the ceremonies, ing facilities that are supplied to the Mr. RIVERS. I would not want any­ and I think the Members ought to un­ Air Force at any particular base. thing to come between us and the Con­ derstand this, there was a flagpole in the Mr. VINSON. I would say we have federate flag. center of a semicircle of :flagpoles. The tried to keep anything that is of a du­ Mr. WOOD of Idaho. Mr. Chairman, United States flag was :flying from the plicating nature out of the bill. We do will the gentleman yield? center :flagpole. No flags were flying not want to duplicate and have two es­ Mr. GROSS. I yield. from the others. In the course of the tablishments doing the same thing. But Mr. WOOD of Idaho. The gentleman ceremonies the :flags of members of the duplication does not mean that one ware­ is aware no doubt that Admiral Lynae D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization were house will serve for all three services. I McCormick stated that the flag was only raised on the other flagpoles. The think everyone knows what duplication hauled down long enough for the NATO United States flag was raised at the means. There is no duplication in the flag to be hoisted in the center, and the honor position to the right of the center. bill as far as I know. United States flag received its place At one time there were two United States Mr. BONNER. That, of course, does along one side with the flags of other flags flying. After the United States flag not answer the question. As I under­ nations of NATO, with the NATO :flag was raised at the right, the flag in the stand, it was answered heretofore on a. having the position of honor in the cen­ center was lowered and the NATO flag previous inquiry. ter. Does the gentleman think that is was raised on the center pole. Mr. VINSON. The question of the the proper treatment to afford our Star­ I do not know how in the world you gentleman from Virginia was in regard Spangled Banner? can have any other sort of arrangement to unobligated funds. Mr. GROSS. I certainly do not, or on an international post. Admiral Mc­ Mr. BONNER. I understand, and we else I would not be offering this amend­ Cormick's headquarters is an interna­ all und~rstand, that in a recent appro­ ment. tional headquarters. Insofar as I was priation bill this body went on record as Mr. WOOD of Idaho. Nor do I. able to determine there was no indignity directing that no funds in that appropri­ Mr. PRICE. I wonder if the gentle­ to our flag, but I have photographs that ation bill be used to set up parallel sup­ man could, with reference to the reply were taken in the course of these exer­ ply systems, and I merely ask the ques­ he gave to the gentleman from South cises, and I shall be delighted to show tion about the funds that exist I think Carolina fMr. RIVERS], explain that fur­ them to any Member of the House who and have not been obligated. ther. His reply was, "I think it would, cares to see them. Mr. VINSON. I will say for the bene­ but I hope it will not." Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the fit of the committee that section 407 Mr. GROSS. I do not think that needs gentleman yield? takes out of the provision in the defense any clarification, and I do not think Mr. HARDY. I yield to the gentle· appropriation bill known as the Smith you think it does. man from Iowa. amendment limitation on the total ag. Mr. PRICE. I think the House would. Mr. GROSS. The Congress of the gregate: It sounds like double talk. United States is responsible for th~e in­ SEC. 407. The limitation on total aggregate Mr. GROSS. I have no doubt that the · ternational organizations; is that not net expenditures set forth tn section 638 gentleman is an authority on double true? of the Department of Defense Appropriations talk. My amendment would not prohibit Mr. HARDY. Responsible for the in­ Act, 1953, is hereby increased by the amount the Confederate flag from being used. ternational organizations only insofar as of appropriations heretofore or hereafter Mr. RIVERS. You know that the Con­ our participation in them is concerned. made available for expenditure during the federate flag is American; don't you? Mr. GROSS. Of course, we are the fiscal year ending June 80, 1953, pursuant Mr. GROSS. That is right. prime leaders in organizing these various to this or any other act authorizing the es­ tablishment or development o! installations Mr. BAILEY. Mr. Chairman, will the international organizations. and facilities. gentleman yield? Let me ask the gentleman this: Are Mr. GROSS. I yield. we going to get two flagpoles on top of That deals with the unobligated funds. Mr. B.A.IT..EY. Don't you imagine that • the House chamber and two on top of Now, as to the provision in any bill that there was a French :flag :flying down at the Senate chamber and :fly NATO :flags there can be no duplication, there is Yorktown when America was trying to over the Congress of the United States? nothing written in this bill that any gain its independence? Mr. HARDY. The gentleman has al­ money shall be spent if there is any Mr. GROSS. We had some fighting ready expressed himself 1n his own time. duplication; I do not recall that being in allies then. I am interested in preserving I should like to express my own views the appropriation bill. the United States of America for Amer­ in my time. I do not subscribe to the Mr. BONNER. The Meader amend­ icans, and in preventing the American argument which the gentleman has ment to the appropriation bill stated that 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7155 no funds therein appropriated should be city that can be protected with an ade- only to the Yalu and no farther. Fig­ used for the construction of warehouses quate fighter wing, and the establish- uratively, the boys who are flying the that would duplicate existing warehouses ment of an overseas military air trans- MIG's are thumbing their noses at our functioning for the Air Force and oper­ port service terminal there is undoubted- airmen as they fly to their sanctuary ated by the Army. That was the intent Iy justified. However, in connection with above the Yalu. of the amendment. the plan for the expansion of these fa- Now, Hanson Baldwin, military expert The CHAIRMAN. The time of the cilities, the Air Force is also requesting of the New York Times, perhaps the gentleman from North Carolina has ex­ authorizatioqfor the ac.quisition of about ablest military writer in our country, pired. 700 or 750 acres of additional land upon does not like the picture over in Korea The gentleman from Georgia is recog­ which to locate military housing, depend- either. In today's New York Times he nized. ent housing and so forth. For these pur- says.this: Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, to fol­ poses they want to take some of the finest Enemy strength in Korea, which has stead­ low up the inquiry of the gentleman farm land in New Jersey, land that has ily increased during the 11 months of futile from North Carolina, if anything like been in the hands of families there for cease-fire discussions, is now approaching a that is applied to this bill you would re­ years and about the most productive danger point. quire that because a warehouse is es­ farm land that we have in our small He goes on further to say: tablished for the Army you cannot es­ State of New Jersey. Unless the United Nations and South tablish a warehouse in that area for the It has been pointed out to the Air Korean strength is increased at a faster rate Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Air Force. Force that there is land already in the than in the past, or unless a change in policy Is that it? vicinity, land within the reservation of is made, time continues to be on the side Mr. BONNER. The gentleman under­ Fort Dix, and that there is also addi- of the enemy in Korea and the local initia­ stands thoroughly what I mean. I do tional land south of the air base, that tive passed more and more into his hands. not wish to criticize at all. can be just as efficiently used for this Now, Mr. Chairman, if we adjourn in Mr. VINSON. Let me get this across, purpose. I was not advised that this a few minutes I shall be taking a train then I will get to the other matter. We project was going to be in this authoriza- home to New Jersey. As I go home every are doing everything we possibly can to tion until the committee had already week end I make it a practice to talk eliminate duplication, and from the dealt with the matter, so I do not think to people on the train. They talk about mere fact that you have a base at X it is fair to offer an amendment at this the weather; they talk about politics; and a base at Z it does not follow that time. I do hope, Mr. Chairman, that the Air they talk about business, but do they ask they are duplications. To be duplica­ questions about Korea? Not on your tions they must each be carrying on Force will give further and serious con- life. I?eople back home in our United the same military activity. The Army, sideration to locating this housing at a States are not concerned enough about of course, must have its bases; the Navy different spot and that the Appropria- the battles our boys are fighting for us must have its bases; the Air Force must tions Committee in dealing with the over there. I am hoping that our mili­ have its bases. But wherever there can authorizations granted under this bill tary leadership here in Washington will be elimination to keep down duplica­ will make the Air Force fully justify its properly reappraise the facts of life in tion, it is brought about. need for this land which we in New Jer- Korea and will do something about the Mr. Chairman, in view of what has sey think is vitally needed for farm pro- situation as I saw it. happened here in regard to the amend­ duction and make the Air Force consider Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. Mr. Chair- ment offered by the gentleman from the use of additional or other land near man, will the gentleman yield? Iowa and in view of what the gentle­ the base or land that it already owns at Fort Dix which is not now being used for Mr. CANFIELD. I yield to the gentle- man from Virginia [Mr. HARDY l said man from Minnesota who was in Korea about the custom and the practice of the any useful purpose. Navy, I certainly trust this committee The only answer that the Air Force last year. will vote the amendment down. was able to give me was that it would Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. Perhaps cost more to extend utilities to the alter- it is not so far afield when we heard our Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Chairman, h boys at the front above Seoul say that will the gentleman yield? nate site, but when actually t ey were they think they are being treated as Mr. VINSON. I yield to the majority confronted with this answer it was leader. proven that the land we recommended stepchildren. Mr. McCORMACK. I might call at­ use of is closer to the utilities than the Mr. CANFIELD. Do you know what tention, as showing the extremity of the land the Air Force contemplates using they now say? "This is the darndest war amendment with regard to its effect on under this acquisition. we ever heard of." international custom which has existed I want to urge that the appropriations Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN. I know for countless generations, that if the subcommittee, when it reaches this item, they were thoroughly disgusted when we governor of a State were visiting an en­ make the Air Force give some very good were there in December. campment the State flag could not be and substantial reasons for the acquisi- Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the flown. tion of this additional land. I hope when gentleman yield? Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I ask that is done, some other alternative will Mr. CANFIELD. I yield to the gentle- for a vote. be found. · man from Iowa. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on Mr. CANFIELD. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. GROSS. I am sure the gentle- the amendment offered by the gentle­ move to strike out the last two words. man was deeply impressed by the num- man from Iowa [Mr. GRoss]. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from ber of United Nations troops we had The question was taken; and on a di­ Minnesota [Mr. H. CARL ANDERSEN] made there. vision (demanded by Mr. GRoss) there some observations on the floor this after- Mr. CANFIELD. I saw those troops; were-ayes 2, noes 64. noon based on things he saw in Korea mostly token troops. They were not So the amendment was rejected. last year. I was in Korea just a few there in real numbers, and our boys say Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, there weeks ago, and I came back home to they realize it is practically an Ameri- _ are no further amendments from the the United States of America sick at can show. I know how hard it is to in­ committee. heart. tegrate into our forces those few foreign Mr. HOWELL. Mr. Chairman, I move Our boys over there need more of troops. Many of them have to have in­ to strike out the last word. everything. No longer does our mili- terpreters. It is a difficult job even Mr. Chairman, in title III of this bill tary leadership talk in terms of winning though they are brave and anxious to do there is an authorization for a consid­ the war; they talk in terms of merely a their part. It would ·be different if they erable number of millions of dollars for holding operation. They say, we believe were there in big strength. How con­ additional facilities and so forth at Mc­ we can hold, and we think if the enemy sternated I was when I was in Hong Guire Air Force Base adjacent to Fort indulges in a big offensive that we can Kong to learn that on a ship that had Dix in my district. I am in favor of this make it the most costly in the world's arrived from Australia there was a token authorization. I think it is needed to military history. force of troops bound for Korea to fight build up a mighty Air Force base, which Meanwhile our boys who fly the Sabre- on our side and an equal number of will have important strategic value. It jets up MIG alley chasing the MIG's salesmen concerned about another mis­ is located near the city of New York, a to the Yalu are told that they can go sion. Where were they going?. :UP to 7156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 Red Peiping to do business with the Red The bill was ordered to be engrossed Riblcoff Sikes Vorys Riley Simpson, Til. Vursell Chinese whom their Australian brothers and read a third time, and was read the Rivers Simpson, Pa. Walter are supposed to fight. I do not like that third time. Roberts Sittler Watts side of the picture, either. The SPEAKER. The question i8 on Robeson Smith, Miss. Weichel Rodino Smith, Va. Werdel Mr. WICKERSHAM. Mr. Chairman, the passage of the bill. Rogers, Colo. Spence Wharton the House Armed Services Committee, Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, on that I Rogers, Fla. Springer Wheeler of which I am a member, has carefully demand the yeas and nays. Rogers, Mass. Staggers Whitten considered every section of H. R. 8120 Rogers, Tex. Steed Wickersham The yeas and nays were ocdered. Rooney Taber Widnall tJ authorize certain construction at mili­ The question was taken; and there Roosevelt •ralle Wier tary and naval installations. were-yeas 332, nays 7, answered "pres­ Ross Taylor Wigglesworth Sadlak Teague Williams, N. Y. We feel that the passage of this meas­ ent" 1, not voting 91, as follows: ure, coupled with previous authoriza­ St. George Thomas Willis [Roll No. 104} Saylor Thompson, Wilson, Ind. tions, will insure the necessary state of Schenck Mich. Wilson, Tex. readiness required by existing trouble­ YEAS-332 Scott, Hardie Thompson, Tex. Winstead Scudder Thornberry Withrow some international conditions. Abbitt Dempsey Jones, Secrest · Mr. Chairman, I flew back to Wash­ Adair Deuny Woodrow W. Tollefson Wolcott Addonizio Denton Judd Seely-Brown Trimble Wolverton ington yesterday morning in order that Allen, Calif. Devereux Karsten, Mo. Shafer Vail Wood, Ga. I might be here to vote for this impor­ Allen, Til. D'Ewart Kean Shelley Van Pelt Yates tant measure. Allen, La. Dollinger Kearney Sheppard Van Zandt Yorty Andersen, Donohue Kearns Short Velde Zablocki Included in this bill as a part of the H. Carl Donovan Keating Sieminski Vinson authorization for defense construction Anderson, Calif.Dorn Kee NAY8-7 in the fiscal year 1953 are the following Andresen, Daughton Kelley, Pa. August H. Doyle Kelly, N.Y. Buffett Marshall Wood, Idaho items for Oklahoma: Andrews Durham Kersten, Wis. Harrison, Nebr. O'Konskl Fort Sill, Okla.: Troop housing, main­ Angell Eaton Kilburn Hull Smith, Kans. tenance facilities, training buildings, Arends Eberharter Kilday ANSWERED "PRESENT"-1 open storage, and utilities, $4,374,000. Armstrong Elliott King, Calif. Aspinall Engle King, Pa. Scrivner Clinton Naval Air Station, Clinton, Auchincloss Evins Kirwan Okla.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel Bailey Fallon Lane NOT VOTING-91 storage and dispensing facilities, com­ Baker Feighan Lanham Aandahl Fraizer Morano munications, navigational aids and air­ Bakewell Fernandez Lantalf Abernethy Fulton Morgan Baring Fisher Larcade Albert Gore Morris field lighting facilities, operational Barrett Flood Lat ham Anfuso Hall, Morrison facilities, aircraft maintenance Iacili­ Bates, Mass. Fogarty LeCompte Ayers Edwin Arthur Morton ties, troop housing facilities, family hous­ Battle Forand Lind Barden Harden Nelson Beall Ford Lovre Bates, Ky. Harvey O'Neill ing, administrative and community fa­ Beamer Forrester Lucas Beckworth Hedrick O'Toole cilities, utilities, land acquisition, medi­ Bennett, Fla. Fugate Lyle Belcher Heffernan Potter cal facilities, storage facilites, and shops, Bennett, Mich. Furcolo McCarthy Bender Herlong Powell Bentsen Gamble McCOnnell B!ackney Herter Prouty $13,556,000. Berry Garmatz McCormack Brehm Hinshaw Rabaut Ardmore Muncipal Airport, Ardmore, Betts Gary McDonough Brooks Holifield Ramsay Okla.: Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel Bishop Gathings MeGregor Brownson Jackson, Wash. Redden storage and dispensing facilities, navi­ Blatnik Gavin McGuire Buckley Johnson Reed, Dl. Boggs, Del. George McKinnon Burdick Jonas Richards gational aids facilities, operational facili­ Boggs, La. Golden McMullen Butler Kennedy Riehlman ties, aircraft maintenance facilities, land Bolling Goodwin McVey Carlyle Keogh Sabath acquisition, and storage facilities, $4,- Bolton Gordon Machrowicz Carnahan Kerr Sasscer Bonner Graham Mack. Til. Case Klein Scott, 237,000. Bosone Granahan Mack, Wash. Celler Kluczynskl Hugh D., Jr. Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Okla.: Bow Granger Madden Coudert Lesinski Sheehan Airfield pavements, liquid-fuel storage Boyldn Grant Mahon Crawford McCulloch Smith, Wis. Bramblett Green Martin, Iowa Curtis, Nebr. McGrath Stanley and dispensing facilities, airfield light­ Bray Greenwood Martin, Mass. Dingell Mcintire Stigler ing facilities, aircraft maintenance fa­ Brown, Ga. Gregory Mason Dolliver McMillan Stock..Iran cilites, training facilities, troop housing Brown, Ohio Gross Miller, Md. Dondero Magee Sutton facilities, administrative and community Bryson Gwinn Miller, Nebr. Ellsworth Mansfield Tackett Buchanan Hagen Miller, N.Y. Elston Meader Welch facilities, utilities, land acquisition, and Budge Hale M1Us Fenton Merrow Williams, Miss. storage facilities, $7,621,000. Burleson Hail, Mitchell Fine Miller, Cal1f. WOOdruff Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma Burnside Leonard W. Moulder City, Okla.: Liquid-fuel storage and dis­ Burton Halleck Multer So the bill was passed. Busbey Hand Mumma The Clerk announced the following pensing facilities, aircraft maintenance Bush Hardy Murdock facilities, and utilities, $::>. ,642,000. Byrnes Harris Murphy pairs: Total, $32,430,000. Camp Harrison, Va. Murray Mr. Sasscer with Mr. Smith of Wisconsin. The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, Canfield Harrison, Wyo. Nicholson Mr. Brooks with Mr. Prouty. Cannon Hart Norblad Mr. Dingell with Mr. Morano. the Committee rises. ·carrigg Havenner Norrell Chatham Hays, Ark. O'Brien, Ill. Mr. Jackson of Washington with Mr. Accordingly the Committee rose; and Chelf Hays, Ohio O'Brien, Mich. Meader. the Speaker having resumed the chair, Chenoweth Hebert O'Brien, N.Y. Mr. Mansfield with Mr. Crawford. Mr. GRANGER, Chairman of the Commit­ Chiperfield Heller O'Hara Mr. Kennedy with Mr. Butler. tee of the Whole House on the State of Chudoff Heselton Osmeis Mr. Keogh with Mr. Brownson. the Union, reported that that Commit­ Church Hess Ost ertag Mr. Anfuso with Mr. Mcintire. Clemente HHl Passman Mr. Klein with Mr. Merrow. tee, having had under consideration the Clevenger Billings Patman Mr. Herlong with Mr. Case. bill r a individual, or any other individual, entitled rity Act. lump-sum death payment on the basis of to benefits under such section 202 on the the wages and self-employment income of basis of such wages and self-employment in­ INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF EARNINGS PERMITI'ED any veteran, the Federal Security Admin­ come, and (B) only with respect to such WITHOUT DEDUCTIONS istrator shall make a decision without regard benefits for months after whichever of the SEC. 4. (a) Paragraph (1) of subsection to clause (B) of paragraph (1) of this sub­ folloWinR is the later: August 1952 or the (b) of section 203 of the Social Security Act section unless he has been notified by some seventh month before the month in which and paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of such ether agency or instrumentality of the such application was filed. Recomputations section are each amended by striking out United States that, on the basis of the mil­ of benefits as required to carry out the pro­ "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$70." itary or naval service of such veteran on or visions of this paragraph shall be made not­ (b) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of after July 25, 1947, and prior to January 1, withstanding the provisions of section 215 such section is amended by striking out 1954, a benefit described in clause (B) of (f) (1) of the Social Security Act; but no "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$70." paragraph ( 1) has been determined by such such recomputation shall be regarded as a (c) Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of agency or instrumentality to be payable by recomputation for purposes of section 215 such section is amended by striking out it. If he has not been so notified, tP.e Fed­ (f) of such Act. "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$70." eral Security Administrator shall then as­ (2) In the case of any veteran (as defined (d) Subsections (e) and (g) of such sec­ certain whether some other agency or wholly in section 217 (e) (5) of the Social Security tion are each amended by striking out "$50" owned instrumentality of the United States Act) who died prior to September 1952, the wherever it appears and inserting in lieu has decided that a benefit described in requirement in subsections (f) and (h) of thereof "$70." clause (B) of paragraph (1) is payable by section 202 of the Social Security Act that (e) The amendments made by subsection it. If any such agency or instrumentality proof of support be filed within 2 years of (a) shall apply in the case of monthly bene­ has decided, or thereafter decides, that such the date of such death shall not apply if fits under title II of the Social Security Act a benefit is payable by it, it shall so notify such proof is filed prior to September 1954. for months after August 1952. The amend­ the Federal Security Administrator, and the (d) (1) Paragraph (1) of section 217 (a) ments made by subsection (b) shall apply Administrator shall certify no further bene­ of such act is amended by striking out "a in the case of monthly benefits under such fits for payment or shall recompute the system established by such agency or in­ title II for months in any taxable year (of the amount of any further benefits payable, as strumentality." in clause (B) and inserting individual entitled to such benefits) end­ may be required by paragraph ( 1) of this in lieu thereof: ing after August 1952. The amendments subsection. made by subsection (c) shall apply in the "a system established by such agency or "(3) Any agency or wholly owned instru­ instrumentality. The provision of clause case of monthly benefits under such title II mentality of the United St~tes which is au­ for months in any taxable year (of the indi­ thorized by any law of the United States to (B) shall not apply in the case of any month­ vidual on the basis of whose wages and self­ pay benefits, or has a system of benefits ly benefit or lump-sum death payment under employment income such benefits are pay­ which are based, in whole or in part, on mil­ this title 1f its application would reduce by able) ending after August 1952. The itary or naval service on or after July 25, $0.50 or less the primary insurance amount amendments made by subsection (d) shall 1947, and prior to January 1, 1954, shall, at (as computed under section 215 prior to any apply· in the case of taxable years ending the request of the Federal Security Admin­ recomputat-ion thereof pursuant to subsec­ after August 1952. As used in this subsec­ istrator, certify to him, with respect to any tion (f) of such section) of the individual tion, the term "taxable year" shall have the veteran, such information as the Admin­ on whose wages and self-employment income meaning assigned to it by section 211 (e) of istrator deems necessary to carry out hls such benefit or payment is based." the Social Security Act. functions under paragraph (2) of this sub.: (2) The amendment made by paragraph WAGE CREDITS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICE; section. ( 1) of this subsection shall apply only in REINTERMENT OF DECEASED VETERANS "(4) There are hereby authorized to be the case of applications for benefits under SEC. 5. (a) Section 217 of the Social Se­ appropriated to the Trust Fund from time section 202 of the Social Security Act filed curity Act (relating to benefits in case of to time, as benefits which include service to after August 1952. which this subsection applies become pay­ {e) (1) Section 101 (d) of the Social Se­ World War II veterans) is amended by strik­ able under this title, such sums as may be ing out "World War II" in the heading and curity Act Amendments of 1950 is amended by adding at the end of such section the fol­ necessary to meet the additional costs, re­ by changing the period at the end thereof to sulting from this subsection, of such bene­ a comma and adding: "and except that in lowing new subsection: fits (including lump-sum death payments). " (e) ( 1) For the purposes of determining the case of any individual who died outside The Administrator shall from time to time the 48 States and the District of Columbia entitlement to and the amount of any estimate the amount of such additional costs monthly benefit or lump-sum death pay­ on or after June 25, 1950, and prior to Sep­ through the use of appropriate accounting, tember 1950, whose death occurred while he ment payable under this title on the basis statistical, sampling, or other methods. of the wages and self-employment income was in the active m111tary or naval service of "(5) For the purposes of this subsection, the United States, and who is returned to of any veteran (as defined in paragraph (5}), the term 'veteran' means any individual who such veteran shall be deemed to have been any of such States, the District of Columbia, served in the active military or naval serv­ Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin paid wages (in addition to the wages, if ice of the United States at any time on or any, actually paid to him) of $160 in each Islands for interment or reinterment, the after July 25, 1947, and prior to January 1, last sentence of section 202 (g) of the Social month during any part of which he served 1954, and who, .1f discharged or released in the active military or naval service of therefrom, was so discharged or released Security Act as 1n effect prior to the enact­ the United States on or after July 25, 1947, under conditions other than dishonorable ment of this act shall not prevent payment and prior to January 1, 1954. This sub­ after active service of 90 days or more or to any person under the second sentence section shall not be applicable in the case of by reason· of a disability or injury incurred thereof if application for a lump-sum death any monthly benefit or lump-sum death or aggravated in service in line of duty; payment under such section with respect to payment if- but such term shall not include any individ­ such deceased individual is filed by or on "(A) a larger such benefit or payment, as ual who died while in the active m111tary or behalf of such person (whether or not legally the case may be, would be payable without naval service of the United States if his competent) prior to the expiration of 2 years its application; or death was inflicted (other than by an enemy after the date of such interment or rein­ "(B) a benefit (other than a benefit pay­ of the United States) as lawful punishment terment." able in a lump sum unless it is a commuta­ for a military or naval offense." (2) In the case of any individual who died tion of, or a substitute for, periodic pay­ (b) Section 205 (o) of the Social Security outside the 48 States and the District of ments) which is based, in whole or in part, Act (relating to crediting of compensation Columbia after August 1950 and prior to upon the active military or naval service under the Railroad Retirement Act) 1s January 1954, whose death occurred while of such veteran on or after July 25, 1947, and amended by striking out "s'ection 217 (a) " he was in the active mmtary or naval service prior to January 1, 1954, is determined by and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a) of the United States, and who is returned any agency or wholly owned instrumentality or (e) of section 217". to any of such States, the District of Colum­ of the United States (other than the Vet­ (c) (1~ The amendments made by sub­ bia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rice, or the Virgin erans' Administration) to be payable by it .sections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect Islands for interment or reinterment, the under any other law of the United States to monthly benefits under section 202 of the last sentence of section 202 (i) of the ·social or under a system established by such Social Security Act for months after August Security Act shall not prevent payment to agency or instrumentality. 1952, and with respect to lump-sum death any person under the second sentence there­ The provisions of clause (B) shall not payments in the case of deaths occurlng of if application for a lump-sum death pay­ apply in the case of any monthly benefit or after August 1952, except that, in the case of ment with respect to such deceased individ­ lump-surr. death payment under this title any individual who is entitled, on the basis ual is filed under such section by or on be­ 1f its application would reduce by $0.50 or of the wages and self-employment income half of such person (whether or not legally 1952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 7163 competent) prior to the expiration of 2 years State or any political subdivision thereof su­ ance amount. Such recomputation shall be after the date of such interment or rein­ pervising instruction in such system or in made in the manner provided in the preced­ terment. any elementary or secondary school therein ing subsections of this section (other than shall be deemed to be an elementary or sec­ subsection (b) (4) (A)) for computation of COVERAGE OF CEBTAIN EMPLOYEES COVEBED BY such amount, except that (A) the self-em­ STATE AND LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ondary school teacher. " ( 5) If a retirement system covers posi­ ployment income closing date shall be the SEC. 6. (a) Subsection (d) of section 218 tions of employees of the State and positions day following the quarter with or within of the Social Securjty Act (relating to volun­ of emplo'yees of one or more political sub­ which such taxable year ended, and (B) tary agreements for coverage of State and divisions of the State or covers positions of the self-employment income for any sub­ local employees) is amended by striking out employees of two or more political subdivi­ sequent taxable year shall not be taken into "Exclusion of" in the heading, by inserting sions of the State, then, for purposes of the account. Such recomputation shall be ef­ "(1)" after "(d)", and by adding at the end preceding paragraphs of this subsection, fective (A) in the case of an application thereof the following new paragraphs: . there shall, if the State so desires, be deemed filed by such individual, for and after the "(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an to be a separate retirement system with re­ first month in which he became entitled to agreement with a State may be made appli­ spect to each political subdivision concerned old-age insurance benefits, and (B) in the ~able (either in the original agreement or and, where the retirement system covers po­ case of an application filed by any other by any modification thereof) to service per­ sitions of employees of the State, a separate person, for and after the month in which formed by employees in positions covered by retirement system with respect to the State." such person who filed such application for a retirement system (including positions (b) Subsection (f) of section 218 of the recomputation became entitled to such specified in paragraph (3) but excluding po­ Social Security Act (relating to effective monthly benefits. No recomputation under sitions specified in paragraph (4)) if- dates of agreements and modifications there­ this paragraph pursuant to an application "(A) there were in effect on January 1, of) is hereby amended by striking out "Jan­ filed after such individual's death shall af­ 1951, in a State or local law, provisions re­ uary 1, 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof fect the amount of the lump-sum death pay­ lating to the coordination of such retirement "January 1, 1955." ment under subsection (i) of section 202, and no such recomputation shall render er­ system with the insurance system established TECHNICAL PROVISIONS by this title; or roneous any such payment certified by the "(B) the Governor of the State certifies to SEC. 7. (a) Section 215 (f) (2) of the So­ Administrator prior to the effective date of the Administrator that the following condi· cial Security Act (relating to recomputation the recomputation." tions have been met: of benefits) is amended to read as follows: (c) In the case of an individual who died "(2) (A) Upon application by an indi· or became (without the application of sec­ "(i) A referendum by secret written bal­ vidual entitled to old-age insurance benefits, lot was held on the question whether service tion 202 (j) (1) of the Social Security Act) the Administrator shall recompute his pri­ entitled to old-age insurance benefits in 1952 in positions covered by such retirement sys­ mary insurance amount if application there­ tem should be exclqded from or included and with respect to whom not less than six for is filed after the twelfth month for which of the quarters elapsing after 1950 and prior under an agreement under this section; deductions under paragraph (1) or (2) of " ( ii) An opportunity to vote in such refer­ to the quarter following the quarter in which section 203· (b) have been imposed (within he died or became entitled to old-age insur~ endum was ·given (and was limited) to the a period of 36 months) with respect employees who, at the time the referendum ance benefits, whichever first occurred, are to such benefit, not taking into account any quarters of coverage, his wage closing date was held, were in positions then covered by month prior to September 1950 or prior to the such retirement system (other than em­ shall be the first day of such quarter of death earliest month for which the last previous or entitlement instead of the day specified ployees in positions to which, at the time computation of his primary insurance the referendum was held, the State agree­ in section 215 (b) (3) of such act, but only amount was effective, and if not less than six if it would result in a higher primary in­ ment already applied and other than em­ of the quarters elapsing after 1950 and prior ployees in positions specified in paragraph surance amount for such individual. The to the quart"Elr in which he filed such appli· terms used in this paragraph shall have the (4) (A)); cation are quarters of coverage. same meaning as when used in title II of the "(iii) Ninety days' notice of such referen­ "(B) Upon application by an individual dum was given to all such employees; Social Security Act. who, in or befort. the month of filing of such (d) (1) Section 1 (q) of the Railroad Re­ "(iv) Such referendum was conducted application, attained the age of 75 and who under the supervision of the Governor or an tirement Act of 1937, as amended, is amend­ is entitled to old-age insurance benefits for ed by striking out "1950" and inserting in individual designated by him; and which the primary insurance amount was "(v) Two-thirds or more of the employees lieu thereof "1952." computed under subsection (a) (3) of this (2) Section 5 (i) (1) (11) of the Railroad who voted in such referendum voted in favor section, the Administrator shall recompute of including service in such positions under Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, is his primary insurance amount if not less amended to read as follows: an agreement under this section. than six of the quarters elapsing after 1950 "No referendum with respect to a retire- and prior to tt e quarter in which he filed "(ii) will have rendered service for wages . ment system shall be valid for the purposes application for such recomputation are quar­ as determined under section 209 of the So­ of this paragraph unless held within the ters of coverage. cial Security Act, without regard to subsec­ 2-year period which ends on the date of "(C) A recomputation under subpara­ tion (a) thereof, of more than $70, or will execution of the agreement or modification graphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph shall have been charged under section 203 (e) of which extends the insurance system estab­ be made only as provided in subsection (a) that act with net earnings from self-employ­ lished by this title to such retirement system. (1) and shall take into account only such ment of more than $70;". " ( 3) For the purposes of subsections (c) wages and self-employment income as would (3) Section 5 (1) (6) of the Railroad Re­ ·and (g) of this section, the following em­ be taken into account under subsection (b) tirement Act of 1937, as amended, is amend­ ployees shall be deemed to be a sepaz:ate cov­ if the month in which application for recom­ ed by inserting "or (e) " after "section 217 erage group: putation is filecl were deemed to be the (a)." "(A) All employees in positions which were month in which the individual became en­ EARNED INCOME OF BLIND RECIPIENTS covered by the same retirement system on titled to old-age insurance benefits. Such SEc. 8. Title XI of the Social Security Act the date the agreement was made applicable recomputation shall be effective for and after (relating to general provisions) is amended to such system; the month in which such application for re­ "(B) All employees in positions which were by adding at the end thereof the following computation is filed." new section: covered by such system at any time after (b) Section 215 (f) of the Social Security such date; and Act is further amended by renumbering "EARNED INCOME OF BLIND RECIPIENTS "(C) All employees in positions which were paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by in­ "SEc. 1109. Notwithstanding the provisions covered by such system at any time before serting after paragraph (4) the following of sections 2 (a) (7), 402 (a) (7), 1002 (a) such date and to which the insurance system new paragraph: (8), and 1402 (a) (8), a State plan approved established by this title has not been ex­ "(5) In the case of any individual who until title I, IV, X, or XIV may provide that tended before such date because the positions became entitled to old-age insurance bene­ where earned income has been disregarded were covered by such retirement system. fits in 1952 or in a taxable year which began in determining the need of an individual "(4) Nothing in the preceding paragraphs in 1952 (and without the application of sec­ receiving aid to the blind under a State plan of this subsection shall authorize the exten­ tion 202 (j) ( 1) ) , or who died in 1952 or in approved under title X, the earned income sion of the insurance system establlshed by a taxable year which began in 1952 but did so disregarded (but not in excess of the this title to service in any of the following not become entitled to such benefits prior amount specified in section 1002 (a) (8) positions covered by a retirement system- to 1952, and who had self-employment in­ shall not be taken into consideration in de­ . "(A) any policeman's or fireman's position come for a taxable year which ended within termining the need of any other individual or any elementary or secondary school teach­ or with 1952 or which began in 1952, then for assistance under a State plan approved l'r's position; or upon application filed after the close of under title I, IV, X, or XIV." "(B) any position covered by a retirement such tLxable year by such individual or (if system applicable exclusively to positions in he died without filing such application) by one or more law-enforcement or fire-fighting a person entitled to monthly benefits on CALENDAR WEDNESDAY units, agencies, or departm$n ts. the basis of such individual's wages and se:f. "For the purposes of this paragraph, any employment income, the Administrator shall Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I individual in the educational system of the recompute such individual's primary insur- ask unanimous consent that business XCVIII-451 7164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 in order on Ca!endar Wednesday next mine inspection. I hope that insofar as 55.8 years, as compared with 64.2 years week may be dispensed with. the mines in his district are concerned, for the country as a whole. The death The SPEAKER. Is there objection to he will get his hope. ratio for the Nation is 10.3 per thou­ the request of the gentleman from The roof is bad, the track is worse sand. For the miners it is 15.1 While Massachusetts? The 15th North is on a "squeeze." we have the most productive miners in There was no objection. The South Old Works are full of ga,s the mining world, we also lead in the fre­ Coal dust on the main line to your knees quency of mine accidents. The air at the face is mighty slow It is time that something be done The SPEAKER. Under previous or­ The loading machine is at its worst about this situation. America is stir­ der of the House, the gentleman from The boss wants a 4-hundred ton today ring on the mine-safety problem in var­ Pennsylvania [Mr. FLOOD] is recognized Say, who in the hell said safety first? ious ways. One of the most heartening for 20 minutes. The coal miner who wrote that verse developments is that parts of the in­ was ridiculing the safety first sign at the dustry itself are showing active leader­ MINE SAFETY LEGISLATION top of a Pennsylvania mine shaft. In ship. Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Speaker, the basic Pennsylvania and in other coal mining In many of the Nation's coal mines, fuel industry in the United States is States of this country such signs abound. safety first means what it says: careful, coal. I have the privilege of represent­ Some are more imaginative, having such competent managers are present to lead ing the great anthracite coal center of bulletins as Think, Work, and Act Safely. and show the way to safer coal-mining Pennsylvania, and I use this time to Take Care and Be Careful, and so forth, methods. This progressive part of the emphasize to the House and the country grim reminders of the real, stark dangers industry believes it is more economical to the tragic and deplorable condition ex­ that lurk in the earth's recesses, dangers to have "safety first"-to conserve man­ isting in both the hard and soft coal which have reaped a ghastly toll of min­ power, protect human lives, create bet­ mines, which permits death, injury, and ing men over the years and which will ter public relations, develop happier cus­ disaster to be worked upon the men who continue to do so under our present tomers, raise employees' morale and pro­ sweat and toil in the mines. system. duction, assure lower insurance rates; Recently in the other body a bill was Many of this country's coal operators in brief, safety in the mines is sound passed which has as its purpose the rec­ try to live up to the above-mentioned economy. Safety first means something tification of mine inspection and safety slogans but just as many do not. In to the Union Pacific's Reliance mine No. regulations. There is now before a com­ times of good work and prosperity, a 7, Reliance, Wyo., whose 575 miners mittee of this House similar legislation great deal of attention is given this have worked three consecutive years looking toward the same goal. Much has problem. In times of poor work and without a single lost-time accident. oeen said in the hearings in the other stress, it is the first program to go This, I believe, is a world record in coal body and before the committee of this by the board. In the hunt for profits mining, and the reassuring part of this House, and I am advised today that the and to meet the terrific competition example is that it is happening in our recently convened hearings of the House that is always present in the coal in­ time-now. This is an example of real committee on this bill, by a vote of the dustry, the safety program is the first safety first. committee, have been discontinued, and to suffer. Well-intentioned producers By "safety first" we mean what the we who favor this legislation hope that are forced to cut corners and they t erm implies; first in over-all considera­ it will be speedily brought to the :floor do so wherever possible. Their greedy tion, first in specific application, first in and just as speedily placed upon the conscienceless competition, which is expense. It means the acceptance of the calendar, because we have every reason everywhere, then makes no pretense of inescapable factor that safety costs to believe that if and when such mine a safety program and weak enforcement money and that it should have prefer­ safety legislation is brought to the House or none at all under our present inade­ ence and priority over all other costs in the good will, the intelligence, and the quate system, soon leads to a Centralia, the production of coaL record of this House is such that that or a West Frankfort catastrophe. For a Another example of safety first is the law will be speedily enacted and sent to while the Nation gasps and demands the rescue of 240 miners at Peabody mine the White House for signature. Congress take action. The Congress No. 59, just on the outskirts of Spring­ Mr. O'KONSKI. Mr. Speaker, will stirs, speeches are made, bills are intro­ field, Ill., on August 16, 1949. Some of the gentleman yield? duced, hearings are held, each action you will recall the fire that broke out Mr. FLOOD. I yield to the gentle­ coming with a slower and slower move­ in that mine. The men were trapped man from Wisconsin. ment until suddenly it reaches a spot from the normal routes of escape. The Mr. O'KONSKI. I wish to compli­ where it stops and remains on dead cen­ fire raged beyond control. In 1946- ment the gentleman from Pennsylvania ter, forgotten by all but a few Members or 3 years before the fire-Federal mine for calling the attention of this body to of Congress, a small part of the public, inspectors had warned the company of . the great need there is in this country for the still-living coal miners, the widows the great distance that existed between the passage of the legislation he is talk­ and the orphans of Centralia, West the men and the air shaft, and they rec­ ing about. Recently in my area five Frankfort, Carpentertown, and all other ommended an extra air shaft be con­ miners, mining iron ore underground, mines where disaster overtook some of structed closed to the functional area of were killed. I wonder if the Members the Nation's coal miners. Not enough the mine to assure better ventilation and of the House realize what it means to to attract attention, not enough to force to be used in case of emergencies. The the families of these people when some­ the passage of legislation past the company complied. This proved to be thing happens in the· mines, due to the clutching hands of those who for one one of the best investments the Peabody lack of necessary safety precaution on reason or another do not want to give the Coal Co. ever made. This new air shaft the part of the mine owners, to be un­ Federal inspectors the power to remove formed the means for 163 of the trapped derground 5,000 feet without a chance to men from a mine when dangerous condi­ miners to escape. There were no cages live. I hope that the iron-ore mines tions prevail. or elevators; no stairs or ladders for the will also be included in this bill, and I Mr. Speaker, I do not want to burden miners to use. A movable hoist was hope the gentleman will continue to prod the REcORD with statistics. Over and rushed from a Taylorville, Ill. mine­ the committee and all Members of the over again have the tragic figures of the some 30 miles distant-and used to lift House, as I intend to do, to see that number of coal miners killed and injured the miners out of the pit in a bucket, this legislation is speedily enacted, be­ each year been called to the attention three men at a time. While the rescue cause I think it is the most important of the Congress and the public. But I operations were going on, more than piece of legislation that has come before do want to call your attention to the this body. heavY burden carried by the mining peo­ lOO,OJO people, unaware of the near dis­ Mr. FLOOD. I appreciate the re­ ple of this country which is further aster, were enjoying themselves at the marks of the distinguished gentleman shown in the report of Josephine Roche, Illinois State Fair adjacent to the from Wisconsin. I may say this is not administrator of the United Mine Work­ stricken mine. All the men were saved the first occasion that he has spoken ers welfare and retirement fund, who with only six slight smoke injuries, but to me in connection with mine-safety states that the average miner lives 8.4 no fatalities. This is what we mean by legislation generally, and more particu­ years less than the average American. safety first-safety bJ being prepared larly with this safety legislation for The average age at death of a miner is for eventualities. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE The West Frankfort mine disaster of progressive laws.of our great-State. And ample and practical supervision on the part December 21, 1951, which destroyed the they are adequate, they are progressive. of the officials and the miners at the work­ lives of 120 miners, is a example of safety But they are not the ultimate. They ing face is the pivot t>n which our whole last. It followed the Centralia mine dis­ safety movement rests. It 1s the most can be improved. And the knowledge powerful weapon that we have in our war­ aster of 1947 which killed 111 miners and that an experienced Federal inspector fare against the 20,000 or 30,000 dangers the Old Ben explosion which cost the would be making a check of the condition which come into being each working day as lives of 28 men in the same year. Ac­ of their mines, would act as a deterrent a result of the orderly operation of the cording to the report of the United to any State inspector who might be in­ mines in the anthracite field. States Bureau of Mines, the catastrophe clined to shirk his duty or overlook a law Meanwhile, let it be understood that prac­ at Orient No. 2 was caused by ·a la-rge violation. Of course, it might hurt his tical supervision 1s the one indispensable accumulation of methane which oozed or pride, but I prefer the injury to an in­ element in a sound and efficient safety was forced out of old works into the spector's pride to a mine explosion or program. functional part of the mine. A nonper­ mine injury. Were the Pennsylvania I agree with Mr. Walsh. Ample and missible machine-which means a ma­ mining laws what some people claim practical supervision on the part of the chine without proper safeguards against them to be, we would not have had the officials and the miners at the working fire, heat, and sparks-ignited the gas. Carpentertown explosion. Here the face is the whole answer and upon which The initial blast gained momentum as State inspection service claimed no gas an adequate safety movement depends. it fed on pulverized coal dust; it wrecked existed, while the Federal inspectors Sot am for a Federal mine safety bill. the operation and the men were doomed. claimed there was gas in explosive It means more supervision. It means One hundred and twenty men perished, quantities. The death of six miners more education. It provides a necessary and it could only have been worse if the proved who was right, but the proof was check upon those States who do not or blast had occurred just a few hours be­ poor recompense for the widows and or­ will not provide adequate protection for fore when the day shift of over 1,000 men phans of these men. Another so-called their miners. It can harm no one but had been in the mine. nongassy mine blew up on March 24 at can do a world of good. Over the years The C. W. & F. Coal Co. erred in three Gray, Pa., burning two miners severely. the States and the eoal industry have fundamental things: This was a "safe" mine operated as non­ proven either their inadequacy or unwill­ First. It permitted large quantities of gassy under our adequate Pennsylvania ingness to provide safety for their coal methane to accumulate and concentrate. law without preshift -examination and miners. They have had every chance Second. It used nonpermissible min- with open-type electrical equipment. to prove their good faith and the Con­ ing machines. · Another good example that our laws are· gress of the United States should at long Third. It failed to adequately rock dust not perfect was the flooding of a so-called last step into the picture they have been the roadways so as to smother or localize independent or bootleg . mine, which so reluctant to enter over these disaster­ a gas explosion. drowned .five miners near Forestville, Pa. laden years. There is now before the All are in violation of the mining code. Here was a small mine, one of the many House Education and Labor Committee, The reports of J. J. Forbes, Director of which some of our colleagues are de­ H. R. 7408, bearing the name of our col­ the Bureau of Mines; Secretary of the manding be exempted from any Federal league, SAM McCoNNELL. This bill writ­ Interior Chapman; and John L. Lewis mine safety law. These men should ten by a subcommittee of the Labor Com­ clearly and unmistakably show that the have been protected, in their ignorance mittee, was prepared under the careful managers of the New Orient mine were and in their shoestring, substandard op­ supervision of Congressmen McCoNNELL flagrantly negligent. The Governor of eration by the Pennsylvania inspection and Congressman KELLEY of Pennsyl­ Dlinois has said the company was at service. They should have been warned vania. It has the complete support of fault and so was the Illinois Department of the · presence of that body of water United Mine Workers of America, the of Mines and Minerals. Congressman C. and · forced to drill holes ahead of the Bureau of Mines and a majority of the W. (RUNT) BISHOP, whose district in­ face for their own protection. But they coal industry. It is a good bill, a careful­ cludes the stricken mine, told us, his col­ were not protected and they died, and I ly prepared document which provides leagues in Congress, that he was gravely want to say right here, that I am op­ Federal protection only against five concerned with the larg.e amount of gas posed to the exemption of small mines as causes of major disasters. It leaves for that had been permitted to accumulate such, from the Federal Inspection Serv­ the States the fertile field of fatalities in Orient No.2. How the gas was set off ice. Because a man works in a small and injuries that comprise 60 percent of was of minor significance, he said. Mine mine is no reason to declare open sea­ all these: State inspection service is not examiners have testified the gas condi­ son on him. He is entitled to every pro­ interfered with except to a minor degree tions in this mine were a major subject of tection we can give him and I submit and this bill in no way would cause controversy months before the blast oc­ that any operator who will not or cannot State inspection services to be elimi­ curred. work his mine safely with every effort · nated. Personally, I would support a The company was warned of the spe .. being made to protect his employees, stronger bill. I hope the committee will cific dangers. The Bureau of Mines had should not be allowed to operate in any vote this bill to the floor speedily and recommended the old works be sealed off, State in the Union. that the members of this House, Demo­ air driven into the old works, the gas di­ In January 1952, Mr. Joseph J. Walsh, crat and Republican alike, will join in luted and driven out of the mine and in deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania a bipartisan move to enact into law, this the process not to pass the lethal current Department of Mines, labeled the hard humanitarian bill. into the functional part of the mine coal industry's fatality rate per million where fire and men could be·exposed to it. maRhours of exposure for the year.1951 The Bureau of Mines says it has docu­ as 18 percent higher than the 1950 rate The SPEAKER. Under previous order mentary proof that this specific warning and bad. Ninety-one lives were lost in of the House the gentleman from Wash­ was made at least ·six ·difierent times­ 1951, five more than in 1950. He fur­ ington [Mr. ToLLEFsoN] is recognized for months, even years, before the explosion. ther stated that- 10 minutes. But I do not want to dilate on the fail- · While the 1951 fatality rate for the an­ ure of Tilinois to protect its miners or to thracite industry 1s bad, nevertheless, not­ OUR TAX BURDEN AND THE enforce its mining laws. Illinois is not withstanding the physical dangers that con­ NATIONAL ECONOMY the only mining State that is negligent in front you-dangers not found in other coal fields-your record is much better than the Mr. TOLLEFSON. Mr. Speaker, all the performance of its duties. Every bituminous coal industry of the Na­ indicati-ons point to the fact that the State in the Union where coal is being tion. • • • vast majority of American people be­ mined can tell the same story as lllinois. There must always be people better· than lieve their tax burden is now as heavy as Poor enforcement of .their mining laws, others in the essentials respecting safety in their pocketbooks and our national politics in their mining departments, in- coal mines-people more competent, more economy can stand. With a minimum of . adequate laws or none at . all, can be hopeful, more kind, and more disposed to complaint they have, through the years, charged to every mining State in Amer­ service and to duty. So, likewise, it is with coal compairtes, as the record reveals year paid for the costs of running the Gov­ .ica. And the charges can be documented ·a.rter year. ernment's business, both in peacetime and proven. . . No denying it, there 1s one practical rem­ and during national emergencies. I am a Pennsylvanian and proud of it. edy beckoning all of you, the good and the But they now very definitely believe We frequently boast of the adequate and not. so good . . AB -I ·have said many times, that a limit on taxes has been reached, 7166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE June 12 and that if the Federal budget is to be Outside of a few so-called loopholes in light in recent months. One of the Rep­ balanced it must be by way of reduced the revenue laws there seem to be no resentatives of the Military Department, Government expenditures and not other sources "'hich can be safely tapped. Rear Adm. Joseph Fowler, told members through increased t~x rates. Any new It cannot "soak the rich" because there of the House Armed Services Commit­ tax hike would not only place an im­ are not enough of them nor do they have tee that annual savings up to $4,000,- possible financial burden upon them, but su:fficie::.1t income to yield the revenue 000,000 could be made if the various would add to the inflationary processes necessary to cover the anticipated def­ branches of the Armed Services adopted which have already reduced the pur­ icit. Secretary of the Treasury Snyder a single procurement . catalog. The chasing power of their remaining dollars. last year submitted some revealing fig­ Armed Services have been urged to do Today the average American pays ures to the House Ways and Means Com­ so for several years but have failed to about 32 cents out of every dollar he mittee on this subject. He testified that act. Congress only now is seeking to earns to one tax collector or another. the total of the surtax net incomes in compel them to do so through legislative He knows the amount of his income tax, the brackets over $10,000 per year action. but rarely does he have any idea of the amounted to only $8,000,000,000. About The Federal Government has grown amount he pays by way of hidden taxes $5,000,000,000 of this amount is already too large, as the following figures indi­ which are imposed on manufacturers collected through income taxes, so that cate: and merchants, and passed along to the only $3,000,000,000 remains. If all of United States population in consumer in the form of higher prices. that remainder were taken through new 1930 ______122,000,000 He is usually astounded to learn how taxes it could not meet the $6,500,000,000 United States population in large they are. deficit. 1950 ______150,000,000 For instance, when an individual goes Snyder testified that the bulk of the (Increase, 23 percent.) to an auto dealer and pays $2,000 for a Nation's taxable income was to be found Federal civilian employment 20 years ago______570,0~0 car, about $625 of it represents the share in the taxable income brackets of $2,000 Federal civilian employment to­ of Federal, State, and local tax collectors per year or less. According to his esti­ day------2,539,045 who have taken their toll on about 200 mates there is a pool of about $60,000,- (Increase, 345 percent.) transactions that went into the making . 000,000 in that tax bracket. The pub­ Federal Bureaus and Agencies 20 years of that automobile. lication, Economic Intelligence, estimates ago ______300 The same situation exists when a per­ the figure to be around $50,000,000,000. Federal Bureaus and Agencies today ___ 1818 son buys a hou~e. a refrigerator, a radio, Whatever it is, the people in theEe lower (Increase, 500 percent.) a loaf of bread, or a package of ciga­ income groups cannot tolerate more Taxes in fiscal year 1933___ ~2. 079, 696, 742 Taxes in fiscal year 1953 rettes. In the case of a house-there are taxes. They know the burden of taxes (estimated) ______$71,000,000,000 about 475 taxes on the construction and from the things they have to do with­ (Increased, 3,450 percent.) materials costs which go into it. A man's out because taxes have taken their suit carries over 100 hidden tax levies. money. If more t~xes are forced upon According to a recent General Ac­ It is interesting to note the amounts of them, it simply means more hardship, counting Office report the Federal Gov­ these taxes on items which are com­ and lower productivity. It means that ernment has 14 agencies handling its monly used in every American commu­ for them the economic system fails to fore:>t problems, 28 agencies employed nity. provide a living. About nineteen million in welfare matters, 29 agencies in lend­ When a loaf of bread costs 14 cents income-tax returns are estimated to have ing funds, 34 agencies in acquiring land, the tax take is 5 cents. Twelve cents of been filed covering single persons and and 65 agencies in the gathering of sta­ the 21-cent package of cigarettes are tax families with income of less than $3,000 tistics. And speaking of acquiring land, levies. On a quart of milk which costs per year. The total taxes of these per­ the Government owns 54 percent of all 23 cents there are 9 cents in taxes. Out sons run about three times the ancient the land in the 11 Western States. of 90 cents paid for a ·pound of beef the tithe; tax collectors take slightly more Mr. Speaker, who can say that the tax collector gets 32 cents. They take than $900 out of a $3,000 income. Such time has not come for Congress to act 14 cents out of a 26-cent gallon of gaso­ an income, or less, is not enough for an quickly in the matter of reducing Fed..­ line, and $3 out of a $4 quart of liquor. adequate level of consumption of an eral bureaucracy and cutting Federal The total cost of these hidden taxes to independent group. spending? Most certarinly the people are the taxpayer is staggering. If a man's The facts clearly indicate that except insisting upon action. They know full income is $3,500 per year, he will pay for closing some loopholes-which would well that their tax burden is heavy and about $800 in hidden taxes. These will not produce the revenue the administra­ they want relief. That relief can come include retail sales taxes and excises, tion requires-there is no place to shift only through reduction in Government merchants' and manufacturers• taxes, the burden of new taxes. Neither low­ spending. social-security payments, real estate and income groups nor high, nor the whole of minor taxes. Incidentally, that person's the taxpaying public, can pay higher EXTENSION OF REMARKS income tax-which is an additional taxes without impairment of produc­ toll-amounts on the average to about tivity and without changing the form of By unanimous consent, permission to $290. With a $7,500 income, the hidden organization of our economy. The tax extend remarks in the Appendix of the taxes come to slightly more than $1,900, burden cannot be shifted on to either RECORD, or to revise and extend remarks, while the income tax is about $850. The the low or the high income taxpayers; was granted as follows to: larger the income, the larger is the tax and the economy as a whole will not Mr. FLOOD and include a tribute to the take. benefit, but will only lose productivity twenty-fifth anniversary of a distin­ The President has asked for more and experience further inflation if taxes guished clergyman. taxes than are presently being collected. are raised again. Mr. WALTER and to insert an article In his budget message he asked for au­ The :figures illustrate quite forcibly that appeared in the Wall Street Journal thority to spend $85,000,000,000 during how burdensome taxes have become. of June 10. the fiscal year starting July 1, 1952. The Today everyone pays taxes-the rich and Mr. CELLER. anticipated revenues from taxes during the poor alike. Their burden can be Mr. FoGARTY and to include a com­ the same period would .amount to about relieved only by reducing Federal spend­ mencement address at Catholic Uni-' $71,000,000,000, leaving a deficit for that ing, and only by that means can the Fed­ versity by Hon. Haurice Tobin, Secretary fiscal year of about $14,000,000,000. Con­ eral Budget be balanced. of Labor. gress, however, has indicated that it will Waste and duplication in the opera­ Mr. PRIEST and to include a magazine cut the budget requests by about $7,500,- tion. of Government functions can be re­ article ~)y John R. Steelman. 000,000. That would still leave a deficit duced. The Hoover Commission Report, Mr. SEELY-BROWN and to include ex­ of around $6,500,000,000. If the budget which has general bipartisan support, traneous matter . were to be balanced, that amount would indicates that if its recommendations Mr. LANE and to include extraneous either have to be raised by new taxes or are adopted savings to the extent of matter. Federal expenditures would have to be four or five b1llion dollars are possible. Mr. LANE and to include an article en­ still further reduced to that extent. Savings can also be effected in military titled "Smoky Bear," notwithstanding it Where can the Government raise an expenditures. Scores of instances of exceeds two pages and is estimated by additional $6,500,000,000 in new taxes?. ,military waste have been brought to the Public Printer to cost $196. CONGRESSIONAL -RECORD- HOUSE -7167 Mr. BEAMER and to include remarks ADJOURNMENT the Kensington & Eastern Railroad Co. to he made over the Mutual Broadcasting construct a bridge across the Calumet River; System. · · Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker, I to the Committee on Public Works. ·move -that the House do now adjourn. Mrs. ST. GEORGE in two separate in­ By Mr. GAMBLE: The motion was agreed to; accordingly H. R. 8191. A bill to amend section 127 (a) stances, in each. to include extraneous (at 4 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m.), under of the Internal Revenue Code and' other matter. its previous order, the House adjourned statutes relating to the deduction of war Mr. FOGARTY and to include an edi­ until Monday, June 16, 1952, at 12 o'clock losses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. torial. noon. By Mr. KILDAY: Mr. CANNON and to include an address, H. R. 8192. A bill to amend section 302 of notwithstanding it exceeds two pages and the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, as amended; to the Committee on Armed is estimated by the Public Printer to cost ETC. Services. $210. Mr. McGREGOR. 1558 . .Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, a By Mr. McCARTHY: letter from the Attorney General, trans­ H. R. 8193. A bill to amend section 206 of Mr. KEARNS and to include a citation the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, so for Commissioner Earl J. McGrath at mitting a letter relative to the case of as to enable the Comptroller General more Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. Ludvik Tom Sefcik or Louis H. Sefcik, effectively to assist the Appropriations Com­ Mr. BusBEY