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1956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 11161 such lands where such lands are not required By Mr. FERNANDEZ: shall be referred to the United States Court for public purposes, including public recrea H. R. 12009. A bill for the relief of Richard of Claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tional use; to the Committee on Public J. Aranjo Rodriguez, Roberto Rodriguez, Works. Cecilia Rodriguez, and Basilio Rodriguez; to By Mr. DAVIDSON: the Committee on Ways and Means. PETITIONS, ETC. H.J. Res. 663. Joint resolution to establish By Mr. HAGEN: the 12th day of April as National Health Day; H. R. 12010. A bill for . the relief of Jesus Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions to the Committee on the Judiciary. Marie Ambriz; to the Committee on the Judi and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk By Mr. SELDEN: ciary. and referred as follows: H. J. Res. 664. Joint resolution to amend By Mr. JONES of Missouri: 1167. By Mr. NORBLAD: Petition of Carl the joint resolution providing for member H. R. 12011. A bill for the relief of Diego E. Lehrer and 19 other citizens of the State ship and participation by the United States Moncada; to the Committee o,;i the Judiciary. of Oregon, urging the passage of legislation in the American International Institute for By Mr. McCARTHY: to prohibit the transportation of alcoholic the Protection of Childhood and authorizing H. R. 12012. A bill for the relief of Mrs. beverage advertising in interstate commerce, an appropriation therefor; to the Committee Patricia Joyner Altenbach; to the Committee and its broadcasting over the air; to the Com on Foreign Affairs. on the Judiciary. mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. By Mr. VAN ZANDT: By Mr. MORANO: 1168. Also, petition of Mrs. Alice F. Sauer H.J. Res. 665. Joint resolution to establish H. R. 12013. A bill for the relief of Miss wein and 19 other citizens of Salem, Oreg .• a Commission to appraise the progress and Hedwig Dora; to the Committee on the Judi urging the passage of legislation to prohibit direction of the nuclear electric power pro ciary. the transportation of alcoholic beverage ad gram of the United States of America; to the By Mr. WIGGLESWORTH: vertising in interstate commerce, and its Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. H. R. 12014. A bill for the relief of Martin broadcasting over the air; to the Committee A. Mastandrea; to the Committee on the on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Judiciary. 1169. Also, petition of Russell A. Peterson PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. YOUNG: and 25 other citizens of the State of Oregon Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private H. R. 12015. A bill for the relief of Emil urging immediate enactment of a separate bills and resolutions were introduced ·and Reineke; to the Committee on the Judiciary. and liberal pension program for veterans of World War I and their widows and orphans; severally referred as follows: By Mr. PRESTON: to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. BLATNIK: H.J. Res. 666. Joint resolution to author 1170. By Mr. BUSH: Petition of 174 mem H. R. 12007. A bill for the relief of Taiml ize the Secretary of Commerce to sell one bers and friends of Sgt. Reginald Vought Maria Erkkila; to the Committee on the war-built cargo vessel, and for other pur Post, No. 821, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ber Judiciary. poses; to the Committee on Merchant Marine wick, Pa., urging immediate enactment of a By Mr. CLARK: and Fisheries. separate and liberal pension program !or vet H. R. 12008. A bill for the relief of Toshiko By Mr. BOYLE: erans of World War I and their widows and Tejima Powers; to the Committee on the H. Res. 562. Resolution providing that the orphans; to the Committee on Veterans• Judiciary. bill, H. R. 6185, and all accompanying papers Affairs. EXTENSIONS OF REMARl<S April 12: National Health Day The resolution which I have today saved from a crippling disease. The introduced, for appropriate reference in discovery of the Salk vaccine is perhaps the House, would set aside the 12th day EXTENSION OF REMARKS the outstanding health contri-bution of of April of each year for the purpose our lifetime, and the day upon whicn OF of a public dedication in the never-end the Francis report was issued will serve HON. IRWIN D. DAVIDSON ing struggle for improvement in our Na as a constant reminder of the great tion's health. It would invite the strides that can be made by scientific OF NEW YORK medical profession, the press, and all research to eliminate the as yet uncon IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agencies and individuals interested in quered illnesses of man. Wednesday, June 27, 1956 the national program to unite in a con These two reasons, then, would indi certed effort to impress upon the people cate that the 12th day of April is, indeed, Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, I have the necessity and the value of our Federal the proper day for the observance of a today introduced a joint resolution call Government's interest in national health. National Health Day. ing for the establishment of the 12th The reasons for the designation of the I respect!ully request the support of day of April of each year as National 12th day of April are rather simple. In each Member of the House for the reso Health Day. We have witnessed in the the first place, that day is the birthdate lution which I have introduced. past few decades the increasing interest of our late President, Franklin Delano of the Federal Government in the im Roosevelt, who, perhaps more than any provement of the health of all of our other President in our Nation's history, citizens and in the elimination of disease. oriented our thinking and our efforts to State Sedition Statutes The war which is constantly being waged the need for a national health program. against the destructive diseases which The crippling paralysis from which he afflict both the mind and the body is, I suffered was well known to everyone in EXTENSION OF REMARKS am sure, the only war, be it hot or cold, the world. His personal interest and his OF which honestly commends itself to the efforts to eliminate the dread disease, hearts, souls, and minds not only of the infantile paralysis, caused him to found HON. DANTE B. FASCELL people of this Nation but of the peoples the National Foundation for Infantile OF FLORIDA of the world. The continual struggle to Paralysis. The annual March of Dimes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES conquer the many dire illnesses and dis is not only a yearly drive to aid the Wednesday, June 27, 1956 eases to which man is still subject is the foundation, but acts also as a memorial greatest battle remaining for man to his memory and to his ability to lead Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, I have against nature. a useful and dedicated public life despite today introduced a bill which would re We have, not only in the United States his affliction. store to the States authority to enforce but elsewhere in the world, vast resources In the second place, the 12th day of their State sedition statutes. of people skilled and trained in scientific April became the day on which the en I was privileged to be a member of the research, investigation and analysis and tire world was informed of the results Florida State Legislature when that body the utilization of those resources is still of a study made on the effect of the use enacted the Subversive Activities Act in required to aid in the conquest of disease. of the Salk vaccine in the reduction, 1953. I supported and voted for this In addition, vast sums of money together and perhaps eventually the elimination, measure because I felt that it was a. with nationwide and worldwide correla of paralytic polio. The contribution proper field of legislation for a State. tion of experimental data and progress which Dr. Salk has made to our Nation's Every State and all the citizens within are needed to supply the weapons for the health cannot be measured-each of us its borders have a major interest in op successful conquest of disease. knows that countless children have been p,osing any activity which -is designed .11162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE June 27 ceremony at the Library of Congress "Over 20 million o! the present population to overthrow or destroy our constitu of the United States, counting all ages and tional form of government. Our Florida honoring the late Senator Daniel Wolsey both sexes, are engaged in the cultivation of law makes it a felony for any person to Voorhees, of Indiana. The ceremony, the soil, and on their productive labor, not knowingly and willfully participate in and the presentation of a plaque to the only the Government itself leans for support, any way in such activity and prescribes Library in honor of the contributions but also all other classes of citizens derive a fine of not more than $20,000 or im made to the Library by Senator Voorhees, from the same source their prosperity, their prisonment for not less than 1 year nor was arranged by my friends and fell ow wealth, and, too often, their profuse and more than 20 years, or both. Member townsmen, the Business and Professional criminal luxuries." Women's Club of Covington, Ind. Sev The remedies of his time for the inequi ship in a subversive organization carriES ties that he saw are not our remedies, but the penalty of not more than $5,000 or eral of the club's officers and members he believed with us that a healthy and pros imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor were here for the presentation, and I perous agriculture must be at the base of more than 5 years, or both.