23678 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CHEMICAL GENOCIDE OF White House also accepted with indecent stroyed thousands of Kurdish villages and KURDS haste an Iraqi apology for the attack on the resettled as many of the Kurds in Arab­ USS Stark, which killed 37 American serv­ dominated regions as they could. After the icemen. In its grudge match with Iran, the Iran-Iraq war erupted in 1980, the surviving HON. STENY H. HOYER Reagan administration visibly tilted to Kurdish fighters threw in their lot with Iraq's side-and at a high price. Tehran. OF MARYLAND But now Washington appears either This time it is a truce with the ayatollahs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unable or unwilling to use the leverage it that has enabled Iraq to have another go at Tuesday, September 13, 1988 said it was obtaining to help the Kurds or removing the Kurds from their homelands, push the Iraqis to drop the hard-line posi­ with the new wrinkle of poison gas thrown Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, two articles ap­ tions that have driven the negotiations on in. This time Hussein's intention of depopu­ peared in the Washington Post and the New ending the Iran-Iraq war into deadlock. lating Kurdistan may be within his grasp. York Times this week that I would like to Secretary of State George Shultz has It is unthinkable that he will benefit once given several recent speeches mixing elo­ submit for the RECORD. The thrust of both is again from official American indifference quence with hand-wringing about the hor­ and/or impotence that will be justified in clear. Genocide is being committed by the rors of chemical weapons. When confronted armed forces of Iraqi President Saddam Hus­ the name of maintaining influence in the with their open use by the brutal Iraqi Arab world. sein against the Kurdish populace of northern regime that he has chosen to cultivate Iraq. rather than confront, Shultz folds his cards. Mr. Speaker, we cannot remain indifferent As it stands now, other countries that would [From the New York Times, Sept. 5, 19881 to this wholesale slaughter. Indifference in the be tempted to use the "poor man's atomic STOP THE IRAQI MURDER OF THE KURDS bomb" against their enemies can conclude past has allowed ruthless dictators to murder from the Iraqi example that they will have (By William Safire> millions of people, and indifference today will to pay no price internationally for doing so. BRIDGEHAMPTON, L.I.-On the day the allow countless more to die. The ceasefire in An estimated 120,000 Kurds have fled into cease-fire began in the Iran-Iraq war, the gulf war has ended a conflict that claimed neighboring Turkey in the past week. One Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq, launched hundreds of thousands of lives, and we measure of the atrocities being committed a new military offensive. This was for should not allow this ceasefire to be used as against the Kurds in the public outrage vengeance-to punish the Kurdish people an opportunity for renewed bloodletting. The voiced by the leaders of Turkey, a Moslem living in northern Iraq who had dared to country that places high value on its rela­ pursue their long struggle for autonomy systematic use of chemical weapons in gas tions with Iraq and has a reputation for attacks against civilian populations centers is during the dictator's war against Iran. suppressing its own Kurds. Nonetheless, With his forces freed by the cease-fire, an outrage with little precedent, and should be Prime Minister Turgut Ozal was quoted by Saddam Hussein smashed the Kurds-possi­ met with a firm response if similar affronts to the BBC as saying that "a massacre of inno­ bly with mustard gas, which he has reintro­ humanity are to be avoided in the future. cent people" is occurring in Iraq. duced in modern warfare. Ninety thousand [From the Washington Post, Sept. 8, 19881 Where are equivalent U.S. statements Kurdish refugees are now huddled in tent that might signal a serious international MAKE No MISTAKE-THIS Is GENOCIDE cities along the Turkish border, with an­ action to halt the Iraqis? In the midst of the other 40,000 cut off from escape. election campaign, the Reagan White House This is a campaign of extermination and the State Department appear to have aimed against an ancient ethnic group that PARIS.-Iraq is committing step-by-step other things on their agendas. State Depart­ genocide against the Kurdish people in the ment officials speak instead of making "an wants only to keep its own language and remote Zagros Mountains. The evidence is expression of concern" to the Baghdad gov­ customs in sarbasti-freedom. A classic ex­ now so clear that the world cannot shrink ernment. ample of genocide is under way, and the from branding Iraq's actions with that hor­ History shows that such meekness will world does not give a damn. rible word and demanding an end to this cal­ provide no comfort or protection for the Three men are alive today who can boast culated massacre. Kurds-Moslems who are racially distinct of having made a major contribution to The Iraqi version of genocide is being con­ from the Arab majority of Iraq. While their world depopulation: ldi Amin of Africa, Pol ducted in military operations stretched out periodic rebellions against Baghdad in this Pot of Asia and Saddam Hussein of the over years and launched against the Kurds century have been suppressed with brutal­ Middle East. The Iraqi trails the Asian in as opportunities permit. It does not have ity, it was only 13 years ago that "a final so­ the number slaughtered only because his the maniacal pace or organization of Hit­ lution" seems to have been adopted as the nuclear capability was curtailed by the Is­ ler's Germany or Pol Pot's Cambodia. But option of choice for the troublesome Kurds. raelis; otherwise, he would surely have in­ this must not lessen the horror, condemna­ In 1975, it was the shah of Iran who cinerated five million residents of Teheran. tion and forceful opposition the world com­ signed a border agreement with Iraq and However, Saddam is still active, and with munity and especially the Reagan adminis­ gave Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein a free several million Kurds at his mercy, he may tration must demonstrate if a similar trage­ hand in Kurdistan rather than continue a yet pass Pol Pot in megamurders. dy is to be avoided. costly frontier war. The United States went The Iraqi dictator evidently sees a cease­ Washington and the United Nations have along with the decision of the shah, who fire as a time for getting even. He will one responded with surprisingly mild rebukes as had been funneling American-supplied day turn his aggressive attention to Syria's Iraq has taken advantage of the U.N.-spon­ weapons to the rebel Kurdish army led by Assad, the only Arab leader to have helped sored cease-fire with Iran to intensify the legendary warrior Mullah Mustafa Bar­ Iran, but first he is intent on bloodily crush­ poison-gas attacks aga1nst Kurdish civilians, zani. ing all self-determination aspirations within on a scale not known since World War I. I was with Barzani in the Zagros when the his own borders. More distressingly, the United States and end came that March. Anger and sorrow For a millenium, Kurdistan has been a other nations have taken no effective action consumed him as he told me that he had place but not a nation. Today the nearly 20 to stop the slaughter of Kurdish civilians risked everything because he had trusted million Kurds live under three flags in Iran, and the mass eviction of these Aryan tribal the United States. He had expected betrayal Iraq and Turkey, with some in Syria and people from their mountain homes. by the shah; that was why he had insisted the Soviet Union. The Iranians supplied the Such inactivity from an administration that the United States be deeply involved in Iraqi Kurds with arms to harass Saddam, that has supposedly been building up Amer­ supporting the rebellion from the begin­ and the Iraqi dictator armed the Iranian ican influence and leverage in the Persian ning. In defeat, he asked for American hu­ Kurds to harass the Ayatollah's army. The Gulf is inexcusable. The United States manitarian help to prevent the destruction Kurds, though split into factions and aware spent $200 million to place a naval shield for of his people. they were being used as pawns, saw the the past year around the shipping of Iraq's But over the next year, the Iraqis faced Iran-Iraq war as a chance to establish a kind Arab allies in the war against Iran. The no international opposition as they de- of autonomy if not independence.

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23679 But Iran-Iraq peace means retribution and Ms. Di Martino is an active member of the The program is based on a series of 18- x death. Let us marvel at the reaction: Hispanic community in my district, centering 28-inch posters. The supervisor reads the United Nations peacemakers in Geneva around Las Vegas, NV. She is the chairwom­ poster while it faces his group of employees. are concerned only with the interests of an of the board of the National Council of La The supervisor may want to expand on how member nations, not with the lives of the the information relates to this operations. Kurdish people or with the proliferation of Raza, a member of the National Association The monthly meetings are mandatory and poison gas. Not even a cluck of sympathy of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, require about 10 minutes. comes out of the U.N. Secretary General, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the At the end of the meeting the supervisor who does not want to offend Baghdad or Cuban American National Council, and the displays the poster in his area. It reinforces Teheran. board of trustees of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital the safety presentation by acting as a re­ The United States, in its Reagan-era as­ and Doctors Hospital. minder of an entire month. sertiveness, did manage to issue one small In 1982, President Reagan appointed Ms. Di Finally, the safety director or his counter­ cluck. The State Department spokesperson parts at other manufacturing locations has said that if the reports of mass exodus Martino as U.S. Ambassador to UNICEF Exec­ utive Board. Ms. Di Martino has received nu­ review these safety topics and their graphic of refugees are true, then what is going on summaries with every new hiree in the com­ would be "a grave violation of international merous honors for her efforts in the Hispanic pany's plants, before the employee starts to human rights." How's that for taking action community, she has been named in "Who's work. to stop slaughter of innocents? pinch points, and good housekeeping, stress­ The Turks, who severely repress their own major influence on the customs of the area. As this years' theme, the Hispanic Business ing unsafe acts as well as unsafe conditions. Kurdish minority (they call the Kurds The meetings are dynamic, not static. They "mountain Turks" and forbid the Kurdish and Professional Women's Club has chosen inform and train. language) are accepting some refugees from "500 years of history * * * the women's con­ For visual impact, we've incorporated Saddam's wrath. That's something; not tribution." It is because of this consideration photos of animals such as dogs and cats into much, but at least not the turning-away we of the women's contributions to Hispanic cul­ the program. The photos show the safety get from the totalitarian Arab world or the ture, can we revere Rita Di Martino with this instincts of animals as related to the month­ amoral Soviet Union. honor. ly safety topic. We also change the colors of The world's film crews are too comforta­ The celebration of this honor will take place background and lettering each month. Our ble in Israel's West Bank, covering a made­ advertising department prepares the visuals. for TV uprising of a new "people," to bother on September 24, 1988. The night will com­ memorate Hispanic Heritage Week, a resolu­ We believe that dynamic supervisor-em­ with the genocidal campaign against a well­ phyee monthly safety meetings are a vital defined ethnic group that has been friend­ tion by Congress in recognition of the out­ part of our safety effort, since the supervi­ less throughout modern history and does standing contributions by Hispanic Americans. sor is an employee's first and often foremost not yet understand the publicity business. This gala affair will include participants from contact with the company. Our Hear and For television, inaccessibility is no excuse all over Latin and South America. See poster program is the supervisor's am­ for ignoring the news; the ability of color munition. We use a rifle rather than shot­ cameras to bring home the horror of large­ Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues in the House to join with me now to honor this gun approach to safety. scale atrocities imposes a special responsibil­ We ask supervisors to present the safety ity on that medium to stake out murder outstanding member of the Hispanic commu­ nity in my home district. topic in a clear and forceful manner, show­ scenes or get first-hand accounts from refu­ ing sincerity and enthusiasm. Some supervi­ gees. sors think they can't give good talks_ to save What about the two candidates for leader DOUBLE YOUR MESSAGE their lives. With our Hear and See 'Iormat of the free world? If ever asked about stop­ they can give talks that could save someone ping this killing, Mr. Dukakis, would pro­ else's life. pose mailing a stern postcard to the U.N. HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. Supervisor reaction to the program has and Mr. Bush might offer a little homily on OF OHIO been favorable because the safety talks are evenhandedness. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES easier to present. Everyone discusses the We could stop the killing by (a) demand­ Tuesday, September 13 1988 same topic and the Hear and See concept ing a Security Council investigation and holds employees' attention. linkage of human rights to the Geneva Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today While we have used similar campaigns peacemaking, (b) bringing Kurdish refugees which are available from state agencies and to the U.S. for testimony, (c) encouraging to respectfully request once again that I be able to insert an article written by Mr. Michael private firms, Commercial's Hear and See wider Turkish aid and leaning on Iraq by approach aims directly at its various manu­ threatening an early pullout of Persian J. Lacivita, a distinguished citizen and author from my 17th Congressional District of Ohio. facturing operations. Gulf ships. If this gets no results quickly, We hope our program has instilled a more we can slip Stinger missiles to Massoud Bar­ Mr. Lacivits has authored another brilliant lasting awareness of working safely and safe zani in the hills to bring down the gassing article entitled "Double Your Message," which conditions. We feel the program enlivens gunships. appeared in the November/December 1981 what is generally considered to be an unin­ The Kurds say Pesh Merga-"Forward to issue of Navy Lifeline. Again, because of the spiring and dry subject. Death." That is a slogan of defiance, but it great significance of the issues addressed by Last year the American Metal Stampings has also been a description of their fate. Association presented its highest safety People who want only peace and freedom Mr. Lacivita in this article, I encourage all of my colleagues to read it. award, the Seastrom Safety Award, to Com­ deserve America's attention and support. mercial Shearing for its 1979 Hear and See DOUBLE YOUR MESSAGE Program. TRIBUTE TO MS. RITA DI MAR­ Supervisors are the kingpins in our safety TINO UPON HER RECEIPT OF communications program. Their safety tol­ TRIBUTE TO BUD BROWN THE HISPANIC WOMAN OF THE erance levels will determine the awareness YEAR AWARD and attitudes of those with whom they work closest. As one of our employees once said, HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN HON. JAMES H. BILBRA Y "If safety isn't in the supervisor, it won't be OF CALIFORNIA OF NEVADA in his people." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Since "hear and see" communications IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES create the best environment for understand­ Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Tuesday, September 13, 1988 ing and retention, we developed a combina­ Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tion safety poster and verbal communica­ Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tions program for Commercial Shearing's pay tribute to my good friend, Mr. Bud Brown. tribute to Ms. Rita Di Martino who is being supervisor and employee monthly safety 1 ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this honored by the Hispanic Business and Profes­ meetings. It focuses on details we feel are outstanding individual, who will be recognized sional Woman's Club of Las Vegas as the His­ important to our type of operations, as well by the San Fernando Kawanis Club for his panic "Woman of the Year." as general safety topics. dedicated service as president. Although Bud 23680 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 is stepping down as president, he will un­ This summer, the National Commission on Another objective says that no racial or doubtedly continue his long record of commu­ Infant Mortality released its findings. In its ethnic group should have an infant mortali­ nity service and involvement. findings, the report underlined the undimin­ ty rate worse than 12 per 1,000. Among ished scope of the problem and the need to black Americans, the rate stood at 18.2 in For over 30 years, Bud Brown's pleasant 1985 and is projected to decline only to 15.9 personality and ready willingness to be helpful act now on those findings. by 1990, the CDC said. has endeared him to both his colleagues and The facts are disturbing. In 1985, over The infant mortality rate among whites in the communications industry and to the 40,000 babies died because they were not stood at 9.3 per 1,000 in 1985 and is project­ public he has served so well. As a result of getting the proper care. Unless some dramatic ed to fall to 7.9 by 1990, the CDC noted. his hard work and excellent performance, he changes occur in our system of health care One of the goals that is likely to be met enjoys respect and support throughout the delivery to newborn children and to young concerns the nation's neonatal mortality San Fernando Valley. mothers, then 1990 will not witness any re­ rate-babies dying in the first 28 days of Throughout his career in the communica­ ductions in that tragic statistic. life. That rate is project to be 5.7 per 1,000 The tragedy of the infant mortality statistics in 1990, below the target of 6.5. tions industry, Bud has always shown a will­ The other two objectives likely to be met ingness and desire to give freely of his valua­ tells doctors and health professionals that the are having most babies leave the hospital in ble time to aid organizations or causes impor­ underlying problems affecting the health of car safety seats and putting into place pro­ tant to his community. At present, he is first newborn infants has not really changed. grams to screen newborns for metabolic dis­ vice president of the Mission Hills Chamber; The post mortem on infant mortality hope­ orders, which all states now have, the CDC member, board of directors Sylmar Chamber fully will hold some meaningful promise for the said. of Commerce; active in Pacoima and San Fer­ Government, for doctors, and most important­ Among the other goals not like to be met: nando Chambers; first vice president-Century ly, for parents. The statistics show that im­ Reducing the perinatal death rate-deaths Club, Holy Cross Hospital; chairman of the proved prenatal care is part of the puzzle of between 28 weeks' gestation and the first seven days after birth-to less than 5.5 per board of trustees for Employees and Good reducing infant mortality. Now that those sta­ 1,000. The 1990 projection: 8.5. Government Club; first vice president Foothill tistics have been canvassed for yet another No county, racial or ethnic group should Advisory Boosters, LAPD Foothill Division; di­ year, it is time to put our technological muscle have a maternal death rate above five per rector-LA Mission College's Club; board of di­ and willpower fully behind the solutions to 100,000 live births. The 1990 national rate is rectors Heaven on Earth Ranch; and member high infant mortality. projected at 7.0, with black mothers at 20.5. board of directors of Project Heavy, San Fer­ The stork cannot solve infant mortality. This No more than 5 percent of babies should nando Valley. Bud Brown has built a record of problem originates within our society, within be born under 2,500 grams, or 5.5 pounds. commitment and excellence that is an inspira­ our cities, and within our homes. The 1990 projection: 6. 7 percent. tion to us all. After years of identifying the problem, of No county, racial or ethnic group should have a low birthweight rate over 9 percent. Bud is presently district manager-community identifying the at-risk groups, and of identifying For blacks, the 1990 projection is 12.3 per­ relations of GTE, California. He began his what sorts or medicines to give or what ma­ cent. telephone career in 1956 as a cable splicer in chines to provide in the hospital, it is time to No more than 10 percent of pregnant Santa Monica. take that knowledge and those solutions di­ women in any county, racial or ethnic group His lovely wife, Althea, and two sons, David rectly to the mothers and to offer them some­ should go without prenatal care in the first and Danny, are justifiably proud of Bud. Few thing more than a little bit of hope and a large three months of pregnancy. The 1990 na­ people have given of their time and energy as dose of risk. tional projection: 23.6 percent, 38.5 percent selflessly as he. It is my distinct pleasure to We are not only behind other nations in for blacks. ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Bud terms of relative infant mortality rates. We are Brown, an invaluable member of my communi­ way behind in many of the goals that we as a CRACKING DRUG ADDICTION ty. nation set for ourselves years ago. The follow­ ing article describes some of the deficiencies of health care for infants. Hopefully, as the HON. ROBERT GARCIA THE BABY BUST latest statistics sound the alarm bell, we can OF NEW YORK HON. JAMES J. FLORIO move ahead and deal with the problem IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES squarely. Tuesday, September 13, 1988 OF NEW JERSEY The article follows: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. To MISS MOST GOALS FOR IMPROVING Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Tuesday, September 13, 1988 INFANT HEALTH take this opportunity to introduce into the RECORD an article about an innovative new Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, the birthday can­ this used, said he came to Lincoln two years ago wife and four children. "I felt I was going to because "I got sick and tired of being sick die anyway-what was the sense of trying to week allows physician's assistants to admin­ and tired. You use crack and you get so ister the treatments, which Smith calls "the fight this addiction?" he asked. "I don't see hyped up that I needed heroin to come no future." But acupuncture, Collins said, equivalent of piercing ears." And the New down. Sometimes I would use it for two or York City Probation Department recently "gave me a feeling I never felt before. It three days straight. Once you're there, you made me want to come back." agreed to refer a growing number of the es­ don't want to stop." timated 5,000 crack addicts under its juris­ Rafael, a man with close-cropped hair and To Probation Commissioner Kevin T. diction to the Bronx clinic. a red jogging suit, spoke in slow, measured Smyley, acupuncture is the only form of "I'd say it's the most promising treatment tones about how crack took over his life. Al­ treatment suitable for crack, the cheap co­ I've seen in 15 years," said Dr. Bernard though he started using marijuana at 13 caine derivative that has transformed his Bihari, a former city drug abuse commis­ and cocaine at 18, he worked intermittently agency's caseload and rendered its methods sioner who now runs an acupuncture pro­ as a laborer, messenger and cab driver. But obsolete. gram with a long waiting list at Brooklyn's that ended abruptly when he began smok­ "Crack abusers tend to be younger, and Kings County Hospital. ing crack. they're more likely to be newcomers to the Smith says his success rate-defined as Rafael, who became a father soon after criminal justice system," Smyley said. They drug-free urine results for at least two high school, said the drug made him so er­ are also twice as likely to commit crimes months-is greater than 50 percent with the ratic and impatient that he constantly while on probation. court-referred clients. Yet even the 30 per­ yelled at his two daughters. cent retention rate for crack addicts who "You do anything to get it," he said, "I While Smyley estimates that one-quarter walk in off the street compares favorably used my wife. I stole from her. You buy me of the 65,000 people on probation are drug with detoxification and other traditional a pair of sneakers, and I sold them right the users, he has no way of knowing for sure programs. next day. "unless they admit it or have tracks on their The federal government, however, seems "When the welfare was in my name, I arms." Beginning this winter, however, the uninterested in acupuncture as drug ther­ used to get this check and I'd spend the Probation Department plans to begin man­ apy. Bihari applied for a grant from the Na­ whole check on crack. I had to keep going datory drug testing for all its clients. tional Institute on Drug Abuse to until the money was gone. We didn't go Drug abusers, especially crack addicts, will study the effects of acupuncture on cocaine hungry because of my mother." be referred to Smith's clinic and closely addicts, but was turned down. Since starting acupuncture two years ago, watched by probation officers with case­ "We just didn't have enough money to Rafael said, "I feel more relaxed. I sleep a fund all the proposals that were made," said loads two-thirds smaller than the current little better." Nevertheless, he said, "I've 250. Those who refuse to stay in the pro­ NIDA spokeswomen Mona Whittaker, been in and out of this place five, six, seven whose agency is spending $13l million on re­ times. I could never stay straight more than gram could face imprisonment for violating search this year. "It's a question of limited two or three weeks." the terms of their probation. resources." Still, he is trying again. "I've been clean "The thrust is not to find more people and In one study of severe alcoholics, Dr. for 65 days," Rafael said, "It's been the best put them back in jail," Smyley said. "It's to Milton Bullock of Hennepin County Medi­ time of my life." use it as a diagnostic tool to direct them cal Center in Minneapolis found that 37 per­ Cozet Parker, a lOth-grade dropout and into treatment. I look at drugs as a medical cent stopped drinking after acupuncture longtime heroin user, spoke with a glassy problem.... What's out there is not work­ treatment, compared to 7 percent in a con­ stare as she described how she used the ing now." trol group. In a similar study in Brooklyn, drug during pregnancy. She. said she was Smith, for his part, is hoping that the Bihari found that 14 of 15 alcoholics were upset about her mother's death from cirrho­ South Bronx, the symbol of so many urban sis of the liver and believed that her baby still sober a month after beginning treat­ problems, can lead the way toward at least ment. would not be born addicted unless she con­ Western scientists do not know exactly tinued using heroin into the ninth month. one solution. how acupuncture works, although research Her son, Eric, born three months premature "Other hospitals have nothing for crack suggests that needles placed at certain in August, remains hospitalized. addicts," Smith said. "If this were available, points can trigger the release of endorphins, When city welfare officials threatened to you could treat a large number of this sup­ a pain-relieving substance produced natural- place Eric in foster care, Parker came to the posedly untreatable bunch." 23682 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF In the 1950s, Dr. R. G. Singh of Jackson­ HAPPY BIRTHDAY NELLIE SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNI­ ville and an associate, Dr. P. Hariharan, of GRIFFITH BLATTENBERGER VERSITY India, developed what they named a trian­ gular-path interferometer while working at HON. BOB TRAXLER the National Physical Laboratory of India HON. JOHN P. MURTHA in New Delhi. By coupling the interferome­ OF PENNSYLVANIA OF MICHIGAN ter with a computer, scientists at the Itek IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Corporation in Lexington, Mass., recently IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, September 13, 1988 have come up with a telescope system that Tuesday, September 13, 1988 instantly adjusts its lenses to counteract at­ Mr. TRAXLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mospheric interferences, thus producing Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tr:ibute to Saginaw Valley State University, clearer images of celestial objects. extend my warmest wishes to a resident of a learning insititution which has given mid­ When light waves from heavenly bodies Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, Michigan a quarter century's commitment to enter the earth's atmosphere, they are bent Nellie Griffith Blattenberger of Windber, who higher education. and distorted the same way that light waves will be celebrating her 1OOth birthday on Sep­ The early 1960's saw a tremendous growth entering water are disturbed. Just as a tember 22. in new housing development in the Saginaw person on land receives a fuzzy view of what Mrs. Blattenberger deserves all our con­ area resulting from the booming auto industry, lies beneath the surface of the water, ob­ gratulations for this remarkable achievement. Mr. Speaker. But it takes more than bricks servers on earth have received a hazy She has seen many changes take place in the and cement to build a community. To become glimpse of the stars. past 100 years. The invention of the automo­ a community, residents of an area of this Dr. Singh's triangular-path interferome­ bile, the first space flight, the initial expedi­ scope must find common interests, and work ter measures the distortion caused by the tions to the North and South Poles, the dawn­ together on projects which improve their envi­ atmosphere. Light from a star entering the ing of the computer age-these are all events ronment. And that is exactly what has hap­ devise is split up into two beams by a half­ which have occurred in Mrs. Blattenberger's pened. The people of the Saginaw area saw silvered mirror. One beam travels a triangu­ lifetime. the necessity to build a university which in­ lar path in a clockwise direction while its But while these and many many other histo­ stantly became a valuable resource to the counterpart travels the same path in the op­ ry-making events were taking place, Mrs. Blat­ community. Its devotion to higher education posite direction. tenberger, like so many other Americans in so has helped people get the best out of their When the beams emerge from the device, many other cities and towns across the United home, and their new community. they are parallel but separated laterally by States, went about her everyday business, a small distance called a shear. By introduc­ Few experiences in life are as fun or as ing a plane of glass into the path of the raising a family, earning a living, entertaining memorable as when we put our minds to work beams inside the interferometer, the shear­ friends, and observing the events of the day. to solve a challenging problem-and solve it. ing can be controlled. In saluting Mrs. Blattenberger we are saluting The people of the Saginaw area have proven On a screen placed perpendicular to the all of the citizens of the United States who they can do just that. Their boundless imagi­ two beams after they have emerged from have worked so hard to make our country nation and creativity have taken them to new the interferometer a sequence of light and great. The strength of our country comes from heights. It's reassuring to know that the gradu­ dark bands called fringes will appear. From these dedicated, individual lives. ates of Saginaw Valley State University will be the fringes and the position of the glass Happy birthday Mrs. Blattenberger, and all sharing their talents as leaders in their com­ plane, scientists can determine how much the best wishes for a wonderful celebration. munity and in this great country. the light has been distorted by atmospheric On September 25, 1988, Saginaw Valley disturbances. State University will celebrate its 25th anniver­ In the Itek system, the calculation of dis­ IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL sary of serving the people of mid-Michigan. I tortion is relayed to a computer which de­ HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK am very proud of the excellent educational termines the amount of correction in the opportunities being provided to my district. I light waves required to cancel the disturb­ HON. DALE E. KILDEE congratulate Saginaw Valley State University ance, researchers report. on its outstanding service to the community, A mirror that adjusts its shape when elec­ OF MICHIGAN and I wish them many more quarter centuries trical charges are applied to it corrects the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of service and success. starlight so that viewers see a clear image of the heavenly body, according to Itek scien­ Tuesday, September 13, 1988 tists. Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, as our Nation DR. R.G. SINGH, PHYSICIST In addition to its application in astrono­ celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Week, I my, the triangular-path interferometer has am proud to pay tribute to the Hispanic com­ HON.CHARLESE.BENNETT also been used to show that unpolarized munity of Flint. OF FLORIDA light consists of random, plane-polarized The Hispanic culture has enriched our city IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES components, Dr. Singh said. and our Nation by making its presence felt in Tuesday, September 13, 1988 In his work, Dr. Singh has not confined Government, the arts, labor, business, science his research to optics, but has also stepped and virtually every corner of our society. His­ Mr. BENNETT. Mr. Speaker, Dr. R.G. Singh, into the areas of solid state physics and nu­ panics make up 7.9 percent of the Nation's who lives in Jacksonville, FL, is a physicist clear physics as well. He was the first person population and are expected to rise to 15 per­ teaching at the Florida Community College in in India to develop a photovoltaic solar cell, cent by the year 2000. This ever growing Jacksonville and the Florida-Times Union in a a device which, according to the dictionary, presence is a vibrant spirit and force in Amer­ generates an electromotive force when light recent article paid him a well-deserved tribute ica that is helping to shape the future of our for his discoveries. I include the article at this falls on the boundary between two dissimi­ lar substances in close contact. great Nation. point in the CoNGRESSIONAL RECORD, this arti­ America's Hispanic community brings to us cle which I believe will interest all scientifically The 11 books which he has authored are it's rich heritage and tradition, infusing our so­ for a wide spectrum of readers and range interested persons: ciety and our lives with a diversity and wealth PHYSICIST HERE BRINGS HEAVENLY BODIES from a textbook for seventh grade students to a book on electricity and magnetism. He of culture we would otherwise lack. As the INTo Focus Nation of immigrants that we are, our great­ has published 20 papers in scholarly jour­ nals. ness has come from the histories and tradition For centuries star-gazers have glimpsed After working in India from 1950 to 1967, of every country and every people, and our only a hazy picture of what heavenly bodies Hispanic community has indeed helped make actually look like. Recenty an invention by Dr. Singh came to the United States to live a physicist here has been incorporated into permanently. He has worked at Massachu­ us great. Hispanics in our country have both a telescope system that reduces the distor­ setts Institute of Technology, at the Univer­ immigrant roots and roots well established in tion of starlight caused by the earth's at­ sity of Florida, and at Florida Junior Col­ the boundaries of the United States long mosphere. lege, where he currently teaches physics. before we became an independent nation. September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23683 Today, the Hispanic community is a strong companies are in a race with Ford Motor rent prices and cites the poor sales of its force on the political landscape. Often an Co. to offer state-of-the-art braking systems $850 air-bag option package. unsung factor in American politics, Hispanics in more of their cars. "You finally get to a crossover point have provided the margin of victory in many Why this sudden turnabout? The primary where the customer says, 'You can leave reason is demand: Auto makers are scram­ that and Sens. such features is to make sure they can be 2. Public and media attitudes are changing Tom Harkins and Lowell Weicker marketed in more ways than one. Ford, for in a positive direction and more Americans and Jim Brady . The munity more involved in this area through the veto demonstrated that Members of Con­ ads publicize a toll-free 800 number <1-800- United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons, gress recognized that of all groups affected, 248-ABLE), enabling callers to receive regis­ 1983-92. What the United States does here at people with disabilities benefitted most tration information about how, when and home to meet the objectives of the decade from the resultant additional civil rights where to vote in their state. It is first time, will impact significantly the efforts in other na­ protection. I am pleased to report that Con­ on a national basis, that a toll-free number tions. gressional sponsors of N.O.D. led the fight has been made available for this purpose, Mr. Speaker, I believe our colleagues will to override the President's veto. thus filling a serious information gap-lack AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 19 8 8 of information about the registration proc­ find Mr. Reich's article most interesting and I ess. The results of our public service adver­ am submitting a copy of it for inclusion in the An historic piece of legislation is now tising campaign have been outstanding in RECORD. before both the House and Senate-the terms of the media's acceptance and use of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988. If A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF N.O.D.: ads and the public's response to them. passed, it would prohibit discrimination DISABILITY IN AMERICA TODAY: WINDS OF against disabled people in employment, edu­ N.O.D. PUBLIC SERVICE CHANGE? cation, housing, transportation and commu­ Newsweek has published the Barbara . and undoubtedly veterans? the Wall Street Journal and an editorial from going to kill them. They nearly collapsed in Some of the bravest and best men that the September 1, 1988, edition of the Omaha relief when I handed each of them a few of ever wore an American uniform fought in World-Herald. my Luckies and told them. "No sweat." that war. They deserve better than to be [From the Wall Street Journal, July 26, I remember the exhilaration brought caricatured by Hollywood and represented 1988] about by extreme fatigue and our victory in the media as a legion of losers. over the North Vietnamese regiment that VIETNAM VETS WITHOUT HOLLYWOOD, had invaded our area. And I recall the WITHOUT TEARS curses, the hatred we felt when the New [From the Omaha World-Herald, Sept. 1, York Times clips arrived claiming the Viet­ 1988] Movies about Vietnam are the latest namese and American victory in the Tet of­ MANY SERVED HoNoRABLY, Asx ONLY phase in Hollywood's nonstop assault on the fensive was actually a defeat. UNDERSTANDING American spirit. The films are often accom­ There were other vignettes that haven't Americans seem about to be dragged panied, in the print media and on TV, by faded: A boy in a nearby village with a twist­ through another round of anniversary jour­ advice from Vietnam veterans groups, "out­ ed foot caused by a badly-healed break. We nalism about the 1960s and the Vietnam reach" organizations, and the like, that we begged his mother for months to let us take War. The attention generated by the movies who fought in that conflict should see these him into Nha Trang and have it fixed. Fi­ "Platoon" and "Full Metal Jacket" was fi­ movies only with a "support group." One or­ nally she relented, tearfully, not quite trust­ nally dying down when disclosure about ganization advised us not to see "Platoon" ing us. Our medic sneaked the boy into an Sen. Dan Quayle's National Guard enlist­ alone; another cautioned us to spend time American hospital under care of a doctor ment touched off more discussion of the "decompressing with friends after it." We've who was part of our conspiracy. We gave war and its effects on the individuals in­ been told about the danger of "nightmares" him back to his mother, in a cast, with a leg volved in it. and warned of the ultimate horror: "flash­ as good as new. The whole village got drunk If the debate is to continue, it would be backs." Jane Fonda, our dart-board version with us. well this time to remember two things. No of World War II's Betty Grable, claims she We got drunk on Thanksgiving day as one speaks for all veterans. And not all vet­ and a group of veterans "wept" in a theater well, after the giggling Vietnamese told us erans have sought attention for their point lobby after seeing the movie. the "deer" we had eaten with them for of view. Excuse me while I barf. Thanksgiving dinner was actually a dog. One group that isn't often heard from This ludicrous blubbering and psycho­ I remember trying to cram a year of good babble has puzzled me for 17 years. Every times into a week of R&R in Singapore, and consists of the men who went to Vietnam, unveiling of a Vietnam memorial on TV then landing back in Vietnam at the air did their best and, when their tour of duty news seems to star the same two central­ base, hung over and depressed, only to be was over, came home, picked up their civil­ casting vets wearing fatigues-both bearded, mortared in the terminal. ian pursuits and became indistinguishable one with pony tail-hugging each other and But many of the starkest of memories are from the rest of society. sobbing. It's embarrassing. the bad ones. A newly married lieutenant A number of them surfaced recently in The other image is created by the cultural dead after less than a week in the country, a the The Wall Street Journal's letters termites in Hollywood: the American soldier sergeant killed in a firefight when another column after the newspapers published an in Vietnam as racist, neurotic, drug crazed, American shot him accidentally, piles of article in which William K. Lune Jr., a Con­ feral, a hopeless pawn of a rotten society dead North Vietnamese, dead South Viet­ necticut veteran who works as a speech sent to fight an unjust war. Even the car­ namese, dead Montagnards, a dead old man writer, blasted Hollywood and the news toonish Rambo character is a societal misfit, in his bed in a house wrecked by battle, media for their portrayal of Vietnam veter­ a mumbling killer exo:·cising his demons in heat, fear, concussion, the frenzy of fighting ans. More than one of the letter writers said a revenge ritual. out of an ambush. Lane's article expressed things that they The vast majority of men who fought in Bad things, but no worse than many other had felt for years but couldn't find the that war-people like me-simply do not fit bad things in life: car wrecks, the death of words to say. any of those images. Many of us are embar­ loved ones. Being fired probably can be as A Texas man wrote: "I am tired of the rassed by them, especially in the presence of traumatic as being fired upon. And besides, whining, sniffing, paranoid image of the veterans of Iwo Jima and Midway and Pork Nam was a long time ago. Vietnam vet. We're ordinary folks living or­ Chop Hill-most of whom saw much more I still know where a few of my teammates dinary lives.'' A Delaware veteran's letter horror than Vietnam soldiers ever did and are. I get a few cards at Christmas. Some­ said: "Vietnam has been co-opted by fringe managed to continue their lives without times I see one or two and hear about elements with motives far afield from the whinning, acting nutty, or looking for a free others. Some did a few more tours in Nam truth about Americans in Vietnam.'' Added ride. after I left. A couple are still in the Army. a Virginia writer: "In the 20 years since my This is not to say that Nam was not a Some have done better than others, but I'll Vietnam tour, I have watched with amaze­ searing experience. Indulge me as I present bet you this: None of them would need a ment at the parade of flakes projected by some images I dredged up in an attempt to "support group" to go see a movie. None of the media as representing Vietnam veter­ stimulate a few "flashbacks." them would indulge in prattle about "post­ ans." I arrived in Vietnam in early 1968, as traumatic-stress disorder" and how is caused What did Lane write that struck such a green as the beret I wore, and was assigned them to beat up their wives or wet their chord? The answer may be in the conclud­ to the Special Forces "A" team that had the beds. None of them would be a party to the ing lines of his article, when he wrote: dubious distinction, two weeks later, of Agent Orange hustle. "Some of the bravest and best men that being one of the first attacked during the And none of them would go to an Army­ ever wore an American uniform fought in Tet offensive. My memories of that battle Navy surplus store and buy jungle fatigues that war. They deserve better than to be are of. the incredible roar and chaos that and put them on and hug each other and caricatured by Hollywood and represented occurs when two rifle companies open up on cry for the cameras because no one gave in the media as a legion of losers." each other; of a day and a night pinned them a parade. Lane ridiculed the motion, which some down behind tombstones in a Buddhist cem­ The men I knew in Vietman didn't hate counselors promoted, that veterans etery; of picking up a terrible sweet smell each other because of race. We weren't on shouldn't see "Platoon" unless they had a for the first time and knowing instinctively drugs. We didn't murder civilians. We didn't "support group." He expressed contempt for that it was death. hate the Army or LBJ or our country. We what he described as Hollywood's image of I remember an old French priest who in­ didn't feel America owed us a free ride be­ the veteran-"racist, neurotic, drug-crazed, sisted I follow him during a lull in the battle cause we spent time defending it. We were feral, a hopeless pawn of a rotten society because he wanted me to see a "bullet" in our own "support group" over there. We sent to fight an unjust war." He said he was his church. The bullet turned out to be a don't need one here. embarrassed by "the same two central cast­ howitzer shell that had come through an I've met hundreds of Viet vets over the ing vets-both bearded, one with pony tail­ open window and embedded itself in the years, and I've yet to encounter one who fits hugging each other and sobbing" who, he steps of the altar without exploding. We got the prevailing stereotypes. There are veter­ said, seemed to epitomize television news "the bullet" out for him when things ans from all our wars who are sick or de- coverage of Vietnam memorials. September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23687 Lane acknowledged that the war was a venco for his well-deserved recognition as Under Cathy's leadership, Bet Tzedek has searing experience and that many of his Italian-American "Man of the Year." grown significantly and has achieved some of starkest memories of Vietnam were bad its most important legal victories. In order to ones. He advocated "a special revered status" for disabled veterans and "help and TRIBUTE TO BISHOP NORMAN L. better serve the community, the center has comfort" for veterans who are sick, de­ WAGNER had to move into a larger facility and can now pressed or drug-addicted. "But," he said, boast that the number of clients served has "can't we stop the fictional stereotyping increased from 7,500 to 9,000 per year. Along that simply doesn't fit the majority of Viet­ HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. with the client community, the scope and or­ nam veterans?" OF OHIO ganization of the board of directors has flour­ It needed to be said. Nearly every Ameri­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ished as well. can community of any size has veterans who Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Cathy has positively affected the lives of served honorably in Vietnam and then were able to put the war behind them and go on Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise many throughout her years as an activist for with their lives. Their perspective is an es­ in order to pay tribute to Bishop Norman L. equality and social justice. By recognizing and sential ingredient in any attempt to under­ Wagner, a truly outstanding citizen of my 17th providing for the special legal service needs stand the era. Congressional District of Ohio. of the poor and elderly, Cathy has guided the Bishop Wagner was recently elevated to the house of justice on a forward path of growth and dedication to the cause of justice for COMMEMORATING MR. JOHN rank of bishop in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc., after having served as those who have nowhere else to turn. GIOVENCO AS ITALIAN-AMERI­ Cathy joined the board of directors of Bet CAN MAN OF THE YEAR pastor of the largest minority ministry in its area, the Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church in Tzedek in 1980. She is a graduate of the Uni­ Youngstown, OH. This outstanding gentleman versity of Southern California and has a pas­ HON. JAMES H. BILBRA Y has been appointed to serve as spiritual sionate interest in the Jewish community. She OF NEVADA leader of the denomination's 41st Episcopal is married to Steve Needleman and is the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District, which includes the continent of proud mother of two children, Jessica and Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Europe. Bishop Wagner's responsibilities will Danielle. Few people have given of their time and Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to include expansion of the church's ministry in Europe and overseeing its general operations energy as selflessly as Cathy. It is my distinct pay tribute to a preeminent civic and commu­ pleasure to ask my colleagues to join me in nity leader of southern Nevada, Mr. John Gio­ there. At the time Bishop Wagner was named honoring Cathy Needleman, an invaluable venco. On Saturday, October 8, the Augustus member of our community. Society and the Nevada Society of Italian­ pastor of Mt. Calvary, church membership was American Lawyers will honor this exceptional 300. Under this extraordinary man's guidance, Las Vegan as Italian-American "Man of the membership grew to 1,200. Bishop Wagner SHERIFF GEORGE SMALL HON­ Year." He is truly deserving of this recogni­ also started the Calvary Christian Academy ORED ON THE OCCASION OF tion. and the Calvary Christian Academy of Higher HIS RETIREMENT John Giovenco has graciously served the Learning. He also initiated a television ministry community of southern Nevada in a variety of called Tel-a-World Ministries, which broad­ HON. JAMES J. FLORIO ways. As a professional, he has contributed casts nationwide via cable and satellite. Bishop Wagner's most recent achievement OF NEW JERSEY extensively to the growth and prosperity of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES southern Nevada. He · is a member of the was the selection of his weekly television pro­ board of directors and legislative committee of gram, "Power of Pentecost," by the Pentagon Tuesday, September 13, 1988 the Nevada Resort Association, and a as the first black worship program televised Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great member of the American Hotel & Motel Asso­ on the Armed Forces Radio and Television pleasure that I bring to the attention of my ciation. In addition, he was formerly a member Network, the largest network in the world. colleagues one of New Jersey's distinguished of the board of directors of the Las Vegas "Power of Pentecost" will be telecast in 57 public servants, Sheriff George Small, who will Chamber of Commerce and Los Angeles Area countries and will be seen by approximately be honored next month for his long career in Chamber of Commerce, and the board of 40 million people. Chaplain Harold Banks, liai­ law enforcement. trustees of the University of Redlands in son officer for the Armed Forces Chaplain Sheriff George Small will be retiring at the southern California. Board, has stated that "the Power of Pente­ end of this year after serving for over six dec­ John Giovenco's high level of professional­ cost fills a real need among the minority serv­ ades in a career dedicated to public safety. In ism is further evidenced by his distinguished ice personnel." 1928, George graduated from the New Jersey career with Hilton Hotels Corp. After spending A native of Youngstown, Bishop Wagner State Police Academy and was stationed in 15 years at Pannell Kerr Forster, certified earned both his master's and bachelor's de­ southern New Jersey. During his 15 years with public accountants, he joined Hilton Hotels grees at the Indiana Bible College. He also the State Police and the days of prohibition, Corp., in 1972 as treasurer of the Las Vegas holds two honorary doctorates in theology. Sheriff Small helped solve the Lindbergh kid­ Hilton and Flamingo Hilton. In 197 4, he was Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I napping, tracking down leads in the southern elected senior financial vice president and salute Bishop Norman L. Wagner and his nu­ portion of the State. He was later promoted to chief financial officer of Hilton Hotels Corp. In merous achievements. It is an honor to repre­ Station Commander at Gloucester County's 1979, he was elected executive vice presi­ sent such a fine man. I wish him much suc­ Mantua barracks in 1933. dent-finance and to the board of directors of cess in his new role. About 10 years later, after outstanding serv­ Hilton Hotels Crop. In 1986, he was elected to ice with the New Jersey State Police, George his present position as president of Hilton TRIBUTE TO MS. CATHY accepted a position with the Gloucester Nevada Corp., which encompasses Hilton's NEEDLEMAN County Prosecutor's office as chief of county three Nevada properties. detectives. Although his accomplishments Throughout his busy professional career, HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN were many, the hallmark of his career with the John Giovenco has also found the time to sit OF CALIFORNIA prosecutor's office came on October 27, on the executive board of the Boulder Dam IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1988, when he solved the murder of a 16- Area Council Boy Scouts of America, and the year-old Pitman High School student, Alberta board of trustees of the UNLV Foundation. Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Sharp. Sheriff Small remained as chief detec­ Mr. Speaker, by any standard-be it com­ Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tive until his retirement in 1971-or, more ap­ munity service, civic leadership, or profession­ pay tribute to an extraordinary individual and propriately, his intended retirement. al contributions-Mr. John Giovenco repre­ outstanding member of my community, Ms. After 43 years of hard work and exemplary sents the finest in southern Nevada's commit­ Cathy Needleman, who will be honored by Bet service to his community, George had thought ment to excellence. I ask my colleagues to Tzedek Legal Services for her 3 years of de­ it time to retire from law enforcement, or so join me today in commending Mr. John Gio- voted service as president. he thought at the time. The year 1971 marked 23688 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 the beginning of a 2-year hiatus, but not the costly subsidies. Instead, it encourages com: as an integral part of our society. But most im­ end to a great career. George grew restless mercial bank lending to creditworthy export­ portantly, I am honored to stand and com­ after leaving the prosecutor's office. With the ers. By supporting these small- and medium­ memorate one of this Nation's finest. On help of a trusted friend and colleague, Ed sized businesses, Eximbank's Working Capital Tuesday, September 13, 1988, the mid-Michi­ Erickson, George Small decided to run for Guarantee Program is helping America gan area will officially recognize the Saginaw sheriff of Gloucester County in November achieve a key element in its trade policy: Fair's 75th anniversary. I wish them a most 1973 and was subsequently elected to a 3- export promotion. joyous celebration: Happy birthday to the year term. He has served in that capacity to Eximbank's Working Capital Guarantee Pro­ Saginaw County Fair. this day, for 15 years. gram has also been instrumental in helping I am particularly delighted today to recount United States companies build and maintain the history of the sheriff's career, one which presence in tough-to-crack Asian markets, like has been long and exemplary. Without ques­ the Peoples Republic of China and South tion, Sheriff Small is an accomplished profes­ Korea. There are many small- and medium­ ENDANGERED SPECIES sional. Perhaps just as important, though, he sized American firms which have the potential PROTECTION ACT OF 1988 has always been a genuinely altruistic individ­ to increase exports and save jobs in the ual. George has been at the forefront of com­ United States. Through the Working Capital munity efforts, from organizing United Way Guarantee Program, Eximbank is providing drives to preparing holiday food baskets for crucial support to these firms. This program is HON.CHARLESE.BENNETT the poor. He always has the interest of the costeffective and it really works. I urge my col­ OF FLORIDA community, his neighbors, and friends in mind. leagues to join me in giving this program full In short, George is a people person and a support. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES professional, which explains his success over Tuesday, September 13, 1988 the years as a public servant. As I applaud Sheriff Small for his accom­ THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF Mr. BENNETI. Mr. Speaker, today I am in­ plishments and dedication, I also applaud the THE SAGINAW COUNTY FAIR troducing the Endangered Species Protection support that his late wife, Doris, and his two Act of 1988. This bill will improve the protec­ sons, Wally and Gordon, have given him over HON. BOB TRAXLER tion of endangered species in units of the Na­ the years. OF MICHIGAN tional Forest System, the National Park We all truly owe Sheriff George Small a tre­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES System, and the National Wildlife Refuge System, by increasing from $500 to $1,000 mendous debt of gratitude for his tireless Tuesday, September 13, 1988 service and commitment to the people of the maximum fine that may be imposed for Gloucester County. I wish to extend by best Mr. TRAXLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to violating posted speed limits in such units that wishes to George for a happy and healthy re­ commemorate the 75th anniversary of one of are regularly inhabited by an endangered spe­ tirement. mid-Michigan's most treasured events, the cies. Saginaw County Fair. Annually, over 300,000 The National Park Service alone currently visitors take part in what has become the larg­ administers almost 8,000 miles of roads that EXIMBANK HELPS UNITED est single event in Saginaw County. Many of are open to the public. These roads are STATES ACHIEVE NATIONAL those who live in America's heartland can ap­ needed to allow visitors to enjoy the parks PRIORITIES preciate the contributions of a Midwestern county fair. But in Saginaw and the surround­ and generally relate simply and harmoniously HON. ROBERT GARCIA ing mid-Michigan area, this week-long extrava­ with the topography and environment. These ganza has become an annual tradition for roads are often more narrow and winding, re­ OF NEW YORK quiring lower speed limits than roads outside IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES most of those 300,000 who visit each year. Indeed, many of those who attend have made parks that are designed to facilitate the move­ Tuesday, September 13, 1988 it a fall ritual, which is why the Saginaw ment of vehicles in the most direct and expe­ Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, on August 3, County Fair is recognized as one of the larg­ ditious manner. after months of hard work and bipartisan co­ est of its kind in the United States. Many years ago I authored legislation to operation, this Congress passed an omnibus The Saginaw County Agricultural Society­ create the Key Deer Refuge in south Florida. trade bill which has since been signed into the original Saginaw Fair-was organized on Unfortunately, the deer are still under tremen­ law. The new trade law is a signal to our for­ August 15, 1914. The original purpose of the dous stress, and one reason is because of eign trading partners that the United States is society was to hold fairs and exhibitions in the speeding within the refuge. A number of deer going to be tough on trade. In fact, implement­ county of Saginaw. Today, 75 years later, the have been found dead on the sides of roads ing an effective trade policy has become a na­ purpose remains the same. The fair delivers a where people are known to travel well above tional priority. very significant contribution to the communi­ the speed limit. As we begin to dismantle unjustifiable trade ty-agricultural awareness. Blue Ribbon com­ My bill would help the Key Deer and the barriers abroad, we must also focus our atten­ petition in nearly 25,000 exhibits is offered an­ hundreds of other endangered species that in­ tion on ways in which we can help American nually as well as $60,000 in awards to 3,000 habit property maintained by the Department exporters capture these newly opened foreign exhibitors of all ages. Thus, the exhibition and of the Interior all over the United States. Driv­ markets. The U.S. Export-Import Bank has competition of agricultural products, along with ers traveling 10 miles per hour above a been helping U.S. exporters finance their the awarding of premiums, undoubtedly pro­ posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour in­ overseas sales since 1934. And since 1986, it vides the community with an education on crease their stopping distance by almost 50 has actively developed a program designed state-of-the-art agricultural techniques. feet, and that's in ideal conditions and with especially to help small- and medium-sized Not only has this event attracted agricultural businesses increase their export sales. This is interests, but nearly all those residing nearby good brakes. This distance increases even Eximbank's Working Capital Guarantee Pro­ find some kind of value in participating in the more dramatically at higher speeds. By in­ gram. Saginaw County Fair every year, whether it be creasing the fine for speeding, I am hopeful Under this program, Eximbank provides loan in exhibits, competitions, or just a walk down we can encourage more people to obey the guarantees which enable companies to the midway to capture the excitement. Enter­ speed limit and thus reduce the number of borrow the working capital they need to tainment is certainly another big part of the animals that are killed in our national parks secure export sales contracts. Since the pro­ fair's contribution to our community. each year. gram began, Eximbank has provided loan The Saginaw County Fair has been a part I would encourage Members to review this guarantees for 135 exporters to help them of our lives in mid-Michigan for 75 years now. legislation and to express their support by build a presence in the international market­ Today, I want to call the attention of my col­ contacting my office to sign on as a cospon­ place. Moreover, since it is a guarantee pro­ leagues in the U.S. House of Representatives sor of the Endangered Species Protection Act gram, it does not utilize taxpayers' dollars for to recognize the institution of the county fair of 1988. September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23689 BEST WISHES TO THE UPJ area located north of the Black Sea. But it Mr. Nixon, a grandson of the former U.S. RESPIRATORY CARE SOCIETY was not until Prince Volodymyr's decision to Senator from Nevada, also George Stuart make Christianity the state religion that a real Nixon, was born in Hillsborough, CA, was HON. JOHN P. MURTHA upsurge in Christianity took place. From that graduated from prestigious Menlo School in OF PENNSYLVANIA time on, Christianity has played a vital role, Menlo Park, CA, attended Stanford University not only in the religious life of the Ukrainian IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Palo Alto, and served as assistant manager people, but also in the formation of Ukrainian of San Francisco's classic Palace Hotel Tuesday, September 13, 1988 culture, society, and history. before joining the U.S. Marines in 1941. Mr. Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to It is not, however, solely a celebration of Nixon saw service with the First Division in the again recognize the anniversary of the respira­ this proud legacy that will bring the Flint-area South Pacific · and left the Marines in 1945 tory care profession. 1988 marks the 41st Ukrainian community together this week. It will with the rank of captain. year that practitioners have aided respiratory also be a time to gather in symbolic support As a member of the National Guard, Cap­ patients in combating these debilitating dis­ for those who remain in the Ukraine and are tain Nixon continued to serve his country, re­ eases. restricted from freely worshiping or from cele­ tiring as a brigadier general in the late 1960's. Much progress has been made in battling brating this event. For despite the pronounce­ Mr. Nixon's writing and editing talents have respiratory ailments. Advanced methods of ments of glasnost from Soviet leaders, the served him-and others-well. His newspaper treatment, increased public awareness of the fundamental right of religious freedom remains career began following his Marines' service at causes of respiratory problems, and research as illusive today as ever for the people of the the Stockton Record in California; he pub­ into the effects of these diseases have helped Ukraine. Today, as has been the case since lished, edited, wrote-and perhaps even deliv­ to make the fight against respiratory ailments the 1930's, all religious activities in both east­ ered-the Township Register in Niles, CA, for a winnable one. But much more needs to be ern and western Ukraine are closely super­ several years before joining the Redwood done. vised and controlled by a government-spon­ Empire Association for the first time in 1960. The celebration of the anniversary of the sored committee. Religious instruction and That was succeeded by a hitch in public rela­ respiratory care profession is an opportuntity church attendance are still vigorously discour­ tions with American President Lines, and a for those involved in this battle to make their aged. If General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev return as general manager of REA in 1976. case known to the public. During the week of is to make good on his promises of a more Mr. Nixon is the author of the most com­ October 2-8, the students involved in the Uni­ open Soviet society, he must begin by allow­ plete and most readable book on its region, versity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Respiratory ing the independent people of the Urkaine "Redwood Empire," published by E.P. Dutton Care Society will be conducting an active greater freedom to practice the religion which & Co. in 1966. week of celebrations and education designed has shaped their culture over the last 1,000 Mr. Nixon has been responsible over the to make more of the public aware of the dan­ years. years for attics full of magazine and newspa­ gers and cures of respiratory ailments. Mr. Speaker, I would ask my fellow col­ per articles written about the Redwood Empire I would like to take this opportunity to salute leagues and the Nation to join me in celebrat­ by journalists from across the United States the dedicated individuals involved in the UPJ ing the Ukrainian Millenium of Christianity and and from abroad whom he has introduced to Respiratory Care Society. By conducting these to strengthen our symbolic bond with the the wonders of northern California. activities, these students bring the efforts of people of the Ukraine in their continued fight A man of wry and satirical wit, self-appoint­ for spiritual freedom. respiratory care specialists in fighting emphy­ ed president of something called Air Satz, Mr. sema, asthma, pleurisy, and other diseases Nixon is a member and past president of the closer to success. I extend all my best wishes TRIBUTE TO GEORGE STUART French Club of San Francisco; the father of to the UPJ Respiratory Care Society for a re­ NIXON OF HILLSBOROUGH Florence, George Ill, Bert, Clarissa, and John; warding week. AND OF CALIFORNIA'S RED­ a student of Russian and British war medals, WOOD EMPIRE and of the campaigns of British Gen. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. He and his IN CELEBRATION OF THE MIL­ HON. DOUGLAS H. BOSCO wife, Clara, plan to enjoy the good things of LENNIUM OF CHRISTIANITY IN life in retirement: Time with two grandchildren, THE UKRAINE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a certain amount of travel, a lot of reading and writing, and the consumption of good HON. DALE E. KILDEE Tuesday, September 13, 1988 wines-California and otherwise. OF MICHIGAN Mr. BOSCO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pride and admiration that I rise to salute and and congratulating an American of talent and Tuesday, September 13, 1988 to recognize a dedicated citizen of our State accomplishment, George Stuart Nixon. and our Nation, George Stuart Nixon, who has Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to retired as general manager of the Redwood bring to the attention of my colleagues and Empire Association. INTERNATIONAL FAMILY the Nation an event of 1,000 years ago which Surely there is no more important issue PLANNING marked a milestone for Christianity and for the before the American public today than the people of the Ukraine. I am pleased and hon­ proper use and development of this country's HON. PETER H. KOSTMAYER ored that on September 18, the people of magnificent natural landscapes and resources. OF PENNSYLVANIA Flint, MI., will honor the Millennium of Christi­ Certain it is that few areas on this globe sur­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES anity in the Ukraine with a Ukrainian dinner pass in beauty and natural wealth the nine concert in Flint. counties that constitute the redwood empire, Tuesday, September 13, 1988 For Ukrainian Christians throughout the stretching north of San Francisco's Golden Mr. KOSTMA YER. Mr. Speaker, for 25 world, 1988 marks the Millennium of Christian­ Gate for more than 400 miles into Josephine years, on a bipartisan basis, the Congress has ity in the Ukraine. It was in 988 that the County, OR. recognized the economic and social problems people of Ukraine, following the edict of For the last 12 years, Mr. Nixon has acted caused by rampant population growth in the Prince Volodymyr, participated in a mass bap­ as steward of this empire and for many more Third World. The United States has funded im­ tism in the Dnieper River near Kiev to cele­ he has turned his talents as a writer and as a portant programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin brate the decision of this historic ruler of the manager to the promotion of tourism within it. America to bring family planning help to im­ Ukraine to make Christianity the official reli­ Mr. Nixon realized long ago that tourism, prop­ poverished women. gion of his nation. This event continues to erly organized, is a force for good in two com­ Unfortunately, millions of women in the have far-reaching consequences for the plementary directions: It stimulates the econo­ world are still without access to family plan­ people of the Ukraine. my of the region concerned while simulta­ ning assistance, and population growth rates The beginnings of Christianity in the Ukraine neously informing, educating, and entertaining continue to soar in many countries. can be traced to the missionary activities of the American public and enthusiasts of these But in spite of a tremendous need to slow St. Andrew who preached circa 50 A.D. in the United States from around the globe. worldwide population growth, the Reagan ad- 23690 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 ministration has cut funding in a misguided at­ to the United Nations Population Fund and HEALTH CONCERNS ARE FACTORS tempt to reduce abortions. In fact, providing International Planned Parenthood Federa­ The momentum behind these endeavors family planning assistance is the best way to tion. The move, which helped limit the Fed­ and others by smaller foundations, was reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions. eral budget deficit, was also influenced by fueled partly by a World Health Organiza­ attacks from organizations that oppose Nevertheless, even though U.S. funds are al­ tion report, released in February 1987, abortion. showing 500,000 women dying yearly be­ ready specifically barred from being used to "Having prestigious foundations like Mac­ perform abortions, the President has terminat­ cause of preventable pregnancy related Arthur and Packard take initiatives shows causes, frequently following an abortion, ed U.S. support for the United Nations Fund there is still concern among serious think­ said sponsors of the new programs. The for Population Activities, and has attempted to ers," said Dr. Duff G. Gillespie, the agency's report, issued at a conference in Nairobi, terminate support for international planned director for population. While Government Kenya, called maternal mortality the single parenthood. expenditures are much larger, private phi­ most neglected health problem in the third Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House lanthropy has greater flexibility, he added. world. Foreign Affairs Committee, I have been fight­ The United Nations Population Fund as­ "Heightened concern about sexually ing the Reagan administration's policy in this sists 134 countries and is grappling with transmitted diseases including AIDS, also growing requests from governments once re­ has increased demand for contraceptives area, and thus I was pleased to read recently luctant to accept aid in curbing births but that two prominent private foundations have and for health services that both prevent now eager for assistance, said Dr. Nafis unwanted pregnancies and protect health," moved swiftly and responsibly to fill the fund­ Sadik, the fund's executive director. The ing gap. I would like at this point in the said Dr. Chen. agency has a $176 million budget, up from Dan Pellegrom, executive director of the RECORD, to share an article from the New $156 million the previous year. Pathfinder Fund, a Boston-based nonprofit York Times describing the important contribu­ At a 1984 conference on international pop­ organization that supports medical facilities tions of the MacArthur Foundation and the ulation in Mexico City, the United States in 30 countries and helped establish several Packard Foundation. delegate, James L. Buckley, said the Reagan family planning services, said increased I urge the administration, Mr. Speaker, to re­ Administration would halt contributions to demand for help from the third world un­ evaluate our current policy on international the United Nations fund unless it received derscored the inadequacy of contraceptive assurances that the fund would not engage technology. He said pharmaceutical compa­ family planning. The United States, which in abortion or "coercive family planning prompted the creation of the United Nations nies' research was deterred by high costs, programs.'' doubtful profits, fear of lawsuits and opposi­ Fund for Population Activities, should reassert The United States later cut off its annual its leadership in bringing this desperately tion from anti-abortion organizations. contribution of $26 million to the fund, with Collaboration on contraceptive develop­ needed aid to women around the world. the Reagan Administration saying the fund ment among scientists from the third world The article follows: assisted a program in China that coerced is being pushed by the Rockefeller Founda­ [From the New York Times, Sept. 5, 19881 abortions and sterilizations. Although the tion. Under a Rockefeller program, for ex­ FOUNDATIONS EXPAND FAMILY PLANNING AID fund replied that it does not support abor­ ample, a number of African scientists are ABROAD tion programs and the allegations were not testing a male contraceptive pill, gosypol, substantiated by two Agency for Interna­ developed in China. The Rockefeller Foun­ (By Kathleen Teltsch) tional Development inquiries, the United Two of the wealthiest foundations in the dation expects to continue its major role States contribution was not restored. and spend $60 million to $75 million over United States are starting multi-million­ Since then, the United Nations agency has dollar programs to curb unwanted popula­ the next five years, said Dr. Sheldon J. received bigger contributions from Japan Segal, director of population sciences. tion growth in Asia, Africa and Latin Amer­ and Western European governments while ica. the International Planned Parenthood Fed­ OTHER FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS The undertakings come at a time of sharp­ eration's resources also increased, without Several other foundations are continuing ly curtailed United States Government ex­ United States Government help, from $61 sizable contributions to family planning penditures for population programs abroad million last year to $72 million this year. budgets, including these: and as more and more third world nations also seek help in related areas like arresting The MacArthur program will be shaped The Mellon Foundation is spending about the spread of sexually transmitted disease by an advisory population committee, $10 million annually, partly for faculty ap­ and maternal mortality. headed by Dr. Lincoln Chen, an adviser to pointments and research, development and The MacArthur Foundation of Chicago the MacArthur Foundation and the Takemi introduction of contraceptives and support said it would spend $23 million in the next Professor of International Health at Havard of family planning. two and a half years on family planning and University. The committee is to be com­ The Ford Foundation ended contraceptive maternal health, up from $1.5 million last posed mainly of members from third world research and now folds its family planning year. countries. overseas into a $6 million yearly outlay for The California-based David and Lucile The foundation said it would work with reproductive health and child survival activ­ Packard Foundation, enriched by a $2 bil­ local organizations and leaders to develop ity. lion commitment from Mr. Packard, is re­ culturally appropriate services and not to The Carnegie Corporation has a $3 millon shaping its population undertaking, and will impose American models. For example, it yearly budget for African and Caribbean expand from less than $1 million a year to will make annual awards of $15,000 to countries, emphasizing women's health in $10 million annually. $30,000 to young potential leaders who can pregnancy and child-bearing. Before the new commitments, total fi­ affect population policy in such countries as The Pew Charitable Trusts have a $1.2 nancing for family planning abroad by Mexico, Brazil, India and at least two Afri­ million program in maternal and child American philanthropies was $30 million to can nations. health, including family planning. $35 million annually. In recent years, popu­ The MacArthur Foundation will also The William and Flora Hewlett Founda­ lation programs abroad have lost United select a group of population organizations tion spends about $5 million yearly on inter­ States Government funds totaling about $60 for $100,000 to $150,000 awards. Those national activities in research, training and million annually. chosen will be encouraged to exchange re­ services. "Admirable as foundations' work is, it search data and experiences. MacArthur "There is a sea change under way led by does not make up for the loss of government used a similar technique for its mental the big foundations," said Joan B. Dunlop, funds," said Dr. Joseph Speidel, president of health program in this country and it is now president of the International Women's the Population Crisis Committee in Wash­ the largest private supporter in that field. Health Coalition, one of the few private ington. He said that around the world, 20 "I do not know of any organization that American organizations specifically working million new couples a year enter the repro­ has invited local self-determination on such to increase access to abortion in the poorer ductive ages. "We have less money for more a scale," Dr. Gillespie said. developing countries. "The voices and per­ people," he said. The Packard program, still being formu­ ceptions of women are being heard both in Washington's program for developing lated, is to emphasize third world assistance the United States and in the third world," countries is conducted through the Agency and cover adolescent pregnancy, family she said. for International Development, which ad­ planning and assured access to abortion, The MacArthur Foundation goals, said ministers foreign aid abroad; it is a major said Anne Firth Murry, a consultant to the Dr. Chen, include promoting collaboration supplier of contraceptives to third world foundation. Last May Mr. Packard signaled among the philanthropies and it has invited countries. Agency funds for family planning a commitment, saying, "without population American organizations supporting family were cut to $230 million from $290 million control, conditions in countries of greatest planning, contraceptive research or repro­ in 1985, the last year the agency contributed need will be hopeless." ductive health to meet this fall. September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23691 " This business is not made for solo play­ dynamic region. With Polk County's current education in charge of the residency teaching ers," said Peter C. Goldmark, president of growth rate, the area's population could reach program. In 1978 he founded the Cancer and the Rockefeller Foundation. "We won't 550,000 by the year 2000. Hematology Center of Nevada in Las Vegas have trouble finding each other." The designation of this building in his honor where he continues to conduct cancer re­ is a fitting tribute to the dedication LAWTON search through Tulane University as an asso­ THE PREBORN BABY CHILES has shown in his 18 years of service ciate professor in conjunction with the South­ to the Nation. As chairman of the Senate west Oncology Group. HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN Budget Committee, he has been a leader in Mr. Speaker, by any standard-be it civic OF CALIFORNIA our efforts to reduce the Federal budget defi­ leadership or professional contribution-Or. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cit. As chairman of the Senate Appropriations Joseph Quagliana represents the finest in Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human southern Nevada's commitment to excellence. Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Services, Education, and Related Agencies, I ask my colleagues to join me today in com­ Mr. DORNAN of California. Mr. Speaker, he has championed efforts to reduce infant mendng Dr. Joseph Quagliana for his well-de­ one of my constituents, Mr. Earl Benham, mortality in this country, improve the educa­ served recognition as Italian-American "Hu­ wrote a short poem 6n behalf of the innocent tion of our youth and eradicate the blight of manitarian of the Year." preborn children. I would like to share his dangerous drugs from our society. He has verses with you and encourage all our col­ earned special recognition as a leader on the leagues to ponder the American tragedy of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agri­ PESTICIDE POISION abortion. culture, Rural Development and Related PREBORN BABY Agencies, as well as the Special Committee HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES I'm just a helpless baby on Aging. OF CALIFORNIA And as sweet as sweet can be, I commend this resolution to my colleagues IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of a loving mother Arms for their support in recognizing the dedication Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Will never encircle me. and service of LAWTON CHILES. Darling, Mother, hear my plea, Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, why is it that we Be my friend, not enemy. always need extraordinary people to wake us If you'll only spare my life COMMEMORATING DR. JOSEPH up to problems in our society? In the past it I, some day your joy will be. M. QUAGLIANA AS ITALIAN­ has been Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Doctors kill prebom babies AMERICAN HUMANITARIAN OF Mother Teresa or Lech Walesa. Today it is So that riches they'll obtain, THE YEAR Cesar Chavez, again. Cesar and the United But when comes the judgment day Farmworkers Union have fought for years for All their cries will be in vain. HON. JAMES H. BILBRAY the protection of workers against the pesti­ OF NEVADA cides used in the fields. But it has taken a 36- DESIGNATING A NEW FEDERAL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES day fast by this extraordinary man to galvanize BUILDING IN LAKELAND, FL, us to action. IN HONOR OF LAWTON M. Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Cesar Chavez is right, pesticides are poi­ CHILES, JR. Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to soning us. The Environmental Protection pay tribute to a preeminant civic leader of Agency has been charged with the responsi­ HON. ANDY IRELAND southern Nevada's medical community, Dr. bility to re-register the pesticides currently in OF FLORIDA Joseph M. Quagliana. On Saturday, October use and to remove those from the market IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8, the Augustus Society and the Nevada Soci­ which are found to be harmful. However, in 8 ety of Italian-American Lawyers will honor this years EPA has managed to re-register only 5 Tuesday, September 13, 1988 exceptional Las Vegas as Italian-American out of 50 pesticides. This process is entirely Mr. IRELAND. Mr. Speaker, I have the "Humanitarian of the Year." He is truly de­ too slow. We must increase the rate at which pleasure today of introducing legislation to serving of this recognition. these dangerous pesticides are analyzed and designate a Federal building to be constructed Dr. Quagliana graduated from the University removed from the market. in Lakeland, FL, as the "Lawton M. Chiles, Jr., of Buffalo School of Medicine in 1959. He was I commend the chairman of the Committee Federal Building." assistant resident in medicine at the Buffalo on Agriculture, Mr. DE LA GARZA for his tire­ Senator LAWTON M. CHILES, Jr., was born in General Hospital. In 1961 he became the less efforts over the past 2 years to reauthor­ Lakeland, which is located in Imperial Polk senior resident in medicine at Tuft's University ize FIFRA. County in the heart of the Florida Peninsula. at the Boston City Hospital. In 1962 he served Another related issue that is less in the Lakeland is as proud of LAWTON CHILES as it as clinical fellow in hematology and in 1963 news, but is no less important, is the tremen­ is of Polk County's famous citrus industry. He chief fellow in hematology at the University of dous confusion in how the laws governing has served the people of Florida with honor Utah College of Medicine in Salt Lake City, pesticide residues are applied. The National and distinction since his election to the U.S. UT. He was drafted into the U.S. Air Force Academy of Science published a report last Senate in 1970. He had previously served in and served for 2 years as deputy hospital year entitled Regulating Pesticides in Food. the Florida House of Representatives and commander. In 1968 he studied current clini­ This report pointed out something which some Florida Senate before launching his famous cal and investigational chemotherapy at Ros­ of us in Congress have realized for years. walking campaign across the Sunshine State. well Park Memorial Cancer Institute in Buffalo, That Federal agencies are often given contra­ Since that time, "Walkin' Lawton" has set NY. dictory mandates by Congress. the standard for integrity and industriousness Dr. Ouagliana joined the faculty at the Uni­ The report is called the Delaney Paradox. here in Washington. He will be sorely missed versity of Utah School of Medicine in 1968 as The point of contention here is the regulatory by his colleagues in both Chambers, and by an assistant professor of medicine, chief of difference between how pesticide residues on his many friends in Washington and Florida. oncology, and cancer coordinator of the uni­ raw food are regulated as compared to proc­ We hope to enjoy the benefit of his experi­ versity. He was in charge of all clinical cancer essed food. ence and wisdom in the years to come. training. He participated in the Southwest On­ There is one standard for residue on raw The new Federal building, approved by the cology Cancer Research Group and brought agricultural commodities, such as fresh toma­ Congress last week in the conference report valuable cancer research programs to the uni­ toes and another for processed food, such as on Treasury-Postal Service-General Govern­ versity. He also developed and directed a tomato paste (or more exactly for residues of ment appropriations, will serve the people of cancer outreach program to train and assist pesticides which concentrate in these foods). Polk County and the surrounding counties with physicians in the entire Southwest including When residues of a pesticide remain on a raw an accessible, central location for the various Las Vegas. commodity, the standards of the Federal In­ Federal agencies in the area. Congress exhib­ In 197 4 he left the university to joint the secticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act ited rare foresight in approving funds for a staff of Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital [FIFRA] apply and risks and benefits are con­ new Federal facility to serve the needs of this as chief of oncology and director of medical sidered in making a decision. This allows EPA 23692 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 to allow a pesticide to be used if EPA decides December 1, 1955, marked the turning point ertheless, Petrov sustained his role in the Fa­ that the risks presented are acceptable, even in Mrs. Parks' life. Mrs. Parks' refusal to move therland Front. In June 1945 the Communists though it has been found to be carcinogenic to the back of the bus resulted in a 13-month arrested Petrov's private secretary and at­ in laboratory test animals. bus boycott by black citizens, and finally a Su­ tempted to have her confess that the Agrar­ However, in the case of food additives, the preme Court decision which integrated the ians had been plotting against the OF regime. standards of the Federal Food, Drug and Cos­ bus line. She committed suicide. metic Act [FFDCA] would apply. These prohib­ Rosa Parks moved north to Detroit and Petrov and his supporters sustained a it approval of any food additive found to be began working with Congressman JOHN CoN­ stronghold on their principles and took advan­ carcinogenic in animal tests. This is known as YERS, Jr., in 1965. Always she remained dedi­ tage of any opportunities to add to their line of the Delaney Clause. This may have made cated to the principles of Dr. King and the followers. In the October 1946 election, sense in the 1950's when it was enacted, but movement she helped to lead, traveling and Petrov and other opposition parties put up with modern detection technology in which we speaking to audiences throughout the country candidates. Meanwhile a number of leading can measure parts per quadrillion of pesticide on peace and justice for all people. An impor­ Petrov Agrarians were arrested. By September residue, but it doesn't any more. tant theme of Mrs. Parks is that although 1946 the Communists had control over the How could a pesticide be poison when it is much was accomplished in the early years of army and, by plebiscite, had abolished the on your tomato paste yet have an "acceptable the civil rights movement, the struggle is far monarchy. Bulgaria was declared a republic, cancer risk" when it is on fresh tomatoes and from over. denoting all power to Premier Dimitrov. when the farmworkers have to enter those In February 1987 Mrs. Parks founded the Mr. Speaker, when we remember Petrov, on fields only moments after the pesticide has Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self­ September 23, we are devoting our respect to been applied? I think that this is crazy. It Development. It is this worthwhile project for a man of admirable persistance and true dedi­ would be silly if it wasn't so serious. which Mrs. Parks now leaves Congressman cation to the principles underlying the exist­ The paradox here is that new pesticides CONYERS' staff, so that she will be able to ence of a democracy. The right to speak which have drastically reduced carcinogenic devote her full attention to its success. one's mind for unrestricted purposes belongs potential are not permitted to come onto the I ask the friends of Mrs. Parks and Mem­ to very few people. Those that are privileged market, while older pesticides which are bers of Congress to join me in offering con­ with ownership of this faculty seem to forget known carcinogens remain in use. What this gratulations to Rosa Parks on her outstanding too soon. Petrov helped Bulgarians in 1946 means that a pesticide which has a high likeli­ achievements and accomplishments for Civil and I hope will help Bulgarians, as well as hood of being carcinogenic cannot be re­ Rights. Americans, today recognize the significance of placed by a new pesticide which has a low the right to speak. I am sure that my col­ cancer risk. In addition, new, low risk pesti­ leagues will join me on September 23 in com­ cides are not being developed by the pesti­ ANNIVERSARY OF THE memoration of the death of Nikola Petrov. cide industry because the old ones are still on EXECUTION OF NIKOLA PETROV the market and they can still be used. Pesticide residue are pervasive throughout HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI DECISION TIME FOR THE B-lB, our society. Ground water contamination by OF ILLINOIS PART II those residues is an increasingly frightening IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES phenomenon. In California, contamination by Tuesday, September 13, 1988 HON. LES ASPIN 57 pesticides has been found in almost 3,000 OF WISCONSIN wells throughout 28 counties. In the Central Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Valley alone, over 1,400 wells were found to take this opportunity to bring to the attention be unsuitable for drinking, cooking, or bathing, of my colleagues the upcoming anniversary of Tuesday, September 13, 1988 primarily because of pesticides in the ground the execution of Nikola Petrov, an ardent Mr. ASPIN. Mr. Speaker, in my previous re­ water. fighter for the natural rights of speech and marks on the B-1 B bomber program that were We can't eliminate all pesticides, but we press on behalf of his fellow Bulgarians. included in the August 11 CONGRESSIONAL can drastically reduce our exposure to carci­ Petrov once said, "If men in power destroy RECORD, I indicated that the House Armed nogenic substances by adopting a negligible the liberty of speech and press, any excess Services Committee had established a struc­ risk approach. According to the National soon becomes permissible." "The citizens of ture and process for resolving questions about Academy of Sciences report, if the most carci­ such a state cease to be a society of thinking the B-1 B's status. I want to take this oppor­ nogenic pesticides are removed from use first, men and become a flock of sheep, with no tuntity to update my colleagues on the com­ within a very short period of time we would opinions or ideas of their own." These state­ mittee's plans. reduce our carcinogenic exposure by 98 per­ ments were among many of Petrov's brave A series of three briefings/hearings have cent. This seems very reasonable to me. defiances of the Communist principles current­ been scheduled for the month of September. For this reason, I support, and urge my col­ ly guiding that Bulgarian Government, heard On September 15, the committee will re­ leagues to support H.R. 4739 introduced by by Premier Dimitrov and other officials on the ceive a briefing on the status of the B-2 Henry Waxman, which would eliminate this floor of the Grand National Sobranie. In bomber program. Before any decision is made paradox. August 194 7 Petrov was arrested by the Com­ on the future of the B-1 B program, it is impor­ munist militia in the Sobranie and was tried tant to understand where the B-2 program IN RECOGNITION OF ROSA before a "People's Court" with three Commu­ stands and where it is headed-in terms of PARKS nist judges. An analysis of the testimony indi­ cost, schedule, and performance. cated numerous discrepancies. On September On September 22, representatives of the HON. WIWAM (BILL) CLAY 23, 194 7, Petrov has hanged regardless of Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Strategic British and American disapproval and protest. Target Planning Staff will appear to discuss OF MISSOURI Upon conviction Petrov proclaimed that he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the B-1 B's role in the single integrated oper­ was on trial for his political views. ation plan [SlOP]. Because questions have Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Petrov had lived in exile in Paris until 1931, been raised about the B-1 B's current capabili­ Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, on September 30, when he soon became an energetic leader of ties it is necessary to understand the bomb­ 1988, Congressman JOHN CONYERS will hold the Agrarian wing of the Fatherland Front re­ er's contribution to U.S. war plans. a retirement reception in Detroit for Mrs. Rosa sistance and ironically the Vice-Premier and On September 29, the committee will re­ Parks, "mother of the civil rights movement". Minister in the Fatherland Front Cabinet. In ceive information on the Institute of Defense Rosa L. Parks is synonymous with the May 1945 the Communists arranged their own Analysis' assessment of the B-1 B's current American civil rights movement of the last Agrarian collaborator whom they would recog­ and future performance as a penetrating generation. Born in Tuskegee, AL on February nize rather than Petrov. Gradually the Commu­ bomber. At the committee's initiative, section 4, 1913, Mrs. Parks sparked the civil rights nists packed the Congress of the Agrarian 243 of Public Law 100-180 requires an inde­ movement by her simple act of courage on a Union with their supporters and succeeded in pendent assessment of the B-1 B's penetrat­ Montgomery, AL bus in 1955. ousting Petrov from control of the Party. Nev- ing capabilities. Problems with the B-1B's de- September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23693 fensive avionics system, the AIQ-161 A, have gic bombers underscores the importance of treasurer of Teamsters Local No. 302, Milk raised concerns about the B-1 B's ability to our need to have full understanding of the B- Drivers and Dairy Employers. He has served perform as advertised. 1B's status. Clearly, we do not want the cost as a trustee on the executive board for Team­ The three hearings are designed to provide of this leg of the triad to squeeze out other sters' Joint Council No. 7, advisor to the Cali­ a framework for the committee to evaluate the programs that may contribute more to United fornia Teamsters Public Affairs Council, and B-1 B. Additional hearings will be held in the States strategic deterrence. The concern be­ chairman and trustee to the Diary Industry's future. comes even more acute in a START environ­ Health and Welfare Trust Fund. In the meantime, the committee expects the ment that entails some fundamental changes Mr. Sullivan is a long time supporter of vari­ Department of Defense to respond in a timely in overall force structure. ous community and special organizations. He and cooperative manner to the questions con­ In closing, I want to assure my colleagues was, in fact, the driving force behind the tained in my August 11 correspondence to the that we intend to obtain the information we Teamsters' involvement in the Special Olym­ Secretary of Defense. seek. The committee has a responsibility to pics. Briefly, the questions focus on the following make recommendations to the House on na­ His many other credits include serving as issues: tional security issues. The B-1 B is no excep­ principal agent for Teamsters' involvement in First, the target requirements-strategic/ tion. The committee will meet its responsibil­ Alameda County's Staying Alive Chemical De­ conventional-that the B-1 B is designed to ities. pendency and Alcoholism Community Preven­ fill, is able to meet in its current capability, and tion Campaigns and as organizing director for is projected to meet in the future. COMMEMORATING ARTHUR S. the Teamsters' Joint Council No. 7's Labor­ Second, a candid, independent assessment Management Golf Tournament. The tourna­ of the B-1 B's current mission effectiveness. WALTZMAN AS DISTINGUISHED MAN OF THE YEAR ment was a benefit to promote Teamsters' Af­ Third, a detailed breakout with accompany­ tercare, an alcoholism and chemical depend­ ing justification of the near and long-term ency program, and to foster goodwill between spending plans for the B-1 B. HON. JAMES H. BILBRAY management and labor in the combined effort Fourth, a cost-benefit analysis of fixes and OF NEVADA to combat drug use and alcoholism. enhancements of the B-1 B, that is, what do IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Sullivan served in the U.S. Army's 7th the additional dollars buy in terms of addition­ Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Division as a combat infantryman during the al capability to improve penetration, weapons Korean conflict and received a Purple Heart delivery and survivability as compared to the Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Arthur S. Waltzman. On Oc­ for serious wounds he received in combat. He use of other assets. was a cofounder of the Irish American Team­ Fifth, an assessment of the impact/implica­ tober 23, 1988, the Nate Mack Las Vegas Lodge No. 2825 will honor this generous Las sters of the Western Conference, has served tions of potential arms control agreements on in various capacities in church, little league the B-1 B's role in the overall force structure. Vegan as "Distinguished Man of the Year." Arthur Waltzman, a thoughtful and giving baseball, and other community organizations. These questions are not prompted by idle Mr. Sullivan has been happily married for the curiosity. Deliberations on the 1990 budget member of our community has tirelessly de­ voted time and resources toward the benefit past 35 years and continues to set a splendid are not too many weeks away. We need the example for his children, grandchildren, and information to make the decisions we will be of Las Vegas. Among the many worthy causes he has helped are the United Cerebral our community. called upon to make. I stress again that with­ I would like to take this opportunity to out the answers the committee will find it diffi­ Palsy campaign, the B'nai B'rith Salute to Seniors, the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, extend my congratulations and best wishes to cult to justify any additional funds for the B- Mr. Sullivan on the occasion of his retirement. 1B program. and the Make a Wish Foundation. It's not clear that the Defense Department Arthur graduated from the University of understands the seriousness of the situation. Rhode Island. For 19 years, he practiced as a GEORGE GUSTAFSON: A GREAT Some time ago a Pentagon spokesman CPA as a partner in a Boston accounting firm. COACH AND A GREAT TEACHER glanced at a calendar, put two and two to­ Subsequently, he became president and co­ gether to get three, and announced that poli­ chairman of the board of AITS, Inc., the HON. GUY VANDER JAGT tics was afoot in questions raised about the parent company of Riviera, Inc. In 1982, he also became vice president of OF MICHIGAN bomber because there was an election IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES coming. Schenley Industries, Inc. In 1984, Arthur I hope those who are involved in the real became president of Riviera, Inc. He is a Tuesday, September 13, 19.88 business of the Department have a clearer member of the American Institute of CPA's, Mr. VANDER JAGT. Mr. Speaker, I rise idea of what's going on. If not, they are in for the Massachusetts Society of CPA's and the today to pay tribute to George Gustafson who, a rude surprise. There will come a time when Tax Executive Institute. on October 8 in San Rafael, CA, is being in­ this fall's campaign will end, but the questions Arthur Waltzman is joining many distin­ ducted into the Marin High School Athletic about the B-1 B will remain. guished and honored Las Vegans who have Hall of Fame. This is the latest of many In the meantime, this administration should received this award. Last year, B'nai B'rith honors earned by George Gustafson during consider whether it's particularly clever to honored the achievements of Dr. Kenny his more than 40 years of coaching. complain about politics when serious ques­ Guinn. Coach Gus, as he is affectionately known, tions are raised about our most expensive Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me spent 37 years coaching five sports at Tarnal­ weapon systems. That's hardly the way today in commending Arthur Waltzman for his pais Union High School. At the age of 82 he is toward the bipartisan national security policy recognition as "Distinguished Man of the still an active hiker and a tennis player who the administration has publicly sought in the Year." can more than hold this own with players past. many decades his junior. As I pointed out before, nearly 57 percent A TRIBUTE TO DANIEL J. Coach Gus has received many earlier of the estimated dollars that will be spent on SULLIVAN honors for his coaching prowess and his con­ strategic programs in the 1981-2004 time tributions to the development of the young period are allocated to the bomber portion of HON. BARBARA BOXER men who were his pupils. He is a member of our strategic triad. This share does not include OF CALIFORNIA the California Coaches Association Hall of Fame, former chairman of the California sec­ the cost of tanker aircraft that are used to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES refuel strategic bombers. At least $95 billion tion of the Amateur Athletic Association, and can be attributed to the cost of our tanker Tuesday, September 13, 1988 the person for whom the gymnasium at Ta­ fleet. Thus, the real cost of our bomber pro­ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call to malpais High School is named. grams is even larger than the estimated $242 my colleagues' attention the exemplary life Our former colleague from Michigan, Con­ billion share that has been identified. and work of Mr. Daniel J. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan gressman Hal Sawyer, was one of those The fact that a very significant portion of is retiring after having served close to two young men fortunate enough to have been our defense dollars are designated for strate- decades as the principal officer and secretary- coached by George Gustafson at Tamalpais 23694 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 High School. He was so enthused and grati· GUIDE TO STATE AND FEDERAL attracting jobs and investment. It aims to offer fied by this latest honor bestowed on his old PROGRAMS FOR ECONOMIC concepts, raise issues, and spark discussion coach that he asked that I commemorate it in DEVELOPMENT of ideas among States with problems and op­ the records of this body, which I am very de­ portunities in common. I'm pleased to com­ lighted to do. I know you will all join me in HON. FRANK HORTON mend the book to my colleagues. sending our warmest congratulations to OF NEW YORK George Gustafson. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of BARBARA MATIA'S TESTIMONY the Northeast-Mideast Congressional Coali­ ON ARTHRITIS RESEARCH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS: tion, I am pleased to alert my colleagues to BUILDING CHARACTER "The Guide to State and Federal Programs for Economic Development," released by the HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER HON. BART GORDON Northeast-Midwest Institute as part of its con­ tinuing effort to promote economic revitaliza­ OF ILLINOIS OF TENNESSEE tion and growth in its constituent States, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Nation as a whole. The valuable book fo­ Tuesday, September 13, 1988 Tuesday, September 13, 1988 cuses on State and Federal programs that have made important contributions in advanc­ Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I hope the Mem­ Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I want to hold ing economic development strategies. bers will read Barbara Matis's testimony out my hand to welcome back one of T annes­ Public officials and business leaders want to before the House Appropriations Subcommit­ see's biggest and best sporting events, which create an economic climate that encourages tee on Labor, Health and Human Services, will return to my district this school year. investment and job creation. The "Guide to Education and Related Agencies on the sub­ The State basketball tournament for boys, State and Federal Resources for Economic ject of rheumatoid arthritis. Mrs. Matia, a rheu­ sponsored by the Tennessee Secondary Development" gives this critical tool. It con­ matoid arthritis sufferer herself, makes some School Athletic Association, will be held at my tains a wealth of up-to-date information on important comments about the infectious alma mater, Middle Tennessee State Universi­ strategies and models that have worked for theory, a theory which is attracting renewed ty, after a hiatus of several years. The girls States across the country. It provides a com­ interest in the medical research community. The article follows: basketball tournament has continued to be prehensive catalog of funding and technical held at MTSU the past few years. assistance programs available from Federal TESTIMONY OF MRS. BARBARA MATIA Interscholastic athletics traditionally have and State sources. And it offers the most Mr. Chairman, Members of Congress and played a key role in bringing communities to­ complete list of Federal economic develop­ staff, I appreciate the opportunity of testi­ gether in America, uniting young and old, ment contacts. fying before this committee for the fifth Throughout the Nation, States have sur­ time. friends and enemies, coworkers and competi­ When the article on Lyme Arthritis or tors, with pride in their school's team. mounted many of their economic woes by using available resources in creative ways, Lyme Disease, as it has been more recently Perhaps more important, I believe that working closely with the private sector, and called, appeared in Scientific American last sports teams bring a feeling of pride and com­ July, 1987, I immediately saw a correlation devising programs with highly specific goals. between Lyme Disease and rheumatoid ar­ munity to their schools. They encourage stu­ The Guide surveys the offerings of develop­ dents, teachers, and administrators to work thritis. The part that caught my attention ment agencies in all 50 States, providing in· was the fact that Lyme Disease was the together toward their overriding common depth case study analyses of 60 noteworthy result of a deer tick which carried to goal-the preparation of our next generation programs in eight categories: business devel­ humans an infectious organism known as a of young men and women to take their place opment, finance, targeted development ef­ spirochete, and that the patients with Lyme as productive citizens of our Nation. forts, infrastructure, cooperative research and Disease were treated with oral and intrave­ To the student athletes, sports are a major technology centers, trade, training, and tax in­ nous antibiotics. builder not only of physical health, but of char­ It was exciting for me to think that with centives. Each case study examines three all the knowledge of Lyme Disease, maybe acter-playing by fair rules in an atmosphere features: the program's goal, how it was set now the infectious theory for rheumatoid of friendly competition and sportsmanship. up to operate, and how it works in practice. arthritis would get the attention it deserved. In Tennessee, 110,000 girls and boys par­ Particular attention is give., to the number of Hopefully, it would bring credibility to all ticipate in junior and senior high school athlet­ jobs created and the ievel of private invest­ the work that Dr. Thomas Brown has pur­ ics on 4,1 00 teams at 423 schools. These ment generated. A contact agency, address sued along for the last 50 years, leading to young people are getting the right kind of and telephone number are given for each the conclusion that rheumatoid arthritis is case study, and a separate section briefly de· caused by an infectious organism called growing up experience. mycoplasma. Since 1925, the Tennessee Secondary scribes a dozen or more similar programs in I was fascinated to see that almost all of School Athletic Association has provided the other States. the symptoms that were mentioned in the framework for fair competition in high school As my colleagues understand, the economic Lyme Disease article were the symptoms I athletics, impartially judged and administered. development process can have numerous experienced with my battle with severe rheumatoid arthritis, with the exception of Over the years, the TSSAA has set an exam­ components, involve people from all walks of life, and bring together diverse resources. joint deformity, which I avoided because I ple for the Nation in a number of areas. Identifying its most important elements and received intravenous tetracycline therapy It made Tennessee one of the first States devising a strategy to keep and attract invest­ before the crippling began. to offer interscholastic athletics for girls. In the future, rheumatoid arthritis will be ment and jobs is the principal challenge facing understood to have several stages like Lyme It was one of the first States to recognize Governors and mayors across the Nation. and accept black athletes, and it integrated its Disease, with the crippling and deformity as Economic development does not occur spon­ the final stage. Up until now, the final stage program relatively early. taneously and is increasingly complex. It is a was the only stage that has been truly un­ And the TSSAA has assured that teams can unique puzzle in each place, which a commu­ derstood as serious. compete in its tournaments, whether they nitY must put together from a large number of With the understanding that rheumatoid come from rich schools or poor, by paying public and private-sector pieces. arthritis is infectious, we can have a clear participants' expenses to all State sports The Guide is designed as a handbook of understanding that it can affect every tissue and organ in your body. The disease has af­ meets. basic information to help promote economic fected my liver, spleen, heart muscle, skin, The lessons of leadership and citizenship development at the State and local level. It is my eyes, causing blurred vision, and lungs, are what the Tennessee Secondary School published as a service to Members of Con­ shortness of breath. Athletic Association promises to teach youth­ gress and their constituents, State officials, I have suffered extreme weakness, fatigue, ful sports participants. It delivers. and others directly involved in generating and intense pain and depression which is truly September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23695 part of the disease. I would describe the de­ KURDS BEING GASSED Armed Forces, which included the Medal of pression as having "the edge taken off life." Honor awarded to him for his act of gallantry In addition, the infectious theory will lead HON. JIM BATES during his service in World War II. to much earlier diagnosis, with antibody On November 16, 1944, Sergeant Lindsey blood level tests replacing the latex fixation OF CALIFORNIA test which only turns up positive in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES led a platoon, reduced to 6 of its original later stages of the disease. strength of 40, in the attack on an enemy po­ Tuesday, September 13, 1988 sition near Hamich, Germany. Armed with a It was also exciting that the National In­ stitute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Mr. BATES. Mr. Speaker, despite the Iraq­ rifle and grenades, Sergeant Lindsey fended Skin Diseases has at last identified the in­ Iran cease-fire agreement of August 20, 1988, off repeated enemy attacks by heavy rifle, ma­ fectious theory as a target for its research U.S. intelligence sources have confirmed that chine gun, and tank fire. Though painfully grants. And I am sure that as a result of Iraq has used chemical weapons against its wounded, Sergeant Lindsey continued firing that, the cause and disease mechanism of Kurdish minority. This is a barbaric act which and due to his accurate rifle grenade fire, rheumatoid arthritis will at some future will have serious ramifications. single handedly drove off the enemy. In his time be confirmed by irrefutable scientific The use of poison gas was outlawed by the fearlessness, inspiring courage, and superb evidence. 1925 Geneva protocol, as a result of World leadership, Sergeant Lindsey carried on a bril­ But let's not wait for that to happen War I casualties caused by poisonous gas, liant defense of his platoon's hard-won before we make available to the general and has not been used extensively by any ground, securing the position although he was public a treatment program which is based form of government since. Yet, it has been faced with a numerically superior army. specifically on the infectious theory and confirmed that poison gas has been used by Sergeant Lindsey will certainly be remem­ which has produced consistent results over the Iraqi Government as a means of quelling bered as an American hero as a result of his a period of time. It may be that the only any potential uprising by its Kurdish minority. many contributions to the Army and his devo­ way this will occur is after a clinical trial of tion to the country which he so loved. I con­ this program is conducted. The violations against these 3.5 million people seeking to gain autonomy is reminiscent of gratulate Jake Lindsey's family on the memo­ Today, I am asking all members of this the horrors the world witnessed during the rable accomplishments achieved during his subcommittee to join together to help ad­ lifetime and am proud to call this man a fellow vance arthritis research and its treatment. Jewish Holocaust. We must "never again" With all the knowledge that Dr. Brown has allow a nation to attempt the physical elimina­ Mississippian and American who certainly provided us from his 50 years of work, with tion of a faction of its people. served the people of his country above and the confirmation of the effectiveness of a For these reasons, I have introduced a res­ beyond the call of duty. · similar approach in the case of Lyme Dis­ olution in the House of Representatives, ease and with Dr. Shulman's program an­ House Resolution 5320, which expresses a nouncement to the research community to sense of outrage at the Iraqi Government for A TRIBUTE TO ETHEL M. encourage research on the role of infectious its use of poison gas against the Kurds, and HOWARD agents in causing rheumatoid arthritis, this calls upon Iraq to immediately and permanent­ subcommittee has a unique opportunity to ly halt the use of all chemical weapons. HON. WILLIAM D. FORD change the lives of rheumatoid arthritis suf­ The Kurdish people constitute a distinct OF MICHIGAN ferers now rather than 15 years from now. ethnic group of 20 million people. The 1922 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In my first testimony before this subcom­ establishment of a Turkish Republic ended the mittee in 1983, I said I consider it to be a na­ Kurd's hopes of an independent homeland Tuesday, September 13, 1988 tional tragedy that literally millions of ar­ known as Kurdistan and they currently reside Mr. FORD of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise thritics may have to wait years for a treat­ in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Soviet Union, today to salute one of the finest citizens in my ment program that is presently available. I congressional district, Ethel M. Howard. On urge this subcommittee to mandate a clini­ and Lebanon. Due to the use of the chemi­ cal trial of the antibiotic treatment program cals, 100,000 Iraqi Kurds have recently fled to Friday, Ethel will receive the Community Serv­ which will provide convincing data for the Turkey. ice Award from the NAACP, an honor she medical establishment to begin this method Mr. Speaker, Iraq's use of chemical weap­ richly deserves. of treatment. ons against the Kurdish people appears to I have known Ethel Howard for many years Most important of all, I am asking that constitute an act of genocide in gross viola­ and have always admired her activism on the amount being requested for the fiscal tion of international law, and I urge my col­ behalf of working people and those who year 1989 budget of the National Institute leagues to support the resolution. would like to work but, because of a disability of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Dis­ or the lack of job, cannot. In fact, because of eases be increased by $15,000,000 so that re­ her concern and hard work on behalf of our search into the infectious theory of rheuma­ A SALUTE TO JAKE WILLIAM common causes, Ethel was my choice for vice toid arthritis can be conducted without de­ LINDSEY chair of the 15th Congressional District's tracting from the other important work of Democratic Party when the district's lines NIAMSD. HON. TRENT LOTI were redrawn to include Washtenaw County. At the present time, NIAMSD remains the OF MISSISSIPPI And subsequently, Ethel became the unani­ third lowest Institute in funding at the Na­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mous choice of everyone who expressed him­ tional Institutes of Health. The research Tuesday, September 13, 1988 self or herself on that question. Since taking which is currently being done pursuant to on the vice chair's responsibilities, Ethel has grants from the NIAMSD cannot just be Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, it is with great acquitted herself admirably. terminated in midstream. And yet to wait pleasure that I pay tribute today to the life of Mr. Speaker, I would like to have Ethel until the current research projects run their S. Sgt. Jake William Lindsey. Through Mr. Howard's biography reprinted in the CONGRES­ course before directing substantial funding Lindsey's leadership, devotion, and sacrifice toward the infectious theory is not fair to SIONAL RECORD. The list of her activities is our country ·has surely benefited and it is with amazing, but is only a partial testament to her the Nation's rheumatoid arthritics and is honor that I share these accomplishments not economically sound. Every day lost costs energy, concern, and enthusiasm. American business substantial sums in lost with you. Ethel Howard is an outstanding citizen, the productivity. Jake William Lindsey dedicated a great part kind of usually unrecognized person who · When you have been as fortunate as I of his life to the defense of our Nation. Ser­ makes our democracy work by becoming have been to have received the safest and geant Lindsey's involvement in the United deeply involved in its processes and the most effective treatment for rheumatoid ar­ States found him serving our country in the needs of her community. I join the NAACP in thritis, which is antibiotics, you want to give Far East, the Caribbean area, European-Afri­ sa!uting Ethel and all of her fine work. something back. I hope my visit here today can-Middle Eastern Theater, as well as his Ethel Howard was born in Gainsville, Ala­ will encourage you to give all the rheuma­ time spent on active duty in the United States. bama, on April 5, 1934, to John and Bobie toid arthritics in the country the same op­ Because of his selfless devotion to his country Lee Scott. She is married to Bernard H. portunity that I was given. The decision is and his many acts of bravery, Sergeant Lind­ Pritchett; has one daughter, Francine, and yours. sey retired a highly decorated member of the one granddaughter, Sherese Antoinette.

1~59 0 - 89- ·U (Pt. 16) 23696 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 Ethel graduated from Wenoneh High strengthened the business community of out the recommendations of our report. This School, Birmingham, Alabama, and attend­ northeast Ohio in countless ways. bill repeals the reinsurance requirement of the ed the following Colleges: Stillman College In 1984 Mr. Reynolds left TRW to join Gen­ FEGLI Program and puts an end to this

23698 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 Oregon setup 12 of these free telephones at procurement process, passing major reforms us. At the Pentagon, "the bottom line" is community centers around the State, including that have only begun to work. Yet some in that good management is essential to our five telephones in metropolitan Portland. this body and in the other Chamber, are now national security. proposing another round of major reforms. The whole question about how best to During the first 8 months of the program, manage the procurement process has been almost 22,000 calls were logged in by persons In his speech, Secretary Carlucci points out thrown open by the current Justice Depart­ using the phones for everything from checking that making the defense procurement system ment investigation into defense contracting. on an ill relative to following up on job leads more centralized and independent is an idea As the investigation continues, pressure is in the help-wanted columns. that has already been tried-in Europe. And in building for what is called procurement The average cost of this community service Europe, their experience does not compare reform. Our challenge is to make certain to U.S. West's shareholders is estimated at very favorably with the United States track that whatever reforms we make are truly re­ about $1,700 per year, per telephone. None of record in terms of their ability to field new forms and actually improve the system-in­ the expense is charged to the rate base. But weapons systems on time and on budget. stead of saddling it with a new and different That is simply not a smart solution-especially set of problems. the benefit to the poor and the displaced is Unfortunately some of the reform propos­ beyond price. at a time when scarce dollars demand that we als now circulating on Capitol Hill would do I especially commend Marsha Congdon, the be as efficient as possible with our defense precisely that. Several-particularly those company's vice president for Oregon oper­ expenditures. aimed at creating an independent acquisi­ ations, and her community affairs adviser The Secretary also pointed out that remov­ tion agency, removing the inspector general Corky Stewart. They enthusiastically followed ing the inspector general from his purview from the Defense Department, and sealing up on my recommendation last year for such would only serve to deny him the eyes and shut the so-called revolving door between ears he needs to monitor the system that is, the Defense Department and Defense con­ a network of free community telephones. tractors-would do far more harm than I also compliment all of those community after all, his responsibility to discharge. Deny­ ing him or his successor the ability to monitor good. action agencies-organizations ranging from Each of these reform proposals may sound the Northwest Pilot project in Portland to Eu­ the system would be a classic case of legislat­ like a good idea, but each-upon deeper ex­ gene's White Bird Health Clinic-who have ing before thinking, of writing laws without first amination-would create its own problems if accepted these telephones. Most of these considering the unintended but real conse­ put into action. agencies have gone the extra mile, providing quences. First, consider the creation of an inde­ additional free services such as message Finally, the Secretary focused on prevention pendent acquisition agency. There is no of future procurement fraud-the proper focus question that removing the military services taking for the callers. from the procurement process-or even I also applaud those other telephone com­ for all of us in this body, in my opinion. And in this regard, we have a major role to play. We placing the entire process outside the reach panies already following U.S. West's lead. of the Defense Department as some now Among them is GTE Northwest. GTE has es­ must work with the Department of Defense to urge-would produce a certain independ­ tablished free community telephones in five streamline further the system in an effort to ence. It would also isolate the acquisition locations servicing its Oregon customers. reduce the number of intervention points process from input and oversight by the Finally, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to where the defense budget can be influenced. very people who know best what weapons support House Resolution 351 , a bill urging I would direct the attention of my colleagues we need, who will be asked to use them in the Nation's telephone operating companies to four other suggestions offered by Secretary the field, and who therefore have an imme­ Carlucci: Cutting back on the maze of commit­ diate incentive to make certain those weap­ to voluntarily establish similar free community ons perform as planned. I think you will telephone services. The resolution-which is tees that have a hand in the ultimate defense agree that we would be ill-served by reforms cosponsored by a number of my colleagues procurement decisions of the Government; that sever this vital link between those who including the entire Oregon congressional del­ getting serious about creating program stabili­ decide which weapons we build and buy, and egation-was passed by the Energy and Com­ ty by both moving to biennial budgeting for those who ultimately use them. merce Committee last month without objec­ defense, and by funding more defense pro­ There has not been the slightest sugges­ tion. I anticipate the resolution will come to grams on a multiyear basis; and revising pro­ tion implicating uniformed personnel in the the floor later this month. cedures so that influential Members of the current investigation, so removing them legislative branch seeking to micromanage the from the process would be like sending the defense budget and force the President to doctor out of the room when the patient PRESCRIPTIONS FOR takes a turn for the worse. Some advocates purchase items not in his budget request must of acquisition reform suggest that we imi­ PROCUREMENT REFORM do so through stand alone pieces of legisla­ tate certain European models more central­ tion. ized than our own. But our experience in HON. JON L. KYL Mr. Speaker, these are wise and reasonable fielding weapon systems on time and on OF ARIZONA suggestions. That is why the Baltimore Sun budget compares favorably with the track records of other more centralized procure­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES editorialist commended them to us, and why I, likewise, commend them to the House. ment agencies. In fact in DOD we have Tuesday, September 13, 1988 made the term cost overrun disappear. For REMARKS BY HoN. FRANK C. CARLUCCI, TO the last two years acquisition costs on major Mr. KYL. Mr. Speaker, the defense procure­ THE BALTIMORE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN AF­ systems have been going down-not up. ment scandal is an issue that has command­ FAIRS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988 Those in a hurry to overhaul our system ed a lot of press attention and now demands PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PROCUREMENT REFORM need to reflect on the fact that we now have our legislative attention. As we wrestle with Thank you for affording me this opportu- "cost underruns." how best to address this issue, I would com­ nity to speak here today. Institutions like In the case of an inspector general inde­ mend to my colleagues two pieces that I the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs pendent of the Defense Department, again, would like to make a part of the RECORD: A play a vital role in advance debate on issues independence comes at a real cost-in this speech on this subject given recently by Sec­ of inernational importance, and in generat­ instance, depriving the Secretary of Defense ing the kind of understanding that must of the eyes and ears that help him monitor retary of Defense Carlucci, and a consequent exist if the policies and positions of the the system he is charged with supervising. editorial that appeared in the Baltimore Sun. United States are to enjoy broad public sup­ This year alone, I will rely on the inspector The speech was given while Congress was port. general to conduct hundreds of audits, in­ out on recess, so that it escaped the attention Today, I want to speak about a subject vestigations, and inspections-and to coordi­ of many Members. It is, however, worth read­ with far-reaching implications: the procure­ nate every investigation, inspection, and ing, as is the Sun editorial. ment process and the question of reform. audit conducted by the armed services. A Secretary Carlucci wisely cautions us Most of you are aware of the massive scope Secretary cannot be held accountable if he against racing to pass ill-advised legislation in of our defense procurement effort. I assure does not have the tools to do the job. Here. you, the management challenges involved in too, there are no signs that the current its pursuit of publicity or partisan political gain. coordinating what we buy and build to problems have resulted from any defect in He correctly points out that Congress is a equip our Armed Forces are unmatched the inspector general system. To the con­ partner in the defense procurement process­ anywhere else. Surely there is no other en­ trary, that system has functioned well, and and a very active partner at that. We have terprise whose success is matter of more im­ in full cooperation with the FBI. To make collectively tinkered and retinkered with the mediate concern to each and every one of the IG independent of all but the White September 13, 1988 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23699 House would create a mini-FBI for one ment. In addition to encouraging corrup­ instantly cuts in half the number of inter­ agency alone, leaving a large gap in DOD's tion-both the legal and illegal variety­ vention points that are part of the budget internal capabilities. The administration such a signal carries with it serious long­ process. created the DOD IG. It has proved its term implications for our industrial base. Fifth and finally, Congress should adopt merit, and should be kept as it is. Procurement reform should make enhanc­ an additional reform that will further stabi­ Finally, consider the calls to nail shut the ing program stability and eliminating these lize the procurement process, funding more "revolving door" between the Defense De­ intervention points its prime target. That defense programs on a multi-year basis. The partment and defense contractors. We can means a simpler, more streamlined system reality of weapons procurement programs is enact punitive legislation that builds a brick than the exceedingly complex process that that most major weapons require years to wall between the Pentagon and private con­ now exists. research, design, develop and build. Once tractors, but as we do, we will deprive both Now, the first thing for would-be reform­ approved by the Congress, there is simply the Government and the defense industry ers to realize is that this streamlining effort no need to subject these programs to the of the expertise experienced personnel can is already underway. Two years ago, the De­ uncertainties of annual funding approval. provide to the benefit of both-and to the fense Department established an Undersec­ More multi-year funding would also offer ultimate benefit of our overall national se­ retary for Defense Acquisitions at the apex significant cost savings. Programs now curity. We need to police the system for of the acquisitions process, and a defense ac­ funded on a multi-year basis have saved us abuses, not penalize procurement profes­ quisitions board-whose members include 7.5 billion dollars since fiscal 1982. sionals for seeking to build on and benefit the top acquisitions officials from each serv­ I am convinced that if adopted by Con­ from their expertise. ice-to serve as the clearing house and final gress, this five-point reform program would My point, of course, is that we need to ex­ check point for all acquisitions issues that have a decisive impact on the procurement amine our reforms from every angle-to get come to my desk. This new chain-of-com­ process. A streamlined system of this sort behind the good intentions to the unintend­ mand replaces a far more cumbersome and would have only a fraction of the interven­ ed consequences of sweeping change made complex system, rightly judged inadequate. tion points that now exist. And in contrast too quickly. This is not by any means a sug­ I see no reason to scrap this more stream­ to the reform proposals calling for the cre­ gestion that reforms are not needed. I am lined system and indulge an urge to experi­ ation of an independent procurement convinced that the system can be made to ment with new reforms before we see the agency, there would be less bureaucracy in­ work better. But the last thing we need is a full benefits of changes already made. stead of more-and more accountability legislative rush to reform that produces not We in the Pentagon have also taken an­ overall. By resisting calls to remove the De­ solutions, but simply new and different other step to limit an intervention point in fense Department and the armed services problems-and deprives us of some of the our own internal contracting process: the from the acquisitions process, the system strengths of the current system that we will practice of asking for more than one "best would continue to benefit from the direct want in any event to preserve. At the very and final offer" on the same contract nego­ input of the people who use the weapons least, DOD's critics owe us a hearing before tiation. Under our new procedure, this prac­ themselves-ensuring a strong link to the they try to pass legislation that could tice will be sharply limited, occurring only operational and strategic imperatives that impact our procurement process and the de­ with the approval of the top service acquisi­ are the "bottom line" in the weapons pro­ fense industrial base for years to come. tion official. We will continue to review ac­ curement business. Finally, such reforms My aim today, however, is not to dwell on quisition procedures within the Pentagon, would have a positive impact on enforce­ the shortcomings of the various reform pro­ and make additional reforms when neces­ ment as well: policing a more streamlined posals I've just mentioned, but to put for­ sary. system would prove far more manageable. ward my own prescription for procurement The Defense Department, however, The end result would be a system that is reform. cannot do the job alone. Congress, too, is a at once more responsive and responsible­ The first step is defining the problem-de­ partner in the procurement pro.cess, and it and meeting those twin standards is the termining what it is we need to fix. The cur­ too must look for ways to reduce the profu­ true test of procurement reform. rent procurement investigation has focused sion of intervention points on the hill that our attention on the use of illegally-ob­ invite improper-if not always strictly ille­ [From the Baltimore Sun, Sept. 2, 19881 tained information to gain unfair advan­ gal-behavior. tage. Certainly, we want to see those found As a first step towards a partnership in CARLUCCI'S COUNTERATTACK guilty of wrong-doing punished for their ac­ reform, let me suggest five ways Congress Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci is tions, and the Defense Department is doing can streamline the procurement process, by mounting a formidable damage control everthing it can to assist in the ongoing in­ cutting out many of the intervention points effort in the Pentagate defense procure­ vestigation. that now exist. ment scandal. Where Congress is tempted to But reform is really about prevention, not First, Congress should combine the sepa­ step in and rearrange everything. Mr. Car­ punishment. Perhaps some of you have had rate authorizations and appropriations proc­ lucci defends by counterattacking. He the unfortunate experience of having your esses into a single budgeting exercise. The brought the message forcefully if tactfully home burglarized. Anyone in that situation limited benefits of the current two-track to the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs experiences two quite different reactions. process would be more than offest by the yesterday. As one listener remarked, the We want to see the burglar caught and advantages in eliminating so many potential specter of the absent and unmentioned Rep. brought to justice, or course. But we also intervention points. Roy Dyson of Maryland was all over the want to check the doors and windows, to see Second, Congress should cut back on the room. how it was he got in in the first place-and maze of committees and subcommittees that The integrity of defense procurement is how we can prevent it from happening now exercise overlapping authority and vital to American security. The American again. oversight roles in the defense budgeting people depend on the weapons to perform. That is the approach we need to take as process. Right now, the defense budget bill Defense spending is a huge part of the econ­ we consider procurement reform. We need must complete a seventeen-step process to omy. The faith of the American people (in­ to ask: How does the system as it exists final passage. Each point along the way is cluding the military) in their institutions is today offer wrong-doers opportunities to an opportunity for those bent on exerting the first line of defense. act-and how can we close these windows of improper influence. Mr. Carlucci admits the illegality of trans­ vulnerability in the procurement process? Third, Corgress should revise its proce­ ferring secret information to favored con­ For purposes of reform, the most impor­ dures to make it impossible for individual tractors. While the criminal investigation tant fact underscored by the current investi­ members who want to force the President to grinds on, it is hard to know how far it goes. gation is that illegally-gained information purchase an item not included in his de­ He is understandably more likely to define has value only when the opportunity exists fense request to do so by burying an amend­ the problem too narrowly than too broadly. to use it. Unfortunately the current system ment within the overall defense budget Mr. Carlucci warns against creating a sepa­ is highly unstable and offers far too many package. Let narrowly-focused proposals of rate acquisitions agency outside the mili­ such opportunties. The only thing constant this sort be put forward as separate bills, to tary. He is right to consider the link be­ in today's procurement process is change. be decided on openly and on their own tween users and purchasers of weapons es­ No program ever stands still for very long; merits. sential. He crusades against establishing an someone is always lobbying to change it. Fourth, Congress should follow the Penta­ inspector general outside the Pentagon. To There are far too many of what I call inter­ gon's lead in shifting to a biennial budget his view, this already exists in the FBI, Con­ vention points where a skillful lobbyist can for defense programs. Reviewing defense gress and other agencies. succeed. The message being sent to industry priorities and programs on a two-year cycle Mr. Carlucci's weakest defense is against is that there is a higher payoff for invest­ would make for far more deliberate, thor­ sealing shut the revolving door of people ment in lobbying than for investment in ough and rational planning. And in addi­ going from the Pentagon to defense indus­ R&D and long term productivity enhance- tion, putting the budget on a biennial cycle tries and back. He is right that they bring -..:r·~-.

23700 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 13, 1988 invaluable expertise, but no other feature of realistic method he suggested for cutting tary's plea for biennial budgets and more the procurement landscape weakens public down the "intervention points" would be to multi-year funding programs is good busi­ faith in the process so much. Very clear reg­ reduce the maze of committees and subcom­ ness management. As much of this as Con­ ulation is needed. mittees. gress can reconcile with its own constitu­ It is in Congress that these ideas grow, The defense secretary's best formulated tional role would be in the national interest. and it is against Congress that Mr. Carlucci reform would prevent congressmen from The Pentagon spends and wastes money aims his big guns. What a target! First, Mr. championing individual programs with ob­ on a scale most of us cannot comprehend. It Carlucci vents his frustration at the duplica­ scure budget amendments: "Let narrowly fo­ desperately needs reform. Woe that the tion of the appropriations and authorization cused proposals of this sort be put forward agent of change must be the very Congress processes. He would like decisions made as separate bills, to be decided on openly implicated in the same waste and scandal. once. This may be too much to ask. A more and on their merits." Bull's-eye! The secre- Reformer, reform thyself.