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NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WOMEN'S tra.ordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS United States of America to the Republic of United States of America to Iran. The following-named persons to be mem Nauru. Lawrence A. Pezzullo, of Maryland, a For eign Service officer of class 1, to be Ambas bers of the National Advisory Council on Sally Angela Shelton, of Texas, to be Am bassadoc Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary sador Extra.ordinary and Plenipotentiary of Women's Educational Programs for terms the United States of America to Nicaragua. expiring May 8, 1981: of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without addi Alfred L. Atherton, Jr., of Florida., a For Sister M. Isolina Ferre, of Puerto Rico. tiOIIlal compensation as Ambassador Ex eign Service officer of the class of Career Min Anna Doyle Levesque, of Rhode Island. tra.ordinary and Plenipotentiary of the ister, to be Ambassadoll' Extraordinary and Susan Margaret Va.nee, of Illinois. United States of Amerioa to GTenada and Plenipotentia.ry of the United States of DEPARTMENT OF STATE the Commonwealth of Dominica, and as En America to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Ph1lip Henry Alston, Jr., of Georgia, now voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten The above nominations were approved sub Ambassador Extra.ordinary and Plenipoten tiary of the United States of America to ject to the nominees' commitments to re tiary of the United States of America to Aus Saint Lucia. spond to requests to appear and testify tralia, to serve concurrently and without Walter Leon Cutler, of Virgina, a Foreign before any duly constituted committee of additional compensation at Ambassador Ex- Service officer of class 1, to be Ambassador the Senate.
EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS TAX EXEMPT HOME MORTGAGE dertakes to do precisely what the Presi virtues of rural southern music. In com BONDS dent has recommended. Indeed, in his bination with Mr. Scruggs, however, the budget message earlier this year, the two men exerted a considerable infiuence President recognized the problem and on the pop-music world of the 1960's, as HON. CECIL (CEC) HEFTEL said he would propose legislation "to their appearances in big-city nightclubs, OF HAWAII limit the use of tax-exempt funds for colleges, outdoor summer festivals, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mortgage financing to low- and moder even Carnegie Hall attested. The duo Tuesday, May 15, 1979 ate-income families or to other, narrow broke up in 1969 at which time Mr. Flatt ly targeted public policy objectives." continued with the Old Flatt and Scruggs • Mr. HEFTEL. Mr. Speaker, I have It is my understanding that the De Band, now renamed the Nashville Grass. followed with great interest the contro partment of Housing and Urban Devel He performed at more than 50 colleges versy surrounding tax-exempt home opment, the Department charged with a year and as late as last February, Mr. mortgage bonds which has grown in in the responsibility of meeting America's Flatt was talking about a resumption of tensity since the introduction by my housing needs, generally favors the ap touring and a possible reunion with Mr. good friend, the distinguished chairman proach I have taken in this bill. It is Scruggs. of the Ways and Means Committee
•This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. CXXV-731-Part 9 11620 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, .1979 leagues in the Congress. As my colleagues As a result of the end of the draft, the 56. McDonald. consider the results, I must add that most National Guard is having severe prob 57. Miller of Ohio. of the responses to the survey and the lems recruiting and retaining enough 58. Montgomery. 59. Murphy of Illinois. question regarding nuclear energy were people to meet its authorized strength. As 60. Myers of Indiana. made prior to the Three Mile Island nu a matter of fact, the Army National 61. Nichols. clear plant accident. Guard strength has declined from 410,- 62. Panetta. 1979 CONGRESSIONAL POLL RESUL'IS 682 at the end of fiscal year 1974 to its 63. Patten. (Tabulated by General Marketing, current strength of 344,927 as of Decem 64. Pickle. Wheaton, Md.) ber 31, 1978. Its authorized strength for 65. Qu1llen. 66. Rinaldo. (1) Would you support a Constitutional fiscal year 1979 is 417,653. On October 7, the National Guard will 67. Roe. Amendment requiring a. balanced Federal 68. Satterfield. budget except in times of national emergen be 343 years old. It would be most ap 69. Simon. cy? Yes 78%. No. 20%. Undecided 2%. propriate to again commemorate the 70. Skelton. (2) Do you approve of President Carter's National Guard on that date by pro 71. Snyder. deciSion to terminate diploma.tic relations claiming it "National Guard Day." This 72. Staggers. a.nd bilateral security agreements with Tai would bring to the attention of the 73. Stump. wan? Yes 36%. No 57%. Undecided 7%. American people the role of the National 74. Thompson. (3) Would you favor a national health in Guard in defending the Nation from 75. Treen. surance program administered by the Fed 76. Van Deerlin. eral government and paid for through payroll foreign enemies and in serving communi ties, in times of domestic emergencies 77. Vento. tax deductions? Yes 25%. No 72%. Unde 78. Walgren. cided 3%. and disaster. This recognition serves to 79. Whitehurst. (4) would you favor Federal ~nancing of publicize the Guards' roles and missions 80. Whitten. Congressional elections? Yes 21%. No 75%. which in tum would enhance and stimu 81. Wilson, Bob. Undecided 4 % . late its recruiting and retention efforts, 82. Winn. (5) Would you favor mandatory wage and at no additional cost to the Government. 83. Wylie. price controls to combat infiation if President Accordingly, I hope you will agree to 84. Yatron. Carter's voluntary program proves ineffec join me in cospansorship of this resolu 85. Young of Florida. tive? Yes 54%. No 43%. Undecided a%. tion recognizing our citizen-soldiers. 86. Young of Missouri. (6) Do you feel the Administration's hu 87. Zablocki. man rights program has enhanced the cause The following is a list of Members co- 88. Zeferetti. of peace and U.S. foreign policy throughout sponsoring this resolution: 89. Flood. the world? Yes 29%. No 64%. Undecided 7%. LIST OF COSPONSORS OF THE RESOLUTION 90. Ambro. (7) Should the U.S. reinstate the draft to 1. Abdnor. insure quality and quantity in America's 2. Akaka. The text of this House joint resolu armed services? Yes 60%. No 36%. Undecided 3. Alexander. tion is as follows: 4%. 4. Anderson of California. H.J. RES 326 (8) In general do you support the Admin 5. Annunzio. istration's current policy in the Middle East? Whereas several units of the mllitia of the 6. Applegate. Massachusetts Bay Colony were organized on Yes 50%. No 42%. Undecided 8%. 7. Archer. (9) Do you believe that nuclear energy October 7, 1636, as the First Militia Regiment 8.Bauman. and became the forerunner of the National should be developed as a prominent energy 9. Beard of Tennessee. alternative to oll and gas? Yes 76%. No 20%. Guard of the United States; 10. Bedell. Whereas the National Guard has served Undecided 4 % . 11. Bevill. with distinction, during the three hundred (10) Do you believe that revenue from gen 12. Brademas. and forty-three years since 1636, in every eral tax funds should be used to subsidize the 13. Broyh111. major miUtary conflict involving the United Social Security System? Yes 44%. No 51 %. 14. Carter. States, from the Revolutionary War through Undecided 5 % ·• 15. Collins of Texas. the Vietnam conflict; 16. Corcoran. 17. Corrada. Whereas the National Guard currently con NATIONAL GUARD DAY 1979 18. Coughlin. sists of nearly four hundred and fifty thou 19. Daniel, Dan. sand volunteer soldiers and airmen, orga 20. Daniel, Robert W., Jr. nized into nearly four thousand military 21. de la Garza. units located in the several States, the Dis HON. CLARENCE J. BROWN trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of OF OHIO 22. Dingell. 23. Dornan. Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 24. Duncan of Oregon. forms the Reserve Military Force that sup Tuesday, May 15, 1979 25. Duncan of Tennessee. ports the Regular Army and Air Force; and 26. Emery. Whereas the people of the United States • Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, for 27. English. owe a debt of gratitude to those citizen sol 342 years, the National Guard which was 28. Ertel. diers and airmen who are members of the originally known as the militia has been 29. Evans of Delaware. National Guard for their continuing contri the symbol of the American citizen 30. Florio. bution to the security of the United States: soldier/airman who is always prepared 31. Forsythe. Now, therefore, be it to leave his work, school, and home to 32. Fountain. Resolved by the Senate and House of defend his country, State, or community 33. Frenzel. Representatives of the United States of Amer 34. Gephardt. ica in Congress assembled, That the Presi in times of danger. This dedication 35. Gibbons. dent is authorized and requested to issue should be recognized by the Nation as a 36. Gore. a proclamation declaring October 7, 1979, as reminder of the personal sacrifices made 37. Gradison. "National Guard Day", and calling upon the by guardsmen in defense of the country 38. Guyer. people of the United States and interested in peace and war. 39. Hamilton. groups and organizations to observe such day In times of war, the National Guard 40. Hanley. with appropriate ceremonies and activit!es.e augments the active Army and Air Force 41. Hansen. by providing citizen-soldiers/airmen who 42. Holland. are trained, equipped, and ready to con 43. Horton. 44. Hughes. TRIBUTE TO LANGSTON tribute to the Nation's defense. The Na 45. Jenrette. tional Guard has participated in every 46. Johnson of Colorado. HUGHES war 1n which our country has been in 47. Kildee. volved. 48. Kindness. HON. WALTER E. FAUNTROY 49. Le.Fa.lee. In times of peace, National Guardsmen 50. Lagomarsino. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA provide assistance during natural dis 51. Lloyd. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES asters and local emergencies. The Na 52. Long of Maryland. tional Guard responded to 298 emergen 53. Lott. Tuesday, May 15, 1979 cies in 1978 in which 32,363 guardsmen in 54. McCormack. • Mr. FAUNTROY. Mr. Speaker, today, 48 States were involved. 55. McDa.de. my colleague, the gentlelady from Illi- May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11621 nois, Representative CARDISS COLLINS of which were, unfortunately, censored be recently about the President's program and I join in a small recognition of the cause of their social commentary on Ameri for further nationalizing medicine. can society; and This article, which appeared in Pri life and works of one of our Nation's Whereas, Langston Hughes, through his most important literary figures-Lang satire, humor and pathos portrayed the pro vate Practice magazine, is an excellent ston Hughes. found experience of being Black in a racist analysis of why Government medicine is Recognized as the black poet lau society and probed the vast complexities of immoral and inefficient. I would like to reate, Langston Hughes was a prolific being tupped in a cultural and psychological call it to my colleagues' attention: writer who not only mastered poetry, malaise of oppression; and THE CARTER HEALTH PROGRAM Whereas, Langston Hughes exhibited that (By Hans F. Sennholz, Ph.D.) but proved equally skillful in writing the mysterious quality in writing that ·we call short story, novel, play, song, musical "genius" with gained him the recognition of Last month the Carter Administration an comedy, opera, and autobiography. being called "The Black Poet Laureate" untll nounced the first stage of its multi-phase It is often said that Langston Hughes' his death on May 22, 1967. national health insurance program, a. pro Now, therefore, be it resolved by the coun gram grounded on the ten general principles volumes captured the essence of the the president unveiled last July, Congress black experience in America-blues, hu cil of the District of Columbb, That this resolution may be cited as the "Langston will soon be presented with enabling legisla mor, struggle, and hope. In focusing on Hughes Resolution of 1979". tion. The implementation of his plan will the black experience, Langston Hughes SEc. 2. The Council of the District of Co depend on economic conditions and on the also captured the essence of America. lumbia hereby declares that Langston Hughes other demands made on the federal budget. Despite being censored for his critical duely deserves this honor, and his works The Carter principles encompass provi should be widely read, studied and appre sions for free health ca.re for a.11 Americans commentaries on social injustice, Lang and freedom of choice for all patients in se ston Hughes' faith in our Nation was ciated, not just by all citizens of the District of Columbia, but by the entire world, and lecting physicians, hospitals, and other deep and everlasting. He believed that further declares that May 22, 1979 be desig health dellvery systems. They are designed this country could fulfill the dream full nated as "Langston Hughes Day" in the Dis to strengthen competitive forces, apply of opportunity and equality for all trict of Columbia. stringent cost-containment measures, in Americans. SEc. 3. This re.solution shall take effect crease the a.vaila.bi11ty of ambulatory and preventive services, direct personnel to un As we take a moment to recognize immediately upon its adoption by the Coun cil of the District of Columbia.. derserved regions, assure patient representa the distinguished life and writings of tion, and eliminate substandard ca.re for the Langston Hughes, I want to compliment THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, poor. Georgia State Representative David Washington, D.O. We must note that the American Medical Scott for his three-time Emmy award LANGSTON HUGliES MONTH, 1979-BY THE Association did voice a. few reservations winning tribute to Hughes-the video MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA a.bout the Carter proposals. But organized ta.ped production "Langston," and the A PltOCLAMATION labor and its spokesman, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, rejected them outright as a "piece Coca-Cola Co., U.S.A. for its support of Whereas, during the month of May 1979, meal approach" with too many financial "Langston" and its efforts to stimulate the llfe and works of Langston Hughes wlll conditions and reservations. The labor greater national interest in Hughes and be remembered through appropriate cere Kennedy plan ca.Us for an immediate com his writings. monies and celebrations including the show prehensive system of socialized medicine. ing of the award-winning public television Most physicians vigorously oppose not only I conclude my remarks by submitting special film, "Langston"; and the Hughes poem which served as his every point of the Carter program, but also Whereas, Langston Hughes was a poet who its very intent and design: the national credo and a proclamation and resolution brought great distinction to himself na ization and politlcallzatlon of health care. issued by the Mayor of the District of tionally and internationally through his They advocate freedom as the most bene Columbia and the District of Columbia writings of the many trials and tribulations ficial system for all activities and pursuits, Council in honor of Langston Hughes. of the Black experience and through his literary efforts widely diffused knowledge including for medical services. Even if free I DREAM A WORLD about the Black experience; and dom were not the most emcient and pro (By Langston Hughes) Whereas, in distinguishing himself, Lang ductl ve system, they would stlll choose It because freedom, in and of itself, has incal I dream a world where man ston Hughes has honored Black people every where and has demonstrated the rewards of culable moral value. A free society, they be No other man will scorn, lieve, must take certain chances for the sake Where love will bless the earth d1ligence and discipllne In developing one's innate abilities; and of freedom--chaMes which need not be And peace its paths adorn. taken in a police state because freedom there I dream a world where all Whereas, Langston Hughes was a promi nent figure of the Harlem Renaissance and has no value. Will know sweet Freedom's way, It would take volumes of critical analysis Where greed no longer saps the soul his works are greatly admired by contem porary scholars, poets, writers and students to refute the errors and fallacies of the ten Nor avarice blights our day. Carter proposals. In this column we must A world I dream where black or white, who often peruse hls works; and Whereas, the life of Langston Hughes not limit ourselves to a few basic observations Whatever race you be, on the moral and social implications of the Will share the bounties of the earth only inspires the youth of our nation but also exemplifies the hope, promise and ful program. And every man is free, Unfortunately, half the work that is done Where wretchednes~ will hang its head, filment of the American dream: Now, therefore, I, the Mayor of the Dis in politics ls to make things appear what And joy, like a pearl, they are not. The ten Carter principles pro Attends the needs of au mankind. trict of Columbia, do hereby proclaim the month of May 1979 as "Langston Hughes mise to bring us "free health care," but wm Of such I dream- actually give us the most costly and captive Our world! Month" in Wa.shington, D.C., and ca.11 on au of the residents of our great city to join with system ever designed. Its very nature is so From the libretto Troubled Island music me in honoring Langston Hughes In grateful deceptive-we can never foresee its conse by William Grant Still. acknowledgement of the exceptionally out quences. standing contributions which he made to his Beyond taxes, government has no source IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA fellow citizens and to all humanity. of income. Every penny it spends, every To honor Langston Hughes and to declare the MARION BARRY, Jr., benefit it bestows, must be extracted from day of May 22, 1979 as "Langston Hughes Mayor, District of Columbia.e the labors of a taxpayer. For every govern Day". ment beneficiary of health ca.re there must Whereas, Langston Hughes was born in be a victim, one who ls deprived of food, Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902; and clothing, housing, education, or some other NATIONALIZING MEDICINE essential. In fact, the victim's loss must Whereas, Langston Hughes began writing logically be greater than the beneficiary's poetry at the age of fourtoon ( 14), when his gain be ca use of the costs of the forced trans fellow clas.smates drafted him to compose fer, i.e. the medical bureaucracy that dis· the class poem; and HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS penses the benefits and the bureaucracy Whereas, Langston Hughes was awarded that extracts the income from the victims. one of his first major literary prizes by "Op IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES But even without such cost considerations portunity Magazine" (then an Urban League Tuesday, May 15, 1979 we are always aware that income redistrib publication) for his poem "The Weary ution by governmental force not only creates Blues"; and • Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Hans economic and social conflict but also reduces Whereas, Langston Hughes, who most elo Sennholz, chairman of the economics economic well-being. After all, resources a.re quently mastered every literary form, pro department at Grove City College, and redirected from areas where they served val duced more than thirty-five (35) books, some one of our best economists, has written uable ends to areas where they are misused 11622 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979 a.nd a.bused beoa.use they are making some· ENERGY PRICES AND INFLATION guish between the cause of inflation and the thing available for "free." The bureaucracy effect. needed to prevent the inevitable abuses wlll There is no argument with the proposi add additional costs that will reduce even HON·. RON PAUL tion that the decontrol of on prices will re further the economic well-being. OF TEXAS sult in higher prices for gasoline, heating on, The Carter program would unleash more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and various other products. Assuming there corruption and breed more scandals than any are no further government controls on the other political welfare scheme ever devised. Tuesday, May 15, 1979 supply of energy, these higher prices wlll Bureaucrats and politicians would sit in • Mr. not, however, bring a.bout a. rise in the cost judgment o! a. health care industry torn by PAUL. Mr. Speaker, we hear a lot of living. There is no paradox here. Con conflict and strife a.nd rendered impotent by of loose talk, which results from loos'e sumers may spend an additional $14 blllion countless regulations imposed to prevent economic thinking, about energy and for energy, which makes it possible for energy and/or correct the inevitable a.buses. They inflation. prices to rise. However, they will conse would exculpate the "poor" and "under To try to tighten some of the thinking quently spend $14 billion less on other prod privileged" from their role in such a.buses, in Washington, I would like to bring the ucts, which means that the prices of these but severely condemn the physicians who following excellent article to my col products must fall. Thus the increase in the might yield to the temptations. Where there leagues attention. Written by Dr. Rich price of energy wm be offset by the decrease is no freedom, the political authorities en ard E. Wagner, professor of economics in prices of other products. The overall cost deavor to establish order through fines and of living to consumers wm not have in imprisonment. at VPI, for Policy Report, it reminds us creased. It wm, of course, have increased to The a.dministration's proposed plan would about the cause of inflation-the Fed consumers for whom energy expenditures render the health care industry completely eral Government's monetary policies are a relatively large component of their dependent on the politic'al process. The fate and why controlling or decontrolling en budgets, but it will have decreased for con of health care-the quantity a.nd quality o! ergy prices has no effect whatsoever on sumers who use below-average amounts of services rendered and the income and em inflation. energy. In no way can It be said that con ployment of all members o! the industry However, decontrolling energy prices sumers in the aggregate face a higher cost of would be determined by the annual budget if we have sense enough not to increase living as a result of rising prices for energy. considerations and fund appropriations. the already onerous burden of taxation Because we are living in a period of gen Since the medical profession would have to erally rising prices, it is nevertheless possi compete with other federal expenditures will result in greater investment in en ble for increases in energy prices to take such as housing, education, a.nd national de ergy, and more supplies for our people. place without decreases ln other prices. fense, its share o! the federal pie would More taxes and regulations will cause a Such a phenomenon, however, would occur always be uncertain, lf not precarious. Con permanent glut of bureaucrats and short only a.s a result of an expansion in the sequently, the industry would need to be or age of gasoline. stock of money in our economy. It is this ganized effectively to engage in ardent politi ENERGY PRICES AND INFLATION monetary expansion that makes it possible cal lobbying. It would h'a.ve to convince every for prices to rise generally across the board. congressman and senator that it deserves a (by Richard E. Wagner) When energy prices rise simultaneously with big slice of the pie. Failure to do so would Each day seems to bring new expressions the prices of food, housing, and other prod bring instant contraction and depression to of concern about inflation. The wage nego ucts, we can be sure that there has been the industry. tiations between the trucking indUSJtry and an in.fiatlon of the stock of money. Other The fund appropriation process would the Teamsters Union have captured much at wise, the rise in energy prices would have ultimately determine the income of every tention. So have the rapidly rising prices of been offset by a decline in other prices. In health c:a.re producer. It is common knowl such commodity classes a.s energy, food, and other words, a general rise in prices is the edge that physicians today a.re earning the housing. Energy prices are widely considered effect of infiation in the stock of money, highest income of a.U professionals. Some, ln to be particularly vexatious. Neary everyone not the cause of inflation. fact, a.re earning even more than US Con agrees that stronger incentives for lthe con Recognition of this distinction between gressmen and Sena.tors. How long do you servation of existing energy and for the pro cause and effect is good news for economic think this will last in socialized industry? duction of new energy are incompatible with policy because lt means that policy toward After ia. few scandals come to light a.nd pub controls over energy prices. However, it ls energy is independent of policy toward in lic hearings point the light of the media. to commonly feared that the elimination of flation. The seeming interdependence be physicians' incomes, the Congressional a.p price controls wlll intensify our lnfiatlon. tween energy prices and inflation vanishes propria. tlons will be made "lean" and "just"; For instance, ·the Energy and Power Sub once the cause of inflation-money crea that ls, severely cut. Or, in a more subtle committee of the House of Representatives tion-ls no longer confounded with its ef manner, infiation may be used to erode phy estimated that full decontrol of oil prices fect-rising prices. Once the relation be sicians' incomes until they !all below that on June 1 would cost consumers $14 billion tween energy prices and inflation ls seen of the politicians in charge. Is it not "just" in the first year, thereby increasing our rate properly, It becomes clear that we can elimi that the founders and promoters of the sys inflation by at lea.st 0.5 percent. And this nate the control of energy prices, thereby tem, Le., the bosses, enjoy higher incomes troublesome relationship between energy assuring ourselves of less disruption of en than the workers? prices and lnfiatlon would seem clearly to ergy supplies in the future, without affect There ls virtual unanimity of opinion have been aggravated by OPEC's recent price ing ln.fiation. And we can rid ourselves of among physicians that the Carter plan, if increase. Faced with what seemed to be a generally rising prices by stopping the print enacted, would cripple the industry and en choice between more energy and more infla ing of new money, without affecting energy. slave its members. But many millions of mis tion or less of each, the Administration opted In short, if we pursue a correct monetary guided Americans are applauding the pro for gradual decorutrol over a two-year period policy, we can have energy without lnfla gram because it promises immediate benefits. in an effort to reach some kind of middle tion.e Blinded by their own greed they embrace ground. the principles of polltlca.l redistribution that In reality, however, the relationship be tween energy prices and infia.tion ls not what makes everyone's labors the property of the TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE E. C. state. They do not underst·and the concept of we have been led to believe. We can have freedom-the God-given right to pursue more energy and less infia.tion. Allowing en "TOOK" GATHINGS ergy prices to rise wlll not intensify inflation. their own ends, in our way, as long as we do Likewise, refusing to let oil prices rise wm not deprive others of theirs, or impede their not contain inflation. There simply isn't any HON. THOMAS S. FOLEY efforts to attain it. relationship at all between the price of It ls not ease, but effort, that makes men. energy and our rate of infia.tion. It is true OF WASHINGTON Physicians have encountered and overcome that increasing demand or decreasing supply, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES difficulties in every station of their lives. other things being equal, will raise the price Tuesday, May 8, 1979 Now they are confronting the greatest dan of energy. If the government stores vast ger ever: the socialization of their industry, amounts of oil ln underground caverns or • Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I join the which would make their labors the property regulates Alaskan oil in such a way as to people of Arkansas in mourning the re of politicians and regulators. force its exportation to Japan, supplies will cent loss of one of its finest public serv decrease and costs will rise. Similarly, if the ants, E. C. "Took" Gathings. It was my It is better to meet danger than to wait United States guarantees Israel's oil needs for it. We do not know the outcome of the as part of the recent "peace agreement," rises privilege to serve with Took in his last political battle that wlll determine the fu in the price of remaining domestic on sup two terms in the House. His great knowl ture of American medicine. But we do know plies will certainly follow. But we must edge of the agricultural problems and that the crucial battle is raging now. To be always remember that oil prices and inflation policies of this Nation were of great as weak is to be vanquished. Strength alone are independent of each other. To understand sistance to me and I shall long remember knows contuct and victory. this independence, it is necessary to dtsttn- and treasure his counsel. May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11623 Took Gathings' 30 years of service to a man born in a free society. He has la BIOGRAPHY the people of the First Congressional bored, invested and benefitted from a EDWARD L. JOHNSON District of Arkansas were marked by productive life. Others have benefitted Chairman and President, Financial Federa dedicated stewardship and service to the too. tion, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. needs of his people and of his State. My Now Ed Johnson is not the kind of Business Aftiliations: wife and I offer condolences to his widow, man .;_,ho would announce everything Present: Chairman and President, Finan Tolise and to their son and daughter as that he does for others, but I know of cial Federation, Inc., Los Angeles ($2.2 billion many deeds of kindness that he has ex holding company for 11 California savings well. and loan associations) (1959- ) . This Southern gentleman will be pressed. One incident involves an in Past: Executive vice president and director, missed by all who had the good fortune dividual whom he met here at the U.S. American Savings and Loan Association, to know him.• Capitol. On one of his frequent visits he Whittler (1958-1959). went by the Members' prayer room and Executive vice president and director, there met a student who was employed to Standard Federal Savings and Loan Associa keep guard over the sanctity of the room. tion, Los Angeles (1953-1958) . TRIBUTE TO EDWARD L. JOHNSON In exchanging conversation, Ed was Vice president and director, Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association, Chicago ( 1933- taken with the young man's qualities and 1953). HON. JOHN H. ROUSSELOT thus began an acquaintance with real Professional Memberships: returns to the student. There was corre Present: National Association of State OF CALIFORNIA spondence and a continuing interest in S&L Supervisors; member; former chairman, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the career of the young man which gave Advisory Council. Tuesday, May 15, 1979 rewards perceptible both mentally and U.S. League of Savings Association; mem materially. This seemed a very special ber, Committee on Publicly Held Companies. e Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, on thing for a busy corporate executive to The Conference Board; member. Thursday evening, May 17, 1979, I shall find time to do. Lambda Alpha (international honorary attend a most special event that is be land economics fraternity); honorary life di There you are, Ed Johnson is the kind rector and former president, Chicago and ing held to honor a distinguished resi of person who exemplifies the saying, "If Los Angeles chapters; past national president dent of California's 26th District, Ed you want to get something done, find a and treasurer. Grand chapter. ward L. Johnson of San Marino. A large busy man to do it." He loves people and Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.; number of people who have known Ed he has proven this in business. A success member, Board of Directors. Johnson over the years will gather to ful entrepreneur in the financial busi Past: President's National Business Coun express respect and esteem for this goo.d cil for Consumer Affairs. ness, he has always kept his mind on National League of Insured Savings Asso and conscientious man who deserves theu looking out for the small investors and praise but would probably not have acqui ciations; member, Executive Committee. has fought tenaciously for their rights. Federal Home Loan Bank Board; member, esed to such an elaborate occasion except Indeed he has been a bulldog in stand Advisory Council, Washington, D.C. for the fact that the tribute to Ed John ing up for the homebuyer and the small Federal Home Loan Bank; director, Chi son dinner is a charity benefit to raise saver. Ed knows the requirements and cago and San Francisco. funds for the City of Hope Hospital. rewards of hard work and constancy to Residential Research Committee of South It is typical of the character of Ed purpose. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ern California: chairman. Johnson to believe that he owes a debt of bring to the attention of my colleagues in Civic Organizations: gratitude to the people who serve at the House of Representatives, many of Present: City of Hope; vice Chairman, this hospital which has made such an whom know Ed Johnson personally, a Board of Trustees. outstanding contribution to the medical resume of his achievements as listed in Goodwlll Industries of Southern Califor field, especially in the research, care and his biography. Few of us can count as nia; member, Board of Directors. treatment of heart disease. Ed Johnson many accomplishments and all of us ad Pepperdine University Boa.rd; member and had a heart attack a couple of years ago. recipient of Regent's Award from the Uni mire one who has put so much endeavor versity of Pepperdine. Through his faith, the prayers of his into his life. family and friends, and the aptitude of Association of Students and Business, The material fallows: U.C.L.A. Graduate School of Management; the people who gave medical attention, EDWARD L. JOHNSON-A PROFILE his life was sustained. For this, he is infi member. Edward L. Johnson, chairman and presi The Newcomen Society in North America.; nitely grateful and anxious for the dent of Financial Federation, Inc., represents chance to give voluntarily, and encourage member. the highest ideals in the financial communi American Academy of Achievement; mem his friends to also give, in a tangible ty. A long-titne resident of Southern Cali ber and recipient of The Golden Plate way, to the City of Hope so that the work fornia, he is widely known and respected for Award (1964) . they do will continue for the benefit of his many professional accomplishments in addition to having contributed to numerous Past: American Revolution Bicentennial others. Commission of California, Inc., president. Ed Johnson is an exemplary Christian civic and philanthropic endeavors. The executive's activities on behalf of Attorney General's Volunteer Advisory man. Ardently devoted to Joyce, his gen philanthropic and civic institutions read like Committee; member. tle wife, Ed joins her in total consecra a "Who's Who" of public service. A vice District Attorney's Advisory Council; tion to the Christian principles and al chairman of the City of Hope Board of member. legiance to our country. In fulfillment of Trustees, he is a director of Goodwm Indus Red'evelopment Commissioner, City of his obligation to church, family and so tries of Southern California, board member Chicago. ciety, Ed Johnson has been a participant of Pepperdine University and a member of Political Memberships: in civic affairs and has given both of his thG Association of Students and Business, Present: Republican Associates. time and effort to encourage good citi U.C.L.A. Graduate School of Management. Past: United Republican Finance Com- zenship both in his community and at A graduate of Northwestern University, mittee of Los Angeles County; chairman. the National level. where he was an instructor, he has served Religious Activities: He has a deep appreciation of our in similar teaching posts at the American Present: Chistianity Today; director. Savings and Loan Institute in Los Angeles Campus Crusade for Christ International; American Government, the Constitution and Chicago. Professionally he ls active in member, Board of Directors. of the United States, and the consumma the National Association of State Savings Moody Bible Institute; trustee. tion of the American dream. Not content and Loan Supervisors, U.S. League of Savings Moody Institute of Science; trustee and to let the Government of America be left Associations, Council of Better Business Bu chairman, Advisory Committee. to the mercies of o:tncials elected in a reaus, Inc., the Conference Board and is an honorary Llfe director of the Los Angeles and World Wide Pictures; member, Board of careless manner, Ed Johnson has made Chicago chapter of Lambda Alpha, interna Directors. an effort to know the men and women tional honorary land economics fraternity. Nelson Bible Award Selection Committee; who serve in public o:tnce and has con Ed Johnson is a man dedicated to Christian member. tributed in an open and generous manner principles and devotes much of his time to Christian Bible Society; member, Advisory to those whom he believes will protect religious activities. The Board of Trustees is Board. and preserve our heritage. Ed Johnson is proud to honor such a distinguished member Clubs: an American. He knows the birthright of of the nation's business community. Present: The California Club; member. 11624 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979
Jona.than Club; resident member. sentatives," gifts and other inducements FINDING (SECTION 2) Education: to the medical profession, together with That the promotion of proprietary infant American Savings and Loan Institute, mass-market advertising, are far reach formula in developing countries has acceler Chicago and Los Angeles; instructor. ated the trend away from breastfeeding to Norithwestern University; instructor, real ing and the results tragic. Women's ability and self-confidence needed to ward artificial feeding, leading to increased estate finance. incidence of early infancy morbidity and Northwestern University, B.S.. 1932, real freely choose how they will use their own mortality. estate and land economics.e bodies is seriously undermined. The pro motion often implies that breastfeeding SECTION 3 may be inadequate, inappropriate, or Within sixty days of enactment, the Fed THE INFANT NUTRITION ACT eral Trade Commission must publish in the difficult. Doctors have long recognized Federal Register a list of less developed that anxiety caused by doubts about countries {LDC's) to which the provisons of HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS breastfeeding ability inhibits the "let this act shall apply. This list will be devel down reflex'' which allows the milk to oped in consultation with the State Depart OF CALIFORNIA flow when the baby sucks, thus rein ment, and wm include all countries treated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forcing the self-image that promoters as LDC's in U.S. foreign assistance programs. Tuesday, May 15, 1979 wish to encourage. SECTION 4 • Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, every The bill I am introducing today has No U.S. person may sell or otherwise dis day, throughout the developing world, two components: First, in order to as tribute infant formula in, or export infant helpless babies suffer a slow and agoniz sure that formula sold in developing formula to, any country on the list estab countries does not end up in the hands lished here unless such person has been is ing death from a syndrome known as sued a license for such sale or distribution, "baby bottle disease." Fed on infant of those whose living circumstances pre clude safe use of the product, a license or for such export. formula that often is nothing but whit SECTION 5 ened, contaminated water, they die of will be required to export, sell, or other various causes: Malnutrition, gastroen wise distribute infant formula to any Any person wishing to export, sell or dis developing country. A license will be tribute infant formula to any country on the teritis, pneumonia, myasma, cholera. Yet list shall file an application for eligibility these needless and tragic deaths might granted only after the applicant has with the Commission. The Commission may be averted, if only their mothers knew shown an enforceable marketing plan not approve any such application if the per that breast milk is the best possible nu which guarantees that every consumer son falls to identify the specific income trition they can give their children. This of the product has adequate income, groups of consumers to whom the infant calamity, born of ignorance, can yet be literacy, fuel, refrigeration, and safe formula is intended to be sold or distributed, put aside, if only we will understand its water. The second portion of the or fails to give adequate assurances, through cause and follow the guidance of our bill prohibits all promotion, and requires presentation of a marketing plan, that it wm graphic instructions as well as affirma be sold or distributed only to such consum hearts by taking action. ers. The appllcant would also have to present According to the World Health Associ tive statements about the merits of sufficient data produced through tests or ation and the International Pediatrics breastfeeding on the label itself. studies which establish that use of infant Association, the last decade has seen a Government regulation of certain formula in that country and among the spe tremendous decline in breast!eeding questionable formula marketing prac cific set of consumers in that country wlll among women in developing countries. tices could prove advantageous to the not contribute to infant morbidity or The result of this is a tremendous in majority of U.S. formula multinationals. mortality. crease in nutrition-related diseases. In As the situation now stands, corpora The data contained in the tests or studies tions which have voluntarily modified would include, but not be limited to: much of the developing world, the cost of Adequacy and ·avallablllty of sterilization infant formula, combined with the ex their practices are at some competitive and refrigeration techniques; pense of bottles, nipples, and the ancil disadvantage compared to corporations Water quality; lary expenses of fuel and refrigeration which have continued to practice the Epidemiological studies of gastrointestinal, for sterilization, pushes the total cost of challenged marketing techniques. Mean respiratory, nutritional, and dental diseases artificial feeding to the limits of annual while, industry groups are hesitant to or lllnesses in infants; per capital income for many families. Yet develop or enforce marketing restric Life expectancy and infant mortality rate'3 tions for fear of running afoul of the and causes; according to nutritionists, the cost of im The cost of infant formula. in relation to proving the diet of the lactating U.S. antitrust laws. Uniform regulation family income, and mother-which would overcome the nu of these sales practices would remove Literacy levels among the target groups of tritional deficiencies in her milk-is quite some of the constraints, and could en consumers. low by comparison. Even malnourished courage corporate responsiveness to ac This data shall be presented with respect mothers can adequately breastfeed their tivist demands. to all income groups of consumers in the infants for at least the first 4 months, Although more than half of the Third country to which the infant formula is in according to medical research. It is esti World infant formula market is held tended for export, sale, or other distribtuion. The Commission shall establlsh categories of mated that the percentage of mothers by foreign multinational corporations, income groups for this purpose, and shall who are physically unable to breastfeed U.S. regulation can take effect by exam assure in consultation with the Secretary of is between 2 and 5 percent. ple, either by encouraging a general in H.E.W. and the Secretary of State, that the Ill effects from the decrease in breast dustry trend in marketing practice re data is based on public health, population feeding have become major causes of dis striction, or by stimulating similar regu and medical studies conducted by persons ease and death in areas where poverty, lation by foreign governments. Within determined to be qualified for this purpose by poor home hygiene, and low levels of pa this limitation, however, U.S. regulation the Commission, which may permit two or more persons required to conduct tests and rental education make diluted, contami of infant formula advertising can be submit data. to designate one such person nated bottle feedings inevitable. This has both enforceable and effective. or a third party determined to be qualified directly contributed to the 10 million This bill does not seek to restrict a to submit such data on behalf of the persons cases of severe malnutrition, intestinal company's right to market its product making the designation. Applicants may be infection and/or death that occur annu it only seeks to assure a mother's right exempted from conducting such tests or ally in infants in less-developed coun to a healthy infant. In this, the Interna studies if the data would be duplicative of tries. This begs the question: Why should materials already filed with the Commission tional Year of the Child, the problem with respect to the same country and in all these Third World mothers choose to needs an immediate solution. I believe come groups within the country, and 11' the bottlefeed when they cannot afford it? that passage of this bill will have a sig data is sufficiently updated for the Com A growing number of physicians, re nificant and positive effect on this griev mission to make an informed decision. searchers, health officials and church ous health hazard: If an exemption is granted, then unless groups has found that the decline in SECTION-BY-SECTION .ANALYSIS OF THE IN the applicant and the persons who conduct breastfeeding is primarily due to the FANT NUTRITION ACT OF 1979 the tests can agree on the amount and vigorous promotion of infant formula by method of reimbursement, which will be de PURPOSE termined with the assistance of the Attorney its manufacturers. The implications of To regulate the export, sale and other dis General the Commission will determine the these promotion practices, which include trt.bution of infant formula to developing amount to be i'elmbursed to the previous bribes, hospital visits by "meclical repre- countries. licensee for a portion of the costs incurred, May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11625
and to any other person who has been re SECTION 7 congressional district which had the wis quired to conduct the tests or studies. The Any U.S. person who falls to comply with dom to send him to the U.S. Congress for amount of the reimbursement will depend the provisions of this Act will be subject 30 years. upon the effect on the competitive position to the pena-lties provided in section 6 of of the applicant in relation to the persons I am well aware of the many honors the Export Administration Act of 1969, ex him his to be reimbursed, and the shares of the cept tha.t the Commission sha.Il have the accorded after retirement and market held by the applicant and the other authority under the Act with respect to en each and every one was richly deserved. party. forcement. Inasmuch as our respective districts are In reviewing this data., the Commission Fines wlll be $1 million for any U.S. per somewhat similar, I tried to model my shB'.l, in addition to analyzing the data pro son, and for incUvddual officers of such U.S. congressional actions in the same man duced by the applicant, consUlt with the person, $10,000 a.nd/or imprisonment for five ner in which he so ably represented his Secretary of State, the World Health Organ ization, and other appropriate public and years. Wheneve!l' a. fine is imposed upon any district. I have only pleasant memories private agencies knowledgeable a.bout these officer, director, employee, O!l' a.gent of a U.S. of the brief period of time in which I was person, the fine cannot be paid, directly or factors. The Commission will analyze any fortunate to serve with him. relationship between nutritional, gastro indirectly, by such U.S. person. In closing, I express my sympathy to intestinal and respiratory diseases and the SECTION 8-DEFINITIONS his family; but on the other hand, I am use of infant formula. The Commission shall For purp-0ses of this Act, the term "infant sure they have many pleasant memories also consult the country to which infant formula." means a product designed for use of his lifetime. • formula is proposed for export with respect as a complete or partial substitute for human to the factors set forth in the required data.. milk in the feeding of infants of up to twelve Infant morbidity and mortality rates in months of age. developed countries shall be considered for If the Searetary of Commerce is notified CHARLIE SIFFORD: A LIVING purposes of comparing the relative potential thia.t the sale or distribution of infant formu effects of infant formula. use. All determina la to a. developing country or to consumers of LEGEND tions of eligibility will be reviewed at least certain income groups would contribute to once each year in order to assure that the morbidity or mortality in early infancy, the HON. LOUIS STOKES data is still accurate. Secretary sha.11 revoke any license issued. When applying for renewal of the license. The term "promote the sale of infant for OF OHIO the applicant need only include in the new mula." means to engage in any activity de IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES application such information and data. a.s the signed to increase sales or distribution of Tuesday, May 15, 1979 Commission considers necessary to make a.n infant formula., whether such activity is di informed decision, except that such person .rected toward the consumer or toward any •Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise on shall submit with the application detailed medical personnel for the purpose of in this occasion to direct your attention information with respect to the implementa fluencing the consumer and includes all and the attention of my colleagues in tion of the marketing plan employed under forms of advertising of the product, giving the previous license. The Commission may the U.S. House of Representatives to the free samples of the product for the purpose eminent golf career of Mr. Charlie Sif not approve the new application unless the of increasing subsequent sales, hiring person Commission determines, on the basis of evi nel to encourage the use of infant formula In ford. dence of the marketing plan's success, that maternity wards of hospita.is or other medical Mr. Sifford is a victim of this Nation's the infant formula wm not be distributed, facilities, and the hiring of milk nurse.s or most dreadful and destructive long-term directly or indirectly, to any groups of con other nonmedical personnel wearing uniforms disease-discrimination. As a black man sumers other than those for which the ap associated with medical professions. plication is made. in this country, in the past Mr. Sifford The Commission shall approve or disap The term "person" includes the singular has had to bear all the usual exhibits of prove each application for eligibility, and and the plural and any individual, corpora discrimination and racism in day-to-day shall notify the Secretary of Commerce of tion, partnership, joint venture, or other life. As an aspiring black man who hap the action. Any falsified information will form of association, including any govern pens to be a professional golfer, Mr. Sif preclude issuance of a. license. ment agency. ford has had to overcome blatant racism Any license issued by the Secertary of The term "United States person" means any constantly throughout his career. Seem Commerce under subsection (a) shall individual who is a. citizen, national, or resi specify: the country to which the infant dent of the U.S.; any corporation, partnership ingly, the golf structure's level of equal formula may be sold/distributed under the or sole proprietorship, which has its principal ity is not up to par. license, the income groups of COilS'l.lmers to place of business in the U .s.. or which is For almost 40 years, Mr. Sifford has whom the infant formula is to be sold or organized under the laws of a State of the had to be better than his white com distributed, and the quantities authorized U.S., or a. territory, possession, or common petitors and oftentimes has still been for export, sale or otheir cilstribution. wealth of the U.S .. and includes any foreign denied the right to play golf in profes No license for sale or distribution to con subsidiary or affiliate which is in fact con sional tournaments because of his skin sumers of any income group may be issued trolled by such corporation, partnership, as color. For a while during his career, the unless the marketer has been determined by sociation, or sole proprietorship; in the case PGA had in its constitution a "Cauca the Federal Trade Commission to be eligible of a joint venture, one of the concerns in· for the export, sale or other ddstribution. valved in the joint venture is an individual sians-only" clause which prevented Mr. RegUla.tions issued to carry out this sub or entity described here. The term "joint ven Sifford from competing in major tourna section shall include a. !requirement that any ture" means an association of two or more ments. When the constitution was person issued a. license pursuant to this sub concerns to ca.rry out a business enterprise changed and Mr. Sifford was allowed to section report to the Secretary of Commerce for profit, for which purpose such concerns play, the rules were often altered at the the quantities of infant formUJla exported combine property, money, expertise, or other last minute and hecklers were allowed to under the license. assets.e follow him uncontrolled by tournament No inf'8.Ilt formula may be sold, distributed officials during golf matches. or exported to a developing country unless THE HONORABLE E. C. "TOOK" Chipping away at these seemingly in the container in which the formula. is en GATHINGS surmountable odds, Mr. Sifford finished closed contains instructions for use in the in the top 60 for many years, won the language O!l' dialect of such consumers, and statements describing prerequisites for Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los proper use '8.Ild a.bout the nutritional benefits HON. WALTER B. JONES Angeles Open in 1969. He is this Nation's of breastfeeding. OF NORTH CAROLINA first black golf pro-a living legend. SECTION 6 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It would seem that the golf career of It shall be unlawful for any U.S. person Mr. Sifford and his acceptance by the directly or indirectly to make any offer or Tuesday, May 8, 1979 golf structure in this country would be promise to pay, or any payment of, any •Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. progressing based on, if nothing else, the ll).oney, or anything of value to any medical Speaker, when I came to the Congress in civil rights movement and the infusion of doctor or other individuaJ trained in a health 1966, one of the first persons I met was large numbers of blacks into athletics. profession (including any nurses, para.medi However, this illusion of equality within cal professional, or pharma.Cdst) or to any Took Gathings. I was most impressed medical association of health professionals, with his kindness and warm personality. the golf circuit is still a nightmare for with the intent to infl.uence any of these Later when I became a member of the Charlie Sifford. individuals to pUTchase, distribute, or pro House Committee on Agriculture, I was Most recently, Mr. Sifford's name was mote the sale of infant formula in any also impressed with his dedication to excluded from the invitation list for the less developed country. his position and his great concern for his Legends Golf Tournament in Texas. Al- 11626 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979 though Mr. Sifford was the first black "I don't want to be a. bitter hateful man, tor accidentally stomping his ball deeper pro golfer, his name was omitted from but they are making me one. I faced it when into the ground on the fairways, noise the list of legendary golf greats asked to I was young. And now I face it when I a.m making from the galleries when he putted. old. Do you know you get $10,000 just for participate. For Sifford, the ac Phone calls all hours of the night. He was Mr. being there? Bitch," said Charlie, biting down assaulted and threatened with a gun. knowledgment as a golf great by the ha.rd on his one luxury in life, Frimo del Rey golf establishment in this country still Charlie had a few big paydays, but he cigars. missed all the big money and the lucrative has not come. Every man reaches a point in his life when endorsements. He works from 6:30 a.m. un Therefore, at this time, Mr. Speaker, his emotions yield to age. Football coach til dark at Sleepy Hollow. His love of golf I would like to submit to the RECORD an Woody Hayes expressed himself with a punch softens the pain. He's too old for the tour article which appeared in the April 27, la.id on a college player. Charlie has a right any more. He plays the L.A. Open and Bay to speak his mind. There are seven blacks on Hill Classic in Orlando, Fla. 1979, issue of the Cleveland Press on this the tour now. Some day they will surely living golf legend, Mr. Charlie Sifford. qualify for the Legends in Austin. In 1974, he won the National Seniors title, LEGENDS' GOLF TO BE SHOWN IN LIVING WHITE Oh, sure, Charlie can go to the Legends. He beating most of the men who will be play Well, the first round of the Legends of can shine shoes, hand you a fresh towel in ing in the Legends Tournament. "Sure I'm Golf Tournament is underway today, and the the men's room, wait on tables and clean the disappointed," he shrugged. "I guess it's too greats of yore are in knickers at the Onion golf clubs. But he can't swing them there. late for me. But if I raise some hell, maybe Creek country Club in Austin, Tex. for nos He says, "It's damned Texas again. Houston it will help the other guys when they get talgia. and important prize money. and San Antonio barred me the first year I to be 50." The scores will vary as the ages over 50, was allowed on the tour. It hasn't been a Spoken like a living legend.e but the venerable participants certainly happy life. At this stage, you'd think they'd ha.ve one thing in common: They're a.ll white give you what you rightly deserve." of skin. The Legends ls on national television Fred Raphael, Legends director, fiatly de this weekend. The picture is in color. Not the nied Sifford was not invited because of his THE SALT TRAP players competing in the $400,000 tourna dark tint. He admitted that Bob Toskl was ment for the Seruta.n Set. "invited" last year because "of the contribu As usual, the second biggest state in the tions made to golf." Raphael suggested that a bunch of old-timers have a far more im HON. JOHN M.ASHBROOK union missed the greatest legend in golf OF OHIO Charlle Sifford. Oh, they sure 'nuf didn't pressive record than Sifford and were not asked. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES overlook him. Why they just sure 'nuf pre Speaking by phone from Austin, Raphael tend he just doesn't exist. added, "They compare Charlie to Jackie Rob Tuesday, May 15, 1979 The sport of golf has been trying to pre inson. Heck, Jackie was a great player. They e Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr." Speaker, the tend Charlie doesn't exist for almost 40 yea.rs. aren't comparable. Charlie isn't in any of the Charlie Sifford ls a. black man. He has been main attraction in President Carter's golf hall of fames. The rules for entry have three ring circus he calls a foreign policy chipping, driving, putting down the barrier not been changed." age.inst blacks all his life and his scores When asked who on earth made more is about to move to center stage after against bigotry have been anywhere from "contributions to golf" than Sifford, the first the Vienna summit in June. F'or 2 years eagle to birdie to par to bogey-mostly black pro, there was silence. And, in fairness, Mr. Carter has been giving ground in bogey. Robbie arrived still in his prime and able to the hopes that the Soviets will be kind Why isn't Cha.rue Sifford in the Legends set high marks. Somebody at the Legends ls enough to let him freeze our strategic Tournament? I'm not too embarrassed to ask. missing the point. weaknesses in place just in time for the If Slfford's struggle to give the black profes It all began as a caddy at the age of eight President to put SALT II on his list of slona.l a. cha.nee for par with everybody else in Charlotte, N.C. By the age of 12, Charlie isn't a. legend, I don't know a.bout legends. was breaking par. Blacks were only allowed accomplishments in the reelection pam The rain fell ha.rd on the thick green grass to play on Mondays. He entered Negro Golf phlets. This sham of an agreement of the fairways of Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, Tournaments, nickel and dime stuff, but should never have seen the light of day. and Charlie swallowed back the bitterness never earned more than $800 prize money. Those who cry for restraint by the super that has been in his throat for decades. After serving 1n the infantry 1n World powers and for an end to the expensive "You know why I'm not playing in Austin War II, Charlie tried again with the help of and deadly arms race fail to grasp that today," he said. "It's the same thing I've singer Billy Eckstein, and boxing champs it is not the megatonage or the MIRVing faced for so many yea.rs. Discrimination. I've Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson. Louis that is at the root of this debate. The heard all the excuses. Unfair rules dis played Charlie for money to lose enough key element of any debate on American qualify me." to keep Charlie in room and board. Eckstein In order for Charlie to be eligible, he has finally hired Sifford as a golf teacher and Soviet relations is how can we assure our to have won the Masters, the U.S. or British companion, paying him $150 a week. Sifford ability to defend ourselves and our allies Opens, the Professional Golf Assn.'s title was the Moses to lead the black man to from Soviet aggression in the world. No ma.tch, or be a member of the Ryder Cup the promised land of golf. sheet of paper is going to stop the So Team. Incredibly, the PGA had written into its viets from chipping away at our friends, "I wasn't allowed to play in any of them constitution a "Caucasians-only" clause or our life lines to raw materials and until I was too old. I never even was allowed which barred Sifford and any other black. energy sources. To think that SALT II to see the Masters Course in Augusta.. Never Congressional pressure ruled it out in 1960, but Jim Crow barriers in the Deep South or even a SALT XX will somehow limit allowed in the British Open. The U.S. Open the Soviet appetite for spheres of con and PGA finally relaxed their rules when it still kept him out. was too la.te for me," sa.ys Charlie, a. gentle "I was sanctioned by the PGA but couldn't trol and for the extermination of the ma.n bent by frustration. play until the tour went north of the Mason American system is to discount the his This black pioneer, as large a figure as Dixon line. I could get in only five or so tory of the U.S.S.R. and the communist Jackie Robinson in baseball, has not even tournaments," he remembers. He slept in ideology on which it is based. known the recognition for his only lust in his car. He hadn't eaten for several days The SALT II agreement is supposed life: "To prove that the black man can play once driving from Greensboro, N.C. to Hous ton and then San Antonio only to be barred to establish some levels of strategic forces golf as good as a white man." It ls a terrible that will allow restraint on both sides irony that he battled the barriers in his from play. youth and faces another barrier now in the Sifford stuck it out for 10 yea.rs, begin of the superpower rivalry. This agree seniors' Legends Tournament. ning in 1960, and he always finished 1n the ment falls short of this goal. No one has Of course, he can't qualify, now. He ls 57 Top Sixty. His 20-year earnings were once ever played by preset ground rules in in a sport when most professionals' nerves go reported at $335,000. He won the Hartford an open confiict. The stakes are always in their early 40's. When he broke the PGA Open in 1967, the first black to win a major too high to not use a stacked deck or an color barrier in 1960, he was 34. He couldn't PGA event, and the Los Angeles Open in ace up the sleeve if it can be gotten eat or dress 1n the clubhouse. He went to the 1969. He qualified for the Masters in 1974, away with. The Soviets have already dis bathroom outside. As a. senior, he is stlll out but the rules were altered. played their contempt for arms limita side. "There was a point sysrtem that year tion by violating SALT I. "The evidence "They changed the rules on me. Same way for finishing high and when I got close, is incontrovertible" states former De I got threats on my life. There was a heck they did at the Masters years ago, just to fense Secretary Melvin Laird, "that the keep me out. I'm the only black pro over 50. ler who followed me for nine holes one The Legends was an invitational last year and day before they got rid of him. He started Soviet Union has repeatedly, flagrantly, they didn't invite me. I'm an old man, and showing up again other places. Nobody said and indeed contemptuously violated the they want me to win one of the big four nothing," humphed Charlie. treaty to which we have adhered. This tournaments? There were threatening letters, a specta.- evidence has been withheld from the May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11627 Congress, the press, and the public. I the President somehow expects the after my first RECORD statement, which believe there is no longer any excuse for American people and the U.S. Senate, to concerned the Paritskys, and 12 days denying the American people and their forget all of this and to focus on the 2fter my correspondence with Alex representatives facts whose suppression numbers of missiles and warheads in the ander Dobrynin, the Soviet Ambassador profits only our enemies." For us to de treaty exclusively. This is madness. This to the United States, there appeared in lude ourselves into thinking that the is not some academic exercise in mathe the Vechermy Chaikov
PART IV-ASSETS PRODUCE MORE ENERGY from a barrel of crude when you are 1. Bea.trice Studds Irrevocable Trust: making unleaded or low-lead fuel than My brother, Colin A. Studds, my sister, when you a.re using lead. Mrs. Howard Babcock, and I have placed the HON. NORMAN D. SHUMWAY New catalyst-equipped cars that require unleaded have been selling briskly. EPA, as following securities-owned jointly by the OF CALIFORNIA three of us-in an irrevocable trust for our any recent buyer knows, routinely overesti mother, Bea.trice Studds, with my brother as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVEE mates their gasoline mileage performance. trustee. All income from these securities goes Tuesday, May 15, 1979 Unleaded demand has shot up 70 percent to our mother for as long as she shall live. in the last two years and wm go up an My brother, my sister, and I each own one e Mr. SHUMWAY. Mr. Speaker 1.lll other 22 percent this year, according to a t11ird of the securities--a.nd they will revert der, as the Members of this body Chase Manhattan Banlt estimate. to us upon the dissolution of the trust at our are certainly aware, gasoline is currently While the EPA is forcing unleaded de mother's death. The following represents my in short supply throughout the co1.llltry. mand upward DOE has a ceillng clamped one-third interest in the trust. on the price, discouraging expansion of Colln A. Studds, III, Trustee, Beatrice What little is available is being sold for capacity. The energy aict, with its well Studds Irrevocable Trust, Under Agreement prices significantly higher than those known "small-refiner bias" designed for the Dated August 1, 1973. which prevailed just a few months ago. benefit of good friends of certain key Number of shares, security, and market Our constituents are angry and con Congressmen, further discourages construc value as of May 8, 1979: fused-and justifiably so. While they sit tion of the large refineries that are most Bonds: for hours in gasoline lines, we debate an efficient in separating out the components $2,666, Seaboard World Airlines cvt 5's due ill-conceived rationing proposal. When needed to make unleaded. April l, 1986, $2,187.00. our c·onstituents, confronted with serv Add in the Iranian crude production shut 3,333.00, U.S. Treasury 8% note, due Au down, which has kept refiners operating at gust 15, 2000, $3,050.00. ice stations which have run out of fuel, plead for more gasoline, we talk of de less than capacity. Then add in the natural 1($3,333.00 B. F. Goodrich 9% % notes, due gas act, which unnecessarily and pre 1982, sold 2/22/79 for 3,325.00. $3,333.00 U.S. control only when coupled with a wind maturely foreed some large natural gas users Treasury 7% % note, due June 30, 1979, sold fall profits tax. to switch to heating oil. When that is May 9, 1978 for $3,325.00.) The fact of the matter is simply that combined with the colder-than-normal win common stocks: much of the current crisis can be blamed 100, West Point Pepperell, $3,375.00. ter we've just endured, you have a serious 67, Chessie System, $1,833.00. on those of us in Washington. We have rundown in the spring stocks of heating oil. 92, Liggett & Myers, $3,128.00. set up huge bureaucracies such as DOE So energy czar Schlesinger has ordered 60, Freeport Minerals, $2,700.00. and EPA, which cost the American tax the refiners to build up heating oil stocks 33, Xerox, $1,942.00. payer billions of dollars, yet produce for next winter before they switch refineries 133, Square D, $3,225.00. precious little energy-aside, perhaps, over to their maximum capacity to make 1(100 UMC Industries sold 9/15/78 for from hot air. We blame the oll com gasoline. (There's an overlap in the crude $2,040.00.) panies for not producing more, yet we fractions that enables refiners to make 2. I own the following securities: refuse to provide them with the incen either relatively more heating oil or more Number of shares, security and market gasoline to suit seasona.l demands.) value as of May 8, 1979: tive to do so. Put all this together and you have motor Bonds: I say it is time for Congress to be ists wandering around looking for unleaded $3,100, Loew's Theater 6% Deibenture, honest with the American people, and to gasoline, courtesy of their ifederal govern $2,356. allow our energy industry to do what it ment. EPA need not have caused this short $1,666, U.S. Treasury 7%, February 15, is supposed to do: Produce more energy. age. Its insistence on catalysts was un 2007, $1,404. Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like necessary to aichievement of acceptable air $3,333, U.S. Treasury 8~, May 15, 1988, to submit to the attention of my col quality. It has subsequently displayed its $3,108. leagues an editorial which recently arbitrariness by rejecting MTM, a lead sub ($3,333.00 A.T. & T. 7%, 1982 sold May 9, appeared in the Wall Street Journal. stitute which is compatible with catalysts, 1978 for $3,253.00.) which would have stretched the gasoline oommon stocks: SEND THE EPA THE BILL supply and which EPA cannot show to have 40, Burlington Industries, $680. Motorists a.re once a.gain being forced to adverse health effects when emitted with 174, Exxon, $8,840. prowl the streets and highways in search of exhaust. 80, Gulf Oil, $2,080. gasoline, wasting their own time and wha.t The government's answer to the problem 100, Middle South Utllities, $1,425. fuel they ha.ve left in their tanks. The poli 67, W. R. Grace, $1,867. is not to send someone in to shake up the ticians a.re once again urging them to believe EPA but to send someone out to shake up 3. Our family home in Cohasset, Massa. that they are victims of an oil industry con c:husetts, with an estimated market V'alue of the consumer, by issuing him with ration spiracy. The administration, ever alert for stamps and letting him line up a.t the gas approximately $84,000, is owned jointly by new bureaucracy expanders, is trying to my brother, my sister and me. My interest in oline pumps while the attendant and the overcome congressional resistance to standby bureaucrats try to manage his coupons. the house, therefore, is roughly, $28,000. gas rationing. 4. Savings accounts: We only hope those motorists sitting in a. NOW account, First National Bank o! With all the misinformation and con lines wm begin to wonder why it is that Cape Cod, $338.73. spiracy theories being spread about, it might the oil companies get blamed for every b. Savings account, Cape Ood Five cents be ha.rd for the harassed driver to believe thing.e Savings Bank, $121.35. that there a.re some reasonably simple rea c. NOW account, First National Banlt of sons for his difficulties in buying unlee.ded Boston, $460. gasoline. If he must fix on one single villa.in AMENDMENTS TO THE ETHICS IN 15, One !bedroom cooperative apartment, other than the Ayatollah Khomeini, we GOVERNMENT ACT Washington, D.C., esttm.a.ted market value, -would suggest the Environmental Protection $92,000. Agency. 6. Two room condominium apartment, Provincetown, Mass., estimated market value, There is a shortage of unleaded gasoline HON·. BOB ECKHARDT because the EPA, in infilcting its auto $68,000. OF TEXAS emaust emission rules, misjudged how 7. 1975 Chrysler Newport Sedan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8. 1974 Saab. rapidly those rules would raise demand for PART V-LIABil.ITIES 1978 unlee.ded gasoline. That is the central prob Tuesday, May 15, 1979 1. Mortgage, one !bedroom cooperative lem. It has been aggravated by Ira.n's • Mr. ECKHARDT. Mr. Speaker, when aipa.ritment, Wash., D.c., approxima.tely, troubles, by some special interest boodling the House takes up consideration of s. $19,400. Congress wrote into the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and by DOE's pre 869, to amend the "revolving door" provi 2. Secured loan, Rockland Trust Co., Rock in land, Mass., approximately, $50,800. mature etforts to force industrial users of sions of the Ethics Government Act, 3. Mortgage, condominium apartment, natural gas to switch to other fuels. I intend to offer three amendments. The Provincet.own, Mass., Cape Cod Five Cents First the EPA. It has forced rapid con text of those amendments appears below, Savings Bank, approxima.tely, $47,700. version to unleaded and low-,lea.d. gasoline along with a copy of 18 U.S.C. 207 PART VI-1978 TAXES PAID without accurately gauging the consequences showing how that provision would look 1. Federal income ta.x, $14,080.52. for petroleum refining. When refiners if all my amendments were adopted. I 2. Massachusetts income tax, $2,676.01. take the lead out of gasoline, they must use also note that the text of a recent repart 3. Local property taxes, $1,704.42. more of the scarce natural elements in by the Commerce Committee's Subcom 4. Aut.omOblle excise taxes, $125.40. crude oil to give gasollne its necessary anti mittee on Oversight and Investigations Total taxes, $18,586.35.e knock properties. You thus get less gasoline concerning the impact of the Ethics Act May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11641 not include any proceeding for the formula has been printed in the CONGRESSIONAL 18 U.S.C. SECTION 207 SHOWING EFFECTS D' S. 869 IS ENACTED WITH EcKHARDT tion of interpretative rules, general state RECORD Ma.y at 10297, 8, 1979. AMENDMENTS ments of policy, or rules of agency organiza .AMENDMENTS TO S. 869, AS REPORTED (Language to be deleted has been enclosed tion, procedure, or practice. OFFERED BY MR. ECKHARDT in brackets and new language italicized) 4 '(c) Whoever, other than a special Gov Page l, lines 6 and 7, strike out "strike ernment employee who serves for less than "§ 207. Disqualification of former officers sixty days in a given calendar yea.r, having 'concerning' and insert 'by personal presence and employees; disqualification of a.t' ". been so employed a.s specified in subsection Page 1, line 6, insert the following after partners of current officers and (d) of this section, within one year after "clause (11} ,": "strike out •and as specified employees such empolyment has ceased, knowingly acts in subsection (d} of this section, within two "(e.) Whoever, having been an officer or a.s a.gent or attorney for, or otherwise repre yea.rs after his employment has ceased'". employee of the executive branch of the sents, anyone other than the United States United States Government, of any independ in any formal or informal appearance before, AMENDMENTS TO S. 869, AS REPORTED ent agency of the United States, or of the or, with the intent to infiuence, makes any District of Columbia., including a special Gov OFFERED BY MR. ECKHARDT oral or written communication on behalf of ernment employee, after his employment has Add the following section at the end of anyone other than the United States, to-- ceased, knowingly acts as agent or attorney "(1) the department or agency in which the blll: for, or otherwise represents, any other per SEc. 2. (a} Subsection (a.} of such section he served as an officer or employee, or any son (except the United States), in any formal officer or employee thereof, and 207 ls amended in para.graph (2)- or informal appearance before, or, with the (1} by striking out "or other proceeding," "(2) in connection with any judicial, rule intent to infiuence, makes any oral or writ making, or other proceeding, application, re and inserting in lieu thereof "or adjudicatory ten communication on behalf of any other proceeding, a particular rulemaking pro quest for a ruling or other determination, person (except the United States) to- contra.ct, claim, controversy, investigation, ceeding,"; and "(1) any department, agency, court, court (2) by striking out "involving a specific cha.rge, accusation, a.ITest, or other particu martial, or any civil, military, or naval com lar matter, and party or parties". mission of the United States or the District (b} Subsection (b} of such section is fur of Columbia, or any officer or employee there "(3) which is pending before such depart ther amended in paragraph (2)- ment or agency or in which such department of, and or agency has a direct and substantial ( 1) by striking out "or other proceeding," "(2) in connection with any judicial (or interest- and inserting in lieu thereof "or adjudicatory other proceeding,] or adjudicatory proceed proceeding, a. particular rule making pro ing, a particular rulemaking proceeding, ap shall be fined not more than $10,000 or im ceeding,"; and plication, request for a ruling or other de prisoned for not more than two yea.rs, or termination, contra.ct, claim, controversy, in both. (2) by striking out "involving a specific " ( d) Subsection ( c) of this section shall party or parties". vestigation, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter (involving a specific apply to a person employed~ (c) Subsection (b) of such section is fur "(1) at a rate of pay specified in or fixed ther amended- party or parties] in which the United States or the District of Columbia. is a party or has according to subchapter II of chapter 53 of ( I) in paragraph (3) by striking out"; or'' a direct and substantial interest, and title 5, United States Code, or a comparable at the end thereof and inserting in lieu "(3) in which he participated personally or greater rate of pay under other authority; thereof a. dash; and and substantially as an officer or employee ("(2) in a position for which the basic (2) by adding after paragraph (3) the fol through decision, approval, disapproval, rec rate of pay ls equal to or greater than the lowing: 'shall be fined not more than $10,000 ommendation, the rendering of advice, in basic rate of pay for GS-17 of the Cfflnera.l or imprisoned for not more than two years, vestigation or otherwise, while so employed; Schedule prescribed by section 5332 of title 5, or both. For purposes of subsections (a) and or United States Code, and who has significant (b) , the term 'particular rule making pro "(b) Whoever, (i) having been so em decision-ma.king or supervisory responsibil ceeding' means a proceeding commencing ployed, within two years after his employ ity, a.s designated by the Director of the with the notice of proposed rulemaking and ment has ceased, knowingly acts as a.gent or Office of Government Ethics, In consultation ending with either the withdrawal or final attorney for, or otherwise represents, any with the head of the department or agency promulgation of th~ rule. Such term does not other person (except the United States), in concerned; include any proceeding for the formulation any formal or informal appearance before, [" (3) on active duty as a commissioned of interpretative rules, general statements of or, with the intent to infiuence, makes any officer of a uniformed service a.sslgned to a policy, or rules of agency organization, pro oral or written communication on behalf of pay grade of 0-7 or above as described in cedure, or practice.". any other person (except the United States) section 201 of title 37, United States Code; or to, or (11) having been so employed (and as ["(4) in a position designated by the Di Add the following section at the end of specified in subsection (d) of this section, rector of the Office of Government Ethics. theblll: within two yea.rs after his employment has Within twelve months from the date of en SEC. 2. Subsection ( d) of such seotion 207 ceased], knowingly represents or aids, coun actment of this subsection the Director of is amended by striking out paragraphs (2), sels, advises, consults, or assists in represent the Office of Government Ethlcs shall desig ( 3) , and ( 4) and inserting in lieu thereof ing any other person (except the United nate positions, which are not included under the following: States) concerning any formal or informal paragraph (2) of this subsection and which "(2) on active duty as a commissioned offi appearance before- involve significant decision-ma.king author cer of a uniformed service assigned to a pay " (I) any departm.ent, agency, court, court ity, or other duties which are substantially grade of 0-9 or above as described in section martial, or any civil, military or naval com similar to those exercised by persons covered 201 of title 37, United States Code; or mission of the United States or the District by paragraph (2) of this subsection. On an of Columbia., or any officer or employee there annual basis, the Director shall revtew the "(3) in a position designated under this of, and positions designated pursuant to this para paragraph by the depa.l'ltment or agency con "(2) in connection with any judicial (or graph, making additions and deletions as cerned. Not later than July 1, 1980, each other proceeding,] or adjudicatory proceed a.re necessary to satisfy the purpose;;; of sub department or agency concerned shall, with ing, a particular rulemaking proceeding, ap section ( c). Departments and a.gencles shall the concurrence of the Director of the Office plication, request for a ruling or other de cooperate to the fullest extent with the Di of Government Ethics, by rule designate posi termination, contract, claim, controversy, in rector of the Office of Government Ethics In tions as necessary to protect against the exer vestigation, charge, accusation, arrest or exercising his responsibillties under this cise of undue infiuence. Each department or paragraph.] agency concerned may also determine by rule other particular matter [involving a specific that the provisions of subsection (c) of this party or parties] in which the United States "(2) on active duty as a commissioned section shall apply to persons formerly em or the District of COiumbia is a pa.rty or has officer of a uniformed service assigned to a ployed in positions designated under this a direct and substantial interest, and pay grade of 0-9 or above as described in sec paragraph only in the case of appearances be "(3) as to (i), which was a.otua.lly pending tion 201 of title 37, United States Code; or fore or communications to specified omces, under his official responsibillty a.s an omcer "(3) in a position designated under this or persons in specified positions, at the or employee within a period of one yea.r paragraph by the department or agency con department or agency. On an annual basis, prior to the termination of such responsi cerned. Not later than July 1, 1980, each each department or agency concerned b111ty, or, as to (ii}, in which he participated department or agency concerned .shall, with shall review those designations and deter persona.Uy and substantially as a.n officer or the concurrence of the Director of the Office minations made under this paragraph, and, employee; [or) shall be fined, not more than of Government Ethics, by rule designate po with the concurrence of the Director of the $10,000 or imprisoned, for not more than two sitions as necessary to protect aga'i?ist the Office of Government Ethics, by rule make years, or both. For purposes of subsections exercise of undue influence. Each department such additions and deletions as are neces (a) and (b), the term 'part!cular rulemaking or agency concerned may also determine by sary. No designation under this paragraph proceeding' means a proceeding commencing rule that the provisions of subsection (c) she.II become effective less than ninety days with the m>tice of proposed rulemaking and of this section shall apply to persons for after the promulgation of the rulemaking ending with either the withdrawal <>r final merly employed in positions designated under the designs. tion.". promulgation of the rule. Such teTm does thfs paragraph only in the case of appear- 11642 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979 ances before or communications to specified Move On" in 1960. Rick Hall had put it business-wise, it was barren. Then, in 1957 offices, or persons in specified positions, at all together and Muscle Shoals music Joiner made what 1s probably his greatest the department or agency. On an annual began its long, rocky road to success. contribution to the Muscle Shoals music basis, each department or agency concerned industry. shall review those designations and deter There was plenty of room for doubt in When a young man named Tom Stafford minations made under this paragraph, and, the early days, but through the persever approached Joiner and about backing him 1n with the concurrence of the Director of the ence of Rick Hall and others the record opening a one-room studio and publishing Office of Government Ethics, by rule make ing industry was in Muscle Shoals to stay. company over his dad's City Drug Store 1n such additions and deletions as arc neces Lola Scobey chronicled the remarkable Florence, Joiner funded the new enterprise sary. No designation under this paragraph story of Muscle Shoals music for the re to the tune of $300. Stafford had as partners shall become effective less than ninety days cording industry magazine Ca.shbox two musician/songwriters named Rick Hall after the promulgation of the rulemaking which I would like to share with my and Billy Sherrill. the designation.e The trio named their new company Flor colleagues: ence Alabama. Music Enterprises and began MUSCLE SHOALS MUSIC A PROUD HisTORY cutting demos on Hall- and Sherrill-written MUSCLE SHOALS MUSIC A PROUD In December 1956 James Joiner, a long songs. Two yea.rs later this fledgling com HISTORY time country music lover, gathered together pany era.eked a.pa.rt in one of the most au three partners-Kelson Hurston, Walter Sto spicious breakups affecting the music indus vall, Marvin Wilson-and began a little com try today. When Hall and Sherrill parted HON. RONNIE G. FLIPPO pany in Sheffield called Tune Records and company, each went on to become a power Tune Publishing. Joiner's research indicates house in the profession-Hall in pop, Sherrill OF ALABAMA this was the first record company in the in country. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES state of Alabama.. In addition, the company's ending marked Tuesday, May 15, 1979 START FROM SCRATCH the beginning of Rick Hall's "David and "When I got out of the army, I was a.mazed Goliath" relationship to the national music • Mr. FLIPPO. Mr. Speaker, the history at all the rich talent here," says Joiner, now industry; and, through that, the start of of industries is measured in milestones owner of the area Greyhound Bus franchise. Muscle Shoals as a recording center. which show both continuity and commit "But I didn't know which way to go. I just Rounding up a new partner in 1959, Hall ment to the future. The Muscle Shoals wanted to help and be a pa.rt of it. Tune Rec rigged up a mono studio in a delapidated Music Association's Second Annual Rec ords, all that, we had to start from scratch. old ex-honky tonk and tobacco warehouse ords and Producers Seminar is such a We didn't have anybody to go to for knowl out on a deserted road leading to Wilson edge. It was Just the blind leading the Dam. Using the initials of Florence Alabama milestone for this developing industry in Music Enterprises, he optimistically named northwest Alabama. blind." In February 1957 Tune Records cut a his new studio FAME. For nearly two years The recording business is a highly com Joiner-penned song called "Falling Star" by he virtually locked himself up in this build petitive international industry. This a local singer, Bobby Denton (now a local ing in a marathon experiment in recording. meeting by the Muscle Shoals Music As politician). This is believed to be the first In 1960 he discovered a bell hop in the sociation recognizes their common goals master tape from which a record was pressed old Sheffield Hotel named June (later Ar to be a strong force in American music. in Alabama. It featured three instruments, thur) Alexander who had written a song an amateur quartet, and cost $4. Although Hall believed was a smash called "You Bet The artists, writers, engineers, pro Tune had opened a mono studio in Sheffield's ter Move On." During his self-training as a ducers, and all the assembled creative old Ritz Theater, this record was cut at the producer, Hall had been combining and re talent in Muscle Shoals have seen that local radio station with the troupe dashing combining various bands, and on this record their survival in this rapidly changing in between broadcasts of records to record. he used Norbert Putnam, bass; David Briggs, business relies on "keeping current with "Falling Star" went on to become a major piano; Terry Thompson and Forrest Riley, the future." The recording industry at hit for Jimmy C. Newman and Ferlin Husky, guitars; Spooner Oldham, organ; Jerry Car• Muscle Shoals has proven its ability to with additional recordings by literally dozens riga.n, drums; and Randy Allen, percussion. keep apace with the changes in the music of artists. Joiner's success immediately at Back-up singers were Herschel Wigginton, tracted attention from young Alabama. talent Jerry Weaver and Hall. business and move ahead. The tremen looking for a place to get into the music Excited with the resulting master, Hall dous growth of the recording industry at business. immediately set out for Nashville where he Muscle Shoals has placed the home of "It was the only place fellows who had shopped the tape to seven A&R men and was this community of artists on the charts their sights on Nashville knew to come in ft.atty turned down by each and every one. along side the recording centers of the the meanwhile," Joiner recalls. "We had "They couldn't hear black music," Hall says. major cities including New York, Los musicians from Birmingham and Dallas, and "They said, 'It's too R&B for us, we can't Angeles, and Nashville. on various small labels we exposed songs hear it, we don't think it was a hit.'" Finally that later became hits." Randy Woods with Dot Records on the west The Muscle Shoals Music Association Joiner, who has had nearly 60 songs re coast picked up the master. As soon as the founded in 1975 is an outgrowth of the corded, published early songs by Rick Hall record was released, it was obvious Hall had success of this north Alabama re.cording and Bllly Sherrm including hits "Aching, hit his stride. "You Better Move On" was a industry. It refiects a clear understanding Breaking Heart" and "Sweet And Innocent." smash. among the competitive studios that coop Later he co-published "Six Days On The But Hall's troubles had Just begun. Un eration was needed to continue a climate Road" with Buddy Klllen, a local boy who happily, his fortunes began to parallel those of growth for all. Music at Muscle Shoals moved to Nashville and started Tree Pub of an earlier resident of Florence, Ala.bama lishing, one of the largest song publishers legendary bluesman W. C. Handy, who had has grown into a $5 million a year busi in the world today. ness which employs 565 artists, song been denied the right to even rent an office writers, engineers, and producers with TALENTED RESWENTS in New York City (because he was black) Before and during these yea.rs staggering and who had to battle his way into the music prospects that this is only the beginning. numbers of talented singers, songwriters, and industry. Despite his hit, Hall was finding Success has become commonplace and musicians were living in the Shoals area. closed doors throughout the music world expansion necessary for many studios. Hall's hometown, Phil 08.mpbell, was also in Nashville, New York, Los Angeles. Fina.Uy, Gold records produced at Muscle the hometown of Billy Sherrill, now head of offended and frustrated but believing in his Shoals have earned the town the nick A&R at Columbia. Records in Nashville. ta.lent, he just dug in his heels and decided name of "Hit Recording capitol of the Sheffield has been home to singers Arthur that if the places where the action was World." Rick Hall, president of the Alexander and Sue Richards, and songwriters wouldn't have him, he'd just do it where Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. Ex-Florence there wasn't any action-Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals Music Association, ex residents include legends W. c. Handy and Alabama.. plained the name when he said: Sam Phillips, plus Killen and top Nashville A SECOND HIT For the number of songs recorded here, musician Jerry Carrigan. Superstars Sonny In 1961, with royalties from "You Better more become gold records than anywhere else James and Percy Sledge grew up in Haley Move On," Hall defiantly built a tiny adobe in the country. The chance for cutting a hit ville and Leighton, respectively. Others from hacienda-style studio on Ava.Ion Avenue ln ts 50 percent greater here than New York, the area include names like B. B. King and Muscle Shoals. Here, almost immediately, he Miami or a.ny other place. Hank Williams as well as singer Freddie turned out a second hlt--"Steal Away" by Hart, background singer Herschel Wigginton, Jimmy HUlil:hes. The recording industry at Muscle producer Kelson Hurston, and songwriter Shoals had its beginnings with the cour By this time Hall had firmed up a cracker Earl Montgomery. And this only to name Jack rhythm section consisting of David age and determination of individuals who primarily people who have left-most of Briggs, piano; Norbet Putnam, bass; Jerry put together small studios and kept plug those who have created the Muscle Shoals Carrigan, drums; and Terry Thompson, ging away building on each hit record sound a.re still there. guitar. Then he experienced hls first rhythm from the first gold record of "You Better In terms of talent, the area was fertile; but section exodus-Briggs, Putnam, and car- May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11643 rigan took the road to Nashville, Thompson drifted toward Muscle Shoals Sound, and capture the imagination of Americans had died tragically young). Today these Woodford, running the MSS publishing, de and gain worldwide acclaim. three run the successful Quadraphonic stu cided to go independent and formed Wish The Muscle Shoals name means a lot dio in Nashville, one of the few in that city bone productions. In 1974 Wishbone made a in the recording industry but is still based on the Muscle Shoals concept of mu spectacular production deal with Motown, virtually unknown to the general public. sician ownership of studios. under which they produced and published Severely set back by the loss, Hall quickly several gold records. Returning to independ Rick Hall says "Muscle Shoals is the got his grit together and formed a new ent status in 1976, Wishbone once again best kept secret in the music business. rhythm section, a move which would later went gold in the early pa.rt of this year with Somehow, in spite of the success, in spite prove central to the development of Muscle the group Hot. of a 100 gold records being cut here in Shoals. The new section consisted of Jimmy The remainder of Hall's third rhythm sec the last 4 of 5 years, the world still does Johnson (at the time Hall's engineer and tion was wooed away by Ron Ballew who not know about us-especially the United janitor) on guitar, plus a couple of guys had opened the Widget Studio in 1972 where, Johnson had been playing in bands with during the opening week, the record "Motor States." drummer Roger Hawkins and bass player cycle Mama" was produced on Sailcats. The recording industry at Muscle David Hood. To these three Hall added key Meanwhile, in 1973, David Johnson, an Shoals has created works of art which boardist Barry Beckett. area resident who had been working with deserve special commendation. Whether At this point an astute record man, Jerry Quin Ivey, purchased the Quinvey Studio, they achieve great fame and fortune or Wexler, then with Atlantic and constantly on renamed it Broadway, and began pulling in public acclaim, the many talented indi the scout for new talent, sensed the poten acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Supremes, viduals associated with the Muscle tial of Hall and the Shoals-area black and J. J. Cale. Shoals music industry can be sure of one based sound. Wexler brought in a young In 1974, Al Cartee, a writer and engineer black singer named Aretha Franklin to re of Hall's for five years, opened his own thing, they have created something of cord at FAME. Her first trip gave birth to a studio, Music Mill. The first full-fledged ses value.• two-sided gold record, "Do Right Woman, Do sion in the studio in November of 1975 re Right Man" and "I Ain't Never Loved A Man." sulted in Narvel Felt's record "Reconsider The name Muscle Shoals began to spread like Me," named Country Record of the Year. PAUL GREELEY: EXECUTIVE DI wildfire throughout the industry. Today, Cartee is credited with bringing coun RECTOR, GREATER SPRINGFIELD, Around 1965, with Wexler constantly try music to Muscle Shoals, and his studio MASS., CHAMBER OF COMMERCE bringing in acts. Hall entered a heyday of has been the site of numerous country chart R&B hits, producing a string of 20 gold productions blending the Muscle Shoals and records by black artists. He did so by cap Nashville sounds. HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND italizing on his keen ablllty to match a singer MORE AWARDS to a song, his gift for generating a creative OF MASSACHUSETI'S By 1974, having given rise to an entire IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES studio environment, and the talents of his industry which today numbers nine studios second rhythm section. (including Littletown, Together, Joe Wilson, Tuesday, May 15, 1979 Shortly thereafter, in 1966, a local disc and Woodrich), the indestructible Hall was jockey named Quin Ivey decided to open a nominated for a Grammy Award a.s "Record • Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, one of the studio. Hiring the Beckett-Johnson-Hood Producer of the Year." He also put together most important civic groups in any area Hawkins group, Ivey took a local bla~ his fourth and current rhythm section. of the United States is the local chamber singer named Percy Sledge into the studio During the years beginning with Muscle of commerce. By promoting local busi and cut "When A Man Loves A Woman." Shoals Sound's break from Hall in 1969, com ness ventures, the many commerce The record skyrocketed to a million sales petition between the studios, each fighting groups around the country perform the (to date it has sold over 5 million). This for acts and· anxious to establish it's rightful record turned Muscle Shoals on its ear-a invaluable services of keeping their area role in creating the Muscle Shoals sound, was economically vital and creating new jobs. man with no previous production experience, fierce. "It was dog eat dog," Hall admits. and someone other than Rick Hall had cut "I was out to get them, and they were out to In my city of Springfield, Mass., we are a hit. It set some minds in motion. get me." fortunate to have a very active chamber MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND But since 1975 and the formation of the of commerce. The Greater Springfield Around 1969, Hall ma.de a move to sign Muscle Shoals Music Association under Hall's Chamber of Commerce has a fine record Beckett, Hood, Johnson and Hawkins ex aegis, a new era of cooperation has dawned of civic accomplishment covering many clusive to the FAME studio, but the group in Muscle Shoals. Today Hall, who has years. balked. Taking with them the support of shifted his gutsy, streetfighting instincts Jerry Wexler, and a large clientele built up from the local music scene to the national For the past 18 years, the guiding during their work at FAME, Quin Ivey•s political arena, is emerging in a statesman force behind the Greater Springfield Quinvey Studio and other studios, they like role through his presidency of the asso Chamber of Commerce has been Paul J. formed their own production company, Mus ciation. Greeley. As executive director of the cle Shoals Sound. "Over the years your goals change and your chamber, Paul Greeley has worked hard A mere few months later, Muscle Shoals attitudes change," Hall explains reflectively. on business developments in the Spring Sound recorded their first gold record, "In my case, I wanted to be a musician, then field area. He has announced that he will "Take A Letter Maria" by R. B. Greaves, and a songwriter, then to become a great pub 1 launched a consistent string of gold lisher and producer, then to become a studio retire on June of this year. records right up to their most recent "Torn owner, then to become all of these. It will be impossible to replace a man Between Two Lovers" by Mary McGregor. "But now I want to make a mark in my of Paul Greeley's energy and vision. His In 1970, the Muscle Shoals Sound musi life, in the industry. Not just for a hit record efforts on behalf of business in Spring cians asked Terry Woodford who had been or as number one producer in the world one field have helped keep the local economy signed to Hall as a. singer and songwriter year, but as a man who started something growing. During his tenure at the from 1961-68, to become part owner and of value." professional manager of their publishing Springfield Chamber, the number of companies. Then in 1972, MSS began a. Both the history and the work of in members has more than doubled and fruitful three-year relationship with Stax, dividuals in the music business at Muscle they now have a budget of nearly $500,- cutting over 50 % of Sta.x chart records until Shoals reflect the indomitable American 000. it went out of business. spirit. Their music expresses the joy and Perhaps Paul Greeley's greatest ac Meanwhile, back at FAME, Hall, rhythm sadness of the people through many complishment has been the development sectionless a.gain, began with typical dogged determination to concoct a third group. In voices and a whole variety of sounds. of the Memorial Industrial Park in 1969 he gathered together Junior Lowe on The American people and the world en Springfield. This well-planned industrial lead guitar, hit songwriter Jessie Boyce on joy this expression of the combination area has been a great boon to the people bass, Clayton Ivey on piano, Freeman Brown of art and talent through their record of Springfield. It has provided many new on drums, and added a. horn section dubbed ings. The recording industry adds a jobs for the area and has kept Spring the Muscle Shoals Horns. He also hired a dimension to music by providing the field moving forward. hometown friend, Al Cartee, as studio man widest and most permanent means to Under Paul Greeley, the Greater ager and engineer. keep the sounds alive. Springfield Chamber of Commerce has During this period Hall produced his sen sation string of gold records by the Osmonds Nowhere in America is the music in taken a heartfelt concern in the social (including his first gold record by a white dustry more vibrant, energetic and full problems of the city. This active cham artist}. In 1971 he was named "Number One of creative talent than in Muscle Shoals, ber has become involved in seeking solu Producer of the Year." Ala. Popular music of all forms has tions to discrimination, poverty and in Hall's third rhythm section held together flowed from the studios centered in the adequate housing among many others. until 1971 when Clayton Ivey, who had small cities on the Tennessee River to ~or example, the better homes for 11644 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979 Springfield project, founded by chamber .companies who raised $8<>3,000 never expect managing chamber of commerce through action, has invested $1.5 million in cor ing nor wanting their investment returned. more than just a college education. porate funds in housing rehabilitation. "He was the one who brought together the He is a graduate of Boston College, where different attitudes and elements in the busi he obtained a degree in economics and a Paul Greeley can be justifiably proud of ness community for a successful operation," masters in community organization. But his these positive civic programs. They have Oook said. "In my book, but for Greeley, this education was interrupted by World War Il, set a fine example for other business never would have happened." when he commanded a mine sweeper in both groups around the country. The $303,000 st111 is being used in develop the North Atlantic and the North Pacific. It has been my pleasure to work with ment projects in the city. For 32 years, Greeley has managed cham Paul Greeley during his entire 18 years The money also was used to develop a Food bers of commerce in Massachusetts, includ at the Springfield Chamber of Com Distribution Center on Ava.coda Street in ing the Somerville, Salem and Lawrence merce. I applaud him on his many ac Springfield. chambers before he came to Springfield. Greeley would not talk about his accom After attending nightly meetings for at complishments. He is certain to remain plishments, but instead spoke of what the least three night a week for the past 18 active in local affairs in retirement. chamber did through the years. However, years, Greeley said he no longer wanted to Springfield has benefited greatly from Greeley was the driving force behind the answer to the clock and the calendar. He his leadership and he will be missed in chamber. decided to retire while he would st111 enjoy the day-to-day management of the "I think Paul Greeley's leadership in the retirement, he said. Springfield chamber. I wish Paul the business community has made a tremendous The 61-year-old executive said he plans to best of luck in his retirement. All the impact on economic vitality and stabllity in stay in Springfield and will scout around people of the Springfield area can be Greater Springfield,'' said Herbert P. Almgren, for a pal'ttime job. thankful for his efforts. president of the Shawmut First Bank and Cook said, "I think Springfield is losing a Trust Co. hell of a guy. He has been more successful Mr. Speaker, at this point I am in The Springfield Area Development Corpora here than I had ever hoped for when he cluding an article by Penny Filosi from tion, of which Almgren is president, is a non came. He just inspires confidence." e the Springfield Republican on Paul profit development group founded in 1960 Greeley's career at the Greater Spring and funded by those 14 Springfield compa field Chamber of Commerce. nies. The group has completed a multitude C. 0. MACLEOD IS RETIRING PAUL GREELEY RETmEs AFTER 18 YEARS IN of projects through the years. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Besides converting th& city's :former golf (By Penny Filosi) course into an industrial park where more than 3,000 persons work, the group also HON. E de Ia GARZA Paul J. Greeley, the quiet mover behind formed Progress Industrial Park on Progress OF TEXAS the Greater Springfield Chamber of com Avenue where more than 400 persons are em IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES merce for 18 years, is retiring June 1, 1979. ployed, and the city's newest industrial But Greeley leaves behind him a legacy Wednesday, May 16, 1979 that includes the industrialization of Roose park-Industry East-on Cottage Street. The velt Avenue and Cottage Street area, the corporation also settled the food industry • Mr. DE LA GARZA. Mr. Speaker, on establishment of the Food Distribution Cen into the Food Distribution Center on Avocado June l, 1979 a great man, Mr. C. 0. ter on Avocado Street, the creation of Better Street. "Scotty" MacLeod is retiring from Con Homes for Springfield to rehab111tate housing Other projects included aiding small busi tinental Oil Co. after 33 years of service in the city and an alliance with the National nesses. "I'm a cheerleader,'' Greeley said, describ which covered a wide range of responsi Alliance For Business to ihelp provide jobs bility in the marketing department. Dur to the disadvantaged. ing his job. "The community has certain The Greater Springfield Chamber of Com resources, certain needs. I see my job as try ing the past 12 years. Scotty has been merce became a pace setter in the city's ing to match needs with resources. I cheer Conoco's coordinator of distributor rela history and sometimes in the nation under them on." tions and has established an unprece his leadership. Greeley spoke proudly of how the Spring dented association with petroleum dis Greeley, a native of Worcester, arrived when field Chamber was among the first in the tributors of all brands. nation to recognize that economic stab111ty the Springfield Chamber had 500 members He has exhibited unusual leadership in and a budget of $67,000 in 1961. He leaves an and solving social problems in a city go hand organization of more than 1,200 members and in hand. guiding petroleum distributors through a budget of almost half a m1111on dollars. "This chamber pioneered and was ahead their most trying times when products Greeley sat back in a chair in his office at of most chambers of commerce for recogniz have been short, suppliers were chang Baystate West to think about the past years ing there was a corporate responsib111ty to ing their marketing modes, and con in Springfield. concern themselves with social and human sumers were confused over the energy "When I came here, the economic develop problems as well as economic development. shortage and spiraling prices. He has ment of the area was fragmented," he said "Historically, the chamber of commerce's af,ter reflecting a moment. interest is in business development, trade. often acted as a catalyst to bring to Greeley worked with Sidney R. Cook, presi Over a decade ago, this chamber recognized gether the supplier, the Government, dent of The Springfield Newspapers, to de a community's ability to grow economically and the petroleum distributor to f ormu velop the Roosevelt Avenue-Cottage Street was influenced greatly by how well it late a reasonable and sound solution to area-known as Memorial Industrial Park handled or did not handle social and human their mutual problems. MacLeod, from a golf course to an industrial network problems, Greeley said. through his previous training activities of businesses. The chamber created Better Homes For with Conoco, recognized the need for an The city agreed to trade the slite for indus Springfield 10 years ago. The project plunged trial development if the chamber bunt a new industry educational program and was $1.5 million in corporate money into re instrumental in helping establish the golf course, Greeley said. hab111tating housing in the city. The barge.in was struck and the new Petroleum Marketing Education Foun And 10 years ago, the chamber also de dation. course, known as the Veterans Golf Course veloped a minority enterprise small business on South Branch Parkway, opened in Octo investment company to develop minority His dedication and untiring efforts ber 1961. have been recognized by the members of "Then we took the job of converting the business in the area. old golf course into an industrial park,'' Greeley pointed out enlightened business every trade association of which he has Greeley said. leaders in Springfield started these projects been a part, including the American That conversion was a turning point for before it was popular to do so. Petroleum Institute, National Oil Jobbers Springfield. The Springfield Chamber also was the first Council, National Congress of Petroleum Between the years 1958 and 1963, there was to undertake a contract with the National Retailers, and most State marketing as less than $5 m1llion spent in building indus Alliance for Business to help find jobs !or sociations. disadvantaged persons. trial buildings. Between 1968 and 1967, "we MacLeod's input to the petroleum in built over $5 million every single year," Gree And, Greeley said, the Springfield Central ley said. group formed to revitalize downtown is a. dustry will be missed, especially since he is one of the few who possesses the key Cook in 1973 called the development of the spinoff from the chamber. park the "biggest success story in Springfield. "As a result of a study made by the to good distributor relations: The public Right here let me tell you that this project chamber, we decided perhaps we could ac relations ability to work with distribu would not have been so successful but !or the celerate the growth of downtown." he said. tors and consumers; the public affairs untiring efforts of Paul Greeley and his Greeley said a group of business leaders ability to work with legislators; and the Cha.m.ber of Commerce stafl'. exclusively interested in downtown overtook intelligence to analyze the most compli The money to buy the new golf course came the project of helping the core of the city. cated subjects and then express them in from seed money supplied by 14 Springfield Perhaps Greeley obtained his training !or understandable terms.• May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11645 WHY I CARE ABOUT AMERICA and for the citizens to live happily in, not duced has fallen from 1,176 to 840 in the merely the kings and leaders of that domain. Senate and from 5,748 to 3,357 in the House. They enacted many human rights, one of The average member of Congress 1s just not HON. JOHN BRADEMAS which was religious freedom. as e&ger as before to appe&r in the role of OF INDIANA As I compared America with other coun active legislator this year. The Senate has tries of the world I found her to be the most scheduled no Friday sessions until July, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES liberal in religious freedom. When America the House began Friday sessions only re Wednesday, May 16, 1979 was founded, brave men and women ma.de cently. Ironice.lly, the slow legislative pace it their objective to see that there was truly occurs as the House opens its proceedings e Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, I want religious equality throughout the land. That to the eye of the television camera. Needless to take this opportunity to bring to the fight still stands evident today. to say, there has not been much exciting attention of my colleagues one of the five Another important right is freedom of viewing. winning speeches of the voice of democ speech. I, being a school reporter, even take Congressional inactivity is not an accident. racy contest conducted annually by the these three simple words for granted. Yet Congress has slowed down because members Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United when I studied other societies I saw a need are intentionally pursuing fewer legislative for a nation voiced by the people. Citizens issues. Congress has received a loud and clear States and its ladies' auxiuiary. This of less fortunate nations have always looked message from the folks back home: spend moving talk, entitled "Why I Care About to the United States irr envy and respect be less money, create fewer programs, and con America," was written by Ms. Susan L. cause of that right. Yet we who are so for centrate on making the government we al Zickmund of LaPorte, Ind., a resident of tunate, have taken it for granted. ready have work better. Ninth District my congressional district. The last and most advanced achievement Hoosiers seem to agree with this message. The text follows: is one that we the people of the United They are not complaining to be about the States can feel proud, for it is because of us WHY I CARE ABOUT AMERICA lean House calendar or the lack of action on that this great achievement has come into the House floor. Poland, 1940's: A small ahlld looks up reality. It ls of racial equality. Only a decade Another reason for congressional inactivity to her mother as they stand waiting in ago the U.S. was plagued by constant segre has to do with members' perceptions of the a. deportation car. Ta.ken 'by fea.r she asks: gation, yet now by our determination and complex problems they face, such as infla "Why, how can this happen?". Why? Be stern perseverance, we have overcome. This tion and energy. Some members believe that cause they are Jews &nd have become the is the achievement I feel most proud of. sea.peg.oat of society. How? Because they these problems just cannot be solved by leg do not live in a country where human rights For certain, do not let yourselves belleve islation. Many others believe that hastily that I feel America ls perfect. Yet America written legislation would be far worse than are recognized, and all people are protected none at all. To them, congressional inactivity under the law. is strong, and we can overcome most any USSR, 1950's: A broken elderly woman difficulty. The U.S. ls us, the American pub may be a kind of solution. stares upward to the soldiers that have lic, and as a member of that thinking Re The slow legtslati ve pace today does not beaten her. Slowly she begs them: "Why, public, I feel proud that I do ca.re, do serve. mean that the entire 96th Congress wlll be how can this be?" They merely turn and and do live in our great nation.e uneventful. Several bllls on the agenda will leave her to die. Why? Because she and prompt heated discussion. The President's her congregation are worshiping their God. decision to decontrol the price of domestic How? They do not live •in a. country of oil, the multi-lateral trade negotiations, the religious freedom. THE SLOW-MOVING CONGRESS deregulation of the trucking and railroad in Red Ohina, 1960's: A young man sits in dustries, the proposal to set aside vast wil the midst of e. crowd shQIUting out his true derness lands in Alaska, the licensing and beliefs. He awaits the coming guards to take construction of nuclear power plants, and HON. LEE H. HAMILTON the ratification of the Strategic Arms Limi him to his execution. Moments before they OF INDIANA seize him, he embarks upon the supreme tation Treaty will all provide plenty of fire act of rebellion by setting himself a.blaze. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES works. Early skirmishes over the budget sug gest to me that the stage is being set for Why, how could this ooour? The huma.n Wednesday, May 16, 1979 right of speaking out was punished by sure long and contentious debates on fiscal mat death. How? He did not live in a. country • Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I ters. I would guess that there will be strong where fcreedom of speech was the law. would like to insert my, Washington Re efforts both to cut the budget and to change Rhodesia, 1970's: A mothe- sits in her the priorities embodied in it. port for Wednesday, May 16, 1979, into Congress is also beginning to take much lonely house in tears. Her two teenage sons the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: have been involved in a. raiciail a.ct of vio more seriously its responsib111ty to oversee lence. One is dead, the other imprisoned. THE SLOW-MOVING CONGRESS the bureaucracy. The focus of congressional She cries out loud: "Why, tell me how?" The 96th Congress has already been inquiry in most instances ls the kind of job Why? Because Rhodesia. has not yet learned dubbed the "do nothing" Congress. The la.ck a program ls doing, whether it is meeting its racia.l ha.rmony. How? They do not live in a of legislative activity in both the Senate and objectives, and how its money ls being spent. country where equality is constantly sought. House stands in sharp contra.st to the mara Oversight ls not very exciting work and the When I was given the topic of "Why I thon sessions and furious debates in the news media continue to ignore it, yawning care about America" to write on, I groaned final days of the 95th Congress. To most their way through the hearings. However, in disgust. I had heard all the American people, it seems that the national legisla there is much important work to be done in "mother and apple pie" speeches I could ture has abruptly shifted from high gear to the area of oversight. In my view, the 96th take, and was not anxious to write on a. neutral. Congress will be successful if its oversight subject I felt I could not be completely With only four months of its two-year ls vigorous and wide-ranging. honest with. I thought a moment on all that existence elapsed, it is still far too early to Over four years ago, when the 94th Con I could put down, and soon realized that I make any definite judgments about the per gress began, the House had its "Watergate" did not believe any of them. With the com formance of the 96th Congress. Neverthe class of younger members. This energetic and mercialized bicentennial ma.king red, white less, the lack of legislative activity, which reform-minded group of legislators wanted and blue my most detested colors, political has resulted in the passage of only nine bills to clean up everything in Washington. About scandals causing my faith in our govern since the session started on January 15, is two and a half years ago, when the 95th Con ment to be a gigantic joke, and inflation, making for one of the slowest Congresses gress began, the Congress had new leadership unemployment, energy crunches, and pos that most legislators can remember. One of and the nation a new President. There was sible recession/ depressions in my mind drag my colleagues said, "It is a.mazing what ts talk of new initiatives and new directions. ging our country more towards that fabled not going on around here." Another colleague Today, however, no one is sounding the breakdown every day, there was a. large of mine remarked, "This 1s the most boring trumpet call to action. question whether I even wanted to stay in session I have ever seen." Of the nine bills Most of the issues before the nation re America or not. Yet as I sat trying my hand passed, only two-those relating to the Tai quire the government to say no to someone at writing this speech I realized some very wan issue and the federal debt limit-were in one way or another. New approaches are important things. I may not sound like a of any consequence. not what the people want. The President has great patriot at this time but I would like The slow legislative pace ls showing up in certainly contributed to the restrained mood to share these ideas that I discovered with other ways, too. Up to the Easter recess the in Congress by saying that the 95th Co.ngress all that will listen. Senate had taken 38 recorded votes and the gave him much of his legislative program. As I look back into history ever since the House 67, declines of 62% and 42% respec The congressional leadership has seconded dawn of mankind, people have suffered. Yet tively from the number of recorded votes in the President, saying that this wm be an it was because of this suffering that America the comparable period two years a.go. Even "oversight" Congress. was first establlshed. People flocked to our talk, a well established tradition in Con The 96th Congress may make its mark country to escape the oppression that faced gress, 1s on the wane. The number of pages less for what it does than for what it does them, and to overcome the cruel and unjust in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD filled by law not do. It may be that Congress is more rep leadership that dominated. Our forefathers makers' rhetoric is down sharply. What is resentative and more responsive than most created a land they felt they could call free more surprising, the number of bWs intro- people think.e 11646 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979 GOVERNMENT CLAIMS POWER TO divldual's constitutional rights: "an iagent ment, count on it. The politicians are sneak SNOOP of a foreign power." ing up on this one, but antiwar groups on The president, it says, may personally au the left a.nd libertarians on the right a.re al thorize certain sensitive types of ta.ctlcs for ready talking up a national campaign of re lntelllgence-ga.therlng and the attorney gen sistance. (Speaking of sneaky, this week's HON. JAMES P. (JIM) JOHNSON eral may personally 'approve each tactic for prize for spineless politics goes to the House OF COLORADO use when the attorney general has decided Armed SeJ1Vlces subcommittee which voted IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES there ls "probable cause" that a specific per to bring back draft registration-but not son or group ls "an a.gent of a foreign power." until after the 1980 election.) Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Once the attorney general has ms.de that It 1s easy to rely on Griffin Bell's decency •Mr. JOHNSON of Colorado. Mr. finding a.bout someone, then the FBI can in these tranquil times. As a federal judge, Speaker, Sunday, May 6, the Washing spy on them or burglarize their offices. The Bell was not exactly a titan of civil liberties; Post Office can secretly open their mall and his appreciation of the First Amendment ls ton Post published a commentary by pass on the contents to the FBI. The CIA William Greider which deserves some sufficiently narrow that he found it okay can pick up the case and do the same thing for the Georgia legislature to expel Rep. thoughtful consideration. 1f the people travel abroad. No warrant is Julian Bond for expressing antiwar opinions. How short-lived the recent lessons required, no independent scrutiny 'by a. neu But the question ls: How would Griffin Bell about the dangers of domestic intelli tral party like a federal judge. behave when he ls scared? This is approximately what the Nixon gence activity seem to be. The abuses of people did, only they were less bureaucratic To understand this point put aside the power we discovered only a few years about it. They kept it secret, in part, because dark memories of John Mitchell's cynicism ago, when the House examined the Cen they knew the ·public would be shocked by as attorney general and consider instead the tral Intelligence Agency, unfortunately revelations of spying on domestic polltlc'a.l idealism of Ramsey Clark, who was attorney seem to have been forgotten. opposition. The Carter rules operate in secret general when Lyndon Johnson felt threat ened, surrounded. Ramsey Clark cares deeply In reviewing Mr. Greider's column, I too. So fa.r, 8iCCordlng to the Justice Depart about civil liberties (we know this because hope my colleagues will remember the ment, President Carter has authorized elec he tells us so often). Yet some of the most great potential for harm there is when tronic survelllance, monitoring by TV cam flagrant abuses of civll rights occurred under government oversteps its bounds in the eras and other techniques, physical searches Clark's stewardship-wholesale domestic name of security. and mall openings against "a.gents" of a spying by Army 1nte111gence units, political (From the Washington Post, May 6, 1979) foreign power. His orders are classified. wiretaps by the FBI, the CIA penetration of The attorney general decides, more spe local antiwar groups. No doubt, Ramsey Clark GOVERNMENT CLAIMS POWER TO SNOOP cifically, who gets watched. Thalt ls secret, was deeply troubled by all this, but the only (By William Greider) naturally. He ha.s guidelines for ma.king these relevant point is that, given the political In the noise and confusion of today's prob judgments. The guidelines are classified. fever of that period, he did not stop it, he lems it sometimes helps to look ahead and How many "foreign agents" are on the at did not raise his voice against it, not where savor tomorrow's. I have selected a. few torney general's list? That is a secret too. any of us could hear him. headlines from sometime in the 1980s which I am being moderately unfair to Carter's The rationale in the Sixties, for those who tell us something about what's happening good intentions. The administration claims have forgotten, was Lyndon Johnson's ob in the present: that its charters for the FBI and CIA wlil sessed conviction-evidently sincere-that FBI Infiltrates An,tl-Draft Group require "judicial involvement" in these de the Reds were somehow fomenting all this cisions. That means a. federal judge gets to CIA Wiretaps Anti-Nuke Leaders trouble for him. Those couldn't be true-blue look too. But the ACLU fears the charter Americans out for him. If they aren't spies, Federal Burglars Caught In Dupont Circle language wlll be worse than the executive exactly what shall we call them? How about Office order. "a.gents of a foreign power?" Post Office Opens Jane Fonda's Mall Keep in mind, we are not talking here Some citizens will continue to insist that Now here ls my favorite headline from the a.bout catching Russian spies. Espionage ls the Bill of Rights protects them against these future: a crime under the law and the government government intrusions, without a warrant, can use these survelllance techniques law without a reasonable cause for criminal in Wiretaps, Break-ins, Spies Preserve Liberty, fully, with court approval, in the investi Carter Sa.ys vestigation. Some of us wm continue to be gation of 1llegal a.ctlvltles. That ought to be Ueve that the Fourth Amendment ls not sub If he ls lucky, a.nd Jimmy Carter ls a. lucky the limits of government power: If it ls not ject to expectations, made in secret, whether politician, he wlll no longer be 1n the White lnvestlga.tlng a. crime, it has no business spy they are ma.de by Richard Nixon or by Jim House when these headlin,es appear some ing on citizens. my Carter.e day. Still, I think he will be called on for For 20 yea.rs, the rationale of "national explanations because of lot of shocked citi security" has been consistently a.bused, yet zens wlll look back and discover, too late, the Carter administration wants us to accept that the Carter administration ma.de it pos on faith that these same national-security sible to continue these outrages against civil bureaucracies will sin no more, once the PERSONAL EXPLANATION liberties. procedures a.re formalized. Wea.ring the white robe of reformer, with The trouble 1s that the Carter administra HON. STEPHEN L. NEAL a fluorlsh of self-congratulation. Preslden,t tion naively presumes, in these quiet times, Carter announced new rules and regulations that "national security" watchdogs wm obey OF NORTH CAROLINA restricting the behavior of government agen rules in good fa.1th. We have 30 yea.rs of his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tory which argues the opposite. Time after cies which gather lntelllgence. I am not Wednesday, May 16, 1979 questlon~ng the president's good intentions time, in moments of crisis when the Whlte or the reasonableness of Attorney General House has felt threatened, surrounded, the • Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I was un Griffin Bell. But their new rules a.re so loose spy agencies faithfully a.bused the Constitu avoidably away from the House Cham the Gestapo could drive a Volkswagen tion in order to watch or disrupt the presi ber on Thursday evening, May 10, when through them. Or a. Mercedes staff .car. dent's political opposition. Sooner or later, divisive politics will return and Carter's «re the vote occurred on House Resolution Back in 1973, when the public first learned 212, the standby gasoline rationing plan. about Nixon's infamous Huston Plan, people forms" will be tested. were un.derstan,dably shocked. Here were a Nobody ca.n predict when or how that wm Had I been here, I would have voted president and his advisers, meeting in secret, develop, but there are plenty of posslb111tles "aye." authorizing themselves to use tactics which on the horizon. Mr. Speaker, certainly the President's would otherwise be lllegal-mall openings, Morton Halperin, director of the Center for plan was not perfect, but nothing is. burglary, wiretaps without warrants. Their Na.tlona.l Security Studies, suggests that the I thought, however, that it was fair and only justification was that the federal gov anti-nuclear movement, if it gathers that it recognized the special needs of ernment was surrounded, threatened by strength in the 1980s, will be a. natural tar alien, political forces which might be in the get for federal spies-especially if the dem rural States such as my own. Under service of a foreign enemy. The rabble was onstrators against nuclear power plants present circumstances, together with a marching in the streets and Richard Nixon's align more closely with the campaign against rather bleak outlook, I believe it is ir sincere presumption was that these people nuclear bombs. Anti-nuke 1s already a.n in responsible for the Congress not to es were, somehow, un-American. ternational movement and, if the govern tablish such standby rationing authority. Nobody was shocked on Jan. 24 last year ment feels threatened by it, there will be House Resolution 212 had a provision when Carter, with ceremonial pride, issued plenty of random evidence in the files to for a one-House veto, in case the Presi his executive order on "U.S. Intelllgence convince a nervous attorney general that dent's final plan had some obvious flaws. Activities." It looks like a lengthy statement these nasty demos 1a,re somehow linked to of "shall nots" tor the CIA and FBI until a foreign conspiracy. I think, there!ore, that the failure to you examine it closely. Then you discover Or here ls another old favorite-the draft pass this measure was unwise and I am that wonderful magic phrase of the national resistance movement. If Congress brings back sorry I was not here to cast my vote security state, the one that suspends an in- the draft, there wlll be an anti-draft move- for it.• May 16, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11647 ROBERT A. TAFT, A CHAMPION OF manufacture of munitions. I voted against At the same time, the President will FREEDOM that amendment because I do not see the rank Federal programs within agencies. necessity for that any more than for the The President's ranking will be deter drafting of men and because it gives uncon trolled discretion to the Secretary of War mined by the degree to which each pro HON. RON PAUL and the Secretary of the Navy. But at least gram's statutory objective is-or is not- OF TEXAS the owners of such plants are to be fully being met, the implementation by the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES compensated for their property, while men agency, and the quality of the manage Wednesday, May 16, 1979 who are drafted may be forced to give up ment effort put forth by the agency. jobs paying $50 a week to receive a soldier's I wish to emphasize another part of •Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, one of the pay, at most equivalent to $15 a week. Their the measure which permits the Direc greatest champions of freedom ever to time is conscripted without compensation. tor of the Office of Management and serve in Congress was Robert A. Taft. Is it really necessary to take this long step Budget COMB) to provide specific sug As such, he was naturally opposed to the toward a system in which the state ls every thing and the individual is nothing? What gestions to strengthen existing programs draft. kind of an army do we want? The develop or eliminate those which can no longer Since there is so much agitation for ments oi the present war have shown that be justified. Ranking a program as the a peacetime draft today, I would like great numbers of men in the trenches are least effective should not be tantamount to bring to my colleagues' attention ex no longer the prime requisite for success. to elimination. It should assure that cerpts from one of the Senator's great France had universal conscription, but it did action will be taken resulting in more speeches against conscription: them no good against a highly organized, modern, mechanized army. According to all for our tax dollars. It is said that a compulsory draft is a dem the best military advice, what we need today The process will not be cumbersome. ocratic system. I deny that it has anything to is an army of experts. . . . The OMB has often asked agencies con do with democracy. It is far more typical of Free men, free enterprise, free speech a.re fidentially to rank their programs, and totalitarian nations than of democratic na the cornerstones of the American Republic.e tions. It is absolutely opposed to the princi most Government managers undoubted ples of individual liberty, which have always ly perform a similar function, at least been considered a part of American democ as a mental exercise. Our bill will siin racy. Many people came to this country for ply have them do it precisely and overtly. the single purpose of avoiding the require REPORT CARDS FOR FEDERAL Enactment of this proposal wlll mean ments of military service in Europe. This PROGRAMS that, for the first time, Congress will country has a.lwa.ys been opposed to a large have a comprehensive review and meas standing army, and it has been opposed to the use of the draft in time of peace. I shrink urement of all programs. At least as from the very setting up of thousands of HON. JOHN N. ERLENBORN iinportant, the ranking will be available draft boards, with clerks and employees and Oi' ILLINOIS to the public, and herein lies the secret endless paper work and red tape; from the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to success. This report will have winners registration of 12,000,000 men and the pry Wednesday, May 16, 1979 and losers, ingredients that are certain ing into every feature of their lives, their to attract attention. physical condition, their religious convic e Mr. ERLENBORN. Mr. Speaker, tWin Although this measure will not solve tions, their financial status, and even their bills are being introduced today in the all the problems related to Government hobbles. House and Senate which will give sub spending or eliminating those programs The draft is sald to be democratic because stance to the public's call for reduced it hits the rich as well as the poor. Since the which have siinply outlived their useful rich are about 2 per cent of the total, it ls Federal spending echoed by this body ness, it will give us the assessment tool still true tha.t 98 per cent of those drafted earlier in the week by its action on the we so sorely need. are going to be the boys without means. It first concurrent resolution on the budget A copy of our proposal follows: doesn't make much difference to the poor boy for fiscal 1980. The measure, the Govern H.R.- whether the other 2 per cent go or not. To be ment Accountability Act, which I am snatched out of his life work may be a trag submitting for DICK GEPHARDT, DoN Be it enacted by the Senate and House oJ edy for a. poor boy, but the rich boy will have Representatives of the United States oJ FuQUA, FRANK HORTON, and myself, is no trouble finding another Job 1f he is any America in Congress assembled, That this good at all .... sponsored in the other body by Senators Act may be cited as the "Government Ac The principle of a compulsory draft is PERCY and LEVIN. countab1lity Act of 1979". basically wrong. If we must use compulsion The idea is not original with us. It SEc. 2. (a) The Congress finds that- to get an army, why not use compulsion to came from Laurence H. Silberman, one ( 1) the public confidence in the ab111ty get men for other essential tasks? We must time Under Secretary of Labor, Deputy of the Congress and the executive branch have men to manufacture munitions, imple Attorney General, and Ambassador to to manage the Federal Government effec ments of war, a.nd war vessels. Why not draft Yugoslavia. Senator PERCY and our late tively has declined; labor for those ·occupations at wages lower (2) the Federal Government is not as ac than the s ta.ndard? There a.re many other colleague, William Steiger, translated the industries absolutely essential to defense, Silberman proposal into a bill, and it was countable as it should be in serving the like the utllltles, the railroads, the coal-min adopted in the Senate last year as an public interest; ing industry. Why not draft men for those amendment to S. 2, the proposed Pro (3) the Federal Government, unlike pri industries, also at $21 a month? If we draft gram Evaluation Act. vate enterprise, has no built-in mechanism soldiers, why not draft policemen a.nd fire Although the 95th Congress adjourned for calling attention to and elemina.ting pro men for city and state service? The logical grams that are not proving to tbe cost effec advocates of the draft admit this necessary a few days later, before the House could tive; conclusion. Sena.tor Pepper, of Florida, has act on it, the need for this measure re (4) the executive branch, the Congress, said that he believes the President should mains. We long ago reached the limit of and the public do not possess adequate in have power to draft men for munitions Federal spending without having come to formation on the relative effectiveness of plants. Mr. Walter Lippmann says that 1f the grips with the overriding problem: We Federal programs; conscription bill ls to serve its real purpose Americans cannot seem to eliminate any (5) the taxpaying public is properly de it must not be regarded as a mere device for Government program. Instead, like manding more accountability for the ex putting one man out of twenty-five into uni Topsy, Federal programs grow and grow. penditure of tax revenues and demanding form but must be regarded as a. method of that the public expenditures not grow any mobilizing the men of the country for the One reason we have been unable to larger with respect to the economy as a. much larger and more complicated task of take this hard, but necessary, step is the whole; industrial preparedness. In short, the logic lack of a technique to measure the worth (6) the further uncontrolled growth of behind the bill requires a complete regimen of any program. The Government Ac Government will pose a threat to our demo tation of most labor and the assignment of countabllity Act gives us that tool. cratic society and_economy; jobs to every man able to work. This ls ac Under this proposal, at the beginning (7) the Federal Government cannot be tually done today in the Communist and of each Congress-when submitting the competently managed and new programs for Fascist states, which we a.re now apparently future needs cannot be implemented unless seeking to emUla.te. bud.get-the President will give the Con workable management techniques a.re devel There has been, very properly, a great out gress a report card on each of the 1,000- oped to assess program effectiveness; and cry against the action o! the Senate in au plus Federal spending programs. Each (8) such findings demand that all Federal thorizing the Secretaries of War and Navy program will get a rating: Excellent, programs should be evaluated using tracll to seize any industrial plant needed !or the adequate, or unsatisfactory. tlon.al management standards and that in- 11648 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 16, 1979 effective programs should be strengthened port on Federal programs to the President proponents of hospital cost control. As to better serve the public or eliminated. which shall be forwarded to the Congress by long as medical costs prove less infla (b) The purpose of this Act a.re to- the President with the Management Report. ( 1) provide for a. more professional and (b) In the report the Director shall iden tionary than other segments of our econ efficient management of the Federal Gov tify any programs, including those carried omy, there simply is no just cause for ernment; out by the independent regulatory agencies, hospital cost controls. (2) identify those progria.ms which a.re that are contradictory to other Federal pro If the President is concerned about ineffective and determine the ca.use of their grams and recommend corrective legislation. increased hospital cost, he should sup ineffectiveness; The Director shall also recommend the port policies designed to lower the total (3) encourage the development of uniform termination or modification of any programs inflation rate. So far the administration methods for evaluating Federal programs; whose relative ineffectiveness no longer Justi has proven unable to control inflation. and fies continued Federal expenditures or only (4) provide Congress additional tools justifles a lower level of Federal expendi To a degree their failure to get a handle needed to identify ineffective Federal pro tures. on the economy may be why they sup grams. SEc. 6. The President may from time to port mandatory hospital controls.• SEC. 3. (a) For the purposes of this Act- time submit to the Congress reports supple ( 1) The term "program" means an or mentary to the Management Report, each of ganized set of activities carried out pursu which shall include such supplementary or ODESSA, MO., WORLD WAR II HERO ant to separate statutory authorization or revised recommendations as the President HONORED for which Federal expenditures a.re specifi may deem necessary or desirable to achieve cally allocated by the Federal Government, the purposes of this Act. The Director may and which can be evaluated in terms of rela also, from time to time, submit to the Presi HON. IKE SKELTON tive effectiveness in pursuing a. govern dent reports supplementary to the report re OF MISSOURI mental goal, but shall not include national quired by section 5.e foreign intelligence activities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (2) The term "executive department" Wednesday, May 16, 1979 shall have the meaning given it in section PRESIDENT'S HOSPITAL COST 101 of title 5, United States Code. CONTROL BILL e Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, the (3) The term "independent establishment" Odessan, of Odessa, Mo., recently re shall have the meaning given it in section ported that a new barracks complex at 104 of title 5, United States Code, except HON. ELWOOD HILLIS Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., will be named tllat such term includes the United States OF INDIANA for World War II Medal of Honor winner Postal Service and the Postal Rate Com IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sgt. Joseph C. Specker, of Odessa. This mission but does not include the General is a most fitting and proper memorial for Accounting Office or the independent regu Wednesday, May 16, 1979 latory agencies. one who made the supreme sacrifice on SEc. 4. (a) At the beginning of the Ninety • Mr. HILLIS. Mr. Speaker, since the the field of battle for our country. seventh Congress and every two years there beginning of the 96th Congress the mer Too often, we fail to remember, much after the President shall submit to the Con its of the President's Hospital Cost Con less honor the true American heroes who gress a report on the management of the trol bill H.R. 2626 have been debated by came from our midst. The article from executive branch (hereinafter called the the Ways and Means Committee and the the Odessan is set forth as follows: Management Report). The Management Re SGT. JOE SPECKER To BE HONORED port shall be submitted on the same day as Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com the budget is transmitted to the Congress mittee. A memoriallzation ceremony and dedica under section 201 of the Budget and Ac My position on the President's pro tion of a $25,000,000 barracks complex and countil;1g Act, 1921. posal has always been that a voluntary avenue wm honor two soldiers at 10:30 a..m. (b) It is the intent of Congress that the system is by far prefera1ble to any man Tuesday at Fort Leonard Wood. President shall be granted full discretion datory system. In my home State of In Specker Barracks wm be named in honor in the design of the Management Report of sergeant Joseph C. Specker, an Odessa.n, diana a voluntary system has been in an enlisted soldier, a combat engineer and a provided that: place and working for a number of ( 1) Programs shall be- posthumous recipient of the nation's high ( i) designated within each executive de years. It is a proven system which should est military award, the Medal of Honor. partment and within each independent es be used by other States to keep hospital New Mexico Avenue, adjacent to the bar tablishment, according to their relative costs under control. racks complex, wlll be redesignated Cooley effectiveness, as "excellent", "adequate", or Obviously the President's logic in sup Avenue in honor of Chaplain (Lieutenant "unsatisfactory", and porting H.R. 2626 is based on the in Colonel) Thomas Cooley who served at Fort (11) ranked as to their effectiveness rela Leonard Wood from December, 1974, to his creased hispital cost over and above the death in April, 1977. tive to all other programs within each func general rate of inflation. Excessive in tional category in that executive department Ceremony will consist of the presentation or within that independent establishment. creased cost has been a concern to the of the barracks complex to Brigadier General (2) The designation and ranking of pro hospital industry which has recently Robert H. Forman, acting post commander, grams as to relative effectiveness shall be taken measures to insure that any addi unveiling of a commemorative plaque honor determined by the degree to which each pro tional cost increases are unavoidable. ing Sgrt;. Specker and unveil1ng of a com gram's statutory objective is being met. such These efforts have proven successful and memorative road sign honoring Chaplain designation and ranking, shall be based on- negate the need for any Federal action Cooley. (i) the clarity of the law and the statutory to keep cost down. The sister of Sgt. Specker, Mrs. Oneita objective upon which the program is based, Fern Schreiman, Kansas City, and the wife (11) the overall implementation of the pro I submit that the recent Consumer and son of Chaplain Cooley, Mrs. Mary Cooley gram by the responsible executive depart Price Index illustrates the success of the and Scott, are expected to attend. ment or independent establishment, and hospital industry in keeping prices to a Sgt. Specker was born January 10, 1921, in (111) the overall quality of the manage minimum. The compound annual rate Odessa and grew to manhood on the farm of ment of the program by the responsible of inflation