March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4223 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS NEW PRESIDENT OF MOUNT the manpower problem must now be enunci these schools are in the Caribbean Islands SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ated by the concerned parties. I have also and 16 in Mexico. United States authorities SPEAKS ON HEALTH MANPOW spoken with the Commissioner of Health, have not seen fit to accredit any of these in Dr. Axelrod, who agreed that the issue is of stitutions. Nonetheless, a significant ER paramount importance because it bears number of these students-certainly as upon the publicly sustained cost of medical many as several thousand United States citi HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL care. I have had a frank and amicable dis zens each year-will find their way back OF NEW YORK cussion of points of agreement and disagree into the licensed practice of medicine in the ment with the Chancellor of the Board of United States by one mechanism or an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Regents of New York State, Mr. Genrich, a other. Whether they are capable or compe Thursday, March 1, 1984 fine and dedicated gentleman who is genu tent is not in the central issue. The issue is inely devoted to the public interest. It is my that they add to an already inflated pool of • Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, on De sincere hope that what I say here this after physicians who bear the ultimate responsi cember 8, 1983, Dr. James F. Glenn noon will provoke a tripartite discussion of bility for expenditure of the health-care was inaugurated as the fourth presi the medical manpower problem between the dollars in this nation. dent of the Mount Sinai Medical three elements most concerned: our medical The high cost of medical education in the Center, which is in my congressional schools e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 4224 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 society incurs a debt as well, because public Students of the social scene argue that med trade restrictions, or by the adminis agencies and public dollars underwrite the icine must be organized and regulated, but tration· that we can bargain for trade educational process in many ways. at the same time they deplore the fact that restrictions in lieu of remedy under But even the costs borne by the individual medical teaching may not be sufficiently in medical student are staggering. Virtually novative. Our patients want more "old-fash our usual trade laws, without fear of every one of them has some type of debt by ioned doctors" but they simultaneously foreign retaliation. The industries pur the time he or she completes the four years demand the ultimate technology and expect suing the trade curbs have little con of medical education. The debt can be as the universally perfect result. Our political cern regarding retaliation either. If much as $100,000. This financial burden dis leadership takes th'e position that more doc there is retaliation, chances are it will courages some talented students from ap tors will mean better distribution and hap occur in another sector. As the House plying to medical school in the first place. pier voters, but we also know that 80 per The cost makes a career in research and cent of our citizens live within ten miles passed its domestic content bill last academic medicine undesirable since the re driving distance of a physician, 98 percent year, its sponsors promised, there will wards will not be as great. It causes many within 25 miles, and the remaining 2 per be no retaliation. physicians to seek specialties with the high cent of our population lives in areas which Thats what was said when we re est possible fee structure in order to pay are so sparsely populated that they could stricted steel, too. The trouble is we their debts. In the long run the price of edu not possibly attract or sustain a physician. got retaliation and we may get more. cation results in greater costs of medical In short, our legitimate concerns and special care to the public in general. We must mod interests have led to confusion and miscon In the specialty steel case, the Europe ulate the number of physicians we train ception. ans were entitled to compensation but would it not also be intelligent to subsi I take a positive view. I believe that there under the GATT for that import relief dize medical education here within the are both challenges and opportunities in the action taken by the United States. It is State of New York, in order to prevent the current situation. I believe that a tripartite true that countries do not always re unfortunate consequences of these terrible dialog in New York State involving our med quest compensation or retaliate debts? ical schools, the Department of Health and Upon completion of training, the physi the Department of Education can result in against such actions, but the Europe cian enters the pool where he or she con solutions to our problems. I believe that we ans did, mostly due to what they see trols the expenditure of health care dollars can plan for quality medical care at reasona as an increasing number of import re for modem technology and treatment. It ble cost through rational decision-making strictions by the United States, with has been estimated that every physician ac about medical education, controlling num the likelihood that they will increase counts for the expenditure of over $300,000 bers of students, numbers of schools, and in an election year. per year in public funds. Our patients do numbers of specialists. I believe that we can The specialty steel people got what not know and cannot be expected to know develop a coordinated and cooperative what technologies should be employed, system of primary, secondary, and tertiary they wanted. But those in many other what studies should be ordered, what tests care which will be based upon accurately industries will be losers. should be done, or when hospitalization is perceived medical manpower needs. I believe I hope this example of retaliation required. The physician must make the that we can involve the public by making ev will remind my colleagues that we judgments and decisions which are the basis eryone aware of medical costs and by pro should look at the possible conse for the financial impact of any illness or dis viding incentives through participation in quences before we take trade-restric ability. Indeed, the three parameters of the decision process by our patients. I be medical costs seem to be available technolo lieve that we can modulate medical man tive measures of our own. And how gy, public utilization, and physician avail power in a positive and effective fashion, in can we eliminate trade barriers in ability. The laws of supply and demand suring the highest quality of medical care other nations when we have so many work in reverse. through providing the best trained physi existing and pending barriers of our The medical schools of the State of New cians to the public. I believe that men of own?e York, operating in a high-cost environment, goodwill in the public and private sectors, in meet the expenses of educating their stu medical education and medical care deliv dents largely through their own abilities to ery, in government and in industry, can join A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE generate practice income and to attract together· in a comprehensive and construc grants and contracts. Nonetheless, most tive planning effort. I pledge that my UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCI schools operate on the razor's edge of finan tenure at The Mount Sinai Medical Center ENCE PARK cial survival. At the same time, nearly $1.7 will be dedicated to that effort.e million a year of New York State public funds are paid in subsidies to out-of-state HON. J. J. PICKLE medical schools. There are now 228 resi EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF TEXAS dents of New York State studying in institu RETALIATION tions outside of the State. Many of these IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES students are minorities whom we would des HON. BILL FRENZEL Thursday, March 1, 1984 perately like to keep here in New York for the educational process, because the educa OF MINNESOTA e Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, the Uni tional locus of the student is the most cer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versity of Texas Science Park, loc·ated tain determinant of his or her future selec Thursday, March 1, 1984 in the 10th Congressional District of tion of practice site. Clearly, we must ad e Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, today central Texas, was authorized by the dress this issue of New York State funding 62d Texas Legislature in 1971. The sci of out-of-state medical education for it is in the European Community will in timately connected with the overall man crease tariffs on methanol, vinyl ace ence park is a component of the Uni power question. tate, and burglar and fire alarms im versity Texas System Cancer Center, We are in trouble. We cannot afford the ported from the United States at an headquartered in Houston, which also luxury of ignoring the medical manpower average increase of 6.5 percent, a reve includes the U.T. M. D. Anderson Hos problem any longer. We have reached this nue increase of about $3. 7 million. pital and Tumor Institute. point-despite the studies I have cited Further, it will establish quotas on The Research Division of the U.T. which have warned us of the problem-be Science Park, located on 717 acres of cause of our individual dedication to our styrene, polyethylene, sporting guns own points of view. Physicians have long and rifles, gymnastic and athletic land near Smithville, is a major center maintained that the practice of medicine is equipment, and snow skis from the for the study of environmental causes none of the government's business, but, United States, at an estimated $30 mil of cancer. indeed, it is government's largest business lion loss to U.S. exporters. The Veterinary Resources Division with the exception of national defense. The Those actions were taken, under of the U.T. Science Park, which sits on scientific community has been bent upon GATT, to retaliate against U.S. quotas 430 acres about 20 miles away near the ever-increasing expenditure for costly and, town of Bastrop, produces a wide vari fortunately, productive research. Econo on specialty steel products imposed mists have warned that medical care con la.st July. ety of animals for research at educa sumes too much of our gross national prod There seems to be an attitude by tional and scientific institutions uct, but have not offered viable alternatives. many in this House that we can pass throughout Texas. March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4225 U.T. SCIENCE PARK-RESEARCH DIVISION U.T. SCIENCE PARK-VETERINARY RESOURCES The division also provides training If one event was the turning point in DIVISION opportunities for undergraduate, grad the development of the research divi Throughout the history of science, uate, and veterinary medical students sion, it was receipt of a $1.25 million laboratory animals have played a cru from several universities, and main construction grant from the U.S. Eco cial part in advancing medicine tains a close working relationship with nomic Development Adminstration. through research. Knowledge gained the College of Veterinary Medicine at Until that grant was awarded in 1974, in research is ultimately applied to im Texas A&M University.e little progress had been made toward proving human health and welfare. building the scientific laboratories The veterinary resources division was needed for the sophisticated basic sci established in 1976 to provide special TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF ence research that goes on today. ized animals for research at both the IRA DRAYTON PRUITT, SR. Funds from the EDA grant were U.T. Cancer Center and other institu matched by funds from the University tions in Texas and the Southwest. of Texas System. With philanthropic Today, the veterinary division in HON. RICHARD C. SHELBY support from Houston Endowment, cludes a staff of five veterinarian-sci OF ALABAMA Inc., and other foundations and indi entists and 59 other employees in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES viduals, construction of a state-of-the volved in the supply and production of art scientific center was assured. Re animals, research in animal disease Thursday, March 1, 1984 search division facilities now total and ecology, and the training of veteri • Mr. SHELBY. Mr. Speaker, Sumter 55,000 square feet. nary medical students. The division is County, in Alabama's Seventh Con Scientific investigation began at the directed by Dr. Michale E. Keeling gressional District, suffered a great research division in September 1977, and is an integral part of the U.T. loss recently with the death of Ira with a staff of 3 scientists and 22 em Cancer Center's Houston-based De Drayton Pruitt, Sr., 79, of Livingston, ployees. Today, the division includes a partment of Veterinary Medicine and Ala. It is my privilege today to offer a staff of 29 scientists and 76 employees, Surgery, which is headed by Dr. John tribute to the memory of this wonder all focusing their energies on unravel H. Jardine. ful man. ing the mysteries surrounding how en The division's rural location allows Not many people achieve the meas vironmental influences may contribute the production of a wide range of ure of admiration and respect that Ira to the development of cancer. animal populations on a large scale Drayton Pruitt, Sr., enjoyed. He The research effort is led by Dr. under controlled conditions, a task earned that admiration and respect be Thomas J. Slaga, who became director that would be impossible in the envi cause he genuinely cared about the of the division in January 1983. Dr. ronment of urban research centers. people and about the welfare of his Slaga was recruited by the U.T. Veterinary division facilities now total community. Cancer Center from his former post as more than 104,000 square feet. He was a rarity-a man who had the head of the carcinogenesis research The current population exceeds vitality and know-how to be extremely program at the Oak Ridge National 6,900 animals-ranging from special effective in getting things done, yet Laboratory in Tennessee. ized strains of rodents to cattle and warmth and sensitivity that made him Under Dr. Slaga's leadership, groups swine-that are sold to investigators a beloved leader. of scientists are addressing the prob on a cost-recovery basis. During the Following is an article about this lem of carcinogenesis from three direc last fiscal year, high-quality animal great man that appeared in the Home tions. One group is examining the models for comparative research were Record, written by Howard Turner, ways in which cells repair or reverse sold to 34 institutions. In addition, the Jr., that I would like to share with my the damage that may be done by ex division markets 20 varieties of qual colleagues in the House: ternal influences, such as chemicals, ity-controlled biologics. Biologics are It is unfortunately the general rule that X-rays or ultraviolet light. A second blood, blood components and other you can live your entire life in a small com group focuses its research on how cells animal products required for laborato munity and know someone all of that time, are changed or modified in response to ry tests and procedures. yet, not realize the true magnitude of their damage. The third group is concerned The veterinary resources division good works and the fruit of their total dedi cation to a better life and world. with how these altered cells may also includes one of the Nation's larg Such a man has lived in my lifetime, Mr. spread or proliferate. These process est centers for chimpanzee breeding, Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. He was just this type es-cell damage, modification, and pro maintenance, and rehabilitation. The of person. lifera ti on-are all part of the disease program is designed to help sustain Plain spoken and unpretentious, he had process of cancer. the existence of this endangered spe the air of being straight forward and the Research conducted at the division cies and provide the animals for use in look of dignity and dedication to his goals in has produced new scientific informa nonsacrificing medical research. Be life. cause the chimpanzee's immune Mr. Ira, a long time resident of Livington, tion in the form of 113 articles pub was a native of Pine Hill in Wilcox County. lished in professional journals since system most closely resembles that of He was born there on March 4, 1904. 1977-67 of these articles in the last 2 humans, it is critically important for The reason for Mr. Ira's zeal for education years alone. Currently, research is sup research in human diseases such as was that his father died when he was fifteen ported by more than $2,100,000 in hepatitis. Since the program began in years old, leaving him with four sisters to grants, and the staff has prepared and 1977 under a contract from the Na help raise and educate. He was determined submitted proposals for an additional tional Institutes of Health Division of to see that they received their formal educa $1,680,000 in support. Research Services, a total of 95 chim tion, while postponing his own. This indelibly imprinted upon his mind Future plans at the research division panzees have been secured and 26 that everyone's educational needs should be call for expansion of the research have been born at the center. met. effort into chemical modification of Veterinary scientists here also con He was graduated from Marion Institute the steps of carcinogenesis and identi duct a number of research endeavors and then went on to the University of Ala fication of the genetic information re in laboratory animal medicine, cancers bama. sponsible for the malignant state. The in animals, and animal ecology. Re In 1934, Mr. Ira was graduated from the division also plans to increase training search is supported by more than University of Alabama Law School and became a member of the Alabama Bar Asso opportunities for graduate students $2,340,000 in grants and contracts, ciation. and begin a series of conferences on with proposals for an additional That same year he moved to Livington cellular, molecular, and tumor biology, $2,900,000 in awards submitted to and started his law practice, which he con as well as on other pertinent topics. funding agencies. tinued until his retirement in 1979. 4226 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 This original practice has now culminated They told us of his many contributions Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr.'s life should into the law firm of Pruitt, Pruitt, Watkins and hard work that he had done for the serve as a memorial to him for all time and Robinson. His son, Ira Drayton Pruitt, Law School while serving in the State Legis Jr., now carries on the family tradition of lature. in Livingston, Sumter County, and the the law practice. They spoke of Mr. Ira's sponsorship of State of Alabama, for he truly devoted In 1944, Mr. Ira threw his hat into the Legislature for the Law School that not it to serving the people that he loved local political arena and served as our state only helped to build the new facility at Tus and cared for. He left many fond representative until 1974. caloosa, but his assistance in acquiring addi memories and I am sure that this fine This thirty year tenure in office could in tional permanent funded that aided the Law outstanding gentleman will never be itself serve as a tribute to his memory as a School immeasurably. forgotten. political feat in itself. Mr. Ira's concern for better education and Not only was Mr. Ira's stay in office the availability of it to young people went Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honor lengthy, it was very active and productive far beyond the boundaries of Sumter for me to share this tribute with my for the area in which we live and the state County. colleagues in the House of Representa itself. Livingston University now plays a vital tives. He will be missed by me and all During the turmoil of the sixties, he role in our community and offers a better others who were touched by his won single handedly prevented the legislature future to many young people as it follows in derful life.e from cutting off funding to Tuskegee Insti his well laid foot steps. tute. Locally, Mr. Ira served as a member of the On another occasion, President Frank Livingston City Council for many years and "EQUAL ACCESS" LEGISLATION Rose of the University of Alabama while as a member and as Chairman of the THE RELIGIOUS SPEECH PRO speaking at Livingston University, stated Sumter County Board of Education. TECTION ACT that "when Ira Pruitt digs a trench you can He also served as County Solicitor for a lengthy tenure. While in the Legislature, Mr. Ira played While in the Legislature he served on the HON. DON BONKER the major role in not only saving Livingston Rules, Ways and Means Committee and the OF WASHINGTON University from being closed or forgotten, Banking Committee among others. He was but he transformed Livingston State Teach also Speaker Pro-tern of the House for four IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ers College into a full fledged University. years. Thursday, March 1, 1984 Legislature sponsored by Mr. Ira estab Livingston University President, Asa N. lished Livingston University as a free stand Green stated that " his expend public funds beyond the cost of ous charges has been a general trend in kind with respect to the taxpayer who providing the meeting space for student ini recent years, explained Larry MacDonald of is allowed the credit or to the educa tiated meetings. the Census Bureau's government's division. tional institution in which the depend SEC. 5. The provisions of this Act shall su Property taxes can only be increased so ent is enrolled. persede all other provisions of Federal law much, said MacDonald, and in effect have It seems clear, Mr. Speaker, that the that are inconsistent with the provisions of held about steady in recent years, while implementation of a tuition tax credit this Act. state and federal aid has dropped off. SEc. 6. As used in this Act the term "sec As a result, he said, cities have sought system would indirectly benefit both ondary school" means a public school which other sources of income. The miscellaneous private and public school systems. provides secondary education, as determined charges include such things as interest earn This credit is merely a limited form of under state law, except that it does not in ings on city money, fees for trash collection, aid for those parents who pay for both clude any education provided beyond grade parks, and recreation use, sewers, sanitation, public schools and their private 12 .• hospitals, and parking in city lots. schools. By instituting this system, 4228 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 parents will not pay a smaller amount Finally, a tuition tax credit would tions; Father John P. Nickas, pastor of of money to support local public combat the decline of middle-class St. Rocco's Church; Jean Palumbo, a schools than the amount they contrib populations in our urban centers. In dedicated public servent with the ute now; rather, they will simply re many cases, families move in order for office of planning and grantsmanship ceive a worthwhile credit should they their children to attend what the par who is involved with many human decide to support both a private school ents perceive to be better schools. Al rights causes; Brenda Joyce Veltri, as well as their local public school lowing these families a tax credit personnel director for the city of system. would give them an incentive to Newark and former president of Mu It has been argued that a credit remain in the cities and to continue to nicipal Career Women of Newark; and would subsidize the wealthy at the contribute to the local tax base, which A. Irene Patterson Yearwood, who risk of segregating our children by would benefit all public institutions, has, through her volunteer work and family income. As the sponsor of this including the local public schools. civic activities, worked tirelessly to im proposal, I resent this suggestion. In Also, private schools in New York and prove conditions for the youth of order for this to be the case, one must in other cities perform a function Newark. assume that only the wealthy use pri which is much broader in scope than All of these very special people have vate schools. Yet, as of 1982, 51.4 per just providing an education. These helped to make the community they cent of students attending nonpublic schools are part of a community and live in a better place, and I am very schools are from families earning less are highly involved in neighborhood proud to know them all. than $15,000 per year; 71 percent were activities, whether they are raising The program was opened by Eleanor from families earning less than funds for projects or participating in Newman, chairperson of the Civic As $25,000. At the beginning of the cur anticrime programs. sociation, and the master of ceremo rent school year, minority students in In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, it is nies was president of the association, New York City Archdiocese's school clearly in our best interest to enact Elton Hill. In addition to delightful system outnumbered white students this important proposal. It would ben music provided by Prof. Albert Lewis, by more than a 2 to 1 margin. Current efit both those families who make use Brenda Watts, Lisa Banks, and Glenis ly, 87 percent of the elementary school of private schools and those whose Oatman, the program was graced with students in more than 60 Manhattan children attend public schools. It the eloquent speech of the mayor of schools are black, Hispanic, or Asian. would contribute to the economic base Philadelphia, Wilson Goode. The In addition, my bill insures that no of our cities. Clearly, it is justifiable to brotherhood award breakfast gave us taxpayer who claims an adjusted gross support those families who seek alter all the opportunity to recommit our income of over $50,000 a year can native learning environments for their selves to the principles of humanity claim the entire credit; indeed, no tax children through this tuition tax and compassion. I commend all of the payer who claims over $75,000 a year credit system because parents will con people involved with this special can use any part of the credit. This tinue to pay taxes to support the event, particularly the honorees and, phaseout, combined with the fact that public school system. of course, the guiding force behind the this credit is refundable despite one's I urge my colleagues to cosponsor Civic Association, Mayor Ken income-given that the taxpayer quali this proposal and to work hard to Gibson.e fies for the credit-orients this bill insure its passage.e toward those taxpayers in the low GREAT LAKES CONSUMPTIVE and middle-income brackets. NEWARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION USE STUDY Also, a recent report in the New PAYS TRIBUTE TO EIGHT York Times United Nations Commission on mirable. There has been considerable evidence put Human Rights. The rapidly deteriorat Carl Widen is an exciting character. forward to support the Reagan administra ing situation, however, indicates that Ten years ago, he joined the Lion's tion's assertion that the Soviet Union violat ed arms control agreements in using chemi new avenues must be explored to ame Club, in response to a membership cal weapons such as "yellow rain" in South liorate the plight of Jews in the Soviet drive to "bring in some younger east Asia and Afghanistan. The evidence Union. We must encourage further people!" Imagine a 90-year-old fresh has been sufficient to persuade the U.S. participation of our Western allies and man. Senate, which earlier this month passed a neutral and nonalined nations in this Today, Carl Widen still walks with a resolution condemning the Soviets for their effort. cane. He attends the Lions Club func conduct, with not a single dissenting vote. America has long been a symbol of tions every week, goes to the sympho Thus far, the debate over yellow rain has freedom for the oppressed peoples of ny and even took the time on a recent focused less on whether the Soviets are the world. It is important that we reaf using chemical weapons than on how they cold December evening to attend a re are doing it. Unfortunately, most of the tes firm our commitment to this basic ception in my honor. I assure you I timony in the controversy has come from principle at this critical time for was immensely proud to see Carl diplomats, politicians, analytical chemists Soviet Jews. With the recent change Widen there-smiling and greeting and scientists with academic backgrounds. in power in the U .S.S.R., now would be friends by the hundreds. He adds a Almost completely lacking has been an as a timely opportunity to renew our ef special sparkle and excitement to any sessment based on a military appreciation of forts.e gathering. chemical warfare agents, the munitions Carl Widen has led a harmonious used to deliver such agents, and the logistics life for a full century. His smile, en involved. A TRIBUTE TO CARL WIDEN ON thusiasm, and zest bring music to all Such a military assessment raises grave HIS lOOTH BIRTHDAY questions about whether the Soviets have, our lives. All Austin and the Universi in fact, engaged in the chemical warfare ac ty of Texas salute our most enduring tivities with which they have been charged. HON. J. J. PICKLE and endearing citizen-Centurian Carl In its report to Congress, the administra OF TEXAS Widen.e tion declared flatly that the Soviets had IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES broken international agreements. It charged Moscow with "repeated violations" of the Thursday, March 1, 1984 CHEMICAL EXPERT DOUBTS 1925 Geneva Protocol and of the 1972 Bio •Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, Thurs SOVIETS USE YELLOW RAIN logical and Toxin Weapons Convention. day, March 8 will be a red letter day in Chemical weapons were reported to have the history of Austin, Tex., as the HON. STEPHEN L. NEAL been used against the anti-Soviet guerrillas Downtown Founders Lion's Club in Afghanistan, but primarily against OF NORTH CAROLINA Hmong villages in Laos. The chemical war honors one of our own, Mr. Carl IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fare agent is said to be a mold, fusarium Widen. Carl Widen is celebrating his Thursday, March 1, 1984 FLORIDA happen to be included in the Olympics. who have endorsed the Olympic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Checkoff Act. Specifically, how come H.R. 1984 and S. 591 have been ignored for so long? Those Thursday, March 1, 1984 Mr. Denlinger's editorial was par are the bills that would allow Americans to ticularly timely because our distin direct a buck or two from their refunds e Mr. BENNET!'. Mr. Speaker, I wish guished winter Olympic team was in toward the Olympic movement. Judging to call to the attention of you and my Washington yesterday to meet with from a poll USA Today conducted in early other colleagues in the House a the President and to lobby Congress January, most of us have thought about the thoughtful and scholarly article which for passage of this critical legislation. issue-and approve. appeared in the January issue of Army Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The poll asked: "should the United States magazine. This article entitled "Neo government allow taxpayers to donate $1 of review this editorial and to join with their refunds <$2 if filing jointly) to support Pacifism is Anti-Peace" was written by me in solving the financing problems the American Olympic teams simply by Robert H. Spiro, Jr., a former Under of the U.S. Olympic Committee by en marking their tax returns?" Secretary of the Army and chairman acting the Olympic Checkoff Act, H.R. Seventy percent answered yes. of the advisory board for the Center 1984. "If it passes," said Mike Harrigan, presi for International Security. He has also The passage of this bill is as good as dent of a sports consulting firm in Alexan been a consultant in higher education gold. dria and former executive director of a pres and national defense matters. Robert The text of the editorial follows: idential commission that helped restructure Spiro, one of my constituents, holds amateur athletics in the late-'70s, "the fund OLYMPICS WORTH $1 FROM EACH OF Us: ing problem for Olympic sports is over." views which are of particular interest CONGRESS PONDERS 0LYMPIC HELP He estimates the checkoff would generate at this time as he becomes the new ex $20 to $40 million each year; it has caused ecutive director of the Reserve Offi When President Reagan greets the U.S. longer debate than why the hockey gang cers Association on March 1. He is a Olympic team this afternoon, he ought to played so well in exhibitions against Canada rear admiral in the Naval Reserve, March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4233 having achieved an outstanding record are weak, irresolute and vapid. Many The Trade Union Congress, strongly left in combat and returning in postwar thoughtful historians are convinced that wing, favors unilateral disarmament, as do years to hold high positions at Mercer the Western democracies in the 1930s, by the majority in the Labour Party now domi their disunity, hesitancy and vacillation nated by the left. University in Georgia and the presi combined with a growing domestic pacifism, In France, as noted, neo-pacifism is less dency of Jacksonville University of actually encouraged Adolf Hitler and Benito popular and vocal. France is not scheduled Florida. Mussolini to embark on aggressive adven to deploy U.S. cruise and Pershing II mis The article follows: tures in Africa and Europe, and the Japa siles, but has its own Force de Frappe. The "NEo-PAcIFISM" Is ANTI-PEACE nese to do the same in the Far East. French communist and radical parties sup CBy Robert H. Spiro, Jr.) Perhaps that is why today the French are port the neo-pacifist movement. The operational deployment of cruise and the least infected by the virus of pseudo In southern Europe, the movement is Pershing II missiles is under way, despite pacifism. They recall vividly that French weaker, almost nonexistent in Turkey, frantic Soviet resistance. Its opposition weakness in the late 1930s led to their total stronger in Italy group is supported by some church tion; and still others are simply wronghead fascist dictatorships that the democracies es, unions, professors, women and youth. ed and blind to danger. 4234 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 At worst, some neo-pacifists are violently teacher, Marilyn Segarini, told them about My bill is modeled after S. 1934 intro anti-American, unaware or forgetful that it the need for reconditioning work on the duced by my Pennsylvania colleagues was the United States that twice in this cen statue that has become the nation's symbol in the Senate, Senators HEINZ and tury has come to the aid of Western Europe, of freedom, and of President Reagan's belief contributing mightily to its survival, sacri that Americans as individuals ought to fi SPECTER. ficing blood and treasure for its salvation. nance the restoration instead of the federal Last year, with the imminent threat Then, by means of the Marshall Plan and government. of benefit cuts for nearly 1 million other programs, America helped rebuild and Touched by their response, Harness sent a railroad retirees looming, Congress restore all of Western Europe, including the contribution to them, along with the follow fast-tracked legislation to avert drastic Nazi and Fascist states. ing letter: cuts. Although this legislation was rec And also at worst, there are the commu "Congratulations to Marilyn Segarini and ommended by both rail labor and man nist parties and allies who favor Soviet to students. I was so happy to see the picture talitarian government and are willing to see and the story of your project in the Stock agement, one particular provision of their homelands enslaved. ton Record. Although I do not personally that legislation has had a harmful Let the West pursue tenaciously a bal know any of you, I am very proud of you for effect which we should correct. anced and verifiable nuclear arms agree what you are doing. In developing a proposal, labor and ment. Let us support the NATO 1979 twin "I, too, am proud to be an American. Sev management decided that the employ track decision on intermediate-range nucle eral of my ancestors fought in the Revolu ees, the employer, and retirees would ar forces. Let us understand that since the tionary War and the Civil War. One of my have to make some sacrifices in both NATO 1979 decision the Soviet Union has nephews and my oldest son, Bill, gave their almost trebled the number of SS 20 missiles lives in World War II, and my other son was revenues coming into the system and it has deployed. We know that Soviet com in the Navy in the South Pacific. Fortunate benefits going out. For retirees, the munism cannot be disinvented. ly he came home, but with psychological bill included a provision that would But, in the words of Mrs. Thatcher, "We scars which will never be completely healed. take the next 5 percent of tier 1- have to live together on the same planet "All these men fought to help to keep our social security-cost-of-living in and that is why, when the circumstances are country free. As long as we have our coun creases, and reduce the tier 2-railroad right, we must be ready to talk to the Soviet try we must remain strong and willing to leadership. That is why we should grasp retirement-benefits by that amount. defend our ideals with our lives if need Since the social security cost-of-living every genuine opportunity for dialogue and arises. keep that dialogue going in the interests of "I have never had the good fortune to see increase on Janaury 1, 1984 was only East and West alike." the Statue of Liberty. I had always hoped I 3.5 percent, another 1.5 percent re The foremost hope for peace in our time might see her some day but I am now 81 mains to be offset and that 1.5 percent remains the resolution of the free peoples to years of age so I may never see her. The do will have to be cut from the tier 2 ben take those steps necessary for their defense, nation I am sending is of necessity small but efits in 1985, according to the law. while seeking with equal resolution the at it is sent with my blessing and a very great The problem with this provision is tainment of an equitable and verifiable nu love. clear arms agreement.• "May God keep our country safe and a that people may have to make sacrific good place for girls and boys to grow up. Re es that are not necessary for the sol vency of the system because the em FLYNN'S PEOPLE member, she will only be as strong as we help to make her by our own ideals and our ployment estimates used last year own conduct. Let us keep our minds and our were too low. Employment levels in HON •. NORMAND. SHUMWAY thoughts and actions clean and honorable the industry have not dropped as OF CALIFORNIA that we may carry our end of the load. much as was assumed. After dropping IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "I wish we had more teachers like yours, to a low point of 388,000 in March and we do have many. In this busy world Thursday, March 1, 1984 there seems to be a tendency to overlook 1983, employment climbed to 405,000 e Mr. SHUMWAY. Mr. Speaker, I the small but vitally important things that in June 1983. This level is well above would like to share with my colleagues go into the making of a fine upstanding the assumptions used in developing a touching example of American vol American. the bill last year. Unfortunately, the untarism at work, as well as a fine "I reared two boys and two girls, have bill, and now current law, does not demonstration of the wonderful inter seven grandchildren, an even dozen great allow for any relief from the social se grandchildren and two great-great step curity offset in the event railroad em action between senior citizens and grandchildren. children. "Love and blessing to you all." ployment strengthens. Retirees will In Stockton, Calif., a class of fifth The letter from Harness touched not only still face this 1.5-percent cut in their graders began collecting money to con Segarini and her students, but Madison tier II benefits. Certainly we should tribute to the repair of the Statue of principal Barbara J. Chan, who paid a visit only take away social security cost-of Liberty in response to President Rea to Harness, snapped the snapshot shown living adjustments and use them to gan's appeal for voluntary donations. here, and came away warmed by her reduce a private pension under the Mrs. Alice Harness, who is 81, read school's connection with the caring octoge most extreme circumstances unless ab narian. solutely necessary. about the children's effort in the The reaction of Harness to the fifth grade Stockton Record. Touched by their ex project will not surprise those who Senate bill, would stop the 1985 COLA her own, along with a very moving remember her as the founder of the half offset from taking place unless the re letter. The text of her letter and the way house that bore her name. This was serves available for the payment of rest of the story are well worth our at largely a one-woman effort to bridge the railroad retirement benefits fall below tention. As the beginning of the story gap between prison and society for ex-con a reasonable amount-less than 30 per makes clear: "Connections • • • that's victs.e cent of the 1985 benefit payments and what life is all about." administrative costs needed to pay an FLYNN'S PEOPLE RAILROAD RETIREMENT nuities. Under the actuaries' best were mainly from the old CONVENTION CONVENING RES President called for a balanced budget South: twelve of the 59 natives of Virginia; OLUTION IN U.S. HOUSE OF amendment to the Constitution. In ten natives of North Carolina; and nine of REPRESENTATIVES Tennessee. Most of them were young men in doing so, it is important to note that their thirties . . . he looked not to Congress, but to the The new town of Washington, some fifty HON. KEN KRAMER American people, to bring this about, miles up the Brazos OF COLORADO saying, "I encourage our citizens to the official meeting place for the Conven IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES keep working for this at the grass tion . . . The building had not been fin Thursday, March 1, 1984 roots. If you want to make it happen, ished; windows had not been inserted, and it will happen." cotton cloth nailed over the openings only e Mr. KRAMER. Mr. Speaker, this helped a little to keep out the wind when week, along with Senator WILLIAM L. Last year, Missouri became the 32d the group convened with the mercury at ARMSTRONG, I introduced the balanced State since 1975 to petition Congress thirty-three degrees. A visitor described the budget constitutional convention con to call a national constitutional con setting thus: "A long rough table extended vening resolution. vention for the purpose of drafting a from near the front door to near the rear This measure, unique in that it constitutional amendment mandating wall, and was equadistant from the side marks the first time a resolution has a balanced budget. This is just two shy walls. On this table the public documents been introduced in Congress calling of the number of States required and the papers of the Convention were laid under article V of the Constitution in and the delegates seated around it . . . Spec for the convening of a constitutional tators entered the chamber at will, but they convention for a specific . purpose, is order for a constitutional convention walked gently so as not to annoy the dele designed to force Congress to approve to be convened. Moreover, the Nation gates." a balanced budget amendment to the al Taxpayers Union, which has spear But in spite of the unpromising setting, U.S. Constitution. In effect, it gives headed the grassroots drive for a bal the men who assembled in Washington-on Congress an ultimatum-either act anced budget amendment, reports that the-Brazos that cold March morning in 1836 now or have a constitutional conven strong efforts are underway in seven had determination and a pronounced sense additional States-Kentucky, Ver of urgency. Indeed they had cause to have, tion automatically convened if two or for they knew that a hundred and fifty more State petitions are received for a mont, Michigan, California, Montana, miles to the west Santa Anna's legions were constitutional convention. Ohio, and Washington. closing on Travis' little band in the Alamo Throughout our history, few issues Let me emphasize that I would and they must have conjectured that a con have been as urgent or as important to prefer to see Congress act before that tingent of cavalry could leave San Antonio, the survival of our great Nation as this happens. In fact, the chief purpose of reach Washington in three or four days, and one. This is so because, although we the balanced budget constitutional make the last one of them prisoners. There convention convening resolution is to were frequent rumors and reports of such a have laid a good foundation for eco Mexican advance, and before they finished nomic recovery, continued huge defi force Congress to adopt a balanced their work they had many alarms and ex cits will make impossible our chances budget amendment by eliminating any cursions. for long-term prosperity. doubt about the validity of the 32 peti Their accomplishments were stupendous. In recent years, the national debt tions already received and setting up Probably no deliberative body in history has exploded. At the beginning of an automatic mechanism that would every did more in so short a period-seven 1968, the total debt from our Nation's expedite the convening of a constitu teen days. Ahead of them was the task of first 192 years of existence was $350 tional convention upon receipt of peti deciding the question of independence, framing a Constitution to be ratified by the billion. By 1978, the year I first cam tions from two additional States. voters after the enemy had been beaten and paigned for Congress, the debt had Briefly, this measure would: a semblance of order restored, and of estab doubled. Since then, it has doubled Declare the 32 State petitions al lishing a strong government ad interim for again, this time in only 5 years. And, ready received to be valid and contem the emergency ... given current deficit projections, the poraneous under the terms established This they accomplished. The men in the national debt will top $2 trillion in article V of the Constitution; Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos during fiscal year 1986 and could Establish an automatic mechanism did not secure Texas independence, but they exceed $3 trillion as early as 1990. for determining the validity of any declared it effectively and made possible its realization. Amidst terrifying reports of de The message is clear: Unless we act new petitions; struction and death wrought to the slender and act soon-to halt this exponential Clearly limit the scope of the con Texas arms and with their own lives in peril, growth, we will see a return to days of vention so it could only deal with the these champions of freedom stayed at their high inflation, high interest rates and subject of drafting a balanced budget task until they had assured the Revolution high unemployment-and worse. No amendment; 4236 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 Call for the balanced budget conven national debt had risen to $259 billion. is no doubt. that Congress blatantly ig tion to be convened in Philadelphia However, it was not until the Great nored the Byrd amendment. The defi within 180 days after the 34th applica Society programs of the 1960's, com cit for 1981, despite the statutorial re tion is determined valid; bined with the cost of financing the quirement that the budget be bal Provide for selection and compensa Vietnam war, that the debt began to anced, was $57 .9 billion, making it the tion of convention delegates, and de increase by geometric progression. The third largest deficit at that point in scribe their duties; last time we had a budget surplus was our Nation's history. Limit the duration of the convention in 1969. Clearly, there is a spending bias in to 120 days; and As our former colleague from Illi herent in the legislative practice, Provide for ratification by State leg nois, the late Senator Everett Dirksen, which has been accentuated by built islatures. was fond of saying, "A few billion dol in increases in the budget of the last Mr. Speaker, as you know we have lars here and a few billion dollars couple of decades. Members of Con not had a constitutional convention there and soon we're talking about gress win praise, and often votes, for since the Founding Fathers drafted real money." Although this statement "bringing home the bacon" in terms of the Constitution in Philadelphia in facetiously illustrates what many per projects for their districts and pro 1787. Article V, which spells out how ceive to be the prevalent attitude in grams which benefit their constitu the Constitution can be amended, stip Washington, it is also true that the ents. Conversely, those who try to ulates that an amendment can be pro numbers have become so big that they hold the line on expenditures, much posed by either of two methods-a are difficult for the average American less cut major spending programs, two-thirds vote of both Houses of Con to comprehend. often incur the wrath of this group of gress or a national constitutional con There!ore, let me offer the following examples which help explain the grav voters or that. As author Allen Schick, vention called at the request of two who has analyzed the Federal budget thirds of the State legislatures. Yet, to ity of our deficit problem: Currently, the Federal Government process in some detail, observed, "The date, all amendments which have ever process of budgeting comes to be been proposed have been so by the spends $1.5 million dollars every minute, every hour, 24 hours a day, 'whose ox is to be fattened,' a much first method. more agreeable task than deciding Thus, the convening of a constitu 365 days a year. For every $7 the Fed eral Government takes in, it spends an 'whose ox is to be gored.' " tional convention admittedly would be Given these facts, it becomes appar a bold step. However, I would argue additional $2 which contributes to the that, given the prospect of continued deficit, a practice that would soon ent that a constitutional amendment out-of-control Federal spending and bankrupt the average family or small is the only feasible way of achieving a Congress paralysis in dealing with the business; balanced budget. This fact was under situation, bold action is not only justi Last December, the Senate Finance scored by Senator STROM THURMOND, fied but demanded if Congress contin Committee held 3 days of hearings on chairman of the Senate Judiciary ues to ignore the best interests of our the deficit. By the time the witnesses Committee, when he stated during Nation and fails to propose an amend had finished testifying, the deficit had debate over a balanced budget amend ment on its own. increased by another $1 billion; ment 2 years ago: In No. 43 of the Federalist Papers, Based on the current national debt Congress has violated its own laws in James Madison, widely regarded as the of $1.4 trillion, the resulting liability recent years in enacting Federal budgets figures to approximately $6,000 for that are not balanced. • • • A constitutional Father of our Constitution, gave these amendment is the only way. Congress must reasons for article V: every man, woman, and child in the United States. For the average family obey the Constitution. That useful alterations Cin the Constitu· Without doubt, public opinion is far tionl will be suggested by experience, could of four, the debt comes to nearly not but be foreseen. It was requisite there $25,000; and ahead of Congress on this issue. Since fore that a mode for introducing them If a small business were formed at 1979, a number of polls have been con should be provided. The mode preferred by the time Jesus was born, and spent ducted by highly respected research the Convention Cin 17871 seems to be money at the rate of $1 every minute organizations such as Gallup, the stamped with every mark of propriety. It throughout history, the total would be Harris Survey, the Roper Organiza guards equally against that extreme facility approximately $1 billion, which would tion, New York Times-CBS News and which would render the Constitution too be enough to run our current Federal the Associated Press-NBC News. All mutable; and that extreme difficulty which have consistently shown strong sup might perpetuate its discovered faults. It budget less than one-half of 1 day. moreover equally enables the general and On numerous occasions the last port for a constitutional amendment State governments to originate the amend couple of decades, both Congress and to balance the budget, with support ment of errors as they may be pointed out Presidents have sought to restrain ranging from approximately 2 to 1 to by the experience on one side or on the spending and limit deficit spending better than 3 to 1, depending when the other. each time without success. Most nota particular poll was taken. Indeed, in 1787 who could have pre ble of these were: <1 > Five separate I would also point out that 15 States, dicted budget deficits of the magni proposals to limit Federal spending including my home State of Colorado, tude that we are experiencing today? which Congress approved between have a balanced budget requirement During the 60-year period between 1966 and 1973, (2) the impoundment written into their State constitution. 1789 and 1849, the Federal Govern battles initiated by President Nixon; By and large, these have been highly ment ran a budget surplus of $70 mil <3> congressional adoption of the 1974 successful in forcing legislators to set lion. In fact, the general rule of thumb Budget Act, which proponents argued spending priorities based on incoming until about 1930 had always been to would give Congress the necessary revenues, just as every American balance the budget except in times of tools to put its financial house in household must do. emergency, such as war. For example, order; <4> the series of spending vetoes Grassroots lobbying finally forced after piling up $22.9 billion in deficits by President Ford; and (5) passage of Congress to take up a balanced budget during World War I, the Federal Gov the Byrd amendment of 1978, which amendment in 1982. However, even ernment ran a budget surplus in each statutorially provided that outlays though the Senate approved a bal of the next 10 years. In 1930, the total shall not exceed receipts, beginning in anced budget amendment on August 4, Federal debt from the first 140 years 1981. 1982, by a vote of 69 to 31, the House of our Nation's existence stood at Although perhaps it can be argued Judiciary Committee successfully kept $16.2 billion, nearly all of which was that the first four of these examples the issue bottled up in committee until attributable to World War I. In 1945, may have prevented the deficit prob the last day of the 97th Congress. Al at the end of World War II, the total lem from becoming even worse, there though supporters were successful in March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4237 using a discharge petition to force it SNUBBING SYRIA DIDN'T WORK and Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon natu out of committee, the measure was rally became Assad's first target. With his considerable capacity for brutal direct brought to the floor with only a HON. NICK JOE RAHALL II action, what happened next should not have couple hours notice. Even though a OF WEST VIRGINIA been a surprise. majority of the House-236 to 187- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES When Secretary of State Shultz first went voted in favor of the amendment, it to Damascus to present the May 17 deal, the fell short of the two-thirds vote neces Thursday, March 1, 1984 Syrians were taken aback. After all, the sary to send the amendment on to the •Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, as we same George Shultz had said publicly that States for ratification. witnessed the withdrawal of our ma the United States should not pay too much rines from Beirut last weekend, I pon attention to the Middle East for fear of ne The combination of this congression glecting the world's other-and by inference al inaction and deficits that continue dered the circumstances which led to more important-problems. to soar has led many people to wonder the failure of the President's policy in But when faced with President Reagan's if anyone in Washington is minding Lebanon. I have always advocated that displeasure at the slow pace of Israeli-Leba the store. As a result, the time is fast in order to bring about a just settle nese negotiations, Shultz had rushed to the approaching when the American ment in the Middle East, we must deal Middle East and conducted a Kissinger-like with all countries and factions who are shuttle which his closest advisers had dis people will take the issue out of our parties to the dispute. I feel strongly couraged as unnecessary. hands. that we committed a major diplomatic According to palace insiders here, when he Were that to happen, a number of blunder by not consulting Syria during come to Damascus Shultz seem unfamiliar questions arise on what would happen with the details of the agreement he was the negotiation of the May 17, 1983 Is selling. Shultz's own advisors had to correct upon receipt of the 34th State applica raeli-Lebanese agreement. him on major and minor points, these tion for a convention since article V is I would like to insert into the Syrian sources said. not specific on these details. Anticipat RECORD an article which appeared in When Assad rejected the agreement, ing this, the American Bar Association this past Sunday's Washington Post Shultz decided not to take his decision seri did a thorough analysis several years by Jonathan C. Randal. I believe that ously. Thus was born perhaps the most dis ago to resolve some of this uncertainty the reasons we should have included astrous cross-cultural misunderstanding in recent U.S.-Mideast relations, a breakdown surrounding a constitutional conven Syria in the negotiations is spelled out in communication that could bedevil Ameri tion. Although I would commend the quite clearly and eloquently and I feel can interests for years to come. ABA's report to anyone seriously in that this should be brought to the at Yet American diplomats throughout the terested in this issue, space here does tention of my colleagues, our Secre Middle East had warned Shultz that Syria not permit me to reproduce this report tary of State, and the American would never accept a deal negotiated by in its entirety. Therefore, let me sum people. others, much less one seeking to reduce The article follows: Syrian influence in Lebanon. marize the report's most important But Shultz and the successive American conclusions: SNUBBING SYRIA DIDN'T WORK special negotiators who have dealt with Citing the constitutional convention Auditors, and others. We and unambiguous.e Technological advances in the U.S. and have 118 cosponsors and a resumption U.S.S.R. and changes in nuclear war plan of hearings held in November is ex ning are major factors in the weapons build pected early next year before Chair REVERSING THE NUCLEAR up and make nuclear war more likely. man DoN EDWARDS' Subcommittee on ARMS RACE Development of new U.S. nuclear weapons Civil and Constitutional Rights. like the MX missile create the impression in I invite my colleagues to join me in the U.S., Europe, and the Soviet Union that the effort to combat burgeoning crimi HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. the U.S. is building a nuclear force to de nal activity by computer. At this point OF MICHIGAN stroy the Soviet nuclear arsenal in a pre emptive attack. in the RECORD, I respectfully request IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES insertion of the December 2, 1983, Some of the U.S. weapons being developed Thursday, March 1, 1984 may require the abrogation of existing arms Washington Post editorial, "Computer control treaties such as the ABM Treaty Crime": e Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today and Outer Space Treaty, and make any The article follows: the United States and the Soviet future agreements to restrain the growth of COMPUTER CRIME Union together possess more than nuclear weapons more difficult to achieve. The computer hotdoggers, whose inva 55,000 nuclear warheads, enough to Nuclear "superiority" loses its meaning sions of remote data bases arouse both ad destroy each other and the entire when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. both possess miration and concern, have drawn attention world many times over. The Reagan far more nuclear weapons than the number to a serious and growing problem. Among required to destroy one another in all cir administration is committed to pro cumstances. the many things that computers have made ducing thousands of more nuclear easier are the stealing and destruction of This Monitor features a status report on other people's property. And current law is weapons. No doubt, the Soviet Union all U.S. nuclear weapons programs, an in not well-suited either to deter or to pros will simply match this nuclear expan ventory of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, and ecute such offenses. sion as they have in the past. information on locations of nuclear weapons Many existing federal or state statutes Further escalation in the nuclear in the U.S. could be involved in the prosecution of spe arms race can only produce greater President Reagan has announced his cific offenses, depending upon their circum global tension, deeper instability, and hopes for reaching agreements with the stances. But since none of these laws deals a heightened danger of nuclear weap Soviet Union on limiting nuclear weapons in specifically with the types of unauthorized Europe and in newly revived negotiations on access made possible by computer networks, ons accidents. strategic weapons '~ . 45 M-type "Bisoo" Contributing to the dangers of deploying Soviet insecurities about the safety of their and 100 "Backfire" aircraft deployed with Long Range Aviation. Assumes two weapons per aircraft, either bombs or air-to-surface missiles. thousands of new nuclear weapons is an un own nuclear retaliatory forces it may be 7 100 Backfire. settling change of emphasis in U.S. strategic doing just the opposite. doctrine that may make nuclear war more Several other features of the Reagan nu probable in the coming decades. These clear weapons programs are particularly Nuclear changes in doctrine gained much public at troubling. The exemption of strategic pro Missiles weapons tention when an outline of Presidential Di grams from budgetary restraint will cause rective 59 was first leaked to the press in an imbalance in our armed forces, depriving ~g ! ~ l !··························································· 5~ 5~~ August 1980. PD-59 codified the strategic much needed funds from conventional doctrine known as "countervailing strategy" forces. Second, there is no evidence that the ~g !~ p~i~ i:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: l~~ 5~~ which evolved during the 1970's. In effect, it Reagan Administration has seriously incor ~ rn ! ~ ~) ,;1ijji,if ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1~~ 9~~ expands the capabilities required or de porated a role for arms control into its na SS-18 (X 10 MIRV)...... 165 1,650 manded of U.S. nuclear forces in a nuclear tional security plans. SS-19 (X 1) ...... 30 30 war and attempts to give the President a In October 1980, candidate Ronald SS-19 (X 6 MIRV) ...... ___300___ 1_,8_00 wider range of choices. · Reagan stated that there was, indeed, an Total ...... 1,398 5,578 Emphasis has shifted from conceiving of ongoing nuclear arms race, but that only nuclear weapons as deterrents to how they the Soviet Union was participating. This is can be used as war-fighting weapons. simply not true. The U.S. is not now nor ever has been "strategically inferior" to the Nuclear The Reagan Administration appears to be Missiles weapons carrying the countervailing strategy one Soviet Union. As the survey below of U.S. · step further. It plans to incorporate both nuclear weapons programs demonstrates, SS-N-5 (X 1)...... 12 12 the "limited nuclear options" of -the Carter the enhancement and enlargement of U.S. strategy and its own ill-conceived notions of nuclear forces has continued unabated ~~=~ !~ ll::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~ ~~~ nuclear superiority into the nuclear weap throughout the 1970's and will be acceler SS-N-17 (X 1) ...... 12 12 ons build-up. ated in the 1980's. 1 1 No one in the Administration has both The Reagan Administration's effort to .. :_::-::··::·::.::··::.:::-·::·::·:::: ered to produce a realistic definition of nu prepare to fight a nuclear war is a danger i~m I ~ i:. .:~ )::_ ------~ :1~ clear superiority in an age when both the ous and futile objective that must be recon Total...... 944 1,874 U.S. and the U.S.S.R. have thousands of nu sidered. The record of the arms race shows clear weapons and the ability to effectively that each advance will be met by the other destroy one another. However, it appears side, probably sooner than later, and that DEFENSE MONITOR IN BRIEF that a major component of such a drive for neither nation can gain a significant advan Nuclear weapons and preparations for nu superiority will be the ability to wage "limit tage. clear war are very expensive. ed" nuclear war. Through tremendous ex Nuclear weapons should serve only one Under present plans, the Reagan Adminis penditures for both new nuclear weapons purpose, to deter war. The only true test for tration will spend $450 Billion in the next and the systems to deliver them, the Admin the sufficiency of our nuclear forces is that six years preparing for nuclear war. This is istration intends to build the capacity to they be able to meet any Soviet attack in a approximately 22 percent of all military fight nuclear wars that range from limited way that denies the Soviets an advantage spending and considerably higher than the use through a protracted conflict to an all for having made the attack. Our present ca 10 to 15 percent usually cited by Adminis out attack. pability to deliver over 12,000 nuclear weap tration officials. These recent developments in strategy ons on the Soviet Union more than meets In the next decade the U.S. will build and doctrine also have serious implications this test of sufficiency. about 17 ,000 new nuclear weapons. for attempts at arms control. So long as our The costs merely to develop and buy fif leaders emphasized concepts such as as UNITED STATES-U.S.S.R. STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES teen major nuclear weapon systems now in sured destruction or sufficiency, fixed crite [September 1983] production or being planned for the 1980's ria could be arrived at for determining the and early 1990's are $335-$400 Billion. Oper size and characteristics of U.S. nuclear United ating costs will add to the total. forces. But war-fighting concepts remove all States U.S.S.R. Spending on nuclear weapons has more constraints on the number, variety and com than doubled since Ronald Reagan became plexity of new nuclear weapons and their president. delivery systems. Total rnarc:~ · s ······························-··························· I 2,1 45 4 5,578 Spending on nuclear weapons is going up On SLBM's...... 2 5,152 6 1,874 This new phase of the arms race is being On long-range bombers ...... 3 2,876 e (200) 290 much faster than overall military spending. pushed along by technological advances, Between fiscal 1g83 and fiscal 1984 funding which when added to war-fighting doctrine Total 10,173 (7,942) 7,742 for nuclear weapons will increase 25 per and vast numbers of new nuclear weapons, Total launchers: cent. make their use more plausible. Advances in ICBM's...... 1 1,045 4 1.398 If it is the national policy of the U.S. to the technical sophistication of this new gen SLBM 's ...... 2 568 6 944 prepare to fight and win a nuclear war, the Long-range bombers ...... 3 334 e 7 145 eration of weapons support war-fighting Reagan military budget is appropriate. If concepts that are becoming part of the Total ...... 1,947 (2,487 ) 2,487 the American people support arms reduc strategies of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. tions instead of a nuclear buildup, hundreds For example, through advances in propul 1 U.S. ICBM levels include 45 Titan II, 450 Minuteman II and 1,650 ( 550 x 3 MIRV) Minuteman Ill weapons. Titan retirements began in October of Billions of dollars are being wasted. sion, guidance, and engineering, our inter 1982 and will continue at a rate of one every 30- 45 days until September After its initial years in office the Reagan continental ballistic missiles and 1987. Administration has realized that its talk other nuclear delivery systems are develop 2 There are 34 submarines which carry ba llistic missiles: 19 carry 16 Poseidon C--3 missiles each with an average of 10 weapons per missile; 12 about fighting and prevailing in a nuclear ing the accuracy to destroy small hardened carry 16 Trident I C--4 missiles each with an average of 8 weapons per war has frightened the American and Euro targets such as missile silos and command missile; and three Trident submarines carry 24 Trident I C--4 missiles each with pean people and mobilized resistance to U.S. bunkers. This accuracy, when incorporated an average of 8 weapons per missile. Frve Polaris submarines (80 missiles) are excluded as they are designated as attack submarines. Frve of the Polaris policies. The Administration is now retreat into all our delivery systems will give the U.S. a su~~r~nes~:rbee~~ r~1J~ ~9~r~2 °~~ i n13 d~N~bombers in the more soothing language. This new rhetori counterforce capability that could soon active inventory, of which 274 B-52's and 60 FB-ll l's are operational. Three squadrons of B-52D's (44 aircraft) were ritired in 1982 and the remaining 35 cal approach comes through in Department threaten Soviet nuclear forces. will be retired by October I, 1983. There are approximately 2,636 nuclear of Defense reports and speeches and Our leadership, both civilian and military, weapons for the B-52's (1 ,232 gravity bombs, 1,020 SRAM's and 384 in appearances before Congressional com have consistently emphasized that we seek ALCM 's). The first B-52G squadron carrying 12 external ALCM's on each of 16 planes went on alert in December 1982 at Griffi.is AFB in Rome, New York. mittees. only a nuclear force capable of deterring The second squadron at Wurtsmith AFB, Oscoda, Michigan was ready in the This shift in rhetoric would be more reas our opponents. Yet, when first strike capa- spring of 1983. Each FB-lll average weapon loading is two SRAM's and two suring if there were corresponding changes March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4241 in the budget for nuclear weapons. Nothing a day, $32 million an hour, $533,000 a chart above>. Of course, any across the has changed and ever larger amounts are minute. board breakdown has its problems. Dual-use proposed. Over the next ten years the com Using Mr. Reagan's own projections, by aircraft such as the F-16 carry conventional position of the U.S. nuclear arsenal will un 1986 the Pentagon will be spending nearly and nuclear bombs. Reconnaissance satel dergo dramatic quantitative and qualitative $1 Billion a day, $41 million an hour, lites observe Red Army Troops as well as changes. Approximately 17 ,000 new nuclear $700,000 a minute. A Billion dollars would ICBM silos. Communication systems could weapons will be fabricated for use by U.S. represent a stack of one dollar bills 67 miles transmit orders to tank commanders or for land, sea, and air forces. During this same high. By fiscal year 1989 Mr. Reagan's pro the firing of nuclear weapons.e period plans call for the retirement of 6,000 jections soar to $1.3 Billion a day. Prior to older weapons. If our NATO allies agree to the Reagan buildup the Pentagon spent at accept new 8-inch and 155mm neutron artil an average rate of $257 million a day during TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR CONTRI lery shells an additional 5,000 could also be the 1970's, $156 million a day during the retired. Many of the weapons being sought 1960's, and $106 million a day during the BUTIONS TO THE UNITED NA and the reasons given for their necessity fit 1950's. Over the coming year the Pentagon TIONS a nuclear war-fighting strategy. will spend more than it did at any time Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger during the Vietnam War . HON. JOHN F. SEIBERLING ing to its relatively modest cost when com The budget conceals by obscuring how OF OHIO pared to the cost for non-nuclear forces. Mr. much is spent on nuclear forces, directly Weinberger says that 85 percent of the mili and indirectly. More specifically what is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tary budget pays for non-nuclear forces, lacking is a true accounting of the scope and Thursday, March 1, 1984 claiming only 15 percent or less goes for nu cost of the Reagan nuclear buildup. When clear forces. The Department of Defense Reagan announced the "strategic" part of e Mr. SEIBERLING. Mr. Speaker, I regularly understates both the real and rel his buildup in October 1981 he stated the am again reintroducing legislation to ative costs of nuclear forces and obscures six year costs would be $180 Billion. While authvrize tax-deductible contributions the increases. this is a sizable sum it is by no means the to the United Nations and other spe What percentage of military spending total figure. Translated into current dollars cialized agencies of which the United goes for nuclear forces? Some research and the figure was actually $222 Billion. Ex States is a member. purchase costs for certain weapons are well cluded were six years of Department of known. For instance, one B-lB bomber will Energy costs to produce the war The United Nations has recurring cost between $300 and $400 million. Less heads and bombs, as well as the Federal problems in its efforts to stay finan well known but significant are associated ex Emergency Management Agency's cially solvent-efforts which would be penses-about $5 million a year per plane civil defense and federal preparedness pro substantially alleviated if American for maintenance, training and other costs. grams. Also excluded were the majority of foundations and individual taxpayers These other costs must be computed for our costs for such weapons as the "stealth" were permitted to make tax deductible present forces as well. For example, it costs bomber and Trident II missile which are to contributions to the United Nations as much as $7,500 an hour to operate a B-52 be bought later in the decade. bomber; annual operating cost for the entire To get a better grasp of what is spent on and its agencies. At the present time, B-52 force is $1.9 Billion. nuclear forces, we must understand the fed deductions for contributions of this For Fiscal Year 1984 U.S. costs for prep eral budget in general and the military sort are not permitted under the In arations for nuclear war will be approxi budget in particular. The federal budget is ternal Revenue Code. mately $65 Billion. For the six year period divided into 13 categories, overseen by vari Even the Reagan administration rec fiscal year 1983-88 the cost will be over $450 ous congressional committees which ognizes the continuing need for the Billion. This is approximately 22 to 23 per produce 13 separate appropriation bills each United Nations as a world forum for cent of the military budget . The costs for fiscal year 1984 are $29 have monies in them that directly or indi tant and some indispensible functions. Billion. Operating costs will add to the total. rectly support nuclear forces. These bills are These include not only many crucial The increases for nuclear war preparations those for the Department of Defense, Mili international functions but providing are dramatic, rising over 200 percent from tary Construction, Energy and Water Devel a forum for defusing the wider ten 1980 to 1988. opment . and Housing and Urban De sions between the East and West. As we debate the best allocation of our na velopment . Minor amounts-about tional resources, we should have a solid un $75 million-are included in the Treasury, One way of retaining the good will derstanding of the total costs of our nuclear Postal Service and the General Government of the developing nations of the world, forces. This issue of The Defense Monitor Appropriation Bill for maintaining a reserve and of impressing upon them the sin helps bring these costs into perspective, of special metals and other items. Following cerity of our commitment toward the evaluates the scope of the nuclear buildup, is a breakdown of the spending in each bill peaceful resolution of global problems, and assesses the need for certain programs. for nuclear forces. is to permit American foundations and THE MILITARY BUDGET DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND MILITARY citizens to make tax-deductible contri The military budget is a complicated docu CONSTRUCTION butions to the U.N. As a practical ment. Concealing from the Congress and Generally, the Department of Defense matter, most of the contributions are the public almost as much as it reveals, it in and the Military Construction bills com likely to come from foundations, timidates the casual reader and by its size bined are considered the Pentagon's budget. which are already tax-exempt, so the alone almost defies understanding. When presented to Congress the military revenue impact of my bill would be The $280.5 Billion in military funding Mr. requests are broken down in two basic ways. Reagan wants this year is nearly double the The most common is by eight appropriation negligible. The potential benefits $146 Billion Mr. Carter requested in 1980. titles . The second way is by ten Major or bill. larger than the Pentagon's. The U.S. Army's Mission Programs . It will be difficult to spend wisely the programs are devoted to nuclear weapons. Economic and Social Commission for Asia $280.5 Billion Mr. Reagan has requested The DOD share of the military budget for and the Pacific . this year. If approved by Congress the Pen nuclear forces is $58 Billion for fiscal year Economic Commission for Latin America tagon will be required to spend $786 million 1984 and $414 Billion for six years . 4242 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 United Nations Conference on Trade and "(5) to or for the use of the United Na a fellow conservative, I must confess Development . tions or an instrumentality or agency there that I still find the oldtime religion United Nations Environment Programme of of which the United States is a member, good enough for me. So does Chair . but only if the contribution or gift is to be man JIM JONES of the Budget Commit World Food Council . used exclusively for the purposes for which United Nations Children's Fund such organization is established." tee. JIM has been against big deficit . Cb) Section 2006Ca><2> of such code . and religious uses> is amended by striking If JACK KEMP disagrees with JIM Office of the United Nations High Com out "or" at the end of the clause {ii), by JONES on this subject, that is certainly missioner for Refugees . striking out the period at the end of clause his privilege. But Mr. KEMP should be United Nations Institute for Training and (iii) and inserting in lieu thereof ": or", and aware that he is also disagreeing with Research . by inserting after clause {iii) the following new clause: quite a few people who are not on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency House Budget Committee payroll for Palestine Refugees in the Near East " to or for the use of the United Na CUNRWA>. tions or an instrumentality or agency there people like David Stockman, Director United Nations Research Institute for of of which the United States is a member, of OMB; Dr. Martin Feldstein, Chair Social Development CUNRISD>. but only if the contribution or gift is to be man of the Council of Economic Advis used exclusively for the purpose for which ers, and Paul Volcker, Chairman of II. SPECIALIZED AGENCIES such organization is established." the Federal Reserve Board. These men United Nations Development Organiza SEC. 3. Subsection of section 2522 of tion CUNIDO). the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 . paragraph <4> and inserting in lieu thereof analysis does not make clear his dis United Nations Educational, Scientific "; or", and by inserting after paragraph <4> agreement with it. But this document and Cultural Organization . the following new paragraph: has been prepared annually since the World Health Organization . "<5> the United Nations or an instrumen tality or agency thereof of which the United Carter administration, and the notices International Bank for Reconstruction and disclaimers have remained the and Development . tion or gift is to be used exclusively for the same. Mr. KEMP has been on the International Development Association purposes for which such organization is es Budget Committee 3 years, and has . tablished." not seemed to have a complaint until International Monetary Fund . Cb> Subsection Cb) of such section 2522 is now. International Civil Aviation Organization amended by striking out the period at the Chaiman JoNEs sent a letter inviting . end of paragraph <5> and inserting in lieu Mr. KEMP to identify substantive Universal Postal Union the following new paragraph: errors, or discuss the matter with him. International Telecommunication Union Maybe that would have been a better . "{6) The United Nations or an instrumen World Meterological Organization tality or agency thereof of which the United way to handle things than putting a . States is a member, but only if the contribu protest in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Inter-Governmental Maritime Consulta tion or gift is to be used exclusively for the Anyone is free to agree or disagree tive Organization . purposes for which such organization is es with the specifics of the Budget Com World Intellectual Property Organization tablished." mittee analysis. But the central prob SEc. 4. The amendments made by the first . section of this Act shall apply with respect lem of deficits is something that wor International Atomic Energy Agency to any gift or contribution payment of ries liberals and conservatives alike. It . transfers made after such date.e Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF NATIONAL DAY OF THE SEAL America in Congress assembled, That REPORT ON FISCAL YEAR 1985 subsection Cc) of section 170 of the Internal BUDGET HON. JAMES M. JEFFORDS Revenue Code of 1954 (defining charitable contribution) is amended by inserting after OF VERMONT paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: HON. CHARLES W. STENHOLM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "(6) The United Nations or an instrumen OF TEXAS Thursday, March 1, 1984 tality or agency thereof of which the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States is a member, but only if the contribu e Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. Speaker, tion or gift is to be used exclusively for the Thursday, March 1, 1984 March 1 has come to be recognized as purposes for which such organization is es e Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, I National Day of the Seal. This com tablished." would like to make a few comments on memorative day was first established Cb> Section 170Cb)(l > of such Code , by inserting "or" at the York, Mr. KEMP. the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and to bring end of clause , and by inserting after Mr. KEMP'S statement in the CON attention to the annual killing of clause the following new clause: GRESSIONAL RECORD on February 29, these animals for their pelts within " an organization referred to in subsec 1984, was a very curious one. He the first 2 months of their lives. Today tion C6),". seemed to question the ethics of the is again a day of celebration, not only SEc. 2. Section 2055Ca> of the Internal House Budget Committee in printing a for the birth of this year's pups but Revenue Code of 1954 and inserting in Some conservatives have started House Members and citizens around lieu thereof ": or", and by inserting after saying they no longer "worship at the the world, imposed a 2-year ban on the paragraph <4> the following new paragraph: shrine of a balanced budget." Well, as importation of products from baby March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4243 harp seals. As a result, the estimated Villa's rescue of her 11-year-old over 550 Baha'is are currently lan harvest of harp seals this year is ex neighbor, Andrea Anderson, last Feb guishing in Iranian prisons. pected to be only one-third the histori ruary undoubtedly fits those criteria. I urge my colleagues to raise their cal average. During a severe blizzard, 60-mile per voices in protest against the unjusti This year's observance of National hour winds drove Andrea into a large fied persecution of the Baha'is and to Day of the Seal is especially fitting as snowdrift. Disoriented, blinded by the add their names as cosponsors to the United States will soon be joining blowing snow, and unable to pull her House Joint Resolution 226 which de its partners in the Interim Convention self out, she desperately began to clares that Congress holds the Gov on the Conservation of the North Pa scream for help. ernment of Iran responsible for up cific Fur Seal to renegotiate the terms Hearing Andrea's cries, the 1-year holding the rights of all its citizens, in of their treaty on the harvest of fur old Villa leaped over the 5-foot fence cluding the Baha'is and requests Presi seals in Alaska. The North Pacific fur surrounding her run. Villa ran to the dent Reagan to continue his efforts on seal in recent years has experienced an snowbound girl, licked her face reas behalf of the Baha'is. 8 percent yearly decline in population. suringly and circled Andrea to clear THE DARKNESS CALLED IRAN The causes of this decline are not fully the snow entrapping her. The dog po Some of our most poignant letters are known but it has been found that as sitioned herself so that Andrea could from Wilmette, Ill., headquarters of the many as 50,000 fur seals are lost each grasp her and be pulled out of the Bahai faith. They bear the names of men, year to entanglement in discarded snowbank. women and children killed in Iran for fishing nets and other ocean debris. Once Andrea was free, Villa contin "crimes against God." They recount a cam Once again, we are seeing the effects ued to clear a path for the girl paign to eliminate Iran's largest religious minority, 350,000 Bahais, whose nonviolent of our sometimes careless use of the through the blinding snow. A short faith had its origins in Islam a century ago. ocean on innocent sea animals. while later, Andrea's mother found They beg for concern, especially at the The recent decline in the fur seal her daughter holding onto the dog's United Nations. population and evidence that shows an neck outside the front door of the But the U.N. has no time for Iran's increasing number of other marine home. crimes. A few months ago, an Iranian exile mammals, sea birds, sea turtles, and Villa joins the ranks of 29 other cou gave delegates a list of 7,746 names, most of noncommercial fish being killed due to rageous canines who have been award them leftists slain by the Ayatollah's firing entanglement, underlines the fact that ed the title "Dog Hero of the Year" squads. No one would sponsor a resolution. since the program was initiated in Third-world nations won't turn on a non we cannot disregard the ocean envi aligned partner; Europeans, West and East, ronment in the pursuit of our endeav 1954. Together these dogs represent 19 find it expedient to avoid quarrels with ors. From commerical fishing to off States and are credited with saving Iran. shore oil and gas exploration, we can the lives of more than 600 people and President Reagan has done the minimum coexist with the ocean's inhabitants animals. Their heroic feats have avert by speaking out for the Bahais. Congress but it requires careful and responsible ea almost every type of tragedy. has passed a resolution. What speaks louder regard to the ocean ecosystem. I think it is appropriate that Con is the silence among so many who used to In this year of renegotiation of the gress recognize the courage and devo denounce the Shah as a tyrant and pleaded for patience when Ayatollah Khomeini re Interim Convention on the North Pa tion of Villa and her colleagues. Their placed him five years ago. cific Fur Seal and reauthorization of brave actions prove that, despite enor At that time, an article on the opposite the Marine Mammal Protection Act, mous societal changes during the past page castigated the press for depicting the which will come before the House, it is 30 years, the special relationship be Ayatollah as a fanatic. Princeton's Prof. only right that we celebrate National tween humans and dogs remains un Richard Falk wrote that this "see1ns cer Day of the Seal. This is a day to recog touched. tainly and happily false." Indeed, the Aya nize not only the seals, but all marine Therefore, in appreciation of Villa tollah "may yet provide us with a desperate animals.e and the countless other dogs who have ly needed model of humane governance for exhibited true loyalty and devotion by a third-world country." risking their own lives to save others, I Iran is a dark place. Its economy is a VILLA-DOG HERO OF YEAR shambles, its youth die in a holy war against ask you to join me in extending warm Iraq. Its executioners are ov~rworked, its est congratulations to Villa and her despotic mullahs are ignorant of the world. HON.WILLIAMJ.HUGHES owner, Lynda Veit.e But not too loud, please. Voices that might OF NEW JERSEY sway Iran-on the left and among the non IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES aligned-need to become audible.e THE PERSECUTION OF THE Thursday, March 1, 1984 BAHA'IS IN IRAN •Mr. HUGHES. Mr. Speaker, I would REAFFIRMING THE BROAD like to take this opportunity to pay HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER STRENGTH OF TITLE IX tribute to the life-saving actions of the OF ILLINOIS bravest dog in America. Yesterday, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. OLYMPIA J. SNOWE Villa, a black Newfoundland owned by Thursday, March 1, 1984 OF MAINE Mrs. Lynda Veit of Villas, N.J., was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATl\TES named the Ken-L-Ration Dog Hero of e Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I would the Year for 1983 for her selfless cour like to call my colleagues attention to Thursday, March 1, 1984 age in rescuing a young girl lost in a a recent editorial which appeared in •Ms. SNOWE. Mr. Speaker, Tues blizzard last February. Barbara Bush, the New York Times. day's Supreme Court decision in Grove wife of Vice President GEORGE BUSH, As the editorial points out, the City against Bell was a grave setback bestowed the award upon Villa in a Baha'is in Iran are innocent victims of for the equal educational opportunity unique ceremony at the Vice Presi the terrorism of the Khomeini regime. for girls and women. In spite of Con dent's mansion. Historically the Baha'i community in gress' attempts to clarify to the Su More than 300 dogs entered the Iran has suffered constant persecution preme Court and to the Nation last competition, which marks the 30th an and harassment. Following a decree November that title IX was meant to niversary of this annual recognition of issued last spring by the Iranian attor outlaw sex discrimination in any edu man's best friend. To qualify, a dog ney general, all Baha'i religious activi cational institution receiving taxpayer must have demonstrated outstanding ty was effectively banned. This edict support, the Supreme Court turned a bravery, loyalty, and intelligence by provides the legal foundation on deaf ear. Unless we act again to clarify performing acts leading to the saving which all members of the Baha'i faith the broad scope of title IX, which we of life or property. could be charged with crimes. In fact, reaffirmed last November by a vote of
31-059 0-87-45 (Pt. 8) 4244 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 414 to 8, we can expect no uniformity giving similar testimony to the Senate NATIONAL DAY OF THE SEAL in our efforts to insure equal educa committee. tional opportunity in America. This decision not only is surprising Moreover, we must not think of but would seem inconsistent with HON. TOM LANTOS Tuesday's decision as one which is recent efforts by the President to OF CALIFORNIA merely a setback confined to our eradicate waste and abuse in Govern IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES schools. By denying equal educational ment spending. For this reason, I find opportunity to our children, we are today's development particularly dis Thursday, March 1, 1984 limiting their future as adults. In turbing and worthy of consideration •Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, today short, equal educational opportunity is by the members of this body. we celebrate the birthday of thou the necessary precedent for equal op Three months ago, after months of sands of baby harp seals on ice floes of portunity in the labor market. With arduous work, the President's private the Atlantic in observing March 1 as out it, women can look at Sally Ride's sector survey on cost control, better the National Day of the Seal. As some historic trip to the new frontier as just known as the Grace commission, re one who has fought to protect this a one-time shot. leased its voluminous report of propos precious and vulnerable creature from My honorable colleague, CLAUDINE als to reduce wasteful expenditures at the unnecessary brutal slaughter to SCHNEIDER, has introduced legislation every level of the Federal structure. which it is often subjected, I am today to insure that title IX will con Twelve task forces under the Commis pround to take part in commemorat tinue to be the effective guarantee of sion examined national defense pro ing this important day. equal educational opportunity that we grams and made 112 recommendations I must note that it is not only the have always intended. I am pleased to that could potentially save taxpayer's harp seal which has inspired so much cosponsor this legislation, and I urge $94 billion over a 3-year period in the public concern that needs the help of each of you to join me in support of defense area alone. humane and conservationist policy this bill.e Today, however, in a committee makers. The North Pacific fur seal has which is chaired by a very dedicated been hunted using U.S. taxpayers' dol lars for decades. This year an estimat PENTAGON VETOES SENATE Senator from the President's own party, the Secretary of Defense appar ed 20,000 fur seals will die under the TESTIMONY ON DEFENSE hunter's club in Alaska, in spite of a SPENDING ently felt that the committee was not entitled to current information about disturbing decline in their population. procurement procedures. Without ex This flies in the face of the widespread HON. JOSEPH G. MINISH planation, the Pentagon prevented the public support for protection of OF :NEW JERSEY Senate from benefiting from Mr. Fitz marine mammals. I sincerely hope IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gerald's experience. that all efforts can be made within the Thursday, March 1, 1984 The President's statements regard administration to minimize and finally eliminate this unfortunate practice e Mr. MINISH. Mr. Speaker, there ing the curtailment of waste and abuse in Federal spending, combined with which is so inconsistent with U.S. sen was an incredible development which timent and economic good sense. occurred this morning during hearings the Grace Commission recommenda I want to take this opportunity to before the U.S. Senate Committee on tions indicates, that this administra laud the efforts of the many environ Government Affairs. I believe all of tion is serious about reducing needless mental and animal welfare organiza the Members of this Chamber should spending. Yet Pentagon officials do tions fighting to protect seals-of take note of the significance of this not appear to have gotten the mes whatever species. I fully support con event. sage. Today, they gagged:a very valua tinued work to restore this valuable Senator ROTH convened hearings ble source of information on this sub part of the marine ecosystem to its today as part of an ongoing series of ject. The inconsistency is perplexing, rightful place.e hearings he has held to investigate but the ramifications are far more dis problems in the Pentagon's defense turbing. procurement procedures. At this ses Congress is responsible for the THE 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF sion, the Senate committee was to manner in which the taxpayers' dol BULGARIAN INDEPENDENCE have received testimony from various lars are spent. Yet, wasteful spending DAY witnesses on the subject of defense cannot be eliminated unless informa contracting regarding the inability of tion concerning current procurement the current systems at the Pentagon procedures is available for examina HON. GLENN M. ANDERSON and the Defense Contract Audit tion. Nowhere is this more true than OF CALIFORNIA Agency to prevent overcharging by de in the area of defense contracting, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fense contractors. where evidence indicates that profits The leadoff witness to the commit are at alltime highs, and the Pentagon Thursday, March 1, 1984 tee was supposed to be Mr. A. Ernest is getting less for the dollars they e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, Sat Fitzgerald, Deputy of Management spend. urday, March 3 marks the 106th anni Systems with the Air Force. Mr. Fitz I commend Senator ROTH for his ef versary of Bulgarian independence. I gerald is a Pentagon employee who forts. He has said he will press for want to take this time to recognize the has, during his career, blown the whis ward, and will subpena the Pentagon bravery and strength of the Bulgarian tle on waste and abuse in defense con to come forth with information, if nec people in their steadfast pursuit of tracting. essary. freedom and independence. Just this past September, Mr. Fitz This session, in the Oversight and On this historic occasion in 1878, gerald provided my Subcommittee on Renegotiation Subcommittee, I will after five centuries of domination by Oversight and Renegotiation a very in continue to look into wasteful defense the Ottoman Empire, and following sightful presentation on defense pro spending that only benefits defense the tragic failure of the 1876 revolt curement which included an explana contractors. At the end of these hear that cost the lives of 15,000 of their tion of why the current system is not ings, I will produce legislation to give people, the Bulgarians succeeded in sufficient to prevent contractors from the American people an effective ac gaining autonomy from the Turks. For reaping huge and excess profits at the counting procedure over defense the next 66 years, the Bulgarians en expense of the taxpayers. Today, how spending and a recapture mechanism joyed a period of great hope and confi ever, Mr. Fitzgerald was prevented by to correct the instances of profiteer dence, as they were able to freely de his superiors at the Pentagon from ing.e velop their own culture and heritage. March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4245 These years of independence and lib tion, he also sent 66 young men to par is the owner of Frey Beer Distributing erty, however, were to come to an ticipate in the Ohio State track meet. of Stockton, Calif., where he is a pillar abrupt halt at the end of World War For some, these accomplishments of the community. He has now sold his II. In September 1944, the Soviet may have been enough-but not for distributorship and I would like to Union invaded this small Balkan State Harry Diehl. His dedication started honor this community leader upon his and made her a part of the Soviet early. During his college days, Harry retirement. sphere. This brutal action was particu was a top-notch athlete at West Vir Hans Frey was born in Karlsruhe, larly reprehensible as well as incom ginia University. After leaving college, Germany, in 1928. In 1950, Hans re prehensible to the Bulgarian people, he joined the U.S. Air Force and ceived a Fulbright scholarship for they were the only Axis Power to became a navigator. through the State Department under refuse to participate in the invasion of Over the years, Harry has been the Institute of International Educa Russia. In addition, Bulgaria was the mayor of Irondale, Ohio, and active in tion. He attended Washington Univer only East European country to pre the community. The most important sity in St. Louis where he majored in vent the Nazis from exterminating its thing about this man is his strong economics and took on a summer job sizable Jewish population. The inva commitment to our youth and his with Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis sion was followed by mass arrests and family. Harry turned down many pres where he worked for 23 years. the imposition of a totalitarian gov tigious coaching positions so that his In 1974, Anheuser-Busch held 11 ernment in a pattern that had become family would not have to be uprooted. company-owned distributorships, the all too familiar in Eastern Europe. This, to me, represents the true spirit smallest being in Stockton, Calif. An The Bulgarians, nevertheless, have of an American. heuser-Busch was not interested in refused to abandon their pursuit of At the end of the 1983 track season, keeping the Stockton operation so freedom and independence. I want to Harry retired. But I am sure he will Hans applied to purchase it and was join with the Bulgarian National continue to play an active role in and successful. Front, which will gather in New York around his community. On April 7, When Hans Frey took over in 1974, this weekend, and with Bulgarians Harry will be honored by his friends, the company was located in a small around the world, to pay special recog family, and community. I am very warehouse. With three trucks, one nition to the patriots who have lost honored to have Harry Diehl as one of panel van and three salesmen, Frey their lives in the last 40 years in their my constituents. His achievements and Distributing sold 150,000 cases of beer struggle for freedom from Communist contributions to his community, State, in 1974. control. By remembering this impor and Nation are to be commended. I, Ten years and 16 route trucks later, tant day, I want the Bulgarian people most certainly, wish him the best and Frey Distributing sells in excess of 2 to know that they do not stand alone thank him for his service.e million cases of beer a year. Three in their daily struggle for individual tractors and nine trailers handle the and national dignity and freedom.e REA BILL IS BAD ECONOMIC delicate job of hauling the six Califor POLICY nia-brewed Anheuser-Busch beers to TRIBUTE TO HARRY DIEHL Frey Distributing from the Fairfield HON.EDWARDJ.MARKEY . brewery. HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE OF MASSACHUSETTS Sixteen driver /salespeople, four area IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES supervisors, two draught men and two OF OHIO sales managers make up the core of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 1, 1984 the Frey Distributing sales team. Thursday, March 1, 1984 e Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I Office and data processing staff, ware e Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, I oppose H.R. 3050 as currently written. house personnel, along with special would like to bring to my colleagues' This bill, which amounts to a bail-out projects and community involvement attention the outstanding accl>mplish of the Rural Electrification Adminis people round out the 50-member sales ments and dedication of one of my tration, will add an estimated $20 bil team. Working together, that team constituents-Harry Diehl. His contri lion to the Federal deficit. At a time has seen Budweiser become San Joa butions to the education of the young when America's economic future is quin County's No. 1 beer. people of Ohio are, without a doubt, threatened by the onerous deficits cre Hans Frey and Frey Distributing commendable. ated by President Reagan's misguided, have taken an active role in supp'ort Over the years, Harry has been a undisciplined budget programs, we can ing charitable organizations like the football coach, basketball coach, ath ill afford to be giving such massive Muscular Dystrophy Association, the letic director, teacher, and bus driver. handouts to cooperatives which have American Cancer Society, Mother's To the people of my congressional dis made irresponsible investments of Against Drunk Driving, the annual trict, however, Harry will be remem public money, or to encourage these Bacon Bash Charity Football Game bered more for his success has a track cooperatives to make similar unwise and many more. That active role and field coach during the past 20 investments in the future. I will unfor means more than just monetary con years. tunately be absent from today's vote tributions, it includes hours of volun In 1964, Harry came to the Ohio on the REA bill, but if present, I teer work done by Hans and many of Valley and built a track and field would support the Bethune amend the employees of Frey Distributing. squad from scratch. His boys were ment, and oppose final passage of the One of the many organizations Frey known throughout the Ohio Valley bill unless so amended.e Distributing has been associated with and the entire State of Ohio as a is the League of United Latin Ameri power to reckoned with. In 20 years, A TRIBUTE TO HANS FREY can Citizens . Since 1981, Harry's teams were undefeated in dual Frey has provided a $1,000 college track meets 9 consecutive years-1967- HON. RICHARD H. LEHMAN scholarship for young LULAC schol 76-and 11 years in all. OF CALIFORNIA ars. His teams won an outstanding 68 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "I came over to this country on a dual meets in a row. Overall, Harry's scholarship," Hans said recently. "It career is one to be admired by any Thursday, March 1, 1984 changed my life entirely. I have sports fan. In his career, his dual track e Mr. LEHMAN of California. Mr. always felt that if I would ever be in a meet record was 111 wins and 19 Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to position to reciprocate by offering losses. In 20 years, Harry's record was an American success story, one of my scholarships to others, that would be 129 wins and only 19 losses. In addi- constituents, Mr. Hans H. Frey. Hans one of my greatest ambitions. Stock- 4246 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 ton and its people have been good to the President, is fond of reading let 1984 CALL TO CONSCIENCE VIGIL me and I want to give something ters from various citizens, letters at FOR SOVIET JEWS-THE back," Frey said. testing to the good works of his ad PLIGHT OF ILYA KATZ Hans Frey has given a great deal ministration, the compassion, the per back to both the community of Stock sonal sensitivity. As do our colleagues, HON. HAL DAUB ton and to his country. I am proud to I receive a lot of mail also, much of it OF NEBRASKA be associated with him and to consider much different from that publicized him one of my personal friends. I wish by the White House. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES him the best of times in his retire Recently, I received a letter from a Thursday, March 1, 1984 ment.• constituent and enclosed was a clip e Mr. DAUB. Mr. Speaker, I am ping from the letters to the editor pleased to participate, once again, in HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. SEUSS column of a Pennsylvania newspaper. the congressional call to conscience I have since found out that the writer vigil for Soviet Jews, yet I deeply HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND of the letter to the editor sent a copy regret that the continuing disparaging OF MASSACHUSETTS to the President. It was unanswered. I situation for Soviet Jews makes yet IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES suspect he never saw it. I could send it another year of the vigil necessary, and even more crucial than before. Thursday, March 1, 1984 to him, but I do not think he would see mine, either. I take this opportunity to share with e Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, tomor Perhaps some of our colleagues with my colleagues the story of Ilya Katz row marks the 80th birthday of Theo better connections to the Oval Office and his family. Mr. Katz, his wife, two dor Seuss Geisel. While few might rec daughters, and his grandson first ap ognize that name, there are millions of will recognize the importance of the President's being aware of how repre plied to emigrate to Israel in 1979, but people throughout the world who were refused permission on grounds of know Mr. Geisel by his nom de plume, sentative this message is of too much insufficient kinship. Dr. Seuss. of our Nation, the millions of Ameri A lawyer, Ilya Katz has been unable I doubt that there is anyone who has cans far removed from the comforta to practice law for the past 5 years, been in the presence of children for ble seclusion of Camp David and the and thus denied the ability to support any length of time who is unaware of Santa Barbara ranch, far from the his family. Both daughters, Marina the work of Dr. Seuss. As an author gaiety of entertainment celebrities, far and Irina, have been trained in the and illustrator extraordinaire, Dr. from the Presidentially admired cap medical profession but are likewise Seuss has taught several generations tains of industry and lieutenants of unable to work in their fields due to of children that reading can be fun government. It represents too much of their desire to emigrate. and a number of important lessons every congressional district. Life for the Katz family, like that of about life as well. By creating the Mr. Speaker, with the hope that this thousands of Soviet refusniks, has Grinch, Horton the Elephant, and the message will reach the President, I been difficult. They live with the Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss has estab would like to enter the following letter threat of persecution, without the lished a comic menagerie that has in in the RECORD. As requested, I have means to adequately support them troduced countless children to the joy omitted the person's names. selves. that can be found between the covers The letter follows: As we usher in new Soviet leader of a book. With his works now trans ship, let us attack this problem with lated into almost 20 languages, Dr. COLD STATISTICS renewed zest. Let us implore Soviet Seuss enjoys an international audience When President Reagan reads the unem President Chernenko to lock anew at and is, I suspect, one of the most ployment figures, what does he see? A the plight of Soviet Jews and the number? A statistic? Let me tell him about widely read authors of all time. one man-one part of that cold statistic-my value of respecting human rights. We Mr. Speaker, Ted Geisel was raised son• • • must show the Soviet leadership that in my hometown of Springfield, Mass. Four years ago, when Reagan took office, we will not forget the plight of the The people of Springfield have been my son loved life, loved his country, was Katz family and others like them.e honored to have some of the areas of proud of himself and the work that he did. their city depicted in certain of the Dr. He served his country during the Vietnam Seuss stories, and they like to think war and received many commendations. He THE UNITED STATES IS THE that the sketches he made of animals was a handsome man-handsome enough to ARMS MERCHANT OF THE at the Forest Park Zoo may have been consider modeling as a career. He had many WORLD the genesis of characters like the friends, a good job and hope for his future. Lorax and Thidwick the Big-Hearted A week ago, • • • took his life. HON. MIKE SYNAR I should say what was left of his life be Moose. We have been proud of his suc OF OKLAHOMA cess, thankful for the hours of delight cause 2112 years ago he lost his job. In that he has brought to children of all ages, 21/z years, he applied for many, many jobs. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Each time he was turned down, a little piece Thursday, March 1, 1984 and pleased that he came from our of him died. Slowly, day by day, he lost his midst. I believe that I speak for all the pride, his self-respect, and finally his will to •Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker, the citizens of Springfield in wishing Dr. live. Reagan administration is once again Seuss a happy birthday and many There is something desperately wrong renewing its futile-even dangerous years of good health and happiness to with a country that can spend billions to policy of keeping all sides armed in come.e buy weapons of destruction all over the the Middle East. The President has world, yet cannot provide jobs for its own not yet learned that an ally is an ally WHAT THE PRESIDENT DOES people. This country turned its back on my only as long as we maintain our end of NOT PUBLICIZE son and millions like him. the bargain. The next time you see a statistic, remem The administration's intent to sell ber my son • • • a proud man, a human Stinger antiaircraft missiles and HON. JOE KOLTER being, who took his life needlessly because launchers to Jordan and Saudi Arabia OF PENNSYLVANIA his country didn't give a damn.e flies in the face of our spoken commit IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment to the security of Israel. These . Thursday, March 1, 1984 missiles could easily be used against e Mr. KOLTER. Mr. Speaker, in his American-made Israel planes in the folksy Oval Office talks to the Nation, event of another Arab confrontation March 1, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4247 with Israel. In addition, the small size vanced training from local industry. the central executive board of the Bul of the Stinger makes it an ideal terror Scholarships for students are also garian National Front, and Dr. George ist weapon-not an unlikely scenario awarded by the greater Jackson Ad Paprikoff, president of the central ex given the Palestinian presence in the Club and the Mississippi Association ecutive board of the New York chap Jordanian Army. of Advertising Agencies. They also ter, as freedom fighters dedicated to A recent conversation I had in Israel have work place experience through organizing Bulgarians all over the with an Israel pilot presented in dra cooperative programs and design and world in speaking out for human matic terms the foolishness of playing production work for local community rights which the Soviet Union has to all sides in the Middle East. While organizations. proved to place as a low priority in walking through an Israel air hangar, Actively involved in community or Bulgaria and other countries as well. I talked with the pilot about his Amer ganizations in Jackson, Miss., Mr. Mr. Speaker, Bulgaria is not unlike ican-made F-14 plane. He spoke about Hataway has received recognition for Poland, Hungary, or Romania where a the capabilities of the plane and the his service. In 1982, the commercial large percentage of people living various improvements the Israelis design and advertising program that under puppet Soviet Governments make to it which vastly improve its he directs was selected as the out reject the principles of communism. performance in combat. I asked him if standing postsecondary program of As Dr. Docheff said, 40 years of Soviet the American military heeds their sug the year by the Mississippi Association occupation has not worn thin the gestions and modifies the aircraft ac of Educators. spirit of the people and their hopes at cordingly. Much to my surprise, he He has given so much of his time restoring a democracy. We must take said the Israel improvements are kept and energy to others and I believe he heart in the goals of these men and secret. "We used to tell you about the should be commended for his out speak out against such nations that performance of the plane and how to standing contributions to his profes seek to deny human beings their basic improve it," he said, "but not any sion. I know that he will be successful rights of freedom.e more. Now we know that you very well in whatever he undertakes, and I wish might tum around and sell a better him the very best in all his future en plane to one of our enemies." deavors.• NORMA ERVIN, CONSERVATION We need to develop a more consist IST, PASSES AWAY ent policy in the Middle East. Our cur BULGARIAN INDEPENDENCE HON.THOMASJ.DOWNEY rent policy of appeasement to all par DAY ties is producing a region of well OF NEW YORK armed countries, none of whom trust IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES us as a reliable ally.e HON. JOSEPH P. ADDABBO Thursday, March 1, 1984 OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • Mr. DOWNEY of New York. Mr. NATIONAL VOCATIONAL Speaker, I am deeply saddened by the TEACHER OF THE YEAR Thursday, March 1, 1984 loss of a close friend and devoted con • Mr. ADDABBO. Mr. Speaker, today servationist, Norma Ervin, who passed HON. WAYNE DOWDY marks the 106th anniversary of Bul away recently at the age of 67. For OF MISSISSIPPI garia's independence, achieved after over 30 years, Norma devoted her life IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES five centuries under Turkish rule. to the protection and preservation of Today, much to the displeasure of all Fire Island, one of this Nation's great Thursday, March 1, 1984 free men, Bulgaria is not a free coun natural treasures. •Mr. DOWDY of Mississippi. Mr. try. It is occupied against the will of Stretching 32 miles long, Fire Island Speaker, I'd like to call to the atten the majority of its citizens by the lies precariously between the south tion of my colleagues the accomplish Soviet Union. In Bulgaria, as in many shore of Long Island and the Atlantic ments of one of my constituents, Mi other Eastern bloc countries, the Sovi ·ocean, offering protection to the chael Hataway, an outstanding com ets continue to deny individuals the waters of the Great South Bay and mercial design teacher and chairman right of free speech and liberties af the mainland. Much of this narrow of the graphics communications de forded by a democracy. strip of sand and scrub pine makes up partment at Hinds Junior College dis But the voices of Bulgarian national Fire Island National Seashore, al trict in Raymond, Miss. ists continue to be heard. For the past though 17 thriving communities dot Mr. Hataway was recently selected four decades, thousands of men and the beach. In spite of our best efforts, as National Vocational Teacher of the women have died fighting the Commu though, Fire Island stands in constant Year by the American Vocational As nists repressive government. Many danger of misuse through careless sociation. This award is given to an have disappeared in the middle of the planning and devastating erosion by outstanding vocation education teach night never to be seen again. The North Atlantic winds and surf. er who has developed exceptional Soviet Union has also imprisoned po Through the work of Norma Ervin, classroom programs in his/her cur litical activists in the very same style Fire Island is better prepared to stand riculum. The award was announced by employed by the Nazis during World the test of time. For over 30 years, this the American Vocational Association War II. To speak out against the gov remarkable woman devoted countless . the 50,000 member profession ernment is to risk suicide, or worse, en hours to protect the beach she loved. al association of vocational teachers, danger ones family and friends. These Active in the government of her vil directors, supervisors, guidance coun Bulgarian patriots have tasted free lage, Saltaire, Norma held a variety of selors, and others at the AV A conven dom and carry its message into battle official positions, including mayor. tion in Anaheim, Calif., on December with them. She also played an important role in 2. In the United States, the Bulgarian the codification of local zoning ordi A teacher for 15 years, Mr. Hataway National Front reports on the abuses nances which are vital to the mainte has prepared students to enter graphic which take place on a daily basis in nance of the beach's integrity. arts and art-related careers. He is ac Bulgaria. Members of this organiza I knew Norma, though, mostly tively involved as an adviser and tion, Bulgarian emigrants who have through her work as president of the helped organize the Hinds Junior Col escaped Soviet oppression, advance the Fire Island Association. Her commit lege chapter of the Vocational Indus hopes that democracy will return to ment to the preservation and protec trial Club of America . their homeland. tion of the beach and its villages and Mr. Hataway's efforts have made it I would like to commend Dr. Ivan parks was more than inspirational. As possible for students to receive ad- Docheff, the honorary president of head of the Fire Island Association, 4248 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 1, 1984 Norma led the fight for intelligent and man whose leadership will long be re communities I am privileged to repre sensitive land-use policies for Fire membered by those who were privi sent. Island. She brought expertise to leged to know him as the president of The roundtable hosts prominent na countless other issues affecting Fire the American Israel Public Affairs tional, State, and local speakers who Island, including mosquito control, tax Committee and as an outstanding citi inform our civic leaders and citizens. assessment, and shoreline erosion. Her zen from my home State of Florida. Participants exchange views on timely leadership and wisdom will be missed I am speaking of Morton Silberman, issues and other matters. As a result, by all who knew her. who passed away February 28, 1984, the knowledge of guests, attendees The legacy Norma leaves behind is here in Washington, D.C. and the central New York public is en the beach itself. I know on the next Mr. Silberman leaves behind him a riched. visit I make to Fire Island, I will stop long record of involvement in Jewish On March 29, the roundtable will ob and admire the golden stretch of sand communal affairs. From 1976 to 1978, serve its 20th year of public service opening before me and turn to the he served as president of the Greater sparkling Atlantic and thank Norma Miami Jewish Federation. From 1970 programs. The two decades will be Ervin for the work she did to help to 1976, he was vice president, and commemorated at a dinner dance at keep Fire Island so beautiful.• during this time he was the chairman the Hotel Syracuse and by appropriate of the Federation's Planning and ceremonies. Budget Committee in 1973, 1975, and Mr. Speaker, it is my plea.sure to MADE IN AMERICA SYMBOL 1976, and general chairman of the share this event with my colleagues. Combined Jewish Appeal-Israel Emer To Dean Smith and the others who HON. BOBBI FIEDLER gency Fund Campaign in 1974. make the roundtable possible, I say OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Silberman was also the founding "Thanks and well done."e IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chairman of the Federation's Commu Thursday, March 1, 1984 nity Relations Committee and the founding president of the Jewish Fed A RARE AWARD FOR A RARE e Ms. FIEDLER. Mr. Speaker, I would HUMAN BEING like to share with my colleagues an in eration of Palm Beach. He was on the novative idea two businessmen in Los board of directors of the Council of Angeles pursued. Jewish Federations, regional chairman of the United Jewish Appeal and the HON. GEORGE M. O'BRIEN Last July, Murray Garrett, president OF ILLINOIS of Diener Industries of Chatsworth, recipient of the Human Relations and Sheldon Kirshner, president of Award from the American Jewish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Anes Auto Security Systems of Marina Committee. From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Silberman Thursday, March 1, 1984 del Rey, launched a nationwide com e Mr. O'BRIEN. Mr. Speaker, on petition seeking a universal "Made in was vice president of the American America" symbol that could be affixed Israel Public Affairs Committee and, March 3, a constituent of mine, Bob to U.S.-made products. in May of 1982, he was elected presi Atwater, will be honored for his ef This campaign was motivated by the dent. forts in rescuing two people from a belief that employees and manufactur Morton Silberman's dedication to burning car. Atwater, of New Lenox, ers should have a new sense of pride in fostering a strong United States-Israeli Ill., will receive the Boy Scouts' rarest the term "Made in America" and friendship and his achievements will award, the Honor Medal for Lifesav should promote it visually with a not be f orgotten.e ing. This medal, Mr. Speaker, was 1 of symbol that consumers see at a glance. only 28 such medals awarded by the More than 500 entries were submit MR. WORTLEY SALUTES THE Boy Scouts la.st year. ted from design students at more than THURSDAY MORNING ROUND Atwater was on his way home from 50 universities and art institutes. The TABLE'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY church last September 18, when three winner, Joan Nielsen, is a 22-year-old cars ahead of him collided in a violent student at the Art Institute of Seattle. HON. GEORGE C. WORTLEY accident. Two of the vehicles immedi Her simple design which won the ately burst into flames. Atwater $2,000 first place prize is the silhou OF NEW YORK stopped his car, ran to a burning sta ette of a hand, with the index finger IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion wagon, and pulled the injured and thumb touching to form the Thursday, March 1, 1984 driver free of the flames. He then "OK" gesture. Instead of the usual e Mr. WORTLEY. Mr. Speaker, 170 crawled into the same car and tried, at circle, the fingers form a star. years ago, in 1814, Thomas Jefferson first unsuccessfully, to free the pas The symbol will be used on Mr. Gar wrote "Let us freely hear both sides." senger, who was pinned against the rett's and Mr. Kirshner's products and The give and take in this Chamber dashboard. tbey are offering the symbol to all on the merits and disadvantages of Despite the explosion of the vehicle other producers of American-made proposed legislation and the dialog on in front of the station wagon, Atwater products for the cost of a photostatic issues and policies affecting our and two other passersby unloaded the copy. Nation, would, I am convinced, please rear of the wagon, forced the front With imports rising at an alarming our third President. Nowhere in the rate, I gratefully commend their ef seat back, and were then able to world do the representatives of the remove the injured young man. forts.• people have a better forum. Mr. Speaker, the bravery and cour My constituents in the 27th Con age displayed by Bob Atwater on that gressional District of New York State TRIBUTE TO MORTON September day is truly remarkable. As SILBERMAN are similarly fortunate as the result of regularly held, public service forums his Congressman, I am exceedingly HON. BILL McCOLLUM sponsored by the University College at proud of him and wish to congratulate Syracuse University. him for receiving this most esteemed OF FLORIDA Known as the Thursday Morning award.e IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Roundtable and skillfully managed by Thursday, March 1, 1984 Dean Lee Smith of University College, e Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, these forums have become a tradition today I would like to pay tribute to a in the city of Syracuse and the other