March 12, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 7255 of pretending to help the poor. Critics of this MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN-HOW mother asks: "How is my son?" A wife callous exploitation are called "racists," LONG? wonders: "Is my husband alive or dead?" "bigots" and "reactionaries." How long? The Watts riot, far from being spontane ous, followed a long and systematic program HON. WILLIAM J. SCHERLE Until those men . are accounted for of agitation climaxed by an almost Nazi their families will continue to underg~ like mass rally at the Will Rogers Auditorium OF IOWA the special suffering reserved for the on Aug. 7, 1965. Just four days later began IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES r~latives of those who simply disappear the rioting which caused 34 deaths, more Thursday, March 8, 1973 ~thout a trace, the living lost, the dead than 1,000 injuries and mllllons of dollars' With graves unmarked. For their families damage. The Watts pattern of agitation sub Mr. SCHERLE. Mr. Speaker, for more peace brings no respite from frustration' sequently helped fan civll disturbances all than 3 years, I have reminded my col anxiety, and uncertainty. Some can look across the nation. leagues daily of the plight of our pris forward to a whole lifetime shadowed by If poor Americans are to get genuine gov oners of war. Now, for most of us, the ernmental help, they should get the kind of grief. war is over. Yet despite the cease-fire We must make every effort to alleviate help that wlll enable them to break out of agreement's provisions for the release of the cycle of dependency, which will require their anguish by redoubling our search a massive overhaul of the exploitive polit all prisoners, fewer than 600 of the more than 1,900 men who were lost while on for the missing servicemen. Of the in ically motivated welfare system. calculable debt owed to them and their Efforts to perpetuate the existing corrupt, active duty in Southeast Asia have been futile and wasteful system through a combi identified by the enemy as alive and families, we can at least pay that mini nation of threats and self-fulfilling prophe captive. The remaining 1,220 men are mum. Until I am satisfied, therefore, that cies of violence can lead only to trouble and still missing in action. we are meeting our obligation I will tragedy. A child asks: "Where is Daddy?" A continue to ask, "How long?" . '
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, March 12, 1973 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Mr. HALEY. Mr. Speaker, last week a Some of our colleagues, I fear, are suc The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, young man named Allan Dickerson who cumbing to the temptation of extending D.D., offered the following prayer: works at the Botanic Garden delivered to our grave differences with the President my office a genuine Florida orange tree on domestic policy and the lack of ade Restore unto me the joy of Thy s·alva bearing both blossoms and oranges-a ~ua~e funding for those programs by tion and uphold me with Thy free sight seen only by fellow Floridians, tour linking the full funding of domestic spirit.-Psalms 51: 12. ists of the Sunshine State, or residents of programs with this proposal for the re Our Heavenly Father, the source of all the other States which I understand grow construction of Vietnam. that is good in life and the companion of limited amounts of citrus. The young I would submit particularly for all of our pilgrim way, we come again to Thee man said that we had turned the tree us who opposed our involvement in the seeking guidance and wisdom as we face over to the Botanic Garden to care for war and who urged its conclusion that it the duties of this day. By Thy grace may and that they thought our office statr is little enough, by way of American we master our difficulties with courage, might enjoy having the tree to look at treasure, to spend on the reconstruction manage our responsibilities with fidelity, in full bloom. My office staff were a little of Vietnam, north and south, particu and meet all of life with the spirit of good puzzled since they did not remember giv larly when we put it into the context that will. Help us to live with the lift of love in ing the tree to the garden in the first the amounts proposed are a good deal our hearts that life may be better and place. Then we looked at the tag on the less than any 1- or 2-month extension of brighter for us and for all men. tree which read, "Haley, Room 1205." Mr. this war would have cost the National Bless our country and these leaders of Speaker, we have not occupied that room Treasury. our beloved Republic. Give wisdom to our in over 8 years. I think you will agree with M.r. Speaker, I have not seen the sug President, our Speaker, and these repre me that Botanic Garden personnel not gestion of the administration in its final sentatives of a free people that together only have green thumbs but also ele form, but it is my strongest predisposi their influence may be used for the wel phant's memories. tion to support the administration in fare of our Nation and for the well-being Since the garden was founded in 1820 this effort, because I shudder to think of all mankind. it has been a source of education and what options would have been available In the spirit of Christ we pray. Amen. pleasure for many. Each spring the to us if that miserable war would have handiwork of Botanic Garden employees gone on for months and months. or per THE JOURNAL are evidenced in the beautiful flowers haps even years and years longer. which brighten Capitol Hill. I am sure The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam that we will all agree that our congres ined the Journal of the last day's pro mGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL sional offices are far more appealing CHAMPIONS ceedings and announces to the House his places for both our staffs and constitu approval thereof. ents because of the many plants grown (Mr. FAUNTROY asked and was given Without objection, the Journal stands for and provided to us by the garden. I permission to address the House for 1 approved. minute, to revise and extend his remarks There was no objection. would like to just extend my appreciation to the Architect of the Capitol, Mr. and include extraneous matter.) White, and his assistant, Mr. Jim Crow, Mr. FAUNTROY. Mr. Speaker, Sun MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT day•. March 11, 1973, was a historic day for their fine work in making the Botanic for It marked the first time in 11 years A message in writing from the Presi Garden a source of enjoyment for us all. that this Capital City was privileged to dent of the United States was commUni see its area public and parochial high cated to the House by Mr. Marks, one of RECONSTRUCTION OF NORTH AND school basketball champions engage in his secretaries, who also informed the SOUTH VIETNAM friendly, earnest, and able competition. House that on March 8, 1973, the Presi To mark the renewal of the event our dent approved and signed a joint resolu Beyond the milllons of Americans who system and by a continuing attack on the INDUSTRIAL PRICES UP would benefit by a better living environment food price problem at its source," by expand The administration had taken comfort are the builders, home furnishers, the work ing supplles, he said. from the slowdown of industrial price in men, the mortgage lenders--the persons to Stein underlined the fact that industrial creases. However, these prices surged 1 per whom the benefits of a sustained level of prices, which had been rising only mod cent seasonally adjusted and 1.1 percent un housing starts and rehabilitations are essen erately, increased sharply last month along adjusted last month following increases of tial. with farm and food prices. 0.3 and 0.5 percent respectively in January. Sponsors and builders may lose faith in the He noted that one of the biggest increases The February rise for industrial commodi program's continuity and be reluctant to for industrial prices last month was for ties was the biggest since 1951, the period of commit time and money when another mora petroleum, which was placed under manda the Korean war infiation. torium may come along. tory controls this week. These prices in February were 4.1 percent There are certainly a number of valid "Other critical sectors are being studied by above February 1972. They rose at annual ulternatives to present housing programs that the Cost of Living CouncU," he said, hinting rates of 4 percent in the last six months and might be considered. But each must be sub that the admdnlstration may extend manda 5.9 percent in the last three months. ject to experimentation and study before it tory controls to additional products. President Nixon's goal is to reduce the an can replace these tested, successful programs. The overall wholesale price index increase nual rate of inflation to 2.5 percent or less, as It is unfair for the federal government to of 1.6 percent in February was calculated to measured by retail prices, by the end of this recall its promise of a decent home for every discount seasonal influences. It matched the year. American family and offer instead only a December rise, which was the sharpest spurt Most independent economists expect in "time . . . to pause, to re-evaluate, and to in 22 years. creases to accelerate from last year's 3.4 in seek out better ways." The January increase was 1.1 percent. stead of slowing down. In absolute terms, without seasonal ad Administration officials contend their goal justment, the total index rose 1.9 percent last is realistic. They predict food price increases month, compared with 1.3 percent in Janu will slow significantly, while other prices will THE CONGRESSIONAL EFFORT TO ary. This was the biggest rise in 22 years. continue to rise only moderately. PLACE SOME MUSCLE ON THE Wholesale prices last month were 8.2 per Today's report showing rapid price in BONES OF PHASE III cent above a year earlier. The increase has ac creases for all kinds of goods at the wholesale celerated to an annual rate of 11 percent in level suggests that it will be very diffi.cult for tireless efforts of the staff and midship EASE REQUIREMENT The medium is a coordinated industry men of the California Maritime Acad Female sailors became a possibility when guest lecture program that began in Sep emy. the California Legislature struck the word tember and will be greatly expanded by The curriculum of CMA has also come "male" from requirement for admission. Jan. 1. Rizza doesn't foresee any problems if wom Already five experts in their fields have under searching review, and has been en are admitted to next year's class. He said lectured to the three classes--numbering upgraded to the point where it is now men students are required to live in the about 250 cadets-at the Vallejo based eligible for academic accreditation. The academy's dormitory but women could reside academy. And there are more than 30 others next step forward ehould include recog off campus until suitable housing is built. waiting in the wings to contribute their nition of the academy as an accredited Most of the students seemed in favor of share during the remainder of the academic degree-granting, 4-year institution of going coed. year. higher learning. This advance is making "It•s such a flash after two years of no Speakers to date: Wllliam Nations, Pacific it possible for the academy to provide not girls," said Will1am Meachum of San Diego. Far East Line, on marine communications; But he added that he wasn't sure "Ameri Capt. John Clark, M111tary Sealift Command; just qualified merchant marine officers, can shipping is ready." Ph111p Steinberg, vice president of the Amer but graduates who have received the "If they could hack the curriculum, they're ican Institute of Merchant Shipping; Ed benefits of a full 4-year education while welcome to do it," said Casey Conway of mund Flynn, president, Pacific Maritime As learning to before leaders in America's Newport Beach. sociation, and Charles Molyneux, National maritime industry. OPEN MINDED Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The credit for this programs which Each of these lectures has contributed amounts to a transformation of the Rizza feels the shipping industry has an something to the current classes of cadets "open mind" regarding the hiring of wom that wasn't available to their predecessors academy, goes to its superintendent, en officers. during their undergraduate period. Rear Admiral J.P. Rizza, and the chair He also thinks women are physically ca But they're only a small sampling of man of the California Maritime Acad pable of doing the work. what's in store for the cadets. emy Board of Governors, Mr. William H. "The Job doesn't involve lifting," he said. For example, Hugh Downer, vice president McPhersoB, Esq. "An officer on the bridge would be dealing of the Marcona Corp., is on the schedule to These gentlemen, in cooperation with with ships and navigation and a lady could tell them about his firm's unique bulk slurry very well do it." process; Les Harlander, vice president of elected California officials such as As Rizza is also trying to get more minority semblyman John Dunlap, have succeeded American President Lines, will talk about in students to enroll at the academy, one of six termodal operations; George Little, comp in securing from the State of California such state-operated schools in the country. troller, States Line, will discuss finance; a continuing appropriation sufficient to So far, only one black officer has graduated Capt. Joseph Gould. Coast Guard, is sched finance a large portion of these reforms. from the school, which runs on a system of uled for a talk on vessel inspection, and With the leadership of these men and three 11-month school years. Capt. Bill Figari, Red Stack, will tell about continuing financial support, the Cali FUTURE THREATENED tugboat operations. fornia Maritime Academy will continue The academy was almost dropped from the Other topics include port operations and to provide maritime training that is the state budget this year after critics com development, pollution control, modern equal of any in the world. plained it was not "relevant" and too many techniques in shipbuilding, barge carrying Below are recent newspaper articles graduates were not finding work. vessels, cargo handling equipment, elec from the Fresno Bee, the San Francisco Most of the criticism came when the mari tronics systems, tanker operations, market time industry was not faring well, but acad ing and many others that the academy Examiner, and the Vallejo Times-Herald emy backers insisted that 90 percent of the cadet of past years had no opportunity to attesting to the progress of CMA. students did, in fact, find jobs although many learn until after graduation. [From the Fresno Bee] were shorebased. Another phase of the program is aimed MARITIME ACADEMY STEERS NEW COURSE Eventually, a bill was passed that breathed at academy instructors. Both faculty and ad ministrative officers have begun to attend in (By James 0. Clifford) new life into the apparently doomed in stitution and gave it hope. But it also broad dustry seminars and meetings. VALLEJO.-The California Maritime Acad ened the mission of the academy. This brings them up to date on develop emy, the only school of its kind on the West "The opportunities for our graduates to ments that they can pass on to their stu Coast, is undergoing some of the biggest rise in the modern transportation industry dents. It also creaJtes a better line of com changes since its founding in 1929. without broader professional training and munication between the academy and the The Academy, financed with state funds, education are limited." said Rizza. companies and agencies in which the cadets is a training school which turns out most A quick walk through the 67-acre campus hope to find a career. of the meTchant marines officers on the West now finds classes busy in the engineering The industry committee that coordinates Coast. building, with its scores of ship engines, the program with the CMA commandant, The school, threatened briefly by the state working on marlin spike seamanship or on Adm. Joseph R. Rizza, is chaired by Paul government's budget ax earlier this year, board the Golden Bear. Mead, States Line. Its members are Gordon got a new superintendent in August and is White, PFEL, president of the CMA Alumni now gearing for a future that may even TOO PRACTICAL Association, and Russel Gorman, Chevron include a female "midshipperson." "Some people in the academic world Shipping. ZUMWALT AIDE thought we were too practical,•' said Dr. Heading the school is Rear Adm. Joseph David H. Grover, the academic dean. [From the Vallejo (Calif.) Times-Her.ald, P. Rizza, a retired Navy captain who served "Our curriculum is going to be brought Jan. 14, 1973] up to date but not at the sacrifice of our in Vietnam as the righthand man to Adm. practical training." CMA MAKES GAINS IN EDUCATIONAL WORLD Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., now chief of Naval Just before lunch today, the California OpeTations. Rizza points out that today the academy has a number of graduates who do not stay Maritime Academy training ship, the Golden "I eliminated some of the 'Mickey Mouse' Bear, will sail out of Morrow Cove for a 10- rules at the academy and cut down on the with shipboard life. Many, he said, end up as executives with shipping firms, port captains week training cruise. It will carry a full com number of uniforms the midshipmen have plement of officers under the command of to have," Rizza said. or pilots. In the future, they'll probably be even Capt. William H. Aguilar of Napa, and 205 "I also liberalized the liberty regulations midshipmen on a mission which will cover and established a midshipmen's council that more grads who use their sea legs in an executive's chair. 15,000 miles before it returns about March 23. meets with me once a month." Rear Adm. J. P. Rizm, superintendent at A look at the long hair on some of the "It is essential to prepare them to assume CMA, will accompany the midshipmen to San future merchant marine officers marching positions requiring executive and admin Diego from where he will return to resume on the campus is a good indication that istrative abllity in all phases of the maritime his duties as head of the institution. But the things are changing. industry," Rizza said. rest will continue on to touch such far-off BIGGER CHANGE ports as Tahiti, Auckland, N.Z., Sidney, Au But the biggest change is yet to come. [From the San Francisco Examiner) strall.a and Suva, FiJi. Tied up about a football field's length from LECTURE COURSES FOR CADETS Ordinarily, this would be just a routine the superintendent's office is the Golden cruise which is taken annually to give the Bear, a cargo lineT that serves as a "floating (By H. W. Kusserow) midshipmen actual sea-going training. But classroom" for the 240 students. Granted their intelligence and ability are this one marks the beginning of a new era at "That's being fixed up for any future equal, today's cadet at the California Mari CMA after several years when its history women students," said John Keever, an acad time Academy will be better suited to take certainly appeared to be coming to an end. emy instructor, as he pointed to a state room a position in the shipbuilding industry ths.n The years of 1971 and 1972 were land on the forward end of the ship. yesterday's. mark years at the academy in that its future "The admiral said to have it ready to re The industry itself is giving the academy was a day-to-day thing. But with the events ceive them on 36 hours' notice if necessary," an opportunity to turn out a better product shaping up as they are, it would be safe for he said. than it ever had. one to predict the academy, under Adm. March 12, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 7277 Rizza's command, will experience a banner study program for industry which will allow President Nixon's proposal will tear year during 1973 which should foretell of the graduates and those in the maritime in the heart and guts out of this country's the great things we can expect from the dustry to return for advanced training. academy in the future. Another bright light is the fact the CMA finest public university, the harm done Two persons must be singled out for turn budget has been boosted substantially and to other public and private institutions ing a bleak outlook of the academy into one an added $75,000 have been made available will be equally severe. of unlimited horizons. They are Attorney for a five-year study programs in capital im The President's budget amounts to no Wllliam H. McPherson, chairman of the Board provement. less than a wholesale attack on Federal of Governors, and Assemblyman John Dun With a renewed outlook, solid backing from aid to higher education, and represents a lap. Both fought to turn the tide which the State Legislature and a new superin reactionary set of national priorities. was going against the .academy in the legis tendent with the capab111ties of Adm. Rizza, there is great hope for the California Mari The public universities have done more lature and in publlc opinion when there was for our national development than any a strong threat the academy would be closed. time Academy to emerge in the future as the But the fight isn't over as yet. Although top-ranking academy within the maritime in other single institution in this country, it won the legislative battle where attempts dustry. it is sad to see some of their most vital were being made to ph.ase out the academy, We at the Times-Herald congratulate the research programs practically destroyed there stlll is much to be done before one can present board and Adm. Rizza for his ac by the President's wild blue pencil. say it will be smooth sa111ng from here on complishments the past six molllths and our At this point in the REco:n.:::; I would out for OMA. hope is the new board will carry on the work like to insert the February 16 article from in the months to come. Sometime soon, a new, reconstituted Board the San Francisco Chronicle entitled, of Governors wlll be chosen to replace the "Regents Told UC May Lose Millions.'' current board. It is supposed to be seated to REGENTS ToLD UC MAY LOSE MILLIONS conduct the affairs at OMA in March, which THE BUDGET CUTS-A DISASTER means between then and now the new bo.ard FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALI (By Ron Moskowitz) will be named. It will consist of two mem FORNIA AND THE NATION Los ANGELES.-The University of California bers of education, two from the maritime in stands to lose $80 million in federal support dustry and three to represent the public at (Mr. LEGGETT asked and was given over the next 28 months if President Nixon's large. It is from this last group the new permission to extend his remarks at this 1973-74 budget becomes public policy, Pres chairman will be chosen. PO'int in the RECORD and to include ex ident Charles Hitch warned the Regents yes In this light, it would be well for the traneous matter.) terday. office of Gov. Reagan to look kindly upon Mr. LEGGETT. Mr. Speaker, President The cuts will adversely affect student aid, Chairman McPherson to make sure he is Nixon's budget message gave the dis the health sciences, atomic research, and reappointed to the board because of his tre tinct impression that reductions in the agricultural programs in a dramatic fashion, mendous efforts for the academy. Then, the fiscal year 1974 budget will only come Hitch said, if his "best estimates" prove cor new-seven-man board should consider Mc rect. Pherson strongly for the new chairman, based from inefficient Federal programs that RESEARCH have long outlived their usefulness. on his past efforts for the academy. "I wish it were otherwise, but it looks as After Assemblym.an Dunlap's blll cleared Now that the budget has been released if by the first of July we will have to let go the legislature and was signed by Gov. for all to see, it is obvious that Mr. Nix several hundred employees at the t wo Law Reagan, the mandate was clear: to preserve on's definition of what constitutes an rence laboratories at Berkeley, and Liver and upgrade the academy. Once this is done, inefficient and outdated program is very more and at the Los Alamos Scientific Lab then the academy will be .able to stand as an curious. oratory," Hitch said. independent institution with an independent This is because the Atomic Energy Com Board of Governors. It has recently come to my attention that the President's proposed budget will mission is one of the university's largest This signaled work to begin at the aca sponsors of research, "and it has had its re demy. An interim superintendent held the effectuate a massive reduction in Fed search funds cut substantially," he said. reigns until his successor could be selected. eral money earmarked for the nine The new federal budget, proposes reduc Under the guidance of Chairman McPherson, campus University of California. tions next year, and complete termination a search was launched for the proper person In program terms the cuts will cause: the year after of all medical and biomedical to lead the academy along its new road. Complete termination of all medical training grants and fellowships, Hitch said. More than 80 applicants were studied be and biomedical training grants and "Our medical schools probably will lose fore the Board of Governors boiled the list fellowships; more than $18 million from that phaseout down to five. And from this five, Rear Adm. alone," he said. Rizza was selected as the unanimous choice A loss of some $18 million for the The San Francisco campus' School of Nurs to lead CMA. His distinguished career as a University of California medical schools; ing stands to lose 40 per cent of its instruc naval officer and the Merchant Marine con A reduction of some 40 percent in the tional and research budget, while the Davis vinced the board to pluck him from the Na U.C. San Francisco School of Nursing in campus' School of Veterinary Medicine will tional War College for the job. structional and research budget; lose 15 per cent of its financing, he said. That this was the right decision is reflected HEALTH in Adm. Rizza's leadership ability since he A reduction of 15 percent in the U.C. took command, an ab111ty which has been Davis School of Veterinary Medicine The cuts will also seriously affect the two sharpened by his expertise as chairman of the budget; and Schools of Public Health at Berkeley and CUrriculum Development at the Naval War A 30-percent reduction in the operat Los Angeles, he said. Each will face the loss of a full 30 per cent of its operating budget. College in Washington, D.C. ing budget of the two schools of public Since becoming superintendent of CMA "These funds underwrite most of their health. non-tenured teaching and administrative a.t Morrow Cove, he has been successful in The Nixon budget also proposes to opening up channels of communication be costs," Hitch said. "The effects on public tween the administration and the faculty and cut off Federal traineeships, scholarships, health, as on nursing, appear disastrous. the students. He also has made numerous ap and grants to graduate students. Last "These cuts wlll hurt. Moreover, nothing pearances before civic and service organiza year these grants amounted to $14 mil at all is proposed for health sciences facil tions in presenting the "new look" of CMA lion, and served to support almost 25 per ities construction. to the residents and leaders of Vallejo. cent of the graduate students enrolled "Since we had planned our construction The mission of the academy now has been program in anticipation of almost 100 mil on the nine campuses. lion federal dollars over a three-to-five-year expanded to go beyond qualifying young men Furthermore, the Nixon budget pru for Merchant Marine license in deck and period, we have had to scale down our plans engineering. Future graduates now will poses a reduction of $562,000 in Federal considerably, including significant cuts in qualify for maritime administration, ocean aid now given to the division of agricul planned enrollments. ography, marine ecology and other allied tural sciences, and will reduce both AID programs of study for the maritime indus agricultural research and extension serv As for student aid, Hitch said that the try. ices now offered to farmers. Nixon budget proposes a shift in the basic An accreditation program now is in full Mr. Speaker, I have described the direction of student assistance from cate swing at the academy and Adm. Rizza al reductions that the University of Cali gorical aids and loans administered by the ready has instituted and augmented a pro fornia is going to experience as a result university to a new type of aid-basic op gram of industry training by working with of Mr. Nixon's budget cuts because I am portunity grants and guaranteed loans made the maritime industry to obtain a large list through banks. a California Congressman and represent of speakers and programs which the industry Because vastly increased numbers of stu will sponsor and participate in at the one of the University of California's nine dents will be eligible for federal aid under academy. fine campuses. However, what I have the new progam," "this will mean that con Steps already are under way to present to described here is not peculiar to the siderably less money will be available for the new Board of Governors a post graduate University of California. each student," he noted. 7278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 12, 1973 The new budget also proposes to com missioner eloquently described the cur 2,045 hours in 1972. In addition the Navy no pletely cut off federal traineeships, scholar rent Culebran situation on this floor, longer schedules firing on weekends except ships and grants to graduate students. Dur in an emergency and only with prior notice to ing the current year, these amounted to $14 and asked for support of his bill to ter minate the needless shelling. I am proud the Mayor of Culebra.. Further, although the million, Hitch said, and helped support al agreement allows the Navy to fire for a 15- most 25 per cent of the graduate students to be a cosponsor of this important hour period any day Monday through Friday, enrolled on the nine campuses. legislation. actual firing is much less--about 5.5 hours He also said he expects a reduction o! The issue seems inconsequential. It is, in 1972. $562,000 in federal aid now given to the di after all, only a very small island. To The Navy has also taken other steps to vision of agricultural sciences, and will re the 1,000 inhabitants of Culebra and the make firing on Culebra more acceptable to duce both agricultural research and exten entire Puerto Rican population, however, the Culebrans. They include: sion services now offered to farmers. the issue is anything but minor. Further Cessation of explosive bombardment of the Hitch urged that the state view the pro Northwest Peninsula of Culebra. grams that will almost certainly be cut back more, to a real extent, our handling of Development of non-explosive rounds for or eliminated with an eye toward financing the Culebran problem will have a pro Naval gunnery practice. them with state money. found effect on the rest of our Latin Opening all of Flamingo Beach for public American relations. use at all times except during ship firing. This total issUf~ was recently reviewed Provision of unrestricted sea and air corri E~ONMENTAL PROT~ON in the Armed Forces Journal by Tom dors between Culebra and St. Thomas, Vie AGENCY WOULD NOT . SUPPORT Steinhauser. The title of the article is ques and mainland Puerto Rico. NAVY IN CULEBRA BOMBARD "The Mouse Will Roar Again." Stationing of a Spanish-speaking U.S. MENT Naval officer in Dewey and another in Isabel I am sure there is discretion in the Segunda on Vieques responsible for range We have limited targets in North Viet Nam love us for our dollars and besides if I be that many of the University community consistent with our limited offensive. We lieved everyone whom I contacted in an elec think otherwise. It occurs that that matter is could trade Haiphong P. 0. L. for Saigon tion, I would be surprised if any votes were perhaps more their specialty than yours or P. 0. L. but we would obviously be the great cast against me. You have to admit that it is mine. er loser. We can blockade, mine and bomb just possible that some Asiatics might be With the current growing cleavage in Amer further but since the Viet Cong need such offended at white man dominance, they all ican position and the greater participation of fragmentary logistics even this action as you having fought against the French. We state the rightists in that policy, it is safe to say point out probably would only strengthen we're not making a conquest, but the Viet that we are simply not prepared to fight a the solidarity of the North Vietnamese Cong who speak the language are spreading long war. The people of the Great Society which solidarity you refuse to label as morale. word to the contrary. Some Asia.tics know, have a built-in impatience. They want the Whether you realize it or not, I think you too, that since many leading Americans who Society today. You say we must have pa tend to seize on fragments of true fact and speak really don't defend liberty of all people tience. You can't have something you don't due to your extreme agility with the English in their own land, then why should they be have. We can't for long cleave off our college language you are able to rearrange the prob concerned about the liberty of another dark brains and pursue a successful American able fact situation to cover almost every skinned people on the other side of the globe. policy. dilemma posed to you. I compliment you and Some could feel quite strongly on this ma.tter. I have not discussed at length our bombing only ask you to fairly appraise the facts not With respect to numbers, it appears that in the North. Certainly it matters little 1f our colored by your zeal to vindicate a position. the VietCong have raised their numbers over basic purpose is confused, inconsistent and You point out that our 52s are carving out the last year about the same as we have. They clouded. It merely further compounds and multiple square miles with fractional mile control substantially more territory by the confuses an already dismal problem. degree accuracy. Though it is obvious that maps I have seen and published in U.S. News The day can still be saved. We're wasting this kind of pattern land scarring will hit and World Report than they did one year men maybe needlessly if we don't sharpen many non-combatants, you state rather mat ago. They have lost high casualties and we our purposes and make peace a possibility. ter-of-factly that no civilians are being hit have suffered likewise. Yesterday we lost two Very truly yours, and, in fact, that they like us for this ac pilots and probably $12 million worth of pilot ROBERT L. LEGGETT, tion. The woman I saw crying over her dead and craft-we probably dropped multiple Member of Congress. husband killed by our artillery this morning million dollars of bombs. We made much in the paper I would not think is too favor noise. We knocked out a bridge or two that ably inclined. Yet you state that we can't will be rebuilt, but who is to say that our use this pattern bombing in the North be damage and loss was less than the enemy. I think it's arguable that maybe we don't win PRESIDENT'S COMMUNITY DEVEL cause civilians might be hurt and this would OPMENT MESSAGE affect the North's regard for us! I am cog these encounters economically. According to nizant of the 52 vulnerability problem. my calculations we spent 14 of our military By. Mr. BUCHANAN: to almond groves; to the Committee on Ways Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MONTGOMERY, H.R. 5458. A bill to supplement retirement and Means. Mr. MOORHEAD Of California, Mr. benefits for State and local law enforcement By Mr. RAILSBACK: NICHOLS, Mr. NIX, Mr. O'BRIEN, and omcers; to the Committee on Post omce and H.R. 5470. A bill to authorize the Secretary Mr. PATTEN) : Civil Service. of the Army to investigate, plan, and con H. Res. 288. Resolution to authorize the By Mr. CARNEY of Ohio: struct projects for the control of stream sale of U.S. gold to American citizens; to the H.R. 5459. A bill to amend section 1979 of bank erosion; to the Committee on Public Committee on Banking and Currency. the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) to per Works. By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RAR mit the recovery of attorneys' fees in certain By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Mr. ICK, Mr. PERKINS, Mr. PETTIS, Mr. Civil Rights actions; to the Committee on the BROWN of California, Mr. BURTON, POWELL of Ohio, Mr. RANDALL, Mr. Judiciary. Mr. KocH, Mr. LEHMAN, and Mr. REGULA, Mr. RoBINSON of Virginia, By Mr. DAVIS of Georgia (for himself, · RINALDO): Mr. ROE, Mr. ROSE, Mr. ROUSSELOT, Mr. CLARK, Mr. GINN, and Mr. H.R. 5471. A bill to establish the Airport Mr. RUNNELS, Mr. SANDMAN, Mr. MELCHER): Noise Curfew Commission and to define its SATTERFIELD, Mr. SAYLOR, Mr. H.R. 5460. A bill to amend title 5, United functions and duties; to the Committee on SCHERLE, Mr. SIKES, Mr. SKUBITZ, States Code, to correct certain inequities in Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Mr. SLACK, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SPENCE, the crediting of National Guard technician By Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Mr. STEED, Mr. STEIGER of Arizona, service in connection with civil service re ABZUG, Mr. BELL, Mr. BROWN of Cali Mr. STEIGER of Wisconsin, and Mr. tirement, and for other purposes; to the Com fornia, Mr. BURTON, Ms. CHISHOLM, STEPHENS): mittee on Post Office and Civil Service. Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HARRINGTON, Mr. H. Res. 289. Resolution to authorize the By Mr. DE LUGO: HECHLER of West Virginia, Mr. HEL sale of U.S. gold to American citizens; to the H.R. 5461. A bill authorizing the acquisi STOSKI, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Committee on Banking and Currency. tion of some of the outstanding leasehold Mr. RINALDO, Mr. STARK, Mr. WOLFF, By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RAR interests in Water Island, St. Thomas, Vir and Mr. WoN PAT) : ICK, Mr. STUBBLEFIELD, Mr. STUCKEY, gin Islands, and transfer to the Government H.R. 5472. A bill to restrict the activities Mr. SYMMS, Mr. TALCOTT, Mr. THONE, of the Virgin Islands ot title to such island, of certain Federal employees and omcers, to Mr. TowELL of Nevada, Mr. TREEN, and for other purposes; to the Committee on provide private remedies to implement these Mr. VEYSEY, Mr. WAGGONNER, Mr. Interior and Insular Affairs. restrictions, and to facilitate the enforcement WHITEHURST, Mr. BOB WILSON, Mr. By Mr. GERALD R. FORD: of existing conflict of interest statutes; to the WON PAT, Mr. WYLIE, Mr. YOUNG of H.R. 5462. A b111 to designate certain lands Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Florida, Mr. YouNG of South Caro in the Isle Royale National Park in Michigan By Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI: lina, Mr. YOUNG of lllinois, Mr. ZION, as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 5473. A b111 to amend the Internal and Mr. MADIGAN) : Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Revenue Code of 1954 to provide reasonable H. Res. 290. Resolution to authorize the By Mr. HUNGATE (for himself, Mr. and necessary income tax incentives to en sale of U.S. gold to American citizens; to the FROEHLICH, Mr. MANN, Mr. MAYNE, courage the utilization of recycled solid waste Committee on Banking and Currency. Mr. McCLORY, Mr. RAILSBACK, and materials and to offset existing income tax By Mr. HALEY: Mr. SMITH of New York): advantages which promote depletion of vir H. Res. 291. Resolution to provide funds H.R. 5463. A bill to establish rules of evi- . gin natural resources; to the Committee on for the expenses of the investigations and dence for certain courts and proceedings; to Ways and Means. studies authorized by House Resolution 163; the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SAYLOR: to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. PATMAN: By Mr. JOHNSON of California (for H.R. 5474. A bill to designate certain lands H. Res. 292. Resolution to provide funds himself, Mr. SAYLOR, Mr. DoN H. as wilderness; to the Committee on Interior CLAUSEN, and Mr. CAMP): and Insular Affairs. for the expenses of the studies, investigations, H.R. 5464. A bill to authorize appropria By Mr. BLATNIK: and inquiries authorized by House Resolution tions for the saline water program for fiscal 18; to the Committee on House Administra H. Res. 285. Resolution to provide funds for tion. year 1974, and for other purposes; to the the expenses of the investigation and study Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. authorized by House Resolution 228; to the By Mr. KOCH: Committee on House Administration. H.R. 5465. A bill to amend title XIX of By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RAR MEMORIALS the Social Security Act to provide that the ICK, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ASHBROOK, Mr. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memortals existing requirement that all medicaid pa BAFALIS, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BEARD, Mr. were presented and referred as follows: tients be given free choice (in the selection BERGLAND, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BLACK BURN, Mr. BRASCO, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. 75. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the of the doctors and health facilities by which Legislature of the Commonwealth of Vir they are to be treated) shall not apply (ex BURKE of Massachusetts, Mr. BYRON, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAREY of New York, ginia, relative to administration and security cept in the case of individuals with severe Mr. CARTER, Mr. CHAPPELL, Mr. of the Lorton Prison Complex; to the Com chronic disabtlity) in cities or other politi CLANCY, Mr. DON H. CLAUSEN, Mr. DEL mittee on the District of Columbia. cal subdivisions where the services involved CLAWSON, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr. CON 76. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the are being effectively provided through locally LAN, Mr. DAN DANIEL, and Mr. DAVIS Commonwealth of Virginia, requesting Con gress to call a convention for the purpose of operated public health centers; to the Com of South Carolina): mittee on Ways and Means. proposing an amendment to the Constitu H. Res. 286. Resolution to authorize the tion of the United States to provide a limita By Mr. MOORHEAD of Pennsylvania: sale of U.S. gold to American citizens; to the tion on the amount of the national debt; to H.R. 5466. A bill to authorize financial as Committee on Banking and Currency. the Committee on the Judiciary. sistance for opportunities industrialization By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RAR 77. Also, memorial of the LegislBiture of the centers; to .the Committee on Education and ICK, Mr. DENHOLM, Mr. DENT, Mr. State of Mississippi, requesting Congress to Labor. DERWINSKI, Mr. DEVINE, Mr. DICKIN call a convention for the purpose of propos H.R. 5467. A bill to designate certain SON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. ESHLEMAN, ing an amendment to the Constitution of the lands as wilderness for inclusion in the Na Mr. FISHER, Mr. FLOWERS, Mr. FLYNT, United States concerning the assignment of tional Wilderness Preservation System, and Mr. FOUNTAIN, Mr. FROEHLICH, Mr. students to public schools on the basis of for other purposes; to the Committee on FuQUA, Mr. GETTYs, Mr. GINN, Mr. race, religion, color, or national origin; to Interior and Insular Affairs. GOLDWATER , Mr. GROSS, Mr. GUBSER, the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 54e8. A bill to require States to pass Mr. GuNTER, Mr. GrrYER, Mr. HALEY, 78. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the along to individuals who are recipients of Mr. HANRAHAN, and Mr. HECHLER Of State of Washington, relative to the issuance aid or ~!stance under the Federal-State West Virginia): of a postage stamp commemorating Expo '73 public assistance programs or under certain H. Res. 287 .. Resolution to authorize ·the in Spokane, Wash.; to the Committee on Post other Federal programs, and who are en sale of U.S. gold to American citizens; to the Office and Civil Service. titled to social security benefits, the full Committee on Banking arid Currency. 79. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the amount of the 1972 increase in such bene By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RAR State of Colorado, relative to veterans of the fits, either by disregarding it in determin ICK, Mr. HUBER, Mr. HUDNUT, Mr. Vietnam war; to the Committee on Veterans' ing their need for assistance or otherwise; HUNGATE , Mr. HUNT, Mr. !CHORD, Mr. Affairs. to the Committee on Ways and Means. JoNEs of Tennessee, Mr. KEMP, Mr. 80. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the By Mr. MOSS: KETCHUM, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Mr. State of New York, relative to relief for in H.R. 5469. A bill to amend section 278 of LANDGREBE, Mr. LONG Of Louisiana, dividuals adversely affected by social security the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to change Mr. LoTT, Mr. McCLORY, Mr. McEWEN, increases; to the Committee on Ways and the effective date for the provisions relating Mr. MATHIS of Georgia, Mr. MICHEL, Means. March 12, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 7283 PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 5477. A bill for the relief of Josephine 59. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Con Under clause 1 of rule xxn, private Gonzalo (nee Charito Fernandez Bautista); gress of Micronesia, Trust Territory of the bills and resolutions were introduced and to the Committee on the Judiciary. Pacific Islands, relative to the High Com severally referred as follows: missioner of the Trust Territory of the Pa By Mr. BURTON: cific Islands; to the Committee on Interior H.R. 5475. A blll for the relief of Brigida F. and Insular Affairs. Geturbos; to the Committee on the Judi PETITIONS, ETC. 60. Also, petition of the Oklahoma Society, ciary. Under clause 1 of rule petitions Sons of the American Revolution, relative to H.R. 5476. A blll for the relief of Esperanza xxn, c. Yauder; to the Committee on the Judi and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk the powers of the Federal judiciary; to the ciary. and referred as follows: Committee on the Judiciary. SE ~NATE-Monday, March 12, 1973 The Senate met at 12 o'clock meridian The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE and was called to order by the President out objection, it is so ordered. A message from the House of Repre pro tempore