June 6, 1974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18191 By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, 'Mr. Qum, Mr. "RAU.SBACK, Mr. RHODES, MEMORIALS WOU'F, Mr. RODINO, Mr. STARK, Mr. Mr. RIEGLE, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. Ros­ YATES, Mr. YATRON, Mr. YOUNG of TENKOWSKI, Mr. ROY, Mr. ST GER• Under clause 4 of rule XXII, Georgia, Mr. YouNG of South Caro­ MAIN, .Mr. SCHERLE, Mr. SKUBITZ, Mr. 497. The SPEAKER presented .a. memorial lina, an,· Mr. ZION) : SMITH of Iowa. and Mr. LUKEN): .of the Legislature of the State of West Vir­ H. Con. Res. 530. Concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 533. Concurrent resolution for ginia, relative to the tax-exenu>t status of for negotiations on the Turkish opium ban; negotiations on the Turkish opium ban; to State and local bonds for federally aided to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. the Oommittee on Foreign Affairs. projects; to the Committee on Government By Mr. WOLFF (for himself, Mr. Operations. By :Mr. STEELE: RANGEL, Mr. RODINO, Mr. THORNTON, H. Con. Res. 531. Concurrent resolution Mr. TIERNAN, Mr. VANDER VEEN, Mr. expressing the sense of Congress concerning VIGORITO, Mr. WAGGONNER, Mr. recognition by the European Security Con• WHITE, Mr. . CHARLES WILSON Of PRIVATE BILLS AND .RESOLUTIONS ference of the Soviet Union's occupation of , and Mr. McEWEN) : Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; to the Com­ H. Con. Res. 534. A resolution for negotia­ Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private mittee on Foreign Affairs. tions on the Turkish opium ban; to the Com­ bills and resolutions were introduced and By Mr. WOLFF (for himself, Mr. RAN· mittee on Foreign Affairs. GEL, Mr. RODINO, Mr. ASPIN, Mr. BEN­ severallY referred as follows: By Mr. ASPIN: By Mr. BURGENER: ITEZ, Mr. BOLAND, Mr. BLATNIK, Mr. H. Res. 1162. Resolution requesting a sur­ H.R. 15286. A bill for the relief of Maria BOWEN, Mr. BROYHILL of Virginia, vey of the shoreline of Lake Michigan; to the Mrs. BURKE of California, Mr. CAR• Sylvia Macias Elliott; to the Committee on Committee on Public Works. NEY of Ohio, Mr. DEL CLAWSON, Mr. By Mr. STEELE: the Judiciary. CONTE, Mr. COTTER, Mr. CRANE, Mr. H. Res. 1163. Resolution to create a stand­ By Mr. McCO.LLIST.ER: DINGELL, Mr. DU PONT, Mr. EDWARDS ing Committee on Small Business; to the H.R. 15287. A bill for the .relief of Steve P. of California, Mr. ESCH, Mr. FuLTON, Committee on Rules. Reese; to the Committee on the J-udiciary. Mr. GOLDWATER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. By Mr. YATES (for himself, Mr. GRAY, Mr. HOGAN, and Mr. HUNGATE) : BROWN of Michigan, Mr. LAGO MAR• H. Con. Res. 532. Concurrent resolution for SINO, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. negotiations on the Turkish opium ban; to PIKE, and Mr. ROONEY of Pennsyl­ the Committee on Foreign Affairs. vania): PETITIONS, ETC. By Mr. WOLFF (for himself, Mr. H. Res. 1164. Resolution providing for tele­ Under clause 1 of rule XXII, RANGEL, Mr. RODINO, Mr. KING, Mr. vision and radio coverage of proceedings in LUJAN, Mr. McKAY, Mr. MATHIAS of 443. The SPEAKER present~d a petition the Chamber of the House of Repreesntatives of Miro Nohavec, Franklin Lakes, N.J., rela­ California, Mr. MILLER, Mr. MINSHALL on any resolution to impeach the President of Ohio, Mr. MIZELL, Mr. MOAKLEY, of the United States; to the Committee on tive to redress of grievances; to the Com­ Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. PERKINS, Mr. Rules. mittee on the Judiciary.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS WATERBURY, CONN., TERCENTEN­ have led to great accomplishments for The week long tercentennial celebra­ NIAL their city, their State, and the Nation. tion, which started Saturday, reflects the Always, the people of Waterbury have innovation and the creative verve that been forward-looking and progressive in­ have long been key moving forces in the HON. ELLA T. GRASSO dividuals. Their deep love of country and development of Waterbury. The celebra­ OF CONNECTICUT concern for their fellow Americans is evi­ tion is being marked by impressive pag­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dent in their hard work and diligence in eants depicting Waterbury life, and in­ Wednesday, June 5, 1974 pursuit of the common welfare. volving thousands of the city's citizens­ Waterbury was originally a farming ranging from the very old to the very Mrs. GRASSO. Mr. Speaker, this week settlement. Yet, by the early 1800's in­ young. Other events include a carnival, citizens of Waterbury, Conn., are cele­ dustrialization had begun. The town's an Arts and Crafts Day, Ladies Day and brating the 300th anniversary of their first manufactured goods were buttons a Young America Day, with sports, city. made by the Waterbury Button Co., gymnastic ,exhibitions and the presenta­ It was in 1674 that 31 young men from which is still in existence today. The but­ tion of awards from the President's Farmington petitioned the colonial tons were originally made out of cloth­ Physical Fitness Program. One day will council for permission to settle in what covered corn, but, because the company be devoted to an exhibit on local in­ was then called Mattatuck, a wilderness began supplying the military, sturdy and dustry. region in western Connecticut. decorative metal brass became the mate­ On June 9, the .final day of the cele­ The men were delayed in their work rial used for the buttons. The use of bration, Waterbury will hold a parade for several years by the Indian wars brass for buttons represented one of the with 23,000 marchers, 54 marching which swept the region. However, they important first steps in Waterbury's road bands and 50 floats. The line of march showed the same industriousness that to becoming "Brass City of the World," will be nearly 3 % miles long, and the characterizes the citizens of Waterbury a. designation reflected in the city's mot­ parade will last almost 4 hoursA .It will to this day. Indeed, with stunning success to "Quid Aere Perennius?"-"What 1s be the largest parade that Connecticut they fulfilled the requirements of the more lasting than brass?" and possibly New England has ever seen. original deed to their settlement which Waterbury industry did not stop with At this gala time, a significant point stipulated that they were to build within buttons or brass. however. In 1841, just in Waterbury's history, I wish the hard­ 4 years of issuance a "good and fashion­ 6 years after D.aguerre, a photographic working people of Waterbury continued able" house, "with a good chimney." A pioneer, finished his experiments in achievement and good luck in the years short time later the town's name was France, Waterbury was the prime sup­ ahead. changed to Waterbury-the name it bears plier of photographic plates and equip­ today. ment used in the United States. Water­ Waterbury's tercentennial is a joyous bury, together with nearby Thomaston, OLDER AMERICANS celebration-commemorating three cen­ became important centers of the clock turies of progress and productivity. It is a marvelous milestone in the history of industry in America. HON. WAYNE OWENS this fine city. Though no longer the singular power OF UTAH As with so many Connecticut cities, in the world of brass that it was in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES past, Waterbury has developed a strong Waterbury's greatest resource is its peo­ Wednesday, June 5, 1974 ple. Through the years, succeeding waves and diversified economic base, including of stur

• June 6, 1974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18211 independence. In my mind, the first step dictions into more logical fashion, stripping malnutrition and disease, or the hundreds must be to organize the existing business such powerful bastions as House Ways and of thousands of dedicated men and women institutions in the black community at the Means of control over health and trade leg­ who staff them? most efficient operational level. This would islation and crea,ting a single committee to The media never mention their own profits include the barber shops, the beauty parlors, handle energy and environmental bills. but hold up their hands in self-righteous the dry cleaning stores, the auto repair shops, No reform is painless and this one ran horror at those of oil companies, never men­ and all other small businesses which blacks into predictable opposition from Ways and tioning the billions necessary to build enough operate in relatively large numbers. The po­ Means Chairman Wilbur Mills and others refineries to meet the oil crisis. tential profit and the resulting savings would who want no dilution in either their author­ This used to be a happy country, full of astound you. ity or number of assignments. Joining them reasonably happy people. But we've been fed With the civil rights focus now having were strong voices in labor and business, trouble and sadness so long that that's all we t urned at last to the role of blacks as owners anxious to preserve working relationships can see or hear. and operators of the means of production­ with present chairmen and staffs. There's more music in America than we all must realize that the time for philo­ The public disenchantment with Congress discord! sophical debate has long since passed. In is not likely to be dispelled until it demon­ essence, I am saying that if going into busi­ strates its ability to conduct the public busi­ ness is ever going to represent a meaningful ness more effectively. The proposed reforms PRIVACY goal for black people, we must recognize the would create greater efficiency and fairness problems and develop a system and proce­ in the handling of legisla..tion. dure approach based on those techniques There is still a chance that reform will be HON. WAYNE OWENS which the majority communit y has used and enacted in some form later this year. Any OF UTAH is using to achieve its economic goals. dilution, it needs to be said, could hurt what So, in conclusion, the question is not is already a modest proposal, one that leaves IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whether we take those steps through which unchanged the rigid seniority system and the Wednesday, June 5, 1974 we can share significantly in the ownership obstructionist Rules Committee. of America's means of production-the ques­ House Democrats should put aside selfish Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, nearly 50 tion is "How?" and "When?" When are we interests and enact responsible committee re­ years ago Supreme Court Justice Oliver in the black community going to work to­ form. Wendell Holmes characterized· illegal gether in a concerted manner to attack the vicious problems discrimination has caused wiretapping as "dirty business." In the in the development of black business? same case another great jurist, Louis So, this evening I call upon each of you UNITED STATES-THE GREATEST Brandeis, said that the right to be left to pledge yourself to make the 70's the era alone-that is, the right to privacy-is of true emancipation. What Booker T. Wash­ so important that "every unjustifiable in­ ington attempted to do 74 years ago became HON. TIM LEE CARTER trusion by the Government upon the pri­ little more than a dream. It is certainly far OF KENTUCKY vacy of the individual, whatever the past the time that we should have awaken from that dream! IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES means employed, must be deemed a vio­ Thank you. lation of the fourth amendment." Wednesday, June 5, 1974 Ironically enough, a majority of the Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, it becomes Supreme Court in 1928 disagreed with increasingly distasteful to read and hear both Holmes and Brandeis and held that THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS: discourses on gloom, doom and disaster. the Constitution does not protect the "BLOCKING HOUSE REFORM" Last night, for instance, I heard a promi­ privacy of persons against wiretapping. nent editorialist who spoke disparagingly Holmes and Brandeis wrote the words of the razzle-dazzle diplomacy of the quoted above in dissenting opinions. HON. DAVE MARTIN Honorable Henry Kissinger and indicated But since then the law has changed­ that perhaps his tactics were too much progressed, I think-as the law so often OF NEBRASKA on the :flamboyant side. does, and now these quoted words have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I would remind this member of the become the law of the land. We have come Wednesday, June 5, 1974 fearless forum contributing to the Wash­ a long way, but we have further yet to Mr. MARTIN of Nebraska. Mr. ington Star that without the astute diplo­ go in protecting individuals' privacy in Speaker, the Nation's media have been macy of the Honorable Henry Kissinger today's society. virtually unanimous in condemning the the oil embargo would not have been Many legal scholars agree that the Democratic Caucus action which last lifted, and this country would have been right to privacy is one of our most basic month prevented the Committee Re­ 1n the throes of a deep depression. How constitutional freedoms. Yet, the word forms Amendments of 1974 (H. Res. this Secretary of State of evidently great "privacy" is mentioned nowhere in the 988) from receiving floor consideration. genius has accomplished so much in such entire Bill of Rights. The reason for this A noteworthy statement, "Blocking little time beggars the imagination. As I can be found in the fact that life is dif­ House Reform," appeared May 15 in the have stated previously, there is no ques­ ferent today from the way it was in 1789 Philadelphia Bulletin. tion but that he is the greatest diplomat when the first 10 amendments to the The editorial points out that public since Disraeli, probably in history. Constitution were ratified. There were no dissatisfaction with Congress-now at an Instead of constantly accenting the telephones, and therefore no wiretaps. alltime high-demands that we take negative, let us strike up the band and There were no "bugging" devices, no data quick and decisive steps to improve the accent the positive! The United States of banks, no computers, no credit agencies effectiveness of our handling of public­ America is still the greatest and most performing investigations, no tape re· policy problems. The public is not easily compassionate nation in the world. corders and no hidden cameras. fooled, and they are judging the caucus I include the following article for your With this in mind, it is clear that our action for what it is: placing private attention: Founding Fathers did indeed intend to convenience above public responsibility. STRIKE UP THE BAND! protect citizens' privacy by writing the The Philadelphia Bulletin message is Sensationalism, they say, sells more mag­ fourth amendment to our Constitution. loud and clear: azines, newspapers, TV shows than good It protects persons, houses, papers, and cheer-but we think it's time the country House Democrats should put aside selfish effects from unreasonable searches and got the facts instead of all the fright. seizures. Protection against wiretapping interests and enact responsible committee re­ The media never show us the miles of form. pleasant homes owned by workmen; they and "bugging" was secured by a neces­ sary judicial interpretation. The editorial "Blocking House Re­ concentrate on the slums. They never mention our 85,000,000 jobs As our society changes it is imperative form" follows: (still the best in the world)-they concen­ that our rules of conduct, our laws, must BLOCKING HOUSE REFORM trate on what unemployment there is. change too. Today there are threats to House Democrats who voted in caucus to You never see pictures nor articles about our privacy which Jefferson and Hamil­ send a congressional reorganization plan the 400,000 and more young volunteers who back to committee, effectively killing chances man classes and clinics, working to cure drug ton could have never foreseen. We must of early passage, placed private convenience addiction and trying to prevent youthful make sure that our laws continue to pro­ above public responsibility. crime. tect us. The relatively modest plan would have When have you seen an article about our I am concerned with the privacy of in­ redrawn committee assignments and Juris- thousands of hospitals and clinics to cure dividuals, and protecting that privacy 18212 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 6, 1974 against Government intrusion. Of course, teaches us that we also must try to re­ correct" principle should be kept to an we must weigh the Government's right strict access to and limit the private in­ absolute minimum. to know and use certain information, in­ formation which the Government has in Indeed, we should, where approp1iate, formation concerning individuals, for its order to protect ow· privacy. Only with apply the "right to correct" rule to non­ proper functioning. In making these institutions and laws which are sensi­ governmental agencies which keep files judgments, however, we should consider tive to and meet the threat to privacy, on individuals such as credit bureaus, just how pervasive and penetrating are as well as leadership committed to pre­ utilities, insurance companies, and cer­ the eyes of some of our governmental serving p1ivacy, will the privacy of our tain other businesses. These files, in pri­ institutions: citizens be adequately protected. vate hands, can cause serious economic Alan Westin in his book, "Privacy and I support several proposals, both gen­ harm or humiliation to individuals. And Freedom," reported: eral and specific, which I feel meet some of course, access to these files is not re­ At least 50 different federal agencies have of the problems in this area and which stricted. It seems only fair that people substantial investigative a.nd enforcement embody a program to insure the privacy have a right to look at these files to cor­ functions, providing a. corps of more than of our citizens is respected by our Fed­ rect mistakes which they may contain. 20,000 "investigators." eral Government. The "right to correct" principle will Until checked, the Army in the 1960's :r. LYMYTED ACCESS TO :INFORMATION serve to do more than just correct errors. had more than 1,500 plainclothesmen re­ First, access to personal or confiden­ By knowing that individuals will have porting on individuals to scores of data tial information submitted to the Federal access to these files, both Government banks. Government should be strictly limited to and business will be more careful in col­ Between 1968 and 1972, Federal, State, those "who need to know" that informa­ lecting information and will restrict the and local government wiretapped more tion in order to carry out a specific, le­ information which they collect to that than 1,6-23,000 conversations involving gitimate Government function. This pol­ needed for legitimate purposes in order about 120,000 people. icy should be embodied in law, and where to avoid embarrassment and complaints. A report from the Department of appropriate, Agencies should be required III. STATE PRIVACY RULES TO CONTROL Health, Education, and Welfare said to limit access to such information to a Recently, it has become clear that flatly last summer: list of certain Government employees. State procedures to protect privacy can Under current law, a. person's privacy is Also, transferring such information be undermined by Federal programs poorly protected against arbitrary or abusive from one Government agency to another seeking State data. For example, certain recordkeeping practices. must be strictly controlled. In many States such as Massachusetts are now By far one of the greatest potential cases, such transfers should be forbidden. battling the Federal Government to keep threats to our privacy derives from the And no transfers should ever be per­ the confidentiality of their criminal technological advances in our record­ mitted for political purposes. records in the face of the federally spon­ keeping capabilities. Computers and data I believe this policy, firmly embedded sored, computer program to centralize banks have created an unprecedented in our Government's procedures, will all such information. potential for abuse by private institu­ aid in keeping confidential what should I believe that when a State govern­ tions, such as credit agencies, as well as be confidential, whether it be tax infor­ ment collects p1ivate information­ by governmental agencies. Here again, mation, confidential business informa­ whether it is tax information, health we have to bring the law up-to-date and tion, medical records, or other categories records, court records, or whatever­ make sure it keeps up with advances in of information which deal with individ­ and the State promises to keep that in­ technology. uals' personal lives. formation confidential, then the Federal In his book ''Databanks in a Free So­ Not only should this information be Government should respect those pro­ ciety," Westin makes this very point: restricted to those who have demon­ tections and provide equally stringent strated a bona fl.de need to know, but But the reality of the 1960s was that civil guarantees of privacy for that informa­ liberties in record-keeping was an underde­ also non-Government agencies should tion. veloped area. of American law. Thus, com­ never receive such information without IV. PRIVACY IN OUR SCHOOLS puters moved into the world of organiza­ the consent of the individual involved. Privacy is especially important for ow· tional record-keeping at a time when both Private parties, whether they are poten­ children. Our schools and at times, other American law and public opinion were just tial employers, credit agencies, insur­ agencies of government deal with our beginning to confront the problems of de­ ance companies, or private investigators children as parents, and so often deal fining more clearly what rights of privacy have no business receiving such informa­ with confidential information. Because and due process individuals should have in the various major zones of manual record­ tion without the explicit approval of the of this added access to such private in­ keeping that had come to exercise a. major person involved. This principle should formation, there must be added vigi­ effect on the lives of individuals in the post­ also be contained in our Federal law. lance to preserve its privacy. This has World War II era. ll. THE RIGHT TO CORRECT been done in many juvenile court sys­ tems, where many proceedings are kept Of cow"Se, this whole issue of privacy In many instances, Government files may contain incorrect or derogatory in­ from the press and the public. I believe has taken on a new aspect due to Water­ such special protection should be ex­ gate. The Watergate affair, and all the formation about an individual and these e1T01"S, unknown to that person, go un­ tended to other areas. immoral and illegal activity associated For example, it has recently come to with it, is not primarily a matter of pri­ coITected. In many instances this can be remedied by allowing each citizen to in­ public attention that the Federal Office vacy. But it does demonstrate that a of Education has been administering great threat to our privacy exists from spect the Government file dealing with him or her and allowing that person to questionnaires to children in order to political leaders who are willing to ma­ evaluate certain of their programs. nipulate the Government to serve their add a statement to the fl.le and to re­ quest the Government to correct any These questionnaires have contained own needs. In Watergate, not only did questions about social background, fam­ the Nixon administration or the Nixon errors. This is the surest and the easiest reelection campaign use private individ­ way to eliminate inaccm·ate or harmful ily life, emotional stability, sex, and uals to spy upon and wiretap others; just material and to let our citizens know other matters which many people find as harmful, they used information which what about him or her is in the Govern­ offensive and intrusive. While I believe the Government legitimately possessed, ment's files. we must not cripple Government pro­ such as tax retw·ns, for totally illegiti­ Of course, certain files, by their very grams by unreasonably restricting the mate pw·poses. This was a :flagrant vio­ nature, would have to be excluded from information they seek, we must be vigi­ lation of the responsibilities of office and this "right to correct" category. For ex­ lant in opposing Federal effcrts to gather ample, current criminal investigative facts from us or our children which in­ remains a potential threat to our lib­ trude too far into our privacy. erties. files cannot be made available to the sub­ One answer-the most obvious one-­ ject of such an investigation while it is What is particularly disturbing about to this problem is to elect principled taking place. Also, certain medical files these questionnaires is the fact that they leaders. Of course, this must be done. But may have to be kept confidential. How­ were presented to children by teachers­ the experience of the past !ew years ever, these exceptions to the "right to authority figures whom the children June 6, 1974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18213 obeyed-without any consent or knowl­ NEW YORK STATE COMES TO ment of the eastern half of the -site on which edge by the children's parents. the State Office Building is located and we will aggressively support the right of the Just as important as protecting our businessmen who were forced to move, to children's privacy from questions in have first claim on returning to the site. school, I think we must guard zealously HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL school records involving our children. OF NEW YORK Here the main problem is school records, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HARLEM HAILS OPENING OF STATE OFFICE BUILDING which often deal with disciplinary prob­ Wednesday, June 5, 1974 lems, emotional difficulties, and family ( By Simon Andkwe) matters. In high schools and colleges, Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, on May Performing his first official function in where counseling is often available, 20, the New York State Harlem Office Harlem since succeeding Nelson Rockefeller, health or mental health records may be Building was dedicated. This impressive Governor Malcolm Wilson opened the $36- involved. With these files, which are structure on the corner of 125th Street million, 20-story Harlem State Office Building and Seventh Avenue will benefit both at 125th St. and 7th Ave., Monday afternoon, needed for the proper functioning of our amidst memories of the confrontation which school system, we must exercise special Harlem and New York City. The dedica­ delayed the construction of the project an­ care, for students do not and cannot tion served as an occasion for reflection nounced Sept. 17, 1966. maintain the privacy of their lives, and on the role of Harlem in the city, its his­ "This is an historic occasion," the Gov­ there are many outside parties such as tory, its growth, and its future. I insert ernor said. "For there has never been, in the employers, who naturally look to such into the RECORD the mayor's dedication history of our Nation. Black participation in records for information. Sometimes it s·tatement and three newspaper articles a project on this scale in terms of jobs, in­ about the ceremony. These items reflect vestment, site designation, selection of archi­ is an agency of the Federal Government, tect, contractors, subcontractors and train­ Federal investigators, or private parties the implications for Harlem of the com­ ing programs for Black people of the com­ working under a Federal grant who are pletion of the modern, State office build­ munity.'' ing. seeking such data. MAINLY BLACK REMARKS BY MAYOR ABRAHAM D. BEAME To protect our children, I believe that Flanking the Governor as he spoke from school records involving personal mat­ I am especially pleased to bring you the the dais facing 125th St. were high federal, ters should not be released to anyone greetings and congratulations of the entire state and city officials as well as distinguished outside the school system connected with City of New York at this dedication which is men and women from the community. Seated so important to the future of Harlem. facing him on the cemented courtyard was the Federal Government without the in­ This State Office Building, providing jobs another distinguished group, mainly Black, formed consent of the parents of the for Harlem residents and a new look on 125th seated along an inverted E without the mid­ child involved. This simple protection Street, will be an economic shot in the arm. st1·oke. will guard against any possible abuses And, I think we can say that not only "It is a monument to the Harlem com­ of these records. Of course, once a child Harlem will benefit, but also the City of New munity-and to the State's confidence in the reaches 18, he or she should make the York and the State of New York. future of Harlem," the Governor said. appropriate decision on release of these For I believe that the destinies of all "That confidence was inspired by the spirit records. neighborhoods are linked together, and each of cooperation which developed between the neighborhood that grows and prospers con­ community and the State during the build­ I make these proposals today, knowing tributes to the well-being of the entire City. ing's planning and construction," he said. full well that they are simply a few steps I believe that the new office building is There was cooperation from the start but to meet a potential problem. But I be­ the forerunner of a new Harlem. initially it was essentially with the commu­ lieve they should be taken, because our I can assure you that the City govern­ nity's business, professional and church privacy is so important, and we should ment, a.long with the State, will work closely leaders. A committee of these recommended do everything reasonable to protect it. with Harlem officials and Harlem business­ the actual site to Governor Rockefeller Dec. We have seen what ill-intentioned men to bring about that Renaissance here 5, 1966, their focus being on the economic leaders can do to our privacy. And we of which this new State building ls a herald. revitalization of Harlem that would follow I am glad to be here to join all of you in such state involvement in the community's know that as our Government grows, these exciting ceremonies. future. this is an area that needs careful atten­ For what is good for Harlem, is good for OUTFLOW tion. the entire city. Thank you. But as Governor Wilson said at the open­ For these reasons, I believe we must ing, "this project once was a subject of in­ act promptly to protect our citizens and [From the Amsterdam News, May 18, 1974] tense controversy." Initially, it was a group to reassure them that their right to pri­ of young Black activists who in effect asked vacy will not be invaded or eroded by WELCOME! "economic benefits for whom?" and expressed the Federal Government. We at the Amsterdam News take pleasure fears that the planned revitalization would this week in welcoming the new State Office merely increase the outflow of dollars from Building to Harlem as it opens next Monday the hands of Harlemites and out of the com­ with businessman Kenneth Sherwood serving munity. as master of ceremonies. And at the height of the ensuing contro­ EDUCATION BILL CONFERENCE Initiated in controversy, the State Build­ versy, the younger people "liberated" the ing has, as it rose under the hands of Black site by christening it "Reclamation Site No. craftsmen, reached a point today where few, 1" and pitching their tents there. They issued if any, find dispute with it being located in "The People's Choice" which would consist HON. BILL FRENZEL Harlem, and the vast majority of Ha.rlemites of low cost housing, educational and cul­ see it as a. milestone of economic rebirth for OF MINNESOTA tural complex commercial area. and day care our area. center. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The building stands today as a blend of At Monday's opening, all parties empha­ Wednesday, June 5, 1974 the fa.1th o! the oldtimers who visualized it, sized the need to press on with the cultural and the belief in the future of the younger complex at the east end of the block. More Mr. FRENZEL. Mr. Speaker, today I men who threw their weight behind the work than that, the confrona.tion led by the young voted against the motion to instruct of the older ones. people, produced other results. House conferees on the education bill, Therefore, while we pay credit to men like Hope Stevens and Charles Buchanan who HISTORIC H.R. 69, to insist on the House anti­ have always advocated the economic growth "I believe the State's response to the orig­ busing language. I voted for our bill, but of Harlem, we also pay tribute to the younger inal criticism has been both understanding see no reason why our House managers men who joined them. and positive," Gov. Wilson has said. "For we should not be allowed, as usual, to nego­ Men like Kenneth Sherwood, Jack Wood, did provide more jobs for Blacks in the con­ tiate the best bill possible. Charles Vincent, James Dowdy and others. struction of this building. We did provide I believe it is terribly important not And certainly must offer credit to former for Black participation in the management to deadlock this bill. We always are late Governor Rockefeller under whose adminis­ of this building." with education funding. We need, and tration the entire project was planned. Thus the youthful opposition spurred The Albany Mall may be bigger in space Black participation to the level that justified our school districts need, to pass an edu­ and size than the State Office Building, but its being termed "historic" by the Governor. cation bill before the school year begins it cannot match the enduring legacy which "In short," he said, "we acted in good faith for a change. Tying our managers hands the State Office Building brings to Harlem. and in a. spirit of cooperation. could defeat this purpose. We a.re naturally interested in the develop- "I want to see that trust and that spirit 18214 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 6, 1974 continued ..." so that the ceremony will be Spreading the benefits around was the key PROJECT WORKERS LISTED "the beginning of a new era for Harlem ...". in a statement ma.de by Mr. Ahmed in which Among the black concerns involved in At the dedication, State Athletic Commis­ he urged a reaffirmation and commitment by the project were the architects, Ifill, Johnson sioner and businessman Kenneth N. Sher­ the Governor to the "continued economic & Hanchard (Percy Ifill died before the build­ wood was master of ceremonies. Miss Carol development of Harlem particularly the east­ ing was completed); Jenkins Electric, Inc., Ann Taylor led the singing of the national ern half of the State Office Building site." which had the largest contract, $4-million, anthem; and then with the I.S. 201 Instru­ THE RETURN and Finley and Madison, structural engineers. mental Company under the baton of Cliff He also urged Mr. Wilson to assist in the The general contracting were a joint ven­ Lee, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," came out development of a market place on 125th St. ture between Lasker Goldman, a white con­ loud from an audience that almost whispered for the Harlem Street merchants; the in­ cern and Trans Urban, a black concern. Ger­ the anthem. formation of an advisory committee to pur­ ald Roberts, a vice president of Trans Urban, Introducing first the dais guests, and later sue the integrated development and com­ was general superintendent. Fred Pendleton on others in the audience, Mr. Sherwood men­ pletion of the project and the return to the was the state engineer in charge, demolition tioned the following Blacks: site of Mr. Michaux's National Memorial and Byron Coleman, who is also black, was Congressman , Bookstore. the state engineer in charge of construction. Borough President Percy Sutton, State Sena­ Charles Kenyatta, a former opponent of Mr. Coleman will now be manager of the all­ tor Joseph Galiber and Sidney Von Luther; the project, noted that the building had electric building. Assemblymen Mark Southall, George Miller, become a reality. It would bring good to the Mrs. Dorothy Gordon, a black woman who Jesse Gray; City Councilman Fred Samuel; people of Harlem if local residents are re­ ran the state affirmative-action plan estab­ Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, Col. John Silvera; At­ cruited to work there, rather than the agen­ lished for the project, said more than 70 men torney Hope Stevens, Dr. John Holloway, Fred cies bringing up people from outside the acquired full union status during the work, Eversley, Omar Ahmed, Mrs. Whitney Young community. If the latter became the case, some of which involved training at Man­ Jr.; Civil Service Chairman Ersa Poston, then the office building would indeed prove hattan Vocational School. Commissioner Lucille Rose; and Commis­ to be a Trojan horse, Kenyatta said. SOME OPPONENTS ATTEND sioner Betty Granger Reid. In addition to the Governor, Mayor Abe Bea.me and State Attorney General Louis Deans Protective Agency, the black-owned SPECIAL GUESTS security outfit that provided protection for Also Dr. C. B. Powell, Clarence Jones, Lewis Lefkowitz also spoke. Commissioner A. C. O'Hara paid tribute to the efforts of Ms. the area. during construction, was awarded Michaux, Dorothy Gordon, Jeff Greenup, Dorothy Gordon, who as director of the af­ a contract for continued services. Bruce Llewellyn, Dick Kennard, Dick Camp­ firmation action program, had made it pos­ Few of those who predicted that the state bell, Jack E. Wood, Rev. James Gunther, sible for a large number of Blacks and Puer­ building would never rise in Harlem had any­ Rev. M. L. Wilson, Rabbi Judea Anerson, Rose to Ricans to be trained and employed on the thing to say at the ceremony. Some of the Morgan, Charles Kenyatta., and Elaine project. people who occupied the site and delayed Parker. He also mentioned some who had construction for three months in 1969 be­ passed away: Adam Clayton Powell, Whit­ [From , May 21, 1974] cause they felt Harlem had greater needs ney Young, Marcus Garvey, J. A. Rogers, than an office building were a.round, but Harold Burton, Dr. Thomas Matthews and STATE OFFICE BUILDING IN HARLEM Is DEDI­ not demonstrating. One, Omar Ahmed, oc­ Bishop o. M. Kelly. CATED: "HISTORIC OCCASION" ATTRACTS cupied a seat on the dais a.nd was introduced Some others present included William R. 1,000-SOME PROTEST by Kenneth N. Sherwood, the master of cere­ Hudgins, Reuben Patton; Conrad Johnson (By Charlayne Hunter) monies and a. prominent Harlem business­ and George Hanchard, architects for the In a quiet ceremony tinged with irony, man, as "a candidate for the [72d] Assembly building; Raymond L. Dean, Marshall Eng­ paradox and anticlimax, the State Office District." land, Lloyd Douglass, Judge Herbert Evans, Building in Harlem, one of the largest and PLANS FOR REST OF SITE William Del Toro, Sam Roberts, Jim Hough­ most controversial projects in a black com­ There was speculation among many who ton, L. Joseph Overton, Enis Francis. munity, was dedicated yesterday. attended the ceremony that the relative Heading the line of speakers who followed A thousand people-black and white-sat silence of opponents of the project had to do was Rev. Walker, was an aide to Governor quietly under sunny skies in the outdoor with future plans for the eastern portion of Rockefeller. He and Col. Silvera had been mall of the $36-mlllion building, while more the site-two and a half acres on which the link with the community in the develop­ than 100 dignitaries, including Governor community fac111ties may be built. Most of ment of the project. He called the building Wilson and Mayor Beame, participated in that part has been cleared. the catalyst for the revitalization of Harlem. what Mr. Wilson and others termed "an That portion, which was cut from the ADJUST historic occasion." original state allocation, ls expected to be Mr. Sutton noted that he had opposed the The block-square site, bounded by 125th developed by a. local group in conjunction building as a potential "colonial outpost." and 126th Streets and Lenox and Seventh with the Harlem Urban Development Cor­ He had held that the state should not con­ Avenues, was in 1969 the scene of bitter con­ poration. And it is expected that many of struct a. building to which only Harlemites troversy. And yesterday, although the voices the original demands of the demonstrators­ would come. All sides had shown flexibility of protest were somewhat muted, they were including demands for a. cultural complex and adjusted to change. not altogether silent. and for office space for businessmen dis­ Mr. Rangel termed the structure "the sym­ Manhattan Borough President Percy E. placed by the state building-may be realized bol of our dreams." He urged that all work Sutton, for example, said that, "like a. num­ there. together to make Harlem a safe place to ber of people on the dais," he had originally The Governor said $2-mlllion had been live "and bring our friends with pride." Mrs. opposed the building, and had once called set aside in the supplemental budget to fi­ Margaret Young, widow of Whitney Young it "a colonial outpost." But "there is flex­ nance the start of a massive redevelopment read a letter from , excusing ibility in all of us" and "a maturing in all of program under the auspices of the Harlem himself because he had to attend a National us," he said. "I now see this building as a Urban Development Corporation. And ac­ focal point around which much can be built.' cording to reliable sources, Mayor Beame has Urban League conference. But Artis Brown, 15 years old, of 212 West pledged to provide matching funds, subject Attorney Stevens drew long applause from 129th Street, disagreed. to approval of the City Councll and the the dais when he urged both state and city "What about the jobs? he shouted periodi­ Board of Estimate. officials to come forward with "a strong pro­ cally to the dais. "They're talking a.bout how gram of housing for our people, without many jobs this building's gonna have, and which this monument would be a mockery." when you come to look for one they tell you RESULTS OF MATHEMATICAL ANAL­ ENDURING they can't get none," he told a. reporter. "It's YSIS OF APPORTIONING SEATS IN And Mr. Michaux delighted the audience just taking up space, far as I'm concerned." HOUSE as he told how he "left the pulpit for the It had been almost eight years since former snake pit;" and how he has tried to instill Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller first announced the project, which will house 20 government into the youth that while "Black ls beauti­ agencies and 600 employs. He declared that HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS ful" it ls knowledge that is power. Senator the building would "mark the first surge of OF CALIFORNIA Robert Garcia said that like Mr. Sutton he new development, the rebirth of this great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES had opposed the project and hoped the com­ part of our city.'' ing yea.rs would prove him wrong. Those sentiments were echoed yesterday Wednesday, June 5, 1974 Harlem Urban Development Corporation by many who had been in on the planning Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to President Jack E. Wood, Jr. pa.id tribute to of the project from the start. present, for the benefit of my colleagues, Mr. Young and others who supported con­ The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, who was an a mathematical analysis of various struction of the project. He termed it a. aide to Mr. Rockefeller in his Office of Urban "testimony to the enduring strength of the Affairs during the planning stages and later methods of apportioning seats to the people of Harlem and a reminder that Blacks said the project marked "the first time in House of Representatives completed by and other minorities are determined to be any state or city of this nation that a major Henry F. Kaiser, professor of education involved in sharing" the benefits of redevel­ government facility has been planted in the at the University of California at opment. heart of the ghetto.'' Berkeley. June 6, 1974 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 18215 Dr. Kaiser's analysis proves the fact with the Constitution, apportion all states Company, Inc., Lewiston; and Robinson that the method of equal proportions for their first representative before any state Manufacturing Company, Oxford. gets its second, while the first two methods District E (Kennebec and Somerset congressional apportionment is the most do not. To comply with the Constitution, we Counties)-one firm-North Anson Reel accurate. It is essential that each con­ conclude that a method of apportionment Company, North Anson. gressional distiict include an approxi­ must have an infinite Mi to be acceptable. District F (Penobscot and Piscataquis mately equal number of voters if Con­ Now, how do we choose among methods Counties)-seven firms-Banton Brothers,

gress is to give fair and equal representa­ with infinite M1 ? Tentatively, we suggest Inc., Newport; Dexter Shoe Company, Dexter; tion to all Americans. This analysis is that the method with the largest R y." for a Snow & Nealley Company, Bangor; Beaudry especially important in light of the re­ given x and y; x>1; xM y- , where Commerce for their efforts to conserve . heartened by the story of a woman whose x and y are integers greater than one, x

SENATE-Friday, June 7, 1974 The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL concurrent resolutions in which it re­ called to order by Hon. JAMES B. ALLEN, Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD.. Mr. President, quests the concurrence of the Senate: a Senator from the State of Alabama. H. Con. Res. 201. A concurrent resolution I ask unanimous consent that the read­ to reprint the brochure entitled "How Our ing of the Journal of the proceedings of Laws Are Made"; Thursday, June 6, 1974, be dispensed H. Con. Res. 445. A concurrent resolution PRAYER with. authorizing additional copies of oversight The Chaplain, the Reverend Edward The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem­ hearings entitled "State Postsecondary Edu­ L. R. Elson, D.D., offered the following pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. cation Commissions"; prayer: H. Con. Res. 454. A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing as a. House docu­ Eternal Father, for this quiet moment, ment "Our Flag," and to provide for addi­ before the pressing duties of the day COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING tional copies; move in upon us, wilt Thou lift us above SENATE SESSION H. Con. Res. 455. A concurrent resolution the stress, the contention, and the baffle­ to provide for the printing as a House docu­ ment of these difficult days into the heal­ Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, ment "Our American Government. What Is ing calm of Thy presence. Grant us the I ask unanimous consent that all com­ It? How Does It Work?"; and peace of those whose minds are stayed mittees may be authorized to meet dur­ H. Con. Res. 474. A concurrent resolution on Thee. May all who labor for the people ing the session of the Senate today. authorizing the printing of additional copies here be patient in debate, charitable in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem­ of a report issued by the Committee on For­ judgment, and slow to anger. Give us pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. eign Affairs. wisdom and courage to uphold what is just and true. Grant us to know Thee, that we may truly love Thee, and so to MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE HOUSE BILL REFERRED love Thee, that we may freely serve Thee, The bill (H.R. 15155) making appro­ for the rule of righteousness in the world, A message from the House of Repre­ sentatives by Mr. Berry, one of its read­ priations for public works for water and and the honor and glory of Thy great power development, including the Corps name.Amen. ing clerks, announced that the House had passed the bill (H.R. 15155) making ap­ of Engineers---Civil, the Bureau of Rec­ propriations for public works for water lamation, the Bonneville Power Admin­ and power development, including the istration and other power agencies of the APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESI­ Corps of Engineers-Civil, the Bureau of Department of the Interior, the Appa­ DENT PRO TEMPORE Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Ad­ lachian regional development programs, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk ministration and other power agencies of the Federal Power Commission, the Ten­ will please read a communication to the the Department of the Interior, the Ap­ nessee Valley Authority, the Atomic En­ Senate from the President pro tempore palachian regional development pro­ ergy Commission, and related independ­ (Mr. EASTLAND) . grams, the Federal Power Commission, ent agencies and commissions for the The assistant legislative clerk read the the Tennessee Valley Authority, the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for following letter: Atomic Energy Commission, and related other purposes, was read twice by its title U.S. SENATE, independent agencies and commissions and referred to the Committee on Appro­ PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, priations. Washington, D.C., June 7, 1974. and for other purposes, in which it re­ To the Senate: Being temporarily absent from the Senate quests the concurrence of the Senate. The message also announced that the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLU­ on official duties, I appoint Hon. JAMES B. TIONS REFERRED ALLEN, a Senator from the State of Alabama, House had agreed to the concurrent res­ to perform the duties of the Chair during my olution (S. Con. Res. 73) authorizing the The following House concw·rent reso­ absence. printing of additional copies of a com­ lutions were referred to the Committee JAMES 0. EASTLAND, mittee print of the Senate Select Com­ on Rules and Administration: President pro tempore. mittee on Nutrition and Human Needs. H. Con. Res. 201. A concurrent resolution Mr. ALLEN thereupon took the chair The message further announced that to reprint the brochure entitled "How Our as Acting President pro tempore. the House had agreed to the following Laws Are Made";