June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14311 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS LESSONS OF IRAN Some argue that the hostage crisis would But a presentation that shows our resolve never have happened if we had, in the first can produce an agreement that withholds place, "stood by our friend," the Shah. But concessions and still saves lives. HON. LEE H. HAMILTON there was no way to do that, short of shoot Circumstances will differ from case to OF INDIANA ing our way in and occupying the country case. Sometimes a bold and skillful strike IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with full military force. can be successful, as at Entebbe. But there Thursday, June 25, 1981 Alternatively, there were suggestions that will be other less propitious times as well. we should have encouraged repressive We must be prepared to adapt our strategy e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I action by the Iranian military, in the con to suit the circumstances. A rigid "never ne would like to bring to the attention of text of a military coup against the Shah. gotiate" posture limits the government's my colleagues an excellent speech de Either course would have caused wide ability to find an acceptable outcome. Any livered by former Deputy Secretary of spread bloodshed. And neither would have predetermined strategy, slavishly followed, State Warren Christopher on the les worked. For such policies would have meant could draw us to nightmarish results. siding against most of the Iranian people, I believe we should grasp, as a central sons of Iran. who then had the idyllic expectation, and lesson of the crisis, the wisdom in seeking Mr. Christopher, who was intimately not the subsequent reality, of Khomeini's negotiated settlements to international dis involved in the negotiations through rule. putes. Algeria to end the hostage crisis, dis We should be thankful President Carter That principle was sorely tested in Iran. cusses the downfall of the Shah, the had the wisdom to reject such options. They Khomeini had called the United States the Iranian revolution, the hostage crisis, retain some adherents only because they "Great Satan" and had forbidden any diplo and the lesson of the experience for were not selected and we were spared their matic contact with us. We had enormously our dealing with developing countries, consequences. complex and painful issues, and no one with our international strategy, the role of There is also a lesson here for our broader whom to raise them. our diplomats, our stake in interna approach in the developing world. We must Nevertheless, in the end it was not the take care to recall that our relations are force of our arms, but the force of our argu tional law, and the role of American with countries, not just with leaders. We ments-and our economic and diplomatic le values in relations with other coun need to broaden our contacts, to make sure verage-that ultimately prevailed. tries. that all elements of the population under I recall this not to credit any person, least The speech follows: stand our purposes. We must guard against of all myself, but to celebrate the impor LESSONS OF IRAN the tendency to identify so narrowly with tance of negotiation. To be sure, the Algeri Iraq war-these and son wrote. "These are occasions a good are too many examples of that tendency in other factors had a bearing. But the policy learner would not miss." U.S. policy around the world today. All of us, especially the people directly af of steady, methodical probing for a negoti In a second broad area, the Iran crisis ated result is what brought this crisis to an fected, would have preferred to miss the offers lessons for our international strategy, hostage ordeal in Iran. But it is there, sit end. in similar conditions and also more general This is a fact worth recalling when we ting squarely astride our collective memory. ly. We had best learn from it what we can. weigh our national budgets. Most diplomacy Perhaps we are now ready to begin that I take sharp issue with those who claim is conducted out of the public eye, and is process. The hostages have been home for our country lost face because we did not neither glamorous nor sensational. As we some four months. The national sense of somehow "force" Iran to surrender the hos build our defenses, we must also maintain relief is dispersing; the celebrations have tages. The most common formulation is the strength of the American Foreign Serv ended. Possibly even our sense of outrage that we should have issued an ultimatum: if ice where our national policies are designed toward the Iranians is beginning to abate. the hostages were not released by a certain and placed in effect. In a world where most We may be approaching the level of detach date, Iran would have been bombed or in things are done by persuasion, even the ment necessary to comprehend the crisis vaded. strongest arms cannot substitute for a clear, more fully. But consider the probable effects: convincing voice. There are five broad areas in which I The murder of the hostages; Unfortunately, our budgets do not now re think the Iran crisis holds valuable lessons. Greater internal and international sympa flect this truth. As the military threat First, the Iran experience should encour thy, even prestige, for Khomeini; grows, our defense budget rises accordingly. age a sense of realism in our dealings with An end to the international condemnation But as diplomatic challenges multiply, our developing countries. For their internal poli of Iran, and perhaps a shift of international professional Foreign Service remains the tics are shaped almost wholly by internal opinion in Iran's favor; same or declines. In 1960, we had diplomatic forces, and very little by external pressures. Disruption of petroleum exports from the relations with 81 countries; now we deal A wise nation, however powerful, under Middle East; with 53 more-but with the same number of stands the peril it invites in confronting the And to crown all of these, a probable professional diplomats in the State Depart will of another people. Outside powers have American entanglement in an Iranian civil ment that we had two decades ago. And an effect, if any, only at the margins. war. they must deal not only with 53 more coun The reasons the late Shah's regime shat However satisfying it might have felt to tries, but on a wider range of harder issues tered so swiftly are complex and cumulative. follow our stormier impulses, I fail to see than ever before. While there were impressive economic how such results would have served Ameri We also must take care to retain the achievements, deep inequities remained and can interests. people-the men and women of the Foreign corruption was rampant. Too little attention Speaking more broadly, I have yet to see a Service-whose wisdom and experience have was paid to religion and tradition. Political coherent alternative plan or proposal that been at the heart of our foreign policy suc rights were limited so rigidly for so long would have been likel~· to force the Iranians cesses, including the resolution of the hos that people throughout the country- direct to release the hostages. tage issue. I have never worked with a more ly or through family or friends-had been I also take issue with those who contend capable, devoted and imaginative group of personally touched by official repression we should never negotiate over hostages. professionals. Therefore, I am concerned by the Shah was seen to have sponsored. And It is a mistake to equate talking with reports that some of our best career offi the gap between the governing group and making concessions. On the contrary, we cers, who served prominently during the those governed remained awesome. can and should refuse, as we did in this case, last Administration, have yet to be assigned Whatever the cause, by 1978 the Shah's to make concessions that imply any form of to new posts commensurate with their abili collapse had become inexorable. By then victory for the kidnappers. We must reso ties and stature. This trend may lead to the there was probably nothing that he or we lutely resist the kind of outcome that could early retirement of many of the ablest pro could do to prevent it. invite similar acts in the future. fessionals in the Foreign Service, depriving
• This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 14312 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 the country of incomparable experience and missions rests with the host country. That terest in world stability, grounded on the intellectual talent. is the only practical course. Transforming rule of law. In short, it is foolish policy and false econ our embassies into fortresses, or attempting Finally, I believe the crisis in Iran demon omy to fail to give strong support to this in to ring them with massive defenses of our strated the continuing role of our values in dispensable national asset. own, would defeat much of their purpose. our relations with the rest of the world. Along with the worth of diplomacy, the So as we do what we can to improve secu It was our system's inherent concern for Iran negotiations underscored the impor rity, we should also pay special tribute to human life that caused the government to tance of persistence and steadiness in for the gallantry of our Marine guards around undertake a massive effort in 1979 to evacu eign policy-of being prepared to wait, if the world. And we should recognize that it ate tens of thousands of private Americans necessary, until an issue is ripe for resolu takes courage-as well as skill-to be a diplo from Iran, and to reduce sharply the diplo tion. mat in today's world. matic contingent there. Over the early months of the crisis it Fourth, the Iran hostage crisis also From the beginning, our values at home became clear that the hostage timetable brought home-in a very tangible and im also helped define the boundaries of the ne would depend, in large part, upon the mediate way-our stake in global institu gotiations. For example, our government march of events in Iran that were wholly tions and in the structure of international could not agree simply to seize any of the beyond our control. The most important law. Shah's assets we could find and turn them was the emergence of authoritative leaders It has become the fashion to belittle the over to Iran. On that issue our bottom line who could speak for Iran. It was not until United Nations as a constructive force in was due process of law. It was immovable. August 1980, 10 months after the hostages world affairs. Indeed, the shortcomings of Indeed, it was largely our respect for indi were seized, that Iran had a Parliament the U.N. system were all too apparent in the vidual lives that made this a crisis. with power to act on the issue, and it was hostage ordeal. U.N. sanctions against Iran Had we cared less about individual human many weeks more before the lines of au were thwarted by an opportunistic Soviet lives, the holding of fifty-three hostages thority were clear enough for serious talks. veto. There was no effective way to enforce would not have held the entire nation's at During those long, painful months it was the orders of the World Court that the hos tention. Had we cared less, we might simply crucial not to be goaded by frustration into tages had been seized illegally and should be have written off the people and looked for an unwise course of action. released immediately. Missions to Iran by ways to punish their captors. But our con There are a number of lessons here: Secretary General Waldheim and by a spe cern about the hostages made it unthink In a turbulent world, there will inevitably cial five-member U.N. commission also able for us to deal with the crisis in a cal be other instances where problems urgently proved futile. lous or cynical manner. need solving but we can only see the faint Yet for all of these failings, the interna Our respect for human life also provides est glimmer of how it might be done. It is tional community still played an indispensa the essential context for any dealing with right to be impatient over such things as ble role. terrorists in the future. human suffering, war, and injustice. But we At the practical level, the solutions to We must never be overanxious. The hand need to develop a capacity for steadiness, complex aspects of the negotiations were of terrorists should not be strengthened. We not in the sense that we accept things as found in established international practice, must be prepared to wait for a settlement as they are, but to bring a constancy to the such as the rules of the U.N. Commission on long as it takes-making it clear all the effort to change them. International Trade Law. The existence of while where the responsibility lies for the In difficult specific circumstances, like settled, neutral procedures was a great help safety of people held captive. those in Iran, government should avoid in expediting the negotiations. But beyond that, I do not believe we can, building up expectations of early success Even more fundamentally, the political in or should, pretend complacency about the lest the pressure to act quickly, even if im fluence of the United Nations was felt at lives involved. For such a choice would trade providently, become irresistible. We must crucial times. From the outset, the General a principle-and a sacred one-for a tactic. not let the calendar be an ally of the oppo Assembly and Security Council resolutions This can be an excruciating issue. Our site camp. and the International Court of Justice rul values make it harder to operate in situa At the same time the press and public ings deprived Iran of any pretense that it tions where others are not so constrained, need to understand that a shortage of news was pursuing just claims in a legitimate way where the adversary is often cruel and inhu does not necessarily signify an absence of against the United States. The resulting iso mane. progress. The economic and diplomatic lation contributed to the pressure on the But our values also define us. For our own sanctions we and others applied on Iran had Iranian government. sake, and also to foster the kind of under a cumulative effect. They played a vital role By the same token, our pursuit of the standing we want among the people of the in the growth of a consensus in Iran that a issue through the United Nations legal ma world, I think we want to keep and protect settlement would serve Iran's interests. So chinery stirred international sympathy for our unique definition. on that score we were making headway even our cause. Our course strengthened the in There are compensations as well as costs when we appeared to be dead in the water. clination of scores of countries-some in to a foreign policy built on ideals. In South A wide understanding of such a phenome public, some very quietly-to help us with west Asia, the world had been presented a non could lead to greater national steadi diplomacy of their own. In addition, when striking contrast between our approach and ness, and thus to more realistic and effec we imposed sanctions in April of 1980, most that of the Soviet Union, whose forces con tive diplomacy. countries treated those as legitimate steps. tinue still to spill the blood of nationalists In a third area, the Iran crisis reminded us By pursuing all lawful means, we built in in Afghanistan. While we have been re of the perilous circumstances in which our creased respect both for the law and for strained, the Soviets have inflicted their diplomats often must perform. Are there ourselves. bloody preference in dictators on a non better ways to protect them, to prevent The United Nations environment ulti aligned neighbor. Where we have abided by takeovers like that in Iran? mately produced a crucial turning point. In the rule of law, the Soviets have attempted Certainly there are ways to improve our mid-October, Prime Minister Rajai visited to impose the rule of raw power on a weaker posture: the United Nations and sought to focus state. Structural improvements and tightened world attention on Iran's grievances in its That message has not been lost on other procedures can make embassies more defen conflict with Iraq. But he played to a cold countries and peoples. The Soviet star in sible, and a program of that kind is under house at the U.N. He was told repeatedly the Third World plummeted in the months way. that Iran could expect no support from the following the invasion, and ours, corre Marine guard contingents can be rein world community as long as the American spondingly, has risen. Again, the message forced. hostages remained in confinement. Im for us in this surely is not that we should We can thin down embassy staffs, or evac pressed by the U.N. experience, he took copy the tactics and standards of our rivals, uate, in times of crisis. In Iran, our official back to Iran a new appreciation of Iran's but that we should spotlight and celebrate staff was cut from over 1400 personnel isolation and its stake in ending the crisis. the difference. From such a comparison, we before the revolution to about 70 in Novem These are events to keep in mind as we can only emerge the stronger and more re ber of 1979. contemplate the worth of the United Na spected. We can work through international insti tions and our participation in it. I do not Using the sharpened vision of hindsight tutions for rules that make sanctions auto suggest by any means that criticism ought and the cooling influence of time-I offer matic when governments either condone to be silenced. But we also ought to see these few thoughts as a tentative assess terrorism or engage in such conduct them beyond the dreary sameness of General As ment of the hostage crisis. What is their selves. sembly debates. We ought to recognize that sum? But we cannot reduce the risks to zero. the United Nations and its affiliated institu The crisis gave us the chance to grow Under international law, the ultimate re tions do far more than vent the anger of the wiser in our dealings with the developing sponsibility for the security of diplomatic developing world. Indeed, they serve our in- world. June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14313 It underscored for us the importance of tee of the House Armed Services Com ers: "On June 5, spot silver on Comex closed steady diplomacy in pursuit of our interests, mittee, which voted unanimously not at ... $9,8950. In our opinion, that will be in contrast to the impetuous resort to force to sell silver prior to this action. the low for the year.... " where its use would damage our interests. Barron's Financial Weekly in its That's what makes markets. As to the pol It drew our attention to the great contri itics of silver, an element that assays as butions, and the legitimate needs, of our June 22, 1981, issue ran an excellent high today as a century ago, we hold strong diplomatic service. editorial on this subject. I strongly er views. The issue currently before Con It brought back to us a tangible return commend it to the attention of my col gress is whether or not to dispose of 139.5 from the international community we have leagues. million ounces of the metal, the total board supported. SILVER RATES A HOLD-THE UNITED STATES now held in the U.S. stockpile. On June 4, And in more ways than one, for us and SHOULD NOT SELL AN OUNCE FROM THE the Seapower and Strategic and Critical Ma others, the hostage crisis displayed and STOCKPILE terials Subcommittee of the House Armed tested American ideals-and they were Long before the Hunt brothers surfaced, Services Committee, by unanimous vote, re found worthy. silver, so a top executive of the American jected the proposed sale. A week later, the As I have reflected on that last night in Smelting & Refining Co. of On rollcall No. 102, final passage of powers-that-be at the Commodity Exchange $48.70. and Chicago Board of Trade, under attack Thereupon, the market abruptly reversed, the bill, I would have voted "aye."• for taking steps that seemed designed to falling more than 30 percent in the follow further private financial interests rather ing week and continuing to plunge until the SILVER RATES A HOLD-THE than the public weal, also received relatively end of March, when the metal changed high grades. True, such findings by no hands at $10.80 an ounce, barely 25 percent UNITED STATES SHOULD NOT means constitute the last' word: both CFTC of the peak price. The Hunts missed a $100 SELL AN OUNCE FROM THE and SEC continue to pursue probes of their million-plus margin call, and for a day or so, STOCKPTT.....E own, and charges may still be brought. the financial community stood poised on Nonetheless, for the present at least, the the brink of disaster. Today, of course, all HON. LARRY McDONALD Hunts et al. stand accused of nothing worse that seems like ancient history. Bache & than seeking, perhaps over-zealously, to pro Co. has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flation. Miscalculation, but no crime. seen its shares recover from a low of $7% to Thursday, June 25, 1981 Even on that score, the outlook strikes the $32 recently offered by Prudential In those in the trade as no longer wholly bleak. surance Co. The stock market has staged a e Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, if Since hitting the low a few weeks ago, silver robust advance across-the-board. Apart present plans hold, the United States has failed to show further weakness. More from the Hunts, who dropped billions of must sell most if not all the silver it over, at least one astute observer, Charles dollars and wound up in hock, silver rates presently has in our national stock Stahl of Green's Commodity Market Com was the major casualty of the whole affair. pile. The silver will be sold in the ments, has turned unabashedly bullish. Here, too, recovery may be shaping up. name of budget reconciliation, directly True, unlike its glittering record in gold, Back in January, in the pages of Barron's, where for more than a year it succeeded in Dennis A. Suskind and Irwin Shishko, vice contrary to Public Law 96-41, the calling all the turns, Greens' has been pre presidents of J. Aron & Co. Inc., dealers in Strategic and Critical Material Stock maturely positive on silver: for some weeks precious metals, took a hard look at the piling Revision Act of 1979, which its readers have been long on the metal, at long-range prospects. According to their sta states: an average price of $11.49, somewhat above tistical work, throughout 1979, production The purpose of the stockpile is to serve the current market. Nonetheless, it makes a persistently fell short of industrial demand the interest of national defense only and is plausible case for the upside, including the at $7-$9 an ounce. "If silver ever drops not to be used for economic or budgetary steady climb in consumption during the below $10 again," the two concluded, "[it] is purposes. past 81 months, the likelihood that millions likely to shift back to chronic shortage." of silver coins will be turned out next year Green's Commodity Market Comments as We are not only moving to violate to commemorate the 1984 Olympic Games, noted, has turned short-term bullish. Ob the law of the land, but we are going and the plans of Sunshine Mining Co. to serving that the Bureau of Mines recently against the decision of the responsible mint one-ounce silver medallions known as revised upward its estimate of 1980 domestic subcommittee-Seapower and Strate "sunshines." Weighing the prospects, consumption, from 117. 7 million ounces to gic and Critical Materials Subcommit- Green's last week flatly advised its follow- 125.2 million, the firm went on to say that 14314 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 in the first quarter of 1981, usage stood at became trapped in an abandoned ers, paramedics, and rescue team mem the highest level in 18 months. "It is our ex septic tank in his front yard. bers be commended for their service. I pectation," it added, "that consumption of Responding to what was thought to hope that each of us will reflect upon silver this year will be 10-15 percent higher than in 1980, and that in 1982, consumption be a routine call-a boy trapped in a the dangerous duties performed by will increase drastically because of the pro sewer; no serious injuries-paramedics these men and women in communities posed Olympic coins, the minting of which from St. Joseph Hospital in Lancaster throughout this great nation and will should start by the end of this year or be and volunteer firefighters from the approve this resolution.• ginning of next. . . . We expect a sustained Bausman Fire Co. were immediately move which should carry the price of silver dispatched to the scene. "Jamie," as to the $16 level within a reasonable time." he is fondly addressed by his family, FLOOR STATEMENT ON SBA Such a rise, of course, would undoubtedly PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS delight the Hunts, who still hold a mini was rescued through the heroic efforts mum of 63 million ounces. Win or lose, how of these rescue squads. But in their at ever, they should be pleased with what the tempts to retrieve the boy from the 8- HON. E. THOMAS COLEMAN CFTC report had to say about their contro foot hole, three brave, selfless, young OF MISSOURI versial dealings. By taking delivery of the men lost their lives. physical metal, the buyers probably acceler Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay trib IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ated the upswing in prices. However, add ute to these self-sacrificing men, 24- Thursday, June 25, 1981 the investigators: "From a surveillance per year-old Bruce Ditlow of Lancaster, Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, last spective, the actions of the Hunts and other 22-year-old Kevin Weatherlow of e major long position holders were in several year much of the Midwest suffered respects inconsistent with conduct normally Willow Street, and 18-year-old Jeffrey recordbreaking temperatures and attributable to a market squeeze on a ma Jones of Lancaster. drought. In midwestern cities, people turing futures contract." Specifically, "the Bruce Ditlow and Kevin Weatherlow died of the heat. In the rural areas, largest position concentrations were in de were best friends as well as partners folks were more fortunate, but agricul ferred rather than nearby delivery months. on the St. Joseph Hospital rescue Also, the major buyers- the Hunts and sev squad. They attended Penn Manor ture was devastated as crops literally eral foreign interests-appeared to want to High School together. They trained to burned up in the fields. Corn and soy acquire physical silver bullion. To this end, become paramedics together. Bruce bean yields were cut to fractions of [they] were willing to accept non-certificat served as best man at Kevin's wedding. normal harvest. ed silver in other locations and forms, Appropriately, the Federal Govern rather than insist that the shorts fully meet When Bruce descended into the hole, to bring Jamie Walker to safety, ment provided relief to those in our their contractual obligations to make deliv cities suffering from the heat wave. ery in accordance with the terms of the fu neither he nor anyone else at the tures market. They also exchanged ware scene knew that the pit was complete The Government was committed to house receipts covering deliverable silver for ly absent of oxygen. Bruce was imme this effort and carried out its obliga silver located outside the U.S. In addition, diately overcome by what was thought tion to city dwellers. But the Federal the CFTC and the exchanges had also re to be highly combustible methane gas, Government did not meet all of last ceived assurances that, consistent with their but was later determined to be a summer's crises so well. In fact, the historical trading practices, the Hunts and Government shirked its duties in one other major longs would liquidate or roll deadly concentration of carbon diox ide. Kevin, recognizing that his friend vital area. I speak of the Small Busi forward at least part of their positions in ness Administration's physical disaster the maturing futures contracts." So far, so was in trouble, equipped himself with good. breathing apparatus and life lines and loans. Let me explain what occurred: As to the proposed liquidation of the entered the small opening. Finding Until mid-March of this year, SBA stockpiled silver, Barron's takes a dim view. Bruce unconscious, Kevin removed his was making loans to farmers who lost For one thing, as Simon D. Strauss CALIFORNIA some disagreements over the years, the in carry out our obligations. If we do not, OF dustry and the Government have made the IN THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES we undermine faith in our Govern system work. ment, and through arbitrary decisions Thursday, June 25, 1981 Today we celebrate 75 years of a joint ven like these, in the middle of the game ture between the meat industry and the e Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I re we sort out winners and losers. Let us Federal Inspection Service in working to cently introduced legislation that will finish the game; then change the gether to make the American meat supply aid our Nation's efforts to reduce our rules. the most wholesome in the world. They say reliance upon costly and politically un American agriculture, the prime the proof of the pudding is in the eating. reliable foreign oil. My legislation, mover in our economy, has suffered Well, Americans last year consumed $65 bil H.R. 3912 and H.R. 3913, would because of this. I am outraged, as lion worth of red meat products- all that expand the definition of heavy oil many of the farmers and bankers in was produced. How well the industry has under the windfall profit tax, and it my district are outraged, at this situa performed is made clear when we recognize would exempt heavy oil from the tion. Many, indeed most, of these pro that 85 percent of the audited plants were windfall profit tax. ducers will continue providing food for graded good to excellent and that less than Perhaps the greatest promise in the us and the world, but an irreversible 112 of 1 percent of 37 billion pounds of feder immediate future for cutting down on breach of faith has been committed. ally inspected meat produced was subject to imported oil lies in producing more of Farmers in my district now feel the any regulatory action. We can readily con clude that industry and Government have our own oil. Much of that new U.S. oil Government's rules and regulations made a sometimes cumbersome and some production will be so-called heavy oil. can be changed at any moment to sat times onerous system work for the public Heavy oil is present in untold billions isfy the whims of policymakers. This good. of barrels in estimated reserves in kind of action is not good government When the meat industry and the meat in California, but it is extremely difficult any longer. It supersedes the Congress spection services began this long association and expensive to produce. Heavy oil and through such opinions written by back in 1906, the American consumer went can mean anything from molasses-like the Attorney General of this Nation to the corner grocery and chose from a very crude to solid tar, and getting it out of regarding this situation intentionally limited selection of fresh meat cuts and a the ground and into pipelines requires seeks to supervene the Constitution. few sausages. Today, through 75 years of re expensive heating techniques, includ Thank you Mr. Speaker.e search and innovation, the meat industry ing costly pollution controls on steam provides the modern American supermarket generators used to produce the heat. with over 1,000 different types of processed Heavy oil costs a great deal to THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF meat products, each neatly packaged and at THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPEC tractively displayed in a refrigerated show produce, yet it commands a much TION ACT case. lower price than lighter crude. When The consumer of 1906 would be amazed at the costs are coupled with the added HON. GLENN ENGLISH our 1981 variety, and he or she might be burden of the windfall profit tax, the even more amazed to know that every one incentive to produce this oil is further OF OKLAHOMA dampened. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of those products was prepared under Gov ernment inspection and that diseases preve Current domestic heavy oil produc Thursday, June 25, 1981 lent in 1906 are virtually unknown today. tion recovered by thermal techniques e Mr. ENGLISH. Mr. Speaker, June We have met the challenges together, but is about 300,000 barrels per day. It has 10, marked the 75th anniversary of today, when the consumer demands even been estimated by the Congressional the Federal Meat Inspection Act. This greater variety and quality, and with con Budget Office and the National Petro law, enacted in 1906, instituted a trol of the Federal budget presenting us leum Council that heavy oil produc system of Federal inspection that as with even greater challenges, our ingenuity tion should at least double by 1990 if it sures consumers the meat products and our management ability will be put to a were not burdened by the windfall produced in this country come from new test. profit tax. Loss of tax revenues from healthy animals prepared under sani We in the industry are anxious to work the exemption of heavy oil would total tary conditions. This legislation with the Department in exploring new only $3.3 billion over the decade from methods and new ways to accomplish our 1981-1990, marked the beginning of an era in work more efficiently, more effectively, yet the value of lifting the which the U.S. Government and the while, at the same time, assuring the con windfall profit tax from producers of meat industry would work cooperative sumer of high standards of wholesomeness, heavy oil would be far greater for our ly to provide safe, wholesome, and we recognize that we are entering a period national energy independence. properly labeled meat products. of change in the way our industry will be Mr. Speaker, if we want to achieve I would like to enter in the RECORD a regulated. We stand ready to act as a con~ self-reliance in energy production, it speech presented at the U.S. Depart structive partner with the Department in clearly makes little sense to tax away ment of Agriculture's 75th anniversary bringing about these changes. The environ the incentive for that production. Our celebration for the Federal Meat In ment today-one of teamwork rather than Nation's energy producers have shown spection Act by Mr. Hugo Slotkin, as adversaries-will help insure that both ingenuity and perseverance in develop chairman of the board, John Morrell the needs of Government and industry can ing new ways to recover oil in difficult & Co., Chicago, Ill. be met while meeting our responsibility to to-exploit reservoirs. Congress should the public interest. REMARKS BY HUGO SLOTKIN OF JOHN help improve the economic climate for MORRELL & Co. For 75 years our joint efforts have assured heavy oil production, because heavy Mr. Secretary, Congressman Foley, distin the American public of the safest food oil will play an increasingly important guished speakers, ladies and gentlemen. supply on the face of the earth. Let us role in solving our oil supply problems. It is an honor for me to represent the today renew our determination to continue American meat industry on this historic oc to pursue our mutual goal of a wholesome I urge my colleagues to join me in casion. Since 1906, the Department of Agri meat supply in a spirit of partnership and cosponsoring H.R. 3912 and H.R. 3913, culture and the American meat industry cooperation.• and I also urge early action by the have been engaged in one of the most effec Congress in this important energy con tive partnerships ever put together between cern.e 14316 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 WALTER EICHINGER: A MAN ~aid in salary or supported in some way by A TRIBUTE TO LILLIAN KATZ DEDICATED TO EQUALITY tax dollars and by doing so delays making Medicare work for what it was originally de signed to do. HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS Here is the Resolution: We respectfully OF NEW YORK OF MICHIGAN request action either administratively or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES legislatively to determine the proper, equal Thursday, June 25, 1981 Thursday, June 25, 1981 and reasonable charges used by Medicare in the State of Michigan. We believe that the e Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, I •Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I would "approved amount" should be equal state would ask my colleagues to join me in like to submit the following statement wide as is the premium and that the geo paying tribute to one of my constitu by one of my constituents, Mr. Walter graphical locality should not determine the ents, Lillian Katz, founder and presi Eichinger of Ontonagon, Mich., con quality of medical expertise rendered nor dent of the Lillian Vernon Corp. of cerning his view on the administration should it regulate the changeable values of Mount Vernon, N.Y. Lillian Vernon is of the medicare program. professional diagnosis and treatment. celebrating its 30th anniversary this Anyone having a business today has a re Remember that five of the National Dele year. sponsibility to themselves and also the em gates, those going to Washington in Novem Lillian Katz was born in Leipzig, ployee. In the event the employee does not ber and December signed the petition for Germany. She lived in Holland for 4 perform efficiently and effectively, it be presentation of the Resolution and that years and emigrated to the United comes the responsibility of the employer to more that 20 required signers willfully States in 1937 to escape from the im replace the negligent individual. signed . . . most importantly, the 480- We Senior Citizens, and those of you who member general assembly passed it without pending Nazi invasion. She began her will be someday, plus all of you involved in one opposing vote. That is quite a record. business in 1951 with $2,000. Today, the big Medical spectrum, are, indeed, a This is no time to make changes. her company is a major employer in very potent group. All we need do is collec Medicare must be equalized straight my district. tively recognize it by team play, dedication across the board, totally, without reserva Lillian Katz has long been active in and sticking together. We will be able to tion; here is why: her community. Her company has do send a message to our employees, the Politi <1 > If Medicare is equal, all printed forms nated a room to Mount Vernon Hospi cians and the bureaucrats he employs, with tal and sponsored programs for the teeth in it. could be uniform; all claims be standardized; We, the aging group, are still capable in no need to have the human element of benefit of various local and national solving our own problems and do not need a greed enter into the dilemma nor have charities. host of outsiders telling us what they think anyone make an adjusted decision based on I am pleased to add my voice to is right for us. We know what is right ... geographical qualifications. those commending Lillian Katz on the and also what is wrong and we believe we (2) With time, bureaucratic graft, bureau 30th anniversary of her company's op know of those intending to do wrong. cratic decision-making would be cut, hope eration in Westchester.• Medicare should not be entered into the fully eliminated; and now comes a new light Political Arena because this has been where in making Medicare work ... the American it has laid dormant for years. Nothing ... tradition of an award for making it work. CANADIAN ATTEMPT TO TAKE absolutely nothing has been done to help (3) Give Medicare a chance to cut billions OVER CONOCO OIL CO. solve the problems of the Medicare "Mon of dollars of waste and mishandling and add ster" until the introduction of the Michigan to the beneficiary a renewed confidence as White House Conference on Aging Resolu well as the provisions to provide the services HON. MANUEL LUJAN, JR. tion at Dearborn, Michigan, April 29 and 30, intended. This will automatically permit a OF NEW MEXICO 1981. higher level of professionalism to each med IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES If the Congressman would be generous ical facility, to each person holding the Thursday, June 25, 1981 enough to admit in his press releases his highest academic degree awarded to any willingness to get behind the White House practice, and it will give the confused medi • Mr. LUJAN. Mr. Speaker, I have in Conference on Aging "wagon of equality", it cal field the opportunity to seek its own recent months expressed my concern would relieve a great deal of indecision. about a deterioration in the reciproci We cannot settle for less than what the level. This is the history of our great resolution states and here is why: nation ... it isn't new. Let's go back and do ty between Canada and the United People who have not reached the age of it right. States in the energy investment field. retirement or who are not in the field of (4) The same Medicare premium deserves Yesterday I expressed my concern geriatrics cannot provide themselves enough the same privileges, status or rights. about the most recent Canadian at time away from their way of life to help re (5) Privileged areas, and the Resolutions tempt to take over Conoco Oil Co. Last search the results of the study being con states, "changeable values" tends to produce week I placed the State Department's ducted, nor do they realize the impact the a bleeding of medical expertise, one locale response to my concerns in the problems that Medicare has caused the par to another affecting the medical facilities RECORD. Today I am placing in the ticipating recipient as well as the entire and the desire for some doctors to move to medical field. Most people are just too busy areas where "approved amounts" are more RECORD the response from the Depart earning a living to make these necessary liberal; also a sequel effect, a chain reaction, ment of the Interior: studies. Here is one important observation: a linkage effect involving suppliers, trans U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, irrespective of who it may be, nobody has portation, energy, motel-hotels, restaurants, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, presented anything effective toward solving garages, gift shops . . . others. Washington, D. C., June 20, 1981. the problems of Medicare, the recipient, the (6) The "approved amount" is the stand Hon. MANUEL LUJAN, Jr., doctors, hospitals and others in the field, ard for whatever the charge may be. The House of Representatives, prior to the action enforced by the Michi Washington, D. C. gan White House Conference on Aging. supplemental insurance, Medigap Insur DEAR MR. LUJAN: Please excuse the late Any attempt now to change the package ance, carried as a separate policy, in most ness of this reply to your letter of March 30, the White House Conference is submitting cases, yields the sum based on the "ap 1981, in which you state your concerns of will be ineffective, complicated, bureaucrati proved amount"; the geographical differ foreign takeovers of U.S. mineral resource cally controlled and very costly. The Medi ence, at times, amounts to a considerable companies in the wider and longer view of care program was designed to take care of sum. impacts on adequate and secure mineral the sick, the elderly, and those unable to <7> We would be derelict of our obligation supplies for the U.S. Specifically, you sug provide for themselves; certainly, not to and guilty of abandonment to those who gested that the Department of the Interior create jobs for the ones involved in paper trusted us; the White House Conference on undertake a review under the reciprocity shuffling, the talented, and those having Aging cannot change its course; if given the provision of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 sufficient ability or resources to provide for facts, the people will understand that the to determine what impacts foreign acquisi themselves. Washington White House Conference on tions have on domestic mineral capacity. The White House Conference on Aging Aging is the most effective group to assure You are aware that the $2.03 billion should stress this: Anyone challenging the fulfillment of the needs of the aging and re tender offer for St. Joe Minerals Corpora intent of the Resolution is most likely being store the dignity and security of Medicare.• tion by the Canadian firm, Seagram Compa- June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14317 ny, was never consummated. The American laws. Moreover, the interrelationship of That is why I am introducing a bill owned Fluor Corporation has been reported ownership to mineral production and supply to authorize a Presidential Protection to have offered St. Joe a $2.9 billion pack extends beyond our borders. The fact that Commission to make recommenda age to acquire 45 ·percent of St. Joe's the U.S. has become increasingly attractive common stock at $60 per share and the re to foreign investors needs also to be recon tions on ways that we, as a nation, can maining shares through a stock exchange. ciled from the perspective that the U.S. re better protect our Chief Executive. The Secretary of the Interior has the re mains the largest investor in foreign miner It is true that the general level of vi sponsibility under the "similar or like privi als and that this has been possible under olence in America has been increasing leges" provision of the 1920 Act to review international rules that support free and over the last 20 years. But there is foreign citizen ownership of U.S. firms ap open trade and investment. more behind the assaults on our Presi plying for leases under that Act. Under We know and appreciate your interest in dents than this general phenomenon. standably, management of the leasing pro this aspect of mineral policy. We intend to gram in compliance with that provision has keep you informed as we look further into There are special conditions, such as sometimes created problems. A publicly this problem. greater length of Presidential cam traded U.S. corporation with a large amount Sincerely, paigns and more extensive travel, that of outstanding shares may be unaware of DONALD PAUL HODEL, make a President or Presidential can certain stock ownership that can change Under Secretary. didate in the 1980's more vulnerable daily in the market especially when small Enclosure. than his predecessors. blocks of stock are involved. Because of the MINERAL LEASING ACT OF 1920-RECIPROCAL Despite these factors, and a growing almost impossible task of ascertaining the COUNTRIES public concern for the safety of the nationality of foreign citizens holding minor The following countries are considered as President, there has not been a formal ownership in U.S. companies, the Depart being reciprocal within the meaning of the ment of the Interior as a matter of policy study of Presidential protection since Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920 1963 when President Johnson initiated does not inquire into the nationality of (41 Stat. 437; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) as those holding less than 10 percent of such amended. Project Star in the aftermath of Presi stock. In no event, however, is foreign own Anguilla, Argentina, Australia, Austria, dent Kennedy's assassination. ership in U.S. companies allowed to exceed Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, The Presidential Protection Com the limiting percentage for foreign owner Canada, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Federal mission proposed by this legislation ship prescribed in the laws of reciprocal Republic of Germany, Formosa , and British Virgin Islands.e ing. The policy of the U.S. has been general types of public activity by the Presi ly one of noninterference in the flow of cap dent. ital across international borders except STATEMENT BY HON. PETER W. The Commission will have former where the national security or sensitive sec RODINO, JR., ON PRESIDEN Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald tors of the economy may be compromised. TIAL PROTECTION COMMIS Ford as its cochairmen. Both these Likewise, our international commodity SION men faced long campaigns and hun policy is based on the principle that govern dreds of public appearances as our Na ment intervention in markets should be tion's Chief Executive. President Ford minimal. Nevertheless, the GAO in its latest HON. PETER W. RODINO, JR. was the target of two would-be assas report, "Foreign Direct Investment in the OF NEW JERSEY United States-the Federal Role," stressed sins in 1975. I expect both Presidents the need for improving the analyses of im IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Carter and Ford to offer valuable in pacts of such investments. Thursday, June 25, 1981 sights and opinions on reducing the Most would agree that the international risks of assaults during Presidential setting that affects the flow of minerals is •Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, ever since President John Quincy Adams appearances, and on general policies becoming more intense and complex. For in that will better protect our present stance, the governJllents of Australia and chose to ignore the threat on his life Canada, countries that provide major shares by a court-martialed Army sergeant, and future Presidents.e · of U.S. mineral imports, have moved toward American Presidents have shown little more intervention in their resource produc interest in taking precautions to ing sectors, particularly with respect to for WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY insure their physical safety. But the NATURALIZED AMERICANS eign interests. While there has not been a history of our Nation-especially our major shift away from the open-door invest ment policies of these two countries, any recent history-demonstrates a com HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN shift of consequence could have a major pelling need to reassess the steps we impact on U.S. investments there. It is take to protect our Presidents. OF NEW YORK therefore important, we believe, that the In the 205 years of our Nation's ex IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. not take actions that would increase istence, there have been 13 attempts the uneasiness on the part of foreign gov to assassinate our Chief Executives. Thursday, June 25, 1981 ernments toward their inward investments. Six of these assaults have come in the e Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is This is not meant to infer that a study last two decades. In fact, four of our with sincere pleasure that I congratu should not be done. The very evident con cern of Congress would indicate the oppo last eight Presidents have been targets late the 57 Orange County residents of site. However, a study by the Department of of attempted assassinations. So, when New York's 26th Congressional Dis the Interior of the impacts of foreign acqui President Reagan was wounded by a trict who have recently chosen to sitions on U.S. mineral productive capac would-be assassin on March 30, it become citizens of the United States, ity-more particularly as it might affect the seemed more like the continuation of with all of the privileges, freedoms, economy and national security-would need a terrible trend than an unthinkable and responsibilities that American citi to be far more encompassing than a study event. zenship entails. of just those companies that have foreign Too often we have heard the com Our Hudson Valley region in New ownership involved in lease rights under the 1920 Act. As you know, the minerals that ment, "If someone really wants to get York State is proud of its newest citi are of concern to the national security are to the President, there is nothing zens and I invite my colleagues to join primarily certain hard rock minerals, which anyone can do to prevent it." This me in welcoming the following newly in the case of public lands come under the notion accepts the unacceptable. I naturalized Americans and extending mining laws rather than the mineral leasing think we can do better. to them our best wishes for a happy 14318 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 19,81 and prosperous life in their new home this contingency. Under this legisla The Western Area Power Adminis land: tion, State and local governments will tration estimates that peak demands NEW CITIZENS have some indication in advance of will increase from 19,300 megawatts in Lambros Adamis, Alberta Barren, Anne proposed regulations and can plan for 1979 to approximately 50,000 Bradford Bell, Bernard Bercu, Rosario Bolo them. megawatts by the year 2000. Signifi gna, Hector Britos, Elisa Britos, Angella This legislation closely corresponds cant growth in energy and peak de Burton, Blanca R. Caballero, Armando Ca to the State and Local Government mands will occur in the next 20 years ballero, Enore Campana, Gloria Campana, Cost Estimate Act-H.R. 1465-which and now is the time to prepare for Maria C. R. Catizone, Joanna Choo, Kath Mr. LUNDINE, Mr. ZEFERETTI, and I in these needs. leen Clark, Luigi Costagliola, Florencia En troduced a few months ago. The State riquez, Rebecca Farrell, Rachael Garland, At this time, pumped storage is the Sotirios Giagiakos, Patrick Gilligan, Isaak and Local Government Cost Estimates only known method of storing large Gluck, Rodrigo Miguel Hernandez, Huon Act would require the Congressional amounts of energy. It is attractive be Huynh, Abraham Kaufman, Eileen Killeen, Budget Office-CBO-to estimate the cause it can fit easily into the oper Corazon Laput, Juliana Last, and Sheila costs incurred by State and local gov ation of conventional hydro and ther Mcintyre. ernments in carrying out every signifi mal power resources. By utilizing Regina Mendlovits, Jennifer Ann Moles cant bill or resolution reported in the available offpeak thermal and nuclear worth, Jesus Navarro, Phuong-Lan Nguyen, House or Senate. Under current law, energy to pump water into an upper Khang Nguyen, Maria Nunez, Irmgard G. CBO prepares estimates of the costs to Papagianakis, Sapna Parikh, Melinda Rut reservoir, cheaper offpeak baseload kowsky, Marco Sachez, Sergiu Schapira, the Federal Government only. energy can be converted into more val Erna Schepers, Maria Scumaci, Shu May As communities try to cope with in uable peaking power. Sein, Zbigniew Serkowski, Chung K. Shum, flation, growing demands for services, Mr. Speaker, I am hopeful that the Pik Ying Shum, Catherine Simpson, Ines and dwindling revenue sources, we at Congress will believe as I do that now Acurantes Sison, Sarah Spilman, Aizik Spil the Federal level must be much more is the time to utilize our energy poten man, Juda Steinmetz, Palmerino Svizzero, cognizant of the intergovernmental tial for our energy independence.e Blanca Valdebenito, Marina Vargas, Teresa ramifications of our legislation and of Vasquez, Estela Veloso, Norma May Federal agencies' rules and regula Wilson.e tions. Enactment of the State and THE REMARKABLE Local Government Cost Estimates Act TRANSFORMATION IN JAMAICA THE STATE AND LOCAL GOV and the State and Local Government ERNMENT REGULATORY COST Regulatory Cost Estimates Act would HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO ESTIMATES ACT better equip State and local govern ments for their fiscal decisionmaking. OF CALIFORNIA HON. NORMAN Y. MINETA I st:r.cmgly urge all of my colleagues to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support these bills.e Thursday, June 25, 1981 OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES e Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, Thursday, June 25, 1981 GREGORY FACILITY MUCH some recent newspaper reports indi NEEDED cate there may be a slowing down in e Mr. MINETA. Mr. Speaker, today I the administration's commitment to join my colleagues Mr. LUNDINE and HON. CLINT ROBERTS develop a program to help the Carib Mr. ZEFERETTI to introduce the State bean basin. I hope those reports are and Local Government Regulatory OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES incorrect. I believe it is vital to present Cost Estimates Act. This legislation an alternative to the leftist forces in would require Federal agencies to Thursday, June 25, 1981 the region and to encourage the devel issue a notice of proposed rulemaking e Mr. ROBERTS of South Dakota. opment and expansion of the free listing estimates of the costs that new Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing market forces in that area. rules and regulations will pass on to legislation to authorize construction of I have urged the administration to State and local governments. a pumped storage hydropower facility support those democratic governments The conditions necessitating this to be located adjacent to Lake Francis in the Caribbean basin by encouraging legislation were intensified by recent Case in Gregory County, S. Dak. those programs that will promote pri efforts to cut back and eliminate many The Gregory facility would have a vate investment and development. The Federal programs, consequently plac peak capacity of 1,180 megawatts. This example of Jamaica is particularly im ing the burden on State and local gov peakload capacity cannot be efficient pressive for the turnaround it has ernments to carry out these programs. ly met by conventional power sources. achieved during the past year. The Federal Government has the re Coal-fired plants and nuclear facilities The following newspaper report by sponsibility to recognize the conse operate on constant rates and fail to Georgie Anne Geyer vividly describes quences that a minor change in regu meet extreme peakload needs. The the dramatic transformation in Jamai lations can have on State and local future needs of the Midwest and West ca that has marked the first months revenues and spending. This legisla in energy consumption will need to be of the government of Prime Minister tion would direct agencies of the U.S. met. Edward Seaga. I urge my colleagues Government to give State and local Public support in South Dakota for and the administration to pursue a co governments notice of any plans to this facility is high, with the anticipa ordinated program that will advance enact rules and regulations which tion that concurrent facilities can be the cause of development, closer rela would impact State and local govern based off the pumped storage such as tions, and U.S. interests in the Carib ments who devote many man-hours to dependable water supplies for rural, bean region. meet federally imposed requirements. municipal, and industrial use. For instance, in my own district, sec A pumped storage plant acts much REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION IN JAMAICA tion 504 of the Rehabilitation Act will the same way a giant storage battery maica aro'und, away from Cuban-style com done with the market system and popular High ~chool; and Stephanie Young, munism, he has also come forward as the elections and a strong protection of human London High School. force behind the new Marshij.ll-style plan rights." Also participating in the conference designed to turn around the entire Caribbe ALTERED LEADERSHIP STYLE an. were: Jeff Arling, Minster High Interviewed recently in Washington, the That is why he is now pushing to extend, School; Mark Arnold, Greenhills High prime minister pleaded that this moment be in effect, the Jamaican experience through School; Daniel R. Baker, Goshen High seized. "Last year the Caribbean basin came a Marshall-type plan for the area. It would require between $1 billion and $3 billion a School; Leon D. Baranovsky, Wyoming through six elections, and all reinforced the High School; Christoper Barton, Car moderate side of the electoral spectrum," he year from many sources in order to create said. "The mood exists at present and is an the public infrastructure on which to build dinal Stritch High School; Gregory G. opportunity that ought not to be lost." good market economies and democracies. Bernardo, St. John High School; Mi But what is perhaps most interesting is chelle Boehl, Lockland High School; OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS the way in which leadership styles have also "Now the shift has been made by the Paul D. Brown, Greenville High changed. Michael Manley was the epitome School; Victoria R. Brown, Shelby people, politically; but the region does not of the charismatic, personalistic, macho have the wherewithal to lift itself up eco leader, a type that has taken the attention Senior High School; Melissa Buschel nomically. If we lose this opportunity, we of so much of the world for so long. He mann, Reading High School; Mike will cause a shift back to the leftist side spoke to the guts and to the emotions. Callahan, Deer Park High School; the Reagan administration recognizes that Seaga, on the other hand, represents the Doris Cannon, Hughes High School; and has shown responsibility in taking the cool, managerial leader, the dour doer who Rebecca Cherry, Notre Dame Acade lead." speaks to the rational mind. We are leaving my; Lisa Clark, Lima C. Catholic High Only a year ago, the then lawyer and op the turbulent, violent world of Manley's ma position leader was a dour and dogged man, School; Christopher L. Cloran, Bishop chismo. The world we are entering is going Fenwick High School; Colleen Cullers, his beautiful island torn asunder. The leftist to need many more of Seaga's type of leader but charismatic government of Prime Minis if countries are really to develop and not Greenville High School; Richard D. ter Michael Manley had, in eight years in simply wither away.e Davis, Jr., Northmont High School; power, brought the economy to total bank Charles Delahunt, Wyoming High ruptcy. School; Steve Dinkins, Newcomers Violence reigned everywhere. The Cubans OPERATION YOUTH town High School; Noreen Donovan, were training 1,000 young men to the ideo logical spearhead of the new order that Our Lady of Angels High School; would spread from there around the Carib HON. WILLIS D. GRADISON, JR. Walter Engle, Miami Trace High School; Gail Enright, Mother Seton bean. Even if Seaga won the election-as he OF OHIO did solidly last autumn-it looked as though High School. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES it would take years to bring things even re Debra Fogle, Shelby Senior High motely back to normal. Thursday, June 25, 1981 School; Sherry Forste, Deer Park High But it has not taken years, a lesson that might be useful elsewhere. He points out: e Mr. GRADISON. Mr. Speaker, I School; Kathy Funderburg, Greenville violent crimes are down 39 percent over last would like to take this opportunity to High School; Jeannie Gravenkemper, November; after his first six months in recognize an outstanding program Southeastern High School; Brenda office an annual inflation rate of 25 percent Operation Youth-which recently Green, Loveland Hurst High School; is now down to 1.2 percent; the blackmarket took place in my district. Operation Mary T. Green, St. Ursula Academy; in foodstuffs is virtually destroyed and the Youth is a week-long conference Thomas E. Gremling, Lima C. Catho independent food market is thriving; foreign during which interested young men lic High School; Karen Grimm, investment, which many thought totally Mother Seton High School; Gabrielle dead, is responding remarkably well. and women learn about our system of "We have had a fantastic response from government. Gundrum, McNicholas High School; foreign investment," he said, looking a little This year's conference, the 31st edi Derek Hart, Oak Hills High School; surprised himself. "We set up a special unit tion, was held June 6-13 at Xavier Maureen Hermie, Mother of Mercy to handle it and that is one of the reasons University in Cincinnati, and 95 select High School; Jeffrey Hensley, Love for the flood of investment. They find it ed Ohio high school students partici land Hurst High School; Martha easy to operate in Jamaica." pated in the program. The agenda in Homan, Marion Local High School; After years of squabbling between the Robert J. Hughes, Elder High School; Manley government and the International cluded speeches by leaders in govern Monetary Fund over money for the nearly ment, education, and the media on John Janning, Roger Bacon High bankrupt island, the Seaga people have set topics such as "America's World Af School; Kimberly M. Jones, Eaton tled nicely with the IMF-and done it with fairs," "Science, Energy and Society," High School; Stephen E. Kauffman, a new, supply-side strategy. and "Free Enterprise Economics." Findlay High School; Scott Kinnison, The prime minister sees the entire mood Forums were then set up so the stu Sidney Lehman High School; Jerome as changed. "First there is the wave of con dents could discuss these topics and E. Klems, Purcell High School; Janet fidence in the government," he said. "As a other current issues. In addition, the A. Koch, Bishop Fenwick High School; result of that, the country is more stable Dough Kremer, Marion Local High and people are applying themselves to proj students formed political parties and ects. Before, there was no purpose in doing elected officials to a mock municipal School; Andy Kress, Toledo C. Catho so because there was no hope." government. I am extremely proud to lic High School; Bill Lehmkuhl, Min Even the 1,000 young men who were being recognize those who were elected to ster High School; Jennifer Lewis, trained in Cuba to be the ideological and office as well as those who participat Bishop Rosecrans High School; Jeff paramilitary shock troops of the "second ed in all other aspects of this valuable Logsdon, Findlay High School; Lynn Cuba" in the hemisphere have just "melded program. Marggrander, Loveland Hurst High themselves into society," he said. School. "They were supposed to be the forward They are as follows: Mayor, Stephen thrust, the strong hand. They would be re J. Cook, Moeller High School; vice Erik Mattes, Madeira High School; warded with economic contracts. Since none mayor, Beth Stallbaumer, Goshen Esther Mattick, Taylor High School; of that has been forthcoming, they have High School; city manager, Greg LuAnn Mayle, Notre Dame Academy; melted away. But that doesn't mean they Schildmeyer, Roger Bacon High Forrest G. McClain, Talawanda High don't constitute some kind of potential." School; clerk of council, Jim Barone, School; Melissa McDonald, St. Ursula What Seaga's Jamaica has shown so dra Moeller High School; and city council Academy; Linda McKenzie, McAuley matically is that even a rich but bankrupt members: Marty Berning, Elder High High School; Andrea L. Metz, Mt. island, "gone" as far as Jamaica was, can still return, with the right management and School; Tom Breitenbach, Moeller Healthy High School; Nancy Minning, leadership. "It is very important that Jamai High School; Beth A. Donabedian, Mother Seton High School; Joanie ca be successful, because Jamaica's example McNicholas High School; Joe Sabato, Mooney, New Lexington High School; is the most dramatic, classic case of the Elder High School; Bill Telles, Elder Annette Morris, Indian Lake High turnaround, an example of what can be High School; Barry Tiemeier, Elder School; Christine Muller, Wyoming
79-059 0-84-34 (Pt. 11) 14320 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 High School; Michael O'Hearn, long series analyzing the problem in immune, and the places to hide are fewer Todedo C. Catholic High School; its many dimensions. The introduc and fewer." Maria T. Ollier, Ursuline Academy; tion, "A Nation Afraid" shows how A recent Gallup poll, conducted for the National League of Cities, showed crime has Holly Ann Parnell, Oak Hills High much crime does rob Americans of the emerged·as the No. 1 concern of Americans. School; Thomas L. Pommering, Love freedom we cherish. The introduction, Twenty-five years ago, crime was not even land Hurst High School; Tricia printed below, and the entire series among the top 10 problems named. Powers, McNicholas High School; show how crime makes many millions The FBI says crime has climbed steadily Betsy Roth, Mother of Mercy High of our citizens victims every day of each year since the early 1960s, except for a School; Susan E. Schmid, Madeira their lives. slight decrease in 1976. According to the High School; Gregory J. Sertell, Ar The following is an excerpt from the FBI, the numbers of violent crimes reported lington High School; Terry Siebel, first article of this important series. to police jumped 80% during the past decade. Norwood High School. [From the Plain Dealer, June 7, 1981] FBI statistics take on an added dimension Kelly Lyn Smith, Western Hills WE, THE PEOPLE: LoCKED BEHIND BARS OF when considering that two out of three vio High School; Stephen S. Smith, FEAR lent crimes are not even reported to police. Mason High School; Steven Sokoloski, (By Alan A. A. Siefullah and W. C. Miller) Despite this increase in reported crimes, Columbus DeSales High School; "The decent people are living behind bars, the National Crime Survey, a semiannual Ronald J. Steinbrunner, Coldwater threatened by criminal terrorists who seem report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, High School; Cindy Sullivan, New Lex to be roaming the streets with immunity shows no indication of a crime boom. ington High School; Tim Taylor, from punishment," said Police Chief Joseph The National Crime Surveys maintain D. McNamara of San Jose, Calif. that crime rates have been unchanged since Moeller High School; Cheryl L. Thiel the mid-1970s, though their findings give meyer, Princeton High School; Rich The shootings of public figures-Pope John Paul II, President Reagan, John little solace. ard C. Vandewalle, Taylor High Lennon, Vernon Jordan-magnify the per Each year, one of 17 households experi School; Michael D. Watson, St. Ber vasive, sickening feeling that anyone and ev ences a murder, rape, robbery or assault, nard High School; Dawn M. Wilbers, eryone in America is a target. the survey says. One of every 13 households Western Hills High School; Wayne C. In Atlanta, the unsolved slayings of 28 is burglarized. Wilkey, Oak Hills High School; Marie black children and young adults provide "When everyone on your block can expect Wurzelbacher, McAuley High School; constant reminders of how vulnerable to be victimized by a violent crime or bur people are. These are the well-publicized glary at least once during the coming Donald P. Zimmerman, Norwood High decade, then you have a massive problem of School; Douglas Zink, Turpin High cases. Thousands of other senseless, violent crimes-murder, rape, aggravated assault crime," said Harry A. Scarr, director of the School; Mary A. Zocolo, Salem Senior and robbery-occur each day. statistics bureau. High School; Sharon K. Cannedy, "We all have a fantasy, a fear of this hap As fast as crime spreads, fear of crime Aiken Sr. High School. pening to us," said Michael B. Leach, a spreads faster. Surveys show that four of 10 I would especially like to honor Wil Cleveland psychologist who counsels crime Americans are highly fearful they will liam E. Smith, director of Operation victims and their families. "When it does become victims of violent crimes. Yet less Youth and Professor of Accounting happen, people talk about it over and over than one-half of 1% will. again." · Skyrocketing sales of guns, guard dogs, and Finance at Xavier University. His burglar alarms, locks and chemical repellant dedication in insuring the success of Soon, Leach said, a dozen people are afraid, a dozen lives affected. "People who are only the superficial signs of the fear this program has been unsurpassed. never have anything happen to them that seems to paralyze America. Other, be His efforts, as well as those of his become terrified they might." havioral signs are much more subtle. staff: Tom, Gardner, Maureen On America's crime clock, someone is slain Fearful Americans are less likely to go Murphy, Rev. Lee J. Bennish, Kevin every 24 minutes. A rape takes place each shopping or to movies at night. Many down M. Bien, Lisa Bruemmer, Bill Maly, seven minutes. A robbery comes each 68 sec towns and urban parks are deserted. "You Glen Napolitano, Jean C. Bolen, Dan onds, an assault each 51 seconds. used to see couples strolling their neighbor Eddingfield, Pam Ehrman, Karen In Cleveland last year a slaying was com hoods at night," a Houston policeman said. mitted every 32 hours. A rape took place "Not anymore." Indeed, polls show, three of Fahlbusch, Karen Schilling, and Rob every 12112 hours. A robbery occurred nearly five urban Americans are afraid to walk in Semmel, enabled 95 young citizens to every hour, and an assault every 12112 hours. their own neighborhoods at night. gain new insight into the workings of Nationally, in two-thirds of these violent The Figgie Report, a nationwide survey of democracy.e crimes, the victims did not know their as 1,000 people, last year found more than half sailants. This is perhaps the most terrifying of American women make sure they have fact of all. companions when going out at night. Seven CRIME "It's spooky talking to some of these of 10 women telephone friends to report guys," said Cleveland homicide detective they have arrived home safely. HON. MARY ROSE OAKAR Robert Shankland. "Killers today are dif The study, commissioned by Figgie Inter ferent, unfeeling. I had a half-dozen guys national of Cleveland Vietnam War. name from the fact that Goshen was There are a significant number of history the best part of ancient Egypt. This active duty against the communist in books on the war machines and personal year the town celebrates its incorpora vaders. ities on other historical events, during the tion with a summer long series of f es Mr. Speaker, much has been written period prior to and after the Korean War tivities and events designed to provide about the plight of the Vietnam veter but nothing, absolutely nothing, about the opportunities for all to participate. an recently-and deservedly so. The Korean War. 14322 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 After years of search I have been able to and Productivity-Democrats and Re meat are produced, packed, and proc purchase exactly three out of print books publicans, liberals and conservatives essed every year by farmers, ranchers, on the Korean war. Others, very few have joined me in writing to the Civil Aero and companies large and small. While been written but do not find their way to li brary shelves. nautics Board on behalf of the Conti the product volume is substantial, net Why am I reiterating this old history, of nental Airlines employee stock owner earnings are small-with packers earn so little concern to America and Americans? ship plan. We hailed the plan of Con ing less than 1 percent of total sales Because I fought there, my comrades were tinental's employees as a significant and regulatory burdens heavy. In addi injured and died there and millions of men milestone in the renewal of American tion to the requirements of the De had serious interruptions in their lives be business through increased productivi partment of Agriculture and the Food cause of the Korean War. Some like myself ty and capital formation. and Drug Administration which direct reenlisted for other countries rather than ly regulate food processing and mar return home a loser. Since that time, the CAB and the We can identify with the Vietnam Vets. Securities and Exchange Commission keting, meatpackers and processors We were idealistic and wanted to prove our have rejected repeated attempts by must comply with the disparate regu selves like our brothers, who comprised the Texas International Airlines to block latory requirements of other Federal victorious American armed forces during the plan of Continental's employees. agencies and State and local govern the second world war. Moreover, the U.S. District Court in ments. But it is the food safety regula What a waste! Perhaps we should have Los Angeles, the U.S. Court of Appeals tory activities of the Department of done our thing by evading the draft, or been for the Ninth Circuit and the Superior Agriculture and the Food and Drug selfish enough to consider our own future instead of gambling on Democracy. We did Court for the State of California have Administration which must be modi nothing but spin our wheels, in an Asian all refused the request of Texas Inter fied if we are to create a less burden rice paddy, while other, less patriotic or national to enjoin the plan. some regulatory environment that will more cunning, souls, were moving ahead in Now, by demanding a vote of stock allow the public health to be protected their career fields. holders before listing the new Conti and insure public confidence in the America you forgot about our sacrifice. nental stock for the ESOP, the New food system. You could care less about the idealistic York Stock Exchange is standing Although the United States indispu youth who succumbed to the battle cry of squarely in the way of this plan. On "Let's make the world safe from tyranny." tably has the world's safest, most After the last shot is fired, American leaders behalf of the House Task Force on In wholesome, and most abundant food are only willing to deal and trade with the dustrial Innovation and Productivity, I supply, there is a misguided fear tyrants, they so vociferously denounced. strongly urge NYSE to reconsider its among some well-meaning Americans After all, what's a little blood between ad decision and join in this partnership that much of our food and food ingre versaries, when there is money to be made. for renewing American business by ap dients are dangerous to the public When the Korean War Vets returned they proving without condition the listing health. weren't even accorded the freedoms for of the shares to this historic employee which we allegedly fought . Some were This misapprehension stems from a forced into gangster run unions, under the stock ownership plan.e virtually constant barrage of episodes guise of the Union Shop. Some who resisted over the past two decades in which were terrorized by union goon squads. INTRODUCTION OF THE FOOD various foods and food ingredients Others were denied free choice of residence SAFETY AMENDMENTS OF 1981 have been implicated. These highly ILLINOIS confirmation process was completed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES about one month after his name was from David Stockman, Director of the placed in nomination by President Office of Management and Budget, to Thursday, June 25, 1981 Carter. It wasn't until approximately Senator CHARLES PERCY, chairman of e Mr. DANIEL B. CRANE. Mr. Speak 10 weeks after his nomination that the Senate Foreign Relations Commit er, on June 17, 1981, a slim majority in Tom Pauken was finally approved by tee wherein Mr. Stockman states his the Senate voted in favor of Senator the Senate. It is significant that once str~ng opposition to the proposed split ALAN CRANSTON'S amendment to s. Mr. Pauken's nomination reached the for reasons of efficiency and cost: 14326 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI foreign countries in part through support tional personnel were assumed paid at DENT, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND facilities provided by the State Department. slightly above the office-average salary for BUDGET, While the Peace Corps Country Director 1981 and provided with roughly the agency Washington, D.C., May 14, 1981. meets with the Ambassador as part of the average amount of space, furniture, phone Hon. CHARLES PERCY, "country team," this relationship does not services, etc. All of these assumptions U.S. Senate, in any way implicate the Peace Corps in in appear to be conservative given the likely Washington, D. C. telligence-gathering activities. grade of these staff. Staff-level personnel DEAR SENATOR PERCY: I am taking this op For the above-stated reasons, I urge that and associated space and equipment were portunity to provide you with the Adminis S. 1015 be opposed as not in accord with the assumed divided between the agencies. tration's view that S. 1015, the Peace Corps program of the President. On a base of 150 staff, this methodology Autonomy Act, should not be enacted. Sincerely, led to a conclusion that 26 senior staff Section 2 of S. 1015 provides that, effec DAVID A. STOCKMAN, would be duplicated resulting in an increase tive on the date of enactment, the Peace Director. of roughly $1 million in operating costs on Corps shall become an independent agency the base of $8.3 million for 1981. This would within the executive branch of the Federal The administration has strongly represent an 11 percent increase for these Government and shall not be an agency stated its opposition to the proposed three offices. Substantial uncertainty is in within the ACTION Agency or any other separation. I would also like to submit troduced in attempting to project total costs department or agency of the United States. for the RECORD a letter from Max L. from this sample estimate. A simple linear Section 4 of the bill would restrict the Presi projection of the savings to the full $29 mil dent's authority to delegate functions under Friedersdorf, Assistant to the Presi lion joint services budget would indicate an the Peace Corps Act to the Director of the dent, to Senator CHARLES PERCY, chair increase of $3 million. This figure is likely Peace Corps. Section 5 of the bill provides man of the Senate Foreign Relations to be too large, however, because Peace that references in statutes, reorganization Committee, which further emphasizes Corps does not buy the same level of serv plans, executive orders and other official the administration's view that ices in all areas. While it buys significant re documents to the ACTION agency or the ACTION and the Peace Corps should cruitment and health services from Director of ACTION which affect functions not be separated. ACTION, Peace Corps would not duplicate or activities relating to the Peace Corps positions from the Office of Policy and shall be deemed references to the Peace THE WHITE HOUSE, Planning since it already has its own inde Corps. This section also requires that within Washington, April 27, 1981. pendent offices. Therefore, the $3 million 60 days after enactment of S. 1015, the Di Hon. CHARLES H. PERCY, figure should be viewed as an outside esti rectors of ACTION, the Peace Corps and U.S. Senate, mate for additional operating costs. the Office of Management and Budget must Washington, D. C. submit a report to appropriate Committees DEAR SENATOR PERCY: This letter provides Both Ms. Loret Miller Ruppe, the of the Congress concerning the steps taken further information in response to ques Director of the Peace Corps, and Tom to implement S. 1015. tions on the Peace Corps raised in your Pauken have testified at their respec The administration strongly opposes the letter of April 2. tive confirmation hearings that they passage of the bill on the grounds that it A quick analysis of the jointly supported support the status quo; that is, they would create inefficiencies that would disad services of Peace Corps and ACTION has oppose any attempt to separate the vantage both ACTION and the Peace Corps been done by OMB, in consultation with in carrying out their missions and would Peace Corps and ACTION staff. This analy Peace Corps from ACTION. We can le produce duplication of Federal Government sis, a copy of which is attached, indicates gitimately and properly assume that services inconsistent with administration savings of up to $3 million as a result of they do so on behalf of program effi policy. Our analysis indicates that there are joint operations in 1981. While there is ciency and in order that they may significant functions now jointly serving the some uncertainty about the exact magni carry out their legal responsibilities. Peace Corps and ACTION (e.g., recruit tude of the savings, the analysis only rein forces the Administration view that the If separating the Peace Corps from ment, volunteer payroll, accounting, health ACTION does not prevent an individ services and computer services) that would agencies should not be separated. have to be duplicated at substantial cost if I am sorry for the delay in getting this ad ual with intelligence experience from Peace Corps were to become an independent ditional information to you. serving in that position; if separating agency. We have estimated this additional Sincerely, the Peace Corps from ACTION will cost at up to $3 million. Under the budget MAX L . FRIEDERSDORF, result in the duplication of services, in discipline imposed by the Congress in coop Assistant to the President. efficiences and likely larger budgets eration with the administration, the imposi Enclosure. for both the Peace Corps and tion of needless administrative expense on ACTION in the future; and, if the ad any agency of the Government would be AN ANALYSIS OF THE SAVINGS FROM unwise. In the current budgetary environ ACTION/PEACE CORPS JOINTLY SUPPORTED ministration-including the Directors ment, it would be a disservice to the taxpay SERVICES of Peace Corps and ACTION-oppose ers to incur this additional expense for no ACTION staff have prepared estimates of separation, then why is its adoption measurable program improvement. additional costs associated with dividing cer being urged so agressively? The administration is committed to re tain of the offices providing services to both To those of us who have been follow straining the rate of growth of the Federal ACTION and Peace Corps. These have been ing this issue in the Senate, the tenor Government and, where possible, to cutting refined by OMB to indicate the rough mag of the debate of the proseparation ad back on the number of Federal employees nitude of the total costs of such a move. and Federal programs. In this time of aus The analysis is based on the present config vocates appears to be not only a veiled terity, separate new Federal agencies should uration of offices and on the assumption slap in the face to Mr. Pauken, but a not be created except on a showing of the that only a minimum number of additional deep and penetrating blow to Vietnam most urgent need. Where, as in the case of managerial staff would be added for the veterans of which I am one. I say this the Peace Corps, no such urgent need exists, Peace Corps offices. It is assumed ·in each because at no time during Mr. Pau formation of a separate new agency is a case that only relevant supervisory person ken's confirmation process did those needless extravagance. nel would be duplicated in a new Peace few who spoke out in opposition to Additionally, it is apparent that the pre Corps operation, along with necessary space him ever speak of or look at his indi cipitating factor for introduction of this leg and equipment. No attempt has been made islation has been the appointment of to factor the effects of possible agency re vidual commitment to peace; his desire Thomas Pauken as the Director of sponses to a shift, such as major reorganiza to help those in need; or his outlook ACTION. To tie the nomination of Mr. tions or space reallocations into the analy for the future. Pauken-an entirely separate issue and one sis. In truth, the debate over his confir which has been resolved by Senate confir The analysis involved examination of mation, and the attempt to separate mation-to the legislation at hand is inap three support offices that account for $8.3 the Peace Corps from ACTION which propriate. million (30 percent> of the total 1981 budget will soon confront us all, results from Establishing Peace Corps as a separate of $29 million for jointly supported services, agency will not deter those who persist in and computei· services. Within those oper a stereotyping of the Vietnam veteran suggesting that the Peace Corps engages in ations, the minimal assumptions about du which is simply dead wrong. intelligence activities. The Peace Corps is an plication of management-level personnel By voting to separate the Peace arm of the U.S. Government and operates in mentioned above were made. These addi- Corps from ACTION, are we not June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14327 saying that virtually any Vietnam vet forged America into a land of people who were too proud to stand in soup eran involved in "covert" operations wonder." I am sure that my colleagues lines and receive government handouts. But cooperatives treated for the most part in past Con are listed in Table I. Equity as a percent of and undoubtedly more men and gresses is directly contrary to the very assets, a common market ratio, averages women would be willing to make the essence of liberty and representative only 3. 7 percent for the G&T cooperativ c~s. sacrifice of temporarily leaving careers government upon which this Nation A favorable financial level, attractive to in in businesses and professions which was founded. I call upon my colleagues vestors, would be in excess of 40 percent, as
79-059 0-84-35 (Pt. 11) 14336 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 is the industry average for investor-owned other utility sectors are substantially ratios are superior to those of the G&T co electric utilities. higher, due in part to the differences in the ops, the B rated utility would probably pay Profitability of the G&T cooperatives is amortization of debt. at least 20 percent interest on new financing reflected by the excess of revenues over ex- . By all accounts, the key financial ratios of if such financing could be obtained at all. penses G&T financing would not be consid Earned Ratio . This is calculated lowest rated utility, a single B Another common financial ratio, Debt 1 Department of Energy, "Statistics of Privately (4) The Federal Financing Bank TABLE 1.-FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF G&T COOPERATIVES [Dollars in thousands]
Equity- percent Margins-percent Margins TIER I 2 State and G& T co-op assets revenue DSC
Alabama: Alabama EC ...... 0.8 $267 0.4 1.01 1.1 0 Arizona: Arizona EPC ...... - .1 - 1.490 - .2 .93 1.06 Arkansas: KAMO EC ...... 11.4 1,615 3.0 2.42 1.69 Arkansas ECC ...... - .7 - 3,847 - 4.7 .82 .94 Colorado: Colorado-UTE...... 8 4,570 9.1 1.22 1.42 Tr i·State G& T...... 3.3 6,576 8.3 1.20 1.22 Florida: Seminole EC ...... 1.1 162 2.2 1.18 1.80 Georgia: Oglethorpe EMC ...... 4.0 11,043 5.1 1.18 1 Illinois: Southern Illinois Power ...... 2.6 - 221 - 1.1 .97 1.24 Western Illinois ...... 1.1 - 243 - 1. 2 .96 .98 Indiana: Hoosier Energy ...... 1.5 1,116 2.3 1.06 .22 Iowa: Central IA ...... 7.6 3,547 9.6 1.59 1.60 Corn Belt PC ...... 6.6 265 .9 1.06 .99 Northwestern Iowa PC ...... 6.0 934 5.4 1.17 1.70 L&O PC ...... 29.6 311 12.8 5.13 3.08 Kansas: Sunflower EC ...... - 3.9 - 887 - 2.7 .49 .71 Kentucky: East Kentucky PC ...... 1.1 - 2,511 - 2.8 .90 1.01 Big Rivers EC ...... 2.5 8,072 6.5 1.40 1. 24 Louisiana: C3jun EPC ...... 2.0 9,309 11.1 1.23 1.41 Michigan: Wolveri ne EC ...... -.i 200 1.3 1.03 5.92 Northern Michigan EC ...... 1.5 - 54 -.2 .99 .09 Minnesota: Cooperative Power Association ...... 1.5 1,966 2.9 1.04 1.33 United Power Association ...... 3.4 6,276 8.6 1.19 1.19 Mississippi: South Mississippi EPA ...... 1.4 3,413 3.5 1.20 1.43 Missouri: Sho-Me Power ...... 9.1 296 .7 1.20 1.13 M&A EPC ...... 18.6 1,265 7.5 2.97 1.87 Northeastern Missouri EPC ...... 44.3 2,597 11 .9 10.58 3.33 Central EPC ...... 11.8 1,295 4.4 2.63 1.52 Northwestern EPC ...... 25.8 1,966 8.7 4.69 1.83 Assoc. EC ...... 1.9 14,752 8.6 1.48 5.94 Montana: Upper Montana G&T ...... 1...... 32.1 135 1.5 4.89 5.61 Nebraska: Nebraska Electric G& T...... 1.0 - 8 0 .93 .99 New Mexico: Plains Electric...... 19.2 1,537 4.5 2.78 2.02 North Dakota: Minnkota PC ...... 12.0 5,681 10.l 1.73 1.25 Central Power ...... 18.3 718 5.1 2.53 1.97 Basin EPC ...... 3 4,560 5.6 1.08 1.25 Square Butte ...... 2 283 .5 1.01 1.02 Ohio: Buckeye Power ...... 10.8 3,488 2.9 1.11 1.47 Oklahoma: Western Farmers...... 7.9 1,711 2.2 1.18 1.23 Pennsylvania: Allegheny EC ...... 4.2 2,122 4.9 1.16 1.17 South carolina: Central EPC ...... 2.7 336 .5 1.13 1 South Dakota: East River EPC ...... 16.1 1,034 4.5 1.84 1.65 Rushmore EPC ...... '...... 33.2 463 2.8 12.61 1.98 Texas: Brazos EPC ...... 9.6 1,714 2.6 1.44 1.20 South Texas EC ...... 7.9 703 3.0 1.74 1.31 Wisconsin: Dairyland Power ...... 13.9 3,430 3.4 1.22 1.20
1 Times interest earned ratio: interest plus margins divided by interest. 2 Debt service coverage: margins plus interest plus depreciation divided by debt service. Source: REA, Annual Statistical Report, 1979. June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14337 TABLE IL-FINANCIAL COMPARISONS with the continuation of section 406 subsi cern of each of the members of this subcom dy. One need only look at the low load fac mittee, Mr. Chairman, is surely that which [Dollars in thousands J tors Republic has achieved recently on its asks whether or not we can actually phase operations in South Dakota to recognize the out the huge subsidy to the large airlines Equi- Prof- ty- Aver- it- reasons for Republic's plans. The load fac and yet protect those communities which per- age per- TIER tors on Republic's South Dakota operations are now being served by those airlines. cent prof- cent DSC averaged only 43 percent in fiscal 1980, a I believe that the answer from the com as- it reve- sets nue level well below break even. The four cities munities in eastern South Dakota is a re which will soon lose Republic service gener sounding "Yes." ated an average of 7 to 12 enplanements per Yes; we can not only survive but improve G& T cooperatives ...... 4 $803 1.4 1.2 1.3 Investor-owned utilities ...... 41 45.710 11.2 2.4 3.1 day last year. These traffic levels cannot with commuters. Municipal electric utilities ...... 24 5,012 13.0 1.9 2.4 support service with the Convair aircraft, Yes; we can cut costs and improve service. let alone with the larger DC-9 aircraft that Yes; we can make the airline industry Sources: REA, Annual Statistical Report, 1979. DOE, Statistics of Publicly constitutes the bulk of Republic's fleet. work better through the efficient use of the Owned Electric Utilities, 1979. DOE, Statistics of Privately Owned Electric Utilities, 1979.e And it was during these months that the 419 program. Civil Aeronautics Board first proposed the This approach of eliminating section 406 termination of the 406 subsidy and the en and relying solely on section 419 to meet the hanced utilization of the 419 program. service needs of small communities raises SECTION 406 SUBSIDY With these new realizations now clear, the the question of how successful the CAB has last 6 months have been a time when the been in implementing the section 419 pro people of my State have been introduced to gram in terms of working with the commu HON. THOMAS A. DASCHLE a whole new world of airline service through nities and in attracting replacement carri OF SOUTH DAKOTA the commuter industry. And the more they ers. Here again the evidence in South IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES see, the more they like. The more they Dakota is extremely revealing. Since Repub Thursday, June 25, 1981 learn, the more they are excited about the lic notified Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, and prospects of not only comparable service to Yankton of its intent to terminate its serv e Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. Speaker, today which they have become accustomed, but ice there has been a cooperative and con I was honored to testify before the even improved service in those cities which certed effort by all of the communities in House Aviation Subcommittee regard had almost given up on quality air travel in the State, the South Dakota Department of ing the proposal by the Civil Aeronau recent years. Transportation, and the CAB to analyze the tics Board to terminate section 406 They are impressed, as I am impressed, overall air service requirements of each with the fact that commuter passenger traf community in the State, to seek carriers in subsidies to certain airlines. fic has increased almost 40 percent in just terested in providing service to the commu Since this issue may have a most sig the last 2 years. They share the enthusiasm, nities and to effectuate a smooth transition nificant impact on my State, I insert now, which is evident in nearly 90 percent in service. The CAB office in Kansas City my testimony in the RECORD: of all cities receiving scheduled air service has done one of the finest jobs of providing Mr. Chairman and members of the com for this new mode of air travel, now growing top quality Government service that I have mittee, I wish to express my gratitude to at a rate unprecedent in the airline indus seen in my years in public office. you for the opportunity to appear here try. Meetings have been held with local and before you today. I commend you for your Unlike Republic, these carriers are largely State officials, air carrier representatives, interest in resolving the issues pertaining to reliant on the development of air traffic in and CAB staff to discuss the plans and pros section 406 subsidy termination. communities just like these for their overall pects. The State has commissioned an air If I were to be completely candid with success, and this mutual interest is benefi service study to evaluate the needs of the you, I would be forced to admit that the tes cial to the communities. At present, no com communities and the opportunities for car timony which I am about to give would have muter air carrier operates in the State of riers. The CAB, in cooperation with this been significantly different 6 months ago. South Dakota, and this in part may be a effort, extended the normal time period for But a great deal has happened since then. result of our maintaining Republic's service filing of service proposals until mid-July to Six months ago all that most of South by subsidizing it under section 406. More im enable the State to complete this study for Dakota knew about the airline industry was portantly, the notice by Republic to sus use by prospective carriers in formulating found on the seat insert in front of us as we pend service in these communities has their proposals. One proposal, already filed sat in the plane. brought forth a number of commuter air to serve the four communities, offers a com Six months ago, all that most of South carriers who are anxious to enter South prehensive pattern of air service with 29- Dakota knew about the future of airline Dakota once Republic leaves. I believe this seat Nord aircraft. service in our State was that the price of is a healthy sign and affords us the opportu The CAB advises me that they will be that service was likely to increase . . . but nity to develop service suited to the size and carefully reviewing all proposals filed and with at least some certainty that the level needs of these communities, with assistance the fitness and reliability of the prospective of service would stay the same. under the section 419 program to the extent carriers to insure that both the quantity Six months ago, it was generally believed necessary. It also suggests that to prolong and quality of service meet the require that whatever subsidy was being given the Republic's service at other small communi ments of the essential air service program. airlines by the Federal Government to serve ties by continuing section 406 when we In examining a carrier's ability to provide South Dakota was money well spent. could be developing new carriers and service essential air service, the Board expends con That money was, of course, provided is not in the long-term public interest, par siderable effort to assess the operational ca through the 406 subsidy. And I, not know ticularly when it is likely that Republic will pabilities and financial position of the carri ing any viable alternative, was a believer. ultimately suspend services at these points ers. But as I said, Mr. Chairman, a lot of regardless. Mr. Chairman, we probably never will be things have happened in these last 6 In 1980, Republic received an annual rate airline experts. And the commuter airlines months. of over $4.5 million to serve the seven com are not yet serving in our State. We aren't In February, it was announced that one of munities in South Dakota. In 1981 the rate even certain which of the airlines will be. our most important airlines, would be pull increased 18 percent. For Brookings, Huron, But we are encouraged. We are encouraged ing out of at least four cities in eastern Mitchell, and Yankton, they received ap because no less than five different airlines South Dakota. as soon as some viable re proximately $1.9 million in 1980. While it is have already expressed an interest in placement could be found. At least two too early in the section 419 process to know coming to our State. We are encouraged be other major commercial centers in my state what the cost will be under section 419, the cause already most of those airlines and may also soon find themselves with little or CAB believes, based on other similar cases others have visited our State, have talked to no service. already completed, that it will be substan our people and have begun making plans. There are nine certificated points in tially less than the current 406 cost. More Having had these experiences, however, South Dakota, seven of which are receiving importantly, the funds spent under section we are becoming experts on air travel in air service from Republic subsidized under 419 will probably have more long-term bene South Dakota. The old beliefs no longer section 406. While Republic's service in the fit for the South Dakota communities in have the same validity they once had. And State, primarily with 48-seat Convair-580 that they will help to foster the develop having begun to develop this expertise, I aircraft, has attempted to meet the needs of ment of new carriers and service suited to can say without hesitation that the commu these communities in the past, I am not op the size and needs of these communities. nities of my State, the CAB proposal to ter timistic about the prospects for the carrier This is really what the question here minate the 406 subsidy is not only a propos continuing its service in the future, even today is really all about. The genuine con- al which makes budgetary sense, it may be a 14338 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 key to the new world of travel to which we A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES WHITE The history of the Ukranian people now look with great anticipation. That an is filled with outstanding achievement ticipation, however, should not blind us to and includes a long record of opposi the fact that there will be some temporary HON. JULIAN C. DIXON OF CALIFORNIA tion to Soviet dominance and Soviet confusions and dislocations of service. In human rights abuses. Upon the col particular, I refer to the possibility of carri IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lapse of the Tsarist Russian Empire, ers presently serving under 406 subsidy Thursday, June 25, 1981 being able to continue their service under the Ukranian National Republic was the 419 program. I have the assurances of • Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, I would established on January 22, 1918. By the CAB that every effort will be made to like to take a minute to share with you 1920, that independent republic was see that these carriers, including Republic, and my colleagues some of the out destroyed by Russian aggression. Yet will be given every opportunity to establish standing accomplishments of the late the Ukranian people remained unwaiv their eligibility for 419 subsidy, if they can Charles White, who died last year at ering in their commitment to freedom show that such a determination will, in fact the age of 62. This fine American dis and independence. On June 30, 1941, be the most cost-effective way to provide es tinguished himself in the field of art they proclaimed their independence sential service. I certainly would encourage and is well known in art circles for his again, and denounced both their such a process, and hope that the affected murals and graphic art work, having Soviet and Nazi enemies. On June 30, carriers would pursue it with diligence. won fellowships, grants, awards, and we will celebrate that valiant yet Thank you.e gold medals from academies and muse short-lived renewal of independence. ums all over the United States and In the past 40 years, the Ukranian Germany. Mr. White's life was dedi people have withstood a barrage of SALUTE TO SAM FREEMAN OF cated to capturing on canvas the digni Soviet religious persecution, KGB CINCINNATI, OHIO, UPON HIS ty and heroism of blacks. Many have terror, and intensified russification of BEING NAMED NATIONAL BIG called him the Diego Rivera of Black Ukranian economy, industry, and edu BROTHER . OF THE YEAR BY people. During his lifetime he was cation. Indeed, a special spirit of free THE BIG BROTHERS/BIG SIS cited many times, including a White dom lives on in the hearts and minds TERS OF AMERICA House citation from President Carter. of all Ukranians. Mr. Speaker, Mr. White's paintings As a member of the Ad Hoc Congres have been exhibited at countless sional Committee on the Baltic States HON. THOMAS A. LUKEN American museums, including the and Ukraine, I believe it is vital to OF OHIO Metropolitan and Smithsonian, as well focus public attention on the quest for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as at the Hermitage Gallery in Lenin liberty for these gallant people. That grad, and in museums in Paris, is why I have cosponsored a resolution Thursday, June 25, 1981 Moscow, Leipzig, Czechoslovakia, and introduced by Congressman William • Mr. LUKEN. Mr. Speaker, on June Switzerland. Much of White's work Green, to designate June 30, 1981 as 18, 1981, Sam Freeman of my congres was devoted to sketching children and Ukranian Independence Day. Passage sional district was recognized for his he always found time to accept teach of this resolution will demonstrate outstanding service to our community ing assignments, which provided many America's support for the aspirations by being named National Big Brother of today's artists with the inspiration for freedom of peoples and nations of the Year by the Big Brothers/Big we all must have to succeed. It seems throughout the world. Sisters of America. only fitting that Otis-Parsons Art In I commend to the attention of my stitute, Los Angeles City College, and colleagues the resolution for Ukranian Sam Freeman has been a member of Southside Art Center in Chicago have Independence Day·• the Big Brother movement for the set up scholarships in his name, and past 12 years and has worked with five this year's National Conference of Art consecutive Little Brothers. He has ists was dedicated to him. A documen TRIBUTE TO CLAUDE 0. ALLEN been a patient friend and adviser to tary film has been made of his life, these boys, sharing their triumphs and and a biography is now in print. HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS helping them through their difficult Mr. White lived a quiet life in Alta OF CALIFORNIA times. His expectations for each boy dena, Calif., with his devoted wife, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were high, but within reach of their Frances, where a new Charles White Thursday, June 25, 1981 individual potentialities. Community Park was christened in his He is also an active member of the honor recently with special dedication e Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I Agency's Board of Trustees as chair ceremonies. Many artists, community would like to bring to the attention of leaders, and dignitaries paid tribute to my colleagues the fine work and com man of the Investment Committee and munity dedication of Mr. Claude 0. a hard-working fundraiser. this remarkable man. I know that my colleagues here in Allen. This contribution to the bay Sam Freeman is a special man. He area community will be honored at a lives by the high standards he has set Congress will want to join with me in honoring this distinguished citizen testimonial on the 28th of June, 1981. for himself. He leads a full productive whose contributions have truly en Mr. Allen was born on July 29, 1916, life and has blended his energies admi riched our lives.e in Lumberton, Miss. He attended rably between his family, his Little grade school in Brookhaven, Miss., Brothers, his profession, and the com and Cleveland, Ohio, returning to munity. Through his work with Big UKRANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY Brookhaven to attend high school. He Brothers, Sam Freeman becomes a commenced his college education at living example of the words, "it is in HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER Jackson College, Jackson, Miss., grad giving that we receive." OF NEW YORK uating form Alcorn A. & M., Alcorn, Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Miss., in 1936. After several years, he attended the Lincoln University Law share this man's accomplishments Thursday, June 25, 1981 with my colleagues and to seek nation School, graduating in 1953. In 1954 he al recognition for this unselfish man.e e Mr. OTTINGER. Mr. Speaker, June was admitted to the State bar of Cali 30, 1981, marks the 40th anniversary fornia. of the renewal of Ukranian independ Mr. Allen has been central to the ence. This date symbolizes the conti foundation of several key organiza nuity of the struggle of the Ukranian tions in the Oakland community. As a people for freedom. lawyer, he helped organize the Trans- June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14339 Bay Engineers & Builders and the Mi the organizations listed below, all of whom no institutional support.) This is in direct nority Contractors Association. He was have been deeply concerned and heavily en contrast to the action of the Congress just gaged with the health and medical pro two, weeks ago in rejecting most of the re one of the charter members of the grams of this nation, have carefully studied scissions for fiscal year 1981 appropriations Charles Houston Law Club, now the the two contending proposals in this area. for NIH. That action endorsed full support Charles Houston Bar Association. As a One was drafted by Representative for a high number of stipends as well as in citizen, he has served in such organiza Waxman and is included in the "Dingell stitutional support and indirect costs. tions as the Men of Tomorrow, the package;" the other will probably closely re All things considered, in the area of NAACP, California Democratic Club, flect the views of the Administration. health, the Dingell/Waxman proposal is far Oakland Voters League, Alameda The spending ceilings in the First Concur more in the public interest than its competi County Bar Association, and the Cali rent Budget Resolution have been dictated tor. For this reason, all of the undersigned fornia State Bar Association. He by the tenor of the times. It is noteworthy organizations and their constituents endorse that both the Dingell/Waxman and the the "Dingell package" and are communicat served two terms on the Alameda competing proposal fall within those ing that position to your colleagues in the County Democratic Central Commit Gramm-Latta targets. But here the similari House. tee. As a church man, he has been a ty in the two proposals ends. The Dingell/ Soon after passage of this legislation, the member of the Church of All Faiths Waxman provisions are thoughtfully consid Senate-House Conference will be held to and has served as its legal adviser ered accommodations to an unhappy cir reconcile differences. The research training during its organization. cumstance, structured in such a way that program will be at issue there also and, ad Mr. Allen is recognized as a -skilled unavoidable short-term sacrifices will not ditionally, the Senate version likely will con practitioner, who has given consider compromise long-range program objectives. tain a provision profoundly damaging to the The substitute proposal appears, whether so National Institutes of Health and the Na ably to the community. During the intended or not, to be severely harmful to tional Institute of Mental Health. Again, on course of his law work, he has formed critically important health programs that the crucially important issues related to bio association with many capable trial have been built slowly, with the painstaking medical and behavioral research and re lawyers, some of whom are now legis care and careful nurture, over the last three search training, the undersigned organiza lators, judges, or other public officials. decades. tions hope that you will succeed in retaining He is a person who has helped spawn The major element that unites this group the Dingell/Waxman authorization level creativity and participation in the of organizations is their deep and lasting and in eliminating the arbitrary, uprece black community. concern about funding for biomedical and dented and unnecessary funding "cap" that behavioral research training, because of its the Senate Committee on Labor and Human With those who will be assembled on importance to the future vigor of the na Resources proposes be placed on the entire the 28th, I join in paying tribute to a tion's research endeavor. The primary re National Institutes of Health and the Na great man who has given much to the sponsibility of the federal government for tional Institute of Mental Health operation community.e sponsorship of the nation's biomedical re and the research and research training pro search enterprise is both well established grams in mental health. This latter provi and unquestioned. An essential derivative of sion would terminate a tradition of unusual HEALTH RESEARCH GROUPS that responsibility involves the assurance of but strikingly effective Congressional treat SUPPORT BUDGET COMMIT- an adequate research manpower pool, as ment of agencies of the federal government, TEE BILL measured in terms of quantity, quality and the National Institutes of Health and the diversity. This is not to say that the federal National Institute of Mental Health, that government necessarily should bear the have, as result, emerged as the most impor HON. JOHN D. DINGELL total costs of training all of the nation's bio tant force in medical science that the world OF MICHIGAN medical scientists; indeed, significant num has ever seen. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bers of trainees receive their stipends from In your many years on the Committee Thursday, June 25, 1981 other than federal sources. But, as with the which has overseen the work of these agen research program itself, the federal govern cies. You have been a major advocate of e Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, today, ment is the only potential sponsor able to their objectives and programs, and you I received a letter regarding research assure the otherwise unmet needs. Arising know, as well as we, that support for all of and research training programs at the from that federal research manpower re that time has been full and bipartisan in National Institutes of Health, signed sponsibility has been recognition of the im the Congress. We believe that such a provi by a very impressive array of biomedi portance of establishing and subsequently sion would profoundly and adversely affect cal research organizations. The letter maintaining a high quality in the scientific these agencies, and we plead with you that environment in which research training you do your best to prevent it from being comments upon the various provisions takes place. Thus, the NIH, for almost forty enacted. of the Budget Reconciliation Act of years, and the NIMH have purposefully pro We deeply appreciate your leadership and 1981, as they relate to the biomedical vided funds over and above those necessary that of Congressman Waxman in these vital research field. The letter supports the to support individual trainees so as to assure matters. Budget Committee bill, which incorpo a proper institutional training capability. ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSING THE LETTER rates the reconciliation recommenda Furthermore, those agencies intended that all trainees in these locales should benefit Endocrine Society. tion of the Committee on Energy and American Surgical Association. Commerce and I would like to bring its from this augmented funding, regardless of the source of their stipends. American Academy of Neurology. cogent and compelling arguments and Dingell/Waxman recognized fiscal strin American Academy of Ophthalmology. the names of signers to the attention gency by substantially reducing the authori American Academy of Orthopedic Sur- of my colleagues. zation ceilings for these research training geons. The letter comments on two provi programs. At the same time, it preserves the American Association of Chairmen of De- sions of legislation now under consid basic character of the programs, including partments of Psychiatry. eration by the Congress. The first is retention of support components that have American Celiac Society. research training, and the second is been responsible for the creation and main American College of Gastroenterology. tenance of high quality training environ American College of Physicians. the proposed authorization and appro ments in virtually all of the disciplines of bi American Council on Education. priation restriction on the National In ology and medicine. In contrast, the substi American Association for Thoracic Sur stitutes of Health proposed in the tute proposal couples an excessive reduction gery. Senate legislation. in funding with a deletion of the authority American Association for Dental Re JUNE 24, 1981. for institutional elements of these programs search. Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, that, in part, have made them so productive. American Gastroenterlogical Association. Chairman, Energy and Commerce Commit Catholic Church was removed tarian "information order." A recent New sponse to the editorial as printed in York Speech by Elliot Abrams, .assistant from the constitution in 1972. secretary of state for international organiza the June 22 edition of the Post. Indeed, the churches, the trade unions tion affairs, makes that clear. The U.S. is THE IRISH AGONY: WHAT THE UNITED STATES and many sporting teams now operate on an for the first time actively cognizant of the CANDO all-Ireland basis. Half the players on the dangers of the UNESCO initiative-as both Ireland rugby team are Protestants from Mr. Abrams's speech and the high-1£ vel The angry outbursts inside and outside the North. nature of the delegation to the Paris meet the Metropolitan Opera House during Intelligent opinion in the Republic is ing show. Prince Charles' visit once again draw atten moving in this direction. Contraception has It is rumored, incidentally, that some ·of tion to the very broad American interest in been legalized. The censorship of books and those who are being considered now for the Northern Ireland and to the larger role that newspapers is no ·longer an offensive joke. post of ambassador to UNESCO are novices the United States should be seeking to dis The drive for divorce reform stems from a in international and UNESCO affairs, in charge in this protracted conflict. middle class long frustrated by life in a non cluding the international information order "I hope that people in all parts of Ireland secular state and anxious to make the Re issue. The Reagan administration can and will be able to resolve their differences one public attractive to the Protestants. should do better. It should seek serious and day," Prince Charles told Mayor Koch, "and The delivery of a new American factory able representation to UNESCO, where so that there will be no need for the English each week is industrializing the South and many critical issues of freedom find an presence in Ireland." building a base for real prosperity. The Re international forum. It is no place for a pa You can be sure that this is exactly the in public's youthful population-half are tronage appointment. nermost feeling of the British government. under 25 years of-shows less interest in the The Star not only subscribes to the princi And that is exactly the goal the United past than in a prosperous future. There is a ples of the Talloires declaration of mid-May, States should be pursuing. The friendship longing in both North and South, as mem we also believe, as do others represented at that has for so long enhanced the special bers of the EEC, to look to development to the Talloires meeting, that the information American relationship with Britain and the gether rather than to regard each other issue is important enough to merit drastic profound ties we have through 20 million with baleful eye across a religious border. action if basic UNESCO principles are com Irish-Americans with all the Irish people de Peace in Northern Ireland is in all Ire promised by IPDC. mands that we provide the opportunity to land's interest, in Britain's interest, in Eu If necessary, U.S. participation in and fi end the bitterness, the sadness and the rope's interest. nancial backing for the IPDC governing bloodshed. body should be withdrawn. And if that For political, economic and strategic rea doesn't sober the dispensers of "new world As long ago as 1977 the so-called Four sons, neither the United States nor Europe information order" mumbo-jumbo, serious Horsemen-Senators Moynihan and Kenne can any longer afford to ignore the situa consideration should be given to full with dy, House Speaker O'Neill and Gov. Carey tion in Northern Ireland. drawal from all UNESCO activities. foresaw this need in their joint statement It is time to join to try to end the violence condemning IRA terrorism and proposing and promote the dialogue of common sense. The United States cannot countenance by political movement. President Carter's re compromise or meek submission any inter sponse was on the right lines but it was national "order" that degrades or negates half-hearted. the central values of democracy, whether And it is time for the Four Horsemen to those of the free press or any other institu Carter's promise of U.S. economic assist press President Reagan into action. They tion.e ance was conditional on the achievement of can have no interest in becoming the Four a settlement between North and South. Fur Horsemen of the Apocalypse. ther, he evaded the real challenge by insist NEW YORK POST EDITORIAL ing that the U.S. would not advise the par U.S. AND NORTHERN IRELAND-WE HAVE A PROVIDES EXCELLENT BLUE ties how to reach that settlement, saying ROLE TO PLAY PRINT FOR PEACE INITIATIVE there were no solutions that outsiders could impose. As chairman of the 4-year-old, bi-partisan, IN NORTHERN IRELAND 121-Member Ad Hoc Congressional Commit Of course there are solutions-not to be tee for Irish Affairs, I applaud the Post edi imposed by outsiders, but most certainly to torial on Northern Ireland. It represents a be proposed for discussion-together with significant departure for a major American HON. MARIO BIAGGI the political and economic assistance to OF NEW YORK insure their success. newspaper-too many of whom have been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES silent on this issue for too long. President Reagan should now take over Our Committee was formed because we Thursday, June 25, 1981 where Carter left off. He should offer eco advocate that the U.S. does have a role to nomic aid as the starting point of negotia • Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, as chair play in advancing the cause of peace, justice tions aimed at a united Ireland. and freedom in Northern Ireland. I have man of the 121 member-bi-partisan As long as Britain remains the victim of a proposed, and still believe today, that the ad hoc congressional committee for permanent Protestant veto on any political U.S. should sponsor an "Irish Peace Irish Affairs, I wish to bring to the at movement, a united Ireland will never be in Summit" in Washington, where all seg tention of my colleagues an excellent prospect. That veto must be bypassed. ments of political thought in Northern Ire- 14344 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 land could come to discuss and debate vari and non-Communist world must wake ghanistan, and has questioned the Soviet ous proposals for a political solution. up to the realities of the defense and Union's expansionist policies in that area of I thoroughly agree with your statement energy implications of the situation in the world. Some indications of the outcome that economic aid should be offered as a of the invasion may be found in Afghani starting point of negotiations. With the mil Afghanistan. Time is on our side if we stan's history and culture. lions that this nation doles out in foreign act now. Afghanistan is an extremely rugged and aid annually, surely we could reserve some As recently as yesterday, I met with desolate country almost totally mountain to help rebuild Northern Ireland. a former top official of the Karma! ous in the central and northeastern parts, It is imperative that the U.S. have full regime, Mr. Farhang Saddiq. Asked to with hostile deserts around the fringes. It control over the aid to avoid its usage as a be an economic development adviser shares a 1200-mile border with Russia on tool to perpetuate the rampant economic shortly after Karmal's takeover in De the north and is bounded by Iran on the discrimination against Catholics which cember 1979, Mr. Farhang soon found west, Pakistan on the south and east and exists today in the North. his policies to aid his country's devel China at its northwest tip. Throughout his We have long advocated that the British tory, what is now known as Afghanistan has Government, as a gesture of good faith to opment thwarted by Soviet advisers. always been a place people went through in achieve a political solution, declare their in Babrak Karma!, he realized, was order to get somewhere else. It is the gate tention to withdraw their entire presence, merely a spokesman for Kremlin way to the Indian subcontinent on the east, including forces, from Northern Ireland. It policy. In April of this year, M. Far to Persia and the Arab world on the west, to should be a gradual and phased withdrawal, hang left Afghanistan. Russia on the north and, at present, it could perhaps monitored by U.N. peacekeeping Since his arrival in the United become a gateway to the Arabian Sea and, forces. States, Mr. Farhang has kept close indirectly, to the Persian Gulf on the south. President Reagan, in his St. Patrick's Day contact with the various Freedom Afghan history rings with the names of message offered his "personal prayers and the great ancient conquerors: Darius the the good offices of the U.S. for those who Fighter groups both in and out of Af Great, Alexander, Genghis Khan, Tamer wish fervently for peace in Ireland." It is ghanistan and has worked to mobilize lane, and Babur, the first Moghul emperor high time to transform this from rhetoric to support for these groups in this coun of India. In the late 1800's modern Afghani reality. try. Mr. Farhang related to me how stan was created as a buffer state by a Tsar The Post editorial would serve as an excel the Soviets exert no real control in ist Russia expanding southward and a Brit lent blueprint for new Administration initia certain areas of the country. In the ish India expanding northward so that the tive in Northern Ireland. mountainous areas of Central and two powers would have no border in MARIO BIAGGI, M.C., Northeastern Afganistan, the Soviets common. For this reason, northeast Afghan Chairman, Ad Hoc Congressional istan was extended eastward until it Committee for Irish Affairs.• have been ineffective in controlling touched China. guerrilla activities. Mr. Farhang noted: A historical survey reveals that no con The Soviets know what would happen if queror has ever stopped in Afghanistan. ANNIVERSARY OF SOVIET they sent their armies into these mountains They may have married an Afghan, as did INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN ... they would disappear just like the other Alexander, or they may have loved the armies who, throughout history, have tried country, as did Babur, but they were always HON. DON RITTER to conquer Afghanistan. on their way somewhere else. And this is He further commended that only why the recent Russian invasion is so worri OF PENNSYLVANIA some to the world. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Mi-24 Helicopter gunship has proven an effective weapon in these In 1907, as a result of the British and Rus Thursday, June 25, 1981 sian agreement that Afghanistan was to be mountainous regions and that if the a buffer state, Russia formally declared Af •Mr. RITTER. Mr. Speaker, yester Afghans had the backpack Surface to ghanistan to be outside her sphere of influ day, June 24, marked the 18-month Air Missile Soviet Union's decision: ghans should ever obtain even a small <1) Afghanistan was one of only four non The grain embargo is gone, but the low in supply of shoulder-launched surface-to-air communist states bordering on Russia (be tensity war in Afghanistan grinds on. Since missiles, the Russians could be in serious sides Finland, Iran, and Turkey>; having a the return of spring to the snowy mountain trouble in the countryside. ring of friendly, controllable socialist states passes and stony uplands, the pace has Soviet efforts to put some backbone into on its borders is important to Russia's sense quickened. Western news organizations have the puppet Afghan army, now reportedly of internal security. been excluded from the country since De down to some 25,000 men from its pre-inva (2) the increased access to warm water cember 1979. Little firsthand information is sion peak of 90,000, have met with no suc seaports; coming out about the progress of the fight cess. Desertions continue to drain the army, (3) the fear that an Islamic fanatic, such against the Soviet invaders. But analysis of entire platoons and companies often going as Iran's Khomeini, would take over in what objective evidence does exist makes it over to the mujahiddin with their weapons. Kabul and that the spread of Islamic funda apparent that the Soviets have little hope Those who do not actually desert show a mentalism would cross the border into Rus of inflicting a decisive defeat on the rebel distinct reluctance to go into battle against sia's own Islamic provinces. forces. their countrymen, and recruiting teams (4) in the event of dismemberment of Iran After 17 months of fighting, the country come back empty-handed from the country and Pakistan, Russia would be ready to side still belongs to the mujahiddin and side. move in quickly; even in the major cities the Russians' grip is Unlike the French and the Americans in (5) the Soviet Union had invested too uncertain. In Kabul, the capital, they lose Vietnam, the Russians have held back from much in Afghanistan to give up; men steadily in twos and threes to sneak pumping ever-increasing amounts of men (6) as a demonstration to the world that grenade attacks and sniper fire from the and materiel into an unwinnable war. Their Russia would fight to keep socialist regimes rooftops. Intelligence reports say Soviet numbers have not increased significantly in place. troops dare not enter the city's labyrinthine since the invasion in December 1979 and, ac Will the Russians meet their objectives? bazaar district, even in daylight. In the cording to the best information, remain at All this remains to be seen. If the major southern city of Kandahar, attrition has re about 85,000 men inside Afghanistan and Russian goal was and is, as it was with other portedly forced the withdrawal of the another 30,000 just across the Soviet border "conquerors," to get elsewhere, then wheth Soviet garrison, and across on the relatively in a support role. er or not they eventually get the spoils of quiet western side of the country, near the But also unlike Vietnam, the resistance to warm water ports in Pakistan and oil in Iran Iranian border, a number of Soviet soldiers the superpower remains completely frag remains to be seen. Certainly they have were murdered in their sleep recently by mented. The mujahiddin are broken up into paid a big price already, not only in terms of guerrillas who sneaked into their barracks something like 200 separate fighting groups, the estimated 10,000 Soviet soldiers killed in the city of Hera.t. Similarly, Soviet con often based only on clan or village affili since the invasion, but in terms of a proba trol of the country's main roads is far from ation, seldom with effective liaison and with ble permanent loss of credibility in the complete after dark. Even in daylight there no common ethos except love of war and Moslem world. No longer will the Soviets be are occasional forays by mujahiddin on the hatred of foreign intruders. The six or seven able to pretend that they are anything but highway between Kabul and Jalalabad. The organizations based across the Pakistan enemies of Islam. fighters come down from the surrounding frontier in Peshawar form alliances that Russia's "internal" goal of making Af hills, ambush a Soviet convoy, and make off last a few days before breaking up and re ghanistan a friendly socialist buffer state with arms and other supplies. forming in some new configuration. So if and containing Islam on soviet borders, will It is mainly through captured weapons the Russians can scarcely hope for a victory almost certainly fail. that they keep the war going, but recent re in Afghanistan they may well be spared the Afghanistan will never become a Czecho ports say that the mujahiddin are now re humiliating defeat the U.S. suffered against slovakia, or a Hungary or an East Germany. ceiving recoilless rifles which they use to a cohesive enemy in Vietnam. 14346 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 From all indications the Russians went Russians will be able to keep on fighting at Nevertheless, the American people into Afghanistan with very little under whatever level and for whatever duration may again view their commitment standing of the kind of people they would they choose. There will be no antiwar with pride. Through public bodies be up against. They should perhaps have marches in Red Square, no dispatches from such as the U.S. Holocaust Memorial taken note of the experience of the British, anguished young reporters in the Moscow who fought three wars against the Afghans papers. But the Pathans and their country Council in Washington, D.C., through between 1848 and 1930 and were trounced men will not give up, even if a rational cal the Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, each time. The Russians might have learned culation of their chances dictates it. Against and through other groups of citizens not only that the Afghans are consummate such people the Russians, for all their over committed to the perpetuation of the and cruel guerrilla fighters, but that war is whelming firepower, can scarcely hope for memory of the holocaust, we will a circumstance they positively relish. much better than a long, bloody, and expen secure our futures and strengthen our Pathans are the people who are doing sive standoff.• spirits by insuring that such cruelty most of the fighting today, in the eastern can never happen again.e provinces of Afghanistan. There are nearly nine million of them, some 40 percent of the FIRST INTERNATIONAL GATH population, with another four million across ERING OF HOLOCAUST SURVI CONTRACT REVIEW AT THE the frontier in Pakistan. Since the invasion VORS NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE they have killed, by some informed esti mates, perhaps 12,000 Soviet soldiers. It is common to hear of clashes in which up to HON. TOM LANTOS HON. ANTHONY TOBY MOFFETT 100 Russians are killed and wounded. OF CALIFORNIA OF CONNECTICUT War and honor are the Pathans' proper IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES business, and if they had not been invaded by the Russians they would doubtless be Thursday, June 25, 1981 Thursday, June 25, 1981 busy killing each other, though on a lesser •Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, the first e Mr. MOFFETT. Mr. Speaker, I am scale, in the innumerable and interminable blood-feuds that always have characterized international gathering of holocaust introducing legislation today to amend the Pathan lifestyle. survivors has just taken place in the Public Health Service Act. My bill Pakhtoonwali-the way of the Pathan, Israel, 36 years after the crematoria of would direct the National Cancer In the harsh code by which these people live Dachau, Bergen-Belsen, and Ausch stitute's Director to consult with ap contains an overriding first commandment: witz were extinguished. The few survi propriate scientific and technical staff, to wipe out dishonor by revenge. Disputes vors of the great Jewish communities and with the National Cancer Adviso over land, livestock, women, personal injury, of Europe-that small "remnant ry Board, When letting contracts and and insult can only be settled by bloodshed, plucked from the fire" -gathered in awarding grants. and these feuds involve not just individuals and families but often clans and whole Jerusalem, the spiritual center of the Forty-three years after the creation tribes, and continue for generations. The Jewish people, to mourn the 6 million of the National Cancer Institute; 10 concept of bardal, or revenge, is so deeply who were murdered, to remind the years and $10 billion after President ingrained that a loving Pathan mother will world of the dangers of hate and big Nixon declared his "war on cancer," sing her baby to sleep by chanting a litany otry, and to affirm life. the cure for, or control of cancer still of the names of the men killed by the We Americans can be proud of our seems like elusive goals. Despite our child's father or grandfather. role in putting an end to Nazi tyranny modest success in this area-in the The names of the Pathan tribes-the and opening the gates of the death Afridi, the Yusufzai, the Wazirs, the Shin cure rate of some forms of childhood waris, the Mahsuds, the Mohmands-are a camps. Israel, in the infancy of its leukemia for example-Congress con kind of wild poetry, and the Pathans, statehood, surrounded by hostile tinues to be generous to NCI. Our though largely illiterate, breed poets as neighbors, absorbed most of the survi commitment to effective and fully they breed warriors. Their poetry is distinc vors of the death camps. Similarly, the funded biomedical research remains tive, shot through with images of violence United States admitted over 100,000 of unfaltering. even when speaking of love: "Your eyes are those who returned from the ashes But this commitment would not be two loaded pistols/You have murdered me and gave then the opportunity to diminished by better oversight of con with your smile." The 17th-century tribal become proud and productive citizens. chief Khushal Khan Khattak is considered tracts, grants, and cooperative ar the Pathans' greatest warrior-poet. He used As President Reagan said at a recent rangements let by NCI. During the martial images to celebrate the beauties of White House ceremony recalling the hearings for the 1980 NCI appropria nature: "The tulips are bright as flashes horrors of the holocaust, "We need tions, questions were raised for the from the huntsmen's guns/The roses stand, always guard against that kind of tyr first time in committee about the re a warrior phalanz, spears by their sides." He anny and inhumanity. Our spirit is sources consumed by the research in had no illusions about the innate goodness strengthened by remembering and our stitutes. The Health Subcommittee, in of his people: "Let but one lift his head a hope is in our strength." We as a 1979, began hearings on legislation to bit/Another quickly lays him low." Yet the Pathans had an overriding redeeming fea people are committed to learn from rewrite the authorization for the Na ture: "But still, 0 Khushal Khan, thank the past so that it might guide our fu tional Institutes of Health. This legis God for this/That they are not slaves but tures. lation, the Health Research Act, con free-born men." At the conclusion of the gathering in tained tighter controls on NCI's activi Khushal Khan had 57 sons. He didn't Jerusalem last week, aging holocaust ties that has existed in the past. bother to keep count of his daughters, survivors, scattered to the four corners Such controls, while resisted by Con which says all that needs to be said about of the Earth, passed on the responsi gress and members of the research the place of women among the Pathans, bility for remembering to the · next community in the past, should be re then as now. Chattels they certainly are, as in most traditional Moslem societies. An un generation. There is some cause for examined. Last July, articles appeared faithful wife or an unchaste daughter will anxiety on this count. As Elie Wiesel, in the New York Times and the be put to death as a matter of course. Per eminent author and chairman of the Boston Globe which brought to our at haps this has something to do with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council said tention news of falsified cancer re tendency of Pathan women to commit un in the reunion's closing moments, search paid for by NCI dollars. More speakable atrocities on enemy wounded. "Something went wrong with our tes recently, the Senate Labor and The women uphold the Pathan way as timony. It was not received. Other Human Resources Committee has fiercely as the men. wise, things would have been differ been inquiring into how NCI spends A year from now it is not likely that much ent. Look, look at the world around us: its money. will have changed. If the Afghans get their portable missiles, the Russians will be doing suspicion again, violence everywhere, Unfortunately, this inquiry has been somewhat worse; if not, they may be doing organized state-sponsored terror, characterized by personal attacks somewhat better. But the war will not be racism, fascism, fanaticism, anti-Semi against the leadership of NCI-its over. Even if their casualties mount, the tism." management. I believe that such at- June 25, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14347 tacks are unwarranted, and many "(A) if the direct cost of the grant or coop AFL-CIO COMMENTS ON TAX cancer experts agree. Benno Schmitt, erative agreement to be approved does not BILLS for example, who retired last year exceed $50,000, such grant or cooperative from the National Cancer Advisory agreement may be approved only after ap propriate technical and scientific review, HON. FRANK J. GUARINI Board, issued a statement last year OF NEW .JERSEY praising the leadership of Dr. DeVita. and Sheldon Samuels, the director of the "(B) if the direct cost of the grant or coop IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erative agreement to be approved exceeds Thursday, June 25, 1981 Industrial Union Department and Na $50,000, such grant or cooperative agree tional Cancer Advisory Board member, ment may be approved only after appropri e Mr. GUARINI. Mr. Speaker, today I agrees with my position that we must ate technical and scientific review and rec am placing in the RECORD a copy of a institutionalize some changes to make ommendation for approval by the National letter sent to members of the Ways the contracting process better capable Cancer Advisory Board.".e and Means Committee by Lane Kirk of handling the massive requests for land, president of the AFL-CIO. His funding. It was the testimony of Mr. letter raises a number of provocative Samuels, before the Health Subcom PROFESSOR TOM FARER RE questions about the direction in which mittee, which lead our Commerce ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE our deliberations on tax reductions Committee to adopt language affect INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN may be taking us. ing contracting in the Health Re RIGHTS COMMISSION I would particulary note the en search Act. dorsement of H.R. 3218 which would The Senate never acted upon the HON. DON BONKER target tax relief to hard-pressed low House-passed bill last year. Therefore, and middle-income families and which I have decided to introduce the lan OF WASHINGTON would also provide appropriate levels guage involving scientific, technical, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of relief to ailing American industries and National Cancer Advisory Board through the creation of a Reconstruc input into the contracting process. For Thursday, June 25, 1981 tion Finance Corporation. grants and cooperative agreements e Mr. BONKER. Mr. Speaker, last The cosponsors of H.R. 3218 include under $50,000, the Director of NCI Monday, Prof. Tom Farer, who was WILLIAM BRODHEAD, JAMES BLANCHARD, would be required to seek technical the first American to be elected as the JOHN CONYERS, HAROLD FORD, WILLIAM and scientific advice before awarding president of the Inter-American FORD, PARREN MITCHELL, ROBERT the funds. For grants over $50,000, the Human Rights Commission of the Or GARCIA, GEORGE CROCKETT, PETER National Cancer Advisory Board ganization of American States, was re RODINO, DON BAILEY, and RICHARD OT would have to express its approval. elected for a second term by acclama TINGER. For research grants over $500,000, the tion. I commend Mr. Kirkland's letter to NCAB would be similarly involved. you for your consideration. As we seek to establish meaningful This is an occurrence that must be applauded and given great recognition. DEAR CONGRESSMAN: The AFL-CIO urges oversight at NCI, let this debate focus you to reconsider the business tax decisions on the kinds of institutional improve The United States should be honored made yesterday. ments we can make. Our national that an American has been reelected The Committee is structuring a tax cut effort to control cancer will not be by his Latin colleagues to this impor bill that combines the most regressive pro served by personalizing attacks against tant and distinguished post. posals of Republicans and Democrats and the professional scientists and manag In its work the Commission has the would saddle middle income Americans with ers at NCI. They are the heroes of this reputation for being fair, objective, the share of taxes now borne by corpora tions and wealthy Americans. very important scientific endeavor and and an effective instrument in advanc The Committee's "tentative" decision to public policy commitment. ing human rights in the hemisphere. slash corporate tax responsibility is a major The legislation follows: The Inter-American Human Rights disaster that would cost the Treasury more Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Commission should be a shining exam than $180 billion over the next five years Representatives of the United States of ple for the other regions of the world. and shrink the corporate share of the cost America in Congress assembled, That sec of government to only 7 percent-a 70 per tion 405(b) of the Public Health Service Act Professor Farer, a specialist in the cent reduction from their 1960 share. This (42 U.S.C. 286(b)) is amended to read as fol field of international law and foreign corporate share will become even less as the lows: policy, recently wrote: full effects take hold in future years. The "(b) Under procedures approved by the In this Hemisphere what binds peoples to effective business tax rate under this deci Director of the National Institutes of gether into nations and the nations into a sion would be slashed from 29 percent cur Health, the D~ector of the National Cancer great regional compact is a shared aspira rently to 14 percent by 1986 before the Institute- tion to freedom, justice and order: That is, future reductions scheduled for 1987 and "( 1) may approve any contract for re to human rights. In empowering the Com beyond take effect. if the total cost of the contract to be of Member States have the net effect of ductions to individuals. But even if moder approved does not exceed $500,000, the con strengthening governmental authority ate and middle income Americans are given tract may be approved only after appropri within every cooperating state. Practically a more equitable tax rate cut than the Ad ate technical and scientific review, and all governments, therefore, understand the ministration's three-year, 25 percent across "CB> if the total cost of the contract to be broad and profound complementarity be the-board giveaway, they will pay heavily approved exceeds $500,000, the contract tween their support for the Commission and from the tax responsibility and burdens may be approved only after appropriate the promotion of their particular interests. they will be forced to shoulder as the gov technical and scientific review and recom Tom Farer and the entire member ernment struggles to meet its domestic re mendation for approval by the National sponsibilities and provide for the national Cancer Advisory Board; and ship of the Inter-American Human defense. "(3) may approve grants and cooperative Rights Commission deserve the con Equally disturbing is the bipartisan sup agreements for research or training, except gratulations of all my distinguished port for other costly and long-resisted at that- colleagues for a job well done.e tempts to raid the U.S. Treasury, including 14348 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 25, 1981 the virtual elimination of estate and gift HONORING HAROLD tended for use against Israel. This taxes, added tax breaks for oil royalty ROITENBERG weapons program posed an unaccept owners, slashes in the top tax rate on un able threat to Israel's national surviv earned income, and a variety of inequitable devices touted as "savings" incentives. HON. TOM LANTOS al. The AFL-CIO is also concerned that be OF CALIFORNIA I recognize the seriousness of the cause of the across-the-board nature of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES current situation in the Middle East, Committee's business tax cut, and the unfo and the tension injected by the raid. I cused manner in which the benefits would Thursday, June 25, 1981 hope that the Israeli Government will be distributed, huge amounts of foregone •Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, Ameri continue to support diplomatic efforts revenue would be wasted in subsidizing in ca's strength has been greatly aug for a peaceful solution to the many vestments that would take place anyway, mented by the industrious idealism disputes in that complicated area. and would provide cash to buy other compa nies, increase dividends, invest overseas, and commitment of generations whose But I must point out that the con speculate, or to finance shutdowns and relo forebears came to these shores fleeing ventional methods of minimizing the cations that destroy jobs and blight local the persecution and poverty of their potential for conflict failed to deter communities. native lands. Harold Roitenberg is France and Italy from supplying weap The only certainty is that corporate cash such an American. His parents came to ons-grade uranium and nuclear weap flow will increase and federal revenues will this country as penniless immigrants ons technology to Iraq. Iraq itself has diminish. The portion of the additional cash from Russia and struggled to raise violated, for all practical purposes, the flow that will go to productive, economy their four sons with strong values and Non-Proliferation Treaty by repeated building investment is at most speculative. high aspirations. Life was tough and ly asserting its plan to develop a nucle What is needed is a carefully-defined package which would help restore buying kids were rough on the wrong side of ar bomb with which to attack Israel. power lost to inflation without causing in the tracks in Minsk, but by the time of Iraq has considered itself in a state flationary pressures, while encouraging eco his early graduation from high school, of war with Israel since 1948. Iraq has nomic growth, jobs and productivity im Harold Roitenberg had earned the supported terrorists against Israel. provements in basic industries and geo title of "Godfather." He could never And it clearly was readying itself for graphic areas characterized by outmoded refuse a request for help and he an atomic attack against Israel. public and private facilities and high unem always delivered on his promises. Under these circumstances, the Is ployment levels. Today he is still the same man; no raeli Government had no choice. We believe that the concept incorporated in H.R. 3218 would meet these objectives. At charity and no worthy cause is ever Perhaps, even more important than a cost of only $30 billion this measure would turned away without being uplifted as a necessary act of self-survival, the provide more than the Reagan Administra and enriched by his generosity and Israeli action may serve as a last clear tion in tax cuts for Americans with incomes compassion. warning to the nations of the world of of $30,000 per year or less in the first year Upon graduation from high school, the danger which nuclear prolifera and would help revitalize corporations and he immediately enlisted in the Navy. tion poses to the survival of humanity. industries in economic distress, many of His ship, the Mississippi, was the first This year the source of danger was which would not be helped by the Commit to arrive in Tokyo. Once back in the Iraq; next year it may be Pakistan; the tee's business proposal. United States he completed college on Either Reagan Administration's corporate year after Libya and so on through tax reduction proposal or the Committee's the GI bill. After college, working tire 175 nations. Unless the major powers resultant product would destroy whatever lessly, Harold Roitenberg evolved a assume greater responsibility now hu fairness that now exists in the tax structure. new idea-shopping through mail manity is doomed. By underscoring The Committee is relegating to the scrap order catalogs and showrooms. His cre the gravity of the situation Israel has heap the principle of a progressive tax ative development of this concept has served not only itself but all of hu system based on ability to pay. enabled millions of consumers to shop manity.e The AFL-CIO urges you to adopt a pro far more conveniently and economical gram of targeted tax cuts in a fair and equi ly than before. It has made Harold table package that will not transfer the cor WAR HERO HONORED porate tax burden to the nation's wage and Roitenberg a classic example of the salary earners. American dream. Harold is married to Ruthie and is HON. GERALD 8. H. SOLOMON the father of four children. Today OF NEW YORK EFFECT OF BUSINESS TAX CUT DECISION 1 Harold Roitenberg is-as he always IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [By House Ways and Means Committee on June 17, 1981] has been-a very busy man. He only Thursday, June 25, 1981 has time for those who need him. For Effective Revenue loss corporate them he is always available. I wish to e Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I am (billions) income tax preserve in this CONGRESSIONAL proud to have the privilege of calling rate (percent) RECORD the gratitude and appreciation the attention of my colleagues to the outstanding achievements of Lt. Col. 1960 ...... 43 of thousands whose lives have been 1970 ...... 41 touched by the generosity, humanity, Matt Urban, U.S. Army-retired. Lieu 1980 ...... 1981 ...... $3.2 ~~ and understanding of this great Amer tenant Colonel Urban, the most deco 1982 ...... ·...... 13.6 ~~ ican, Harold Roitenberg.e rated soldier in our country today, de 1983...... 21.7 serves our sincere thanks and highest 1984...... 33.6 20 1985...... 45.0 18 respect for the services he has ren 1986...... 66.3 14 ISRAEL'S STRIKE AGAINST THE dered the country, often at the great 1987...... 75.l NA 1988...... 80.7 NA OSIRAK REACTOR est peril to his life. 1989 ...... 88.1 NA Mr. Speaker, I insert this excerpt 1990...... 96.7 NA HON. TED WEISS from an article about Lieutenant Colo Totals: 1981 .,-86 ...... $183.4 OF NEW YORK nel Urban, appearing in the Hudson 10 yr. total ...... 524.0 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Register Star on June 19, 1981, in the RECORD, for the interest of my col 1 Immediate expensing and corporate rate cuts. Thursday, June 25, 1981 leagues in the Congress and others NA = Not available. • Mr. WEISS. Mr. Speaker, the Israeli who may read the following: Source: AFL- CIO Oepartment of Economic Research estimates based on Joint strike against an Iraqi powerplant on Committee on Taxation staff data and economic projections of CBO and OMB. [From the Hudson Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Purple Heart, American Defense thermore, Brailovsky is suffering from Rollcall No. 90, "no" on the motion Service Medal, American Campaign Medal a serious liver ailment. Humanitarian to recommit the bill to the committee and the European-African-Middle Eastern consideration alone demands that he without final consideration and pas Campaign Medal. be released. sage. Also, the World War II Victory Medal, The resolution that passed the Rollcall No. 98, "yes" on the confer Combat Infantryman Badge, Presidential House and Senate called upon the ence report on H.R. 31, to amend the Unit Citation, Croix de Guerre with a President "to inform the Soviet Union Bronze Star, Croix de Guerre and the Bel Truth in Lending Act to encourage the the United States, in evaluating its cash discounts; gian Fourragere. relations with other countries, will He was presented the Medal of Honor in Rollcall No. 101, "no" on the amend July, 1980, by then President Jimmy Carter take into account the extent to which ment to retain quarterly