UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (!ongrfssional1Rfcord

th PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 90 CONGRESS SECOND SESSION

VOLUME 114-PART 20

SEPTEMBER 5, 1968, TO SEPTEMBER 16, 1968

(PJl<7ES 25747 TO 27094)

UNITED STJlTES <70VERNMENT PRINTIN<7 OFFICE, WJlSHIN<7TON, 1968 25804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE September '5, 1968 The honorary escort included Mr. Peace's on state advisory groups and for a time as remarks of my distinguishedeolleague, associates in The Greenv1lle News and U.S. senator: Senator THURMOND, concerning the pass­ Greenville Piedmont. Representatives of far­ "He was a man Who belieVed In the future this ranging Multimedia operations In Green­ of his nation. He deplored the crepe hangers ing of a former Member of great vllle, Ashevllle, Knoxville and Macon also who keep telllng us how sick we are. He never body, Senator Roger C. Peace, of Green­ attended. doubted the clouds would break." ville, S.C. Also seen among those paying respects The simple and brief services at The Mr. Peace served here only a short were Gov. and Mrs. Byrnes, several members Mackey Mortuary were joined by evangelist time, but he won the admiration and re­ of their famlly and Miss Cassie Connor, Mr. Dr. Bllly Graham and the Rev. James G. spect of aU his colleagues and indeed of Byrnes' secretary for many years; U.S. Sen. Stertz, pastor of First Baptist Church. all in government with whom he came Strom Thurmond; RepubUcan senatorial Brief graveside rites In Sprlngwood Ceme­ in candidate Marshall Parker; U.S. District tery, InCluding reading of the 23rd Psalm contact. Although Mr. Peace served Judge Donald S. Russell; U.S. Rep. Robert by Dr. Graham and a prayer by the Rev. as U.S. Senator, he was first and fore­ T. Ashmore; GreenvlIIe Mayor David G. Trax­ Stertz, concluded the final tribute by Green­ most a journalist with a long and dis­ ler, State Sens. Thomas Wofford, Dick Rlley viIle and South CaroUna residents to the tinguished career as publisher of one of and Harry Chapman and other members of man who had become a giant In the business South Carolina's leading newspapers, the the GreenvlIIe County Legislative Delega­ and civic Uves of both his hometown and Greenville News. tion; S. L. Latimer, editor emeritus of The state. During my tenure as Governor, our Columbia State; Ambrose Hampton, pubUsh­ Honorary escort Included associates of Mr. State embarked on an extensive program er of the Columbia newspapers; Dean Albert Peace at The Greenvllle News and Piedmont. Scroggins and Dr. Reid Montgomery of the Joining Gov. and Mrs. Byrnes in paying designed to lure new industry to South University of South CaroUna Journalism last respects to Mr. Peace were other members Carolina. Through these efforts I learned School; Wright Bryan, Clemson University of the Byrnes family and Miss Cassie Connor, that one of the first things a prospective Vice president for development; Franklin Byrnes' secretary for many years; U.S. Sen. industry looks at when considering a re­ Way, Piedmont and Northern Railway presi­ Strom Thurmond; U.S. Rep. Robert T. Ash­ location or a plant site is the newspaper dent; Lee Ward of Ward-Gr11fith, national more; Chief Judge Clement N. Haynsworth of the particular community involved. advertising representatives; Pierson Mapes of Jr. of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. This is a prime reason that Greenville, New York, representing the National Broad­ District JUdge Donald S. Russell; former state casting Co.; Chief Judge Clement Hayns­ Sen. Marshall Parker; Greenv1lle Mayor David S.C., succeeded in attracting the largest worth Jr. of the U.S. Fourth CirCUit Court G. Traxler; State Sens. Thomas Wofford, Dick share of new industry. of Appeals; Dr. Gordon Blackwell, Furman Riley and Harry Chapman and other mem­ Roger Peace's personal philosophy was University president; and CUff Barrows of bers of the Greenv111e County Legislative refiected in his newspaper-a philoso­ the Billy Graham evangeUstlc team. Delegation; S. L. Latimer, editor emeritus of phy of fairness, free enterprise, com­ Remembrances poured In from hundreds The Columbia State; Ambrose Hampton, pub­ munity pride, and progressive local gov­ of others with whom Mr. Peace was asso­ lisher of the Columbia newspapers; Dean ernment. I am also happy to say that the ciated during his 69 years of life, Including Albert SCroggins and Dr. Reid Montgomery policies and traditions of Roger Peace more than a half-century In Which Mr. Peace of the University of South Carollna Journal­ remained a working journalist as well as Ism School; Wright Bryan, Clemson Univer­ are now being ably carried on by Mr. civic leader and foremost buUder In the sity vice president for development and a Ned Ramseur and Mr. Wayne Freeman. communications field. former newspaper editor; Franklin Way, Under their guidance, the Greenville Piedmont and Northern Railway president; News has continued to be the outstand­ [From the Greenv111e News, Aug. 24, 19681 Lee Ward of Ward-GrUnth, national adver­ ing newspaper that Roger Peace sought tising representatives; Pierson Mapes of New ROGER PEACE CALLED AN IRREPLACEABLE MAN to make it, and it continues to provide York, representing the National Broadcasting a living monument to a great and loved Roger C. Peace was eulogized Friday as a Co.; Dr. Gordon W. Blackwell, president of man "who made the most he could of the Furman; and CUff Barrows, of the Graham South Carolinian. Roger Peace's passing Intelllgence and ablllty entrusted to him" in evangellstlc team. is mourned by many in the State of serving his community and fellowman. South Carolina, but his accomplishments The final tribute to the native Greenvillian [From the Greenv1lle News, Aug. 24, 19681 will live long after the mourning has who bullt a communications media organi­ ROGER C. PEACE TRmUTEs FLOW IN FROM passed and indeed as long as the ideas zation after beginning his career as a cub of free enterprise, progressive govern­ reporter was dellvered by Dr. L. D. Johnson, ACROSS UNITED STATES Furman University chaplain. Messages of tribute to Roger C. Peace con­ ment and a responsive democracy are Hundreds of Mr. Peace's associates and tinued to flow In Friday from business of­ cherished. friends attended the services. Among them ficials and friends all over the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER. What is were dignitaries from throughout South They Included many from executives Who the pleasure of the Senate? CaroUna. knew and worked with him in the various Mr. BYRD of West Virg1nJ.a. Mr. Presi­ The rites were simple, In keeping with the news media fields, many of them In broad­ dent, I suggest the absence of a quorum. Ufe of the writer, publlsher and civic leader, casting: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk in whose death Tuesday, "we have lost wis­ Charlie Crutchfield, president of Jefferson will call the roll. dom and common sense, a quality of Ufe Standard Broadcasting Co.-"He leaves be­ with which we are not abundantly endowed hind a legacy of respect of citizenship, serv­ The blll clerk proceeded to call the roll, In the country just now," Dr. Johnson said. Ice and of significant contribution." Mr. H.ILL. Mr. President, I ask unani­ Dr. Johnson quoted Mr. Peace's own trib­ Julian Goodman, president, National mous consent that the order for the ute to another great South Carollnlan, for­ Broadcasting CO.-"He was a leader In broad­ quorum call be rescinded. mer Gov. James F. Byrnes, of whom he said: casting and journalism Whose accompUsh­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without "I have been nurtured by the fiow of that ments and services we w111 long remember." objection, it is so ordered. greatest of all fountains, his fountain of Paul Rittenhouse, National Broadcasting common sense." CO.-"A gentle man." Walter D. Scott, chairman of the board, The state's elder statesman and Mrs. NBC-"We wlll miss the warmth, affection, DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND Byrnes were among the host of long-time good humor and loyal support Which he so HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WEL­ close associates who attended the final rites. generously gave for so many years." FARE APPROPRIATIONS, 1969 Dr. Johnson called Mr. Peace "Irreplace­ David C. Adams, senior executive Vice pres­ able." ident, NBe-"... vigorous and far-sighted The Senate resumed the consideration "Our common mortaUty Is the ultimate leadership made so many contributions to of the bill (H.R. 18037) making appro­ and Indisputable answer to the human feel­ Greenville and South Carolina." priations for the Departments of Labor, Ing that any man Is indispensable. But some Donald J. Mercer, vice president, NBC sta­ and Health, Education, and Welfare, and are Irreplaceable. To a great many people tion relatlons-"We shall remember him who were Indebted beyond calculation· to related agencies, for the fiscal year end­ warmly for his many contributions to the ingJune 30, 1969, and for other pur­ him, Roger Peace was such a man," he said. communications world." "Roger Peace was a man who was content R. C. Doane, board chairman emeritus, In­ poses· to know and to be unknown, a man who be­ ternational Paper Co.-"He was a great per­ A GOOD EDUCATION lieved In the meaning of old fashioned In­ son and wlll be missed by many persons." Mr. HANSEN. Mr. President, there is tegrity, a man who knew how to Usten, to WIlllam H. Gambrell of Belton, former one thing that cannot be taken away extend the h::md and heart of friendship New York City banker now associated with from a person after he has received it. and sympathy," Dr. Johnson said. Peoples National Bank-"I knew him 50 years The Furman chaplain and former pastor And that is a good education. Ifour coun­ and always admired him. His life was an In­ try and her citizens are going be able of the First Baptist Church, of which Mr. spiration to thousands." to Peace was a member, also commented on to rise above the seething unrest that the patriotism of Mr. Peace, who served on Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I grips so many of our young people today, many local public boards and organizations, should like to associate myself with the it will only be through the process of edu:, September 5, 1968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE 25805 cation-the process of providing the very Unless these funds are released, an ade­ Mr. HILL. Mr. President, since the best in facilities and teachers and equip­ quate education will be denied to many Senator from South Dakota is not pres­ ment that can be obtained. Wyoming children. ent, and since he announced that he A great number of school people in I would hope these amendments could would not ask for a vote on his amend­ thousands of school districts in the be approved so that the Public Law 874 ment until tomorrow, and sInce the Sen­ United states understand this and feel program can go forward. ator from Virginia [Mr. SPONG] is also keenly their responsibilities to serve our Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I offer an not present, and the two Senators are country's best interests by helping to amendment to correct an error in re­ working in close relationship, I ask train young people for future leadership. porting the bill, to make certain that unanimous consent that the amendment Surely, no other process is so closely tied States will receive their fair share, which of the Senator from South Dakota be to our country's future greatness than is the Congress intended they should re­ temporarily laid aside, so that the Sen­ 'education. ceive. ator from New Jersey [Mr. WILLIAMS] Almost all of us can agree that in any The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ChaIr may offer an amendment. kind of listing of priorities of spending­ wishes to inform the Senator that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and certainly the time is well past due amendments are pending. objection, both amendments will be tem­ that these priorities should be estab­ Mr. HILL. What Is the pending amend­ pOrarily laid aside. lished-education should occupy one of ment? The Senator from New Jersey Is recog­ the highest positions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen­ nized. I have been consistent in my support ator from Alabama can ask unanimous AMENDMENT NO. 925 of expenditure cuts and yield to no one consent that th~ amendments be tem­ Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. in my desire to stop the erosive effects of porarily set aside. President, I appreciate the courtesy of more inflation by hewing to a hard, tough Mr. HILL. Which amendment Is pend­ the Senator from Alabama. position insofar as balancing the budget ing? On behalf of the Senator from Wash­ is concerned. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ington [Mr. MAGNUSON] and myself, I Many of the cuts I have supported have Mundt amendment to the Spong amend­ call up amendment (No. 925), and ask had a direct impact on Wyoming, but I ment, in the nature of a substitute. that it be read. cannot support the withholding of school Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I know of no The PRESIDING OFFICER. The district funds which are needed to pro­ reason why we should not set that amend­ amendment wlll be stated. vide the necessities of an adequate educa­ ment aside, with all due deference to the The legislative clerk read the amend­ tion for the children of my State. Senator from VirginIa. I understood he ment (No. 925) , as follows: Therefore, Mr. President, I am pleased was not going to request action on the Insert at the end of title II the followIng: to support the Spong and Ribicoff amendment until the Senator from South "SEC. 208. ApproprIatIons In thIs tItle amendments that deal with school assist­ Dakota [Mr. MUNDT] had an opportunity avallable for any of the health functions of ance in federally affected areas and I to offer his amendment. The Senator the Department of Health, Education. and urge, in the strongest possible terms, from South Dakota 1MI'. MUNDT] made Welfare shall be aVailable for the expenses their approval. of a fifteen-member President's Commission School has already started across a statement on his amendment and said on Preventive Medicine the findIngs and America, and yet the Federal Govern­ he would ask for a vote on it tomorrow. recommendations of whIch are to be re­ ment withholds the funds which were So I ask unanimous consent that the ported to the President by August 1, 1969, Mundt amendment be laId aside tem­ and the members of Which are to be com­ provided by Congress to finance activi­ porarily. pensated whlle on business of the CommIs­ ties in the 1967-68 school year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there sion, including traveltime, at rates not in Additionally, hundreds of school dIs­ objection to the request? The Chair hears excess of the rate specIfied at the time the trIcts have begun the 1968-69 school service is performed for grade 08--18 In sec­ year in an extremely vulnerable and none, and it is so ordered. tion 5332 of title 5, UnIted States Code." Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I offer an frustrating positIon because of the un­ Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. certain status of Public Law 874 funds. amendment which would simply correct an error that was made in reporting the President, I am proud to join with the The money for 100 percent funding for farsighted senior Senator from Wash­ these school districts with large num­ bill. It does not add any money at all to bers of chIldren whose parents live and/ the amount provided by the bill. ington [Mr. MAGNUSON] in urging the or work on Federal property was pro­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate to act today on a matter that amendment of the Senator from Ala­ could decide the health and happiness vIded by action of the Congress, but the of tomorrow. I strongly recommend that President has chosen to withhold these bama wlll be stated. moneys. The legislative clerk read the amend­ the Senate adopt amendment No. 925 to ment, as follows: the appropriations measure for the De­ If his actIon Is not corrected, funds partments of Labor and Health, Educa­ for a school year that has already On page 14, llne 20, insert the following: ended-back In May of thIs year-wlll "Provided, That the aggregate amounts tion, and Welfare. This amendment be denied and school bUdgets already otherwise available for grants therefor within would provide for the funding of a Com­ drawn up and approved for the current states shall not be less than the amounts mission on Disease Prevention and allocated from the fiscal year 1968 appropria­ Health ProtectIon. school year will be thrown Into a state tion to local educational agencies in such The need for such a Commission is of confusIon and doubt. States for'grants:". In my State of WyomIng, 26 schools outlIned in a paper, "Ounce of Preven­ depend to a great extent on PublIc Law Mr. HILL. Mr. President, as I have tion," presented to the Senate on July 874 moneys--some of them for as much said, the amendment adds no money 31. In that document, a dIstinguished as two-thirds of their budgets. whatever to the amount provided by the group of physicians, medical educators, In Fremont County, Wyo., School Dis­ bill, but corrects an error that was made and private citizens state quIte emphat­ trict No. 14, which depends on Public in reporting the bill, which would have Ically "that the most effective control of Law 874 funds for 70 percent of its denied certain States that which it was disease will always be prevention." The budget, wIll not have a stUdent coun­ intended they should receive. The compelling case for a CommissIon is selor, a librarian, or an art teacher un­ amendment simply means that the based on the "lack of a national goal, or less these moneys are released. money would be allocated exactly as it a national will, to undertake preventive This school district, which educates was in the past fiscal year, and those programs," Wyoming's Indian children, has been States would get their proper share of the Clearly, in a nation where chronic dis­ forced to change its budgetary plans al­ amounts provided. ease costs $57 billion annually, but where most as the direction of the wind The PRESIDING OFFICER. The we spend only about 8 percent of our changes, because of the varyIng status question is on agreeing to the amend­ national health outlay for disease pre­ of Public Law 874 moneys. The superin­ ment of the Senator from Alabama. vention and health protection, an im­ tendent of the school tells me the district The amendment was agreed to. balance exists. cannot continue to operate under these The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ To alert the Nation, and to mobilize conditions. tion recurs on agreeing to the amend­ our resources for the task ahead, "An The situation Is not confined to School ment of the Senator from South Dakota Ounce of Prevention" outlined the cre­ District 14. It is repeated throughout [Mr. MUNDT]. ation of the Presidential Commission, Wyoming in federally impacted areas. What Is the will of the senate? now under consIderation in the amend- 25806 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE September 5, 1968 ment Senator MAGNUSON and I are and recommend ways to increase the under­ Preventive Medicine. We had been waiting supporting. standing, support, and implementation of for this clearance, but had not received it That Commission, as I told the Senate preventive medical techniques by the health before Secretary Cohen signed the letter. profession and the pUblic. It would plan Perhaps Senator Magnuson could make the in an August 2 statement, will do far long-range programs for the prevention of statement in his fioor speech that the Bureau more than carry out a much-needed de­ disease and lllness. Finally, a Commission on of the Budget has cleared the letter. tailed investigation of our health mainte­ Preventive Medicine would spear-head a na­ Sincerely, nance structure. It will also give us the tional effort to stimulate and support the JOHN T. CRUPENROFF, impetus we need to start planning for a field of preventive medicine. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legisla­ national action program of health pro­ The proposal for the Commission, whIch tive Service. tection and disease prevention. was presented to the President last month, was developed and put forward by a group Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. This is a particularly rewarding sug­ of medical and business leaders with whom President, after discussions with our re­ gestion to me, because I have long ar­ we have been most prlvlleged to work. I am vered chairman of the subcommittee gued the need for a system of health pleased to advise my colleagues that the handling the bill, who is also chairman screening centers. Many of the argu­ President gave emphatic support to the pro­ of the Committee on Labor and Public ments for the Commission extend and posal. In addition, I offer for the Record a letter Welfare, I hope I am not overstating it amplify the things I have been saying when I say that there is no objection to about preventive health screening-some from Wllbur Cohen, Secretary of the Depart­ call it "preventicare"-and both propos­ ment of Health, Education, and Welfare, In the amendment. this letter Secretary Cohen expresses his Mr. HILL. Mr. President, will the Sen­ als share the philosophy that preparation enthusiastic support for the proposed Com­ ator yield? and planning are better medicine than mlsslon on Preventive Medicine. I also offer, Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. I yield. repair and restoration. as a supporting letter, a statement from the Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I understand As chairman of the Senate Special Department of Health, Education, and Wel­ the amendment of the Senator does not Committee on Aging, I have heard time fare indicating that the Bureau of the Budget has no objection to the proposal. add 1 cent to the bill. No additional ap­ and again that prevention will be the propriation whatever is proposed to the Ultimately workable solution to our Mr. President, I belleve that the Commis­ sion on Preventive Medicine will playa key bill. The amendment merely means that health problems. The case for screening role In developing the kind of national com­ the President, with funds carried in the and effective followup was emphatically mitment to prevention which this most bill for health services, shall set up the drawn in the 1966 report of the Health promising and important approach to dis­ Commission to study preventive medi­ Subcommittee, "Detection and Preven­ ease and health hazards must have. cine. tion of Chronic Disease Utilizing Multi­ Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. That is phasic Health Screening Techniques." THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCA­ correct. The full committee supported the sub­ TION, AND \VELFAnE, Washington, D.O., September 4,1968. Mr. HILL. As the Senator knows, we committee findings when it reported that have made much progress in the field of "there is great need for additional efforts Hon. WARREN O. MAGNUSON, U.S. Senate, preventive medicine in recent years. The to prevent chronic disease on a national Washington, D.O. thought is that, with study by the Com­ scale." DEAR SENATOR MAGNUSON: 'The amendment mission, we may be able to take further The Committee on Aging was con­ Which you have proposed to the 1969 Labor­ steps in the field of preventive medicine. cerned about older Americans, because HEW Appropriations blll, H.a. 18037, provid­ Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. I would they suffer the severest penalties from Ing for a Commission on Preventive Medicine think there is no doubt about that. The chronic disease. But Americans of all has my enthusiastic support. A vigorous, dy­ answer to the money question is there is ages would benefit if they could call on namic program emphasizing the preventive aspects of medical care can preclUde needless no additional money added. the resources and information needed to suffering and insure longer, happier, more Mr. HILL, No additional money. keep disease from taking its present toll. healthful Ilves for all Americans. Although Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. More­ Mr. President, the amendment before medical science and the health professions over, great strides have been made in the Senate today could be the beginning have given us many benefits over the years, early detection of possible disease; and of a major shift in emphasis and attitude and although quallty care Is becoming In­ an ounce of prevention, we all know, is toward medicine and illness. I urge that creasingly available to our population, there Is yet much to be done. worth many pounds of care. the Senate give its prompt approval of Mr. HILL. That is right. We have this vital measure. The toll of chronic diseases with their im­ pairments and dlsabllities, the tragedy of found that, with the development of the Mr. President, I have a statement by accidents with their deaths and Injuries and measles vaccine, measles, which was a the Senator from Washington [Mr. MAG­ the attendant drain on our health resources common disease a few years ago, has now NUSON], which inclUdes as an attach­ are all Increasing In spite of our efforts. , been pretty well wiped out. Two or three ment a letter from Secretary Wilbur I believe it stands to reason that the appli­ years ago, we provided some funds to Cohen, in which he endorses this pro­ cation of some of the techniques and meas­ ures of prevention that have been so success­ study rubella, or what we know as Ger­ posal, and a letter from Deputy Assist­ man measles. Ifa woman, during the first ant Secretary John Grupenhoff, of the fUl in controlling our infectious and com­ municable diseases-like poliomyelltls, and 2 or 3 months of pregnancy, has rubella, Department of Health, Education, and measles-and even some serious types of the child is likely to be born with some Welfare, which states that there is no mental retardatlon-can and should be ap­ physical deformity, perhaps mental re­ objection to the amendment by the Bu­ piled to the problems of heart disease, cancer, tardation, a deformity of the heart or cir­ reau of the Budget. Injuries, and other disease conditions. culatory system, or some other terrible I ask unanimous consent that the The amendment you have proposed would physical disability. Certainly anything statement of the Senator from WasWng­ prOVide Congressional recognition of the im­ we can do in the field of preventive medi_ ton, together with the letters, be printed portance of preventive medicine to the Na­ cine to prevent such tragedies ought to in the RECORD at this point. tion's health. Such a Commission would de­ fine the nature of the problem, examine the be done. And the Senator's amendment There being no objection, the state­ gaps In our existing knOWledge, and point the adds not $1 to the cost of this bill. ment and letters were ordered to be way to application of techniques of preven­ Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. That is printed in the RECORD, as follows: tive medicine. Hence, I endorse and support correct. I thank the Senator very much. STATEMENT BY SENATOR MAGNUSON this proposal wholeheartedly. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ Mr. President, on behalf of myself and the Sincercly, tion is on agreeing.to the amendment junior Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Wll­ WILBUR J. COHEN, (No. 925) of the Senator from New Ilams) ,I rise In snpport of an amendment to Secretary. HR 18037, the Labor and Health, Education Jersey. and Welfare appropriations blll, to make DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCA­ Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. President, it is funds aVailable for the expenses of a fifteen TION, AND WELFARE, quite agreeable to have this amendment member Presidential COmmission on Preven­ Washington, D.O., September 4,1968. acted upon at this point. tive Medicine. Mr. MICHAEL PERTSCHUK, The amendment was agreed to. As I said to the Senate on July 31, such a General Oounsel, Oommittee on Oommerce, Commission would undertake four major U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. President, I deeply tasks. First, after a study of existing knOWl­ DEAR MR. PERTSCHUK: You should know regret that arrangements made some edge, It would make a series of recommenda­ that the Bureau of the BUdget has Indicated time ago will prevent my being present tions for Immediate programs of preventive to us that there is no objection to the sub­ tomorrow when, as I understand, the medicine. The Commission would investigate mission of our letter on the Commission on votes on this measure will· take place. I September 5, 1968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE 25807 have been in my seat today and yester­ quest. It is a totally inadequate commit­ shown that they can work effectively to­ day. It was my earlier information that ment to a program that has proved its gether to benefit Amelica's elderly poor, the bill would be acted upon yesterday worth. I urge and support the increase most notably in their highly successful and today. to the administration request level of foster grandparents program. The fall meeting of the employees of $31.2 million. In my jUdgment, we can confidently the Department of Agriculture of the I urge this because I believe we may rely upon the good faith and zeal of the State of Florida will be held tomorrow, yet find the Teachers Corps to be a two­ Office of Economic Opportunity, the Ad­ and I have agreed to be there. Likewise, edged sword in our battle to improve ministration on Aging, and other execu­ the Secretary of Agriculture of the life for all Americans. It can bring hope tive agencies in implementing this con­ United States has agreed to be there. I to despairing young people in the schools gressional directive. feel it is an appointment that I cannot of our central cities. And it provides an As a member of the Committee on Ag­ break. Therefore, I ask unanimous con­ opportunity for committed young Ameri­ ing, I appreciate the action taken by the sent that I may be excused from attend­ can men and women to devote them­ Committee on Appropriations in funding ance upon the Senate tomorrow, Friday. selves to helping solve the real problems "senior opportunities and services," a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of urban America, to work within the sys­ program which should be of tremendous objection, it is so ordered. tem to bring about change. assistance to the Nation's elderly poor. What is the pleasure of the Senate? ~!r. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, I suggest Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I suggest the President, the Senate committee report the absence of a quorum. absence of a quorum. on this measure earmarks $50 million of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk OEO title II funds for use in the senior will call the roll. will call the roll. opportunities and services program au­ The bill clerk proceeded to call the The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. thorized by Congress last year. The re­ roll. Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, I ask port, also directs the Department of Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I ask unani­ unanimous consentthat the order for the Labor to assure that not less than $10 mous consent that the order for the quo­ quorum call be rescinded. million, over and above the amount obli­ rum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ga"ted last year for community senior The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. service programs, will be available to con­ objection, it is so ordered. Mr. MONDALE. Mr. President, I am tinue, to expand, and to extend these Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. proud to be a cosponsor of the amend­ programs. President, I send to the desk an amend­ ment offered by the Senator from Wis­ The Senate Special Committee on ment and ask that it be read. consin [Mr. NELSON] and the Senator Aging on which I serve as chairman, has The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the from Pennsylvania [Mr. SCOTT], increas­ had a longstanding interest in making Senator ask unanimous consent that the ing the entirely inadequate appropriation the war on poverty responsive to the pending amendment be temporarily laid for the Teachers Corps. needs of more than 5 mUlion Americans aside? Mr. President, in the dark world of over the age of 65 whose incomes are be­ Mr. HILL. I ask unanimous consent poverty, one door that does remain is the low the officially desigI1alted poverty level. that the pending amendment be tempo­ one marked "education." With a good During 1965 and 1966, our committee rarily laid aside. education, many opportunities can be­ held hearings and issued a report on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without come available--jobs, income, advance­ "The War on Poverty as It Affects Older objection, it is so ordered. ment, housing. Without it all the other Americans." As a result of those hear­ The amendment offered by the Senator barriers remain. ingS, the Office of Economic Opportunity from New Jersey wUl be stated. But a headstart is not enough, for launched a number of programs to 11ft 'The assistant legislative clerk read as the dropout potential continues in our income levels and to improve living con­ follows: ghetto schools. Change all along the way ditions generally among poverty-strick­ On page 46, line 12, after "vocational re­ is required if the disadvantaged child is en older Americans. These included fos­ habllltatlon," Insert ", aging and other re­ to reach graduation. Teacher Corps ter grandparel1lts, medicare alert, green search and training by the Social and Re­ members are change agents. It is they, thumb, and other programs oonducted habllltation Services." like the VISTA and Peace Corps volun­ locally. Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. Mr. teers, who work to modify the system to As I have already indicated, the Con­ President, the House of Representatives, meet the needs of the people it is sup­ gress last year authorized another pro­ by making the changes stated in the posed to serve. Teacher Corps members gram to benefit the elderly under the war amendment the language of existing leg­ learn what the children need. They on poverty. The purpOse of this "senior islation, narrowed the use of counterpart adapt traditional concepts and methods opportunities and service" program is to funds for research and training under so that the young men and women who identify and meet the needs of older, the special foreign currency program otherwise would be permanent under­ poor persons above the age of 60 in one administered by HEW. This program is achievers can learn to their full potential. or more of a number of areas listed in for research and training in social wel­ Mr. President, we hear much rhetoric the law. The OEO Director is required to fare and maternal and child health care. these days about law and order; about utilize to the maximum extent feasible Many of these projects also affect the violence; about repression. Yet if we deal the services of the Administration on aged. This amendment would restore the with the causes of the problem, we wiII Aging of the Department of Health, program and would add no new funds to not have to worry so much about the Education, and Welfare. Bright as the the appropriation. cure. promise of this authorization is, thus fa.r I have discussed this matter with the Mr. President, the Teachers Corps has it has been only that-just a promise-­ distinguished Senator from Alabama only been in operation for a short time. since it has not been possible to obtain [Mr. HILLJ, and I understand it is ac­ Yet already its praises are being sung, the legislBitive and executive action necessary for funding the program. ceptable to him. not only by children and parents, but by Mr. HILL. As I understand the amend­ professional educators as well. Now, the Senate Appropriations Com­ mittee has earmarked funds in the bUl ment offered by the distinguished Sena­ As John B. Davis, Jr., superintendent tor from New Jersey, it would simply of Minneapolis public schools ha,s stated: before us to implement this program of "senior opportunities and services." With permit these counterpart funds to be I can report an early recognItIon of the used as they have been used in the past. value of the Teachers Corps as an agent for the $50 million earmarked by the repOrt Unifying the efforts of local school districts, for this purpose, the program could get Is my understanding correct? teacher-training colleges, deprived commu­ off to a magnificent beginning, and could Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. The nities and concerned and competent young go far toward meeting the needs of our Senator's understanding is correct. adults Into a combined attack upon the prob­ impoverished elders. One factor assur­ Mr. HILL. It is to make sure that they lems of poverty through educa,tlon. ing the success of this program would be can be used this fiscal year, just as they Mr. President, the Teachilrs Corps has the cooperation and participation of the have been used in past fiscal years. proven a resounding succe'ss in Minne­ Administration on Aging, as required in Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. I do sota, and around this Nation. The cur­ the a.uthorization enacted last year. The not travel much, but wherever one goes, rently approved $17.3 million is little Office of Economic Opportunity and the he sees the inadequacy of health care. more than half the administration re- Administration on Aging have already We worked together on a hospital in Po- 25808 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE September. 5, 1968 land for children. We used counterpart project a success. When the bUdget re­ the District of Columbia, and throughout funds for that. quest for the Office of Education was the country, for that matter, during the Mr. HILL. These are counterpart acted upon by the House of Representa­ 10 years I have served on the subcom­ funds. There would be no additional ap­ tives, only $1 million was provided for mittee and during the 8 years I have propriations. this program, instead of the $10 million served as chairman of the subcommittee. Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey. There requested by President Johnson. It is because of my interest not only would be no additional appropriations. I am well aware of the budgetary in the District of Columbia but also in It might cut down a little on congres­ stringencies which have been imposed on the education of the children of the Dis­ sional travel. That is the only thing. all Federal programs. But to eliminate trict of Columbia, and my interest in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ funds entirely or at least to appropriate providing what may become a model tion is on agreeing to the amendment only one-tenth of the amount requested project for education throughout the of the Senator from New Jersey. by the President for this important edu­ Nation, that I have offered this amend­ The amendment was agreed to. cational project would be false economy. ment, not to restore the full budget Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Presi­ At least we should give it a try. We ought amount, but to restore $5 million out of dent, I ask unanimous consent that the to give the model school project an op­ the $9 million disallowed by the House. pending amendments be temporarily laid portunity to prove itself and perhaps The House allowed $1 million so that aside. become a model for the Nation. with the amount of $5 million provided The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. What we are talking about here is not for in my amendment, the amount ap­ HOLLINGS in the chair). Without objec­ simply spending; we are talking about propriated would total $6 million. tion, it is so ordered. an investment. We are talking about an I have discussed this matter with the Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Presi­ investment in people, an investment in distinguished and able chairman of the dent, I call up my amendment which is the future, an investment in children. committee, the Senator from Alabama pending at the desk and ask that it be Funds for the model school project are [Mr. HILL], and I hope he will find it stated. concrete evidence that life can be made possible to accept the amendment. better for the disadvantaged children Mr. HILL. Mr. President, I know of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of our inner cities, and for people who amendment will be stated. authority with which the Senator from have ambition and drive and who want West Virginia speaks on this matter, in­ The assistant legislative clerk read as to develop whatever potential may be follows: asmuch as he has been it member of the within them. Subcommittee on Appropriations for the On page 22, Hne 13, strike out the figure I do not think anyone has ever re­ District of Columbia for some 10 years "$87,967,000" and Insert in lleu thereof "$92,­ garded me as a pushover when it comes 967.000". and for the last 8 years he has been the to voting for the expenditure of Federal chairman of that subcommittee. I know Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Presi­ tax dollars. In this case, however, the the time, work, and effort he has put dent, in March of this year, President problem is clear, the need is great, and into these various programs for the Dis­ Johnson proposed a major model school the justification is valid. trict of Columbia and also the effect they experiment in the District of Columbia. Mr. President, I have offered an may have so far as programs throughout The goals which he set forth for the amendment which would increase the the country are concerned. experiment were to revive the interest amount in the bill by $5 million, making I see no reason why we should not at of citizens in their schools, help teachers a total of $6 million in response to the least take this amendment to conference. improve the skills of their profession budget request of $10 million. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Pres­ through retraining opportunities, bring This model school project would be in ident, I wish to express my gratitude to to students the best in teaching methods the Ballou area of Anacostia. It is the distinguished chairman of the com­ and materials, revise the curriculum to thought that this would be the best loca­ mittee' the Senator from Alabama [Mr. mal;:e it serve the young people of our tion because of overcrowding, the higher HILL], for his generous remarks. I ap­ city, equip high school graduates with ratio of public housing, and the very preciate his willingness to accept the marketable skills, seek alliances between high juvenile delinquency rate. amendment and take it to conference. employers and the schools, give children The project has been developed on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ the chance to learn at their own pace, basis of a plan which would include the tion is on agreeing to the amendment of reducing both dropouts and failures, and newest ideas in education and provide a the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. serve a section of the city where the very concentrated program to signifi­ BYRD], needs of students and schools are great­ cantly change the life prospects for these The amendment was agreed to. est. people. To support this effort, the President The project, it is hoped, would be­ requested $10 million in the 1969 budget come a model for the Nation, to be fol­ UNANIMOUS-CONSENT of the U.S. Office of Education, Depart­ lowed and utilized in other great urban AGREEMENT ment of Health, Education, and Welfare. centers throughout the country. The ad­ The District of Columbia immediately ministration of the program and the re­ Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, after began planning for the model school sponsibility for carrying on the project conferring with appropriate Members on project proposed by the President. This would be that of the District of Columbia both sides of the aisle, I send to the desk planning has involved the District of School Board. The Office of Education a unanimous-consent agreement and as~{ Columbia government, the District would finance the project and would that it be stated. School Board, a Community Planning make grants directly to the District of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Council from the neighborhood where Columbia School Board. unanimous-consent agreement will be the proposed model school project would Mr. President, this project has never stated. be established, and many other inter­ come before my subcommittee, the Sub­ The assistant legislative clerk read as ested organizations. committee on Appropriations for the follows: As the plans are now drawn, the peo­ District of Columbia. It was considered UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT ple of the District of Columbia are now by the House Appropriations Subcom­ Ordered, That effective on Friday, Septem­ ready to launch what they hope will be mittee on the Departments of Labor and ber 6, 1968, during the further considera­ an exciting new venture in education. Health, Education, and Welfare. tion of the blll, H.R. 18037, an act making With new approaches to instruction, appropriations for the Department of Labor, As I have said, the project would be Health, Education, Welfare and related agen­ curriculum, and school organization. funded through the Office of Education cies for fiscal year 1969, debate on any With new learning and recreational and, therefore, appropriately comes amendment, motion, or appeal, except opportunities for the family and the within the province of the subcommittee amendments deallng with legislation which community. which has jurisdiction over the bill be­ are subject to a point of order and can only With new services for young and old. fore the Senate today. be considered under a suspension of the rules, With new activities during the sum­ and except a motion to lay on the table, However, as chairman of the Subcom­ shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally mer, on weekends, and in the evening. mittee on Appropriations for the District divided and controlled by the mover of any Unfortunately, there is now apparently of Columbia I have manifested what I sucll amendment or motion and the Senator some question as to whether the Federal believe to be a very strong, enthusiastic, from Alabama {Mr. HILL) : PrOVided, That Govern!nent will do its part to make this and appropriate interest in education in In the event the Senator from Alabama [Mr.