June 12, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S 8185 Arkansas: Steve Edwards, GES, Inc. Wakefern Food Corporation, Edison; Milwaukee; Fred H. Lange, Lange’s dba Food Giant, Marianna. Robert Gal, Wakefern Food Corpora- Sentry Foods, Madison. California: John D. Denney, Denney’s tion, Elizabeth; William Sumas, Vil- West Virginia: David G. Milne, Mor- Market, Inc., Bakersfield; Donald W. lage Supermarkets, Inc., Springfield; gan’s Clover Farm Mkt., Inc., Dill, Certified Grocers of CA Ltd., Los Mark K. Laurenti, Shop-Rite of Pen- Kingwood. Angeles. nington, Trenton;. The following State associations are Colorado: Harold J. Kelloff, Kelloff’s New Mexico: Glen Holt, Thriftway instrumental in coordinating informa- Food Market, Alamosa; John M. Todd, Super Market, Ruidoso; Martin G. tion relative to the community service Toddy’s Supermarkets, Greeley. Romine, California Super Market, Gal- activities of their members: California Florida: Lorena Jaeb, Pick Kwik lup. Grocers Association, Rocky Mountain Food Stores, Mango; Donald M. New York: Jerome F. Pawlak, Bells Food Dealers, Connecticut Food Asso- Kolvenbach, Affiliated of Florida, Food Center, Albion. ciation, Georgia Food Industry Asso- Tampa. Ohio: Walter A. Churchill, Sr., ciation, Retail Grocers Association of Georgia: Fred A. Ligon, Sr., Ligon Churchill’s Super Markets, Inc, Syl- Kansas City, Kentucky Grocers Asso- Enterprises—Columbia, Decatur. vania; Ronald C. Graff, Columbiana ciation, Louisiana Retailers Associa- Idaho: William D. Long, Waremart, Foods, Inc., Boardman; James A. Stoll, tion, Maine Grocers Association, Inc., Boise; Ronald B. McIntire, Ron’s Bag-N-Save Foods, Inc., Dover; Cynthia Michigan Grocers Association, Min- Thrift Stores, Inc., Hayden Lake; Jack L. Stoll, Bag-N-Save Foods, Inc., nesota Grocers Association, Missouri J. Strahan, Super 1 Foods, Hayden Dover; Joseph J. McAndrew, Grocers Association, New Hampshire Lake. Columbiana Foods, Inc., Boardman; Retail Grocers Association, North Illinois: John B. Sullivan, J.B. Sulli- Robert Graff, Columbiana Foods, Inc., Carolina Food Dealers, North Dakota van, Inc., Savanna. Boardman; Joseph McAndrew, Jr., Grocers Association, New Mexico Gro- Indiana: Larry D. Contos, Pay Less Columbiana Foods, Inc., Boardman. cers Association, Food Industry Assn Super Markets, Inc., Anderson; William Oklahoma: Jack V. Buchanan, Bu- Executives, Ohio Grocers Association, G. Reitz, Scott’s Food Stores, Fort chanan Food Mart, Inc., Oklahoma Youngstown Area Grocers Association, Wayne. City; Bill G. Johnson, Johnson Foods, Cleveland Food Dealers Association, Iowa: Scott Havens, Plaza Food Cen- Inc., Muskogee; Gary Nichols, Nichols Oklahoma Grocers Association, Ten- ter, Norwalk. SuperThrift, Checotah; Maurice D. nessee Grocers Association, Utah Food Kentucky: William R. Gore, G & J Box, Box Food Stores, Tahlequah; R.C. Industry Association, Vermont Grocers Market, Inc., Paducah; Thomas H. Pruett, Pruett’s Food, Inc., Antlers; Association, Wisconsin Grocers Asso- Litzler, Remke’s Markets, Inc., Coving- John Redwine II, John’s IGA, Inc., ciation, West Virginia Association of ton. Spiro; Darold Anderson, Affiliated Retail Grocers. Louisiana: Ray Fremin, Jr., Fremin’s Food Stores, Tulsa; Thomas D. Manufacturers: American Forest & of Lydia, Inc., New Iberia; Joseph H. Goodner, Goodner’s Supermarket, Dun- Paper Association; Berkel Inc. Borden, Campbell, Jr., Associated Grocers, Inc., can; Donald M. Wigley, Valu-Foods, Inc.; Campbell Soup Co.; Discover Card/ Baton Rouge; Barry Breaux, Breaux Inc., Oklahoma City. NOVUS Services; General Mills, Inc.; Mart Supermarkets, Inc., Metairie. Oregon: Ross Dwinell, United Gro- Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Gerber Products Maine: Richard A. Goodwin, Dick’s cers, Inc., Milwaukee. Co.; Kellogg USA Inc.; Kraft Foods; Market, Clinton. Pennsylvania: David L. McCorkle, Lever Brothers Co.; Louisiana Lottery Michigan: Robert D. DeYoung, Sr., Pennsylvania Food Merchants, Camp Corp.; McCormick & Co., Inc.; Nabisco, Fulton Heights Foods, Grand Rapids; Hill; Christy Spoa, Sr., Save-A-Lot, Inc.; Paramount Foods, Inc.; Procter & Patrick M. Quinn, Spartan Stores, Inc., Ellwood City; Alfred L. Krout, Clemens Gamble Co.; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.; Grand Rapids; Parker T. Feldpausch, Markets, Inc., Kulpsville. Thomas J. Lipton Co.; and VISA Felpausch Food Centers, Hastings; South Dakota: John Clarke, County U.S.A.∑ Richard Glidden, R.P. Glidden, Inc., Fair Food Store, Mitchell. f Kalamazoo; Mary Dechow, Spartan Tennessee: H. Dean Dickey, Giant Stores, Inc., Grand Rapids; Richard Foods, Inc., Columbia; Michael S. RHODE ISLAND’S HOPE DAY DeYoung, Fulton Heights Foods, Grand Dickey, Giant Foods, Inc., Columbia; ∑ Mr. PELL. Mr. President, on May 29 Rapids. D. Edward McMillan, K–VA–T Food the State of Rhode Island and Provi- Minnesota: Cheryl J. Wall, Stores, Inc., Knoxville. dence Plantations observed not only Soderquist’s Newmarket, Soderville; Texas: R.A. Brookshire, Brookshire Memorial Day but also Hope Day, com- Stephen B. Barlow, Miracle Mart, Inc., Brothers, Inc., Lufkin; Tim Hale, memorating the 205th anniversary of Prior Lake; Daniel G. Coborn, Brookshire Brothers, Inc., Lufkin; the State’s ratification of the U.S. Con- Coborn’s, Inc., St. Cloud; Christopher Benny R. Cooper, Affiliated Foods, stitution. Coborn, Coborn’s, Inc., St. Cloud; Gor- Inc., Amarillo; George Lankford, Affili- It was at 5:20 in the afternoon of May don B. Anderson, Gordy’s, Inc., Wor- ated Foods, Inc., Amarillo. 29, 1790, we are told, that the final vote thington; Walter B. Sentyrz, Sentyrz Utah: G. Steven Allen, Allen’s Super was taken at a convention of delegates Supermarket, Minneapolis, MN; Wil- Save Markets, Orem; Keith S. Barrett, from all parts of the State, giving liam E. Farmer, Fairway Foods, Inc., Barrett’s Foodtown, Inc., Salina; Rich- Rhode Island’s belated and somewhat Minneapolis; Alfred N. Flaten, Nash ard A. Parkinson, Associated Food grudging approval to the new Federal Finch Company, Minneapolis. Stores, Salt Lake City. Constitution. The vote was 34 to 32, North Dakota: John N. Leevers, Virginia: Gene Bayne, Gene’s Super making the smallest of the Thirteen Leevers Supermarkets, Inc., Devils Market, Richmond; Eugene Walters, Original Colonies to join the new union Lake; Dalles E. Krause, Krause, Inc., Farm Fresh, Inc., Norfolk; Steven C. of States which had come into being Hazen; William Pauling, Bill’s Fair- Smith, K–VA–T Food Stores, Inc., the previous year. way, Dickinson; Wallace Joersz, Bill’s Abingdon. The word ‘‘Hope’’, which the State Super Valu, Mandan; Richard Bronson, Vermont: Douglas A. Tschorn, The took as its motto in 1875, in recent Bronson’s Super Valu, Inc., Beulah. Wayside Country Store, Arlington; years has become associated with the Nebraska: John F. Hanson, Sixth Washington: Steve Herbison, U.R.M. anniversary of the date of Rhode Is- Street Food Stores, North Platte. Stores, Inc., Spokane; Craig Cole, land’s ratification, signifying the high New Hampshire: Charles P. Butson, Brown & Cole, Inc, Ferndale. expectations of that occasion. Butson’s Supermarkets, Woodsville; Wisconsin: Jerome Baryenbruch, This year, the Hope Day commemo- Martin Kashulines, The Cracker Bar- Hometown Supermarket, Spring Green; ration, under the chairmanship of G. rel, Hopkinton. Dean M. Erickson, Erickson’s Diversi- Brian Sullivan of Newport, included an New Jersey: William Noto, Wakefern fied Corp., Hudson; Richard L. invitation to all churches in the State Food Corporation, Edison; David Syl- Lambrecht, Mega Foods, Eau Claire; and all vessels in Narragansett Bay to vester, Wakefern Food Corporation, Chip Courtney, Medford Co-Op, Med- sound their bells and horns at 5:20 p.m. Edison; Catherine Frank-White, ford; Robert D. Ranus, Roundy’s, Inc., in a reenactment of the ‘‘Great S 8186 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 1995 Tintinnabulation’’ of May 29, 1790, nize the 1965 alumni class of Charles swimming pools could be open to the when church bells throughout the Sumner High School on their 30-year public. It would be a day for parents to State heralded the outcome of the vote class reunion. Charles Sumner High let their kids know that they care on ratification. School, located in St. Louis, MO, is one about them and this would help our Mr. President, I ask to have re- of the oldest high schools west of the children overcome the obstacles that printed in the RECORD proclamations of Mississippi River founded in 1875. they face to become the future leaders Hope Day 1995 by Gov. Lincoln Almond Sumner High has been one of the of tomorrow. and David F. Roderick, Jr., mayor of most prestigious schools in the Mid- Mr. President, nations around the Newport. west, concentrating on educating stu- globe have Kid’s Days. In fact, I’m told The proclamation follows: dents for a college curriculum. The that the Kiwanis Club also sponsors a THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE alumni of Sumner high are very proud Kid’s Day. They have parades, games, ISLAND—PROCLAMATION and distinguished people. It is with races, and give awards to celebrate Whereas, on May 29, 1790, Rhode Island be- fond memories that the Class of 1965 children. I strongly recommend that came our country’s thirteenth state, fulfill- recognize and remember their Alma we follow the lead of the Kiwanis Club, ing the hope of our nation’s forefathers who Mater as ‘‘No Substitute for Excel- Governor Tucker, and Vivian Rose by sought unity and upheld the motto ‘‘E lence.’’ making Kid’s Day a reality nationwide. Pluribus Unum’’—‘‘One Composed of Many’’; Mr. President, the 1965 alumni class Children that feel wanted and appre- and of Charles Sumner High will be cele- ciated are a strong defense against the Whereas, while Rhode Island led the thir- brating their 30-year class reunion on teen original colonies in rebelling against violence these kids encounter in their the tyrannical rule of England with the de- June 16–18. I would like to extend my neighborhoods. It is our responsibility struction of the British revenue sloop ‘‘Lib- sincere congratulations and best wish- as adults and role models to guide erty’’ in 1769 and the burning of the schooner es to the Class of 1965, and hopes for them toward the correct path of pur- ‘‘Gaspee’’ in 1772, it would not seek democ- continued success in the future.∑ pose. This holiday would place a smile racy and its status as an independent state f on the faces of our kids and would put until May 29, 1790; and comfort in our hearts knowing that Whereas, while Rhode Island was the last KID’S APPRECIATION DAY they are facing the world with added of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the ∑ Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise federal constitution, our founding fathers— strength and resilience. Mr. President, Dr. John Clarke and Roger Williams—were today to speak on the importance of es- Kid’s Appreciation Day is a noble cause instrumental in creating the Great Charter tablishing a Kid’s Appreciation Day to and I urge you to join me and my State granted by King Charles II on July 8, 1663, pay tribute to the children of this Na- in its support.∑ assuring Rhode Island’s complete religious tion. The question that is on the lips of Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I do have freedom, an antecedent to the Bill of Rights; children is ‘‘If there’s a Mother’s Day some closing unanimous-consent re- and and a Father’s Day, why isn’t there a quests, but I would withhold if the dis- Whereas, on this fourteenth commemora- Kid’s Day?’’ This is met with the stand- tinguished Senator from Nebraska has tion of ‘‘Hope Day,’’ all of Rhode Island ard response ‘‘Because every day is should stand proud in recognizing that on some comments he would like to make. this great day back in 1790, federal unifica- Kid’s Day.’’ Well, Mr. President, noth- Mr. KERREY. I thank the Senator tion became complete and the thirteen origi- ing could be further from the truth. from Mississippi. nal colonies had become one nation; The children today deal with prob- Mr. President, I rise but will with- Now, therefore, I Lincoln Almond, Gov- lems that were unfathomable when we hold most of my comments. The Sen- ernor of the State of Rhode Island and Provi- were growing up. When I was young, ator from South Dakota and I will have dence Plantations, Do Hereby Proclaim, May one of my biggest worries was making an opportunity to go round and round 29, 1995 as Hope Day. it home to dinner on time. In many again on the DOJ rule amendment to- places today, kids worry more about morrow. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT— dodging bullets, drug dealers, and I would point out for those few who PROCLAMATION whether they will live to see adult- are still remaining and listening to Whereas, in May of 1776, Rhode Island be- hood. Some children rarely see their this, that this amendment illustrates came the first of the thirteen original colo- nies to rebel against the tyranny of King parents who must hold two jobs in why colleagues should be paying atten- George III, by declaring its independence order to put food on the table. tion to this piece of legislation. from the Crown on May 4, 1776; and There is nothing as valuable on this I, myself, support this particular sec- Whereas, with the Revolutionary War won, Earth than our children. We are hand- tion, this preemption by the Federal it was not until fourteen years later, on May ing these children the impossible task Government. But it is a significant pre- 29, 1790 that Rhode Island signed the Con- of dealing with problems that we have emption. Any time we see language stitution, making it the official document of failed to solve. I know that having a that says, ‘‘We hereby preempt State law in the land; and Kid’s Day won’t solve these problems. and local laws’’ around here, you only Whereas, in recognition of the Ratification But it would show our chidren that we of the Constitution, church bells rang out get 90 votes against it. through the State of Rhode Island and Provi- appreciate them. I know the children of Lately, the mood is shifting, and I dence Plantations; and Arkansas want to be appreciated. A think quite correctly so. The Supreme Whereas, in recognition of that day, the fine young lady named Vivian Rose has Court is shifting right along with it to fourteenth annual commemoration of Hope taken it upon herself to lead the chil- an argument that cedes more and more Day and in celebration of USA Day in New- dren of my State toward this goal. She power to the State government, wheth- port, Now therefore be it has presented this idea to Gov. Jim er it is welfare reform, health care, or Resolved, That I, David F. Roderick, Jr., Guy Tucker who gives it his full sup- whatever it is. Mayor of the City of Newport in the State of port. I praise both of them for their ef- We are block granting after block Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, do hereby proclaim May 29, 1995, during the Me- forts and commend them on their lead- granting after block granting more au- morial Day observance, to be Hope Day & ership in Kid’s Appreciation Day. thority back to the State law. As I U.S.A. Day in the City of Newport, and in- Children are our most valuable asset said, the Supreme Court is increasingly vite all cities and towns in the State of and deserve to be valued on a special challenging our authority to intervene Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to day. A Kid’s Day would not only show at all at the local level, the State level. join with us in celebrating the 205th birthday our appreciation and gratitude but Intervening with State laws at all gets of the Constitution of the United States.∑ would instill in them a sense of com- to be a difficult business. f fort that they would hold dear. It This piece of legislation preempts would make children feel important not just State laws but preempts local CELEBRATING THE 1965 ALUMNI and wanted instead of neglected. This laws, I think quite repeatedly so. If we CLASS OF CHARLES SUMNER holiday would give kids a chance to want a competitive environment, these HIGH SCHOOL 30-YEAR CLASS spend time with their parents. Time airwaves, these cables, these lines, do REUNION that they don’t normally have. There not stop at a border. ∑ Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I would could be free admission for museums It is, it seems to me, an interstate like to take a few moments to recog- and amusement parks. Local parks and commerce issue. Nonetheless, it will