E.XTENSIONS of REMARKS AMERICA's HERITAGE of FREEDOM Thomas of Caraway, Ark., Was Printed the Greatest Nation in the World Today
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17660 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 27, 1969 chusetts, Mr. BOLAND, Mr. ROGERS of gra.m for farmers, and for other purposes; to By Mr. WALDIE: Colorado, Mr. MlKvA, Mr. VANIK, Mr. the Committee on Agriculture. H.R.12491. A bill to supplement the anti MESKll.L, Mr. WEICKER, Mr. EDWARDS By Mr. O'KONSKI: trust laws of the United States by providing of California, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. H.R. 12482. A bill to provide for the con for fair competitive practices in the termi HATHAWAY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. ANDERSON veyance of certain mineral rights in a.nd nation of franchise agreements; to the COm of California, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. under lands in Dunn County, Wis.; to the mi ttee on the Judiciary. FuQUA, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. KYROS, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H.R. 12492. A bill to amend the Tariff Mr. BROWN of Ca.lifOfllia., a.nd Mr. H.R. 12483. A bill to amend the act of Au Schedules of the United States to permit the WALDIE): gust 13, 1946, relating to Federal participa duty-free entry of certain personal effects of H.R. 12473. A bill to permit State agree tion in the cost of protecting the shores of servicemen assigned to combat areas; to the ments for coverage under the hospital insur the United States, its territories, and posses Committee on Ways and Means. ance program for the a.ged; to the Committee sions, to include privately owned property; By Mr. ZWACH: on Ways and Means. to the Committee on Public Works. H .R.12493. A bill to amend the Atomic By Mr. DERWINSKI: By Mr. OLSEN: Energy Act of 1954 to permit a. State, under H.R. 12474. A bill to amend the Communi H.R. 12484. A bill to establish certain its agreement with the Atomic Energy Com cations Act of 1934 so a.s to prohibit the rights of professional employees in public mission for the control of radiation hazards, granting of authority to broadcast pay tele schools operating under the laws of any of to impose standards (including standards vision programs; to the Comm.ittee on Inter the several States or any territory or posses regulating the discharge of radioactive waste state and Foreign Commerce. sion of the United States, to phohibit prac materials from nuclear facilities) which are By Mr. DINGELL: tices which are inimical to the welfare of more restrictive than the corresponding H.R. 12475. A bill to revise and clarify the such public schools, and to provide for the standards imposed by the Commission; to Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act and orderly and peaceful resolution of disputes the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act, and concerning terms and conditions of profes By Mr. COLLIER: for other purposes; to the Committee on Mer sional service and other matters of mutual H.J. Res. 799. Joint resolution to provide chant Marine and Fisheries. concern; to the Committee on Education for the issuance of a special postage stamp By Mr. DULSKI (for himself and Mr. and Labor. in commemoration of Gen. Douglas Mac CORBETT): By Mr. PODELL: Arthur; to the Committee on Post Office and H.R. 12476. A bill to amend title 5, United H.R. 12485. A bill to provide improved ju Civil Service. States Code, to provide for additional posi dicial machinery for the selection of juries, tions in grades GS-16, GS-17, and GS-18; to further promote equal employment op to the Committee on Post Office and Civil portunities of American workers, to author PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Service. ize appropriations for the Civil Rights Com Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private By Mr. FRIEDEL: mission, to extend the Voting Rights Act of bills and resolutions were introduced and H.R. 12477. A bill to promote public health 1965 with respect to the discriminatory use and welfare by expanding, improving, and of tests and devices, and for other purposes; severally referred as follows: to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ADDABBO: better coordinating the family planning serv H.R. 12494. A bill for the relief of Fran ices a.nd population research activities of the By Mr. QUILLEN: H.R. 12486. A bill to exempt a. member of cesco and Orsola Miceli and minor son, Vito Federal Government, and for other purposes; Miceli; to the Committee on the Judiciary. to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign the Armed Forces from service in a comba.t By Mr. BARRETT: Commerce. zone '.'Then such member is the only son of a H.R. 12495. A bill for the relief of Annibale By Mr.HOWARD: family, and for other purposes; to the Com Cuozzo; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 12478. A bill to amend the Commu mittee on Armed Services. By Mr. BIAGGI: nications Act of 1934 to prohibit the granting H.R. 12487. A bill to amend title 10 of the H.R. 12496. A bill for the relief of Polberto of authority by the Federal COmmunioations United States Code to prohibit the assign Obia.s Baranuelo; to the Committee on the Commission for the broadcast of pay televi ment of a member of an armed force to com Judiciary. sion programs; to the Committee on Inter bat area duty if certain relatives of such By Mr. GOODLING: state and Foreign Commerce. member died or beoa.m.e totally disabled H.R.12497. A bill for the purposes of the By Mr. KAZEN: while serving in the Armed Forces in Viet Immigration and Nationality Act a.nd in the H .R. 12479. A bill to amend the Submerged nam; to the Committee on Armed Services. interest of Mrs. Kathleen Alice Heinze; to Lands Act to establish the coastline of cer By Mr. SCOTT: the Committee on the Judiciary. tain States as being, for the purposes of that H.R. 12488. A bill to restrict the mailing act, the coastline as it existed at the time of of credit cards; to the Committee on the entrance into the Union; to the Committee Judiciary. PETITIONS, ETC. on the Judiciary. H.R. 12489. A bill to reform and modern By Mr. McCLORY: ize the Post Office Department, and for other Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions H.R. 12480. A bill to amend the act en purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk titled "An act to provide for the establish and Civil Service. and referred as follows: ment of the Frederick Douglass home as a By Mr. SHRIVER: 157. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Roger part of the park system in the National capi H.R. 12490. A bill to establish fee pro Sherman Bandy, Decatur, Ill., relative to tal, and for other purposes," approved Sep grams for entrance to and use of areas ad redress of grievances; to the Committee on tember 5, 1962; to the Committee on Interior ministered for outdoor recreation and re the Judiciary. and Insular Affairs. lated purposes by the Secretary of the In 158. Also petition of Geraldine M. Vick By Mr. MICHEL: terior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and ers, Lawndale, Calif., relative to redress of HR. 12481. A bill to adjust agricultural for other purposes; to the Committee on grievances; to the Committee on the Judi production, to provide a transitional pro- Interior and Insular Affairs. ciary. E.XTENSIONS OF REMARKS AMERICA'S HERITAGE OF FREEDOM Thomas of Caraway, Ark., was printed the greatest nation in the world today. Free in the local newspaper in Caraway. I dom as men know it under American govern commend it the attention of each of ment is indeed new. It has come t:.o us only HON. BILL ALEXANDER to after men struggled for centuries to exer my colleagues and include it in the OF ARKANSAS cise their rights to be free, to throw off the RECORD at this point: fetters of tradition. Throughout most of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMERICA'S HERITAGE OF FREEDOM world's hist:.ory men have lived their daily Friday, June 27, 1969 (By Rudy Thomas) lives under rigid rules. From birth to death primitive people Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, a con Another Glorious Fourth of July is just obeyed tribal custom and ta.boos. As civiliza stituent from the First Congressional around the corner. It is a day remembered tion arose, despot kings held the power of District of Arkansas recently sat down and celebrated as the birthday of our nation. life and death over their subjects. In the to record his ideas on "America's Heritage come next July 4th our nation will be 193 years old. This ma.y sound as if ours is a. very middle ages merchants gained some business of Freedom." The resulting article on the old nation, but quite the contrary, it is still rights, but the poor peasant remained in price and responsibilities of freedom is a relatively young nation. bondage to his feudal lord. The turning worth the serious consideration of all of As we pa.use from our daily routine of life point in these deplorable social conditions us as we approach the 193d birthday of to once again celebrate our national birth seems to have been steered by the hand of our Nation. day let us examme in all candor some of the God. The spread of Christianity began to The article, written by Mr. Rudy basic elements tha.t have made "Our America undermine the ancient idea. that men were June 27, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 17661 merely servants of the state.