June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13477 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE In addition, Mr. Speaker, I ask unan­ Alumni Association. "It's a matter of getting imous consent to have printed at this talented people to run the Federal govern­ point in the RECORD a very timely arti­ ment at the highest levels." HON. FRANK R. WOLF cle which appeared in the June 18, The private sector is reaping the benefits of the government brain drain. Now that OF VIRGINIA ·1981, edition of the Wall Street Jour­ the first space shuttle has been successfully IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nal entitled "Uncle Sam's Hemorrhage completed, for instance, NASA expects to of Senior Managers." Tuesday, June 23, 1981 lose much of its team to private industry CFrom Newsweek, June 1, 19811 where salaries are sometimes triple what • Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I again THE FEDERAL BRAIN DRAIN NASA pays. "We're losing the best people rise to express my concern about the Roy McKinnon liked his job. In over 26 because there are jobs in industry for those adverse effects of the executive pay years as an FBI official, he headed the in­ people," says Dr. Robert Wiseman, who ceiling on the quality of our Senior vestigation into the 1969 murders of United hires scientists and engineers for the De­ Executive Service. As many are aware,· Mine Workers leader Joseph Yablonski and partment of the Army. The National Insti­ we are in the midst of a major exodus his family. helped negotiate an end to the tutes of Health has been rebuffed by five Indian uprising at Wounded Knee and last outside candidates for the top job in the of top managerial and technical talent Cancer Cause and Prevention Division be­ from our senior ranks. year he was promoted to an assistant direc­ tor of the bureau. But his $50,112-a-year cause the minimum salary of $50,112 is far Why? These employees have had a salary had been frozen by a pay cap ordered from competitive. single 5%-percent pay raise since 1977 by President Carter and a change in govern­ The drain is likely to continue. President while the cost of living has increased ment benefits threatened to cut his month­ Reagan has abandoned for now a campaign by over 47 percent during the same ly pension by $250 a month. So last Janu­ promise to raise executive salaries, and Con­ period. Because of the pay cap, we ary, at 50, McKinnon took early retirement. gress is prohibited by law from increasing now have some 33,000 top executives It wasn't just the money. "My career was the pay of the Senior Executive Service built on the credibility of the agents work­ without raising its own. And that, in the and lesser management employees all midst of budget cuts, is unlikely. Congress at the pay ceiling. As a result, in many ing for me," he says. "Under the circum­ stances people might have thought, · 'This could change the law and grant increases to cases, there are four to seven tiers of guy's a damn fool to stay on'." the bureaucratic elite, but it probably won't. management being paid the same McKinnon is not a statistic-one of hun­ "There's a kind of professional jealousy salary. With the upcoming October 1 dreds of top Federal employees who have on the Hill that if we can't get a raise, the increase, GS-14's will be paid the same left government recently. The resulting bureaucrats aren't going to get one either," salary as our top ES-6 senior execu­ "brain drain" is becoming so great that says one Congressional aide. In an age of many agencies can't find good managers or budget cuts and government-as-villain poli­ tives; an intolerable and inexcusable tics, the senior bureaucrats are not likely to situation. technical experts to run billions of dollars worth of programs. Within the last three win much public sympathy. But if the drain Within the last 3 years, retirement years, retirement of the highest-ranking continues, the Federal bureaucracy will end of the highest ranking Federal em­ Federal employees aged 55 to 59 has risen up even less efficient than it is now. ployees aged to 55 to 59 have risen from 18.2 percent to 95 percent. Many from 18.2 percent to 95 percent, and younger civil servants are quitting too, CFrom the Wall Street Journal, June 18, there is no question that pay is the taking private-sector jobs that pay up to 19811 cause of their unprecedented and triple their government salaries. They in­ UNCLE SAM'S HEMORRHAGE OF SENIOR alarming increase. And who is benefit­ clude some of the best and the brightest in MANAGERS ing from this exodus? The private government. including Dr. Robert Levy, As who ran the heart, lung, and blood program · sector. indicated in June 1, 1981, for the National Institutes of Health, and WASHINGTON.-The U.S. government fs suf­ Newsweek article entitled "The Feder­ Donald K. Slayton, who was flight fering a serious "brain drain" of its most ex­ al Brain Drain," the private sector is test manager for NASA's space shuttle. "If perienced top managers and Congress could reaping the benefits of these unex­ you really want a bloated bureaucracy pop­ hardly care less. pected retirements. Now that the first ulated by incompetents who can't make it in Thus a promising experiment in improv­ Space Shuttle has been successfully the private sector, the surest way is to stay ing government efficiency may be in danger completed, for instance, NASA expects with the [pay] policies we're following of extinction. to lose much of its team to private in­ now," warns Rep. William Ford of Michi­ The experiment involves the Senior Exec­ gan. utive Service, created by the Civil Service dustry where salaries are sometimes Many say the problem began when Jimmy Reform Act of 1978. A cadre of top civil triple what NASA pays. "We're losing Carter tried to reform the civil service. In servantS gave up certain job protections in the best people because there are jobs an effort to improve incentives, a Senior Ex­ return for the right to win bonuses for supe­ in industry. for these people," says Dr. ecutive Service was created for about 8,000 rior performance. These officials oversee 1. 7 Robert Wiseman, who hires scientists top employees. They gave up some civil­ million workers and a nearly $700 billion and engineers for the Department of service job security in return for financial budget, so any boost in their productivity the Army. The Newsweek article goes incentives that included promises of hefty could have a vast ripple effect on govern­ on the cite similar problems at the Na­ pay increases and sizable bonuses for jobs ment efficiency, a much-stated goal of the well done. But, strapped for funds, Carter Reagan administration. tional Institutes of Health which has soon scaled down the bonuses and, except But the lack of any recent pay raises for been rebuffed by five outside candi­ for one small pay raise in 1979, decided not the 6,700 senior federal executives and the dates for the top jobs in the Cancer to remove a pay ceiling imposed in 1977. setting of limits on expected bonuses are Cause and Preventive Division because With their pay frozen, many employees hurting morale and contributing to an un­ the capped $50,112 salary is far from began to leave. In addition, the pay ceiling precedented wave of resignations and early competitive. produced a phenomenon called "pay com­ retirements. More than 45 percent of nearly Mr. Speaker_. I request that the pression." Executives in the top seven civil­ 1,000 senior executives polled recently said above mentioned Newsweek article be service categories ended up with the same they may leave the government within the $50,112 maximum salary. A- promotion no next two years. Many ag.encies also face in­ inserted in the RECORD, and, again, be­ longer meant a pay increase and an employ­ creasing difficulty in recruiting qualified re­ seech my colleagues in the Congress ee who managed 2,000 people often earned placements from the private sector. and the administration to focus their no more than his subordinates. "It's not a A report released yesterday by the Presi­ attention and efforts on resolving this matter of a living wage," insists Paul Lor­ dent's Advisory Committee on Federal Pay very serious problem. entzen of the Federal Executive Institute criticized the widening gap between federal

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 13478 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 and private-sector salaries. "We're losing a Many bonus-winners leaving the govern­ was readopted Tuesday by the Senate on a serious investment in people" from the re­ ment land much better-paying jobs in the 21-9 vote after senators accepted several sulting "alarming" executive brain drain, private sector. Dr. Robert Levy, 44, is quit­ House amendments. , committee Chairman Jerome Rosow told a ting as head of the National Heart. Lung Lamm has voiced opposition to many as­ news conference. "You can always get a and Blood Institute to become Tufts Univer­ pects of the Sagebrush Rebellion, particu· warm body" to replace federal managers, he sity's health sciences vice president for larly the possibility of wilderness land being went on. "But what's the long-term twice his $60,000 government salary. After opened up for development, but he has not impact?" getting a $5,000 bonus last year, he saw stated specifically whether he would veto "The government ls losing and the coun­ little chance of winning another this year the bill. · try ls losing" from the inevitable employ­ because of the restrictions. "But I wasn't so If signed into law by Lamm, the bill would ment of inexperienced top managers, says much frustrated with the SES," Dr. Levy establish a commission to plan and oversee Robert Wiseman, 57, a retiring SES member says, "as with the fact that I work seven the transfer of 14 million acres of Forest who has had trouble recruiting top engi­ days a week . . . and I'm rapidly moving Service land and 8 million acres of Bureau neering scientists for the Army. into debt." Three of his children will attend of Land Management land. None of the The Reagan administration recognizes Ivy League colleges next fall. property could be sold to private interests that "the loss of key individuals is going to Filling Dr. Levy's job and other SES va­ without approval of twcf-thirds of the Legis­ impact on the effectiveness of im­ cancies can't be done easily. The pay ceiling lature.e plementing its program," admits George means "you take second best" for top re­ Nesterczuk, an associate director of the search posts, a National Institutes of Health Office of Personnel Management, who over­ official says. Five "well-qualified" outside THE TOBACCO DEREGULATION sees the SES. He adds a note of hope, how­ candidates recently rejected offers for one ACT OF 1981 ever: "It may just be a matter of time before such position. we can turn that whole thing around." The Army wanted to consider promoting a "The whole pay thing" affects not only middle manager to be a command, person­ HON. THOMAS E. PETRI the Senior Executive Service but also 26,300 nel director. The man, who had been in an OF WISCONSIN middle managers in the government. De­ executive training program for two years, spite big differences in their duties, all these decided that a move from San Antonio to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES officials' salaries remain frozen at $50,112 Atlanta without a . pay raise would be too Tuesday, June 23, 1981 because of Congress's refusal in March to costly. The Army's civilian personnel direc­ grant raises to them and to itself, the judici­ tor, Fred Newman, says, "We're going to e Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, today I ary, the Cabinet and sub-Cabinet. This so­ have to go for the less knowledgeable have introduced the Tobacco Deregu­ .called "pay compression" is "very galling, person with less expertise. It's like bringing lation Act of 1981, which would get especially when people who have a great up someone from a farm team like the Alex­ the Government out of the tobacco deal of responsibility running an organiza­ andria Dukes to play for the New York.Yan­ business. My legislation would elimi­ tion bigger than many corporations are get­ kees." nate the· tobacco allotment system, ting the same thing as minor functionaries," These problems are not lost on the says Sally Greenberg, Mr. Nesterczuk's Reagan administration. Though the Presi­ repeal the loan-price support system, predecessor. dent is committed to reducing the bureauc­ charge user fees for tobacco services, Congressional reluctance to invite public racy, "We want effective people in there," and increase the tax on a pack of ciga­ outcry over big pay boosts is nothing new. says Donald Devine, director of the Office rettes by 2 cents without increasing its But federal executives' salaries rose only of Personnel Management. Without a first­ sales price. about 35 percent during the 1970s, com­ rate civil service, he adds, "You're going to I have introduced this legislation be­ pared with an 84 percent increase for other be wasting billions of dollars.''• cause I feel that this industry needs to white-collar federal workers and a 125 per­ cent rise for private-sector executives, re­ be deregulated. Significant economic ports the General Accounting Office. The COLORADO MAY JOIN benefits will accrue· through passage GAO says inflation during the decade elimi­ REBELLION of this bill. A free enterprise environ­ nated 31 percent of the federal executives' ment for tobacco will benefit both the purchasing power. HON. JIM SANTINI actual tobacco farmers, and tobacco Senior U.S. officials would feel less unhap­ OF NEVADA product manufacturers, and will en­ py about their compensation if Congress IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES courage tobacco exports. This legisla- hadn't also curtailed bonuses. Under the . tion will generate an extra $700 mil­ 1978 law, up to half of an agency's SES posi­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 tions could receive awards of up to $20,000 a lion in revenue without increasing the year. But last summer Congress cut those •Mr. SANTINI. Mr. Speaker, the en­ retail price of tobacco products. In ad­ eligible to 25 percent and the OPM knocked closed Associated Press wire story with dition, elimination of the support pro­ down that share to 20 percent after hearing a Denver dateline indicates that the gram would save over $100 million reports of favoritism and use of the bonuses mood in Western States is still strong yearly in administrative costs and loan to sidestep the pay ceiling rather than to trans!er Federal unappropriated subsidies. reward performance. lands to States for control. My bill, What follows is a brief description of Now the Reagan administration is fight­ H.R. 3655, would allow for the orderly the tobacco industry, the mechanics of ing renewed congressional support for elimi­ trans!er of Federal lands to States to the current Government price support nating the senior executives' bonuses alto­ control and manage in a sound "multi­ gether-which the House voted to do last program and its problems, and an year. "This isn't the kind of cut that's really ple use" manner. analysis of my bill and its benefits. going to hurt people, like cutting back on Support for the Sagebrush Rebellion Throughout my research in this area I food stamps or low-income housing," says is evidenced by the Colorado State have tried to obtain the most accurate Aubrey "Tex" Gunnells, a House Appropria­ Senate's recent 21 to 9 vote to support statistics available. However, as people tions Subcommittee staffer. "You go out to transferring millions of acres of public in the industry are aware, many times Podunk and see if you can convince them to lands to the States. different sources of information do give someone in .govel'lllJMIDt making $50,000 I urge my House colleagues to read not compare precisely with each other, a $10,000 or $20,000 bonus for doing his the article. The Sagebrush Rebellion figure for figure. In preparing my re­ Job." is a viable and lively issue whicn Con­ Nonetheless, poor prospects for pay raises marks I have tried te use those f!gures and bonuses have doubled the us'ual em­ gress must consider seriously. which have the largest acceptance. ployee turnover rate to 18 percent or. 20 per­ COLORADO MAY JOIN REBELLION During my review of this industry I cent among SES members at NASA, the Air DENVER.-The Colorado Legislature gave sought information from many differ­ Force and other agencies. NASA expects to final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ent Government agencies and private soon lose 30 senior officials who played im­ place the state in the thick of the Sage­ portant technical roles in the recent space brush Rebellion, leaving Gov. Richard groups. These organizations include: shuttle project. "That can have an adverse Lamm to decide whether to veto the pro­ Department of Agriculture/ ASCS, To­ impact on the continued development of the posed state takeover of federal land. bacco Institute, Tobacco Tax Council, shuttle," says Carl Grant, NASA personnel The- bill, which seeks to transfer 22 mil­ Congressional Research Service, Flue­ director. lion acres of federal land to state ownership, Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabiliza- June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13479 tion Corporation, General Accounting ernment. States and municipalities rate on all future loans. Another cost Office, Congressional Budget Office, also have cigarette taxes, generating to the Government, which has loan USDA/ESS, USDA/Tobacco Group, additional billions of dollars. program officials concerned, is the po­ International Trade Commission, GOVERNMENT TOBACCO SUPPORT SYSTEM tential loss of all or part of the sur­ American Medical Association, Health The allotment system, which I brief­ plus. Tobacco- spoils. after some years and Human Services/Office of Smok­ ly described before, limits the planting of storage. If the Government cannot ing and Health, Tobacco Merchants of tobacco on the basis of acres or sell-the tobacco surplus, the loss could Association of the U.S., Tobacco Asso­ pounds. depending on the type of to­ be in the hundreds of millions of dol­ ciates Inc., National Association of To­ bacco. To own an allotment the person lars. bacco Distributers, and others. must also own the land to which it has TOBACCO DEREGULATION ACT OF 1981 BACKGROUND been assigned. An allotment owner can My bill affects the tobacco industry There are almost 1 million acres of rent out his allotment and have it in the following four ways: Repeal Al­ tobacco grown in the United States apply to another area. of land. There lotment System-this· action would each year. The 1980 tobacco crop pro­ are over 500,000 assigned allotments. duced abol,lt l.8 billion pounds of leaf. The loan program, which buys to­ reduce the ~osts of production by 975 million pounds were used domesti­ bacco that is not sold at commercial about one-third-by eliminating the cally while 815 million pounds were auctions, offers interest rates at about "monopoly rent"-and allow farmers ,exported. While over 275,000 farmers 14 percent for 1981. Payments are not to plant tobacco freely. While owners grow tobacco, for most of them it is made on a monthly basis; instead the of land with allotments. would lose not their principal crop. There are entire loan, including interest, be­ their allotment designation, they about 95,000 commercial tobacco farm­ comes due when the tobacco is sold. If would still have their land and still be ers. A commercial farmer is one who the tobacco under loan is sold for less able to plant tobacco. A USDA study has an agricultural income of over than the loan amount, the Govern­ indicated that the impact of this $2,500, of which at least one half must ment absorbs the loss. The Govern­ repeal would cause fewer acres of to­ be from tobacco products. The average ment finances the program through bacco to be planted in the first year or commercial farmer has a farm of the Commodity Credit Corporation, . so of deregulation, with the number of about 130 acres of which only 7 acres which in tum transfers most of the total acres planted increasing slightly are planted in tobacco. administration to the tobacco associa­ every year thereafter. There are many types of tobacco, tions. About $270 million in loans will Repeal of the loan program-Under some of which are not under the Gov­ be made in fiscal year 1981. provisions of the bill the Government ernment's allotment system which re­ One very serious problem with the would no longer buy tobacco that stricts the amount of acreage that can tobacco support program is the large wasn't sold at commercial tobacco auc­ be planted. Flue-cured and burley to­ volume of surplus tobacco leaf which tions. The price of tobacco would de­ bacco make up over 90 percent of the is accumulating. The Government now crease, encouraging exports and put­ tobacco crop and both of these are has over 600 million pounds of tobacco ting the brakes on imports. Repeal under the acreage or acreage/pound­ worth about $981 million. No one is would also act as an incentive to grow age allotment system. quite sure what to do with the tobacco only high grade tobacco. Farmers who Each acre of tobacco produces about surplus. now grow lower quality tobacco crops, 2,000 pounds of leaf. While prices vary The Government grades tobacco, which often ends up under loan and in significantly, the average price per issues permits for warehouse oper­ the Government inventory, would pound is about $1.50. Simple arithme­ ations, and inspects them to insure have a hard time selling them on the tic shows that an average acre of to­ they meet proper standards. commercial market. Under these pro­ bacco has a value of about $3,000. The cost of the Government's tobac­ visions the Government · would no Under the allo.tment system if a co support system is frequently disput­ longer continue to accumulate tobac­ farmer does not own all of the allot­ ed. Tobacco interests claim that the co, halting the growing problem of to­ ments he needs, and only 16 percent of program only costs $57 million over bacco surpluses. the flue-cured tobacco farmers do, he the past 40 years. However this figure Inspection and grading-The inspec­ must rent allotments which cost a only represents the amount of loans tion, licensing and grading services great amount of money-$1,000 per lost in the past. There are other costs now performed by the Government ~ere per year. The same land without associated with the program. Adminis­ will continue to be operated by the an allotment, used to plant corn or tration costs about $15 million a year. Government under the bill's provi­ soybeans for example, would cost an The inspection and grading service has sions, but user fees will be assessed to average of only $60 to rent. Therefore a price tag of about $7 million a year. cover the costs. Congressman WAM­ the "monoply rent" for tobacco is in There is also another $8 million in PLER has introduced legislation for the excess of $900 per acre, or an approxi­ miscellaneous costs. The largest area administration which does the same mate value of at least $900 million per of disagreement among various groups thing. year nationwide. is how much of a loan subsidy there is. Federal excise tax-This legislation Predictably, our tobacco exports The tobacco farmers are saving about calls for a 2-cents-per-pack increase in have run into trouble in recent years. $100 million each year having the the Federal excise tax on cigarettes. In .the last 15 years the U.S. share of Government finance the loan program The tax increase would generate about the world market has declined from 60 at reduced rates compared to a com­ $700 million in revenue, absorbing percent to less than 30 percent. Im­ mercial rate of 20 percent. However if most of the $900 million production ports of . tobacco have greatly in­ the subsidy is defined in terms of the cost decrease resulting from elimina­ creased over the same period-by difference between the actual loan tion of the allotment system's monop­ about 300 percent. Most experts agree rate and what it cost the Government oly rents. The rest of the production that one of the major causes of this to borrow the money, the answer is cost decrease could be realized by the import/export problem is the artifi­ less clear. Since some of the tobacco tobacco farmers and the manufactur­ cially high fixed price of tobacco. loans were made in earlier years with ers as extra profits. · The taxes on tobacco products are interest rates of less than 10 percent, Since this extra .profit would amount very significant. There is an 8-cents-a­ it can be contended that there is some to less than 1 cent a pack, it would be pack Federal tax on cigarettes, which subsidy. This may amount to between unlikely that the manufacturers accounts for about 98 percent of the $10 to $20 million. Recent administra­ would lower the price of a pack of Federal taxes on tobacco. Each year tive action by the USDA has adjusted cigarettes. While it can be argued that between $2.4 and $2.8 billion is gener­ the loan interest rate terms to move in most cases any cost reductions in ated in revenue for the Federal Gov- toward a "cost to the Government" the manufacture of a product should 13480 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 be passed on to the consumer, it is The story of La Madonna Della I know my colleagues in the House clearly not desirable in the case of to­ Libera dates back to 663 in the city of join me in congratulating all those as­ bacco, which is harmful to health. It is Benevento. Constantine, the Emperor sociated with the publishing of Denni essential that the benefits of tobacco of Constantinople, invaded Italy to try Hlasatel, whose contributions of time deregulation be passed on to all of the and regain his empire. The attack was and talent have made this publication people as taxpayers through increased vicious and the people of Benevento such a success. Government revenue. prayed to La Madonna for protection. They drove crops will continue to be covered by Constantine back to Sicily and had a include: Josef Ku~era Jr., Karel the Federal crop insurance program. statue of La Madonna carved. They Samal, Franti.Sek Hrala, Ella Tollef­ The research and extension service for venerated her as the "Libera" the one son, . officers, Antonin Slovacek, Josef tobacco will not be affected by this who saved them. This devotion spread Ku~era Sr., and Josef Krninsky, board legislation. Among other things, this throughout the area and many statues members. program researches ways to eliminate were created for the various villages. Recent past presidents include: the harmful effects of smoking. Also, Many of these statues were destroyed Franti.Sek Bulin, Vaclav Zolman, Karel the tobacco statistics gathering pro­ during the time of the Iconoclasts and S!mal, Anton Jurcik, Milo· Tuma, gram will not be affected. The tobacco the Satacens. In 1415 a statue of La Vladimir Spatny, Jaroslav Rezabek. surplus would, hopefully, be sold as Madonna Della Libera was found in Current · staff members include: quickly as possible at the best price, Cercemaggiore and the town's people Franttsek Hrala, circulation manager, mainly to export markets. appealed to the bishop to build a Martin Podhrazsky, assistant circula­ SUMMARY chapel on the spot where it was discov­ tion manager, Rose Kueera, advertis­ This legislation would get the Gov­ ered. An earthquake in 1456 destroyed ing manager, Erich Jaksch, managing ernment out of the tobacco business. the chapel but did not destroy the editor and expedition staff, Vladimir Only allotment holders would be ad­ deep running strength and devotion of Lasky, expedition manager, Dagmar versely affected by this legislation. In the people. A larger and more appro­ Meixner, Dana Hoffmann, Marie many cases the allotment holder does priate shrine for the Madonna was Cermak, graphical department. not do the farming. This bill would constructed. transfer the approximate value of The Cercemaggiore Organization of Members of the editorial staff in­ these unjustified monopoly rents to all Greensburg is to be commended for its clude, Josef Svaeina, Dr. Libor Bram, of the people by way of excise tax to efforts to commemorate its heritage. Josef Vasak, Josef Markvart, V~ra the Treasury. This legislation would Those to be honored during the July Cousin, Dr. Stanislav Hoflrek, Tomas help tobacco farmers by lowering the festivities include: Mary Devone, Jilek, Dr. Josef Kalvoda, Dr. Leopold cost of production, be of some finan­ Mary Basile, Libera Rose, Angelina Rozbotil; Rudolf Kopecky, Antonin cial benefit to the tobacco manufac­ Spino, John Spino, Michael Sabatine, Paleeek, Dr. Jiri Vesely, Dr. Karel turers, reduce Government regulation Patsy Salvatore, Antonio Cepullio, Mi­ Hujer, Dr. Mikulas Ferjeneik, Jaroslav and bureaucracy, save the Govern­ chael Pietraroia, Mary Comptella, Mecli, Dr. Svatopluk Je~ek, Dr. 01- ment about $100 million in loan subsi­ Dom Masto, Mary LaFuria, Mateo drich Duchae,· Dr. Milos $ebor, Dr. dies and administrative costs, generate Felice, Mike Petroy, Nancy DeFloira, Rudolf Kreinl, Alexander Koren, an extra $700 million in Government Mateo Felice, Biasa Rose, Anthony Sa­ Anton Dusek, Bohuslav Kobliha, M. J. revenue, and increase tobacco exports, bitino, Marion Cassette, Elizabeth Pe­ Broucek, Florian Skacel, Josef while not affecting the price of a pack dicono, Lucy Colonna, Theresa Salva­ Herman, Jan Reban, Zdenek Pr~ak, of cigarettes. It is time to return this tore, John Cassette, Nicolina Pietrar­ Premek Kocian, Vaclav Vostresz, Alofs industry to the free market and get oia, Joe Salvatore, Mildred Roy, Mary Hovorka, Antonin Dolejs, Zdenek the Government out of the tobacco Basile, Josephine Testa, Lucy Uliaino, Slavik, Dr. Hrubecky, Ema Jarosova, business.• and Florence Daversa.e Vlasta Matelova, Dr. Alo is Rozehnal, Eduard Fusek, Bohumil Tobyska, CERCEMAGGIORE ORGANIZA- DENNI HLASATEL CELEBRATES Josef Tomanek, Josef Hanak, Karel TION OF GREENSBURG 90TH ANNIVERSARY Rehka, Dr. Franttsek Hradil, Msgr. HONORS SPECIAL GUESTS Ludvik Nemec, Msgr. F. B. Vanek, HON. HENRY J. HYDE Vaclav 1;eniSek, S. Pokormy, Dr. Frank HON. DON BAILEY OF ILLINOIS Maresh, Jaroslav Fajkus, Ota Hora, 01' PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Jaroslav Kratochvil, Jiri Spanek, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Jan Doekalek, L. Janackova, Dr. Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Professor Vilimsky, M. $pirkova, Bo­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 •Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I am very huslav Lastuvka, Professor Tabak, E. •Mr. BAILEY of Pennsylvania. Mr. pleased to announce to my colleagues H. Moldrik, Josef Malecek, B. Vobliza, Speaker, in July a very special parish in in Congress that this year marks the Jaroslav Navratil, Robert Mach, and the 21st Congressional District will 90th anniversary of the only Czecho­ countless others who have devoted honor all of its members 80 years of age slovak daily newspaper in the free their time and energy for the Hlasatel. world, Denni Hlasatel, which is head­ and older during its celebration of La On May 21, the Illinois House of Madonna Della Libera. The Cercemag­ quartered in Cicero, Ill., in my district. Founded on Chicago's West Side in Representatives adopted a resolution giore Organization of Our Lady of offered by Representative Judy To­ Grace Church is composed of a group 1891, Denni Hlasatel remained there of very proud and very sensitive people. until March 1979, when it moved to pinka, honoring the Denni Hlasatel on They strive to preserve their heritage Cicero, which is currently the heart of the commemoration of its 90th anni­ and the history of the small town in the Czechoslovak community. versary. In recognition of this auspi­ Italy on the side of an Appenine Moun­ The aim of Denni Hlasatel is not cious occasion, and because of our tain, Cercemaggiore. only to present the news, but also in high regard for our Czechoslovakian­ La Madonna Della Libera is a propagating a rich Czechoslovak herit­ American citizens who have contribut­ church about 3 miles out of Cercemag­ age and culture, and assisting in the ed so much to the fabric of American giore which houses a statue of "La struggle for freedom in Communist­ life through their patriotism, and Madonna." Our Lady of Grace Church ruled Czechoslovakia, a once prosper­ their love of freedom, I am pleased to has a similar modernized version of ous and progressive Eastern European offer this resolution for reprinting in the statue created by Father Albanese. nation with a proud history. the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13481 STATE OF ILLINOIS, 82D GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO HARRY and share great pride in the success of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-HOUSE RESO· McCONVILLE his achievements with his good wife LUTION No. 326 Agnes Eleanor, sons James and John, HON. DOUGLAS APPLEGATE daughter Bonnie . the only John Murray has indeed earned the Czechoslovak daily newspaper in the free Tuesday, June 23, 1981 highest respect and esteem of all of us world; and e Mr. APPLEGATE. Mr. Speaker, it is for the quality of his leadership, com­ Whereas, Ever since its founding in 1891 a pleasure for me to take this opportu­ passion, and benevolence in distin­ as a result of a printers strike which caused nity to congratulate Mr. Harry guished service to our country and our the folding of another Czechoslovak news­ Mcconville, of East Liverpool, Ohio, people. paper, the Denni Hlasatel, which presently for recently receiving the Distin­ Mr. Speaker, John Murray was born operates out of Cicero, Illinois in the heart guished Service Award from Kent in Kilmarnock, Scotland, February 25, of the Czechoslovak com.m'unity, has been a State University for 16 years of out­ 1922. He arrived in the United States Chicago institution and a dependable source standing service to the university. when he was 5 years old and settled of information as well as a forum for discus­ This award is the highest honor the sion of issues important to the Czechoslova­ with his family in the city of Paterson. university can bestow upon nonaca­ He was educated in the Paterson kia community; and demic personnel. From the beginning, Whereas, The original founders of the school system attending Public School newspaper included Dr. Edwin Hare, Frank Mr. Mcconville was active in the No. 20 and graduated from the Pater­ Sirovatka, Frank Stejskal and Vladimir founding of the East Liverpool campus son Vocatfonal School in 1940. Spatny, whose relatives are still actively in­ of Kent State University 16 years ago. John moved to Hawthorne, N.J., in volved with the newspaper; and He has served as a member of the ad­ early 1942, and was inducted into the Whereas, Although the Denni Hlasatel visory board ever since and is current­ U.S. Army the following year, on Jan­ had a modest beginning, its circulation rose ly chairman of the advisory board. uary 28, 1943, to do battle in World to over 100,000 during the period between Mr. McConville's leadership and in­ War II. He was assigned to the Euro­ the two World Wars and by the late 1960's terest in education and community pean theater of combat as a ground could be proclaimed the largest foreign lan­ service is evident in his numerous aircraft observer with the rank of cor.­ guage daily newspaper in the United States; other civic activities.· After his return poral in Headquarters Battery 792 and from active military duty during AAA AW BN. He was among those Whereas, Over the years its contributors World War II, he organized the first brave and valiant soldiers who were and subscribers have included such noted youth booster sports program for East decorated for their valor and courage citizens as Governor Otto Kerner, Chicago Liverpool High School athletes. For in distinguished service to our Nation Mayor Antonin Cermak, Cook County many years, he served as a member of Treasurer John Toman, Cook County House receiving five major battle stars for the East Liverpool Board of Educa­ service in air defense of England and of Corrections Director Edward Denemark, tion. Frequently, he has been chair­ Dr. Andrew Toman and Congressman Adolf Wales, Normandy, Northern France, Sabath;and man of the board for the cancer fund­ Belgium, and Germany. Whereas, Besides fulfilling the function of raising drives. Mr. Speaker, our great country and presenting the news, the Denni Hlasatel has Throughout his life, Harry Mccon­ all of our people can be justly proud of been a highly effective instrument for prop­ ville has given freely of his time, his John Murray's outstanding contribu­ agating the rich Czechoslovak heritage and talent, and his knowledge to communi­ tions in service to our country. He re­ culture as well as assisting in the struggle ty service. He is highly regarded, and ceived his honorable discharge from for freedom in the Communist-ruled Czech· well liked by all who know him. Harry the Army on February 10, 1946, and oslovakia; and is a model for all of us and I extend to has continued to serve in civilian life Whereas, Its reputation for excellence and him my heartiest congratulations.e as an esteemed member of the Ameri­ outstanding service to the Czechoslovak can Legion as post commander, vice community is being continued today by the commander, adjutant, service officer dedication and energy of the Circulation CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO Manager Frantisek Hrala, Assistant Circula­ HON. JOHN MURRAY, JR., OF and hospital chairman. tion Manager Martin Podhrazsky, Advertis­ NEW JERSEY, CHAMPION OF In Passaic County John served ing Manager Rose Kucera, Managing Editor OUR VETERANS, COMMUNITY under 10 commanders as veterans serv­ Erich Jaksch, Expedition Manager Vladimir LEADER, AND GREAT AMERI­ ice officer and was elevated to vice Lasky and the many dedicated members of CAN commander and county commander in the staff as well as the members of the 1970. He is presently serving his third board of directors; therefore, be it HON. ROBERT A. ROE 3-year term as executive committee­ Resolved, By the House of Representatives OF NEW JERSEY man of the New Jersey State- Depart­ of the Eighty-Second General Assembly of ment, American Legion. the State of lllinois, That we join the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES At the department level he has friends and supporters of the Denni Hlasa­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 served as a vice commander, Re-Hab tel in celebrating its 90th anniversary; that Hospital Committee member, Civil we congratulate all those who had a role in e Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, making this celebration a reality; that we June 27 the residents of my congres­ Service Committee and was the first commend the newspaper for 90 years of out­ sional district and State of New Jersey New Jersey American Legion hospital standing service to the Czechoslovak com­ will join with the Bernard Armitage representative at the East Orange VA munity as well as to the general public; and, Post No. 360, American Legion of Pa­ Restoration Center organizing off sta­ be it further terson to honor one of American Le­ .ti on trips for many groups of patients Resolved, That a suitable copy of this pre­ gion's most illustrious past post com­ to big league baseball and NFL games amble and resolution be presented to Denni manders, distinguished citizen, com­ throughout our Nation. Hlasatel, with the best wishes of the people munity leader and good friend, the For the past 5 years John has been of Illinois and the members of the House. Honorable John Murray, Jr., whose the Department of New Jersey legisla­ Adopted by the House of Representatives standards of excellence throughout tive chairman where he has diligently on May 21, 1981. his lifetime have truly enriched our sought benefits through State and GEORGE H. RYAN, community, State and Nation. I know Federal legislation for the veterans Speaker of the House. that you and our colleagues here in and their families. As the American ANTHONY J. LEONE, Jr., the Congress will want to join with me Legion delegate on the New Jersey Clerk of the House.• in appreciation of all of his good works Allied Council of Veterans Organiza- 13482 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 tions, he holds the same prestigious what it was the Caucus was trying to say. One way to· assist this revitalization position He is ~ a member of both the When the expected words about riots did effort wou1a· be for this House to pass American Legion Legislative Council not come, most ~apers, either ignored the one of the half dozen or more bills and the National Security Counci'l. story or gave it short shrift, as the New York Times did, covering it with a short which have ·been introduced in this Mr. Speaker, throughout. his IHetime wire service story that ran deep inside the session to allow the use of the charita­ John Mnrray has forged ahead with paper. ble deduction by all taxpayers, wheth­ dedication, devotion and sincerity of Essentially, the Caucus disagreed with the er or not. they itemize or use the long purpose in seeking equity and iustice President that our inflation results from or short income tax form. for our p.eople. We applaud his knowl­ Government spending and regulations. In­ This legislation, which has been in­ edge, training, hard work· and personal stead, it looks to terrible bala.nce-of-pay­ ments deficits, the high costs of energy. troduced by many Members, including commitment that has enabled him to Messrs. ASHBROOK, HORTON, ROE, achieve the fullest confidence and housing, food and health. These, the Caucus says, are the main sources of our in­ HINSON. and . myself in the general strongest support of the people of our membership, and Messrs. GEPHARDT community. In his career pursuits he flation and they must be attacked head on. In looking at the balance-of-trade prob­ and RoussELOT on the Ways and currently serves as a court officer with lem. for example, Mr. Fauntroy argues that Means Committee, .would provide a the Passaic County Sheriff's Depart­ American industry has to start paying a needed incentive for charitable giving ment. great deal more attention to those areas John Murray has been a staunch and a shot in. the arm to private orga­ where it can still compete effectively in nizations engaged in this work. and active participant in many civic world markets, invest more in promising and community improvement pro­ new fiel~s and stop propping up industries The logic-of this approach is testi­ grams and we applaud his leadership that cannot or will not buckle down to effi­ fied to by the fact that Mr. GEP­ endeavors in the vanguard of the vet­ cient, cost-competitive products. And HARDT's bill has attracted over 284 co­ erans of America. It is indeed appro­ though it does not dispute the Nation's need sponsors-many more than half the priate that we reflect on the deeds and for a strong defense,. the Caucus thinks the Member!) of this House. adminis1iration's program puts too little em­ I hope we will not delay any longer achievements of our people who have phasis on the social, political, and economic contributed to the quality of our way problems that concern other nations as in taking the steps needed to have a of life here in America and I appreci­ much as Soviet expansionism concerns us. functioning, viable, and strong net­ ate the opportunity to call your atten­ Thus, political and cultural exchanges are work of private assistance in place as tion to his lifetime of outstanding beefed up in the caucus program and eco­ these programs are phased over from public service. I particularly commend nomic aid is strengthened. There are no bat­ the public to the private sector, and to you his unselfish and untiring devo­ tleships in the caucus document. would ask that the Press-Courier edi­ tion and dedication in seeking justice One problem the country has had since torial be printed in the RECORD. We and fair play for all of our veterans January is that nobody has challenged the can give a helping hand in this situa­ administration's assumptions effectively. tion. and their families. The Caucus tried. Too bad nobody could Mr. Speaker, we do indeed salute a hear it. HELPING HAND NEEDED champion of our veterans, community This is Roger Wilkins for Spectrum.e The drive for austerity in the federal leader and great American-the Hon­ budget is posing a problem for private social orable John M;urray, Jr. of New agencies and other non-profit organizations Jersey.e SHIFT FROM FEDERAL TO which have grown to rely on federal funds PRIVATE DOLLARS to cover part of their expenses. In the future, there will be less money from Wash­ ROGER WILKINS ON THE BLACK ington to go around. CAUCUS HON. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO This should not mean that the country is OF CALIFORNIA entering an era of neglect of the needy, or HON. MERVYN M. DYMALLY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the starvation of those endeavors in the arts and humanities which have enjoyed federal OF CALIFORNIA Tuesday, June 23, 1981 subsidies in recent years. · IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, What it does mean is a shift back toward Tuesday, June 23, 1981 with the growing realization that the local responsibility for many charitable ac­ •Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, under Federal Government cannot afford to tivities, and a renewed reliance on private, leave to extend my remarks in the be all things to all people has come a voluntary contributions. RECORD, I include the following: corresponding recognition that we The net result could be stronger and more effective programs. "A longstanding criticism Almost 30 years ago; my first political need to do more as individuals and as · of the disbursement of federal grants is that hero, Adlai Stevenson, promised to talk private citizens to deal with our prob­ too much money was eaten up in bureau­ sense to the American people. That is an ad- lems. cratic overhead, and funds were going into mirable goal, but if you are a certain kind of Americans have a deserved reputa­ program,s that did not justify their cost. A person it is hard to get an audience no tion for generosity and caring. The greater reliance on local, private financing matter how much good sense you have tq long tradition of charitable and phil- can produce social. services that are better aimed at true needs, and more accountable dif~~~he Congressional Black Caucus, for anthropic work and voluntarism in to those providing the funds. example. When President Reagan unveiled this country is one in which we can all the outlines of his economic program, he in- take pride and which we can draw The big question, however, is whether pri­ vate foundations, community fund-raising vited anybody who disagreed with his analy- upon as an example in renewing tl~e organizations, and other philanthropies will sis to suggest an alternative program. Well, private. network of assistance. have the resources to do what should be the Black Caucus picked up his challenge. The- need to intensify private efforts 'done. The Caucus did not just put out a paper op- in this field was recently the subject The "Independent Sector, an umbrella posing this cut or that or supporting thi& of an editorial published in my district group of . philanthropic organizations, re­ program or that. It put out an entire budget by the Ox_. nard law, states could bar abortions for almost any reason. If the human life bill becomes are sensitive to the needs of the com­ WASHINGTON.-President Reagan wants to appoint Dr. C. Everett Koop, a 64-year-old law, how might it affect public health? munity. One of the best examples of pediatric surgeon, as U.S. Surgeon General. A. If such a law is enacted, the public this success is the Fairfax Symphony Although Dr. Koop has many medical ac­ health problem would be to find alterna­ Orchestra, a northern Virginia organi­ complishments to his credit was first created in 1964 as part of another disability because of the first, and Republican for Cortland County. Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty, its pur­ sometimes a third because of the second. An In addition to his numerous civic pose was simple and direct: Finance a group example is scoliosis, or curvature of the contributions, Woody, a victim of lung of volunteers to go out among the poor to spine, which can lead to diminution of pul­ cancer, actively campaigned against help them to help themselves. The focus monary functions. And if that is uncorrect­ cigarette smoking, speaking to elemen­ was to be on encouraging the poor to reach ed, it leads to a disorder of a cardiovascular tary school children in the area. out to available opportunities that would nature. Woody was proud to be a Republi­ help them escape poverty, not become insti­ Q. Many physicians and nearly all phar­ tutionalized within it. maceutical companies are down on the FDA can. An outstanding legislator, he Tragically, VISTA became a tool for left­ these days for its slow pace of new drug ap­ always worked hard for his district, his ist ideologues bent on combating big busi­ provals. Do you believe the FDA has been .party and the people of Cortland ness, engaging in social and political issues, overly cautious? County. He will be missed.• lobbying state legislatures, and generally A. When you see something like the working to overturn, in th~ir words, "the FDA's action in preventing . . . the prob­ system." Instead of working in the ghettoes lems that came to Europe with Thalido­ VISTA MONEY DOES NOT HELP among the poor, government investigators mide, you say: "Isn't it marvelous we have THE POOR found VISTA volunteers working for a such a protective agency?" but there has cadre of political and social activists among been legitimate criticism that some drugs HON. WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER working class constituencies. which have been used abroad and have OF CALIFORNIA Here, taken from VISTA's own files, are a proven not to have detrimental side effects few of the organizations to which VISTA have been very slow to get approval here. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES workers have been assigned, along with a Our new FDA director, Dr. Arthur Hayes, Tuesday, June 23, 1981 brief description of their activities: feels this situation keenly, and I believe Dane County Welfare Rights, Alliance, you're going to see some very remarkable e Mr. DANNEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, Madison, Wis.: Fundraising; disseminating changes. it is time to end VISTA . For years, a wide cacy programs; training leaders. to vote against the World Health Organiza­ range of VISTA projects have promot­ Cleveland Women Working, Cleveland: tion code for the regulation of infant-feed­ ed left-wing political activity, but have "Upgrading the pay and status of low­ ing formulas. The WHO guidelines would done little or nothing to help the income women office workers through edu­ ban direct advertising of breast-milk substi­ poor-the ostensible purpose of the cation, advocacy and organizing task forces tutes and would prohibit distribution of free VISTA program. VISTA workers have of working women." product samples. They also would prevent harassed private businesses, antago­ Louisiana ACORN , and bonuses on sales of infant formula. How nized local communities, and lobbied New Orleans: Community organizing and in­ do you feel about this issue? State legislators-despite a prohibition volvement in state tax reform, energy A. I don't disagree with the administra­ on such political activity. VISTA's "ad­ issues, and property tax reform. tion's position. Even though mothers in the vocacy" programs are, in the words of Arkansas Consumer Research, Little Third World breast feed in the beginntng­ nationally syndicated columnist Rock: "Consumer ecology advocacy; re­ and we thoroughly endorse that all the way Donald Lambro, "a million light-years search issues; assist community groups and along the line-there comes a time when away from the grim day to day prob­ disseminate information pertinent to pre­ they have to have something else. It's far lems of the poor." vent consumer injustices." better in the community to use an infant It is only appropriate, as we get Arkansas American Civil Liberties Union formula than it is to use coconut milk or Women's Rights Project, Little Rock: "To some other non-nutritious thing, which ready to consider how we should rec­ establish methods to bring information and they have to use because they haven't got oncile current law with the spending deal with the multi-issues and needs of cow's milk. reductions mandated in the first women to the communities." We are totally in favor of the impact of budget resolution, that we carefully Harford County Commission for Women, the code, but the way the code was worded examine each and every possibility for Bel Air, Md.: "To promote the economic, went against what we consider the hallmark additional spending cuts. Mr. Lambro social and political equality of women in of our existence, namely our Constitution cites, in his article, a number of in­ Harford County and recommend legislation; and our free enterprise system.• stances where political or social orga­ compile a women's resource directory; orga­ nizing activity has supplanted direct nize county women's groups." National Coalition, Washington, D.C.: De­ TRIBUTE TO WOODY assistance efforts and he makes refer­ velop an expanded clearinghouse "on state ence to a report, issued in 1978 on and federal legislation by updating to in­ HON. GEORGE C. WORTLEY VISTA program abuses, by the House clude newly enacted and proposed legisla­ OF NEW YORK Appropriations Committee. I com­ tion." mend the attention of my colleagues Susquehanna Legal Services, Philadel­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to both the article and the report, and phia: "To organize, .train and develop self­ Tu~sday, June 23, 1981 ask unanimous consent that a copy of sustaining community welfare advocacy Mr. WORTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Lambro's column be inserted in groups in seven counties." e New York Public Interest Research Group would like to take a minute of this the RECORD at this time: Citizens' Alliance, Albany: "To organize five Congress time to reflect upon the ac­ VISTA MONEY DOESN'T Go To PooR new chapters of Citizens' Alliance in New complishments of Henry Swayze of York." Preble, N.Y. Henry "Woody" Swayze, WASHINGTON.-VISTA, the government's Community Action for Legal Service, Inc., was a county legislator in Cortland corps of poverty workers, has for years been New York: "Work on class action litigation." County. He served for 14 years as a deeply engaged in legislative lobbying, New England Small Farm Institute, Inc., county and town representative. grassroots political action, social engineer­ Amherst, Mass.: "To .organize small farmers Woody was elected chairman of the ing, and sometimes even union organizing. in Rhode Island." An eye-opening 113-page investigative Not only do many of these advocacy and Cortland County Legislature in 1979 report issued by the House Appropriations special-interest organizations have nothing and continued to serve in that capac­ Committee in 1978 accused VISTA of all to do with the truly poor, but they involve ity until his death. these things and more, but Congress chose political and lobbying activities far afield Woody, not content to be just a leg­ to ignore them. from VISTA's original purposes. islator, was involved in many commu­ More recently, Reagan administration in­ In many cases, instead of helping the poor nity activities, serving in the police vestigators have been digging through the to become self-sufficient, they are helping June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13485 the poor to become increasingly dependent Significantly, Representative Henry Hyde, STICKING BY OUR GUNS upon government demanding that social Republican of Illinois, who has attended all welfare programs be expanded. the hearings, now says that the burden is on "Volunteers my foot," said an administra­ Southern jurisdictions to prove that the influence legislation and organize special in­ asked to. Mr. Smith doesn't need much time terest groups."• to gather evidence, especially not if he is Chancellor Helmut Schmidt came to see willing to listen to these words from his us at a time when the NATO West was trou­ client: "I am sensitive to the controversy bled over nuclear weapons based in Europe. EXTENDING VOTING RIGHTS, which has attached itself to some of the He has had to tell his own party, the Social OR STALLING? act's provisions.... But I am sensitive also Democrats, to shape up on this issue, or find to the fact that the spirit of the act marks a new leader. HON. DON EDWARDS this nation's commitment to full equality With full American support, he's taken a for all Americans, regardless of race, color firm line. So have other NATO govern­ OF CALIFORN~A ments. But their electorates are not neces­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES or national orgin." The Administration can demonstrate its sarily on board. And if there's one clear Tuesday, June 23, 1981 own commitment by taking President lesson of the Vietnam War, it is that mili­ Reagan at his word, literally and prompt­ tary policy, without supporting political e Mr. EDWARDS of California. Mr. consensus, is a loser. The baisc issue is that Speaker, an editorial in the New York ly.e most Europeans don't want to fall under Times points out that the House Judi­ Russian military conquest of domination ciary Subcommittee on Civil and Con­ THE TACTICAL NUKE TEMPEST with all the odious apparatus of Communist stitutional Rights is not moving t90 totalitarian rule. But they also don't wish to fast in its consideration of the legisla­ IN A TEAPOT take a serious or unnecessary risk of being tion to extend the Voting Rights Act. eradicated by nuclear weapons. Most people Key portions of the Nation's most will think these are reasonable concerns. HON.THOMASJ.DOWNEY In the past some Europeans have made a effective civil rights law expires in OF NEW YORK choice, under the slogan of "Better Red August 1982. The time to move toward IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES than Dead." More robust characters have extension is now. reacted in the spirit of our own Patrick Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Henry: "Give us liberty or give us death:" sent that the June 23, 1981, editorial •Mr. DOWNEY. Mr. Speaker, one of But these are not the only alternatives. be printed in the record. the most perceptive military minds in Both security and freedom for Europe are [From the New York Times, June 23, 19811 possible. They require that as allies we see the world is that of retired Adm. Noel clearly what the military needs are, and EXTENDING VOTING RIGHTS, OR STALLING? Gayler. Every time I hear him I am that we act on that knowledge. President Reagan's open call to Attorney struck by his ability to look behind The first nuclear proposal now before the General Smith for a study of the Voting the conventional wisdom and zero in allies is that NATO must "match" the Rights Act was strange yet understandable. on the heart of the underlying nation­ Soviet medium-range ballistic missiles tar­ Mr. Reagan need hardly remind Mr. Smith, geted on Europe with medium-range his old friend and counselor, that the Jus­ al security problem. He has now addressed the question ballistic missiles of our own based in Europe. This may under that law and a big stake in whether of tactical nuclear weapons in typical­ or may not be a good idea. We have made it Congress renews it next year. And given the ly cogent fashion. While my view of a touchstone of the unity of NATO, and department's 16 years of experience in en­ the neutron weapon is somewhat dif­ Chancellor Schmidt's loyal support to that forcing it, Justice doesn't need to start an ferent from his, he makes a far more ideal should command admiration and re­ investigation from scratch. important fundamental point, which spect. The deployment plan is seen also as a Yet the President takes pains to point out, necessary, if paradoxical, step to the negoti­ to Mr. Smith and the public, that the act seems to elude the sheeplike apostles has been both effective and controversial. of the conventional who supply most ation of balanced nuclear force reduction. He wants a report-by October-on whether of our military commentary. Let's hope the negotiating strategy works. the law, for all its accomplishments, "con­ But there are a few things we should un· Admiral Gayler's fundamental point derstand about it: tinues to be the most appropriate means" of is that long-range theater nuclear guaranteeing voting rights. The Administra­ Europe is under no special or unusual tion, under pressure from all sides to take a weapons are of no military signifi­ danger from SS20s. There are plenty-very stand on extending the act, wants to buy cance. They do not do anything that many more than plenty-of Russian inter­ time. cannot be done by existing strategic continental-range missiles, which can strike The time is at once too short and too long. forces. If they are used to attack a any target in Europe, simply by shortening Too short, if the quest is for a remedy to target on Soviet soil, there is no way the trajectory. It makes no real difference voting discrimination that is remotely com­ this will be less escalatory or provoca­ to the target where a missile comes from­ parable in effect to the Voting Rights Act. only where it lands. tive than if a strategic weapon were You don't have to "match" any weapons This most important of all civil rights laws used against the same target; similar­ was a century in the making. Hundreds of with an equal and opposite weapon of your lawsuits showed how Southern states used ly, i.f London is attacked and destroyed own. Late in the 19th century, battle cruis­ literacy tests, racial gerrymanders and other by a Russian missile, the retaliatory ers were built to rule the seas. They had 11- tricks to steal the ballot from blacks. policy of the West will be not one whit inch guns to sink other battle cruisers, 8- Only the 1965 act, with its requirement different if the missile is a strategic inch guns for cruisers, 6-inch guns for light that any proposed voting law changes first SS-19 or a tactical SS-20. cruisers, 4-inch guns for destroyers, 3-inch guns for torpedo boats and small be cleared with the Justice Department, If I may extend Admiral Gayler's could give minority members a real chance reasoning one step further, a corollary arms to repel boarders. Then British Admi­ to vote, win elective office and redeem the ral "Jackey" Fisher had a remarkable in­ promise of political power. to .his proposition is that the current sight: 11-inch guns that could sink a battle But in legislative terms, October is too far emphasis on arms limitation of thea­ cruiser could also sink any smaller ship! The off. Granted, the act's key provisions don't ter nuclear forces is a sham. If we all-big-gun Dreadnought was built, and all expire until August 1982. But there will be want to insure the survival of our other big warships were obsolete. Our inter· endless, bitter lobbying in the Senate, where Nation, strategic arms limitation is the continental weapons are our big guns. hostility is strongest and the delaying power key, beginning with the SALT II European-based NATO missiles impart no · greatest. That's why House supporters pru­ Treaty already signed but not ratified. special freedom of action or autonomy to dently started early and the Judiciary sub­ the European allies. It is inconceivable they committee has nearly completed its hear­ I now insert Admiral Gayler's arti­ could be used without American consent. ings, amassing an impressive case for renew­ cle, from the Washington Post of June The basis on which to judge the proposals al. 17' into the RECORD. is the extent to which they contribute to or

79-059 0 - 85 - 66 Part 10 13486 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 lessen the nuclear threat to Europe and to NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS' DAY FEDERAL FIREARMS OFFENSE the unity of NATO. BILL The second nuclear issue before NATO is the so-called neutron bomb. President HON. SAM GEJDENSON Carter first supported this notion, then HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING OF CONNECTICTJT snatched it back. Secretary Weinberger re­ OF PENNSYLVANIA cently floated the idea. Secretary Haig IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES slapped it down, lor reasons not central to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, June 23, 1981 its merits. No one doubts the idea will sur­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 face again. It has powerful supporters. e Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, I What about it? e Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, last The "neutron" weapon is one of a class would like to urge my colleagues' sup­ February, in this very· Chamber, I called "tactical" nuclear weapons. These are port of a joint resolution that would joined several of my colleagues in in­ weapons smaller in designate the second Saturday in troducing the Federal firearms offense yield, designed to be used by military forces August as National Firefighter.s' Day. bill, which if adopted would require against military forces. Some examples are As you know, thousands of small mandatory sentencing of criminals for artillery shells, short-range missiles and air­ craft bombs. They have great destructive towns and communities across the felonies committed with firearms. At power and their use entails grave risks. country depend upon the services of that time I believed, as I do now more What are those risks? volunteer fire companies. w .e in the than ever, that such a measure would The enemy will certainly retaliate in kind, Second District of Connecticut, for in­ correct what l ahd many others con­ and he will up the ante. Rapid escalation to stance, rely almost entirely on volun­ sider to be· a wretched situation-the total nuclear war is a strong possibility, teers to protect our lives and property growing number of handgun crimes in once the nuclear fireb:r.eak has been crossed. from fire. These dedicated men and this Nation. Russian incursion will be fought on allied History since has intensified my con­ soil. Noncombatants will be killed in the women freely sacrifice their time and hundreds and thousands, and these will be often risk their lives to provide their cern. Everyone in this Chamber, in our friends and allies. Since our friends may neighbors with prompt, effective fire this country, remembers where he was well object to this outcome, the alliance protection. Through the efforts of on that fateful afternoon of March 30. may be fractured .at the outset. We are beginning to look back on that Even if we enjoy two miracles in series­ these brave individuals, thousands of day , with some ease, secure in the there is no escalation and the alliance holds lives and millions of dollars worth of knowledge that President Ronald together-we will be far worse off militarily property have been saved. Reagan, Press Secretary James Brady, after a tactical nuclear exchange than In many small towns in my district, Secret Ser\>' iceman Tim McCarthy, and before. That is because we have the more volunteer firefighters provide many critical and vulnerable targets: ports, air­ D.C. Policeman Thomas K. Delahanty fields and lines of communication central to other vital services as well. They drive are well ori their way to recovery. But our defense. emergency medical vehicles, perform have all our wounds healed? On the The so-called neutron weapons are de­ and help make our communities safe shot, 60 to 70 Americans were killed by signed to meet some of these objections. places in which to live. handgun fire, according to statistical Most, but not all, of the energy comes out as The job of a volunteer firefighter is averages. Can a Nation, which right­ radiation that kills or injures living crea­ fully professes to offer its citizens the tures but does little damage to material. not easy. In many communities, mem­ There is, however, an irreducible minimum bers of volunteer fire departments opportunity to achieve man's highest of heat and blast, which is still very large by must make do with older, less sophisti­ ideals, and which welcomes others to ordinary standards. Are they very different cated equipment than that of their its shores with the knowledge that from "conventional" nuclear weapons in paid counterparts in large cities. These here, the dignity of man is held su­ practical effect? No. Are they more danger­ individuals, however, take great pride preme-can a Nation such as ours ous? Perhaps, if they serve to lower the afford not to reevaluate its traditional threshold to nuclear war. Are they really in their work and their equipment, approach to handgun violence? necessary to defeat tanks? No. There are and often they help raise the funds to I ask you: can America continue to better alternatives. pay for their units' expenses. avoid the fact that more than 24 mil­ There is another difficulty, of a different I think we all appreciate and admire kind. Rightly, no president with all his mar­ lion households-'-almost a third of the bles is likely to release nuclear weapons for the efforts of these men and women. households in this country-were use, except in the most extreme circum­ We realize how much our communities touched by crime in 1980? Can we ne­ stances, if even then. The risks are simply to depend upon volunteer fire depart­ glect the fact that 95 percent of the high to make the game worth the candle. ments. These organizations perform policemen killed in the line of duty be­ The Commander in the field therefore has tasks that . our villages and towns tween 1961 amd 1970 were felled by an uncertain weapon on which he can never cannot pay for, but cannot afford to handguns? Can we overlook the fact rely. Much better that he have effective means to victory that he can be confident do without. that gun dealers today sell to the men­ will be available to him. We can have such Summer is traditionally the time tally ill, criminals, dope addicts, con­ means, if we will. when volunteer fire departments spon­ victed felons, juveniles, as well as good What are some of these alternatives? sor fundraising drives, hold con!er­ citizens. Can we not pay attention to Weapons that effectively kill tanks, by find­ ences, and organize local activities to FBI uniform crime reports, which in­ ing them and hitting them. Weapons that dicate that there were 21,456 reported ensure our aircraft are superior to the recruit new volunteers. Designating one day in August as Volunteer Fire­ murders in 1979; that 50 percent of enemy's. Means to find and kill submarines these were committed with handguns; and protect our ships at sea against aircraft fighters' Day would provide a focal or that a violent crime occurs every 27 and missiles. Weapons to stop infantry on point for these activities and would seconds, a murder every 24 minutes, a the ground. Most important means to con­ help attract local and national atten­ trol information, the key to tactics and to robbery every 68 minutes, an aggravat­ battle. All of this, without resort to nuclear tion. ed assault every 51 seconds, and a forc­ weapons. All of this, fundamentally, by Volunteer firefighters are ready and ible rape every 7 minutes? technology well suited to the American and willing to help their communities all I argue vehemently that we cannot, European genius and far ahead of the ad­ year long. I think that the least we and in support of this,. I will today in­ versary. can do in return is set aside one day a troduce two additional bills which I Given political will and economic support NATO can field the forces necessary to year to honor them.e believe complement H.R. 2127. The defend ourselves. We have no need to resort first would prohibit the importation of to the unmeasured hazard of nuclear weap­ parts of firearms if the importation of ons. We need be neither Red nor dead.• such firearms is ·currently prohibited. June 2'3, 19~1 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13487 For, although the import of the "Sat­ If my firearms package is not the THE CLINCH RIVER BREEDER urday night special"-the gun usedi to cure for this illness, at the very least it REACTOR: ITS TIME HAS shoot President. Reagan-is technical­ constitutes a viable treatment. PASSED ly illegal, the import of parts for these Thank you.e guns is not. And so, consequently, HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. parts are shipped into the United States and assembled here. My second TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND OF CALIFORNIA bill would requiD.e a 21-day waiting WILLIAM CLARK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES period between the time one pur­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 chases a handgun and the time one e Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. can obtain it. Such a law would pro­ HON. HENRY J. HYDE OF ILLINOIS Speaker, as a former member of the vide re. cooling-oH period f:or those· indi­ Joint Commission on Atomic Energy, a viduals who could be purchasing a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES member of the Science and Technolo­ firea:i:m in an irrational state of mind. Tuesday, June 23, 1981 gy Committee and as one concerned Pennsylvania has paved the way for •Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, my former with the energy future and security of legislation of this type: with its own our Nation, I feel compelled to speak statute providing for a 2-day waiting pastor and friend, Father William Clark of Park Ridge, Ill., recently an­ in opposition to the construction of period. the Clinch River breeder reactor in My ,original bill, H.R. 2127, would nounced his retirement after 13 years as pastor of Mary, Seat of Wisdom Tennessee. I have been deeply in­ impose a 5-year mandatory prison sen­ volved in this debate for over 4 years tence with no parole option for those Parish. Father Clark is a most gifted priest, and I know his services will be now, and the time has come to finally individuals convicted in a U.S. court of lay this project to rest. a felony in which he or she used or sorely missed at Mary, Seat of Wisdom, but I am pleased that he will For those who claim that this is a carried a firearm, an 8-year sentence test vote on nuclear power; it clearly is for second-time or subsequent offend­ be continuing in his ministry as a part­ time pastoral care staffer at Lutheran not. For those who claim uranium ers. That proposal, together with shortages; uranium prices have dipped these additional bills, comprise what I General Hospital. Undoubtedly, his great understanding, kindness, and to an unpnecedented low due to slack believe to be an effective three-prong demand and enhanced recovery tech­ approach at the Federal level to a compassion will be a sp.ecial blessing to the patients he will come in contact niques. For those who claim increased growing problem. The three methods electrical d'e.mand requires the prema­ would pr,ovide a uniform deterrent to with. ture commercialization of breeders; handgun crime. I know my colleagues join me in con­ electricity demand growth rate has In February, I pointed out that, of gratulating Father Clark on his retire­ slowed significantly' from previous ex­ the three major pieces of firearm leg­ ment, and wishing him many, many pectations. And finally, some of the islation passed in the United States in more years of success in his priest­ supporters themselves claim that the this century, all were instigated by hood. technology will not make. economic public outrage to violence involving I am pleased to share the following sense before.. 202.Q, at the earliest. the use of guns. Gangster-type vio­ newspaper article from the Park Ridge In these times of fiscal restraint, lence of the "tommy-gun era" prompt­ Herald concerning Father Clark's re­ Clinch River· breeder reactor propo­ ed the National Firearms Act of 1934 tirement and new duties: nents want an exemption for their and the Federal Firearms Act of 1938. RETIRING PASTOR To JOIN LUTHERAN project whi'ch will allow them to spend The assassinations of Dr. Martin GENERAL STAFF upward of $3 billion Federal dollars on Luther King and Robert Kennedy 5 The Rev. William Clark will join the, pas­ elusive benefits. I have no sympathy years after the assassination of Presi­ toral care staff of Lutheran General Hospi­ for special pleas such as this one. dent John F. Kennedy prompted the tal in early July. The following Los Angeles Times passage of the Omnibus Crime Control Fr. Clark will retire after 13 years as editorial appearing during the debate and Safe Streets Act and the Gun pastor of Mary, Seat of Wisdom Parish, but on Clinch River in the Science and Control Act. At that time, I mentioned will continue to serve the community as a Technology Cemmittee clearly ex­ the tragic deaths of John Lennon and chaplain at Lutheran General. His mrnistry will be directed primarily to the sacramen­ presses my concern with the project Dr. Michael Halberstam. Today, we and the intellectual dishonesty of sup­ have come through the attempted as­ tal needs of Catholic patients. Fr. Clark will blend his particular denomi­ porting its construction if one is truly sassinations of yet another American national-sacramental ministry into the com­ interested in solving this country's President a:pd of a world religious prehensive personal ministry available to energy problems in a responsible fash­ leader, Pope John Paul II. Since Janu­ every patient through staff chaplains of all ion. ary 1 of this year, more than 2,600 faiths. His presence will enhance the oppor­ The article follows: Americans have been reported dead as tunities for Catholic patients to have great­ a result of handgun violence. Can a er access to the resources of their faith. CFrom the Los Angeles Times, May 10, 19811 nation that seeks the elimination of Fr. Clark holds a master's of education THE BREEDING OF A B'AD BARGAIN international terrorism as a major for­ degree from Loyola University and a mas­ For reasons that remain obscure, one of eign policy goal continue to ignore the ter's of theology degree from St. Mary of the programs that most deserve the Reagan the Lake Seminary, Mundelein. He taught Administration's budget ax didn't get the subject of firearms controls while the education at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary chop: the controversial breeder reactor pro­ frequency of gun ·use in assaults at from 1940 to 1948 and served as associate posed for construction at Clinch River, home continues to rise? pastor of Our Lady, Help of Christians from Tenn. Fartunately, a bipartisan majority of Once more· we are reminded, in let­ 1948 to 1955. From 1955 to 1965 he taught the House Science and Technology Commit­ ters from constituents, and in edito­ courses in theology and marriage at Munde­ tee has moved to kill the project anyway. rials across the country, that the lein College. He served as pastor of Our The Clinch River project, which has been United States is the only leading Lady, Gate of Heaven parish from 1965 to in the works for 10 years, involves the con­ Western - nation without sufficient 1968. In 1968 he succeeded Fr. Ed Dowling struction of a $3 billion nuclear power plant curbs to firearms violence. In my as pastor of Mary, Seat of Wisdom Parish. that in theory could produce more fuel than "We're excited that Fr. Clark, after 44- it burned. · mind, mandatory sentencing, a 21-day years of active parish ministry, is joining One problem is that the breeder reactor waiting period, and prohibition of the our staff part time," said the Rev. Lawrence would both produce and consume plutoni­ importation of certain handgun parts Holst, chair of the division of pastoral care. um, a nuclear material that can be used to is a way to begin deterring more strin­ "His pastoral experience will be a blessing produce atomic weapons. Another is that if gently the gun crimes which plague to patients and the staff of the pastoral care the breeder ever makes economic sense it our citizens. division.''• will not be until well into the next century. 13488 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 The project was essentially held in limbo sanity and an expression of the best not just food, pure water, education and during the Carter Administration, which that is in us as a nation, she said. health, but rather like all of us, craving for rightly felt that its construction would de­ Quoting from President Kennedy's a life of substance, rather than a clawing for stroy the credibility of the U.S. effort to existence. - persuade other nations to forgo the use of speech 20 years ago, Mrs. Ruppe re­ I must observe, however, that perhaps we plutonium as a power reactor fuel. The anti­ minded us that the answer to whether are closer than we would like to be to this plutonium campaign was part of a strategy a free society can compete depends . frozen wasteland. aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear upon the willingness of its citizens to Perhaps? Statistics that show alcoholism weapons. contribute part of their lives to their and drug abuse among our teenagers are at In a move that was perhaps intended to country. a record high, while many of them wallow please Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Those words are no less true today in a surplus of goods, or in another extreme, Baker Jr. of Tennessee, a strong backer of than in 1961. feel they wallow in a well of loneliness with Clinch River, the Reagan Administration re­ Mr. Speaker, I commend Mrs. no hope of securing that which America has quested authorization for $230 million to so glibly promised them via their TV's, begin construction of the Clinch River proj­ Ruppe's remarks to my colleagues. stereos, and magazines or their lack of same ect in 1982. ADDRESS BY LoRET MILLER RUPPE BEFORE THE perhaps. Statistics show suicide as the The House Committee, considering that 20TH ANNIVERSARY. CONFERENCE OF RE· second highest cause of death among our proposal as part of a $3.6 billion energy re­ TURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS young people. A widespread urge to wipe search budget, voted instead to kill the proj­ I very humbly approach this podium to one's footprints completely off this planet ect. stand before you who have been and contin­ would indicate that young Americans, Interestingly enough, opposition to the ue to be the lifeblood of the peace corps. maybe Americans of all ages, no longer Clinch River breeder was spearheaded by a You, assembled here, have served your time hope-no longer see the goals and ideals group of economy-minded Republicans, led in service to your country and to the peo­ that sent you in this audience to volunteer by Rep. Claudine Schneider of Rhode ples of another land-presenting the "Best for service in a foreign land to help in the Island, who were convinced that the project That Is In US"-the best that is in Amer­ cause of world peace. would be a bad bargain for the taxpayers. ica-the caring, sharing-the idealism of the But what is that long line of volunteers The case for the breeder reactor has "1960's" and "1970's." I salute you and this which right now stretches from Guatemala leaned heavily on claims that the nuclear administration salutes you. down to Paraguay, from Jamaica to Santa power industry faced a potentially serious I only wish it had been within my power, Lucia, Tunisia, and Niger to Botswana, and shortage of uranium fuel, and that breeders particularly my budgetary power, to bring Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines to Samoa? would be needed to meet a high rate of in from those 61 countries where they cur­ That line remains unbroken and idealism growth in demand for electricity and to rently work-to make this world a more survives. reduce the need for imported oil. peaceful place-our 5,400 peace corps volun­ There are American volunteers right this In fact, known reserves of uranium have teers. your brothers and sisters in the field, very moment, Americans of all ages re­ dramatically increased. Estimates of growth who right at this very moment are laboring sponding to their Nation's call and to their in electric power demand have been scaled in the schools. farms, villages and barrios to own inner beckoning, the call of the needs back. And breeders would not have had show the real heart of America to a skepti­ of the developing world. A call which is more than a marginal effect on oil imports cal world-a world made a little less skepti­ greater now and more our duty to answer anyway. cal by your 20 years of work. than even in 1960. The global 2000 report, The House committee action is not final. I wish they could join us here as we meet The Brandt Report, the- daily and nightly Efforts will be made to restore the authori­ to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the news all attest to this great need. The Peace zation on the House floor and in the Senate. peace corps and to examine and discuss, Corps is alive and well and this present Ad­ The Reagan Administration should think through speeches, seminars and workshops ministration and this Director intend to about its position again. By withdrawing his where we, as people touched by peace corps, keep it that way. support for Clinch River, the President are to go in the "1980's." Where is peace in this world today? Well, could save the taxpayers at least $2 billion I wish they could queue up, form a long I know and this Administration knows one without damage to the national interest.• line and come up one by one to this micro­ place where peace truiy is and that is in the phone and tell us just what they are doing person-to-person approach of the Peace today. Some would undoubtedly be from the Corps. We still give peace a chance ... THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CON- very village, school, agricultural project or We take the time to know the language of FERENCE OF RETURNED health center where one or many of you out a people so that our volunteers can truly PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS there also worked to make life a little communicate, and in this Administration we better, a little easier, or even a little more hope to. Our volunteers live with the people possible for people of other lands-creating to better understand their pride in cultural HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD a climate of peace and understanding. Some history, their feelings, their goals. Our vol­ OF MICHIGAN could be involved right now in the very proj­ unteers motivate the people they live and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ects you started when you were a volunteerI work with to take that first step upwards­ carrying on the mission. . . . whether it be schooling, health care, a la­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Let us imagine that they are here; let us trine, fish ponds, a community well-the e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, keep their spirit here; let us have the ideal­ blessing of pure water so that their children ism of the "1980's" present in this room can have a better life. It's an inch at a time 20 years ago President John Kennedy also. For the same idealism and dedication but every inch counts and every inch brings captured America's spirit of idealism that propelled you forward to volunteer to our world just that fraction of space closer in a speech at the University of Michi­ be a member of the peace corps propels our to being more at peace, more at rest. gan that led to the creation of the young people, our young-at-heart people, I pledge in the "1980's" we will continue Peace Corps. our mature people, throughout our land. that inch-by-inch approach which truly Last Friday, the Peace Corps' new Reporters are constantly asking me, "Is meets the development needs of the world Director, Loret M. Ruppe, a distin­ idealism dead? Is it gone?" That vast reser­ that calls to us. guished and accomplished lady who is voir of hope and sustenance-sustenance How will we do that? What will be our that makes our short stay here on earth agenda for the "1980's"? First and foremost coincidentally also from the State of truly worth something. we will continue to improve on the selection Michigan, challenged former Peace That spirit was real, and John Kennedy process of volunteers and the training of Corps volunteers to help rekindle that touched it in a glorious burst of enthusiasm both language and skills. spirit of idealism in America. in that late night speech on the University On my trip to Guatemala, Honduras and In a speech at Howard University, of Michigan campus, October 14, 1961. That Ecuador, I asked our volunteers and staff, the wife of our former colleague, Phil spirit was real when Sargent Shriver so ca­ "what is the key to the best volunteer? How Ruppe, said that the future of this im­ pably transformed Kennedy's ideals into an can we ensure that, out of those we select portant arm of American foreign operating agency in a scant six months. Is from many who apply, we are selecting the that spirit dead today? The answer is no, no, one who will truly perform up to the host policy depends to a great extent on no, a thousand times no. for without that country standards and our standards?" The our willingness as a nation to reach hope and spirit, America would become a universal answer was-motivation. If the out to the less fortunate in the world. desert of forlornness, a mass of mechaniza­ person has proper motivation, he will suc­ In a world of .conflicting values, the tion. a material mound with no heart and ceed as a volunteer. In this time of budget Peace Corps rems.ins a beacon of no soul surrounded· by a world of craving for constraints it is even more imperative that June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS . 13489 we learn now to attract this elusive qual­ being here-by taking the time-a precious When I meet volunteers I like to ask, ity-a thing money cannot buy. commodity in this too busy world of ours­ "How did you get interested in the Peace I feel we should follow the trail all the by sacrificing money and energy to come Corps?" So very many answer back, "Oh, I way back to recruitment. Our recruiters here this hot summer weekend, you know was always interested in it. I wanted to be a must be highly qualified and extremely well you are still in the Peace Corps. And I tell volunteer since I was thirteen or fourteen." trained. We are going to see that they are. I you, as director of the Peace Corps-and I It is obvious to me that they knew about feel there should be more care given to the know from Sargent Shriver down the line of the work of the volunteers from an early interviewing. I recently talked to an out­ directors, they will back me up-Peace age, junior high or before . . . standing volunteer couple from North Caro­ Corps needs you in the "1980's" now more But what do I hear now. I was in west lina. He is designing and helping build a than ever. Texas in February. People there said, "Oh, model farm project in Ecuador for the sub­ We need you to continue the job of edu­ is Peace Corps still around?" sistance farmer. He told me his original re­ cating your fellow American citizens to the I was at an embassy here in Washington cruiter said he did not see where he fit into reality of that world out there. That world this week. The wife of a noted columnist the Peace Corps at all. If it had not been for is steadily, shrinking, increasingly becoming when I was introduced as the new Director this volunteer's determination to be in the more and more interdependent. of the Peace Corps-showed great surprise Peace Corps, we would have lost his impor­ You must let America know that: and said, "Does Peace Corps still exist?" tant talent. Again, we must keep looking for When a child dies of dysentery or mea­ We have a serious problem of identity, motivation, and we will continue to succeed. sles .... and my challenge to you is in that agenda Now, since my arrival in February, after When a woman has to walk two miles to a for the "l980's." my nomination was announced, I have been stream for water and then search for several We must reinvigorate and resurrect the impressed by the dedication and commit­ hours for wood to cook with .... whole spectrum of the public's knowledge of ment of the people who work at Peace When a farmer or villager has no source our organization. Otherwise, in the "1980's", Corps/Washington. In line with the Presi­ of income .... we will be unable to have the wide pool of dent's economic recovery program, our When its youth and men nee to the cities talent and skills we need so desperately. agency experienced budget cuts. Peace which have no Jobs for them .... So I am counting on you-your presence­ Corps immediately went to work on outlin­ When rain forests are stripped and no new your influence at the school level-in the ing ways we would meet this challenge. planting done .... media-with the public-your help in re­ They informed me that Peace Corps is used When infant mortality hovers at 50 per­ cruiting-and your ideas for reaching out to doing the best with whatever it is given. cent and malnutrition between 50 and 70 for scarce skills. . . . My first priority was to take as much of percent .... How can we attract more foresters? Bioll­ the cut as possible here in Washington. When a million refugees languish in So­ gists? Agronomists? How can we reach out You see, on my agenda for the "80's" malia, Sudan and Bangladesh .... to early retirees? How can we motivate there is a pyramid. And on the top of that .... Then let's face it America-the world middle management? In summary, what can pyramid, or chart, or graph, or whatever is not at peace. we do to make these people want to share you want to call it. But at the top is the vol­ You, in this audience, must convince the with the Peace Corps? unteer. Just below is overseas staff; then re­ public that foreign aid-the type of aid This is oµr challenge, it is the challenge I turned Peace Corps volunteers. And at the we're involved in-is a necessary and sound give to you this morning, for you to take base, or if some of you want to say "the investment for the future of America for with you through your experiences over the bottom," is Peace Corps/Washington. I feel unless we convince them in the "1980's", next two days and in the coming months. It we are a service organization. We were cre­ unless we build a constituency for our kind is a new and important time, for old and ated to support the volunteers who ·are of development work, our budget will con­ tried ideas. We need you at the Peace Corps, doing the real work of the Peace Corps over­ tinue to be-it has been-a series of continu­ just as we always did. seas and to help former volunteers when ing resolutions-uncertainty of funding­ In the words of John Kennedy, at the be­ they return. shrinkage or little, if any, growth. ginning of this enterprise, at 2 a.m. from the Now I know none of this is new. I know So for the "1980's" our work is cut out for steps of the Michigan union twenty some that Peace Corps is famous for reinventing us. We at Peace Corps/Washington must years ago: the wheel, but for the Peace Corps, the build and sustain a network of support in "On your willingness to do that, not wheel is already right. We intend to make it Congress, at OMB and in the state depart­ merely to serve one year or two years in the travel the highway-and it is a"high way"­ ment. It is there but it must be nurtured. service, but on your willingness to contrib­ the way it was manufactured, crafted, to We must build toward our fiscal year 1983 ute part of your life to this country . . . I hug the road. That road will lead to the con­ budget. I must tell you at least 15 American think will depend the answer to whether a tinuing success of America's finest graduate ambassadors have visited me at Peace Corps free society can compete. . . . Unless you school in international understanding-The headquarters and said they feel that our comprehend the nature of what is being Peace Corps. volunteers working in their countries are asked of you, this country can't possibly We are busy-in our agenda for the the most positive presence of America in move through the next ten years in a period "1980's"-laying the base for our budget in that country. of relative strength . . . " FY 1983. We feel if we can show Congress, I have let the President, Members of Con­ I know you in this audience comprehend OMB, the state department a well run, gress and many reporters know that the what is being asked of you, because a free smoothly functioning, cost-effective agency, president of Guatemala, the minister of ag­ society continues to compete. There is a we have come part of the way. That is only riculture and the peoples of the camps greater purpose for us all, in the pursuit of one step, however.... unanimously praised Peace Corps. That in Peace, relentlessly, and with care, until it The real challenge is to let more people Honduras, President and Mrs. Paz, the min­ truly exists around the World know-in Congress, here in Washington, ister of natural resources, of education: The Thank you for being here.e and all across the country, particularly the whole village of Sabana Larga gathered in American taxpayer-that this has been and their dirt-floored, open-window continues to be a success story. The Peace school, and the village mayor stoOd with MY BELOVED VIRGIN Corps has not only been a beacon of sanity tears in his eyes and said, "Thank you, in a world of conflicting values-"a true ex­ America, for sending us these helpers. We pression of the best that is in US"-a small know we are poor, but you are helping us HON. RON de LUGO response of America to the heavy· responsi­ and our children." 01' VIRGIN ISLANDS bility it bears as the wealthiest nation in the Or the man who showed us his Peace IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · history of the world. But it has truly helped Corps-inspired latrine out in his backyard. A Tuesday, June 23, 1981 the countries it has been in and is in now, young volunteer from Oregon had shown and it has promoted world peace and friend­ hiin. how to construct it; his initials were in e Mr. DE LUGO. Mr. Speaker, Guy ship for America in a world with more needs the cement floor. He stood erect and said, Henry Benjamin is a man from the and more new friends that ever. Forty per­ "America has helped me make a better life Virgin Islands of whom we are very cent of our exports now go to the develop­ for my family." That's ever one story: the proud! He grew up in St. John and ing world. That means more jobs for Amer­ outhouse ... so beautiful-much better became the first St. Johnian to gradu­ ica. than his home. He only shows it to compa­ ate from the Charlotte Amalie High Here is where you become the agenda of ny! the "1980's." We need you. We need you to Everett Alvarez recently toured TunisiL School in St. Thomas. After gradua­ recommit yourselves. You are still Peace He found the same reception-friendship, tion, Benjamin began teaching imme­ Corps volunteers. You might have thought regard and the constant request for more diately while continuing his own stud­ your time of service was over, but I think by well trained volunteers. ies during the summer. He earned a 13490 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 B.A. from Howard University and a conditions by the men and women who fits would be enjoyed by industry in master's degree from New York Uni­ labor in our mills. In 1970, when the the form of higher profits, and the versity and returned to the Virgin Is­ Occupational Safety and Health Act costs would be borne by injured and lands to continue his career in educa­ was debated by the Congress, the disabled workers, and by the taxpay­ tion. In recognition of his tremendous proven health effects of cotton dust­ ers who are compelled to care for contributions in the area of education, specifically byssinosis, or ''brown them. the legislature of the Virgin Islands lung"-were a prominent part of the The Subcommittee on Labor Stand­ changed the name of the Benjamin debate. For years following enactment ards, of which I am chairman, held Franklin Schoo~ to the Guy H. Benja­ of that law, the textile workers of this hearings on this subject-the public min School. country had to wait for promulgation costs of hazardous working condi­ Mr. Benjamin's latest success is a of a decent cotton dust standard while tions-soon after the Reagan adminis­ book entitled "Me and My Beloved two administrations distorted the goal tration unwisely asked the Supreme Virgin-St. John, U.S.A.'' This book is of the OSHA law and generated un­ Court to permit a reconsideration of a collection of anecdotes and reminis­ warranted opposition to its goals. the prior administration's argument cences of the author's childhood on Finally, the Amalgamated Clothing on the cotton dust case. According to St. John. It is a beautiful collage of and Textile Workers Union was forced witnesses who appeared before the island folklore interwoven with per­ to sue the Secretary of Labor in order subcommittee, 48,300 people who sonal experience and feeling. The to secure a standard, and the courts would be protected by the standard book details the closeness and impor­ ordered the Secretary to develop one. would be left unprotected under the tance of the family; describes the And still the years dragged by, as thousands of mill workers endured industry's alternative. At an estimated beauty and bounty of St. John's natu­ cost per victim of $100,893, the cost of ral environment; illuminates many unsafe conditions and suffered terrible disabilities. When a standard finally the industry alternative to the cotton portions of the islands culture and dust standard would be about $5 bil­ heritage; and notes-with sadness and was proposed, it was subjected to some hope-the changes taking place in his of the most rigorous reviews of any lion. beloved homeland and the opportuni­ recent Federal regulation, including 14 Much of that cost would come from ty such changes offer. This accounting days of public hearings which pro­ public sources, as do most of the bene­ is a view of a way of life which may duced 105,000 pages of testimony. fits to victims of occupational disease have disappeared forever. No sooner was the standard finally from all sources today. Rarely does No doubt, Guy Benjamin has a great promulgated than textile manufactur­ the responsible industry or the work­ love and respect for the land of his ers challenged it in court and in the ers' compensation system pay for occu­ birth. It is evident that this deep af­ Congress. Only concerted action by pational disease costs. Instead, the bill fection for St. John is shared by many the House of Representatives prevent­ is passed along to the taxpayer of its current residents-all copies of ed adoption of a Senate rider prohibit­ through social security, medicaid, wel­ the book were sold within 2 days of its· ing enforcement of the standard while fare, veterans' benefits, and a host of release. Needless to say, the peopl~ of the courts had the issue under review. other taxpayer-supported programs, St. John have shown their apprecia­ The major issue in this case, as in most of which this administratfon also tion and unspoken understanding of other OSHA cases which have arisen wants to cut. the author's deep-rooted sentiments. is the question of whether a standard The public bill for occupational dis­ I was fortunate enough to receive a must meet a "benefit-cost" test. The ease exceeds $3 billion a year, while copy of this wonderful publication. If Reagan adminiStration believes that the private, responsible employer pays one would like to get a "flavor of the OSHA standards should be subjected a small fraction of that amount. So islands", I would highly recommend to such a test, although the courts when the Government makes a deci­ "Me and My Beloved Virgin." It is a have repeatedly concluded, as the Su­ sion to expose workers to preventable sensitive and entertaining look at life preme Court did last week, that the occupational hazards, it is not only de­ in St. John. law makes no provision for rejecting a ciding to injure workers, but to hand Certainly, every resident of the health standard solely because of costs the taxpayers a multibillion dollar bill, Virgin Islands is grateful for the con­ to an industry. and we cannot ignore that fact. tributions of Guy H. Benjamin. I, We would do well to recall the words The textile workers of this country, along with the people that I represent, of Senator Ralph Yarborough of and all American workers, won a thank him for a job well done and Texas during the Senate debates on major victory in the Supreme Court's wish Mr. Benjamin the very best as he OSHA. "We are talking about people's decision on the cottQn dust .·$tandard. undertakes future. literary endeavors.e lives," Senator Yarborough reminded his colleagues, "not the indifference of But the significance of this . victory some cost accounts.'' The issue re­ goes far beyond the issue of cotton SUPREME COURT DECISION ON mains the same today. dust, because the Court reaffirmed the OSHA COTTON DUST STANDARD If the question were squarely pre­ original, sound intent of the OSHA sented: Choose between an industry's law: We will not place one person's HON. GEORGE MILLER profit margin or the health and safety profit ahead of another person's of your constituents, who in this health. In fact, the Court ruled, the 01' CALIFORNIA OSHA law does not require that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House would knowingly and publicly sentence his own constituents to dis­ OSHA standards be the most cost-ef­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 ability or death from dangerous work­ f ective and does not require OSHA to •Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. ing conditions? Why are we more in­ make a benefit-cost evaluation of its Speaker, the U.S. Supreme Court clined to consider such a result in the proposed standards. handed down its long-awaited decision abstract, or for someone else's con-· The law requires that the agency upholding the OSHA cotton dust stituents? take action to safeguard the health standard last week. The Court's un­ I would think that an administration and safety of American working men equivocal decision is of the greatest as concerned about costs to Govern­ and women, and that goal is as sound significance, not only to tens of thou­ ment and taxpayers' burdens as this today as when it was overwhelmingly sands of textile workers but to all one would recognize the enormous supported by Congress in 1970. working people whose health and public expense of unsafe working con­ The OSHA law requires that health safety is jeopardized on the job. ditions. Relaxation of the worker standards be "feasible" which, accord­ This victory marks the end of a safety laws would certainly produce ing to the Supreme Court, means "ca­ decade-long battle for safe working both benefits and cost. But the bene- pable of being done". Congress itself June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13491 set this standard, the Court reminded A TRIBUTE TO TOM COCHRAN millions of dollars and many more mil­ us: lions that would have flowed into Ari­ Congress itself defined the basic relation­ HON. IKE SKELTON zona's economy had there been no ship between costs and benefits by placing OF MISSOURI strike threat. the "benefit" of worker health above all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As public employees, the controllers other considerations save those making the have an obligation of special duty to attainment of this "benefit" achievable. Tuesday, June 23, 1981 the public. The threat of an illegal . with great sadness that I recently of the special bond that exists between The Court continued: learned of the death of Tom Cochran, the taxpayer-employer and public Any standard based on a balancing of a widely respected attorney, civic service employees. costs and benefits by the Secretary that leader and churchman, of Independ­ It is one thing to bargain in good strikes a different balance than that struck ence, Mo. faith and with respect for the law. But by Congress would be inconsistent with the Throughout his life, and even during it will be hard for Americans to forget command set forth in § 6Cb)(5). Thus, cost­ his last months, he inspired those the insensitivity and unconscionable benefit analysis by OSHA is not required by around him with his love of life. actions of the air traffic controllers the statute. Let us recall Senator mendous civic conscience, his devotion spread, leaving a reduced work force of su­ Yarborough's ·words: "We are talking to his church, and.most important, .for pervisory personnel, flights would be cur­ about people's lives." his unfaltering love of life. All who tailed severely. Short-haul trips would be most affected With this issue behind us, hopefully knew him are richer because of his ex­ by the strike because priority would be for good, I expect that OSHA can get ample.e given to routes of more than 500 miles, air­ on with the job of protecting workers line officials say. from the many hazards that still en­ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS Matthew Dudish of Pottsville, Pa., said danger the health and safety of tens STRIKE BLACKMAIL Saturday be planned to fly home Monday. of millions of Americans. I do not If his flight were cancelled, he said, he mean the picky, insignificant kinds of would "Just extend" his vacation. standards which were rightly criticized HON. ELDON RUDD "I'll Just call work and tell them I'll be and which have been removed from OF ARIZONA home later," he said. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bill Swartz, of Clewiston, Fla. said he, too, the books. Instead, I mean the severe planned to fly home Monday. dangers, the carcinogens and those Tuesday, June 23, 1981 "But I still have three weeks of vacation," which cause genetic and birth disor­ • Mr. RUDD. Mr. Speaker, a settle­ he said. ders which were too long ignored ment may have been reached by the If unable to fly home, Swartz said he while attention and effort was divert­ professional air traffic controllers or­ "would probably rent a car and go to the ed to less significant problems. Grand Canyon" and wait for a flight. ganization, but the unsettled events of Alernate transportation, such as train or I believe that all American workers the last few days were enough to bus, would be too boring to take all the way and our other citizens as well want a anger Americans everywhere. Arizona to Florida, he said. reinvigorated and rebuilding American Lions Club members, city, county, and Lief Bylund of Sundsvall, Sweden, said he economy to be one in which the State officials worked 5 years arrang­ planned to drive to San Diego and to fly up health and safety of the working man ing for the International Lions Club the California coast from there. He would and woman are not sacrificed, but in­ convention to have this year's annual find alternate transportation if unable to stead where they are protected to the meeting in Phoenix, rather than the fly, he said. maximum extent of our capability. French Riviera, which had also been Phyllis Bargelt of Bellingham, Wash., said she and several others from her group The decision of the Supreme Court in considered. planned to stay until Wednesday. the cotton dust case sets us properly Due to this threat of strike black­ "If there is a strike, we'll Just have to on that road again, and I believe we mail, an estimated 25,000 of the 26,000 decide then," she said. "We're not worried." are long overdue in fulfilling that com­ Lions Club visitors who were in Phoe­ Dene and Brian Speirs of Strathroy, On­ mitment to the people of the United nix this last weekend left town early. tario, Canada, said they were scheduled to States.e This mass exodus cost the city many fly home Monday. 13492 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 But Mrs. Speirs said they wouldn't mind if TENN-TOM BOONDOGGLE lized before construction began in 1971. Two their flight were cancelled. or three times since then, the project has Sam and Shirlee Milliken, of Waynesburg, barely survived attempts to kill it. Pa., said they are booked to fly home June HON. JOHN D. DINGELL But we are now in this intractable situa­ 30 and hadn't changed their vacation plans OF MICHIGAN tion: The waterway is 53 to 55 percent com­ in anticipation of a strike. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plete. More than $1 billion has been spent Asked what they would do if there were a Tuesday, June 23, 1981 on this colossal ditch. If construction were strike, Mrs. Milliken said they would still stopped dead in its tracks tomorrow, per­ plan to fly home the 30th.e e Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, as Con­ haps $600 million in further outlays might gress becomes more entwined in the be prevented-but the billion dollars al­ MR. WATT'S UNSEEMLY budget thicket, we should be mindful ready invested would be lost. What to do? REGULATORY STRIP of some of those Federal spending pro­ Such a question is not unknown on Cap­ grams earmarked to continue with itol Hill. A few years back, Macbeth's syn­ funding, but which seem to be perpet­ drome affected a plan to subsidize construc­ HON. JAMES WEAVER tion of a prototype supersonic transport uated by the smallest of constituencies plane. There the decision was to stop the OF OREGON to benefit only a few. Meanwhile, im­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES loss and get out. The situation rose again in portant social programs with vast con­ the matter of another palatial Senate office Tuesday, June 23, 1981 stituencies-such as social security, building; in this case the decision was to • Mr. WEAVER. Mr. Speaker, under trade adjustment assistance, unem­ plunge ahead. Opposing forces still are bat­ leave to extend my remarks in the ployment compensation, and the stu­ tling over the proposed breeder reactor at RECORD, I include the following: dent loan program-are sent to the Clinch River: Do we kiss that investment dock facing possible execution. goodby, or do we keep going? MR. WATT'S UNSEEMLY REGULATORY STRIP My own view, for whatever it may be Interior Secretary James Watt, thumbing Take the Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa­ worth, is that the Tenn-Tom never should his nose at Congress, is plunging ahead to terway, for example. have been started. The principal justifica­ reorganize the Federal agency that regu­ Ever since its authorization in 1946 tion was that vast amounts of money could lates strip mining. The merits of the reorga­ and the start of its construction in be saved in shipping costs if mid-America nization are debatable, but Mr. Watt's tac­ 1971, the Tenn-Tom has been eating could be linked to the Deep South by a wa­ tics are not. By developing the plan without our tax dollars, devouring its share of terway winding up in Mobile and the Gulf. wide consultation and rushing to stay ahead the budget pit. The Tenn-Tom, it was said, would provide of Congressional doubters, he displays a de­ Now we are asked to sacrifice large an alternate water route for use at times of plorable arrogance. low waters in the Mississippi. Other justifi­ Secretary Watt wants to dismantle Feder­ sums of money for legitimate human cations were thrown in as makeweights­ al regulation of strip mining. As a private resource programs while the Tenn­ recreational opportunities, increased em­ attorney, he filed a brief supporting state Tom awaits even more taxpayer ployment, social uplift, picnic tables, water­ and industry contentions that the Federal money. But for whom, how many, and skiing, you name it. strip-mining act was unconstitutional. But for what reason? A new study from the General Accounting the Supreme Court rejected that argument I insert for the RECORD an editorial Office, just released, once again casts and unanimously upheld the act the other by James J. Kilpatrick, who has doubts upon the rosy visions of the Tenn­ day. Now Mr. Watt aims to use his reorgani­ earned a reputation for his eloquent Tom sponsors. The projected savings in zation scheme to give states the major regu­ freight costs are still ephemeral.. Whatever latory role. defense of the conservative cause. His is gained by the barge operators wm be lost The Watt plan would abolish five regional insightful critique regarding the ques­ by the railways. If the Tenn-Tom ever is to offices of the Federal Office of Surface tionable value of continuing to fund pay its way, in terms, of a benefit-to-cost Mining and substitute lesser state liaison of­ the Tenn-Tom is worth review by all ratio, still more money must be spent be­ fices and technical centers. The Federal Members of Congress, regardless of tween Demopolis and Mobile-perhaps as staff would be cut by almost 40 percent, on their ideology. much as another $960 million over the next the assumption that the states would in­ BILLIONS SINK IN TENN-TOM WATERWAY 16 years. Before the tum of the century, the crease their regulatory activities. taxpayers could be dragged step by step into That would be all well and good if regula­ a $3 billion venture. tion remains as effective as Congress intend­ WASHINGTON.-Of all the political ailments Things have gone too far to quit now. The ed and if there is an orderly transition. But that afflict the Congress, none is more irri­ waterway will have to be completed at least the transition is turning rough. Mr. Watt tating than the condition known as Mac­ to Demopolis, and a sinking feeling tells me developed the plan without consulting key beth's syndrome. We are seeing it today in that, three or four years hence, Congress state, industry or Federal officials and then the matter of the Tennessee-Tombigbee will have to yield to irresistible arguments proposed it abruptly. Waterway. Those who oppose this costly that the Demopolis-Mobile improvements That prompted Representative Patricia project may as well concede defeat. My be undertaken also. Schroeder, Democrat of Colorado, to con­ brothers, we have been bamboozled. Under the circumstances, we may as well duct a hearing that made plain that major For those unfamiliar with the aches and accept the situation. Perhaps coal experts coal states rely for support on the threat­ pains of congressional exercises, let it be will justify the heavy investment by Ala­ ened Denver regional office. The testimony said that the syndrome develops from this bama in new port facilities at Mobile. Other also suggested that the reorganization, con­ quandary: Shall we throw good money after navigational improvements of doubtful jus­ trary to declarations, would be costly and bad? Is it better to go ahead with a doubtful tification have turned out well. The Tenn­ drive competent employees from Govern­ project or to end the venture and absorb the Tom may yet prove its critics wrong. I've ment service. losses? been wrong lots of times before.e Believing that these are legitimate ques­ This was the problem that troubled the tions deserving more discussion, a House ap­ late Lord Macbeth. He and his lady had em­ propriations subcommittee barred Mr. Watt barked upon an enterprise that he couldn't DRUG ABUSE from using any money in the fiscal 1982 get out of. "I am in blood stepp'd in so far," budget, which starts October 1, to close the quoth he, "that should I wade no more, re­ Denver office. It wasn't clear that the full turning were as tedious as go o'er." Macbeth HON. AUSTIN J. MURPHY committee or the full House and Senate kept going; and he came, as they say, to a OF PENNSYLVANIA would go along, but Mr. Watt took no bad end. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chances. Abandoning his promise of an "or­ So it goes with the Tenn-Tom. This is the derly phase-in," he ordered the Denver and 232-mile waterway-the largest project cur­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Kansas City offices closed by August 31, rently under construction by the Corps of •Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, in one before the budgetary restraint could take Engineers-intended to connect the Tennes­ of his early press conferences, Presi­ effect. see River with the existing Black Warrior­ Such conduct makes Mr. Watt what he Tombigbee Waterway down in Alabama. dent Reagan called drug abuse, "one and his President profess to deplore: a From the beginning, the justification for of the gravest problems facing us in­ Washington princeling who ignores Con­ this project has been doubtful. Strong oppo­ ternally in the United States." He gress and the public and simply does as he sition developed when the Tenn-Tom was went on to say, "Whatever we can do likes.e authorized in 1946. More opposition mobi- at the national level to try and launch June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13493 a campaign • • • we should do • • • State level to address the critical prob­ York Times of May 31, 1981, which al­ because I think we are running a risk lems of alcohol and drug abuse and as­ leged that delays had occurred in pro­ of losing a great part of a whole gen­ sociated destructive behaviors in our viding aid. In its reply, AID says that eration if we don't." However, in spite schools. Consolidation would kill a na­ implementation of the $50 million pro­ of this rhetoric, the administration tional school program that has been gram of official U.S. assistance is pro­ has proposed that the alcohol and operating since 1974 and is overwhelm­ ceeding according to schedule. That drug abuse education program be re­ ingly popular with school and commu­ assistance will be used to construct 12 duced by 25 percent and that the pro­ nity personnel across the Nation. In schools in the devastated area. AID, in gram should be included in a block many areas of the country this pro­ addition, has no evidence that there grant. The administration must realize gram is beginning to train State De­ have been specific bureaucratic prob­ that they cannot have it both ways. partment personnel and involve the lems affecting the disbursement of pri­ I submit that we have an effective private sector in the financing of alco­ vate funds. nationwide campaign already func­ hol and drug abuse education training. The article and the correspondence tioning-the alcohol and drug abuse Given a few more years to develop as well as a status report on the AID education program. Rather than pre­ these concepts, the Federal program Southern Italy Earthquake Assistance scribing a specific solution or imple­ may have provided the States with the Program follow: menting a model program, the alcohol capacity to administer an effective al­ CONGRESS OF THE and drug abuse education program cohol and drug abuse education pro­ UNITED STATES, offers training and technical assist­ gram at the State level. COIOIITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ance to States and local school dis­ During reauthorization hearing held HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tricts to help them design and imple­ by the Subcommittee on Select Educa­ Washington, D.C., June 3, 1981. ment programs to meet their unique tion in April of this year Gary Hon. M. PETER McPHERSON, needs. While local school personnel Wappes, National Association of Pre­ -Adminutrator,·Agency for International De­ vention Professionals, stated: velopment. Washington, D.C. have identified the widespread use of DEAR MR. McPHERSON: I am writing re­ drugs as one of the most severe and The block grant approach to service fund­ questing your comments on a story pub­ complicated problems that schools ing is, in general, consistent with our posi­ lished in the New York Times of May 31, face today, this is the only Federal tion on local control and responsibility for 1981 regarding disaster relief funds to assist prevention program that addresses program design and service delivery. We the victims of the earthquake which oc­ this problem in schools on a nation­ don't, however, feel that a blanket approach curred in southern Italy in November, 1980. to this issue is a responsible one • • • those Specifically, I would like to know whether wide basis. local efforts should be supplemented by To respond to this crisis there is bureaucratic delays on the part of the Ital­ cost-effective support systems that provide ian authorities have slowed the provision of clear justification for a primary role at training and technical assistance -on a re­ aid; and, if so why; what is being done to the Federal level in leadership train­ gional, multi-State basis. This service • • • remedy those delays and to speed up the ing, technical assistance, research and must remain a federal responsibility and utilization of funds available from both development, evaluation dissemina­ function the act is consistent with • • • public and private American sources: what tion, and development of local capac­ local programming supported by Federal is being done to ensure the effective use of support for technical assistance and train­ funds collected by voluntary agencies here ity. This program is · not, like the ing. standard discretionary program, a who do not have staff there to distribute grants program. It provides training If we are truly concerned about the funds in Italy; whether there is any evi­ and technical assistance to local school future of our country, we must not dence the Rome government is deliberately allow programs that are working well blocking or limiting _the disbursement of districts across the Nation to design funds in the region for political reasons: and and implement local programs, to and are cost effective to be included in a block grant. The alcohol and drug finally, what the status of the U.S. official build local training capacity, and to aid effort is at the present time. develop State and regional support abuse education program provides As you know, there is great interest in networks. much needed services to those who are Congress in seeing the rapid reconstruction The alcohol and drug abuse educa­ our future-our Nation's children. of the devastated area and prompt utiliza­ tion program is highly cost effective. Failure to adequately address their tion of all funds collected and available for Currently, it is working with 450 needs will undoubtedly produce much this purpose. I would appreciate a prompt school programs in 36 States, Guam, greater costs to the Federal Govern­ response to this letter. ment in the future.e With best regards, and Puerto Rico, with an appropria­ Sincerely, tion of $3 million. This program is LEE H. HAMILTON, funded at a level slightly above metric ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF Chainnan, Subcommittee on education and slightly below consumer EFFORTS Europe and the Middle EasL education. Although we may be incon­ venienced at times by forgetting the HON. LEE H. HAMILTON U.S. EARTHQUAKE AID FOR ITALY Is SLOWED conversion from gallons to liters, I OF INDIANA Last November's earthquake in southern have yet to hear of a student dying IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Italy, which killed 3,000 people and demol­ from such a lack of knowledge, Howev­ ished 365 villages, has generated $85 million er, in every region of our country Tuesday, June 23, 1981 in relief aid from the United States. But the within this school year, students have e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I money is beginning to arrive only after ex­ would like to bring to the attention of tensive bureaucratic delays. committed suicide, students have been Congress appropriated $50 million in De­ assaulted, and a few have been mur­ my colleagues correspondence I have cember for Italian quake relief but so far dered in alcohol and drug related inci­ had with the Agency for International has spent only $4.2 million, most of it for dents. Development regarding the use the immediate needs of the eight million It would not be cost effective or fea­ of earthquake assistance funds for the victims. The emergency is still far from sible to divide $3 million between 50 victims of the earthquake which oc­ over; about 250,000 people remain homeless. States and territories. Such a scatter- curred in southern Italy in November The Agency for International Develop­ - ing of resources dissipates and wastes 1980. ment, an arm of the State Department, still funds resulting in duplication of mis­ As you know, the U.S. Government holds $45 million that "will be provided in is providing $50 million in assistance. projects decided upon Jointly with the Ital­ takes, a piecemeal approach to the ian Government," according to James Phip­ problems and no opportunity for shar­ In addition, numerous private organi­ pard, an A.I.D. director. ing successes across the Nation. zations have raised additional amounts But expecting a coherent plan from Rome Probably most crucial is the fact to help the victims. · may be unrealistic, suggests Mario Cuomo, that there is no assurance that con­ I wrote to AID subsequent to a Lieutenant Governor of New York, who solidated funds would be used at the report which appeared in the New founded a committee to oversee funds flow- 13494 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 ing from the United States to Italy. His Congressman Mario Biaggi, the Bronx effort to travel extensively throughout the committee, Italian Disaster Earthquake As­ Democrat who spearheaded the legislation affected area and to consult with Mayors sistance, has been frustrated, he says, by for the $50 million relief package, says he is and Regional and Provincial officials re­ governmental bureaucracy. "monitoring very closely the dispensation of ceived full government support. OFFICIAL GUIDELINES LACKING funds for sensible projects such as schools In March a resident A.I.D. Representative and health facilities." Italy has yet to issue official policy gui~e­ went to Italy to begin selecting the sites for While United States officials plan to re­ the twelve planned schools. This effort has lines on such fundamental questions as store public structures to help entire vil­ whether and to what extent Italy should re­ been undertaken in conjunction with all lages, the passage of time undercuts the levels of government in Italy, and the sites build an area that is geologically unstable impact of the aid. Most of the earthquake and economically underdeveloped, Mr. were announced in a joint press release on victims now live at best in prefabricated June 10. To reiterate, the program is on Cuomo said. shelters, called containers, and at worst in The region, south and west of Naples, is schedule and has not been subjected to any trailers, tents and railway cars. They fear delays by the Italian Government. one of Italy's poorest, and lack of industry ending up like those victims of an earth­ has led to a seasonal exodus of men to jobs We are in close contact with U.S. private quake near Agrigento in Sicily who, nearly a organizations through our participation in in Switzerland and West Germany. decade later, still live in tents. When the remaining $45 million in Con­ the Italian Disaster Earthquake Assistance gressional funds is finally spent, it will prob­ SUCCESS IN FRIULI CITED organization . We are not aware of ably be used to build schools, Mr. Phippard Many officials praise A.I.D.'s recent suc­ any specific bureaucratic problems which said, since '.'Italians don't want to lose cess in rehabilitating Friuli, in northeastern may be affecting their activities. young families from an area already known Italy, where an earthquake in 1976 killed With respect to ensuring the effective use for its high emigration." 1,000 people. "Friuli had a poor economy, of funds collected by fund.raising groups Mr. Cuomo said that aside from the Ital­ but with careful planning after its earth­ with no operating capacity or with no on­ ian Government's reluctance to pour money quake, it has been booming," Mr. Biaggi site staff, we have urged-particularly into a depressed area, Rome also holds a said. through the I.D.E.A. Forum-that these longstanding bias against developing the The Italian Government appropriated funds be funneled through those private south. But he added that if his committee $600 million outright for the area of the No­ voluntary agencies who do have operating cannot work with Rome's approval, "we will vember quake. Yet A.l.D.'s estimates set the staff in Italy. Given our experience with simply go ahead with the help of the local total cost of recovery at $13 billion. these operating agencies over the years, we mayors." Certain towns may be redesigned, accord­ believe this is an appropriate way to pro­ Complicating efforts is the fact that there ing to Mr. Biaggi, "possibly with satellite ceed. are two types of relief groups handling communities, as in Friuli, to provide an al­ We have no evidence that the Govern­ American contributions: operating agencies ternative industrial economy" to the tradi­ ment of Italy is blocking or limiting the dis­ that do their own field work and voluntary tionally insufficient agricultural one. bursement of funds for political reasons. In May, the Government must hand over their funds to the operating locate some villages to avoid future quake passed a measure providing for $7 .5 billion agencies. Two international operating agen­ vulnerability, though this program may be of assistance to the affected area. cies, the Red Cross and Catholic Relief delayed because of its unpopularity among In brief, the status of our program to re­ Services, have each collected $10 million on the victims. construct destroyed schools is that design this side of the Atlantic and have been dis­ contractors have been selected and sites for tributing it in various forms in Italy. The U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 schools have been selected and were an­ Salvation Army is also dispensing $9 million COOPERATION AGENCY, AGENCY nounced on June 10. The design contractors that it collected. FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, will now begin the school design process, Voluntary agencies, with no staff to dis­ Washington, D.C., June 18, 1981. upon completion of which construction will tribute funds, have been "shopping around" DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This is in response to begin under a competitive bidding process. for worthwhile projects, a spokesman for your letter of June 3, 1981, in which you We expect that construction will begin on the American Council of Voluntary Agen­ asked about the New York Times story of the first school by August 1982 and be com­ cies said. Some Italian-American civic lead­ May 31, 1981, regarding earthquake assist­ pleted by February 1984. Construction of all ers argue that huge capital investments re­ ance activities in Southern Italy. schools is expected to be completed by April quire patience, while others complain about In stating that bureaucratic delays laid to 1985. I am attaching a briefing paper which months of what seems like indecision. Rome have blocked use of much of the will provide you with additional information The Sons of Italy, for example, raised $2 funds raised in the U.S. for earthquake on our program. million and spent half of it for vaccines, but relief, the article seemed to lump together If I can be of further assistance, please let it is having difficulty using the remainder. both the U.S. Government program and me know. Dozens of smaller civic groups, including those of private U.S. groups. However, the Sincerely, Save the Children, which raised $187 ,000, discussion of delays in the text of the article M. PETER McPHERSON. seemed only to relate to private assistance­ and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Attachment: Briefing paper~ Committee, which raised $145,000, have col­ not to the $50 million program appropriated by Congress. lected $4 million that still awaits distribu­ The U.S. Government reconstruction as­ A.l.D. SOUTHERN ITALY EARTHQUAKE tion. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM "All roads lead to Rome," says Keith sistance to Italy is proceeding on schedule Drake, director of Adottare, or Adopt, and has not been subjected to any bureau­ On November 23, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., a which circumvents the Italian bureaucracy cratic delays by the Government of Italy. severe earthquake struck southern Italy. by asking American towns to send funds di­ To the contrary, all levels of government The quake with its epicenter at Eboli, regis­ have been cooperative and helpful. When tered 6.8 on the Richter Scale. It was con­ rectly to sister cities. Adottare was devel­ the A.I.D. reconstruction survey team went sidered the most devastating disaster to oped by Alfred DelBello, the Westchester to Italy immediately after the earthquake, strike Western Europe since World War II. County Executive, and has already given a the Italian Government's Special Commis­ The affected area Maryland> POTENTIAL FOR INVESTORS SEEN berletti, provided transportation assistance, covered an area north and south of a line Using this individualized strategy, Ameri­ including a helicopter, as well as access to running east from the city of Naples to Po­ can companies can provide lo~g-range sup­ those on his staff who could provide neces­ tenza. This includes the Provinces of port by establishing industrial links with sary information and contacts and other­ Naples, Salemo, Avellino, Benevento, Po­ southern Italy. Richard N. Gardner, the wise facilitate the team's effort. In the im­ tenza and Caserta in the two Regions of former Ambassador to Italy, who visited the mediate aftermath of the earthquake when Campania and Basilicata. The city of Naples stricken area, stresses the potential for the overriding concern was the relief effort, and the provincial cities of Salemo, Potenza "American investors in joint ventures to the team was nevertheless able to consult and Avellino were damaged, and outside stimulate growth of industry, agriculture extensively with Italian officials throughout these urban centers over 350 towns and vil­ and tourism in the south." Relief projects the earthquake zone. Based on these consul­ lages, out of a total of 570, were damaged by are expected to produce business for Ameri­ tations, A.I.D. recommended a program of the initial shock and its numerous after­ can drug and housing companies. reconstruction of destroyed schools. The shocks. Some towns and villages, in whole or Mr. Gardner also advises that United team returned to Italy in February with in part, were simply flattened. The total States Government money finance "projects this proposal, which received enthusiastic population of the affected area is estimated visible to the average Italian, such as com­ concurrence from Commissioner Zamber­ at 4.5 million including the 1.3 million inhab- June 23, J.981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13495 itants of Naples. Major damage, however, structures such as were built by the U.S. the impact of congressional actions on was centered in Avellino, Salemo and Po­ after the 1976 earthquake in the Friuli area the church. tenza Provinces, and it is in these provinces of Italy. The delegation also urged the co­ I have known Norman Bie personal­ that A.I.D. plans to have its reconstruction ordination of the very substantial U.S. pri­ assistance program. The Government of vate relief effort.s. Subsequently there was ly for a number of years. I consider Italy considers these Provinces to be the formed a coordinating organization called him to be a close friend and I have ones most in need of assistance-the oper­ "IDEA" with Mr. Paulucci, International thoughtfulness of his words. In this and post-relief program were limited to Chairman and Liaison, Gov. John Volpe, instance, I believe his words on a divid­ these Provinces. National Chairman, Lt. Gov. Cuomo, Execu­ ed church bear consideration by all of The quake killed approximately 2, 700 tive Coordinator and Vice President George our colleagues. Therefore, it is an · people and injured 7, 700. It is estimated Bush and former Vice President Walter that living quarters for 250-300,000 people Mondale, Honorary Chairmen. honor for me to insert Norman Bie's were also destroyed. Surveys indicate that In early December A.I.D. appointed a Co­ statement in the RECORD at this point: roughly 100,000 structures such as schools, ordinator for the Southern Italy reconstruc­ A DIVIDED CHURCH houses and public buildings were damaged tion program, James R. Phippard, who led a At a time when the whole church is striv­ or demolished. By the end of January 1981, team to Italy at that time and again in Feb­ ing to come together, a legal move has been the Italian Government estimated the cost ruary to survey reconstruction needs. The taken which threatens to split Christianity of recovery team visited the earthquake zone and had apart. This is the result of a law which would run to some $18.5 billion. intensive discussions with GOI officials on treats religion as something which takes While there was criticism of the Italian the scene, including Commissioner Zamber­ place within the four walls of a building or relief effort immediately following the letti, Regional and Provincial officials and a at a place of religious assembly and which earthquake, when A.I.D. personnel arrived number of mayors. The team observed that, treats any religious communication beyond they found a very dedicated and effective of various types of social infrastructure, the course of services at the place of assem­ effort. Food and medical care were being school buildings had received the most bly as a business. provided to those who needed it, numerous damage. They also found considerable con­ This is precisely the result of the copy­ types of temporary shelter were being sent cern in the area that lack of school facilities right law of the United States which from all over Italy and elsewhere, utilities would stimulate emigration, further weak­ became effective January l, 1978-Public were being rapidly restored, roads were ening the economic base of the area. Be­ Law 94-553 of the 94th Congress. The opened, and rubble clearing and demolition cause schools would have an impact on a change in the law is subtle and passed with­ of dangerous buildings was well underway. large portion of the affected population and out wide knowledge in the Christian com- The Government appointed a Special Com­ would also be a permanent and visible munity. · missioner, Giuseppi Zamberletti, to direct symbol of American friendship for the Ital­ Those of us who have provided the media the relief and immediate post-relief effort.s ian people, A.I.D. decided to focus U.S. as­ by which ministers of the gospel reach their He divided his organization into three Pro­ sistance on this reconstruction need, subject congregations in their homes each day, in vincial Operations Centers CCOP> in the to consultations in Italy. When A.I.D.'s pro­ distant as well as nearby communities, can towns of Avellino, Potenza and Salemo. posal to concentrate U.S. funds on a school see the destructive effect of a law which de­ Each COP had representatives from the reconstruction program was conveyed to clares that religion is something that is military, the national firefighting organiza­ Italian officials all expressed concurrence practiced at a "place of assembly.'' tion, various police organizations, the utili­ with it. Many Christians throughout the World ties, the Automobile Club of Italy and trade union represent­ signed an "umbrella agreement" providing out of fear for their lives or their livelihood, atives. Each COP was divided into several overall approval for the program. Since yet they practice their faith each day, some­ Sector Operations Centers with simi­ March 21 the A.I.D. Representative in the times in a closet or in an attic, with only a lar representation. earthquake area, Blaine Richardson, has radio receiver to bring them instruction on The U.S. Government's relief assistance to been working on site identification, and the the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If that practice Southern Italy directly following the No­ site locations are expected to be announced can be defined as something other than the vember 23, 1980, earthquake consisted of: by mid-June. Approximately twelve medium practice of religion because it does not take Airlift of 2,000 tents and 20,000 blankets. to large sized schools are planned. place in a place of religious assembly, then Use of six helicopters for survey and relief After specific project locations have been it can be regulated, limited, circumscribed operations. confirmed, individual project agreements or prohibited. Provision of portable communications sets will be signed with provincial and municipal The Committee which reported this pro­ in remote villages. · authorities which posed law to the Congress, recommending Assistance of a three-member team of will be obligating documents. An amount for its passage, stated that this law "removed electrical power generation technicians and contingencies will be estimated for each the old exemption" dealing with non-profit a water supply expert to help assess needs project, but will not be ·obligated until actu­ activities and "substituted in its place cer­ in those areas. ally required, thereby providing the flexibil­ tain specific exemptions. Those "specific ex­ The total cost of this emergency relief as­ ity to use contingency funds when and emptions" divide religion into two categories sistance was $4,235,000. U.S. relief effort.s where they are most needed. A.I.D. has se­ and grant full religious exemption only to were directed by A.I.D.'s Office of U.S. For­ lected two firms, Blue Rock Partnership that part which is practiced in a place of re­ eign Disaster Assistance. With respect to and Pasantino/JRB/Castore Associates, to ligious assembly. the U.S. servicemen who participated in dis­ negotiate contracts for the design of the The "non-profit" label has been used as a aster relief the U.S. Ambassador reported schools. Design will begin immediately after convenient means to distinguish between "Few things have been so uplifting in the the sites have been selected in mid-June, business activities which government could midst of the tragic disaster which struck with construction of the first project begin­ regulate and non-business activities which Italy than the splendid assistance which so ning about 13 months later. Construction of government could not regulate. If the law many members of the U.S. armed forces the first school should be completed by Feb­ may now make a distinction between reli­ gave to the U.S. relief operations and gave ruary 1984 and all schools are expected to gion practiced at a place of assembly and re­ in aid to the survivors.... They have been be finished by April 1985.e ligion practiced elsewhere, or by other deeply appreciated by the Italian people means, it will necessarily follow that the and by the Government of Italy.'' part which is not deemed "religion" may be Im.mediately after the earthquake the CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS ON regulated. If this distinction is valid for the Congress appropriated $50 million for relief THE CHURCH copyright law so that religion practiced and reconstruction for the victims of the through the use of this media is not religion earthquake. A Presidential Delegation con­ HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG but "business," it will also be valid for other sisting of Mr. Jeno F. Paulucci, Chairman, laws relating to "business" including tax­ and Congressmen Silvio O. Conte and Mario OF FLORIDA ation, licensing, administrative and other re­ Biaggi, Congresswoman Geraldine A. Fer­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES porting requirements and any other regulation which can York State, and persons from the private lawfully be applied to business. sector, visited the Italian earthquake area e Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speak­ While we have initiated steps to defend December 13-17. The delegation recom­ er, I would like to bring to your atten­ religious freedom against this latest threat, mended that the funds available for recon­ tion a most eloquent statement by Mr. it is our duty to bring this danger to the at­ struction be invested in permanent visible Norman Bie of Largo, Fla., regarding tention of the entire religious community. I 13496 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 am confident that once informed, the reli­ Bank of Darien and the Bank for Savings & and on her desk she keeps a framed snap­ gious community will unite in support of Loan Associations in Chicago [both of shot of her and President Reagan, for whom our efforts. I am equally confident that which she helped found], and travels to she campaigned. with the support of the religious communi­ Springfield and Washington, D.C., several In addition to a long list of civic activities, ty, the practice of religion can be restored times a year to speak out for legi1'lative Miedema heads the political liaison commit­ to the full freedom it possessed as an in­ changes on behalf of two S&L groups. tee for the Illinois league and the legislative alienable right prior to January 1, 1978. "Sylvia is not a shrinking violet," says her committee of the U.S. League of Savings As­ Very truly yours, longtime friend, Arnold Rauen, chairman sociations. NORMAN BIE, JR. and chief executive of the Bank for Savings Miedema is outspoken on the government Mr. Speaker, I have sponsored legis­ & Loans. regulations affecting her business. "It's lation to correct this problem. My bill, Miedema, of Hinsdale, who has overseen boondoggling. There are so many rules and Clyde Federal's growth in assets to $310 mil­ regulations and useless paperwork that no H.R. 3392, provides copyright exemp­ lion from $8.4 million over the last 30 years, one ever looks at. We Just have to rely on tion to nonprofit religious broadcast­ is sweetly evasive when asked when she will our own good business sense." ers from certain performances and dis­ take the retirement she is long past due. Like other S&Ls, Clyde Federal's earnings plays of copyrighted works. Many non­ Her desk at Clyde Federal's home office, have declined because of high interest rates. profit religious radio ·and television 7222 W. Cermak Rd., North Riverside, is When its 1980 fiscal year ended in Septem­ stations are chartered for worship pur­ still out front in the center of the busy ber, Clyde Federal reported a 4 percent in­ poses and are devoted strictly to the office, where she can talk with longtime crease in assets, but a $197,000 loss in net exercise of religion-not for their own customers and friends. income. The only evidence that she is slowing The S&L's reserve position has always commercial advantage. H.R. 3392 pro­ down is that her winter vacations of several been strong, Miedema said. The institution poses to allow them to exercise reli­ weeks, which she combines with profession­ has been attractive to smaller S&Ls looking gious beliefs without subjecting them­ al conferences and lobbying trips, are get­ for a merger, and Clyde Federal has moved selves to Federal prosecution. I hope ting longer, say those who know her. toward becoming a metropolitan institution. my colleagues will heed the advice of Her retirement isn't far off, Miedema "You have to have size to operate these Norman Bie and join me in cosponsor­ says, but she won't say when. The only days," Miedema says. Within 10 years, she ing H.R. 3392.e other family member involved in the busi­ believes Clyde Federal will reach $500 mil­ ness is her son-in-law, Thomas J. Martin, lion in assets. Clyde's executive vice president. Suburban Savings & Loan Association in TRIBUTE TO SYLVIA MIEDEMA Her addiction to her job began in the Berwyn, with assets of about $7 million, 1920s, when she joined Clyde Federal as as­ merged with Clyde Federal in the spring J. sistant to its president and founder, Charles and now operates as a division of the larger HON. HENRY HYDE Klima, her father-in-law. As his helper, her S&L. OF ILLINOIS duties "became everything," she said. Clyde Federal is currently seeking federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "He [Klima] was a sweetheart. He had approval, expected shortly, to merge with such confidence in me. It was nice he did Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Public Savings & Loan Association, a one­ trust me," she says. When Klima retired office S&L on Chicago's Southwest Side e Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, under the "he felt I was the one to replace him." So with about $45 million in assets. Other leave to extend my- remarks in the Miedema, who had two children, "got mergers are being considered, but she de­ RECORD, I include the following: myself a housekeeper, and went on by clined to elaborate on them. Mr. Speaker, my good friend, Sylvia myself." Besides the mergers, Clyde Feder.al's Miedema, was recently the subject of a Competition in the area was stiff at the future expansion will include new branches time, Miedema remembers. "There were 28 in the western suburbs. A 2,000-square-foot short profile piece in the West Cook savings and loans on 22d Street at one County Suburban Trib. office will open at the end of June in a time." shopping center storefront at Barrington I have known Mrs. Miedema for a Miedema applied a philosophy of hiring number of years and I think I can and Irving Park roads in Hanover Park. the best staff she could find and training Clyde Federal also owns sites in Naperville attest to the fact that she is one of the them herself, not Just in their duties but in and Wheaton, but Miedema said she doesn't most succe~ful businesswomen in the the principles she believes are vital to her foresee any building projects there until at Chicagoland area because of her hon­ institution. "Honesty, integrity counts for least 1982 because of the economy.e esty, integrity and high regard for the everything in this business," she said. "I savings and loan industry and the cus­ hired a good staff. They say what they mean and we back up our word." NEW JERSEY INITIATES SISTER tomers she serves. Still a small S&L in the early 1950s, Clyde I am very pleased to share the fol­ Federal began growing quickly after Mie­ STATE-PROVINCE RELATION­ lowing article about Mrs. Miedema dema took over, and she found herself SHIP WITH ZHEJIANG PROV­ with my colleagues, whom I know join hiring new employees faster than she could INCE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC me in wishing her 60 more years of keep track. [Today Clyde Federal, ranking OF CHINA great success. about 80th in the Chicago area in assets, CFrom the Suburban Trib, Cook County, has 150 employees, including three supervi­ HON. JOSEPH G. MINISH Ill., May 27, 19811 sors who have been there 30 years, to offices in North Riverside, and one in La Orange OP' NEW .JERSEY IN CHARGE-AT 77, SHE HOLDS THE REINS ON Park.] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HER BUSINESS, POLITICS, LIFE She also saw a need for an institution other than the Federal Home Loan Bank of Tuesday, June 23, 1981 In her 60 years at Clyde Federal Savings Chicago to service S&Ls, and was one of a e Mr. MINISH. Mr. Speaker, I have & Loan Association, the last 30 as president, group who convinced Congress to pass a bill the privilege of announcing · that the Sylvia Miedema has been a fighter, an inno­ enabling them in 1968 to charter the Bank Province of Zhejiang in mainland vator, and, most of all, an example for for Savings and Loan Associations in Chica­ China has entered into a "sister state­ others in her industry. go. It isn't just that in 1951, an era when "She was forceful and aggressive in her province" relationship with my home women executives at financial institutions positions, and very active in the political State of New Jersey. were as scarce as men wearing ruffled domain," Rauen says. Perhaps better known in this coun­ aprons, she took over the reins of Clyde When it came to getting S&L leaders in­ try as "Chekiang," Zhejiang is an apt 1<1ederal from her father-in-law. volved in the political process, "she was the partner for the Garden State, for al­ Nor is it simply that in a time when bank­ one who led the way. She felt people didn't though it is one of the smaller prov­ ing and S&L leaders were mute in the politi­ do enough, and she hit them over the head inces of China geographically, it is a cal arena Miedema actively supported candi­ with it until they noticed," says Warren dates sympathetic to her industry and Pursell, executive vice president of the Illi­ crossroads for trade which boasts large urged others to do the same. nois Savings and Loan League. "She's also and still-growing industrial plants. Its At age 77, in addition to her duties as very charming." farms account for large proportions of president and chairman of Clyde Federal, Miedema has been an active supporter of China's agricultural production, par­ she sits on the boardS of the West Suburban U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde CR-6th, Oak Park], ticularly in tea, rice, and fish. Many June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13497 ports and harbors serve the coastal make capital investment in certain projects The percentage of Members who areas, and energy production is of wherever possible. The Government of the have participated in Scouting stands major importance in its economy. Province of Zhejiang shall welcome compa­ at 65 percent for the 97th Congress. nies and firms from the State of New Jersey New Jersey has been a leader in pur­ to engage in joint venture enterprises in the The 348 Members who have partici­ suing the new commercial contracts Province of Zhejiang together with Chinese pated is an increase over the 326 Mem­ which have opened with the People's economic institutions in accordance with bers of the 96th Congress. Totals in­ Republic of China in recent years. the law of the People's Republic of China clude 276 Members of the House and Last year, Gov. Brendan Byrne led a on Joint Ventures Using Chinese and For­ 72 Members of the Senate. highly productive trade mission to eign Investment and with the approval of There are eight more Eagle Scouts that country which discovered many appropriate Chinese government authori­ in the 97th Congress than in the 96th. new economic opportunities for New ties, and shall protect, according to law, the The House lost four Eagle Scouts from investments, reasonable profits, and other Jersey industry. The Chinese have re­ legitimate rights and interests of such for­ the 96th Congress-one of whom went ciprocated our attention in many eign partners. to the Senate-but gained 12 new ways, and during his recent tour of 4. The items of exchanges and cooperation Eagle Scouts. The Senate ·1ost two New Jersey, Governor Li of Zhejiang carried out according to the present Agree· Eagle Scouts from the 96th Congress, Province met with Governor Byrne to ment shall be subject to the applicable laws but gained two new Eagle Scouts, in­ conclude a historic cultural and eco­ and decrees of the People's Republic of cluding the former House Member. nomic exchange. Through the good of­ China and the United States of America, as A summary of the results and a list fices of Governor Byrnes' adviser in well as those of the Province of Zhejiang of the participating Members follow: and the State of New Jersey. these matters, Winston L. Y. Yang, di­ 5. The leaders of the Province of Zhejiang rector of the Chinese Studies program and the State of New Jersey shall according SUMMARY-Breakdown of the 97th Congress scouting at Seton Hall University, an ambitious to the needs of the work keep in touch with survey agenda for cooperation between Zhe­ each other through appropriate methods jiang and New Jersey has been under­ agreed upon by the two parties in order to taken. carry on consultations on the exchanges Mr. Speaker, I am highly pleased and cooperation between the Province of Zhejiang and the State of New Jersey. Scout...... 202 SI 253 and honored to have had an opportu­ Scout and leader...... 63 16 79 6. The establishment and strengthening of Leader (only) ..•...... ••.•••.••••.•...•...... •....••...... 11 5 16 nity to meet with the Honorable Li the friendly relations between the Province ------Fungping in connection with promis­ of Zhejiang and the State of New Jersey Total...... 276 72 348 ing relationship between our States. shall not prejudice either party's trade, cul­ Governor Li has been so gracious as to tural, scientific and technological exchanges Total who were Leaders: 96. extend to me the hope that I might with other countries or with other regions Percentage of Members who participated visit New Jersey's "Chinese Sister" of the other party. in Scouting: 65 percent. soon, and I certainly hope that some The present Agreement is signed in the EAGLE SCOUTS day I shall be able to do so. Township of South Orange Village of the State of New Jersey, on May 11, 1981, and SENATORS Allow me to insert· into the RECPRD shall come into effect on the day of signa­ Mark Andrews, N. Dak. CR>, Lloyd Bent· here the agreement which these two ture. It is done in duplicate in the Chinese sen, Tex. CD>, Bill Bradley, N.J. CD>, Thad great sister States have concluded: and English languages, both texts being Cochran, Miss. CR>, Richard Lugar, Ind. CR>, AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROV­ equally authentic. Sam Nunn, Ga. CD), and Warren Rudman, INCE-STATE RELATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP BE· LI FuNGPING, N.H. CR>. TWEEN THE PROVINCE OF ZHEJIANG OF THE Governor of the Province of Zhejiang. REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE STATE BRENDAN T. BYRNE, Bill Alexander, Ark. CD>, Ike Andrews, OF NEW JERSEY OF THE UNITED STATES OF Governor of the State of New Jersey.e N.C. CD), Doug Barnard, Jr., Ga. CD>. AMERICA Charles Bennett, Fla. CD>, Jack Brinkley, Whereas, In accordance with the basic Ga. CD>. Clarence J. Brown, Ohio CR>. M. principles laid down by the Sino-U.S. Com­ THE 97TH CONGRESS SCOUTING Caldwell Butler, Va. CR>, Barber Conable, munique on the Establishment of Diplomat­ SURVEY Jr., N.Y. CR>. William Dannemeyer, Calif. ic Relations and with a view to enhancing . Hal Daub, Nebr. CR), Charles Dougher­ the understanding and friendship between HON. CLARENCE J. BROWN ty, Pa. CR>, John Duncan, Tenn. CR>. Don the people of the Province of Zhejiang and Fuqua, Fla. CD), Richard Gephardt, Mo. the people of the State of New Jersey and OF OHIO . and Dennis Hertel, Mich. CD>. between the Chinese and American peoples, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dan Marriott, Utah . John Murtha, Pa. the Province of Zhejiang of the People's Re­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 CD), Charles Pashayan, Jr., Calif. , Wil­ public of China and the State of New Jersey liam Patman, Tex. CD>, Donald Pease, Ohio of the United States of America have decid- e Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, CD), Claude Pepper, Fla. CD), J. J. . ed to establish Province-State relations of during each of the past seven Con­ Pickle, Tex. CD>, Henry Reuss, Wisc. CD>. friendship; and, gresses, I have surveyed the Members Eldon Rudd, Ariz. CR>. Richard Schulze, Pa. Whereas, On the basis of the principles of of the House and Senate for the Boy CR>, Philip Sharp. Ind. CD>, Bob Shamansky, equality and mutual benefit, the two parties Scouts of America to determine the Ohio CD), Ike Skelton, Mo. , Christopher will develop friendly cooperation and ex­ Smith, N.J. CR), J. William Stanton, Ohio changes in order to promote the prosperity participation of Members of Congress CR), Larry Winn, Jr., Kans. , and Gus of the Province of Zhejiang and the State of in Scouting, either as Scouts during Yatron, Pa. CD>. New Jersey. Through friendly consulta­ their youth or as leaders. tions, the two parties have reached agree­ The survey for the current Congress SILVER BUFFALO ment on the following: is now complete. I thank my col­ Senators William Cohen, Maine CR), John 1. The two parties agree to develop ex­ Glenn, Ohio CD>, Sam Nunn, Ga. , and leagues for their participation and co­ Malcolm Wallop, Wyo. . changes in the fields of culture, education, operation. health, sports, science, and technology. , SILVER BEAVER As I have done in the past, I am 2. The two parties agree to encourage and Senators Mark Hatfield, Ore. CR>, Sam promote trade between the Province of Zhe­ placing the results of the survey in the Nunn, Ga. CD>. and Malcolm Wallop, Wyo. jiang and the State of New Jersey. RECORD so that they will be available CR). . 3. Acting on the principle of mutual bene­ to Members and others with an inter­ Representatives Clarence J. Brown, Ohio fit, the State Government of New Jersey est in Scouting. CR), Ed Weber, Ohio . Larry Winn, Jr., shall, at the desire of the Province of Zhe­ I am happy to report that the per­ Kans. . and George Wortley, N.Y. . jiang, encourage and urge industrial and centage of Members who have partici­ business companies and firms of New Jersey SILVER ANTELOPE to help develop the economy and natural re­ pated in Scouting has increased by 4 Senators Wendell Ford, Ky. , Mark sources of the Province of Zhejiang with the percent since the 96th Congress, con­ Hatfield, Ore. CR>. Sam Nunn, Ga. CD>. and newest technology, and encourage them to tinuing a welcome increasing trend. Malcolm Wallop, Wyo. CR>. 13498 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 Representative Duncan Hunter, Calif. CR>. HAWAII MISSOURI MEMBER<:' SCOUTING PARTICIPATION BY STATE Sen. Spark Matsunaga CD) S and Rep. Rep. William Clay CD> S., Rep. Richard S. Gephardt CD> S & L, Rep. Ike Skelton CD> s Vciunteer by "L"; Scout and Leader De­ IDAHO & L, Rep. Harold Volkmer CD) s & L, and noted by S & L> Sen. James McClure CR> S and Rep. Rep. Robert Young CD> S. ALABAMA George Hansen CR> S & t. MONTANA Sen. Howell T. Heflin s. Rep. William ILLINOIS Dickinson S, Rep. Ronnie Flippo CD> S Sen. Max Baucus ;S and Rep. Pat Wil­ Sen. Alan Dixon CD) S, Sen. Charles Percy liams CD> S. & L, Rep. Richard Shelby CD) S, Rep. S, Rep. Frank Annunzio L, .Eep. Albert Smith, Jr. CR> S. Daniel Crane CR> S, Rep. Philip Crane NEBRASKA ALASKA S, Rep. Edward Derwinski S & L, Rep. Sen. J. James Exon (.D) S & L, Rep. Doug­ Sen. Frank Murkowski CR> S and Sen. John Erlenbom CR> S, Rep. Robert Mcclory las Bereuter CR> s. and Rep. Hal Daub CR> S Theodore Stevens CR> S & L. S, Rep. Edward Madigan s. Rep. &L. ARIZONA Lynn Martin CR> S, Rep. John Porter CR1LS, Rep. Paul Simon CD> S, and Rep. Sidney NEVADA Sen. Barry Goldwater CR> S, Rep. John Yates S. Rhodes CR> s. Rep. Eldon Rudd S, and Sen. Howard Cannon CD> S. Sen. Paul Rep. Morris Udall S & L. INDIANA Lazalt S, and Rep. Jim Santini CD> S. ARKANSAS Sen. Richard Lugar S, Sen. Dan NEW HAMPSHIRE Quayle CR) S, Rep. Dan Coats CR> S, Rep. .Sen. Gordon Humphrey CR> Sen. Sen. Dale Bumpers CD> S, Sen. David Joel Deckard S, Rep. Elwood Hillis · s. Pryor S, Rep. Bill Alexander S, Rep. S, Rep. Lee Hamilton CD> S, Rep. Andrew Warren Rudman S, Rep. Norman Beryl Anthony, Jr. S, Rep. Ed Bethune D'Amours CD> S & L, .and Rep. Judd Gregg Jacobs, Jr. CD> S & L. and Rep. Philip Sharp <'R>S. S, and Rep. John Hammerschmidt S CD>S. &L. IOWA NEW JERSEY CALIFORNIA Sen. Charles Grassley CR> S, Rep. Berkley Sen. Bill Bradley CD> S, Rep. James Cour­ Sen. Alan Cranston CD> S, Sen. S. I. Haya­ Bedell S, Rep. Cooper Evans S, Rep. ter CR> S, Rep. Millicent Fenwick CR> S, kawa CR> S, Rep. Robert Badham S & L, James Leach S. and Rep. Neal Smith Rep. James Florio S, Rep. Frank. Guar­ Rep. Anthony Beilenson CD> S, Rep. Clair CD>L. ilii CD) S, Rep. Harold Hollenbeck CR> S, ·Burgener CR> S, Rep. John Burton S, KANSAS Rep. James Howard ·CD> S, Rep. William Rep. George Danielson s. Rep. William Hughes CD> S & L, and Rep. Christopher Dannemeyer S & L, Rep. Ronald Del­ Sen. Bob Dole S, Rep. Daniel Glick­ Smith CR> S. lums CD> S, Rep. Robert Doman S, Rep. man CD> S, Rep. James Jeffries CR> S, Rep. Dave Dreier CR> S, Rep. Don Edwards s. Pat Roberts CR> S, Rep. Robert Whittaker NEW MEXICO Rep. Vic Fazio CD> S, Rep. Barry Goldwater, CR> S & L, and Rep. Larry Winn, Jr. S & Sen. Harrison Schmidt S, Rep. Jr. CR> S, and Rep. Duncan Hunter CR> S. L. Manuel Lujan, Jr. S & L, and Rep. Joe Rep. Robert Lagomarsino CR> S, Rep. KENTUCKY Skeen S. Tom Lantos S, Rep. Jerry Lewis s. Sen. Wendell Ford L, Sen. Walter NEW YORK Rep. Daniel Lungren S, Rep. Paul Huddleston S, Rep. William Mccloskey, Jr. L~ Rep. Robert Matsui Natcher CD> s. Rep. Harold 'R.Qgers Sen. Daniel Moynihan '(.0) S, Rep. Greg­ s. Rep. Norman Mineta CD> S & L, Rep. CR> S & L, Rep. M. G. Snyder S. ,ory Carman «R> S & L, Rep. William Carney George Miller S, Rep. Leon Panetta LOUISIANA CR> S & L, Re.p. Barber Conable, Jr. CR> S & S, Rep. Charles Pashayan, Jr. CR> s. Rep. L, Rep. Thomas Downey .(D) S, Rep. Hamil­ Jerry Patterson CD> S, Rep. John Rousselot Sen. J. Bennett Johnston CD> S, Rep. ,Cor­ ton Fish, Jr. CR> L, Rep. Gerladine Ferraro S & L, Rep. Edward Roybal CD> S, Rep. rine S, Rep. John .Breaux CD) S, Rep. Benjamin Gilman CR> S, Rep. Norman Shumway S & L, Rep. Fortney S, Rep. Thomas Huckaby S & .L, Frank Horton -(R) S & L, Rep. Frank Stark CD> S, and Rep. William Rep. Robert Livingston CR> S & L, '8.Ild Rep. Horton CR> S & L, Rep. Jack Kemp CR> S, T.homas S. W. Henson Moore S & L. Rep. Gary Lee .S & L, Rep. Matthew COLORADO MAINE McHugh CD) S, Rep. Donald Mitchell CR> S, Sen. William Armstrong «R> s. Rep. Hank Sen. William Cohen S and, Rep. David Rep. Peter Peyser CD) S, Rep. Jirederick Brown 'CR~ S, Rep. Raymond ·Kogovsek Emery CR> S. Richmond CD> S, Rep. Charles Schumer S, 'Rep. .!Cenneth Kramer CR) s. ·Rep. Patri­ MARYLAND S, Rep. Gerald Soloman !R> L, Rep. Samuel cia Schroeder (D) s. and Rep. Timot:Qy Sen. Charles Mee. Mathias, Jr. CR> s. Sen. Stratton S, Rep. Theodore Weiss CD) s. Wirth .CD> S. Paul Sarbanes S, Rep. Michael Barnes and Rep. George Wortley S & L. ·CONNECTICUT CD> S, Rep. Marjorie Holt S & L, and NORTH CAROLINA Sen. Chdstopller Dodd CD> s ..Sen. Lo:well Rep. Clarence Long S. Sen. John East S, Sen. Jesse Helms Weicker, Jr. CR> s. Rep. William Cotter CD> MASSACHUSETTS S, Rep. Ike Andrews L, Rep. William S, Rep. Lawrence DeNardis CR) S, Rep. Sen. Paul Tsongas S, Rep. Brian Don­ Hendon S, Rep. L. H. Fountain CD> S, Stewart McKinney CR> S, and Rep. Toby nelly CD> S, Rep. Barney Frank S, Rep.. Rep. James Broyhill S, Rep. Eugene Moffett CD> S. Edward Markey S, Rep. John Moakley Johnston s. Rep. James Martin CR> s. DELAWARE (ID) s. Rep. Thomas O'Neill, Jr. CD> S & L, and Rep. Stephen Neal S. Sen. Joseph Biden, Jr. S & L, Sen. and Bep. James Shannon S. NORTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN William Roth, Jr. CR> L, and Rep. Thomas Sen. Mark Andrews s. Sen. Quentin Evans, Jr. S & L. Sen. Donald Riegle, Jr. S & L, Rep. Burdick S & L, and Rep. Byron Dorgan FLORmA James Blanchard S, Rep. David Bonior CD>S. (0) S, R.ep. William Broomfield CR> S & L, Sen. Lawton Chiles S & L. Rep. L.A. OHIO S, Rep. Charles Bennett Rep. Robert Davis S, Rep. John Dingell CD> S & L, Rep. Bill Chappell. Jr. CD> S, S & L, Rep. William Ford S, Rep. Sen. John Glenn CD> L, Rep. John Ash· Rep: Dante Fascell S, Rep. Don Fuqua Dennis Hertel S, Rep. Carl Pursell S brook L, Rep. Clarence J. Brown CD> S & L, Rep. Sam Gibbons S, Rep. & L, Rep. Harold Sawyer S, Rep. Mark S & L, Rep. Tony Hall CD> s. Rep. Thomas Earl Hutto L, Rep. Andy Ireland S, Si.Uander CR> S, and Rep. Howard Wolpe Kindness L, Rep. Delbert Latta s. Rep. Claude Pepper S & L, Rep. Cl&y S. Rep. Bob McEwen s. Rep. Clarence Shaw S, and Rep. C. W. Bill Young MINNESOTA Miller S, Rep. Ronald Mottl CD) s. Rep. s. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz S, Sen. David Donald Pease CD> S, Rep. J. William Stan­ GEORGIA Durenberger CR> S & L. Rep. Arlen Erdahl ton CR> S, Rep. Bob Shamansky CD> S, Rep. Louis Stokes S & L, Rep. Ed Weber-CR> Sen. Sam Nunn Sen. Mack Matting­ CR> L, Rep. Bill Frenzel S, Rep. James s. Oberstar S, Rep. Bruce Vento L, and S & L, Rep. Lyle Williams S, and Rep. ly L, Rep. Jack Brinkley CD> S, Rep. Chalmers Wylie S & L. . . Douglas Barnard, Jr. CD) S, Rep. Newt Rep. Vin Weber S. Gingrich S, Rep. Bo Ginn CD> S, Rep. MISSISSIPPI OKLAHOMA Charles Hatcher s. Rep. Edgard Jenkins Sen. Thad Cochran S & L, Rep. David Sen. David Boren CD> s, Sen. Don Nickles s. Rep. Elliott Levitas CD> S, and Rep. Bowen S, Rep. Trent Lott S., and CR> s. Rep. Mickey Edwards CR> s. and Rep. Larry McDonald S. Rep. G. V. S. Wesley Watkins CD> S. · June 23, .1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13499 OREGON s. Rep. Nick Rahall 2d (D) s. and Rep. The active Navy is plagued by per­ Sen. Mark Hatfield s & L, Sen. Bob Mick Staton S & L. sonnel shortages in certain grades and Packwood s. Rep. Les Aucoin s. WISCONSIN critical specialties, particularly mid­ and Rep. Denny Smith S. Sen. William Proxmire S, Rep. Robert career petty officers. Similar skill PENNSYLVANIA Kastenmeier s. Rep. Thomas Petri (R) shortages beset the Selected Reserve. Rep. Eugene Atkinson S, Rep. James S, and Rep. Henry Reuss S & L. Thus, while the Naval Reserve has no Coyne S, Rep. William Clinger, Jr. CR> WYOMING difficulty in meeting its overall man­ S, Rep. Lawrence Coughlin S, Rep. Sen. Malcolm Wallop S, Sen. Alan ning requirements, its readiness is im­ Allen Ertel S, Rep. Charles Dougherty Simpson L, and Rep. Richard Cheney S, Rep. William Goodling S & L, S.e paired by the skill and grade mis- Rep. Joseph McDade S, Rep. Marc match. Marks S, Rep. Austin Murphy S & In addition to manpower uncertain­ L, Rep. John Murtha S & L, Rep. NAVAL RESERVE ties, the Naval Reserve has encoun­ Donald Ritter S, Rep. Richard Schulze tered substantial difficulty in provid­ S & L, Rep. E. G. Shuster S, Rep. Doug Walgren S, Rep. Doug Wal­ HON. IKE SKELTON ing training for all drilling Reservists. gren S, Rep. Robert Walker S, and OF MISSOURI Training-at least meaningful training Rep. Gus Yatron S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with a discernible purpose-is essential to both maintaining unit readiness RHODE ISLAND Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Sen. Claiborne Pell S, Sen. John and to personnel job satisfaction. Un­ Chafee S & L, and Rep. Claudine e Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, the fortunately, congressional restrictions Schneider S. Navy's Selected Reserve, 87,000.strong, on travel moneys have proven counter­ SOUTH CAROLINA provides approximately 12 percent of productive to this goal. In fiscal year Sen. Ernest Hollings S, Sen. Strom the Navy's trained military manpower. 1980, funds were insufficient for active Thurmond S & L, Rep. Carroll Camp­ In the event of mobilization, the Navy quty for training and weekend-away bell, Jr. S, Rep. Butler Derrick S & must rely heavily upon its Selected training for the NavA.l Reserve. As a L, Rep. Kenneth Holland S & L, Rep. Reserve in a number of mission areas. result, the Navy canceled regular paid Thomas .Hartnett. S & L, Rep. John For example, the Naval Reserve pro­ drills during June or July for all mem­ Napier S & L, and Rep. Floyd Spence vides the following: bers of the Naval Reserve in order to S & L. Percent provide funds for transportation and SOUTH DAKOTA Of naval U.S. based logistic airlift per diem for the remainder of the Sen. James Abnor S, Rep. Thomas ...... •.. - ...... 100 year. The net effect on the Naval Re­ Daschle S, and Rep. Clint Roberts Of light attack helicopter squad- serve was detrimental to training and s. rons ...... •.•...... 100 readiness and severely impacted TENNESSEE Of Navy combat SAR capability morale. 1 Sen. Howard Baker, Jr. S., Rep. Robin ...... 100 Beard S & L, Rep. William Boner S, Of naval mobile inshore undersea · The N6a1 Air Reserve TACAIR test Rep. Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard S, Rep. warfare units ...... ~. 100 conducted in fiscal year 1977 demon- John Duncan S & L, -Rep. Harold Ford Of naval control of shipping orga- 99 strated an exceptionally high degree S, and Rep. Ed Jones S. · nization ...... of combat readiness. Naval Reserve TEXAS Of naval ocean minesweepers ...... Of Navy cargo handling battalions :: Tactical Air Wings are successfully Sen. Lloyd Bentsen S & L, sen. John Of Navy mobile construction bat- completing transition into some of Tower S, Rep. W.R. Archer S, Rep. talions ...... •... 68 the more complex aircraft, the F-4N, James Collins ·S, Rep. '.E. de la Garza Of naval special boat forces ...... 66 E-2B, and EA-6A; they have done S & L, Rep. Henry Gonzalez S & L, Rep. Of Military Sealift Command mili- quite well with equipment comparable Phil Gramm S, Rep. Kent Hance S, tary personnel...... 60 to that used by fleet frontline fighter, Rep. Jack Hightower S .& L, Rep. Abra­ Of naval intelligence personnel ...... 32 ham Kazen, Jr. S, Rep. Martin Frost attack, airborne early warning, photo­ s. Rep. J. Martin Leath S, Rep. Despite the important role of the Se­ graphic reconnaissance, aerial refuel­ Mickey Leland S, Rep. Thomas Loeffler lected Reserve in the total Navy, the ing, and tactical electronic warfare S, Rep. James Mattox S, Rep. Office of the Secretary of Defense has squadrons. Nonetheless, current plan­ Ronald Paul s. Rep. J .. J. Pickle made repeated efforts in recent years ning does not envision such newer S, .Rep. Willi~· Patman S, Rep. fleet models as the A-7E, A-6E, and Charles Stenholm S, Rep. Charle!:; Wilson S, serve. Congress has wisely intervened -the F/A-18. Further, as the degree of and Rep. James Wright, Jr. S & L. on each occasion to prevent ill-advised specialization in aircraft carrier main­ reductions. tenance grows, the lack of aircraft UTAH compatible to carrier crew capabilities Sen. .Jake a;am. s & L, Sen. Orrin As a result of the ongoing battle Hateb S & L, Rep. James Hansen S with Defense, the Navy in 1979 estab­ and spare parts inventories will pose & L, and Rep. Dan Marriott s & L. lished the Navy Manpower Mobiliza­ an increasing dilemma. The prospects VERMONT tion System to validate for the surface forces are even less Sen. .Patrick Leahy s & L, Sen. Robert and document mobilization require­ promising. Naval reserve ships and Stafford(~) ~;~.n<~ Rep. James Jeffords ments. NAMMOS begins at the oper­ helicopter squadrons are programed s. - . . ations level where requirements are for retirement, with few replacements VIRGINIA , developed, and builds from the ground in the pipeline. S~n. James "warner (R). S, Rep. Thomas up. It sets the Navy's total manpower Even with its difficulties in equip­ :Qliiey, Jr. S, Rep. M. Caldwell Butler needs-active, reserve, and civilian. ping, training, and manning its forces, S, Rep: Stan Parris S, Rep. J. Ken­ Since the inception of NAMMOS, the the Naval Reserve has performed ad­ c11eth Robinson CR> S & .L. Rep. Paul Trible, Navy has undertaken the process of mirably when called upon; Recently, Jr. ·s, and Rep. Wil.liam Wampler (R> revitalizing the entire Naval Selected for example, VAW-78 and VAW-88, s &L. Reserve structure. The final iteration the two Naval Reserve Carrier Air­ , WASHINGTON of this revitalization, encompassing borne· Early Warning Squadrons, com­ . Sen. 'Harry . Jackson -CD> s. Sen. Slade 30,000 to 40,000 billets, is underway, pleted their annual active-duty-for­ Gorton' " S, Rep. Norman Dicks S, Rep. Thomas Foley S, Rep. Mike Lowry and results and analysis should be training at Keflavik, Iceland. The S, Rep. Don Bonker S, and Rep. Al available in approximately 6 months. combined effort covered a 30-day Swift S. Although the budget request for the period and provided realistic mobiliza­ WEST VIRGINIA Naval Reserve strength for fiscal year tion training in the airborne-early­ Sen. Robert Byrd S, Sen. Jennings 1982 is 87,600, NAMMOS indicates a warning mission, while filling an es­ Randolph S & L, Rep. Robert Mollohan requirement in excess of 110,000. sential operational requirement by re- 13500 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 lieving U.S. Air Force AWACS aircraft ate attention to the impact of these Defense Department's Office of Program that had been forward-deployed in announced sales on the readiness and Analysis and Evaluation. According to the Germany. Without the necessary manpower problems in our Armed memorandum, foreign sales of F-16's were money for equipment and training and Forces. having "an adverse effect on the readiness the skilled personnel for manning, These issues are well addressed in of U.S.A.F. CAir Force] units." Aerospace however, readiness will continue to. be companies, the document said, were raiding two articles, one by Judith Miller of United States military forces "for officers adversely impacted.• the New York Times, and another by able to provide the training and support Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street commitments that accompany such sales." AIRCRAFT SALES TO FOREIGN Journal, which I would like to share "This may be very good for G.D.," the COUNTRIES with m~ colleagues. document stated,· referring to General Dy­ THE HARDWARE STORE Is OPEN AND namics, builder of the planes, "but it seri­ CUSTOMERS COME RUNNING ously threatens U.S.A.F. F-16 support abili­ HON. GEORGE MILLER ty." The Pentagon memo also warned that OF CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON.-The Reagan Administra­ the sale of the F-16's to Venezuela-Peace IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion has still not announced a policy on Delta, as the project is called-might "gen­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 weapons sales, but last week it demonstrat­ erate demands from other countries in the ed that deeds can speak louder than words. region that they also must have F-16's as a e Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Laying aside the policy of r:estraint symbol of U.S. esteem and trust. Speaker, the administration's recent preached by President Carter, within 24 As the document had forecast, proponents decision to sell high technology arms hours it announced new arms-supply ar­ of the sale of F-16's to Pakistan argued that to Pakistan and Venezuela should rangements with China and Pakistan. A the Administration could not offer smaller, cause serious concern to all Americans week before, plans were disclosed to sell less costly F-5 fighters, although many offi­ who worry about the state of our na­ F-16 Jet fighters to Venezuela. cials believed they were better suited to tional defense. Under Secretary of State James L. Buck­ Pakistan's military requirements, because lt ley, providing an advance glimpse of the had Just approved the sale of F-16's to Ven­ The proposed sale of advanced F-16 ezuela. fighter aircraft to these countries will new policy, told aerospace company repre­ sentatives last month that sales of Ameri­ Even more serious concerns were generat­ mean a delay in deliveries of the plane can weapons abroad "complement and sup­ ed by President Reagan's decision to supply to our own Air Force which are await­ plement our own (iiefense efforts and serve "lethal" arms to China. Senior officials ing F-16's. as a vital and constructive instrument of argued privately that the announcement In addition, this proposed sale will American foreign policy." In contrast to the would "confirm the worst fears" of hard­ encourage the further drain of highly Carter Administration's putdown of arms liners in the Kremlin, thereby intensifying skilled maintenance personnel from sales as "inherently evil or morally repre­ the chill in Soviet-American relations and our own Armed Forces. hensible," Mr. Buckley said, the new Admin­ possibly reducing the Administration's abili­ istration would use arms transfers as an in­ ty to deter Soviet military intervention in The New York Times recently re­ Poland. ported that an internal Defense De­ strument of "facing up to the realities of partment document warned that addi­ Soviet aggrandizement." He said the goals PEKING OPPOSES JETS FOR TAIWAN of the new policy included enhancing the Other controversial arms sales under con­ tional sales of F-16 ....s . abroad will. se­ "state of preparedness of our friends and verely jeopardize our own aircraft sup­ sideration include proposals to sell advanced allies," revitalizing American alliances, fash­ Jets to South Korea, Taiwan and Austria. port capability. ioning "more coherent" policies affecting Resistance in Congress to at least some of Aerospace companies which sell and East-West relations and "buttressing our the sales is expected. Last week, for exam­ service these planes abroad will con­ own defense production capabilities." ple, the entire House Foreign Affairs Sub­ tinue to raid our own military of the ADMINISTRATION GOALS MAY CONFLICT committee on East Asia, headed by Repre­ trained service and support personnel The Buckley speech, though short on sentative Stephen J. Solarz, Democrat of needed to maintain these planes in detail, outlined general standards for evalu­ New York, signed a letter to President other countries. ating foreign requests for weapons. In as­ Reagan urging him, "in the light of our na­ The chief policymakers in this ad­ sessing such requests, Mr. Buckley said, the tional interest," not to sell the FX fighter ministration have been telling the Administration would consider the military plane to Taiwan. Peking has adamantly op­ threat facing the recipient, how the weap­ posed the deal. The Administration also American people that our Armed ons would affect stability in tense regions faces stiff opposition to plans to sell to Forces are short of sophisticated and how effectively the recipient could use Saudi Arabia AWACS electronic surveil­ weapons and depleted of skilled per- the arms. lance planes and equipment that would sonnel. · Critics of the Carter policy, which ulti­ expand the capabilities of its American-sup­ Yet here they are endorsing the sale mately came to ·be honored in the breach as plied F-15 fighter planes. Many Congress­ of a sophisticated fighter plane which much as in the observance, praised the new men fear that the Saudi sales would damage will exacerbate both of these prob­ approach. But the sales of F-16's to Venezu­ Israel's security. lems. ela and Pakistan stirred concern and debate Administration officials respond that Congress has demonstrated its con­ in foreign policy circles. Some analysts many of these sales were initiated by the argued that the sales were questionable pre­ Carter Administration, which they argue cern about the loss of trained men and cisely because they appeared inconsistent was ultimately forced to abandon the sub­ women, the people we have spent 6 to with the Administration's goals as stated by stance, if not the rhetoric, of restraint. The 10 years and millions of dollars to Mr. Buckley. Pakistan and Venezuela had Carter policy, which portrayed arms sales as train. We passed legislation to provide not previously had jet aircraft as advanced an "exceptional" foreign policy instrument, substantial pay raises and other incen­ as the F-16's; officials privately wondered was widely criticized. Opponents on the left tives to encourage these people to stay · whether the planes could be quickly or ef­ complained that the policy was hypocritical. in the military because we thought it fectively absorbed by either nation's mili­ The Administration countered that some tary forces. Moreover, the officials added, sales were required to support allies and necessary for our national defense. the sales risked fueling regional tensions, in friends as well as to reduce trade deficits Now, it appears, we are more inter­ direct conflict with another of the Adminis­ and to pay for oil imports. Conservative crit­ ested in upgrading the Air Forces of tration's stated goals. ics saw the restraints as naive and detrimen­ Pakistan and Venezuela than in im­ The Air Force, in particular, objected that tal to American weapons producers. proving the combat readiness and sup­ the F-16's were not an appropriate response Indeed, when the Carter Administration port capabilities of the U.S. Air Force. to the military threats facing Pakistan, and at first exercised restraint, other countries I think the Congress ought to recog­ certainly were not appropriate for Venezu­ did not follow its lead. Negotiations to make nize that, along with the billions of ela, which had sought 16 to 24 planes. The the restraints multilateral stalled in 1978 dollars these sales bring into the sales, the Air Force and the Office of Man­ and weapons sales to the third world by the agement and Budget also argued might in­ Europeans and the Soviet Union soared. In United States, there is a very substan­ crease the cost of the planes a.ruLdelay de­ a 1980 report, the Senate Foreign Relations tial loss to our own military program. liveries to American forces. Concern about Committee concluded that, while the Carter I would hope that the Armed Serv­ the impact of the sales were expressed in an Administration had effected modest reduc­ ices Committee would give its immedi- internal document prepared in April by the tions in United States arms exports, the June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13501 policy had been "oversold." The committee "will have ~_particularly dramatic impact on_ SAVINGS AND LOANS' advocated a "balanced policy," which would our F-16 support posture," because low PROBLEMS combine "elements of restraint with an un- funding for spare parts in recent years "has derstanding that prudent arms transfers left us critically short of spare parts to sup­ can serve important foreign policy and na- port our own peacetime and wartime com­ HON. ED BETHUNE tional security functions." Administration · mitments." OF ARKANSAS actions last week left some officials asking Company and civilian government offi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whether the pe!ldulum_!1a~ . swung too far. cials argue that the process can be speeded up. For instance, Air Force logistics experts Tuesday, June 23, 1981 ADMINISTRATION SPLIT OvER WHO GETS F-16 are given 12 to 15 months to work out de- FIRST tails of the sale and let contracts; advocates e Mr. BETHUNE. Mr. Speaker, I wish of rapid sales believe this period can be to discuss a problem which is very The Reagan administration is having shortened. much on my mind-the plight of the trouble reconciling two of its goals: improv- But the Air Force fears a repetition of the savings and loan industry. Although ing American military readiness and arming problems it faced when Egypt got F-16s in no immediate liquidity crisis is fore­ U.S. allies. less than two years. The Egyptian sale seen, the industry continues to en­ An argument has been touched off by ad- meant 30 new planes, seven spare engines counter severe earnings problems. ministration plans to sell Pakistan and Ven- and a: computerized repair shop were divert­ Roughly 90 percent are losing money, ezuela one of the most advanced American · ed from the U.S. Air Force. Those items are and the reserves of the industry are fighter planes, the F-16. Delivery normally due to be "paid back" from Egyptian-or­ being eaten into at a record rate. The would take about 42 months, a timetable as- dered gear, but not until 1983 and 1984. suring that their production doesn't inter- More such delays, the Air Force argues, principal cause of the savings and fere with Pentagon requirements. can't be sustained in a period when most loans problems is sustained inflation But State and Defense Department offi- U.S. squadrons designated to fly the F-16s resulting in high interest rates. No cials say U.S. foreign-policy interests require have yet to be equipped with them, when doubt, cumulative irresponsible mone­ that the F-16s, particularly the one for parts inventories are low, and when the tary, fiscal, and regulatory Federal Pakistan, be delivered in 24 to 30 months. Reagan defense policy places heavy empha- policies underpin the situation today. Publicly, the Air Force hasn't taken a po- sis on readiness. These conditions make it difficult sition on the debate. But privately, it has Even if Air Force fears can be eased in the for savings and loans to borrow funds warned that a production speedup would ·case of the sales to Pakistan and Venezuela, in the short- and intermediate-term divert jet engines and spare parts badly " the problems already raised are likely to needed to improve its own combat readiness. recur as similar deals multiply. money markets to invest in long-term An administration official concedes, American arms maker& already are strain- mortgages. Put simply, most thrifts "We're in' a bind. We're trying to juggle sev- ing to keep up with current and projected are paying more for their money than eral balls at once. We need better readiness. U.S. demands for sophisticated weapons. they are earning. One expert says But on the other hand, in some ways allies Some officials fear that increased sales to they are losing $6 to $7 billion a year like Pakistan are our first line of defense." foreign forces, including the 4.5-million- under present interest rate copditions. But this official and others, all of whom member Chinese military, could impede the insist on anonymity, support the quick In the last few months my col­ sales, especially to Pakistan, which they say U.S. buildup. leagues and I on the Banking Commit­ faces the threat of soviet invasion from. Af- Yet, with the blessing of the administra- tee have discussed and examined the ghanistan. tion, top U.S. aircraft makers are seeking issue at length. A wide variety of pro­ Pentagon and State Department aides say more overseas customers. General Dynamics posals to improve the ability of the in­ top Air Force officials don't oppose the already sells F-16s to Belgium, Denmark, dustry to compete and to bring in the fighter sales if the timing can be worked the Netherlands, Norway, Egypt and Israel. out, and they insist a compromise will be

79-059 0 - 85 - 67 Part 10 13502 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 A drop of 2 percent is only the be­ In its wisdom, the Congress has seen governments of the U.S. and the major de­ ginning. However, once that goal is CRBR as a key to long-term fuel avail­ veloped countries that breeder technology is achieved, I believe it will be possible ability for nuclear energy and as a important to future energy security. In pur­ symbol of its intent to support the de­ suing this goal, we believe, for a number of for the natural momentum in the reasons, that CRBRP is the next step that market to continue a downward trend velopment of nuclear power as an es­ the U.S. should take in its breeder develop­ in interest rates and restore a healthy sential element of U.S. energy securi­ ment program. faith in our economy at home and ty. We now have an administration Clinch River is the best plant to accom­ abroad.• which openly supports nuclear power plish the goals of the U .S breeder program. and the completion of CRBR. Unfor­ No alternative can offer more than this tunately, CRBR was narrowly defeat­ plant without greater cost or a serious loss NEW YORK CITY'S FIFTH PRE­ ed in committee by a coalition which is of time. The design has been favorably re­ CINCT POLICE STATIONHOUSE not representative of the energy views viewed at least 20 times by independent gov­ CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF of the Congress. The support for ernment and industry organizations with COMMUNITY SERVICE the objective of insuring that it was sound CRBR is broadly based and I believe and at the forefront of technology. The the dissenting view of 17 members of Clinch River Breeder Reactor is the most HON. GUY V. MOLINARI the Committee on Science and Tech­ advanced design in the world today in all as­ OF NEW YORK nology fairly characterized this sup­ pects except size, and the size of CRBR was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES port. properly selected so that it would not be too The arguments against the CRBR large a scale-up from the predecessor plant, Tuesday, June 23, 1981 have been addressed and it is now the Fast Flux Test facility. e Mr. MOLINARI. Mr. Speaker, today clear that the primary motive for at­ CRBRP is ready to go now. Project design tacking the project is founded in anti­ is about 86 percent complete and engineer­ the oldest police stationhouse in the ing research and development is about 96 city of New York celebrates its lOOth nuclear bias and not on the merits or percent complete. By the end of fiscal year anniversary of service to the citizens true economics of the program. Some 1981, about $218 million worth of completed of Little Italy and Chinatown. past supporters of CRBR are under hardware will have been delivered and more The fifth precinct stationhouse has the false impression that the project than $540 million worth will be in fabrica­ played an important role in serving was only a symbol and now, under a tion. We could complete the plant about the many tens of thousands of immi­ pronuclear administration it is not seven years after receiving regulatory con­ grants arriving in this country since needed. Nothing could be further from sent to begin construction. the truth. Every other major industrialized nation in the 1880's. Over the years, a strong the world is building breeder reactors. The and active community council has de­ Each Member of the House has been Soviet Union, France, the United Kingdom, veloped whose members live and work provided with a wealth of information Japan, Italy, and West Germany are active­ within the boundaries of the fifth pre­ which clearly demonstrates the need ly developing breeder reactors with four fast cinct. to move ahead now with a breeder breeder reactors larger than 250 MWe al­ In a great "melting-pot" city like demonstration in order to be in a posi­ ready operating and nine under construc­ New York, the fifth-has been able to tion to commercially deploy breeders tion or planned. All these nations realize by the end of this century. If a com­ that without breeder reactors to assure respond to problems within the com­ long-term fuel supplies, nuclear power will munity in a personal way. It is the mercial deployment decision is made at that time, operating breeder reac­ be a relatively short-term energy resource. only precinct in New York which has a The U.S. must have a high-confidence Chinese-speaking police officer. The tors will begin to influence the avail­ energy strategy. We must assure ourselves service provided by this stationhouse ability of nuclear fuels by the 2020 to and future generations of a secure supply of over the past 100 years to the citizens 2030 time frame. We cannot afford to energy. The prudent course is to preserve of Little Italy and Chinatown is truly wait any longer. The CRBR is the the breeder option by proceeding with unique. This community-oriented serv­ right plant at the right time, and its CRBRP. The General Accounting Office in ice has done much to foster and pre­ design is the most advanced in the its 1979 report, "The Clinch River Breeder world is in thousands of years. While current nuclear Clinch River Breeder Reactor project direct opposition to the will of Congress as fuel resource projections indicate that and, consequently, the future expressed over the last four years and to breeders may not be needed until after the of nuclear power in this country. For the intent of the new Administration. This year 2020, significant uncertainties sur­ · the last 4 years the Congress has sup­ action comes just at the time when we can round the long-term production capacity for move ahead with construction of CRBR and this fuel. ported the continued development of revitalize our national and international The United States last year sent an esti­ breeder technology and CRBRP in commitment to the development of nuclear mated $100 billion overseas for oil. We are particular in spite of extensive efforts energy. Our support for this project is based exporting our money and jobs for a resource by the previous administration to on a broad consensus in the scientific and that we burn rendering it unavailable for cancel it. technical community as well as the federal satisfying a wide range of human needs June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13503 such as plastics, medicine, and fertilizer. Nu­ ditionally, to increase the plant size would EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR clear power cannot replace all that oil or its also increase the risk of failure. In order for MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED substitute fuel-natural gas-but it can breeder reactors to have any impact on nu­ make a substantial contribution in modify­ clear fuel supplies before the year 2030, we RESERVE AND NATIONAL ing the energy mix so as to lessen our dan­ must move ahead now with a demonstration GUARD gerous dependence on a foreign and deplet­ plant. That plant can only be the CRBR. able oil resource. A typical 1000 megawatt Some support for CRBR has been lost be­ HON. G. V.(SONNY)MONTGOMERY nuclear plant can replace 10 million barrels cause of a desire to shift the financial OF MISSISSIPPI of oil per year if it is used to displace some burden for costly demonstration projects to of the more than 420 million barrels of oil the private sector. While we support this ap­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES consumed each year for generating electrici­ proach in concept, it cannot be implemented Tuesday, June 23, 1981 ty. independent of the realities of the market­ Those who say we could abandon our de­ place. Private industry has previously dem­ e Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, velopment effort and buy foreign breeder onstrated its willingness to take risks in the today I am introducing a bill that technology are wrong because of the licens­ development of nuclear power as shown by would establish an educational pro­ ing and economic aspects attendant to such the utility contribution to CRBR as well as gram for members of the Selected Re­ an action. The U.S. has been a leader in other private nuclear ventures such as the technology, especially nuclear technology, serve and National Guard who agree Barnwell nuclear facility. Current condi­ to serve at least 6 years in such pro­ until the present. Whether we retain this tions, however, make it nearly impossible lead and build our own advanced fission for the highly regulated utility industry to grams. My bill would become effective plants according to our own safety stand­ purchase new generating capacity needed to October 1, 1981. On May 19, 1981, the ards and economics will be decided this displace oil-fired units, much less finance Committee on Veterans' Affairs re­ year. The delays encountered in adopting expensive R&D plants. If nuclear energy is ported H-R. 1400, an education pro­ foreign technology to our needs as well as to continue to provide power for America in ~am for the All Volunteer Force. The the direct costs of design modifications the 21st century, the government must bill was ordered reported by the com­ would significantly add to the cost of breed­ make a comparatively minor investment mittee by voice vote and now has 120 er reactors in the U.S. On the other hand now. developing the breeder for the U.S. market cosponsors. Since the bill was jointly A severe critic of the CRBR in the past is referred to the Armed Services Com­ will assure us the safest and most efficient Mr. David Stockman. He recently sent to machine possible. the Committee, through the Ranking Re­ mittee, Hon. BILL NICHOLS, chairman Nuclear power is needed to meet our grow­ publican Larry Winn, a letter dated May 11, of the Subcommittee on Military Per­ ing electric energy demand. Even doubling 1981. Mr. Stockman noted that "republicans sonnel and Compensation of the Com­ our present coal consumption for electric over the years have seen the development of mittee on Armed Services, has gra­ energy production-a prodigious task-we the breeder reactor as . . . a logical part of a ciously consented to hold hearings on still will not be able to meet our projected complete and efficient total nuclear fuel this bill and they begin tomorrow at electricity needs in the year 2000 without cycle. The Clinch River Breeder Reactor is significantly expanding our nuclear generat­ 10:30 a.m. the first material evidence that the United Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the ing capacity even assuming an electricity States is willing to move toward such a growth rate that's only one-half our histori­ goal." In addition, he stated that "The gentleman from Alabama for the cal growth rate during- healthy economic Reagan Administration favors the economi­ prompt action he has taken to begin times. Furthermore, nucfoar is economical! cal and safe development of nuclear energy. hearings on this major education bill. For example, ,the Commonwealth Edison And, in particular, this Administration sup­ Following these hearings should the Company uses coal, oil and nuclear fuel to ports construction and operation of the committee meet to markup H.R. 1400, generate electricity. Because of its heavy re­ Clinch River Breeder Reactor. This Admin­ as amended, I plan to offer an amend­ liance on nuclear power, its ratepayers save istration intends to reinvigorate the effort $460 million in 1980 alone over what costs ment that would encompass the provi­ on this project by joining the long struggle sions of the bill I am introducing would have been if these nuclear plants had by the Congress to complete this project." been constructed as coal-fired units. Projec­ today, because I feel we must do every­ tions for their system indicate that electrici­ The CRBR project is important in the thing possible to strengthen our Se­ ty from new nuclear plants will continue to near term to the future of nuclear power. If lected Reserve program. This bill will be about 20 percent cheaper than from new Congress acts to terminate CRBR, this will be one more in a series of policy reversals do the job and I am hopeful we can coal plants. enact this legislation before the begin­ Opponents of CRBR have argued that it which, in INFLATION-PROOF SAVINGS breeder reactors 20 or 30 years into the conjunction with regulatory uncertainty CERTIFICATE ACT future have to be based on assumptions that and private financing constraints, make ad­ cannot be verified. The market conditions of ditional investment in nuclear power diffi­ HON. TOM HARKIN the future will dictate the rate of breeder cult at best. If we are to meet our growing deployment. Futhermore, the return on the electric energy needs, these uncertainties OF IOWA Federal dollar for developing CRBRP in­ must be removed. The focus of attention IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today is on the government's willingness to cludes more than that gained from the ad­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 vancement of breeder technology. The eco­ continue with the CRBR project. nomic arguments against CRBRP ignore We strongly support the completion of e Mr. HARKIN. Mr. Speaker, I re­ the tremendous revenues from the sale of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant and cently introduced the Inflation-Proof generated electricity that will be realized believe it is one of the most important Savings Certificate Act, H.R. 3960, over the plant lifetime. These net revenues energy technology development decisions which I believe will significantly pro­ are estimated at $3.2 1 billion at today's facing the Congress this session. Moving wholesale cost of electricity for TVA ahead with CRBR will not only move us mote long-term savings. (almost $20 billion at projected costs>. The once again toward world leadership and in­ The United States now has one of present value of this future revenue is $854 1 fluence in breeder technology but permit the lowest rates of saving of any in­ million. the much needed domestic development of dustrialized country. There are many The Clinch River Plant will cost less, can nuclear power. reasons for this low level of saving. achieve critical program objectives sooner, Robert A. Roe, Marilyn L. Bouquard, However, the one which stands out and will entail less technical risk than any Ronnie G. Flippo, Albert Gore, Jr., most clearly is the belief that those alternative yet proposed. Any other plant Robert A. Young, Richard C. White, who save end up with less than they would add at least eight to ten years more Harold L. Volkmer, Ralph M. Hall, to the demonstration project schedule and Larry Winn, Jr., Barry M. Goldwater, started with in real dollars. Inflation increase costs by several billion dollars. Ad- Jr., Manuel Lujan, Jr., Harold C. Hol­ and taxes ordinarily take away consid­ lenbeck, Robert S. Walker, Edwin B. erably more than the interest earned. 1 Figures revised based on more recent and de­ Forsythe, William Camey, Joe Skeen, Even with the new instruments tailed analysis. Bill Lowery.e which have become available recently, 13504 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 such as the $10,000 6-month certificate emptions and would itself be indexed An 1877 newspaper ad announcing the and the money market funds, the to inflation. new invention urged readers to "examine after-tax reality is often a loss of value I believe that an exemption of this . . . instantaneous communication by direct in real spending power. type would substantially increase the sound"; 104 years later, television viewers are urged to "reach out and touch some­ At the same time, savings and loans amount of savings and would place one." and, to a lesser extent, banks have those funds where they would do the More than 2,000,000 Americans still been having considerable difficulty greatest good for the economy.e cannot use over 40,000,000 telephones in making ends meet because of the high their country. They cannot "reach out and level of interest they are paying. Sav­ touch someone" with the "direct sound" of ings and loans which hold long-term JAPANESE-MADE PRODUCTS their voices. These hearing-impaired Ameri­ mortgages in the 7 to 11 percent range cans rely upon hearing aids with built-in telephone pickups in order to hear over tele­ are quickly becoming endangered. HON. CARROLL HUBBARD, JR. phones. Many are already being merged be­ OF KENTUCKY The forty million "silent" telephones are cause they have lost all of their net IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES manufactured without means to create the worth. If the present situation contin­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 magnetic field required by hearing aids. ues, the next year is likely to see the Most of our 170,000,000 telephones work liquidation of major savings and loans. e Mr. HUBBARD. Mr. Speaker, Mr. with hearing aids by radiating a magnetic The lack of savings in local banks Carl H. Hendrickson, of Route 6, field sufficient to activate the hearing aid Murray, Ky., a constituent that I rep­ telephone pickup. The bulk of these hearing and savings and loans and the very aid-compatible telephones are in service high interest rates being paid are caus­ resent in Congress, has written a very thoughtful letter on the fact that the areas of A.T. & T., the Bell System. ing stagnation in the housing industry The bulk of the "silent" forty million are and one of the worst periods for small influx of Japanese-made products in service areas of Independent businesses in general. How can a coming into the United States goes far telephone companies and in the privately­ person start or expand a small busi­ beyond automobiles. I feel that Mr. owned systems installed by the Interconnect ness while paying 20 percent for the Hendrickson's letter is one which telephone industry. needed capital? should be shared with my colleagues The hearing aid industry provides the pickup coil-its share of the telephone hear- Clearly, we cannot reestablish the and I wish to do so at this time. The letter follows: ing aid compatibility equation. · "Q" rule, tightly controlling interest The telephone industry does not provide rates. However, we can provide a fi­ CARROLL HUBBARD: At a meeting the other the magnetic radiation in all phones-its day, I heard a man say, "Me and my cousin share of the compatibility equation. nancial instrument which will provide just got laid off; company don't have any a savings incentive for the moderate­ Some hearing impairment is sufficiently orders." mild to permit use of telephones in the cus­ and middle-income family. That incen­ So I looked around. Everyone was drink­ tive must, at a minimum, include a tomary manner of non-impaired people. ing import beer. The man next to me wore a For some hearing-impaired people, the in­ return which insures that the princi­ Japanese watch. The color TV in the room creased sound-volume of amplifier handsets pal is maintained in real after-tax dol­ was Japanese, also the FM receiver. Looking is adequate to make telephones usable. lars. At the same time, the note must in the parking lot, seven out of ten cars For some profoundly hearing-impaired be affordable to banks and savings and were imports. An ad on the building across (deaf) people, communication by voice tele­ loans. the street urged everyone to buy a Japanese phone is not possible at all. camera. Telephone/hearing aid compatibility in­ This bill establishes an exemption This could be anywhere in the USA. How from income taxes of up to $2,000 in volves the severely and profoundly hearing­ can we sell America by pushing imports? imparied people who can communicate by the case of a joint return <$1,500 for a Sell America and put people back to work. voice telephone if there is functional com­ single filing) for interest income ac­ Sears, Wards, K Mart, and most large patibility between their telephones and quired from an "inflation-proof sav­ stores, sell nothing but imports. Get them hearing aids-the two communications de­ ings certificate." The certificates could to sell made in USA goods. vices that set the pattern of their lives. be issued by banks, savings and loans, CARL H. HENDRICKSON, With compatible telephones or credit unions and would have to be Murray, Ky.e these hearing-impaired people merge into held for at least 3 years to acquire the the mainstream of society. They hold jobs, tax exemption. The interest rate practice professions, operate businesses, TELEPHONES FOR HEARING-IM­ gain education, live normal family and would be equal to the increase in the PAIRED PEOPLE: THE 1-PENNY social lives, enjoy the mobility of the main­ Consumer Price Index plus, perhaps, a BARGAIN stream. small bonus. With incompatible telephones Since the savings certificates would HON. CLARENCE D. LONG they are "phone deaf"-unable to hold be tied to the Consumer Price Index many Jobs, inhibited in professions, busi­ and would not be taxable, the saver OF MARYLAND nesses, etc., and they are isolated socially. would know that the value of his or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This deprivation is unnecessary. Approxi­ mately 75 percent of our telephones are her funds would be preserved. The cer­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 made so that they deliver sound to all hear­ tificate would be tax deductible only if e Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Speak­ ing aids. It is vitally necessary that the re­ issued by a depository institution. We er, once again I have introduced my maining 25 percent utilize this same benefi­ would therefore see all of the savings bill, H.R. 375, to eliminate the discrim­ cial technology. This can be done now, it stimulated by this bill deposited in ination that hearing-impaired people does not depend on the development of new banks, savings and loans, or credit suffer in the delivery of telephone technology, nor should it be delayed pend­ unions where they would generally be ing new developments. services. All telephones must work with all hearing available to assist consumers and local The critical need for this legislation aids-everywhere, and they must work by business needs. is cogently expressed by my constitu­ direct coupling to hearing aids, without the The bill further provides that the tent, David Saks, who first brought use of external coupling devices. exemption would double if the note this problem to my attention. While traveling through a GTE service became due after the holder was over I would like to share Mr. Saks' plea area in Florida, Donnie Schmidt needed to 65 years of age. Thus, a 55-year-old with my colleagues: place an emergency phone call. The nearest hearing aid-compatible phone was twenty could acquire a 10-year certificate to TELEPHONES FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE: qualify for the longer exemption. This miles away. She was deprived of full access THE 1-PENNY BARGAIN to the national telephone network. will allow substantial savings for re­ In 1876, no one could communicate by While traveling from Pennsylvania to tirement. telephone; 105 years later, more than Texas, Gibson Gray passed through areas The exemption provided would be in 2,000,000 Americans still cannot communi­ using compatible phones and areas using in­ addition to other interest income ex- cate by all telephones. compatible phones. In the former, he was a June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13505 functionally "normal" telephone user. In people of Lithuania and her sister worry about stuff, or any of the other de­ the latter he was "phone deaf." He was de­ states. Although those two notorious lights of life. Unless Margaret Thatcher prived of full access to the national tele­ dictators are dead, their brutal legacy compromises, Maura's brother Joe will be phone network. the next to die on hunger strike in Long Traveling salespersons, tourists, conven­ is very alive in the Baltic region, where the basic liberties of proud Kesh Prison. There are others behind him. tioneers, foreign visitors-as well as employ­ Today is his 42d day without food. He sue- . ees and others at home and business-all people continue to be denied today. ceeded Bobby Sands on hunger strike after attest to the impracticality of such wide var­ Mr. Speaker, the international con­ Sands died. He was arrested with Sands in iation in the delivery of telephone service. cern for human rights which has 1976 on a weapons violation. "They got 14 This situation is intolerable in a public utili­ grown in recent years has · produced years for one unloaded pistol," Maura ty industry with exclusive, government-pro­ some positive benefits in some parts of McDonnell said. tected monopoly territories. All telephones must be accessible to assure equality of serv­ the world, but this grim anniversary of When she leaves for Belfast this weekend, ice from the national telephone network. the invasion, persecution, and deporta­ she will have been in America three weeks Industry estimates indicate a 50¢ cost dif­ tion of thousands upon thousands of and seen no monuments. She will have seen ferential between magnetic and non-mag­ Lithuanians testifies what a long way only "the likes of yourself and cameras" to netic telephone receivers. If this estimate is we have to go. talk about her brother. Maura McDonnell is accurate, or nearly so, and if all extra cost is from a Republican family and does not deny In America, where liberties unknown that her people fight for an end to British borne by subscribers, then the extra cost to in many places can be taken for grant­ equip all new telephones with magnetic ca­ rule in the North. But she denies, dry of pability will be slightly over one cent per ed, we must not break faith with the throat and calm of manner, her dark head year per telephone. No cost to Govern­ Lithuanians and the other captive peo­ bobbing, that they are criminals for doing ment-no cost to industry or stockholders­ ples of the Soviet Union by allowing it. one penny annually per phone to subscrib­ ourselves to forget what they are un­ "My brother is not a criminal," she said ers. If I have one telephone in my home or dergoing. The anniversary of the Wednesday night. "No criminal gives up his business, my share of the additional cost Soviet occupation of Lithuania should life this way. My brother is 30 years old and will be slightly over one cent each year. For has two small children. He took a visit for make us reflect on our own good for­ the first time in three years and nine my penny, I will receive the benefit of tune, even as it reminds us of our adding two million people to my pool of po­ months, five days his hunger strike. tential "communicators"-I will be able to bonds with those less fortunate.e His two little children hugged and kissed place calls to, or receive calls from, anyone him, but it didn't matter. We felt he was in the United States who is capable of using NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE giving up his life so the same thing won't a voice phone, including those who are happen to them." "phone deaf." HUNGER STRIKES What keeps Maura McDonnell standing Organizations of hearing-impaired people, by flatbed trucks talking to reporters while particularly the Organization for Use of the HON. MARIO BIAGGI demonstrators shriek "murderers" at the Telephone, have struggled for years to bring OF NEW YORK admirers of Prince Charles is, she said, only about telephone/hearing aid compatibility. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES one thing. "Maybe we will be able to save Some expansion in the number and propor­ his life. My fiance is also in H-Block. He got tion of hearing aid-compatible telephones Tuesday, June 23, 1981 no medical treatment for nine months be­ has been made, largely . in coin-operated e Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, as chair­ cause he would not wear prison clothes. But public phones. man of the bipartisan Ad Hoc Con­ there was pressure from the United States, The entire telephone industry is aware of and then they gave him medical treatment. the urgent need for hearing aid compatibil­ gressional Committee for Irish Affairs We want to show Mrs. Thatcher a sign. It's ity. Federal, State and local government I remain deeply concerned about the Mrs. Thatcher who holds the key." agencies have been made aware of the issue. ongoing hunger strikes being waged by If Maura McDonnell feels the pull for a A bill was sponsored by Congressman Clar­ Irish Republican prisoners in the Long more ordinary life on the streets of Manhat· ence D. Long in the 96th Congress to re­ Kesh Prison. These hunger strikes tan, the ordinary joy of a new dress or a quire that all new telephones be manufac­ have already claimed the lives of four trifle for her mother, it is even more schizo­ tured with magnetic capability. This pro­ Irishmen. A fifth, Joe McDonnell is phrenic at home. "I work with Protestants, posed legislation received an extensive pro approaching death. His sister Maura and the Protestants don't really talk very and con airing before the Subcommittee on much about what is happening. I think they Communications. has been visiting the United States to may know that I'm Joe McDonnell's sister, The problem still is with us. The "phone drum up American media attention but they don't say. We don't talk very much deaf" still are among us. Industry has not which she hopes will save her broth­ about the troubles at home," she explained. solved the problem. Government has not er's life. To anyone who has not lived in the con­ solved the problem. Consumers as a group I, along with some 53 of my col­ spiracy of silence that is an Irish family, are inhibited by the huge size and power of leagues have introduced House Reso­ this will sound insane. To anyone who has the telephone industry. Consumers as indi­ lution 158 calling on Great Britain to so lived, no explanation is needed. Maura viduals lack the knowledge of telephone/ exercise "greater urgency and flexibil­ McDonnell works as a secretary with people hearing aid coupling technology to deal ity in trying to reach a humanitatian who know her brother is starving himself to with local telephone company officials. The death as a political protest, and nobody fate of "phone deaf" people is in the hands resolution to the hunger strikes." I talks about it. It is a common defense of Congress.e wish to renew that plea today. The sit­ against the unbearable, and there is, Maura uation is again reaching crisis propor­ said, very little antagonism in it. tions. I hope the House will see fit to "I don't think anyone thought Margaret SOVIET OCCUPATION OF pass my resolution as a demonstration Thatcher would let Bobby Sands die. Now LITHUANIA of our concern for the ultimate human there are four dead, and my brother is next. right-the right to live. We do not know how many more must die HON. JOSEPH G. MINISH At this point in the RECORD, I wish before Mrs. Thatcher gives in. I feel four OF NEW JERSEY to insert an article from the New York men have died, and that is enough. The men IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Daily News of June 19 entitled "On know that in the end they'll win." Win or lose, the price will be high. Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Living preparedness has always been safer and tion of the 75th anniversary of Brook­ survivability is a possibility and not a cheaper than unpreparedness. As President lyn's olpest restaurant-Monte's Vene­ fiction as so many Civil Defense critics Kennedy said in May 1961: tian Room. I would like to congratu­ have maintained. ". . . the history of this planet, and par­ I think that during these very cru­ ticularly the history of the 20th century, is late the owner of the Venetian Room, sufficient to remind us of the possibilities of Nick Monte, whose family rose from cial times of awakened interest in the Soviet threat, we as legislators, must an irrational attack. a miscalculation, an ac­ humble origins to a well deserved suc­ cidental war or a war of escalation in which cess that exemplifies the American carefully take Dr. Blanchards consid­ the stakes by each side gradually increase to work ethic. erations to heart and reexamine the the point of maximum danger which cannot It was July 2, 1906, that Angelo and value of preserving the American be either foreseen or deterred. It is on this dream in the wake of a nuclear holo­ basis that civil defense can be readily justifi­ Filomena Monte first opened their caust, no matter how remote the possi­ able-as insurance for the civilian popula­ famous restaurant, where they work bility. tion in case of and enemy miscalculation. It and lived in a small apartment up­ The letter follows: is insurance we trust will never be needed­ stairs with their seven sons. For 75 but insurance which we could never forgive years Monte's Venetian Room has PREPARING FOR SOME To SURVIVE. ourselves for foregoing in the event of catas­ been serving some of the best Italian In his "Casual About the Bomb" column trophe."• Daniel S. Greenberg asserts that cuisine on this side of the Atlantic and survivability in the event of a nuclear attack I can personally attest to its excel­ upon the United States is a "fantasy." lence. Moreover, he implies that this would still be Mr. Monte has been a longtime true "even assuming extensive civil defense RECOGNITION OF MR. ALBERT champion of the rehabilitation of the protection and success in dispersing people KOHN Gowanus Canal around the corner to surrounding countryside." As the basis for his assertion, Mr. Green­ from the Venetian -Room. It is Mr. berg cites the vulnerability of the Air HON. BOB EDGAR Monte's goal to stop the 25-year dete­ Force's hardened NORAD headquarters in rioration of the Gowanus and make it Cheyene Mountain, Colo. ("If the Air Force OF PENNSYLVANIA an asset to downtown Brooklyn. As an doesn't feel secure in its reinforced moun­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES active member of the Brooklyn Cham­ tain den, how can anyone argue that civili­ ber of Commerce, the Brooklyn zation would survive a nuclear war?"> as Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Tavern Owners Association, and the well as the claim that the medical communi­ •Mr. EDGAR. Mr. Speaker, I would Build a Better Brooklyn Association, ty would not be up to the task of helping like to take this opportunity to recog­ the injured and dying . nize and express appreciation for the Room's 74th anniversary last year by Several points need to be made. First, good work of Mr. Albert Kohn, direc­ leading a neighborhood volunteer while it is true that any target that sustains tor of clinical laboratories at Haver­ work force in a comprehensive cleanup a direct hit by a large nuclear weapon can ford Community Hospital. of Carroll Street. be destroyed, it is also true that the poten­ Words do not adequately express the Mr. Speaker, today the Monte suc­ tial risk areas in the United States comprise admiration, esteem, and respect held only about 2 to 3 percent of the nation's cess story extends to Montauk, N.Y., land area. Unfortunately, about two-thirds for Mr. Kohn by the employees of where Nick Monte is the owner of the of our population resides in this 2 to 3 per­ Haverford Community Hospital. He famous Gurney's Inn and Conference cent area. has been at Haverford for 23 years. It Center and the resort's new interna­ It is self-evident that if most people stay is said that he "came with the build­ tional health and beauty spa. As a in our larger cities and seek best-available ing" since he was recruited before the member of the New York State Board protection in existing buildings there, sur­ hospital was built. Through his efforts of Tourism, I salute Nick Monte's ef­ vival will be low-in fact, about 40 percent. the hospital lab and the institution If, however, most people are moved to sur­ itself has grown. Mr. Kohn's advice forts to utilize to the best possible ad­ rounding "host areas" by crisis relocation vantage millions of dollars in State over a period of several days has often been sou~ht by the hospital funds for advertising and promotion of during an acute crisis, survival will be sub­ administration, and he has acted as Long Island's east end. The spa as well stantially higher-about 80 percent. administrator on numerous occasions. as Gur11ey's itself provide a year round Mr. Greenberg states that if, for example, Al Kohn's contributions go beyond transfusion to that part of Long Is­ Detroit were hit by a million-ton blast, some just Haverford Community Hospital. land's tourist industry. 250,000 people would be killed and another He has helped more than one Dela­ 500,000 injured. Most probably this would Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor be true if all that these people did was just ware County physician in his or her Monte's Venetian Room and Nick stand around and do nothing-no doubt be­ education and treatment of patients. Monte, whose dedication, contribu­ lieving that survival was a "fantasy." It has been known throughout our tions and outstanding record of If, however, these people were to leave De­ community that if you need help for achievement on behalf of Brooklyn troit during an intense international crisis­ anything from headaches to poison­ and Long Island's east end are most say after the Soviets are observed evacuat­ ing, "Dr. Kohn" is the person to call. deserving and worthwhile. We have ing their cities-and then followed instruc­ tions to protect themselves against the pos­ For his 23 years of dedicated service been extremely fortunate that the sibility of radioactive fallout, then most to his institution and the community Monte family chose to settle in Brook­ would survive. In addition, the percentage at large I recently presented Mr. Kohn lyn, and I again congratulate Monte's of injured survivors with a certificate of appreciation. I am Venetian Room on its 75th anniversa­ would be decreased significantly and thus grateful for this chance to call Mr. ry.e the demand upon medical resources. The Kohn's service and achievements to June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13507 .the attention of the House of Repre­ clean up television by urging boycotts of SESQUICENTENNIAL OF sentatives.e sponsors. When elected to the Senate last MILFORD, MICH. fall, he was relatively unschooled in politics. Denton ran in order to speak his deepest be­ ALABAMA'S GIPPER liefs as a patriot, a Roman Catholic and a HON. WM. S. BROOMFIELD father of seven, and he refuses to compro­ OF MICHIGAN HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN mise them now. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He insists, for example, that "sexual jeal­ OF CALIFORNIA o-usy" causes most teen-age suicides and Tuesday, June 23, 1981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES much violent crime, including "90%" of e Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday, June 23, 1981 murders and attempted killings. He has de­ next week on June 29, the Township viated from a Reaganesque budget-cutting of Milford, Mich., which I am honored e Mr. DORNAN of California. Mr. fervor on just one social issue: a proposed Speaker, one thought occurs to me to represent, will begin a year-long ob­ $30 million program for the Government to servance of its sesquicentennial. I wish after reading a Time magazine article advocate teen-age chastity. Like Ronald about Senator JEREMIAH DENTON • • • Reagan, Denton strongly defends the validi­ to congratulate the people of Milford sometimes the people in a State do ty of the U.S. effort in Viet Nam. He con­ on this joyous occasion. win. And what a boon for the Nation. tends that the war could have been won but Milford was first settled in 1832 by For 6 long years. Praise the Lord. the U.S. failed to see and press its advan­ Elizur and Stanley Ruggles who built The article follows: tage. He adds that America must recognize their homes and set up a sawmill on [From Time, June 8, 1981] the Viet Nam fighting as "morally just" if it the banks of the Huron River. Within is to regain national spirit. Denton also ad­ 8 years all the surrounding lands had AN ADMIRAL FROM ALABAMA-OLD-FASHION mires Richard Nixon for understanding been taken by settlers, and by 1872, CONVICTIONS DRIVE THE P.0.W. SENATOR "the use of force" and the depth of Commu­ Milford could say that it was a perma­ [By William A. Henery III> nist hostility. Nixon reciprocated with a nent, established community with an Most men come to the Senate to build a $1,000 contribution to Denton's campaign. end to its pioneer period. career. In the manner of his biblical name­ Yet Denton is not a predictable, doctri­ sake, Jeremiah Denton came to sound an naire conservative or a prude. He gambles, Since then, the township and the vil­ alarm. A retired admiral who spent more takes a social drink now and then, and can lage of Milford have continued to grow than seven years as a prisoner of war in swear like the sailor he was. He is an inti­ to its present size of about 11,000 North Viet Nam, Denton believes that mate of Baptist Preacher Jerry Falwell, and people. America is being destroyed by sexual immo­ his campaign was backed by Falwell's Moral But while Milford is celebrating its rality and Soviet-sponsore_d political "disin­ Majority. A month after the election he 150-year history, I believe it could also formation"-and that both are being pro­ complained to Falwell that the group had celebrate the traditions and lifestyle moted by dupes, or worse, in the media. By no blacks or jews on its board. Said Denton: that the area has offered its people the mid-1980s, he warns, "we will have less "I don't see the Moral Majority supporting national security than we had proportion­ over those years. the commandment 'Love thy neighbor.' " He Milford has superb summer and ately when George Washington's troops challenges fellow Southerners who support were walking around barefoot at Valley a vast network of all-white "Christian acad­ winter recreational facilities with 25 Forge." · emies" that rival public school systems to percent of its area designated for Such apocalyptic talk sometimes puzzles "prove these schools aren't shelters for seg­ public recreation. It has struck a fine when it does not alarm his colleagues on the regation. Prove it!" balance in its residential and commer­ Hill. But it goes down just fine with the Denton sometimes seems like a man from cial areas, and it provides its people people of Alabama, who last fall chose with a fine school system, library, and Denton, 56, as the first Republican to repre­ an earlier era, when people commonly lived sent them in the Senate since Reconstruc­ by principles. One of his own, since youth: many other public facilities. tion days. "He's the most popular man in "To believe in the heroic makes heroes." He The village's own description of the state right now," says Bobby Davis, a thought of becoming a journalist, he once itself as a "quaint, little, tree-lined vil­ top aid to Democratic Governor Fob James said, because they seemed to be "messianic lage" conjurs up the im·ages that could Jr. people." Then he was moved to join the describe the whole township. It is a Denton has an ideal plinth from which to Navy-he entered in Jimmy Carter's class at place of history and tradition, a solid, proclaim his strident anti-Soviet views. He is Annapolis, graduating in 1946-by seeing a friendly community that is a great chairman of a new Judiciary Subcommittee Lionel Barrymore movie, Navy Blue and on Security and Terrorism. At recent hear­ Gold. place to raise a family. ings, Denton depicted a pervasive, secret Denton's youth was rootless. He attended While Milford is only 30 miles from Soviet influence within the U.S. and sug­ at least 13 grammar schools and lived in Detroit, its population is stable with gested that Moscow had stopped short of hotels where his father was a desk clerk. He its young people moving back into the using terrorism in this country only to leave came to know a settled family life only area because of the lifestyle the area America "a sleeping giant" until too late. when his parents separated. His mother, a offers. Liberals and civil libertarians are worried devout Roman Catholic, kept the children To kick off its sesquicentennial cele­ about gro.ups that Denton may try to inves­ with her. Denton's father was a womanizer, bration, arrangements have been made tigate as part of the "disinformation" con­ a real estate speculator, a onetime bookie. spiracy, such as antinuclear organizations to have the Milford Post Office be the Four decades later, Denton acknowledges only outlet in the country offering the and a Washington-based liberal think tank, that he is still preoccupied enough by his the Institute for Policy Studies. Some critics father to campaign for family life. "First Day Issue" of the commemora­ tive "International Year of the Dis­ have begun to compare Denton to that ulti­ Before he went to war in 1965, he is fond mate American witchhunter, the late Joe of telling visitors, the raciest thing in the abled Person" stamp. McCarthy. media was Clark Gable telling Vivien Leigh; Receiving a special honor for the That is unfair. Denton does not use day will be Mr. David Augustine. Mr. McCarthy's ambush tactics, and unlike "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." McCarthy, he is plainly sincer1::. He spent Returning to America from the P.O.W. Augustine is a Milford police dispatch­ more than four of his years as a Vietnamese camps, he had to ask his wife what a mas­ er who has been confined to a wheel­ prisoner in solitary, his feet manacled to the sage parlor was. He still sees explicit sex as chair for the past 25 years. He is a life­ floor for months at a time. Nonetheless, he an "alien element" in our heritage. He pas­ time resident of the community, and maintained a chain of command in the sionately wants "to restore patriotism, espe­ so it is particularly fitting for him to P.O.W. camps and endured savage beatings cially among opinion formers, the people in be honored that day. for it. When forced to video-tape a confes­ the media and education." And he is un­ fazed by opposition, even mockery of his Mr. Speaker, I wish to again con­ sion, he blinked his eyes in Morse code to gratulate Milford and her people. send the world a message, "Torture." convictions for being naively overwrought. In some ways Denton represents the high­ "I'm going to stand up and take it," he says. They have helped to provide our area est ideals of the New Righteousness. After "By the time I'm finished, the press will of Michigan with a history and a life­ leaving the Navy in 1977, he helped found take the lead rather than question my style that takes a backseat to no other the Coalition for Decency, which tried to McCarthyite characteristics.''• area.e 13508 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 PROTECTION OF THE UNBORN tamin doses to the mother. Babies likely to not tomorrow, when there may be artificial be born prematurely can receive drugs that wombs.> But little Louise Brown in England hasten maturation of the lungs, thereby is famous because she is the first child HON. JACK FIELDS combating hyaline membrane disease, a whose life began in vitro. OF TEXAS killer of premature babies. Drugs such as Agenda: In 1947, before Planned Parent­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES digitalis can be delivered to a fetus through hood became a pro-abortion lobby, an offi­ the mother's bloodstream to correct irregu­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 cer referred to the being produced by fertil­ lar heart rhythms. Excess fluids have been ization of an ovum as "the new baby which e Mr. FIELDS. Mr. Speaker, as the drained from the chests and abdomens of is created at this exact moment." In 1964 a debate on the beginning of human life fetuses, and blood transfusions have been Planned Parenthood pamphlet said, "Abor­ continue unabated, I would like to given to fetuses. · tion kills the life of a baby, once it has submit for the record a recent article Rights: Prenatal medicine should raise begun." What has changed is not biology troubling thoughts in a nation in which but Planned Parenthood's agenda. by the renowned columnist, George abortion is the most frequently performed Will. Mr. Will presents some very In 1973 the Supreme Court, feigning hu­ operation, a nation in which last year 1.5 mility as it arrogantly legislated, said it poignant criticisms of the continued million abortions ended about one-third of could not "resolve the difficult question of denial of rights to the unborn. child. all pregnancies. Science and society are out when life begins." Actually, the Court knew The Supreme Court in the Roe against of sync. The most humane of sciences, medi­ what every high-school biology student Wade decision of 1973 deemed abor­ cine, can now treat as patients those who knows. So it quickly inserted the telltale ad­ tion to be legal under any virtual cir­ the law says lack an essential human at­ jective "meaningful." It defined viability as cumstance. This decision was made tribute: rights. Mothers can kill any fetus the point at which the baby can have that medicine can treat. "meaningful" life outside the womb. Speak­ with the deliberate disregard of recent This is not widely understood. Some de­ medical breakthroughs confirming the ing of such life recently at a Phoenix abor­ f enders of the Supreme Court's 1973 abor­ tion center, a woman in her second trimes­ existence of life at conception. Fur­ tion decision may have been so busy ap­ ter was injected with a saline solution and ther, not only did the Supreme Court plauding it that they have not read it. The sent home. Three nights later she went into strike down the rights of the unborn New Republic recently praised the decision labor and was told to go to the hospital to but did so on a note of feigned humil­ as "fair," explaining it this way: "Abortions "deliver the fetus"-dead, of course. In­ ity. By reverting back to a state of ig­ are freely available in the first trimester, stead, she delivered a live girl. norance. the Court claimed the ques­ subject to medical determination in the The argument about abortion cannot be second trimester, and banned in the third, about when human life begins. It must be tion of when life begins too complex when the fetus is viable." But the Court ac­ for man to comprehend. Hence the about the status of life at various early tually decreed that there can be no serious stages-a matter about which decent people Court threw up its hands in ignorant impediment to even third-trimester abor­ can disagree. But denial of elementary biol­ despair, and in so doing condemned tions. It said that even in the third trimes­ ogy is the way some pro-abortionists duck the unborn to a premature death. ter states cannot prevent any abortion the difficult issue of gradation. However, Mr. Speaker. I venture to say we are deemed necessary to protest a mother's whatever one thinks should be the status of not as ignorant as the Supreme Court health from harm, and that harm can in­ the life that exists at conception, surely any would have us. Many of us have clude "distress." civilized sensibility should be troubled by There is, effectively, abortion on demand the status of life later in pregnancy. Then a heeded the reconfirmation of modern at every point. So just as prenatal medicine medicine that life begins at conception mother need not treat as human a being was beginning to produce marvelous life­ that prenatal medicine can treat as a pa­ and continue to advocate the protec­ saving and life enhancing achievements, Su­ tient, a being that can become, if the at­ tion of the unborn. preme Court Justices made it the law of the tempt to kill it fails, a pediatrician's pa­ Mr. Speaker. it is unconscionable to land that patients for such medicine have tient.e disregard the existence of life. Rather no right to life. we must take steps to insure life. liber­ Not surprisingly, some pro-abortion forces are increasingly anti-scientific, in the name SAME OLD SCENARIO ty, and the pursuit of happiness to the of "humility." They say: let's all be properly unborn. humble and admit that the matter of when I commend Mr. Will for his articula­ human life begins is a mystery beyond our HON. STEVE GUNDERSON tion and submit the following for the poor power of understanding, so the answer OF WISCONSIN RECORD: "birth" is no more arbitrary than any other. CFrom Newsweek, June 22, 19811 This argument is too anti-scientific, and too IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES convenient to the pro-abortion position, Tuesday, June 23, 1981 THE CASE OF THE UNBORN PATIENT even to seem ingenuous. It has aroused Walker Percy, an M.D. and a novelist of dis­ e Mr. GUNDERSON. Mr. Speaker, in A character in a John Updike novel tinction. He notes that it is a commonplace the last 5 months the dairy price sup­ says,"Life, that's what we seek in one an­ of modern biology that the life of an orga­ port program has undergone signifi­ other, even with the DNA molecule cracked nism begins "when the chromosomes of the cant criticism from a number of differ­ and our vitality arrayed before us as a tiny sperm fuse with the chromosomes of the ent sources. They have proposed re­ Tinkertoy." But as science explicates the ovum to form a new DNA complex that chemistry of life, many people flinch from thenceforth directs the ontogenesis of the ducing the level of support for this some facts. They seek not life but reasons to organism," producing the undeniable "con­ perishable commodity despite the fact deny that some life exists. They sense, I tinuum that exists in the life of every indi­ that the dairy farmer is facing ever-in­ think, the moral incompatibility between vidual from the moment of fertilization of a creasing costs of production. some facts of modern science and some single cell." Percy adds: These critics have universally over­ practices of modern society. "The onset of individual life is not a looked the fact that dairy price sup­ Recently a boy underwent brain surgery dogma of the church but a fact of science. ports benefit the producer and the six times in the nine weeks before he was How much more convenient if we lived in born. An ultrasound scan in the 24th week the thirteenth century, when no one knew consumer alike. If anyone doubts that of gestation revealed hydrocephalus, a dam­ anything about microbiology and arguments simple fact, they need only look back aging concentration of fluid in the brain. A about the onset of life were legitimate.... to what happened to the supply and hollow needle was inserted through the Nowadays it is not some misguided ecclesias­ price of milk products the last time womb, into the fetal skull to the fluid. tics who are trying to suppress an embar­ the dairy price support program was Nearly a quart of fluid was drained in six rassing scientific fact. It is the secular jurid­ severely curtailed in 1973-74. operations. ical-journalistic establishment." Such tampering with the program Prenatal medicine can . detect and treat Stephen and Amanda, Australian twins, various forms of fetal distress and genetic were conceived in vitro. Two eggs were fer­ unleashes a vicious circle that injures problems, with the help of ultrasound pic­ tilized in a laboratory and implanted in the both the consumer and the producer. tures that can show all fingers and heart mother, who wanted twins. Perhaps the The most succinct and straightforward chambers at eighteen weeks. A fetus's in­ status of life begun in vitro is unclear prior description of this vicious circle I have ability to assimilate an essential vitamin has to the implantation that is necessary for the ever seen was done by Ira Rutherford been detected and treated by giving large vi- continuum. Vietnam are gone from the · nightly news­ totaled more than $1.8 million in fiscal Memorial Day means memories, means casts. year 1981, funds would be restored at "to remember." Remember Gen. John Logan's order approximately $1.2 million. On a spring day like this one, would you issued as commander-in-chief of the Grand I would hope that my colleagues in want to die? I don't want to, and you don't Army of the Republic in 1868: "Let no rav­ the House will act favorably upon this want to, but some of your aunts and uncles ages of time testify to coming generations recommendation and that when this did. that we have forgotten as a people the cost I have seen a military cemetery on the of a free and undivided republic." measure is considered in the House­ island of Oahu in Hawaii called the Punch­ Let us with pride in our heritage resolve, Senate conference in July, it will also bowl which is the inside of an extinct volca­ to keep faith with the spirit of Gen. Logan's pass in order to allow local govern­ no. It is as large as Western Springs' Spring order. ments to get on with the urgent work Rock · Park from the water tower to the Tell your children about a family member of planning their fiscal priorities. comer of 47th and Central, and as you look who served our country. In our family it's In this manner, I would like to share across the crater, for as far as you can see, Uncle Melvin Walker, shot down over New every ten feet is a white cross or Star of Guinea in World War II, whose body was with my colleagues a very timely arti­ David marking a grave. never recovered. Or tell your children about cle which appeared in the June 18 edi­ A famous war correspondent, Ernie Pyle, a neighbor who served in Vietnam. tion of the Aegis in Harford County: is buried there. Everybody knew who he Talk to each other. Talk about choices. TuITION PLAN EYED FOR APG DEPENDENTS was. But for each cross and each star, a Talk about freedom. family had a funeral and grieved. Please don't forget.e The county government is considering a That is why we have Memorial Day, to tuition charge for military dependents who keep the memory of those who died safe in wish to attend public schools here. our minds and in our hearts. Why? Why did IMPACT AID Facing the probable elimination of all they die if they did not want to die? Federal Impact Aid, funds which have Today is a beautiful sunny spring day. We helped pay for the education of military de­ appreciate spring days like this because we HON. ROY DYSON pendents, the County law department, at can remember and contrast a day like today OF MARYLAND the request of the County Executive, has with one in January when the wind howled IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES begun research into a tuition system. in the dark at five o'clock and snow drifted Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Assistant County Attorney Richard onto the front stoop. Herbig last week began "exploratory" re­ Compare America to other countries on • Mr. DYSON. Mr. Speaker, on Tues­ search into the possibility of local enabling our earth like Russia or Cuba or Poland, day, June 16, I joined 34 Members of legislation which would allow the County to 13512 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 assess a tuition on the 1213 "A" students DEDICATION OF SAVACAN OF made it by grabbing their own bootstraps currently attending Hartford public schools. MIAMI, INC. and pulling with particular local vigor. "A" students are defined as children Savacan pays consumers 26 cents a pound whose parents both live and work on a mili­ for used aluminum cans, about a penny a tary installation. HON. WILLIAM LEHMAN can. That may not seem like much. But last Executive Staff Director Rosemary Logan OF FLORIDA year, centers in our recycling activity paid is apparently responsible for initiating the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $90 million to can collectors. They recovered 7.6 billion cans-about 31 cans for every research into the tuition possibility. Tuesday, June 23, 1981 American. The energy saved by recycling "Other areas have moved in that direc­ e ·Mr. LEHMAN. Mr. Speaker, when a the cans was equivalent to 3.3 million bar­ tion," Mrs. Logan told The Aegis Tuesday. new business that has environmental rels of oil. "Fairfax County, Va. has talked about and energy saving benefits, and also I believe the recycling activity dedicated $3,000 per student. We don't know where we here today can point the way to other com­ . stand on it . That's why we've asked provides jobs and money for a commu­ munities in demonstrating the civic and eco­ our law department to look into it. nity, is officially dedicated, that is an nomic benefits possible through vision, de­ "I can tell you this, the County Executive event worth noting. Such an event termination, hard work, and perhaps a help­ would look favorably on such a system if took place in Miami's Liberty City ing hand here and there. Impact Aid is cut," Mrs. Logan added. area recently, when Savacan of Miami, Alcoa is delighted to have had a part in A bill introduced by Anne Arundel Dele­ Inc., a recycling center, was dedicated. helping this very worthwhile recycling ac­ gate Elizabeth S. Smith . which would nity-and the people of Savacan of Miami­ have had the State going to a.tuition system liam B. Renner, president of the Alu­ pull together to make this business a reali­ for military dependents, died in the House minum Company of America. I am in­ ty. Ways and Means Committee of the State troducing here his brief speech, since I Good luck!• Legislature during the recently completed believe it will provide encouragement session. for others seeking to begin small busi­ Anne Arundel has also explored the possi­ nesses. SISTER DAMIAN YOUNG HON­ bility of going it alone on a tuition plan, but The speech follows: ORED BY TORRANCE AREA · has reportedly put those moves on a back REMARKS BY w. B. RENNER, PRESIDENT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE burner pending State action. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA "What we want to determine is does a Thank you, George . HON.GLENNM.ANDERSON Charter County, such as Harford, have the I know how tough it is to create a new authority to initiate such a business ... to turn an idea into bricks and OF CALIFORNIA system," Mr. Herbig told The Aegis Tues­ machines and jobs. It takes nerve. It takes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES day. "These are basic, preliminary investiga­ effort. It takes money. It takes vision. Tuesday, June 23, 1981 tions, and, of course, the whole thing would You face tremendous problems, most of become moot if Impact Aid comes through." them not of your own making. You start e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, on Mr. Herbig said he could not predict a with one building in an inner city neighbor­ June 26 the Torrance Area Chamber time frame for either his opinion or County hood. A handful of employees. Perhaps an of Commerce will present Sister M. action on the tuition plan. anxious banker for a partner. You hire Damian Young with the 1981 Tor­ Meanwhile, Harford School Superintend­ people completely unfamiliar with your rance Distinguished Citizen Award at ent A. A. Roberty said he knew nothing of business and you train them to do Jobs that neither of you know much about. At first, its annual ·banquet. I am inclined to the possible tuition system and would be op­ think that they have made an excel­ posed to it "philosophically." everything goes wrong. Equipment breaks down. Suppliers don't deliver materials on lent choice this year, and I think you "They haven't told us anything time. Cash flow isn't what you estimated. will agree after you hear a little about about it," Dr. Roberty told The Aegis Tues­ You have problems with zoning or utilities. what kind of a person Sister Damian day. "Of course that's nothing new. Somehow, God willing, you manage. You is. "I'd have serious misgivings about it," con­ ·make decisions. Things begin to work out. As president and chairman of the tinued the Superintendent. "I'll take money And then something truly miraculous hap­ board of Little Company of Mary, from anybody if it will help the school pens. system, but I'm not sure that such a system You succeed. You prosper. You grow. Sister Damian is responsible for over­ would be fair to the military and especially Pretty soon you're buying another building, all management of the hospital, with to the individual parents. APG adds a great hiring more people, contributing to your direct responsibility for all administra­ deal to this area economically. You might community's well-being. No, I'm not talking tive and volunteer personnel. Al­ get into a situation where you 'collect a mil­ about Savacan of Miami, although they though she has held this demanding lion or two but chase away 40 ." probably recognize the situation I'm de­ position for 9 years, she has also found scribing. time to hold several positions in a Dr. Roberty said that putting the County I'm talking about Alcoa, because that's in a collection situation with the individual what happened to us when we got started in number of community activities, in­ military families might also create prob­ Pittsburgh in 1888. Our aluminum smelters cluding chairman for the Boy Scouts lems. and rolling mills with their thousands of ·of America Medical Explorers Post No. But, Mrs. Logan asserted that, since the employees didn't spring out of the ground 1041, chairman and treasurer of the Federal reservations were not technically overnight. When we opened our doors in a Hospital/Home Health Care Agency within the County jurisdiction, and since building not much bigger than a two-car of Califomia, member of the advisory those families who reside on the military in­ garage, all of Alcoa's employees could have board of the Torrance Salvation stallations pay no local property tax, it ridden to work in one of the newly-invented Army, and hospital representative to would be well within the County's rights to automobiles. the Torrance Unified School District. expect some payment for ·school services The company's only salesman-a fellow A member of the Roman Catholic rendered, if Impact Aid is eliminated. who went on to become president-used to say that with a little maneuvering, the sales Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Sister Reportedly, a Maryland Attorney Gener­ force, research, corporate planning, ac­ Damian is serving on the liaison advi­ al's opinion has said that such a tuition counting, personnel and advertising depart­ sory board of the department of system "may be constitutional," but that it ments, production line staff and plant man­ health and hospitals, the Medico­ probably could not be implemented without agement could all go through the front door Moral Committee, and Area Parish a State Constitutional amendment due to at the same time. Council No. 20. the provision in that document calling for a That's how it was with Alcoa. It's how any "free public education" for all Maryland business begins. My wife, Lee, arid I both think it is children.• Savacan of Miami is the newest of more wonderful that the chamber is honor­ than 1000 recycling centers in our national ing Sister Damian, and we ·would like recycling program, most of them locally to add our thanks and congratula­ owned and operated • • • businesses that tions.e June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13513 NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK REMARKS ON SOCIAL SECURITY degree of independence, is about to go up in LAW CUTS smoke. At age 59, with multihealth prob­ lems 62 was the survival goal. With the al­ ready reduced rates (80 percent> my wife HON. LARRY WINN, JR. HON. BARBARA A. MIKULSKI and I could make it. However there's no way OF KANSAS OF MARYLAND we can make it with 55 percent social securi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ty benefits. What do I and the many others IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES like me, in many industries across the coun­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 Tuesday, June 23, 1981 try, do now? Die-in-the-mills? e ·Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. Speaker, I The things discussed in my letter are by e Mr. WINN. Mr. Speaker, today no means isolated cases. There should be a being the 34th anniversary of section would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues a letter I received from complete investigation concerning the 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, this plight of so many American workers now seems an appropriate time to comment one of my constituents. This man is a caught-up in the deadly game being fostered on the issue of compulsory versus vol­ steelworker who like many other la­ upon us. The amazing thing is that there's untary unionism. borers has spent a lifetime working no attempt to try something else, rather under difficult and often dangerous than taking the easy way out by sacrificing There is a proper balance in all circumstances. Now after all these so many American workers! things. In the sphere of labor-manage­ years of hard work and contributions We need help and hope that you will find ment relations, this century has wit­ to the social security system, his it possible to use the power of your high nessed a tremendous growth in the much-needed and well-deserved retire­ office to help the cause of so many of us out power of labor vis-a-vis management. ment is being threatened by a callous here, who are about to be ripped-off again! The collective bargaining process has administration that appears to have Please let us hear from you and remember produced fundamental gains for the we are willing to help out in any way we no regard for the people who are can. American worker. But in this search manual laborers in this society-the toward equity, there must also be con­ Thanking you for your cooperation and people for whom early retirement and consideration I remain cern for the rights of the individual reduced benefits are a life and death Yours truly, employee. issue, not a luxury. I offer this letter CHARLES R. BROWN, Sr. More than 70 percent of the Ameri­ as a reminder to all of us of our con­ P.S.-One needs only read statistics on the can people, represented by a large and tract with the American worker. average life expectancy of retired steelwork­ growing coalition of legislators in both ers to fully realize how unconscionable it is · the House and Senate, are calling into NATIONAL AD Hoc COMMITTEE, to condemn us to extra years of servitude. CONCERNED STEELWORKERS, INC., There must be millions out there, in the question the validity of compulsory Baltimore, Md., May 12, 1981. unionism. Section 14b of the Taft­ unsafe, unhealthy workplaces across Amer­ Ms. BARBARA MIKULSKI, ica, who face similar bleak futures due to Hartley Act empowers individual Baltimore, Md. the callous attitude of the present adminis­ States to outlaw all forms of compul­ DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN MIKULSKI, One tration concerning the social security prob­ sory unionism. The wording is clear: need only contemplate the proposed social lems. Nothing in this act sha.ll be construed as security cuts for a minute in order to see We beseech you and your colleagues to authorizing the execution or application of the far reaching and devastating effect they publicly speak-out about the present situa­ agreements requiring membership in a labor will have on millions of American workers. tion. Thank you.e organization as a condition of employment In the steel industry alone there are many in any State or Territory in which such exe­ thousands who will be adversely affected by cution or application is prohibited by State the proposed cutting of benefits received at IMPORT TARIFFS UNFAIR TO or Territorial law. age 62 years from the FISHERMEN present 80 percent to a low 55 percent. Not To date, 20 States have enacted only will it impose hardship on those work­ right-to-work laws-giving every ers whose health deteriorated after long HON. GERRY E. STUDDS worker the freedom to choose whether years in the mills; those around 58, 59 or 60 OF MASSACHUSETTS years of age, it'll penalize them for living or not to join a labor union. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES But in 30 States this is not the case, until age 62 when they seek retirement. Many of those who are now struggling to Tuesday, June 23, 1981 and more is at stake than a denial of get to age 62, presently plagued by various freedom of choice. Between 1969 and health problems, hoping to retire with some e Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, today I 1979, according to the Bureau of Labor semblance of dignity are about to be sacri­ am introducing a bill designed to help Statistics, compulsory unionism States ficed into that awful maw of bad business American fishermen compete with suffered a net loss of 271,000 manufac­ management. those from foreign countries and to al­ turing jobs. Over the same 10-year I'm in the mills . . . see the many co­ leviate our $2.6 billion fisheries trade period, the 20 right-to-work States workers with legs gone bad, encased in Jobst deficit. My bill would accelerate an al­ supports, some ulcerated or varicose or gained a net total of 1,087 ,600 manu­ phlebitic. Then you see the many different ready scheduled tariff reduction on facturing jobs. In fact, every one of kinds of braces supporting bad backs, shoul­ imported synthetic fiber fish nets and those 20 States enjoyed a net increase ders and other unmentionable areas, hear­ netting, providing almost immediate in manufacturing jobs. ing loss brought on by long years in the relief for our domestic fishing indus­ Currently before the House are two mills, standing on hard, cold concrete floors. try. bills containing clear-cut prohibitions One doesn't have to be a doctor to appreci­ This is not a new issue but one against compulsory unionism, H.R. ate what's happening to me and so many of which I attempted to remedy in the 2301 and H.R. 2300, sponsored by Con­ my co-workers. So many have become grist­ 94th and 95th Congresses through leg­ for-the-mills ... now what's left? Not even gressman MICKEY EDWARDS of Oklaho­ the early retirement so eagerly looked for­ islation similar to the bill I am intro­ ma. H.R. 2301 will extend right-to­ ward to by so many of us! We are all being ducing today. Earlier attempts to work protection nationwide. H.R. 2300 sacrificed! reduce the tariff on imported synthet­ grants this protection to students. Up in the morning-off to the Job, but not ic nets were cooly received by previous I have advised Congressman ED­ before pulling on the full length support administrations because, we were told, WARDS of Oklahoma that I wish to be a stockings with belt, on with the back brace while it was generally agreed that the cosponsor to H.R. 2301 and H.R. 2300. , on with the elbow brace tariffs were unduly protective, the . Then the hour by hour struggle bills. Last November, Americans cast through the day to the end of the shift. sions from other nations before lower­ an overwhelming vote for freedom in Now it's home to the heat pad, propped-up ing them. In short, our negotiators did the marketplace. Enactment of nation­ legs and feet Cit helps the swelling) a back­ not want their position hurt by a pre­ al right-to-work legislation is a logical rub and one day closer to age 62. Well, my mature lowering of the tariffs. These step in responding to this mandate.• struggle to survive and get-out at 62, with a multilateral trade negotiations have 13514 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 since been concluded and the United Lakes gillnetters, Gulf shrimpers, and I believe it would do well for my col­ States has agreed to a gradual reduc­ North Atlantic trawlers.e leagues to read the following first ex­ tion in the tariffs. Unfortunately, this cerpt of the June 29, 1981, Newsweek reduction is far too slow to make any cover story. The second part of this significant difference, particularly in SECRETARY OF INTERIOR story will appear in tomorrow's CON­ view of escalating fuel prices. . JAMES WATT'S POLICY GRESSIONAL RECORD. It is worth noting that the tariffs on JAMES WATT'S LAND RUSH imported cotton or on vegetable fiber HON. BRUCE F. VENTO The land was there before James Watt, nets have already been reduced. In OF MINNESOTA and it will survive him, but it may never be fact, the tariff on cotton nets was es­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the same. That is one view of the new Secre­ tablished at 40 percent ad valorem by tary of the Interior, whose strong convic­ the Trade Act of 1930 and subsequent- Tuesday, June 23, 1981 tions are making him the most controversial · 1y reduced to its present 17.5 percent. • Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, as a man in the Reagan Cabinet. Watt has deep Since 1963, however, our fishermen member of the House Committee on feelings for the land, but as his environmen­ have been burdened with an import tal critics see it, he also knows what a nui­ Interior and Insular Affairs, I have sance it can be when it stands between man tariff on synthetic fish nets and net­ been actively involved in seeking the and mineral, and he has more than a few ting of 32.5 percent ad valorem plus 25 answers to the many environmental ideas about how it can be improved. That is cents per pound. My bill simply brings questions that my committee has had why he is preparing to reverse the govern­ the tariff on synthetic nets into parity to deal with in the last 5 years. ment's opposition to mountaintop mining, a with those made of cotton while at the I, like others, was aware that with procedure in which the top of a mountain is same time maintaining adequate pro­ the coming of a new administration, sheared off to get at the coal and dumped tection for our own net manufactur­ into the adjacent valley. In the eyes of the there would likely be some changes in critics, that creates a building site out of na­ ers. the direction of Interior Department ture's unruly topography-a level bed of Because the United States does not environmental policy. I can assure you earth, ready to receive man's improvements; manufacture the quality or variety of though, that I · never expected these the perfect monument, they would call it, to nets required by the industry, our changes to be personified in the form this public servant of practicality. commercial fishermen depend on a of James Watt. As Secretary of the In­ In his sense of mission, Watt is as zealous wide variety of imported fish nets. terior, Mr. Watt has made it a policy and sincere as any environmentalist who op­ Today we are importing over one-third of shocking people with his actions. It poses him. One of his first acts as Interior of the nets used by our commercial seems that rarely does a day go by Secretary was to reopen the question of oil fishing industry. Synthetic nets alone without Members of Congress hearing d:rilling near four of northern California's most beautiful beaches-provoking a howl account for over 95 percent of these about another outrageous proposal of protest from California Democrats and imports. A typical fisherman from coming from the Interior Department. Republicans alike. He has portrayed himself New Bedford, Mass.~ which lies in my California offshore oil leasing and the as the man who will protect his native West own district, spends almost $15,000 a realinement of the Office of Surface from rampaging preservationists, and who year on his nets, meaning that he Mining are apparently only a small believes the national parks should be re­ must pay over $5,000 in duties. The sample of the actions we can expect paired before they are expanded. His prede­ duty on a single purse seine net used from Secretary Watt. cessors painstakingly drew up a 575-page by our commercial tuna industry can book of strip-mining regulations, having to The Interior Committee held many do mostly with restoring the land to its cost over $77 ,000. I believe these costs hearings and the members and staff original contours; Watt intends to rewrite are more than the commercial fisher­ worked long hours in passing legisla­ many of the rules and cut the Federal regu­ man should be expected to pay. tion that reflects America's conserva­ latory force by 40 per cent. Many of these Mr. Speaker, there are approximate­ tion ethic. There was much give and decisions are popular with some Western ly 185,000 commercial fishermen in take, insuring that balanced legisla­ governors, who have been agitating for this country who need our help. tion was signed into law. I consider years for more control over the Federal these laws much too important to lands in their states, but no one has been as Recent figures from the Bureau of touched by Watt as Carl Bagge, president of Labor Statistics indicate that since allow them to be gutted by administra­ the National Coal Association. "He's made 1975, diesel fuel prices paid by our tive rulemaking. In the upcoming my job a pleasure to do again," Bagge says. fishermen have increased almost 864 months, the committees, and certainly "I can look myself in the mirror and no percent. While fuel prices skyrocket I, will be watching to insure that con­ longer see myself as evil incarnate." we continue to increase our imports of gressional intent remains the guiding Watt, too, has often felt like a lone voice edible fishery products. Ironically, force behind the Interior Depart­ in the wilderness, crying out for some of it while our fishermen are expected to ment's interpretation of the law. to be used before all of it was preserved. compete with foreign fishermen heavi­ I seriously question whether James Now, as Secretary of the Interior, he says ly subsidized by their own govern­ Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, will he has the opportunity to "swing the pen­ dulum back to center" from what he calls ments-and whose catch generally provide a balanced administration of the extreme environmentalist position. En­ enters this country duty free-they national resources or will continue to vironmentalists fear that Watt, by tempera­ are also expected to pay a high tariff give way to extreme and tortured in­ ment and conviction, will push it to the on the nets they use. Our fishermen terpretations of the law which are re­ other extreme. The Secretary of the Interi­ are not looking for handouts or subsi­ sulting in significant degradation of or is responsible by law for balancing de­ dies. They simply want to earn a our natural environment. mands that are sometimes irreconcilable. He decent living through honest hard When Mr. Watt first appeared is not only the nation's chief environmental officer, but also its game warden, dam build­ work. before the House Interior Committee, er, miner and Indian chief; he is charged Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to I questioned his background and its with promoting "multiple uses" of public join with me and support this legisla­ conflict with his new role as Secretary land, although there is no way that a strip tion to reduce the unnecessary and ex­ of the Interior. mine can coexist with a recreation area. tremely burdensome costs borne by Today, only 5 months later, his reas­ Watt has been called the "fox guarding the our commercial fishermen. Reducing surances of neutrality and impartiality chicken coop" so often that he has installed the tariff will help alleviate our na­ ring hollow, as he has fulfilled the a photograph of a fox over the fireplace in worst expectations in running rough­ his office. Former Sen. Gaylord Nelson, tional trade deficit in fisheries prod­ chairman of the Wilderness Society, calls ucts while helping all segments of our shod over Congress and the carefully Watt "unfit to hold public office," one of fishing industry, including salmon gill­ crafted policy that serves as the back­ the milder epithets in what Watt has called netters in the Pacific Northwest, tuna ground for orderly use of our most a "hysterical" campaign against him, and purse seiners in the Pacific, Great precious resources. the Sierra Club is trying to collect a million June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13515 signatures on a petition to drive him out of tionist's phone number on their desk. I call be able to get down the river in four or five office. people who've been friends for years and days, instead of ten, which he believes will THE PRICE their voices g_et low and I have a different make the Grand Canyon more accessible to The pendulum of public op1mon has name." middle-income people. Responding to a swung somewhat in Watt's direction, but PRINCIPLES question about horseback riding in parks, he there is certainly no broad mandate for the What environmentalists find so infuriat­ made what he now calls an ill-advised joke, Administration to do away with environ­ ing about Watt is not just that he disagrees assuring the audience that he favored it: "I mental protection. A Newsweek poll con­ with them, but that lie challenges their don't like to paddle and I don't like to ducted last week shows that a solid majority most deeply held convictions. They are used walk." of Americans are willing to pay the added to· dealing with people who oppose them out Statements like that convince environ­ price of environmental safeguards-al· of economic self-interest-miners, develop­ mentalists that Watt is hostile to ecological though the percentage expressing that ers, oilmen-rather than as a matter of prin­ values-that he sees man's role as taming opinion dropped from 69 to 58 over the last ciple. But Watt has never had a financial the natural world, rather than living in har­ · year and a haif. An overwhelming majority stake in the exploitation of the outdoors; in mony with it. Watt's view is decidedly anth­ agrees that it is possible to have strong eco­ fact, he is one of the least prosperous of ropomorphic, and he seems to suspect his nomic growth and still maintain high envi· Reagan's Cabinet members, with a declared critics of a skulking bias against humanity; ronmental standards. But there are large net worth of only $65,000. He opposes them informed of a thunderous denunciation of majorities for most of the steps Watt has on their own terms, matching his idealism his policies by nature photographer Ansel proposed to increase energy production: by with theirs. He undercuts their basic claim Adams, Watt replied with a shrug: "Ansel a 70-to-22 margin, Americans approve of ex­ to legitimacy, which is that they alone are Adams never took a picture with a human panded offshore oil drilling and, by 76 to 19, disinterested champions of the common­ being in it in his life." they favor increasing oil exploration on wealth. It is self-evident to them that they DISORDER Federal lands. A plurality would ease strip­ have nothing to gain by championing the Watt also takes seriously his role as the mining regulations to allow more coal to be right of an obscure threatened fish over the steward of that huge portion of the nation's mined and a majority would relax air-pollu­ need for a dam; it is not so clear to Watt. In resources he controls-half the coal, virtual­ tion standards to permit more coal to be his public statements and speeches, he ly all the oil shale-and he believes in man­ burned. refers to environmental "pursuits" as a aging them "so the public realizes the multi­ A Secretary of the Interior holds what is "narrow special-interest group" that de­ ple benefits that can come from them." He usually viewed as one of the more humdrum serves no special consideration. "I listen to is increasing offshore oil drilling, making posts in Washington, and Easterners find it the miners and timber cutters and drillers more coal available for leasing, and offering hard to comprehend the enormous power as well as the preservationists," he boasts. the first onshore Alaskan oil and gas leases the Interior Department wields over the "They realize they've lost the keys to the since the mid-1960s. Some of this develop­ West. What monetary policy is to Wall front door. I opened up the door to every­ ment would have occurred anyway because Street, what agriculture policy is to the C~i­ one." environmental disputes that had delayed oil cago Board of Trade, land and water policy Both Watt and his opponents talk fre­ and coal leasing have been settled. But Watt are to the West. The Interior Secretary ad­ quently of the sacred responsibility of is moving so quickly on all these fronts that ministers about one-third of all the land in "stewardship" over the lands, but they even some oilmen privately fear that devel­ the United States. He run.5 all the National mean two different things. To environmen­ opment could become disorderly. Watt Parks, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas; talists, this means saving what shreds of wil­ agrees that a careful plan is needed, but he he rWlS the Bureau of Reclamation, which derness they can from the encroaching bull­ insists that development start now. If not, builds the dams and aqueducts that water dozers, to set aside as a perpetual reminder he predicts "the Eastern industrial states the West. He enforces the strip-mining law, of the natural world in which man lived for will tum on the West and say 'We shouldn't leases oil fields on the outer continental all but the last few centuries of his exist­ have to pay these high OPEC prices, we shelf and controls the mineral rights on ence on earth. Watt calls this "a greedy shouldn't have to lose our jobs to the Sun hundreds of millions of acres of national land-grab by the preservationists." He sees Belt ... when in fact this energy is avail­ forest. his responsibility as maintaining the land able.' Then our way of life in the West will And Watt has an influence on national en­ for people to use. One way to use it is recre­ be destroyed by a crash program." vironmental policy that far exceeds his ation, of course; and it is simply false to sug­ The most controversial action Watt has nominal role. He is one of the most forceful gest, as some of his critics have, that Watt taken is to suggest adding four Pacific Cabinet officers, is held in high regard by would favor mining or timbering in the na­ Ocean basins to a California offshore-lease the White House and frequently boasts of tional parks. Parks are inviolate, by decree sale-tracts that had been deleted by Presi­ how closely his views match President Rea­ of Congress, and he has no quarrel with dent Carter's Interior Secretary Cecil gan's. His role has become magnified be­ that. Andrus a week before the 1980 election. The cause he is chairman of a Cabinet subcom­ FIXER basins lie in valuable fishing areas and not mittee, the Council on Natural Resources far from some of California's most treas­ and Environment, which gives him some au­ He does believe in making them more ac­ ured beaches-and they contain, according thority over Energy Secretary James Ed­ cessible. "My concept of stewardship is to to U.S. Geologic Survey estimates, less than wards and Environmental Protection Ad­ invest in it," he says. "Build a road, build a twelve days' worth of oil. Although Watt ministrator Anne Gorsuch. As a result, Watt latrine, pump in running water so you can often talks of the West's justifiable resent­ is playing a dominant role in writing the wash dishes. Most people think that if you ment of heavy-handed Washington bureau­ amendments to the Clean Air Act. A draft can drive in, walk 20 yards and pitch a tent crats, he failed to consult Gov. Edmund G. version leaked last week indicates that the by a stream you've had a wilderness experi­ Brown, Jr., before proposing the leases. Administration plans to weaken key en­ ence. Do we have to buy enough land so Watt's move is so unpopular that the Cali­ forcement provisions of the law and allow that you can go backpacking and never see fornia State Republican chairman has the states to control pollution at their own anyone else?" For that reason, and because warned it could hurt his party's chances of .the parks are deteriorating, he is trying to taking back the governorship next year. pa~~tt's other strength is his ability to delay buying any more park land; he be­ Even Alaska's development-minded Gov. make his department carry out his views. A lieves it's more important to maintain facili­ Jay Hammond was upset. "It appears indus­ sign on his office wall serves as his motto: ties in the existing parks. "I won't mind try is playing a more influential role than it "Nothing in the world can take the place of being remembered as the guy who fixed the persistence." Into the thicket of bureaucra­ plumbing," he says. should when it is in conflict with a state's It is that side of Watt that his opponents position," Hammond complained. He added cy he charged, clear-cutting every appointed that Watt was "a very straight arrow ... official except the National Park Service di­ find so provocative; he seems to regard the with the mission of a zealot in the exploita­ rector, and replacing them with conserv­ outdoors as a kind of wide-screen nature tion of resources." Watt says the final deci­ atives who share his pro-development documentary with insects. A few hours of it sion on the lease sale will be made in the values. Those he couldn't uproot he beat is enough. Addressing a meeting of national White House "on political grounds" and he back: he described the process of taking park concessionaires last spring, he de­ scribed a recent raft trip down the Grand will support whatever Reagan decides: "I charge of Interior as making the bureau­ told them I can preach it round or I can crats "yield to my blows." The conservation­ Canyon, which he found thrilling the first preach it flat." ists who had romped happily for years fled day, but increasingly tedious for the next like rabbits. "People in the department are three, until he was helicoptered out. Watt EARTHLY TIME scared to death," claims Dr. John ~ra~dy opposes environmentalists who would ban There is one other area in which Watt's IV, vice president of Defenders of W1ldhfe. motorized rafts in the Grand Canyon on concept of stewardship departs from that of "They don't even want to have a conserva- noise-pollution grounds. He wants people to most environmentalists: he believes it will 13516 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 end with the Second Coming. As he testified supplies and equipment. Working at The resolution follows: to the House Interior Committee shortly Northrop provided Bill with valuable · RESOLUTION OF THE NEW JERSEY GENERAL after taking office, he believes in setting professionaf experience, and also aside some resources for future generations, ASSEMBLY but "I do not know how many future gen­ much personal happiness as his secre­ tary of 3112 years, Jacqueline La Mere, turns." That quote has been unfairly inter­ became his wife in 1954. preted as a justification for using up our re­ The two of them moved to San Whereas Emilio Carranza, Captain in the sources willy-nilly; Watt says it means noth­ Pedro in 1958 and opened a stationery Air Corps of the Army of Mexico, did in ing of the sort. Says his former minister, store a year later. In 1963, Bill and 1928 upon the commission of his govern­ the Rev. Howard Cummings: "As Christians Jackie opened Pike's Stationery in ment undertake a goodwill tour of various we have a duty to see that the quality of life Ports O' Call, and Bill helped organize cities in the United States, in all of which is better on earth for our having been here. he met with enthusiastic expressions of We are not escapists." the Merchants Association. In 1966, friendship from the thousands of Americans But some environmentalists are uncom­ they opened a gift and card shop on to whom he directly carried his embassy; fortable with the idea that earthly time is the Princess Louise, and, in 1971, yet and, limited; they are fighting to save the world another shop in Dana Point. Bill had Whereas shortly after commencing his for all time. Watt is deeply offended by sug- studied real estate in the 1960's-ob­ solo return flight to Mexico City, the gal­ . gestions that his religion could somehow taining his salesman's license in 1965 lant aviator encountered a violent storm interfere with his judgment on his job, and and his broker's license in 1967-and which, downing his craft, hurled him to a he refuses to discuss his beliefs in detail. He is, however, a fundamentalist Christian who applied this training in 1976 by open­ fiery death in the deepest solitude of the attends an Assembly of God church; Rev. ing Century 21-Bill Pike Realty. pine barrens; and, Cummings, who was his pastor in Denver, Besides an obviously successful pro­ Whereas the members of American Legion where Watt lived until January, calls him "a fessional life, Bill has been an active Post No. 11, of the township of Mount Holly deeply Christian man" who has experienced participant in community affairs over in the County of Burlington, learning of the the "gifts of the Holy Spirit," including the years. From 1967 until 1973, he disappearance of the brave captain, dis­ talking in tongues. When Watt took office, was a member of Mayor Yorty's Citi­ patched a search party which, after making he called Cummings, and the two men zen Advisory Committee, for which he its way 25 miles through trackless wilds, prayed together over the phone for guid­ received a Meritorious Community sighted the wreckage of the airplane, extri­ ance in Watt's new job. cated the body of the young airman and re­ Among environmentalists, stories circulate Service to City of Los Angeles Resolu­ turned it to the Post, there establishing a that Watt got into an argument with a geol­ tion. He has been a member of the Guard of Honor about it; and, ogist over the age of rocks in the Grand Ports O' Call Merchants Association Whereas on July 12, 1929, one year after Canyon; Watt denies it. "If you believe as for 16 years, serving twice as presi­ the Mexican flier's untimely death, the Watt does," one environmental activist said, dent, 2 years as secretary, and 4 years members of Post No. 11 conducted a memo­ "then there's never a resource problem be­ as treasurer. He has been on the board rial service at the site of the catastrophe, cause the Creator can replenish what he of directors of the San Pedro Chamber created." Asked how old he thinks the thenceforward designated as Carranza Me­ Grand Canyon is, Wat£ replies, "zillions of of Commerce since 1976, and a morial Park, at which service they pledged years." Asked if he believes in evolution, he member of the San Pedro Elks since themselves as one man to conduct each year refuses to give a direct answer: "you can 1967. a like observance, and did moreover resolve speculate. I'm a fundamentalist."• My wife Lee and I congratulate Bill to promote at large the ends of peace, good­ and Jackie for their success and wish will and improved understanding between them the best in the years ahead.e the United Mexican States and the United WILLIAM FRANCIS PIKE HON­ States of America; and, ORED BY SAN PEDRO CHAM­ Whereas the ceremonies since held have BER OF COMMERCE MOUNT HOLLY AMERICAN each year enjoyed the participation of rep­ LEGION COMMEMORATION OF resentatives from the Mexican Embassy, HON. GLENN M.. ANDERSON CARRANZA FLIGHT placing the indelible stamp of international amity upon the event and thereby uniting OF CALIFORNIA the hearts of the peoples of two great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. EDWIN 8. FORSYTHE neighboring republics; and, Tuesday, June 23, 1981 OF NEW JERSEY Whereas this year, the 53rd anniversary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, one of that lamentable tragedy the standing of my constituents, William Francis Tuesday, June 23, 1981 pledge of Post No. 11 of the American "Bill" Pike, is retiring as president of e Mr. FORSYTHE. Mr. Speaker, July Legion is redeemed this July 11, 1981, which is a fitting occasion on which, not only to the San Pedro Chamber of Communi­ 12, 1981, will mark the 53d anniversary memorialize that tragedy and mourn again ty Development and Commerce. He of the death of Emilio Carranza, a the loss of Captain Carranza, but also to cel­ will be honored at the chamber's young captain in the Air Corps of the ebrate the profound sentiment of affinity annual installation banquet at the end Army of Mexico, whose plane crashed which flourishes between the two countries; of this month, but I would like to take in New Jersey while the aviator was on now, therefore, be it a few moments now to discuss his re­ a goodwill tour of the United States. Resolved by the General Assembly of the markable career. Each year since that tragedy, Ameri­ State of New Jersey, That this House hereby Born in Gloucester City, N.J., in can Legion Post No. 11 of Mount honors the memory of the emissary from 1915, Bill encountered tragedy early in Holly, N.J., has conducted a memorial the south, commends the Mount Holly Post life, when his mother, brother, and service at the crash site, now designat­ of the American legion for its half-century three sisters died in the terrible 1917 ed as Carranza Memorial Park. of devotion to perpetuating the cause of influenza epidemic. He spent a couple This display of intercontinental international cordiality in the service of of years in an orphanage while his friendship and goodwill has served to which he perished, and joins with Post No. father recovered from a shipyard acci­ draw our respective nations and peo­ 11 in urging the citizens of this State and dent, and then the two of them moved ples closer together. this Nation to rededicate themselves to that to Phoenix, Ariz. Bill's father passed I am. pleased to submit for the cause as it may figure in their own lives.e away 10 years later, and Bill went to RECORD a copy of an official resolution live with friends in Inglewood, Calif. approved by the General Assembly of Bill has had a varied career history: the State of New Jersey, recognizing He began working for Northrop Air­ the Carranza Memorial and honoring craft's electrical maintenance depart­ the tradition begun and maintained by ment in 1941, and worked his way up American Legion Post No. 11 of Mount to supervisor of purchasing industrial Holly. June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13517 CONGRATULATIONS TO REVERE led the fight in the Senate by placing Herbert Mitgang, a New York Times re­ JOURNAL ON lOOTH ANNIVER­ the full background of Josiah Bunting · porter who covers publishing, wrote Dec. 30 SARY in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD on about the book's impending appearance. he had a telephone interview with "Cincinna­ March 24, 1981 to retain links to his twin interests; the min­ istry and the military. that in the future, it will continue its A major new book sharply critical of tradition of excellence.• Currey transferred to the Florida Nation­ Army leadership in Vietnam and supposedly al Guard, where he stayed from 1967 to written by a "senior field-grade officer ... 1978, doing weekend and two-week-a-year SENATOR SYMMS VINDICATED currently assigned to the Pentagon" using stints of active duty as a chaplain while the pen-name "Cincinnatus" was actually teaching at the University of South Florida. ON VMI STAND written by a professor who was never in Vietnam and whose affiliation with the mili­ In 1975, he spent a term as a resident stu­ dent for the Army's Command and General HON. LARRY McDONALD tary since 1965 has been as a chaplain in the Staff College, which he says was an unusual OF GEORGIA National Guard. In a lengthy telephone interview yester­ compliment for a reserve officer, and even­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES day, Dr. Cecil B. Currey, 48, a history pro­ tually became a faculty consultant. In 1978, Tuesday, June 23, 1981 as a major, he transferred from the guard to fessor at the University of South Florida in become a lieutenant colonel in the Army re­ e Mr. McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, only Tampa, acknowledged that he is "Cincinna­ tus," author of "Self-Destruction: The Dis­ serves to qualify for a reserve post in the recently President Reagan awarded integration and Decay of the United States Chief of Chaplains Office in the Pentagon. his first Congressional Medal Of Army During the Vietnam Era, published Currey, who still lives in Florida and Honor to Green Beret M. Sgt. Roy P. by W.W. Norton & Co. in New York early teaches at the university, acknowledges that Benavidez. Part of President Reagan's this year. his duties in the Pentagon are like those of remarks on that occasion over at the The book has received widespread nation­ reserve or guardsmen elsewhere, namely al attention. It has been reviewed by major two weeks a year of active duty, though he Pentagon are in keeping with the true has taken on some special projects which meaning of the Vietnam veteran: newspapers around this country and abroad. Numerous anonymous telephone interviews have kept him at the Pentagon a few weeks They came home without a victory, not were arranged by the publisher in which re­ longer on occasion. because they'd been defeated but because porters did not know the identity of the In the event of a full reserve mobilization, they'd been denied permission to win. They author. "Cincinnatus" also appeared on the he would be assigned to the Pentagon. This were greeted by no parades, no bands, no NBC-TV "Today" show with his face may account for the "currently assigned to waving of the flag they had so nobly served. hidden by shadow and his voice electronical­ the Pentagon" line on the book jacket. There's been no effort to honor and, thus, ly disguised. Currey did not go to the Army War Col­ give pride to the families of more than Despite this author's anonymity, the book lege, and while he was a captain during the 57,000 young men who gave their lives in has received widespread acclaim in most re­ Tet offensive in Vietnam in 1968, he was in that faraway war. views. Florida at the time. President Reagan spoke highly of But in many cases the reviewers or inter­ Currey says those items in The New York those Vietnam veterans who did not viewers apparently assumed too much about Times interview caused him great personal shirk their duty and served as well in the author's credentials or possibly were grief, and he said he thinks they were basi­ combat as Americans had in all its misled by the way the publisher described cally a misunderstanding because he and "Cincinnatus" on the book jacket or by the reporter were talking about Tet and the wars. It was Senator STEVE SYMMS who other factors, including previous interviews. reporter asked what his rank was at the recently took the lead in the Senate to "Today" show reporter Jessica Savitch, time. Currey claims he has tried to be as oppose one of those "other" Vietnam for example, introduced him on Feb. 2 as a careful as possible in interviews. veterans who stood an excellent "career military man ... a Vietnam veteran Currey's book received considerable praise chance to head Virginia Military Insti­ ... right now assigned to the Pentagon." in the lead review in The Washington Post's tute . That individual was There was no attempt by "Cincinnatus" to Feb. 15 "Book World." The review was writ­ Josiah Bunting, and Senator SYMMS refine that description on the air. ten by Josiah Bunting III, a former Army

79-059 0 - 85 - 68 Part 10 13518 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 officer in Vietnam, college president and "No matter how we presented the biogra­ the California/Nevada United Press author of The Lionheads. phy," Currey explained, it was felt that the International Editors. He also is a In that same edition, a separate interview authority of .the credentials, "would stand with "Cincinnatus" by reporter Marc Leep­ in the way of getting a serious hearing for member of both the Associated Press son and arranged by the publisher referred an important message." So a pseudonym Managing Editors Association and the to the anonymous officer as an Army colo­ was used in the hopes that readers would Superintendent's Advisory Committee nel stationed at the Pentagon who had not get hung up on who wrote it, he said. for the Southern California Regional served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Cincinnatus, according to legend, was the Occupational Center. The book is an April selection of "The 5th Century Roman citizen-soldier-patriot Mr. Speaker, the South Bay Daily Military Book Club," and the brochure that who left his farm, was made dictator long went out to thousands of members carried Breeze may not be the Washington enough to save Rome, and then .renounced Post, and Jerry Reynolds may not be the headline: "Why We Lost in Vietnam" his title and returned to the farm. and talked about "a scathing critique of the Currey says he, in person or as the fiction­ Benjamin Bradlee; but he is one of the U.S. military by an officer who was there." al "Cincinnatus," is also "dedicated to this best examples I have come across of It said the book was "written by a career Army" of today. the talented, hard-working, and con­ office who served in Vietnam and is now as­ Initial information concerning the identi­ scientious group of newspapermen signed to the Pentagon" and is based on ty of "Cincinnatus" came from Army offi­ who do so much for communities all "his own 30 years of military experience." cers who had received anonymous letters al­ across the United States. My wife, Lee, Currey said he and Swenson were very leging that Currey was the author. This in­ upset by this and wrote a letter to book club and I offer a heartfelt thanks for his formation was passed on to The Washing­ good work on both the professional officials asking where they got their facts ton Post. and referring them to the book jacket as Additional inquires in many other places, and the private level.e the only authorized description. Nowhere in the book, Currey said yesterday, is the claim including the University of South Florida, made that the author was in Vietnam. made it clear that Currey was the author. INHERENT SAFETY OF BREEDER The central theme of Currey's book is Attempts to reach Currey for several days REACTORS very blunt: "The old, old refrain that the were unsuccessful, but were finally arranged Anny failed because of political and social by the publishers.• unrest at home is still the theme song of the HON. MARILYN LLOYD BOUQUARD upper ranks. The fact is that th~ mil.itary TORRANCE CHAMBER OF COM­ OF TENNESSEE disaster in Vietnam grew out of meptitude IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at the top. MERCE HONORS GERALD L. "Stated simply," Currey wrote, "the Anny REYNOLDS, A NEWSPAPER­ Tuesday, June 23, 1981 made too many mistakes in its years in Viet­ MAN'S NEWSPAPERMAN e Mrs. BOUQUARD. Mr. Speaker, I nam. If those same errors are not to be re­ peated in some future conflict, their sources recently received a letter, which was must be identified, understood and correct­ HON.GLENNM.ANDERSON sent to the Honorable DoN FuQUA Daily Breeze. Once again DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, it. That is my hope here as well.'' . Washington, D.C., June 12, 1981. In the interview, Currey said the dilemma he advanced rapidly, becoming city HON. DON FuQUA, he and his editor faced was how to get an editor of the Breeze in 1971, and man­ Chairman, Committee on Science and Tech­ important message across to an institution, aging editor in 1974. nology, House of Representatives, Wash­ meaning the Anny, that is by its nature sus­ Without question, Jerry Reynolds is ington, D. C. picious of criticism whether it comes from a very capable writer and editor, but, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Enclosed for your in­ within or without. besides displaying a strong dedication formation is a report summarizing the If he were identified as a civilian, he said, toward his job, he also exhibits a con­ status, progress, and expenditures for the the question would be asked what he kn<;>ws cern for the entire field of journalism. Fast Flux Test Facility for the quarter about the Anny. If his military credentials He is currently serving as chairman of ending March 31, 1981. were used, he would be dismissed also b~­ A major project milestone was achie~ed cause critics would focus on his rank, his the California Newspaper Publishers this quarter with the successful completion lack of Vietnam service and, most of all, on Association Editors Conference, and of the natural circulation decay heat remov­ being a chaplain. has served two terms as chairman of al verifica~ion testing. Following tests at June 23, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13519 lower power levels, the reactor was the second test is being performed to again tion, and contribute to society, have scrammed from the full power design rating verify that containment integrity is within been reduced. of 400 megawatts-thermal with electric design limits. Many elderly who rely on senior citi­ power to the main heat transport system Good progress also continued this quarter zens centers as their only link with pumps purposely interrupted. Loss of elec­ in preparing for initiation of fuels and mate­ trical power to the pumps in a real event rials irradiation tests. Specially designed friends and outside c·ontact will be would require failure of two electrical trans­ test assemblies were received at the site and forced to remain in tenement homes, mission lines from independent sources and are ready for placement in selected loca­ alone and lonely. Those wholly on low­ failure of two onsite backup emergency tions of the core. income energy assistance and already power diesel generators. Peak temperatures · With the successful completion of the full spend up to 30 percent of their fixed measured from instrumented fuel assem­ power demonstration test last December incomes to pay for oil will literally die blies were within 1 percent of pretest predic­ and the natural circulation tests this March, of exposure to the cold because of es­ tions. These natural circulation test results all required preoperational tests to permit demonstrate the inherent safety feature of calating oil costs and the 25-percent routine reactor operations have been com­ cut. The cuts will also affect the elder­ a properly designed sodium-cooled reactor pleted. Test results agreed closely with pre­ and assure emergency core cooling capabil· dictions, operating procedures have been ly who are able to remain at home be­ ity in the Fast Flux Test Facility without verified, and plant performance has been cause homemaker services are provid­ any electrical power or means of forced demonstrated within the specified operating ed for them. Without help from visit­ pumping. In addition, verification of the an­ envelope. ing aides, these elderly people will be alytical models provides a substantial tech­ Current cost and status data continues to institutionalized, where they will lose nical basis for designing similar decay heat assure that the project will be completed much of their remaining dignity. removal characteristics in subsequent breed­ within the present $647 million authoriza­ er reactor plants. The more than half million home­ Work progressed this quarter in prepara­ tion. less children in this country will be set tion for the second integrated leak rate test Sincerely, adrift if funding to States is decreased of the reactor containment building. The JOHN W. CRAWFORD, Jr., and decontrolled. Without incentives initial test was performed at the completion Acting Assistant Secretary to develop programs to reunite fami­ of construction with the results well within for Nuclear Energy. lies, and without case review systems acceptable design limits. Now that all equip­ Enclosure. performed by the Federal Govern­ ment and building penetrations are in place, ment, the States will continue to REPORT ON THE FAST FLUX TEST FACILITY FOR QUARTER ENDING MAR. 31 , 1981 spend funds on costly out-of-home [In millions of dollars] care, which does not benefit our coun­ try's most vulnerable children, who Cost and have already suffered through an as­ Congressional Costs spent to Costs spent Costs throu2h commitment authorization total Dec. 31 , 1980 second quarter Mar. 31 , 19"81 through Mar. 31 , sembly line of foster homes and insti­ estimated cost fiscal year 1981 1981 tutions. The handicapped will find them­ Construction ...... •...... •...... 540.0 532.6 1.1 533.7 535.3 selves virtual prisoners in their own Expense-funded components ...... , ...... 107.0 99.4 .0 99.4 99.4 homes because simple services and or­ Total...... •.•...... •...... 647.0 632.0 1.1 633.l 634.7 ganizations established to help them function as normal members of society Significant progress during the second The new system would only require have been denied sufficient funds. quarter fiscal year 1981 included the follow­ that the States submit a request to the Not only will services and organiza­ ing: Federal Government for funding, and tions be weakened by a lack of funds; Mar. 9, 1981, commence reactor startup, then another explaining how the the groups of underprivileged people performed startup physics tests. money was spent. There is no evalua­ who they serve will be weakened in po­ Mar. 12, 1981, reactor power at 75 percent litical strength. Currently, activists in scram to natural circulation tion performed by the State legisla­ Mar. 13, 1981, reactor critical, performed ture and the money received by the these groups can coalesce to fight for startup physics test. States will be almost impossible to funds. The new regulations will cause Mar. 14, 1981, 35 percent power physics trace. This delegation of responsibility these groups to form factions against test. to the States is an abandonment of each other. Instead of banding togeth­ Mar. 16, 1981, reactor at 100 percent Federal responsibility to the Union. In er to fight for the aid of all, groups power. fact, by relinquishing the protection of will be pitted against each other in an Mar. 18, 1981, 100 percent scram to nat:u· Federal standards, we are steering our­ attempt to gain as large a share of the ral circulation.e selves toward an organization resem­ block grant as possible. bling that under the Articles of Con­ A large number of these underprivi­ RESULTS OF BLOCK GRANTS ON federation; and away from the cohe­ leged members of our society live in THE NEEDY sive Union which we have worked so urban areas. Historically, States have hard to achieve. not been generous in helping their HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ Programs which were established to cities meet the severe financial needs OF NEW YORK fill a specific need and received target­ of these citizens. The very structure of ed funds from the Federal Govern­ the block grant system almost insures IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment will be severely hurt by the 25 abuse and mishandling. I would like to Tuesday, June 23, 1981 percent cuts proposed by the adminis­ bring to your attention a paper pre­ •Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, I would tration. Other programs were rescued pared by the ad hoc coalition on block like to call to your attention the devas­ by the Federal Government after ne­ grants. tating consequences that the adminis­ glect and abuse at the State level. Pro­ As a part of the block grant process, the tration's proposed block grant pro­ grams which were established for the administration proposes to repeal the Child gram will have, should it be enacted. sole purpose of filling an existing void Welfare Act, the Child Abuse and Neglect Standards previously upheld by the were not established only to meet a Act, the Right to an Education for all Federal Government will disintegrate typewritten list of "needs" but to aid Handicapped Children Act, major portions human beings who have serious prob­ of the Equal Opportunity Act, and dozens as the States are given Federal funds of other major laws. Those bipartisan and carte blanche. There are no require­ lems which many of us can scarcely hard fought laws provide for more than ments that these funds supplement, comprehend. money for programs, they establish stand· and not supplant, the States' own Retarded people will find that edu­ ards and models for States and local govern­ funds, which are targeted for purposes cation and special services, which are ment. Far more is at stake in this battle different from Federal funds. important to help them grow, func- than budget cuts. 13520 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 23, 1981 Many of these programs were established sponsibility to the people by imple­ cilman Gibson's 15th District Citizens after documented neglect and abuse at the menting this block grant program.e Advisory Council. She was president of State level. In many cases, States have been the Holy Trinity Altar Society in unwilling or unable to meet the needs of the 1977-78 and 1978-79. She has, of disadvantaged • • • It is unlikely that theh· ANNA CANTU, AN EXCEPTIONAL course, been very involved in the needs will be met by turning over less WOMAN money to States with no accountability, pri­ chamber, serving two terms as presi­ orities, or direction. There is a growing dis­ dent of the women's division, and as cussion over the ability of States to take on HON.GLENNM.ANDERSON director of the southern region of the the administrative responsibilities for these OF CALIFORNIA California Women in Chambers of services, given to lack of time for planning IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commerce. She has also been a and start up. Some fear that much of the Tuesday, June 23, 1981 member of the harbor area police-com­ block grants could be eaten up in new and munity council, the precinct election ·duplicative administrative structures. e Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, on board, Mayor Bradley's volunteer the 26th of this month the San Pedro Giving aid to States in the form of corps for city government, the San Chamber of Community Development Pedro Bay historical society, the Holy unstructured, untargeted block grants and Commerce will hold a banquet to will not serve to accomplish the ad­ Trinity Choir, and the St. Peter's honor, among others, Anna Cantu, the Choir. Her dedication to these organi­ ministrations purpose of saving the outgoing president of their women's taxpayers money. They have argued zations has won her several well-de­ division. Anna is an exceptional served honors including the Women's that the Federal Government will woman, and I'd like to share with my Division Certificate of Achievement greatly reduce its spending, but they colleagues some of her achievements. Award, the Holy Trinity Altar Society have not taken into account the fact Anna was born in Mexico, and lived Honorary President Award, and the that 50 new State bureaucracies will in Arizona until she was 12 when she Certificate of Award for Outstanding have to be established in order to ap­ moved to San Pedro, Calif., her home Community Contributions from portion the block grants. This, of ever since. In 1946 she married Caesar Women's Division of San Pedro Cham­ course, will be at the same taxpayers Cantu, and kept herself busy in suc­ ber. expense. ceeding years raising six children. Mr. Anna is truly a person to admire. My Mr. Speaker, for the benefit of un­ Speaker, I think most of us know from wife, Lee, and I, on behalf of the derprivileged humans who desperately personal experience the work required whole San Pedro area, thank Anna require special help, I urge my col­ to raise children, especially when and wish her along with her husband, leagues to consider the loss of control there are six of them, but Anna has a Caesar, and their children, Gloria, and standards which will occur if the long list of additional activities to her John, Nancy, Michael, Steve, and Federal Government abandons its re- credit. In 1980-81 she served on Coun- Jean, the best in the years ahead.e